skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I won't comment on whether or not it was wise of them to post that information, except to say that plenty of other services have posted much more revealing data without backlash of any kind.

What I will question, however, is the assertion that looking at user filenames is suspect. That's easily fair game, and to claim otherwise is as ridiculous as claiming your dentist has no right to see your dental records, or your bank shouldn't know how much money is in your account.

If you're that protective of your data, then it's up to you make wiser decisions. For starters, don't name your files SuperSecretPrivateInfo.doc and then give them to other people to store. Take a look at their extremely readable privacy policy. Send them an email with questions. If you care so much, take action and stop blaming other people for your own laziness.
I think this is an awesome idea. This article needs more traction.
You can power the box via 5v USB (http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/260). I guess, if you have a monitor that supports USB then you could power this machine and a hub. So you don't need the external power adapter.
only about 10%, if not less

Is there a number published somewhere?
Funny how the HN title says "engineer" and the original "developer".
Nice. Looks prettier than status.vim too.
These might become the new PCs, but locked down. You trade convenience for privacy.

My TV for example, has apps for twitter, facebook, netflix. It has skype (they want me to buy a $150 proprietary web cam to attach to it). To use all those it makes you connect to the internet (it has WiFi as well). However before you can enable WiFi it makes you agree to a bunch of stuff. Technically it is capable of spying on us. What we watch, when we watch, who we skype with (if we'd choose to buy their webcam add-on), what we talk about on facebook and so on. It is rather scary. It also auto-updates. One day I turned it on and all its widgets and apps looked different. Law enforcement potentially could turn on the skype camera add-on and use it for a total big brother type surveillance.
You look at this presentation which talks about JGit at Google, if you skip the first few slides...

https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=0ATM14GNiXaXfZGZkeHp...
Am I the only one who misses them? I come back to posts that have gone viral and they have hundreds of comments on them and its impossible to see who's making the great points without reading through everything. I like ya'll, but I don't want to read every single little comment.
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We're in desperate need of a Ted Stevens moment, here.

There has been absolutely no art to show the absurdity of the pro-SOPA position. Without a visual, Stewart has very little to work with.

It's not hard – you've got dinosaurs born decades before the internet was conceived trying to make critical policy decisions around it. There's got to be something brief and absurd to be said there.

But until we get that soundbite, it's going to be a much more difficult story to pitch.
Why don't you try 10-fold CV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-validation_%28statistics%...) - the graph might drastically change. Here is example how to do it: https://onlinecourses.science.psu.edu/stat857/book/export/ht...

If precision & recall monotonically go down when increasing NN then it means you don't have enough training data.
Jon Stewart promises to read up on SOPA, have "the Internet" as his guest
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Using the vintage mode without the block cursor is annoying. It's really hard to see when you are in command mode and when in insert.
I'm using this block cursor plugin https://github.com/netpro2k/SublimeBlockCursor but it has some bugs where the cursor remains as a block until you write something.
A more idiomatic way to phrase the awk in the Selection example:

awk -F ":" '{ if ( $3 != $4 ) print }' /etc/passwd

would be like this:

awk -F ":" '$3 != $4 { print }' /etc/passwd

The first is obviously valid awk, but the second highlights awk's unique "pattern { action }" syntax.
small sites wont make a difference. we need google/youtube to do this.
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Tht is not a major flaw of using the service, that is a major flaw of an employer only using the service.

This also true of every hiring source and strategy you can name. For example, what about hiring friends of employees? You miss out on good people who aren't networked into your team.

A good employer will use a variety of strategies for finding prospective employees. This looks like one good way to get a list of five people that might--with further investigation--be worth interviewing.
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no, it's just my own feeling based on browsing and looking at who's following my projects :)
> what was the effect of the code they wrote?

More importantly, the context surrounding the code. I could read someone's code, and find it absolutely abhorrent for any number of reasons: aesthetics, functionality, efficiency, and so on.
But if what's written is what the customer wanted, needed, or what was appropriate for the problem, the environment, the cost, or any other constraint that fits into "code context", then by all means it's justified, and I'm unfit to judge the person simply by what's on paper.

