skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
This is good advice. There are at least two things at play here:

a. Do we want some amount of branding to our app independent of Facebook?

b. Does it make sense to build an equivalent, more native, set of views for Facebook users? ie, is it worth the development time to have a set of fbml pages rather than building off of existing iframed html?
Why travel to a new country with a new culture, and take your old culture with you?

Well that's unavoidable really. The question is how much you let local culture in on top of the culture you bring with you.

Why they do it is probably because culture is not what brought them to The States. That is an argument I have heard made against refuge intake & discouragement of economic migration.
Very comprehensive list of tips and tricks.
I like the new feature of Wordpress 2.7: automatic updating (that should keep many hackers away by updating the installation to the newest version).
I think that carbon fiber is a really good insulator which is not good for a computer. Think carbon fiber mufflers on motorcycles not getting hot. Composite skis don't get cold. I suppose plastic is the same in that respect... But there is something from my days as a machinist / composite-ist telling me that all the heat will stay in and everything will melt. My memories are hazy but it doesn't feel right...
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I'm probably the one to blame for the complicated sentences. It's a "gift".

It is definitely NOT the case that your friends need to be using the app. As long as you tell it who your friends are and where they are (via your facebook friends, gmail feed or Outlook database), it'll find things for you.

However, for that to work, you'll either need to enter bands/teams/shows your interested in (iTunes, last.fm, Facebook), or have LuckyCal connected to your calendar (Google, Outlook, iCal etc.).

I should also note that much of the data in the system is in the US and Canada.
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We do, but it tends to be limited by the number of people at Facebook that can work with us. They're spread pretty thin.

And since we're in Boston rather than the Valley, we're tend to be a little removed.
Anyone have any thoughts on this? We have two setups we need to incorporate, wouldn't mind saving some hassle and a bit of money.
The idea there was to show that we're mixing in the calendars of your friends, family and associates. Clearly that wasn't obvious!
Actually, no. They're interested in funneling their funds to the applications that their user use.
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Actually... I don't think the English language technically allows for nested parens. That's more of an invention by hackers for the internet, I think.
The Facebook index page? Or the main one? Probably both.
The article doesn't mention HFCS. It talks about the horrors of selling corn-fed burgers and such.
It may smell bad, but it's so very good.
I trust what gets put in writing and signed.

Contracts exist so that we can trust each other.
CSS is a pretty badly designed language, and the implementations are terrible.

It's hard to find people who really grok it on a deep level, and also have enough real-world experience to deal with the quirks on a regular basis.
This actually sounds pretty good to me. Ideally in a laptop you want to get rid of the heat through the vents, not through the case. Nobody likes burning their thighs and/or wrists, and that's a big problem with the metal macbooks.

Now I come to read the article more carefully, in fact, the part they're considering replacing with carbon fiber is the bottom cover, which suggests they really are thinking in terms of heat conduction, even though that's not mentioned in the article.
I feel it in my fingers: The G1 has cheaper parts than the iPhone
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I reckon hardware design issues are interesting, especially when they involve fancy new materials.
Am I the only person that's annoyed that I can't turn off Google Chat in my Gmail account? I want the widget _gone_, not just "signed out".

mmph.
Thanks. Sometimes it's hard not to make an ascii of myself.
Yesterday's thread about C Corporation vs S Corporation vs LLC is probably relevant: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=359155
Telling that the blog domain name is "get real or die".

The job request and the response to criticism are anything but realistic.

So I wonder which one Dashboard is going to do?
I liked The Blind Side, but found it more entertaining than insightful, and I think he papers over the most interesting conflict in the story --- whether Michael Oher's benefactors were in fact gaming the college football recruitment system.
If you pay average, you'll get average. The job description is WAY above the average.

Frankly, "we're paying market" in this case is an insult, and it says a lot about your company.
What technology do you think they are using to aggregate that data?
I think I answered my own question. Outside.in
it's the brand new outside.in API: http://api.outside.in
Posterous.com (YC Summer 2008) launches Autopost to Facebook
We're interviewing too, I'm located in San Jose (close to the San Jose airport, if you're flying in there). I have three extra couches and even more floor space... would be pleased to put you up (or anyone else coming in for the weekend)! alex@polvi.net
pretty sweet actually.
I'm not sure why anyone needs to be convinced on why SAAS will win. Charging for a product is one of the most basic and successful things a company can do. Its 2000+ years of positive growth speaks for itself.
Oh no. That is an unfair characterization of yourself.
Maybe I titled it wrongly, the post is really more about design principles for SAAS in a browser.
This is very smart. Other things to monitor in real time: allergies, weird disease symptoms, SAD and other mental symptoms, flooding?, crime.
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Title should be "Apple Denies A Linux User Access to Its Movie Trailers". The comments on the page are filled with Linux users who have no problems.

