skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I never re-type my user information. I don't even know what it is.

Whenever I create a new password for a website, I make sure it's random, and I make sure I can't remember it. I leave that job up to Firefox's password save mechanism.

Whenever I REALLY need a password, I go to the text file I pasted it in when I created it. Or extract it from within the firefox preferences.

Case in point. If a certain login URL I am familiar with doesn't know my password I am suspicious already.
anybody else get Mining Engineer job "recommendations" when they work in Data Mining?
It sounds like he'll do precisely that as soon as the changes to the law go into effect and he's legally able to.
From dev standpoint, how do you instantly verify a bank account?
I'm interested in having my users use ACH to add their bank accounts, how do you instantly verify a user's bank account online with their username and password? How do you know which banks allow this? Are there any APIs or documentation?

I love the way Coinbase does it, does anyone know what they use for ACH / online merchant services?
Great interface, love the feel
I am using readability to fetch article content. I have been using it and read 500+ articles. It works pretty good for most sites except "show hn".
There are plenty of non-conventional Hollywood stories in movies, you just need to look beyond the usual big studio crops.

I'm also not sure that what you describe is a non-conventional Hollywood story: "Person has hard life (or a good life that hits a serious problem), is about to give up, finds something to have faith in, warm fuzzy ending" is a pretty generic tale.
Tool reveals Apple user locations
Turtles with news:yc! http://i.imgur.com/GkdgzLr.jpg
/nod
What is "undemocratic" about choosing not to support something indirectly? Isn't it normal to, say, walk out on someone in the Knesset or UN when they engage in an anti-semitic rant? Not that I criticize that, mind you. I just find it odd to suddenly act all perplexed and sad, as if indignation and withdrawal of support was some concept from Mars.

Though I am not happy about it any of this either, and never was. I think they should make a point of visiting, and giving them a piece of their mind. Many people in Israel are against many of these policies, and they could use support and motivation (who doesn't). Especially musicians really really should go, IMHO.

But it's not for me to decide where someone else goes or doesn't, and to say they have to show up with a smile to every and all occasions just because they were invited isn't just "undemocratic", it's silly. They are not invited to talk about these policies after all, but to perform unrelated things. And they don't want to, as long as this stuff isn't resolved... I may not agree and I wish they'd reconsider, but I can understand the reasoning.
These laws seem so arcane in a modern, globalized world. I'm assuming that one's jurisdiction is determined by citizenship? Or is it geographical location? If I'm a US citizen visiting Canada, can I legally download it there? What if I've lived there for years, or my whole life? What if I'm a hold a dual citizenship? What if I'm Canadian and visiting the US? If I legally download it in Canada, can I bring it across the border? What if I use a backup service that has servers in the US? What if it's a Canadian company that is managing them? What if the servers are in Canada but it's a US corporation that manages them? What if I'm a dual citizen who is physically straddling the border? What if I copy the file onto a flash drive that's taped to a boomerang and hurl it across the border before it comes back?

You know you have shitty laws when you can apply a reductio ad absurdum.
There's a potential non-technical problem with that solution, though - what happens when the person who controls that email address leaves the company, especially if they leave on bad terms? I've had to deal with figuring out the mystery email that was connected to a corporate social media account, and it was a hellish bureaucratic nightmare to find the social media intern from three summers ago who had the password for the throwaway email. If it had been an email from our corporate domain, it would have been a lot easier to gain control of it again.

(What I would have given for a physical, printed list of social media accounts, associated emails, and passwords hidden in a file drawer somewhere.)
Then you're using it wrong. Your connections on LinkedIn should only be colleagues, former colleagues, or people who can potentially advance your career. If her boyfriend's dad was Charles Bronson, that would be a meaningful connection.
Because CDN's are magic and have zero cost?
I wrote this shell script to evaluate php expressions directly inside vim(https://github.com/zweifisch/pipe2eval).
I believe Thunderbird's phishing detection does something along the lines of matching link text with link destinations. Mostly noticed it because mail from Mozilla tend to trip it...

It also (by default) disables scripts in mail anyway, so onclick events aren't a problem. In fact, I would be surprised if any mail client enables script by default; that just seems like a horribly bad idea.
That's what many organizations reproach Israel...

All about points of view, I guess. ;-)
I am NOT a bad developer. I have a resume that just kills. 15 years of experience. But, I am 52 years old now and basically have been thrown out with the garbage. Why hire me when you can hire a 25 year old that can crank out code way faster and is willing to work much longer hours than I am. All I can say to the hiring managers I've interviewed with recently is fuck you.

