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Would a minimal install of [your_server] into kvm give more rough performance than LXC+Docker? The question is what for? Virtualization and production simply does not match.)

Close to so-called real life notion might be one like this: some guys managed to get funding for an mix of buzzwords they not fully understood themselves, especially an OS design. But after placing Minimum Viable Buzzwords website they got a lot of hype, so, magically, it became a "great idea" a "big thing" being absolutely nothing new and solving no real problems.

There is no problem with installation of packages or tarbals on the same system, through network, on multiple hosts, whatever. As long as it is the same version of the system. There is nothing to fix. It is optimal already and package managers and ports systems doing the job well enough, taking care of dependencies, security updates, restarts, etc.

All the buzz and hype is about people who do does not know and do not want to know how underlying system works, what are the basic ideas, etc. For such guys the promise of a simple interface (they can see it is simple on the site) which requires no thinking or understanding, is, of course, a piece of cake.

This is exactly how we have all the piles upon piles of Java crap. There is no need to think or understand and deployment is easy - just dumb all the shit in the same dir. Now we have all the mess and some smartases talking "JVM optimizations" but forgetting to mention, than a slight change in workload, leave alone the code, will make all their prior assumption invalid. OK, fuck it.
As I don't expect even-handed coverage from Jezbel, can anybody answer whether

a) this applies to someone convicted in court of rape?
b) what are standard university policies about other felonies (ie does someone get expelled for being convicted of assault?)
Because GR is the basis for everything human. See Chimpanzee Politics, Schrödinger's cat, etc.
Googling "Pressure Cooker Bomb" gets visit by feds
The problem with these outsourcers is they that they expect Indian programmers to work out quality code while paying < 5$ an hour. I met an employer who was impressed by my SO profile and wished to hire me $2 per hour when I asked to be paid at least 10$ (which is very good income here), he says, "Why should I pay you 10$ when I can get developers at much lower rate at Elance, GAF?".

They don't realize its unfair to pay a good programmer much lower (even considering the Purchasing Power Gap) than one in US and bear the fruits of hiring a bad dev.
You haven't demontrated anything that makes software patents different from other patents.

Everything you wrote applies to non-software patents as well, with appropriate adjustments of the remaining wording. ("software developers" to "engineers", "open source" to "scientific research", "software users" to "consumers")
Bloodline - Social Initiative from India
This is my preferred stack to a tee. It's just so flexible. I use it with Grunt and Bower for workflow which makes it a breeze.
Crypto experts issue a call to arms to avert the cryptopocalypse
It's good that people are doing this, it's often a lot better than throwing money at a problem. An organisation that does similar things in India is Atma (http://atma.org.in/).
It (Should Be) All In The Name
> I haven't looked too deep into WP's implementation, but are they actually doing it on page load?

On page load (that is, when WP actually runs), WP fires off a non-blocking HTTP request to itself. This runs at maximum once per minute, and shouldn't actually run if you're using Super Cache or similar and hit a cache page.
> So in theory, they're only doing a few time comparisons of extra work per request.

And if a plugin has registered a long-running function, you're kinda screwed.

> Also - I haven't looked too deep into WP's implementation, but are they actually doing it on page load?

Yep.

> I've had my shared hostgator plan handle a couple of top page HN post with no additional caching installed, which makes me think it's probably not a problem for most people running WP.

HostGator install WP Supercache by default.
I don't think it's a good idea... but at least it should look exactly like my credit card.
It's non-blocking on the page load, but it still ties up an additional PHP instance.
If you believe the stats on worker productivity that get tossed around here, 3 hours a day of solid work isn't terrible.

I have one piece of advice - one technique that I got from a cognitive behavioral therapist that helped me. It's pretty simple:

Pick a task you don't feel like doing. Set a timer. 10 or 15 minutes. Work on the task. Do not worry about the end result, or getting to a "good stopping point" or anything. When the timer stops, stop working on the task. Play another game or watch another YouTube video or something. When you feel like it, set the timer again and repeat.

The trick is that if you aren't worried about finishing the task you want to do, you can do the work without that feeling of discomfort and dread that makes you want to stop and distract yourself with something else.

The first time I did this technique, it was actually with dirty dishes and not work. I used to let them pile up because I just couldn't deal with it. I set a timer for 5 minutes and washed the dishes. It was a carefree experience. I walked away at the end, but then something funny happened - I soon wanted to go back for another 5 minutes. Pretty soon I finished the whole load of dishes and it wasn't unpleasant at all.
This may be a really cool technical achievement, but the title is misleading. It is not scientific - that is, the scientific method was not applied to increase our understanding of the Universe. No, it is just a really cool testament to how cool engineering really is.
Maybe they can sell it to Yahoo.
Cloud9 IDE is a whole service. The actual editor behind Cloud9 is Ace (http://ace.c9.io/#nav=about).

