skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> if military tech were developed with "Open Hardware" goals in mind

Not going to happen. Military hardware is (most of the time) cutting-edge technology. If we are talking about a fighter plane, most of its components have to exhibit high performance overall -- and in small package. The abilities of the plane hinge on every component and their co-operation as well; the weakest link is the limiting factor.

Each military technology has two aspects: instances of use (for lack of better word), and capability.

Consider encryption for a moment: an algorithm of any size and complexity is driven by a small key (a bunch of bytes). The small secret part (key) is enough to to keep each use instance (each encoded text) safe.

However, in case of military hardware, the capability itself is of paramount importance as well. You can't focus all the aspects of fighter plane in one `key' piece; each component has to provide some aspect of the capability -- and withstand results of use of other components, such as heat, acceleration, vibration etc. Since no `key' is possible to hardware, you have to guard whatever else is there to guard -- and that, unfortunately, is most of the pieces.

Nb., a lot of military standards [1] are commercially-accessible, to help build a healthy ecosystem of suppliers. But those are not cuttind-edge stuff; I don't think even the formula for SR-71's `JP-7' fuel was accessible during operational use of the plane...

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[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._military_standard
Roommates?
I would like to come to the valley but need a place to live. Is anyone looking for a roommate?
This argument also never makes sense to me: I have never demanded that the Python developers change this mentality, I do not complain on their mailing lists, nor do I storm into their IRC servers demanding that they change either. And I certainly don't send them text messages at all times of the day, like thr users of my app do to me ;P.)

Instead, when there are discussions on business-oriented sites like Hacker News about what investing in technologies (like Google APIs, in this case), I make certain that people don't make flawed arguments about the cost tradeoffs involved in maintaining your own dependency chain, and it turns out that Python 2/3 is a great example of this (and one I didn't even bring up).

Unfortunately, bringing up personal stories of this tradeoff is going to come off as "whining", as you call it, to some people, but frankly that just comes off, to mr, as name calling. I think the Python 2/3 split is a great example of a particular area of quicksand that a smart businessman (which I apparently wasn't, I will add) will avoid, and I think that is an interesting idea to keep in mind ("what is the percentage chance that I will have to maintain this thing that is not my core business myself after a few years") whenever adopting a technology, new or old.
Interesting. I get the opposite effect, despite having a rather high tolerance for alcohol at this point. After a glass of wine or two beers, I'm too "slowed down" to properly concentrate on coding. It becomes a much more perceptible strain.
iPad 3G Hacked to Turn it into Fully Functional iPhone 
very interesting and superb upcoming Cydia tweak
The reason for this is that people who like to commute don't like it at home so much, otherwise they wouldn't like to commute. They would divorce anyway and they seek out commutes (and overtime, evening meetings, dinners with clients etc) to minimize home time. People who like their family / home life will try to minimize commute and actually not commute at all. If you like your commute; analyze your relationship and find out (really digging deep and honest) why you like it; it's not a good thing for sure.

Not commuting enhances your life, gives you more time with your loved ones and time for your hobbies, while commuting, usually gives you nothing but waste. Yeah, you listen to your Spanish course; you'll learn Spanish from a good teacher in a few hours faster than months of sitting in your car.

Personally I don't understand people who commute more than 30 minutes, but that's just me. People who commute for over an hour simply have a problem with their life, goals and relationship.
Thank you both for your answers.

What I was initially looking for was something to back up the claim "it takes a week to recover from a night of serious drinking.". Niels is arguing that this could be true for alcoholics with DT. While I wont argue that, I don't think the original statement was referring to alcoholics, but rather anyone who goes out for a night of serious drinking. I haven't seen any proof for the original statement.

I'm not a doctor in any way, shape or form, but I would still like to argue the running point in Niels' second post, alcohol is a bad idea.. Overconsumption, yes, but that's true for almost anything. I don't think smaller amounts is a bad idea -- on the contrary. I recently heard a statement that the UK recommended limit (21 units per week) was just made up, and studies have shown that you're more likely to live longer if you drink around 40-50 units per week (somewhere after that number, the life expectancy starts dropping and goes below the life expectancy for people not drinking). I'm afraid I can't remember where I heard/saw it though, so I'll have to leave a [citation needed] for myself for the time being.
Exactly. If you offer me $10 million now to commute 1 year for 2 hours / day, I wouldn't do it. Life is way too short.
I don't think these kind of attacks aim to find easily exploitable weaknesses in military hardware. I believe the aim is to find operational parameters etc to improve strategies and counter-strategies. Other possibility is that they want to use acquired data to speed up their own R&D-process, aka make clones of target companys products.
I've been monitoring the page this post points to with a bookmarking tool we've just released in beta. Here are the latest set of changes:

http://app.bookmarkerpro.com/changes?fmt=html&id=2573

Quite a few revisions since first posted to HN!
Hardly the same thing though. Astrée is a static analyzer used to help prove avionics code written in C, it's not used in any onboard avionics systems. So its lack of real-time processing is not important.

