skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
You can get chicken feet in the U.S. so there's no reason to guess, just go out and try it.

In my experience the taste is nothing special, but the texture is notable (the skin is fairly rubbery). More than anything, though, they are hard to eat; not much meat and not really worth the effort.
They just taste like chicken with an interesting texture. There is not much meat, but they are usually dripping with savory sauce.
Yes, but the people I am talking about live for years that way.
Higher resolution streaming movies will be the most important thing in the next few years to come.

Projecting further into the future, 3D image/hologram transmission could be a probable candidate.
> he did not rape me

I'd venture a guess that he didn't murder you either.
Hulu CEO: Revenues 'Vastly Exceeding Expectations'
> My party balloons deflate in a day. What keeps theirs from doing the same?

That's because they have helium in them (so they float). Put air in and they will not deflate.

> Also there could be some durability problems.

Mylar is a really strong material actually. I think they use it to insulate satellites.
Your summary didn't match with what I read in the NYTimes article. The point seemed to be that people have advantages in certain endeavors that are not attributable to their skill or talent. Bill Gates is a offered as a case of someone who had the advantage of privileged access to and time on computing systems (which is not a knock on his genius). Another case cited has to do with age cutoffs for Canadian youth hockey leagues. Basically, anyone born right before the cutoff tends to be the older, bigger, stronger kid in that bracket and this advantage increases over time. They practice, yes, but they also have a significant advantage stemming from a factor totally outside of their influence. The other point being that you can analyze these factors and reduce that influence, supposing you wanted to do that.

I think your assessment of what the book offers is actually more of an assessment of what Giles zeroed in on. I'm not defending the book--I have no interested since the concept can be summed up in a twitter post--but thought I'd point out that I think there's a different thesis at work.
> He did not rape me.

That's the most glowing endorsement if I ever did see one.
4,300 year old Pyramid discovered in Egypt
Matt, chicken feet are really one of the best meats out there. It's crunchy, spicy and has that smooth seafood like texture. Excellent stuff.

China is heaven for true meat appreciators.
It's an interesting idea: instead of making large sheets of solar cells, make a small one and gather the light from a large area and send it to the cell.

And the real smart idea is the mirror - a simple balloon.

But, I'm not so sure solar cells exist that can handle that much power. Yes you can send them more sun - but can they handle it? I think they can't - or least if they can, they saturate, so no matter how much more light you send their power is capped.

And indeed, at the very end they mention that the solar cells they need don't exist.
Insane and hilarious:

He called Standard & Poor’s and asked what would happen to default rates if real estate prices fell. The man at S&P couldn’t say; its model for home prices had no ability to accept a negative number.
How do you know you're good at something a priori without spending the 10,000 hours to find out empirically?
Why is there even an override options, given that the point of using the feature would be that you have low selfcontrol?

Btw no anti-procrastionation software will ever be useful until it prevents you from changing the OS time...

HELP!
It's kinda nice I guess.
> he did not rape me

Maybe he only rapes people of the opposite sex? Damn him for being so selective!
For an entry-level, fresh out of a mid-tier school graduate, perhaps. (based on my experience as a programmer in NW Broward)
01:02 pm: Was able to authenticate against twitter API
I have to agree here. We already have movies and TV on demand on the web, "life streaming", etc. More bandwidth into the home just means increasing quality, increasing interactivity, broader adoption, etc. But, phones are just now getting broad enough broadband to make it interesting.

I'd wager that everything old will be new again on mobile devices. How many of those are business opportunities for small new companies? I dunno. YouTube has been very effective on mobile, so user-created video content is probably not one of those opportunities.
All your home usual staff on the mobile gadged.
I think 700Mhz Wimax connection across USA from "google" might be huge.
I wrote it because it made me laugh, every single time I read my testimonial.
Official Google Blog: Talk face-to-face right from within Gmail
Novell builds bridges...from Red Hat to SUSE
Condé Nast Web Arm CondéNet’s Turn for “Across the Board” Cuts
You might be surprised how hard is to find a true CSS expert. He may be exaggerating its difficulty compared to other languages though.
If we have libraries (jQuery, Scriptaculous, etc) that do this for us, do they need to be added to main technology too? Would it allow a performance increase or something?
Practical ... in Java

That's an oxymoron.
Is it reasonabe to say that extensive arbitrage made no holes left to exploit?
May be he was complaining.
Experts Say Humans Can Live to 1,000
They're not so much predictable as anticipatable. You can't determine what they're going to to. You can only track the most likely conversation threads and attempt to meet them as readily as possible.

