skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Here's a plausible scenario under which Samsung is innocent:

1) Starlogger is part of the security software Hassan installed, and
2) The Samsung person he reached didn't know what he was talking about

I have no idea if this is really what happened, but consider:

Hassan says After the initial set up of the laptop, I installed licensed commercial security software and then ran a full system scan before installing any other software.

This could simply be an embarrassing mistake, compounded by the ignorance of some call center person... I'm waiting for confirmation from others with Samsung systems.
How can it be legally binding if it's not proof in any way? A traditional signature can be analyzed on paper to make sure it is genuine, but everyone can copy/paste your signature under a document digitally. It needs a cryptographic signature to have any value.
Netscape was a classic too. I think Windows Explorer gets a nod as well.
It would have been so cool if I could have redirected ads to a particular friend. E.g, I know he's looking for a camera, and I see this great deal when looking up some reviews for him.

+1 -> Bob's a happy monkey !
It should be easier. Agreed. We have not yet mastered the operations side of MassChallenge (and I lose significant sleep over it).

But it really isn't that hard, and there is explicit logic in every step. If you are even remotely serious as an entrepreneur, you should be able to get 4 diamond endorsements with a handful of emails/phone calls - each of them with an expert in your industry who has an opportunity to publicly support you without spending a dime. That process encourages startups to network/pitch and is intended to create or strengthen bonds with helpful resources. These resources are not isolated to MA by the way.

Likewise, if you are even remotely serious about your startup, you should be able to get your friends/network to rate your company profile 5 stars very easily. This encourages you to promote your startup and seek support from your community. Easy stuff. No cost. Something you should be doing anyway.

Keep in mind, the endorsements and team ratings are worth only 10% of the judging score each. We had teams enter and win last year with zero endorsement points and zero ratings. (I don't recommend that as a strategy, but it's possible).

The application form itself is very basic: 10 questions, with short character limits. All standard stuff.
The satellites are (somewhat) regularly replaced. There was a funding scare in 2009, but as far as I know, we're not at risk of losing any satellites and creating a hole in the constellation.
Browser/OS breakdown doesn't show IE! A good thing for the web developers ;)
THE WIDGET WORLD | ALL ABOUT LATEST WIDGETS
See this blog:

http://savencbb.wordpress.com/
edit: Heh, and the url? http://google.com/+1button

Confusing broken URL cracking code everywhere. ;)
Beautifully said, especially about Aunt Millie. Limiting the influence to your contacts should be the default setting. If some people are more adventurous, then they can jump in.
That does not fly for several reasons. Some ideas can be highly technical. Or have a niche market like control systems for nuclear reactors. Or can buck conventional thinking Copernicus would have a tough time getting those votes for example.

I think that the reason they are doing it is to drive traffic and publicity to their cause. In the video they mention again and again how many twitter followers they have etc.

Look, I don't want to be too critical. This is fantastic and kudos to them for doing a great job. It is just this one thing that seems silly other than that it sounds fantastic.
Great gadgets for small business: InboxQ (YC W10)
Gamerspath is looking for a technical co-founder
That's certainly one way to do it. The Federal Rules of Evidence is pretty flexible on ways to authenticate different documents. If you look at Rule 901, a party who offers the document as genuine can authenticate it by witness testimony, expert testimony, process (the document could only be obtained via a specific process), etc.

See: http://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/fre/rules.htm (search for 901).
Even if I've seen the interviewee speak or get interviewed a few times before, I always know the Mixergy interview will be worth watching. This was no exception. Andrew Warner asked some great questions, including one about why feedback from paying customers is different from feedback from non-paying customers.
You could, but I doubt many would use it. I agree with the above, that people compartmentalize, and they see Facebook as a place to see pictures of their friends and play games. They see Google as place to look up information.

There already is a very good search on Facebook and the fact that it is powered by Bing is unknown and irrelevant to 95% of the people. However it hasn't made a dent in search, so you have to seriously ask why that is. If you believe in Facebook as a search engine (I don't), the only real answer is because it's not powered by Likes. But to believe that, you have to believe that people have a major affinity for Likes, enough to throw away their old search habits in favor of it.
Samsung is shipping laptops with keylogger installed
That'll work great if you're searching for the latest hamster-on-a-piano video. It might not work quite so well if you're searching for something with substance. Despite the hype, most people aren't especially good at uncovering original content.
$ git bisect start
$ git bisect good <sha>
$ git bisect bad master
git will do all the hard work for you. You just have to run your tests at each point that git prompts you, and tell it whether it passed or not:
$ git bisect bad (or good)

Props to the author for describing 'git bisect', which is a big time saver; but I'm always surprised that articles like this don't go on to mention the even more amazing 'git bisect run', which automates the "run your tests at each point and tell it whether it passed" part:

$ git bisect start
$ git bisect good <sha>
$ git bisect bad master
$ git bisect run rspec spec/path/to/failing_spec.rb
... wait a bit ...
5243cafebabe is the last bad commit

You can give it any shell command, and it'll automatically bisect, run the command, mark the current commit as good or bad depending on the shell return code of the command, then bisect again, etc.

