skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Not sure it is such a great analogy. Driving is a fairly deterministic affair where you can just follow a proven recipe and obtain the desired result. It takes some skill, certainly. And so does running a business. But there is a major difference. In driving if you simply do what most other drivers do it will (mostly) result in success.

Running a business is far from a deterministic affair. It takes skills and the skill set is diverse. And on top of that you don't want to do exactly the same everyone else is doing. If you do that, what would be the point of running your own business. You want to do something different or in a different way. You'll always get at a point where you need to take a course that others may see as risky or unwise to get at your intended destination. And that bit, nobody can help you with. You've to experience it for yourself - including the bumps and bruises.

Having an experienced mentor can be a good thing for the more mundane aspects of running a business, but for the actual "running your own business" part, not so.
In my experience actively seeking out a rich variety of sources of inspiration is far more important for that part.
Bootstrapping - the secret work week
> cat touch.x86_64 | perl -p -e 's/\0//' | wc -c
19407
> cat touch.i386 | perl -p -e 's/\0//' | wc -c
19408

> otool -tV touch.x86_64 | wc -l
742
> otool -tV touch.i386 | wc -l
808

Hmmm.

So, now what? The article mentioned Lion's touch(1) size, and I wanted to point out that it actually covers two arches. We know there is padding, alignment, headers and density whatnot. The end result is that makes a negligible difference between the two arches, hence "~half".
Down the Rabbit Hole of Optimization
The responses to this article (and perhaps the article itself) somewhat miss that students learning how to program are not all the same.
I'm pretty sure it's part of the ToS you agree to when you sign up to FB or Twitter. Since minors can't use those services without parental permission anyway (because they can't agree to the ToS by themselves), I think the parents ought to be aware that they are giving FB & Twitter permission to do this.
Hate to spoil your excitement, but 'discounted'???
It merely states that certain percentages (half/quarter of all available tickets) will be sold at certain dates.
Maybe the title should be corrected to reflect that...
Hmm, worked fine for me with Vim copying directly from the browser. Perhaps some sort of :set paste weirdness?
I agree that this is based on worst case scenarios , but it isn't really a bad thing to be concerned about since nobody has actually ruled out the worst case happening and it represents a plausible possibility to many people.

Even if to begin with it is not a problem and windows 8 does not require secure boot to be enabled for compatibility with older computers it is still possible that windows 9 or even a later service pack will change that once they are happy that there is sufficiently few older computers.

This could create a market for motherboard modification that would allow pirated versions of windows to run.
Or maybe it's a friend or family member?
10 things you never knew about Nokia
Well maybe :) A place for developers-oriented deals may be a good idea actually!
I would recommend tig for this sort of thing: http://jonas.nitro.dk/tig/ In fact, I can't recommend it highly enough. It's typically just as necessary as git on any machine I'm working on.
I wish there was a modern version of _Software Tools_ -- the Pascal version is dated, and the RATFOR version might as well be on stone tablets.

(I'm guessing some recent Unix-programming-environment books cover a lot of the stuff in _ST_, but I haven't read 'em).
Show HN: My weekend project, Costume Database
UPcload startup makes online clothes shopping easier with a webcam
It might have been those UTF-8 ellipses: "…"

Good to hear that you got it resolved, but are you sure that your character encoding settings are alright?
Define "restart" - Why we need platformization of tools
Hey guys, it's not 100% finished but plenty functional. Log in upload and vote on costumes, create your own public profile, and just in general let me know what you think! I wanted to create an easier way to find cool costumes. :)
The FSF is papering over a binary blob
My (not featured) app has also seen an uptick.

On an unrelated note, the new Web Store doesn't run very well on Chromebooks.
Hi, thanks for pointing it out and sorry for miss reporting.

The discount reference came from a mailing list where I read the news from, unfortunately I am not able to provide a link to the message (private archive).
Same here, although our "computer" was an FPGA.
Actually it's more like: hey, let's take two tools that ought to be used with utmost caution by people who know what they're doing and why they need them, and present them as the best thing since sliced bread.

