skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I personally do not feel that there is a correlation between sex and maths skills. Its the stereotypes that result in girls not actively pursuing maths related courses. If provided the right education and motivation, anyone can be good at any subject. In India, for example, where the students have no choice but to learn predefined syllabus, girls do pretty well in Maths.
Diversity of people and opinions are why cities are preferable to rural areas. It’s also why inclusive cultures like America, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong and Argentina are more innovative than monocultures like Mainland China, India, and certain European countries.
This is oxymoronic - the point of 'sci-fi' is not to be accurate. If it has a single 'point of reference' it is to inform our thinking about this world by depicting alternative realities that illuminate our awareness of this reality....IMHO
I have a few reasons chip speeds have stalled

- Intel has been at the top for too long.
- x86 is to complex
- nVidia and AMD are being blocked from making x86 chips
- PCs pretty much require x86 to exist.

moving to graphine might allow for an increase in chip temp, but do you really want a processor running at a few hundred to a thousand degrees? are you willing to pump 200-2k watts into a chip?

thank god that we didn't make this mistake with mobile
and most platforms use an abstraction level language
like c#, java, or javascript.

I am personally hoping that data centers really are evaluating ARM chips. The instruction set is smaller, they are lower power, and there are more producers of ARM cores, so prices are much lower. A good intel chip will cost $200-$500, while a chip with an ARM core is probably in the $25-$100 range.

How much does a tegra2, A4, or snapdragon cost?

I imagine the future of data centers will be arrays of system on chip ARM cores paired with high doses of flash memory. Running your web app off of 1,000 ARM cores might cost you a few thousand a month.
This is pretty interesting. Where was this?

Across the USSR. Lithuania was a part of it during my school years (except for the last couple of months, Lithuania proclaimed renewed independence in March 1990, I graduated in June) and we had this course too. We even had two-weeks of kind of military camp after the 10th grade.
I like Carlos Slim's approach to charity.
He still use it time to time on relatively small scale when it's an efficient too.
But he focuses his effort on doing business. That's the best way businessmen can contribute to society.
Care to explain the other ball of wax because I don't see it even after you point it out.
Read the last link on the bits about male privilege that go under the radar. You'll learn something.

Proof's in the pudding, gents. If there's nothing wrong with computing and women, how come more women aren't doing it? There are proportionately more women in physics, math, and other "harder math" disciplines than there are in CS, let alone the number of women in the life sciences where it's either 50/50 or maybe even more women than men. So what's different about CS?
If you have any question about content from the public talks, I will answer it to the best of my ability. As I mentioned, in some cases the best answer I can give is "You really want to wait until you can see this one on video."
It also depends upon the elements present in the group. Obviously, riots and the "mob mentality" are undesirable. However there are ways to minimize these behaviors. In James Surowiecki's book, The Wisdom of the Crowds, he identifies 4 elements that need to present in order to have a wise crowd:

[from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wisdom_of_Crowds]

1. Diversity of opinion - Each person should have private information even if it's just an eccentric interpretation of the known facts.

2. Independence - People's opinions aren't determined by the opinions of those around them.

3. Decentralization - People are able to specialize and draw on local knowledge.

4. Aggregation - Some mechanism exists for turning private judgments into a collective decision.
In many cases, the choices are made at a very young age or by other people (relatives) and this leads to stereotypes playing a huge role.
Charity is most needed for problems that have no other natural source of funding. If the government/private sector can solve certain problems, then charities are perhaps not the best vehicle for solving those particular problems.

Buffett and Gates specifically focus on the former. Trying to reduce extreme poverty, provide healthcare, and educational opportunities. They also believe every life is of equal value. So the challenge then becomes helping the most people per dollar invested.

Some of the most well developed medical technologies/ solutions exists because their's a lot of wealthy people with those problems. A lot of male baldness and not so much malaria.

Malaria is a treatable disease. Millions die because they don't have access to care. You can't say these people would be better off employed, as if their health is not a factor in their economic output. Hence, the goal of trying to eliminate malaria is a valid philanthropic activity.

Buffett also donated through one of his children's foundations, to help solve/minimize the potential for a nuclear event. His view is pretty grim: the information is already out there, getting into more hands, and so the probability approaches 1 that an event will occur at some point in the future. What other natural funding exists for trying to solve this? It might be futile, it might be incredibly hard, but you need smart capable people working on this.

Furthermore, helping the rest of the world become a little bit more prosperous might reduce hostility, and violence that desperate people can be induced into. While businesses have had a great history of introducing wealth into the world, its always done with a profit motive. Where there is no profit potential, there is no interest of a business to be involved. A lot of these problems don't have those profit potentials. Hence, charity works in these areas.
I have a friend who was well off and was very much against handouts for most people. He would go on about people needing to get a job, pull themselves up and how not finding work was a lazy man's excuse. Then he lost his job, house, car, dog and health in less than a year and even had to move back in with his parents.

