skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> So while it is pampering its own employees...

I always chuckle when I read comments buying into this notion that all of the "perks" offered by Google et. al. are pure employee luxuries. From the plush buses with WiFi to the cafeterias with restaurant-quality food (whatever that means), the vast majority of these "perks" are designed to maximize the amount of time employees spend at work (or working) and/or increase employee dependence on the employer.

Most of the folks promoting these nonsensical arguments that portray the Bay Area's legions of high-paid tech employees as a pampered, care-free gilded class apparently fail to recognize just how subservient most of these individuals actually are to their employers. They may not be wage slaves, but when your employer picks you up in the morning, takes you home at night and seeks to provide literally everything you need in between...
There's absolutely no reason to believe Dread Pirate Roberts isn't the third party you mention.
One of the most fascinating things from my crypto classes was that you can prove an algorithm secure if the keyspace is drawn from all possible keys, including a null key that returns the same ciphertext as plaintext.

If you alter your keyspace to exclude that one null key, the proof no longer works.

I still feel like sitting down and staring at the wall when I think about it.
Drones are great, but not failproof. what happens when you command links are taken down? (RF jamming, satellites destroyed, etc) You're gonna need a "human powered" "analog" fallback.
It's a miracle they did it anyway. I still remember calculating the hydrogen atom back in college. It's a trivial case compared to mercury, yet it takes a surprising amount of scribbling.

I assume they did all sorts of approximate models for mercury. An analytic, rigorous solution must be impossible.
Please just answer the question. You seem to be using the person (sillysaurus) as an excuse to avoid having to address problems in your own worldview.
I mean that the distribution is very close to uniform. A uniform distribution is drawn a flat line when you graph it. (Inconstrast a normal distribution is a bell curve.) So when I say it is very flat I mean that it there is very little variation in the the pdf.
Well, it's more like: shell -> awk -> perl -> python.

I use awk from time to time, specially when I need to process a file line by line and the task is too simple to use python (ie. an awk one-liner will do!).
Being prolific isn't primarily about things you're working on. It's about things you finish. Creative people always have a temptation to flit around from one idea to the next, and the shiny can take us off task so older ideas never come to fruition.
I'm just impressed with your ascii bar graph!
> Very few people in the world say "I'd love to live in Boston, Seattle, Portland, etc for a bit to see what it's like".

Nonsense.
The way I'm reading this, you've discovered that yourself and a few of your friends are tall, and now you think the world is divided into tall people and dwarves.

It's more like my friends and I are of average height but discovered that through little effort we can dunk a basketball.

Then a very short dude comes by and says he's vertically handicapped and that I don't know what I'm talking about because he can't dunk a basketball to save his life.
>I apologize for any offense and hope things get better for you.

Just FYI, that can also come across as being belittling. I am not being sarcastic and I can see the ambiguity would be confusing, but that seems like a polite way of saying '&!#$ you', I hope you get better. At memorizing?
If we want to compare potatoes to potatoes, SF has over 5 times the GDP in half the population of Idaho.
Amazing simplicity in a complex app-builder product, from the surveyor-perspective . From end-user perspective though, I think it's a difficult to do very long surveys through SMS's.
Which languages are good for open sourcing?
I've currently been creating a little project that simplifies data manipulation in Javascript that I would like to open source on github. I don't like particularly like writing in Javascript all too much and I'm considering using a different javascript flavor such as Coffeescript, LiveScript or Clojurescript. The thing is those other Javascript variations probably have a smaller user base so there is a lower chance for contribution. Not saying that my project will be successful but does the language a library is written in need to be taken into consideration when creating an opensource project if the creator wants other users to contribute?
Thanks, Amy!

I can honestly say that what you have taught me in 30x500 has sliced years off the learning curve of online business!
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Really good teacher, very practical, good price, and all proceeds to charity.

The ideal opportunity to learn JavaScript.
Very generally, if your string is N bits, a polynomial attack is one that can solve it in O(n^i) bits, where i is some fixed number. A non-polynomial time attacker would be something beyond that, like O(2^n).

Technically this treats O(n^2) and O(n^10000) as the same effort.
Bleh, the /sites/ URL used to be a giveaway that it was UGC. Now I see they're even moving their own content under there, to prevent you from discarding the (worthless) UGC. Sorry for the misinformation.
Except that Hitler actually managed to conquer half the world instead of being a powerless figure used as a convenient bugaboo to scare people into rationalizing immoral acts. You know?

If you're a scientist in, say, 1942, when all of Europe from Spain to Moscow is under Hitler's control, and then someone comes to you and tells you he's working on an atomic bomb, should that prospect not scare you?

