skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
http://beatrixapp.com

Solo, self funded and profitable. I work on it while traveling around Asia.

Agree with patio11 there's probably way more than would speak up here. I seldom contribute to HN or the bootstrapping forums mentioned in another reply. I browse a little, but 99% of my time spent in front of the computer is spent working on product or replying to customer emails.

How I got started:

I've built SaaS apps before but they were the dreaded "solution looking for a problem" type.

Then I decided to do things strictly the Lean way. Got out of the building. Talked to customers about an idea I had. Pretty soon I discovered an adjacent problem that everyone had, that sounded fun to solve, and that I had specific domain knowledge in. I built and launched my MVP in one month, from a beach in Koh Samui. I've been traveling ever since then, spending each month in a different country.

Charged from day 1. Had paying customers from day 1.

I find changing my environment enables me to compartmentalize my work better - like I try to get major new features rolled out before I head to my next destination.

Not planning on doing this solo forever. Not ruling out hiring some help down the line and maybe a permanent office somewhere.

But for now it's pretty fun the way it is!
They show commercials for this all the time all over NY state. Its incredibly misleading. I looked into it the first time I saw it. Like most things it is indeed to good to be true.
Harmonizing with Vi-Nature
That doesn't really explain why there should be a $55 minimum.
Pinegrow looks awesome. May I ask about what library you used to write it on the Mac? Do you have an embedded HTML renderer, or did you write your own?
I've worked full-time as a consultant since 2007 and make a little over low six figures after taxes and paying contractors. We (http://www.goodproduce.net) do a lot of basic services like content development, web design (mainly WP), social media management, hosting, deck creation, and general "digital" consulting for high net-worth individuals (primarily athletes and their brand partners.

In the early days, I worked to stay visible through conducting interviews for my company blog - that got us on the map in the sports community. It also helps that we never say no to a request...ever.
Haha. You got that right. I'm sure the taxes are somehow deferred in the fine print after the 10 years too.
It's the sign of a corrupt state if you're hoping to get justice by having the cops ignore the law. You can't blame cops for enforcing the laws; if you want the laws changed, change them.
Hey - you should add a "how to setup" link to your site.
The main problem with a major change to the GUI like Windows 8 is that it destroys a vast investment people have made in learning how to use a PC. A lot of user interface is comprised of arbitrary choices. It might be the case that a new way to do it (start screen vs start menu) is marginially better, but to be worth the change it really has to be significantly better, not just different.

It's amazing that Windows 8 was released like this when it seems like a basic amount of user testing would show that people are not going to be happy about having to learn a new interface. Most people who work with PCs are actually using them to get work done, and are very pressed for time and energy.

I'm sure it was very complicated in house, but from the outside it looks like management thought "if it's good for us, it must be good for the customer!"
Uber Drivers Annual Income?
Just got out of ride with Uber driver that claimed the average SF driver earned $120k last year...is that real?

If so, why aren't there more doing it?
You are right. I read the first paragraph of that page too quickly, and got the order wrong.

The main point was that interceptor is the other role for very fast plane, including the active service MiG-31 (around Mach 2.8).
I think newsblur.com (YC S12) is run by Sam alone.
>A company did something to make money

Stop the presses!
I meant you should use a different domain for static content on your marketing page, and I'm not lamenting anything. Just giving you some advice. Ghostery has been installed over 1 million times just in Chrome. Any one has ghostery installed and is going to your site will see a completely broken webpage.
I am international..especially from india,can I open my startup in ny?, Cant seem to find that for international business owners want to start in newyork.
I am an appreneur, we develop mobile apps,would love to open startup in newyork tax free zone. Can I get process for non-us citizen to open startup in new york.
Everything. My BA is in Psychology, my MS is in Finance, and I spent the last 8 years in the Marine Corps (joined right after college) so I had no experience with programming, design, product development or anything like that.

