skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
It's true there is some new housing availability in the form of condos in central Austin, but my experience was that the majority of new Austinites moved into houses in the suburbs -- Round Rock, Pflugerville, Cedar Park, Buda, Kyle, etc. Suburban Austin is starting to look a lot like suburban Houston, and all that sprawl comes with its attendant problems. It's also not clear what Austin is going to do in the long term about it's water problems.

Austin is a great town, but you can't just sit there and say "Hey SF, why can't you be more like Austin?"
In theory yes.

But as any developer that deployed applications across multiple JVMs will tell you, there are a few surprises along the way.
Here in NYC it's at least as hot, but air conditioning solves the problem nicely during day hours.
Yahoo! should pivot into a privacy and security conscious company. They're already on record for fighting against government tyranny.
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There's a generational aspect.

As throngs left Detroit in the 60s through 80s, they started families, but not in Detroit. As people died off in Detroit, there was no younger population to keep the numbers up.

It's not all that, but some people moving out in the 2000s (me, for one) made the % drop larger. Had there still been 2 million in Detroit like years past, a 10% drop would have hurt but not that much (and just given the economies around a population that large, it probably wouldn't have even dropped that much).
Belief is the acceptance of a statement (or system) as being either real or true. In this usage, we'll consider "belief in a government" to cover the following, "The acceptance that a system of government is an effective means by which to manage a group of people living together."

So to believe in a system of government, you must therefore accept that this system of government is the most effective way by which to manage a group of people. If you believe this, then you necessarily must believe that to break the rules of this system of government is to introduce a less effective means by which to govern a group of people. It's simply the inverse of the belief.

If you believe the US government is an effective method of governing a body of people, then you must believe that to move outside of the system is to be less effective at governing a body of people. In its strictest sense, this means that you believe in every law and every process by which these laws came into being. In a more realistic sense, you understand that a body of people will want different things amongst different internal groups, and a government's job is to balance those wants and needs against one another.

Edward Snowden broke the rules of the system of government. If you believe the US government is effective, then (because of the argument outlined above) you believe he has introduced inefficiency, and is making the governing of the people of the US more difficult.

So when you say "people do [believe in a system of government and also act outside of it
]" you are incorrect. The act of moving outside of the system demonstrates, as outlined above, a lack of belief in the system of government which is being acted outside of.

Anyone who breaks laws as a means of enacting change does not believe in the incarnation of the system of government for which they're attempting to change. Martin Luthor King Jr. Oskar Schindler. Timothy Mcveigh. Osama bin Laden. Every one of them attempted to enact change by working outside of the system in which they were attempting to change.

It should be an indication to you that you find such an idea to be negative in the first place when Snowden is brought up. Why exactly do you think it's so negative that I say he doesn't believe in the US system of government? Perhaps because what he's specifically done in terms of actual policy change could have been accomplished without breaking any laws?
This could be mostly addressed overnight by abolishing the Ellis Act. This will never happen.
I don't find the experience of the TSA remotely like being a criminal. It's rather clear you have no idea what criminals are treated like.

Generally the TSA x-rays my bags looking for weapons and makes me walk through a metal detector, then I go on my way. Sometimes the line is 15-20 minutes, though usually it's less than 5. Sometimes there's a millimeter wave body scanner that some might find intrusive - personally I couldn't care less if a TSA employee sees my junk, and those that object can opt for a pat down. Those that object to being touched might be better served by a therapist than a plane ride.

This objection to flying because of the TSA is a psychological problem on your part and has nothing to do with reality. Unless you are carrying prohibited items - knives, liquids, etc - you will almost never encounter a problem with the TSA. Sure, the rule may be arbitrary and ridiculous, but they are not particularly onerous or oppressive either. I certainly make comments on bad policies and advocate for change. The system is nowhere close to the gestapo crazies seem to make it out to be.

Of course, you're likely psychotically obsessed so this will mean nothing to you, but get some help.
yeah, that's pretty brutal.
Typical date night..
"The 67 riots were a big part of what provoked 'white flight' from detroit to the burbs."

Coleman Young did his best to keep it going a decade later.
"On the subject of tickets, the thing that will earn you IT gratitude is to file good tickets."

Writing a good problem description takes time, but in
my experience it almost always pays off.

Another thing I learned over the years:
I also always try to ensure that I have only one
ticket open for a given issue. This takes effort,
especially when (first level) support is payed per ticket,
but multiple tickets too often lead to chaos.

