skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
But I use Office completely w/o a network connection quite often. It's not a web app. It rarely touches the network. Just about the only time I hit the network is when using Excel to access a relational store or if your document is on a file share (and even then the document is stored locally after opening it).

I assumed he meant something where the network latency would impose a keystroke-level degredation in performance.
They should have just pulled a Gillette and gone straight to 5G:

http://boingboing.net/2005/09/14/gillettes-5blade-raz.html
I don't think there's a question of reliability... why would someone make it up?
In the context of this thread and the given subject matter, that the linked page supports Firefox 3.0+, the browser I was browsing with at that time should have been able to render and execute the page correctly according to what the author of the page claims. I did not say a word about that browser being vulnerable to any given browser exploits.
The Best New Mac and iOS Software of 2010
Why is this upvoted? Almost everyone who has tried the no soap no shampoo thing says the same thing; that it works great. It's a little ridiculous that this trolling response is considered "contributing" to the site and has 17 upvotes.
How XML Threatens Big Data
I wonder how much effort will be required to port native applications to Windows/ARM. I imagine it won't be too onerous since both x86/x64 and ARM are little-endian. Excepting bits of inline assembly and use of compiler intrinsics I don't think it would be too difficult. I also wonder if there will be a FAT binary extension to PE/COFF, or if applications will have to have separate builds per platform.
It'll be free. It's listed as Twitter for Mac and all of the official Twitter apps are free, regardless of platform.
I would have to measure it again, but I remember seeing numbers much higher than 4% peak when I had to use Office. It could be some other latency disguising as CPU usage. The fact is it's been a while since I last used Windows and Office 2010 and I would prefer it to remain that way.

Also, consider that A-15 may be competitive with current x86 designs. Who knows what will Intel and AMD bring by the time A-15/Denver machines hits the shelves.

That said, I find my modest Atom good enough for Django programming the slightly less modest Core i5 very reasonable with Java and Eclipse. It will take some iterations until ARM catches up (I assume it will move faster than x86 because of its simple architecture). I have no doubt a relatively modest ARM machine will be good enough for most of my then current usage.
Not enough eye candy, too much eye candy. And the usual Android is too hard. Too bad this logic has been wrong for the last two years of Android and I'm willing to bet it will continue to be wrong.
Sadly, once Amazon took over, the site became more and more cluttered with cross promotions. This extension brings back the simplicity and utility that made the site so popular. Good job.
Soap strips all the oil away, scalp dries out and flakes. I'm not sure why that would be hard to believe..
Starbucks removes name from logo
Right - the difference, of course, is that in those funds aren't usually designed to hold shares in a single company to avoid public disclosure regulation. The closest thing that comes to my mind is the funds that arose to allow for ownership in BRK, once it got too expensive for shareholder to own even a single share (BRK is over 100K) - so these funds developed to allow people to track BRK. Of course, the company running those funds got the voting rights. For numerous reasons, this was problematic to Warren Buffet, so he created a tracking stock, BRK-B, that allowed individuals to have the ability to track/exchange for shares of BRK-A (the primary stock)

If the SEC allows Goldman to get away with this - I guarantee you that we'll see the same thing popping up for numerous other startups that don't want to engage in public disclosure, but would like a taste of that public money.

And you just know what investment bank will be servicing those companies. :-)

Start your timers - by June 5th, the SEC will be issuing some kind of ruling on this, and by Sept 5th, I wager Facebook will be requested to make a public disclosure of their finances.
Again, that's only for access to the Market. Anyone can build Gingerbread from source right now. I just did last night.

API consistency for access to a Market based on those consistent APIs seems a pretty innocent requirement.
people who are doing this: do you use deodorant or anti-perspirant?
Design it yourself and then outsource the development. You could even hire a full-time developer and keep your job, then give him direction in the evening or on the weekends. Its basic economics problem, do what you're best at and hire out the rest.

With cash you shouldn't have a problem (depending where you are) finding 1 or 2 people with the needed skill set.

I outsourced quite a lot of my development work because I'm better at certain things then others and I wanted to spend my time wisely. Since I've done it before and have a medical background, feel free to email me if you have questions. It's in my profile.
Yeah, obviously you keep showering, that's not a secret. Just stop using soap and shampoo when you do.
I actually think that is a bad idea. The only time it would work properly is when the high rep user is an expert in that particular area, or when the well known "deemed correct" answer is actually the correct answer.

