skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Well all power to you! But should you be put in such a position some day, I suggest being open to learning from some of the great leaders in history. Not to say you want to hire an army of groupie lightweights, but passion is not a quality to undervalue.
Gotcha. Yeah I thought your point was that the current wealth inequality is OK because here's an example of a society with large wealth inequality that we would all agree is also OK.

I think when people mention wealth inequality they're understanding it in their minds as income inequality; I generally do.
I'm not sure Mark is the smarter one in this one. If the thief has been able to auto log-in as him and fill his browser history, this probably means that he can also read Mark's history and the rest of his home directory is lying there unencrypted, with his identity wide exposed.
Progress in life often comes through a healthy dose of foolishness.
It's nice and concise.

> If you imagine someone with 100 percent determination and 100 percent intelligence, you can discard a lot of intelligence before they stop succeeding.

How much? What percentage lobotomy are we talking about?

I totally agree btw: provided you are focussed on meeting a need ("make something people want"), and are willing to iterate trial-and-error (that's the determination part), massive intelligence isn't required: the inside of your software doesn't need to be great; and it doesn't need to implemen some fundamentally new technology; it's what it does that counts.

> Or when Google started, there were eight to 10 successful established search engines already...

I read a great interview (maybe a co-founder of tripod...?) who went through the evolution of search engines over a decade, each time saying that it was too late to enter the field, and playfully finishing with "[of course, now with google, it really is too late]". I've searched and searched for this but can't find it - anyone recognize it?
Actually I'm sure most people that have PhDs will tell you that finishing a dissertation requires a large amount of determination, bordering on obsessiveness.
Lack of whitespace? Google Mail, YouTube, even their help pages are crammed full of content.
I find this statement at odds with this one:

The very best startup ideas, the ones that are the biggest successes, tend to be the ideas that you don't know are even going to work.
Ah, well of course, teaching them how is another matter entirely.
The important part is understanding the concept.. not to necessarily visualize it. For instance, once you understand the concept in 1D, it's not that much more difficult to extrapolate to multiple dimensions.
How about telling us (and everyone) what thingist helps us with. That'd help!
Why? The city was HQ to the 3 auto companies. Oakland County, in the "Metro Detroit Area" is still one of the nicest + wealthiest counties in the Country.

It was in the top 5 a few years back, I am sure it's gone down a few spots since then.

Check out this video, pretty cool referencing the rise and fall (and rise again): http://vimeo.com/11021663
Ahh, ok.

Hmm, interesting model from those guys. Problem with that is, as il said, ads that make money are typically not ads that you like.

Now, to differentiate from the mobile side, there are reams of networks you can use. The whole 1-ad thing is not actually that effective imho, as you have 1 single source of revenue. You have no points of critical comparison to determine what is working.

The key is response vs. relevance. If you can have several ads on page that promote products and services that are relevant, then you have the right mix. No one says you need to stick with one ad or that you need to cram every single banner possible in your page. Go with a good balance, and start as far on the relevance side as possible. Inch your way over to response and watch your stats: if you see your pageviews start to inch down because you added that other banner spot or text link group, take it out. Test, test, test and retest - that is the key.

One good avenue to providing relevant ads is simply by making an account on Commission Junction and searching for relevant products. If you have a site about IT, apply to every IT software affiliate program and software sales company out there. Set up an OpenX ad server and start to optimize. Look for who gets the response and conversions from users.

The best part about affiliate ads on your site that you control is it keeps you honest. Unrelated irrelevant junk will either alienate people or not convert, so you are incentivized to stick with what adds value.

Most important of all of this - and it is easy to forget - is this: as a site/app owner, YOU control the impressions. That control is important, so don't give it away to just one single advertiser network. Make them work for your business, just like you do for your own customers.
It's all open for interpretation, of course, but I think, by this point, these sorts of 'I want to work at X' websites ARE cliched, so I personally would agree there.

