skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Guess it depends what your skill set is.

I mean, any major city and given your average bloke, the answer is dead simple.

Drugs.

First you get the sugar, then you get the power, then you get the women. And income.
Node.js is mainly designed for the server-side, so desktop apps are not a high priority right now.
I love this idea, but I'm almost always using canvas with a bunch of click/hover handlers. If I export as a PNG I lose the ability to make things interactive. Is there any way to couple the performance advantages of server-side processing canvas with the interactivity you get through the native implementations?
Interesting comparison.

A container ship does about 24knots = 40feet/second

It uses around 350tons of fuel/day = 4.5 l/s = 1.2USgall/s

So it does a very similar consumption - around 35feet/gallon

While carrying 150,000tons of cargo = 320million pounds.
Thought of launching something like this during grad school. There are a ton of legal hurtles to go through which is why I passed. But good luck there definitely is a market.

From the numbers I ran the lowest you can go cooking in-house is $9 per meal, for outsourcing it'll likely be around $15.
I'm still confused how this tablet gets so much hype, and I think of the Joojoo every time I see this promoted somewhere. Yes, it has a cool display, but it's very sparsely marketed, too many promised features are still in the alpha stage (browser tabs not past the wireframe phase?), and they're even cutting initial corners by having the community design their logo (a la Gap).

It doesn't help when entire corporate website consists of:
"Every once in a while a revolutionary product comes along
that changes everything!"

I'm all for innovation and it would be interesting for something to dethrone the iPad (which I use and enjoy daily), but something doesn't feel right with Notion Ink.
One tip for the overly enthusiastic (like me): Unfortunately Vagrant does not work on Windows 7 64 bit (yet).

See:
https://github.com/mitchellh/vagrant/issues/issue/194
I'm pretty sure Martin meant that respects and appreciates Zed's work as he uses mongrel, and that he was not in any way trying to be disrespectful to Zed in copying the book.
Is there any way to open PDF in Chrome but use Preview.app to render it (like in Safari)?

I guess most likely it's not possible...
but they do have separate brains, with separate connections

They do have separate brains, but what about the Thalamus bridge? That may leak some info.

I'm curious to see a radiography on this, anyone has more links about it?
I think he means it's not a scam if it actually makes money for the reader. The hallmark of a get-rich-quick scheme is that it doesn't work.

OTOH, this does sound like a get-rich-quick scheme.
I think Zed's approach reflects an attitude like 'I shouldn't have to hold your hand re:copyright.'

I'm guessing Zed's rancor isn't just about this incident, but the 'net-wide confusion about copyright vs cc copyright vs gpl vs whatever, particularly among the newer generation of web developers (like me). I am sympathetic to his feeling of "I shouldn't even have to tell you this."
Using existing inputs makes sense, but what format are the neurons in? Would it be possible to convert a digital signal to whatever our brain uses - how would you encode it?
Impact Earth: Simulate Projects Hitting Earth
Original author (martinemde) had good intentions but was stopped by a fact he was dealing with a douchebag.

Lesson #1: don't deal with douchebags.

Zed thinks he's making something of extraordinary quality that's going to suck when crowdsourced. I am 100% sure he's wrong because wikipedia is crowdsourced and wikipedia is awesome.
How do you handle version control in this environment? Locally on the mac or in the virtual server?
Yes, and how do you know that we experience the same 'feeling'? That's what the philosophers are talking about.
For an easier way, consider ifconfig. You can run it as non-root, you know - you just won't be able to change anything.
Google blocks Gmail data from Facebook as rivalry heats up
Think about it like this: In the US, a corporation is a legal person.

However, corporations are composed of many people who run the company. A quick google brings up 158,500 in the case of sony. Since the judge broke down the payment to each person, we can re-constitute the number by the people in Sony she would have hurt. So 158,500 * 7.50 = 1,188,750; a number roughly similar to what she now has to pay. You know, maybe these justices are basing it ((song value * #of songs) * number of people in company)

Lawyers: My fuzzy math is available for hire.
Breweries in Portland: http://www.portlandbeer.org/breweries/
Hell, yes they should. We’ve known they can identify themselves in a mirror for years. They are even known to sexually pleasure each other outside of procreation.

(If I recall the study correctly, the scientists introduced the dolphins to a mirror, and then placed an object on the dolphin’s back, out of its sight, with suction cups; the dolphin swam to the mirror and contorted to view the object.)

We should really stop poisoning their habitat. It didn’t use to be the case that most fish had such high levels of mercury.

Edit Wow, this comment just went from +7 to +4 in a minute… I guess some people feel very threatened by the idea that humans are overly dismissive of other species.
"The age of consent fluctuates like hemlines"
To answer your first question, it won't be nearly as easy of a transition as it was from Pylons 0.9.7 to 1.0. For some reason, the fact that Pylons 1.0 hasn't had any updates or feature additions in the 6+ months hasn't seemed to be an issue, it was already mostly in a "it works as well as it can work" stage.

