skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
My 10 year-old is an ace at spotting fake download buttons and "your PC is at risk!" banners thanks to downloading Minecraft mods. In an odd way, these spammy download sites have been a surprisingly good educational tool--to date she hasn't messed up her machine once.
"None of the banks I use are having any issues" - they all use third parties and they all have issues sometimes. Fact.
Here you go: www.safeshepherd.com

I've been using them since way back when they were on earlibird. It's not perfect, but it has reduced the amount of times I show up in these sites significantly. The only disheartening thing is that most of these operators seem to just dump in batches of data periodically, ignoring any prior requests to remove so it has to be done again (which is fine, that's what you pay their automated search and remove request feature for)
Huh, I had never heard of Standard Notes before this thread (I saw it mentioned in the OP but ignored it as I am happy with Simple Note) but it looks pretty neat. Yeah, if they had a client that was as fast/easy as nvALT I'd switch.
Obviously everything is indiscriminately more blurry, but the argument here is that the game was designed with the blurriness in mind and has effects that only work with it.
Japan to Unveil Pascal GPU-Based AI Supercomputer
Hi everyone. This is a side-project I wanted to share. I made it to practise using algorithms, since it was something employers were asking me in interviews. Let me know what you think!
That's basically what App Engine Flexible [0] is. It's yet to reach General Availability, but all you have to do is define a bunch of containers and a dispatch.yaml file [1], and App Engine then takes care of deploying/routing/scheduling it for you.

[0] https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/flexible/

[1] https://cloud.google.com/appengine/docs/flexible/python/how-...
Feudal networks for hierarchical reinforcement learning
One thing I have noticed with American doctors is that they are very quick prescribing heavy pain meds. Much quicker than in Germany for example.
Just a bit off topic: I'm from Brazil, working as a contractor for a company in the US. They offered me stock options and I'm totally lost about this. Not only because this isn't normal in Brazil, but, the majority of the articles in the wild only focus in the US scene. I want to know more about how this works when you're not in the same country as the company. Will I be double taxed (in US and Brazil)? On what rules I'll be able to exercise my options?
The Netherlands also have a few legal highs: weed, kratom and psilocybin.
Does the 'blurred' version give anyone else a headache?
MPC-HC: Call for developers
I think pvg's point is that "class method" is often used interchangeably with "static function" -- that is, functions that are not called on instances (e.g. SomeClass.foo() vs (new SomeClass()).foo()).

It would seem that you were talking about what most people would call instance methods, or commonly just "methods" (unless you're in a language like Ruby, where you don't have functions as a first class entity -- if you want "class methods" as they are called, you define a method on the target class object's meta-class.)
AppOnboard: Download-less apps and next-gen chronological heat maps
No, no research should ever be hidden from public, as opposed to artistic works published on TPB or elsewhere.
All academic knowledge and research has to be free, in this open and connected world even more so.
We all profit from it, and not just some shady biz like Elsevier or Springer.
The thoughts are free, u know?
>MPC-HC status and the future

>As you may have noticed there was not much traction in the MPC-HC project in the recent months. We do apologize if you felt bad about that. Unfortunately, we were not able to provide as much development time as MPC-HC deserves. We believe MPC-HC is a very capable player and we want to keep it rocking for much more years to come. Sadly, currently, we don’t really have the manpower to do so. But this does not mean we want to give up here. We consider this release as a new starting point and hopefully, we will slowly but steadily make MPC-HC great again.

>If you care about MPC-HC’s future, please contact us. Report issues that you want to be worked on and most importantly send patches if you can; even small changes help us move forward.
Somebody who rarely instructs a user agent to make requests to a server.
Spice is in some ways worse, as many U.K. prisons are reporting troubles with contraband use getting prisoners and guards alike high with secondhand smoke.
I've been looking for a job, and I've found how vaguely organizations define their data scientist and analyst roles in their job postings really frustrating. They tend to have a short description of the role, which is generally filled with buzzwords, followed by a list of requirements. I wish organizations would talk about what they wanted to do with their data instead.

