skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I would argue that the reason why we end up with really long or short names is of no importance: they exist.

The only important factor of variables names is that they help with "documenting" the source code.

I just wanted to point out that it goes both ways.
1. Get a server.
2. Incorporate, if you aren't already.
3. Work like hell.
4. Look towards customer base.
I think part of the problem with patents for software is precisely the point that has been made again and again -- software is much closer to mathematics than any other type of patent. If you have a large group of people who are smart and tackling the same software problem, then the nature of the problem itself will often funnel them all toward similar solutions. I mean, there is a thing in software engineering called refinement which is the process of reducing a software requirement specification into working code. In some cases, this can even be done mechanically with CASE tools. Since the optimal code for achieving a particular goal is often a logical (or near logical) necessity of the goal itself, it's hard to see what innovation is really being protected by software patents. It seems to me that where the innovation is actually occurring is in the very act of noticing that a problem needs solving in the first place. But that is not what is patented.

EDIT:
Just to clarify my last few sentences. Software patents seem to reward the wrong thing. It seems to me that the innovation occurs in the very act of specifying the requirements for the software. In a sense, the software that best implements the requirement is less a creative invention and more of a discovery. Now, I agree that there should be some kind of reward/prize/compensation for companies that choose to pursue unusual goals but I'm not sure that patents are it. Favorable market position may be reward enough.
There is a certain chance that this is not, in fact, an example of bad password management. This service ("MilFlip") could be an internal service on an internal, secure network (the kind of networks that, if someone was to penetrate it, you have bigger fish to fry than keeping them out of "MilFlip") that just doesn't have a good way of turning passwords off - and, to be "secure", requires a non-simple password.
The presentation doesn't bother me much, but the argument doesn't make much sense.

> Asking web designers, bloggers, and non-techies to create multiple versions of their images in order to appease every Android, iOS device and desktop browser seems not only like a very non-standards approach, it’s also not a very practical one.

I've never heard of FlashPix, but it seems like just a wrapper around a bunch of variously sized images. The creator still needs to make them and save them or use a program that does it automatically.

And what happens when you request one? You either get them all and download a gigantic file, or the server has to somehow pull out just the part you need.

This problem could be much more easily solved by the extensions to the img tag that allow various src attributes (ignoring the fact that we might not end up with the right one), media queries and using vector formats where possible.
The chilling effect is on security research, not on technology in general.
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I disagree. I found WTForms quite easy to use and straight forward. I believe there's even a Flask-WTForms module. It's very natural. I was just thinking the other day how nice forms are in Flask. Having to write ky own forms stuff in Scala.

Edit: stupid auto-correct.
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It seems they are doing something similar, but with vertical scrolling/swiping. Swipe up from notifications to get to running apps, swipe again to get to the full list of apps.
I thought the same regarding cliche. The themes are too obvious to me: head in hands, lost girlfriend, lingering last look. They're all listed in TV tropes somewhere.

That being said, I'm the guy who cringes when someone sings about their love being like the moon, stars and sun. There are many people out there who aren't as overly sensitive to cliched writing as me. I think it has value for anyone who felt something while reading it, and it looks like many people in the thread did.

I feel a faint shudder of foreboding while reading it, but I think it was the image at the top of the article that caused it. Very desolate.
I feel I'm given explicit authorisation to read the page when the server sends a "200 OK" response to my request to read it.
Can you quantify the differences in compile speeds between Go and C++ on the device? In particular, I'm interested in using Go to replace some of my scripts.
Mostly everything except Flash and proprietary games.
Indeed. However, I personally do see that variable names/naming is really something where some people tend to over-engineer things. Say iterating over an array. Why on earth would anyone bother with using "index" instead of "i"? What does it add, other than unnecessary bytes? Another example would be using "Input" and "Output" as argument names instead of simply "In" and "Out". Unnecessary bytes, repetition, noise for no stronger signal. No new information, just noise.
IOS dictionary app maker working on new way to shame pirates
Sell Twinkies on ebay!!!!

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&...
He could just name his greeting cards something else. From what I'm reading the other company doesn't have a problem with the site, just the cards (and it does appear to be a reasonable case -- they've been selling "Oatmeal" greeting cards for 35 years; quite possibly longer than Inman has been alive).
I call fake, based on two pieces of evidence:

1. It's the Daily Mail.

2. You need way more balloons than that to lift a house. The house in the photo is probably the size of a crate.
Everyone's assuming Musk has the answer and we're guessing at it. I feel like he's prompting the world to create the answer. True leadership at its finest. Define the problem, broad brush what the solution could and should be and then watch minds go to work.
What's the benefit of a photo-compression with animation support, compared to actual movie formats (H.264)?
I would hazard a guess at at least an order of magnitude, based on reading about go's approach. even more depending on the dependancies.
Looks like this was done in Raphael from scratch. The history panel is very cool.

