skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
This is an amazingly low tech revolution. The primary weapons of the protestors are: smoke, flammable liquid, rocks, shields and giant slingshots. These tools could have been used in the Peloponeasian War as easily as in 2014. It really says something about the character of the revolutionaries that they are willing to fight without modern weapons or equipment. I don't know enough about the Urkaine to asses the merit of their politics, but I am inclined to side with the group that has old women and children pitching in to help with logistics. There aren't just criminals and malcontents. Right or wrong, these people feel strongly about their cause.

The courage these activists are showing is going to do a lot to help accomplish their political goals. Every day that they hold out will increase the volume of their message. When I originally heard about this I thought it was more of a violent uprising. But the protestors are fighting with fireworks and laser pointers. This kind of aggressive non-violence will play better in the media once more people learn about the details. If the number of casualties remains low this could turn into an Eastern European Tahrir Square, with hopefully positive benefits for the whole region.
When a "temporary blip" sells a hundred million consoles, downplaying it looks totally clueless.
He was convicted as a youth when the Soviet Union was still a thing... People can change.

Did he rig the election when he ousted Yushchenko and the ruling party?
The interesting thing about the Pro is the heat management & power in such a small form factor. I have yet to see a Pro IRL, but reports indicate that it is very quiet for such a powerful machine.

The last tower machine I had years ago was loud and doubled as a room heater in winter. I still see video cards being made that require their own heat sink and fan. Then add all the other standard fans: power supply, CPU (+ heat sink), one or two on the case. You have these huge empty, inefficient boxes.

I really hope Apple brings their heat management knowledge to their other lines.

Edit: grammar.
True.

I think that this mania for getting bigger with no bounds (a company never being happy with their revenue) leads to destroying all consumer-friendly values in the end.

In older times, companies could run for decades, and build steadily. They would also be content to have certain constant revenue/profit.

I wish there were more people content with running a steady web business -- something like 37 Signals, instead of "aim for the sky" startups. Nowadays it's all about getting from $10 millions a year to $100 millions or a billion, as quick as you can, and screw your original services and customers.

We'd have far more depandable and non hostile web services that way.
With a Lockitron and HomeJoy, I can accomplish most of this myself.

I'm not dismissing the idea, I think it's great for people that need to have their Airbnb monitored. However, you're the equivalent of a property manager. If I'm renting out the room or apartment I live in, I don't see the value. If you're talking about helping out people who have multiple properties on Airbnb, then I could see the potential market. I doubt it's going to have a major upside though.

But hey, prove me wrong. :-)
The stated problem is pretty easy to solve: jot down just enough information to trigger the idea. Don't explore it. Don't try to articulate it or communicate it or define it. The idea will remain safely in your head - the only danger is that you won't be able to access it. So, all that is needed is a trigger; a couple of evocative words will do.

But I think the underlying problem is not the attraction of new ideas, but the repulsion of the old. New ideas are fun; old ideas are hard work. And the more progress you make, the more discipline is needed to finish. I don't think the answer is simple willpower, but seeing some meaning in the result - that this needs to be done... the world needs that first idea, and it needs you. Even, Victor Frankl's perspective that the work calls you. If you abandon it for every shiny new idea that flutters its eyes at you, what will become of it?

Paraphrasing JFK: ask not what your idea can do for you, but what you can do for your idea.
It could even have been bankrolled from Russia. Even though I speak Russian and some Ukrainian, and I have followed current events in both countries for years, I can't figure out what is actually going on here. Yes, it could be another dumb move by the Americans who have a real habit of foot in mouth internationally, but it could just as well be part of a clever complex multi-year gambit by the Russians who have a strong tradition of playing chess, not just around a table with wooden game pieces, but in international politics as well.
How far does your disapproval of violent resistance go? Do you disapprove of the Polish Resistance's Operation Heads?

Violence is the only option these people have. Their democracy is not functional, and their courts are powerless to correct these problems. Non-violent protests are made impossible by the government.
So far the protesters' actions have been targeting the government, not the citizens who support it. As to "demonizing a country which is a neighbor", the very fact you chose those words shows you are completely unfamiliar with the situation. Which makes your patronizing attitude not only needlessly arrogant, but also uninformed.
> You may want to fact-check that. Accounts on the matter, as they say, differ wildly.

How did he rig the election when Yushchenko was in power?
How well are these events being reported in the media (US), in your view?
Bullshit. The people cannot sit down with this criminal president and discuss anything. Ones that do end up in prison: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko. He is stealing from the people (http://m.spiegel.de/international/world/a-833127.html) and is actively suppressing all forms of the opposition. Apply your logic to the American revolution and see just how absurd it starts to sound. The please stop trolling.
Here's a real prescription, and one that is probably already bandied about in board rooms at Nintendo. You lost this generation, just like Apple lost the PC wars. Write it off, cut your losses, and go into R&D mode for the next wave just like they did with the iPhone.

