skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
It does not say "Libertarian" on the label, but in Bitcoin debates there's always the ideas of doing it without a government, without a central authority, of having competing currencies and exchanges, of "unprotected" economic activity, of "one dollar one vote" rather than "one person one vote", a gold-rush mentality built-in (rather than "let's make a new currency and everyone starts with 100 eBucks").

So it looks like a nice real life Libertarian experiment to me.
I hope you're all paying attention to the trend this represents, a trend fueled by ever-smaller and more intimate Android devices. Pretty soon the term "Android" may become literal.
Borders are just another way for humans to classify territoriality...like human cognition does it with reality.
Is that an approximation? I'm totally ok with that because everything is an approximation...
Udacity's Machine Learning Class
Such a tacky video. I prefer pulling my phone out over wearing a watch ...
They have a personal interest, albeit indirect, in tending to decide in favor of patentees. They ignore the Supreme Court's repeated (if somewhat muddled) attempts to get them to take a more balanced view.

I will grant that they're probably not cynically corrupt: they probably sincerely believe they're doing the right thing for the country. But the convergence of this belief with their personal interests is just a little too convenient.
No, I think the "Ok Google" is something they absolutely nailed. Why? Because that is exactly what you're doing - whether addressing your watch, glasses or phone - you're interacting with that robot-like corporate entity. The replies are also suitable - they have a human voice, but in no way do they pretend to be anything human-like.

Contrast this with Apple (Siri) and Microsoft (Cortana?), who do the same thing, but try to make you treat their apps as some kind of human with crude tricks like pre-written jokes and puns. Personally I find that way creepier.
When someone has a 'session' with a wearable that involves anything more than the the most minimal of operations [1], I feel like that's the "stylus moment" [2].

Sure, there are narrow use cases when 'interacting' with a wearable is conceivable where a phone still is not (e.g. while biking or jogging). But that's going to run into the same problems that Glass runs into: how many people can really justify an electronics purchase to enable interactive computing during those situations? [3]

[1] Swiping to cycle through glance-able cards or triage notifications

[2] "If you see a stylus, they blew it"

[3] Particularly not when purely-passive devices will inevitably be available with lower cost, smaller size/weight, better battery life, etc. (e.g. Pebble vs Fuelband)
I think by support it's more the office manager, cooks, call-center style customer support, etc. Ops is pretty core to any software company that has servers.
People upvote it because it because (a) product beta launches are rightly HN fodder and (b) it saves the story in your account so it serves as a "I'm busy now I'll try this tonight".
This is super neat, but the top 5 icons is a very small sample to draw any conclusions from.

If you wrote a script to fetch the icons and do the subsequent analysis, it should be trivial to modify it to fetch a few hundred icons in each category instead, which should yield more accurate results. You may find out, for example, that a few colors are just as equally represented and that there is no real "dominant" color for a category.

But if you fetched the icons by hand, this would be problematic...
Interesting to see that now the current stable versions of Chrome and Firefox have dropped spdy/2, which is the only version of spdy supported by the current stable version of nginx. And nginx is the server used by more than 90% of hosts supporting spdy[1]. I presume this means it is mostly a Google/Twitter/Cloudflare thing for now since they seem to all be running spdy/3.1 in production.

[1] http://w3techs.com/technologies/segmentation/ce-spdy/web_ser...
I don't see this as solving the same problems as React.

React is not "a templating language" that "uses a Virtual DOM", React is an implementation of _autonomous nestable components_, and that requires rerendering of HTML. Virtual DOM is just a way to achieve that rerendering better.
Is there an straightforward way to solve the issue with crazy load times on big WebGL games? If I remember correctly, I played one a while ago and it had to download assets for ten minutes before I could play it and it was a huge downer. If this becomes the norm I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to get used to, but I was coming at this game from the mindset of playing instant gratification flash games.

