skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
"The user received a subpoena duces tecum requiring him to type the passwords or pass phrases necessary to produce the encrypted contents of drives seized 6 months earlier. The true crypt user has attempted to comply but he is still being held in contempt."

Did he forget his TrueCrypt password?
Melville NY in Office - CRM Systems Administrator/Developer
Extensive discussion last time this was posted: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1792353
This is exactly why I'm contributing to the Locker Project. I personally have data on tribe.net I'm concerned about losing.

I could write a scraper myself, but I know a ton of people who feel the same way. These are people who aren't programmers but would personal copies of the digital snowflakes they've created on that site. It's far more useful to build a Locker connector that anyone can use to sync their contacts, messages, photos, etc.
Baio felt he needed to (and did) license the songs from Miles Davis's publisher in order to distribute "low res" recreations of them. I guess I don't understand why he didn't feel like he needed to license the cover image in order to distribute a low res recreation of it.
برودكاست حلوه 2012-2013, برودكاستات حلوه للبي بي 2011-2012 
برودكاست حلوه 2012-2013, برودكاستات حلوه للبي بي 2011-2012
Yes; you pay money to exercise the options and receive restricted stock. That's the thing I opted not to do, because friends of mine who did so at another large VC-funded success story got ripped off.
I remember an old article, probably from Wired, floating around a few years ago. I think it had something to do with a single operator seizing control of a stolen credit card number cache or marketplace. Either way, one of the takeaways was that 'hackers' (using the term in the mainstream way) are typically pretty soft-shelled themselves. All offense no defense.

This is going to be fun to watch.
Apple may make more profit selling one Mac than HP does from 7 PCs
Ask HN: Paranoid about security/reliability of my SaaS product?
Hi HN

I'm a self-taught developer and designer. I used to do freelance PHP
work for smallish sites and never worried too much about this as I
know the basics.

I've been playing with Django for a few months now and finally have
'the' SaaS idea I've been waiting for.

I'm working on the prototype right now but the problem is I'm afraid
I'm not capable enough to carry this through reliably.

Some things I've been thinking:

- Are there security holes in the site?

- Am I storing/escaping all data correctly?

- Could I accidentally do something wrong with a database table?

- Is the server configured correctly?

Using Djano has alleviated this problem a lot because of it's built-in
security (can't believe I used to use pure PHP!) but I'm still
worried.

I know reading up more on Django/Python security, keeping database
backups, studying server config., forming an LLC so I can't be
financially destroyed by unhappy users, etc. will alleviate this
further but I was hoping to hear if fellow HN'ers had similar issues.

I know there are countless sites with next to no security, but I
believe if users are paying money for a product the least you can do
is keep their data safe.

Would really appreciate some advice. Thanks!
You can also use Enumerable#map and Enumerable#reduce, to use names that match the pattern (and #map is arguably more idiomatic than #collect).
Twitter isn't really amplifying it, people are. It's the dynamics of an angry mob. Twitter just facilitates communication that's closer to a group of people in real-time than previously possible.
This is a big reminder to all devs, make facebook an optional part of your application and that it can stand alone by itself if facebook gets revoked. Even if you make it seamless don't make it depend on facebook internally, make it that you can flip a switch and send an announcement email/sms to all of your users that provide it. I was surprised how many facebook apps start completely dependent like this and stay like that for years.
It's not the food industry that needs disrupted; it's the real estate industry. The small ethnic dining establishments operated by first or second generation immigrants tend to be easy targets for real estate scum. The landlords suck up all their profit; the immigrants just do what they do best: work hard without complaining.
Then Apple clearly comes out head... by a mile.
Source code for a Bejeweled clone written in Python & Pygame
China: Rising power, anxious state
Looking for creative ideas to grow usership of my web app
Hadoop is the Answer What is the Question?
Microsoft's HealthVault appears to still be in business: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/healthvault/
and they seem to be actually doing the work of getting industry partners. I know, MS is icky, but maybe they aren't quite as afflicted with corporate ADHD as Google.
"The practical case for loser-pays is equally compelling. Litigants naturally think too well of their cases; loser-pays pushes them to size up their prospects more realistically. It also curbs the brand of extortion, so routine in American law as almost to have lost its ethical taint, by which lawyers use the costs of the process itself, or the risk of a fluke outcome found in any trial, to strong-arm their opponents into settlement."