You can try out Ace’s Vim keybindings by opening the kitchen sink demo (http://ace.c9.io/build/kitchen-sink.html) and choosing “Vim” as the Key Binding on the left.
High time smartphones are used in healthcare and other such social ventures. This can become a one-stop solution for Blood and maybe even Plasma requirement, which is a huge problem in many developing countries.
This is actually a really good idea considering how much we've learned to hoard and store things all over the place. Good stuff!
So LISP? :)
Can Schools teach you to be an Entrepreneur?
More than making coding easier, I think we're trying to give strict structure to code and pair it with a visual metaphor to help manage complexity. There is a learning curve, but we're designing it to stick close to JavaScript.

If we succeed, I imagine that we'll just increase the complexity of the coding that we take on. That's an interesting possibility. I'd like to imagine a new generation of startups with more interesting tech than CRUD.
>Any tool that claims to make coding easier is nullified by the fact that you have to still have to learn that tool too!

This statement is proven false by the number of IDE's that claim to make coding easier, and in fact do.

Noflo makes code easier to maintain and collaborate on by providing a visual map of how code is designed. The benefits of which should be plainly apparent if you have ever been tasked with maintaining >10,000 of lines of code.
Let's make Sept/Oct/Nov/Dec the 7/8/9/10th months again. Jan and Feb can be 11 and 12. Make March the 1st month. I would rather start every new year near spring time anyway.
As a lot of people say, its either sink or swim. School goes back to a lot of theory and everyone loves talking about their startup, we need more action.
What you're describing sounds like a highly intelligent person with ADHD-PI, aka ADD.

There are lots of techniques out there that can help, and medication can sometimes be effective. Do some research online and talk to your doctor. There are also people who specialize in helping / coaching people with ADD and similar memory / attention deficits.
1. DOWNSIZE. drastically reduce your commitments / todo list. Procrastination is your subconscious brain's way of saying that it is freaking out with what's on its plate.

2. INTENTION. with the stuff that's left over, take a time out and truly commit to it. Do meditation, quiet your brain, and make an honest decision about what you're committing to.

3. IMPLEMENTATION. now plan HOW you will get these committments done. Visualize yourself actually doing the steps to complete it.

Putting all these together, check out this podcast where Pat Flynn shares his technique of "small batches to completion":

http://www.smartpassiveincome.com/most-powerful-productivity...

Also: Adderall / Modafinal / Cyclobenzaprine / Exercise can help quiet the mind and bring focus :)
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It's easy to turn off:

remove_action('init', 'wp_cron');

Then just set up your own real cron job to run the `wp-cron.php` script however often you'd like.

> If your site gets a large influx in traffic the server runs wp-cron for every page hit and further slows things down.

Which involves a single database hit and a `foreach` loop. Or, if you're using an external object cache (memcached, APC, etc), no DB hits.

Probably not as dire a situation as it seems. This...

> If your site gets no traffic then it doesn't run at all.

...is a huge problem.
I read it the other (regulatory approval) way the first time too...
http://www.mpegla.com/main/programs/AVC/Pages/AgreementExpre...
Well, talking sells.

Every day I hear about some engineer that built an "amazing" product only to find out no one actually wanted it.

One strategy could be to talk as though you were already past the MVP stage, and use your social sphere to validate your ideas.
Ask HN: My friend wants to get in on CS. How should she start?
My friend (a student in college) would like to learn computer science. She approached me asking good areas of research in computer science. Research work in college sometimes may or not work in sparking full interest into CS.
What's the best way for one to get in on CS?
What sparked you in to CS?
The service is first of its kind in India. Hoping to scale up quite soon! :)
Break tasks down into tiny chunks that are sooo easy that you don't need to procrastinate to do them.

Then do them little bits at a time, and reward yourself for doing them.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

Lots of people procrastinate. I do too. Don't feel so bad about it. :-)

Or, find a new hobby (like playing guitar) and then procrastinate on that. Spend time reading up on music, music theory, equipment... instead of reading reddit. Maybe you'll learn something new with your time wasting?
Prosody (http://prosody.im/) is very efficient, especially with epoll. StartSSL (http://www.startssl.com/) issues free server certificates for encryption. Put them on a VM in the cloud for $5-10 per month, and you have your own secure instant messenger system that supports text, voice, and even video (with the right clients).
I'll be sending you a pull request in a day or two. I work with dead, blind, hard of hearing, and visually impaired folks. I see a few places where accessibility could be improved with respect to screen readers.

