skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
yeah, that was also my idea, Thanks.
If everyone would behave like this there wouldn't be so many crap bosses around.
Unlimited Data plans for iPhone going away
I've used 2.9GB since August 2008. Half of that in the last 6 months, not sure why the spike there. My average for the last six months has been 250MB per month with a high of 383 (January, was moving and had no other internet service) and a low of 55 (April, surprised by that one). I expected my low would be March, worked in an office that month that completely banned the use of cell phones, anything with a wireless signal actually.
Since acquiring my 3GS I've sent 345MB and received 2.7GB of data over the 3G network. That works out to around 280MB/month, considering I've had the phone for a bit over 11 months.
Aside: what the hell happend to Val Kilmer? _The Steam Experiment_?
Yeah, you're right, the biggest problem is to make users interested from the beginning. That's why I'm not going to build it from scratch. My partner built a unique educational website with great content on programming, algorithms, networks and computer architecture. That content could be a starting point.
Well, what they do in (at least parts of) Europe is have a written contract with a 2 month notice period. That goes for you and the employer. If they fire you they still have to keep you employed until the end of the notice period. And it doesn't make changing jobs worse because everyone has this and works it into their hiring process.
I know that methods and classes mutate and their functionalities change over time. And the day it 'strikes you :)' that it has become gnarly it is time to refactor. How you proceed to do that is a different issue.

Personally I haven't come across a set of guidelines having more in-depth solution than what I have tried to mentioned here which works in all cases. It is a question quite dependent on the type of project you are working on. I think the best person who can properly direct you is the Architect or somebody with experience who knows the project thoroughly.
Loyalty shouldn't be in the conversation at all. How much loyalty does the company have for you when they need to make cuts? That's how much you owe them.
Seems amazing Apple didn't have the current price tier as a guarantee for at least some period of time. They based a lot of the push for the 3G model in the US around the 3G pricing.
That sure gives a whole new dimension to streetview
I have an iPhone and was surprised by the amount of data I use a month. Usage info for my account is not available prior to November 2009, but for the 7 months since, I've averaged 560 MB a month. Since the start of baseball season in April, I've streamed quite a bit of audio using MLB At-Bat. April saw the most data usage with 663 MB. I thought it would be much higher.

I'm disappointed with the 2 GB cap, but now that's I've seen my actual usage it seems more reasonable. My wife and I could save $10 a month and still stay comfortably under the cap.
And I wonder how long it will be before AT&T gets their ass handed to them by Steve Jobs.

Next week is the new iPhone. I think this unilateral pricing change indicates a new USmcarrier is coming on board.

I am in Canada on Fido. The competition between carriers is a good thing up here. I pay $30 for 6GB data plan.
> functionality that will be very data intensive

I believe it's going to have a front-facing camera, which would open the path to 2-way video calls.
They should put a description on the front page. I though it was one of those sugar gels marketed to triathletes.
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Whats the big deal, its not like you have flash on these things anyway. The only decent site you can get content from is Itunes. 2G of Itunes product is a lot of $. A little extra for the bandwidth is no big deal.
GNU is an operating system. I believe that you're reaching for the GPL. Also, the EFF is not suing people; gpl-violations.org is. To the best of my knowledge (and Wikipedia's), they aren't associated. Perhaps you could explain the connection between the two?
You might like the phrase "slacktivism", it seems similar to what you're trying to describe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slacktivism
So, I have a question. I thought that during the iPad release, Jobs said that the iPad was going to be an unlocked device, so it could be used on any network where you could get a mini-sim for it. Why haven't we seen this happen? If the device is unlocked, no Apple/ATT contract can prevent another provider from stepping up right? So why haven't they?
I'm surprised that the extortion angle hasn't been used against them, yet. Wasn't a RICO suit filed against the RIAA for this behavior?
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OpenNebula (http://www.opennebula.org/) is an open source toolkit that can dynamically deploy Xen, KVM, and VMWare virtual machines on a pool of physical resources and can be used to manage virtualized services (groups of interconnected virtual machines) within and across sites. Designed with a flexible driver-based architecture that allows easy integration with existing virtualization, network, storage and cloud solutions, OpenNebula can be used to build private, public, and hybrid Infrastructure-as-a-Service clouds.

The OpenNebula team has just added support for the VMWare vCloud™ API (http://www.vmware.com/go/vcloudapi), allowing users to create and manage their virtual machines in an OpenNebula installation through this API. This new interface has been implemented as a service on top of the new OpenNebula Cloud API layer that exposes the full capabilities of an OpenNebula private cloud; and Sinatra, a widely used light web framework. The OpenNebula implementation of the vCloud API is based on
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vCloud API calls that have been customized for a Terremark installation as well as Terremark-specific API calls. OpenNebula's vCloud API has been tested to work with the vCloud drivers of libcloud (http://incubator.apache.org/libcloud/) and Red Hat's deltacloud (http://deltacloud.org/).

