skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
It's a curious observation, the shape of the case is the tipoff but it makes sense if for no other reason than for the one listed in the article, Apple wants to be using ARM+iOS wherever possible.

Apple TV isn't marketed as an iOS device either, they go out of their way to call the firmware "Apple TV Software Updates". At one point the version numbers on the firmware were even different than the iOS version they were built on, it only matters internally.

An Apple TV with one more ethernet port would not only look almost identical, but it would be almost functionally identical as well to the point that an Apple TV could do the Aiport's job with the right software loaded.

They're also the same price already, we know they can sell this sort of hardware for $99 if they want to, and it would probably be even cheaper as it wouldn't need as much RAM, as much flash, a GPU or an HDMI port at all, nor would it need the infrared remote receiver.
fatbattle.me

Weight loss contests using withings scales and their apis
Futuretoob.com

I was going to build TV apps to get in on the coming disruption of television. Still waiting to see where TV goes.

Droplounge.com

A content aggregator for stuff in you Dropbox. Basically a way for digital creatives to share their work.

Algapi.com

An algorithm API marketplace. Programmers expose algorithms and other programmers pay per request to use them in their apps.

If any of these excite you, drop me a line.
I would argue the OS X, Twitter and Facebook examples all have the same meaning - "click me to see a list of items".
Taking A Look At Osteoporosis
Yeah MySql seem to be so popular and interestingly when we see websites down its usually MySql as well
This is a little OT, but the position of Ken Robinson is at least debatable. I dislike the fun he has with "Shakespeare's English teacher" (whoever that was!) He thinks it's pretty funny that anyone would be so un-self-aware as to want to teach English to young Shakespeare.

Maybe Shakespeare was born with the ability to write the best plays and poetry. But isn't it more likely that his talent started small and grew big, and that the people who helped it grow should be commended and admired?

Creativity is very important, yes; but it feeds on knowledge (creativity is the product of clashing together seemingly unrelated fields of knowledge). You don't have ideas about things you know nothing about, or if you do, they're usually useless.
Is the text in italics from an earlier version of the council's statement? The linked page seems to have language that is as supportive of the student's blog as is possible.
To be fair, the return policy only lasts for about 14-30 days; then the manufacturer will have to service it.
Indeed, they aren't calling the Apple TV firmware iOS either, it's just "Apple TV Software Update" wherever mentioned, as it's only relevant to Apple.
That is inane. How does the size matter to the OS?

I have a portable router that is radically smaller and lighter than an appletv. It doesn't run iOS...
My favorite part is the HTML/CSS snippet generation. Many times I've had to play around with the CSS in Chrome inspector to get what I wanted. While it's not hard, I do like to be able to mock something up like this and then get the css.
purplelynx.us: monitoring social streams and prioritizing the links that your network is sharing (purple = visited). Built a proof of concept and it is a neat feature, but not the experience I was hoping for.

howiuse.it: Was going to build a site for sharing tips on how to use software. i.e. how I use evernote for a paperless office, etc.
Council leader Roddy McCuish has already changed his mind and lift the ban:

"There is no place for censorship in this Council and never will be whilst I am leader. I have advised senior officers that this Administration intends to clarify the Council's policy position in regard to taking photos in schools. I have therefore requested senior officials to consider immediately withdrawing the ban on pictures from the school dining hall until a report can be considered by Elected Members. This will allow the continuation of the "Neverseconds" blog written by an enterprising and imaginative pupil, Martha Payne which has also raised lots of money for charity.

But we all must also accept that there is absolutely no place for the type of inaccurate and abusive attack on our catering and dining hall staff, such as we saw in one newspaper yesterday which considerably inflamed the situation. That, of course, was not the fault of the blog, but of the paper.

We need to find a united way forward so I am going to bring together our catering staff, the pupils, councillors and council officials - to ensure that the council continues to provide healthy, nutrious and attractive school meals. That "School Meals Summit" will take place later this summer.