Amazing how his opinions have changed now that he is the one who despite his best efforts is struggling to just barely get by. He still feels you should make your own way, but now realizes it can be much harder than it sounds.

The "go get a low paying job" safety net is not what it once was. People these days really need to get creative and find new ways to generate income.
We run a portable hookah pipe business: http://HoboHookah.com. Its pretty boutique, been around for 3 years. Its still a profit loser, but we've been featured on Thrillist, Swagapalooza (YC), WNBC (NY NBC affiliate) and Le Grande Fooding.

Whats been tough? Our first product was over priced by the manufacturer (although high quality) which did not make the first run profitable in any way. The other thing is lack of understanding of retail and manufacturing. We had no idea how the whole retail / wholesale / distributor / manufacturer business worked.

We've learned a lot (as they say: Starting a business is the cheapest MBA money can buy) and I think we'll be able to get profitable in 6-months and probably be able to exit in 2-3 years (there are some ideal buyers for the business).
Maybe using the software maliciously is a bad idea, but this seems to have exactly the same functionality as those programs people put on their laptops in case it gets stolen.
"34. The freedom to listen to speakers use gender fields in database schemata as an example of an attribute that never changes and only has two possible values without having to sit on your hands."

This one doesn't seem to belong as I'm sure most women would be just as likely to make this assumption as men, wouldn't they? This seems like it should be on a separate "Non-TransGender Programmer Privilege Checklist".
I imagine AI is really the last great frontier of computing at this point, isn't it? Unsurprising that Google wouldn't be sleeping on it
I'm involved in a non software startup called WickWerks. We make high performing bicycle parts. http://www.wickwerks.com
By growth rate. Even a large company could be a startup if it doubles in size in a year.
Not sure, but I would go with the published schedule. Better to be early than late.
Ask HN: What service can I use to setup a number that receives text messages?
I'm working on a project and would like for my users to be able to send stuff via text message. What services/companies should I look at that would allow me to handle the data coming in?
I wonder if there'll be substantial differences or if we'll see that "they're all full of shit" and people will simply become more jaded and cynical.
I repeat: not relevant to Ruby.

Re: your question about women and computer science, who knows? These kinds of questions are for psychologists and sociologists.

I know that many many feminists like to claim that they are not "logical" or "linear" and so do not like computing.

I doubt that claim is true, but that is the popular idea in academia...
Unless you're at a non-profit, revenue/sales/profit are what drives the company. If you can duct tape a product that gets me $1B of yearly recurring revenue then I will take that over the cleanest architected product that no one wants to pay for.

In one of my other comments from a different thread I made the point that a lot of developers don't realize that they should understand the business. When you do understand it and the salesperson is in a tizzy about the "wrong thing", you can point out, "actually, that's not the real revenue driver. XYZ is. Why does the customer think ABC is? I'll tell you why, it's because DEF. But by doing XYZ we can deliver ABC in six months time."

I think you'll find when you can talk at the level of business a lot of things become clearer for you and the sales team.
Netflix streaming documentaries (and other movies) and classic game emulation.

Don't have money to buy the tech I would buy for the kids. Maybe one day. Right now we teach them how to save money, and teach them about the expense of technology.
Login issues aside (I realise they are significant but they're very well covered here)...

This is a great product. I'm delighted for you that you've launched it as a shipable unit after what I'm sure was epic work. But you just cannot sell to consumers on a website that look like that. Your homepage consists of a graph, for crying out loud.
I agree. Also about (ii), she was assuming that she could speak for all women in the audience - that just because she found the slides offensive, that all women necessarily would be offended by those slides.
A central tenet of feminism is that you cannot ever take the words of an individual and extrapolate them to represent the views of an entire group.
Startup is looking for web app and mobile developers
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-Python (django) based web app in development.
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That's awesome! It seems like in a business like yours, product quality matters most for customer loyalty ("content is king" for business that aren't on the Web, if you will). Good to see that more food businesses (like yours and others like Kogi BBQ) are starting to care about what they turn out rather than how many tables they can turn over.

I also know as we grow, the lines will begin to define themselves between software startup and "real" business (just waiting to run into FCC regulations on clothing tags...egh).

We're enjoying it for now, though. :)
Very cool. You're probably going to get a few Xmas orders from my house!
we also don't need to be overly sensitive to prudish sensibilities and people who can't have a laugh.

You slipped in an unfounded claim. It is possible to disapprove of showing T&A on a slide without being prudish. I also like human bodies and spent part of my upbringing in a clothing-optional environment. I don't self-identify as a prude, I self identify as someone who has empathy for other people.