With the implementation of this API, OpenNebula now supports the most popular Cloud interfaces: Amazon EC2 Query, OGF OCCI and VMware vCloud.
Besides these interfaces, OpenNebula also provides a libvirt interface and a powerful command-line interface. Any of these interfaces can be used on the same OpenNebula instance, allowing users to manage their virtual machines through their favorite interface. These unique features, which make OpenNebula one of the leading open source solutions for Cloud Computing, are motivated by the adaptability and extensibility capabilities that many enterprise IT shops need for internal cloud adoption.
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I use about 500MB/month, and this didn't change much when I switched from an iPhone to a Nexus One. This is usage from two email accounts, a lot of web surfing, and maybe an hour or two of streaming music via rhapsody or pandora. This past month however I did enable tethering on my N1 and ended up using closer to about 1.2GB on my last bill.

I can see one benefit to the new price structure. My wife, who just uses her iPhone to look at maps and mail, only does maybe 100MB/month. If not for that she might want to switch to the iPhone 4G and who knows how data intensive it might be (may be worth it to stay grandfathered), we could save $15/month on by cutting back to the $15/200MB plan for her line. Even if she goes over that by 200MB we still would pay less than with the current data package.
Who is fighting for VoIP Freedom now?
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I didn't get down that far on that page because the stuff at the top was so vague.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall for the screaming matches between AT&T and Apple. This must be a prelude to AT&T losing exclusivity on the iPhone and punishing Apple for it. With all the data intensive iPad apps (e.g., Netflix) and the video conferencing coming in the next OS, this is a brutal move by AT&T. Factor in the dynamics of Android competition and we are in for some interesting telco moves in the coming months. Short term though, this is gonna suck for the consumer.

[edited to fix iPhone-induced ironic typo]
I wonder if they're going to release a tablet to go with it?
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Not sure this is the right place to answer but this means till 15th June we are offering additional number of visitors tested in all plans. So, if we are offering 10,000 visitors in one plan now, after 15th June it will be 5,000.
I thought about this too, wrote about this a little bit here. Social Network was just one aspect of my idea.

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1351871

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1353756

Don't have money to work on it, right now. :(
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I am curious! Of course, you are right that my primary aim is to promote my software. But why do you think it is evil?
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Could Google be using their search data for...

equals

easiest way to drive traffic to your site.

Quite frankly, data that is scraped and analyzed by the algos and quant funds is probably much more relevant, but it does not mean Google could not define a strategy based on search data; however, it is pure speculation and link bait to just throw the assertion out there willy nilly.
Lego camera, lego router, Google's lego RAID, now a lego printer... no wonder that it's the best toy ever invented.
IE6 drops below 5% for first time in May 2010
You are absolutely right, see the comment directly above this one for an example of commentary without any substance.

In any case, did i say LOL, or it's retarded? I just shared my personal opinion/experience.
Android developer on Slashdot detailing the Android "fragmentation"
This is just too awesome. Makes me jealous as all my lego went to my cousins many years ago. :(

Anyone a good idea where you can get cheap lego stuff?
(maybe china @ bulk order?)
Microsoft Claims Google Employees Would Be Better Off Sticking With Windows
The big deal is the CEO of Apple stood on a stage and talked about the crazy new price structure they negotiated with ATT. Sign up whenever you wanted, cancel whenever you wanted.

Because of the way it was announced, a lot of people bought the 3G model just as a hedge that when they might need data they were covered. For example when on vacation they could switch on the $30 unlimited data plan just for the duration of their trip, because that would be cheaper than buying wifi in airports and hotels.

Now this is is not possible and Apple and ATT are going to have some explaining to do.
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Actually the reason this "screed" is news is because it was so thouroughly rebutted. "Steady long-term jobs" is something for our fathers. We're all capitalists now.
Why did tethering take a year to deliver on, whereas other carrier around the world were able to do it much quicker?

