skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Echodyne Demonstrates Detect and Avoid Radar on a Small Drone
Of course... that's one of the arguments for colonizing Mars sooner than later.
It's worth noting that withdrawing certain banknotes is a classic move. Here's North Korea doing it in 2009:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_won#2009_revaluat...

And the US did it in 1969:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_denominations_of_United_...

In both cases it appears that the main goal was tax revenue. In NK, against private traders, and in the US, against organized crime.
GPS receivers don't transmit.
This is silly. This is like claiming that just because you have arms and legs and can run, you can play football. Yes, almost anyone can toss a ball around, and lots of people can play amateur football (choose whichever definition of "football" you want here) on the weekend with friends. But very, very few people can make a real living playing football.
it looks like google wrote their own visualization js library?
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So, why would the US military care if sensitive data is being routed through Beijing?
There are thousands. But we don't usually call them "startups". We call them "businesses".

No one started a sewer cleaning service because they love cleaning sewers.
I've worked in tech for over 20 years. I'm tired of throwing resumes at global job sites and hoping for the best.

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Post your tech jobs here if you feel the same. I'm going to make the best possible resource I can, to help as many people as I can. I'd be grateful for any and all feedback from folks here as things progress.

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Well, if the company really is "open by default", they can open the source for Office, and the community can aid in the port.
I often think about how Maxwell's equations were simplified because quaternions were hard to deal with by hand. Heaviside reformulated them into calculus, which was easier work with and accurate enough for pretty much everything. But now that we have computers, which can trivially deal with quaternions, (probably even more easily than calculus) why don't we go back to using those formulae?
To throw the startup scene into the mix: FinTech companies are celebrating this right now:

>Keep the money digital. Superb step by our dear PM @narendramodi
From a bit inconvenience to incredible bold step ! #win # - Vijay Shekhar, founder paytm.

Being seen as a strong move towards cashless India.
Get them a Chromebook - perfect for their needs and no yearly formatting required from my side
By any chance, do you know which kernel commit(s) fixed your issue? Maybe git bisect can pinpoint the commit? It would be interesting to know what the exact bug was.
Google askes OpenStreetView to change its name
And there is nothing at all stopping them from closing everything up again once they're back on top (which might be sooner than anyone thinks).
I agree that the layers are insane and change frequently. Bigger companies go with stacks that don't change as much (C# or Java) vs. JavaScript but that's all relative and that may be too much change still.

Going the graphics programmer route (OpenGL, DirectX, Vulkan) would make for some fun work in a stack that changes in a different way and not as fast.

Bottom line though, technology is the business of change and we enable change for those that we work for.
HN seems to push this link down the first page.

The link above[0] this was posted 5 (2hours for this) hours back, and have 146 (197 for this) points and 60 (108 for this) comments. How can that be?

How does HN actually work?

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12894192
The problem there is that however we engineer them, we'll be competing with evolution in situ, and at a great distance. Machines break, but they also do just what you design them to do.
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Yes, and countries can, and do, remove themselves from treaties when they feel it is in their best interest. The most critical one in our time was the anti-ballistic missile treaty which the US withdrew from in 2001.

If a country felt they could control access to and maintain control over, a celestial body I could imagine them withdrawing from the treaty and claiming that body as their own.

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/international/bush-pulls-o...
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When it comes to politics might is right.
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there is no reason for the SSN digits unless you actually get a legitimate offer. there should be no reason to even ask your DOB at this stage, but that's slightly less worrying. but most of all, i've never gotten a job from a recruiter that was worth it. they are trying to get a commission and that is all. apply directly for jobs YOURSELF. stay away from 3rd-party recruiters.
Ah, no I did not. I suppose it's possible that nat-ing to an internal ip is more contested than routing/nat-ing to a floating ip.
I am not sure even Dubai has enough money to make a hyperloop work. I mean, it sounds so good until you break out the details and examine it piece by piece and then you start to realize exactly what they are proposing
> * External storage (why not use internal "app only" storage?)

