skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Is there really anything to this other than the idea itself of playing a riff backward and forward at the same time? The idea is fascinating, but I don't think this piece sounds good at all, especially compared to J.S. Bach's more "conventional" pieces.
Also on the Guardian and the Spiegel:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/series/afghanistan-the-war-l...

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,708314,00.h...

The leaked files on WikiLeaks:

http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Afghan_War_Diary,_2004-2010
Negative Space
If you have time, try to visit the Exploratorium. It's inspiring. Maybe have your meeting there.
Link to Simon PJ's own copy, with accurate extension:

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers...
Because its unique, but not too unique. That's the naming suite spot.

Just be thankful the trend isn't burrito flavors.
My non-expert undestandung is that glycemic index does refer to the total simple sugar content or food by volume. Glycemic load, aka glycemic load index, is a more recent metric that measures the rate of absorption into the blood stream. This is the largest factor causing large blod sugar shifts, which can lead to fat conversion and lack of concentration.
but why do you look at this as a united states issue - this a --human-- rights issue - when an unhuman living organism -the government- takes away the freedom of -human- individual this proves once again that human individual lives in a human plantation -the flag-states who owns all the rights to human individual- and human individual is the -slave- of that unhuman organism called the flag-state - the fact that you have not been incarcerated by the flag-state who owns all your rights - does not mean that your freedom has not been violated - this is really a fundamental problem that humans do not yet realize --because-- the unhuman organism successfully keeps humanity -divided- and humans do not yet realize that unhuman organisms are -living- organisms without body -or- bodiless humans - until humans recognized the fact that there were -invisible- organisms called viruses - they could not fight viruses - now it is time to recognize that there are -invisible- living organisms that are -bigger- than humans

the unhuman organism has no right over human body - let the government -catch- the criminal who offended a human body - and then deliver him to the family who was offended - deliver the offender to the -human- relatives - if the criminal goes to jail - he spends his time in the gym - he watches tv - he is fed - he doesnt have to work - he is with people like himself - he is actually --happy-- in prison - prison is --not-- a deterrent - catch the killer and hand him to the -mother- http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2010/06/01/2010-06-... the mother will not let the killer spend time in the gym or watch tv or feed him - she will ---torture--- him until he begs her to -kill- him but she will not kill him as long as she lives - and this is what he deserves - this is what i call a deterrent - this is what i call justice - if you killed someones daughter you dont want to be handed to the mother - this is justice
Finally, an actual programmer's response.

Thank you! It's good to know that verbosity was for the sake pedagogy and completeness, and not necessity.
Let's restate those rules of yours:

(1) You cannot blame the drug if something negative happens while you are taking the drug

(2) You can give the drug credit if something positive happens while you are taking the drug

I wonder why you come out with only positive feedback....
I'm sorry to see that you've been had and misinformed by Wikileaks-attackers.

It's been made clear numerous times now that Wikileaks never edited or omitted any parts of any of its leaks, any that were charged with the accusation at least. If you're thinking about the recent 39 minute video, here's a Gawker article that puts light on that:
http://gawker.com/5513068/the-full-version-of-the-wikileaks-...

The relevant part:

Update: Wikileaks editor Jullian Assange told CNN yesterday that the 39 minute video is "everything we have. It is a continuous take except for one 20 minute interval." So, Wikileaks did not edit the video themselves—their source did.
Fake femme fatale shows social network risks
The comparison between Apple's business decisions and Postel's comments on a protocol implementation is invalid.

Other people might invoke Postel's name to amplify their own message, but that's just not what he was talking about.

Furthermore, if you believe for a second that Jon Postel would have been a supporter of Adobe Flash, then I assert that you weren't alive when he was. I imagine he'd have equally strong objections to Apple, but that's neither here nor there.
The last sentence reads, "Can you play it forward and backwards?"
The "explosive" Wikileaks collection will not have the same impact as the Pentagon Papers. The documents seem to amplify or confirm what many have suspected for years in terms of Pakistani intelligence collaboration with militants.
Well, then not do anything. Lay in your bed, watch shitty sitcoms, eat food, just don't do anything. It will feel unusual if you've been working for a long uninterrupted time but you need time to rest.