I will also meet Martha and her father as soon as I can, along with our lead councillor on Education, Michael Breslin to seek her continued engagement, along with lots of other pupils, in helping the council to get this issue right. By so doing Martha Payne and her friends will have had a strong and lasting influence not just on school meals, but on the whole of Argyll & Bute."

This statement supersedes all other council statements on the matter already issued.

http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/news/2012/jun/statement-school...
I dug it up and it's pretty juvenile http://theoatmeal.com/comics/peeing_sitting_down

I sit to pee, just easier and it means I can take a leak at night without blinding myself with the lights.
Yeah, the 18 month cycle tends to be work related. I tend to run more like 3+ years for personal laptops.

Even so, once I've used a machine for a few years, it tends to feel like sending good money after bad to "upgrade" a 2+ year old laptop. At that point I wind up using them for odd jobs (e.g. print server, media server) rather than my primary computer.
One of the things that really attracted me was Snow Crash's very 90s idea that your plot of land in the Metaverse was run from your own computer. Of course, it didn't turn out that way and now everything is moving to the cloud.
Fun project:

- add an IR LED to each band and make it transmit a unique 2 byte MAC address on the IR channel(s)

- get a high speed, high res panoramic camera and some good computing gear

- figure out from the sequence of frames where each MAC address is

- control individual pixels
What to do when the customer says Xx1#%
* invoices.io - Simpler, cheaper Harvest.

* hippo.io - Reminders that actually worked with you instead of beating you over the head.

* fubar.io - An error tracking service that didn't suck.

* sharing.io - Sharing buttons as a service. We maintain them for you so you don't have to worry about having a MySpace button on your site in 2012.

* keys.io - Hosted software key authentication.

* tele.io - Hosted, simple phone trees for small businesses.

I actually have a lot of code for hippo, fubar, and tele. Sad I never pushed them through.

Willing to sell any of these domains, btw. Don't need them now. E-mail's in my profile.
This approach does actually address a lot of the complaints:

- Boilerplate is greatly reduced (though still present)
- Way less error-prone since you're not relying on keeping two separate lists of dependencies in same the order

But, it still does require rewriting before use (to add the module name), so I don't see a huge win here either way.

I'll also point out that this "sugared" syntax was added to requirejs after we started developing. If it were there at the start, perhaps we would have used that instead.
A real nerdbook should be like this, not like a Macbook Pro Retina
Same here. I recently upgraded a 2007 model for family member, added more RAM & a 120gb SSD. It runs faster than my 2011-pre-SSD-upgrade did. The new MBP is a fantastic machine today but I wonder whether it'll be as good in 2017 as that 2007 is now.
Get Patrick's laptop
blurre.com: photo related site

vendorvote.com: angie's list for b2b

mansworstenemy.com: dictators & oil spills
Slightly misleading, the reply from Newegg says:

"Please be kindly advised that if the item system has been changed or modified, we are unable to honor you a return and you will need to contact the manufacturer for further assistance."

It's hard to know if "the item system" refers to the OS or hardware…
Nicely dismantles all the relevant points pretty easily, needs more bear fondling older ladies. B+.
> They go to great effort to tell prospective customers that it's extremely reliable, providing claims of obscene numbers of nines.

Where do they do this? All the docs I've seen are pretty clear that EC2/EBS stuff could disappear and that you have to plan a fault-tolerant system.
The best could be that we can buy machines with Linux pre-loaded, or certain distro certified.

That would be best. However large incumbant OS retailers occasionally engage in illegal, anti-trust acts to prevent this happening.
Martha wins!

