skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
On the contrary.

* Journalism requires typesetting software. IE: Adobe InDesign.

* Graphic Designers require Photoshop... maybe Maya, 3d Studio Max or Blender as well.

* Other art majors will benefit from pretty much anything in the Adobe Suite: not just Photoshop, but Premier, After Effects (for Video Editing).

* I'd bet that a Communications major would use the same tools as art majors / graphic designers use.

* Architecture majors require CAD of some kind. Ditto with Landscape Architecture majors, Civil Engineers and Mechanical Engineers. Building homes and testing how they look like in virtual environments: turns out to be useful ya know?

* Everyone in the Biology field uses some form of statistical software. (The one that was big in my school was SAS, but IIRC there are lots of competitors)

* Actually, to hammer the above point even more, any subject that ever touches upon advanced statistics more or less requires training in SAS. So not only Math/Statistics majors, but Business, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Health Policy (with potential applications into nursing...)... a lot of people use SAS.

* Any "lab" science practically requires Labview. Be it Physics, Chemistry, or Materials.

Basically, every major except English in the top 10 list requires advanced programs that run on Laptops. For many of these purposes, I guess a $2000 Macbook Pro would be usable... but the $899 Surface 2 just seems like a better buy in comparison.

IIRC, even English majors touch upon specialized software in the form of Library Management Systems, but I'm not very familiar with those.
This is complicated for me because I'm not 21 just yet, so I bars and dating are often out. And all my college friends are still in school, so those friends don't exist yet. :)

Regardless, the point still stands: finding balance is important.

Really, although I didn't explicitly say it when I wrote this, this piece was a lot about finding that balance. For the first time in awhile, I broke away from the people I spend 99% of my time with. I started out alone and lonely, but by the end it wasn't so bad anymore. I wasn't constrained by the settings/people/activities that I've become so used to. I went to the Watsi party, I did a scavenger hunt with strangers, and I made a bunch of new friends. It was refreshing.
I'll only listen to music if I need to block out noise - it's about minimizing distraction. I need something relatively predictable - simple, somewhat repetitive; if there are lyrics they need to be able to wash over me rather than hooking my attention. Usually that means either classical or pop.

Lately I've listened to Angels & Airwaves a fair bit - fairly simple melodies, electronically pure, and while there's emotion there it's gentle and chilled enough to keep me relaxed.
Are you sure this isn't related to the new CSS they added yesterday (or Sunday)? To check, just hard refresh your browser. That worked on my FF24.

EDIT: I just upgraded to FF25 and it works fine. I think you just need to hard refresh your browser.
Can't really comment on the startup side of things seeing as I'm still in university, but having recently done an internship in a town where I knew no one and going back to school and moving into a place with no roommates for the first time, I've been forced into environments where absolutely no one is encouraging me to go out or meet people or have fun. It's unbelievably easy to stay in and watch Netflix, have a couple beers, and stay inside. Having a large house to myself every single night (after a long bout of having many roommates), I often feel relaxed to be away from everyone, but it can also be very stifling: the silence, the lack of movement, the lack of anything but noise through headphones.

I'm typically very busy during the day, so nightlife is my primary means of social activity. When I show up to parties, it's usually alone, and that's something I've had to adjust to. I go to bars, often alone, and I turn my phone off and strike up conversations. At first, it's incredibly difficult, but over time it becomes more fun. Over the summer, this culminated in my attending multiple music festivals where I spent a majority of the day having a blast in a group of complete strangers, most of whom I will likely never see again. But that's now a shared experience that I never would have just watching Netflix.

One of the most interesting things I've noticed, though, is the reaction others have when I tell them I go to parties or bars by myself (or even to dinner or to movies alone). They're taken aback, and they almost try to marginalize you as some sort of loner. I have plenty of very close friends, and I do my best to spend time with them, but embracing being alone has almost made me less alone in many cases.
Z8_GND_5296, the Most Distant Galaxy Ever Found
Are dropbox front-end and apis built with Python at first place?
3% of 13.7 billion (and growing) is still worth writing home about!
Nope, it doesn't, but does mean you don't have some particularly common ones!
Not always, but when doing routine and/or boring things that just need to be done:

http://i.imgur.com/BEglNuP.gif

As to what kind of music, some tunes by Calyx & Teebee or Ed Rush & Optical seem to do the trick for me, and other music "in that style"... hard for me to answer precisely without spamming youtube links, since I like individual songs, never artists or genres as a whole. Well, except just about anything by Skeewiff that doesn't have lyrics, which is an entirely different mood, but works great for pretending I'm an Austin Powers style secret agent :D

When trying to solve a problem that's new to me, I usually do best in silence, and if that fails I need a shower or a walk. So yes, for me music (or movies, radio, anything really) is a distraction, but sometimes I find that distraction from "chores" while doing them very helpful indeed. I'm not a great and never a groundbreaking coder, so such chores seem to make up the majority of my coding time.
Licensing is the responsibility of the party distributing the codec. When using the platform decoder any licensing fees have already been paid by, e.g. Apple.

