skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. It presumably adds weight to consolidating Android patent litigation (Apple vs HTC, Oracle vs Google, Microsoft vs B&N, Etc.)

On a related note, when I was first pitched on the idea of OpenMoko and 'Open Source Phones' in general, I responded that the existing infrastructure anti-bodies wouldn't take kindly to something like that existing. When Google went there with their psueudo-OSS (POSS) product, at least they have the capital to defend against spurious attacks.

So the good news is that all around the table everyone has gone 'all in' (to use the poker vernacular). That suggests to me that this is the end of the beginning. My prediction is that we will have 6 to 10 years of litigation ahead (it is time limited by patent lifetimes in terms of starting new litigation beyond that time frame).

At best, we'll get Google holding out to the end. That will result in a pretty definitive doctrine for creating an open source phone by 2020. At worst, these will collapse into an MPEG-LA or Public-Key-Partners scenario creating a leech like entity that bleeds the public dry, enriches the players, while allowing them to side step direct blame. (such a settlement would most likely 'require' that nobody portion of the fees paid back to the rights holders be public)

Nothing particularly disruptive on the horizon unfortunately. I keep hoping for a 'wifi' smart phone that uses a network built with the white-space bands in the US. Of course they would keep a low profile, given the nature of their threat, but they would also have to raise probably 200 - 300 M$ to deploy and haven't seen that either.

The pessimist in me thinks there will be a run on Vaseline.
Definitely. We're continually signing up new chefs and try to get the Bay Area covered soon. I'll keep you posted.

Also, if you know any chefs, do refer them to us, we'll get them up and running.
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He didn't sound hostile to me.
When it's someone other than lawyers writing the law.
I bought a nexus one and moved to tmobile for exactly those reasons.
Its just random broken text. I don't get the joke.
Right, but I'm wondering HOW they found out about it. Was is just dumb luck that a particular go-getter found out about it and passed it up or do they have some kind of "pass interesting things up" policy and actively encourage it? It obviously wasn't the Veeps that were receiving the the returned iPad.
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DokuWiki lead developer here. I've contacted the PHP guys but haven't heard back, yet. We have no details of the breach so far. The Google cache of the page indicates that it was an outdated DokuWiki version, but we simply don't know.

There are no known vulnerabilities in current DokuWiki. As soon as we learn about the nature of the problem we will release a security update if needed.
Great! Thanks for the info.
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I'm sorry. I wasn't attempting to bait you: I've been following this story since Friday, so I only skimmed this article the first time through. When I originally replied to you, I didn't know why you thought it took days. But you're right, my tone was much too harsh: my apologies.
Hi there

1. Yes, we remind you.

2. No. Would be possible with native apps, but we chose to have recipients click a browser link on their phone for ease of use so they wouldn't have to download an app / create an account. I agree though, this would be nice.

3a. Yes, we link to location.

3b. You can access your GiftRocket on your phone at any time by clicking the GiftRocket link, much like you'd look at a gift card in your wallet or purse.

4. No, not commonly used.

5. Yes, they're instant.

Hope that helps.
Even if this deal goes through, you'll have three national carriers to choose from and, depending on where you live, one or more regional carriers, plus VoIP. That's not pretty darn close to a monopoly at all.

I think there's a stronger case for a GSM monopoly, but at some point the argument becomes silly - where do you draw the line between an uncompetitive market and a market with product differentiation? Would you have broken up Standard Oil because they were the only ones offering Super Unleaded?
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Java hate? I never said all Java programs were bloatware, only that WEKA was and that was a distinct difference between Waffles, which is what the OP asked.
Well, given the lack of fact checking on the 24-hour news networks, truth is not a pre-requisite.
We're planning on bootstrapping. We plan on having positive cash flow within a couple weeks of deployment so the the cofounders agreed to foot the initial costs. Unfortunately, that has its consequences (trying to spend as little as possible). But from the looks of the comments here, it looks like everyone is suggesting to get legal help. That's probably the route we'll take.
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Not on Android. It's a push service. I've had the SMS disabled since I installed the Google Voice app.
Ugggh. Since the idea behind patents is to promote innovation, and not prevent it.. why can't that be a measure evaluated in the process of granting or enforcing the patent?

Microsoft should have to provide a compelling argument for how much money went into the 'research' around these UI paradigms, how without that investment these ideas would have never come about, how allowing them time to recoup that investment is better for the world than allowing other entities to copy the work.

