skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> Yes there needs to be a point to have a discussion. That's kind of the definition.

That's one definition of discussion. Here's one for talking - "Verb. Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings."

The article made many points. However, maybe next time they should notify you so you can judge them first.

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> That this post was pointless spam. And further that the OP should be banned for being a shill for a poor quality site.

Well your honor, it seems like the other root commenters on this post were able to find something to talk about from the article.

I wouldn't call it spam. As a matter of fact, I learned something new while reading it. I won't bother telling you what it is because you'd probably attack me with more of your vitriol.

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> It's childish and counter-productive. You should not have loyalty to a company based purely on its brand (like a sports team), you should choose products based on what suits your needs and tastes best.

Should? According to you. I hold the view that people should do what they want within reason. You however seem to want to censor anything that you don't agree with.

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> That should be pretty obvious. I can't believe I had to explain it on here.

You sound like a know it all asshole bully who got offended because someone stepped on his toe. I can't believe I had to call you out here.
> 1) You're exposing some internal logic or data structure of the system in the resource

Not following. What internal logic or data structure?

> 2) You're removing information on time zone

This is [almost] always a good thing. Obviously there's personal preference involved here, but I've never seen a system where storing the TZ turned out to be a good idea (not that I've seen all that many systems).
This thread is weird. On one reply, someone says "Sign up to Linked In"! Another reply says, "Sign up at angel.co" and says the typical, "Worked for me!" reply. This isn't HN-like at all. HN is supposed to be helpful and offer real advice, not "Sign up at this website" type of replies.

OP - you are confused, in more ways than you think. Are you trying to "find work", or are you trying to freelance ("make a single dollar out of my work"), or both? You ask, "What am I doing wrong?" - until you tell us what "success" looks like, we can't help you. You've given us a "portfolio" and a vague "Help me, please!" post here - that's just not enough for anyone to give you meaningful, actionable advice. If you act on any of the advice you've been given thus far, you're just doing it because it feels like you are doing something....

Tell us more details about what you want to actually do and you'll get better responses.
I don't see how this argument detracts from glass in anyway. Doesn't it just make a better case for them?
I think he is being genuine but a bit brash. The advice is sound and I second it.
> Google applies for another Glass patent. controlling your homw

Do people even take the time to proofread their titles before submitting?
Well, if you know the full object to save I would use PUT. If you expect the server to fill in ID or something similar I would use POST.
But why use PUT for update? Dont you have to post the entire object (all fields) with a PUT? So if you just want to update one field a POST is more appropriate?
I will fund your dream software or website
I have found RESTEasy (and likely any JAX-RS implementation) to be very nice for creating simple services. With various annotations and static typing to automatically convert various parameters into function arguments, it's easier than Sinatra on Ruby. (Of course, there's a bit of config overhead to hook it into a web.xml, but it's not terrible)
I think I may have some sort of this when it comes to music. I can't really concentrate when listening to music. I get so much into it, I can imagine a whole universe, like everything in the mix must have its visual space. When I compose/mix, I try to give everything its visual spot in the scene... it's weird. I can't tell how most people enjoy music so I don't know if this is """synesthesia""" or something else or whatever ... I just wanted to share how I enjoy/compose music !

EDIT: Also I always associate a track with a color. The vibe of the track has a color. The melody adds something to it. Music can get visual artwork to me.
Messages sent in a Skype chat room when you are offline are only sent to your client when other members of the room are online. So if you sign on before the rest of the participants in the morning, you don't see any messages sent overnight until someone else joins.
Writing Rails apps without wanting to kill everybody
In the United States, financial transactions must be done in US currency. If you report it on your taxes in US currency equivalent, you might be ok. But I bet it would set up a red flag. You can't even own a bank account in a foreign currency here.
I'd also be lying if I didn't mention that I truly believe the sort of project we are building in Discourse does represent most future software.

You know, it's great to believe in what you build and all, but being modest sometimes would be nice.
> .NET is not a language.

