skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I knew someone who had a genetic defect that meant that he had a malformed face and only had 2-3 natural teeth ever grow in. We discussed his issues, and that the implanted teeth would need /more/ meticulous care than regular teeth, because there is so much that can go wrong with them, being non-natural parts of the body.

Though I feel your pain of dental work. As I'm writing this, the lidocaine is wearing off after my second to last dental visit to repair rather significant dental problems myself. Definitely worth the pain in the long run.
I am thinking of ways to convince my boss to do this. It might work better if I attempt to convince him in the middle of a cold Midwestern winter.
I don't understand why the choice of colorspace used to represent the person's face matters. The lighting used when the photo was taken can alter the apparent skin tone, possibly to another natural looking skin tone.
For those wanting a torrent download instead, checkout http://themixingbowl.org/
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No worries, sorry if I came across as a bit dickish
Facebook IPO Met with Weaker than Expected Investor Demand
Anyways you have to pay around 35% tax on 10K, so think around 7.5k in hand and on top if there are any legal fees etc.
Doesn't work on IE though, which means it's not usable for most commercial webservices.
Twitter strips businesses of their Verified Badge if they stop advertising
Nero's Essential Mix really impressed me when it first came out. The long instrumental around 1h:16m was really unique for one of these mixes, probably a more artistic flair than they would even inject in a live set. The dramatic bpm flux around 1h:28m is also a really experimental, unique climax which could only work near the end of a long two hour set like this one.

/ChristianBale
To take this line of reasoning a step further, you're not really acting in good faith if you view the ads without ever buying the products or services they advertise. The advertiser pays the provider of the site in the expectation of a reasonable conversion rate. If you don't want to buy a certain reasonable percentage of products advertised to you, fine, but from an ethical and legal standpoint you shouldn't be forcing them to waste their advertising budget on you. Doing so diminishes the advertiser's incentive to support the site whose content you're consuming.

Here are some terms of service for you. When you enter into any business venture, you accept the risk of it not succeeding. Wishful thinking notwithstanding, the consumer is under no obligation to indemnify you against it.
Interesting points, thanks for posting. For others reading, it's worth noting that Apple will continually improve upon Core Data. For instance, iCloud integration in iOS 5.0, which deals with conflict resolution, etc. Worth considering if you're thinking about rolling your own low-level connection.
Yes, a funny hoax.
Is the login with facebook button broken?
It's still rather experimental. At this stage, I'd rather have the bacterium require supplements than risk more widespread problems. Once proven safe, then hell yeah, open the floodgates.
This isn't censorship any more than blocking porn in high school libraries is considered censorship. This wasn't a move by rival political parties. The school in question used some third party web filter which flagged the pirate party's website as drug-related.
I did this once. Instead of Hawaii though we did Palm Cove in tropical Australia. We did get away from a lot of distractions but you manage to find others. Also the work environment wasn't super comfortable being that we worked at a kitchen table in the apartment we rented and the internet was on a very low cap and frequently unavailable.

I think if you're going to do this then have a plan in advance of exactly what you want to accomplish and go there to build it. We went with a general idea and a few more and ended up trying to many things in the month we had for it to really pay off.
What exactly are your requirements? "Technical blog" seems a bit vague.
Re: Blogging to learn
Microsoft Xbox 360 still number one, 236K consoles sold in April 2012
Interesting bunch of inferences and extrapolations there.

"Signal for litigious behavior" - because we all know if you promise something, you shouldn't have to follow through on it unless it really works for you, and you're not upset about something else entirely. That whole "after the DB damage, I'm hesitant" implies both admission of situation, and vidictive behavior on the part of the company. Why shouldn't he be feeling litigious? Is part of your recruitment process "Must be spineless and / or company man"?

"many of whom are more reliable than this guy"?

How has he demonstrated lack of reliability?
Just over 2.4 million Americans died in 2010 (source: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/deaths.htm).

So basically, this study is making the claim that prescription sleeping pills are responsible for 12-20% of all deaths in the U.S.

