skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
"Once the two hypotheses have been defined, the first hypothesis is scarcely mentioned again -- attention focuses solely on the null hypothesis. It makes me laugh to write this, but it's true! The null hypothesis is accepted or rejected purely on the basis of how unexpected the data were to H0, not on how much better H1 predicted the data."

http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/mackay/itprnn/ps/457.466....
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/racist

That is what it means, at least according to the dictionary.
I used to be in that situation which is why I wrote Bee (http://neat.io/bee/). Its a Mac client for JIRA (amongst other services) and makes JIRA much more pleasant to use.

JIRA's UI tends to be geared towards project management types. I wanted to bring the focus back onto the engineer.
I can only sympathize with what Evan and Stephen went through. We must break the stigma against mental illness. It is far too wide reaching and impactful not to be at the forefront of technology innovation and health research. I challenge new startups to start attacking depression and anxiety disorders.

The best solution to depression is often simply finding what works for you through trial and error of available options including medication, therapy, supplements, better nutrition, exercise etc. Unfortunately, this is a long and arduous process that some never make it through. How can we accelerate this discovery process for mentally ill people to find the help they need?
IANAL, but my assumption was that Paul the suit has no chance of success from a legal perspective, leaving only the PR angle. From the PR angle, "Rand Paul sues Obama" gets a hell of a lot more attention than "Rand Paul sues such-and-such agency".
I don't know you, but I'm guessing you use at least some online services that are extensively monitored. Do you honestly, and I mean honestly not just speaking for the sake of argument, consider surveillance before you send emails, or chat on social networks, or search on a search engine? The surveillance online is largely transparent, most people barely think about it, even after the Snowden whistleblowing for most people it was back to business as usual pretty quickly. According to your comments such behaviour is not possible, but I've seen it.
I know it is right vs left, and I don't care. Being a pawn in the right vs left debate is a waste of time. I care about the actual effects of this suit.

> Like it or not, everything literally is partisan politics. No issue in the US rises above partisanship. That's the system we live in, you'll just have to accept that or attempt to change it directly.

Are you kidding me? There is so much to life besides partisan politics. Deciding not to care about partisan politics is one of the best decisions of my life.

It is indeed possible to change the world without using the government and partisan politics. Trying to steer the current political system to do your bidding is a waste of time unless you have a tremendous amount of resources and willpower. For the average citizen, the only winning move is not to play.
Thanks for responding! Currently running Jasmine on local dev box, yes that's cool, sysadmin not concerned about that.

We don't have CI server. We have a dev server that is currently exposed to the world, our production server is separate. If Jasmine installed on the dev server a SpecRunner.html that triggers the unit tests on that dev server could be accessed by anyone if they knew the url.

This is what the sysadmin is concerned about. Would you say it's best to either 1. just run the unit tests locally as we don't have CI server set up or 2. Hide our dev server from the outside world and then it would be ok to run the unit tests on it?

Hope that helps to clarify?
Long wavelength radar pre-dated WWII, but it was barely useful and required shore-mounted towers.

Short wave radar, as used on planes ever since, was developed as part of the war effort by the MIT Radiation Lab.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_Laboratory

Rocket engines were known before WWII (a thousand years ago in China, and efforts like Goddard in the early 20th C), but you can't disregard the Nazi Germany invention of the V2 just because of that; it was a big deal, not just a fleshing out of prototypes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket#World_War_II

"Development of stealth technology likely began in Germany during World War II"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stealth_aircraft

Later stealth, and nuclear carriers, and ICBMs, were a result of the cold war. I don't see how it matters whether the war is hot or cold.

I'll grant you Turing (aside from crypto), not that anyone is claiming differently.

The Internet directly arose from the Arpanet, which was purely a DARPA (Department of Defense) project, and there are lots of other well known examples.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arpanet

> stuff that was nearly useless.

Citation needed.

> But what on the original innovation side can you actually attribute?

Short wavelength radar is inarguable, regardless of whether cold wars count.
This is the second or third time this has happened this week. They put this status on their page right after it was back up and after I had complaint to them about the random outages and no mention of it on the page. Not claiming they put it up because of the complaint but that it coming after they whole debacle made it the least useful.

I usually stick up for Linode for their excellent CS but this was disappointing. My site was in the middle of a large traffic for an event signup when it went down. SSH failed, accessing Linode's website failed, no mention on twitter or other social media, status page only mentions regular maintenance and not even the last incident. No knowing what was going on, left me feeling helpless. :(

Excerpt from the chat:

>...The two very large attacks we experienced recently were both targeting the Dallas data center however.
I figure the NSA, like CIA, is under ultimate authority of the Commander-in-chief and POTUS. So the lawsuit have to file against whatever administration is currently in office.
> Addition of (a) classes (b) methods at runtime.

