skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I disagree with labeling work on less-imporant tasks as procrastination. I think it's often (but not always) more effective to breeze through less important tasks that you're itching to do instead of slowly trudging along the highest priority task that you detest. The unpleasant topmost task becomes much less daunting once you've built momentum with a few easy wins and can see yourself as a producer instead of a procrastinator.

There's also the idea of structured procrastination, [1] which turns procrastination into a productivity tool. It's based on the insight that an unpleasant task may become attractive when seen as a way to procrastinate on something even more unpleasant. For a true procrastinator it means working productively on tasks #2..n instead of reading Hacker News thinking "one last article and then I'll start working on task #1". It's an excellent way to avoid getting stuck in a vicious cycle of procrastination, and calling it "hidden procrastination" is unnecessarily negative.

http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/
I really mourn not seeing vote figures right now.

The previous comment was voted down while demonizing of a democracy with very different political parties are probably voted up...
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Doing a mix of user evaluation of appearance combined with algorithmic evaluation of stroke order would be helpful.
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1031789501179533828

And here are some previous submissions:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=243064 (with some discussion)

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1714461
> He has not yet learnt the fine art of simplicity.

So true. Great pattern discovery!
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I would like if the results were grouped by whether the word was connected to the meaning or the appearance of the character. For example "star" yields "★" and "星", I was probably looking for "★" and if I wanted "星" I'd reach for a dictionary instead.
If you really need an explanation for why slavery is wrong, I think you're beyond reasoning with.
I totally agree. I just converted my blog to Markdown and Jekyll to be published on GitHub pages. It's awesome to be able to edit blogs in a programmers' editor with all its power and features, integrate code snippets and just push my changes when done.

While much of this was possible before, Markdown is so much easier for writing a programming/tech blog.
Many thanks for the link to pandoc. This is incredibly helpful.
Very interesting.

I think you can also turn this around:

2000 Twitter followers.
900 blog subscribers.
800 Facebook friends.
700 LinkedIn contact.
Countless presentations.
You can't be shy."

to say:

"you havn't made any presentations?"
"you have no blog subscribers?"
"you have no tweets?"

...

"you havn't made any performances?"
"you have made no writings available?"

=> You're not an extrovert!

It would be nice to have a word for the type of people who actively and volontarily reaches out to an audience when they feel that they have something that might be useful to others.

As opposed to just "extrovert" which might as well someone who is all talk, a bullshitter, or a lier.

Performer?
If you're willing to let them have access to your contact list.

Where have I heard this story before?
"Looking for free, reliable cloud storage?Dropbox offers 2GB, while SugarSync gives you 5GB. "

I would rather pay a very measly $5 a month for 50GB for the reliability that the company I use has a stable business model and is likely to be around in 2 years time.
What makes you think iTunes won't last?
Most of the R&D in your car will be protected by some sort of IP such as patents.

If you produced a perfect 1:1 copy of your car and posted schematics etc online showing others how to do so also; you could expect to get sued by the manufacturer.

It's just that car manufacturers are lucky in the sense that almost nobody has the resources and skills to economically produce a car, anyone with a computer has the facilities to reproduce a digital recording at close to zero cost.

If people do this, how do you propose the R&D to produce the music etc is funded in the first place?
Totally true. For example, this author would have problem's with reddit's API, where you indicate that you are requesting JSON by adding .json to any URL. And you know what? The world doesn't come crashing down.
1983

> Symbolics 36000 Technical Summary

> Overview

> ...

> The Symbolics 3600 is a 36-bit single-user computer designed for high-productivity software development and for the execution of large symbolic programs. ...

> The system software constitutes a large-scale programming environment ... Object-oriented programming techniques are used throughout the 3600 system to provide a reliable and extensible integrated environment without the usual division between an operating system and programming languages ...

---

There you have 'development' and ' extensible integrated environment'.
The Dyson Airblade hand driers are really catching on in the UK in public building toilets. They are fun to use and actually work rather well. However the bottom of the opening where you put your hands gets some cruddy water/residue in it.

http://www.dysonairblade.co.uk/
More people drink Coke.

http://www.nytimes.com/ref/business/20070527_COKE_GRAPHIC.ht...

