skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
It could also mean that a number of facebook users are fond of lying their ages.
I'm pretty sure that my 401(k) is sufficiently diversified that even if its GM and Chrysler bonds turn to kindling, it won't affect my retirement. (The Vanguard Long-Term Bond Index Fund, for example, out of $2.7 billion net assets, appears to have a little over $4 million in Chrysler and nothing in GM.)

GM and Chrysler retirees are not so lucky.
The article is in Finnish, not Swedish.
A lot of people are hurting right now, and you're quite right that investors both large and small have been hit the hardest. But after a year spent clamouring for government help, whether bail-outs for big banks or compensation for individuals who bought ABCPs, investors have lost their place at the front of the political line.

They still have the judicial branch to turn to, but the days of executive branch fast-tracking are gone, and there's little point in complaining about it.
I couldn't get halfway through the article, as it's filled with pointless details.

This TED talk, on the other hand, is straight to the point.

Watch it instead.
You know what I hate, the phrase "we're heading down the road to socialism/fascism/whateverism." If we took 2 steps down the road yesterday, and 1 step back today - are we really heading down the road or just trying to get back where we started?
PHP simply lacks the facilities that professional developers need. Inability to override class methods and lack of threads are two obvious but extremely important examples. There are many other reasons to call it a toy language, inconsistent interfaces, bolt-on object-orientation poor variable scope rule in classes which mean you need $this everywhere and the really poor excuses that the PHP development team seem to come up with for the lack of appropriate development all contribute to keeping PHP as a novice and hence toy language. All these problems are addresses in other modern OO languages like Java, C#, Ruby.
All in all its not a language you should use for a long-term project eventually you just keep rubbing up against its limitations.
SOA: Dead or just in 'Phase 2?'
This isn't acceptable unfortunately. VMs are meant to run for quite a reasonable amount of time, so we'll be waiting very-very long until slots get available...
Shouldn't you have posted this to http://bash.org/ ?
I also wondered why someone who had such a knowledge of algorithms would be interviewing for a tech writer position. Just doesn't seem right...
Wonder if he got the job?
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"BTW: The correct unit of comparison would have been work/joule and not work/watt."

Well, work in this context seems to imply scaled computations/second and since watts is a per-second unit, work/watt would be the right measure.
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Disclaimer: I work for them.
Yes. That's true.

Axum is different because it is designed for a specific domain by the same people that are designing .NET. This means changes to the CLR may be pushed forward to accommodate features in Axum. I don't know if the tail call instruction in the CLR was added because of F#, or because of the research they did while trying to compile Haskell on top of .NET, but it's there.

The problem with the JVM is that there isn't a centralized effort for those multiple languages. You can slap any interpreter on top of any other interpreter and then say that "multiple languages are available", but that won't make it useful.

Although new features are pushed in the OpenJDK to make dynamic invocation of methods lighter, more infrastructure is needed ... like a common MOP used for communication between these languages (like the DLR). There's a strong lack of leadership between the language implementors working with the JVM, because SUN couldn't care less about it and everybody is scared of new features in Java-land.
> unwind-protect is not the same.

You're right - they're more powerful, but bringing that up didn't seem necessary.

> And no, it's not necessarily memory clean-up, of course.

Never said that they were. However, C++ programmers spend a fair amount of time worrying about/writing code for memory cleanup and destructors is where a lot of that time/code goes.

Folks using languages with GC don't do that nearly as much.

Destructructors are only implied for scope-allocated variables. By tying value lifetime to variable scope, C++ gets to do certain things, but as a result, programmers have to do certain work.

Lisp values are not tied to variable scope, so complaining that lisp doesn't have mechanisms for values that are tied to scope is sort of like complaining that a hovercraft doesn't have a parking brake.

> C++ destructors are a powerful tool, you can create data types that otherwise would require support on the compiler's side.

Actually, they're just a mechanism for calling code when a value "goes away". That's almost required for a language with manual memory management but unnecessary for languages with GC.

However, destructors are also the only way that C++ has for automatically calling code. Other languages have other, more general, mechanisms.
Also is it just me, or does that article piss anyone else on fundamental level. I'm quite a heavy drinker but suggesting alcohol is inducive to creativity is completely irresponsible. Do a quick Google and you'll find plenty of studies countering this point. I think having an understanding of the detrimental effects of alcohol is vitally important to using it responsibility. That article uses the exact kind of vague pseudo-science language and logic that can fool most people into believing it's correct. It should be the writer's responsibility to check these facts. Someone should be holding him responsible.

