skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
You can get your contributions out of a Roth IRA at anytime. That gives me tens of thousands of dollars I can get to in 24-48 hours. It also helps that retirement accounts are shielded from creditors, and hence make better vehicles as emergency funds when you've done sometime like walk away from your underwater home.
It is being poor. If you want to define 'poor' or poverty as the UN defines it, then fewer people than you would suppose would be classified 'poor'.

When one loses one's source of income, one loses one's security. One is then eligible for state and federal benefits --for most intents and purposes, one has become poor --though perhaps not a destitute pauper.
Travelling the world for a year (which requires not having a lot of possessions) is not necessarily part of the same trend (frankly, of garbage) that you cite.
My friend... That sounds like some really BAD advice. Gold (even Warren Buffet warns against), Real-Estate (which is extremely risky, limits your job and movement flexibility), No Credit Cards (so you plan on having no credit history?), I don't even know where to begin. That's some terrible advice.
"buy your own home and avoid paying rent"

Obligatory counter-comment - this is not true in a lot of markets, notably ones where a lot of HN people probably live like SF, NY. One must take into account many variables such as rent prices, house prices, property tax, your personal tax situation (in the US), expected duration of ownership (biggest factor IMO), etc.
wanna bet that I can write bad code in python? :) :) :)
Somehow, despite not understanding why exactly we exist, what our purpose is, and that at any given moment we could die and cease to exist, we don't go insane. Do you have any idea how crazy that is?

This is the human condition. I'm not sure "normal" or "crazy" are appropriate concepts to try to characterize it. It is what it is.

Many people who aren't religious know what their purpose is. What they may also be aware of, however, is that their purpose is not something given to them, it's something they have the responsibility to choose for themselves, and this is part of what it means to be human. You can't just accept what someone else tells you your purpose is, you have to choose it for yourself. This is one of the core elements of existentialist philosophy. (And there are Christian existentialists, but that's for another time. . . .)
And at the same time, saving nothing in your 20s and 30s. Having all the fun in the world, and then expecting the government to take care of you when you are old is also a very serious mindset problem.
Does he say at all what frameworks he'll be targeting e.g. Fedora, Ubuntu, Wayland, Mir??
All you young scientists and engineers should pay attention to this story, in particular this: "... all face the same problem: current electric vehicle batteries are too expensive, and deliver too little usable driving range compared with vehicles powered by internal combustion engines."

It is an unmet need not unlike a cheap, durable electric light bulb or an effective mousetrap. It is an inevitable technological development, and chances are someone alive today will meet it and become richer than Bill Gates.

I say this to all you people starting your careers who post here saying, "What do people want? What should I be working on?" This is what people want. This is what you should be working on -- battery and general energy storage technology.
> Jonah Berger at Wharton has done research on WoM and emotions that spread

The study (8.3mb PDF) is here: https://marketing.wharton.upenn.edu/files/?whdmsaction=publi...

The main takeaway: "How do specific emotions affect virality? The relationships between specific emotions and virality suggest that the role of emotion in transmission is more complex than mere valence alone (Table 4, Model 3). While more awe-inspiring (a positive emotion) content is more viral and sadness inducing (a negative emotion) content is less viral, some negative emotions are positively associated with virality. More anxiety- and anger-inducing stories are both more likely to make the most e-mailed list. This suggests that transmission is about more than simply sharing positive things and avoiding sharing negative ones. Consistent with our theorizing, content that evokes high-arousal emotions (i.e., awe, anger, and anxiety), regardless of their valence, is more viral."
> Newell has the ulterior motive of killing Microsoft's app store, which he clearly sees as a direct threat to Steam.

I honestly think that's all there is to this, because otherwise how is Windows 8 any more or less open than Windows 7?
I would say that 1 is a very likely outcome for many students, though of course certainly not universal. So it's something to consider.
I usually specialize and grab a lightweight library that does exactly (or something I can hack on) what I need it to. The closest exact replacement I have found to datatables is ExtJS. ExtJS has a pretty large learning overhead as well, but is probably more flexible in terms of functionality in the end and has a much more sane API in the end (with the tradeoff of it being much less easy to reskin).