VR is next. Buy Valve. Buy Oculus. Or poach talent. Nintendo is the best company with the creative talent, playfulness, and penchant for risk-taking that is going to be necessary to rethink the gaming experience for VR. If they pull it off they will leapfrog MS and Sony and cement their legacy for another generation of gamers. Right now really feels like the opportunity that comes along once every 20-30 years in the tech industry where a few players thinking ahead make the right investments and file the right patents and absolutely dominate the next cycle.
"Freedom" is just a marketing element for Apple when they were still an underdog in the market. Jobs was never a real proponent of Freedom in computing anyway. The Mac had even its proprietary connectors at the time, and did not use any of the standards available. You were "free" to buy your peripherals only at official Mac resellers.
I'm a woman, and I've been in the tech industry for more than a decade. I avoid HN like the fucking plague, precisely because of the fact that it is so exclusionary and hateful toward women and other marginalized groups. (Tonight is absolutely the first time I have EVER commented in a thread.) So there's at least one data point for you.
There is a follow limit for each day , thats why you get this message
>It is offensive because it has high potential to create a hostile environment for women.

Are you kidding? Maybe if they named it bitchpages instead of bropages. Bro is used in many ways, one of which is as a term of endearment. Even if you take it in the brogrammer context, it's still a derogatory name for men, not women.

TIL that insulting men is misogyny. I guess it's like how when men die in wars, the real victims are still the women safe at home.
>These are woman creating a hostile environment for woman who would otherwise feel grateful to earn their way and belong.

EXACTLY THIS. Listen up, white knights, and please--knock it off.
As someone not very familiar with the Turkish situation, would you mind sharing which specific Turkish protests you're referring to that remind you of this one? Thanks.
Gun ownership I Ukraine is pretty restrictive: http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/ukraine. Given these events it is probably a good thing otherwise a lot more people would be dead now.
So EU is abolishing agricultural subsidies?

EU would set import tax on stuff imported from Russia.
1. Ask them why they're renting. If I'm not happy with their answer, I decline.
2. I look at their verified information. People don't usually give lots of details here, but it does help me establish a gut feeling.
3. I give them thorough details about the area and room, and gauge their response.

It's helped me keep my 2BR/2BA apartment booked solid for the last 8 months with wonderful guests, some of whom I happily consider friends. It also helped me reduce my effective rent payment to levels below most places in the US and Canada, let alone Palo Alto.
Why compare a box you had a few years ago to the new Mac Pro? Today you can put amazing performance in mini itx or micro atx cases.[1] Granted Apples custom design still offers some space savings but also zero upgradability. Of course those small standard cases aren't made for xeon CPUs and Dual GPUs, but most people that buy/need powerful workstations do not really care about the size of the thing.

[1] https://teksyndicate.com/videos/build-most-powerful-mini-itx...
And there's http://retroshare.sourceforge.net/

- 100% decentralized/p2p (no central server)

- (public key) encrypted

- open-source

- does: file sharing, "emailing", chat, VoIP, forums, etc.
>Whereas, unlike your privileged life wherein people don't fundamentally deny you basic human respect, you have plenty of time to spend on doing things you enjoy, rather than getting people to treat you like an equal human being.

Making a lot of assumptions there about someone you know nothing about. How the hell do you feel you have any right to say these things? You are the one very clearly failing to give basic human respect here.
is the limit around 700?
Sure. I was referring to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_protests_in_Turkey.
None of the people protesting have any illusion as to how long it would take to join EU or that it would be painless. Moreover, joining (or not joining the EU) is not even the main point of the protests. The point of the protests is preventing a Russian-controlled mafia government from taking over the country's future.
Yes but what can we expect from Putin who is obviously behind the political decision to turn their back to europe ?
Fuck the users! If we are to be honest 90% of these products we build on hacker news are bullshit that are great for existing to drive innovation forward, but in itself easily replaceable because there are so many of us willing to make a better competing product. Come on now, mobile and web products if killed off doesn't hurt any users, Facebook and google included. They are close to debatable, but whatever. The supply of apps and sites is too high. The creators of them even higher. Not that it's a bad thing at all...u get the idea. Cry me a river about point and click/touch users.
I do not get it, didnt anyone have at least a few female classmates from their uni time?. Even at work, in France, we have some bright female engineers leading guys on code reviews. It should not be surprising to see female bitcoin crypto fans.
They can, into political criminals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Yanukovych#Criminal_conv... does not give a lot of detail but practically he was actually convicted of sexual assault. His occupation at 17 was assaulting women late at night by hitting them over the head and stealing their valuables, including overcoats, then leaving them bleeding in the snow.

