skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Well, if there's something to be learned from discussing hat software's features, or something we can teach others to do to streamline their activities or be more productive, there's something to be gained from talking about it, isn't there? If something works well for one of us, we try to share it so others can take the example if it applies to them.
RTFM definitely does have a cost, and like you say being able to find the simple questions answered on SO and the rest of the family is very useful to a great many people.

My problem is the duplication of those simple questions: people asking the absolute basics having not bothered to try Google or the site's own search function. They know the right keywords, they've got them in their question, and they'd learn more by looking through the existing answers than by asking a very specific question themselves.

Some people aren't there to learn: they are there to get someone to do their homework/job for them. But many genuinely are and I'd like to help those people where I can, especially those who have obviously given some thought beforehand and articulated their attempt at understanding thus far (it is easier to be helpful in these cases: you often don't have to explain everything in detail you can say "it looks like you've got it almost right, the niggly little thing that you are missing in your understanding is..."). And sometimes even the obvious beginners will actually ask a really interesting question.

From the other side: answers that simple say "Do X" but ofer no further word of explanation are worse than a bad question. A good answer will help the questioner and other passers-by learn from the question+answer, an overly terse answer is just handing the man a fish (and not necessarily the right fish). Luckily there are enough good people contributing on most of the stackexchange sites that the bad answers are outnumbered and the voting system works well enough that the good ones float to the top.
Where to buy litecoins in EU?
Back in the day when I was playing around with osdev, I ran my code in the Bochs emulator. WAY easier than running on actual hardware, especially starting the emulator was 10x faster then booting on an actual PC.

I do remember the excitement of getting interrupts to work - good times. Getting task switching to work was magic.
Can't get it to work on firefox (v26.0) on osx (v10.7.5)
"are"

And it's totally fine "They are" has been used in the way for hundreds of years.
Isn't mobile and the web the decider these days? Article is from 2010, but consider if you want to develop 3D on any of these platforms:

iOS - OpenGL ES

Android - OpenGL ES

Mac - OpenGL

Linux - OpenGL

HTML5 - WebGL (based on OpenGL ES) - even in IE!

Emerging platforms like Tizen, Firefox OS - OpenGL ES/WebGL

DirectX is just for Windows and Windows Phone. Isn't it getting to the point where the bother of having to write a DirectX port might cause developers to skip the Windows platforms, or stick to OpenGL on Windows desktop? Windows isn't as overwhelmingly important as it used to be, and couldn't the fact that DirectX is different start to work against MS? Imagine if Blackberry came out with their own custom 3D API - wouldn't that only serve to hurt them?
Or it can just say healthy, productive people go to sleep. I find the "real men" headline bait almost as annoying as the pop-up.
I'm actually surprised this isn't the method that Apple decided to go with considering that it is simpler and presumably requires fewer additional parts.
If you want to know, raise some funding and do a meta-study. This was just an article to provoke thought among business-types (being in the Harvard Business Review) - If you want to find The Truth then you can, the universe is right there in front of you to measure.

(I'm only half joking - if you put a proposal for a meta-study about this research up on Kickstarter, I will back it.)
This. Knowing the person who wrote it, he was just surprised when he started shifting his use of the tool and wanted to share his experiences. Many of our readers love Evernote. At the same time, others avoid it for precisely the reasons he laid out at the beginning of the piece. He wanted to highlight features that may make them reconsider if they've thought about it but dismissed it.
It's not clear to me why this author, and many others, seem start with the assumption that Bitcoin has become the only currency in a country (or the world), then proceed to list all the bad things that would occur.

It seems much more useful, and realistic, to list all the bad things (or good things) that will occur should Bitcoin become, say, 1% of the world's money supply.
So it went down from 6979 to 6200.01 quite quickly. That's about 11%, not the utter plummet that ignoring the scale on your picture would suggest.
I agree. A weekend nap is a beautiful thing. Couldn't pull it off at work. Sometimes I cheat by having coffee just before. Then I wake up 20 mins later with the dual benefit of sleep plus caffeine kicking in.
Computer programmer teaches homeless to code
One minute of DDoS attack punished with two years
And their brains could use time for garbage collection and defragmentation.
I firmly don't want 3rd party libraries. They would add fonts, they would add GPU support they would add Sound.

C:\TAD\Text\WALDEN.TXT

the sun,
dispersing the mist, smiles on a checkered landscape of russet and
white smoking with incense, through which the traveller picks his
way from islet to islet, cheered by the music of a thousand tinkling
rills and rivulets whose veins are filled with the blood of winter
which they are bearing off.
Few phenomena gave me more delight than to observe the forms
which thawing sand and clay assume in flowing down the sides of a
deep cut on the railroad through which I passed on my way to the
I thought the graphic was very cute!

