skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I understand the faking all too well.

Awhile back I was this fat, neckbearded kid in my mothers basement coding and gaming. Realized I'm trash at interacting on the most basic levels with people. Lost all the weight, got strong, got decently good looking, but inside I'm always still that shy nerd that doesn't really want to go out ever and keep to himself.

Every outing I need to mentally and physically prepare for, I can't just "go out" and be with people. I have to pay active attention to how my face feels, what position I'm sitting in, how I'm walking, the spacing between my steps, my pacing, every little detail is calculated and it makes going out extremely difficult.

Every single day is a mission to fake it, and though I'm good at it now and it's nearly natural, I still microanalyze every person, gesture, blink, speech, walk, turn, movement of everyone and I incorporate these attributes into my own outward image to project confidence, courage, and ambition.

I never had friends growing up when I was young, not sure what kind of impact that truly had but as an outsider, I've been observing relentlessly, almost obsessively, and taking bits and pieces from others until I formed someone decent (me), how normal people act in normal situations.

I still feel extremely anxious every day to the point of having to pep talk myself before meeting someone, that has never changed for a second, the only thing that has changed is my ability to mask it but I'm as scared as ever.

It makes me wonder if everyone is in the same shoes.

I'm a person that can't do anything unless a process, or number, is attached to it. Essays in highschool? Barely ever passed, I lock down, don't know where to start. Math? Design? Computers? Not the slightest problem, which is why human interaction is so difficult, there is no "set way" to interact.

I don't really know who I truly am because all my mannerisms are borrowed from various people, movies, figures, friends. No movement or expression is my own and it's difficult to cope with.

Through my observation, the only thing that honestly matters, is just being nice and treating others as equals and it all falls into place.

I don't know if it's mental illness or what it is, but I can tell you right now the happiest I'd ever be is 100% alone left to my own mind somewhere deep in nature.

I remember having a heart to heart with roommates I was "close" with. We started talking about all our passive aggressiveness because it was starting to get to all of us and ruin our living situation. It got way to real, and then it got to me. I explained to them how I see the world, how I deal with things, and they honestly looked kinda terrified and thought I was crazy, and it hasn't really been the same since then since they don't really know who I am now, I don't even know who I am.
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Ruby Rogues Parley - a paid email list (that is now a Discourse forum) around the Ruby Rogues podcast.

It's basically a private forum for technical topics in Ruby. Pretty high signal-to-noise ratio.
I was under the impression that "fake courage" was in fact stupidity in disguise.
It was a very clear change for me. I'm usually at work from 7 to 5. On iOS 6, my iPhone 5 had no problem making it through with moderate use. There were no jumps in percentages. I could use the phone for an entire hour with <10% remaining.

Once I downloaded the beta, I found myself with a dead phone at noon, having to fully recharge it at least once just to have a usable phone by the end of the work day. And I think I've only seen it actually hit <5% all of two times. It'll power down way before it gets that low.
Hide that time machine. It gives me heebie jeebies
Here's a completely different solution to using Gogo for free that doesn't involve piggy-backing on someone else's purchase: http://www.bryceboe.com/2012/03/12/bypassing-gogos-inflight-...
In fact I've always had the opposite experience — that the smartphone-only plan costs less.
I'm sceptical, since Google Health never quite caught on. There's room for improvement, certainly, but the regulatory requirements for mixing health and tech, and the externalities of dealing with vendors' proprietary formats will make this challenging at best.
Login on a website with the help of your smartphone without typing your password
i think i may have had a clever idea and it's your job to tell me that the idea is either bullshit (why?) or already in use (where?). here it is:

instead of a username/password form the website displays a qr code containing a random string generated by the server. the browser holds connection and is waiting for a response from the server. you scan the code with you smartphone, the app applies some crypto magic to the qr code's data and your login/password stored on your phone, send this information to the server. the server creates a session for the user, associates it with the website displaying the qr code, the browser is informed that login is complete, site reloads, login complete.

okay. i think i discovered a problem: why login to a website on a desktop pc if you have a smartphone. perhaps you want to download some dropbox files to the desktop pc, but you don't know your password, or don't trust the pc?!
"Illusion" is a misleading way to put it.

We experience gravity as a force - we can measure it with devices designed to measure forces. It's not an illusion. However, the model of gravity as a force between massive objects does not capture certain aspects of gravity - it's an incomplete model.

That doesn't actually mean that gravity is "really a geometric manifestation due to the curvature of space-time". Gravity appears to behave that way, but what do you mean by "really" in that sentence? What we can say with confidence is that the spacetime curvature model is a more precise and complete model of gravity than the mass/force model.

