skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Does Chrome's search give you realtime term completion? If you start typing in the search box on Wikipedia, it will give you suggestions that are the titles of articles. It's a substantial usability improvement over just typing something, since it gives you the opportunity to skip directly to a page more often, rather than going through the vigorously mediocre search results page.
I'll reiterate, given my specialization in metrics, I love the new about:memory feature and also the Telemetry project. These two projects will give us useful tools to be able to accurately measure memory consumption on a variety of platforms for users who feel the memory problems as well as those who don't.

If you have some time, try out a nightly or aurora. If nightly, then opting in to Telemetry will submit the data to us. If aurora, then you can visit about:memory and either submit a bug or feedback with what you find. I and the firefox devs would greatly appreciate it.

Cool, I'll look into that. I've been doing some "have two different browsers running at once" stuff lately, so I could test being logged into something as two different users... so that's given me an excuse to at least fire up one Firefox window. I'll look into grabbing a nightly and play with that little. Maybe I'll even gradually start using it more if it's stable enough.
Regarding the debugging features, I think things have gotten a lot better. Debugging is done in Eclipse and you're debugging java, not javascript (if that wasn't clear to some). It honestly works really well. I think there are also quite a few benefits other than type-safety. Easy implementation of asynchronous calls that serialize Java objects is one example.

GWT does have its drawbacks, but we do a lot of complex work in it with very minimal native javascript and support a site with hundreds of thousands of active users.
Xkcd is wrong about that as it depends whether the man is a huncher or an arcer. I suppose you're right, only a man would know that. But Joel is well known for Fizzbuzz.
Yes, I think that does mean your original point still stands, although not to quite the same gap as when looked at state prisons alone.
PIA USA's take on patent system reform
Report on Opportunity in U.S. Government Deployment of the Cloud (CLOUD2)
Things I learned at myspace that could help Google+
Please elaborate. So many people on HN love their newest language of choice and overlook frameworks like this because it isn't as sexy. As I mentioned in my previous comment, we have a pretty large site by most standards and are happy with GWT.
Isn't there still a bunch of unlit fiber in the ground from the first tech bubble? Isn't the main problem getting fiber to the household (i.e. the last mile)?

If I understand this correctly, this legislation sounds like it might have been useful a decade ago.
Software does offer exactly that. Last I checked, a hash table works the same in New York and Ouray. And you can remotely contribute to a project from pretty much anywhere you get Internet. Sure, that excludes e.g. large parts of Africa, but let's be honest: People don't get into medicine because they could always get a job in Africa. Yes, there are some who have that calling, but most like the developed world just fine.

So the issue is not with the profession per se - that leaves the employers. And there, you have a point for large swaths of the industry. But it seems the world of web/backend development is a bit more flexible there, no?
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That has been the case in every bundle. Linux pays more than Mac pays more than Windows.

I would suggest that Windows users cover the entire range of users, including a lot of minors. It's the most accessible and prevalent OS, and therefore people with the least amount of money are most likely to be using Windows.

For Mac users: Macs are without a doubt more expensive than WinPCs. Serious question: can you get a new Mac laptop or desktop for under $800? These people have more money to spend on computers and more money to spend in general.

For Linux users... I don't know. I would posit that Linux users tend to be more educated than the average person (based on personal experience), and that more education correlates with more income (this I can actually cite: http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm). I know, a stretch, but I to me they are reasonable arguments, if lacking in evidence.
I think you've done a really nice job with this. I've already replaced my nytimes.com bookmark with skimmer. One small request - could you put friendly time stamps on the articles, i.e. "posted 3 hours ago" "posted 2 days ago" and/or mark articles that have been read somehow? would just make it much easier to scan the page and look for unread stuff on return visits within close proximity to each other.
The Fukushima Syndrome, Exploring SCRAM (Atari, 1981)
"There is nobody that cares" hahahahaha. I feel sad now.
The reason Wikipedia's search is broken isn't (only) because it doesn't take advantage of the interesting data representations you can use; it's also just a really shitty search algo. It doesn't make any guesses, it doesn't look at related terms, and it often won't bring up the relevant article unless you specifically type that article's name.

There's a huge opportunity to beautifully represent information on Wikipedia and make search easy, intuitive, and informative, but it all rests upon having a search algo that isn't utter crap. The WMF will have to fix that before any of this will have any practical benefit.

As an ironic aside, it seems that Wikipedia isn't OSS. I can find the repo for MediaWiki, but Wikipedia seems to be a heavily modified version thereof, and it appears to be proprietary. If anyone can find the repo, I'd appreciate a link.
Is that actually true though? I assumed a lot of it had been lit up since then, and if you assume continued exponential or even linear growth in internet traffic (cable tv becoming a relic of the 20th century, etc), it stands to reason we'll need more backbone capacity as well as more last-mile connectivity.
It's certainly possible, but I wouldn't be so quick to assume evil just because a GUI isn't exactly how you would expect it. For reference, facebook's log out is in exactly the same place (accounts dropdown at the top right, logout).

