skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
To have a website in China you need an "ICP license". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICP_license

It forces you to follow rules, including censoring any comments that are about the latest hot topics, censoring any critics and deliver any personal data about your users if needed... The process for getting the license is quite a bit of a pain so a lot of people don't get an ICP license for the first few months of the website, but then there's always a chance that the website will be blocked
I'm fascinated by the way physicists are able to blend experimental data with theory to explain what that little dot probably means.

Makes me think of some guy like Feynman sitting in a room with others thinking up and arguing over accretion discs, tides, and how much solar units of mass _that_ black hole must have.

We've come a long way since Copernicus and still have so very far to go.
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I am not sure reasoned justification comes into it. It's football with words and you have to root for your team.
This is fascinating to me, thanks for the data, and congrats!

One interesting comparison I have is the day I got my first web company's first slashdot post, roughly 2000, maybe late 1999. I don't still have the logs, but we had significantly more clickthroughs, on the order of 50 to 100k if I recall correctly.

Given the HN 'pageview per day' numbers I've been reading, I find the clickthrough rate surprisingly low; especially because the way I read HN is to click through to almost everything on the homepage.

Other thoughts on this? It seems like a techcrunch or (even? slashdot) article would be worth more, which surprises me. Well, techcrunch doesn't surprise me. I guess I'm wondering what size / demographic community we're all in here.
It's nice to note that the camera is inexpensive and as such disposable - but if you think hospitals are going to reduce the rates they charge because their costs have gone down, don't count on it. There's a reason they're still charging $6 for one Tylenol, and costs aren't it.
Note that you only get the $35/month price if you sign up for a year. The product page says a month-to-month subscription is $49/month, which would only be worth it if you anticipate using it eight months or less out of a year.
This. The OP makes the assumption that all grade "A" startups that apply for a class will get into that class. It seems to me that it's starting to reach a point where it won't scale to keep including more and more people into a class. I'm sure some will be because the ideas or founders aren't the best but in the case of ones that make it to the interview, that's already stating they're ahead of the pack in that sense.
Totally want to try this, but my Snow Leopard won't install Crypt::OpenSSL::RSA via cpan, any ideas? http://pastie.org/1783565
A bit high but the future, I really hope Autodesk will do this as I need 3dsmax and maya about 3 months out of the year. Pricing is too high but this is a good direction to fight piracy.
You're still too focused on yourself. Every one of your bullets was about what you want your business to look like.

Indeed. In business, u comes before i.
er, $49 * 12 /30, excuse me.
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For what? Their own lack of perspective?

Interesting to see, however, that the side people take is an efficient indicator of their intelligence level - not as in IQ, but as in CIA (on its better days).
love how this comes out while http://agoogleaday.com is around
What you're saying doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

FED and the other private banks are not stockpiling US dollars in their own accounts.
Whenever I see these kind of articles, two words run through my mind: survivor bias.

I'm also unconvinced by the John Galt argument that if Steve Jobs had not taken calligraphy courses, we would not have nice typefaces on computers today. After all, typography predates the Mac and it would have been only a matter of time before someone else figured it out. If you don't believe this, look at practically every major discovery / invention in the past few centuries -- in almost every case more than one researcher / scientist / dilletante was working on something similar. The lucky one was the one who got there first.
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Y Combinator has shown that it adds significant value to the process. Seed funding, access to like-minded entrepreneurs as well as heavy-hitters in both the tech and VC world. Obviously Y Combinator has a brand name associated with it now but the whole incubator concept has proven it is worth it for at least some of the population interested in starting their own companies.
I agree with your view, that's not what I was criticising. It was your choice of words. Describing people as "sheep" is a horribly overused phrase and it has associations of angsty teenagers raging against the machine.

It is also not generally a good idea to attack others for following the crowd, as we all do it. Those who consider themselves contrarian are typically simply choosing to highlight the areas where they reject society, while ignoring the myriad ways in which they toe the line every day. People who really do question all of society's assumptions get locked away in mental hospitals.

Also, we all follow what others tell us because it would be impossible not to. To do otherwise would require independently researching and validating each and every position one holds, and there simply isn't enough time in the day.

