skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
China has some serious problems. The government corruption is getting better but the bureaucracy is on another level. Most people resort to bribery because going through the official channels is next to impossible and the bribe ends up being cheaper but it is starting to change.

The big problem with chinese entrepreneurs is that they dont understand or like they idea or serial entrepreneurship. To sell or merge with another company is considered for your company to have failed not a successful exit. They dont care about having lots of money but having the power of being the CEO of a major corporation that is listed on some stock exchange, they will do anything to get listed even if they dont need the money and know that the stock will tank as soon as the IPO opens. What ends up happening is there are tons of great small tech companies but no giants because the small companies refuse to merge together to compete with giants like google and microsoft. Only giants like tencent and baidu who have become chinese giants on their own can compete globally. This is the big reason why there are few hardware giants coming out of china, there are tons of small hardware companies like xiaomi that refuse to sell their patents and IP and eventually die taking their tech with them. Xiaomi is extremely popular in china and their phones are quite good for the price, they are serious competition for google, samsung and apple in china.
This is the point behind Agile with its two/three week deadlines. You take a day, set your goal and break down the tasks for your sprint and have a quick scrum every day to make certain you're on track.

The nice thing about it is that it stops you from getting distracted on a constant basis and you have something done at the end of your sprint.
Just got mine. So far I'm kinda unimpressed.
Its key-sense is clunky/latent, the camera is a little dark.
Browsing is OK, youtube works, other video stuff doesn't.
The orange is not as horrible as I thought it would be.
Haven't been able to make a call with it yet since I don't have a good SIM for it, but $80 for an unlocked phone is a good deal any way you look at it...
"splitting bulk purchases somehow" is exactly what retailers are doing for you now. This is called "bulk breaking". http://www.encyclo.co.uk/define/Bulk%20breaking
Thanks, that's something I thought, but wasn't sure, because as a Finn it's hard to get enough samples of the equivalent situation: someone speaking my native language without accent or without grammatical errors.
Maybe, but isn't programming pretty much the only job where there is such a shortage these days? It's also a job where the product is pure information, so I'm still of the opinion the solution to the problem is to drop the requirement for physical presence and start hiring remotely.
Collosal d-baggery! You need a reality TV show streamed on Netflix! You're 31337!
Taking A Closer Look At Milgram's Shocking Obedience Study
Um, where are the actual numbers of SKUs at Walmart and Costco? She implies they're in the graphic, but they're not. She mentions 108,000 SKUs at Walmart further down, but I have no idea what it is at Costco, except that it's less than 108,000.
Can you elaborate on these various channels? It's easy to say you provide exposure, but once you have 500k bands, how do you offer any individual band valuable exposure?
This story is a rehash of a 6 year old story.
Can I just delete my LinkedIn account without performing professional suicide? It's probably out of date, and I use it for less than 5% of what's actually going on there.
in js: console.log("\u062E \u0337\u0334\u0310\u062E")
So to avoid spam, you sign up for a service from one of the biggest spammers in the business?
It's less than the percentage of the world still using IE6!
MIUI is probably the best Android based OS available. I switched to it from Cyanogen and after two years I still keep my old Desire since I can't bother to change to any other OS and then hassle with rooting it. My next phone might just come with MIUI out of the box.
Are you a communist? Or just trolling?
It depends on the HW, if you're actually writing SW that requires HW acceleration, you better be doing it right.
If you're just being lazy or you want it for licensing, GLWT.

P2P topologies have huge drawbacks, so you need to be really careful as well.
The AAA game industry is extremely risk averse - if you are using something it either has to be successfully used before or you need to make a demo that proves its viability.

For graphics or physics it's easy to make a demo - you render a spinning buddha or simulate a hundred balls, show how much CPU and GPU it takes and everyone can extrapolate this to the full game. I don't know what could be a sufficient prove of Ocaml viability other than a full game written in Ocaml.

