skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Looking for testers for RaspberryPi+NES emulator project
I'm looking for 5 early testers of my RaspberryPi + NES emulator project, and I'm offering to ship you (at my cost) a 4 GB pre-flashed SD card with the emulator already installed and configured, plus one replica NES controller (this: http://www.amazon.com/Retro-Classic-Controller-Nintendo-Entertainment-System/dp/B00281PFQI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1350924058&sr=8-3&keywords=retro+usb+nes+controller)

Related github project: https://github.com/normalocity/retroarch-nes-raspi-build

What I'm looking for:

* You need to already own a Raspberry Pi - I won't be providing that

* People familiar with Linux, and confortable playing around with config files/drivers, and generally doing a bunch of thankless testing work (well, I'll be extremely grateful, but you know, I won't be paying you for your time)

* People of the early adopter mindset, knowing that you're going to run into frustrations, things that just flat don't work, and things you're going to have to figure out at least partially on your own

If you're interested, please email me directly:

jefflunt@gmail.com
Your reasons are very subjective and calling someone an idiot is always offensive whether you apologize in advance or not. Anyways, I like e-books because, for me, the mobility advantage is huge and I'm less concerned about lending them to friends. The only reason I buy them from Amazon, as opposed to torrenting, is to support the author. I wish I could do that without Amazon but they do provide a useful service allowing me to buy and sync books from any device. And once I remove the DRM I would certainly say that ebooks are superior to physical books for me.
That's true, of course. So, all I can hope for is that something like this (http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/ethernet-shield-p-518.html?...) drops in price by $5 then (the price of their on-board Ethernet controller). :)
This is great. I hope you get some sort of referral payment for linking back to books for purchase on Amazon. A site like this could inspire a lot of people to buy a lot of new books.

I recommend allowing users to pick from a set of categories to filter quotes from genres they want to highlight/ignore. For instance, I would be interested in seeing highlighted passages from fiction novels without running into a bunch of self-help or religious passages.

As a further step, this would be a perfect implementation of social media advertisements. The most popular passages serve as a good advertisement for books. If you have a little widget that shows a random book and favourited passage, with the ability to cycle through to others, any website could host this interactive advertisement and see a portion of revenues from the amazon kindle purchases.

Keep it up, you're on to something here.
Don't be so naive! Scientists are not bound by some force of Nature to tell the truth. The accusation is exactly that they didn't tell all they knew about the earthquake, but they hold back the information in order to "quiet down" the population.

Obviously, I don't know if the accusations are true or false, but, knowing Italy, where "famous" scientists are usually very close to politicians, it would not surprise me at all.
Apple has set expectations that adding 3G costs $130.
I lived in the Veneto for 4 years, and I would say the north is definitely corrupt. I've seen business people turning up at the commune to hand over bags full of cash without uttering a single word. Places of business burnt down because they the owners didn't have "approval" from the right people. Council officials just blatantly asking for money to make something happen. Try buying a house in the Veneto, you have to do it illegally.

Also, I bumped into a lot of Lega Nord people (the secessionist party) while I lived there and generally found them to be little more than racists and fascists. When I had to obtain my Permesso di Soggiorno, a group of us, all english turned up on the same day. We were all given 2 year stamps, except my black friend. They would only give him 6 months. I found the north of Italy to be jaw dropingly racist across the board.

At least, that was my experience. Don't get me wrong, I love Italy, but it's only because I let myself be blissfully ignorant of it's fundamental flaws when I'm there.
I really like this site, I could see it becoming a homepage for people. I would suggest adding button to automatically set it as a homepage for people. Also, I would like to see the social features become all white for a cleaner look. I'm not sure if non-tech users will still be able to identify them though so it would require some A/B testing.
Almost certainly. I would be quite shocked if Amazon didn't have the "we can turn you off at any time" clause written into their AWS ToS.
The referendum wasn't computerized, only the drafting and feedback process.
If this was Steve Jobs talking about an Apple product, nobody would complain.
I think that is a fair criticism. I can't think of another OS where you can't create a local user account without internet access.
On the metro side, you can snap an app to the side and have one app be the primary (http://www.winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-featu...)
This is neat, thanks. They're called Xylobands, flash in sync with the music and are radio controlled via a transmitter and laptop that the company rents you for your event. http://xylobands.com/glowbands-product_info.php
I believe that removing copy protection from DVDs for the purposes of making backup copies was found to not be in violation of copyright laws, I don't see why the same shouldn't apply to ebooks.
This is an extremely important case, in that it underlies a central concern in scientific reporting, and it threatens to change the risks associated with scientific innovation and communication. For instance, if scientists at a pharmaceutical company issue unfounded assurances that a drug is safer than it is in truth, consumers might have a reasonable case. On the other hand, predicting earthquakes is so difficult, even if the scientists had mistakenly suggested that there was no reason to suspect an imminent quake, I find it hard to find justification for a 6 year prison sentence, in addition to damages.

