skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I think the answer somewhat depends on what purpose the app fulfills for the user.

Are you launching hot-or-not_2.0? Well, there's not a lot than can go really wrong if it totally burns.

Are you launching mint-for-the-enterprise? Well, you might not get a 2nd chance if you accidentally transfer all of a users funds to Nigeria as part of your automated email handling code.
Happy to see two of them coming from Sweden (Spotify and Flattr).
Please, let's not even go to that perennial bit of mythology, especially after you reduced Republicans to paleocons (a group whose most powerful figure in Republican circles is, well, Ron Paul) and neocons (a disfavored group glowering at the populists and others who elbowed them out of power a few years ago).

Otherwise, we have to drag up all the self-congratulating Republican mythology that they use when they lose power in whole or in part, and neither of us want to dwell on that brand of glurge.

The truth is that both Democrats and Republicans are fundamentally centrist parties with halos of more right-wing or left-wing members who have little actual power, but don't feel they have any home anywhere else. Their communities have decades-old mythologies about why they win or lose power that have little or nothing to do with why Americans vote.
But you can use all the Slicehost docs while you setup your Linode box, which is what I do :)

Linode also has StackScripts, which are pre-configured user-contributed setups for your VPS, so setting up a LAMP server is really easy.
I'm assuming you're at least as offended by every single first person shooter.
I would love to see his analysis of the system. I doubt it's been preserved though.
Startup Quote: Joshua Schachter, founder, Delicious
Reduce. Do as little as possible to get what you have to get done.

- Joshua Schachter (@joshu)

http://startupquote.com/post/2639791658
A Concentrated Attack on Google, But by Who?
The poor have a labor force participation rate of 20% and full time labor force participation rate of 10%.

The population overall (which is also 30% children) has a labor force participation rate of 65% and a full time labor force participation rate of 55%. I assumed everyone was roughly aware of this, which is why I didn't bother including it in my prior post.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

And if childcare is the real problem here, there is a very simple solution: one of the unemployed women can care for the children of several of the others (as well as her own). This is what hard working poor people do (outside the US).

[edit: before you tell me how hard the poor struggle with non-employment activities, go read the ATUS. The people with earnings in the $0-500/wk category (they don't explicitly break out "in poverty") spend half an hour per day on leisure more than the highest income group.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm
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The lesson here is to use names that don't carry content/meaning. A name is a pointer.
Let me guess, this is actually a disguised paid-referrer site for Naughty America.
I once worked at a company that had a platform named "Occam". While I was learning the system, I asked someone who had been there for a long time if they had chosen that name ironically. He didn't think it was funny.
Read this: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1218390/what-is-your-most...

Then go to your nearest vim and do an

:he navigation

and

:he change.txt

to get a fantastic overview.
> Bullshit. There's troubleshooting when things go wrong, patching, maintenance, etc.

In over 10 years of hosting my own email I've never had a problem that needed troubleshooting after getting the initial installation sorted out. And patching on Debian is trivial.

> Your single server is much easier to target and break into than Google's.

"Stealth" does not mean "harder to break into", it means "less likely to attract the attention of someone with the means and motivation to break in." Google may be harder to break into, but it's a much bigger target.

My house is easier to break into than, say, Bagram air force base. That doesn't mean that I'm safer in Bagram.
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Rio, 10 million people, and Sao Paulo, 1 hour by plane, 20 million people.
This seems like too small a sample size to really conclude anything.
I wouldn't do serious programming work on a laptop, either.

It's nice for doing an hour of two of coding at home or a little sysadmin work, but for extended sessions I really appreciate a top-of-the-line desktop machine with multiple monitors.
Did you disagree with Bonsai Kitten[1] for the same reason?

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonsai_Kitten
> it's also interesting that so many are using the hurricane electric host...never even heard of them before

I'm fairly sure Linode's West coast datacenter is in a Hurricane Electric facility so imagine those are simply Linode customers.
> I would especially argue against the idea that leisure is a virtue amongst the poor. . .

Leisure may not be good for the poor (because it leads to depression and social alienation) but it is valued by the poor. Just like an alcoholic may value a drink even though it causes him harm. All things being equal, leisure is generally preferred over work.

> welfare, in the U.S., is not perpetual . . .

The fact that the government-offered choice not to work may not be permanent does not mean that it does not contribute to poverty. If I can spend spend five years of my life not working, making kids, and getting myself in trouble, not only am I likely to be poor during those five years, but I may well continue to be poor for a long time thereafter as a result of the choices I made during those five years.

See http://nationalinterest.org/article/swedish-models-869?page=... for a long answer on why Sweden does not present a good model for welfare.
you missed ... christian science :-)
Apple's Overture to Blackstone CFO May Presage More Dealmaking
Has anyone else noticed the double entendre in the name, "Flattr"? Flatter the recipient, and create a "flatter" distribution bypassing content middlemen.