Follow the same link above and you'll see there are updates to Wired's original article. Thank you Argyll and Bute Council ... and you've shown the kids that it's okay to admit you were wrong and to take action to rectify what you've done.
Depends on local laws. In some places (EU) the retailer is on the hook for 2 years.
"Brought down" and "Brought down and lost data" are very different severities. Many businesses can handle occasional downtime as long as data's not disappearing into the ether.
Why your web framework should not adopt Rack API
Djangocon.eu 2012 videos
The old MBP line still exists, if anything this new MBP is like a new line. However, as this article describes, how well this new MBP ships will probably somewhat determine the future of the original line.
The Search to answer ultimate question... What is the Meaning of Life?
If hardware fails and it is nothing to do with software (99.999999% of the time), it should be replaced under warranty. Full stop.

Perhaps they should give an option for your warranty to either include both hardware and software, or JUST include hardware, and so they will ignore any software changes (but also not, for instance, fix your Windows partition)
I'm sorry, but what exactly do you think happens when you return something to a retailer? They wave a magic wand and everything is peachy?

Like most retailers, NewEgg has to resell the unit. Just because you think there's something wrong with it, doesn't mean there is something wrong with it. I ran my own consumer electronics retail business for 5 years and about 70% of returns have absolutely nothing wrong with them. NewEgg can't just throw the stuff away, they'd go out of business.

They also can't just send the stuff to the manufacturer. The manufacturer doesn't care about your issues and if you return stock of which 70% is functional for warranty service, they will kick your ass.

So you hire guys to test the equipment and return it to sell-able condition and sell it as an open-box return.

Back to our little problem. You bought a laptop. Great! You install Linux on it. Fine! Is it really that much trouble to return it to the same condition when you send it back?

NewEgg has to hire guys who sit there for hours installing Windows from the non-existent install disks (they don't include those anymore ... you gotta download them) so that they can recoup their losses? It would cost them more than the laptop is worth.

If the laptop is truly defective, and you can't install the original operating system as a consequence, NewEgg has no quick means of determining what you did with the system ... and the manufacturer won't care either.

So if you buy a laptop and decide to return it, return it to factory condition. It's the least you can do. Yes, tinkering with it probably violated some terms or some warranty. Do everybody a favor and keep it to yourself.
Case is the clue but yes its literally the same case.

They're now so similar in capability and form that Apple could probably save quite a bit of resources building them as different variations of the same common platform vs the old custom Airport platform that shares nothing in common.

They're already making a ton of the hardware necessary and it's already $99, margins are probably even higher here without the GPU and with a smaller amount of ram.
Veg Allowed To Keep Taking Photos
* ga.am - URL shortener (easy typing in t9 phone keyboards)

* lectur.as - News aggregator

* visteme.com - dressings

* betterlater.com - read it later url bookmarking
these are all features you can blithely ignore: don't use backticks, and stick to native JS prototypes and the thin arrow.

Without taking a personal stance on these features, I suggest that “You can ignore Language Feature X” is often a weak argument. If you feel X is harmful, not only must you ignore it, but you must consider all of the other developers, maintainers, and so forth who interact with your code.

You personally may not use X, but what about your team mates?

Your team (of 1+) may not use X, but do you ever have to debug modules or plugins written with X?

If you really think X is a terrible idea, it’s in your best interests to discourage its existence, not just ignore it :-)
Lenovo G530(low end) from approximately this time in 2009 - so 3 years. Mostly works in desktop replacement role. Battery is effectively gone. Keyboard failed after a tea spill, I use an external instead. Fan has made scary noises once or twice, and monitor has gone through several episodes of pinched cables but those two problems eventually go away by themselves(especially after transporting the laptop, which jostles things around).

I'm definitely considering a new one but may hold off until fall/winter.
But it is NOT meant to beat Facebook!

This whole take on products in a result of the fact that tech reporters are seemingly unable to frame anything but in a "x vs. y" battle royale.

+ is meant as a pictured profile that a user would use across all their offering - which is something they lacked before - and everything else about it is just gravy.
Ask HN: Is saying "I don't know during an interview" something negative? 
Hello,

I just interviewed for a position doing PHP/codeigniter. One of the technical questions I was asked had me working with multi-dimensional arrays. This is an area where I have not had much need to work with in the past.
I could not complete the whole exercise. I was honest and did not cheat by asking for a solution at some web forum. I did not get the job due to not being able to do this.

