skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Well, he was screaming about getting nailed for shortchanging his workers and having it in his public records. I agree that it's pretty strange he'd run that risk with only $300 to gain in the first place.
Why the 'Yes-Yes' Factor Can Help You Become a Turnaround Leader
Yep, that is exactly the solution I would be looking for.

I would be blown a way if someone came up with solution that could handle arbitrary function returns. My friend actually wrote an interesting article on the subject. Here's the link if you're interested: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/scriptjunkie/gg575560.aspx
Thanks for the advice. I have been thinking about making my own blog from scratch for a while now. I am going to get on that asap.
Perhaps in some schools, and perhaps in some courses, but not usually with transistors.
I think one of the things that improves this value proposition the most is having other high-caliber people. I would guess that 10x performers tend to attract other 10x performers.
So far I like the recursive subdivision algorithm best. It also has the possibility to stop the recursion for different subdivisions at different times, to generate larger dungeons in your mazes. That's not so easy to do with the other algorithms.
Show HN: Three Apps I Launched in 2010 (Designer Turned Coder)
In 2010 I turned coder, and now I'm addicted to shipping apps. Let me know what you think!
Oops, that's a type-o. The capitalize doesn't need to change.

Thanks for the heads up.
Master chess players use hidden brain parts
Although their smart-phones (which predate the iPhone by many years) have had commercial success world wide that would make any manufacturer extraordinarily jealous.
I think he was wondering what the concept means to Indians since the referenced phrase is not at all idiomatic for U.S. English. Upon my initial reading, I wondered whether or not it referred to a caste.
I definitely have a hard time with this! I need to get over thinking everything I do has to be original. I think it definitely holds me back. I am also sick of the class grind at school. I feel like I am stuck doing pointless work that just takes up all my time.
To those curious - like I once was - about how you actually get started with meditation, I've used the introduction to mindfulness series over at audiodharma [1]. It's often hard to find resources that manage to actually separate meditation from zen/buddhist practices, and they do it quite well. The lectures are from Gil Fronsdal who's a Ph.D. from Stanford.

[1] http://www.audiodharma.org/series/1/talk/1762/
IANAL. If it's related to what your employer is doing and you involve it with one of their projects you're asking for trouble.

The best you can probably do is:

a) Keep a very detailed (hand written) log of all work related to your side project.

b) Don't use any company resources for your side project (laptop, accounts, anything).

c) Sign an agreement licensing the code to them for use in promoting their API.
Can ecological models explain global financial markets?
I am old school: I use an SRS (software requirements spec) doc and start with the product's description, then features, then I create a development doc place in Confluence and JIRA for development trail--just like I do at work. There is no one way--everyone works differently.
Daniel Ellsberg and others on the serious implications of Wikileaks
Cisco’s Vision Of Connectedness
Boolean parameters are wrong
Take it from me -- you'll feel like you're doing pointless grind work in the "real world" as well. Except in a job, you'll feel the oppression even more.

My problem has always been the curse of originality, or analysis paralysis. I think many people on HN share those traits -- what's the point of copying someone else, and what is the most optimal way of doing something.

It turns out, for me, that my parents were right when I was little. Don't overthink, just do. For my personality, there is very little danger that just doing things won't also have some pretty serious thought along with it (I'm very much not impulsive by nature).
NY Times to Charge $20/Month for Web Access
I've been using my linode box now for about a year and a half as my primary development machine. The reason here is twofold: I can access the machine from anywhere, and I have much better bandwidth on the machine than I'd get from where I currently live. That last bit is key - I live in Hawaii and the internet speeds here leave much to be desired (which is expected for an island in the middle of the pacific). If I need the latest build of ruby, it's not a 20 minute download, it's a 20 second one.

I do all of my work over ssh now. Key based auth allows me to hop in and out as needed, and more importantly it allows me to use libnotify + growl to alert me when things happen on my server. Code finished compiling? Growl pop up to let me know. Message via irssi? Pop up. Makes things feel very seamless. I use git to sync things as needed, vim for development, screen as my multiplexer, and irssi+bitlbee for messaging. It's lovely.
EC micro instances are 56$/year (reserved) and in a combination with version control tool like SVN I don't see why one would pay > $300/year
Ah, I like it. :)
Lots of comments denigrating this demonstration. I'd like to say that as someone who understands some fundamental things like AND/NOT/OR etc only at a high level, its very illuminating to see how the math is implemented in hardware.

