skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Sadly this feature comes just as SSDs are heading toward ubiquity -- whole disk encryption greatly slows down SSDs to near hard drive levels when done in software, as PGP users have learned (http://forum.pgp.com/t5/PGP-Whole-Disk-Encryption-for/PGP-WD...).

That said, some SSDs can do their own encryption in hardware, but they need OS support (via Trusted Computing Group standards) for it to be effective (storing the key within the controller would defeat the point). Hopefully this, too, will be supported under Lion. Certain versions of Windows 7 already support it.

In any case it's a very positive (if long overdue) move.
QR code scanning is also available in Google Goggles.
I am incredibly thankful that jQuery exists. The other day I had to code some basic javascript in a environment where embedding jQuery wasn't an option (too much overhead) - boy what a PITA. Basic stuff like writing selectors took forever and I had to resolve to "low level" coding. What would have taken a couple of seconds in jQuery took several hours of research, and trial and error. I planned on adding a basic fading/sliding effect - forget about it. Takes to much time in ordinary javascript.

So thanks John Resig and the rest of the jQuery dev team for making us web dev guys more productive and actually making JavaScript fun.
Thunderbolt is a high end connector so it isn't going to displace USB in low end devices.
One of the disadvantages of traditional ad media is the lack of a negative feedback mechanism to the advertiser from the consumer. This wastes advertiser money and consumer time and goodwill. But with the web, there's no excuse not to have this.

In a recent example, Yahoo News has been displaying an ad for Allstate Insurance containing lots of motion. Once or twice, fine. But after dozens of times, it's sufficiently far into the realm of irritating that I'm writing this comment. I should be able to right-click on the ad and indicate I never want to see it again. Presumably that's something the advertiser would want to know, and I want to tell them.

I don't use ad blockers. I'd rather not and I shouldn't have to. Web marketers, please fix this.
I know that the javascript purists don't like jquery, but I'm a big fan.
So, is THIS Itanium going to sell? Intel sure has a boatload of patience.
Peer to peer.
Guess it's not really Corning's job to figure out what happens with people hitting glass, either on dashboards or clumsily walking through wall-sized transparent projection screens.
Low? Nice term. We're discussing a foundation (no means of income except sponsorship and a high level version of begging) versus a company run by a billionaire (forgive spelling errors and missing out details on MS's financial situation). Amounts are published regularly, see for example [1] on the very same blog.

1: http://gburt.blogspot.com/2010/12/amazon-affiliate-revenue.h...
When the Internet Nearly Fractured, And How It Could Happen Again
You still need means to transfer from bitcoin to other circulating currencies. There is bitcoin -> mtgox.com -> Liberty Reserve -> bank transfers, or informal transfers via paypal (that can get flagged and frozen, though). As of yet, there are 2-3 sets of transaction fees and flat fees (bank transfers) involved when moving bitcoins into other currencies.
I agree, but sometimes it makes sense to have a specific order. For example, it makes sense to get history questions in a chronological order. Maybe you should be able to choose. Right now there is a quizorder field that determines the order for a given category.
Google's and Twitter's corporate values are better than Facebook's
I once plugged an Ethernet cable into a USB port...I was a lot younger, and I took a file to it because I was absolutely convinced I'd been shipped a cable that was too big.
That's a massive transistor budget.

You could fit ~440 MIPS R10k processors on that thing.
Apple's pride is really swollen these days. The downfall will be as fun to watch the second time as it was the first.
Find yourself covered in slime? You're being mugged.
Apple Has Significant Head Start With Thunderbolt, But Not Exclusive
I really don't understand at all. What's Microsoft's interest in pursuing an alternative format to the QR code? What could they possibly gain from it?
This is why PG has to have logic in the HN code to detect and punish or lock out voting rings. The Sybil attack [1] is well-known and there are methods to detect it. Harder is when a circle of genuine users all decide to watch each others' posts and upvote them purely on reputation.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil_attack
Quickmark does an amazing job as a QR Code scanner on the iOS platform. Would being built in be awesome? Sure, but this app is the next best thing.
Computers Double the Number of Americans Involved in the Arts
Facebook Responds to FTC Privacy Investigation
As someone who is looking to apply, even at this stage, having YCombinator as an option is tremendously invaluable. So on behalf of the dreamers out there, I say thanks Paul, Jessica and crew. Even if not accepted, just having that door there gives one more clarity moving forward by removing lots of the uncertainty.
Then your complaint is not "It's not Unix." It's really "It's not Linux."
Sorry about that, here is the link:
http://forums.dropbox.com/topic.php?id=33706