Almost all of the scientists who made the A-bomb (with a few notable exceptions like Edward Teller, who never met a bomb he didn't like) agonized over the morality of it. Many organized after the Nazi threat had receded to try and put the genie back in the bottle. It's a smear to categorize them as "good Germans" who were just using Hitler as an easy way to rationalize away unjustifiable behavior.
Yes I'm quite aware. You'd actually build a number of semi-trailers that had the proper rigging on them, welded down. My point was to say that it's entirely possible to fit that size of a tube onto a semi trailer with no hardship at all. No wide corners, no permits, no height restrictions, none of that.

If it's possible to make two tunnel boring machines meet at the middle of the English channel with the starting points separated by some 20 miles, then it's entirely possible to build a pipe-section-holding jig which can ensure precise alignment. I probably can't write a check for one and have it in a year (partly because I don't have $5mm, also because the plans don't exist yet) but to suggest that it would take more than three years to design, build and verify such a machine is a bit extreme. You could probably do it in a year or less provided that you're willing to pay more.

The machine as a whole doesn't exist yet but all the various component pieces of it do and they're all COTS parts. It's part tunnel boring machine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_boring_machine) part orbital welder (http://www.mecomachineandfab.com/public/images/photos/orbita...) and the rest is "glue."

Make it 300 feet long so that it's always resting on pipe that's already affixed at two separate pylons and so that it doesn't deflect the pipe on either side of the joint it's about to make. An external crane (or if you get clever, one built onto the TBM/welder rig) lifts the pipe up, the jig grabs hold of it, positions it, and then makes the weld. Let the machine advance slightly and x-ray the entire weld for QA/QC and provided it passes, advance the machine to do the next section.

If you wanted me to make one of these for you I'd probably quote $500k-$1mm for the initial research including a small prototype (10-20" diameter) and I would guess (+- 50%) $10mm for the big one.
Drones are great, but their control systems are ridiculously easy to take down. What happens when you command links are taken down? (RF jamming, satellites destroyed, etc) You're gonna need a "human powered" "analog" fallback.
The name "Dread Pirate Roberts" is (quite cleverly, IMHO) picked up from the character from The Princess Bride [aside: go watch the film -- it's great fun!].

It is possible that this "person" is much like Satoshi Nakamoto, given that in The Princess Bride, the pirate is not actually one person, but a series of individuals who periodically pass the name and reputation to a chosen successor.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dread_Pirate_Roberts
You have a few possibilities. The most secure is setting up your own system on your own server. Sure, unencrypted data can still be picked up on route but this is probably the best solution for increasing privacy. If it is too much of a hassle for you to set up and admin postfix, etc. yourself, then choose a small email specific hosting company that has a strong privacy statement - this in general should be more private than GMail, Yahoo mail, etc.
Yes. Millions of years of evolution led us to manual dexterity with our fingers, and with it we have (in an intellectual sense at least) taken over the planet.

I have grave doubts about devices that ask us to give all of that up. The medical apps talked about above seem like a pretty good use, if you need infrequent medium-to-gross motor control of something in a sterile environment.
Correction: iCloud Beta Incorporates windows (Metro) look and feel.
There's a need for us carrier types to agree on a single-packet auth model. Basically, a way for both sides to agree on an an acceptable nonce, so HTTP Digest can be used without having to get a new nonce from the server.
Anyone else wobble their Macbook back and forth to see if the background shifts in response? (it doesn't)
The XCode Python support comment is specious at best.

We're talking about C -- the lingua franca of systems programming and important on every major computing platform.

I'd be more sympathetic to Microsoft's insistence that it "wasn't their focus" if they didn't have a long history of ignoring industry standards in favour of their own.

However, Microsoft recently said they were going to implement more of c99:

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/06/c99-ac...

...and to their credit, they've almost fully implemented the standard library from the C99 standard:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/vcblog/archive/2013/07/19/c99-librar...

Of course, the C11/C++11 committees know how to solve this silliness -- they've intentionally worked on bringing the most recent C11 and C++11 standards closer so that if you implement C++11 you have to implement more C support :-)

The world no longer revolves around Windows or Microsoft platforms; every major platform except Microsoft's has an included or defacto compiler that supports C99. Developers wanting to write code that can be used on multiple platforms are understandably upset that Microsoft has made their lives more difficult for no good reason.

I view their lack of C99 support the same as their continued refusal to natively support OpenGL on Windows Phone, et al.

Although, given they recently implemented WebGL -- I remain hopeful.

Finally, I'd note that I'm pragmatic about this; I don't expect full C99 support. I'd accept full C11 support instead -- the controversial parts of C99 were made optional in C11. And they now finally seem committed to at least making a useful attempt at C99/C11 support thanks to the C++11/C++1y standards.
I am not assuming and I agree about the magical box, but I have little sympathy for user ignorance and tire of this as an excuse. In the UK we are facing massive internet censorship because the masses of 'computer is magic' users are outraged about Facebook and Twitter posts, and accept filters to be put in place etc
My mum thinks it's a great idea. It is complete bullshit caused by utter ignorance and failure to comprehend what is at stake etc. Sorry to rant but I get upset that this is somehow an excuse.
I'd imagine the police having guns in America are a great deterrent for rioters
Yeah I don't doubt you'd be able to find answers to any Go question, the point though is that you'll have to work a little harder than with a "more mature" "language" like Node.js.
But it also centralizes your login mechanisms. As long as no one can try to log in as me from China (Or any other place that isn't near me), then I'm not worried.

