skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I've long considered using bayesian classification to mark feeds for like/dislike so the system can learn what I like, but from what I hear, the amount of text in the feed may not be sufficient to classify properly. I have previously looked at http://uclassify.com that provides such a web-service that classifies text based on various criteria. I also remember signing up for an actual rss reader web-service that planned to use bayesian classification to learn your likings a couple of years, but they never released -- I don't recall the site name right now.
I can't comment on the frat aspect, but I can comment on how to be become extroverted: take some theater classes at the junior college. After 2 semesters of acting -- getting up in front of people and trying to project emotion and drama while interacting with your fellow actors -- you will never consider yourself shy again.
UAV startup from a couple of my friends...
The story here isn't that Russia does this stuff, it's that Microsoft is participating.
You should look into Lift (http://liftweb.net). It has a lot of what you describe. Here's a getting started slide deck I gave last year:

https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dcbpz3ck_24f3v83ggz&...
They reporters already went to corporate HQ and got the bullshit runaround.
I also found http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism which is somewhat related. Not exactly what I was looking for though.
Hmmm... I actually just loaded billmonk.com last night after a couple of years of not checking on it and it loaded fine. Today, no dice.
Obviously, I agree. I think that pennies are unfortunate for the opportunity cost, among other things. I like them for nostalgia and wouldn't want them to die completely, but if they went the way of the $2 bill, that would be OK - rare novelties, not a bother for pricing.

I actually want people to use more $2 bills, they're quite lovely.

@phamilton, not sure I follow. You could just round up or down as needed?
I'm not talking about the getting over being shy. I'm talking about the over compensating that causes all of the ones-up-manship and degradation amongst members that I've seen.

I wouldn't knock any of the positive aspects of gaining some social skills...
I completely agree, I find it weird whenever someone mentions Hadoop as as NOSQL. Hadoop is a Distributed Computing system. While HDFS is the Database.

Hadoop is more of an Distributed O.S. to run process and store data across multiple machines.
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The fig filling in fig newtons is crunch because it contains seeds. ;)
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Even though Atwood refers to version numbers as (false) indicators of progress, he has an important point: the earlier you release, the sooner you'll be able to make crucial corrections.

If your product managers are clairvoyant you do not need short release cycles. The PMs just tell the developers what kind of features the market will value in, say, three years. The development team is then able to concentrate on building a feature-rich and consistent product without the pressure of producing something quickly and then testing it on the market.

In any other case, you probably benefit from releasing several major versions within a couple of years.
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Does this fig hold a wasp? That's an enigma, wrapped in mystery, wrapped in bacon.
I wouldn't classify all introverts as being virgins.
I have been experiencing horrible API downtime’s for the past 3 days. When a developer is working with a brittle API that can be up one minute, and down for hours it becomes extremely frustrating.

So yesterday I had to ask myself a few questions:
1) Do I still like tumblr?
2) Are they worth it?

The answers for me were Yes, and Yes…

So I created a page/service to make tracking down the uptime/downtime issues a bit easier, if you’re interested in my API then hit me up @icodeforlove

Here is the page: http://tumblruptime.icodeforlove.com/
You may want to read this, written by an Indian so more in lacs and rupees than in dollars and millions.
But you would get the point.
http://www.pluggd.in/why-work-for-a-startup-297/
Are you just making an observation or is there some significance to your comment?
You forgot to first make a small lengthwise cut in the fig, and fill it with blue cheese. Then wrap it with bacon, secure with a toothpick, and put it on the bbq.
Just wondering: does the concept of fraternities make any sense to non-US readers? Are there parallels elsewhere? I went to a school in the US, but one that had abolished them years before I got there. I never felt that I was missing something. But it's interesting to read all the positive responses here.