If you really questioned everything, you would achieve nothing.
I'm working on just such a product for professional electronics engineers, though it's a $500M/year niche, so could scale way beyond $5K/month .

Personally my advice would be to quit your job and go and work in an existing industry you think you might be able to disrupt with software, it's the only way you'll learn the real problems.

I did this the other way around by working as a hardware engineer for 10 years then getting into web dev. I spent some time thinking I'd wasted the start of my career but now realise it's the best thing I ever did.

If anybody is looking for a problem to solve I've got one so get in touch. This isn't the next Twitter for Groupon, I'm working through some hard problems so please dont waste our time ;-)
Except all microwave ovens are inside Faraday cages.
Great points. I wonder, though, if "the effort to rationalize and simplify crosses almost all Enlightenment era or modern political ideologies", how do we still end up with such a tangle of laws?
No, what some for-profit colleges are doing is despicable and amounts to defrauding the federal government. These behaviors include heavy-handed marketing to potential students who are unlikely to see a benefit from the education and who are unlikely to be able to pay back their loans. For more on this, see the excellent PBS documentary College, Inc and/or the various federal lawsuits that have been filed in the past year.

It's entirely possible that low-end non profit colleges participate in similar bad behavior. But that in no way excuses it for the for-profit colleges.
So Google indirectly powers AltaVista? Crazy!
I suppose the missing factor here is what PG refers to as simply "hard work". By that, he means all the other stuff you have to do to run a successful business besides hacking. He's oversimplifying by putting it that way, IMHO.
Quite correct -- sorry for the confusion; I misremembered the quote's original attribution, and didn't catch my mistake when looking up the link.

I suspect that in another few decades, GLS will, with Alan Perlis, Don Knuth, and perhaps Edsger Dijkstra, begin to take on the CS equivalent to the pop cultural role now played by Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, and Ben Franklin -- a figure to which half-remembered quotes or anecdotes are routinely ascribed.

But that's no excuse for my own half-memory here. Thanks for the correction.
On the one hand, I'm happy to hear this. There is so much we need to work on, technology which needs to be invented and move forward, that such a hearty warchest makes me excited. Maybe I will actually be able to get that genetic therapy I want before my hair falls out any more!

On the other .. no-one but has any money to put into speculative high-risk investments right now except the elite. That the one-percenters have almost 8 bil to casually drop on speculative VC while much of middle america is just worried about their jobs .. makes me feel sick a little.

Truth probably somewhere in between.
If it really is that cheap, citizens will be able to spy on the government and large corporations, assuming the technology isn't outlawed for concerns about citizens spying on each other.
Court says Winklevoss twins must accept Facebook deal
I am amazed it has taken so long, instagram meets cat
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I skimmed it - It's boring. From my reading, George can't hack any more Sony products or talk about hacking Sony products, or direct anyone to talk about hacking Sony products. No money, No promises (though there is some talk about where they promise to sue each other if they do this again). That's it.
The vast majority of people don't have what it takes to get into YC, nor to do anything with the chance if they did get in. But many people have the ability to go to a state school, and it will definitely make them more employable if they major in something practical.

Just based on the earning and unemployment rates of college grads vs. high school grads, a college degree still makes a dramatic difference in your chances of employment.
No one said it'd be easy. But if you listen to customers with money and problems, at least you have a shot at being successful. When you approach people as the potential solution to their biggest problems, it's surprising how easily people will open up to you. And if one person doesn't open up, improve your pitch and go onto the next.
"This still looks like a win for geohot though."

What part of it, exactly?
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> What concerns me about it: You're still too focused on yourself. Every one of your bullets was about what you want your business to look like.

You could also look at them as constraints that need to be satisfied for things to function: it needs to look like that if it's going to work for him. I think it's worth filtering things like that if you're aiming for a "lifestyle" business. You're correct that you also have to filter by "what can I do to help people", but you're going to have to run both filters sooner or later.