This is coming soon.
After paypal-frustrated customer complained - I quickly crafted Stripe payment form on my website like this:

http://hostrum.com/payments/?for=John+Smith

This works like a charm.
And MSSQL?
The FAQ is by its own definition wrong, which leads you into a paradoxical state of wrongness!
It's more of an original sin you can never be absolved of and are supposed to continually prostrate yourself for.

Of course there are people in situations for which the advice in this article is a non-starter. But does that preface actually specifically address them, or is it just a cargo-cult disclaimer to keep the responses from being derailed by feel-good plighties? And how should one feel if they are so "privileged" yet still cannot bring themselves to follow this advice?
hello wowlrd! congrats!
This is great. I've found myself frustrated by the Liquid templating system, though. For instance, the print was inserting a line break that was messing with meta tags on my website.
Show HN:  Oscilloscope over UDP using an mbed
Hi - I wrote the docs for this. It is a really awesome feature, but be aware that it is targeted at Jekyll 1.3 - which is not quite released yet (https://github.com/mojombo/jekyll/issues?milestone=14&state=...), nor deployed to GitHub Pages yet :)

You can check here: https://github.com/github/pages-gem/blob/master/github-pages... to find out when Pages will be updated to 1.3.X
Massdrop is pretty new, but they are making some big moves!
> the native friends I had were able to play football, have school lunches, go on fieldtrips, and go to university when I could not because they were paid for with tax payers' dollars.

I don't know where you live but in Toronto with the exception of university tuition, all those things are provided for children that can't afford them regardless of their background. The concept of not letting a child go on a field trip or go hungry at lunch because they couldn't afford it is just insane to my ears.

> My grandparents were not even in this country at the time, it was not my ancestors nor me that hurt anyone.

Good thing this has little or nothing to do with punishing the descendants of those who may or may not have perpetrated injustice. It's about providing a leg-up to those that have been held down for decades. You had no such disadvantages so you don't receive the leg up.

> Doesn't that seem a little, I don't know, discriminatory?

Providing benefits to anyone while excluding anyone else is technically discrimination. That's doesn't make it bad. Not all things are equal. It's discrimination that students pay less than you to take the subway. Also discrimination, also not a bad thing.
It's not that it doesn't apply, it's just not as straightforward.

As a white, cis, straight male (with a good job, I might add) there are few venues you aren't automatically welcome at and compatible with.

Flip any of those variables and "just get out there" is less applicable or harder. It's not like being a white male is a cheat code at life, but you spawn with a fuller inventory and a couple rings of +2 less bulshit.
That was never something we were at a loss for. The new phenomenon is the systematic conversion of this technical forum into a political one. It's a shame that the process is irreversible.
This is entirely dependent on the luminosity of the star. The intensity of the light diminishes according to an inverse-square rule and is dependent on the star's temperature and diameter.
Civil Aviation Incidents Density Map
>We haven't really ruled out any of the common stack tech choices. They are all good in their own ways, and have their own tradeoffs - and the intention here was not to spark wars about which tool is the best.

This is way diplomatic. Though for me your article has no beef, the Pros and Cons of Go has been repeated here for so many times. I was expecting to see the v.s. stuffs, why this, why that, your thought process and experiments. Right, those are the beefs I wanted from your article but didn't find.

>I think the choice was much more of a proactive choice - we liked Go, we like the way it fitted us - good for fast iterative development upfront, good for the long term, fun to write code in and with a lot of advantages that come with the fact that it's a language designed today - with a lot of lessons learned from the past.

This is not convincing though. As much as I admire Ken Thompson and Rob Pike, I tend to agree with the perspective that Go to C is like Plan9 to Unix. Of course, I could be wrong and am glad to be corrected by insightful comparisons and opinions.
Well since IE11 shipped already with Windows 8.1, no.

