skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
The problem is that getting email or SMS and having to type that code in every time, then deleting that email/SMS, manually is less convenient that using a password manager.

You can have an "authentication email manager" just like password managers, but then what have we solved exactly? Nothing.

Except that emails, when used as mass-authentication device, will become an even more attractive target to hackers. In most cases accounts are exploited namely via their email password recovery, not via their password.

Email/SMS are an ok layer when used as a second factor, but on their own, they are less secure than a strong password. While logins are HTTPS, email is plain text, so is SMS.

Heartbleed is an exception. Dropping passwords over Heartbleed is precisely the same type of overreaction we had after 9/11 when suddenly flying became a nightmare (and still is).

The proper reaction here is: Heartbleed is fixed, and we better put some resources towards vetting and fixing OpenSSL so this doesn't happen again.

No need to build towers of nonsense that assume it'll be Heartbleed every week now for the next 20 years.
Thanks - I use inbound, but didn't know growthhackers :)

PS there's typo in inbounG
> like that odesk screensnapper and keylogger

Wait, what? Can you expand on that because if it's what it sounds like oDesk should be on every freelancers' shit list.
Took a test or two because the other bidders have that to show. I assume they create a few accounts and copy over the answers. Some of the questions were so old and irrelevant I didn't even come close to what the other users scores were, so I couldn't even show it in my profile.
Bicycle Guide to Parts and Clothing: Cycle Clothing for Cycling Athletes
Oligarchy, not democracy: Americans have ‘near-zero’ input on policy
>Where has the demand come from to start supporting little-endian mode suddenly?

I found a Debian discussion on this and the only reasons presented were GPU computing and porting apps that assume little-endian. I assume the GPU computing is the big reason. As we move to unified memory architectures between CPU and GPU they need to both use the same endianness and I guess GPUs are usually little-endian to match x86.
Ads are disgusting.
I´ve used AdBlock for years.
One of the first things i learned when i was introduced to the internet was about ad-blockers.
Nowadays i use a number of them, including disconnect, adblock and a number of other extensions that make my browsing faster and my life easier.

But what about people who don´t care / don´t know about these little helpers who destroy all those intrusive little things?
A while ago i went to my grandpa´s home, and at a certain moment i asked to use his computer to check my mail. I ended up going to several webpages because it was late at night and i was bored, and what i saw was devastating.
Ads were cluttering my screen and restricting me from closing them. New windows were minimizing themselves and playing sound, and my favourite websites were telling me i was the 1.000.000th visitor and asking me to claim my prize.
I would say just the fact that i had to see a youtube video stop to load an ad in the middle of it was enough to make me cringe.

Yes, i'm probably exagerating, but my grandpa is an avid internet user, and he is browsing in horrible conditions everyday, losing an insane amount of time closing popups and preventing his wife from seeing the porn ads.

The visual pollution that we have today is alarming.
It seems that the non-tech savvy portion of the population is suffering a great deal with websites trying to catch users with no ad-blockers, and it's not only repelling this population from the wonders of the internet, but it's also hindering what it really should be: A means to provide either a service or information to a user.

Extra info: In google, two thirds of my screen was occupied by an ad or an ad-sponsored search. It's disgusting.

Disclaimer: My main language isn't english, so i apologize in advance for bad grammar.
Also, i know many won't agree with my level of discomfort with ads, that's okay. I'm just giving my opinion.
Good point. I'd say it would be very easy to find the talent and harder to attract the high paying projects.

I disagree with your $100+ hour statement. Sure, some people with $$ will try to hire locally, but we've gotten plenty of remote projects with high budgets.
I like the way I had to click the article to see what it was. I was wondering if it'd be Tails or something. Yep.
There is rarely any substance in people predicting the future.

I don't really understand the prediction that china is a bubble, you have a huge population getting education and experience, and you are doubting there is a huge amount of value to be derived from them? People think predict it's a bubble because it's ridiculously huge, but that's just as likely to be because China is ridiculously huge... no?
Errr, what's that now? Since you're making a factual statement, I think it's important to understand whether it's actually correct, or just "poetically" or "hopefully" correct.

And I think it's pretty clear that saying all humans have this ability is wrong.

Firstly, there are numerous edge cases, e.g. people who are mentally handicapped in ways that preclude this.

Secondly, there is a broad range of intelligence levels in humans. Clearly, the innovation capabilities of people at the low end of the intelligence scale is either absent, or very very limited. Not to mention that, just as clearly, most of us aren't Einstein and aren't going around making giant contributions to science.

Ignoring the fact that there are inherent differences between humans, some of them large and unfortunate, is just a way of closing our eyes and burying our heads in the sand to how the world actually works.
I believe Freelancer makes you give a credit card or a down payment before accepting bids.
Interesting point on Github!

