skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Is he saying that he uses it that way himself? No.

He's saying that society doesn't view it as negatively as it should... You shouldn't need to lower someones inhibitions for them to sleep with you...

The very fact that you say "it's creepy to lower someones inhibitions that way" only serves to reinforce his point... It's not just "creepy" it's downright fucked up; and for a portion of society it is common-case usage.
Lifestyle design incorporates life hacking. You can't have lifestyle design without life hacking.
Honestly, OSX / iOS is the counterexample for convergence. Apple has two different OS, two different application ecosystems, period.

They simply saw Apple success, and adapted. The goal of every company now is to be the portable leader, and abandon the PC ship. It worked for Apple because they have never been competitors in PC space. The same for Google. MS is taking a long gamble, but they are the PC leader and have the most to lose.

Going back to convergence: Google wants just a browser as the desktop OS, and that's not convergence at all, unless you think Responsive Web Design is convergence. Microsoft is the one doing something a little similar to Ubuntu, but their OS can't do desktop and portable/touch well at the same time. Or actually, their OS can do both, but it is designed in a way that no application can do both, and that hurts developers.
This post is a monument to an all-american phenomenon: the culture of excess.

Americans are always after the fastest, deadliest, most gruesome, most muscular, richest, more, more and more.
Objective reporting is not enough, the public wants to see decapitated corpses. It doesn't matter if some girl has been raped, they want the details, or it didn't happen.

A bank has been robbed, the news doesn't suffice, they want to see the police chase from the live cable TV. There's food, they want fast food. They got fast food, they have to supersize it, so they can be the fattest nation too. It's not enough to go to gym, to workout, to leave a healthy life. No, you have to push your body to the limit, get sick if need be.

It's time to recognize that this mindset is toxic. The winner-takes-all system is the bane of modern society. Capitalism is based on the notion that the purchasing power of the middle class is superior than that of any given individual or group, but now everyone wants to be an entrepreneur, the winner, erode the middle class until there'll be the reigning elite on one side and the unemployed, unwashed masses on the other.

And do you know what middle class equals to? average.
You work 9 to 5, you have kids, a car and maybe a home. You're average. But nobody wants to be average right?
No, everyone wants more, and in the end, there's no equilibrium. A world where everyone wants to be the best, the winner, where nobody is happy with what already has, it's a sad, sick world.

I hope is not too late to turn the tide.
>> in MBA speak -- massively diminishing ROI for your time

I don't know any MBAs who speak like that, myself included. The only people I've encountered who speak like that are consultants and salespeople who don't have MBAs.

Having said that, I don't live in the USA, so maybe Americans with MBAs are a very different beast.
ASAIK, he wrote the original memcached in perl but what everyone is using now is a rewrite of memcached in C by Anatoly Vorobey [1]. Not that it diminishes his efforts or anything, just pointing it out.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memcached#History
The title was changed on me.

It originally said: Is Hacker School/App Academy/ect worth it? (MBA builds an app in less than 2 months)

And was posted to have a conversation about whether Hacker School and programs like that are worth it, letting people share their opinions. The MBA aspect was meant for context.

By editing the title to what it is above, the focus becomes something completely different.
I recently got to visit Facebook's Canadian office (in Toronto) and they had Canadian themed names for their board rooms. E.g. Board Room Eh, Roberta Bondar Room, etc. - gave us a good laugh, haha.
I wasn't talking about text chat.
So what you're saying is that these non-TeX users are unlikely to successfully solve P=NP? I'd say that sort of upholds his premise.
Just used the "Chat with us" feature on the home page. Ben personally responded. With a smiley face.

I'm sold.
I'm not ashamed to admit that my usual tablet browsing right before bed has my left hand holding the tablet, my right hand and thumb scrolling, and sometimes my nose pushing on links.

I regret nothing.
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Well, probably a variety of reasons but certainly one key reason is... if you have to ask for 100K to get 25K, then if you ask for 25K your only going to get 8K?...

All prices are always negotiable, just that the individual consumer is so used to not having bargaining power that they forget this fact.
Actually, I can pinch-to-zoom using my thumb and pointer-finger on the screen with my remaining three fingers holding the phone. It's awkward, but works in a pinch (haha).

I much prefer a gesture that makes intuitive sense. Pinch-to-zoom is very easy to learn and just seemed right the first time I saw it. I haven't tried the double-tap+scroll gesture you mention, but it sounds like something that would be a tad trickier and less obvious.
The point was not that we need to detect alcohol. The point was that these things are counter productive to the goal of preventing date rape.
Not so common in North America anymore, but very common in S. America and Europe. Brazil expect every drink you have to be spiked with scopolamine especially if you're a rich looking tourist and a girl who makes $50/week wants to clear out your hotel. I would expect the same in the Czech Republic too, but since bartenders are in cahoots with the thieves there you'd need to bring your own straws.

