skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I don't have time to hunt for sources, honestly. I'm not attempting to be a bastion of truth when I interact on the Internet, I'm attempting to explain my take on an issue, or ask a question based on what I already know.

Maybe I'm the problem, but I'm not going to change. I just don't have the resources to be 100% right every time I say things online.
The health benefits of intermittent fasting (2011)
Social Enterprise Empower building communities with Sustainable technologies
I suppose it depends on how good you are at coming up with random file names. You could also use O_EXCL | O_CREAT to fail if the file already existed. The more I think about it, though, the worse this whole interface is starting to smell.
What I got from this is that we should let a woman either fail or excel based on her own skills and actions, not based on all women's actions. Women have a ton of pressure on them to be great at their jobs, plus be pretty, and fashionable, and geeky, and cool, etc. It's too much. Let each woman be who they are.

The xkcd says it all.
They might have a different standard of important but that has nothing to do with checking for sentience. If they're so advanced beyond that the original analogy breaks and while I might have that discussion at some point I don't think it fits here.

On the topic of sentience, I just think it's exceedingly unlikely for there to be an intelligent organism that does literally nothing with its intelligence. Some kind of self-aware rock. And on top of that the mechanism of the intelligence would have to be almost impossible to study or plug wires into to try to force it to communicate.
Yeah, it's frustrating. There's a domain that I wanted, and the guy who's got it has been squatting on it for years and years. So I contacted him about it about 3 years ago and he said:

"Thank you for your interest. The web site is under extensive development and is not for sale. Only a (1) public company or (2) private company with sales in excess of $5B would be considered."

First of all, that website looks the same now as it did 10 years ago. So I'm not sure what "extensive development" means. And second of all, why would it be any of his concern whether my company is public or makes $5B in sales?

That really rubbed me the wrong way. I'd rather just get back a ridiculous number that I'm obviously not going to pay.
Do you have evidence that the NSA is blackmailing members of congress into continuing to fund the NSA's projects?

And the "fear mongering bullshit" I referenced earlier has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that the NSA is spying on US citizens, and everything to do with the fact that you're lying about having knowledge that the NSA is blackmailing congress.
nc, ncat, and netcat are all the "same". Any of them could be any of:

* the original netcat (http://nc110.sourceforge.net/)
* OpenBSD netcat
* "GNU netcat" (not affiliated with GNU)
* BusyBox netcat
* Nmap ncat (well, this one is typically always "ncat")

They all take roughly the same, but different, syntax, like 'cp', 'ls', or any of the *nix utilities with multiple implementations.
current js loops for sure will not, but I guess maintaining full backward compatibility would be a hard task, so I assume at some point CS will evolve to support only the newer standards. ie6 compatibility it's something jeremy talks about in the podcast I linked in the other comment here.
http://xkcd.com/927/ :)
When they call it "The Journal of Special Physics Topics" and publish and blog/journalists on popular websites make the statement 'physicists state' this isn't a fun little thought experiment. Unless this is The Onion.

A thought experiment would entail addressing a concept, some alternatives, having proper citations, and being more than a 2 page ramble of someone applying a basic data transmission rate formula.

The only thing they cite in that are formulas, they don't even cite their factually incorrect statements about biology. To make it worse, this article is part of their DEGREE. They are being assessed on this. This is supposed to be scientific[1].

This is infuriating, this is what discredits young scientists everywhere. Obvious crap being published by undergraduate journals and those Intel Science Competition fakes that take the credit for what graduate students have slaved on for years and claim they did it in a 2 month summer. They rile the media about how some 16 year old kid cured cancer and make the public upset about how experienced researchers, HHMI fellows, and Nobel laureates with tens of millions in funding couldn't do what this miraculous 16 year old kid did in 2 months.

