skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I disagree that 1M coins could not be sold very quickly on MtGox. Yes, the price would go way down, but there are plenty of interested buyers who would be happy to "cash Satoshi out" to take some profits; he would certainly get serveral millions of dollars for his coins.

The bigger problem is that selling on MtGox requires identifying himself to create an account (not to mention the current $1,000 per day withdrawal limit for USD).
One hopes that many such problems would have been resolved by now. Certainly the problems can't have been worse than 60 minute+ trading lags.
>The second reason we’ve gone native is trying to get some of the animations — the spinners and the way they work

Why in the world does an app like linkedin's need animations that are apparently too intensive for a browser? And they couldn't get a spinner to spin smoothly?
I wonder if it is because Twitter Music is from buying We Are Hunted which, if I recall correctly, was an company from Australia.
I've been wondering why Netflix doesn't come up with some kind of personas. Each member of the household can rate movies, and then it can make recommendations for an individual or combination of them.
>> "Well that now makes the second Twitter product without an Android launch strategy"

They do have the website which works fine on mobile.
"Do we really think that some civil liberties are better than others?"

Yes, we do.

This argument raises some interesting points, but it rests on several false equivalencies. The first is that all liberties are equal in weight, impact, those protected and those affected, etc. This is noticeably untrue, even at a passing glance. Consider the First and Third Amendments, for example. Would anyone credibly argue that the right not to have to quarter soldiers in one's home is equal to the rights to protected speech, a free press, and freedom of religion? No. The latter set of rights is much more broad, encompassing, foundational, and frequently relied upon. The former is incredibly specific, and has become less germane over time. Both are protected liberties, but their impact weights are different.

The second false equivalency is that all items written in the Constitution are equivalent in validity, timelessness, applicability, and contextual universality. A piece of paper written in the late 18th century isn't a living, adaptive, self-improving organism. Society is the living, adaptive, self-improving organism. We follow the principles of the Constitution, but we amend it (hence, the purpose of Amendments themselves) as situations arise and circumstances require adaptation. The Constitution is the code; we are the recursively self-improving expression of that code.

Please note: capital-L Liberty should not be conflated with specific liberties. An intelligent and self-improving society makes its best attempt to preserve all liberties under the rubric of Liberty, but recognizes that some liberties conflict with others, and that some have net-beneficial or net-detrimental social outcomes, and that the status thereof fluctuates over time and within specific contexts.
Lucidchart isn't open source but it does have a public API allowing the editor to be embedded in other applications.

https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/api_documentation

Or it has a simpler Visio API which allows other applications to use Lucidchart as a Visio viewer.
Well, that is the Rdio login which supports username/password or Facebook. And yes, that is hilarious.
That's an interesting reversal of the logic in the paper. I assumed that the programmers looking for the next cool languages were doing so in pursuit of novelty and not doing it for economic reasons. I wonder how you could empirically support one or the other hypothesis.
Why Is TrueTwit Still Alive? And How They Are Killing #Twitter
An object is a single blob of data. S3 objects vary in size from 1 byte up to 5 Terabytes. They can be uploaded with a single PUT, or with multiple PUTs in series or in parallel (which we call multipart upload). They can be downloaded as a unit, in full (GET) or in part (range GET).
Can you clarify when FogBugz on Demand was in two data centers and when not, no matter whether it's in LA or Toronto?
Back then it was really interesting that Joel found SQL Server Mirroring not usable and instead wrote that they went to manually coded Log shipping for SQL server. At the same time I was experimenting with the same techniques and was very interested in this, so I also remembered it closely and wondered about it once the bucket brigade story was told.
It won't let me connect my Spotify account. I'm going to assume it's from so many people trying to do the same thing. Looks interesting from what little I can do with it without the connection.
Okay, we have a solution for the plane. The plane is in
two dimensions. Now, for any positive integer n, generalize the problem to n dimensions.

So, now the problem is, for any positive integer n, given any 2^n + 1 n-tuples of integers, at least two of these n-tuples if added have all even components.
> So you're saying that Mac OS, Mac OS X, Android, and iOS are all broken?

No. I said they solve some problems and don't solve others.

> And Linux's software distribution mechanism is working for end users?

I am yet to meet a non-technical Linux user who has experienced what could be described as "package management disaster". Software management is mostly automated for their use cases.

> Maybe you should stop being so selfish by trying to force your inexperience and UNIX sysadmin use case on everyone.

I solve my problems, you solve yours. Deal with it.
Presumably, OP meant pre-boiling.
People nearby can hear the bone conducting speaker? Wasn't the whole purpose of the speaker for that not to happen?

