skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
From someone I know who advertised on Outbrain, he said the CTR was way higher on Outbrain than it was on AdWords...so while we may all sit here and talk about how crappy those ads are for general use, they do in fact drive traffic.
One thing that I have found to be very important is: don't fight grief.I've realized it's a normal feeling, you should let yourself feel it, it's only worse if you try to fight it.
Only they never seem to quite get it:

Google: here is x dating site,

Me: click, mark as irrelevant.

Google: here is y dating site

Me: irrelevant

Google: z dating site?

Me: nope

Google: lets try an ad for x dating site again then

Me: actually, you got my mail, all my searches for the last 10 years and still you cannot find anything more relevant for a happily married sw engineer?

<reaches for my adblocker>
Ask HN: Surface book performance base swapping?
Has anyone plugged there existing Surface Book "screen" to a performance base yet?

Also will MS ever sell them separately? I they were around $500 I'd be seriously tempted to trade mine in which is the original dGPU base.
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The real problem with LaTeX is that it doesn't try to make itself friendly. It gives horrible errors that are big headaches for newcomers, and setting up your environment can be a pain. Early today, someone set me a document and I spent 15 minutes finding and updating the right packages until it built.
I've used many proprietary IDEs and editors and at some point I realized - it's a myth and it's a lie. A golden cage. This argument is like iPhone vs Android. "But iPhone just works" they say, "and Android always, just always needs some chiseling". When it comes to the editor though, (the main instrument of my daily work) - I am ok with some chiseling and sandpapering. People often try to compare efficiency metrics, debate over features and smoothness of scrolling. Very often though they overlook one important factor - the joy of use. I find Emacs exceptionally satisfying. Because it gives you complete, almost total control of important aspects of editing and navigating through the code. Over the years I met many people who hated/disliked/misunderstood Visual Studio/Eclipse/IntelliJ/Sublime/Netbeans. I have never met a single person who really tried Emacs for a few months and either hated it or felt like it's limited or "stupid". The only real criticism Emacs gets - "Emacs is hard". "I want something simple". Well then. If you are so lazy to learn how to drive, how could you expect your bicycle to be as convenient as a luxury car and as powerful as a fighter-jet?
The argument I am making is that execution is a hurdle, not the driving factor in the level of success. Poor execution will result in failure, but the level of success is driven by the quality of the idea, not the quality of the execution above a minimum hurdle.

I should say that the execution hurdle for success is still high. I am most defiantly not arguing for brilliant ideas are all that matter.
Apple controls Lightning completely so when you buy an accessory that uses Lightning, as long as it isn't counterfeit, it has been tested by Apple and is guaranteed to work. They can't guarantee that with USB.
A chat about an AI bot that fetches movies you love from all over the web
It is worse when the people who know they should act choose not to.
Typora was posted on here a few weeks ago. It has a LaTeX export option, but I haven't tried it yet since it also just exports directly to PDF/HTML.
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I definitely agree with your sentiment. I too get very frustrated with those things, and had a terrible time just formatting this comment!

> or the fact tbat I can't copy the text of a link, only the link itself.

I wanted to share a tip in regard to this: select some text before or after the link text, then use the markers to adjust/refine down to just the link text that you want.
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The people like yourself who are specifically holding out for a DRM-free version aren't a significant enough percentage of the market to care about.

Everyone else will just buy it on Steam.
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> The normal positioning for Escape is very inconvenient for touch typing.

But what if you're not a touch typist? I'm not, and I use the ESC key all the time when using vi/vim, So much so, that it is almost a mindless reflex. I have no choice but to adapt, I know, but my most likely response to this will be to use my Linux laptop more frequently. I still have to use the Mac for OS X and iPhone development, but for other server side stuff, I guess I have to switch to Linux.
That doesn't surprise me at all. Hell, I've clicked on them before and I could tell exactly what they were. I'd imagine that the average user probably clicks on them significantly more than they click on any other type of ad.
How many decades are there in a century?
Hey, absolutely. Here they are, zipped with the original installer: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxF_x9mBC-n1eEduWVRmV3ZJTUU...

I hadn't heard of Vernon Vinge before, but the concept resonates. There's so much lore and knowledge to be found in old software packages. When I was learning how to program, I randomly found this pseudo-BASIC compiler called ASIC, which was amazing for what it could do. It provided low-level functionality that normal QBASIC wouldn't give you. I remember spending a whole summer playing with that and a free tutorial on 3D programming called "3DICA" written by some Finish students. Good times.