Always ask for the ticket number when you
file a ticket, always first tell the ticket number
in subsequent requests and insist that they
add to the original ticket instead of
opening a new one. Helped me a lot.
Here's my ill-informed take on the dilemma (I no longer live in SF):

* More high-rises means that SF loses it's charm

* The technorati are cash rich so they'll keep on coming anyway

* Soaring rents are forcing out those who make SF the desirable, culturally rich place that it is

* Eventually this corrects itself and Oakland becomes the desirable, culturally rich place (already happening)

* Rinse and repeat
Hopefully the "tech community" will respond by inventing better remote working tools, so this whole problem goes away.
Ask a question about the interviewer's workday! A few years back I asked a stakeholder in a one-on-one interview to describe some of the issues he was hoping I could help with. Soon enough we wound up in his office going over his existing systems while I extemporized some solutions. Got the job, too.
Four years ago the NY Times said "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt"
Four years ago the NY Times said "Let Detroit Go Bankrupt"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=369932

Well, it would appear that Detroit has indeed filed for bankruptcy:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066361
Detroit emergency manager files bankruptcy (sfgate.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066354
Detroit Files for Chapter 9 Bankruptcy (online.wsj.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066318
Detroit Bankruptcy Petition (scribd.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066297
Detroit files for bankruptcy (nytimes.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066282
Detroit emergency manager files largest municipal bankruptcy in US history (washingtonpost.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066245
Detroit files for Chapter 9 bankruptcy amid staggering debts (freep.com)
Software engineering knowledge is similar to other types of knowledge, like Java or Node.js programming knowledge. It is available on the internet.

There seem to be quite a few people who still think that software engineering is about planning, creating design documents or sequence diagrams, building the ultimate design, etc. Although planning and design are important, this general viewpoint is outdated.

I believe the the keys to software engineering, rather than coming up with the ultimate plan or design ahead of time, are A) separation of concerns, and B) tight, closed, feedback loops with incremental improvement. Your tools and processes are going to embody the core engineering principles.

As far as separation of concerns, there are many ways to do that well and to do that poorly. But I believe that currently Node.js with its simple, one-purpose per module system with semantic versioning gives you the best head start in that direction.

Another core feedback loop for contemporary software engineering is automated testing: unit tests, integration tests. Unit tests keep the loop tight.

Continuous integration is also key and can be thought of as a way of making sure you have a closed loop because it means that all of your tests _have_ to pass before you deploy which means that you must immediately make corrections when you have failing tests.

Another critical aspect of contemporary software engineering is quickly incorporating feedback from users and other stakeholders.

So short iterations are very important. However, you can't just take a few pieces of this whole thing that you like and ignore the rest. If you do short iterations without good testing, you will be screwed. You need the whole process to fit together. That is one way that a lot of 'agile' teams go wrong-- the manager thinks 'agile' just means he can release more often using basically the same process and tools he was using before.

I believe that the most important aspects of software engineering are the most recent developments in tools and processes and these are often not yet incorporated into many university courses or majors in software engineering.

So anyway, just google for the names of the popular build, test, and CI tools are for your platform and also learn about whatever abstractions and component systems are available for your platform. Then you have to try to use that stuff to learn it.
Did the bailout help?
There's Darling, to run OSX applications in Linux: http://darling.dolezel.info/ .
(e)glibc and friends are fairly critical since they are the one exposing kernel features. Those that save a bit of space on embedded systems also have a selling point. For C++, aside from must-haves like open-source licences and community support, I don't see what the differentiators are.
Yeah, these are great keys. I wish people outside IT could sit in our shoes for a few minutes and see how difficult it is to interpret "My computer isn't working when I access ASIGH". I mean, WTH? :-)
Meanwhile, San Francisco is having a construction boom in rental property also:

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/print-edition/2013/0...

> There is clearly something massively dysfunctional in San Francisco. High prices should create the incentive for drastically increased supply.

They have and do.
To be fair, everyone's objection to Austin is that it is located in the state of Texas.
Clickables:

Initial call:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=369932 (nytimes.com)

This has the discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066245 (freep.com)

Other submissions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066361 (sfgate.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066354 (online.wsj.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066318 (scribd.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066297 (nytimes.com)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6066282 (washingtonpost.com)
Alright, first of all let's remember that the NSA added Skype to the PRISM program before Microsoft even bought it.

