skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Sony: "Oh, no! Not a hacker! They're the ones that know when we sneak DRM into our products and rat us out to our customers!"

The hacker solidarity here is awesome, but I agree let's not overestimate Sony's recruitment team.
There was a saying, something in this style: "A person that is nice to you but not to the waitress, is not a good person."
You have a strange definition of "friend".
@jschuur Don't you think the investor will take the easy way out and not shout at people when discussing investments, but not actually change as a person?

I think these type of behaviors are deeply set. They can be changed, but I think it is more likely that the investor learns to be more subtle when discussing with an investment target, rather than actually becoming a nicer person, which requires a real change of character.
Another one he forgot: you can use Rich Guy solutions to problems that wouldn't normally be available.

Hiring a personal assistant, maid service, hiring people to do work for you directly, having a lawyer on retainer, that sort of thing. (Now I know why rich people are always threatening to sue.) Chartering jets, too.

My favorite Rich Guy solution: Throw away all your mismatched socks, buy all identical tube socks from Walmart, and never spend time pairing your socks again. This actually only costs like $30.
I would love to see Dropbox brought to a wider audience, but I don't quite see the fit between residential ISPs and Dropbox. Particularly, I don't see why the ISP would want to sell some specific web service along with their main product (the Internet service itself). Sure, the ISP might be able to break even or make a profit, but they might also be able to make a profit selling Girl Scout cookies to their customers.
$40k for 15% post means he was screwing you to begin with, unless it was money which came with a technical cofounder attached, or someone with huge industry connections in a non-tech vertical product company, or happened in 1975.

You should thank the investor for giving you another obvious sign to warn you away.
I got T-Mobile because I refused to deal with the fustercluck that is the former SBC Wireless aka The New AT&T. Customer Service will send you to the wrong department sometimes. They keep acquiring companies and they can't coordinate them fast enough. I guess I'm going to have to move to Sprint, I don't care for the whole "doesn't know math" Verizon thing either.
In my experience, any job or any company you start can be exactly as described. If you allow yourself to take on responsibility and then own that responsibility, your life will tend to be dominated by a sense of obligation to that responsibility. There are always highs and lows in any pursuit. When the times get rough, you just have to put on your best smile and do whatever needs doing. There's no point in complaining; you made the choice to be where you are.
After playing Halo 3 on a 1080p display, I find that hard to believe.
He was providing a lot more then just upfront cash.
It's not so much a straw man as it is a misnomer. What he's calling a "dynamic language," I (and I think most others) would call a "dynamically typed language." It's possible to have a dynamically typed, static language - with the dynamic keyword, that's what C# is, for example.
The chart seems to indicate that radiation 50km away from Fukushima was high enough to get into the "clearly linked to increased cancer risk" zone within 20 days. That's scary enough for me.
From the press release: "The U.S. wireless industry is one of the most fiercely competitive markets in the world and will remain so after this deal."

Did they accidentally release this 12 days ahead of schedule?
In functioning economies, a competent person will pretty much never be involuntarily unemployed for more than 6 months, but the 2008 financial crisis almost got us into long-lasting economic dysfunction.

By that definition, our current economy seems to be functioning quite well. There seem to be a lot of long term unemployed people, but total production/consumption/etc has pretty much recovered [1]. This strongly suggests that the people currently unemployed were not productive when they had work.

Of course, I'm assuming "competent" and "productive" are roughly the same thing. I can see reasonable distinctions to be made between them under some circumstances, e.g. a competent buggy whip maker.

By the way, if you develop health problems that render you unable to hold down any job, you are eligible for SS disability benefits. So your losses always have a lower bound.

