skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
What if the guy giving the job has a mortgage and a family, too? I think what you say is a sweeping generalization.

Yes, but generalization is good. It's seeing what happens in MOST cases.

For one, if you can't sustain a competent business WITHOUT exploiting unpaid overtime, then you don't get to have one. Many failing businesses would be highly profitable if we allowed slave labor but we don't allow that either.

If it provides a competitive advantage to exploit unpaid overtime, regulate it to death so it's not an option anymore. And if it happens elsewhere, import-tax-it or embargo it to death, as you would child and slave labour.

Second, most companies have tens to thousands of employees. So the "guy giving the job" is not a guy, but a private or public owned entity. Far ahead of the negotiating power of the employee. And the guy deciding the "unpaid overtime", is more often than not the one with golden parachute and salary in the upper six or seven figures. So spare the melodrama for them.

You won't find many modern countries were concern over the guy "giving the job" trumps concern over the millions who have to accept a job.
Mongrel2.org anyone?
I wouldn't mind doing OT if my company treated it like that.

Unfortunately, if I'm not at work anytime between 8AM-5PM, it's going to go down as either sick or vacation/holiday. No free time around here.

But I understand this isn't the norm, I know my company is in the extreme bad side of this debate.
Yes, why does no manufacturer see that they could get a bunch of developers onboard by creating such a product? Is the developer segment really that uninteresting?
“You are in control” Google's Schmidt says. “These devices have an off button”
I highly doubt that there will be an API for Siri. Nuance licenses their voice recognition sdk and they want to keep that revenue stream.
I do this for privacy, not for security. It gives me more privacy than the default setting.

Perhaps that's an irony that the bank should consider, or anyone that has weird password requirements that end up working against their goal.
No, that would be a SOPA take down request.
I've never had a problem getting them to accept answers that have nothing to do with the question and look more like passwords.
I did tell them! See where I wrote:

> I made it a point to explain this philosophy (sans actual target hours) to every manager I've ever had.

I simply didn't tell my manager exactly how many hours I targeted because it was less than the customary 40h/wk.
I'm waiting for the Asus UX31 to drop to about $700. Unless the new Pro/Airs with 2000 by 1500ish rez are closer to $1000 than $2000.

They have a 1600x900 screen resolution. This is the most important spec for me. Everytime I see 1366x768 I cringe to imagine what an Eclipse Debug perspective would look like on that. Hey look "3 lines of code and 2 variables are viewable at the same time!"
while I can sympathize with the human aspects I find myself thinking of how precarious these positions are. The jobs are competing with automation warehouse technology and every year that technology gets cheaper and better while wages for humans keep going up. It's a losing battle.
If you want to be considered part of "people in general", then I'd suggest becoming familiar with a few (self-described) popular shows!

If spending my precious free time on an activity that I find to be enormously boring is a condition for being considered a peer by people who're so devoted to an activity that I find to be enormously boring that they're not sure how to interact with me in a way that doesn't revolve around said activity that I find to be enormously boring, then I suppose that's fine. Seems a bit unfortunate that anyone should be so devoted to one thing out of a whole universe of activities and topics, but if they really don't have anything else to talk to me about, then I suppose I probably won't have anything to talk to them about that would interest them, either. :)
Even stranger to see no mention that cookies aren't needed at all to track users successfully.

Check your browser at http://panopticlick.eff.org/

Basically, using useragent, plugins, time zone, language, screen size, etc etc etc, you can fingerprint a user pretty reliably without using cookies.

Cookies are just an easy way to track users client side, but if there is an 'assault' on cookies, then people will just start relying more on server side tracking of users instead.

Disabling 3rd party cookies etc really achieves nothing.

Also, there's numerous methods you can use to store "cookies" in the browser these days, (localstorage api, http cookies, flash, cache etc)

If you really don't want to be tracked for some reason, disable javascript, clear out your user-agent, and use TOR.
ArmorText (Beta) - Military grade encryption for your text messages
Military grade encryption for your text messages that even the carriers can't get past. ArmorText secures your text messages with military grade encryption allowing you send and receive sensitive information on your android device.

