skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Interesting, but as I understand the article, ants also use a TCP like protocol to make sure that make sure they don't send to many ants to a given food source. It sounds like the system you are describing would strengthen the trail until the food ran dry, regardless of if there are already more ants at the food than can take a piece at a given time.

Also, I remember learning about the pheromone trail years ago as established fact, so I'm pretty sure they are talking about a different system. It would be interesting to look at how the two interact (along with the other systems they use we have yet to discover).
To be clear, I'm not claiming I'd get hired there if it was run like that. I'd still rather see a company run like that.
Microsoft hosting mixer for former OnLive employees
That's ok, I believe we can agree to disagree :)
Just anecdotal (in the same way as the OP), but I ran into plenty of young, non-tech people who are aware of the difference and still choose Android. For them, Android is the OS with slightly worse apps but you can get them all for free, without ever using a credit card. E.g. WhatsApp couldn't afford to be paid-only on Android because it just wouldn't work with the audience.
Never liked OnLive's technology. It was certainly cool, but I must have been too far from the servers; always had slight, infuriating lag whenever I tried it.
The problem with this is that iPhone users still make the majority of app purchases. It's all well and good to make proclamations about using our own open platforms but I'd like people to USE the stuff I make...
Here's why it works...

Most companies can't recognize talent from a resume and need someone to tell them someone is talent.

Recruiters do a pre-screen interview and get an idea of whether you can pass an interview, recruiters then tell employers someone is talented, and here is this great persons's resume. Since the recruiter has already checked that the individual has a pulse and can answer questions intelligently they usually get the job.

Most companies could insource their recruiting efforts if they were willing to do more than just throw resumes out, if they paid their HR department 3 months salary for everyone who was hired (like recruiters are) there'd be drastically different attitudes and practices in HR.

Instead HR just throws out resumes that don't match the specs the manager sent because there's no incentive to actually hire people.

It's not uncommon for someone to apply for a job and a month or two later a recruiter calls you for the exact same job detailing how the company can't find anyone to fill the role, oddly enough they then hire you based on the interview the recruiter was able to leverage through their relationship.
They'll get just as big unless they make a conscious decision to avoid it.
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> Is open sourcing it really all that bad?

Your views on the ethics of open source don't really have any bearing on whether this application infringes a copyright.

> I presume anyone with some skill could recreate such a simple game, and there are tons of copies on the app store.

An independent implementation of a similar game engine would presumably be neither technically difficult nor legally problematic. The problem is that, at least according to many of the comments here, he's copying the game assets.

From a copyright perspective, independent implementation of the same technology is usually OK (see the Oracle/Google lawsuit, the court ruled that Google's independent implementation of Oracle's API was OK). It's direct copying of code and data that requires permission from the copyright holder, even if it's mixed with your own original work (the case here seems to be direct copying of art mixed with original code).

I'm guessing that, from a practical perspective, this whole debate doesn't matter in this particular case, since Google probably doesn't care about this one. They may even have open-sourced the doodle eventually on their own (anyone have information about whether past Google doodles have been open-sourced?)

Mandatory disclaimers:

1. IANAL

2. I can only speak for the situation in the USA

3. I haven't personally seen or played the original, I'm basing my opinion of what's copied or not copied on other comments
I have seen the same thing: friends of mine at SFBA startups tell me they uniformly get offers from the earliest days of their companies. But I'm not sure what difference that makes.

"Institutional" investors on the boards of unproven companies want those companies to take risks. Everybody's a risk taker in the first 6-9 months, when the runway seems 3 startups long. Nobody is taking those early offers. But later on, the acqui-hire market might make it easy for operators to subtly stop thinking so much about the risks investors want them to take, and more on optimizing their outcome over the next 4-6 months.
Don't remap caps lock to be escape
Microsoft won't even let you move your X-Box Live account to a different country/region. My wife has this problem now since her Live account is stuck in Europe and there's just no way to move it to the US. This is extra troublesome on the X-Box since some games are region locked so she has to order some games from Europe.

