skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
How did some of these websites end up so big:

http://mywebsearch.com/ <- dead site
http://www.babylon.com/
http://www.conduit.com/

Above is just a sample of sites which have very large logos, and I think they should not, because they are either dead, or can't be possibly as popular as say, the BBC site.

Other then that, it looks like it's time to start learning Mandarin, from the looks of it it's quickly becoming the number 2 language on the web. I got English (1) and Russian (3) covered :)
Fair enough. Wrong word usage but I think thats what the original commentator meant. If not, my fault. That said, unless you have multiple Coinbase accounts, then I fail to see how you could have multiple wallets if they are not synonymous with addresses
No, I don't work for Coinbase.

I'm an avid user and big fan. I've tried a lot of alternative products, and none compares to Coinbase in terms of reliability and overall experience.

Sure, they screwed up. Brian owned up to that and fixed the issue quickly.

I just think some of the anger at the market swing is being wrongly directed at Coinbase.
>Because the argument often is that those who make the most worked harder than anyone else.

I don't think that I've ever heard that argument made in my life.
I do something similar, whenever my laptop is opened it takes a few pictures. The light is on only for a split second.

It's actually kind of amusing to see pictures of you and notice your hair growing over several weeks :)
CoinBase didn't say how they did it anywhere, did they? It would be good to get clarification though.
Well, on MacBooks it’s the only LED. Ok, that’s slightly misleading, there is another one on the charging cable (indicating whether the device is connected to power and whether or not it is charging).

This to me seems more like an application of Occam’s razor. Hardware or Software malfunctioning seems much more likely than someone spying on you.
Only if it's not gzipped :P That would bulk it up to more like 25 bytes.
If OpenSCAD isn't powerful enough for you, there's a Clojure wrapper that lets you leverage Clojure to generate SCAD code: https://github.com/farrellm/scad-clj. OpenSCAD automatically re-renders the model when the file changes on disk, so you can essentially have a 3D modeling REPL with this setup.
> The truth is that real privacy will in fact get more people killed, in the short run, because yes it makes operations easier for the Bad Guys.

I think you mean the opposite. A single repository with everyone's information makes it MUCH easier for bad guys to carry out attacks.
How to be save against powerful, hostile
AI: Keep hand firmly on power switch.
In other words, Coinbase is going to supplement ~$13,950 loss with $50.
Apple, Amazon, and Now Google: An Exciting Time for Robotics
Per wikipedia, EROEI for tar sands is 3:1, and they're profitable. :( EROEI for biodiesel is 1.3:1 - and substantially replacing petroleum would take a lot of farmland. So until there's a biodiesel process that ups the EROEI (this algae process might be it), we're stuck.

By contrast, global oil production is around 20:1. It used to be 100:1, back in the 1950s.
One of the best ways is to have a dedicated "Chip Enable" pin on the camera module. You then connect an LED to the state of this pin and when the Chip Enable pin is "Hight" the LED is turned on. However, there needs to be additional circuitry (an extra pin) and some work to ensure proper voltage levels are met for both the pin and the LED (extra cost).

Another option is to enable the LED when power is turned onto the module.
So why don't you stop belittling everyone at your work, and start trying to give them some support? Be part of the solution instead of continuing to be part of the problem.

Seriously, if you didn't think "I should do that", or especially if you thought "I couldn't do that" - why?
Your statistics are for unwanted pregnancies. I don't see anywhere in the article that the kid was/is unwanted.
> breach of contract

What breach of contract? Coinbase didn't agree to deliver by a specified date. I will emphasize the key phrase:

> Coinbase makes no representations or warranties regarding the amount of time needed to complete processing

There's a reason these CYA clauses exist. And the time frame (8 business days) isn't entirely unreasonable (in the sense that banks generally give themselves 3 days for ACH, with an additional 7 business day holding period if necessary).

Downvoter: if there is some other contract that I am unaware of, please reply with a quote or link
Unless you're using snippets or partial views where you can load only what's needed (in terms of JS and CSS) on a given page.

In that instance, I can see an advantage for inlining it, but it sure doesn't make for attractive code. Priorities though - right?
Looks like the color determines the position, and traffic the size.
I think that's just further proof that you cannot afford to go on autopilot once you've become successful.
but he wasn't able to react to market swings for 5+ days after he was supposed to receive delivery
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> Energy conversion: This is more about how it's used. We want vehicles, right?

No.

A small amount of energy is used for vehicles, but far far far more is used for fixed installations. Vehicles get all the press though.
N.S.A.'s goal is elimination of individual privacy worldwide - Greenwald to EU
In some sense, I think the opposite. Bitcoin will succeed everywhere that PayPal and MoneyGram currently are failing. I suspect Bitcoin will replace a lot of cash and "valuables".