I don't particularly find it obsequious, though I probably wouldn't have to look too far to find another word that I could apply disparagingly to reference the points I mentioned before.

Regardless, as I stated, it IS a nice looking website, and if they have openings, they probably would do well to hire somebody so obviously passionate and motivated to work there.
Print magazines are often post-dated. This is just from the April 1 edition of Fast Company.

The quest to have the freshest, newest news brings us print news from the future, with article deadlines (for the authors) from last week.
Here is a similar video cum presentation ( and its better in my opinion ) :

Defcon 18 : Pwned by the owner - What happens when you steal a hackers computer -- zoz part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4oB28ksiIo

The Presentation is really funny, but some may find the "invasion of privacy" a little disturbing. Its kinda on the extreme side ( warned! ) but is very informative and funny nonetheless.
> Did you read the linked article? It measures the ratio (% of taxes paid) / (% of income earned). In this US, this ratio is 1.35%. In Norway, it's 0.95. Inequality would increase the denominator, not the numerator.

Right, sorry, I should have been more clear. Yes, inequality increases the denominator. But what I meant was that I would expect the numerator to grow faster than the denominator, at least some of the time, as both inequality and regressivity increase. So I would expect the ratio to be higher for some countries with higher inequality and relatively less progressive taxes (it seems likely that the U.S. is one example). Thus, one should not necessarily understand a higher ratio as indicating a more progressive tax system, which is what the original commenter was claiming.
How are they falling for something if they reach out to her? You can call it a "two hour website" but that only means that she sent about 1 hour and 57 minutes more "applying" for this job than the average schmoe who visits Monster.com, checks a few boxes and clicks "Submit Resume."

That, IMO, shows a fairly meaningful level of initiative and ambition. It shouldn't guarantee somebody a job, but if somebody applied to my company that way, I'd definitely give them a meaningful look and consider reaching out to them. But I want people who are passionate about their work.

Hell, I'll go so far as to say that passion and attitude trump raw talent.
When an entrepreneur is determined and passionate they will find a way to succeed. Without both of those, the "intelligent" individual will just move on to another idea or company.
I've always loved the taste of raw carrots, although honestly "baby carrots" tend to be some of the most bland and tasteless of carrots. :-(
The original article says that Detroit has gone through economic changes and he is just pointing out that it has gone through demographic changes as well. I don't think he needs to add any comments to it, the link speaks for itself
@michaeldhopkins Thanks for the feedback. The game does get easier for native English speakers. Believe it or not, we've seen many non English speaking users aren't even willing to mash the keyboard. It's an intentional no-punishment approach that we leave in the game, hoping that could at least be a ramp for English learners.

Regarding your opinion on paying, did you mean that the game being too easy is a key decision criteria?
Interesting how he signs of with "keep twttring". I that email was written today it would have been "keep tweeting".
I think the site is good but it's not really an innovation thing with many sharp strokes that make me scream: How did she dare to do like that!!!
Kudos to her for putting herself out there, but she's misunderstood what the point of this kind of application is.

When you make a grab for a job like this, you underscore the fact that employers don't always know that there is something that can be improved - and that someone should be hired to do it.

I vaguely recall someone writing an application for 37signals, where he made some redesigns for the site that he thought were needed. (He made them - actions speak louder than words; deeds are better than words; show, don't tell.) In other words: "You need to improve these things - guess what, I can fix those problems for you." It must be what every start-up dreams of at night.

This is what these applications are intended to be about. Again, kudos for putting herself out there (I shudder at the thought of putting myself in the spotlight of the internet with my identity displayed and available for public mockery). But the application itself is very vague and will do little to convince the guys at Instagram to hire her.

I mean, who the hell wouldn't have an interest in working at Instagram? You are not a unique snowflake to have that desire - and it makes the attempt to convey passion less persuasive.

