skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
As far as I know they use the fontforge engine (as it is scriptable from the commandline) to drive icomoon, it is very easy to load the fontfile you created with icomoon into fontforge, load another instance of fontforge with a new fontfile created on icomoon and do copy/paste between them.
Of course you can also load the original fontfiles that icomoon works with and use them into fontforge.
The problem with regex101 is the explaination is not so easy to read. It contains some extra helpful information like a list of "whitespace characters". Try this: \s+HelloWorld\s+

The OP's tool seems better at explaining, though the "one or more times" could be said in repeat much earlier.
I'm speechless. Best essay I've read in a long time.

I'm posting this just to say thank you. I wouldn't have found this if not for your comment.
sociopaths are a subset of narcissists. sociopaths are narcissists.

narcassists feel guilt. sociopaths cannot feel guilt.

something you wrote is wrong - you are contradicting yourself.
Congrats Nick, Scott, and George! I can't wait to see where you guys go with this.
Tablet computers the pinnacle? They're fairly generic from a conceptual point of view. Pretty much the straightforward logical evolution of computing, as size gets smaller and computational power gets higher.

Please don't mention the iPad as a pinnacle of anything. It is not. It is merely a rehash of old technologies packed into a slick exterior and heavily marketed. It is more a tool of social status than a utility. Compare this to the HP Compaq TC1100, which was a tablet computer released seven years before the first iPad and the specifications of which trumped those of the iPad by double.

As for being victims of a constrained Von Neumann mindset, perhaps so. On the other hand I haven't really noticed any non-Von Neumann languages that are too practical for human purposes. Languages like APL and FP are quite esoteric, compared to the straightforward, if theoretically lacking, ALGOL model.
It's hard to know the answer to this question.
Yes, antibiotic resistant bacteria pose a new threat to everyone (likely still less of a threat than non resistant bacteria did in 1950), but maybe not equally.

it's possible that antibiotic-resistant bacteria have more chance to take hold (asymptomatically/latently) in people who are regularly exposed to antibiotics.

You could be carrying around MRSA but you wouldn't observe symptoms unless/until you are otherwise in a critical state - wounded or immune-suppressed.

It's not currently obvious how antibiotic-resistance spreads in the wild and so it's still plausible that avoiding antibiotics gives you some degree of protection.
This is not their first hacks.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/169844985/LinkedIn-Hacking
no, no, no. Reddit's Razor: if a corporation could be doing something evil, they are doing that something.
Thanks for that data point bennyg, appreciate it. Our intention is definitely to do as you describe (keeping ahead of the pack in terms of features and design). One thing YC is going to allow us to do is invest heavily in those areas in the coming months so as to differentiate ourselves.
I believe this is somewhat a defensive tactics. Let's write a sugar-flavored article about how neat their hack is before someone said "wait a minute! WTF?!".

To all those who consider this a cool hack - it's not. It's ugly as hell. Sometimes you need to do this kind of shit to get the job done, it's true, but you know this is kind of thing that you look at after couple of month and think "Oh God, I should get a another job. They shouldn't force me to create THIS. Oh God, I feel so miserable.".
From the perspective of someone who doesn't know Ruby, the fact that a[1..10] is longer than a[1...10] is pretty counterintuitive.
Good luck trying to convince people to accept the inherent sacrifice required in the short term. On the other hand, pugilists do understand the need for setups and combinations.
So how much are they making?
If you want to have a fun time with this, break it down by title keywords (e.g. politician names). You can get a very good break down of political bias by news source.

In a more automated way, you can extract all keywords from your titles, and then auto-extract the top keywords that are the most dividing.

(Source: former Google News TL, we used to have way too much fun doing stuff like this)
Ahh, that's a good point xarien, thanks for reminding us of that. The ending "coolcam" is a bit fragile but is engineered in a way that it should be capable of handling variable win conditions, will speak with Nick and Scott about how best to tweak that.
Apologies for the directness, but JFK was ranked as some kind of awesome president because he was killed in office, not because of some magic power he had. Most people who weren't infatuated with the man at the time felt like he'd barely be remembered if it weren't for his tragic demise.