Did I make a mistake by being honest and should have just googled for the answer?

Please give me your insight because I'm just confused by the whole thing.
Pretty sure it will be. At some point.
Newegg has gone on record and specifically stated that it only applies to the hardware.
Which is why it's illegal for me to use gpg, otr, and tor, right?
I think the bigger realization is that with cloud services pushing to become commonplace that the personal computers we use are just appliances. Use them until they break, discard.

Wasteful? Very.

Edit: Don't downvote because you hate it. I hate it too. Its just where things are going as computers are becoming commodities.
AppNeta introduces PathView Cloud
AppNeta delivers a new variation on one of the traditional application performance management themes. This variation is based upon the use of microAppliances and a cloud service.
Cleptocracies exist. Systematic diversion of state and aid resources to personal accounts is a real and persistent problem in many parts of the world. To not acknowledge that out of fear of appearing neo-colonialist is, I think, misguided.

Certainly North America and Europe (I assume that's what you meant by "we") have corruption issues, especially with deferred bribes in the form of industry appointments, and contract money flowing to well-connected companies. But that's decidedly different than seeing large percentages of tax revenue ending up as personal property, or state industries like telecoms being awarded as personal fiefdoms to cronies, who then use revenues like a piggy bank.

"Political correctness" is not a dirty word in my vocabulary -- I usually see it as sensitivity or tact -- but censoring our appraisal of corrupt governments because there are elements of corruption in the west, out of fear we'll be accused of hypocrisy or colonialism, is not helpful.
I'm not sure the book ever mentioned LCDs specifically? It was written in 1992 before LCDs became prevalent; perhaps he imagined some other (analog) technology being used instead.
I thought that spelling looked weird. I honestly just copied the one from the post above.
May I be so bold to throw in the theory that states are bad?
failchat.com / chatfail.com

yet another humor site.
I don't see how you can stand with Newegg on this unless you think that it's just installing Linux that should void the warranty.

I have plenty of friends that hate all the crapware that comes pre-installed on a computer and the first thing they do is re-install Windows. Does that void the return policy terms? I have other friends that hate the latest version of Windows and are still hanging on to their XP install disks. Does that void the policy? How about if some just installs some brand new, virus filled software on to the existing computer? Does that void the return policy?

The fact is, terms like: "...if the item system has been changed or modified, we are unable to honor you a return..." essentially means they can deny anyone a return who installs any software on a computer. Who doesn't install software on their computer within the first few hours of opening it up?

Maybe my mom. But trust me, Newegg does not want my mom as a customer. She's a technology companies worst nightmare when it comes to support.
faevor.com/net/org. A site for establishing and trading promises and favors between friends. (Inspired by the whole "favor trading" schtick the fae tend to have in mythology.)
I have to think that VPNs will be targeted soon enough, along with any other solution that obfuscates/encrypts/etc the details of your Internet traffic. We've already seen China's firewall being tweaked to counter such measures. In the West, we'll probably see the usual suspects, like the UK, cracking down first.
* dejunk.co.uk - for getting rid of my crap (hated freecycle and still think there's a better way)

* badnewsbunny.com - delivering bad news for people through a hand-puppet. Still think this one would be a laugh, but a lot of bad things happened around the time I started it, so don't want to touch it.
I think you're right. The problem is they need to update their policy to say you can't change the OS.