[1] https://physics.le.ac.uk/journals/index.php/pst/about/editor...
that's not really a solution to the problem of "I need things done in my app", or the contributors question of "what needs doing here?".
My whole assertion is that they've done none of the former.
No more or less affordable than a 7 series BMW. A $7500 Federal tax credit probably isn't what makes or breaks a decision to buy a $70K car. Hell, I still would have purchased our Leaf even if it didn't get the tax credit, and it was only $32K (and therefore the credit being a much larger percentage of price).
The track is called La Femme d'Argent by the band Air on the album Moon Safari. What's odd is I had just been listening to this earlier and somehow thought something had turned it back on.
Show HN: Reddit downvote bot written in Go
at the end of the day they're exactly the same to the end-user.
I'm using your words, it's not a matter of "likeliness", it's simply a thing of which we have zero evidence or indication that it is going to occur.

So yes, I do think it is "silly fearmongering" to suggest that they'll continue to develop and improve their system's capabilities in the specific way you're suggesting.
I can't fault you for that, and I could probably learn a thing or two from writing more freely.
24 Pull Requests[0] was launched during Christmastime, and was a great resource for finding projects in need and posting my own. I only wish it were available year-round. Anyone want to pick up the torch here?

[0] http://24pullrequests.com/
Tesla has found it's groove. Not only is demand robust for the Model S, they are expanding production as well. So far it looks like they will surpass their 21,000 cars they've given guidance for 2013. They're starting rollout in Europe this month, and Asia later this year.

At the end of 2014, they will start rolling out the Model X SUV that will offer dual engines. Some are speculating that it could give a 0-60mph time in under 4 seconds. That would be truly incredible for an SUV.

Then, Tesla is readying the long-awaited GenIII vehicle due at the end of 2016 or in 2017. Elon Musk recently stated that his goal is to sell the vehicle for $35000 (w/o incentives) and for the car to have a 200 mile range. Further, Gen III is targeting the BMW 3 series and many are expecting the Gen III to handle and perform better than a BMW 3 series. It could be the hottest car on the planet when it's released.

Tesla as a company is doing very well. They're expanding like crazy. And they're managing their cash flow well. They will report Q2 earnings this Wednesday, 8/7 and they could report another quarterly profit as well.

In another area, Elon Musk has promised to achieve 25% gross margin on the Model S by the end of the year. So, it will be interesting to see how far they've come along when Q2 earnings are reported on Wednesday. Further, it could be possible Tesla is shooting for 30% gross margin on the Model S next year (which would be incredible). In the 2012 Elon Musk ceo incentive plan, reaching 4 consecutive quarters of 30% gross margin is one of the key milestones.

disclaimer: long TSLA
I'd also like to point out that I promised not to give that information away, and regardless of the privacy implications, I can't in good consciousness break my own word.
Hidden magnetic waves discovered in high-temperature superconductors
So far, I thought CoffeeScript as something neat to use. After going through the slides, I now think it is not worth it for a mildly seasoned javascript programmer. I can see how it could help a newcomer to avoid javascript pitfalls, but those pitfalls could also be covered with a few commandments to follow.
I can't access it since like 6-7 hours ago.
Biased roulette wheels are basically a thing of the past. Now they are hooked up to electric monitoring system (that also do the fun LCD displays above them), monitor balance and track every winning number. If the computers notices a significant irregularity, they swap it out due to an abundance of caution, re-balance it and replace all the frets.

The "unbalanced wheel" thing never really worked very well -- as it couldn't easily remove the houses MASSIVE 5%+ edge (00). Now, back in the day damage frets(frets divide the numbers) could be a rather astounding in cheap backwater casinos with worn wooden frets. If you noticed them, you could bet the opposite side (ball, even slowly was likely to coast over smooth worn frets) and you could crush the casino. Today, the combination of electronically monitored balance, irregularity tracking and strong metal frets make this more of a historical thing -- but had to be fun back in the day.
New Mineral Qingsongite Discovered
Sure, but I'm sure these wheels are so closely analyzed that the casino would likely pick this up before anyone else would. Though perhaps you could find some hole in the wall game somewhere which you could possibly exploit.
I did't realize that anyone outside of movies even used hotel telephones anymore (except to call Housekeeping or the front desk).

