skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Be honest -- how long did you stare at the map, trying to figure out where your country was, before you realized it was not based on real world geography?

I spent a good fifteen seconds, minimum. :)
I love how HN gets mentioned as if readers of CNN's financial pages would already know what it was.

That said, I don't feel that HN is overall anti-marketing. It just tends to attract people who would prefer not be the ones doing the marketing (and who would prefer not to need it). To me that's not the same.

(Personally, when my wife was taking marketing classes in college as part of a Graphic Design degree, I couldn't believe how evil her textbooks were. "Consumer Behavior" is an ugly cross between psychology and evil.)
Sorry I didn't reply earlier. I don't think that's necessarily the case. The question here is Google's ranking of original content. If they rank it lower than search sites, that would only drive original content off the net if the primary motivation of the content authors is to get traffic through Google.

As long as there are chumps like me that write content for our own personal reasons, or who drive traffic through sites like HN and twitter referrals, scrapers can piggyback on my work and Google can do whatever it likes. It won't affect my motivation to create content.
Woohoo! There is a Simulcast in London http://www.meetup.com/the-london-lean-startup-group/events/1...
I'm concerned for the future of human work.

I'm not. Afterall, somebody has to build the robots. It just means those welders will need to move on to more gainful employment.

It will be painful in the short-term perhaps, but I liken it to the situation with farming. A couple hundred years ago people spent most of their time just trying to feed themselves, but then we slowly automated a lot of that and people moved on to more productive means of employment. The current situation will only be tough for the people not willing to embrace change.
Link to article about Lodesys http://www.macrumors.com/2011/05/13/lodsys-threatens-to-sue-...
Branding Your New Technology Company
As I opined on the Balmer thread, I think it's cluelessness and xenophobia.

(I'll leave out the inflammatory parts of my earlier comment, though.)
We prefer Perl, cause we got one solution for everything and can easily combine the thousands components offered. Just cause a lib does IRC doesnt help us much :-) It must be easy! :)
List of DSL Patterns
While we have the OP as a fine example of my point, it might help to provide an example of your own. In developed economies, nationalization has historically occurred when a business that the public relies upon has become literally or effectively bankrupt. Can you think of an example of an inefficient nationalized industry in the UK, the EU, or the USA? And in what way has nationalization contributed to that inefficiency?

In many cases the services that have recently been privatized were never nationalized to begin with - they were public services, like garbage collection or public transport, that have no obvious market competition model to follow.

Your definition of "rent-seeking" is also incorrect. Rent-seeking behaviour is when an economic agent attempts to manipulate public policy for private gain. A government body cannot engage in this behaviour by definition, as it does not take a profit, and is not private. It can fight its corner though - seeking more funding - but then it must spend that money on things like schoolbooks or hospital beds. This is considered a horrifying waste of resources to the private sector, which knows that those funds could better be spent on yachts and hookers.
I don't think they'll actually be massaging the data, 30 minutes was probably chosen to avoid paying for those delays.
A colleague once described such people as "The Knights Who Say NIH."
And go for the ones with real pages on real paper.

The ones you can lend to your friends after having read them. The ones that your parents have read, kept and that you took in their bookshelf when you were a kid.

The ones that your friends gave back to you and that will wait in your bookshelf for your children to take and read. The ones their friends will borrow and that will probably giggle a bit, because they will have difficulties deciphering the notes your father wrote on a margin.

Because if content has a price, knowledge ought to be free.
This is about money and status.

College is higher status than vocational school.

A professional job is higher status that a trade.

The money is not fantastic right out of school. You have to apprentice and keep working your way up and taking tests, etc.

The job is dirty, you will hurt your back, etc, eventually (more when rather than if).

So, if I'm a kid, making a decision about whether to go college or votech, I'm logically going to choose college if I can (higher status, lower chance of injury, probably more money).

When thinking about status, imagine a daughter telling her mom about her new fiance. Compare plumber to lawyer. Brick mason to dentist. Programmer to Marketing VP (yes programming is low status, that's why it's called software engineering now, see Domestic Engineering or Sanitation Engineer).

If you want to earn a lot in a trade you _must_ start you own business. Depending on the trade you need a large amount of capital. So the _best_ you can do is have your name on the truck. You can make a lot of money.

I have a cousin with a succesful electrcial business, of course now he's a real estate developer and drives a lexus (again, see status above). My brother has just gone into business and so I hear a lot of his woes.

I can afford a Lexus and my back doesn't hurt and I'm not dirty. So...I like Mike but this seems to be a case of "I don't want to do that job, but someone has to."

We'll probably see something like the "Polish Plumber" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Plumber. A lot of immigrants are going into the trades (see drywall and landscaping).

So, as immigrants before them (like my ancestors, and as others have mentioned) they go into the trades b/c it's the highest paying work they can get.
I think he believes it.