And couldn't they just give a warning "Hey, may not work, please don't report bugs" and for reference this is the only software that is not working correctly for me so far.
Manage Contacts With a Social Twist Using ContactZilla
It's difficult to give specific query/site examples because people aren't forthcoming with them. However, it's not going to be long before you start hearing about it in a broader sense (my guess is tomorrow, weekend at the latest). Due to the nature of the way it's rolling out (google.com only, starting about midday) people probably haven't noticed it yet. They'll notice it tonight, or tomorrow when they check today's logs. And then you'll start hearing a lot of chatter Saturday when people feel the brunt of the first full day of this thing.

From initial assessments this looks to be a bigger change than pretty much everything I've seen in the past few years. Including MayDay, Caffiene, Florida, etc.
Easy - CSS/HTML/JavaScript Layouts Framework
Easy is CSS/HTML/JavaScript framework designed for building layouts. It includes built-in (jQuery powered) interactive functions
I believe your monitor has a Displayport-in, which means you only need a $5 cable from monoprice that is mini-DP to DP. I have one and it works quite well. Much cheaper than the $100 adapter.
Installing beta versions of Dock.app is highly not recommended for system stability.
>If the majority of the comments supported PayPal's decision to hold all donations made to Courage to Resist, I have a feeling you'd feel much differently about the submission.

You're welcome to ascribe to me, on near-zero evidence, whatever political beliefs you want (though my opinion vector has low cosine similarity to all the standard labels I've encountered, so you'll probably be largely incorrect whatever you guess). All I'll say is that in this case my comment wouldn't have changed at all if the comments all said "They have the right not to do business with someone" or "Would you complain if this was al Zawahiri?" or something else defending Paypal's actions. In fact, I wrote my comment before reading anyone else's.
As I commented in the other thread: We're talking about significant sums for Gnome maybe, not really for Canonical imo [1].

Ignoring that:

1) They back down on their own previous decision.

2) They add nothing of value and change the affiliate code that gives money to a non-profit. It's not like they needed to spend _any_ kind of effort providing banshee..

Sorry, I know business is about making money. I doubt that this is in any way necessary though businesswise (yes, this is completely arbitrary and not backed except for the numbers given in the link). I find it very bad from an ethical point of view. This lack of income might be directly affecting things like 'hire a gnome administrator', 'sponsor awesome developers to join a conference/hackfest'.

1: http://gburt.blogspot.com/2010/12/amazon-affiliate-revenue.h...
the difference between first party and a popular app is pretty huge, I have always been confused at why they dont just bundle barcode scanner, it was originally built by google to be included
The same reason they tried to establish MSN as the only Internet there is.
Tell HN: Inpulse watch arrived today
Actually, yesterday, but after a 20 hour day w/9 hours of driving I didn't open it until tonight.
Some pics:

http://plixi.com/p/79732583

Clear back is kind of cool:
http://plixi.com/p/79732662

Won't get a chance until tomorrow to really start playing with it.

Initial impressions are that it's a little chunky compared to my daily-wear watch, but not too bad. Will chuck the rubber watchband that came with it and have something nicer made if I end up wearing it day to day.

Build feels very solid, does not feel cheap or "toy-like" at all. Display is very crisp, will see how it looks in sunlight tomorrow.
Yeah pick up the phone. It's hard but sometimes it's the only option. You can gee yourself up by watching this Mixergy interview with Tom Rossi :) http://mixergy.com/tom-rossi-molehill-interview/
> Most books on algorithms will have the solution.

What would you call this algorithm?