He was a terribly broken man. I doubt he would have been competent running a gas station at night, much less the country. His saving grace was that his family connections gave him a machine to govern with. There were tons of "special" insiders that helped facilitate both the philandering junkie and the presidency. It's those folks that carried the weight during his term. Those are the ones that did the awesome job.

Still, worked out very well. A good lesson in how regular humans can still be president, warts and all. As terribly flawed as the man was, he was nowhere near being the worst U.S. President. And that says something very interesting about the job.

Yes, he has a very high popularity ranking, and that's all it takes to be president: being popular.
But still. Marketing speak is creepy and oozes dishonesty.
This is the same guy from skritter.com. Wonder what's happening to skritter?
Thanks kgodey, we are (understandably) extremely excited to be a part of YC and have the opportunity to really push this project to reach it's full potential.
I expected this to be free in the same way that Khan Academy is free. I don't see how this ties in with their payed service (wolfram pro isn't really aimed at kids).
Yeah, a bit awkward for those guys
GREAT3: A machine learning challenge for cosmology
Asseta (YC S13) is Hiring First Engineer in SF
Asseta (YCS13) is a marketplace for used manufacturing equipment.

Background:

Imagine what people did with their unused items before eBay and Craigslist. You could have a yard sale, take it to a pawn shop or most likely, just let it sit in your garage. This is what the world is like for manufacturers. If they want to buy or sell used equipment they have to work with brokers, the pawnshops of our industry. Dealing with these brokers is a huge pain for manufacturers, and we want to solve that pain with technology.

Mission:

Our goal is to lower the barrier of entry into hardware. Anyone considering starting a hardware company has to face the huge burden of purchasing capital equipment. It’s why 95% of the startups on this website create software. Imagine the effect of providing reliable access to capital equipment at 10%-20% of the new price. Our mission is to reduce the cost of innovation, enabling the next generation of hardware pioneers; the next Steve Jobs[1] or Elon Musk[2].

Job:

We are looking to make our first engineering hire. As the first hire, you would have a large impact on the technical direction of the company, as well as autonomy to work on what you think is most important.

Requirements:

1) Expertise in HTML/CSS/JS

2) (Optional) Some Python experience.

3) You are good at what you do.

4) You like what you do.

If interested, send us an email at hello@asseta.com

[1] http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/11/21/steve-jobs-was-right-about-hewlett-packard.aspx

[2] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-04-12/tesla-motors-cuts-factory-cost-to-try-to-generate-profit.html
I don't see why we can apply these words and ideas to humans but not to bacteria.

Our feelings (wants) and actions are a result of evolution just the same as bacterial action.

We may choose not to ascribe feelings to bacteria, but the origin of the motivation is precisely the same as it is in humans - the motivation to survive and reproduce is universal to organisms.
if this were a hackathon project at hackmit, you probably would be #1. lol
If it contains shrapnel, and if the discharge is forceful enough to cause injury from the shrapnel, yes.
Hi Ryan, we've been working on stabilizing the Skritter code base for the last year, and have hired a team of extremely dedicated and intelligent folks to continue running it. We're planning to make an announcement about our commitment to CodeCombat in the next month or so when we get all the team changes finalized, but needless to say that Skritter is still moving forward.
Sure, I will chronicle the bug next time and send you the screenshot and steps. I am on FF 23 on Win 8. Basically, after the code finishes auto-casting the whole right coding pane disappears. It has happened two times out of maybe 20-25 sessions, and I do not know what triggers it.