You remind me of a runner who just ran 10mi and is asking:
"Hey, I feel tired, why is that? It seems like my legs don't really feel like moving. What should I do? Drugs? Doctors? Am I addicted to something?"

Go and rest for brain's sake. In fact, I've been doing this all Sunday -- I'm laying in my bed with a laptop, looking at the cars outside, and watching crappy sitcoms. I am forcing this lazy behavior so I can recover and have fun working tomorrow.
SF is a unique and amazing town. Keep in mind one thing that's little-understood outside of California: San Francisco is not the same thing as the Bay Area. And when you say "San Francisco" you probably really mean the Bay Area. "The valley", proper, is around San Jose and the lower peninsula, for instance.

You should explore SF first, though. It's more condensed, and easier to understand on a short trip.
I like your advice. I actually made a living on eBay/Amazon for a while during college by selling used video games. My current living expenses aren't much higher now than they were then, since I'm not raising a family or paying a mortgage.
I think once you're at "properly configured" the same can be said for Windows (most likely XP).
Awesome DIY Guitar-Bass Hybrid (video)
I have experienced that sometimes eating something can make you more hungry. It happens when you were hungry some time ago but you didn't eat anything. After a while the hunger fades away and when you eat a little bit it comes back. But I haven't noticed this being different for different foods.

So are you saying that if you eat something with a high GI then your blood sugar rises, and this makes you hungry? This seems counterintuitive as high blood sugar usually makes you not-hungry?
No way I would downmod you - that's exactly what I was saying. You may put certain workloads on racks of Dell servers, but there are workloads that are best served by these kinds of machines (SGI has some shared-memory monsters too, with x86 processors) and I say these IBM machines are impressive works of art.

But I am biased. I even love the 3278 font with those sleek 6's and 9's.
>I wonder why you come out with only positive feedback....

It's a mystery to me as well :)

I also like your formulation better. The main point is the first one anyway -- about blaming this or that on "I was drunk/high/whatever".
Since this is turning into a quote thread, I'll throw another one in:

"Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
If you've read the book it's worth it to also watch the free online MIT coure material on them: http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school/courses/godel-escher-bach/vid... (and maybe even if you haven't)

They are very non-technical (annoying so at times), but interesting. Definitely gave me a more in depth understanding of GEB.
I would say have your contacts meet you in Haight-Ashbury, Northbeach or Golden Gate Park. You shouldn't miss out on the actual city while you're here.
Vague claims? He gives dozens of examples of Friedman's mangled sentences and twisted thinking. It's certainly an attack, but mostly on the man's ideas. Given that he's a high profile columnist I'd say that's fair game.
Is it a crime to download or analyze the data in these documents?

Edit: Clearly it's not if the NYTimes is doing it, but out of curiosity, why isn't it?
Drugs fall into different categories regarding the reason why people use them as well as their effect. Here are some commonly appearing taxons:

(1) Drugs which are used to control a certain set of behavior or cultivate a certain desirable state of mind (caffeine, nicotine).
- This group can be addictive not only because of the psychoactive properties of the drug but because the necessary state of mind for some necessary activity (i.e. certain forms of work) is amplified or facilitated by the drug

(2) Drugs which are used to open the mind to various forms of sensation that the mind is not normally able to perceive and/or process.
-- Here we are on difficult epistemological ground because, although various religions and practioners attest various common experiences as the result of ingesting various substances (e.g. the merging of consciousness and "mind reading" via peyote) there is little collaborating scientific evidence, in my mind indicating the 'epimaterial' properties of the experience.

(3) Drugs which are used to induce "good feelings"
-- this category is esp. prone to serious forms of addiction including absorption in the state of mind cultivated by the drug.