In their case, it's like "Free for when you'r working on your own personal passion stuff, but it's paid when you go into the office and hack on your companies private code". The huge community and discussion is essentially a massive funnel, users already have an account, etc.

There's actually some potential parallels with Trak.io and I'm definitely going to keep Github on my whiteboard as a reminder why Freemium can work if you're a tool aimed at developers
Interesting. They appear to be using a software USB-serial implementation on an ATtiny; last time I checked that didn't work on some OSes because CDC serial on a USB low-speed device violated the USB spec.
The test is most likely invalid - unless told otherwise SoX adds dither. Try adding -D, I expect the results will be different.
It's just that you made a comment about design patterns being tailored for Java, then apparently later actually investigated the visitors example. You should do those things in the opposite order.
Perhaps it was the "way" the person I communicated with spoke about it.

Something like triple interviews, cut-throat competition for the position (which shouldn't actually count as brutal on your side, but it is brutal) and because it was a while back... I cannot recall the other parts.

Kudos to Olark for treating the business like a family though. I saw the link and the get-togethers look pretty awesome :-)

I actually wasn't told about the "workalong for a day". That step in the hiring phase seems okay though.
So I used this to answer the obvious question: life would suck on Tatooine, with an earth-sized planet shooting in and out of the habitable zone. Then I found this: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23051-only-the-toughes....
Weird that the author uses a 'ordinary MP3' as source for the test. Garbage in, garbage out. Right? Would be a better test with a very high rez audio file.
South Korean Police Arrest Game Addict Over Alleged Death Of Son
From the Kickstarter page:

> With Bluetooth Classic, BLE, and Wi-Fi shields and examples for Android and iPhone - and USB Serial (built-in) connectivity for Android (devices with USB OTG supporting Serial devices) .
>Unless you have land in a particularly valuable location the fact that there is a building on it is going to contradict having someone purchase it for development purposes. It's being used. In other words "nothing to see here move along".

Huh? It's not like the way those things are sold is people driving around and searching for empty lots.

The owner actively seeks to sell it, and he (or his agent) negotiates with prospective buyers who might not even have visited the location at this point, just look for something in that area.

The fact that there's a building (the garage or self storage) on the location so "it's being used", doesn't matter at all as to whether there will be buyers for it.

Heck, buyers investing in upcoming (development/price wise) places are known to buy and demolish existing residential buildings and established business to build their new stuff (an office building, a mall, a skyrise, etc) -- a parking lot is nothing compared to that.

And it even comes with a single owner to negotiate with, as opposed to buying several different residential buildings to build on.
Ask HN: Where to find angel investor who would invest $50,000?
We are 2 guys from Europe working on a software project and we are trying to find financing, because our own cash is coming to an end. I looked through some possible options and angel investors seemed like the most appropriate one. If you think otherwise, please let me know.

We are willing to give away 10-30% of the company for the financing and any other help the investor could provide. We have a working alpha stage software which is near it's first beta release. There are approx. 4-6 months of work until we are ready for a full launch.

Where should we start? Is it possible to find business angels who would invest into a company from another country? Is this an adequate amount to ask for?
> One way is to record the fact that from your home computer originated some Tor traffic at almost the same time the Google search took place.

This either implies someone already suspects you and are monitoring you or that you are the only person searching on Google using Tor at that particular moment. I find the latter hard to believe. Even if it is true, it can be mitigated by more people using tor at the same time.
The author is likely using a 16-bit audio card to listen to the result, which is going to clip the least significant bits off anyway. If you undo the shifting with sox -v 4096, the quantization noise in the 16-bit version is audible, even on laptop speakers.
Only the Toughest Would Survive on Tatooine Worlds (2013)
Swedish students cook up a way to pay with your hands
Hi everybody, here's the author typing.
Happy to answer any questions!
Bash Introduction
Location = location and a 534 other ways to reload the page with JS
This test is pretty uninteresting, but I'm glad the author linked to the Xiph article because it's one of the best articles on the subject I've read.

http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html
Google Glass available to buy in US for $1500 (Today at 9am Easton Time)
So we are all 'freeloaders' at HN, right? :)

'freeloader' is a subjective term with emphasis on negative: "someone who is a waste of air and takes up valuable space on the planet earth" [1].

But I sure understand the need to be provocative. Also if you are not trying to convert free users into paying then feel free to insult them. If trying to convert them to paying customer then it pays to play nice :-)

Imagine sending e-mail "Hey freeloader, start paying so we can build a valuable product or go away" vs "Hey user. Just wanted to let you know that we thrive to build a valuable product that makes the best sense for you. At the same time it has become hard to manage free user needs together with the needs of premium tier customers. I invite you to upgrade to paid plan to enjoy all the extra magic. Your input has been invaluable and here's a xx discount valid for 1 week. Let me know if you need more time to decide."