Features:

- Disable Forwarding of your messages
- Disable Saving of your messages and any content (pictures, videos, text) sent
- Encrypt your messages on device and in transit
- One touch security
- Secure and Insecure messaging all in one place
- Smart Predict encryption automatically switches encryption on/off based on the the encryption of the last message sent. This way conversations stay secure until you decide otherwise.

Getting Started:

After downloading, the app will ask for permission to connect to the Cloud. This is so you can retrieve your friends information (public key) in order to send them an encrypted message. We also use push notifications to keep you updated if they decide to change their information.

At the keypad screen, type in the numeric password you want to use (used to secure your messages while they are on the phone) and hit “OK.” A notification will ask you to enter the password a second time to confirm. Please do so and hit “OK” again.
The app will then import all your old messages automatically so that you don’t miss a beat with your friends.

Sending an Encrypted Message:

When composing a new message (after tapping the green +Message button) just tap the lock icon in the upper right hand corner to turn security on (green = secure) and hit send.

FAQ:

Q: My friends can’t download the encrypted message I sent?

A: Try going into the settings and clearing your public keys. This will force the app to pull your friends latest key. Then go ahead and try to resend.
____

Q: I tried to send an encrypted message to a friend but it says “Unable to send secure message, recipient must have ArmorText installed”

A: Sorry about that. ArmorText will only send secure messages to users who also have the app installed, this way we can make sure the user is able to decode the message you sent
____

Q: The app Crashed/Force Closed on me.

A: We’re REALLY sorry about that. Our mission is to provide you with the best user experience possible. Unfortunately, we can’t fix bugs we don’t know about. So, if the application gives you the option to report the crash we would appreciate you doing so.

____

Q: Why aren’t the messages showing up in my other SMS apps?

A: This is a setting in ArmorText. To turn it off navigate to the settings page (menu button > settings) and un-check “Disable Other Sms Apps.”

____

Q: My question wasn’t answered here.

A: We’re working on a more comprehensive FAQ section with a forum on our website, www.gryphn.co. Please check back periodically or sign up to receive updates.
I tried them out for a bit, mostly because of their always-on claim but it didn't work for my sites for some reason so I switched to Amazon.

Their interface is nice, but I don't like the fact that you have to switch your DNS over to them and then re-enter data like MX records. With amazon I just point the parts of my domains I want to use to them and the rest remains with my primary DNS hosting.
What is really interesting is not the product itself, but the animation that progresses as you scroll down the page. Very neat!

Basically instead of time controlling the sequence of frames, it is the scroll position.
1992 was pretty early http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerBook_Duo
IBM Research captures first-ever image of charge distribution in a molecule
Very nice work!

I wonder if it's possible to highlight the reddit mascot with css according to the :visited pseudo-class if you put an a-element around it (or some other way)?

Showing "recent activity" for sub-reddits in a subtle way would be awesome, too, can't click on everything :)

Small detail: if the search term has a white-space around, no results are found.
Mozilla Marketplace
I don't have any people in my group and I've been able to look at others' links.
"This problem has been solved many a ttimes before."

Just because this has been "solved" before doesn't mean Dell solved it correctly here.

I loathe Apple for a few different company policy reasons and haven't bought one of their products since the iPhone 3G, but I still can't help but cringe at the crappy keyboard/display/touchpads non-Apple PC laptop makers continue to churn out, even on higher-end laptops, despite this being a "solved" problem. There are a few exceptions to the rule, but even the PC manufacturers who manage to get things right once or twice tend to just go and screw things up in next year's refresh.
> I want to see the exchange as work for time, because I work much more effectively than many other people. An hourly-rate job is simply not attractive to me, because the hourly-rate will not effectively capture my value.