I am not familiar with indies or mobile but I imagine, they are even less likely to risk as their chance for success is already pretty low and it would be rather reckless to add more unknowns from an untested technology.
consider checking out unity which has a very rapid testing flow and should be even more productive than flash!
I posted a combination with 5 different characters.

This is also working:

\u062E \u0310\u0310\u0310\u062E
- people that put their percentage symbols in the wrong place
Using Basecamp? Get more out of it with Screenshots in your To-Dos
A 4096-byte jungle
I think it's important to realise that Indiegogo allows "raise money to send X to college/hospital” and other such campaigns. For hardware projects, Kickstarter also insists on a working prototype, which Indiegogo does not.
> That's a nice thing in some ways, but my guess is that when you try and edit, say, Erlang or something else, those big IDE's are just going to sputter and flail because they're outside their comfort zone.

Yup, as much as I like Emacs and dislike IDEs, I fire up Eclipse without hesitation if I need to work on some Java code. Java just begs you to use an IDE because (1) It is incredibly cumbersome and (2) It's very nature make it possible to create powerful IDEs, that's not the case for most languages.
Thats the "Webkit Template Framework".
We are looking at hardware as well. P2p isn't always an option but if you can start there, prove the concept, then you may have more resources and hardware may be less risky.
i reckon linked in should have mandatory comments on an endorsement to explain why or what experience that endorser had regarding your skill.
You'll have to be more specific if you want to have a real discussion. Calling MongoDB a random coding expedition doesn't give me anything to go on, except perhaps just to flame back. Same goes with "ignoring everything". It's an absolutist statement that is patently false.

If there is something specific that MongoDB is blatantly or arrogantly ignoring from Oracle (i.e. the original article) -- technical, business model, whatever -- Then call it out.
Who says Lisp has no inline asm?
So i need to move New Zealand for development software.. Any software developer from New Zealand ??
One big point of the whole debate is that they DON'T actually jump through a lot of hoops to "listen in to your e-mail, cloud data transfers, phone calls, whatever." They just do it, and force the companies to comply, and if necessary, then lie to the courts.

And my communication might be "fair game" outside - IF they get to it. With an American company the question is just WHEN will they get to it.
I have a limited amount of time in my life and no wish to spend it playing "spot the logical fallacy in every paragraph" with McArdle. I have found it more efficient to learn that she is a feckless human being who will lie (by omission and otherwise) and entirely ignore her than teasing out the truth in her writings, which would require reading in detail the primary sources she is allegedly summarizing as well as the ones she silently omits.

Calling ad hominem is well and good and something to keep in the back of your mind, but I tend to agree with Daniel Davies that "giving known liars the benefit of the doubt" is more likely to steer you wrong.
Yeah, I tried to push for that. The margin on the products was too small. Due to some nasty wording in franchise agreements, the actual markup was 25% at most, terrible rates for retail. There just wasn't enough room to play with discounts/promotions as well as external servicing. At least not at their low volumes. I've seen other FBA projects go quite well though.
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The most effective bootcamp is jumping into a project and seeing it to completion.

For example, you can create a web app that plays checkers against the user. You can pretty much do this as a static HTML page with a JS engine handling the UI and AI.

Once you're done with that, create a webpage that allows the user to play no limit texas holdem against one or more bots.

Another great way to learn really fast is to read a lot of code. Search for JS game engines, and try out each one. Download their sample projects and run them. Read through the code. Instrument it with console.log's. Step through it with a debugger if necessary. Then start modifying the sample projects to add new little features.

After you're done playing with the sample projects, dig into the source of the JS game engine. Learn how it's done. Then repeat with the next JS game engine.
Custom Elements: Defining new elements in HTML - HTML5 Rocks
This isn't about liquid water, as far as I can tell.
Follow-up posts with more details about the LFSR used to store the all the details of the jungle in 31 bytes: http://samiam.org/blog/20130608.html
So for someone who is writing office document, Microsoft Word is the OS?

I think your definition attempt renders the term Operating System useless.