Awesome. Looking forward to new additions.
I wonder, what should we do as individuals? Shall we refuse to take prescribed antibiotics for "minor" things, and let the body heal itself at the cost of some extra discomfort? Would that make any difference in the long run? Does the resistance apply to any kind of antibiotics?
Some folks always grump about how social media is just an endless, random stream of strobing images and gibberish, but I never expected it to be literally true.
Thanks for the kind words iamkoby, it was a complete rush to be on stage and as Nick's post suggests, it was even more crazy that we got accepted there and then. We can't wait to be a part of the program!
Ask HN: free software but not free coffee
There is nothing wrong in free software (everyone loves it).. but how can most people expect free software while they pay 3$+ for a single coffee. people are OK to pay for a physical thing, but not software. I ask for extra pay for hours if I worked overtime/weekends, so I am not expecting my company to sell the software for free unless they have a significant income through ads like google or android free games with ads.
I am asking this because , I never understood the concept of (freedom in linux/I hate windows) and at the same time no one complains spending 1.5-2k on a Macbook
Mathematica is LISP, so it's really 0-based indexing, where the first element is the function you're applying. All the sugar and literals are made to hide this, but you can code like you're dealing with a real LISP.
For what it's worth - I'm in the process of reading the biography of John Carmack and John Romero of id software (interesting read...recommend it!) and apparently Carmack is a pretty big proponent for open source software: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Carmack#Free_software
We're tearing our kitchen down to the studs and building a ridiculous new one. Erin's been pasting details up on Pinterest, and sharing them with some of our friends who are also interested in stuff like this; just that casual sharing has generated purchases.

I think people really underestimate the impact of purchase intent, and overestimate the impact of value propositions that work with women.
Benevolent Dictator > Design By Committe
Yeah, it certainly wasn't our intent to up the ante for those coming after us, we spoke with both teams right before on stage, and liked both of them a great deal, smart folks with good ideas.
Intuit Acquires Level Up Analytics
Badass sci-fi short starring Michael Ealy from FOX's Almost Human
Carl Icahn's new website "The Shareholders’ Square Table"
Isaacson's book on Jobs mentions a few times that several people close to Jobs saw in him a hole that he tried to fill by succeeding through his work. Jobs himself speculates that he may have become more prone to cancer by running Apple and Pixar.

I realize all of that is speculative, but, damn, there has to be a point at which almost all of us would step back and say it isn't worth it. Why bust your ass, endanger your health, and stress yourself out so you can make someone else a load of cash?

(Also notice that many people who insist on the need for ridiculous hours often get something out of it: management, VCs, etc.)
It's safest just to be pissed at everyone.
Is your corporation going to fire the users who use this? If not, why not? They are aiding and abetting an outside attacker.
This is an excellent example of HN's title policy demonstrably working against good content.
Ha, Nick pointed it out to us about 30 minutes ago, the analytics have been so crazy we've largely stopped watching them for the time being. It's not quite the Techcrunch effect, but the traffic has been through the roof for the past 4 days, HN was sort of lost in the noise. I didn't ask Nick how he figured it out, but I maybe one of the Olarkers mentioned it. :)
That's weird. Just use another one. Don't worry about it - email phoebe@livrada.com if it doesn't work. She'll fix it...
No, this is an opt in service, so only users who enabled this feature are using the proxy.
How is this different from dotenv ?
Email phoebe@livrada.com to see if she can help.
Part of the problem for me has always been the absurd pricing schemes.

When I buy a Macbook I'm paying for the labor, yes, but also the resources used in its construction.

For software, especially in the enterprise, it was usually write-once with a high selling cost AND a support contract for patches.

To me, that is absolutely ridiculous which is why I will tend to go toward a SaaS which I know will be updated as it grows.
You could use something like this to hide secrets 5 levels of zoom deep - steganography. Someone could always export it and use tools to find your secret, but they'd have to know it existed first.
I'm working on a personal analytics system that's very similar. My goal is to track more horizontally, not just one aspect like diet. I really like what you've done here, and I think the UI is very clever.

Some folks here are asking why this is better than a spreadsheet. For the same reason that people use CRM instead of a spreadsheet. That, and you can obtain time and location data passively.
Ya no doubt. Awesome book...
The parable of the fisherman
>Apologies for the directness, but JFK was ranked as some kind of awesome president because he was killed in office, not because of some magic power he had.