In fact, I think a lot of insight about the potential new-hire can be gleaned from their answer to: "Can you describe a situation where you decided that the best course of action was to write 'ugly' code? What do you consider 'ugly'? What was more important than having 'clean' code?"
You're right that Hilton in particular is very centrally controlled. Other large franchises have more flexibility. (Starwood is a bit more flexible, for example).

One of the reasons we've been reluctant to go straight for the top is that, as a new startup, we don't have a lot of credibility yet. We think the odds of one of the headquarters giving the go-ahead at this point is low enough that it would be a distraction to focus on them. There's also the situation, down the road, that a corporate decision-maker recalls us as "We already decided not to use their software. Don't remember why." making it hard to move upward organically.

Those fears could be entirely unfounded, though.

We are slowly accumulating some references to get us in touch with those corporate-level people, though. Once we have those personal referrals, we'll have a better shot.
What percentage of programmers are doing work out in the open?
Previously the auto-complete required you to press tab. Now it shows a list of possible completions as you type, from which you can select the correct one.
Actually, that sounds perfect--for every HR post asking for 5 years experience in a brand new language, you can just forward the these results :)
I think its worth noting that many people (like myself) do a lot of things such as commenting on posts and checking notifications from within other Google services such as Gmail and Docs rather than directly on Google+.
Actually, this stuff is absolutely impossible to police completely. Major content producers (networks, studios, etc.) know this in their bones, and carry what's known as E&O - Errors & Omissions insurance - for this exact reason.

Given the complexity of copyright law, the vagaries of content "creation", and the pressure of constant deadlines, these really are errors and omissions. And given the nature of a business that relies heavily on freelance creatives, the risk of an entirely honest missed-licence or a misattributed credit is so pervasive that distributers (who are the first people to get sued) won't accept material from producers who don't have E&O, and who can't indemnify their distribution partners. At the same time, underwriters won't issue E&O policies to producers who make too many "mistakes".

All this puts pressure on producers to make serious efforts to respect the law as mush as humanly possible, while acknowledging that perfect compliance isn't realistic. So pro-SOPA people aren't going to look a this and think "Gosh, maybe we're wrong". They're going to think "This happens all the time, and it's why we carry insurance."

Combining copyright law with the mechanisms to ensure that copyright industries follow their own rules has one effect: it drives up the risk and complexity - and thus, the cost - of producing commercial content. For established producers this is actually seen as a good thing, as it provides them with a barrier to entry, not to mention another line-item they can pass on (with mark-up!) to whoever is hiring them.

Indeed, that's the whole point. In their view, if you don't have the money and organization to sustain the lawyers and insurance policies "needed" to produce content then you should just focus on buying popcorn. When it comes to actually making media you should "leave it to the professionals".

By the way, that popcorn costs twenty bucks. After all, we've got lawyers to pay.
The problem here is that pretty much everyone who visits HN already knows about SOPA. While it's a good move regardless, I highly doubt it's necessary.
I think part of it is due to the fact that Colbert has confirmed in the past that he is an active redditor, and on there SOPA has been a pretty popular topic.

Stewart on the other hand might just get his news from TV, which hasn't really covered it all that much
So what? Why should you count this case?
I've spend hours configuring my status line, but I'm definitely gonna install this. Very beautiful and functional.
SOPA will be a disaster for the gaming community
I know more than a handful of exceptional engineers who don't even have GitHub accounts. And I know a few really average engineers who are active on GitHub.

As best (if it works like magic even), this only gets you the cream of a small subset of engineers. But if this is the only source you would use to hire, you leave out a large pool of talent before you even begin.
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SOPA isn't on the radar of the general public. So it makes sense when Stewart says he "needs to catch up on the issue".

I really think it's a simple as that.
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> "If he says Java is slower than C at this, then Java is slower than C at this."

Yes. I like how you qualify the statement. Furthermore, on the C side you have Linus and other C gurus that really, really know how to exploit the strengths of the C language.
You should add Google to the bottom of that list. Google releases one smartphone every year, and so far they did not sign any patent deal with Microsoft.
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"much less the months of effort they'd need to become proficient"

Simply amazing.
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SOPA does not 'delete' any domains

Gotcha. I don't follow the minutiæ that closely.
Love the idea, this could be killer if it were more complete

Suggestions (didn't see anything from these come up in my initial searches):

Teamtreehouse.com

lynda.com

codeschool.com

codeacademy.com
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I like the idea, but the visuals could be improved. Maybe try a modal window, similar to the "Website Blocked" SOPA mock images, but changing the text and wording. Maybe include a link to the infographic http://americancensorship.org/infographic.html
Plenty of other services have shown indiscretion about their client's data. That doesn't validate this case, especially considering that many of us look to 37signals as essentially the poster boy of leading behaviors.