You have to remember that 30-40 years ago people were building entire businesses building computers by knowing this stuff and wiring everything together by hand. Many younger folks now have little to no idea how the devices they use every day work at a fundamental level, and its videos like this that could let a young hacker-to-be pick up a few parts inexpensively and easily wire up their own basic logic circuits. Its this kind of hands-on education that helps curious people learn and explore.
The only "defense" I can see working is having only one set of USB ports be permissible for human interface devices - if a legitimate HID is plugged into a different port, the OS just pops up a notification about an input device connected to a wrong port. If a malicious USB device is connected to a non-input port, then the OS pops up that notification and the user knows that something fishy is going on.
Yea, I noticed this as well. Probably because there is not much of a middle class. However, I have read cases and articles expecting their middle class to grow rapidly in the upcoming years.
Some Indian gazillionaires are flashy

I wasn't really expecting to read the word "gazillionaires" in an economist article. Has to mark some sort of a first for the publication.
Spotify Online Music Site Targets U.S. Start in Third Quarter
I'm sure that my analysis of Knockout.js is incomplete. I checked out knockout.js when it was first announced on Hacker News several months ago. Backbone.js was announced on HN at roughly the same time. I gave both a test drive and came to the conclusion that Backbone.js was more appropriate for my use as a single developer entirely responsible for the front end, from graphic design to interactions and events. I hand off responsibility to my co-founder at the model later. My co-founder is responsible for the MongoDB and Rails backend.

I'm sure Knockout.js has matured a lot since I first looked at it and that I need to find time to revisit it one day.

From your comment and the comment of Alisson on the blog post associated with this thread, I'm pretty sure that my information about knockout.js is out of date.

However, frameworks aside, I still believe that an MVC approach makes more sense for small teams where developers handle multiple roles and that the MVVM approach works better for larger teams and teams with less experienced front-end developers.

I decided on MVC for my current project working with one other technical co-founder. However at my previous two employers I would have opted for the MVVM approach because because I believe it's more "sociologically" appropriate for corporate environments and for projects where different parts are handled by different teams (i.e. matrix managed companies),
my early feedback -- this seems like a natural candidate for using Facebook authentication. you could post to the user's Wall "I just read X" and there'd be a natural viral factor.

driving traffic... most startups have that problem. HN, reddit, digg, email relevant bloggers, tell your friends (that's without spending anything).

making money -- seems like ads would be the way to go. if this took off, i can also see "sponsored content" mixed into the recommendations, ala "promoted tweets".

good luck!
that's absolutely correct.
As I understand US law, warranty providers are required to honor the warranty even when unauthorized/improper repairs or modifications have been made unless they can show that the failure was caused by the improper repair.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnuson%E2%80%93Moss_Warranty_...
Yes, Google own Orkut.

That makes it even less sensible to call Google "spying" on people when one signup for Google's social network.
Well, you could use VLC or an application that does not rely on system codecs or quicktime, but you are exactly right.
It certainly is more so in some countries like China and North Korea and look how that's going. Government's aren't always benevolent, they have their own agendas too that may not match some people's expectations of online freedom for one thing, and it's not like government's don't also increasingly have business interests in part influencing them. There are a lot of lobbyists these days...
Oh I see. Yes.
Using a debugger on pre-production code is a waste of an opportunity to create good tests.

A debugger can be useful when debugging production code, especially when the heat is on. This is no time to stand on ceremony and idealism.

For learning new code, particularly frameworks ime, a step debugger is incredibly valuable. But you are not really debugging in that case.

A debugger is a non essential tool these days. But if the kernel boys said they found it useful, then I'd not argue.
Using MEF to expose interfaces in your Silverlight MVVM apps
It's not like you're going to save yourself a ton of time and money

I don't know how much money you have, but the price difference between replacing my failing iPhone 3G battery myself and having Apple do it was non-trivial, and the warranty did not cover it.

However it is definitely not for everyone, and I for one would just let people know to include the battery replacement charge as part of an ownership cost of the product.

(By the way doing this myself actually made me feel sorry for the people who have to do this all day long).
Doesn't matter. Patent infringement cases are decided by twelve undereducated Texans based on whose lawyer looks better in a five thousand dollar suit.
The Secrets Hidden Inside Apple’s Most Famous Icons
I'm aware of this. My point being is none of the other hardware vendors know if they're going to get sued until a potential patent submarine fires its torpedoes. Would you want to bet your business by being the first?
Final Nintendo 3DS hardware: immersive screen, middling battery
The truth about TV ratings, online viewing and sci-fi shows
FAA warns of GPS issues in SE US due to Defense Department ’tests’
I was getting paranoid that it was going to be one of those sites that flashes a scary face and screams at you.
>I developed was that countries that provided better support for maternity leave and childrearing (and had lower divorce rates) had made more progress than America in closing the wage gap.

