skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I'd be interested in seeing a table of contents, to take a brief look at seeing how much of the textbook is public domain. There isn't enough data to quite be able to tell from the post; an English class could cover mostly PD classics, or mostly 20th century stuff (which I expect to fall into the public domain about the time we just give up on copyright... your guess is as good as mine as to when that is), or anything in between.
I own an iPad and I don't really consider it as a desktop computer replacement. I can't program on it. I can't do serious photo editing on it. It's just a consumption device. I like it but those stories about iPad being general purpose computers are seriously getting on my nerve, because as someone who uses one everyday, it's still far from being anything like it, and I seriously hate Apple restrictions and consider moving to an android tablet, I saw the community there even made an IDE that can make true Android apps in Java, from within Android.

If the future of computing is about being dictated on what I can and cannot do on a device I bought by Apple, I'd rather not see that future. I regret having bought an iPad instead of waiting for something like the Nexus 7. I'm actually going to buy the Nexus once Google decides to sell it in my country but it means I've wasted money on my iPad.
If there are dozens of parties going for space, then they might fight for it. As is, I think we'll be lucky to just have one.
Neighborhood Graph
Zuckerberg has 57% voting rights, which, unless I'm mistaken, effectively means that the board and shareholders are powerless to force a change.

So, the way I see it, it seems Zuckerberg will be CEO till he wants to be the CEO, and even if there is a change in CEO, with 57% control, Zuckerberg will have total control and the new CEO would be in name only.
if a site:msdn.microsoft.com search comes back with the other type of cstring results then something has gone very wrong over at Redmond.
Literary Freedom
Nothing prevents you from reading any textbook you like. But, among many reasons why there's a standard text, is so that you can tell the students "Read chapter 5 about fluid dynamics, it's on the exam." Then after the exam, nobody can complain "my textbook didn't cover the same material, you need to adjust my grade".
Is your accelerometer-based code, or something similar, available somewhere? I'm curious as to how that works.
So, Steve Perlman got wiped out (as a common stockholder), and is taking no salary, to try to save the business he worked on for 9 years, and hire as many of the engineers as possible.

But TechCrunch asserted, and HN blindly believed, that Perlman was pulling a "massive dick move". Even CNN did a better job of covering this story.

The lesson here is about the credibility of Tech Crunch as a news source, I think, and getting the facts before crucifying someone. It's not like there's a shortage of worthy victims in the world.

Matt Burns (the TC author) owes OnLive and Steve Perlman an apology.
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I agree. I think that the appstorification of computing is driven by the idea that the internet (and software from it) is dangerous, and that the app store (iOS,Android,etc.) is safe. Its like most of the adult world just got their first game boy, and they are all starting to figure out that some of the games are total shit.
Hydrogen is a pretty good rocket fuel in terms of Isp, but it has a tendency to boil off in space.

I still think it's very practical to consider moving asteroids around from a technical perspective. The political ramifications are huge. If the people in charge are malicious they could completely devastate the planet.

I think this is generally solvable by using lots of small thrusters that are independently controlled to make sure that no one can smash the thing into the planet, but getting sign-off from everyone who might have veto power is huge.
I have gone ahead and added the tag for you. I wanted to basically force people to add to what I have instead of using tags that already exist but they didnt know what to search for. If you tell me what resource it is that you wanted that tag I will edit it (this feature to let users edit their own post is in the works, ive already coded it i just need to run some tests for bugs, and ill push it out)
The fatigue factor really makes a big difference. In go, there are 5d (99th percentile) bots now, and towards the end of an hour-long game you can really see the human flagging.
Other than being up to date on python version. What are the practical benefits for Django from python 3?
The fade in technique is super sexy even if they are a tad small! ;)
Apple App Store To Reach 1M Apps This Year, Sort Of
Have you ever watched someone organize their own files on disk? Copy files between disks/USB drives? Try to copy a file between two machines (yes, even on Windows)? Or get lost in settings or configuration files?

People, typical people, do. not. understand. any. of. those. things. Yes, some people do but most people don't and they don't want to either.

