skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
1. Set standards for HTML CSS etc that EVERYONE uses, so things look the same across browsers, screens and geographies.

2. Get rid of http:// from all URLs - we dont need it - its pointless, even Tim-Berners Lee says so.

3. Make it easier for everyone to mark websites as spam and have them taken off easily (im talking about the ones that show up whenever you search anything health related and promise you magical immediate cures).
-1, click through three pages to get from "Download" to an actual download.
Thanks - there was really no discussion on that particular aspect of the implementation :-)
To be clear, patent "eligibility" usually refers to the requirements of 35 USC 101, i.e. any new and useful method or machine. Novelty and obviousness come later, hence OP's term "potentially patentable." The point is that pretty much any software process gets you past the initial hurdle.

And obviousness isn't as easy to show as you imply. Everything has to be based on prior art, which isn't always readily available.

Clarity is subjective, and even claims that seem clear can get twisted around once litigation starts. Attorneys are masters at this.

I'm just pointing out that it's not as easy as simply getting better examiners, although that would certainly help.
The day my mother can log on and do what she wants without instruction will be the next generation of the internet. We're nowhere close to that today.

I want Star Trek for Baby Boomer moms : "Computer: send email to Gladys."
"Computer: turn the channel to Polyanna"
"Computer: calculate 2011 taxes paid to date and print results on the den"
"Computer: show me favorite restaurant list with realtime estimated wait. Make reservation for two at 8:10. Charge bill to home account:"

I want "the internet" to be that simple. I want it to stop being called "the internet". I want it to be so ubiquitous that it's just the way you get things done. Not just a way to do things.
When it finally is, we'll watch the world kick into a future we've been wastefully squirreling away in fantasy novels.

*Oh, and forced audio on any webpage for any damned reason whatever is more inappropriate than farting at the dinner table.
thermos.
I would deprecate all clear text protocols in favor or their secure counterparts. For example, HTTPS vs HTTP.
So now ISP = "Internet Services Police"?
Hacker News Sidebar - Chrome Web Store
Why doesn't apple secure their equipment? What about the millions of cameras in every store and building and ATM? Why are people worried about a few laptop cameras "spying" on them when they're spied upon as soon as they walk out of the house?

Cameras, cameras everywhere, and not a shred of privacy left.
It's been available on iGoogle for a while.

Widgets can be "maximized", and some take on a denser UI, like this for Tasks.
I hate what happens to computers after they have been modified by some arrogant condescending liberal who doesn't like traditional usage... that was created in a traditional way for good reason. You just had to change something?

Keeping engineers employed crapifies everything.

Look -- most people that matter have grown-up with computers. It's okay for a few companties to target rare old people or 3rd world countries, but please don't drag the rest of us along. Computer ignorance is a vanishing issue.
I find it surprising that Padrino hasn't gained more popularity. For me, it's perfect for the times when you need something more robust than Sinatra, but lighter than Rails. (& being Rack-based it's pretty easy to port a project to either platform if needed).
Google should really hire the guy behind GQueues and integrate/improve on his work - that would be a fantastic Google Tasks implementation IMO.
U.S. ISPs Agree to “Six Strikes” Rule for Pirates
IANAL but here's my argument if I was his defense lawyer:

When you walk into an Apple store Apple openly invites you to use their computers. There are no instructions on what you are and are not allowed to do on the computers, no warnings against installing software or that specific types of programs are not allowed to be installed. The computers are mostly not locked down, the fact that Apple wipes the computers every night shows that Apple expects customers to use the computers in anyway they see fit. Apple's open invitation to use the computers means it is not possible to "trespass" onto these computers.

An Apple store contains hundreds of cameras, the cameras are prominent features in most of the devices and customers will be aware of them. Customers routinely take pictures of each other, of the employees and everything in the store. While using the cameras, they test uploading pictures to internet services such as email, Facebook, and others. There is no expectation of privacy and any reasonable customer should expect that their picture might be taken and uploaded to the internet.
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Cheap shot - they also likely copy/paste screenshots in to Word and mail those around too, instead of just mailing the actual graphic file. :)

When I was in consulting doing software integration work, few things infuriated me more than client "bug reports" arriving in the form of an email containing a 15 megabyte MS Word doc with a bunch of un-annotated screenshots.

