skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I'm not sure "irrational" is the best description. It's not obvious to most in California that water is in that short of supply. It also seems reasonable that treated water would be used for things like watering crops before things like human drinking water. Finally, it's reasonable to be wary of something newish that sounds obviously problematic.
Trying to keep the discussion more general, versus specific to our company/product.

In terms of giving them a choice, yes, that's definitely something we've got on the roadmap, but I'm wondering if there are best practices/frequency to abide by in the mean time.
I dunno, doesn't $370 seem expensive too? I went through a few of these things[1] back in the day, and even now a new one should cost about the equivalent of $50. They're fixed gear, and likely not feature comparable, but they comfortable enough to drive uphill, light enough to actually carry around, and even on the kind of roads I used to drive, flat tyres were usually because of bent nails or broken glass.

[1] http://www.herocycles.com/jet2.htm
Just as a thought experiment, let's assume this is deliberate. Is this:

1) That big of an issue?
2) Surprising?

I'm going to say no to both. They're competitors.

Thinking through it more though, I could see that it seems anti-competitive and, thanks to facebook's position in the market, monopolistic. Though it's not as if facebook is the only way to share links to material on the internet so I don't think that really counts.
Maybe a lot of FB employees on here.
psychological contagion - why i don't want my mashed potatoes touching my turkey, but I'm cool with my gravy being the mediator between the two.
Spaces was a failed experiment, at least in Apple's eyes. At this point it would be wise to either find a 3rd-party replacement or embrace Mission Control Spaces, otherwise you'll just be stuck in time with everything else slowly growing obsolete on you.
I read through this memoir over the last week. I think it's one of the best things I've ever read. When I finished it I felt sad, like when you're a kid and you finish a great book and you feel sad because it's over.

It's like an abbreviated Soul of a New Machine. The machine he's writing about was one of the great achievements in computing, according to Alan Kay.
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Very compact for a smart phone.
I agree. Some idiots were idiots on the Internet. Why is this interesting to hackers?
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Has anyone found a page that has a TL;DR?
Criticism is one thing, death-threats and hate mail are something entirely different.
This seems to be one of those stories which has mutated.

In the original account, the poster says they inquired about a problem, had their account terminated, and then flipped out.

Almost every commenter on HN seems to assume that the account termination happened after the flip-out, but from what I can tell that isn't correct?
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Interesting fact: Pure water tastes very bitter and can in fact be dangerous to drink [0].

[0] http://www.fastcompany.com/1750612/the-dangerously-clean-wat...
If it silently doesn't share it, that's a problem. If it just blocks you from posting it and let's you know, that doesn't seem as bad to me. At least it isn't deceptive anyway.
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In a supporting app it autosaves all state, which is quite a bit more than just "re-opening documents". The ideal Apple is working towards is making the running state of an application irrelevant. They'll probably never get there entirely, but we've seen that it can work in practice on iOS. The friction for quitting is certainly decreasing by leaps and bounds.
I'm flagging this because multiple people have tried to replicate this result with no success.
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And verification of citizenship for all who require logins. This was SOP at Lockheed.
I also tried getting a google + invite to my facebook e-mail address and it doesn't go through.
To supplement what Blake said, I remember watching this awesome video about Push at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10100259101684977

They push changes daily, and if anything, according to the video, they say they stay away from major pushes on Friday because weekend traffic is significantly lower and some problems may not manifest under the reduced load before it hits the fan on Monday.
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They had ample opportunity to be the bigger men, but failed to do so at every step.

By all means, terminate troublesome customers, with whatever advance notice you're comfortable / obligated to give them. Remain courteous and professional no matter what they throw at you.

DON'T get in shouting matches with your (ex-)customers over the Internet, or take vindictive measures. It can't be worth it.
Not surprised at all, READ THIS:

http://www.cio.gov/documents/Federal-Cloud-Computing-Strateg...

They intend to transfer as much as $20 billion to private cloud services.

This was a no brainer.
"Whoah Timmy, that stuff is expensive! The inspector doesn't take samples until the end of the month so go easy on the disinfectant until then will ya?" says Ned the beancounter. True story though my google fu is failing me.

