skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
FHWW = four hour work week

people have successfully sold sites using ebay before.

there are lots of alternative networks for small-to-mid-sized sites like yours. consider looking into companies like tribalfusion.
Direct ad sales, affiliates (within the travel niche), and look into other AdSense like programs that pay better.

Also I visited the site and didn't see any ads ...either your hiding them well or there aren't enough of them.
The imperial clothing crisis
Firm tries different approach toward IPOs
A bit underwhelming, the real fun of drum machines is adjusting the knobs- and I see no knobs.
it looks like a well-executed service. as soon as the registration system is working again, i'm planning to give it a go.
CloudFront uses a pull model, not a push model. When a particular node needs the data and doesn't have it cached, the node fetches the data from S3.
What about allowing advertorials for a fee?
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How Did Microsoft Not Avoid the Windows Vista Capable Train Wreck?
The point they're making is that it's not a technical problem, but it violates Apple's fundamental strategy with the iPhone.
Sure, I suspect he was referring to the server modifications section, not the Javascript. The JS really is a clever idea, I didn't realize that was configurable through JS!

Edit- Just checked the posting history of the OP. He looks like a troll. I withdraw my comment, he was just being a jerk.

Cool demo, though. Very clever- I wouldn't have necessarily thought about the header size in the sends.
I don't agree with Jeff or Steve. Mainly because a lot of programming is about thinking, reading, googling, and copy / paste.

However, a couple weeks ago I did read Steve's original post on this and decided that since I wasn't a great typist I couldn't really argue that it is or isn't a hindrance for coding. So I began learning to touch type. Since Steve's post I've put in approximately 1 hour (sometimes more) a day using a course I paid for. My words per minute is up to about 50 (I used to be around 35 with my own invented way of typing), however I've still seen no speed increase while programming because of all the symbols and numbers, so I'm still at it.

I still don't think it'll have much of an impact on my quality of code or rate of production. Most of my time is still spent thinking, reading, googling ;)

IMHO, anyone saying that typing is the most important skill for a programmer is being silly. It likely is one more useful tool in your toolbox though. We'll see.
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>Flash is slow

Wrong. Badly coded flash content is slow.A bad developer churns out bad resource hogging code. Its not Flash's fault.
i agree. something as major as flash wouldn't be just another app in the app store, it's something that apple would bundle into the next firmware update and tout in their commercials. there is obviously some other reason for them not wanting it on the phone right now.
I don't know how varied the possible DRM policies are, but it would seem possible to implement a 'generation counter' for DRM'd media which would restrict the number of copies.

e.g. the output of a video camera could be tagged with "allow 3 copies only". Each DRM-aware copy produced would decrement the # of allowed copies. The copied file would have an allowed-count of 0.

If a EURion-like image triggered this mode on the camera then that would probably be sufficient for manufacturers to avoid liability, but still serve to effectively close the "analog hole" (not really analog, but hey).

Yes, it all does seem unlikely. But so does tagging of printer output with yellow dots and EURion, and DRM in general.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_steganography
Making Macs Play a Little Nicer in a PC Network
I don't have a whole lot of time, but here's the gist of it: on a Mac, I have access to BSD apps (easily installed via MacPorts), OSX apps and Windows apps (via VMWare fusion, which works like a treat). For example, if I'm developing a webapp, I can fire up two Windows sessions in VMWare for easy testing on IE6 and IE7, a Ubuntu session for testing in Konqueror, and test FF2 and FF3 in various OSs.

In the end, I spent several years developing on Windows, and a couple years developing on various versions of Linux. Then I tried a Mac, and found that for my needs, for the way I work and the things I'm working on, I am more efficient on a Mac.
Digital Designs for Physical Objects
Whitewater Rafting Can Be Psychologically Beneficial
Whitewater rafting has become an increasingly popular activity for people all around the world. Although it is known for its tremendous physical workout, not may people are aware of the many psychological benefits of whitewater rafting. It is common knowledge that exercise increases mental health. These words are echoed every time an infomercial runs on television trying to sell the newest workout gadget. Whitewater rafting certainly provides the physical workout necessary to maintain a good physical balance. It works every part of the body better than any training equipment could dare to claim.
It wouldn't work. This has all the problems of DRM in addition to all the problems of pattern recognition. Not a chance.
If he is found guilty, and he probably is, lock him up for years. And fine him $1B. Also, I am tired of this guy's pontificating.
This looks really hand-wavey and magical. I'm sure I'll end up trying a project in it anyways.
It is unlikely that power consumption has anything to do with the restriction. For one thing, you can write wasteful code just as easily in a compiled language as in an interpreted language, and I have never heard of Apple rejecting an application because it computes in a wasteful fashion.

And interpreted languages can run nearly as efficiently as compiled ones for many user-oriented tasks, because most of the time the application is in an idle state waiting for user input. This is why there is interpreted Java bytecode running on nearly every other phone.