I'm low on space in my 16Gb android phone. I'm moving everything I can to external storage. My greatest problem is some apps that doesn't allow it, like WhatsApp.
Geographic profile maps which are basically just population maps. https://xkcd.com/1138/
We are exploiting the oceans to large degree: fishing, oil pumping, waste dumping, trade routes, even possibly some of the CO2 accumulation.
So, while no one can actually claim the land, if they land a bunch of habitat shaped 'space objects' on the surface, it is still under the jurisdiction of the country that launched them. Sounds like a loophole? "We don't claim this land, it's just covered with a city sized grouping of space objects that we do claim."
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It used to be a lot better, but the increasing cost of licensing Hollywood films has been cutting into the size and quality of their catalog.
We just need to remove the Electoral College and use a straightforward majority wins (or plurality, as the case may be).
The grandparent comment wasn't comparing arbitrary units, they were comparing the units of each country's currency denominations. The largest active legal tender in the US is worth $100 while the largest in India was worth $15 (now will be $30). I think it is a fair assumption that those numbers aren't arbitrary and that some thought went into choosing those denominations. That gives you insight into the economies of each country.
But momentum conservation holds in GR.

I don't know GR, but approximately the Earth would also accelerate faster.
surely you agree there are also numerous historical counterexamples? (innovations only done in one place or by one person/team and not being done anywhere else in the world at that time?)
Couldn't agree more, in Indonesia Oil and Gas Upstream Special Task Force use Excel for almost everything, we try to replace Excel with many good app, but alas, when an app failed we just switch to good old Excel, someone even created Montecarlo simulation in Excel!
> They have separated lines.

That's not quite correct. Tesla have at least one general assembly line that can do both Model S and X:

http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/09/19/tesla-factory-tour-...

I've seen other similar reports.

Their second line may be X only.
USSR did that quite a few times. They'll invalidate existing bills and you would only be able to exchange a few of those.

Do this enough times and people will rightfully call the local currency "wooden", and switch to USD for any large transactions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetary_reform_in_the_Soviet_...

Rouble also became worthless in the following years, Venezuela-style. Accompanied by Venezuela-like poverty.
My undergrad OS course was taught in Java shudder. It was a very theory heavy class, and the only code we actually wrote was a toy scheduling algorithm.
Create career and life goals in reverse from your exit plan. You start focusing more on things that matter in life.
That said, the definition of "space object" could make things tricky. Sure, China doesn't own this chunk of Mars, but they own the Mars base, and freely mine from the areas around the base, and decide who can open the door that they own...
Unmanned vessels currently cannot operate legally in international waters, as they do not meet the minimum crew requirements.

Also, with no crew aboard, the registered owner of the vessel will be on the hook to pay for any salvage operation that may be required to mitigate environmental damage or damage to the vessel. Also, tech-savvy pirates may find an un-crewed vessel to be easy pickings, with no one around to prevent boarding, disconnect of remote control, and disabling of tracking devices.

The technical challenges of making it possible are only the first obstacles to making it economically viable. Being able to enter ports and get maritime insurance is critical.

But if the kinks can be smoothed out, unmanned ship technology will almost certainly be moving goods from Shanghai to Long Beach soon after. Otherwise, only military groups will bother trying.
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Since HackerNews itself use algolia, I think its safe to use it. And embedd can easily switch to official HN api.

I just saw that network.comments use internal api too for Reddit while it have a clean json API.
I think it could be nicer for network.comments to be more transparent and to not depend on third party like network.comments internal api. In order to prevent servers maintenance and to give more privacy.

Imagine tomorrow, network.comments seduce every hackers on the world and have more than 100k blog are requesting network.comments/api server. You'll ask guys to install their own instance which is not your first goal to avoid installing stuff.
You are allowed to carry up to Rs 25000[1] out of India.

[1] http://www.livemint.com/Money/xlZJZ0JJQ1xcx7792Vrt2O/DYK-You...
>Landing the booster stage of rockets is really new..

Wait a minute. Was there any new, ground breaking tech involved in it. Will you call delivering pizzas using drones ground breaking, even if it was not done by anyone else before?

>Building mass-market electric cars that are supported by continent-spanning fast-charging networks and can drive themselves is really new...

Same thing...Wait a minute, can drive themselves? Ok. I am done here.
> Mars colony declares independence

It worked out fine for the USA.
There are 9 planets.

Not just wrong, but geocentric universe, roast Giordano Bruno in Campo de' Fiori wrong.
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I don't understand the whole going to a location to vote on two dozen things that I probably don't know well enough versus reading a pamphlet and taking an hour or so to fill it out at my leisure.