Would you be open to a patch like that?
The one thing that helped me in this is a great Chrome plugin, Stayfocusd [1]. Uninstall any other browser and block your access to those sites. Combining this with blocking even the "chrome://extensions" page, you have a perfect tool to avoid procrastination.

[1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankej...
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I had the same problem. The standard school program was easy enough to just coast through, as were my first few jobs. At one point I was working on Monday and goofing off the rest of the week.

What changed it? Probably some of it was age. Your outlook on life and what's important changes as you get older. I spent a fair bit of time talking to people 10, 20, 30, and 40 years older than me, and while I usually didn't agree with them, I did remember their words. After 10 years I was rather shocked at how my outlook had changed. Now it's coming up to 20 and I've definitely changed yet again. How do you achieve the wisdom of age without actually having to spend years aging? Beats me! But I sure learned to appreciate it regardless.

Another thing that happened is I started taking on harder and harder things. It didn't matter what, so long as it was difficult enough that it would take me years to master. Boxing, welding, classical guitar, open source projects, running a business. I just kept adding things on until I didn't have enough time to even breathe. Then I somehow managed to find the time to get all these things done. And then I piled on more, until I finally reached the point where I literally did not have enough hours in the day to get everything done. Then I dropped some stuff until I felt comfortable again.

Now I no longer have time for video games or TV (except for the odd time when I'm taking a sanity break, which is maybe once a week for a couple of hours). I have shit to do and a daily routine that gets it done. I had to organize my life because I had too much stuff to do! Now I deliberately carve out time to be with friends or do something crazy. Otherwise I'm busy at work, practicing one of my hobbies, or I'm at home on a Sunday, deliberately doing nothing all day because I've scheduled a "do nothing" day.

So my advice to tackle procrastination would be: Fill your life with so much stuff that you can't afford to procrastinate (It's even better to get into a few things you can't get out of easily). You'll figure out how to organize yourself. Then you back off a bit to get some balance back into your life.
May be a related story: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-zagat-story-2013-6
What is your point? Regardless of how easy or hard the tools we make are obviously someone has to learn them to use them, and when they use them well it will be praised. If this allows people to make better and more robust software with less skill, the bar gets raised and that's a great thing. You could say the same thing about any new tool or language but, well, that's how things develop.

Is it a magic bullet? No Yes
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Find some larger things to shoot. Repeat.
Definitely had a similar experience When I was still working from home. Working for 30-45 minutes and then play video games, work out, and even just clean the apartment.

A tea timer by your desk is a great way to approach this at work, personally I find 15 - 20 minutes of work 5 minutes of procrastinating is good balance.
I'm intrigued. Can you describe this 1968 product? What was it called?
Real problem. Interesting solution. Something we really need, given the criticality of the problem
Link to the video to watch later: http://www.twitch.tv/bethesda/b/439369577
Nothing official is announced. The Nexus 4 was launched @ $199 on contract too, and $299 off contract. That's a $100 subsidy. How do we know what the subsidy for the Moto X is?
Personally, I have experienced situations where my friends and acquaintances had immediate requirements for blood, and Bloodline, I feel is the one stop shot for it now.

These guys have indeed tried solving a critical problem in developing countries. Keep up the good work!

May the Force be with you all!
Perhaps this job will help him make Litecoin more valuable?
I don't get the article's point. They had me on agreeing there are too many geo-social food apps. Then they lost me when they slammed Zagat for not being one.
Of course, the merchant fees are included in the prices.
I feel like these come and go every few years; look at StatusNet or Diaspora for example.

Hell, I still remember when MSN tried to integrate with AIM and Y! messenger by reverse-engineering the protocols and putting them into the MSN client.
New Zealand doesn't have anywhere that poor people can immigrate from. But you can take a bus or two to California.
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Nope. India is practicing Gandhi's 3 monkey principle when it comes to garbage.
Because the whole thing was made by one rock star programmer (and then polished by community).

All the talk about collectivism and social responsibility in a creative process is naive nonsense. Imagine pg with rtm instead of doing whatever they think is the right thing to do with viaweb, would rather ask how other windows developers around feel about it or trying to not hurt anyone by being superior.)

I don't know, it is so obvious. Van Gogh or Gaudi doesn't not care how others feel or what they think. There is just a tiny nuance - you must be above average in what you do in the first place. Mediocre who is sure he is a Steve Jobs is a very common and ridiculous situation.

No works of arts were created by a crowd. Only massive construction projects. Meetings are ruining the novel views and designs. Using ones own mind, ignoring what slogans others are changing is essential. Otherwise you will end up with Java, Windows, PHP and other popular crap.
I think your mindset might be a bit different than mine. Or at least my current one. I have a ton of really challenging, awesome stuff to do. I just have been conditioned to hate "work". I feel insanely good when I'm procrastinating but get hit with an awful few hours later.

