skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
The thing is though, basically everyone worldwide who has been to university in the last few years has seen them and knows about them, and has laughed at them.

When those people grow up, and achieve control over the popular media, suddenly we'll start seeing references to this period of culture in the new media of the day. It'll be seen as much more important than it is now as well, as the educated middle classes exert their control over cultural memory.

Also at some point the children of todays students will likely decide that memes and early internet culture in general is retro, and it'll all be vogue again, and we can complain that it's not as good when its holographic or something.

This can be seen in music. Jazz used to be a scary sound that would cause your daughters to start having sex with black people, now it's the height of sophistication. At some point in the last 15 years hip-hop became an art form in the eyes of the media elite. The current resurgence in commercial rave music is partly to do with the veterans of the 90s scene being in a position to start large businesses. At some point in the future the extreme, venetian snares end of electronica will likely be looked upon as jazz/classical is now.
When people are looking for older developers they are often looking for experience - for someone who have enough technical understand to command respect and lead a team of less experienced developers.

I do not believe that this first group would be the right fit for you.

However, there are some developers that are worth their weight in gold. In my opinion, age does not even come up in such discussions. These people are usually very good at one thing.

The thing that you want to be good at could be something current like Node.js (which will eventually become an old technology), or it could be something timeless - like 'shipping'.

My suggestion, try to be the person who has shipped multiple products. Think of the smallest products that you can build, then try to remove 99% of the features, while still keep them useful, and build them.

If you have a couple such products under your belt, I doubt that you will ever be job hunting.
For those who have decent experience in machine learning (and NLP) and its theoretical foundations...isn't there enough examples of TOS and conventions of the "art" that a classifier could be built to determine restrictiveness and such? Not completely accurate, but even something that's 60% right would be a huge help to services like the OP's
Hosting for $1/month. Clients in Africa; me in Europe. Am i doing this wrong?
I am starting a hosting "company" for clients in Africa and plan to charge $1/months for some basic hosting (sitting on top of a VPS). I am in Europe. Can this actually work, HN?
Suggestion: Include a "Under EU Data Protection law: all/some/none" category.

Companies in the EU, are required to do various things under EU data protection law. E.g. they are legally required to protect your personal data, they can only use the personal data for things you agreed to, they must tell you what data they keep on you if you ask, if they are wrong and you tell them, they are legally required to update the data, there is a national body that is legally empowered to tell a company to stop doing a thing/delete data if they are in breech of data protection law, if they suffer a data breech they are legally required to inform users, etc. All of these things are good for users.

Some companies (e.g. those entirely in the USA) are not bound by these. Some companies (e.g. those entirely in the EU) are bound by this. Some companies (e.g. Facebook) say "If you're in the US or Canada, you're under US law, if you're anyone else, you're under EU law".
Why do you assume Windows is my preferred desktop OS?
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Invest in the xbox remote control. Xbox 360 for me is about 80% Netflix, and I find having a dedicated remote control to be invaluable.
> ..and most can’t speak even speak English.

What are you trying to say there?

> Their recruiters throw them in camps with miserable living conditions.

Really? Camps?

>These workers start working for the American corporations

If these workers don't know English and can't code, how are they able hold jobs at American corporations?
This is the worst analogy I have ever read. I am convinced the author either did not understand the models to which he/she provided links, or worse, did not even read the words on the Wikipedia pages themselves.

To wit, none of the commenters here touched on this analogy.

F-, would not use this analogy evar.
Wait the US doesn't have an 'E'? (Is 'F' short for Fail? I thought it was just the continuation of the sequence). Regardless, at least A is best, B is worse than that, etc. which makes sense.
"Tell me more"?
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f-droid.org comes to mind.
I haven't been directed to expert sex change in sometime, perhaps because of Stack Overflow, but unless they've changed, expert sex change is deceptive, they don't say "real answers below ads", they provide answers that make it look as though you need to register, then the provide a crap ton of ads then the real answers. I'd say they are somewhat different from Quora, but not necessarily any less deceptive. I'd say they are gaming Google.
actually the original inspiration was https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_energy_label
WebSQL should not be used under any circumstances. Instead use IndexedDB with this shim: http://nparashuram.com/IndexedDBShim/

Also, Chrome support for IndexedDB should have an asterisks as it implements an outdated version of the spec.
I use GMail. The convenience is worth the risk, and I think Google have a pretty good understanding of security - much better than Apple has shown here, for instance. Remote wiping sounds like a step too far, but I back up to an external hard drive, so a remote wipe wouldn't be disastrous.
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Windows on the desktop is a known and reliable brand, nobody can deny that. However, Windows on the tablet is an unkown today, and people seem comfortable and used to using a non-Windows OS in their tablets and phones, it's a radically different situation.

