skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Well a .ly pointing to a U.S. datacenter is still going to end badly for those trying to avoid NSA intercept.

That's the point of "Federation" by the way. Obviously people could store their data on a machine in a given country, the idea is that federated protocols inherently support that type of arrangement. There's no real way to point something like your Facebook login to be a "Generic Social Media" login to a social network provider of your choice, much like you can point your DNS to your preferred email provider.
What Soylent is missing.
Update: Back up, also gave it more resources so hopefully it won't happen again. Thanks!
Can you give me a scenario where I would use this. For instance when would I want to add methods to the connection type or change the protocol? Do you mean swap out the websockets protocol for some other network protocol?
Checked exceptions. When your code is so instable, you make failure part of the API.
Not every meal is a gourmet experience that you savour with friends. Sometimes, you just need to refuel your body. Soylent could be perfect for that.
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In that case, how is it different from the stuff hospitals feed old people with no teeth? For example:

http://ensure.com/products/ensure-complete-shakes

or

http://www.amazon.com/Nutrament-Energy-Fitness-Drink-Banana/...
If you REALLY want to know Scala/Clojure, learn lower level Java and the JVM itself. IMO, you can only go so far without that knowledge.
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Soylet has done a great job with getting media attention. Thumbs up for that!
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I don't see how the possibility of a revenue stream they have never depended on is going to encourage to decrease the price. I predict they will just take advantage of people's willingness to pay $60 and collect on it.
I am so deeply offended by your LMGTFY link ;)
Yahoo Lobbyists Should Read Yahoo Education on Tech Skills "Shortages" 
This is one of those "the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing" stories.
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Nice ddg plug at the end there. Always be closing. :P
I'd love it if that were true, but I'm not sure how much has really changed.

They have always allowed Windows to run in a VM on Linux - it's just the special free VM packages that didn't run on Linux before.

They have also always had Office on Mac - it's the best way to make sure no other office suite can get off the ground, and makes Office documents more industry standard.

If they were to release Office for Linux, then that would be something.
EU Digital Commissioner Vows To Protect European Citizens from PRISM
There's more than one tech
My side project[1] is an interactive table component that allows the user to provide the table data through an arbitrary callback. I allow the use to either pass an actual function or a reference to inline code that will be instantiated as a web worker. I figure there may be a case in which the user is creating the dataset in some expensive way, but it can happen in a separate thread and not tie up the UI. Then the worker passes the final data back to the UI thread to render. It would make sense that any intensive calculations should happen on the server, but I wanted to leave the option open.

[1] - http://jarwol.com/aTable/
Is Apple setting up iWork for iCloud (very Microsoft-y naming here) subscription based or free if you happen to have an iCloud account? I ask because these two applications/SOCs would be direct competitors with MS having the advantage
Depends; can it organize pictures of my 3d printer? Does it have a flat UI?
OP here: as many of you know I work in the bowels of the Internet on very large telecom networks and have for most of my career. It has always been assumed that the traffic that leaves the US border was being monitored; I don't think anyone can or will dispute that.

The difference is forcing private businesses to place unmarked rooms inside of buildings with vampire fiber taps at All of the major domestic interconnects. That's a problem and completely unnecessary.

I object to dragnets, I do not object to lawful intercepts. The distinction might be moot, but if there wasn't a secret fisa court signing all of these documents the monitored parties could even sue.

Remember when the NSA got caught monitoring those Arabic students when they sent them their own call records? The students sued the NSA but the court case was thrown out because the NSA argued that even though the students had possession of the call records, they couldn't use them in court because they were classified.

What I want is security through tireless effort not through dragnet expediency. It's hard to be the NSA. It's hard to stop terrorists. I believe our country has enough skilled intelligence officials to deliver security without sacrificing liberty. Is that cynical?
Doing that when you want to, and to the extent that you want to, is enjoyable. But subsistence farming is not. There's a middle ground, you know? It's nice not to be forced to think about your next meal several times every single day. You can relax and focus on a few meals a week that you actually care about instead of being stressed about food all the time.
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The article is blogspam. You want this one:

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130613/11165823451/filmma...

Which also has the full text of the filing. Basically they argue that the melody dates to at least 1893, first copyrighted in 1896, and that this copyright expired in 1921. The lyrics were first mentioned in a 1901 newspaper article. No attempt to copyright them is known until 1912, through a songbook in which they would not have been eligible for copyright as a new song. Although a series of copyrights were also filed in the 1930s, they were all for specific new arrangements of the melody, never for the melody itself or for the lyrics, since the melody and lyrics already existed, and the melody had already been copyrighted once and expired.

