skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
And for god sake am I sick of brushed aluminum. I find it ironic that a platform that so many artists use has the most boring appliance like look possible.

That's not irony. That's misapplication of personal preferences.

Also, what is the obsession with OSX? It's just a more limited version of Linux with a bad window manager.

With actual software support. And developers who show attention to detail in the presentation of their software. Some people, and I am among them, find that gratifying, and it makes me happy. Even if I could get Photoshop on a Linux machine (and, FWIW, if you suggest WINE you'll be demonstrating exactly what I mean), I would still gravitate to OS X. Because using it makes me happy and using even modern Linux distributions frustrates me.
> One of the somewhat frustrating assumptions running through your posts is that everyone materially gives a damn about the "control" of your window managers--as if the window manager is of more bracing importance than the applications running within. For you it may be, but to post as if this is a universal case is a little much.

Well, we're specifically discussing window management, not the software running within. A comparison of Linux and OS X software is a completely different conversation.

> I found it actively tiring and demanding of micromanagement to work with it.

This is a common complaint, and all I can say to you, in the spirit of Steve Jobs, is that you're "doing it wrong". If you're actively managing windows with a tiling window manager, then that defeats the whole point of using the software. The idea is to have predetermined rules for how your windows will be arranged, and then not rearrange them at all (or rarely).

The whole reason for Xmonad having its config file in Haskell, an actual programming language, and not just a flat file with some settings, is so that you are not limited in the logic by which your windows are managed. Granted, this does require you to learn Haskell, which is probably Xmonad's biggest practical weakness. A similar window manager written in a more popular and approachable language, such as Python, would probably have a lot more users while only sacrificing a few things.

> the general lack of user focus

That's quite ironic, given that this entire thread is the result of Apple ignoring user interests.
Well, to be trollish :), he also didn't want it because:

1 - With TCO, there would be no more "recursiveFunction recursiveFunction recursiveFunction" x 1000 stack traces. Which apparently is bad. Might force someone to use a debugger, you know.

2 - Non-standard Python implementers won't be competent enough to code it, so it's best he doesn't force them to.

3 - He doesn't believe in recursion. He doesn't like it. I mean, the look of it. It's too nerdy.

4 - He made a bad choice in basing his language in dynamic binding. He recognises it, says it's horrible style, un-pythonic, but won't make it go away because users, users, yadda yadda. All this from someone whose job description is BDFL ;)

Yeah, I'm bitter about some minor quirk no one cares about, but... you know, I might have preferred a "I can't be arsed to do it" answer. Those arguments are pretty laughable.
I started trying out IntelliJ a month back after having used eclipse for over 8 yrs. in the past my migration was never successful because I never tried to solve the initial hiccups or give myself a fair chance at getting used to IntelliJ.

But I can say, 3 days into giving IntelliJ that fair chance, I cannot even think of going back to eclipse despite our project using a lot of AspectJ where eclipse scores better.

In fact, today almost my entire team has gone out and bought personal licenses based on all that they have been hearing about IntelliJ from me.
In your world, there are two kinds of companies: those so small that nobody will notice when they commit torts, and those of Google's scale.
As far as I can tell, tiling window managers are the ultimate antithesis of micromanagement. What could you possibly be spending your time doing with it? It's like saying an automatic transmission makes you micromanage.
> Well, we're specifically discussing window management, not the software running within.

We are? I wasn't intending to. Throughout this thread I've attempted to be clear that I was talking about the desktop environment, rather than the window manager; I apologize if I slipped somewhere. Window managers aren't even really on my radar unless it sucks. Like, GNOME's WM--sure, whatever, it's there. I don't even really think about it. It's what I'm trying to do with it that drives me batshit. I don't even think about OS X's window manager except on the (fairly rare) occasion that I swipe up for Mission Control and throw a couple windows into another desktop. It's just not a thing to me.

The applications inside, on the other hand...welp.