It would be cool if the engine could figure out what assets to download on-the-fly, but I have a feeling that's not the case so game makers would still have to do a bit of work before making the games web-ready (instead of ideally just hitting an "export to webgl" button).
I tried Phonegap but the 15MB limitation on .zip or github repo's make it impossible to use. I'll check out Corona though. Thanks
Wow, i have been waiting for this for years and wondered what took them so long. I love Unity and while its not free, other HTML5 engines will now have a hard time.
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Its an interesting experiment in agent based design for a simulation. Sadly they took that to extremes that simply make no sense, such as simulating electricity as agents traversing the power line network. Traffic routing was also pretty broken when I last played it, although I've heard later patches worked on that.

I also quite liked the model of building up a region, with smaller towns exchanging resources to each other's benefit, but it could really have used some city size spots as well.

Having said all that, if you think of this as SimRuralCounty, its not a bad game. Its just not SimCity.
You have a cd and (I assume) associated key for a product. The only thing that seems nuts to me is that you can't just download it from apple using said key.
The level of confidence you have in the expected value.
Does it run on Linux? I'm guessing no since they're owned by EA. I really hope Steam and Valve, steam roll over EA.
It's enabled by default in version 30, which is Aurora right now.
Only problem is, while the software may be mature at this point, the HW just isn't there. These bulky watches aren't going anywhere. Same for glasses.

These devices will become widespread when they'll come in sizes comparable to "analog" offerings and, crucially, when we'll start seeing products thought by designers instead of engineers.
There's a lot of assholes out there, and nothing feels better than killing them with kindness. Does that make me an asshole too?
Not in <audio> default controls in Firefox. <video> had it, though.
You can do searches directly in the URL bar and it's not exactly the same, but if you want OmniBar-like behavior there's a plugin for that (when I used it, it worked well): https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/omnibar/

What I like about Firefox (versus Chrome specifically) is that the AwesomeBar gives much better suggestions from your history, doing full-text searches in titles - within Chrome I can rarely find something in my history without opening the history view and seriously, most searches that I do are for things that I've already seen and it saves a lot of roundtrips to Google (hint, hint), plus searching for things you can barely remember on Google, which you end up doing in Chrome, is like searching for the metaphorical needle in a haystack.

Plus, as others said, I like it when the browser cares about my privacy. On Android on the other hand there's only a single bar due to a lack of space, but it asks you if you want to activate Google's search suggestions.
The thing is, hardware is key here. The OS matters, and I would bet that someone could do way better than running Linux in a watch (something much more low-level on a much weaker processor could extend the battery life significantly).

The hardware and sensors is the big problem. Currently, the best smartwatch specs I have seen are the Basis B1. It claims it can monitor your heart rate, track your sleep, etc. But that is all a lie. Sure, it can track your heart rate at rest, but during intensive exercise there is no comparison with something like a Polar chest strap. At the same time the claim that the B1 can monitor your sleep phase based on your heart rate is a bit far fetched as well. From what I've read the heart rate does not change by more than 1-2 bpm between REM and deep sleep, which is within the margin of error of the measurements, so the data out will be all wrong. As for the non-fitness functions of a smart watch, I don't see a huge value in having my wrist buzz every time a random ticket on GitHub gets updated or NewRelic sends me a performance metrics summary. Even text messages are much easier to process on the phone.

I want to believe in the smartwatch idea. I want it to be a gadget that somehow improves my daily life. So far, aside from things like the Garmin Forerunner, I haven't see anything that would remotely come close to improving anything.
We do a quick phone call screener and then do some pair programming. We only do half a day of pairing (for which they're paid for) but I find that this is the perfect place to do a stealth interview with the candidate. They feel comfortable because they're in their daily environment (we do it remotely using floobits, so they're sitting at their usual desk with their usual apps etc.). Here you can get a really good conversation going about things that are actually relevant to the job. Anything else just seems like guessing now.
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Except that it appears to be an angular directive...?

http://docs.angularjs.org/guide/forms
"'Package managers' are a Linux-ism..."

