skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
i don't see your point with 10% & 1 billion dollar. The purpose of the 10% is to make the claim that even though it's only a soft launch, the startup is still growing, i mean if you had 10 users today, and 11 tomorrow, that's 10%. But with that kind of compounding, it can grow quick.

However windsurfer, i don't understand why you're bringing out 1 billion dollar, no one is saying they will be a billion dollar by end of the year..
PySide 1.0 released
Includes Windows, Linux and OS X support
The International Olympiad in Informatics also allows STL, but no other libraries.
Al Jazeera Uses Drupal and the Cloud to Handle Traffic Spikes
Very interesting that webOS keeps showing up on top -- notifications, multitasking, openness, overall polish and design -- when it has almost zero market share.

Hopefully HP can continue what Palm started and make the very nice a better competitor in other areas where Palm wasn't doing as well: hardware, availability, marketing.
Isn't this kind of pointless though? On a previous HN post about this, someone said that you could just use diff to extract the changes. It won't be long before someone creates a site with the patches that Red Hat should have provided.
Uranium is all-natural. ;)
maybe I'm in a minority, but I've always found the way the treadmill cuts short my naturally long stride at any reasonable pace to require far more body adjustment than minor undulations in the ground (which I adjust for naturally and subconsciously, without worrying that I'm going to misjudge the pace the machine fixes for me)

Suffice to say I strongly prefer the real surface.
THATS NOT TRUE! were ahmericah! fuck yea! we aint got no monarchs! Our president does not have the power to send troops unofficially into other countries without declaring war or spread propaganda to change public opinion into supporting an invasion of a country.
CentOS doesn't give a shit, they just build the rpm. This is meant to frustrate outfits like Oracle, where they mix and match patches to produce a Red Hat+ kernel (a least, so Red Hat feels).

The thing is, Red Hat is free to grab Oracles changes and incorporate them back. Tit for tat and all that. This policy change surely must have come from upper management. Real programmers know it is no serious problem for Oracle, only an annoyance for everyone else. It is also very much against the spirit of the GPL.

I respect Red Hat for all the open source work they do but this change is lame. Piss a bunch of your most loyal customers and advocates off for no real gain. Sounds like a great plan.
Pac-Man Creator Iwatani Discusses Female-Friendly Design Lessons
Where did I say they were at fault? All I said was that they're making a significant move away from their open source business model.

Now in your post that I was replying to, on the other hand, you clearly seem to be talking about the broader social contract that the open source community is organized around. Red Hat makes the best code and documentation they have available to anyone, and in return the community does the same.

Red Hat has loudly trumpeted the superiority of this social contract over the proprietary avenue. Now their documentation has become proprietary. That says to me they believe the social contract and the business model they've built around it are somehow flawed.

Personally, I don't have a dog in this fight, and so I don't feel at all entitled to their documentation. If I'm working with Red Hat I'll be working with someone who has a support contract. But if I were, for example, someone involved with Fedora who had worked on resolving issues in Red Hat, I would feel like Red Hat was acting improperly, regardless of legality. Are you arguing that it's okay to free ride on the work of the community and not give back what you create? Stop muddying the waters by flitting back and forth between morality and legality, please.
Sorry, I didn't come back to this thread yesterday. The link is http://likethought.com/lockfocus/2008/05/compiling-opacity-i...

"Opacity includes opacityutil, a command line utility that can convert images between the formats supported by Opacity. You can use this functionality in Xcode to create a Build Rule that will dynamically convert .opacity images in your project to TIFF files (or any other supported format) at compile time."
In search of the perfect captcha
Observations on procrastination:

I only do things like cleaning up around the house, vacuuming, etc. when there is something less pleasant that I'm required to get done. Need to call the insurance agent to work out a billing issue? Suddenly this carpet looks positively filthy.

I'm easily bored and addicted to certain brain chemicals. In interpersonal interaction, I generally lose interest quickly unless it's witty banter. Reddit is obviously a dangerous inhibitor of any productivity for me, then.

