skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
It's interesting to see how different this picture is from the typical YC startup or many other similar lean startups we hear so much about.

'Ramen profitable' is very, very different, for example, when comparing two single guys hacking in a bedroom of a rented apartment with a dozen roommates to that of a married family guy with kids and a mortgage in Northern California.

Being in the second category, I can say that there are some advantages (focus, time management, experience), but large blocks of time and the ability to go without financial resources for months on end are not among them.

I'm really curious how the startups that apparently make up this survey make it work in the beginning.
Apps provide a thick-client experience (richer UI, off-line storage etc) and people when they want to do a specific task know what to use. It seems obvious why until the web can be all things to all people we will always have apps. 10B to be precise! Clearly a lot of people like them.

Until native UI features are available using a web based driver there will likely always be some advantage to a slightly thick-client. Exposing UI features is a battle, look at the past for details of hard this is, ActiveX for example. In theory this would have made all Windows UI components available to the web browser, until someone figured out that a security model would be necessary that handicapped things so much it led to Flash. Now we are a decade and a half further on and technologies like jquerymobile will likely see many web solutions be more app like.

Once Apple figure out a better way to save a web 'page' to the home-screen that's intuitive and provides for local storage we will see apps.
someone with binoculars would probably work better. the ski-masks have a connotation of criminal behavior, and while i think this is undesirable behavior, it certainly isn't criminal.

as an aside, i don't think i've ever seen someone wearing a ski-mask while skiing, or for that matter, for any legitimate purpose. at what point will we stop calling them "ski masks"?
I'm not complaining about the extension, it's a good move in that regards, I'm just bothered by the whole concept of the so called "do not track", to me it seems nonsensical and damaging.
GoDaddy's customers have the problems. GoDaddy itself is raking in cash hand over fist.
No mixed content warnings here though. The ISP is editing the login page to include JavaScript that posts the password back, seemingly, to Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/wo0dh3ad. Being a man in the middle, the ISP can capture all requests to this non existent URL and harvest the passwords. The browser can't suspect a thing.
That wasn't true when I competed. I actually picked up a complimentary membership because I competed, if I remember correctly.

My institution was ACM-affiliated, but I'm not sure that matters either.
Well, yeah, the current tech is primitive. However:

Increase the frame rate already. 24fps is not the word of god. It's used because that was all they were able to do 100 years ago, and then it became de-facto standard. Time to move on already.

Yes, we need to capture more information than simply two video channels (left and right). Probably a lot more. Then we could re-create a true illusion of depth.
Information is power. You can always choose to ignore poor advice, but if you don't read, you miss the opportunity to act on good advice.
Riak Search 0.14 Release Notes
See ChromeBlock

https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/epanfjkfahimkgom...
Ask HN: What do you use to organize e-books and research papers?
I'm using Dropbox to keep them organized, share interesting ones, and Mendeley Desktop for organizing papers. Anyone have any other suggestions?
Think of the future... once this tech gets refined you could go to the store and buy from a library of pastes... download 3D recipes off the internet... "Dammit, I can't make that as I'm out of gluten free batter and turkey paste"

"Turkey paste"... note I didn't say the future was appealing.
Burton Malkiel (author of "A Random Walk Down Wall Street"), the guy who popularized index investing, doesn't condemn individual stock picking. He is fine with it, and he does it himself, provided you have a pool of safer investments in index funds to back you up in case you fail. Which is basically what I'm recommending.

Reference: watch the video at http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/535789/Burton-M...
I like the gestures. Works well on the Galaxy Tab.
http://www.ridesurfboard.com was posted on here the other day in an ask hn. Seems like this "niche" is starting to already get crowded by a bunch of people scrambling to get a piece of the Flipboard pie.
The comparison isn't even worth bringing up.

Talkies = NO SOUND vs SOUND. It's binary.

