skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
For me the marginal cost is the additional song, not the
additional copy of a song.

From the perspective of the musician, who sells to a record label, yes. From the perspective of a record label, and thus what determines the prices for customers, the marginal cost is zero. So the record labels need some other revenue stream, and hence the push to control the entire 'celebrity product.'
You have to wait for the page to... render.
> This universal container system goes out the window the first minute you have to start modifying everything to fit edge cases, which is always going to happen.

This is why the Dockerfile is so important. I would never use an opaque binary container as part of my production app. But I definitely would use said container if I could point to its exact source repository, modify it to my liking, and rebuild it in a repeatable way. That is possible with the docker build system :)
One thing a lot of the posters here complaining about "that's not how PRNGs work!" are missing is that for many traditional NES games, that is how PRNGs work: the game is entirely deterministic and based exclusively on user input, to the extent that exact timings of button presses can be used on real hardware to manipulate luck and get the result you want.

The sub-sub-genre of luck manipulating tool assisted speedruns are all about this, for example: http://tasvideos.org/1596M.html
What would change it is reseeding the PRNG based on the amount of time waited

The argument by the author is that the game implies that this occurs.
You are right it does seem more political then financial. Advising people to support charities would be financial advice, wouldn't it? I think its pretty good advice something like "Attempt to give 1% of your income to a good cause for when things go wrong"
I was in AngelHack last year and it was great! Thanks a lot!!
No, not any more than you get a residence visa if you buy a house or a farm. It's just a piece of property, and property ownership in a country doesn't typically confer immigration status. If you're American, you can visit Canada (but not work there) for up to 6 months a year visa-free. Otherwise you need to apply for a visa through the usual process.
Lots of AAA games still ship with only 32-bit executables. If the message is supposed to be "come to Linux, it's easy, we promise," then there's a good argument for making things as similar as possible for devs/publishers who don't want to gamble on a virgin market.

I agree with you, though, it's disappointing that even in abandoning Windows we're stuck with MS-style backwards compatibility.
> A refusal of any considerable scale by the US to repay its foreign debt obligations would probably be considered an act of war.

Default has rarely been considered an act of war except when the default was on debts incurred as part of a peace settlement, and its not like anyone is in a position to take much substantive action because they "consider" a US act to be an act of war.

> Things would have to be very, very bad for things to go that far.

Well, its not going to happen in practice in any case, because the US debt is dollar denominated, and if it was necessary, it could be monetized (not that it would have to be: creditors would probably prefer to allow the US to restructure debt rather than encouraging monetizing it, since many other debts are dollar denominated, and for most creditors it would be better for the US debt to be devalued through restructuring than for all USD-denominated debts to be devalued by monetization.) Sovereign default is mostly an issue with countries whose debts are denominated in something other than their own national fiat currency.
Perhaps some people thought there was actually a non-random element, whereby hitting the button at a specific timing could cause a specific number to turn up.
Mr. Money Mustache's advice wasn't to never borrow money. He said the only reason to borrow money was to buy a house.
In graph theory, one usually has a set of nodes (A, B, C, ...) and a set(!) of edges between the nodes, either directed ((A,B), (A,C), (B,A)) or undirected (in which edge (A,B) implies (B,A), (A,C) implies (C,A), etc.). Sets don't have an order; most graph theory doesn't distinguish between the set of directed edges ((A,B), (A,C), (B,A)) and ((A,C), (A,B), (B,A)).

On the other hand, when dealing with trees (aka outlines) it is almost always assumed that there is a significant order - a sequencing - on the edges between parent and child, and that it means something if you change the order of the children (outline subheads).

I'm interested in more general (directed) graphs that nonetheless have a sequence - an order - on the edges, and where operations on that sequence are explored, in addition to the more usually examined addition and removal of edges. Until holographic displays are cheap (and maybe even after) I think trees, aka outlines, are a great visualization technique for such graphs - just take precautions with "Expand All" when the edges contain ((A,A)) or ((A,B), (B,A)) or any other length cycle. Or, as an outline

This is heading A
This is heading A
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This is heading B
This is heading A
This is heading A
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This is heading B
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I wholeheartedly disagree to your first two statements. I would guess that the GPL just prioritizes freedoms differently than you would prefer. Namely, that access to the source code and the ability to fix bugs out-of-band of the original author is higher than your rights to fully commercialize and restrict access to the code, in the way that the BSD license allows. In a "wishing for infinite wishes" sort of way, the GPL is about removing the freedom to take away any more freedoms. So yes it is constricting in a sense but in a very targeted fashion.

I will agree that it is complicated but that's a result of years of companies abusing loopholes and the nature of trying to cover every conceivable scenario. It's an old codebase but still the best we have.

Practicality is never the consideration of an idealist and the GPL is definitely the product of an idealist. RMS has often appeared like a crazy old man but as time passes, he seems to be proven right more often than wrong. A consequence of idealism and the march of progress, maybe.

