skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Here's something I've never seen addressed by bitcoin apologists. Tell me why I should "adopt" BTC if I'm not:

(a) speculating
(b) interesting in buying drugs or circumventing regulations around international money transfers.

I see no utility in paying for software or coffee in BTC. Getting hold of bitcoin is not a straightforward process, and even once you acquire them, your coins are fluctuating in value all the time. What am I gaining in return for all this trouble? It simply doesn't make any sense to me.
The nerds on TBBT really are real nerds. All of them. They are different flavors of nerd. Sheldon is the aspie pervert creep. Raj and Howard are creepy manchildren. Leonard is the low self-esteem self-conscious self-hating type.
Why do programmers assume they are mathematicians? There is a huge difference between those disciplines.

Trying to uphold the HN principles here, with a civil but pointed question. Computer science is deep, so is physics, and mathematics as well but they are distinct and quite different. Steven Hawking fumbled the proof of the infinitude of primes in his excellent survey of mathematical history "God Created the Integers," as usual for physicists he saw his way to the proof without traversing each step.

Infinity is a difficult but knowable concept. Calculus is a good teacher of this, and Euclid is a good teacher of proof. That's what's missing I say: the standard of proof. For physicists and computer scientists that standard depends on the outcome of physical events, but mathematics requires a purity that doesn't exist in the physical world.
A million dollars award for creating an artificial liver
Learning me some Elixir now and I like it. I wish anonymous functions didn't have different call syntax though.
Hour of Code Offers Coding Tutorials from Bill Gates, Zuckerberg, Etc
Well if nothing else, one is a small line of text, the other is a full page photo. You did notice that right?
>"Knowing about these [non-renewable] reserves is great news because this volume of water could sustain some regions for decades"

Let's destroy a 100,000 year old fresh water ecosystem so we can push off sustainable water systems for a few decades!

Liquidate our ecological life-support system and name it "growth"? Not a smart move, space monkeys.

http://i.imgur.com/gH0VvPD.jpg
Youtube.com/CrashCourse: World History, etc. made fun and interesting.
Based on knowing those other languages, my guess is that you won't have any problem with the actual programming. Rather, the challenge will be learning the APIs that Google exposes in Android for development. I don't have an particular learning resources to point you to, but I'd say do a search and dig in. Good luck!
As a European, the need for this baffles me.
Because fundamentally the only reason to use threads rather than fork is to share memory. If an exception leaves shared memory in an undefined state then all threads that share that memory are in undefined states.
Omidyar Network Extends Funding To Y Combinator Start Up, Kalibrr
Ask HN: I have a Japanese friend who speaks/writes fluent English and...
She's interested in doing translation work. Being a tech geek myself, I was curious:

Are there start-ups that are looking for a translator with that skill? Like, would it would be worth getting it touch with people and seeing if they'd like their user interface translated into Japanese?

She has the usual options — translating articles, eBooks, etc — but I'm trying to help her branch out into other options.

Any help/opinions would be appreciated. :)
currently, sending money over the internet without getting charged fees is non-trivial. with the number of players in the payment space, i don't expect that to be the case for very much longer, and i don't think it will be bitcoin that solves this problem.
There is some major disinformation in this article, either by the author or more likely fed to them by the FBI. They knew they were dealing with a very sophisticated user who knows how to cover his tracks yet the method of infecting him was to send him a web link that downloads malware? No one who is technically savvy enough to hide their tracks would also be stupid enough to click a random web link. In fact the most likely assumption is that the person probably uses a virtual machine for all of his trolling and at best the malware would only be infecting a sanitized virtual machine.

None of this adds up. More likely the FBI managed to force Yahoo to inject malicious scripts into the standard webmail login response for that user and the FBI is trying to hide this by leaking information to the media that they infect people by getting them to click on links.

Also in this case I would guess Mo' is probably short for Mossad.
Apple Puts iOS 7 Adoption At 74% Based On App Store Usage Numbers
Youthful Involvement in Mobile Application Industry
There seems not to be testimonials from former students?