For most people, if someone has access to your phone (and your lock PIN, if you have one), you're already screwed. You probably get email on your phone, so it would be as simple as doing a "Forgot Your Password" thing.

Clef sort of acts like your house key for the internet. It's safe because it's with you.
Just so the article is clear on which group it's trying to scapegoat: they fail to mention any of the big biotech companies who also run commuter coaches out of San Francisco.

There are so many reasons for SF's growing wealth gap and housing costs. This is just an article with all the same hate-speech as one blaming a minority.
This is true. Isn't that California's governmental motto: "When in doubt, tax"? (Half kidding).
It also has iOS-style notification popovers at least for mail and calendar.
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Just for fun, this is not a real peek:
http://9to5mac.com/2013/08/08/a-look-at-what-an-ios-7-inspir...
Great point Articulate! It's certainly true that causation (or, with the Gambler's Fallacy, falsely-presumed causation) plays a part in the post, but at the same time the importance of statistics cannot be overplayed. The correlation between preexisting and current trends is strongly emphasized; this can lead to that falsely-presumed causation you mentioned, and that in turn can lead to people treading water and ultimately failing. We're both in agreement that A doesn't necessarily equate to B though, and that's the overarching message behind the Gambler's Fallacy in sales and business. Just because a customer has bought from you before doesn't necessarily mean that they'll buy from you again; you need to wow them by being obsessed with them and their problems.
Well, that's a terrible idea. Why do you think so many plugins are being phased out?
The article states that exactly.
Someone should make a meta-medium just for medium posts about medium.
I never understood the "Job Seeker Premium" badge. It just makes you look desperate in my mind.
Unless you tell the drone beforehand what you want it to do, so it knows what to do when comms go down.
> If I'm going to try and be environmentally friendly, and healthy, you know what, I'll cycle that 11 mile each way commute of yours (hell my current one is ~30miles a day).

Oh, get over yourself. Some people like cars. I commute to work every day on a bike too, and you know what, my family _also_ owns a car. How am I going to get my 6-month-old to his doctor's appointment with a bike? That would need a bus or a cab. No thank you. Bike's aren't appropriate for everything, but this car will take care of everything you need it to as long as you don't leave the city with it. I don't really like leaving the city. But for the rare time I'd need to, I'm sure renting a Lexus with the gas savings would be acceptable.
You said, with regards to memorization, in your OP:

"I'm convinced anyone can do this and the major thing stopping them is their belief that they can't do it."

If you want to now adjust that claim and say "some can do it", you better be able to tell us how to distinguish.
Absolutely. With IPv4 becoming scarce this is surely needed. However, we are working with select few carriers to see if we can have this done the right way!
If paying "road tax" (DMV fees, in California parlance) entitled me to park or idle wherever I wanted — like in bus zones — I'd be a much happier driver :)

Also, as I've mentioned elsewhere in the thread, SF has no income tax (per state law), and the property taxes are held quite low by Prop 13, so saying Googlers make the city richer (compared to other residents) isn't really correct. They certainly do pay some nice sales tax, I'm sure, but it's not like a Googler who makes 2x median income is going to benefit SF 2x a median citizen.
I used to use it heavily. In the last few months, I've also been using C++ heavily, because I'm working on some heavy performance boosts for Kiln Harmony. But I believe I am the only person in the entire company writing C++ at the moment.
The headline of this article bothered me in this regard. Node.js is decidedly middle of the pack in terms of performance:

http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

In addition to various JVM technologies, there are faster technologies in C++, PHP, and Lua.
If all the parts are reusable, does it really matter whether it's SSTO or two-stage?
> In the Balkans, you have rich gypsies throwing money on women at their weddings and carrying more bling on them than you will ever have in your lifetime.

From my understanding, the throwing of money during a wedding is a tradition in some cultures. It's either used to pay for the wedding, or the money goes around and is used in another wedding.

I've given money at weddings, in an envelope instead of throwing it, but I wouldn't call that a display of wealth. Not if spending YOUR money on YOUR wedding isn't, at least.
If, for example, you had high density housing along the Caltrain corridor you'd probably find that a lot less people would feel the need to live in SF.

What are you talking about? There's plenty of housing by Caltrain. I myself live within bed-shaking distance of Caltrain.

