skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Ask HN: How to get clients for my freelance site?
So I created a basic page highlighting the services I am providing. I have posted on linkedin groups with relevant articles and discussion material. What other methods to drive leads to my website?
http://appsonify.com is the site, any feedbacks or advice would be great.

My story of how I started this was while I was working as a backend developer for a local company, I realized how important it was to have a solid API. More so, when I began creating mobile applications based on the company's API, the API was the bread and butter, even though it was poorly done at the time. I want to offer a complete development service using the API first principles(api-first.com) but not sure how I can get clients on board with this and who to market to.
What AOL's Tim Armstrong Got Right
> If a magic card trading site starts trading bitcoins using mostly it's existing infrastructure and then sells to someone else, the question is are the new owners still using that hacked together infrastructure?

If someone asks a question based on a false premise by assuming that a site in question ever traded certain things and was not only ever Bitcoin-based, the question is, does that person not know what they're talking about? The answer would appear to be yes.
it's chatroulette right now
Beyond QWERTY: how Palette’s knobs and dials change the way you work and play
You're saying that there's no competition in municipalities? They're called elections. We hold them more than once a year.

Not to mention that municipalities compete with one another; it is actually easier in most places in the United States to move to a neighboring municipality than it is to switch to a better ISP. For example I would have to move over a hundred miles to get better internet access than the large, regional ISP that serves my area, and meanwhile I could move about five miles and "technically" live in a different city in the same metro area.

Finally, I am not advocating municipal control instead of private ISPs, I am arguing municipal offerings in addition to private ISPs. It is tautologically impossible for the introduction of new entrants into the market to itself constitute a reduction in competition.
Someone's never heard of the Alcubierre Warp Drive: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcubierre_drive
Safe bet that it will be 2x-5x the price of their fountain pen?

Still cool and it's pretty attractive.
good for you to have the courage to say this. seriously, it takes guts to do so. feel free to pm if you wanna chat, just recently graduated college myself and have been on both sides of this coin.

edit: realize don't think there is pming here. i'm my username at gmail on e-mail.
You can buy insurance which covers home health care and doesn't cost a cent after a deductible of a few thousand dollars. You can buy insurance which provides income if you can't work because of an illness... there are also several government programs that help the disabled.

You can also save money for emergencies and not live in debt beyond your means your whole life as too many Americans do. Sometimes bad luck strikes and you'll need to ask for help from friends, family, and the community and there's no shame in that.

If you get sick and can't work, is the health care system supposed to pay your mortgage too?

The American system is based on choice, and Americans will not give up that choice no matter how many discussions are had calling the system broken. It is not a broken system in which a person with appropriate means choses risk over safety.

If we were talking about people without the means to pay for insurance then this would be an entirely different discussion.
Isn't there a rule about if you're not embarassed about your 1.0 then you're not shipping fast enough? ;-)

Basically I just wanted to try out some ideas using WebRTC peer-to-peer video with some clever layout algorithms.

When I started this I was looking into libraries like Packery that are good at arranging rectangles in the smallest possible space. But I found what I really wanted was something to expand to fill all available space.

I ended up using D3's treemaps to arrange videos. Normally they're used for visualising things like diskspace, but I'm using it to fill the screen with videos.

https://github.com/mbostock/d3/wiki/Treemap-Layout
Slides end with a few questions:

> Why 20% on tar? just rewriting path arguments doesn't
seem to be demanding work.

Is most of that the overhead from syscalls being filtered by seccomp/BPF?
Can somebody explain the joke behind the "Dumb"?
I have the schematics for my laptop and it has 1uF ceramics on the speaker PA inputs, that's why I linked to that particular one. The other common values I've seen are 2u2 and 4u7, which is a little more expensive but will give more bass --- not that it really matters on a tinny little laptop speaker anyway. At least I'm happy to know that I won't burn out the speakers on my laptop with DC.
How Qualcomm and the AllSeen Alliance are Changing the World of Technology
Humanity has had ad engineers as long as we've had civilization. There was even actual physical engineering going into the intricate stencils used to carve the names of kings promoting themselves into temples and other buildings in ancient Babylon -- over 4000 years ago.
My mom just got diagnosed with extensive small cell lung cancer (thats spread to her brain) and I am fucking terrified about whats going to happen to us financially. I can't even focus completely on my mother as a person because I'm wondering about the bills, then I feel bad for worrying. It fucking sucks.
I don't run a startup, just a one man show.. but anyway:

I use sipgate.de for access to the public phone system. I connect to them via asterisk which connects to some other PBXes and my devices.
Whenever somebody calls my german line (or my extension at an other PBX), the call ends up in my asterisk. I try to ring my mobile first. If this is unsuccessful, I tell the caller via recording that I will try some other devices. If that fails, the caller can leave a voice mail and I get a notification via email. (xmpp soon..)
My setup is still missing caller-id filtering fun, but it was easy to build and runs stable since a few month.
If you have a server somewhere, perhaps a simple asterisk with a sip provider is all you need.
I can't wait until I find a usable sip client that supports zrtp on my android. I have high hopes for jitsi. (https://jitsi.org/)
Cirru: indentation-based grammar for languages
I'm trying to make a new grammar named Cirru, which is based on indentations rather than curly brackets. And it's designed for representing syntax trees. It's inspired by Lisp, but with far less brackets.

