skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
interesting for me that's really jumpy, it looks like each frame is 120px high? so something like this is much smoother at the beginning for me:

var step = function() { $("#container").css({top: (parseInt($("#container").css("top"))-115)+'px'}); window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame(step); }; step();

but in the middle where it zooms into the people in the car, it get's out of sync...
nope, the hacker in me likes the javascript better.
Another Quick and Easy Way to Determine Who to Unfriend On Facebook
Nobody is saying you have to live with it. Of course Apple will exchange it with a new one for free. What you seemed to be saying in your original comment is that there should not be defects, period. Which is pretty much a pipe dream when it comes to any product ever made.
The Switch from Heroku to Hardware
The premise of the article is wrong. The post would lead to an argument saying every marketing effort is a lie. Which is a dangerous argument, since it would imply everyone trying to say "it cost me x dollars to do this. pls pay y" - in which case, no business would exist.

Everyone does a bit of marketing - big mac says total burgers sold a number that always goup. nothing wrong with that, IMO
Why would they spend time on an interface for the government?
Saw memory spikes while scrolling, but didn't notice any performance problem (FF 14 x86_64, 4gb ram, gentoo linux)
The spokes of the GTI wheels often didn't appear to rotate on my screen because the frame rate was too high - I added a change to make the spokes change after every 5 ticks.

https://github.com/dickfickling/gti

Maybe even just every two ticks (% 4 < 2) would be fine.

edit: Forgot to say: wonderful idea and nice implementation! Simple yet satisfying.
Dave Hoover on Becoming A Developer
>>It’s a textbook Tim Cook supply-chain move: selling the last generation’s hardware at a lower price point to expand market share.

That's pretty brilliant, if true. If iPad Mini is indeed released this fall, it has the potential to sweep the floor with any other 7" tablet that has been released so far. It's going to be very interesting to watch.
They would have been better off not offering this feature at all, then half assing it like they have.

My account apparently has 0 diggs and 0 comments.

Seeing that some people are getting other peoples stories and comments in their exports...well thats just sloppy!

And still no commenting system? What is this, 1999?

Quickly losing faith in the new Digg, not that I care though and not that I ever had much faith to begin with.
Apple Loses Japan Patent Lawsuit Against Samsung Over Devices - Bloomberg
Why not just alias 'gti' to 'git'? I don't see what constructive purpose this serves. The only situation where it might matter is if you were using lots of different systems and didn't want to copy your aliases file over, though that's pretty simple nowadays, thanks to Git itself.
DDT is still one of the 12 pesticides recommended by the WHO for indoor spray programs in countries where Malaria is a problem.

Source: http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/factsheets/chemicals/ddt-brief-h...

DDT is being produced in China, North Korea and India. If you want an overview of the countries that use DDT, check table 1:
http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?artic... (The data is from 2009 but should still be correct)

14 countries: Mostly African countries, India, China and North Korea.
Yeah. If you have geocoded points you could have them check nearby trees. When one person does the task, you pull the task etc. do you want to try prototyping it?
./mangae.py runserver, or some variant... another great one!
Great job! Really inspiring. I love hearing about ideas how to introduce programming to people without cs background, nor (I assume) any prior interest in software development. I liked the part about communication - that's something they never teach at the universities. Btw, what did you use for editting? Some sort of an IDE, or maybe something lighter? For begimners I've always thought something like notepad++ or gedit should be enough (for the sake of syntax highlighting, wchich makes code so much prettier).
Yeah, nice, that is much better -- and joshu, hope the original comment didn't make it sound like that was the focus of what I got out of checking it out -- I really like the idea :).
I don't think there is anything special about this "video" ad that lends itself to scrolling. You can take any video (infographic, music video, advertisement) and conceptually scroll through it using a mouse, but what does that gain you?

If you could interact with the elements and there was more than 1 dimension of scroll.. then that'd be going beyond.
I wonder if they made the exams take-home just to see how many students they would catch cheating.
It would be cool to set hours per a week dedicated to a specific task (job).