I don't believe he rigged the second election, but he would not have to be in power to do it. Ukraine uses popular vote, and the original rigged election was simply done by falsifying voting records in a few regions where he had lots of local support.
Did anyone else notice how refreshing this kind of reporting feels after being used to what the mainstream media feeds us?

This story is low-key, trying to present all aspects, trying to stay objective -- it's been a long time since I read something like this from a journalist.
3 Myths That Block Progress For The Poor
>Nerds are not afforded basic human respect unless their rare obsession happens to become valuable to somebody.

I do think this might be part of why the social justice warriors and feminists seem so hellbent on targeting the tech community lately; people who have been bullied their whole lives tend to just put up with more of the same, and nerds have long been an acceptable target for bullying. I don't see a lot of self flagellation about sexism from the lawyer profession, which attracts a different personality type entirely.

>I suggest supporting your arguments for the many other readers will have greater overall effect.

That's very generous of you, but these people rarely have an argument. Hence the plethora of bland ad hominems, I suppose.
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Pretty sharp remark, thanks for shining light on that.
It doesn't matter if he was democratically elected as soon as he lost the consent of the governed. That's the difference between elections and revolutions - for the first, regular election process is enough, the second takes place when citizens lost their trust in the ability of power structures to support that process. And this loss happened in part because Yanukovich consistently escalated the situation - first by tryng to forcefully disperse initially tame and non-violent protest, second by pushing through unprecedented package of laws which violate basic rights of citizens. Of course, after that trying to buy off opposition leaders with deputy positions within existing power structures couldn't go very well.

Yanukovich obviously lost control of the situation and lost consent of his citizens, and failed as a leader of the country - having a popular protest this massive and violent in the middle of the capital and now spreading to other places is not a result of the successful leadership by any measure. He needs to go. Who would win the next elections is the question for the citizens of Ukraine, which they will decide once Yanukovich is gone.
If you want a balanced view turn to Wikipedia, not some kremlin supported (pun intended, see below) propaganda:

- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euromaidan

The peaceful Euromaidan protesters were attacked and beaten by police force on November 30. Even after this the protests were peaceful up until January 19, when the president signed laws that severely limit freedom of expression and gathering. Dissatisfied people went to Hrushevskoho and met police forces there. The opposition lost control of the events from that point. See:

- http://imgur.com/gallery/frnKiFS
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hrushevskoho_Street_riots

During the first days of fights journalists were clearly and openly targeted by government militia forces (~40 of them suffered injuries, arrested, etc.)

Considering fascist bullshit: yes there are some radicals in the crowd. It is very easy to point a finger at some guy and shout: "look a neonazi". The truth is that the crowds are a very diverse group of people. Go read this:

- http://maidantranslations.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/maidan-po...

If anyone is a fascist, it is the current government with their choice of tactics:

- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0zD3pOG-Tk
Yeah, this looks like exactly the type of software you avoid if you actually need cryptographic security. Non-library versions of cryptographic primitives is a serious WTF, that stuff is abstracted for a reason.
I seriously can't fathom why so many people have a problem with the name (because it may or may not affect a third party, however has not directly affected the person writing the post. Wat). Y U mad, bro?! [1]

It's a cool thing, I love the whimsical name (I find it witty and clever)!

[1] I apologise, for that; it was just too tempting!
I seriously can't fathom why so many people have a problem with the name (because it may or may not affect a third party, however has not directly affected the person writing the post. Wat). Y U mad, bro?! [1]

It's a cool thing, I love the whimsical name (I find it witty and clever)!

[1] I apologise for that; it was just too tempting!
You clearly didn't read the article or the speech. If every word you ever said aloud was recorded, you'd probably speak differently than have you entire life. The whole point is that by making it ephemeral, in an age where nearly everything can be stored indefinitely and shared immediately, it becomes a mode of communication rather than a preserved expression.
Hey, BillionaireBill...

"POOR COUNTRIES ARE DOOMED TO STAY POOR" - How about the fact that almost ALL poor countries have dictatorships or monarchies that repress the populace and rape the GNP for their own benefit? How about funding some military ops to remove some of those dictators?

No.. prolly not gonna happen.
Schooling Ain't Learning, But It Is Money
So, I'm male and I'll confess that if this debate had happened a year ago I would've been firmly on your side, arguing that the onus is on the offendee not to be offended.

