skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I see you're in the UK. I would suggest going to the child's GP, raise your concerns about speech and language delay and ask for a referral to speech and language therapy.
If you have other concerns, raise them with your GP as well and you may get other referrals.
You'll have to have the child's guardian involved obviously, and depending on procedures, there may be a visit from a social worker to get a sense of the child's needs. That might sound scary but it isn't really.
[Note: I live in Ireland but the process is very similar to the best of my knowledge]

Your role here is as a de-facto parent. You clearly care about the boy and you should focus on that - you have a huge role to play, but you are not a language therapist/child psychologist/occupational therapist.
Your job is to get the little guy the services he needs and be prepared to be stubborn and insistent that he gets them. And there will be lots of "homework" to do that will keep you busy once you get that.

Early intervention is key, so getting into the system and getting access to the necessary services is your top priority. Accept any and every appointment that comes your way. Also, you need to be in it for the long haul - my experience is that it's a case of incremental progress over long periods rather than giant leaps.
You may at some point feel that this is over the the top, or that his issues aren't that bad compared to other kids that you encounter. Forget that thought immediately.

Like others here, I would not generally suggest looking for hacks. But one thing that really works is probably something you're doing already - playing. Let the child lead, talk constantly to describe what they are doing and occasionally ask questions. That's a very basic description that should get you going, and once you get access to the services you need, you may be able to find out more (some sort of parenting course for kids with needs is usually part of the process).

Finally, just keep doing what you're doing, but also look out for yourself in all this. Good luck!
I just tried the Peacekeeper benchmark from Futuremark (http://peacekeeper.futuremark.com/) on both Chrome and Opera Next on Windows 8 x64.

The results:

Chrome Version 26.0.1410.64 m: 2418 points, HTML5 Capabilities 5/7

Opera Next Version 15.0.1147.18: 4248 points, HTML5 Capabilities 5/7

Anyone else get similar results?
This links to the blog index page, but it should link to the individual blog entry: http://my.opera.com/desktopteam/blog/opera-next-15-0-release...
An interesting approach, and it's refreshing to see an employer wanting to be honest and open during the recruitment process, but it feels like this advice has a limited audience. It's fine if you are hiring for a large established hedge fund where you can afford attractive salaries but how many people are in this situation?

A lot of hiring happens in response to a crisis like having to replace an existing employee or having too much work for too few people. In these situations it's not feasible to invite every candidate round for pizza and a chat about ethics and then find all of them work. It's more about deciding what to compromise on. For most companies it's going to be more about things that are quickly testable: skill, experience, ability. 'Goodness' as the article describes is much more difficult to elicit in a candidate. Like any personality trait it's something that doesn't tend to manifest until much further down the line when the new hire has settled into the role.

Allen doesn't really provide any details on how you would discover the 'goodness' of a candidate prior to hiring. Other than laying down the ground rules of what he expects there's no mention of how he estimates this quality in a candidate. According to his success stories the candidates simply self select but this can't be a reliable method. What about people who use their niceness to masquerade as 'good' people?

It's good advice to be open and honest with potential employees but I don't really see what most recruiters can take away from this. Talented, experienced individuals can be difficult enough to find without having to look for some vague idea of how 'good' they are too.
I work with children with special needs. There are lots of things you can do in everyday interactions with your child. When he speaks to you, articulate back what you think he said clearly as a role model for him. Wherever possible, try and help him be as independent as possible. If I had a pound for everytime things are done for children, when it's completely within their means to do a task independently (e.g. getting dressed etc.) After a long time of being dependent on an adult, children give up and wait for things to be done for them and they can become very passive and almost 'lazy'.

When it comes to toilet training, make it as stress free as possible and offer rewards (whatever he really likes). Make sure that he knows what he has to do for the reward and try and make the completion of it as realistic for him as possible (i.e. don't make it near impossible for him to try- obvious, I know but the amount of times I've seen children given something that I think is difficult for me).

Also, if possible, get a professional involved - start with a General Practitioner if you're not sure, but you can also go to an educational psychologist who should assess and then give you recommendations of what your child needs to make further progress. Sometimes these can be simple adaptations to what you're already doing (we do lots of adaptations in the school where I work to remove barriers to learning).

