skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
That's really surprising.

Seems like the following are supported in Android 3.0 and above:
SVG (basic support)
SVG in HTML img element
SVG in CSS backgrounds
Inline SVG in HTML5
SVG SMIL animation
SVG fonts

If I was going to use it, my concern would be for IE 8 on XP because XP cannot upgrade after IE 8.

You can use modernizr.js to test whether it is supported and create a fallback I suppose.
DJ Social 
Hi Team. Thought you may be interested and if you would like more information please do not hesitate to contact us.<p>DJ Social is a music application where a player can log in to their profile & mix on two channels any type of genre/music they choose like a DJ. The user operates a mixing desk (similar to Traktor & Serato) to make these mixes while also being able to use loops, effects & mark cue points on their chosen tracks. Simply a really fun way to play with your own music. We are also incorporating the option of mixing a whole range of music samples that can be purchased in the app store as an extra such as guitar solos, electro basslines & drum packs.<p>The world has seen to date many DJ applications which allow mixes to be made & recorded but there is nothing after this point that can further engage & enhance the customers experience. DJ Social set out to change this & have now developed a way which we would love to work together with you further on as we know it can lead to your business increasing its customer base & opening brand new revenue streams.<p>Since day one we have made sure that no matter what your skill set may be in regards to music or mixing experience anyone will be able to use this application with much ease. So many other music apps are very difficult to operate without prior knowledge/experience so again this gives further strength to why we have developed this application.
Modern Minimalism
Looking into it, it seems like most of your issues stem from the fact that you depended on View._configure being called during initialization. You overwrite it here:

https://github.com/tbranyen/backbone.layoutmanager/blob/mast...

but this was completely removed with the update:

https://github.com/jashkenas/backbone/compare/1.0.0...1.1.0#...

In backbone's defense, that wasn't part of its public API, but it does make updating challenging. I'll give it a try and see if I can be of some help.
Completely optional, you do not need them for the base icon, only if you want to do spiffy things with them.
SVG clock icon with JavaScript is a very nice idea - showing clock icon near a post with arrows showing real time when post was made. Epic.
In India there is huge potential , with mobile penetration increasing exponentially, its a big market waiting.
http://31.media.tumblr.com/981b9455b35ca551cbfd2227110b9da2/...
Christopher Columbus was awful (but this other guy was not)
And the winner is....

...the language that allows for security exploits by design!
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9415946

Sleep deprivation increase the levels of cortisol which is in part why you tend to put on weight when not sleeping enough. Cortisol is an anti-inflammatory.

I wouldn't be surprised if chronic lack of sleep increase inflammatory, due to some other mechanism, but for sure, short bouts of sleep deprivation has worked wonder for me to stop allergic reactions (I'm talking sleeping less than 4 hours/24 hours period - I usually need between 7 and 9 hours).
How about MS just open sourcing the browser? Is their browser tech really that trade-secret-filled?
I appreciate the fact that that was the argument being made.

>> The argument here is that just because the US isn't the worst, doesn't mean you shouldn't do anything.

I did not say that you should give the US a pass (I in fact explicitly stated the opposite). I did state that if you claim to oppose some common ill of humanity that you should probably focus on where it is most ill.

If I decide to fight malaria, I should probably look at Africa as a good place to do my work.

If I decide to fight corrupt, oppressive, and deceitful governments I should probably look at states with the most distasteful human rights records.
Might want to include a link to the app/what device it's for/etc
What a quiet, unassuming hero Ladar Levison has turned out to be. This guy had a calling, and stuck to it. Without this incident the majority of us would not have known how deeply principled and committed to freedom he is. Our society is better because of him, I wonder how many more Ladars are out there? I'm sad to say, I'm not sure I would have endured so much duress for so little reward.
This was a nice read but I'm much more interested to know what they do with the data. From hanging around "big data" people the emphasis still seems to be on storage and simple SQL-esque querying. For most people this is a solved problem, and it's time to go beyond storage and see what value we can get from data. I believe in most cases this requires a different skill set and different mindset. Most people think in binary terms, but statistical models deal with shades of grey -- nothing is ever certain -- and even simple models like linear regression are difficult for the untrained to understand.
BTW https://github.com/search?q=%40y&type=Users&ref=searchresult... i.e. '@y' also gives similar results :)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9415946

I'm not talking about not sleeping well, I'm talking about sleep deprivation, less than 4 hours, when I normally need between 7 to 9 hours.

