skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Seems to be an intersting idea. I wish there was a way to achieve the same effect with your own "personal cloud" server, instead of relying on a startup's infrastructure.
A month with the new iPad
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I always loved Google for so much reasons. They knew how to bring amazing, fast and useful stuff to the table but then they lost themselves trying to make a "Walmart" out of themselves.

They [started to] (some may say they always did) imitate other successful services, some with success and some with huge failures (many of their social network attempts have been failures).

But since about a year, it seems like they're turning from the "good guys" to the "bad guys". They try to kick every successful company out of their specializations. (Kick Facebook with Google+, Kick Spotify with Google Music, Kick Dropbox with Google Drive, etc).

I really hate the way they're taking to always get more and more of our data. Sorry Google but after almost ten years of service, I'm currently moving all my data somewhere else.
My experience with programming managers is pretty crappy. I don't like many and the few that I do like, I can't work with.

Of those managers that I do like, they did all the status meetings, etc... and actively participated with the team. Reviewed code, made suggestions, hot fixed a problem or two. They were never condescending about the suggestions or fixes, in fact, the changes were welcomed.

From this anecdote you can take this away. Don't be the manager that sits around and shuffles paperwork all day. Do some interesting stuff with the team. If a couple devs are taking a little longer than normal, odds are they are stuck and are too embarrassed / head strong to ask for help.

Your job is what you make of it. If you feel like it's shit, it probably will remain that way until you change your thinking.
My memory of that is that Apple had their shot and passed. Apple chose the wrong direction in that turning point.

The amount of Halo's importance to gaming history is a debate for another time.
"an intro to limit order books"

Without looking, as it has been years since I did this professionally: is latency arbitrage looking at price moves out of sync with different ECNs and liquidity providers?
I don't find this disruptive at all. It's an average TV and a TV stand. Most of the features they show off are features of the stand. What's interesting (and smart) here is that IKEA is selling TVs. I expect an Apple TV would be more innovative with the technology rather than the furniture (Siri, iTunes, AirPlay) and be heavily focused on content.
Anyone who works mode than 50 hours a week needs to track everything they do for a few weeks. Pay attention to how we slow down the more consecutive weeks we work 50 or more hours.

I did something in my 20's: regular ongoing stints of 60 to 70+++ hour weeks, sometimes for a few years straight. Worked 7 days a week regularly, zero vacations (except being within a 3 hour flight of home no longer for a day or two at a time).

I'd hate to say I wasn't productive. But, the long hours blurred the lines between productivity and efficiency, looking back. I am a productivity nut who wants to remain effective.

I found a clear rested mind sees much simpler and eloquent solutions to things. It's easier and better able to find and connect the dots between things. I'd catch myself once in a while wondering why I didn't see something obviously simpler when I was doing longer hours. Maybe it's a side effect of just wanting to ship, ship, ship.

Learning to get 70 hours worth done in 40 or 50 hours by truly working my tail off when I was working, helped me learn to relax, rest and recover truly in my time away from the keyboard.

Changing my routine to sleep lots, especially during the design phase where creativity was beneficial. Coding became hammer and nails, and interestingly something more easily delegated. I still had to do burns, but they were far less perpetual and way more focused. I can still do it for a few months at a time but then I need some down time.

Lately, my routine more evolves around balance between all the things I love to do, and leaving room to discover new things. I don't need a ton of time to my self, but starting with taking one guilt free hour a day, instead of an hour of procrastination, or one guilt-free day off a week instead of wasting a day doing nothing at a keyboard did more to fill up the tank than anything. Listening to my body needing a walk and some fresh air got me back and focused much quicker instead of trying to ride it out.

Don't believe the hype. Very few understand the software development world and think more effort is more output. The folks with the money buying the time of others will always want people without money to work a ton because they stand to benefit from it. Ironically more money folks than you'd expect take more than enough time off once they arrive to truly remain focussed. This is especially too often true in consulting, partnerships, and investments. After you have a track record this can change, or you can just get a ton done in a little amount of time.

When we do something 40 to 50 hours a week we will be making connections not only with ideas, but with people. We randomly come up with ideas just by having the perspective of being away from the keyboard.

Being in a perpetual cycle of shipping releases for personal and client projects has taught me time away from the keyboard is just as important as time at the keyboard to help me stay in one mindset: always be shipping.
I disagree with the "if you're building a game" part. I build games in JavaScript/HTML5 for iPhone/Android, package them to apps using appMobi and it works pretty good. I haven't tried PhoneGap though but I guess it's more or less the same thing.
This post explains mostly the rationale behind the pricing scheme, which I would love to get feedback on from the HN community. For people who want to see the pricing scheme itself, the link is https://pagekite.net/pricing/
Entrepreneurship And The Singularity
the jury selection process seems designed to ensure that instead of a jury of your peers, you end up with a jury of people completely ignorant about what's involved in the case.
Another idea: marketplace for independent musicians? Seems like with a little tweaking it could be a great way to find studio musicians, wedding bands or even teachers. AirBnB for musician rentals?
If you register (just your email address) the FT gives you 20 articles free per month. Good enough for me.
groklaw.net has been the go-to source for commentary on the SCO v. IBM case (SCO tried to sue IBM claiming it "owned the copyrights to Linux").

