skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
The post is from last April. If I click on any hyperlink to the post made between last April and last week, I instead get redirected to OKCupid's blog homepage, which does not have the article.

If removing the article "changed nothing", it would still be up. The idea was to make it harder for people to find the article. Sure, someone who realizes that the article was purposely removed and that there are a multitude of copies hosted on other sites will be able to find it, but others (perhaps with less technical acumen) will not.
Interesting comment on reddit about Earth like planets:

As stated above, I don't see the data... However, I feel I can say beyond probability that yes, there are a LOT of goldilocks planets waiting for verification. I am unsure of the amount, but I would be surprised if it were less than Order[1000].
You bet it detects planets that small :)
I think nobody disagrees with the idea that you will learn some stuff while getting your MBA. What people disagree with is the idea that you will learn more getting an MBA at a lower tier school than you will working at a startup. MBA's are great for opening doors, you will get more doors opened working at a startup or going to an Ivy League school than getting an MBA at a lower tiered school.
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Well,

We could split the difference and say "it tramples constitutional freedoms as generally understood as well as the overall principles of democracy but it's certainly already contained in one or another of the broad powers the executive has amassed over the years."

It feels like the distinction between law and "policy initiative" has been getting thinner and thinner lately given said broad power of the executive branch. This seems to be one of a number of laws which aren't so much passed to give the president new authority to do something but rather to ramp up a policy in a smooth and public fashion. The website seizure bill is another example - when the bill got bogged down, ICE just went out and proved they could do what they wanted regardless. The only cost is flack the government gets on all this.
"This is pure nonsense, and so is the rest of your post."
Thank you. I don't really know how to respond to this, but maybe say that your own statement is so weak it just contains its own counterargument.

"[The business of] search is not about academia, or algorithms, or engineering, its about providing users with relevant responses to their queries"

And the food industry is not about the ingredients, the cooks and the recipes, but about providing users with a dish suitable to their tastes. In fact, we could do without the cooks, recipes and ingredients. er...?

"The best way currently to do that is through crowdsourcing". These are fine words to say that Bing uses rank on Google as 1 in 1000 ranking factors. Bing uses GoogleRank. Or CrowdRank in less polemic terms.

To me: it isn't about if Microsoft is "copying" or not anymore. You can win that semantic game. What you can't win or explain away is the end result: the duplicate results and grammar corrections. The process by which this happened (Microsoft can hack my microphone and record keystrokes) is irrelevant. Bing uses rank on Google as a ranking factor and Bing contains duplicate results.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/solirvine

sol at yusonirvine.com
It means that they have falsely arrived at a conclusion due to positive bias. They might be right, but they haven't proven it sufficiently.

The inverse of the conclusions of their experiment are also incorrectly assumed (Google results, using IE8/Bing toolbar, make Bing results != Bing results, when using the IE8/Bing toolbar, are from Google).
TL;DR version of this TL;DR version:

We use rockets to get to space because getting as good at other methods is too expensive.
Ask HN: If you could recommend only three management books...
Suppose a group of friends 3 or 4 years out of college have decided to quit their jobs and start up a small development house. They are good programmers, but have no idea how to manage their team or their time.

If you could recommend just three books to these new and clueless managers, who think "scrum" is a Scandinavian swear word, what would they be?

We'd love to hear about any well regarded resource, but in particular would like to discover ones that have very concrete suggestions that can be implemented immediately:
"Follow this process to structure your project..."
"Have a ten minute status meeting with each team member every morning discussing each of the following points..."
"Use the following task management software; here's how to get it set up and get the most out of it..."

Many thanks in advance.

Update:

Swannie notes, "When you say development house, do you mean software house - as in doing development work for other companies? Or developing their own product? A very important distinction to make..."

I replied, "Actually, both; developing for other companies is a way to pay the bills and gain exposure to new things, but the ultimate goal is to make our own stuff.
So definitely, processes for communicating and dealing with clients are things we'd like to hear about."
How I Discovered a Security Vulnerability in Twitter
Definitely and it would have been hilarious + turned a "have they gone evil?!?!" set of internet comments into a hilarious "ah that makes sense aren't they funny!" pat on the back.

Then again, they probably did their research, realised they didn't want to make a big deal about this, that the people who noticed probably aren't their biggest customer base, that they don't want to bring this to the attention of Match.com and that they don't want their customers freaking out about upcoming payments.
I have paypal accounts in 6 countries for 4+ years. Moving 5, 6 figures yearly each. All worked perfectly until last week, when ALL were restricted. Although I've uploaded the requested documents there is no response/change for 6 days now ...
I think the common objection to self-help books is not "Hey, books shouldn't help people!" It's that the content of self-help books tends to fall into one of three categories:

1) Common-sensical faffery ("Don't waste time!")