And the phone already interprets Javascript, which is even less efficient than Flash. If Apple is willing to let the user choose whether or not to waste their cycles browsing Javascript-heavy pages, why not give them the same option to run wasteful applications?

No, this is entirely about controlling the routes of execution.
I don't see any ads at all, where are they? Example page please.
I think the issue here is that he heard they were going to do a PIPE before it became public knowledge. That's the story according to the mamma.com CEO.
This is what the Apple commercial said:

"This is not a watered down version of the Internet, or the mobile version of the Internet, or the kinda sorta looks like the Internet Internet. It’s just the Internet."

Unless Apple allows all plugins freely, the commercial was a lie, and Apple is liable for misleading viewers.

If Apple is concerned about resource hungry apps burning away battery life, they should have an inbuilt mechanism which warns users of every such instance.The choice of avoiding Flash and saving battery life should belong to end user.
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All the shareholders who wanted to sell had a pretty good chance to do so right after the takeover offer was announced.
So how did it go?
Are there any alternatives to selling to Microsoft? I can't stand the thought of del.icio.us, flickr, or even Yahoo Messenger being under their control.

It's not like Microsoft has a great (or even good) history of web-based anything.
The difference is the following.

As a fast typist using emacs, code simply flows from my brain to the compiler. I think it, things compile, I see the results. My conscious brain is 100% focused on my code, it's almost like a direct brain <-> computer connection.

Lately I've suffered from RSI. The pain is no biggie, but it forces me to consciously focus on typing. When this occurs, I lose the (almost) direct direct brain <-> computer connection. The fact that 15% of my brain is focused on typing without pain lowers my productivity significantly.
The whole point on having a Facebook app is to make money eventually so if $375 gets better placement in their app index and separates your app from the riffraff then it's worth it. I don't understand how anyone expects to make money in web 2.0 when everything is expected to be free.
I forgot to add a small point of criticism. In order to prove his point near the end Jeff is comparing extremes instead of realities. Touch typing v.s. not using a keyboard at all... I think the reality comparison is 80 wpm v.s. 35 wpm.

Also, I could be wrong on this, but I doubt the 84 wpm he rated on a word test is the same rate he'd get writing code. The -=+/?\|&*()$#@! really slows me down drastically. My apologies if I'm wrong.
Aha, 10x!
Record labels sue SourceForge
Switch to linux and the OS stops caring entirely.
USB 3.0 kills FireWire. Short-range wireless next to fall?
Maybe I'm doing something wrong. The bottleneck for me has never been typing speed (Even when using idiotically verbose java), and I'm probably an average speed typist.
I'd say the timing is a pretty strong indicator, although you're right, this isn't the same as proof.

"On June 29,2004, Cuban sold his remaining 590,000 Mamma.com shares during regular trading at an average cost per share of $13.2937.

On June 29,2004, at 6:00 p.m. after the markets had closed, Mamma.com publicly announced the PIPE offering."
Add Product Placement to Your YouTube Videos, After You've Filmed Them
It's a nice idea. The design is cool. But you could change the design for the blog pages. Coz these blog pages shouldn't be focusing more on the site and should focus on the content posted by the users.

On the blog pages, Just move the event details to the right above the what is blabify thing.
So then you would get the space to move the user content to the top. Also take the way Blogger presents blogs as an example for blog pages. On the blog pages just remove the big logo and the big nav links and create a small navigation bar with those links (like the one you see on Ning networks or Blogger blogs). This could help user interface nicely.

Live blogging. This can be done thru twitter, blogger, or any other service or app. Try and be a bit different. When people have those guys out there, why do you think they will consider you? Directing my thought this way automatically gives me an idea. You could create a feature for users to auto-post to their respective services once they post on your service. This would also save time to those who have use other services. (And might be a killer feature).

"0844 : tes2"

what's that 0844?

Nice idea. Good luck!

P.S: I see Kiva ads already(?)
Someone posted this earlier today but with a random headline so I am reposting in case people missed it.
Yes, there are usually at least two sides to everything, but I enjoyed reading the story nevertheless!

As the guy said, the money was "that" good.
Actually, this service is pretty hot. I just signed up for it and what I really find attractive are the "springpad templates". Pretty cool, keeping an eye on it but not sure I'll integrate it into my daily life yet. Still hooked on OSX stickies + post-it notes on my monitor + Basecamp.
you're doing fairly well with adsense given the information you provide in the comments.

to improve, hunt down affiliate opportunities and consider looking for or soliciting for paid weekly/monthly sponsors to get banner ad face time for all visitors over that time period.
to 2.: Well, not everyone lives in 2-digit-time-countries ;)
I don't mean to be a hater, but that Flash on the home page has horrible usability. It's hard to click on the left items (with constant scrolling) and if you manage to click, the choices behind disappear but are still clickable? Also the choices on the right stop scrolling

It has potential, but the interface needs work.