I'm facing this very scenario right now. We're being sued by a lawyer who is working on contingency for a client who is so delusional it makes me sick to my stomach to think about it. The really ugly side of this is that lawyers of the ilk that are suing us find specific loopholes through which they can (or attempt to) attach you personally, even if you're incorporated. We're being strong-armed to settle, and will likely pay these jerks something, just to have it go away.

If "loser-pays" applied here, this lawsuit would have been wrapped up after the very first round of inquiry.
True, It can happen on any platform, but at least you will get time to improve your app + add new features + fight with biggies while they are trying to copy from you.

On facebook and Apple they will just kill your app in a day.
Here's[1] a nice multi-part graduated walk-through of deploying Django with chef. I'm working using it as a guidepost on deploying my Django stuff (currently hitting a VM on my macbook so I can rollback to a snapshot and make sure it works right).

[1]http://ericholscher.com/blog/2010/nov/8/building-django-app-...
Dear HN: Can any of you help me with my Quora question on product development?
My take on the language was "Wait, what? That's a red flag." And I'm still not sure I agree. What is the point of vesting, and the various hoops to jump to get it, if it's obviated by a share re-purchase agreement?

Maybe people don't pay enough attention to this stuff, and maybe they should seek better advice. But it seems unethical to structure a contract to make it seem like you've got a right, without actually giving you the right.

I'd be curious about the corporate representations of just what "vesting" was, and wasn't, and whether the obfuscations could rise to the level of fraud.
The "dreaded friday push"? That's weird, since this happened "as of yesterday".

(Every Thursday feels like a week?)
That's a fairly good sign that the legal system has been co-opted to the point where reasonable settlements are no longer possible.

In this case, it's worth noting that the troll (who is very VERY rich) was, himself, making absurd threats of ruinous financial violence. Indeed, that's what has infuriated so many people. The gag-order that Maisel tried (and failed) to attach to the settlement only underscored (a) his odious personal nature and (b) the sense that, shrill arguments aside, he was knowingly in the wrong. That is to say, nobody who wins a fair fight fairly feels any need to hush up the details.

It's also worth noting that unlike, say, an actual witch-hunt, or a mob interested in keeping a marginalized group on the outs, the most well-known cases are focused - almost exclusively - on egregious bullies, this example being a case-in-point. It's almost as though the body politic is developing an autoimmune response after excessive exposure to a dangerous pathogen.

The core of the issue is that we have a system of "public" law that has been transformed into a tool for private abuse by the rare few who can afford to use it. As such, it is no longer available for more widespread and lower-stake dispute resolution. This civic loss is considered "unacceptable collateral damage" by those few who'd restrict use of the courts to their own enrichment. The growing presence of justifiably angry mobs who are willing to target bullies suggests that isn't the case.

A democracy is only as good as it's justice system. Ours, quite frankly, is a mess. If the street is the only source of protection for the majority of people, we've lurched a step closer to open class warfare, and that's a very sorry state indeed.
How Google PowerMeter got it wrong and how to fill the gap http://bit.ly/kj5ghH

This is what happens when you build a data black hole...
I'm more interested in http://www.fivestarscard.com/, which I think is a YC alum. Their customer retention model is much more intriguing to me.
Ask HN: Can anyone recommend a good distributed filesystem?
Hello all,

I'm currently evaluating a bunch of distributed filesystems for a personal project, and I haven't found much information. I was hoping that some of the people here could help out.

I'll be using the filesystem to store millions, (eventually scaling to trillions) of files, comprising up to petabytes of data. These files are binary data (think: executables, music, etc.), and I do not control their content.

