skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
So I guess YouTube won't show up in search results anymore. #doublestandard
I think this is what Pinterest's goal is, or at least one of them. To help you organize; try http://www.pinterest.com
The middle ground is supporting copyright law, but not expecting to have 100% enforcement of it. This is exactly what we have right now.
Agile Education. Is that a thing? If not, why? If yes, how?

Edit: serious question.
An interesting privacy problem this venture could solve is how malefactors can use an image search to see in what other sites a target's profile picture is used.

In general, you should be careful with using the same display picture on different websites for this reason.
Yep. An it's a shame they rank so well in Google.

It's always a gymkhana to avoid their links when looking for something html / css / js related.
What makes you think I want anything hard-coded?
Sorry, you're right. You just said they sit on their collective asses while the minority does the hard work.

Payroll taxes are federal taxes. If you're working and not exempt (certain state employees, the Amish and some others), you pay payroll taxes. Since 50% of the population isn't unemployed, that means most of them are still paying payroll taxes, therefore they're paying federal taxes.
I'll second the Strang recommendation. I've recently read the chapter in Linear Algebra and it's Applications about how the FFT algorithm is in part a matrix calculation! Fascinating (and baffling) stuff.
Can't really tell if the last line is sarcasm for sure (I think it is?).

I can't stand when people are taught to listen instead of think, and that predilection of mine is why I can't see the sub-prime mortgage crisis as being at all similar to college debt.

Someone who is going to college is supposed to be bright, intelligent, and motivated. A budding critical thinker who can deal with new and complex ideas. Hence I don't think someone who makes decisions based on what they're told is a good candidate for college. Likewise I don't think someone who is focused on the past success of others is exactly an ideal college candidate, either. Both of these things are ostensibly why there are large essay sections as part of the college application process.

In any case, I think it's kind of disingenuous and silly to have the same expectations of someone without a high school degree and three kids working 60 hours a week getting pitched on a bad loan and a top end of the spectrum student getting pitched on colleges. You can't have the same expectations.

That said, I think you hit the nail on the head when comparing modern college recruitment practices to used car salesmen. In fact, visiting MIT (academic activity related) remains one of the most disillusioning experiences of my life. Sure, science goes on there, but I felt like I was inside of an infomercial.

If anything perhaps both are a sign that K-12 needs to have more coverage of financial- and media- literacy.

But I guess I've regarded the success of graduates of Ivy Leagues and other prestigious schools as having more to do with being part of the good old boys club and networking with the wealthy than actually having anything to do with having good teachers.
With technology, nobody ever needs to retain information ever again. It's just a Google away.
Bank Simple vs. ING Direct
If you look at the favicon, there's two of them faviconception
> I felt like linear algebra was the low point in my math career

What do you consider to be the high point?
I was just about to suggest the same thing. The degree seems like a very important piece of information to a creditor making a decision. If I know that 60% of students of a particular degree will default within 4 years, why would I continue to loan that money out? If it's impossible for them to get out of it, that'd be good enough a reason.

It seems that most of my engineering friends have a very existentialist perspective on it: the person is entirely responsible for the actions they take. If they got themselves into debt, then they should figure out how to get themselves out of debt.

That's valid. The student wasn't forced to go study art history, but they were lied to by a lot of people, including their parents and society, which are two difficult groups to ignore. I think it's good that we're airing out some of college's dirty laundry--it needs to be known that if you go study art history, there may be a greater than 50% chance that you will be jobless or working as a waiter or waitress. I had this debate with someone last weekend where I made the same argument, and she got very defensive. It's hard to get specific and criticize certain degrees without being offensive to somebody because people feel they need to defend their choices. I later found out she studied art history, she was a waitress, and she had just quit her job. To her credit, she probably didn't realize her job options were grim when she chose to do that. If this issue is spoken about publicly, it should at the very least make the decision easier for people. Every graduating senior in high school should hear both sides of the story and fully understand they can't arbitrarily pick any degree and expect the same results.
Depends what you are leaving, sometimes it is good to make sure that going back whatever it is not an option. Having lived there for that long there will be times in the future where he will feel nostalgic need to go back, perhaps try again.. at which point he will look at this piece and know that he will never be able to run business or work in China again a good thing in this case
My impression of hacker school is that it mostly makes talent more visible, not really increases the pool. But maybe this is a distinction without difference.
Webrtc is about realtime communications. This is about exposing webhooks clientside.
Good points. Just a reminder though - i am sure you know this - that "China man" is a derogatory term for Chinese and has a racist tone to it.
How to crawl a quarter billion webpages in 40 hours
Thanks for giving a less hand-wavy account.
This has nothing to do with search quality. This is just Google bowing down to big copyright. They have done it before with the autocomplete feature, censoring many suggested terms.