For instance, a common description might say the candidate will be working with "big data" to help with "data-driven initiatives" and the requirements will be something like "knowledge of Excel, with a Masters in Statistics, or equivalent experience".

It's really hard to tailor a cover-letter or a resume to a job posting like that. For one thing, I can't even imagine what kind of work they are doing if they are using Excel for "big data". Second of all, I currently have a job, and writing cover letters and creating resumes takes a lot of time. By the time I get to the phone screen I've probably already spent at least a couple of hours applying. Plus, in the interest of keeping my cover letter and resume short, I have to leave off a fair amount of my experience and performance metrics.

Honestly, at this point I think I'm just going to start reaching out to people in the fields I'm interested in and asking them if they know of any roles that would fit my skill-set. The way I see it, I'd at least have a chance of getting feedback from someone who can view my skill-set holistically, rather than HR, who will let me know that I don't tick all their boxes (or vice versa).
The main trap I'm aware of is that exercising a stock option is considered employment income of the difference between strike and exercise price, but selling shares is considered capital gains/losses on the change in value.

So, if you exercise some options, it'll trigger a tax bill on the income. No problem, at tax time you can either pay cash or sell shares to cover. But if in the meantime the company tanks and the stock drops to zero, that's capital losses and doesn't cancel out the tax bill on the income.

Basically you want to exercise only when you're able to sell right away.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/personal-finan...
Check out Prophet New York's new single :)
This is true, though generally anytime one uses `auto` it should be `const auto&` to avoid swallowing the quantifiers and potentially costly copies anyways.
Oh, yes, you can of course use a static or runtime type system to try to keep track of that kind of thing.

The tricky thing is that measurement isn't always associated with a single qubit. For example, consider:

if q1 != q2:
apply H to q1

This code will cause some decoherence, because we need q1's original value to uncompute the condition but we changed it. But that decoherence isn't specifically associated with just q1, it will also hit q2 because the thing we decohered was the parity between the two.

Now you could detect this happening at runtime, sometimes. The ancilla holding the condition value fails to uncompute consistently, so it will sometimes end up ON. The runtime could notice that ON ancilla and warn you that an ancilla failed to uncompute, but there could be many many actions in between that ancilla being computed and uncomputed. It's hard to figure out which action or combination of actions is the problem, and it's hard to figure out what exactly was decohered. Plus this check is only probabilistic; decoherence is a property of the program not the ancilla's final state. Decoherence still happened if the ancilla ended up OFF but could have ended up ON.
Yes you're right, Xamarin Forms seems to be targeted at Windows/iOS/Android portability with a common XAML codebase. For cross-platform desktop apps the best choice seems to be something like [Gtk#](http://www.mono-project.com/docs/gui/gtksharp/] But I think the same principles would apply: the UI projects would utilize the non-platform specific code in AlephNote.App and the plugin framework etc. It would probably be necessary to have a separate Mobile UI project anyway, but it still would reuse a lot of the existing C# code.

I'm totally a beginner with Xamarin and Gtk# but I'd be willing to give this a shot. I really like how multiple backends are supported via plugins in AlephNote.
My setup nukes everything. Each time my browser starts it's as a fresh install with no browser history, local storage, cache, etc.
I'm just impressed they were able to get so much without ML. And the fact they really distrusted ML for giving weird bugs and edge cases. Even back then, everyone just assumed they were using ML, and in fact it was just the opposite. I assume most of the core systems of Search are the same today, even if they may have added some ML to it now.
Not sure networking is contrary to working remotely. Opportunities for networking online are far bigger than in-person.
I still feel grateful for an otherwise-pretty-terrible employer for gifting me with a 'developer' title. Regardless of how much experience or aptitude one has or can demonstrate programming or building software, titles are crucial.
I like the controls in Skyward Sword. It's the dialog that kills it for me though. It takes about an hour to get to the first dungeon. Some day I'll re-play the game in Hero mode so I won't have to listen to all the dialog. Or I could just play Breath of the Wild forever I guess.
There is something obviously wrong or at least strange with the data that backs that map. Look at the contrast across the border between Tennessee and Georgia or between West Virginia and Virginia. I think some states must be under-reporting things or reporting them differently. I would expect such a map to track poverty maps or unemployment maps, but it does not.
The first time I saw a TV commercial here in the US for a pill to battle opiod induced constipation, I realized just how many people are taking large doses of the stuff. Pretty staggering to me.
And a potential solution to it:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/tweaking-fentanyls-c...