[1] I link to data here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2240468
Perhaps this advice transcends "investments" and "entrepreneurs" and even "waitresses."
I guess I don't understand how anti-trust laws work. Didn't they break up "Ma Bell" a few years ago specifically to prevent monopolies? And since then, AT&T bought Cingular, now T-Mobile, and they pretty much have a monopoly on GSM, if not on all mobile phones.
Smartphones are only getting cheaper. My smartphone is an LG Optimus V, which was $150 without a contract (but it's bound to Virgin Mobile, a prepaid carrier). By my estimation the phone is all-around better than a 3G iPhone. Obviously I probably got the phone somewhere near at-cost (considering how hard the RadioShack employees push you against buying it) but smartphones will be dirt cheap soon enough.
imo AT&T's exclusive iPhone deal was one of the reasons for T-Mobile's gradual decline.

So it probably wouldn't be a stretch to say that Apple played a role (albeit unintentional) in this acquisition.
A proper Victorian gentleman always goes by zebra and carriage
it's a pun on Marx's book title, Das Kapital

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Kapital
I don't think this is a good idea for customers. Even Sprint acquiring T-mobile is a bad idea, but this is much worse. At least with Sprint buying T-mobile you'd have 3 equal sized companies, but in this case, I wouldn't be surprised if Sprint eventually gets bought by Verizon, and then Americans will really be in trouble.
I also had a Sidekick pretty early on, and was also pleased with the service. However, Sidekick service was a completely different process than for any other phone. I've not been quite as pleased with their service since moving to Android devices, though I haven't felt compelled to leave, even though the network is tiny (but very fast in many high density areas; I sometimes end up using it instead of my 4G from Clear, because 3G from T-Mobile is lower latency...this happened in Austin, for example, even though Clear has strong 4G coverage there), and I often end up roaming when I get off the beaten path. Since I travel full-time, I am often off the beaten path.

Anyway, from a long-time T-Mobile customer perspective, I think AT&T is the worst possible place for T-Mobile to end up, though I guess I'll get a bigger network, eventually. I just hope they don't change the unlimited data plan I currently have. That would suck, and lead to me look for alternatives.
With some work, I think I figured out what you are trying to ask. I have no comment on the OtherOS issue.
In Defense Of Note Taking On Twitter
Self-obsessed douchebag != extrovert

Socially unskilled != introvert

This may help:
http://www.amazon.com/How-Win-Friends-Influence-People/dp/14...
If you want to see this Private Beta, click here, and help me out. :-)

http://answerin30.com/0x1ks
I recently watched an old documentary about Warren Buffett. His daughter mentioned that even as a teenager, she thought "securities analyst" meant her father was checking on alarm systems.
I agree that this points to deeply rooted a deeply rooted mindset and behavioral issues. At the same time though, this is an opportunity to do the right thing and attempt to show the guy that this is a fundamental and not compartmentalized problem he has (not that I'm criticizing the entrepreneur here).

Maybe, over time, this will resonate with him, when he sees other people's reactions when this happens again. If not, you've done all you could.
This is rather depressing for many reasons, including that I am a T-mo customer... maybe not for much longer though.
Up-voting this because I learned about the Maslovian pyramid; and otherwise it has a ring of truth. Thanks for an idea to think about!
Yes, just as in any other mega-merger all the various regulatory agencies will have their take at it. AT&T will likely end up making large concessions to get this pushed through.
I love that "Esprit de Corps/Sparta" Mystic (after graduating I joined 5 years the Paris Fire Brigade, my parents/friends thinkin WTFF!). Even though ones can keep in mind that it's a training methodology (for the days you are about to sob like a little boy due to sheer, to the bones exhaustion), it produces great results: * It aligns everything you have (any cells, not just neurons) towards one clear goal "Fulfill la mission sacré (or die;)" (as to speak in Foreign Legion language); for me "relentlessly ressourceful" is that rustic légionnaire mentality (no big logistic ressources at the Legion) "no excuses", "Marche ou crève", you gotta find a way and you are not scared to violently execute ("getting ones fingers out of his a." Pardon my french). You learn so much more just because of the intensity (things stick in your brain, are tattooed in your body once for all). You receive very tough feedback which is what we need as we are too much in love with our ideas. You are able to say "screw that", pivot radically throw all what you build away to start afresh, or say no without blinking ("Ca me fera pas un 2ème trou au c.l"). You make friends like rarely one can make (that network becomes a fantastic ressource when you need help now!/yesterday). Finally because of that harsh training, the skin you have put into it, you can go extra 10 miles nobody would have ever believed one could (eg. Airbnb crazy story: they did not give up! That's also why imo YC looks for never giving up on the mission Determination: to get the maximum run for their investment). Congrats to PG for forging that mystic that YC "Esprit de Corps": makes business sense, but sure must be a unforgettable defining experience.
1) If CL can only sometimes enforce invariants about type sometimes, and in special cases, I'd argue that the original statement was true. You'll still be deprived in many (probably most) cases. (People have survived falls where their parachutes didn't open, but in an essay most people wouldn't say "You can of course jump out of a plane without a parachute" despite the existence proof. And saying "Although there have been cases where people have survived, you can't generally expected with any reasonable success rate to survive a fall from an airplane without a working parachute" just isn't good writing.)