You're of course well within your rights to choose a different way but your characterization of the GPL not being about freedom is a bit off the mark.
>"Detroit and the US are both spending themselves into a debt crisis."

Do you have any data that the US is on its way to a debt crisis?

It sounds to me you're just repeatedly and wrongly assuming that we're somewhere near a point where paying our bills is an issue. Like Detroit. Except Detroit is bankrupt, and the US is growing.

There is no similarity between "debt issues" of Detroit and the US. None.
What do you mean?

I view "rewind and play back" essentially as replaying the exact way the quantum states collapsed. Although quantum mechanics are probabilistic (whether you believe in multiverses, Copenhaguen, etc.), the key here is that you're replaying the same probabilistic results and not "throwing the dies" again.

Or maybe I misunderstood your point?

I'd also argue that this is Mario Party using a PRNG. QM do not apply!
> if you're seeding the PRNG with the current time every time you need a random number, then you're doing it wrong.

I understand that this would be unnecessary, but does it actually affect the desirable properties of randomness?
> Docker images create a bigger burden on your deployment as you have these large images to distribute, modify, manage

Compared to what, though? Of course if your environment is homogenous enough that you can express your application as, say a Jar or a gem - then you are part of the lucky few and may indeed not need docker, because you share enough context with your target infrastructure that a lot of the bits are already implicitly deployed. (In other words: someone else had to move a big-ass system image around so that you don't have to).

But the typical application stack is not like that. It is heterogeneous and custom, and the only practical way to ship it reliably is to ship the entire system with it, because you've run your tests on a particular libc, postgres and ruby, built by a particular gcc, etc. In that case, your options are limited: 1) ship a VM or 2) ship system packages.

And if your current options are indeed to either ship a VM or system packages - then Docker suddenly doesn't seem that heavyweight after all :)
We're still below the s&p inflation adjusted high from ~2000 -- almost 14 years later.

Only if you're looking at the price index. The total return index -- including dividend payouts -- peaked at 2108 in September 2000, and is now at 3027. After inflation that's a gain of 6%, for a real return of slightly under 0.5% per year... but hey, at least it's positive.
Why $13 Patriot Memory Supersonic Boost XT USB 3.0 8GB Flash Drive

Why $26 Kinivo BTH220 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones or RF-MAB2 (if you can find a good deal)

Why Redshift for screen color temperature adjustment

Why Clementine music player (listen to Spotify and radio streams from DI.FM and Sky.fm easily)

you can put Why for 80 per cent of things in this setup.
Interesting article. I read it, and then saw the footnote.

>>Edward L. Glaeser is a professor of economics at Harvard University, a City Journal contributing editor, and a Manhattan Institute senior fellow.

Ah, yes. The Manhattan Institute. Why am I not surprised?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Institute_for_Policy_...

It's kind of funny how both economists you have cited so far can have their ideologies traced to some economically ultra-conservative think-tank. These are people who believe strongly in small government (in other words, are strongly political) and write countless articles that are anti-government spending so that they can "starve the beast."
Even if it turns out we live in a non-deterministic universe due to QM, that obviously does not apply to a deterministic universe.
I use Dvorak, I believe it helped with my hand and wrist RSI issues, but I have no more than anecdotal evidence. I also type faster, which is verifiable, but it might just be due to ~7 years extra practice.
Obligatory xkcd comic:

http://xkcd.com/221/

Strangely familiar as well!
This is really interesting and inspiring for someone like me who is in his mid twenties.

Burning question: what to do when you have (education) debt? Do you put every spare dollar in repaying it or still inculcate a habit of saving 20%?
Not at a startup, but we're frontend devs in Texas who behave like Big Kids. We make our best arguments in our Little Kid Voices.

Our air is filled with whistling, idle death-threats (or our individual personalities toward hypothetical homicide of evil villains), argumentation over life-extension research, astrophysics and metaphysics, joystick/button-mashing, showtunes, random bouts of poetry, fake British/Russian/German/Australian accents, looney Tunes character revivalism, and sometimes we take our functions out back to beat them into doin' the Right Thing.
Predictability in roulette -

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21428644.500-roulette-...
Is there a database of patent trolls, like a wikipedia where everyone documents their experiences or lists these people? Searching for Mrs Shapiro shows that she is a VC in Boston, should the people behind the shell companies be unearthed and put in a database?

EDIT: This was found on reddit from 2yrs ago,
"So, Shapiro and Mintz (whom I'm still trying to track down) have some other patents with associated LLCs, all colocated with Hillcrest: System and method for authenticating and registering personal background data, assigned to VeriVita; and System and method for facilitating bilateral and multilateral decision-making, assigned to DecisionSorter LLC. There are also some patent applications, which haven't been granted and therefore don't have assignees yet. See this google search.
With another partner, Shapiro also has Apparatus and method for authenticated multi-user personal information database assigned to Gold Standard Technologies, again colocated with Hillcrest. Given that she's an MBA, and seems to collect patents and LLCs, I'm thinking "IP entrepreneur"/patent troll."

