skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
This would be the same Col. Grossman who did the talk-show circuit after Columbine explaining all about how Doom made them do it, correct?
Or on TMZ.com...

(Put another way: the right of publicity will limit commercial use of Instagram photos, at least in the states that recognize it. But TMZ is editorial use, not commercial use.)
> you'll bring your 7" or 10" tablet home, plug it into its dock (a-la laptop docks now), which will hook it up to your full size mouse and keyboard, and your 27" high resolution monitor.

Why stop there? The dock will probably have its own processor that can run the tablet apps faster, possibly enabling desktop features. Microsoft could really push this because they own the desktop market but have a weak toehold in the tablet market.
Insurance doesn't pay for intentional acts and criminals don't buy insurance. Sorry, this idea is ridiculous.
Wait don't we already do this and accuse proponents of SOPA etc. of curbing our freedom under the excuse of piracy?
Analysis of Audio Codecs supported by portable MP3 players & smart-phones
I know it's not the same, but I've always felt something like this about math. I've been a math nerd since I was 4 or less, so there are a lot of concepts that come pretty natural to me, despite being difficult for a lot of people; I think that's caused because I started so early that the knowledge is ingrained into my brain almost as deeply as my mother language (Spanish, by the way).

However, math is a lot unlike language, because, with math, knowledge grows infinitely; but a language is finite, especially with regard to the grammar. That's why I avoid using the term "bilingual" when I speak to another people, even if inside my head it makes a lot of sense.
Sense of decency often loses against profit. That's why I think this quote from RMS is relevant when it comes to the old "if you don't like it, don't use it":

"All in all, I think it is a mistake to defend people's rights with one
hand tied behind our backs, using nothing except the individual option
to say no to a deal. We should use democracy to organize and together
impose limits on what the rich can do to the rest of us. That's what
democracy was invented for!"
W3C finalizes HTML5 specification
UIAM you can't publish an advertisement with someone in it until they sign a model release form.
Well, managing to stay alive for 3 years is something... ultimately when you're doing a startup, either you believe in the product (and by proxy, the management), or you don't.

And you should be asking them these questions.
I wouldn't much care about my Facebook statuses somehow being used as advertising, or even my tweets for that matter. They're just things I've said publicly and social networks have trained me not to expect any control over them anymore.

On the other hand, photos are much more personal: they're works of art, at their own level.

So I think whether you care or not depends not only on your stance regarding privacy and all that, but also how you frame your use of Instagram: is it a way to post status updates disguised as photos, or photos disguised as status updates?
So who receives the insurance claim? If I shoot my mother in law, does my wife as an only child get a check?
What to Expect from PHP 5.5
> This is still Euler integration, which has poor accuracy whenever the derivative varies with time.

Which is why decoupling the physics delta from the rendering framerate is important. The author mentions Quake (id Tech 1, 2 or 3 ?), and I seem to recall id Tech 4 (Doom 3) was the first id Tech engine that implemented that.
You supposedly read and agreed to the TOS, aren't they effectively giving your permission?
Decency does lose against short-term profit, esp. when we're talking about public companies. However, there are companies that somehow strike a better deal with their shareholders and try not to screw their customers all the time.

I found Roger Martin's book "Fixing the Game" to descibe interesting case studies and proposals on how to fix the short-term greed problem. Perhaps Instagram's board should read it?

For such simple services, reputation is all there is. Building next photo sharing service is easy (perhaps already free on github?) and competitors are waiting for Instagram's slippage.
But it is possible, while with the so called web applications you are limited to what the browser thinks you want to do.
The Freemium Model that wasn’t
This should have been tried before a different judge. The jury misconduct claims also reflect on judge Koh, she has a stake in letting her old verdict stand.
This is the end game as I see it and I'm pretty convinced this is what Microsoft is planning for. If that's the way it goes, they have a huge head start over Apple who are insisting on keeping OSX and iOS separate.

I don't see much of an advantage for Microsoft here. Metro is another world than the traditional desktop, and Metro applications are only really fit for tablets and phones. So, a hybrid will probably keep a desktop/tablet UI separation.

Since iOS and OS X build on the same technologies, Apple could, if they wanted to, release a hybrid system in no time. In fact, the iPhone/iPad simulator already uses Cocoa Touch on the same architecture and platform as OS X.

Besides that, Apple has an App Store filled with tablet apps and desktop apps. Not just tablet apps.
Coincidently, do you know name of the font used on maps in LOTR/Hobbit movies?

For example: http://ii.wbshop.com/fcgi-bin/iipsrv.fcgi?FIF=/images/warner...
Maybe to protect rhinos, a bunch of balloons would do? Or satellites if they get ever more cheap?
>It's amazing what power we gain in becoming paying customers instead of the product being sold.