If their historical research is correct, then neither the melody nor the lyrics could possibly be under copyright in the present day, and most likely could not have been under copyright even when some of the earliest lawsuits for infringement were filed; the latest the melody could have been under copyright was 1921, and the latest the lyrics could have been under copyright (from the original filing of the 1912 songbook) was 1930.
That's if enough engineers come out of KTH, Lund, etc with innovative ideas that aren't stifled to death by the whole lagom ethos in ole Sverige!
Great and fair summary. But what do you mean by lack of type (...) polymorphism?
What's an Apple user worth?
That's not a good thing when you are trying to write absolutely bullet-proof code that will not fall over and can recover / retry robustly.

A desktop top app is a good example of this. Network connection gone, disk full, file missing, etc. These things should not be fatal. Once the user gets back within WiFi range, empties their recycle bin, or plugs in some external storage device, the code should be able to continue sensibly.

In this situation, handling RuntimeExceptions at a high level loses all the context. Whereas, remembering to handle all the RuntimeExceptions every time you make a call is silly - they should be checked exceptions then the compiler can warn you. I've ended up wrapping a Java library to make sure that I got checked exceptions to avoid this problem.

Of course, some methods in Java throw checked exceptions some throw RuntimeExceptions. Most of these choices are sensible, but sometimes you have a hard-coded URL and you know it's not malformed. But equally, sometimes you have to catch a specific RuntimeException because that is a situation that you want to handle.
Encrypted e-mail: How much annoyance will you tolerate to keep the NSA away?
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Actually something similar to that was the US system prior to the 60s. You had to register copyright and you had to renew it every few years. So you had to be proactive.
I'm going to be honest here. I did not do the math. However, I am able to see the need for an application like this in my particular area. There really isn't much, everything startupy related is based in the US so there is a lot of opportunity here in Canada. Many people I know have mentioned how great it would be if there was a central Canadian hub to hire labour. I fully believe in this idea, I have a vision, and I plan to finish it.

I'm really only doing this as a side project, to learn new technologies, to display that knowledge, and ultimately create an awesome portfolio piece if the idea doesn't take off.

If it does take off, that would be incredible.

I want to make it completely free. I want people to be able to find jobs with this amazing app, keep all the money, and keep the interaction between the employee and customer. I don't take any cuts. Registration is free. The app is free. In the future, if it does get traction, I may introduce some premium services or incorporate it. Right now, I just want to experiment with a mobile labour job marketplace.
So is abacuses.
Seems to me they have already filmed it and they are trying to recoup the cost?

Isn't kickstarter to get the funds in the first place? The trailer suggests filming is complete...
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Yeah, this is the argument I got tired of and why I jumped ship out of developing in Java for over a decade: "Java is pretty painful, but don't worry.. the tools are so good you don't have to write much code."
It's tempting to think that raspberry pi makes sense as a sort of commodity blade server system, racking up loads of cheap, tiny CPUs... but it turns out that that might not be the case.

UK hosting company Mythic Beasts has a history of playing with unusual hosting devices to maximize hosting capacity versus cost - both hardware and power; they provide a hosting offering that runs on racks of Mac Minis, for example.

Now, they also took a look at the raspberry pi - and they set one up and running as a mirror of the Raspbian Linux apt repository. This was their write-up: http://blog.mythic-beasts.com/2012/07/20/raspberry-pi-self-h.... The tl;dr from that is this line:

"Is this sensible? We’ve had a few customers ask us if the Raspberry Pi would be a sensible device for hosting on as it’s very cheap and very low power. Unfortunately it’s also very slow for this kind of application and the supporting hardware is very bulky."
This is what comments are for! Now I know.
A scenario for the connection would be adding storage to connection for example to save associated data... WebSocket is used for communication and a json based protocol is used by default, but to save bandwidth, the protocol can be exchanged (i.e. there is an example using bson to transmit data instead). So the protocol on top of websockets is interchangeable.
This is the essence of this story.

The past year of my life has been spent dealing with a founder who assumes every compliment is a business deal ready to happen.

We've wasted so much time and money chasing after "paradigm shifts" and "game changers" that were literally nothing more than polite, small-talky blow offs.

There's a certain kind of narcissism at work in the minds of many founders. Perhaps it is what makes them successful on some level. Perhaps it is what motivates them to go forward. I dunno. Whatever it is, it is endlessly frustrating.
I think it's fine to document these things in Sphinx as well. Creating a docs repo and writing .rst files to cover these requirements can be useful, and then you can move them as needed as your project progresses.
I hope UT wins this. Lots of very bright individuals.
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Yeah, I was surprised how reasonable the Home family pack was last time I went shopping. Not sure of the price, but it was definitely under $200 for 3 installs. Now they want $100 a year for 365. You get more for the money (Mac support, 5 installs, Access) but it will definitely end up costing a lot more money.
Open Closed Ruby Woes
I'm genuinely curious, how often do maids actually kidnap children where you're at?
iWork applications and apps are paid but dirt cheap, cloud sync is free for first 5GB storage. Pages handles MS Word formats well, even full "track changes" interop from iPad, so you can round trip office docs from a train.
True, that's a luxury too. There is balance in all pursuits.