But beyond that, it seems the scientists offered no such assurances at the meeting in question. To quote the Nature article (perhaps biased in favor of the scientists):

The minutes of the 31 March meeting, though, reveal that at no point did any of the scientists say that there was "no danger" of a big quake. "A major earthquake in the area is unlikely but cannot be ruled out," Boschi said. Selvaggi is quoted as saying that "in recent times some recent earthquakes have been preceded by minor shocks days or weeks beforehand, but on the other hand many seismic swarms did not result in a major event". Eva added that "because L'Aquila is in a high-risk zone it is impossible to say with certainty that there will be no large earthquake". Summing up the meeting, Barberi said, "there is no reason to believe that a swarm of minor events is a sure predictor of a major shock". All the participants agreed that buildings in the area should be monitored urgently, to assess their capacity to sustain a major shock.

To continue the analogy with medicine, it seems similar to a group of scientists suggesting that a particular course of treatment is likely safe, then receiving blame when the treatment goes awry. But blaming medical researchers, or earthquake scientists, could discourage innovative new treatments.

As one final point, I'd point out that the occurrence of an earthquake does not disprove the scientists: the likelihood of an earthquake given the data could still have been small, just non-zero. If medical researchers were held accountable for every death resulting from heart transplants gone wrong, we'd never have the overall benefit they provide.
if you dd on another usb-drive the same data -- will it stay the same? if yes -- you could post it somewhere and try to get more details etc.
Any time you access Amazon from your Kindle they have the ability to delete content on that Kindle, in fact just being online with your Kindle is likely sufficient to have Amazon delete your content
Yeh same error here... only when accessing via a proxy :(
Or you can use something like E39, to refer to the generation of models. (equally unhelpful, unless you're a car person)
Dude, you're the sh!! You sleep avg of 5h/night? That's good. For me, what works is ditching what's irrelevant like TV and the likes.
If you are talking about this: http://www.apple.com/iphone/#video (05'40") then I understand they are picking the best plastic inlays to fit one particular chassis (as the video also shows). But that is unrelated to the outer edge CNC milling.
What I believe has happened there is that the CNC tool adjusts its path to compensate for mounting misalignments by using a feeler. If the feeler is worn out or there's any other issue then the tool may re-adjust wrongly. I'm speculating, but I'm starting to believe it's not a design change; just a little f-up.
He probably doesn't because it contains non-free software.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiren%27s_BootCD

Wikipedia links to this download location:

http://www.hirensbootcd.org/download/

My coworker says he found it on Argentinean site Taringa! ( http://www.taringa.net ), which has had it's brushes with copyright infringement in the past as well.
Thank you for your input. Would you mind sharing your language of choice?
Hmm, turns my computer into a vacuum cleaner.
No point, read into it whatever negativity you want :)
The second answer does it.
These schemes are relevant to corporate income tax, which can be manipulated and avoided. VAT applies to pretty much all revenue regardless of how you structure your company ownership structure.
For the detractors, notice that the title says "concept". It's like a concept car- you're not going to drive one out of the showroom, but themes, hints and touches will make their way down to the models people drive every day.
I don't always find weekend project to be as fancy but this one is exception. Good job, I really like its simplicity!
Twitter Alternative, App.net, Builds A Developer Ecosystem
Merge sort would work better. But yes, the secret sauce is in the compression, not the sorting.
Jamones ibericos
Empresa que se dedica a la producción y distribución de jamones ibericos de calidad
I bought an audiobook via Amazon which was DRM-free. The next audiobook was only available through Audible. So I signed up to give it a try and I have to say that this was the worst buying experience ever.

It starts with the password policy. Passwords require a maximum length(!), which is not only stupid but also a strong indicator that they store the passwords in plaintext (like varchar(16)). I asked them whether they'd do that and they denied, but I don't believe them.

And, well, the whole DRM-nonsense and stupid file formats that don't play on my Android phone without their app. I won't buy via Audible again.
This is indeed an interesting question and I would be interested in hearing more about this, yet none of the articles I have seen so far said anything about putting something else on it.

Looking at both the Raspberry Pi and my normal laptop, even the standard 16GB SSD should offer more than enough space for a normal Linux install of one of the ARM-compatible distributions. However, it would also be interesting to know whether the SSD can be changed for a bigger one.

Is there any sort of locked bootloader involved in the factory Chromebook?