There is also a structured editor for editing code as syntax tree. The grammar is heavily influenced by its editor. In the hope that there are prople using Cirru, I wrote some highlighting plugins. You may find more at https://github.com/cirru

I recorded a video introducing the grammar and design choices of Cirru http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/1pXGFRWtDXM/ The voice is in Chinese, but you can still get the ideas behind Cirru's grammar.

For the purpose of learning, I implemented an interpreter in Go experimentally. However, I'm not sure about the plan of this interpreter or its debugger in the future. For the next months, I will not be spending time on them.

Cirru is not trying to be a programming language, but a grammar that people may create they own dialects based on such grammar, which is designed for indentations and simplicity.

Is there anyone interested in Cirru now?
Yes they can if you play the right "music".
Besides the complete absence of any contemporary evidence that MtGox ever sold Magic cards, there's the silence in all McCaleb materials. For example, https://ripple.com/blog/interview-with-jed-mccaleb-inventor-...

How and why did you create Mt. Gox?

At that point there wasn’t a good way to buy and sell Bitcoins and I wanted to buy some. So, as a side project, I made Mt. Gox and bought my first Bitcoins there. As the company started to take off, I sold it.

Note what is completely unmentioned there: any evidence that Mt. Gox was made for any reason other than Bitcoins. If Mt Gox was an operating Magic card exchange, isn't that a really strange way to describe its history?
It's a real shame you guys chose ember over angular. Why did you do that?
It technically only needs a local cache of the files you intend to edit. I work from a very large remote checkout on a development server, and only have a local cache of the directories and files that matter to me.
"Asia-First" Startups
Great publicity for his show. From the first season, he helps businesses who are failing or struggling to get a ton of business / foot-traffic. Probably a variation for Season 2, which is coming out soon. Looks like it's worked.
My top 3 are probably:

- the iOS dev weekly newsletter (iosdevweek.ly)

- NSHipster (nshipster.com)

- objc.io (objc.io)
Fortunately this is what I've used Figlet (http://www.figlet.org) or Toilet (http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/toilet) for:

$ figlet -- ----------

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|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|
Scam. Everyone knows that these auctions end and no one pays, and no one gets in trouble. On a smaller scale, it's the one thing most people come to hate about eBay. They should end this auction.
Cooking with Little Preston
Did it see your backup folder configuration? If not then you'd have to browse under "Other Backup Sets", select your old computer's backup set and click the "Adopt" button.
If you did see the folders configured, then you've already "adopted" (Migration Assistant copied Arq's config file). In that case it shouldn't have re-uploaded.
http://PrivateInternetAccess.com
Hi Ben,

Would it be possible to use some LiveFyre API to write a script that migrates comments from Debiki to LiveFyre? So that it would be possible to shut down one's account at Debiki and migrate comments to LiveFyre instead.

If so, is https://github.com/Livefyre/streamhub-sdk the API to use?
By using the word "Dumb", it (in theory) becomes a parody. You couldn't call your store "Starbucks", however "Dumb Starbucks" (again, in theory) is a parody and therefore not a copyright violation.
Regarding your question about my statement that a "large portion of ad spend is likely wasted on what is effectively fraud."

Not sure what you want me to say here. I don't believe the author's experience is isolated, nor is that of others who have demonstrated/reported the same. Your suggestion that they should use more "sophisticated targeting" to circumvent fraud is odd. Targeting should be for optimization, not fraud avoidance. How about instead FB fixes the fraud problem?

In any case, by your own admission, most people don't possess this sophistication anyway, so it follows that they would likely be significantly affected by this fraud problem. Hence, you haven't refuted my statement, but supported it.

>How much facebook advertising have you managed? I hope it's a lot if you're going to call out "fundamental flaws"

Really? OK. Well, personally, I have only my own company's test cases. But, I can read and I don't think it's a coincidence that my experience corroborates that of many others. I'm actually also paraphrasing you (in part) when I say it's fundamentally flawed. I think it's a pretty big problem if only you and your cousin Bob, along with two other people who live on a mountain somewhere possess the esoteric knowledge required to create a successful campaign.