True or not, one often hears that that US higher education is the best in the world. To my knowledge, only the US has fraternities and sororities: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraternities_and_sororities>.... And yet I've never heard anyone claim that this is our secret advantage. Perhaps?
I knew there had to be an explanation why I never liked figs.
We got figs in at a restaurant I cook at this past week. We have fig ravioli on our seared scallop app (with frisse, radiccio, butternut puree, and reduced port), a fresh fig salad with fig vin (and mesclun, candied pinenuts, fried onions, and goat cheese mousse), and bruleed figs on our whipped chocolate dessert (with mint sorbet). Fun product, and, for us anyway, insect free.
I have to admit, I like greplin's job posting: https://www.greplin.com/jobs
I am in the same boat. Though the site has been unstable for a while it totally died today. @goberoi please convince them to let users export all the transactions. Thanks
Anyone care to elaborate?
That's great to hear. Recently (some months), myself and a friend got past through the same situation than yours. We have a project we were building at night for some other months and then we thought we should be courageous and give it shot and jump into the adventure of leaving you day-job to create a startup. With some dedicated search through our contacts, we have found an investor willing to help us feed our funds too and we have been making real progress towards our company's success. I must say, it has been great to work with my own project and a fellow partner that helps me through ups and downs to create this reality for us. :-) Everything just depends on our own effort and willingness. It's hard at first, but once we'd crossed that path, its invigorating that we can live without 9-5's.. :).. Thanks Hacker News to make us meet so many great people! Best wishes for you all.
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Quit and join campus activities that actually interest you. You will have a much better college experience if you say, join the Campus Radio because you like music and everyone else is there because they like music. In most greek fraternities, there is usually zero shared interest why you're there. It's an institution with no core purpose or function other than guaranteeing its own survival by luring in more freshmen. At least the large monolithic bureaucratic organizations in our society exist to fulfill some purpose, however inefficiently.

In business, you choose your associates carefully and don't spend time with people who bring down your focus and energy. Rushing a fraternity is the opposite of choosing your associates carefully. It's taking a big risk on who your going to be stuck with for the next 4 years and gambling away your identity.

When you commit yourself to a time intensive organization or social group, it becomes your identity to everyone else (like it or not). If you want to live a self-aware life, only commit your time and identity to organizations whose function and purpose you passionately believe in.

If you are doing it to party, rest assured other campus organizations will party just as much. If you are doing it to meet girls, do community service instead. Trust me, hot girls LOVE doing community service.

edit: thanks for the downvotes, br0s.

Challenge to any fraternity members: How are Greek Fraternities not the exact definition of a "sick system" as defined here: http://issendai.livejournal.com/572510.html
and discussed thoroughly on YC here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1677013

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My favourite suggestion about this is "rebasing", which Austan Goolsbee (among others) has written about: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/business/01scenes.html
I have been an extroverted kid, then became big time shy and timid as a teen and now getting out of it.

From experience and observation, I would say, you being shy and timid so far doesn't mean you have to be like that forever or you will be like that forever.

Yes, you can definitely improve, there is no magic pill, just get yourself into social situations with crowds, try to open out and learn from errors, you may stumble sometimes, you may embarrass yourself sometimes, but none of them are going to kill you.

You can even use your embarrassment as funny stories later.

But don't wait to work on your social skills and then pledge, use this exposure itself as a tool to increase your social quotient.

Make and surround yourself with some understanding friends but relatively more extroverted people. It can help.

Good luck.
If we were being poetic, here, then I'd say that Man's greatest enemy is Man themselves, but this is HN, so I won't. For a runner up, I would at least choose an animal that can actually kill a healthy human, rather than one that and annoy a healthy human and kill a subset with allergic reactions of venom.

How about one that kills one to three million humans, mostly very young children, every year? The mosquito is man's greatest animal enemy. Actually, I think it's safe to say that mosquito is a worse enemy to man than man himself, since mosquito-borne malaria has been responsible for many more deaths than all the wars in history.

Big predators, on the other hand, like bears or lions, which are physically capable of killing a human single-handedly, are responsible for so few human deaths as to be lost in statistical noise.
When I started college (I'm an Engineer), I was relatively extroverted, but definitely not a partier or drinker. I wanted to make some of the same changes you discuss, so I rushed a couple fraternities and made a lot of friends. I got bids from 3 fraternities but didn't go with any of them, because in the end, as much as I liked the people, the fraternity lifestyle just didn't jive with my independence.

I was still able to become well-entrenched in the social scenes, because I participated in a lot of extra-curricular activities: Formula SAE, Mobile Robotics, WKUF 97.3FM, The Muse (our art publication), DEX (collegiate marketing competition), Firebirds Car Club, started a rock band, etc. These are all things that interested me, and I met a lot of friends, across all fraternities and sororities and independents, who shared these interests.

My point is this: there are a lot of ways to make friends, be social, and party. Don't sell yourself short by thinking that a fraternity is the only path. There are a lot of good reasons to join a fraternity outside of the social/party aspect, those are the things you should be considering. If a fraternity seems right to you, then do it. If not, don't worry, there are other ways.