I personally have much the same reaction to language-specific package managers as you do. But my question is a little different: how is the Rust package manager going to interact with the Linux distribution's package manager?

If the answer starts with "Well, you build your own installation of the language..." (Hi, Haskell!) I am afraid I may start to cry uncontrollably.
The standard for Newsweek shouldn't be that they publish something that might be true, and might be speculation, and maybe someone comes along to prove them false. If the publication wants to be credible, the standard is that the stories they publish should be provably true - especially if the accusation is going to inject chaos into somebody's life.
> So what else can Google watch do?

That's the key question for me. I don't look at my watch and think "man, that experience sucks" like I did with the pre-iPhone cell phones.

In a way, it feels like Google is extending Android into wearables for the same reason they are doing Google Glass: because they can, not because it solves some frustration.

I think that's why Apple is looking into health-related functionality (if the rumors are to believed). They are solving/improving the fitbit experience, not solving/improving the telling-piece/communication experience.
What's easier to prevent?

a) leaking some long numbers

b) some tech support dude who just wants the boring work day to end so he can go play video games who doesn't know anything about you accidentally letting an imposter act on your behalf because the corporation uses subjective (and undocumented / secret) methods to verify their client's identity

> Are you sure you understand bitcoin well? If not, why not get out now?

This is precisely the reason I can't wait to get out of banks and health care. Bitcoin is a cakewalk.
> thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate :)

Well, thanks for the framework :)

Apparently, you missed my (now deleted) question:

> It would be nice if you could document the browser requirements.

We're even, since I had missed the answer, which lies at the very end of the misc section of the documentation:

> Mithril allows developers to support browsers all the way back to IE6 and Blackberry.

Wow! This should IMO be on the home page.

---- ---- ----

Edit: Is it possible, for SEO, to load Mithril with a pre-rendered page and have it take over like React?
Part 1 of 1? So there is not going to be a part 2?
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Since the developer and I are both here in Austin, I was planning on pitching them with our product price comparison API so that they can receive commissions on any products sold through it.

Despite the ridiculous nature of some of the products in the sexual health niche (ie "Ejaculoid"), there are indeed several vitamins and supplements that promote increased sperm volume and sperm mobility for men. I haven't personally looked into the women's side, however.

It wouldn't be a huge form of monetization, but it's extremely well-targeted and ethical (since we send users to good deals). It could help with a piece of the pie instead of standard advertising.
Thanks for the tip. I was unaware. But of course, if I have to think about it, it's failed its primary function of pretending I shouldn't have to care :-P
Traction seems almost random on HN.
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Like many others I have long since removed my search box. I also use keyword search [1]. If I want to search google I write "g hacker news", if I want to search Wikipedia it's "we thing", for stackoverflow it's "so great", and so on.

[1] http://kb.mozillazine.org/Using_keyword_searches
The vp9 ncoders are too slow for this to be praticable.
Come on Microsoft !!! Where are you ?
That's an argument against all smartwatches, not just Google. Nevertheless, I think you're wrong. I have a Pebble and it has changed my life. I will never leave the house without a wearable on my arm again.
Nifty. That would certainly do the trick. Thanks!
Motorola Introduces The Moto 360
I really like the idea of being able to check the time (don't currently wear a watch) and text messages without having to pull out my phone. Not sure if that's worth $100+ though..
You can prepend it with just ? and it will go to your default search engine.
Not only that, they gave an unauthenticated employee direct access. So your attack vectors are:

- Pretend to be the server owner (potentially difficult, though evidently not in this case).

- Bribe/threaten any support rep, because apparently they have complete control of any customer's server without any form of verification.

