skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Well run companies would not allow for IP assignment to happen only after invoices were paid. A minor payment dispute could then hold up an investment round or M&A transaction, and that's completely out of proportion to the issue you're trying to address. The diligence lawyers /really do/ read every contract they have in the file.

I've never in my life had trouble collecting an invoice. Once I resorted to a collections lawyer[1], and the company paid by wire within two days (it was a six figure invoice). Knowing your rights and leverage is more important than demanding unusual clauses in contracts (and Patrick, I say that with all due respect as a friend).

Another point: Reputable companies have a lot to lose by shafting contractors. This is the real reason it pays to work with reputable customers.

[1] For the curious, the lawyer threatened to put a lien against the company, and they suddenly realized that they really did owe me the money. Feel free to email me with any questions.
Have you found the paid experience with RescueTime to be worth it? I've been using it for free for a bit, and I feel like I get just enough data; it's hard to see what else I'd want from it.
I love how you call Julia a wannabe but then go on to list features it has to build up the newer greater Python =P
>as n increases, pieces are removed from the board for example restricting the number of legal moves //

As the pawns are moved to make way for the back row the number of legal moves increases very quickly. For example if white plays d2-d3 then it frees the King, Queen and Bishop to move; 2 possible moves are removed and 8 are added.
It is a mixture of psychopathy and megalomania. He expresses a belief that women exist to provide men with sex, and his anger stems from a belief that women have been given the power to choose who to have sex with yet failed to choose him. He believes that he is better than everyone else and is angry that women are having sex with "inferior" men. He does not think killing other people is a problem; he thinks that his own death is the worst outcome of his plot, made necessary only because the alternative is to live in a jail cell. He also describes killing his roommates as necessary, lest they get in the way of his plot (which included torturing people in his apartment).

In his ideal world, there would be a benevolent dictator -- "benevolent" in this context includes exterminating women by starvation, save for a few that are kept locked up in labs where they exist only for reproduction -- and he suggests himself as this dictator. According to his theory if there are no women there will be no sex, and men can rise to higher levels of achievement (notice how he blames his shortcomings on others). He also believes that there would be no love in such a world, though he seems to have a poorly developed notion of love as an emotion (he speaks of love in terms of sex, and never associates love with any specific person other than himself).
Shot Stats[0] is another Tennis related kickstarter currently going on.

[0] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/laviesak/shot-stats-cha...
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> Why don't we just use vectors and make math easier to learn?

We do just use vectors; over complex numbers. You really want both, where the vectors themselves are made up of[1] complex numbers. Using a single complex number to represent a vector has gone out of style in some sense because it's restricted to two dimensions. For example historically it was quite common to represent the velocity of a fluid at each point with a complex number. While you can do this, and there are many of advantages, most don't generalize to higher dimensions.

[1] technically the field is complex numbers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_%28mathematics%29
All punches are idempotent, in that punch_x(original) = punch_x(punch_x(original)). ASCII DEL is the only punch that acts as a constant endomorphism.
a watch is a wearable bracelet that just happens to tell time, and often a few other things.

Watches made the transition from time piece to jewelery many years ago. With the time being ubiquitously available watches have been relegated to being a "wearable bracelet" (is there any other kind?) - A Rolex submariner, for example, does the exact same thing as a $5 plastic cheapy, but people still buy Rolex and all the other > $5 watches as jewelery (i.e. social signalling of status)
This is a problem that I've been struggling with as well.

I started calling myself a consultant, but I've found that seems to be a title that a LOT of hacks around here use.

I think the best approach is to make a name for yourself. Do people say "Seth Godin, the marketer" or just "Seth Godin"? When you can say "I'm notduncansmith", you can charge a premium, because no one else can say "I am notduncansmith" (Uggh, did you chose your username for the sole purpose of ruining my example??).

