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I'll post them here since you're the only comment so far.

Languages: Mainly C++/C, Intermediate Python

CS Courses: Basic and Advanced C++ courses, Data Structures, Intel Assembly, OOP, Parallel Computing (MPI, CUDA, OpenMP), Software Engineering Fundamentals, Digital Systems (FPGA dev).

Interests: I really enjoy coding in Python. I'm always scrounging for the coolest modules to try out. I'm also very interested in high performance computing. I'm taking a parallel programming course now and it is absolutely fascinating the amount of computing capability that you can have with a simply graphics card. This course is leaning me towards high volume data-processing work.

I'm an extremely quick learner and have never felt bored with any of my CS adventures thus far. Outside of CS work, I play tennis, golf, and have been a hobbyist/performing musician for 6 years.
Have a look at the top projects on Github and note that most (all?) are MIT or BSD licesed:

https://github.com/popular/watched

Modern web developers don't seem to care and prefer to keep it simple. The GPL definitely hasn't adapted well to a web world.
What juiceandjuice said. The transition costs (in terms of re-educating people and re-writing text books) is far too high for the moderate benefit of bending our notation to the limitations of 2012 computers. Instead, this problem will be solved by things like mathematica, tablets, and the math handwriting recognition software which appeared on HN the other day:

http://webdemo.visionobjects.com/equation.html?locale=defaul...
These people need to be found and they need to go to jail for a very, very long time. The best possible response from the hacker community is to help dig these people out of their caves and turn them in.

Why?

Because this represents yet one more step towards the criminalization of the Internet. And this provides yet more fuel for politicians to get behind nonsense like SOPA. Keep this up and the Internet as you know it today will not be for long. There is no possible good outcome from these kinds of actions.

Either we police our own ranks or they will do it for us. The difference is that politicians will use a sledge-hammer for surgery rather than a scalpel. Be the scalpel.
Being symbol agnostic is acceptable, even expected, once mastery is accomplished. Dealing with both forms (computer and paper) while learning can be challenging - possibly enough to be a turn off altogether.
I signed up for the Lean Launchpad course and apart from the confirmation e-mail I did not receive any other information, yet. It might just be a technical glitch or their way of preventing too many people from signing up.
I don't quite understand what you mean by "fills in gaps". There are no gaps, YaST on openSUSE is provided in addition to pretty much what anyone would expect on any distro.

Edit: I see what you meant in a comment later/earlier in this thread.
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Dan Meyer is the guy who gave this TED Talk:

http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_meyer_math_curriculum_makeover....

He taught high school math between 2004 and 2010, but became frustrated and is now studying at Stanford on a doctoral fellowship, with interests in curriculum design and teacher education.

I'm just glad that there's now a public debate about better ways to do math education.
I direct your attention to the name of the "organization"...
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I too have friends in this category. I know really tall guys who are solid muscle and weigh a LOT. They're not fat at all but they are approaching the weight of two average people, easy.

What really astounds me, though, are skinny girls going away for three days but check-in TONS of luggage. It also is invariably over the weight limit and they end up paying excess.

Guys, on the other hand, take a tiny little rucksack on as hand luggage containing a clean shirt, a clean pair of kecks and their toothbrush for the same trip. It also means NO WAITING for luggage at the other end.
The Lesson of 9/11
This is not remotely a gender thing. The pitchfork brigade do not march solely on women.

Neither is it an Apple thing. The headline would be more accurate as "The fanboy problem". One has only to spend a few days on Reddit to witness this clearly.

Violet Blue has an interestingly divergent point of view, and I appreciate her pieces. I think she's dead on right in calling out Internet lynch mob volatility and tendency for full on assault before all facts are known. She's also right to call out bloggers for publishing less than buttoned-up "journalism".

But referencing Apple here is the same as the NY Times piece on Foxconn, failing to point out the suicide pact was Xbox workers, for example.

Yes, Apple has a responsibility to review suppliers[1], and Gruber has a responsibility to check facts. But these lynching have been going on continually and from tribal camps of all stripes.

Her conclusion ("It is an aspect of Apple’s legacy from an older era - one that needs to go away.") ends well, but it's not Apple's legacy causing this.

1. http://www.apple.com/supplierresponsibility/
An underappreciated benefit of computer programming "languages" is how human begins use them to communicate with other humans. Once you get two or more programmers working on a project, they have to be able to write code that the other programmer can readily understand. Programming languages advance this goal to varying degrees; assembly does it poorly, and so does obfuscated C or Perl. CoffeeScript, on the other hand, seems to have borrowed language features that enhance this human-to-human communication ability: significant whitespace, easily comprehensible object models, etc.
The lessons of Steve Jobs
Another point about your 'poll':

Did you know that Saddam Hussein received[1] a %99.96 approval in a referendum held in 1995?! That means only 3600 Iraqis did not approve of him! I think that gives you a better idea about how 'polls' work in other countries :-)

I doubt that even Steve Jobs (who turned Apple from a $1B company to a $400B one) would've received a 99.96% approval from Apple board...

