skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
This is a perfect example of a primary difference between apple and google.

Apple makes sure that before you ever use it that almost every single thing akin to what Dustin pointed out is a non-issue.

Google gives you an alpha/beta product and wants you to find the flaws for them, and maybe help shape it.

Using bread as an analogy, Apple gives you a beautiful tasty loaf ready to eat; Google gives you some dough and tells you to start kneading if you want some bread. With Apple you know you are getting a fantastic loaf and with Google you get to help bake.

Each has their benefits and drawbacks.
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There's a distinction to be made between synthetic creativity (brainstorming, workshops, etc.) and that natural creativity that doesn't come on demand and goes in more rebellious directions.
The word "formula" is very important in his statement - yes we have techniques for coming up with new ideas, but we do not have a formula for it. A formula produces a consistent and reproducible result. If we actually had such a thing it'd be the real-life equivalent of a magic lamp; make a wish for a new idea about x and out it comes.

The reality of the situation is far too messy for such a clean solution to exist. There are an infinite number of variables, biases, and contexts that foster or hinder "creativity" and the very notion of "rebellion" is defined entirely by context. So while we may have techniques that increase our chances of coming up with new ideas, we're no where near a factory for real creativity.

EDIT: I define real creativity as "reasoned new ideas" - it's trivial to write a formula for combining things randomly, but I don't think anyone here would argue that as actual creativity.
1) The author isn't arguing that. He is objecting to the portrayal of startups as more free, open, and fluid than traditional enterprise. Unless I'm bad at reading the author didn't even mention the ratio of startup:traditional jobs, so that isn't relevant. And the objection wasn't to the fact that all startups are roughly equivalent (which was, though, a point made). The objection was that startups are roughly equivalent to traditional enterprise in structure, form, and execution (i.e. Super Cool Startup is just as non-free, non-open, and non-fluid as Enterprise Shop Inc., and this is systemic). The equivalence comes from the startup scene having been wholly co-opted by a system (VC-istan, anyone?) that amounts to traditional enterprise (formulaic, mass-producing, repeatable templates). This is a textbook binary deconstruction: the startup/corporate dichotomy as it exists in popular consciousness is false.

Food for thought, see pg's comment in this thread: apparently there is now a formula for creativity and rebellion. Questions: if you can formulaically rebel, how is that rebellion? By definition your 'rebellion' is deterministic -- how is that possible? If 'creativity' can come by formula, what are you creating? The 'new' is just a function of what you already knew, i.e., it already existed. So the 'new' is by definition not new at all.

2) Again, the author didn't make this point. He argued that people considering taking a startup job should consciously look through popular delusion and consider the bad with the good. There was no mention that one should or shouldn't take a particular kind of job.
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2 hours drive followed by 30 minutes rest sounds a lot like a non-Iron Butt-level motorcycle touring pace.
Giving the Jr Dev access wasn't the problem; your site should be Jr Dev proof (i.e. have backups). If that wasn't a problem, then they only have themselves to blame for investing in someone they obviously didn't want.

Besides, just because you're inexperienced doesn't excuse stupid behavior, and I'm struggling to think of how one might accidentally drop a database after logging into a production environment—I would suspect that people were already lax about it if a Jr Dev was doing it.
I'm struggling to find an advantage that React has over AngularJS.

+1 for AngularJS
Volunteerism, public-funded research projects, and progressive open-source-friendly companies are the best thing we FOSS advocates have until business models that are more appropriate for the Information Age become popular.

Commercial and closed-source software exists because we've accepted the foisting of a manufacturing-age business model upon intangible (digital) works. It is inherently unfair to charge by-the-copy for goods that cost $0 to manufacture, but we accept the obscene profits that the industry winners make because it's hard and risky to envision or implement other models.

Many FOSS licenses including the GPL encourage the programmer to charge as much as she wishes for the software. But, if we allow the customer the same rights as they have with tangible (physical) goods, then they're allowed to turn around and give away copies for nothing, undercutting the original developer. So we might as well just give it away.

If only there were a way to ensure that the original developer gets compensated for the time they spend developing their work, but still permits software to be sold without draconian restrictions.

I was really excited when Kickstarter came along because that was the closest thing to a "fair" business model that I had encountered: customers don't receive the product until enough people agree to purchase the product.

If more marketplaces existed that we creators of "intangible goods" could take advantage of, I think we'd see a lot more, higher-quality FOSS software. Creative commons by-sa-licensed works of illustration, literature, and music, too.

Kickstarter's model is one of many variants. If this sort of thing is interesting to you, google "Dominant Assurance Contracts": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assurance_contract
Wasn't Airbnb the company where the founders took a special dividend using funds from one of the later VC rounds (which Ron Conway publicly objected to)?