Since I'm easily bored, procrastination provides a handy way to create an interesting, high-pressure situation. I can't count the number of times I pulled all-nighters for the most inane school assignments. Usually, I thought I did terribly, yet yielded an acceptable or high score. This payoff feeds back into the excitement for next time.

Disappointment is painful. Truly putting one's best into something -- which turns out to require many times the amount of effort that you imagined -- only to find flaw in it (QA, or teacher grading) leaves one feeling devastated. It's much better to have my hand forced by 'external' factors (time restraint) so that I have an excuse for imperfect results.
Were you really expecting a solution for this on HN?
As an EU citizen you get interrogated why you're visiting the U.S. When I was in SF for WWDC, it was easy, "I'm here for Apple's WWDC". Any other time it's been a 15 minute ordeal of explaining what computer software is exactly and how my international contractor relationship works and why I'm not going to escape into the forests and become a day laborer. Once they even asked for a bank statement. In no other countries I've traveled to (20+) have I had to explain why I'm there aside from checking a box on a paper form.
> This is after not suffering _any_ attack, malware or otherwise, in all the years since XP came out, so I'm not terribly concerned.

Just curious, how do you know you haven't suffered any attack?
Thanks for the summary. This is my code. I've since switched to using "Bst" instead of "BST" for class names. I've also stopped putting spaces inside parentheses and angle brackets. Although I still think that code looks better with the spaces, I realize that most people don't format it that way, and I'm fine going with the popular convention.

This really sucks for angle brackets though. Compare

vector<pair<int, string> > blah;

to

vector< pair< int, string > > blah;
You are delusional to think that Microsoft should recommend another non-IE browser.
Forgive my geographic ignorance, but why would you fly through the US to transit anywhere?
US is between 2 vast oceans and I just cant fathom anyone flying let say from Europe to Asia over both atlantic and pacific or from asia back.
Even flights from NorthWestern Europe(UK) to South america are shorter and faster through southern european connection.
LHR-MAD-Brazil.
I mean, look at British Airways route map:
http://www.britishairways.com/travel/routemapsflash/public/e...
Almost any destination in the world that is NOT the US is closer to other countries via routes that dont go over US as opposed to those that do go through the US.
Im sure there are few exceptions, but still.

I dont disagree that not having separation between transit and exit terminal is the suck, but how much of a problem for people whose destination is not US is it?
Though do note that Oracle Enterprise Linux existed before they acquired Sun.
I'm not sure if I would choose to showcase an expedition to Antarctica in 1915 in color.
Thats incorrect. As of Jan 30, 2011 there was no such requirement.
I can't go as far as saying that I prefer one more than the other. They're both pretty awesome in their own way.

I'm actually way more comfortable with Django, but the Gem eco-system with Rails is amazingly mature, and the Rack based approach of Rails 3 seems to have positioned the framework really well, architecturally. I found Ruby/Rails idioms pretty confusing when beginning. But most of the learning curve w/ simple projects is really about "where stuff lives", and that's the same effort to learn in any framework.

Django pros: Admin, Python, Explicit model definitions (not via introspection like Active Record), South > Rails migrations (IMO), easier to create relational models, query syntax rocks.

Rails pros: Gem ecosystem, Passenger, Capistrano, Haml/Sass, Mailers

re: Pricing - TBD :)
Thanks. I'm glad you find them useful.
"Real libraries"? Hey!
I started programming in VB after having dabbled in old school C64 Basic and some Pascal. I had zero experience and knew I wanted to be a developer one day. I got turned down from one place (a help desk job) for being "too ambitious" when I said I really wanted to get into development some day.

I started in help desks, took some skills tests so recruiters could pitch me to shitty consulting gigs, and worked my way up through professional services and eventually into a fulltime dev role at real software shop with truly talented developers.

