skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
So, are they there for you? Or for themselves. Did you bring them on for their benefit, or yours?

Or, more importantly (as this is the legal razor): Do you derive profit/gains from the work they do?

Honestly from the sound of it you're deluding yourself, and are in fact, just another internships-mean-free-labor guy trying to make yourself feel better with talk of 'connections' and all.
For some reason I was expecting to click on the title and have it take me to either:

1) a website where I can buy a literal mess kit

2) a website where I can buy an electronics kit of random components, breadboards, motors, lights, switches, levers, solenoids, wires etc. literally a "messy kit" from which amazing things could be possible and no two are alike. I further expected there to be a lively discussion board w/ people posting pictures of what they had built from their mess, sharing components, schematics, ideas etc.
Every now and then someone explains something that should have been completely obvious and I get floored. Of COURSE that's how hsl works, how else could it work? Love it.
Slate sticker shock: Asus Windows 7 tablet priced at $999
The complaint implies that doing so makes it closed source, which is false.
They say they're going to make the source available soon:

http://www.whispersys.com/support.html#8

Moxie Marlinspike is the guy behind it, and he has a pretty good reputation. But yeah, you might want to wait until the source is available and compile your own.
Open development or not - I would none the less be pissed if any of my competitors got access to the new SDK and tools ahead of me just because they had signed some special deal.
I wonder how these "special partners" are selected. Anyone know?
You're free to do that with the GPL. If you deliver a binary to a 3rd party you need to offer them the source. If they get the source from you, they are free to pass it on to someone else, but they don't have to.
Completely unrelated to the story, but why in the world does ABC News use 'abcnews.go.com' instead of just 'abcnews.com' (which redirects)? And could 'go.com' look any more like a domain squatting page?
I clicked through but I hate using Facebook apps, so I tried to go your standard website, but again I was frustrated that I would have to sign up. Is there no way for me to see if this looks like something I could use? So far, all I know about this app/site is what you've written above, and what was listed on the homepage. Neither of these can SHOW me nearly as much as a demo.

Also, if you haven't seen this submission, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2061359, I would recommend taking a look and trying to learn what the founder of that site did and the lessons that people take from it in the comments. Basically, faking a lot of user content is important. This ties back into the first point I made about seeing an example. I'd love to see some of the 'leaders' and their top recommended movies list. Maybe if some leader had a lot of the same picks as me, I'd be interested in signing up and following them. Otherwise, how can I know that I won't be the first person on the site? Showing that you have users (even fake ones) on the front page makes it seem more like a place I would be willing to spend time.
http://www.i2p2.de/

If they start banning the protocol from routers, we can tunnel it through other protocols. You can push anything you want through an HTTPS link. Good luck banning that protocol.

Or we can do the wireless-mesh thing. There are a lot of people working on mesh-based peer to peer routing layers and DNS. Wish I could remember what the projects were called...
Well, given that I'm taking longer than that to collect my data for each country, it seems like a bargain!
JSON would have been a much better encoding.

Based on Jeremie Miller's involvement in TeleHash (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2068817) which is JSON based, I think he would agree :-)
Recommending that people manipulate utf-8 directly is a bad idea for lots of reasons. It's fairly easy to end up with mixed normalizations and lots of other things which will come back to bite you. Just about everything, including GNU command line utilities, support proper unicode handling, why would you want to go back into the stone ages of dealing with bytes directly?
Quora lost me. It was a great place that attracted interesting people who were spending time answering insightful questions with compelling responses. Now, unfortunately, it seems to me that it has become yet another marketing channel, packed tight with cruft.

Good? Bad? I don't know that I can or would make such a judgment. All I know is that Quora has become a slightly less obnoxious Yahoo! Answers.
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Qualcomm buys Atheros for $3.1 billion, moving into 'silicon beyond cellular'
You could take some hints from http://www.7bks.com. Tom's a friendly guy, I'm sure he will give you some tips.

You should be jumping on the Twitter #lessambitiousmovies bandwagon. Make a page on your site which lists the best ones. Or let people vote on them or something.

Have you seen http://moki.tv ?

Sorry I didn't try the app. The problem with a facebook app is that even to look at it I need to give it access to my intestines. Then if I don't like it, I need to go through a lot of pain to revoke access. I'm not such a big fan of movies or FB apps that I'd do that.
Grr. That's not how the GPL works. Only folks to whom the software has been distributed are entitled to a copy of the source. In particular, the author seems to confuse open source software with open development processes.

To answer the specific questions in the article:

1. Well where did [Asus] get the source code for [Android 3.0]?

Asus is a member of the Open Handset Alliance. Since they're a member of the organization responsible for developing Android, they necessarily have access to source code to their unreleased products.

2. Well where did they get the source code for [the new music player]?

Note that the title of the linked article is "Download the leaked Android Honeycomb music app now." This means that someone with privileged access to unreleased Android software made a copy of that and released it publicly, and, most likely, illegally.

