skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I don't think he was trolling, but simply gut-reacted to the negative sentiment surrounding FB. People that use, and are solidly invested in, the FB platform might perceive your commentary as a kind of personal attack.

I do not, and I really appreciate your thoughts here, as they echo my own (though I think you've articulated the issues better than I've ever seen). In my view, no centralized entity could ever occupy the role FB is attempting to claim; certainly not a commercial entity.
I love Apples customer service, they are a shining example, just like Nordstrom.

Their misuse of the word "genius" is beyond irritating.

My wife's solution...

main = putStrLn $ "The Genius Bar" ++ "f"
I did a year ago, then I upgraded to 11.10 and it slowed my workflow down for months. Now I'm back on 10.10, which just feels old, so now I'm considering FreeBSD once I get past my current work milestones. I'm sick of thinking about my OS.
http://zerp.ly already covered that one :)
Classic: "having to" vs "wanting to".
Show HN: Nokia Lumia ad recreated with CSS transforms
Open in a public place; go fullscreen; mash random keys.
Is there any actual evidence that anyone has ever been able to stick to one of these polyphasic sleeping schedules for a long period of time? All I ever hear about it is vague unsubstantiated claims about how a bunch of really smart people did it their entire lives and stories about how people tried it for a week or two and then stopped.
Thank you, quite interesting. There's a caveat, though (from http://faculty.babson.edu/krollag/org_site/soc_psych/freed_f...):

Remember, these were innocuous requests from a non-profit group with relatively non-controversial goals. This technique may not produce the same results for more political or more controversial requests.
JOB TITLE:-Capital Market QA Test Analyst 
JOB TITLE:-Capital Market QA Test Analyst	LOCATION:-Charlotte, NC
By his own words, if you use trust him with your data you are a dumb fuck.

I am willing to take him at his word on that one and not use his service.

(must extricate myself from google, somehow. not feeling that smug, really.)

[edit] and at least he was honest about it. In some ways, that makes me trust him more than google.
Why is this getting downvoted? He's only describing what they do: the visual design. Presumably, the customer prints the résumé. Is that correct, dcaldwell?
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Typeface.js/cufon/etc were very useful for a while. It's easy to switch to @font-face now: upload your font here http://www.fontsquirrel.com/fontface/generator, it will give you some CSS rules, just use the font name in your styles like `font-family: Histogrem;`.
This is pretty much the same as Quora in my opinion. People love to show off their expertise which is what 99% of people do in Quora.
You had me at hello: How phrasing affects memorability
I've never felt so productive in my life!
Are Apps The Future of Book Publishing?
I feel this article doesn't really meet Hacker News quality guidelines.

-> We aren't usually stupid enough to "Google for software" and download it from shady warez sites and get viruses.

-> Of course there are Linux alternatives to Windows software.

-> Of course there are Windows programs that will not work in Windows.

On topic, the real thing to consider is whether or not core tools that you use in a day to day production environment have comparable alternatives on other platforms (Photoshop? A specific feature only in Office? Stuff dependent on Windows libraries? .NET? (Will mono work with it well?)
I think you are vastly discounting social pressures of peer groups that prefer convenience, have very limited technical understanding, and avoid contemplating issues that may arise later. I don't use FB, but I now often feel left out of conversations with people whom I've known for 15 years.
(Don't) Give me that old time RPG combat
What is the largest number you can write with just 3 digits?
Stallman may be misanthropic but not his message.
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yang di namakan darajat pass adalah tempatnya yang berada di tengah tengah di antara kolam kolam renang lain darajat pass banyak sekali yang berminat dari pada yang lainnya.
That's correct. Some people think we do the printing but we actually provide the visual design service. We're considering adding a printing service down the road. Even in doing our photo shoots for the site, we learned a lot about what makes resumes look great in the printed format.

Right now, we send out 2 hi-resolution PDF files - 1 is for full bleed and 1 is for normal printouts on an office or home printer. That way the customer has the option of how they wan to print out the resume.
How does pointing to rainbow tables indicate that salt should be secret? That's one of the things that salt prevents, and it does it without being secret. A 32-char random salt could be publicly published for each of your users and it would still do its job. Secrecy doesn't matter.

Data integrity is not trustworthiness. Data integrity means I got what you said I should get, not that you are trustworthy (and therefore I can trust what I got from you). If you want secure assurance that you got what I really sent, then you need secure assurance that I am who I say I am, and no hash will get that. You need a signed file (or hash). A hash by itself is indeed nothing but a robust a checksum in this case.

There's no point in arguing about the md5 for downloads. You're assuming that it's for security, and it's really not. It's primarily for people who are paranoid about corruption. It is also useful for validating when downloading from a mirror, though.
This sounds like a very sober analysis of "the mob" and the inane-stream media whipping up a phony crisis.