I'm not going to cry about it. I am writing my own software now for myself and making money. Should have started this earlier but I didn't have the wherewithal to do so. But now I do and I'm not looking back...
A one time cost in a universe where your app never changes, CDNs cost nothing, and browsers have perfect caches, and everyone ubiquitously uses the localstorage and app-cache html5 apis.
I am about to start a new job search and was realizing the shortcomings with Linkedin. You have an interesting approach to the job search, I just signed up!
I did as well, and I found Grellas and his team to be fantastic to work with. I probably owe it to him to submit a more thoughtful, in-depth write-up.
None. This provides profit opportunities to those who will "heal" the price.

Also, exchanges will revert back trades that happen over these flash crashes.
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If Nook had just cleaned up its dictionary, bumped up the resolution on the screen, improved its frontlight (as it was the frontlight "glaze" or whatever washed out the display significantly), and kept polishing the software, they might have stood a better chance. The epub capability is a huge win.

How does that saying go? If squares were round they'd be circles, or something like that.
Yes. That's what it does. If you, as a human, try to trade like this, the computers will destroy you. That's why people shouldn't trade like computers and they should use their experience and judgment to guide them.
The country is not divided on the issue. There are some very powerful people paying media organizations and elderly people who already enjoy single-payer healthcare to say that the rest of the population shouldn't have it, and conditioning political contributions on speaking out against it.

http://pnhp.org/blog/2009/12/09/two-thirds-support-3/
Grellas has been our lawyer since 2008, we also highly recommend.
The author doesn't understand copyright. There is a difference between Legal, and beyond prosecution.

You as an individual living in a far off land (Australia) can't be prosecuted in Australia for copying a copy you legally obtained in the US. There is no extradition that will allow for the US to come get you in Australia. So if you copied, and you never visited the US you would be Safe from prosecution. You would not be legal. (There is a difference)

If you were Amazon. You have locations in the US and Australia. You are an international entity. You can not distribute Gatsby in Australia, because you are violating the copyright of the country of the original copyright, and you have presence in that country.

So the author's headline is wrong. You aren't "Legal" you are just beyond prosecution.

This isn't to say that I think Gatsby shouldn't be public domain... Just that the author is wrong.
> Is IRC safe?

I am pretty sure it's not. One day there was a news story on Drudge Report: http://www.drudgereportarchives.com/data/2005/05/10/20050510... ("feds investigate huge computer attack; worldwide hunt for 'stakkato'")

As a joke, my roommate at university logged into a IRC channel with the nickname and said:

[01:59.16] * Stakkato (tricky_t@128.42.86.9) has joined #C++
[01:59.17] * ChanServ sets mode: +o Stakkato
[01:59.21] <Stakkato> look i made drudgereport headlines!
[01:59.26] <Stakkato> http://www.drudgereport.com
[02:01.09] * Stakkato (tricky_t@128.42.86.9) Quit (Quit: )

It was #C++ on DALnet, a small channel of mostly regular members, in 2005. Fast forward a while -- I don't recall how long, maybe a few weeks or months -- and my friend is contacted by the FBI. A member of FBI Houston Cyber Task Force (Houston being our city of residence at the time). The investigator began asking very vague, obscure questions. Eventually my friend and I piece together the subject of the FBI's line of inquiry: that specific IRC conversation. My roommate was completely up front with them about the IRC joke, and that was the end of it. I still have copies of the email conversations from @ic.fbi.gov, where some correspondence took place.

I suppose there is a chance that an informant reported the joke to the FBI, but due to the specifics of the situation, I think it is likely that the text conversation above was caught in a a general FBI dragnet of some kind (IRC server, ISP, etc.) and logged for eventual investigation. It did not seem to be a serious line of investigation by the FBI - more of a "follow all leads" situation. Someone had run a 'grep' for 'stakkato' and my friend's IP address showed up.

That was the day when it became clear to me that everything in plaintext transiting the Internet is probably available to the FBI. At the time it was shocking; even though the conversation happened over a public network, it was surprising to me that the conversation was actually logged and later found. I hesitate to share this story, but I hope it illustrates in harsh relief the probable capabilities of incentivized investigators. Keep in mind this was 2005 - investigative capabilities have surely grown since then.
This is a deceptive, but it's not anything who hasn't used a Facebook app in the past 5 years hasn't been trained to avoid. It makes the OP sound very naive.
http://www.noob.us/humor/the-office-dwight-faces-nerd-tortur...

Yes, I feel the urg to boast. This is supposed to be nerd heaven, like a bunch of chicks on a bus wanting tanning oil spreaders.

God talks. I wrote everything from scratch.

God says...

where the Lord lay.

28:7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the
dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye
see him: lo, I have told you.

28:8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great
joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them,
saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and
worshipped him.

