skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
title didn't convey the content of the article, or why it would be of interest to HN. I thought it was political stuff at first vs tech news.

A better title might be:

Anonymous' steals Romney's tax return for blackmail extortion
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Heroku experience

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Right, but CalDAV doesn't seem to support everything. Or to put it another way, using a CalDAV client and using actual Exchange don't get the same results.
Strange. I went through the install process in a VM and quit out when it started writing a filesystem without making any mention of disk encryption.
If there is no major flaw in their encryption system, it means same as if the data was lost...
How can pixels be "more" indistinguishable? Either you can see them or you can't...
Fantastic. Welcome aboard!
How Obama's jQuery nuked our website
You're doing pricing wrong then. If product A creates $300/month in value and you charge $50/month for it, and the user needs addon a for $15 and creates $8 in value and addon b for $35 a month but creates $20 in a value a month you're better off charging $150 a month for the package that has those addon features.
Pinboard 2012 Expenses
Have you tried making the $30 an annual fee?

One thing to consider is that annual fees have the potential for pain, purely given that lots of people forget about them. The only complaints I ever received about TweetingMachine were the people who were rebilled a year later, the tool having left their memories six months prior.
They've provided no real proof that they actually have the tax returns. I'd be surprised if this is genuine.
Bejeweled is a Tetris clone in some ways. They're all "puzzle" games, check out how similar Bejeweled is to Tetris Attack or Meteos.
Congratulations to the developer!
This is a great story to boost my resolve to finish writing my little game.
I also used to work in finance and kept daydreaming about something like this.
Some of my friends have published games on the app store but without much luck.
Crossing fingers...
Questions to Ask Yourself when Bootstrapping Your Startup Design
Does anyone know what economic conditions cause a market to transition from being car/house-like (no fixed price, annoying sales process) to what is normal for cheaper products in first world countries (more-or-less fixed prices, less aggressive selling)? Is it related to products'scarcity?

From my own experience I know that even products that normally have fixed prices in the first world (cell phones, bikes, anything really) are sold more like cars in a lot of developing countries where bartering is the norm. You might find them available for drastically different prices even in the same locale and it is frequently necessary to waste time and energy keeping track of the going price for a particular product that you are considering buying.
Regarding TagTime: I am a little curious why you chose to have TagTime pop up a dialog box rather than doing something less distracting, like taking a screen shot.

BTW, one can programmatically take a screen shot on OS X with /usr/sbin/screencapture (where the -x flag means screencapture should not play the usual "camera click" sound).
It's not a very secretive sauce, especially since they simplified the directory/routing service a few months ago.
True, and it's a simple change to stop the comparison at either a NUL or a '&', so that it doesn't that extra unnecessary time.

The other two improvements I'd be looking to do are:

1) try to rework the insertion sort to make it use a binary search (if over a certain threshold that is yet to be determined by experimentation). Should be faster than looping through each element each time.

2) Not automatically extend the tail each time (where insertion somewhere between head and tail is required). The element being added may be one from the head so it's best to work out where it goes first and then pick the extension direction that requires the fewest number of elements to be shuffled up. Also the shuffling can be done in bulk using memmove() (can't use memcpy since the areas of memory will overlap when shuffling up by more than one position); this should also be faster than doing them one at a time.

Anyway, i'm off on holiday so I've got about another 15 minutes to look at this so I'm not going to get far. If I remember I'll try and check up on the status of it in github when I get back.
Uber launches support for yellow cabs in NYC
Android Fragmentation Visualized: The many faces of a little green robot
Trees are not the only organic things. The Lumia could be some sort of tuber or fruit :)
True, but not using // comments and mid-function variables is not quite the same thing as not using a whole feature.

I just know how much work there is to do, at short notice, when a customer comes along offering $$$ for a version of your product on an architecture that you hadn't originally considered. It was definitely worth the hassle of porting and cleaning up to code to provide them with it, but it would have been so much easier if we'd kept it clean from the start.
Eh, I don't know. I think that game AI just has to pretend to be real AI.

http://www.gamespy.com/pc/fear/698080p1.html
You might want to check out the "AI Game Programming Wisdom" series. I think at this point, there are four of them. "Game Programming Gems" is another series worth checking out (I think there are 8 at this point); each book normally has a section on game AI.

The books are a series of articles written by industry practitioners solving a problem they have run across. Normally the articles contain inline code, and the books come with a CD with executable examples and code to accompany the articles.
Cool, I'm also interested in the solar power setup. How long does it last? How do you get the pictures back?
If it is genuine, then the Romney campaign has proof.
I was going to downvote you for belittling the article, before I noticed that you're the submitter and author yourself.

