skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I've read in certain places that most users are not aware that the top few links are ads.

With the new trend of usage of laptops increasing, a little shift of certain LCD screen on laptops changes the contrast of the advert background (very light pink) so much that it is impossible to determine that the first few links are ads.

I think people will continue clicking on ad links without realizing that they are doing so.
Immigration and abortion also attract a lot of nutters. You realize you picked some of the most emotionally charged and stagnated arguments in the world, right?
It should be noted that "aspiring designers" in the title specifically refers to "aspiring game designers".
So what! My native RSS reader is still working.
What makes one want to avoid hipsters? Serious question because I don't really know.
For me, this was a good move.

It inspired me to finally look past Google for the web based services I use daily (search, mail, rss, analytics, calendar, video hosting etc). Google's wants to know as much about me as possible. Putting all of my eggs in their basket seems like horrible idea. I've now come quite far in my exodus. Yesterday I found https://www.startpage.com/ (uses Google) which gives good results (roughly same as Swedish Google but not filter bubbled). DDG (uses different sources, but seems to weight Bing) is downright terrible when not using English as search language.
i can not belive..google reader is dead..
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That passage you referenced does exist, sure I'll give you that but it's a lot more than that. He actually says something along the lines of 'Its probably a coincidence.' I'm almost certain he doesn't believe there is any correlation. The rest of the book has a lot of useful information
I never said algorithmic trading can't include fundamentals, quite the opposite, I just said that until Quantopian includes fundamental data, it's not all that interesting to me. P/E barely scratches the surface, I'm talking about all the data revealed in standard financial statements. If I were ever to trust my money to a security selection algorithm, it would have to analyze more than just price movements.
Yes though to be fair most of the older established foundries do not yet offer web fonts. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out, but as a designer I'd be hesitant to recommend signing up to any 'cloud' service like this to a client, because they're then at the mercy of that provider, who may suddenly decide to up rates year after year for the font which is central to their brand. This is what scares me about the Adobe cloud too - the terms right now are quite reasonable, but when Adobe needs to squeeze more money from customers, those renting software will have no choice but to pay out the new rates, whatever they may be. I see why this is attractive for foundries, Adobe etc, but I don't see the attraction for customers.

I much prefer paying once for a font and then using it indefinitely, and I'd prefer to compensate a type designer directly for that, instead of paying a foundry. So to me a model where you buy a copy of the font direct from the designer would be more attractive.
According to http://wikileaks.org/Edward-Snowden-submits-asylum.html he applied for asylum in the following 21 countries:

- Austria
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- China
- Cuba
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- India
- Italy
- Ireland
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Poland
- Russia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Venezuela
- Ecuador
- Iceland
Opera 15 is available for download
This is hardly news now is it?
"posts" would connote more than one, correct?

also, good job with that strawman you put up there. you sure knocked it down real well.
Most programmers today are not familiar with hash tables and functions for noncrypto. Am I right?
Mark Zuckerberg likes Hacker News
They very much have exactly this problem in Germany as well.
My former startup Twingly http://twingly.com has hundreds of millions of blog posts stored (everything collected since 2006) in 128 MySql shards with a unified query interface. The last few months of data are indexed and searchable for free from their website, but the entire archive is kept forever.
As much as my life would have been easier this year without the decision to close Google Reader (I think this is what they call #firstworldproblems), it's a good thing that they didn't change their mind and decide to not shut it down at the last minute.

Too many people have invested too much time in creating viable alternatives to Google Reader, and un-discontinuing it would have thrown a massive spanner in the works. I probably would have stayed with an alternative out of spite.
The benefits of mass literacy are extremely obvious

And? You can teach the average 9 year old to read in 50 contact hours. Quadruple that so they can learn arithmetic (200) and and quadruple that to account for the fact that all school hours can't be contact and you have 800 hours. That's 20 work weeks. Whatever school may be about it's a hell of a lot more than literacy.
Introducing Opera 15 for Computers, and a fast release cycle
That's right, move them goalposts [1]. Thanks for the reply, always a fan of your comments.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_the_goalposts
Mark Zuckerberg liked HackerNews on Facebook
Am I missing something? For LA, it's telling me that the hipster areas are Silver Lake, WeHo, Venice, etc. Well, duh. As the Dothraki would say, "It is known."