They have been asking for this for a long time now. "De-ranking" is number one on this proposal: http://www.scribd.com/doc/79607883/Proposals-to-Search-Engin...

It seems Google has cushioned this in sweet words, as to not make it blatantly obvious.

These sites were very high on the rankings because people click them (and rarely return to search further). Google simply aligned its search results with peoples needs.

Google is enabling media companies in their delusions, when they could be destroying them. They might end up as a casualty.
LibreOffice already pretty much supports the language half of VBA (the other, probably larger, half being the APIs).
it's not that haskell is bloated...
"a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire" - sgtm
Kickstarter crowd fails to fund how-to book about crowdfunding
That explains why companies pay more during an acquihire than they'd pay for a normal hire. But it doesn't explain why acquihires happen instead of just paying a higher salary.
>> Not when you think it all the way through to taking actual action to protect copyrighted works.

I think copyright protection is very possible without "abandoning some of the fundamentals of western democracy."

I suppose if I didn't then I would agree with you. I'm not so concerned with some individuals obtaining digital content without paying for it (I agree this would be basically impossible to enforce without trampling on civil liberties), as I am with companies systematically ripping off copyrighted work and re-selling it as their own. In the latter case, I would argue that copyright can quite easily be enforced by litigation within the existing system, without any threat to individual freedom.
Nice comparison- and having been an ING Direct customer since 2004 immediately thought about Simple "Oh, it's a more pretty interfaced ING, with waaaaay less functionality"
That's a curious world view. People should be embarrassed by things you personally find disgusting, even if they're within accepted social norms? And you are amazed that people do things are socially acceptable? Pardon me if I say that I find that a bit self-centered.

I'm not sure where you live, but at least in the US, it's acceptable to discreetly blow your nose in many public situations (the dining table not being one of those).

For full disclosure, I should mention that my nose runs a bit more than most. ;)
It's awesome that they've been involving the public so much in the details of how the rover mission really works. I'd actually been wondering about this exact question, since it seems to be one of the limiting factors for the quality of images and such. From a physics standpoint, sending data is clearly a lot more complicated than I'd previously assumed.
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I see that ending really badly. We have seen that schools have no price pressure, so the standard price for school will end up being "50% or more of your future earnings."

You must have price pressure on schools. Even more money at even more onerous terms to the students will just exacerbate the problem.
Just as they should. For profit schools are student farms, churning them out and providing predatory loans to their uneducated students.

I'm confused. The "gainful employment" rule seems to target low quality schools. If, as you assert, non-profits are of higher quality, why exempt them from the "gainful employment" rule? After all, the rule won't affect them (if you are right).

The answer is, of course, that if you are wrong and some non-profits are also low quality, the employees of those schools will have less money to donate to Democrats.

But I'm sure no politician anywhere cares about that.
"This is huge and there is no way students can take this into account when applying for college."

"Universities are notoriously bad for raising rates by thousands a year"

These statements conflict. Tuition increases should be taken into account when planning a college education. Some schools have a policy of constant tuition over four years. Students who aren't okay with tuition increases should choose those schools.
Original author here. While I agree with you on all points, I have something to add:

1) speed - while not 100% fluid, with the latest phones this year and Android 4.1, rendering speed is easily kept within reasonable FPS (>40). On Android, even native apps aren't always fluid.

4) porting - This is true, however I think you underestimate both the power of HTML5 and the easiness of using PhoneGap or interfacing between native libraries and JavaScript on most platforms. Our prototype app isn't just a CRUD app - its a presentation maker with lots of GUI that needs to access to local files/images.

(Of course, in-app purchase and platform-specific libraries mean harder to port apps)
Or my favorite food - 萨其马, also known as Shaqima in Manchu, or чак-чак in Tatar, or шек-шек in Kazakh.
Static Analysis for PHP
replying to every person to point out, that syntax highlighting _is_ pretty complete in vim. yes, it is.

... but, what about microformats (not the w3c-flavor) in other files. say: any in-place templating language (php), code blocks in markdown, etc.

that would be really great. it does not stop at syntax highlighting though. i'd really like my erlang mode in markdown code blocks :D.
They've actually posted a few anaglyph 3D images. Perhaps they manipulate the images to approximate the same focal length (cropping, maybe).

