skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
- On your resume, don't list what you did, list what you accomplished. For example, wrong = "Wrote new SQL and bug-fixed existing SQL on web application". Right = "Reduced a long running SQL call from 8 hours to 20 minutes"
- Also try to avoid "fuzzy" statements on your resume. Make your accomplishments quantifiable. Wrong = "Rewrote a VB program so that it was a lot faster". Right = "Rewrote a VB program, reducing average run time from 60 minutes to 15 minutes"
- Be prepared to defend any statement on your resume. If you made that program faster, be prepared to explain how and why
- Apply for some jobs you don't really want before you apply for the ones you DO want. This is because interviewing is an art, and it really helps to "get in the mode" first. If you going to bomb the first few interviews, make them ones you don't care about so much.
- Turn off your cell phone. Better yet, leave it in the car.
- Have a personality. Hiring is still mostly about who "fits" the job. If they like you, half the battle is over. At the same time, don't be "chummy" with the interviewer. If you act like you two are best friends and should go out for a beer together, it feels kiss-assy and rarely if ever bodes well for you.
- Prepare to answer common questions. Why do want to work here? Why should we hire you? What are you most proud of? What is your weakness? What was a time you had a conflict at work? Almost everyone asks these, and and sucks to answer with some dumb example.
- Always try to rephrase the question asked to you before answering it. e.g. "Tell us about your SQL experience" - you reply, "So you want to know what kind of SQL projects I've worked on?" This makes sure you understand what was asked, and it also gives you a moment to think.
- If you don't know, say you don't know
- Have examples of your work. Code snippets are great, screenshots of UI's you've worked on, etc. When I bomb their pop-quiz (and I always bomb their pop-quiz, I suck at testing) it really helps to tell them that you can show them code from your daily job that better represents you on a daily basis.
- Never talk badly about other jobs, even if they were awful. Try to have a reason for switching jobs (e.g. They were a great place to work, but there was really no chance for job advancement) as opposed to "That was a soul sucking job and they can kiss my ass"
- Understand that most people performing tech interviews have ZERO training in doing so. If they aren't asking you questions that put you in your best light, then help them out, and offer up that information.
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The TSA stated the cars are sometimes left near the terminal for a short duration before being moved to a remote lot.
my github is : github.com/toutouastro
but I don't have anything in ruby just python and php stuff.
I doing this to build a portfolio.Like I said I will not take any upfront fees.you will only have to pay me only after I show you the MVP.
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"Religion is the opium of the people". Clearly, when one develops a product that rubs people the right way and inundates them with the right dopamine levels, one has achieved a product whose level of flexibility towards pricing, re-use and viralization is given.
Java 8 rampdown start is today
See http://frank.geekheim.de/?p=2379 for the logs.
C - the crazy wild eyed adrenaline junkie chick that always thinks pedal to the metal is slow and you can go faster, safety be damned.

Pascal - slightly tamer and slightly uglier C

C# - Java but after six shots of tequila.

LISP - the librarian that is surprisingly hot

Scala - the one nights stand that knows all the tricks

Haskell - the dominatrix

C++ - the cougar
There are two sides to supply and demand.
> Just because it works for you does not mean it works for everybody else. The mess of log files below /var/log has been a problem for a long time. The format is not descriptive enough, there timestamps are second resolution only, no timezone information, and yet the times are in local timezone.

Have you ever tried to actually configure your syslog?

> Please don't hold on /var/log/messages just because it has been like that for ages. That should not be the justification for it existing.

Seriously, did you ever try to configure it?

> That's funny, because my experience has been that writing init.d scripts is painful and even package maintainers sometimes get it wrong.

For simple cases init.d script is mostly overkill, personally I had to write generator for this stuff. Solved 99% of probles in simple cases. But in complex cases where you split configuration (hello /etc/{conf.d,default}/*) or need to make custom actions (no matter which), service files lose. Now you have to write a wrapper that will be actually started by systemd. Who were saying what about redunant entities?
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If you want to earn money to have these luxuries , why pay to those who don't give you anything in return (nor have the potential to)?
Not a great analogy.

What the Obama administration has done with this is more akin to creating an API for future leaders to exploit the people without recourse.
3D-Printed Rocket Engine Part Passes Key NASA Test
The fact that systemd is spreading is depressing me. Thank god there'll be at least alternative.
Very impressive - I had no idea that this existed.
Ashok, is that you?
No no, it was filthy commies that started the reichstag fire, right?
Know your wacky local ordinances thanks to open law websites
Unicode URLs, Internationalized Domain Names and Tools, State of the Art
"Why should he care?"

