skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Great idea. Here's my two cents on feedback.

* I like the footprints in the logo a lot - it makes me realize quickly that this is an app for exploring nearby. The logo could be easier to read. White line on red outline is pretty hard on the iPad.

* The "Click here for travel dates" is too faded to read easily.

* When I type "San Francisco", the AJAX loader takes quite a while. This may just be server load - consider pre-sending some results for popular cities, or the most likely cities, or ideally do a geolocate on my IP.

* I like the page slide effect a lot.

* I don't understand some of the images, like the mardi gras mask on the "Contact" page, or the gray drops on the "Work with us" page. On all these pages, consider moving the logo from upper right to upper left where it's more typical thus easier to find.

* The explore page UX/UI is gorgeous. Very well done. The pics though seem to be quite vague, especially of the bars and restaurants many of which look like blurry snapshots of unknown backgrounds. See San Francisco "Baretta" or "Clift House" for examples.

Great site overall - will definitely use it.
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Awesome, thanks! Just used it to find and register a useful domain in under 10mins.

SO much less headache than Go Daddy - very speedy.

I also love the search feature, letting you know it's available while you're typing.

That's how I actually found the domain I registered!

I was a bit confused when using URL forwarding as it automatically appended /path to the source. So I removed that. I found I had to type my destination in, then click on the source box to make /path disappear and then press Add to get it to add forwarding to the root of the site.

Many thanks again. If I can provide a more detailed write up/feedback let me know.
The site is really coming along! Large, gorgeous, intuitive user interface coupled with a smooth user experience that begins with the 'as you type' search suggestions on the main page. I love it- it's snappy. My only suggestion at this point would be the ability to click the city name in the header to begin a new search rather than forcing me back to the main page. Ideally it would just become a text input field on click rather than being a link. I love the idea of pulling the info from other sites that my friends already use rather than relying on them creating a gtrot account to start populating the site with info relevant to me. Keep up the great work.
Ben Huh, Cheezburger Network founder, wrote a great post on how he contemplated suicide after the failure of a startup: http://www.benhuh.com/2011/11/29/when-death-feels-like-a-goo...
IMO, just use python unless you absolutely have to use R for some other reason. You can still call R functions using rpy2.

EDIT: My suggestion is to use Python if you're starting a new project, since it has a wider ecosystem you can tap into, including PyCUDA and Theano. A lot of the other new development and nifty packages for scentific computing are
Python centric.
Ben Huh, Cheezburger Network founder, wrote a great post on how he contemplated suicide after the failure of a startup: http://www.benhuh.com/2011/11/29/when-death-feels-like-a-goo...
"It wasn’t until after I seriously contemplated suicide that I was ready to handle a $30 million check. "
> Random rules -- no doubt put in place for good reasons to prevent fraud -- haphazardly applied to people and resulting in a lifetime ban from being a seller?

Well, you're both private parties entering into a contract on "mutually agreed" terms, so you get what you sign up for.

Of course, where there's such an imbalance in size and power, it's unlikely that the mutually agreed upon terms are going to be anything but unfavorable to you, the little guy, so your only real option is to simply not play the game.
And for home automation in general.
For me, to get it to run, I had to create a "configuration" in Models called "DivvyIsomap".

But I got it running and it looks cool. Thanks!
AAC isn't proprietary, at least not any more than MP3.
Twenty Something Asks Facebook For His File And Gets It - All 1,200 Pages
Biggest features:

* Lint tool
http://tools.android.com/recent/lint

* Sensor & camera emulation

* Extended pre-clean target in build.xml for NDK builds

* Can now pass custom arguments to java compiler
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=21525
Same experience here - your app re-prompted me for Facebook for each city, so each time I had to say no. Would be better if you could ask once, not each time.
I had read a lot about NoSQL stuff over the last few months and never really got it. What was the advantages / disadvantages, etc. I was happy with MySQL and it worked for me over the years ... why change?

Then, last week I was working with a 3rd party API and returned a big JSON response for their transactions. I wanted to store a lot of their response in a database and it looked like a huge pain. Searching around for the best ways to go about storing JSONs in MySQL I found the following comment (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3564024/storing-data-in-m...):

"CouchDB and MySQL are two very different beasts. JSON is the native way to store stuff in CouchDB. In MySQL, the best you could do is store JSON data as text in a single field. This would entirely defeat the purpose of storing it in an RDBMS and would greatly complicate every database transaction.

Don't."

Wait, NoSQL systems' default store is JSON?!? A few clicks later and I was playing with Mongo over at https://mongolab.com/ ... installing the PHP Mongo extension was a piece of cake. I was up and running in minutes.

