skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Nice; the old I tried to send you an email about the problem but your email doesn't work...

In my experience this is often the result of a lack of communication between the person who can set the MX records and the person who builds the website.

I would alter those checklist items to:

a. check that advertised emails are functional and reach the correct recipients

b. check DNS records for validity and speed of access
and the one ring to control them all.
Justice is blind my friend. RIM decided not to settle, and it cost them ~ $612,500,000.

http://telephonyonline.com/mag/telecom_rim_settlement_few/
I think this dude ported papervision from AS3 to javascript. Really awesome!.
I paid around $150 for Jasc's Paint Shop over five years ago. It gave me 90% of the features of Photoshop at around 15% of the price.

It's worked fine from day one through to today and I've not had to torture myself with mysterious config file adjustments every time I upgrade my o/s.

The hassle saved has been worth every penny.
This article is better than I thought it would be. It's written by Neil Davidson, co-CEO of Red Gate software. I used their C# profiling tool a few years back, so my ears perked up a bit when I saw the author's affiliation.

The takeaway seems to be that if you've written your product on a platform (in their case VB6) that you can't take forward for whatever reason, then it might make sense to rewrite it.

Davidson freely admits that they rewrote their code for the wrong reasons -- they just couldn't think of anything else to do at the time -- but that it turned out well in the end for them.

Ironically, they were right about competitors nipping at their heels. I now use the profiler built into Vistal Studio .NET 2008 instead of the Red Gate profiler.
I wonder if I could find a place that would be willing to let me make some of those. They don't mention if the pieces go fast enough to hurt the person holding the drop, though.
What part do you not believe? :/
My son is reading Asimov's Foundation trilogy, so I decided to reread it (I read it 30 years ago), and I keep noticing similarities to the current economic crisis and all the predictions people try to make.
Somehow this vaguely reminds me of patent trolls
I think Adobe realizes this and going forward is going to have to make some changes. They are in the midst of transitioning from a desktop software company to a platform provider (Flash Platform, PDF and Flex) and are still integrating the wide range of apps that they have purchased over the years.

Unfortunately, at this point, it would be hard for them to justify completely rewriting their core apps and possibly miss future releases (e.g. CS5) which is a major part of their earnings. At some point, their new online apps and Eclipse-based products will mature and they will slowly begin to fix (or trim) things on the desktop side. Hopefully, this comes sooner rather than later.
French fighter planes grounded by computer virus
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Definitely agree with this. There is something to be said for using liquid layouts on a site like Amazon, where you have product listings next to each other — it's useful to have more space. But it's just plain wrong to have a liquid layout on a site like Wikipedia, makes it a chore to read the thing, or just any other text-based site (brand site, blog, etc.)

I'm on a 24" iMac and my browser window is around 1200px, so I prefer not to have to cover two A4s side-to-side when reading.
Do netbooks make business sense?
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It looks very nice, the only thing I (personaly) dislike is the large 'header'. I'm on 1280x768 and minimized the waste area as much as possible. When people visit your site and they have to scroll down, that's a shame...

But you have a nice and clean layout, responsive website and a good idea, I'd say: continue the good work! The fact I only have one point of criticism is a very good thing!
Suing MS for fun and profit (but mostly fun)
That's not marketing, that's fraud.

In a number of states, it's illegal to have a "going out of business sale" unless you are actually going out of business.
It's a very long, very good read about what happens when defamation and character attacks get out of hand at a site. The owners did nothing to tone things down or to remove offending posts. It's interesting to note that the victims went after the perps and may have detroyed the perps careers.

I think we need a thoughtful discussion on how to deal with this or congress will do it for us.
Thats also Adobe's fault (Youtube vids = Flash)
The current best proof of the 4CT is a human proof, it's just that there are a lot of cases to check. It's largely just the same as the 5CT, but with more examples to run through. Using the computer is faster and avoids errors of tiredness and boredom. However, in contrast to the way it's always presented, the basic proof is simple and generated by humans in a way that computers can't yet do.