I'm a freelancer with 3 clients, each having set hours per a week (based on my estimation) that need tracking.

It would be cool if it could suggest different schedules that work for the set hours.
It's more fun.
Ah, in the finest tradition of that other great Unix utility, sl: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/displays-animations-when-accid...
Your app isn't "serving" anything up, it's an event API. 100% different use-case than what I was talking about.
would anything that popular be cached between me and japan?
Are Android phones not on sale in every telco store and kiosk where you live? Seems like a strawman argument. We all have choices:

You can buy Apple and use the iOS app store, you can buy Apple and jailbreak, you can buy dozens of different Android phones and use a number of different Android stores many of which are curated beyond what Apple does, you can buy WP7 and use that store (also heavily curated), you can buy a Blackberry and use that store (also curated), etc.

Everyone knows why Samsung got sued, even Google told them to change their design. Motorola sued Apple first and Apple sued HTC first. Nokia sued everyone before any of that but somehow only Apple is the big bad that's taken away everyone's ability to buy non-Apple phones.
ATM Benefits in the WAN
You could think of IMA as the unknown factor that adds cost effectiveness
into the ATM WAN equation. And because the result equals ATM benefits for all WAN
users, not just those with very high traffic loads, it’s worthwhile to quickly review
ATM’s WAN benefits.
Delete your cookie or sign out. It's just a Google Groups thing for you to refresh your session and I dunno, parallel login or something (they may never have completed the dejanews cutover). Unknown users don't get a login prompt.
INew updated and fascinating Facebook 5.0 now as app on iOS
“Naval broke down the 5 main qualities of an ‘exceptional startup,’ in the following order:

1. Traction

2. Team

3. Product

4. Social Proof

5. Pitch/Presentation

What do 'social proof', pitches and presentations have to do with building an exceptional company? I can understand if these are qualities needed to raise money in Silicon Valley, but "qualities of an exceptional startup"?

Instead of trying to do everything well (traction, team, product, social proof, pitch, etc.), do one thing exceptionally. As a startup you have to be exceptional in at least one regard.

Ok, I'll just work on getting my pitch pitch perfect then. Or maybe I'll work on my social proofs. I could have sworn I was in Silicon Valley, but it's been warm lately, maybe this is Hollywood after all.
(V)(°,,°)(V)
Sorry but the driving wheel is in the opposite side.
Art in educational videogames
Traffic Stats From Obama's AMA on Reddit
You can jam the human eye with a cheap laser diode. Does that stop you from driving?

Besides, using the right modulation would make LIDAR as hard to jam as would be needed.
This Touch Screen Knows Your Touch
I recently assigned myself a project to learn C++ too, mainly in the interest of learning an entirely different kind of language (I only know python very well) but also to scratch a long pending itch of writing a few simple games and doing some graphics related work.

What I have found, while going through the C++ primer by Stanley Lippman and Barbara Moo (and having read most of accelerated C++ earlier) is that I have not so far seen anything that I really dislike.

Maybe this is because I am not really experienced and so cannot see the obivous pitfalls, or maybe those things will come in later in the book. But so far I see a language which I can use in many places.

Also how is Stroustroup's book for someone who finishes the C++ primer (which goes over just the basics).
I think he was simply ranking the ways by which a startup can seem impressive, in order of importance.
Of course there are many dimensions here. In some dimensions unions are "evil", in some they are "good". Everyone always loves to simplify things down to their pet ideology.
I killed Firefox after 5 minutes of heavy io. In Chrome it just runs fine. (Macbook from 2007, 1GB RAM, FF15)
Java is a World of Terminology
About five years ago Columbia threw out the final for their Western literature course that every freshman takes because one professor gave the thing almost in full to her students and it spread like mad (through the football team and friends, mostly). I didn't get it but I heard people talk about getting it mailed to them by five different people in a day. So it may be something like that - one massively better "study guide" that got spread around.
Scaling Rails talk at Melbourne Ruby Meetup
Githubs hutbot: Intergalactic Javascript Robots from Outer Space
Acquiring More Visitors From Fb
The usual understanding of "Build it and they'll come." eliminate once the internet had a large number of new web sites daily. It no more works where just posting totally new web-site is viewed by anyone, if you don't perform a number of variety of marketing and advertising into it.
Show HN: Marauders Map (Circle Hackathon)
Do you guys remember that magical map from that Harry Potter movie? That thingy a couple of guys at Dropbox made during their hackathon?
We took it to the next level...
I didn't say you don't need parking, I said you don't have to do it. The car can drop you off and then go park on its own. Driving home would be stupid.
The Real Reason Why Pinterest Is Growing So Fast
Do you guys remember that magical map from that Harry Potter movie? That thingy a couple of guys at Dropbox made during their hackathon?
We took it to the next level...
"Putting the authority to decide who is right and wrong on these matters in the hands of a single, all-powerful arbiter is just begging for abuse."

