skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
When I worked at a large corporation, I nearly automated all of my work and I was called lazy. I'd do about an hour work a day, customize an existing script to process new data, then read for the remaining 6 hours. Co-workers called me a lazy nerd and proceeded to copy paste words into excel for 8 hours.

Now I get to wake up at 12, smoke a joint, have a beer, take a shower, go for a walk with my dog, and then work on whatever the hell interests me that particular day. I dictate my own hours, rates, and clients. Meanwhile my friends in law firms and other similar disciplines talk about how much and how hard they work. I don't get it. Congrats busting your ass for a year doing 60 hour work weeks for $20/hr? They haven't gone out in weeks. They have nearly no friends beyond their immediate work circle. No interests. Nothing.

I think somewhere down the line we got lost, or fucked by the previous generation, probably a combination of both. Work has consumed life. I don't know too many people with external interests beyond work. You get the odd hardcore cyclist, the casual musician, the nerd etc, but most people just go home, crack open a beer and watch some TV.

Work should be about providing a means for you to live your life. The moment I finished my work, it left my head entirely. The way it should be.

My goal has always been to leave the office as early as humanly possible while still completing the work I had to do that day.

We've grown into a culture where the following happens: do decently in highschool -> pick a degree that you hope will pay out but don't really care about -> office life. It's saddening.

Our lives are WAY too goddamn short to be spending 1/3rd of it sleeping, and another 2/3rds working with the occasional weekend.
Out of interest, is there any good reason why medical degrees have to be done as second degrees in the US? Doesn't that add hugely to the cost of becoming a doctor?
Not free (or "open source") from what I can tell.

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Which is a bit confusing, but then later:

FOR NONCOMMERCIAL PURPOSES ONLY
The server for http://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en took too long to respond. It may be overloaded.
Error code: 504
Heartland Internet
Paducah, Ky.

pings to other major sites timing out
Actually, every function in Haskell is pure. It's just that some of those pure functions produce values of type (IO a) representing IO actions and, if you sequence those actions into the main action (or a subthread's action), those actions will be performed by the runtime.

So when people say that some functions in Haskell are "impure" they mean that they produce IO actions that, if sequenced, will depend upon or cause IO effects. Thus, both

map print ["hello","world","!"] :: [IO ()]

and

mapM_ print ["hello","world","!"] :: IO ()

are equally pure or impure: They both produce actions that have side effects if sequenced. It's just that the first must be sequenced differently than the second since it produces a list of actions and not a singleton action. Since singletons can be sequenced with (>>) and (>>=) you can insert them directly into do notation, which makes many people believe that they are somehow different in terms of purity. (But they are not.)
Without following the Ron Baker links, what is a good scenario for how to calculate and use value pricing?

Is it along these lines?
"ABC business needs a custom inventory management solution which also doubles as an e-commerce platform. This will likely generate them X amount of money per year, so we're going to price this solution at Y."

If so, how do you quantify these variables?

note: I have no business degree and am a developer.
Team Fortress was a mod for Quake, and Valve hired the mod team to build the sequel based on Source. That doesn't make it less of a major development.
They're right about the Southeast; here in Florida all the services I tried are dead, except I can ping Google.com.
Love this quote: "The second we are in consulting, we're in business, not an hourly employee. It's a comfort net to say otherwise of not having to learn business skills."

Great comment, thanks for sharing!
Discussed here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5775291
FTA: "In theory, this elevated tube system"

So, yeah. Not a tunnel.
Google+ does support having email addresses in circles, but I don't know if Latitude will work with that, sorry.
From my perspective there doesn't seem to be any one field that combines all of them, but there do seem to be many permutations popping up that combine multiple fields - ie. the rise of Behavioral Economics (mostly just psych + econ). It seems like most of the cutting edge research in any given social science field that I read about is usually just a mashup of two previously divided schools of thought.
Exactly. "Pirates" are just under-served customers. And in this case, they are not even "stealing" anything, they are filling a market vacuum by creating a new product for which there is significant demand and no other supply.

My wife is from China and wants to have Chinese subtitles when she watches American shows and movies with me. Where is she supposed to get them? The copyright holders and licensed content providers simply don't offer them. Fansubs are literally the only available option.
Opera re-adding bookmark manager functionality
Back up in Jackson, MS
Didn't know about Jekyll and can't find any example that uses it on their webpage, any link?
German Police busts Silk Road dealers
Ocelot, their custom-made C++ tracker is a nice piece of code.
They were forced to drop out php-based and XBTT-based trackers some years ago when the server load from their became huge peer swarm became unmanageable.

TorrentFreak made a great story about this[1].

[1] http://torrentfreak.com/what-cd-debuts-lightweight-tracker-f...
ISP: Comcast Business

Location: Alpharetta, GA

t-mobile is up in the same area
From my view it had a very large impact. Every new project I see, regardless of the background of the people, it bootstrapped with Bootstrap.

