skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
don't forget the cost of the EBS volume. that'd be an extra $5/mo for 50GB of storage
I can't be a female YC founder but this is great advice for anyone who wants to apply to YC or simply found a startup.

Definite +1 on talking to alumni. That helped us a lot, and everyone we talked to was happy to give advice. While most alumni are in Silicon Valley, they are spread out all over the place.

Most of the alumni I reached out to I had met at conferences, so that is another good way to build your network. Chat up people - you never know who you're sitting next to.
Emacs-git vs. magit - what does HN think?
Can any long term users shed some light on the pros and cons of each?
Best program you have written in assembly language, so far?
Your generalization could be correct (as a male, I would not even try to generalize women), but I think more women don't apply simply because there are less women in tech. The fear of rejection keeps men on the sidelines too. There are just more men hackers and thus more apply and become founders of tech companies.
I suspect that many top athletes can get whatever equipment they want for free under the guise of "endorsements". Tiger Woods doesn't pay for his golf clubs, if anything his golf club manufacturer pays for the right to say "Tiger Woods uses our golf clubs".[1] Michael Jordan never paid for his Air Jordans, but Nike paid him a pretty penny.

It's the same for top musicians, incidentally. If you're selling musical instruments, you're selling to people who follow music and are influenced by which instruments their favorite musicians use. So it's cost-effective to give famous musicians whatever they want in exchange for a plug or two.

[1] Bad example as of late since Tiger Woods has become unpopular and is struggling with his form.
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Smart, smart move on Pincus' part.

Zynga's already done the innovative part in figuring out marketing/distribution. Now they need to reduce other risks. Copying competitors who have good game ideas but weak marketing/distribution is a great idea.
That's some interesting research they're doing. I'd be be more interested to see if somebody can translate it to an electroencephalographic device. I suspect that placing electrodes directly onto the surface of the brain would be a dealbreaker for those of us without an immediate need to have our thoughts processed by a computer in real time (however cool that concept might be).
I agree. Exposure of role models is key. Being the first to do something often sucks. so it;s nice to know others have been there and it was not so bad.
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just to mention, Jen McCabe from http://imoveyou.com , Y Combinator s10, is another female founder that is doing well.
I think trial software has the connotation of being time limited. This whole section of the rules is just saying that they should be able to use the software as much as they want without having a "dead" app in the phone after the software expires. Lite just means less features/levels so that is permissible.
Interesting you mention the kids who are barely able to read while saying you don't want to pay for someone else to appreciate art, literature, music, etc. What sort of reading do you have in mind for these kids to learn? Should we just teach them how to read an operating manual for machinery or the instruction set for putting something together? Reading is an essential part of learning to appreciate art, music, literature.

I think it was Socrates that said the unexamined life is not worth living. I guess I'd like to give everyone a chance at having a life worth living by exposing them to thoughts, ideas, and experiences that are essential to an enriched human life. This means teaching us all how to appreciate art, literature, music, etc. It also has the added bonus of making society a better place to live.
The development chart of Instant sounds interesting. I've been unable to find it - could you provide a URL?
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DO NOT ask for anything in return from anyone.

I'm very much onboard with much of the other advice, and would have agreed with this bit for something like 25 or 26 years of my life. My goodness, I sure wasted a lot of people's time.

Create more value than you capture, but don't be afraid to sell. It gets easier with practice, and it is a core competence in a startup founder. You've got to be able to sell to customers, sell to investors, sell to the press, sell to your employees, etc etc. The most direct path to what you want is a) describing why it is in X's interest to give it to you and then b) asking for it. It works. Astoundingly well.

Relatedly, "quality content will win out" is not a marketing strategy. Much closer to the truth is this old chestnut: if your ideas are any good, you'll have to shove them down people's throats.

P.S. You're not a nobody. You're someone who has something X should want, but does not yet have a personal introduction, means of social proof, or whatever it is that the supposed "somebodies" have. You can fix that, and you should fix it, ASAP. The ROI on fixing it will be spectacularly better than more cold emails.
Yep, the rejection part I agree with. I wanted to write something actionable instead of yet another theoretical musing on the dearth of women in technology. The "why" part of it is something that I think has been well-explored.
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From what I see, both offered phones are T-Mobile frequencies only?
Just because python packaging sucks doesn't mean Django should drop it's "design integrity" just to throw things in people "really feel the need for". Otherwise Django bloats, gets complex and to big to deal with, and it goes the way of Zope.
Did Google shoot themselves in the foot with Google Instant?
Will the new Google Instant affect Google Adwords revenue? The new Google Instant seems to encourage users to fine tune search phrases by showing results in real time. This provides for an interesting experience for users, but will it be good for Google Adwords revenue? Seems the extra time spent continuously typing could significantly affect which ads get displayed, thereby affecting CTRs and ultimately Adword revenue. Thoughts?
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You say that this the the wrong problem because you know what you are looking for. But think for a moment, there are lots of people who will put a name in the browser and obtain a lot of queries of people like them. So for people that are curious and like hearing rumours this is a nice tool.