Advanced users of <anything> really need to realize that just because something is simple to you does not mean it's simple to everyone; heaven forbid we try to make things that more people can use and understand.
so clever!
SpaceX can launch it's Falcon 9 for half that cost right now. They can probably get down to $1000 per kilogram with more work and/or the Falcon 9 Heavy.
Did you read the article? It wasn't actually the textbook he needed, it was the unique online access code. They don't keep spares of those in the library.
Huh, I wonder how many startups are going to start pulling this to stay 'competitive'. Can't just let the plebes think they can get shares without being a founder or investor.
which to build one as robust as ticketmaster would be extremely expensive

Could you say more about this? Out of ignorance, I'm doing the classic nerd "how hard could it be" thing:

http://xkcd.com/793/
They're going to give stock options to former employees in exchange for consulting work? Stock options similar to the ones the just forcefully discarded from said employees?

I'd be camping out to take them up on that offer!
A transaction like this is sure to raise the confidence of any enterprise thinking of using the onlive desktop product. :)
The book is worthless without the online access code.
Life is about living.

And everything else is ways to optimize that. Sure, self-help that distracts from living could make people miserable. Good self-help OTOH is meant to be heuristics for this optimization.

Personally, I've found wake-up-early and multiple-ways-to-win to be fulfilling: and even if I know the physiological reasons behind the second one, it still remains helpful. I feel the way to win is to actually self-help: find heuristics that work for you and make them a habit.
The more languages I dip into, and the more code I write, the more I realize people tend to just overdo things with no other purpose than to make things more complex. I love simple. My approach is to design the software in my head as if it was a system of independent components. This function does X, this function does Y, here I have a loop that uses function X to get the value that function Y needs to get value A. Never do I sit down and just write code that is "idiomatic". Don't care about it. When I started learning, all I did was write very simple code. Never did I use a class, or any OOP. My code was easy to follow, readable, and could be "translated" to run in any language. And that is one very important thing that I've learned. Design and code should be easy to translate from one language to another without much hassle. One should not rely too much on some language or framework in order do something.

My understanding of software engineering and computer science is that we should design with a clear mental pattern of what we need to build to get something done. This way, if there is some bug, we can trace it back in the design and not in the code. If we designed with the language in mind, then our software would be limited by the language itself. Then the bugs would just be harder to squash, because we now have to adapt our troubleshooting skills to the language and not the problem. In practice, anytime I face some bug, I just sit back and think about the design and not about the languge/syntax/idioms. It commonly takes me but a few minutes to mentally trace back the problem to the source. No debugger needed.

Zed, this is a fantastic piece, and I hope you include it as part of your books. Since you have shown to have such fine understanding of the problems begineers face, you should write a little booklet that should include things like the one mentioned here. Thank you for this post.
Like a lot of people have said - there are professional tour guides. It seems what you're suggesting is making it easier for experts to become tour guides by handling booking, advertising, paying that sort of thing. There probably is a need for that. If you know lots of outdoor experts who could run tours but don't because they don't know how to set it up, then I'd say you should definitely do it.
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I strive for consistent happiness, yet it remains elusive despite my best efforts. I do a number of the things mentioned in the article but they only get me halfway there because I live in an area of the USA that doesn't get enough light most of the year - the Pacific Northwest. Low level clouds completely sap the energy from me and a number of people here, and it is not something that one has much control over.

I'm no stranger to light boxes, vitamin D, fish-oil,and anti-depressants, but there is nothing like a bright, sunny day to get my mood up. Unfortunately I can't summon those types of days by sheer force of will.
In-N-Out is an example of efficiency wages in action: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efficiency_wage. In-N-Out starts new employees at $10/hr, well above other fast food chains, on the theory that higher wages improve worker performance and encourage efficient service.
Don't sweat it man. That's one of the things that's both awesome and frustrating about HN. It surrounds every issue and flows into every crack like water.

Its hard to use metaphors and analogies here because you have to consider all of the implications and breaking points because you know someone is going to draw them out ab absurdum.

I think that most people understand that your role in the story was "generic customer" and that the story wasn't supposed to be about your actions at all. You were supposed to be the black box and the restaurant the introspected actor.

We troll the ones we love the most. It's a subtle form of compliment.
I don't understand how something like copying and pasting could be obviated from a text editor. There are a million reasons you might need this functionality, and they don't all have to deal with poorly structured code.
Excellent analysis. But I think you've missed an important point. Unfortunately, the real customers in this market aren't the people buying the tickets, because they aren't the ones deciding whether or not Ticketmaster gets the gig. Ticket-buyers are the veal.

If you want to displace Ticketmaster, you need to find something that's 10x better for the venue, not the buyer. Or you need to find a way to disrupt the venue/artist relationship sufficiently that the venue's choices don't matter.
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That in racing games the ideal line is the same for all car, much less for all suspension tuning, speaks to me of how utterly simplistic our models are for the best way to throw a car around the track.