I solved the second problem, but my solution is brute-force, and I'd like to see a better way to do it.
That site doesn't work at all in Opera. I haven't had that happen in years. (At least the ads show up...)
But, Thunder always follows Lightning...
That's definitely a valid concern.

I use fewer site-specific browsers than I otherwise would because of memory usage, but these days many of us have 4-8 GB RAM and running one or two SSBs doesn't break the bank, so to speak.
Thanks for the great roundup. I've been mulling over a switch to freebsd mostly for some security features, mainly the TrustedBSD MAC network ACLs and signed binaries + the uncommon target theory. The mobility features sound pretty hopeful really (more than I was expecting), so I'll get off my ass and give it a try. Thanks for the advice.
I've been using FreeBSD on IBM Thinkpads for years, mostly with the old T4x models. YMMV with the ACPI on newer models and other brands. Power management, suspend / resume, and wireless all work. As mentioned elsewhere ath(4) is your best bet for wireless. Graphics performance is never quite on par with Linux, but fine for browsing and editing text.
Also Apple's multi-touch gesture demo video shows iPhone style webpage scaling in Safari on Lion, which I guess uses those APIs. But what about the rest of the UI?
The Eddy PHP Framework hits version 2.1.2
Here's what Microsoft says:

Microsoft Tag vs. Other 2D Codes

Linking real-world objects to deeper experiences on mobile phones started in Japan with QR Codes. Microsoft Tag provides a next-generation solution that offers many useful improvements. Tag is an end-to-end system that provides many capabilities beyond simply opening a URL, and is built upon a highly scalable and flexible architecture.

The Tag system uses a cloud-based back-end that provides access to data that just isn’t possible with earlier QR codes, such as reporting on how frequently and where your Tags are being scanned. In addition, Tags allow you to dynamically change your data source – unlike other 2D codes that are associated with a single, permanent URL, Tags can be updated as frequently as you like to point to new websites, allowing you to reuse campaign materials.

Tags can be created in a much smaller size and can be read faster and under a wider range of lighting conditions. Tags can also be customized to your brand’s specific look and feel, creating visually exciting codes that enhance your message and brand. Learn more about creating Custom Tags.

The Tag Reader application runs on all major phone platforms, and unlike older formats, every Microsoft Tag can be read by every Tag Reader, so there is no consumer confusion from incompatible solutions. Tags just work.

http://tag.microsoft.com/overview.aspx
"Trying to kill" would have been more apt I suppose. They're pouring tons of money into getting placements in women's mags. Which would also explain why most of us haven't yet seen one.
Is there some kind of unwritten rule that states any submission with (YC W*) needs to be upvoted straight away? I'm sure if the title was "Hotels.com reaches 1 billion bookings" wouldn't get the same attention. Anyways, congratulations!
It's pointless to discount the Mac Mini because of its form factor. Put it in a cardboard box if you want it to look like a tower.
"Fetchback, a retargeting ad platform claims that 2010 Valentines Day advertisers received a 600% or higher return on investment. They also claim that, in general, retargeting can perform 74% better than a standard pay-per-click campaign."

Seems like it works better. I agree that the probability of you buying a jacket given that you visited the website and didn't buy is lower than the probability of you buying a jacket given that you visited the website (sorry that's a mouthful). But the probability of you buying the jacket given that you visited the website and didn't buy is higher than the probability of you buying the jacket given that you didn't visit the website.

TL;DR:
P(buying|visited the website and didn't buy) > P(buying)
The packaging for most mono based packages are community driven. I bet that they didn't pay a dime to get a readily packaged software. There's no integration effort (except for maybe their 'branding' efforts, see their tries to differentiate in some places of the desktop, e.g. the notification area). None at all.

Comparing Apple (asking for a share of the profit! people make on their platform) with a company picking a product that donates to a non-profit foundation and changing the rules (for that product, btw. We're talking about a single decision, for a single product. No 'It's always been part of the terms of use' discussion, no 'It's the same for everyone' treatment) is kinda sad.