I think that's what's changed for me is the recognition that we're all imperfect, we're human, and sometimes we'll offend people by accident but that doesn't excuse us from trying to change things for the better once we realize we've offended someone. The reason I'd argued that "you're going to get offended, deal with it" was because I felt that if I didn't believe that, I'd be on the hook for every possible minor offense I might cause, and there's no possible way that I could know of or predict all of them beforehand. But eventually I realized that that's not what people are asking: they just want you to understand that from the POV of someone marginalized, such comments are exclusionary, and to do your best not to make them in the future. It's not about censoring every possible utterance you might make in the future, it's about self-censoring this one.

Nobody's asking you to give up your identity. But the thing is - is being able to use the word "bro" such a core part of your identity that avoiding it means giving up your identity? Could you just avoid it as a favor to the people out there who feel bad when they hear it?
Simple architecture for using jQuery
Client-Side developers face with a bounce of code written in jQuery to handle various stuff for different page. At first glance it seems too simple : Put everything sequentially in a js file! But everyone that had a project which needed to coding more than a slider in jQuery, have found out that how it could be complex without any structure, especially when client-side code had to merge with the server-side code.
> Who would win the next elections is the question for the citizens of Ukraine, which they will decide once Yanukovich is gone.

The problem is that whoever leads the Party of Regions would likely win the next election, which is why these protests are happening. The opposition knows they can't win.

http://www.uceps.org/eng/poll.php?poll_id=115
Well, guys constructed a trebuchet, which is in the X-XV century range. Then, Berkut made a counter-attack to destroy it. So, it really worked.

Otherwise, it is a war of the nerves mostly.
You are aware of the fact that strict gun laws don't mean no guns? Your own link shows there are 3 million guns in Ukraine. If there's a need, some of them - probably hundreds of them - would find their way to the hostilities. But I'm not sure there is the will to escalate the situation this far. Because then the next step is using the army and heavy weaponry, and that means civil war and massive casualties. No one really wants that to happen.
I dont know the exact number , but it must be around this figure
Because real-time remote control tech exists today, for drones, and it's highly likely that at least at first it will be racist immoral humans making the decisions, with no immediate risk of loss of life or bodily harm, just like it is now for drones.
Putin is temporarily hobbled by the Olympiad (potential boycott and everything).
HSBC is run by a bunch of douche bags and criminals. IMO they should have been put out of business for the continued laundering of drug money that they did for years. And the "responsible" corporate officers should have all been thrown in jail. Just fining the bank (i.e. the shareholders) doesn't do anything to punish the perpetrators.

However, it's a fact of life that as people age, they become more vulnerable to scammers. Many old people are tricked into withdrawing cash from the bank at the behest of scammers. Whether it's for roof repairs, or for driveway resurfacing, or to help a long-lost niece, older people are often victims of flimflam artists. This happens a lot. It's on the news a lot. I personally know older people who were victimized by scammers. Unfortunately the article didn't mention the ages of the depositors.

As the bank says in the article: "we have an obligation to protect our customers, and to minimise the opportunity for financial crime".

So I do see HSBC's point. But, as the article discusses, the whole thing should have been handled much better.
Of course twilight princess controls are equivalent to buttons.
it's a gamecube game that was ported to Wii.

No it wasn't. The two versions were developed in parallel[1], and the Wii version was released prior to the GC version.[2]

[1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_P...

[2]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Twilight_P...
The link you showed shows the polls pre-hostilities, up to October 2013. These data are useless now - once it started, everything changed. Also, even there PoR has 20% of the votes. Not exactly the winning position.
The problem with the Kaplan-Meier curve is that most of the time, they represents figures about the whole patient population, but depending on the disease, there are extreme differences between stages and possibly dozens of cytogenetic factors. AML 5 year survival can be as low as ~15% and as high as ~70%. For Melanoma patients, it ranges between 100% (in situ) and 10% (stage IV).
Women in first world countries have the same rights that men do--if not more, as in the case of being exempt from the draft. Since the "denial of human rights" we are talking about in this thread is over the use of the word "bro," and the (to feminists) perceived social ostracizing of women as a result of the word existing, mentioning another minority well known for being socially ostracized isn't exactly a stretch.

Also, please stop hating on the white het cis males. I may not be one myself, but they are my friends, and my allies, and I also don't like seeing people treated poorly for the way they were born (having experienced too much of that myself). You are setting back the GLBT and PoC equality movements every time you hate someone based on their sex, race, gender, or sexual orientation. It's not appreciated.
Comparing TeX to desktop publishing is pure category error.