In addition, sites like Wrapbootstrap make it very cheap to get away from the default look.
> in a statement to reporters she essentially said she thought Apple was guilty before hearing any evidence

Are you talking about this[1]? The statement wasn't to reporters. It was a tentative in-court statement in response to an inquiry by one of the lawyers. Hardly the basis for a serious accusation of misconduct against a federal judge.

[1] http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/us-usa-apple-ebook...
This page has one of my biggest gripes with poorly implemented carousels: Stop moving the darn thing when I've clicked to navigate! I'm trying to read something and the thing is spinning all over the place.
I think you're right. Back when ActiveX was the thing to hate, it was annoying because web developers didn't care to support multiple browsers, not because ActiveX simply existed. Using ActiveX was probably a rational solution when you realized that 99% of your users could use it, and it was just those crazy Mac and Linux users that were out of luck. It sucked when you were a Mac or Linux user, that's for sure.

Now that each browser has a significant number of users, web developers have learned that they need to either target the standards or maintain different versions of their application for every browser. And pretty much every web site and app I've seen does this: it works the same in Firefox as it does in Chrome. (Actually, for many years, my former bank said "this website only supports IE and Firefox, don't use Chrome". But Chrome worked anyway.)

So I think complaining about notifications in Chrome being the end of the open web is a bit premature. The open web began when developers started trying to support multiple browsers. It will only end when they stop doing that.
Interesting, I never thought about it that way and it surprised me because it's fairly obvious they are indeed derivative work.But you're right, they've jumped the shark on how they handled it.It's unfortunate they feel the need to make strong statements only by involving the police.
"...providing translated derivative works when no alternative exists is fair use."

No it isn't. Any more than translating Harry Potter into a language for which there is no current translation constitutes fair use.
They often do, it makes for great material for propaganda videos. It's easier to do for pre-planned battles though, and/or they may have felt they didn't want to spare any ships and risk sacrificing firepower. Or most likely just nobody thought of it.
There are a lot of comments about EC2's pricing competitiveness with dedicated hardware. These are fair discussions and should be had, but I figure it's worth commenting that EC2 (and AWS in general) is about much more than cheap metal.

The company that I am a developer at has aggressively adopted AWS with applications using it at both the PaaS and IaaS levels. At the end of the day what we've received the greatest value from isn't an impressive "cost per compute unit", but rather a flexibility that would be incredibly painful to let go of. For example, our QA team can spin up or tear down entire environments by chatting with our Campfire bot. Our developers can do likewise using a simple CLI we built.

Granted, this isn't exactly bleeding edge stuff here... it's simply "the cloud" (apologies) delivering on the promise of dynamic, elastic environments. But it's a really, really nice promise, and at risk of sounding like an advertisement, I'll still say that AWS/EC2 has delivered quite nicely on it.
This is truly an amazing feat.
What an awesome thing to do.
My hat is off to him.
A couple of questions I hope someone can answer:

1. Why this site? There are many of these "fan sub" sites, this is not nearly the largest. Why was this site singled out? Is it there location?

2. How is this different from lyric sites, which in many cases are not even translating, but rather transcribing word for word in the native language. While they are thousands of these sites big and small, Rap Genius comes to mind as a local relevant site to position as an example.
2 SUNS SEEN ALL OVER WORLD?
You don’t account for the physical and mental benefits the exercise gives you. Take look at [0] for example, which suggests that life expectancy is actually higher for cyclists.

0: http://www.cyclehelmets.org/1185.html
You are assuming that because he's proposing that crypto alone cannot be the answer to a surveillance state, that he wants a surveillance state. But I don't think that's what he wants.
Google isn't distributing translations. They're simply providing a tool to generate translations.

You could type out a book in a text editor, but that isn't the same situation as this website.

(also, I hope the charges (if any) are dropped, I just don't think this is the same as google translate)
Judge Rules Against Apple in E-Books Trial
Back up for me. Comcast support was a JOKE.
"There isn't sufficient precedent on whether the definition of "surveilled" includes something like the recently revealed FISA order to draw the conclusions you have. "

???

Actually, SCOTUS was pretty clear, see Clapper v. Amnesty International. If you can't prove they are surveilling you, you don't have standing.
I'm not sure where you get "precedent can't have been set". This is just wishful thinking. You are hoping they decide their previous precedent was dumb or distinguishable.

As for my position: To the degree a court is satisfied with that the leaked info shows a plaintiff has suffered constitutional injury, they will override state secrets privilege and grant them standing. That is what has happened so far. See Jewell vs. NSA

To the degree they don't already have the info, and the rest is properly classified (already held to be 'yes' many times), they won't.
That will be appealed by either side all the way up the Supreme Court.
There are likely enough votes to hear it, and at least right now likely enough votes to overrule/distinguish Clapper, but until that happens, you are stuck.
Many development shops in Balkans provide near-shore, off-shore services to European and US customers. Those companies have experienced significant grow in short time, e.g. from 5 to 50 employees in just two years or so. A stretch to higher numbers > 200 people isn't strange as well.