What insane customer support system would even let someone have a whiff of private data without verifying that the agent is representing the customer?
Holy crap, congrats. I still haven't even beat the first game.
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As the game development pipelines from traditional engines are much more mature i think the premier way will be to develop there and just export to HTML. Resulting Apps are heavier though, so for small web only games or just some enhancement effects, there is still room for lightweight WebGL engines like three.js

But with Unity you can have one codebase and export to Win/OSX/Linux/iOS/Android/HTML5 and even consoles while some HTML5 engines offer an acceleration wrapper for iOS but thats basically it.
My Pebble has a battery life of 7 days and that's one of the biggest benefits compared to Galaxy Gear.
There was no UI for it in the default browser controls for the <audio> element. Compare http://cs.iupui.edu/~aharris/n351/notes09/HTML5AudioDemo.htm... in Firefox 27 and Firefox 28, for example.

The relnote is presumably talking about https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=649490
While technically true, another way to say the same thing is "Bayesian reasoning helps you draw reasonable conclusions if the number of samples is low, while converging on the objective solution as the number of samples grows". Which has an entirely different ring to it.
They could have kept the hot wallet req multisig to move coins, then backed it up somewhere else so even deletion wouldn't be a problem. It's all the low hanging fruit getting fleeced Bitcoin protocol offers plenty of safeguards if you use it
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Moto 360: It’s Time.
In what ways has it changed your life?
Should I leave my current position?
I am sure most of you will understand my reason to remain anonymous in this post, with that said: I have been offered the following posts, and am deliberating on their acceptance, your help would be very much appreciated.

Firstly, whoami: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=developer786

I am not a born coder, I know that, therefore for the second post, I will be working very very hard. Where I am currently, I am very comfortable.

Current Post
- Windows/Linux Administrator / DevOP
- Large Private Healthcare company with good financial backing / profitable.
- Job Security: Medium/High
- Environment: Working with a team of 30 2nd and 3rd line support
- No Stock options or shares
- Salary: $63K
- The role: Little development experience, lots of Linux Admin Experience, training in any sysadmin courses provided once every 2 years.

New Post
- Developer(bash/php/ruby/python) / Linux Administrator
- Private Telecommunications company with private shareholder backing / breaking even.
- Job Security: Low/Medium
- Environment: Working From Home
- Stock options
- Salary: $84K
- The role: Developing bespoke applications in the above languages for a range of customer requirements. Developing and extending Linux based applications.<p>Your help, If I don't get to thank you later, is very much appreciated.
I wouldn’t mind if this was just version 27.1.
Why you shouldn't multitask (infographic) especially as a programmer
Chrome can make graphics calls in a separate thread, whereas I think Firefox still makes graphics calls on the main thread.
People will occasionally try that, but my point to them is that they should be writing a general purpose BST, which should also allow degenerate trees. So no, I do try to steer people away from theoretically correct but desperately inefficient approaches.
Don't be a used-car web dev then. Be the luxury sedan - sport car web dev. I explain to my clients (not necessarily through this analogy) that I'm definitely not the cheapest dev/designer they'll be able to find, but that they'll gain more quality, etc. for more money with me (with case studies to back that claim up). I don't sell my clients used cars, and so they don't expect to pay used-car rates with me ;)
Raise your hand if you think its US domestic soil, if not now, how about in the future...
Anyone have a good breakdown of the differences in these benchmarks? i.e. Why does Chrome dramatically lead the(ir) Octane benchmark?
Wireless charging. Supposedly, pCell's new RF beamforming technology with their picocells is able to also transmit power by "beamforming" electromagnetic fields.
It's called "regression analysis". Nothing to see here, move along. :)
> Normal banks simply reverse transactions if they are fraudulent.

That's not a feature.
I do like Unity (especially the component/entity system) but recently I've been enjoying making games in plain ol' JavaScript (2, and 2.5D - granted). Everything is just so open: I don't obfuscate or hide anything, and it's all available via "view source". With an inspector/console you can quickly see how stuff works and start messing around with it.

