skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
No, you're wrong. A firing on the grounds that sexual harassment took place has to go through a specific sequence of events, and a number of lines have to be crossed. If you were actually told that you are being fired under a sexual harassment claim, and none of these intermediate events took place, then you may have been improperly terminated.

Sexual harassment isn't just "someone did something that made me feel uncomfortable" -- it's a set of specific and defined offenses, with measurable impacts. You have to have done something which created a hostile environment for your peers, they have to report to management that you are making the environment threatening for them, management has to raise this to your attention and instruct you to stop the offending behavior, and you have to have failed to remedy the situation when you were instructed to.

A zero tolerance policy like you describe would just be a reiteration of the nature of your at-will employment agreement, as what they're saying is that they reserve the right to fire you for doing anything that is questionably dumb. But if you were told that there is a sexual harassment claim against you, you have rights too.
Yep, we aren't doing sharded transactions yet. Still trying to nail down the basics.
OK, fine for this time, but tomorrow, you do it instead of procrastinating and creating a web page about it : )
A letter of rejection to Andy Warhol 
Never give up.
Not like it's really that hard to solder SMD. I soldered 40-pin SMD all the time with nothing more than a fine-tip soldering iron, a syringe full of flux, and a magnifier or microscope.
I'm sure you'll appreciate the irony of this, but what you described is pretty much the exact mechanism of the MongoDB query optimizer [0].

[0] - http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/core/read-operations/#query-o...
This looks awesome. I'm going to start using it from tomorrow. I'd love to see more intervals like 10 min, 15 min, 20 min.
> Think about needing to use an app when you have 10 updating and it is the last in the queue.

If you tap an app icon while they are updating it will be given priority and moved in front of the queue.
How about this one:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5699429

Whatever. I'm glad people are looking at this because it is incredible.

EDIT:
I do wonder, however, that the link from 3 days ago only has one point, which is what it had as soon as it was created. Presumably elemeno appended the "#" before he submitted the link, because if he had just submitted the link then the 3-day-ago link would have at least two points. Is automatically adding the hash a thing that people do? Is reposting non-hashed links from several days before with added hashes a thing that people do?

I guess since this version of the link has been upvoted 201 times, elemeno actually has provided a valuable service to HN.
I really like this article. However, I can't help but disagree with the line "Find an exploit in a saturated market that can’t be copied". Surely almost any software idea which isn't too complex can be copied?

This is the main fear I have when prototyping new ideas. If it is a success, then surely the larger, more resourced competition will simply assimilate it into their own product.
"Bunny is intended to act as a layer 1/2 technology that attempts to hide its wireless mesh communication traffic."

I think there's a lot of interest in this article but also a lot of uncertainty.

There are some interesting comments on the theoretical basis of Bunny and Bunny packets, but as someone without a lot of technical knowledge of this area, I don't know:
How effective Bunny is in practice?
How visible is it...?
If I were a network security professional, would I notice Bunny on my wireless network?
Perhaps the author or a knowledgable person could speak to these questions?
As 'tzs has pointed out repeatedly on HN: it's possible, and, considering the evidence, perhaps even likely that standing desks are worse for you than conventional desks:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4307722

From what I've read, the best approach seems to be to sit, but also to set a timer to get up and walk around for a minute every half hour or so.
"Surely there are better ways to make money than to just rely on litigating patents."

All evidence thus far points to the opposite, except for small exceptions such as suing NewEgg. That's why patent trolls are becoming such a huge problem - the process is so absurdly profitable that companies are formed simply to take advantage of it. There's no way their management are going to change their minds.
> I assume you'd back an exclusion for the primary residence (one home per person, or at least an income requirement).

No need for that. If the only taxes were on real estate, that would free up a vast amount of capital that the elderly are currently paying in taxes on their IRA withdrawals. Even if their current property taxes were tripled, they'd likely end up with a net gain (or at least no net loss) due to the eliminated income taxes.
It's not the -4 that's weird, it's the modulus and remainder with floating point arithmetic.
PR departments have to release good publicity. Going too far is sleazy.