For their chemical makeover, the researchers noted that when tissue is damaged and hurting, it becomes inflamed and more acidic. The pH drops from approximately 7.4—what’s seen in normal, healthy tissue—to between 5 and 7. Fentanyl can work regardless of the pH, so it’s active throughout the nervous system no matter what. But, if it was altered to only work at the lower pH, then it could target just the pain source at the peripheral nerves, the researchers hypothesized. And with no activity in the central nervous system, it would dodge opioid’s serious side-effects, including addiction and systemic responses that can be lethal during overdoses.

They're testing a modified version of fentanyl that only works in lower pH, restricting its activity to injured areas of the body, eliminating the risk of overdose and dependence:

In further experiments, the researchers noted that, unlike fentanyl, high doses of NFEPP weren’t lethal to the rats. And rats on the NFEPP didn’t display impaired motor activity or reward-seeking behavior linked to addiction.
I love his book "Authority" (not affiliated with the author, just got a lot of value from it). It states that one of the best moves to make a claim of expertise is writing a book, and contains a framework to write a book about something you know in ~3 months.

http://nathanbarry.com/authority/
John Oliver spoke about this in depth:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pdPrQFjo2o

Humor aside, he managed to compile an impressive amount of testimonials and facts.
My reaction to this: Doug McIlroy is at Dartmouth!?! Cool. Worth figuring out how to visit there, just
How to get out of nihilism?
There will also be a bit of a taboo around talking about money, but this site (indiehackers) make it a point of talking about numbers. It's great information, and we should be trying to tear that taboo down.
There was a time (not sure if it's still the case) that the sites that post your info require proof of identity to remove your info
They don't need to be given out like candy. That's the point. The supply needs to be drastically reduced to prevent new addicts and we should be looking at what other countries are doing for their existing addicts: safe injection sites etc.
If you give them free H, they'll be a lot less desperate and a lot less violent, presumably.

And.. why not? I've got multiple friends in my age group prematurely dead from overdose. It's not like prohibition is accomplishing anything.
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/visulsign/e/f5f15a44dacf950b96d9a84d23...
This is part of why I dislike employment anti-discrimination laws. They probably worked better for manual labor jobs. Of course, there is also firing where the laws vary by state. I think CA is one of the most strict, right?
Universal principles of design, by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden and Jill Butler is a compilation of ideas, principles and techniques from several disciplines that can be used in all domains of design. It is a very good starting point for studies.

Lidwell made an interesting presentation of some design heuristics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdH8Kuku9tA
Python Scrabble library recovers all game moves from just final board and scores
Please have a switch where I can sacrifice build time for maximum possible runtime benefits.
Some companies are really dumb and only consider candidates with specific job titles on their resume. I've had recruiters from contract companies say "your experience is great but can we change your previous job title to X." Recruiter knows the client gets hung on job titles if its not exactly what they're looking for. In my experience i'll change previous job titles to fit the position i'm applying for, as most of my previous jobs I could've been titled 4-5 things.
This has always been an issue with both iPhone and my MBP (though I just got them last year). There are _so_ many options in Sys Prefs and otherwise, and there typically is an answer to problems you're having, but they feel hidden...