For all of society yes but for one company's store, that's just how the free market works. Walmart like Apple and many other merchants decided they didn't want to sell porn in their store. If you're offended by this decision of theirs you are free to take your business elsewhere.
The Worst Thing About Facebook Comes To Google: Birthday Reminders
This is correct.

Its definitely not a 1 to 1 comparison because of the crazy cost of living here.

Theres also the jump in the amount you get taxed (disregarding additional things we have to pay for such as private health care/medicare levy, superannuation, etc), so even if you were earning say 100k a year, you automatically lose a quarter of it before you ever see any of it.

Most people I know that live in the city do not have a salary that exceeds 50k a year, so all of this plus the cost of housing is leading to several generations of renters instead of home buyers. I dont actually know a single person in the city that has a mortgage, everybody seems to be renting because few people can afford to have a mortgage in the city.

I can only speak from my experiences knowing the people I know, but I know many people from all walks of life, so i doubt my view is that biast.

I pay as much in rent for a 1 bedroom apartment in the sydney than I would with a mortgage for a 3 bedroom home well outside of the city.

Heres another example of how expensive things are here that always makes my blood boil - a bottle of coke is going to cost you 4-6 dollars at your typical convenience store.

When i was last in San Fransisco 4-5 years ago, It cost around a $1.50 including tax.
It's on the correct side when you're in Japan. Our steering wheels are on the right, and we drive on the left, just like England.
Thanks. You're welcome to it or any part of it.
Which isn't much seeing that Japanese broadband is CRAZY fast. My 100mb line costs me about $60/month. and I could upgrade to Gigabit for around 80/month.
I too read Ben's earlier post and did some head-scratching. Honestly, I think that earlier post was a bit off. But 1-on-1 meetings happen in many contexts. We all need to beware of overgeneralizing our own experiences.

This post perhaps hinted at something, there. Not all 1-on-1s are MSFT force/rank performance reviews. There are, alternative uses of meetings. Think about an MFA student who want some feedback on her portfolio?[1] She wants office hours. She's junior. Different dynamic. Sr Prof has to be there. 1:1. Thats part of the job. Obvious. Everyone know it. Is it possible for an eccentric genius to be lost in the studio/lab all semester? yes, it happens. Has a Dean ever had to call in a department chair to politely remind everyone involved (who is tenured, respected etc) that if they don't get an office hour and portfolio review for this poor girl by the end of Term they'd look like fools? It would be a bit of a scandal? That of the very few things one might actually get fired for, The abject neglect of a protege might be one? "Does this need to be said any clearer?" he might ask. "No. Got it" might be the reply. [2]

Is that how it went down at opsware? I've no idea. But, there are certain contexts in which folks remind themselves in a way overfomally that they have jobs to do. No one should feel threatened per se, unless something is truly wrong or someone is completely out of their depth. [3]

[1] For an example of MFA style portfolio critique: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4440345

[2] (...Commence drinking booz, etc - optional- remember this is academia ;D)

[3] In which case, it wouldn't be the 1 on 1 that is the subject of a chat.

Edit: link/typos.
Trollaxor: Why I Left OpenBSD
Yep, I actually migrated from a small country town out west to sydney BECAUSE of the commuting.