It may as well be. VB.net and C# are the only .NET languages that have any traction, and the differences between them are almost entirely superficial. Off the top of my head, the only significant difference is that VB.net supports inline XML.
Non-skeuomorphic design is not the same as flat design. The example the WSJ gives to support their idea is the redesign of the lockscreen music controls in IOS 6.1. Not only does the volume slider have a 3D look to it through the use of drop-shadows, but when you tilt the phone the reflection on the button changes.
Connect The Dots Looking Forward
right-click open in new tab and windows in firefox open the paypal link opposed to fishing page- funny enough the paypal link is a redirect via paypal
I wonder if there are different levels of synesthesia. I'd never heard of it before this article, but I've tried describing to my father how sushi and tomatoes taste "blue" where things like salami taste "red" ...he couldnt relate at all.

That's not as strong as the sense as described in this article, and I don't see the colors, so I don't know what's going on.
I'm sure he talks about server response times.
Show HN: Decosetter - For Decoration and Interior Design Enthusiasts
Full text for those without elance account:

I've done a lot of work on Elance over the past few years, and I know there are some really talented providers here. I've wanted to do this for a while and finally have the funds, so here I am.

I know how hard it can be to work on your dream project while you're trying to keep a steady income, and I'm hoping that there's a provider reading this job description with a great idea that we can work on together.

Before I get into the details, I'm not here to rip off anybody's idea. I'm an honest, ambitious person that's putting out a feeler for a strong partnership with someone that's equally honest and hardworking. I'm happy to sign any non-disclosure agreement you send my way (after reading it over thoroughly, of course).

So with that being said, I need details. I need to know how long your project is going to take, what it is, and how much you're going to need to stay funded without taking any freelance jobs (you'll need to be 100% focused and committed to this project).

In order to qualify to bid on this job, please:

-Be an honest person
-Be motivated, ambitious, and want to work for yourself and change your life
-Have a decent amount of feedback (and have a very good reputation)
-Be able to provide references

When you explain the idea, please provide:

-Tell me a bit about yourself and why you want to partner together
-An explanation of your idea
-Tell me what makes this project special
-Explain how the site makes money
-A description of the competition
-An idea of the overall income potential as the site grows

To let you know a little about me: As I said, I've done a lot of work on Elance over the years. I have an advertising/marketing background as well as a lot of experience marketing on the internet. I've been an affiliate marketer for years and am hoping to fund this project by myself, but if the idea is big enough and it's necessary I have the connections to get a lot more funding together.

Sot that's it! I'm looking for more than an idea - I'm looking for a partner. You have to be honest, extremely hardworking and wanting to change your life. It doesn't matter what part of the country you're in as long as you're honest, hardworking, and have a great idea.

Go ahead and bid on this job with the price it will cost me to fund you while you develop this project (the money you need as well as the expenses we will incur for possible servers, design, etc...). I'll be able to help pull other contractors together if necessary too. You can post as much detail as you're comfortable being displayed publicly with your bid, and private message me anything else.

I look forward to hearing from you!
A redundant, distributed file store way more secure than AES? 
This is a project that I'm on the team for. Would love any comments and to gauge interest in the idea (or if you would like to help us)
It doesn't necessarily have to turn into a jungle, we could limit it to 10 or 15 subcategories max. for the whole site and see how it goes.
Something sounding like /r/mensrights does not make it right or wrong.

And I argue against misinterpreting a statistic here, not particular feminists.

I wonder why you are so emotionally invested in the belief that women are being oppressed? And what is absurd about men wanting rights?

One issue I have with the "discrimination causes the wage gap" theory is that it prevents looking into the real causes. WSJ was just something that came up yesterday. I am not from the US so don't know their history (similar wage gap in my country, though). Using common sense, too - and researching more.
Let me guess.. home work media job, lots of time on your hands to discuss interesting products?
> 0x4B2AC0AA is forty-eleven hexamillion, two hexahundred and tenty-twelve hexathousand and tenty-ten

Umm that's cool I suppose.

