skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
This is interesting. Is it clear in the law that no cookies shall be set until the user has accepted the warning, or is that an open interpretation in this particular case?

My initial reaction is that this seems fair. The fine is substantial, but not deadly to an enterprise, so it would serve as a warning without being catastrophic for them.

I'm not a EU citizen - but presumably the EU's rather strict laws re: cookies derives from privacy and a desire not to be tracked at all. A user who has accepted Google cookies from other sites need not submit to the same tracking cookie on your site - but even if you delete the cookie aftewards, presumably Google Analytics has already captured the visit.

And there is, as far as I know, no way to remove that event from Google Analytics.
Only if you don't mind to be reminded of your own foolishness when similar functionality is enabled through SDK.

I don't understand this animosity towards Google, it's like every little change to the status quo triggers a hate-fest here on HN accompanied with wild accusations (only to be debunked soon after). They pushed a system update that broke undocumented APIs, they could be patching a security vulnerability for all you know, there is no need to commence spreading FUD about some other unrelated initiative.
That's not inconsistent with what we've seen - they don't neccesarily need to have decrypted it to deduce some of what it contains. All it would take is a reference to a deleted folder somewhere in the filesystem named "Middle East Listing Posts" or some other piece of carelessness to have enough info to leak somethng like this. As for disturbing the flow of Glenn Greenwald's journalism, insofar as it has not already done that by provoking the linked article, it's possible Greenwald wasn't planning to discuss these particular listening posts at all.
There is a rounding formula that should make it possible to implement efficiently in inexact floating point arithmetic. (I think knuth gives a solution in TAOCP).

Also, depending on how you are accounting for the 'size of n', the iterative algorithm has time O(2^b) where b is the number of bits required to represent n and the closed form is O(b).
I proposed an approach for human swarm interaction in my Master's thesis [1] and published a conference paper based on the research [2]. I wonder if you have come across my work and would like to discuss it if you are interested.

[1] https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/handle/10355/27879
[2] http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~mike/mikeg/papers/MOSC/Bashyal_09...
This is what you've been told. Libertarians don't start from this premise and that's not even the point. Yes some people are irrational, but most are not, otherwise it would be impossible to conduct business at all. Even if we assume that government fixes some of the things caused by irrational behavior, it inevitably screws many others, because actors in a government are no more rational than the general population.

But the point of the libertarianism is that governments have incentives in the wrong place. Expecting a politician not to lie and act in the interest of the public without ever looking back at those who actually pay him (corporate interests) is like locking a gentleman and a lady in an apartment for 4 years and expect nothing to happen.
This is one of the most stupid and anti-user laws on the books. Worse, it's probably the only law I've ever seen have an instant and devastating effect on the UX of a swathe of websites.

Hopefully they are going to start suing people regularly (unlike the inaction being taken in the UK) so that business wakes up to this stupid law and finally gets it repealed, the sooner the better.
Canada does this too. [http://tynan.com/ohcanada] Probably every country with the technological capability does this when they feel like it.

You have no rights at an international border. And if you're non-white, you have even fewer rights.
No, any scheme by which the salt is a secret is a failure.
We're already using Multi-AZ, but still had DB connectivity issues throughout the outage.
Avería
I'm the same in at the immigration for my own country (UK) but as soon as I set foot in the line-up for any other country, it's "yes sir" and "no sir".

I'm not a tourist, it's my right to enter my own country.
Sure; it's my subjective impression. It just didn't seem any more additive than any other story on the subject.

Maybe if celebrities bring it up in forums the larger public can't/won't ignore, their visibility would generate a larger reaction. (e.g. mentioning it at awards shows or live interviews or the like)
I interpreted it as him being encouraging and reminding people that there's a bigger, brighter world out there full of possibility—if they want it. Someone that's not interested in his kind of lifestyle won't be inspired, and his example would wash over them unnoticed. But for everyone else trapped in a life they never really wanted it's a gentle nudge and reminder to not waste time living a suboptimal life, doing a lot of things they don't want to be doing. It's a prod to take risks, start again, and make things better in whatever way is appropriate.

There have been people like jasonkester that have appeared in my life before. When times have been good they didn't inspire me, but were just good fun. When times have been bad, their example pushed and motivated me to get my life back on track. They may never have known what kind of good they did for me, and they may have even departed from my life, but I'm extremely grateful for the time they spent with me.

I really don't want to wear the same t-shirt for 40 days in a rainforest, and I really don't want to emulate jasonkester's travel plans; I'm allergic to spiders and nature! However, if I got stuck stamping passports or asking whether you'd like fries with that, I'm quite sure his passion would be quite invaluable as a reminder to sort my life out.