Just an example:

What's new about sex?

Sex ....... (imagine the top suggestions)

What's new about my favourite singer?

What's new about my best enemy?

You .....................
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How is this the fault of the institute? If people are pursuing what they want, and the institute is providing it, then they are succeeding in sharing knowledge. Isn't this the mission statement of most colleges and universities? There are reasons schools like ITT and University of Phoenix exist; and a whole different reason for schools like MIT, RIT, Standford, etc. to exist.

People need to realize that there is no need for 175k history major graduates each year and that they will probably never use their degree. The same goes for many other majors, but you know what, if you love it, pursue it, right? Isn't that what entrepreneurship is all about? Just be realistic about your path.

If the cost of schooling is getting out of hand then the people paying for it should do something about it, as some already are. See University of Puerto Rico: http://www.workers.org/2010/world/upr_0520/
Our team did Insights [1] training, which is like the Meyers-Briggs test but with different pivots (it's sort of hard to explain). One of the great things that came out of it was a team graph showing where each person was, so when you interacted with each other you could be mindful of the personality of your coworker (do they appreciate public praise or do they want a quiet personal thanks? do they prefer a get-to-they-point approach or a larger backstory and context to a task? etc.).

[1] http://www.insights.com/index.aspx
and that's why you have to attack the problem at every decision point. From birth to death we are told what is a masculin job and what is a feminine job. So from birth to death we need to start pointing out that jobs are simply to be done by people who can accomplish the tasks.
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Nice alex. But isn't it spelt "Kia ora"? It's a long time since I've been home to NZ - maybe I'm just out of date.
Isn't the logging system being fixed in 1.3?
The Peacekeeper benchmark has some glaring flaws in the benchmark code:

http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/bz/archives/020664.html

(For example, "The benchmark starts with an array of 100,000 elements and removes 20 elements for each call. After 5000 calls, the calls become no-ops, and the benchmark then times those no-ops.")
I've seen a lot of messages saying Apple "crumbled" to Adobe (pun intended).
While the initial implementation of the rules may have been a knee jerk reaction to Flash, I think its more likely Apple relaxed the specific rules to allow Unreal Engine powered games.
Thus allowing themselves to fully compete against the PSP & DS.
There's an external headset that "unwrinkles" your brain algorithmically and gets very accurate readings without requiring direct contact with your brain. http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/tan_le_a_headset_that_read...
Engadget.com posted an excellent summary regarding Apple's new App Store review guidelines:

"We have lots of kids downloading lots of apps, and parental controls don't work unless the parents set them up (many don't). So know that we're keeping an eye out for the kids."

"We have over 250,000 apps in the App Store. We don't need any more Fart apps."

"We have lots of serious developers who don't want their quality Apps to be surrounded by amateur hour."

"If your app is rejected, we have a Review Board that you can appeal to. If you run to the press and trash us, it never helps."

"This is a living document, and new apps presenting new questions may result in new rules at any time. Perhaps your app will trigger this."

"If it sounds like we're control freaks, well, maybe it's because we're so committed to our users and making sure they have a quality experience with our products."

More here: http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/09/apples-app-store-review-g...
>A public good is a good which is non-rivalrous and non-excludible. Published research fits this criteria. Teaching does not.

As I said, the merger of the two is a public good. It makes research a fundamental part of our notion of learning, and it makes undirected research possible.

I'm firmly in the teachers should do, and doers should teach camp. Society as a whole is better off if there is cross-pollination between these two fields. If you can only do, no one will benefit from your knowledge. If you can only teach, what exactly are you teaching? So teaching is not 'waste.' Industry would do well to allocate significant resources to teaching, and in fact they do. Government has more freedom to think long-term and focus on fostering more researchers at the expense of present gains. If you had your way, it would create significant gains in the next ten years, but out 20-30 years, there would be a significant drop off.