BTW, http://www.textfiles.com is a great place to start looking for oldies but goodie :)
On the other hand, people have been saying that for last few decades, and the bad news hasn't had much impact.
I wonder if the city is profitable if the map is loaded with the normal game mechanics. I suspect he wouldn't have strategically placed the municipal resources around the place.
I figured I'd post this because it is nice to see individuals from all sides of the political spectrum 'gather' together and speak about political issues of substance. . .at the end of they day, though, we may all agree upon problems, but it is how we approach them for which we differ.
Last century is up until 1999. So it hit the expected 2015 target 15 years early.
I'm aware, which was precisely why I replied that it was bad advice to others.
As someone who's worked with OSS while employed at a very large company, using BSD licensed software is infinitely easier than GPL. GPLv3 was likely to be flat out banned and even GPLv2 required many approvals and a long process from legal - all this to even use it internally where it would never directly impact a customer. GPL is simply too dangerous for many companies to touch, and those that do have a disturbingly high rate of failure to comply with all terms.

If the goal of making your software open source is to allow anyone to use it, GPL makes that _harder_.
AdBlock didn't block enough ads for me. Currently I use Eluo, but I'm not 100% satisfied with it: it tends to block more ads, but it can be trickier to whitelist sites and the UI isn't quite polished and full-featured.

Edit: All content blockers either end up breaking sites or not blocking enough ads or both, it seems. Be prepared to long-press the refresh button on iOS to reload the page without Content Blockers if something breaks and you need quick access. See also, a list of iOS content blockers reviewed late last year at https://brooksreview.net/2015/12/content-blockers/
It doesn't meant they were a success, but you said Freedom Force was a joke, and it wasn't. The scores don't prove anything, but support that is wasn't a joke.
OK, great, but let us see what is going to replace them.

My guesses:

a) more aggressive retargeting - "Customers also bought" suggestions from Amazon will now follow you around the web even when you complete a purchase

b) sign in using Amazon account to read articles

c) retargeting with social proof (you didn't buy X from company Y, but here is a testimonial from a friend of a friend who thinks X is great)

d) revival of popup ads, only a little more beautifully designed - with large clickable area and small, nearly invisible, too far above the fold close buttons
There actually was a drought in Syria when that civil war started. Of course, at most that's only part of the problem.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/03/science/earth/study-links-...
What this says about science is that the consensus from all the experts who have spent man-centuries looking at this is that we're looking at a huge shitshow.
The worst place I have seen this is in scientific labs. Professors and graduate students are terrible about keeping backups, making data easy to understand to others, and maintaining data.

My old professor lost more than 2 years of work when one grad student in our had a car crash and his laptop was destroyed in the crash.
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> Yeah, everyone knows that a bachelor's is the minimal requirement. But I've never seen or heard of a situation of someone being denied promotion because of the lack of a degree. (Maybe in the government?)

try government contractors. Aerospace, in particular, loves to teach minimal education/salary employees skilled engineering trades on-the-job and then slap the title 'engineering intern' or 'junior engineer' onto them, a small increase in pay, and a huge increase in responsibility.

'Junior engineer' is typically what employees who are going to school for an applicable field get thrown into until graduation, at which point they become full fledged engineers -- but the title also serves as a ceiling for those who have chosen to not pursue further education.

I don't know if it is fair to equate a ceiling in pay to a denial in promotion, but they sure seem similar from a practical perspective.
> Almost all vacations, tours, travels, etc are mapped out and pre-scheduled (even prepaid if possible) before we start on a vacation.

That doesn't match my experience at all and I suspect you're incorrect generally (though maybe it's your experience). Technology is a safety net which allows us to be more uncomfortable with lack of planning.

Take accommodation, for example. My parents would never travel somewhere without first having clear plans and a pre-booked hotel reservation. Meanwhile, I regularly travel to places without having any accommodation booked at all. There's even a large and successful app based on this sort of spontaneity: HotelTonight.

Technology makes it much more possible to go on a random detour to a totally random place and feel comfortable that you'll end up fine. Ubiquitous internet has changed travel completely.
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Doesn't surprise me at all. Every time I've clicked on one it's been because I've been under the impression it's another story on the Independent or whoever. Of course those clicks generated 100% bounce rate.
What does that have to do with making the company you work for your life?

If your passion is hinged on your company's success there's a decent chance that is going to end poorly for you.

Indeed - be passionate about the work you do - but that may or may not have anything to do with the company that you work for.

I've had jobs where I very much enjoy and am passionate about the work I do but did not necessarily buy into the company culture or vision. These companies were instrumental in my career growth but ultimately not the right fit for me, but I have absolutely no regrets about my time with them.

On the flip side, I still know plenty of "koolaid drinkers" that are still at these companies (or have been laid off by them) and I can objectively say that many of their careers have not progressed since I was there. I know: different strokes for different folks. Maybe they value stability over career progress and that's okay.