We have pretty good definitions of 'operating system' already, no need to invent new useless ones.
> Those of us who actually used Genera on a Symbolics Lisp Machine really, really hope that anyone who contemplates this sets their sights a helluva lot higher than GNU Emacs.

What's the best demonstration of its appeal? Any good videos to watch? Is there an equivalent of Englebart's Mother of All Demos for Lisp machines?
Before the SimCity joke parade begins, remember that the frequencies that are useful are the same frequencies that won't interact with biological matter.

Why?

Because if you pick a frequency that, like a microwave oven, heats up water, then you are wasting energy. The atmosphere is well stocked with water at varying, often unpredictable levels. Wasting beam energy on heating up passing water molecules is kinda pointless, so the frequencies chosen pass through without interacting.

So no. A beam going off axis will not set your city on fire.

In terms of the actual concept, the original book to read is Gerard O'Neill's 1976 The High Frontier. O'Neill proposed to boostrap orbital colonies at L4 and L5. These colonies would build and maintain orbital solar stations.

I think that realistically, that window has passed. If solar power stations were built now, it'd all be done remotely. That's a pity, because as romantic engineering visions go, O'Neill colonies were amazing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spacecolony4.jpeg
Thanks for sharing. Adding to the list, I built HN Showcase a while back with a similar goal:

http://www.hnshowcase.com/
How Scholars Hack the World of Academic Publishing Now
25+ must-have Photoshop actions for your toolkit 
No matter your area of expertise, chances are you’ve worked with photographs. Web and print designers alike are no strangers to the magnificence that can be captured in photos. It’s what we build our designs on top of and with, whether they’re the focus or just a background piece. And as the time passes and job titles become more expansive, we designers become the people who have to be able to edit images.
Can anyone tell me what's "Wouter’s dual-pass C++ class solution for game objects." ?
But how do they differentiate between the two. How do they know, that endorsement a is less worth, than say endorsement b?

And how to be sure about the differentiation?

Bit I have to say I'm biased:
I really do not give much on these sites. I tried LinkedIn years ago, but nearly no one used it here in Germany. I used to use the local equivalent, but it really was a big waste of time, at least for me and all the people I know who used it.

Recruiter spam, self-exposers, and so on. Nothing ever came from it. Really nothing.

So these sites ultimately live of the dreams of people and of recruiters with the (imho) wrong incentives.
I'd like to plug the logitech c920 webcam that not only has beautiful optics and a terrific auto-focus, wide viewing angle, and dual microphones, but also does the transcoding onboard.
Migraine sufferers' brains 'show structural differences'
rayiner wasn't talking about software. Software companies have an easy time "producing" their products. It's much harder in the hardware sector or when you invent car technology. Getting into those markets is expensive. Forging a deal with a car manufacturer, for instance, would put you in an extremely weak negotiating position. Patents give you some leverage and a defense mechanism when they go and use it without your permission.

So I also think ARM is a valid example of companies that wouldn't be alive if not for the patent system.

All that said, I'm not in favor of patents at all. Thinking of something should not give you ownership over a broad concept. Information should be shared freely, to improve upon and so everyone can enjoy the invention.
Hack Quantum
"In addition to familiar depression symptoms such as sadness, difficulty sleeping, feelings of guilt or worthlessness and loss of interest in pleasurable activities, the researchers expanded the list to include anger attacks, aggression or irritability, substance abuse, risk-taking behavior and hyperactivity."

That seems like it would border on the uselessly broad. Depression by that standard would mean not being happy and calm all the time.
Vodafone and O2 roll-out 4G
http://animefusing.com/hetaliathe-beautiful-world/

