skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> India needs a cultural revolution, someone to suck the apathy out of the people and make them demand responsibility from their leaders.

The problem is that it's difficult to have a good democracy when you have low levels of human development. When 25% of the population is illiterate, a good number more lack a basic education, and half the children are malnourished, it's very difficult to get your average person on the street to care enough to make the right decision when election time rolls around.
I was discussing the issues with cleaning companies here:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4722332

And I live in a village. Shops outside newsagents are the fallback position for finding cleaners.
The course description sounds essentially the same as just following HOWTOs (which is how I taught myself the basic tools involved in sysadmin-ing many years ago). Just follow these old tutorials and save $20.

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/categories.html
Mountain View, or Remote (full-time)

We're Zapier: we make tools around integrating APIs, and we make them for everyone, not just technical people. We just announced a $1mm+ funding round and are looking for anyone comfortable with the full stack, though specialization is cool as well. No formal requirements, except that you have a history of hacking and getting sh*t done.

We have an increasingly varied tech stack and are using Python, Coffeescript/SASS, Backbone, RabbitMQ, Elastic Search, Redis, Node.js, and much much more. The right tool is the right tool, new tech doesn't scare us.

We have to solve some interesting problems, for example, every API has different rate limit, so how do you schedule jobs that keep us under the limit, both globally and per-user? We also believe in the power of open source, we've released two OS Django apps already, we'd hope you would want to do the same.

Also, customers love us and we're making money.

If you want to chat, just contact us at founders@zapier.com (no recruiters please).
This recently came up in the world of gaming: http://penny-arcade.com/report/editorial-article/mcvs-lauren...
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I design stuff — logos, websites, names. 6 years experience.

Design portfolio: http://www.dffrnt.com/design
Univ. Nebraska - https://careers.nebraska.edu

- IDM Specialist

- Web App Developer (C#, .NET, VB)

- PeopleSoft SysAdmin

- PeopleSoft Programmer
As noted above, the UK doesn't operate on the exact wording of the law. For example, a judge will sometimes wiggle around the wording of an Act of Parliament if he feels that the intent of the Act was breached.

The case taught to law students is that of the prostitutes soliciting from their windows. The law stated that they could not solicit "in" the streets. The judge in the case expanded this to solicit "to" the street, as the purpose was to prevent people being hassled when they walked down the street.

Similar principles apply to judgements: the point of the judgement was to mitigate the public perception that Samsung was copying Apple's designs. Saying "this judge says they didn't copy... but they really did" goes completely against the point of the judgement.
400 t-shirts for sale from Raspberry Pi
This may be of interest to 400 or so of you.
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What We Do:
We've built the world's first and easiest Facebook ad retargeting solution, and we have much more ambitious plans. We believe advertising is a critical part of the internet economy, and want to help small business and publishers succeed with solutions that just work.

Who We Are:
We're a team of five, split between some of us doing the selling and the rest of us doing the building. We want to bring in more designers and developers to help us keep building new features as fast as we can. Ideally these folks will be ready to dive into anything, pitching in when fires come up. But, they will also own some piece of the product where we need expertise.

Traction:
We are increasing our revenue by 25% every week and it's going to do nothing but accelerate with some big clients we have lined up in the coming months.

What we look for in teammates:
Smart, really smart
Eager to join a growing startup
Has a “maker” attitude
Good at communicating (ready to discuss features, bugs, architecture, etc.)
Language never trumps experience - but if you know Rails, Mongo and Javascript things will go faster
Appreciation for puns and movie quotes
Experience in advertising is a HUGE plus

Backend Engineer

About the Position:
We're looking for someone to be the primary backend person at Perfect Audience. This person will guide us as we think about restructuring our data storage and help us prepare for more data influx and more demanding data analysis and visualization.

What we are looking for:
Solid understanding of database paradigms and architecture
Ability to look at a series of customer or team needs and help us pull together the right technology, queries and optimizations
Ability to cover DBA or Sys Admin needs is awesome

Full Stack Engineer

About the Position:
We're a team of full-stack engineers who enjoy database design, application logic, and standards-based frontends. We are always looking for more smart generalists to come join us. This is a chance to work on every facet of a successful web app and grow your engineering skillset.