It's right there in the man page, but for some reason seems to be little known (or at least talked about).
Why do you find this encouraging? For the average consumer, these other systems will have zero impact. The cell phones, handheld, and in car navigation systems available to them will probably still use GPS.

Given the cost of launching and maintaining these systems, I think the average consumer would be better off with a single standard rather than competing systems.
I think it would be more useful to show +1's from people who have similar search histories to you. That way if you search a lot for Python libraries and +1 useful content, the next guy doing a search for that will get useful recommendations. I don't see how non-techie people in your social circle could contribute in that regard.
An argument could be made that IM, while written in form, is actually oral communication due to its characteristics. In fact, many linguicist consider IM and texts as verbal communication.
as visual representation of the signature isn't a requirement as a matter of law. places like docusign, etc., use it because it makes people feel safe and secure, as if they're hand signing paper documents. imagine if the question as to whether you signed a document came before a court. you're right: the question would be, what evidence shows that thecoffman signed this? and public key encryption would be stronger than an image of a handsigning.
Thanks, looking over the endorsement info in the FAQ now. Wondering how I might go about finding 2 more by tomorrow and potentially get in for free...

(hey, pays to be frugal ;)
Debunking The Creation Myths Behind Successful Startups
Perhaps the first three upvotes on an article submission shouldn't count towards karma.
The real trick is to drag along just enough of the old world that it feels familiar to people. That's exactly what HelloFax is doing, and I believe it will be a key factor in their success.
you should be able to get your friends/network to rate your company profile 5 stars very easily.

What makes my friends competent to judge my business? This is complicated and silly. If you want to drive traffic to your site and want publicity, just say it. It is a fair bargain for the deal. But to say 20% of a startups evaluation is based on such flimsy metrics is silly.
>"but are too proud to admit they got a fact from a blogger."

Too proud? Where do you get that from.

As I see it someone looked at the blog post, clicked through to the petitelapgiraffe.com site and wrote about that site.

If they should write:

Source: petitelapgiraffe.com
Referred from: iandennismiller.com

Should they also write who they were referred to iandennismiller.com from, who referred them there, etc., etc..

If they saw the story elsewhere first and then scouted around to see what people were writing about it, looking for an angle, then do they still need to write a "referred by" line? If they looked over someones shoulder on the metro and saw the original site do they have to cite that?

Just seems a bit silly.
I bet the original design as '++'.
The problem with the Mac way is that its all consuming. You completely need to reorient and reshape your world view to get past the uncanny valley of your typical Mac fan. No matter how much you polish your QT / Gtk/ Swing UI it will not pass muster. On the Mac platform native apps seem to dominate - eg textmate vs jedit/emacs/vim, omnigraffle vs visio, parallels vs virtualbox / vmware. Which suggests that if you are a cross platform company you might have to cede the "high end" mac purist to a Mac specific app.
Looking For Technical Co-Founder
I am looking for a technical co-founder to join and lead the development for a new platform targeting the specialized consulting industry.

Think Quora or Namesake but with paying customers.

My father is a Fortune 500 executive that will be transitioning to consulting upon retirement but has envisioned doing so in scalable fashion. Together, we have mapped out a platform that will accomplish this, but I don't have the coding experience necessary to build it.

I have a tech background, learned C in high school and still have no problem reading basic code/editing, but that only gives me enough to translate the business goals into basic technical requirements.

I need a partner that can then translate the technical into code.

However, I will stress I am not looking for a coding monkey but a partner.

Why I'm a good cofounder for you: I'm a business guy. I need a tech guy. I know you might be thinking, oh this sounds like some silver spooned kid that wants to try and be an entrepreneur, but doesn’t have the scrappiness/determination. But I will prove that wrong every time.

I work, plain and simple. Currently, I have been bringing together the startup community in Louisville, KY with a venture called Forge. I also help manage a tennis news site, and freelance as a creative consultant utilizing my film production background.

Why do I say all of this? Because, I never wanted to have a real job nor did I want to not pave my own way. I dropped out of medical school to pursue an entrepreneurial path and I want to build a successful company. Want to learn more about me, read this article that was written about my pursuits with Forge: http://www.voice-tribune.com/news/profile/forge-ing-a-future/

I will work hard to deliver as a business cofounder, and I hope that I can improve my coding to at least contribute in a small amount along the way.

Summary, what I'm looking for:
-Technical Co-Founder and partner
-Can interface between code and business goals
-Location: at the moment can be anywhere but must be able to relocate

This is a great opportunity, with strong funding behind the project, and with customers already prepared to pay upon production of the platform.