Mainly when I'm reading hex I'm looking for near-null, is it heap, stack or image memory? Those things are useful for me to be able to quickly distinguish and everything else is "calc.exe", "bc" or order-of-magnitude calculations based on number of bits. I do spend a lot of time reading hex, but I'm probably a numeric philistine.
Christo Creates The Largest Indoor Sculpture In History
Sounds like it. I used to have quite vague ideas of colours and shapes when hearing sounds but years of listening to music gave it more structure. Though I do also get it with days, a little bit with hours in the day and months in the year... though that's another story :)
You could use PATCH instead (which Rails will be using in 4.0).
Marissa Mayer needs advice from Mark Zuckerberg
...I guess I'll have to stop writing concurrent code now.
I'm an iOS user, and I don't much exposure to Android, but I wonder -- is iOS really stale?

Apple's added a lot in the past few years while keeping the core design consistent. I'm sure they could have done more in this time period, but my personal feeling is that they don't want to confuse users with some of the more advanced things that can be done on other devices.

They want their devices to be useable by everyone, and even now, some things are confusing to novice users (folders, notification center). They are being conservative in their design, but it seems deliberate, and I wonder how that translates to the masses -- usable or out-of-date?
> That's 'victim blaming' and fairly inflammatory.

That's ridiculous. If I play in a busy street everyday, you'd blame me when I eventually got hit by a car even though cars are always supposed to be driven under control. There are actions that victims take that increase or decrease their chances of being victimized.

> it's no different then telling women not to wear provocative clothing if they don't want to be raped (And before people suggest it, I'm not equating rape to anything here).

What about if it is telling women to go out with their friends and look after each other when they are at bars? To be aware of their surroundings? Is that victim blaming to prepare your daughter for the realities of the world?
There is also a Hacker News for India: http://hackerstreet.in/
A childish sense of humour is not the exclusive domain of men, fwiw.
Yeah, if I understand correctly it's going to be a version of Ubuntu...
Looks fine to me. Would be more interested in additional functionality than cosmetic changes to the OS.

By the same token, does Google's homepage look stale?
What kind of abuse? I'm (genuinely) curious, and being the paranoid OCD that I am, I'd very much like to know these things :)
You missed the big one on the main page:

Helps you to concentrate on writing
I think he's referencing the "built on an open source language" model, not saying that everybody will be emulating discourse. Its not immodest to say that you're switching to something that you believe is the future. Its not like he's claiming that he invented "open source languages" or was the first to claim that as the future of programming.
The logo: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WWW_logo_by_Robert_Ca...
Don't think so?

http://www.alt-market.com/articles/92-fbi-raids-chuck-e-chee...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson_Games,_Inc._v._Un...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act,_Title_III
Python wasn't destroyed in the popularity contest war [1], only the trendiness contest war.

[1]: http://www.langpop.com/
I found out recently that this doesn't apply only to business ventures, but also personal projects. Free and open-source yet no one will find them unless I do the extra legwork.

I built a visual remote designer for the mobile app Unified Remote because I felt remotes should be designed visually rather than with XML (I also wanted to play with using KnockoutJS to generate XML.) No one seemed to care until I posted to the company's Facebook wall. I also emailed the company to let them know and they've since recommended it to people having trouble understanding the XML. I'm also telling you guys :) http://remote-creator.appspot.com

You have to put it out everywhere you can if you want it to succeed. I tried posting my Chrome extension for injecting reviews for doctors into insurance company pages on here and it immediately dropped out of site. It's more universally useful than my other projects: http://github.com/csmatt/doctorratings .

Don't give up!
I'm a male geek, and was a virgin too once, I'd buy that shirt just because it makes me laugh.