Because the is the President of the United States of America.
At some point, 1 in 6.5 citizens of the GDR were STASI informants (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi)

And yet, that was not enough to topple the regime, that only happened later. You'll probably find that the phonebook can become very fat indeed.
Idea: 'Probable Buyer' badge when you enter a store
This is a dubious investment IMO.

Rockets that have shrouds have been thrown about for a long time, but they have one fundamental weakness. The shroud only works while in the atmosphere. After that, it's dead weight (since no significant aerodynamic forces come into play further up).

It's not quite the same as the SR-71 Blackbird engine which is a turbojet engine that morphs mid-flight into a ramjet. That's quite a spectacular piece of engineering especially since this was before the advent of computer-aided modeling. But the SR-71 was still very much an air breathing engine. The outer engine casing was still an essential part of its function.

Don't get me wrong; I wish these guys success and I hope my assessment is incorrect, but I just don't see how added weight to win over gravity lower in the atmosphere would help in the upper atmosphere and in space.
Yeah, most modern phones will work most everywhere, but there'll always be one carrier's 3G or 4G network you'll miss out out. Some phones have really impressive radios in them now. Here's the Sony Xperia Z Ultra:

2G Network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

4G Network (C6833 model): LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600

4G Network (C6806 model): LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600

With one of these babies, pretty much all you're missing out on is extended range areas on Docomo Japan (800 MHz)
Hey there, Andrew here, I'm the OP.

I want to be clear that I have the greatest respect for Stack Overflow. I think there has been nothing ever that has increased programmer productivity more than Stack Overflow. (quoting wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Silver_Bullet) Fred Brooks said that "there is no single development, in either technology or management technique, which by itself promises even one order of magnitude [tenfold] improvement within a decade in productivity, in reliability, in simplicity." But Stack Overflow hadn't been born at that time. No language, operating system or compiler could ever have more impact on developer productivity than an effective global Q&A site for programmers - that's what Stack Overflow is and it is damn fine.

It's just that Stack Overflow would be diluted and weakened by allowing open ended discussion on software technology and development. People go to SO with questions for which they want a specific answer.

Not Constructive is intended to facilitate the valuable discussions about software that don't fit into that strict Q&A format. Not Constructive is for broader questions, and welcomes subjective opinion. It's not in conflict with SO, it's a complement to SO.

Please do sign up at http://signup.notconstructive.com if you're interested in hearing when we launch.
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So You Want To Write A Digital Strategy?
Surely it is not his fault if he must now take refuge in Russia, with its grievous human-rights record?

Actually it is.

Uhhh,.. how so? It's not like he made a beeline to Russia, while the US pleaded to the (supposedly) more civilized world that someone should grant him asylum, as a sign of good will.

They also accuse him of treason without any argument I can see... nice hit job I'd say.
Isn't journalctl that thing that auto-pipes? shudder

Fewer files, AND auto-piping! Not very unixlike.
Just some info: Transonic/supersonic and near-speed-of-sound aerodynamics differ from traditional low velocity aerodynamics (I think the threshold is approximately 0.25Vs, so up to 1/4 of the speed of sound, I am a bit rusty on that). After that point you can't ignore compressibility phenomena, meaning that the density is no longer a constant, but also becomes a variable. You may be able to reduce drag by going very high in the atmosphere where the air is very thin (10^-6). Speed of sound also is an equation of the density and the temperature.
Me too! One of favorites was the 90's BBC television series "House of Cards" and its sequel "To Play the King".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Cards_(UK_TV_series)
Their philosophy is that some people are better suited to judge usefulness than others. They apparently believe that a one-developer, one-vote system would not judge such questions "correctly."
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And exactly because of this perceived negativity, SO recently changed their close criteria - right now, "Not Constructive" is not even an option in "close" voting.
Could somebody please remove all the people that hate Lennart Poettering? This systemd thing is precisely what we all need! sysvinit is archaic and upstart is quite buggy and lacks good tools.

Have you even seen the systemd and Journal tools? I've wanted that for years.
are we the new, improved version of hitler's nazis? or is it the corporate greed looking to maintain the military-industrial complex that is looking for targets?
A couple of months ago there was an excellent BBC4 documentary about Alan Bond and Reaction Engines called The Three Rocketeers[1], which I believe has been re-posted on the internet.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mqv45
Being a professional developer is hard. That's why it's generally a high paying position, because you solve hard problems and are accountable for the results.

So stop making excuses. An organization of this scale should be taking serious precautions (against code errors, bad hardware, malicious attacks, network problems, compiler bugs, cosmic ray induced bit errors, etc.) when building a credit card processor.