I'd be thankful for any article pointing me in an appropriate direction.
Which is why I never purchase DRM goods if I can possibly avoid it. Support vendors that don't have DRM.
Well they were obviously good choices for john carmack and others. For just me though, being a solo person, developing 3d models didnt really help me make money. Granted, it gave me a huge understanding of complex topics at a young age which saturated my interest and allowed me to pursue my obsession and do a number of successful technical things later, but my focus just wasn't quite there. It was 90% there, but not the 10% that it needed. It is difficult to explain..

For example, I used to do media buying. Back then, it was too easy to make money via online advertising. Any halfwitted idea would yields you tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. I actually owned a site dedicated to games that had a HUGE amount of visitors, and yet it never occured to me to put ads on it (not just putting ads on my site either, but pursuing online advertising ventures).

I also could have easily made and promoted some sites to fill certain niches given certain circles I was a part of (back then there were so many ideas not yet put into place). Instead it just didn't occur to me.

I have a lot of friends that started half-assed ideas back then in that era and now have millions of dollars. Thats not to say no skill was involved, it was just the chances then were MUCH higher than now, almost to the point where if you started then you probably would have something to show for it by now, if you were even halfway tactful with your strategies and implementation - which is something I know I could have been.

EDIT: I'm not talking strictly about the paypal era I suppose, my mind is drifting to a bit earlier, in the days of google being new, etc.
What on earth are you talking about? The "Chilean miracle" was a miracle of how the Chicago boys stabilized the economy that they nearly destroyed. It took years to even get back to the place Chile was before the US interfered. Chile is the best example of Friedman's methods not working since his hardcore stance had to be toned back as it was destroying the country.
Thanks Greg. Great plug to promote your next hackathon. You absolutely know how to draw big dollar sponsors in for hackathons. Kudos to you for that.

For us, hackathons are not about money. We prefer to partner and co-host hackathons with companies to who have similar values and credibility among developers that they've earned by participating and forming deep links into the developer community. These include but are not limited to Twilio, SendGrid, TokBox, Hacker League. We've all earned developer credibility over the years by helping developers on the ground, not by buying our way in.

We serve developers earnestly and will continue to do so at events and with partners that are aligned with our values.

Amit - Mashery
There is -something- very appealing to engineers about fixing or making physical stuff as a hobby after spending your work life in a virtual world where words create things.

I always thought it was my working class roots showing through but I've managed to collect a fairly complete set of metalworking, woodworking, automotive, electrical and HVAC tools over the years. The excuse at the time? I could learn it and do it myself and keep the tools forever for what it costs to pay someone hourly once. (note: if you're in the midst of a one-in-a-lifetime cash cow, just hire out this stuff and kick the hobby down the road.)

I have however run across certain trades that require developed skill not just a knack for learning quickly - among them: drywall floating, window tinting, body and paint. Others are highly scalable big jobs that just aren't suited to a one-man attack.

There is an element of burnout in that most of this physical work is a lot harder than what we all do for work!
Windows 8 only makes sense on tablet/laptop hybrids. I think you'll feel differently about the usability of the system once you get to try it out on newer devices that are coming out. Here's an interesting article about one such device http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/9/3475334/acer-iconia-w510-p...
Ashier: Automating Terminal Interactions with Templates
Why not also add a plugin that can collect quotes from web-pages with a right-click? I think that's what quote.fm and quotevault.org sort of already do. But you could make a kind of flickr for quotes: quotedesk and have it feed pc desktops or a toolbar display.
Not really, because any witness goes on the stand, whether they are a party to the case or not. Saying someone is "on the stand" does not mean they are a criminal defendant.

Only criminal defendants are in the dock.
Have the results been published where non-Icelanders can read them?

This sounds like a fantastic idea, but it would be problematic in the US, I think. My opinion is that we're too large a population and too disengaged/disenfranchised for it to be truly representative. Perhaps a bit too polarized, as well.
I don't understand how communism is related to the article. Allende was socialist, not communist. They are different political systems.
This is really exciting- the Arduino DUE is the board used in the Android ADK2012[1]. I can't wait to start building hardware to talk to my android devices.

[1]: http://arduino.cc/blog/2012/06/28/android-adk2012-is-here/
I don't know if this is the case, but sometimes knowing too much can be a detriment to an open mind.
Mind Mapping for Successful Software Development
Watch out for the fact that most quote websites consist of bogus quotes. Wikiquote is good though.
Options don't come for free though. Every option in the chain doubles the number of configurations that the manufacturer has to maintain. So, yes, better for consumer, but not better / easier for OEMs.
I haven't been this scared of stupidity since I watched Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.
In the US at least, not nearly enough is known about Iceland's history with respect to democracy, rule of law, and arbitration. We hear about the Magna Carta but not the Althing
Neat, reminds me of this more general purpose folding library: http://oridomi.com/
That might work until a judge decides that the contract was unconscionable, or contrary to public policy, or that there was no true "meeting of the minds" because the purchaser did not understand the terms of the contract, or ...
Yes, that's what JohnnieCache said.
Do the 2.33mb background make his concept suffer.
Don't think so. Keep that up, as gp said you've got something there
Welcome to the corporate abuse world. This happend to me before with other companies like Microsoft, Paypal, Visa and it could happen to everybody with any big company. Why? Just because they can. What can you do? Boycott!
Text of proposed constitution, in English:

http://stjornlagarad.is/other_files/stjornlagarad/Frumvarp-e...
I often have the same reaction to stories like this. It's easy to see the nostalgia in the story, and thinking about what you have missed.