That sounds like something leaders of soulless corporations would do.
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Well you're being snarky, but I'll address those points anyway. Please understand that I'm not advocating for JS crypto or ignoring its other problems.

> Who would it be readable to if not the site operators?

SSL offers no protection against the following:

Amazon AWS employees. Azure employees. External attackers with read-only access. Employees of the website with read-only access. Employees that get curious and want to snoop, but not badly enough to inject code. Anybody with access to the backups. Other tenants on the same cloud who notice that memory or storage wasn't properly zeroed. Someone who breaks into the office and physically steals the server.

> So it might be useful to someone, somewhere as a legal subterfuge.

If you acknowledge that it's sufficient to prevent evidence recovery, and you have taken the position that is the only practical scenario under which that property has any utility, you're not a very creative thinker. I'll try to expand your mind a little. I tried to use an easy real example.

There was a Google "Site Reliability Engineer" who got fired for snooping on young girls chats and harassing them. He or others in his position would not have been able to deploy new gmail code to perform an active attack, but reading offline storage is trivial. If Gmail sent down Javascript that did the crypto before they got it, this employee would not have been able to do that. I'm reasonably confident that rogue Google or facebook employees aren't going to target me, insert active attacks, and get away with it. I'm not very confident that nobody there will ever passively snoop (don't even need to speculate, both companies have had public incidents at least once).

http://www.informationweek.com/security/vulnerabilities/drop...

"Dropbox on Monday acknowledged that its vast store of files was left open to the world on Sunday for four hours as a result of a bug. During this period, any account could be accessed using any password.

The flaw, a software bug that rendered the service's authentication mechanism non-functional, only took five minutes to fix, once it was discovered.

As if on cue, Wuala, a competing cloud storage service operated by hard disk maker La Cie, published a blog post on Tuesday stating that Dropbox's problems wouldn't be an issue if files were encrypted by the client. "Encrypting your files before they are sent to the cloud makes Wuala inherently more secure than solutions that rely on server-side encryption," the company said."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57578766-83/vudu-resets-use...

> Good to know that it's secure in the absence of an attacker.

No, I'll give you a few minutes to read it again though ;)

Again, to reiterate, JS crypto has major issues, but it's untrue that you can simply use SSL instead. These are different problems. JS crypto, in its broken state, offers some improvement for some real-world scenarios that SSL does not even attempt to address.
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Sweet, thanks for downloading and taking the time to do the profiling! I've stil yet to use the Instruments tool. When you say "soundtribe itself was at 38.4%" , what does that mean?
> As a host, it is up to me to choose who I allow in my home. I like that I can decide how many requirements to place on my guests. Should I choose to place strict requirements, I get more protection and probably fewer bookings. I like having the choice. Airbnb just took the choice away from me and I’m not happy about it.

Before we get into arguments about the validity of libertarianism...I think it shouldn't be shocking that when a company becomes large (with more at stake), they have to act in ways that will be overbearing in comparison to what they were before.

The quoted complaint above could easily apply to, let's say, the Apple iOS store, in which decisions are made heavily in favor of playing it safe and clean. I would like to argue that I'm wise enough to make my own choices about downloading immoral/unpleasant apps...and I'm entitled to make that argument. However, I can't argue that this...ahem, proactive policy prevents a great many shit-fests that might otherwise arise were it not in place. And I really can't dispute that Apple so far been wildly successful in the app marketplace.

Likewise, from Airbnb's perspective, I can see why they've made the calculation that proactively preventing scammers is overall, a good business decision. Because a few disasters from slightly foolish customers is enough to doom the entire ship.
May I suggest BasicVersity? http://basicversity.com
Test and improve your basic knowledge of anything.
The controller directive is necessary to determine the scope of the variables/functions embedded in the view.

But I do agree on the point that designers would certainly gag when seeing this... A developer would need to go though the deign and insert all the hooks. This step is unavoidable with any web application framework.

That being said, I think a designer would puke if they were required to write React components.
I hadn't heard this. Dividends are a great way to screw over option holders, who are often employees.
A refinement of that analogy is that Apple gives you one particular type of bread, and you damn well better like exactly that kind of bread. This is mostly okay, because it is really tasty, but if you happen to want sourdough instead, too bad.
I see the opportunity. :-) Which is why I'm creating a 3d printable system compatible with LEGO Technic that I call "Bitbeam". Printing my own beams is about 1/7 the cost of buying Lego bricks, and I can design parts that Lego doesn't make, like servo holders [1], or Arduino mounting plates [2]. I'm currently using Bitbeam to create robots for mobile software testing - http://bitbeam.org

[1]: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:74388
[2]: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:19265
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Looks like a rock to me...
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Glad to see people implementing similar projects in both frameworks so everyone can evaluate their needs.

