skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
What's up with HN availability?
I know about the DDoS attacks from a couple of days ago, but over the whole day I get CloudFlare error messages when on HN, this time the "downtime" was half an hour long... is that DDoS still going on?

Side note: I also get lots of nginx error messages when replying...
Engineer would be even better.
Linkbait. This is a highly opinionated piece with an exaggerated title, short on data and long on unjustified hyperbole. Microsoft Office isn't "killing" anything. Both Office 365 and Google Apps are great products, and both are winning large enterprise contracts when pitted against the other -- for example, Google Apps just won a deal for 68,000 employees at Whirlpool, beating Microsoft Office.[1]

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[1] http://www.businessinsider.com/google-lands-whirlpool-for-go...
Ask HN: are there laws around employees knowing if/why a coworker has time off?
If an employee takes a vacation (in the U.S.), their coworkers generally are aware or have access to the information that someone is out for such a reason. That's generally the case for sick days too. If an employer keeps a calendar for other employees to see history around days off (sick time, vacation, or any other reason), is this allowable? Or are there HIPAA concerns around this?

I'm not quite sure what search term to use to find info regarding the topic, and whether there are federal or state laws around this.
You make a very good point. I'd like to apologize for my poor choice of words.

> Not everyone understands technology. Not everyone needs to.

This is more what I meant, and what I should have said. I agree that "low skilled" is really offensive.
On top of that (literally and figuratively) is Pi's ARM's TrustZone hypervisor..
If by "brilliant engineers" you mean, finding new ways to display ads and bill people for displaying ads, which is what counts for "brilliant engineering" in Silicon Valley these days.
Finally the webview uses Chromium instead of the native android browser. I've been waiting so long for this.

I hope they find a way to roll it to more devices really quickly so more people use the latest version. I guess its a big problem but there's plenty of value to google in finding that solution.
Libertarianism From Above and Below
A bit of context at the beginning of the post would be useful. The "How I fight with users who try to steal…"[1] post has a good introduction. Basically, they're running a promotion that allows users to get free 0.01 or 0.005 bitcoin if they are a new user and tweet about it. But there's a lot of fraudulent new sign ups. It's a lot more interesting with that in mind.

[1]. http://blog.ice-dice.com/post/65390305396/heres-how-i-fight-...
Agility.js
Backbone + Enyo
Backbone + Marionette
Backbone + Thorax
Cappucino
cujoJS
dermis
DUEL
Epitome
Ext.js
PlastronJS
rAppid.js
Sammy
SocketStream
soma.js
SproutCore
CoinBeez - A New Cpu Sharing Program Is Ready For Launch
Dread Pirate Nemo
It does sound a bit contrived, but I agree. Following rules 'cause they're rules doesn't set a good precedent.
Poll: What frontend MV* JS framework are you using?
Feel free to select multiple.
I've just received a confirmation email for a 32GB B&W. Although it says that they'll actually take my money when it ships out to me, so I'm still holding my breath a bit :)
Maintaining body temperature takes energy, so being in a cooler environment would help, but it would be minimal, I'm fairly sure. Air has a much lower specific heat than water, and I remember reading a reddit discussion about drinking ice water all day to lose weight versus room temperature water. I don't remember what the result was, but it didn't take as many calories to heat the water as you'd think.
That's a conspiracy theory.

Bitcoin will not be outlawed by the US or Europe. China seems like the only remaining threat as far as outlawing Bitcoin.
Thank you to all the early adopters which will make this $500 in a few years so I can buy one.
Not particularly. A Macbook Pro should be able to drive one, an air couldn't though.
Re: the "articulate" thing, I'm sure some of the engineers on YC have heard something along those lines from people before. I've heard people say "you communicate really well", "you're very articulate", or "you're surprisingly outgoing" about pretty mundane activities. Yes, it's a compliment, but in some of those cases the underlying assumption is that "computer" types aren't great at that sort of thing.
Ask HN: Need advice on building a network card. Where to begin?
I'm trying to build a network card, or rather add on some special functionality onto a programmable network card. I am a developer and have no experience with hardware. I was hoping to find someone on HN to bounce a few questions off of.

1) Where should I start my hunt for a programmable usb network card?

