skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Read the SEOBook or SEOMoz guides for beginning SEOs, identify and fix your onpage issues, then start working on projects and processes which result in you getting links and interesting new content in a fashion which scales beyond your personal time involvement. Being a programmer is so helpful for these it is almost cheating (same goes for most other white collar professions -- what knowledge work can't you make vastly more efficient with programming skills?).
For people interested in SEO tips straight from Google, Matt Cutts has written a lot about little things you can do to help Google figure out how to rank you. Here's one post on the subject: http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-for-bloggers/

Google tries to be smart. It can sometimes be stupid. Helping Google out is a good thing to do.

HOWEVER, be sure that the things you do to your site to help it rank don't make it a worse experience for the person using it (keyword stuffing, etc), and don't make the web worse in general (link spamming.)
Will the other cofounder be joining Google too or just Chris?
In hashbang schemes the client-side javascript is being used to prevent page loads and to reduce server-side rendering (though this second argument strikes me as a red herring).
I just saw you use e-junkie for fulfillment. Are you satisfied with them? I am considering using them for a digital goods sale, except mine would be an one-off sale of unique items.
Check out CCNx (Content Centric Networking) project from PARC/Xerox leaded by Van Jacobson - the security seems to be baked in the design. Here is an intro: http://www.slideshare.net/PARCInc/contentbased-security
I'm curious how everyone else manages their daily workflow and for ideas on how I might improve Sparkmuse to better help entrepreneurs meet that end.
Wow, Computation Structures looks like an excellent book; thanks for the reference.

I think having Lisp in Small Pieces and SICP is reasonable. Lisp in Small Pieces dives pretty deep, but doesn't cover anything comparable to what chapters 3 and 4 of SICP do.
If they did, that would be due diligence on their part and expected. Best of luck to you either way.
I paid an elancer to make my app. He did it over the weekend. I still take credit :)
But people that are good at basketball do tend to be tall, and people that are good at programming quite possibly tend to be pedantic nits.
Where have you been for the last 98 days? Or has there been no Facebook articles on HN since ;)
- Evernote to take notes
- Gmail
- MacBook Pro
- Vim, Terminal, and standard unix commands
- Blink (Sip Client), or Google Talk

That's what comes to mind.

I wish there was something that can track how I spend my time better. I used rescuetime before, but their free version is very limited, and I'm too cheap to upgrade...
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Is there a union for iPhone developers too?
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I would consider that a valuable trait, especially if the employee could communicate potential snags he sees. He is likely to be able to handle larger or longer projects that require planning, and he is also more likely to have trouble with frequent small mundane projects. There are many people to fill the later.

Many managers want employees to fit an exact role, even if they have a square peg and a round hole. One of the best managers I had the pleasure of working with was a former private investigator. He would see the trait of the employee that is causing friction, see how it could be used as an asset, and adapt the position or funnel the right work to that employee. I now manage in this way, myself.
"The eyes of men converse as much their tongues." ~ http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/he-speaks-she-speaks/201...
You can do this yourself (you can Google for how-to). The process of stripping Kindle DRM-MOBI format and converting it into ePUB is about as simple as ripping a DVD.
Wow the German site asks you to measure your foot with a paper, pencil and a ruler. Although ShoeFitr must already have your shoe in their database, the huge win is there's nothing asked of the user besides what shoe they already like and you can find it from brand name and colors.
Pretty much every one of those points are applicable to Apple. However, I don't think it's a problem as long as most iOS developers are making a lot more money on iOS than Android.

Not like anything's going to come of this lame petition anyway. If you're not making money as an Android dev, stop developing on Android. Online petitions are great for making people feel like they've actually done something, without actually making them put in any more effort than a button click.
One reason: Apple wants its customers to get the best price — and, to know that they’re getting the best price whenever they buy a subscription through an app. It’s a confidence in the brand thing: with Apple’s rules, users know they’re getting the best price...

So just like all the iPhone cases, laptop bags, headphones, and external hard drives at the Apple Store, then.
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- A standing work table
- A very good chair
- A Macbook and a normal laptop
- Mac OS X & Ubuntu
- VirtualBox for testing / using multiple platforms
- EverNote (how did I live without...) for taking quick notes
- A Mont Blanc pen & notepad for sketching
- iPad for documentation / books & reading github
- Flipboard for keeping up to date without spending too much time (Means Twitter, Facebook and more)
- Flexlists for (todo, very finegrained tasks) lists
- Balsamiq for online sketching
- Backblaze for backup
- SplashID for passwords
- Jedit for programming
- Dropbox for sharing
- GrabBox for screenshots
- Gmail for mail
- Github for versioning
- GitX (the fork) for easier versioning
- Xmind for mindmapping / high level optimizing
- AWS (just about everything) for my cloud needs for fun and profit

I would need all these tools or equivalents; cannot imagine living without them.