The failure modes are not equal. Timmy cuts corners with river/aquifer water and I get some very diluted nasty shit. Timmy cuts corners with waste water and I get some very concentrated nasty shit.
I don't see it stated anywhere that they kept the money. Based upon the fact that a paypal dispute was behind the entire situation, it is very likely the customer simply filed a paypal dispute because he didn't agree with something that happened rather than outright asking for a refund.

As a company that has provided paypal support for products in the past, disputes can be a massive headache and there are certain customers that use the process to their advantage (i.e. using a service for 30 days then filing a paypal dispute claiming the service was broken etc.)
I assume everyone will agree with this statement, but I'll state it anyway: You can't cancel valid accounts! If the account is paid in full, and assuming the account isn't being used for nefarious purposes, you cannot cancel valid accounts for any reason.
If I have a Rackspace account, I can go into twitter and say "Rackspace fucking sucks, everyone who works there can go fuck themselves," and there's no chance in hell my account would be canceled. The idea that they are still defending this action is unbelievable.

You are way off base on this point.

Any company can refuse service to an individual for any non discriminatory circumstance. A company can't refuse your business because your race, ethnicity, age or sex or any other determination of discrimination by law but they certainly don't have to do business with you if you're a dick (Pardon my language). If you want to badmouth a company's service or product that you are currently using they certainly can choose to let (force) you to take your business elsewhere (closing your account). You may be entitled to a refund matching the remaining duration on your account, maybe--but as a company they don't have to put up with you forever just because you gave them some money.

Now, I'm not defending This*'s customer service or actions, I'm simply pointing out a blatantly false presupposition you are making.
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Fair enough. I don't know "best practices" from a company perspective. I know from a consumer perspective that the frequency of updates is very relevant to the TYPE of application/service/...

Examples:
1. Facebook/LinkedIn: Send me an update every day if you want. We can even restrict those updates to "new features" -- e.g. Today, LinkedIn released updated mobile apps -- I read about them on TechCrunch. I would have been happy to get that as an email.

2. TaskRabbit/Box - you can stop sending me emails, or send them once a quarter or get them to me some other way (like when I visit your site or launch your app). I don't rely on the service enough, or use it enough, to need regular updates.

3. Banking - You got some new features for me - let me know weekly or monthly. Same goes for Rewards/Miles/CreditCard, etc...

4. ANY account/service in which I'm active and you have a feature that you somehow KNOW I'm going to want/need - Notify me immediately. I don't know how this could be found offensive if it's something that is very relevant.

ALL of the above are MY preferences. For any given example, I'm certain that different types of users will have different preferences. That's why I suggested giving the customer the option, with sensible defaults.
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Even though I am not a programmer, I can't emphasize enough how valuable it is to think like one. I've just started teaching myself simple, basic programming stuff just for fun and I have noticed myself thinking more clearly and logically on the job and it's having a direct, positive impact on my work.

So consider your experience as a programmer as a great investment in whatever field you want to go into.

Sorry for not really answering your question, I just wanted to point out that although you might not be a "programmer" it definitely pays to "think like a programmer."
This is awesome. You could probably take the same type of concept to create some sort of recommendation app that brings up current news results, or links to items for sale, based on the closed captions.
While I have obviously self selected my population ... I don't know a single guy that doesn't find female intelligence enticing. Women that use their brains to do what they want are attractive and albeit in short supply.

Women in the US aren't allowed to smart or funny. They can be hot, but not smart or funny. This isn't true in other places. Eastern Europe for one afaict doesn't discriminate against female intelligence.
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Considering the comment "As a director of product at Facebook can you tell us whether FB is blocking Google Plus links for any users intentionally?" posted a minute later isn't being voted down, the hidden voting bloc might be spelling pedants.
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With this program, I could see people using the predictions to tell them where not to commit a crime.

Want to steal a car? Look for discrete areas that aren't flagged by this program.

I'm sure this system is under heavy lockdown, though, and would require up-to-date police information.
This is some of the worst (and even dangerous, see #11) advice I've read pertaining to owning and operating a bicycle.

