skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Ya, pretty spot on.

I'm just coming off a big Android project and it is indeed really painful, but as you said saints like Jake and ABS make it actually possible to make something that looks good on all devices.

I do have to say that with the combination of ABS and HoloEverywhere it isn't THAT hard to make a good looking Holo app across all devices anymore. There is a very steep learning curve, but once you have your project set up and learn the tricks of RelativeLayout etc, then it is mostly predictable.

But ya, nowhere near the amount of resources as iOS.. hope that changes.
To add an opinion: the most important factor in a team's productivity isn't the process, it's the quality of the developers.
Inadmissible Arguments (when working on Web Standards)
The "Spelling, terminology and markup" section is a bit painful. Does anyone really keep it printed and stapled to the wall in case they write non-zero rather than nonzero? Seems really petty. I hope the enforcement is done by simply running a regexp or ignored altogether.

Code is where conventions are important, within comments I really wouldn't be upset if someone called Objective-C "Objective C".
This might be NSFW due to the images. It is for me.
What's too big for you?
...and gain access to a legitimate product key for activation.

Activating windows is now a feature!
I would like to mention NodeCloud as well, a Node.js resources directory ordering sites by their Alexa rank : http://www.nodecloud.org
in principle, yes.
In fact, that's not how things really work...
Your big jet cross-country pilots with 20 years or more of experience are probably closing in on $200k. And working less hours for it. Union pilots bid for schedules, and once you get up in seniority, you can get some pretty choice schedules. Enough so that many senior pilots can run full on side businesses.

On the seniority note, the Vietnam era pilots must be mostly retired by now, they used to dominate the seniority charts. People would get trained to fly by the military and then go straight into the airlines afterward.
AMD/ATI has a clear path to fifth-generation computer architecture. Intel doesn't.

Having x86 or ARM CPU cores sharing the same die and memory space as streaming processing cores is a straight path towards a "perception engine" that will power up machine learning, text analysis, machine vision and simlar tasks 100 times.

I'm hoping for high end server parts that will help me build generative and discriminative models, but the current fusion "low-end" parts for smart phones, tablets and cheap laptops use 1/5 the power consumption of conventional architecture while running tasks suitable for GPU -- for instance, video encoding and decoding.

And if we get it all together, you'll be able to run the models I built on a big server to deliver intelligent system capabilities to mobile and desktop apps.
Thanks for the heads up. Will see what we can do!
Very interesting information regarding monetization strategies and several problems regarding theft and vandalism of a network of the same kind in Paris: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A9lib
These are pointers for the future, you're probably not ready for them yet in your journey, but I have a few thoughts for you.

# Import your modules
from sys import argv

# unpack argv
script, filename = argv

If zero or more than one arguments were passed on the command line, this will throw an error. You need to think about what your program should do in those cases.

# assign the opened file from argv to the variable txt
txt = open(filename)

"txt" is a bad name. This is a file handle, or open file object, it is not text. Consider using a name that describes what it is or does.

Also, what happens if the file doesn't exist?

# print what you opened and then read the file to the console
print "Here's your file %r: " % filename
print txt.read()

Once you are done with a file it is polite to close it: txt.close(). This isn't essential in Python because it will eventually be garbage collected and the close will be called for you, but it's worth knowing.

# get the filename from the user and assign it to the file_again variable
print "Type the filename again: "
file_again = raw_input("> ")

# open that file and assign the opened file to the variable txt_again
txt_again = open(file_again)

And again, bad variable name.

# read that file to the console
print txt_again.read()

And again, it's polite to close the file when you're done with it.
Counterpoints:

http://en.velib.paris.fr/

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/cycling/14808.aspx

http://www.citybikes.se/en/

http://www.dublinbikes.ie/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixi
So, I thought the whole point of managed languages was to abstract this stuff away from the programmer. If I have to have a deep understanding of the JVM's implementation details to do anything non-trivial I may as well just stick with C. At least C makes it very clear as to what is going on.
The site is being hammered it appears. I am getting service exceptions every time I try and download, or even browse for that matter.
Kim Dotcom claims to have evidence Joe Biden ordered the shutdown of Megaupload
thanks for the note. can you email us at info at smartasset dot com with the inputs you used?
What is the huge value added over traditional radio? That it's not FM? In terms of quality you mean? I thought when it first came out that their big pitch was no ads. But don't get me wrong, I also think satellite radio is better because of programming, sound quality, AND no ads.

Although I think they are running ads in some markets... Guess they couldn't survive on the no ads model and are going hybrid?
Sorry, 60 minutes was my personal thinking of "programmers attend a meeting".