I have my own HTML 5 vector graphics editor http://editor.method.ac which is based off SVG Edit, so I understand the amount of work gone into this, it must have been an interesting challenge!

I small UX suggestion for your landing page: instead of warning people that they don't have save functionality unless they sign up first, allow your users to save their work by signing up. I'm sure a "Save and Sign Up" button would do wonders for your conversion rates.
I hope Google will partner with ASUS for its next chromebook. Or even Lenovo. I had bad experience with Samsung hardware.
What about the <video> tag? I guess it's nice that WebP support animation as well, but that's what the video tag exists for. Shoe-horning in frame-by-frame animation in an image format when you can just use video (or the canvas, if you want to do something key frame based) seems like a bad idea to me.

The only thing I can think of off the top of my head where it's preferable is if you needed to do a video with an alpha channel. But this is more codec related than a problem with the concept itself.
I am surprised no one mentioned just how god awful the "Oatmeal Studios" greeting cards are. Unfortuantely for Inman however, this case is legit.
Is it because of 1:53AM?
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Thank you, that is a great link. It makes this story much more interesting--fascinating, even, assuming stuffmonger really is McAfee (as seems to be the case).
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Patents are evil. They are simply a way for predatory one percenters and lawyers to steal from society.

Look at the fashion industry. Thriving and innovating, with 0 patents.

Trademarks Yes / Patents No
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The nice thing about acceleration is that you only need to wait a bit longer to get to the desired velocity.
I think performance is still an issue. currently there are no gpu accelerated drivers if I understand correctly for non-chromeos linux, so until someone puts the effort into making that work.
Here's an idea: if legalese is similar to mathematics in that without training we fail to interpret it correctly, couldn't we incorporate it in our education the same way we did with mathematics?

Just to be clear, I'm not proposing to teach kids to be lawyers. Being a lawyer would be like having a PhD in mathematics. But we do teach kids basic calculus, algebra and stuff like that, so why not "basic legal stuff" (whatever it's called)?
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What if your netadmin makes you change it every three weeks?

Edit: Whoever downvoted me obviously undermines how quickly 'password lag' builds up if you're made to change your passwords often and forced to not use the last 3 or 5 passwords again.
Orange launches Libon, offers HD VoIP calls, messages and visual voicemail
Apparently the same thing...

http://www.quora.com/Can-someone-be-sued-for-releasing-open-...

So counter-intuitive and illogical that it proves the current system is unsatisfactory.
I agree.

And:

- On a long journey, you can read, watch a film, surf the net or sleep. Overnighters become an option.

- Too drunk to drive yourself home? No problem. Too young? Likewise.

- No driver's licence? No problem. A driver's licence may eventually become a niche thing to have, like a pilot's licence.
no mention of delivery mechanism. anyone know more?
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Now we just need someone to write a book and make a movie. Hopefully in that order.
With the caveats that the application must be written in a language whose compiler/interpreter seamlessly supports ARM, and whose dependencies all take ARM into account wherever architecture-specific code is necessary.
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Startups probably do well.

However, because of taxes, government regulations, and the fact that it's very difficult to fire someone, it's tough to grow past the startup phase.

This is probably why it's not looked at as a great place to start a business by most.
I believe they are - more now than ever.

However, I believe a traditional developer can jump into the frontend faster than a frontend developer can move into backend development. It doesn't mean it'll look good, but a designer can help here.

Frontend development seems to revolve around dealing with finickiness, rather than dealing with sound software construction. That may be changing. And I myself a jumping into the frontend a bit more - if only to better convey my thoughts to the real frontend guys.
Some downsides with Stockholm:
(1) It is difficult to make friends in Stockholm, because Swedish people are generally very reserved;
(2) It is very dark and cold most of the year; and (3) Summer is short.
Even though you hate the federal reserve bank, did you see the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis published a working paper critical of software patents recently? http://research.stlouisfed.org/wp/2012/2012-035.pdf

Also way back in 2004, Alan Greenspan, then chair of the fed, questioned patents. http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/2004/200402...

Even those that don't hate the fed can get behind hating patents.
Be sure to read the speaker notes. Also see http://techcrunch.com/2012/11/20/its-not-just-hp-and-autonom....
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No mention of infection stats, mechanisms, etc. I surmise this isn't a rootkit to worry about (beyond the usual daily scanners, etc) and the writer is a Windows guy who thinks "*nix doesn't get viruses."
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"To better accommodate you, we're not going to let you in at all."

