skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I'm fairly new to them and still improving, but I love them.

While I haven't done many of the cryptics in English papers (where they're apparently more popular), the ones I've seen have usually had far less pop culture references than conventional crosswords. Focusing on anagrams and other wordplay will probably be more helpful. The wikipedia entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptic_crossword) has a good summary of common clue types.

I usually do a first pass looking for the clue types I find easiest (anagrams and "hidden words" in the clue), and then the known shared letters provide extra clues.

There are some good free ones online here (http://thinks.com/crosswords/cryptic/cryptic.htm), and (in the US) Games magazine usually has two per issue. I've got a big stack of back issues. :)
If he loves his job, as he says he does, he'd be stupid to not even try and resolve the issues.

My suggestions aren't exactly along the lines of "just put up with it" or "give it a few years". He can easily try these steps while job hunting - won't delay him at all.

I went down this road, and it kept me happy enough to stay at an awesome company.
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Thanks for this, I've been annoyed that Python doesn't seem to have a book that's fun for beginners.
I'm not sure if you're setting expectations with him. I have this problem to some extent. Some of our guys email around everyone telling them what they're doing, asking questions, trying to get feedback from everyone else. Others have clammed up, don't talk, shut themselves in. When the guys that talk about what they're doing (and some of it is weird obscure stuff, so they kindly abstract it) then you know they've been working hard. The guys who were quiet, never said anything, then you walk past them one time while they're taking their lunch late at around 3 because they've been working on something, well it looks like they've been goofing off. The reason is that this is all the information that I as a manager have been provided with. I know my guys enough to know that they're not goofing off, but it can be a bit like herding cats sometimes.

If you tell your boss what you're doing at a high enough level ("I'm working through this set of problems to do with the way the car valuation service talks to us - they don't have any documentation so I'm having to work it out by hand", or "I've been looking through the code I've written to deal with car valuations, I think I can speed it up a lot and reduce the load on the computers so we don't have to buy new ones later") and put it in terms he'll understand he'll know you're working hard.

Some people are shit managers. I should know, I are one :) Sometimes it's easier to manage your manager than the other way around.

Also your 20 days holiday is below the legal minimum.
Yea, in Pittsburgh it's a very tight knit community, and everyone wants you to succeed. It's also super cheap to live here - while still being close to NYC/DC/Chicago/Toronto.
1. I tweeted about it.

2. I got everyone I knew that would tweet about it, to tweet about it.

3. I got on CSSMania, which converted at about 40%

4. I got on and am getting on a few more CSS Galleries (and designers are my target market!)

5. I got a lot of attention in a HN thread.

P.S. Where is the formatting guide on HN?
Awesome! Thank you very very much. Any possibility to get the psd?
roryokane identified much of the issues with the current design. Here you can see greybox mockup of new design http://212labs.com/retro/appadvocate.png. It has clear hierarchy of options, and they are clearly separated. I believe this is a better layout for this screen. Also I'm not sure about orange icons on brown background. I would add some contrast.
Offer HN: Hosting security / web site security / web malware removal help
I am really enjoying those "Offer" posts here on HN and already made use of a few of them. Because of that, I would like to offer a little back the community as well.

I have been working with security for many years and I am also the founder of http://sucuri.net, where we specialize in web site security monitoring and malware removal from web sites.

So, if your site got hacked, infected with malware/spam/etc and you need help, just email me at dd@sucuri.net. If you just need need someone to check things over, to make sure your security is solid, I can do that as well.

*just make sure to put in the email subject "Offer HN" and send your HN user id, so I know where this is coming from :)
GSM was cracked a long while ago, but now after Karsten Nohl has published his 1.7 TB rainbow tables via torrents, script kiddies will eventually be able to hack into your phones..

http://www.darknet.org.uk/2010/08/gsm-hacking-coming-to-the-...

Has anyone thought of what is gonna replace our broken A5/1 GSM privacy the next couple of years? Will we need new handsets to provide us with the next-gen cellphone encryption?
In a sales organization if you aren't a salesperson you are seen as a cost center. If you want to get their respect build some web only promotions and tell your boss you want a cut of the commission of every car sold through them or even better handle the sale yourself and take all the commission.
I'm legally blind and have been since birth. I only have vision on my right eye. My visual acuity is low (around 20/180) and my field of vision very narrow (less than 20deg). Still, it doesn't really stop me from doing much. I program-and I also design.

A couple of years ago I developed narrow-angle glaucoma, in addition to my other problems. After several laser surgeries failed to resolve the problem, I had a more invasive surgical procedure done. Afterwards, I was completely blind for 48hrs. Aside from the fact that it was terrifying, because at that point we didn't know how much of my vision would come back, I found that I was able to adjust fairly quickly. In just a few hours, I was able to get around the house, get dressed, shower, brush teeth, etc. unassisted. Eating was a little more difficult. It's hard to fork food you can't see. I stuck to sandwiches. I didn't attempt reading (I don't know Braille) or using the computer.

