skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I think people are missing the point here...

Even just with the Powerset dataset, Microsoft now owns a significant number of concepts and the semantics and context that bind then. Without much effort, they can easily use this to improve the quality of their rankings simply by giving them a yard stick to compare to.

Is this page that talks about "flags" relevant to programmers or to heraldic buffs? Just check which Wikipedia page it compares better with.

With a lot of work by a lot of smart people this could become the first step in the long road to the much fangled "Semantic web"... or at least, some type of semantic search. Frankly, I'm surprised Google didn't buy them first. Unless they're already working on something similar.
Ask HN: How do you stay healthy?
Since graduating from college last year, I've noticed that I tend not to be as active as I once was, i.e. playing tennis, riding my bike, etc.

I took a step in the right direction this week in joining a gym and beginning a cardio + weight routine.

What do you do, HN, to stay healthy? Diet? Gym? Sports?

I'd be interested to hear what those do who live in a large city like I do (NYC).
Okay, so I spent a bunch of time revising the design based on previous complaints, tuning up the contrast, for example. I find white on black much easier to read myself.

But I guess it's time to read the tea leaves. Users hate white on black. Got it.
PostgreSQL table partitioning has nothing to do with shards. They don't let you split a database across multiple machines. You can use them to split a single table across multiple disks (using tablespaces), but that's not the same thing.
I read that Powerset is using Ruby and a little Erlang and I guess other languages too.
Apparently someone decided the score a bunch of the Caltech faculty on an IQ test, and a surprising number of them turned up with scores < 100. This doesn't prove that the concept is untenable, but clearly some of our tests are missing things.
I walk a lot (e.g. if your only excuse for not doing something is that it's far to walk, it's a chance to walk more).

I also pay attention to drinks...for example, if I buy a bottle of Coke, I leave half of it, take it home, put it in the fridge and forget about it. The next day, I'm happy to see it, and it's like a 2nd drink. Only, it's fewer calories.
Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Discuss "Creative Capitalism" [Transcript]
Is there a cleaner for that button that cleans the cleaner of the cleaning wand?
Magento is a more modern application, and looks significantly cleaner internally than Zen or osCommerce. They also have significant forward momentum--it seems to offer the right solution set to a large class of users, and so it's rise in popularity has been dramatic (I get yelled at daily because our product can only install it on a few very modern distros, because of the PHP 5.2 requirement).

I don't get a headache (much) looking at the Magento source, but it is a huge project with hundreds of files, and I can imagine it would take a long time to grasp it when it comes to customization. But, the other two you mention are also subject to this problem, and their code is a bit more old-fashioned (and given that the PHP community has only recently begun to pay attention to maintainability and readable/testable code, that's an important consideration). Though none of them seem to have any unit tests, so I guess it's still not quite caught on.
I'll bet you that the universe is not destroyed... :)
That's interesting... any source?
Get a home on the suburbs.

I live in Colorado and we have trails behind us where we have occasional visits from deer. This really give me no excuse to stay away from a jog.

I used to live in the city but driving to a park to go jogging added 30 minutes to my time to workout and so it frequently got postponed.

I also lift weights at the gym.
Eh, you're not Microsoft, it seems.
I love and use osCommerce. There is great support for it in the community. IMHO, oscommerce is only good for the e-commerce aspect and wouldn't really serve well for the "community/social marketing" aspect of the site.

I would recommend getting Joomla with the VirtueMart (http://virtuemart.net/) module. VirtueMart provides a very good shopping cart solution and you can use the Joomla CMS for all other aspects of your site.
We're in a recession, I don't blame them for taking what they can get.
So, um, I'd love to know the answer to that question. Did they tell you? Or is it a trade secret?
If I could speak to my younger, enthusiastic self, I'd say: stay strong. There are hordes of unambitious, lackluster people who will be threatened by you and your passion and your talent, and who will try very hard to beat it out of you. Don't let them.