It may someday replace more "developed nations"/consumer-facing stuff like PayPal, but that will be a slow, politicized process fought in the arena of public sentiment. It will spread like wildfire in the arenas where there is currently no good means of transfer.
As someone who hates networking, I actually do a lot of what people would call "networking." The networking that I hate is the kind where people go to meet-ups and events and talk about how relevant they are. Another thing I hate is sucking up to people because they're well-connected.

IMO, if you do great work and have some sense of how to talk to people, the networking will happen by itself. Make yourself known for being the person that does X, Y, or Z. People will start to approach you about topics because you've proven yourself as someone who actually knows what they're talking about. The people you help will remember you and introduce you to other people they've met along the way. The best part is, it's soooooo much more natural than Young Professionals meet-ups and awkward social media photo ops.
Why should I use Bitcoin as oppose to other digital currencies to send money to my grandma?
If only every browser implemented it...but IE 7,8,9 are stuck on the old APIs. They're a large percentage of all users.
Yes - people management is kind of like project management in that way. There are lots of things that are obviously wrong to do, but very few things that are always going to work.

I think personally I'd consider it a success just to be aware that whatever you're doing now might not be working, or might not work on this particular person - and with this in mind, look for feedback/signals and adjust your behaviour to circumstances.
Now take my sincere advise, take a trip to Hawaii for couple of weeks. don't sell them fast. Once you are back, you will either have another trip, or just cash out successfully. end.

As for coinbase, Well played Sir, this comes from a broker but in a different field. every fucking pun intended.
You do know that the minimum recommended fee is $0.10? (or was, a few days ago..)

Bitcoin is not designed for micro-transactions.
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Yahoo's Google Now/Siri Competitor
Good list of ways. I have been using some of them, and thought of (3) recently, and am going to try it.
People like this are sad. Read a book. Play an instrument. Do something.
Google programmers make $100k-150k/year

That's base salary.
Obama's Own Experts Recommend End to Phone Data Spying
Look to the end of the video -- these sorts of studies could tell us more about making interesting new materials or perhaps small robots that can behave similarly when clumped together.
I know this is bad, but financial institutions haven't exactly been reliable, honest, faultless or good, particularly the last few years. My own experiences have been bad, but the world still hasn't pulled out of the hole that the financial industry dug, so I'm pretty well off and lucky if I'm compare myself to the average. I'd suggest a different standard to hold this company to.
Marrying and having children before you are "ready" can adversely affect the children.

And, let's face it: Many young marriages are particularly bad matches due to the inexperience of the people involved.

In any case: I didn't know that there was a legal minimum age for marriage in India and I commend them for having it. Such a limit is an important progressive step for any country in which the parents are heavily involved in matchmaking.
I'm still looking to meet up if anyone is around just email me :)
Great explanation :)

Perhaps "generalization" is a good term for abstractions that removes things. I like to think of Haskell's many features as generalizations.
Do you have sources? They seem like interesting stories.
I'm not trying to be hyperbolic but that's really shocking for a company that is trying to play a role as a financial institution.

And which just ate $25MM in Series B.
I agree, and I remain skeptical that this is a trivial or common hack:

> But researchers figured out how to reprogram the chip inside the camera, known as a micro-controller, to defeat this security feature.

Aren't Mac firmware updates always a big deal with special boot modes and audio tones?
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That may be true, but i'm not sure hong kong, shangai or finland have the same melting pot culture and centuries of immigrants as usa or france..
Are you sure? The 4S was selling but I don't think that the 4 was.
as opposed to the reality of completely informed rational and benevolent government elected by the same people?
This video should be seen by the entire world.
>you shouldn't have to raise money to provide solid service

I agree... but being a market maker is one of those things that requires some reserves, and especially the early exchanges? when bitcoin was under a buck, I can totally see getting together with a couple friends and putting $20-$30K in the reserve pot and giving it a go. But with bitcoin appreciating 1000x? yeah, uh, that got serious fast. Thirty grand is no longer anywhere near a reasonable amount of operational reserves
ODesk and Elance merging
Yeah, their support is pretty bad. I got this response to my first support request:

> Thank you for contacting Coinbase Support! Unfortunately, we are experiencing a tremendous volume of support requests, and have not been able to answer your ticket in a reasonable amount of time.

It goes on to tell me my issue is closed and I can reopen it.
> OpenSCAD automatically re-renders the model when the file changes on disk, so you can essentially have a 3D modeling REPL with this setup.

I love this feature of OpenSCAD. I've tried 3d modeling tools in the past, they just don't work for me. But code, I can do that. With a Mac Mini hooked up to my TV (primarily for watching videos, listening to music) I ssh into it and edit the files with emacs, and every save I get an updated view. I need to take a look at this clojure wrapper, however. I'm not hugely familiar with clojure, but CL and scheme I've got so it shouldn't take me long.
>I mean, do you know what would happen to gas prices if we had to pay $500/barrel?

