skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I don't know about anyone else, but speaking as a founder the issue would be having to give up equity. I have to pay for the time of my lawyer and accountant. So the free service here isn't free even if one viewed one's equity as worthless and the company as doomed.
The reason you see dead comments is not because they've been individually killed, but because they were posted by banned users. Often it's obvious from the comments why they were banned, but there are some who oscillate between reasonable and trolling.
F# Web Tools: Translates mixed client/server to Javascript
If you are one of the unlucky saps stuck in the ASP.net world, this might be a cool project for you. This is an early entry from Microsoft into the GWT/PyPy/etc space. It has a permissive license.

F# is becoming an officially supported Microsoft language which will let you convince your boss that this new fangled workflows (aka monads) powered system is safe to use.
Qt 4.5 will be released under the LGPL
A New Kind of Big Science
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It feels (I haven't done any benchmarks) snappier than parallels, and is more efficient with memory. I'll buy buying a copy at the end of the trial. YMMV.
Paradoxes of Infinity
I just explained that my Dell regularly shocks me because of the shoddy construction and you recommend another one? :(

Also: yes the M1330 is okay, and if you get it refurb/on-sale the dedicated graphics model is respectable, but bleurgh. Dell's build-quality makes me sick to my stomach.
Been poking around on there. Might try to snag a cheap MBP off of there.
From the comments, it seems like that is what I'm gonna do, but I'll have to get a used one. I cannot afford a new one.
I have an ancient PowerMac G4 (500 MHz) that still works to this day. Too bad I can't get XCode to install properly. :(
Checking that out right now, didn't know they had them on sale.
Yahoo to name Carol Bartz as CEO: Report
Tom Preston-Werner (mojombo on HN), a co-founder, does all of the design work as well as write pretty sweet erlang, c, and ruby.
I've been using Linux for a long time. What exactly is the hassle with repartitioning a machine or resizing an NTFS partition?

The partitions were never my problem.

Here are my problems:

Fucking sound will break when I update my software as Ubuntu asks me to do.

I'll fix this, install compiz, then X.org will break. Uninstall compiz, get X back, but on the wrong resolution.

Fix the xorg.conf, get my resolution back. Now my 3d Acceleration isn't working.

Install propietary drivers, fix xorg.conf AGAIN. Fix my resolution AGAIN.

Now I'm back in my desktop, and I haven't installed Java, flash, mono (UGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH), or much of anything else.

Wubi slows it down too.

There is no single laptop model that I know of that is 100% hackintosh compatible other than the MSI Wind, and I'm not looking to purchase a toy.
Ughh... Tough times... Seems like right now there aren't any usable notebooks on the market. I have two of the "dream" machines you have mentioned: Thinkpad T61 and prev. generation Macbook Pro. Both are junk: Lenovo uses one of those el-cheapo dim and terrible colored screens and MBP also uses a 6-bit LCD albeit with LED backlight. My MBP also runs OSX, which blows ass compared to superior Ubuntu/Gnome on a Thinkpad. Please don't moan: I've learned to be VERY productive in Gnome+Compiz and while I like Macs, I highly recommend you guys check those out.

Back to the hardware: I keep jumping between the two. I wish I could just run Ubuntu on a Mac, but I absolutely need Adobe software for work: our designers as well as business people use Fireworks and Photoshop all the time, so I gotta be able to read and modify those files, so I'm trying to bear with OSX/Finder... Ughh.

I am also a photography nut and the situation with laptop LCDs is grim right now: the total degradation compared to what we've had 2-3 years ago. I don't know a single laptop manufacturer who offers 16.7 million colors on a laptop LCD... So if you pay any attention to LCD quality, I don't think you'll be happy with anything.

But it's either Thinkpads or Macs, as always. There aren't anything else out there. DELL makes the nice Latitude series, but as always, they couldn't resist the urge of saving a few dollars and opted for the cheapest touchpad possible, rendering the machine useless: that ALPS junk just doesn't work.
The username and gravatar both link to your dashboard which contains a list of your repos.
http://plugandplaytechcenter.com/
Official press release: http://www.qtsoftware.com/about/news/lgpl-license-option-add...