That sounds like a rather extraordinary, and probably exaggerated, claim.
Thanks for feedback.
We will add security explanation.
We index as quickly as paypal serves our requests. Once we have the data though, everything is then super fast.
No, he fulfilled the minimum requirements for the bonus before he left the company, however the company did not specify at what point the bonus was due to him. For example, my company rewards annual bonuses based on the calendar year, however they do not pay out the bonuses until April. If you leave the company between Jan 1, and April, you do not receive the bonus. While it might not be the most moral practice, it is a well established practice.
What Zuckerberg chooses to wear to a meeting with bankers should not matter at all. If anything it's a kind of reverse IQ test for those he's meeting with. It doesn't say anything bad about his own. It might about theirs, if they have a problem with it. If he went totally naked, that would be different. But younger generations of workers are increasingly casual, and that's a world I for one welcome. Substance matters most.
While it's certainly bad that California is so low (and somebody does have to be at the bottom, though I'd rather it not be one of the centers of tech), I'm also surprised that even the top states only have about 44% of their students "proficient/advanced".
Or checkout http://www.mixesdb.com/db/index.php/Category:Essential_Mix
for a bunch of CC licensed set list info
Suck it Mississippi, Alabama and DC! We totally pwned you!
Literally nothing, or less. Sounds like a worthless headache.
It is. Chlorine is what is used for disinfecting the water supply.
Within the last year the tech community on Oahu has really been picking up. There's lots of awesome things going on such as the HI Capacity makerspace (http://hicapacity.org/) and Henk Rogers just announced a new incubator for local startups!
I think the real problem is that many doctors also lack the capacity to translate statistical data into a rational evaluation of risk.

Consider the infamous 'mammogram statistics problem' as an example. So what do you do then, when nobody in the decision-making chain can be trusted to understand the data?
A quote from the article:
"So far, teeth have been regenerated in mice and monkeys, and clinical trials with humans are underway, but whether the technology can generate teeth that are nourished by the blood and have full sensations remains to be seen."

I understand the vital importance of pain as a signal that damage has occurred or is occurring. One of the real design flaws in the body, however, is the inability for humans to consciously shut off pain (at least temporarily) after they are aware of it.

The pain from a severe toothache is one of the worst sensations possible, and doesn't seem to accomplish much. If dental regeneration can become commonplace and relatively cheap, I think I would prefer new teeth without nerve endings and "full sensations."
I wonder if we could form a company of people who think this is a good idea without getting a bunch of freeloaders who want a nice vacation.

I'd definitely be into working from the beach for a month or two.
It's interesting how we individuals on HN seem to use search in a totally different way then other, non-technical, groups and we think we're the norm. In the past I had the same type of comments (e.g. Google returns better results, I don't care about social when searching, etc) but then I've taken a closer look at how my wife and my kids use search. Totally different then me. For me, search is my closest friend on the internet, it is my lifeline to solving all my (technical) problems. I use Google to be productive on a daily basis. It's not necessarily about research for me, it's about problem solving.

For the rest of my family, they use search in a different way. They search for their favorite tv shows, for research (e.g. for trips, homework, the next big toy for xmas), for recipes, shopping, etc. They don't search to be more productive, they search for their hobbies and interests. As such, many of what they search for are social by nature. My wife likes to talk with her friends about the latest pair of shoes she's thinking of buying and my kids love to spend hours on facebook discussing the latest episode of CSI, etc.

I'm with most of you, I don't get why we need this social "thing" on "our' search engines. It clutters everything and I don't want others to know what I'm searching for. But for my family, they talk about the stuff they search for and having these features on Bing might make them switch.. maybe...
So... "flagged off the first page". That is what I thought they meant. But the idiom "getting the boot" generally means being removed or kicked out... which doesn't really apply here. Carry on.
Spotify, DNSimple, AWS, SendGrid

I would really like to pay for Github, but the private repo limitations are holding me back. I'd much rather pay $10-20/mo for unlimited private repos if it meant each collaborator also had to be on the same $10-20/mo plan. For now, my private projects are hosted for free at Bitbucket.
Hi all, just a little context for this little game:
- this was mostly hacked during 48h long weekend hackatlon at Google Zurich
- there were about 5 teams and jury picked a winner
- soon after we bought the domain and released to public
- after a brief time we took it offline because we didn't own the code or copyright
- couple months later we managed to open-source the code and launch to public again

After some usage (hundreds of games played), we constructed probability-of-passage heatmaps for some of the levels. These can be found here: http://blog.47pixels.com/post/19235814672/nerdy-pigs
It doesn't really matter.

Hirebots are always making inferences and extrapolations that are wrong. The OP's blog post just gives more fuel to any Hirebot's prejudices.
>" Getting money quickly from a merchant account is a privilege, not a right."

No, it's a service, provided by Square, that you pay for.

Whether Jason is at fault or not, he's disgruntled and public. That's never good news, especially with companies who deal in something as sensitive as payments. Square built a great product, but they are in a very competitive space.
Docking wages for employee mistakes unless (and perhaps even if) wilfully negligent is /highly illegal/ in every state in the US, and will have the Labor Board all over your company and slapping you hard with fines and punishment.
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The weight of evidence you've brought to bear is, it has to be said, overwhelming.
Back when I was living in Hawaii, we had a "Castaway Hackaday". We got some waterproof pelican cases, loaded up our laptops and a few solar panels, then headed out to the mokes (http://www.flickr.com/photos/46801360@N07/4368503769/) - two tiny islands off the eastern coast of Oahu. We set up a cantenna from one of the houses on shore and connected some wifi out there. It was fantastic - completely free of distractions, great weather, and it kept everyone on the team pretty happy.
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nice visual way to explore github!
Nothing like a SUP session in the early AM to get the creative juices flowing.
sigh Essential mix sites pop up every year or so and get shut down pretty quickly.