What jasonkester did can be done unpleasantly. Nobody likes people that say "nah nah nah nah boo boo my life is better than yours!", but I just don't get the feeling that's how it went down in this instance.
I get people at work asking me about that on a weekly basis.
I have the Picard facepalm printed in my cube.
And what is greed? Of course, it's always the other fella who's greedy, not me.
Look, you cannot say that Germany in the 20th century was a bastion of freedom and respect of human rights.

Just because things have been relatively chill the past twenty years does not mean it's time to start boasting.
removing root is because of possibly binary incompatibility. System updates from Google or manf need to be in a consistent state to ensure a proper upgrade. They don't know what you did to your phone.
Open Sans - http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Open+Sans

Reenie Beanie (great for 'handwritten' stuff) - http://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Reenie+Beanie
Is it sad that I'm starting to wish Microsoft could pull itself out of the trash can and kick Google in the ass a bit?
Yes, and to add to that, credit card companies do not want you to pay your balance off in full every month, because even though they get a 2-3% cut of every credit transaction from the merchant, interest is still how they make most of their money. I have heard that within the credit card industry, they even colloquially refer to such responsible cardholders as "deadbeats!"
With 11 million illegals in country I'd say we have anything BUT strict border controls. More like targeted border controls...
I'd be interested in using this type of service; I've tried a few but they were mostly too complicated to use, failed to work as advertised, or cost more money then hiring someone off vWorker to write a specific one-time solution.
Please do that. You may just make someone's day better.
open your eyes to the multitude of problems that exist out there, in the REAL WORLD, and fix those?

I had originally thought you were going to comment on the financial risks and unlikely returns of indie development, but instead it sounds like you're morally judging?

Most of the developers who frequent HN are not working on "real problems".
Enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of application development
Is there an open source JavaScript snippet somewhere that I can put on my page and it shows a pop up prompting users to accept cookies?
I really dislike it when an article talks about something such as head mounted display, projected image of the body, outline of light around the body AND don't have a freaking picture of what that looks like from the actual system.

"We showed users this picture" -- and doesn't include the picture!!
Are you some authority appointed to correct the misbehavior of your inferiors?

No. If you came away with that impression then you may have misread my intent.

My stance is that mean people deserve to live an unhappy life. No more. Nice people, as noted in the comment you responded to, receive no such treatment from me. Mean people get a fictionalized account of a person leading a much better life than themselves, delivered by a person who in actual fact is not likely leading a much more interesting life at all.

As a mean person, the theory goes, one can continue being mean and thus unhappy. Or they can start being nice and be treated nicely. Notice how class does not enter into it at all.
The police are not allowed to only check people that meet a certain racial pattern, so they usually add some white people in the mix just to give the appearance of randomness.

Mind you, though, I find that the security checks at a German aiport are heaps more comfortable and relaxed than anything I've experienced at any American aiport I've been.
Check out Urban Dictionary. They add new words daily plus they have word of the day and lot more, but the words are just too kind of, UHMMM... Well, they don't make much sense. To me they just don't seem so genuine and usable in daily conversations, anyway check it out yourself. - http://urbandictionary.com
I didn't mean that the hunts were social, but that hunts might not present as large a cognitive challenge as social dynamics. Otherwise, I basically agree, I think - it does seem likely that the drain on attention would outweigh whatever other benefits - I'm just saying it's not clear that we'd get an extra cognitive boost from silence just because it's silence for evolutionary reasons.
Because,
"On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity." quoted from [1].

[1] http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

p.s.
It feels like a very interesting problem to detect irony.
The comment was referring to "gas fired bath water heaters", which appears to be a specific type of heater fitted in bathrooms for heating the bath water…hence the potential for increased CO risk in the bathroom.

My hot-water + heating system is gas-fired, but the boiler is in a utility closet vented to the outside.
> But psychologist do have theories-of-the-mind to try to describe why we end up thinking the things that we do.

That's false. Psycholgists and psychiatrists do not craft or test falsifiable scientific theories -- they publish descriptions without explanations.

> They are not complete ...

They're not scientific. They lack essential properties that a scientific theory most have, primarily falsifiability, but including the ability to predict observations not yet made, and the ability to produce consensus -- accepted principles -- among different workers in the same field. Psychologists and psychiatrists famously disagree on even the most basic things. Tom Widiger, who served as head of research for DSM-IV, says "There are lots of studies which show that clinicians diagnose most of their patients with one particular disorder and really don't systematically assess for other disorders. They have a bias in reference to the disorder that they are especially interested in treating and believe that most of their patients have."

> And while there is more to science than publishing descriptions, it is still part of science.

Not without falsifiable theories. Remember that falsifiability -- a practical way to compare ideas to reality and abandon ideas that fail the test -- is essential to science.