A shortage of residences near Caltrain isn't the problem. The problem is ... all these cities SUCK. They are homogeneous culturally barren wastelands. THAT'S why people want to live in SF.

But by moving to SF in such large numbers, with tech millions burning a hole in their pockets, they are driving up rents and home prices to such a degree that non-techies cannot afford to live there.

As this continues, SF itself will turn into a homogeneous culturally barren wasteland - more like San Jose. And the yuppie bars and overpriced restaurants that remain will be staffed by workers bussed in from somewhere else. The art and music and quirkiness will be long gone.
Its not empty because its 1mb but it is misleading because in the original article someone's comment showed Node going much faster than Go. If it were empty then Node would be faster because you can get 4000 req per sec if its empty. I think something weird is going on though because it should be more than 300 per sec with the new Node version even if its 1mb.
> I'm not selling anything. I'm merely passing on my own experiences and those of my friends. If you choose to continue to believe you can't memorize things because of some innate lack of ability, it doesn't affect me at all.

Fortunately, there's a large body of scientific research that can tell us how many numbers a person can memorize in short term memory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus...)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exceptional_memory
In this short "debate", sillysaurus has called me "annoying", "smug", "arrogant", "biased" and referred to me repeatedly as "people like you".

He's not debating me. He's debating every person that ever insulted him and using me as the punching bag while he's doing it. He's not listening to what I'm saying. Every time I reply to him he hears the people who have been putting him down and becomes more angry. Why in the world would I type out another reply to him?

Anyway, I don't see the significance of his question as aimed toward me.

what the difference is between someone who has a mental handicap, and who just isn't very good at memorizing things

He used the word handicap - I was just quoting him. I don't know what a mental handicap that causes you not to be able to memorize might look like. Does he have a traumatic brain injury? That would be a handicap. But he says he was like this since birth. Did oxygen get cut off to him during delivery? I have no idea what he's talking about when he says he's handicapped. How in the world can I answer his question?

In any case, I was aiming my comment at normal people and to head off the next silly question of what normal is, I mean people of typical mental capacity.
Re-entry vehicles on ICBMs are moving extremely fast, and aren't really maneuverable in the sense you're thinking. They're not designed to dodge ABMs so much as hit multiple targets from a single ICBM.

Even if you could somehow add high maneuverability to a MIRV, it wouldn't be close to matching how well an ABM can maneuver.
For those not aware, the Forbes author of this article wrote a book on the history of cypherpunks (including the mailing list) which Dread Pirate Roberts was most likely a part of, or the very least inspired by it's members in some way: http://www.amazon.com/This-Machine-Kills-Secrets-WikiLeakers...

Having interviewed Timothy May, Cryptome founder and Phil Zimmermann is probably how he earned enough reputation to have this interview set up.
Who would ride that? Google provides the service for free and you get to use WiFi while on board. MUNI operates within city limits, makes no sense to offer a bus outside of the city.
I'm sorry about your memory problem, but I think you're being a little sensitive. OP's point was simple: if you believe in yourself, you'll be in a better position to succeed. No, this doesn't guarantee success. But it's better than not believing you can. You're correct, your crippled grandma won't be able to walk because she believes she can. Unfortunately that wasn't OP's point.
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It has gotten a lot better on all fronts.
The USA is basically accepting Bitcoins and the like as legitimate currency, with the recent FINCEN guidance and with the various positive results in the courts. I would be more worried about the EU banning BTC than the USA, because of all the issues the Eurozone is having financially, as part of a general effort to prop up the Euro currency and the many failed Eurozone banks.
try London where most of the new property built in central London is owned by rich outsiders as investments / bolt holes in case their country sufferers civil unrest
there's a huge imbalance in the gender distribution at tech conferences, i don't see how trying to make it more equal is sexist.
+1 on the amphibious assault ships. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_carrier
Also, corvettes and the like can rearm and refuel the helicopters they carry.
It's already been developed in the 1980s with the Pershing 2 systems. They used inertial navigation, then terminal homing via a radar transmitter.
+1 just for the ASCII graph!
The Paradox of Wearable Technologies
The Shuttle was a political football that had extreme requirements placed on it that were never used as part of its subsequently-shelved military mission. The Shuttle also pushed the envelope extremely hard. Finally, its funding was cut severely during development. All of this made it much less reusable than it might have been.

The SpaceX project suffers from none of these problems. A relatively conventional rocket with medium-performance engines, no crazy DoD requirements, and a sane budgeting process should do a whole lot better when it comes down to being actually reusable.
Agreed, that article totally missed the point here on the NIMBY-ism all over SF. Look at cities like Vancouver (often voted best city to live in the world) and their core is filled with dense skyrises that also ensure vibrant and busy street level activity which leads to lower crime and safer streets.
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Yep. I liked the effect switching between the home screen and the "apps". My next thought was "I wonder if the parallax thing works too?"

Nope.