Now, instead of developing one or several tables to store the information from the 3rd party API, I just dump their JSON response right into a Mongo collection. I can query whatever I want from that ... and there might be information that I want later on, that I didn't realize to store initially. If I had created a regular MySQL table that info wouldn't be there, but with Mongo I'm storing everything, so I'll be able to use that other info later if I want.

I don't think that Mongo is a replacement for MySQL — they are too different tools with distinct advantages and disadvantages. But Mongo definitely suits certain applications better. So, use the tool that best suits your project!
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[1.5 year thoughts]

Based on my observations since the Usenet days, over time discussion boards/lists tend to attract individuals who are generally more inclined on average to enter discussions than those who formed the initial community.

Incentivizing posts via reward points, etc. probably enhances this tendency -- the regularity with which discussion of the karma threshold for downvotes occurs is perhaps symptomatic of this.

Finally, long time users are more likely to leave because of changes such as the hiding of comment scores or the shift in topics or the shift in comment quality than a new user who experiences no change.
It's not a rule at the federal level, it's a recommendation by a federal agency that all states adopt and enforce consistent rules about this behavior which is a known cause of numerous accidents. If you missed this simple distinction that was in every news report on the subject, then I don't think your opinion on regulatory issues is worth very much.

Where I live, these laws only apply to people under 18, and we don't have a motorcycle helmet law either.

Whoop-de-do. Besides thinking that motorcycle users who don't use helmets are semi-suicidal fools, I might point out that wearing a helmet or not has little bearing on the danger a rider presents to other road/sidewalk users; DUI or using a smartphone while driving does.
A little Googling led me here (http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/richest...) which estimates he's worth about $6.5mm. Who knows if it's accurate.

The "It's Always Sunny" guys as a comparison (also FX) do quite well, despite being obscure. As Louis does more seasons, I suspect he'll also become quite wealthy -- he's the only real 'talent' on the show that he stars in, writes, and directs -- which brings his share of the proceeds up dramatically.

He's really a shrewd businessman, despite the jokes about being poor (which are based on his personal experiences, so I wouldn't call them dishonest).
I'm glad something like this exists, but the ramp up time to learn each project seems way more effort than what it's worth for some of the bounties that are being posted.
"Amazon.com staff — seriously, just look at this from the customer’s point of view, and try to tell me this is a customer friendly process."

I don't believe Amazon views any seller, let alone someone selling used items occasionally, as a customer. The buyer is their customer. 3rd party sellers are mostly interchangeable. If you are a professional seller with enough volume however, you have a direct human account rep who can at least provide more insight into processes such as this.
Indeed. CSR has a nice-sounding SoC for this, but their dev program sucks for hackers. $10k for a seat? Blegh.

TI is a bit more friendly in this regard, see video in below link.

I'm interested to see if anyone could potentially implement a lightweight data format for send/receive to create an open system for communicating from app-to-mote. Right now, any iPhone receiver app on the store wouldn't be allowed to download any drivers, however a common application-layer protocol transmitting JSON would probably work. After all, it wouldn't be code, just rules on how to interpret it.

http://www.ti.com/tool/cc2540dk-mini#Related%20Products
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As Timothee notes, peer-to-peer already exists, it was one of the big bullet points in iOS3, as part of the push towards improved gaming experience (which also yield GameCenter in iOS4).

I've yet to see an application make use of peer-to-peer communications at all (as well as in-game chat, though I'm pretty happy about that one).
I always find it interesting that the Linux people pay the most. Then again, the games are probably most impressive compared to games generally available on Linux, and least impressive compared to those available for windows. Not to say anything about the quality of three games, just commentary on the different gaming markets.
The most likely exit for today's startups is a talent acquisition. In that event, would you rather be at an "undercapitalized" startup or an "overcapitalized" startup?
* Booking the venue
* Paying the venue staff
* Producing marketing materials
* Doing the actual marketing
* Transport
* Hotel
* Transport for the support acts
* Hotel for the support acts
* Fee for the support acts
* Fee for the support acts' agents
* Insurance
* Agency fees

It adds up. Obviously I don't know anything about his finances, maybe he is actually stinking rich, all I'm saying is tours like that aren't necessarily as profitable as they might first appear.

Then of course the money he does take might have to support him and his family through months of zero income while he writes new stuff.
Aren't the prizes on offer extraordinarily low for the accomplishments desired?

For example to "Develop new models to accurately predict the market response to large trades." is valued at $10,000.
Some rumors say they will in 2012 http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31747_7-20083044-243/rumor-new-...
Did you read the article on HN a few months ago about the Indian CEO who dropped dead in the middle of a marathon? Why? Because he didn't sleep enough!