Also, I'm not quite sure I understand why it requires the 4.0 OS. I was under the impression that tethering is present in the 3.x OS as well. They could push a really minor update to change and enable this.
terrible title
In that case, Bruce Schneier is a genius... By publicizing his open wireless network, he has an excuse to download whatever he wants. And if the prosecution wants to argue for "assumed liability", what expert witness is going to trump Bruce Schneier? :)

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/my_open_wirele...
Thank you for the epicenter suggestion. I'll definitely check it out.
I feel dumb that I'm stuck on level 2. I assume it's a form submission ...
You would think as time goes on and technology improves the cost and bandwidth price/performance would go down.
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Agree 100%, without actually showing how search data would be used it's kind of pointless. At first though it seems OBVIOUS that they'd be using search data, but when you actually think about it, what would the application be? Would the market effects in search show up fast enough to be relevant to the market? And for HFT it's useless.

Would be more that interested in being proven wrong.
What's the best public transportation to go to mountain view? Isn't it relatively far from SF?
I got the impression that Reich's article was more about the reporting of labor statistics than people working as temps going around claiming to be entrepreneurs. Economist semantics really without much actionable insight IMO
Awesome addition; that would allow making support structures making it a lot more RTS-like!
Is this true? Nobody is offering any statistics. What is your current usage? What would drive you over 2Gb?
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First part: Interesting, but do they have a legal standing to do this?

Second part: tinfoil hat or joke?
Your reasoning there is flawed. I'm a heavy bandwidth user, but most of the time, I'm in my home or around town where I know of the WiFi hotspots. When I'm traveling, I'm sitting in airports or in places where I can't get WiFi easily. My bandwidth requirements don't change with my location, but the accessibility of non cellular networks does.
While the 2gb might be ok for vast majority of the people, I am against this kind of plans on principle. Let's not forget this is AT&T and if they can introduce a transfer limitation, they can also modify the limitation at any time.
Watching 4 episodes of "Breaking Bad".
The search data is probably less useful than all the other data they have regarding how much money individuals and corporations will pay for various words. Or all the private email they process for "other purposes relating to offering you Gmail".
Slightly less short summary:

In some things search can add a slight benefit to predictive analysis (from the current baseline strategy), in others it doesn't really help at all and even in the cases it does it's only marginally useful, "we find search volume on its own is predictive of future outcomes, but search is nevertheless outperformed by baseline models trained on publicly available data; combining search and baseline models generally leads to modest improvements."
Ah, you might be setting yourself up for a fall there :) one of Lisp's key elements if the ability to be self modifying (a large amount of Lisp code you will see is self-modifying) to an extraordinary degree.

Python doesn't even begin to match it's abilities in this arena.

(intro: http://www.fact-index.com/s/se/self_modifying_code.html)
just 2GB was my first thought..then I checked my usage. reality check.
Is there a way to tackle the problem of IP vendors not wanting to upload their IP?
The reason why we are online is that we can leverage on the cloud and make things run 5X, 10x or 20x faster and cheaper.

But will we ever get the IP vendors to trust us? We once thought about doing an 256bit AES client for them to encrypt their data before sending over. But after chewing on it, we felt that the problem is a perception issue. It is a matter of trust. It is like we use our credit cards online because we trust the payment merchants with our details. Will this problem eventually be eroded by time?

Oh btw, I am harnhua's cofounder. Thanks for all the wonderful views and insights.
The only thing I use my iPad for is watching TV shows and university lectures I downloaded from iTunes store. I'd be WAY over 2GB. Then again, I'm not sure if you can download this content over 3G as I don't have that model of the iPad.
These lawsuits rely on what the lawyers call the "in terrorem" effect.

On the one side: people who are all set up for the fight, who have done the detailed research, who have drafted the key documents, and who are familiar and comfortable with a legal setting in which they hold all the advantages.

On the other side: an individual who gets a complete packet up front (detailed letter, draft complaint) in the form of a certified letter, who learns from his lawyer that he has no good defenses, and who discovers that it will take many thousands (if not tens of thousands of dollars) to defend this, and who ultimately has no stake in putting good money after bad to launch a major fight over a stupid download of what was likely a crappy movie anyway.

Basically, one who becomes a target here is like a chess player left only with his king to try to resist an opponent who has a range of big pieces. He could make a few futile moves before checkmate or he can resign immediately and accept the inevitable.

That is why it is a no-brainer to just pay the $1,500 and be done with it. Even with an arguably good defense, it just is not worth it for an average person to step into the fight.
While I sympathise with people who feel mislead, we all know there is no such thing as "unlimited data". No teleco can honestly provide "unlimited data", it's just not possible or econonically viable. It's common for telecos to actually have a hidden limit on their unlimited plan. At least now they are being (more) honest about what you get.
Isn't weightlessness one of the major factors involved?
They're doubting Chrome OS after the Android OS was (and is) so successful. Really? I mean... It's not a surefire win, but let's look back before making reservations going forward.

