skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
That was my thought, but I could not think of any :)
My guess: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching_assistant
IRC did not have persistent user identities. (IRC+memoserv perhaps, but that "feels" more like email than like a messenger). The others weren't internet-wide were they?
> There's a difference between joking about being Russian terrorist and actually thinking he's one.

From his point of view, what they say is what they think.

> It's true I work in IT but I also meet other people. And both myself and these people hire and are hired.

And how many of those people are foreigners with thick accent and 40+ years of age?
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When are people expecting this IPO to happen? Early 2017?
Then yes, it would probably be fine, within reason.

When running a static site at very high traffic loads it becomes about how many connections the webserver can handle and how much bandwidth you have to serve the site itself, rather than pure power of the server to process all the requests a dynamic site would generate.

You can start to chew through bandwidth allocations pretty quickly when you get a couple thousand concurrent visitors, so a shared hosting plan might run out pretty quickly if the cap is small, even with a fairly small site. And something like Apache would need tweaking a fair bit to handle that number of connections without eating all the RAM. Nginx is better in that regard and could pretty easily handle thousands of concurrents.

So a small DigitalOcean VPS can easily handle millions of 'hits' per day if set up with a little care, and more than that if setup well, but you just have to watch you don't saturate the connection.

I mirrored a few sites that had faced the reddit hug of death (just to see what the load was like) and I found you can easily hit 200mbps* sustained connection requirement with all the visitors it brings just from the comment thread, which people don't enter as much as the list posting.

*(depending on the size of the page obviously, the bigger the page the more mbps it'll need to serve, average was around 20-50mbps).
Sadly with a much worse UX, as usual.
None of their locations seem to be that cheap, if you look at the remote workers. Not Silicon Valley expensive, but not working for peanuts either.
Now we need a someone to drop it in an aquarium and collect the bubbles to show just how much air is in that device.
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> So if I decide that taxes are too high and I present evidence that the tax rate is at the wrong end of the laffer curve I could get my money back?

How does that flow from these quotes?

To be equivalent, you would need to prove that the tax rate is so insane that it has a substantial chance of killing you. Equivalent arguments for tax relief are in relation to poverty, medical costs, food and basic necessities, etc and generally win.
> Higher density means more data per track, not just more tracks per disk.

I literally said that:

> Most density increases are achieved by packing more tracks onto the platter, while storing more sectors per track plays a minor role.
Furthermore, Linus wasn't just moving off of BitKeeper, he had to and quickly.

Tridge (another kernel dev) reversed BK protocol and repo structure, as trivial as they were. BK people got understandably upset about this, in part because they were providing BK to the Linux Kernel Project for free. So Tridge's little stunt basically killed any and all goodwill between BK and LKP and Linus needed a replacement. All alternatives had issues and everyone just kept going in circles, bitching and moaning. So in a true programmers way Linus sat down and wrote what he wanted. The end.
A number of people have written nicer UXes for git, both CLI and GUI, but none of them have achieved critical mass that I've seen so far.
Python IMO.
> Also, I realized how incredibly hard I suck at drawing.

This. I drew an Ant but the system couldn't guess it. Later it showed me how normal people draw ants.

Man, i suck at drawing ants
The effects would take too long (longer than the next election) to show up.
The major side effect of making coding easier is more people will. Some will have fewer scruples about ethics. So as coding tools get easier to use, more such dishonest coding will show up.

I think a solution, alongside our personal integrity, is watching for it. Whether we be Google, or a lone, random programmer, we could any of us chance to ferret out such a nasty site and shine the bright light of day on it.
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Thanks for that. It's something I've been trying to get to the bottom of, with a very limited understanding of CPU comparisons. I understand clockspeed is not something that can be directly compared, where MIPS might be more of an apples-to-apples comparison?

In that light the M7 turbos up to 3.1 Ghz, where the i7 turbos to 3.7 Ghz. That's with double the cores/threads. On paper not a 10x improvement, but in terms of MIPS it could well be. In reviews people don't seem to be phased by the new CPUs, they say they can watch HD videos and run VMs as normal, but nobody has yet given a succinct summary of the limitations. Not to mention that in these specific 2-in-1 Zenbooks I've seen the CPUs are Core-M3s, not M7s.

Aside: I didn't know the Core-M CPUs couldn't handle more than 16GB RAM, that's an interesting stat from that spec sheet.

The decision between new desktop or laptop is still to be made. A situation where something like the Zenbook could remote into a more powerful desktop sounds good but in practice would it work - I sometimes prefer to work without an internet connection, completely remotely. Sure I could sync the machines with git, rsync or similar, but the laptop still draws me in. Particularly the 2-in-1 form factor. My Kindle (keyboard!) recently went to Davy Jones' locker and I'm quite happy reading on my netbook if the settings are right. So then the tablet + desktop combination comes to mind. I don't know. Power vs portability still an issue in 2016. Hopefully not for much longer!