On the other hand, a lot of JS frameworks have tackled a lot of the problems that I used datatables for except in a much better way. Things such as data storage and retrieval, dom manipulation, smart dom rendering. A lot of times I don't need to reach for one of these libraries anymore because the problem is already handled elegantly enough at the framework level. AngularJS in particular really shines here.
I believe Metro Atlanta would like a word with you.
Same with the US. Very variable.

We went through the unit circle derivation in the 8th grade and were thus showed why cos is conventionally x and sin conventionally y.
Is someone who decides to live in the wilderness poor? No steady source of income, access to medical care is remote and non-trivial. But, on the other hand, they may have a small savings account.

I think it's still being poor, given the insecurity. Even if it's a conscious and choice they made but could work out of.
This is rearranging deck chairs on the titanic though. If you don't trust the physical hardware you're running on, it's already game over.

I mean why stop at the RNG? For the effort and expense of compromising the RNG, why not do other things as well? Why not rig the NIC chips to respond to a special packet and start leaking the RAM or just keypresses as bad parity in the packetstream?

But then, why bother with something no one ever updates once they have it, when you can just go after something people do - why not tamper with BIOS updates (the "evil maid" attack) or get involved patching the Linux drivers for really specific firmware (Stuxnet was a triumph).
Actually, no you can't build anything you want, and no, it's not really your property.
I wrote this:

http://backgridjs.com/
The Rational Choices of Crack Addicts
The Nexus is dead.

Long live the Nexus.
We're experimenting with SVG support. As long as you're not specifying an extension when linking to texit, you should automatically be switched over to SVGs once they're implemented.
Good for you. I'm usually apart of the libertarian crowd of qualifications: You prove you're capable with example, not credential.

This is due to my view of the cost of college, and my success in IT without higher learning credentials. That said, I would definitely give advice to young adults now that if they are going to college, they should either go for their masters/doctorate, or an advanced bachelors like nursing, law, or engineering. Anything else is just a waste of money. Everything you said about bachelor degrees is spot on.
It's less than a 1/2 hour drive between the two destinations. Not exactly an epic Oregon trail journey :)

http://bit.ly/1eYm99v
I'm really hoping for more of this all around the Bay especially to places with lower costs of living while still being very accessible to The City.

Our office is based in Mountain View but lately a lot of coworkers have been going to Santa Cruz on weekends to play beach volleyball, surf, and kick back. Looking at Craigslist, I'm seeing a ton of office space centrally located in downtown Santa Cruz for around $1-$2 a square foot which is about 50-70% less than space in SF/Palo Alto and wondering why there hasn't been more of a migration there.
I am emphatically not a lawyer, but while I served as a board member of the DSF, I did speak with one about this! We didn't spend a lot of time on it, but the one think he noted was to avoid using the word "scholarship", because there are some regulations around those.
And once you start forfeiting the troll's assets right out from under their noses, well that is really going to leave a mark.
i guess i take issue with these hollow ruin porn, zombie tourist trips, and your commentary is equally hollow:

> If people really were working to turn the city around...

people are working to turn the city around. people are migrating to the city to fix it and making progress -- but, i guess you may have missed that looking up stats on wikipedia and census.gov and google maps. the people of detroit are aware of the history of detroit.
If you don't have a need for anything and that cash is burning a hole in your pocket, invest in tools or supplies
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I mean real tools - Maybe a repair kit that includes all those fancy security screws and stuff to fix your iPhone, or some portable muilti-use power tool, so when you need em and have em (it's a good feeling). Best to get the stuff you know you will actually use.

Supplies - got a color laser printer? stock up on those pricy extra toner packs, buy that bulk pack of ink, get extra paper.

