skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Just apply TFIDF to text and it extracts the most interesting words out of the phrase - it's dead simple. You just count words and do a little scoring and sorting. Example applied to tweets. Check out how the least significant words come out last. Some words have been dropped (those with frequency less than 5 in a corpus of a few million phrases).

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- "math final today 6-17-09 piece of cake hopefully i should do well since i m a math nerd amp english amp social"

- math, nerd, studies, piece, cake, english, amp, final, hopefully, social, since, should, well, today, do, of,

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- "anyone want an incredibly designed unique limited edition tee for the summer check out www artcotic com"

- tee, designed, incredibly, unique, edition, limited, summer, anyone, check, www, want, com, an, out, for, the,
They're meaningless, so no harm in signing, so I sign.

It's a lot like when a guy claims he's the devil and gives you $50,000 if you'll sign away your soul. Meaningless, so you sign. But that case is slightly worse because you have to sign in blood and the needle pricks.
I know the original remark was "more criminal", but are these criminal or tasteless and ugly?
Paddle8: The Online Auction House
I don't know about Borderlands, but the Deus Ex mac port was not done by the main devs; it was a separate company that specializes in that sort of thing.

The catch is that the mac version isn't available on Steam.
Pretty interesting: Mostly dudes using this app. Comparing the same search to Match.com's app, the field gets more mixed between girls and boys.
almost thought they released half life 3 exclusively for linux or something. Wouldn't that be fun?
Mutually inclusive means: A implies B, therefor if A, then B.
It's even more infuriating when your bank tells you a vendor you did business with was compromised and they refuse to tell you who. And it gets worse when they issue you a brand new credit card with a new number because of the un-named compromised vendor. But rest assured dear customer, your old number will still function...
I thought that little SIM chip in my Visa Debit card from my Credit Union here in the States was just for show until I was forced to use it everywhere I went in Vancouver, Canada.

I guess they've either been stung enough by fraud up there that they switched over from stripes, or they're just a bit more forward thinking than we are.
Exactly. And that's the point and design. With a convoluted system in place, seemingly peaceful activities can land you in prison, or bankrupt you with legal fees. I only see the entropy accelerating.
I wasn't arguing that manufacturing tech turns people into murderers. I was arguing that the cost of rapid prototyping/manufacturing tech is dropping extremely rapidly, and to attempt to regulate it will be a fool's errand.
The Plateau Effect
I'm afraid you are unfamiliar with a key element of "tiger mothers", or in fact many asian parents at all. From what I know of my friends' families growing up, asian parents did not encourage. They required.
Most games make most of their money very shortly after launch so the ROI to do a port probably isn't there unless there is a very compelling display of demand. There are some AAA games that don't make it onto the PC at all, let alone Linux.

The best hope here would be that valve could take some of the games that are known to work flawlessly with WINE and package them up with Steam handling all of the WINE config so it becomes transparent.

It will be interesting to see if a popular AAA franchise (elder scrolls, COD etc) announces a Linux release alongside the Windows release.
As game devs have to think more about crossplatform I guess this might become more likely.
Okay, I can accept that.

It just struck me as odd to ask for a citation when the article that's referenced uses one for that point. Possibly you meant to force them to look deeper into the citation to support their position. If so, as a third party, it's confusing. Considering it now, I may be guilty of having done that in the past, regretfully.
because dota 2 is out...
If the gun is a one-shot gun, could the gun not include a bullet also, as well as a receptacle for gunpowder? Could a 100% plastic gun with plastic bullet be lethal up close? Could one place the gunpowder during printing and seal it? Could the gunpowder be ignited by static electricity for firing the gun? Answer these questions and metal detectors become useless.
Consumable subjective experiences (fine art, wine, food, music) are not always naturally pleasing on the first-go. Learning of the nuances, and being taught to identify the existence/lack of those nuances, aid in development of an opinion.