EDIT: Found a rudimentary comparison based on the Surface. It doesn't show even a 3x improvement: http://www.lovemysurface.net/surface-pro-4-core-m3-vs-i5-vs-...
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https://www.hearingaidknow.com/audiogram-creator

This tool allows people to record hearing test results. Gets quite a lot of use from professionals and academics.
Wow this graph (from the comments) is really scary

http://www.realclimate.org/images//Marcott.png
> since we're talking about micrometer-ish (?) mechanical tolerances.

Even less than that. Tracks are 100-300 nanometers wide; the head flies about 3-6 nm above the platter.

The actuator mechanism literally locks onto the signal encoded in the magnetic track and follows it as the platter rotates underneath the R/W head.
The Carbanak gang is now targeting the healthcare industry
This sadly can also be true.
That's always a bit double. At one point I appreciate they try to improve the sound (and maybe succeed? didn't hear the last model yet), on the other hand I loathe the marketing 'best sound ever'-like phrases and hope not too many people fall for it, as it is in fact physically impossible to get anywhere near proper source reproduction whith such small speakers placed behind a cover. Then again, as you say target audience might not care about that.
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We both knew the task, having designed it before we started. It involved networking so there were standards we had to follow. He wasn't 'waiting', just writing code. However, writing code takes up a lot of head-space. My portion involved things like real-time code review, discussing design decisions such as where to check for edge cases, etc.

There isn't much benefit to pair programming. It does catch errors sooner. It does help structure code better. It does eliminate typos the compiler can't catch. So it does have benefit. But I think the cost of two programmers does not justify the benefit.

The real problem is 'shared credit'. Remember those school projects where 2 or 3 people worked together? I had one in grad school where I ended up writing almost the whole project myself but we all got an 'A' grade. Management has no way to figure out how to allocate credit. This is a problem in shops where they put people on a scale of 1-5 or some such nonsense. If your shop does this, do NOT pair program.
Anti missile defense other than jamming and decoys do not exist for airborne platforms.

US drones operate in an uncontested environment let them try fly over Russian or Chinese airspace, the soviet shot down a bloody U2 thy can hit a globalhawk or a reaper.
I suspect it prevents potential customers from realising that their competitors' chips are better and have actual documentation until it is too late.
True, still it fits me because I run most of the stuff on remote machines. But I this can be a problem indeed.
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I don't know how it sounds exactly for a native English speaker, but saying "adult neural networks" seems to give the intelligence trait to some piece of software.

Times are changing...
> Do people really have that much time to create and view junk? Random photos of whatever?

Yes. It's the equivalent of a casual conversation. Think watercooler/bar. Or indeed HN. Do you really spend every waking minute doing stuff for the ages?

> I'm unsure how this is better than SMS/MMS

Cheaper. Working group support.

> /iMessage

Not iphone-only

> Twitter with pics and video in private groups?

Does twitter even do that? Don't you have to upload the pics/videos somewhere? Certainly I would never think to open the twitter app and send a photo or video with it.
That doesn't make your reply to me

> insulting the OP

any more comprehensible!
But:
1. in most wars the soldiers are actually fighting a very small proportion of the time. They are eating, drinking and creating waste every day.
2. Those dehydrated rations will need to be rehydrated. So you need to supply in the region of 3 litres of clean (soldiers are not as effective if they are sick) water each day (more in hot climates).
Which ones? The only one that felt 'American' to me was "school bus", but I've watched enough American TV and film to know that that is a thing.
I spent a stint learning Arabic and I think learning the alphabet is the easy part. Learning the grammar and building working vocab is harder. I think learning the Arabic alphabet makes it easier to pick up Arabic. It has the beautiful property that is a phonetic language so no guessing how to pronounce words one the alphabet is learned
Really? I did some traveling in SE Asia last year and was under the impression that LINE had failed everywhere in SE Asia except for Thailand.
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Article from 2007.
Ah, that explains that. Bearing in mind I'm thinking of upgrading from an AMD 350e Fusion CPU, so I know I'll be blown away by the performance of a new machine. It's just picking the right form factor.

I can't wait to see how quickly mutt and vim load. [Removes tongue from cheek]. In all seriousness I do run a VM, a situation I'm trying to address by writing the main software tool I use in Windows as a Vim plugin. The VM works for now, but is obviously a strain on a minimally resourced system.

And if I'm completely honest I'd love to be able to run my business and do all my work from a Raspberry Pi and/or netbook (think Chromebook pricing but entirely Linux friendly). I'm only editing text, why complicate things!?
Hey, I never said you have to like it, never claimed it would meet your needs, never claimed you should convert, never claimed it was better than windows, never claimed you need to spend your free time doing anything.