The huge majority of uses for either would be better served without them.
If you're on a Mac, you'll need to install gawk (at least I did on 10.7).

Probably the easiest way to do this is with homebrew[1]:

brew install gawk

[1] If you don't know about homebrew, check out https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew. It's a package manager for Mac.
If users knew what a CA was and how to determine whether or not a CA was trustworthy, there wouldn't be a need for "secure" boot.
And just who do you talk to when the people out to kill you are the ones you'd normally talk to about this sort of thing?
Ads? I can remember Internet ads but it has been a while as Firefox and Adblock Plus have existed for a while now...
While I support legalization of most drugs, it's not that simple any more. The big cartels are big, and that means lots of revenue streams. Human trafficking, racketeering, gun running, and all the other standard black markets.

Legalizing drugs might throw them into chaos for a bit, but at this points it wouldn't be anything like a deathblow.
Follwers of a school doesn't necessarily mean that those people actually attend that school; particularly for prestigious schools, there are plenty of people who aspire to or admire the school, but actually aren't part of it. Its a worthy difference.
Looking for a New Job?: Robert Kiyosaki shares his thoughts
Steve Jobs: Management Innovator
Also, let me know of any feature requests! :)
You don't think you're bettering yourself by listening to your friends talk about the things they've learned, neat ideas, activities and things?

Hmm. I might be glad not to be your friend.
If this were a real breakthrough, we would be seeing a trickle of confirmations followed shortly by a flood of news and immensely stepped-up activity.

I'm impressed by Focardi, however. Not because he can make energy from nothing (I triple-dare say he can't). Making money from nothing, however, doesn't violate any physical laws and this guy seems to have that talent although it is probably a "once-in-a-lifetime" trick.
Ridllr - Bringing sharing back to Reader
Apple disrupting point-of-sale
It is not a matter of hours or days, it is a matter of years and centuries. Bach is more beautiful every new century, so is Vermeer, so is Pride and Prejudice. It is the mark of a Classic, regenerated by each new generation.

But we are off-topic, this is again a Jobs thread, unless someone dare compare Sixtine Chapel (priceless) and an Ipad (expensive)?
How To Get a Job With a Small Company
Authorities Seize Duqu C&C Servers in Mumbai Data Center
Http://spinalcordinjuryphiladelphia.com/blog/2011/10/31/93/
ITunes Inspired UI Kit (PSD)
I don't support authors opinion thought that "Bill Gates You Made Steve Jobs Possible"
C and some limited amount of assembly are what drive most of the electronics that surround you; most of the of "smart" devices in your house, car and pocket contain large amounts of code written in C. The phone infrastructure you use, the traffic signals, the network you get news from, the browser you're using right now? C.

Scripting languages and bytecode-driven languages? Their interpreters and jitters are likely written in C.

There are exceptions. I understand that some Java-based systems are built in Java, all the way to the metal. Apple was a Pascal shop until it turned to C in the late 80s. By and large these are systems on the fringe, and the bulk of the heavy lifting today is done in C.

You should probably understand it.
>Imagine then a backdoor that allows a third party to remove Microsoft's key from UEFI.

You seem to have no clue how UEFI works. The keys are not stored in some magical place in the cloud. Removing MS's key from UEFI(even if it were possible) will only make Windows on that machine unbootable.
IBM DB2 to Include NoSQL Features
Android Apps And Google Fragmentation
Agreed on BF3 being an awesome game on the PC. I've been catching up with my old college buddies to play it and we haven't had this much fun since Counter-strike Source was released.

Those of us that were around in the early days of Steam remember how much it sucked originally. It wasn't uncommon to hear it referred to as "Steaming pile of shit". And it definitely collects data on your machine as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_(software)#Steam_Communit...
I love the NES cartridge costume... would've loved it to see that in person ;D. Great work, I wish you posted before I wore my lame costume this weekend.
File-handle or format variables
Ask HN: Best MS CompSci thesis work you have seen
I am starting MS in Computer science in Spring 2012. While MS is considered to be preparation for a PhD, there may be some thesis work which stand out on their own in terms of original contribution.