The problem is, unlike in chess, there are no restrictions in a conversation. The trick with programming a really believable bot, I think, is not to brute-force it, but to create some sort of emotive simulator. Something that shifts the bot's mood as time goes on. That way, you're able to make the responses more believable, even if you don't anticipate responses to each line.

The reason brute force doesn't work is because the human mind can't always anticipate things. However, we know why we don't anticipate things. We're able to tell when other people's responses are absurd and don't make sense; we can choose not to follow threads. Look at the snippet I posted above: the computer responds to everything as if it's logical conversation, which it's not. If a robot can't tell that, then the next step is to teach it how to tell. And you can't brute force that.
Google Uses Web Searches to Track Flu’s Spread
Apple may use Carbon Fiber in Next Macbook
I feel that the concept is in the right path, but it could be improved... don't know exactly how, maybe using circular shapes to resemble a clock, avoiding the sub-selectors disappear when the mouse moves, and adding keyboard support.
I have no interested since the concept can be summed up in a twitter post

You can summarize anything in a Twitter post: any concept, no matter how complex. Gladwell's advantage is that he tells really fascinating stories that explore his ideas in a real-world context.

I think that TDavis was trying to say was what I wanted to say, but he said it more concisely: this post wasn't really saying anything interesting. It was essentially saying "If you want to be fucking awesome, practice a lot." There wasn't very much more quantitative than that.
2 guys, 1 couch?
At DjangoCon I heard Pownce was doing that internally, you might want to ping them.
Try http://www.airbedandbreakfast.com/

I think the founders of the site have a room themselves...for $50 per night.
That's how I'd want to live if I were there long term. My point is, there's no 'real' China. It's all about perspectives and layers...is there a 'real' US?
Some people read that presentation in NOT full screen?

Maybe someone should write a "How People Really Use Slideshare" post...
No. That was me, unfortunately. I downvoted before I checked your user name, which was a big mistake. I was going to go back and reply, but I completely forgot. Sorry about that: I'll respond to you right now.
yes, well, based on how the companies were talking during the writers strike, "expectations" were only a smidge above nothing.
Cool... nice that those silly karma points finally were useful for something.
You guys could've crashed at my place, but I'm moving. Bummer, good luck! In the future, my couch will be open.

Btw, is this a big week for pitches. i've heard a few other friends are doing the the same thing.
Rand is very dogmatic, unfortunately. I like her ideas more than I do her execution of them.

Gladwell takes it a bit too far, in my opinion. The NYmag was the first interview I read of his, and he seems too determined to avoid taking the credit. It doesn't make him evil per se, not like Rand would say, but it does annoy me when I read his interview.
I love Hacker News. I started one of the big fights when I wrote that the guy made a flawed analogy. I leave HN for the day, come back, and all hell has broken loose with trolling and fake accounts... and then I see the guy's been wiped off the board. Awesome - thanks PG, and Unalone.
Hey I'd love to have you but I actually don't have a couch.
In fact I don't have any furniture except a desk and mattress. Good luck!
Soon, you'll be able to touch each other also from within Gmail.
There is more to technology than just computers.
Now Do You Know It Works?
Here you go: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/fuo/914889246.html :-p
Google Reports Flu Searches, Locations To Feds
That's pretty impressive. Google Talk is an underappreciated gem.
Homes vs Stocks
Walmart SSL certificates
Twittmarks.com Update Completed app authentication, now working on django models. 3 hours and 23 minutes so far.
Say hello to Gmail voice and video chat
Facebook now worth about $4 billion, revenue light
To elaborate: they are using well-known private keys in their certificates, so all SSL connections towards their servers cannot be guaranteed to be private or authentic. They are wide open to active eavesdropping and it makes them pretty much as secure as an obfuscated HTTP.
Near.ly
US Supercomputer now world's fastest open research supercomputer.
Really? I liked The Blind Side. Wasn't a fan of Coach.
He talks a about meeting in person. Am I missing something? Or is it just that I'm living in the wrong place?
Why SAAS will win
Public Intellectual 2.0
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Read Engadget on your iPhone
Read Gizmodo on your iPhone
EU looks into blocking of Internet calls
Hmm... I wonder if this is automatically available for Android users?
guessing the plugin you install would consist of some sort of universal web cam software and screen capture, I wonder how small the plugin can actually be?