Long story short, when you get a reputation, title doesn't matter as much, and you can just be you.
Malice is not the only way problems occur between contractor and company. Ignorance, misunderstanding, confusion, stress, poor planning, unforeseen circumstances are other very common reasons.

Contracts aren't written and signed just so you can sue each other. Contracts are written and signed as an evidence for both sides about what both sides agreed at the time, because no one's memory is that good. Contracts are written so when the proverbial s--t hits the fan, both sides are aware of what happens and are fine with the consequences.

And in all of those cases it pays to use the correct, specific, unambiguous language to express the intent of both sides. Expressing intent isn't easy. You can't go back and fix a contract easily the way you can say "Oh no, I mean X, not Y" in a casual conversation.

Lots of people, resources and time are about to be spent fulfilling a contract. A lot of problems will occur on the way to it being fulfilled.

If you think it's an option to take contracts lightly and you think it's an option to just trust fate & the goodwill of people you didn't know yesterday to sacrifice themselves in order to save your money, time, property and business, it's a sign you've not been burned enough times to learn to think otherwise.

Remember, that when stress gets high, and both sides paint themselves in a corner, even the most moral, loyal and honest of people may find themselves bending their morality, loyalty and honesty in order to survive in an impossible situation.
I find your product interesting and just did some brief research. From a tennis perspective, what would differentiate your product from Zepp? (http://www.zepp.com/tennis/)...besides the fact that Zepp is on the racquet while Smash is worn on the wrist. Since Zepp is a mature product and can be purchased from the store or online already...have you had a chance to try it and compare it to your Smash prototypes? Thanks.
There was at least some effort to legalize them in California:

http://blog.sfgate.com/stew/2014/03/11/california-bill-would...

Though the CA DMV seems to classify them as motor scooters:

http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/motors.html

It doesn't seem like the law is a serious concern at any rate, although I didn't research other states. If the question is if you need a motorcycle license or not, it seems like the industry is in a good position.
NeuFlow – high-performance embedded robotic vision system
Inside Venice's Secession Movement
I wonder if it's possible to build Smash for the Google Glass, to get instant feedback instead of looking at the app post-game. Actually, it is possible, and I hope it happens soon.
You're not accounting for literally any costs besides parts. R&D, assembly, testing, support, shipping, insurance, marketing, administrative, taxes... I actually doubt that they are spending $1200 on parts because if they were, they would be taking a massive loss on a $2000 retail price.
Suppression of Competition from Alternative Monies: E-gold
What I think Apple is trying to do is just to push a standard way to do this, so it's easier for everyone involved. Makes sense.

There's also a possibility that anyone could write an 'oven' app, which can then control any oven. That way, it's up to third-party software how smart or automated your home becomes.

I dunno, that doesn't really sound like Apple to me.
If someone built one of these mobile webapp frameworks using famo.us, but exposed it to the developer as something much less alien vs actual famo.us... I would be so happy.
Breaking backwards compatibility is a sure way to kill off a language / alienate a user base. That's a big reason why c++, Linux, PHP, etc. still exist and are used today.

Python 3 seems hellbent on taking the Perl 6 approach. How's that working out? Languages should evolve, not break off into new species.
Hosting UpCloud probably DO or OVH later
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All software and services I'm using on mobile or on computer is free or self hosted.
He's a little narcissistic, but limited it to talking about his being a "perfect gentleman" and things like that.

There is also this part:

"I am Elliot Rodger...Magnificent, glorious, supreme, eminent, Divine! I am the closest thing there is to a living god."
Anyone know how waterproof this thing is? In the north west more than half my walking commutes are in the rain.
People do interesting things on top of graph databases. I find Structr ( http://structr.org/ ) a very interesting approach to a rich CMS/WCM (based on Neo4j).
Booming, and also forking.
Getting to Here in Product Management
Thanks for that, appreciate it. I've put all the effort into breaking down events within strokes and writing algorithm's for these. You're right, it is tough but I wanted to ensure it provided useful insight
some people are a bit too free with downvotes.