I think if they put in the effort they did for Android, Chrome OS will be great.
Well, some in the 55-65 age range didn't expect to be in this position. "Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"
"...but ditching Flash seems to make perfect sense."

We'll see if that comment reigns true once FroYo 2.2 takes hold (if it does).

Reminds me of when Nintendo told me I didn't need to have HD because "real gamers" didn't want that. A lot of dusty Wiis out there.
I know far too many 'entrepreneurs' in their 20's who are basically just unemployed (or unemployable because they won't take anything except a top level job) trust-fund kids. They never had a successful startup that they cashed out of, but rather just an inheritance or trust that their parents bestowed on them. They have big ideas, but little for execution.

There's a reason that wealth doesn't last multiple generations in the US.
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As much as the hacker in me reveres "openness", I think Apple's approach will ultimately be a fantastic motivating challenge to open alternatives. Setting the UX bar high, and "game on".
I assume malware authors would be targeting Mac OS in addition to, not instead of, Windows.

The same logic works out for normal ('voluntary') software applications, doesn't it? Most companies decide to focus their efforts on producing software for Windows, based on the idea that the market is much larger. Companies nevertheless do decide to produce software for Macs, for various reasons.
I work for about double right now. But I don't get full-time work, so it works out about the same.
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I bet Steve would want to for a long time.
But it's an exclusive deal, so AT&T has the upper hand here, i think. If the rumours are true, AT&T has a 5-year-exclusive contract with Apple. That's still a lot time left. Ironically, this exclusiveness is some sort of lock in (from at&t's side) and here it's widely considered harmful :)

Meanwhile androids infiltrate all other major networks..
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He admits there, though, that he is playing the law of averages (and is probably correct in thinking he is pretty safe).

His assertion that it is a usable defence is, I think, pretty groundless according to legal commentary around that article.
I've got a theory about this, maybe you can enlighten me.

Suppose that the movie/song/whatever being downloaded is actually wrapped in a ZIP or RAR -- even better, suppose that it's encrypted (granting that the downloader would have the decrypt key). And suppose that somebody downloads a chunk of it (say 10%) from me.

That 10% chunk alone is absolutely useless. As it stands, it's effectively random data that cannot be used to recover any of the intellectual property that's inside the archive.

One might claim, then, that I did not actually give the downloader any copyrighted materials. It's only his action, in combining it with the other chunks, that allows the IP to be extracted. Thus, neither I nor the 9 other people who hypothetically provided chunks of the file could be blamed individually for providing copyrighted materials to the downloader. At most, each of us aided and abetted the downloader by providing a necessary but insufficient piece.

Obviously IANAL, but those are my thoughts. How do they strike you?
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I, for one, welcome the new cheaper data plans as I'm near wifi enough to not hit 3g so much.

I also wish all those upset about this class action status so I will get a $2.50 coupon...
Video content is the primary culprit. A few episodes of any substantive-length video podcast pushes you over the cap before you even use your device for anything else. Take "This Week in Startups" for example. The last episode was 700mb. So 1:40 worth of video content would consume 35% of your available data.
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MBytes/month from November 2009 through May 2010:
835
887
786
589
558
528
420

I attribute the falloff in May to my adoption of Opera Mini over Safari.
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aaaaaand that's why I'm moving my plan to Verizon this week.
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I refer you to my previous comment: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1397514

Let me break it down a bit further. WebKit is an Apple-initiated project. It is the web counterpart to Apple's native UIKit framework. If they wanted to, they could have made WebKit closed source, eschewing the use of KHTML entirely. They were in no way obligated to use KHTML as a starting point. And for a company like Apple, you can be sure the decision to tie themselves to the LGPL was not undertaken lightly.

In choosing to use the LGPLed KHTML project as the basis for WebKit, they chose to put WebKit in open source. They did exactly what Steve Jobs said they did, no disingenuity required.

Sure, maybe he could have ordered his phrases more clearly, but he's speaking off the cuff here.
"and we've all seen the poor performance of the Android Flash demos"

Tell me you hate Flash, tell me you love open standards, tell me about a great alternative. Don't spew BS as fact, though, please.

"I am just blown away that this pop-up screen Flash heavy site even works as well as it does on a mobile phone." --
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phones/hands-on-with-android-...

"and here’s our first take: With Flash on your phone, no website is really out of bounds. Flash does not appear to be a battery hog, nor does it chew away at your phone’s resources." - http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/first-look-flash-andr...

The battery argument is weak, at best. If I leave my iPhone's iPod playing for 6 hours, my battery dies. If Flash drains it in 7 hours, there is an outcry about battery life.
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