EDIT: Also, I wouldn't worry about "catching up" socially. Just try to enjoy yourself. And remember that everyone (and I mean EVERYONE) has something to teach you. Make it your mission to figure out what that is (and yes, this will be harder with some people than others).
Anyone in NYC looking for someone low-level? I'm primarily a reverse-engineer, but kernel and compiler dev is all good as well. I've been considering a move over that way, but haven't seen much outside of web and finance stuff.
I'm in a fraternity and can give you some coached advice. Every year we like to pull in that stereotypical, socially-awkward kid.

Why? Because their funny.

Your best bet is to be honest about your social ineptitude and play it off in a comedic fashion.

Pledging (and being around the older guys) will help you develop the social skills that you desire. If you're a hacker you're probably logical and analytical as hell. When you go out with these guys analyze them and what they do. Break it down and repeat their processes. What works for them will work for you.
Thanks, pretty interesting to see that.

I wonder how Matt feels about getting feedback in this way, apart from the open licensing. So many of the comments seem superficial (something a good copyeditor might simply fix, later in the process). He seems to be a good sport in responding, though.

And will his developmental editor at O'Reilly use this interface? Or can public scrutiny stand in for editorial oversight, and the 'true' editing will be minimal? Perhaps a new model for book publishers.

Is there a post mortem written anywhere by authors who have used a public commenting feedback system like this (The Django Book, Real World Haskell, among others)? I'm curious if it would be helpful or mostly annoying to authors.

I wonder if the commenting system itself encourages trivial, nitpicky corrections rather than big picture feedback.
"But now I'm in college and I want to change. I want to be social and party and so on."

Here's the thing you have to understand: the ideas of introversion and extraversion that you hear are usually a bit of an oversimplification. Everyone has an introverted and extraverted side. It's just that one of them is always dominant.

With that in mind, there's nothing wrong with developing your extraverted side. But it sounds like you're trying to change from being an introvert to an extravert which is futile. I know that I (as an introvert) wouldn't be able to handle a fraternity: I'd simply be too drained by the experience.

Instead, learn to enjoy being introverted and engage your extraverted side from time to time. You'll be much better off that way.
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> The only way for this to work would be for the companies to bear the whole burden of the tax and charge the same for a Big-Mac in LA (9.75% sales tax) and Salt Lake City (6% sales tax).

That or they just charge the Salt Lake City residents as IF they had 9.75% sales tax. Or they do some fancy booking, and charge the LA people a little less than 9.75% and the Salt Lake City people a little more than 6%
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Be careful with that line of reasoning, especially when not everyone may have the same ideas of what is "an important part of being human". Using your brain to do physics/math/writing/programming seems more important an experience than having sex.
This article was annoyingly over-written. You can find a much simpler explanation on the landing page of http://www.lipsum.com/.
Since we're offering advice, here's mine: Run away!
Well we may end up ditching our idea after some initial customer feedback so the idea itself isn't too important.

The team is definitely the most important. I've been looking for the last year. The advice has been oft repeated but here is my top criteria:

- Get people who can, at the end of the day, do everything.

- Get people who are better than you at something or multiple things (for example, coding, sales)

- Get people who are awesome at as many things as possible.

- Make sure your values and your expectations are in alignment about the endeavor. If one person expects VC funding and good pay to support a family and the other wants to go into ramen profitable mode it'll be tough.

- Make sure they are not pansies. Some people who have succeeded all their lives will give up at the first sign of trouble for 'easier pastures'. As best you can, try to find people who have grit and determination.

- If you're not sure, pass. Its alot cheaper to make the right decision than to have to divorce later.
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TL;DR: When in doubt, optimize for learning.
Thanks for your advice.

By the way, "go for broke" is just an expression. It means to commit fully.
> the university test (which nobody is arguing for, it's pretty stupid),

While this is not what the article is about, university entrance examinations seem to be commonplace around the world. It may not be perfect but it's hardly "stupid". In fact I find the American system rather bizarre.
Ask HN: Is Google reaching its limit?
I could argue Google has made only superficial improvements to it's search engine over the past 5 years. They tweak the algorithm, they change rankings, and they add "instant" search.

I get the distinct feeling that Google has already reached, or is quickly approaching a technology barrier, where they simply don't know how to improve search any further before their competitors catch up. And this is guiding their decisions to enter so many other industries and make so many acquisitions.

What do you think it will take to make a search engine several orders of magnitude better than Google than is today? (is NLP-based A.I. required?)
http://billmonk.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/billmonk-now-on-twi...