And, now you've explicitly stated some of the flaw, with this: "To make it simpler, they hide sophistication and advanced options. The very options that are needed to drive campaigns with meaningful ROI. But those options are also over the head of the SMBs"

You don't see a very serious problem there?

In general, what you're saying throughout your post just doesn't make a lot of sense to me. You gloss over fraud and lay out all of these problems with FB advertising, then you conclude that it's not fundamentally flawed. Instead, the problem is with the huge percentage of people who simply don't know how to use it. For what other product would this premise lead to this conclusion?
+1 Excellent suggestions. Thank you for taking the time to write this! :) I'll start with Blender and see where things go. Really appreciate it.
Since it was my post, let me hijack the hijack and refocus the discussion.

FB advertising has major issues and not just fraud.

#1 - FB has a feedback loop issue

The main reason why (for us) Google works so much better, is that it spans the full sales funnel, from impression to click to registration and finally conversion (room bought).

Google optimizes ad serving for themselves AND for me, and I can see the results. As long as they generate more revenue for my client at an acceptable cost per conversion (sales, not likes) we will spend more on google. Google isn't just taking, it's giving (a lot). As long as the last segment, ie actual conversions affecting ad serving, is missing, google will remain our favorite marketing channel.

#2 - Facebook has a major intent issue.

Eyeballs are nice, but only if those eyeballs have the intent to convert/purchase, which is rarely the case for high price, non-luxury and non-lifestyle items on the FB site itself, unlike a lead generated by google's search engine.

I have read about the "tricks" to minimize useless clicks and learned about some more below, but it really shouldn't be that hard.

PS I do realize that my situation is quite specific - see comment above or below, hospitality industry, busy market, price-sensitive audience, not a big brand name, etc. It may work for you, it just doesn't work for us, and not just because of the fake likes.
evan_ called it:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7208379
I've never heard of him, but I trust you all. Donated $50; I hope it helps his family.
these are great for code, for design inspiration check out

- http://pttrns.com

- http://capptivate.co
What bothers me is that our CDN gets a lot of downtime whenever CloudFire gets hit. They're totally separate services, or at least they should be, but I always know to watch out when I see articles like these.
The other one that article referenced is only $28 and looks to be pretty much the same: http://www.vat19.com/dvds/the-inkless-metal-pen.cfm

EDIT: And now they are all sold out. If only I had signed up for their affiliate program...
Twitter. My technique was to look up the developers of all my favorite apps on Twitter, follow them... and then whenever they RT someone saying something interesting, follow that person too. In a very short time you'll have a comprehensive feed of interesting developers talking shop.
Not a lot of of this makes sense. First, stability. Are you comparing Linux to a ten year old version of Windows? The modern Windows kernel is just as stable as Linux. Sadly, the same can't be said for third party drivers written by Android manufacturers. As for the full system stack. I'm primarily an Android user but I find Windows Phone seems to be a lot more stable from a user perspective.

Second, opennes. The Linux kernel is open, but most of Android is not (and with each Android release this gets worse). Forking would mean rewriting all the closed parts. A lot of Google Play apps don't even work on the Kindle Fire because of the closed parts being different. The only reason forking worked for Amazon in the first place, was that they were selling based on their already existing Kindle ecosystem, not based on Android, Android was just the enabler.

Shifting gears to Android that late in the game would not have suddenly allowed Nokia to catch up to Samsung. Samsung had been organising themselves for years to reap the advantages that come with Android. They didn't just release an Android phone and become an industry leader overnight.

I still think Windows Phone was the better option for Nokia given how immature Maemo/Meego still was (which was primarily Nokia's fault for not anticipating the market and not prioritising it higher). At the end of the day, even a smart decision won't help you if you make it too late.
Update: I'm back from my 6-month trip around South America
I... don't know what to say. You do know that Dreamweaver has a rather advanced code editor (for hand coding, as you say) in addition to the visual editor?

It's super bloated, but it's by no means worse than any other editor out there...
It's the politics that change. Sometimes we use a different tool to prove a point. What we lose in productivity we sometimes make back in social progress (ex: yanking control away from certain corporations).

I do hate the reinvention of the wheel too, but it's not all pointless.
I sincerely hope names like this become widespread if they accurately describe the job. Very helpful to have a bright red "KEEP OUT" sign.
I can't tell if this is snark or not, but the "ACA" does provide subsidies on a sliding scale based on income, however, I can't comment on his situation. More likely though, it would be Medicaid, not subsidized private insurance at lower incomes, and the ACA expanded eligibility to 125% of the poverty level.

But single-payer it is not.