In my experience it's become a pretty standard UI feature; there is always either an account dropdown in the top right or a logout button in the top right. I would honestly be more confused by a direct log out button in the top left or than the drop-down in the top right at this point.
OOh. That's sweet. You need, need, need to make that clear. Being able to local dev and then share that with clients or customers is pretty huge.

Keep testing your pricing model. Don't get locked in this early. I suspect that $15 might be the price point where it's a no-brainer for a certain group of dev/designers.
> if you aren't aware of where some project is at until someone tells you on the day of the deadline that it will be late, it's the lead who screwed up.

That sounds nice, except that how is he going to know? He'll have to come by every day and ask "How's it going?". Which I've experienced, and is annoying. I prefer the asynchronous model.
fiber+wireless...
Red Hat: Keep the Cloud User in Charge
I can't wait until Safari starts building its own operating system...
A 'restart' or 'start over' button after the 'you lose' dialogue would be a nice addition.

Great game.
Block sites from ever appearing again in Google results
See also http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2808616
There is a surprisingly good implementation of Settlers of Catan for iPhone, I'm playing through Seafarers expansion scenarios and enjoy it a lot.

Fun fact: Xbox 360 version has "equalized dice" setting (don't remember the actual name) which makes dice less random so it would have better histogram. This setting removes some frustration from the game, like you settling on two sixes but getting only eights benefiting the enemy, but obviously makes "lucky wins" less likely for you as well.
This a great point. There are two facets to Monopoly that unfortunately go unnoticed in any debate among board game geeks. The first, you mentioned, is the art of the deal in each game - the psychological and strategic maneuvering of assets acquired by dice roll.

The second facet, and no less important, is that almost everyone knows the rules to monopoly. You can play a lively game of monopoly with your grandmother, your son, your older sibling, and a random stranger, because everyone has a basic understanding of the game.

In a game of psychological maneuvering, nothing is more valuable than the possible diversity of the psyches involved.
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See also http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2809553
EU is building an open data portal - looking for tenders
Steve Jobs is both. He founded, was fired, and then was hired.
The Best Tablet Display: iPad 2 Just Got Dethroned
What are you using for the streaming?
But it's paper-based reading itself that is uncommon. My reading is 90%+ via screen (and I'm 41 years old).
My girlfriend still types Facebook into Google to go to Facebook. I don't think it's an issue with Wikipedia.
Not only that, but they just upgraded to VVVVVV 2.0, which has a level editor and bunch of really good new levels. I'm a huge fan of the game, and this is like the best thing that happened to me today.
Having never programmed a game, I would have expected a lot more… code. It's super inspiring to see how simple (and readable) it is.

Seems like an elegant implementation.
New twists on old protocols: with Telex, everything is topsy-turvy
Configuring iSCSI and adding iSNS Servers
Apple Tops $400, Chases Exxon as Most Valuable Company
Should I use a Twitter profile widget on my startup's landing page?
My startup company, as many others', has an associated twitter account. I am debating whether the landing page should feature the last 3 tweets. I see some web sites doing this. Is this still in vogue?
Fabrice Bellard already did it:

http://bellard.org/jslinux/
Nice. I did the same thing last year. The code is https://gist.github.com/394216 and you can play it at http://snakezz.heroku.com/
Zygohistomorphic prepromorphisms
I can't believe we are still trying to figure out how to do this.

Maybe we should 1st stop the protected monopoly status of Comcast, ATT and the other telecom cartels.
Facebook Makes It Easier to Opt Out of Facial Recognition Tagging Feature
Javascript alerts are the bane of my existence. Could use a restart button. Otherwise, I like.
No, but that's a security preference, I don't want the browser overriding well-known Javascript APIs. Here's another example: Firefox for Android uses a swipe to the left to get to your tabs and a swipe to your right to get to favorites/navigation controls. This means that any site that uses swipe gestures for UI are broken. Google+ doesn't work on Firefox for Android for this reason. To me this is browser fail, not website fail.
I'd kill for someone to work on a modernized/reimagined emacs. There's so much that's beautiful about The One True Editor, but many things take an obnoxious amount of research/config-poking to make acceptable.
Having managed multiple teams in the biotech/pharma realm, I can sympathize with the frustrated tone, but we are simply talking about communication.

Communication begins with the lead and is fostered in a non-hostile atmosphere.

You start with your group and then you speak to each team member individually. You discuss your communication and escalation pathways and then monitor your project.

As the lead and the driver of outcomes, you model outstanding communication and problem-solving (there are ALWAYS problems).