edit: probably some software for communicating with your web cam
An interesting dichotomy occurs when he mentions "optimizing" for digg versus how to optimize for hacker news. Ed (edw519, I presume) says.. no.. just... be yourself. Be sincere. Don't try to game the system.

For a super-high traffic site like digg, it becomes absolutely paramount to get your hooks into people because you don't have alot of time to make an impact. An extra marketing once-over on the submission is virtually required (not to even mention going a step above to rigging the system with some quid pro quo or dummy accounts). It makes digg largely unappealing to me from a submissions stand-point because, first, the traffic is of low quality, and secondly, it seems... uhm... unsavory.

For a lower traffic site like this with a super narrow focus, it's much easier to get noticed. And the traffic is of extremely high quality (presuming you are on topic...) You are in the new queue long enough that your story is going to live or die on its own much more than the magic title, etc.
Google Adds Voice And Video Chat to Gmail
Whenever some one tells you "Its not about the money..." that's how you know its about the money.
Unless I'm missing something obvious - that is not an interview.
Actually, Sam and Vlad both stayed at my apartment that year for Startup School. Neither of them tried to rape me either.
The audio is at the bottom. The video is like an intro :)
Ask YC: Has anyone used AngelSoft?
Hi. I looking for ways to raise start-up capital and wondered if anyone has had a good or bad experience with the AngelSoft software? [angelsoft.net]
Thanks for the links. Sounds promising!
Good idea. I'll send Leah an email...
I love how TechCrunch claims they discovered this flaw, when really it was Patrick Collison. The first thought several people I know had after reading his article was "hmm it works for images... I wonder if it works for code"

TechCrunch didn't even bother verifying their hypothesis.
haha, I am a Chinese! There are indeed rare geeks to start up companies in China. Din Lei, the founder and CEO of Netease(NTES) is a geek. Ma Huateng, the founder of Tencent is a geek, too. So, somehow, Netease and Tencent are the two local companies with strongest human resource in development.

For decades, there is no emerging startups with solid and independent business ideas. Even some startups I know have a profound background in technology, things they do are not new. Shang Mail, a copy of Blackberry push mail have a solid tech team. Ucweb, copy of Opera mobile in China was invested by Lei Jun, someone can be compared to Paul Alan in China.

There are some reasons for this.

1. New ideas have no tech or patent barriers. Due to the mess patent applying process and all the people to review applications are not professional. The quality of China patents are very low. It is hard to find valuable patent and sue someone with that. You can find all kind of patents in the database, from perpetual motion machine to how to compile linux kernel.

2. Due to No.1, new ideas can be copied by large companies. Tencent copied twitter model, Sina and Netease copied blog model. Merely startups survived in the battle field with large companies.

3. Chinese investors are conservative. That is good thing from some perspectives, they value the cash flow beyond everything else. Thus, if you don't have a persuasive revenue model, you can not raise any money. A most persuasive model is a copycat of successful service in other countries.
Nice posting. I read this book years ago and I continue to believe it is one of the best startup books out there.

I am sick of hearing about google, ebay, etc. Great companies, but not applicable to most entrepreneurs.
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Then just say it like that
Funny, as I just read the MouseDriver posting and it is one business book that does not suck!
i'm just trying to bookmark this article so that it appears under my comments. if anyone can suggest a better way (and bookmarking on the browser is not good enough, as i move around computers all day)
Often in life, "experience" is what you get when you do not get what you want. However, in John and Kyle’s case, experience is what they wanted and what they got from their adVenture. They certainly believed in their product, but unlike most entrepreneurs, their startup’s journey was more important to them than its ultimate destination.