It's like using advanced techniques to prove that all even numbers from 10^100 onwards are the sum of two primes, then using computers to check everything up to 10^100, and thus claiming a proof of the Goldbach conjecture. The difficult bit was creating the proof. The easy bit was getting the computer to check that the cases worked.

It's not a proof by computer, despite what you've heard.
You should design websites with a width that complements the content
V8 isn't hardware accelerated, and probably won't ever be. That won't matter in every case, but there will always be situations in which V8 is not a valid substitute for Flash or Silverlight.
Labelling Ramsay as "the guy that yells at people to motivate them" is really doing him a disservice I think. Yes he shouts at people, but that's usually when they aren't pulling their weight in the kitchen, or are being stubborn while their business is clearly suffering. The show is, surprisingly enough, about more than him yelling, though admittedly that is fun to watch ;)

Ramsay's philosophy is basically the same as PG's "make something people want". He really is very good at devising menus that do just that and promoting them (though arguably his celebrity status helps a little there). The restaurant owners that he "rescues" all seem to be eerily like that guy who wrote the article about how opening a cafe was his lifelong ambition, but it ruined his life, because he was too caught up in living the dream to run it as a business.

I really enjoy his show and I really respect his pragmatism, focus, and love for what he does. It's a pleasure to watch. If you haven't seen it definitely check it out.
A color has the color we see because it absorbs all the other colors and only reflects the seen one.

So it's the same soup either way.
http://tinypaste.com/a86a3

here I did a copy paste for you
I'd like to see a computer proof of the emergence of the giant component in a random graph process.

Maybe this will help: http://arxiv.org/abs/0808.1549
I understand their deal, I just don't think manipulating your customers into making a purchase is a good longterm strategy, even if some of the customers get the joke . . . time will tell I guess.
Also, props usually means proper recognition/respect . . .
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=props
just sayin . . .
Interview with Tipjoy's Ivan Kirigin on starting a new venture with a spouse
Agile, Lean ... wait a moment
Software creation is not manufacturing...
> google has a fast js virtual machine already implemented and delivered. With it you can do 3d directly from js. I dont know why google dont push a bit more with this killer feature. Are they avoiding 'browser war II'?

Maybe they're waiting to implement Chrome in Linux first?
I dont think that is true, even in theory. Non-black color pigments absorb some colors but reflect other colors. So even if you mix pigments you get some light reflected, although the color of the light will be mixed.

Just as you cannot mix black, you cannot mix white. However, a color printer can use the white in the paper to create lighter colors.
Ideas For Reinventing Newspapers
This article is a good explanation of why it is wise to moderate online discussions. "One was finding out the firm where Ciolli would be working upon graduation and pressuring it to withdraw its offer. It turned out to be the Boston law firm of Edwards, Angell, Palmer & Dodge, which in April rescinded its offer. The message board violated 'principles of collegiality and respect that members of the legal profession should observe in their dealings with other lawyers,' the firm’s managing partner, Charles DeWitt, wrote Ciolli."
How awesome would it be if someone sued them for this? It's worth snooping around to see if what he did was illegal.
Good article.

The last paragraph in the article starts with:

"Facebook has influenced Microsoft in other ways. Its new operating system, OS 7, features a list of interactions, news, and information that happens to look a lot like Facebook's news feed."

I thought Microsoft's new operating system was "Windows 7" not OS 7... ;)
Hi - text ads are about end user conversion. Otherwise it is just click fraud. People clicking have to buy something in the end. I have a hard time believing that IRC channels have a good enough conversion to pay for bandwidth and salaries.

I'm seeing that this is a longer conversation, but consider this simple example. Facebook ad rates have dropped significantly from their early days. When people are communicating in an application (which is all Facebook really is), they are not in the mood to buy/convert. So, if you are receiving income, great, but I doubt it will be sustainable. Take a look at the ads you get and see if you get re-buys.