Many HN readers will already know the background, but that's the quick summary.

More good info is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groklaw
I'm a single founder, can I still profile my idea?
Even beyond this core point (not everyone is cut out for entrpreneurship) lies a more important point: society doesn't need everyone to be an entrepreneur. If we assume that there are roughly 150 million Americans in the workforce, we're not better off with 150 million startups than we are with, say, 1 million startups and 149 million workers. We're not even better off with a substantially larger ratio of small to large businesses than what we have today. An economy too fragmented among millions and millions of small businesses is inherently inefficient and internationally uncompetitive.

We need startups, and we need entrepreneurs, but the idea that everyone's an entrepreneur is an unproductive fantasy. We need to be empowering those cut out for entrepreneurship to succeed -- but we shouldn't be courting widespread economic inefficiency by encouraging or, even subsidizing, everyone to chase pipedreams.
Node.js is not a language.
>It wasn't a "fragile edge case", it worked just fine with no ambiguity in every javascript implementation.

Yes, it worked according to how the parser was designed.

But it depended on a frowned-upon parser feature (AST), that can lead to ambiguous or faulty results in similar cases, and for no good reason. When the creator of the language and its biggest guru disagree with your code style, well, there's no much room for an argument, even if all known implementations work fine with your code.

He also did an idiotic ?: operator abuse instead of a clear "if" in the same exact line. He probably likes silly "succinct code" tricks, which even C people wouldn't touch with a large pole...
It's an apology in the second sense of the word apology:

"2.
a defense, excuse, or justification in speech or writing, as for a cause or doctrine."

Basically, apology as "explanation and defense of an idea".
So if you remove the restriction on subpenny increments, you remove the need for HFT?
You have to pay apple 100 USD per annum for this privilege and despite that the app once installed will become unusable within the year.
Alternative Instagram Icons and App UI Design
It lead me to wonder whether its use will be exclusively limited to dead performers. I can imagine there being some interest in concerts by 1960s era Bob Dylan or say the Stones in 1967-69 being re-enacted.

I'm sure purists might be dismayed but plenty of people watch doumentaries like "Don't Look Back" or "Stones in Exile" to experience a bit of that period.
Maybe we differ in our definitions of "feature-rich"...

"""
Microsoft has long said that WOA will not include an x86 emulator, so legacy applications would never run directly on the platform, but there was always the possibility that existing desktop applications could be recompiled. That option is now unambiguously eliminated, with Microsoft saying "WOA does not support running, emulating, or porting existing x86/64 desktop apps." Office is a special, unique case. All third-party applications for WOA will be Metro applications delivered via the Windows Store, and must meet the restrictions imposed on those applications.
""" (http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/02/windows-8-on-a...)

Then there's this...

"""
Touting the long battery life of ARM-based devices, the guide tempers expectations: "Although the ARM-based version of Windows does not include the same manageability features that are in 32-bit and 64-bit versions, businesses can use these power-saving devices in unmanaged environments." That means ARM devices won't be able to be added to Active Directory domains and have their user access managed by system administrators, or be remotely managed through Microsoft's System Center environment.
""" (http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/02/windows-8-for-...)

Sorry for the long quotes.

Anyway, my point is that RT is targeted at "home" users looking for a portable device, same as Starter was. Price point really doesn't come into it.

Netbooks aren't even a factor any more. Go check Newegg, there are basically only two models, with some spec options, still available unless you buy refurb. Tablets have taken over the really-small-but-still-afforable-computer segment and many customers who would have purchased a netbook a few years ago will now consider a tablet.
"Despite conspiracy theories that run rampant on enthusiast forums and in the comments sections of news sites, this is not because of some elaborate scheme among the media and technology blogs to give Apple positive coverage."

Is that why only Apple computers appear in movies ?
I love the idea, although I think a lot of the comments here are missing the point---this is not about what you might be using, now, but rather what might be useful in a classroom situation. The giveaway is that if you turn off estimate mode, a flashing light comes on... so an instructor or test proctor would be able to see it. This is exactly the sort of practice a lot of students need.