I'm sure this was made easier by the fact that I'm very familiar with my house and by the fact that my vision was already poor, so I'm more used to doing more things by feel/sound/memory, especially at night.

Which, I guess, answers your question, but to finish off the story:

After a couple of days, my vision started to slowly come back, though it was very blurry for a long time. I was able to start using the computer, via a combination of the screen reader, enlarging, and inverting the colors on the display. All I could see at that point were shapes, and, after about a week, in order to read text, it had to be about 128pt and high contrast.

Fortunately, most of my vision returned. The first couple of months were slow going, but after that, it got to the point where I could pretty much function as I did before. It took around 6 months to recover completely, though. I did end up losing some contrast sensitivity and as a result, I can no longer read printed text. There's just not enough contrast. I mean, I can see the words, reading for more than just a few minutes gives me a headache. So now I read books on an iPad and with the backlit screen (a backlit display helps a ton) and zoom capabilities, I can read without headaches.
They first (!) developed it in the 1800s. Nowadays it's done with lasers. Version 1.0 didn't have the laser beams.
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Yep, that's fine. =) Like I said, I didn't mean to address you specifically. I realise the context of your comment is more than the single phrase I quoted, and context changes things.
The only way to make these sort of attacks go away is for SSL to be ubiquitous.
Mono doesn't have a WPF alternative, so no on that front. I'm not sure about WINE but I'm guessing so.
Yes, I have been working on my anagram and wordplay (skills). Thanks for the resource. Will surely check. I think it turned up in Google when searching for cryptic crosswords..

I think I remember reading on ESR's website that hackers usually appreciate wordplay. Would love to see more hackers pitch in here!
There are some resources over at

http://www.crosswordunclued.com/

There is also a blog regarding daily "The Hindu" Crossword at:http://thehinducrosswordcorner.blogspot.com/
But with slicehost you get to pay twice as much. I honestly thought slicehost had been killed off when they were bought by rackspace.
ok, in a previous life I solved this in the following way: fire up a terminal, download lynx, set up a scary color scheme, then consume the web from the command line. This has 2 great effects:

1) You won't be looking at all those stupid picture threads
2) Monospaced white on black font works like a scarecrow on most people

Next, find yourself a better boss
Wow got 6 emails already. Replying to every one of them now!
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I was originally going to say that, being a linode customer for many years. But, I think it is great that other popular VPS solutions are stepping up. Very nice addition slicehost.
I had a situation very similar to this; I quit and started freelancing. One of the smartest (well...most worthwhile, probably not the smartest) things I've ever done. I had it easy as a single college student---if you're supporting a family it's a bit different---but if you're in the same position, do it. Move if you have to. There are worse things than hating your dead-end job. But not a lot of them.
I own http://www.chicagoteagarden.com - I'm using Ubercart for the checkout page. We don't have a huge amount of cart abandonment but I'm wondering if you see room for improvement as far as the UI goes. Thanks! My email is tony@chicagoteagarden.com
The MacBook Air looks pretty good (SSD standard!), but it s not as cheap (in either sense) than the typical netbook.

I run XCode on a Dell Mini 9 with Mac OS X. It has the expected tradeoffs: the keyboard is tiny, resolution too. But it's amazing how fast it feels die to the SSD. I simultaneously hate the keyboard for putting the quote key elsewhere, and am impressed that I can mostly adapt to this.
You might want to look at a simple chatbox I built on socket.io a few weeks back: http://github.com/dpritchett/chatbox

It's not IRC per se but it's a simple enough example of realtime chat via socket.io.
I would think, that in a company where your boss or managers understands what "the work is" that you do, you wouldn't have those problems.

Such a boss would treat you better, by not openly questioning your worthiness, better pay or even payed sick days.

You should move. Into an environment of bosses competing for the best talent.
I'd start by retaining your accountant as a consultant for a few additional hours, to run these questions by him. He should be able to tell you pretty quickly how easy/difficult/costly it will be to incorporate as a C or S corp, and issue stock.

Either way you choose to raise money-- via bank or investors-- there is going to be a fair bit of pointless (to you) paperwork, and silly hoops to jump through. Get used to this idea. It is part of the price of doing business.
Why not just find a T61 on eBay for the same price and get a bulletproof, fast machine?
Ha, I wish we started with 20 days in the US. Starting out in the US you get 10 days of vacation at most companies (though also 10 federal holidays, so 20 total). At my company after 5 years you get 15 days, after 10 years you get 20 days. After 20 years you get 25 days. Yuck.
Thanks guys for the comments & upvotes :) iTunes App Store Clickable Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/todays-news/id396380628?mt=8
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I have contacted someone at Buma/Stemra. He is looking in to this.I'll get back asap. Jonathan contact me for more details.
To add to the sound GTFO advice posted already: When you do get a new job (and you should), make sure you're on the revenue side of the business rather than contributing to the company's costs.