[1] http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=freeloader
Intentions – An experiment in ultralight view controllers
Link to actually buy is here:

http://www.google.com/glass/start/how-to-get-one/
I love Ads. With out them I would have to pay for a lot of the services that I enjoy for free (like google). Some sites are worse than others, and I chose to avoid them rather than stealing their service as you are.
Dropping passwords because of heartbleed is an over reaction. But passwords are hopessly outdated.

People need secure cryptographic hardware tokens (something they have) with a passphrase (something they know).
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I'm surprised I made it to 500 years ^^

http://www.stefanom.org/spc/?view=2870842
Load your favorite SoundCloud tracks by voice
Even post 4.1 isn't smooth enough for you ? Project butter was a great leap forward to me, and it seems romain guy was involved in it

https://www.google.com/search?q=romain+guy+project+butter
I agree. Advertising is a plague upon us, whether it finances free stuff or not.
The rise of functional programming in Banks
Played for 10 minutes with high score 7 - it is hard indeed. Took me a few seconds to figure out I should use my left thumb to control the fish-hook. I use iPhone 4, which runs the game with no problem.
2 questions:
Is there any in-game progress except the high-score challenge?
What is the role of the shark? :)
Good job!
Show HN: Prattl
>Being humiliated and beaten as a child with no control over the situation is not "training" for anything. It's abundantly clear that you did not experience that and have no idea what it is like for a child.

I disagree. Most kids have experienced that, and in older times quite more than today with over-protection.

Unless we're talking of extreme situations (which we were not), it helps to build defenses against these kind of things and be more vigilant and aware of other's tactics.

Some kind of "toughening" kids up with adverse situation (as opposed to over-protecting them) has been part of human culture for milenia, from Sparta to Native American tribes.
That isn't to say we couldn't fix it, but we aren't making any efforts to. Hopefully the social instability eventually leads to a negative income tax.
It's more like: breadth-first search is a specialization of Dijkstra's algorithm, which is a specialization of A*.
GP is referring to XP Camoflauge option in Tails.

http://www.bitblokes.de/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tails-0-1...
Scenario Heartbleed 2

- People heed the advice of this author, and soon all passwords are abolished, replaced with email auth.

- Of course, emails still have a password, as you can't email auth an email.

- Heartbleed 2 happens, hackers focus on Heartbleeding email services.

- For every email password you get, now you have complete control over this person's life, as all services are linked to it for auth.

- Security experts start proposing that you have a separate email for every email auth service, and every email has a separate password, so you can isolate damage.

- Result: previously you had N passwords for N services and 1 email. Now you have N passwords for N services and N emails.

Yay for "improvement"!
No. A* uses a heuristic and cost function to decide which nodes to expand next, rather than BFS which uses a straight up queue. They do have a lot in common though.
Took me ages to persuade my current manager to use Trello (based on this article https://community.uservoice.com/blog/trello-google-docs-prod...). Finally his response was "OK you win" sigh

Of note just because they use a pm tool, if they like keeping things close to their chest you can end up with a drip feed affect, with them only adding things to the tool when they think you are ready for new work.

This can then cause issues where the work they released needs further requirements capture....
Your plan relies on two false assumptions.

1) The government can be trusted to mitigate its own attacks because bitcoin users get angry ("the NSA's power would likely be reduced by Congress or the President"). This is patently ridiculous; government security agencies do not become less powerful over time.

2) Alice can predict the future. ("Alice thinks for a while, and deduces that she is likely to encouter N private key compromises over her lifetime") Similarly, this is... unreliable at best, uttery ridiculous as phrased.

The final, and fatal, problem with this plan is that Alice's bindings to 'her' blockchain are subject to false flag operations / account compromises (OpenID, email, etc), or else they are relying on other PKI schemes (DNSSEC, TLS), which just pushes the problem back to the starting gate.
https://www.codeofhonor.com/blog/the-starcraft-path-finding-... is a great article on the woes of path finding even when given a good basic algorithm. Nice contrast of theory and practice.
This test is flawed in a few ways. The and the error lies in the source material. The why would there be a perciveable difference between the same inferior input shown to both encoding formats.
Changing between encoding formats is a topic of its own but the problem here is similar to getting a 640x480 compressed jpeg and putting it into a 1920x1080 lossless format and the same source into a 1280x720 lossless file and saying. What's the difference? They both look crappy!
Many people have an opinion on high res audio formats but they are so many places to go wrong.
Audio should be given a little more credit for it immersive ability. When done right it can take you places. Something to consider is that our eyes can only see 1 octave of information our ears can hear 10 octaves. Whilst these high res formats aren't needed for every application they do make a big difference when the source material can take advantage of it. I feel in 2014 music should be released in the best format available from the studio and if u want a crappier version so u can shove 5000 songs on your iWhatever that's your choice.
That kind of concept would work with enough mobility to just leave states you disapprove of. I like to think a huge amount of political inertia in the last 30 years has been due to the lack of any new frontiers to settle. And it is hard to voluntarily withdraw from a state if that also means you have to somehow get accepted into another one, since almost every square inch of habitable land on Earth is state controlled, even Antarctica.
This needs a few "overflow-x/y: hidden", but other than that it's a great game.
I recommend the book "Combatting Cult Mind Control" by Steven Hassan. He was in the moonies and talks about his experience leaving the organization and now he helps other escape from similar cults.
> Newborns can hear a SNR of about 120dB which is around 21-bit. So 24-bit seems useless for playing back audio.