I think it's a mistake to believe that people will choose Windows 8 in their tablets and phones just because it's Windows. Otherwise it would have worked wonders with Windows CE and Windows Phone, and it didn't. There are other factors in play, and as I said in another answer, the world is not waiting for Microsoft to catch up.
Live example (works in chrome): http://labs.tokbox.com/try/
It depends which platform. The iPad UI is great. The Web UI is ok. Xbox 360 UI used to be ok (I had minor quibbles with label being cut off for tv shows) - but now it's worse (auto-play sucks for tv shows).
Maybe you should point them to Sun Tzu. Seems like your friends at Microsoft are basing their opinions off of some anecdotes gleaned from the web, rather than grabbing a box and attempting to install Linux on it to size up the competition.
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Given how open source projects are increasingly using GitHub as the canonical repository, I'm a bit disappointed that they can refuse you service for any reason at all. I want to believe that the GH guys are good people and were just lazy here.

So, +1 for tos-dr for letting me know, and a potential extra +1 if they help us get GH to change this policy. I'm going to let them know this matters to me, I hope others here will as well.
The inability to keep up with new technologies is something that ended even by my own generation (I'm 30 now). I can't think of anyone under 40ish that hasn't been able to grasp some new concept.

People like myself who have been programming or working on computer tech stuff almost their whole life would have learned how to consume and adapt new technologies simply as a way of life. I think the whole ageist concept is out of date already and will just continue to deprecate even more as people who grew up with changing technology and embraced it will become the majority in the field.
I was just in Tokyo. Even during the daytime, the Taito Stations (at least in Akiba and Shinjuku) were over 20% capacity. And on weekenights and weekend evenings, particularly in Sinjuku, it was well over 50% of the machines in use. It felt more full than that, though, because there are lots of observers for whatever that 8-on-8 online mech game was and the new Hatsune Miku/vocaloid rhythm game.

Even the crane games are pretty heavily packed. My only major complaint, as an American, is that they reeked pretty heavily of cigarettes (though not as badly as pachinko parlors). It was like being taken back in time 5-10 years, back before major cities started mandating non-smoking environments.
Seems a bit biased in places. One of the example sites has a big scary red X next to "Deleted images are not really deleted", despite that being an important feature for any site that lets users delete their own content.

It's one of those tradeoffs you make where you trade a tiny fraction of risk (e.g., that somebody might break into your system and steal the exact cat photo that one high profile blogger was embarrassed to have uploaded) so that you can have an easy fix for the dozens of emails you get each month from people who accidentally deleted the wrong photo and can't believe you deleted it even though I told you to and I'll sue you because that's ILLEGAL!

Definitely not worthy of a big red X against your site, since it's the only sensible choice.
It's called "human error". And it happens. A lot. I don't know how much training Apple provides to it's customer service reps (does Apple even run their own CS or is it farmed out?); but nothing can prevent "human error".
Great news. I really hope the ethernet port is gigabit..
Listening to users
FWIW, if you go to http://www.amazon.com/pr (which I think you can safely expect to be owned and operated by Amazon), you DO get redirected to corporate-ir.net. That's what ultimately convinced me that the press release was legit.

It still bothers me, though.
You forget, more people have lived since the end of the second world war, than lived between then and Shakespeare's time. If you also take into account the rise in global literacy, far more people will have read celebrity news than Shakespeare.
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I don't understand why any websites do things like this. Yesterday I tried visiting a link someone had tweeted for fab.com, only to find I had to sign up before I could view it[0]. Does this technique actually work for building a customer base? It actively drives me away, that's for sure.

[0] For fob's sake, you can't even view their Contact Us page without signing up: http://fab.com/contact-us/
Yes, I am serious. Welcome to the world of being a contractor working for the government.
The reason is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16:9 (divide then compare)

Personally I don't like that format on notebooks as I prefer vertical space for programming, but I'm not asked anything...

Still I think iPhone can be OK. Real "fullscreen" 16:9 videos on iPhone, if that's really going to be the resolution. Whatever.
I'm in exactly in the same boat as you but I'm focused on javascript and HTML-5 technologies. I started off doing 5 months of C++ and realized that my ability to make anything tangible (and more importantly enjoyable) with it probably wouldn't come to fruition for at least half a decade. I decided to focus on HTML-5 technologies and a niche focus on audio based applications as a catalyst to learn and have fun. I will tell you this, the few opportunities that I've had have come out of having little projects visible online for people to "see". Having "real" projects up and viewable is an absolutely huge differentiator, and here's the kicker, they don't have to be that "good", they just have to demonstrate competence and ability. Right now I'm working with an entrepreneur and former coo of one of the biggest tech companies in the world, and all I did was respond to a craigslist ad. I unabashedly told him I was new at this and older. We talked for an hour , laughed alot and the exact same thing happened with the phone conversation I had with his tech lead who's been doing back end work for 30+ years. If you're proactive and have the coding "brain disease" others who are infected will more than likely take to you. For the record I've only been doing it for a year/year-and-a half (not including the C++ stuff). But I also want to emphasize one thing , I've never taken a class and am self-taught. I want to do this and I personally enjoy it.
oddthink, I'd definitely check out Google Authenticator. It removes the need for any kind of SMS.
Our Deltek system.
Oh they tried. The auto industry got trolled pretty hard at first.