I'm comfortable discussing sexuality when sexuality is the topic. Sexuality is not the topic in a programming conference or forum. We bring other topics in as metaphors or similes to illustrate a technical point by choice. And it's our responsibility to consider all of the ramifications of our choice when we make it.

You know about "Godwin's Law," which has evolved into a dictum that comparing something to National Socialism ends the argument. As a responsible adult, I think about that before I compare anything to National Socialism.

In the case of women's bodies and sexuality, bringing this up in a professional setting is wrong. Not because we aren't sexual beings, but because we're supposed to be able to rise above that when circumstances demand. In the case of sexuality, the male-centric stuff being discussed by the OP creates an environment where many women feel that their sexuality is a distraction to their contribution as colleagues.

If you walk up to a woman at work and say that sexuality is a big part of life and part of what makes it worth living, you are creating a poisoned workplace environment. Donny, what does any of that have to do with Vietnam?

Finally, who are you or I to say what should or shouldn't discourage women from doing anything? That is blame the victim thinking writ large. It is enough for me that it does discourage some women.

Is the freedom to be juvenile more valuable than the contributions of those who don't want to be a part of a community that disregards their feelings?
Yup as my sibling reply noted, you can just use a CC with no PayPal account. Otherwise, feel free to send me an Amazon Gift Card for the amount of the purchase (I think that'd end up being like $28 with shipping) to my e-mail (and a follow-up message with your address) and I'll get that going right out to you!
Joshua.Estes [at] ScenicCityLabs [dot] com
I believe that money spent on education is money well spent. Building schools and etc, not only help to educate the young generation, but also provide jobs. An educated young man will be able to not only help himself, but his family and his surroundings.
Hanson's comment wasn't so bad [..]

and she shouldn't have mentioned it at all, because one bad example among four means people will write it off as petty feminist whining.

Dr. Nic's tweet was also pretty fucked up.

It may have been intended as subtle criticism. He probably didn't make the image, just found it and made a connection. Let's not judge hastily.
Mutalisks are a natural choice. The AI can individually control units to a super-human degree. Mutalisks are a harassment unit with a lot of potential upside when controlled properly.

Mutalisks are cost/power balanced around a human's ability to use them. Since AIs extract disproportionate value from them, they're likely overpowered for AI play.

The effect of AI control actually turns some aspects of game balance upside down. For example, Archons are normally considered an effective counter to Mutalisks (because of their splash damage). But AIs can exploit the Mutalisk's slightly superior range:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNpy8Wnvf7g

In human play, Scourge are usually a decent way to handle large numbers of Mutalisks. Small numbers of Mutalisks can evade Scourge, but in large numbers they're forced to trade. Not when the AI gets involved:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4dTVAATktY

Here are Wraiths versus Hydras (normally a cakewalk for the Hydras):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcjQhig88wE
Ask HN: Which converts better Paypal Payment Pro or Paypal Payment Standard?
Which one converts better? Do people prefer to be redirect to paypal to enter their credit card information or to enter it directly on the website?

I just switched from standard to pro on my website and don't have enough data to know which is better. Some feedback would be nice.

By the way my site is : http://thewillcreator.com
Wow, you rarely see that amount of craftsmanship these days. It's really great to see more businesses like that spring up simply because it's easy to get started and get your message out there thanks to the Internet.
For anyone that picks up the book, it is worth slogging through the boring first quarter of the book. After that point, each chapter gets better than the previous.
Why Rebel Groups Love the Toyota Hilux
I'm interested in this kind of product, but I live in an apartment and don't have access to my electric meter (or if I do, I definitely can't install things on it). Is there something like this I could use on individual outlets?
I think a animation like on this page http://unbounce.com/ would totally rock here (click on the bottom tabs).

disclaimer: I have no association with ubounce.com, I just wandered on their page yesterday and those animations really stayed with me I guess :)
You're definitely not alone in feeling that way. I'm sure someone will try to create some sort of 'Diaspora for GitHub' project at some point.
Oh wow I didn't know they were that small. I should ping them just to see what the possibilities are...
Lambdadance
It struck me as he was trying to be very careful and diplomatic with the wording so as to not say anything too extreme or controversial. Similar to when a politician is asked to make a statement, they do so, then afterward you're left with the distinct impression that they didn't really say anything. This is not meant as a criticism of his piece, I think it's more of a compliment that he seemed to realize (a) it was just a movie, and (b) nothing positive would come from him saying anything negative anyway. I believe he eventually got bank from a settlement, and I'd imagine he'd like to stay on good terms, publicly, with Zuckerberg and other key investors.
"... and own a monopoly"

Like Bill Gates and Microsoft, who were actually convicted as monopolists?