Hetalia: The Beautiful World, based on the webmanga Hetalia: Axis Powers by Hidekaz Himaruya, premiered on January 25, 2013 for mobile phones and animate.TV and premiered on January 28, 2013 for streaming on NicoNico Douga.[2] It is also the fifth season overall of the anime series Hetalia. It follows the adventures of anthropomorphic countries as they live through historical events and interact with focus on differences in culture and positive and negative Japanese stereotypes of other countries.
It was announced in the November 2012 edition of Comic Birz released in September 2012 that this season would be produced by a new staff and utilize a new illustrative style.[3] The staff will consist of director Hiroshi Watanabe, Series Composer Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, and Character Designer Mariko Oka.[4] In the December 2012 edition, it was announced that the series would premiere on January 25, 2013, and the eight main cast members from the previous seasons would reprise their roles.[4][5] Prior to the season’s broadcast, other characters that were confirmed to appear included Prussia[6][7], Romania[6], Romano[7], Spain[7], Turkey[8], Ukraine[8],Switzerland, The Nordics, and Chibitalia

Anime Movies, AnimeFusing, Anime Comedy, Anime Horror, Anime Drama, Anime Hot Movies, Anime Action, Anime Advanture, Anime Demons, Animefushing.com
Spin-off of Fate/stay night with Illyasviel von Einzbern as the protagonist, living an alternate life as a school girl.

ANIMEFUSING - Anime Movies Online Best. Animefusing always new upadates New Movies Anime to bring to you the best animated film category along with the Action, Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Animation, Fantasy, Demons, Magic, Game, Kids ..... In particular website very user-friendly and minimize the annoying advertising while watching movies. Wish you fun movie.
Thoughts on this Anime Series?
http://animefusing.com/ginga-kikoutai-majestic-prince-3/

Majestic Prince (マジェスティックプリンス Majesutikku Purinsu?) is a Japanese mangawritten by Rando Ayamine and illustrated by Hikaru Niijima. An anime adaptation was announced in the November 2012 issue of Weekly Hero’s magazine under the expanded title of Galactic Armored Fleet Majestic Prince (銀河機攻隊 マジェスティックプリンスGinga Kikōtai Majesutikku Purinsu?).[1] The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks. It began airing on TV on April 4, 2013, and is being streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll[2] and the Anime Network.[3]

Anime Movies, AnimeFusing, Anime Comedy, Anime Horror, Anime Drama, Anime Hot Movies, Anime Action, Anime Advanture, Anime Demons, Animefushing.com
Spin-off of Fate/stay night with Illyasviel von Einzbern as the protagonist, living an alternate life as a school girl.

ANIMEFUSING - Anime Movies Online Best. Animefusing always new upadates New Movies Anime to bring to you the best animated film category along with the Action, Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Animation, Fantasy, Demons, Magic, Game, Kids ..... In particular website very user-friendly and minimize the annoying advertising while watching movies. Wish you fun movie.
Thoughts on this Anime Series?
ttp://animefusing.com/pokemon-best-wishes-season-2-2/

POKEMON BEST WISHES! SEASON 2 -

This is a list of episodes of the current Japanese broadcast of the Pokémon anime series, broadcasting in Japan under the title Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2 デコロラアドベンチャーPoketto Monsutā Besuto Uisshu Shīzun Tsū Dekorora Adobenchā?) and internationally asPokémon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova and Beyond. Da!, as it is abbreviated in Japan, continues off from the previous season (known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N), featuring protagonist Ash Ketchum - alongside his friends Cilan and Iris - as they traverse the Decolore Islands (デコロラ諸島 Dekorora Shotō?) as Ash makes his way back to Kanto, with Iris joining so she can become a better Dragon Master, and Cilan planning on improving his Connoisseur skills with Kanto Pokémon.

Anime Movies, AnimeFusing, Anime Comedy, Anime Horror, Anime Drama, Anime Hot Movies, Anime Action, Anime Advanture, Anime Demons, Animefushing.com
Spin-off of Fate/stay night with Illyasviel von Einzbern as the protagonist, living an alternate life as a school girl.