Since when did customer have any power what so ever in regard to products and services? DRM'infested products, streaming services that throw anti-piracy ads down consumers throat, and other similar things.

Paying for a product or service don't mean that a company will suddenly start acting ethical.
This is going to get interesting.

I know several professional photographers who use Instagram regularly (and are worth following). I suspect this will not sit well with some of them. I'm especially curious if Instagram will let people leave and remove their old photos easily.

Some of them also post professional images they've imported from their computer (not just phone images).

For example, here's an image taken by Jose Villa (high-end wedding photographer) for Williams Sonoma's gift registry:
http://instagram.com/p/STxUVcrodv/

What's gonna happen when IG sells ads with those kind of images?
Well sure, and we've been seeing the revenue frog boiling for some years now, but companies will eventually get too greedy, and an ungreedy alternative will steal everybody away. Instagram is a gimmick that pretty much anybody can copy, and the network (FB) is pretty much the only gateway to the future they have, and is the only edge they have over anybody else. I wouldn't be surprised if a Hipstamatic resurgence gets fed by the mere ability to display pics in Twitter cards. Nobody cares about the URL.
Sears built the reputation of Craftsman tools based on their unconditional lifetime guarantee; They also created a cottage industry of people searching yard sales, thrift stores and scrapyards for rusted old tools. A British clothing retailer (Marks & Spencer) was famous for an extremely liberal refund policy, which also made them a magnet for shoplifters and petty fraudsters.

I'm sure Amazon know how much this sort of fraud is costing them. I'm sure they've calculated that it's worth the cost, at least for now. Shrinkage is just another cost of doing business.
The point about the model release form is interesting. While you can sign away your own rights to your photos, you can't sign away the rights of friends and strangers who appear in them.

According to Wikipedia[1]:

"Publishing an identifiable photo of a person without a model release signed by that person can result in civil liability for whoever publishes the photograph."

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_release
Interesting - I think this is a nice move considering the rise of social media space. The data may not be perect now but over time I expect it to be good.
I work in the financial services sector now. We see the same thing with maths, stats and finance as well as electronics. People can't even do basic projection calculations such as TVM because they don't know what a logarithm is.

True knowledge is rotting.

The only advantage is that if you know your shit, then you're in an incredibly better situation than anyone else.
Instagram’s Policy Changes: Is It Time To Move Everything To Our Pockets?
You guys are the best box throwers ever. <3
As soon as i read that FB was buying Instagram i quit and deleted my Instagram account. It was too predictable that something like this will happen.

Mark Zuckerberg is in a horrible position. I bet he would love to just build a cool and useful product. Instead he is damned to roll out all these awful money making features. And quick. Not only for his investors but also for the staff that owns FB stock.

How smooth could FB move along if their investors trusted them like they trust Jeff Bezos and his very long-term view.
"but not very copyediting"?
AlloyUI - A Framework Built On Top Of YUI3 To Build Highly Scalable Applications
Yeah, it's a lot of throwing going on. =) And less tower building..
F doesn't look like E ?
I wonder what this means for http://instaprints.com.
via: http://www.functionn.in/2012/12/alloyui-framework-built-on-t...

Seems like some very prominent companies using it. Most notable ones are T-Mobile, Volkswagen and Cisco.

Looks like a mature project.
The cart process was fine. Maybe more visuals like "buying now without registration", which I think is possible, would be good. Decrease people's pain as much as possible !
Darpa planning 100 Gbps wireless
How smooth could FB move along if their investors trusted them like they trust Jeff Bezos and his very long-term view.

I never looked at it that way. Great thought.
From a much much more cynical view: Democracy was created so the rich could convince a majority to tie the hands of a minority.
The prototype invisibility cloak
Canadian design firm “Hiperstealth” demonstrated its unique design, elastic materials, “Quantum Stealth” (“Quantum secrecy”). This material is unique in that it can bend light rays and fit into the environment. The result is a convincing illusion of invisibility, which will be the envy of realism even Harry Potter with his miserable cinematic gown
Beautiful. Love the fact that out of habit I pressed Cmd+D to delete the line and it worked :) Nice work
Adjust your funding models for data-centre procurement
> Let's replay this for a minute

I'm sorry but this replay is incorrect. I said from the start "all guns are bad". I don't think you should get rid of only "automatic" or only "semi-automatic" or only "rifles" or what have you. I think you (you being the US) should ban every single gun, no matter its mode of operation, where it's made, etc. Ban, buy-back, destroy.

I used "automatic" for emphasis in my first comment (a bad idea, I see this now ;-) and the pro-gun cohort jumped on this word to try to disqualify me and any further comment I could make: "he couldn't shoot himself out of a paper bag, don't listen to this guy".