Not to be an iconoclast, but often the value of something like StackOverflow is that the "group-think" is wrong. You see this on support forums a lot, somebody with big rep comes in and answers and then that effectively ends debate even if the answer was unhelpful. Either the high rep user will get offended when the person tries to re-ask their question and start an "internet he-man contest" cough, or everyone else will just refer back to the big rep users answer, thus chilling their chance of getting the correct answer to 0.
Apple Formally Declares Its Enterprise Intentions
Good read on the world trending towards meritocracy, esp during these times as a lot of older institutions are getting turned upside-down. It reminds me of this old PG post, "After Credentials" - http://www.paulgraham.com/credentials.html

"The course of people's lives in the US now seems to be determined less by credentials and more by performance than it was 25 years ago."
No, because they built upon others' work as well. At some point the sheer bureaucracy would kill you.
What don't you like about Nambu?
... you were still showering, right?
It isn't clear to me how portable .NET is in practice, but then I don't think it's a problem either way. Enterprises would not want to run some old .NET binary on a new system with a new operating system unless there was vendor support for it.

And if there is vendor support, then they would probably just get something certified for the ARM systems.
Very infrequently here, hasn't been an issue.
One person's app store is another person's package manager.
I try... with education.
Look, I'm on board with filtering out bad candidates by looking at their public output (or lack thereof) but this comment is absurd. You think that because I don't Twitter and I don't have a blog, I won't be able to get along with people who do? That literally makes no sense.
It's also great for power and size constraints.
Ask HN: Mac App Store Jailbreak [poll]
How long do you think it will take before someone Jailbreaks the Mac App Store?

Never

> 1 month

< less than a week

> 24 hours

< 24 hours

too late, they did that yesterday!

i dont care, ill buy those apps either way

Answer here:
http://twtpoll.com/potive

and... does it matter?
I'll only take some of these:

* Error messages: The current format has two distinct advantages to the experienced programmer: They are Erlang terms and can thus be manipulated easily as such. And they are succinct. I definitely give you that they are not easy to read for the beginner, but for the more experienced programmer, they are actually easy to read. Your critique could be countered by writing a "beginners mode" which transformed the error into a more readable variant. Which isn't that hard to do but it takes resources which are better used elsewhere.

* Strings: Most functional languages, be it Haskell, Erlang, Ocaml, Lisp-variants and so on are usually better off with a representation of string-like objects which are symbolic. The reason is that symbolic manipulation is the strength of these languages - exactly as string-manipulation is the distinct advantage of perl. Furthermore the non-academic world in which Erlang was first used, telephony, has very little need for effective string handling, I might add. Not everything needs a string.

* Syntax: The syntax makes it harder to move code around, but not very hard. You will find that swapping the order of the last line with something else is a thing you do rarely. Even in pattern matches. At least I don't think it is much of a problem. Yet, I note that refactoring in other languages is not always exempt from similar problems. Changing type in java names in Java requires you to change the constructor call. Moving blocks of code in Python requires you to change their indentation. Hoisting a function out means you must create it. If it really pisses you off you can just write a style where the delimiter is at the beginning of each line and the . is on a line by itself. Then reordering is easy.
I definitely agree about the linked Wikipedia article on modality. Literary theory is probably not a good way to talk about modality with programmers, but the idea of modality isn't just about linguistics and literature, and isn't as obscure as you think.

A better starting point for programmers and computer scientists would have been modal logic, which uses the modal operators of necessity and possibility.

For example, classical logic uses propositions. I can say "P" in classical logic. In modal logic, I can say "P", "Necessarily P", and "Possibly P", where logical necessity and possibility are modalities. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_logic -- it's a pretty good overview and it links the logical and epistemological senses of modality.
Porting an OS onto a new box can be technically quite interesting, but is only a fraction of the aggregate effort involved.

It's the business issues that matter. Whether you can recoup the costs, and when.

Application availability, third-party support, hardware vendor support, testing, and whether there's enough of a draw (coolness, compelling price advantage, better battery efficiency, whatever) to pull your user bases to the new platform, and pull in new customers.

There's the additional risk with whether and when key vendors will move. It might well technically be a recompile and go for the applications, though the vendors of key applications are probably going to need to see a sufficient market, or they may want some funding for porting. Vendors tend to be (reasonably) loathe to accept this porting and testing and support load without some form of revenue plan.

Emulation and translation are technically possible, though that too can be problematic; various vendors can tend not to support emulated or translated code. For understandable reasons, more than a few vendors wouldn't support their applications on Windows on Alpha via FX!32, for instance.

I'm also surprised that Microsoft is discussing this now; whether this is a cudgel on some providers, a palliative for their partners considering adding other OS platforms (Android, WebOS or otherwise), customers that are accepting other OS platforms, or whether they're really (seriously?) talking about a project and a potential product that's two years out.

Wondering what their particular motivation(s) here might be, still.
Nvidia may well narrow the low end x86 and high end ARM performance gap but at that point for a desktop they would have same/similar performance of x86 at may be a lower cost but at the huge disadvantage of lack of compatibility - apps and peripherals likewise.