Ballmer has said iPods and Google aren't allowed in his house (http://www.geek.com/articles/apple/no-ipod-google-in-ballmer...). He and his family all use Zune and Bing (by Ballmer's edict). So he's completely detached himself from reality.

If anything this is the reason Ballmer has to go. He has Microsoft too ingrained into his thinking. So much so that he can't see its weaknesses anymore. Which means those weaknesses don't get addressed and things go from bad to worse.
Agreed. It's largely a class marker, and class registers as credibility, depending on the subject matter.
> Part of the motivation appears to have been a sort of UK/US compromise.

That may've been part of the reason, but why were we trying to have a UK/US compromise when the user base was so small? I suggest that it's the previously mentioned programmer habit of using logical quotation, and what occupation was heavily represented among early Wikipedians...?
Incidentally, the soft h on "herb" is one of the things that bugs me most about American English (and it took me several years of living here to even figure out that it was consistently done that way).

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't Americans pronounce a hard "h" on "herbivore"? How does "herb", then, lose its h?
As an analogy, tablet devices took two decades and at least 5 attempts.
I think they did the right thing, but I dont really like what John says about not changing the API for the major release 2.0.

With their knowledge, user base and fame they have the oportunity to redefine jQuery v2 completely with the things learned from v1 and everybody would learn it and use it.

Dont let fear to change crush the will to improve and move on. On a major release, one has todo what it has to do.
https://duck.co/#Topic/28469000000637077

Note the #. Now, remove it and everything after it and reload the page.

Why am I being downvoted? Didn't we all just throw shit at gawker for doing the same thing?

EDIT: This fundamentally breaks the web. The # and everything after it are _not_ sent to the server. It relies on javascript and extra-protocol information to get the document, which breaks the idea of a resource having its own name. The # was suppose to denote a section of a resource, not a resource in-and-of itself. I'm sure everyone here knows this, but I had to get it off my chest.
It's about status. Americans want to be VP's, lawyers, doctors, etc.

And parents want their kids to be these things. What parent wants to see their kid working 12 hours a day for peanuts and low prestige.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionaire_Next_Door
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionaire_Next_Door

The Millionaire Next Store is a good book about status vs wealth.
This article sounds like someone who hasn't actually even used a chrome os device. The utility of the chrome book vanishes dramatically when you aren't on the web the notebook is useless.
$114 Kindle is best-selling Kindle despite Ads
>1. Is data copyrightable, patentable or a trade secret? If not, follow the next steps.

It could be copyright and trade secret however the important IPR to consider here is database rights.

http://www.ipo.gov.uk/types/copy/c-otherprotect/c-databaseri...
http://www.out-law.com/page-5698
Looping back to the point of the article, there is an important balancing act required where you must be able to see the potential success while still being cognizant of all the realities of what needs to be done to succeed.

So believing that Zune will supplant iPod might not have been wrong, but ignoring iPod's strengths and Zune's weaknesses is definitely wrong.
Senate bill amounts to death penalty for Web sites
It only does everything: Ars reviews the sonic screwdriver
Here's a list of their patents: http://www.lodsys.com/our-patents.html
Stock drops from $102.00 to $0.01 in 2 seconds
The Virgin Webplayer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Webplayer) was actually very, very similar to the Chromebook.

• It was cheap and even free for many of us
• It came with an internet connection included
• It only ran applications off the web
It can also be a powerful signal of an unoriginal thinker, forever destined to do what they're told and to simply be a replaceable cog in a machine.

If you are looking for a technical writer, accountant, copy machine operator, security manager, etc. a rule follower is okay. These people don't ask questions, don't go against the grain and can be relied upon to simply produce output in a well structured process at a uniform consistency. In effect they are trained to produce fast food. This can be highly desirable in many cases -- but it shouldn't be lauded.

If you are looking for a novel thinker, a rule follower is the last place you want to go. You'd want them to know the rules, and be familiar with them, but not be chained to them/use them as a crutch or excuse. However, like most creative endeavors, if can be hard to get consistent, regular output. They aren't unaware of the rules, they simply ignore them. They aren't better than a person that can assemble words into sentences with the regularity of a automated assembly line, but they are definitely different.

Where it gets confusing is knowing the difference between somebody who purposely ignores the rules to achieve a desired output vs. somebody who is completely ignorant of the rules. I've personally found that people who are strict rule followers have the hardest time with this distinction.
What I find interesting is that this puts Apple in a role that I don't think it wants - going to bat in the courtroom for all those independent developers. It's not that they don't have the resources to do so, it's just that it is somewhat contrary to the way in which Apple has structured these relationships through the AppStore Guidelines, i.e. Apple doesn't owe developers much of anything except a portion of the revenue if and when Apple decides to allow sales of their app. It will be interesting to see how Apple responds to the attack on its vassals.
I see a lot of entrepreneurs in India whining about lack of funding. Fact is, you won't have much trouble raising capital if you have a great product and business model.