If this is what you truly think, fine, but don't make me say I advocate (or advocated at any point in this discussion) the ban of specific guns. I advocate the ban of ALL guns, and even more importantly, I think you will not see the end of this until you change, or more to the point eradicate the whole "gun culture" and "shooting is fun" and "guns are cool" memes.

The only purpose of guns is to kill people (not "shoot pumpkins" -- but thanks for the invite). They are useful to people whose job it is to kill people (namely, the army; the police, I'm not so sure). Every other citizen should not have guns (ANY gun).

This is the policy implemented successfully in the UK and Australia, two English-speaking countries and the closest allies of the US (surely you can relate to the country of Churchill?)

See

http://www.slate.com/blogs/crime/2012/12/16/gun_control_afte...

and

http://www.economist.com/blogs/lexington/2012/12/gun-control

But unfortunately I also think this sane policy will not happen, as does The Economist.

That's a shame but in the end it's your problem, not mine. Just make sure your gun cabinet is locked, and that one of your distant nephews who's been on Prozac for years without you noticing, doesn't get hold of the key.
Indianapolis to Swap All City Vehicles for EVs and Hybrids
Defence of the GPL realm (Interview with Bradley Kuhn)
So the claim that Instagram is establishing the right to sell your photos is supported in the article with this language:

It says that "a business or other entity may pay us to display your... photos... in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you."

I read this as intended to say "when we display your photos (as part of our own service), we may serve up ads to be displayed next to them and not give you a cut of the proceeds".

I don't mean to argue that the language can't be interpreted to let FB sell the pictures but it doesn't look to me as intended for that purpose.

In any case, the usual scenario of virtualized user outrage will be followed by backpedaling by Instagram. 2% of the user base will vow to never use the servie again, and then all will go on as before.
Goodwill is earned, not given. In what way has Microsoft earned any in the last 20 years or so? Burned bridges don't spontaneous get rebuild just because one don't carry torches anymore.

I must also object to call windows 8 a innovative move forward. I have yet to see any evidence to suggest it's anything but a move backward. The question one should ask here is, if one put the same energy to polishing windows 7 and windows 8, who would come out on top in usability, stability and security? My money would be on windows 7.
Here's How Your Smartphone Is Ruining Your Sex Life
Ever Heard of Baby Hiccups?
Yes, fully agree. Additionally the decline for Microsoft is good for us all, as it results in vendor diversification which bears choice, robustness (no single target), faster rate of improvement and competitive market dynamics.
in the lwn comments (https://lwn.net/Articles/529506/) yet another time someone answers the question on what's the difference to nvidia's and afs' non-gpl kernel modules. (in short: without doubt not derivative works, because they had to be ported to linux).
This has already been tried by OQO in the early 2000's. Verdict was: it was a nice concept, but ultimately didn't work real well. The OXO ran a full copy of Wondows, so you theoretically had the same experience with the small built in screen and the full docked mode. Unfortunately, getting things switched from tablet to PC mode didn't seem to work real well. Ultimately, the tablet was too big and the docked PC was underpowered.

If you want a dock able experience, I think we'll see something closer to the Linux transformer tablets. It is an ordinary tablet, but when plugged into a dock, the dock has a more powerful processor (and more energy hungry) and takes over. In this mode, the tablet isn't much more than an external hard drive. I think it was Lenovo that made these, but I can't remember.
What I am trying to figure out is: does this apply to 'private' accounts as well? I see no statement that seems to exempt private accounts from these new policies, but would definitely like to hear a conclusive statement regarding this.
Let them sell one with your kid then you can sue their ass off.
I'm grateful for the competition, even if Google didn't really need it to drive the state of the art forward thus far.
Like I said, works for me - I have a very high metabolism, so I don't get put on a lot of weight if I pig out with pizza once a week whilst I'm burnt out. You could try buying yourself that new watch you've always wanted. Anything which you feel is a reward.
As I said, I'm an Android user primarily because it gives me much more freedom without rooting, and the few iOs devices I have (and hardly use) are not jail-broken. But people I've met who jail-break their iPhones do it mainly to pirate apps.
Are you perhaps confusing Armin with the creator of another Python web framework? One of the things I love about werkzeug and Flask is the relative absence of magic. Compared to many other popular web frameworks, his projects are extremely Pythonic.
Is that app on github or something? Would love to try it.
Boost Your Wi-Fi Signal With a Beer Can
This was a fascinating article, astonishing that companies can get away with this level of corruption still. I struggle to believe that Walmart don't do this in other markets, especially other developing economies.

