skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Mainly due to differences in multitasking.

Android always enabled completely general multiprocessing and multithreading, initially at the expense of smooth visual effects, and Android was implemented on a variety of CPUs and GPUs. Secondarily, Android didn't used to have concurrent GC. Thirdly the animations were not tuned (q.v. Butter). Fourthly, the graphics stack was tuned to use more GPU-based operations as mobile GPUs improved. If you know you have only OS overhead when you are the foreground task, lots of things get more deterministic. But that does not mean you have more total throughput.

For that matter, Android didn't have low-latency audio until 4.2.

Try taking a look at how many processes, and Dalvik instances, are running concurrently at boot time on an Android device. Then try just starting that many VM instances, of any VM, on any other OS. The reason Microsoft has gone to pre-compiling "in the cloud" is that otherwise the CLR has a miserable startup time and mediocre performance. The CLR architecture is much more like a conventional Java VM. You can't build a whole OS on a managed language implementation of OS features with that level of performance.

I'd wager Microsoft has a much rougher road ahead stuffing a real Windows kernel into handsets and maturing CLR performance, memory efficiency, and battery life for comparable computing tasks that Android handles well in all performance dimensions.
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We're talking about mail. There's an equal distribution of users across many IMAP servers, most run by companies like Google and Microsoft that can handle the flow. Now we're redirecting all inbound mail traffic through exactly one host.
Can't edit anymore but address and time:

Lauriergracht 116, Amsterdam
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I'm not an expert, but if they are simply swaging the tubes out until correct length is met, it's not amazing.
I don't understand your suggestion that Google should have waited to protect their users from a site that is serving malware. Why would that be a good idea?
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So what do you get when you read a file, or when a file is uploaded to your web server? What happens if you write a function that accepts a string as a parameter, but haven't noticed that you're implicitly assuming the string is utf8? (e.g. a function that formats one string using another - if the encodings are different you'll end up with a string that's invalid for either encoding, no?)

The distinction between a string with one encoding and a string with another is subtle but vitally important - exactly the sort of thing a type system should take care of.
See you then!
I upvoted after the first sentence of your comment. The rest is good, but that first sentence is gold.
I was sad that I couldn't figure out how to run this. :-(
It did not run for me in the web console in firefox:

[10:15:03.006] TypeError: this.candies is undefined

but then I realized how useful the lollypop farm is and was quite happy.
Also, I just realized, if the bus routes are not in the OSM, he could use the new iD editor and add the bus routes to OSM under his account, and then export :)
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Stop Badware needs a serious overhaul. At the very least, they should contact the contacts in the WHOIS record for the domain BEFORE doing anything.

Why? This isn't a responsible disclosure, "we found a potential vulnerability but we don't know if it's being exploited yet" kind of situation. This is a "there's a real threat to anyone visiting that site via your search engine right now" kind of situation.

As a user, I'd be much happier if the search engine flagged this immediately.

As a site owner, if someone found malware on my site I'd want to know ASAP too. Obviously it would be helpful if they sent me a notification and made the specific details of the identified threat available. However, I could hardly criticise them for blacklisting my site while it should be blacklisted, or for claiming that we were dangerous while we were actually serving malware.

Not clearing up the blacklists promptly after the threat is identified and removed is an entirely different question. If you're going to go around blacklisting sites then I think you also have a responsibility (and, for that matter, you should also have a legal obligation) to remove them from the blacklist with similar efficiency if you're notified that the threat has been removed. Claiming that someone's site is dangerous when it isn't is defamatory, and should be treated as such.
Great, so what guarantee do I have that this app doesn't end up like Sparrow?
I would argue that those overdoing it aren't doing so on accident. Everyone in management at the company I worked for went to these conferences specifically to get drunk with customers.
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I don't care about your drinking problems (though I will help you hack sobriety if you want that) as long as you code well and get shit done. If you do not get shit done, or the things you get done are shit, you won't be around me for long... and we can ask if jobless alcoholics have drinking problems.
The controller caps the speed at 32 km/h or 20 mph by law. That's more than adequate.
It really was one of a kind in its time. Most of the individual elements existed in other places (sometimes in similar forms) but the 3D stuff only existde in demos for the most part and the whole combination was definitely something new and very much pushed the limits of what the 8-bit platforms were capable of (if you ignore the "master enhanced" edition it all had to fit in 32Kb of memory, 10Kb of which was consumed by the screen buffer).

