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Remember that the prequels weren't really "shot" so much as "composited." The effects shots, which were pretty much all of them, could have been rendered at whatever resolution they wanted, then downconverted to 2K for distribution.

Same idea as recording individual audio tracks at extremely high quality. The final mix ends up sounding better than you might expect.
"Those who would trade security for convenience deserve neither" (with apologies to Mr Franklin)

Having said that, I'm in exactly the same position.

(Though I'm very seriously considering going back to running a mail server myself - probably on a RaspberryPi inside a locked cabinet at home…)
Why are you coming to a news website for intentionally unhelpful "artistic" headlines? I think you might have made a wrong turn.
I'd say they have different goals and different scaling capabilities. BitMessage may be a good way to facilitate public key exchange for IronPigeon though.
I lived in India for awhile and had female friends go though a bit of what is described in the story it brings back situations I was in and I empathize.

But why is this on the front page of Hacker News?
Ethnocentrism would imply racism, whereas our pluralism is one of the ways our culture is more free. Korea and Japan are wealthy, first-world liberal democracies, but they abhor immigration and remain 99% ethnically homogenous. The weakness of their cultures is (ironically) ethnocentrism. And even though Western Europe is much better, no place really matches America on this one.
UK Government Destroys 'Guardian' Hard Drives Over Snowden Story
> Doing the right thing is worth taking a little risk.

I won't disagree outright with that, but what is "the right thing" here?

The threat of litigation is incredibly real when it comes to employment issues. Even the most proactive employers (those that attempt to follow the law and keep meticulous records) face lawsuits from employees, former employees and job applicants. The potential damages can be significant (particularly for certain causes of action) and even small and seemingly baseless claims can easily result in five figures worth of attorney's fees (or more).

Here, despite apparently having some idea that his actions could expose his employer to a lawsuit, an
employee decided that his employer should take on legal risk despite the fact that his supervisor effectively told him to proceed in a manner that would reduce risk substantially.

If as a result of this employee's actions, the company was unable to pay someone's salary, or had to allocate money from expansion to legal expenses, would you still suggest that the employee did "the right thing"?
This is crazy. I have traveled a lot and I have never even been close to having any of those things happening to me.

I hope this gets published and circulated widely because women need to realize how dangerous traveling can be.

I have known a few women who have not taken proper precautions.

It's sad, but reality.
My point is that holding him in an airport for few hours is piss poor attempt at intimidation. I've been subjected to worse at the hands of baggage handlers strike or a heavy storm.
I don't know much about the mechanics or engineering of the Model S, but I'm going to take a gander and say that much of that extra weight comes from the battery pack (and other parts of the non-traditional drivetrain), which isn't a (huge?) factor in a crash test (though I could be wrong).

Just checked - yep - the battery weighs an estimated ~ 545kg or 1200 lbs [1].

I'd expect the structural components to actually be lighter than competitors, given that they're fabricated with aluminum vs steel.

[1] http://www.teslamotors.com/fr_CA/forum/forums/model-s-batter...
Ubuntu Edge Raises $10 Million on Indiegogo
Target Process to Manage Your Agile Team
Wow thanks for that autocorrect tip.

It always annoyed me when I make a typo and git almost always knows what I meant but doesn't correct it for me.

It was all a git config away.

I'd be interested in more git config options. Anyone know where I can find a full list? A quick google shows me the basic user name, email, etc options which I already have.
Grubwithus (YC W11) is failing
LASER's homepage ( http://carboni.ca/projects/p/laser ) for some reason does not load in my browser. http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/http://carboni.ca/project...

Judging the project from its feature list in the README.md, it does not seem like LASER is capable of handling arbitrary invariants.
What is advance commission? Was he paid a base?
Curious if anyone has experience running .NET applications under mono on Heroku?
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:hacker-...

Dear Hacker Scouts Family,

For the past several months we have been dealing with an issue that we now feel is at a point where it is important to let you know what is going on. A few months ago, we received a Cease and Desist letter from the Boy Scouts of America when we tried to trademark our name. Through various letters, we have tried to quietly come to a compromise, but the BSA position is clear: change our name or they will take us to court.

This is a difficult situation for us. We believe in our name and our right to use the word "scouts". The BSA's main argument is that they have a constitutional charter that they interpret to mean they have the right to use and trademark any word they choose. We disagree. We believe the charter itself may be unconstitutional, and that "scouts" is a world-wide connotation for a youth organization that existed before them and will exist long after them. We have also tried to be very clear in our message that we are not affiliated with the Boy Scouts nor are we trying to replace them. We do not offer the same experience, nor do we have a similar model as they do. We did not base our organization on them.