You're doing it wrong. Before you go to vote, do all of that stuff you listed after the word "versus". Instead of marking a ballot, just write it down on a piece of paper. Bring that paper with you when you vote. Worked well for me during 30 years of going to a polling place.

Me, as a Washington resident, I miss going to the polling place. I dunno, I just liked the whole physical process of going to our designated place, mingling with my neighbors and fellow citizens...and going into work late because you wouldn't dare ding me for voting. Because you don't hate democracy...do you? Now voting is just more paperwork I have to do, along with rebalancing my 401K and filling out those insurance forms I've been putting off.
Is anyone on HN actually voting for Trump?
I was thinking more in terms of places to live actually... since that's the only benefit Mars has for us. Asteroid mining is an easy thing to see the benefit of, but colonizing another gravity well without fully exploiting our own? Not so much.
I do not agree that Hy has "LISP [sic] consistency and functionality". The code visually resembles Lisp but consists of ugly hackery under the hood.

Straight from the doc:

"In some Lisp variants, the cons cell is the fundamental building block, and S-expressions are actually represented as linked lists of cons cells. This is not the case in Hy, as the usual expressions are made of Python lists wrapped in a HyExpression. However, the HyCons mimics the behavior of “usual” Lisp variants thusly:

* (cons something nil) is (HyExpression [something])
* (cons something some-list) is ((type some-list) (+ [something] some-list))

(if some-list inherits from list) [... etc]"

Basically, yikes!
> Plus, getting a copy of all your contacts is and invasion of privacy for an app that is advocating for privacy and security.

You really need to do research into this before making this claim. The phone numbers are hashed (Or something like it) before being sent to the Signal servers.
That article is from 2013. They changed the law in 2014 - you're allowed to carry up to Rs 25000 out of the country.
For what it's worth, XLSX files aren't binary. They're just XML in a ZIP. They're not particularly nasty to diff once they're extracted - actually, I think they might do pretty well in Git.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but there is no "without". The new Rs 500 and Rs 2000 notes will cover the difference.
A lot of CS programs aren't even accredited. My (highly ranked US university) doesn't have any accreditation for the CS program.
Not necessarily, deep water is a shit ton of pressure.
I mean... if a Mars colony really pisses people off, I imagine you'd hear the phrase, "Nuke them from orbit" bandied about a lot.
Dubai is hosting the World Expo 2020 which means they are spending an insane amount of money on new projects right now in time for the expo. It will be interesting to see if spending continues after the expo or if the city will be effectively 'complete' by then.
It is illegal to take a picture of your ballot in Florida FYI:

"(5) No photography is permitted in the polling room or early voting area."

http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/102.031
> > But it gets even more confusing when they say "we credited your account" or "your account was debited".

> From your business's perspective, your bank account is an asset, so when they deposit into it, then its value increases, hence "debit".

But what you're describing (a business depositing money into your account) is not what I, as a non-business owner, understand by "your account was debited". Businesses with whom I do (well) business use this terminology to mean that they have removed money from my account. (I'm not arguing with you—I've probably just misunderstood your terminology, and am seeking clarification.)
I feel the same pull towards cities and urban planning. I've been thinking about how best to combine programming, data analysis and urban planning, but apart from data visualization of city data, it's quite difficult without being actually involved with the local government.

I've thought about potentially starting a consultancy for cities, in which I could work with cities, by analyzing their data for insights and future projects.
I done goofed. I wasn't even aware what an "ad-personam" was. I found a related question on Quora and that explained it quite well I think.

Quora question: https://www.quora.com/What-are-concrete-examples-of-ad-homin...
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If you can make a visit by Dec 31, you can get them exchanged at a bank or post office. You may need an account. Details of exchange are not clear.
If you know HN, you've probably heard of above-the-law, but if you haven't, definitely brush up on their how-to-get-a-job articles. Network with other lawyers/3L's (or whatever rank you are), go to practice interviews, rehearse. I've heard its difficult to get a job as a lawyer so if you aren't putting in 110%, do it.