2) Could I email you to ask a few questions about creating specialized network cards?
Seems like fixing it to work in IE10 and later should not be difficult because these versions support WebSockets.
The original comment was asked in the context of traveling to the US. If you travel to Russia, you are most definitely subject to Russian laws.
The difference is that said municipalities mandate that this toxic substance be added to people's water.

That horribly toxic chemical chlorine is added to water too. It is significantly more toxic than sodium fluoride. It also happens to be responsible for the greatest improvement in public health in the 20th century.

Sane countries banned fluoridation long ago.

Most countries who don't fluorinate water didn't ban it. They simply never implemented it or stopped implementing it because it is quite expensive and technically difficult to do well. Instead many simply add fluoride to their table salt (like France, Germany, Switzerland) or heavily pushed topical fluoride applications. The countries that have neither (like say Japan), tend to have significantly worse dental health than the US.

Meanwhile, there is no hard, double-blind science backing any clear benefits of fluoridation

You must be kidding. We have long-term longitudinal studies that clearly show the benefits and safety. Every decade, someone puts out a review paper[1] of the studies and comes to the same conclusion, fluoridation at low levels is good. We have scientific consensus that it is beneficial.

1. http://www.nature.com/ebd/journal/v9/n2/full/6400578a.html
There are occasional problems where the page won't load or I get a "gateway error" from CloudFlare. I'm guessing the site is still under attack, and the downtime is an effect of some live updates to the site.
Wow! Thanks a lot for putting the time and effort to answer my question. It definitely helps out thanks! :)
Really? Whispernet and wifi and etc are using the same power when the machine is on, and when the machine is sleeping, and when the machine is off?
Because http://xkcd.com/732/
Because every Android device running an certain version of an OS all have exactly the same functionality for the most part.

iOS might have everyone on the same version, but features are pruned for older hardware. As if getting through one software revision wasn't difficult enough through manufacturers and carriers to a magnitude of devices...

users who are determined can still get the latest version of android on whatever phone they please.
It doesn't support WebGL or WebAudio though, according to https://developers.google.com/chrome/mobile/docs/webview/ove... - a big shame, since this still means it'll be poor for gaming, especially since HTML5 audio won't play unless in a touch event...!
You're a casino, and you have the gall to describe users taking advantage of a promotion that you ran as "stealing"?

I mean, your entire business is based on interpreting your own rules in such a way as to give yourself a structural advantage. When a user plays by your rules and wins, I guess it's "theft".
What if you find a hard problem but can't solve it?

There's no shame in solving a problem yourself which someone else has already solved. You may find a better solution. You may just learn a lot. Either way, you get practice seeing a problem and solving it, which is what programming is all about.
There will be a ROM for you somewhere.
The Nexus 4 camera is the worst camera to ever grace the Nexus line.
Rising college enrollment: It’s not the sign of an improving economy
At long last, Google releases Android KitKat, Nexus 5
Which pro model are you thinking of? To my knowledge none can. Including the latest. The only 4K that can be output is via HDMI (in the late 2013 models) and that too at 30Hz. So only for TV.
Gaming yes, daily computing tasks shouldn't be so hard.
"Host card emulation" -- Does this mean I can "upload" my NFC bank cards and transport card and have my phone emulate them? If so that is -freaking awesome-.
I just ordered one, but I'm currently on Verizon. What does everyone think is the best way to go in terms of non-contract carriers for the N5? Heard some good things about Straight Talk, but also read that their customer service is horrible.
KitKat isn't trademarked?
I use Microsoft Office 2013. IMHO it's the state of the art.
Er... that was just a statement of observation, I wasn't complaining trying to be a dick, merely passing comment :D
Because it doesn't explain that the system was a laptop until toward the end of the article

So you are saying it is implausible because it doesn't make sense if you don't read the whole article? That isn't how implausibility generally works.

And I personally find the speaker-microphone route implausible given how difficult that would be.

Ever used a modem?
Agreed. Google apps are no where near Microsoft's suite in terms of maturity and capability - not just Excel. This article assumes that Google apps was once at a point on-par with Microsoft office when it never was.
I don't exactly know what country's visas you are talking about, but if it is the US, these are the sticking points:

1) Not everyone works for Google or Facebook. Some of us work for smaller companies that no one has heard of.