Why Omaha? Not saying bad just not a place that you would think of normally.

Location might be good for some as renting there will be 1/3? of the price of SF
Democracy vs power, American's Mandela story
Such a great leader who believed in non violence was on america's terror list.
You're doing well with your credit card because your bank allows you to do so.

Just a few days ago my debit card was blocked because I was traveling internationally and the bank suspected that it was stolen. That's great, they're trying to protect me. But then, the only way to get it unblocked was to visit the bank in person.. but I was 10,000 miles away! I tried to reason with them over the phone but they wouldn't listen. So here I was, far away from home, without access to my money because my bank was trying to protect me but had a retarded system in place for that. Eventually, I spent a few hours on the phone, got someone to pull some local stunts in my city (went to speak to the manager in person, etc.) and then got my card unblocked. You see the problem ? I don't own my money. I can't pay for my coffee with my debit card unless my bank lets me. I couldn't pay for anything, I had to apologize to my hotel and ask them to wait until this got sorted out.

I run a website that is sustained by online advertising. I usually have two options to get paid by advertisers. Paypal or Bank Wire. Paypal charges huge fees, so I opt for wire. Bank Wires take 5 days to clear (2 if I'm lucky..) and due to multiple different advertisers I end up paying over $200 in wire fees each month. I think of that as the 'cost of doing business' but really, it shouldn't be.

I used to live in Dubai two years ago and send money back home. Every time I transferred money, I would get hit with huge fees. This is a reality for immigrant workers all over the world. Western Union caters to this audience right now.

Yes, banks are good at what they do - to a certain extent. We all know them and use them. But that doesn't mean that I want to be at their mercy all the time. Things are always fine, until they are not. That's what happens to me with banks all the time.

Volatility isn't a feature of bitcoin, it's a market reality - for now. You don't have to pay for your coffee using bitcoin right now, you are right, bitcoin isn't ready for that yet.

But when it is, you'll be able to pay for your coffee, and no single 3rd party in the world (bank, western union, visa, mastercard, federal reserve, etc.) will have a say in it. Not a single entity in the world will stand between you and that delicious brew.
Sometimes you just have to take things at face value. Maybe, just maybe Apple and Google are trying to honor a great man.
While there have certainly been some major surprises in the last five months, this isn't really one of them, is it?

We've known for a long time both that malware has had this capability and that the U.S. government has infected machines with malware. It's not too much of a jump to assume that the FBI can remotely take control of your computer's camera.
A few scattered thoughts as a Hacker Schooler and college dropout generally interested in alternative education:

- Their curriculum seems very similar to App Academy's (from what I've gathered from friends/acquaintances who have gone there). This isn't a bad thing in any way; I think Rails is a solid foundation for web development, regardless of my personal opinion of it.

- They have a lot of mentors. I wonder how many students they expect to accept, and how many of these mentors are full time?

- I'm glad there's a self-learning curriculum before starting, but I worry about students getting hung up here/whether they'll have easy access to mentors before actually starting.

- The straight tuition cost is somewhat disconcerting. Hacker School gets its money from a hiring fee, while Flatiron School offers a partial refund if you find a job through them. App Academy only charges tuition if you get a job afterwards, and will also refund you part of it if you use their job placement programs. The use of a straight tuition cost makes me wonder if Omaha Code School isn't confident in its ability to place students in jobs, and thus doesn't want to tie their revenue to that. To be fair, Omaha Code School is significantly cheaper than App Academy or Flatiron School, around half the price!

- Does Omaha Code School only plan to work with partner companies in Omaha? While I'm happy to hear Omaha has a growing startup scene, it seems like a potential limiting factor.

