skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Solutions I've seen in the past before are:

* Buying copies of your app as gifts (you get 70% back eventually), getting the codes, and sending those. However, gifts are per national App Store, so you have to know the store their Apple ID is associated with in advance. Additionally, you'd probably need a method of payment with a billing address in the countries you wanted to buy gift codes in ...

* Setting the cost of the app to free for 24-48 hours, with advance notification of the app being on the store / when it will be released, plus an email on the day of release with a direct app link for the store. The problem here is dissatisfaction if they "missed it" for some reason (thus the really really really early notification to the backers).

There's obviously an automated gift mechanism of some sort. IGN, Sephora, Starbucks - they all have mechanisms for generating gift codes for non-free apps when they do a giveaway. But I don't know if that mechanism is "pre-purchase a ton of codes" or an on-demand private API Apple has available.
A crypto currency isn't a bank, but people that exchange crypto-currencies for money and back again are subject to financial regulations in most countries. For example, in the US I don't think that they would be considered 'banks,' but they would still be subject to Federal regulations. The point being that if you can convert back and forth you can use it as a way to launder money, so the government forces the exchange to have some sort of 'know your client' procedures in place.
Yes, you can create a docker image of your product and publish it to a docker registry. Your customers can then pull the image from there and fire up containers. Docker.io doesn't offer private images yet, so you may want to run your own registry [1] if you need to restrict access.

Docker doesn't let you push updates to containers. I think the best you can do is to push a new image to your registry and ask your customers to pull and fire up new containers.

[1] https://github.com/dotcloud/docker-registry
Gives all us bootstrappers some hope after all! It certainly gave me some.
Seems like a weird strategy. I admire the focus shown, but what if Thomas Edison had decided after 10 years to rebrand GE as Something Something Light Bulbs, Inc?
Why kill either? They are already a big player in the market, if they have Campfire too their will dominate it.
Well said. Java in 1998 was already overwhelming although there were lot of debating. The entire system of Java is so solid, especially in handling multi-threading. Coding is not that simplified, but very robust. Comparatively, using GO and raft protocol in the CTF 3.0 sounds weak and problematic.
I also expect you could help mobilize spare capacity. I know some hosts who rent out their space one weekend a year and make $500-$600. They just go on a short vacation when the major festival hits town.

They get easy money, guests find space. With more spare capacity, I'd bet the average price would drop and more people would be happy.
IMO Microsoft is still one of the scariest companies when it comes to the gaming industry. I'm overjoyed to see tricklets of sanity rise up (the PC market)through Valves efforts, but MS is still a very big, very scary beast in AAA gaming.
Microsoft, Past and Future
In the Q&A section (I didn't see it at first myself)

>We are fully committed to running Basecamp Classic forever. As long as we're around, Basecamp Classic will be around.
Interesting technology, but lack of full isolation is pretty big security concern in production environment.
Experiences with Airbnb
If it turns out our entire universe is a simulation anyway, then what's the difference? The cruise ships walls are a simulation of a simulation, and our memories of them after returning home are a simulation of a simulation of a simulation. Nihil Sanctisne?
I'll second that. I didn't even realize the importance of momentum when using the carousel at first. I was cursing the designers for making it so damn slow.
Yes, I'd love to, but what's the right place to start? I'm thinking Windows would need kernel modifications to make something like docker even possible on the platform.
I thought they lost that patent dispute recently?
Actually, it's Basecamp.
'Microsoft's biggest weakness is that they still don't realize how much they suck. '

right on the spot.
Bell Hack Attack Affectes to more than 20,000 Customers
It is an insightful piece but nothing annoys me more than sensationalism. Its click bait and I am annoyed I got sucked into reading it and annoyed that I feel compelled to waste time commenting.