3D = "20 visual cues about 3D" vs "19 visual cues about 3D"

We already see movies in 3D without adding the rather crude stereoscopy effect.
If you look at the users page on StackOverflow.com, you'll see there are over 320,000 registered users there on just that site alone.
Check out ChromeBlock if you're using Chrome and want to opt out and block ad networks (not all ads)

https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/epanfjkfahimkgom...
It is a good idea, I like it, looks well done.

Small feedback: my account confirmation email went to spam.

This may be useful:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/371/how-do-you-make-sure-...

And also:
http://sendgrid.com
Welsh predates english by centuries, in terms of lineage. Most of europe once spoke celtic languages that are most closely connected to welsh.
I think you could take an existing OLED display and do this right now... you'd just have to write the software. In fact, you could probably do a neat small scale proof of concept by disassembling an Android phone and mounting it on a record player. :)
Despite your downvote, I agree with this.

Two things came to my mind when I landed on the page with links to 256 articles.

1) this isn't a "summary" of articles this is a "list of" articles. There's no time savings to be had by going through this list. In my opinion, it would be a wonderful & time saving "summary" if the article author read the article, and listed the key points contained within. As far as I can tell, the author of the list could just as easily have included the articles based on "has catchy title & contains a significant amount of text" How much repetition & Overlap? Which leads into my second thought upon landing on this page:

2) "Analysis Paralysis" - in the quest to become and entrepreneur one may very well get caught up on preparing to make that leap. There are numerous ways to do that, and the time spent reading those articles (256 articles * 10 minutes = 42 hours) could very well be better spent actually doing something

Anyways, I'm sure there are those that disagree with me (as evidenced by the down-vote you received). I certainly didn't evaluate the quality of the articles and maybe they're truly amazing, but I agree, this list isn't "MUST READ".

It looks like it's probably a quality list, but not "must read" or "a summary of"

EDIT: What I'd really love to see is an article entitled "What I've learned from reading all 256 'Must Read' articles" (don't leave out watching each of the videos linked up in full. That's at least 10 hours of TED talks)
This is genius! But accidentally genius!

The author starts off well, makes an important point about stock picking never being better then a random walk and then.... picks stocks. Pure genius!

It shows you in a true, completely unintentional way, how so many people get sucked into this even when they trying as hard as they can NOT to get suckered like everyone else.

Dilbert's strategy is essentially a bet on the global economy minus Europe. Since Europe is a part of the global economy, I'm guessing +/- Europe doesn't make much of a difference.

The author's investment is a complex bet on individual stocks, commodities, and more commodities. It's just amazing how unaware smart people can be when they are outsmarting themselves.
I think that you're exactly wrong on this. It makes sense for government to build roads because, for one thing, it's physically infeasible to have multiple sets of road-builders competing with each other. There is finite land.

On the other hand, it's quite feasible to have many competing internet providers. I'd say we have too few, actually, and that government makes it worse. The airways should be more open and whatever infrastructure the public subsidizes (telephone wires, etc) should be equally available to all ISPs.

More competition is the key here, not a government monopoly. All we need the government for is ground rules to make the game fair.
This is the second release of the Riak Search product which is based on the main Riak system. You can think of this as a superset of standard Riak. Comes with all the standard Riak features plus search. Lots of bug fixes re. analyzer/tokenizer.
It is very easy to get someones password if they have checked "remember me" and gone out for a coffee.

By very easy I mean it requires almost no talent.

Long time back (even)I wrote a script to grab password and username using DOM and JavaScript.
Isn't the A-15 core just around the corner?
Why women shy away from CS
You're completely missing the point if you thought Ebert was trying to tell you what you should enjoy. Your opinion is irrelevant. So is mine. Similarly, my mom thinks my shaky line drawings from when I was 10 years old are absolutely brilliant.

You're allowed to enjoy whatever you want — Ebert isn't arguing with you. He's talking about inherent problems with the technology that come out in the general case.
It's not evil, but is it necessary?