Anyways, please don't take this as harsh. This is probably
one of the hardest problems for a publisher to solve.
Twitter is just trying to figure it out right now.
The Wii balance board/Google Earth mashup
Some of the comments were over the line (calling for physical attacks, etc), but most of the people being sued didn't actually say anything illegal (being 'mean' isn't illegal in the US). Jokes, opinions, and fantasy (no matter how lewd) shouldn't be illegal.

The article only acknowledges this at the very end:
"But many other posts, however cruel, might not be seen as extreme or outrageous enough to lose their First Amendment protection. As for defamation, the overwhelming majority of the comments could be construed as opinions, which are protected."

These women are going way overboard, and abusing the court system (and the fact that they have sufficient resources to legally harass posters) to get what they want. Frankly, because of their litigious behavior, I don't think I would ever hire either of them.
How to Mitigate the Urgent to Focus on the Important
I see no intention or interest at all in maybe piping back some of that money directly to content creators. I'm aware of the logistical problems that would entail, but trying something like that would be truly commendable and even revolutionary (even if insignificant economically).

They seem to present themselves as if they were doing this purely out of love or their beliefs, while serving some of the most atrocious ads on the www.

I see them constantly mocking the media's business interests while they themselves have obviously a big money interest on the matter.

I think that makes them less virtuous.
Right, he says, "If you look at some of the most popular blogs on the web, such as Boing Boing, there isn’t anything special when it comes to their design."

It's important not to mistake simplicity for "nothing special". FYI, the latest iteration was designed by a very fairly well-known and influential designer, Jemma Hostetler.
This is something that can apply to us techies and just about anyone these days. Imagine a potential employer or an investor Google's your name and all they find is crap calling your character, or judgment, or skills into question. Bang goes the job or the funding ...

Heck, I don't even want people I don't know to find my Facebook or Twitter page; all it can takes is someone to post a potentially inappropriate photo, or an inappropriately tagged photo of you for your reputation to be destroyed in some circles. Which is why I keep a professional identity on LinkedIn, and obfuscate my other personal online identities (friend's can find me pretty easily).
I disagree with the "nearly impossible to obtain" concept. That's suggesting they're something special or inhuman that your average person can't obtain, while it's quite the contrary. 37S is a great example f what busting your ass can accomplish; which I've found is the key to most cases of success. A good idea helps, but until you really take it to heart and live with the devotion it takes to succeed, you won't get very far with any product, no matter how revolutionary.
I'm so happy other people have read it. It's bummed me out that the series isn't as well known as his other works.
I think Twitter has larger problems. They have an open API which leaves little room to monetize.

"People clicking have to buy something in the end"

That's never been true. You have ads for brand awareness, signups, ad arbitrage, etc etc.

I believe the ads above GMail are pretty lucrative... also people on webchat are often trying to buy something.

>> "Hey, what book should I get to learn javascript"
>> "Hi what's a good webhost"

And that's not including the massive areas of non-tech IRC communities.

"Anyways, please don't take this as harsh."

hehe it's ok, I've been making money off online advertising since 1999. I'm 90% sure I know what I'm doing ;)
Imagine a employer or potential investor Googles your name and found such content. Don't you think that they might have second thoughts, and that it could harm your chances?

I can imagine some people's thought processes:
Because supposed some of it might be true, right?
People wouldn't write that stuff if it was false, would they?

A lot of this is because of good search and indexing techniques by Google and their ilk (and people wanting advertising revenue and opening up their sites to the spiders), because even a few years this stuff that wouldn't have been found at all, and would be a hurricane in a taecup. But, today I think it is a problem as this kind of crap has the possibility to seriously harm people's reputation.
Want to Be Rich? It’s About Being Rude to People
Needs more games. Of course, that's a community issue. :)

The development time for games tends to be longer, so "a few hours" is more like "at least 2 days, if we are binge-coding".
Nevermind, apparently they've "reached out to respected organizations to get their input".

http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=54746167130
I see the McRib is back.
That's a good point, and maybe without moderation users can act like a mob doing and saying things they normally wouldn't do.
Haystacks: The real reason behind the Facebook TOS changes
I seriously question the judgment of anyone who uses anonymous, hyperbolic statements on the internet as criteria in any decision they make, let alone for a job application.