However, a Skype/another $1 billion business level success is yet to be seen.
I remember a friend was up in arms a couple years ago about their phone number being exposed on Facebook. When I pointed out that's exactly what the phone book had done for decades, he suddenly didn't care much.
It's only ok if you're the founder and developer. But usually I can see myself taking a whole day off, then to spend 16 hours straight coding.
It's not by choice, it just happens.
CTF365 It's a Startup on bootstrap mode (self funded) that will change the way Information Security is learned. We try to do our best with very few resources. No seed money, no Kickstarter money but full of passion and dedication.
This is what TPP is for. Bugger all to do with promoting trade, plenty to do with copyright enforcement.
How about we produce a decent public transportation system in L.A? Oh....
If this is an ffmpeg bug why is VLC in the middle?
> I have a friend who brags that he busts his * 60 hours a week driving a Coca-Cola delivery truck. Congratulations, I work 35 and make twice as much as he does.

This is a straw man. The point is that if you worked 50 vs 35 hours at the same job, you'd simply get more done - even considering diminishing returns.

There's a reason many hugely successful people are notorious workaholics - see Elon Musk, Oprah, Marissa Meyer, Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey, etc. One of the simplest advantages that you can get is to just put in more hours than the next guy. No new-age "find-yourself" touchy-feely work-life balance talk will change that.
>Riding a bike is dangerous

Not true. However I agree with all the other safety tips.

Cycling is as dangerous as walking (as a pedestrian). Source - http://www.ctc.org.uk/sites/default/files/file_public/cycle-...
I was puzzled about the fast switching comment. This was the comment that made me go back and re-read the pae.

My reading speed is several times average. I had honestly not noticed that it would be difficult for most people. A good lesson to me on the importance of usability testing.
It appears they decided to publish to code, but the license isn't open source as defined at http://opensource.org/docs/osd
Thanks. The article is deeply misleading. I skimmed it and linked to it on Facebook, but I deleted it because it's so disingenuously written. They start off by describing Elon Musk's hyperloop idea, and posting a photo of Musk, then seamlessly switch over to talking about this ET3 company's unassociated project for the rest of the article. Awful journalism.
I just don't get it at all. Just this morning I quit a job partly because of the hilarious hours and how inflexible our executive team was about them. It's like there's some sort of shame in working a normal workday, eating dinner at a normal hour and having your own life. I really vow to never put my health and well being on the line for a job where if we hit the jackpot I might get like 50 k and every other time I will get nothing.

Its one thing if you're a founder and want to spend all your waking hours pursing your dream, but a hiring strategy of "I will only hire people who want to work slave hours on my project for 1/50000th of my equity", is just no.
I see your point and it makes me think of the bumper stickers that say, "LOOK TWICE. MOTORCYCLES ARE EVERYWHERE." It would help if there were an organized effort to make people think about cyclists. I think it also warrants a PSA.
ISP: Comacast

Location: Buckhead, GA

Just came back up
Google.com redirecting to .ca canada domain
The customer loses out. Subtitles serve the same purpose as region coding.
Makes me wonder about wearing a helmet, regardless of the heat and the gooflyness. On the other hand, I mainly ride the bike where there is little traffic anyway.
No. Google Translate is a tool, just like a DVD burner. It may of course be used in a way that, for example, results in a copyright violation, just as a DVD burner may be used in such a way, but this does not make the tool illegal. The law has been clear on this since VCRs.
Find My Friends: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fsp.androi...
ISP: Comcast + CBeyond
Location: Acworth, GA
There is a setting on the browser for location sharing.
The key part of the article for me is this:

I don't practice every day because I'm disciplined. I practice every day because I'm obsessed. I love dancing and my body craves it. If I didn't have this raw hunger, there's no way I would've had the discipline to practice every day.

This raw hunger is the part you can't fake. You might think you want something, but once you take a few steps toward it, you lose your drive. The trick seems to be connecting with a deep-down genuine intuitive desire and going with it. Once you're on that train, it's hard to imagine not walking the path towards your goal every day. More interesting than how to walk the path, for me, is how to find genuine hunger inside yourself...
Ask HN | http compliance if post with content-length:0
Hi

I have a corner case :-)

A library client do a POST request on my server, with 2 headers :
> Content-type: application/json
> Content-length: 0

So ATM the server response is 400 (bad request) because json is invalid

So the question is :
When the content-length of a request is 0, should we parse the body or not ?
Don't freak out when you see the results. I tested it about 6 times ;-) Will reboot tonight and try again. (I'm on wifi if that matters). Sharing with other service was okay.
For those interested, we’ve posted a follow-up with more info on the technical implementation:
http://9elements.com/io/index.php/ged-viz-making-of/
No question this is probably a better offering for the majority of users... both G+ users and non... it just doesn't work with my flow. I like the analogy of wanting a radio and being offered a car. I could sit in the car and not touch anything else and just listen to the radio... but the fact is I now own a car... even sitting idle a G+ account (or car) has implications.
We want to make as few rules as possible. Our scope is to mimic the real world. Still working on the game design and mechanics.
So is your plan to move technology back in time to 1938 so that people can't be tracked automatically?