I was, however, surprised at how difficult it was to find Coke in many restaurants in the US. That's not usually the case in the UK, for example.
Thanks for the great feedback. I tried to make the writing area as big as possible while still having some space for the buttons on the side. But as you say, it'd be better to have it even bigger. I'll try out some different layouts with the buttons above or below instead and see how it feels.

It's hard to get the recognition as good as I'd like, but I still have some ideas for how to improve it. As you say it's too sensitive in some cases (long curly strokes) and not strict enough in other cases. For the straight lines I guess I'd need to take into account the relative positions compared to earlier strokes and where they cross each other, which is the next thing I'll try.

I've also thought about letting the user rate themselves. But personally I'm not so fond of it, since I find myself "cheating" sometimes, and also have to put some thought into rating my performance instead of just focusing on learning. But I'll keep it in mind, maybe having some kind of mixed solution is best, where the user can override the results.
Negotiating 50 cents off a $400 suit just makes you look like a dick. So while the "savings" might be the same, the personal cost is a lot higher on the $400 suit.
Sadly, I'm with Max Planck on this one

"A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it."
I stopped caring a long time ago what journalists do amongst each other. Real journalists, the ones that dig until they find the truth, even if it is politically inconvenient, have become so rare that the word "journalism" has lost its meaning.

All that matters to me is respect to your readers.

I consider any author who doesn't link to their sources untrustworthy. Doubly so if the author claims to be a journalist. It's like someone standing in front of you with their hands demonstratively behind their backs saying: "no, I'm not hiding anything, really, but I'm not showing you my hands because I'm a journalist". Gimme a fucking break.

If there has to be a debate whether not behaving like a little child is a core value of journalism, than journalism is truly dead.
Yes, that may be best. Personally, when I use software where I have to rate myself, I find myself either "cheating" or at least having to think about how to rate it instead of just focusing on learning. But on the other hand, with just algorithmic evaluation you do get annoyed at times when the algorithm is wrong, so a manual override would be useful.
I'm also an app developer myself. Some suggestions:
Price: use 7.99, people will still read 7, it's hard to believe but yes, they can't be bothered to read or remember 3 digits. Careful with 8+ though, some will read "10". Apply some discounts periodically to see how people react to different pricing points.
To reduce Google's cut you can use taxes in google checkout (google's 30% doesn't apply to the taxes).
Permissions: why are you discovering accounts, using the authentication credentials, etc etc etc?? some people are going to decide not to download you app because of this. Fortunately for you, most don't care about privacy, permissions or anything at all, but I wouldn't install your app myself, for example. You're requesting lots of permissions and to me it seems that a kanji writing app could do without them.

I don't see the market licensing permission, by the way. You're still in time to add protection, which is CRITICAL. I can't stress this enough. Your app WILL be cracked and distributed online if protection is weak or non-existent. And given your price point, I'd say most working copies of your app will be pirated. Some people will say hey, it's no use, it's going to be cracked anyway!. Sorry but no, it doesn't have to be that way. If protection is good it might get cracked after some months, and then maybe only for rooted devices. Check out this Google IO talk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnSNCXR9fbY and this android developer blog article http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/09/securing-andr...
There is an automated app cracker around http://androidcracking.blogspot.com/p/antilvl.html , try it on your app when you implement LVL to make sure it doesn't work. There's also some nasty stuff called LuckyPatcher that patches the odex files dierctly on rooted phones (so it can modify your code even if you verify your dex file's checksum and your signature etc); it doesn't work on all apps either.
Is there a good, encrypted cloud storage provider? I'm subscribed to SpiderOak but it's not very good. I'm not sure if that's because the problem is inherently hard, but it has a lot of trouble even syncing, it freezes a lot, etc.
I really don't understand where the author is coming from on this:

---

"One of the floor’s tenants attempted to solve this problem by posting passive-aggressive notes on the paper-towel dispenser.

(Image of a paper with "Please discard paper towels into wastebasket." written on it)

The signs never worked. Instead, they just annoyed and angered people. Some people even threw more paper towels on the floor because they didn’t like the condescending way they were being instructed.

---

That message is anything but passive-aggressive. It's direct, reasonable and courteous. It's also very ordinary and I've seen signs like it in various public restrooms, train stations, subway stations and other areas. If someone is actually angered by this kind of sign and decides to litter more as a response, they're probably not a very easy person to get along with.