While there is some overreaction, it has been documented that teachers and corrections officers have been asked to provide access to their Facebook account as a condition of employment.

No big deal, right? Well, I'd argue that it is --- I know at least a dozen teachers and a few policemen. If those acquaintances are my "friends", the person doing the background snooping will have access to things relating to me that I was intending to share only with friends.
I was thinking more like all these lightweight apps i see that let you sell something online really simply, like money goes stright into your paypal. Do any of those have a way to split profits?
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Wow. That is a very well done website for a town I hadn't heard of before. I almost want to move there!
I don't want to speak for niels_olson, but in short, yes. Especially if you do any of the following:

-use a smart phone w/ friends' contact info entered and the FB app installed

- talk about those friends on FB

- or upload pictures with them in-frame
zeejayoz: as you will have seen from the others who responded, it's not a salaried position, it's a contract job. Contractors have to pay for their own equipment, supplies, business taxes, licenses, etc. For example, as a freelancer I pay almost twice the federal FICA tax rate of a salaried worker. Plus, I have to take out unpaid time for marketing, and sometimes, even if you're good, you'll find yourself with a week or two of unexpected (and unpaid) vacation. Contract workers have to plan and budget for all of that. So yes, it's below the going rate for experienced developers in any part of the country here in the US. It's way below the going rate for developers with 5 years of experience. I think LibriVox is smart to lower the amount of experience they are requiring -- they'll likely end up with a better developer because of it (although there are no guarantees at below market rates).
I sorta said the same thing with 11.04 (not 11.10, I liked 11.10 quite a bit), but I've been using 12.04 as my primary system for quite some time now. I simply cannot go back to another system anymore. Ubuntu and, specifically, Unity have completely changed and improved my workflow. Unity is completely able to be keyboard driven (AWESOME!), gets out of my way (I autohide the launcher on my laptop, but keep it out on my desktop with 24" screen). Simply put, every other system feels old and dated at this point without the innovation that Unity has brought. Even OSX.

You mention "thinking about your OS". My experience is exactly opposite of this. I never think about my system with Ubuntu/Unity. Everything just works and gets out of my way, but is easily invoked when I need it (super, alt, super+<whicheverkeybinding>) and that is how I want it!

Recently I had to go back to OSX for a bit when I was doing something for a friend and, besides from some nice UI polishes that were really well done in OSX, everything else was annoying and I started to realize how bad OSX really was. Maybe "bad" is a strong term, but dated might be more appropriate.

Either way, I love Ubuntu and Unity and I won't be going anywhere anytime soon.
That's smart -- hopefully it will net you a better developer. You'll definitely want to post your same job at one the HN "Freelancer?, Seeking Freelancer?" job thread. It comes out at the beginning of each month but you can still post yours on the April thread. It might get you some good candidates.
Thank you for noticing this. I'm beginning to think nobody else actually read the article.
Interesting -- what were the problems that came up from running real services? Was there a fundamental architectural issue, or just polishing off all the corner cases? Fault tolerance issues? Too complex? Idempotency, state management, etc.?

I tried VMWare's cloud foundry. It's hidden behind a signup form that has to be approved. Other than that it seemed decent. I managed to get through the hello world and have a working rails app. Not as good as Heroku. I'm not really sure if VMWare really wants people to use their service, or they just want people to run their own Cloud Foundry so they can sell VM licenses.
Surely a resume should just consist of a screed of roughly formatted plaintext.

Or is that just not enough for Catbert in the current economic climate?
Meet Ubuntu 12.10: Queer Quagga
The most likely explanation is random noise, and that this experiment will not be repeatable. Sadly almost all psychology studies are like this, an odd result thata is most likely statistical noise.
I need the Adobe suite to make the switch. I can't get away from that. I don't care if you can achieve similar results with other tools. Flash, Photoshop and various third party plugins are so tightly integrated into my workflow I would lose money and clients by making the switch.
I could see such a resume getting a positive response in design related professions, but in my field (biotech), it would get a negative response. The immediate thought would be "why??"
... I think so?

They don't all work this way but this is one of those disagreements where you're more likely to be right than me.
One more thing to note is that Apple earns a lot (more ) from the services on the iPad. The apps you buy, the books you buy etc. So it is also in their interest to make sure you are back to buying these as soon as possible.
I didn't say anything about harmless, I said they're not a parasite.

Neither is hosted email. They are centrally-managed communications systems which you are free to use or not use as you will.
Will Google Glasses Turn Us Smarter Or Robots-Like?
Aside from degradation, the difference the poster noticed in the display quality between the two different iPads can also be explained by two other phenomena:

- "Silent" hardware revs: Apple will frequently rev the hardware to fix issues without actually changing the model number (other than perhaps changing the range of numbers or adding a trailing suffix indicating the new revision). They certainly don't announce these announcing anything. The changes can include new parts, new firmware (which can be rolled out to existing hardware as an update if Apple considers it important enough), or fixed / updated boards. A newer iPad may have several improvements over an older one, even if it's ostensibly the same model.