Please share the work that you consider important, exciting etc.,
Do you guys have plans to allow styling the payment iframe? This is one advantage of the poundpay system that I really liked but as already stated, they're turning users away at the moment.

This may seem trivial, but, to me, the whole point of offering the iframe solution is to allow users the ability to never leave my website during the payment task-flow. But loading an iframe without my branding/styling removes a lot of the benefit.
Businesses are unique, essentially chaotic systems of directed flow, a very distinct kind of measurable energy, and the point of this is that life, individually and as part of a group energetic activity, is actually about control.

If you cannot feel as in-control of your business as you are with your car, then you should compare the two a little and perhaps adjust.

Why not? It works.

The level of competence to drive a car is a different kind of energy, sure, but the overall position that one must learn to drive, by driving, is broadly applicable to the subject of energy in the first place.
Tennessee Becomes First State To Fight Terrorism Statewide
His flexible-nav jquery library he is using on the demo page looks actually more interesting than the slider.js itself - http://demo.greweb.fr/flexible-nav/
How much does an eBook weigh?
'Puppet' Masters in High Demand For Software Company Openings [WSJ]
I wouldn't say that you should read it, that depends on your priorities.

But the truth is that the benefit/effort ratio in that book is pleasantly high. It is very easy to read and it did gave me quite some "Oh! So that is how it works!"
This story is, in one sense, the antidote to the "Don't Call Yourself a Programmer" article. These guys were programmers. They programmed because they liked to program, not to add business value.
Thanks :) yeah it was fun to make, but wayyyy too bulky to wear at the club haha
Did anyone else get an error message that the SSL certificate for presale.events.ccc.de could not be validated?
While I realize it's not a "flashy" project in terms of "look how much fun you can have with this app" or "look how it can streamline your workflow," I like its utility. Every time I look around my condo, I can't help but think "I really need to do a better job of recording my assets in case something happens and I need to file a report with my insurance company. So in that sense, anything that makes it easier for me to do that would come in handy.

But I'm not sure you give that need enough emphasis in your CTA's. I don't really see anything on the homepage (which is where it's going to be most important) about needing to document this stuff for my insurance company. As far as I can tell, that's pretty much the number one reason, right? Perhaps you could even play off the same basic cautionary desires that make us buy insurance in the first place. For example, I know the chances of my condo burning down are incredibly slim, but I still spends hundreds of dollars insuring all my stuff as a "just in case." Why not play on that? Why not have messaging that reminds people that they're doing it for the "just in case"?

You mention you've got a full time job and this is a sort of side project, but you might also consider reaching out to some insurance companies to see if you could get some sort of "Seal of Approval." Right now, I don't know if your product would be an approved means of categorizing assets for my insurance company, but if I saw State Farm's logo (and All-State, or whoever) right there on the homepage, I, as your consumer, would get that immediate warm-fuzzy feeling of being extra secure (even if having those logos come with all sorts of caveats about not guaranteeing claims, necessary comprehensive documentation, etc, etc.)
I've been doing this also for a couple of years now. It is amazing what most games do to a PC. Try watching your processes, services, network connections and the traffic going over them when you boot up a PC with a recent game installed on it. That's before you even run it to play anything.
Brilliant enough to fake fitting in?
Gamestop Launches Specialized Android Gaming Tablets
Show HN: First project and lessons learned
A little background. For the last 1.5 years I lost what could be considered an embarrassing amount of money hiring other people to work on a project that I thought had potential, I got some important people involved, had some great coders, but couldn't launch. The failure was depressing, rejection by YC didn't help.. I had to take a job, I didn't enjoy and I had a girlfriend who stood by me despite going into debt.

