skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
There is no relationship between the sales calls and the filtering algorithm. That is what the dismissed class action lawsuit was about. All "evidence" people have is purely anecdotal.

Verifying a "business" relationship may work but it still won't solve all of the problems. You can still pay people to show up at your restaurant, pay with their credit card and write a five star review. You can still pay people to show up at a competitors restaurant, pay with their credit card and write a one star review. It simply increases the cost of the spam (which is a good thing). They should probably create a way to do this but it won't solve the fundamental problem: the reviewer pool is an unreliable source of information.

"X people found that review helpful"

A helpful review is not the same as an accurate review based on experience. I would find a well written review helpful. However, the review could still be inaccurate or fake just well written. This is simply another data point for spam detection and one with many confounders at that. One has to simply google around about the state of Amazon reviews to see the flaws in this approach.

Once again. I stand by my assertion, detecting spam reviews is extremely difficult because it is a human problem.
I think that this:

We gotta be touching something right?

Is missing a comma:

We gotta be touching something, right?

I doubt that they were implying that they were touching something correct or moral. The question mark doesn't make sense in such a case. If that's what was being said, then it would be better as:

We gotta be touching something right, but what?
This may sound weird, but I'm most curious to see how the terminal looks on a retina display (when Apple or someone like iTerm makes one for it). I think having paper-resolution monospaced fonts will be awesome.
I agree. I see way too many stupid/ I didn't want to know that feeds. My solution has been to only check my facebook for messages from friends or event invites.

The bigger problem is that facebook is letting it happen...
They're not just going to render everything 1:1 as if it were a 30"-class screen.

This is going to work like the 'new' iPad screen and render text at high res and images at whatever dimensions are natural for the layout (uses 50% scale up be default, and then will add extra resolution if the source image is bigger than the declared or computed css dimensions)
Should clear this up. There is an updated MacBook Air line (11" and 13"). There is an updated MacBook Pro line (13" and 15" with 'normal' screen, same chassis and updated internals). And then there is a new 15" MacBook Pro with a 2880 x 1800 screen and is 0.71" thick. I like to dub this one the MacBook Pro Air.
As a 2011 MacBook Air user, my biggest envy is USB 3.0. Thunderbolt accessories have been few and far between, and then priced at an exorbitant premium.

But hey, they finally made a Thunderbolt Firewire adapter cable.
Tacky? Aero is awesome.

win + number activates that program.

win + up -> maximize window

win + left -> smack window to the left of the screen.

win + shift -> shift through the windows as if they were a stack.
It has everything to do with it. Supply and Demand, etc. "Taking advantage" is a moral term. A capitalist would call it "leaving money on the table".
Even if you don't care about getting to outsource the administrative overhead, the healthcare alone may be worth it. Since they're negotiating as a very large company, they can offer significantly better plans than you would be able to by negotiating with providers as a small startup.
Maybe there are no bad serious languages...

How well do you know PHP?
You might want to tell them about it in their discussion, so maybe they can collaborate.
FWIW, it's not a complete lock-in, since you can purchase non-factory SSD upgrades from OWC: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Aura_Pro_Express
Funny how they are 'Updating the Apple store'... As if they couldn't do this behind the screens... Big attempt to overhype their already overhyped products.. Losers!
edit: typo
Before I knew what SocialCam was and I saw friends posting these updates, I thought that they had had their facebook hacked
I was nodding my head in agreement until you suggested outsourcing your UI/UX. That's basically outsourcing your core product (presuming your product is delivered via screen).

I'd never do that.
Do you ever imagine things?
I have been a Windows user my whole life. As a hacker who has recently moved to San Francisco, I've continuously battled Apple fanboys and Linux fanatics alike on why I love Windows and absolutely do not understand why people want to switch platforms.

Then I watched this keynote.

I'm buying a Macbook Pro.
It really depends who far into the future we are thinking. If we have the technology to reliably stream high resolution video (of the desktop/UI) through the air with no noticeable latency at 120fps then all bets are basically off.
I wonder what Ubuntu would look like on a retina display.
Doesn't load for me, on Chrome/FF/IE9...
Very interesting discussion.
I work on a 2D MMORPG for Android.
This is extremely relevant to me. I have a few questions though.

What if you take compression and deserialization out of the picture?
For example, in my server I have a hash like data structure that gets turned into JSON for browsers and byte array for mobile clients.

For example, because the data has to be transferred at fast rates and will be going over mobile networks. The size of the packet matters because every millisecond counts.

Then to read the data, I simply read the stream of bytes and build the objects I need on the client.
This has to happen mostly without allocations for example on Android to avoid the GC.

So a few questions:
Does deserializing JSON cause any memory allocations?
If you're not tokenizing the data and don't need to parse it, will it be a significant gain over s serialized byte protocol or JSON?

