skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
That's kind of old news. On the other end of a spectrum I know quite a few people who are my age (nearing 30 (already?! eh...)) and who never had a PC or had one for some time and then didn't replace it when it broke. They were using, however, game consoles and then early smartphones and then tablets. They wouldn't use Kindle, though...

It's just that not everyone needs the full power and flexibility of a PC. I think in reality just a tiny fraction of users needs one, and as a number of users grows that percentage only lowers. The truth is that a PC always was and always will be much too hard for average user to operate (by design!) while not offering anything meaningful for said average user.

I suspect that tablets and other narrowly focused devices will only gain popularity with time, replacing PCs for most day to day tasks for most users. They are easy to use and they give people something of value without too much hassle. I welcome this trend with joy: it means less calls from family to help them set up/configure/uninstall/clean up things.

There is one thing, however, that I'd like to see included in this future of tablets and similar devices. It would be a tiny, protected with PIN, but mandatory on every single device icon which, when clicked/taped, would invoke a BASIC interpreter (or Lua, or anything similar). I'm worried that while it's getting easier for average user to use these devices, it's also getting harder and harder to hack them. And when there won't be a PC in a household anymore, how children are supposed to learn to love computing? Instead of just using devices...
These kind of stories is EXACTLY why I will never sell anything on eBay...
I would say my contribution so far hasn't been too popular, so I'm going to look for more popular items.
Jesse Noller and a crew of volunteers have just started this: http://speakup.io/ Perhaps they could give feedback on proposals?
This is just plain wrong... the only thing I get from echonest is artist genres, nothing else.
Not advertising that a queue (or any database for what matters) is shared between apps!
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I'm looking forward to trying this out with my Mac Mini, which I use as an XBMC machine plugged into the TV. Hopefully the built-in HD4000 integrated graphics will suffice for Portal.

I need a controller. Which is the best one to get?
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The problem is your client can still log the pre or post crypto plaintext. I believe pidgin or some other shitty IM client does that by default, even with OTR.

So, I mean "use OTR, and ALSO disable client logging".
More accurately, that 'college kids' wanted an exclusive place to share information with 'college kids'. 'College kids' initially meaning 'Harvard students'.
Also, isn't a "thoughtful business email" a bit of contradiction? ;)
Yes, the move to UEFI worries me a whole lot more than the CPU being soldered to the board. I haven't upgraded a CPU in a very long time.
They need a conference API. If only we knew someone over there...
Why would running software void a hardware warranty?
> We are talking about a country here where money is king. If you have money, you have clout and influence.

So... every country?
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Really cool idea! It looks amazing and runs very fast.

One issue I have with it is the seeming lock-in of the Echonest service. I have a lot of experience building with the Soundcloud API and I think adding Soundcloud streaming capabilities would be a perfect companion to your app. As much as I like Diplo and Jay-Z, I have no trouble knowing when they release new material. I do sometimes have trouble knowing when artists who don't have the publicity powerhouse behind them are releasing new music.

This is the untapped market. You have a great start, it looks amazing and is a joy to navigate. But allow NEW artists to really be discovered through your app, and that is where you will find success.
Yes. I received some counterfeit DVDs many years back and I ended up getting my money back from PayPal.
NO consumer would want to replace a PC with an iPad

Do you know many real people?
Thanks! (and the other guys too, but Dart seems most like what I was looking for ...)
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You think there are no government-driven assassinations even in democraties with "independent" judiciary ? You live in a very safe world, then. This being said, I know nothing about Belize so this comment may or may not apply to that part of the world.
OS X is not that amazing to pay for a premium. I also use Linux, and they are pretty good as well.

Hardware-wise, they are great as long as they can honor the warranty. If I get a defective machine (like in this case) and I had to pay a higher price for a defective hardware, that doesn't make it ok.

Apple is not about better products. It is about better execution of those products. I pay the premium because of Apple's execution.

Agreed, customer support is better on average, but not that much; not enough to justify the premium.

The premium is worth it because of the overall execution of the company. I pay more, but I get an implicit insurance that everything will just work.
Xubuntu 12.10. See my post about my experiences here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4848375
"Loyal developers start to leave the Microsoft platform."

I work with about 10 developers, not a single one has even mentioned trying Windows 8 or VS 2012. We all have our own MSDN licenses so it's not a money issue. Everything we do runs on .NET, SQL Server, Windows Server, etc, and it runs well, it's just no one seems to care about the new stuff. I stopped getting excited about MS stuff maybe about 2 years ago but that's because I became an OSS snob, that's not what's happening to the otherwise happy MS stack devs I know, I'm not really sure what it is.
Fundamentally, is this a problem with eBay/PayPal or how credit card companies deal with chargebacks (and eBay/PayPal simply having to parrot the same model)?