Let's just not pretend that the best way to grow a person's career is to attach yourself to someone else's company that doesn't necessarily have your best interest in mind.
I know a few people who preordered the iPhone 7 the minute it was available online. By the morning, it was up to a week (or more depending on the model). It's not an artificial shortage if they really are out. Do you really think a factory can churn out the millions of phones needed in just a few months?
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Production car racing is the exception, custom build race car series are the norm.

Even though Touring car and Sports car racing exist, they would be more of an analog to the (hardware manufacturer supplied) overclocking scene, than what is actually required for daily use by professionals, who don't want to sit in cages void of any comfort for endurance races.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Production_car_racing
Alas without the 3-finger drag gesture on the Surfacebook, it's a non-starter for me. It's horrifying to think that even though the hardware supports it, that gesture is patented and cannot be used.
Not every company. There's a small school of thought that employees work better in a trust-based environment, so some do try to retain their employees as much as possible and provide advance notice if they do have to downsize:
https://hbr.org/2009/05/the-right-way-to-close-an-operation
http://www.informationweek.com/it-life/layoffs-breed-long-te...
http://www.newsweek.com/case-against-layoffs-they-often-back...

For example, Southwest has never had layoffs: http://fortune.com/video/2016/01/26/southwest-airlines-no-la..., as have several other companies: http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/09/news/economy/no_layoffs/
Not too surprising it did not land gracefully which is really too bad. The landing system was well designed to adapt to changing conditions as they were detected. I hope their next attempt is the one that is an unqualified success.

I like that on the map the landing point seems to correspond with the location of the Opportunity rover. Made me think of this xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1504/
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I have seen too many Programmers lose everything. I'm not sure why.

I think part of it's the big money up front, free perks(food & drink), and all the positive energy that the founder/founders tell the employees. It seems like family--kinda. It seems like a dream come true.

Then your not. A bigger company buys yours, and heads roll. Then the real world rears its ugly head. You are being interviewed by a kid.

Since the barrier to entry is not great--there's usually someone to fill your shoes. The ego is not killed though. You had a really good run. You have skills. You start to regret all those pep talks you gave people. I seen some turn to drugs to fill the void.

I have seen twenty somethings go from the fast food industry to pretty good jobs. Their attitudes changed. They aren't cynical about the "system" anymore. They have a great time at work. They work hard. Some save that money, but a lot of it is just blown. The cute girlfriend worships him. It all seems kinda easy, but hard enough to not worry. "No one can do what I do, or as well." There's company dinners. The awards. There's trips to Europe, with LDS steeped into the luggage. Fun times! Life couldn't be better.

The company quietly losses money, and it's back to just getting by. Too many become homeless.

I really believe unless your the Rock Star Programmer; save your money because their will be a time when the parties over. In this industry, it seems like it's in your late thirties.

I hate to be that guy, but I'm tired of hearing, "I used to be a programmer." from a homeless person. Don't think she will stick by you either. Don't estrange the people you once knew when you get that shiny job. Don't let the "haves, or rich kid's father fill your head with stars, and cliches. He has a huge bank account to fall back upon. He has assets to fall back on. He will take care of his kid, but you are expendable.
The existing solutions all fail because they add friction.

There is a clear way forward. Add transparency to email clients. For example, i have two emails in my in box right now. Which one was sent in the clear? Which via ssl? I don't know. If i knew, then i might be annoyed by the one that was sent in the clear. And if i'm annoyed i might do something about it.
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By and large the left aren't choosing not too, they are unable to act because we need to drag the right along kicking and screaming.

If we don't bring the right along then they'll either block any action (America) or create a huge fear campaign and repeal the action (Australia).
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Restaurants don't get shut down for every little violation.
I think you might be over estimating how much of the US economy is IP based or high tech.

Google tells me 6.7M people work in tech out of 127M people with a full time job. Roughly 4%? Sure, the GDP per worker is higher, but suffice to say most of the GDP output of the US isn't due to sexy new low CO2 jobs.

Edit: Tech is ~7% of US GDP.
It's not either or though is it? Think modern assembly lines in Asia that are a combination of near slave labor conditions and hi tech production.
It's worth mentioning that because they use Skylake, they have two options for memory: LPDDR3 and DDR4. For lower power consumption, they went with LPDDR3, and the controller only supports up to 16 GB. When Phil Schiller says they can't do 32 GB because of power consumption, he's referring to DDR4 requiring more power.
While these ads -- Taboola, Outbrain, and related article teasers -- are blocked on desktop and on Firefox/Android for me, I've been seeing them, despite a router hosts blocklist on numerous mainstream publishing sites.