Secondly, there were very real technical reasons why Microsoft rearchitected the Skype backend. They needed to do this in order to make Skype compatible with new generation of devices. This has been posted on HN before: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5930600

I'm not disputing that the changes allow for easier eavesdropping (I honestly don't know enough technical details to have an opinion either way). However, I do think that it's rather meaningless since Skype was already in the PRISM program prior to the changes, and that the people behind the architectural changes probably had absolutely no idea about the PRISM program in the first place and were simply doing it in order to make Skype a better product on mobile devices.
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1. What's wrong with being a sociopath? As long as you follow the rules, why does it matter whether it's because you feel bad about not following them vs because bad things will happen to you if you don't?

2. How does not liking to pay off people who trick him into hiring them, make him a dick?
http://wineskin.urgesoftware.com

http://www.playonmac.com

http://winebottler.kronenberg.org
Based on the emails and avatars tied to them, very few (if any) are bots. We've of course had a random a@a.com and a this.site.is@gay.com but beyond that most are legitimate.

And re: YouTube...I watch plenty of YouTube videos by people I would never give my email address to. I also give my email to alot of people I would never buy from. It's a numbers game.

And 1,100 email addresses is a huge number for us, and for many people who have fewer than that on their list. We spent years wondering how to build a list of engaged folks, so when we hit on something that resonated...we knew it was a big deal :-)
No support of AFP.
SMB could show up in a later version.
It's going up quite a bit (asking prices are up 6.2% y/y [1]), but it's still well within reach for most people in the tech industry.

The average house price is currently $213,600 [1]. It's considerably cheaper if you're willing to live in Pfluegerville or Round Rock and commute. Houses out East (where I live) are still fairly cheap and have a reasonable commute to downtown. People seem to miss that commuting East-West generally hits less traffic in Austin than commuting North-South…

If you have to live downtown or in one of the hot neighborhoods, you're obviously going to pay more for the privilege. If you're willing to be a little further out or live in a less desirable neighborhood, the housing prices in Austin are still pretty reasonable.

[1]: http://www.zillow.com/local-info/TX-Austin-home-value/r_1022...
You're thinking of "implementation defined" which are required to have well-defined behaviors. "undefined" is far more pernicious.
hvs, I think both are true. I'm interesting in helping the first group (well intentioned, but clueless) learn how to use IT better. Have you ever been able to do that?
I tend to think that the housing is presently at a local maxima. There are at least four large highrise apartment complexes going in SOMA right now, along with a good size complex on Guerrero and Market St. Additionally, America's Cup is currently in progress, which is completely eating up short-term supply in the northeast corner of the city. By the end of the year, the new apartment complexes will be online, and all of the short-term rentals for America's Cup will be put back on the long-term rental market.

Edit: "More than 4,220 units of housing began construction in San Francisco in 2012 — following a year in which just 269 net units were added." -- http://www.spur.org/publications/library/article/san-francis...
Its unsurprising that SF would eventually have a rental market as bad or worse than NYC. I'm just surprised it took this long

But at least in NYC developers are constantly adding bucketloads of rental inventory, especially in Brooklyn and Queens. The restrictive development policies of not just San Francisco but other Bay Area municipalities sounds like a disturbing crisis is on the horizon. Pretty glad I'm not planing on moving back there anytime soon...
Detroit has been in continual (statistical) decline since the riots.

In the decades following the riots, the middle class black population followed the white population into the suburbs.

At the same time, the industrial economy of the rust belt collapsed.

Then the auto industry collapsed.

Any one of these things could set in motion a vicious circle (people leave, local services become underfunded, crime increases, property values decline, more people leave) but Detroit got hit continuously for ~4 decades.
Rising rent is a leading indicator of rising house price, 6 months to 1 year. If there's that house you want to buy, buy it now. House price will move up in the area.
It's extremely politically incorrect to talk about, but Detroit never really recovered from the 1967 riots.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Detroit_riot

Things got bad. The insurrection act was invoked. The US military was sent in. Black-white relations have been awful since.

Detroit has faced white flight like no other city. From 1.5 million in 1950 to 75 thousand in 2010.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographic_history_of_Detroit
PyPy reuses the Python stdlib as much as possible (though they do have patched up and/or rpython versions of some modules). PyPy's advantage is performance and hackability, but the stdlib isn't critical to that.
People have been declaring that California is too expensive for startups for decades.
Like I said, we are getting slammed. Over 500 people were in the room... typing at the same time.
Actually multiple persons in my idea were added just for the sake of redundancy, namely to avoid that the disappearance of someone involved would stop the process as a whole. The system in my opinion will then always work if the minimum number of actors is present.
Can you expand on why that part matters?
Joelle's twitter stream :)

And following her playbook pretty closely (or seemingly so).
The only thing racist about attributing Detroit's decline to "white flight" is the name "white flight", since black families were also very much a part of white flight.
Do you know non-technical people that can do this well and consistently? How do they do it?
Wouldn't xkcd provide an answer again [1]?