As part of a large OTA, I've dealt with credit card chargebacks in the travel industry and it's really not pretty. As soon as a chargeback is received by the bank, you, the merchant, are presumed guilty. It's up to you to prove your "innocence". The buyer can simply claim one of the many frivolous reasons without providing an iota of proof and you'll be stuck with providing reams of paperwork - chargeslip, e-ticket, boarding pass, verification from airline that the passenger boarded the plane, etc. etc.
I am embarassed for Microsoft, this reads like a local political mud-slinging ad. Since when is Google Search a public service like plumbing anyways? No one turned over a rock and found the words "You have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit to do online shopping with completely unsponsored results."

If someone is typing "sale on X product", they are probably not looking for the type of company with a version of X product that doesn't have the marketing budget to bid on google search-in other words, they are looking for a mr. coffee or a keurig, not a pristine, well engineered french press.
The risk is in abandoning your good job at a stable firm working for a known, reasonable entity for a pot shot that could be just about anything and statistically will most likely fail, taking you down with it since you're being paid $60,000 below market according to the owner's own admission.

It's amazing that people don't think that is worth considering.
Ask HN: API for voice recognition?
Hey is anyone familiar with any API or way to recognize different people's voice.
Or at least given two audio files differentiate between the two-- and match a third to whichever is more similar?
Haswell will fix this. Microsoft does well when it designs for next year's hardware - sell to the enthusiasts, then wait for the masses to upgrade into their maw.
You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia"
True, but it is still a significant fact. "this year" means "in the past 11 months," which is a large enough time frame to be noteworthy.
Fixed link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridges_Law_of_Headlines
The post I linked in my OP has a full build guide, if that's what you're looking for.
Surface is available only through Microsoft, and the limited distribution is going to make it a nonplayer this holiday season. The more powerful Surface Pro -- fueled by Windows 8 Pro to give a more complete PC-like experience than today's Surface -- will be out next month, all but killing demand for the less powerful Surface that's available now.

Bingo! Surface-RT made it in time for the holiday season... but Surface-Pro did not. Cue the Osborne Effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Computer_Corporation#Th....
In this situation, I did not receive compensation because of my employment agreement with my then-current employer. That was my choice, and I'm sure we could have figured something else out.

I have seen candidates handle it differently, though - one potential hire we paid for a 3-week engagement as a contractor, for example.
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Let me answer my own question: apparently the xbox 360 controller is the only one supported.

Source: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/bigpicture/discussions/1/88...
Hey, love the site, ui is smooth, responsive, and data seems to be loading really fast. Incredibly polished. Do you mind sharing what technologies/frameworks you're using in your stack?
Way to go Github! I think it is quite clear that pull requests are the best feature of Github and a boon to the OSS community in general. This feature is a welcome tightening.
Would love to hear Dave's experiences with moving the backend from ruby to golang, can you make sure he does actually publish those blog articles?
I've experienced something similar. My grandma recently got into computers because of being able to stream her favorite shows on demand. She now also has an iPad where she can watch her shows and play casual games (solitaire/bejeweled/etc). This is a person who has never really used computers before.
My mom is another case. Never used computers seriously other than a rare web lookup, until I got her an iPad. She too now does casual gaming and streams shows.
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As a programmer, I always want a powerful, open computer that I can do anything on. So it is taking a long time to dawn on me that the typical American (and I don't know enough about other cultures to speak of them) would much rather have a trendy, hip, portable iPad than a "full" computer. It's not like they're going to learn to program it or anything.

I'm sure this has been obvious for a long time to non-programmers who are observing, but I'm glad I'm at least becoming aware now.
To add to the ten foot comments, since big picture hit the steam beta, there's been files and directories floating around in the steam install folder called tenfoot, so it is indeed just the internal name for big picture.
this is effing amazing. it's site control for dumbasses with a simple yet familiar interface of dropbox. #LOVE IT
We are trying to have all the tools available in ADT/monitor. Systrace can actually be invoked directly from ADT/monitor, there's a button in the toolbar for this.
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Any examples anyone can show?
I'd be interested to see how these pages perform.
-webkit-text-size-adjust: none;

This CSS rule in that site is the worst kind of CSS rule; one that disables basic browser functionality.
And with that statement you just exposed how ignorant you really are

I don't have any strong opinions about either ThinkPads or MacBooks, but I do care about HN. If you're not trying to be civil, please try. If you are trying, please try harder. Thanks.
It's been flat for investors for a decade.
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Surface Pro will sell even less than Surface RT. rumored price & battery life are already seriously hampering any lust people might have had for it.
If I have 1k to spend, I'd rather get a proper ultra-book.
It can be argued that patents are more effective for older fields than new ones. In 1992 people where building high quality cars engines that are much like today's engines and all patents protecting a 1992 engine has expired. So, any new patent must be a non obvious improvement on a fairly high quality design. Software and DNA patents can still cover obvious things because the field has moved so rapidly.