Other than that, good luck - raising a child is one of the hardest jobs you can do.
Minor nitpick. Video game consoles and games are equal price or cheaper than old ones when adjusted for inflation. Here are a couple articles I found to support that.
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/706637/video-game-infl...
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2010/10/an-inconvenient-truth-...
There is a great story about a team member getting sick of the slow progress Sir Edmond Hillary was making cutting steps on Everest at the early stages of the ascent. A team member went up to tell him to hurry up. The guy got to him, spent several minutes laboring to catch his breath? Said good work, and started back down without Hillary breaking from cutting steps.
Ask HN: I need help with a career decision
Dear HN,

I am a mid level software engineer and I enjoy my job and working with the team. I've always tried to work hard and help the team in any way I can and never say no to anyone that ask me for help no matter how busy I am. As a result of this I have made great relationship with the team, some juniors would look up to me, and my supervisors would give me good ratings on my performance reviews, on both technical skills and team responsibilities, and they have commented that I'm already working at the senior level, and thank me for my efforts.

Things start to change when I have a new supervisor, he dislikes my personality (he thinks I'm quiet, which previous supervisors and team members never had problems with), and thinks I am not committed to the team because of this and other actions of mine that he doesn't like (could be something as little as me not going to the office lunch). We have been through a few talks about this, despite whatever I said, he's not convinced. I feel like he's trying to change me into someone else, and the message I am getting is I won't get a promotion if I don't change, regardless of my abilities. He's actually a friendly person and he's good at what he does and I have respect for that. But it's not working for us because he has a vision of what a good team should behave like, and it was clear to me that he doesn't want a personality like mine in that perfect vision. We don't have the trust that I have with other team mates. And I'll never change any of my team mates. There is also a chance that he won't be my supervisor anymore in a few months time.

I have also received a job offer from another company. The offer is already above my current pay, but I'm not sure if it's a good enough offer for me to leave my current team mates (my friends), and they are the reason that I go to work everyday. I'm not sure if I should give up all that and go to a strange company.

So what should I do? Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks.
If you're talking about degrees of "good," I like michaelochurch's breakdown in this post:

http://michaelochurch.wordpress.com/2013/03/21/gervais-macle...

Exemplary > Heroic > Virtuous > Humane > Natural > Pliable > Corrupt > Sadistic > Calamitous

I've gotten the most mileage from his astute distinctions in the middle range.
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I recommend this book: "Happiest Toddler on the Block: How to Eliminate Tantrums and Raise a Patient, Respectful and Cooperative One- to Four-year-old" by Harvey Karp.

The book actually has plenty of "tricks". Contrary to what I have read in this page I found (and this is the point of Dr Karps' books) that there are plenty of tricks that are absolutely not intuitive.

For example to avoid a tantrum you repeat to the child what he actually wants ("Jimmy wants to eat more cake") then explain shortly why he cannot and propose something else. I found this works surprisingly well. Just the fact that the child hears what he wants from your mouth seems to make a big difference.
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100+ hour? How do you get these gigs? I wouldn't mind repeating your experience :)
Not to mention that WordPress is now popular enough to bully hosting companies if they wished to do so. What hosting company would want to admit that their services are incompatible with the latest version of WordPress? WordPress is no longer under any realistic obligation to respect the lowest common denominator of hosting environments, because whatever it requires will become the norm. It's a trememdous power that few open-source projects enjoy, and one that could be used for the greater good. If the next version of WordPress just went ahead and required PHP 5.4, for example, the hosting industry would have no choice but to upgrade their PHP versions a.s.a.p.
Yeah I think the guide is; get rid of the degree, consultancy, startup, or child (in decreasingly sociopathic order).
And it's funny because Wired.com (not co.uk) used it in an article before. http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/03/army-wants-spy-blimp...
Ditto. Plane.io.
Really miss that.
https://twitter.com/runeh/status/301616059729969152
That's because Opera 15 is based on Chrome 28.
You are just arguing against the typical meaning of those words and not how he used them. The usage was more like Good vs. Yes-man.
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I would be interested in hearing how your team uses IRC.
I'm not a speech therapist or anything like that, but I'm a father of a 4 year old with an autism spectrum disorder. So, take my words with a grain of salt.

Regarding speech, I think the most important thing is being patient. No rush, avoid putting the kid under any kind of pressure. I'm saying this as someone who had done the opposite and is now sure it only made things worse. But you should probably try different approaches. Some prefer highly structured approaches, like ABA. I hate ABA because it's like training a dog. Besides, it made no positive impact on my child (it was probably negative). Yes, she did learn a couple of new words, but she doesn't use any of them in the "real world". Every single word she uses actively she learned while playing, exploring, listening to us, you know, doing all the small, everyday things. Also, I too have a book recommendation -- I have just read "It Takes Two To Talk" (look it up on Amazon -- unfortunately it doesn't appear to have the "look/search inside" functionality available. I can give you some more details when I get back home, email me if you're interested) and I suggest you to take a look. It's very simple, practical and essentially, common sense (most of the other books on the topic I've read aren't exactly like that). But it'll save you so much time. You'll be up to speed in two days, instead of, say, 6 months. There's another book on the same topic I heard was great, but the title escapes me right now :( I ordered it a couple of days ago, so I guess I'm going to know the title again really soon :)