I really hope Google someday opens up the awesome bug report/screencap feature in Google+, that lets you highlight part of the screen and redact sensitive parts.
More websites support SPDY:

http://www.chromium.org/spdy
Apples and oranges really. Workflowy's features are quite a bit more advanced and last I heard, Matt Cutts uses it himself. I wrote https://zetabee.com/text for myself before Workflowy launched and it does a lot more than Google Tasks too. But Google Tasks is handy for short-quick-todos list users since it's part of Google apps. If you want something more complex, you will end up using Workflowy or better. Workflowy's target is not grandma-remember-the-milk types but rather more detailed project-management planners.
When it comes topresentation, Mark Zuckerbergis no Steve Jobs
Don't you think that demanding that your employees leave at 5 pm is a compliance tactic in and of itself? Also, what are your 'obvious' reasons for why founders are treated differently and 'allowed' to work overtime?
I am in Seattle. To get to my work VPN, also in Seattle, my traffic is routed through San Jose because Comcast refuse to peer with my employer's provider.
Same thing for mobile app designers.

10 pixel high text on a Retina display? Really? Can I borrow your bionic eyes?
I remember the early days of my parents

"Click on the ok button"
"I don't see it (x5)"
"There is a gray rectangle with OK written on it, is that the OK button?"

"Double click on the icon... no click twice... yeah, like this but faster... faster... no slower than that..."

Really, its like when learning a new programming language, you just need a motivator. My mom learned it to build a genealogy tree and my dad now plays card games online.
My only regret is that I have but one upvote to give to this comment.
duplicate of earlier submission
groups are many to many, just like gmail labels.
Don’t be so PuSHy
Having seen several CEOs (or myriad other folks high up in an organization) give presentations where they try their darndest to come off as Steve Jobs...I can't help but think that it's much better to not try to present like Jobs. He's got his own way of selling things, and anybody else who's presentation even smells like Jobs' always comes across to me as not genuine.
I thought about it, but blog post didn't have the URL context.
Future of Human Spaceflight
IMO impediments to Padrino's success:

- Mediocre focus on documentation

- "Marketing"/Evangelism of the project

- Increased Modularity of Rails3
IPad Usage Patterns Differ From Other Platforms
Opera Desktop Team - Introducing Opera “Wahoo”
As long as I'm completely absolved from proving feasibility of implementation... A reputation system for domains that are held for a long time and don't piss off users.

Videolan.org should show a green dot by it's name. Getvlcforfree.com should have a blinking red one. You earn your domain's credibility over time. Browsers and search engines can be set just not to bother with karmas below 0 (or any given value).

Don't put your password or cc number into a red-dot Internet site is advice my mom could handle.
Karma reset. Why and How
My karma was at 19 now its at 0
I would think businesses could use the "public circles" for
event marketing and give Google an entry into display marketing.
If you are talking about ASCII(7 bit ascii and not extended ascii), then it can't happen - the encoding is same for 0-127.
hmm..i think because my personal account is my default (0 index) account it is accessing that one.
That must be Facebook's policy!
An error like this should not detract from the value Mass Relevance delivers. Clearly an event like this or similar events like the Oscars in which they take part are better, more engaging because of their involvement.
They have to show intent and damages. Unless I'm misunderstanding, he didn't delete or disrupt any data nor did he capture anything except photos of people in a public place. The computers he accessed were unlocked and on public display (again, unless I'm misunderstanding this). Though he may not have had explicit permission to install anything, I don't think there are any statements posted in Apple stores that tell you not to install anything. (I've personally installed apps on display iOS devices a number of times to try them out.)

It could be hard to show the damages. These are display models in a store that I would suspect are regularly wiped clean anyways. If it really is 100 computers, that could approach the $5,000 figure though.

But they still need to consider his intent. A judge wouldn't even be able to accept a guilty plea from him if he didn't include his intent to cause damage in his allocution. He's made it pretty clear that his intent was to create some form of art. (Unless there's something more to the story.)

It's not a case I'd want to bring before a judge or jury, based on my understanding of the facts. That doesn't mean that they won't push for a plea deal or try the case just for the experience. I think section 1030 cases are still relatively rare.
Full Screen Google Talk http://is.gd/jF8i4U

Edit: non-functional :/ embeddable! http://thestreetfood.com/
Bouncy balls - http://www.exmsft.com/~hanss/pranks.htm

Chicago - Codename for Windows 95.

RAID - Microsoft's internal bug tracking tool up until ~2002.

Red Hook - A Seattle-area brewery, which appears to have distribution deals across the US now.
>Now I'm sitting here wondering what's next, as I can't remember all the sites I used that email/pwd combo on.
LastPass lets you import your passwords from your browser.
Not to mention it is security by obscurity.
Ask HN: Which group of people generally make acquisitions at a company?
When you approach a company or they approach you about an acquisition, who at the company is it?

Is it the product department, is it business development/corporate development, is it some executive, is it the tech team?