Ergo stuff, how about your workspace, need a better chair or desk (I got myself an adjustable standing/sitting desk, it was a good investment) Maybe dual LCDs?

Organization stuff - example - If you have a ton of DVDs filling up bookcases may I suggest Disc Sox - http://www.amazon.com/DISCSOX-DVD-POLY-SLEEVES--25Pack/dp/B0... Put your cover and DVDs in these things and you can cut your DVD shelf space by 75%, also you and your friends will know its your DVD because of the cool flexy case.

Safari Library Subscription - get on-line any time access to thousands of O'Reilly books and manuals - http://www.safaribooksonline.com/
Neat. I really like the idea of Resque being able to be thought of as a protocol specification plus a reference client and server implementation.
i guess you nuke it then. game over.
That sounds to me like an excellent way to approach your debt, good job.
Oh my. I did not know capital gains tax did not apply to 401(k) plans!
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Off topic, but how do you attend Arizona when you're in NYC? Is that a special program they have?
From http://www.txairlife.com/calling_airlife/call_build.htm for example:

"* How large of a landing area is required for the helipad and where should it be located?

The size of the helicopter’s primary approach area, departure area, landing area, and the obstructions must be taken into consideration before determining the location. The AirLIFE helicopter must have a landing area of 100’ x 100’. The takeoff and approach areas should also be 100’ x 100’ and clear of all obstructions.

* What should the size of the helipad surface be, and how much weight should it support?

The ideal size of the helipad surface should be 50’ x 50’, but can be as small as 40’ x 40’. The landing surface should be able to support the helicopter at it’s maximum gross weight of 9,300 lbs."

Or take a look at http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/f..., "CHAPTER 13 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF HELIPORTS AND HELIPADS"
Where does one buy .io domains nowadays? Ive looked around but didnt find anything legit looking.
As an American- i had no idea! Interesting.
I agree with you in general, and completely disagree with the guy you're replying to, who doesn't know what he's talking about.

However, it's worth pointing out that the idea of national-level bankruptcy isn't _entirely_ meaningless. The other thing the bankruptcy process does is provide an orderly means of distributing what funds are available amongst creditors, directed by a theoretically neutral third party.

There is sometimes discussion of creating an inter-national (ie, between nations) bankruptcy process, to make defaulting on national debt a more orderly (and, at least in rhetoric, a more fair and just) process.

They haven't gone anywhere for a variety of reasons, and even in proposal it would have to be a pretty different process from ordinary bankruptcy, because indeed sovereign entities are so different in their relationship to debt and financial equity than non-sovereign entities as you note.

(And possibly because the idea of the _liquidation_ of a nation state has rather terrifying implications for democracy, but I don't think that actually puts much pause in the those who run things.)

(And, then, as you mention, there's the fact that the US's debt is in it's own currency; AND most of our creditor's debts are in _our_ currency too. Which puts the U.S. in a unique class of it's own, even among sovereigns. And generally, means nobody anywhere actually wants the U.S. to 'pay its debt'.)
True. But many questions that come up, that were already answered. And for years jQuery was fancy and most answers to JS questions are that way. Only recently people start to use pure vanilla JS 5. Thankfully the community adds new pure JS answers to old questions... though you have to scroll down to the bottom of the page.
I started retirement investing in 1993. I did an APY analysis where I pretended I invested every one of my retirement contributions into the S&P-500, on the day that I invested it. From then until today, that APY would have been 6.77% . That's a far cry from 11.26% .
Turning weapons into musical instruments
Jaron Lanier makes the case a bit better.
20% of $60K is 12K. Or, put another way, 80% of $60K is $48K.

$48K is below $50K.

Your math is wrong.
Ask HN: Do you feel more focused at night?
I've been having trouble focusing in the day. I think part of this is having to deal with so much non-work stuff-to-do, plus organizing work, plus managing e-mails. At night places are quiet. People don't e-mail. I can focus.