I'm hoping they can fix that.
absolutely true!!!!
Some clients explicitly ask for wordpress/drupal ,so it is not really an issue. further more , it should be always stated in the agreement what tech you'll be using , what part you did modifiy , etc ... you dont have to say "i'm gona" use wordpress at the first meeting but , it's important the client knows what you did , and what you did not. I list every framework/plugin/library/stack/whatever i use in a contract.
It wasn't dumb, perhaps I wasn't clear. As a former Police officer I've been to many car crashes and understand the difference between what causes the accident and what kills people.

My point was, that in a large proportion of the accidents where people are killed and where drivers are speeding, people state that that it was the drivers inattention that caused the accident, and not the speed they were going. They use this to suggest that we should not prosecute speeding.

While this is technically true, (one of) the reason that we impose speed limits is that an accident caused by, e.g., inattention or mistake is turned from a fender-bender into a fatal accident by high speed.

Even the best drivers make mistakes from time to time, we have a right not to have that mistake turn into a fatal accident by someone speeding.
Thats exactly my point, BitCoins utility is only that of providing people with a way to make interactions where one exchanges BitCoin for something else. That is its ONLY practical utility and what it was designed for. It it had some other utility as well then it would be a commodity but as it does not it is only a currency.
What's just sad is you can hit 200GB a month with a 80kb/s connection.
Ottawa sets up taxpayer-funded food truck in Mexico to promote Canadian cuisine
Exactly. While the US of course (as mentioned below) have corporations that exert influence over government, overstep the law, etc., it is generally NOT tolerated by the general public.

That's where it's different in Asia, where such behavior is business as usual.
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Nothing would please me more than people moving away from mobile-specific apps toward web applications.
Lynx A 3D point-and-shoot camera/tablet does motion capture and 3D modeling
So you get banned if you engage in too much pvp? I thought this game was all about pvp.
The OP structure can be reassembled into a sandwhich after dressing. Key feature.
Gluing together Vagrant, Chef, Rspec, jUnit, and Jenkins for systems QA
I used to work for a guy who often used to say to me (as the head of tech-y stuff) "customers don't care what it's running on if it works - it can run on wet string and sellotape as long as the customers are happy it's doing what it's supposed to".

I used to laugh, but we both agreed that he was right. If you're selling anything, remember it's what the customer cares about that matters, not what you care about.
Banks and payment processors tend to change their terms of service pretty often in relation to internet services and purchases. Stodgy yes, but very smart and on top of risk-aversion.
Ask HN: How to response media writer interview request?
I developed a site and recently got interview request from a business weekly magazine writer. The interview requested to the site's management and the topic is about competitor's dominant position through strategic investment.

However, the site only me behind it and do not have any management team. This site is developed during my free time and still only have low traffic(Mainly from Adwords) as well as I do not have the expertise to answer the questions.

How do I need to response? Should I say I cant accept interview because there only "one man show" behind the scene? And I not really expert to answer those economic questions?
Err no.
You also hash the two differently in your database. With passwords you want to bcrypt (or similar) them to protect against exposure of the DB and an attacker brute forcing the hashes. Since this is virtually impossible for long random strings you're able to just SHA2-256 the keys for DB storage. This becomes important because you're likely checking the key every API request and bcrypt would be a significant API rate limiter.
Welcome to the wonderful world of "solution selling"!
"but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order... what have the Romans done for us?"
I think he point is that the title shouldn't be fixed but dynamic to the device.
It's not that food or electricity would be replaced, but rather the source of food and electricity may be different or there may be different practices for using current sources of food and electricity if those industries had to pay for the externalities they generate.
Gold is constantly mined, the amount increasing. It was acceptable as a currency-backer only because the amount mined tended to grow at the pace of the rest of the economy, although there were years when more or less was mined and this caused issues.

Bitcoin has these issued baked into the protocol.
Please don't post links to pirated software.
In the bigger cities and between them we could just connect electric cars to grid the whole time, and put energy meters in each car. Like trolleys. No need for big batteries inside the car, just supercapacitors for a few minutes worth of driving if there's some problem with the grid and you need to park safely.

I wonder if people could buy electric cars like they buy cellphones - you sign a contract with a provider, you pay X USD per month for the car and access to the grid, additionaly you have access to free regular car if you need to drive somehwere the grid doesn't exist yet(but you pay for the fuel by yourself).

The problem is infrastructure, I think.
Do you interact much with the OpenStreetMap community? They are a group who are no strangers to putting geotagged information on to the internet, and are, for the most part, keen on open source, so I'm sure you could pick up a few users there.

Also, I recently saw OpenWeatherMap[1], which seems like a project that would be aligned closely with you. I'd be interested to know if you've communicated with them/if you've got some sort of partnership going on?

[1]: http://openweathermap.org/
Thank you! The worst is when pinch-to-zoom is disabled on an image viewing/sharing page. I believe Twitter is guilty of this. It's idiotic.

