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Good ol' Europe is hiring too! We are in Groningen, Netherlands. We are Paylogic and we sell event tickets in high traffic peaks. We have our own Python app and a growing team of developers.

Here's what the company says:

Paylogic is an extensive Internet application that has to meet the highest standards regarding scalability, availability and security. We always have room for skilled and passionate software developers that want to work with cutting edge Internet technologies in a highly demanding environment and with some of the best Python developers around. Sharing knowledge and having fun are important qualifications of the Paylogic culture!

And here's what I, as an Architect and former developer there, say:

In the dev team we are driven, nonconformist and imaginative. You don't need to be an expert in Python/Django/SQLAlchemy, but the more you know the better.

It's a very nice place to work. Work is interesting, and if you like challenges, you won't be bored. There is no excessive pressure and extra hours are something rare.

E-mail: oscar.vilaplana@paylogic.eu
it's not just financial sector. there are execs, directors, VPs and such in powerful organizations getting paid millions in many industries including:

Network and Other Communications Equipment
Internet Services and Retailing
Pharmaceuticals
Medical Products and Equipment
Railroads
Financial Data Services
Mining, Crude-Oil production
Securities
Oil and Gas Equipment, Services
Scientific, Photographic, and Control Equipment
Household and Personal Products
Utilities: Gas and Electric
Aerospace and Defense
Food Services
Industrial Machinery
Food Consumer Products
Electronics, Electrical Equipment
Commercial Banks
Telecommunications
Chemicals
Construction and Farm Machinery
Insurance: Life, Health (stock)
Information Technology Services
Computers, Office Equipment
Metals
Interesting article.

Some thoughts:

- how many people don't access the internet where they are travelling.

- A written postcard means a lot to people. I don't get many but someone stood in a physical place in the world to send something to me is something to keep. Maybe as our culture moves forward receiving a typed postcard will be okay.

If someone could get the postcard handwritten and sent out.. maybe we have something.
Thanks so much for posting, checking it out.
I had the privilege of mentoring our summer intern and I was blown away by how quickly he learned.

He picked up Perl in a week, learned enough about Anova and R-squared analysis to create a very useful data parser and statistics package.

He was an electrical engineer who has taken one programming class in school.

Made me rethink our training gestation period for new hires.
It's not any more broken than it ever was. It's just that digital download is now possible, and has advantages.

It also has disadvantages... What if a company goes out of business? Does that mean I can't play my old games any more, if I uninstalled them? Discs are certainly better in this case.

By the same logic, commercial software is 'broken' from a customer's standpoint. I mean, open source is obviously better because it's free and Free. (That customer may be a developer, after all.)
Santa Monica, CA (Los Angeles area) also possibly SF Bay area or other cities, but most jobs are in Santa Monica.

TRUECar - Put simply, TrueCar shows consumers how much people actually paid for a particular new car in their area, then guide them to dealers we've certified. We bring transparency to auto pricing and so far we are getting a solid piece of a huge market.

* JAVA - We are looking for talented Java developers and architects to design and build the technology used to power our production websites, APIs, widgets, and internal tools. This is a chance for you to join a rapidly growing company and build something that's going to to scale to support millions of users/visitors and provide them with all kinds of data.

* We're also looking for front-end engineers, QA engineers and even Python/Django folks like me.

My story - moved from Atlanta all the way out to Santa Monica after stopping by the TrueCar booth at PyCon 2011. I started here two months ago and have absolutely loved it. I'm working with a great team that knows how to develop software and for management who seems to "get it" with regards to software developers.

We're all in open workspaces that are just blocks from the beach. My building has a view of the ocean (http://picplz.com/user/dabent/pic/tpc4v/). TrueCar has great benefits, including company equity, 100% paid family medical, dental, vision, and a healthy 401k. They also offer gym membership reimbursement ($50 a month), 12 holidays, career training, 3 weeks PTO and have a kitchen stocked with fruit, snacks and such. I've honestly never had a job this good. We're also making money and recently got some really solid investment (http://techcrunch.com/2011/09/07/car-price-comparison-compan...).