As an aside, I disagree with at least one of the paths to "tough luck" (in clustering). Trial and error with different #s of K helps. There is also something called x-means that might be useful.
Maybe the issue is that a 3-5 year refresh on a device with a 2 year designed lifespan is a bad idea? Also, with the pace that smartphones have advanced... even if a 5 year old phone still works, who wants to use it?
Yeah, don't worry about those mobile devices.

We've got plenty of directx support for those too. What are they again? Surface? Windows phone? I think I know one guy who has one.
It's not "they're all under the sea" so much as "glaciated into mud".
> Many times when I answer questions I find out more details and learn as well.

I've experienced this several times too. In verifying details to make sure I'm not handing out duff information, I've stumbled over a semi-related point in the documentation that triggers a "I wasn't aware of that, I'll have to look into it as it might be very useful" response.

Also I sometimes just browse for interesting questions. You occasionally stumble upon something you didn't know that you needed/wanted to know!
Worse yet, this sort of programs provides both justification and technology (which inevitably trickles down from NSA-sponsored R&D) for other governments to spy on their citizens.
My personal believe system is something along the lines of

1) Copy isn't theft, copy and modify/reuse is very central to human learning etc.*

2) If I copy something I can still pay for it because it's "the right thing to do" (especially if I profit from the copy in any way) and/or because I want the original content creator to continue doing what he/she does

*The law is usually not on this side, don't forget that. I try to follow most laws if they don't offend me too much.
Bitcoin falls after China's warning
HTML5 Canvas: drawing techniques
> Text mode is super easy - you just set bytes in the correct memory location (0xb8000000 if I remember correctly).

In addition you have to be using I/O ports if you want to move the blinking cursor and other related stuff.

> Writing an actual graphics driver is tricky - although there are some ways to get decent frame buffer modes (like VESA Bios Extentions), to do things really well requires thousands of lines of code before you can even get a pixel on the screen, and is different for every card.

This is particularly painful because you have to switch back to real mode to be able to use VESA and other Bios interrupts.

Thankfully it's not required if you're using a good bootloader like GRUB (which you should if you're doing an OS project, writing another bootloader is just more arcane hardware to work around). The multiboot specification allows you to ask for a video framebuffer from the bootloader, and you'll get a physical memory address where the linear video framebuffer resides. I bet UEFI has something similar too.

So these days, with the help of your bootloader, doing graphics on a bare metal kernel is as easy as using the text mode.
And you don't even have to use itunes, plenty of alternative / reverse engineered systems that can send music files to your idevice.
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Well, for me Lisp is a mostly-functional language. In Scheme its quite simple - just avoid set-car! set-cdr! and other destructive primitives when possible, while in CL you should be more careful and disciplined due to lack of agreed upon naming conventions for destructive operations and possible implicit usage of setf in macros. Anyway, even CL could be called mostly-functional.
I wish I could upvote this more than once. A lot of comments here are positive about the idea of a single global language when it's their language that wins out. I strongly suspect that if it were Mandarin, Arabic or Russian instead of English that was being suggested, their enthusiasm for the idea might be more muted.
Thank you for your comment. Very interesting points.

Isn't it wrong to say "compiled their C code at the lowest optimization level" though? As I read the paper, they compiled their C code at -O2. It's hard to work backwards in time to know exactly what that meant when they published their paper, but I suspect it meant something very similar to the current gcc definition:

-O2 Perform nearly all supported optimizations that do not involve a space-speed tradeoff.
>> "nine times out of ten my questions are closed down by overzealous mods"

What types of questions are you asking (any examples)? In the time I've been using SO (just over 3 years) I think I've only ever had one question closed (and it was a bad question so they were right in closing it).
While many trolls and the like do roam bitcointalk, one can also find the occasional gem of rationality, insight, and common sense.

Some people are there because, if you can believe it, they are actually intellectually interested in the complex and novel dynamics (sociological, economic, technical, etc) found in bitcoin (or that may potentially develop as the system grows).
It's not in the FDA's remit to be regulating research, that would be an infringement of academic freedom, it can however regulate commercial entities using that research to sell devices to the general population, who don't have the tools to judge the research -- published research isn't absolute truth, just a report by a researcher(/group) of what they've observed and what they think. The extra context they add around the research goes beyond just 'hyperlinking' and it's right to regulate. Do you think quacks should be able to present legit research as supporting their claims?
Outcomes are the only things that matter, right?
This kind of a pillow wouldn't work? :)

http://designyoutrust.com/productdesign/power-nap-office-pil...
Does anyone know what the clouds of black are in the galactic plane? Is there something in the way, or are there no stars there?
And what if I want to use Windows Explorer or Nautilus to just copy my files to the device without installing anything?

