skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
"Angela worked at Bullhorn for about three years. She left the company on her own terms in October 2010 to work as a software trainer at a Boston-area hospital, but after seven months decided "it wasn't what I wanted to do." So she took a job as a business analyst with another company that sells software to recruiters."

She chose to quit two jobs before running into trouble at her third.

And "sic" is used to imply that the original quote was grammatically incorrect. Your usage implies I misused the word "chose" when you should have rephrased your sentence to make the tense correct.
How many photos have ever been taken?
Yeah, but it could affect stock price today. Stock valuation is inherently forward-looking.
https://gist.github.com/1219927 Here is a quick shellscript for anyone who wants to do this for themselves using url2png.com
This code makes me feel like I'm not even a real software engineer, I'm just a guy playing with kiddie languages working on kiddie problems. Anyone else think that after reading it?
is it just me or are the links on the left deactivated?
I feel ashamed for having to ask, but what's TNG?
My support for the documentary is based on my love of the NES/Famicom. I'm still playing new games, released in the 80's, emulated on my Nintendo DS. In fact, I only learned 6502 assembly years after it was really relevant by hacking on NES ROMs. There was something really cool about writing simple compression routines with such a simple processor.
Can't you do a Greasemonkey for that? Maybe guessing at the site structure via knowing what different types of CMS tend to do and learning from browsing history?
Sometimes I can't think of the name of an app I use infrequently and I scan the start menu looking for a name that jogs my memory.

So will I now have to Google what the app does in order to find the name so I can start the program?

Or you're on someone elses machine and you want to see what apps are installed?
It's funny that you say that because as a programmer I feel the same way.

On the other hand, my girlfriend is not as tech savvy and, for the first time, has been stolen away from the clutches of her Apple products to play with Windows 8.

The simplicity and intuitiveness have really opened the doors for the real consumer market on this one (remember, we aren't the target market).
Mankind might --"free-market" neo-liberals and Ayn Rand fans, though, never.
Free streaming of certain movies/TV shows on Amazon with a Prime membership is arguably a better value. Selection seems to be mostly the same as Netflix, though device penetration is far more shallow. Still works on my Roku, though.
I think it's weird that wall street responds to customer numbers going down, rather than the announcement that their costs were going up by an order of magnitude.

"One analyst predicts that Netflix's streaming content licensing costs will rise from $180 million in 2010 to a whopping $1.98 billion in 2012." - Netflix needing to reprice to deal with that change is -why- people are quitting, and it's been a known problem for several months now, so why did the stock drop wait?
Star Trek, The Next Generation.
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It's too bad that startups exiting with boatload of cash don't pay it "backward" to open source project they extensively leveraged.
My understanding of the origins of emacs & vim:

emacs originated as the tool of choice for programmers. In those days a programmer would sit at a single text-based terminal all day, working dawn-til-dusk in a single editor process on a complex set of files stored on one system. emacs was designed to be an all-encompassing and extensible environment, because the programmer had the time and skills to sculpt his environment for maximum efficiency - and because the operating system shell was extremely basic in those days.

vim arose as a sysadmin's tool. Unlike programmers, sysadmins were constantly moving between systems and performing a variety of simple edits on various text files. They needed an extremely quick editor with sensible defaults, because they wouldn't be working on a single system long enough or doing anything complex enough to benefit from a customized environment.

Which editor is superior today depends on which archetype a particular user resembles. If someone isn't interested in crafting emacs into a cybernetic extension of their own mind, they're missing the point and should probably stick with vim for its sensible out-of-the-box behavior. They're both strictly superior to every other text editor available, because they're both fully accessible through keystrokes.
the problem with Netflix is that over the past year they started offering less and less content on Instant Streaming(what most people tended to use). And the content they do have left is subpar at best. Sure there are a few good shows....but overwhelmingly anything popular is not available.
Fewer subscribers = lower revenues. <- That's the problem.

Fewer subscribers = More articles about fewer subscribers = FUD = Lower stock price <- Not the problem.

The movement of the stock price doesn't affect Netflix' viability as a business. Kudos to them for making the business more targeted towards online streaming. I hated having to pay for physical DVDs when all I used was streaming. I switched my plan as soon as I could.