All I know is that my favorite memories and the most joyful times in my life were camping in Yosemite, where the only concern of the day is where we were hiking to, and what we'd eat when we got there, and when we'd hike back, and what we'd eat for dinner.

That's about half of the concern dedicated to the food of the day. And it was joyous.

I find that lack of concern for food is generally caused by a lack of joy, or a lack of freedom; and in cyclic turn also results in it.
Why doesn't she simply continue to host only women?
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I agree that he needed to communicate with the artists. The problem is the level of detail of the notes he shared. Did you read through his notes? Those notes were a perfected business plan handed to Yahoo / eMusic / Rhapsody, and a bit of a slap in the face to the major labels.

I have mixed feeling about whether it was right for Steve to be vindictive, but I am certain I would be pissed.
Double/treble

Duplicate/triplicate

Duplex/triplex

Duple/triple?

'Triple' is the weird root-isolation here.
Your perspective is confusing. You say that a modified form of thiostrepton should not be patentable, even though the patent protects the molecule as well as the process of chemical synthesis or purification, which often requires significant innovation, and in this case the natural molecule is also significantly modified. On the other hand, when you PCR something you are generating a dsDNA molecule that is identical to the original molecule. I understand PCR quite well, and doing PCR is not innovative or transformative. You are creating something, sure, but it's an exact copy of something that exists in nature. The Supreme Court clearly states here that merely finding out where a genetic sequence is and isolating it is not patentable. The process of PCR itself is an invention, and is patented (Cetus, Mullis).

It seems preposterous to say that you are strongly against patents, and then say you think the patent should be much more restrictive. I have no emotional reaction to patenting genes. I think patenting a significant modification of a naturally occurring substance is completely reasonable as it protects the investments involved in inventing and applying the modifications, while at the same time allowing others to use and understand the development. Without patents biotech would become full of trade secrets, holding back progress in the field.
Because it is cute or because you find my comment ridiculous?
The insides of submarines are at roughly 1 BAR. Unless there is a breach of the integrity of the submarine and you manage to stay in a compressed air pocket for a sustained amount of time (unlikely, at best) prior to ascent, you will not have gas disolved into your tissues and thus won't get bent.
How Many Entrepreneurs Really Need a Business Plan?
Perhaps we should give people a proportional vote weighted by their intelligence?
Sorry I forgot to mention such an obvious fact--the chemtrails have given me the Alzheimer's prematurely.
Nah, they have a machine that can see into the past[1].

[1] Asimov, I. The Dead Past, 1956.
Pretty fun—the perspective down animation inspired me to make css3 animated jacobs ladder:
http://mrcoles.com/demo/jacobs-css3-ladder/
Raspberry PI distro for digital signage installations
There are juicy styles of beef jerky; Malaysian beef jerky for example.

http://www.malaysiabeefjerky.com/images/product/prod_bj.jpg
There's a great expression that is especially useful when dealing with big companies: "Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately described by incompetency." [1]

While it's tempting to think that Jobs was pulling all the strings, the reality is that Apple is a large company where legal departments take forever, internal debate occur, and communication is slow.

It sucks that Jobs made that $40 statement without someone vetting (or caring) that they were negotiating with CDBaby and that's their price. It sucks that Apple did not communicate better about the reason for the delay. But doing enterprise deals is nothing like working with an individual, and in that context I wouldn't simply assume that Apple/Jobs was being spiteful.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor
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and the source code: https://github.com/mrcoles/jacobs-css3-ladder
Thank You everyone for the comments. The more I think about it, I should have also put, I'm willing to take risks and put more effort into it.

I've been looking at EFTs Vanguard and stocks mainly Tesla, but worried if I'm late

Are there any stocks y'all like these days? Short or Long term.
Nowadays is GPG/PGP-ing your emails really that hard? Thunderbird supports GPG on all platforms, Apple's default Mail works with PGP/GPG, I'm sure there are plenty of windows clients that do the same. In additional, online providers like Hush are bringing PGP to the masses without them having to know what in fucks name it is.

Even if you don't encrypt every mail you send, signing is a good idea. Is it unnecessary in many circumstances? Yes, but at least I find it nice to be able to verify authenticity. I don't understand why my bank (Wells Fargo) can't figure out how to sign all their emails [1].

______

1: https://www.wellsfargo.com/downloads/pdf/com/cps/Secure_Emai...