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/fog7u/hey_reddit_...
Addressing The Responsive Images Performance Problem: A Case Study
I can also definitely detect a significant distinction, but it doesn't feel more "real" to me -- in fact, I experience it as falling into a kind of uncanny valley between video-realistic and near-realistic. Don't much care for it.
Wow this is a little disappointing to me. I always thought I was affecting the die by timing my jump (so did all my friends). I understand it's random, but wouldn't a more accurate animation be of a motionless die until you hit it? Then all players would know their jump has no affect on the number rolled.
How does a license being confusing to the people that use it (and somewhat to the people that WROTE it) aid in promoting freedom?
I'm not sure I understand why you would require an email to see a product tour???? I've reread your post 2x and it is not clear. If this is the case, I agree - bad idea.

Another thing you can do as incremental is provide dummy data or fixed queries which give them a taste of the UI but not with their data.
Yea that would be outstanding. You need a custom kernel to play this game.
The idea behind requiring quick action on someone's part is to exploit the emotional impact of a demand so the person who is being backed into a corner doesn't have time to think and just reacts to remove the pain.

Without a time constraint people end up gathering information, and getting over the psychological shock that clouds judgement.

A somewhat similar concept (not related to this) is the idea that "time kills all deals". The more time goes on the less likely a deal will occur.
I've been in this exact situation and my advice is to keep going. Either keep building your product and compete with them, or contact them and attempt to merge. But don't give up just because someone else launched first. Only rarely (usually when the Product involves a 'Network Effect') does the order of who launches first matter. Usually, it does not matter who launched first, and the customers just want the best value for the price. The fact that someone else made something similar validates that the pain point you're solving (or capability you're providing) has value. Going further, the fact that they have been able to acquire customers so fast validates that there is a want / need / desire for the product, which is some great customer validation. So in this sense, you can just think of your competition as providing an additional set of customer validation data that you can use in conjunction with your own customer validation data. Theoretically, this should give you an upper hand (although I would say this is debatable). All things equal, even if the App's were exactly the same, the team that hustles the most, identifies with the customer the best, and implements the most effective strategies (be it Marketing or Business Monetization or whatever) will usually come out on top. So if there ever was a 'Go Time' this is it!

Another thing to note; You may want to strongly consider if you have any valuable IP (Intellectual property) related to this Product. The change to "First to File" earlier this year relates to this exact situation you're in (two inventors release a new product at the same time). As the name implies, the First to File for a Patent has precedence. Good Luck!
>Bump it to two-thirds and retire in 10 years.

Expand it by 100 and you would be already retired before you would were even born!

I guess the point of the advice is to be realistic.

>The only more important factor is "never borrow money", and in particular "never carry a balance on a credit card".

Well, lots of people have started companies or saved themselves from starvation by maxing a credit card.
I trade in individual securities, but I put in the time to learn about the companies, the industry, and so on. Also, having taking econ, accounting, finance, and statistics in college helps.
In general the trolls make a lot of money. 20-50k multiplied by a lot of victims. I recall a news article describing their multi million dollar lifestyles.
What's the interest rate on the debt, and how much are you making on your investments? To a first approximation, you can treat the debt as an investment with a guaranteed rate of return. If you have debt that's not at such a ludicrously low interest rate that it makes sense to hang onto the money and invest it (rare), then your savings should be going straight into paying off that debt.

The savings rate still applies; it determines how fast you can pay off the debt. If you can reduce your spending and increase your savings rate, you'll pay off the debt that much faster, and the same principle applies once you've paid it off and started investing.
I wonder what the corporate adoption of Win7+ is at this point?

Abandoning IE8 for various services will slowly start to hurt Microsoft as it forces people into using (probably) Chrome, or if not, FireFox. Especially once you are using Chrome, the lure of Google's ecosystem starts to become irresistable, and as Chrome use itself grows, Chrome as a platform becomes more and more attractive.

Of course this move in itself is irrelevant to that because it only affects such a tiny percentage of people. But as you add up a lot of niche services it will start to have a significant impact, I think.
Edit: Misinterpreted what a 401(k) is. I thought it was a tax-free savings account that you can borrow against, rather than a form of pension plan. The UK does have something somewhat similar: a personal pension scheme. The rest of this comment is wrong, but I'll leave it here for giggles.

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They don't really always exist. As far as I'm aware there isn't really the British equivalent of a 401k, for example. Brits have ISAs but they're just tax free savings accounts with an interest rate generally well below inflation. Cash ISAs also come with the restriction that you can only deposit a very low amount into them per year -- this year it's £5,760. You also can't re-deposit withdrawn money without that further deposit subtracting from your annual deposit limit.