So is the recent D-Wave stuff just a combination of good PR and lazy journos, or are D-Wave being sleazy?

I guess it doesn't help that most people have no idea about quantum anything (let alone computing); or about massively parallel or P=NP etc.
hehe, yeah, Google+ is working, but in a strange way
You should be careful when posting such statistics. People might think you have racist sentiments, or worse they might enforce their own racist sentiments.

Statistics like that should come with an explanation on how these graphs correlate very strongly with social economic status and other societal effects on lower economic class communities and that actual correlation between race and criminal behaviour is not nearly as dramatic as implied here.
"Effing" fast feedback on your designs
Congrats for your release, RethinkDB seems very interesting and I really appreciate how coffeemug and all the other team members genuinely and clearly reply to questions here.

Is there already a list of sites/services that use RethinkDB in production?
I don't understand these complaints at all. GCC has a Go frontend for fuck sake. Google "shutting down" Go makes as much sense as AT&T "shutting down" C++ and C.
Motion seconded. As someone who's worked with more languages than I care to count, I think Go really is a great contribution. It's not just that there are big names behind it. I have little doubt that it will stand on its own merits precisely because of how its creators' experience and clarity of purpose manifest in pragmatic language design.

FWIW, I'm also really enjoying getting into Rust[1]. At a distance, it's easy to confuse their purposes: both Rust and Go are superficially "new-world systems languages". But the goals and influences of each differ considerably, and this becomes manifest as you dig into them.

[1] Caveat: Rust is definitely still in its pre-release lifecycle. As such don't expect to launch your-next-great-whatever to production with it. But it's a great time for language and software enthusiasts to jump in and have fun.
Although I find Bret's talks inspirational as well, I see obvious limitations to his approach of direct feedback everywhere. Namely, our art hasn't always been made in this fashion - that's an easily disproven statement. Textiles, architecture, and, indeed, most live performance have grown planning-intensive aspects.

In the same way that he considers it dangerous to rely on code or other "action at a distance" mechanisms for art, I consider it dangerous to believe that immediacy is the most worthwhile pursuit. It expands the playful space of thought, but that's not the only space we can work from. Deductive frameworks, for example, aren't playful at all.
Just curious, why 7 minutes?
HTML5 animations are cool.  Not writing any JavaScript is cooler.
You guys rock. Thanks for the comments. Setting workout lengths is actually already built-in, just have to add it to the UI (after work).
You can accomplish something pretty similar to this with oracle plan management: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/server.111/b28274/optpla... . You can set this up to pin plans, but let you know when it thinks it has a better plan to try out.
So a possible use case for this covert channel:

You are trying to infiltrate a specific computer inside a large corporation. You have a wireless USB key that you sneak in and plug it into a target computer.

The problem is issuing commands to that USB dongle (which I assume is running some sort of OS).

If the dongle sets up a new wireless network it will be detected by rogue AP scanners (common feature in many enterprise access points). So instead you stick your data in a covert channel. You then sit in the parking lot and communicate with your device without it tripping any IDS systems. At least for now until the IDS systems start looking for weird packets with data stuffed in all the wrong places.
This post is based on this article: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/the-scientific-7-mi...
The future of microscopes (iPad connection)
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/the-scientific-7-mi...
We've had that already!

Some of the comments in this thread talked about it. (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5697619)

I learned a bit, so it's not too bad. :-)
Talking about conferences, dress code is a good thing definitely.
I like solid companies. This looks like a solid company (to me). They hired the right guy who does the right thing (and is allowed to do so). This tells me a whole lot about the Neweggs culture and I think I like it (rather a lot).
But

The packets sent wont be routed ?
So this is a peer to peer / adhoc network between two clients who not only will encrypt their messages but will write it in invisible ink too.