Though, comparing code snippets to a lengthy tutorial kind of misrepresents the verbosity of React. I think we forgot to put the completed tutorial on GitHub, so here it is for an easier comparison:

https://github.com/petehunt/react-tutorial/blob/master/scrip...

Outside of standard HTML boilerplate our entire application is pretty small I think.
After trying google glass out last week, it still has a long way to go. Many tech people lined up to try it out. All of us failed to do anything useful with it. We had to be told how to activate it. We had to be told what we could do with it. What phrases it keys off of ('Okay glass'). These were all highly technical people and we couldn't figure it out on our own.

Contrast that with a few christmas' ago when I left my iPad out and found my dad watching aeroplane videos on youtube. He didn't know what an ipad is (or youtube for that matter). Yet, he still managed to find something he could appreciate with it with no guidance.

Us tech savvy people couldn't figure out how to turn google glass on. Those with glasses could barely see it even when it was.
I have one. It's amazing. It's everything you imagined it could be, and more.

It has the drawback of not integrating very well with most of the current games because the game's UI itself needs to be drawn in 3D perspective. For example if you don't do that then you'll see two crosshairs when you focus your vision in the distance. And if you focus on the crosshair, you'll see everything else in double vision.

But that's minor. You should experience Google Streetview with it. You can google Eiffel Tower, look up, and almost feel like you're there.
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That's really wonderful, thanks for sharing. We all care that you don't have a Facebook.
This is awesome. I'd been toying with an idea somewhat like this for a while now. It was too far outside my wheelhouse to go ahead with, but I really think something like this will blow up and become a big part of the future of podcasting.

One difference between this and my idea was that instead of filters I was thinking the app would have "recipies"... The app could break up your recording into sections with prompts. I.e. if you want to tell a story you start by recording an introduction, then the body of the story, and then a conclusion. The app could then interleave music or other ambient audio into the recording to create a richer audio experience.

Fundamentally Instagram was successful because it made it easy to take good photos. Or easy to make bad photos better. I think when someone figures out how to make bad audio good, they'll crack this field wide open. Of course I wish you all the best of luck, but I am a bit skeptical that audio filters are the right formula for this.
A successful person was found to have to put 10,000 hours of practice != If you do 10,000 hours of deliberate practice you will be successful.

First thing is don't take the 10,000 hour practice rule too seriously. At best its a metaphor.

In the real world you are likely to see success if you start working of hard problems for 10,000 hours than put 10,000 hours of practice and then start solving problems.
If you think having to take a 30 minute break after 2 hours of driving ISN'T a big deal then you are way out of touch.
You don't actually ever need to explicitly specify the controller in Angular views. Usually in angular apps, the controller is specified by the routing provider (in JS), along with the view (template path).

In small examples (ie when not using angular routes) it is easier to explicitly specify the controller.
25-30 would be it for me.
This appears to be the original image from MSSS (Malin Space Science Systems, the company who built and operates the mastcam for MSL). I don't believe it is a lizard. But sometimes rocks can resemble life just like clouds look like faces sometimes.

Eventually MSSS will drop the mastcam RAW files to the public via NASA PDS service and the MSL Analyst Notebook. It would be interesting to see if this still looks like a lizard at full resolution uncompressed. It would also be possible to look for another perspective. Currently all that is available public are the hazard and navigation cameras operated by JPL. I don't know how to convert the Mastcam file numbers into sols for further investigation.
To be fair, it is in alpha, so this is the kind of feedback they are looking for.
Have you actually used the Oculus? I agree that the 3d stuff from 20 years ago was shit, but that's not really relevant.
I agree, within the first few days of using AngularJS I immediately felt the benefits more than I did trying any of the other more popular JS MVC frameworks. I've gone as far as going back into other parts of apps I'm making and rewriting them using AngularJS from it originally just being some jQuery functions.
Seems a bit unfair to dismiss the Oculus Rift based on the state of head mounted displays from ~20 years ago. Yes, they used to suck. That's exactly what the Oculus Rift is trying to solve. Have you tried one?
Any idea how old Alex is? My guess is late 20s to early 30s, which makes me wince at the title.
It's clear that a limiting factor on the growth of Silicon Valley is the availability of high-skill laborers. The labor shortage out here is insane. There are no unemployed competent computer programmers, and few unemployed incompetent programmers. Those that have jobs receive new job offers daily. On the flip side, founders find it very hard to stand out amidst the deluge of job offers to attract workers to their companies.

More high-skill immigrants would probably lead to more available jobs for natives, as more companies could find the labor they need to grow.

A low-skill immigration increase isn't necessary, and may hurt the Americans without a college degree who are already suffering in this economy from high levels of unemployment. But it is likely the only way to get Democrats on board for high-skill immigration reform.
If he gets the manufacturing costs down and the volume up, could the service possibly be cheaper than the typical $50 fill up? That would be a game changer.
Showoff.