The user in question can download the .mov file manually and view it, but somewhere between hist click and the view his system is not passing a version check.
I'll second this post in that Sam (and his friend) are really great guys (and yes, they won't rape you). If I had a couch, or a place for that matter, I'd let you guys crash. Maybe we can just get coffee instead :)
Well for maximum effectiveness, there needs to be a substrate on which to lay the carbon fiber. Having just a sheet of carbon fiber mesh and cured resin isn't nearly as strong as that same sheet covering some other material like foam or wood.
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grr no linux support

However, they released chrome on linux fairly soon after the main release so I have hope.
http://gizmodo.com/5015395/apple-introduces-iphone-3g-videoc...
In programming, clever = smart
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Unless my memory fails me, in the "What Ponies do you want in Django?" session, this one came up quite a bit. Adrian and Jacob said that this was one of their top priorities, and suggested that it might make it into Django 1.1.

You could probably get a better response on the Django-users or Django-dev mailing lists.
damn you, state filing fees
pet peeve of mine: when you click on one of the form fields the "title" disappears and when you blur that field (after not typing in it at all and or deleting the content) it remains blank, surely it should put the title back on if blank?
+ like the design
+ LOVE the domain & name
+ clear and simple sign ups
- Twitter only
- USA only
- nearlies != near.ly
Is the voice/video being transmitted via the Jingle protocol? If so, then hopefully it will eventually be possible for Gmail users to have voice/video chat with non-Gmail users. That would help differentiate this service from the other video/VoIP solutions out there.
I'm pretty skeptical... I would much rather take the time to do things right, with help from a lawyer. Saving $150 on filing fees is not much compared to picking the wrong type of corp and being screwed in the future.
Is that MC Hammer Twittering from the Quadrangle Foursquare conference? Yes. It is
Misleading title, I thought it meant that the EU is thinking about blocking Internet calls but they're just investigating whether companies do it.
Loopt Jumps Ahead Of Facebook And MySpace On iPhone. Told You.
Google to send medical search terms to the gov
I can see the benefit, but I'm more frightened with the misuse. Scary.
I was thinking about that too. It seems that in some ways, Twitter has already become what RSS has been trying to become for years. It's much easier for people to understand "following someone on twitter" than it is for them to understand "subscribing to an RSS feed in an aggregator."

Obviously there are some pretty big differences in the purpose and functionality of the two technologies, but maybe there's something to learn regarding the terminology used to describe RSS.
You know, it isn't bad for something that these guys built in 48 hours :)

http://blog.outside.in/2008/11/11/announcing-the-new-outside...

PS. I work at outside.in so I'm probably biased.
um, delicious?
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there's probably a greasemonkey script for this...
Google execs talked up for Obama tech post
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Listening to this reminds of how sites like this remind me of sports talk radio, commenting on the latest play (link). Always better with more people around.
I tried Java ME dev a couple years ago and discovered that it was a complete waste of time. Different manufacturers can choose to support different parts of the spec so your apps are never guaranteed to work on all Java ME supported phones.

It was a real disappointment.
Looking at ideas and potential customers? Hop on the subway.
They did? I looked recently, and quickly again just now, and don't see anything on the main chrome page...
Y'all are missing the point. Start-up offers totally unrealistic salary, and gets some script kiddie who couldn't hack his or her way out of a paper bag. Said script kiddie builds the app using toothpicks and glue. App actually gets users and completely s*s the bed. Founders realize they have a great idea and a loyal audience, but now have to spend a HUGE amount of money completely rebuilding the app because the existing codebase is useless.

What's worth more? Scaling your app at the outset and then rolling in profit? Or saving bucks at the outset and then blowing 10x more later on trying to fix the mistakes. Let's ask Twitter.
Thanks for everyone that sent me an email or posted here. I'm replying to the emails & making arrangements with my 'partner' (we're strictly professional, of course).

Also thanks for the YCers who vouched for us and/or promised we wouldn't rape you. That was pleasantly unexpected.

Anyone else who's looking for a place to stay should post as well, btw. I don't want us to be the only ones to benefit from this thread.
How long ago did the interview take place?
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It's sad because it shows stunning lack of curiosity. The reason to "get down in the muck" is because you'd want to, and the opportunity is right there.
A week ago Friday
Startup school functions as a defacto Hacker News meetup, plus there have been some Pittsburgh ones.
"The New New Thing" is among his best, and the most directly relevant for the HN crowd -- a really insightful look at Silicon Valley history in the mid 90s and the story behind SGI, Netscape, and Jim Clark.
Sucks to be in Europe :-)
On the server side, you'll want to look at red5 (http://osflash.org/red5). Client side you'll likely have to code custom though.