In grad school I built a website for my thesis (2010) and fell in love with web development. I originally wrote it in HTML, but became cumbersome updating menus on every page, so I 'discovered' PHP includes, which was like inventing the wheel for me. From there I started playing with different web development frameworks and doing more advanced stuff. I really just fell in love with web development even though I sucked at it (particularly because I'm color blind, figure that one out).

It was fun to see my skills evolve. I still have a long ways to go, but as I iterate I see my own progress. Since I've worked on it alone it's like a journey of self-discovery.

Yeah, my wife is awesome. I surprised her in when I told her I wanted to leave the Marine Corps to turn my hobby project into a business, but she was totally supportive once she saw how passionate I was about it...really can't ask for more than that. She also works 12-14hrs a day and we don't have any kids, so it's perfect.

I agree, you're absolutely right about the blog. I've been 'meaning' to do it for the last few months and I'm finally getting around to it. The blog should be up in the next week or so.
I run https://www.spreadgit.com, a hosted version control system for Excel. Doing this solo and full time. It's been a hell of a ride so far but I love it.
This.

To me that reads very much like the posting I saw that had as a skill requirement (and I quote):

"Postgre PLEASE CHECK GOOGLE FOR CORRECT SPELLING"

Personally when I see stuff like that it is a sure sign that the person writing the job listing has no clue what the job entails.
A Mig-25 (fielded 1964) was allegedly clocked on radar over Israel in 1973 doing Mach 3.2.

How long it took to figure out that the thing's afterburners were stuck in the full-on position, how long it took to realize it wasn't equipped with adequate targeting or missiles- unknown. While the Mig-31 (1981) was indeed engineered to make a real stand, and this article talks to that, I don't think this article builds a case for or against anyone having any real idea whether the SR-71 (1966) was vulnerable to the Mig-25 or not. If the question is "what repelled the SR71," the question isn't the technical merits of the Mig-31, it's the question of what was known v.s. unknown about what when.

The question of the Mig-25's capabilities were answered more clearly after Viktor Belenko defected with one in 1976. It was not a threat. How long it took to figure that out, and American confidence that Viktor's Mig-25 was as good as any other they'd likely see, remain unknown factors. The Mig-31 (1981) wasn't really much faster, leading to the carefully coordinated chase described in the article, but it at least had an electronics suite, radar, communications link, and armaments capable of making it's threat visibly apparent.

Certainly the Zaslon phased-array radar is impressive and the R-33 missile specs give it the on paper capabilities to hit a SR-71. Yet the article's talks of only two events where an interception occurred, one undated, the second in 1986, after the first major upgrade to the Zaslon radar and the whole time using the very first Soviet in flight digital computer, acquiring targets for a 1970's designed missile the R-33 (fielded 1981).
Yep, exactly. You go to the adults, and they don't help you at all. So you stand up for yourself, and now you're the one in trouble. I can't possibly think of a more backwards model for encouraging bullying.

Even with the punishments, I've always been prouder and happier when I stood up for myself. So do that anyway. It doesn't stop the bullying, but it does reduce it somewhat and you gain more respect for yourself. You'll probably lose in a fight, but no matter how weak you are, anyone can inflict at least some level of pain on an aggressor.

It's truly sad the way so many kids have to deal with this, yet nothing is ever really done about it.

Unlike you, I would have changed it all. I would have worked out constantly, and made a name for myself as the crazy guy you didn't mess with, because he'd flip out completely.

But as bad as it is, at least take solace that you could go home in peace. Imagine also having a 300lb abusive bully at home that denied you any access to technology, even with your own hard-earned money. My solace was counting down each day to 18, and occasionally sneaking off to public libraries to use their computers for a bit. A lot of my programming I learned from reading books, and the mandatory graphing calculators for math class. At 16-17, I saved up for a laptop, and would use it in the parking lots of retail stores while pretending to be at work.