Why doesn't it actually show the individual establishments adding heat to the map? I realize I could just search for it on their site, but I don't know if the measure of relevance would be the same. I'm really curious what's causing all that bacon heat.
Whether you data is encrypted or not is really not relevant when the device's OS cannot be trusted. You can encrypt 'till the cows come home, but if the OS is stealing your data before you have a chance to encrypt it, your encryption is worthless.

I just want people to stop thinking that encryption is some magic bullet that will solve all communication trust issues.
Save your Snapchat photos and videos to your device on iOS.
standard ubuntu builds, across multiple computers. Perhaps not.
Xian Culture, Qin Opera, Shaanxi Eight Oddities
Xi'an culture offers the most characteristic culture of Xian. These Xi'an culture would be great helpful for getting more ideas about Xian.
UX is not a verb
Spoilers. Can a mod point this to the http://hpmor.com/ root so unfamiliar readers don't get them?
Adrift [Time-lapse video of SF]
Yes, I was wrong: you can create offline navigation with JS! (sorry, for the incorrectness I really like JS, especially on the server!)

But you cannot - please correct me when I'm wrong - create offline navigation on a FireFox OS when using only the provided APIs. At least I don't see a way how it should scale beyond a smallish city.
I don't think Rapid Response anything Task Force is a viable long term solution.
Those have a bad tendency to turn into some kind of militia force turning on each and everyone that displeases the leaders of that force, and thus creating one of those unlawful organism they aim to fight in the first place.

I am for a Slow Response Internet Task Force, where every decision is subjected to a poll along with a debate. Then and only then a "Task Force" is created to ensure the reached consensus is applied.
Can Code Be Considered An Art Form?
And now we have a HackerNews post about a Twitter post about a Facebook Like about HackerNews.
I think this simple argument works way better for me: You need to have a Twitter account.
In future, G+ also dead like this.......

RIP for GReader.....
And you know how fast that would be? Using an ordinary DB for graph algorithms is already slowish on a powerful server ...
Russian Proton Rocket crashes Seconds after Launch
> Google's wants to know as much about me as possible.

Which is the reason they shut it down most probably. They can data mine your documents, emails, social networking etc but something like google reader doesn't help much. They most they'll get out of it is a few rss feeds and can analyze what you like, but hell they already know what you search for so it's useless data.
How is startpage a solution to the problem? If everyone stopped using google, startpage would be useless.
So I guess the question is, does he comment under a pseudonym? Does he have any known ones?
> using citizenship as a weapon. Although I am convicted of nothing, it has unilaterally revoked my passport, leaving me a stateless person.

And, ironically, this terrible decision of the US government, ultimately is responsible for Snowden having to stay in Moscow and probably having to tell the Russian everything he knows, even the parts he never intented to reveal. The US government just did a classical "shot yourself in the foot", I'd say.
Looks like it's routine to revoke the passports of wanted fugitives. It's not an administration-specific tactic, it's state dept. policy. So no, I wouldn't say that in itself supports or detracts from his appeal for asylum.
This happens all to often. Off topic but isn't it time for a better ux for this site? A little bit of space between up/down, a mobile view? I use http://cheeaun.github.com/hackerweb/ and it's great but not for voting...
please do. I'll be home all day on the 4th.
Why is it surprising? It's not a secret society. He is/was a hacker. I guess he likes news... ;)
Good for him HN does not have a real-names policy then.
I prefer Bing.
Maybe he's looking to avoid ambiguity.
Wacom Laptop Tray
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This.

My current advice/hints/practice (note: this is from a non-US perspective, but apart from the content of emails/phonecalls, most of the points below would still be applicable even if I thought I technically had 4th amendment protections):

Make sure you've got GPG/PGP installed and configured, that you've got a working keypair (with "enough" bits and a securely stored private key and passphrase), make sure your public key is "findable" either on a public keyserver in an identifiable/searchable form or on your own site/blog/.finger/where-ever - and occasionally use it for completely innocuous communication. (I've committed to sending at least one GPG encrypted email a week, and regularly communication with friends who'll deal with it without getting asnnoyed)

Make sure you've got some "disk encryption" installed and configured. Put an encrypted partition on DropBox/GoogleDrive/SkyDrive/BTSync. Keep some innocuous (but regularly changing) data in there - as well as using it to store the occasional file that your really do want encrypted. (I'm using encfs, and the commercial version BoxCryptor on MacOS)

Download and install the TorBrowser bundle - possibly in your encrypted cloud-stored partition. Use it every now and then - I make a habit of using it when browsing government sites for mundane inquiries - including occasionally intentionally "leaking" personally identifying information over an SSL/Tor connection, just so if anyone goes looking they'll see a regular law-abiding(enough) citizen doing mundane law-abiding government interaction over strongly private connections.