But bouncing back over the last 45 days I've taught myself Rails some Jquery, and Javascript and built this www.hangout.io. It's empowering to build something myself because I'm dedicated to it. It's wonderful to build a skill that will contribute to greater success. Sure, this project has some flaws, some bugs.. it needs a mobile application, there are some things people don't understand.. But hell I launched and there are tangible things I can do to improve it.

I wanted to share it with hacker news cause now I feel I finally belong :)
Repost - Rate My Startup
The post below originally went out over the weekend but I was told to repost today due to Startup School
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Hi everybody!

Launched the full version in Sept after some initial beta testing.

http://www.collegesolved.com/

Three separate channels:

1) College search is hard: so we created the Kayak of college search. The search tool is an easy way for prospective college students to narrow down their list and research colleges. Once they have a manageable list, they can create an account to manage the application process. It's a crowded space and we've separated ourselves by building a better search and including content not available anywhere else, including graduate salary data and a personality wheel for individual colleges based on surveys completed by college students. Users can get a sense for what students on campus are like, whether they trend Social, Scholarly or Indie. High school users love this feature in testing. You can also tap your LinkedIn (parents) and Facebook (HS students) profiles to see if you know any current students or on thousands of college campuses.

2) Getting the real scoop is harder: so we built a searchable network of 1,110+ college students on over 260 campuses across the country. Prospectives can search by college, interests (newspaper, ROTC, athletics, Greek life) and connect with a college student to get the real scoop. After filling out some profile info, the first call/email is free. We’ve built a private, secure backend scheduling, call and email system to facilitate connections.

3) Getting in is the hardest: so we took a totally fractured industry, private college counseling, and aggregated the best in the business. We partnered with IECA, the Independent Educational Consultants Association, to offer up the best consultants, as the market is ripe with marketing-heavy, results-light advisors. So, if I’m a student in Portland, Oregon who wants to go to Harvard I can search for a former Harvard admissions officer to help with my application process. I don’t have to use the counselor down the street that my friend recommended.

Any thoughts about UX, level of usefulness, and ways to reach high school students would be appreciated. Less interested in feedback on revenue model at this point, looking for thoughts on UX and distribution. Thanks!
How do I get my first few customers?
>They only removed parts of it, specifically the parts allowing them to use the information for marketing.

They removed it from the Origin Terms of Service, which is nice, but left it in the privacy policy, so the overall change is... nothing.
The user wouldn't need to know what a CA was unless they were planning on installing an additional/different OS. The default option would only allow the one that was installed by default. So unless they went poking around in bios they wouldn't even be aware of it unless some malware hijacked their bootloader in which case they would get a warning at bootup and have their last known good bootloader restored automatically.

Since all the sub-CAs would be verified either by the OEM or by a global authority of somekind users could assume that all the options they were presented with were trustworthy.
The weblink http://www.hangout.io
I bought it last night and watched the first video. To be honest I wasn't expecting to learn so much after using ruby for 10 years. I now feel inadequate. :)

That said, and maybe its in a later video, but where can we get a hold of the irb3 thingy? It looks useful.
This is absolutely true and for me, it was a real shocker. I developed an extension called Better History. Before the redesign, I had 500 active users.

On the day of the redesign, installs skyrocketed. Everyday since has seen a 2,000 to 3,000 user increase. At the moment it's up to 11,000.

I did prepare some promotions that I think really helped get Better History some face time.
Google Reader Social Retrospective
"I was frustrated by all the wasted effort, (...) so I just kept showing up."
Congratulations. I think this is a neat little service. I could certainly see a market outside the domestic one, too. I've worked for small businesses and public sector organisations where maintaining an inventory of office equipment was necessary not just for insurance, but also for funding and auditing purposes.

Best of luck.
http://www.winrumors.com/microsoft-giving-away-500-windows-p...
Very nice work! Looks good and clean, will try it!
> You seem to be under the impression that to be an authority one must have comprehensive and detailed knowledge, particularly in areas you care about.

