skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
The problem is too many forks. Over 100 now. As a practical matter, which one would you recommend using that would be the most accurate preview of the new feature set in Mustache 2.0.
Japanese is a head-final, strictly left branching language, as linguists might put it, which means it's structured like postfix.

This would actually let you read code strictly left-to-right (even though English speakers would be tempted to think of it as right-to-left) - when you read through functional programs, you end up reading a lot of the code right-to-left, due to function application, to see the order that code is actually executed. In postfix, the order objects/functions are written is the order they're executed.

Continuing along the lines of the post, a more Japanese programming language would also have named arguments (particles), and if it was object oriented, you wouldn't need to type 'this'/'self', since subject can be implied by context (well, it's really the direct object - the computer is the subject).
at startup has to sell for $100 million without taking any more investment for it to be worth it, which is considered a very big exit.
People should really reconsider using third party tools hosted elsewhere to check domain name availability.

I only use my own tool on my own server and I check the registries directly to avoid ISP snooping for nx-domain queries.
If there were one I wouldn't be calling for 2.0 :D — Sorry, you gotta dig for yourself.
> No, but you'd be a much better driver if you did.

Agreed, but it might still be a good idea to change the order in which you teach them: first learn to drive, then learn how the car works inside. There is ample evidence that the human brain is better capable of understanding if it understands the big picture first (for proof see: "The pyramid principle" by M.Minto)
> The love and worship of "gangsta rap" has the black community in shambles.

Do you seriously think "gangsta rap" is the cause of ills among blacks? Do you similarly blame violent video games for teen/young adult violence?
I listen to so many podcasts that it's hard for me to fit music in. I've started listening to "This Developers Life" which mixes in some nice music though.

http://thisdeveloperslife.com/
Retire early and often is my motto. I've now been through my third (fourth?) sabbatical. My advice: keep yourself busy but allow for spontaneity, you don't have to pack it all into one sabbatical, and multitask in your actions (i.e. you can choose activities and locations that fulfill several fun things you've been meaning to try). Realize that it's not a picnic and even if you sit at home it's going to be tough; you don't go through personal growth without some pain.

For ideas (and possibly even inspiration) of what might be possible in a few sabbaticals:
I took a year in Denmark between high school and college, learned Danish, how to paint, and toured Germany with an orchestra playing the clarinet (which I had also just learned). I also developed a taste in music by going through an entire library's worth of records in alphabetical order among other adventures, including backpacking on my own for some months.

I took a year between my undergrad and my Master's, in which I worked for a software project I was passionate about, traveled the Middle East, taught programming in Jerusalem to Palestinian high school students, and studied Arabic and Topology at Harvard.

I took a year between my Master's and beginning my PhD, in which I worked as an astronomer in Switzerland, founded a startup in the bay area, and did a ridiculous amount of traveling stateside.

In addition I've taken a few month(s) here and there... moved to the Arctic to work for a startup, to Egypt to scuba dive and study Arabic, etc.

Think positive and big! Best of luck in your adventures! BTW I am not rich or independently wealthy, just was very creative out of necessity at finding external funding sources. All of the above were self-financed in this manner.
To be fair, I have no objection to Apple in this case. I was simply surprised at how fully Apple customers have embraced the "protect us from ourselves" mentality.
I definitely envy your position. Unfortunately in US insurance is tied to employment. The moment I go on sabbatical my whole family loses health insurance. It is something that ties my hands behind my back.

I do get a month and half of vacation and a 5 minute commute to work, so I try to make the best of it.
The number was 40,000 4-5 years ago

Source?
Mu is a tool for dealing with e-mail messages stored in the Maildir-format
That's an interesting point (re: doing something specific) which applies not just to college students. The truth is once you have clarity and vision, what ever it is you are doing seems like poor usage of your time. Having said, it's not easy arrive at that kind of clarity or vision.
Most of our instructors are domain experts in the languages or platforms that they teach. Nearly all have extensive experience teaching or writing (most are book authors).

A few of our courses have been suggested by users (there's a form for that here: http://codelesson.com/courses/suggest). We also sometimes list courses that don't have instructors yet; those course pages contain an "Instructors Need" link you can use to let us know you'd like to teach.

To teach on the site, it helps us if you have a complete CodeLesson profile, including LinkedIn and Twitter links if you have them.
Not likely, unless it's some ancient version. See http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/1051/hexraysstx.png posted above - that's hex rays. Not sure which one was used, but 1.1 gives similar output.
Somewhat ironically, the best rapper ever (IMO) is a staunch Marxist. Although I guess he's also an entrepreneur. I'm taking about Boots Riley - completely disagree with his politics but can't deny the unparalleled quality of his two masterpieces:

Me and Jesus The Pimp in a 79 Grenada Last Night

Fat Cats, Bigga Fish
Of course a lot of students who are lazy and undisciplined do not think that they are lazy and undisciplined
Until you hear liberals saying the same things, of course. Listen to them talk about the salad days of FDR or Jack Kennedy. Watch them go on about how every undictated social change is a Problem to be Addressed - or slurp up material like Idiocracy.