There's no AppStore(tm) here. Apple's not even remotely connected to this change.
There's no bundled zip file that you can download like in other courses, however you can find the videos at http://ia700300.us.archive.org/15/items/MITRES18_006F10/

Quick wget script to download everything from that directoy:

wget -erobots=off -Pvideos --random-wait 1 -nH -nd -N -r -l 1 "http://ia700300.us.archive.org/15/items/MITRES18_006F10/"

And then just download the study materials from http://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-18-006-calculus-revisited-f...
OK, I've made one. It's at www. -- wait, what's this, somebody at the door from a law firm? Patents? Subpoenas? Preliminary injunctions...? Help!
The Art of Password Protection in PHP
haha, yes, agreed. no doubt the % return is higher than pitching me a product i've never seen.

my point is more along the lines of, i'd like to see ads serve me a little better rather than serve the advertiser. the priorities are advertiser > site > buyer. should be opposite.
Serious data porn for true connoisseurs
As far as I know the Microsoft tags are patented, but the patents on the datamatrix codes lapsed in 2007, so that they can be freely used for any purpose without battles over royalties.
It shows the right wired providers, but the max up/down rate is low for Cox), and Verizon DSL shows 50-100Mbps; I don't know anyone who gets 50Mbps on the highest plan here, and the lowest plan is like 768kbps.
Because then you have to buy an iPhone (and proprietary cables, and then you might find some fun apps etc.)
I really do realize computer systems and software are primarily designed
for normal people rather than the disabled. I also understand the vastly
competitive world of web development and the advantages of having a cool
looking, feature rich site.

None the less, I take offense to the part of jquery-ui that is hijacking
the web browser UI. It is remapping keys and pointer usage (text
selection). This should have never been allowed in the W3C and
EMACscript (javascript) standards. Hijacking the browser UI of a
disabled person is like kicking the crutches out from under someone just
to see them fall and because you think it will make you look cool to
others.

Web developers never know how a user-agent is configured and never
know the needs of the person using the web browser. Changing how the UI
normally works really does hurt, confuse and infuriate many people, and
probably more than just the disabled folks.

Sure, disabled people are a very small part of the population, and they
typically are not the rich consumers buying the latest and greatest.
They may not be your target market, your real customer concern, but
excluding them with browser hijacking is unnecessary, and in some ways
unfair.

At least please think over...
(disclaimer: I'm an investor in 140fire)

While I'm not crazy about most ads, adding game elements to live events (e.g. "do you think he'll make the next shot?"), tied in with points you can redeem for prizes, actually can add value to the event. Sure, it may be associated with a brand advertiser, but there's a lot of people (myself included) for whom this actually has entertainment value.

And while I personally not might fill out a facebook-style quiz to find out what cocktail is right for me, I know plenty of people (especially women) who love those sorts of things.

Ads are a fact of life. I think there's a lot of value both to the consumer and advertiser in making them suck less. :)
ThinkPads, Astronauts, and Robots
You also can send ideas to venturewrench@gmail.com
And what was that reason?
No matter how often you tweet, remember it's normal and nothing to be ashamed of.
The "no scheduled date" and physical check points are a non-issues- anyone contributing to the project is aware that this is a self funded endeavor that potentially will not succeed, anyone that wants to go to space, is likely aware of the physical requirements that such a trip would require.

There definitely are legal implications.
haha, actually i think your hipmunk frontpage isn't nearly as effing awesome as the results page. the homepage is "eh, another travel search". the results is OMFG.
There is no package manager built into Linux.

There are a variety package managers to choose from on Linux (apt, yum, portage) just as on Mac OS X (which has MacPorts, Homebrew, and Fink).

Perhaps you are thinking of apt, a popular, slick, "best of breed" package manager that is native on exactly one of the many Linux distributions: Debian. It is technically "third party," though "built in," on other Linux distributions like Ubuntu, which is based on Debian but not the same thing as Debian.

Anyway, packaging is a mess on both Linux and OS X. Even on Ubuntu and Debian you have to go outside the built in packager for a truly good experience in certain cases, e.g. Ruby via rvm; Rails and other ruby packages via gem; Perl modules via CPAN, etc.