2) "Also while you just have a work visa, you can still change employers through more paperwork".

Said paperwork is toxic and suffocating to the point where it is extremely detrimental to your mental and physical health to change jobs.
At least vertically you can achieve 2160 x 1920 with two of them.
Open.GL
That's precisely right, though it was more of a "I know Doug pays the rent for all, then we cut him checks, I'm going to make sure I'm not around the apartment for a few days until I get a paycheck" sort of thing :\

I spent many years having a very difficult time admitting when I needed help and asking for it, instead I would duck and dodge and keep spinning the plates as fast as I could to keep things together.
Apart from Mozilla love, what are the good reasons to use Firefox on Android?

I tried it, found it slower and less responsive than Chrome. But as this is a completely biased feeling, I'd love to know more.
Paxos. http://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.824/ Start with lab 1 and work your way up through lab 4.

Continuations.

Why people love Erlang.

The reasons why Erlang is rarely used in practice.

Software rasterization.

Disruptor pattern.
The Nexus 5 is just about the same physical size as the Nexus 4. The bezels are much smaller to accommodate the screen.
All non-LTE communication relies on the ESN number only. If Verizon doesn't assign a Verizon ESN number to a device and/or refuses to activate whatever ESN the device may already have then you're out of luck. You want Verizon to give you an ESN they'll agree to activate and you're not Apple? Make sure the word "Verizon" is physically printed on the phone, make sure you include a bunch of bloatware, don't ever try releasing software updates because we'll delay them by months, etc.. etc...

You don't have to deal with this kind of nonsense with GSM carriers so long as you have an unlocked phone you're good to go.
Useful to know. I only tested btsync briefly yesterday and it wasn't picking up changes as quick as Aero. Again, single data point but I'd recommend Aero from what I've seen (and we use it all day every day).
I work in a casino, too, and I also kick out fools who try to game the system.

In my slot casino, the rules are that if you play, then you get free soda, ice cream, whatnot. So then there come a lot of people, just put in 2 euros, demand their ice and soda, and as soon as they eat the ice, they vanish.

After seeing this for a couple of days, our boss decided to kick those fools out... and well, it was successful.
I have a G1, does that count? :)
/mnt and /media exist for reasons. And root_squash and ...

Why no, I've NEVER accidentally deleted whole file systems, I have completely earned superiority here.

Delete /proc and /dev on a running server. Thankfully not really disastrous but damn if people don't notice right away.

Thanks for the tmpwatch info btw.
Works in UK, showing local pricing.
There's a deal between Google and Nestle. This has caused some consternation because many people see Nestle as Evil.

Nestle engage in really shady practices - pushing formula milk in developing nations, ignoring wide spread international laws and drives to encourage breast feeding. This isn't just "giving mother's freedom to chose", it's killing little babies.
Okay I thought the camera on my Nexus 4 would kick ass but it sucks compared to an iPhone. The only way I'm going to purchase this 5 is if it has iPhone-esque camera quality.
I saw this on TV (circa spring 2008)!

http://terminator.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_108:_Vick%27s_Chip

During further hacking of the T-888 chip, John accidentally applies too much voltage and the T-888 brain starts up, takes over the computer it's attached to, then connects to John's phone (via bluetooth) to reach the internet. John and Cameron realize what is happening and yank the batteries and cables, eventually unplugging the chip itself.
Very good points made. I agree with most of them, one thing I find too is that everyone has different opinions about each section and how the points should be laid out, which is absolutely fine. But it does sort of makes me insecure about which way is truly "right" (guess there's no right or wrong).

Thanks for your answer and effort, really appreciate that you'd take your time to do something like that. :)
It is, but Nestle have allowed Google to use the name, as part of a mutual promotion.
my friend working at Samsung, tells me internal joke, that there must be a very well paid guy at Google HQ whos sole responsibility is to figure out how to cripple Nexus devices (micro SD slot, battery) and distribution (limited rollout to only bunch of countries) in order to NOT alienate other Android manufacturers.
What do you do while waiting for a permanent residency? do you have a visa sponsored by your employer or do you go out and back in every 3 months?
(I'm a non-US looking to come to the US to launch a business)
I believe it's around 7mm x 4mm larger. Not really very significant, but still quite large.
The elephant in the room here is that there's no good way to use this monitor. If you run in 1x mode everything is probably too small but if you run in 2x mode you have less resolution than an old and much cheaper 30" monitor.
It is the umpteenth time I see a "Dropbox clone" on HN, but none of them is.