Given that I don't see that as being feasible we should ask ourselves instead what can be done to avoid a homicidal state, even under the assumption that they have more computing power available than in your iPhone.
> Google wants it to be the backend to the various features like Maps, Search, Mail. Facebook on the other hand wants to be the frontend, the site that you go to.

When Google cancels the separate service and folds it into G+, as with Latitude, as with Reader, then it becomes the frontend as well. I fail to see a substantial difference.

> Google have made it very clear what they're doing and why they're doing it. Perhaps view some of the session videos from IO.

Perhaps start entertaining the notion that what people say they do (and especially why) isn't necessarily what they do (and especially why).
The Location tab in the Android app. iOS support promised "soon". No mention of web support, which is in Latitude (for viewing).
See, I think there's an ideal that lies in between "work the bare minimum to support yourself" and "work your entire life to the exclusion of other activities."

If I was in your position, I would have tried to get a raise instead of lingering in my mainly automated position -- ideally into another position I can automate. I don't want work to vanish from my head as soon as I leave my office, because that means it didn't particularly affect me in any way.

I don't think this is a particularly 'right' way to handle this. Some people want different things out of their work, and I think that's normal. You mentioned you're freelancing now -- are you doing stuff based off of what you were working on earlier, or did you switch paths?
The reasons why they're seeking the numbers are law enforcement reasons. Dumping rubbish and having unregistered pets violate by-laws.

Wiretaps (ie: obtaining content) do require a warrant, and in the state of Victoria, where this is, half of all such applications for warrants are rejected by the magistrate. Getting the name and address of the owner of a phone number is a humdrum law enforcement issue, and really councils should have that power. Getting the list of calls made or where emails have been sent is a more serious violation of privacy (instead of "who owns this?" it's "what do they do with it?"), and I imagine that there's simply a legal loophole there.

The article has an amazing lack of detail and follow-through.
> Actually, yes, free speech includes the right to say dumb things just because you can. The responsibility is entirely optional. Otherwise it wouldn't be free speech. It would be called "responsible speech."

Actually no. There's defamation laws and such like that trump free speech.

People need to learn that free speech isn't an excuse for trolls and bigots to post unfounded and hateful remarks. "Free speech" doesn't mean "free pass to act like a dick and intentionally piss of whole subsections of society". Which is why I refer to it as a responsibility; as with all great power comes great responsibility.
Very good points. One thing I don't really get though:
"2. [...] If something can be done in a few hours, then it should be free."

Why so?
FREE WEEV!
Why was he working as a security guard instead of writing programs?
Disagree. Absolutely possible.

I currently build MVP's, in 30-90 days if it can be pushed that fast. I'm a lean practitioner for over 10 years starting in manufacturing.

You want to help your MVP's become long term customers by helping them grow and make money. If they don't get this, it's a real risk to their business, let alone your relationship with them.

For MVP's: You have to invest in understanding your tools and how long it will take to identify and build only the features that customers can't live without.

My original consulting business is for established businesses, but they were all smaller 4-7 years ago.
Yes, we will provide the VPS and more, you'll be able to connect your own hardware as a fortress.
I've been using G+ more frequently since the upgrades introduced at IO. It is a better product now, and the photo sharing is quite good (at least compared to Facebook and Twitter).

It is still a UX nightmare, however, and I imagine hat turns off a lot of users that try to dabble in G+.

Communities seem to be the best draw for Google Plus right now, maybe because it is otherwise difficult to converse with a large group of people (e.g. friends, family) on G+.
I did look at SoftLayer and it's still not significantly cheaper than AWS. Hetzner doesn't seem to have servers in the US, so I've already ruled them out.

Incero seems cheap, but that's the only thing I've seen about Incero. I consider Incero to be in the bargain hunting on WebHostingTalk category of providers. I'm not entirely comfortable hosting mission critical infrastructure there yet.
You have to be aware that Skype was a Swedish-Danish startup (according to Wikipedia), those countries have a bit longer history of capitalism and entrepreneurship than ex-Yugoslavia (which was socialist less than 25 years ago) countries.
Naturally you'd be against hetrosexual marriages where at least one person is infertile then, or where they don't want to have children.

There has never been a single universal definition of marriage.