2) I don't get the database analogy. When I add a column to a table, the size of the table on disk does indeed change. Not to mention the schema can be changed statically. If you add/remove/modify a Field in a FieldList, the type doesn't change. So that really isn't a static vs dynamic issue.
Whoever figures out a way to convey sarcasm in text is going to make billions
Not particularly related to the post, but seeing "phpfog down for maintenance" - a seemingly innocuous title - on the domain phpfogsucks.com gave me an idea.

If I ever have a semi-successful site, I'm going to register sitenamesucks.com as well, and use it as a status blog to explain downtimes, etc.
because we're not raving lunatics?
Recruiter repostings are completely irrelevant to the problems they are having. The article makes it as if that is the problem they are having, but their woes have nothing at all to do with recruiters.

That recruiter that reposted "up to £40k" was a good guy who was doing them a big favor by making clear that the biggest problem with their ad, that which most needed to be changed was the salary offering. And he didn't even charge them for that insight. What a nice, generous fellow.
Groupon adds luster to Local Business, Now Best Sushi from Minneapolis
Yeah, in my experience, the best way to handle these things and keep goodwill is to own up to them and take responsibility for what happened; and explain to your customers what happened, what went wrong, how you fixed the problem and (hopefully) the entire class of problem, and what you've done to prevent the issue in the feature. A mature and honest response goes a long way.
Indeed...

The thing is that I doubt one can blame the fear evoked by radiation and things-nuclear on the anti-nuclear movement - its the opposite really. The event of the atomic bomb, the invisible and long-term qualities of radiation damage and so-forth have pretty much seared the fear of radiation into the psychies of modern people.

The anti-nuclear movement is a result of this rather than a cause.

But the thing is, unless there's a magic wand to make the fear go away, the anti-nuke folks have a point. Something that evokes this kind of fear in people will have a certain danger.

Human beings aren't rational. In some circumstances, they are less rational than others. Sometimes just avoiding the situations where we are less rational is more cost-effective than imposing the "most rational" course of action (Especially since it is only "what would be the most rational course of action if it weren't for these unfortunate irrational behaviors").
"our emphasis on collaborative, active learning tends to encourage it."

In my childhood experience, 'collaboration' means that one person does all the work while the others screw around. Since no outside pressure is exerted to ensure that all parties contribute, this just amplifies existing social biases. If you put the 'cheerleader' with the 'nerd' and don't check in to make sure they're both working, all you did was hinder the 'nerd'.
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I wonder if this means that the percentage of Android phones that can't sideload direct from the carrier is going to go up. From what I understand, T-mobile doesn't block that, but AT&T does.
Roaming beyond ones state doesn't change anything. So long as you are on your carriers network you are still fine. I moved from New Jersey to Arizona to Colorado and have had no extra fees.

However when I leave the country they want $10 per MB of data, and $1.29 per minute for calls, and $0.99 for text messages. (This is T-Mobile).