I dont know much about law, but to ignore your passion doesn't seem wise. I think you'd just have to spin it. Come up with a narrative that says tech has always been a part of your life, "but not as much as law", or "but it was missing something", or some other bullshittery that makes sense in that field. People want an impassioned person. And I also disagree that you should ignore IT law, it's in very heavy demand right now, isn't it ? The lawyers who can write amazing briefs struggle to understand technical protocols. Dont pass up on a dynamic field that will drive you. Also, shout out to https://www.reddit.com/r/LawFirm and other subreddits that might be of assistance to you. Good luck.
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This doesn't prove they are guilty. That's the problem with plea bargain: Scientific analysis costs a lot, even to prove obvious things, and most don't have the money to purchase that. Hence: 95% people in jail aren't proven guilty.
HFT trading is very big.

Maybe not in terms of earnings, but in volume. Estimates range from 30-70%, depending on the market.

I'm digging up references now for an edit...
Still easier than vacuum, hard radiation, and total isolation from a functional biosphere. You don't have to colonize the Marianas Trench after all.
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It's the part I missed in my answer. They sadly did not pursue this much further.
Indeed -- the most compelling reasons to move trading desks off Excel are non-technical. Model auditability and traceability are no longer 'nice-to-haves' but are compliance requirements.
Based on random sampling of those that contact me about such transitions, the latter is somewhat true. A couple have mentioned Julia but I wouldn't say it's the majority.
A Mars base declaring independence would be like the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station declaring independence.
I used to work at an NLP company, and we made extensive use of Google Sheets for doing P/R/F calculations on the results of various tests. It was so useful.
I'm not sure I agree with that. However Feynman's other book can help: 6 Easy Pieces

http://amzn.to/2ej0bq0
We wont be colonizing Mars in a future where we can't email and print a genome.
I'm a big fan of Starbucks as a customer. It isn't about the coffee for me (clearly!) so much as the whole experience, the "Third Place" concept. The design of the stores, the comfy chairs, the handfeel of the mugs, the quality of the free WiFi & power points, the opening hours, the lighting, the light jazz music that doesn't interfere with conversation.

If I found a local cafe that paid that much attention to the experience, I'd certainly apply there. But I find many small cafes focus only on the coffee product, but not how the customer feels about the product.
In the traditional, original sense of the term, learning curves are (presumably) asymptotic to a horizontal line representing total competence.

Somehow, sloppily, "steep" has come to mean difficult to learn, rather than quick to learn.

In the original version:
A steep learning curve means quick learning at the beginning. A shallow curve means that it takes a long time to build up skill.
There are the regular surveys from Stack Exchange http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016#tech... that has OS X, Windows, and Linux pretty close together, with OS X coming on top.
Here is the presentation from CCC 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgYdmRR7JtY
That reward is bullshit. Their requirements are so strict that no one could defeat it. If they did that same challenge in Iran, Iran would win the challenge and the reward.
What exactly are you programming then? There must be something somewhere using the domain and language that you know.
Depends on if you can find someone who's willing to take your new store of value. Part of the reason those people were able to get away with it was that those notes were regular legal tender, so I didn't have to worry about accepting them.
This is pretty backwards. We will genetically engineer humans to live on Mars. This is the only way it can work. Any genetic drift would be optimized and changed by the same biotechnology, so there's no chance that a new species would be created in less than a millenia.
> Tesla CEO Elon Musk and CTO JB Straubel are in Germany today to announce the acquisition of a German engineering group, Grohmann Engineering. Following the announcement, they held a press conference during which Musk emphasised that Tesla is planning “significant investments” in Germany and the conversation quickly moved to Tesla not only investing in engineering in Europe, but also in production.

Musk confirmed that Tesla plans to choose a location for ‘Gigafactory 2’ in Europe next year and he added that the factory will combine both the production of batteries and complete cars.

https://electrek.co/2016/11/08/tesla-location-gigafactory-2-...
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If you dont have voting machines, it would make sense for you to google about them to understand what other voters are talking about, no?
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You may be interested in the SPECS design. They used a prefix ^ for this purpose.

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.34....
This allows you to review the candidates and new proposed bills line by line.

As I said in another comment, there's nothing stopping you from reviewing candidates and bills line-by-line in the convenience of your own home even if you go to a voting booth. Even if you were a completely honest student in school, surely you've heard of "cheat sheets"? Unlike school, they are allowed in the voting booth (at least in IN, NC, and WA when they had voting booths).