skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
As per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza

There are more than 1.5 million people living on the 45 km^2 stretch of land. Are you seriously asking them to run? Run to where? Sea? or towards the sky?

No wonder it has been compared to a concentration camp or an open air prison.

Classic victim blaming to say the least.

Drop leaflets and then get a free permit to bomb them. If some should die, tell them you are the good guys and people who died are evil for dying from your actions.
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I've heard even choosing "Go off the record" in Gtalk, doesn't really protect you, as Google still saves them. It may be something they are not willing to admit, though. But again, it's just something I've read.

I would suggest using Jitsi, an open source alternative to Skype, that encrypts both chats and calls/videocalls, when talking to another Jitsi user. The best part is you can still use your Google Talk/Facebook chat/XMPP/other logins. But it encrypts the conversations happening between them.

https://jitsi.org

As for e-mail either one of these (Except Hushmail which I've also heard has been compromised):

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/3-secure-encrypted-email-provid...

Or just write e-mails in a text file, encrypt it locally, and then send it to someone. It will be hard to anonymize who's sending it, though, unless maybe you create some new e-mail accounts using Tor, and then always using them through Tor.
Precisely what part of Ron Paul's policies are "batshit crazy", hmmm?

Which policies, specifically? Not wanting to fund wars and nation-building in other countries? Not picking sides in foreign revolutions, operating drone wars in other countries, assassinating American citizens and maintaining a secret "kill list" without any congressional approval? Wanting to close down Guantanamo Bay? Vetoing legislation that is unconstitutional and which violates our civil rights like the PATRIOT Act and NDAA? Not wanting to maintain the security theater that is TSA?

Hell, if that's batshit crazy, then sign me up. In fact, open up one of my veins and mainline it right into my bloodstream. Because if that's crazy, America needs more of it instead of the status quo "sanity" that results in $16 trillion in unfunded liabilities, TARP, banker bailouts, Dodd-Frank, corporate welfare, the failed drug war, and continued violation of the civil liberties of ordinary citizens.
It seems like he was responding to various points in the post by restating them. The post he was replying to was just listing a bunch of things he doesn't like, not defending his reasons for not liking them. I'm impressed anyone took the time to detangle any of that mess.
the main product is the us nexus 4, but so long as the netherlands has a specific url for it's nexus 4 you should be able to add it at

canibuyanexus4.info/products/new

and subscribe to that
You would be correct actually. If anything Twitter pivoted over a year ago.

I wrote my thoughts on this subject here in my post titled, Twitter Isn't Pivoting, It's Already A Media Company http://www.besttechie.com/2012/11/16/twitter-isnt-pivoting/
sorry, but when you look at civilian death rate and compare both sides the story is very different. whatever measures the IDF claims it is taking, it clearly isn't working.

Edit: As for a solution, read "the General's Son" by Miko Peled. The Son of an Israeli General http://mikopeled.com/category/the-generals-son-by-miko-peled...
Both the parties are to blame here. Killings can't be justified no matter who does it. Its has to stop, terrorizing civilians in large cities is as much a cowardly act as much sending F-16s to bomb a helpless crowd.
Don't you know? Ron Paul is supposed to be the darling politician of hackers and nerds. You aren't allowed to say anything bad about him here.
You said:

> As a civilian, it is not difficult to avoid those
> targets.

Then you said:

> It's a large-scale armed conflict. Civilians are
> going to get caught in the crossfire.

If it's not so hard for civilians to avoid these areas, then why is it inevitable that they be caught in the crossfire?

The idea that Israel is somehow free of 'blood on their hands' because they try to warn people to leave the area for the bombing doesn't make sense. Both sides have plenty of blood on their hands, yet they continue to butt heads using the same tactics over and over again as if something is going to change. Unless they change tactics it's just a war of attrition at this point.
Even that is no guarantee, dealers regularly reneg on the online price, the classic bait and switch.
I think they use an IP check for that. Right now, when I go to that same URL, I see "Sorry! Devices on Google Play is not available in your country yet.", whereas my friend in Germany sees that it's not available (or rather: sold out).
Maybe I put "pandering to Reddit" in quotes to emphasize how ridiculous that is. Maybe people should stop referring to everything they dislike on HN as Reddit-pandering, replete with tinfoil hats.
Been there recently? Reddit, as far as you can say it "likes" or "dislikes" anything, does not like Paul.
Just saying, a fresh install is a "healthy" install. I don't know anyone who gets a new PC and says "Boy, you know what this brand new machine needs? Some system maintenance software."
If it's in development and not released yet.
I wonder if the cron job should be run every 1/2 hour to catch timezones that are 1/2 hour offsets?