Also, FWIW, while I expect there to be a lot of comments saying things like "why Omaha?," I actually think it's super exciting to see this code school concept spreading throughout the country. Hacker School had quite a few midwest migrants, but I think that something closer to home can drastically lower the barrier to entry (especially considering the incredibly difficult cost of SF or NYC).
Cheers - I'm a big fan of providing these sort of lightweight applications in conjunction with a research publication. There's a real issue with reproducible research (particularly, though not limited to, the medical field) and this type of thing is a step in the right direction.

Could you provide a link to the code for the algorithm you're implementing? (If I were a better developer, I'd probably be able to find it through your source code, but alas...)

Also, I'd suggest you limit the input fields to numbers within the allowable range. Or, at the very least, to positive numbers.
I think the quality of the relationship is maintained to a large extent because of the separation. It reminds me a bit of the Mending Wall by Frost: 'Good fences make good neighbors'.
It's not hilarous on an iPad 1. Nothing happens beside the prompt blink. How could I look insanely busy with that in a coffee shop ? ;)
Agreed! CrossCat works really well for many datasets, but I am also very excited about implementing BayesDB with other joint density estimators.
Ask her to go to: http://www.uni-edit.net/usa/employment. We are always looking for talented Japanese to English translators, especially if they work in technical fields like engineering, computer science, medicine, etc...
Patent - Rib meat product and process for preparing same
I've seen it used a lot in Objective-C for default values:

NSNumber *value = dict[@"key"] ?: @1;
Read your history. Japan wasn't "surrendering anyway" at the time - not even after the destruction of Tokyo (which btw resulted in more casualties than the nuclear attack). In fact, six Japan's largest cities were destroyed and they weren't "surrendering anyway". They rejected the Potsdam declaration as late as end of July. Even after Hiroshima they were only ready to surrender if the whole power structure and the government were preserved and granted the authority to deal with the aftermath of the war (that's like Hitler demanding Nazi party would stay in power and be responsible for investigating Nazi war crimes). In fact, the Japanese military was completely convinced they can and should go on with the war even after Hiroshima.
Being from Omaha, this is pretty exciting. I'm glad to see some interest in the city and hope this continues to be something that helps Nebraska as a whole grow to be a better climate for developers.
Curious--how/who will solve this problem?
Morgan's Curse
I cracked up when I tried this. Not sure why
> Does Omaha Code School only plan to work with partner companies in Omaha?

I doubt it, I can count the number of local companies using Rails one one hand. It's a Java/.Net town. But physical location isn't nearly the limiting factor it used to be.
Everything is described by math. There is a difference between the calculation and the thing. You don't get any energy by using E=MC^2 to calculate the amount of energy contained in a pound of Uranium. You do get energy if you build a fission reactor that will actually convert the mass into energy.
Show HN: CoinPatrol - bitcoin price alerts via text/SMS and email notifications
Can we get a (2011) appended, please?

Sources:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2480946

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2485159

http://whois.domaintools.com/hackertyper.net
Video is Facebook's next big opportunity
Can we trade Northern California for Alberta?
Google has a pretty large news presence, and a history of both remarking on notable anniversaries via doodles, and posting relevant news in small text on its home page. It's much more in line with Google's history.
That's very nice too!
Um this is the reason for Obamacare.
People sticking other people with the bill.

People will gladly pay $500+ for an iphone but will not spend money on their own health. Yet they expect the hospital to be forced to take them even if the they can pay.

Are some hospital charges a ripoff. Oh yes. But they are also open 24 hours a day with highly trained staff ready to try and save your life even if you were doing something dumb. They are on stand by even though you pay them nothing to be waiting.
Calgary also has a Muslim mayor, who is extremely popular. I do see your point, I have lived in Calgary for over 25 years and it is a far different city today then even 10 years ago.
The Tech Behind Interactive Shopping Screens
Unfortunately the barrier to this has been counterparty risk management. The players in the payment space are limited by their contracts with Visa/Mastercard/etc. and therefore have to manage risk accordingly. This is what increases the fees. (chargebacks almost always honored, etc. etc.)

