skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
For 99,9% (around 45min downtime) per month $50 is cheap, what I have seen over the years from hosters with Cisco firmware problems, BGP problems, power failures, hurricanes etc. and many more and recovery times of 30min++.
The logo, or what it seems, to me is a really 'bad' graphic.
This reminds me a lot of my angelfire page in that era, though a little more AOL-centric. The linked people applet is definitely interesting given how things panned out for him. Mine had a lot of physics and science-y stuff, so I begin to wonder how many other people have Angelfire/Geocities sites that predict their future lives.
What's the Modula-2 equivalent of the goroutine concurrency primitive?
Except when they lock the doors and won't let you in. Want to report them? Go ahead.. the TLC requires you to take a day off work and appear in person in court. If you don't, complaint is thrown out. Taxi drivers know that it is too much work for most people.
That's the key—I think video content providers are not going easily into this new world. I'm sure Rdio/Vdio, Spotify, and others would love to provide a similar service to how music offerings work today, but the content providers will not have anything to do with it.

It's really sad. So shortsighted. The first company to do this right will bring media into the future and revolutionize the industry. The profits to be had are insane, and they're going down the drain.
From what I've read the one exception to this rule is stretching the hip flexors will actually improve your vertical jump.
The success story of Delhi Metro
The commit that fixes it with a few more details: http://git.postgresql.org/gitweb/?p=postgresql.git;a=commitd...

An oversight in commit e710b65c1c56ca7b91f662c63d37ff2e72862a94 allowed
database names beginning with "-" to be treated as though they were secure
command-line switches; and this switch processing occurs before client
authentication, so that even an unprivileged remote attacker could exploit
the bug, needing only connectivity to the postmaster's port. Assorted
exploits for this are possible, some requiring a valid database login,
some not. The worst known problem is that the "-r" switch can be invoked
to redirect the process's stderr output, so that subsequent error messages
will be appended to any file the server can write. This can for example be
used to corrupt the server's configuration files, so that it will fail when
next restarted. Complete destruction of database tables is also possible.

Fix by keeping the database name extracted from a startup packet fully
separate from command-line switches, as had already been done with the
user name field.

The Postgres project thanks Mitsumasa Kondo for discovering this bug,
Kyotaro Horiguchi for drafting the fix, and Noah Misch for recognizing
the full extent of the danger.

Security: CVE-2013-1899
That's exactly right!
There are a lot of data on the web, almost none of it is structured in a way that lets other easily access and edit it.

For example, as you can see on http://denisthebot.com, having that kind of API makes it trivial to built smart question-answering engines.
Google Blocks Gmail's Mail Fetcher
When I've tried to do this in the past, it required appearing in person. Have you actually phoned in?
On their twitter, they said they are considering uploading it (30 minutes ago).
I like to know exactly why I'm updating my database before I apply any patches. I doubt they could have been sufficiently light on the details, while still giving admins enough information to decide whether or not to upgrade.

"Apply this patch, don't worry what it does, just do it" is not something I want to hear from my database vendor :-)

Had the repos remained public, this detailed information would have been available to a lot more people, a lot sooner. Temporarily "going dark" to work on the patch seems like an acceptable compromise.
Isn't this more a question of the relative strength of objective evidence? I have a problem with the idea that hope in and of itself is a bad thing.
consider graduating! It's a neat trick that helps reduce your workload.
EFF say that physical mail is safer than anything else because the legal protections are so strong.

But then you have to trust that 'they' are law abiding. Extraordinary rendition is both reassuring and alarming. 'They' will jump through hoops to look like they're obeying laws, but the end result is still people being water-boarded.

The Hushmail thing shows that some companies will happily roll over when given valid law enforcement documentation. (Fair enough, I'm not sure what else they should do.)

(https://ssd.eff.org/wire/protect)
I think you're vastly underestimating the effect of a quality user experience.

If they do it right, people will pay for it. People will want it to an irrational degree.