Whenever I put a shit ton on my plate, I do 0 of it. I know I should be able to get it all done but the thought of "work" prevents me. I consume a shit ton of information when I'm not working and as a result I'm actually really good at given other people ideas. I gave my cousin an idea and drew up a business plan that now nets him a very lucrative income on the side. I helped grow a brand from 1k to 100k followers just by giving them social media advice and some hacks I learned from observing Ryan Holiday and Tim Ferriss.

I'm great at giving others a push start and I've been told I'm a good motivator. I just have low self confidence in some areas and suck at finishing anything
So long as we don't know what our government is doing, so long as it gets away with lying to us (e.g. Clapper to congress) it's better to be more suspicious than less. So I really wonder why it is that you are gloating.
*its own
John is less than one year older than Elon. They are both hugely smart from a technology standpoint but John's knowledge goes very deep. John's focus is implementing the future of technology personally. Elon's focus is bringing sufficient capital to bring the technological future to the present.
Thank you! That looks really good. Now, what if I'm paranoid by a CA being compromised? Are there any pitfalls to me acting as my own CA and issuing my own certificate - provided the people I'm planning on talking to trust me?
Even worse is when Windows 8 comes with some very interesting developments that give Microsoft a way forward from the ancient mess of Win32 via AppX. And AppX and WinRT enable a developer to write apps for Windows in ANY language that has an RT projection. And ANYONE can write an RT projection. And it comes with a default-unprivileged security model. And it's at least as well integrated with SkyDrive, etc as Google is with Drive and Apple is with iCloud.

Sadly, it's all hidden under Metro apps and the "Microsoft" name...
I did try FocusBooster for a while and now I'm trying Pomodoros. I think my problem is that I try to go hardcore with it at first and work for a solid 10 hours. Then I burn out from it and don't work for the whole rest of the week.I like the idea of going back to video games or whatever on a more short term basis.
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I don't know if I'm highly intelligent. I'd like to think so but I also feel like I'm really good at cheating the system. I can learn the basics of stuff really fast and then bullshit through while I slowly pick up more advanced things.

I've tried adderall but it almost became a game to see if I could beat it. I would procrastinate even more than normal. Sometimes just stating at a wall for hours at a time
I agree with others - I love the concept. However, I think for customers who are less enthusiastic and trusting in general, having a physical representation of their card built before their eyes will make them more acutely aware of the information that they're sharing, and be nervous that they're sharing it (even if they have limited reason to be nervous). In short, it will spook average customers. Maybe for a site that sold to a technology-focused crowd it would have more success though. Just my hunch.
Yeah, but names like Treadmill and BlackBriar just sound so cool though.

At least they stopped using "Project" and "Operation" prefixes when they got tired.
I have to access HN on my phone because I've blocked this domain, reddit, and about 20 others in my /etc/hosts in attempt to stay focused. Instead I just find more obscure shit to get distracted with until I realize it's a distraction and ban it
Yes - do that and don't feel guilty about it. If procrastination were a disability, then what you do during the breaks would be reasonable accommodations :)
Helping friends and family install your self-signed root certificate can be less than fun, especially if they have lesser computer skills and a variety of browsers (and mobile operating systems).

My gut says that StartSSL is about as anti-NSA as they can be, but you never know ...
Suprisingly enough, this really is the release announcement. This is their marketing department.

Scott Hanselman ... Microsoft employee.

It's Microsoft's new marketing strategy - they try to promote 'organic growth and acceptance' of new products through social media and viral advertising. I don't believe it works very well - it always comes across as a bit false and pollutes the real comment environment, giving viewers the strange feeling that something is wrong. It also creates a lot of antagonism when paid employees actually argue with detractors, etc.
Sure. The problem will, of course, be to get anyone to assign any value to your fork.
That "test" is completely ridiculous and meaningless.
That's actually what I do most of the time. I got really god at Spanish because I was procrastinating and to fight it I switched the language on every "fun" site I was using to discourage me.
But it's the right way to do it!
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The Verge is claiming a confirmed price of $575 off contract locked to AT&T. http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/1/4579278/google-play-edition...
Who wants to bet they wouldn't have to?
I really, really never understood why to indent with spaces, instead of tabs.
I hoped this would've changed, but no...

I want to set for myself how much spaces represent an indentation, not someone else, it depends so much on your setup, the monitor, resolution, font settings, editor setup, if 2 spaces are fine, or 3 or 4...
The ultimate survival bias stories.
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It's pretty easy to convince yourself that "* with the type" is wrong when you see this:

int* a, b; // a is int* but b is int