Paypal offers micropayments and their rates are by far the most competitive. You know what happens ? I get paid $2 per subscription and Paypal pays me $1.83. That's an 8.5% commission! It's the best rate in the industry! (right now..)

It's just that the more middle men you add, the more fees you're going to need. The current financial system is a truckload of middlemen and yes, they do have their utility and run immensely large networks (visa/mastercard/etc.). The only way to lower fees is to cut them out, whether that's going to be bitcoin or someone else is anyone's guess. But bitcoin is definitely a viable prototype.
I commented on the photo, not your memories. I didn't comment on your memories, because I had nothing to say about them. They sounded right to me, which wasn't worth a comment.

As a photographer, there were some things that jumped out at me immediately about that photo, though. I commented on it and stand by those comments.

Since you apparently thought I was talking about you and not the spin techniques of The Atlantic--a faux pas I've probably committed at dinner parties--I should have prefaced my comments with, "I think you're right. That photo, on the other hand, ...."
Can't look busy on my phone either.
As a Canadian, kindly fuck off. We don't want to be part of your mess of a country.
Our Final Invention: How the Human Race Goes and Gets Itself Killed
Consider how the U.S. treats Canadian interests under current conditions. They slap protectionist tariffs on our resources and then institute protectionist polices locking Canadian companies out of U.S. government contracts while simultaneously lobbying the Canadian government to consider U.S. companies for it's public contracts first. This "merger" would further erode Canada's ability to oppose U.S. protectionism while providing little in return. I'm not even going to start going into the privacy concerns.

Becoming the 51st state would actually be a superior option, because at least then we'd have representation in the U.S. government. This merger would make Canada more like a colony!
>Getting hold of bitcoin is not a straightforward process

Actually, it's pretty straightforward these days: http://howtobuybitcoins.info.

By now, everyone should know the advantages of bitcoin:

* low or no fees

* transactions are nearly instant; confirmations take a few minutes

* payments are irrevocable - no chargeback issues

* you can pay anyone anywhere at anytime - no bank holidays, no paying Western Union fees to send money oversees and have it still take days

* pseudo anonymous - you don't have to provide personal information to a financial organization to make payments

* many vendors give a discounts for users willing to pay in bitcoin vs. dollars
Thanks for the notice. The change has been fixed.
Apple was honoring people like Mandela since before Google was a company.
Something I noticed 'An atheist since the age of 10, he fears the nickname "reinforces confused thinking in the heads of people who are already thinking in a confused way. If they believe that story about creation in seven days, are they being intelligent?"'
How someone [intelligent enough to get the Nobel prize] who knows relativist equations better than the average could argue that creating the universe in 7 days is stupid ?
Didn't we know since Einstein discovered it that time can expand and compress depending of the environment ? And who can say that Earth local time is the norm ? Better back to pre-Gallileo time then, when everyone though Earth is the center of the Universe.
Mobile (or rather touch screens) actually enable richer control schemes than a keyboard. You may not be happy with anything available as yet, but that doesn't make it impossible.

Anyway, iOS controller support means the touch screen isn't the only input device.
I'm from Lincoln and I hope this works out for the people who drop the $6,000 on this training program.

However, I take issue with two things they are promoting,

First, this line, "Now they're employed as web developers making $70-100k." The Omaha and Lincoln area have a much lower cost of living than SF obviously, but developer salaries are also much, much lower. An entry level dev is likely to find something closer to $35,000-50,000. I'd say the salary range in the midwest is something like $35,000-100,000 depending on where you work, experience, and so on. Selling devs on the idea that this 12 week course will get you a $70-100k job in the midwest is at least a bit misleading.

Second, even a very intense 12 week course is a good start, but I don't know how many employers are going to hire someone with 3 months training. Now, I don't doubt that the training is FAR more applicable than what they are teaching at the local universities, but real world project experience counts for a lot and some lessons you never really learn until you get the experience of building something.