About the other stuff, I only recently realized that the IRS scandal, the US spy who was caught in Russia, and Benghazi have basically disappeared from the news, while the one thing that the White House has the least control over and is the most distanced from is the one that is now most talked about.

Another thing to think about is that when the IRS story broke, a lot of new agencies were calling it a "controlled or planned leak" meaning that the white house and IRS had coordinated on how and when to break the story, timing it with new info on Benghazi for information-overload, and finally Snowden was just a freebie, while I'm sure they're not happy about the facts coming to light, nothing internally will really change, they'll continue spying on us, they'll just be more careful who they allow to access the information.
I believe you are seeing focal plane shutter distortion.

http://maisonbisson.com/post/10531/focal-plane-shutter-disto...
Cyclelist - buy and sell just bicycles for free (correct link)
"the most insane and awful aspect of Western society bar none."

I assure you it's not limited to "Western society", at all.
Yeah, I was invoking Pareto. In other words, amazing how an apparently arbitrary sample ("domains with 2 letters"), as opposed to a random one, reflects the population's crappiness.
Every time I watch old films or start pondering mortality I then think of life longevity augmentation which is probably going to happen in the next 40-50 years (if not sooner) and then wonder if a. I'll live that long, and b. what a shame it is all those people are dead.

Then I start thinking of all the differences we'll have when longevity comes about, such as being able to travel intergalactic distances, declining birth rates, and placing a higher price on the human life. It's an interesting thought exercise.
I've had a lot of connectivity issues with PirateBay recently.

I've switched to https://kickass.to/ which seems to have an equivalent selection and comparable UI, while being highly reliable.
TempleOS is basically done, but I silence the wise guys saying improve it, but don't increase line count.

God says...
C:\TAD\Text\BIBLE.TXT

of kindness.

31:27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not
the bread of idleness.

31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also,
and he praiseth her.

31:29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them
all.

31:30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that
feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.

31:31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise
her in the gates.

Ecclesiastes

or
"Paying for CP (and thereby directly contributing, economically, to its production)?"

You can contribute to its production without paying money. It's like people cracking copy-protected software for status, rather than for money. They get 'paid' in other things they value.
I favor reforming copyright, patents, and so on, but this article makes a horrible case for it, and is so full of errors and sillyness that it's really just bad propaganda, rather than a serious argument.

> failure of its industrial capacity in the mid-1970

Manufacturing continues to grow in the US. What has declined are the number of people employed in that sector, just as the number of farmers once declined.

> United States can have effective trade sanctions against Cuba

40+ years of trade sanctions and who is still in power? I would not call that effective.

And then the main part of the article, that if the Pirate Party gets 5% in Germany, they're going to "start dismantling the atrocious copyright and patent monopolies, worldwide."

I don't think so: Germans invent a lot of stuff too, write books, software, compose music, make movies, and so on, and are not going to throw out Intellectual Property as a means of promoting those activities, lock, stock, and barrel.

Hopefully some reform of the system is possible, but to be effective, this area of law is always going to be something of a messy compromise.
I read slashdot from 1998 to about 2005, but I never once encountered MICROS~1. I wish I would have, I would have used it so often.
The question is, to whom do the benefits of automation accrue? The utopians assumed it would be distributed equally, but we all know how it really turned out - the rich get richer.

There are some areas of the economy where work hours have been reduced, as a side effect of companies restricting the work week to avoid paying full-time benefits such as healthcare.
Your first sentence is true, but doesn't change the point that if Manning did hold back more sensitive material, he must not have thought that all information should be public by definition.

Also: how would Ellsberg know what Snowden had access to?