Einstein said: "Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities."
I don't think you'd need the kill switch for the train scenario.
Have a long conversation with Steve Jobs. Steve was in the same situation in 1997.

I still recall the video conference with Bill Gates on the giant screen. All mac users felt that Jobs had betrayed them by signing a deal with Microsoft but it turns out Jobs had other plans

and the rest as they say is history.
Searching for a Needle or Exploring the Haystack?
.confusion: ICANN opens up Pandora's Box of new TLDs
Top 10 TEDTalks of all time
One minor correction to your very helpful post: the scalability book you are referring to is "Building Scalable Web Sites" by Cal Henderson (not Clay Shirky).

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596102357/
100k to 500k per TLD, not name, right?
More windmills man.. more windmills.
Birmingham, Alabama - there are always positions open, but they want 'senior' developers. About as far as I have gotten concerning these jobs is attempting to sell myself as a quick learner willing to work from the bottom up, but it seems that no one is interesting in mentoring or even trying a green developer out.

Now, in fairness, I understand that time is money and no one wants to waste time, so I am guessing I need to suck it up and get in on some projects to build my portfolio - I kinda thought thats what my first job out of college would do (teach me and build me), but looks like that comes after considerable personal development.
The key to this list is books that have changed one's life.

In that spirit, apart from Gandhi's autobiography the other book that changed my life and millions of others is "Thirukkural" which was originally written in Tamil a few thousand years back. I don't have a specific English translation to recommend but here is one (from a wikipedia reference entry actually),

http://www.geocities.com/nvashraf/kur-eng/close01.htm
But is scalability a computational complexity problem for you? Or you think you can search the whole web like that?
first thing I do when I see such an article is look for the printable view link.
All things considered,
1. I'm not surprised a plugin like that put heavy load on Google -- Bookmark every page? But the bookmarks being linked to searching is a small surprise.
2. It's quite impressive how smoothly they handled things. Don't be evil, indeed.
3. Does anybody look before commenting? The shirt is long gone...
The Arecibo message
I'm afraid not -- it was just an anecdote circulating around the astro department at Princeton. Feynman was known to have an IQ of 125, and I met a grad student there who admitted to an IQ of around 80 -- a perfectly bright person, to be sure. Again, I don't have the ability to prove these things to you, but I think we should recognize that, occasionally, our methods for measuring intelligence are very very broken.
I know exactly what you mean.

Usually, when people ask where I went to school, I say 'a small college in New Jersey'.
Correct, for custom toplevel domains.
They probably run stuff on both jetty and tomcat. For standard web apps there is no difference. For some specialized stuff, like cometd, you could prefer to use one or the other.
"Whenever you use the web search, it checks it against your Google bookmarks. You can easily imagine what problems can come up when you have a several 10 or even 100 thousands of bookmarks…"

Am I mistaken to believe that unless they are using a poor algorithm, 100k bookmarks to add to their index shouldn't be a problem. What am I missing here?
Startups are like girlfriends. You may think you can juggle two, but more often than not if you try that, you'll end up with none. You just have to figure out which one makes you feel happier and devote yourself to that one. If they both do, then it's the same as neither of them winning, and you need to stop to figure out what it is you want.
The $1mil Netflix movie recommendations contest.. a year later
I agree, but it's never crunchtime when curiosity drives you.
Probably the bookmarks aren't stored the same way their search index is.
Godel Escher Bach

The Moral Animal

Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases

Language in Thought and Action

Probability Theory: The Logic of Science

The Adapted Mind

Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach

The Feynman Lectures on Physics

The Tao is Silent

Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition
I just work out daily. Don't really have time for sports(too big of a time commitment).

As far as diet, I don't really watch what I eat, I have a high metabolism and with working out I burn through the extra calories right away...so I can sustain myself on nothing but junk food w/o gaining weight(I actually lost a few pounds the one week I ate nothing but McDonalds, Wendy's, Taco Bell, KFC).
I stopped driving and biked everywhere remotely feasible instead. That took off 20 pounds in three months, though I also ate less food and chose lower glycemic index foods that kept me full longer.

