skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
That's not a mugging. I think you mean robbed:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/mugged
to assault or menace, especially with the intention of robbery.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rob
to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/burglarize
to break into and steal from: Thieves burglarized the warehouse.
Though I agree that proprietary bar-codes are a no-no, I am not sure why QR codes are to be picked as the basis of a universal standard as opposed to datamatrix.

The two pictures shown on the right appear to be datamatrix barcodes....
Really? Why ever not? What do they prefer?
For all of the "unique features" offered by each format, they all have the same primary feature in common, which is that they are primarily plastered on ads and take people with enough free time on their hands to scan them to yet more ads. Fragmentation isn't killing QR codes, businesses like ShareSquare are killing QR codes.

Mobile tags/QR codes/whatever will have more potential when people stop thinking of them as a way to take users to a webpage or show them something and start using them as a way to help users accomplish things. Show me a tag that adds a movie to my Netflix queue, adds a friend on Facebook or to a contact list, or puts a memo on my calendar.
Sparrow threads include sent messages (which I'm pretty sure has been the case since at least the most recent beta).
You're right on many points, of course, but hyperboles of cruelty like "kicking the crutches out...just to see them fall and...you think it will make you look cool" don't seem to be grounded in reality.
We're talking about the 13". You do realize 1280x800 and 1920x1080 aren't the only choices, right? You don't have to look far, Apple's own Macbook Air comes with a 13" 1440x900. (And to rub it in, a 11" 1366x768.)
Microsoft Tag is complete application built on top of their proprietary symbology, which is part of the problem, because the tag itself does not bear information, it's only reference into some "highly scalable and flexible architecture". And for that, Code 128 might be better solution than their proprietary colorful triangles :)

By the way, we use Code 128-A with base32 encoding for our convention registration system as to simplify the situation when code cannot be read by reader and has to be typed in manually (on the basis that it is less error prone to type two five character blocks of base32 than significantly longer decimal number).
Eh, in CS 101 getting you program to compile is basically the entirety of the assignment. I think it's pretty unrealistic to expect TAs to spend time figuring out why you couldn't even get your program to build, let alone work.
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I'm a recent OS X convert and I absolutely loathe using trackpads. So I use a mouse. Big whoop.
Not sure that jQuery deserves to be blamed for shoddy interface coding. Any competent web developer knows that you always start out by designing your interfaces so that they work with scripts and plugins disabled [1]. If some - ok, most - devs choose to ignore this design principle then jQuery is hardly to blame.

[1] Obviously there are situations when it simply isn't possible to create fully accessible solutions. Sometimes our hands are tied by management, tech stack requirements, etc.
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You don't necessarily need to get travel insurance -- lots of homeowners/renters insurance covers thefts even abroad. I got robbed of my MBP and Kindle in the train station at the Madrid airport in October and the loss was covered. Probably worth checking into when buying insurance in the first place if you're a traveler.
I can't imagine its hard to implement all of them on a device. Let the vendors decide which ones they want and the customers choose which they view as most valuable.
Great, it's the standard 1440x900 or the high-res option ? Did you get matte display ?
Here's an invite so you can make your own: bit.ly/ShareSquare. We're initially focused on allowing artists to better connect with their audience (by experiencing their music, downloading content, Liking on FB, etc) but I think you'll be inspired by some of the available functions, like running an Instant Win campaign. More on the way of course.
1.1mb multiplied by the number of downloads of Firefox divided by the proportion of people that will use them? I don't think that that sounds like very good value...
Something lighter than 238kb. I remember when jquery first came out, and ExtJS was around that size (actually a bit larger) and one of the big popularity factors of jQuery was a much smaller library size.

Also some places like Apple have their own internal js frameworks and want folks who know and can code bare-metal js.
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Amusing aside - on iPhone, Tag Reader will automatically detect and scan the tag when you hold it in front of the lens. On Windows Phone 7, you have to press the "Scan" button to open the camera, turn off the flash (because it's on Auto by default, and unless the surroundings are very bright, taking a photo of something that close will trigger the flash and the tag will be washed out), snap a picture, and then wait a couple seconds to see if the app can read the tag. If it can't, you have to press "try again," where you get to go back to the camera, turn the flash off again, and try once more.
I can't help but feel this is a solution without a problem.
Your criticism is fair, and I should have written something better. I won't edit the original and I'll stand by my mistake since it would make your comment seem off.