It's a really cool hack, and mothran probably knows more about wifi packets now than anyone is legally allowed.

But if I am in a situation where the enemy is so sophisticated they can infer useful information from my non hidden encrypted traffic I am going back to filling in the Times crossword on a bench in st James park
What school are you going through if you don't mind me asking.

Thanks.
Once I have read a very esoteric but interesting text about the correlation between the day/night ratio and the good/evil ratio of religions where they originated. Maybe this has an effect on understanding of criminality or morality too?
WebRTC is a network overlay, not messaging protocol. You could use XMPP w/ WebRTC just as well.
Hi :)

There isn't a list yet we can share, but we're starting to work very closely with a small group of early customers -- shoot me an email to slava@rethinkdb.com if you'd like to see if we can work together!
It seemed like most of the comments when the article was on HN were saying that this is not a very good workout... Having said that, cool site, looks great!
Paddle for Developers
That’s All Folks: Buzzfeed eats itself
A gel matt, good shoes, and a little leaning can make a huge difference.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simile

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperbole
Awesome! Does the job, keep it simple!
I'd be spitting feathers!

But customers don't have to buy from you, and they don't have to give you a reason when they stop buying from you.
awesome tool Koen, great work!
I assume this is from the recent NYT article about the intense seven minute workout. The order of the exercises is important because it shifts from upper to lower body. You're supposed to do each one as intense as you can and rest for 10 seconds between. The research suggest this type of high intensity interval workout has the same effects as long moderate intensity workouts...very cool and thanks.

My son started doing this and was fumbling with timing on his watch. I'll have him use this now.
It was unclear from the article how long they've been using the standing desk to start having these problems.

We've been using standing desks for 6 months now and it's been great. Though we read up on it a lot before implementing, so we knew to start with the gel mats (and they really do help). We also knew the best solution was to stand and sit. Rather than invest in desks that raise and lower (which are expensive and seem like more effort than it'd be worth), we found some nice drafting chairs, so it only takes half a second to switch between standing and sitting.

Perhaps I'll do a writeup soon about our sit/stand workstations.
I'm not there yet. I'm saying that's a typical number I got from founders who exited at that point.

Out of curiosity, have you ever gone through the process of building a funded company yourself?
this is great, just what I was looking for after I read the article - for those confused by what this is http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/09/the-scientific-7-mi...
We are living in tomorrow. Do it now.
Vita and PS4 remote play to work on all games. » GeekGamerZ
Google+ Games was not successful. I don't think it's that kind of community. So it makes sense to shut it down if no one was using it. Wouldn't you agree?
That is my take on it as well. I figure that humans probably developed fatty buttocks for a reason.

I find that a good way to "set a timer" is to drink large amounts of water. It's good for you regardless and staying well hydrated should keep you from accidentally sitting still for many hours on end.
wow, John Villasenor's article is excellent. Thanks for the link!
Deterministic semantics are something I approve of. I'd rather have indexes under my control than the DB's.

Is it one index per chained operation (filter with index A then join with index B, for example)? Or can you only use one index per complete query?
Why Companies Should Love Their Data Unequivocally
Hacks for Combat Arms July
I only update the apps when I had a chance to read the reviews. Often the latest versions have bugs and may reduce the functionality, so I make sure there is an improvement before updating.
For example, I have my old kindle app from 2011 that allows in-app purchases.
I did as well. I needed a few small rack servers and their name was on my mind. I wasn't spending my own money so it was just a case of "Newegg's fighting the good fight these days, have a cookie". It was only about $5k but if there's many people who think like me then it adds up.
Here are the first books that crossed my mind.
The Road.
Daily Rituals: How Artists Work.
How to Read a Modern Painting: Lessons from the Modern Masters.
The Sun Also Rises.
The Wind Up Bird Chronicles.
Reamde: A Novel.
1984.
That's a promising sign, at least. I was wrong, they posted at least some sort of draft. That's good, and hopefully keeps them on "embrace".
I recall several news stories around a month ago about the Icelandic government creating a smartphone app that lets Icelanders check to see if the person they are dating is a relative. Apparently the small population and low immigration rate means that a given random pair of Icelanders are likely to be more closely related than a given random pair of people from most other countries.