http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aacarsseldona.htm
Minecraft and Node.js are a Great Pair
What does your service more favorable than others for clients in africa?
Are you also the PGA driving accuracy leader? http://espn.go.com/golf/statistics/_/type/type2/sort/driveAc...
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Make your startup successful and worry later, when your service will take off then you will afford a lawyer, until then search terms of service generator on google and use a predefined template.
How does this work in the "physical product" world (not icons on a screen). What I am getting at is that there are stunning examples of design rip-offs in other industries. One of my favorite examples is the blatant design rip-off of Mitsubishi cars. They copy Mercedes Benz and BMW almost to a fault. Yet, I've never seen a lawsuit in that world. Maybe MBZ and BWM simply choose to continue innovating and move on. I don't know. I think I've seen this from Kia as well. They always seem to target MBZ and BMW.
$180k+ isn't inconceivable, but it's certainly approaching a salary range typically reserved for Architects and team leads (in my experience).

It's fully realistic for non-management senior engineers to earn up to $150k, however.
Windows XP vmware images in Linux are one of the best solutions to this problem that I keep hearing users use.
"Don't use WebSQL, use IndexedDB. It doesn't work correctly in Chrome."

Don't get me wrong, I know what you're saying and why. Just the juxtaposition of the two statements is noteworthy.
"I wish I could log in and check my account balance. If only I hadn't burned one finger, and got a cut on the other!"
It should be noted that the government changed recently. So it is less of a correction than a change of direction.
Or they understand the value of using patents and licensing to block out new competitors to the car industry.

By "value" I mean the value to the shareholders of the established large companies, not value in the sense of capitalism creating value.
The median numbers I am finding are nowhere near 4.5x. I am seeing roughly $50k median household income ($70k dual earner households) vs. $55k median programmer salary. Where do you get your numbers?
Shitty. Any clues as to what happened? I just removed and reinstalled via the Chrome store without any trouble.
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Shouldn't be much of a problem if the summaries quote relevant passages. You can just Ctrl-F and see if your intuition agrees with theirs.
So they are adding 176px to the height of the display? Any idea why they would do that? Apple usually goes for something new exciting, when introducing new products. "We made the iPhone5 taller and added a few pixels on top, so it can display 5 icons on the home screen" sounds like the anti-thesis of excitement.
Right, 180K for any developer is high (hence the double-to-triple estimate). Not inconceivable for an architect or manager though in certain companies, which is a possible career path for any developer.
Reading this, my guess is they will be replacing the physical home button with screen area. They may also have found a way to put the top speaker (but what about camera & sensors ??) under the display somehow. Any way, I hope the next iPhone won't be much taller itself.
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I wonder if Netflix's neglect to innovate in this area is a result of concentrating all their efforts on content.

Valid inquiry, imo. I think content is something Netflix rightfully should dedicate a contingent of resources to at multiple levels-licensing, sourcing and implementation. They have a model people are clearly buying into, and the catalog is getting better, but leaves much to the imagination.

It'd be curious to see Wired or another magazine actually do the investigation to find out why so many studios are holding back from the platform.
I'm doing all of that probably more than most of my peers but that makes me question the core values of a college education.

Low Cost, Connections, Visa stuff are a few reasons I'm still sticking on to it. All of them are not core to college. I think this is something that needs to be fixed before people lose faith.

At times, I feel I'm wasting time on coursework (around 9 hours a day) but I somehow convince myself that I'm not experienced enough to judge.
Yes. Differences between legislations is one thing that's making the task harder. I think it's better to focus to what the terms actually state. But I always keep in mind the jurisdiction under which the company operates as it can influence the meaning of the terms.

However I'd fear to get to the other extreme and to end up making a rating system saying which legislation is better than the other. It's not the scope.

One other thing: we think the terms should be self-explanatory. I don't think services should expect their users to know the EU data protection law. So it would seem smart for me that the services makes a statement about them in their terms (just like they state details about their security practices for instance).
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Not really. If IP laws in the US went poof tomorrow, then say goodbye to the multimillion dollar tv shows and movies you think you deserve to have access to for free. People won't spend time creating these things anymore because there isn't any monetary incentive to do so.