Plugging in the old Pylons app using WSGI isn't really any more kludgey than using WSGI for any other app composition use, which is plentiful.

For the second question, the best reason would be that in the world of web development, all web frameworks will deprecate old technology. It's the only way to move forward if a fundamental design decision in the core needs to be re-architected.

I know many former TurboGears users may have a lot of angst about this, because the rug has been pulled out a bit more than for Pylons users, who have rarely had to deal with everything at the bottom being replaced. This direction was taken to help avoid that again in the future, because now all the development for everything... top to bottom... we have under one roof so to speak.

In pyramid we have a core that is architected to deal with the extensibility issue, and can pick up development of features that the Pylons 1.0 code-base couldn't handle. Since its based on over 2 years of development and use in the repoze.bfg community, it means its very solid and stable already.

In short, I think it's on track to be one of the most stable Python web frameworks out there, just like Pylons 1.0 and prior has been quite stable. My advice would be to try new, small experiments and projects with it first. I'll be publishing more articles highlighting the improvements and extra features it brings to the table soon.
I'm wondering this same thing for myself.

I don't want to give the school a fixed number. I want a live body that can call me. I might go over my "limit" if it's within reason at the last minute...
I get the feeling I'm missing something, but...

var ctx = document.getElementById('canvas').getContext('2d');
var img = new Image();
img.onload = function(){ ctx.drawImage(img,0,0); }
img.src = 'path/to/the/nodejs/generated/image.png';
So when three of the four major labels were refusing to give Apple permission to distribute DRM-free music on iTunes, but were allowing Amazon to distribute their music DRM free, would you argue that Apple could have just gone ahead and distributed the music without permission, as long as it went ahead and paid the labels the same that Amazon pays them?
You can subscribe to as many chefs as you want. Since it's a weekly subscription, you pay up front each week.

Here's an example:

My subscription to Chef 1:
Monday: 1 meal - Wednesday: 1 meal - Friday: 2 meals

My subscription to Chef 2:
Tuesday: 1 meal - Thursday: 1 meal

As you see, you can mix and match to get a great deal of variety. Currently our system accommodates both pickups and deliveries, but it'll depend on the chefs if he or she can deliver or not.

How much would you pay for this kind of service? We're working to keep prices down. Tipping is also not expected, should be pretty affordable.
We can associate different memories with the color green, but we can't experience it as different colors while claiming it's the same color.

The experience of green is, by definition, whatever goes on in your head when you look at green. If you scanned our brains, you might find different patterns of neurons firing, but there is no sense in calling either of those patterns anything besides "green".
In favour of a single-forum forum
As the department I work for is currently on a big ramp up of staff, I do a lot of interviews. If somebody told gave me that as an answer or told that to me when describing themselves I doubt I could keep a straight face. It's never happened that I didn't keep professional with an applicant - but in this case I think I would not be able to control my laughter.

No harm intended, I have my own pretty borderline views, just that one of my "character traits" is that I find radical views that are beyond my comprehension (in this example, very right wing views) absolutely hilarious. Another example would be extreme free marketeers.
Speaking of brands .. if I were the guys running Engine Yard I'd be reaaaaally pissed right about now.
Article doesn't say how far it typically has to travel.

Traveling quarter mile, no big deal. Traveling 10 miles, much more expensive.
I would like to remotely bid on this item too. I would fly in for the lunch.
I believe what you're describing is the concept of qualia: http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qualia/

The exact scope of the term is not universal, but it might be well expressed as the atomic level of individual mental experience. Even if we experience the same physical wavelength of light and can address it on the same terms, we may nonetheless have entirely different qualia connecting that physical data and that shared mental construction of the color. And there's no way we would ever know!
I see this complaint a lot, and agree it is not hard to provide basic functionality without JavaScript. However, I'd be interested to know where in life the JavaScript is lacking. The only place I have ever encountered a lack of JavaScript was the browser on the Nintendo Wii (I was shocked and amazed).
Seems kind of ... hrm ... odd to propose it as a chat about your startup. I think it'd be fun to do lunch with PG, but would much rather range over a wider group of topics - life in Italy, fatherhood, tech trends, languages, politics (hate seeing it on this site, but like everyone, I'm interested in it), and this that and the other thing.
heh. in how many different ways is this rich people helping rich people stay rich?
"Articulate a Clear, Specific, Compelling Value Proposition"

Great advice. Linking the value prop of any B2B service with a crystal clear ROI makes for a great sales pitch.