I'm always fascinated by the "journey" more so than the "destination". In this case, The MouseDriver Chronicles sounds like a great story. Added to my "To Read" list!
Yes, there is a real U.S. There are Africans living in the U.S who have been there 10 years, eat African food, watch African movies, interact with African friends, speak bad English and have no idea what Seinfeld is. They live in a parallel world that has nothing to do with the country they are in. They would do the same everywhere they went.

To me, it seems to be a waste. Why travel to a new country with a new culture, and take your old culture with you?

And quite beside that, I find this attitude of the expat upper class a bit elitist, and it goes against the things I believe in. I believe that if one lives in a country, one should attempt to understand and interact with the local culture and traditions, and not create a society that totally ignores these norms.
Why the installed plugin? Tokbox has a great Flash-based solution (which Dabbleboard also uses). Maybe the plugin does P2P.
I don't see how that would work.

1) The G1's camera and screen face different directions.

2) The G1 (and the iPhone) don't support video capture.
Whoa, whoa... Let's not jump to conclusions.

But seriously, Sam is a great guy. Someone please lend him a couch and a roof!
> he did not rape me
I guess he didn't impale you either :) (just saw you name is "Vlad" and reminded me of "Vlad the Impaler" (also known as Dracula).
I don't agree. We were able to get sales (including international sales) by being on a tiny label run out of a guy's 1 bedroom, ant infested apt in chicago in 1999.

I agree large labels make it possible to make a good living, but even back in the day it was possible to eek out a living by touring constantly and getting distribution from a one-man label.
the problem was a feedback loop. everyone thought of course these guys knew what they were doing, otherwise why would people give them money? and promptly give them some money...etc.
getting one big client is hard, getting the next ten is much much easier.
How do we know he is not beside you right now forcing you to write this, with his penis out?
And this begs another question, if it requires an install, why not work it into a GTalk client update, and include it there and through the web interface?
Sorry, he's not a mediocre programmer. I knew him in college and he was darned good. We took the same grad CS courses as undergrads together, and he did well.
Thank you for the wonderful testimonial! Karma does go around.
Kudos for providing a 24-hour clock as well as am/pm. Too many developers stick to what's used in their own country and not caring about the rest of the world.
Google "high fructose corn syrup" diabetes

It's not just obesity.
Oh man, it's nearly time to start investing in Transmittable Tableaux. I don't think I'm ever paying full attention in IMs.
Anyone been successful in getting this to work?
As soon as that happens expect a lot of Gmail sex-spam-bots feeling you up. They'll get you all excited then present a credit card payment screen to continue...
I guarantee you this article had zero impact on whether or not Apple removed this "feature". I'm also reasonably sure they'll fix the bug in short order.
Official Google Blog: Tracking flu trends
1) Mirror ?
By the way, is there any free software for streaming video from a webcam so I can embed the result in a webpage? I'm putting a webcam on my iRobot create so I can watch it drive around.
Clickable link: http://angelsoft.net/

Earlier discussion about Angelsoft: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=168575

Discussion started by Fred Wilson: http://blog.angelsoft.net/2008/09/06/response-to-a-skeptic/
Software shows birth of a poem
Microsoft ups search engine bribe
The author seems to think it is intrinsically bad to be a renter for life. Why?
Yes, I have a place, email me at JohnWayneGacy@aol.com.
Is GMail Now Irresistible?
This is a duplicate: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=360952
Shame it requires a plugin, I'll just stick with skype thanks.
Saishunkan Cosmetics - Customer Care Trumps a Factory
oh there are worse foods than chicken feet, without question.

two words: stinky tofu.
I had no idea they still made the client. I think they're trying to push for a fully immersed web experience that no one has been able to offer as of yet. The only thing they're missing now is Gears in Gmail.
Sam ... just left you a vm message, I think I can help you out. I have a couch AND an air mattress and I'm just a block away from the MUNI.