People who are fans of this style of journalism should check out http://longform.org for an archive of it. I'm not connected to it, just a fan.
I'm looking forward to seeing similar things happen to Apple.
This is really cool. Perhaps you could add some indicator that a box is under force by one or multiple users - just arrows, or even a colored pattern representing stress by conflicting force vectors.
Design Challenge (Festive fun)
It is Christmas and we thought it would be fun to have a digital marketing related film poster design challenge...

All is explained at http://www.browsermedia.co.uk/2012/12/04/introducing-film-posters-2-0/ and we would love it if you wanted to take part.

Get those creative juices flowing.

Happy Christmas to everyone.
You say it like they have a reason to!? Amazon had a solid plan.

I think facebook could make quite a bit of money if they charged for their developer API.
I was dead wrong on what the issue was, but the actual explanation does actually hint that that doing error-prone calculation (such as deserialization) to magically calculate a property is not a good idea. I haven't seen the .json property used before but that only shows that I haven't looked into that many frameworks.

I'm not sure why java uses .length for arrays and .size() for collections ... but could it be that it was for similar reasons?
In interviews, council members said they viewed Wal-Mart’s proposal through the prism of lingering resentments toward their public markets. Residents had long complained about vendors inflating prices and rigging scales. They liked the way Wal-Mart challenged the old irritants of the Mexican shopping experience — stores that do not list prices; stores with no parking; stores with musty display cases.

I can relate to the above here in Bangladesh. The local grocery chains as well as the mom and pop stores are notorious for price discrepancies but worse than that - they sell food that has been adulterated and even laced with chemicals. With Wal-Mart consumers would at least get better quality food relative to those sold by local businesses.
A billion dollars?
A goal would be nice like the tallest stack or something.
The Unforeseeable Plaintiff
Why is he even using Instagram? Doesn't seem like he used any filter there, did he? Seems like he's just using it to promote his own DSLR-made photos. Google+ might be a better target for that kind of community.
Knowing where to look and what order to do things in is the key to success on this. Without understanding in a reasonable order you're screwed, hence your Vcc problem. If you dredge through the basics up to BJTs, you would suddenly realise that it's "voltage common collector" (or +v). This kind of demonstrates my point. This is no personal reflection of your progress - just an observation.

With all the free resources out there, it's probably best to do the following. This is my personal recommendation and it's what I throw people towards who want a solid understanding of the subject:

1. Start with Khan Academy and do at least up to the end of Linear Algebra. Make sure you cover trig as well. Do the first few sections on arithmetic with a calculator or skip them if you can't be bothered. Arithmetic isn't all that important in maths. Grab a reasonably new Casio calc with solver and calculus functions such as FX-991ES as well.

2. Pick up the NEETS guides from [1] and work through the first module [2] until you get a rough understanding of what electricity is. Some eye openers in there which surprise a lot of people.

3. Grab a copy of "the art of electronics" and the associated student guide and work through the latter using the former as a reference ONLY (seriously the latter is an awesome book which contains some real practical hints and tips that are missing from everything else). The main art of electronics is a disjoint mess of information but the student guide uses the right approach.

4. Move slowly to AC circuits, referring back to Khan Academy if you get stuck on the maths and NEETS as the fundamental information.

5. Rinse and repeat. You will be able to chose your own path when you get through those bits.

Also, best advice in the world - buy an analogue oscilloscope - an old 25MHz one can be had on ebay for virtually nothing. It doesn't have to be a nice one - just something that works. I've got one that is 35 years old that is fine - it cost me $20! Ignore those digital ones - they're a piece of shit unless you want to spend upwards of $500.

You can probably do the whole series in a year or so with $100-200 investment which is less than an iPhone.

If you get royally stuck, visit http://forum.allaboutcircuits.com/ and there are plenty of us who will help you out.

[1] http://www.phy.davidson.edu/instrumentation/NEETS.htm

[2] When I say work through the modules, I mean buy some components and actually build some stuff and play with it rather than just mindlessly sap up the theory.
I've always had issues with certain details on Flickr (perhaps since the Yahoo acquisition; I honestly can't remember what was just carried over) such as the inability to download all your photos at once for backup, lockout of your own photos when your pro membership expires (combined with the aforementioned non-feature), and some other things. But as far as I can tell, the community is definitely there. Whenever I am doing research on1 particular piece of equipment or materials (chemicals mostly) I'll often find a fairly helpful discussion on Flickr, and with plenty of well-tagged shots to back it up.

Earlier this year while I was staying in Ginza for the weekend a spring popped inside one of my lenses. I have some experience repairing and rebuilding mechanical SLRs (not so much lenses) but without any tools or parts I was hoping to find a repair shop nearby that wouldn't break the bank. Ended up finding a pic on Flickr from someone who had the same issue a few years ago of him and the repairman with his Victor Hasselblad diploma, and his business card. Totally random place on the 8th floor in San-chome, but he was a great guy who I never would've met if not for that post.