Anyway, if it isn't obvious, the article's credibility is killed by the use of the word dead. Microsoft clearly isn't dead it just isn't the biggest player on the internet, and isn't really a player in the start up space.
Would it not be a major security problem .. Since so many people use windows and hackers would know loop more easily and attack
How to pronounce Satya Nadella.
Congrats Satya Nadella on becoming the CEO of Microsoft.

I'm from India and have noticed that Satya Nadella's name is pronounced SaaT - Yuh // Nuh - Dell - Ah.

Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, John Thompson and maybe the entire non-Indian language speakers seem used to pronounce it that way. There's nothing wrong here and i believe the same is the case when people try to pronounce German or Eastern European names.

If you are an Indian you would pronounce it Sath - Ya // Naa - dhell - Ah.

(http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/ceo/index.html)
Why We Built Facebook
Most of the journalists that I've been seeing this stuff from are sports journalists. Very heavily biased towards the United States and Canada.
TrackMaven lands $6.5MM
How about distributing the app for free on the app store.

When the app is opened, prompt the user to enter a secret code that you've distributed only to Kickstarter backers.

And for non-backers, set up an in-app purchase as an alternative method of unlocking the app.

It's possible though that an app that isn't functional without an unlock code or without making an in-app purchase might violate Apples' rules in some way.
Before, he was exceeding expectations. It was likely very difficult. The new set of expectations he was promoted into are exponentially greater.

Being unproven in a new type of challenge is humbling.
Startup advice and the clarity of experience
I would not say this[1] is a minimal difference :P

[1]: https://github.com/petkaantonov/bluebird/blob/master/benchma...
Thanks!

DosBox might help you.
If we're highlighting great LPs, I'll have to throw in a recommendation for ChipCheezum's LPs of the Metal Gear Solid games. The humour is spot on, and the games themselves are covered in exhaustive detail. His LPs of Mega Man Legends and the Uncharted series are great too.
Thank you posting the summary and breakdown for all the levels, I started and stopped at level1 because the pushes were broken and never got back around to it (I believe it was during when they were fixing the level0 stuff).
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Microsoft as the concept of an all powerful dominating IT company is dead, and nothing has or will replace it. The company itself is still doing fine- they still make roughly twice the profit google did last financial year.
Google gives Eric Schmidt 100 Million in Stock Options
Not to mention former military in their leadership ranks. Or people who couldn't cut it in the military and wanting to make up for lost time (at least one guy I met in my town, I'd be terrified to encounter him at night for a speeding violation based on the attitude he presented to me while off-duty).
That's not always the case. It depends how hungry they are. I was involved in a project that was clearly not going to require millions of devices. We were a small startup (though with some big partners). Texas Instruments really wanted to get their SoC into this segment though and we got a lot of their attention + pre-production samples + technical support. If this is an SoC looking for customers (like this was) and you can get the ear of the marketing team and/or have the right partners things will work out.

There are a lot of other electronic parts that are like that. If you get to talk and have a relationship with the right people you can get samples and support. Otherwise it can be virtually un-obtainium if it's not in Digikey's inventory. It's always been like that...
This is deeply hilarious.
Citation manager for academic papers that takes biblio information out of Google Books and Worldcat to make generating those annoying citations easier. I'm also trying to make it so that it's good to use while researching to maintain quotes and research topics.

Just finished the standard book section. Debating between working on web-based stuff next or periodicals. Web might be fun because I could build some kind of indexer to store the exact page cited at that time, but periodicals might be more useful for potential users.
Nice sales pitch. IMO Close.io is so good you don't need to give a shameless plug like that.
I'd guess a 6x multiple of revenue, considering their sales, staffing and acquisition models. (I.e. no-touch, low-overhead, referral/word of mouth.)