In short, we're all collectively allowing these companies to file and enforce these patents ... we should expect them to prove to us that they're worthy.
Don't know anyone at the moment, but I've always thought this could be an interesting alternative for a potential founder who has some savings (especially someone roadblocked by a partner search). I haven't heard of many people doing it though, and was curious what the reactions would be.
Thanks for the followup :-)

Edit: For anyone else who's curious, here's what I'm seeing from the Google cache:

<meta name="generator" content="DokuWiki Release 2008-05-05" />

There appear to have been three major releases of DokuWiki since then, so the vector could have been a previously fixed vulnerability.
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We hadn't considered getting legal help through our school. We'll definitely look into that route. Thanks for the suggestions!
Yikes - the scalping!

Curious if you just bought the Verizon model because that was the only one you got in the stores or if you felt it was no good without LTE (compared to ATT) and so are returning it?

Speaking of Verizon LTE - I had no idea my area was already LTE enabled until I went looking in the context of 4G upgrade for my Xoom. For the iPad2 it doesn't matter as it's going to be used outside of the US so only AT&T model will do - wish the scalpers slowed down a bit!
It's actually quite interesting. I didn't know about these guys, but was thinking through this idea a few weeks ago. My version was called "Money Drop". I concluded that technology was cool,but I couldn't think of a compelling reason to use this application, except for 2 cases. 1) Drug dealers and 2) Kidnappers.

Say I just kidnapped your dog and I'm holding it ransom. I email you and tell you to MoneyDrop $100 at the local mall. Once I see the money has been "dropped" I go there and collect it with my smart phone app. Why would this be useful? It's harder to figure out who picked it up since you are in a public space and are just clicking a "pickup" button. Win-win!
I'm afraid not. This is something else entirely. Microsoft is rapidly losing their relevance and they're fighting to find a way forward. Something I wrote back in October when the Microsoft/Acacia patent licensing news hit.

"Microsoft has identified patents as the most effective attack against anyone seeking to profit from FOSS. Rather than attack FOSS directly, you dump as much money as you can in to littering the intellectual property space for a given product with patent mines. Step on a patent mine and all of the sudden you’re paying Microsoft (or someone else) for sitting on their ass and building a patent portfolio rather than innovating with any real products."

http://www.bradlanders.com/2010/10/08/the-new-patent-troll-e...
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PR has nothing to do with hacking. Just saying.
I actually can see it traveling pretty fast. District Manager calls Store Manager to find out how things are going. Store Manager does a "You gotta hear this return reason...". Or, the someone at the store calls corporate to find out what to code this return as. Never underestimate the number of stories that start "This guy gave returned it because....".
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Good discussion - I appreciate the same. This is what makes HN such a great forum of thought.
What is it about hacker culture that places women on a pedestal and encourages fawning, obsequious devotion and sacrifice to them? Relationships should not be about master/slave dynamics, yet geeks seem to relish this dynamic more than I've seen in any other subculture.

The man in this article has already castrated himself for his wife; this +15 comment suggests that unquestioningly bending to the indomitable will of his wife was not enough?

What's next? Recommending cuckoldry as a solution to satisfying his wife's sexual needs?
I think if we have someone other than lawyers writing laws things will get worse, not better.

The patent system has serious problems, so does Microsoft Windows. Do you think Windows would be better if it weren't developed by software engineers?

http://www.ladas.com/Patents/USPatentHistory.html
Hey Sonja, I really like the idea, and I've linked to it from multiple sources. I really hope your site takes off like I think it can.

I only have one piece of constructive feedback, which I hope you will pay some heed: Men have fragile egos. You should be wary of saying "Because guys hate shopping" or suggesting in any way that men do not have a sense of style. Yes, many (maybe even most) guys do not have any sense of style, or might hate the whole shopping experience. But I guarantee that using this sort of language as your tag-line (or 30-second elevator pitch) will turn away just as many guys from your site as it catches.

My suggestion is that you simply tout the benefits of this suggestion-based shopping. It's an obviously great idea, which I am backing 100%. Sell them on the benefits without making claims which will hurt their egos.
I couldn't get it to authenticate my gmail account, I am using 2-step verification, tried both my password and application specific password.
That's a really interesting question, but I don't think Apple's going to be the company to take gaming in that direction. Their cloud services are pretty lackluster. I have an ATV, and I only ever use it for Netflix streaming.
Apple's service is, bar none, the best I've ever received from any technology company.