Gathering all this data is necessary and essential for any company who's primary product is their users personal information. (see: Google, Facebook, et al..)

And, corporations being what they are, people within that corporation will optimize to try and make as much money as possible off of that information, because it is in the corporations best interest.
I wonder how "Do Not Track" will effect advertising biz models. Part of the allure of online is that you can not only verify that each ad was served (something impossible to prove pre-internet) but you're also able to target really well.

I wonder if services will respond in some sort of anti-consumer arms race, by limiting service features or the sort. (Imagine if FF/Goog released an AdBlock style plugin.) I'm not saying it'll be as drastic as blocking content if you're not tracked, but I am curious what the HN community's thoughts are on the idea of a tracking arms race.
Google is taking control of the debate to prevent exactly that.
Former Facebook Ad Head Jumps to Zynga as Senior Advisor to Gaming Start-Up
Mozilla Proposes "Do Not Track" HTTP Header
I would love to know the actual breakdown of the demographics of the sample.. and how that changed across industries.

I particularly wonder if you limit it to internet founders if the data would skew younger, and thereby affect other answers as well.
I'll keep that in mind for a decision this week. Worst case, I can keep on using the old xp box, and look for smaller or slightly looser organizations that don't mind me using a Mac for work.
I think the reasons for the bond run up and precious metals run up are different. At the risk of oversimplifying, the appreciation in bonds is due to a flight to safety and the US Fed instituting a pretty substantial bond buying program to keep interest rates down. Eventually those factors will correct and bonds will follow.

Precious metals have increased because investors no longer believe that paper currency is a reliable store of wealth along with a huge increase in the Fed balance sheet. Also, there is some evidence that large US banks have conspired to keep the metals market artificially constrained, especially the silver market. While precious metals have had a huge runup, the fundamentals are still strong for future appreciation (large Fed balance sheet for the foreseeable future, unstable monetary policies) and therefore, I don't see the risk to the downside in the metals.
Not entirely sure if this also applies to the CS domain (been quite a few years since I published a CS paper) but in the medical domain researchers are also presented with the option of publishing in an open access journal. For example, PLoS http://www.plos.org/
Calibre... for me solves all problems
Then it was the IEEExtreme competition that required IEEE membership.

And my institution is ACM affiliated as well, and also paid for my entrance fee to the ACM. But now that I think about it, I believe you're right, I don't think the ICPC required it.
This happened to me recently as well. I did not see in your screenshots a unique verification process they presented me with. They showed me pictures that my friends have been tagged in and then gave me 4 choices of names of people on my friends list to choose from. After about 4 or 5 correct selections it unlocked my account. All of the friends it presented me with were ones that I interacted with through FB on a regular basis.

While this is a cool new approach, it would probably be easy for a close friend (realistically an ex boyfriend or girlfriend) to pass this test.
Datamarket launches with 100M time series available
"they are both pro massive-corporation"

More specifically, they are both pro-campaign donations. And it's much easier to court a few big players than thousands of small ones. They may even think they're being fair and objective. But they can only chat with so many lobbyists a day, and the most polished, friendly, helpful, professional ones are - surprise - hired by huge companies.
From a couple of posts up: He's certainly part of the conservative right.

You believe this because he makes claims like this: The free market doesn't work. People should forego higher paying jobs and do jobs that better help the country. Almost like a large-scale self-imposed socialism.

So basically, Brooks is part of the conservative right because he is more or less pushing one of Obama's policy proposals [1]?

[1] They might disagree on whether it should be self imposed or government imposed. http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/NationalServicePlanFactSheet....
Ask HN: choose between 2 startup ideas
I may do them both. But still:

1. App to make hiring easier. Enter your jobs, submit, and we auto-submit to all the relevant jobboards that you check. When candidates apply, easily define your screening process and move them through it with your team. Pay X$/month.