I don't use Netflix all the time. For most shows, I auto-steal them after they air. For casual watching, I use Netflix and watch things like Pawn Stars, Trailer Park Boys, and other series long after they've aired. It fills the "I just want to flip on the TV and see something I wasn't expecting. I don't care what it is" need.
The Next Generation (Star Trek)
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I'm not a DirectX developer, but it looks to me like I've got huge swaths of DirectSound directly available from C#. I can check something specific, if you'd like.
We actively use asp.net "classic" as you have referred to it. It's an alternative and in by no means inferior to MVC. We are looking at implementing MVC3 but to do what we do with asp.net webforms will be a difficult task. We wrote a CMS framework for our own clients and we use quite a lot of specific .net webforms controls to do what we do.

The main reason I started moving away from silverlight and more into html and js, mvc etc was because of Windows 8 not having silverlight as part of the interface.

This is exactly what I mean by Microsoft getting it's head out the sand though, they have chosen to use the more adopted methods going forward than it's own solutions. It's a sign that Microsoft are no longer at the center of the universe.

I'm not putting down your comment on who in their right mind uses "classic" asp.net any more but I find it a little closed minded as asp.net webforms is far more tried and tested. It's a developers choice and it's not a wrong choice to use forms over mvc.
wtf? Are you posting from the 70's or something? Companies of today are not remotely loyal. Why should employees be? Years ago companies had to actually pay to train employees in whatever programming language they use. Now they get us to pay for that ourselves in college (this is why so many universities switched to Java).

In my whole career I've always gotten my best salary increases by moving. If companies want to keep me around the way to do it is not with a modern form of slavery but rather by keeping me happy. If they have some stupid rule that says the max raise per year is 3% and I can get 8% somewhere else then fuck them.
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You might be able to write C# and target different platforms, but I've yet to be convinced that a codebase can be shared across platforms as easily as some other languages/platforms.
I'd e-mail users when new review is added. This way users know when to come back to the site and will make it more engaging.
There's lots of talk about customers leaving now. That's known, and that's occurring now.

Rising costs are in the horizon, and it's not known if Netflix can leverage its position to strongarm a better content licensing deal.
this is definitely one thing that california's got right.

"Non-compete agreements are automatically void as a matter of law in California, except for a small set of specific situations expressly authorized by statute. They were outlawed by the original California Civil Code in 1872."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-compete_clause
Are you sure about this. Reading their press release leads me to believe it's the other way around, that by developing for the Vita SDK, you can cross compile to Android if you choose.

Supporting C# as the programming language, PS Suite SDK can run programs developed in C# on virtual machine equipped on both PS Certified devices and PS Vita. By supporting development for multiple devices and by adopting libraries to create a variety of content not only limited to games, PS Suite SDK will not only help developers save their cost in creating new content but also allow them to efficiently create their content on one SDK and without having to create on several different SDKs.

Through PS Suite SDK, SCE will provide to game developers and publishers the potential to further expand their business opportunities to Android based portable devices.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sony-computer-entert...
How so? They seem to be clickable
google trends/search traffic
Whether she had zero, one or several jobs in between is immaterial. Bringing it up borders on ad hominem

Also, Fixed the tense on the previous comment, sorry.
so if i read this correctly, 4% subscriber attrition, but they are jacking up prices like 60% right? still likely going to make more $...
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Some extensions haven't been updated to support newer versions of Firefox. Some people just don't want to sink time into upgrading their software, or risk that something that once worked now doesn't.

If you're a web developer, you have to keep in mind that not everyone is using the latest and greatest all the time.
I'm also an Emacs user, but I've been curious about Vi. Have you tried using Viper? As somebody with experience in both, do you think it's something worth trying?
In one company for a particular position yes, the article seemed to be insinuating some sort of general notion that jobs are a finite resource. It especially comes across because of the finger pointing at an entire generation.
>You can even jailbreak them

Not if Apple had their way and were able to win that arms race.

>I am unclear as to what you could be referencing.

You're _playing_ the fool here I hope.

I put rockbox on my iPod classic, I love rockbox. Apple encrypted the device in a way to prevent aftermarket modifications and set development for that device back years while they worked to get around the restrictions apple put in.

That kind of practice is what he is referencing.
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This reminded me that I hadn't used my account in a long time, so I cancelled it. I was greeted with:

"Cancellation will be effective immediately - no refunds for partial months."

... That made me even more determined to get out of there. I can't believe they think I'll be back if they have that attitude.
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The following is the full source code for a component that adds 2:

public sealed class AddTwo {
public int Add (int a, int b)
{
return a + b;
}

public async IAsyncOperation SubAsync (int a, int b)
{
return a - await (CountEveryBitByHand (b));
}
}

Sorry for being an idiot here, but.. does this example make any sense to anyone else? There's a method that adds two numbers, but the async operation is SubAsync which subtracts something passed through CountEveryBitByHand from a... passed through something called await? Is this obvious to other people? Does he mean that any sealed class automatically becomes a component, so the AddTwo part is just the Add method? What does "a component that adds 2" mean anyway?