Indian VCs and Angels are not investing in cool weekend apps, but they are keen to fund fast growing startups. Even better,you won't even require funding in India if you have a business model.

Bootstrapping is easier in India, you don't need $110,000 to hire a team of 5. Salary of developers in India usually less than $500 per month, you can hire rockstart developers for $1000 to $1500. So, running a team of 5 would cost around $4,000 per month. Comparatively, the same team size would set you back at least $40,000 per month in New York or Silicon Valley.

I know a lot of bootstrapped startups in India, with profits of over a million dollars. They are literally being chased by VCs, but they don't need investment. The problem with investment scenario in India is, the valuations are much lower compared to Valley.

India does not lacks investors, it lacks an ecosystem. The most challenging part is building a rockstar team.

Wingify / VWO does not have any presence in US. They are based out of New Delhi. At a recent HN Delhi Meetup, paraschopra said that being in India is the biggest advantage they have over competitors.
We had a plumber come out to the house for a repair - it was $170 callout, and $15 for a part. He was here about 20 minutes (yes, there was drive time too, but they drive to multiple places). I wouldn't exactly call that 'peanuts'.
Code unit test level? WebApp UI level? What are you talking about exactly? How much customization is needed? What stats are provided on replay?
Wi-Fi Security Challenge Over 2000 have tried, nobody has solved it yet
I didn't, but then I'm familiar with the social network map the OP referenced so I kinda had a head start on knowing it wasn't real world based - http://xkcd.com/802/
This brings up an interesting side point. I'm not sure if it's the same everywhere, but in the state I reside there are two sides to the trade professions.

One side is the service side. This is typically non-union and employees are trained at vocational schools that specialize in some field of expertise.

The other side is the new construction side. This is typically union and employees are trained via schooling and apprenticeships provided by the union itself.

In general, the union/new construction side makes more money, but, it's harder to get into the union and you generally work less hours (and make less money) until you are a fairly senior person. The non-union/service side will make more money (and work more hours) at least initially. The service side has very high turnover of youngsters.
As the guy in charge of the NYT web app said at a Google I/O session a few days ago "These are the worst web apps you'll ever see. Think about that.", implying that even the webapps that impress the most right now, are the worst we'll ever see and we should see much better ones in the near future.

This is just the beginning. Six or 12 months from now we should see a lot more web apps that use offline cache and be completely usable offline.

I love how you just need to "download" the Angry Birds web app in Chrome, and later you can play it directly just like you would play a native game on a PC, offline.
XMPP has a concept of transports, that are gateways to other networks. Gateways exists for MSN, ICQ, AIM and IRC.

And to answer your question, taka a look at

http://xmpppy.sourceforge.net/irc/
Well, everyone has their own standard. Rules falling within that standard are important for clarity, and rules outside that standard are needless and fussy. However...

You should never end a sentence with a preposition.

I like to follow this one, but only as a hobby, and not in casual conversation unless I'm talking to another pedant. I do admit that the syntactical knots into which I sometimes need to tie myself in order to avoid the preposition at the end make the sentence harder rather than easier to parse. On the other hand, sometimes prepositions at the end can make sentences harder to understand, in instances where the sentence seems to have a different meaning until you get to the preposition at the end. (I can't think of any examples right now.)

You should never split an infinitive

Agreed, that's just plain random.

Never use the passive voice

I have never heard this from anyone except Microsoft Word Grammar Check.

Don't start sentences with 'but' or 'and' or 'however'.

Now now, here I'm really going to have to disagree with you. "However" is reasonable, but "and" and "but" really belong in the middle of the sentence, not at the beginning. There are exceptional circumstances under which you can break this rule, but they're few and far between.
is it me or is this site using http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_(symbol) "" instead of quotation marks? “ ” .
This is the kind of thing up with which I will not put.
Directory Category Dump: Why You should Stay Away from It
I mostly prefer text-based conversation. You have more time to respond, there's usually less filler, text creates an extremely convenient/useful record automatically, it is easier to return to past topics, it is easier to communicate bigger/more complex ideas, and (for me) reading is quicker than listening.

The only real disadvantages are that typing is a little slower (I type around 90 WPM but speak around 150 WPM) and that you don't get body language cues in writing. For the sorts of things I am interested in, though, I actually prefer not having body language. Body language makes us try to react to others by guessing their mental states from some subtle changes in their shape. This is problematic for two reasons; first of all, this sort of guessing is inherently imperfect, but more importantly, we tend to be quite heavily influenced by our perceptions of others' reactions. (This makes sense, evolutionarily; it is a way of making us cooperate and preventing us from diverging too much.)