What I would really like is something which would allow me to program on the iPad, offline (synching) without having to type too much text (so not 'regular' programming). Or something which would allow me to program while walking through the forest :)
"Pretty much every one of those points are applicable to Apple. However, I don't think it's a problem as long as most iOS developers are making a lot more money on iOS than Android."

Even so, there's not a cat in hell's chance than Apple would ever submit to 'union' pressure. I don't think Google can realistically be expected behave differently.
I signed up for an invite: I helped you in your quest, can you help me check out your service? :)
I think you will find something very similar in Plan9 land - lookup plumber http://doc.cat-v.org/plan_9/4th_edition/papers/plumb. Since plan9 from userspace is available under linux, it may be possible to do something with it.
nice! how exactly does this generate the full text version?
Site sold too domain squatter in 3...2...1...
The author coined "developerati" and I gagged.
in certain ideologies subscribed to by some anti-imaginary-property proponents, this statement applies to the author of those words as well.
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Bao.
I don't qualify as a bootstrapper, but white boards have always added to my efficiency in my line of work. It seems silly, but they're really awesome to flush out ideas and then hash them out with a group of people.
If Obama is serious about encouraging innovation, here's an easy way to do it.

Require that federally funded papers be publicly available at no charge.
Not to forget that IEEE/ACM also take a big cut out of every conference budget. In fact, the cut is significant enough that budgets are fudged (frequently at that, I suspect).

This drives up attendance fees, which are of course reimbursed from tax payer money...
Are there any online petitions that have actually worked?
There's a fair bit of evidence that hard work is itself genetic, and the ability to focus attention and delay gratification is largely due to certain brain structures. Those brain structures can be affected by genetics, by environment (eg. fetal alcohol syndrome results in a marked loss of impulse control later), or by practice, but not everybody starts from the same point.

Anyway, your point gets into issues of free will and consciousness that philosophers have been debating for centuries. If everything has a cause, how can we say what we're actually responsible for, and how much is just a reaction to random chance? Perhaps consciousness is largely an illusion: the brain makes decisions based on firmly ingrained circuits that function at a subconscious level, and only later does that bubble up to the conscious level.
Give the full feeds that Lifehacker (et al) already offer: http://lifehacker.com/vip.xml (this article to it came up in a google search - http://lifehacker.com/5489210/)!

(also, that needs to be fixed asap, lest anyone get the wrong idea)
I think that's the goal. $20k + value of doing the right thing is hopefully greater than $$$ that organized crime would pay you.
> The current Market provides only very vague guidelines about what is and isn't acceptable content on the market. Many developers have had their applications removed without warning, without notice and without explanation. These rejections have come with no method of appeal.

> We demand that Google strictly codify the rules of the Market, and that any removals must be accompanied with a complete explanation and reference to the specific rules violated, and with a formal method for appeal.

Hmm, where have I heard this before?
I believe Breakup Notifier was blocked due to too many api calls. Facebook hasn't really been commenting on the specifics as to why it was blocked. So why would they block Greplin specifically? Well the point is no one knows if/why/when Facebook would block Greplin, if ever. But they have the option to. And if Facebook decides to block Greplin, who holds all the cards?
I'd say many more people have the opposite problem, where they won't take the initiative to clarify stuff they don't understand, either because they don't anticipate miscommunications, don't care, or are too intimidated.
Check out the OP, its got an interactive version:

http://www.streetviewfun.com/2010/gods-pliers/

Possibly the best thing I've seen today. Thanks!
Oh, sure, Springer will also let you publish "open access" articles. However, the publishing fee goes up from a few hundred dollars to a couple of thousand. Now find me a prof that will actually sacrifice his precious grant dollars for that.
Indeed. The most 'powerful' programming language will be AI complete.
Will the smart grid become law enforcement's new best friend?
Please also add 'begs the question' to Ad-Hominem Block Pro.

Your post raises an interesting point, how did all these 'strawman police' become such a bunch of self-satisfied nazis in the first place?
The History Of Operating Systems
Assuming this is an earnest question... learn python.

I recommend you read "learn python the hard way". After you're done you will know plenty about programming - enough to build your own tools and tests. There have been two different posts on HN in the past 6 months to the tune of "I taught myself django (it's python) and programming in six weeks, check out my new site!"

You won't regret it.

Edit: I recommend python because it's designed to be easy to read, easy to learn, and powerful. That and its growth trends in the past 18 months are phenomenal. It's a perfect first language for today.
I think the biggest effect is often being able to start (or add weight to) a conversation within a wider community (eg. specialist or mainstream media). In that respect, I think petitions can be an effective part of a marketing campaign.
Is the layout of this site borked for any other Chrome users?