Regarding potty training, what worked for us is: first, it's absolutely crucial the kid is at home all the time for this to work. So, no kindergarten. Second, whatever your specific approach is (I suggest you watch the kid's body signs and always have the potty available :), do it for one week. If it doesn't work, stop. Wait for a month or two, then try again (possibly using some other approach). When the kid is ready it'll just happen.

Please keep in mind that I'm no childcare professional. Also, there are many conflicting approaches. For example, I'm sure someone will tell you, for example, that ABA is great. And maybe it really is, for some kids. I guess you'll have to experiment a lot. Good luck! And don't rush. Just don't rush.
First, accept my apology for not asking more questions before jumping to a negative conclusion. Internet habits die hard.

I went through architecture studios with a quadriplegic. Tim crashed a motorcycle while studying fine art as an undergrad. He could move his head. Holding a pencil in his teeth, he could sketch more quickly and beautifully than most of the class. By kindness, there would be a sketchbook within his reach.

My advice as a parent is that feelings of frustration and unfulfilled expectations can form a barrier to being in and savoring your moments with him. Life is not about what someone can't do, but what they can.
Sure. This is the salient point:

> However, it would be different for less: less refers to quantity or amount among things that are measured and to number among things that are counted.

(emphasis mine)

This means that, as the article goes on to detail, you say "we have fewer choices" but "we have less than 5 choices". In the article's tables, it compares "less <choices> than N" to "fewer <choices> than N", not just "less/fewer <choices>".

It's not saying that fewer is correct anywhere. It's saying that "5 items or fewer" sounds stilted. Therefore, the OP's "less choices" is wrong by any standard.
Can't wait for someone to make Open Rollercoaster Tycoon
Wow, thanks for letting me know. I hadn't realized that.

(Though admittedly, that makes the financial outlook of games companies even worse.)
Harrison won the the "X-Prize" money in the end. He spent decades perfecting his watches. H4 was the version that one. I took some inspiration from his persistence when I named my mobile software company h4labs.
Paradoxically I find purposefully unfunny jokes to be some of the funniest
Also, I can't find how to put my tabs on the left side of the window.

I don't think I can live without this anymore. What's the point of having wide screens if you stack everything vertically?

I also hope they won't remove the bookmark panel. Having your entire bookmark tree open anytime is a very pleasant feature in my opinion.
If you haven't done so I recommend reading 'systemd - The Biggest Myths' http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/the-biggest-myths.html
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The issue is a simple one. What brought Sony down is the thing that brings down all huge companies: they failed to adapt.

All Sony's great successes were in hardware. Mechanical hardware. The walkman, etc. were all mechanical devices, without any software. Sony was the king of beautiful mechanical electronics. Before the computer age took hold.

The iPod, etc. are software devices. Yes, they also have beautiful industrial design, but Sony is capable of that. But Sony is not capable of software.

By the way, Nokia is going down for the same reason.
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Chromium: reported as Chrome 29.0.1513.0: 4226

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I'd prefer to hire a nice person.
Training nice people to be good at something is easier than training skilled people to be nice :D
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In case it happens: black and white. You owe me one.
"Longitude" is a great book as an introduction, but it doesn't let historical accuracy get in the way of a good story. It's biased against Maskelyne, and gives undue attention to crazy ideas (about how to determine longitude) that were ridiculed at the time.

Her other book, "Galileo's Daughter", is just like that. Drama and story above facts.
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If the job was for a fixed period (like maternity leave) and he was planning to come back afterwards, and he was the right person for the job, then sure. I've hired like that before.

People need time out in their lives for all kinds of reasons. If you're playing the long-game when hiring, which you often are (or should be), then you need to take that into account.
Arrrrgh! Out of the miserable swamp of gigantic glowing touchscreen devices, the xperia mini pro came like a beacon of hope with it's ideally sized qwerty slider keyword and android upgradeable to ICS.