I also don't think this guy's idea will work very well, and instead will create a false sense of security instead of just watching your drink, which is probably the reason cases of Rohypnol/GHB have declined in N. America since there's so much education about guarding your drink or tossing it if you leave it alone. Bouncers also provide benefit denial of this crime/scam, and will usually stop somebody walking out dragging a girl until they find her friends, at least here they do.

Another problem is I see criminals just bringing in their own straws and switching them while dumping in the drug. Bars are unlikely to order these glasses unless they are inexpensive, they go through so many broken glasses it's not worth it to them to swtich. Their bleach + high heat cleaning methods might render the protection useless too after a few washings.
I was being sarcastic, which admittedly is lost on the web.

Software dev is reduced as easily to an overly simplistic implementation as business savvy is. I think we're making the same point.
Samsung Electronics has not dethroned Apple
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Not to defend pinch to zoom, but If you need two hands you may want to change how your holding your phone. Index and thumb on the screen, other three fingers to hold the back.
They look like closures to me. In javascript, functions are first class entities, so when he writes

function privateFunction() {
}

that is sugar meaning there is a variable named privateFunction and it points to a function. So the object that is eventually returned closes around these external variables.
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And what makes you think they never will?

If Ubuntu Edge succeeds, I can't see why application developers will not jump ship towards ARM.
Friendly tip: you may want to make the font a little darker on your blog! It's hard to read with that little contrast.
The HCI researcher Bill Buxton has a quite comprehensive run-down titled "Multi-Touch Systems that I Have Known and Loved ": http://www.billbuxton.com/multitouchOverview.html
This is cool. It's nice that you can register an ATA.

This is not really new functionality though, I mean any service can do this from voip.ms to flowroute.

I think it would be cooler if the article showed how you can use the scriptability of Plivo in tandem with their SIP registration to really make a professional supplemental phone. In addition, demoing how to provision your cellphone to call forward to your landline on no-answer would be useful.

Not a bad blog post, just missing that extra sauce that would really make it pop for me.

Source: I'm a big telecom nerd.
The point of business school, for the most part, is for people who work in large bureaucratic organizations to get a pay bump at the middle management level.

But contrary to the MBA's are idiots stereotype, most MBAs don't flaunt their education or turn into "House of Lies"-style management consulting idiots after getting their degrees either.
http://talks.golang.org/2013/oscon-dl.slide#46

> 64 MB max per-node memory usage

So this is best used as a LRU cache of hot items.

It doesn't compete/replace memcache comprehensively, but it does attack the use of memcache as a relief for hot items.

I can see me mixing my Go programs with both groupcache and memcache.

Edit: I have glanced through the code and cannot see where the 64 MB per-node limit comes in. Anyone see that?
Well, now I feel like a jerk. Yeah, I couldn't tell that you were being sarcastic (which I guess is a point in of itself) -- my bad.
Because we made this project just to violate copyright. Sure thing.
Why Bob Mansfield was cut from Apple's executive team
*livid
There are so many factors that can lead to a temporary increased sensitivity to alcohol that I am skeptical of anecdotal evidence like this, especially when alcohol is involved.

Rohypnol/GHB are certainly used as date rape drugs, but they have an effect that is distinct from just more liquor.
sssssh youll give away the joke
That's true. But I think a big reason this story is newsworthy is because the author connects it to what might be a much broader threat:

The scientists who conducted the experiment — done with permission of the yacht’s owners — say their ability to broadcast counterfeit GPS signals that triggered no alarms within the ship’s navigation system highlights a serious flaw in transportation networks on land and sea. Some 90 percent of the world’s freight moves by sea.
I think that having the context to recognize a problem and solve it at a meta level means, almost by definition, that you aren't a "festering pile of shit as a programmer".

Programming isn't just about writing great code, it's about solving problems. Sure, one problem to solve is having code be extensible/maintainable, but it isn't the only one.

I don't care what shiny new code is written with the latest framework; if it doesn't solve a business problem, it's bad code.
Overused now? It was overused 11 years ago, and it still is.

http://meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html
"If code doesn't receive constant love, it turns to shit."

But it sounds like this code was receiving "love", only the "love" was coming from run-of-the-mill "just get it to work" C++ programmers.

I guess we need context to understand Fitzpatrick's statement. Perhaps he just means code at Google.

Are there any examples of code that has survived for many years without "constant love"? Netcat has not received "constant love" over the years. It hasn't turned to shit. Neither has the original awk. I can think of many other examples. These programs have proven to need very little maintenance.