21-bit would make for an awkward file format. If we can hear 17 bits of range that's enough to justify storing music as 24-bit.
I suspect it's heavily compressed audio.
His argument is that you'll have a hard time hearing it at all, so if anything's going to help you hear it in the first place, it's garbage in. garbage recordings are the only ones which will survive this test.

Anyway, nobody here is both qualified and willing at the same time to tell you what you need to know about this topic. The article referred to, written by Monty at Xiph, should give you a very good overview of how this works .

http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html
Hackers in the Shires
This is why the whole concept of renting seems bad to me. If you don't have rent control, you are condemned to a future of uncertainty, as you can never retire in case prices go up. You also pay money but never see any permanent return, as it doesn't matter how long you've been paying, you can never stop.
Finding it easier to read through the commit log here than in cvsweb:

http://freshbsd.org/search?q=libssl
Sitting is the new smoking, and it’s time to quit
These types of articles should quote error ranges.

"Optimizely's homepage redesign that yielded a 46% '+/- x%' increase in new accounts"

They never seem to do so.

If you have small traffic, forget about performing A/B tests. Instead learn from the A/B tests performed by companies with high traffic, and implement their findings.
Nobody Wants to Fundraise (But Everyone Wants the Money)
Well, the phrasing "X of the year" is almost always taken to mean "best X of the year". Consider "movie of the year," "book of the year," and so on. Probably they should have called it "Most Influential person of the year" to avoid the default fallback of "Best person of the year".
Cool :) I think the transputer was built before we were really ready for it, now that we've plucked all the low hanging fruit there may be a revival of ideas like these.

I wonder what the cost would be for implementing a transputer like architecture using the Rasberry Pi module.

It might be a very interesting alternative to the parallela.

http://www.parallella.org/
I've developed my application with Riot's observable library and using the proposed model-view-presenter architecture.

Along the years I've learned about ExtJS, Dojo, Backbone, Knockout, Angular and others. What I like about Riot is that I can actually understand exactly what's going on in my application's architecture without going through so many layers of abstraction and endless lines of code. Its event-oriented nature reminds me of developing for Flex using PureMVC. It results in loose coupling without resorting to magic.

I'm not using Riot's router (I use jQuery Mobile's integrated router instead).

About the template library, it got more useful after including support for object hierarchies, but I've mostly switched to Handlebars to take advantage of its support for collections and conditions. I understand the argument about keeping all presentation logic in JavaScript inside the presenter, but for my application at least, it seems that keeping the view in HTML+DSL results in tighter code.

Of course application requirements vary widely, and I agree that some could benefit for instance of components and two-way data binding. But in my case, simpler is better.
I couldn't get a gig against every Indian and other third world country scamming the system with 10 accounts a piece

I'm not Indian, but some HN readers may find offensive that you equate Indian with scammer.
A* uses BFS but was a specialization of Dijkstra's, not the other way around.
It's funny, but I've noticed that all of my clients in this space are just outright opposed to a/b testing. Most don't even bother to leverage analytics at all. I think more than anything they see the level of effort to ROI ratio too high.

For example, a startup not testing small changes right? Well unfortunately, an entire landing page makeover, while not overly difficult can windup taking a great deal of time. The redesign alone is just such an "opinionated" process (even by people who know nothing about design...) that throwing that much investment just to test is hard to justify. So even though most startups shouldn't waste time on stuff like button colors...that's often the only thing they'd have time for.

Of course I'm talking about the smaller scrappy startups. Not the ones backed by prolific amounts of capital.

Don't get me wrong. This is a GREAT article, I just would like to know the best level of effort for ab testing for the smaller guys.
I wonder what would happen if the tech industry giants pooled their resources to build a metropolis elsewhere, wherever they could found a county and just go to town without restrictions on building height or whatever.

And then they could uproot their workforces (and if you took the combined employees of Yahoo, MS, Google, Apple, AOL, Facebook, etc, you would have moved the employee base) and move there, it would probably be the most futuristic city on the planet.

I mean, they wouldn't - or they already would have - because it isn't economically feasible. But that always comes off as a buzz kill since we just end up trying to grow new businesses like cancer into the ancient ruins of lost revolutions we call "historical preservation".