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/16/world/threats-responses-su...
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Maybe something like:

[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,20,30,40,50,100]

If the actual number exists in the list, show the number explicitly; otherwise, find the next lowest number and add a +.
They are probably both stringing each other along and playing a game to see what the other side does. This is might be not unlike the HBGary incident.

If Anon are at least mildly intelligent they'll figure out this is a sting operation. Slowly trickling in money then following it to the source is most likely an FBI setup.

Now Anon could keep playing this and accept money but provide some random bank account just to see what Symantec does.

Actually, to think about it, their best possible exit out of this is to ask this money to be sent to a charity, or a foundation. For example, "Donate $50k immediately to EFF and we'll promise we'll erase the source files".

But then going by their previous patterns they'll probably release the source anyway.

I don't know, but if this is an FBI sting they are not very ingenious. "We'll give you money in the course of 3 months as continuous payments... you'll have to provide proof you deleted files.. really?". A 10 year old can figure out what this is. Kind of disappointed at the quality of their work (and our tax money's use).
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I'm extremely sad to hear about this development. Jon Siegel has a seriously bad track record of running startups into the ground. I've used both Exceptional and Hoptoad (Airbrake) extensively, but I had to switch every app I run to Airbrake because Exceptional has been stagnant for nearly a year. They obviously don't care about the product and now they'll ruin Airbrake too. :(
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I also don't see Wikipedia. Strange.
I know nothing about antivirus software, but isn't security software supposed to be open? Otherwise, it's just security through obscurity. It sounds to me like Symantec just wants to hide all their vulnerabilities.
Secret Service Hits $250 Million Cell Phone Cloning Ring
I think people often just don't know about recent developments.

PyPy is at least as fast as Node, and Rubinius is also very fast.
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5 year old code poses a security threat to PCAnywhere users? All the more reason to not use any of their products. Source code should never pose a security risk.
You're making bad assumptions. You can either deliver a "stinking turd" in a month and spend 5 months fixing it, or spend 6 months developing and deliver the whole thing in one go.
I think the most interesting element was the idea that as you become more abstract you get a target audience of those who are less abstract. Sometimes it seems like programming (with the start-up space in particular) is a kind of pyramid scheme where you advance to create nicer tools for the people who are less advanced. Of course there are plenty of other ways that start-ups and programming are not like that, but it's a really interesting lens through which to view a lot of the news that is popular on HN.
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It will be interesting, but we plan to offer a more immersed and curated discussion, with images and media where possible.

It will come down to if you like the curators and share their passion for python development.

pythonweekly.com is awesome, but that doesn't mean it can't be improved, and competition doesn't hurt.
So, the answer would be to never scrap features (that's why you did proper design beforehand, right?).

That said, it seems you are suggesting that the workflow should be centered around rolling back features rather than commits? That being the case, if your feature spans multiple commits, then indeed you have something there. If your feature does not, branching probably isn't needed.
I think this might be more accurate: http://www.infiltec.com/j-h-wrld.htm
i joined eff yesterday. i don't have a clue about megaupload [this is just something that reminds me of a much more general problem], but something is clearly wrong when commerical interests start to be "enforced" by counter-terrorism forces [and governments get strong-armed into passing laws and people have to launch campaigns to stop other laws and ...]. i don't know what else to do; eff seemed like one obvious player on the side of sanity.

https://www.eff.org/ [jeez; paranoid life - perspectives is flagging the cert as a bad one - anyone else?]
> Theorem proving tools would work if the students wrote their answers in a format that the tool would work in.

Theorem proving tools would work if you were writing formal proofs. At the level he's talking about, students are not writing formal proofs -- they're writing explanations.
Yeah the problem with changing a business's strategy and offering an integrated service is that, somewhat unsurprisingly, people expect it to be integrated.

Clearly, this isn't the case.
Do Group Settings Make Us Less Intelligent?
It would be nice if when teachers gave them feedback, they'd act on it. Unfortunately, it seems that any criticism of the Khan Academy is seen as an attack on the whole of the Silicon Valley, and every geek comes out to lead the charge against the educators suggesting that they have entirely the wrong approach.

Instead of viewing mathematics as a series of problems to be solved, each of which has a solution, maybe it would be neat of the Khan Academy actually spoke to some educators (and then publicly announced the results of this consultation)?
I agree - the text size is too small and you should experiment with a transparent background to the logo.