For the big acquiring companies specifically (like Google, Facebook, and Twitter) who would this be?
I only partially disagree with you on this. Jobs has an amazing ability to make you want the hardware. I remember during a Next computer demo, Jobs actually caressed the case of the Next Cube he was about to show.
They probably capture me finger-in-nose more often than artists too. The security cameras do have an appealing lack of pretentiousness, though.
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Old Dominion U. Researchers Ask How Much of the Web Is Archived
I just started working with rule.fm (http://www.rule.fm), since they announced yesterday that you can have over 25 users, and unlimited storage for free. I think it is a neat concept since it allows you to do everything for your startup in one panel. I hate doing admin/org tasks in multiple software, and this sort of brings everything together which is nice.
How many views on youtube?
As I said, it would probably protect against a simple SQL injection, but if the attacker can get root it won't help. Better than nothing, but...
Reverse the order of domain name components. Most significant should be on the left: com.ycombinator.news/blah/file
Maybe some hackers can get into Visa and Mastercard and plant something unflattering information, (like big monetary donations to al-queda with trail of evidences leading back to the CEO) so that the government has to launch an investigation and seize Visa and Mastercard's profits. Give them a taste of their own medicine.
Let’s be clear about the known facts:
1) McDonald claims he received permission from a security guard, but I didn't see any evidence or video proof to support this assertion.
2) McDonald claims he received permission from the security guard, but he fails to provide any information for what he was approved to do.
-Clearly, filming from a public space, outside and apple store through a window and into an apple store is not really the central point here (policies of this nature would be the purview of the mall – and that's not even clear!)
- McDonald, apparently, was filming within an apple store, which, correct me if I am wrong, is not technically a public space since it is a commercially zoned space, paid for by apple.
- McDonald provides no information to suggest that he received authorization to film apple customers, likely a violation of apple store policy and security regulations. Last I checked, I didn't see a sign informing customers that by entering this apple store you waive your right to protest apple’s right to use your image for free. Ya, that’s right cause it doesn't exist. Apple security monitoring of clients in stores seems pretty straight forward and in line with any other retail outlet.

Accesses: I would argue it’s not an issue of access but the fact that he installed a program on these computers. Even if the terminals did not require elevated privileges (which you will see apple change in the coming days), it is the unauthorized introduction of a program, which violates the law. Again, access doesn't mean permission to augment settings.

Additionally, it is interesting to note “12 states require, under most circumstances, the consent of all parties to a conversation. Those jurisdictions are California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Washington.” It is conceivable that the spyware in question infringed upon privacy laws in these states. That would be another charge.

Photobooth has little to do with this situation as far as I can tell. Did customers agree to the service agreement or terms of service when demoing the computer? Answer, no. Because apple had no intention of allowing those pictures to be uploaded to the Net, right? Did these customers sign or digitally endorse a new kind of privacy policy that was presented by apple in order to use the demo computer? Answer, no. I mean really. Even if they did, would apple have been in a position to inform customers about potential spyware applications that were maliciously added to the demo computers? Answer, no. I mean come on.

This is pretty clear, cut and dry. Whether or not McDonald is using art to cover his tracks or whether he is really that ignorant is best left to the courts. I am sure he can plead out, but he definitely gets zero sympathy from me.
I'm currently watching the Yankees game. Jeter had a chance for his 3000th hit (looks like only he'll only hit 2998 tonight).

Anyway I found myself with Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter all open at various times, but what I was really looking for was a chatroom with a persistent feel and a sense of temporary community/familiarity.

Basically IRC, but easily discoverable topic based channels. IRC requires too much foreknowledge about servers and channels to find an active one on a whim.

Twitter is screaming into a void.

Facebook requires me to already know the people (Yankees and Jeter page don't allow comments). I can't tell if ad hoc group chat is generic or requires me to invite participants.

I thought Google Sparks would be the answer, but that just seems to be a news feed.

Battle.net had a nice solution where channels had a cap on people joined and they would just overflow to the topic-n+1 channel.

Anyone know of a feature like that? Maybe message rate limits on channels to know when to overflow new joiners into a topic-n+1 channel (or join them to a stagnating channel)? Am I missing anything with the current services?

Wow that was a rambling post.
I'm curious if there's any precedence in the courts. But as far as convincing a judge or jury one way or another, it's some evidence that can help you out in a "he said she said" case. Printed out emails are frequently used in civil cases to help convince the judge of one thing or another, and they're quite easily forged but that doesn't stop them from being considered.

Other methods include putting it in public dirs, pastebin, etc. and letting the internet mirror it for free. Encrypt it if you must, torrent an encrypted tarball if you've got name recognition..
Presumably malnutrition is not much of a concern after one has left poverty. The author is citing studies that show that once you are beyond poverty and have the means to attain whatever things you want, then "increasing wealth does not necessarily lead to happiness."
Don't compare that to T-Mobile in The Netherlands, the T-Mobile network there is absolutely the worst network I've had the displeasure of using. Dropped data all over the place, no signal all over the place. They really need to fix that issue.
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http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2737159 was downvoted, probably 19 times.
the Brits wrote them that way into the 1990s.
> (Also, learn the difference between a terminal multiplexer, and a terminal emulator :p)

What difference the name makes? If this shiny new terminal emulator is touting something which a terminal multiplexer already does, from a user perspective, his reply is legit.
Webmail is a poor replacement for a real email client, and the usage stats back this up: http://www.campaignmonitor.com/stats/email-clients/

More people used the Mail app on iOS devices than Hotmail, Yahoo Mail or Gmail.