Now i'm thinking I just need to move to a country that isn't so ridiculous when it comes to living costs.
Well of course if you don't drive much.
Note the .jp.

As I mentioned above, our internet speeds are crazy fast.
I downloaded the whole thing in about 3 seconds on my home internet, 10 on my 3g ipad.

The only issue with the ipad was that you couldn't flick and have it just scroll down.
It takes two people to lie, Marge - one to lie, and one to be lied to.

-- Homer Simpson
> Google is not "playing the game" they are abusing the system far more than Apple does.

Since when?

I have not seen a single case where Google has offensively litigated any patent prior to their purchase of Motorola Mobility. And this new FRAND suit initiated by MM is the only offensive litigation Google has done since that purchase.

Or do you have a list of cases I have not yet seen?
Wow, even his __resume__ looks like spam.
Marco views are insightful because he's the creator of 'Instapaper' ~ http://www.instapaper.com/ a pretty useful x-platform tool. Your comment is a bit snarky for a 1 submission, '140' day old account ~ http://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mmanfrin
In Answer to My Daughter : Why Did You Bring Me Into Existence?
Because it was wartime
and I needed lovemaking
to taste a bit of peace.

Because I was over thirty
and I needed blooming
before becoming droopy.
.....

in sit
How We Defeated a Proxy Jacker (Google Web Spam Syndrome)
Honest question: Why do startups continue to setup their own infrastructure on AWS with ops? Scaling? Cost?
Kids getting out of school is a special case. Most things I do don't involve mass arrivals or departures. When my car drops me off at the mall and then parks, then picks me up at the door, I don't think I'll run into that problem.
I was hoping to see a more polished, more native UI in the iOS app. I was also hoping to see faster iteration of the app (more updates) early on.

The API sounds good but I may not actually try it until the UI is more compelling.
What Is An Open Cloud And What Isn’t?
Hold your breath!
3 Parts of a Patent Every Startup Should Know About
I liked this app until I found out there were no privacy settings. I don't need or want to have a social network around the most mundane parts of my life.
It was good feedback. Don't apologize.
Probably the only time I clicked the "no detent" button on my Logitech mouse as well.
"I think iOS is better than Android."

That might've been true during the first few versions of Android but I don't think that's the case nowadays. I sold my iPad 2 and bought a Nexus 7 and I don't really miss anything. I certainly do NOT miss not being able to sideload software outside of an app store, or the lack of customization.

In fact I feel that the interface in Jelly Bean is an improvement over iOS in many ways. And it has stronger cloud support, I particularly like how it sync with my online, public Picasa galleries and the like.
How to Achieve MKV Recovery on Mac
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Predicting Churn: When Do Veterans Quit?
We've made a lot of progress in the app. Did you take a look? The UI is quite a bit more polished.
Swig can help there?
Do you know your web browser's version?
I felt unusually moved by this article, my rational side is trying to figure out why.
I think conceptually this is obvious -- all means of fighting crime can be used to fight people who wish to change the law. To change the law, you must push for activity outside the scope of the current law to be accepted. Activity outside the scope of the law is, by another unflattering name, crime.
Well, it would be kind of argue to argue otherwise seeing as I'd think copying something necessitates having an instance of it in the first place.

However, the downloader shows the intent to make the copy (they are requesting the blocks of the file) and are contributing to the copying (the uploader would not have made that specific copy without the downloader initiating it). I think that would muddy the waters more than enough.
Netflix: Get Content Or Perish
Is my number of submissions really indicative of anything? My comment was made because this was the second marco.org post I've seen today, and at least the 5th overall. That's a lot.
How does it perform on touch devices? This is a great use case for just flicking thru on mobile and tablets.
I can't believe this bug still exists after two years.
New Java Exploit Discovered. Prepare To Die.
>The issue, then, is that Go's success would contradict
their world view.