(There are even more than I thought)

http://geography.about.com/od/culturalgeography/a/offsettime...
> 1) These script kiddies are not Anonymous;

So what are their names then ? /s
interesting. i'm not at all sure how google play determines locale, is there a region where the n4 is not sold out, so that i may compare the behavior?
It wouldn't matter when people don't adhere to standards anyway.
Extrapolate this over decades. Obviously striking the staging areas isn't having the intended effect because the conflict continues.
Yeah I use Amazon Prime for all of my renting as well...

It's very easy to get the movies on my xbox, they cost about half as much as they would on itunes to rent, and they have a much better selection of movies I can see than Netflix since I can rent the ones I'm actually interested in seeing.
It has been proven helpful in reducing the amount of rockets fired at Israeli civillans[1].

I'll repeat the above question, what's your solution?

[1] Number of rockets fired from Gaza Strip to Israel over time; a similar operation took place in December 2008 http://sonoflaser.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/%D7%A9%D7%9...
You are probably right, but you (and Hastings) may not be. If I am a negotiator at Amazon, I am cutting the following deal:

- Titles we provide free to our customers

- Titles we provide for a charge which we split the fee with content producer at some ratio

- Placement of those for pay titles on the site so they are bought more

I'd sum the value of the contract and show how even though Amazon will not give as much cash in the deal, the content producer will net a bigger positive number.

Obviously this is speculation, but I could see that playing out easily.
>Reed's point is, I assume, that Amazon is paying/will pay approximately $1B to license content for prime streaming, not ppv content.

That's the thing...

I don't see how Hastings would have any way to separate the two considering Amazon content can be both.

For example, anyone can rent RAN for $2 or buy it for $10 while Prime subscribers can stream it free. Of course, you can also buy a half a dozen physical formats from Amazon as well.

Netflix is a completely different service.

Therefore, I wonder how relevant Reed's "They outbid us and we bid X" assessment of Amazon's costs could be.

Obviously, he's far from certain with the half a billion dollar spread present in his estimate and all.

>Is the availability of prime streaming a factor in you choosing Amazon PPV vs, say, Apple?

I imagine it's a combination of several things...

1) I've been a Prime subscriber for 6 years and Amazon has never let me down in terms of service at any level. 2) I've had a few Apple devices over the years, but never bought into the ecosystem at all. 3) It's only recently (3 or 4 years) that I've really bought into digital goods at all. I have a bunch of music on Amazon MP3 and they started pushing the video service right around the time I outfitted my house with a bunch of Rokus.

1: http://www.amazon.com/Ran/dp/B0037EAJAC
It's a design patent. They own this specific design/style for page turn animations, much like a trademark. Same goes for the music app icon.

The article also mentions the Apple Store's glass stairs and the iPhone packaging patents as if they are something ridiculous, when in reality both were very innovative (the stairs are still an unmatched engineering feat). The iPhone packaging went on to be imitated by everyone, right now I'm sitting beside an Asus laptop packaging that looks exactly like the iPad's.
yeah, they should have special military bases, and while at it, give the IDF the exact coordinates. That should help their cause a lot.
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Everyone hates him. He's too liberal for liberals and too conservative for conservatives.
That just sounds sleazy. sorry.

It also sounds vaguely similar to the thing you hear factory workers do.

Bob is paid weekly, on Thursday. Bob starts by being frugal. This means that instead of having to use his wages on Thursday he can push it back a day to Friday. He still gets paid on Thursday.

He keeps doing this - keeping 8 days between each time he takes his money out of the bank.

After 7 weeks Bob gets a double pay packet.

I know a few people who tried this, and I know a couple of people who managed to last for the 7 / 8 weeks needed. Most of them got more benefit from frugal spending and a bit of planning than from the double pay at the end, but that's a nice treat too.
> If it's not so hard to civilians to avoid these areas, then why is it inevitable that they be caught in the crossfire?

Nothing is perfect. Equipment malfunctions, mistaken intel, and human error can all lead to civilian casualties, despite the best precautions.
You bring up a good point and that's that alluding to penis length comparison by mentioning a tape measure is not "no uncertain terms". "No uncertain terms" would mean saying, "I resent that implication. Let's compare the length of our penises."
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For reference, here is a camera-based DIY automatic book scanner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PE1Z4wl9fk&feature=relmf...