A quick list of required features:

1. Reliability. I will not be able to reproduce the files stored after they have originally been saved, so some sort of replication is necessary.

2. Simple interface. Various applications (potentially written in multiple languages) will need access to these files. A common interface (i.e. mounting on a Linux machine, sharing via Samba, or whatever) is necessary.

3. Scalability. Adding a new machine / more storage shouldn't be like pulling teeth.

And a quick summary of what I've looked at so far:

- Ceph: Seems good, but very new, and haven't been able to find anyone using it.

- GlusterFS: Currently my best option - seems to have nearly everything I need. Anyone ever used it?

- Lustre: Has a single Metadata Server, which means a single point of failure.

- XtreemFS: Haven't looked too closely yet.

If anyone has personal experience, or knows someone who does, that'd be appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
It's pretty interesting that most of the apps seem to be photo related, with lots of users.
Five economic lessons from Sweden, the rock star of the recovery
It is the point, but it doesn't always work. I have had to use my mouse to record the current level of indentation and then scroll up to find the parent post on some sites.
The tough road to 501(c)(3) status for open-source
High tech investors slam Hollywood, blast Internet censorship bill
Isn't it that simple like pausing and clearing your web history in google? https://www.google.com/history/
Right, I was confused about "those options paid out when the company was later acquired".

Sounds like you didn't exercise the options and then didn't participate in the sale later.
It looks like GoodReads was banned within the last 24 hours from Facebook as well: http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/314867-goodreads-and-fac...
Report: Nokia CEO Will Kill MeeGo Even if N9 Succeeds
The skills learned from writing something like a compiler or operating system can be applied to any type of software development job and are more valuable than anything on the OP's list.

College isn't a vocational school where you learn X so you can get a job doing exactly X. The idea is to learn a broad range of CS, Mathematics, and general problem solving skills. Doing so will allow you to write any type of software.
Can already toggle by opening up a second browser that you never use (and you clear cookies and history after each use). You'll still get geographic filtering but little else. Webmasters do this all the time when checking out how well individual pages rank for various keywords.

Of course, your idea of a visible toggle switch is far more user friendly.

EDIT: added "history"
Facebook's learning defense system against attacks [pdf]
I'm always happy to talk with anyone about this -- I have a couple of restaurants as clients, I care a lot about the health of their business, and they face a lot of interesting challenges.

For problems with a tech bent, the entire POS industry that restaurants rely on is ripe for the plucking. Restaurants pay tens of thousands of dollars for truly awful software operating on antique hardware, along with support contracts and all kinds of other expensive goodies.

Then there's their ordering systems: they still make phone calls to their food vendors after looking at fax printouts.

For non-tech-related stuff: restaurateurs could use help with marketing. They could use help with financing. They could use help with staff training. They could use help with organization. They could use help with customer metrics.

Things that we take for granted when it comes to improving our customer experience -- like A/B testing for example -- are completely nonexistent in these other industries, and they make up a hell of a lot more revenue than the startup field does.

I'd really like for someone else to get to these guys before I do, because they deserve a lot better than this.
End of the Internet as We Know It
Not so sure about this:

"It also curbs the brand of extortion, so routine in American law as almost to have lost its ethical taint, by which lawyers use the costs of the process itself, or the risk of a fluke outcome found in any trial, to strong-arm their opponents into settlement."

There was a great interview on SGU with Simon Singh, the British writer who was sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association. He talks about how they kept on inflating their costs during the lawsuit to try to force his hand, knowing that he'd have to pay an exorbitant amount if he lost.

Relevant links:

http://www.theskepticsguide.org/archive/podcastinfo.aspx?mid...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Singh
Same thing happened to my Adwords account, with this nice message: http://www.devside.net/images/adwords-account-suspended.png

Except that I've never used it but a few times, and never violated the terms.

The rep refused to tell me what was violated and said this matter was closed.