In many places, such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and much of east Asia, this problem is solved via fines. Over time the fines even change social norms about littering and the situation improves in areas without the fines. The analogy to copyright is pretty weak. Many places with more civilized norms in terms of litter really don't care about copyright infringement to the extent that English-speaking countries do. Copyright behavior has also been very resistant to being altered by fines.
It would be interesting experiment to inspect those doors in large amount of bathrooms and see how clean they are.
Yes, I suppose so. However, since I don't have a Mac, iPhone etc and don't have any experience with iOS development, I'd like to see if it's viable on Android first before I invest too much time and money in it. But if it looks like it's working, I'll definitely put together an iPhone & iPad version as well.
Seriously, how the fuck does this get down voted? and parent up?

Mindless groupthink.
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It’s about getting the best of both worlds. It’s about getting some of the benefits of being an extrovert without having to act (because that’s how it feels to introverts) like one.
These are the keywords - See, Observe, Understand, Analyze. Finding news ideas or problems to solve is a way of thinking that anyone can learn. For me, it is now a part of my nature. I always try to be curious to know about things around me - much like a child. This world is not perfect and it will never be. There will always be room for improvement. I always make a conscious effort to think about what's missing and how can I improve anything.

Also, keep sharpening your axe by learning new skills whether it is technology, art, science, management, marketing or anything else. The more you know, more you will be able to find and notice brilliant ideas that will pass through you.
"There may be a psychological effect at work where people who pay more are actually more invested in their purchase and less likely to slam it in public."
Apple has known it for a long time...
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This deal is useless. You get 50 GB but no desktop client for syncing (that costs extra $$$), so if you want to upload your 50 GB through clunky web-based interface, be my guest.
The part about "accept-language" doesn't address the real problem. If I copy the url to a piece of content that is available in 2 languages and send it to someone else, I want them to read it in the same language as I originally read it. Sadly, I cannot copy Accept-Headers in a fashion that "normal" people understand. To me, resources written in 2 different languages may be instances of the same thing, but not the same resource.

At worst, the page in question uses automatic translation (not so uncommon when it comes to large knowledge bases), so the translation might be odd.

Basically, according to the article, Wikipedia has it all wrong.
I agree, but go put them in a food, cooked as an ingredient, and its fine. Its the raw veggies by themselves that disgusting.
Wow, even a simple lookup of those four terms on Wikipedia can easily tell you how wrong you are. You fail science, forever.
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Thanks for the information about adding protection. I wasn't sure how much use it would be, but if it actually works I guess it's good to add it. I'll definitely look into those links.

I'll definitely experiment some with the pricing as well.

The account permissions are needed since it uses a SyncAdapter to sync the progress data between multiple devices, so if you have both a phone and a tablet you can sync your progress between them. The sync functionality is also used to fetch updates to the word list when I correct some translations etc on the server side. Unfortunately, there's no way to use the Android sync functionality without also setting up an account (as far as I could see), and I didn't want to implement all that by myself.
These PayPal chumps are getting on my last nerve.

Last time I checked, American Express does not prohibit me from purchasing any book or magazine I choose. I fail to understand why PayPal believes it has the right to assert those kinds of restrictions [barring the pedantic answer of "it's in their ToS"].

The only guess I have is that this is somehow tied into the US government's recent attempt to crack down on Things It Does Not Like&trade; by choking off their money supply.
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Hi,

I think you could market it this way :

You are in the language learning industry. In learning, pratice is key. Learning is a journey (takes a some/lot of time).
(expertise is 10 000 hours of work/experience)

What is good about learning is there are levels (ie. beginner, intermediate, advanced). For the software/app maker, it means there are different needs to answer. For your potential user, it may mean, there is a potential long term gratification "I am a beginner user today, and tommorrow I can become an advanced user". "I can make progress."

- How to make your visitors sin up ?
Break down the different japanese apprenticeship levels. Show your user, examples of instant gratification. Even if they are beginner, they can get something.

- How to make your users stay and use your app ?
Gratification at every little step they make. ie. Every time they write a good answer.

In other words, I think adding a layer of gamification would be interesting for you. It would spark your visitors interest, grow your user's engagement.