With these categories in mind (albeit suggestive and not definite) can one categorically dismiss drugs? My own answer is no, at the moment I make fairly extensive use of (1) and at various points have branched into (2). That said, I view (1) as undesirable since you are developing dependencies and, ideally, stimulants should be replaced with self-cultivation of the appropriate state of mind. The extent to which this is possible I am not sure, but I recognize that at various points in my life I have been much more productive than I am currently without the use of (1).
As for (2) the substances can also be extraordinarily dangerous and in many related religious traditions practice with a more experienced person (usually a shaman of some sort) is mandated because of the potentially live changing nature of the experience (negative or positive, see the Datura stories on Erowid for a poignant example, most of them prompted by Castneda's highlight of Dature in his Don Juan chronicles).

So, as with most other areas of life, the answer is not yes or no, but know yourself and know exactly what you are dealing with.
Off topic, but what school already offers degrees in Augmented Reality?
It must be really, really hard to be Dave Winer. All day long, every day. I wish him the best.
If you are trying to get a feel for the startup scene here visit some of the hackerspaces/co-working spaces, set up meetings with founders/employees of the companes you want to meet beforehand, visit Stanford and Berkely, and sign up for www.thestartupdigest.com
i don't see anything that increments 'i'
Just 1 >> Nothing >> Just 3
=> Nothing

Just 1 >> Just 2 >> Just 3
=> Just 3

To answer your last question, yes. It basically adds short-circuiting.
Fraternity of the Wired Works in the Wee Hours
I can't tell if the author is being serious or tongue-in-cheek.

Infiltrating Microsoft in the right way could give you trojans in just about every other company he listed. Even Apple if they use Office anywhere. It's the very first place I'd go as a foreign spy, if not Google.
15 Minute Hands On In-Browser Ruby Tutorial
No. The length property of an array returns the index of the last value, plus one. Objects are the associative arrays, but they do not have a length.

Arrays are numerically indexed, but if a keystring is a base-10 integer, it will get interpreted as an index. If not, the corresponding property of the array object will be returned instead.
It's likewise fascinating how different devices handle simple tasks in vastly different ways. Just look at GPS navigation systems for cars.
Hackers With Enigmatic Motives Vex Companies
My basic point remains: fats satisfy, calorie for calorie,
faster than carbs.

OK, I'd agree with that. I wasn't sure if that was the point you were trying to make, or whether you were saying something more subtle. And obviously there is a limit: eating 1250 kcal of cooked white rice (1 kg) would be rather a feat and would probably physically prevent you from eating any thing else for a while, whereas the same number of calories in the form of nuts (200 g) could sneak up on you!

ps. Your numbers above are quite a bit off, as 1 oz is actually closer to 28 g, but you are forgiven as I'm guessing you are European and don't use ounces that often.
Not really. Windows still lacks one of Ubuntu's killer features (package management), and virus scanners don't always work.

That and a Linux terminal is much nicer to work with than Command Prompt.
The Limits of the Coded World
I just find it strange that it took the Django project so long to finally realize this. Django 1.2 was released in May 2010 -- we shouldn't be "innovating" on something as basic as an "if" statement on a 15 year old language.

The unfortunate part is that many systems still use Django 0.9 and when one writes code there, you have to remember to use "ifnotequal" and "ifequal" as two different distinct keywords in their templating language. For example, if you were on google app engine and wanted to use their included django templating library, you'd be stuck with that horrible stuff.
Agreed. It's not like Microsoft ships its retail versions of Windows with trial AV-software, crapware and browser toolbars. OEMs like Dell do.

Come to think of it, the retail version of Windows has sobered down quite a bit, what with Movie Maker, Windows Mail, Messenger, and Photo Gallery only available for download, instead of being tied into the standard installation.

In the EU, one can even purchase Windows without Media Player and Internet Explorer. I think of the aforementioned programs as crapware, so imo, it's heading into the right direction.