I badly want an open-source sync online storage client and server, cross-platform, with encryption at least om a server side, that I can install on my own VPS or my own host at home.

Online storage became an important element of a digital life, pretty much like Web earlier. I know that Dropbox is an YC company, but I wonder where are Apaches and Nginxes of the online storage?
Well, sure, as logical people we know that you can't predict failures and that it's always better to play it by ear. Unknown unknowns and all that.

I have worked at several places where salespeople have sold a feature without even asking if it was POSSIBLE, much less created/deployed/tested. "We just sold [Feature X], we told them it'd be ready by [date pulled out of thin air]."
Anyone know if the Nexus 5 will use a Micro SIM or Nano SIM? Straight Talk doesn't sell Nano SIM cards at the moment.
Yes. I can do you one better, I've even played the piano discussed here

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/03/international/europe/03RUS...
I would totally give up my AT&T S4 with a flashed Google Edition ROM but....there is no sdcard slot. What I am going to do without my extra 32gb of space?

I like expansion and that was one of the main reasons I gave up my iPhone 4 for a S4.
I had (have) a Nexus S. The hardware at this point is coming up on it's third birthday... yes, it is ridiculously, unapologetically slow... but if you look at the iPhone 4, it's not fairing so well either.

Yes, old hardware will always fare poorly when running operating systems that are generations ahead. Try running Windows 7 on a 286... Nexus 4 and I'm loving it. I anticipate no issues moving between 4.3 and 4.4.

Oh, and I suspect your battery is torched. my wi-fi only nexus s reports on average a solid day of battery with moderate/heavy use.
You can hardly be surprised when OVH or Hetzner go down, just consider the price. Putting every server in one location is just stupid... as always the best way to fight downtimes is to spread servers across multiple providers & DC's.
In a moment of madness I managed to easily buy a Nexus 5 on the UK Play store. Last year it was months after N4 release until I was able to grab one. I don't normally splurge on consumer goods but in this case, the camera looks like a step up, and more battery life can't be bad.

I thought "ach why not", but bought it at least partly out of surprise that the online store was working :)
Russians being protected by the 5th Amendment is not an example of Russians being subject to American laws, but an example of the American government being subject to American laws.
Modular, Maintainable & Reusable HTML/CSS
Keeping code modular and reusable is something to be admired. It's not always the easiest thing to do but it can dramatically improve your code base as well as your work-flow. It's not something you can just take a stab at now and again, making maintainable code takes a lot of effort, but putting in that effort pays off in so many ways when it comes to working on code over a large amount of time.
Even in this specific case that is not true; the brief was filed by the EFF in addition to the ACLU.
Just saw this, just tried and nothing available in Canada, not even on pre-order :(
http://php.net/manual/en/history.php.php

Um. No.
This thread is thick with dubious possible-astroturfing. Please, people, when you're writing about commercialized products, try not to sound like their PR team - you lose credibility even if you are genuine users.
Because 16:10 monitors have been phased out for 16:9.
This is an absurd idea. Enormous amounts of alcohol are consumed in airports and aboard planes, which impairs people's abilities to attend, act quickly, precisely, etc. If something bad happens, I'm going to be way more worried about the pissed guy next to me than the fact that he's listening to some wicked prog tunes on his iPod.
Does anyone know if the Nexus 5 uses a Micro SIM or Nano SIM? Straight Talk currently doesn't sell Nano SIM cards.
that's interesting! As the comment that followed yours says - I was sharing payments with roommates, so I was late paying them, rather than the landlord.