I don't know how Philip Hunter got his job as a "science journalist", but I'm pretty sure he didn't study any science to get there.

grumble grumble I must be getting old. I've never argued on the anti-drug side before.
Okay, you have two conflicting criteria: Spreading load and minimizing VM movements:

Algorithm A: Always choose the server with the most slots free spreads the load most equally without moving VM's.
(Assuming servers are equal in capacity. Minimizing load-balance is defined as minimizing the difference between highest loaded server and lowest loaded server.)

Proof: Given a VM to be placed, v, and a set of servers S of which server s' is has most slots free.
Say picking s' to place v does not give the most optimal load-balance. Then there must be server with with more slots free then s', contradiction.

Algorithm B: Let S be a series of servers ordered by load (lowest number of free slots first). Put a new VM v on the first server s, on which v fits. This maximizes the initial number of VM's you can place without moving VM's, without prior knowledge.

Proof: Because we always try to fit each VM in the first server possible, we maximize the amount of consecutive space on the last server. Thus, without prior knowledge, this maximizes the number of VM's we can place.

I take it you like neither of these solutions. You want to compromise between the two solutions. Doing that right (there is not optimal in that sense) would depend on the scale difference between servers slots and space required by VM's. If VM's are small and servers big, you can safely go for load balance. If VM's are big and servers relatively small, you may go for B.
UAW members did not get generous retirement benefits in lieu of money up front. They got above market wages up front AND generous retirement benefits.
Have you ever put yourself through a double-blind test on this issue?

Since the previous comment didn't just talk about mp3s in general but specifically mentioned 210Kbps VBR I think you'll find it an eye opening experience.

What is a blind ABX test?
http://www.hydrogenaudio.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=1629...

http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=ABX
Generally Swedes are political ignorants, which to some degree is caused by having a (socialist) oppressive media that denies debate about sensitive issues. Instead of discussing something real people turn to completely ridiculous (but safe) topics like gender equality, de-constructing the "idea" of sexes and now copy right laws.

So actually, I don't think I am exaggerating. Of course I don't know for sure, but my predication is that by 2025 calls for creation of an islamic state on swedish ground will be a reality. Armed conflict will follow in sweden and other parts of europe.

Copyright laws? Who gives a fuck. Buy your music and videos in iTunes store and focus on something real.
Is their minute to sort 34 GB on 1 machine? I couldn't tell.
OK, so we just reject those demands?
Perhaps this is right. If it were done in C++, then the project might be later, and thus would save by delaying many node purchases, or even entire projects.

On the other hand, the author of the article does not factor into the equation calorie consumption of the programmers, nor the differential calorie consumption of Java programmers vs C++ programmers. Perhaps there is enough differential to close the gap.
I've been working with ClockingIT, the interface is good and easy to understand, you can use the hosted version or setup on your own server. http://www.clockingit.com
disclaimer : I don't work for them :) it's a full opensource , created with RoR
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http://fireflychinese.kevinsullivansite.net comes to my rescue to insult the crap out of your copypasta
He didn't ask for help..
That's not that simple.

Let us imagine the following configuration.

We have 3 servers each of 4 slots, below is the state of each server (the state of a server is a set of VMs it's running)

[3], [2, 1] and [2].

Say we need to place a new 3-slot VM to our system.
We'll pick the third server as less-loaded and try to accomodate the second server. Together they have enough space, but we can't provision the VM withour using all 3 servers. The solution here is

1) migrate a 1-slot VM from server 2 to server 1

2) migrate a 2-slot VM from server 2 to server 3

3) place the new VM to server 2
Then, axod, you shouldn't have any problem with those of us who like to block ads. You get to do what you want (not block them), and we can do what we want. We should have no argument.
What's up with that weird hash function? Seems to me you could just convert the string into its base 26 representation.

Edit: I would actually like to know if/why the method used is more useful than the one I gave. I'm not just trying to be arrogant.
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Is Your Internal Site Search Engine good enough?
yeah I think my scenario is slightly more probable.
If you want a simple solution, your Algorithm A is good for a first try.

However if you have more information about the probability distribution of the number of slots in a VM, you could in theory do better than that.
We can't reject as it'll be used in the commercial application with users paying money for using cloud resources.

Basically what is needed is to find the list of VM migrations needed to be done to free enough space for a new VM (of course, if it's ever possible).
Don't get me wrong, a correct packing algorithm for this is far from trivial!

What would you say is more important: minimizing the amount of slots to move or the number of VM's?
These tricks don't work in all browsers. For example, I was completely unable to trigger it on iPhone. As 'alternate' browsers become more prevalant these tricks become more risky.
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He was interviewing for a tech-writer position.

