skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Well the most obvious difference would be that I'm describing an objectively verifiable condition whereas you're proposing something between a subjective assessment and a psychological diagnosis.

I'm proposing that there is a willful misunderstanding of a completely reasonable response inline with the HR policies of any established company, and that misunderstanding is pervasive among this crowd. Given my experience with people here, and engineer/hacker types in general who have espoused to me beliefs similar to those expressed here, I'm stating a personal observation/hypothesis:

The reason why so many people here are able to come to the same bizarre conclusion is that they have a shared set of assumptions about the world, what motivates certain people, and what's fair. In this case, the assumption is, essentially, that women are bitches who get everything in the world handed to them and have no reason/right to complain about reasonable behavior by well-intentioned, misunderstood men (with wives and kids, no less!) who were just trying to have a good time.

And this root assumption, in my opinion, is derived from a lifetime of not being able to communicate effectively with women. The culmination of that inability is, of course, sexual frustration.
They still have username@facebook.com as a stable email address.
AFAICT, that's why solar companies are shifting their business models to let the company pay the up-front installation cost and then pass some savings to the owner every month.
Over the top defenders of Adria Richards
Now this is funny. I just expressed my opinion on the PyCon incident on Twitter where I wanted SendGrid to take strict action on Adria for abuse of power and also stated that it sets a scary precedent if they turn a blind eye to this. And what happens in like 5 minutes?

I get added to long list of people in a Twitter list by this lady @estellevw. The list is called "Priviledged Asshats" (No idea if the spelling is intentional).

https://twitter.com/estellevw/priviledged-asshats

You heard it right folks! Someone has painstakingly created a list and is scanning Twitter for tweets and is adding them to the list. Pretty much over the top reaction to a balanced statement made on Twitter. Just as over the top as Adria's childish actions.
>Who would have thought?

Amazon.com?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equity_and_gender_feminism#Gend...
You're proving his point with your overreaction.
You, err, have trouble counting to two. :P

My post is responding to this statement of yours:

>we should treat sexually explicit jokes as something not worth getting bent out of shape about

That sounds reasonable. But it ignores the fact that this isn't how sexually explicit jokes are used. They often are, in fact, specifically used in order to harass women. And historically it has been extremely difficult for women to do anything about this type of harassment, exactly because that isn't how most men perceive that type of joke. It was viewed as harmless by the people with power, because their experience hadn't exposed them to the negative aspects of it.

The reaction of someone to this type of joke exists in exactly that context. And yes, I am definitely saying it is silly to ignore that context!
Now this is funny. I just expressed my opinion on the PyCon incident on Twitter where I wanted SendGrid to take strict action on Adria for abuse of power and also stated that it sets a scary precedent if they turn a blind eye to this. And what happens in like 5 minutes?

I get added to long list of people in a Twitter list by this lady @estellevw. The list is called "Priviledged Asshats" (No idea if the spelling is intentional).

https://twitter.com/estellevw/priviledged-asshats

You heard it right folks! Someone has painstakingly created a list and is scanning Twitter for tweets and is adding them to the list. Pretty much over the top reaction to a balanced statement made on Twitter. Just as over the top as Adria's childish actions.
The distinction between "professional life" and "personal life" is artificial anyway. Business connections are regularly between people who are friends outside of business. The way you act at the bar may be seen by business contacts. Reputation gets around. Social media is just making it more apparent.