I owe ya from your great hospitality back during the Wamily days, anyway. Give me a call. ~Nate
what happened to them? I checked out mousedriver.com and it looks dead
I've been using Luckycal for about a month - it frequently reminds me it can't find any events for me.

I remember seeing very complicated sentences to describe simple things within the app.

It seems like for it to become useful, all my friends need to install the app. Is that correct? I'm still waiting for luckycal to recommend something to me.
Very cool Wii commercial on YouTube
Both the G1 and the iPhone support video capture. The problem is there is not software to support it. Qik and other applications like it have been able to develop video streaming from the iPhone, which means that any talented developer could ultimately create a video capture application.
Entitlement is only a problem if the expectation is unrealistic. Seems like the company is the one with entitlement problems in this case - expecting to find such a qualified candidate without offering the appropriate pay that is typical of someone of that caliber.
This might help: http://blog.screen-scraper.com/2007/03/01/how-to-surf-and-sc...
Try Webkit (the Safari nightly build). Also RAM is getting so cheap (I just got 4GB on Amazon for $60) that maxing it out will save you a lot of time.
Okay, installed. Now need someone to video chat with.
Requirements: Intel Mac, Gmail account, Video Chat add-on, a personality.
Carbon fiber has a bunch of desirable properties, but I don't believe that absolute thickness (thinness) is generally considered one of them.

As far as I know the most common uses for carbon fiber are when light weight and high strength are needed, such as in aerodynamic panels on race cars -- nobody cares if the panel is .5mm or .5in, so long as the outer surface is the right shape and the weight is as low as possible.

If my understanding is correct, these attributes are counter to one of the key goals of the MB Air (the goal of being as thin as practical). It will be interesting to see the exact CF weave and resins they select as a compromise.
Ooo, .ly domains!
The public lynchings of Gutfreund and junk-bond king Michael Milken were excuses not to deal with the disturbing forces underpinning their rise. Ditto the cleaning up of Wall Street’s trading culture. The surface rippled, but down below, in the depths, the bonus pool remained undisturbed

and the exact same thing will happen again. symptoms will be treated, root causes ignored.
OK. You got me curious. What is your gender?
Looks cool but why does it have to use twitter? Why can't I just get an RSS feed, or emails?
CSS is very difficult in the sense that implementations vary so wildly, and browsers demonstrate random bugs where you least expect it. Oodles of experience counts for a lot.
On Job Hopping
Congrats, you are a celebrity! I can tell it is already going to your head with this shameless self-promotion of your picture.
GM has been in a rough patch for thirty years.
They sold their business. From the beginning, they made it clear that they were interested in learning what it means to be an entrepreneur, rather than grow a huge company.

The sale price was never disclosed, but it was likely modest.
Can you quantify that probability?
Apple Denies Linux Access To Its Movie Trailers
... which is very "nice" on their part, especially after milking the OSS community for 90% of the code for their OS.
I hope you're giving a LOT of stock because for 45K you're gonna get high school kids or part-time college students.
How Not to Get Real (and die trying)
Web Help Desk software integrates with LANrev client management solution
Take a look at rocketfuelinc.com and judge for yourself. Think it's got a chance to be the next Google? I don't.
A concrete example of why its not always terrible to have logs data sitting around.
When I saw this, I was inspired to make a proof-of-concept for an alternative, and IMHO more intuitive, GUI-metaphor.

Watch-style time selector: http://holding.biplane.dk/watch/
Nature refreshes mind, attentional circuits
It's frustrating. I can't stay mad at Apple for the sleazier things it does because it makes such beautiful stuff.
I had no idea. I'm happy I wasn't declarative.
Sure. We won the fbFund in July. That round had about ten winners. Each team was given a grant to get started (~$25k) and has access to more funds as users are gained.

Naturally, the money is to be used to do Facebook development.

I'm happy to answer specific questions if you have any.
I hate to be a troll but, how is this relevant?
Feels like digg..
10 measures to prevent your Wordpress blog from being hacked
.ly? Libya?