After working in aid in Africa, I have to say I agree more with the Mexican monopolist than the American one.
They also work well as a freshly-ground pepper gun as opposed to fiddling with manually grinding your pepper. :)
How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design
The point of the pictures was not to titillate — they were precisely equivalent to the silly cat pictures and Dilbert cartoons used to add levity to many presentations. It didn't go over well, but it's going way too far to insult Matt over a joke that fell flat — there was nothing woman-belittling about it, just some people aren't comfortable with silly pictures of (clothed) porn stars, including a male actor IIRC. Modulo that one presentation, Matt's contributions to the Ruby community have been quite substantial and always a class act.
A prime example of the type of over-sensitivity I refer to.

First - It's a jab, because I do think those who constantly make a point of being offended need to get a life. We all do it sometimes, but we need to recognize it as a flaw instead of making excuses and complaining.

Second - I'm not sure how it was directed at you personally.

Third - It most likely struck you because you fear there is some truth to it - if you knew it was untrue, it would not even begin to bother you - you probably wouldn't even notice. I find most of the time, when someone is offended, myself included, the cause more within the offended person, than the offender.
Oh wow nice! I like finding all these little jeans shops on the Internet. Each one has such a distinct style.
Really?

1. Chinese people do not have diverse opinions?

2. Every civilization that has people with differing opinions has been innovative?
Ask HN: My co-founder and I are about to split, what to do?
Dear HN,

My co-founder (who is a close friend) and I have been working on a startup for about 1 year now. My co-founder had the "idea" for a startup. He needed a programmer, so we joined forces. His role is supposed to be design (though currently the application uses my design) and sales/business development/marketing.

The product is 99% complete and could be launched in a week. Unfortunately, we can't agree on partnership terms and ownership of the company. My co-founder wants 60% of the company and refuses to split the equity equally with me. My attempts at discussing/negotiating this with my co-founder only stir hostile, belittling responses from him.

I've often felt bullied and mistreated by this person, who treats me like a "resource" and bosses me around like a child. Though in certain stages of the project my co-founder has contributed significantly to mocking up the user-interface, we've gone through many iterations and, currently, 100% of the design AND code was created by me.

It's looking like we are about to go our separate ways, and my he is threatening legal action and asking me to sign an NDA.

He is not trying to take my work. He wants to start from scratch again by finding a co-founder or hiring a developer to build his idea. The thing is, I'm still invested in my product. I don't want to ditch it.

I haven't signed anything up until now. I think my co-founder registered an LLC, but we've never agreed and signed any sort of partnership/ownership/nda agreement. What power do I have in this situation? Could I find a new non-technical co-founder and launch my product? As a last resort, I would even launch my product for free so my co-founder does not find another poor technical co-founder to abuse. I feel very cornered right now.

I've spent over 1200 hours designing and developing and have a very strong vision for the product.

What can I do?

Thanks in advance, HN. You guys are the best.

* ONE SUPER-IMPORTANT FACT I FORGOT TO MENTION *
My co-founder does not have access to my code. I've suspected a partnership breakdown for awhile now, and since I haven't signed anything legal, I decided to make sure all of my work stayed out of my co-founders hands. I've never signed any agreement. I haven't been paid a penny.
Swiss complete world's longest tunnel
You can publish negative results, but the bar is usually higher. It's easiest if you find some new "positive" reason for the negative result, so you can have a narrative along the lines of: you might think X would work, and here are all the reasons it's plausible, which we used to believe too, but it turns out it doesn't, because of Y.

If you don't have a reason for the failure, just "hmm, didn't seem to work", you can still publish, but it's harder. The next-best case is if you have a large-scale study failing to find a result for something that many other people have claimed should exist, e.g. power-line cancer studies. But if it isn't in that category, it's harder. The fundamental problem is that nobody wants thousands of paper saying "X doesn't cure cancer. X2 also doesn't. X3, once again, does not cure cancer", because the vast majority of Xs don't do Y.
I think the perfect model is the one Mohammed Unis advocates: so called "social entrepreneurship". The business makes a profit but it has a set of shareholders who control all voting rights who are interested in having the business do things that are not only motivated by profit.

In a way, Google is a bit like this. Sergei and Larry setup the company in such a way that they have far more voting rights than the non-founders and thus use Google to pursue aims that are more social, for instance developing new energy technology or cars that drive themselves, etc.
6 Characteristics of Successful Freemiums
What does the pink background on some items mean?
...but trust me on the sunscreen.
Thanks for making your detailed notes available to the public.

Out of interest: How many hours of your time were approximately invested in writing this blog post? A rough estimate is fine enough.