Always amazes me how CS students and hackers think they can defy biology ...
I was listening to this today to and from lunch, and can't wait to catch the whole thing later. I wanted to share it with the redditers and imgur LCK fans, so I'm glad its this high on the HN list because that means they've probably are all reading/hearing it like I'd hoped. I hope it continues to get spread and discussed.

Unrelated note: Awesome to hear that he listens to Fresh Air regularly. More people need to know that NPR and APM aren't just for weirdos and boring old folks. I'm 27 and love NPR, and although I probably wouldn't have enjoyed it in high school, I do wish I had discovered it wayyyy earlier in my life.
Thanks for the feedback, you called out a bunch of interesting points!

The AJAX loader for cities preloading some results resonates strongly with me and will hopefully be implemented soon as we work on tightening the UX. Facebook(among plenty of others) does this for friend search and it makes a huge difference in the experience of using that search.
Very nice! Speaking as a non-US resident, the fact that 'State' be a mandatory field in the profile registration form is a bit annoying but I can understand why that's the default. Maybe that could be optional if the country field is set to nations other than the US?
it means that he gets paid a small advance, does the show, and then the networks collect all the dvd and merch sales and dont give him any royalties...
Does this mean the iPhone finally allows unencrypted bluetooth communication? That would be something new ... currently everybody who wants to talk to an iOS device via bluetooth or the docking port has to implement a chip in the hardware that is used to authenticate the device ... meaning: devices will be forever incompatible with iOS if the manufacturer didn't include such a chip from Apple.

btw: Bluetooth < 4.0 allows for connections without a pincode too.
Can we add something next to article denoting whether it comes from a scientific peer reviewed source or just a blog?
What's the difference? The "valuation" of a talent acquisition is about retaining talent. No matter what your shares are worth on paper, your outcome is going to be the same; if the paper itself doesn't say so, the retention grant will.

Why would a company do a "talent acquisition" at all if the best team members were immediately going to leave for a better upside elsewhere?

Similarly, if the outcome for the company is "talent acquisition", the outcome for an employee who leaves before that exit is probably zero.
Problem with vico is that it's based on textmate plugins. If it natively supported vi (and mvim) plugins, then I would have already purchased it. I never understood the decision to go that direction. Vico is gorgeous, though.
Biphasic and/or polyphasic sleep doesn't seem to work...even on monks who have been doing it for several years:

http://mindhacks.com/2011/11/17/the-dreams-and-hallucination...
No, it doesn't. If you find yourself unable to drive by law, then you can take a bus or move to somewhere with better transport infrastructure. I can see why you think the law should work the way you describe, but it doesn't - and while I am only a student, my distinct impression is that it never has worked that way in regard to motor vehicles. In other words, courts have always treated driving as a privilege precisely because the amplifying effect of an engine + chassis upon a person's decisions involves a significantly heightened risks for other members of the public. Before the advent of the motor vehicle, riders of horses and operators of carriages were also held to an elevated standard of responsibility.
That is an EXCELLENT name http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majel_Barrett
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I've always assume it is more about supporting developers who support linux, and a competition with the other platforms.
Thanks for noticing! We built badger.com a bit differently from most sites. Our backend is just a JSON api and the frontend uses this API and is implemented entirely in Javascript using an internal library we'll be releasing soon (code name: Hasher).

API Docs - http://badger.github.com/

Frontend Source Code - http://github.com/badger/frontend

Hasher JS Lib - https://github.com/badger/frontend/tree/master/javascripts/l...

So for example, the Javascript behind our DNS manager can be found here -- https://github.com/badger/frontend/blob/master/javascripts/d...
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Daily Mobile Minute #71: Smartphone penetration stats galore
That warning isn't nearly strong enough. Someone skimming might just see that as an innocuous install script (I certainly would have). There needs to be a huge bold warning: "CHANCES ARE THIS SCRIPT WILL DESTROY YOUR SYSTEM." Maybe not using that wording, but seriously, running this would certainly screw up a lot of stuff on my system, and I'm not alone.
The key distinction between this and Virgin Galactic: orbital spaceflight!
I was thinking this too. If they were using git you wouldn't have to ask for permission or have the ability to deny it. They would just make a fork then their own branch and submit pull requests if they see fit.
Thanks for the heads up. I'll patch that issue on the repository.
Would they really ban most modern in-car audio systems? What would they do, force manufacturers to put in a GPS lockout so that the Bluetooth doesn't work while moving in a state that bans hands-free use?
this was pretty much the way i memorised the 2s, except i did the mnemonics by hand. (i've written a lot of little apps like this but from the inverse point of view - i type in a hand-generated mnemonic and it tests it for correctness, and tells me what letters are missing or incorrectly there)
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When you are ready to buy, our secure check out makes it safe, easy and

convenient. Or, if you are just browsing, use the 'information only'

option and we'll get back to you.