But then they lose me a bit when they say (on the scope/content page) that they don't accept rational-number estimates because there's no point. I'll tentatively agree (with reservations) for numbers greater than one, but decimal numbers are just a subset of fractions, and there are a lot of problems where an answer like "1/20" is a lot more natural than "0.05" or "5E-2".
I think the author wants something like parametrized modules, but the idiomatic way to do it is to use vars created by (def) or (defn) with (binding) which gives you thread-local global variables.
I love Groklaw.

What are people's opinions on the copyrightability of a programming language?

In my opinion, on one hand Java is clearly a creative work, but obviously it takes many idioms from other languages. I don't really see how they could have a valid copyright claim, unless they're claiming copyright specifically on the class interfaces, which is probably a very weak argument. Even then, I would bet that the class interfaces are based on previous works in other languages.

I guess the bigger question would be 'Can you copyright a language?' Programming languages are just a subset of all languages, and I don't believe it would be right to allow someone to copyright aspects of a language.

So I guess my belief would be that the interfaces could potentially be patentable, yet clearly aren't patented because they're based on the interfaces in prior languages, but are not copyrightable because there's no sound basis for copyrighting a language.
Of all the post ideas, I like yours the best.

If Pud just started out with one high margin product (T-Shirts?), and focused on getting a really good system in place to print/sell/ship them it could make a ton of money.

The issue he will have though is inventory management. T-shirts have a (sort of) high fixed cost and you have to sell a bunch of shirts to break even. He would need to collect a deposit from the bands to make sure they were in it to sell the merchandise.
Do you guys think I am on track with the technologies I am teaching myself? Also since I do not graduate for a year from now, when do you think is an optimal time to try to make contact? I am looking for a way to get in contact with as many startups as possible
"Buckminsterfullerene" is named after Buckminster Fuller, who popularized geodesic domes. He had a word commissioned for him, "Dymaxion", and he used it for lots of his projects: Dymaxion Map https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_map, Dymaxion House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_house, Dymaxion Car https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dymaxion_Car .
Eh, it's an arms-race, if the tracking systems move on-server, then adblock et al will adapt to still block them, or be replaced by something that does.

I could see either the trackers or the anonymisers coming out on top. Or we could end up with single-user:single-identity type walled gardens and darknets running side-by-side.
Because it has too many big words. Make a version written for children and the media might be able to understand the implications.
There was nothing wrong with the Apple antenna. It was a perception issue, not a flaw. People kept buying that phones even after Apple stopped giving away the free cases and people kept giving it a higher customer satisfaction rating than any other phone on the planet at the time...because the benefits of the new design generally outweighed the costs - it was a good design given the constraints faced at the time.

> I suggest looking up "Steve's Folly"

Which turns out to be a rant about Adobe Flash for Mobile, which even Adobe has since given up on.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/11/adobe-reportedly...

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/02/adobe-confirms-n...
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One thing I see is a lot of people stressing about starting a company when they are in college or just out of college.

If you're struck dead by the idea for a business in college and is so compelling the idea of working for someone else is absolutely laughable-- then by all means, start a business.

But if an entrepreneur is what you "Want to be" but you're "not quite sure how to get there", or even if you're like me-- and you've been starting businesses since before you were a teenager, but you're not struck dead by a compelling vision of the startup you need to build RIGHT NOW, or if you've been kicking around and things aren't quite coming together-- go pay your dues and work for awhile.

I'm a natural born entrepreneur. I'm the kid who was buying coke wholesale at walmart and selling it to the other kids. In my day the big thing on the school yard was toothpicks soaked in cinnamon oil.

I knew I wanted to start companies, and so when I got out of college, I went to work for a startup. This job, and the ones that followed, taught me a great deal. I worked my way down until I was an earlier and earlier employee-- I've seen lots of startup failure modes. I also did some stints contracting for big tech companies, saw their failure modes too.

It also gave me the opportunity to find what industries worked best, where leverage was, get industry specific experience, find out what I was best at doing, and not doing. So, when it was time to do my own thing, a lot of decisions had already been made or were easily made because I had the practical knowledge and experience.

I think the glamorousness and programs like YC, and the media attention towards Facebook and instagram, etc, gives people the wrong idea.

You don't need to do your startup when you're 20, 25, 30. 35, 40, 45, 50, these are all ages at which great companies have been built.

And believe it or not, experience is a very valuable teacher.

Unlike the article I won't say that some people shouldn't do startups... but I will say that if you're in one of the categories I mentioned above, there's absolutely nothing wrong with spending some time paying dues. In fact, its invaluable.