The thing to realize is I was REALLY trying to contain my temper when the hyperbole slipped out. It's tough be positive while share a perspective of frustration few developers ever see.
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A solid years work and research, patents filed, demo done, software is sweet. You have good reason to be impatient as I believe Yetis will change the face of things as they currently exist. Wish I could share more with you but there is good reason why we're keeping a lid on this. Thanks
I don't recall. It was about 12 years ago so details are fading.
It did OK for my street. It wasn't missing anything that I was aware of but some of the speeds were incorrect (I get 10 Mbps from a provider it listed as only offering 1.5). Overall a valuable tool that needs improvement. I think 200 million is a pretty good deal considering the volume of data it promises to handle.
The pg apotheosis reminds me of an interesting Google talk by Robert Sutton where he reports that in research with monkeys, the dominant monkey receives a highly disproportionate amount of attention relative to that shared among subordinates and this phenomenon is theorized to be one of the reasons people in authority, such as management positions, tend to become less sympathetic to those below them. It's a very insightful talk for anyone with an interest in management dynamics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN1meJ6v5Fs
So it's news now that some businessmen don't like a decision made by another businessman/men?

Calling these investors angels is misleading because it makes it seem like angel investing is an act of altruism. These guys use this to imply that when something happens to make it more difficult for them to make money, it means it's bad for the startup environment in general. Get over it.
I'm actually excited about this. Version Control at application levels instead of system wide like Time Machine, could be pretty useful to regular users. Don't know about the autosave really. I guess its one thing less to really "care"about...
But if you saw an MS tag, or Mobile Tag, or ATT Tag would you say, "Screw that, where's the QR Tag?". Probably not. You'd just scan it too. No one really cares what the tag technology is as long as it works.
Seriously, we're going to report AT&T and Verizon "mobile data," seemingly at their maximum published speeds (i.e. impressive marketing numbers)? It would be a sad day when I have to resort to a data card from either of these providers--with their latency, data caps, and limited coverage--as my main source of "broadband."
You're right. That link should not be there (yet).

We're working on providing things like JavaScript, PHP and .Net sample libraries and code snippets soon.
I interpreted that look as "You're going to put some really lame headline above me aren't you?"
I have maybe 20 products at home that plug into my USB 3 ports.

I don't have anything that plugs into thunderbolt.

I couldn't and wouldn't buy a computer without USB. I can live without Thunderbolt.
The TSA. Except they're fake.

http://consumerist.com/2010/01/tsa-employee-thought-it-would...
But I thought pickpocketing was a lost art, according to the Salon article we were discussing earlier?

Perhaps a lost art in the old school sense of a mark, a pocket quietly picked, and no one being the wiser, but the run down of events and parties involved sounds identical to the pickpocketing scenario Salon laid out. Just with a more elaborate distraction than bumping into your shoulder.
re-targeting probably works better in the scenario where you have an impending date for purchase (Valentine's Day gift/card)... so knowing holidays and the SO's bday, wedding date, etc, would be extremely powerful for re-targeting.
From the lock screen what are the steps from each device? From your description I can't tell really what is going on.
When I was in Rome, a couple of youths tried the old trap-the-target-in-the-ticket-barriers trick on a friend of mine. Luckily another guy I was with realised what was happening, shouted "watched out" and the two guys scarpered after giving us a cheeky shrug.
His prescience knows no bounds.
Fortune favors the bold. Cliche? Maybe, but I don't see or hear it often. It really applies to everything in your life. The fact that it's an ancient roman saying with a lot of history makes it even more relevant (to me, at least.)
While the article has a point, I don't like the misleading headline of this post. It went from what it should be, "Competing Implementations are Slowing 2D Barcode Adoption", to the blog post's slightly more sensational "How Microsoft, Mobile Tag, and AT&T are Killing Consumer QR Code Scanning In Utero", to this post's "How Microsoft mobile tags are killing QR codes".

Please try to phrase your headlines a little less sensationally, instead capturing the essence of the article.
Are there any laptops with 8GB built in the default?
I suspect that there are business infrastructure tools with custom capabilities associated with the tags. Creating the tags may be free, but it doesn't say that getting the available features is.
It's probably more that more knowledge, education and information is good for everyone, especially universities. It's not like you can go around talking about your MIT degree because you took a calc course online, but you are more likely to support higher education, research and its corresponding political necessities if you've got some education. You're also more likely to be productive and consequently more wealthy, and a bigger tax payer as a result.