The difference between psychology and astrology is that astrology has clearly stated theories, theories that have been tested and found wanting.
That seems to have to do with employment practices.

The article is talking about a private company using publicly available data as a factor in determining whether or not to extend a loan to you. I think it's kind of shitty, but I don't know that it's any different than say using gender as a factor.
Everyone wants to blame google, but because Chromecast requires a functional HDCP link... its probably more due to content providers.
Ha, cool work! We're always happy to chat about our research--just hit us up on the linked support email or through my HN profile.

We're trying to get something together in time for ICRA, but we had so much fun fiddling with the sim we almost blew our deadlines. :)
The Outsiders: How Can Millennials Change Washington If They Hate It?
Kevin Spacey: Give Users Control, What They Want, When They Want It
There are several, with http://www.civicuk.com/cookie-law/index and http://silktide.com/cookieconsent being the most popular afaik.
Could you say labor is forced if you have a choice between starvation and labor? If such is the case, I wish I wasn't forced to work for money in this society and then exchange it for goods and seek out the most favorable deal.
By people who would've never bought it in China, either because they can't (no access to Play Store) or won't (too little money to pay for "apps").
Maybe if you're a loner with no friends or attachments, sure.

Most people have lives. If you've ever seen people struggling to get by in what looks like a bombed out hellhole, remember this. People in Zimbabwe, Lebanon, and even Detroit are suffering, but only because for them the alternative is even worse: Being disconnected.
While I think overdraft fees are gross and exorbitant (and I fell at their mercy a few times before I finally wizened up and got overdraft protection), I don't really think this is that big of an issue (at least, compared to other issues in the banking system.) It's a pretty solvable problem from the consumer end -- don't spend money on a card if you're not sure you have at least X in your account.
The Coding Interview at Palantir
Downvoters - May I ask you for the reason behind downvotes?
Stop founding. Signs you’re ‘employee material’
"To google": English, meaning "to co-read with your personal security agent shadow. To add to your digital dossier."
He was not using the SDK. Google went back into their code and changed it just to break an app built by a developer. And, to be fair, Koushik, just alerted people who were planning on buying chromecast because of his app to hold on as his app may never be white listed.
> ..you should really get a better grasp on libertarian philosophy before making statements like this.

There are a lot of libertarians who disagree with other libertarians.

> Actions are evaluated at the individual level -- which is apparently a radical new concept.

If this were actually true, then libertarians couldn't say anything useful about groups of people. Which means you can't talk about governments and corporations at all.

So what's the incorrect statement here?

I get that you're proud of your philosophy, but why is it that every time someone represents it to me, they open gaping wide holes large enough to fly a planet through?
This is your friendly reminder that slippery slope is a logical fallacy.
That will be for the upcoming health insurance quotation system. It already vaguely resembles what I went thru for a life insurance policy.
Good point. I would guess 40%.
We actually put Ltd in place this year. For our company (11 employees, almost everyone in their 30s) it added like $10 a month to our policy. We also pay 100 percent of the health care and it's our #1 expense after labor.
Comparing Windows and Linux Stability
The UI Design Interview at Palantir
In the USA, that gender thing is illegal.
John Carmack: Thoughts on Haskell [video]
As far as I can tell, most European cities are predominantly white

This is both true, and yet misleading and hence false.

Yes, by US racial/ethnic definitions the majority of european cities are majority 'white'. But we don't use the US categories (of white/black/latino/etc.) here in EU because it's not accurate. In fact EU law claims "The European Union rejects theories which attempt to determine the existence of separate human races."[1], and anti-racism law talks about "racial or ethnic origins"[1]

Let's take the UK and their main point of ethnic conflict, Belfast in Northern Ireland. Both the "nationalist/catholic" and "unionist/protestant" communities would be counted as "white" under US racial terminology, but they are 2 different ethnicies.

So yes, "most EU cities are white" by US standards, but by EU standards there's a lot of racial/ethnic mixing and conflict, including full on wars (look at what happened in Yugoslavia!)

[1] EU law on discrimination http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...
Not if you use a throwaway, crappy password, that you do not care gets compromised.
Are you intentionally missing the point? The objection was with apps and encrypted SWFs/PDFs, not all "21st century tech".
Huh? The GP comment never mentioned or implied the word "obligation".
So don't go in - it's a wonderfully effective two-way screen for both you and the company. No need to complain.
The extent to which the Incas did it is remarkable, but historically civil engineering had little to do with markets. The ancient Sumerians, Egyptians, Persians etc. pretty much built their infrastructure and monumental buildings with drafted, unpaid labor. The French monarchy, one of the most advanced states in the world, relied on the corvée to build roads up until 1789 [1]. The decisive turn in the situation took place in Holland around the 16th century, when Dutch cities discovered they could build canals and recoup costs by charging moderate usage fees. This system of financing civil engineering, adapted to e.g. turnpikes and later railroads, increasingly became widespread, and displaced earlier arrangements in Western countries during the 18th and 19th centuries. So what would be truly surprising is if the Incas had done it with money.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvee#France
I don't see the tremendous opportunity for abuse