Thoughts?
nic.io or dnsimple.com
I am NOT suggesting you buy tons of gold or hundreds of properties. That's what Warren Buffet advices against, because in problems like sub prime crisis, the more you own the more you lose. That is a totally different scenario.

But I've seen millionaires being made and money being transferred through three generations in a family, only because some one invested in properties and bought enough gold when it was cheap and easy to buy, and later find it multiply. And people there hardly do enough work except for building more wealth through rents they get.

May be controlling a lot real estate is dangerous from a super super long term perspective. But by then, your great great grand daughters bones would have turned to dust and it wouldn't bother you least bit.

Gold, real estate, and kids. Nothing really beats these investments in a true sense.
https://iwantmyname.com -- I've used it a few times before, gets the job done.
Such a useful plug-in for CRUD WebApps.
I had a similar decision to go through, and I'm in a PhD program in machine learning now myself! PhD's might not be the trendiest thing in the startup world, but they're not a detriment at all from what I've heard and seen. Interned at a well-funded startup with 40 employees at the time, and we interns were literally the only tech people there without advanced degrees; many were ex-Googlers and the like. Similarly, at Microsoft I heard from many that as long as you can demonstrate that you haven't lost your touch for coding (do implementation + theory!), you're at no disadvantage relative to where you were before the PhD, and quite possibly at an advantage if you want to do more research-oriented things. Me, I may end up catching the academia bug while I'm here, but I'm not worried about losing my "in" in industry.

...now back to that problem set...
I've been using jqGrid for a couple years now, and have been able to make it do everything I've ever needed. It is full of its own quirks, and probably hasn't been updated in a long time, but it definitely got the job done for me on many occasions.

http://www.trirand.com/jqgridwiki/doku.php
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No, that's not wrong at all. The point you've raised has no grounding in ethics or economics. When people don't want to pay for something, they aren't usually entitled to simply use it for free over the objection of its creator.
I got it from nic.io.

I find iwantmyname.com extremely frustrating and I'm trying to move away from them. YMMV.
The dumbest generation? No, Twitter is making kids smarter
This question has been on my mind a bit this month.

The basic issue with solipsism is that it doesn't do anything for you--you can't really use it to explain everyday occurrences or guide your actions in a meaningful way.
bitgym (the authors startup) seems to be a solution in search of a problem. I cant speak for everyone, but when I go to the gym, I am happy to be away from computers and mobile screens- I just want to be real for a while.
I guess I'll just chime in and say that, going into my fourth year, I've never felt frustrated/isolated/depressed more than I thought was normal. (I mean, does getting frustrated with GHC count? :P)

I'd actually say it's the opposite: the process of getting my PhD has been one of the more wonderful experiences of my life thus far. Although, I tend to believe that at least part of this is due in large part to one particularly awesome professor that I've worked closely with (and isn't my advisor).
Because they were silly. Sure, a modest amount sold but they were generally regarded as a laughable product. This was largely because they were debuted by Jobs, who we expected to only personally show off serious items.
Here's an example of what you have to do in datatables to get the elements displayed around the table itself styled (such as a search bar, pagination, or table meta information)

https://datatables.net/release-datatables/examples/basic_ini...

So, in order to adjust the styling of DOM elements around the datatable, you need to understand a very specialized form of syntax that one particular property that controls all DOM element layouts accepts as a string. And there's only one example.

How is that sane?
I was looking through some of the listings and saw an ad for a tax haven. I guess that's the target audience?
I wish technical writers would do historical research -- it would make their writing more interesting and educational.

During the Cold War, the Russians gave the U.S. consulate in Moscow a nice patriotic sculpture "as a gesture of friendship". The embassy did exactly what the Russians hoped they would -- they mounted it on a wall in the ambassador's office.