If you're interested, send me your resume. My email is in my profile.
Could you go into more detail? Since we haven't released yet, we might still switch. But I haven't heard a lot of compelling reasons for doing BSD instead.
If your emails are routinely being deferred then you should contact SendGrid support to get to the bottom of it, there's probably a simple fix.
1i is special, sort of like 1d or 1f in C. The i refers to the imaginary number datatype. i also can be reassigned, which is a horrible design bug in Matlab.
The designer as entrepreneur
People love food porn, but this is the opposite of that.. snapping pictures of healthy foods. So you're going against the grain here... The social aspect isn't compelling compared to something like Foodspotting which is all about taking pictures of savory food (that's unhealthy)
I'm black and a software engineer for 14 yrs (college degree), and although I know there are racist people out there, I've never encountered any even once in 14 years across a ton of companies (startups, fortune 500 companies, etc)

If you can produce something of value, no one gives a shit about your race. The hundreds of people I've met in tech have been race blind as far as i could tell. I think the tech industry in general is a meritocracy from my experience.

I would never join a race based startup, as that seems quite lame to me. Then again, perhaps I'm an outlier as I think race based anything is stupid (BET, etc). We're like 99.9% the same yet people think a chemical within their skin alters something intrinsically about us. Absurd

It really comes down to poor role models in the black community, poor education & not enough resources. Why would anyone care about your race if you are producing.

I think racist people in tech would be the exception, not the rule.
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The Population Surge is Stopping
SEEKING WORK -- Remote (located in southern California)

2 years experience with the Php/MySQL/HTML/CSS/JavaScript stack, using a range of frameworks (Kohana, jQuery, Dojo, Blueprint) to build complex object oriented software on the web (lead management and delivery, cms, etc)

1 year experience with iPhone/iOS stack. Check out "Follow my Money" for an example of a simple app I've made.

Looking for steady work (wife and 2 kids)

Resume: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/joe-cortopassi/24/76b/5b9

iPhone App: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/follow-my-money/id471808412?l...

Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/JoeCortopassi

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/Cortopasta

Example Website I've done: www.temeculaprep.com

Rate:$75 an hour. Willing to go as low as $50 for W2 and benefits

CONTACT: joe(at)joecortopassi[dot]com
That is a special case. Loop headers should be considered the top of scope blocks in C. I don't know why the language designers didn't do that.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-version_programming
It's used in Airbus planes, for instance.

Of course, it's useless if the specification is wrong, and the assumption that the differing versions will fail in different ways seems to not hold water.
Mirror Google Cache: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http:/...

I started believing that Googlebot would render entire pages, when Google Pagespeed was introduced. When they calculate page loading times, they can also produce a waterfall view of the rendering progress.

Before I suspected some rendering/css/DOM parsing was used to detect hidden text and links, but not on such a massive scale. Like now you can index a new page and it almost looks like a preview image gets generated "on-the-fly" when there is no cache available.

I wonder how much of this render data is used for Google Panda quality control updates. Position of advertisements, call-to-actions, author information, address information and disclaimer/privacy policies could now all play a role in making your site seem more credible in the eyes of Google and your users.
Wouldn't that just make it worse? "Oh it failed, let's see if the other team had a better idea... [5 minutes later] Nope, they used the same algorithm but it can't talk to this algorithm"
> Look, the demand for a free service is infinite

There are few things in life that are as demonstrably false as that sentence.
I'm commenting here since I can't edit a Google doc at work. Maybe I misunderstand the question, but if we are talking about content-driven external-facing sites, the development platform is the wrong place to start the conversation. That implies building a CMS from scratch which is a terrible idea--it would take longer, cost more, be less secure, and less flexible, than using a well-established open source CMS. There's no reason to develop a custom web CMS from scratch anymore unless it is the core product of the company (examples: Reddit, Stack Overflow, Facebook, Twitter). Start with their content and then find an open-source CMS that can do what they want between the core functionality and any contributed modules.
The response is entirely focused on self-promotion. If the administration was serious about fixing the current problem, they could do a number of things, from taking on a more serious legislative stance (as opposed to touting how great the current law is), to focusing on getting additional judiciary review and funneling support for getting rid of ridiculous patents.
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If you're waiting for a financial service that is offered in one country to be offered in your country, you're very likely to be waiting for a very very very long time.