I'm still not sure I see your point. You can pay programmers $1-$2 a minute to do nothing or you can pay them to do something you need done. If you get them a slow machine such that 10-30 minutes a day they are sitting around waiting for a compile, link, or other long build step you're paying them to sit around. Seems like a waste of money. If you can reduce that 10-30 minutes day just a few minutes (say 8 to 24 mintes a day) at least some of those minutes you're already paying for are actually going toward what you want them to go toward (work)
Windows 8 now available to download for MSDN and TechNet subscribers
I was referring to the MPEG-LA (the patent related entity) not to the ISO working group. The new spec is coming from the technical participants, whose patents are managed by MPEG-LA. The patents of the resulting codec will be obviously managed by MPEG-LA as before, and they don't want the situation when H.264 patents will expire and the industry would get away from the lock in into their closed codec. They want the closed part to persist.

The intentions of improving technical side of the codec are also there, but it comes along with expanding the time of the patent grip on the whole thing.
You're correct that like many new ideas, bike sharing has had it's growing pains. However, recent data suggests that it's more effective than many would have predicted.

Your article on Velib is from 2009, and while they did have a lot of theft early on, it was due to a design flaw. They've since fixed the problem and recently celebrated their 100 millionth ride. Also, theft hasn't been a problem at all in the US:

http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/11/29/theft-and-vandalism-ju...

A $1K bike may seem expensive, but they have a lot of differences from your local $100 Walmart cruiser. Our bikes are meant to last for years while being used 24/7 and withstanding any weather. They're also hardened against theft.

The financials are good as well. DC breaks even on operations, while Denver has made a sizable profit:

http://www.commuterpageblog.com/2012/02/capital-bikeshare-st...

Their main issue is high capital cost, which viaCycle solves. We can do a large city programs or let organizations install bikes on a grass-roots level, so you don't need to splash out $5+M to have reliable transportation.
What was the Bill of Materials (BOM) of the first iPod?
I'm looking for a Bill of Materials of iPod (classic) from the first to the fourth generation, specifically I want to know what was the cost of the HDD drives in those models.

Anyone knows?
Falcon Ridge will deliver 20Gbits/sec per channel (40 total), making the 5K iMac possible. But we will have to wait until 2014.
Setting up a ci server is painful. cisimple makes that pain go away.

Also you can upload your certs/profiles to cisimple. If you're concerned about security there's more information about how code and certs are handled on the faq: https://www.cisimple.com/faq
I've worked with everyone on their founding team at Cal and they are all amazing! Kudos to MW team :)
Interesting idea. The proxy service would most likely be in the form of a "copyright agent" service for copyright/DMCA takedowns, with some degree of privacy protection for site owners. This would enable large scale monitoring of abuse.

The "act on their behalf" might be considered legal representation. As I understand (IANAL), the EFF as an organization doesn't provide legal representation to others, and more commonly refer them to a lawyer or law school clinic for further assistance.

Righthaven got struck down because they were only assigned "right to sue" and not ownership or exclusive rights to the copyrighted work.
YouTube is (inadvertently) aiding other people in an attempt to harass her, and the only recourse they provide requires her to reveal her full name to her attackers, thus opening her up to offline harassment. Seems like a good reason to sue.
Shaarli, a self hosted bookmark service
This Is Not A Manifesto About The Music Industry
"I've been tempted, but have never been able to put form over function for the amount of money an iPhone, iPad or MacBook costs."

Fine, but I can't take the rest of the article seriously after that.
Sounds like an interesting pitch for branch.com. :)

This way, there doesn't have to be one end-all-be-all conversation. Instead, there's just a button to jump start viral conversations directed by the users who interact with their friends and spread the news and conversation that way.
And Hubway in Boston and other cities.
hisyam: Yes, it's something you get after getting 20 points or something like that

jamesbritt: I've heard of people losing their flag priviliges because of 'abuse' whatever that is
> There's a lot of code in here that most sites will never need. [...] Perhaps start with this then rip out the stuff you don't end up using?

It’s designed to be used as a reference. i.e. if my website uses an <em> element, I'll want to make sure I’ve ripped out those styles from normalize.css and placed them in my own CSS file. They will serve as a starting point. You should not be including the normalize.css directly on a page.