Also, we are all slightly different, what works for one person might not work for another (we are all an experience of one).
I'm very impressed with the audio visualization at the bottom: http://useiconic.com/concepts/smart-icons/

Well done. Consider it sold. I'm using it for my site.
Not on the top of my list right now, but I could definitely consider it in the future.
"...placing bigger bets on companies in later rounds, which is arguably a smarter strategy..."

Is it necessarily a smarter strategy? To me just seems this is the latest swing of the pendulum up and down the risk/reward curve. If factors change in 5 years, their "smart strategy" could begin to include more emphasis on consumer A's.
Economics Cafe offers a level economics tuition in Singapore.
Economics Cafe is a leading economics tuition centre in Singapore that offers ‘A’ level economics tuition. The principal economics tutor is Mr. Edmund Quek, is a highly experienced and well sought after economics tutor in Singapore.
This PBS documentary has some extra explanation as to why Carpenter only got one flight that only seems to be be hinted at in the NYT story http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jia78xRMTEc#t=3303
It would be great if you could add some context for readers who don't know about NFPA, or about how the US standards system currently works. Otherwise I'm (from India) having a hard time trying to figure out why public works standards would ever need to be monetized/paywalled/copyrighted?
Yes - Box showed them that :)
> Becomes An `Entire Desktop Environment`
Bring Your Own…[Security] Problem?
The 1994 PBS documentary /Moon Shot/ is not bad either.
Or someone who is completely out of touch with himself.
I Failed All My Classes and that’s Why I’m Winning — I.M.H.O.
I'm not sure if you're agreeing or disagreeing with me.

Dynamic dispatch is supported by most statically typed OO languages. C++ virtual member functions are dynamic dispatch. So indeed, dynamic dispatch is one of the key features that makes the distinction between calling methods and sending messages sufficiently un-important that static OO languages are still useful.

What was (perhaps too imprecisely) referred to in my comment above is late/dynamic binding.
What's wrong with "10 minutes ago"? Less cognitive load, and goes well with dates > 12 hours ago.
What? That doesn't sound right... how does the distribution method affect copyright? Think of all the free software (with licenses dependent on copyright) that's made available over BitTorrent. Or World of Warcraft game updates, or humble bundle games, or ...
It's not Web 4.2
Good, I was worried people could actually be able to correctly manipulate text through NSString, that fixes it as it's impossible to not break text when using Ruby strings.
He sounds like a 40 year old men. I don't think mature persons should need any extra motivation to do work.
If you get the chance to meet any of these guys - grab it with both hands. I've recently met Al Worden (CMP Apollo 15) and Charlie Duke (10th man on the Moon). Tonight I'll be meeting Alan Bean (4th man on the Moon), and already getting excited.

These guys are amazing. Both Charlie Duke and Al Worden were absolute gentlemen, with fascinating stories, and intriguing insights.

OK, so I'll be just one of a few hundred people in the audience, but it makes the history come to life, and serves as a reminder that there are people who did, and others who are still doing, amazing things.

Aspirational and inspirational.
Is there an overview of all the icons included somewhere?
The issue with the default syntax in NSString is that the mutating methods are the more concise, but are also the ones you use the least. It makes far more sense for the more used methods to be more concise than their mutating siblings.

I don't disagree with you though. I'd prefer if the interface for this was more idiomatic.