Historically information in publicly broadcast mediums has been trustworthy, but that's simply not true anymore. We need, as a society, to realize that the signal to noise ratio has dropped precipitously in the last decade, and that this trend will only continue.

That being said, it's astonishingly stupid to spend your free time making fun of the most litigious group of people on the face of the planet. The members of the forums pretty much deserve whatever they get.
Jeez, no need to vote the guy down past 0... or even 1 - he made an honest mistake.
Of course I understand that spreading a negative opinion about someone has negative consequences for the target. And I agree that a decent person shouldn't write that sort of thing.

But, there is a world of difference between what I morally shouldn't do, and what I legally can't do.

I think the Ku Klux Klan is horrible for spouting its bigoted hate speach about minorities - but I don't think we should make it illegal for them to do so.

I (and the law) are in agreement that straight up libel, slander, obscenity, and calls to violence are not protected by free speech, but pretty much everything else is.

By definition, an opinion can't be false (it's my opinion) - and you really don't want a court legislating which opinions someone should be allowed to express. You can be sued for outright lying (slander/libel), but you can not (and should not) be sued for stating an opinion. No matter how ill conceived or malicious that opinion is.
Norways biggest websites tell IE6 users to upgrade
Alot of big websites in Norway are telling IE6 users to upgrade their browser. A full-blown campaign is on!
We complain so much that Google thinks you can’t want "compliment?"
Does Kindle's Text-to-Speech Feature Violate Authors' Copyrights?
I understand what you mean, but I think we need much more than a thoughtful discussion. Congress is in a legislatin' mood and I don't think they're interested in arguments for self-regulation.
Ah - twitter raised $30+ million.. Is that is what you mean by larger problems :-)

Regarding CPC.
People have to buy something is the VAST majority of the txt ad market. There is near ZERO brand awareness in
that market. If an advertiser is buying txt ads on IRC
and hoping for conversion, I would be really, really
surprised that they re-buy. (aka - you are getting filled
by a network)

Your example text tells me how you are really getting
revenue. You are using context for affiliate deals.
That actually might be viable.

Re: since 1999... cool, what sites were you involved with
before?
Here's a summary:

- The screen is still smaller than the iPhone

- It has a software keyboard, but due to the smaller screen size, it is somewhat cramped

- Each key press creates a popup on the other side of the keyboard showing what you typed, which is somewhat annoying

- It is much smaller than the G1, but still not as small as the iPhone
Adobe Introduces InContext Editing in Dreamweaver CS4
Sounds interesting; certainly look forward to hearing more.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention. I know about the GMail ads from Google's internal point of view. They wish they were as lucrative as you think.
I feel so much safer knowing the free world is being defended by Microsoft. Where on earth were the French security agencies when this system was being speced? It is not enough to isolate a network from the Internet. I remember reading a story a couple of years ago where security experts were able to penetrate a firewalled network just by leaving infected usb flash drives on the sidewalk in front of the facility.
Poll: How do you shift?
I realized that I only use one shift key. From asking around, it seems like other people are the same, but which side it is differs. Try typing if you don't remember. Could it be worth training yourself to use both?
I only use the left shift key.
I only use the right shift key.
Writing a SAX-based RSS parser for Android
ACM SIGIR - Resources
That is, of course, subjective, but I'm pretty sure a site that uses the n-bomb and the c-bomb (and an arsenal of others) qualifies.
Perhaps they should now create a new shirt that says, "I got suckered by tshirthell.com". That's sure to create more buzz for them.
Decent people make all sorts of mistakes, and many of the commenters mentioned in the article sound like decent people who got caught up in this whole flaming thing like a wild & crazy mob. On the other hand do they deserve to loose their reputations over this?