People always talk about how staying healthy requires a lifestyle change, and that's definitely true. I've never been one of those gym or running everyday kind of people, so every time I've lost weight, I always ended up slacking on exercise and gaining it all back. I'm more optimistic about my current strategy. I'll always have to go places, and biking is more enjoyable to me than driving (Except when it's 100 degrees and humid outside. Thanks Austin.), so in theory, it should be easier to keep up.
Microsoft doesn't have much of a choice if they ever want to challenge Google - they have to buy whatever they're offered in this space.
Google App Engine: the Goods and the Bads
Bloody Caesars.
I like it, the key is the correct contrast and yours looks fine.
Search engines are very good at finding things, it seems less important than ever what your site's name actually is.

The proliferation of extensions is also annoying: I don't like remembering that "abc.net" is completely different than "abc.com". I think it would make (slightly) more sense if acquiring "abc.<anything>" at least meant you couldn't ever register "abc.<anything-else>", as then the only purpose of the extension is to identify who manages your domain.

Personally, if I see an organization with a "special" new TLD, I won't be impressed. I'll only consider them foolish for dropping half a million bucks, and assume that they mismanage their money in other ways (i.e. bad investment, steer clear).
1. Walk. A lot.
2. Balanced diet.
I think it's going to be a lot harder to get yourself a TLD than people think. In addition to the large sum of money, you also have to prove that it isn't offensive and doesn't infringe on anyone's rights and "the business or organization must prove that they are either capable of managing the TLD or can reach a deal with a company that will" [from the ArsTechnica article]. These obviously won't be issues for the eBays and Amazons of the world, but how many squatters will actually be able to prove they can manage a TLD? I'm no expert, but there's gotta be some huge technical and maintenance issues there.

I'm also curious if people who register TLDs will be required to allow the general public to register domain names under them.
Yoga.

With a good instructor, it can be a surprisingly strong workout, while also helping to preserve sanity during those long weeks.
>3. Does anybody look before commenting? The shirt is long gone...

It's the kind of thing where you don't look because in the extra 10 seconds required to read the comments someone who didn't look could get the first post in.
Maybe they should just include the bookmarking in their search indices.
It surprises me that Google gave up so easily! This is a pretty similar service to what WebMynd provides - we're handling ~2.5m pages per day and although scaling is difficult, it's doable.

We out-engineered Google!!
Word cloud of Paul Graham's essays (applet, see comment for png)
Agreed. I knew there was a good reason why I have never put anything of any real value on FaceBook... Or any social networking site for that matter.

The only reason I even joined up on FaceBook to begin with is that a friend invited me, and I thought being in the web industry, I should see what all the fuss was about. I joined, clicked around for a bit, found no value, left and never really looked back.
I hope the same isn't done for HN. The difference between self-posts in Reddit and HN is that the Ask YC/HN/PGs here stimulate good discussion and suggestions, not only useful to the original poster but to the rest of the community as well.

Although "karma doesn't mean anything!" if you post a good Ask YC/HN/PG and it has some good discussion and stuff in it, you should be rewarded with some points, just like if you post a good article.
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What WebMynd is doing is incredibly daunting - they're not just storing a bookmark for every page, they're doing full text indexing on the content as well - in real time. Seriously hard scaling issues, and they're coping with them well.

I hear they're hiring also, if you want to help them out-scale Google!
Code Complete and Crossing the Chasm were the first good business books I ever read. They started me on a self-education path that eventually led to me founding a successful startup.
Walk everywhere, excercise, keep track of what you eat, play sports with friends, and pick up a new outdoor activity like rock climbing.
I read the title as "Man-Made Tomato". Quite the letdown.
The most illuminating phrase in the entire article follows:

"he has not found an investor yet".