I think there may have been some misunderstanding here regarding his App store account though; I also see a comment on his blog indicating this. I moved from Europe to the US and can't remember having any problems moving my account to the US. I can imagine that it's problematic to have two accounts on the same device though.
As others have pointed out, this is woefully out of date. But the core issue is that it's actually NOT hard to say no to adding someone on Facebook. Life will go on if you hurt someone's feelings (which you don't really care about as you don't really like the person anyway). JUST SAY NO to idiots you don't want to be friends with on Facebook.

For me Facebook is for old friends or solid newer friends, and family members. Work folks have the abomination that is LinkedIn to connect to me on, others can use Twitter.

Saying no is okay. Try it occasionally.
The tl;dr jury: decided all 700 questions in 21 hours (time to read aloud all 108 pages, sure, but to understand and reach consensus?)

From the groklaw article:

> If it would take a lawyer three days to make sure he understood the terms in the form, how did the jury not need the time to do the same? There were 700 questions, remember, and one thing is plain, that the jury didn't take the time to avoid inconsistencies

> Had they read the full jury instructions, all 109 pages, they would have read that damages are not supposed to punish, merely to compensate for losses.
My personal favorite is the recruiters that don't seem to go past the skills section on a linked in profile.

"I noticed your profile - you have a nice background in software engineering, specifically in core production environments. I have clients looking for Senior Engineers who know the cutting edge technologies, and have a passion for making great software."

I'm graduating next year, my last job was an internship, and I do mobile development (seriously everything on my resume is an app or mobile website). Its like they don't spend more than 2 seconds on your profile.
I didn't say we shouldn't explore space. Human flight is very expensive and when there are accidents, the process gets even slower. We should do things in the proper order. At some point later in the 21st century, going to Mars will be routine and hopefully when we go, we'll stay. In the meantime, let's start building the other part of the 21st century that's missing. NYC to Tokyo in 3 hours. Living in Paris and commuting on a morning train to London for work. Robots that build robots, which fly to all the planets in our solar system.
> you couldn't get much anything useful installed on it

I have node, redis, mysql, couchdb, mongodb, autoconf/automake/cmake, ffmpeg, erlang, git, hg, gnuplot, groovy, memchaced, lua, lynx, lib* (a million of them), nmap, rabbitmq, phantomjs, postgresql, siege, httpd, squid, spidermonkey, coffee-script, mit-scheme,pcre, lkgconfig, mosh, HTTPie, python, ruby, cairo, pango, x11 installed on my OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (among other tools that I've forgot or don't use regularly). And I'm not even a "pro" user - just a regular developer.

But your requirements clearly differs from mine. Because you don't find them "useful". It's okay, not all of us use the same tools. But I'm sure the majority of developers use the aforementioned tools, and care less about kernel programming or other things that can't be done on a MacBook as efficiently as on ThinkPads (although Torvalds uses an Air).
Two missing commas, and one misspelled word, render the title incomprehensible. The original:

"Its true beauty, however, was that it worked"

This reminds me of the classic missing-comma gag: "Eats shoots and leaves":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eats,_Shoots_%26_Leaves
Of course they hire 10X programmers, but they also hire 1X programmers. I'm suggesting that they could only hire 10X programmers and pay them 2X more. Twice the industry salary (~$250k/yr), nothing but 10X programmers, and an amazing campus would make Facebook unbelievably desirable for most programmers. Not even Google or Apple could compete because they still hire massive numbers of 1X programmers.
So use a poste restante billing address, then, and never change it. Last I checked, picking up one's mail on a regular basis is not required by iTunes Ts and Cs, nor must a credit card remain on file to keep an iTunes account active.
Recruiters do a pre-screen interview and get an idea of whether you can pass an interview, recruiters then tell employers someone is talented, and here is this great persons's resume.

