skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
The problem all these companies face is how to determine raises fairly. To do that, you can allow each manager to determine his employees' raises independently, which typically means the manager will exaggerate their performance, or you can devise some sort of system based on numerical reviews. But how do you create such a system? Every one I've ever heard of has been unfair and political in some way - but still probably less unfair and political than each manager picking numbers for their own team.

I'm trying to say this is a hard problem, and picking on the downsides of "stack ranking" is easy if you don't consider alternatives.
No. Different states have different standards for notarization. An online notarization will not satisfy requirements for 49 of the states (since Virginia apparently allows this).

Most states require in-person verification of id, i.e., an actual physical examination of the i.d. presented. The Virginia law requires verification, but does not actually say how such verification would proceed.

In other words...this notary service is only useful if the courts of Virgina have jurisdiction over any legal disputes arising from the transaction.
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When you're logged in the page shows up. When your not logged in the page displays:

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Entrepreneurs have been trying since 1995 to dislodge Ticketmaster. They've never gotten the big venues to sign on, and I do think is is a classic antitrust violation.
Have you ever ordered something from Amazon instead of driving 1.5 miles to the Home Hardware down the street? I'm somewhat ashamed to say that I have. Never again!! lol..
Show HN: Autobahn - Save Time on Hacker News
For the past three weeks, I've worked on a Google Chrome extension called Autobahn that makes Hacker News even more awesome:

- Ban stories by domain name
- View user profiles in a popover
- Links to comments and submissions in the popover
- E-mails and urls in profiles are clickable
- Twitter profile links and usernames
- Follow button shown for twitter users
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Visit the web site: http://vlad.github.com/autobahn

See the screenshots and YouTube videos in the Google Chrome Store to get it or learn more:

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Your feedback is appreciated!
So full faith and credit does not extend to notarizations?
Nice work Greg!
It's definitely in the same ballpark as average click through rate for my ads.

Maybe that's the magic number for free apps? For every 1000 people who try your free app... about 10 to 30 of them will convert to a "paid" user either by buying your IAP or clicking on your ads.

On great days I have seen up to 3% CTR... but usually it's lower than that.
Which was mostly developed by Google. They are the biggest contributor to open source WebKit these days, eclipsing even Apple.
And google still manages to make money off of it. They aren't crowding out competitors at a loss in order to twist the screws later.
> Their economic system didn't decide the shape of government.

Decide? No. Correlate strongly with? Yes.
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I'm kind of disappointed this is over, it was actually starting to become entertaining.
I really want to switch to DDG since I prefer it's results to Google but I always miss the time range filter. I know I'm not alone on this and the answer from DDG is that we can sort by date which is far from an alternative...
Heh…

I'd like to hope the whole "web of trust" idea could solve this problem. If I've got a large enough set of people I've been sending signed or encrypted email too using a particular key, that history means I've got a pretty reliable idea that the key is "real". With a bit of luck, if enough of my set of people has their own group of historically-verified keys, I might have a good enough chance of finding someone I know and trust who'll vouch for a key fingerprint of someone I need to securely communicate with.

(I wonder if pgp signing registration email or payment receipts might help here? Or perhaps including key fingerprints? It'd be nice to be able to mail a user/customer saying "here's our PGP key, and you can check it against the key fingerprint we sent you when you signed up" or maybe " … that we print on every invoice" ?)
Quarantining Facebook (to separate browser) to control tracking
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Mobile Opera is a completely different browser and not relevant to the Blogger admin issue at all.
I'm guessing this is the real reason why Google is killing off iGoogle...
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Here's what to do. Open /etc/hosts (or %WINDOWS%/system32/etc) and add the following lines:

127.0.0.1 www.facebook.com
127.0.0.1 facebook.com
127.0.0.1 connect.facebook.net
127.0.0.1 facebook.net
127.0.0.1 fbcdn.net
127.0.0.1 www.fbcdn.net
Sweet, thanks! I've just been watching seek.co.nz, but the listings there are pretty mundane.
The fact that you would make a blanket statement about somebody learning "economics" as if that is one skill demonstrates your level of understanding here, methinks.

--

I think you don't understand the culture at burning man, which is, or at least triest to be, completely decoupled from the concept of money. In fact, that is one of the 10 core principles.
Let me explain, I found it comical that you could actually be the worst flash dev ever, based on what you stated. It was the best interpretation, without touching the irrational side of it.

"Keeps giving me flashbacks to ActionScript". That is a weird variation for a sort of, by now, stereptyped tirade on the subject of Flash and that has some implications.
But I'll get to that in a minute.