Choosing a hybrid over a road bike isn't an awful idea if you don't mind sacrificing speed and lightness for some durability. I also reject the idea of riding a fixie--no matter how cool they look, I don't commute 10 miles a day on a velodrome. However, I can take the more rigid feel of a 120psi road tire in exchange for averaging 15MPH in hilly Atlanta. I paid $250 for a 1984 Cannondale and have probably invested a total of $30 in maintenance and parts at this point.

The absolute refusal to maintain the machine yourself? I'm definitely no mechanic-nerd and I do take my bike to the shop, but seriously, do you take your PC to the Geek Squad when you get some spyware? Change a tube yourself. Just "knowing how" isn't good enough, unless you want to spend 30 minutes on the sidewalk in 94° weather because you caught a puncture on your way home and are unpracticed in getting a tire off the rim.

Also, please don't use sidewalks because an intersection looks "iffy." For one, it's rude (and illegal in most places) to pedestrians and two, a driver is much more likely to see you if you're occupying a lane on the street than if you come zooming into the crosswalk while they're making a right turn.

This whole list reeks of someone that has simply not taken the time to appreciate and learn to properly use a tool.
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Yes. Many people in the Bay Area live on far less than $60,000/year.
I know it is not tech, but serendipitously, I just watched a documentary on Shanghai last night. Ten years ago, number of billionaires was zero, today is 7,000. Just in Shanghai alone.
Oh man, I hope everyone reading this understands the consequence of putting a person who doesn't understand public relations or customer service, into a position such as customer service.
BOFH much.
What happens if the haters aren't interested in conciliation?
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Those are both fair distinctions (Silent vs Notifying and the deceptiveness vs 'bad').
Direct enough. I know never to use their service. Thanks for the heads up.
Have one in Australia, the aspect ratio is more of a problem for Market manifests blocking downloads than actual usage - once you get an .apk, most apps scale such that they are still usable.
There's always the TiGr.

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Consider changing "Transform your scientific expertise into cash" to something like "Find consulting work given your scientific expertise."
To crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and to hear the lamentation of their women.

Perhaps if I was better read I would have quoted Nietzsche instead.
You're making a statement about the law. I don't think the comment you're replying to was. "Can" is not identical to "may legally." A more reasonable reading of the parent would be "You can't cancel valid accounts and maintain any kind of credibility."
Great! Thanks a ton for the info
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accurate advice is more likely to come true, thus bolstering your credibility.
Depends on the ToS. Also, it's bad business no matter how you justify it.
I think Nietzsche would agree with you that those are fine goals.
I don't want to be at the mercy of an employer for income and health insurance. Without both I'll probably die. That really pisses me off.
Why are people so adamant that nothing ever be deleted or changed?

If you say something ridiculous and you don't delete it, you are in effect continuing to say it. They aren't pretending they never said it, they are acting like what was said doesn't belong on their website.

I don't think anyone should be responsible for archiving and publishing their own mistakes for all eternity. If you want to archive it, fine. They aren't shooting out takedown notices.
I hope this is some sort of staging or testing server?

The idea of repeatedly writing code and rsyncing it up to a production server while adding new features/whatever seems incredibly error prone to me. And that's not even to touch on whether or not there's automated testing (in the form of unit/integration/whatever tests in the code).
> Any company can refuse service to an individual for any non discriminatory circumstance.

Well, sure, ahead of time, but not after the contract has begun.
It is a lot older than evercookie. I remember porn affiliate scripts that were using ETag back in 01-02. It is a well known method, as is using Last-Modified.
Wouldn't that get counteracted by the one-trillioneth antibiotic element?
Just to clarify this research study is defining "lousy job" as one with "low job control, high job demands and complexity, job insecurity, and the perception of unfair pay."

Some other things to note: This is based on data from "a nationally representative sample survey" conducted in Australia. It had a response rate of 66%.

I quickly reviewed the article and just wanted to share some of the basic facts behind the study. I was particularly curious about how they defined "lousy job."
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Is there anything that runs on Lion and has similar capabilities to Spaces? Right now I have 9 spaces and each is at most 2 switches away from all of the others. My impression is that if I install Lion and set up 9 spaces, the outermost ones will be 8 switches apart from each other.
Upvoted, but (11) makes sense if I read it as "get off of your bike and cross on foot, as a pedestrian". I'm not sure if that's what jwz had in mind or not, but that is what I do when things get iffy. Agreed that riding on sidewalks is dangerous.
If you're taking a bus between two cities, can they decide in the middle of the trip that they don't want your business anymore, refund half your money, and leave you at the side of the road?