Really? You're holding the secret microphone that allows you to speak for everyone else?

I can think of loads of reasons JFK stood out as an exceptional President, you sir are confused.
While I can't see the security-conscious user liking this, the CSS tricks could be a great tool in the bag of a company that wants to send actionable notifications or newsletters--either the giants like twitter, or SaSS tools like http://iterable.com/.
As a consumer I hate this. If you know that you need the software it isn't a big deal to add your CC info, but if you are just trying out some different products/services it is really annoying.

Also, I suck at completing timed trials. I sign up for a service, play with it for a bit, and might not come back for a few weeks - usually when the trial has expired. Having to enter credit card information is exactly one of the roadblocks that causes me to abandon ship and put it in the "This is a pain and taking more time than I thought, so I will just do this later." category.

So, while I don't think you are losing any customers that already know they need your service, you may be losing some who might need your service, but aren't sure yet.

The best onboarding process gets me signed up as quickly as possible (you are clearly doing that) - and takes me through an interactive tutorial (i.e. "Enter your project name here") where you are actually entering information into the system, not just completing some demo that isn't useful.

Show users how to do something useful with your service as quickly as possible and you will have their attention. The CC info will be secondary - they will happily enter it when the time comes!
Sure, the price of components has come down. That doesn't mean $179+contract wasn't a relatively expensive phone, though.

First, I agree with you, it doesn't send the right message to US devs. Openness aside, it doesn't do much to incentivize developing for it. I'd very likely buy a Nexus 4-level device and love it and develop for it. I don't know what Sony has scheduled, but maybe that would fit? If not, if you know of any on the horizon, I'd love to hear about it.

Second, the target market really isn't the US. Making a premium phone the flagship device wouldn't be representative of the low-end of the market, which is what they're really targeting, and is much bigger than the US anyway. The ZTE Open is pretty representative of their target audience, possibly more powerful than most. General OS performance is improving last I heard, but devs should target that level of device anyway.
And to go along with patio's thesis, would it be fair to say Erin (I assume your wife?) enjoys being the one giving the "editor tips"?
Pinterest is the fastest growing source of social referrals on the web, 3x as many as twitter.(1) Price seems high, but they are only 2nd to Facebook on one of the holy grails of marketing - social referrals -

(1) https://blog.shareaholic.com/social-media-traffic-trends-10-...
I never used it until someone who I asked to decorate my apartment got me on it, and we would start pinning things we liked or find tasteful and comment on them. Then it was really handy. You could have boards for the kitchen, bedroom, artwork, etc. Really useful, especially to keep a record of things you need to buy eventually too (this is what it looks like, and heres the link). I think it's likely a great professional tool for interior decorators, designers, contractors, etc.
As an infrequent Pinterest user I see the value in it. The service in my opinion has the chance to become huge in the online e-commerce referral/purchase space. I can see your train of thinking by calling it a "glorified wishlist" but I think its bigger than that Pinterest becoming the ultimate place to window shop and given human nature that will always be something valuable
Funny you should mention that woud420, we started this to teach me (gsaines) because I wanted something more engaging than online lessons. But when choosing the artwork, genre, and overall style, we went more cartoony/cutesy because of Nick's wife's gaming preferences. We also made the main character a strong female figure so that girls could associate with story that we're putting together (not currently in the levels). We've got a half dozen new units we'll be adding shortly, and 4 of them are female to sort of balance things out a bit. In short, we're hoping it is something your girlfriend will not just feel comfortable using, but actually enjoy!
I keep expecting some editor that will reuse a browser engine to make a modern Emacs.
But I'm glad we don't have to make it.
It is a mental health disease that spreads via the internet. Discuss.
I've been using it for many months, heavily, and I think it's crashed once...and that was while using one of the beta builds.