Perhaps if we figure out how to unify quantum phenomena with gravitation, we'll find a different model for gravity in that context. Will you then say that gravity wasn't "really" spacetime curvature? That wouldn't make sense, because all that will have changed is that we would have another model for interpreting and understanding gravity.

When people say gravity is an "illusion" or that forces are "fictitious", what they're really getting at is that these observed phenomena are not fundamental - that they're consequences of some underlying phenomena. But they're real consequences, not illusory or fictitious.

(Of course "fictitious" is a technical term used in physics, but it doesn't mean "does not exist in reality" but rather means something more like "is not fundamental".)
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Not all applications use Linux. Not all applications go through Linux's /dev/random for their random needs. If you look into the discussion on, say, Theodore Tso's G+ entry on rdrand, you'll find that some people are eager to skip the OS and use rdrand directly.
You can see plenty of examples of this on GitHub, where people post their dotfiles as a repo, so that you can clone the repo on a new machine and your shell/editor/OS will be configured how you like it.
Interesting is that Art Levinson will remain Chairman at Apple. Apparently the two giants are working together here.

> Tim Cook, Chief Executive Officer of Apple, said: “For too many of our friends and family, life has been cut short or the quality of their life is too often lacking. Art is one of the crazy ones who thinks it doesn’t have to be this way. There is no one better suited to lead this mission and I am excited to see the results.”
I don't think this is a site. It seems like a research arm. They probably did use Google health to gather the prerequisite data.
Why not? Ruby-nuts have been trying to reshape JS into Ruby for years now. Might as well just go full balls on it.
You think he said to himself "I'd like to shut guantanamo bay, but only if I can do it without getting credit or blame, if I have to take credit or blame I just won't do it" ?

Seems to me he's in his final term - it's not like closing guantanamo bay would be the thing that stopped him getting re-elected.

More likely, in my opinion, is that after being elected he received secret information (maybe proving the detainees are guilty, maybe proving they've been subject to torture which they'd go to the press about, maybe both) and he decided he didn't want them released.
Latest beta on iPhone 5. Haven't updated to GM seed, although I'll do that today.
I apologize - I didn't know that had explicitly been blocked.
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Using Eclipse to bootstrap into Java represents a pretty reasonable and comfortable environment to wade into.

Go to:
http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/

Download the Java EE version. Create a project with a class named Main.java in a package like "com.example.test".

In the class:

public static void main(String[] args) {
if (args != null && args.length > 0) {
for (int i = 0;i < args.length;i++) {
System.out.println("Hi there!");
}
} else System.out.println("Hello.");
}

Hey, presto! You're a Java programmer. Try compiling and running it.

To get your feet wet with web programming, here's some quick and dirty bare bones code:

TestServlet.java
/******************************************************************************/
package com.example.test;

import java.io.IOException;

import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;

public class TestServlet extends HttpServlet {

private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

@Override
protected void doGet(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException, IOException {
try {
resp.getWriter().print("<html><body>Hello. <form action=\"\" method=\"POST\"><button>Hey!</button></form></body></html>");
} catch(Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.getClass().getName());
}
}
@Override
protected void doPost(HttpServletRequest req, HttpServletResponse resp) throws ServletException, IOException {
try {
resp.getWriter().print("<html><body>Hi there!</body></html>");
} catch(Exception e) {
System.err.println(e.getClass().getName());
}
}
}
/******************************************************************************/

And then...

web.xml
<!-- ####################################################################### -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<web-app xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xmlns:web="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_2_5.xsd" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee/web-app_3_0.xsd" id="WebApp_ID" version="3.0">
<servlet>
<servlet-name>main</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>com.example.test.TestServlet</servlet-class>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>main</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>/</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
</web-app>
<!-- ####################################################################### -->

This will compile and run on Apache Tomcat, if you compile and deploy as a ROOT.war file.
How does this compare to something like Parse?
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Somebody posted this link on another discussion: http://cm.bell-labs.com/who/ken/trust.html

There's no way to know for sure, but I don't think this is a problem for the average consumer. I'd like to think serious black hats are not amateur fishermen who use a bait to catch anything that passes by. I picture them more like a sniper waiting for the perfect shot on a valuable target. In other words, yes every system could be compromised, but the ones that are will be the ones holding more valuable information. And those are few relative to the mass of average joes. But then one might get an advantage from controlling a botnet, and use it to attack more valuable targets.

I don't really know :)
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You'd pay money to get rid of some upload links? What, you have a second personality that would upload malicious stickers and emoji while you were sleeping?
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i might be wrong but if it's a tax deduction, doesn't that just reduce his tax liability by some percentage of the $800, so more like 20-30% depending upon his tax bracket? That way the $800 is only worth maybe $200 - $300.. A tax credit would be a full dollar for dollar comparison.
I'd love to see some of these want-to-live-forever transhumanist moneybags actually put some money behind some of these things and move them past the pipe dream phase. I hope this is somehow a step in that direction.