People need to lighten up a little and not read so much into everything overall.
He's talking purely server times here. And it shouldn't be pages so much as "JSON Blobs" :)
Well, perhaps you are right and this is the ultimate natural selection. And maybe we will be free to perform other activities that are much more relevant to our existence. But the brain is a well-oiled machine, and the less you use it the rusty it gets. If the glasses tell you exactly where to go all the time, we will lose spacial orientation perhaps. If the glass makes all the math for us, we will lose our computation abilities.

Furthermore, this will make you highly dependent on a device that could ran out of battery or connection. How will you perform computation that you need for decision making then? Let's take it further, why go to universities when Google Glass tells me what I need to know?
How did you get vagina from repo?
Schema Migrations for Django
We need to teach the highly educated man that it is not a disgrace to fail and that he must analyze every failure to
find its cause. -- Charles Kettering

When hacking tech, this kind of failure analysis happens all the time. In fact, it's not even recognized as failure; it's all flow, most of the time anyway.

When going into business, when I build and they don't come -- that's different, right? Social rejection. A slap in the face. YOW!

Nothing to analyze.

Or is there?

Sometimes, a product launch fails because of a lack of awareness of how people actually buy things:

In [1], we read "The typical potential customer is full of doubt:

* They’re unsure if they want what you’re selling.

* They’re unsure how it would help them.

* They’re unsure if they should trust you, if you’ll deliver.

* They’re unsure if the price is reasonable.

* They’re unsure if they should buy now or wait til later, when the need seems more pressing, or when they remember it again."

Faced with this reality, what hacks are possible?

[1] http://unicornfree.com/2013/3-critical-non-obvious-ingredien...
agree with everything except... unix time, really? Unix time has all sorts of weird potential problems, including year 2038, historical inconsistent handling of leap seconds[1], more.

ISO8601 or bust!

Other than that, yes, I think there are things about REST and REST-like API's that are not clear and subject to debate about best way to do it -- but none of them are mentioned in this post, these are the floor, yep.

[1]http://cr.yp.to/proto/utctai.html
I still have no idea where the Secret Service fits into this. I will admit there is a tax issue about what the realized gain or loss is by trying to attach a value to the bitcoins, but that's an IRS issue and no one is going to come and raid your house.
Samsung Said to Be in Talks to Sell Liquavista to Amazon
A professional tech conference shouldn't have a code of conduct banning sex talk which, by the way, is completely irrelevant to technology? Just because you, as a woman, don't have a problem with it then no other woman is allowed to have a problem with it? Nice. Hey ladies, mamoswined ain't faded. Sexism is OVER.
I'm not suggesting that it's not worth debating whether iOS has become stale, but we can come up with more impartial arbiters of staleness than some of Apple's chief competitors, right? They make vague mention of, but never support with quotations, that this argument is taking place among non-competitors too. That's pretty lazy journalism.

From the article:

"BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins claimed that the look and feel of Apple’s mobile OS is outdated. “The rate of innovation is so high in our industry that if you don’t innovate at that speed you can be replaced pretty quickly,” he argued. Chris Weber, executive vice president of Nokia’s sales and marketing, claimed that iOS’s focus on the app was “outdated.”
" is iOS really stale? "

They are still selling every phone they can make, so I would guess no. The hardware, mostly the screen, needs some refreshing to be current with hardware on other platforms, but no, I wouldn't call it stale.

More like the media looking for something to talk about while waiting for the new, next iPhone to come out.
Actually, they do have a sales office here in Uruguay (I think Argentina as well), but they mainly cater to high-end cars (which are stolen and shipped to Paraguay regularly).

Banks aren't very well managed here (at least from what I've seen from the IT side), so they're probably skimping on the security.

Edit: Along the same track, I wanted to comment on one of the points made on StackExchange by Kaz:

Today's ATMs may be more secure than yesterday's ATM's, but the track record has been spotty.

fake ATMs have been set up by criminals and used to duplicate bank cards and collect PINs. This takes advantage of the fact that whereas ATMs authenticate users via cards and PINs, users simply trust that ATMs are real by their visual appearance and bank logos.

genuine ATMs have been outfitted with criminal equipment to collect PINs, in response to which ATMs had to incorporate new physical measures.