From a technical point of view if AutoAdmit had blocked search spiders from indexing their forums (or at least the scandalous ones) none of this would have happened in the first place.
I use both but mostly left for uppercase and special characters. I use right shift for block shifting my code (shift+tab).
I'd absolutely see games as a good category of ideas, but very small-scale games. Of course we're not enforcing any time limits, so we'll see how the community actually evolves.

The "few hours" suggestion is due to our original intention: to target people who are busy, yet see meeting other coders as useful (&fun, of course!).
This brings back memories of green or blue = grue.
I didn't know you could use Adsense for such real-time dynamic content on a webpage. Doesn't the G crawler have to come around and index a webpage n hours later?
>> "Ah - twitter raised $30+ million.. Is that is what you mean by larger problems :-)"

Sure, that's a pretty risky position to be in IMHO. Now they either have to suddenly be insanely profitable, or get bought for a lot, or raise more money. You have to have balls of steel to play that game.
I used to only use the left, I then retrained myself to use both. Its now much easier to capatalize letters that are on the left half of the board.
His startup may be great, but unfortunately, to me, he tainted himself as a credible well-meaning business person when in my opinion he used YC as a platform to promote his bigoted anti-Gay views on California's Proposition 8. I'm guilty too of talking about non-tech stuff on YC, but that's only part of the issue; the disturbing thing is to see someone using their position in this community in a way that promotes denying certain people their rights. I'll be downmodded for being off topic, no doubt, but somebody has to speak up about this.
Even if you got a thousand answers, what do you gain from this poll?
finally someone is pointing to one of the real fundamental issues
http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/OB-DC115_BATOPC_NS_...

when you have huge negative savings for many many years that is unsustainable. we are now correcting.
There are a lot of pieces, but I think this might be what he's getting at.

Between now and sometime possibly about a year from now, stocks are likely to go down much further than they already have. So stocks are a bad move right now. Reasons behind this are lack of credit due to all the deleveraging and lack of demand due to consumers scaling back their spending due to also being overextended and seeing their home and portfolio prices dropping as far as they already have. Home prices will continue to drop as well, for a multitude of reasons, one being that tons of people can't afford their payments--hence, we have too many homes worth too much.

The reason gold will hold up or go up, in his view, despite lack of extreme inflation, from what I can tell, is this: asset prices (stocks and homevalues) everywhere are falling. But the money's still floating around. This would normally lead to big deflation. But since governments are all going to be pumping cash into their economies by printing money, they'll offset the deflation and we'll end up about even. In a sense it's inflation--money will be valued less; but so will most assets such as homes and stocks. One big asset that won't be valued less is gold. As more people start seeing it this way, gold will go up and up.

I'd guess that around the time he's forecasting a stock trough is when he'd recommend moving a bunch of your portfolio back from gold into stocks.
Ah d'accord! Bien, je suis toujours interesse de voir ce que d'autre etudiant ou nouveau gradue font! Il y a definitivement un manque d'interet pour le web a McGill.
The History of Python: Adding Support for User-defined Classes
We All Need To Get Over Privacy
Is privacy dead on the internet? Can you truly keep something to your self?
What always suprised me of INSTALLER applications (More specifically windows) is that those are compressed .EXE files that get uncompressed to your TEMP folder as another archive, that then gets decompressed again (and again... )... InstallShield is prime suspect.

Then again, EULA (And please, get a pet - cat or dog to sign them) stuff coming from Microsoft needs always to be an .EXE - why - well because you need some kind of dialog to sign off the EULA (even a .doc file might come as EXE).

I just hate installer programs... And Adobe screwing up on the Mac where this could be avoided by using plain-old DMG files - is just stoopid.
You're all a bunch of jerks.

Now where's my money?