2) Meaningless, feel-good faffery ("You have all the power you need, right inside you!")

3) Snake oil ("Hold a magnet to your head for four hours a week and become a Nietzschian Ubermensch!")

None of these categories are really valuable content, so self-help books get a reputation as blatant time-wasters at best (due to the copious faffery) and harmful scams at worst (due to the snake oil). When somebody says something sounds like a "typical self-help book," most of the time they're really saying it sounds like one or more of those things.
Although it's not quite what you're looking for (sounds like you want a manual / howto) I highly recommend "Drive" by Daniel Pink.

http://www.danpink.com/drive
It's a matter of taste but I don't think I'm alone in finding boring to be annoying.

This leads to the paradox:

Boring => Annoying => !Boring

How would you resolve it?
If you enjoyed this piece, be sure to read "Mother Earth Mother Board", written by Stephenson and published in Wired in December 1996. It's a long and fascinating look at the world of undersea cabling, and it's chock-full of super-interesting facts.

Full giant extremely-long and interesting article here: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.12/ffglass_pr.html
You have to avoid using the word "craigslist" when using mailchimp??
Expensive information? Please. I'm not asking for all weights, I'm asking for 1/1000 weights. If it's tiny, then sharing it should be inconsequential. And no bullshit about competitors or spammers please -- it's not as if anyone is unaware that ranking well in Google organic results is good :rolleyes:
It doesn't matter, because the results (from the honeypot) had nothing to do with the searches, so it would have been impossible to clue Bing in directly by searching on Bing a lot.
these guys are continuing to capture value from an industry that was lacking innovation. It just goes to show one of the most direct paths to cash is to take existing user behaviors and bring them to new platforms.
I wonder if they will start making a profit before raising another round?
Its about time you programmed that video game with rapid game builder
I suspect that most of these large players have very heterogeneous environments, and will use a combination of 5-10 different languages depending on the task. E.g., SQL db for production, but NoSQL for log analysis.
Remember the interstate was justified as a military program
Robot jockey for camel racing
Here's an idea: let's pick out one provision of the bill that sounds sketchy when summarized and whip ourselves into a massive rhetorical frenzy over it in lieu of reading so much as a word of the rest of it and considering ways it could be improved to better address the problems it is attempting to address.

Oh wait, you're way ahead of me, as usual. Stay classy, HN.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111s3480rs/pdf/BILLS-111s...
I bet Tim Ferriss is somewhere laughing at all this ... all the way to the bank.
I thought he was saying something about tankers.
I'm not judging you, but an activity where you view your "customers" as prey seems really depressing. I certainly couldn't sleep at night knowing I was taking advantage of people yearning for some happiness in their lives.
"the catch is it has to be the size and shape of a hydrogen bomb"

That dialog part of the article is hilarious. Too bad he forgot to add an "As you know, Bob, the government has spent $4 trillion..."

http://www.critters.org/turkeycity.html
The value of a search engine isn't any particular result, or any set of results. Its the quality of all the results over time. If Microsoft's algorithm picks up a tiny amount of signal (ahem 1 of a 1000) indirectly from Google's results, this does nothing to artificially inflate their position off of Google's back. There's nothing inherently wrong about using user signal for this.

There are many sites on the internet that generate a set of links based on form data. Google is one of many in that respect. This technique is effective in gathering search information on this "deep web". Special-casing Google positively or negatively is the wrong approach here.
Your assertion Bing is most likely to be accurate about Bing ignores self-interest and spin.

However, agreed -- clickstream means series of clicks, and the actual data is a series of URLs.

The query "happening" to be in the URL has no "search > result" meaning without a parser being told to look for Google's particular keyword query indicators and correlate the subsequent page. As most URLs are not searches, this is not emergent behavior; it's programmed.

People also talk about this being a "weak" signal, but given search volume (or clickstream volume if you prefer) on Google versus other sources, even if this code is generic (e.g., recognize all "q=blah" or "search=blah" as keywords and correlate the following URL), it seems the signal would be strong indeed. Google's weak signal would provide several times more correlative data to Bing than Bing's own clicks.

Not that there's anything wrong with that! But Bing's blog assertions feel disingenuous -- they play this game well:

http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/06/kayak-bing/
Why Startups Fail: An Analysis of Post-Mortems
I think this is a really good point. Interns are usually unproven so any way to help bridge the trust gap with employers can make a big difference. With the "Penn State Washington Program," the student is essentially co-opting the program's brand to go from an unproven commodity, to someone who can hit the ground running.