What we are looking for:
Solid software development foundation
Ability to architect, develop, and test key infrastructure
Understanding of performance and design tradeoffs, without compromising quality
Experience scaling up webapps and services for rapid growth is a plus

Front End Designer / Developer

About the position:
We regularly get complimented on our design and interface, but we don't want it to just be better than the enterprise tools - we want it to be delightful. We want a skilled individual to come in and own the design and user experience.

What we are looking for:
Someone as comfortable editing masks in Photoshop as tweaking CSS in a text editor
Innate understanding of, and instinct for, design and user experience
Experience seeking input from end users
Ability to carry design from ideation and wireframes all the way through solid HTML, CSS and Javascript
Experience with enterprise or B2B tools is a plus

Contact us at jobs@perfectaudience.com
Siri Vs Google Voice
Siri Vs Google Voice
An ebook system where I can read as much of I want of as many books as I want from an Amazon-scale catalog as long as I keep paying the subscription.
> They're not worth discussing because they're a counterintuitive mess

Do you really believe Num overloading is a counterintuitive mess? I disagree completely.

> OCaml discarded it and forces you to use different operators for real and integer arithmetic

Which is pretty terrible.

> Haskell's Num hierarchy is troublesome.

Yes, but that's an orthogonal issue.

> This is one reason students of Haskell find things so confusing: type declarations are necessary at the top level simply because the extensions and complexity of modern Haskell break HM if you try using it everywhere

That sounds like FUD to me, a heavy Haskell user. Type declarations at the top-level are generally necessary to avoid the dreaded MR and for documentation purposes. Modern Haskell doesn't heavily use extensions that require type annotations on the top-level.

> Strings are edge cases because they are not polymorphic unless you enable OverloadedStrings. Once you do, you will either replace the built-in string with something else (ByteString or Text) or find yourself in the same kind of trouble you'd be in with Num.

It lets me use literals for Lazy Text, Strict Text, and String with the same syntax, which is nice.

My point is merely that giving a type to a polymorphic initializer is possible, and C++ chose not to.
Micro instances (t1.micro) are not part of the group of first-generation standard instances (m1.*).
Palo Alto, CA - Sherpa

We're building predictive intelligence into your smartphone.

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It is really only in the past year that what we are doing has become possible on a large scale. This is because background location is now available and with it we are able to build models of the user and connect key bits of information to the user's current state (think position).

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# Backend Software Engineers

The deep technology problem we face is information retrieval and machine learning. The user models we build help us make predictions and determine how and when to present information.

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Please email me at wferrell AT getsherpa.com with your resume.
The resource cost and limited availability constraints for helicopters that apply now will not necessarily apply in future, which means that the surveillance they provide will become far more persistent.

I am not assuming drones won't be abused, in fact I assume they will be. See my other comments on this post for my views on the undesirability of persistent police surveillance. But as I pointed out with my reference to vehicle-mounted optronic masts, that surveillance will happen with or without drones, so the focus should be on the surveillance and not on the drones.

As an aside, you failed to back up the claim that the 'commercial air traffic beacons' would be disabled.
And with most touch-screens you can (un)pinch to zoom in and get as accurate as you want/need.

The entire desire for 'pixel-perfect' clicking on a static UI is a symptom of trying to shoe-horn touch into interfaces not explicitly designed for it. Has that ever worked?
Amicus. NYC. Full-time.

Amicus helps non-profits and universities turn their supporters into fundraisers and advocates. We're Y Combinator alums and well-funded.

Our stack is RoR, Backbone, Mongo. We're hiring across the board -- front end, back end, devops.

Feel great about what you do.

http://jobs.amicushq.com/
"Very few programmers ever achieve this level [1, the dead programmer] in their own lifetimes."
That's because they're dead.
Good for the unions. Expecting workers to haul diesel up a slippery stairwell is dangerous and exploitative; even if they're supposedly volunteers it's very easy for bosses to pressurize underlings into feeling like they have to do such a thing.

You can live without your internet cool stuff for a few days.
London: Farringdon. On-site only.

Timetric is looking for python/django/javascript/devops engineers to help us build the best data visualization platform available anywhere.

We're a small, motivated team. We've spent a lot of effort getting rid of process, and I've never been in a team which can deploy faster or more frequently.

And we're backed by a solid sales team who know how to get users for our products (and pay the bills!)

We want smart, interesting people with a passion for making usable systems.