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uncontrollably clicked purchase when I saw cave story+. I'll buy anything related to cave story. The creator is really missing out with the lack of merchandise.
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#to_param is your friend. :)

Liking the site!
Off-topic.

Don't get me wrong I love Redis, but this is the library that made me hate the nesting nastiness of Node.js... And basically I stopped writing Node.js after that project.

And yes, I tried the "create a bunch of little callback functions" trick, and it just doesn't feels right, IMHO is still hard to read.
You guys should really look into http://betterthangrep.com/ :)
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A collection of original recipes and some great stories about the men who

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in Chicago. This is for them!

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"Winner takes all" implies that many more people will lose out.

Don't get me wrong: I think that gun.io's approach is potentially a great way to get worthwhile stuff done on open source projects, but I'm also slightly sceptical that this might see a 99designs-style model infect people's mindshare more than it already does.
actually, once you move to even the low-division tournament level, pretty much everyone knows all the 2 letter words.
That's definitely the most interesting part. A clone of SpaceShipOne, with a rocket done by SpaceX? Is there anything special about this company?
Free market economics tells us that price is the variable that moves so that supply and demand intersect. I.e. it sounds like you are simply not paying enough.
He hasn't had this kind of exposure ever. A lot of people didn't know who he was until about a year ago. So I can imagine things are really starting to pick up. If he was struggling, he's not now.
ZynAddSubFX is a very nice sounding, open source synthesizer. The UI is a bit awkward, but it can make some very diverse sounds.
I don't see the same names around as much, I am not an old old member but I am well past the two year mark. 2nd gen would probably be a good name for my group, where people coming on today would be 4th or 5th gen. I read HN from the early days and took a long time to create an account and start contributing.

There have been some pretty high profile defections of people that have felt that HN has changed too much so their is some attrition from some of the old members who felt that HN represented an elite club. Some say the quality is worse, some say it is just different in either case the focus has definitely changed.

In my personally opinion what made me decide to join HN was the self policing of memes and humor, while I enjoy those things they destroy some of the other site that had a serious focus on technology and the industry. Also and most important, HN discourages the "mine is bigger" arguments. To me, that is the one element of a site like Slashdot or HN that will kill it dead for smart individuals, it turns them off and makes them look for the exit quickly.

I think so long as that self policing remains, people will come and go and the focus will change, but smart people will always be attracted to it.
On top of the simplicity, design, and overall awesome feel of the website, the greatest thing is the privacy feature. Having everything in the WHOIS set to private is awesome and I applaud you for that. Godaddy charges an absurd price to make the WHOIS record private. Thank you!
Design is not a theme.
Interesting, but the still spend barely $1 per game. After charity and tip it's probably less than $1 per game.
But Android market is larger, and it growing faster than Apple's. So in a year or two, it will not matter.
Thanks for your feedback. We've got a few thoughts on the color scheme too. Appreciate you taking the time!
it's called CSW ("collins scrabble words") rather than sowpods now, since collins replaced chambers as the dictionary publisher.
right. to expand, i feel like these are "weak breaks". we don't have the will or self-control (or perhaps, we are SO deeply passionate about our work) to be OK with taking a real break. so instead we have to do things that make us still feel like we're being productive just so we can feel justified.

for example, reading HN makes me feel like i'm taking a productive break. i'm learning about startups, keeping up with tech news, etc. but in truth, this sort of break rarely achieves the intended goal of a "strong break" (e.g. taking a walk): allowing me to recharge.

thanks for the comments! my first HN post with discussion.
Yep. It'd be nice if they added some different numbers for different countries. Paging Matt...
I used to do the glancing down thing, but I found that google voice navigation is good enough at warning me ahead of time that I don't really need to.
I couldn't figure out in 5 minutes what this service is really for. After 10 minutes, I'm still not sure. Worse, my immediate reaction was "Does the world really need another photobucket or imageshack?" I'm not even excited about the product yet, and I have to do research to figure what it even does that is unique or desirable? Something needs to be done to explain it better so people are excited immediately.
Why 10x Ticks Me Off
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We're currently using SeatGeek for our events. Will work with them to provide a richer event experience.
If there's something I definitely want in a designer, it's an overinflated sense of superiority.

http://startupquote.com/post/10767300677
That's why you use flow control libraries such as https://github.com/substack/node-seq or https://github.com/creationix/step.