But as others are saying, it gets a lot better. I make $70k/yr now, total household income is 120k/yr, have a nice house and cars, and all that. The worst I have to deal with anymore are the occasional trolls online.
wow, love this. may actually be the first web hosting review site I would ever look at. I get more spam on my blog from web hosting review sites than anyone. not sure why but seems like you have a lot of blackhat competition.

love your site & framework. good luck! Will share.
What i see diff 8.1 and 8
1. Click at the start icon,right click can shutdown.
2. Customize title at metro icon.
3. Logout instead shutdown as arstechnica.com website.
4. At the below bar,click at the property can boot directly to desktop without go to tile of metro application.
5. Previous Version become File History ? i cannot on it.
Agile – Using JavaScript generated pure CSS3
I remember people complaining about GUIs, how CLIs were so much better and more powerful, how the mouse and cursor are so inefficient. When you change things people are used to, people are going to complain.
8.1 is amazing and these updates, like the task-bar metro icon for running apps, actually sound useful. You know Microsoft is still relevant when some unverified blog post gets 300 comments of complete anecdotal nonsense.
If you don't mind me asking, what is your background? Do you have any advice for someone who aspires to follow in your footsteps?
It is illegal for Uber to operate in Austin the way they do in other cities. During SXSW, Uber offers free UberX (since it's illegal to charge, but giving free rides is legit) and paid Uber Black, which probably falls under normal limo rules.

Uber isn't doing anything wrong here. Austin's politicians are, because their campaign funds come from the taxi lobby.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz0o9clVQu8
Proper burial is one of the oldest elements of our culture. We have evidence that it may even predate our species. That said, you are right that $100,000,000 is an absurd amount of resources for this.
When SxSW isn't in town, Austin couldn't support a taxi service. Most of the locals own cars.
They don't offer Uber Black outside SXSW either. They seem to be in Austin because they want the attention of tourists, not because they want to go to bat for the people of Austin. Correction welcome.
Very lame! This is much better, splitscreen, full screen, markdown, html code, or preview view.
http://markdown.pioul.fr/
Is it sad that I saw this post and immediately thought, "Well, that doesn't reflect well on programmers..", thinking that our status as a group is already quite low.

* Speaking as someone who has experienced quite a fair share of bullying, such that it makes me trepidatious in most social situations, waiting and ever expecting the first arrow.

^ probably a self-fulfilling prophecy, which turns it into "my fault". if anyone has successfully overcome this please reach out!

- just donated £10 to the charity at http://www.beatbullying.org .. which is (broken-linked) at the bottom of the op
I was just a kid whose family bought a computer at the right time. I got hooked, taught myself programming from online tutorials, and never stopped creating things. The stuff I made got more complex and more polished each time, until it got to the point that I can create stuff other people are willing to pay to use. There's really no prerequisite other than a computer and an interest in programming.
I've really never understood the fuss about the Start Screen. Although I can use Windows 8.1 for days on end without ever seeing it, because I just use Win-Q. (The little stubs that come up when I press Win-Q and Win-P are the only parts of Metro that I see for weeks at a time, honestly.)
No, most probably not. But the public policy for Austin must consider not just Uber, but any other company who would take advantage of the flex that would enable Uber to profitably operate there. It's Uber and Lyft now, but it's shady companies by the 10s and 20s afterwards.

I like Uber a lot, and hope it survives in Chicago, but I understand why the issue is tricky.
"change the [laws]"... in 'murica, of all countries. No way unless you happen to have a couple of million $ lying around somewhere to bribe...eh finance the campaign of a politician.
Mine was the same. After 7 hours of real work with no slacking (eg lunch does not count as work), I find it better to switch to easier tasks (docs, organizational, etc).
I agree to that. But when numbers have limitations we cannot chose to depend on our personal 'hunch'. That was my original objection. That the 'appaling problem in India' is just marketing news and it fits squarely inside 'problem in foreign land' trope.
A lot of other commenters have already touched on the trust factor, but I think that's only one (albeit a key) dimension of the problem.