The TSA says that there is no human in the loop and that they are no longer storing images. I don't know how much trust and credibility they have left these days (esp. after claiming xray scanners were perfectly safe to use).
If your landlord shows you your apartment at 2pm while everyone is at work (or only shows a model unit) and you move in and can hear every footstep your neighbor takes and your neighbors coughing in bed at night, there should be easier ways than currently exist to solve that problem.

In the future I think every apartment will come with a noise disclosure of some sort, detailing expected noise levels throughout the day. And I think people will probably be made to sign noise agreements to join buildings..etc.
animated gifs are used instead of video, because the restrictions lend it to less cruft, fast(er) downloads and widespread browser support without plugins.

Building extensions/plugins to increase quality is not only missing the point, it's directly opposed to it.
Sounds like a couple of my failed indie attempts.
I type insanely fast

Let's whip'em out! I typed 75 wpm in my first year of typing instruction. In my second year, I was 90 wpm. Third year (which was first year of Word Processing with WordPerfect for DOS version 5.2) I was 120 wpm. Today I'm just over 130 wpm with near perfect accuracy which if you think about it is more than 2 words per second.

Now if you want to see how lame even my insane fast typing speed is - watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9EXEpjSDEw
The hard to cultivate terrain where the Inca prospered already tells enough about efficiency.

Ayway, it's easier to organize efficiently an economy based on a dozen of stable products with well known necessities than it is to organize one on our times.

Also, an ecomomy being efficient does not make it a good one to live under.
The fuss about the new UI Pattern: Website Loading Bars
A good idea. I've just added that to the docs site.
If your server sends cookies automatically, it would fall foul of this Spanish implementation of the law (supposedly). Implied consent does not cover simply giving the users information, and some of the cookies being argued over are third-party too. There's no third-party snippet you can drop in and "fix" this for Google Analytics (for example).
I agree that's a choice for now, however this style of interviewing is perpetuated and perceived as 'the right way', when it simply isn't.
Overdraft fees are absurd, but so is complaining about them. Just go to your bank and ask them to disable overdraft. If you don't have the money and overdraft is disabled, the transaction will simply be declined. If you want to spend money you don't have yet, you can do it the normal way, by borrowing.

(Also, flagging the article.)
Is this message only required on commercial sites? Or do I need to display the cookie UI whenever I have any kind of html on the web that uses Google analytics (i.e. cookies)?
Web Development With Sublime Text
The site is only telling you that you have finite keystrokes left, so don't waste it writing comments on HackerNews.
His wife, the crowdfund backers, and the net loss to society by him taking himself out of productive business. Those are not 'dumb strawmans'.

And I wasn't talking about him in that comment, but the various starving artists who usually free ride on spouse/family/friends/welfare.
I rather disagree. In my opinion, principles exist as a fallback when you don't have enough information, time, or intelligence to reason something fully. This is because the world is not black-and-white, while principles are, so they will let you down if you rely on them too heavily.

The right answer to all of your questions is, "it depends". For example, a society where everyone is completely free but dies at the age of 5 is not really worth living in, nor is a society where everyone lives to 100 as a slave. Thus there is no one answer to "Is life more important than liberty?"
Serious photographers are gear snobs; that's not my fault and getting mad at me won't change it.

To the extent they are using mirrorless cameras, they are using them to complement their top-end DSLR systems, not replace them entirely. Thom Hogan among others has written about this extensively.

EVFs have numerous shortcomings, and most of their advantages are already available on high-end DSLRs with live view technologies. EVF is not great, and not even your linked article says it's great. It's just something photographers have to live with to get the lower cost and smaller size of mirrorless cameras.

As I've already said, I have no doubt the DSLR market share will shrink. Where we part ways is whether this means incumbents like Canon and Nikon are going to get put out of business by electronic companies like Sony and Samsung.
2 Reasons 2023 is Optimistic for Autonomous Cars: Public Policy and Economics
Excellent tips! Any couple working on a business together should read this!!
The app looks like a great idea too!
Reddit: Lessons Learned From Scaling To 1 Billion Pageviews A Month
Only slightly? How do you manage that?
You're mistaken. I was correcting somebody who wrongly assumed I was using my high social status as a reason to be mean to somebody. And now I'm correcting somebody who wrongly assumed I was being mean because my social status was in fact low.

But in actual fact, I was doing that thing you describe in your second paragraph. As it states in my original comment.