I've heard that AT&T is even worse though :-/
"CS still has a higher average salary than most other subjects."

Right, but don't qualified UK developers now have the option of working anywhere in the european community without complicated work visa hassles.

Perhaps for a job that requires specialized skills the competent ones are going to where the jobs with reasonable salaries are. Which is not the UK.
The more important point isn't that you look like a jerk, it's that you are a jerk.
How is this different from all the javascript template engines like ejs[1], jQuery.tmpl(), jQuote2[2] or one of the many others?

[1]http://embeddedjs.com/

[2]http://aefxx.com/jquery-plugins/jqote2/

edit: Now I understand. This one generates the report automagically, no need to create a HTML template for the JSON data.
For me, yes. People gain a maturity from experiences like that, and that's something I look for - maturity and experience. Not just the ability to whack on a keyboard all day. Better still if you can apply your Boyd to the problem.

As for PG, he seems like a bit of a softy. I'm not sure how it'd go over with him.

Personally, if you were a marine and have some technical chops I don't see why you need anyone else's help. Or why you should give up any of your company.
Static Typing Where Possible, Dynamic Typing When Needed
When I was younger all the grownups would offer advice like "Don't choose an immature name like Goat Butt to use online. No one will ever take you seriously." Remember that?

I'm glad you're dedicating yourself to proving them wrong.
I can respect the opinion that the costs might not be a tipping point factor for the ISPs. Of course, many services are value-added and provide no real profit. The idea is that they are providing something revolutionary through their consumer channels. In otherwords, it's outsourced "personal web space" that comes with most ISP packages today. Dropbox provides a superior experience while lifting the technological overhead of dealing with providing the space.

Dropbox ISP integration would encourage loyalty, not profit. Cookies wouldn't do the same. But since you bring it up, Netflix could offer a similar service to cool off the cable companies, making the headaches Netflix's lawyers have to deal with a little less troublesome.
I am certainly going to miss my awesome contract free plan I have right now. 500 minutes, unlimited text, unlimited data (including tethering!) for $60. So far AT&T still doesn't have anything that comes close, their closest would come to around $80-90.
Because building the right executive team is hard... who do you go to for great guys?

Based on this the current generation of telco execs is a no go. So do you look outside the USA? Now we're talking hard work for a pretty risky venture.

That said, there is certainly a market for this, especially for M2M.
To paraphrase an old joke about mathematicians: "He must be a computer scientist!" "How do you know?" "His answer is absolutely correct, but has no practical value."

Most of the points he makes do not touch any practical problems of this devide. For example: How do I get my XUnit tests to run if one of the functions/methods/whatever in a file does not compile because the software has changed? Ruby really excells at that: it fails at runtime. Java? Not so, it will break my whole test file at compile time. Any other number of similar examples can be found. Yes, its a problem that the language marrying both of these properties has not been found yet. But Haskell certainly isn't the one.

Also, the much respected Erik Meijer made a similar point long ago in a much better fashion: http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/834
Yeah - sorry - not been awake today. Too late to edit now, and it was never intended to be the PDF.

Again - apologies.
$165k is indeed the minimum rate for iPhone developers with experience, as employees with benefits. Realize though that taxes come out of that, whereas I understand that in EC salaries are posted as after-tax values.

For an iPhone consultant with experience shipping real products, expect to pay $150/hr minimum. Top guys are quite a bit more.
I'm aware. The point is that they were still only negotiating with a single GSM carrier.
I spent about 5 seconds puzzling over why the graphic was there. I'm not sure what I think about that. On the minus, side that''s 5 seconds I will never get back. On the plus side, it built tension that I was probably able to use to read the article. My words apply only to people who are new to your site because of course after a reader has seen a few of these designs, he or she will not have the puzzlement reaction I had.
> The one issue with T-Mobile is it uses the fairly nonstandard 1870 MHz frequency. I don't know of any other carrier that does (anywhere).