Our board will be making a decision soon, based on advice from our lawyers and our own sense of duty. Our primary responsibility is to act in service of our mission and the kids we serve. We have been thinking a lot about our core values and what path models those values to the community we care so deeply about; moving on when it is necessary or standing up for what is right. Thinking about this situation in that context has been powerful and meaningful for us.

We will let you know soon what the decision is, and how you can help. Thank you for your support and understanding.

The Hacker Scouts Staff, Board, Leaders, and Mentors.
I've always found the star safety ratings confusing especially when I've noticed compact cars getting the same stars as large cars.

I'd like to just see each model ranked by number of fatalities per mile driven. Wouldn't that make a lot more sense?

Is such a statistic available anywhere?
I'd say it's because of the same reason why some people vote against their own best interests (e.g. less taxes on the wealthy). They believe that one day, they will be rich and powerful, so they had better not vote in things that would affect them when they get there.

The problem is, most of them never get there.
I studied abroad in India in the late '90s as part of a group of undergrads from different universities. Every single woman in my group, and I mean 'every single woman in my group' was groped or innapropriately touched at least once during the one semester we were there. There were 3 Indian-American women in our group and they were not immune either. One instance I will never forget we were standing at a bus stop in the afternoon and someone just walked up and grabbed my friend's breast and disappeared into the crowd. We also had multiple instances of man/men climbing over the wall of our group house and stare into women's rooms.

It sucks. And I think western women travelling to India need to adjust their expectations. When a female friend of mine recently told me she was planning on travelling to India I asked her so many questions and got so up in her business she literally told me to chill out and stop worrying so much. I didn't stop bugging her until she promised to start her stay with some locals until she got better acquainted there.

I had an amazing time studying in India and have been back since. I would never tell someone to not go to India. But western women need to be aware that not everywhere is safe to travel without a male companion. Ideally travel with a husband, boyfriend or male friend and dress like the local women dress. Many western women will mistakenly wear underwear(choli or pavada) not-knowing they're supposed to wear a sari over it. Don't do that if you don't want to be groped.

As some people have pointed out it's not an Indian only problem.
>ECMAScript 4 had to be dropped when people realized that turning JavaScript into a JS-Java hybrid increased complexity rather than decreasing it.

AS3 (which completely conforms with the ES4 draft specification) is a lot nicer to use than JavaScript (ES5.1 included). It gives you means to organize your code and your tools also have a clue what you're doing.

TypeScript is very similar.
It doesn't closely resemble the former Eastern Bloc at all.
Security Community Raises Money for Researcher Snubbed by Facebook
Are you a Googler? You are just brainwashed. Several months after you leave Google your brain restores its sanity, and you will laugh at all this sectarian bs that you currently consider as a deep truth or something.
Physical security is an integral part of information security. But if governments start doing things like that, what kind of country are we living in?
What's your opinion on CornellFetch.com?
www.cornellfetch.com

Potential startup and expand to more campuses? Ethical issues? What are your thoughts?
> The second title is objectively more descriptive

Is it? Probably most people who haven't yet read the story don't know who David Mirdanda is, since the story they haven't read yet is the thing they would most likely know him for. "Schedule 7" is meaningless without context. "The danger that all reporters now face" is meaningless without context -- they could just as well be talking about libel laws or piracy or some news about the Apple antitrust case.

The new title is objectively less descriptive because it gives the reader no clue as to what the article is actually about before reading it. The original title tells you exactly what the article is about. "You've had your debate. There's no need to write anymore." That's what the article is about.
Realising this was one of the best things in my career, it helped me increase my confidence in job interviews. They now weren't just me desperately selling myself to the company, but also them trying to sell me on why I should work there.
New 'PirateBrowser' Prevents Web Censorship
Not exactly a diagram but the a video of the test:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dz2FMfv-CSc

A bmw 3 series (not full frontal):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XG8BQt4sHY
Not only are rape and sexual harrassment quite prevalent in wealthy, modern cities it also has a very real presence in those within the highest income brackets of those cities.

What comes with education and wealth is the sophistication to define the context in which said violence takes place. It can be swept under the rug, it can occur between people who know each other and both want it kept secret, it can occur and then be dealt with by a large sum of money. It is quite ridiculous that being poor inherently makes one more likely to be a rapist when there's no evidence suggesting a causal link.
Dear Lisa Rudgers, please hire me
Exactly, even though it's not really "even" considering they're profiting off your work (unless you're a necessary evil). I guess you get some other perks if you're not bound to a horrible contract, like paid sick time and vacation.