Looks fine in Firefox, but the layout (sidebar & header) are gone in (my) Chrome OS X. Want to be sure it's not a script-blocking or ad-blocking plugin doing it (I think I disabled them all).
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Definitely, thanks for checking it out. We're still a fledgling community in beta but I hope to grow it into a useful place for those of us trying to create something on this here interweb. If any other HN'ers want an invite, feel free to drop me a line; email in profile.
All of the stories that bother to look at numbers seem to look something like this:
http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=17350
http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/04/stardock-88-per/

In games, pirates seem to outnumber legitimate customers roughly 9:1, but pirates convert to legitimate customers (in the face of DRM or other obstruction of the pirated form) at a rough rate of 1 customer per 1000 defrayed pirates.

Musically? Looking at Radiohead's In Rainbows, 'most customers' paid nothing, but the album still netted more money in two months than their previous album had in four years. (https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/In_Rainbows#S...)

Saul Williams had a relatively contemporary offering of a free/$5 album that in two months (and with producer Trent Reznor's extra exposure) sold as many copies as his previous album had sold in four years while garnering four times as many free downloads. He's had two albums since, but I don't know what the sales are like for either of them.

It's also worth noting that there were a fair number of torrented downloads of both albums, which should shift numbers closer to the observed game piracy numbers.
At the risk of both taking a cheap shot and perpetuating an industry stereotype, I haven't encountered too many geographically genius-level taxi drivers in my city.

I'm just happy if they have a GPS navigation system and can vaguely understand the directions issued from same.
How to Change Free Users into Paying Customers
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I generally don't have a problem with developers having conversations with companies running platforms they're building on, but come on. The sense of entitlement is sickening.

Could android do things better? Sure. But to act as if Google has a responsibility to the developers is a little bit far fetched, IMHO.
I think this would work (but I haven't tested it):

Convert the string to an array of integers called FORWARD.
Copy and flip the array into REVERSE. Subtract the values of REVERSE, offset by (0..length), pairwise from FORWARD. Then, just keep track of the longest block of zeros (index in FORWARD and length)

corpus: ilikeracecarstoo
FORWARD: (8,11,8,10,4,17,0,2,4,2,0,17,19,14,14)
REVERSE: (14,14,19,17,0,2,4,2,0,17,4,10,8,11,8)

In this case, the password appears at an offset of 2
REVERSE(2): (0,0,14,14,19,17,0,2,4,2,0,17,4,10,8)
SUBTRACTED: (-8,-11,6,4,15,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-15,-4,-6)

The longest zero block occurs at FORWARD[5] and ends at FORWARD[11]... in other words, racecar.

Should be quicker than brute force.
I look forward to this every month, its always packed full of good information. Especially since students get it for free.

When I graduate and have some income I will pay for a subscription.

Really good product.
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So don't use the Market?
Meteorites 'could have carried nitrogen to Earth'
The capacity for being pedantic isn't the socially annoying part; rather, it is the curious unwillingness of some nerds to exercise restraint that is.
I couldn't find the book that I really wanted to recommend in my earlier post. But now I've found it: "The Only Guide to a Winning Investment Strategy You'll Ever Need," by Larry Swedroe. It's the book I used to base my investing strategy on. Its ideas are backed by a simulation of using the strategy against 35 years of historical data--with long-term results of 9-11%/year. Highly recommended!
The inverse isn't always true. Correlation isnt causation, more than two points to a line, etc etc.
Or the Cheech and Chong movie where they drive around in a van made of weed.
Agreed, literally changing the text from "demand" to "ask" helps it come across a lot better in my opinion.
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I think all of these corporations do have a responsibility to create reasonable conditions for developers - but I agree, these demands are quite unrealistic.

Are there any other marketplaces which already grant what's being asked for?
I agree the developers aren't entitled to these improvements from Google, but if I were Google I'd be doing everything I can to pacify developers.
Oh, I absolutely agree. It's in Google's interest to keep developers happy, for sure. As a developer, though, the idea that I have "rights" of any kind (past what's specified in a contract) is hilarious.
Android developers actually have a choice (unlike iPhone developers) - multiple markets exist. Competition between markets could plausibly create better conditions for developers.

EDIT: eg. Verizon's Android Market (V CAST) and Amazon's upcoming marketplace.
This is just a waste of time, ughh. If you don't like the market - don't use it. There are other markets, or you could create your own.

The sense of entitlement is astounding. They don't force you to use the market, give you tools and everything for free. It's unbelievable. Yes, the markets not perfect, but imho stuff like this is worse and just creates meaningless controversy and wastes everyones time.
And, come to think of it, who isn't going to be pissed as hell to (2.0) update of your (1.5-ish) iPad?