3. I don’t see it? I can’t find it? There’s no updates for the SDK that contain the 3.0 API calls?

Correct. Android 3.0 has not been released yet, and thus, its source code is not available to anyone outside of the Open Handset Alliance.

4. So Asus has some kind of special deal with Google to be able to get early access to the “open” platform which is dubbed “Android”?

Yes and no. Asus and Google are both members of the Open Handset Alliance, which owns and develops Android. Google doesn't own Android, they simply contribute a great deal of engineering talent to the Open Handset Alliance. Thus, both Asus and Google have access to unreleased versions of Android.

5. Where is Honeycomb for the rest of us?

Unavailable. You're only legally entitled to a copy of the Honeycomb source if you purchase a device with Honeycomb on it, or otherwise legitimately receive the software. The Open Handset Alliance has decided to distribute publicly the source code to released versions of Android, rather than only distributing corresponding source to individuals who purchase devices. This is above and beyond their legal obligations under the GPL.

Android is developed privately, but released publicly under an open source license. Nothing in that license compels the Open Handset Alliance to work in public.
Not if they put your phone in a faraday cage (could be a bag, box, or room) where it doesn't have any signal to the outside world, right?
Part of this analysis is based on the assumption that if the app store DRM gets cracked (likely), the procedure is sufficiently unpalatable that it cracking is not widespread.

There are no jailbreaking hassles with Macs, so probably all pirates will have to do is download a single app/kernel extension/whatever. And I wouldn't be surprised at all if Apple uses that as an excuse to lock down Macs in the next few years.
That is a good argument to ask candidates to complete a written code test or to share their github page. That's still a bit different from quizzing on textbook concepts, but I will yield in the argument that a well-rounded engineer would probably be able to spout out answers to random CS trivia questions as well.
Heh, that's better. Your original comment makes you sound like you know exactly what you're talking about backed with figures and everything.
Actually, I did something different. I worked as a consultant for a company and built a MVP. The client has shown interest in the product and believes there is a market for such a product.
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I believe the best known of the ones that failed was called "Abacus" - there is a lot of documentation publicly available.

From my viewpoint, representing an investment aas having a particular rating from Moody's or S&P would indicate that they told their clients the investments had a certain ratio of risk/reward.

Common stocks have no ratings from Moody's or S&P; these are interest-bearing investments that supposedly have a certain rate of return per year; though unlike CD's they do not have a fixed lifetime as mortgagees can repay a mortgage early, or refinance, without penalty.
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> I've seen many attempts at coming at this from a strict UI standpoint, as mentioned in the article, but I have never felt that they worked that well.

What is the problem with UI approaches, do you think?
Their benefit. I work at a public university and the interns are ineligible after their separation from the university. I'm not sure why any of this matters anyway, because they are getting paid to work for me and are gaining valuable experience working on things that are much larger than what they would be doing in class.

Not quite sure what you're getting at here. This is no different than a paid internship at Microsoft or Google, or many other companies in the midwest, just on a smaller scale.
You can goto http://cineight.com

The facebook app is just this site inside an iframe (I was too lazy to implement something specifically for FB. I too am not on it)

I will look into the sites you mentioned and try to learn what I can. Thanks.
My interpretation is that spurious requirements for Java/C# experience are a Labor Law-friendly way (if applicable) of restricting the position to the overqualified. Getting a CS person to work in PHP implies an employee with low prospects and thus can be paid a lower salary.
No, Java is the new COBOL.
List of special partners: http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/oha_members.html

Frequently Asked Questions about the Alliance: http://www.openhandsetalliance.com/oha_faq.html

Specifically:

Who can join the Open Handset Alliance?

The Open Handset Alliance brings together companies in the mobile ecosystem that each contribute to the effort in various ways. We welcome companies willing to make serious and ongoing contributions to openness in the mobile world.

Who do we contact to learn about joining the Open Handset Alliance?

Email us at info@openhandsetalliance.com

Did that answer your question?
This is excellent. Thanks for linking this. I'm still kind of new to PL research and this looks like a ''who's who'' of higher-level PL topics.

Anyone have recommendations on the right books to read, by the way? I'm working through Pierce's Types and Programming Languages along with Purely Functional Data Structures and Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design. I understand the sequel to TaPL covers more modern concepts. Would that be the natural next choice?
a map with HN users

Start here. All you need to do is match up HN usernames with their geo-cooredinates, and dump the coordinates into a Google map.

Then at least you'd have an idea where the clusters are, and can work from there on how to setup a meeting (maybe via Meetup.com which is pretty good for this task btw).
I should have commented here instead... repasting...