I can only imagine what these people are like in real life. I suppose aggression is necessary part of the human condition and that saddens me. But... hey, if it makes one feel powerful to down vote, go ahead. Personally I find it cowardly unless the person can take a second to explain why but whatever.... (Exceptions made for blatant cases of trolling and drop dead stupid comments of which yours was not one... and I appreciate the support. Thanks. PS. fellow UF alum! Looks like I graduated the year you started.).
Hacker news is gay
Hacker news has always been gay. That's obvious to everyone (I hope).

What I'm wondering is will this site ever be cool. I keep coming back here because I'm too lazy to type in my password to the Something Awful forums. Just wondering if anyone actually likes this site?

thx in advance for your replies.
I quit working on this same idea about a year ago after concluding that the resolution on (existing) 9-axis IMUs wasn't good enough for serious tennis players.

Then again, maybe just being able to see your racquet head speed increase as you improve your technique will be enough for a "quantum of utility" for beginners.

Good luck to them!
Agree, it's as valid as calling your pocket touchscreen computer a "phone".
I found this a tantalizing tour (although a bit too much of an insider's tour for my knowledge level) of a lot of the current state of the art in Machine Learning. Well worth a read if you have any interest in the topic.

I also looked at some of the videos in the course linked at the end, and found the teaching quality disappointing (not very clear, fast speech, mumbling.. though to be fair I only saw two different professors).

Does anyone know of a really great quality (meaning attention to good quality communication of concepts... not necessarily slow or "for dummies" but clear) online intro course to Machine Learning?
From some quick testing of the demo on iOS:

If you pull a list down from the top or up from the bottom, the wrong thing scrolls. Not sure whether this is possible to work around.

iOS 7-style back gesture does not work.

In the input demo, pressing return on the Subject field submits the form. Demo bug?

Occasional popping when switching screens.

Nevertheless, seems pretty solid in general. I like it.
Yeah, sure but I'm also accounting for parts at RETAIL. I'm not talking to manufacturers and getting wholesale pricing.

I get that there's R&D and all the other things you've mentioned. I guess I didn't realize all that was going to cost $600-$1200 per board. I've always made the assumption that when you're not talking about software that your material costs dominate your price.

Given all that it would seem to make sense for someone moderately interested in an electric longboard as a hobby to build their own. If they're going to charge themselves for their time, obviously not as it would be a $20k device. But if you're interested in it anyhow it sounds like you can get a 50% or more discount.
That's a good thought, and certainly my end goal. Until I get there though, I feel like I should have some sort of concise way of telling people what I do. "Consultant" does carry a certain connotation (and not always good), but it's much better than "web strategist", which I feel is an apt description of what I do but is within spitting distance of "Social Media Guru". Maybe I should just fake it 'til I make it? That's how I got my start in this field.

By the way, I chose the username for a bit of pretend plausible deniability. "Look NSA guys, that post was clearly not written by Duncan Smith. It says so right here!" My sense of humor.
One more possibility - as human populations get wealthier and more educated, their population growth rate decreases.

Maybe by the time lifeforms get the technology to travel to other stars, they find that they don't need to expand.

There are many places (even within the USA) that we have the technology to colonize, but not the desire.
I have tried it yes. Our difference is the focus on technique and providing insight. I think Zepp just released a feature on serving which looks pretty cool, I would imagine they're heading down the same path. The key is the experience, it's got to be simple and useful
It's actually a Canadian startup with millions in funding, but this is not their product. It's the Kik messenger, which has a built-in browser. They provide this library to make making apps for their messenger easier.
Why wouldn't they include the time on a wearable bracelet?
Oh. Do they have any evidence against the salt fall theory? My understanding is that no one has been back down the hole since the event.
There was something like this a while back that was shut down: https://btct.co/

Maybe this is not based in the US though, judging from the British flag on the language selection.
I built a Z-80 kit in 1978. My first computer. It was a blast. I still have the thing.