I don't expect Microsoft to follow Google and Mozilla with their 6-week release cadence. If they keep to their yearly releases, we will see new features integrated into IE much faster than ever before. As a web developer, I can live with 1 year or less of waiting when specs are finalized.

The real problem is Windows XP has been abandoned so those users cannot upgrade past IE8. They must either upgrade their systems or switch to another browser.
Oh, good. It's not just me.

> Preface: As a white, heterosexual, cis, male, I’m granted, from birth, an extraordinary amount of privilege

This is crazy, intellectually debilitating blabber. And just wrong on a blog[1].

We already allowed lawyers and CYA politicians to slap warning labels on everything (despite the fact that it's counter-productive[2]). Are we now going to put disclaimers on private blogs?

Or is it like a weird way to brag? "I'm not affected by any common affliction." (You forgot
"able-bodied" BTW which is much more important that those other things.) Better yet, "I, being of sound mind and body do hereby publish this blogpost."

[1] http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/06/against-disclai.html

[2] http://pss.sagepub.com/content/24/9/1842
http://alt-usage-english.org/excerpts/fxaanbef.html
That's what the power cover is for.

And now it's too heavy to carry around all day every day.
...or within 10,000 miles, in Google's case.
I think it's learned. No kitten I've ever met shied away from people.
Ask HN: Fastest way to master ember?
I need to master ember _quickly_. Already an expert in javascript, angular, dom.

Looking at these, wondering if anyone has any other suggestions:

http://ember101.com
https://tutsplus.com/course/lets-learn-ember
https://peepcode.com/products/emberjs

Thanks!
Here's the technique I use for attaching to d3 lib:

https://gist.github.com/dnprock/7128757
State Of Trance, SNS Mix, or the Black Keys.
Its not confessing for absolution, its a disclaimer: I'm a white dude, I have certain advantages/privileges, YMMV.
ISPs Told to Block 21 Pirate Sites
Nail on the head.

Since fewer people are religious and more people are cynically postmodern, different ideologies and beliefs (e.g. 'antiracism', 'social justice', 'Objectivism') creep in to fill the void which was formerly occupied by religion.
> I want C (Objective-C) with Lisp macros too.

You might be interested in http://programming.nu/
(Oblig. Disclaimer: IANAL) Keep in mind that a TOS is a cover-your-ass mechanism, not a contract. Parts of it can be struck down as part of a legal decision; until a clause is tested in court, it's basically bluster.
Emphasis on "as we know it". With the wild diversity of living conditions we have found just here on Earth, I hope that we find an equally diverse array of life Out There, spanning a wide variety of conditions that we considered too hostile.
Definitely. I was wondering how many prisoners might falsely report that they "found god" in order to help their parole case. There are a lot of pressures to become religious in prison, and that's important to consider.
What made this worth posting to HN?
I don't see it happening, outside of tech circles that love tech toys for the sake of tech toys.

The wristwatch market is a luxury market, one that abhors mass production. They want mechanical over quartz. They want handcrafted, custom, exclusive watches from far off lands. It's part jewelry and part status symbol. A mass produced Google wrist computer from China is none of these things.

There are generally three types of people that wear wristwatches in 2013: kids, dorks, and people with money. And I'm not so sure about kids today.

Google may be a bunch of smart people doing smart things. But they are profoundly out of touch with consumers and what it takes to connect, on an emotional level, products with consumers. Google Glass went as far as alienating tech people. People that were on Google's side were stepping back and saying "you know, Google might be losing their mind a little."
Vybe: the smartest bracelet you will ever wear
"Sorry, all Kittens are currently being snuggled. Please try again soon!" :(
As far as we know, Datomic's (noninteractive) transactions are ACID. You would do better to ask them, though. The list isn't intended to be exhaustive!
Both of these statements can be true ... if you specifically look around for people who are by themselves, they are easy to spot ... but the majority of people are not looking!
all of our employment agreements in CA must include this notice (besides, we'd never claim ownership over what someone does on their own time):

Exhibit B

CALIFORNIA LABOR CODE 2870 NOTICE:

California Labor Code Section 2870 provides as follows:
Any provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign, or offer to assign, any of his or her rights in an invention to his or her employer shall not apply to an invention that the employee developed entirely on his or her own time without using the employer’s equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information except for those inventions that either: (1) relate at the time of conception or reduction to practice of the invention to the employer’s business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of the employer; or (2) result from any work performed by the employee for the employer. To the extent a provision in an employment agreement purports to require an employee to assign an invention otherwise excluded from being required to be assigned under California Labor Code Section2870(a), the provision is against the public policy of this state and is unenforceable.
I was curious after hearing about the JOBS act.