In my experience (as someone who was hiring) this is the part that is total bullshit, though. I had candidates openly admit to me that "[recruiter X] told me I should mention Y" while I interview them for a position they are clearly unable to do. The core problem is that recruiters are paid on a commission basis, so I have absolutely zero faith that anything they are telling me is the truth. They want to make a sale. The fact that every single one talks to me as if we've been friends for decades just adds to the creepy factor.
I'm really pleased to hear that. Given the lack of discussion I had assumed the worst, but I'm glad to be wrong, and sorry to presume otherwise. Thanks a lot for following up.
There's no way of knowing, but having served on a jury where the foreman was a lawyer (he only handled civil cases), I think the most likely scenario was that most of the jurors just followed his lead.

People tend to defer to perceived experts, which is why I find it odd Samsung's attorneys didn't catch this guy.
Is everyone sure that it is not this bug here in disguise?

http://www.ngpixel.com/2011/06/25/mac-app-store-you-have-upd...

I got the same error message and I have made all my purchases from one account, in one region. Spotlight looks okay and I just gave up on the MAS. Didn't seem like a draconic regulation to me though, more like Apple's typical ineptitude on the cloud.
It's a PDF, but I'll be converting it to Kindle and epub after it's released.

Also, if the cost of a $39 book that might be able to help you raise your rates, thus resulting in thousands of extra dollars is too high... Well :-)
What is neat about metro (ooops windows 8 style) apps is that you get the whole canvas by design to play with. The pattern that controls are out of sight when you don't need them is really neat.
A good Ultrabook, a great screen: the Asus Zenbook Prime UX31A review
I think that's some of the best ad copy I've ever read. It's actually getting me to consider buying one of their suits! (If you knew me, you would know this is an astounding accomplishment. I don't think I've put a suit on in a decade.) Really shows how the low-key approach can work, and the value of knowing your audience.
Another reason why allowing side-loading is essential. Giving too much power to a company over your digital life is a mistake. All those problems could be avoided by directly contacting the developer of the app and asking for a file to upgrade. In this context, Android is superior to iOS.
And then in the first line they refer to it as the Peanut memo. That doesn't even work as an analogy.
We are trying to disrupt it, starting with talented local freelancers. We're not going head on with recruitment... just yet. There may be rockstar recruiters out there that could beat any algorithm solution.. but the first goal is to cut out the vast majority of recruiters who simple shovel resumes around and rely on mass mail or linkedin spam to find candidates. http://dragonflylist.com
"besides, things don't look much better nowdays, eh?"

Sure they do. I can run both Linux and Windows without virtualization, and Apple even supports the latter officially through the Boot Camp-application.
This is an illustration of why it's usually best to select, copy, and paste the title of a submission directly from the original article. This is a very good article, and I am glad it was posted, but the misspelling in the title is not Neil Armstrong's misspelling, and we should honor his memory by making sure his words are quoted accurately here.
"Why would anyone care that someone else has purchased a cheap knock off of something he owned?"

It could lead the manufacturer of the original product to end support for it, or to even go out of business.
...and that is after 10.6 supposedly lowered battery life too:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/2870/done-for-2009-the-holiday...

I tried 10.5-10.8 on the same MacBook Pro and anecdotally, it really is a downward trend. Looking forward to your benchmarks.
How does one avoid the recruiter?
MMO's transition to FTP but just because Everquest decided after 15 years including several that crossed the 50 million dollars in of subscription revenue mark and 18 paid expansions that the best way to milk the remaining value was FTP does not mean it's best to start there.
Yeah, the bounce-back really bugs me in contexts like OS X's Finder. I think I'd prefer some other kind of feedback.
Creation Myth: Xerox PARC, Apple, and the truth about innovation.
Some random pointers from a guy who had a rough transition into needing to wear a tie every day:

1. Leave money in your clothing budget for alteration. A nice pair of pants with a bunch of fabric balled up around your ankles does not look like a nice pair of pants. Get something less expensive and alter it.