Before you get me wrong: I was the only kid in my high school with a computer of his own. That's kind of unbelievable. The next year, there were maybe six of us with computers. We had all kinds of opportunities because of our early exposure to this stuff (I arguably got my first real job because of that kit I built).

[We also got into trouble with modems, and my grades cratered, and I independently discovered hacker hours. Ha.]

I do get nostalgaic, but every time I go back and want to program one of these things (e.g., a KIM-1 replica I built last year, and an IMSAI replica) I run into the fact that the software environment on these things really stunk. That KIM-1 sits there; I wrote an assembler for the thing in a couple of days, but dealing with the limited resources when I don't absolutely have to takes the wind out of my sails.

If I was on a desert island, I know I could deal. It would be no problem. But while it's nice to have that to fall back on, I'd much rather be hacking in C++ / Python / JavaScript with a real editor and a debugger that doesn't suck.

Someday I'll dig that old digital group system out of the closet and get it running again. But chances are that I'll write an emulator for it first :-)

[I did get to do a nice bit of embedded systems work a few years ago; a little power control system in 1920 bytes. That was a lark, and I got one of my cow-orkers roped into the project and we were basically insufferable, giggling kids for about two weeks, saving bytes and doing dirty hacks to make things fit in that space. Oh, those poor PMs...]
Ask HN: Where do older workers go that don't become managers or specialists?
I really enjoyed the recent Ask HR post on this topic (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7372997) but since it is locked and I can't comment, I decided to start this one to ask a very specific question. Yes, I understand that the most common paths for older workers are either management or senior roles, but given that the number of these roles is a fairly small percentage of the total workforce, I want to know where the REST of these older workers go? Do people really retire that early -- and if so, how? Are they all working as greeters at Walmart? (if so, please shoot me now)
Pinboard; bookmark management with archival

Newsblur; RSS feed reader

Spotify
One of the theories on how the Asian Long Horn Beetle (an invasive insect that is also a wood boring bug) came to the US was in wood used in shipping. Either palettes (skids is the term I've heard), or wood bracing in shipping containers.

Plastic doesn't seem so bad.
> Yes, he was a misogynist, but the unsaid implication I've seen all over the web is that "All misogynists are just like this guy!", which doesn't follow, as far as I'm concerned.

Not all misogynists will act out in physical violence, but misogyny provides fuel for those that do and it also provides excuses for those actions when they occur. Ultimately misogyny encourages violence against women, period.

> I just write misogynists off as sad people that I won't associate with, not violent murderers waiting for a chance to "show the world".

Which is a privilege you have since you are not the target of misogyny. Women who suffer direct harassment and violence because of misogyny don't get the chance to be so nonchalant about that behavior and cultural influence.
"What would things have been like if every Security operative, when he went out at night to make an arrest, had been uncertain whether he would return alive and had to say good-bye to his family? Or if, during periods of mass arrests, as for example in Leningrad, when they arrested a quarter of the entire city, people had not simply sat there in their lairs, paling with terror at every bang of the downstairs door and at every step on the staircase, but had understood they had nothing left to lose and had boldly set up in the downstairs hall an ambush of half a dozen people with axes, hammers, polkers, or whatever else was at hand?"

- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archipelago
Ask HN: Alternative To Kippt?
I'm looking for a social bookmarking site like Kippt that doesn't have 10-20 second load times. I want to be able to bookmark all types of media including video, audio, websites, notes, and images.

Does anyone have any good suggestions?
Thanks Colin! We've been fans of Customer.io, hopefully we can offer something that is both different and at least as good as Customer.io :). I'm taking up your offer and dropping you an email. All the best!
Wasn't aware of that. Sounds similar, I'll take a look.