The ability to reliably max out your traction circle is good, very last microsecond braking wonderful, and computers are wonderful at this micro-task. But knowing when exceeding it is ok, having a feel for where you need to be, and more than anything the planning and knowledge to max out turn exit speed velocity at all costs, these are all awfully complicated & sophisticated problems that have less to do with micro-optimizing the immediate present.

I certainly think cars will get there too. But I'd be surprised if we were really modelling the right problems at this stage. Emulating a person's sense of agency and purposefulness is, my guess would be, still a stretch. A person's ability to plan better is, my guess would be, trump enough over the micro-cheats of the machine.

It'll be interesting to see the domains where AI surpasses humans quicker. You mention the "no longer has to be a car advantage," which certainly holds true in the military drone regime, but where will in evened parity computerized elegance shine through brightest first? I tend to think something like F1, which is about extremely sharp reactions with extremely capable vehicles will lend itself to the micro-optimizations of the virtual well. What about a GT Touring race, or a club car race? Wouldn't it be a shocker if AI ends up crushing humans blithely in a stock Miata, but throw it in a GT car and it remains only human in performance? Maybe AI responsiveness and terrain estimation ends up dominating the rally circuit before the track? Mapping the domains where AI does succeed the most handily ought give the most remarkable contrast.
slow web ftw
just some poor design. Scroll down maybe?
You still need cables inside the car. Maybe not 15 feet, but that much weight is impractical.

If you really wanted to do this the only practical way is to increase the voltage - but of course high voltage is much harder to do safely.
> All of OnLive, Inc.’s assets (e.g. technology, patents, trademarks, etc.) were transferred to an assignee, which then sold the assets to the new company. There was no transfer to any other party.

What is the name of this assignee? They seem very motivated to not state that piece of information, or how much he was paid by the OnLive Mk II company for these assets.
Probably easier than open road, but the surface is a constant problem. NASCAR for example runs multiple races at some venues where the spring and summer races act totally different. Some of the differences are heat, rain between practice and race (rubber on track difference), different tire formula, possible resurfacing, and changes to rules (aero or engine).

Restrictor plate racing with a computer car mixed in would be extremely interesting. NASCAR does not allow telemetry, speedometers, or fuel gauges. This would make for an interesting computer car in these parameters.
Guess: iphone5/ipad mini new dock supports USB 3.0
Anyone care to speculate with me either for or against.
One thing which I noticed (and I'm sad because that seems to be trend for a new generation) that none of 6 things is related to family and friends. Something like having sex (directly correlated with happiness), drinking with friends, small rituals like morning coffee with your spouse, hanging out with kids, etc.

In other words, I doubt that these 6 things will make anybody happy if there is no family and partner next to you. These 6 points are very important to ensure that you are not stressed out - but not really happy.
If it was a pure asset transfer and not ownership. Did the investors and other share holders get burned?
Quite a lot of the population enjoys watching people race cars. Some people like football / soccer and I cannot fathom why, but I respect their choice of entertainment. I guess everything loved has a subtly that interests fans and bores everyone else.
if that is true, that's just a mess. They would not have any product without them.

I really wonder how you can face your fired employes and tell them that all their stocks are gone but that they can do some consulting do get those back.
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Maybe the way to change the model is to start with small bands/shows/venues. Get the model working well for them, and gradually work they way up.

Spotify and Pandora know what obscure bands are popular near every small venue. Booking managers should have access to this data to decide what bands to book. Once they've booked a show, they should be able to promote the shows back to the exact Pandora or Spotify users that like the bands, perhaps using realtime bidding on an ad exchange (since users are rarely watching the Pandora or Spotify pages).

I listen a hundred plus bands via streaming. I dont even know their names, much less when they play nearby. A system like this could increase the number of small shows, and make it possible for more musicians to make a living as musicains.

Start with the little guys first, eventually you can work your way up to dethrone Ticketmaster.
Superconductors don't do well with high currents so it's not a slam dunk, although they would definitely be lighter than regular copper conductors.

But don't forget the wires inside the car.
AirBnB has it a bit easier, because they let normal people rent out their own space (which involving tidying up a bit and locking away the valuables, basically), and normal people are qualified to do that, more or less.