> The idea is to have predetermined rules for how your windows will be arranged, and then not rearrange them at all (or rarely).

That's not how my brain works. I didn't say Xmonad was wrong, I said it doesn't map to how I think and work.

> That's quite ironic, given that this entire thread is the result of Apple ignoring user interests.

I did say I don't use iDevices anymore. =)
How to advertise your startup (or not)
The specs had changed. Under Kickstarter's TOS, they have to refund.
We disagree. But by all means, go ahead and keep using Open Sans. It's a competently executed font that will make you look like you care about as much about flashy typesetting as Google does. Which is my point.
This is a good question, and the answer is philosophical purity and pragmatism. Philosophically, some people believe that this information should be encapsulated in the HTTP response body, while others believe that they should be able to leverage all of the parts of the HTTP spec including the response headers. Pragmatically, certain environments make it harder or easier to access certain parts of request and response objects, but the lowest common denominator is the body content.
Excellent story telling, beautiful pictures, animations and with minimal clicks.
26 Ah

Edit: Note that this figure is meaningless for discussing energy storage capacity without also specifying a voltage.
I used to do that. That's what Ruhlman says in his sex chicken recipe, too. But boned out and flattened whole chickens make extra extra crispy skin, cook faster, and are especially easy to stuff with butter or sausage.
When Agile Meets Fixed Price Bids
whilst beautiful, I couldn't stay focused on the story long enough to read it all. So I tried my back button. Oops, I went to the top of the page. Back button again.. nope, still on the page.

New York Times, stop hijacking my back button
NSFW: You see what happens?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ausPKEMVk0
What about people who transitioned to OS X before any iOS devices? Are they sadists? That's empty rhetoric. You're just projecting your ideas. OSX is way more pleasant to use than any linux distro. The design-by-committee that happens on most distros doesn't give the best results.

There are plenty of TWMs for OSX if you want it: divvy, sizeup, tyler wm, etc.

> Browsing the web on a retina display is rather jarring

It's exactly the same as browsing on a non-retina display. As in physically exactly.
Slow cookers are only good for braise cuts: beef chuck, chicken thighs, pork shoulder. You want to put some liquid in, but not too much. You want aromatics (a whole head of garlic, an onion). I never put starches in my slow cooker anymore.

The low-temp water bath is definitely much more precise. You can't cook a steak in a slow cooker; the cooker runs near the boiling point of water.
"This looks horrible. I'm going to move it to better show what I want to see and how I want it to look."

I will sacrifice some sheer productive efficiency to have an environment that looks and feels right. Tiling window managers don't get me there, which is why I found myself endlessly screwing with what it was doing with my desktop until I came to the conclusion that I could just not use it and be happier about it (which I did).
I am not really a big fan of stoves, but it looks great- I might try it next week!

Thanks :-)
Without going bough all the receipts, you can't. But can you see any auditors or board members denying the claim?
"Imagine reading a book by Billy where dialog is set off by quotes like normal," Sue said. "But could Billy quote 'something someone said' within a quote and have it make sense?"

"Sure he could," said Joe.

"Ah, but what if there was an apostrophe inside a quote inside a quote in 'Billy's Novel'?" asked Sue.

"That could get confusing," Joe conceeded.

' OR 1=1
Apple iOS 6 Adoption Rate Soars Following Google Maps Release
This is probably the most succinct and intuitive analogy for SQL injection that I've ever seen.
On Christmas day 30,000 children will die around the world from preventable diseases.

Think about that while you stuffing turkey down your pie hole.
IOS 6 Adoption Rates Soar Following Google Maps Release
Source is at: http://www.ibtimes.com/apple-ios-6-adoption-rate-soars-follo... but HN insta-killed it for some reason.
I imagine that investing in both by virtue of Start Fund is considerably different from leading a round for both (as in the case of Picplz and Instagram). There's a much higher level of involvement when you're a company's lead investor.
If you were perfectly happy with the out-of-the-box experience for Linux, why did you need homebrew/macports on OSX?