I posit that simple programs that are well written do not need "constant love". They only need love when there's a bug. And there are plenty of programs that are in constant use where no bug has been discovered for many years. The bugs were vetted and fixed early on, decades ago.

Hence I disagree with Fitzpatrick.
I wonder how all those articles, slides and presentations on technical topics with meme-y phrases and pictures will feel like in 10 years time (those that are still relevant, that is).
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Colouring a Graph
Seems pretty silly to not absorb visible light, given that that's where solar energy is peaked. I don't really see the point of this.
One thing to be wary of as with most voip providers is E911. I'm not sure if Plivo offers it but it's worth looking into before venturing down this path.

From their terms of service it doesn't appear that they do offer it.

"You also acknowledge and understand that Plivo does not currently allow you to access any 911 or similar emergency services (no traditional 911, E911, or similar access to emergency services). The Services are not intended to replace any primary phone service, such as a traditional landline or mobile phone, that may be used to contact emergency services."
Of course we could all imagine a bunch of made-up names for rooms that would be inappropriate in a business setting. Nobody is arguing that no such names exist.

My problem is simply with your entire approach to your argument. What you are doing is very common on internet forums, and it is a cheap way to "prove" people wrong under any circumstances. It is called black-and-white thinking. Here is the template: "If you think this one small thing is true, then you must think EVERYTHING ever in the entire world is true!!!" Obviously, you will be able to think of some example in the world that is false (even if your example is not what the original person was arguing for or against), so then you will feel like you have accomplished your goal (you have proved the person wrong).

Here is where we start going down this rabbit hole:

The logic that you can simply dismiss any room name as being appropriate...

Keyword here is "any". Who in this thread tried to argue that ANY room name should be appropriate? (Hint: nobody tried to argue this. You just made this argument up so you could shoot it down.)

...it's an example of one such room name that cannot be interpreted any way but inappropriately.

Yep, you're right, inappropriate language exists in the world. Nobody can argue against this. And nobody HAS argued against this.

Here, I will use your method of argument against you:
You are WRONG to think that "Employee Fuck Room" is an inappropriate name. What if it was in the offices of a company that produces pornography? Then it would be very appropriate here. It would be especially appropriate if this company had very edgy office vibe that encouraged this type of language. Also, what if someone ran a small shop that specialized in distributing super-offensive memes on the internet? They could have a room called "Employee Fuck Room" and get away with it, and one could argue it would be totally appropriate in drumming up the types of ideas they need to run their business. See!! I completely made up a couple examples that show how you could be wrong in some tiny edge case, therefore, you are 100% WRONG.

See how stupid that is?

This style of argument can lead to some real gems. (Bonus, religious-nut-themed example: "If you think gay people should be able to marry each other, then you must also think that a monkey and a toaster should be able to marry each other!!")

The world is not black and white. If I think some name is ok, I don't have to think that ALL names are ok. I have a brain that is able to pick and choose. I don't have to just think in black and white, ALL GOOD, or ALL BAD.

Here's a novel concept: How about we just understand that people will disagree with each other once in a while, and move on with our lives. Some people here can think that "Romance Room" is a silly and fun office name, and some people will have no problem with it. Some OTHER people will disagree. And that is fine. You don't need to try to convince everyone to come over to one side or the other. Some of us can just disagree, or agree, and we can just move on with our lives.
I'm kind of shocked at how bad that infographic on wikipedia is. I don't disagree on any particular point you've made.
You are 100% correct. If it was just scaling, you wouldn't have companies like Paypal switching to a "cool" open plan layout that the employees hate but the managers get a thrill from.

Open plan = less productivity, higher stress and more sick days. Yet, it remains the new hotness. Drives me nuts.
You don't actually seem to be using the logo anywhere, though. On your site you write that "I had (have) plans to write an Instant Messenger client with proper support for privacy. This was the logo concept for the project"[1], but this project does not actually seem to exist (at least not in any public manner).

As such, why not just leave the logo of Tox in peace? Especially since it's a FOSS project with noble goals (even if they have yet to reach those goals, which is not surprising considering how early in the development the entire project is) and not some commercial entity intending to profit off of it.

[1] http://swapped.cc/#!/logotypes
Except that the "bad guys" had to put serious effort/money into acquiring a stolen private key to do that.
I found it to be interesting as well. Just anecodata, but my wife and I (I'm a dude) talk about her imposter syndrome all the time. I have it, but don't talk about it much.
It will really be heartbreaking if Danny Hillis becomes a patent troll.
Not anymore. It used to work like that, which is why things like XHTML 2.0 never got traction.
Actually, I'm not sure. Is it really not technically straw man? I think it is, but am tired of typing and I feel like I have wasted a lot of time in this thread. Everyone have a good week! See ya later.
An exciting new (old) world is opened up. Interesting that much of this happens as a right of copyright expiration.
Good enough? It's better. There are no ads.
To spell it out, the precise problem with this specific patent is the ambiguity of the terms used in the claims. "Online information" and "reader comment" can describe the content of any one-to-many data relationship presented on the web.
But what's the value or the point? What am I missing? Why would I want to, say, have a serious 1:1 with my boss in a Romance Room?