Detailed and comprehensive knowledge is exactly what I expect from an authority on a subject. If they don't have it, then on what basis are they considered an authority?

It sounds to me - and I apologise if I've misunderstood - like you are arguing that a software architect doesn't need to understand the performance impact of their designs to be considered an authority on their subject? If so, then I respectfully disagree. It's possible to be a (bad) software architect without understanding that stuff, but I expect better from people who are supposed to be experts in the field.

> The key to being a good leader is not to know everything better than everyone, but to understand how to help everyone contribute their best, then get out of the way.

That's all very well but we're not talking about being a leader, we're talking about being an expert.
Bummer, the images display not at all with JavaScript turned off and there's no way to link to a specific image. Degrade gracefully y'all.
Would love this for a paper calendar.

I remember being stumped by the same problem of wanting a better overview over periods of time, and so came up with a scrollable-zoomable-timeline visualization called LineTime (http://www.linetimeapp.com). Smooth pinch-to-zoom and it displays days, weeks, months, years, decades, centuries.

At this point, LineTime isn't a productivity app but a history timeline. But actually I like this idea almost better for a productivity tool, since it enables you to "compartmentalize" a bit better than with a flowing timeline like LineTime.
Cool, nice work!
MS is pushing this so-called "secure boot" purely to prevent boot loaders from functioning. There is no "security exposure" that this plugs, this is a "piracy exposure" fix.

The only people who install pirated versions of Windows are typically more technically inclined - Joe Plumber isn't installing his own pirated version. Neither is Joe Plumber setting his machine to dual-boot to Linux.

If vendors do not include a way to bypass the "Secure Boot" option, this will NOT affect Joe Plumber, it will only affect his technician buddy. And his technician buddy will have an alternative crack for Windows 8 if the boot loader doesn't work.

But when Joe Plumber asks his technician buddy which computer he should buy, do you think the technician will recommend a computer with a BIOS that doesn't allow you to bypass secure boot? I think not.

So computer vendors have every reason to include secure boot and turn it on by default (so they can get the Windows 8 logo), but they also have every reason to include an option to turn it off (which Microsoft allows).

So I believe this will be a non-issue at Windows 8 launch, or perhaps several months later.
Improved micro is still self improvement :)
Apple’s Residual Enterprise Value is less than 7x Earnings
Here are 4 Little-Known Secrets to MLM Marketing Success Online
While this book sounds like it would cover a lot of what someone might have missed in a CS program if they were not very inquisitive, I picked that stuff up, and continue to do so as i forget by going back and looking things up.

My vote for must read is: "Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance" - Pirsig
Fermat's Theorem: Disproved
Native JavaScript H.264 decoder offers compelling demo of JS performance
cant remember the exact amount, but im pretty sure he had 300+ patents......I think he has a bit more imput into the above items than your aware of.....
This seems like a whole lot of engineering to make that scheme work. You're saying that the BIOS should ship with a full TCP/IP stack and an SSL implementation. On top of that, you've got no way of updating the root SSL certs (or the SSL itself, in the event of a flaw being discovered) short of a firmware reflash. And you're requiring that the entire system depends on the root CA.
flame/troll bait aside... This was most definitely intentional. EA has demonstrated a lack of giving a shit about customers since Spore and even before that. Spore was a catalyst. They prey on ignorance of users. The truth is by now someone is reading the TOS, and posting about it. The problem is that not everyone reads those posts.

And kids? They don't care about their "privacy" its "gimme mah game!!@?!@!@!@!#%$!" if you disagree with that statement deal with a hormone filled teenager.

Of course those kids who don't get the game will naturally look for hacked alternatives. And this is where EA's lack of understanding of the real world will bite them in the ass.
What business are your clients in? I tend to think of slideshow transitions as something users find enjoyable only for a very short time. (I run a photosharing site -- http://ourdoings.com/ -- where I recently redid the slideshow to use photoswipe, which works well on touch devices but does not do fancy transitions.)
Startup Ideas - Part 3