2. Translation marketplace. Translators make $, clients get fast/good service, we sit in the middle, provide acquisition and some tools and get a cut.

The marketplace idea is harder to get going (you need to find both clients and translators), but I haven't seen it done well, yet.

The hiring space is an annoying problem that everyone would like help with, so that seems ripe for a SaaS app. Good thing: even with just 1 paying client you're making some money.

Which one would you spend 2011 working on, and more importantly, why? What's your analysis of these basic ideas?
This is also the reason why I studied molecular biology instead of CS (I'm male, just not the stereotypical nerdy type), even though I vastly prefer working with computers as opposed to being in a wet lab, and despite the fact that I am mathematically inclined.

The problem is that CS/engineering attracts the sort of people who are not perceived as "cool" by the more mainstream society. There has to be an organized movement to lift the level of "coolness" in the CS/engineering departments.

I know it can be done. We should learn from people who are in art/music schools (I've heard artists refer to themselves as nerds, even though they are far from being socially awkward). Also we should observe the fact that "nerddom" is a very American phenomenon (I am from Eastern Europe, and in technical schools there you see normal people who even do sports and have varied interests -- not awkward nerds at all) that started in the 1970s-80s or so, and probably has something to do with suburban upbringing (as well as with Dungeons and Dragons / medieval fair stuff).
Great, the missing instructions note is a nice touch!

FF 3.6/win... firebug shows a "source is undefined" error on line 312. while (source.length...
What is the purpose of submitting this comic?

Is it just to try and insult both men and women at the same time?
Why, because of the troll girl?
Do you really think that the term "dark pattern" has anything at all to do with race? Protip: associating everything with races is how racism continues; stop thinking about things in terms of races in general, and the world will be a far better place.
Zoomy – Quick & Easy Zooming Image
This is beautiful. I really do hope you won't plaster ads over it. Once you get some traction, selling a premium account for a one-time fee might be a good idea.

If you could show the instructions on a timeline, that will give a quick visual overview on how long a recipe takes, the number of steps involved and if there's much gap or overlap between steps. It could also serve as a way of comparing and choosing between two similar recipes.

If you choose to go with a non-advertising business model, please feel free to email me. I'm building an online shop which might help you sell your product.
And the best marketing Whiny-berg can come up with is half-truths about referer linking.

Dude, not cool. This is Hacker News. Please refrain from ad hominem attacks and stick to making intelligent, comments that contribute to the conversation, please.
I nominate awareness of selection bias in all its glorious forms.
Would it work to take two pairs home and create a personal set of glasses for people who can't stand the 3d effect?

Where I watched Green Hornet (very funny movie if you don't expect to see a Coen brothers film, I think) the glasses were cheap plastic and you could take them home. I actually have two sets, maybe I'll give it a try :D
360-Degree Music Video For The Black Eyed Peas
Coworking is really gaining a head of steam. I use a coworking space in Seattle that I can't say enough good things about: http://officenomads.com. Great space, great community. Indispensable for those who could work at home, but don't want to.
I think he was being sarcastic. At least I hope so.
Well, T-Bills, of course. Short term, so that you don't get stuck when interest rates rise. TIPS are another thought.

You're dismissing lots of conservative/safe alternatives because they don't yield much. But that's today. Next year, 5 years, 20 years, who knows? Today, maybe the best thing is to sit back and wait for better conditions, versus take on risk.

Overall, I thought your discussion of "why invest" was too brief. You don't actually need to invest/gamble your money. Just save it (T-Bills, etc) and work to make enough.

If you've got a pile, why invest? What's the possible use of doubling the size of your pile? Can't buy any more stuff. But if you lose half your pile, it might seriously hurt.
Relevant ads might offer a better user experience than irrelevant ads. You know what offers an even better experience? No ads.