My first program was

10 PRINT "ART IS COOL"

My second program added

20 GOTO 10

I'm half as fast as you are. :(
Very similar patterns of problems exist in every career. Grass always looks greener on the other end.

I'm sure a forum where your ordinary physicians socialize, its pretty common to regret their choice to not get into engineering.

Your everyday physician is probably stuck in a quick sand just 5 years into his career.
This is a great cautionary polemic to those who may jump in without understanding what they really want. I'm sure it has flaws, but the intent of the author seems to be fair and careful warning to the unthinking. Fine advice, and if you still want to do a startup having analysed this piece, then you're in the right business!
Most of what I see in my house is made from a fair number of parts, each of which took some rather complex tooling to manufacture. Even the simple-looking stuff took a lot to produce.

Those plain sandals on the floor? They needed three different looms for the three kinds of fabric, plus whatever kind of molder is used for the rubber sole. And sewing machines in various configurations.

That tea kettle? It needs to be made of parts that can withstand extreme heat. It's got a copper bottom and steel sides, plus a handle that must be made of some kind of heat-resistant plastic.

That briefcase? Fake leather (however that's made), steel hardware of various sorts, and zippers. All hooked together with riveters, sewing machines, and other tools.

Most items you own are the result of a large number of industrial processes. There's an amazingly intricate web of raw materials producers and manufacturers behind nearly everything. Conceivably, some or many of these processes could be replaced with printing, but that's not even on the horizon at this point.

To be more specific, I see big challenges in printing materials with the right properties: flexibility, tensile strength, etc.. There's a reason we use so many different materials in today's products.

And then there are the challenges of printing electrical devices. Many of these involve quite a few materials, such as copper, silver, gold, tungsten, and on and on. Many also involve a high degree of miniaturization (I'm thinking of chips here).
make a wish for a new idea about x and out it comes.

Isn't that a description of a YC RFS? It's still too early to tell whether RFS works or not, but it's almost precisely what you've described.
I filled out a few of the answers very thoroughly then realized it was just too much. With the red asterisk of requirement, I lost interest.
That Mary seems to be bullish on QR codes was actually one of the more interesting elements of the prezo for me. It seems like the conventional wisdom in the US is that QR codes are dead.
No, it was Chamath who called them out (They later reconciled). http://allthingsd.com/20111001/vcs-unite-chamath-palihapitiy... and http://allthingsd.com/20111002/airbnb-investor-chamath-palih...
Some video - http://allthingsd.com/category/d11/
What does that have to do with anything? I'm just bemusedly thinking of the parallels between the kid who moves from Small Town, USA to be a star in Hollywood, and the kid who moves from Small Town, USA to make it big with his own startup in SV.

"No-name software shop" was probably the wrong choice; a closer tech analogue to waiting tables to fund that acting dream would probably be working IT/helpdesk.
I think that was also Groupon, famously.
Sounds like that is something the Democrats need to fix about themselves and their special interest groups, not that we have to fix about what's right
It would seem a better return on investment to make the App Store work better in IOS than invest on an (at this stage) also-ran platform like WP8. However investing in android whilst keeping the 30% would be amusing, and, if it worked, amazing. But it's not going to happen is it...
I drive long distances very frequently (I live in a motorhome, spent most of four years travelling full-time, and currently now travel about 3-4 months out of the year). I recommend this kind of pace, regardless of whether you need to fill up or not. It makes for a happier journey, and a more fulfilling one.

But, then again, gas stations aren't exactly where I want to stop for 30 minutes every two hours. My 30 minute stops are rest areas, local or state parks, interesting restaurants, lakes, monuments, etc. It's rare that I want to spend 30 minutes at a gas station.

So, while I think stopping for 30 minutes every 2 hours isn't a big deal, and I don't think I'm way out of touch. But, since I wouldn't get to determine where I stop for 30 minutes ever 2 hours in the current Tesla scenario, it is a big deal. Presumably, and allegedly, this 30 minute problem will soon fade. I'm impressed that a cross-country trip will be possible this year. That's amazing progress; I'm blown away by Musk's vision and ability to deliver it.
Twenty percent of your road time spent not moving? Yes, I would complain about that. I don't think anyone who has taken any considerable road trip would find this strange.
Where can i find Links to the speaks/talks in JSConf US 2013
Where can i find Links to the speaks/talks in JSConf US 2013, by all speakers.
How exactly does a LinkedIn or Facebook profile, much less a personal video, prevent scammers? All three of those are trivial to fake. On the other hand a public feedback system with persistent identities, which they already have is harder to game.

No, this is a ham fisted marketing initiative pretending to be about security. Why they didn't just buy 'likes' with coupons like every other scummy company out there, I don't know.