Interested?? Contact me at adam.fish@forgehq.com. Thanks!

(Also, must gives props to Andrew by inspiring me with his similar post http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2332349)

UPDATE: Removed Ruby/Python. This was only inserted because of initial discussion with my technical savvy friends recommended this, but as duly noted by "kls" below, this is ultimately the co-founder's decision. Sorry for the flub.
I bet the SEO underworld is also going bananas with the potential to game the system.
Google +1 will be Google's first success in social.
I wouldn't be surprised to see this sort of comment from a random troll on HN, but I'm surprised to see it from one of the organizers of the program.

It suggests that as well as having rather bad judgment, you don't understand the math of equity. A "free" alternative is no bargain if you end up net worse off.

http://paulgraham.com/equity.html
Apple should sue Microsoft for SQL Server
Agreed. I believe that nuclear energy is safe and nice and dandy when properly managed, but the humankind has demonstrated with 100% certainty that it can't properly manage anything, ever. I don't want anyone to make decisions that can directly affect the health of many, many generations to come.
As I misunderstood him, I'd like to undo my downvote. It sucks that it's not possible to undo votes on this site.
As the article notes, the court considered whether there could be any other feasible explanation for the "NO LIMIT" response - and Smoking Everywhere failed to provide one.

An agreement to modify a contract is subject to the same requirements as the formation of an initial contract - it requires a "meeting of minds" (the trite legal phrase for it).

So to avoid taking on unwanted contractual obligations from your hypothetical IMer, don't say "SURE, DEAL" in a situation where it might reasonably be considered a commercial agreement :).
FWIW user 'hazors' is saying this is a case of stealing, ie claiming it to be a crime:

"Plagarism isn't just taking things word for word, if you take anyone's ideas without permission, YOU ARE STEALING."
windust, i'm around the corner from your office, would love to chat.
Because of that problem most organizations prefer 'digital signatures' which have a cryptographic component.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_signature#Legal_test...
It was 500 last time I looked; pg raised it during a "HN is going to the dogs" discussion a while back:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1853529
Some of the websites I use are a competitive business advantage. Others are private topics of personal interest.

I love Google but I hated Buzz and I think I will hate social search too.
I don't understand the icon. What's it supposed to be? A file folder with colored tabs?
I think there's a time limit in place to make you think twice before you reply, and avoid flame wars.

It has little to do with credibility, but your comment appeared as pretty naive.

Your reply surprise me since you know "what happens when a cheap and potentially addictive drug is available in society"
I don't doubt Allen's claims, but years and experience can change a man. The person Paul was complaining about, probably doesn't exist anymore except in distant memories, albeit rather painful ones. People can change for the better.
The article makes it out as if Paul Allen is some sort of unlucky, dabbling entrepreneur post-Microsoft:

Many of his business investments, like the cable company Charter Communications, software company Asymetrix Corp. and set-top box maker Digeo Inc., have either flopped or fared poorly for him.

I don't think so:

http://www.vulcan.com/
Or machining and design tools weren't good enough to make an interesting one. Once physics figures out how to let me change the density/ mass of an object at the press of a button, I'll have your screwdriver hammer level for you.
Consider a hypothetical stock currently trading at 34.05 bid, 34.06 ask. Trader A puts in a bid for 100 @ 34.06, matching Trader B's ask of 34.06. Normally, B would then sell to A, but thanks to HFT, institute C has the unique and intrinsically unfair position of being able to fulfill A's order. Assuming a moderate holding of stock, you are then able to manipulate the market up and down second-to-second by selectively fulfilling buy or sell orders and so causing supply or demand to pile up temporarily.

In a zero sum game where knowledge is power, you know exactly who is buying and who is selling - before John Q. Public knows. To compound this, you can fulfill orders using immediate or cancel (IOC) orders before they hit the markets - making it impossible for others to know how much or even whether you are buying/selling.[1]

In itself, there is really not much wrong with this - market makers have been doing this for decades, possibly even centuries. And as long as there is a level playing, where everyone sees orders at the same time, there really is no problem - an invaluable service in the form of liquidity is provided.

Having the advantage of being able to front run the markets is not limited to just market making, however. Limits are one of the ubiquitous features of stock markets - the ability to say, I will buy or sell X shares of this stick up until it hits price Y.
This can be exploited easily by HFT/front running - you have 30 ms [2] to probe out where the limit is with small IOC transactions. In this way, you are able to meet orders at prices that are different than the currently trading price - effectively bypassing all competition.

Just to respond to one of your statements from the linked post:

> A common misconception is that high frequency trading is like operating a money printing machine... This is false.
Peruse this Forbes article, if you will - http://blogs.forbes.com/afontevecchia/2011/02/15/bernanke-pu...