Of course, 99.99% of people just want to play games - but the way I got interested in coding was by hitting RUN/STOP on C64 Basic game, tweaking the values, and seeing what happened.

Pushing proprietary file formats through asm.js is a neat trick and gives amazing results with little effort. But the long-and-potentially-boring "learn yourself webgl for real" route seems more "web". And if someone, someday, gets into game or web dev by trying to cheat at my games (the same way I did, back in the day) - that would be flippin' awesome!
Really cool stuff! From what it looks like this is a big departure from the previous Android smart watches that look like they jammed Android 1.0 on there.

Two big concerns for me:
1) Battery life
2) Display visibility

They go hand-in-hand for me. Get that nice high-res display but will it last me a day? For battery life it would be nice to have induction charging if it were to last about 8 hours (my personal guess).
just a bit of a nitpick, but your getting started page uses the word "performant" http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/38945/what-is-wro...

the debate around the word just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. after reading arguments from both sides I would tend to agree: until the word is a word, it just sounds like marketing buzzword garbage.
When will Dead Trigger 2 be available for purchase on the web?
"Ok Jarvis" works as well, if that comes off as less creepy.
Anyone who wants to make my coding life easier has my full support. If you think you got something that's gonna change things, I wanna see it.
Unity has an Asset Store as well as a yearly subscription to their software's Pro version.
More users = more sales + more conversions to Pro
Close down those porn tabs you have open? idk. lol
You never know what the Sammarinesi are plotting up there on that rock! Mostly just to see if anyone was paying attention :-)
Congrats, I guess? :)

Or the NuvaRing. Low hormone, can't forget it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NuvaRing
Flash is Dead, Long Live OpenFL
You mean the ridiculously overpriced and underdelivering DLCs? $10 for the "American Red Cross Disaster Relief Set"? $5 for Airships?

I suppose this is somewhat expected for a company that put out $440 worth of DLC for it's last title...
Apple seeks to fend off competition with cheaper 8Gb iPhone 5c
Considering some of the atrocious numbers I've heard thrown around regarding piracy on the PC, DRM that scares off some customers may be the result of some execs doing some hard number crunching. Something like:

At current estimates, we sell 1m copies, and we'll get 5m pirates. If we put in really restrictive DRM, 100k of those original 1m sales will be put off, but we'll pick up one tenth of the pirates, putting us on 1.4m sales. Worth it!

The problem with this calculation is that the pirates are often based in 2nd world countries that don't have a culture of paying for media (e.g. Russia) so preventing piracy won't boost sales from these countries. But have you folks ever tried to convince anyone with money on the line that piracy numbers != lost sales?
I don't think people that are running Nginx with spdy are doing so with the stable version. I started using spdy back when it was a patch you had to manually apply, before compiling Nginx.
why don't you

use some punctuation and

not separate your thoughts out on different lines?

Not trying to be mean, this is just hard(er) to read!
I think that more importantly they were either run by carriers or crippled by carriers.

iPhone changed the whole carrier/manufacturer/customer dynamic for the better (this is coming from a diehard BlackBerry user).
This. I would add angular is good for teams requiring extensive structure. The cost is control. If you're building a corporate webapp, angular is great to keep everybody neat. If you're doing something unprecedented such as 3D rendering or a new UI element, angular will hinder more than backbone.
If it becomes popular I'm absolutely certain those types of techniques will be developed. Just as with the XBox One and it's ability to let you start a game that it's still downloading
I agree that software is secondary to current hardware concerns at the moment, but doesn't this effort make it more attractive for hardware experts to try and dive in to improve the wearables market?

They've already got a "ready to go" OS with which to prototype. Pretty awesome since I'm sure Samsung worked hard to get its Gear integration working. Maybe this will improve the number of players in the space? I'm all for efforts that help bring more options to the table.
Chrome has also dropped support for SPDY/2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPDY#Protocol_versions
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