2. Grey pants match damn near anything. If you ask the cleaners, they'll press out the crease that runs down the legs and look a lot less "fussy."

3. Gross generalization, but $150 shoes last more than twice as long as $75 shoes. Hit up somewhere like Nordstrom Rack for good shoes. Same principal applies to belts.

4. If you buy a suit, avoid the current style of really skinny lapels and too-short sleeves and pants because it's going to look dated fast. Get a grey or blue two button suit, which is pretty versatile. Avoid big or padded shoulders, giant arm holes. Consider vents on each side ("double vented") rather than one vent in back which apparntly was designed for sitting in a saddle. And for god's sake don't buy a jacket you can't button comfortably. Then get it altered.

5. Don't feel compelled to use those little plastic collar points.

6. Plain shirt? Patterned tie. Or vice versa. Of you need to mix patterns, mix a large one with a different small one, but avoid this unless/until you know what you are doing. If you wear a tie, strongly consider a jacket.
> From a copyright perspective, independent implementation of the same technology is usually OK (see the Oracle/Google lawsuit, the court ruled that Google's independent implementation of Oracle's API was OK).

I am not a legal expert, but as I understand it, the Oracle/Google decision was based on the fact that APIs were not copyright-able. However, I believe you are that independent implementation is not a copyright violation, because patents protect technology while copyright protects specific works. If anyone actually knows about this, feel free to correct me.
"... Samsung's iPad is the same as Apple's iPad, and I paid how much for the Apple one?" pretty much clinches this as fiction. Samsung's tablets are not "a lot cheaper" than the iPad. Not to mention all of the Starbucks patrons chatting with strangers.
Please do!

Lisp has this reputation within the hacker community, and I'd love to hear some impressions from people who are new to it.
Mobile-money services transform lives in poor countries
>>Suits are uncomfortable...

This tells me you've probably never worn a really well-fitting suit. I don't mean this to sound smug. I agree that for the work environment of the average coder, they are likely out of place.
RE: letting people go wherever they want, whenever they want

How does one keep this from looking like a bunch of 3rd graders playing soccer? ie, mobbing ?

That coaching challenge seems to be the crux of the matter.

edit: phrasing
It's basically a UI problem: while you can authorize content from multiple regions, updates and subscriptions require actually being logged in to the iTunes Store, and you can't log in to multiple regional iTunes Stores at the same time.

I suspect one of the reasons Apple hasn't "fixed" this is because doing so would require renegotiation with content providers, who'd most likely push for even more customer-hostile restrictions.
I'm also in Auckland.

We went down to the wharf to see it the day it was launched.

Staggering size...

It's a catamaran with a 13m (42.7 ft.) tall solid wing and is expected to be able to hit 50 knots (90+ km/h).

They have to anchor it to a tonne and a half of ballast just to keep it from taking off on it's own.
Compounded by, as Groklaw reports, he actively sheparded the other jurors into his point of view. It's much easier to understand the verdict (and especially its speed) in the light of this.
You're describing emergence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence
55 comments and I had to scroll to the bottom to find a single comment on the actual code or somebody who had also read it.
And the first sentence in the post, bolded for emphasis:

I can't make this stuff up
Asking people for their thoughts is a great way to get only as much real feedback as people think they're allowed to say without being at risk for losing their jobs.

A real question would be "What do you have to do against company policy in order to get your job done?"
"its"

I consider it a strength to notice both and critique each accordingly. Otherwise you guarantee that you will inadvertently irritate either the big-picture people or the detail lovers (as you have just, ironically, seen demonstrated).
I can't reply to Zirro's and pooriaazimi's posts, so I'll answear here.