For me, I mastered the art of asking questions:
"What else can I do for you?"
"What other concerns do you have?"
"What are the obstacles in your path?"
"Do you have the resources/support you need?"
"Are you going to meet your deadline?"

There are no shortcuts here. You show your value when you proactively manage and bring projects home to successful conclusions. As the lead, it's your game to lose.
The split layouts are meant for when you're holding the tablet. If you've got it on a table or such, you're going to find a traditional layout much more usable. SwiftKey has a toggle button for split/solid on the main keyboard because of this.
+1 to the recommendations of Puerto Rico, Settlers, and Power Grid. Everyone I've played those games with immediately forget about Monopoly/Risk/etc and ask when we can get together to play again.

I often play Neuroshima Hex on my iPhone, it's great.
The Science Fiction Gateway soon to have out of print scifi classics
According to IV:

> Imagine an inventor out there — someone with a brilliant idea, a breakthrough. This inventor has a patent, but companies are stealing his idea. And this inventor doesn't have the money or legal savvy to stop them. That's where IV comes in. It buys this inventor's patent, and it makes sure that companies who are using the idea pay for it.

What a bunch of bullshit. They're not helping any inventors. Their overly broad "orange juice" patents make it impossible to do anything without violating one of them.
I get anxious every time I read another patent troll story wondering when my weekend creations will end up costing me $ when they accidentally infringe on a patent because I roll out some seemingly ubiquitous feature.

I'm deeply saddened by this mess and doubt it will ever be resolved. There is far to much money at stake now to revert things - money = lobbying.
I don't think it matters much, truthfully. Your startup won't live or die based on this decision.
This sounds the same as the Broadband Conduit Deployment bill that was discussed in 2008 right after the Stimulus had passed. I haven't seen a word written against it, yet apparently it never became law. What gives? Who opposes it?
I'm debating the same thing...it's either that or just a follow link icon. If you don't tweet often I would def leave "last 3" off
Looks ok, but I'd rather them use shitty design than take advice from a right-wing asshole.
Yup, it's a repost, but I'm okay with it because the MP3 is now available (came out Sunday @ 7pm). Take note, it's only available for free this week. After that, I think you can find it on iTunes or Amazon for a buck or three.
Blind Faith: 35 Percent of Consumers Want iPhone 5, Sight Unseen
Are publishers finally start to "get it" on ebooks and digital life? A big British publishing house is building an e-community around scifi and simultaneously releasing thousands of out-of-print classics as ebooks in multiple formats from many of the great authors (like Robert Silverberg, Arthur C, Clarke, L. Sprague de Camp, Samuel R. Delany, Philip K. Dick and many more). Seems smart.
I'd guess at the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_limit_theorem - Combined distributions tend towards Gaussian (bell-curve)
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And every Mac user I know is well aware that for the web, <space> scrolls a page forward, <shift-space> a page back. So still no good argument for on-page controls.
Not the best title. The requirement is to build conduits (empty tubes) at the same time as the road. The fiber would come later.

Better write-up from when it was first introduced: http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/158975-e...

edit: title on HN was changed, woot :)
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How to stop cybercrooks: take their pals to court
I'm not even going to get into whether they're being honest about it, but when I called to ask about transferring my service to a new apartment, Verizon told me that they'd stopped rolling out FIOS to new locations because they didn't have the fiber for it.

I kind of just assumed that it was the prelude to asking for more money, but it seems like there's likely some truth to it.
it's time this issue got more exposure than just the tech world... reporters aren't worried about their company being sued out from under them.
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Oxford Seeks Volunteers to Decipher Mysterious Lost Gospel Texts
Let's talk about chairs.
Just wondering what people are sitting on these days. If your organization can't (or won't) shell out for Herman Miller, are there options that are still better than the $200 Staples special?

What are my best bets in terms of comfort and expected lifespan, for $400, $600, and $800?

Thanks!
Somewhat related, the Southern Pacific Communications Company story is pretty interesting. Somebody had the vision to lay down fiber optic under all that rock and railroads ties. This network is now known as the vast Sprint Internet backbone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprint_Nextel#GTE_Sprint

http://www.rightofwaymagazine-digital.org/row/20110708?pg=31...
I see tunnels as a key feature, but you know this - I've been talking about tunnels on browserling for ages :) Glad you raised money and very happy that the H&F family made it happen for you.

Looking forward to you being back in the Bay Area.
Spotify lets you download songs into iPods and phones for offline streaming. This is an obsolete complaint.
Six programming languages built in Cambridge, MA
Update list of incubators by submission date
You're right, I kind of miss-phrased that. And yes, I am aware that I'm part of a very tiny fraction of customers. My post shouldn't be understood as a demand or anything, I was just rambling.