Returning void is sort of pointless. A boolean, maybe. I feel like returning self is just making better use of things, really, and probably doesn't really cause any confusion.
It does not guarantee it. A select without a order by clause is not guaranteed to be in a repeatable or consistent order, neither in SQL nor MySQL.

MySQL does have an implicit ordering on GROUP BY queries, but it is deprecated and should not be relied on.
>> hn.txt
Not a problem, no one cares what you call SF any more. We'll just know that you're not from around here. And that's ok; we like meeting new people with strange and interesting ways of saying things.
I will go on record to say that Rap Genius is the most ridiculous investment ever, and that it will tank with not a dollar in sight within ten years. If this is the type of startup Andreesen Horowitz are backing away from in B2C I would understand, but this is one of the consumer plays they did invest in. And now the message is that they want to invest in solid consumer startups only. Makes no sense to me.
Well, yes. I sort of thought I'd covered that with "...choice of foundation (fork FreeBSD vs GNU/Linux)".
Pinczakko's Guide to AMI BIOS Reverse Engineering
Unless they land for very brief moments to rest - as I've seen swifts do... in west africa.

Sample rate is everything.

Look - this lady can fly!!! (Neat photos, to boot...)

http://kotaku.com/this-lady-appears-to-be-floating-5950132
RProtoBuf & HistogramTools: Statistical Analysis Tools for Large Data Sets
It seems to work with @{any letter}. Can anybody explain to me how GitHub is interpreting this search term?
It's not closures I described. I don't remember if Simula even have closures or not - it's possible it does. The mechanism I described involves message passing between co-routines.

In any case, I detest Simula with the kind of burning hate you can only experience after having been forced to use it (it was the language used in a compulsory CS course; though admittedly most of my hate stems from the horrible standard libraries), so it won't make me "feel any better".

I just don't see any excuse at all for not calling Simula OO, and I'm trying to understand what basis you have for thinking so. So far the reasons are weak and fuzzy enough that I don't see anything worth changing my opinion over.
Derek Sivers on Building a Robust Plan
It seems a bit odd that they're quoting their Junior class makeup-- makes me think that's the best data point they have, and it exaggerates their success. My understanding is that CS enrollment by gender isn't the issue, it's CS graduation rate.
A true story, on the other hand, is that when the vacuum cleaner failed on the Mir space station, some engineer at Baikonur went to the supermarket buy another ordinary one to be loaded on the next Progress flight. NASA on the other hand, always used specially designed vacuum cleaners (according to one of Patrick Baudry's book).
Pebble Smartwatch Steps Up With New Website, Now At Best Buy & AT&T Retailers
Ah, excellent, thanks candydance[1]: torrent is here http://thepiratebay.sx/torrent/8940823/Game_Developer_Magazi...

or the magnet if you don't care for ads with boobs:

magnet:?xt=urn:btih:4396a06317a9a9d757a703a58fcba001c337adc3&dn=Game+Developer+Magazine+Complete+1994-2013+Archives&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.istole.it%3A6969&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.ccc.de%3A80&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopen.demonii.com%3A1337

It's even categorized by code/zine and year, nice work! My wget attempt was still running D:

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6531569
Capitalist in the Marxist sense, as in, private ownership of the means of production.
Russian developer of transport robots RoboCV LLC raised $500K from LETA Capital
The Russian company RoboCV LLC, engaged in developments in the field of vision. The company launched the alpha version of system X-MOTION-pilot warehouse equipment. 6 robotic tractors began to work on the biggest plant in test mode. X-MOTION works on the basis of technical vision and completely replaces the driver.
The Control system consists of laser scanners, video cameras and special software, installed on the tractor and connects to it. Then, a real-time map of the area around is constructed. This allows the machine to navigate in it - build a trajectory of an entrance to a given point and to steer around obstacles.
The project is at the beginning stage of its scientific and business processes. By 2017 RoboCV plans to release a pilot system for passenger cars. Before a full drone appears, autopilot systems for low-speed transport platforms and large-capacity equipment will precede in 2015 and 2016.
Unlike its competitors to move to the desired path, system X-MOTION is more flexible by avoiding the movement on special markers. Unique algorithms allow to use less hardware elements, which considerably reduces the pay back time of the system (up to 2 years).
The emergence of autopilot techniques in warehouses of classes A and A+ reduces the shortage of qualified personnel, increases the service life of equipment and the level of security of business processes.
Russian developer of transport robots RoboCV LLC raised $500K from LETA Capital. Funds from investments will be directed on development of pre-production prototype.
Can you get a multi-decade fixed rate mortgage in the US? I don't think that they are obtainable in the UK, most fixes only cover the first couple of years. Is it a two way commitment so that you are locked in for that time period and it makes it harder to move/downsize or can you pay it off early?
There are pathetically few documents on WL from governments with truly atrocious human rights records. There are more documents from fucking fraternities than oppressive governments. Governments are pretty reliable, there are documents even in the most dysfunctional governments.

Wikileaks is less interested in publishing these than anything that is embarrassing to the US/UK. I know I'm throwing HN Karma down the toilet here, but really, while the behavior of the USG is far far from ideal, the behavior of Wikileaks is also so, and in a more insidious manner since its silence on more oppressive governments gives them validation.

Also for those downvoting, please see my other posts. I am not blindly pro-USG or anti-whistleblower. I have more complicated feelings regarding Snowden but wrt Wikileaks I have been disappointed in their focus. I feel this is a valid concern as the obsession with taking the US down a peg also gives validation to those oppressing their own people. Taking the US down a peg and denouncing real atrocities should not be incompatible. I feel that Wikileaks has sacrificed the more valuable duty of the latter in favor of the former.
How do you exercise without smelling?
If you open a new issue on GitHub, somebody else could fix it.
Ugh, not this holier-than-thou minimalism meme again.
> You don’t need any of those soapy substances. It’s all a big lie perpetrated by people who want your money. If you eat/sleep/exercise properly, you will almost never get sick and your body will never smell bad. You won’t need to overcompensate by wasting money on soapy substances.

[citation needed]
Or do anything without working?
Adding search and autocomplete to a Rails app with Elasticsearch
How about no icons?
Could we kill the icon?
"Imagine letting go of the Xerox-inspired GUIs altogether. Imagine a native digital medium, instead of holding onto physical entities. It’s not going to be easy; but it will be the future of the UI. Contextually aware, transparent user interfaces is what we should strive for."
http://joecritchley.svbtle.com/kill-the-icon
Actually below a minimum height, treatment options are given to parents to help their children grow taller. There is a well estab

I also feel that you are tending towards the naturalist fallacy here. Just because something is natural doesn't mean that it is good (or neutral). Mother nature doesn't care.

As for ADHD existing 100k years ago, a large percentage of ADHD cases are in children born to mother's who used drugs during pregnancy. (Obviously not all, but there is a very large %). One cannot discount at least some modern factors being responsible for some percentage of ADHD cases.
Citations are a big lie perpetrated by 'big soap' as well.
FWIW: I really like Java. C and Lisp would be the other languages I'm especially fond of.
You can never criticise a politician if there's a law that lets anyone control their own name. Democracy becomes unworkable.

Similarly, you can't criticise business leaders or civil servants. So corruption becomes rife.
> I have an 11-inch Macbook Air and an iPhone 5. No other devices.

For some reason, I knew this was going to pop up somewhere in the list.

Smartphones are arguably one of the biggest gadget of the century. And they can be used to watch TV, movies, read news, books, as GPS, as game device and so on.

So why iPhone and no soap?
I like how they are refering to semiaccurate articles as amusing theories... then going on on their own.
> " [...] a move he said would have compromised the personal details of all his 40,000 clients [...]"

Funny, as the number is 10 times higher, als stated by the guardian itself in the linked post.