Some of my own thoughts on it:
http://benjamin-meyer.blogspot.com/2009/01/qt-45-will-be-rel...

dot.kde.org article: http://dot.kde.org/1231920504/
I would agree with you, apart from the remarks about "the (scrap) heap" :-) . I still use two of those technologies (WebObjects and Hypercard) almost every day, and I never used either of them until about 5 years ago. For what they do, they are peerless. For information about using WebObjects I'd suggest people visit http://www.wocommunity.org, and if anyone's interested in Hypercard, try http://www.runrev.com (a modern cross-platform hypercard).
Do any of these have a Javascript interpreter?
Odd hardware
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You can get a new last-gen Macbook for $949 with a DVD burner for with a student discount.

Not a student? They don't check if you order it online, but they do at the Apple store (I bought mine this summer before receiving my student id).

Or you could get a new this-gen MB for $1249 with a student discount. That's what I would do if I were buying a computer now.
I'm fairly short. But my sister's not taller than me. However, I am the leader of a dance band named "Evil Genius."
Sure about that? I bought two (Macbook + MBP) and I do regret. Wasted $3.5K. LCDs on regular Macbooks are as cheap and healthy as $0.99 cheeseburgers and OSX/Finder can't hold a handle to Ghone/Compiz when to comes to window/file management. Font rendering isn't in the same league as what Linux/Freetype is capable of, especially in languages other than English. And lots of interesting software requires googling to install: most are 1st class citizens on Linux and 2nd - everywhere else.

Both of my Macs developed some hardware issues in their first year, and both issues are quite widespread among other Mac users according to Apple forums.

Just pointing out that the world is bigger than it seems.
Ask HN: What is the best way to understand Pointers and memory organization in C?
ASK HN: What is the best way to understand Pointers and memory organization in C?
Then don't dwell. Innovate or fix. Open source or sell.
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I don't want Mac OS X because of the appearance. I want it because:

My 3d acceleration will always work.
My sound will always work.
My resolution will display properly.
Shit won't break FREQUENTLY when I upgrade software.
Shit won't break FREQUENTLY when I upgrade "os" versions.
There's non-trash software available for Mac OS X. (Textmate, darkroom, etc)
Media will playback without complaint, hassle, or copyright-related zealotry.
If I plug in a second monitor, it will just work. No config file editing, no bullshit. Just work.
Well, you want a cheap(er) Mac laptop, 13-14"...sounds like you've already made up your mind.
Why do people buy virtual goods?
If you're going to use fusion, you'll probably not want to go with 1GB of RAM which is what you get with the last-gen macbook. That's another reason to consider getting the new one, or alternatively you could get a memory upgrade - but be sure to get it from a third party seller like crucial, not from Apple, to save money.

I have no trouble with Fusion, except for playing some old games, but I have 4GB RAM. I'm not sure if the 2GB you get with the new MacBook is enough.
From the link above, it appears that they came up with an integration product that pretty much talks to all other systems at the customer site. Given this, I would speculate that the product probably does not deal with data that probably automates/affects/interferes with a patients diagnosis/procedure atleast as of now.
I don't. I don't believe that this older group of people known as a faculty whom make up a department really give two shits whether or not their words and methods are really teaching me something or not.

This is a harsh generalization, but unfortunately as much as I don't want to believe it, I've found truer more often than not. Human communication is hard, it's even harder when your terms of agreement is in the form of a syllabus.

I don't mean to undermine some of the finest minds I've ever encountered in real-life, I'm just saying that more often than not, the people who do take it upon themselves to know is hardly worth the modern student's money or time. This is simply proven given what the web has become; I've made more meaningful connections by actively participating in what other people are working than I'll ever make in any formal arrangement for the rest of my life. The problem is in how we reassure ourselves, since we often rely on these tried-and-true techniques that aren't really measuring anything of value other than who originally did it and why. Self-directed learners don't fit into the modern University's model.