This is news to me.
Exactly right. There's a big difference between "go think up a way to figure your position on the globe to within 10 cm" and "here's a pile of cash and some beanbags, think up clever stuff and we'll commercialize anything that looks interesting."

The only thing that comes to mind is MS and their Kinect.

Um, didn't Primesense develop the imaging sensor used in the Kinect? This seems more of the Apple model of "let's figure out a cool use for this interesting device".
Agreed. Another reason to disregard partisan politics, because the two sides are really one on the most important issues of our time.
If you can control what gets written to the wx memory, then all you have to do as an attacker is rewrite a function pointer or return address to that memory. Better yet, if you can rewrite a return address, you can "return" to a read call (or some fancier ROP chain) that will read the rest of your shellcode into the wx memory and execute it.

In either case, having that kind of memory around can only make things easier for an attacker, while by itself not being exactly a vulnerability.
They won't get after you because of one paper. Please, do it for the betterment of mankind :).
The story is so much simpler than that. People not familiar with science don't trust scientists because they want to stick to their own known story. Change is scary, and people generally don't like it unless it significantly improves their living conditions.

It doesn't matter how rigorous scientists are with their methodology, my 'new age' mother isn't going to stop believing in fairies in the trees because scientists say there's no proof. Or when she talks about higher and lower vibrations, she is puzzled when I ask her "vibrations of what? what is it that's vibrating?". This isn't important to her story, and is merely a detail that makes life less enjoyable, so she ignores it. A less obnoxious version of ICP's "scientists are ruining life by explaining things" during their 'how do magnets work' phase.

Saying that people don't trust scientists because of p values is a bit like saying people don't trust plumbers when they use blue plumber's tape instead of gray. People don't like plumbers because they don't show up on time and charge through the nose - things that change your own story.
Don't have time right at this moment to take a close look, but I love the idea!
tl;dr a just-in-case plan by the US Armed Forces to invade Canada as part of a war against Great Britain, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Plan_Red
After 5 Rejections, Apple Accepts App That Tracks U.S. Drone Strikes
bacon, my friend, bacon
This is the correct xkcd for this analogy http://xkcd.com/882/, not #1132.
I'm especially fond of Ian's story-telling prowess. Not many can capture their own thoughts and experiences as succinctly nor as enjoyably.
That's a pretty _horrible_ example of the parties coalescing into a single viewpoint, since intentionally defaulting on our debts is an extremist view by any definition. That's like saying "clearly the two parties are basically the same because they both don't support nuking Russia". "Both parties agree not to act like lunatics" is a terrible example of "the parties are merging".

A much less bizarre example would be the way the parties have moved towards each other on issues like national security, the finance industry, etc.
Yeah, both the Daily Beast article and the Slate article both misread the Nixon v. Fitzgerald case. If you dig two links down, you get this:

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1981/1981_79_1738

which states,

> The Court held that the President "is entitled to absolute immunity from damages liability predicated on his official acts." This sweeping immunity, argued Justice Powell, was a function of the "President's unique office, rooted in the constitutional tradition of separation of powers and supported by our history."

If Obama signs a law that says everyone who sells beer has to pay a fine, and you sue him over it, and it's found to be an unjust law, then what you can't do is demand that he personally pay you for the lost business.

What you can do is get the law he signed thrown out.
cheers

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/26434203/nature13008.pdf
Constant reminder that I need to write for Paddy's http:/gets.by. I have been dumbstruck by how much stigma I have faced even telling my friends that I've struggled with depression and panic/anxiety attacks that spiral into depression. It's the hardest thing I've had to confront in my life, hands down.
I used hackathons as a good type of way to network with other developers, see how we work under pressure etc. I think it works initially but start-ups aren't quick and dirty solutions. It'll be time that can dissolve a start-up!
Does this adjust for inflation? Because I think if not, these numbers are even more alarming.
Free San Francisco Pair Programming
I apologize if this is not the correct place to post this.

I'm looking for someone to pair program Python with. I have some experience with Flask, building my own API, a little bit of JavaScript, and a tiny amount of SQLAlchemy. I'm free all weekdays and evenings, and Saturday evenings.
How would they make it possible for a human to submit a query without making it possible for a machine to submit a query?
Google Hangouts For Bringing Your API Developer Team Out Of Their Silo
Government shutdown of 2013?
Ever since reading about the Robbers Cave Experiment [1], I have trouble looking at politics without seeing it through that lens.

[1] http://lesswrong.com/lw/lt/the_robbers_cave_experiment/
I learnt Java in '95 and was getting paid for it in '96 - the option to become a Smalltalk developer simply never existed for me - you already had to be one, to get access to it! That it faded into irrelevance is completely unsurprising, where was the fresh blood supposed to come from?
It depends. Filing a lawsuit against Obama is political theater regardless of who does it simply because he is immune from civil lawsuits for actions relating to his job.