Stripe has ten people, their website says. Which of those ten people do you think is currently busy negotiating Australia's arcane financial rules[1] in order to service the tiny 22M population in Australia? The answer is "none of them".

[1] I can say that because all countries have arcane financial rules.
lobbyists win again...

If only a group of wealthy individuals who were interested in improving our political process and decision making could form their own lobbying group...against lobbying!
SEEKING WORK: Mumbai, Relocate? Yes, Remote? Yes

I quit my job in Apr-2010, in the Middle East to work full time on my compiler(s) for Market Research Survey and Data Processing.
The compiler is open source and hosted here:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/xtcc

Skills:

The compiler is written in C++, Yacc.

I developed the ERP system for the company I worked in Dubai (TNS MEA) - Asp.Net/C#/SQL Server. Comfortable with Postgres.

I should be able to program in any language that you ask me to, although I will need a little time to get warmed up (have been reading up on Lisp, Python and Ruby).

Showcase:

Live demo of a survey: http://173.230.133.34:8081/
(click "en" for English instructions)

Project website: http://qscript.in

Why? :

I pitched to a few companies in India, but they are not interested in getting into the products space.

Unfortunately, I have run out of time (I am 33), and have decided to freeze the project for now and get a job as I have to pay my investors back.

The negative Karma on my username, is because of a "smart" comment I made, when Wufoo was bought out by SurveyMonkey (I was just happy and overjoyed, that a company in the MR related field made it).

Contact: nxd_in@yahoo.com
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I completely don't understand the question.

If you have good reasons for not wanting to go with .NET, you have no need to be asking us for reasons.

If, on the other hand, you don't have good reasons, then what's the point?
Similarly, if anyone advocates more test coverage, we should automatically assume they want 100% quickcheck-like coverage testing all possible occurrences including power outages, network cables being unplugged, etc. What nonsense! How could anyone get work done in a place like that?

Or, to use a political example, if anyone advocates more regulation of X, it's incumbent on them to explicitly explain they aren't actually advocating Stalism.

This gives us an easy way to dismiss all views we disagree with without even having to consider the actual proposal.
Then make sure the extra cost you quote is enough to make it worth your while on the off chance that they do.
What was the language of the previous version?
Start another one.
歯茎の腫れ救急病棟２４時！歯ぐきの腫れ対処法大公開！
That's sad... also, when I was signing a petition this morning for something else, logging in would not work in Chrome.
Anonymous' threat to drug cartel story may have been fabricated
One solution is term limits on Congress. Unfortunately, Congress votes on the bills and amendments, so it's not happening.
This quote made Brook's law echo in my head:
"But an employee who worked on Courier said the project was far enough along that the remaining work could have been completed in months if the company had added more people to the team." [Emphasis mine]
If you guess incorrectly twice, it will show you the right answer. If you click a third time, it will take you to the Wikipedia article for that answer. Sounds like you got sent to the Wikipedia article but it didn't load?
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歯茎の腫れ解決マニュアル！歯肉が腫れる場合の原因と対処法！
This is cool, I want it on Android though! Is it just friends that give you an opinion on your food, or can people just randomly (and anonymously) rate food, kind've like hot or not?
An Inside Look at how a VC Evaluates Startups Pt. II
I'm surprised a few people mentioned Kutcher. I would have guessed his speech was motivational, but not actionable.
> Especially at a government facility. In the United States. In 2011. In the tech business.