Pretty minor issue though, I still love both. I'm just not sure if I'll love the new versions everyone seems to be whining about :)
Just a quick definition: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/bootstrap.asp

> Bootstrap is a situation in which an entrepreneur starts a company with little capital. An individual is said to be boot strapping when he or she attempts to found and build a company from personal finances or from the operating revenues of the new company.
Sorry for insulting your country, but I think many industries have both Dems and Republicans by the balls.
Wow, this is pretty astounding. Congrats Nathan.

Personally though, I don't get how this kind of marketing strategy works. I unsubscribe SO FAST from things that seem like mass emails that it just wouldn't work on me. I suppose I'm a huge exception to the general public? I'm even surprised when I look over at my girlfriend's gmail how many promotions she has (not in a separate tab).
As someone who lives in a regional city in Australia, Im very excited to have the opportunity to join the program.

Watching the lectures on Youtube offers a one way information transfer, which while its an amazing amount of information im hoping that this MOOC will allow a bit more of a two way communication.

So Thanks.
A Tale of Drastic Signup Form Field Elimination
This HN post nails it.
Opioid prescriptions are declining: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/21/health/opioid-prescriptio.... And will hopefully continue to decline.

Identifying the source of the problem is easy, though. Solving the problem for the masses who already find themselves in the midst of an addiction they might not even know they're in yet is much harder and what places like these injection sites are aimed to address.
I think with Uber the "naughty" could be more that they'd set up shop in countries without e-taxi regulation set up, skirt around taxi laws, and become too big and valued by the community before the government would have time to react.
That's also what Amazon does, right?
Show HN: FXGL – JavaFX Game Development Framework
Most news venues accept advertisements, even from somewhat controversial sources. This does not mean that sponsors have any editorial influence, which would be a serious allegation.

Unless you are accusing STAT of violating journalistic ethics, these sort of comments are off-topic and irrelevant (and hence downvoted).
Yes they are used commercially.

CFB Software, an Australian company, exists since 1997 selling Oberon compilers for ARM Cortex-M3, Cortex-M4, Cortex-M7 Microcontrollers and Xilinx FPGA Systems.

http://www.astrobe.com/default.htm

Systems programming language with GC support, running on tiny device boards.
Please bear with me, I am not trying to be a smart-ass like many seem to think, these are honest questions and I think that they also come from using a foreign language and coming from a different culture. I think you're right in calling that a problem of definition.

I agree with everything you said about money and investors management. I'd just add that "stupid money" probably isn't the good kind of money :-)

At least I know that I would have made a mistake accepting a large amount of that kind of money. Choosing a smaller amount coming from people I trusted more probably helped me a lot in my beginnings.

Now to my honest follow-up question: let's say a billionaire puts his 1B$ into a new venture, would you call that "boostrapping" as well?
I know the United States will never do it, but Singapore barely has a drug problem because they execute dealers and have mandatory treatment for users. I'm not advocating the ridiculous policy that the Phillipines has, but Singapore doesn't mess around if they find distribution levels of illegal drugs on you. There also needs to be much stricter control of new prescriptions for opioids, which lead to addiction.
There's a problem with the authentication popup.

Maybe you should just link to the Auth0 authorization page.
the WiFi one is super useful actually... thanks! :)
Direct link to the real thing: http://glider5.com/
The "YOU" here might refer to the compiler, not the person looking at the code.
You seem to misunderstand what the word "bootstrapped" means and I don't mean disrespect. Just because he put $55K of his own money does not make it any less bootstrapped. In fact, that is the definition of bootstrapped. He used his own money. He did it fulltime. You seem to have this notion that to bootstrap a business, you have to start from $0 or perhaps a very small amount.

DISCLAIMER: I bootstrapped a business with similar amount to his but nowhere near his level of success (embarassing but happy with what I have done so far in 2.5 years). We are a much smaller team though so yes, I have not spent too much on growth yet.
Did you sign up for them? That's a big difference.

I have a ton of spam promotions that come when I join a service. I want the service, not the marketing!