There are a lot of tools we can provide to create this same effect for our interns: from coaching them on the importance of getting a TA referral, to making it easy for them to include a Github profile if they are a tech student. We have talked to a number of startups who say they read every application from interns who attach a Github profile because this shows a deeper level of interest in the field than the average student.

I like your point and we will keep innovating around this idea.

There are a number of other ways we can and will go to make sure we can help both sides determine high value matches, and feel confident with their choices in interns.
He is back from Argentina. Believe he is in Washington state or North CA from memory.

Edit: MichaelApproved below said Washington DC, which is probably actually right, all I remember was Washington being mentioned in an interview and assumed he is on the west coast.
The problem with that approach is that search engines won't necessarily show that in their extract. A lot of times, a person searches for "X", and they get a page full of results, and they skim the extracts to decide which to read.

So, say someone is looking for information on the success rate of match.com. They see the OKCupid result, with an extract that says, say, you are 12 times more likely to get married if you don't use match.com, or something like that.

If they do NOT click the link to the blog post, but instead chose another result to read, they don't see the disclaimer at the top, but they do end up having that extract reinforce the view they might be getting from other results critical of match.com.

Overall, it is better to either delete the article, or to move it to a different URL that you've excluded from search engines, and replace the original page with an explanation and a link to that different URL for those who want to see the original article.
He was living in Argentina and moved back to the states a few months ago. He's in Washington D.C. now.
I'm ok with taxes on money earned. I can't afford the $800 annual tax that is due on 4/15 for businesses running out of california. I already payed the $800 for the annual tax 3 months after the llc was formed (back in september).
> haven't ready any… all you are seeing novice gains…

Interestingly I've also seen the complaint that "all strength coaches know that if you've already had training experience, it's very easy to regain muscle pounds". So you gain if you're a novice, you gain if you're experienced… you gain…

> Likewise with diet. Often folk swear by diet X because it works for them.

(added emphasis). So it works…

> It's not linear… Elite-level international competitors… just isn't going to work.

I doubt I would bother writing and marketing a book for such a minuscule audience, especially if they have little or nothing to gain from it.

> Apparently Feriss mentions hCG…

He does point out risks, and caveats and even writes that surely he'll be wrong on some things. I know that likely people will completely overlook that, but what can you do more than explicitly point out things this way.

There are parts of his work with which I disagree, or at least believe the advice could be different, better, more specific, or in cases more general, but I also get "filled with dread, suspicion and an instinctual need to take a piss" when some just decide to offer such negative appraisals even when they "haven't read any of his books".

As they say, to each their own.
See comment above..

Thanks for the input though I think that might be the best option at this point.
Being a generalist is difficult. All of the positions I've held in the past 10 years were landed because the interviewer recognized my intelligence/problem solving ability and could look past whatever specific skill or language that I did not have traditional experience in.

BAs in a software shop can straddle that tech/biz line (I HAVE PEOPLE SKILLS DAMMIT!) sometimes... I think it's really a function of finding the right place and the right people that can recognize the value of having a "utility infielder" on their team.

I don't have much else to offer besides encouragement from another generalist or as I like to describe myself as a geeky/techie product manager.

good luck!
Not quite - we use very large expensive rockets to launch very large expensive payloads.
The rockets are large and expensive because the payloads are large and expensive - which they need to be because launches are large and expensive.

Imagine if Nasa had been in charge of developing aviation in the US - you certainly wouldn't have Cessnas and 737s.

There is a brilliant parody about Nasa being in charge of the old wagon trains going into the weat and their plans to make one giant wagon that would be able to make the journey and return safely.
Keeping Punxsutawney Phil's Website Online Through Groundhog Day Traffic Flood
Overall great marketplace.

One feature that would be nice would be the inability to hide applications that don't work on your device (as is done in the android market) I've gotten all excited for certain apps only to be told they can't be installed on my phone.