First, this is what you were trying to recall. The "data to back that up", I am sorry to say, the data doesn't "back that up". It was a WWDC 2009 keynote address by a apple senior vp that talked about some data, pinned on flash through biased analysis. It was data taken from desktop browsers crash reports. It is at the foundation of a bias that is useful for some even today.

The bias is explained in detail in a daringfireball.net post: "Flash’s number and severity of crashing bugs could well be somewhat low and it would still account for a large number of total crashes because it’s actually used all the time — by any Mac user with Flash content playing in a web page."

http://daringfireball.net/2010/01/apple_adobe_flash
A notoriously pro apple site with a balanced point of view on this matter, you probably should read it to get a better understanding, it will save you a lot of irritation and will probably ground you in reality on the matter.

Also, I don't know what sort of "ad hominem" coming from a "Flash fan" you saw there, but that line just speaks volumes in a passive aggressive way. You see I had to use the charity principle in the previous post too. That pointed me to be reading from a comically poor flash dev that had actually used "ActionScript" language and it crashed all the time, and was now having a verbal go at the past opressor dev plat. I could understand that, some devs are simply terrible.

The other option would be to consider that you are oblivious to Flash users never contacting with the code, "ActionScript" itself. You mentioned it in a specific way. See, I know that to be biased because there is actually no particular thing that will make "ActionScript" code crash just because it is ActionScript.

You most likely will get a lot of crashes from Flash IDE "designed" .swf files that don't have a line of human coded ActionScript in them. But you went there.

So I had to go the other way around it and see what you were on about while trying to find a character that would fit the odd meme based statements you displayed towards the subject.

But thank you for applying the charity principle ex post facto your original post. Clarification is always the best path.
True - but if they're _not_ that owned, TLS encrypted email probably would have been sufficient. (Though I'm not sure how easy it it to force/ensure TLS in common email clients…)
Kim Dotcom says Megaupload shutdown was Joe Biden’s idea
And now, your moment of "Heroku is down again"
No., the full faith and credit clause provides:
Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof.

However, notarization services are not public acts, records, or judicial proceedings. (Strictly speaking, notarization is a public act for state law purposes, but not for federal law purposes.)

EDIT: To clarify, a "public act" for federal law purposes is an act by a publicly elected, or appointed, official of the state. Local officials (county, city, etc.) do not have the power/authority of "public acts" for purposes of federal law. A notary is a state-level bureaucrat, but is not an "official" for federal law purposes because they are not elected or appointed--anyone can be a notary if they pass a simple test.
EDIT 2: Note also that Congress gets to say when the FFAC applies, and they have chosen not to apply it to notarization services.
Donate it to http://Archive.org. They can reconstruct disappeared web sites from it, preserving the web's past.
I'm quite glad this brouhaha is over - it not only threatened a legitimate fundraiser, but also (should it have gone through) potentially threatened freedom of speech and expression across the web.

Enough is enough, and Carreon saw fit to realize this.
Sure. Just weird to include it between Nike and Google as a company big enough to use simple shapes as logos. I didn't recognize it (obviously). Not a bad logo, though.

Target has almost the same logo just with circles and would be a better example.
Whatever PR firm has been advising him has been doing a superb job. See the framing of his newfound love of social media:

"Asked why he had become so active online, Mr. Dotcom said he was using the most efficient way to respond to all the good-will messages he had received."
This service is illegal in California. California, and most states, require a person to prove their identity in the physical presence of the notary, and the notary must physically examine the proofs of id used to verify their authenticity.

Link to California Secretary of Website Customer Alert about this service, posted this afternoon:
http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/notary/customer-alert.htm

Quoted from the linked page:
A private company claims to have the first online notarization website and has sent misleading information and made false claims to California notaries public concerning a new online notarization service. The web-based platform purports to allow a person to submit copies of identification over the Internet and to use a webcam in lieu of a personal appearance in front of a notary public. Appearance via webcam does not meet the requirements for notarization in California.

California notaries public are authorized under current law to perform electronic notarizations as long as all the requirements for a traditional paper-based notarial act are met, including the use of a seal for all but two specific documents used in real estate transactions. California law requires a person to appear personally before a notary public to obtain notarial acts like acknowledgments or jurats. This means the party must be physically present before the notary public. A video image or other form of non-physical representation is not a personal appearance in front of a notary public under current state or federal laws. The technology solution offered by this private company does not comply with California law.
As you can tell, I don't know much about guns.