The device was actually an early example of an ambient backscatter device that transmitted voices from the room by way of backscattered energy, readable by the Soviets. It was years before the American embassy staff figured out what was going on.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thing_(listening_device)

Quote: "The Thing, also known as the Great Seal bug, was one of the first covert listening devices (or "bugs") to use passive techniques to transmit an audio signal. Because it was passive, being energized and activated by electromagnetic energy from an outside source, it is considered a predecessor of current RFID technology."

My question is -- why won't tech writers do their job? History is replete with interesting example like this to spice up stories and educate people. Do these writers live in a vacuum?
Fair point too. I hope it does improve in time.
I'll have to read the book for more but the math you explain seems incomplete. The earlier I retire, the more would be my expected number of years in retirement (assuming a given life expectancy). If in one scenario my retirement is 40 years away and I need to save for 20 more years, then in he other scenario where I retire in ten years, I need to save for fifty! That's a factor of 2.5 in this example!

Ignoring growth rates and inflation is also a huge simplification. E.g. 3% yearly growth doubles your money in about 24 years. So it may again be a factor bigger than two between the two scenarios above.
This one is actually a little better...

http://michaelbluejay.com/house/rentvsbuy.html
Consider it this way, in an RV has a small amount of room so there is a limit to the cool stuff he can put in it. So he has to CHOOSE what stuff to keep.

I men lets not forget about the giant inflatable pool in the living room incident. you simply can NOT do that in an RV
Wayland wasn't ready
Neither Wayland nor Mir require copyright assignment
A systematic approach to interactive visualization.
2nd most common men's name globally. (1st is Mohammed.)
Are these the typical long/skinny phones? Curious if these are still prevalent. Last time I was in Tokyo was New Years 2009.
Would you prefer hardware manufacturers not to contribute drivers? And that these companies fork the kernel without providing anything back? That's not very much in the spirit of openness.

(Regardless, I'm not even sure how number of contributions would make any contributor "unstoppable".)
I think he meant the purpose of humans, not the purpose of each individual human. Why would each human have a different purpose?
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I would say that this line of thinking is what necessitates the creation of religion in just about every society in human history.
Don't forget to tell them to let their babies die, those things are expensive. Parents too. Taking care of your aging folks can be expensive. Stop taking care of your parents. Any happiness you have now is because you're in the thick of a poor decision that is making you stay poor. Stop smiling, dumb shit makes you smile. Stop going to the doctor. Stop paying for vegetables, can food is cheaper. Stop the tendencies you developed by being raised by worthless, stupid poor people. Stop hanging out with your poor friends. Stop hanging out with your poor ass family. Stop being a fucking human being, open your poor, dumb fucking eyes and make a dollar.
It's quite clear English is not the primary language of the author, and I think it's in poor taste to criticize grammatical errors that are clearly sourced in this.

English is not an easy second language to learn as an adult, and technical English doubly so.
> lack of Netflix

Why does Netflix matter? I've never jumped on that bandwagon and I don't miss it. I watch one or two movies a year, and the free, legal content available on Hulu / Crunchyroll / Youtube / over-the-air TV is more than I can possibly consume!

And besides, can't you just ask Netflix to mail you a physical DVD if your OS isn't compatible with their streaming service? Or did they finally shut down / spin off that service like they wanted to a few years ago?

Or you could reboot to Windows...I'm assuming your PC came pre-installed with it, and these days Ubuntu is pretty good at preserving your bootloader provided you don't tell it to format your disk when you install.
It's not copyright assignment, it's just a broader license grant than what the GPL allows.
> The basic issue with solipsism is that it doesn't do anything for you ...

That's in the nature of philosophical ideas -- they aren't meant to be practical or productive. Now if only all those students who sign up for philosophy courses and majors understood this, they might instead choose something useful and remunerative.
The article says it makes 100% sense from a business perspective to settle. That's not true, at least not in a collective way, where we should fight to make these scumbags disappear. It's a situation where the personal and the collective are at odd.