However, it seems like most fields are integrating improvements from computing so there is a lot of low hanging fruit out there.
but.. it just allow static content, good to make it a CDN :D
Mnyeh. I would prefer a hardware switch, preferably located on the case. "Boot: LOCK | UNLOCK". Then you never have to curse someone for buying the wrong system.
Not to be confused with flood fill (for some reason I read it that way the first time through)
Which is doubly ironic... the broken promise of the Pro is likely to kill both the RT and the Pro.
Apple's stock trajectory over the last few years is nothing short of ridiculous, which is not the case of MSFT's stock.
The same thing happened to me with a BlackBerry a few years back. Somehow my Paypal account was limited immediately afterwards, and thus my eBay account was limited by virtue of connection.

I have no respect for either of these companies.
I wonder, why webkit made this in first place!
How did you get Linux on a USB drive? That in itself is a PITA and an obstacle for me.

Personally, I think having to specifically enable boot-from-USB in the BIOS is a very valuable security measure. However, I do support the ability of everyone to control their own PC.
ChromeOS devices have a hardware "developer mode" switch serving the same purpose; I'd love to see the same switch controlling Secure Boot and related technologies on a UEFI system.
> Facebook, Email, Internet, etc.

I can only believe you're writing this as "a lot of people" would, and not seriously...
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Their recommendations use Echonest, and as far as I know so do Rdio and Spotify. You can access those recommendations via an API for free!
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Houston,TX needs one.
Not really. I've seen plenty of extensions to the glyphicons released with Twitter Bootstrap that match the style. I use such an extension in one of my projects.

I really don't see how design is different than a coding style in that aspect.
> there's (at least) a third option – a service that doesn't skim so much off the top

I don't disagree with this at all. But I don't read the comment I was responding to as having come from the thought process of

"If Visa/MC charged a 1.5% cut instead of 2.5%, the economy would be 1.5% more productive than it is now, which means that, compared to that more enlightened hypothetical world, the non-Visa/MC portion of the economy is only 97.5% what it should be."

If you think credit is related to the size of the economy (and I do), you need to ask, where did that 2.5% number come from? Saying that Visa's entire fee represents nothing but a drag on the economy is very much of a piece with the historical loathing of merchants and usurers, who, as anyone could see, did not create value.
You should disable the app once the limit is reached. Simply inspecting the modal/overlay in chrome or firebug will let you delete the node and continue to use the app without ever logging in/signing up.
So very refreshing to see a response to a (self-acknowledged) lack of citation which is helpful and advances the discussion rather than snarky or negative.

I very much appreciate the high quality of discourse hn makes possible (despite the fact that the actual quality varies wildly).
Yea but if they mainly aggregate music blogs, then it's more in line with hypem.com.
apparently if they get him he'll be given a 90 day trial...
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My parents had the same exact issue. I use dropbox for that. I just change the size of all the images to 1024x768 and share a folder with them with all the pictures. It works marvelously!
I guess that's somewhat similar, but it still costs $5k. I was thinking more of a group that gets together and codes for a few weeks, and somehow finds a mentor to help them when they're stuck.
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This whole thing is hilarious: http://www.whoismcafee.com/another-apology/

Also, why does he have like 40 ways to share an article? I'd never even heard of half of these social networks.
30 minutes of entertaining and nostalgic gameplay = one enthusiastic upvote.
Link to original article:

http://qz.com/32922/here-comes-the-first-real-alternative-to...

More "vaporware":

"Although we didn’t have a chance to talk about a new Mac Pro at today’s event, don’t worry as we’re working on something really great for later next year."
ex.fm is a music blog aggregator: http://ex.fm/about
Don't worry. The fanboys will still be fawning over it like it's the greatest "invention" since sliced bread
This is basically the path I've followed (I guess I'm at your stage 2?), and I can't recommend it enough. I've worked with 3 developers now, and talked to God knows how many more, and while I think my current developer may end up being a fit as a true partner/co-founder, I'm really thankful I didn't jump into bed with either of the original two I was working with for various reasons (limited technical skills, lack of dedication, etc).

It's very easy to say "get a cofounder". Finding a worthwhile partner is much harder.
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It has the same battery life as the 11 inch Macbook Air and very similar specs across the board.