That said, I say its interesting because my experience in the states, especially my hears in Massachusetts has been starkly opposite. It is incredibly difficult to evict someone, even for non-payment. That said, I've never missed a rent payment to an actual landlord, so I've never put the system to the test.
Our casino is provably fair, which means all bets can be verified cryptographically to verify that we do not take advantage of our users. The house edge is clearly designed to be 2%, which means we return 98% of all the wager back to the players. Players clearly can choose their chance of winning with corresponding payout. Everything we do is transparent, including our profit, how much is in the bankroll. Our rule is our promo is for new users only, and this user created like 20 accounts in the last 3 hours trying. He is clearly not playing by the rules, how are we wrong for blocking his fraudulent behaviour?

all these account he made claimed our credit over and over again just earlier today:

@h7fVandermeulen

@Sfi_Stawski1010

@BQk_Mikadze4232

@8Rl_Moljevic505

@sotnd1996

@_VupEquis8648BY

@i9xHazlip4159EU

@gXtKudla4403HHC

@_uTjJugovic7828

@_wljPines1662BT

@DTt_Przybyszews

@_hogElyan9488GW

@_vdaTournaments

@_mijLyche6529MF

@_UqtNewlands354

@5ox_Ferencik217
If you use a high DPI monitor you want Windows 8.1. It can scale the display independently per monitor, and they did a bunch of other work in that area.

http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/extremewindows/archive/20...
You are not wrong. Journalists playing their game.
Android KitKat set to crush Apple?
The product page says that all Macbook Pro(retina)(late 2013) models have the same output which is:

Support for 1080p resolution at up to 60Hz |
Support for 3840-by-2160 resolution at 30Hz |
Support for 4096-by-2160 resolution at 24Hz
You mean, there's no good way to use this monitor with Windows, right?

Every sane OS nowadays can be run at high resolutions. Apparently, this even applies to Windows 8, but I can't vouch for that.
They have one of Verizon's LTE bands but it's more likely that Verizon will block the phone. Their networks run on a whitelist.
Anyone else notice that the bezels shown in the single-monitor view and the dual-portrait view look different?

I want that dual-portrait view (it's what I have at work but without wide-angle IPS, and given standard bezels, it's a bit limiting).

IPS + ultrathin bezel (at least one side) would make it nearly immersive.
You need to be actually best/bright to do well in HFT, not 'MBA best/bright'.
Thank you for this. I got the weirdest feeling from some of the responses below that HN is being astroturfed.

I'm not a Microsoft hater, but it's being laid on a little thick.
So you run it in Windows 8.1 and let it pick the scaling per app. High-DPI aware apps will get the full resolution and wil will 2x scale older apps (assuming you set the scaling to 200%). See the link in my other comment.
Verizon's band 13 LTE (700 c-block) is not listed as supported, but band 4 is (AWS). Slim chance of connectivity if Verizon has deployed AWS in your region.
Unsexy Database Features That Matter: Part 1
You've hit the nail on the head. This is why I don't get when people say that, for want of a better term, geek culture is hostile to group X, when really, if you want to be or be accepted by "geeks" then it's on you to fit in, same as it would be in any profession with a strong culture. Want to be a lawyer and dress like a slob? Good luck with that. Want to be a tree surgeon but hate heights...?
@PaxNoxNomPox - @dragosr How can #badBIOS spread if rcvr doesn't know what to listen for? Something has to be listening and know what to listen for. Thnx.

@dragosr - @PaxNoxNomPox no evidence of "spreading" via audio. Just comms between infected machines.

https://twitter.com/dragosr/status/395959517243928576
Looks like the phone body is 2mm bigger in width and height than the Galaxy Nexus, so pretty neglible difference really.
I haven't seen a blackberry in the wild in 3 or 4 years.
"The tricks to beat and spam Google, Whalen said, no longer work as well."

LOL.

I know a half dozen guys who build millions of automated links every day. They say an easy term and they're in the top 5 results after 5 days, a hard term (a variety of diet pills, etc.) and it takes them a month. They get manually banned from time to time, but they just pull another URL from their pool and start over.

It's gotten more sophisticated and therefore is more difficult, but to say spam doesn't work is laughable to anyone who is or knows anyone in the blackhat SEO "industry."
Just buy a tool to cut your SIM down to the correct size, should be available on ebay. The actual SIM part of the cards are the same - although I think you have need a LTE SIM for full speed, may depend on provider...