I wonder if the increased risk that your victim might be a relative might have some deterrent effect?
Polymer, a Web Components library built by Google
How is this useful? Do you stand and exercise in front of your computer or tablet computer?
HACK FOR COMBAT ARMS!!!
That curve fitting seems a bit off in the middle and at the tail. What does the log plot show? Log-log plot? That will nail down a power law or exponential law if there is one.
Google Reader killed the RSS reader market by offering a solid product for free. You can't use the lack of other options as proof of anything except the depth of Google's pockets.
That is beautiful! Love the art design.
I take back my previous pessimism - brilliance
Google+ Games was not successful. I don't think it's that kind of community. So it makes sense to shut it down if no one was using it. Wouldn't you agree?

Maybe yes, maybe no. I don't think any of us here in the peanut gallery have enough information to really say. I mean, we can - I suppose - take Google at their word that it wasn't "successful" but we don't know things like:

1. Why wasn't it successful?

2. How are Google defining "successful" here?

3. Are there other decisions or investments that could still be made to make it more "successful"?

4. What are the possible n-th order effects of having a Games ecosystem, even if it isn't seemingly "successful" in isolation?

4.5 - what are the n-th order effects of the shutdown notice? How will developers react to this? Does it damage trust in Google as a brand? Will there be "downstream" fallout from this?

5. What, if anything, does this say about the possibility of an "apps" (non game) ecosystem within G+?

6. Etc.

Now I'm not saying Google are wrong to do this... from their perspective it may well be the right decision. Or it might not. Even companies full of very smart people don't always make good decisions on everything.
Good point. I think in the days before Google starting charging for Apps, many of the users were the tech-head-early-adopter crowd. Which is why many were so disappointed that they got all the new innovations last.

I think everyone would be happier if Apps users could signal to Google they would like to be a 'new features beta tester'.
What's Sofa?
Pebble Nabs $15M In Funding, Outs PebbleKit SDK And Pebble Sports API
I have the LifeSpan TR1200-DT5, and it's quite lovely.
I get on it in the early morning and mid-day when I'm a bit sleepy, for 3-4h/day total.

1/2 MPH (slow crawl) permits you to use the mouse reliably and keep your shoulders level so that no one knows you're on a walking treadmill during a conference call. This is way easier to do than just standing... I can do this for hours without pain or fatigue.

1-2 MPH (steady walk) permits you to do reading and typing without any problem. I usually go 1.5, and then only for a half hour at a time -- but then again, I'm kinda lazy.

3-4 MPH (brisk walk) permits you to close your eyes and get out some frustration when it's cold outside, take a call with a colleague, or, read non-intensive (Hacker News) material. My knees hurt after a very short while... so I hardly ever do this.

The lifespan's desk has a built in arm-pad that really, really helps the movement/shock so that you can type ... even at 3MPH. If I were to buy it again, I'd get the more expensive model though, I find myself lubricating the track all the time and it's irritating.
I use a standing desk and I have never used a standing desk without proper sneakers that have nice soles. I also use the anti-fatigue mat. But above all, I have a high chair which I use to change my position and sit on if I am tired. Alternating between sitting and standing is the best thing.
It's not "putting ads". It's getting its cuts on the ads instead of the person who uploaded the video.
Did Google ever sell some business?
+1, get a child and spice it up
For me one of the main benefits of an adjustable desk is exactly that I can move around, and if I think, I don't have to stand up to shift elsewhere, for example.