I don't know whether this potential interpretation is/was intended. I skimmed their web site / blog, but I didn't see an allusion to the latter interpretation.
Are you disagreeing with my claim that the public doesn't want good movies, or that making good movies (though maybe not great movies) isn't that hard?

If the former, why would we need the opinion of a single screenwriter, when we can just look at what the public chooses to watch?

If the latter, I was claiming that it's easy for the movie studios to come up with a few good movies (just hire directors with good track records to make many movies for the price of a single big-budget shoot-em-up; statistically, you should get a decent film), not that it's easy on any given set to make a single good movie.
There's plenty of studies...

[citation needed.]

(Fun fact, I've looked into the literature here. Most "medical bankruptcies", as defined by reputable studies, are actually a result of job loss for medical reasons. People still break their back and become unable to work in France.)
I think you are right.

I thought that the author was meaning that it is possible to use \n and \t in values because UTF8 would encode them in multibyte sequences (like Modified UTF8 encodes \0 as 0xC0,0x80).

What he was actually meaning is that if a codepoint is > 127 its multibyte encoding won't contain any \n or \t.

Sorry for the confusion.
While the PR2 is beyond the reach of a hobbyist, the company's meta operating system ROS (http://www.ros.org) can be installed on any personal computer for free. You can run the same navigation, vision recognition, and other algorithms the PR2 uses (among other robots) on most capable computers.

And with the new AVR bridge (http://www.ros.org/wiki/avr_bridge), you can even interface the "hobbyist" Arduino with the OS.
The failures of the Mac App Store’s UI, and that of its app, Twitter 2.0
Nickel is not a cheap metal and NiFe batteries are not efficient[1]. Nickel is much more damaging to the environment to extract.

LiFePO4 batteries have lifetimes exceeding 15 years (no one really knows how long yet -- they were invented in 1996). Their efficiency is well above 90%. Its raw material costs are less than NiFe.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel-iron_battery
I did pay for Pixelmator again.
Are you Scrooge McDuck?
The population overall (which is also 30% children) has a labor force participation rate of 65% and a full time labor force participation rate of 55%.

Yes, but you're forgetting the simple fact that those people are not poor. There has been a wealth of sociological studies and data about poverty, it's mental, emotional, and social effects, and I would sincerely suggest reading up on them.

the poor don't work anywhere near as hard as the rest of us.

I disagree. A significant portion of "the rest of us" may be employed, but don't work nearly as hard as most of the poor, especially considering the requirements of raising children on a very small budget in often dangerous neighborhoods. Being poor in the U.S. is without a doubt a daily struggle.

And if childcare is the real problem here, there is a very simple solution

What you're suggesting is a system of mutual aid, which I wouldn't disagree with, but you should be careful to present it as easy or simple, let alone a silver bullet. If you've never actually worked on a mutual aid project focused on poverty then I would suggest doing so, it would be an enlightening experience as to the dilemmas and pitfalls that crop up.

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

before you tell me how hard the poor struggle with non-employment activities

I think you have a very narrow view of what life in poverty entails. I think this is something I would recommend you learn more about. There are plenty of resources out there, not just studies, but stories told by people both in and recently out of poverty. Here's a glimpse:

http://whatever.scalzi.com/2005/09/03/being-poor/
> NaN !== NaN

Why is this listed at all? Mathematically, it makes perfect sense. NaN is what you get when you divide zero by itself: 0/0 gives NaN in the JavaScript console. Therefore saying that NaN === NaN would amount to saying that 0/0 === 0/0, which is clearly wrong because the left and the right sides could be different numbers (0/0 is undefined).

Edit: In the full article, the author acknowledges multiple comments pointing out the above, but then retorts: "But it can still be confusing." This is an incredibly annoying attitude that some software developers have. Math (and life even more so) is complex. Deal with it.
Same here. There is a decent community around these parts.
I updated my script to take that into account. The page has has been updated to reflect that change.
People still break their back and become unable to work in France.

Do you know much about the social security system in France?
Because Steve Jobs basically said he would, and prices are low.
I was in the same boat as you, but in the apparel/fashion industry. The whole crowdsourcing, bespoke(custom), and mass customization movement which is now starting to take-off, I began six years ago, before anyone else. The technologies I developed are still cutting edge and solve most of the problems the industry startups face today. At the time the technologies were far too advanced and disruptive.

So I waited, started another company, and now I'm trying to reenter the industry. Looking for a start-up which is in the best position to use my technology and learn from my mistakes. I'm trying to avoid going at it on my own since I know what I'm good at, which is the operations/product side. Which also happens to be the side that generates the most problems, problems that I've (or you) solved.