People playing the PC port (on an 8086 (16-bit) with 640Kb RAM) were impressed enough and the only real extra it added was solid 3D shapes rather than wire-frame - imagine how people playing it on a BBC model B (6502 (8-bit) with 32Kb) felt!
Under-18s can still enter licensed premises. At least here in the UK they can. And they often do, if my local that is more "5-year-old's playground" than "pub" is representative.
And people like me who don't drink can still happily grab a soda, hang with folks who are, and get all the social benefits.
Obviously the hackers have a thing about non-semantic markup :-)

(yes, yes, I know that DIVs aren't really non-semantic - it's a joke)
Definitely Unity. The forthcoming Unity 4.3 release will feature a new 2d game workflow that should make it easier to create simple games for people new to game development.
If Google waited 24 hours before blacklisting a site, how many people would be infected during the grace period?

It's incorrect to say that Google doesn't attempt to contact the site owner. According to the Webmaster Tools support site [0], Google will send notices to several common email addresses when it blacklists a site.

[0]: https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/163633?hl=en#2
I think that's what einhverfr had in mind when he asked what happens when the PV cells get covered in snow.
I absolutely agree. I don't often drink, and even when I'm not actively drinking just hanging out and socializing is a huge component of what makes many conferences worth while.
Uff.. I haven't read A list apart in some years now as my interests shifted. But, is this what a once quality website/blog has become? Don't even want to open the article with such a bogus title.

Also, I have read and heard what has happened these last few weeks and can't seem to change my mind that the US folks are much more 'sensitive' to this kind of things then in EU.
looks very promising, needs improvement...
Are you seriously suggesting that Google should not immediately block a website when they detect malware on it... because millions of people are using that site?
There sure are a lot of custom mail apps, is the paying market for mail apps really that large? I just use Gmail in the desktop browser and on android and it seems sufficient.
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The next question is that if it's a problem how do we solve it?

>That said, I am still struggling to find good alternatives to the pub meetup, particularly in the UK. Other than taking over the corner of a larger coffee shop for a daytime meet, what kind of things are possible and inexpensive for small groups? //

So ditch alcohol and go with caffeine instead ... hmm.

Maybe with the right groupings gaming could be part of the solution?

You need something that people can share, that requires communication and so initiates conversation. (That gives people something to do with their hands? That fosters a sense of shared experience?) Some types of gaming can do that and in certain sectors gaming may be as universal as drinking.

So, everyone back to my place for a game of tiddlywinks then?? [I did mean computer gaming but ...?]
It's not odds I'd like to face, but it's the difference between no hope and reasonable hope.
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// Complete utter bunk.

I disagree. Personal experience suggest you're missing something.

I don't know much about learning instruments generally, but his Uke song at the end was pretty decent. Having futzed around with a few I can certainly believe that some are harder than others, but he sure makes it look plausible. I'd listen to that voluntarily, although I'd pass on a concert of it.

I've taught several people to drive, some from having never been behind the wheel before. 20 hours is a lot. In many US states, Drivers Ed requires 6. The biggest issue with driving is people who don't realize that there's actually a skill that they're practicing and don't pay proper attention; get past that, and I'm confident that 20 hours is plenty for any neurologically-normal young adult.

I'm not sure "programming" is a fair comparison. It's a bit like saying "playing musical instruments". Having run several rounds of hiring for a few different organizations, it's absolutely true that I'd hire a programmer for a project who's never written in the language in question before. These were senior-level positions, too. 20 hours from first introduction to programming? Hrm. It'd be a fun experiment.

I suspect this doesn't really cover things driven by creativity. That is: 20 hours might be plenty for playing Ukelele, but not for composing on it. I think your literature example falls in there.
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Both is better. There is no reason for the navigation system to ignore groups and hierarchies, it just should also be able to deal with arbitrary tags.

Having watched people struggle with what is essentially a configurable search pane (specifically, the excellent thumbnail viewer in Windows Live Photo Viewer), there does need to be a simple default, probably one that looks just like a hierarchical file system. It just shouldn't be the only way to use the system.
The cold, dry wind rushing past your face can't help either. Rough conditions for skin.
Nintendo built the super mario franchise with the help of society's infrastructure(on top of the gaint's shoulders). For that society gave them 28years of time to monetize. But lobbying changed that equation in favor of corporations and made it 95 years. Nintendo making money or not, it's immoral to say the least for trying to impose copyright on what is supposed to be a public domain work. In the long run, relatively speaking society wouldn't be as big a gaint for future inventors as it was for nintendo.
> Paper weaknesses

> Evaluated using prototypes of protocols in Go

Retarded. This is why I left academia.
Stop being a fucking joker
But with a plate attached, he is much more likely to be identified and found by the police if he causes a serious incident.
I've concluded that white people from Anglo cultures have a drinking problem in general.
if you think people over-express their opinions on blogs then why do you hangout in places like HN, click on links, read blog posts, and then go in and comment on them?
Thank you, didn't see the question to reply in time.
Does our industry have an anxiety problem?