However, suing everyone and anyone else (as Paul seems to have done), isn't.

So what Paul has done is a little political theater and a little practical. If Polosi had done the same thing, the result would be the same.

As a legislator though, it seems the far more practical way of ending phone surveillance would be to draft a bill making it explicitly illegal.
I am sorry for your loss.

> What happened to Stephen and our family is something that “happens to someone else.”

Mental health issues impact everyone at some point in their life – either personally, or through someone close. Unfortunately, society seems to discount mental health issues – they are not an open discussion topic. They are complex and difficult to understand and diagnose. This is something we should all endeavor to correct, for the better health of everyone.
Agreed. We could point out that, for the last 30-odd years, Strunk and White's "Elements of Style" has served as the homogenizing cudgel used to beat every writer's voice into submission. But, by and large, the influence of EoS has been a good thing. It's helped a lot more people than it's hurt.

Serious and professional writers generally write for two things: clarity and insight. Stylistic preferences shouldn't stamp out a writer's ability to make a good point. They should help him express that point more clearly. That's usually to the writer's (and readers') advantage.

Writers who break the rules, and who know what they're doing, are fine. Most rule-breakers don't know what they're doing, however. For every David Foster Wallace, there are a thousand writers who aren't aware they're hard for most people to read.
I've been told that the State of Maine is the only actual State to have ever "Declared War" on another country. The term "war" is rhetorical, but I don't think any other state has declared hostilities on a foreign country. The Aroostook War was a confrontation in 1838/39. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aroostook_War

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There is also still territory whose sovereignty is disputed between the U.S. and Canada. Machias Seal Island is a small desolate rock off the Coast of Maine. Both countries claim it. Canada posts 2 Canadian Coast Guard folks on the island year round just to reaffirm their claim.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machias_Seal_Island
Hardware integration is needed for this and mobile payments to be less frustrating and fast. Apple/Google/Samsung are the ones in control.
How do you define an ad impression in native advertising?
Wouldn't you save a lot more money improving the COP of the refrigeration system from 1 or so, to something a little better? Even the cheapest poorly installed window air conditioner can do 3 or 4, and central residential air can do much better.
I dislike politics in general because, really, it's all just a giant reality tv show. I lost faith when I was in high school, actually, because President Bush stood on national television and said that they couldn't find any weapons in Afghanistan and that was proof that they were there. And nobody, or at least nobody that I had exposure to, thought that was the stupidest thing they had ever heard.

Since then, I've seen politicians vote on a law and then admit to not having read it. I've seen politicians simply not go to work because they don't want to not vote, but they also don't want to vote. And then I've seen filibustering.

While there are several laws that I disagree with that have been killed by a filibuster, I think it's entirely disgraceful that there is a tactic which can prevent a popular bill from becoming law simply because someone else decides to be an asshole for 17 hours.

And the whole voting on a bill without reading it? I think anyone caught doing that should spend the rest of their life in prison, period.

These guys are master manipulators, most or all of them are ivy league educated, top of their class, cut-throat business men and attorneys. And yet people think these are the guys that should be running a country.

The whole thing, start to finish, is a farce and it's appalling to watch.
Also out of this experience, my other benchmark should I look for a new/another Co-Founder is whether or not they've had experience in start-ups, and I don't mean 'I published an app and a one pager website' but ACTUAL start-ups ie they have hired, done media/press/publicity, done partnerships, done funding, and so on.
I talked to a friend who works there, this is more of a PR move. Back at the lab it is business as usual.
I think there are a few meetups coming up for pair programming. http://www.meetup.com
search for pair programming
Disclaimer: I am only 26, got no kids. In a long distance relationship, and I spend 1/2 to 1 hour on the phone.

Some things I found useful are

- Audiobook during commutes that's usually 2 hours/day.

- 1 hour a day rule. I try to spend at least 1 hour a day working towards a goal.

- Cook less. Cooking is usually much healthier, but cooking takes up a lot of time.

- Use stayfocused chrome extension (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/stayfocusd/laankej...). I wasted too much time on Reddit and HN. I give myself an hour on these sites per day.

As for Rails specific improvements, I think creating your own blogging platform is a good challenge which covers a lot of conventional problems.
Again, it depends on who they're talking to. My father-in-law won't talk much to the black propane truck driver when they deliver, he'll be out there making sure he got all he's charged for, but will complain endlessly about the nigger in the white house when it's the white driver. If you're white he'll tell you straight out that black people are incapable of advanced (like math) thought like a good white person, that's why they're all lazy and poor. He'll also tell you he's not racist.

Because you're white, he assumes you agree with him. In a lot of the US, 'thank god you're not dating a black girl' will only cause discomfort if they think they're in mixed company, not because they think it's wrong. Once the person who they don't know about leaves, so does any discomfort about saying what they really mean.