The other is that the marketplace dynamics of babysitting are (on average) very different from Uber. Although some people travel, most people use babysitters in their home. Most people use babysitters infrequently. Yes, short notice situations do happen, but most things are planned sufficiently in advance to reach out to a small, trusted group of local/locally available service providers.

While the on-demand dimension of a service like this is appealing in those rare instances where you have short notice to find someone and your usual options are booked, this feels intuitively like the minority of situations.
> 1. I don't know of any brand of jeans that sells for $40-80 that fits well and looks good. (I'd say Flint & Tinder is the closest and they come in at $105)

Wow, I don't think I've ever spent more than $50 for jeans. Admittedly, I don't really care how they look as long as they are comfortable.
I don't know how Google implemented their algorithm, but it is clearly some type of check against a list of words. There is literally no other way to decide that "Elaine Yellow Horse" is a fake name while "Pat Eve Smith" is a real name.
Both my secondary and high schools had labs filled with MSX keyboards, B/W TVs and tape recorders.
My intro to programming came from Joe Pritchard books "MSX Exposed" and "Machine Language for MSX"... and I still have notebooks full of hand written programs... and a fully functional DAEWO MSX keyboard in the closet.

Happy poking!
Mickens has yet to meet the whiny twentysomethings on /r/linux, who will not rest until every component of their Linux system that actually works is replaced with a newer and shinier component that was written by whiny twentysomethings and tested against the four whiny twentysomething use cases but not against anything else because "that's from the 70s and nobody uses that anymore".

After they've succeeded in replacing init and X11, the most likely target for the Whiny Twentysomething Brigade appears to be the terminal subsystem.

"Why does Linux still have the concept of terminals?" they say. "Those are from the 70s. Nobody uses them anymore. All those escape codes are unnecessary legacy cruft. If Linux were a modern OS, it would natively support a modern textual interface based on HTML and JavaScript..."
Awesome. Thanks for the response! It's always nice to get some motivation to crack open a few books on a Saturday night.
You're right that Uber doesn't operate in Austin outside of SXSW, but it's not because they don't want to. The city shuts down every Uber-like service that tries to operate here. It's bald-faced corruption.
Perhaps he/she is referring to conjugate priors [1], where the prior and the posterior are of the same family of distributions. Once you compute the posterior using a likelihood and prior, you obtain a posterior that is of the same family of distribution as the prior. This posterior can then be used as a prior for more samples.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjugate_prior
According to the article, you probably are included:

> defined by Pew as Americans ages 18 to 33
I run http://getreplied.com

It's a very simple app to help people get their email replied.
If you guys could just stop making it impossible for me to run through and watch new things posted to the channels I'm subscribed to I'd be 150% happier.
Unless this has something to do with the lungs, you mean "mnemonics" :)
Why wouldn't anarcho-capitalists be entitled to criticize someone who follows their own interest? Are anarcho-capitalists not entitled to criticize thieves either?
My very first programming experience was on an MSX. At least in my small circle, MSX (and the MSX-2) were at least as popular as Spectrum or the Commodore 64 in Europe. In the 90s (not sure what the current status is) the retro scene interest for MSX computers was quite active as well.
Unfortunately bullying by its nature is not a very popular political issue.

Conservatives (somewhat correctly) consider bullying to be part of how society maintains is social structure.

Progressives only consider bullying through the lens of oppressed groups, not individuals who are targeted for their perceived/actual difference or weakness. They don't identify with individual rights and self-defense as these are seen as libertarian issues.

Furthermore, to admit to being bullied as often interpreted as admitting to weakness. That is why it is easier to champion people who have some extrinsic reason for being bullied (e.g. being gay, or some other minority).