Raise the privacy/spying issue when appropriate to people who've probably not considered it. Mention that while Google Docs and Gmail are convenient and inexpensive - that someone might be required to answer due diligence questions about choosing them over on-premises alternatives one day. Point out that Skype/Yammer/AIM/gTalk might not be the appropriate channel for discussing corporate-in-confidence matters. Ask the question about whether the data jurisdiction of MessageLabs or Outlook.com email meets regulatory obligations for business or customer (or patient or child) privacy. Don't be a pain in the ass about it - but become known as "the guy who always makes sure those points get raised and minuted at the appropriate meetings".

I'd love additional input/ideas for that list…

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Ask HN: Goldman Sachs London Operations Tech Work Culture?
Hello All, I was wondering if someone had some insights into this. I am just about to join GS London as part of their Operations Technology team. I have heard a lot of unpleasant things about their work culture in London. But are they all true for the Technology teams as well?

Does anyone have any insights on the quality of work, work hours, team dynamics etc prevelant amongst the Tech teams?
Responsive email template for MailChimp
15 releases and still almost nobody uses it. Couple of years ago Opera was a solid browser and a great hope. Today it's on the verge of being forgotten.
How many actually think it is Mason's fault?
There's a bit of discussion going on over at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5976263 -- same link with an anchor.
The developer has listened to the feedback on scrolling and added configuration options so you can now use the arrow keys. Bugged me as well, but I'm happy with the new options.
Why Market Research Should Be the Backbone of Your Strategic Marketing Plan
I was liking Risin' Above the Pack too, but It's Up to Us was just such a strong close to the album. The break about George Washington took my motivation to disrupt industries to an undiscovered Covey quadrant (mentally speaking).

Now no one said it were easy
It reminds me of another boy
That had to fight to be free
After he cut down a whole bunch of a tree
His daddy came home and whipped him
In the square for all to see
But he didn't let that stop him
No, he sailed across the Delaware sea,
To build the greatest nation in history!

Not gonna kid you,
I can't tell you how long it will take
But I know if we stay focused
We'll be *Good to Great!*
Developers,Developers,Developers,Developers,Developers!!!
Better tools = better communities
It's not like the chart is organized by whether the character belongs to Marvel or DC Comics - that's not what I meant.

Maybe I should have said "product research". Something like the detailed graphic linked would be useful to have as an overview of the competitive landscape, organized into a useful taxonomy.
Polish government already said the application doesn't fullfil formal requirements.

Cowards. I am ashamed of them.
Russian Proton-M rocket crashes, erupting in a ball of fire
It's not a secret society, but it does have the feeling of a community, at least to me. A lot more surprising than saying pg is on facebook, for example.
Fascinating writeup! I enjoy it when a writer thoroughly details an entire thought process like this, instead of just focusing on the end result. This is precisely the type of content that belongs on the HN front page.
NYC’s Awesome New Map System Won’t Leave You Lost
If he has to comment as a hacker, he would probably go under a pseudonym. I guess, he uses HN for listening and watching.
Psychology influences markets
I always just assumed that they were using it to weight web page rankings, and that it probably paid off just for that reason alone.

If a website has a lot of genuine RSS subscribers in Google Reader who read it regularly, then that shows a strong degree of trust in the source, and thus a good reason to rank it highly.

You can't really mine social networking / emails for the same kind of information. Not unless everybody who used google reader started using G+ the same way (which is not gonna happen).
Why Lego Minifigures Have A Hole In Their Heads?
Or just playing around or trolling for fun.
Let's also remember how Nokia, Siemens A.G, and Twitter were all used to identify protesters in Iran back in 2009 [1].

[1] http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124562668777335653.html
Agreed. I have been waiting for them to pivot to this since they first introduced the product, it seems like such a more obvious and useful use of the technology.
Unmanned Russian rocket crashes in Kazakhstan
The Inslaw PROMIS Software Scandal
I get downvoted because I CITE Microsoft's feature set? Just because the Internet got pissed off and didn't pay attention until after the fact doesn't make it less true. Insanity.
No, most reasonable people would like to see Assange stand trial and have the matter decided on its merits.