The trouble with putting large amounts of money in a savings account is that it generally comes with interest rates that (even before tax) are less than inflation. Savings accounts are great for socking away money to cover temporary shortfalls in income, but not much else.
>would include never having a mortgage, which would be a huge lost opportunity for many

A lost opportunity? If you can afford a house easily buy one, if you cannot afford it a mortage is anything but a huge opportunity.

http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/03/why-i-am-never-going-to...

http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/05/why-i-would-rather-shoo...
He did it for a higher calling -- namely having a penguin as a pet. Maybe if you make that your justification too your wife will jump on board, so to speak.
I wonder why it has to be printed in sections.

How long before it becomes possible to print an entire building in-situ?
It's barely positive if you compare the two points. However, if you have investing regularly via your 401k (etc), you also bought in during the low periods. So, your gain would be much more than just minimal positive.
Can this be used as a full replacement of Google Chart Tool? [1]

[1] https://developers.google.com/chart/image/
I would say the same thing but remember we are talking about attorneys here and they are good at getting a leg to stand on when their ass is on the line.

Not to mention the fact that one strategy is simply to flood the deciding party with so much information at once that the main points get lost and diluted with other issues that don't matter.

One of the reasons criminal trials take so long. If you were a defense attorney and had a jury wouldn't you try to string out the trial as long as possible to numb the jury so that the main points against your client were buried with a bunch of less relevant data?

(Similar to a kid getting into a dispute with a sibling where the parent gets so frustrated they don't even want to decide the issue they just punished both parties?)
When last I looked at it, it actually can't be installed alongside the official wine package from the ubuntu PPA. I'm sure it's possible to do it manually and have it alongside, but that's a fair amount of work.

Until the patches are all in upstream it's basically an alpha capability. And having to use wine at all for it makes it second-class compared to using a normal windows install.
Wheter you run it before or after doesn't matter. If the internal PRNG state didn't change (through another roll) the same seed is being used and has the same number of random() calls, so random() returns the same sequence!
Hehe I had that exact comment written, then I hit ctrl-f and it happened that you beat me
Maybe you could install a remotely/motion activated speaker system that plays the smoke monster noise from Lost to scare away visitors (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-M8P14u_G8)
My understanding would be quantum mechanics would not play the same if you went back in time. It is truly random.

But since time travel is impossible then maybe it makes no sense in general to talk about.

Plus as pointed out the OP does say it was a deterministic universe (but I would have thought that is not what we are in due to QM)
does it really seem like MS's App Store is doing any significant threatening?

Not yet, anyway. Do you think this situation would remain the same if it ever gained a significant market share? The real criticism here is that MS's strategy is a trojan horse.
Two Dope Hackers
I'm not very good at ELI5, but briefly: all debt is a liability on one balance sheet, and is therefore an asset on someone else's balance sheet. That's an accounting identity.

If you go belly-up and can't pay your debt, then the financial asset disappears from the other balance sheet as well. Poof.

Picture owning $100,000 in bonds of a company that goes bankrupt. One day you have a net worth of $100,000, the next day it's gone.
Obama's Effort To Prevent The AFL-CIO From Resolving To Repeal Obamacare
A law professor at University of Washington has attempted to make a license that is essentially equivalent, and compatible with, GPLv2, but that is not confusing. The result is the Simple Public License [1]. It is OSI approved.

[1] http://www.law.washington.edu/casrip/license/
In sweden you dont have to buy an island. All the island are free to camp at. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_roam
Poll: Do you pay for Evernote?
Evernote is a very good tool and seemingly very successful (http://techcrunch.com/2012/06/19/evernote-by-the-numbers-34m-users-1-4m-paying-and-how-different-platforms-pay/)

I was wondering how many hackers here in the HN community are paying users?

If you are a paying user, how long did you use the free product before becoming a paying user?

If you use something else, please leave a comment.
Except for the 'never buy a security' bit, I fully agree.
There's pre-so and post-so. The post-so world is much better for all developers.
GPLv3, which will put off some people who would be fine with GPLv2.
It's obvious to us, who have watched both sides of the coin play out in different European countries for decades...
He's also been living out of an RV for a while.
What does it matter if desktop Linux takes off on the backs of proprietary nonfree software?

Meh. I'm old enough to remember how Serverside Linux took off in corporate environments: Oracle ported its database. That was seen as a sign of approval, and soon Linux was everywhere. It was pretty rare to actually be running Oracle, but that was the tipping point.

A rising tide raises all ships.
One, that's an appeal to authority. And two, if you think Krugman is the least bit unbiased in his column, you're mistaken. For someone as smart as Krugman, he's a master at manipulating facts to suit his political beliefs.