While I happen to agree that people should just "buy what they like," the path to forming an opinion is usually a guided one.
Indeed. As a US resident I have never had a chip and pin style card. Every merchant around fully accepts magstripe only, and PIN needed for cash withdrawals.
This xkcd seems appropriate:
http://xkcd.com/504/
I just can't see how anyone can possibly take that perspective. Do you mostly frequent the mega subreddits? I mean, r/politics is probably unmoderate-able by literally any method. But the small subs are often very well-run. People who take a niche interest have an inherent respect for others of the same persuasion and desire their respect in return, which leads to very even-handed moderating in most places. Examples to the contrary (like the whole r/starcraft vs r/starcraft2 thing are few and far between).

I say all this as a guy who doesn't even visit the site anymore. Haven't logged in in months.
Thanks for filling me in, jlgreco. However, I still don't think any part of ITAR or AECA is going down because of this.
Clipboard acquired by Salesforce
I'm not sure what criteria you are using to form this opinion. I took a look at the front page from 2 years ago and it looks about the same to me.

http://web.archive.org/web/20110505135841/http://news.ycombi...
What movie was it? If it was Pacific Rim as it sounds like, then that reaction could make sense. Guillermo Del Toro (Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth) is directing it.

It might not be that movie though. Still, have you seen the top raved about films on HN (there was a frontpage show hn on this recently)? Pretty obvious, typical choices. And there is nothing wrong with that. I'm cool with your reddit opinions. Just weird to use comments about a movie as an example against reddit and then swing over to endorsing HN.
As colechristensen said, IP is not adequate identification. Anyone with time to kill can proxy themselves into a US IP.
Is that really the case? I'd heard that the US did not technically recognize dual citizenship but other nations do. So wouldn't you technically be just a US citizen as far as the US is concerned?
What do you do to continue learning and to continue improving in your craft?

Keep building things. That's really the only way I know how to learn something. Reading books doesn't really do anything for me. I have to see something applied in practice, on my own, before I can really internalize something and grow.
I was going to say, I think the last place I read about plastic firearms was in a Robert Ludlum novel (spy-thriller type stuff). Though if the "additional hunk of metal" is optional and included for plausible legality, I can see there being some political blowback regardless.
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Did you not read the rest of the paragraph?

> Do you not adapt because you cannot conceptualize faster than the enemy’s adaptation? (Darwin has a pretty good theory about the outcome for those who cannot adapt to changing circumstance — in the information age things can change rather abruptly and at warp speed, especially the moral high ground which our regimented thinkers cede far too quickly in our recent fights.)
Build a digital replacement for annual reports with a print on demand option. Right now, companies pay a lot to have annual reports designed and then printed as lengthy documents or put up as unwieldy and bland PDFs. Build a format/system/engine for accommodating what they should/could be using instead. e.g., why aren't annual reports more like pitch decks?

Sell it to graphic designers and encourage large companies to recommend it to their designers. Charge per instance (based on size) and take a cut from any POD.

Make it less about the obligation of providing it and more about the opportunities it might create for these companies to deliver something more engaging to their shareholders.
--itself a meme
This is possible already on a on a larger, better quality scale.

You can legally make and own unregistered/unserialized AR-15s or other firearms as long as it’s for personal use; you can’t sell, gift or distribute them in anyway. It’s easier and more economical (for now) to buy a BATF compliant 80% finished AR-15 lower receiver then drill/machine the last 20%. You’d have a commercial quality firearm. I think it would be a lot easier to get your hands on a drill, jig and mill than a high quality 3D printer too. There are even build parties where a group of people bring/buy their unfinished lowers and an experienced machinist helps the group finish their firearms.

Again, these guns are unregistered (not in any database) and have no serial number (unless you decide to stamp it with an ID mark in case it gets stolen). There's also no record of the 80% lower sale because its unfinished and not considered a firearm yet.

http://www.atf.gov/firearms/faq/firearms-technology.html: “For your information, per provisions of the Gun Control Act (GCA) of 1968, 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44, an unlicensed individual may make a “firearm” as defined in the GCA for his own personal use, but not for sale or distribution.”
Wooo! Awesome guys!
> ING Direct does exactly this!