I am interested in any civil responses to this. I am not professing to be any sort of expert on HFT. [3]
Normally I would not bother responding to posts like this, preferring to avoid talking to anyone, but your slightly condescending tone was infuriating.

1. This may not be correct, in any case, the IOC would only be of the required size and so not provide any indication of holding size.

2. http://rusingwithronestar.blogspot.com/2009/07/goldman-effec...
Cannot find any mainstream media confirmations that it is indeed 30ms, but this number seems well corroborated.

3. I have used HFT and front running as synonyms because they seem to be inescapably tied together. Why the need to have picosecond advantages if you aren't trying to beat another bottom feeder to the prey?

edit: bah, I really dislike how HN treats newlines - I can't find any way to simply start a new line without a space in between the two sentences. Comes out like a block of text at 1366x768, or ends up looking too spread out.
Hey Web Startups, Hire Consulting Firms On The Cheap
Kriuq: HN Effect and Another Accidental Launch
Sure, they could. Once they figure out if they're a service, or a protocol.

Also, twitter always seems kind of like a real-time thing to me. If I've been away from Twitter for even a few hours, I'm not going back and reading through dozens or hundreds of tweets.

So, caching tweets via some kind of TTA seems technically doable, but only marginally valuable.
I live in Toronto, but I think maritimers are awesome.
Ask HN: Rak Group Private Angel Fund?
Hey HN,

I recently received an email from our Entrepreneurial group on campus about job opportunities at a "private angel investment fund." I made a google search and their site is targeted towards commercial real estate investments.

Here's the blurb we got: "Seeking entrepreneurial undergraduate or graduate student wanted who is excited by and focused on social media and other Internet applications.

We are a private Angel Investment Fund that is looking to find an extremely motivated individual to seek out investment opportunities with students at your university or in your social network."

Does anyone know if they are an actual real investment fund?

Thanks!
"Must be able to relocate" -- do you mean to Louisville, or in the event that you're pursuing other VC, to SF or New York or somewhere?
[possible response] "Yeah, it's the one that whipped the Lotus' ass so bad that Jeremy got scared and had to lie to make it look crippled. Apparently the BBC still haven’t learnt about not lying on public funds ... Hey ho, wanna race?".
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2388432
DIY Scanning Electron Microscope - Sources, Costs and References
High frequency traders are simply are able to provide the most competitive price in the market. They usually do this with a strong hunch that they will be able to get out of that position in a short period of time at a better price. Are they providing a service? Absolutely. When HF traders are involved in a transaction, risk is transferred to them. No matter how short the interval is that they're trading on, they're still taking on risk. The party trading against them doesn't have to worry about what way the market is going to move after the trade is complete and they are willing to pay for that.
Because they can get away with it... If there was better competition, (in an ideal world) the quality of the product would get better.
I would venture a guess that one part of FaceTime is actually the streaming protocol it uses - HTTP Live Streaming - which is indeed by Apple and already Open Source, and used by Google, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_Live_Streaming

Edit: Spelling
I am sorry but this article gets it all wrong, while we may be in a bubble the reasons for choosing AWS are obvious and the reason startups are choosing are even more obvious. Startups have not technical debt and start from a clean slate, AWS and other cloud providers, for the first time allow companies whose focus is software, the ability to offload infrastructure to an organization that can provide first class service at a manageable cost.

Other organizations will slowly follow suite but it will be the startups that hone these systems as they are naturally the early adopters. I personally would never consider owning my own infrastructure again, I just cant provide the level of maturity that Amazon or others can at the price they do it at.

Bubble or no bubble AWS provides some clear cut business advantages. Ignoring them does not prove that a bubble exists.
Actually, it looks like the journalist neglected to cite any source initially, and when he called her on it, she went and did the WHOIS search he described so she could claim to have done that research herself — and then deleted the bit about the image being stock art, since apparently she didn't know how to re-discover that information and was unwilling to use him as a source.
Firefox 4 Mobile Faster than IE8 on a PC
Bill Gates of 30 Years Ago != Bill Gates of Today

You of 10 Years Ago != You of Today

People change with time, and are not necessarily the same as they were in the past. Forming a collective of ones entire life and cherry-picking various moments simply gives you highlights, both good and bad. They don't speak to what the person is right now.

Probably your best bet to gage someone is to look at what they've been doing recently, going back maybe no more than ~5 years. Here you'll see someone whose learned from their past mistakes, likely acting differently due to life lessons, and are essentially the most authentic "version" of a person they currently are.
Possible unintuitive user experience?

Google's usage comes from leaving Google's site as fast as possible (search for a term, then leave Google to visit the result).

This looks like you would do a search, visit the resulting site, and then remember to go back to the Google results page to click the +1.
Maybe ++ would be engineer-ish, but I think that "+1" gives a better connotation of contributing to a greater social whole rather than seeming like just another bookmarked page.