I agree completely about the Start Small Stay Small book. I think it's one of the better ones I've read in a while. There's nothing earth shattering, but it's full of concrete advice and is aimed at "the rest of us" who don't live in Silicon Valley and aren't aiming to "change the world".
To a degree, yes. Fanboy-ism creeps up on the best of us. I'd like to think that at least in some places (like HN), the commentators are more educated on the topics they're discussing.
While I agree that it may very much amount is 'miscommunication'. You would think - that a company which proud itself on having the 'best, brightest and smartest' would do its own due diligence before openly starting a significant legal battle with Microsoft - a company renown for suing everyone in existence - and complaining to the government that it's basically being anti-competitive.

It's not about rational intent - it's about suing the government over alleged anti-competitive behavior only to not have certification in the first place. Whether it's a miscommunication or something else - the fact that it appears - prima facie - a complete ass up by Google is humorous.

I say humorous only in the sense that it loathes Microsoft with all it's being - and currently it's eating straight up fail cake.
IANAL, but that would not protect you from the DMCA provisions that make it a crime to distribute tools designed for breaking DRM, even if you intend such tools to be used for fair use purposes.
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while reading this I was afraid of what conclusion the author was going to reach -- but a vm message that says 'txt or email me' is great -- amen!
There are a few ways to look at this problem, but the fundamental skill set for being independent isn't necessarily your hacking ability -- it's your ability to find a market, and successfully sell your talents and/or a product.

I can speak from over ten years of freelancing and working for startups: learning how to communicate effectively with non-technical people, understanding how to sell your services and/or products, and figuring out what market your skills are most valuable in ... that is the trick to making good money.

I've picked up a few good habits, and it has significantly increased my income, but fundamentally there are only 24 hours in a day, and one of me.

Here's my take: a highly skilled, professional, experienced, and independent freelance software developer can bring home $150k in a good year. That's nearly $200,000 before taxes, and represents an hourly rate of about $150 to $200 per hour (there's a fair amount of of downtime for freelancers and consultants).

You won't make $200 per hour selling your services as a developer to SMEs and startups (the typical market for freelance developers). That kind of money is usually reserved for solving significant problems for big businesses.

On the other hand, can make an equivalent amount at a lower rate by starting starting your own development agency and hiring other developers ... and sales people ... and administrative staff. But that means you're not really out on your own, and your value is in successfully managing people -- not being a "smart hacker working very hard."

The other way to make a significant amount of money is to build a product that people love. This isn't an easy task. I'd venture that a significant number of people on HN have actually tried building their own products.

There's a very good reason why hard working and smart software developers aren't making $3 million each year -- it's because it's extremely hard to do, requires a skill set that is far broader than simply writing good code, and also involves a lot of luck (being the right person, at the right time, in the right place). We happen to have a skill that is in demand and pays well, but that does not make us brilliant business people.

All that aside: working for yourself can be an extremely rewarding experience in and of itself, and over time you will make a good amount of money as you hone your craft and business skills. I love what I do, and I strongly encourage others to try it out if they're interested in the independent work- and lifestyle.

tl;dr? Independent, smart, hard working hackers can make good money, but the $3M / year figure is bullshit.
Not only do people still work at these companies but you could be one of them: http://info.lycos.com/jobs.php
Given the terms, probably 0.
Ok, this one is a bit funny, but I swear, one of the movies I think everybody should watch and take to heart is "Yes Man".

I know, I know, you are thinking WTF, Jim Carrey is the messiah? (no that's Bruce Almighty)

But it illustrates an important point, a point that I think software engineers are far too likely get trapped into because of our particular makeups. Which is that risk, spontaneity, just going for it, is what life is all about. And the crazy situations those experiences put you in will make you a richer person, both figuratively and literally.

The quote from the article about the party pretty much nails it. Just go with it, say yes to most everything, stop over thinking and go for it.
And I doubt this will change, as Rogue Amoeba adopting Apple's private key would be a huge DMCA violation.