Also, I really think that the line "Omaha Code School is special" kind of exudes this weird notion I've seen popping up in the "Silicon Prarie" that doing tech in the midwest somehow makes you special because you're not doing it in Boston or SF. I don't really get why they think that, but that vibe seems to permeate the culture of midwest startup land.

Anyway, I hope this does awesome things, but I am worried they are setting the wrong expectations for potential students.
Ahhhh, so this is how Win8 was written.
Christmas Ornaments Balls. Pictures
Just have to say it: Clojure *is* an Acceptable Lisp
This is exactly what Ripple is attempting to solve, acting as a open, global payment network where transactions are nearly free and you can use any currency (including bitcoin) you want. More at https://ripple.com/about-ripple/.
Mars in 39 days
I don't think Reagan opposed Mandela because he loved the apartheid - but because Mandela was outspoken Marxist with communist leanings (and ANC was allied with communists), spoke many times in support of Castro and was in general complete political opposite of what Reagan stood for.
Why not just write a script to continuously run the build?
> I doubt it, I can count the number of local companies using Rails one one hand. It's a Java/.Net town.

Totally true, most of the work in Omaha, Lincoln, and Des Moines is enterprise/government .NET or Java. The web dev shops tend towards PHP and as a guy working at a Ruby shop, I'm pretty sure there are < 5 companies actively using Ruby in Lincoln, not sure about Omaha or Des Moines.
Under super-optimistic predictions a Satoshi could end up being worth more than a US cent, which may motivate a split.
Bitcoin is a hedge on currencies, where you can turn it into other currencies there is value in it. Currencies always move in different directions and there will always be demand there. The generation is also created by the bitcoin network so there will always be activity for some time.

When you can't trade it for the USD then it is over. In fact maybe it will evolve nation currencies. I love what it is shaking up.

But just like currencies of countries there will be currencies now not bound to countries, that live well beyond the country maybe. It actually prevents gaming a country's currency too much (no artificially low currencies).

It is like gold in that you can't take a coin of gold down to the store but it has more chance to be a mainstream currency because it is digital. All money is digital, it can fit in much nicer than gold as well as having gold like properties. Bitcoin is actually better placed for hedging currencies and everyday usage than gold.
I put some money into Bitcoin recently. I'm speculating.
?: is the "Elvis" operator.
Thanks for your help! You shoud join us on Github, and discuss this subject here: https://github.com/xem/miniCodeEditor/issues/6
This is very funny to me I started cracking up right away nice.
Very cool idea. I think you should add something like select2[1] to your select input. That way when a user starts typing it could automatically start to autosuggest procedures.

[1] http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/
No, Litecoin chose scrypt specifically because they thought it would not run any faster on GPUs or ASICs and thus it would be pointless to ever develop those ASICs. It looks like they may have been wrong twice.
That's pretty a hilarious name for it. Is this from the Groovy community?
>Not a single entity in the world will stand between you and that delicious brew.

Except the exchange rate. Your 1/300th of a coin might buy you coffee if it is a good day, but the next day it might cost 1/100th of a coin.

I just bought in because I'm hoping that what I can buy with 1/100th of a coin will only cost 1/300th by Christmas.

Bitcoin is having a bad day and I hope to capitalize on it. Having bought at $650 I will be sad if it turns out that the new price is $500, and happy if BAML was right and we are off to $1300.

But All of your arguments fall down in that you are either using an exchange to get from currency to BTC. Or you are keeping coins in a wallet and they could swing 50% in value in a day.
Why this cynicism? Do you think that Apple is going to sell a single extra iPad because of this?

As far as I know, the only time they've had a person on their homepage was when Jobs passed away. Is it that hard to imagine that it might just be that the company admires Nelson Mandela?
That depends. Did he raise his voice against the practices and use the fullest of his authority to stop it, but failed, or did he accept the practices as something people do, but not talk about in the polite society?
Okay I'll bite since I don't know this. Like who?