But sometimes I want to follow what someone says, so I sign up. I read that stuff very attentively.

Services like convertkit tend to be used for the latter use cas: deliberate signups by interested people.
Those were my college internships, as you can see by the dates. (and obviously I do not include them in my resume)

My most recent job is obfuscated a bit in the public eye/only visible to logged-in LinkedIn users, for good reason. (I politely request people looking into it not discuss it)
They're not legal in The Netherlands. Magic mushrooms have been banned a while ago (but at the same truffles still are not, clueless), weed was never legal. Also all production is illegal. Coffeeshops don't pay taxes.

They're just.....there?

We used to think it was the crazy US forcing the Dutch to have such a bipolar approach to drugs but pot is more legal in Colorado now than in Holland and still the Dutch laws are a mess.
NY State AG’s Lawsuit Against ISP Shows Why We Need Net Neutrality Protections
Hi all, I'm on the eng team for this service. Happy to answer any questions, and I'll do my best to monitor the threads.
As far as I can tell, Biohub is a medical R&D company. It will keep control over all IP developed by it, and sell licenses (As opposed to the Gates foundation, which makes its work freely available.)

By the same logic, Pfizer is a humanitarian charity - it too employs the world's smartest doctors to try to cure diseases.
I wish there was a resource like this for python2 vs python3. I'm trying to switch to Python3.
Actually, a friend of mine was looking for a flat (a rented house) about 3 years ago. He and his girlfriend were waiting to interview with a real estate/rental management agency in Dunedin, when a (probably) Chinese man walked in with an interpreter, walked over to the rental board, pointed out half a dozen houses and whipped out his cheque book.

I can't recall just how much I was told the offers were, but they were significantly over the listed price of each house. The cheques were signed and handed over (presumably to make a firm offer) and they left. So, at least one wealthy Chinese family are buying up in the smaller towns. (Perhaps they had a forecast that suggested property values would go up significantly. Who knows?)

It's worth noting that Dunedin's permanent population is around 75-80,000, but as it's a university town it can get as large as 120k during semester. Housing stock are small, old, cold, drafty, damp houses, and many student dwellings are literally falling apart but the rents per room can be more than $100/week (where the student loan or allowance approaches $200/week). Most landlords who own student housing expect to make a lot of money, and a number of don't care about the conditions the tenants live in.

If you're curious, go to Google Maps and look up Hyde Street, Dunedin. Or Castle Street North. A friend of mine had me go and look at a flat for her, while she was out of town. It was literally a woodshed that had been reclad and had a window put in, on Castle Street North.
Many of the machine tools used to make the Merlin engines in British fighters were made in Germany.

The British and Germans traded a lot prior to both wars, which is worry for the argument that the trade links between the US and China will prevent a future war.
We have the numbers because the DEA tracks it. Why they didn't look into the numbers is beyond me.

Manufacturer seems to have played a role too by sticking to dosing they knew was ineffective and then pushing for higher doses which lead to big bonuses: http://www.latimes.com/projects/oxycontin-part1/
Correct. States have a great deal of variance when it comes to tracking overdose deaths.
What about a better business idea. Accept cryptocurrency to shut down these aggregating and re-selling services. Physically, by any means necessary. ANY.
On the Foolishness of Natural Language Programming – Dijkstra (1978)
This guy appears to be copy/paste spamming - this is the second time I've seen this exact post today. I've down voted, you should too.
How do you mean?

By "removal of ambiguity", I'm talking about when someone poses a problem like "Write a function to recognize an IP Address". My first thought is then "ipv4 or ipv6", because that problem is underspecified, and I don't want to inadvertently solve the incorrect problem (which is kind of a case of the xy problem)
Great idea, any timescale on bringing this to unis outside the US?
American doctors follow national guidelines, because if they don't they expose themselves to malpractice suits. The guidelines currently say that if someone is in pain, give them as much painkiller as they want. Their ability to use their extensive training and judgement to make a better call is somewhat limited.