But hey: the site currently has 70 points on the front page of Hacker news, and a lot of new people now know her name. It's inconceivable that there is any "bad publicity" to come of this, so she can't really fail, regardless of what happens from now on.
The instructor of this course, Amit Rathore, is the author of the upcoming "Clojure in Action" book which will be out in May. Bam!
I'm curious, why do people avoid Google Checkout? Same reason as PayPal?
It's targeted in one way, and in one way only: via mention. Sure, the domain name includes the word "Instagram." Similarly, it's in the page's title.

However, the connection is surprisingly superficial. As you point out, she offers a comically generic application and then emphasizes that, you know, working at Instagram would be, like, cool. I find that a little cynical.
Good point. Yes, more actions on Facebook are coming, stay tuned! =(G)
I haven't had cause to, but I would be afraid that if Twitter implements some sort of PageRank-style spam detection, my account would be sucked into the great cleanup if I'm following a lot of bots.
Just bring the basics. Japan has its own ways, but is very consumer friendly and everything we have in the States they have, and more. If you're headed to Yokosuka, I'd just ask someone already there.
Eeehh, when you hear lawyers in the USA say that you better shoot to kill if your going to defend yourself from a home invasion robber, other wise case law will allow that robber to successfully sue you for personal injury and disability, I think something like that would actually work.
This is a genuine question: what do you mean by "Don't let the title fool you"?
Employees who love their own product are a cancer that must be treated. Complacency with a product necessarily leads to a dangerous inability to find ways to improve upon it.

I do speak from long experience, here. This isn't a crazy idea I read out of a dogfooding blog entry.
If you wouldn't say it to my face, don't say it here. Pretty simple concept. I'm sad to see your only contributions here have been negative comments, all but one of which were on this story. People on Hacker News don't discourage criticism, but do prefer that it is done politely, and with reason.
Disqus now integrates with Google Accounts
Pitching is not the be-all-end-all, and you'll certainly get to a point where it stops being so useful for you (i.e. if you've already determined the reasons why certain people aren't interested in your product, no need to pitch them). We're not advocating pitching for the sake of pitching, we're advocating being methodical about and maximizing your learning from your pitches.

For example, biases will definitely crop up when you pitch people. They will also crop up when you go to try to acquire customers or deal with users, so it's good practice to field them early on. Going outside your normal circles will expose you to people who aren't your friends just trying to be nice or "experts" who think they know it all and that your product sucks, so that you can 1) sharpen your own communication skills (you'd be surprised how many startups suck at describing what they do), and 2) refine your understanding of customer concerns.

Also, pitching is just the beginning of validating your idea. For example, if you get people who sound excited and say they'll pay for your product, and then they don't, there can be a number of causes: 1) Maybe they were just being nice, 2) Maybe your product doesn't meet their expectations, 3) Maybe they changed their minds, etc. If you don't pitch these people, you don't have the opportunity to develop the customer insights you can get once they take a harder look at your product.

In the event that someone listens to your pitch and is totally disinterested, this can be valuable too. It may be that the person you thought was a potential customer actually isn't - I'd dig deeper to find out why. Maybe you just need to explain it a different way, or catch them at a better time.
Changes in age and education levels might be interesting, but that article only covers race. What value does it add to the conversation?
Even if he bought a stolen laptop he has no rights to it. Caveat emptor, or buyer beware.
The design is surprisingly awful? What? I can only assume you're talking about the graphics and layout (unless we talk about 'attitude design' now or something). I thought that part of the site was excellent (original and pretty), although I didn't care for the content admittedly (except the word 'vehement' cracked me up, and 'LOL - I'm Funny').
Yahoo Reveals Its Answer To Google Instant
Ask HN: Installing Mysql2 gem ruby on rails problem
Hi, I don't know if I should ask this type of question here or not.