Why not? If you provide better value per hour than others, you should also get higher hourly rate. If you just work more hours without more compensation, then you're just cheap.
This underscores how important it is for companies to get as close to right early on, no matter how MVP.

Arguably if 4sq. started including photos sooner, or had a less boring UX on those UGC landing pages in the first place even if they lacked photos for a while, they could have counteracted this sort of apathy towards their links and avoided, or altered, the mental filter you mentioned.
Most manufacturers seem to do that these days, hiding display resolution somewhere obscure, while it represents one of the most important details that I need to know.

Personally, I'd like an Ultrabook with the 13" 1080p screen from the Sony Z series. (But not made by Sony, since I need something with decent quality, a decent warranty, and a decent company.)
It made me think of the South Park song:

I've got something in my front pocket, for you.

Why don't you reach in, and see what it is?...

That said, I hope you're right and I'm wrong! : P
> You file with your labor board.

Excuse my ignorance, but there was no union involved far as I can tell. What does this comment mean?
> "If you see one of your best people walking out the door at 6:00 pm, try to think why you haven't challenged that person with an interesting project. If you see one of your average programmers walking out the door at 6:00 pm, recognize that this person is not developing into a good programmer."

Wow! What a horribly shitty attitude. If your "average programmer" isn't spending their every waking moment at work they're not a good programmer?!? Employers with attitudes like that deserve a serious atomic kick in the balls.
I'm in agreement with you, but I still worry about second order effects. To me, the big one is that if driving becomes significantly less of a hassle will there be a corresponding increase in commuting / long car rides for vacations, etc.
What are some common things that could happen that would cause this site from increasing it's revenue monthly? I can show steady, monthly growth in all metrics for the past 3 years. It continues to earn more and captures more users which display the badge on their site and this continues the snowball growth. Is this not valuable?
Why I Don't Do Unpaid Overtime in California
HOW TO: Trace Statements Without SQL Profiler
Atari offering up to 100k to reimagine pong on iOS
I make under $79,050, so I am not-exempt from overtime.
I updated it to be slightly more useful.
We flipped our App to free and hit the top 10 in 24 hours (chart)
First off - "he" gave you an NDA to sign but we are talking about your IP - so that's the wrong way around.

More important - if you don't feel you can trust this guy - then you should not do business with him. Simple - perhaps not logical - but gut feelings matter a lot.
Yeah, I was quite interested in them too. However, my worry is that initial Linux support with all the new parts would be a PITA. When I got the X1 7 years ago, I was a student and patching kernels and poking around various wiki-pages to get various things working was fun. Now I'm in the old and boring "just want it to work" camp :)
I suppose this (and the other responses) is about what I would expect: it's possible in Git if you know what you're doing. Based on my very limited Git experience, I would have expected it to take more flags to accomplish :) (It probably is possible in Mercurial in some way, too.)

But then that gets back to the original problem: how do you get people to do that so github watch lists only contain worthwhile comments?
Mongrel2 uses ZeroMQ to handle HTTP. Not really the same thing at all.
You are dead on. If you're trying to determine which httpd is the fastest, you test it on static files. Take the dynamic part of a website out of the comparison. If you want to test something dynamic, make the test pull from many different files so that you can avoid caching.

Next, if you want to test the PHP interfaces, you can do that, but this test setup was perfectly adequate for testing the speed of the daemon. (once the configuration issues are handled)
Mind-powered skateboard is mind-blowing
The majority of general users have not expressed any sentiment that they mind being tracked in this way on particular websites who have "opted in".