Humans have accumulated (recorded) vast sums of knowledge, and have become more efficient at building things using that knowledge, but human nature has not "evolved". The human brain has remained about the same for the last 20,000 years (give or take a few thousand years). There have been no quantum leaps here. We are exactly what we were 10 years ago, 100 years ago, 1000 years ago, etc.

That's the real problem... That people think that somehow they are "evolved" because the year is 2011. And hence the segmentation begins again... Always seeing your-group as different from other-group, segmenting everything.

A person that pretends that they are not racist, is one that pretend that they are better than the racist... The problem is they are doing the exact same thing as the racist, just on a higher level.
CouchDB won't go away, at least not as long as HTTP and JSON are relevant. If you'd like to see more open source contributions, do what I did and learn the code base, contribute patches and ideas.
Internships are one of the best ways to break into early stage companies. I have organized a variety of technical internship positions being offered by leading startup and VC backed companies, as well as some interesting NFPs. All of these positions are currently accepting applicants and available on InternMatch. Let me know if you have any questions!

Early Stage Startups:

Tiny Review, Backend/iOS/Frontend dev- http://www.internmatch.com/internships/tiny-review/backendio...

Noodle Education, Data Analyst Intern- http://www.internmatch.com/internships/noodle-education/data...

Rewardli, Software Engineering Intern- http://www.internmatch.com/internships/rewardli/software-eng...

Endorse, Software Engineering Intern- http://www.internmatch.com/internships/endorsecom/software-e...

Growth Stage Companies:

Jive, Associate Software Engineer- http://www.internmatch.com/company/jive/entry-level-engineer...

Yelp, Software Engineer Intern- http://www.internmatch.com/company/yelp/internships/roles/so...

Inkling, iOS Engineering Intern- http://www.internmatch.com/company/inkling/internships/roles...

Twilio, Software Engineering Intern- http://www.internmatch.com/company/twilio/internships/roles/...

Sequoia Capital, Technical Intern Fellow- http://www.internmatch.com/company/sequoia-capital/internshi...

Fortune 500:

NetApp, Software Engineering Intern- http://www.internmatch.com/company/netapp-inc/software-devel...

Non-Profit:

Kiva, IT, Dvelopment Intern- http://www.internmatch.com/company/kiva/internships/roles/it...

Ashoka, Intern- http://www.internmatch.com/company/ashoka/internships/roles/...
Trendrr.com / Trendrr.tv -- NYC (also remoting from Seattle is a possibility).

About Us:
Trendrr is the real-time data processing muscle behind Trendrr.com, Trendrr.tv, and other media experiences.

We’re looking for someone who:

* Loves to code

* Is entrepreneurial and can work with limited guidance

* Can solve challenging problems with elegant solutions

* Is interested in big data and real-time processing

* Can code in Java and Python

* Enjoys learning new technologies and picking up new skills

* Is familiar/interested in nosql, especially MongoDB and Redis

* Can take direction both in person and remotely

http://blog.trendrr.com/2011/09/26/trendrr-dev-were-hiring/
http://www.openbsd.org/plus50.html

> Switched from the old shell script /etc/security to the new Perl script security(8).
Asynchronous RPC/PubSub over WebSockets with Python
Gmail's new look
Multi-Device Web Design: An Evolution
Palo Alto, CA

Telepresence Robotics

http://suitabletech.com

Suitable Technologies is a startup working to create an innovative new product for something called "remote presence." (Another common term is "robotic telepresence.")

Our first product, in development now, is similar to video chat on a computer you can drive around. Unlike videoconferencing, you’re not stuck to a wall or desk. It becomes your physical presence, anywhere in the world, with the freedom to move and interact with people as if you were there. Our technology has already been seen by millions of people, and we think the potential impact is substantial.

We're looking for great engineers and designers. We need help in C++, multimedia, test and verification, web frontend and backend, UI/UX design, electrical, networking, and more. We think this could be a unique opportunity for someone with experience in web or mobile to work on something a little different.