Ofcourse, I'm speaking of the current version, Windows 7, which definitely wasn't designed for underpowered laptops. It's like hacking Mac OS X Snow Leopard to work on a netbook: it might work, but it's not going to be as fast as Android or WebOS on the same machine. On the other hand, Windows XP really shouldn't be shipped with new computers, outdated and unsafe as it is.

Since Microsoft really has no suitable offering of Windows for netbooks, I completely understand why every major computer manufacturer wanted to buy Palm Inc, even besides the patent portfolio.
I was thinking 4-gate timing attack, 7/27 can't come soon enough...
How many end-users have you ever heard say 'I wish my computer had better (or any) package management/terminal'.
Same thing here :). I finally decided to do a road trip I've been meaning to do for a few years. A friend and I are going to drive to Los Angeles, stop at a bar called Naja's place (which is awesome), then slowly make our way up the coast the next morning.

We plan on camping around the Bay Area for about a week...any thoughts on must do geek things while there (that aren't specific to the startup community)?
What, you think this would make facebook go out of business? And yes, you invest in a company built on a stack of shit founded by a scoundrel - your fault, your problem.
Looked at the US page, from ATT: $10.24 / MB for data. Seriously? What year is it?
Alright, it's going to be fairly easy to pull out of things then - bring some positive fundamentals into your life. Go for a walk for 15 minutes, go to some nature if you're in a rural area or a park or university campus if you're in a city and just sit there a while, or go sit by a river, or lake, or harbor. A vacation would help if you can get away, even for a couple days. Some people can handle screwy sleep schedules, some can't. Etc. Try to integrate one or two positive things the next day or two - you're obviously looking for a solution so you're geared up, just go take a walk before you sit down at your computer today or tomorrow. Short walk around the neighborhood will do, and you'll probably have some clear thoughts. Remember - when you're in a hole, fundamentals are almost always the way out. Walk, nature, sleep, diet, relax, environment - things like that. Good luck, I was there a while back and it sucks, but you'll pull out of it if you focus on fundamentals.
I'm curious as well because I just realized that Augmented Reality isn't a startup of some kind.
Clearly it's not if the NYTimes is doing it

Don't be so sure about that. NYTimes has a LOT of lawyers.
http://techshop.ws - It's down on the peninsula in Menlo Park. I'm sure if you showed up in the middle of the afternoon, you could persuade someone to give you a tour.
Does a non-compete mean I can't change jobs?
I have a non-compete agreement with my current employer. It extends 1 year after the end of my employment. I am in the U.S. (Ohio). Does this mean that I can not seek new employment without waiting for the agreement to expire. I am an iPhone developer and want to accept an offer from another iPhone company. Other than that both jobs are developing for iOS, they are not in related business areas. I understand how in certain cases these agreements help protect a company's IP, but I don't know where the line is. Since I have only been in the industry for 2 years, I don't know what the general consensus is on what is ethical and legal. Any wisdom would be appreciated.
A monad is just a container with some operations to work indirectly with its contents.
Sorry AirBnB Hipsters, I’ll Take Health and Safety Over the Cult of Disruption
I think we must be coming from a very different background, because you and i have a very different definition of "poverty". I don't consider anyone who has an iphone to be impoverished.

I'm saying that anyone can come down here and get work if they really need it. Oh, but that would require them to work hard and make sacrifices? Tough shit; adults do what they have to do to pay rent.

Look, I am with you 100% if and when there are genuinely poor people who cannot put a roof over their heads. But as long as the sandwich shop next door is hiring to pay people a living wage, I'm not affected in the slightest by the boohoo tears of my peers who are in debt because they "needed" X, where X is anything other than food, clothing, a bed to sleep on, etc. If you are impoverished, the need to be close to your family is the last thing on your mind, because you haven't eaten in awhile. If you are impoverished, your resume isn't even on the radar, because you're not sure where you're going to sleep.