Personally, I go about things in the same way, but hope I get a union job I just applied for. IMO, that changes the whole solidarity/loyalty relationship.
They exist [1] but can be misleading because different kinds of people buy different kinds of vehicles. So muscle cars and 4x4s have higher crash rates than minivans and economy sedans mainly because of the people that drive them.

[1] http://www.iihs.org/externaldata/srdata/docs/sr4204.pdf
IMO CVs should be 3 pages.

1) Cover letter. Explain why you want the job and why you're a good person for that job.

2) Contact Details & Education. Most relevant and recent should be top of the list.

3) Previous Work experience. List only relevant skills from each position.

Less is more. If they want more detail they will ask for it in the interview.
The point of confusion here is that people think the terms "terrorism" and "terrorist" only apply to bad guys.

But so far as the government is concerned, "terrorism" is really defined as "doing anything the government doesn't like". If you leak secrets, they'll call you a terrorist. If you KNOW people who leak secrets, you're probably considered to be "aiding terrorists."

"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" works both ways.
And their core, types and contracts are the same thing: logical propositions asserting properties of a program that have to be enforced somehow. The difference is the method of enforcement: types are enforced via static analysis and contracts are enforced via runtime checks.

Oh, and if what you meant was "types cannot check pre/postconditions", then you should have a look at dependently typed languages. Some dependently typed systems can express any proposition expressive in first-order predicate logic. (The downside is that satisfying the type checker becomes bloody hard.)
"how I made my toyota tercel 5x faster... (I sold it and bought a porsche)"
Remember if anyone promised you verbally any financial windfall in exchange for loyalty, no matter how charismatic they are don't fall for it. In the end they would end up most likely not delivering (and of course they will blame on an external scapegoated 3rd party for it).

It is a good idea to always be read to leave. Don't burn bridges but don't assume the company you work for is your family. Why? They extract double the work from you working nights in exchange for fluffy promises. A lot of managers are managers because they know how to promote well. Promote themselves well and promote the company to you. Be aware of that.
Here is the relevant law: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/36/30905

I can't believe that they can claim "scout". After all, scouting is a global phenomena!
Daughter Breakin' it Down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11WSq1FRhE0&feature=youtu.be

Mad Funny!
How much does the gas tank, motor, radiator, transmission, etc. in a normal car weigh? Have to subtract that out of the 1,200lbs to see how much extra is added.
You should never outsource your value proposition.

Probably that literally is true. But the phrase itself generally goes with the unsaid assumption you should outsource something.

It's been said that security is different from everything else in that it can't be bolted on later and it can't be the job of some of the organization. That's probably true too. And if the NSA's "value proposition" is security, then one assumes they shouldn't outsource anything.

But there's this small problem that the NSA metastasizing has gone hand-in-hand with the whole government contracting revolution. Especially, the various private entities sucking the teet of the state are the ones best placed to lobby for more and more funds for the various agencies, the "revolving door" is now well established as the means by which agency officials are rewarded and so-forth. So you can't stop subcontracting yet you can't do it securely.

Well, bummer for them. Hopefully there will be more, not fewer, breaches in the future. They seem more in our advantage than otherwise.
I wouldn't trust anything that important across a wire, and neither should you.
I am really proud of Elon and his crew.

For someone who has made a first pass at making a car he sure has set the bar very high. The performance, quality and safety of this vehicle show that anything is possible.

However, on the flip side, it shows how uncompetitive the U.S. market has become. It takes vast sums of money to compete with the big 3.

I look forward to Elon pushing the limits in space and with the hyperloop.
What about getting paid in stock? Then should you have loyalty?
Firefox Users Migrating to Google Chrome
> You can't be liable for a disability you don't know about, and I wouldn't assume he has one.

When it comes to employment matters, you can be sued by just about anyone for just about anything.

Opposing counsel can and will spin every fact that seems meaningless or innocuous. For example, the poster here indicates that he responded to the applicant through a personal email. This is not normal behavior, so you can bet a plaintiff's attorney would focus in on that and try to use it to suggest that the poster didn't response through his work email because he knew something wrong was being done.

Talk to any defense-side employment attorney and they'll all tell you the same thing: flimsy, baseless lawsuits are filed against employers every single day. But responding to a flimsy, baseless lawsuit costs money, and many of these lawsuits are settled because it's more cost-effective and expedient to pay to make the case go away.