The best one (~2010) used really simple code to store the files and my bud managed to auto-download the whole library, even after the site was "shut down".
I guess we'll have to wait until you post the technical details, but from the Ars article, it sounds like this page is using existing standards (TLS, maybe some other stuff). That's fine, but what's the incentive for a bank or any secure online service to use this instead of the expected <bank>.com domain name?

When I browse to a secure page (https) in my browser, I'm told that the connection is secure with a green https prefix in the address bar. But I don't really know it's secure. I'm placing my trust in the CAs. Using .secure to signal a secure connection to user doesn't improve this. It just complicates things further, because now there's two things a savvy user should look for if he/she expects a secure connection (https and .secure).

Because you seem like a fan of XKCD: http://xkcd.com/927/ Creating a new UI standard works best when it kills (totally replaces) it's predecessor. In this case, I think that translates to having every site which currently uses https make the switch to .secure. That seems unlikely to me.
If he managed to come up with a multi-page business plan, get enough money to recruit 8-10 developers, get a couple million dollars in funding, come up with an actual spec himself, trust the team he assembled to write produce an mvp with almost no oversight on his part in 6 months, and have enough personal money to go vacation in a popular tourist destination for months, then I don't think he fits into the "doesn't know IT stuff" category, the "easily replaceable" category, or the "no track-record of success" category.
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Maybe not habitually, but it's not unheard of.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2672411/Crippled-m...

Circumstances seem to be debatable, though.
definitely needs to be close to a real-time voting feedback. I've seen some of my friends shop - they just hop from one store to another in the space of minutes, even if they find things they like.
I am pretty sure he has thought about this.
The author seems to feel powerless against an employer, and may not realize the choices he has. Disputes happen. What matters is to get a resolution, and there are a few ways to go about it. Lets compare:

1. Public shaming

2. Work with a lawyer

3. Litigation

I'm taking this purely from the author's perspective, how can he get a successful outcome?

Public shaming has some downsides for the author:

- Threatening to publicize may give you some leverage. But you lose all your leverage once you take action. Losing leverage isn't good in negotiation.

- The founders of Miso are now likely furious with him, and emotionally determined to prove themselves right and him wrong. He's just increased their conviction to the point where they may fight it with irrational determination.

- It's easy to get a detail wrong, especially on an emotional topic. If the author made some mischaracterizations (even accidentally) in his post, he could be opening himself up to litigation. Especially when you think about the bullet directly above.

My recommendation to anyone is to talk with a lawyer first. I noticed some of the responses here suggest that going to a lawyer is somehow underhanded. It is not. I'm not talking about a scum-sucking bottom-feeding accident lawyer. I'm talking about a business lawyer. Usually you can get a free consultation. If not, paying for an hour or two of his time is well worth it. Consider it a form of tuition to the school of hard knocks.

Often, a lawyer could give you some pointers to either help accelerate a successful negotiation of your own, or point out any weaknesses in your case that you may have overlooked. If the matter is complex, you could have the lawyer negotiate on your behalf. This could take the form of writing a single letter to the employer.

Once that letter is on file, the employer will need to disclose it as an outstanding dispute in their future disclosures for any financing round or sale of the company, unless they settle it. This is why the employer may actually have less power than the employee in negotiating a dispute. And why you should take the honorable route, with a lawyer to help you understand the law and take the right actions.

The best way to avoid litigation is to work with an attorney. Litigation is very unnecessary, expensive, time consuming, and a distraction. I've always been able to resolve any disagreements without the need for litigation.

Think of an attorney as a guide through dangerous territory. He's been through dozens or hundreds of similar situations. He's seen how to get resolution, and he's seen things that have worked out badly. And he knows how the law views the matter. The law is complicated.

Finally, I cant possibly have an opinion about whether the employer or employee are right or wrong in this case because I haven't heard the other side. And I suggest that the rest of you take a similar neutral position.
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My plan was definitely to make an OSX client, then a mac client, then browser extensions, however the dismal sales make it hard to justify the work, as i'm sure you'd understand.
He must've been wearing his "power tie".
This thread triggered a memory of a couple of amazing TED talks Hans Rosling presented:

http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_y...
http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_on_global_population_g...