- How to make people come ?
Maybe by allowing your users to challenge their friends. Ervery time your user reach a milestone, allow him to post on Twitter/Facebook something like this : "In two weeks, I allready completed X,Y,Z levels of Japanese. What about you ?" (far from perfect, but you get the point).

Having a freemium business model is a good idea. It lowers the barrier entry for the user.

In addition to that:
- Define the the user tipping point : when are they addicted. What does it means to be addicted to your app.
- Define the right metrics to analyze.

Many startups in the learning industry have successfully implemented a gamification layer in their application.
You may take a look at codecademy.com and veri.com

HTH and Good luck.

PS: Great ratings show you're into something.
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Thanks, I was just wondering about this. I've never written a REST service in Rails, but when I wrote one (after doing a lot of research), it seemed obvious to me that partial updates are an absolute necessity.

I had actually thought to try to use a Rails-based REST service in the future, because I thought it would be quicker than rolling my own again (I had no choice, honest!) but without partial updates, I couldn't use it.
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This is just hubris.
A worm has the same number of protein coding genes as us. Obviously the 'non-functinal' DNA is doing something important, we just haven't worked it out yet.

I would be very hesitant to criticize an evolutionary construct that has developed on a billion year timescale.
> As for my parent's neighbor with the $10 check, he didn't care for the cause (even though he is in that field) or, more importantly, for me and what I was trying to overcome/conquer/do/accomplish. It hurt but I eventually got over it.

Or he just donated to something else. Or he had no idea what "normal" is. Or he had his mortgage payment coming up, or the medical treatments for his wife's condition. Or he thinks that giving shouldn't be artificially tied to high quotas and sporting events.

Or, it could be that he's picked up on your judgmental and self centered attitude and didn't feel good about giving the money to you. To ask people for money for a specific cause, and use that to judge them about their feelings toward you, and their overall generosity is obnoxious on several levels.
RunTimeException or RuntimeException? As a non-native English speaker, I hate CamelCase.
Glad to see another attempt at this righteous marriage. The piping approach is very tasteful.

I tried to get this working with Racket (on osx) but hit too many blocks and ended up going with Gambit, which works well so far.
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If you dropped paperwork into the trash without shredding it, I would be much more worried about an identity thief taking it than a federal agent.

I'm as freaked out as the next person about the U.S. turning into a police state, but feds rummaging through trash bins out on the curb is fairly low on my list of worries.
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It's passive-aggressive, because it doesn't directly address the problem.

A direct message would have been at the door and said: “Please stop throwing paper on the floor, there's a wastebasket on the other side of the room”.

(I also suspect that the reaction would have been at least somewhat more positive.)
So, I'm reading a lot of reasoning, but not many good reasons yet. Can anyone follow through on why PATCH vs PUT is better?

Assume I'm stupid.

Explain to me, but don't stop at "because it's more compliant to the HTTP Standard" / "because thus it has been written in the scriptures" mustn't be the fundamental reason to do something.

Similarly, "it is Good to be compliant with the HTTP Standards in this case, because in other cases it was Good also"--certainly I can understand that being compliant with the 200 and 404 status code is a Good Thing.

But is there any other, tangible reason why a Rails project would benefit from now using PATCH instead of PUT? Some interoperability with another existing framework maybe? Or interoperability with a hypothetical future framework? What other kinds of software would need to be changed and used before it'll provide a tangible benefit to a Rails project that uses PATCH vs a Rails project using PUT?

BTW I'm not arguing against standards (I know, I said you may assume I'm stupid, but no need to go all out ok?), I'm just genuinely curious if there is any other benefit, real, future, hypothetical or imaginary, other than "it's more compliant, and being compliant is good".

Actually even if that is the only reason, that's nice, it makes things neater and that's also good. But it would be kind of thin.
As soon as I start working on one, another comes to me. So it's kind of like torture. Ideas just keep coming and I find it hard to settle down and commit myself to one. I wish I had a whole bunch of money and just paid people to make them all. But it doesn't work that way.

I can relate to that. I am having more than a dozen very good ideas(at least I think so). They keep coming and try to take my focus away from my current project.
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I wonder why the bills are drafted in secrecy.