Apart from the outsourcing you've done, your work is viewed by your employer as an expense rather than adding to the bottom line. When it comes time to cut the budget, you'll likely be lumped in with the 'fat' which can be removed without much pain.

Conversely, if you find a job where you are part of the engine bringing in revenue (whether as a consultant or a product developer), you will generally be treated much better and have more opportunities for advancement.
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I'm reading Anthony Bourdain's Kitchen Confidential right now, and it has a lot in common with a lot of Chuck Lorre's writing, this vanity card in particular. I absolutely love reading things by people who are clearly passionate about what they do.
A technical question, or a question in a tech job interview?

Non-technical:
What are you passionate about? (This can tell you a lot about someone.)

Technical:
How would you solve problem x? (Where x is an actual problem we have had to solve working on our application. Relevancy is important and cuts through the 99 common interview questions fluff).
A great way to get comfortable with node.js is to read github projects that are using it. I've got a few at github.com/dpritchett but I'd particularly recommend anything at http://github.com/jashkenas . Dig into some of the NodeKO winners and see if you can find source code, too.

stephank's orona (html5 tank game) is a neat project: http://github.com/stephank/orona
40 cells is 240 individually actuated pins.

10 lines is 2400.

80 x 25 is 12,000.
> What I find interesting about this is that apparently the Chinese have developed their own interconnect

This isn't uncommon in the HPC world. E.g., IBM's Blue Gene/L series features a custom torus interconnect.
Cool -- if you're new to Python, you may not be familiar with Dave's work. He's awesome. Consistently one of the best presentations at each PyCon.

@rguzman - do you know who runs hnofficehours.com? I found some bugs. :-/
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If you're interested in cryptics, you might also appreciate this website (http://www.zompist.com/kit.html) and accompanying book about making constructed languages for fun. I got the book a couple weeks ago, it's tons of fun.

Man. I should have gone into linguistics.
My understanding was that they were using MIPS derivatives or CPUs that used the MIPS instruction set.
It's amazing how much you can coast on momentum.
Meh, vBulletin isn't going to let me get a link that works for everyone. If you have an account on SitePoint just search threads by e39m5 and sort in ascending order. Sorry about that.
I wish this weren't true. We all need to be pushing towards 3, and I think introducing people to 2 isn't helping the community in general -- but it is the right thing on an individual level.
That's more of a general (if colorful) perspective on the language's origins and your experiences with it, but I'm wondering what specific features of the language you feel are missing?

I have experience with both PHP and Ruby, by the way, and am lead developer for a very large open source application built in PHP, used mostly for pragmatic reasons, but I am interested in hearing what language features people feel PHP is missing.
I've no idea where in the UK you are but where I am (Edinburgh) the average wage for a salaried PHP Dev is £20k-£25k and this is a VERY cheap area. So i'd say you're drastically underpaid, especially if you're futher south.

I chose not to work in Edinburgh because of the terrible pay, I'm a PHP contractor and i work in London for £300-£350 a day for 3 months and then come back to Edinburgh after the contract is over. I go back when i start to run out of money again. You should look into doing this if its an option for you. Feel free to contact me if you want to talk more about it.
If Steve Jobs was selling it, I do think people would fall for it.
You've got over 100k users, so I think you're doing pretty good on your own :-)

The home page is a little bare. I understand what the product does, but it would be good to move some of the questions on the help page to the home. For example, one thing I wondered was, once I login, will justunfollow unfollow everyone all at once? ON the help page, there's an answer to that question but the avergae user might not search it out.

Screenshots are always helpful. Gives me a chance to see what I'm signing up for.

Not really UI related, but saw your faq and you charge per year per account. Something like this, I can see it pissing off your power users/people who could promote your product and not really bringing in that much extra revenue.

After I signed up for your service, I see that its just basic and you have a premium package. It would be better if this was explained upfront. Perhaps a pricing page. The pricing is confusing also. On the FAQ, you say you charge per user per acct. On the upgrade page you say someone can link multiple accounts.

Home page needs to be widened. On Chrome, the top nav is being pushed to 2 lines. My Twitter username is partially covering the Like button and the upgrade link is on a second line.