In fact, based on advertising trends, they actually find it useful and respond well to it - adverts that show you products that you've recently been browsing for etc.
Use Adblock Plus. Stay Happy. :)
How do they power the repeaters? I thought the cable itself was just fiber optic, thus no electricity transmission
Mongrel2 is a webserver and does ZeroMQ serverside. This is about ZeroMQ in the browser.
Ask HN: What are your "Most visited" pages in Chrome (or other browser)?
Mine are: Reddit, Twitter, Hacker News, Amazon, Google, CNN.
I have a journal / everyday book where I record probably way too much data: what I eat, where I go, when I sleep, what aches and pains or health issues I experience, where I drive, what I spend and how, what dreams I have, odd number sequences I notice, when where and how intensely I exercise, and really, another couple dozen intensely personal things that I started tracking because I wondered about the trends.

While I started tracking everything because I was hit with a bad migraine that came out of nowhere and I couldn't trace back to my normal triggers, I expanded what I track because I find the data incredibly fascinating and very handy to have. When I go to the doctor and he asks, "When did this start?" I can look it up. When the scale goes up, I know how many calories I've eaten, how much exercise I've had, how much sleep I've managed, and where most of my stressors are. A low protein diet can trigger depression, so I look for enough protein in my nominally vegetarian diet to make sure I'm getting enough, and adjust as needed.

I have a low-tech approach, but think about moving to a digital version so that I can integrate other data (fitbit data and sleep quality, in particular). The key to consistency is motivation. Once you've been doing it for a while, wow, not doing it is uncomfortable. Find something that works for you (phone app, moleskine, etc.), even if it's just an index card that you jot notes down to scan and OCR them later. Whatever you use, you have to have it with you at all times to be effective (which is why a phone app might work best for most people).
Ember Data: A data persistence library for Ember.js
Of all the reasons for the black-white achievement gap, access to computers is pretty much the least of the problems. Interesting ideas, but bad title.
Google privacy fails to meet EU rules
For those who are building content for iOS, the head-start on getting iPad Retina graphics ready is likely much appreciated. (It certainly is by me.)

That was precisely what I was looking for. As you can see from my comment, after grouching, I got down to business and appealed for something interesting in the way of commentary.

As a general rule, if you can read it in the general media, it doesn’t belong here. If you can read the post in the general media but the comments here have a unique perspective, that’s a worthy exception. If you can read it in the general media and the comments here are indistinguishable from comments everywhere else, I would absolutely flag the post.

My comment was intended to inspire us to avoid the trap of rehashing the same things that have already whizzed through the blogosphere and twitterverse 42 times in quick succession.
At http://www.verelo.com we use Zendesk.

Honestly i cant complain, its not cheap...but its pretty decent. My favorite part is the tab you can add to your page, 90% of our support requests come in on that tab...its very useful to know the page etc that the support request came in on. The Zendesk tool captures all that for you, pretty nice.
For me, removing the Home button would turn an automatic upgrade into a wait-and-see. I've had too many bad experiences with capacitive buttons on everything from smartphones to laptops to keyboards.

Not to mention the inherent problem of a capacitive button that lives on a bezel that people use to grasp the device. There'd be no grazing the home button while turning or moving your hand positions without possibly-activating that button. Absent some bullet-proof pressure-sensing technology, it would be incredibly frustrating.

So mark me down for hoping that the "touch" bit is either an allusion to some haptic feedback technology, or some pressure-sensing technology, or even just an ad-copy play off "see" that people are reading too much into.
2012 Plug-in Prius (95 MPGe) eligible for $4k rebates in California
Well, the article plays on the "Coca-Cola spying on PETA" email, which is a little pathetic and hardly a smoking gun showing dirty behind-the-scenes tricks. But thats par for the course when it comes to corporate "intelligence" on subculture-based movements like animal rights. People in those movements know that the enemy is spying on them, but often times it seems like the corporate/military interests don't have a clue about anything going on... until something big like the Brandon Darby entrapment scheme comes up.