Anyone know a good webcam capturing flash or flex utility? I haven't found one myself...
Note: There are two election posts. The kml files and the videos below it.
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Sure. I was in San Diego, and we used a meat supplier called Old Creek Ranch on the central coast in California: http://www.oldcreekranch.net/

They aren't a well-oiled production machine (which is the point, right? :-) ) so orders will usually take a little longer than you expect but it's worth it.

This site also has links to suppliers around the country: http://www.eatwild.com/
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Awesome. Loopt very much depends on network effects to be useful, so hopefully this will help them get a critical mass.

Now they just need to figure out how to update my location without requiring me to open the app...
In-Memory caching: Why we can't just trust the database to get it right
Are mobile Linux and open source finally for real?
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For a 3 lb MacBook Air, I seriosuly doubt they'll need to reinforce it with anything. A six layer carbon fiber bottom will be more than adequate.
arbitrage failing to fix a hole is a sure sign of wrongful government intervention. for example: the yen carry trade that made and is now breaking iceland. in a real free market the arbitrage between yen interest rates and ISK interest rates would have eventually closed. instead, governments forcibly controlled interest rates.
One piece of advice - your tagline "LuckyCal predicts where you'll be to help you decide what to do." seems slightly creepy - you guys are going to tell me where i'll be and what i'll do there? Once I read your description it became much clearer, but I would change the tagline. Just my 2 cents
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Garry, you guys are incredible. You launch a new feature, what, every other week?
TC might be getting a bit excited here. Loopt could just be receiving a bounce from the Apple commercial...
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My definite hard limit was it had to be geeky, either in numbers of strategy. Newt Gingrich explaining how he turned the electoral landscape upside down in 1994 or how Ken Mehlman (Bush's 2004 campaign chief) demonstrated how he turned the election around in a state-by-state analysis would be interesting to read. Newt ranting about ending adolescence, a topic which he is not an expert, would not be YC
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Oh, then that confused me. Does luckycal not already have access to my facebook friends list? I thought when luckycal presented me with my friends list it wanted me to send an app invite to them all?

I still think it's a fundamentally awesome tool and all niggles can be worked out through incremental updates.
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My understanding is that it will be a cabinet-level position, which means very high-profile and potentially powerful.

The concept is to take technology and make it the hub of solutions, rather than a spoke. What that means in terms of support staff, I have no idea.
The concept is to take technology and make it the hub of solutions, rather than a spoke.

That's even vaguer than the original.
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Based on my depressingly long experience, I would say that if you can easily switch jobs w/o moving, and you like the area, you should consider a house. Better customization options, the chance to create equity, better credit picture, etc. If, however, you CAN'T switch jobs w/o moving, you might be daft to purchase - the damn things are somewhat to rather illiquid (particularly right now) and there's all sorts of years maintenance you have to do as an owner.

Like everything, it's a business/risk decision that you have to make based on your career and aspirations. Me, I overspecialized too much doing stuff I like to do. When the jobs are on the other side of the country, the choices aren't all that nice with a house...
Yes, I'd postulate this would not be an engineering decision as much as it would be related to the "because it's cool" principal of design, which is related to the "because it'll sell" principal of marketing.
yes we encourage you to use the site. My listing is the first one in SF.
you should try couchsurfering.com i have friends that it has worked well for them. there are also some entrepreneurial clubs on there.
I largely agree with you, but to play devil's advocate: a little hostility helps people to check themselves. It forces you to think before you speak and before you post, which means there's a good chance you check yourself before you submit thing. It ensures a degree of quality control, and that's something that I think Hacker News benefits rather than suffers from.

The first forum I joined was one of people who enjoyed ripping on people who said stupid things and who wasted space. I joined there at a pretty young age: I still credit it for teaching me to think about and revise things that I post online. I still remember it fondly, in part because it was a tight community: it scared most people away, but that was good, because it was a site for a niche audience. (Similar, I'd say, to the niche audience that ought to be in Hacker News.)

I've also worked with forums that aimed towards nice: they tended to have a less fanatic userbase, and the people who remained were of wildly varying quality. Nice in excess leads to a downfall.