I'd also remove the word Beta - it doesn't hold any meaning these days with Google over using the word.

for the UI menu, I'd space these out a little more and increase the size of the tabs - maybe splashing a bit of color on these wouldn't be a bad thing either.

Also, increase the size of the page name as you can easily miss it...I'd say this feels more like a word document that a web page at the moment?
The homepage has been updated. I hope this reflects our passion about doing the best job possible. :)
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The trouble with trying to arrive at any single definition of Mathematics is that Mathematics is different things to different people. A research level Mathematician might see it differently (finding patterns, abstraction, theory - axioms and proofs) from an Engineer who has a purely practical interest in it (cookie cutter methods and formulas). For everyday use Mathematics is a set of algorithms for doing stuff with percentages, fractions, basic arithmetic etc.

Currently what's frustrating is that we subject everyone to the same level of training. Those whose interest lie elsewhere are subjected to unnecessary and meaningless torture, while those who are really interested in Mathematics as a subject are left to their own devices to find additional training (which thankfully is easier these days than when I was a kid, though it could be made substantially easier still).
Man I was really looking forward to this. Now I'll have to go learn elsewhere.
GPL purge would be a good thing, since GPL has done more to hurt free software than help it.
Perfect Hacker thing for the guys those code to do stuff with this post .
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As someone who is 6'8", 310lbs and spent 12 hours flying last week, I would have to strongly disagree. Until airlines provide a means of adjusting available room to compensate for height, its not appropriate to charge taller people more at all.
I paid $60 for extra leg room recently. It's a common option.
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I would say no. Although I might be mistaken as I don't know what exactly is the application capable of. But from the brief description I think it doesn't contain any magic; something that competitor would love to see. The only benefit I see for competitors is the bad press.
I actually do find 'todo management' methods to be useful, if only to the extent that they help me figure out what I should be working on right now. When faced with multiple overlapping projects/clients/deadlines, it can be very difficult to keep all this stuff straight in my head.

One of the most useful 'todo system' concepts I have encountered is the notion of 'hiding' a todo item (i.e. keeping it from distracting me) until it is relevant [idea from http://bitliteracy.com/, a book by Mark Hurst]. For instance, I shouldn't need to see anything about filing taxes on my todo list every single day of the year—this shouldn't show up until the relevant time. The OP's method addresses this with the 'weekly' and 'monthly' lists that are read less frequently, allowing reminders to become daily only when they are relevant. The system Mark Hurst designed (http://goodtodo.com) instead allows you to specify a sort of 'start date' for a todo item, and it won't show up until that date. I have found this idea, however implemented, to be very useful in allowing me to get things out of my head and into an organized system, but not let them distract me until relevant.

[Full disclaimer: I have no connection with Mark Hurst other than having read the book linked above and attended one of his talks.]
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Use http://html5please.com to see what's "dangerous" and don't even think about coding CSS by hand (ie use Stylus, SASS, or Less to serve all vendor-specific flags).
The main rationalization for this kind of policy seems to be "we already pay for heavier luggage, so why not for heavier people as well?"

In my opinion, overweight costs for luggage have nothing to do with "fair price", but all with "profit maximization" - airlines have to offer some luggage allowance (either by law or to make people actually fly), but they know that many people are careless and will cross the limit. Therefore, they can freely charge them without stirring up too negative feelings about greed. But that's exactly what it is - it has nothing to do with actual costs. Ryanair and EasyJet (though especially RyanAir) earn huge amounts of money this way.

Allowing them to charge heavier people would just inspire more greedy behaviour.
Very insightful comparison, thank you.

The push is not only coming from the IFPI, however. There is also the movie industry, which is a much larger industry. I can't find exact numbers offhand, but this article places global box-office receipts at $31bn -- and that's not including media sales or rental revenue. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/0...
I had a conversation in an airport holding lounge once with some random guy, as I was annoyed that I had personally lost weight, but paid extra because my bags were a kilo too much. He told me that in one of the Indonesian countries, you simply stand on a scale with your bag, and that's how they calculated your weight allowance, and if you were over or not.

I don't know the truth of it, but I see no reason to not simply add onto the bag allowance and put in a scale as described.
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It's interesting that many of the points raised in the article demonstrate the opposite point - that computers should have a greater role in mathematics, and that the current system needs to be changed.

Currently, despite what they claim, schools basically just teach students to follow set methods for solving problems with little thought, basically like an algorithm. These processes can all be solved by a computer, so instead the student can learn the actual thought processes involved and how to use computers to solve real-life problems. Math education has not fully adjusted to the existence of computers. Some of these skills themselves are difficult, so teaching a large group of students in one class would probably not be so effective. Instead, the best way to learn would probably be to use an interactive tutorial combined with the option to ask someone for help.
below, I make a nuanced economic argument, sorry I don't have time to clean it up, believe me it's all economic.