If something truly extraordinary comes out to justify this problem, I may be sympathetic. But Occams razor suggests this was avoidable (through good process, not "I should have seen that off by one error").
Or if it's on a credit card and you hit your credit limit and they keep trying to charge. How do you reimburse for a drop in credit rating?
With death.
How Coca-Cola takes a refreshing approach on big data
> Salespeople (which is effectively what recruiters are) are not obligated to know anything about their product or customers. But it can really help.

Maybe they aren't, but the degree to which one understands the product one is selling is the degree I treat them as a helpful person instead of lying, malicious fraud. If you don't understand anything about the product you're selling, then every single word you utter in favour of it is a blatant lie.
That is why companies should be made accountable for software errors, just like most industries.
definitely a step in the right direction. it can seem heavy handed when a question is closed. giving clear reasons and rules why is good thing
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Then go for it. Use it yourself, I don't mind that. Fork Debian/Arch/Ubuntu whatever and be happy. I don't want that.
I think it won't matter, because Dropbox could very well be the Kleenex of handkerchiefs or the Hoover of vacuum cleaners; people just associate Dropbox with that kind of task, and I don't know if they need to provide great quality as a result.
"Iacuzza's car was inspected by valet attendants on orders from the TSA."

United States v. Jacobsen, 466 U.S. 109 (1984): "This Court has ... consistently construed this protection as proscribing only governmental action; it is wholly inapplicable to a search or seizure, even an unreasonable one, effected by a private individual not acting as an agent of the Government or with the participation or knowledge of any governmental official.".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_...

Wouldn't the 4th still apply since the valet attendants are acting on the direction of government agents?

The flip side of the argument is that the vehicle's owner has already consented to provide access to the valet driver - and it's the valet driver that has abused that consent.
in MENA they had wind towers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_Tower for thousands of years, a free, ecological and efficient system of ventilation and cooling. Ironically, nowadays they dump megawatts on A/C.

I somehow doubt even http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_Towers will use wind towers, lol, I hope I'm wrong.
Minor nuances aside, I found his argument quite strong. To me they are different markets. Windows isn't dead any more than COBOL, it's not just not where the growth is.

Whether or not some individuals live exclusively in an Apple/Android ecosystem doesn't change the fact that many others do not, and live with Windows for their working, and perhaps leisure, lives.
I notice that this guy is tied to 9-11 and the Fort Hood shooting.
Your comment has made me realize something.

It is said that the enemies of the USA hate the USA for its freedom. Well, what you describe is American freedom, freedom for Americans to abuse non Americans on non American soil, with the backing of American law and power.

I have to be honest here, I too hate those freedoms.
Wait, isn't Russia the "first to stand against human rights violations carried out by the powerful rather than the powerless"? You kidder, you, Edward Snowden.
Arguably, opium is the religion of many people nowadays.
> Because the alternative is doing nothing.

The alternative is to do the right, thing as difficult a call as that may be. It doesn't mean you throw the constitution through the shredder or sit with your head buried in the sand. It means you make the calls that don't involve trampling over fundamental rights of human beings (citizens and non-citizens alike) in order to save them.

If you can't make these decisions without doing either, then you don't belong in that position. As idealistic as that may be, society is far more organic than mere algorithms and functions; thus capable of being reformulated as necessary.

And right now, it's necessary.
"Even if there's a bomb in a parked car"

Is a valet driver qualified to deal with that situation even if they found something like this?
Not being jealous just wondering how people who don't own or make robots will be able to make a living wage off of their labor in the coming decades. There's just not going to be enough work for them to do once we have unlimited, skilled, cheap robots.

the only solution i see without massive inequality is one where we can distribute wealth. it's not jealousy. it will be a technological utopia if executed correctly - nobody will have to work, we all get to do whatever we want all day.

there will always be inequality, but if we live in a just society it will be one where the least well off person is still reasonably well off. a guaranteed living wage might do that - and that's exactly what i'm talking about, actually. but there might be enough breathing room in the future to give more than a living wage.

obviously it's a little pie in the sky at this point, but in 10 years it won't seem so much.
Wrong.

Xamarin Studio and MonoDevelop are the exact same code base.