Sometimes the best option is just to wait instead of flushing time and money down the toilet. Then when the time is right have the technology ready to launch so you beat everyone else to the market and have everything in place.
...unless of course you're running a BDSM site.
Monkeys Climbing a Pole
Interesting. Thanks for pointing that out. Maybe I can figure out a way to separate those hosts out from HE based on some other factor.
Inside December Jobs Report, Labor Force Hits 'Stunning New Low'
The numbers you present and the quote you dispute talk past each other.

Besides that, you're numbers above appear to be wrong. From the link you sent it appears that about 2/3 of the labor force in poverty works full time.
If you make a living off of your website and that living is dependent on conversions then this subject is always "worth your attention". But I agree with patio11. Get everyone's opinion and then learn how to run A/B or multivariate tests.
and who can subpoena your private communications.

Hate to break it to you, but that same subpoena can just as easily allow your house, office, or datacenter to be raided. Your data is just as susceptible to lawful intercept at Google as it is your private premises.
I for one have a very non-creepy (bright, cheery lights, lots of foot traffic, bright colors) bridge I may interest you in. My reptile oil, however, is very run-of-the-mill.
Great, but I'm still not sure what your point is. Consumption of grains, nuts and legumes is not exclusive to vegetarians. Most people consume more protein than is actually needed, also. Vegetarians aren't plagued with health problems, in my experience, and I don't know of any credible source that says they are. While some people report that they are unhealthy under vegan diets, I can point at plenty of people who are unhealthy under omnivorous diets as well.
Softserv Serves Requests
Just got my Nexus S a few days ago, love it :).
It avoids gatekeepers, which makes gatekeepers kind of peevish.
Steve Jobs's stake doesn't just fold into Apple. But, it doesn't have to be cash -- could be a merger (or partially one).
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-11-07-homeless-vete...
>Why not? It's likely a governmental requirement.

I guess I imagine that as in my country the pharmas managed to get a special extension to patent terms just for themselves and no other industry that they have enough sway with government to push it so they at least only publish proven side-effects.

Why would gov make this a requirement, that's part of my question?

This sounds like if someone gets run over wearing support stockings the support stockings have a document with them saying "may cause you to be hit by a car". This is strictly true but not helpful and the causal connection is decidedly tenuous.
All of the links feel ridiculously huge. I thought we got past this whole Web 2.0 thing?
You must immediately go sue Chuck-E-Cheeze for their Whack-A-Mole games. Those are way more realistic -- you actually physically hit it!!
The Experience Design of a Chick-Fil-A Chicken Biscuit
Creator's High: Why Blogging Is The Easiest Way To Achieve Flow
I agree some with John and I disagree some. I agree that micropayment is huge and the main reason why mobile won't be identical to the web (massive scale, free with ads). There's always going to be people who are willing to pay a buck or two to get a better experience on their phone with an app, especially because with mobile the screen space is more scarce and thus more precious.

However, I think I'm not sure if paid apps is the place where the huge growth will be. In-app purchases in free apps might be the way to go on the phone. I think Google can get their act together with micropayments. And even if they can't, they have the help (or competition) of other companies like Amazon with their new AppStore.

Also, Android has picked up so much momentum and users and this is attracting more developers and will lead to higher quality apps. Currently, iOS is still the preferred platform for many (and probably most) mobile developers. But if Android gains double the number of iOS users, then the tide will likely shift and the preferred developer platform likely could be Android (especially if they can get a better micropayment system going).
Is this different from saying 50% of desktop web users have browsers that support html5?
Do you object similarly to Whac-A-Mole? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whack_a_mole I presume that's what Whack-a-Kitty is based off of.

As I've said elsewhere in this thread, I don't think it's a great name for a variety of reasons, but it's a bit of a stretch to say a guy that's got an app with a tone-deaf name is being irresponsible and to suggest to him that he could also make Rape-the-Bitch.
For selfish purposes, I'd like to see them buy a US cell-phone carrier, invest in better coverage and bandwidth, and have a reasonable tethering option.
Could someone respond with why JABS are culpable, just one sentence would do. That info doesn't appear to have been presented here. What did they do? Thanks.
The thing is that, to the extent that it is a bug, it's a very harmless bug. The freedom to experiment and innovate with web apps has probably outweighed any harm from lack of consistency.
The only thing I like about SOAP's modern implementation is that it comes packaged with a WSDL usually - I would welcome a world where most REST APIs included a WSDL so I could just automatically stub a wrapper library.
If it were true that the only measure of welfare were relative then, since I care about myself somewhat more than other people, it would behoove me to not only eliminate welfare but make the lives of the poor as hard as possible so I could raise my relative status.

Luckily, the scientific studies I've seen show that there are many things (health, marriage, security, etc) that are more important to people's happiness than relative status or wealth.
A good reference link. Heroku up to 114k hosted apps now but still lumped into the "other" category for web hosting. It's growing fast though.
right, we're using different definitions, but my complaint is that people are brushing them off as "mentally ill". Many of them, 1 in 4 according to some studies, are military veterans. These are people that were not mentally ill prior to things like us sending them to war so we can sit in our comfy startups. We now want to disappear them from our minds by implying that they are innately broken (mentally ill).