Who writes this shit and thinks they're doing a good thing?
> Get over yourself.

I have a deadline and more important stuff to do right now, but seeing your answer and presuming (possibly wrong) that the parent has gone through some sort of "depression", I have to say that these "get over yourself" and "it's all in your head"-type of answers are mightily infuriating. They don't solve anything, they make it worse.

Otherwise, yes, this is a "first world problem".
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Hi there, you've written a very long answer which touched on some important issues.

But, like Rick, you have not actually answered the question.

Perhaps you're saying the term 'pirate' is used in jest, as a defense of those who equate liberty with piracy. Maybe not. I'm not sure.

All you've done is mention other issues that come from badly enforced copyright law. I am aware of those issues, I mentioned a few of them in my original post.

So again:

Do you support using other people's creative endeavors without their permission?
National Geographic already did it with a full scale house.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV6rNqin4P8&t=115
Does that mean Jolla will be banned from shipping on any phone from Samsung, HTC, Acer, ASUS, Lenovo, LG, Sony, Motorola(cough), Huwaei, Toshiba, Dell, ZTE etc. ?

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/09/google-blocked-acers-...

What major OEM is left to make the phones? Nokia? (har har) Apple? (Yeah right.) RIM?
Kickstarter in 3D printing patent threat
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Interesting points; I would be curious to take the economic argument a step further and understand the effects of traditionally unionized labor on the manufacturing industry. The economics of supply and demand driven wage efficiency falter in the face of unionized labor, and you have to wonder if the skills gap the author is talking about is really just people adjusting to a non unionized market for their skills.
$42,000 credit limit or outstanding debt?
Having worked for the MoD in the past, shit like this gets punished big time. They have quite stringent rules for managing credentials.

Whoever printed that out will probably be fired pretty much straight away.
They still dont say how it installs itself in the first place, what vulnerabilities it exploits nor how do we stop it.
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> We’ll give you a moment now to come to terms with the fact that nothing you do will ever compare to the majesty of Mr. Trappe’s adventures.

That's Reddit-low.
Yawn. All software sucks; it's just a matter of degree. Gimp is 'good enough' for plenty of things.
Most of NYC is very safe, if you don't feel safe at 3am you're living in the wrong place. Within a mile of where I live in Clinton/Midtown there's been 4 murders since 2006[1].

I also work right by the Empire State building and walk to work along 34th where the shooting happened and I don't worry. None of my co-workers do either. You can't let random infrequent events worry you.

I admit that some areas aren't great, for instance the Bronx or the part of Brooklyn bounded by Flatbush, Bushwick, and East New York. If living in an "edgy" or "up and coming" neighborhood isn't your thing, the majority of Manhattan below 110th is as safe as you can be, whatever time of day or night.

[1] http://projects.nytimes.com/crime/homicides/map
Plus the house isn't designed to be lifted from the top. It would collapse.
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I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but that's not how math and economy works.

The US is borrowing half of what it is spending right now. That can only go so long (maybe 10 more years, maybe 20 more years, but definitely not for 50 more years). "General tax revenue" right now covers approximately half of government expenses, without having to cater to social security.

social security + medicare spending grow at 8%/year for the last 20 years or so. In about 30 years at this rate, it will be larger than the current federal budget.

And the math must add up.

If you are below 50, you will most certainly NOT have the same qualitative benefits that retirees today do. Either benefits will be cut nominally, or inflation will cut them really; But either way, if when you retire you get (in real terms of purchasing power) half of what this generation of retirees is getting, you should consider yourself lucky.
In case anyone else didn't notice this article was written in 2009
I suspect that it is a beneath the road electrical induction charging system so that cars/vehicles don't need to carry heavy batteries to travel longer distances..

On open roads, where batteries fall down on range, surely this would make sense? Combine with self drive for easy town to town driving experience.
This week only... Thanksgiving Thursday+most people take off Friday after Thanksgiving+normal weekend. The OP mentioned needing money quick.
When I got my first smartphone (not that long ago) in my naïvety I installed some random free game from the Google Play store to see how obtaining software works. I don't remember which game it was, but I remember being stalled a couple minutes in, being offered some kind of upgrade that I could buy in order to progress in the game. With real money.

With. Real. Money.

I'm baffled that no one else here (although I'm sure there's plenty of us) seems to be baffled at the mere concept of playing a game and being asked in that game to spend real money in order to make it fun to play. If the commercial success of your "game" depends on it, I will not steep so low as to discuss whether that tactic is legitimate in this particular case or not. In my world, it's not, nor will it ever be. Make a game that's fun to play and then sell it. If you can't do that, bad luck. Or try harder. Or go make something else that has value in and of itself.