As far as I can tell, the main advantage of the google device over this one is the ability to keep the book open to less than 90 degrees. Though I think his (close to) 45% damage rate is worse for the books in the aggregate. I'm sure that it could be refined to get the error rate down, but I think that mechanically handling the pages right near the spine (as the google scanner does) may never be that safe.
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Yeah, after somebody coughs up a few hundred thousand dollars for legal fees. You in?
This isn't carpet-bombing. Israel are only engaging in pinpoint strikes on legitimate military targets.

Where should citizens run? Around 100m away from any rocket manufacturing, storage or launch site should be sufficient.

That means most of the Gaza Strip is safe.
Unless the intended effect isn't to end the conflict but rather to reduce the amount of rockets fired at Detroit.
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It is an oversimplification to think that Ron Paul's politics have been anti-governmental, because he has consistently stood up for states' rights, and state governments are governments.

Granting monopoly power to state governments to use aggression against the people would have resulted in the continued application of that aggression against slaves.
Agreed. Once they have created something they like and want, its much more likely they won't mind signing up and your conversion rates will be higher overall.
Call me crazy, but it seems like the internet will correct the patent system by calling duds like this one. As specific patents get publicly criticized (be it design or utility), it not only helps correct examiner errors, but also puts pressure on patenters to file only worthy patents.
Serious question: Why does Twitter need people connected in Hollywood?
That would be a pretty bold move. But say, you wouldn't want some random co-founder to work on a project with you until you are very comfortable working with him/her.
I guess that's pretty much the case with YC too. They are looking for founders with whom they think they will be most comfortable working with.
That's because Twitter didn't know what they were or were trying to become. They probably didn't see themselves as a competitor to Facebook, but as a complement.
How Israel's Iron Dome Intercepts Incoming Rockets
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The effectiveness of using civilians as human shields does not justify the practice.
Your responses just sound like the older sibling pointing at the younger sibling and saying, "but he was doing it too!"

To some extent someone has to stand up and be the adult in this conflict. Heavy-handed responses to Palestinian bombs hasn't ended this conflict in the past, and I see no reason that it will do so in the future. I don't have a solution to the conflict, but acting like Israeli responses of this kind are somehow part of a reasonable response aimed at ending this conflict doesn't make sense.
I found a problem with your argument. Nobody is sending F-16s to bomb "helpless crowds". Only rocket launching sites.
"The Internet" is not democratically elected. Why should it have a mandate to defeat what is decided democratically?
Kind of awesome seeing him mention one of my plug-ins I created to scratch a simple itch (Auto Semi-colon). Definitely motivated me to work on the slight improvements I wanted to implement.
> Net neutrality is government regulation. It is also the kind of regulation that would prevent the kind of control Paul is referring to.

Or accelerate it. Don't confuse the ostensible intent of regulation with the actual likely outcome. Stable regulatory regimes are often the most effective venues for collusion in existence.
@grecy, good question.

It actually still works as expected.

If the time in Pakistan, for example, is 7:00am, then the time in India is 7:30am.
The code just checks the hour, which would be 7 in either case.
Same has been with Israel, there were more than 50 UN resolutions voted against Israel, all of them vetoed by the USA.

Edit: And if you want to quote talk about Human rights organisations, you should also talk about what they say about Israel.
A sample: http://www.hrw.org/world-report-2012/world-report-2012-israe...
I guess the ultimate challenge would be to go to a free timeshare vacation and endure the sales pitches there. I've heard people with their mind set on not buying ended up buying the timeshares at the end.
Keep in mind that the email account was a private, personal account. His CIA email account wasn't compromised. I'm guessing that they know pretty well how to keep their email safe.
What makes me sad is that a lot of people, even here, discharge Ron Paul as some sort of crazy guy without even listening to what he says. In comments to this post "thesagan" wrote that some of his ideas are "batshit crazy" as if his ideology is composed of many different unrelated parts. Not true, Ron Paul ideas are ideas of libertarianism and if you study them diligent enough, you'll eventually be used to thinking in this framework. Which is actually the point: it is a framework which has logical structure to it. Unlike both parties' ideologies, which are, indeed, crafted out of many different unrelated parts serving special interests.
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sorry, I thought the sarcasm was self evident. obviously it wasn't
A company builds an API and encourages lots of developers to use it across a wide variety of projects, and they do. After achieving almost unprecedented success in user adoption, the company decides to unilaterally change their terms to say, "From this day on, not only do we want you to use our API only in ways that drive value to us, we're not really down with you getting any value in return beyond whatever value being able to say 'you can post to Twitter from our app!' brings you." And they are really down with screwing over existing developers to bring them in line with the New Reality.