We have funding, offer competitive compensation and benefits, and provide perks such as food and ping pong.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S.

More information is available on our site: http://suitabletech.com

Contact: jobs@suitabletech.com
How Dropbox Got Its First 10 Million Users
You can read a news article on his talk though ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2011/10/30/why-zyngas...
CD sales support OpenSSH and PF development as well. PF is part of Mac OS X since 10.7.
Ask HN: Recommend to me a good translation service
Hi All,

I'm currently wrapping up the finishing touches to a massive BugMuncher.com update.

Part of that update is internationalization, so of course I need a bunch of text translated into a number of languages (initially 5 or so).

I've never used any translation services before, and the HN crowd hasn't steered me wrong before, so I thought I'd call on your collective wisdom to recommend me one that won't cost the earth, but gives accurate results, in a reasonable time.

Thanks in advance,

Matt
But lost the widget, apparently.
If you're looking for a new IDE, JetBrains WebStorm does this. In the chained assignment, as well.
I hope this will be a fun way for you to discover new and interesting articles.
Shuttle 5820S Mini PC supports 16 displays, costs $19,000 fully configured
Developer Income Report #2
Looks cool, but not buying into the whole every family needs a "compound" theory.

The part in the video about the idea of the earth getting closer to the galactic centre is hilarious. I don't think the speaker has any concept of the relative speed at which we're heading to the galactic centre, collision with Andromeda will happen first, and even that should likely be a non-event. By the time the Sun reaches the galatic core it will have long since burned out.
I'd love to see a more interactive, "HTML5-y" (sorry) Wikipedia, like Encarta back in the day. More prominent audio/video; interactive maps, charts, etc. Sure, we essentially have the same content on the Web now, but not tied together like it could be.

And of course, more MindMaze couldn't hurt.

EDIT: Processing[1] seems like a perfect fit for such a thing. Open, fairly easy to use, focused on interactive graphics, and compiles to JavaScript so it works with most browsers (and Java too, so can even include IE6 in the party)

[1] http://www.processing.org/
When you say "Congress and the courts" the truth is "only the Federal Circuit Court". The Supreme Court of the United States' best interpretation of patent statute is that software for a general-purpose digital computer is not statutory material for a patent. See http://ourdoings.com/ourdoings-startup/2011-07-28

And now that the Fed Circuit in the Bilski case has backed off a bit from their flagrantly wrong In re. Alappat decision and its affirmation in State Street, one could argue that there isn't any court left claiming that software for general-purpose digital computers is patentable.
Song is amusing. http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song50.mp3
This post piqued my interest because I've been working for one of the bigger players in the translation industry, and I have a lot of thoughts about your predicament.

You are a commodity. That's the reason why it's difficult to raise your prices. App developers could easily find alternatives to your service quite easily... they can go to myGengo or tens of other services (including the company I work for), and they could probably get it at a cheaper price. When you have a situation like that, then you have no leverage.

You need to find your differentiation. For example, a good niche some translation companies we work with specialize in medical translation. You can't easily substitute translators with medical expertise... They have more price leverage than your regular run-of-the-mill translator. I'm not sure what specialties you have in your skillset, but you need to find a niche that you can serve.

Another differentiator is speed. The translation industry is changing rapidly. In the past, most translation jobs were completed in the order of months (think documentation for Microsoft). Nowadays, most jobs require translations to be done in less than a few days (think blog posts). Running an efficient and scalable operation is quite difficult.

I have much more to say, but I'm at work, so I'll reply later.
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What an incredible cop out. Basically this is an entire page of saying nothing. Nothing at all. He's not saying they are going to do something about the patent problem. He's not saying they aren't. He is just trying to inspire you without committing to anything...at all.
Ahh, didn't even notice that, and I have to admit that Kottke's article didn't seem very hate mongering.
IIRC, that's more or less how the DNS root servers are managed--they're not just in different locations, they're running different server software on different OS's, to minimize the chance that any one problem could take all of them out.