Stupid is as stupid does.
wii! (and by that I mean like wii sports|wii fit|ddr, and for more than like 10-15 minutes a day)

I haven't had mine for long but some friends|family keep telling me that I look better than before. I have an elliptical at home and I try to go to the gym often but I don't have any motivation to bore myself to death that way. Playing wii games like the three I named above helps me because they're entertaining and I'm more likely to go to the gym when I don't have flab bouncing around everywhere.

Diets never work for me, so I don't consider them. The only thing I do if at all is drinking tea in lieu of soda and switching white rice for brown when I can (and since I eat a lot of rice, this is pretty significant, but whole grains in general are awesome). I also eat smaller portions spread throughout the day, and since I love baking and making ice cream, I try to go "healthy" with my favorite but most unhealthiest part of meals (dessert!). I think the way I eat is massively influenced by my diabetic dad (who I have to cook for occasionally), cause he eats like that as well.

Lastly, I live in LA. It's a pretty big city but it's really hard to walk/bike around because I have to travel a lot (think as much as 100 miles/day). I try to walk to the market and take the bus to local (read:convenient) areas, but other than that I can't do much. But I do notice that every time I take a trip to San Francisco I end up walking a ton. Dunno what it's like in NYC but if it's convenient enough, you should try to walk around where you can, it's a really simple change that can have a big impact.
If the applet doesn't load, here's a screenshot:
http://modos.org/pg.png
This deal means Powerset's investors had given up on them. The valuation after their last round was 42.5m. No VC will accept a return of a mere 2x if there's an alternative.
Okay, the fact that I got down voted for a completely on topic comment is what I'm talking about when I say people downvote just to disagree without commenting themselves. Matt makes no comment on the gameplay factor of WoW and I think for what it's worth, it's a great technical achievement when you look at the amount of math and raw computations required for items, enchantments, leveling, etc. I know this community isn't built around gaming or about gaming, but I thought it was certainly worth pointing out at least in SOME degree that WoW's success could have something to do with the gameplay, or at least since he decided to talk about the social aspect of the game, mention how many people came to WoW after the success of WC3.
I don't. :) I like to hike and do yoga, but only because it feels nice to do, not because I care about healthy.

I'll live 50 or 60 or 70 or 80 years and die. You'll live 50 or 60 or 70 or 80 and die. Maybe I'll die a little sooner then you. So what? Maybe you'll get hit by a bus and I'll laugh at all your wasted exercises. I'll have more fun.
You're right; I don't think I will ever like it. The only time I find it remotely palatable is when it's used for artistic effect, like a movie website.
I've been pretty seriously interested in natural health for a long time. To condense what I've learned into a few of the most important ideas:

- Research what a good vitamin is. There's a HUGE spectrum in quality. Expect to pay $1-$2 per day, and take more than one capsule. A good indicator of a high quality vitamin is that it packages b12 as hydrocobalamin, not cyanocobalamin

- Exercise in the first part of your day. Your metabolism is then boosted all day.

- Read the label on every food product you buy: the ingredients list is the least dishonest part of the label.

- Avoid high glycemic sweeteners: sugar and corn syrup. Excellent substitutes are agave nectar and stevia.

- Diversify your grains: Try quinoa ("keen-wah"), amaranth, buckwheat, spelt

- Diversify your oils: coconut oil (often a good substitute for butter when baking), avacado oil (can be fried at high heat), flaxseed oil (do not heat!)

- Reduce/avoid: sodas (the acid causes your body to remove calcium from your bones!), homogenized cows milk, hydrolyzed or hydrogenated oils, monosodium glutumate (or "yeast extract" which always has MSG in it), artificial flavors and colors, and American style cured meats (nitrates.)

- Increase consumption of fresh fruits, vegetables, raw nuts, berries, etc. The smaller the berry, the better it is for you.

- Seek moderate exposure to sunlight without sunscreen.

If you stick to the above, you'll have to prepare most of your own food. It's fun, creative, and a socially useful skill. With practice, it's often less time consuming than going out. Essential supplies include a high end blender, good cutlery, and pans without teflon.