No-one apart from tinfoil hat loonies thinks the charges are trumped up.
With each passing successful terrorist attack the effectiveness of this surveillance system will be questioned. It's already considered highly ineffective...

http://bayesianbiologist.com/2013/06/06/how-likely-is-the-ns...

In the meantime keep protesting (to be seen and heard) and use technology to thwart said surveillance.

Don't listen to the "if you use encryption they'll definitely watch you" logic. Your messages are still encrypted until they brute-force their way through (a very long process compounded by how many people are using encryption).

If you don't use encryption they might not watch now you but when they do they'll see everything guaranteed.

Privacy is a basic human right that cannot be granted or taken away by any institution, be it government or other.
so it's not hard, except for that whole "getting the apathetic to vote" part? America is called a sleeping giant for a reason.
I vaguely remember LINQ from when I had a real job, but this is way cooler. I just remembered it as chained function calls on a database query return (you could do your filtering in C# instead of in the SQL) but this just looks like SQL (or better - python) in C#.
My next phone probably won't be a Motorola then.

Does anyone know if this is a part of the Android Kernel? If it is it means they've modified the source code and they're obligated to share their changes.
Brisbane, Australia.

Junior Programmer

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While we're not looking for an experienced programmer with pages of prior experience, we are looking for someone who knows their stuff. Demonstrable knowledge of Javascript and web page construction is a must.

You'll also need to demonstrate the ability to communicate with others, be willing to learn and be self-motivated.

As a small company, we need someone who's autonomous, but not scared to ask questions and learn what we have to teach you.
Tv news really is terrible. Why is it radioactive, and how radioactive. Populated area? How populated and how close and why do they launch there? What is the economic loss? What "firings and shakeups" happened at the space agency? They list so many unsubstantiated and surprising claims so quickly and don't sound like they know what they're saying.
I was watching an architecture show yesterday where a rich artist couple were re-purposing a barn as a house. It was a strange building for living in. Unconventional and contrary. The show follows people through the build and visits them after they've moved in.

At various point they seemed to be obsessed with concepts like rooms and how important they are for dividing up a house or walls and how useful they are for putting furniture against, directional lighting in the kitchen, etc. All these obvious things that come standard with a standard house and most people don't think about were discoveries to them. They started by rejecting everything until they begrudgingly let some of the things in or found workarounds. The result was pretty cool.

We end up with big lists of rules about things, whether we are aware of them or not. You can call them rules of thumbs or call them cargo cults. Either way, there is value to be had from rejecting standards and then rediscovering for yourself the ones that demand to be discovered. It's like a cleanup process.
It'll be less important now than it was 3-6 years ago, but get ready for all those FeedBurner subscriber count widgets to show huge subscriber # crashes as Reader no longer checks in.

Back in the day, they were a sort of informal auditing system and definitely helped me land advertisers for my blog (simply because I could "prove" I had 20,000 readers or whatever).

Thankfully I ditched the Web and moved to e-mail and know exactly how many subscribers I had, but this was certainly more luck and not any great piece of foresight on my part ;-)
You shouldn't join medium, because it is just another company trying to own your data and lock you in their walled garden.

You can own your data and still collaborate with others. Keep web open and decentralized.
Good-night, sweet prince.
I was thinking about this last night and even had Google kept it going I'd have stayed with Feedbin. Kill it once and there's always the possibility they'll try and do it again.

Feedbin is a small outfit with a fraction of the resources that Google has but they care about RSS reading, something Google clearly don't whatever they say or do now.

I'll happily pay a couple of bucks a month to support someone with a commitment to a product I'm interested in.
>The trust is designed to "reflect the performance of a weighted average price of Bitcoins." The degree to which it does this accurately is yet to be determined; tracking error is a real problem with some ETFs.

How so? If you guarantee (by holding the assets in trust) that [a larger number of shares] can always be redeemed for their corresponding ETF assets, then the possibility of arbitrage ensures that the ETF price tracks the net asset value per share.

For example, the ETF could buy 50,000 BTC and issue 500,000 shares, with the proviso that anyone can present 50,000 shares to the fund in exchange for for 5,000 BTC.

So I don't think tracking is the problem, but rather, just avoiding being "too clever" with how you ensure NAV = ETF share price.
Ah, okay. That kind of makes it sound more like once charges are filed against a person, passports are revoked. I wonder how swiftly such action typically takes place in comparison to this action.
Clean slate protocol.