Ah - they used the hazard avoidance cameras: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA16002
"(I'm into abstract and theoretical math)"

So what is a good Linear Algebra textbook from that perspective? Assume someone has completed a course in Axiomatic Set Theory and is conversant with proofs etc, but now wants to get into Linear Algebra. Any textbook suggestions?
What is there to be embarrassed about?
I didn't get the impression he's trying to make a living off this or anything. I just thought he decided to make something cool based on the Stripe API, and if they make their own, all the better. Whatever happened to making things because they were fun instead of because they had a good value proposition?
Same here. Noticed that repeatedly. I have absolutely no idea why this should be helpful at all.
you will need a vim with xclipboard though. (not on every server)
After reading the article and your comment, I'm encouraged to give Javascript another chance. Your guess at how you would consider Javascript if you didn't use Chrome's developer tools is actually spot on to how I find it... I am a Firebug user and not a fan of Chrome's tools, but if Firebug has these kind of JS capabilities I've yet to discover them. I must confess, I haven't really looked hard enough, and it looks like JS deserves another shot.
I think encouraging people to make better education investments is a better idea than making other people pay for their poor choices.
Going from sand to pure polysilicon is extremely energy-intensive and expensive.
Oh come on, you have all your vowels and other frequent letters right there on the home row. There might have been some issues with the studies that were supposed to show Dvorak's superiority, but if you take a cursory glance at the layout it should be immediately obvious that your fingers will need to travel less because the layout conforms much better to the observed frequencies in most languages.
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That's an interesting perspective. I'm actually Turkish, and Turkey definitely has the same king of yearning and obsession for the achievements of its predecessor, the Ottoman Empire. That said, it's a bit different because Turks tend to have a real inferiority complex, as opposed to one that is disguised by the pretense of superiority like the Chinese. I wonder why this is.
Trapwire - a huge spy network across all of US (Wikileaks)
> Why administration had to grow 4x the pace of enrollment is beyond me.

While I won't claim that every single administrative dollar has been well spent, between 1993 and 2007, this would cover things like on campus tech support and IT staff and equipment (email, online registration, transcripts, etc), more broadly available and diverse student support (counseling, LGBT support organizations, ombudsmen, etc), and presumably tutoring services that help the growing fraction of the population in college thrive, rather than simply prep-school graduates. Again, I'm not going to claim that 4x increase relative to enrollment is the right amount, but compared to universities 20 years ago, they are providing more services.
Not a bad idea. As a site owner, I prefer to have my checkout branded as my site. I'm not a fan of the paypal experience. It feels cheap. However I certainly understand that people prefer paypal over stripe or other payment systems. To say "use our checkout system, or pay with paypal" would be fine if the site owner wants to support it.

I've had a lot of people ask about integrating other payment platforms into Pay Pad. I'd love to build Pay Pad in a way that was platform agnostic. Just choose your payment provider/gateway and you're off.

We'll see what happens. If enough people want it, I'll do it I'm sure.
With Google increasing it's content footprint over the years, it's interesting to see how the search group treats other Google groups. It's entirely possible to spend a day on the internet without leaving Google web properties (except hn, of course)
An Amazon KDP published indie author would only gain possible exposure through this system, and never direct compensation. That said, as an indie author I like the idea of LendInk and would be happy if people were buying my novel and then sharing it there: it would mean there was interest in the book and it would mean reaching more readers who would potentially seek out more of my novels and become potential future customers. I actively gave away hundreds of digital copies of my novel over a 24 hour period to gain exposure, so I have no beef with a site like LendInk.
With technology, nobody ever needs to retain information ever again. It's just a Google away.

That's a different - although interesting - discussion. You get so much more from learning a language than just retaining information. I'd liken it to learning the piano; whilst plenty of people are happy to press a button and hear sounds come out, sometimes it's really nice to sit down and play, you know? :)
Sounds like the path to breaking Google's "monopoly" has just been revealed...

Seriously, unless it's just the faintest hint of influence I can see this blowing up in their face. Takedown notices are too ubiquitous and too often bogus.
Companies are delusional for submitting DMCA takedowns?
It's a greater likelihood, sure, but... people also need to learn to take control of their lives. Dude - the $80k Art History job ain't coming along - deal with it. Pivot. I have an undergrad degree in Philosophy, but have been working in software development for more than 15 years, earning a good living most of that time too.

This notion that "oh no, i have a liberal arts degree - my life is forever ruined and I'll be serving coffee part time until I die" is a tired meme. "There are no jobs!". Yes there are, in some fields. Hustle to get in to those fields, regardless of what your "major" was. Just do it.

Now... I realize not everyone can do this - life situations dictate that some people have more struggles than others. But I meet single, healthy unattached 20-somethings that complain about the state of things - this is the best time in your life to retool, readjust and get moving. And they generally don't.
Are you based in San Fran btw?
First, let me point out rather amusingly that you did not respond to any of my points on the nature of campaign contributions. I'd ask again for you to do so.