The immediate benefit is that KeePassX is that it is cross platform (tested first hand on Linux and OS X) whereas KeePass itself is Windows only (maybe mono?).
I too was confused but then I realised this isn't meant for fun hacky 3D-mapping. It's meant to sell stuff for the home and I think that's unfortunately going to limit the reach of this technology. The only third party type of business that might be able to make use of this is a real estate company for obvious reasons. I guess they have a public API that can pull the data but even then that requires somebody with the camera to upload your house.

I highly doubt IKEA or any other furniture store is going to bring their camera out to me just so I can then digitally place a few sofas and I'm not going to pay $500 just to... what... save me a trip to the returns department? If I bought it what happens when I'm done decorating? Does my camera become a useless $500 paperweight?

It's cool that they allow you to have an OBJ (UV maps and textures too?) - I assume that doesn't include whatever proprietary meta-data gets attached to denote walls, floors, et al. If I could get the mesh with just the camera I would buy one of these in a heartbeat but otherwise I don't see this being used by any consumer apart from the absurdly obsessive renovator.
Hi everyone,

I've been working on this side project for a little while now and am finally done with the MVP. This is a social media marketing automation tool. As of right now, it crawls the web for blog feed content and posts them on a schedule to a Facebook profile or page.

I plan on adding many more features to this over time, but wanted to share it with you guys to hopefully get some feedback and stay motivated on the side project grind.

I would appreciate any and all feedback, and if anybody would like a free account, please let me know.

Thanks!
Well, whose problem is it? Most people use Python in order to solve problems they have. If Python 2 solves their problems better than Python 3, they'll use Python 2. (And yes, "solves their problems better" includes "lets them continue to use an already-existing solution that works fine.") If the people developing Python want other people to use Python 3, they need to make it better than other ways of accomplishing the tasks they want to complete -- and that includes being better than Python 2. It's not the responsibility of the community to move to Python 3 for the sake of the Python developers.
Complicated math concepts (like differential equations) are much easier to learn with a solid background in complex numbers. Vectors are important, but so are complex numbers.
Not sure about this one, there are lots of Bitcoin Stock Exchanges of varying trustworthiness. [1]

Bitcoinstarter is also a more entrenched platform for crowd-funding... [2]

[1] https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:Stock_Exchanges

[2] https://bitcoinstarter.com/
It seems this is really good for single page (WebView) embedded in a native app. I am curious whether the wrong scrolls will happen if turn off the scroll functionality of the WebView on iOS or Android.
An insane idea on reference counting [pdf]
Numeral.js – A JavaScript library for formatting and manipulating numbers
Thanks for the link; this guy is admirable.
The importance of benchmarking; S&P500 vs. Sell in May
Why exactly would I want this? What benefits does it provide? How is developing in a proprietary ecosystem...even if they do release it "for Linux" any better than developing in something like Python or Ruby?

Serious question. If there are real benefits I would love to know about them.
Can't you use /* ... */ as comment?
I never said there weren't plenty. In fact you are making my point for me. The discussion here should reflect what those systems really have, not just part of what they have.
No soap, Bacteria-rich Hygiene Experiment
I found to my surprise that these days Java is as productive as anything else. It's not like the early days anymore; modern Java has generics, reflection, now lambda; there would still be more finger typing than I'd ideally like, but the IDEs are more than good enough to make up for that, to the point that a nontrivial program now usually takes fewer keystrokes to write in Java than almost any other language.

Which of course reinforces your main point: nowadays the language differences just aren't that big.
Australian Apple iDevices hijacked, held to ransom
You're also forgetting... they have to make a profit on this! You're also paying for the near-or-at six-figure salaries of the engineers that have worked on this for a few years.
Twitter had initiated granting of datasets some time back (now closed)[0] on the merits of a short proposal. The number of groups who eventually got access to the data were very few[1]. I hope in the future they increase the number of grants.

[0] https://blog.twitter.com/2014/introducing-twitter-data-grant...

[1] https://blog.twitter.com/2014/twitter-datagrants-selections