Also some of the G's are cut off on the right side.
Computing from Weather to Warcraft
I think it sounded like fun. As long as you know you're not doomed to a lifetime of fail-work, a four-month stay like this could be an adventure. Expanding your horizons, meeting interesting new personalities etc.

It seems like the author got what he wanted out of the job - good money. Some of this seems a bit childish, but it's definitely a fun read. It's always awesome when a few guys at a party have stories like this one.
Yahoo is falling behind because it's stagnant, not because its cost are too high. Yahoos products are mostly free, and it's a very different industry from retailing or machine manufacturing.

Yahoo does not need to cut costs. Cashflow is fine in the company. Cutting costs would be silly at this junction - it does nothing at all to address the problem.

It's like a guy who gets his leg cut off, and your solution is to bind the leg. Yes, that helps, but he'll still die if you don't actually fix the wound.
I think you're doing pretty well:) I push over double the page views, but am not making as much from AdSense as you are.
I don't know how Slashdot did it, but "insightful / informative / interesting / funny" seem to be exactly the four qualities that can make a piece of text good. If you either added a bucket or took a bucket away, the signal to noise ratio would go down. At least from my perspective. But maybe women have different buckets, or have a different optimal blend of how much should fall into each bucket.

edit: My proposed mechanism for this is that the pattern matching in women's brains is less strict than the pattern matching in men's brains (i.e. women see patterns more easily), which for women blurs the line between interesting and insightful. But I don't actually have any credible evidence to support this, so take it for what it's worth.
Deconstructing Google Mobile's Voice Search on the iPhone
The best 404 page I ever created had a large button in the middle of the (branded) screen that said "report". Which dispatched an email to me with relevant information (referring url etc.)

I know this could have been done automatically with some scripting, but having it manual meant only 'real' users would be reporting 404's (not bots etc.) and I found users reported the 404's rather than just moving on.

You don't want your 404 to be too helpful, it's something that should be fixed (if at all possible)
"The presence of supercomputers in emerging nations like China and India says as much about those countries’ growing national ambitions as the changing state of science andbusiness."

China is an emerging nation? This strikes me as inaccurate or at the least unfair. Every nation outside the US and the main chip manufacturers are emerging in terms of powerful computer power.
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Ask HN: Experience with writing custom firewall firmware?
I'm looking for someone with interest and experience in writing some custom firmware for a Linksys or D-Link type firewall.
With affiliate links to relevant products. For example, software products where you get 30% of the sale price or so. Travel guides on Amazon, Language courses and so on. You'll get 1-2% conversion rate, so just calculate how many of such links you need to place, and on what pages. It will be pretty easy to do so in a week or so.
There's something even more awesome at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=276294.

I never knew we were even close to being able to do stuff like this with video. These techniques are actually able to use depth-estimation algorithms to something useful. Perhaps we'll soon be able to make convincing 3D models based on video footage.
Although this isn't 404-specific, I thought Twitter would get less crap if their Fail Whale page included a flash game.

Then when they came back up everyone would brag about their scores.
The problems of DRM are the ones facing us right now. Sure, individual implementations are buggy. If there's pressure, that'll improve over time.

The basic technical approach of the current DRM systems is sound, which is why they're a problem. High quality implementations would restrict people.

In terms of pattern recognition, you're not exactly doing facial recognitiion. The hard part would be putting a signal in there which was:

- distributed through the whole picture (so you can't just mask off the logo in the corner)

- sufficiently unobvious to humans threshold so that quality doesn't go down too far. Dunno about this one, apart from the fact that we have a lot of bandwidth here to hide a signal

- could survive basic disruption attempts by 'hackers' (colour filters etc)

It is a fairly tall order, but so is convincing the entire PC parts industry to put crypto in all their components against the interests of their customers.
Really? I found it a somewhat vapid feel-good piece, in ordinary Jobs fashion.

At least he didn't tell us about how he invented typefacing this time.
Totally. An editor like emacs changes everything.
Just kick it old skool:

Kick 0110 0100 0100 1000
Snare 0001 1001 0010 0101
Clap 0000 0001 0000 0001
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You mean that he didn't start the Lucasfilm subsidiary The Graphics Group. He did start Pixar; prior to the renaming, it had never been an independent venture.
It very much helps to be a multimillionaire when you are laid off.
Texas gov. intercedes in failing IBM project
Hmm. As a girl, I am interested in stuff like the following. My issues have never been with links, but with idiotic commentary on links.