I think it's an investment in society.
"And then I stopped dicking around and used solar designer's phpass..."

function generateHash($pwd) {
$h = new PasswordHash(8, false);
return $h->HashPassword($pwd);
}
Interactive Advertising? The problem is, people generally don't want ads, so you're looking at a largely negative feedback base.

How do you sort the signal from the noise?
I agree with this premise entirely....however, in the .Net world, at least in my experiences, the smartest (in terms of raw mental capabilities and depth of knowledge) are also the people that write the most verbose, complicated code to do the simplest things...generally I suppose under the guise that it will be "more flexible" I suppose. Often times after enough frustration I've rewritten some of the code in question in one fifth the size, which handles more scenarios, runs faster, and usually even a junior programmer could figure it out.

I often read people making fun of the grossly overarchitected solutions in the java world, but I personally feel the same way about the .Net world, at least when it comes to code written by people who are in most ways genuinely the smartest, most capable developers I have worked with.

Any other .Net people feel this way or am I missing something?
I suspect "you" in the last sentence was meant to refer to the application developer.
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PCIe essentially trades greater hardware complexity for lower power requirements (and higher performance). Original PCI is similar in this regard (that also reduced number of required external passive components on motherboards compared to ISA).

So if anything prevents usage of PCIe in embedded devices it's added complexity, not power requirements. By the way electrical interface of most modern true-color TFT panels is identical on the lowest layer to PCIe (and SATA and who knows what else).
I think he doesn't mean robbed. Robbery is theft with the use or threat of violence. Yes, I know that the dictionary mumbles something half-hearted about it being the same as theft.
Grrr...I hate to be this person, but why, oh why, is this on Hacker News? This isn't a "hack" or anything new...they've been doing this to tourists for as long as there have been tourists.
I think most if not all of the time they are serving you the best possible ad they can come up with.
Can you imagine an internet with hyperlinks that only work on Windows computers?

Nope, I love the internet just as it is, with all its hyperlinks that only work on Windows.
I like the way you think. Unfortunately, they have a certain leverage in this space. I'm not sure that getting the market to act in a unified manner is a viable long term strategies against this class of problems in the long term. I'm speaking speculatively, of course, because this is kind of new and it's a bit early to bring in the gov, but regulations have their place. That's how we act in a unified manner not as a market, but as a supplier of their platform.

In their mind, they supply a platform which allows businesses like mine to run. In my mind, I (we) supply the platform (the country and infrastructure) that allows their business to run. That means I get a say in how they conduct business, and I'm not opposed to using it (gov't intervention) if I need to, in principle.

But I agree with your point that it is a longer battle to work through the government (and often by the time you are getting the regulation you are looking for the key players have written so many loopholes it's pathetic).
The image checking service is probably http://www.tineye.com/
This is part of the way free software works. If you don't want people to change your affiliate code, make the Amazon Store module proprietary and say no one can use it if they change the affiliate code.

I think it's a bit presumptuous to assume that Canonical doesn't need the revenue from the music sales. I'm certainly not going to fault them for attempting to retain it after switching to a new default music player, they give a lot of stuff out for free and people have to make money somehow. End users don't buy many extra support contracts like BigCorp does, and Ubuntu targets end users much more than BigCorp.

The 25% cut could easily equal old revenue numbers as Ubuntu has a big installed base and would be trotting Banshee out in front of all of its users by default, which is lots more users and exposure.

Canonical's code is almost all open-source and the money supports them as well. I don't think the GNOME Foundation is a more worthy recipient. Canonical is one of the only vendors that takes desktop Linux seriously and I am happy to see them get some money to help out in those endeavors.
Think twice before you attend an interview at Accenture
I attended an interview at Accenture recently and was stupid enough to pay a part of the my travel expenses using my credit card. After a series of interviews I was offered a full time position. I got fed up with cheap i-will-hire-him-for-dirt-cheap HR tactics and rejected their offer. After my repeated calls/mails for a few of months I have decided to give up expecting reimbursement for travel expenses.

I am sure I am not the only one out there. Think Twice if you have to pay for travel expenses to attend Accenture Interviews.
Pinch-zoom and tap-zoom allow you to view the content at greater magnification while retaining the UI control size so you don't lose context.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/lion/#video-gestures

at the 1'00" to 1'28" mark.
That feature list in paragraph two is pretty weak.