The fastest way to make $1 is to make (or save) your client $10.
It's faster to load PDFs than anything I've ever used previously. Thanks Google & Foxit.
SML/Ocaml:

- Rapid development

- Clean syntax

- Static type system

- Good performance

- Practical, not about pushing boundaries

SML especially, is a very stable, simple, and well thought out language.
I would subscribe if
1. Not very expensive. Something around $10
2. Has good vegetarian options.
1) I knew it was a bad idea to move away from Chicago!

2) Yup, I went to Chipotle regularly while downtown. I think I ate there for lunch like 3 times a week regularly for months. It's fine in the beginning, but there's gotta be a way to get some variety into our diet.
The DRM technology is the only part of Silverlight that isn't licensed to Moonlight.
"Are they one people or two people?"

"you just can't pigeonhole them [emphasis added]"

Stealth pigeonhole?
U.S. News & World Report Joins The Print Deadpool
I think the problem with mirror test is that elephants and magpies pass it too.
I completely agree in terms of ethics and what the legalities should be. In terms of what's possible to do, and to do so easily, the satellite TV vendors have managed to stay neck-and-neck with those trying to watch TV for free, precisely because of little details like being able to alter the format and update the software to work with it.
The suggested Kettle has 11 1-star ratings on Amazon out of 28 reviews... I don't think it's "The best fucking kettle" Apparently it only lasts a few months.
How much of what Kinect does is done in hardware, and how much of the vision solve is done in software? the "drivers" might be a huge undertaking if it just gives you the raw input from the cameras.
1) I knew it was a bad idea to move away from Chicago!

No way, man! I just moved from Chicago (and applied to excelerate, too). Where in the bay area are you? Let's have coffee.
A reasonable discussion of the history of the case (noting events that, I think, depict some pretty bad judgments made on the defense side) may be found at the WSJ legal blog: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2010/11/05/copywrong-again-minn-wom....

Even after the last trial, RIAA offered to let her settle by paying $25K to a charity for struggling musicians. So, indeed, she has had several opportunities to "get off the hook" and, each time, the lawyers have come charging forward saying they will get her ultimately vindicated. Now, of course, she herself can't be excused because a client ultimately controls this decision no matter what the lawyers want to do. But lawyers are in a strong position to influence most clients and, as a middle-class mother of 4, I assume this client would not be taking ultra-aggressive legal steps unless the lawyers were encouraging this, in effect, making her a martyr for the cause (as "Above the Law" puts it: "The crappy thing about being a martyr is that you have to die" (http://abovethelaw.com/2010/11/sorry-file-sharing-lady-looks...).

This case really illustrates the ugly face of aggressive copyright enforcement while at the same time highlighting the sometimes questionable judgments people can make in responding to it.
Part of being good at apologizing is sucking it up and accepting anger from the people you piss off.

Don't go the "better to ask forgiveness" route if you're unwilling to accept some grief.
I'm using Thunderbird for 3 gmails accounts (+1 hotmail which I stopped using lately).

I don't think I could've done it without Thunderbird, you should give it a try.
A pretty active single-forum forum I was once part of decided to divide it up into several topics. The immediate result was a major decrease in threads and posts.
Can you install Windows95 on a jailbroken iPhone?
Ask HN: What's the best strategy to relocate to the Bay Area?
I'm a recent CompSci grad working in the Midwest for a small software company. I want to relocate to the Bay Area.

What's the best strategy to find a software engineering job in the crowded SF job marketplace for someone who doesn't live there? How do I start making professional connections with companies and individuals that are 2,000 miles to the west? Who should I be talking to?
What's the problem with that? Maybe elephants and magpies are smart.
I removed the routing layer (Compojure) and my code is now clearer and shorter, by resolving URIs directly to functions. At least for developing this is great. Lets see where this will take me.
I don't think anyone is arguing against what you're saying. It's the manner in which you do it. When I'm in the grcoery store and someone leaves their cart in the way I usually say, "You're blocking the path, could you move it?" Never had an issue. I could also say, "Jerkwad, would you move your cart, or continue to be a classless lowlife and I'll have someone from the store move it for you?"

I just find people to make such pronouncements to be over the top and people I generally would not associate with. And unfortunately there are people like that. It just felt like Zed trended that direction, IMO. And clearly it appears that many in HN think its perfectly acceptable.
Thanks, just registered LazySchedule.com for a new service I'm providing for my fellow classmates at PSU.
It's funny, because having hackers get open control of Kinect would probably be the very best thing to ever happen to it.

From what I can tell Kinect is a seriously cool piece of technology without a problem to solve. Every review has been the same "it's pretty neat, but the launch titles are a bewildering array of uninteresting crap" (paraphrased of course).