Yes, they can sign some emails...but it requires someone inside WF "sponsor" you to be added to their PKI and it still won't lead to signed or even encrypted emails for online banking. WF is also particularly egregious in not offering real 2FA...they count a username AND a password as "two factor authentication". sigh
I regularly round trip proposals and contracts using Pages on the iPad (with a Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover).

It's not a huge pain, it's straightforward; and you can render to PDF as well if you're concerned about appearance.
> 90% of of its members write about themselves is how openminded and easygoing and creative they are

I have seen sometimes profiles where people openly say they live by conservative values, or that they don't welcome youth and party animals, etc. or that they are gay and focused on hosting lgbt travellers. Not sure about the creative part, but I read openminded as a hint that one won't shut the door in your face for ridiculous reasons and is comfortable handling cultural differences.
> I don't understand where stealing the better service comes into the flow of thought.

A Ferrari is a service now? Or have you given up on your analogy? In either case, accepting something that's freely given isn't stealing.
> I believe our country has enough skilled intelligence officials to deliver security without sacrificing liberty.

Just wonderful :-)
Have all the up votes I can give you
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I think this graffiti project is quite funny. (http://www.irational.org/heath/cctv_sabotage/)
That's very true/a good point. Stale information would be a lot less useful to them though. i.e. Encrypted conversation between two terrorists happens today, attack happens tomorrow, NSA learn about their conversation 5 years later when it's economical to decrypt.

I know this is beside the point though. What I mean to say, is what can be done other than encryption and using tor-like networks for anonymity?

Nobody can be sure that they are/n't being watched, period. Heck, if it wasn't for Edward Snowden we'd still be none the wiser.

Whose to say there aren't dozens of other programs in place that aren't in the public eye?

It's not like you can even opt-out of holding accounts with large tech companies targeted by PRISM since it's easy for them to just tap your network traffic through ISPs.

As long as there is a government, nobody can be sure whether we are or aren't being watched. What 'fundamental change' could be made that would stop this?
Hell freezes over? The trade press has mentioned this was in the works for awhile.

Microsoft actually makes some decent iOS apps. A company of 100k will have different groups with different beliefs/approaches. It's like the thread earlier this week about a particular person's experience with the group he was in after 8mo.
I'm still running Office 2007. Bought it for $50 as a student and it's still fine.
Yeah, I like the verification and only host those with it.
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We always have a choice to elect the people we want. The problem is that all the people who we want to elects are all lizards. If we elect a politician who actually have integrity and wisdom, he would be very unpopular and voted out of office.

The politicians that the people want in office is not the same person that you want to work under or believe in.
If Apple let OS X run on other hardware the OS would suffer with them having to spend time supporting so many different configurations. If they didn't their reputation would suffer.

Microsoft building Office for Linux would be a complete waste of time and money. The majority of Linux users would complain that it was expensive, closed source, and continue using the free, open alternatives.
As an environmentalist I want to know, how green is it? O.o
Moment is a huge improvement on Facebook sharing for OS X
That's not my attitude at all, in fact I'm arguing that our options are limited to sitting back and accepting this new way of life or grabbing pitchforks and taking to the streets.

The separation of powers -- separated into judicial, legislative, and executive branches -- no longer applies. We're seeing unprecedented cooperation between all three branches and, put simply, American democracy is dead.

Our congressional representatives are in on it and they're fine with it, the judiciary approved it all, and the executive branch uses it for their own selfish benefit.

When we heard Obama say "no more illegal wiretapping" then we thought he was going to discontinue it all, but he actually looked the other way while congress made it perfectly legal and accepted instead. Very insidious.
Same reason as always, when we study nature. If we can understand and reproduce it, we can do better.
Have you read the constitution? Is the electoral college a sign of great trust?

Sir, your people is a great beast. -- a.h.
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Handwriting generally refers to both joined and non-joined writing. If there is a need to distinguish, usually people say cursive or print. As in
"Print your name and sign below..."

Cursive in my experience is very difficult for someone other than the writer to read- even when it is written neatly, it is more difficult to read than print or type with a decent font selected :)
Both are psychologically completely different. With CS, you don't just crash the couch. You hang out with the people, you get dinner together, you talk. And I think most of the time, with CS you hang out only for a night or two. Longer stays might be awkward, since you don't know the person in advance.

With Airbnb, the whole thing is less about the social interaction and more about a place to stay. In several occasions, I didn't even meet the host of Airbnb. In another occasion we had a BBQ together, which was really nice.

The "advantage" of Airbnb is that you, as a guest, can psychologically expect to be left alone, since you pay for the room. This enables stays of a week or longer, not only a couple days. It doesn't matter as much, if the host is awkward.

I like both, but I'd use both on very different occasions.