Every early stage startup in San Francisco has an employee who is a combination secretary, HR person and vice president of ops. She usually went to an quirky college like UCSC or Evergreen and is often the ex-girlfriend of one of the founders or has some other quirky but never-again-mentioned relation to someone in the office. This employee's main distinguishing characteristic is her high level of quirkiness. Her title is Vibe Director or VP of Vibe or Senior Vibeologist.

This quirky person is in charge of buying the snacks, getting the t-shirts printed, buying white board supplies, paying the bills, picking out the posters, ordering the Aerons and also higher level stuff like finding new office space. When the company gets a new office she is in charge of naming the office rooms. However, for some reason the CEO and other founders also find naming the rooms a very serious and important task. The names can't simply be decided upon, there must be several heated meetings arguing the pros and cons of naming them after San Francisco Streets, or SF Neighborhoods, or cities in California. Since nobody wants to meet in Fresno or Bayshore or on Geary Street, this is a big deal and the meetings generally end with slammed doors, silent crying, and the vibemaster sitting alone in the nameless conference room with a 1000 yard stare into one of the whiteboards.

Then one day one of the investors visits the office and his adorable french bulldog starts humping the VP of Vibe's adorable english bulldog in one of the still-unnamed rooms and a lightbulb simultaneously appears above everyone on the room naming committee's heads.
The fact it doesn't have cache expiration times or inc/dec discards it as memcache replacement, at least for me. Well, and the fact that only go is supported at the moment.
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Well, you might want to get familiar with IV. http://tinyurl.com/pxa6m9w. They are likely the most dangerous troll there is. This fox had masked itself as sheep for pretty long time by combination of favorable reports from top tier journalists, their giant PR machine, projects such as mosquito killing lasers for 3rd world, promises of no first attack, backing of Bill Gates and so on. They had been only recently been uncovered as having literally 1000s of shell companies suing small and large companies for patent infringement. Outside of their tiny fraction of showpiece projects like mosquito killing lasers their most of the "innovations" are done by bunch of people sitting in a conference rooms and trying to "solve" problems by thinking of ideas that they almost never verify/productize or whatever but just wait for someone else to try so they can get piece of their reward for thinking it first.
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I'd seriously recommend filing a DMCA against them. Your intellectual property is one of the most important things you own.
Protip: that 'position:fixed' header on your site is one of the web annoyances that prompts me to fire up Stylebot and nuke the element from your site.

Stop doing stupid shit like that. Especially on 16:9 laptop displays, anything that eats vertical real estate gets nuked.

#header {
display: none;
}

#main {
padding-top: 0;
}
I think you misinterpreted what he meant by "true nature" - it is not "true nature" of people to communicate anonymously; however, doing so exposes the "true nature" of people.

Like Oscar Wilde has said: "Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth."
The irony is that there is money to test them, you just need to convince female voters to call their representative and tell them that you'd rather they spend war on terrorism money on getting those rape kits processed instead. Considering that a woman is far more likely to be a victim of rape than terrorism, it's absurd that any rape kit ever sit on the shelf untested.
I think it's a little unfair to assume that MBAs are non-technical. You can enter an MBA program with any undergraduate degree. When I did mine between 1992-1994, my cohort had a pretty good cross-section of individuals with undergrads in just about every subject area, from liberal arts to engineering.
Can't you expose the internal methods individually via the module for testing purposes without making them vulnerable to manipulation as they are used by the public methods?

Just tried this in the developer console:

// module 'm' exposes 'p' that uses 'f' internally. Exposes
// 'f' for testing purposes.
var m = (function() { var f = function() { return 'a'; }; var p = function() { return f(); }; return {'p': p, 'internalF': f};})();

m.p();
// 'a'

m.internalF();
// 'a'

m.internalF = function() { return 'haxor';};
m.internalF();
// 'haxor'

m.p();
// 'a'
> using GPS alone

Yes, I'm sure that pilots routinely ignore the altimeter, air speed indicator, climb rate indicator, compass ....

GPS is useful, but no competent pilot ignores all of the other sensors and uses GPS alone.
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Well, at least he invented it :)
It's a configurable limit. 64MB is just what he set the limit to for that particular group, that's what the "64<<20" in the NewGroup call is for. You could configure it to use many gigabytes.