My first response is a sense of horror that a mainstream publisher -- Vox, the Atlantic Monthly, Time, Forbes, etc. -- would even deign to have such low-quality advertising on their website. The impression to me is nothing less than brand-equity mining -- deliberately undermining confidence in your own product among any reader who sees the spots. So this NY Times article caught my eye, and the sentiments expressed are strongly congruent with mine: "[S]ome publishers are wondering about the effect these so-called content ads may be having on their brands and readers".

A couple of related observations:

1. Who does the Times think it's helping by, so far as I can tell, disabling copy/past via javascript? The only thing this does is make my sharing its content across other sites that much more difficult, and frequently correspondingly unlikely. Eyeballs aren't quite dollars, but they're part of the path there.

2. I've been looking at print publications and noting with an increasing level of shock the lack of advertising in them. A recent issue of Time had perhaps a dozen or so ads, few of any particular significance, and the Chicago Tribune, to which friends subscribe, appears to have difficulty maintaining a 50:50 advertising:content ratio (I'm more used to a 60:40 or 70:30 level).

What's most telling is what's not being advertised: automobiles, alcohol, luxury items, grocery stores (in the newspaper), the type of B2B and corporate marquee advertising which used to be common in magazines. Time had, if I recall, pharmaceuticals, a minor travel listing, a financial services company, a couple of snack-food adverts, and a mobile services ad so poorly designed I thought it was for the company's retail partner (whom I did recognise).

Print is being gutted.

It's not that I like ads -- I don't. But recognising that they're how the industry's paid its bills, and that it's clearly not now, is another thing. At this point, newspapers and news magazines are going to have to turn to subscribers. Possibly a good thing, as the actual content in both Time and the Trib is abysmally poor.

As for Outbrain and Taboola, I recommend for them "This one weird trick will destroy you and your customer's trust and value!"
Deezer maybe ? Never used spotify but i'm kinda happy with deezer at the moment.
That's the nature of an exponential, runaway trend.
Assuming the commercial operator is in the US. China might cut some red tape.
Wow, thank you for pointing this out, it looks fantastic. Christmas, indeed ...
I don't know if there's anybody into this game. But it was fun for me
It's called PQ2: Practical Intelligence Quotient 2. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PQ2:_Practical_Intelligence_Quotient_2)

And I recently found that there's video replays in my computer for the game, with all above-100% ranking. So I uploaded all of them onto YouTube. (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxtrfBppns1wp0S4D9RBxJUZc-4XTza6H)

The sad news is, the game studio & publisher don't maintain the update server any more. We cannot find out what the world rank will be for those replays. But I'd love to know if anyone here who still enjoy playing and creating puzzles with this game.
Then your senior rung is probably unpromotable and will become useless; you're just paying a premium on entry level skills. Architects don't code; they care about broader, higher level things. So it's natural that seniors move away from coding to those more abstract tasks over time. Your juniors should be generating most of the code. If I had a lead/senior who wrote most of a system's code, I would be alarmed. He's not distributing the work (and knowledge of the codebase) and doesn't seem to understand his role.

Where my opinion differs from yours manifests itself in industry in the practice of separating "technical leadership" from "people leadership." Your architects (and leads) should be people managers. They should have authority in how their subordinates' time is spent. They should be able to resolve disagreements, both technical and interpersonal, among engineers. A "technical leader" designing large systems/platforms to be built by a team that's led by a "people manager" is pointless. I mean, who wants to design something without the authority to execute that design? That's a toothless fluff position.
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What subreddits by the way? (I want to have a look)
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"and then some"?
I think braided fiber means that the usb cable has one of those nice cloth cable covers that come on nice headphones, instead of just a plain plastic casing.
Agree.

Elsewhere in this thread someone said that creationists are fools. I'm assuming its because they believe in a theory of the world that's not correct. By that standard, so are people who believe in Big Bang, evolution, and e=mc2 because they are just best approximations waiting to be replaced by something less wrong.

In my other comment I made a joke about evolution being intelligently designed and instantly got downvoted. It just shows, just like you say, that hardcore atheists are true believers - its belief, not knowledge, just like any religion.
Pandora is said to be working on a competing service to launch next year. They bought what was left of rdio, so I'm expecting the client won't be as generally bad as Spotify's.
Oops, that looks like a left-over from development, that's no longer needed. Thanks! One of us should fix the example. :)
Not sure how to say this without sounding offensive, but that seems you're very finicky, have some extreme environmental/situational requirements or like you have a medical condition resulting in serious physical weakness.

Your body will naturally fluctuate double that in a day without your knowing.
> not a very inviting home to live in, a kind of non euclidean space

Hmm, i've always felt the exact opposite, that Python feels just right syntax-wise (this after years of C/C++, Perl, bash, JavaScript, etc).

What would be your example of a language residing in "euclidean space"?
The same people who want a smaller government are also usually in favor of a balanced budget amendment, which would force any proposal to cut taxes or raise spending to specify how it balances.