I'm somewhat amazed that he could answer it even to the extent he did. Most tech writers I've worked with do not have the (apparent) level of technical knowledge this guy has.
If this was good enough that it got 18 upvotes, I'm curious to check out the link myself.

Is there any way to get the URL referenced by a dead item?
> In this context, why should anyone be surprised that agents of the government threatened recalcitrant lenders with IRS audits, excoriated their behavior in populist press conferences, or promised to destroy their institutional reputations in the public eye?

Why do I think that you wouldn't be nearly so accepting if it was Bush or Nixon instead of Obama.

Actually, it's quite rare for govt to get involved in bankruptcy.

Do you really want to argue that involving the IRS is appropriate?
Should have used mouseClicked() instead of mousePressed() (latter takes you to the href location before the mouse is released). Should also have used the mouseButton variable to determine if it's a left mouse click. As it stands now a right click also takes you to the target page.
There are compiler research projects to build power optimizing compilers rather than just pure performance optimizing compilers. I was going to post a link or two but when I googled I found dozens and dozens of them, so take your pick.

I don't have a good idea of what kind of difference that they can make yet. The article's whole premise seems to be that C++ code is linearly faster than Java code so that linear difference must also be there for power consumption. The differences in power consumption for memory are pretty small. We'd need some numbers to judge whether or not that's interesting and it'd also be interesting to see a JVM optimized for power consumption and how that factored in to the equation. The disk usage is probably the largest user of energy in these systems, presumably a C implementation and Java implementation would use the same disk layout so disk usage should be roughly the same.

The hyptertable guys think the performance differences are worth it to use C/C++ but they don't mention power consumption differences.
I don't have a problem with you blocking ads, but I don't understand why you want to. In the same way I can't understand people who think consumerism is bad.

Just don't come running to me when you can no longer visit most websites since they've blocked you.
Redmine/Mediawiki etc + budget web host
My RSS captured it. Here's a paste: http://pastie.org/475203
That HN feature drives me nuts too. I want to read about half of the killed stories. Here's the original link:

http://pastie.org/475203
Sounds interesting. But how does it add much more value than a website shortcut link on your desktop? Also, doesn't Windows XP have a "Links" toolbar option to access favorites from the toolbar?
Although I'm not a fan of lower-level programming (I'm a UI guy), I loved 15-213. One of my favorite (and best-taught) courses.
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It's a pretty funny one page story about the unique hazards of the Internet.
If they hadn't gotten such good retirement benefits, they would have gotten even more money up front.

Before the Japanese arrived on the scene, these contracts made perfect sense from the management's point of view, because American car companies were making money hand over fist. When competition from Japan became serious, such contracts still made sense, because they would rather pay later than pay now. And, well, "later" has arrived.
On points 2 & 3: True.

But more and more of the country (and world) are having the same issues that Colorado (or the Mojave) have.
Authenticating users with passwords and "secrets" such as your hometown, high school, or first street name are all ridiculous strategies. My not-so-inner cynic suggests that banks know this but think they are safe from lawsuits as long as such methods are "industry standards."
chasing an irrelevant point

Anecdotally, when a one-hour interview turns into a three-hour discussion of a side point, it is a really good sign. If the interviewer isn't into it, give up -- but people who can bounce ideas off of each other tend to come up with more ideas.
There a millions of people who get high every day, but there's still only one Jimi Hendrix.
Restaurant says "Our food is bad for you". Customers love it.
Given the wording of the question this is the route I would have taken; give him the engineering solution, not the comp sci solution. I guess this question has a certain merit for weeding out theorists from pragmatists.
Very long article but I still found it valuable. It identifies a few factors as being better predictors of happiness in later life, not just having say factor #1 or #3 but a combination of them simultaneously, the more--of course--the better.

It does seem to put more weight on how we deal with adversity as being probably more important, having a range of "strategies" from the more immature to the more advanced, which suggests that they are learned or one can eventually make the leap to the better ways. Also it mentions how physical health as a young adult is a better predictor of mental health later in life, but not so much of physical health. And of course, that warm, deep personal relationships are very important too, not so much quantity, but quality.

Have not watched the TED video suggested by badger7, but I believe there is value in this article too. Do not dismiss it for being too "narrative" or simply long.
if the law doesn't give retirees priority over bondholders in this situation, then the law is an ass

That's an extremely foolish remark. The entire economy depends upon the rights of senior debt, without question.
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Anyone have any ideas on redistribution? Fluid doesn't allow redistribution, but I love how you can create a "MenuExtra" that puts it into the Mac menu bar.