Yes, OS X would be better with a package manager other than the one built into the App Store, but a lack of one does not make it Not Unix.
True story: today I got Chinese takeout for lunch from a restaurant I've been going to for over 15 years. Every single lunch special they offer and have ever offered comes with rice. When I got home, I found that there was no rice in my lunch special. No rice...from a Chinese restaurant.

I'm pretty amazed at how well this provides an allegory for WP people somehow not knowing about Django, and for what it's worth there are 188,000 Google results for "Wordpress vs. Django." I'm not trying to lie with statistics, I'm just trying to provide an illustration that they aren't worlds apart.

But it's not a huge deal, it's been fixed, no harm no foul, and only a controversy among tetchy nerds. I'm fine with that, but I can still say something's weird about it. ;)
You have to boot into target disk mode for the same reason you can't plug one Firewire disk into two computers simultaneously.

TDM is supported in Thunderbolt, to my great glee. Terrific Firewire feature.
This sounds like one more step to making push something that's expected on the web. BlackBerry did it to email when they created the "interactive pager", but it took a few years before people realized what was happening.

It's great to see hot companies like Instagram jumping onto a coming wave like this to popularize it sooner.
Campaign to save collection of rare Alan Turing papers ends in success
What are the Calculus applications for startup people?
Finding the line between persistent and annoying is the skill of an exceptionally good salesperson. I find that it's situational. On an attempt like this where it's the first call and I've managed to get through with an e-mail. I set the first follow-up later the next week (I usually end up sending those e-mails on Thursdays or Fridays, just the way it works out for me), if I don't get through at the time I said I'd call I'll be persistent and make sure I get through within two weeks of sending the e-mail. After that you're probably going to cross the annoying line if you become too persistent, I never really give up, though.

Figure out what works for your personality and what you feel comfortable with and go with that. Everyone is different and some sales people I know call more frequently than I do (Or could with my style) and have found ways to not cross the annoying line.

Just keep at 'er. I like to think of sales as an art of the persistent. It can be a lot of fun and intensely frustrating all at the same time! A lot like programming... hmmm... maybe that's just me.
It's fine. Using Snow Leopard's version of Expose is highly not recommended for mental stability.
A while aback people, like you, said very similar thing when displaying your www addresses started getting popular. "I have never felt the need to type in an URL to "learn more""

I'm real fucking glad those people were ignored. I hope you are too.
I don't know, but there is a reason no other manufacturers use it. And its a massive legal and due diligence process to get into the Made for iPod program which gives you all the specs and supplies the connectors, along with charging royalties.

http://developer.apple.com/programs/mfi
I am a bit unnerved with airbnb, as they took something people have been doing for free(couchsurfing), and are now incentivizing people to charge money for it.
Excellent. Hardware and software independence.
I hope no one is doing anything involving passwords in PHP.
We need more people doing business who are constantly thinking "this is SOO cool." Their enthusiasm shows through in their work.
11th hour rescue of Turing collection
Who would you cast to play various tech luminaries?
On the other hand... congrats! Now you know more about the inner-workings of jQuery and are a better javascript programmer.
I have heard of this specific scam happening in Buenos Aires as well. It's a particularly nasty one.

It's unfortunate, but I would say that on my world trip about 50-60% of English-speaking locals in non-English-speaking countries were trying to get my money somehow. I feel bad for the ones who weren't, because I had to treat them with such suspicion.

But, the rule is, if somebody doesn't have anything better to do than talk to you, they're probably after your money. I never stop walking if someone starts talking to me on the street, until I have an idea of their intentions.

Actually, this gives me an idea for a blog post on the lines I've been fed in this process.
"every Microsoft Tag can be read by every Tag Reader, so there is no consumer confusion"

Hah, yes, much like every ActiveX-enhanced website could have been viewed by every IE6 browser. There certainly won't be any consumer confusion, what with none of the top barcode scanning apps supporting MS Tag and all.
Thunderbolt smokes USB, FireWire with 10Gbps throughput