How did you get them to unban your account?
How is SocketStream different from nowjs? (http://nowjs.com/)
Is it just me or does this have decidedly Halo Warthog feel to it?
I can't find anything either, and the fact that he doesn't include that in the letter sort of implies that it's something that'd immediately lose him any sympathy or backing, doesn't it?
Those sound like engineering problems, not science problems.
My Weekend Project: Download Wikimapia to your GPS
You're right that agglomerative clustering (unlike K-means) does not inherently need to know the # of clusters in advance. However, it still needs some sort of termination criterium, and # of clusters is one possible criterium.

Since lsm operates in a transformed space, other commonly used criteria like cluster distance may not be as convenient for the user to express.
I like both codeigniter & cakephp.

codeigniter is super easy and joy to work with.
1> simple
2> great documentation (most amazing docs i have seen so far) + forum
3> you can not go wrong , its so easy to write apps using it

cakephp because of
1> "bake" utility to generate code from looking at table
2> easy to access database using models classes
3> built in auth component (and few other components at cake bakery)

never needed to look at anywhere else ;)
There is a huge difference. Twilight is just a teenage love story, I couldn't even get through the first book and found it be complete crap. The creativity and details it took to create the world of Harry Potter is just amazing. You can even tell by the fans. Harry Potter fans are a bunch of nerds, Twilight fans are a bunch of love crazy teenage girls or adults who never grew out of that phase.
In the forum post he says "Tell them that True Crypt can use more than just a password."

Maybe he was using keyfiles?
Money vs value
> especially when you consider the fact that much of the software is native code, not hampered by the resource overhead of a managed code runtime.

Really Ars? Really? Sure, they're probably right there is a difference, but have they actually measured it and shown it's significant enough to warrant statements like this?

Is Android, with JIT-enabled Dalvik, significantly more "resource intensive" than comparable functionality on MeeGo? Perhaps I missed that article.
Until the 5th amendment and encryption issues get worked out, these drives should delete themselves upon unauthorized access.
Google and the FTC
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/supporting-choice-ensuring-economic.html
Section 115 of the Copyright Act of 1976 includes a specific provision mandating a compulsory license for covers of songs.
I am not familiar with restaurant prices in California, but theirs seem low. Can't a raise in prices compensate for the rent? Would that make them less competitive compared to surrounding places? For how long until those places have to raise prices too?

http://www.bistroelan.com/Bistro_Elan/Dinner_menu.html

Also, can they expand and start serving dinner at the Birch St location, partly subsidizing the operation at the California Avenue place?
On Capitol Hill, it's all about beating down Google
As I run a forum and we assess all threats manually (a bunch of moderators watching over the forum and reacting to flagged posts), this is an interesting view of what the moderation looks like when it's automated.

What caught my eye:

Threats to the social graph can be tracked to three root causes.
These are compromised accounts, fake accounts, and creepers.

Our earlier phishing classiﬁers made heavy
use of features on IP and successive geodistance. Attackers have
responded by using proxies and botnets to log in to their compro-
mised inventory. Malware is a tough problem because the attacker
is operating from the same machine as the legitimate user, so IP
does not provide signal. To combat malware, the most effective
mechanism we have discovered is to target the propagation vector
using user feedback. Attackers can also try to game user feedback
features. That is combatted with reporter reputation and rate limits.

Chain letter volume can explode when
spread using the powerful viral channels of Facebook. In the past,
they have been observed to reach 1-5% of total user communica-
tions in minutes.

Chain letters exploit social engineering to trick otherwise
well-behaved Facebook users into propagating the attack. As with
other creeper attacks, the best long-term answer is education. In
the short-term other mechanisms can be used against chain letters
speciﬁcally. For example, fuzzy n-gram matching or other forms
of locality-sensitive hashing on text.