I've also heard many arguments that responsive design makes pinch-to-zoom unnecessary. A page should automagically adjust so that it's optimal for a 27" monitor, a 2" mobile display, or anything in between. It's a great idea in theory, but I've yet to see it executed well in practice. I guess it's exceedingly difficult to design an effective UI that can automatically and seamlessly scale between a large-format screen and a small-format screen.
Arbitrary distinction. A password can be expired and forced to comply with complexity rules. A key is a server-side generated password, and therefore offers less ability for users to implement their own password policies. Good for users that don't care, bad for users that do care.
That's a piss poor Android strategy.

And as a side note I'm still getting this on Android:

http://i.imgur.com/Ox0BwML.png

Hopefully it's just a cache issue.
bdist works too, but it adds one more level of annoyance (you need the same environment as the target). sdist is a good balance because you get a pip-installable package, so your deploy can just consist of creating a virtualenv in /opt/<your project> and installing a determined version of your project there.
No, you get banned for running from CONCORD. It basically ensures that "safe" sectors stay that way. CONCORD is just the in-game representation of this.
If you can, you should refrain from mentioning the underlying technology unless it is somehow relevant. Frequently, end-users and customers may have uninformed or misinformed opinions about a specific tech or framework, whereas the reality may be more nuanced. Customer should only really worry about the final experience and cost, and not whether Drupal or Wordpress is powering their service.
Old saying: "if I ask you what time it is, I don't need to know how a watch works"
So you're saying he is a fish. Interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corydoras
"pay for two": Are you sure? When I played Eve (a long time ago) you could have three characters training skills (only one actually playing) on a single subscription.
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"Some clients explicitly ask for wordpress/drupal"

Important though to find out why they are asking for something in particular as the first step. Could be because a) someone else is bidding using that (giving you an opportunity to suggest something else) or b) they read about it somewhere and think "that's the right thing to do" or any number of other reasons like c) a trusted person advised them to use that for some reason.

By asking "why" you will be able to use the reasons in your pitch to them for what you can do or even suggest another technology (which of course depends on the reason they give you obviously if they trust their "brother in law" you don't want to go against his advice etc.)
Is it really any different than the YC job postings and constant posts from TechCrunch and the like?

Why wouldn't you make a post on HN to try to get some extra eyeballs? It isn't like you can pay to have posts on the front page - you still need support from viewers to move it up top.
Create .gitignore from command line
Your head works as a sounding body and a speaker box. I guess it also get's louder when you open your mouth ...
This is pretty fun thought experiment.

Let's actually say CNN has close to 100% market penetration, making the number of users around 25 million.

if say 5% of those would be willing to upgrade to a premium for $25/year that would make the potential size of the market $31 million a year. Just using numbers I'm pulling out of my posterior.
I don't disagree with that, but it's like OS lock-in once you start developing steam power that's where you focus most of your efforts. For the most part England was developing steam power not importing it, so while the US with massive coal reserves may have been interested in developing coal power presumably England would have focused it's R&D on other things.

The development of the stationary steam engine was an important element of the Industrial Revolution; however, for most of the period of the Industrial Revolution, the majority of industrial power was supplied by water and wind. In Britain by 1800 an estimated 10,000 horsepower was being supplied by steam. By 1815 steam power had grown to 210,000 hp.[38] Note: The industrial revolution started in 1760 and ended between 1820 and 1840. So, in my hypothetical situation England may have imported coal for shipping and railways but industry would have probably looked at imported coal as to expensive and used alternatives. Edit: Another possible exception iron / steel production.

PS: There where steam engines before the industrial revolution, but they gained prominence because of design improvements and as a drop in replacement for other power sources.
Ask HN: I just got a huge investment but don't believe in the project, help
I'm a long time HN user.

For the past year we have been building a product, we applied for YC W13 and got rejected. That made me question the company but I kept building the product, I own another company which is my current source of income. As time passed I started to agree with YC and I think that my product is not that great. I'm also a bit tired of the startup life.

Last month a friend who is very well connected asked if he could try to get us the investment we need, I said yes. Today he got a HUGE investment. I don't know what to do. I don't believe in this product anymore. I'm considering pivoting to something else but again, I'm tired of this. I'm not depressed, but I do feel depressed when I think about the startup life style.

I'm thinking about just turning down the offer, but, at the same time, the amount of money is HUGE. What should I do? Why am I feeling like this? I was supposed to be happy.
LOL. For any two integer points P(i, j), Q(l, m). We have the equation of a line:

y - j = ((m - j) / (l - i)) * (x - i)

Choose x = k * (l - i) + i
y = k*(m - j) + j
Since i, j, l, m, k are all integers we obtain another integer point. No need 5 points... I may misunderstand the question. :(
I don’t see how that could work. You’d either have to split the bagels before boiling, which would turn them into Frankenbagels while boiling, or you’d have to forego the boiling step, which would make it a roll with a hole – not a bagel.
It's staggering that out of 2 trillion only 20 might be corrupted, assuming they lived up to their SLA.