Some things are different in because of it - but honestly if you care about your public image, you shouldn't share 'private ' jokes on a very public medium.
I think the point is they don't have to be an angel for you to trust them. If they were to do what Google is doing now, they would loose a tremendous amount of money. I think we all trust them to not want to loose money.
Under CISPA, Who Can Get Your Data?
Yes, the Rails Tutorial and RailsCasts episodes should get you up to speed and keep you up to date. IMHO, they're the best learning resources for RoR out there.
I was wondering that what happens if you are standing with a couple of people and one of them drops a sexist joke. You did not have anything to do with it, and you do not support that behavior but you just happened to be standing there. In that case that picture that Adira took, would get you in trouble as well. Won't it?
Send over any questions you have. My e-mails in my HN profile.
Whether or not Adria overreacted is irrelevant. If the problem is these guys got fired, then be mad at the company NOT someone who likely has to deal with sexist bullshit day in and day out in a male dominated and sexualized industry.Okay, so she overreacted, big deal, people overreact every day. On the other hand, look at the response - thousands of comments here and at reddit and on twitter posting her real life address, calling for her to be raped or cut, etc. Extreme and vicious misogyny. The original incident may have been a "false positive" as you say (still if the conference organizers thought she was wrong, they could have said eh, we don't think it's a big deal, same with the company HR folks), the response has been 100% vicious and violent misogyny.
Datomic is not the default (it's database agnostic-- you can use any data store or no data store).
A lot of articles I originally read/skimmed with Angular didn't really tout it's ability to organize large codebases... I got the impression is targeted toward smaller projects, whereas Backbone they market themselves in your face "we will clean up your large codebase".
I'm building something on top of Hangouts, and I had an exchange that this reminded me of.

I was finally connected with a developer evangelist, and I sent an email saying something like "would love to know more about Google's strategic goals with Hangouts".

Her response was "I'm sure you're aware that Google doesn't discuss its strategies outside the company".

What a striking cultural difference from startups, where we're constantly discussing our strategies together.
That's probably the case, although I'm a bit lost on the distinction between what GN does and the regular reminders from my calendar/mail client etc. It's powerful enough to run maps with little 3d buildings and stuff, so I've never been wholly clear on why it's stuck on Android 2.3.
There are lots of free services that are sustainable, because the cost of delivering them is less than the amount they earn through advertising or premium users. There's no ponzi scheme aspect to that. (Google Search, Twitter, Facebook, etc.)

Even if you're paying for something, it can still go away. There have been lots of paid services that failed, both online and offline. (Kozmo.com, Saab, Webvan, Hostess, etc)

There are sustainable free services, and there are unsustainable paid services, and often companies don't know what category a product falls into until years after it's been released.
Google's corporate mission is to organize the world's information.

Taken from http://www.google.com/landing/now/

> Google Now gets you just the right information at just the right time.

Google Now extends the mission to include personal information. The plan is to eventually know what you want before you know you want it.

How could that be any more strategic?
I understand why you think reversing the genders is a good way to have an intuition about whether this is reasonable.

But it's not, because you still bring along a lot of your experience with you into the hypothetical. You're used to being in the majority. You are unlikely to have experienced unwanted sexual advances, sexual harassment, or sexual assault. You are at low risk of those happening in the future.

So a period joke (which isn't sexual) wouldn't phase you. Even some joke that does sexualize the context probably wouldn't bother you. You'll still feel as safe and respected as before. But that's not true for a lot of women.
Sandpaper can scratch sapphire, as it is made of particles of carborundum. Same with some stone garden furniture. Sapphire is quite brittle: it has lower shock resistance than glass, that's why quite expensive sports watches use some kind of glass, or plexiglass (famously, the Omega Speedmaster selected for the Apollo had a hesalite crystal).
Before Google+ came along, Google had many great products and embraced the OpenWeb. Now Google has abandoned Open Standards like RSS and CalDAV, and I think Google is more interested in building their own walled garden.
"Alex" something? I can't read that.

And I think their company might have more than one bearded guy on staff, so it's hardly obvious.
At least one person would have 'I told you so' rights...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Chu
I know. That's why I mentioned their employers in my previous comment. That still doesn't mean she publicly dragged them through the mud. She didn't release a pastebin full of their information. She never even mentioned their name.
Sorry, I was misled by the date on Google's "about this book" page. 2005 must be when the digital edition was published.
"by random, innocent people", they meant white, american and rich people. No one cares for those of other colors, living under poor condition.
I've been testing out Perfect Audience for a month or two now, and have been really happy with the my results. I really like how easy it is to get started with a campaign, and Brad's always helpful.