Just like any other mobile device in existence since the invention of Plug and Play and USB.
More like the OTP token would be on my smartphone or some other device, so I can generate passwords as needed that are guaranteed to be unique.

But they don't require my normal password to be entered at all. I'd accept punching in my real password or a code on my phone to generate the smart token, since the time required to brute force something like that would be give me plenty of time to revoke it's authorization.
I entered my address out of curiosity and it told me I had an Adobe account. I can't remember ever creating one so I tried the password reset process. Adobe tells me there doesn't exist an account under that address.

How is this possible? How did Adobe leak my address if I don't even have an account?
I agree on the Prolog recommendations. My suggested path would be:

(1) Prolog Programming for Artificial Intelligence (first half is sufficient to start) ->
(2) The Art of Prolog ->
(3) The Craft of Prolog

As a first "get to know the language" I'd add:

http://www.amzi.com/AdventureInProlog/a1start.php

You build a basic old-school text adventure in Prolog which is more accessible than the traditionally boring introductions with family databases (imo). It's from amzi but should work with most Prologs, iirc I ran through it with GNU-Prolog (I'd recommend SWI though, it's the best open source implementation out there imo).
Uses some metaprogramming that is usually not covered in introductory material (and often considered "use with care") i.e. dynamically updating code with assert/retract

I have only browsed "Warren's Abstract Machine: A Tutorial Reconstruction" but it's on my to read list. Interesting for anyone that enjoys VM-design and the like.
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>A bitcoin has no intrinsic value because you only have it to get something else in return later.

The intrinsic value of Bitcoin is the payment network. That may not be a physical good, but it is a powerful idea.
Glad you like it. And thanks for the tips.
Awesome! If there is a way to use it without storyboard, you should explain it in the read me too.
Never tried that component, but not being able to set a custom font for a text view is such an obvious miss for an OS that claims to be so much text oriented.
I can't count the number of times i've had to bind a UILabel into my code just to set the font.

I know, UIApparence should be the way to set fonts everywhere, but that defeat the purpose of rapid prototyping IB is made for.
I haven't too much sympathy for photographers as a group in general, as they regularly take my picture without asking.

Its usually (in my opinion) the subject of the photograph that makes it interesting, not the style that a photographer has put on it. I always find it a bit strange that copyright seems to protect the photographers rights, while ignoring the subject.
I understand that customization is a big part of Android, but I have a hard time believing that 80% of people care about that. Only recently 82% of people still couldn't tell you what a browser is (http://www.cxacademy.org/only-8-of-internet-user-know-what-a...), so I can't see them customizing their OS, or even caring/understanding the details of OS customization.

Personally I hope both platforms stay strong, so we get lots of innovation.

I'm curious, is it possible to upgrade/customize the Android OS in the way you described if you don't have a computer?
Ostriches don't bury their heads in the sand when they sense danger.
Bitcoin has an intrinsic value

A distributed ledger with proof of ownership that makes it impossible to forge transactions

That my friends is a first in history, Greenspan and others have not realised yet the implications of this.
Ego Does Not Make the Product Better.
> on iPhones they can't install CyanogenMod, Ubuntu Mobile, a custom ROM, newer experimental OSs. versions, Firefox.

Of the "80%", how many care?

> on iOS they can't find enough free apps, they end up paying 5 times more. It's a money trap.

Bullshit.

> On iPhones they can't install Android KitKat neither since iPhones are stuck on iOS.

Meaningless.

> Newer iPhones are stuck at similar specs to the previous versions mainly they couldn't easily keep the API consistent if they had launched a 6.0inch iPhone and a 2inch one.

Bullshit.

> They can't install iOS on a phone with very large screen, with dual sim card, a very small screen, a phablet, a water proof phone, a watch, a virtual machine, a game pad

Meaningless.

> iPhones are mostly oversold in US, due to carrier subsidy model. Most people end up paying higher sums during the whole contract, beyond the initial money they paid. It's a money trap to suck more from customers.

Bullshit.
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I do find it remarkable how similar bitcoin proponents are to goldbugs - all news is good news and all drops in value are buying opportunities.
Yes, focus on your strengths. I like this quote:

"For years I have urged managers to concentrate their efforts in areas in which they are strong and to waste as little effort as possible trying to improve the areas in which they don't have much competence."

Peter Drucker (1909 - 2005), Austrian author of management-related literature
Well thats why he need email templates :)
Looking at the galleries it seems like it does!
Dust and gas blocking light from the stars behind: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_dust + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_lane
Not under linux. It does supply it's own set of .so libs though.
Subclass UILabel and set it in the initializer?
I know two CS PhDs who would fit into the "can't code FizBuzz" without help. Both are machine learning/stats experts. Both also "code" in MatLab/R all the time.