28:10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my brethren
that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

28:11 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch came into
the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were
done.
Since the earth rotates quite fast, I wonder what could be the source of such a constant and localized gamma ray radiation? The source would have to "track" the region for up to 10 hours, or given the circumference of the earth, around 17 000kms. Or maybe the constant radiation from space is enough and the region particularities make it happen.
Both versions highlight the importance of a nurturing environment to the development of a child. However, the original version is about a child finally finding an environment in which his creativity can thrive; the alternative version is about a child's creativity being stifled during his early development to the point where it is unable to thrive even once he is in an environment that allows, and even encourages, it. Thus the alternative version also demonstrates the lasting damage that may result, and so is more effective at conveying the message of the poem.
That seems to be for the password, right? Credit cards should be encrypted with a much stronger algorithm (hence the reference to the private keys).
I don't see any comments here critiquing HFT simply because it's complicated. Rather, they seem related to whether it's actually a net-positive for society.
I'm really not that interested in what the law says. The law often says horrible, stupid things. I was criticizing the OP's assertion that the policy "made sense". It does not make sense unless you also believe that it is acceptable for the government to snoop into your life through other means, using situations in which you have trusted a third party against you.
What we need is mandatory health insurance. It works with auto insurance, it will work with health insurance.

If Obamacare was as simple as that - that every resident must have a minimum level of health insurance, and banning pre-existing conditions as factors - it would be perfect. It's so simple, and many conservatives and liberals come to the same conclusion, with the main disagreement being whether there should be private insurers or a single public one. (I believe in private insurance.) Various other regulations, like transparent pricing, also need to be enacted.

This distributes risk across the whole population and gets everyone health care. People who do not purchase health care of course need to be taxed and given a default plan, which should always be less attractive than private plans.
If you're not making the software that you yourself use, you probably want it to be free.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Software_companies_of_...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Software_companies_of_...
Russians say "If grandma had a beard she would be a grandpa"
Have you ever ordered pizza online?
Stress Management, The New Health Trend.
How Romotive took their hardware prototype to polished, manufactured product
Several YC companies/founders have talked about how incredibly difficult it is to work in anything that even remotely touches healthcare. The regulations and the red tape create market barriers so significant/costly to overcome that many VCs don't have the resources to break into those markets.
Apparently that was first avenue of action. He says here :
https://www.facecash.com/legal/brown.html

that he applied, but they required his company to raise 80 million dollars before he could pay $5,000 fee.

Strangely enough however, he also claims to have built facebook (although the language keeps it vague enough that you aren't aware of his contribution)
Ask HN: Can I visit your SF tech startup?
Hi all

I'm Quentin, the developer of the iOS/Android app TransitTimes. I'm based in Adelaide, Australia and I'll be in San Francisco for the next 6 weeks (May 14 - June 30), for Google I/O and WWDC

I'm travelling alone and would really like to see the startup culture in San Francisco, make some new contacts, swap ideas and advice, and anything else I can soak up while in the US.

If you have a startup or can provide an introduction/referral or any other recommendations I'd really appreciate it!

Thanks

Quentin

Email: qzervaas [at] transittimesapp.com
Twitter: @HendX
Aaron Greenspan has made a name for himself as someone who's accomplished nothing but still holds irrational grudges and is totally incapable of letting go to the point of repeatedly constructing epic narratives in which he's the victim, in the mistaken belief that this somehow reflects on others more than it does him. I can see why you identify with him.
I've tried both Stripe and Braintree and in my opinion, Stripe is the clear winner. Their docs are well written and easy to understand. On-boarding is also quick and easy and doesn't require a lengthy approval process like braintree. Lastly, they have the best developer tools and libraries compared to just about anything else out there.

Braintree on the other hand has good international support if that plays a factor into your business.
SFHN - NOTW, Techendo Episode 4
Because people who contributed got the game. people who put money in his movie get nothing.
You'll be able to meet a ton of people at SFHackerNews.com events. (and other meetups)

try NoiseBridge as well.

Also SFHN is throwing an event on Thursday http://sfhn-nginx.eventbrite.com/ (edit: just noticed you'll be missing it)
It's pretty clear that you would not be able to legally sell your Kindle with the imported copy- that was discussed in the Kirtsaeng decision, but I'm not sure if importing the copy for your personal use would be technically legal.
Ironically there's no way to pay for Paid for Stripe with Stripe.
Seema Jilani's Racist Encounter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Australia is "ridden" with welfare and we're doing just fine economically, thanks.

We also get to walk around our cities without constant fear of violent robbery by the extreme poor. Nice huh?
Google Maps to Unveil Brand New Interface
I know a lot of people who are against certain commonly suggested reforms, but none of them think the US system works well. Instead, they think certain proposed reforms will make an already poor system even worse.
Show HN: Run Mapper
Which Story Are You Telling?
I agree with you. I was just saying that it is possible to do crud with just three sql commands. Not friendly, I agree, but possible.
Developers, Businesspeople, and Dead Weight
> Facebook is locked-down

Facebook Chat has a Jabber interface.