Personally, I prefer this kind of approach as opposed to a style reset. Style resets lose all visual information that originally came with the element. If a client wanted to use an <h4> but I didn’t style it in the first place it ends up looking like regular body text with no additional padding or margins. A normalise approach forgives me for my lack of forethought allowing an almost right for 90% of cases.
Dublin bikes is a huge success, but is heavily subsidised by a private firm in return for advertising space around the city, along with some local government investment.
Petition: Allow Uber to continue to operate [in Boston]
Oh for gods sake, stop. Psychiatry and the labelling of others using medical terminology is no better than the fourfold system of personality of the ancient greeks, except that unlike the Greek system, its being abused by corporations to make money from human misery.

There is no, repeat no, objective test for mental illness of any kind, and ascribing particular personality disorders to public figures is somewhat like celebrity gossip, but for psychiatrists. Judge the man on his deeds, don't put a pseudo-scientific label on him to denigrate personality traits you don't like.

Full disclosure: I never really liked Steve Jobs, but he accomplished an awful lot while (apparently) being a dick at times. So what? He doesn't deserve to be tagged with the stigma of mental illness by someone who may never have met him in the flesh.
Create separate FB account for professional use and commenting on websites. What's big deal?
I run a Linux VM in Windows on my desktop actually, but it's my gaming machine too. Last time I gave it a shot as a full install, I couldn't for the life of me get a brand new USB wifi adapter to work in Ubuntu. All the searching on the topic seemed to indicate that 64-bit users are screwed (which was me), and 32-bit users needed to use a driver emulator and dig through generic broadcom drivers to test.

I gave up.
It is absolute confusion, and when you think you've got it, they change it again. I suppose it makes sense to someone somewhere, who probably thinks they're being helpful by inventing all these complicated schemes.
Thanks guys - I think I will blog about it - that'd be cool.
I did not know about this plugin before now. I almost feel like I can start reading political articles on news websites again. Thanks!
Despite owning my own bike, I have considered signing up for DC's bikeshare program (havent pulled the trigger yet; just moved here). A couple advantages for me:

- I don't have to worry about my own (rather nice) bike getting stolen
- I don't have to lug around a lock+chain for short trips.
- I'm not stuck with my bike if I use another means for the return trip
(e.g., going to a bar, then cabbing home or hitching a ride)

The main negative, aside from the subscription fee, is that the bikes supposedly weigh a ton and are far from smooth rides.

When I first moved here I was amazed by the number of people that use the program. I'm quite curious about the actual municipal cost, though-- especially as a before/after comparison. Also would be interested in other effects. For instance, did it decrease parking woes? Increase public transportation usage? Cause more traffic accidents?
Ah, got it. Thanks!

We do take payment info on signup. Right now programs are localized so we set up different websites for each, but we hope to link everything together in the future. You can see an example at http://gt.viacycle.com
Its great to see projects like these! First and foremost, this is the first project I've seen that defines a clear set of guidelines for structuring an analysis. So many of my projects have this "exploratory" angle to them that quickly grow into a unholy rats nests of directory trees. Each idea for another method to try, or another filter means that the se directories are filled with slightly different scripts and config files, with multiple copies of data sliced and diced different ways.

Lack of organization can stop any programming or coding project, but its clear that the authors understand what is specific to running an analysis. What particularly stands out is the automated pre-processing and caching of data at different points in a pipeline in a reusable way. Brilliant!

Can't wait to try this out on some real data. Hopefully the 'project' interface is as intuitive as it looks, and that the structure they impose is robust enough to handle a large project.
Nokia and Microsoft holding Windows Phone 8 press event on September 5th
This was not a research paper, this was an opinion piece on Facebook comments
While things like http://lwjgl.org/ are great.

It would be fantastic for multiple reasons for this to be part of the JVM. Would make packaging code that uses the GPU simpler for cross system releases.

Could bring more desktop/game projects to Java.
I think one reason why dogmatic advocating is so prevalent is that introduction of new processes and methodology to a team or organization requires considerable push. You have to overcome huge amounts of resistance from the people the changes concern, even if your role in the organization allows you to make the decisions. Strong opinions of your chosen approach make it possible to overcome obstacles.

If all developers would be "inquisitive, curious and pragmatic" you could probably rationalize the decisions and carry the necessary actions without evangelism. Unfortunately the world is sometimes awfully imperfect.
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How is this different from jansson? I have used jansson in the past, and it has served me very well.
As someone who reads ForeignPolicy.com every day, I wish you guys would use Disqus. Curious as to why you decided to go with LF over Disqus.
The lack of Like buttons is also a blast of fresh air.
What's the matter with Solari boards?
I'm coding more than ever - hence why I want to move back.

My family just visited the 'cabin' last month while vacationing in NC. Since then my wife and are are dead set on returning to the mountain.