We expect more from them.

I am not trying to be argumentative but want to respond to a point you made as I think it is critically important for many HNers running or aspiring to run SaaS solutions-

"If you're that protective of your data, then it's up to you make wiser decisions. For starters, don't name your files SuperSecretPrivateInfo.doc and then give them to other people to store."

For real? I guarantee that 37signals would not sanction such a ridiculous statement. Most SaaS companies wouldn't touch such claims with a 40' pole.

The industry lives and breathes on the feeling that the data is confidential. We're currently looking at some hosted helpdesk ticket solutions, and I can tell you that if there was even the slightest hint that the vendors casually browsed our data we would rethink the whole adventure.
But it's not true that "there's no way." I think that was the distinction being drawn here.
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Is this product developed by Github folks?
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Is it possible to build the next killer startup using some kind of pin number or pass phrase authentication without the use of personal information, or minimal personal information.

I just went over to foursquare to check it out and they want all kinds of personal information to log in. This is the same as any other social networking site as expected but such a disappointment.
"Law enforcement potentially could turn on the skype camera add-on and use it for a total big brother type surveillance."

Um... you have a cell phone right?
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I think it would be a great tool but only for a segment of the job market. It's good for finding passionate coding enthusiasts who maintain many open source projects for fun and would be a good fit for a silicon valley type company but for the rest who are just professional white collar programmers who work for big companies, the best code can never be made public and conventional interviews, while not perfect, is the best we got so far.
I did some UX consulting for The Colbert Report that required me to research their entire writing and production workflow and my understanding is that the executive producers of the shows might check in with each other, but it's true that there's essentially no overlap, and there's no effort to coordinate topics.
I did not know this. I suppose that removes my argument.
An alternative would be to make a regular post. I plan to post the following to FB, Google+, and Twitter:

"This is my only comment today because I do not want to be censored by the passage of SOPA. #sopablackout"
Thanks for the feedback. I've added in a level that requires a little coding to solve :)

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I applied. (I'm a non dev who discovered HN in Nov of this year.) I had already determined that I wanted to take 2012 and learn RoR though. It fit my goals perfectly.
Doesn't make any sense to blackout HN. A large majority of HN visitors are already aware of SOPA - no need to raise awareness with this audience.
I don't think he reads up on this stuff, wouldn't have the time, his researchers cut it down and he makes it funny. I'm sure it's because his researchers are largely unaware that it's an issue.
Agreed. And I would argue that programming languages give as structured a way to do this unambiguously as we currently have. As languages improve, we can improve what the computer can interpret unambiguously (or at all), but that is a long process.
Even if they still end up paying for some patents in the end, it should be a much smaller sum

Why do you say that? Unless MS has come out and said something like RAND terms on the patents in dispute MS can charge $50B for the use of one patent if they like.

If anything they may end up paying more because the defendent would have no recourse, having lost in court. If I were MS (or any company) and I just had a patent of mine validated by the court, which was integral in my competitors product I'd start raking people over the coals.
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This is straight up web operations 101, has nothing to do with MongoDB.

Hearing you pushing for a new tool at the last minute, then changing its setup/config/architecture repeatedly over a few days, then blaming your sysadmin for a setting. Man I'd hate to have that guys job, you just steamrolled him with "dev found a shiny new toy" behavior.
More annoying (but more visible) idea:

Everyone changes their name to "SOPA Enforcement Officer #204295" with an official looking picture, and combs through their friends posts all day looking for pictures or text that would potentially be taken down under a nightmare SOPA regime.

T-shirts or products with logos visible, artwork visible, song lyrics, videos with uncleared background music. Get creative.