Hackers are a group that are just uncanny at finding creative uses for hardware like this. Hell, I'd attribute much of the iPhone's success to those early hackers who built apps long before any official SDK was available. They pushed things in all sorts of creative directions. Apple undoubtedly learned a lot from that...Kinect needs the same.
Who is upmodding this and why?
The only way that we agree on what a color is is through its physical manifestation. This has worked for all of our existence because when you tell me to think of green, we're referencing something that we both sense.

But this doesn't work if you convey "original" thought. If I imagine something, I can only describe it to you, and there's is no way to be sure you are experiencing what I imagined. What you experience is based on how you process that input and what you think of. Your brain may be set up completely differently from mine, so would they be compatible?

I guess the real question is, is it possible to agree on an idea without having a reference?
Most likely a bargain in comparison to the lunch with Warren Buffett that recently went for a whopping $2.63 million.
eval

blocks and define_method in ruby
This could be a case of a "cartographer's watermark", a purposeful error.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartography#Cartographic_errors

also this: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Copyright_Easter_Eggs#Exa...
WB600 has a different model number in the US.
Point taken, but a big aim of ours (I'm one of the founders) is to help people do what they're already doing in a better way. I was creating tons of Google Docs full of lists before I started using WorkFlowy. They were pretty unmanageable, but they were the best thing I had at the time.
I think it is a silent auction. So you go in and put your bid. So it is not going to be like what I believe you imagine.

I am not sure whether
1. you know what others have bid(my guess is this would be the case to raise more money from charity's point of view)
2. you can bid again.
I was thinking the same thing. Dressing wiggly, noodly babies is hard enough, much less without being able to pull clothes over their heads.
According to this previous post on the topic (by one of the volunteers at the school) if you want to bid but can't be there in person then you can contact them:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1863923
With TouchOSC you have to use a bridge to convert the OSC messages sent over the network to MIDI for the DAW to pick up. (I use OSCulator with Ableton).

2 way messaging can be a pain, it can be laggy, is quite time consuming and unintuitive to map controls compared to the plug and play nature of a normal hardware midi controller. This should alleviate that by removing the bridge, the need for OSC and the ability to directly send MIDI over USB to the DAW.
The low speed (90 rpm) diesels in those ships are by far and away the most thermally efficient internal combustion engines on the planet. The biggest ones approach 50% efficient.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%A4rtsil%C3%A4-Sulzer_RTA96...
> Power-wise, mac pros are strictly superior to xserves at equivalent prices fwiw.

Are you only trying to be naggingly contrarian, or is it your true nature showing? Render farms are made with dense systems, 1U or blades. You can put 6 Mac Pro for a grand total of 72 cores, vs. 44 XServes with 352 cores in a standard rack. Now please explain to me how better the Mac Pro would be.
Yeah, most silent auctions for charities will have items on tables and a paper/clipboard in front of each ... as you mingle at the event, you can check the highest bid and raise if you'd like ... could be wrong though
What about an art test: What other species makes art for the sake of art?
Can one sleep without the other also sleeping? That would be an interesting input into the "are they one or two people" questions (FWIW, I think they are two, from my limited information).
Humans pass it as well.

Maybe we tend to underestimate even more species.
Is your goal to create a test that only humans pass because we already know humans are the only worthwhile species? Sort of begging the question, isn’t it? (Edit: I don’t mean any offense — just suspicious of human heuristics.)
That's pretty clever. I hadn't though about muxing sound and controls together through DSP. The quicktime layer in cocoa would probably make it fairly easy to use a video stream as data input.

Another thing the iPad has over a computer is simultaneity of interface elements, i.e. two people working a dashboard, vs one on a computer.
Offer HN: Lunch with AirBnB and other startup Founders
So we just launched Skyara.com to the public and to our great surprise, one of the AirBnb founders offered to do lunch with people!

So there's a couple of spots left for lunch so I'm letting the rest of the HN community know about this event.

Also, you can book an exclusive behind the scenes look at i/o Ventures or chill with some of the other Skyara team members.

In the spirit of Offer HN, if would be cool if you guys can list some of your own experiences for booking as well. You can make them free if you like or donate the proceeds to a charity.

AirBnB Lunch: http://www.skyara.com/lunch-with-airbnb-cto-co-founder/san-francisco/69
Not sure what "for the sake of art" means, but these guys pass or come close:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowerbird

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPbWJPsBPdA
Or using the error as an excuse. The taking down of Costa Rican flags is rather suspect.
The Engine Yard comment was meant to be taken as "I use your stuff (mongrel) and respect you. I had no intention of wronging you."

As for "being caught red-handed" it's a matter of intent. Martin didn't mean to wrong Zed, he was inspired by Zed but ultimately messed up (by assuming it was okay to modify the text).
So when I start throwing rocks and break one window a day of your 5000-window house and announce this intention, when you take me to court and stop me with an injunction after 5 windows, you can go ahead and sue for the repair costs of 5000 windows?