(edit: Medicaid is very limited in recurring residential care and support, so this potentially be a contributing factor).
Python With Braces (The simple solution to PythonB)
It would probably be possible using destructive actions (e.g. use raise() to kill the process if it tries to do something bad). It would require root and not be easier than using OS X's built-in sandbox (i.e. if you need to allow access to some Mach services for some APIs to work, that still needs to happen regardless of what you're using to sandbox), but it could potentially be more secure, as OS X doesn't otherwise support limiting syscalls to a small set like seccomp on Linux.
True, and if you're thinking of them as a pair, then "first" and "second" are appropriate. But if you're using them to implement a list, then "second" is misleading.
OK, it's apparently adopted then. But it shows no backup history and is trying to re-upload everything. My support case is #2152 if you want to look it up.
I've been using StayFocusd for this exact purpose for years.
As others have mentioned, there are rather a lot of extensions and apps that will selectively block distracting sites for you.

http://lifehacker.com/5452620/stayfocusd-blocks-and-manages-...

Clearly, I have not added HN to my blocklist :)
I used to boil water in a stovetop kettle. But that takes too long. So now I just use the microwave. Take a teabag, pour cold water over it, nuke for 90 seconds, DONE!

Of course it doesn't taste nearly as good as pouring hot water from a kettle onto a teabag, but it's so fast and convenient.

And I don't think anyone in the USA buys loose tea. It's all teabags here (i.e. probably 99% of the market).
> I was eager to find out how they made their site. I had asked booth groups and they each answered, “Dreamweaver.” “Oh. Nice.”, I thought, trying to hold back any laughter that I may have had. I was also asked the same question in return, saying “I hand coded it.” I was given the deer in the headlights stare. I don’t know if I received this look because they had no idea what I meant/said, or if they were in such awe of my superiority. To me it didn’t matter what their reaction was because I was going to win.

> I was curious enough to ask them to view their app and website. Was I shocked that their site was pretty bad? No. I had a gut feeling it was going to be horrific. Just before they left to present, I handed one of their team members one of my business cards and said for him to send me an email if he ever wanted my services – they were in definite need of them.

Ugh.
Have a backup internet connection in mind (maybe walking to coffee shop) if possible. You'll probably be considered responsible when it goes down which will probably happen.
Nice! I had a look at the demo. What motivated you to write it? What features does it offer that Isso and Juvia does not?

(I noticed you listed some features, but I don't know which of them, if any, are also provided by Isso and Juvia.)
"Now, I didn’t necessarily see the winning groups site, but you don’t have to – it was made in Dreamweaver!"

I want to believe that the arrogant tone in combination with this line are some sort of punch line or social experiment that I'm just not getting. Please?
Huh. These all seem like minor details.

I think (shameless plug) that my FSet functional collections library helps modernize CL quite a bit more than this does. I've had a couple of people tell me that FSet has changed the way they program. That's a high compliment.

I'd be the first to admit that FSet takes some getting used to, but if you're willing to put in the work to learn to think this way, there are substantial benefits. It greatly expands one's opportunities to write CL code in a functional style. (Those already familiar with the functional style will find it fairly natural.)
> Now, I agree with you on "weird free games" that are excluded from mainstream attention. They're not profitable. But then again, being countercultural has never been profitable.

However, marketing yourself as countercultural can be very profitable (and may in fact be cultural). See: designer ripped jeans.
Sure, but why that particular adjective? "Dumb" doesn't carry any cultural resonance or verbal alliteration when paired with "Starbucks."

If he'd called it "Fourbucks", for instance, that might've been funnier.
I mean it was not necessarily supposed to be funny in and of itself but in the context of the TV show.
Java. The whole world using it vs. ObjC only Apple.
When I saw the title I thought it was about sandboxing email attachments or something like that.
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This year, we’re looking to launch an Android native app to enable users to access the application via their phone which will empower users to understand the process and apply quicker and cheaper. Our project supports the Department of State and US Embassies and is fully funded until February 2020. That means even if there’s a government shutdown, we’re not affected.

This project has a huge impact on all people seeking to work on a temporary or permanent basis and to date, received over 1.9 million views per day. Due to the large enterprise level environment, we are focused on continuing our Agile methodology, bringing it to government contracts to ensure that users have the best experience with our apps, and there’s less chance of bugs.

We’re looking for junior developer with a passion for technology who want to learn a variety of different languages and have a passion for development; before, during, and after graduation from college. If you have either Ruby on Rails or Android, and a willingness to learn the other, you are more than welcome to apply.

-	Ideally 1+ years in either of the following: RoR or Android.
-	You must be familiar with a Linux Ubuntu environment, and have the ability to write code on a Mac.
-	You do not need to be a US citizen or have a security clearance to work on this project, however, this does require you to work on site in Chantilly, VA the majority of the time.

For more information, contact Shannon at swarren@tekmasters.com or call 703-349-5698.
Would it be reasonable to use zeromq in an app to communicate with a server?
Tesla faces ban on new stores in Washington state
Flappy Bird Still Making Money