My CPA (Cost Per Acquisition) was approximately $0.80 for the test campaign I ran. People noticed the ads, clicked and signed up for a webinar (name and email collected).

Due to the amount of traffic on my site, my retargeting list size is not that big. So, I don't get as many impressions/clicks as I'd like.

At this point, I'll take all the FBX traffic I can get.

This new reporting API is a welcome addition to PA, I'll be integrating it into our ad management software. But, what I'm really looking forward to seeing is the launch of an api for ad creation.
My friends, I had not intended to discuss this controversial subject at this particular time. However, I want you to know that I do not shun controversy. On the contrary, I will take a stand on any issue at any time, regardless of how fraught with controversy it might be. You have asked me how I feel about vim. All right, here is how I feel about vim:

If when you say vim you mean the antiquated relic, the impossibly-steep-learning-curve editor, the maddening modal machine, the most discouraging interface, which infuriates experienced users, confounds new users, and yea, literally takes the mouse from your hands and sets it on fire; if you mean the editor that takes every other editor and stomps them into the floor, shouting all the while, "I am better than you!" as you look on in total despair, then certainly I am against it.

But, if when you say vim you mean the savior of efficiency, the feature-complete friend, the wise teacher, the universal helper, that is there no matter what the task, that asks only for your patience in return for life-long skill, that teaches new lessons right when you think you have mastered it, that frees you from reliance on the IDE and says, "rely only on yourself"; if you mean the tool that becomes a personal, intimate companion to anyone who has the fortitude to let it, then certainly I am for it.

This is my stand. I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise.

(Borrowed from the "If-by-whiskey" speech, delivered by Noah Sweat in 1952. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If-by-whiskey)
How about modifying code on servers?
I see.

Thanks for sharing. What a confusing mess!
Yeah, sorry, what I meant was that I'm definitely set on doing the tutorial. I'm just not sure if I should go through the 4.0 draft or the older version that's been up there. Would it be more practical to learn on 4.0?
Now this is funny. I just expressed my opinion on the PyCon incident on Twitter where I wanted SendGrid to take strict action on Adria for abuse of power and also stated that it sets a scary precedent if they turn a blind eye to this. And what happens in like 5 minutes?
I get added to long list of people in a Twitter list by this lady @estellevw. The list is called "Priviledged Asshats" (No idea if the spelling is intentional).
https://twitter.com/estellevw/priviledged-asshats
You heard it right folks! Someone has painstakingly created a list and is scanning Twitter for tweets and is adding them to the list. Pretty much over the top reaction to a balanced statement made on Twitter. Just as over the top as Adria's childish actions.
So simple! How did I not think of this? Cheers mate!
In my opinion, relying on keystrokes for doing things is not a problem but a future. If you use Sublime Text very often and try to learn tricks you will find yourself touching mouse less and less.

The problem with Vim is that it is not designed for my shiny MacBook Air keyboard, it can't get benefit from all modifier keys other GUI text editors uses.

I don't know much about computer history, but I believe keyboards that Vim is designed for didn't have any modifier key but Escape. I guess they didn't have Shift too. That's why old programming languages are all uppercase.

Anyway, don't love your technology: http://prog21.dadgum.com/128.html
this guy's trolling right?
I don't want to live in a world where her actions are right so I will stick with them being wrong, childish and immature.

She clearly broke the PyCon rules with her public shaming as well. I hope they don't invite her back.
For things like that, such a service makes complete sense. But for things that I spend real money on, I've already developed a filter in my brain to weed out anything that looks like paid shilling. This is why I stopped using Google Shopping after it went paid-only, and why I skip the first page of Google Search when researching products.

Now if they could make this a social thing, where real, authenticated, non-paid people recommend a good place to eat or get my suit tailored, I would be on board. Sadly, there is no money in that sort of service, as Yelp found out pretty quickly.
Our field hasn't been around long enough to generate all that many 65 year old programmers. But they're out there.