Short answer: no. Slightly longer answer: Definitely not categorically and it depended on the endemic culture.

No, it enabled them to have a better quality of life and less work than compared to the US. It also enabled them to have a more secure means of raising a family without having to work full-time.

Being a homemaker in the US is a rather fantastic risk to take, especially if you're a stay-at-home Dad as the courts won't favor a wealth transfer as much.

I consider the improvement of security for those that want to raise a family without requiring massive individual wealth transfers like the US to be valuable benefits. That said, I find it amusing that some think people somehow have some kind of universal goal to play the career game. Not everybody cares.

It wasn't until recently that most feminist writers stopped being so fixated on career development. (Seemingly, anyway. I'm no historian of gender politics.)

> I did not wish to remain the household "domestic slave"

More power to you, glad you made the kids learn how to better care for themselves. My parents did that with me partially out of necessity and partially out of laziness but it did wonders for my independence.

Saved my ass later in life.

I'm sure your kids are better for it.

Can't say the domestic slave wording is exactly necessary or appealing. Would you describe a stay-at-home Dad as a domestic slave? That's extremely offensive.

>It would be far better for me to turn my thoughts into a blog so I can explain my views, at my leisure and and at length, instead of "arguing" it in a male dominated forum.

I agree with the first part, but I'm going to have to tut tut you for making excuses. I called you out on a common fallacy.

You're going to need to suck it up if you want to debate such violently contentious issues on the internet, and I guarantee you having a 100% female presence would do nothing to make it less...whatever it is you're complaining about.

I'm not even arguing with you, I'm just refuting a fallacy and pointing out a wrinkle.

These are some of the more educated, open-minded, and liberal (I'm using this in the broader sense) people you're ever going to find on the internet. If you find this community unpleasant you're in for a hell of a shock if you start really plumbing the Internet for the depths of mediocrity.
OK, Daniel, I see where this is going...

Last week: "Roll Your Own LinkBait Tech Headline"

This week: "How to Write the Perfect Meta Article"

Next week: "Ask HN: Review my start-up BlogPostGenerator.com"
Thank you! That clarifies what I meant, as I was indeed struck by the "social class" phrase as out of place or something.
Priorities for Google: LTE, mobile money, inexpensive smartphones -- Engadget
This is one of many situations where base types and values get overloaded, for example: null vs. Null object pattern, or using strings for everything.

Definetly good advice.
While I won't say that I _am_ a high-caliber developer (that would be hubris), I will say that a company having high-caliber developers is what draws me to them, rather than pay rate or other perks (assuming the pay rate is reasonable). If I consider the companies to have the same, or similar, caliber people, then I'd start comparing my interest in the respective projects I would be working on, followed by pay and perks.

I should probably mention that this is my experience with internships (still a college student).
I think it would have been easier if the website had a better quality recording of waves. It was all I could focus on.
You sound like me so much. I over think everything. I have actually considered becoming a Buddhist to try and shut my mind off for a little while through meditation. I tend to have a very hard time doing things unless I spend a ton of time reasoning through whether or not I should do it. Most of the time when I decide I missed the boat.
Inspiration: A Dozen Awesome Etsy Artists
Etsy is an online marketplace for crafters, artisans, and artists from more than 150 countries to sell their handcrafted wares.
While some of the products sold on Etsy are cringe-worthy, a lot of Etsy sellers are incredibly talented individuals.
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I know this may be off topic, but as I find many people find this practice acceptable from the comments, how would they feel if this was applied to other facets of goods.

Example if your car manufacturer wouldn't allow you to go under your hood to bring to any repair shop but had to bring it to the dealership, or other electronics, you would have to go bring it to where you purchased it to replace the batteries ?

Theres been many times I wish I could have an extra battery I could swap out on my iphone, under heavy usage and not being near a charger all day. Thats why the iphone isn't right for my needs now, because theres alternatives, but I can see how this become more of a common practice based on the success of apple.
The title of the article says 'Less Than $20/Month'. And the body even says less than $19.99.
Cutting Loose : Dynamic Namespacing in JavaScript
You responded to a post arguing against the notion that companies are legally required to do things that are wrong for profit. You responded with an argument that many companies had done things wrong for profit, but without proving that they are legally required to do so. So your response was basically irrelevant, and the GP is pointing that out.