I am trying to install the mysql2 gem file for ruby on rails development, but when I enter "gem install mysql2" in the terminal, this comes up:

arks-MacBook-Pro:~ Mark$ gem install mysql2
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
ERROR: Error installing mysql2:
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

/Users/useruser/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/bin/ruby extconf.rb
checking for rb_thread_blocking_region()... yes
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
checking for main() in -lm... yes
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
checking for main() in -lz... yes
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
checking for main() in -lsocket... no
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
checking for main() in -lnsl... no
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
checking for main() in -lmygcc... no
checking for mysql_query() in -lmysqlclient... no
* extconf.rb failed *
Could not create Makefile due to some reason, probably lack of
necessary libraries and/or headers. Check the mkmf.log file for more
details. You may need configuration options.

Provided configuration options:
--with-opt-dir
--without-opt-dir
--with-opt-include
--without-opt-include=${opt-dir}/include
--with-opt-lib
--without-opt-lib=${opt-dir}/lib
--with-make-prog
--without-make-prog
--srcdir=.
--curdir
--ruby=/Users/useruser/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p136/bin/ruby
--with-mysql-config
--without-mysql-config
--with-mysql-dir
--without-mysql-dir
--with-mysql-include
--without-mysql-include=${mysql-dir}/include
--with-mysql-lib
--without-mysql-lib=${mysql-dir}/lib
--with-mysqlclientlib
--without-mysqlclientlib
--with-mlib
--without-mlib
--with-mysqlclientlib
--without-mysqlclientlib
--with-zlib
--without-zlib
--with-mysqlclientlib
--without-mysqlclientlib
--with-socketlib
--without-socketlib
--with-mysqlclientlib
--without-mysqlclientlib
--with-nsllib
--without-nsllib
--with-mysqlclientlib
--without-mysqlclientlib
--with-mygcclib
--without-mygcclib
--with-mysqlclientlib
--without-mysqlclientlib

Gem files will remain installed in /Users/useruser/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p136/gems/mysql2-0.2.6 for inspection.
Results logged to /Users/useruser/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p136/gems/mysql2-0.2.6/ext/mysql2/gem_make.out

Can anyone help please?
for me, it was more simple. baby carrots are crazy expensive compared to normal carrots. i decided i was perfectly fine eating normal carrots instead.
Also, ioerror has posted an update in response to Comodo's disclosure:

https://blog.torproject.org/blog/detecting-certificate-autho...

Bottom line is certificate revocation lists and OCSP don't mean anything to an attacker like Iran who is MITM'ing the relevant traffic.
I am working on my current startup idea, right now it is simply a side project. I work for myself as it is so sleep is certainly a commodity in my life. I am hacking just about all day every day and enjoying the heck out of it.

unfortunately I am in Louisiana and with a shortage of hackers to network with here moving to the bay area just seems to make sense for my work as well as my sanity :)
Get the app "Cinch" from the app store if you're on OSX, and especially if you're on a big monitor. It's frankly better than a maximize button, as it also lets you do side-by-side half screen windows.

(I am not associated with this app, just a happy customer.)
Make sure you're eating fresh carrots. Old dried out ones are, in fact, awful.

Oh, and make sure to swallow. As a kid I hated carrots because I'd chew, suck the juicy life out of the mash, and chew some more, and suddenly the carrot mash would become dry and impossible to swallow.
That's not what happened in this case, of course. The laptop thief used the stolen laptop to film himself but was unaware that the video could be viewed by the laptop's owner. I'm having trouble coming up with an analogy for that one.
GIT [team] git stats
git: 'stats' is not a git command. See 'git --help'.

Did you mean this?
status

$ cal 08
cal: '08' is ambiguous.

Did you mean this?
2008
8AD
That's the whole point it's not about "preparing and practicing" for the pitch/investors. You'll never "know enough". Instead if you're passionate about the domain and somewhat intelligent then you should know everything the investors know and a hell of a lot more. The investors should have a fraction of the knowledge and experience that you have and thus should be practically incapable of asking you a question you don't know the answer to.