Good question. I don't know the answer to that in either case.
I'm a fan of Morozov too, and yeah, topic organization on discussion boards is a task that can actually be solved with technology :)
Risk Everything: Help Startups Build Their Dreams
I'm under the impression that socat is the most versatile, but probably involves more typing for similar commands.
The Real Reason Google's Moto X Is Being Assembled In The US
Could not agree more. I lurked on HN for ~2 years before creating an account, also a 4-digit refugee from /. For the last 3 months I've been quietly mourning and seeking out a replacement for HN. It could be I'm no longer a target demographic and it's simply time for me to go (I'm a reserved cofounder of a profitable startup who has an angel investor and in my 20s).

In addition to the politics, I've noticed what feels like a bifurcation in age or maturity with stories and commenters. My working narrative is that much of the negativity is immaturity from HN's endless september of college and high school students, although I know that's likely incomplete as many simple narratives are. Also, something about reading a blog post with a "Discuss on HN" link at the bottom irks me to the point I feel like the content isn't so much about improving understanding as it is to generate clicks and drive traffic. I am not a fan of personal brands or personalities in any industry, though it feels like many come here to create one.

The issues I see are related to people and their behavior in the community and not the HN site or features. I believe the best way to nudge the community back to neutral is with more people correcting or excluding the negative behavior.
Regarding the ending point on Godel. If we have proven that it is impossible to disprove the continuum hypothesis, then would we be safe in assuming it to be true? If such an assumption were to lead to contradictions, we would have a proof by contradiction that the hypothesis is false. Of course, the same argument could be made for assuming the hypothesis is false. Therefore, doesn't this demonstrate that their are 2 constructions of math we can use: one where it is true, and the other where it is false. And that both of these constructions are internally consistent (assuming that the math with neither assumption is itself consistent). At this point it just becomes a question of which version is more useful/interesting.
Sweet.

I only know one person who contracted polio, when he was 10 or eleven polio was nearly over in the US, he was one of that last children to get it here, and his case was relatively mild, he basically just lost functionality of his left calf muscle. He showed me his leg once, it's a really interesting contrast, one leg is full and normal looking and the other looks like it was taken from one of those starving african children, it's really just skin and bone.

He's been a judge in Philadelphia for more than 30 years.
Configure multiple default gateways in Linux box
The economics of producing child porn and the economics of producing actual physical drugs are wildly different, so I'm not sure how that's even relevant.

You can make child porn with point-and-shoot camera, a memory card, and any location that is available for ten minutes. Mobility is high. Distribution is cheap.
Not necessarily. 80% of anything might be crap for you but much higher than 80% of anything is not see as crap on the whole. You might hate country but tons of people love it.

Contrast with crappy domains: they are crap for everyone except may be the owner.
Log bash history to syslog on CentOS 6
Stupid LAN trick: you can combine nc with pbcopy/pbpaste for distributed copy/paste on macs.
My friend Zack made one called asetniop: http://asetniop.com/

Now he's working on something similar for Leap Motion and Google Glass: http://dextype.com/
Given what the original report actually says, your answer might be a tad bit more lame-brained than the person you are responding to.

"PEV[1] sales, while not matching up with original sales targets laid out by some auto manufacturers, have been strong for a new entrant in a market that has been dominated by internal combustion engine ￼￼vehicles (ICEs) for a century. Through their first 30 months in the marketplace (2011-2013), sales of PEVs have been more than double the sales of hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) in their first years in the U.S. market (2000-2002) and the sales continue to grow—June 2013 saw the strongest PEV sales numbers yet, and more than 110,000 units have been sold to date. In the luxury segment, Tesla’s Model S has captured 8.4 percent of the market in the first six months of 2013."

So, the 8.4% is actually not "luxury" class cars at all. It is a subset.