Chase as well.
Sorry, I confused myself. I was thinking of having $2mm net worth upon retirement, not $2mm lifetime earnings. You're right that $2mm lifetime isn't super awesome.

I definitely agree that your estimation of the benefit to graduating 4 years early is off by a few factors, still.
You're right. Luckily, the porn industry already has this covered.

ARE YOU A US CITIZEN?

[YES] [NO]
>FIRST
Is this situation like crypto in the 90's where you just had to have an agreement stating you were a US citizen (or whatever), and a checkbox, then it was all ok, or do you have to actively verify they're a US citizen?
Will not buy, HL1 is still full of bugs: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues?labe...

They should at least fix the bugs which affect gameplay, so I won't end up with a library of broken games.
This was addressing the section towards the end, "The Exception": "among amateur wine drinkers [...], the survey found [...] a negative correlation between price and happiness".

Fair enough, I didn't make that connection. For me the main take-away form the article was that even critics have problems with repeatability and identifying what I believed to be core identifying features.

If saying this makes me an asshole, so be it.

I meant "you" in the general sense, implying I would sound like an asshole for saying it.
I think everyone is failing to point out the sheer futility of this action based on the most fundamental of human traits: Our ability to solve problems creatively and make things.

I would be utterly stunned if 75% to 95% of mechanical engineers --anywhere in the world-- could not, given the task, design such a gun from scratch. I am not a mechanical engineer and I am 100% confident I could, if interested enough, do a good job of it (I rock at Solidworks and CNC).

This is one of those "you can't un-ring a bell" moments. The design is out and tons of people could design it all over again from first principles. Not sure what the government accomplished other than to make these files --and the general idea of a 3D printed gun-- really popular overnight.
In 2013, The Matrix Still Has Me
> Reddit is not a person. What are you trying to say? That all of reddit's 400 million users have the same thoughts and attitude?

Let's cut this crap right here. No one is saying they all have the same thoughts and attitudes. However, the entire site is built around users voting on what they like, and what they like is incredibly consistent to the point of clever users[0] gaining massive karma by using a bot to repost the top comments of old threads.

So no, reddit is not a person. It is, however, a collection of people who— for the most part, most of the time— are consistent in what they upvote.

[0]: http://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/vefen/recap_...

It was discovered that Trapped_in_Reddit was using
Karmadecay to search for old content as it was reposted
to Reddit. TiR would then copy the top comment of the old
thread, and re-use it in the new repost thread, as his
own comment - guaranteeing many upvotes for the re-used
comment.
The card doesn't matter: if the bank can afford to mass produce it, the cost to duplicate it will be small change in a $45 million heist.
Ask HN: Online time exchanging
What do you think about a site where people can exchange time of their days? I can walk your dog for one hour and you can teach me how to format a pc, do you get it?
Every hour you make something for someone gives you one credit, you can use it for anything you are interested in... what do you think about a site like this? do you know something similar?
don't beg the question.

there's no need for cursing.
Fair enough. I also generally dislike intolerance, but I do have my areas where I find it hard to be tolerant. As an atheist, I have very little use for religion, religious dogma or teachings, etc., and I think that religion is actively harmful to society. So in that regard, I'm probably not so far removed from the guy you quoted above. But... I have no problem being tolerant of religious people in that I don't find much need to go around trying to convince everybody who isn't an atheist that they are an idiot, or doing the inverse of what I have having done to me - excessive proselytizing. I'm not out to convince Christians or Hindus or Muslims, etc. to disavow their faith. But when I come across situations (public education, for example) where religious beliefs start affecting things that I believe belong outside the bounds of religion, then I start to get a bit prickly about the whole thing as well.

I guess that was just a long-winded way of saying "it's complicated".

