skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Well, better late than never. I still don't get why this wasn't in from the very beginning, considering the protection covering the location and camera roll.
Emacs != UNIX. The OP talks about awk, sed, etc.

Emacs, IMHO, is much closer to Visual Studio than to bash+vim.
While I can appreciate Wilson's intent to find a way to solve the piracy problem without getting Washington involved, I just don't see the proposal mentioned in the article (or something similar) being very effective. There's simply too many variables involved. First, who determines the "independent" commission which establishes which sites are placed in the blacklist? How can we prevent the RIAA/MPAA from stacking/influencing this commission? What will be the criteria used to determine which sites get placed on the blacklist?

Second, and this is purely anecdotal, I just don't see a pop-up / warning acting as an effective deterrent to piracy. If I'm about to download a new movie, I doubt a pop up asking me to go somewhere else to pay for it legally will do much to sway my decision.
I hope this turns out well for him. I'm also hopeful that more musicians and comedians will follow suit. I also agree that he shouldn't worry about how many people pirate it...people will do that regardless. It's the people who don't pirate it that count. Personally, I probably wouldn't normally purchase one of his albums for $20/$25, but the fact that he is taking a big step by doing this and separating himself from a large corporation is reason enough for me.
Leaked docs: Heartland Institute think tank pays climate contrarians very well
When you want to quit because it’s just not worth it
I've been using RubyMine since nearly the first release. I started using the 'Ruby' plugin in the IntelliJ IDEA IDE for Java. IMHO RubyMine is far the away the best IDE for RoR development on the market today. Here's a few of my favorite things about RubyMine:

* Great dependency management. The source code of all your Gems is accessible/searchable and always present. If you're using a method in one of your external dependencies, you can 'command-click' through to the Gem source.
* Full integration with RSpec/Cucumber. You don't need to break out of your work flow to run a test. You will be presented with a small panel that includes our test results and clickable stack traces of failures.
* Good refactoring tools: Extract a variable or method from a code block with a few keystrokes.
* Etc.. (the list goes on and on)

Given the nature of the Ruby language, the IDE can only do so much, comparatively speaking. The Java IDEA IDE is arguably more powerful than RubyMine because of the static analysis capabilities of the Java language. I'm not at all saying that I would prefer to develop in Java because of 'better' IDE support, it's quite the opposite really.
RubyMine does a lot to increase productivity by making assumptions about how developers will use the tool that result in a very desirable RoR IDE.
For me, this problem is manifested in referencing bible verses. I love my Kindle, but use it once and you quickly learn that it wasn't designed for random access.
This article is by Kenneth Lustig, the vice president and head of strategic acquisitions at Intellectual Ventures

Do you ever hear that obnoxious game show buzzer blare in your head spontaneously, like its a force all its own?
Don't mean to be a grammarian, but the phrase is "person ... taking this tack with a client" [1]

1: http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/tact.html
I meant novelty in product marketing, not novelty in product itself.

Minecraft was sold as a preorder when in Alpha, with buyers expecting to shape the future direction of the product as it gets "made". This worked in that case, but not in the iso zombie mess case.

With these comedy sales, the novelty again is in the manner of selling. One big shot, some mob mentality, hype and Reddit. Everyone sharing the moment. The hope is a big pay day, but each time there's fewer people who haven't seen/felt the "trick"/emotion before.
Personal experience only:

KDE - mostly fine, I use it, but it still won't let me set a default transparency the way I could in v3.5. If I could find a supported way to run 3.5 I would.

Gnome/xfce - gtk-based so backwards button order, requires magic typing to let you enter a file path in an open dialog, probably other things that would annoy me if I put up with those any longer. Gnome also has registry-based configuration, and neither has a decent well-integrated browser or email client; firefox/thunderbird/evolution work as standalone apps but e.g. drag-and-drop doesn't work as reliably as on KDE (or didn't when last I tried), proxy settings have to be configured individually, etc.

xmonad - urgh. Underdocumented if you don't want to learn haskell, and doesn't even have a browser etc. last I looked.