There's no overall difference between the two groups when it comes to forward-looking or nostalgic, just how old or cynical the individuals are.
It's in the contract, and we charge for it. In effect, it's part of the service we provide.

An agreed escrow company comes in, and we prepare a clean build system. We follow the documentation to build the system and run basic system checks. We show that the binaries just built are identical to those on the customer's running system. Then we power down, remove the disk, and hand it over to the agent who seals it in a labelled bag. We sign, they sign. If the customer wants to be present, they sign as well.

There are many places where the whole thing can be faked, but we don't do that, and the agent does have some skills and abilities to detect such things.
Agree. Post is mostly just authors personal opinions, marketed as the truth.

Example:

>> or redneck issues (country).

Country music has a lot of texts about hard work too.
pg actually wrote an essay about that:

http://paulgraham.com/control.html
I have read the great suggestions written so far - exercise, travel, etc. Great, I hope something hits the mark.

I have two things to suggest. I hope they help. If I'm being blunt, I apologise.

1. Simplify your thinking.

If you have a habit of overly abstract thought, you can make problems more complicated than they need to be. You could say it's a bit like spiritual java programming.

For instance, aims such as "become a virtuoso musician" don't mean anything. They lack concreteness. "become ascetic monk on mountain top". Also intangible.

You say you recognise them as daydreaming. But your whole way of thinking is daydreaming - "What I think ..", "What I fear ...", "doom", "failure". All abstract daydreaming. Do something about it. Stop daydreaming.

Make a promise to yourself: you will reject thoughts that don't have a tangible aspect you can act on immediately. They are tiring you. Let your brain rest awhile. And if you have to think about problems, think about other peoples' problems not your own.

That means real, tangible people. It could be anyone. This is not a moral injunction. It's practical - if you look to see how you can help other people it requires empathy and if you develop empathy you start to see other patterns of thought. It may help you see different ways of thinking and get you out of your rut.

Only think a few days in advance. Reject all thoughts of the future for a while.

2. Tone down the ambition.

You imagine a virtuouso musician or some epic bike journey, some massive startup. Therefore anything you actually you do seems crap in comparison - attempts noodling on the piano or going for a small bike ride around the neighbourhood seem silly. Trivial. Pointless. Why bother? Stop comparing yourself and your life to your daydreams (see point 1).

I write this because this is what helped me. Please ignore it if it doesn't feel right.

Best of luck, I wish you all the best.
You could simply reverse the order of the arguments to cons.
I agree, my husband started yoga classes after I've nagged him to get active and he's now in much better metal and physical shape. It's an amazing difference, he's calmer, happier, and looking good, too. Plus it's the one thing he really looks forward to during his free time. I personally think any form of exercise is a good way to decompress.
I think I'd much sooner take EFF's word than the FBI's word. The FBI, most especially under GWB, lies for a living. EFF tells the truth for a living.

I think we can all agree there was rampant, epidemic lawbreaking in the Bush Administration, though, and that it appears to be continuing under Obama. Massaging the exact number smacks of an effort to distract.
Behind the Lockout - Subsidizing the NFL
Small usability suggestion: set the anchor portion of the URL after results return or a predefined timeout. It took me way too many clicks of the back button to get back to the front page.
I think I'd much sooner take EFF's word than the FBI's word, about the number. The FBI, most especially under GWB, lies for a living. EFF tells the truth for a living.

I think we can all agree there was rampant, epidemic lawbreaking in the Bush Administration, though, and that it appears to be continuing under Obama. Massaging the exact number smacks of an effort to distract.
What do you mean by support app?

I am currently working on a startup called suplify (http://suplify.me) . One of our goals is to simplify support in many different aspects by bringing together the messages you receive, with the contact information of your customers aswell as basic task managment.

Think about what you can do differently from the rest and if ask people. If they like the idea or would even be willing to pay then you've probably got a product.. but remember I am probably your competition :P
are there any features within python making it much better than others while programming language specific soft (machine translation, dictionaries, etc)?
a) there are sites that will compare cost of living between places, so thats probably worth looking up

b) How does the rest of your family feel? Uprooting a family is never a particularly pleasant experience, but there are better and worse times/situations.

c) Why do you want to work there? Is it for the prestige? Is it because you'll get to work on something you really enjoy? Not saying theres any wrong/right answers, but at the least its a worthwhile thought exercise.
Those students are probably not Zuckerberg too.
Or toss the stuff just in front of a subduction zone.