Like
users, attacks use many different channels. For the system to be ef-
fective it must share feedback and feature data across channels and
classiﬁers.
I can't find a citation anywhere but I'm pretty sure, to add to the confusion, that Disney owns the rights to the soundtracks.
This is why you always have TrueCrypt use multiple volumes. This is exactly what plausible deniability is for.
Yep. Given Opera's history, my guess is that the board wants less of a 'true technology believer' and hasn't been happy with answers to the 'Come on, explain again about Chrome? Why don't we have that market share?' conversation.
Canada launches anti-fraud plastic banknotes | Crave - CNET
How OneWire did it
to be fair they do this as a security measure, not to piss you off
Fifth amendment and encryption issues are already worked out. Just like you can be compelled to open a safe, you can be compelled to decrypt a volume.

A self-destroying drive would likely get you a conviction for obstructing justice, just like shredding the contents of a safe would.
You believe that a toy compiler or operating system (which are common in CS curricula) will teach you more about software development than a toy LAMP application?
These guys are really on the ball, and have great empathy for their users/customers. I'd certainly bet money on them.
Its a criminal case.,..which basically means if he judge requests a document that is encrypted on a hd than defendant cannot refuse or they are in contempt
If he's in Santa Rosa I don't think that's him. Santa Rosa is in California.
It's an observation. Draw your own conclusions.
> Don´t know what to do. I am desperate. This app is my company´s single product. The business impact is huge. No warnings. No specifics.

(http://forum.developers.facebook.net/viewtopic.php?id=103384)

Now imagine Google dropping you from the index for whatever reason.

How many of us here would be wiped out?

A business that's dependant on a single channel or platform for more than 20% of its revenue/profit is not a real business as much as it is a sugardaddy's dependent?
The servers taken from Instapaper were shown to have not even been booted, let alone shown to give access to any files. Standard procedure is to copy any drive you can get your hands on before seeing what's on it, to stop preventative measures like this.
This is also interesting:

The decision about how and when to respond can depend on
business or policy considerations. For example, an action in one re-
gion might be more creepy or undesirable than in another region.
Another example would be applying amore aggressive spamclassi-
ﬁer to pages depending on their admin preferences. Business logic
or policies of this form do not belong in learned models and would
only damage their performance.
i think the biggest offender is google places, the marketplace provider(google) should not hardwire its inferior product (google places pages - basically a scrapper site) into its marketplace (google search)
It's not a specific day, it's all days, but most of the bugs i remember were not fixed on weekends. Here's a bug i was watching:

http://bugs.developers.facebook.net/show_bug.cgi?id=16197
aka
http://bugs.developers.facebook.net/show_bug.cgi?id=16191

This was a severe bug despite its misleading title, our users got only blank pages in IE and links did not work . It was pushed on a Thursday , then fixed some time by Monday, then next wednesday it was broken again, and a fix came a week later. [http://www.facebook.com/eggbuddies/posts/10150171378998545] Shit happens a lot more often than one would expect in facebook.

For a better treatise, read this developer's lament:

http://forum.developers.facebook.net/viewtopic.php?id=100175

P.s. I laughed hard when i saw this video: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2594083
Man, if this was down the peninsula or south bay, I'd be all over it.
From Steam, go to View -> Settings -> Downloads + Cloud -> Download Region and choose a server located in off-peak hours right now. Downloads from Steam often are slow when big news like this comes out, but if you connect to a server in a place where its 2am, you usually still get pretty good download speed.
What comes to my mind is how Five Guys is hugely disrupting McDonald's and fast food chains with a simple menu of premium burgers, fries, soft drinks, and that's it. And Chipotle (coincidentally owned by McD I think), who make really good burritos, and that's it.
Since rms came up with the name, you can pretty much assume that he thinks it's the greatest thing that could have possibly happened.
Good observation. And exactly correct. Lucky for Maisel, the barber, wardrobe stylist, tailor, and lighting designer can't (and wouldn't) sue him for derivative use of their efforts.
It's Santa Rosa county, which is in Northwest Florida.
It's really not clear at all what the demand regards. 5th Amendment doesn't apply when the "papers" refer to someone else.
GCC Gathering 2011 [pdf]
The list of things rms has had a hand in is pretty intimidating.