Good luck with that idea. I have no clue if this can work, but I think there's nothing wrong trying it and I applaud the creative ideas (including the lasagna..).
"Flailover"

The primary fails because of a bug and so it fails over to the backup which flails-over because of the exact same bug, c.f. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_5_Flight_501
The social and intelligence aspect of Newsblur may well attract readers. I think that's an interesting concept.

However,I anticipate some bloggers and newspapers will react negatively to NewsBlur's practice of copying the full html of front pages and making those copies readily available at a Newsblur hosted site. (Example: http://newsblur.com/reader/page/1100897. I've archived the current Newsblur copy at http://www.webcitation.org/6ASIXkYIy .)

I also suspect that some bloggers and content providers will be annoyed when they discover their content framed and will return to the practice of javascript framebusting. Apparently ScienceBlogs has initiated framebusting: See https://getsatisfaction.com/newsblur/topics/story_view_takes.... I suspect other large blogging networks and news agencies will begin to do so as well.

Luckily, it's simple enough for content providers to write javascript framebusters that break ordinary frames (used in Newsblur's "story" view) and also redirect when someone displays an unauthorized copy of the full html of their content (used in the "original" view).
Ask Ars: What’s the big deal with iPhone UDIDs?
For those who don't know, Blankenship was a key architect of Apple retail
http://www.teslamotors.com/about/press/releases/tesla-hires-...
That's a bit too simplistic and really discounts the product. Over the past decade or so, Apple has recently had a very good run of ads (very recent ads notwithstanding). But I think that most of that started with the iPod ads. That is what gave Apple it's trendiness. What Apple is really good at is giving people a well designed product that does what they need, does it well, and isn't much more expensive (or even cheaper) than their competitors.

But really, it's a combination of product design and execution. Apple's hidden genius lies in their supply chain management. It's not sexy, but it's what Tim Cook executed masterfully. And that's what makes Apple its profits.
Well it fits in with Surface and Surface Pro. Surface is a tightly designed and controlled tablet running Windows RT. Surface Pro is the same tablet, but running something a little more cumbersome but with the added bonus of being more powerful to use. PureView is a tightly designed lens. PureView Pro is the same lens with the addition of a gigantic sensor which makes it a little more cumbersome to use but also adds an incredible amount more power.

Seems in line with how Microsoft has been branding since at least Windows XP.
Open Source Backpack
Frequency of Words Being Used at the Democratic National Convention
If you live longer you can have more offspring. Maybe constraints on your time and resources for raising offspring are really what prevent longevity from being much of an advantage?
Actually, it's considerably simpler than that. If you let me know, I will gladly remove the site from the Original view. Alternatively, for sites that employ iframe busters, NewsBlur adheres to their intention and disables the original view for that site. NYTimes, Twitter, and StackOverflow all do this.
Far From ‘Junk,’ DNA Dark Matter Plays Crucial Role
Though your comment was not in reply to me, thanks for the above info. I knew about IPython but not about the IPython Notebook or the QtConsole. I just googled for IPython notebook and read some of that info, but can you give an example or two of what that style of working is useful for? Is it good for exploratory stuff?
Actually, I think the thieves are anonymous in that they aren't known yet, not "Anonymous" the hacker group.
My home screens also have widgets to show the weather, books I'm reading, control various power options, media controls, etc.

It's not just a grid of apps, there is much more possible on the Android home.
That doesn't account for inflation over time in the value of candles.
Hmm, is this a problem with techcrunch or these startups PR departments?
Microsoft's Core Problem
Personally the thing that kills me about the iPhone 4 design is the seams on that metal on the side. I even didn't believe the leak at first because I thought it was a clear step backward for Apple.

The Lumia's have a few things going for them: A really sturdy unibody shell that's much more scratch/dent resistant than the Androids I had before, without the shatteriness of the iPhone 4 back (and minor scratches don't hurt the color, it's not just a surface finish). The curve is much more pleasant in hand than the iPhone or most other Androids I've tried. The back of the case is extremely clean, without the logos or fine print of an iPhone. And the 800 and apparently 920 have a curved glass front which is really slick (I hate that the 900 missed out on this).

The press-to-focus/press-all-the-way-to-shoot dedicated camera button is really really nice too.