As a technical matter, there are a number of ways that laws already require companies to consider the broad interests of society. Environmental regulations, taxes, tort law, and various other similar regulations, not to mention the natural pressure that the best interest of society tends to be somewhat compatible with profit, all influence companies to choose the option that is best for society as a whole most of the time. I wonder what specific law you are proposing when you say that laws should be changed to make companies consider the "societal interest."
My favourite part:

“Quick question, though: did you or Bill have any programming or web development experience before founding Wepay? A buddy of mine (an investment banker) and I (ex-Army officer, MBA) throw around business ideas all the time while drinking at the pub, but we always are forced to bring ourselves back to earth when we realize we both have no programming experience whatsoever. Is it even worth it to start something tech-related when both founders aren't your typical tech guys? How did you do it?

> I love this question. Bill had a CS degree from BC, but he wasn't a talented web developer or anything like that. His background was helpful, though, since it was good to have least some technical knowledge before starting the company; we weren't operating completely in the dark. I had zero technical background. You could probably get to Bill's pre-WePay level with a bunch of books, long conversations with your programmer friends (you can make some of these friends online - try hacker news), and persistence.

>

> If you are "relentlessly resourceful" you can find a way to build what you need to build (usually by finding the right person and convincing them that you and your idea are worth their time). It's definitely harder to start a tech/internet company without being technical, but it's not impossible. You just need to be a lot scrappier in the beginning. I have a ton of non-technical friends starting technical companies. Some of them will succeed and some will fail. The smarter, more resourceful, harder working ones will have the best chance of succeeding.”

http://www.reddit.com/r/self/comments/f5vh1/i_founded_the_an...
The video is fascinating, but I feel like asking Arthur Dent-like questions: How does the parasite know the red cell is around and how does it go toward the cell. Or do they get attached randomly, the movement in the video seemed pretty random, perhaps due to Brownian motion?
What I'd suggest would be to remove the timer (or make it very difficult to read). Most people don't realize just how long 2 minutes can be, so it would be a reality check.
I've struggled to find an efficient way to do this for years so I built an app for this... I still don't know how useful it is for people out there, and I haven't decided if it's worth turning into a product.

You can sign up and try it for free, takes a sec: http://chalkboardhq.com/
How Creed Saved a Norwegian Boy From a Pack of Wolves
Just try to compile Ruby from source on an EC2 Micro instance vs. a $20/month Linode. In my experience (repeated builds at various times of day) the EC2 instance is an order of magnitude slower. And the Linode includes some bandwith, as someone else already mentioned.
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This would be much harder to do if you did not have the timer on the screen.
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Strongly agree (to both this and webwright). The package that felt strongest for us when hiring was to have amazing talent that other people want to work with, hand over significant responsibilities to new hires, and provide an environment that people are excited to come to work in. That doesn't mean that recruiting is easy, but it sure makes it easier once you have found the people you want.
After swombat's article today on writing articles for startups I tweet "Swombat! Keep this up and I'll write an article on how to write meta articles"

I had to do it. It was a triple-dog dare.

He now threatens to write an article on how to make fun of meta articles, but I don't think he has it in him.

Meanwhile for those of you who think we do this instead of working, I've been pounding away at writing a custom Data Access Layer in F# and MySql. It's going to do some cool stuff, and I look forward to blogging about it. But the reason it's cool, ugh, is that, you guessed it, it works at the meta level.

So I had meta on the brain today and this was just a good way to blow off some frustration.
You don't need to "become a Buddhist". Just expose yourself to some of their ways of thinking. Also, practice (= meditation).

You'll pick a lot of this up as you get older, as well. It's a natural maturation process. I've been out of college for 7 years now, and am just starting to feel like I'm understanding mindfulness. Granted, I've wasted many of those years...
I had this idea a few months back as well, the few discussions I had with people gave the impression that there's definitely a demand for this.

your implementation seems great as an MVP IMO, good luck with it!
Great product for a great program. Great job WePay!
This is excellent. Not only is this going to roll out a great feature, but they're tailoring it in a way that's going to get great press coverage. Excellent job WePay guys, this was a wonderful move on their part.
I think this is why corporations worried about "stealing" will still opt for Flash encrypted delivery vs HTML5-ey "friendly" delivery.

Any good player framework will likely account for this, hopefully by allowing all the same DOM-ey calls that one could perform with HTML5-ey video to be performed on flash through some sort of wrapper.

I don't think that content companies will just let it happen.
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Django Social Auth
Django social authentication/authorization made simple. There's a demo located at http://social.matiasaguirre.net/
Thanks!

I thought about FB integration, but decided against as I wanted to have a transparent privacy model. In my opinion the privacy becomes somewhat opaque when FB gets involved. I'll give it a second thought though. The natural viral factor is appealing.

Ads are somewhat obvious. If I placed them on the comment page related to each link it might be possible to make them somewhat targetted. I hadn't thought about sponsored content, thanks. It probably ain't relevant yet though, I guess the site needs a certain size before it comes to that.