In short, I don't believe in universities because I think we don't have a real way to hold these institutions accountable given all the money we give them. I put most of my faith in the people who don't believe in these monolithic institutions and instead believe that there must be a better way.
It's a screenshot of logs showing someone trying a brute-force attack so gain entry via ssh. They used the username "Hitler."
wow, the amazon buy shortcut is scary - is there a confirmation?
... my Dell regularly shocks me ...

Shut the fuck up. I bet you're lying your ass off. Computers are designed not to shock people. This is why I'm starting to steer towards enterprise as opposed to consumer market: making products for regular folks just isn't worth it because of little lying bitches like you.
This was a really fascinating, insightful read. It's a shame it didn't get more exposure here, I'd love to hear what some of the people here thought of the article.

I mean, it's got a lot of interesting software techniques in it, insight into the adware industry, insight into the nature of "the market" in general, and is one of the best articles I've read in a while on any subject.
Yes, but that's because Lego is sold on the experience of building. IKEA products, like Frameworks, are sold on the purpose of having something finished and useful at once you've put in a little work.
Isn't the lack of OO in Clojure a problem? As far as I know most game programmers like to program in C++ and OO is supposed to be especially suitable to making games.

I am certainly not an advanced programmer, I would like a pointer to some resources on the subject.

edit:
Naughty Dog is a successful game company that used Lisp, but with a OO style:
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?LispInJakAndDaxter
I don't know, when you said you had linux problems I assumed you were new to it and that installation might be a problem. Sorry I assumed wrong...

If you're asking for anything 100% "hackintosh compatible" I don't know what to tell you. By 100% you mean pop DVD, install and go, no? Well, that's asking for a bit much. I have friends who have it running on dell and HP laptops all around. All took plenty of screwing around. And same goes for linux. If you can't deal with driver issues, you probably shouldn't be using linux...though you say you've used it for a long time. Are you just fed up now?

May I add that Wubi eliminates all those problems, and the slowdown is minimal. It really is, I used a wubi installation for quite a long time.

There is another option: install ubuntu with wubi, and then use LVPM.

here: http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2008/12/06/graduate-from-a-wubi-in...

It even says "Purely performance wise you won’t see much difference when you move from a wubi install to a dedicated install - considering that you have a fairly fast hard drive and that your windows partition is not heavily fragmented."

Also, you have been checking dealcatcher.com and slickdeals.net right? there are a lot of sites out there with awesome deals on laptops that you can get cheap (and reliable). I mean if the only game you're playing is EVE, you really don't need more than any discrete gfx card 2 or 3 generations old, counting from today, right?
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Another question, gherlein's suggestion actually sounded really good. What makes over $1000 automatically a macbook? Is there something about over $1000 PCs that you can't stand? Does the fact that the XPS can come with preinstalled linux (meaning minimal driver issues as dell probably extensively tested it to work) not help? 1920 res (meaning good gfx), dvd burner, 4gb ram, great processor, solid support (I will vouch for dell support believe it or not as almost a 4 year dell user), and everything else you've asked for....

Or are you just hell-bent on getting a mac and none of this discussion really matters?
How do you make money? I love the site btw. And love the fact that you can get full text "articles" because you go to research/universities for content.
Why Lisp?  3 answers
Hmm maybe solid state disk + wubi = magic? Slowdown time = gone!
"Cooks Illustrated" is great but I prefer the recipes from their other site/magazine "Cooks Country." You might want to check out CC before subscribing to CI in case your palate is similar to my own.
While I certainly haven't had the same experience when it comes to the hardware or installation issues, I couldn't agree more with the first part of your post. I moved over to the mac for a long time, but I find myself more at ease in Linux.

In fact, I never understood why the RoR guys insist on macs for development - I've found development much easier on linux. On the other hand, I'm also not trading in my mac any time soon - it's by far the best music recording platform out there.
Learn assembly language.
Have you tried Dell's Precision Mobile Workstation series? They're brilliant. Plus goldcare support = god. they send technicians to your house to fix anything. burnt motherboards, shattered screens, etc.