Can the big justunfollow image be removed once I login? Its a better use of the page if this is reduced once people login. As it is now, the image is just pushing the stuff that people really want to see down the page.
Language is dynamic, get over it. Unless you want to stick to 'thee' and 'thy' (which clearly is not the first form of English). IMO "Begs the question" == "Raise the question" makes much more sense than the 'correct' interpretation.
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One of the most pleasurable benefits of TDD is that I can refactor code and not worry that I'm going to break something. On larger projects this is really liberating, I can develop with the same freedom that I did on day 1. It means that a code base can evolve smoothly and naturally, assimilating new requirements. Without that safety net you end up with code that gradually becomes a poorer fit for the requirements, changes becoming huge snaps as they are delayed over the fear of regressions.
Dmitri speaks the truth. I'm in the process of joining a company after meeting one of the founders at his meetup last month (White Bear Yard).

At £17k, you could be doing better driving a bus in London.
I've been working since posting this and haven't had time to properly read or reply to your comments, but wow - some really fantastic stuff here, from some very respectable people. I am going to have a great time reading and exploring what people have said, once I get a moment to sit down...

It seems a shame that all this expertise be confined to the bowels of the HN news list (which isn't search engine indexed, right?) - would it be acceptable to make some attempt to compile it into a (properly referenced, ofc) blog post or something that the rest of the world can see? What do people think about that?

Thanks for your responses, I am very impressed.

Dan
I think you answered your own question...
Came here to post this. You are most likely underpaid given the breadth of cool stuff you're building. Android and the scripted automation you mentioned are particularly good.

My advice is to contact a recruiter immediately and get used to the idea of moving around a bit. Look into telecommuting gigs as well. As long as you feel that you're lucky to have this job where you're undervalued you won't be happy with your life.

Find out what you're really worth. Find out what you're capable of.
[Updated. The first version of this comment didn't address some important points.]

Actually, I am outsourcing the designs. I've gathered a team of designers (five of them, currently) who design the logos for me on a commission basis, allowing me to scale my expenses as I make sales. The web platform I have set up allows clients to communicate with designers directly through the design process.

As this is the first version of my site, I am offering only a one-size-fits-all service to clients right now. As I work on marketing v1.0, however, I am also developing v2.0, a logo design marketplace.

One of the many good questions that has been raised in these comments is how to compete with established design marketplaces. Here are some of the ways I have considered.

- Offer equivalent services with a lower fee.
- Add additional services, such as an hour of brand consulting before the logo is designed, or assistance in placing the logo on the client website/etc.
- Providing a more complete branding package with letterhead, stationery, and website design.

In what other ways could I compete? Perhaps the most fundamental question is whether this market is so crowded and has such established/successful companies in it already that I should not attempt to direct in the logo market completely. In that case, what other niches have you seen that are similar but less crowded? I am not opposed to pivoting.

An open question is how I will be able to maintain customer satisfaction and also keep logo quality at a high level, while scaling my services.
Ask HN: "coffee shop tailored for Tech people?"
What would you want to see in a coffee shop for tech people (more space, late hours, more plugs ..etc)
Location: NYC
You have limited options. I suggest using the internet for reference material only (no HN or Slashdot allowed). Your boss is not going to change. What is your job worth to you now? Do you need more compensation? If so, I suggest working on leverage first:

1) Apply for other jobs, even if you must move. Only with a job offer do you have leverage to get more pay.

2) Would ODesk or eLance provide enough income to live where you are?

3) When burned out, get out of your desk and walk around find out who knows who.

4) The only way you can get another job is through your contacts. #1 is a terrible way to get a job. Expand your list of contacts.
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It should probably be said that you're not "locked" into Pittsburgh for 5 years. Plenty of the companies that have taken this investment (AlphaLab & the parent org IW) have relocated in other areas of the country: ModCloth, Clearspring, etc.

However, of the AlphaLab companies nearly all have stayed in Pittsburgh. One was acquired and had to move to Texas.

There's actually quite a few tech groups (as +30) in Pittsburgh. I did this Google embed because people kept asking: http://PghTechEvents.com

There's also HackPittsburgh.com for the Maker crowd.
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"Web scale"
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The cost of installing new panels can be quite high, depending on where they are installed. Also I'd be worried of a format war - I bet that each manufacturer comes up with his own standard, which would lead to higher prices for the replacement and the possibility that your format disappears from the market in a couple of years.
if finally the problem is with youtube, contact with my at twitter @ariadnanet , i had a similar problem i i know someone at youtube that can help you
20 (working) days is four weeks - most places in the US only start someone at 10 days. I got lucky and landed at a place that starts with 15.
For those who missed this offer, you may wish to see this:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide

And in particular:
http://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Help
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Well, obviously, first get rid of "Just another WordPress site". Your image is confusing (to me, at least) and I think you could use a professional designer there. Also the subheadline (below image) sounds like you are shouting so maybe you can decrease the size a bit.

And yes, put "$9 only for limited time. Only X spots left" right below your 'Subscribe' button.

All in all, I think the page lacks "visual appeal" which creates trustworthiness. So, perhaps you can invest in some design.
well "i know someone at youtube" is only that i have an email address of the person that can solve, but unfortunablely is not my friend :)
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