EDIT: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/01/nvidias-project-... says this isn't about the desktop as much as it is about servers and workstations. Makes much more sense. John Stokes rightly points out - "this is a very tall order, and a lot of things could go wrong here. Right now, the GPU execution part is the only one where confidence is warranted based on a track record. With the system integration stuff and CPU part, NVIDIA is in uncharted territory. "
Six Companies That Did Not Survive 2010
Ask HN: Are most people complacent?
I've seen a lot of wisdom on HN and so am posting this in search of some of it:

I spend a lot of time thinking of ways I can improve this world and the people in it. The catalyst for most of this drive is the fact that most people I meet don't seem happy or satisfied with life. I want to help them find purpose. However, I am starting to wonder if such an effort is futile in the end, or if it my thinking is off.

We all strive to find purpose in this world until we give up or find it. I believe I have found mine for the moment (by whatever somewhat-unknown means) and have found it incredibly rewarding and satisfying, and seeing others be apathetic/lifeless/careless towards most things is becoming increasingly disturbing to me. I can't count the number of times my co-workers mention that they hate their job and are doing nothing to solve the issue. A lot of people don't seem to care about much beyond remaining in comfort and having fun once in a long while. While in school (and college) people invest huge amounts of time and money into these massive self-development schemes (school) without focus or purpose. It screams confusion and mindlessness!

I wonder if I'm fighting unchangeable human nature.

Are people changeable?

Is purpose something that can be found by all, or only some?

Does clear purpose always lead to joy as it has for me?

Is general inaction and having a risk-free and comfortable life perfectly good, or can it always be considered "settling" and irrational aversion to change? Is it just a different personality type?

Or is it complacency and confusion? I'm banking on this.
So do companies prefer it when candidates apply to them directly, or does that just irritate them (ie. If they've used agencies/headhunters to advertise their vacancies)?
This is one of those things that's yet another example of something being treated academicaly which does not need to be treated that way. And of making something much more complex than needed. In real life, in actual practice, any working software engineer or heck even open source hobbyist programmer can tell you that talent and ability and productivity vary significantly between individuals. And this isn't just true among programmers, it's true in other areas/fields as well. This is not controversial, or at least it shouldn't be. And yes, some individuals are clearly 10x or 20x or whatever better than others -- for whatever reason, and the reason(s) doesn't matter too much honestly. It just is.
Paypal is not safe as the buyer could be using a stolen account. Even if they are using their own account, they can still file a dispute and Paypal will side with them since there is no physical delivery.

If you want a secure transaction for selling domains, use an escrow service like Escrow.com, Moniker, Afternic, or Sedo.
The no soap people still use soap on their hands, afaik. He mentions this in the comments.
Just start when you feel ready. As for web-app languages, either pick Ruby and use Rails or Python and used Django. There are pros and cons to each, I just happen to use Django because I like Python better. You could also use the Google App Engine with Java or Python and you could eliminate you need for a Sysadmin.
That's actually not a good deal; again, this replies to legacy airlines. They don't refund your fare, as it's used to pay for your replacement flight, and most legacy flights are > $200 R/T.

That leaves you with $200-$400, which is not a particularly great ROI. (miles, however, are usually MUCH better comp). Note at that point, a delay could easily be "next flight" which may be the following day -- which could incur another hotel night or extra costs for parking, both which kill the comp.

Finally, note there is no law that applies for domestic flights. For example, see Delta's actual policy for domestic flights: http://www.delta.com/help/faqs/suspended_travel/index.jsp#ha... -- at best, you get money to spend on delta products.
In what way does that matter? Who writes x86 assembly for these chips?

Compilers produce denser code on CISC (x86) than RISC (ARM), so x86 has an advantage over ARM.

http://www.csl.cornell.edu/~vince/papers/iccd09/iccd09_densi...
It took me a long time to realize this, but you can find people who say/believe almost anything, even very earnestly, sometimes for the flimsiest of reasons.

People might try this out in the winter, and swear by it in online forums until summer comes, or a stressful interview comes up (stress sweat stinks more than normal), or until a coworker with super sense of smell says something.

It may work great, but healthy skepticism is just as important as a willingness to buck convention.
This isn't particularly new; here’s an article with more details from August 2008, from Ben Goldacre’s book Bad Science: http://www.badscience.net/2008/08/the-medias-mmr-hoax/

Also worth reading is Roald Dahl’s account of his eldest daughter’s measles infection at http://www.blacktriangle.org/blog/?p=715 .
I think they won't be removing hashrocket anywhere before 2.0, so you may use whatever you like better.
64-bit is a big deal on x86 because with it came a couple extra registers and a better architecture overall. On modern machines, 64 bits usually only means more addresses, because they have plenty registers already.