For quite a while I've wondered whether it would be possible to put all our truly unrecyclable waste, nuclear and otherwise, into the mantle for very-long-term recycling. I'm glad someone else is thinking about geological solutions too.
Disagree about processing. Agree about standards.

The Arduino's standard for i/o headers, its development library for avr libc and avr-gcc, and its usb->serial interface for pushing hex files ("sketches") into the chip are where it shines.

It's not a "printf" but rather an S100 bus if you will.
I like the article. I learned to tinker with computers in much the same way. Not that I'm proud of it, but I remember finding programs for AOL that would fade your text into different colors. I was so interested in how these types of things were done that I tried Visual Basic and bought Borland C++ when I was about eleven or twelve years old.
I don't think this article's thesis is supported by facts. Either that or the author grossly misunderstands the concept of the "long tail".
Not disagreeing with the original point, but will offer another possibility: If you aren't well, it's easy to zone out in front of the computer. I have done lots and lots of this while very sick. I do less of it now that I am healthier. (If you are smart and not really well, the internet is a good way to get some of the mental stimulation you crave when you are too out of it to go get more of a life.) And if your keyboard is not clean enough, this can sap your energy. I wipe my keyboard down when I first get to work and we wipe our keyboards down repeatedly at home before someone gets on it. For me, this makes a difference in ability to focus and not simply zone out. Getting rid of an older, dirtier computer and getting a brand new one also has meant that I spend a lot less time mindlessly piddling on the internet.

Peace and good luck.
Eric Schmidt has never started a company. He's the 129th richest person in the world:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Schmidt
Travel. Explore yourself and the world. Meet new people, learn their culture.Learn new languages. Eat new cuisines. Read other religions. See documentaries. Watch old classics. Join an art class. Exercise. Do something out of your comfort zone

Do NOT do anything remotely close to your profession, there more to life than picking up a new programming language to learn.
Not stupid at all, I would feel the same way. Congratulations on being awesome!

Aside from yourself, it's obviously a big call for the wife and kids to begin new lives .. potential source of resentment. Especially if your wife is a homemaker - she'd be leaving behind her well established and important social and support networks for your opportunity, without the distraction of a new job to ease the loss.

On the other hand .. it's Google. An opportunity to play with some of the biggest systems on the planet! How secure is/are your current job(s)? Will you be harder to hire in 10 years if you didn't take the Google job?

Good luck with your choice. Good problem to have!
Could it be that brilliant people who are easy to get along with, typically dont need VCs to start with?
I'd recommend the travel thing - as many have already done.

If you fancy a pint or two - I'll buy. But you have to make it to Edinburgh first!
He has a point that the long tail of middlemen is getting crushed. There's no reason to order routine consumer goods from anywhere other than Amazon.com or a handful of other sites.

He gives a shout-out to retailers that offer improved shopping experiences. I think there's still room there: I routinely order parts from a small car-parts company that has the exact list of parts I need to fix my old car, and makes it incredibly easy to find exactly what I need. If anything, the supplier is a value-added retailer because they offer advice, tips, and will email me if I order something really stupid (parts for the wrong year or model).

And he's completely wrong as to unique/custom products; the experience there is almost the opposite. Hello long tail of unique, customized, and personalized goods.

I routinely buy customized stuff from Etsy and similar artsy aggregators. It is often stuff that defines the long tail: there is exactly one of each item, but thousands of similar goods. A producer who can fill this need at scale has plenty of opportunity.

I routinely buy letterpress goods straight from the press. Again, it's often customized or personalized, and usually they will sell a few hundred units at most. Again, opportunity in the long tail if you can find a way to fulfill at scale.

I buy t-shirts and similar from an ever-evolving collection of online shirt retailers. Some might use the same back-end fulfillment, but I know from my local screenprint shop that there is still a huge (and growing) business in short-run screenprinting.
I don't get quite the same sense from most hip-hop, though I agree it does have some of the elements he lists. But there's a vague anticapitalist current buried in even the bling-rapping, where capitalism is seen as a rigged game that you have to figure out how to beat, whether by legal means or otherwise.
From someone who has not read the press-release/documents of the partnership, does teaming up with Microsoft, explicitly prohibits Nokia to use Android(or any other mobile platform) in the future, if need be?
It all makes sense now! "Move bitch, get out the way" must be about surpassing your competition!
Always bet on talent. Talent is rare and the main bottleneck in most human enterprises. Salman Khan is a great talent with a very rare combo of qualities.
it's all about originality, which she clearly lacked.
Right now, I am reading "The Importance of Living" by Lin Yutang and this is one of points that he was trying to get across. There is no point in striving to do something, our best moments in life are those when we are just loafing and doing nothing in particular.
Heroku's New Dev Center
The browser is not part of the core of the operating system. And it was far less an important part of the user experience at that time.
Trying out the classics ...

http://www.translation-telephone.com/#7014

"Out of sight, out of mind" -> "In addition to the heart."

http://www.translation-telephone.com/#3012

"The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." ->
"But, as the flying flesh is weak."
I move to jquery-tmpl because I never understood why there was so much resistance to the dot notation.