Very simply you are correct, it’s not available yet until it’s complete. Google I’m sure gives hardware manufacturers early access to the code base so they can test prototypes but only the GA release is available to everyone. Quite frankly I think this is very wise because I like knowing that something I grab isn’t built on a half-baked alpha of Honeycomb. Let Google finish its development work then everyone can muck with the final release and we’ll all be on the same page.

If people think this isn’t open then try getting iOS to play with at any point, or consider that for fun I installed Gingerbread on a WinMo HTC Touch Pro the other day. Very simply when you’re working with a host of hardware developers on a major new OS release Google is wise to keep the development centralized until each GA version. You can’t have Bob from Poughkeepsie check in something that, while perhaps an improvement, just broke 4 prototypes and several millions in development at Samsung. You would get a stable version of Android every 2 years, not 6 months.
That's so arbitrary. There are plenty of devs on Twitter that I could never ever get along with. Plenty not on twitter I could. There are plenty of people blogging about their profession that are good at it, and plenty that are good at it that are not blogging.

At my startup of the 8 devs, we had 2 on twitter and 3 with their own blogs, so the bulk of us didn't do either. But we got along great. Why wouldn't we? What does Twitter and blogging have to do with interpersonal relationships?
Back in '99, I was working in the Instant-Messaging and Chat-On-Page sector. Let me tell you what I observed back then:

The IETF group working on IM was comprised of people from Netscape, Microsoft, AOL and a few others. At that point, AOL owned the IM world through AOL Messenger and (then recently acquired) ICQ. Microsoft was starting to make a dent with MSN Messenger after they started bundling it with the O/S and everything.

I was following the IETF discussions and mailing lists, and after a couple of months realised that the people on these lists had no reason to make things happen -- on the contrary. Everyone wanted AOL to open up the ICQ/AOL networks; they wouldn't. Everyone was already working on their own IM protocol, and didn't want to share it with the others -- they just wanted the OTHERS to share THEIRS. The discussions were long and pointless, revolving around semantics and irrelevant scenarios.

XMPP/Jabber developer was among the participants. The suggestions were full of flaws, complex and inefficient to implement, and no one liked them. But he was the only guy releasing code. And after a couple of years (sometime in 2001 IIRC -- I was no longer closely following it) it actually became usable.

It is still inefficient; it is still too complex for what it does; But for the last 9 years or so, it was the only option for a documented protocol with an open source implementation that you could find cross-platform clients for and install inside your own network.

And that's a win.
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"So do it, screw the plan. That's the story you'll want to tell your grandkids"

Definitely interesting. I am 27 and no real big responsibilities.
> "Overall, there are many more users of XMPP than there are users of IRC."

I'm skeptical. Post some figures if you have them, especially on volume of chat. Idle users mean nothing.
The lack of high quality, attractive, easy to use computers made by anyone else.
Thanks for the clarification. Your Thinkpad seems to be from the era before built-in Wifi, then. i.e., before Wifi was commonplace.
I have my 1 on 1 with my manager in the afternoon. Definitely going to bring this up.

Thx for the sound advice
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You could convert hsla to rgb/rgba automatically as part of build process or in some server-side mod_rewriting trickery.
Call me paranoid, but I find it difficult to believe that two out of the three existing comments on this article are genuine.

Uzair: the only comment from this user is the one posted in this entry. The account was registered 1 minute prior to posting the comment.

GamerzGirl: the only comment form this user. The account was created on the same day that the previous time the Game Mechanics Wiki was on HN ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1958728 ).

Seeing how both comments are extremely useless yet positive, I am drawn to speculation. Is somebody trying to "game" HN?
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ESPN does this too and I have no idea why. Maybe it's legacy from the portal years?
I haven't explored Quora much yet, but Instagram, as you pointed out, has built in some great features that have helped them grow so quickly.
IE zero-day bug leads to squabble between Microsoft, researcher
Oh, I totally agree-- this was the point of my earlier comment about it being tactically "good enough" but not perfect. There is no doubt in my mind whatsoever that they knew all about the CCTV coverage in the hotel. I also think you're spot on about the blowback on the British passports. It was all calculated risk. In general, the article underestimates the technical savvy of Mossad-- see Stuxnet.
The article's a bit silly. The author may be right that this product will fail, but in general Windows 7 is far more powerful than iOS or Android. The range of apps/games/tools/etc. accessible on a desktop OS dwarfs even that of the App Store. I don't know if people want that power on a tablet, but it is obviously greater power.
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The posted link looks like it's for the rss feed.

This is the link I was able to use:
http://networkeffect.allthingsd.com/20110105/yuri-milner-to-...
Interesting approach to sharing data Simon :-) Really like the fact that you're pumping out the micro formats.
Umm wrong analogy, unless I've not understood. The difference is that Goldman (analogous to your broker) soliticited you to buy the product Goldman had created. And then having sold it you, bet against you.
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You mean, with NoSQL being the new hotness?