Oh joy, he has a new TED talk posted in March that I haven't seen yet. Thanks!
Just so you're aware it didn't make him look bad at all & if he was up here in Canada I'd be hiring him but he's not.

He did exactly what any person who got screwed over by any company should do...make it public and call them out on their bullshit.

Thanks to this fellow I will NOT be recommending Miso for their future series C round & this is why no company should screw over their employees it can cost you millions down the road.
But there are causes for leaky syndrome and they are treatable. And leaky gut at least tells you descriptively what is happening. Auto immune simply assumes the body mysteriously attacks itself, for no apparent reason.

Anyway, thank you for the feedback. It fits with some things I know and is something I can follow up on.
Miso should certainly have paid him the bonus because at the point when the bonus was due, he was an employee. It doesn't matter that he did not claim the bonus (it's the company's obligation to pay him, and since it was not paid, it should now be paid with interest) or there was no written contract (email and/or verbal communications are contractually valid).

Having said that, I don't think it is correct to name and shame the company this way because it damages the reputation of the firm, and thus making it more difficult to claim the bonus. I'd have hired a lawyer and settle with the company (i.e., claim the bonus and legal expenses) if I were him.
> Diet Coke does not promote obesity.

I don't have a good source* on me but aspartame likely increases appetite and feeling of hunger so I don't know about promoting but it may be contributing.

* see this for example though http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2359769
I actually wrote a blog post about it. It's a bit embarrasingly naive of me really, but have a read if you're interested: http://splinter.com.au/how-i-just-wasted-a-month-on-my-lates...
People who make good CEO's are more likely to be mentally ill than the general population - http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/the-stack-the-psychopat....
It's technically possible for sites to not serve content to those who use adblock. I remember arstechnica.com did this once to make a point. I guess if this was widespread, it would turn into an arms race though.
Facebook might not have been "forced" to go public, but they still don't really need the cash from the IPO

If they didn't need the cash from the IPO why did they IPO? If they wanted liquidity for employees and investors, then they need to go public and hence should at least pay a modicum of respect (guess who is buying those shares that those investors and employees are selling?)
Seems like both sides just needed to understand that there's a person at the other end of the email / support form. None of those emails really sounded like a person talking to another person. Imagine those notes as a transcript of an in person conversation rather than emails.

Sounds like Square can take care of their core business with decent competency, but as with many young companies, they may not have all the kinks worked out when something gets outside their normal decision tree.
> nothing forces you to use exceptions with C++

But unless you eschew every other C++ library including the STL, etc. other code is going to (potentially) throw exceptions whether you like it or not. C++ has exceptions built in at its most basic level - operator new() throws bad_alloc. Are you going write C++ with using 'new'? Are you going to ensure that no library you use uses 'new'?

I used to follow Herb Sutter's "guru of the week" problems and a large percentage of them were "how many exit paths are there from this block of code?" which would usually be a function about 4 lines long. Typically there were > 20 ways the function could exit, taking into account all the various operator overloadings, implicit constructors / type conversions, etc. And that was using code that itself usually had no use of exceptions - their mere presence in the language caused the problem.
>. It is effectively another month's runway.

With half an engineer, maybe
I created an account just to respond to this. Vaccines have nothing to do with this article, and rejecting them goes against hundreds of years of medical knowledge. Vaccines and chemical drugs like Vioxx have very little in common. Vaccines come directly from our understanding of viruses and the immune system - we make a weakened or dead version of the virus we've found to cause a given disease, and inject people with it so their own bodies can build up immunity. This is a proven, effective method that has been used to eradicate a lot of really bad diseases (when was the last time someone you knew got smallpox, or polio?). Any claim to the contrary is ignorant of history. Chemical drugs like Vioxx represent a very different case: a small molecule is discovered that seems to be bioactive in a specific way that treats a condition, and tests and drug trials validate its efficacy and look for side effects. The reality is, we know don't know all the effects these chemicals can have on the body, which is why you can get bad side effects like with Vioxx. Maybe it means more rigorous testing should be required for drugs to be approved, but it's certainly no reason to reject huge unrelated swaths of modern medicine that clearly benefit society. So please vaccinate your kids, and stop making posts like this.
> It's not petty, and certainly not childish.

Maybe not, but it's definitely the action of someone lacking experience. Anyone who has been around the block knows that companies can be very petty. Just because a work environment is 'friendly' and 'family-like' doesn't mean you can count on that kind of behaviour when you exit. Companies turn petty very quickly. Very quickly.

An experienced person would have made sure all the money he/she had coming was collected before even handing in the resignation letter. Once you've signalled that you are leaving, things can go south very fast.

I just look at this whole situation and what the OP did and think "what a rookie".