BTW, jQuery-tmpl is supposed to become "jQuery/DOM" free in a few, which allow to use it on the server-side as well (assuming Javascript).
You're right, of course.

The only thing I can see that you'd have to worry about is the reads and writes to "flag". Technically, it's only assumed to be an atomic operation and while that's generally not a bad assumption for 8-bit variables on x86 SMP, it'll probably give you some trouble on Itanic and ARM. You may need to use an explicit memory barrier.

x86 or x86_64 SMP architectures will generally have an implicit memory barrier for all volatile reads/writes on simple data types, but I'm fairly sure this doesn't hold for ARM. In particular, Visual Studio 2005 and up will treat all volatile reads as membars with acquire semantics and all volatile writes as membars with release semantics.

If you have access to pthreads, a conditional variable would do the trick - but probably overkill. It all depends if you want to let pthreads worry about the portability and all the cpu-dependent ifdefs and ifndefs or if you're willing to code the membars in yourself.
Well, I'm assuming they're talking about NSLs, which was my case specifically. Wish I still had a copy of the case in front of me. I'll see what I can dig up.

From the FBI themselves (published March 2007):

"In the period covered by the report, the number of NSL requests has ranged from approximately 40,000 to 60,000 per year and we have requested information on less than 20,000 persons per year."

http://www.fbi.gov/news/testimony/the-fbis-use-of-national-s...

Note that NSLs require NO court oversight, though sometimes are required to "justified" after the fact. They can be issued on the spot by field agents, and generally, a single NSL is served on a group of people, they're not limited to individuals. Furthermore, the NSL includes a gag order that prohibits you from disclosing that your privacy is being violated by the use of one.
Seems to me that all you need was some validation. And you got it. Well done. Doubling your salary will not double your happiness. Don't move for money or prestige. Move because it aligns with your longer term goals.

Although I am no expert, my wife and kids moved to Paris, France not more than 1 year ago and now we may be on the verge of moving back to the US. As you can imagine, it's no picnic moving with a family. (And the stay in Paris was/is aligned with my longer term goals.)
Good points on how to compete with Amazon, if you choose to compete with Amazon. (You do it on service, because you'll never beat them on price.)

But I'm not sure what that has to do with the original "long tail" thesis --- that applied more to authors, musicians, etc., who are more likely to be selling through Amazon than establishing their own retail operation on the side. (And if they are doing direct retail, they're almost certainly selling goods that aren't available through Amazon at all.)
"I'm not ready for a new job or project -- I'm in no shape to work. I could travel, but my problems will just follow me around the world. I could volunteer, but I'm so emotionally empty that there's no heart for me to pour anywhere."

One thing that might help here is to understand that motivation generally follows action. If you wait until you feel motivated to do something you might end up waiting a long time, or until some external pressure forces you, or you will fall into the trap of only doing things that give you immediate pleasures. So once you've taken care of your immediate physical needs, make some kind of longer term goal - do that bike ride, do some charity work, start a small project, it can be anything but do something.
I wouldn't accept, for a multitude of reasons, ranging from not liking google, through no willingness to move, to loving my current job.

Google might be hot, and can be an amazing place to work at, if you're the kind of person who prefers that.

Myself, I'm not. Perhaps I'm silly, but it would take tons of money to 'persuade' me to leave my current position, because I value my co-workers, my job and the general atmosphere here more than I value my income.

As long as I love my job, and can live a comfortable life, I'm satisfied. Throwing money my way is not a motivation for me in any shape or form, and that's the only thing Google could offer me.
Calcium is more easily and more readily absored with vitamin d, which is why it's added. The converse is also slightly true, though not to the same extent.
There were 72 hacks built over the course of two days.

Check out the wiki: http://wiki.musichackday.org/index.php?title=NYC_2011_Hacks
Microsoft really needs this to work. As mobile phones get more powerful, they have the potential to replace desktop and laptop computers. Imagine using a dock to use a full monitor, keyboard, and mouse on your mobile phone. Why would most people then need a Windows computers? They wouldn't.
Perligata - write Perl in Latin
An opinion on those conclusions from someone who is not Steve Sailer:

http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh122410.shtml#MINION

If you would like to verify his data, the source is here:

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2011/2011004.pdf
I am a complete proponent of pursuing an undergraduate degree at a traditional school. The constant networking, opportunities to round yourself as an individual from field experts, and development of general life skills are nearly invaluable to become a successful leader.

MBA's are a different story.