Put google analytics on the page being retrieved by the tag, and you've got frequency and macro-location.

'Dynamically changing data-source?', I assume they are suggesting that the content retrieved is dynamic. Yet if the code is static, than the variables for the dynamic content aren't coming from the tag. So, again, this can be accomplished with any webpage.

The 'customized look' of the microsoft tag is probably its greatest weakness. If you look at the examples they provide, they aren't instantly recognizable as scannable tags, and they look horrible.
What about renting an apartment specifically for the purpose of putting it up on AirBnB? In San Francisco or NY this could make some money.
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Find yourself covered in slime? You're being thefted.
> But, the rule is, if somebody doesn't have anything better to do than talk to you, they're probably after your money.

I have some experiences in Turkey. Outside the tourist spots, people talking to you are generally not after your money.
Ah, my bad.

On both platforms, you have to open the Tag Reader app. However, on iPhone, when you open the app, it puts you in the camera viewfinder. All you have to do is hold a Tag in front of the screen and the camera will detect and scan it in realtime and take you to the destination URL.

On WP7, opening Tag Reader takes you to an instruction screen with a big Scan button. Pressing Scan takes you to the camera viewfinder, where you have to snap a picture of the tag. After you snap, it processes for a second or two and then tells you if it was successful scanning the tag. If not, it opens the viewfinder again. On top of this, every time the viewfinder opens anew, the autoflash is turned on.
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Probably nothing. If they're smart, they've made it physically not fit (like SAS into SATA).
"The hard fact is if a user cannot learn how to use a feature, it might as well not exist." - Dale Harvey, from this page: http://arandomurl.com/2010/07/07/design-tips-for-programmers...
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Ugh, that's the biggest reason i decided to be a first time Mac user.
It's closer to a combination of an elaborate pickpocket and purse snatch than anything else.
It was a good article. And using automated tests to trap and isolate problems is an important technique.

I didn't mean my nit-picking to come across as harsh and dismissive. I just get hung up on people talking about writing tests to find bugs, because if that's all it is about, manual testing is generally faster in the short-run.
PC-BSD is good if you want to cut your teeth without having to climb out of common pitfalls to those new to the BSD world. I used it last summer and found it to be pretty good except there was some kind of bug at the time with flash which had a memory leak. Also, it uses a GPT which can cause problems later when you try to install another OS. After searching online I found a solution to dd the entire disk with /dev/null in order to wipe out the backup which sits at the end of the drive.

If you're ready for the real thing - go for straight up FreeBSD. They are extremely organized, you can go to one site for all of your questions, everything is well documented. They have pre-compiled third party binaries available known as packages in addition to all of the source which you can compile yourself. There is also a 'Linux compatibility mode' so that you can run Linux binaries.

I personally prefer FreeBSD over Linux.
> So in that sense it's been possible to 'mooch free learning' off of universities for some time.

They are more stingy with grading your exercise questions, because that takes time. But if you are genuinely interested, you can probably find someone to grade your stuff; or if you are advanced enough, just try to write a paper. Professors will probably help you, even if you are not in a university. (Just offer co-authorship, if necessary.)
I was using http://spoon.net/browsers/ but not anymore, I'm still waiting for updates about that, it was pretty good.

For now, I'm using IETester, buggy from time to time but gets the job done.

I'd advise you to test often while coding, this way you will avoid spaghetti layouts and you will be able to know what's creating problems with IE to avoid it in the future.
Anything related to engineering.
Controlling the system people use allows more opportunities to profit.

It's the exact same basis that almost every corporation operates on: control what people are using so that you can monetize them (either by charging them directly, or charging other corporation who want to reach them, or both).
I find it surprising that Heroku was the breakeven point. There have been other (what I consider) rather high-profile exits, such as Cloudkick, Reddit, Etherpad, 280 North, etc. These were good companies and were acquired for significant amounts; it seems like YC would have realized some significant gains on them.
Loved this quote from the article: "This is the Harvard, so to speak, of entrepreneurship" Says something about YC.
The same thing is happening with Boingo.
The Salon article specifically mentions that mainly just a lost art in the US.
Just get a book, like Concrete Mathematics, and do their problems. Post your solutions in a blog, if you want people to criticise them. You can ask on HN, if nobody reads your blog otherwise.
4) Linkbait articles on how YOU TOO can be successful.