Does our industry have an overgeneralization problem?

Does our industry have a busybody problem?

Does our industry have a problem with emotional overindulgence?
Sure but it doesn't make their name eponymous but the other way around.
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The pillow fight for tonight
I've been looking for a replacement for Sparrow ever since they got acquired. All of the ones I've tried were very "choppy" compared to how smooth Sparrow is. I hope they offer a demo so I can try it out.
> Seriously, how hard is it to locate Rasmus' e-mail address?

Why should google do that ? because it's Rasmus? they dont have to do that period.

The CORRECT SOLUTION is to protect users FIRST and not allow the site to infect more computers.

IT IS NOT google responsability to warn webmasters if their site are infected (though they can be warned by email automatically).

IT IS the webmaster's responsability to audit his website security, which obviously did not happen with php.net. If they get punished for that , that's FAIR , because it will force them to take security more seriously.

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it's hight time people move from httpd to something else like nginx. httpd is insecure by default, this is not how you deal with security. as for PHP, since it doesnt promote any good security practice by default, it should be avoided.
I wonder how multi-person conversations are handled - but I cannot try it. Mac App Store seriously needs demo versions support.
What a disgusting group of bottom-feeders LinkedIn has become. Question is: if I install this unwittingly and they do something to my email server side later-on (not that they have been accused of other vaguely unethical things) how much are they protected by the EULA?

FYI, in the state of NJ, not even your employer has the right to do many things with your work email. They recently decided this. I would love to the impending lawsuit with LinkedIn for similar reasons, but just for advertising.
This is just a fantastic list. Now one of my favorite Wikipedia lists, alongside List of Unusual Deaths.[1] I'm always shocked at how many people were crushed by elephants.

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_deaths
I've been ripped off before with subpar HTML5 apps wrapped in a native app. If that's not you, I'm willing to bite the bullet and pay $10 bucks.
Not everyone is using Gmail.
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Are there any example URLs?

https://www.google.com/search?q=SouthWest%20Airlines doesn't do it for me at the moment, from the UK.
http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=5/51.500/-0.100
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But Aptronym is an anagram for Patronym so it gets you lvl 12 candies for mixing puns.
You can customize Gmail and accomplish a lot of things. I don't see a reason to switch when I get a great service for free already.
So how much of the reluctance to use banner ads can be attributed to Mayer, or, the subsequent reneging to her leaving? The screenshot follows kind of the same look of Google+'s banner (er Facebook's), so since + is supposed to be the new thing, and it has space for gaudy banners, why not throw it on search too?

Still, seems like a slightly regressive strategy...I thought the traditional Google Homepage was becoming less of a revenue driver compared to all the other way results are traffic driver?
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My concerns are exactly the same as yours. The choppiness is an extreme turn off.
Is playing the new must have skill for the future?
Or stop this stupid age limit?
Stop being crazy on rules around alcohol and use this craziness against violence and weapons?
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I spent sometime yesterday thinking about what queries I would like a filesystem (layout) to be able to answer.

-installed programs

-files installed (except configuration) by a program

-files installed (including configuration) by a program

-libraries

-a users personal files (including configuration).

-all files except bare bones install

-all files

-files on a specific hard drive

My conclusion was that my preferred layout would be

/os/ - bare bones install

/home/ - users files

/home/im3w1l/.conf/firefox - my configuration for firefox

/programs/ - installed program and libraries

/programs/libfuse/.conf - configuration for libfuse

/programs/firefox/.conf/im3w1l - my configuration for firefox

C:/programs - installed programs on specific hard drive

And that if a file is deleted from one place it is deleted from all. So
rm /home/im3w1l/.conf/firefox -rf

would be the same as

rm /programs/firefox/.conf/im3w1l -rf

But I think a general tagged system has some problems, most notable filename collisions. Adding a tag to a file could create a collision for instance.
> This would be a much better game if I could play it with the keyboard

You can. Just press 0 or 1.
No blaming HHS's CMS (the integrator) or anyone else in the government above them?

That would be problematic, seeing as how they're paying the bills....
The banner ad (I hesitate to describe it as that, since its so clean) appears for me in the US.
Speed perception in humans is notoriously bugged though.
It's a rant not worth entertaining.
Nice to see email clients who are supporting IMAP again and not just Gmail.
Man, you can't get no respect for Arrested Development on HN.
Openstreetmap?

Just requires a simple attribution.