I've never had any issues with homebrew whatsoever. It's just a thin wrapper for build scripts, it's pretty easy to dig in and see what's going wrong.
It doesn't have to explain why or how, one can infer from the comic that inputting unexpected data into a form will cause an unexpected result.
I guess you used a wildly different from what I use. "Moving things around to better show things" is exactly what you don't have to do with a tiling window manager.
> What about people who transitioned to OS X before any iOS devices? Are they sadists? That's empty rhetoric. You're just projecting your ideas.

Next time, take a second to restrain yourself from hastily typing out a polemic and hitting reply, so that you can reread the post you're replying to. I also mentioned the iPod, which has been around since 2001 and has also played a significant role in the increase in popularity of Macs.

> OSX is way more pleasant to use than any linux distro. The design-by-committee that happens on most distros doesn't give the best results.

From this, it sounds like you're the one projecting your ideas, actually.

> There are plenty of TWMs for OSX if you want it: divvy, sizeup, tyler wm, etc.

Most tiling window managers for OS X don't give you the level of control necessary to make them actually worth it. Sure, some keyboard shortcuts are nice, but that's not the real point.

> It's exactly the same as browsing on a non-retina display. As in physically exactly.

Uh, if it were "physically exactly" the same, then what would be the point of getting a retina display?
Looking at it on the desktop - WOW.

Such a nice design but it's a shame mobile is left out. Something like that is nice to read away from the desktop.
Google, Kurzweil, and the Information Transformation Age
That's not going to happen until all the largest software companies have shored up their infrastructure to the point that they can start ripping off inventors easily by having served them the resources needed to get off the ground and control the internet portals required to do business (by law, because you know fraud and terrorism). That's when software patents will be eliminated and not a minute sooner.
Very simple MongoDB Model in Python
I am curious how long it takes you to completely bone out a chicken. In Chinese Cooking Class, good old Gabriel Chen could do it in a very short period of time.
In the last year I've gotten practically addicted to my Magic Trackpad. I've been using gestures on my MBP for a few years, but when I got the trackpad for my iMac at work last year and stated using it full time... wow.

If I want to play a game, I'll use a mouse. Same with drawing (or I'd get a tablet). But my my daily work of programming, surfing, email, etc the trackpad works great.

But the thing that has me addicted are the gestures. Three finger swipe left or right to go forward/back in Safari, IntelliJ, Mail, and every where else. Four fingers up to trigger Expose to show all my windows. Expand all fingers to show the desktop. Pinch-to-zoom is one I don't use much, but when you want to look at a larger version of a screenshot on a web page it comes in handy.

It seems like such a little thing, but I'm lost without the back/forward gestures. They are second nature to me now, and when I use someone else's computer I'm constantly frustrated by not being able to do it.

I'm sure there are gestures in other OSes at this point. Two-finger scrolling was an instant hit with me. After trying it, the PC laptop solution (special scroll areas on the trackpad) just seemed so pathetic. Two finger right-click was great. I'm still consistently surprised to see relatively new PCs with small trackpads. My boss has a 17" Alienware he bought last year, and it has a much smaller trackpad than the 5" pad on my 15" MBP.

Apple's trackpads are an amazing feature.
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Android App Developer
Something never quite fit with the Expression suite. I'm very glad I never set aside the time to learn it's arcane ways now. It had huge potential, but always fell somewhat short.

Blend was much like Abobe's Catalyst - both products shared a somewhat similar vision, but were also somewhat, evidently, doomed.

The problem I have at the moment is, for doing quick-fire multi-screen, multimedia apps that can take advantage of modern hardware, there's not much left to use. Adobe Flex still seems to be about the best in terms of structure, performance, productivity and reliability.