There's not a whole lot wrong with KDE, but for my use cases it's still worse than it was on version 3.5 (the aforementioned transparency problem, and the lack of a music player with the features of amarok 1.4 are my main issues). That's the most irritating part.
But even if he is riding the coat-tails of Louis CK, isn't it still a good thing that more people are starting to provide direct content for very reasonable prices?
I used lead software developer on my business cards. Its true, it isn't too stuffy, and it gives you just enough of an ego bump to feel good but not too much. I skipped all other corporate sounding titles for the same reason you mentioned.
IPhone Twitter Client UI Showdown | mcgvr
One of the many reasons the Android process is inferior to iOs, is that you can not make an app free once its paid for, or the other way around.
I recently switched from Aptana to RubyMine and it is really good. The only drawback is that in my experience it really needs a powerful workstation to give its best.
Build Management Tooling for Javascript, Coffescript and Friends
I fly frequently and always opt-out. My standard response is to wait until I am pointed towards the AIT scanner, then say "Respectfully I choose to opt out." Jchrisa is right, there is no reason not to be courteous, and there is a better way to handle yourself than to be grumpy or annoying.

Sometimes they do yell out "Opt Out" loudly, but I don't mind because it alerts someone to come pat me down, and when the security is short-staffed sometimes the wait can be a bit.
Jim Gaffigan is hilarious.
I'm new here; Well, that isn't entirely true, I have another lurker account that I've had for a couple years but I have decided to take a semi-anonymous approach to my personal interactions here for the sake of my re-education.

Hopefully, as I go through the different projects, people will chime in and teach me some cool stuff along the way.
So was TripAdvisor.
Plaintext works fine. There was a bug with text files from windows causing it to crash. Make sure the text file is unix/macos format (end of line difference).
Poll : Are you happy with your Issue Tracking Software?
Hi,

We are a couple of developers from San Diego. We are trying to understand the effectiveness of existing issue tracking systems through this poll. We appreciate your time and we promise to share the results with you.

Poll link - Google docs Form.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDc3YUZsMFludm5nS2VDM0RjM0xFYlE6MQ

Thanks,
Bharad and Madan
SEC: Carriers must let shareholders vote on net neutrality, thanks Mike D
OT: As the son of a grammarian, I actually appreciate the correction ;)
Would it make sense to store addresses in the Keychain?
Incentive for established comedians. Don't minimize the need to be able to front the $100k+ to do the initial filming, venue, rental, etc.
Not if they can be added to that list without due process.
On one hand, I'd like to see Apple get better at this. On the other, I'd like to see Congress get better at basically everything, including paying attention to things much more important than this.
He's using hash tables, so he's using glib2, and that's far better than everyone implementing their own hash table.
You had to see this coming. Nice to see Congress stepping in and up for the consumer. Can't wait for Apple's detailed reply.
The Classroom Is Broken
Is it? I never found myself wanting for such an ability. For me, the e-ink display is much more interesting than dynamic scrolling/skimming.
Cydia has done this for some time with Hackulous/Installulous. It would be interesting if saurik had any metrics on how many people leave after that message.
Agreed. The current state of jQuery UI is what pushed me to consider other frameworks such as Dojo (which I'm really enjoying). I've also started using Bootstrap on a new project and really like it as well. I just need more components! :)
Meh, what really is frustrating is the inability to sell used ebooks.
Stock Exchange Websites Disrupted by DDoS Attacks
Bash shell expansion
Requirements for any todo app, and specially for one that claims to be the "Dropbox of todo lists"
It is, but if Gaffigan squanders the marketing potential of this, then it will have a serious impact on how much money his special brings in.

Since this is only the second time a (well known, mainstream) comedian has tried this, a failure or even just a poorer-than-expected showing could make a lot of other entertainers write Louis CK off as being a one-time thing. They'll assume he succeeded as a novelty and will be more wary of trying it in the future.