No, SQL is not the new COBOL. COBOL was superceded by languages that do the same things better, and then some. COBOL has a huge amount of inertia and is never going away, but not because it's anyone's ideal language for any task.

SQL database systems are in a very different situation. They do many things better than any alternative. NoSQL systems may scale better, for some definition of "scale", and for some parts of some applications, but SQL databases do lots of useful things that are hard to obtain using any other technology.

NoSQL is like a tax shelter. It's a solution to a problem you wish you had, but do not actually have. You aren't rich enough to need a tax shelter. And unless the minimum viable product you created over the weekend is being used by 100 million users, all day every day, you don't need NoSQL.
Bringing this into the perspective of communities like HN or StackOverflow; think before posting, analyze postings before commenting - taking into consideration those whose word is likely to hold more weight -- refer to their rep possibly, don't be afraid to be different as this can land many into the trouble of 'herdism'.

I like HN for a couple of reasons, but one of the most important is its model and community sort of promote what this article is referring to as 'swarm intelligence'; we all gain from each other's intelligence, yet we continue to advance on our own.
A lot of people take intern to mean "unpaid" intern. I was a paid intern for 4 years during college and made a lot of money doing it, but it was still an internship.

I hate unpaid internships. I wouldn't want to work for anyone for free. I also hate that companies that could pay for interns don't simply because they can get away with filling their intern slots with kids who will work for free. I hate that the disparity between what companies give unpaid interns and paid interns dillutes the value of gaining a paid internship.

And most of all I hate that unpaid internships are only available to those with parents footing all of their bills so they can afford to not get paid for the whole summer.

But you mentioned below that your interns are getting paid so I think he is attacking you for something you aren't doing.
It sets a global cookie for .go.com:

Set-Cookie: SWID=6AF8F108-71B2-4874-ACB7-29718B8D7C91; path=/; expires=Wed, 05-Jan-2031 19:33:42 GMT; domain=.go.com;
The killer feature is the editor knowing what's going on in the image. For example typing (blah - he can check from the current package - whether that's function, special symbol, etc. - and if it's in a table of specially formatted ones (if, when, unless, etc.) it can do better formatting. Not only that but you can inform about this in the actual.

Same goes for Lispworks, and maybe for AllegroCL.

Difference is emacs communicates with slime to the swanked image, and if that image hangs, your editor is still there - not the same with LispWorks and AllegroCL (but if you are careful, and know when it can explode then it's ok).
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Is there an os x equivalent? I'd be interested...
Isn't piracy of IOS apps from the app store rampant?
Amazon opens Appstore Developer Program
User gamediesel (who commented on the previous discussion) also appears to be a fake account aimed just at promoting the game mechanics wiki.
How does Twitter usage create dischord among the team? Your comment reminds me of the time I interviewed for a sysadmin position at SixApart and they kept harping on whether I kept a blog. "What does content creation have to do with keeping machines running?" I asked myself.
Because clearly, there are no exciting new projects being built in java. Except Hadoop. And Cassandra. And Neo4j.
Odd that they got to this before they released the Kindle SDK.
And have been for millennia, deal with it.
:) Thats a nice piece of advice.
I never thought about faking users before (I do have about 4 accounts of my own on the site, but that was due to dev work).

I have created 3 top movie lists (IMDB 250, Palme d'Or winners, Time's ALLTIME 100) to help users get started. I will be adding more soon.

Also, I have lots of content that is not user generated ( around 50k movies). But I think, you are right in saying that user generated (even if fake) will be rather useful.

List of movies recommended by top leaders will be a good thing to add too. I do show top leaders on the home page of logged in users, but I guess it will be better if i can somehow show their movie lists easily too.

I will be glad if you try the app once. Here is a demo account cred:
username: demouser@cineight.com
password: demouser
The only real problem that I see is the interface. I have a Windows tablet. XP was pretty bad, 7 is a little better... Neither are anywhere close to the usability of IOS or Android.

But I'll be honest... I got a combo laptop/tablet with touch-sensitive pen and figure support both for $1200. Base price was $900. Why would I pay more for just a tablet?
It sounds very much like a consensual arrangement to me.
Poll: Would you use BankSimple for Internet Startups?
If there was a bank that was designed for internet startups - specifically those based internationally - is that something you would be interested in?

The idea being, the bank is an all-in-one shop. Payment processor, merchant account + bank. It accepts payments from all major credit cards...puts the funds in your account - and allows you to wire it to your local account.

If yes, and you have a startup, please put the URL for your startup in the comments - if you want to be contacted if there is any progress made on this.
As I mentioned in another post, the problem with innovation within the industry is that as hardware evolved 8-bit sound was abandoned. Game studios moved on, thinking that 8-bit sound was primitive, outdated, and obsolete. Whatever innovation had existed had to be rediscovered by musicians later.