The side-center sleep/power button location is also a nice subtle touch. Pick it up with my right hand, and it's right under my thumb. Pick it up with my left hand and its right under my middle finger. Easy to press to turn the screen on or off. I didn't think it would matter (and it looked weird at first) but it really is nicer than reaching up to the top of the device to shut off/lock the screen on my old Evo.

But in a world where well over half the people I know with iPhones have them in bulky or just plain ugly cases... how much does hardware design really matter? Everyone has an iPhone like everyone else, and then they put it in a usually-boring case. Heck, even on here, a ton of the people saying it looks nice are saying "but it doesn't have the apps" or such... which of course gets nice and circular!
Are you still planning to release commercial version of Harmony? I remember that you were mentioning
it few months ago on Github.
Ah, the idea of TagTime is to be a happy medium between something like RescueTime (where it automatically infers where your time goes based on what app or web page is in the foreground) and manual logging where you explicitly clock in and out of projects to get your exact time spent.

Details are in this article: http://messymatters.com/tagtime

Short version: TagTime randomly samples you with a popup, asking what you're doing right at that moment. You never have to remember to do anything, so it's essentially passive. But you're not trusting the computer to infer what you're doing, so it's perfectly accurate (asymptotically -- you need a week or so of data for the inherent noisiness to average out, ie, to get a big enough sample size).
I too ordered from RS... and I too was told about the delay, which makes me sad/angry because I had a friend order from Allied Electronics and they got their board within 4 weeks of ordering.

I tried contacting RS to see if I could cancel my order so I could place one at Allied Electronics and they told me they couldn't cancel the order, and payment had already gone through... I am thinking of contacting my credit card company, but I have in the past and will want to continue doing business with RS for other electronic parts purchases... I already had an account set up with them which made it so easy to pull the trigger.

Seeing people that have never turned theirs on makes me sad, mainly because I think it is a fantastic unit to play with, and I have some ideas of things I would like to do with the unit. If all of those people could have waited until later when supply was greater then those of us that are actually interested and actually want to do things with it would have had the chance to purchase one and have it shipped.
Nobody said anything about subject matter.
I find it a lot easier (though still not _very_ easy) to ditch books these days, as I have a lot more confidence I'll be able to find them again (ABE books, Amazon etc...) should I need them (unless they're _extremely_ obscure).
Ooh! One use we didn't describe in the post is TallyBee -- I added Beeminder integration to a super simple android tally app (it increments a counter every time you touch the screen). Put it on the floor, do pushups. Your nose increments the count at the nadir, and your Beeminder graph is instantly updated. Awesomepants!
Better emergency care and smoking awareness probably have something to do with it.
I am a man :-)

I’m still working on it occasionally (it’s an Open Source Software): https://github.com/bpierre/scri.ch

I asked for the revenue because we thought about it after the initial scri.ch release, but we came to the conclusion that there is no real market here. It does not matter: we built it for fun and we are using it a lot!
That seems perfectly consistent with the OP's discussion.
You might enjoy a talk by the designer of much Civilization AI:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJcuQQ1eWWI

Its a very good talk, but applied video game AI as a field is kind of a let down.
I've used both Makefiles and Grunt for projects and I much prefer Grunt:

* I find the js syntax of gruntfiles much cleaner and harmonious with the js code I'm writing for my projects

* From what I've seen, Makefiles are meant to create output files - seems like Grunt can be set up more easily for things meant for display (linting, etc)

* Better ecosystem with grunt plugins: https://github.com/cowboy/grunt/blob/master/docs/plugins.md
Apple At Its Worst: It's Time to Stop Censoring Apps
While not as horrifyingly Orwellian as it could be, the fact that the biggest company in U.S. history makes decisions about which content is too "objectionable" for its customers is unsettling.
I bought the second iPhone. 2 years ago I bought an HTC Evo 4g to test the Android waters. I still use it (upgrading soon) and never really loved it. But it "converted" me for a few reasons:

- The screen size. I write iOS apps at work and get annoying having to use that tiny screen. I had hopes the iPhone5 would address this. Making the screen a little taller is a weak answer.

- More customizability. The Verge had a thread recently where they asked you to show off your phone/tablet home screen. It was a stark contrast to see the way android users personalized their home screens vs. the same grid of icons the iOS users posted. The widgets I have on my home screen tell me all kinds of things without having to run any apps.

- More control. I can run whatever app I want on it, and I can sell my apps to other android users however I want with my own billing methods if need be. Selling Android apps is easier than dealing with the iOS App Store.