On the other hand, If someone has logged into the machine at all the software has been changed and they can't simply resell it; it would seem they'd have to reinstall the OS regardless.
sudo wget --pay-whatever-they-want --random-wait NERDBOOK :D
Or even "oversize book surcharge". If you saw that on your bill, you'd probably say "oh gee, I have to make my book smaller to avoid this."
brewmasterapp.com - A mobile/online homebrewing (beer) app. Lots of data, but never finished building it.
Those rules work to a degree, but I posted two jobs on Hacker Jobs and then spent the next two weeks telling recruiters to get bent, as they apparently didn't waste time in finding the site and mining it.
I used to have an auto-reboot app that scheduled hard resets to free memory and reduce crashes. So glad to be off that platform now.
Could you clone Dribbble using WordPress and a handfull of free plugins?
Sequester decision delay: How Congress is hurting jobs - Jun. 15, 2012
Yes. And as an added bonus: If you're sitting, you have two hands free to read hacker news on your phone. (Pinch to zoom with one hand is damn near impossible.)
if they give you a connection during the test...maybe they want to check also if you can search and find a solution when you don't know how to do something. is it possible?
So things like CSV, XML, and JSON are APIs now?
This is the most inane thing I have ever heard.

If you buy a laptop, you're not returning it because there's something wrong with the software. You're returning it because there's something wrong with the hardware.

If you bought a phone with a defective battery, would you delete all of your contacts out of it and image the OS before you returned it?

If you're asking consumers to do something to preserve your margins, go fuck yourself.
Actually, it seems like the delivery fee reduces the effective retail price of the book, like: royalty = 70% x ($10 - delivery fee)

He just has a really big delivery fee.
All UK schools are more than a 'wee bit twitchy' about random adults on site AT ALL.
Part of your job as a developer is to find the right answer. It's not cheating if you can do it on the job. Just because you don't have the knowledge on hand doesn't mean you can't wade through and disseminate the correct solution via Google quickly.

Now if this was a phone interview and not some take home style assignment, I would've done the same as you and said, "I don't know that right now", and then give your best educated guess. Best of luck next time.
notifybyphone.com - Phone alert system using Twilio
storesapp.com - eCommerce platform, had launched in beta and customers, eventually closed.
sitesapp.com - CMS sister service to storesapp.com
fingerlakeswineregion.org - Free app listing wineries and attractions.

Willing to sell domains as well, I have finally found focus. :)
I've read the book, so I knew that it shouldn't be an autostereogram. But checking is kind of an automatic procedure when I see an image like that.

>In particular, in the book skilled hackers are able to discern meaning from what otherwise looks like binary noise just by looking at it.

Erm, that's not really what the image is a reference too. The noise is what the titular "snow crash" looks like when you use a particular digital "drug" (well not exactly a drug, but, spoilers you know). I don't recall anything about hackers being able to read binary code by looking at bitmaps, and I'm pretty sure that statement is contradicted by Hiro's skepticism that the binary code in the Snow Crash drug could actually have any effect on a human brain simply by entering the visual cortex.
You could also phrase that as, "Google can win by giving you the peace of mind that you can always take your data with you if you want to leave, but making their service so compelling that you won't want to."
I would have preferred it if Apple had designed it to be the same thickness, given it a bigger battery, took out the CD drive and allowed us to replace SSD and RAM... As great as they are, I won't be getting one.. Stuff breaks too quickly for me.
Well I still think the intentions of monitoring here are still "good". There are people who think terrorists are a bigger threat to us than us turning ourselves into a more fascist nation. I disagree. But I still think the drive here is still primarily for security... albeit it theater. But the theater is just covering up incompetence, not evil malice.

But in Ethiopia I think I recognize the familiar pattern of government wanting to prevent communication, especially large scale fast or instant communication, because that's what leads to popular revolutions.

Totalitarian governments do that often, this is why the USSR slowly leaked the news of Chernobyl over three days. And why North Korea would not show its national soccer team's World Cup games live. Too much opportunity for too many people to find each other in the streets at the same time.

We are not there yet. However, it's not like our current path leads any place else. And I wonder if well-of people like Singaporeans for example, simply don't engage in violent popular revolutions? This would mean, that as long as our quality of life stays mostly at industrialized world levels, we won't do anything that extreme.
Same here which is why Im thinking Ill go from my 2009 17" Unibody to the latest Sandy Bridge model I can find.