We need Gaffigan to succeed to show that the model is repeatable in order to convince others to try it. If he fails, it will be that much harder to convince others that they're not better off just following the status quo.
It is a good trend, but when people do it incorrectly, and then fail, the entire industry can just say "Ha, look, that direct-to-consumer model doesn't work."

I want him to succeed. I want to be able to watch a trailer of his video, think it is hilarious, go through a one minute payment process, and have the video to watch instantly right after that in whatever format I want. If that is Gaffigan's plan, why bother pre-announcing it? Why not just wait till he has something to sell?
Op here. That part is mostly to use a familiar tool first and then talk people into trying Ack out. I don't use grep anymore for code work either.
.. in other words, javascript
"Google let you find it. Facebook let you share it. We let you experience it."
How I Started the Iraq War (I Think)
Oh there will still be middlemen in the entertainment industry. The difference is that instead of entertainers working for the middle men, once they reach a certain popularity, the middle men will work for the entertainers.

And really, this is nothing all that new. Musicians have been creating their own labels for decades, often selling as an imprint to larger labels.

I think the key takeaway here is the distribution model, not necessarily the organizational model. The Gaffigans and Radioheads and Louie CKs of the world don't have the organizational baggage that the big content producers have. They also don't have the supposed things to lose that the big producers have. So, they're freer to experiment.

I hope, and I'm sure many media consumers agree with me, that as these big acts begin to diverge from their former masters and build their own organizations, that the distribution model that survives long term is the one that doesn't ultimately attempt to screw over us consumers.

Time will tell, I suppose.
This actually occurred to me as I was writing it; I tried to decide whether it was better to call it more accurately what it was, or refer to it as something with which people were more familiar and hence have a concept to which to relate it. So for reference I actually agree with your comment.
Actually it's worse than that. You're not happy with the fact that the Search input is too close to the "Sign in" text.

But the "Sign in" page asks you to type your name and then be offered the "sign in with…" option you used when joining.

So, the only thing it does is removing one button. (Twitter or Facebook) At this point, you still have to enter your login information for Facebook or Twitter.

A better solution IMO is to present directly "Sign in with Twitter" and "Sign in with Facebook". One thing you might be worried about is people who first joined with one and try to sign in with the other: does that create a new separate account? Do you put a warning? etc. But you can curb that by keeping a cookie of the sign-in method used and present that one with an option to see the other options. That's what RPXNow is doing IIRC (https://rpxnow.com/).
Can users who were affected by this still sue them for anything?
There's an important comment in that article. Tanner Swett says:

[T]here's already a word for the concept of Colour: "provenance"

So, to enforce copyright, it would be necessary to produce the "provenance" of any artifact (e.g. USB key) in our posession at any time. And, of course, that doesn't mean having the sales receipt from the grocery store where you bought it, it means being able to produce a record of every data transfer it ever made, and then records of every data transfer those devices ever made, ad infinitum, ad absurdum.
A few years ago developers were bemoaning all the arduous controls as hurdles. Today people cry out for them. I, for one, am thankful that people are at least expecting a higher standard.
Basically any place with a university and access to the internet is a good enough place for the right founder to build something of quality.

This is true, but making a successful startup requires a lot more than building a quality initial product. Although successful companies can be founded virtually anywhere, the domain knowledge needed to grow and scale a technology startup is concentrated in certain geographies—especially Silicon Valley and San Francisco. In terms of tech entrepreneur social networks and institutional knowledge about investment, growth, scaling, etc., Boston is far behind the Bay Area, and the gap is growing every day.
As a developer, I'm not kidding when I say that Bootstrap and related projects made it feel like perpetual Christmas. Thanks mate!
Yeah, it totally depends where your business hits on the Maslows' Hierarchy of Needs.