I would be interested in seeing what information of substance people find in the Stratfor leak, but its not going to be on issues like this.
It's the iPad //e
I deny it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_(programming_language)

C++ occupies an interesting point on the curve of fascination vs. utility, but to call it the most fascinating language (by your own definition especially) is just hyperbole.
Bingo! Thanks, dmils4!
Think about how many of these cables are tapped by governments, and the technology + skill needed to implement that tapping.
It's a retina display.
I remember feeling rather devastated when I found out that F<>MA and that energy and mass aren't really conserved. I think it was because I was trying to build a philosophy from studying physics, rather than just getting the equations down to pass the test.
Don't abstract business away from development
no matter how pretty they make their laptops, they still run crappy software, IMO. i would buy this, wipe it out and load ubuntu, vs using windows. i find the ubuntu experience on dell laptops to be pretty good.

i'm still rocking a e1405 with ubuntu 10.4
The iPad's screen rotates depending on its orientation. That home row of icons could be at the bottom of any one of the iPad's 4 sides, 3 of which don't have a home button.
if you email them you can get onto the private CNAME beta!
Yup, that's what I meant. Sandboxing on a per tab basis. To put it another way, each new tab you open is like a new incognito session.
Additionally, while the author is correct that a bad developer is a bad developer regardless of toolset, it's much easier to completely fuck everything up in certain languages. It's quite easy to write code that allows for buffer overflows or XSS vulnerabilities in some languages, and not quite so easy in others.

The important thing, to me, is that the language's path of least resistance leads you to The Right Thing. This generally improves quality of life for good devs and reduces the amount of harm bad devs can cause.
I agree with you on this one. Working long overtime doesn't just make you unhappy, it isn't productive either (although I certainly have to grant that it's necessary sometimes). The biggest problem is that it tends to become self-sustaining. You're overworked, so you code something poorly. Then, next time you work with that code, you have to work harder because it's so poorly written.
Somebody do a benchmark with the client and server thousands of miles apart.

That is not the right way to load test. You're not trying to determine how many pages a single client can request from a server. You're trying to isolate the performance variable. To do that, you test from a machine on the same network. The resulting values are how many requests the server can handle in a given period of time, regardless of how those requests get to the server.
Does anyone have experience using diffbot for web scraping? I'm looking for some data points.
Are Online Government Services Doomed?
Learn about a domain. Talk to lots of people in the domain. Ask about pain points, then imagine solutions.
Do you have a friend that is an expert in any industry? Often domain experts will have ideas about things that would help their industry.
Out of Sight, Top of Mind
Did anyone else notice (or care) about the icons shown in the picture?

Google Map for 'Where', Calendar for 'When', Keynote for 'How' and iPad itself for 'What'. Just missing the Apple logo for 'Who'~
Derby: Framework for writing apps that work in Node.js and the browser
Here is my version of a tracker I wrote. https://github.com/sthorpe/tracked

It sniffs your local packets and tells you all the sites that connect to your computer while you browse.

Then I organize them by number of times connected to your computer. It reveals some really weird sites. Like somehow pandora knows my age and sex....
Also, you could declare variables at the start of any block in C, not just the start of a function, prior to C99.
Between the one-per-person limit for the first batch and moving to rolling production fairly quickly, the eBay inflation factor should be cut to a minimum.

The first batch of 10000 Model B's will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.
Yes, it works, but could it be better?

Notice that you can have great reviews or product search engines despite a busy chaotic layout - the search engine source code doesn't give a toss what the pages look like as long as it has the data it needs, and the reviews come in if you have enough customers and don't make too hard on them to submit.
My understanding of cloud flare is that they null route you if any major attack comes in- Seems a little bit unfair they didnt do this for lulzsec just to get the press. If you are some boring website that gets the same attack lulzsec does, they will just disconnect/nullroute you.

Correct me if any of this inaccurate, but last I checked it was not.
Mozilla Marketplace now open for app submissions
Of course telecom's is generally broken up by country, and most countries with a coastline have at least one undersea cable.
Proving my point: a day later, with the comment on both Hacker News & Reddit, his incorrect claim remains. In fact, as far as I can tell, he has not edited it at all.

Why, again, would I prefer to email him?