Not that it matters, 40.000 would be just as bad.
> Alter and Oppenheimer disagree

But they're not the ones who can decide whether subsequent studies replicated their findings or not! It's up to the scientific community as a whole to decide.

The problem is, no one is really interested in replicating earlier findings, and even less in invalidating them. What people want is produce new and interesting (unexpected, curious) results that gets the authors noticed.

Many such studies never get replicated (see the famous one about how talking to students about old age makes them walk slower), and nobody cares.

So this part of Gladwell's response is even more disingenuous than the rest.
Where in the Bay did you grow up? I've been here most of the last 25 years, and it seems to me that throughout the Bay Area and for Bay Area writers/publications like TC, "The City" (often but not always capitalized) unambiguously means San Francisco.

I believe it was a specific affectation of Herb Caen, longtime SFChronicle columnist, to refer to SF as "The City" (capitalized).

Also, the phrasing and emphasis in hometown band Journey's regionally-popular song 'Lights' may help cement the phrase "the city" to mean SF, among locals. ("When the lights go down in The City... and the sun shines on the bay...") It's not just the generic/nearest 'city', but "The City".
Thanks, that's appreciated. Not because the boobs but because TPB is blocked by some^W UK Internet providers (including mine).
Harvey Mudd's come a long way.
In the 1970's, the few women (less than ten) were joking referred to as "non-males".
Off topic question: It says on your profile that you studied Bio and Philosophy at Stanford. How did you go from that to being a tech entrepreneur?
Ask HN: How to get beta signups
Hi guys,
We are developing a social collaboration platform called Phoenary. It will be launched before the end of this year and right now we are testing our landing page and the messaging. We are also looking for early adopters who would like to test the beta version. Any suggestions where I can find them?

This is my landing page : www.phoenary.com

Would really appreciate your feedback.
Thanks!
Because this is the kind of minimalism only quite rich people can afford. I once met a girl, who said "when I travel, I only need my hang-glider. Everything else I can buy when I'm there". It was a refreshingly honest expression.
This was written by a crazy person.
Travelling with a picky eater-parent tips
Getting flashes of http://www.theonion.com/articles/im-just-a-free-spirit-who-i...
this is just stupid.
my body creates so much sweat and oil. probably more than a litre evey week. there is no world without soap for me. i would itch and smell so bad that i wouldn't have friends.
Sorting by "Least recently joined" is interesting. The GitHub team are all there, naturally, but I'm intrigued what "tater" is about. Yehuda Katz is famously user ID 4 but tater shows up as user 611789 through the API.

Other than that, the first 10 pages or so are a real who's who of the Ruby scene in 2007-2008 :-)
I'm trying to load it in IE8 in my XP VM - as far as I can see the CSS doesn't even load (FF in the same VM worked however).

I was really stoked about this icon set, thinking 'finally someone has done it, now we have an icon set for true responsive web develop without the hassles' - bummer. It would be nice if OP included 'current limitations' and 'roadmap' somewhere.

I guess it's back to pngs and media properties and/or icon fonts, 12% of the user base is too large to miss. It's still great to see what awaits us around end of next year. XP is definitely EOL somewhere next year, which will trigger a good chunk of companies to upgrade. Old Androids will hopefully wash out of the market as well until then - also I'd say their web usage shouldn't be that relevant, except if you target emerging markets.
hipster logic 101
You could try http://erlibird.com/ - I did beta testing for a few apps from there.
Wait... is this a parody? Please tell me it's satire.

A "minimalist" shouldn't need a fucking smartphone and laptop.
The Architecture Of Autism
Sweat isn't what makes you smell, it's stale sweat that smells.

Anywhere that bacteria and fungus can grow is going to harbour germs.

Tackle those places and you won't smell.
Rose tinted glasses. I remember what facebook was like in 2005; if anything there was less privacy (you could search by course, or by relationship status), and the news feed was so full of junk as to be useless.