The only difference is that Xamarin Studio contains the iOS and Android plugins, plus adds a Xamarin Branding (branding is completely pluggable in MonoDevelop)
Those that oppose the vaccine are not forced to get it. They should stop messing with those that want it.
No one here has mentioned Slant? I think it solves a similar problem quite well http://www.slant.co/
Uhh, I was actually thinking about the DVD-by-mail service. But yeah, an employee at Netflix could have flipped it when encoding it. But your explanation with the studio sending a master is the most likely.
Welcome to extra-legal-land. There are no rights here except for those of the accuser. No burden of proof or evidence required! Do you hold executive privilege? Imprison and murder as you wish.
"A South African gentleman once told me that New York in August was hotter than any place he knew in Africa,"

Not sure about Africa since I have not been there yet but definitely it is comparable to some really hot parts of the world in NYC currently (100 degrees outside).
Snowden Not a Hero
Can you explain what "points by time by rank in the front page" means please?
"Say no to teachers who expect you to just remember and not understand. Education is beyond the questions at the end of the chapter of the textbook."

I agree fully with the first sentence, but take mild exception to the second sentence as I happen to be writing 'questions at the end of the chapter' right now! My questions at the end of the chapter are designed to try to increase understanding (but I'm sure everyone says that).

I think the value of essays like this would be increased with specific anecdotes and stories. Parables if you like.
End to End with Angular JS
Webtuesday - a monthly geek meeting around Zürich
I guess that's what Snowden will get if he ever lands in the US again. No trial, just indefinitely roting in jail.
Dear Mr. Watterson
It seems it's directly related to Stack Overflow but I wonder how both will be "connected"? Are you going to go to closed questions on SO and post a link to your website? Directly contacting authors of closed questions might also prove difficult since many users don't display their email address. Overall, I don't quite understand how it's going to work out. If there's no connection to SO (beside the questions being imported from there) then it's like any other forum.
More severe, I'd expect, since you're compressing the air more as you travel faster.
I could well be 100% wrong, but I dont think the US gov do recognize the international court of human rights as having any jurisdiction over Americans.
Building a solar bus for Team Garmin Sharp
The team bus not only transports riders to and from each stage on tour, it’s where riders recover after a day’s gruelling racing. Throughout the year riders rely on the surroundings of the bus to prepare for the next days’s race, as well as relax during transfers.
We visited Catalunya, Spain to take a look at how Sharp’s engineers approached the build, as well as talking to Team Garmin Sharp rider David Millar about the pivotal role the bus plays for the professional cyclist on tour.
For me finding interesting companies is the hardest part. IMO you can rank companies in two dimensions: 1) companies that I'm enthusiastic about and would love to work for 2) companies that will employ me.

The trick is to find companies that are in both categories.

But the groups are fluid. You can gain more experience and therefore extend 2), or you can learn more about a company and therefore add it to 1). Or you can reduce expectations and have every single workplace in group 1).

When I look for a job I usually focus on individuals. Read an interesting blog post? I research on the author. Nice node.js library? Learn who wrote it. Amazing project? Who pays for its development and why.

This is a lifetime project, but yes, do follow individuals you admire.

If possible don't apply to jobs@..., instead send an email to a real human being. If a company has a blog, find an interesting author and contact him directly. You'll usually be told to send CV to jobs@ anyway, but it's always better (IMO) to have a friendly human-being advocate in your case.

Research github projects done by the company or employees. Try to contribute, it will not only give you an experience and a good topic for a discussion, but also can also show reveal communication patterns in the company.

Before going for an interview, try learning as much as possible about the company. From all sides: how many data centres, what AS'es, who is listed in whois entries, who is the biggest competitor, who are the investors, who are the customers, and so on. For me there are four groups of things worth researching: individuals, communication patterns and politics, technology stack, business (ie: money).
>The mess of log files below /var/log has been a problem for a long time.

How so? It follows the *NIX "everything is a file" philosophy, so they can easily be processed by other utilities that everybody already knows.

>The format is not descriptive enough

You mean the standard filepath? /var/log/(daemon name).

You mean the actual textual format of a syslog message? Timestamp, daemon, facility.severity, message. If your messages are useless, isn't that a function of what's creating them, rather than what's capturing them? What additional data do you want that you're not seeing?

>no timezone information, and yet the times are in local timezone

What other timezone should they be in? Personally I think it's easier to look at the system clock (actually, I usually don't even have to do that, since I have a clock in the corner of my screen session) and make a mental note what timezone you're in rather than add two bytes to every message.

>Please don't hold on /var/log/messages just because it has been like that for ages. That should not be the justification for it existing.

It's the thing that wants to change the way it's always been done that has to justify itself, not the other way around. What does the systemd journal give us that's worth throwing out decades of knowledge and muscle memory?

Configuring syslog isn't exactly a great feat of skill either.. pick your favorite daemon, it still follows the general format of (messages from this thing) (with this characteristic) (go here)
They should be ok if they reverse the charges before the transaction is completely processed.