The other thing I'll add is this: I do visit /r/atheism, albeit infrequently. And you're probably right that it's not a particularly nice place to visit for people who are actively religious. That doesn't bother me only because I go in with the assumption that they aren't going to be there, aren't interested in being there, and that the few who do come in and stick around are the kind of people who can look past the stylistic stuff and still engage in a conversation which is - hopefully - enlightening for both sides.

I guess that was a long-winded way of saying "it's all about expectations".

Nonetheless, I can understand why you might shy away from /r/atheism. That place has it's own character and it's not for everybody. But what forum is?
completely true. some of the subreddits like /r/askhistorians are very good and the discussions there are awesome.
Wow. So I went looking for an image I thought it would have a hard time with: http://fileza.com/d/5h2wco/clippingmagic_test.png

A pretty busy background, soft/furry edges between subject and background, less-than-obvious clear color boundaries.

The real-time feedback makes it easy to give it the markings that it needs in less than 20 seconds for a near perfect crop (or as good as one would expect with fluffy hair as a boundary). I was pleasantly surprised.
Yeah, If you have any experience with creating your own 3D CAD files for printing it would be trivial to go into files yourself and fill in the void for the metal. I doubt it would have a significant impact on the gun's performance. While I can't see this particular model being used as as spy weapon, the potential is certainly there as the technology improves.
Are you posting this because they used the phrase correctly?
Blogging 2.0
I'd like to clarify that I am not personally offended by the quoted comment. I'm an atheist and know nobody who was affected in this way by the Holocaust/WW2.

I also think it's in very bad taste to speculate on why someone chose specific coping mechanisms to live with themselves after being one of the few to survive a horrific ordeal.

My primary complaint is not that someone said something like this, but that it was acceptable enough to everyone else in the community that it ended up one of the very first posts in the discussion.

Unfortunately, I don't have time to respond more fully; I didn't realize this would be so controversial.
You're missing an essential element: the living conditions of a human in a NYC apartment are entirely voluntary.

People rent overpriced tiny places because they can't afford full priced full sized rooms. If overpriced tiny places were not available, full sized rooms would be more expensive and many people would not have the choice to live in a small cheaper room.

Anyway, if you want the real culprit of NYC and SF rental pricing problems, it's very simple: RENT CONTROL IS EVIL. Rent control causes hoarding, and the higher market prices go the more hoarding and the higher prices go. It's a vicious cycle.
ITAR, like all US federal regulations codified in the CFR, have the full force and effect of the law. See the first couple paragraphs here for further explanation:
http://library.law.unh.edu/AdminLaw

How do you know if something is subject to ITAR? The State Department has a big list. It's called the US Munitions List (USML). At the time Zimmerman said that, PGP probably wasn't on the list. But I assure you, blueprints of guns are absolutely on the list.
In the large majority of cases, compiled RubyMotion is indistinguishable from Obj-C, both in terms of speed and size.
Heh, after the defcad files there's "Guy Fawkes and Anonymous mask".
> The State Department is absolutely correct.

The State Department is legally correct and morally bankrupt. What a disgusting restriction on my first amendment rights.

Whatever I create or modify is my right to distribute as I see fit, regardless of what I created. Period. There's an absolute for you.
Yes I have. So long as I am not holding my nose I can still pick them out. That might be due to the wines in Australia having very distinctive flavour's though.
"I'll let you take that up with the authors."

That's a fairly flippant way to deal with my criticism. If you post a study here, it's fine if you haven't read it, but you shouldn't pretend that anything that's been published is infallible.
Make an email client that doesn't suck and make it open source. Price whatever you decide. Obviously web based. Seriously current email tech is stuck in the 90s. Gmail really hasn't changed since then nor has Yahoo email or AOL. They all look the same and act the same. They are very programable and by that I mean I cannot control them. I want to control my email very precisely and yes gmail filters does sort of provide that but I want to be able to control more.
It's a perfectly reasonable decision to live in a closet if that's all you can afford in the city you want to live in.