[Addendum] Perhaps 6x was extremely low given the current market. Need to update my priors: http://tomtunguz.com/saas-valuation-bubble/
ADD – What is common between Apple and the Oil companies?
I'm not sure "debating" such people is even worthwhile, as it lends some level of credibility to them. Certainly you wouldn't invite someone to debate TimeCube. I guess it could backfire, if enough people are buying into the silly arguments that not debating is spun as a "aha, see they can' even face us" deal.
They actually sold Gauges to Fastest Forward a couple months ago. Hopefully the new owners will give it some much-needed love; it's pretty, but... let's say unnecessarily minimalist. (If there's a way to get it to give me all the referers in a time period other than day-by-day, for instance, I still haven't figured it out.)
I'm with close.io. Don't work there, just a happy customer.
Politics is not the problem, politics is essential for our lives, what's wrong is that it simply serves big capital these days, with growing disregard for civil rights.
The two Silicon Valleys: One of Haves, One of Have-Nots
> Parallel construction is not that. You're describing simple perjury.

The only difference between "parallel construction" and "simple perjury" is that the people testifying aren't, if parallel construction is done "correctly", even aware that it has been done, and thus aren't committing perjury (though the agency doing parallel construction is committing a massive fraud on the courts.)
Microsoft isn't dead. ------ . They aren't big players on the web, start up space, mobile nor hardware.

A bit contradictory, no?
Let's just say that comparing Windows to the linux kernel would be a mistake. Hosting the windows source would be a challenge for any source control system out there. Git / github is not exactly optimized for projects of that size.
He had it holstered. Likely was wearing it and happened to need to take a piss or shit, why would he remove the holster and gun or unholster the gun for what's likely a 30 second event in his day?

Not to mention, based on most Army and Marine vets I've met over the past few years, I'd wager the majority carry a gun (barring state/local restrictions) outside their home, and a significant number keep it holstered from about the time they dress until they go to bed. SWAT teams should seriously reconsider violating the law when conducting a raid if they want to avoid being target practice for a trained soldier.
PG addresses this criticism here: http://paulgraham.com/cliffsnotes.html
It's nice... and also very wrong, if you take the initial definition of adaptive web design!

Adaptive web design as introduced by Aaron Gustafson in the "Adaptive Web Design" book has little to do with layout design, and everything to do with progressive enhancement and adapting the website's behavior to the browser's abilities (geolocation, ...)

But I guess, most people didn't read the book, and now everyone has their own definition for it, so in effect, it doesn't mean much anymore; some say it's non-fluid RWD (like here), some say it's server-side components (like most people), some say it's exactly the same as RWD... oh well, pick your favorite!
Brilliant. 37signals inspired a generation of developers, nearly every modern web framework and dozens of direct competitors. Makes complete sense to double down on their biggest winner. Many people talk about cutting, simplifying, focus, editing - but few people and even fewer companies follow through on it.
They sold Gauges: http://fastestforward.com/blog/archives/2013/11/01/fastest-f...
It's really interesting how in 2007, I believed (as did pg, seemingly) that the web would eventually overtake desktop software.

Fast forward seven years, and some of the biggest names in software (Instagram, Lyft) have completely abandoned the web for "desktop" (really, native) software.

That so much code ships directly to mobile devices says a lot about the power of centralized app stores and truly sandboxed installations where one app can't trash the entire system. We've come a long way.
Red Google Nexus 5 Phone with Android 4.4 Kit Kat Now on Play Store
You are awesome :)
Ehhh Microsoft still has a lot of talent they are just plagued with entrenched bureaucracy.
Guido van Rossum on proposed new tag: IMG (1993)
Its a misuse of "because", but a fairly common one -- specifically, the use of "because" to mean "and this is evident because".
Freescale and TI tend to be good about providing heaps of documentation without requiring any NDA.

Unfortunately, they're pretty alone in that regard.
This sucks and is pretty much a known scam. Ebay and paypal don't do what they want so much as just automatically side with the buyer. The buyer could have also claimed they got a defective product. I guess the only way to protect yourself is to purchase insurance.
A small number of individuals amassing enough hashing power is a bad thing. Crypto currencies are, at their core, about decentralization and trust. Even power split between a few entities can represent a threat to the system. Thankfully the system has other means by which it deals with this: alt currencies.