In fact, there's evidence we're already experiencing this drop-off, due to declining school funding, both at the university and k-12 level.
Thanks, you're right that is the biggest problem we are currently facing. We seem to have good "retention" rate with our iphone apps (people who come back often to use the app), but our downloads are low. I must admit I'm not sure what we propose is compelling enough for people to change their news reading habits. Will people really come to us to consume news or will they simply google the people instead -- that we do not know yet.

I currently use the app to track my favorite hockey team and it works pretty well. I get all the signings / analysis / articles in almost real-time. I think it's definitely useful for sports -- but then again I could probably get such news through team-specific rss feeds.
This is a most unenlightened point of view. Music, art, story telling have been part of human cultures for thousands of years. One of the finest aspects of being human is enjoying these things. Literature, art, and music are always needed. They make life worth living.

Some societies don't have the money to make these things available to everyone. That's a shame. The U.S. and EU are societies that can afford to make these things available to everyone.

Why downvote me when you agree with my original post. You yourself say that "soft majors are not wanted". Indeed, they aren't wanted but they are needed and it's a shame that they aren't wanted. There's a reason dictatorial governments always control the arts, music, and literature. They fear the ideas, the progress that these things bring to a country.
No, I'm fairly sure this is not possible for me.

Although it is not a practical consideration, I do wonder what would happen if everybody followed the nothing ventured nothing gained advice and sent cold the 'optimal' amount of cold solicitations. There would have to be a point of diminishing returns eventually, in aggregate.

Is this an important property of good advice - that people do not follow it, otherwise it ceases to be good advice?
I find this "don't spend my tax dollars on anything that doesn't directly benefit me" attitude to be mean-spirited,...

He advocated spending money to educate illiterate people rather than already-educated people. I think it's pretty clear he isn't illiterate, so how is he advocating only spending money that directly benefits him?
I just read a book called "The Millionaire Code" http://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Code-Paths-Wealth-Building...

that talked about these personality types as well. The premise of the book is that by understanding your type and choosing a career that is a good fit you are more likely to achieve financial independence. One thing that occurred to me while reading it was that so many of the holy wars in software might be rooted in the fundamentally different perspectives that the different types have. The big one that comes to mind is the difference between the Perceiver and the Judger. Here I'm thinking about programmers who want to prescribe rules of style on the team, or even things like late versus early binding.

For what its worth the book listed historical examples of INTJ as people like Edison and Ben Franklin while INTP were Einstein and Carl Jung.
I was referring to analog cables.. but yeah, if you're buying new, getting an end-to-end digital setup is entirely feasible. Still, you probably want a single minijack-to-phono for plugging in an iPod.
MongoDB is elegant and remarkably powerful. Every developer should run through the excellent getting started tutorial they have for it, as it really is eye opening.

http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Tutorial

However I have to respectfully disagree on the "Simple queries" bit. The SQL example given is kind of terrible, however how about-

SELECT * FROM users WHERE id IN (SELECT user_id FROM events WHERE published_at IS NOT NULL)

or

SELECT * FROM users WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM events WHERE published_at IS NOT AND user_id = users.id)

(Never use group by as a surrogate for IN/EXISTS. It forces the server to do a lot of unnecessary work)

Is that really unintuitive? Perhaps it's just acclimation, but I find those incredible easy to grep, with the MongoDB example being a variant of the same thing.

Of course that's just for very basic queries. Aggregations in MongoDB are far from intuitive (http://browsertoolkit.com/fault-tolerance.png).
Don't forget Jessica Mah of InDinero.
Actually, we're far from "one framework" - just because one has a lot of mindshare doesn't mean we have like 30 of them floating around. Web.py, Django, Repoze, Flask, on and on and on.

I think writing a python web framework is a rite of passage.
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Why not just have Disqus sponsor the DSF/Django core. Forking it is exceedingly short sighted.
I had issues with my login when my laptop overheated and I was trying to use my iPad. I'll not log into the other one though :)
I completely agree on the Startup School piece of advice. I flew out from Nebraska last year and met more entrepreneurial/like-minded people than I ever knew existed. That event was one of the main motivations for me to move out to the Valley.

I still keep in close contact with a number of people I met from that event last year. There are very few places where you can meet fellow hackers who are entrepreneurial focused. Hearing what the speakers have to say is just the icing on the cake.
I'm skimming the guidelines, and I don't see a restriction on one of the most well-known app rejections: duplicating functionality of built-in apps.

I noticed that guideline 2.11 states, "Apps that duplicate apps already in the App Store may be rejected, particularly if there are many of them", but that seems intended for preventing a bunch of near-duplicate 3rd party apps, not the "Thou Shalt Not Write a New Mail Client" commandment.