If you're writing real-time avionics software, your choices are really only Ada, C and C++. Most companies I know of, including Airbus, are using C. Typically, avionics software has to be qualified to DO-178B/ED-12B standards which specifies certain development, testing and proofing requirements. Software verification tools like Astrée are also governed by DO-178B/ED-12B, though they are subject to a lighter verification process.
Games do this too. I have a memory of a beautiful sunrise over a lake in a forest, for instance, that really came from Dark Age of Camelot.

I also have a couple of memories of some kind of power station. I'm pretty sure one comes from a field trip when I was in 6th grade, and one comes from City of Heroes, but I'm not sure which is which.
I beg you, please name the phone with this design which was released before iPhone.
Just take a look how different Galaxy S is: http://images.intomobile.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Sams...
If there's a way, it would also be very nice to also have a version of the top 250 filtered to remove films from the past decade or two. Recent movies get a lot more attention from voters on IMDB so it's a bit biased (most especially for titles from the last couple years).
Startups Konaa & Rentul are looking for INCREDIBLE programmers
Konaa & Rentul are looking for some incredible back end programmers and database architects. Our prototypes are built in php but we are not looking for php people specifically. As we move foward we just want to build the best product. So if you are smart and interested in build an interesting startup, contact me.

Possible co-founder roll available to the right person.

@jerryrreynolds

EDIT ADDITIONAL INFO

Konaa is our effort to create an integrated social commerce marketplace. Taking away the fluff it breaks down in very simple terms. We want to build a company that breaks the mold of how a user views social space. So you have the communication piece, around that we are building various types of marketplaces from travel, music, group buying, storefront, etc. that function around a users social communication and make it easier for companies of all sizes to sell and engage within social space. Rentul is a new travel marketplace, that broadens our current destination travel focus with another company I own.

So here is my position; a huge project, a business model/strategy that is already proven on a small scale, a work ethic second to none and a user interface that we think people will love. Visit http://www.rentul.com/space/space?id=1 for a taste. Incubators and Investors are afraid to get behind it, not because of me or the companies, but because I don’t have a team.

What I need; a small team of people who are not afraid to say “We want to take Facebook, Itunes, Expedia and Amazon down”. People who are smart, creative and make things happen.

Me: I am a creator, a thinker, a user interface and user experience person, programmer, bulldog and a hustler that will not be outworked.

The opportunities to build amazing products and compete are there. I need people who can help accelerate the current process and want to build an amazing company.
I think this is where fbcmd [ http://fbcmd.dtompkins.com/ ] enters. It can do some fancy things scraping has trouble doing. I extracted tel numbers and other info from friends in tidy CSV, downloaded all the photos I was in and more.
You either take control of constructing your identity/image (yes, that can mean intentionally projecting this or that stereotype) or you let others do it for you. You generally want the first option. Same applies to business.
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Richard Stallman cancels talks at Israeli universities
Here's an idea that has some of the benefits of both: don't display the comment score immediately; only display it after some time.
What do you mean by "mindshare"? It's not like there is any real community on those sites. For me most of them are completely interchangeable. The only exception is Gist, which has the advantage of version control.
While I like the idea of visually being able to filter comments. I'd like to say that my eyes cannot tolerate HN's default colour scheme (and most other websites). Which means I use my own style sheet. So I don't even see dimmed down voted comments - I didn't even know that happened until now. While I could customise my own stylesheet - it would get tedious making changes for individual sites.

The point I'm trying to make, is that a score is more useful to someone using a plain text browser than a class attribute. Though there is nothing to stop you doing both.
With $10 million, you could do something like directly save the lives of more than 10,000 children from death [http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/villager...] or stop a whole lot of tuberculosis [http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/stop-tb]. At a certain point your time is less important than what you could have done with the extra money.
How about just timing out threads, making them immutable after a predefined time limit? Once immutable display the final scores.

Though I realise this won't help in the here and now.
Same for me. Years ago Slashdot and then the programming subreddit and now Hacker News.

The reddit voting system is pretty sophisticated with different ranking options for comments (hot, top, best, controversial, new, old). So why am I here? The reddit submissions and comments are sometimes extra one-sided and sensational worded to get more upvotes. I guess this is the bane of popularity.
Could use an anonymous remailer.
Found this to be a 'fluff' article to be honest.
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This study has a curious methodology. They compare the US (a primarily white, black and hispanic nation) to a bunch of countries with lots of Asian students, Ontario (a Canadian province which has a disproportionate number of Asian students), and Finland (an outlier in Europe).

I wonder why the article doesn't mention the fact that Asian students tend to perform really well in school - after all, isn't that a major confounding factor?

