skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Thanks for the donation, the patient (and we) really appreciate it.

You bring up a really interesting point. Is crowdfunding a sustainable solution for healthcare? It's something we think about a lot as a team.

Right now, there are people dying for lack of available and relatively cheap medical treatments, simply because they can't afford them. We think the only moral thing to do is fund their treatments.

However, is this sustainable? I'd argue that it is for two reasons.

First, the organizations we partner with are all working towards fairly obvious sustainable solutions. Some establish public-private partnerships, others cross-subsidize, and others have a very strong focus on training local doctors (some do all three - we require at least one).

Second, and without getting into a really deep discussion here, only about 40 out of 200 countries in the world have a formal healthcare system. And those systems that work best are, for the most part, universal healthcare systems financed by the government (i.e. the costs are crowdfunded via taxes). However, with the world becoming smaller by the second, is it too crazy to think that Watsi might one day be the first truly universal healthcare system?

What if instead of a mandatory tax, of which a % is allocated to national healthcare, human compassion was enough to fuel a global healthcare system? For the first time in history, the internet is making this feasible. The only question that remains is whether human compassion is enough to solve one of the world's greatest challenges.
Because they built their copy of SDL wrong, plus they're building it instead of using the distro provided one.
I'm sorry if I offended you with the bizarro comment on the other thread. I have nothing against you and I think we actually on the same side. I read the Wikipedia article you linked to and I understand it. What would you propose? Less efficiency to have more pollution per useful work?
Speaking of videos, let's also remember to plan for some live streaming and remote hack teams via Google Hangout (or other like service) for the next event! :-)
ha, upstairs from the venue?
Best feature of Padrino: multiple apps! https://speakerdeck.com/daddye/padrino-framework-0-dot-11-an...

Having to deal with the jankiness of Rails engines on a daily basis (on a client project), this feature would have been a life saver.
Actually, I think in many corporate environments, it's OK for pre-existing relationships to continue if both partners end up having jobs at the company...provided they let HR know in advance. I think that this pertains also to relationships that occur during the employment time...because sometimes love just happens.

But Keith, according to his note, did not let Square know. And as much as you want to say "what, can't someone's love life be their own business?"...well, not when such an engagement presents legal liabilities and possible conflicts of interests. Even if Keith did nothing wrong toward the accuser, the company can understandably be upset that he did not notify them of the relationship...because stuff like this happens...
The "Where do developers live?" chart wasn't particularly satisfying[1], so I thought it would be interesting to look at developer population in proportion to the total population reported by the 2010 census[2].

After doing so, Washington and Massachusetts come out on top. California is #6.

Full details in this google spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak1kLptmHteHdEV...

Briefly:

Washington

2.15% of total population, but 5.3% of developer population. Ratio of 2.47

Massachusetts

2.04% of total population, but 4.7% of developer population. Ratio of 2.3

...

California

11.91% of total population, but 14.9% of developer population. Ratio of 1.25

...

I threw the spreadsheet together somewhat hastily, so apologies in advance if you catch a typo.

[1]: http://xkcd.com/1138/
[2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territo...
MobileWorks actually does this explicitly, as a crowdsourcing company, rather than a temp agency. We find that it leads to better outcomes for workers and customers alike.

Most of our workforce consists of long-term participants working under real names in exchange for a fair wage guarantee.

It'd be great to see something equivalent emerge in the temping sector.
Thanks for the input! I appreciate it!
I believe the basis for my first four ideas in the past was to make a profit. The reason why I never followed through with them is because I couldn't persistently work on something I wasn't passionate about. I want to make an impact. Thats why I am currently working on standUP.

I have watched some talks by him online, I'll check out his book. Thanks!
>Even better, a lot of people in the UK have Thomson routers which have an easily calculable WPA default password. //

That rather looks to oversteps the legal line.
I'm really glad to see that Watsi got some more attention after their original HN debut (here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4424081). These guys are making it so easy to help people in need.
Nobody. They have immunity. Change comes from the legislature.
Next generation energy (including storage and distribution). And the multiple, domestic career and educational tracks that go with this.

Unfortunately, the energy industry is currently held hostage.
Several months after our relationship began, I recommended that he interview at Square.

I don't know Keith, anyone at his company, this story or have any opinion on who did or didn't do what to whom.

I will just say this: The quote above, regardless of who says it when, is perhaps the worst business decision a person could ever make. Full Stop.

Please, don't do this. Especially if you are the boss.
I think the general accepted idea that the victim of said offenses should remain anonymous while the accused is outed is very sad and makes little sense. It makes the whole "innocent until proven guilty" idea a joke given the ample data that show permanent damage that mere accusation can cause even if you are proven innocent later.
WTF?!