Also needs to discriminate better between 'install' and 'installed'; perhaps with colors or just outright hiding installed apps
somewhat related:

http://lostmahbles.com/land-dream-dev-job-without-web-experi...
This is a great company; they're simplifying the internship search for students and employers, alike, and fulfilling a huge need in the marketplace. Keep up the good work!
When I'm reading on public transportation, it's usually to insulate myself from said public transportation and be absorbed in whatever book I read. I don't really welcome conversation in that kind of situation.
considering that the Internet becomes an "additional, external, brain lobe" (how many of you remember things instead of looking it up everytime, or take for example Google voice/translate or any other traditional "brain" function that tomorrow will be transferred to and/or extended by Internet) - any government power on the Internet means government's power over your brain.
Because tomorrow the unconnected brain vs. connected will be like being a pedestrian vs. riding a car.
Pleasanton, CA (East Bay)

Dublin, Ireland

Workday - ERP space - Hiring Infrastructure / Systems Engineers

Working on some interesting problem sets, with large groups of data and some very progressive Java technology. All Linux (CentOS) based, we're really looking for some talented people to help out on the Linux side of things. We're kinda looking for Linux or general *nix whizzes with production experience and with a broad range of skills.

We're interested in a candidates with appropiate visa / working permits in either Ireland or the US and are willing to relocate the right candidate(s) (no remote)

Email me - philip dot reynolds at workday dot com for more info!
Sealaunch got around some of the problems - such as a launch site but then got stopped by the same vested interests.

California (coincidentally home to all the current rocket makers) first banned the launchers from docking in Californian ports claiming they were weapons - then banned loading the satelites in foreign ports claiming they were exporting secret technology.
Become a lawyer. We don't need any more unskilled labor running around.
I'm just kidding!
> Interestingly I've also seen the complaint that "all strength coaches know that if you've already had training experience, it's very easy to regain muscle pounds". So you gain if you're a novice, you gain if you're experienced… you gain…

Regaining lost strength happens fast for two reasons.

1. Neural adaptations last longer than muscular adaptation.

2. A detrained, previously elite athlete has the same untapped recovery capacity as the novice.

> (added emphasis). So it works…

For a while. Added emphasis. And you cannot draw universal conclusions from anecdotes, no matter how compelling. What works for you may not work for me, except insofar as both diets will require caloric deficit to do anything.

You're right that I may be attacking a strawman, but honestly, miraculous workout/diet regimes are not new to the iron sports universe. The critiques of one apply almost universally and without exception to the others. Aside from anabolic steroids, there are no silver bullets.
Show HN: Quick web forms for throwaway questions
http://askwoo.com/

Easily create a single-question form, send the link to whoever should answer it, then get responses emailed to your inbox.

Forgive me for the total lack of design. I built and deployed this in a day and am interested in seeing if this is useful for anyone.
I'm sure people are lining up around the block.
Show HN: Self-documenting online JavaScript snippet editor
Important: Although the sample application is a working example of how you can implement in-app billing, we strongly recommend that you modify and obfuscate the sample code before you use it in a production application.

uhm? is the security left to code on the device alone?
A step in the right direction toward information asymmetry between startups and investors. It is very difficult to come from outside the valley or vc community and know who is high quality and who is not. Which has some impact by who has money versus those that don't, but is not solely dictated by that factor alone by any means.
Massive Health Uses Big Data, Mobile Phones to Fight Chronic Disease
While the localization issues are embarrassing, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the store; it's extremely fast, easy to navigate and feels quite polished.

The '~' has exited in Android for a while (before it would just list it in whatever foreign currency the developer accepts). Given that the currency conversion is passed on to the customer (whether that's a good idea is another story), the '~' is important to signal that currency conversion is occurring.
What were the terms of the other 91 cases? You make it sound like the Google engineers were slaving away for two weeks. My impression was that they ran the experiment during that time.
Let's see.. heres a few I'd recommend....

Good to Great by Jim Collins
One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman
7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
In Search of Excellence by Tom Peters
Similar to the difference between actively lying and telling part of the whole truth.
Can we have an Android app and official api now?
The Nail in Old Media's Coffin
It is, we had whale oil which needs handling in barrels and could be burnt in lamps, so we switched to crude oil which was then refined to the same grade as whale oil and could be handled in the same barrels and burnt in the same lamps.
Then we switched to tankers but the oil could still be burnt in the same lamps so no consumer change, then the consumer changed to using it in their cars but we shipped it in the same tankers.

Now we have a system where we can only use a fuel that is delivered in a certain quantity to a local gas station as a liquid that can be burned.

Compare this with the electricity grid where we can switch from coal to nuclear to wind to gas without anyone noticing.
Amazing, Rapportive has made an alliance between FB and Google. Before I try it out, I would like to know how accessible my Gmail contacts become to FB, because Gmail has a different set of contacts than my FB account.
Any plans to be able to post to FB pages? I wish Rapportive was on Kickstarter, where I can afford to be an angel :)
Hardest working interviewer in the business? He's answering emails from the hospital, for gods sakes.