How do they know the reason Singapore beats the US isn't solely because Asian students perform better than the black, white and Hispanic students the US is full of?

http://super-economy.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-well-do-above-...

http://super-economy.blogspot.com/2010/12/amazing-truth-abou...
OK... I have two answers to that. First, when you are rich, it is easier to get a better return on investment. Because you can afford better advisors, and because you work with higher volumes, bringing the transaction costs down, and possibly accessing to expensive investment products other can't afford. There are many articles on the rich getting richer, I will not post another one here.

Then, second point... Let's say you just get the return as high as the inflation... You still have a 2M pie you can eat from :) That would mean for example 50000$ a year during 40 years, augmenting pair with the inflation. I don't know well in other countries, but for me that would be enough to let the state retirement come. That wouldn't be the millionaire life but quite enough to enjoy my life with what I'd like to do. But for now I rather work and code/design things that matters :)
I'm surprised they don't use asymmetric encryption to hide their tracks. It seems obvious to encrypt the contents using a public key before sending it to pastebin, so that only the attacker (or attackers) can decrypt it.
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As a followup, while this patch works great, using it forces you onto ruby-head which breaks a ton of shit.

I'm back to shit rails bootup speeds for now. But at least I now have hope that it's possible that a fix may be on the horizon.

joevandyk posted a great example project here: https://github.com/joevandyk/slow-rails

20second bootup of an empty project = hair on fire omgwtf issue. the start of phpenvy? (no, not really)
> It's the only todo tool that I actually use. It removes the friction of having to have a web-based one open, find the window/tab, click on the appropriate textbox, etc.

That is the same reason why I use org-mode in emacs. I dont even need to change the window. I just type in the minibuffer the todo item and voila, added to my plain text org file.
awesome, great job! congrats guys
Something that has helped me a lot recently is to hit the gym every day. This has knocked a couple of hours per day off my working hours, but surprisingly I am more productive than before, because my mind is clearer and my mood is more positive. What I actually do in the gym is not that important - at the moment my focus is on cardio and abs. A second important point is to stay away from IT work on weekends - that way I start the week fresh and eager to do the job.
> How in the hell are you going to make that data an interesting draw that users want to read or learn about?

People are probably looking for that data. Find out exactly what they're searching for, and tailor your content/site presentation around those keywords. You can use Google Keyword Tool to find this information:

https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal
Military hardware is (most of the time) cutting-edge technology

Much as I'd like this to be true, it simply isn't. Your smartphone is more sophisticated than military comms equipment. It's been a running joke for years how bad the British Army's systems like Clansman are. Clansman for example was introduced in the 70s and is only just now being replaced by Bowman. (I used Clansman during the early 90s as a cadet). Think how fast mobile tech moves - can you imagine using a mobile phone 20 years old?

Soldiers serving in the former Yugoslavia in peacekeeping used their personal mobile phones to communicate - more reliable and more secure than the issued kit.
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I've used Taskwarrior (`task`) since last summer to manage my to-do list.

I'm a big fan of simple, console-based tools, so Taskwarrior was right up my alley. Best of all, since I have Taskwarrior on my Linode, I can SSH in to view, add or complete tasks from any computer or even my phone!

If you're looking to finally start doing your to-do list, Taskwarrior can be a great aid.
Another quick question: which of the two hypotheses is first to be eliminated by Occam's razor? U.S. is very unlikely to be willing to go to war with its biggest economic partners.
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> The shitty thing is, it is an AJAX app, so there is only the frontpage, and each lookup does not refresh the Adsense ad.

It should be pretty simply to reload the contents of your ad block in the "success" callback of your Ajax library... you're probably leaving a ridiculous amount of money on the table.
According to Google Translate, the Hebrew reads:

Attached is Stallman's announcement about the lecture in Israel.
I enclose my response (I put it after the announcement of Stallman) only because I see Stallman's decision is contrary to the logic of freedom of expression.