But they probably won't do it right.
I've been using Python almost exclusively since 2004. Go is the first language that has made me want to switch. I can't put my finger on it, but it's fun to work with. Actually, I'll try to put my finger on it:

1) Fast build times

2) Goroutines. If you've tried using any async library in Python or are waiting for Tulip to come into mainline Python around v3.4 - stop wasting your time. Goroutines along with channels just works (TM) and is unbelievably easy to use. No callbacks, no threadpools, no having to CTRL-C your way out of a bug. It's a pleasure to work with.
Um, it can run linux, therefore it can run WINE and therefore it can run some Windows software though?

Edit: and can probably run VMware / vbox too, which opens up even more possibilities?
What I forgot to ask: What is your policy if you fail your guarantee? Do you reimburse customers with the resulted damage? Do you have a fixed amount of money you pay?
The Beatbeat link is just a series of links -- this is the actual story: http://gizmodo.com/5993535
Show HN: Tailtabs - SDK, API, framework release notification
In fact they often use a cold start system, like GAE. But it's true we target more some big industry...
But I'm thinking changing some things about that :-) Feel free to test the service, we will share some dicount code with you to allow you to test it.
Anatomy of a Reference Check
The NYC TLC does actually follow through on complaints about drivers not following the rules (CC broken, won't take you out of Manhattan, etc.) and they have an online reporting form http://www.nyc.gov/apps/311/allServices.htm?requestType=topS...
Any plans to degrade votes over time, so that new or updated facts can more quickly gain precedence?
You should also know when to stop emailing them.

I have received over twenty emails from Facebook, asking me if I know Tom Levesque, and to SEND him a friend request. Over and over, and over again. No, I don't know a Tom Levesque. I don't need to be asked the same question repeatedly.
I tend to believe everything except the performance part.

I'd be curious to see a less interested party doing the analysis. I'd like to get Carmack's or Sweeney's take on this. This feels like MS claiming that IE gets better perf than Chrome.
OrientDB: New GraphDB Engine in Beta
News flash! Successful people are just like everybody else. Zuckerberg was not born a hacker wizard.
Think very hard before you decide to go for any graduate degree whether Masters or even PhD. Not because Masters is bad or good. It is because there is a huge opportunity cost for those 2 years (or less).

"how much of a difference an MS actually makes in the working world."

I would say not much and I am sure there is an argument for it. Here is why. If you get a job right after your bachelors degree and work for 2 years gaining "real world" experience, you could actually be a lot more valuable to an employer or in the industry IF the employer is looking for someone with your skills/experience.

Besides, there is always time to think about a graduate degree. What if you do your MS right after bachelors and realize 5 years later that you actually would have been better off with an MBA or may be no masters at all ? You will never know that until and unless you have real world experience, trust me.

My advice: Get a job, get experience in your industry and 2-3 years later, decide if MS is still the right choice for you. Believe me, you will know then. You won't know now.
Certain details about the images on the photostream at http://cdn.thenextweb.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/... , such as the image that reads "We are Anonymous", leads me to believe that "Anonymous" is, in fact, the culprit in this case.
Does Anyone Here Speak Art and Tech?
If you can't audit it, you can't be sure it is sound. But you seem to claim that it isn't sound, which also isn't possible without an audit.

I think there are at least a few engineers at Apple capable of implementing this correctly. Not that I assume it's unbreakable, I'm just not as pessimistic.
Layout is totally deranged on Firefox 19.0.2 (Windows XP).

Edit - just noticed this buried on the screen: "Code uploader requires a WebGL-compatible browser"
Great. It may offer a good way to build some kind of open alternative to google now.
The Internet is only 20 years young. In Internet years that is ancient but technology and the way people use it always goes through progressions.

Early on, the Internet was largely about research and news.
Then, people realized they could shop online: E-Commerce, dotcom bubble.
Step 3, everyone could have their own little domain, Blogs and personal websites.
Then, the Internet became the place to be entertained, video, music, games.
Now, we can be social and share everything with our network of "friends".