If what your business provides is a basic need of somebody, a terrible UI/UX wouldn't stop the guy to use your website and get his job done. For example, look at many of the University websites.
Google Apps sends plaintext temporary passwords.
The thought of doing global search and replace across an entire codebase (or even a section thereof) gives me a knot in my stomach.

Hope you have very good unit tests.
> When music artists did this, didn't their popularity have a significant part of their success?

Yep. Nine Inch Nails was very successful. Saul Williams' Reznor-produced album, released through the same mechanism and heavily promoted to Nine Inch Nails fans (advantages that wouldn't be available to most) didn't sell very well.
Love Your Retro Clothing
And now they're both headquartered in the Bay Area. I doubt that's a coincidence.
CEO/Janitor
Once 50 performers do similar things, a company or two will start up offering production and marketing assistance to "self-publishing" artists, in exchange for a cut of sales. And, the old system will be reborn, much leaner, more effective and efficient for all involved, and artists can go back to doing what they love instead of dicking around with final cut for hours.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=amazon+gif...

notice something?

Amazon gift cards go for more the face value. (This is the common situation on ebay).

2 possible answers

1) People are idiots (not discounting, this)
2) Credit Card fraud.

(possibly others)
Has anyone moved from a vim workflow to a tool like this and stuck with it?

I've found IDEs useful in the past when getting onboard an existing project that's new to me, but I pretty quickly jump back to my text shredder and terminal windows. Wondering if people see sustained productivity gains with modern IDE tech. I know JetBrains has been a well-regarded IDE producer for years now.
New Canadian Online Security Bill
I'm torn on this issue. A part of me fears for developers. The practice of uploading address books is not a new phenomenon but suddenly over the past week everyone has jumped on it as if it's some brand new conspiracy to invade our privacy. It didn't hurt anyone before this became a hot news story and I'm confident that more than a handful of people knew about it before then too. But there's a very valid concern about it nonetheless so putting aside the issue of whether it's alright to upload the user's address book at all in any way this issue still makes me fear for developers.

I'm afraid because it seems like these days everyone wants their apps for free with absolutely no strings attached. There's an entitlement on the web that you don't see anywhere else. On the web we expect to get the best, coolest, most entertaining, problem-solving, pain-point-eliminating products and services free and we expect the providers of those products and services to bend to our will in the way they operate too. So let's give the critics this one and say that yeah, it's absolutely necessary to ask permission first before accessing the iOS address book. Okay but what's next? We're used to going nuts about slippery slopes when it comes to the user but what about some companies? They're not all evil like some would make them out to be. Are we going to demand that Google stop showing ads because they're confusing or annoying when mixed with organic results? Will we demand the ability to post to Facebook and Twitter.. anonymously? Will we band together and force companies to add features that muddy already good products because a noisy few were, well, really noisy?

That's what I fear. I fear that the balance of power between users and developers will swing too far I'm the user direction. Make no mistake, I'm not saying a service provider should be able to do whatever it pleases with no say from users. I do believe, however, that there needs to be a balance of power (or influence, whatever you want to call it) and that balance should never swing too far in either direction. Its not often that I hear "I don't like that company/developer/service provider X is doing Y so I quit using them". Instead I often hear "they're doing X and I hate it do come complain with me and let's make them change that". That's fine a lot of times but I'm afraid that at some point people's sense of entitlement will grow too large and there will be outrage where none is needed and where the best course of action for a small minority would be to quit using X while the majority who are alright with it continue. In some cases like Google and Facebook the service has become so ingrained in our lives that it's hard to just quit using it and in those cases I'm willing to forgive a lot of seemingly frivolous outrage but in other cases it wouldnt be that awful to find an alternative.

I just wonder if one day the frivolous outrage of a noisy minority will ruin a product or service for the very content majority.
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here's how to improve in php:
header("Location:www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&site=&source=hp&q=".urlencode($_REQUEST['q']));
That's exactly the reason you want people to be doing it for. It's all very well understanding why consumers want better options, but it has to make sense for both sides, the artists need it to be a viable way to make money.
I run a startup and a consulting business in Miami.