Zirro: that is good to know. I wish it was the same with the IPad. Owning your hardware, in the sense that you can install alternative stuff on it, is very important for me.

pooriaazimi: the point was about the power to install anything, including a different OS. If it is like Zirro said, it is sure a big improvement on the desktop/laptop category. Sadly the IPad doesn't offer you the freedom for using anything that is not from Apple. I don't care much about it, because the IPad isn't mine anyways. I just wouldn't buy it if I had to choose (Android's devices look much more open).

ps. I'm sorry if I offended some people, it was not my intention. cheers :)
The original version did not look like an iPad at all (http://www.slashgear.com/crunchpad-200-web-tablet-gets-secon...), it got more similar on later revisions.
the lack of basic knowledge about human achievement in space is depressing
> I'm a bit puzzled by the sense of resentment, since by your own description everything was going well for your company, and you decided to be acquihired instead.

I said "up and to the right" and I said "investor interest". I didn't say "hockey stick" or "feeding frenzy". Like I said, startups are a repeated game. Sometimes, you weigh the options, and decide that it's better to take a small win now to strengthen your position for the next iteration. The alternative is to risk burning yourself to the ground and wind up with nothing left for the next go.

> On the surface it seems like you (plural) weren't all that committed to the business after all.

I've seen a number of acquihires from close range and been through one myself. It's an incredibly bittersweet experience. It's a stressful life event, that is usually at the end of a stressful period of lackluster customer or investor response, and after an intense period (read: years) of pouring your soul into a business. At various points throughout the process, four out of the five of us had severe stress-induced illnesses.

When the deal closed, we celebrated. We were more relieved than we were excited. Note that lawyers suck most of the fun out of this celebration by stretching the victory out over several weeks.

> you need to look at it from the point of view of the other stakeholders, not from the point of view of those who benefitted from it

When we announced the shutdown our product, the overwhelming number of responses we got from users were disappointed, but congratulatory. Watching the social media and blogger buzz was thrilling. However, we got our fair share of angry folks, including a number who wanted to make their hatred for us and our new corporate overlords as public as within their power. We tried to do the best we could by all of our users: super polished data export feature, split-second response times on email tech support, phone calls to coach people through the alternatives for their use cases, and ultimately sent them some free stuff from the acquiring company. We deeply cared about the other stakeholders who didn't benefit. Bittersweet doesn't even begin to cover it.

Fast forward 30 and 60 days to the final data purges and other legal bookkeeping. Some corporate lawyer sends you a cold email asking you to stick another stake in the corpse of your baby. Then the next afternoon, you spot somebody else categorically bashing talent acquisitions because they lack an understanding of what it's really like.

You made some claims about it being bad for everyone. The goal of my post was to point out that it's a far more complex and nuanced issue than you'd ever understand if you've never been through one, or at least watched one from the next pod of desks over in a coworker space.
Hey Steve, I'm running a startup focused on making freelance dev easier, http://dragonflylist.com. Love to have a chat sometime on skype: riley.james.aus
If you already have a job, or have no problem finding work given your experience, this is not a problem. Ignore it and move on.

If you are in that same position and are advocating change in the industry, you're trying to involve yourself in a fight that isn't your own.

People new to the field rely on these roles to get their foot in the door. Hell, I did, and I wouldn't be where I was without it. I'm not going to start a revolution against recruiters though, because I am now unable to join the fight as a professional.

If recruiters fuck you off, block them and ignore them. Don't find ways to deprive others of the same opportunity.
Maybe there was something funky about the hardware in the iBook G4 but I remember installing Yellow Dog Linux on my old PowerBook G4 without too much trouble.

It was years ago so I don't recall the details but it was definitely possible and not terribly difficult.
I have worn plenty of well fitted suits. That said, none are true bespoke, so I can't comment there. I love suits, but for comfort's sake, a hoodie or a looser unstructured cotton jacket wins just about every time.
Land's end canvas isn't bad if you are on a budget. You can pick up fitted oxfords for 20 bucks during some of their sales.
I feel your pain brother.
So I should read hacker news for the rest of my life?