Bottom line: taking action based on an unrealistic "you can't be liable..." attitude is extremely dangerous.
OP - If you can sell, you can sell yourself and your firm. Short term you'll have problems, but medium term you'll be ok and long term you'll do fine. Hang in there!
Sure. http://parametrek.com

I should probably re-shoot the demo video. It is seriously dated.
> Even running your own mailserver (on a computer in your home, for example) won't save you from dragnet NSA surveillance or targeted attacks, but at least you'll know if the government sends you a National Security Letter or obtains a FISA court order for your email.

At which point you could disconnect your mail store from the server, stick it somewhere safe, and claim that you don't store mail, you just read it then delete it. They'd have to get a warrant to search your home, they'd probably decide it isn't worth it.
I don't disagree entirely. . .and in my previous life as a manager. . .and before that, as a team lead. . .I encouraged everyone to keep growing professionally and to keep their resume updated - and to never assume that they could stay forever and/or leave on their own terms. I told them that I did and that I just considered it sound professional advice, no matter how much we loved and respected each other, the organization's mission, etc. On the other hand, I do have loyalty to any co-workers and managers that I genuinely like AND respect. Not to the point that I would sacrifice myself professionally for them, but I do have loyalty. And in past lives, I've told those that I trusted to be mum and professional when I was starting to look for another position - even if was just another position in the same organization and just to give them a heads-up.

As a matter of fact, my peer in our organization left a few months ago. She felt guilty, knowing that my life would almost immediately become more difficult, but I stressed to her to do what was best for her. She started to waver when management asked her to delay her departure - I reiterated that she should not worry about me or management. She was loyal - which I appreciated. And I was loyal and shoved her out the door.
What is the calculated correlation between NHTSA vehicle safety score and vehicle weight. I don't know this, but suspect that it is a less significant factor than you imply. Add that the Tesla is 1000lbs+ of battery.

Safety is engineering and materials. More materials help, of course, but more materials without the engineering simply equals more kinetic energy. There are vehicles from big SUVs to tiny SMART cars doing superbly on crash tests now.
Unfortunate title for the post. Age has nothing to do with understanding these points.
I was thinking the same thing when I saw that. If you have too few people doing the job, the sh*t will really hit the fan. If everyone's too busy to do their own job, nobody will watch the watchers.
Battle Of The Office Suites: Microsoft Office And LibreOffice Compared
We have a number of one-click deployments running in TeamCity. It's honestly very straightforward. If you're deploying to Azure you can use either the Powershell or node.js libraries to talk to their API. We use powershell. Basically, we compile using msbuild, package the artifacts into an Azure package, and deploy it via the API. Doing zero-downtime deploys to Azure is a matter of how you use the API. You can substitute EC2, another cloud, or traditional hosting and while the tools and APIs get progressively less powerful, it's all doable. At the simplest level you may just use msdeploy as your "API."

I'm a huge believer in this kind of automation. We make extensive use of TeamCity to drive it. In addition to builds, automated tests, and deployments, we also use it for release promotion and doing other housekeeping tasks like cleaning up data from QA environments, restoring testing databases, etc.
James Cameron said in November 2012, on his possible usage of 48 FPS:

“If there is acceptance of 48 [FPS], then that will pave the way for Avatar (sequels) to take advantage of it.”

http://latino-review.com/2012/11/james-cameron-talks-avatar-...

There are going to be 3 Avatar sequels:

http://variety.com/2013/film/news/avatar-to-get-three-sequel...

Time enough to iron out any issues with HFR (high frame rate). 48 OR 60.
> This works only if the electorate allows their votes to be bought.

You don't have to buy votes. Just the politicians.
That looks like the difference between waking up sore the next morning and waking up in the hospital the next morning. Pretty impressive how well the Tesla does given how little space is available to absorb the blow.

Minor nitpick: your second link is a Prius c, which is quite a bit smaller than a regular Prius, and more like a Yaris aside from the drivetrain. Still a decent example of a "normal" car in any event.
Nobody Wants To Eat with Internet Strangers
Microsoft’s Tag barcode service to end in 2015
I imagine NASA's crawler transporters would score exceedingly well on most of these tests, assuming the technicians survived.
That's better, but still ridiculous.
Modern crash engineering is really impressive (that under-car view is really neat!)

This 2009 vs. 1959 offset crash shows how much things have changed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joMK1WZjP7g
A Frequentist Approach to Probability
Draw and Save an image in Java