ANIMEFUSING - Anime Movies Online Best. Animefusing always new upadates New Movies Anime to bring to you the best animated film category along with the Action, Adventure, Drama, Comedy, Animation, Fantasy, Demons, Magic, Game, Kids ..... In particular website very user-friendly and minimize the annoying advertising while watching movies. Wish you fun movie.
Thoughts on this Anime Series?
I liked this one:

http://www.graphicology.com/blog/2010/1/11/280-a-practical-y...
Thanks for rising that. Let see if my new Show HN(https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6294623) will got a better audience after your post :)
Curling the URL was one of the first things I tried, but I found it actually does work perfectly fine for me.
<begin: rambling catharsis>

My startup (UsableHQ) failed.

We did the whole accelerator program thing, landed decent post-accelerator funding (decent for the UK anyway), and spent 2 years working on it. I've spent a great deal of time thinking about what we did wrong, and, honestly, we did a lot wrong. All the usual things that people warn you about in fact. We built a product that no one really wanted. All the feedback was tremendously positive, but the reality was that the problem we were trying to solve was merely annoying rather than painful, so we failed to get any sort of proper traction. We spent far more time on product than on marketing or selling. We added features that were amazingly clever and cool, but that only affected 5% of the users. We used the newest technologies. We deluded ourselves that our idea was huge when it really wasn't. And so on. It was a catalogue of errors.

Then we ran out of money. Obviously.

Since I've been tremendously 'down' in what can only be described as a "mourning period" that felt very much like grieving. I felt like I'd failed entirely and won't ever succeed at anything. My confidence in writing code took a huge knock. I didn't have a clue what to do next. Life slowed waaaaaaaay down. I needed it to.

Thankfully though, through the amazing and supportive network of friends and family, I think I've bounced back a bit. I learned a tremendous amount during UsableHQ about running a SaaS company, building a product, and what makes me happy when I'm working on things. Experience of failure and learning from it is a valuable lesson.

So... I've started a new startup - http://pitcher.io ... doing it all again. This time though, no accelerator and no funding unless it's actually going to help rather than because it's "the thing you should do".
Rise Of The Software Developer, An 8 Part Series
Ask HN: Share your projects and the stories behind them
From Show HN: Highlighting Efforts of Creation from Hacker News [1]

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6291348

Conditions:

- all posts must include a story explaining why you care about the project

- if you post, you should give feedback to 4-5 other posts

I'll start!

Me and a friend from Stanford built a tool so that you don't miss opportunities. Within gmail, it reminds you of emails you sent that weren't replied to.

The url: http://gmailunreplieds.meteor.com/

We are also building a site for full time meteor.js, node.js and golang jobs, comment or email me if you're looking :)
"The terrorists have won.". This line always strikes me as kind of missing the point. Terrorists aren't the one infringing on your privacy and dismantling your rights.
Thank you for telling me.

I guess my submission would be dead too if I were hellbanned.

Anyway, it's not a big deal since the comment is just a tl;dr, but I've no idea why it isn't visible.

Maybe this thread? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6143244
A question on public/private key encryption
Why can't the private key be cracked by encrypting a large enough block of static data, all bits=1 for example, with the public key?
Seems to crash the tab in Chrome 29 on OSX.
Instead of running the mysql process, you could have Docker run supervisord, which in turn would be configured to fire up the mysql and ssh daemons.
I think the Spiegel did an article on Ludum Dare a couple of days ago, so they were already aware of it and had writers watching it. This game just seems very original and went viral quickly, so it was something worthy to write about. I don't think you could get just any Ludum Dare game into Spiegel just by doing good PR.
People assumes women are more likely to get depressed? I always thought it was the otherwise
Where do you think those americans come from? ;)

But I expected it to be US, frankly. Didn't expect "personality tests" from UK.
Skype’s first decade and a trail of missed opportunity
It does too in Europe, at least, when calling internationally to cell phones; the caller pays up until the border, the cell phone owner pays after that. This has led to a lot of cases of OMFG WTF when people come back home after a vacation and get their phone bill, :p.
Unfortunately, more attractive language to me, Groovy++ didn't get much traction.

Nowadays, Groovy seems to fading as well.
Didn't crash for me on Chrome (Stable) in the first place, but when I tried to translate the page it did.