I definitely wasn't handrolling assembler in my teen years (or ever), but I've been able to make a great living by scratching and clawing my way in!
In 10 years of development, I have never worked for a company that required any version of IE.
Google Code Jam allows BOOST and all other freely available languages and libraries.
I agree completely. Without the background writeup, this is just free advertising on HN.

Yes, physcab promises the writeup/postmortem later, if the site proves successful. But in the mean time, leave us alone? In the past week or two I've felt the overall quality of HN take a dive, so I'm feeling a bit defensive at the moment.
The article doesn't mention iPhone or Android, except for the picture. In any case, I always wonder in general how these types of apps can be distributed for iPhones since it wouldn't qualify for the app store or for the enterprise developer program.
marginal improvement is still improvement. we could just chill out and accept that microsoft has the right to promote its product and we have the right not to put the banner on our sites.
woot ;)
I don't think Perry was saying that perfectionism is the only explanation for procrastination. I read his essay as a very insightful explanation of his own style of putting things off. Some of us procrastinators may be like him, others may not.

There's also clearly a distinction between avoiding something you have no interest in doing, and avoiding doing something you enjoy. It sounds like you're talking about the former, when Perry was talking about the latter. When he talked about his initial thoughts when accepting the refereeing assignment, he didn't view it as something menial -- rather, it was something he imagined both enjoying and doing well.

Some of us do put off doing things that interest us -- for exactly the reasons Perry describes. Of course YMMV.
(IsaacL, I think we are all having our tongue in our cheek here).
This is something I always wondered about.

I get FAR more tired running 2 real miles than 2 "miles" on a treadmill.

On a treadmill, both of your feet are in the air for a significant amount of time, and you're not being carried backwards. Yet, I bet that distance still gets counted.
The important bits, IMO:

>However, the argument that multitasking on computers is bad because humans can’t multitask is flawed. It uses the word «multitasking» in two different ways, but implies that the two kinds of multitasking are somehow the same thing. They’re not: a task (or an app) on a computer, and a task performed by a human don’t map to each other one-to-one. In fact, a single task performed by a human can easily make use of several applications running concurrently on a computer.

...

The fact that the iPad only lets me see one app at a time often does not help me focus. Instead, it forces me to switch between apps constantly, thus preventing me from focusing on my task. Every time I have to deal with the iPad’s task switching, I’m interrupted.

About time someone with some blog-clout said something like this. Full-screen application switching has a far far greater mental-cost than having two windows open at the same time. And preventing two windows from being open at a time just cripples those who would benefit from it (and enforces application uber-silos).
Sounds like something from lesswrong.com
Because it would have to come through a vector that I haven't completely walled off, and those are exceedingly rare (like the WMF thing ages ago). I keep up on vulnerabilities, and I'd do a paranoia reinstall if I suspected I were affected by one.

It would be one of these:

* Noscript exploit

* Simultaneous Flashblock + Flash exploit

* Image-based exploit

* Renderer exploit

And those are extremely rare. My software stack is also pretty stable, and it's all from trustworthy vendors/projects.
IE6countdown.com - Pushing for IE6 to Die
Yea, SAP bought TomorrowNow which did exactly this. Fortunately they did it against proprietary software so Oracle was able to sue.
And you're someone who knows about computers. Try to explain to someone who doesn't know too much why they should buy a $400 OS... Good luck!
Assembly was how you coded many applications back in the 1970s and into 1980s, and tasks such as displaying output onto a serial terminal console could require as much as fifty lines of assembler on some systems.

On a "nicer-architecture" box and OS and while still coding assembler, it was still ten or so lines of assembler with a system call for the core of the output.

Why assembler? Well, you either didn't have a higher-level language around, or a C or Fortran compiler could cost you US$5,000 for a license, and US$36,000 for a memory upgrade from 4 to 8 megabytes.

Modern environments and tools are vastly more capable. And cheaper. And the tasks and applications that are now ubiquitous are massively more advanced. Debugging state by reading the front-panel accumulator lights (because you couldn't get the debugger to work) Stinks Large.