I knew Thiel was gay - and until today had no idea Rabois was as well. The story you linked to is the first time I've seen this and to see that they were some ultra conservative bible toting rebels is... Bizarre.

Are they Tech's equivalent of the anti-gay senators caught in rest-stop bathrooms?

How weird this got quickly
That tells us nothing, except that TC copy and pasted some content off a blog. Unless they're quoting an email from Square or Keith that at least confirms its his blog (they are not), then it's perfectly reasonable to be skeptical here.
At the same time as Rabois asserts innocence with regard to legal offenses, his statement on Tumblr says, "I realize that continuing any physical relationship after he began working at Square was poor judgment on my part."

This is consistent with the Square statement: "While we have not found evidence to support any claims, Keith exercised poor judgment that ultimately undermined his ability to remain an effective leader at Square."

In other words, both Square and Rabois suggest that what transpired was an error in judgement which would complicate things if he continued at Square, but not legally actionable. Since both Rabois and Square can continue independently, minimizing the complications with a resignation can make sense even if completely 'innocent' of legally-enforceable damages.
SCADA Security 2.0
It's not God's official temple.

God says...
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The Internet archive shows mine was 64-bit before bare metal existed. Plus God will speak. Don't fuck with me.

God says...
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I'm in a CIA prison -- I cannot be sued. I should be so lucky. When God breaks me out, I can demand anything that God vouches for, like www.temple.org

God says...
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You're right - children tend to work because they need to work, not for fun or to get a bit of cash for nonsense.

But that's why it's important to have strict laws. Desperate people are easy to exploit.

I guess it's better that they're exploited in a clean factory rather than sold to be indentured slaves or worse.
You might want to look into why it was possible for child labor to end, as well. Every economy that has transitioned from rural/agricultural to urban/industrial has gone through a period of "exploitative" labor practices. I'm not sure it's necessarily inevitable, but it seems to be the norm.
Nah, it looks fine. You can zoom in, if you want, of course, but it's entirely readable on a retina screen.

Of course, those have been very sparse in layout such as blogs, so it's not a solution that fits all, but in a case like this, it would work just as well.

A site like Hacker News obviously needs optimization for different viewports.
In suburban and rural areas where they only show up in response to phone calls, I agree as far as police being reactive. But in urban areas police serve a preventative and direct-intervention role, which is one of the classic functions of "walking the beat". They're physically present at major squares and landmarks, and intermittently present through much of the rest of the city. I pass police officers pretty regularly when I walk to and from work, and I would guess most of the time (barring when I'm in a more remote area), I could get a quite timely response if I yelled for help.
That feeling when you finish a book
My bad. Same team, different (recent) paper.

Edit: There is a discussion about this in reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/Physics/comments/177wfm/hydrogen_mad...
If you would please let me to vent:

That sir is just fucking hogwash ! how the fuck is
that going to fucking matter when the fucking police
does'nt even take the fucking call.

Thanks folks, and I normally dont speak like this. I have been following the incident closely

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Delhi_gang_rape_case

and I had to get that out of my system.

For those who have not been following this particular incident, as a measure of immediate damage control the govt had recently (quite grandiosely) announced a new number: 181. This was a "special" "fast track" number explicitly set up for responding to threats of immediate and sexual nature.

Guess what, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Auto-driver-th...

The police, most of them are just incapable of conceiving the notion that they have a duty to respond (helpfully that is) when a woman is in danger. Forget responding to immediate threats, they will point blank refuse to even officially register the assault.

Police officers who have been formally accused of molestation, have routinely got promoted to the top, suffered no consequence at all, won patronage from the highest elected officials of the state. This is almost the standard script, unless the whole country erupts in outrage. Sadly the latter doesnt happen very often.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPS_Rathore

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KPS_Gill#1996_conviction_for_se...
I don't think there's any feminist group that thinks all men are potential rapists. that's just spreading the falsehood that feminists hate men.
It's wikileaks.
Second this. Very clean and effective.

Don't know about a name change though; I find it memorable and very descriptive. Can't really think of an alternate name.
But clicking any link opens in a new chrome tabs. The list is not itself a chrome tab...
We compel education. We don't mandate sending children to school.
Great article. I think it explains well the role of a product manager.

It seems the opening sentence should read "Product management" and not "Project management".

Incidentally, I was going to comment on that article but it wants too much permissions on my social accounts.
Wait, Dean Jackson saw the outburst as a fantastic vehicle to pushing discussion among students?