When I travel, I often stay in dorms, not because I can't afford a room, but because it's more fun and I feel better about being part of a community. Many dorms might be undesirable holes in your mind, but they also might be a lot more fun.

Some people place little value on the room they sleep in and a lot of value on having access to an amazing city like New York. In fact, I'd say that's often a better life choice than isolating yourself in the suburbs.
Please, anything but this.

We have to do everything in our power to make sure cars don't have "ringtones".
We probably have a bug. Please try another browser and hopefully I can nail that issue soon. (I'm one of the devs)
Ha, addictive!

I wonder if it has a bias towards the IP of the player? I kept getting locations in my country, much more than it felt like I should be if it were totally random.
There is no formal list of procedures you need to protect ITAR information. You need to use something like "standard security procedures" to keep the information away from foreigners.

What this means in practice is you consult your organizations lawyers, draft a policy, and follow it to the letter so you don't go to jail. You personally are liable (jail time and fines) if the information leaks out. Having an approved policy that you are following is really the only protection.
US Government Takes Down 3D Printed Gun Plans
> What steps need to be taken so that we can legally possess a 3D printed gun?

None. It's perfectly legal in all states at the moment.

What we need to do is protect the status quo. There are clowns in New York and at the federal level who are already talking about banning 3D printed guns.
I only had 1 result for people who use Bang with Friends, but pages and pages of friends who use Tinder:

https://www.facebook.com/search/me/friends/464891386855067/a...

And you can even search by category, so here's all the dating apps your friends use:

https://www.facebook.com/search/me/friends/apps-used/lifesty...
Enforcing a stupid law doesn't make it any less stupid.
Looks like it was "debit accounts issued by the National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah" and "cards issued by the Bank of Muscat in Oman" - not the ATM owners.
I do not watch American Football. I understand the overall rules of the game, and I don't particularly enjoy it.

However, I have not immersed myself in the game enough to be able to understand what is a good play and what is a great play. I don't understand the lingo, I don't understand the strategy and I don't understand the tactics.

Am I in a position to judge then whether one player (or game) is better than another? I don't believe I am.

Substitute with chess if you like. A chess aficionado may find a lot of pleasurable excitement in a move that an amateur may see as pointless.

There are also concepts you've heard of such as a "musician's musician" or a "comedian's comedian" - wherein deep knowledge of the craft gives a different appreciation of the experience.
Wow, yeah, that didn't work right. Thanks for pointing it out! I'll take a deeper look tomorrow. (I'm one of the devs)
Did you try any other ML algorithms on your data before using neural nets? I know neural nets are getting trendy again but a simple SVM or a linear classifier can provide very good performance.
Without a diagnosis, how could a doctor possibly know the answer to the question "what happens if we do nothing"?
It's PHP -- but solid object-oriented PHP with a popular framework (Symfony).

Hadn't seen the Joel Test before -- thanks for pointing it out.

1. Do you use source control? Yes (Git)
2. Can you make a build in one step? Yes (one command)
3. Do you make daily builds? Yes (continuous integration)
4. Do you have a bug database? Yes
5. Do you fix bugs before writing new code? Yes
6. Do you have an up-to-date schedule? Yes
7. Do you have a spec? Many
8. Do programmers have quiet working conditions? Yes (remote)
9. Do you use the best tools money can buy? Mid-range
10. Do you have testers? To an extent
11. Do new candidates write code during their interview? Yes
12. Do you do hallway usability testing? No

So we've got like a good 10/12 (I'm giving a half point each for 9 and 10 :)
Why should food cost money? Why should shelter cost money? Why should heating oil cost money?
That's the biggest problem.

If the US would switch to chip and pin then all those countries that already use chip and pin can turn off the magnetic strip by default. Right now they need to leave it on as the US is common travel destination.

Chip and pin isn't 100% secure either but it would stop a large number of skimmers.

If you don't travel and you live in a country with chip and pin have your bank disable your magnetic stripe. Even if someone were to skim your card the bank will not authorize a transaction via magnetic stripe.