I'll tell you something, you young whippersnapper. There are lots of 45, 55, and yes even 65 year olds out there who can kick your youthful athletic brain's ass, any day of the week, every day of the week.

People like, say, Martin Odersky (54). Simon Peyton Jones (55). Xavier Leroy (45).

Don't worry. Keep learning. Stay interested.

Set for life isn't necessarily permanent.
Just use what is most appropos in context. I use vim over ssh connections because vim was designed to be used over slow/high latency connections.

You can't fire up BBEdit or Sublime Rext on the remote end and get reasonable performance locally unless both ends are on a decent high speed network, mostly due to the need for screen sharing.

No need to rant.
Don't you think you're reading between the lines a bit too much here? Don't you think that if Adria really felt they were addressing her, she would have explicitly stated that as it would completely change the context of the situation?
Microsoft Kinect Research Points To Future Natural Interface Applications
YouTube has an equalizer in their favicon
If you really feel regret for this, you should connect him with SendGrid and try to get him hired there.
Yes, you only know a company that would remove a feature hundreds of millions of people use every day, from a product they've paid for to boot (see: Apple Maps).
It does not increase the resale value of the house.
I'd be extremely surprised if they reinstate Reader. They'd only reinstate it if they genuinely didn't expect this much of an outcry, but I'm sure they did. Google knew that Reader was a product mostly used by tech savvy people and it was obvious that people were gonna criticize Google over this decision (rightly so). Hard part is almost over for them anyway. There are some people who lost respect to Google and some of them always gonna be skeptical before using any of Google's products (I'm one of them), but they'll be in the minority and I'm sure Google doesn't give a fuck about them anyway.
"People noticed the ads, clicked and signed up"

Music to our ears!
You probably mean Reeder instead of Reader. It's my favorite RSS app. FWIW, the author has stated the app will continue working after Google Reader disappears. I don't know about the details.
One could argue Reader organized information as well.
Play any music video to see.
Akamai vs public DNS servers
There's the brilliantly awesome (and I cannot stress this enough) rmate/rsub extensions for Sublime Text.

https://github.com/henrikpersson/rsub
I'm also not exchanging soup recipes, beauty tips, or nutrition experiences, because they're not appropriate either.

Would you ask a conference organizer to remove people from the room for making bad soup jokes? "My vichyssoise has sprung a leek!"

I'm pretty OK with how she handled this situation, except for posting the issue publicly on twitter. Her complaint was calm, personal, went through proper channels, and was clearly in line with this particular conference's attitudes and culture... except the public shaming of the dudes on twitter.

I've worked in software for about 10 years, and I'll admit there are a lot of guys with a 14-year old sense of humor in the field. But I've only seen one who didn't take people's feelings into account and tone things down if anyone, especially a woman, was uncomfortable. Clearly I'm going to the wrong conferences.

Edit: Just found this quote, "You know how movies always have sex scenes and the studios say that is because sex is part of life and movies should be lifelike? So why don't movies have more soup scenes? Soup is part of life; no one was ever too tired to have soup." -Jackie Mason, The World According to Me
No. This simply isn't true, Sublime Text 2 has one of the least complete examples of a "vi-mode" I have used. ViEMU, Emac's EVIL, XVim for Xcode, all seem much better thought out and break less muscle memory than Sublime Text 2's vi-bindings. Sublime Text 2 left out all of Ex... seriously.

The only major upside is that Sublime Text might have a 3rd party step in and fix its broken vi handling (someone started to do this with VintageEx).
1. People who want to learn sublime will use sublime.

2. People who want to learn vim will use vim.

I've tried many editors before vim, and now I'm solely using vim, I mean, the whole thing about it. The integration with tmux, ssh, working with all the shortcuts and command magics, its community, everything. I realize this is the editor I wanted to use. I can spend hours doing things in terminal, seamlessly with vim, most of the time I didn't produce either good quality or good amount of code, but I enjoyed every minutes of it.