Find the health food store in your community. Sometimes you'll pay much more for the food. The bargain is your long term health and quality of life.
China.

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/...
The Zune isn't an answer to anything but "What would an iPod look like 8 years ago, if the morons who designed your crappy washer and dryer from 1986 worked on it?"
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=125401
IMHO The selection is rather poor. 4 of the 10 speeches are regarding a simple technical product. While they might be cool, touchscreens and Wii remote hacks are not going to change the world, while many other talks do just that. Only 3 or 4 of the talks are actually thought-provoking, and having seen almost all talks I can think of at least 10 that were more inspiring.
Finally a sensible response from a software company.
Will it strangle Web growth? No. Video and other multimedia? Yes. I think this decision on the part of providers like TWC has more to do with getting in bed with the MPAA and the RIAA than it does about costs or high-bandwidth users.
Can't wait to see your list!
Free Python Programming Video Tutorials
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I workout at home, 6 times a week.
Yes. You don't get it. I don't get it. Most people can't. Most people who think they do are fooling themselves.

My favorites (to hate) are new age people who think everything their guru says relates to quantum physics in a deep way even though they can't do algebra or explain anything about quantum anything.
"but its GPL"

What's wrong with the GPL? Are you planning to modify the language itself?
Amen. Building features isn't monetizable. I wish all these companies would look at what happened to companies like LimitOne. If Google can throw a couple of developers at it and build it on their own, even if they decided to buy you out to save time you wouldn't make that much from the sale.
since you're in NYC, i would HIGHLY suggest taking up sport/olympic fencing.

its really quite similar to tennis, except it requires less space. NYC is one of the best locations to do it. its both physically and mentally challenging and is competitive enough to suck you in, if you enjoy competing, so that you'll want to exercise and train to become more fit so that you'll do better.

its how i stay healthy. for reference, i'm an ex personal trainer, ex lifeguard, and ex professional martial artist.
https://zuneoriginals.net/
It's the top 10 videos by pageviews.
The Grad School Diet!

During the time I spent in grad school, I completely changed my body. Today I weigh about the same amount that I did in high school, I can run for miles, and I have a lot more lean body mass than ever before. But after my undergrad, I was overweight (by about 50 pounds), and something as simple as walking up a long flight of stairs would wind me.

By far the most important thing that I ever did to get in better shape was to change my eating habits. Thanks to grad school poverty, I cut soda out of my diet entirely, stopped eating out frequently, eliminated most booze and learned how to cook. As I became more aware of what I was eating, I found that my caloric intake went down, and the amount of "real" foods that I was eating went up. Nobody seems to believe it, but you can consume calories far more quickly than you can burn them through exercise, so if you can do nothing else, eat less crap, and your body will still thank you.

The second most important thing (again, thanks to grad school poverty), was to begin walking everywhere. I'm no longer in school, but even today I walk to most of the places that I go. Most people don't realize how little they walk/move around on a daily basis -- my first job out of grad school, I was climbing the walls because the daily car commute didn't afford me a great deal of exercise (I had to start running daily to make up for the loss).

Finally, and least importantly, I got in the habit of going to the gym regularly (I do cardio and lift weights). This probably isn't very important in terms of calories burned, but it keeps me sane, and the weight lifting has definitely improved my body over time. I'm in the habit now -- I actually feel "scummy" if I don't work out every day -- but if I had simply jumped into a gym routine with the expectation of becoming "fit", I'm sure I would have failed. The key ingredient was that I started to go to the gym to deal with stress, and it gradually became a healthy habit. The benefits of the habit took years to become apparent, but like I said...now I'm an addict.

So there you have it -- the Grad School Diet. I should write a book...
Is this supposed to refute me or prove my point? Because of the taste of Zune fans, I can't be sure.

The best thing I can say about zuneoriginals.net might be lipstick on a pig. If you caught me on a generous day.
You should. I was a few seconds away from googling it, then I saw the closing statement.