In any case, I'll experiment on my end and perhaps blog about my own findings.
What about http://bugs.mysql.com/?
If recent events are any indication, I'd go with the second choice.
Is it covered internationally or just US?
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Only two of the Managers lead teams that are in their same physical location.

Our VP Sales and Chief Product Officer manage all remote people.
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Huh, really? I always figured piano had an unambiguous mapping from pitch to keys, whereas guitar typically has 2 or 3 possible fingerings for a given pitch. I find it pretty easy to get stuck with awkward positions on my first few times through a guitar piece--except those in which transitional notes are annotated with fret positions. Is that what you mean by "arranged for guitar"?
You're absolutely right, what I meant is that its not just about using the right algorithms and making sure they are implemented and used correctly. It's also a whole host of other things including avoiding SQL injection, CSRF, XSS, data leakage in logs, proper access and provisioning, following and reacting to the constant stream of security alerts (case in point: the MySQL Ubuntu issue that cropped up yesterday).
Good idea - I'll try to blog about that soon.
Price point is kind of high, no? Current 15in MBP is $1799. And before you say "look at the internals" remember that Apple is not a PC company with 8000 computers at 8000 prices... they have historically designed their product line around a few carefully selected price points.
Right. I should have been clearer. Airbnb person staying in building sets building on fire. Insurance companies always look for anyway not to pay. Search web, find evidence that apartment was active on AirBnB and deny claim as it's a breach. Now everyone else in the building has to go after the Landlord directly.

Bottom line would appear to be that leases will soon specifically speak to this new business model and it probably won't be what most people would like to see.
As for energy, it's probably much cheaper to reduce consumption. This is a hidden subsidy to agriculture and industry.
Ok - I didn't buy one because it required a GooglePlay/TV (?) account that was only available in the US.

But having seen what Netflix Canada offers I'm not too bothered!
Great suggestion. I'll add it to my list of blog post ideas. Thanks!
And you could have been doing that all along simply by changing your theme.
I don't want a "Retina display", I want a true 1920x1080 on my 15" MBP.
Apple is trying to impose that density is the same thing as resolution, which is not. A "Retina display" of 2880x1800 is just a "better" 1440x900.
Give me the option to choose between double pixels and real pixels and I'll buy thee.
Why? I have been using a Mac since 2007. So far, I haven't seen anything spectacular in this keynote except for the retina display. But $2199 (probably 2199 Euro in Europe) is a steep price.

Edit: Given the lack of real interesting updates in OS X since Leopard and recent iOS versions, I am actually quite interested in Windows 8 and Windows Phone after ~18 years of using Unix-like operating systems and ~5.5 years a Mac.
I guess that could be an option. On our context, we would love to avoid that all browsers ask for the image url.
any decent mode for java yet? :-\
My VP Sales manages his Team, which is now up to four people. I don't directly manage the Sales Team.
Pretty tiny, I bet.
You should add 30% to any salary to account for benefits.
The love you have for your child is inexplicable and illogical. You may not know or understand the love you'll have for your child but I can guarantee (with reasonable certainty) that it will exist.

I'm sure there are exceptions, but they're just that -- exceptions.
Do any employees know whether or not the new MacBooks are available at retail locations today?

edit: Apple Store Berkeley says no.
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Once you go Air, you never go back. And this year's Air announcement (like last year's) is pretty 'meh', so I'll be keeping with my old faithful 2010 Air for the time being. The retina displays are fantastic, but as a web dev I'm already dreading the merry havoc it's going to wreak with images on web pages.

On a wider note, I feel myself... drifting away from all of this. In previous years I would have been all over WWDC live blogs and so on- this year I'm already fed up with my Twitter stream being filled with it, and am dreading the Hacker News front page being liberally coated with Apple. I am happy to just read the post-game analysis after the fact. Reality Distortion Field Fatigue, perhaps?
Presumably you'll have that option? Can't see why not. I'm guessing there'll be an option in the Display control panel.
Probably just got pushed over the edge.
Just one really shitty cubicle.
I think Ft. Lauderdale wins this one.
So, what is the effective resolution of the MBP now?
Thanks for adding that.

As I understand, the "Retina display" label takes into account the recommended viewing distance from the display. An iPhone display will be held much closer than someone (with proper posture) at a laptop.
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I don't know why the article considers the only two possible options as "Metro" and "Aero". I'd go for "Classic".
I still set my Windows boxes to that style immediately after install, along with separately turning off most other visual enhancements in the System control panel.

I'm not a complete luddite; I know that on a modern system Aero is not going to have a terrible effect on performance, and that UI elements can be customized, and that I like some of the Windows 7 enhancements to the taskbar and start menu. But the visual style of Aero is just extra visual distraction.