(I also haven't noticed much unfair hostility until the last month: the election polarized a lot of people, and brought in a lot of attitudes that seem less concerned with new information and interesting articles. Hopefully it will pass.)
I've seen it done before (once, actually, I used it for the visual effect (you wouldn't think it, but a set of nested parentheses look odd when it's in literature (rather than coding, for instance (though I think it's possible that I borrowed the idea from a computer science class)))).
Ask HN: Anyone figure out how to beat Fieldrunners (iPhone game)?
Just beat Fieldrunners on the iPhone, anyone else figure out the trick?
Try www.AirBedandBreakfast.com. I am one of the co-founders, and we are offering a 50% for all YC applicants. My listing is the first one listed in SF, and its a great place to practice your pitch.
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Surely thats the case. I don't think snagging an iPhone commercial puts you ahead of facebook or myspace in the mobile space. I don't even really think you can compare the two.
Dupe: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=361040
the valuation they cite is a joke. $500 million? haha i'm sorry, 2006 is gone and won't be returning. loopt would be better off claiming they are a bank and going to the TARP...probably make more with fewer questions asked!
wow apple is desperate. they are using unibody aluminum chasis to convince people to pay $2k for laptop internals they could get from dell for $600. case mods must be where its at since the macbook pro is not meaningfully different under the hood than the previous macbooks.

carbon fiber?? why not try to see if you can freeze-frame star trek iv at the point where scotty has his forumla for transparent aluminum on the screen. that should catch a cool $5k per unit at least.
I can't answer b: my knowledge of coding for Facebook is very minimal. I've used tons of applications, though, mainly when writing for AF, and I think that the absolute best path to follow is to look at what Facebook does for its own applications. By far, they're the best ones out there, even if Facebook doesn't have to worry about branding.

For a, though: the best applications are the ones that stick at the very least to Facebook's usual designs in regards both to colors and to line thicknesses: in other words, the applications that look native. The reason for this is that you're competing not with other calenders, but with Facebook's native applications. When I'm on Facebook, every app is a click away. And so you're competing with Facebook's apps, all of which are spectacular, and you're competing on their playing field, in which you have no control over the look of the site you're on. While you should definitely brand yourself, don't brand your design. Keep it looking like it belongs to be on Facebook, more or less, because any active difference will be seen as a negative. Furthermore, if you're on Facebook your app has to play by their rules: focus on interaction with friends above everything.

If you want some instances of applications that I found incredibly good, check out Packrat - http://apps.facebook.com/packrat/ - or Projects, even if it broke a bit in the upgrade to the new Facebook - http://apps.facebook.com/divshare_projects
The author has a unique perspective since he - somehow - skipped learning C until now. He programmed assembly before, and from his other work he clearly is familiar with dynamic and more modern languages.

Consequently, his perspective on C is that of somehow who is new to the language, yet also understands both the fundamentals of what his code will compile down to, and the higher level facilities that later languages and programming models abstracted away.
The only way I access FB nowadays is via iPhone.
Is it too late to jump on top of the pile?
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Right valuation or not, they're not going to be crying at night about it when the sale's (or new round) complete.
This is why people have things called character and stuff. ;)

(Not a personal slam. I just wish sometimes people would call out Apple on being sleazy before their "but its so prettyyyyy" rationalization kicks in. Because otherwise Apple will continue making you bend over backwards.)
Does anyone know what browsers are currently supported?
If you want it out of your way, look at the very bottom of the page:

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It's built directly into Gmail. Look at my response to his post.
Yeah, it's annoying. But theoretically it's a more integrated experience, it's used by all Gmail users - no need for people to get Skype, which is good for people who don't like installing programs - and it's pretty impressive for an online implementation.
It would be nice to know some real stats, like subscribers, revenue etc. not just vaporous speculation about valuation.
Ask HN: Impact on sales of using external site for payment processing?
Seems like there's two options for processing payments:

1. Integrate a payment system into your app (so the user is actually typing his credit card number on a page within your site)

2. Use an external site to process the payment (such as linking the person to a Paypal processing page)

PROs of using Paypal:

- I don't have to mess w/payment processing

- Paypal is viewed as a trusted third party (though some people might think that their credit card info is sent to me through Paypal anyway, which makes this a little weaker)

CONs:

- People might think they need a Paypal account

- Extra step in payment process

- More difficult to integrate smoothly into the registration process (my app's customers will register/pay at the same time for use of the service)

Has anyone tried both options to see which results in higher completion rates?

Edited to add: I suppose it matters a lot who the audience is. In this case the site is geared toward computer savvy people, which makes me lean towards Paypal all things considered. Also, I'm going to just make it a one time payment which will be slightly higher, but I think more people are willing to make a larger one time payment than signing up for a monthly service -- thoughts on that?
I need to turn these interviews around faster. This one took me longer than usual to post because I love this community and I didn't want to misrepresent it.
Thanks for clarifying that. I wonder if there's a better/clearer way for me to show videos in the future.
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"exposing your weaknesses"

Yeah. They bring out the ASS in some parents.
Good point. Digg's top users spoke at one my Mixergy Forums. They were very clear about what it took to get to the top of Digg. No hesitation at all.