Do you think a kickstarter-like site, but where backers become small owners of the company (instead of or in addition to ordering stuff) would be successful? Would it be legal under the JOBS act?
I'm writing just to point out that Ted Cruz had nothing to do with the government shutdown, except taking unearned credit for it. House Republicans were the body that planned and forced the shutdown. The Senate passed a clean CR over minority objections before the shutdown.

I would not deny that the Honorable Junior Senator from Texas does comport himself like a five year old.
It entertains me that we're so big on First Amendment rights, but the right to petition for redress of wrongs needs to have conditions on it like "not frivolous".
I remain unconvinced. In Atlanta alone I find myself waiting up to 30 minutes for a UberX because nobody tells them about potential traffic conditions, and nobody knows the city routes. Maybe its different when I price up to just Uber service, but this is pretty inexcusable.
It’s Totally Okay to Write Stuff for Free to Get Exposure...
Interesting. I can imagine how ads on such searches would do poorly!

We sell custom bottle caps, and usually people searching for terms in that area are looking for something like us (or us in particular) and are ready to buy. So search advertising is good for us; but even targeted to home brewers we didn't get much traction off Facebook, where people aren't usually looking to buy. It was worth a try, but not a good fit for us. I do think it has some general branding/awareness use, but that's hard to quantify, and we don't really need that right now, certainly at FB's prices.
Good looking, but it isn't immediately obvious why I should pay 10$ for it when software like Adium already does this perfectly well? I might have missed some crucial functionality.
I'm not disagreeing, but genuinely curious: what do astronomers call the "solar wind" in other systems? Referring to every wind by the star's name would seem odd.
How a 14-year old learnt Ruby on Rails?
My story on how I learnt a web framework, at the mere age of 14.
Join HackerRank as a technical writer
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Not sure if this is HN-worthy. Also OP's comment: "lol got the status to the front of HN hahahahaha" is rather immature.
Some Interview Tips for Junior Developers
Upon further thoughts, I would want something which gives me a prediction for travel planning like..

'What is the weather in Barcelona in December?'

I realize that sometimes the answer might be simple if it is a more consistent climate, but some average would be nice.
Clearly, they're preparing to lay California under siege.
There are many potential examples, but I'll explain an example from my own experience. I'm a woman, and I've enjoyed tagging along with my male friend who is very friendly at conferences and similar events, talking to all kinds of strangers and having good conversations.

That looked like a fun skill to have, so I tried doing it on my own - introducing myself to other attendees, asking about their work and projects, etc. And I ran into a bunch of awkward situations where the person responded as if I were flirting with them (inevitably most of the people I talked to were men, since most of the people at those conferences were men). No, I actually just wanted to learn more about your company's business model.

I was copying my male friend's style of talking to other men, and I was interpreted differently. I've adjusted my approach now to reduce the chances of misunderstandings like that.
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there are no normal hours. some people come from 7:00 to 17:00, others come from 12:00 to 20:00. it's entirely flexible and there are no cultural pressures to work certain hours either.
It's still sadly the case that in many parts of the world, if you're, say, gay, and you "get out there" and end up talking to the wrong person, they might gang up on you in the parking lot as you leave and beat the shit out of you.

It's fairly unlikely in a civilised surrounding, but civilisation is rarer than you think.

As a straight white male, your potential downside from getting into a chat with someone at a party does not include serious bodily harm. Most people are nice to you by default.

Another example: an outgoing, alone woman might be perceived as easy or sleazy by some Neanderthal-like person she talks to, and could end up with a lot of unwanted attention from saying hi to the wrong people. Again, unlikely, depends on the surroundings/crowd, but still.

As a white straight guy, going to a totally random party alone is a much safer proposition.
Ditto but instead of countries I moved from the Northeast US to the Upper Midwest. Same countries, but personalities, and people's general mood were so different it felt like a foreign country.

In my case I knew that I needed a change and had to force myself out of the mold I had grown into. Moving halfway across the country to a place I had never been, not knowing anyone there was just the kick in the ass I needed.
I thought it was turning into a rather interesting list.
This is silly. At Perfect Audience, we have thousands of customers making anywhere from $5-15 for every $1 they spend retargeting on Facebook. Yes, it takes work and some testing. But to say "don't bother" is silly.
It is dubious we will ever travel faster than 10% the speed of light.

But a probe might be able to.