As for your questions.

I'm confused. The "gainful employment" rule seems to target low quality schools.

Incorrect. Your false assertion here completely derails the remainder of your post, making it irrelevant. If you would like a correct explanation of the gainful employment rule, let me know.
Thanks! That's basically what it is, but I think ING should definitely be worried about what Simple is doing. If they steadily add features, ING could be in trouble.
I am very impressed with this letter. It summarizes the main points succinctly and forcefully without demonizing ("MAFIAA") or taking on fringe positions ("intellectual property is theft").
Here are a couple of random thoughts:

Maybe we need to start outsourcing our education to China and India. We can send our kids to India for their undergraduate degrees and then they can come back here to get their post-graduate degrees.

Move towards knowledge certification instead of a degree that states you completed your degree. Bar Exam, MCSE, Board Certifications, etc. If you have the drive and capacity to learn without attending college then you should be rewarded only having to take a certification exam.

Once enough schools go belly up people can just start listing those institutions on their resumes. Since the school is close there won't be an easy way to verify. (Just kidding of course)
Good UI is Contextual
I'd also like to recommend http://www.coursebacon.com - it's a small site I run. Btw, any feedback would be more than welcome.
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I suspect we've had quite a lot of class mobility recently, just not in the direction everyone wanted.
No shit! Maybe Start-Up Ideas As A Service? This one is dumb as they get.
invite plz
right?? But obviously, this wont happen, and I don't think that's fair.
Which sounds like the only logical solution.
Any pictures?
Maybe the problem is that there's less and less need for most types of workers.

We have a global population steadily lurching toward 8 billion. And, the richest of us seem to need less and less. And, that's coupled with aggressively commoditized global services industry that is providing more and more value for less and less cost.

Seems like major equilibrium shift waiting to happen.
I think you mean more like $100-150b for Cal-HSR.
Clojure is not Software Conservative
Perhaps we should stop telling kids they can be whatever they want when they grow up.

That's a rather depressing idea, but it's the truth. Unless you're independently wealthy or one in a hundred million, you will not be able to sustain yourself in certain pursuits.

They're great to have as a hobby, but sometimes you just need to pay the bills. The land of opportunity is closed for our generation, but nobody told us until we had already packed our bags and boarded the plane.
I thought the more notable take-away was how much unpaid volunteers went above-and-beyond, and how nice it is when one experiences that kind of authenticity from paid workers - they specifically mention that it seems to have "rubbed off" on other people, and that it'd be nice to see more of that.

I can definitely say that at Zipcar, it's quite easy to find people that exhibit that same property, people that are genuinely enthusiastic about doing their job, helping you, and really want you to have a nice day. I think it's an important thing to seek out for any customer service oriented business.
We know that students and parents value degrees irrationally. We also know lenders have a lesser propensity to make the same mistake.

By introducing market forces on the lender's side we are side-stepping educating high school students and their parents about the returns on education and instead making the lenders be the bad cop who says "no, you're not walking out with $200k debt and an art history degree".

This should, in theory, reduce demand for university degrees in preference of community college or trade school certification, a system that has shown its merits in Deutschland.

It may also be useful for schools to own a portion of the credit risk of its students. The stick approach to this would be having schools buy a tranche of the loans each semester. The carrot would be the lender offering the school a small payment each year after graduation that the loan is paid on time, or alternatively, a larger payment if the loan hasn't defaulted in 6 and 10 years.
$102k must have had a hell of a lot of taxes taken out such that $11k is 27% of the net income.
They are delusional for thinking strong-arming Google into censoring "pirate sites" and having it operate search dogs that crawl YouTube for anything that reeks of copyright will magically preserve their role as middlemen in a world with internet connectivity and cause customers everywhere to submit CC details to their subpar offerings.

Of course, none of that is going to happen. I'm just complaining that Google feels the need to join the bandwagon when it could be embracing the change.
Fareed Zakaria apologizes for plagiarism
You were far from alone in that misconception. They quite literally bank on it.
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It's not that they're pumping money in that's the problem, it's the place they decided to pump that causes the issue. Financial aid and guaranteed loans are on the side that increases many student's ability to pay. The alternative is to give money directly to schools (perhaps based on enrollment numbers to mimic the "market based" approach of tuition aid). This brings student's ability to pay back down and would force schools to lower, or at least freeze tuition,.
I only looked at the first couple episodes, but be warned that this is javascript for the absolute beginning developer. They are really slow-paced if you have ever done any coding before.

Not to knock the videos, if you are in the target audience, they are really good, and fill in a lot of gaps that other tutorials may not. Things like "Wait, why am I saving this file like that?" or "What is a DOM?"