I am confused.
The workers we are working with are not just located in the US, they are in job training programs with local municipalities. That means they have support behind them, someone that they can ask questions of and specific skills that they are being trained on to build. While the projects offered may seem trivial to some, they may not be to someone that doesn't have the same access to resources as us. We're trying to provide the fish as they learn how to fish for themselves.
So, you might either rejoice or be angry that we have a similar feature in the works. Currently, its for code-sharing only, not assets. See the discussion on how we address our personal pains with engines.

https://github.com/padrino/padrino-framework/pull/1007
"You are confined only by the wall you build yourself"
Well I disagree with you there, I think it is quite apparent that is what they meant. I also believe that freedom of religion was meant to be used as a catchall freedom. It hasn't yet, but maybe it will later.
Which is why it's important to give parents a working wage.

Part of that is strict laws about child labour, to avoid factory owners exploiting poor people. Creating a level field makes it easier for ethical employers to follow their ethics.

It would be nice if some of the premium paid for some products in the west was used to pay poor workers better, or used for health and educational projects.
You're misrepresenting the Marissa Alexander case. Alexander left the scene of the incident, retrieved a gun, returned to the scene, and shot in the general direction of her estranged husband.

Most US states frown heavily upon indiscriminate gunfire as a communication tool, even in cases entirely unlike that one where the shooter is in danger.
I've known about DaShan since .... 1998, when I saw my first CCTV CNY performance. He is part of the reason I decided to study Chinese at Peking University. Sure, he was always in character when I saw him perform, but I thought it was just cool. Now I realize its not so cool to speak Chinese, but its a useful skill anyways (especially since I'm working here).

I saw DaShan one day at a Starbucks in Beijing giving an English interview sometime just before the '08 Olympics. My fanboy side was thinking about asking for an autograph or something, but that would be too much. The guy is really tall in real life, no wonder he was so popular here. (strange enough, I saw Yao Ming once at a starbucks in the states, he is sort of hard to miss; just goes to show that if you stay at Starbucks long enough you'll see more than a few celeberties)
why is Stack Overflow still IPv4 only? Are they hosting on Amazon?
I'm confused about one detail that either I'm reading wrong, or is missing here.

The accuser is claiming that Keith sexually harassed him into interviewing for a job at Square? Or did the harassment start once the accuser was hired? Or both?

I'm not sure how the company fits into the picture until the guy was actually hired and working there.
A ton of writing that fails to clearly describe what the conflict is all about.
Rejoice of course! Would be really nice to still have the option of not wrapping of course, but distributing some apps via Gems is a nice feature too.
I wrote a site to help you download the tracks if you're interested.
http://metahypem.com
While true, it's only the specific question answered in that case because they already had immunity for things like perjury during trial itself through Briscoe v. Lahue (which applies to all witnesses), and other cases/situations.

Essentially, the rest of the conduct in Rehberg was already absolutely immune, this was the only question they could raise in a cert petition that the Supreme Court had a chance of caring enough to take.

I'm aware of the goal of justice systems, it was drilled into my head by Prof. Turley during law school. It's very hard to see how extending absolute immunity to prosecutors in most cases serves the system. It certainly doesn't cut down on nuisance lawsuits, since those get filed anyway by prisoners/etc. In any case, qualified immunity would still serve them in cases where they make bad decisions in good faith.
I was addressing calinet6's comment that one should expect nothing from a Kickstarter project. Sorry if my comment came across as implying you weren't fulfilling the rewards; it was meant in the generic sense. It's awesome that you're on top of things.
I confirm only seeing the splash screen once more. Thanks. :-)

I feel silly even suggesting this, but have you considered some kind of 'like button' and a way to share comments on parts? I swear, I've never asked for such a feature before, I don't even have a FB account! :-)

Is there somewhere else can we circuit dreamers and designers chat about parts by number? For example, this search https://duckduckgo.com/?q=555+timer+comments doesn't turn up much for arguably one of the most well-known part numbers.
It's not the mentioning that seems off; it's that it reads like a teaser, not therapy.
Yea. Can somebody with actual knowledge about this care to explain?
i'm not entirely convinced basing english poetic constraints on morae makes sense. for faux-senryu in particular, i've found that simply sticking to 5/7/5 syllables, coupled with a good feel for the rhythms of english speech, produces very pleasing results.
"We the People," petition swarmily used to market start-up
LOL, thank you so much @facorreia, such a slip! Kept thinking to myself "product" not "project" and my dyslexia won me over :) Corrected it.
Go for it! That sounds like a great idea.

Make sure that your results can be tracked and provide as much information as possible and you got a nice project here..
Seconded (and it's nice to see 'grellas back on the board).