BTW: Calico... what a non-ValleyHipster name...
It is not "too easy to detect" a bad PRNG from a good one.
Link to the blog post: http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/a_new_chapter
You just reminded me of something I left out - patterns and anti-patterns. Knowing those might be just as valuable because then you can recognize and adapt quickly. For example MVC is basically the same across all platforms, with minor differences.
A few points pg missed:

- be white

- be under 30. Preferably under 25

- don't sound too foreign

- make sure you are well connected and/or went to harvard, mit or some such

- look like Zuck if at all possible!

Did I leave anything out?
I can't see the page, it says...

This post could not be found.
Your URL may be incorrect, the post may have been deleted, or this account may not have access to the post.

This is the URL it takes me to:
https://plus.google.com/+LarryPage/posts/Lh8SKC6sED1
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Do say if the app is sloppy programmed or really needs the faster CPU to do the work. We're programmers here, well, most of us. Anyway note that up to recently you needed two graphic cards and in the desktop and the two monitor cables just to be able to connect the screen with the resolution of the iPad 3. http://youtu.be/KpUNA2nutbk
Oh well. I have a ping tunnel on my VPS. I also run a DNS-tunnel.

I can get past pretty much any "pay me money for internet" lock. Of course, that makes me a bad netizen.
As a college students, I find it the hardest to "explore." The best advice so far has been from parents and friends that refer something. On campus, it seems like the only resource is the career fair...and that only has big known companies. I wish there was a way to find startup opportunities.
They don't know anything about it. But a lot of new APIs were made available to developers that will make great apps easier to make. I think that's better for users than a new OS toy.
But man do you guys make a killing. Holy astronomical salaries batman!
The Ubuntu Edge wasn't their primary phone plan. Ubuntu Touch (developer preview) images were already available, for example for the Nexus 4. Ubuntu were already speaking to carriers (http://www.ubuntu.com/phone/carrier-advisory-group) but the Ubuntu Edge had nothing to do with that side of things.
Most server applications run on GNU/Linux operating system. Those machines are usually the strategic targets of such attacks, not Windows based computers.
Absolutely brilliant. Finally, Aubrey De Grey's unapologetically straightforward logic [1] regarding aging has gained traction with the crowd who has the means to tackle this grand challenge. I am sincerely proud of Page and Brin for their vision and commitment.

This is one of those rare times that powerful people make bold choices that catalyze a shift in the world's thought paradigm. Aging will now be seen for what it is: the root of all chronic illness.

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMAwnA5WvLc
Looks like it: http://docs.strongloop.com/#openshift-cartridge
I guess what I'm suggesting is that maybe the act of applying the beta to your phone put your power management hardware in a state that necessitates recalibration or reset.

For example:

"The issue with the battery drain on iPhone 4S was big and we saw the battery drain down in hours. However if you clean install first and then restore data, the issue doesn’t seem to occur."

http://www.sidhtech.com/news/ios-7-iphone-4s-battery-life-ip...

See also:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3605927?start=0&tstart=
It's a public Google+ by Larry Page:

-----

I’m excited to announce Calico, a new company that will focus on health and well-being, in particular the challenge of aging and associated diseases. Art Levinson, Chairman and former CEO of Genentech and Chairman of Apple, will be Chief Executive Officer.

OK … so you’re probably thinking wow! That’s a lot different from what Google does today. And you’re right. But as we explained in our first letter to shareholders, there’s tremendous potential for technology more generally to improve people’s lives. So don’t be surprised if we invest in projects that seem strange or speculative compared with our existing Internet businesses. And please remember that new investments like this are very small by comparison to our core business.

Art and I are excited about tackling aging and illness. These issues affect us all—from the decreased mobility and mental agility that comes with age, to life-threatening diseases that exact a terrible physical and emotional toll on individuals and families. And while this is clearly a longer-term bet, we believe we can make good progress within reasonable timescales with the right goals and the right people.

Our press release has a few more details though it’s still very early days so there’s not much more to share yet. Of course when Art has something more substantial to communicate (and that will likely take time), he’ll provide an update. Finally, thanks to Bill Maris for helping bring this idea to life and getting Art involved, and to Sergey Brin for consistently supporting 10X thinking like this. It’s hard for many companies to make long term investments. So I’m tremendously excited about the innovative new way we’re funding this project. Now for the hard work!

http://googlepress.blogspot.com/2013/09/calico-announcement....
The official weather app actually looks remarkably similar to the current Yahoo! Weather app, and seems to share the same icons.