It's a simple comment - if you're working in tech in any capacity and you can't install linux satisfactorily, that really is nothing to be proud of in the modern day and age.
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backdrop-filter is supported by Safari.
The OP instead of doingall these, could get another phone supported by AOSP or Cyanogemnod ROMs.
Not a really satisfying answer but I've been told it is to prevent competitors from reverse engineering.
I guess that growing it would throw of the balance of the UI elements in the grid too much visually... /shrug

What I find much worse is that the pressed state has a bigger shadow, meaning it is further away from the plane it casts the shadow on. Isn't that the wrong way around, or is the labeling wrong here?
The Nimitz class carries come with a lot of fun facts, including this one:

Distillation plants providing 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea water daily, enough for 2,000 homes.[1]

What's a gallon? 1,514,164 litres a day!

1. http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/cvn71/Pages/FACTSANDFIGURE...
Expected this to be a "the code I never wrote" thing, from there blog name.

Then thought it might be a "lol look at my bad code that I wrote 6 years ago"

Pleasantly surprised. For more, I recommend"the gift of Fire" by Sara Baase.
Actually I would say that being on HN does mean that someone had a claim to be a technical person or in the tech industry, and that being able to install linux is now so easy and so common that it's more like the fizz-buzz test - if you can't do that we shouldn't even be talking.
I like this nugget from the post:

"It's sometimes better to know that you don't know the
answer, than it is to think that you know the answer."

- Linus Torvalds
Very funny. You are the reason we can't have nice things.
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I have pretty much the same outlook as you. I used to be a pilot, and I have family in the defence forces even today. I am enthralled and fascinated with various aircraft and weaponry, though I abhor the use of that weaponry except as a deterrent to any hostilities arising at all.

I also used to shoot competitively, but nowadays other interests mean I do not own a gun at all. I don't consider myself a violent person. I could never envisage taking another person's life at all. But still, I admire the devices that could do (and were designed to do) that purely from an engineering and science perspective. Not just modern stuff too - I love WWII aircraft, and even ancient things like sword and armour design through the ages.

Some things DO cross the line, and I don't go down that path (napalm, chemical warfare, IEDs etc.), but a beautifully designed jet or ship etc., I can totally admire and appreciate.
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An even scarier way of looking at the same reality:

https://xkcd.com/1732/
I do a little to help by clicking ads to those fake news sites. Then clicking around and closing the site. Costing them ad money but no sale.
I love resources like this, and use them quite frequently when I need to write anything with moderate complexity. If you're using Python and writing long RegExs, I really recommend using a multi-line approach with re.VERBOSE to provide helpful comments to your future-self/co-workers.
I see it on HN every so often, and I see it used as a way to say "linux is bad and complicated".

Installing it is not complicated, with a live CD it's arguably easier than windows these days. It reflects badly on you as a person working in tech if you can't do it.
here is the link: http://tinyurl.com/video-survillance
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Hm let me try. xxxxxxxxxxx. Did you just see x's?

Yep
Do that in the UK in front of a police officer, and expect several points on your licence and a fine.

You're only allowed to use a distracting device in similar circumstances as you are allowed to be drunk. Arguing with an officer that you are parked by the side of the road is not sufficient if for example you have the engine on. In some circumstances just sitting in the driver's seat while in possession of the keys and drunk is enough for a conviction.
Too long for who?

I didn't see the quote where Bannon said that the effects would take too long.
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Just a wild idea here, but maybe a laptop isnt the best solution for you?
Rotten! And sometimes your 'good news' won't even make it to the headlines in certain publications as in the following.

"NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center indicate that as of today, the total count for 2016 of US tornadoes are fewest in a calendar year since record-keeping began in 1954."
These (AirTop, Fit-PC, etc.) are completely sealed machines so no dust enters. It does build up on the case - depending on your environment - but doesn't effect the thermal characteristics at all.
It says draw a leg, I draw a straight line and before i even finish drawing the line it guesses "leg". Not rigged. And the "toe" I drew could have easily been a finger or thumb but it seemed to be sure it was a toe.
You're missing a cultural reference. http://www.thelittleprince.com/work/the-story/
can you get consulting-ish work with clients in your target industry? put the plans for products on the backburner until you build up a bit of a network of interested customers + have experience from a project or two of delivering things that your target industry wants.
High speed != speeding. Of course a collision at 70 or 80mph will have more fatalities on average than a collision at a "city" speed, but I would argue that safe driving in the city should be our priority, not catching people doing 90 on an 80 mph road.
That's certainly how the film The Dambusters depicts it.
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Did you mean the AMD E-350? That's competition for the Atom CPUs not these ones.
Bad article written badly.