Pure standing desks are murder.
There is such a thing as IT audit.
Visualizing the Drug Economy
github.io seemed to be down for a little bit... it's back up now
This is no indication that he would violently resist arrest, which is the only reasonable justification for these types of raids. Military tactics should be confined to the cases where there is a risk of violence; intimidation should not be a part of the process of serving an arrest warrant in the average case.
I do not believe that there exists any evidence that there is a biologic difference between Icelandic or Nordic people in general and other groups of humans that correlates strong enough to explain the crime rate statistics of Iceland.

Also, the fact that you mention 'nordics make good neighbors' in the same comment as acknowledging that nordics raped and pillaged my people for hundreds of years.. (edit: sorry I'm a bit tired I had some insulting line here I hope no one read)

culture matters too..
Good question. I made myself constantly answer this when building Slapshot.

What I discovered: most people never remember to look back later. And even if you do it's just more work.

Slapshot isn't a world-changing app but it does help optimize for a small pain point in the easiest possible way. I'm all about off-loading work to automated things so I can use my brain to focus on other stuff.
I would say yes if that includes departments of companies they acquired.
Bug Report: Clicking the initial countdown clock 2-3 times messes up the entire timer.
FWIW, I generally find that the majority of referral traffic to the Fogbeam Blog is from Reddit, with Hacker News and/or Twitter next, possibly Slashdot if we got something on there, and then G+ and "everybody else". Until a week or so ago... for the first time, I noticed some posts that we put up where we got more traffic from G+ than from Twitter.

Yeah, it's just one anecdote, and there are all sorts of possible reasons, but it definitely appears that G+ has it's niche in some regards. It might not ever displace Facebook as the main 'generic' social network, but it's no tumbleweed filled wasteland like some people would lead one to believe.
Oh sorry! English is not my native language, I did not realize "need to step up" was considered such a strong expression. I stand corrected: Not just Google, I would prefer if many other corporations were able to provide customer service as well, please.
One important contrast with the OP is that although your posts are sometimes blunt, they are almost always cogent and well-argued.
The original comment didn't dismiss creative activities- it was the first thing suggested!
Agreed. If you don't have a lacrosse ball, a golf ball will also work. You can wrap it in elastic bands (those thick ones used to bunch broccoli up) to help reduce it sliding around.

The key is to really grind your heel into it - it should hurt. My PT says this is basically breaking up the scar tissue that is causing the symptoms.

I have gotten PF from running (stupidly did not give myself a break after setting some PBs) and this is the one treatment that's working. Best thing is that it can be done on your own time, while sitting at your desk, for example...
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/201...
AP phone records, double agents & civil liberties: Thinking a couple moves ahead
I'm working as an entry level QA Analyst at a marketing agency. I'm getting started in Programming by learning Python from Coursera. I am planning to learn HTML/CSS and JavaScript after completing Python. I really need someone to guide me in the web development career path and provide comments/critique/motivate as I progress.
I've the drive and willing to put all efforts and time.
There are lots of RSS desktop clients. It's unfortunate that web apps are appearing more vulnerable to Google's monopolistic practices than desktop apps were to Microsoft's.
When they launched Games on G+ I was pretty excited. I went to play and was greeted with "Games are social!" along with a prompt to share all my social networking info with 3rd parties. Decline and you can't play. Games are social? I'm supposed to hear "social" and just enthusiastically agree to that? Sorry, but no. I never went back.
NetFlix OpenConnect and FreeBSD
I'd like to see the rest screen contain information about the next exercise. This would give time to prepare.
> It would create quite a bit of overhead for each packet.

Do some benchmarking to prove that it's a serious problem first before rejecting "the right way" as too expensive.

> Where would you put the MAC data in a packet? would in be broken up or just stuffed in to a single location for each packet?

If you use a long enough MAC, say 160 bits, you can split it up and stuff the individual bits anywhere you like. You're the expert in hiding stuff in Wifi packets, not me!

But as it stands (MODULUS = N.NN, REMAINDER = 0.NN) only has 5 decimal digits = 16 bits of entropy. Bunny traffic could be identified after observing just a handful of packets (not even knowing the actual values for M and R).