He doesn't say that shit to me anymore not because it's wrong, but because he's figured out I don't agree with him and look at him like the idiot he is.
China's 'Jade Rabbit' lunar rover declared dead
Can someone with a background in law tell me if or why it wouldn't be legal to turn over bitcoin private keys, complying exactly with a request, while also using your own retained copies of those keys to sign transfer transactions sending all those bitcoins held by the previous (now compromised) keys to your new ones that are not covered by the subpoena?

It seems to me that you'd be complying exactly with their request, as furnishing a copy of data does not obligate you to delete your own.
My father is a lobbyist in DC and he calls it "Hollywood with ugly people."

Sounds about right.
Because they don't want you clicking out of their site. Why give away those page views?
Interesting that this is a guest blogger. My favorite Singularity novel so far has been Charles Stross' Accelerando, a fascinating and horribly depressing read.
Public API, please!
Heck, the US probably has plans for invading the US.
Very cool! I wish it would come with an API to integrate into text editors (Sublime Text, Emacs, Vim, etc.)

Shameless plug: Some time ago I authored a Sublime Text (2/3) plug-in that highlights use of passive voice and "weazel words" (i.e., words to use sparingly and words). To install from Package Control, just search for "Writing Style" :)
I often really like long sentences, also when reading. This constant trend towards conformance is one of the more annoying trends of our times.
Care to say what was his actual problem was? And how did he passed out?
If you have the power and opportunity to change a wrong, but do nothing, then you're as culpable as whoever caused the wrong in the first place.

In this case we're proving that a wrong occurred by attempting to get retribution for the alleged wrong - whoever is targeted (be they Rep. Dem. Lib.) is inconsequential for the general public, aside from adjusting voting patterns in the future.

Once the suit determines culpability, we can find ways to prevent the wrong from happening in the first place.
Are any of these organizations really under anyone's authority?
no worries - hit me up if you have thoughts you want to share later - adrian@beaconreader.com
In the U.S. at least they threaten and spy on journalists more directly.

Curse those foreign regimes and their easily-avoidable spyware.
That is the main problem I see with modern politics. It basically becomes "stereotypes of the left versus stereotypes of the right". A friend of a friend told me that he didn't see Gay marriage being outlawed in many states as a civil rights issue. I said I did. At this point, he asked "so you're a democrat?" I said "not really, I don't think of myself as associated with either party" and his answer was, no joke, "well how can I understand why you believe what you do without knowing what party you're in?" as if every Democrats brain is connected to one thought center and the same with Republicans. The strawmen that come out of this are utterly insane. "well you think what Christie did with closing the bridge and putting lives in danger was bad? What about Benghazi?!?!" as if you had to be on team Benghazi is bad or team Christie closing the bridge was bad and there were no other options. It's incredibly depressing really.
Always glad to help you learn new stuff :-)
The link as provided leaves you logged in to Wordpress.

You might want to take that down, stat, or log out/change password/etc.
I like how you squeezed in that subtle dig at PHP. It's like you like the idea of being language agnostic just as long as it doesn't involve languages you don't like.
I don't I've arguing outsourcing won't work, just that outsourcing can lead to malinvestment.
They are mistaking the indicator for the thing indicated.

This is one of the most important (and neglected) insights in business. People often optimize for the indicator at the expense of the thing it is supposed to indicate.

Example: One metric is of customer dissatisfaction is unsubscribes. If you make your unsubscribe process difficult, unsubscribes go down. In reality, dissatisfaction might be climbing through the roof, and a difficult unsubscribe process may actually make it worse, not better.

That being said, there is a difference between: "If you don't care, go work somewhere else so that the only employees left here are the ones that care," and, "Do it even if you don't care or else I'll fire you."

The former might be about getting rid of unmotivated dead wood. Some people are good no matter what, leave them alone. Some are terrible for your company no matter what, fire them or entice them to quit. The remainder are the ones to manage.

But then again... You don't want to fire or push out the people who might be able to tell you that the dogs hate the dogfood because it tastes like shit. Which was the punchline of the joke that the entire "eat your own dog food" expression is based on.
You might be surprised at flourinert cost, when that was contemporary rather than ancient history I was looking into FC-40 and the like for some ham radio gear cooling (hey, why not?). Believe it or not, FC-40 retails today for about a kilobuck per 2-liter bottle. No I'm not kidding. So a couple thousand liter tank is about a megabuck. So its not a rounding error.
I pasted the text of the Declaration of Independence. Boy was that fun...

9 of 46 sentences are hard to read.
19 of 46 sentences are very hard to read.
12 adverbs. Aim for 11 or less.
8 words or phrases can be simpler.
12 uses of passive voice. Aim for 9 or less.