I think you mean GSM/UMTS band II (PCS), as 1870 is in the uplink portion of PCS (1850–1910MHz). That's a pretty standard frequency in North America. All four major US carriers (ATT, T-Mo, Verizon, and Sprint) operate in it (CDMA band class 1 overlaps with UMTS band II), as well as Bell and Telus in Canada, and Telcel in Mexico.

The only somewhat-oddball spectrum T-Mobile has is AWS, which they use for UMTS service. Even then, that's still a standard band according to the ITU.
Here's an overview on TI's OMAP SoC, http://www.omappedia.org/wiki/Ducati_For_Dummies#Ducati_Subs...

Though as mentioned there is always the challenge of die space, making an rtl available is a smart step. You coul imagine synthesising this into the IVA/HD in OMAP.
I found this article extremely difficult to read, as he seemed more concerned with enunciating through italics than with expressing his point in a clear and unambiguous manner.
"Now I am fully aware that “the compiler can optimize this away”, at least in some cases, but to achieve this requires one of two things (apart from unreachable levels of ingenuity that can easily, and more profitably, be expressed by the programmer in the first place). Either you give up on modular development, and rely on whole program analysis (including all libraries, shared code, the works), or you introduce a static type system precisely for the purpose of recording inter-modular dependencies."

Or you can use a tracing jit. You monitor at runtime the actual values taken by the variables and produce type-specialized code.
Breaking the Rules - Making Java Fun with Mirah (Ruby Syntax = Java Performance)
Much more discussion from earlier post of same story: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2346908
Same here. I thought that maybe they are getting away from NaCl again and just try to make JS so fast that NaCl is not needed anymore (because we already have LLVM->JS anyway).
I wonder if that sushi restaurant will still be in business after it churns through all of those Groupons.
This story is often repeated in all types of business - it is a really useful tool when recruiting any kind of talent, or, for that matter, any kind of relationship.

It's an absolutely remarkable character test! Useful when dating someone, interviewing someone or any number of other scenarios. It baffles me that people treat others in such a rude and public way - and moreover, it's stunning how frequently it occurs.
Libya Uprising Raises Crucial Questions on Rebels
Exactly; as I said, "disclosing a fact without a reasonable wait" which is fair and ethical in the security world. I'm all for full disclosure, but give the affected parties time to clean up the mess and get PR ready.

After berating one of the "d00ds" involved on Twitter, it looks to me like he told his friend how to exploit the problem, and his friend (or his friend's friend) made the site and exploited the hole.

If I show someone how to break into your house, and that person tells someone else "hey, nbpoole's house is open, let me show you," and your house gets broken into am I completely innocent of the crime? Security knowledge is the kind of knowledge that gets things broken into, so security people need necessarily be cautious with who they tell about security problems.
Author apparently knows has knowledge and experience, but attributing psychological traits to tools like programming languages is a poor trick and a fallacy.
They're about 25 dollars no-strings-attached at Target.
Man Charged with Polygamy After Posting Second Wedding Photo On Facebook
The author thinks that taking notes on twitter is a cause worth defending.

Read this post unless you expect substance: "Twitter is many different things rolled into one. There are so many different useful things you can do with it. I think public class notes is a particularly interesting one."
My Fall 2009 model overheats and locks up and crashes when playing games like Starcraft 2 or Left 4 Dead 2. That's not to say every notebook from 2009 had cooling problems, but some certainly do.
"You better have just one utility and regulate it well."

[citation needed]
While I am at that topic: An idea I had earlier: Maybe it is possible that if V8 knows the LLVM->JS translator so well that it can identify such JS code and reverse this translation to get the LLVM back (this is a bit different than a generic JS->LLVM translator). If that is possible, it would also make NaCl obsolete.
How to Punch Holes Through Concrete Walls
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This makes me sad. TMobile has the best (least restrictive, least expensive) prepaid plan of all the major carriers. AT&T has one of the worst.