My girlfriend has been offered to move to Boston, and I'm not going to hide that I'm afraid at the idea of leaving a place where I built tons of connection in the past 6 years (I moved to Florida from Italy, so I started with 0 connections). I'm afraid that I will have to start from scratch again in Boston, where I don't know a single person.

What are you thoughts about moving a company to Boston? Are people open to accept a new person in the community or is it very closed and elitist (I'm definitely not MIT or Harvard material).

EDIT:
By the way, I will be in Boston (she's going to check the place) from March 10th to the 13th, I would love to meet you or participate to any event. So if you are there please email me at davide at 39inc.com :)
I think the thing that you are missing here is that if a comedian of his success was to go through the normal channels, he would be able to negotiate a large upfront payout (a la HBO or comedy central). So the $0 amount Jim Gaffigan is concerned about here is releasing something that he has worked hard on and making significantly less than he would otherwise. The less well known artist would likely be overjoyed at the 1 000 000 x $0 model of exposure since that artist would not likely be able to negotiated much upfront or have much say in the editing of his act anyhow.

Still, I agree that Jim Gaffigan is presenting the copyright argument in a very un-savvy way. Louis C.K. seemed to get it.
I haven't read Mastering Algorithms in C (I have the perl version) but if you want to mention one book on algorithms, that's got to be Skiena's Algorithm design Manual (http://www.cs.sunysb.edu/~algorith/video-lectures/). I also like Jeff Erikson's algorithm lecture notes (http://www.cs.uiuc.edu/~jeffe/teaching/algorithms/notes/all-...) that comes as a 800+ PDF file.
Benoit Mandelbrot is famous because he published in venues like _Science_, not because an encyclopedia commissioned him to write an article or two.

I'm not saying experts can't write encyclopedia articles; I'm saying, credible experts don't use them as venues for research.
Never said that smalltalk is statically typed, I said I work with both on my job. A refactoring don't change the code behaviour by definition. I don't need someone to review my refactoring to look for errors from an automated refactoring, maybe to tell me that the refactor didn't improve my code.
What Craigslist Did Right: User Management Without Usernames or Passwords
How can we convince people to actually adopt disruptive technologies?

-Driverless cars are fun, but will we ever see them on the road?

-Udacity has the potential to educate, but will employers care?
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll grab that application. Seems silly to me that the Dropbox app doesn't contain that feature as standard.
"Joel recommends SICP, The C Programming Language, The Unix Programming Environment, and Introduction to Algorithms as solid books for programmers who want to brush up on their fundamentals and potentially do well at programming interviews." - http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail4144.html
I'd say Hacker News succeeds despite its UX. You can't collapse threads, many pages miss basic navigation elements, etc.
You think you're free?
I read this and think, Why is this congressman sticking his head in this business? I think I would ignore his request.
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The Big Apple
Really, because frankly, I don't want Congress mucking about in this matter. There's been tremendous consumer backlash over this issue. Application developers and Apple are forming a response that looks pretty positive. The Congressional involvement, from my perspective, is just a meaningless dog & pony show. It won't have any bearing on the outcome.

I really dislike the line of reasoning that the government should step in any time a company makes a mistake. If something egregious is happening, then let's get the government involved, but what we don't need, is Washington getting their panties in a wad and trying to craft some new legislation. We all know how that turns out.
Thanks. As a web developer working on sites that see IE usage averaging around 60%, I can't imagine how much more rewarding it is seeing IE at just 2%.
His opinion in this matter isn't as relevant as the fact that he cited actual testimony.

Actually if you look at the page, he only cited his own blog post. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Haymarket_af... (His blog post cited those other sources, but that doesn't really add to WP.)
Results of advertising my side project with Facebook and Google
Amazon, eBay, Craigslist. Especially that last one.