I would never do a real estate startup because I have no domain expertise there. I wouldn't propose a new alcoholic beverage, because, again, no domain expertise. If it was what I really wanted, I'd still go work for someone for 6 months or a year. (nice thing about being a programmer is- sales offices in both those industries could probably use some help on a contract basis.)
Multitasking--Can You Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time?
First comment on the article is excellent, by Mike Conte CEO & Founder at Stealth Startup

"A banker thinks entrepreneurs should have to take a test first, for the safety of the economy? That's rich. There is no better or faster way for entrepreneurs to learn than to try. Yep lots fail. And some try again and others go to work for other business, together with their hard-won experience and probably do a better job than they would otherwise."
Grandchildren share 1/4 of your DNA, great-grandchildren share 1/8, great-great-grandchildren share 1/16. From an evolutionary point of view, there are diminishing returns to helping your descendants, even if your knowledge remains relevant.
News flash: no one cares where your undergrad degree is from. The only exception is... maybe... if you want to move on and get a PhD eventually, but even then, once you get a master's and then PhD, your undergrad is almost entirely meaningless.
Thanks, this is a very clear article on the most important ingredients of HFT. I am curious to hear the apology but I am not sure there is anything to apologize for. The market marker is taking on substantial risk of adverse selection and is being compensated for it. As long as legal means are used to achieve that end, this is not really different from any other business strategy. Causal implied benefits to society from any business are subjective and the most important consequences are usually latent.

Anyways, I am curious to know if elaborate prediction models are used here or it is mostly a game of adjusting prices based on correlated instruments? Also, how does one build a simulator for such strategies?
Sadly, developers are stuck with Apple being our app approval overlord - and Apple knows it.

There really isn't any competition in the app "market" because Apple is far too big to really allow for it. Any and all of these smart phone platforms need to be legislated to provide opportunity for different store fronts beyond the platform provider.

Apple really is the 21st century Microsoft.
iCloud (and SkyDrive, Microsoft's equivalent) is capable of co-existing on your system with Dropbox. Dropbox even has features that iCloud lacks (files aren't limited to a single app, proper cross-platform support, photo archival, etc.)

Windows Store, by design, removes the ability for Steam to function. It's technically possible to run Steam on Win8-x86, but constrained to the "legacy" desktop and denied integration of any kind with Metro. They'll be shut out completely with ARM. Their momentum will carry them for a while, but provided Metro isn't a massive failure Steam's current business model will be unviable within 5 years of Win8's launch. If they are to survive, Valve /must/ get off the PC.
Fact check:

Megaupload was working on something called Megabox, which was a "DIY artist distribution service that would have completely disrupted the music industry." -- Tech Crunch
http://techcrunch.com/2012/01/24/was-megaupload-targeted-bec...

Opinion/Theories:

I sincerely believe that Mega Upload was working on this product, as they were making connections with legit, mainstream artists. For example:

-Swiss Beatz was the CEO of megaupload at the time of the shutdown (although he had just been named CEO 24 hours before) http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/swizz-beatz-revealed-...

-Remember the Megaupload Mega Song that was taken down by UMG? Among the featured artists were Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, will.i.am, P. Diddy, Chris Brown. Here is the video, the song is actually pretty terrible: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9caPFPQUNs
Ask HN
Who do you trust most with your data?

1. Apple
2. Google
3. Facebook
4. None of these

"trust" means trusting them to not mis-use your personal data
How Amazing Games will Look in 2013 – CryENGINE 3
What I like best about Clojure is that it's so opinionated. It says: "this is how you should program". It has opinions on state and concurrency, on data structures and polymorphism, and on meta-programming. I think this is what sets it apart from all current programming languages except, possibly, Erlang.

Also, the JVM should appeal mostly to people not "coming from Java". Java devs already have the JVM. They're only getting a great programming language. I think that the biggest selling point of all modern JVM languages is the JVM - the absolutely best software platform in existence. I know of no other platform that comes close to the JVM in performance, monitoring, tooling and a wide ecosystem. Programmers that shied away from Java's verbosity and boilerplate can finally take advantage of the awesome JVM.
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I am an avid RIL user and have the apps on all of my various mobile devices. With the launch/rebranding of pocket though I am most surprised by the layout of the site when logged in. It looks visually like a tablet app, but I couldn't see myself ever using this on a mobile device because the apps are so good and actually save all your articles for offline reading. Designing a site to look this much like a mobile app on a desktop takes a lot of effort, and IMHO feels a bit clunky when using a full mouse & keyboard.

From a usability standpoint I would have expected the redesigned logged-in site to be primarily designed for desktop reading (e.g. smaller buttons, less chrome), and perhaps use responsive design to accomodate more mobile-friendly layouts when using other devices.

Overall I like the rebranding, new aesthetic and am excited to explore the new android app.

Most importantly though I'm SO happy my credentials/history just worked on the new site.
There have been a couple of HN discussion threads regarding your last two questions.

1. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3177815

2. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=966716