Actually, from the point of view of the business, heavier people should pay more to fly if they also happen to have more cash and leftover demand when given cheaper tickets. Everyone should pay the very greatest dollar amount they are willing to, and if this function corresponds well with weight (why not, they can afford to eat more, and more of them are middle-aged professional than starving students, maybe?) - great.

Except for anyone whose point of greatest demand is actually still a loss, go ahead and charge everyone the most they'd pay. hell, make it fair, keep up the illusion that it's about weight, and if you don't have seats to fill, fill 'em at a loss with skinny people.

but maybe a better way to find a price discrimination curve woudl be to weigh wallets though for security reasons, or charge an extra fee for each (potentially-terrorist) credit card that a person flies with.
I've always been annoyed at Canonical's packaging of different DEs as if they were entirely different distros.

You mean they aren't? Really, how often do you have to go mess around under /etc ? A different DE is probably the biggest user-facing change you'll get.
Indeed, anarchy is a double edged sword. Anyone can do anything they like under the "Anonymous" name and no one can say "hey, they don't speak for us".
I just searched for "John Graham-Cumming" and the G+ profile doesn't show up.

First page of results:

jgc.org

blog.jgc.org

blog.jgc.org/2012/01/gaga-2.html

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Graham-Cumming

twitter.com/jgrahamc

www.guardian.co.uk/profile/john-graham-cumming

radar.oreilly.com/jgc/

www.geekatlas.com/profile/JohnGrahamCumming

www.crunchbase.com › People

https://theturingcentenary.wordpress.com/.../john-graham-cum...
Ever wonder why your bag mysteriously didn't arrive your destination? Could be too many overweight people on board. It's cheaper to "forget" some baggage than to ask passengers to stay behind.
You definitely have a point there. I haven't had to protest, fight with riot police, bang on pots and pans, walk for miles squeezed between 500,000 other protesters for over a decade now so I have become rather sheltered and philosophical here in Canada.

Sometimes nothing quite works like the sheer force of people united with a single cause and a thirst for freedom of mind and body. I hope for nothing but the best for your nation as well as Syria in the future. I have a lot of Persian friends here and I know how fun/awesome they are and how depressing it would be if they had to hold their true opinions secret.

I need to stop posting here or I will be down-voted into oblivion lol but just wanted to let you know that I hope we can all party someday in your city or mine without fear of anyone. Cheers.
Gaddafi was not on good terms with the Arab League or the states within it, I certainly wouldn't call him their "King".
> Once they've raised the price for fatter people, why, as a business, would they lower the price for thinner people to balance it out? Why not just take more profit?

You can't assume that raising prices will cause your profit to go up. Higher prices (for heavier people) means that they are less likely to buy plane tickets, which could potentially mean less profit. So, you have to counteract this by incentivizing less heaver people to fly, by lowering the price for them, or by lowering the base ticket price slightly. Having heavier people pay more wouldn't necessarily get more money out of people, it would achieve having less weight on the plane so that fuel costs are lower.
> You just gave another false dichotomy.

No, I didn't. Notice how I used words like "might", implying that the scenario I described is but one of many plausible scenarios.

Certainly corporations contribute code to BSD-licensed projects. But equally certain is the fact that some corporations contribute code to GPL-licensed projects when they otherwise would have kept their code to themselves if they weren't legally compelled to open it.
I always think back to the discussion in supersizeme when they're talking about how it's now socially acceptable to heckle smokers in public, and wonder when it will be the same for obese people.
>Why not just take more profit?

Why do businesses not just raise prices on everything? Unless they are colluding and very good at limiting competition/alternatives, a competitor will happily undercut them.

I'm happy that airlines are beginning to decouple the service offerings of a seat, food, and baggage handling. This means that I can choose a flight which maximizes my happiness at a particular price point. Is United offering cheap fares but charging for baggage? Maybe I'll choose them when making an overnight trip. No food service? My local gourmet grocery sells very good take-out lunch boxes, so I'll just bring one of those onboard.

So, charging by weight is just another means of pricing innovation. What are some other ways the airlines could achieve price discrimination? The days of charging extra without a Saturday night stay seem all but gone thanks to Southwest and other innovative airlines.
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From an interview with the Windows 8 designer ...

"What if we base the whole interaction model on thumbs? What if the whole thing is just based on thumbs?" Nobody else does that.

http://gizmodo.com/5882797/designing-windows-8-or-how-to-red...

Pretty much sums up why it won't be well accepted among those using netbooks, laptops, desktops, or administering servers.