Oh, and for PSC: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paysafecard , if you (or anyone else) is interested. It's based in the EU (Austria to be exact) and is used and promoted here, but it's pretty much unknown in the US (and the rest of the world) as far as I know, so I'm not really surprised when people tell me they've never heard of it.
I'm curious how this will stack up against groups in the National Foundation for Credit Counseling members. (http://www.nfcc.org/) Then again, they may end up joining that group. I'm not affiliated with NFCC, but I understand they offer much of what Debteye offers already.
Let me sign up and give an hour (of my choosing) block per week to listen to someone else. I would do it for karma.
I doubt that the conduit that would be installed would result in more ubiquitous wired broadband coverage or for higher speeds to existing wired broadband users.

More likely, it would allow mobile carrier to install suitable size data backhaul connections to their towers in rural areas instead setting up a bunch of microwave links.
That's probably why Spotify looks almost precisely like iTunes and syncs to un-networked mobile devices.
Does everybody really thinks monopoly is a poor game? Cmon people!!! Just ask your self how many games are there for that long time? I say great work Monopoly
You can find Aerons online (ebay, craigslist) for a fraction of retail. I am currently sitting in a full-featured Aeron that I got for $400. I bought it 6 months ago and have no complaints so far.
That man is tough to compete with ;-)
I didn't know that about Apple, but I would imagine they are not the entity that encouraged such behavior. I'm glad I don't use iTunes at all, and now, I never will use it.
It's not blind faith if the previous 4 versions were very good. It's quite reasonable to expect the next version to be even better. This is especially so if it's not just the product line with a track record of quality but rather most of the company's products having a record of quality. This is also not a sign of a cult following as the article suggests.
As a co-founder of a startup, my most worrying thoughts are not finding customers or improving the product. They're "when will I get a scary legal letter that asks for millions over a patent I've never heard of".
What about a prepaid Amex card? (I'm assuming you consider VISA and MasterCard to be criminal as well due to their Wikileaks behaviour.)
Yeah, this is the only real problem: they lack some artists with extremely valuable back catalogs.
It’s important to remember that these are not the way that physicists think about the Higgs boson. This is the way they try to explain it without any equation, and not using the words like "Lie Group" or "Gauge invariant". The problem is that explain the Higgs bosons in an easy way is very difficult to. (It is like explaining one of the more obscure posts of Raymond Chen to someone that never had seen a computer.)

Last year I took a course about particle physics and we saw the equations of the standard model.

I like more the explanation that involves "pencils". I think that it is possible to expand the non-technical words and get something like the correct theory for Higgs bosons (for example: pencil->vector). In this explanation there are a lot of details missing of course, for example: Why the Z and W particles have different mass? How do the electrons get their mass? What is the difference between the waves that rotate the pencils and the waves that stretch the pencils? I think that these simplifications are sensible to get a short explanation.

I don’t like the explanation that uses viscous forces. The main problem is that with viscous forces the particles "lost" energy and the particles should become still. The real effect of the Higgs field is similar to the apparent effective mass of an object in a fluid. To accelerate the object it is necessary to accelerate some of the fluid that is around it, so it is more difficult and the object have a bigger apparent mass. This is unrelated to the viscosity and happens even when the fluid has no viscosity.

Another problem with this explanation is that the when the particles move they don’t drag any Higgs bosons (real or virtual). So the mental image is wrong. A possible way to see this is that as the vacuum expectation value of the Higgs field is not zero, the particles can "bounce" against the vacuum and the result is something in the movement equation that looks like a mass. It sounds strange or even ridiculous, but in the problem is not in the equations, but in the "translations" to non-technical words.
I just don't believe most software patent fit the description of an algorithm. The real problem with them is they are patents for idea an not for implementation as an algorithm might be considered.

When Amazon patented A 1 click button. They were not talking about an algorithm, they were talking about the idea of having a button which purchases the object I want with 1 click. Implementation of this is wide, this patent tells me nothing of what the process behind the patent should be. If it did then you could get around it. That's the fundamental issue with those patents as you've pointed out. I can't figure out what is or isn't an implementation of this patent because no real useful implementation instruction was given.

On the other hand The Marching Cube algorithm patent does fit what you are talking about, the is instruction on how to implement the algorithm and those kind of patents have some issue for sure too. The claim against it was that it's a completely obvious way to solve the problem. There are alternatives to this algorithm such as the (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marching_Tetrahedrons) which is just redoing the same thing another way, so it's at least better to me than the 1 click patent.

Software patents in general are wrong, I'm not arguing against that but saying all software patents do is patent algorithms is not strong enough an attack in my view. When people will look at it they will see putting multiple algorithms together to solve a problem in a non obvious way is in a way no different then putting a bunch of smaller components together to create a new device. I don't believe patenting either really helps promote innovation. (I'm pretty much anti all patents).
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Yikes, sorry about that. My search for "npr patents" only brought up a mention in a comment.
I'm hoping to at least make this into something that can grow into something like emacs. There is already Ymacs, though it's not a complete solution at the moment.