Hmm, I truly wonder if we would actually still run around like headless chickens still denying the viability of electric or if we would actually see it as a viable alternative. It seems people will fervently argue a side no matter how glum/impractical/uneconomical the situation is.
The incentive to create malware, also a significant problem with advertising and online banking/transactions.

Anyways I think the things the author dislikes about bitcoin is precisely what makes it so good. It's great that it can subvert government control on a small scale. It isn't going to stop taxation or anything because there is no way large corporations and rich individuals can hide that much in bitcoin transactions without getting caught. But for individuals who just want to buy something something minor it works perfectly.

Besides it really isn't any different than cash in terms of anonymity. It just can be done online.

And it isn't going to die anytime soon. Even if the price drops a lot, it can still be used to make transactions. The bitcoin protocol will keep on working 20 years from now, regardless what happens to the price.

The speculators might suffer, maybe it will make less news. Maybe mainstream adoption will suffer, so everyday people looking to use it to make transactions easily online won't be able to. But the people that are using it to do illegal things that the author fears so much will still be there and aren't going away.
Millennials: our money, our impact
nice pun: "song and dance with Composer"
plug a square card reader in the jack.
It is really faster than Mustache: http://jsperf.com/micromustache-vs-mustache but it drops some less used features like partials.
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Coinbase is not a bank. Or a financial institution. If it were, it'd have a charter and licenses. It's a merchant just like any other. You give them money in exchange for goods. No different than iTunes.
Doesn't work at all on the Android Stock Browser but commenting so I can check it out tomorrow at work.
My current Thinkpad has a physical switch to disable radios. I'd like to have a physical 'privacy' switch that cut the power to internal microphones and cameras.
To be security aware, this has to be an auditable hardware power switch, and not just an interrupt/driver/bios combination that could be bypassed. It's also prefereable for security to have a an off-by-default switch, than an activity light you might not notice...
If this is the case, why didn't you respond to the emails?
> Further avoidance by them will lead me to make a few calls to news stations. I have the right contacts to easily put myself in the media.

Cringe.
In other words, Coinbase just pocketed his loss. (Assuming the transaction was made today.)
"Median income" does not include unemployed people. (Edit: actually, I have no idea how they calculated it.)

I assume that people who are fed up enough to protest and block a bus are making quite a bit less than $37K. I know lots of people who are making less than $37K.

I also know that many, many, many people at Google are making >$300K total comp.
I started taking notes of business books in a "books" journal in Evernote. It's MUCH slower to read but I can (and do) go back to my notes to solidify concepts or cross-check them with things I read in other blog posts or books.

I find it also helps retention, by taking notes, I'm really focused on understanding what I read and how it applies to past challenges, current ideas etc.

On the other hand, there are books I've read this year for which I don't have notes if I read them on the kindle (in the subway for example), and then it's much harder to remember what it was about and how I can use it in my life.

So: take notes.
And here I was, having a decent day, and now I'm extremely angry.

Why I want the author to die in a fire:

> Mining BtC has a carbon footprint from hell

This is an insanely dubious ungrounded argument. How do you know fiat doesn't have a high carbon footprint too? The linked article doesn't even mention whether this is the case.

> Bitcoin's utter lack of regulation permits really hideous markets to

WHAT the fuck? Who the fuck actually believes this? You fucking sheep.

> Bitcoin mining software is now being distributed as malware

Non-argument, fuck off. This is like saying someone can kill you and take your money, or even more obvious and ironic, install malware on your computer and steal money from your fiat bank account, which happens all the time anyway.
I think there's a necessary asterisk here: Networking is overrated for people trying to start a business.

Networking provides a crucial career-entry function for people who are qualified but unproven, by allowing another proven person to "vet" that you're capable, and therefore qualify you for an opportunity that may not have been open to your resume alone.

For most, networking is primarily about finding likeminded people who will ultimately point you to a well-fitting job opportunity. If you're running a startup, you've already got a full time job, and have less to gain from these types of relationships.

That's not to say that finding yourself in a room full of similar people is a bad thing for a founder. There's still a lot of insight to be gained from people who have won or lost in the arenas you currently occupy.
China Just Popped the Bitcoin Bubble
What's interesting are old school spy acounstic methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_microphone <-- great primer. This played out in micro surface vibration in a cup of coffee in the movie Eagle Eye (terrible movie btw). Either way, kind of a neat way to spy on embassy windows from a far w/o even having to be in the room. A little off topic was the KGB's bugging a government office with passive radio transmission - virtually undetectable http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thing_(listening_device) This stuff is so damn cool. :)
Also interested in this as someone who is looking to make some 3d printed prototypes just as a hobbyist (i.e. I have an idea and a drawing on paper and I just want to draw it up in a CAD program)
check if you got an API key and disable it - there were a few posts on reddit about this
Some dotcoms could have succeeded if computing and bandwidth was 10x cheaper. Others could have succeeded if the Internet had 10x more users. That's why some successful Web 2.0 startups are very similar to failed Web 1.0 startups. Starting a company five years too early could be considered a form of business stupidity. Of course, free shipping for pet food is still a bad idea.
There was one in the front of the case. They had to use lasers to poke tiny holes in the aluminum.