A couple of years ago my MacBook Pro was conking out - graphics tearing probably caused by bad VRAM.

I called them up, and having had a DVD drive and a latch fixed in the past, they informed me (voluntarily! without me asking for it!) that given the number of repairs done on this machine they'll just send me a new one instead of going through another round of repairs. This is also with ~2 minutes on hold, and talking directly to a human instead of navigating the touch-tone gauntlet.

They sent me a return shipment label to start the process - I told them that I really can't be without a machine for a whole week while they sent out the replacement. They didn't argue or be difficult, they just decided right then to ship me my new machine and I can ship back my old one at my leisure.

Did I mention I got a unibody MacBook Pro out of the deal despite being 2-3 generations out of date at that point? They replaced the MBP with the latest and greatest instead of sticking me with an old-gen refurb as is standard for hardware replacements.

That singular experience has made me an Apple laptop customer ever since.

The best part? My roommate at the time was dealing with a conked out Dell laptop, so were on the phone with our respective support lines simultaneously. Between dialing the number and finalizing the shipment details of the new laptop I took about 25 minutes end to end. He spent the next 7 hours arguing with Dell. On the other hand, after those 7 hours of pure customer service pain, they sent someone out that fixed the machine same-day... so his resolution was faster, but considerably more painful.
A blog post about an Apple tree could reach the home page of HN before anyone noticing it is about a tree...
I just ordered mine. I am not so thrilled about it. I ordered it mainly because I want to develop some apps for it. I did play with it few time at the local BestBuy and at friend's. I don't see anything special in it besides being a newer bigger iPod.

Graphics? Yes it's better (in fact better than all other tablets) but were you really able to see the difference. What about the average folks? Do you think they will be able to see the difference. I am picky but not that picky.

Duo Core? Big deal. Many other tablets are featuring the same. The one I played with at Best Buy had all the popular apps loaded. Angry Bird was not so smooth with swipe action. Home screen swipe was fine. Still not so buttery to me.

Thinner? Yes but it's not as impressive as Kindle or Nook. If it was that thinner I would be like oh yea.

2 cameras? Isn't this about time? Apple is behind on this. Most of the Android tablets had them from day one.

Having said all that, it is still a nice toy. It definitely changed our mobile experience. Netbooks look so dead or even Laptops look so outdated compared to the tablets these days. I don't see it as a game machine. Instead, it will be another entertaining in it's space. We will browse sites, take notes, look up howtos, share stories, photos, videos, listen to audio books and read books to our kids like never before. Android or something similar will lead the market space eventually unless Apple becomes open. However, iPad will still be seen as the trend setter for a while.
I'm planning on building a ruby bot. I'll be putting at least my "non-proprietary" logic code up on github.

Anyone interested in working together?
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Yeah I agree that he did gloss over some of the other Khan features.

About the method the video talks about -- I bought some audio-only lessons for learning French once by Micheal Thomas that (for me anyway) confirms this method. On the audio, the teacher had 2 students present, and the lessons consisted of Michael teaching these two students. The teacher would often ask questions and test their knowledge, and the students often would make mistakes. Naturally he would always correct them. I found it incredibly engaging and effective for myself.
It wasn't a gift card in my examples. It was cash. Or an American Express giftcard. Just like you'd be getting with GiftRocket, except GiftRocket wants a cut.
Or, to paraphrase unknown: In the land of eunuchs, the one-balled man is king.
...for $333mm.
Patents are disgusting as far as I'm concerned. It doesn't matter the industry.

I'm in biotech, and despite the tedious work involved in the process of investigative research--despite the sometimes massive materials and labor cost--patents do not make any sense.

In the end, the products of molecular cloning can be distributed essentially just like software. It's just information. You should not be able to corner off and control information space. If I want to work in a given area according to my interest, I should not have to pay royalties or join an exclusive research team.
I was looking for this too. Must suck to be named as the source of a breakin and not have any more information.
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This looks really useful.

In the coming weeks i will try and use it in one of the apps i am building on tornado.

Kudos to Greplin.

Just one question. I see Tornado related repos in Greplin Github account. Are you using it in one of your Tornado apps ? In that case any gotchas regarding blocking ?
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As long as you worship no Androids above Apple, you should be OK.
What is your preferred online accounting software?
In brief: What's your preferred online accounting software, like 60mo, xero, lessaccounting or $i?