You've got a point but I can honestly say I can trust a judge, prosecutor, or a 5 month old to tell the difference between MegaUpload and Dropbox. What MegaUpload was encouraging was too obvious to even argue about.

That said, you are right. My argument was geared more toward MegaUpload defenders who, for some reason, have deluded themselves into thinking they're defending an innocent service and turning Kim Dotcom into some sort of freedom fighting hero. Your stance on copyright law is irrelevant here because what MegaUpload was all about is illegal in most first world countries. If you think MegaUpload was "just a file storage service" you've got to be lying to yourself.

However, your argument is important because not all cases are so cut and dry. So yeah, in the future it is important to keep an eye on the Feds and make sure the law and due process are upheld because I'll concede that if people are lax (like I am in this case with MegaUpload) then in the future it might be a truly innocent Dropbox that's next. You never know.
I also felt disappointed because I wanted to see Carreon punished for his abuse of the legal system. But it's probably for the best, since it will free up all of these wonderful people who were providing pro bono counsel to keep fighting the good fights.
I think all this does is illustrate how ridiculous US export controls are, and how hypocritical the West's stance vis-a-vis China is.

First, the idiocy of the export controls: maybe they made some sense when the US was a sole source for certain technologies, but right now, the US is not even the leading technological power in many fields in which it insists on export controls, let alone the sole supplier. If Turbomeca is standing in line to supply China with engines with FADEC, which can be put on civilian or military helicopters as China wishes, then what do these export controls do, other than impose paperwork and misery on anyone who is dealing with any US supplier? Not to mention that China will shortly be producing these engines by itself.

Second, the hypocrisy: look, either the West can decide that the Chinese regime is evil, and refuse to do business with it, or it can do a trillion dollars a year worth of import/export with China, and stop trying to hide behind the microscopic fig leaf of not allowing military exports. With the world rushing to sell any piece of technology to China in order to counterbalance the Chinese exports, and with China being more than sophisticated enough to adapt technology for military use, this is fooling no one.
Where does the Xbox fit in this New Microsoft, though ? There was no mention of it, while it's become a big part of Microsoft business over the years.
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Someone have an simple example of that approach(State Machine) instead MVC?
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To me it is reminiscent of the excel logo.
Worst case you get a reputation as being a bit opinionated, and learn a whole lot about the kind of things people are going to poke holes in.
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Interesting. This is in line with Fred Wilson's recent post.

http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2012/07/mobile-is-where-the-growth-i...

People see the phone as the application. Individual apps on the home screen are the features.
76 Synthesizer - how many lost sales have we got here?
> NZ is being oppressed by the US?

Of course it is. What is the Trans-Pacific Partnership if it isn't the latest attempt to bludgeon other countries in toeing the USA's (i.e. the MAFIAA's) line in IP?

> Like the whole pirate revolution fantasy, there is no basis in reality.

There are currently Pirates elected in 7 countries, which is good going for a movement that's only been in existance for 6 years. Other politicians, for example in the EU, are already modifying their policies to take account of the Pirates' popularity, which they wouldn't be doing if it was just a "fantasy".

> IP is not going away anytime soon, at least in free countries.

IP in its present form is clearly going away. Consider shows like Game of Thrones which more people downloaded than legally watched. While IP law will change slower than IP reality (because law is a trailing indicator), it too is likely to change as Pirates win power in Europe.

> The pirate party would have to be, at least in the US, one of the two major parties and even then it would be difficult.

The Pirate Party wouldn't have to win in the US at all. If it gains power in Europe, it'll have the clout of the world's largest economy behind it, and the USA will no longer be able to impose its IP laws on the rest of the world.

Nor will the USA be able to prevent unauthorised copying via websites in other countries, unless it disconnects its internet from the rest of the world's, which isn't practical.

> Either people can choose how to license their work or there are no licenses.

Once a work is published, it will increasingly be out of the control of the creator. Savvy creators, such as Amanda Palmer or Cory Doctorow, already realise that and have adapted to the new reality. Those who refuse to adapt will go excinct.