Sure you will retort with yes there will be content, but it will be cheap, crap content and say goodbye to the next Harry Potter, Chris Nolans and World of Warcrafts of the world.

Copyright has worked because even due to the ability to easily duplicate content (previously via Xerox), now via the net, content creators see it as a viable way to protect their time spent creating something and to (hopefully) reward their efforts.
> Really? Camps?

Not exactly camps, probably dorms where 4 to 6 people live in a single room.

> If these workers don't know English and can't code, how are they able hold jobs at American corporations?

They are not exactly doing high-tech jobs, they just used a high-tech resume to get visa. Many of these H1-B candidates are working jobs like data entry, IT support or call center (if they can speak English).

These people can read and write English, but can't speak English well. The recruitment agency helps them to pick up some English speaking skills. They also receive a technical training relevant to their job either by the recruitment agency or by their employer.
They should use V8 to fetch TOS so that Facebook don't get away with its latest TOS change.

http://www.tosback.org/diff.php?vid=1740

Yes, it's in Javascript so not crawlable by TOSBack. The TOS is obfuscated to ... protect its privacy ? So ironic coming from those who claim privacy is dead.
"Make your productive addictive . . . '

Please, don't.

I want you to solve my problem, not create another one. I want to visit your website once, or perhaps twice, and never have to visit it again, because you've solved a real-life problem that led me to your site in the first place.
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I didn't realize YC was investing in bio companies now. Is that a recent development?
Benefits: Trying being assigned a practitioner closest to the work location so you'll miss as little work as possible; or benefits that are project dependent (some projects support a 401k, some don't)

High salary: 30K starting with sr devs going for around 60K to 70K

Flexible hours: 730 to 430 M-F, with Wednesday onsite support needed from 6pm to 10pm (you are allowed up show up no later than 9AM on Thursday)
I perhaps use it in a different way - I more likely use it as a method of suggesting movies I might have never have discovered. I've seen so many foreign and independent movies of late that are REALLY good (and some which are admittedly really average to dreadful) - but the point is, I'd never have looked for them if not for the suggestion service.

I don't believe Netflix has porn - and I may be an odd one out here, but I think that is a GOOD thing. If you want to get that sort of fix, there are plenty of other services to cater for that on the internet. It's not exactly something that needs a recommendation service either.

My only qualm with the Netflix service is for a "tabular" view for browsing titles. Sometimes, scrolling to the right or left can be incredibly annoying. Also, ideally they'd move away from Silverlight, but in saying that it does seem to work for me (I'm using a Mac rather than Linux however).
Windows 8 will take off because it is Windows 7 +1. I for one am glad they are back to numbering things sequentially instead of trying to come up with poetic terms or meaningless initials.

At the very least it will probably be big in Japan, China and Korea since "8" is a lucky number.
> DNA needs to be read. If you want to identify the genetic code of something you need to sequence it. This is like being able to open the source code other people's programs to see how things work, debug your experiment and is the analogue of an oscilloscope in electronics.

While sequencing is incredibly useful for some applications (I spend my time working on Illumina current-generation "Next-gen" sequencing), we don't understand nearly enough about the regulation of genes for a sequencer to be analogous to an oscilloscope. It is, at best, a wiring diagram, and really much closer to a parts list. Oxford Nanopore seems really exciting, especially for field biologists, but it's at best 1 order of magnitude better (in terms of cost, speed, and sensitivity) than current technology; historical trends have seen a Moore's law-style exponential increase in capabilities, though, so Oxford Nanopore isn't really a quantum leap.
Sysadmin here. Yeah, I'm not hyped about 8 as I just got 7 going on here for everyone. 8 can wait, or more than likely 9 can wait a while too.
I think it's even better if someone comes to the US, gets some exposure, learn many soft skills and then go back to India, instead of not coming here at all.
Then I'm sorry to say it but you got absolutely shafted, and may want to consider looking somewhere else...
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Personally, I consider Android devices a bit more than just slightly inferior, so I compensate for my continuing Apple-addiction by making sure all my data is in portable formats and either stored or backed up outside the Apple ecosystem.

I can ditch Apple within 24 hours if need be.

Ironically, it was using Windows until the late 90s before moving to Linux that taught me the value of avoiding vendor lock-in.

Of course, this means forgoing some of the wonderful features Apple offers in exchange for some less elegant solution, but I can live with that.
Sadly no, as I'd clearly be making more money. Sri, admit that this is the best Synbio post you've seen on HN.
i remember ginkgo bioworks in the news, along w/ the MIT mail order biobank. Any pointers onto papers that have come out of this or new medicines, etc?

Has any synth organisms other than what's come out of Venter's lab been created and proven viable?