Obviously this is just one guy's synopsis and it's probably out of order in some ways. There has also been lots of overlap during the progression.

It's not that strange that we are where we are. When I was a bit younger many people I knew had personal websites. Then they migrated to blogs. Now they're on facebook and twitter. They'll move on to something else.

The social aspects of the Internet will morph into something else. The fundamentals will stay but the methods and purposes will change.
Could Google Someday Answer All Your Questions?
My dad does hobby trading in the currency markets. It is absolutely speculative, and you bet against trends in how currencies trade against one another.

Just like with bitcoin.

The difference is that USD, Euro, Yen, etc are all trillion dollar markets, where BTC is measured in millions. The speculative market pushes around the valuation a lot more, and BTC swings a truckload more from trading in its exchange rates than any other currency - changes in the Euro are measured in cents over a year, not in a hundred dollars over 6 months.

I won't argue people are buying BTC to use for exchange right now, though - of course a lot of people are investing in it when it is gaining legitimacy.
Git: Combine and Organize Messy Commits Using Interactive Rebase
I'm really intrigued by the possibilities that crowdfunding may offer, once the SEC fully implements the JOBS ACT stuff. I'm not sure I see the rosy picture that this guy paints:

http://radar.oreilly.com/2013/03/how-crowdfunding-and-the-jo...

But I think he makes some interesting points. I don't think this just relevant to Open Source companies either, although they may be uniquely positioned to really tap into this mode of funding (or not... I need to spend a lot more time thinking about this, especially since I run an Open Source startup).

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on crowdfunding, michaelochurch.
I love the comments in the article: people from East Boston saying that it's the only way they can get a cab.

I took an Uber in Boston today. I never call cabs any other way. It's faster, more convenient, they're more accountable, and when I'm in Cambridge it allows me to get a Boston cab as opposed to the horrible, horrible Cambridge cabbies.

The drivers seem to like it too- every Boston cabbie I've taken an Uber with has told me they get lots of money from Uber rides and that it's way better than Dispatch. Some even stopped paying for dispatch and rely entirely on Uber and driving around.
I agree, the lack of an animated gif background is a relative sign of taste and restraint in the angelfire era.
EDIT: Please use the following link; I blew through my Dropbox Public folder bandwidth quota.

http://ejmwstkgutjd.s3.amazonaws.com/SEv2.pdf
Oh neat, I did not know about plex.
I'm really happy that the PostgreSQL team was able to fix this so quickly and it does appear to be a massive security issue. However, on the flip side, in 13+ years of web development work, I've never really seen a database name beginning with "-".
2. The more attention you're giving to other things, the less conversational flow is maintained, period. It doesn't matter how good at multi-tasking you are, anything less than undivided attention is sub-optimal.

3. If there is an actual, explainable reason, the person will understand. If the reason is "I felt like checking email/facebook," you are demonstrating that they are not capturing your attention at that time.

4. Sometimes people aim for a higher level of engagement than "not actively damaging our relationship."

All that said, I'm guilty just like anyone else. I fully agree that taking a few seconds to look up some information can enhance the conversation. Even that breaks the flow though, as the other person is left to stare around or start looking at their phone (assuming a two-person situation), but it's worth it. But, there's a fine line between that action and doing other things that have no relevance to the other person (which is what the GP was talking about - leaving voice memos to self, really?).
IPv6 or SNI
The Huffington Post: 50 Shades of Gluten (Intolerance)
In my experience, this is particularly true when it comes to hiring. Whenever I'm interviewing (on either side of the table), a question in the forefront of my mind is "do I think I'll want to work with this person for the rest of my career?" I probably won't be at my current company for the rest of my career (which says nothing about my employer and a lot about me), but I do expect that I'll work with the members of the same group of people again and again, one way or another.
Or someone claiming to be Anonymous. That's the whole point...
In case of professional services we will reimburse customers if we fail to be 99,9% available. The pro-service will be available next month or the month after.
We can do that because we use more than one datacenter and providers. We do this kind of service for several customer today
Actually yes, but in a different way, I was thinking of accelerating the power of sudden downvotes, but nothing is set in stone yet.
So yes it will happen, how exactly is yet to be decided.
Thanks for your question!
And the taxi can leave you wherever, whenever they figure this out.
It is North Korea. They are claiming to be attacking the US already!...
Absolutely, thanks for your question!
In case of professional services we will reimburse customers if we fail to be 99,9% available. The pro-service will be available next month or the month after. We can do that because we use more than one datacenter and providers. We do this kind of service for several customer today