I hope it's not discourteous to emphasize one of George's points as a tl;dr:

> "don't leave yourself in situations where you can be second-guessed"

THAT'S THE KEY TAKEAWAY -- HERE ARE TWO RULES OF THUMB:

(1) Never make comments of an even-remotely sexual nature, joking or otherwise, to anyone, at any time.

In particular, don't so much as hint that a co-worker should go out with you.

You also want to be extremely careful about complimenting anyone's appearance.

Here's why:

* If there ever is a lawsuit, you will be asked, under oath, whether you ever made such comments.

* Moreover, people who work with you are likely to be asked, also under oath, whether they ever heard you make such comments.

* If the answer is yes, you did make such comments, then the jurors will be that much more likely to believe your accuser. Plaintiffs' lawyers know this and will take advantage of it every time.

* If you deny ever having made such comments, but other people said you did, then your credibility will take a serious and possibly-fatal hit --- not a happy event in a he-said / she-said situation.

(2) To the greatest extent possible, avoid being alone with anyone, of either sex and of any age, who might conceivably bring a sexual-harassment charge against you --- you want always to have a neutral witness who could testify in your favor.
That's because a magazine is printed and its appearance doesn't vary between people looking at it, so we automatically assume that it's supposed to look the way it does. A website can look differently depending on which browser is rendering it.
MIT and the Demise of the Viral Infection
Keith Rabois Talks About Sexual Harassment Claim and What’s Next
What makes you believe that humans can't multitask?

I can move both of my hands at the same time, or rub my belly and pat my head. Both of these examples are me performing 2 functions simultaneously. I can do these because basic motor skills have become a trivial task through my years of development.

Just like muscle memory, which can be highly developed in professional athletes, I think many tasks can be developed to the point of being able to multitask (like when someone says something becomes 2nd nature, or natural reaction).

As others have mentioned, I don't think multitasking is a proficiency in itself, but rather when you become proficient enough at a task your brain can internalize and multitask it.
I too have concerns about rigor. At the same time, I'm incredibly impressed with the world this week.
That can be decided on a case by case basis. The judge has wide discretion on dictating such. Usually in cases where the judge determines the case is particularly frivolous or without merit.

If the case is regarded to be without merit, and the burden was particularly onerous (which it sounds like it was in this case), the judge can force the plaintiff to pay.
Deep Space Industries, a New Asteroid-Mining Hopeful
The Foundation framework comes with a similar UI tour component. It does smooth scrolling when tour steps are off-screen and doesn't loose its position when resizing the window. http://foundation.zurb.com/docs/joyride.php
I want one of these telling me when to check my email, with a heavy bias for checking as rarely as possible...
Usually a magazine overlays its title with a very dramatic photo of a person, which makes the person stand out. And usually only a few letters are obscured. Our brains are quite good at filling in the details.

Example: http://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/fashion/daily/2012/08/09/09-lady...

I'm a lot less impressed by a fricking navigational toolbar that obscures the top of every letter of the logo. What remains are the less recognizable bottom halves of the letters. The T and I (not shown, but also F) look identical for instance. I'll believe that this is intentional, but I think it looks horrible.
These projects are the work experience component of a curriculum being presented to trainees in job training programs.

As mentioned in other comments, most trainees are working on basic technology skills rather than specialized job training. This is a place where even simple work like data entry, web research, and software testing can provide a useful opportunity to practice skills.
Finally! Separating certification from knowledge. This will eventually be the norm I feel.
I was just stating a fact. Most of the people find it easy to follow and hard to take the lead. I did not imply this is wrong (I apologize as actually I was not so clear about it) but if you are someone who likes to start something and share it with others, as I do, the sooner you realize this the better.

You leave the frustrating "let's do this together" phase and go into the "I'm doing this, I'll be happy if you join in!" phase, which is so much better.
My theory is that if you give the impression that you won't do it alone, it means you are not so sure about it and the project inspires less confidence.
Of course there are things you just can't do alone, but you can start alone and see who joins.

I strongly agree with the OP because it's a major shift in one's life. Very precious.
When I was in my very early 20s I had a very bad false accusation made against me. It was the most awful time of my life, an ex who had issues and needed better support than I was able to give made the decision to go to the police with a made up story. I was interviewed and spent the next two weeks on a knife edge but ultimately everything was okay. I was very angry with her for such a long time but now now realise that it wasn't her falt and that the illness she suffered from was to blame.

If he is in the same situation that I was in, I can only feel sorry for both parties as it is such a terrible thing to happen.

(posting annonamusly for obvious reasons)