Then again I got this laptop on a research grant...
Whoa there calm down he's probably just over-exaggerating some small problem. We get the point.
My 3d acceleration will always work. My sound will always work. My resolution will display properly. Shit won't break FREQUENTLY when I upgrade software. Shit won't break FREQUENTLY when I upgrade "os" versions. There's non-trash software available for Mac OS X. (Textmate, darkroom, etc) Media will playback without complaint, hassle, or copyright-related zealotry. If I plug in a second monitor, it will just work. No config file editing, no bullshit. Just work.

This may sound slightly crazy....
but you might want to try a PC with windows.

You're on a budget, play EVE, do some .net, and don't care about UI. You could dual boot some sort of linux (hell if you hate upgrades so much, then just install slackware and stop updating your kernel. if it aint broke don't break it) for whatever *nix shit you need to do, and the rest...all work. You want instant compatibility with about EVERYTHING. Okay man, Windoze seems to suit you well.

;) and don't forget AVG antivirus. It's a dangerous world out there!
3% decline in tech spending forecast for '09
Hrm. Well, MBP / T61p might be junk but I'm not swimming in options.
Well, that's my current situation, I'm using Windows right now. (Installing Windows 7 as we speak)

However, I happen to rather like GNU tools and the unix-style shell environment (bash).

Windows doesn't offer either, and it isn't conducive to contributing my time to an open source project either.
Wow...then just WAIT if you can, buy what you want, and don't start huge threads on news.yc that essentially become macvangelist madness.
lol; random. someone have a screenshot?
I want a unix-based OS that isn't going to waste gobs of my time on hardware/software-package related issues. Mac OS X is the only one that fits the bill.

Failing that, it makes me nauseous thinking of paying over 1k for hardware that is as poorly constructed and ugly as most PC laptops tend to be.

Exception: Sony VAIOs. Pretty little thangs, and the predominance of intel hardware makes me think they're Linux compatible. If I can configure a sharp looking VAIO with dedicated graphics for under 1k, she's mine.
Question: So if you get a mac, are you going to install windows on it also?
I've got a mid-high end HP notebook, which I've run with some permutation of XP, Vista and Ubuntu for the last year. Its treated me fairly well as far as being rugged, with a nice big monitor. It is a bit heavy....

What sorts of stuff are you running? My experience with high-end notebooks these days is that they can run basically anything -- fairly high end games, as many desktop apps as you can download, even Matlab runs pretty well on my laptop. So long as you aren't hosting a serious website or doing some crazy data analytics AI stuff, I think you're fine.
Hm, you probably could have simplified your original post to:

"I want a mac, but anyone have suggestions for decent PCs under 1k with DVD burners?"

and then when your karma hit 150, you could start a poll for "how many people use macs" like you asked --

...instead of a tirade about electrocuting batteries and whatever the heck else you talked about cause mix a mac survey with computer suggestions and you're looking for a mess.

And seriously, VAIOs? You might as well go for a Mac. I mean, all that tells me is that you care about how your lappy looks and not about what it does. Get a Sager for god's sake. you can configure one for about 1k and it will run better and last longer than any silly overpriced vaio out there. I mean if you're looking for 1k computers, you should chuck the word vaio out the window.
Obviously, tech spending declines in a recession. What I thought was interesting was the discussion of all the variables that go into these predictions -- so many that I can understand why these predictions are often so far off.