The exception to this is works that are programs, which will be able to use DRM systems running on the internet, such as Valve's Steam.
What would stop someone from setting up a bunch of accounts and selling a bunch of non-existent stuff? Is there escrow of some sort?
My first response was-- hum... I should ping this guy and see if he's free for some branding work.
That would've been great to see cuz he sure deserves the shxtstorm he was dragging himself into. I just can't imagine being so full of myself as to pursue such a worthless suit.
Amen. Kindly dead the romanticism of starving and being pushed to the brink...realize the first, last, and only thing that matters is providing a solution for a human want. Period.
At last sanity prevailed, it will be one of those real comic legends "once upon a time a lawyer tried bullying an artist and the artist fought back with satire"
But as far as we know, he has not (yet) rescinded his threat to sue the person who started the Satirical Charles website, right?
Unless you completely ignore Getjar, Handango, Pocketgear, many other repositories, and direct sales, mobile developers were not begging for crumbs from OEMs regardless of how many people knew you could put software on a computer. To be sure, the market was smaller, there were significantly less developers and less software available overall, but they all had options.
> then what do these export controls do, other than impose paperwork and misery on anyone who is dealing with any US supplier?

They make the French supplier the only supplier, granting them a monopoly and making it impossible for china to source the parts at current market rates. Do you know how difficult it is to get ordinary, commonly-available stuff shipped to your door in a friendly country like Saudi Arabia? Think about that hassle, but on a governmental level.

It's not a national security goal. It's a diplomacy goal. Now it's fine to ask whether or not private US companies should be roped into doing the state department's dirty work, of course, but that's a different conversation.
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>You're joking, I hope?

No. No im not.

>Of course Google has the resources. It's one of the biggest companies in tech.

I didn't say they lacked the resources, I said it wouldn't be fiscally prudent. They are not purposively preventing opera from working, they are just not fixing bugs that only show up in Opera.

>But it has very high market share in a few countries in Europe. Not supporting Opera is basically saying they don't support that country.

I call bananas. That is like saying they should support IE 6 because its popular in Korea and China, and unlike IE in Korea, there is not something stopping most users in that country from using something other than Opera (including firefox, and IE). Besides, it doesn't matter if 100% of a country uses Opera if that 100% represents less than 1% of their marketshare.

You are asking me if it is worth it, and I think they are basically telling you no, no it isn't.
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It would be interesting to know how many applicants got interested in Computer Science from watching Stanford's excellent iOS courses on iTunesU.

Additionally, it would be interesting to learn how many students declare Computer Science before they enroll and how many students switch into Computer Science because "all their friends are doing it" now that it's the most popular major.
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Careful, it's not just about branding. You have to live the brand idea as well, it has to perspire in your products, down to the tiniest detail. Anyone can hire a new brand team, pour millions in TV ads and new copies, but that won't change squat until the products themselves follow the very same idea.

At a company scale such as Microsoft's, true rebranding will take significant time and resources, or they will have to take hard hits first before they realize they have to change something.

As you mentioned in your example, you can rebrand yourself from one day to another and pretend it's the new "you", but you can't move that fast when you have 100 000 employees who have to pull that act at the same time.
Were you running out of entropy? If so, how did you solve it? (If you're allowed to divulge that)
Or how many people went into CS after seeing The Social Network.

vvv - luckily programming polices itself. Those who are not seriously motivated will unlikely survive a serious CS gauntlet.
If that's the problem, what's the better approach to solving it: cleaning up the file system organization, or making it so that those things don't happen and make people mess around with the file system in the first place (e.g. by introducing a declarative isolated application model such as AppX in Windows 8)?
shudder

This is a caveat of trying to popularize programming.

Sometimes I wish it was still purely for 'nerds'.
Ask HN: How to properly increase search rank against site that are gaming SEO?
I have a couple of web pages and a site that I'm trying to increase my relevancy for. However, when I look at my peers, they are using every trick in the book to increase their relevancy, and it certainly looks like it's working.

When I use a backlink tracker to see what backlinks they have, it's incredible how pervasive they have created links to their site, from sites that generate false new links, to adding links to their sites on profiles for golf forums. I imagine they must have paid to get these links because it would otherwise be a huge amount of work and most of the backlinks are garbage.

I know Google says "trust us, just create good quality content, and we'll recognize it", but frankly I don't have confidence that that will work. I'm competing against people that are really gaming the system, and I don't think the "honest" way will actually work. The type of site that I'm creating isn't really popular, and there aren't any blog sites or blogrolls that will link to my site, unless I create my own sites, and link back to my site, which I'm guessing would be frowned upon by Google.

Have other people found that they can compete against these sites that are gaming the system without resorting to their tactics, or is this a fight-fire-with-fire situation?
Have a look at this, if it makes it any easier! http://play.golang.org/p/2s7S3BM6Oe
You also can't see the scores of comments you didn't write. What's your point?

That is my point. I understand that this site is an experiment, my point is that it doesn't suit every use case. Not everyone agrees with the general consensus all the time.
They are doing this because they know that today's consumer market = tomorrow's enterprise market.