If you can't answer the question then you're either not particularly passionate, or you're not very smart - either way you're not worth investing in.
Good point. I generally had the rule to use the version of the tool that was last used (upgrading the tool could be done separately). This was a small chore, but only for the people who touched that portion of the code base (and touching the parser/lexer/IR definitions/build system is individually pretty rare).
I'm not sure I understand: are employers supposed to be positive and not critical when hiring people?

It's a designer showing her work to a potential employer. I made a comment that her work is not yet good enough, there are certainly areas which she can improve.

As for your ad hominem: I'm not actually a negative person.
I actually think Apple got the maximize button right (at least from the perspective of higher resolution displays).

The maximize button for browsers on Mac's maximizes the browser window to fit the content within the page. That is exactly how I want it to work when working with higher resolutions. Never do I want to maximize my browser to my 1920x1080 resolution.

I could see that while that solution is great for larger resolutions it may be non-optimal for smaller one's so maybe adding a system wide toggle switch would be ideal.
When you're a relatively young, novice designer, one would hope that the last thing you made is usually better than the older stuff in your portfolio.
Sure :)

Thingist is kindof like status updates, but with more context (and more available space [You can include a description of why you're posting it). Instead of a big bucket called "status", you separate things into different lists.

For instance, I have a list called "Good Bars in Phoenix" (http://thingist.com/t/list/65/)

or a list called "Adventures in Nerdery", which is mostly projects I'm working on (http://thingist.com/t/list/139/)

There are some global lists like "songs I like" (which get added to people by default when they register) (http://thingist.com/t/global/38/)

The example for a use case I always use is finding music that you've posted into the internet. I've been posing songs I like into facebook for 5 years, but as far as I know there isn't a simple way of pulling them back out.

Thingist [tries to] solve that.

But it's more than just status, at least it's a new approach to it. Somebody joined a few days ago, and started posting "things on the menu at a nerd themed restaurant". This resulted in neat sort-of back and forth between us: (
http://thingist.com/t/global/2944/)

(also: fixed the pagination buttons, oops)
What prevents URL wardialing? 5 digits, radix 36 = 60 million URLs (e.g. "hg4ba" ). Do you rate limit? Will you add more digits as you get more active shares?

It is nice that the key is short enough that it's easy to remember and enter manually (esp. for any smartphone apps in the future).

To answer my question: there's an option for setting a password. The UI for that should be improved for sharing multiple files with the same password, but there's no need to prevent URL guessing.
Deodorant. Japanese deodorant sucks. I've heard of people bringing toothpaste, but I didn't think there was anything wrong with Japanese toothpaste.

Enough shoes and clothes to last you until you come back - they don't really carry American sizes. Even if you are rather skinny for an American you can have trouble fitting into Japanese sizes.

Otherwise it depends on where you're going... if you're going to somewhere outside of the Tokyo or Osaka areas where most everything non-Japanese can be purchased, you might want to bring reading material.

If you are unusually big, you might want to bring condoms. Japanese condoms are a little on the small side (but I think 90% of American guys will be fine with them).
The name has always been "Twitter," but they were wanting to get the SMS short code "twttr." Unfortunately for them (fortunately for us?) someone already had it. :)
This seems like a great list to keep handy from the very earliest stages of development. Some of the questions might not have an answer yet, but at least it's there to think about (even if no one ever asks a particular question).
Nice application.

Maybe Instagram will be a springboard to something bigger, because I can't see them being a whole lot with their limited platform deployment.
Terrible name undercuts credibility.
Some people don't enjoy working in pseudo-positive and falsely encouraging environments that give second-rate work an undeserved pass. There's something motivating about standards and demands.
I have alo asked this question here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5409761/installing-mysql2...
Okay, it took me a few minutes to figure this out, not being a gamer: "PC" means "player character" and "NPC" means "non-player character." So the title, roughly translated, means "Act more like an actual person, less like a character in a video game driven by a poor AI."