Would I trade knowing assembler? Donno. Probably. I just don't code assembler that much any more. Modern languages are vastly more capable. What you can do now with a couple-dozen lines of Objective C or Ruby code (and all the underpinnings) is massive in comparison.
Why do I gloss over Uppercase Things when I read? Exploring case and retention
So might your own proprietary software. And the Pope might be an axe murderer. A very large number of things might be true. Singling out this software as particularly hazardous because of mights smacks of FUD.
I am surprised how many people spend too much time trashing other people's work. Also, I think the entire gaming industry would like to have a word with you.
Ah, I'm sorry to hear that. Keeping your posture when sitting helps a lot too, but I understand it is hard when you're deep in thought.
Wow, a ten-page article that says almost nothing, despite the shocking title. I think anyone serious about fitness knows that free weights and sports are the most effective and fun ways to get there.

Also haven't heard it mentioned yet so I'll share some other good ideas for the geeks. One is to move about a mile or two from work ... arrive every morning refreshed instead of cursing traffic. Two, take up salsa dancing and chat up the hot latinas. Three, get a cheap bike and ride the local hills. Catching a beautiful sunset with a view is a fantastic reward. Also helps me catch up with my podcasts.
That's true, but on the other hand, as TFA points out, IE8 is the latest that a WinXP user can ever get from Microsoft, which is two-years old and practically outdated now. Linking IE6 users to IE8 is progress, sure, but useless given that they could be running Chrome or Firefox, which are actually modern browsers.
Make your product less useful
Who would write a Lisp compiler in 100% Java. Why??? There are a few things that are easier to write in Lisp, high on that list is a Lisp compiler.
I'm literally listening to grooveshark at this very moment.

Thank you for this.
I think that in some ways the general trend has been toward you working for your computer instead of your computer working for you. Personally, I get a lot done during the day that I don't even have to think about because I put a little bit of time into setting up some cron scripts a long time ago. I still count that toward things I'm getting done. Without being able to background apps, it's something that's seriously missing from iOS (please correct me if I'm wrong).
There is nothing wrong in what Red Hat did. I heard that some customers indeed bought oracle's unbreakable Linux, but switched back to RHEL after experiencing oracle's crappy support.

The wonderful thing about Free and open source software is support being not a monopoly. You don't have to depend on one person. Oracle's offering will make RHEL and its support team much better and competitive.
Twitter Shuts Off GeoAPI To Developers
Last time I went to Japan, I connected through Vancouver airport in Canada. I had to go through Canadian customs because they don't segregate all international flights. Bizarrely, the customs guy looked at my ticket, then asked how long I intended to stay in Canada (my connecting flight was in ~2hrs).

For the same reason, on return, I couldn't bring back any Japanese booze from the airport. I had to go through a second liquids and customs check at YVR.
the lemons of this string when you take out all of the spaces and align the words end to end and prefix it with the word win
TL;DR: Stronglifts.
IE6 Usage Drops Below 5%
Clickable: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2289425

There is no reference on the post about being worth $1 Billion. I don't know where you have got that idea from although, the 10% grow per day is reasonable especially considering they have soft launched. They could have 100 users and are adding 10 users per day (10%)
you're not getting my money again mister!
Actually Windows 7 does have some great improvements.

There are security benefits. There are usability benefits. There are - you know - software compatibility benefits.

Why are you holding back your company?
For what it's worth, the author of the article is the real deal, has written one of the best books on Yosemite climbing and a memoir of a year in which he surfed N Cal every day. It's not like he's some wide eyed dilettante who has never been outside.
Khodorkovski, le meilleur ennemi de Poutine
It's frustrating to read things like this. If you think the US is easily the most unwelcoming country even to citizens -- to be frank -- you just haven't been through that many countries.

Does flying through the US as the citizen of a non-waived-visa country suck? Yup. But it's not like the US is the only country that has these policies. The UK has a list of countries that require transit visas. The Schengen Zone has a list of countries that require transit visas. Russia does.