- Multiple suppliers for the same production runs: even within the same revision, you can get two different instances of the same hardware with two different manufacturers for the same part. You could go to the store in a single trip and pick up two iPod Touches and end up with one that has a Sharp LCD and another one that has a Samsung LCD.
Better question: how will the agency model work with apps, since they need ongoing support and maintenance?

22 years after the release of Photoshop, I'm sure Windsor and Newton (artist's paint) are doing just fine. And will continue to do well long after I die.

Note: I've spent a while working with major publishers and their mobile apps. It's like stepping into a time warp; most still haven't figured out the internet yet.
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Let's just stop here. Given that we can't even agree on meaning of words, I think continuing this discussion will produce only further disagreements or misunderstandings.

I do, however, appreciate your cordial and elaborate responses for which I thank you.
Those are two different things, though!
Overall I agree with you. When I was a newbie programmer I was turned off by Python's forced indentation, and that cost my younger self about 6-8 months (when I looked at it again) of fun times that could have been had earlier. Now I'm capable of looking past the blemishes when trying something, but if it's a particularly grating blemish I'm going to spend less time looking at it by nature. (Thanks for the reminder about rlwrap, I was trying to remember what that command was called a few days ago. I hadn't considered using it instead of jLine as I've had bad experiences with it as well; a minute of playing around indicates it's at least as good. Which is sad for jLine. I wonder if `lein repl` uses jLine or rlwrap...)

I suspect I'll eventually outgrow my quaint process of copy/pasting here and there and embrace some variant of vim-slime. I agree most programmers spend more time thinking than writing code, but the two aren't so separate; what I like tremendously about repls in general is the ability to think with the aid of the computer, it speeds things along a lot. When the computer and I produce something worth keeping I save it. Of course I like my couch sessions (in lieu of a hammock) when they're needed.

It's easy to make it seem like a problem is bigger than it is. For all the ranting I can do about repls for various systems, it's not that big a deal in the grander scheme of things. (With repls specifically it's just an annoyance that readline behavior isn't default like it should be, not necessarily unfamiliarity with the ecosystem at large.) If the biggest criticism of Clojure is its crappy default repl, then one should think it must be a killer language if no other criticisms were mounted instead. (Personally I've only done a few applications with it but I'm already convinced it's fantastic even if I can think of some issues more important than the repl.)
A Lisp that goes straight to asm. Oh yeah.
Richard Stallman: How I do my Computing
Totally off-topic, but I'm really curious about what brings you to Hacker News? I wouldn't have expected a professional musician to spend time on a software-tech/startup site.
Depending on the level of the kid: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetration
This tendency will keep growing and eventually an average resume will include a 20 minute video with music and interviews with all your previous bosses and co-workers; ending with fireworks that create the company logo and a bunch of cheer leaders screaming your name.... and eventually companies will get tired of it and just ask everyone to send _only_ a plain text version.
It's ironic how the only modern browser that can't see that is Microsoft's.
Don't know about Wizardry 8, but 7 was one of the most fun CRPGs I've ever played.
It appears to me that one the author's points is that the problem is not with HTML or CSS, but basically with Web IDL. We are forced to use JavaScript for HTML and CSS manipulation, but it could be avoided with better interfaces. E.g., if we could painlessly create <input type="location"> and describe its API and behavior from our JS… which apparently isn't possible with current implementation. See also another author's post at http://infrequently.org/2011/10/real-constructors-webidl-las....

> Without looking anything up, design a three-column layout where all columns have equal height even when their contents are unequal.

I can see your point, but this particularly is not that hard: http://jsfiddle.net/fbJ6J/. I know, I know, but it does comply with your requirements. =)
We're not, no, but it is a beautiful word and also happens to be a South American river which is the largest tributary to some other river in the rainforest ;-)
Yes, that's been common for a couple years. The breaktrough here is the GPU usage which means we're getting near real-time rendering.
What is the advantage of that?
Very interesting; I like it.

Could you add a keyboard shortcut for running the CoffeeScript? Perhaps "option+(enter|return)" inserts a carriage return while (enter|return) runs the code?

Second choice: command+B "builds" the code.
Does this have advantages over using a canvas element?

Aside from the cool-hack-factor (which I genuinely appreciate!)

Edit: Something quick on jsfiddle : http://jsfiddle.net/AwynM/2/

And Continuous : http://jsfiddle.net/AwynM/3/
If I have to spend a lot of effort just figuring out if I even want to apply to the job/company, I'll probably just look somewhere else. On the other hand, if I'm not looking for a job but like puzzles, then maybe I might do it.
Great, thanks for the response.
Wheeler: Insecure open source software libraries?
Good discussion, with some pushback on the "correct answer" (use system libs), e.g. http://lwn.net/Articles/491030/ ("we have almost every single library pulled into the source tree.")
Hmm, you're right. I did choose a wrong word, my problem is more of Image Persistence[1][2] than CRT-type burn-in, which in my case, did magically appears after few minutes of use and took a long time to disappear.