Instead, I'm stuck reading headlines like "Compressed Air Cars Coming To New Zealand" and "New maskless lithography trick may keep Moore's Law on track."
Lessons learned from a failed poker software business
It's articles like this that make me unable to properly convey how much I love watching big labels collapse and die.
In other words, it only matters to people who rent or buy movies.
Forget girls; Digg ostracizes anyone who isn't a Male-Liberal-American-ObamaSupporting-AppleLoving-WebDesigner.
There is Digg for girls:

boudica.com
To me, this is no different than Facebook charging users for features they already got for free. For example, "pay us $5/month or your feed items will always show up at the bottom of your friends lists" or "pay us $1/month or your news feed of your friends' activities will be delayed by 48 hours" or some crap like that. They'd still be giving your feature, technically, but they'd be limiting it unless you paid instead of giving you something EXTRA if you paid.

In this case, they created an API for developers that brought thousands of developers and a whole lot of user traffic to their system when they didn't have a clue how to monotize it. Now, after all the work has been done by developers, they are imposing limits than can only be removed by paying instead of adding NEW VALUE to those developers who pay.
Movie crackers won't necessarily be doing everything in software for long; several major software media components --- like iTunes, Windows Media Player and Windows protected media pathways --- remain effectively unbroken. DRM is steadily improving, to the point where the "analog gap" is becoming more important.
http://poorbuthappy.com/colombia/post/uk-drug-users-damaging...
If you plan to trademark your product or service I would also contact Athol Foden at www.brighternaming.com you don't need an attorney (in this "free offer" any work after the initial filing is at $300/hr) to file a trademark application. There are a number of issues beyond getting the USPTO paperwork completed correctly involved in selecting a name/trademark.
Other commenters here have covered the theory well so I'll take the practical angle. OO in practice means Java and C#: procedural languages that make you organize your code as a collection of "classes", which means files. A class is a collection of related functions that you get to use after calling a "constructor", unless they're "static". Also a class can contain some data that's easily accessible to functions in this class; other classes can access it with "getters and setters", which is called "encapsulation". One class can "inherit" from another, giving you a more convenient syntax for calling functions in the "parent" class at the price of a little confusion for everyone reading the code.

People with advanced OO skills use clever techniques to write interesting programs. For example, sometimes we want to give a class (technically, "an object of the class") to other programmers without letting them know which class we gave them. To achieve this goal, we give them another class with a function to generate objects of the first class without telling them which one. If you have trouble following, don't miss the helpful diagram: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Abstract_Factory_in_LePUS... An award-winning book of twenty-three such techniques is required reading for good OO programmers.

So your gut feeling is right.
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OS X is weaker in this regard than Vista; Vista won't play protected content if the kernel includes unsigned code. But OS X will get there.
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And so does everyone else, because Linux won't play the content we're talking about.
Or if that's not your thing, even optimizing your Google Ads would go a long way. I'm certainly not an expert in this, but here are some tools & tips from people who are:

http://adsense.blogspot.com/2006/04/meet-ivan-optimiser-but-...

http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/03/22/google-adsense-fa...

http://uphook.blogspot.com/2006/04/getting-most-out-of-adsen...

Google Ad Manager is also awesome:
https://www.google.com/admanager/

Please report back to HN about what you did and how things worked out!
Facebook to Charge App Developers $375
Gabe Rivera interested in starting more Techmeme clones, but is coy on topic areas
Or scenario #3 where Flash is alright speed wise and users don't notice it much except that websites work as they are expected to (namely embedded videos). Flash hasn't taken over either web or desktop app development in any platform, it wouldn't do that for iPhone either.
It's not a matter of speed being a bottleneck, it's a matter of context switching. Switching context makes me lose focus.

Fast, unconscious typing: Code -> program results -> code -> program results -> woohoo, it works!

Thinking about typing: Code -> typing -> program results -> code -> typing -> "Mmm, pad thai, so yummy." -> "Where was I?" -> code -> program results -> code -> typing -> "I don't know her name, but I think I'm in love with record store girl." -> "where was I?" -> "She has the nicest smile when I buy music she likes."
Oh cool -- I'm glad to be wrong!
A webapp in 1 week (part 2): the source of data
Dude, take the pain seriously -- if you don't, you might find that connection totally severed! And I'm speaking from personal experience. If you think you have it bad now, try dictating your code using voice recognition. You don't want to end up there, trust me, so doing whatever is necessary right now is a good investment in future productivity.
Those guys didn't know about the DNS? Heck, I bet they had another contractor setup their domain name too. :P

The statement below was right in the face!

"That's what I get paid the extra for"
"As if reading /^foo+([bB]a+r)$/ wasn't hard enough -- trying to pronounce it is like torture."

That's interesting to think about: how would language optimization be different if we spoke instead of typed?
Thanks for the tips and link.

So, is it beneficial to make a prototype even if I just hack it together by taking apart some items and assembling with an Xacto knife? I really can't think of any other way to do it.

Basically, we're looking to do some things with those digital picture frames you see in stores now. We want the LCD and card reader–but in a different "body" if you will.