And to add further anecdotal fuel to the fire (and counter yours): As a US citizen the worst customs I've been through is far and away the UK.
It'd be great if it was more clear that Microsoft itself was behind the site

There are a couple of dead giveaways: IE is the only browser they mention share for, and IE is the only browser they give a download link for, and the fact that they call it "Windows Internet Explorer".
Nice App! I would love to hear your thoughts on why i should use phoneify over traditional email verification.
Apple: Opera is now available on the app store, unless you're under 17
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Similarly, open heart surgery should be simple and easy to learn.

I don't mind if theres a learning curve, so long as it is approachable (ie, a language geared for web development shouldnt require a degree in type theory) and, much more importantly, consistent. I don't mind complex tools for a complex job, though.

Having said that, I agree with what he is saying in general. Simple languages lead to cheaper maintenance (and fewer bugs), which is often more important than more powerful (but more complex) features. Of course, if we can have the features without sacrificing simplicity, then all the better. Consistency helps here.
Deploying to Heroku with Mercurial
Would you leave on a UFO today?
> Hey, I don't know if you've noticed the pattern over the past 15 years, but there's always another "obsolete" browser.

He's saying that they'd get a more modern browser by going to something other than IE, given that their OS can't possibly support the latest version of IE. We know there's nothing you can do to be up-to-date forever.
> Not to anywhere even close to approaching Red Hat's extend

This needs a citation.

I for one do not agree with you. Looking at the statistics of top kernel contributors for kernel 2.6.35 by lines changed¹, Red Hat can claim 7.8% of lines changed while Novell (SuSE) is at 4.7%. The difference is considerable but I do not think it's fair to say that that it's "Not to anywhere even close to approaching Red Hat's extend[sic]".

These statistics obviously cover just the kernel. The Linux environment is much larger than that, and it should be pointed out that SuSE is _the_ major contributor to KDE with openSUSE being generally regarded as the top-of-the-line KDE distribution. Novell also contributes significantly to GNOME.

I do not want to turn this comment into a laundry list of SuSE contributions to Linux, so I'll just say that IMO SuSE are certainly holding their own as the 2nd largest enterprise Linux vendor in terms of contribution to the general Linux ecosystem. If you do not agree, I would appreciate it if you could back your opinion with substantial evidence as opposed to just making unsubstantiated claims.

¹ http://lwn.net/Articles/395961/
These opportunities are great. Curious if there are any other communities like that out there. That site seems to be on a 6 month hiatus.
The longer we've gone without investors, the easier it is to continue doing so, and the more likely it is that we can post a page similar to this one....
It goes without saying that you think people should look at the articles you submit. "Watch this now" is just noise — please leave it out.
You're completely discounting the effect different foods have on insulin response as a factor in obesity. 2500 calories from carbs has a different effect on metabolism than 2500 calories from protein and fat.
Say what you want about the Chinese form of government, it's a lot more functional than most Western democracies.
As a US citizen I've been hassled in much the same way by the UK (the Schengen zone is generally much easier). I've had to produce both bank statements and proof of onward tickets. I've been to a ton of other countries (30+) and your method of entry (train, car, boat, motorcycle, or air) in general effects how difficult the entry is more than anything else.
The Linear Interpolation Fallacy
Show HN: What do you think of my pet project?
I submitted this before ( http://instamapsearch.com ) for critique about 4 months ago and had some mixed reactions, mostly negative. So I worked hard during my days off and applied the criticisms that I think would improve this web app. So what do you think 'bout it guys? Just want to hear from you.
Thanks for the mention. Great job guys! :)
Apparently you're choosing not to answer me - which is fine - but just know that I wasn't trolling. I was honestly curious how far you take that attitude.
Awesome idea, slick & complete implementation. I look forward to pricing details!
Hi, I've a identical project but for flickr photos: elograde.com
with over 200k comparisons so far and some very quality photos. tho the flickr community has not really taken to it too much. (been up about a year now)