My version of the social safety net does not include:

* having your fill of face time with family

* hopes and dreams

* saving face in front of peers

* only working jobs that look good on resume

And no, i don't think anyone, including myself, is entitled to any of that just for breathing or for having a college degree. Especially if i didn't have a marketable skill.
Depends on what your non-compete says. What is the actual language in the agreement you signed?
How many end-users have you ever heard say 'I wish my Treo had an app store'?
Aside from meeting hackers, simply walking around the city will be interesting if you've never been there before. Just don't go too far from where you're staying unless you plan it in advance. Areas in San Francisco go from nice to seedy very quickly. Granted, it isn't like going into South Central LA, but it's still bad.
Yes, I've seen it work at a big company that has a vacation "policy". If you're talking about salary they probably want to hire you, so don't wimp out in negotiation. Don't drag it on too long, but don't accept their first verbal offer either.

General plan (especially with big companies): overshoot your idea of a reasonable salary by 20% or something, and when they come back "low" ask for more vacation, citing the "difference".
Stop in San Luis Obispo on your way up the coast ... we'll do lunch.
He has written several large books. I've read them, Overall, they are cogent, clear writing. Along with his many essays, his writing is voluminous. I don't agree with much of the man's writings, but to pick at quibbles out of context is unfair and unrealistic. If he disagrees with the main thrust of an idea, then challenge that. I know the man has written some bonehead idioms. That's hardly a substantial attack on the man's ideas.

As for his rich lifestyle, that does not make his idea wrong either. I also think his anti-consumer ideas are wrong, but his lifestyle is no counter-argument.
I recommend hitting the great outdoors. There are woods and mountains in almost every direction. Take advantage of the wonderful summer weather.
I you are interested in glycemic index, be sure to research glycemic load as well. It is a more relevant factor in blood sugar swings a it tracks how quickly sugar is absorbe rather than just the total amount that will be absorbed.

This link actually shows watermelon has a very low GL, suggesting that it shouldn't result in blood sugar spikes:

http://www.tshc.fsu.edu/he/nutrition/nutrition_specialneeds/...
For real simple living http://www.amazon.com/Possum-living-without-almost-money/pro...
Shouldn't the included templating system be the one everyone uses? It doesn't make sense to include a templating system if everyone will eventually just replace it with something better. Even though there are alternative rails templating systems out there, I would say a good 80% of the projects out there use the default "erb" mechanism for templates -- it's simple, it's ruby, and it works. Capitalization or minor string manipulation in erb doesn't require one to write a template filter function somewhere else.

It's also interesting that in Django 1.2, they pulled away the nastiness of "ifequal" and "ifnotequal". Also, I don't buy their argument that the Django templating system is easier for "designers". Most designers whom I've worked with also do designs in other frameworks and Django's system is no more foreign than jsp, asp, or erb.
It's a general complexity issue with higher resolutions and larger palettes. You can restrict one or both, but if you try to apply a high resolution and extensive palette in a single image you'll go nuts trying to use a per-pixel method. Plus, as a general art principle it usually helps to restrict palette anyway, so that the image is focused around a consistent lighting style/mood. In a game based on sprite blitting alone, lighting has to be baked in everywhere, forcing the art style towards uniformity.

Much of the "pixel art" made even at ~320x200x256 is sourced from oil paintings, cels, 3d, or photography and cleaned up with pixel editing. Cleanups can work wonders for any source material at that resolution, but if you look at games from the later 90s which applied these methods to 640x480 and above, the art taken from other sources tends to look like a paper cut-out once composited, because the alpha is colorkeyed, not per-pixel, and no amount of cleanup could hide that. Now that we can use per-pixel alpha everywhere and apply shader effects, 2D is a lot more flexible than it used to be.
Exposing the truth is not a popularity contest. The goal is not to take Ellsberg's place, the goal is to inform the people of what their government is doing with the taxpayers' dollars.

Yes, we already knew about Pakistan's intelligence collaborating with the enemy. But did you know for sure that the Taliban were shooting down U.S. choppers with stinger missiles? I did not. I do now.
I've always said that staying focused while doing web development is like staying thin while working in a candy store.