Is it a joke and I'm not getting it?
401Ks and defined contribution plans were sold that way because it is cheaper for the company (as opposed to defined-benefit plans).

But the majority of people don't have any financial literacy... just look at the amount of people in debt. That's why, although "taking care of yourself" is correct, it's just not feasible for most people. Most people don't know about proper investment vehicles, inflation, dividends, tax shelters, etc.

It's like giving someone this mysterious "gun thing" to store their bullets in, and then acting surprised when they shoot themselves.
>On the other hand, I do sales at a startup as a cofounder. 99% of my time is trying to find customers. Emails and calls are necessary evils -- I hate doing them, but what am I supposed to do? Just wait for people to come to us?

I mostly play in low-value per customer markets, which obviously operate on different principles, so I focus on building my brand rather than selling units.

The interesting thing is that when I move in to higher value markets, like when I'm selling myself as an overpriced consultant? I find that my brand enables me to take the same efficient marketing principles and apply them to higher-value products. The other day I mentioned in passing on HN that I was looking for some consulting work, and I got a very qualified lead knocking on my door.

So yeah; I think you are underestimating the brand power that startups can have. Sure, you aren't going to have cisco's brand power, but assuming you have a reasonable value proposition vs. those large players, you /can/ build your reputation to the point where qualified leads come to you.
Wholly shit
It won't work while you have aggressive drivers messing with the system.

There's a legal solution - create cameras that detect tailgaters, and fine them. That will encourage people to leave more space, which will give everyone more room to maneuver. Country-town car spacing = country town speeds, not the ~10mph you get in city centers.
These "I've used vim/emacs and decided to try switching..." articles always leave me cold.

I mean, both are insanely powerful editors. It's not as if there is something one can do that the other cannot, and if there is, it's doubtful that a user would want to -- for example, I don't think vim has a built in email client, but the vim users I've talked to laugh at the idea of an email client in their editor.

As a result, all of these "I've switched" articles begin with a comparison of modal and non-modal editing, discuss some pros and cons of both, and end with the same conclusion: both are great editors!

Where's the beef?
Not so sure about that, they just split the offerings which is already causing a lot of users to evaluate their subscriptions, hearing about the ending of the Starz contract will affect that decision.

I love the concept and want to support the company, but I feel like the value of their offering just dropped drastically (I lost the DVDs by mail, so down to half the content, then losing Starz means that I'm essentially getting 1/4 of the content - if that - for the same price).

Previously we just let the subscription get charged, even if we had a busy month and didn't watch anything, but I feel like if I'm going to have to go to that "Change Account" screen then "Cancel" is going to be the most appealing option.

Netflix needs to do a better job of engaging it's customers and explaining the reasons behind the price hikes, and offering an incentive to stay - even if it's "hey, the studios are screwing us, please stick by us and be part of ending that messed-up system".
PE is still 43+. Their subscription rate change only speeds up the inevitable realization of their stock being way over valued. Unless they have some plan that takes them to another level, their stock would have to come back down to earth sooner or later.
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The offerings got divorced because Netflix was starting to trip on problems related to too many people on streaming for their existing (cheap) licensing deals, and deals were coming up for renewal at (not cheap) pricing. So they needed to make more money off the streaming users to be able to pay for more expensive licensing deals.

Example: Netflix licensed content from Starz for $30 million/year. Starz licensed content from Sony, but agreed that only a certain number of people would watch via the internet. So Sony movies got pulled from Netflix "temporarily". And Netflix had to up their offer for Starz from $30 million/year to $300 million/year - and Starz decided it still wasn't enough, because they were worried about people watching their stuff for $8/month hurting their other $1.3 billion/year revenue stream.

Interesting sources:
Sony licensing problem:
http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/starz-tells-netflix-to-yank-...

Starz income, 1.3 billion vs 300 million:
http://www.tribecafilm.com/tribecaonline/future-of-film/Insi...

30 million to 300 million for Starz:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/netflix-offered-starz-...
It really depends on the situation. If all you can negotiate with is HR; talk to them. Learn how to do soft touch negotiation and get the HR person on your side if you can. Just assuming is non-negotiable is a way to lose your freedom before you even start.

Also employees of all stripes would do well to get over thinking that offers are take it or leave it. It is rarely the case. Most people talk themselves out of negotiating or never think its an option.