In other words: If you know how to stop the distribution, wouldn't there be feasible ways to make you stop it?

1: https://xkcd.com/538/
16 months is a long development cycle for an open source project. Has the Wine project considered smaller, faster releases? I imagine they need a lot of test time to find subtle compatibility regressions because there are so many crappy Windows applications that depend on Windows quirks and misfeatures.
I don't think Elon was suggesting Tesla batteries so much as the batteries similar to the ones used on the Falcon 9.
There actually is at least one try for a project that (wants to) run OS X applications on Linux, but I have no idea how far it is.

http://darling.dolezel.info/en/Darling
Absolutely fantastic product, well done guys
It will be interesting to see how pension liabilities and current pension guarantees are handled. This is a very large scale problem not just in Detroit but across America, where the retirement guarantees given to retiring politicians and government workers is very costly.

If they force the bond holders to eat it all then the market for municipal bonds will be hurt badly. The irresponsible largess in the current government pension system needs to come to an end.
It probably stopped the city from collapsing entirely into the dust, which would have been sad.

Detroit was a symbol of what was great about America in the 1950's and 1960's. In 1960, it had the highest per-capita income in the U.S. It was built on American technology and American manufacturing prowess and an industry that brought wealth and good jobs to ordinary Americans, not just the top 1% (either financially or intellectually).
>Years of unsustainable policies...

Yeah like kicking cans down roads with funny bond schemes http://blogs.marketwatch.com/fundmastery/2010/03/12/goldman-...

>pension benefits, and health benefits to retirees. This is money taken away from providing services to current residents of the city.

It's called paying your bills. Honoring commitments made to those retirees, some of which are current residents of the city.
Wow. This one pretty much has 7500 upvotes (counting favorites since they closed it). http://stackoverflow.com/questions/194812/list-of-freely-ava...

With 822,000 page views, I guess it wasn't hard to get 5 votes to close it.
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It just proves that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles successfully dealt with the Foot and their network of pickpockets.
I was in Austin about a month ago and it was 102. Their 102 is comparable to New York at 92-94.

It's still hot, but not the hellish kind of heat you'd expect from the numbers, because the humidity is lower.
Pensioners will take some of the hit. Cities are too dependent on bond financing to want to totally cut ties with the municipal bond market.
Moving away from ‘free culture’
Sigh.

This canard keeps getting repeated on HackerNews.

It's not 2011 anymore, when housing construction was at its lowest because of the overhang due to the massive real estate bubble.

It's 2013 and a construction boom is under way that is so large that in the next 2 years more housing will be built than in the past 15 years combined.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/print-edition/2013/0...
Do you announce your "no advance notice" policy to potential employers before you're hired?

Hopefully, you don't word it like that. It doesn't come off well.
Q: Can anyone document a situation where increased housing supply didn't just take the edge off the rate of rent increases, but actually pushed prices down?

I've been able to watch some dramatic housing supply buildouts in a few areas, and my observation has been that the owners almost always price new housing somewhat above market rates for existing housing -- after all, it's new, and it's often marketed as luxury housing (plus the building costs were in $LAST_YEAR dollars and are mostly unamortized rather than in $DECADES_PAST dollars and mostly amortized).

I'd think this might be more true for land-constrained places like San Francisco, where the only way to increase supply is up, so it's more capital intensive and only makes financial sense at a certain price.

There's a few places I've observed a decrease in price, but it hasn't been because of supply increase. It's places like Detroit where demand drops, usually because the economic activity of the region stagnates or collapses, thought it's sometimes because of health/property hazards instead.

If I'm right, building more might stabilize prices in SF, but they're not going down, short of the current tech boom there turning out to be an unsustainable bubble. Or maybe a major natural disaster.
I couldn't quickly find if it is a proposed feature but...

A cool feature would be to crowd fund the feeds. After filing a request and it makes it through to the fee portion, list it somewhere so that users can chip in to unlock a request.
1. Create something.

2. Recognize its failings.

3. Fix that thing, or create something new, without those failings.

4. Repeat indefinitely.