The folks who are qualified to run adventures probably do exactly that, professionally, and so are already listed in the yellow pages, have their fliers in the local tourist offices, may be listed (and reviewed) on the Lonely Planet site, etc..

Though, if you're focusing on a wealthy clientele, you could well have professionals listed offering experiences that they only do rarely, and aren't available otherwise.

Alternatively, you might be able to aim for mini or offbeat adventures as well, likewise only rarely available. "Get a tour of Chicago's graffiti from a famous (reformed) graffiti artist". "Tour of a (private) organic farm and lunch with the owners; offered 4x a year." "Letter-press tour and workshop in an active shop" -- etc.. I have a friend in central France, a professional baker with a massive wood-fired bread oven who tried giving daylong workshops on making organic bread a few times a year; it was pretty tricky to organize something so irregular, though, as she couldn't do it unless it was fully booked (if there were only a couple of people whose schedules lined up with a date, she would need to cancel it). There's a pain point that'd be nice to fix.

HTH.
Awesome, I've been using his book on analysis.
The Classroom as a Cash Cow
Code they've written. Review and evaluate.
It is also the name of at least two programming languages already.
I would like to see a Go language implementation by someone versed in it ...
From the press release quoted in the article:

"An affiliate of Lauder Partners was the first investor in the newly-structured company..."

http://www.lauderpartners.com/

Edit: Ah, I just realized that isn't exactly the answer to your question, but may be relevant at least...
As a side project, I will be hacking a little hardware for a friends business. If you are interested in how it turns out, just shoot me an email and Ill give you the details.
My first business was a college textbook trading site for UMass Amherst. I was approached for a partnership by i2hub which later became connectU. I was a sophomore in college, couldn't even afford a laptop or computer and was blown away at how much students were loosing when selling their textbooks back at the end of the semester. There are 25k students spending $1k/year on books and selling them back for a max of 25% of the purchase price. The community was loosing $10m every year. I started the site cause I was pissed off and was scratching my own itch. I didn't have time for politics. My site looked like shit, but within a few months over 10% of the population was usin it and I was making money.
Java's ConcurrentLinkedQueue is lock free and supports any number of readers and writers. For those that are interested: http://fuseyism.com/classpath/doc/java/util/concurrent/Concu...

And the original research: http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/michael/PODC96.html
One of the first things I do on my mobile devices is to change that "Sent from my iThing" to my own simple signature.
BSDL software is usually far more restricted by the time it reaches end users' hands. I wouldn't take much comfort from being able to say all the proprietary software I subsidized was really somebody else's fault.
Read the blog post that this post links to first, as it goes into more depth. I like the idea of the "slow web". That author, Jack Cheng, is exactly right about how we consume services. In this day and age of real-time updates and so forth, we are being pushed around against our will by technology. And at the end of the day, it means nothing. The idea of the slow web, it seems to me, is the idea that we have control -- over when we would like to get notifications, over when we want to respond, take action. We have control, because it's a tool instead of a slot machine. And that's what we should be designing technology to be.
He's not joking, he's a master at personal branding. As much as you might want to think he's a narcissist -- it's really hard not to, at times -- he's simply found a superb way to make you remember who he is.
This is an incredibly hard idea. Think about the average early adopter: he/she is going to look for adventures close by, or in a certain location. What are the chances they will find a bunch of choices? It's a classic chicken and egg problem.

What you can do.. although not as sexy is to limit this to 1 specific location, say Hawaii. I know there are a couple of companies that are making nice money by referring customers to certain adventures in a specific location (you never hear them in Techcrunch or HN, mind you because they not "sexy")
If vacation time rolls over rather than disappearing at the end of the year, its advantageous to the employer for people to take it sooner rather than later for simple financial reasons. As you gain experience, time off costs them more, so they want you to take it when its as inexpensive as possible. I'd guess that if there is a trend, its one of more employers allowing time off to roll over to the next year.
Facebook was overpriced from day one and their P/E shows it. Is Facebook going to make a lot of money and stay a very successful company? YEP! Is it worth 100x earnings at the moment? I don't know.

Right now, Apple's P/E is like 15, so FB is priced at a 6x growth premium over Apple. It's possible that FB is priced too high or Apple too low, or maybe both are priced sensibly, but if I were throwing money around on Facebook stock, I would have shorted it months ago too.

As for Zuckerburg, it's his company and he's going to run it, that much isn't going to change.
The fuel that goes into the reactor isn't that dangerous, but the spent fuel is very dangerous.