A better solution to your problem would be for the browser/OS to allow the user to specify a web app to handle mailto: links
Generally at a larger company with a more defined process the people that make acquisitions will be at least a piece of the corporate development team along with a product head.

It seems like a person, or group, inside the company becomes aware of a target and advocates for the acquisition of that target. The product group might then make first contact to explore the opportunity of acquisition (confirming interest) and hand off to the corp dev team to complete the transaction while keeping an eye on the whole thing.
That is, of course, one of the regrets that Sir Tim Berners Lee has:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1220286/Sir-T...

"In the past, Sir Tim has also said that he would reverse the order of domain names, in order of size.

This would mean that the web address for the bird guide on the RSPCA’s website, for example, would read: http:uk/org/rspca/wildlife/birdguide.

"
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Zed Shaw, can you make a post called "Programmers Need To Learn Unicode Or I Will Kill Them All"?
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Agree with the last commenter who pointed out ur policy is, in itself, a compliance tactic. You've gone to the opposite extreme: some people, at different phases in their life, grow by working excessively. I did. Focus not on squelching the desire people have to do more for you and instead on ensuring that those who prefer a traditional work-life balance are not penalized in light of their more work-oriented co-workers.
I almost wouldn't mind, except the screenshots are inevitably shrunk down so as to be unreadable.

In OSX, the cmd-shift-4 (and 3) keystroke which screenshots right in to a file are near life-transforming. Snap, drag the file into an email, and it's done. I'm sure there are utilities in Windows which do this, but having it built in is great - no apps to start or install.
This is isomorphic to artificial general intelligence, which will have implications way beyond making the Internet easier to use.
I'm sorry, did you not see what happened when Microsoft effectively "owned" the browser market?

And even if you had to pick a single company to make a browser - why would you pick the one browser maker whose major source of income is whoring out your details?
Redesigning the Stock Market
s part of my design class term project, I am attempting to develop different ways to present stock information and generally improve the UI and visual design of online brokerage sites so that they are more accessible. I came up with the project idea after debating with my friends different reasons why we don't currently invest in the stock market. The most common response was that it was too expensive. I found that this isn't so true any more; you can trade with online discount brokers at as little as $3.95/trade, and invest in penny stocks to slow grow your portfolio. So they log onto an online discount broker, such as zecco or a competitor, and tell me they were completely overwhelmed with all the information and quickly gave up. Has anyone else had this experience? What have you found so intimidating? Graphs? Stock price? Stock ticker?

I'm trying to come up with ways to present this material in a less intimidating / less overwhelming / more aesthetically pleasing fashion. How can the online investing UI be made less intimidating?

I'd appreciate some feedback!
Apparently, the spyware was embedded on over 100 macs. That is at least what is known at the present time. Say apple hires a guy to clean those 100 machines and it takes 1 hour at a rate of??? We get above 5k in no time. Plus, do you really think apple is just going to check those 100 machines he admitted to infecting? Wouldnt you run a check on every single machine in that store? It wont take long to go from 5k to 500k.
This should be it:
http://www.iterm2.com/#/section/features
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Not sure why this is news. They've had this since 2009: http://lifehacker.com/5386622/view-your-google-tasks-in-actu...
It was probably downvoted because of the inference that this is the only path for "real" hackers and that if you haven't had this experience by age 12, it's over for you. There are many ways to gain product / building-things / startup experience.
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I had once found tile-set extractors that would give you sprite-sheets and tile-sets right out of GBA/GBC/SNES roms. Always tempted to use them on my personal projects, but never did due to legal issues.

"However, does the fact that the image is meant to be changed mean anything in terms of legal issues?"

Haven't much experience in copyright/laws to comment on that. Had a discussion on sprites/tiles once on SO, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/143050/where-to-get-sprit...
My spare time project, a simple weather site. what do you think?
Glad you changed it up. Im a customer of Hover and wasn't happy with the previous situation.
As far as the terms themselves, O'Reilly was talking about a change in focus from software to data... http://twit.tv/floss73

From that angle, then: SourceForge is a great place to download installers, while GitHub is a great place to get the nitty-gritty details about making a bit of software.
Facebook Chat is now more in-your-face
The document.cookie API has to be the worst API ever invented. I'd fix that and resolve the differences between JS and HTTP cookies.