Unfortunately, starting a business from the ground up, whether it was 20 years ago or today is not easy. What people always miss in the nostalgia is how incredibly hard it is to do this. It takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears to have something like this be successful.

Even looking at the tech industry today, your choice of game development and game design seems spot on. The gaming industry has been growing like crazy the last ten years.
I wonder what it would take to get the accounts of well known bloggers or Mr Bezos himself 'directly related to another which has been previously closed for abuse of our policies'.
A nice little piece of history. It's easy to forget how PayPal used to be a darling company instead of a pariah.
Do Tech Startups and hero Belong in the Same Sentence?
If the World Ends in 2 Months, What would you do? Share it here
Everyone loves a scapegoat, their forefathers even built scapegoats into the society.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestal_Virgin
The blood pay was consequence to the resistance to the methods BECAUSE it was not working. If it had worked, then there would have no need for blood spillage.
If the bender neglected to tell the observers to wear eye protection and the unthinkable happened, they should be held accountable. A ruler in the eye is no way to start a Monday.
Hands on With New Photobook App Mosaic
This is their DMCA policy

https://put.io/dmca
Startups: You're Not So Special. Are you?
Lance Armstrong Fall From Glory To Disgrace
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll do some price/terms comparisons. I don't mind paying a small premium to support an independent. Or I may try just ordering books at the Waterstones near where I work, and having them delivered there. The current owner of Waterstones seems to actually like and value books [1].

[1] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/james-daun...
There is a lot of wrong data in the "Browser compatibility" table at the end of the article:

- gradient meshes were never defined in SVG spec and none of the browsers supports them. This feature should be introduced in SVG 2

- WebKit-based browsers do support inner and outer glow effect (via combination of feGausianBlur, feFlood and feComposite filters)

- WebKit-based browsers do support drop-shadow effect (via feGausianBlur, feOffset and feMerge filters)

- WebKit-based browsers do support custom fonts (e.g. WOFF via @font-face, SVG fonts are dead)

- WebKit-based browsers do support linked and embedded images (using data:uri with base64 encoding)

- envelope distortion is not supported by any browser, SVG spec defines only affine transformations via transform attribute
Was hoping for something like http://etherkiller.org/
Unlock your U.S ATT Iphone 3GS Iphone 4 Iphone 4S Iphone 5 for $40
First think came to my mind. I am reading textbook for a course I am taking. I am not taking any paper notes as I just highlight and take online note on Kindle Reader Webapp/mobile app. I would be devastated if I lose my bookmarkings and data.
Geotextiles
Empresa dedicada a la producción y distribución de <a href="http://www.geotexan.com/geotextiles.php">geotextiles</a>
It's good to see Mixpanel building out its people analytics offering, but more broadly good to see momentum in the trend towards measuring the impact of email and other communications on customer behavior. To this point in time, to many companies send emails in a spray and pray fashion - not knowing if they really impacted customer behavior on feature usage, purchases, etc.

We're working on the some similar problems at Klaviyo (customer lifecycle management / targeting customers and measuring the impact). One of the most interesting related things we've seen is that measuring the impact of emails goes along way towards eliminating debate about email frequency or whether to send campaigns - because you can always just send the campaign to a subset and actually know if it works.
So, every time you share a link, you always test it first to see if it can handle the load?

Ah, no, looking at your profile you haven't yet ever shared a link. I can only conclude that you find lots and lots of things that you are eager to share with us, but when you rigorously test them you find that they can't handle the load, so you sadly decline to submit them.

Thanks for the feedback. I'll be sure to keep it in mind.
Nuke Map
As much as i'd like to keep the scientists accountable for their work, seriously, letting people live in medieval apartments in a city with such history of earthquake disasters was the real crime.
While I consider web development as my original approach to programming, I do want to get a firm grasp around deeper programming concepts. With that said, what I care about most right now is to hit 2 birds with 1 stone: Learn programming with a language that will make me employable.
I'm sure that any user you asked about it would love that, but support for legislation requires lobbying, and no group of users can match the dollars thrown at congress by media interests who have no such desires.