Of course not. That's called breach of contract.

And unless This* has a carefully-written escape clause in their service contract, they would be just as liable for canceling service in the middle of a contract period as well.
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Say I want to crowdsource all the starbucks locations across the country. How can I get my facebook 'fans' that liked my page (or not) to contribute the data they already know? They click the small application icon on my page and add the appropriate info.

I looked into adding a wiki, but that might be too complicated, although I want it to be editable by other users (with admin capabilities for me). This way the list stays up to date.

Google forms for spreadsheets can work (not sure how to add it to fb page stationary besides for a wall post), but its not easily edited. I can make the spreadsheet public but it doesn't have that 'fill out the form' feel.

Any suggestions to collect this data on facebook?
Last-modified is just as vulnerable as ETag are since you can set any string as the modified date (it doesn't have to parse as a date) and the browser will replay it

See my comment on the previous thread:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2825564

I am currently in the midst of writing a browser plugin to block all this bullshit:

http://github.com/nikcub/parley

considering just doing a browser fork since the browsers are so uncooperative.
12/174 =~ 7%, which is a significant amount of any company's market cap, and very consequential to the balance sheet.

I've never heard of such a large integration that has ever worked in the tech field; what percentage of Motorola's employees would be hired by Google through their normal rigorous procedure?

Large integrations have always been failures; this is definitely a bold move, but based on the history of these types of purchases elsewhere in the tech field, and the difference in corporate cultures, the best possible course would be to not integrate at all.
you need to adjust for the fact that Motorola has 3 bil in cash and some deferred tax benefit of roughly equal amount -- the actual cost to Google is around $7 billion.
Completely agree. By not allowing your wrists to take any stress, the muscles will get weaker, not stronger.

Far better to take that money spent on wrist braces and buy a decent keyboard instead (<insert Kenesis Ergo plug here>).

I would concede that there is a time for wrist braces - if you are developing RSI issues, wearing a wrist brace in bed can help you from accidentally sleeping with your wrists in an unnatural position and aggravating the situation.
you could adjust for the fact that Motorola has 3 bil in cash and some deferred tax benefit of roughly equal amount -- the actual cost to Google is around $7 billion.
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> 14. Cross train and trolley tracks at a 45° angle or more, or you will die.

45° gets shallower the faster you go - it feels like you are crossing at a safe angle, but at speed, it's shallower than you think. Swanston Street tram tracks vet here (Melbourne).
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That's not the subjunctive. You're doing it wrong. For God's sake, learn English.
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Incidentally all the Facebook notifications and deal emails I receive on my gmail inbox have this warning message in red:
"Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information. Learn more"
and all the links are blocked.

This is either a really dumb spam filter or a cheap anti-competitive ploy by Google. (I doubt if it could be the former.)
Why should the postal monopoly exempt "urgent package delivery" (aka FedEx and UPS)? If we want an economically healthy postal service, ceding that profitable segment of the postal business to private industry was a strategic error. I personally believe that a healthy postal service is critically important.
OK thanks, so it sounds like you're saying that if the government allows even small peaceful protests, these could turn into larger ones that threaten the existing power structures, therefore protests should not be permitted at all?
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As much as I love NPR and Science Friday, that website is tough to use. I tried poking around to see if I could find a transcript or something and then gave up when I all I could get were a dozen options to share the story. sigh

If anyone else has links to great stories on Fibonacci, please share them here.
Honestly, I want to stop spending so much time on HN. Or rather I want the part of me that is productive to win more battles over the part of me that is unproductive.

I would very much like to improve my focus and concentration and spend less time just wandering the web. I consider this just as important as any desire for wealth, health, etc. I could have all the money in the world but that wouldn't do anything to help me improve the concentration, self-control and discipline that are required to do really cool stuff in life.

And on that note, I'm quitting HN for the evening and I'm going to go learn something cool.

(Oh, and a whole lot of money wouldn't be bad either).
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