A band did this recently, but only managed to steal U$ 20.000 before being spotted. They installed skimmers on 5 ATMs on popular places.

Another guy managed to steal U$ 450.000, but was captured (news in Spanish).

http://www.montevideo.com.uy/notnoticias_133463_1.html

An example from Brazil (in Spanish, but with very clear pictures):

http://www.taringa.net/posts/offtopic/4349623/Estafa-en-Caje...

ATMs have been simply ripped out and hauled away by criminals.

This happens a lot here, as mentioned.

ATMs are open 24 hours a day and in deserted areas, creating opportunities for criminals to coerce victims into extracting cash. Prior to the ATM, it was not possible to kidnap someone at knifepoint and take them to a bank and 3 in the morning in a seedy part of town.

This is scarily common (that is, it happens often enough not to make the headlines) in Argentina, and has happened several times in Uruguay.

Example from January (in Spanish), it only makes for a footnote in the Crime News section:

http://www.clarin.com/policiales/secuestran-Liniers-llevan-r...

As a general observation, new security measures introduced in banking usually tend to be designed to protect the banks from liability, rather than the safety of customers or their capital.
If most mobile designs were better than this, then yes. Sadly while I do most of my casual browsing on a mobile device, I usually wish the web devs would stop trying ... just lower the bandwidth of the original site (I want this anyway) and give me that.
There are no native speakers of Sanskrit - some people have tried to revive Sanskrit by speaking it - sometimes in large groups. Usage of Sanskrit as a day to day language probably ended hundreds if not thousands of years ago. There are still books written in the language and quiet a number of people can understand it. It is a matter of debate if Sanskrit was any time used as a primary language for communication.
offensive != wrong
That pseudo code in CoffeeScript is essentially "do ->", in respect to being happy with node.js and syntax. CS is getting to be rather popular and when it comes to open source projects, anyone who understands JS pretty much gets CS, especially if they're familiar with Python/Ruby.
At some point Apple is going to need to redesign iOS to better integrate features they've accumulated since 2007. I don't think we're anywhere near that point yet.

FWIW, Apple has made tweaks to the look and feel. The "dock" at the bottom of springboard has the 3D shelf instead of the grated metal. Apps like Music (formerly iPod), iTunes, Maps have had thorough design updates.
Any Opera user here?
What are the key reasons for you to choose this browser over the others?
FishPi - An autonomos drop in the Ocean
Nowhere is iOS's staleness more evident in everyday use than in its virtual keyboard. At the time iOS came out and dominated, typing on iOS seemed like the natural way to do it, so it's not a terrible implementation by any means.

But its autocorrect feature is absolutely abysmal. I tend to use the possessive "its" a lot. However, iOS will by default assume that I mean "it's" no matter the context of the sentence...which means that every time I want to use "its", I have to stop typing, look up at the text box, take my hands off the keyboard, and look for that stupid bubble and the tiny 'x' to prevent the autocorrection.

Android, by comparison, is practically magic. Perhaps it's because of the physical screen size that makes this possible, but how Android puts the autocorrect choices (three of them, not just one) right next to the keyboard is just pure logical genius. And I don't know what machine learning/natural language algorithm is used to guess the proper autocorrect choices but when typing at full blast, I have to deliberately make a typo for a typo to actually occur. iOS, by comparison, will inexplicably create nonsensical sentences with words I've never seen or used if I don't watch the textbox while typing. Maybe typing is old-fashioned and Apple wants to put more focus on swiping (Android's swipe keyboard is also pretty amazing, FWIW), but Jesus they've really let the keyboard go.

And of course, it's hard to imagine them ever catching up to Google in voice-input.
Gitlab 5.0 released, Gitolite now gone
I can't tell you how many times I've told myself that I wish IE and FF would just die. One day, I'd love to just focus on building for Webkit and not have to worry about supporting all these other engines.