2000000000000 - (.99999999999 * 2000000000000) = 20

Makes me feel pretty OK about having backups there.
if the price of coal were nearer to its cost

But how do you calculate such a cost - keeping in mind that you would also need to factor in non-environmental benefits like new inventions, more free time for education, higher quality of life, etc.

I'm all for a system that's fair. I just object to environmentalists deciding what the true cost/benefit analysis is. Their squeaky wheel one-issue outlook has heavily biased the discussion.
Anything multiplayer, cooperative, and new. When games like Borderlands 2 comes out, my evenings get a lot brighter because we really have something to work together on. Multiplayer RTSes like Starcraft 2 also make for good times because there is a lot of strategy to discuss and coordination to be had.

Most shooters don't work as well, such as if we play Counter-Strike, since we don't end up having as much to talk about.
>The quality in the iPhone comes from great design and choice of materials.

Right, but it's assembled in China. My point is that if you care about quality, you can get quality manufacturing in China. Similarly, if you want cheap, you can get cheap.
I would argue that a majority of Americans do not understand exactly how a current firearm procurement actually works.

It's like asking if cars should have safety features. Of course you the vast majority of people will respond yes.

The idea that in order for my father to give me a rifle, we would have to go to a federally licensed dealer (pay $50-100 for them to process us) to avoid becoming felons is absurd. A number of amendments to proposed legislation have sought to deal with this issue, but the champions of gun control really don't care.
I'm getting that on iPad as well. I guess the site is not ready.
nah, you'll have to partion the pre @ part using a reg ex into 2 parts, and then take the one that makes the most sense.
>c orydoras

>co rydoras

>cory doras

>coryd oras

>corydo ras

>corydor as

>corydora s

I'm going with coryd oras, sounds like a real name.
Thanks for this article, it was definitely needed. I've known that I should be using virtualenv for a while now, but actually trying to figure it out has been somewhat daunting until now.
Of course it happens in the US. I think that's covered enough here and elsewhere. But i believe the basic ideal of ethics is a cultural one. Consider that certain cultures in Asia, China for example, have been doing things a certain way thousands of years, and some of those ways are repulsive to the average American.
Yeah, but what do you do when the client starts talking tech themselves? Like, saying they want it done in Ruby because "it just seems to make more beautiful websites." (true story)
I'd agree with you but we are not there yet.

I've yet to see a beautiful web app on mobile not be a sluggish buggy mess. Twitter's mobile web app at first look decent but it's sooooo sllllllllooooowww and unresponsive on a quad core phone.

Forecast.io's mobile site is the first time I've seen any app or browser instance cause a phone to lock up and never recover. I'm suspecting that's a GPU driver bug.
Do you use phonegap for the mobile versions, or something custom with a webview?
Have you considered Apache Wicket?
Next Evolution of Facebook Platform for Mobile
> By "Internet Famous" he is not actually famous to the greater internet

So he's internet famous but not internet famous?

> . . .but convincingly appears so. Obviously if put to the test, the crack experts on the internet could see through his BS via Google

And it's convincing but not convincing?

I think you're being extremely generous by saying it would take an "expert" to see through his paper-thin facade.
So what's the point in listening to music in your iPhone at home?
You only get banned if you engage in unprovoked PVP in high-security space and you manage to keep your ship. It's supposed to be impossible to do, but several times techniques/exploits have been developed to circumvent or delay it so they just banned the practice to be completely clear on the mechanics.
The creator is a hacker and teaches for treehouse. He's also gotten some fairly prominent techies to play test so there is some good will in the community. The interesting bit, IMO, is that it's now pretty feasible to have manufacturing/product design as a hobby rather than vocation.
They wouldn't have access to that fiber, they would have to do their own fiber drop and I point out why that's bad in the remainder of my previous post.

Regarding ATT/Texas: Having a competitor is not what economists mean when they refer to competition.
It's hypocritical to both support and oppose liberty
An alternate implementation of grunt jshint
In the case of {(0,0),(0,2)}, (0,1) counts as "1 more integer point" - the point has to be not one of the two points generating the line, not a point outside the set of 5 points on the plane.
"I'm terribly sorry Mr. Fukker that we didn't put you on the official list, this oversight will never happen again" "Ohh, and how often it happens.
Combine API's with webshell
Free Raspberry Pi colocation in Amsterdam
If your argument is that you only support individual items that you "like" in the bill of rights, what is your argument for supporting any of them? Either they all deserve to be defended, or the argument just devolves into "I support that because it might affect me!"