Eddie

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Am I the only one who thought, "Holy shit, that translates incredibly well to English."?
I don't have name for it but I know what you mean. It's like happiness+motivation+eagerness.
Military hardware is cutting edge when it's developed, but by the time it's in service (after years of testing and service trials) it's often 8+ years old. Most of the tech in the F-22 is late 90's era - the same as the French Rafale or the Eurofighter Typhoon - The F-22 has the best late 90's equipment in service, but it's not cutting edge any more.
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Beware of the social ideas
Can You Build a Better Brain?
Following God's Principles of Work-Life Balance
I'm about to start working from home. Although my current commute is only 1.5 miles. Heavenly. :-)
https://twitter.com/sstephenson/status/74534160705916928
Ask HN: I'll be fired soon. Go freelance fulltime/products?
I think I screwed up big on a client's mobile project -- overdue and over budget. Personally I feel bad. My estimation has been way off and the product turn out to be way more complicated than anyone expected. Problem is, the client is waiting to launch and has investor lined up for the beta.<p>I have been working my ass off for the past few months on this, and now I am burn out and exhausted, and feel like shit. Mistakes are piling up and bad decisions are being made all the time.<p>And I constantly procrastinate even on the smallest task now. I think my boss noticed and nobody is unhappier compared to me. I believe I will be fired very soon.<p>The crazy thing is, in the midst of the stress, I realized that this is a never ending cycle of rat race. Well you know, ppl praise you if job welldone and come next project, if you screwed up you are history kind of thing.<p>So, dear HN-er, I am thinking of quiting and get started on freelance and launch my own apps. I have enough technical skills/experience to get iphone, android, java, and google app engine apps done -- but I am afraid of taking the plunge from comfort of salary.<p>My wife and I are planning for a child next year and I am not sure the current lifestyle is suitable for a family life -- work from morning till late night and through weekends.<p>Help! Some critical advise will be nice now.<p>Feel like shit. :-(
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Yep, I saw, thanks!
Show HN: Republics.us - Integrate your Internet
This is a side project I have been working on while at college to help make it easier to have my favorite web apps, rss feeds, videos, and search engine wherever I go and whatever computer is available.

Right now, I am just looking for feedback on the concept, bugs, etc. I also will apologize for it is still being a little buggy so be gentle and it prefers Webkit browsers.

Also, I am about to graduate in three weeks in a major I don't care for(Business Administration). So am asking for advice on if I get nowhere on this, could this site help me get a job being a web programmer so I don't have to look for a non-tech job?

http://www.republics.us
My plan of attack:

1. Get my ebooks published -- I have several work-in-progress ebooks on writing ebooks with free tools on net, how to get really cheap web hosting, and get started on cloud (EC2) for hostings.

2. Start freelancing on odesk, guru, freelancers etc

3. Publish my iphone games and android apps

4. Put my Saas bug trackers online for subscrption.

What do you think?
https://duckduckgo.com/ saves your search queries, but does not ever log the IP address of the machine doing the search, nor any unique identifier which could link searches together. See https://duckduckgo.com/privacy.html
How bad are the compatibility issues with Opera (/FF/IE) that you can't just tell us it may not work perfectly?

It's a mix of browser-window-sized designs, iframes, 800x600 designs and popups. Seems very odd. In Chrome, as you said it should be, the pops for Hulu/fb/etc are barely shown, and the main window says it couldn't do what I wanted it to do.

I still have no idea what you were trying to do.
Completely misleading. What Evrything is going to be providing is not at all similar to every object on earth having its own, specific API.
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wait,B-12 deficiency can cause numbness in my extremities?

and I thought it was the ascending aortic dissection that traveled all the way to the right iliac branch whereupon the false lumen completely blocked any indication of a pulse for a period of at least 8 hours (in the ER, while the attending followed the wrong path on his ddx).

11 hours of surgery followed.

but seriously.. I'm sure it's the beta-blocker they have me on as a result (reducing contraction velocity).

(and I've all but stopped drinking since the surgery.)
I shoulda translate the Hebrew part... (yet I think Google translate did a better job than I would have...)
Thanks for the translate.
Show HN: A new way to read Facebook status updates
The earlier twitter version of ReadEvery is here http://www.readevery.com

The FB version requires sign in but we dont store any of your details.

The twitter version does not require you to sign in
Arguments are possible with precise comments scores; why not display a range instead... or a percentile (calculated for each page and not the whole of HN of course)?

There could be any number of percentiles but the fewer the better: what we want to know is where the high scores are.

So maybe just signaling the top ten comments on each page would be enough...
The earlier Twitter version is here http://www.readevery.com

The FB version requires sign in but don't store any of your personal details.

The Twitter version does not require you to sign in.
Lazy use of this: Twitter posts onto Tumblr, between rarer longer posts.
Can you say anything more about your startups? Your website doesn't give enough details and sounds too buzzwordy.
I've been a full-time bike commuter for about 15 years now. I love it, and couldn't imagine driving to work.

That said, I don't mind taking the bus sometimes because it does give me time to think, write, or read. The only thing I don't like about it is being beholden to a schedule.
Download videos and convert them to formats such as MP3,FLV,AVI,WMV,MOV,MP4
Reminds me of that multi-lens camera Adobe was playing with some years ago.

http://visualnary.com/2008/04/13/lens-that-takes-multiple-pi...
http://visualnary.com/2008/04/13/nab-predictions.html
> Wouldn't that be a privacy issue, and also do the service providers agree to provide such data?

There are a number of popular services which ask that you give them your passwords. Failing that, you could ask them to install an Android app or to have the user manually upload the data. Invoices were mentioned in devijvers's comment.