Experiences clearly vary. :)
They only very recently started monetizing so that's not an accurate proxy of value at all at this point.
Ruby offers three very similar syntaxes for the same concept. Contrast that with Python's "there should be one—and preferably only one—obvious way to do it"[1] ethos.

[1] http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020/
Bvckup 2 open beta is out
Hydrogen can be safely stored without using high pressures.

For example: "Hydrides chosen for storage applications provide low reactivity (high safety) and high hydrogen storage densities." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_storage#Chemical_stor....

It almost seems like Elon doesn't like fuel cells because of his battery investments.
Yeah, we felt pretty bad about that too. PG wasn't kidding about the surprise, we thought that if we did well we might get an interview, it was a complete shock. We had met the other teams backstage, the founders of both startups impressed us quite a bit and we hope we get to see them in this batch.
Hahahaha respecting the matlab scripting language, good one.
Thanks for the link mbesto, will check that out.
> I personally just don't see the value in bringing another text editor into the world

This isn't really a valid POV. There are many reasons to introduce solutions to problems with existing solutions. Is there any compelling reason not to open-source those solutions? Why does it matter whether there are competitors?
Ah, yes.

> I mean you are already on hacker news, what are you waiting for?

Haha, I have definitely considered it. I love programming as a hobby to create neat scripts, automate things, and gather/analyze data, but I enjoy finance as a career. Even the hours aren't too bad as I am working with enjoyable/smart people in my current role.
I had to use matlab the other day. It still starts at one. The first time I used it, that confused me too.
That may work for outgoing mail, but this is reading incoming mail, which you have considerably less control over.
Unfortunately, she doesn't want to try again. But good luck!
I'm also having trouble figuring out what it does. Is it only for certain services?
glibc is under GPLv2 and I find it to be the defining piece of GNU/Linux system. The coreutils are under GPLv3 and therefore projects like Tizen use pre-GPLv3 version of such software. So parts of GNU ecosystem are popular on embedded and the others are not.
Great, we'll look forward to reproducing and destroying this bug. Of course the best thing for us to do will be to do a comprehensive QA pass through Safari and FF rather than doing a "oh my god, the launch is tomorrow" runthrough. :)
Some people like encryption.
Reproducible Research for Firefox OS
People who use ARM or other architectures that he's too lazy to make a build for
p..q is a fairly common math notation synonymous with [p,q].

Although, p...q is not very obvious, indeed.
I like 0-based indexing because it makes mathematical sense. By the ordinal construction of the natural numbers, e.g. 5 ~= {0, 1, 2, 3, 4}. So an array of length 5 has indexes corresponding to the five set-theoretic elements of 5.
Conferência Sobre Medidas de Autoproteção de Edifícios
For the specific case of traversing objects (well, let's say data types), I think Haskell's lens library is the ultimate modern example. In fact, I think it basically covers everything he asked for in that section and more. It's quite a large library, for better or worse, so it really is complete.

People have called it a "jQuery for data types", and that isn't such a bad description. It allows you to uniformly interact with nested records (similar to objects), collections and variants (values chosen from a known set of possibilities--sum types).

It's systematic, modular and surprisingly powerful. Of course, like many powerful abstractions--including Haskell itself--it takes a bit of up-front effort to learn, but it's more than worth it.
Have you considered moving to a different country where you would have a good standard of living without having to climb up on a ladder?
What about, say, Isaac Newton? He invented calculus, but did not share the discovery for years, until after he'd used it to work out an entire theory of physics. He hardly collaborated with others and his ideas can hardly be considered anything but brilliant. How is this story mythical?

I could ask the same question about Einstein, Grothendieck, Ramanujan, or Perelman. Or in other areas than math/physics, there are people like Emily Dickinson, one of the greatest poets in history, who lived as a recluse. In philosophy, Kant and Nietzche are I think examples of relatively isolated thinkers - at least during some of their critical periods - who are standouts in their field.
Glad to hear that, skritter is amazing! Good luck with your next endeavours :)
Wake Up the Sun
Yet another rent seeking entitlement jukie!!