A comment has been posted on their blog.
I hope kieran changes that password if he uses it elsewhere.
The security theater was introduced after 9/11, for whatever real reason, and I think it would be really difficult to find evidence of the public actually asking for it. It's strange you claimed it did.

It's pretty difficult to believe it makes anyone feel safer, and if it does, it's comparable to believing in "change you can believe in".
I think it's the other way round. Someone who is 20 can expect to still be single and energetic when they are 27 or even 29.

If you are 31, then you are looking at doing a startup when you are 40+. Who knows if you will have the energy, not be tied down by family, or even still have relevant skills.
Tufte's had a lot of good ideas, but sparklines isn't one of them.
Three most salient points of the paper offer an almost direct counter to HFT’s biggest critics:

- HFT activity has no impact on market volatility and may event decrease it.

- The authors find that there is no evidence of abusive front running.

- HFT plays an important role in price efficiency and the price discovery process.
Sorry, big duck duck go user so I haven't even seen the new feature in action.
I would've thought there would be a legitimate claim on the name already, but it appears not. Lewis's Law it is!
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I've been torn between going to SF or staying in Boston. Interesting to see NYC might become a contender.
They already round the tax to the nearest 1c, why can't they just round to the nearest 5c?
Based on my experience building HFT systems and communicating with others doing HFT, the results of this study sound about right. HFT traders are essentially just market makers, meaning that they generally place orders on both sides of the market in an attempt to profit from short-term mean reversion.
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Its really bad that they've shut it down without any notice, at least for people to note down their data.
It's a neat-o trick, but in actual use I:

a) haven't found any practical benefit to having it
b) feel slightly ill-at-ease with the way it affects impression and click counting for adwords.
I don't like hot dogs and sausages for the taste. But the video makes the production look more palatable than what I had imagined.
How about millions of years?
A tough game to bear, although the more you succeed in the game (i.e. get rejected) the easier it probably gets to continue to do so. Hopefully this doesn't become a self-fulfilling prophecy when you actually intend to not get rejected at some point, although I suppose you can even it out be getting rejected at something else within that 24-hour period.
I can sympathize with your first example. But what's so bad about modifying genes?
Good job on Hackers and Founders last night. Kind of fun to be in the middle of college football fans discussing social media.
What little love I had for figs has now been squelched. Thank you.
Another thing I love about this idea: as it becomes more thinkable, people may hoard pennies. Penny shortages would make it more necessary to do something -- to combat the seigniorage loss and make the hoarder-voters happy.

Once it reaches a certain level of awareness/remote-likelihood, it could become a snowballing self-fulfilling prophecy/proposal.

So people, vote against the penny by hoarding it! You'll get a 400% return after the re-basing!
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Where are you located? I am currently in Boston. My tech is going to require low level linux hackery to get performance to the next level.
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Ask HN: Could e-gaming professionals become footballers?
IdrA Fanclub interview: Description A quick interview of StarCraft 2 professional gamer EG… http://goo.gl/fb/uaXsQ<p>Hardly an interview by Charile Rose to be fair but this guy is really good in the game, has a fair following, there are now pro-gaming leagues, 24x7 replays and live casts on the net and on TV in Korea. Personalities like husky starcraft - is this the new celebrity in the next 5-10 years? Will they replace or add-on to the old?
Upvoted for the upfront salary listing. I've ignored many a job posting due to this. Let me know if it's going to be worth my time up front.
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May I ask what you are using to disabled Javascript on the Google search pages? That sounds really useful.
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Giant squids of (penny) anger on the NY times. lol. John Green is great.

I agree though, I find penny's nearly completely worthless. At least I can still use nickels in vending machines.
And get rid of $1 bills, while you are at it.
Google still isn't particularly good at dealing with their paying customers though. AdWords support is OK at best, but lack of support basically killed the Nexus One.
Don't LA and Salt Lake City already have very different labour and land costs? The few percent difference in sales tax shouldn't matter too much.
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i think if one views google as a search company, its logical to make that conclusion. but i think google sees itself as a way to organize information and that battle is far from over with the amount of information that is coming online or being created.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/schmidt-data/

if you look at it from the organization perspective, some of the acquisitions seem a bit more logical. if you're google, do what you can to make sure your on the forefront of information organization (AI, AR, locale, instant...whatever might be the next way to organize)

I think startups that continue to organize that information will thrive

Less abstractly, google gets a vast majority of revenue from a few sources and thats risky, so enter lots of industries and try to diversify
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