I remember that back when the 64-bit UNIX was introduced in, IIRC, SGI machines. Nobody made a big deal of it. SGIs were already very impressive and nobody cared that much for the extra bits in registers.
Yep, I quit using toothpaste along with the soap and shampoo, works fine. I just use water and an electric brush, and occasional flossing.
Live very simply for a few years while working as a doctor, learning in your free time, and building up a bankroll of funds. If you find that you don't have the motivation to learn, fail, and pivot in your free time, then you probably won't have the motivation to do it full time.

Edit: You could replace 'motivation' with 'ambition' if that reads better to you personally, but they are nearly the same.
Actually, insertion order preservation is a 1.9 feature:

> Hashes enumerate their values in the order that the corresponding keys were inserted.

from http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Hash.html
and they almost certainly have not used 60% of the public services.

They've probably used more than 60%. Almost all of the money is a means to keep poor people "content" in this country. It's a small price that rich people pay. To put it another way, rich people could certainly cut off pretty much all education, pension, health care expenditures if they wanted to. But there's a reason they don't, and its not because they're nice people. But its in their best interest. It's their public good.
Developer productivity is a lot like obscenity. And jazz. It may be hard to define. But it doesn't matter. Because I know it when I see it. YMMV. But that's not my problem. I don't have to define precisely what it means to be hit in the face by a rotting fish. I'm pretty sure I'll know it when it happens.

Now back to Terminal and vi so I can be productive again...
I just use water and did it both when I was vegan and when I moved to a paleo diet. No noticeable change.
Mark my words. Google and Apple merge in the next two years.

Apple has the flash (no pun intended) and user interface.

Google has the platform and infrastructure.
Dandruff is primarily caused by bacteria on the scalp. The selenium ingredient (remember 'Evolution'?) in anti-dandruff shampoo acts as a anti-bacterial agent, not as a scalp-moistening agent...
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Yes, but like I said that was just collateral damage and predicted. Mossad knew the passports would be traced back to the UK. They took the PR hit in order to achieve the greater goal.
What do you mean certified? LOB apps aren't certified.
You're assuming that someone standing with a sign and someone hurrying to get on a plane are equally interested in playing the game.

Then again, OP assumes that there are no ceilings to payout, which I'm almost certain isn't true.

And then again, as mentioned several times here, it's not like you get the real money - it's vouchers.
The missing tool for data scientists?
Kinect blamed for 'red ring of death' Xbox 360 failures
I think people are misunderstanding the title (which is not meant to be taken literally). They won't be removing the hashrocket ever, since (surely) they don't plan to limit hash keys to symbols only. The syntax only works in limited cases (namely symbols without spaces).
I think jawee's point is that little latencies (memory, cache, IO) quickly add up to make emulation much harder than that.

The picture may not be that grim if at least timing-critical parts of Office can be made into fat binaries. I would not bet on straight emulation of uncooperative code, however.
I think this maneuver is indicative of a broader problem related to the cost of being public. More and more companies are doing everything they can to avoid it. The administrative overhead, media scrutiny and regulatory costs are simply out of control.

As more and more companies invest resources to avoid going public, we need to look at the process and figure out why. This is similar to the tax code. The volume of people and dollars spent to legally avoid taxes is so great that there is clearly something fundamentally wrong with the system.
I.R.S. Watchdog Calls for Tax Code Overhaul
He is still 10x better from the perspective of the employer. That's the point.
A Sneak Peak of Android 3.0, Honeycomb - Official Google Mobile Blog
They also announced a database filesystem for Windows ... 6? Maybe earlier?
It isn't open source, is it?
It so frustrating to discuss about Android (or iOS). Some people will take the slightest criticism and interpret it as platform bashing. The grandparent never claimed that Android is doomed because it has too much eye candy.

Eye candy is damn hard to get right. It’s easy to have too little or too much or to be kitschy. Apple seems to be really into kitsch and Google seems to be really fond of doing too much lately. (You can’t really tell from the video, though. I would love to see some extended demo or a guided tour.)
It's not always that cut and dry, no pun intended. Although flaky skin might be caused by bacteria sometimes, there can be other causes as well. For instance, extremely low fat diets are known to cause dry flaky skin, bacteria or no.
Thanks for the comments. Yes, we'll automatically email you whenever a price drops for any product you sign-up to via the site.

In the next week we'll also be adding optional price tracking for any item you already have in a public Amazon Wishlist.
well that was kind of the structure of the joke: juxtaposing a different meaning of the words you wrote with information on browser vulnerabilities.

I don't see a statement about browser support on the site or on the submission, but maybe you're referring to the linked blog post? The blog post lists Firefox 3.0+ as a browser that supports hsla, not browser support for the color picker site.
We'll see. Not everyone lives in a rich country.
I've done it for a year without any issues, including while playing sports and being in stressful situations.
Wow. It boggles the mind that somebody, a physician no less, would jeopardize children all over the world for half a million dollars. It is beyond comprehension.