Lengthy version:
I've been operating a "start-up" for a number of years and have essentially reached the point where I'm in too deep re: billing stuff. We've done well managing our finances and have outlived most of our competition, and have been profitable for a number of years. Up until now I've been really uncomfortable with the idea of putting our accounting online for privacy reasons, but at some point excel spreadsheets just aren't cutting it any longer for $x reasons.

(Though admittedly, zetabee's cashflow made that a bit easier recently -- I'd still like a better overview of our finances).

Security is of utmost concern, so 'tossing stuff online' with $x company that hasn't been vetted is something I am entirely uncomfortable with. I'm relatively open with my finances in the first place though (often posting our revenues online on our blog) so at some point I have to cede some control.

So, what's your recommendation? I'm looking for something that gives a solid overview of finances, and makes importing transactions a breeze.

Requirements:
* Importing / tagging has to be a breeze. We're Canadian, and our bank seems to hate technology. This means we'll have to import everything by hand in csv format.
* Security. If available, I'd like a company that has been vetted / hopefully around longer than a week.
* UI is important for usability, but I couldn't care less if it's pretty, as long as it's functional. Graphs are a plus, but we'll happily export the data and generate our own.
* Last, but not least, in fact, the largest requirement: Export! We don't want to lock our data into anything.

Thoughts? :) Appreciate everyone's feedback.
That makes two of us :-) I'm going to try a genetic programming bot this time.

Any comments on the CL starter kit? It still needs work and I'm not the world's best programmer. (see my profile for my e-mail address)
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It's up to date as of 3 weeks ago, so it's definitely reliable.
Mine has a couple pretty bad light leaks on the bottom right which had me considering returning it. I decided not to though since they are only noticeable on a black screen (letter boxed videos notably) and because I don't want to have to wait for a replacement.
Internally at MSFT we have support discussion lists that are used by field personnel to interact with the product team; our VP is on the alias and sometimes answers questions with the products that they used to directly work on.

Granted, joining a discussion list is easier than monitoring product returns, but there is probably an analog for the retail channel (i.e., there is probably an upwards-facing report on iPad 2 sales and returns, and this note was probably included as an item of interest). I'm just guessing though.

Odds are that anybody who really knows isn't going to tell you.
http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_on_the_issues/archive/2... has some more details
Not so soon. I hear PS3 is looking into going with Android. So email, browsing and TV integration will change. Sony is already doing the PSP with Android.
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Yikes! HN really broke my quasi-formatting. Apologies all around, hopefully it's somewhat legible.
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Its due to SSL Tax should be included free with every IP. IMHO.
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I think the patent system would be better if it didn't exist.

This has nothing to do with Microsoft Windows.
The official start is still a couple of weeks away, although you are free to start working on a bot already. Don't complain if the specifications (or the whole game!) changes though.

My guess is this time the challenge will last about two months. Three months like the last one (Planet Wars) was felt to be a little long by most participants and the one before that (Tron) was a little short in its duration of three or four weeks.
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Probably the reason is a higher percentage of gentlemen than you might meet elsewhere.
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There's at least a potential defense of patents in traditional industries. When something takes tens of millions of dollars of research to create, there's some case to be made for limited-term exclusivity.

But when it comes to something like UI, which someone hacked up over the course of a few hours... does this justify exclusivity for years?

Patents were created to balance the harmful effect of exclusivity and monopoly with the cost of creating innovation. In software the cost of creating innovation is practically free in comparison to traditional industries, and IMHO the scope of protection needs to be proportionate.
I love the video aspect...but if Ebay decides to adopt a similar strategy?

As I was going through your site I thought of a somewhat ridiculous concept, but I figured as an entrepreneur you would be open to any possibility. I guess I'm just one of those people who love brainstorming about exciting possibilities, even if some of my ideas are completely infeasible!

As I was going through a few videos, I noticed varying levels of production quality and video review styles among sellers. Perhaps a way to homogenize the experience is to offer individuals a service where they send you their stuff and your company can handle the video reviews (maybe add a distinctive flair to them) or even do a little product testing in addition to actually selling their goods for them. The premise is to completely take the item off the seller's hand and not have him/her worry about it.

I can probably list a dozen problems with this idea off the top of my head (and maybe there are already services like this??), but hey, you never know what may change down the road!

Anyway, best of luck with your venture!
That could be construed as a denial of service attack and would be illegal (or at least in a very murky legal grey area).

Also you seem to have forgot that most AT&T customers have bandwidth caps in place that would make it difficult for them to run this attack in the first place.
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thanks for correcting. I've tried akshell also, it seems great.
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