It feels like an imitation of what they did with 3GS, but I can't recall the details and time frames of it compared to iPhone 4 back then.
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TinyCo, San Francisco

A mobile games startup, but profitable with shipped titles!

Seeking iPhone and Android devs, veterans of other platforms, and generally smart folks.

http://hire.jobvite.com/Jobvite/jobvite.aspx?b=nnEMjgwR
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The problem is that the different dimensions to the products dont actually exist. Getting those measurements would come at a great cost. The question is would it be cheaper than shipping returns?
Another question- China has industrialized- the next step is dealing in information. When will the suppliers realize they are losing out on a lot of money by not doing the photography and measurement at the factory?
Correct. I didn't say it's better.

But it's possible to solve the other use case. 3D-foot-scanners are already out there for shoemakers, so taking measurements could become easier in the future.
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"Kindle doesn’t use subscriptions. Kindle offers purchases." The Kindle app doesn't support subscriptions, but the Kindle device does.

$35.88/year for the New Yorker (47 issues/year) on (B&W) Kindle vs. $234.53/year in the New Yorker iPad app and about $50/year for the paper version which comes with access to the archive on the web.

http://www.amazon.com/The-New-Yorker/dp/B001O2SCKI/ref=sr_1_...

The xfinity iPad app now offers "Play Now" so it's not just a fancy remote control, but a content delivery app with a monthly subscription handled outside the app.

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-first-look-comcast-xfinit...
I don't think it does any harm - people need an opportunity to voice their opinion and to be heard. But I think in this case, some of the demands are pretty unrealistic.
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I had no idea students get Hacker Monthly for free. Thanks for the tip!
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Sure: a is a.
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They weren't actually foaming at the mouth, they were literally foaming at the mouth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ly1UTgiBXM [NSFW/profanity]
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Some people certainly do have a natural talent for something. However, this rarely means that they're good enough to succeed at that thing without working on it. I.e. if your ex wanted to make a living as an artist she'd still likely have had to go to school / practice extensively before being good enough that people would have bought her stuff.

Also, and I don't know whether this is the case with your ex, it's entirely possible that she was better at art because she'd been idly drawing over the years. I've certainly known people who wouldn't call themselves artists whose default idle activity is to sketch away on a piece of paper. They're vastly better than me, because they've been practicing in a low-key way for years.

Natural talent just gives you a head start on others. Someone willing to put in more effort than you can still be better than you.

I suppose this may break down around the limits of a field, especially one rooted in physical activity. E.g. Michael Phelps seems to be nearly perfectly physically adapted for swimming. If he never practiced then he'd be easily outswum by anyone half-decent... but by putting in massive effort training he reaches a point where he's practically unbeatable.
You are entirely right. In my mind use asynchronous for what it is good for, but use as little as possible. Delegate app logic to a synchronous threaded worker pool unless you absolutely cannot.
If you're somehow affiliated, maybe suggest a different release for the HN demographic. I'd wager that many of the users here will understand a good bit more about your technology than the general public. In my previous life we provided telecom consulting services to large customers. This press release sounds like "just another marketing piece." There's not much for me to run with.
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Could you elaborate upon which demands are unrealistic?

There are other marketplaces with better conditions - however, these do not come installed with any devices, rendering them fairly useless in terms of profitability.
This may be common knowledge, but all gawker blogs are available in full feed, ad free form at <gawker entity>.com/vip.xml

i.e. http://lifehacker.com/vip.xml
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The real question is how far above market do you want to go and what should the equity/cash split be. If you pay 20% cash + 80% equity to employee, the wage has to overcome stock liquidity issues, and control issues. 5% after 18 months may not be motivating to someone early on who's taking you at your word your map is correct while they do all the driving.
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Really amazing and Funny
Simply brilliant! I have no doubt this'll go far.
LightSurf, 1995, founded by Sonia Lee and her husband Borland founder Philippe Kahn:
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when did he come to the states?
Anyone who's downvoting or ripping on him for creating something similar to threewords.me, just remember that he's 15. My little brother is 15 and I'd be very impressed if he was this motivated and focused about life and entrepreneurship.

Good job Jamie. Enjoy the press, but remember that success is a long journey.
Never let another company step in between you and your customers. American manufacturers learned this and now software development has moved in the same direction. Oh well. There are still plenty of opportunities. We laugh at the demanding tone of this "union," now but I suspect there will be a time when we wish something like this took off.
"capacity for being pedantic"

I doubt one would get very far in any kind of serious debugging session without the ability to be pedantic. It doesn't mean we can't judge the time and place for it.