Based on what you pay.
I know of a few VCs who just can't help themselves...not just giving them money, but telling them how to spend it too. And for some reason, they all seem to want them to spend it on a hotshot HBS-trained former big consulting general partner that will suck up all their cash and equity and give them a failed business in return.

They like to claim that there is some value-add with having their experience as "part of the team"...but for 90% of the VCs out there, it is bullshit. It is just a ploy to get better deals.
If you think it is not a counter to his argument, you're missing the point, that low scores are not indicative of low traffic, and high scores are not indicative of high traffic (except among a very specific demographic.)
sleeping through the night? Please say yes. 3 months is my "If I can just... make it..." mark. Apparently that's when you can start letting them cry it out?
I filed an online claim and didn't have to do either (the driver pled guilty). I imagine that the requirement cuts both ways (i.e., the driver has to actually appear to contest the claim, in which case they require testimony - if they can't/won't appear they have to pled guilty).
I agree with this, gud is at least as good as cgdb.
"The Hushmail thing shows that some companies will happily roll over when given valid law enforcement documentation. (Fair enough, I'm not sure what else they should do.)"

Companies could design products that do not give them the ability to cooperate in that manner. Hushmail, for example, could have designed a system where customers were sold smartcards and not actually run the mail transport, so that Hushmail itself had no ability to access encrypted messages. While this would have made Hushmail a bit less convenient, it would also have made it many times more secure.

Unfortunately, in the current right-wing political climate, there are few incentives for companies to actually develop or deploy such systems.
I agree. Most of the people who use offshore banks are not even Americans or Western Europeans. They are people who run businesses in the developing world or are trying to get around stupid rules.

I lived in the BVI in the mid 90s and most of the companies registered there at that time were Taiwanese companies investing in mainland China. A stupid law wouldn't allow them to invest directly. Thanks to BVI the Taiwanese tech industry were able to start the Chinese tech manufacturing boom.

Much of the world in the past 100 years has had bank runs, currency devaluations, genocides and all sorts of other idiocy primarily caused by bad governments. Offshore banks and companies provide ways for people in those countries to maintain some level of security.

Yes in between those million offshore accounts there may be the accounts of a Papa Doc or an Idi Amin. But witch hunting people using offshore only does more damage to people who are already victims of those said bad governments.

The drug connection is also over hyped. Real money launders only use banks for connections between their "legal" businesses. The money laundering doesn't happen in the banks but in the fake "legal" businesses they set up.

For the past 100 or so years the offshore industry, be it in Switzerland, Miami, London or Cayman Islands have been important parts of making the world financial systems less fragile.
Foreseeing the future
This implementation is a native Blueprints (http://blueprints.tinkerpop.com) implementation.
Fortunately it's an open source project and it will be continued long after Google loses interest in it.
The problem with the messy feeds is quite real for me too. I find that in Facebook, things tend to balance out reasonably well: Most friends don’t write a flood of updates, or particularly long updates, and the feed balancing algorithm seems to present me with a reasonable mix of updates.