(there are certainly lots of things to work on in the data)
Depends.
Many conference I attended are professional, expensive and don't offer any alternative resources or attractions for younger participants. There are exceptions like some of the Python conferences and Maker Fairs but I doubt there would be many minors into a SQL DBA or serious embedded electronics event. Plus there is a liability issue to be considered when you mix immature adults with minors and blend in alcohol.
Just to be clear:

I can't share because that's exactly my point - as far as I can find, there isn't a single clinical example of stopping antibiotics early causing any problem of antibiotic resistance.
> Under-18s can still enter licensed premises.

That's usually not the case in the US. It depends on the jurisdiction, but bars can oftentimes be fined for underage drinking if a minor is on the premises, even if he/she isn't actually drinking.

Even in situations in which the venues have discretion (eg, nightclubs, comedy clubs), venues often don't allow underage patrons to enter, because they know they're going to make no money off of them, and they're just taking up space that could instead be going to a paying customer.
Hacker News comments are incredibly depressing sometimes. This costs less than I spend on lunch most days, and looks like a lot of love and attention has gone into creating it. So first off, congratulations on shipping it. Secondly, I've just bought it – I'll take it for a spin and let you know how I get on.
>because aside from anything that takes longer than a weekend, I can't ship a side project for the life of me.

I know what you mean, so don't rule out actually spending 48 hours or a week on a game. Game jams can provide a huge amount of motivation for finishing a game in short time period. The combination of a tight deadline, knowing others are working in parallel, and a guaranteed minimum amount of exposure are highly motivating.

I had a blast with 7drl this year and probably coded more in that week than I ever have in a similar time period.
This is addressed directly in the article. "We're currently running a very limited, US-only test, in which advertisers can include an image as part of the search ads that show in response to certain branded queries."
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the former UK prime minister forgot his daughter at the pub.
Err, often they do. Or more correctly, they often don't show something you think they would if it happened.

Logs show a subset of what has happened. There's no way to prove they are showing everything, so there's no way to use them to prove what did not happen.
Maybe you already visited the site once and received the payload previously?
> Society has a bit of a drinking problem.

Maybe, but hosting happy hours after conferences is not a symptom of that. It's a symptom of our various societies having discovered alcohol, and then built up a lot of social norms and customs around it.

It's like saying that our society has a violence problem because people like to gather around a television and watch men hit each other while trying to tug a ball around a field.
Focuuuus
Has anyone considered that blogging might be a disease?
At least banner ads are obviously adverts. It can be quite difficult to differentiate between ads and searches in certain situations (like tilted screens).
Corporate promises aren't worth a dime as history has shown repeatedly. In fact, corporations (especially large ones) can't ever be trusted for pretty much anything and anything they say or do you should always react sceptically by default. They just don't care, and this lack of caring is an inevitability for growing corporations.

Granted some might consider this to be a minor breach of a promise, some might not. The point still stands.
Most people who don't work like dogs don't attain greatness either.

I'd even guess that people who work harder are more likely to attain greatness.
Real courses require more time to study. :)

You could tell which dorm rooms had business majors by the number of beer cans in the trash.
A little off topic, but I find it hilarious when he declares that he will succeed where great men have failed ... because he has hipchat.

How is hipchat better than IRC or Jabber? Don't these protocols do the same thing for free (as in freedom and pizza).
Not the first time, I must add.

When Orkut was all the rage, Google claimed that Orkut would never be merged with the Google core and would remain separate to Google.

The same seems tobe happening with YouTube. Sure, they still allow users to keep their YT & Google identities separate but IDK how long that will last.

Remember when they claimed their motto was 'Don't be evil'?

(NB: Before you come screaming at me for making vague accusations, please take that previous sentence with a pinch of '/s'. Thank you.)
It's a curated collection of articles with only a byline to the author. It seems a worthy subject of introspection. So do you think it's really link bait?
You said exactly what I was going to post. It's strange to me that a group of ostensibly rational/scientific thinkers would be so oblivious to basic concepts of bias here. You of course notice the problems in your own group way more than you do, say, in the Steampunk Civil War Re-Enactment Association. Second, this group, developers, happens to be one very skilled with the Internet and a higher percentage than usual are the type to use the Internet to communicate, sometimes very often.

There is most definitely a gender imbalance and the problems that come with it in tech. But is the drinking and sexual harassment proportionally worse than it is in marketing or law or medicine, or academia? It's very possible that the reason why you don't hear about those conferences is because those are groups more reticent about blogging their dirty laundry.

(just to reiterate, before anyone jumps to a conclusion here: I'm not saying there isn't a problem...but it's not particular to our community. Which is not something to be happy about, if you care for more than just your own group)
Because silent dissent is a great way to not let people know you have a differing opinion.
Or for a more precise (but more manual) approach: right-click "inspect element", delete it (or it's parent, or parent's parent, and so forth.

In Chrome anyway. The same thing can be done in Firefox, newer-IE and others, just with a slightly different sequence.