I call BS. The parent explanation is much better: for a lot of the kinds of jobs C++ is good for, Go is not that good, whereas for a lot of things Python is good for, Go is as good and has better performance.
Always valued truth as a noble quality, that should be available to everyone who seeks it. This is an interesting perspective I hadn't considered.
Nice straw man you've got there; I didn't say anything about the guy, let alone his feelings. Let's keep this discussion constructive.

I'm just sharing my perspective, based on experience -- these stories are misleading at best. Like all stories, they're far too neat. Reality is messier. Despite what the stories would have you believe, they still doesn't hear normally. They hear better. But not normally.

You know what the reality is? The reality is getting hearing aids and still not being able to use the phone to do phone interviews. And having people insist on it anyway. And then helplessly watching your dream job slip out of your grasp because you can't hear the interviewer's questions. Reality is being in school and failing, because the exam had a verbal component. And having the instructor just smirk. It's sitting as a bystander in conversations because you can't follow it. It's being passed over for promotions because you can't be trusted to hear important things. And nobody can see any of it happening. Except you.

That's the real story. A little piece of it. Yes, there are delightful moments with any improvement in hearing, but there's a larger context that always gets left out of these feel-good pieces.
You can log out. You click "log out and log in as a different user", and then bail out. Then you can use Google's public-content products.
Linux's Brilliant New Gaming Career
Why so? Linked list (the intusive version) has O(1) complexity insertion & removal. That's often exactly what you want.
Adobe: HiDPI and Retina Display Support
The State Of Linux — How Even Apple Is Going Open Source
>Furthermore, although Python is a pretty good all-round language, it doesn't really excel at anything in particular, unlike for example Perl which continues to maintain a strong niche in the areas of text processing and system administration, despite its popularity having fallen away in some of the other areas it was formerly strong in.

Well, it does excel in scientific computing. Biologists, astronomers and such use it a lot, and it has lots of advanced math/stats/physics etc libs, with fast C implementations underneath.
Interesting design concept - but a horrible implementation of it.

You can't just go and load a thousand divs and not expect a wide variety of performance issues across all the different platforms.

You need to have a tile manager or something behind the scenes the same way that Google maps does, especially when targetting smaller consumer devices with limited hardware specs like tablets and phones.

* iOS5 - with an iphone 3gs (laggy to the point of being unusable)

* iOS5 - with an iphone 4 (laggy to be the point of being unusable, unless your patient). I don't have an iphone 4gs to test on, but I suspect it might be more on par with ipad 2 performance. The differences could be to do with retina display vs non retina display as well I suppose.

* iOS5 - with an iPad 1 - roughly same performance as an iphone 3gs - crappy

* iOS5 - with an iPad 2 - not too bad (but thats because of the gpu tile rendering in safari going on behind the scenes i suspect.

* Firefox 15 on a quad core i7 imac - massive ram spike, and crazy lag with the scrolling

* Chrome on a quad core i7 imac - no problem.

I'm not even going to bother trying this out in IE!

edit: Latest version of Opera has provided the poorest results yet, it keeps lagging and pausing and reloading the images after they have already been loaded (didn't check to see if it was actually downloading them again though)
It's not as sophisticated, but Go structs are smaller than similar Java objects, so that helps beat the tradeoff
Android v. iOS Part 4: Developers
"On the limited hardware I run for getsentry.com, that is, two servers that actually service requests (one database, one app), we’ve serviced around 25 million requests since August 1st, doing anywhere from 500k to 2 million in a single day. That isn’t that much traffic, but what’s important is it services those requests very quickly, and is using very little of the resources that are dedicated to it. In the end, this means that Sentry’s revenue will grow much more quickly than it’s monthly bill will."

There's nothing in this justification that doesn't also apply to Heroku. The cost structures just aren't significantly different at a two machine scale. However, as people keep pointing out, the roll-your-own-cloud approach requires that you build and maintain a bunch of infrastructure that Heroku has already built for you, or you forego redundancy and fault tolerance that Heroku has already built for you.

The best lines of code are the ones you don't have to write.
With today's Firefox nightly build I see a peak of 337MB with it. Image discarding has improved recently.

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=683290
My production system is written in 100% bash and some other code run under Bash's control. :-)