This is just the beginning. Nothing is slowing - it's just changing form. It would be interesting to overlay the amount of Bitcoin being bought with alt coins.
Yea, look up "Source Depot"
well the op deleted their post to stop the downvote flood, but the real issue is that it was pg stating that he knows they "seemed" dangerous. That "seemed" means, "my opinion of them."

You could read it as pg saying "I know that my opinion of microsoft in 2001 was they were dangerous because I wrote an essay about it back then."
> Perhaps because Ximian is spending most of their time on mobile and their partnership with Microsoft?

Xamarin. Ximian is, as they say, an ex-parrot.
You win. That was hilarious.
awesome! i still prefer fuse-ing my local file system to server over ssh rather than over google drive or dropbox's protocols (dunno if the latter is even possible), but the so-called "webscale," bomb-proof redundancy is lacking from any server that i (previously) had an account on.

are you going to build out some front-end stuffs for the (majority of) people who don't already use ssh or just refer them to existing clients? while using a standard protocol for a standard task is (or ought to be <_<) a no-brainer from a programmer's perspective, most people want something clickable, and the last time i had to get something over ssh on windows, i wound up with this ghastly-looking program called WinSCP.
Appeal to authority and all that, but..

"the pressure on the legislature to license an occupation rarely comes from the members of the public . . . On the contrary, the pressure invariably comes from the occupation itself."

Milton Friedman

"…as a rule, regulation is acquired by the industry and is designed and operated primarily for its benefits."

George Stigler
Quite tragic the way that Tuna and other fish are being overfished. Tuna are like the tigers of the sea, they are at the top of the food chain. I just don't see a way that we're going to stop before an environmental catastrophe.
Five concepts that completely changed how I write code
(sorry if I sound like a phony or worse suckup when I say this, but) PG is one of the smartest, ahead-of-his-times guy of our generation!
Will there be a move towards decentralization of apps again or are we locked in? The inertia that app store and play store have is formidable. If Windows Phone fails, some part of the blame will be on the availibility of apps.
QuadStick: A Game Controller for Quadriplegics
This is, I believe, the only thing that has kept Intel in the game. Had someone had some foresight to go "all in" with the open source bit they could retake the old IBM PC spot (I'm talking about the one the PC in 1981 took away from CP/M machines, not the current spot). People who build appliances won't care but people who build computers will.
Some how reading all this Sounds like Jason is envious of Evernote on some level.
Sigh. Apart from Firefox based and Blink Based ( Chrome / Opera ) Browser. Are there any other alternative on Windows?
Not really. They're still immense players in desktop and corporate IT. That alone accounts for an immense amount of revenue, a sizeable chunk in the whole world of computing.

On top of that, Azure is competitive and is gaining more and more traction, and the person who headed the Azure department is now the new CEO. Their gaming division (Xbox) is profitable, which is mostly a hardware field, and they're slowly getting a foothold in mobile and have purchased a big mobile hardware manufacturer.

Their development tools (Visual Studio and .NET) are immensely popular and they've managed to capitalize on the whole JavaScript thing by making it easy to develop with VS.

They're anything but dead.

Of course things like Bing aren't a success yet but if MSFT figures out what do with that they'll have something other than people just Google stuff on.
Extremely vague useless title.
> It seems as though one of the initial reasons for not embracing .Net on Linux i.e. ".Net is Microsoft and Microsoft is Evil", now apply to Java since Oracle took over.

The initial reason for not embracing .NET on Linux is that the entity that created and maintains .NET doesn't support Linux as a first-class platform for .NET.

That remains the case.

Even the entity that maintains Mono, the almost-.NET that runs, among other places, on Linux, isn't really focussed on Linux any more, having moved on to mobile.
Also include backlighting vs. natural light. Not going to be an interesting nighttime experience.
Great success.