I’m far less active in Twitter, where I seem to easily get overwhelmed by a flood of small updates, or G+, which seems to attract highly prolific writers.
end-to-end means Apple itself doesn't ever know what is being sent.
If the end user isn't managing the keys, and the service provider is then the law states that they MUST provide decrypted traffic or provide the keys to decrypt the traffic to law enforcement.
I felt I got burned by Uber the first time I used them during Hurricane Sandy when I was charged a hefty fee because of their dynamic pricing. I gave them another try a month back and now find myself using the service no fewer than 5 times a week. It literally eliminates every thing I hate about calling a cab. I love it now and almost rely on it at times.

I make sure to ask every single new driver about their experience with Uber and I have heard positive things across the board, save for a few minor complaints (usually about how the cut drivers get aren't that much higher than what they'd get at a traditional cab company). Most say they love it, many say they make extra cash using it on their off-times, and some say they have entire fleets running on Uber. Overall, from my experience, the drivers love and rely on it too.

I think the secret to their success is that they've simplified and streamlined the process elegantly for both drivers and passengers. A few taps and I'm on my way without worry of if I'll even get a cab (although, to be fair, it is at times difficult to find Uber cabs in Brooklyn), and whether I brought cash/credit. But what's really interesting is how they've seemed to simplify the process just enough for drivers. They tell me that everything is provided for them, down to the dashboard mount for the included iPhone. The software itself is simple enough to work and isn't wrought with rules and requirements, and that let's drivers find their own way to make the most out of the software in ways I'm sure the creators didn't expect. For example, one driver actually ended my trip early while I was still in the car, meaning I got charged less, because he didn't want to miss any potential pickups waiting for him at my destination, which I thought was a clever trick.

My point is that Uber is providing a service that both drivers and passengers seem to universally love. No one, as to my knowledge, is getting screwed for the benefit of another. That's why all these lawsuits seem like desperate attempts to take down a company whose service they know is better on all fronts.
So then you report them.
How RunKeeper re-skinned our iPhone app while maintaining scalability
You are probably right. While I am cynical in my judgment of the current state of Bitcoin I am optimistic in the theory as a whole, maybe too much so. I love the idea of a decentralized currency and see it as part of the natural evolution of globalization. Maybe I can afford to lose a little ...
You come off as whiny and immature, which is why your comments keep getting voted down. I have no doubt you're under the impression they are getting voted down because most people disagree with you, but you're wrong.

Out of curiosity, who wouldn't allow me to speak to you in such a fashion? Who's this imaginary authority who controls how I speak to children?
"20 hours is a LONG time in Social media terms. It’s a long time in the news."

This is the most pathetic justification for piracy I've ever heard.

You couldn't wait twenty hours to watch it legally? Twenty hours? Many of which you'd probably be sleeping through anyway? That's not even a single day. You can't wait a single day?

It's like listening to a kid justify tearing open his Christmas presents on Christmas Eve.

"Wanting to watch GoT spoiler free is incredibly difficult when you have a 20 hour gap between airing in the US and airing in the UK."

Not really. I live in the States, but I TiVoed the premiere episode and watched it the next day. (The horror!) I stayed away from recap articles and had no problems avoiding spoilers.

Besides, you said earlier in the article that you had already read the books! Which means you have already pre-spoilered yourself, no? You already know every major plot twist the TV show is ever going to throw at you. The first two seasons followed the books pretty much note for note; did you think the third was going to suddenly change direction and bring in the cast of "Glee" for a big musical number?

"Basically, it means staying off Social Media and almost all “geek-news” outlets for a whole day. For some people thats easy enough, I’m not a huge social media fan/user anyway – but my JOB dictates that I check in on the different channels at least a few times each day... So I now have a choice: either don’t do my job properly and ignore my friends for a whole day, or accept that I’ll see some spoilers and my enjoyment of the show will be reduced."

That one's easy -- if your job and the scheduling of your favorite TV show conflict, your job wins. Because you're a grown-up. Right?

Right?
Make it Testable... No Matter how Painful it is
Phone Calls to Facetime: 40 Years of Cellphones