http://www.grafik.com/blog/2011/11/apple-sleep-function/

But yes, it's nice that they don't have a bunch of LEDs for everything.
i too signed up in coinbase end of november ,carried away by the hype( before the crash that is)! but thankfully didnt buy any BTC. there may be others like me.
It means a lot. The Tesla Model S (a reasonable sedan) needs 85kwh to reach a 300+ mile range, and the drivetrain is probably about as efficient as electric cars will ever be. So realistically, we need 85-100kwh of power on board a reasonable car.

A single gallon of gasoline is ~33kwh of power. At 30mpg (easy for a sedan), 10 gallons (330kwh) is sufficient for a 300 mile range. So the Tesla is ~4 times as energy efficient as internal combustion, and unlikely to get any better.
Am I the only one with nothing on the slinky/spiral slide?
Otherwise: Awesome!
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That's the only LED that I actually miss on my MacBook. So much so that I have a virtual LED for this in the menubar. That and the batter indications LEDs older MacBooks used to have. The rMBP is missing those as well, not sure why they got rid of that.
What are you guys using to sync the app? I am creating an app as well and thinking of going with Chrome Package App.
> It is doubtful he would have had the sense to sell them before todays drop.

Based on... what?
Doesn't work on either Firefox or Chrome for me.
So wonderful to watch this little drama (complete with breathless appeals to get the news media involved) play out today on HN, which appears to have become "Bitcoin News".

A match made in heaven, between this genius financial entrepreneur and this competent, reliable trading platform, seems to at least sum up Bitcoin nicely, if not the brainless economic philosophies underlying this horseshit.
No, the trade should have been failed. We can't just assume he would have sold opportunistically; that's insane.
Was the delivery date of the BTC ever set? They guaranteed a price and delivered on it (yes, they took a while, yes the value went down in the meantime). If the price went up, everyone would certainly expect them to deliver at the guaranteed price and not the current one.

What they probably should have done is just reversed the transaction entirely, but if I was deciding this, barring some agreement on delivery time, Coinbase would be mostly blameless.
Should the door in the location of your choosing have a guard?

Two questions, same answer.
> Sure, more housing supply will lower housing prices -- and the resulting increase in population will increase the demand for everything else that plays into affordability of living in the city. What do the laws of supply and demand say about that?

Yep. You're exactly right. Population is increasing, driving demand, raising prices. Problem is, population will continue to increase for the projected future. Since it's unconstitutional to prevent people from moving somewhere, this needs to be accommodated.

Building more housing will induce demand. But it will also mitigate against a future where growing demand and fixed supply raise rents even more.

The _ONLY_ way to substantively lower rents is to increase supply or decrease demand. Nothing else will solve this. And for what it's worth, rent is about 65% of my monthly budget; lowering rents would substantially increase affordability/cost of living in this area
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I never advocated that they could wash their hands of responsibility.

My statement was that any users of a startup should understand that there are risks that come with using any new service/technology/etc. That's not to absolve a new company of their responsibility, it's just prudent business sense from a user perspective.

I just think that too much blame is being put on Coinbase. There is anger at the delay mixed with anger from the price swing, and too much is being directed at Coinbase.
I'd rather buy a car.
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Don't look at me, I hedged my savings into a collection of Beanie Babies and Tulips.
But it makes sense to retrieve wallets from instances that are going to be permanently deleted (when client stopped paying, etc).

For example it would save 17000 BTC that bitomat.pl exchange lost when upgrading Amazon EC2 instance to add RAM.
I think the above was referring to dollar amounts in real terms, not inflation or deflation-adjusted -- i.e. deflation will result in both less nominal and less real growth.
I made a framework to write OpenSCAD code in Ruby. Helps a lot to keep yourself sane on big projects:
https://github.com/Joaz/CrystalScad
Sure, but that remaining 1% is who those 99% go to when their computer isn't working properly.
> I didn't think there was that much porn out there on the interwebs these days

...seriously?
But the point is that he provide 40 BTC worth of USD when he made the order, of $35K.

So he should get $35K worth of BTC at todays price (~60 or so BTC)
Do you think Steve Jobs went to a lot of networking events?

He met his wife while mingling with the audience after he gave a talk at Stanford. Does that count as networking?

There's also "networking with other current losers who are early in their career and may end up being great later."

Sometimes it works. Sometimes you end up trying to get away from boring people for 45 minutes before running back to the train.