In what way is it not a proper ultra-book ?
Did you get much / any negative sentiment?
Maybe I just don't get it, but who is the target audience for something like this ?
I don't know for sure, because I don't own a tablet, but I'd guess that "fully functional" would be technical impossibility at this time.
I still want secure boot, but with my own keys!
Be careful of this route. Make sure any internship you offer fits into the legal guidelines of the US Department of Labor:
http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.htm#.UL1vs4Yt...
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You are missing the real reason iPads sell well. "trendy, hip" is only part of it. Easy to use and simple is a much bigger part, and arguably contributes to "trendy, hip" more than any sort of consumer gadget fashions.
I posted this above, but to reiterate: Be very careful about hiring interns. You cannot just hire someone to be free labor. According to Federal regulations, you must receive "no immediate advantage from the activities of the intern; and on occasion its operations may actually be impeded".

Trust me, I'd love to hire some marketing interns to free work for my startup's launch, but that's just not legal.
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There is some bug in this song showing Javascript code instead of the description: http://2u.fm/genres/classic-rock#song-38265

Pretty nice site; would be nice to be able to login using Twitter.
Its not about trendy or hip (those are generally ways people insult mere mortals), it is about appliances versus computers. We can now build a device that does 95% of the things a PC does and is very easy to learn to use because of touch. PC's are devices of the twilight zone that require a priesthood to maintain and use. Never mind the rituals (always check your virus protection, watch out for e-mail attachments, reboot if it locks).

Get in most cars and they are automatics even though car lovers despise non-manuals. Gear heads still exist, but it gets harder now. Basic education opportunities have disappeared from most high schools. Look at the car ecosystem and see where computers are headed.
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For those without time to check them out... paperplane.io is pretty much exactly the same as site44 except it's $9/mth. pancake.io is a little different - seems to be aimed at hosting markdown formatted files and allowing you to either link directly to them or embed a little widget on another site linking to the files you have hosted on dropbox (sorted by most recently edited etc)
> They "did not" stock 8GB models, or SSD models. Not "were out of", but did not.

This is a Retina MacBook Pro, not the "traditional" MacBook Pros with the optical drive. All Retina MacBook Pros have SSDs, so I'm not sure what models you were looking at. In any event, Apple does carry the fully maxed out Retina MacBook Pro in the stores. I know because I bought one myself.
A Microsoft Surface?

Disclosure: I recently accpeted a position at MSFT (not related to Surface) and am drinking the koolaid.
It's not hard at all. In Ubuntu you can set up a live USB using the Ubuntu Live USB creator[0]. More directions in the Ubuntu docs[1]. On Windows, there's the LinuxLive USB Creator[2].

0: https://launchpad.net/usb-creator

1: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/FromUSBStick

2: http://www.linuxliveusb.com/
Wish to bet on that? I'll take you up on it. We can use http://longbets.org/
im thinking of getting a Surface Pro as a laptop replacement

i find that i just use my laptop with docks now anyway..
Sounds very useful, but can't you just put pages in your public folder?
Most likely the audacious ideas like rocket to Mars come from Elon Musk and, Elon has the track record to not have to go lean.. If Rajesh proposed a rocket to mars, security will be called. But Elon must have also broken down spaceX to a process of validating some definition of MVP (power sub systems, insulation, inertial navigation and other fancy terms) that adds to the final product.. Overall I feel Erics lean startup approach is much more reliable that the deterministic approach used by investors to pick the winner based on how young the team is, since when they coded, where they dropped out off and how much in the fringe the idea is..
I can only say I admire your determination here. In this specific case I have no or very little doubt that your suspicion is correct, especially in the light of later edits above. I think that I personally wouldn't be able to reframe the situation and change my way of thinking just because I was shown that it is possible. I suspect I wouldn't even want to, and it's not a noble thing to do, and I know this, but I think I still wouldn't be able to stop. I just wanted to say that I'm really impressed that you were able to overcome these emotions, really, honestly impressed.
I agree. The consistency of their changes that always disadvantage small sellers, reveals intent.

But I don't agree with your suggestion that eBay-PayPal is doing this just because they are greedy. I think eBay-PayPal is run by people who take the Elite viewpoint - they dislike that the Internet is giving so much freedom and empowerment to the common people. And they want to reverse that.

Ebay originally provided a new and wonderful thing - a facility for individuals to trade easily with each other worldwide. I think that eBay has for a few years now been doing their best to destroy this capability, without being too obvious about their intent.

Another comment I have, is that eBay's practices are a very good proof of the social evils that result from software method and business practice patents. If others could provide a trading service that competed with eBay, but was sane and helpful to customers, eBay would be out of business so fast they'd wonder what hit them. (And same for PayPal.)
That is because Microsoft had already had it's crazy growth in the 80s and 90s while Apple came out of it's death throes in the 2000s. Not to mention that MSFT gives dividends out to stockholders which keeps rewarding the shareholders and the stock price down.
It's not just "these days." Journalism has always suffered from linkbait, although they called it other things, like "sensationalism," back in The Day. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_journalism. Even the august Joseph Pulitzer engaged in it.