I'm sure people feel the same way about whatever editor that they use now, if they don't, let them pick whatever new editor they wanted to learn. Why all the hate?.
Sorry buddy but the only irrational person here is you. If not that then you are being quite disingenuous. You are selectively choosing facts to support your arguments. You are ignoring thousands of years of history and now suddenly you claim that men are being somehow oppressed. In fact, you definitely seem quite unhinged.

You sound exactly the same like people deciding that affirmative action is racists because it discriminates against the "white men" while at the same time forgetting that the "white men" is currently enjoying the spoils that their ancestors left them from enslaving blacks and stealing and pretty much committing virtual genocide against native people from the Americas.

Frankly sir, you are full of shit.
Looks like the site became overloaded. The files can be found here: http://cryptome.org/2013/03/cryptologs/00-cryptolog-index.ht...
Again anecdotal but Google Alerts is definitely broken. I hope Twitter is sensing a big opportunity here.
Bingo. It's very unfortunate too, as Google were uniquely positioned to be great defenders of the Open Web. Who else has the clout to do it now, as well as the motivation? Does anybody see Marissa moving Yahoo that way? I'm guessing "no" but would love to be proven wrong. It won't be Microsoft, you can bet on that. Red Hat are a moderately powerful company, but they aren't that big and could wind up acquired by Oracle tomorrow for all we know. And they aren't that into services and web-apps. Mozilla have a lot of clout on the browser side, but arguably much less so than in years past, as their market share has slipped.

Amazon? Nope, don't see them stepping up to defend the Open Web.

Facebook? Hell no.

LinkedIn? No.

Sun? Maybe if they hadn't been acquired by Oracle.

IBM? Maybe not totally ridiculous, but history doesn't paint the best picture of IBM in this regard. And they also don't really offer services over the web, like a search engine. Maybe they could scale Watson up to webscale and make that the new Google?

Wolfram? No.

DuckDuckGo? Right spirit, but I don't think they are influential enough.

Opera? Not influential enough.

Canonical? No.

Novell? Eh, no.

HP? No.

This isn't looking too promising.... :-(

Edit: Duh, I missed a big one! The Wikimedia Foundation! They are probably one of the strongest backers of the Open Web, and definitely have a little bit of influence, thanks to WIkipedia and related projects.
> If this helps people think twice before speaking in a public place, that's a good thing. The community will become more inclusive as a result.

Are you (some non-offensive expletive) kidding me? This kind of overreaction will make the community more divisive. This is scorched earth -- it's not worth the risk socializing beyond your peers -- kind of action.
me made a joke....
there is a HUGE difference
So what about the decision to drop ActiveSync support for anything after Windows 7/Office 2010? If you buy a new windows machine and are a paying apps customer, you are pretty much screwed. Dropping CalDAV doesn't affect this, but it is icing on the cake since it's hardly a guarantee that Apple is going to request whitelisting to make sure it works. (They have iCloud after all & not seeking interoperability will push iCal users who weren't using it for this, toward it.)

CalDAV is the standard and it's pretty clear that Google is backing away from that along with ActiveSync for enterprises and therefore silo-ing Calendar.
The older version, 3.2, should be more stabler but it may be worth the slight risk to learn 4.0 from the start, as that will provide you with newer feature overviews of the framework. If you do have troubles with 4.0, you can ask and find answers on StackOverflow or the #rubyonrails IRC. You may also help by reporting any errors or bugs in 4.0.
I was thrown a bit when he say's "To code in Vim, you have to keep Vim in your head just as much as the code that you’re editing. You have to constantly think about what you’re doing." I have a few coworkers who work completely in vim while the rest of us use Visual Studio. I ask them questions about vim usage and usually they have to think a while about what they actually do because using vim is second nature to them.
Indeed -- defending a blog (effectively, and for free) against a moderate DDoS :)
No, but at the time, the Internet was also about 1/100th of what it is today and Altavista was still worth about $3bn. It's hard to picture now, but back in 1999 Altavista and Yahoo were towering giants online.