Though my guess is all the people who applauded 37signals for their product strategy, will now again applaud 37signals.

And there will be a book "The One Product Company".
Sort of a turing test for illusion.
> but the real issue is that it was pg stating that he knows they "seemed" dangerous. That "seemed" means, "my opinion of them."

That makes no sense at all, since PGs argument wasn't that they seemed dangerous to him, it was that it was his opinion that they were less dangerous that they seemed to other people.

His more recent claim is saying that he was aware of the general perception of Microsoft's danger in 2001, and that this awareness is evident in the post he wrote at the time, which acknowledged that perception and argued that it was exaggerated.
The most common form of Microsoft-hate usually centers around how a company of such gargantuan size makes such gargantuan fuck-ups. But this is to be expected of companies of gargantuan size, and is certainly not limited to Microsoft alone (although recently they've had more than their fair share).

My qualm with Microsoft is all the little things that they let slip through. Little things like having a control panel with 100 different links with nondescript names. Is it really possible that not a single person at Microsoft tried changing a setting on their Windows machine and realized how difficult it was to even find the setting? Were they so entrenched in the Microsoft way of doing things that they were accustomed to a shitty user experience? Or did the aesthetically minded engineer have his voice drowned out by the bureaucracy?

If the higher-ups were yelling down the food chain, "build an Apple-killing UI!", I can see how they would settle on what became the app-centric look of Windows 8. But blatantly idiotic decisions around the little things like control panels, choosing wireless connections, and the sheer difficulty of navigation, make me realize that somewhere at Microsoft something is really fucked up.
holy crap, how did you know?
Is that just net profit, or does it account for growth? Net profit is not always a good metric for a large company's performance, as there are a lot of incentives to keep that number down and invest money back into the business (such as taxes). Amazon, for example, almost always operates near or at a loss from a quarterly or yearly perspective, but makes huge growth as business.
> Well, then Steve had nothing to worry about, did he? Then why the secret agreement??

Exactly. The motivations behind this practice, the nature of the practice, and the individuals impacted by it are just horribly misunderstood and distorted because the story that big Silicon Valley success stories are making their fortunes by screwing over the "little guy" (whose base salary is at or above the 98th percentile nationally and well above the 99th percentile globally... and that's ignoring bonuses & equity) is just so easy to sell.
Money on the internet
Back in the 90s, Objective C (used for iPhones today) and other Smalltalks were big in Manhattan's financial scene. Scala is also being pushed in finance today by some boutique firms in Europe. And then there is of course Common Lisp...

This isn't that strange or unusual at all, the languages just sort of appear and get some local mass going, but nothing catches on globally.
I'm sure there are ways we could update the political process with more modern ideas of logic, science, election theory, and consensus.
"I firmly hold the belief all that will happen when the current crop of crappy old people in power die."

It isn't the people. It's the financial incentives, which will outlive the demise of their current beneficiaries and welcome their replacements.
< e) had sufficient patience, diligence, legal and accounting knowledge, and general acumen to successfully run a small business…

One generally outsources legal/accounting/tax. However, it does require extra time/effort to manage.

Like the saying goes you can work 8hr/day for someone else or 16hr/day for yourself - some of this can be outsourced, but the extra cost/effort never goes to zero.
I don't see why. Microsoft had $77bn in revenue last year, with net income of ~$22bn. Revenue has grown every year for the last five years and last year's was their highest ever.

Not being large players in the areas mentioned doesn't imply that they are somehow "dead".
I think it says that the career ahead of you of greater concern than the paycheck ahead of you (or as another poster put it: you are likely young ;-).
Surprised they didn't do this sooner.
Instagram and Lyft are the biggest names in software?
According to a comment on the page, the app is now back in the store. No more details as to how or why, but it would appear to be another case of "appeal by (social) media outcry".
I for one preferred the old control panel, and disable category view on any Windows machine I have to use.