The only other system I've found vaguely comparable is Ventuz, but this has a fairly high licensing costs, lack of easily available talent and various other complications.
That's cool :) I agree with steveklabnik, I want to see what Balanced can do to learn from Github's experiments in hypermedia APIs
The T430u has the worst screen of any T series.
A lot of people I know put SharePoint on that list many years ago... A lot of people I know also got a decent wage out of it...
It is a great trend of Microsoft to release "free" versions of discontinued software. First Microsoft Money, now Expression Studio. I wonder what their competitors think about it though.
I don't understand. If they can measure and compare the states of two entangled photons to determine that the states are identical, then couldn't they encode information in the intervals between state changes by measuring the photons at a previously agreed upon rate? Or is it simply impossible to impute a state transition on one of the entangled photons?
Online rights: you can copy it, as long as you make 'em laugh
In the last six months I've tried Elementary (closest), Ubuntu (Unity and Kubuntu), Mint (MATE and Cinnamon), and Fedora. None stuck. And it's not really the distributions' fault, but rather the applications and all the little things. Ricardobeat put it nicely elsewhere in the thread: design-by-committee. There isn't a feeling of focus from one end to the other and there is a sense of welcoming to applications with crap UX that do something important. I don't like that, and I don't feel like that's common on OS X (like, even their weird Calendar skin doesn't get in the way of a good application).

It's an OS built by a lot of different people doing lots of parts in different ways. I'm not saying that I was told anything different, that's what it says right on the tin. But I find that doesn't make for a great user experience. (To Elementary's credit, activities where you can stay within the Elementary suite of applications are really pretty nice! But that makes being thrown outside at the likes of GIMP even more jarring.)
Comparing the 1366x768 T430u to the rMBP is pretty hysterical. But hey, screens are screens, right?
I haven't seen the connector myself, but I would not expect it to be devoid of all innovation. But I do find it somewhat disturbing that after 100+ years we're still finding patentable modifications to ordinary low-voltage plugs.

Someone should make a Kickstarter for a compatible charging connector that unambiguously avoids all the patents. Something dirt-simple like just a few bare metal pins sticking out providing voltage and alignment.

Now that would be disrupting the ecosystem.
My will-not-learn-unless-desparate list: Microsoft (star)
At the same time, I imagine he could make a lot of accurate guesses on where the industry is moving. People are not expecting him to be exact so, to me, his response reads like someone who just doesn't want to be wrong. Even if Brad doesn't invest in the short term, he is perfectly capable of giving generalized short term predictions. There are superior less evasive answers from other investors for anyone who is looking.
(And now my hopes are dashed...)
There's no reason to be bothered by people creating a project in their own vision. No one owes HTML5 Boilerplate anything. FWIW, I'd never heard of it before today, and it looks pretty cool.
Oh, that's very true. We used an internal versioning scheme and it became exceedingly difficult to change all the repo tags, internal references, etc. so we decided to just bite the bullet and use the same scheme publicly and privately. I wouldn't have done this if we could go back in time, but you know what they say about hindsight :)
The "Ja-pan #2" is likely in reference to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakitate!!_Japan

From the "List of Ja-pan":
"Ja-pan #2: Suihan ja-pan (a Suihan is any automatic rice-cooker)recipe in chapter 13"
But you do. "I want this to be wider." "I want this to be taller." It's not just layers and visibility.
Kind of guessed this was going to happen as soon as I saw Blend as part of VS2012. Glad I didn't spend much time with these tools.
Арт Комплект "Photoshop Professional" - Обучающий видеокурс 2012
And their mobile version of the page is utterly crap on a mobile device. I wished they just served up the normal version and ignor the user agent.
Been using IFTTT since the beginning and asking them how I can throw money at them because I need them to remain functional.

I use them to backup all my social media onto my wordpress blog which in turn is a record of everything that happens to me in my life.

Cheap quick scraper for a few websites to monitor items that I want to buy and get cellphone notification the moment they are posted.

It's a good glue.
It's not a bad idea, I can see how it would be very useful for some people.