Hiring is really hard (IMHO) and when you find someone you want to hire you are going to want to make the deal happen.
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The idea that people are quitting now because of theoretical price hikes in two years is... ludicrous. Remember that Netflix is month-to-month. People will leave when they no longer get value from it now.

Netflix movie selection doesn't seem to be great. In my case I subscribe to it for the TV shows more than anything else and for $8/month, the cost is easy to justify. YMMV.

I see Netflix's problem as this:

- Hollywood increasingly sees Netflix as a problem rather than an additional avenue for revenue. The studios may be concerned about creating another iTunes (virtual monopoly);

- Studios and distributors increasingly want to go on their own, which is really bad for consumers and seems to be driven by simple greed of cutting out the middleman without realizing what that middleman is actually doing for you;

- Netflix uses Amazon for scale. This is a problem. As much as burst architectures have theoretical advantages, the costs just don't add up beyond a certain size. I cannot believe that Netflix isn't at the point where they'd be better off owning their own servers;

- There's no offline viewing. IMHO Apple will increasingly address this market. Netflix needs to as well. When people are mobile they usually don't have a sufficient data connection, particularly if on a train or plane.

Netflix seems to want to go the HBO route of creating original content. This is an incredibly dangerous game to play with them forking out big bucks [1]. At least AMC's content in comparison is relatively cheap to produce and they have a relatively stable income due to cable bundling (although they're struggling with rising costs of Mad Men).

EDIT: Let me clarify. 2012 price hikes don't drive consumers. Current value and current price hikes drive consumer behaviour. The recent price hike in DVD+streaming will no doubt have caused some to drop the service. They could drop either streaming or DVD or possibly both.

I'm inclined to believe that DVD is an ever-smaller piece of their business but it may yet be significant to have a real impact on subscriber counts (in terms of subscriber loss).

[1]: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/21/idUS17633242872011...
This is all desktop hardware. Its not the same thing.
Just like most languages, you can take some subset of C# and run it in many places. And, like most languages, there is some corner of the language that doesn't work on one platform or another. And most importantly, just like most languages, you end up depending on various libraries which may or may not be tied to hardware which makes significant parts of non-trivial applications non-portable.

People don't make games in C# because it's C#. They make games using C# and XNA, or Unity, or some other framework. They don't make web apps in C#, but rather in (whatever flavor of) ASP.NET. And it turns out that these frameworks are the important bits.

So when you choose to write something in C#, you are probably going to be choosing a framework that ties you down to a platform, and that's where the cross-platform nature of the language kind of becomes irrelevant.

That's my experience, at least.

If Clojure takes off on other runtimes, it will have this issue too. The JVM is it's "home" platform, and most Clojure software depends on JVM libraries, like how the vast majority of the C# software written thus far depends on Microsoft (and therefore Windows) libraries.
"The idea that people are quitting now because of theoretical price hikes in two years is... ludicrous."

It's not a theoretical price hike in two years. My bill goes up at the end of this month.
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Congrats! Ever since I watched "Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037" (http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Note-by-Note-The-Making-of-S...), I've had the impression that Steinway are a really great innovative tech company whose employees care about their work and their craft - not unlike a great software company, but in a different medium.
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Why Inspiration Matters (my response to "Why Inspirational Talks Don't Work")
Years ago I've read an article that recommended doing this manually as a way to assist the flow of traffic.

I thought its a nice idea and tried it. Unfortunately, I tried this in Tel-Aviv, where drivers from other lanes immediately moved their cars into the space that opened between my car and the one ahead of me. It didn't take me long to figure out that I'm getting nowhere.

Two years later, when I moved to the bay area, I tried it on the 101 during rush hour traffic. To my shock, it worked. It was exceedingly rare to have any car move into that space. Or move lanes in general. For some reason (laziness? safety?), California drivers don't switch lanes as much as Israeli drivers do.

Moral: There's time and place for every algorithm.
Say I take your analogy seriously.

Someone is offering you the BMW for free, but it has different control placement (cruise control is in a different place, climate controls work totally differently, and so forth), and requires more expensive gas. Oh, and you have no money to pay for the gas, and you do a _lot_ of driving and don't want the distraction of learning the new controls on the road. And for your current usage, the Civic works fine.

Oh, and the Civic has better reliability than the BMW. See http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Honda_Civic... vs http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/BMW_3-Serie...

I can totally understand someone wanting to stick with the Civic instead.

Of course I speak as someone who bought a Civic, precisely because it's a pretty darned good car. ;)
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