However, it would take a developer 5 minutes to realize they can't code shit. They are good at other stuff ... sure ... and they shouldn't be applying for programmer jobs.

I think startups are trying to emulate the Google way of hiring and that is to their detriment. There used to be a time where Microsoft hired an MD/PhD to become a coder ... because he had raw intellectual horse power and a desire to learn. I know quite a few PhDs who would love to work for a startup. Most of them have gotten dejected after the interview process. The common complaint I hear is "interview made me think I'm going to be a code monkey. F that. I'll keep my cushy research job with a door on my office".
My birds used to land on my monitor. A bird has no idea what a monitor is. Stop and think about that.

I know how a CRT works, but I don't know plazma.

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our Saviour
Do my sinful soul demand,
Hither come thou back straightway,
Hubert, if alive that day; 30
Return, and sound the Horn, that we
May have a living House still left in thee!"

"Fear not," quickly answer'd Hubert;
"As I am thy Father's son,
What thou askest, noble Brother,
With God's favour shall be done."
So were both right well content:
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The simple fix that could heal the patent system
On this topic I heartily recommend the YouTube channel Numberphile (https://www.youtube.com/user/numberphile and http://www.numberphile.com/). Along with its sister channels Computerphile, Sixty Symbols etc., they're a great source of accessible, intelligent content.
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"Why would I buy something today if it's cheaper tomorrow?"

Because you have needs, and some of these needs can not wait and needs to be satisfied now. Some of your needs may be ignored for a while though, and you'll be reluctant to spend on satisfying them. Yet, you'll decide to spend eventually (if you ever really wanted to buy whatever satisfies the postponed needs). That's because we have only that much time in our life (I doubt hoarding in itself is that rewarding on our personal level).

Also, the deflationary money may not be the only thing that accumulates value. A piece of land in a developing place may start accumulating value more rapidly than the money does. Won't you decide to buy if the item bought looks like a better investment compared to just holding money?
For anyone building the sample project getting _vImage related compiler errors, link Accelerate.framework.

I can't figure out why that's an issue though — URBImageMediaViewController (dependency where the error comes from)'s sample project doesn't link against Accelerate.framework either, but it builds fine.
For some reason HN ate my previous comment

Doing OS things is hard. In x86 it's extra hard

x86 is one kludge on top of another. Like interrupt chaining

These issues remind me of making a Sound Blaster card work on DOS (I was making a program to play a simple file in Pascal/C)

It's very complicated, and several trials to make it work (and no Stackoverflow, Wikis, etc)
Indeed, the community cares about how many lines of what language an app is written in, rather than what the app /does/ :P
An open source thermocycler for PCR - Your personal PCR machine
Agreed that this is doable, although I would find rebuilding a virtualenv every time I wanted to change a dependency pretty annoying. Perhaps pip-compile is just a stopgap until a better solution comes along, but I think I'd find it helpful.
I am not going to move from EC2 with this prices and with this features and community.
I hope they are going to make it more appealing soon :)
I have been slightly disappointed after setting up my project in a virtualenv and upgrading some stuff on my system when some virtualenv packages broke. I thought that is what virtualenv was supposed to prevent.

(Maybe I need to read the entire virtualenv documentation, to have a solid idea of how it works, and what it does exactly, but hen that will take time, and the PYTHONPATH option starts to look more appealing, as at least I do know how environmental variables work in Linux).
For what I've read around, "financial institutions" only refers to banks. Take into account that all these news are translations from the Chinese source, and to translators and journalists "financial institutions" and "banks" may look interchangeable.

This is what I got from using google translate on the source[0]:

>"Notice" requirement , as the main trading platform Bitcoin Bitcoin Internet sites , should be based on the "PRC Telecommunications Regulations " and " Internet Information Services" , shall be filed in the telecommunications regulatory agencies .

[0] http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2013-12-05/15538979079.shtml
A currency that on average increases its value over time means creating an income flow without any risk. So all other investment options have to be that much more attractive to offset their attached risk.

There will always be some investments that are worth it and there will always be some reasons to save instead of spend, but the interesting things happen in between these two extremes. The inflation-to-deflation point is special because once there is deflation, it is not sufficient any more for a business venture to make money to be attractive.

If the currency under consideration has wide spread adoption, deflation means a system-wide slowdown in investment (_averaged_).
Everywhere I look I see people falling for confirmation bias. Just as I suspected.
No it wasn't. Only someone without console development experience can issue such a statement.
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