I can see the point of using GPU to accelerate the UI, but there should always be an option of minimal visual distraction.
And they use every scrap of information they can collect about me to send the right ads to my screen. If you put personal data on the Internet, you shouldn't be surprised how it's used. The only thing information I really expect to stay private is my credit card numbers, otherwise, I just don't give out much information.
Absolutely, price is on the higher side. I feel that they're looking to make it the "really really Pro" line. The existing MBPs (specially the 13") is used by everyone (students for e.g.), so its not really a Pro line.
I'm 6"2. I've used the Leap with not too much success—too short in the seat pan, and the Amia which actually worked fairly well for a while, despite having the same length seat pan (19"). I'd really like to try the Aeron, but no one in town deals them.
Also, if they are not their customers why should ABNB care?
Not sure what you are talking about here. Web will look fine at that resolution, you are probably confusing pixel density with with # of pixels. My guess is most people will not maximize their browser to see the page.
Could you be specific about what swayed you? I'm not sure what is so new, announced today, that you couldn't have bought yesterday: Retina? Will you continue to run Windows?
That's exactly the kind of response I wanted to achieve.

> It makes no sense being all semantic about it

Does it really not? Look, you're commenting on an article which states that Facebook leaks our privacy. Don't you happen to notice that it does so because everyone is considered a friend? This ambiguity and lack of precision in defining the personal relationship to people you are in contact with, coupled with simply assuming by default that everyone's your trusted friend and can be given access to the most private details of your life is exactly what causes "privacy leaks". It's a social mechanism, and granted - if every user were to set up his privacy options in the perfect way - they wouldn't be happening. But we're only human, and on many levels, some of them subconscious, it's difficult for us to keep in mind that a friend may, in fact, not be a friend.
I made a quick video explaining how the webapp works: http://youtu.be/Z2ZXW2HBLPM

Essentially, using the gridPositions.json to populate a Voronoi Grid (toggle display of the <canvas> in your browser). Then your cursor position is used against the grid to find which shape encloses it which maps back to the source JPEG which is then displayed.
Being a non-native resolution, it would look awful.
Security flaw in MySQL...
Guys, congratz, this is one of the rare gems on it's way to become a classic.
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I'm curious about Magsafe2. As a student, knowing that 20% of students on campus (those with Apple computers) use the same charger as me, I find it really easy to borrow a cable for 20 minutes to get charged up for class. I'm guessing Magsafe2 isn't compatible with traditional magsafe.
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"Yelp buries reviews by one-time posters" might be a more accurate title.

Yelp is trying to build a community of reliable reviewers, not display every review of an establishment, because this is a good way to avoid business owners soliciting reviews from friends and family. If those acquaintances are not part of the Yelp community, they don't understand the standards of the community or even what a five star review means. They are not useful reviews so they are filtered.
Community members have a stake in their reputation as a reviewer.

This is something like the practice of hellbanning on Hacker News, except implemented with a well considered policy. (Yelp would likely fail quickly if they implemented HN's shamefully poor method.) Yelp could probably do a better job of explaining this to users - it should say "Yelp displays reviews by experienced reviewers more prominently. Until you establish yourself by writing frequent reviews, yours may be filtered."
I'm going through this same exact problem. The biggest challenge, for me, is preventing my extracurricular activities from bleeding into my consciousness during the day job and creating a huge distraction. By definition, if I'm doing something EC in my precious spare time, it's because I find it interesting and/or fulfilling. Therefore, it's kind of hard to direct my thoughts anywhere else when I need them focused on my work activities.

I'd be curious for any feedback you or others might have. The solution that is partially working for me is to wake up early and do "pre-work" EC activities. I'm not an early morning person, so this is somewhat of a lifestyle shift. I find that getting a solid 1.5 to 2 hours in the morning to fire off emails on the side project or work on some coding/thought challenges enables me to focus at work more.
Eventually though, I can see websites taking advantage of this new resolution, and optimizing their graphics for it ... similar to the 'new' iPad apps
Just promise us that when you do, you won't become a rabid fanboy yourself.

By all rights I should be the biggest fanboy ever. All my computers are Macs. I have an Apple TV. I stood in line to buy the first iPhone on launch day and have owned nothing but iPhones since. I have an iPad. I insist on using Apple services like iTunes so everything "just works" with all my Apple devices. I even converted my whole family from PCs to Macs and, yes, my "family tech support" calls have dropped.

But I'm not what you would call a "fanboy".

If someone asks why I like Apple products, I try to give rational reasons but I admit from the start that I'm biased and just "like them", plus I "think they're cool". I never sneer at PC users or people with Android phones. I don't make lame jokes about "Winblows" and such.

I guess my point is it's possible to become a total convert and still not annoy the heck out of everyone around you. I'm not saying you don't know that, just that you should monitor yourself. Once you become loyal to a brand (Apple, BMW, B&W loudspeakers, whatever) it's sometimes difficult to tell the difference between being a proud evangelist and an annoying cultist.