I'm a veteran so maybe I care more about this than most.
David Tisch - Managing Director of TechStars NYC on We Are NY Tech
I don't know how are the legal aspects, but I think that give the ability to customers to pre-buy the product, or as kickstarter, do a simbolyc investment. Eg. $10 for thank in the honor page and a t-shirt.
i started using slicehost a while before i knew of linode. haven't switched due to not having the time to make the switch.
Read this somewhere:

The internet is like a dominatrix. Everywhere I turn it asks me to submit.
This is my favorite line:

"That sounds like a bunch of baloney," he said. "Give me something real to do."

...advice for the ages!
A Brief History of Welfare for Middle-Class Americans
Sure, he's certainly not going to need the money from Apple, but it also shows where his passion is that he still accepts $1 from the company and hasn't sold any shares. Whilst not everyone agrees with his methods or what Apple stands for, there's no denying the success that Apple has become since he came back on board and was the catalyst for huge change and growth.
Why Your Next Car Will Have an IP Address
What about the bleed-off? Flywheels loose energy due to friction, and batteries slowly self-discharge.
only if by "better off" you mean we have more material possessions.

"easy and affordable access to education and medical care and medicine"

Most of your points are fair, but I don't this one is.

"we have more of everything including health and well-being"

How are you measuring well being? I'll bet a lot of people today, even those that are upper middle class, have equal or more stress.

"How many people back then "

Why compare america of today with monarchies of the past? Why not compare america of today with other industrialized countries? In terms of the plight of the poor we look pretty bad compared to other modern countries.
I'm pretty sure I've seen sites like this before, but it is fun. Unfortunately, there are only are few stories in play at the moment and so you can only cycle through a couple of lines before it just asks you to start your own story.
Important post. Right now Quora has an amazing knowledge base of statisticians, programmers, and entrepreneurs, and it's good to see them step towards protecting that base from noise.

Quora is also an instance where Facebook Connect should actually prevent the site from being trolled too hard. I hope.
You need to find a sane partner to get started. Holding onto a dream is hard because there is nobody to fan the embers in the moments you lose hope.
Interceptors in the Unity dependency injection container
When self hosting, you can make sure that deleted email has actually been deleted. You have control over how long logs are kept. You have control over whether or not to use encrypted filesystems.
Ask HN: (html5) game development books for a seasoned programmer?
I want to build html5/canvas games. Please recommended books on the subject. Note that I am a seasoned programmer in several programming languages, mostly web-development.

I am mostly interested in algorithms/techniques/best practices etc (stuff like game loop, director metaphor, scene-graph, path finding etc). The programming language is not important.

For example, books whose TOC's I find interesting are:

http://www.amazon.com/Beginning-Game-Programming-GameDev-net-Collection/dp/159863805X

http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Game-Programming-GameDev-net-Collection/dp/1598638068

Please share insight on the subject.
I've done some work on image processing and read a substantial amount of literature, and nowhere have I seen anyone seriously trying to achieve sentience.

I have seen people using 30 node clusters where every node has roughly the processing power of this robot to track a ball with two cameras. Now, this was undergrad stuff and certainly could have been done better, but I'm sure the engineers who built this robot knew what it needed to do its job.

It's done as cheaply as anyone has done it up to now, which is important. Though it probably is still too expensive to be widely used, it sounds like a good step towards research to bring down costs to a reasonable level for consumer use.
I think those legal issues are the reason that Kickstarter doesn't allow you to give shares as a 'thank you' for donating.
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I am surprised to see no heroku.
Did you just show it to the Mac user, or did you let him actually sit down and use it? Qt does a great job of mimicking the look of Cocoa apps, but it doesn't always get the behavior right, and if you're going to behave differently, you ought to warn the user by looking different.
I mean it's a good way of representing a set of 4 desktops.
College upperclassmen still fail at scientific reasoning
I bought these domains. What can I do with them?
I went out and bought these two domains.

IsDue.by -and- AreDue.by

I need some ideas on what to do. I know I can do a word play on them for a bill reminder service such as:

a. MyBills.AreDue.by

b. Rent.IsDue.by

...and so on. I'm just looking to capitilize on taking advantage of these domains and subdomain additions, similar to Del.icio.us and others like it. I'd be interested in working with other designers/programmers to make things happen.

Any suggestions/ideas/comments would be appreciated. Thanks, HN.
You are simply extending the argument to ridiculousness to make a point. What about the game angry birds? It features suicidal birds with bombs strapped to them that you fling into buildings to kill pigs.
Twileshare makes file-sharing on Twitter super easy
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