I wonder, does this "relaxation" include relaxing that restriction?
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Yeah your totally right. That was just a test trying out typekit. The main kiwigrove site is way out of date.
I totally agree. Even without taking the test, I found that only one or two of the enneagram types describe me and many of my family members to the T. Not all of the types. And even though I've changed Myers-Briggs types over time (which MBTI does not model), my primary enneatype has not changed. The changes that I've gone through, however, were modeled by the enneagram in a predictable way, with (in my opinion) an accurate reason for why those changes occurred.

It won't work 100%; you can't pigeon-hole everyone. It's just a model. But in the end, I found my research of the enneagram to be extremely helpful for personal growth by allowing me to be more aware of my own patterns. Patterns for reacting to problems, patterns for trying to get what I want, etc.
I don't read the post, but from the comment I think that in order to lose weight there is an easy solution:

Eat less and move more.
To add a bit of context, I suggested Eric as a keynoter and encouraged him to give this talk, so the idea that the Django core team -- of which I'm a member -- isn't responsive is bullshit.

In fact, we've had a "what's wrong with Django" talk at every DjangoCon -- the first had two, actually: Cal Henderson's hilarious talk, and Mark Ramm's incredibly insightful analysis of how Django can avoid some of the mistakes Zope made.

It's a bit of pet project of mine: I'm firmly convinced that we need a steady stream of constructive criticism. I unfortunately wasn't able to attend Eric's talk, but the slides have some great and valid points, and I suspect the video will be even better. Many of his conclusions (and the points made here) make me uncomfortable and unhappy about the status quo, and that's exactly the point.

If you look over the history of the "what's wrong" keynotes, in most cases the issues raised get fixed in the next release or two. For example, past "what's wrong" keynotes have complained about a lack of multiple database support, the weak "if" template tag, and puny CSRF protection -- all things fixed in Django 1.2.

So look, y'all can look on this as a set of complaints, or reasons not to use Django, or whatever the heck you want. To me, it's a todo list.

[edit: typos]
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weird, they are set to 1280px. just updated it to work on iphones.
They've always done this since the App Store was first launched - in fact, the cap was initially 10MB, not 20MB. And as someone with a metered data plan, I'm glad that I can't accidentally use a huge chunk of my bandwidth downloading a super large game or app, but I'd also prefer a way to override this restriction if I'm OK with downloading a 25MB app or podcast over the cell network.
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fair enough .. i thought it was a spammer or someone rooting for tumblr :D
Yes, you're correct. But its the same $5 no matter what instance size you use, which is what this spreadsheet is for.

Also, on my small slicehost, I'm paying $20/mo for 1/3 the RAM, and using 6GB of disk, which would be $0.60 on EBS.
Thanks, I really like your idea of a product for professionals. It would definitely be useful for them. And tracking subjects is something we really want to do! Our first product was a "speedreader" bookmarklet that extracted the most important concepts of a webpage and generated a navigation tool that allowed you to scroll to them. Unfortunately, identifying important concepts in a document is a much harder problem than named-entities/organizations (but doable I think).
It is interesting just how much Y-Combinator itself resembles the business model of a university, except that it really can make a deal for a percent of a student's future earnings in a socially palatable way. Like a top university, much of its value seems to come from signaling and the hype generated just from the label of being a Y-Combinator startup.

This may or not be correlated with the actual advice but it is certainly correlated with the difficulty of the admission process, and this forms a positive feedback loop. Top universities also have on their side the fact that having rich parents very much correlates with future success, which in term helps perpetuate their prestige and ability to charge more for admissions.
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How is it not a benefit? If a carrier's actions really disgust me, I can just switch to a different carrier and still have access to a platform that is substantially the same. I'm not necessarily locked in to a carrier, unlike, say, someone who just has to have their iPhone.
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No he is saying that there is a slight flaw in the logic that:

1, An educated population is good for society.

2, Education happens by going to university

3, People that don't want to study hard and become doctors/engineers/scientists can go to university and do media studies.

5, Since they have been to university they are educated and therefore good for society - see 1.

6, Since more people want to do media studies than chemistry the chemistry depts are be shut down to increase funding for media studies.
I don't know anything about this, so I'm just speculating:

Are they into socializing? Or are they just into a pleasant distraction that fires off addicting dopamine patterns that they can also share with their peers?
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unfortunately people won't actually know how to plant stuff, and will expect their watermelons to grow in 36 hours.
Well, I'm a Capricorn, and us Capcricorns don't believe in astrology.