Nokia, my first love, has already collapsed hopelessly. Not you too, Sony! If nothing else just keep making fucking phones!!
Your child is only a toddler once. Blink and you might miss it. You'll regret it later on if you neglect the opportunity to watch your child grow.
I was making a point about what factors influence clone performance in general, not trying to contribute to the tedious Git vs. Mercurial debate. If I had found any data about, say, Gnu Arch vs. Codeville (or some other abandoned codebase), I would have used that instead.
Every change will break someones workflow.

http://xkcd.com/1172/
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??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflation
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You might not like New Zealand then - its 95% stick built (well, wood) and has a minimum of concrete. That was changing, but after seeing the Christchurch earthquake, this wobbly island isn't going to be allowing heavy stuff that isn't braced like a battleship anytime soon.
It does not exist. Trust me on that one.
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I think Tumblr has a more minimalistic approach than Wordpress.
That's very interesting stuff. I don't live in Mountain View, but I do work in controlling and I do deal with inefficient software on a daily basis.

What this comes down to is safety/reliability vs speed and efficiency. If you can get a workable extraction, even if we are talking GB's of data (never happened to me, we are always below 1GB and we struggle with it because all has to go in Excel), you could work out a good solution. However, most companies use software that makes extracting data impossible (welcome to SAP). Partly this is due to complexity in users rights, partly is just people ignorance.

This is a very complex domain problem, especially because a SaaS most of the times is not an option because we are talking about very sensible data.
My stepfather did this, unconditionally taking on two young boys that were not his own. Give him your time and your love. He'll learn greedily if you don't push him. All children want to please their parents. He needs to make mistakes and let him take risks. Praise him for trying, rather than scolding him for failing. Every child is different.

The one thing I've learned from parenting is that you have to 'pivot' constantly. You have to adapt to child's brain that is constantly developing and adapting itself.

Enjoy yourself, leave your work at work. Young children are incredibly adept at picking up tiny signals. They know if you are tired and don't want to play with them or read them a story before bedtime. They will punish you for it!
> By the way, Nokia is going down for the same reason.

Nokia is actually in a situation similar to Sony - it owns part of Nokia Siemens Networks, which is now a major cash cow. Selling handsets could become a sideshow for Nokia.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142412788732350100457839...
I wish Google would change their meta-tag from "origin" to "always". It's getting harder and harder to see which keywords bring traffic to your site these days.
Wondered if you were going to fess up and admit that you see anything better than a war zone as luxury. Out of curiosity, what's your ideal home?
You can innovate in the lab all you want but if no one is buying your product because it doesn't answer the right problems is it that innovative. I thought the AIBO robot was interesting but not thousands of dollars fabulous, you can get a proper, pedigreed dog for that price.

They have a nasty habit of bringing things to market to fast and then not properly supporting it. Then when the consumers walk away they blame everything else but themselves.
If you haven't yet, try playing OpenTTD (TTD is a precursor to Roller Coaster Tycoon), it's really a great game!
If you are interested in cultural biases related to business I recommend "Cultural Biases in Economic Exchange" http://www.nber.org/papers/w11005
This guy seems desperate to impose some weird marxist theories onto the digital world. The benefits accrue to whoever has the biggest computers (i.e., the most capital)?

Back in the real world, most datasets that make money are small enough to load into Pandas/Excel/R.

And leaving the semantics aside, HFT, Social Media and Amazon are all remarkably similar? Uh, what?

Why does this incoherent babble keep getting posted here?
Yes. I've made that hire.
When your kids move out--which is likely to be when you are in your mid-40s to mid-50s--then your non-work priorities are going diminish some. For that matter, when the youngest kid gets a drivers license this starts to happen.
What's wrong with HDBC?
I thought the same thing. The big advantage of Aaron's work is that it mapped actual plane positions during flight instead of the (theoretical) straight path between two airports.

If you zoom in at one of Aaron's visualizations - especially close to an airport - you can see the redirects, loops and alternative approaches that the air traffic controllers directed planes to.
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I would like to see a Braid clone
Sometimes, it seems like the world operates in 3 time zones: UTC, China time, and Pacific (SV/Redmond) time. These time zones are 8 hours apart.
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Let's review. You say:

* great relationship with the team, some juniors would
look up to me
* my supervisors would give me good ratings on my
performance reviews, on both technical skills and
team responsibilities
* they have commented that I'm already working at
the senior level

Excellent! You're exhibiting leadership qualities. To continue:

* he thinks I'm quiet
* not committed to the team (i.e. me not going to the
office lunch

Based on these criticisms, it seems like your new boss sees you as a potential team leader, and with some work, you could get a promotion.

The career question you must answer for yourself is: Do I want to work on smaller software projects that I control directly or do I want to work on larger software projects where I do some of the work but delegate a large portion to other developers? That is the choice you're making if you decide to work toward a leadership role. And just like programming requires excellent technical skills, leadership requires excellent people skills.