In fact, I don't see how this private key getting "outed" is going to hurt Apple at all in any countries where things like DMCA exist.
I mentioned that in relation to using the software, not distributing it.
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"I sure would like to set those people on fire over there. If only I had some way to throw flame on them." --George Carlin.
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It doesn't matter how often I come across it or from which direction: I'm just flabbergasted that the USA doesn't have universal health care.
Citizens spying on each other isn't what concerns lawmakers. In at least Illinois, Massachusetts, and Maryland it's illegal to film police officers doing their thing - although I should point out that protecting law enforcement officers isn't the explicit reason:

"Illinois, Massachusetts, and Maryland are among the 12 states in which all parties must consent for a recording to be legal unless, as with TV news crews, it is obvious to all that recording is underway."

http://gizmodo.com/#!5553765/are-cameras-the-new-guns

In any case, pretty sure sneaking a camera into a private board meeting is as illegal as it is for me to sneak one into your bedroom.
Might be a while.

Igor was asked about this a while ago and expressed his dislike for it. Not sure if things have changed since.
Facebook is going to launch China site with Baidu Search Engine: report
Some of these translations seem surprisingly good for autotranslate. This one in particular caught my eye: http://www.messagesforjapan.com/messages/1194/

So I went to translate.google.com and tried the original English: "After rain the sun is rising, Croatian people are whit you!" and got back different Japanese: "雨の後に太陽が上昇している、クロアチアの人々が聖霊降臨祭のです！"

I tried another one and it matched, so some (most?) are through Google Translate, but it looks like it may have had a helping hand.
"should be able to do work worth about $3 million a year."

Note that he says you can DO work WORTH $3 million. That quote says nothing about actually selling that work, or getting it in the first place.
introducing... but not really.

The first alpha release will be posted shortly.
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Adobe moves to subscription model with CS5.5
To the brilliant young Americans.
The problem of newer machines and/or peripherals is that they often work in some wacky almost as good as original thing modes, which are "compatible" for most consumer type regular uses - without actual backwards compatibility.
Video is seemingly not encrypted, only pure audio streams required the key. See Airplayer (http://ericasadun.com/ftp/AirPlay/) and apparently Airfoil Video Player (http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/) for example.
The same model applies in film production, where (literally) tons of very expensive equipment get used for brief amounts of time by people who are hired based on long-standing personal relationships, then equipped by rental shops that can afford to maintain the massive inventories of often peculiar parts that are needed on any given show.

Actually, it's not the parts that are peculiar, it's the amounts and configurations that tend to vary. In any case, it makes good economic sense for everyone involved to handle labor and kit separately.
It's OK because proprietary plugins like QuickTime are a threat to the open web, and should be eliminated according to Steve Jobs (who I always turn to for moral guidance on the use of open vs. proprietary systems): "... we strongly believe that all standards pertaining to the web should be open."

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/
Sorry you interpreted it that way but it was legitimate advice. Real life relationships trump pseudo anonymous internet relationships.
Legal issues aside, does anyone know enough about Google Apps Premier and Google Apps for Government to tell us if there are real security distinctions that would make this something more than lawyers bickering?
a subtle but important distinction has to be made. the experiment mentioned in the blog shows a correlation between people who claim they are lucky and the fact they found a text snippet. not people who are lucky (if that is even possible). it could very well be caused by the fact that a test subject just told people they were lucky so psychologically they behave differently. if the experiment had been setup with no 'lucky finds' the ones claiming to be lucky could all take longer because they were less focused on the counting.

to then tie the subject of steve jobs who is very successful to this finding and attributing the success to being spontaneous seems to jump quite a bit in logic that is not supported by the experiment.
A few years ago I emailed Hotbot (owned by Lycos, owned by someone or other) about buying the domain, just out of curiosity of what they would want for it. They never responded. I'm not sure if it's because 1) they don't want to sell, 2) I'm a nobody who couldn't possibly afford it or 3) the page is so outdated the email address I tried is dead.

There are many of these old web properties that are long since dead, but could still be of some value to a startup. It's too bad they were all purchased by companies who don't see that value.
You could have gone to the courthouse in California and announced yourself as one of the Does who wished to be represented fairly in court

Very interesting, I didn't know this was possible. Are there any cases when people did this that I can read about? Thanks!
"Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later."

I've found this particularly true. As long as you're working on something interesting and difficult, you're probably not wasting your time, even if you can't see yet where it leads. It will be an ingredient in something.
Thanks! Looking at Resque and will probably be implementing it fairly soon.

Ha! And yeah, the ENV variables. :)
Javascript avoids this by not having a method table separate from the fields of the object. Is that better?