For me - this life is crazy busy. Constant 'suits' wanting new things built and never fast enough - and never able to understand the amount of work it takes to make 'that magic button'. Seems apetites are insatiable. That's fine as its job security - work is work afterall.

However, it seems that living in a tranquil environment helps run this marathon.
This is true of most American companies. A while ago I was travelling a lot to Europe (England in particular) from Brazil. On every single flight you'd get personal entertainment systems installed on fairly new planes and great onboard service.

Now I'm living in the US. Every time I travel (either inside the US or to South America) I feel like American companies are not even trying.
thanks. Will do!
Some UK friends of mine were shocked several years ago when we found out our bags were not on the same plane as us. Don't know if it's still a requirement in the UK or not (they seemed to indicate it was several years ago, re: terrorism).
I commute to work on bike every day, but I still am a happy member of my city's bike share program. Even though I have a bike locked in the garage under the building, I use bikeshare to go to meetings at other buildings in the city during the day. I would rather that my personal bike remain safe in my office building's guarded garage, rather than parked on the street. Also, heading into a meeting, it takes me 3 seconds to park a bikeshare bike at the station, as opposed to several minutes locking up my personal bike using a U-lock and cable. I know of other regular commuters who switched to using bikeshare for their commutes--the bikes may be slower, but you don't have to worry about maintenance or theft.

Essentially, I pay my membership fee so that someone else bears the risk of owning a bike in a city filled with vandals and thieves. It's a good deal.
This is a very exciting story about repairing a software issue on the Mars Spirit rover in 2004:

http://web.archive.org/web/20110719212649/http://www.planeta...

Shorter wikipedia version:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_rover#Sol_18_.28January_...
Making money on Android
Django targets Python >= 3.2, and Debian stable provides 3.1.

FYI the demo uses a manually compiled Python.
Spinlister is awesome. Eventually we hope to use our technology to automate personal bike rentals, just as Getaround does for cars. We'd love to talk to either of them about a partnership!
Groupon Loses Market Share as Online Daily Deals Decline(By Douglas MacMillan on August 15, 2012)

At Groupon Inc. (GRPN), daily deals are fading. That’s the message the company sent many investors this week when it reported a decline in gross billings, or the total value of goods and services bought on its site, between the first and second quarters of this year.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-15/groupon-loses-ma...
Ah, I remember reading that one as a kid!

This one has a similar plot (or at least that's what I remember): http://www.tor.com/blogs/2009/06/the-evils-of-advertising-fr...
How an app with 200,000 downloads led to developer homelessness
I guess we could not criminalize until you federalize.

Play on "You can't professionalize unless you federalize," agreed Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D.
Good to hear. I will keep poking at things. I probably have something misconfigured or an issue with how I am using the python client.

Thanks.
The porting strategy was decided by rough consensus in the core team.

We wanted a solution that would be convenient for authors of pluggable apps, so they could use the same strategy as Django itself. This is why we used six rather than an ad-hoc compatibility library.
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Hear hear! Things are changing for the better. Over the last 5 years, bike use has more than tripled in a lot of major cities. Bike sharing has the power to completely transform culture - Boston went from being rated the worst city for biking in the US to one of the top 5 after Hubway's launch.
What city are you talking about? Many cities run successful bike-sharing programs, despite vandalism.

I'm in Montreal, and there aren't many bikes with missing parts. There are deflated tired, but that's about it.

It's not profitable domestically yet, but that seems more due to mismanagement than an underlying flaw.
How not to fail like it's 2001.
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It’s not total bullshit. Salaries for regional pilots are extremely low and their hours are terrible which is why I always avoid those planes when possible. Private jet pilots are almost as screwed.

Most regional jet pilots barely make enough to survive after they have a 4 year degree and have qualified for a number of ratings (licenses).

After becoming a regional pilot, they then have a shot (small percentage chance) of working for a major carrier making approximately $50k per year (this would be someone in their late 20s early 30s applying for that job in most cases). If they are lucky they will make captain 20 years down the road and make $150k.

http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/pilot-salary-SRCH_KO0,5.ht...
They are not paid unless the doors are closed.

Stewardesses face similar issues, though I think some get below minimum wage while doors are not closed.

Its not the glamorous industry make it out to be, it can be worthwhile pay wise if you stick with it. Which is similar to many other jobs.

My cousin lived with his parents for many years flying jets for a feeder airline. He really didn't feel he was doing well till he was flying as Captain with 100+ seat jets.
Get involved with the FIRST robotics program. Great way to help the community, get some contacts, and learn a hell of a lot about building robots.
> * C++ never requires uglier code.

No... but it sure tends to encourage it.