Then, post fake takedown notices (in the comments) with an informational link.
This isn't racketeering since what they're being protected from is an action that is legal and within their right to demand payment for. Your problem is with the patent system, not with MS's behavior.
I know but this is yet another thing. And it is exactly the idea from 1984.
I like that Google does this and think it is in the best interests of the Internet and most people in involved. By creating opensource implementations and testing them we can move things forward faster; rather than letting people tie up standards in committee for years or creating something that can't be implemented well.
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The number of users is the wrong metric to measure in this debate, its the trend that tells the story. One service is growing, the other is in free fall.

http://www.woorank.com/en/www/myspace.com

Is MySpace growing exponentially? No. They are continuing to hemorrhage users while services like Google+, Tumblr, and Pinterest see explosive growth.
My profile is very flattering: it thinks I have 5+ years of experience JavaScript, Java, Haskell and elisp. I'm a second year undergrad :)

Is there anywhere to submit bug reports? I looked around, but didn't see any email addresses anywhere.
I love how easy pathogen (https://github.com/tpope/vim-pathogen) makes installing vim plugins from github. I always struggled with it in the past (and mostly avoided it) but now it is as simple as git clone and done.
WebRTC is a real standards-track technology. If you look at the draft you linked, none of the four editors even work for Google.

In the other cases cited - good luck making an independent interoperable implementation just from Google's "spec". The same would go for WebM and Dart.
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Found this gem of a video when doing some research on machine learning applications. I hope others find it as enjoyable as I did.
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You should of emailed the user that their picture was #100'000'000 and if they would give you permission to look at the picture to feature in their blog post. That would of been the ethical way to do it.
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Does anyone here have stories about how they have looked for a co-founder and actually found one? How did it work out?
They are proposed standards. See my comment at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3456815.

Standards don't appear out of the ether, fully formed and ready to be implemented. Properly developed standards are built precisely the way Google is building them: with a publicly available proposal and a reference implementation in widely used software.
Some latency with synchronous calls on the editing page when a new row appears (from down under, perhaps this is common for Australia web use).
Vundle is even better than Pathogen IMO. It takes away the need to manage git submodules, in favor of just creating a text file that defines your plugins, Bundler style. Removing plugins from your setup is MUCH cleaner.
You're going to get flack for this because you've revealed a very small PR hole in an otherwise great company with great products.

I'll continue to use your products. Even if you were to post BankruptcyPreparation.docx. Here's why: You're not a bunch of fucking idiots.

If 37signals was a mish-mash of security issues and red flags, ya, I might be a bit pissed to see BankruptcyPreparation.docx mentioned.

Some of us would love to hear that 37signals fucked up large and did something imperfect. Not because of narcissism or blind hate, but just because it makes their success digestible, makes them human.
I really like it. It's a great project, guys. I like the art/design of it. I get it right away. Just some thoughts:

1) If I am not mistaken, I think your jscrollpane code is acting very wonky on some cases. jscrollpane default-styled scrollbar is popping up randomly. Double check the test cases to make sure.

2) mixpanel api script is dynamically putting intself into the DOM (head) multiple times

3) .directions a { text-decoration:none; } (for the "Make your own" button)

4) it seems that on initial load, the url-group pane goes up on any mouse click (left/right) and then acts normally.

Hope that helps and good luck. I think it's a very neat idea.

(Also, just a personal preference, but "brought to you by [Bundlenut] or [bundlenut.com]" look a bit nicer than "[www.bundlenut.com]")

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I think that reflects more on people who do the linking rather than on NYT itself.
Beautiful, thank you for this!

Would be nice if there it was bundled with sample patched fonts, so those wanting to try it could see if it's worth the trouble to patch a font.
I love this plugin, man I spent so much time configuring my colorscheme and my status line to know in which window I am currently on. I like that is written in full VimScript too.
Sure, but at that point they're effectively a library of press releases, and offer no added value, other than aggregating all the press releases in one place, I guess.
So, is this just an article advocating outsourcing? Because I don't know how else you could hire a programmer for a month for a couple thousand dollars
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When it comes to cofounders I'm greatly influenced by PG's advice. If you find the right one it does increase your chances of success.

However settling for a less than perfect fit for a cofounder can actually decrease your chances of success over going solo. Once you're out of school a few years the best candidates have careers, wives and houses and just won't take the chance no matter how great the potential payoff.
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You have to have a contract with Twitter. Which they did. Until Twitter decided not to continue to renew their contract with Google.

Now Twitter is complaining that Google isn't serving their results prominently. I honestly cannot begin to comprehend the level of cognitive dissonance needed to whine about this.
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