I'm pretty sure that I would, at that point, not be keen on developing anything that used that API, even if it complied with the new rules, because the company has at that point demonstrated that they will knife me in the back if they think it's going to further their own business goals. How is that reaction ridiculous and immature on my part?
> There are even more [1/2 hour offset timezones] than I thought

I was pretty surprised at that as well when building http://hackertimezone.com. I always assumed it was mostly confined to small island chains and so forth, but there's some world cities in there as well.
Am I being punked?
I'm glad to have helped you find it.

Thanks to Jon Nylander for maintaining it (https://bitbucket.org/pellepim/jstimezonedetect/).
This mirrors my experience with a Deep Sea salesman. Same setup: pop-up stand in a busy mall and I made the mistake of locking eyes with the salesperson. I 'lost' $75 and after a brief period of kicking myself, I couldn't help but marvel at how I was manipulated to buying the creams.
I agree I recently installed Emmet and it has vastly improved my life (front-end dev)
Wait, let me try:

"If Canada was no country but a territory where people were denied the right to have a state to live in,"

To make it even more alike the situation, then, we should say if these were people living in Seattle who are illegal aliens from Central America living there because they were kicked out of their refugee camps in Mexico...

"and if they were launching rockets at the US"

Let's say from Seattle at Redmond instead, with restricted access points from Seattle because occasionally they keep trying to destroy Redmond.

"I think the US would colonize Toronto and declare the city part of the US. Wait no, I don't."

And instead of the US as we know it, let's say the US is just the I-5 corridor from Portland, OR, to Everett, WA. And let's transplant all that area into, say, the neighborhood of Nicaragua or Panama. And let's say all the surrounding countries have declared that the people who live around Redmond must be pushed into the sea. They don't want the people in Seattle who used to live in their countries to move back into their countries; no, they want to help them destroy all the Americans.

What would happen? Redmond would launch the Surface.
> sorry, but when you look at civilian death rate and compare both sides the story is very different. whatever measures the IDF claims it is taking, it clearly isn't working.

In what sense is it not working? According to the latest figures, more than 500 targets have been hit, with 19 combatants and 10 civilians killed.

In most comparable conflicts, the number of civilian casualties far outnumbers the number of combatant casualties.
Thanks for posting. Wasn't my blogspam, just first place I saw it.
This is the real lesson of this article:
"As a craftsmen it is important to understand and use our tools properly. Just as a painter needs to use the best paint and brushes - and understand how to use them - a developer should understand and use the best software tools available. For me, Sublime Text is the highest-quality brush available."

Great stuff, thanks!
So you see it an acceptable to slaughter 1,417 Palestinians, for the "feeling" of safety of Israelis. Palestinians on the other hand, shouldn't expect any safety or dignity.

And again, read this book if you really are thinking about a solution.
http://mikopeled.com/category/the-generals-son-by-miko-peled...
I thought it was a rather concise summary of why Ron Paul is a polarizing figure. You can read a bias into it, but there it is.
Yeah, there's some services like this, but most of them have size caps (or in that case, deal with small files anyway). While it would be great for browsing on my phone, I'd really take advantage of this for downloading large files that would take a long time to download otherwise (especially since they'd then have to get uploaded by dropbox).
This is a great comment. I can't believe people are thick skulled enough to not understand this concept.
Doing all you can to avoid hitting them except, say, not launching missiles in the vicinity of their houses.

I get it: Hamas is a morally monstrous organization. I agree with that wholeheartedly. But there's such a thing as proportionate response. For every Israeli civilian that's killed, many more (greater than 10, at the least) Palestinian civilians are killed. The fact that Hamas is barbaric and doesn't have laser guided missiles doesn't change the fact that innocent people are being bombed to death.

What should Israel do? Well, frack if I know. But "we're trapped in a conflict with a barbaric organization, so we must be barbaric, too, to compete with them" means you can't complain when people call you barbaric.
That everybody else uses spaces?
I find the ease with which people can be manipulated to be fascinating. This individual was far too trusting and lacked adequate discernment or awareness.

I buy things based on one tenant: don't trust anyone who attempts to take your money, ever. All commerce is done based on an imbalance of value, and the ability for one party to unilaterally leverage that gulf to make money. Moreover, the customer is diametrically opposed to the salesman. Their goals are antithetical to one another and their objectives are mutually exclusive. The seller wants to take the buyer's money and give them as little value as possible, yielding more lucrative margins; the buyer wants to acquire as much of a commodity as they can for as little money as possible, heightening returned value.

A capitalistic society is just a myriad of people trying to take whatever they can from everyone else. Sometimes we forget that.