I (obviously anecdotally) think the scales have tipped. I'm running into more people loving their Android phones instead of tolerating them. The latest fad apps have launched with Android counterparts (Draw Something, SongPop). When we show our software to potential clients running on a SGSIII and an iPhone4s, they all want to touch the SGSIII phone and play with it. Side by side with the screens turned on, there's no comparison.

It's a fun "fight" to watch, and we're benefitting from it.
Now if only they could steal Obama's college transcripts he's paid over a million dollars to keep sealed...
Okay, thanks for stating flat out, right away, that you didn't take the time to understand my points or have an intelligent discussion.

That way, I can disregard your post too. I stopped reading after you told me you stopped reading my post.

Have a nice day.
> Well, Windows Phone has failed to gain traction in the marketplace and therefore lacks a proper app ecosystem.

Could you expand on what you see as a proper app ecosystem?

- It can't be the tooling, Visual Studio and .NET have a pretty huge install bases.

- Is it the distribution channel?

- Is it that there aren't 60,000,000 apps like for Android? If so that number should be reduced down to about the ~5000 apps that are actually worth a crap in Android in which case Windows phone would probably stack up pretty well.

- It can't be moentization, just yesterday most of read of the heartbreaking case of Retickr (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4475918), after a year of nearing the top of the app store for iPhone (which is assumed to be a more profitable demographic) they still shut down after burning through (some/all?) founder savings, plus a seed round plus a funding round. It seems if you make a profit in ANY app ecosystem you are an outlier.

What is Microsoft missing that would make it "proper"?
I ordered mine from RS on July 2nd... looking at their shipping tables that they have now posted my order number is not going to ship till mid-November..

This has saddened me greatly and has made me angry. My friend ordered from Allied Electronics and got his within a month.
Instacart's Special Delivery Got Startup Into Y Combinator [video]
Is it safe to accept a ransom via BitCoin? Theoretically how might they be caught?
Keep telling yourself that. Yes, the industry plays number games, but when the multiple different indicators from many different analysts and direct numbers from retailers and actual usage numbers all point in the same direction, you can go ahead and call the trend.
It's a bit misleading. They used a rack with unstabilized and stabilized phone to film both versions at the same time. Both videos are filmed from the van, so the OIS is not fake. They showed this rack setup in their launch event.
I had a great experience buying my first car, a new-used car, from Enterprise Car Sales, a branch of the car rental company. We were able to have a good conversation, and I found that they are a "different" kind of car dealer because they have fixed, no haggle prices for all of their cars.

They are, however, still a car dealer as customers are not able to buy the car online, but they are able to pay to ship the car to the nearest Enterprise dealer. Like every other dealer however, there is a surprising amount of paperwork.

It wasn't entirely painless, but it was the closest to a pleasant experience as I was comfortable with. I was not comfortable negotiating how much I lose with a normal dealer.

I wish I could buy a Tesla vehicle now, but I don't have the money to do so, and I don't want to be in debt for a long time.
What I find interesting is the future(or current) possibility of political opponents hacking each other and then blaming it on "Anonymous" or entrepreneurial hackers. Or heck, infiltrate companies that do business with the political opponent and then blame "hackers" who don't exist.
Agreed. And check out Edmunds' account of what goes on behind the scenes in a car dealership by a writer who went undercover as a salesman:

http://www.edmunds.com/car-buying/confessions-of-a-car-sales...
On the Harvard “Cheating” Scandal
I like the look of it and I'd love to have a decent smartphone with a great camera for my wife (no iPhone). My nagging inner nay-sayer is probably just the geek that bought into Maemo (and still wears the shirts).

That said and out of the way: Isn't Microsoft dictating quite a bit about the design features of Win7/Win8 phones? Put differently, is there enough room for design (as in, artistic, for simplicity distinguished from technical advance in this question) innovation?

The OS is outside of their control I assume. The basic form factor is a given, buttons etc. predefined. What, ignoring the tech specs and build quality, are the design features?

Or am I just misreading design over and over again as 'make it beautiful' instead of 'engineer it in a way that it works well'?
The World’s Most Expensive Comic Book Art
If it is genuine, I don't know why they think they'll get away with it.

Also $1M is way too low of an amount to blackmail Romney for. Talk about selling yourself short.
Nokia should never have released the 900 if this was so close on their roadmap. I say this as someone who bought the 900 and stopped using it because the screen and camera sucked. My 2 year old iPhone 4 was better in almost every way.
For Dems, "Internet freedom" means "vigorously" protecting copyrights