I feel stupid now for writing this comment. It's an overly dramatic one that probably no one will read, and it's kind of off-topic anyway. But I really feel like pointing out how I can't wrap my head around the concept of in-game-charges, and how such a lame, opportunistic thing could worm its way into mainstream game creation.
and it's really unfortunate that one knucklehead vehemently asserting false facts has ruined this whole thread.

What is it with Hacker News lately? I've never whined about the quality of community before, but this trend is beginning to worry me.

Further bellow you can see someone else saying that your arguments are "bullshit". Then there was this submission the other day stating that "Stephen Elop is so full of shit". Not even "full of it" -- no, it's like that "Madagascar" quote: "Well, of course we're going to throw poo at him!"

I often state my position quite bluntly when I disagree with someone, but personal insults are a different story. (Not that I haven't made that mistake ever, but you make a mistake and you learn from it.)

Honestly, I don't know what I might achieve by writing this, but there's a small part of me that harbors hope that things might change. It doesn't hurt anyone to maintain a modicum of civility, people.
Basically it targets Nginx and seems to substitute some tcp functions to inject an iframe.

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Nov/94
Fifth option: Inman keeps making greeting cards, but brands them differently.
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We say that summer in Sweden is the best day of the year!
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What is your expectation for the relationship between a manufacturer and carriers? The carriers are their customers. If they want to stay in business, they have to make their customers happy, like any other industry. The idea that they are going to put their foot down and strong-arm the carriers is not a realistic one. I take that comment to mean Jolla wants to stay in business.
Old blog post. Some of the issues like single window and layer groups are fixed in Gimp 2.8.
I don't know a single person in NYC who actually pays at a 60% tax rate. Yes, the city and state taxes are very high (and is on par with other countries). But, anyone in that tax bracket has and will pay for an accountant to shed a lot more off of that. So the effective tax rate is much less.

Swedish income taxes are extreme and have a very high VAT as well (25%): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Sweden
I think that's really only two points not three just FYI.
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Depends on whether your use of Firefox is for Javascript or server-side scripting. Running heavy non-minified Javascript with caching disabled is much more pleasant on a fast machine.
I have to say, the name is a bit unfortunate sometimes. I'm not a graphic artist, but I do have to use the packages from time to time.

One time I was trying to see what equivalent functionality GIMP for what is know as Layer Masks in Photoshop.
Having the boss glimpse my screen after Googling "gimp masks" wasn't one my finest moments.
"I spoke to several other factory managers who also confessed that they had a hard time recruiting in-demand workers for $10-an-hour jobs."

No shit...

not news.
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That "house" is probably just a shell resembling a house.
Also, those are really big weather balloons, not those found at a party.
My experience as a junior engineer is completely opposite to yours. I'd also suggest finding another job--your current gig is not offering you a good environment to grow and learn.
Eh, these are legitimate criticisms, but despite its warts GIMP is solid once you stop trying to use it like PS and learn to use it like GIMP.

The layer size thing is weird though. Layers should automatically expand, and this is not difficult to implement if you store the layers as tiles (which it should be doing anyway, since many layers are mostly empty space that doesn't have to be stored and repainted if you discard empty tiles).
how do you deal with hostile customers? do they react well to your niceness? and do you react well to them?
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You could tell the same story in live action but it would be pretty much impossible to get the same kind of visuals (even the A Scanner Darkly technique wouldn't be enough) - and it's the way the visuals dovetail with the world and the story that makes Kaiba so great.
It has its drawbacks depending on your uses for it but if its good enough for professional photographers its good enough for me!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oryOqeZEruU&feature=playe...
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Ask HN: What is it about Buenos Aires?
For a while I've considered a voyage to Buenos Aires because of my general fixation with travel, but also because of a reoccurring start up/small business trend I've noticed.

I know the Collison brothers from Stripe, Blake Mycoskie from Toms, and Tim Ferriss from 4 hour your life away are just a few who would claim praise to BA. Why have so many founders gone to BA to soul search, work, or just party and come back so motivated and with a vision?

What is it about Buenos Aires? Have you experienced it or another place that has had a similar effect?
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Great work. As a graphics programmer on web, I understand it is very time consuming and hard to squeeze out performance from a browser.
My own htm5/nacl vector graphics editor http://www.torapp.info is similar but specially enhanced for security printing.
Since they cannot perfectly clone the Photoshop(tm) UI it will never seem useful to folks that grew up with and are incredibly facile with the keystrokes behaviour of Photoshop.