The thing I'm having a problem with is they must have seen this coming. Everyone knows Apple is a control freak. This was entirely foreseeable, and getting the requirements from Apple shouldn't have been due diligence. At a minimum, they should have planned for this possibility from the get-go.
This looks like CQRS. Very useful pattern where you need to playback transactions or events for any completed unit of work.
I wonder if Facebook still blocks links to youropenbook.org and/or openbook.org.
to quote babbage:

> On two occasions I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question.
That's exactly what "not clear" means. They are claiming that their intentions were not the same as what people thought upon reading their terms. Now, they could be lying about their intentions, but I suppose there's no way to prove that either way.
21/12/2012 Doomday report
21/12/2012 11:00 AM - doomday report, nothing strange has happened so far in Singapore. What about other places on earth? Keep us up-to-date.
They are active devices.
I think we should probably write about https://github.com/bninja/wac and how our Balanced Python client influences it. Gone are the days when your internal services need to sync on some kind of schema.

We make changes to our internal services all the time and HATEOAS allows us to ensure our services are properly functioning without breaking contractual API obligations.

I can see why most developers resist the urge to try hypermedia APIs and it's honestly because the tooling to build services and clients just aren't there.

This is why I'm a big fan of the https://github.com/rails-api/rails-api project. It's essentially accepting this deficiency, has some brilliant minds behind it and as a consequence, I'm sure the tooling to be built around it will be amazing; it's definitely one to follow.

Some more resources:

* https://github.com/rails-api/rails-api

* http://django-rest-framework.org/
What's happening to super preview? Last time I looked at the expression suite, that looked like a sweet tool.
There's a digital chip within the connector that authenticates the cable and routes the signals to the appropriate pins. This is what they license.
Pretty simple actually.

To stop people damaging their phone. I bought one of those iPhone 5 docks off eBay and threw it away immediately after it started to scratch the pins on the phone.
21/12/2012 5:02 AM in Turkey, Istanbul. Nothing happened.
all the way on the bottom:

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. [...]

oh, irony!
I think this analogy fails. Try this simple experiment. Use that explanation on a non-technical person and see if the understanding is transferred.

Sometimes explaining things to a "non-technical person" is intended to simply to get them to stop asking questions, rather than true enlightenment.
I'm not defending Apple's position here, just trying to imagine how they think.

I love MicroUSB. (In fact, I got a tip that Santa Claus will be bringing everyone in my family MicroUSB cables for Christmas! Shh!) But somehow I still have a big tangle of cables (USB and others) on my desk. Admittedly, none of them are Apple.
No "not clear" means that you (and possibly even a judge) can't understand what rights the license grants. "Unnecessarily sweeping" would seem to be a better description here than "not clear" assuming their intentions were as they say.

The license is not really the place to explain intentions except where they place limits on rights but to define who has what rights. A blog post or a preamble about how the rights they receive will be used is more reasonable for that.
> siphoning all the money through their startup

Their refunding the money.
My first downvote! Thanks for the constructive feedback, stranger.
What am I missing here?

It looks visually great, but aren't we basically looking at text with embedded videos? On Twitter the buzz about this made me this was a brand new way of presenting articles - you know what it reminds me of most? A book.
Wow, this is truly absurd. Just the other day an article at theatlantic.com was posted here (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4935679) and it was advocating exactly this kind of constitutional circumvention behavior.

I think this is the business model devaluing the product. "the Atlantic" both in name and typography wants to evoke a newspaper, but the internet broke the model that allowed newspapers to do real journalism.
In Taipei - Nothing either, it is a beautiful day.
It's pretty easy to confuse bootstrap with the ideas & technologies on which it is built.
1% of Domains Drive Over 70% of Referring Traffic
So sexy.
or adobe + photoshop, adobe + illustrator, adobe + basically any product you can name.

let's not talk about the macromedia acquisition, though.
Anecdotal takeaway -- "The Referrer Fat Head is Alive and Well"
It would be nice to know the future in most cases.