There are job descriptions at http://timetric.com/about/jobs/ - or just email us at jobs@timetric.com
That has enough loopholes to drive a small dictatorship through, though.
Apple Leaves U.K. Judge at ‘Loss’ Over Samsung Web Posts
Really cool to see these kind of social analytics programs - but how do you compete with Google?
For a really fast Rails environment I highly recommend Zeus https://github.com/burke/zeus which is built in Go. It does a great job of reloading only the dependencies that have changed.
Thanks, this should be fixed now. When you click on one of the labels it focusses on the corresponding input field.
SEEKING FREELANCER - Remote is fine, we're based in London, UK and New Zealand.

We need someone to build a windows version of one of our applications. We already have the core code ported (it's in C++), we just need a user interface on top, most likely built with C#.

Development and testing will require some specialised hardware, but we can ship that to you.

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This episode is the childish and vindictive zenith of an amazing year of childish and vindictive behavior from Apple. Frankly I just don't get it. They make fantastic hardware and their software is usually at least good. Why do they have to lash out like a schoolyard bully at anybody that threatens to put the tiniest dent in their giant pile of cash money? Why can't they let their products sell and speak for themselves?

If the incumbents at the time had behaved the way Apple is behaving now when Apple was in its infancy there would be no Apple today and we would all be the worse for it.

Only a few years ago I had a lot of respect for them as a company but they've pretty much burned it all away.
Why are People Poor?
Women are/were heavily oppressed in India, especially with regards to marriage. Girls and her parents are/were often forced to give a lot of dowry to get their girls married.

There have been cases of dowry death, where women have been burned alive for not bringing in dowry. Couple by general backwardness and other kind of torture. This draconian law was passed.

Of course their intention was good. But the law has be abused so badly, now even the true victims of dowry are suffering due to it.
EC2 Micro instances always had and always will have only 613MB RAM
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Timetric are looking for a systems developer for a few months - ideally familiar with some/all of Python/Java/PHP - to help us take an old in-house analytics platform and make it all shiny and new.
Apple ordered to re-write 'inaccurate' Samsung statement
That's normal for apple's legalish sections on the web and dates back to their fight with the Beatles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sosumi
Air New Zealand makes Hobbit-themed air safety video
Content-centric networking with CCNx
> it is an accurate statement of the defamation law of Commonwealth nations such as Australia.

It's not accurate for Australia. Truth is a defense here.
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Monetate helps internet marketers make their site more relevant. We turn data in action on our clients' sites by doing real-time data analysis and DOM modification to put the right experience in front of their users. We’re looking for engineers who want to do highly visible work on great brands and solve tough problems with great coworkers.

What we're looking for:

* Problem solvers who like to code - we take things apart, figure out how they work, then build software to solve our users' problems

* People who like to ship - we're focused on building and shipping great products - if you like to see your work in production quickly you'll see it here

* Open source - Google Closure, Python, Hadoop, Mahout, Solr and Lucene - we're open source across our stack

* People who like hard challenges - we have great problems across our products - data, UX, 3rd party JS, high volume / low latency APIs - we have no shortage of fun problems to work on

About us:

* Founded in 2008

* Market rate salaries

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We're looking for people not positions. We have people who have joined the team with no background in our primary languages and people from non-traditional backgrounds.

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We've hired great people from HN in the past.

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This is a bit of an odd story, they're still tweeting as recently as 15 hours ago: https://twitter.com/appharbor and blogging as recently as yesterday: http://blog.appharbor.com/2012/10/31/repository-pattern-and-...
San Diego and Sunnyvale CA

Front end positions: html5 and Play Framework

Back end positions: Scala with Hadoop (we don't require Scala experience just enthusiasm)

GridX - we are a well funded startup developing a unique new system to operate the next generation smart electricity grid. Our software wrangle smart grid data at scale to solve real problems that make a difference to everyone's lives.

Join us at the ground floor in this exciting and challenging field.

Please contact johan at gridx dot com
Really interesting article and unique way to look at programming - never really considered it to be part of pop culture, but it is a subset of it's own and becoming more "mainstream" as more and more technology becomes engrained in our everyday life.

Well done!
Handling a Natural Disaster with Style
Ask HN: What is your perfect job?
Simply describe your perfect job, at this moment in time.

~

Title:
PHP Web developer

Description:
I would like a job where I am able to work autonomously and allowed to handle projects from start to finish. I would like to have flexible hours and be allowed to work from home on days where I am unable to make it to the office. The option of overtime would be a plus.