1) plug-in electric vehicles
Ask HN: Should I learn Vala to develop cross-platform software?
Vala is a C# like language, which compiles down to C. It uses GObject from GTK+ as it's base object class. For UI programming, the bindings to GTK+ are pretty good. There are no bindings to QT. I have been playing around with the language on both Linux and Mac OS X. While Vala is still a work-in-progress, it is used in production in applications like Geany and Shotwell. Should I learn GTK+ and Vala or should I use QT and C++ to develop cross-platform desktop apps? Who has more momentum and is likely to be dominant in 5 to 10 years?
I saw a Model S here in Roswell Georgia (~20 minutes North of Atlanta) a couple weeks ago.
When you're criticising others for making simple errors, you probably shouldn't make them yourself. I am, for instance, unaware of any hard drive that can hold one human's data at the specified magnitude of 10^42 bits, let alone 'billions of people', let alone you saying that they need to use more data to describe the human.

Hrm... also, the hard drives we have at the moment are in the order of 10^12... so you'd need 10^30 drives... at which point, it's cheaper (and no slower) to just send the person in their place.
Beginners' guide to learning Ruby, Rails and related technologies
The one tool I constantly wish for is something like Hyperdesktop (http://gethyperdesktop.com/) 's entry on the Windows "Send To..." menu: something that takes a file on your drive, pushes it anonymously to a file-hosting site (where it'll expire as soon as people stop looking at it for a while), and then puts a link directly to the file on your clipboard. But, you know, for all file-types, not just images.

I can currently do this using Dropbox, but it's rather a hassle; the quickest method I've found is to use the web client[1], navigate to my Public folder, drop a file onto it, wait for it to upload, then right-click -> Copy Public Link.

Making that one step would be wonderful. Making the link a "promise"[2], so I don't have to do synchronous clipboard gymnastics when I'm trying to get multiple links at a time, would be even better.

Droplr (https://droplr.com/hello) is pretty similar to all this--but it doesn't do direct links, so my most common usage-pattern for it (treating it as an "I need a CDN to show people this image/audio/video for the next 30 seconds or so, then it can disappear" service) is mooted. Dropbox also changed their service to remove Public folders for new users, with the "shared files" in its place having the same wrapper+HTML embedded file design.

Temporary hotlinking of my own content is important; I'm willing to pay for it!

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[1] The Dropbox native client's uploading thread is optimized for background "forget about it, it'll just be magically synced later" processing, not synchronous use. The web client lets you upload as fast as your web-browser can manage.

[2] A "promise" link would be something like--if the file hasn't finished uploading yet, figure out whether the User Agent is a human or a script/bot. If it's a script/bot, just let their connection sit open until the file finishes (they won't mind.) If the user-agent is human, however, immediately return a 408 (Timeout) error with HTML body content showing a spinner. Estimate time-to-completion plus a little bit, and put that time into an HTTP "Refresh" header. (Remember those?)
> All of the contributors to my repo have figured it out though without me really telling them anything.

It is also true that everyone who didn't figure it out, did not contribute. This is a much bigger problem. Not specific to your project, more of an issue at large, but saying that '100% of people who contributed figured out how to contribute' isn't a grate benchmark for success.
I don't see the point of your question. What you consent to is what you consent to. You can consent to just one pizza or you can consent to a succession, it's up to you.
Veto of Apple Ruling Likely to Upend Big Patent Battles
It's actually only two-letter (and digit) .com domains.
Meteor?

Or just roll your own using WebSockets (perhaps using socket.io or Faye to make it easier).
EDIT: i didn't notice the 'annonymously' part but Dropbox isn't anonymous either
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isn't that what's CloudApp and Droplr doing?
There's a dealership near Evans & Monaco. Weird place for it, right next to a McDonald's and a dispensary.
This is funny, looks like everyone is using a mobile device, and no one can see it.
The right opportunity presents itself. This applies to dropping out and, well, any other kind of change in your life.

If you're going to take a gap year, you should know what you're going to do and know what you want to get out of it.
Can An Algorithm Be Empathetic?