However, I suspect the severity of bullying is gradually lowering simply as a result of society becoming more prosperous and adopting middle class lifestyles and values.
Tootle Bird – Yet Another Clone of Flappy Bird
If the only problem with the Windows 8 UI changes were that people had to learn a few new ways of doing things, it wouldn't be a big deal.

I think what really fuels a lot of the ongoing frustration over this stuff is that it's a new way of doing things that is much more awkward than the old way. So, not only are some of your old habits invalid, but the functionality has been replaced by something you would rather not use in the first place.

Adding insult to injury here is the fact that the main reason these changes were made in the first place was to get Windows users accustomed to the tablet interface, with the assumption that they would want to use the same OS on their tablet that they use on their desktop. It was to give Windows tablets a leg up in the market vs. iOS and Android devices; it doesn't appear to have been based on a desire to simply improve the desktop users' experience.

I'm sure they also wanted to create a market for touchscreen Windows PCs too. There were probably some marketing people that were convinced that a touchscreen would simply be a standard thing that every PC had in the future. Who knows, it could still happen I guess. If it goes that way they may look like geniuses in 10 years. I'm skeptical though.
I run PlainSite:

http://www.plainsite.org
lol! Only flaw there is that the halting problem works on modern computing also :-)
You know, we (Millennials) don't run around just solely blaming previous (perhaps your) generations for massively ruining the economy (not to mention the Earth!) at right around the time we were coming into job seeking.

I can't speak to any industry, but in non-profit arts, more conversations than not between me and my Millennial coworkers are about how to save the American Theater, how to be able to pay people living wages, how we are sticking it out through under-payment (my bosses boss, one of the top five people in the organization makes less than a 5th yr salary for a dev at Amazon) and over-work (and she works 60 hours a week, minimum) so that we can provide a service for the community and continue to do so.

Try hiring a Millennial, because it seems like all you've done is read the Times on Millennials.
I'm not sure he is particularly active on HN but Rob Walling[1] is a solo entrepreneur managing at least a couple of Saas products: Hittail[2] (which he bought and then grow) and Drip[3]. He also conducts a podcast on Saas[4] and also organises a conference for self-funded startups[5]. In the past Patio11 spoke there too

[1] http://www.softwarebyrob.com/
[2] http://www.hittail.com/
[3] https://www.getdrip.com/
[4] http://www.startupsfortherestofus.com/
[5] http://www.microconf.com/
[3]
Spider Silk Poised For Commercial Entry
I looked at this a while back, it's big and bloated. Despite having no real UI it requires jQuery UI... I don't understand.
Is that what you tell yourself when you get passed up for promotions and the startup you chickened out on goes gangbusters? Or do you really think you are better than an entire generation?
Using chess to illustrate when you should take investment
Boring story time!

I grew up on the MSX. My dad bought two of them in around 1985 or so. At school we were taught Logo on BBC Micros, but we didnt have a BBC micro at home, so my dad sourced MSX Logo [1].

Unfortunately, it was localized in dutch, so instead of the "forward" command, there was the "vooruit" command. So to make it the same as we learned in school, my dad made a set of English functions which wrapped all the Dutch functions. He is an economist/diplomat, not a programmer, and it was quite a few years until I realized what he had done and how impressive that was.

[1] http://www.generation-msx.nl/software/philips/msx-logo/relea...
Me too. We had a MSX II (with tape drive, Floppy disk, green monitor etc.) I suppose it was the mid/late 80s, I was just a kid and I was using it to play games, use some programs (and MSX-DOS) and also do some experiments with MSX BASIC.
I remember it as a nice machine, and I was sad that it was not as popular as Commodore 64
Feedback on video startup
Just shipped publicly. If you see any glitches or have any feature requests let me know at chris@omaj.co
Whatever other harsh criticism is routinely leveled at the Millenials, this video - "You Are Not Special" Commencement Speech from Wellesley High School - seems to have struck a chord with American parents.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lfxYhtf8o4
What potential legal difficulties does the .io domain allow you to avoid?