I would like to be involved with the following technologies:
PHP
CodeIgniter
Google Adwords
Google Analytics
jQuery

Pay: £10,000 - £14,000 annually

Location: Closer to my home, less than a two hour travel, or on the other hand, somewhere far away, perhaps the U.S.A.

~

So, what's your perfect job (at this moment in time)?
Relevant news story about this from December 2011: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16306742

I think things have been fairly quiet for a few months pending this re-launch.
Everybody on this thread is focusing (possibly rightly) on the issue of how badly drafted the law is and how broad it is.
What people in the forum might not appreciate is how completely the Police in India is under the thumb of of the politically connected and the Rich. Having stayed in India for the last 5 years, the modern version of the Police force is a very scary to behold.

Imagine that this is the result of an EMAIL from the son of the Union minister. In India even in very serious cases involving common people such as Murder, Arson, Rape etc the police always make a show of waiting for a WRITTEN compliant before they can even start investigation. The politicians cynically abuse the Police force to openly stifle dissent and hassle the common man - India is descending into a Banana republic at an alarming speed - very sad.
Well spotted. Someone needs to draw attention to that.
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I'm a full-stack developer focusing on Ruby on Rails as well as Backbone, Batman.js and other JS frameworks. I typically use CoffeeScript for my JavaScript needs. I'm available for both short and long term assignments, and I'm ready to jump on your project in a few days notice.

I'm also a C++ developer with about 10 years experience, and I still absolutely love doing C++ projects.

You can find me on Github at: http://github.com/alanpca
And on twitter at: http://twitter.com/alanpca

If you're looking for somebody to jump onto your project and become immediately productive, you can contact me at: alan@laudicina.net.
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I am a full stack web developer and consultant based in Vancouver, B.C. I provide web development and consulting services to software development companies, consulting firms, creative studios, and more.

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I think it's moot. For heavy users, the use case for ephemeral disk is better served by their I/O instances. For light users, I think Amazon is betting that EBS is 'stable enough' by now. If you really don't like EBS, there's always the old instances, Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB...
San Francisco Area -- Remote Possible -- MindTime.com
MindTime is looking for a a jack-of-all-trades developer to help develop and maintain a small portfolio of websites and applications. MindTime has developed a data point that gives unprecedented insights into human behavior, and they are retooling their platform to integrate with big data.

Existing web assets are all built in PHP and MySQL, so familiarity with these tools is required. Current technology roadmap includes a new Facebook App, a revamped API, and more centralized data monitoring.

MindTime has been in business for over 15 years, but they are in "startup" mode as they steer their business toward greater value. The founder is located in San Francisco, but willing to work with the right team.

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I might be willing to spend that for renting a device like an ipad. And maybe without a contract so I can use it for a few months and then try different devices.
"non-banana republic"
Rumble - SF Bay Area (Redwood Shores, CA) -- https://www.rumblegames.com

We're a new, well-funded startup making and publishing AAA games for browser and mobile. We're making real games for a large audience. Not ultra casual, not too niche-y.

Our first title is a cooperative multiplayer 3D action-RPG. Think Diablo on Facebook. But free-to-play, and no big download. No obscure plugins, either -- we use Flash, but you wouldn't believe it. Adobe says they've never seen anything higher quality in Flash.

Seriously, check out our trailer: https://www.rumblegames.com/kingsroad (and that was 8 months ago - we've come a long way since)

We're in closed beta. Let me know if you want to give it a test drive.

Rumble is backed by Google Ventures and Khosla Ventures ($15mm series A). We have one of the strongest founding teams the gaming industry has ever seen. (https://www.rumblegames.com/about/our-team)

We're both a developer and publisher of games, and we need help on both sides. If you want to develop the next generation of top-quality games, or you want to build and scale infrastructure to 1mm+ concurrent players, this is for you.

Positions: https://www.rumblegames.com/careers (contact me directly if something isn't listed)

Engineers

* Platform -- Java/Groovy/Grails/AWS (esp. Senior and Architect/Lead/VP)

* Web -- HTML+CSS+JS+(PHP/Python/Ruby)

* Game -- Flash+AS3/Java/C/C++/C#/Unity

* Data -- Hadoop/Spark/Mesos/Kafka/R+ML/Stats

Other

* Product Managers

* Analysts

* Designers

Drop me a line: mike.babineau@rumblegames.com
Not the way I do it. Hey! Does that make me an aging rock star? Or just a has-been. Hm.