Firstly, concrete isn't a weapon, it is a defensive utility, not an offensive one (weapon).

Correcting that, the best defense is people. More specifically, "civilians".

You can now easily defend yourself if you surround yourself with civilians like ISIS has done. Without civilians, no-doubt the US will "precision bomb" your entire stronghold to dust.

That's the whole reason the US spend trillions of $ on precision weaponry and surveillance now. The US is trying to develop weapon systems that, even when defending oneself with civilians, when you walk outside your civilian-filled afghan hut alone to go to the outhouse, a tiny precision bullet from the sky assassinates you in an instant. They are getting there, and it's ever closer to fruition, regardless of how disturbing it all is.

EDIT: I mean, why do you think they are pouring money into drones that can stay in the air for ages, path-changing (steerable) "smart" bullets, face recog AI, flight stablisation, etc.. It's ALL an effort to create the aforementioned precision assassination system.
I've own and have built a number of these and not not seen this ever. The cases are much thicker and rigid than you'd expect. 5+ years for a few of them now.
Different people have different noise threshold, and different ability to filter out noise. I couldn't sleep next to a running computer even using large low-speed fans until I built one using a Reserator. I have friends who can sleep next to what are essentially heli turbines. The big annoyance of the Reserator is it's a pain in the ass to carry around.
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> Due to the ubiquity of git (...) we (the users) are in the same case today.

Github aside, in what ways does git fall shorts of your expectation as a user? Maybe there are alternatives for you to use, but we need some clarity to decide whether they exist or not.
Then do not buy such hardware. Do your homework or search or ask xda before buying phone/tablet. Or just get nexus or see copperheadOS
Perhaps it was never trained to see fingers or thumbs. Perhaps it is trained to recognize a couple dozen things. If it never heard of a finger or a thumb, how could it have used it as a guess.
Not the contractors fault at all! People make mistakes. If your design depends on user vigilance then its YOUR fault. People make mistakes! A single 'rogue' should not be able to take down the entire show just by sending an email. The problem was exacerbated mainly the software being used made by Microsoft - a fairly ubiquitous but non-standard, proprietary system. It has no place in a public entity like the NHS. Sack the highly paid idiots who procured it at great expense over cheaper and higher quality alternatives instead.
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Did u search in the web to see if there is a clean AOSP or Cyanogenmod recompileable ROM before buying?
This is becoming a zero sum game.
1. It's still a front-page story for me (I've been wondering how HN determines front page nowadays, I'm starting to suspect it's not the same for everyone).

2. You're probably being downvoted for the "astroturfing armies Thiel has installed" thing.
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The strange part is that while their legal page confirms the CC license [0], the homepage specifically says "All photos are free for personal, NGO, and educational use." which doesn't imply the same freedoms. Sounds like to me that they're not being completetly honest about the license.

[0]: https://www.mapillary.com/legal
Thank you, you guys are awesome! The letters are a bit of a treasure, as they describe my grandmother's experiences as a housewife before, during, and after the fall of Berlin. Many abbreviations are place names, such as R is for Rohrbach, or names I presume are neighbors.
Line is also really/extremely popular in Indonesia and Taiwan.
Some fraction of the potential customers will call you, which gives you contact information. If you're proactive enough and good enough at selling to that fraction, the end result is beneficial for you.

I'd love to know whether that works...
There is no such thing as "some effort" when it comes to privacy on Windows - only futile effort.

Either you accept that using Windows means Microsoft exercises arbitrary and unrestrained control over your system, or you don't use Windows.
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Strangely doesn't appear in the UK store when you search for "photoscan" but is findable via "Developer Apps" from Google.

Just tested it and it seems to be pretty aggressive on the cropping (although I am using a keyboard to test instead of a photo) - ended up with only about a quarter of the viewport in the output photo.
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Don't forget that cars get progressively safer with each passing year.

So and uptick could actually mean quite a spike if you normalize.
Don't understand this either, it makes the OS look a bit cartoonish. I like the material look much better.
Yes, absolutely. I'm not comparing it to the Core-M/iX range though, just making a point that in my situation either of those will be a vast improvement. Despite the fact that the E-350 does what it needs to just fine right now, it could be a touch quicker.
In all democracies, policies that you're running on have to have effects before the next presidential election to assist in the reelection campaign. Ending visa programs will not significantly change demographics until 5-20 years down the line. Unless you think that Stephen Bannon will end democracy before the next election, ending visa programs will not be enough for him.

Also, according to former associates, Bannon is "sinister", "vindictive", and willing to "kill everyone else." Naturally he gravitates to radical solutions over moderate ones.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/8441/i-know-trumps-new-campaig...
Ok, what foolish people made it think "pants" means trousers... :)
This is pretty awesome, the letter makes sense now! Thank you!