Luckily, I had some friends who helped me whenever I veered too far in the latter direction. :)
I don't think you will save much memory unless Microsoft is also removing desktop composition. When I turn off transparency in Win7, the amount of memory used by DWM.exe does not change.
Most awesome. Even though it have plenty already, I would be more than happy to pay more for more chapters.
all I want is 3g on laptops
Speaking as a Windows user who uses a Mac for dev on iOS: you will be frustrated by Mac OS, at least initially. I've been using Mac OS daily for over a year and I still find Windows superior in many ways. This is my opinion, of course. Not trying to change minds or trolling.

That retina display is dead sexy though.
The option of 8GB of RAM is nice, since the RAM isn't upgradable.
Yes, it seems to be, the request is timing out. The one you posted, that is.

Best of luck with fixing it, though.

Edit: it finally seems to load, but slowly.
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I sort of agree, but with the new screens, one would assume you'll be able to run with a smaller font to make room.

I guess we'll have to see how that works out.
The article is referring to the Aero theme. I have my desktop set up to look like Windows 2000, and all the shortcuts still work.
Transparency is one of the features of DWM. If you want to get rid of DWM, you have to select Windows Classic theme.
2010 Air did t have AES-NI either, which made FileVault slow. 2011 MBA just lacks 8gb; I think I will be sticking with mine since I do my heavy VM work on another machine.

Lack of gigabit Ethernet on the big pro air makes me sad, though.
I'm almost through Andrew Ng's course. Did you do all the programming activities to reinforce the lectures? I've been keeping pace with the lectures, but hadn't done the homework/programming. Now I'm going back and completing them one-by-one.

I was thinking about watching Tom Mitchell's CMU course online next. Have you checked that out?

PS. Is it just me or is Andrew Ng incredible? I thought I had good professors in college, but he is on another level.
1440x900, or an optional 1680x1050.
I'm sorry, but I still don't live in that time. I have to pay to get to academic journals to read that information. I have to pay to watch television live. What sort of world are you living in where information is already all free?
My neighbors are pretty noise and the appartment is leased on a normal contract.
Ask HN: Negotiating for ownership in a client's company
A favorite client has been aggressively trying to get me to come back to work for them (I was an employee for them for a few years before I left to return to consulting / starting up some new ventures).

I currently consult for a software company that is wholly owned by a larger, established company. The software company was created to spin-off the larger company's internal software for sale. They have a few licensees, but are not profitable at this time.

There are some market opportunities in their industry that I'd like to get involved with, but have avoided due to conflict of interest with this client. I believe that chasing down some of these opportunities will make this company profitable within 2 years.

I'd like to approach my client about going to work for/with them to explore these opportunities & drive growth, but I want to negotiate ownership in/of the software company as part of the deal in lieu of the extra compensation they've offered me to return.

The owners of the company are planning on retiring in the next 10 years. I would like to negotiate some kind of equity transfer as part of an employment agreement with them... In a perfect world, I'd ask for 5% of the company per year for 10 years, with some kind of mechanism for actual control at the end of 10 years. However, that feels like a greedy starting point to me.

I would rather approach them with an aggressive deal that they may say no to than a deal where I've left something on the table. The worst case scenario for me is they say they're not interested and I continue to consult for them (which is a pretty great situation already).

My questions:

* I'd love any examples of people succesfully doing this
in the past.
* What's a realistic goal for taking ownership? I have
been responsible for nearly all of their growth over
the past 5 years.
* What sort of mechanisms can I suggest to protect both
myself and the client?
* Am I missing something obvious?
From the OP:

> Google and Facebook told ProPublica they do not offer this kind of political matching service.

Google's privacy policy classifies political beliefs as "sensitive personal information," which should not be used for online ad targeting. Facebook does allow political campaigns to target political advertisements, but only on the basis of political beliefs reported by the users themselves, rather than information culled from their voting records.
Oh so you are the lonely, malformed entry in my db...
I'll fix that, sorry!
1440x900, same as the old "low res" screen.
It's an Air-like laptop with real performance. It has a real graphics card, can support 16 GB of ram and has a rockin Ivy Bridge processor. The retina display is very impressive as well.
We don't know what business the GP is in. If somebody is in an IT department that supports the core business, rather than is the core business, doing things like reporting applications, internal enterprise apps, etc... is the UX still the core product?

If you're making a maintenance team scheduling app for an oilfield service company, and you outsource the UX and save hiring on a team of Javascript/HTML5 devs that would have little work afterward, isn't that rational?
Thanks for the heads up. We're going to scale up.
Good news for you: With windows 8 DWM is a core system component which you can not even kill it from Task Manager or disable it with Services.msc. You can say "where is the good news?" here it is: Shake, snap, preview, peek and all other aero features are enabled for you even you GPU is not very capable for them. It falls back to software based rendering if your GPU is not capable.