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At a guess this would be largely explained by usage of facebook "networks" not mapping to population. For example, 1. choosing a nearby big city as your network when you live rurally or 2. setting your network as where you go to school.
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Apple freezes Snow Leopard APIs as software nears final stretch
E-Ink display finding new application: morphing cell phone keypad
Whenever forced to use one of these authentications, I just wail on the keyboard to provide an answer. My mother's maiden name? Why, it's "sfdgh,jsdzl.kg hjsldghs,hb".
The article truly has nothing to do with the role of choice on happiness, its about the study of entire lives with depth.
I suppose it depends on how you approach the article. I didn't really expect a concise, scientific piece from The Atlantic, especially one that starts off as a flashback reminiscent of a mild psycho-drama. I didn't expect it to give me the secret to happiness either. I read it more as a collection of non-fictional short stories with a binding theme (life and happiness) I suppose. That's probably why I enjoyed it more than you did.
> investors have lost their place at the front of the political line.

That's the shame. They were at the front of a legal, financial line. That one's place in the political line should trump the former is the cause for concern.
Maybe we have different interpetations of "revolutionary." I see something like the transistor a revolutionary discovery/invention. It rests on some pretty complex physics, but is a small and fairly straightforward concept to explain. Yet it has changed electronics and the way we live forever.

The same could be told of the discovery of DNA's structure. Everyone can imagine the double helix, but it has spawned an entire industy in bio-engineering.
Is it just me or does the verbosity of the processingjs code for custom fonts bother anyone else?
That's fine as long as you save it. One of my online financial sites asks for the answer to one of those questions every few times I log in.
Hacker News is great name! Maybe instead of adding such feature to webapp code Firefox extension / Greasemonkey script would be sufficient?
Anecdotally, when a one-hour interview turns into a three-hour discussion of a side point, it is a really good sign that the interviewer has the ability to bounce of new ideas and discuss them while the interviewee has not.
It really frustrates me when sites require a question and secret answer like "hometown" or "mothers maiden name".

Those are both very easy to find pieces of information. Let me select the question myself too. By forcing me to give you answer here you're potentially making my account _less secure_.

Right now I have standard fake answers to those questions, let's hope they never cross reference those with anything else. I'm not sure how I'd convince someone my mothers maiden name is "<insert comedy name here>"
Try searching:

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I guess you could Release the Turks, but that would make it more expensive.
Daydreamers might solve problems faster
Our local Microsoft evangalist was pushing us to develop a thin client app with Silverlight 18 months ago. It's definitely where they want to go with it.
It's the Atlantic, not a psychology journal, so the expected audience and writing style are going to be different. Coding Horror is usually pretty short on depth and detail, too.

Articles like this are a good way to hear about studies you want to read about further. I don't have time to keep current on neurology, linguistics, psychology, history, archaeology, epidemiology, etc., etc., etc. journals, and I highly doubt I'm the only one. I'm grateful for authors like Oliver Sacks who write about the material in an approachable manner.

(This same point came up yesterday. Some people here seem eager to jump on psychology as being not science, and all writing about it being fluff.)
Yes, my question was: What to do when it's not possible? Put it on hold or reject it or automatically buy new servers?
Workflow that has worked for me in the past:
1) Brainstorm on paper
2) Roll out in HTML w/ CSS, mix in light scripting in areas that need them (repeaters, design direction A/B, ...etc)
3) Writing code is easy that's not the hard part of any project. So...
Don't develop any backend code till it's real -- concept has been realized fully in HTML & CSS w/
relevant content and images -- by relevant content I mean something a test user would actually sit
and read.

With all that in mind, I don't see the value in introducing a new tool in my workflow. Perhaps I'm outside of the targeted market as I've only seen a reference for bloggers via the info on the start page.

Here are a few critical things I'd be incorporating if I was developing flairbuilder.

1) Export to HTML.
2) Export to CSS, perhaps even utilizing one of the many CSS framework.
I guess I'm not the only one trying to boost their "friend" count...
IIRC, the mapreduce fees are on top of the normal EC2 instance fees?
I thought this was a good capsule summary, actually:

Yet, even as he takes pleasure in poking holes in an innocent idealism, Vaillant says his hopeful temperament is best summed up by the story of a father who on Christmas Eve puts into one son’s stocking a fine gold watch, and into another son’s, a pile of horse manure. The next morning, the first boy comes to his father and says glumly, "Dad, I just don’t know what I’ll do with this watch. It’s so fragile. It could break." The other boy runs to him and says, "Daddy! Daddy! Santa left me a pony, if only I can just find it!"

His study seems to support the idea that the way people react to problems in their lives affects their overall happiness more than the problems themselves.
Be careful doing this for a service with an offline/telecoms aspect. Both my bank and credit card companies ask to verify that information when I phone them,