What this means for conversation is that topics are chosen, opinions are suppressed, and minds are changed purely on the basis of our faulty readings of others' opinions. This is especially problematic when talking about abstract ideas because subconscious emotional reaction is an awful predictor of the merit or validity of ideas. The problem is compounded because we are very bad at simply setting aside our reactions, especially in social contexts.

Body language heuristics are obviously good for some things. They help us negotiate relationships, know when others are upset, and interpret ambiguity. But they also give us false impressions and lead to socio-cognitive biases. Furthermore, a large proportion of the benefits of body language come from dealing with problems of face-to-face interaction between primates, meaning that the benefits are less when dealing with textual communication (and especially communication about abstract ideas).

Even small talk over IM seems to be more stimulating to me on average than face-to-face small talk. I have observed this not only in my own interactions but in watching the interactions of others as well. My sample could be biased, because I am obviously a nerd who mostly hangs out with other nerds, but I think I've seen enough "normal" people to make a general statement. Your mileage may vary if you have different tastes in conversation than I do. But if you prefer to talk about the abstract or the complex, or if you try to avoid cognitive biases, then the only way I can imagine face-to-face conversation being generally preferable is if it has a strong instinctive appeal to you.

A lot of people do seem to have this innate preference. The same people often seem to prefer reading on paper than on screens. Some of them say their preference is based off of eye strain--which might even be a reason to prefer speech over text--but for a lot of people the reason seems to be more aesthetic.
Interesting; Factor has a neat library for inverting functions:

http://docs.factorcode.org/content/article-inverse%2Cintro.h...
One of Mike Rowe's first TV gigs was a host on the QVC network. Here are some videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc1Y64N4O7g&playnext=1...
Actually this site seems interesting enough to warrant a separate discussion -- here it is:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2544778
Mozilla Rainbow is not a crossbrowser solution, only work in firefox but worth a try http://mozillalabs.com/rainbow/
Not necessarily:

He said, "I've been outside.", but I don't believe him.
I took drafting classes in high school voc-ed and learned far more than in my college mechanical engineering drafting class. That has served me quite well as an engineer. Equally useful were the metals class in middle school (where we learned to weld at age 13! you bet your ass they don't do that anymore, too "dangerous") and stagecraft in high school. It's too bad those kind of 'blue collar' classes are getting phased out, becuase they drove me into engineering far more than science or math ever did.
You dont need to convince them to switch! You can still talk to your gtalk friends, its all XMPP/Jabber! This is not a service just for inside duckduckgo. Inform yourself a bit more about XMPPP/Jabber :-).
Over ten years ago (when I was in high school) the school I went to ended the metal shop class that I took. We were told that it was ended because of a lack of funding to support the class. Soon after they closed the class the school sold off the metal lathes and CNC machines. It was pretty sad.

I agree that outsourcing and manufacturing automation has had an effect on the size of our skilled labor workforce. But let us not forget that our underfunded schools are another part of the problem.
If there is a shortage it's because the government has made it artificially hard to ship in cheap plumbers.

Here (Sweden) the last two times I called a local plumber what happened was that the plumber showed up looked at what needed to be done for 10 minutes, leaves and call in a couple of Eastern Europeans he had in 'inventory' to actually do the work. Once they where done he came back to check over their work and hand me the bill. Shipping in and out cheap labour to keep waiting times to a minimum essentially then becomes and inventory and logistics problem, just like any other, for the company acting as a middleman.
I have to admit I use But, in particular, at the beginning of sentences fairly frequently. I usually follow the shorter is better rule when it comes to sentences and try to avoid long sentences that have semicolons and other non-period bridges.(Not always, but most of the time.) I find it tends to make writing snappier and easier to read.
Twitter's List and Search APIs leave much to be desired
Access To Internet Promotes Drug Abuse
What if it's valid?
The post linked from the article is really nice:

http://lwn.net/Articles/104185/

"in rare occasions however the amount of fuel was insufficient, and the plane would crash. This problem was solved by the engineers of the company by the development of a special OOF (out-of-fuel) mechanism. In emergency cases a passenger was selected and thrown out of the plane. (When necessary, the procedure was repeated.)"

I always thought that mapping of virtual memory should succeed only if there is enough virtual memory available (i.e. when not in RAM than in page file). Why is the overcommit concept better? Because malloc takes way too much VM unnecessary? Then why not just correcting malloc?
Isn't NaCl the backdoor into this problem?
Mike Rowe did a really interesting podcast interview with Adam Carolla late last year: http://www.adamcarolla.com/ACPBlog/2010/10/19/mike-rowe/

Worth checking out.
No, I'm pretty comfortable calling this ethically repugnant and tantamount to extortion. Law does not make right.
I'm serious. Define significant.
Bitcoin again reaches all time high (LGT full-history graph)