I'm in favor of anything that makes an free-with-advertising business model less practical. Make me pay five bucks a month, if that's what the service costs; there's no technical reason why it shouldn't be easy to set that up. Don't slyly take the five bucks from me piecemeal, immeasurably, by replacing the things I care about with distracting ads. I fucking hate it.
The troll girl should have studied molecular biology together with the troll guy; just think of the adorable (and cool!!) little troll babies! :-)
Seven Ways to Think Like The Web
One word: velcro.

I felt like quite the Luddite teaching my 5 year old son to tie his shoes.
Try to go the extra mile in being polite. If your words can be interpreted as hostile, on the internet they will be.

Pointing out typos to the author is generally appreciated. There are two helpful things to do: Instead of just complaining in general, list the typos; and try to reach the author directly, e.g. by email.
What is the primary practical benefit of this?

It seems to simplify doing some really cool things, but I'm not sure what those things are...
HN's ^recent aversion to book-learnin'
The Organization Kid [2001]
Thanks for tips & for submitting random non-recipe links, which gave me an idea about how to handle them :)
Done - my email is now at the bottom of the page.

I do know that the download emails are working, but if anyone else has not received it go ahead and email using this link and I'll get you squared away.
Do you work at Apple? I'm curious how you have this intimate knowledge of the dynamic there.
Upgrading My Macbook Pro with an MCE Optibay
End result: http://pilarhq.com/
My company is part of One Percent for the Planet. When you are part of it, you give 1% of your turnover to accredited environmental organisations. I like these kind of "give something no matter what to help the others/the Planet". The more people will be part of these actions, the better we will be.

http://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/
Actually the portfolio is bonds, an index fund, and only a small fraction in a commodity and one stock. You could argue that I should keep the individual stock out of it. But the rest of your argument is just straw man.
FaceCash (http://www.facecash.com), which my company runs, takes only 1.5%. We're not in any way affiliated with Facebook, but our system does use an image of your face to verify identity at the point of sale.
Entanglement achieved in silicon, QC a possibility.
I love the fact that they are trying to make it cheap, it does not have to be perfect if it's cheap.
Even if it looks as bad and is small as princes Lea's hologram, if it's cheap enough, I and every star wars fan will buy one.
The Power of Ignorance
I did a lot of transit-related software development [1] in 2010, so I've experienced this first-hand.

For those who don't know, Google maintains a specification called GTFS that captures transit agency timetable and route information.

Unfortunately, as parent mentioned, a lot of transit agencies illogically believe that they need to protect their data. Most agencies are at least partially publicly funded, so there is no reason keep data behind closed doors. Of the 800 or so transit agencies in the US, only about 150 provide their data publicly today. (Many more provide their data to Google, but not to the general public -- a strange state of affairs.)

The community has organically developed a three-pronged assault:

1. Use carrots to encourage agencies to provide their data.

Google Maps is a good carrot, as it gets agencies to use the common GTFS format. Unfortunately, Google is willing to take data from agencies that won't make their data otherwise publicly available, so it doesn't fix the entire problem.

Walk Score's Transit API [1] is another carrot. If agencies make their data public, it will immediately be available through this API. The Transit API makes it very easy for third-party developers to do great things with transit data, and it takes care of all the difficult issues: finding the data, keeping it current, and dealing with real-world bugs in the data. (Transit data headaches were my life for many months last year!)

2. Use sticks to encourage agencies to provide their data.

I helped build City Go Round [2] to shed light on the innovation that happens when agencies open their data. You can also see quite clearly what agencies in a given locale haven't yet ponied up their data. (Search in San Francisco, for example.)

3. Create a public clearinghouse so there is high visibility.

The GTFS Data Exchange, or GTFSDE [3], is where public GTFS data goes to live. It's a great resource for transit developers and, along with the GTFSDE mailing list, is the focal point for the community at the moment.

-Dave

[1] http://www.walkscore.com/services/public-transit-api.php

[2] http://www.citygoround.org/apps/nearby/?q=san%20francisco,%2...

[3] http://www.gtfs-data-exchange.com/