Among my social group, everyone now uses Facebook Chat, iMessages, or Google Talk. I think I only have one or two people still on AIM. I think the problem with AIM is the lack of a default mobile client. Everyone's phone has Facebook installed, or comes with either iMessages or Google Talk. Nobody bothers to install an AIM client (I'm not even sure if there's an official one, and if it supports Push notifications)
That's assuming you don't explain your reasons for refusing to talk. Hawking and others have made it quite clear why they are boycotting. And by boycotting, they are giving their dialogue more effect.

If Hawking went down to Israel, told him what he thought about the whole thing with Palestine and hauled ass out of there; no one would care. 'Great, another European telling Israel they don't it. NEXT!' But this boycott is actually making people talk.
Quantifying Wikipedia Usage Patterns Before Stock Market Moves
He's biased because he doesn't buy into the conspiracy theory without some evidence? Hmm.
You could pump out all (or even some) of the air, which would not only reduce friction but also help buffer the heat problem in the deepest parts due to the insulating qualities of the vacuum (like a Thermos).

There'd still be some major engineering involved; ATW the deepest transit tunnel at present, the Seikan Tunnel in Japan, is only about 140 meters below the seabed and 240 meters below sea level.

On the other hand, there's a mine in South Africa that's nearly 4km deep, and people work down there for extended periods of time. The mine has several hundred km of tunnels, too.
Nice Alice's Restaurant adaptation :) Funny that my internal voice started sounding like Guthrie several seconds before I got the reference.
If you encrypt your email, you'll just raise "bad guy" flags at the traffic analysis level, even before content itself is checked.

Of the top of my head, I can't think of a lever to get enough people encrypting at once so as to overcome that disadvantage.
Our process of making laws mostly listens to the people, but it it is contingent on the government's willingness to listen. The problem is the lack of rules around urgency (http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/parliaments-urgency-provision-b...). For non-Kiwis, urgency allows a government to force through a bill in a hurry and without consultation. The loophole is that urgency doesn't require a supermajority and there are no limits on the kind of bills that can be passed this way: if the government decides to bypass the normal legislative process, there's not much anyone can do to stop it.

The result is that governments have used urgency as a way to pass major and controversial laws without full consultation or debate. Examples include 'three strikes' (http://boingboing.net/2011/04/15/new-zealands-3-strik.html), the 'Hobbit Act' (http://www.3news.co.nz/Hobbit-bill-becomes-law/tabid/419/art...) and the GCSB (spy) bill (http://parliamenttoday.co.nz/2013/05/house-goes-into-urgency...). Whether you agree or disagree on the merits of the bills, I do think it's fair to say that all deserved more debate and consultation than they got.

And I'd argue that all of these examples were driven by lobbying (from the media industry, the Hobbit producers and the espionage agencies). Our process of making laws is generally healthy and open, but it does have dangerous blind spots.
I believe you're absolutely correct. It seems rather obvious that he has no standing here, and was not injured by the defendants' actions. But he is extremely knowledgable about these regulations and has a very valid set of complaints regarding the lack of clarity of the law and the lack of predictability in how it is enforced.
It's safe to say that you may not be the target demographic for the site

I think that's almost certainly the case.
I was with you until "if not a real VC job". Why would anyone offer him a VC job? Is his investment track record such that it beats the index funds? Or is it the name recognition and ability to get into the top deals (following A16Z's model where only 5-10 companies really matter long-term)?
I'm curious how you suppose armed conflict would have helped Americans of Japanese descent during World War 2. Even in Los Angeles and San Francisco they were a minority, and were viewed with suspicion by much of the rest of society (Americans of German descent mostly gave up speaking and writing in German, despite being a plurality). It would have been almost trivial for the government to eliminate sympathetic feelings in the rest of the population by simply issuing propaganda saying that resistance by Japanese-Americans was actually a guerrilla campaign on behalf of the Empire of Japan.

So then what? Japanese-Americans give up all their possessions and live the hills? Where would they get food, guns and ammunition? After the war, there would be no way for them to reintegrate into society.

As for the Black Panthers, I would argue that images of them carrying weapons in the media did more harm than good to their cause. Today few people remember them as a community service organization and most remember them as a sort of quasi-terrorist death squad. A recent presidential candidate was even intimated to have had some sort of nebulous association with them as a way of tarnishing his reputation (though I hear he won anyway).

So I'm underwhelmed by arguments that guns are going to stop a tyrannical government. They may stop one that is completely inept, but a government with even modest propaganda resources will have no trouble playing one group of citizens against the other. Firearms enthusiasts aren't going to be portrayed as 'freedom fighters' by the media: They will be called 'terrorists' or 'cop killers.'

Not that I'm against gun ownership (though I don't personally own one). I just don't live under the misapprehension that it's going to magically 'solve government.'