This doesn't deny my point of Apple support is awful outside US, though. I also have issue with horizontal line on 2009 iMac screen that they refuse to acknowledge the problem until very recently (October 2011). I'm happy that it's finally fixed, but it shouldn't took two years.

[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_persistence

[2]: http://compreviews.about.com/od/monitors/a/LCDBurnIn.htm
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"for many values of "side project" and many levels of success. "Raw talent" explains very little"

Agree. Same reason why many pretty girls (or handsome men) aren't married but others with less obvious attributes are (and happily).
> I'm not really sure if VMWare really wants people to use their service, or they just want people to run their own Cloud Foundry so they can sell VM licenses.

I'm not sure they've figured it out themselves, either :)
The problem with Google Analytics is that it gives Google _all_ your weblogs. Not just your page hits but also your site _viewer's_: IP address, browser type, OS type, screen resolution, browser window size, as well as any lingering js or cookie info from their prior browsing. Google uses this data to correlate everything they can track about you, which would blow your mind if you knew what they know, then they sell this data for a substantial profit. EPIC, the EFF, and the ACLU website's go into detail about why this is decidedly not a good thing.

What I find fascinating, however, are those who ask why is that such a bad thing without, supposedly, considering the ramifications. If they ever were confronted with all that Google knows about them, from browsing to email to online purchases (not to mention their HN alias, and a fair amount of offline info too) they'd be too embarrassed to ever again
"wonder" what the problem was.

At some point the scope of Google's privacy invasion will become better known and people will think twice before even considering spyware like Google Analytics. Until then it's Google's ballgame, at least here in the US.
Until that lovely site goes offline and you, nor anyone else, knows any of your passwords. Not for me.
I have it set that Cmd+Enter or Shift+Enter runs the code and Enter just creates a normal carriage return. I know this is a little backwards compared to the normal console, so it's definitely possible to switch it around. This just feels natural to me. (Down the road, having app preferences where this can be toggled might be good.)
If, according to the author, "In the Linux ecosystems, we do things a little (ok a lot) smarter", then we shouldn't be discussing things like this: https://plus.google.com/109922199462633401279/posts/HgdeFDfR...

The article itself is just some basic advice for people new to linux that want to try Ubuntu.
I have nothing against Greenville but the opportunity in NYC is well worth the increase in rent and/or loss of space.
Oh, oops. I think my (months) younger self must have misunderstood due to wording.

>Persons making noninfringing uses of the following six classes of works will not be subject to the prohibition against circumventing access controls (17 U.S.C. § 1201(a)(1)) until the conclusion of the next rulemaking.

>Motion pictures on DVDs that are lawfully made and acquired and that are protected...

I must have drawn my conclusion hastily. I think I also read it expecting to find that it was legal, since I've seen comments on HN, in the past, claiming it to be. Thanks a lot (not sarcasm).
This has to be the most vapid and ridiculous example of free speech I've heard in a while.

The reason nudity is not allowed is because minors are on Facebook and it would be illegal to do so.
Awesome! Can I use this in a movie? :)
For plain string search, it's definitely much slower than Boyer-Moore or KMP.

... but the cool thing about Karp-Rabin is that it generalizes well to different problems.

* 2D pattern matching (requires a little bit of thinking to implement sliding hash blocks quickly).

* matching against a set of equal length strings instead of a single string by replacing the hash equality check with a set containment check. Aho-Corasick, a generalization of KMP to this problem, will outperform this though. Note this composes with previous modification, you can do 2D pattern matching against different sets of 2D patterns, as long as they have the same dimension.

* You can use it to build a data structure to quickly let you answer queries like is substring(a, b) == substring(c, d).

My favorite use is to pick content aware variable block sizes for a block-deduping file system. Imagine before you write a block, you compute a check sum and re-use a block if you've seen it already. You want to pick blocks so that if you don't store redundant copies of content you have. Imagine you have a 1GB file A, and some modified file version A' that has a few character insertions at the beginning. Ideally, you would reuse most of the blocks for the files, since they are basically identical. The naive strategy of picking say, every 8k as a block isn't going to re-use any of the contents, because the two files aren't lined up. Instead, imagine you keep a rolling hash of length 16. Whenever the rolling hash mod 8k == 0, you start a new block. Now you'll miss some of the commonality early in the file, but eventually the same window will cause the blocks to restart in an aligned place in A and A', so you'll only store one copy of most of the data. See section 3.1.1 in this paper for more details: http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/papers/lbfs:sosp01/lbfs.pdf