Before it was 100% obvious what the icons meant at a glance -- a big yellow unmistakable sun, clear full clouds, etc.

The new ones are just outlines, you almost can't tell the white and yellow lines apart, you have to "decipher" them with your eyes to figure out the weather for the next few days. A huge step backwards in clarity.
Sure. What I was getting at is that they don't care, they are using the name to sell things, not making a promise.

And they probably sort of deliver, I bet they put fiber and 'mouth feel' agents in it that make it have a lot less calories (there are some hand wavy arguments against food science products, but I bet for lots of people that slight risk is a good trade off for the calories).
It is commonly held around here that the best programmers are 10x more productive than the typical programmer. Assuming that is true, how are the rest of your employees going to react when a handful of developers only have to put in 1/10th of the time?

Managing people is more about trying to make things appear fair to everyone. Disgruntled employees are a great way to bring down the entire organization.
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Which law does it violate?

I mean, I think Gitmo is monstrously unjust. But there are lots of injustices that are perfectly legal. I also think how the US treats its many many prisoners is monstrously unjust.
> Previous work has noted that science stands as an ideological force ...

Nonsense. The degree to which science "stands as an ideological force" is the same degree to which it has failed in its primary mission -- to accurately and objectively measure nature, unswayed by human beliefs and attitudes about nature.

Oh, well, the authors are psychologists, a profession famously out of touch with science and its requirements.
But what's in it for them?
I do appreciate the additional optimization opportunities that derive from the fact that user defined types can be used as values and not just references like in Java. That's very important for memory usage.

But the complexity that comes with it is undeniable. It's not just one exception that is confusing. The whole business with nil interface values versus non-nil interface values that contain nil pointers is not exactly pretty. It is consistent though.
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Alarmist title - you can't execute code undetected, as you would think from the title, you can alter the manufacturing process to poison the random number generator. The alteration is not detectable using current testing procedures.

It's not any big deal, people already are treating the RDRAND instruction as poisoned.
major company? Their market cap is $1.34B, and their EPS is -19.44

not saying what the OP did is ethical, but .. wow.
JBQ lands at Yahoo as the Principal Engineer for Mobile Apps
Various approaches in various languages to various cellular automata
Doesn't sound undetectable to me. Isn't this what the die hard tests are for?
Oddly enough that was done years ago via Silverlight of all things. http://www.rubyinside.com/ironruby-silverlight-ruby-in-brows...
One thing I wish Github would do is allow for a more granular permission structure. It would be fantastic if we could allow people without github accounts do things like submit issues, or allow certain users (e.g. non-technical staff) only have access to the wiki and issue tracker.

Right now the permissions are centered around what you can do with repositories, it's very developer-centric. I think there is a lot that GitHub could do here to expand their service to be more applicable to an entire organization.
It's amazing that a group of volunteers can do a much better job at improving the stock AOSP experience than huge companies like Samsung or LG. The official software on some of the Android flagships out there is seriously awful. Best of luck to them.
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To what extent is this guided by the self-interest of aging tech darling CEOs (Larry Page must be in his 40s by now)? As a young person I tend to think "some of these health issues ought to be solved problems by the time I'm older." But I don't have the kind of capital to spend on it that companies like Google, or persons like Larry Page, do.

Regardless of motivation, I'm happy to see investment in this domain.
The important part is, "Obama signed that law". No one held a gun to his head. No one will be holding a gun to his head next year while he signs it either. Every year, Obama chooses to sign the law that gives him a pretext to continue operating the Guantanamo obscenity for another year. Is it so hard to see this pattern?

Sure, it might cost him some political capital to do the right thing. That merely illustrates that to Obama, keeping his campaign promise is not worth spending some political capital. That's a far cry from this "impossible" bullshit I've been reading.
the "right thing" for hotspots is anonymous 802.1x. That is, any credentials work.
Amen!

I tell you, that Louis CK bit was the worst thing to happen to modern technology discussion..
> Or am I missing something?

Yes, you're missing something. The article is a disclosure of a security vulnerability that has already been reported to the company responsible, including notice that it would be published and a request for confirmation that it has been fixed. (Edit: but your response is reasonable - I can see how the article title is misleading.)
I know. I can't ever imagine a time when I wanted to share something with an iPhone next to me (my friends are usually faraway, or if we're hanging out then we're not using our phones).

But several times a day I wish I could beam a photo, a Notes text file, etc., from my iPhone to my Macbook Air. In the end I'm just constantly e-mailing links/photos/etc. to myself, which never ceases to seem ridiculous in 2013.