Strength of the dollar, energy prices, Obama's stimulus package... Though my gut-instinct feelings on the first 2 are not particularly good, who really knows? And, of course, the biggest variable and most unknown is how people will "feel" about the economy in a year.
Hacker Leaves Message for Microsoft in Trojan Code 
Here's a new way to get Microsoft to pay attention to you: Slip a brief message into the malicious Trojan horse program you just wrote. That's what an unnamed Russian hacker did recently with a variation of Win32/Zlob, a Trojan program victims are being tricked into installing on their computers.
This is awesome. The major disadvantage of using Qt was the huge price for a license if you didn't make opensource software. Now that they took that away I guess I will never look back to GTK or wxWidgets. Thank you a million times Nokia.
Maybe your teacher's goal was to encourage people in the class to learn Poseidon so he could hire them on a private project. Or maybe he/she was looking for a genius who would be able to figure out how to code Poseidon in such a way that it would not crash.

There are lots of other reasons why a teacher might set specific rules for an exercise such as this, too. Unfortunately you chose to ignore the instructions -- and you made the mistake of second-guessing him/her -- assuming that the teacher's goal was the end result and not the process of getting there.
I'll check out sager immediately.

It's not the looks so much as I hate it when plastic creaks. It squicks me out.
I configured a rather nice 15.4" from Sager with 1920x1200, HDMI out, and a 9800M, but christ almighty it's 1.8k

The sagers look (reviews back this up) sturdy though.
I greatly respect the writer of this article (Tina Brown), however the post left a bad taste in my mouth. I disagree that workers being independent is disempowering (she didn't say it explicitly, but she said people were struggling), or that it has to be annoying for the businesses employing them.

My unsubstantiated hunch is that she's writing this from a mildly older-industry perspective, and that those businesses and workers might be struggling more with this.
I have many friends (in admittedly newer industries) who are thriving as independents. Not just financially, but the freedom and opportunity it gives them to travel and challenge themselves is great. Sometimes they take well paying gigs, sometimes they work for peanuts on crazy projects.

I guess I just disagree with the "attitude" of the article. That independence isn't something to "settle" for, but something to strive for. She writes like it's a result of a bad economy, but I think many kinds of work would be headed in this direction anyway, even if the economy were sailing.
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I just started poking around and checking out some of the Sager laptops. Oddly enough, taking from the reviews, they seem to be the only well built laptops anymore. I'm poking around the 12 and 13". If I do the SSD, I'll but it separately, they're way overpriced if you get them from a reseller. That and I'm holding out for the inevitable price-drop from SanDisk and their SSDs.
Why should he want to die in a tank?
Google makes a lot of money advertising. Though you might say there are mostly meta-advertising.
This is exciting for us too. Our engine uses some small parts of Qt, but we'd intentionally kept the usage somewhat limited in case we ever wanted to factor it out so that we could deliver our stuff in some form other than as a web service. It's nice having that out of the way.

I'd also had a chance to chat with some of the Trolls before the news broke since my initial reaction was, "What does this say about Nokia's future commitment to Qt?" I'd guessed that Nokia would do free-as-in-beer licensing, but not free-as-in-our-competitors-can-fork-it licensing. Turns out that there are some reasonably sane business reasons for the switch.

It'll be interesting to see how Nokia plays their cards in the just heating up mobile platform wars and how Qt factors into that.
I'm not lying, the battery contacts are exposed and the circuits takes a shine to me here and there. If I had a camcorder I'd record it arcing into shit. Sometimes the shit it arcs into is me. It's an Inspiron 600m, I bought it $550, the fuck you want?
1-800-goog-411 (http://www.google.com/goog411/)

Basically a 411 service with automatic speech recognition. Not necessarily a web search, but they are far along this track.
It's a small problem in the grand scheme of things, but the battery contacts are exposed and they do arc into me, and it is painful.

Am I suing? hahahah, fuck no. That shit is funny as hell more than anything, I don't like dozing off to a movie in bed with the laptop...shifting a leg, then getting woke the fuck up.
Calm down. I'm a business owner myself.
Well, the alternate option is buy a Sager now, now that you've directed me to them. Which was the point of this. I knew there had to be a decent no-name'ish brand out there.
I lived in a so called socialistic state for the first five years of my live. That's enough for a whole live.
For .NET work, yes. I have to. Might do VMWare Fusion but I'd be worried about IIS or something going pissy on me about the networking when running under a virtual machine.
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