skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
The UK may have a class system (sadly, all capitalist societies do and must), but it does not have "castes". Knighthoods and other honours are merely titles.
It's worth noting that this shows only "verified" keys, which are keys that have been added to the account and used at least once.
In the comments is a link to the direct download page: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4229...

I'm not sure what which (any? all?) of those options I want, but it seems much closer to a decent user experience.
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i was expecting it to be a little like www.singlepage.guru but for wordpress. but i cant seem to get it going.
I'm not for banning. I'm for actively discouraging people who "have nothing to do" with their time, from seeking refuge in something which is actively designed to captivate them and consume as much of their resources as possible. There are many addictive & destructive things, but few of them are legal and actively being evolved to enslave you at the same time.
TrueCrypt is software you download, it's not a cloud service that you have to implicitly trust to use. The source for TrueCrypt is viewable by anyone and it is being audited. What would the NSA gain by controlling software with public audited source other than esteem from the general community for helping us to secure our files.
Also old: Westminster hall (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Westminster#Westmins...), built in 1097 and still in active use today. I could care less for the rest of the Palace of Westminster, but the hall is absolutely stunning.

The best way to see the hall is to attend a public meeting hosted in parliament as it will be free.
You need to find someone that believes in the vision, who will earn sweat equity with you and thinks you're the guy from a commercial point of view that can make that happen.

Tech companies without developers obviously don't work but nor to teams of developers only.

Show that you can articulate what needs to be done from a tech point of view and have a basic understanding of how it can be done!

Good luck!
I am not much of a cheerleader for public education in its current form in the U.S., but surely a case can be made that it is society's job to educate people -- because it is in society's best interest that people be educated.

And if society determines that one effective way to ensure that all people, even those of limited means, have an opportunity to receive an education, is to devote public dollars toward the effort, I see no reason why we can't say that, by proxy, it is the government's job to educate people.

(Personally, though, I would like to see the government's role as being primarily the benefactor and not the administrator or provider of education.)

As an aside, adding the words "full stop" to a statement may communicate extra intensity, but it doesn't excuse you from having to provide evidence to back up what you say.
SolScript really looks cool. I'm also writing something, it's a generic paper about FRP though. Gonna cite your paper :) Cool that you used duck-typing, although it's causing much more complexity, but it's great for Reactive Programming. Have a look at this paper, it might be of help for you http://lambda-the-ultimate.org/node/2438

My paper is in german, but I'll publish it on github and translate it (time given).
I've also got a hypothesis on how FRP can be abstracted into a domain model using AI and non-axiomatic reasoning. But I hope I don't run in a dead-end there though, it's just a theory :)
How to use Cloudformation in AWS to create a self terminating instance
There are legitimate reasons to purchase a new car, but it really comes down to doing the numbers for yourself.

I bought a new car right after college. My intent was to do the "responsible" thing and buy a lease return or some slightly used vehicle. However, with the price difference, the warranty on that versus a new car, the APR I could get on a new vehicle (0%) versus a used one (2.75%), and how long I intended to keep the vehicle swung me to buying new. The warranty in particular was a key selling point because I was moving to a new city with no social net to help if I suddenly had to have massive car repairs. Been there, done that, it's not fun.

There was some other intangibles. I have full service records for my car, there's no risk of "hidden" damage, I didn't have to bother with taking it to a mechanic to get checked out.

Bottom line is run the numbers before blatantly assuming it's "money to burn". It's a cost effectiveness scenario. Obviously more expensive cars potentially have more expensive depreciation cycles.

Leasing is similarly a good idea in certain cases. There's tons of articles around that illustrate in what scenarios it actually is a plausible option of obtaining a vehicle.
By that measure the Beatles could be said to be from Hamburg, as that was also formative for their career. Even internationally, I would argue that 'Cavern Club' and 'Beatles' are inextricably linked and more famous than anywhere in London they were associated with.
I'm in London (2 years in total) and it's really great. You can really complain about 4 things:
- It is really hard to find a nice flat in a good condition (no mold etc.) with reasonable price.
- Some good&services are overpriced (e.g. trains)
- Taxes are a bit too high
- Weather :)

It's in top 5 big cities to live in the world for sure.
I'll be the disagreeing voice. I read the book, and what I got from it was a manipulating vibe, not as strong as the one I get from the PUA community, but close.

I took this random quote right now:

> So, because I had apologized and sympathized with her point of view, she began apologizing and sympathizing with my point of view, I had the satisfaction of controlling my temper, the satisfaction of returning kindness for an insult. I got infinitely more real fun out of making her like me than I could ever have gotten out of telling her to
go and take a jump in the Schuylkill River

That's not "I want to make a friend". That's "how do I get the most from others for my own purposes".

For me, "How to influence friends and influence people" would be a better title. I'll agree that it's great for business purposes, but for the "win friends" part, not so much.
It's great to see Gates so pissed at the state of affairs. It's obvious how all those little locally-smart-but-globally-stupid decisions can pile up into a giant pile of crap.
I don't know about foreclosure data, but I also wouldn't look at just that, because regulations are different in other countries. I live in the Netherlands and a lot of people now (about 30%) have a mortgage that is worth more than the house. That is not a huge problem as long as they are able to pay the mortgage each month and do not have a pressing reason to move, do not get divorced, etc. but if they do need/want to move they end up with a debt for the difference of the value of the house and the mortgage (In this country, you cannot just walk away from your house and debt, you always remain responsible for the debt).

I think the fact that 30% of all houses here are "underwater" is a better sign of a housing bubble than the amount of foreclosures because at least where I live in many cases banks prefer not to foreclose but put the house on the regular market and hope to sell it for a reasonable prices.
Yep, it also took me 2 steps:

* search on Google
* download the software on the page you are linking to.

But: I agree that it's strange you can't get there via de MS site directly.
Yes that's right. There are no bins in the statition but there are often cleaners. Still if you can take your rubbish with you that makes for a nicer looking train station.
Very nice article explains London in and out. Tbh after reading the first 2-3 paragraphs I started disagreeing with you but then you brought the point of how bad London can be and that's fine.

For me, I don't like London am only here cause as you said if you can't go to America where else can you go?

I strongly disagree with one of your points: San Francisco can be expensive... Not comparing to London.

In London the average salary of a developer is somewhat close to 50-70k £ a year. After tax that becomes 35-40k. London is a very very very expensive City to Live in. Everything from food to rent is expensive.

IN San Fran I would be sitting at 100-120k $ and yes insurance etc can be expensive but still you can't compare the prices of food and housing in San Fran with London... Completely Different.
Example: Order Chinese in San Fran: 8$ + 2$ tip = 10$, Order Chinese in London 8£. Oh seems fair? No not when your salary is compared 120k to 70k a year.
Wrong. Considering that education is the single most powerful element to advance society (and create more justice), government should definitely ensure that everyone gets as much education as they can stomach and are willing to digest. And that means, it should mainly be financed via taxes.

Those, on the other hand, who want the public to remain manipulatable will continue try to limit education to the wealthier percentage.
I work as a contractor for a company where employees must set a couple of goals yearly and meet them. Set them too low, you're considered lazy, fail to meet one and you're considered unreliable.

There's also a mandatory quota of trainings, which employees must elaborate and then train their colleagues, and "charitable work" they must participate.

I don't want to be hired.
Clubs, sports and other group events doesn't solve the underlaying problem that in order to get friends or to become friends with someone you have to be interested in that person. If you are interested at someone and value him/her you will most likely like to spend time with them.

Everyone is saying that making friends as an adult is hard. Small talk, meeting new people, being friends is actually really easy. Just be interested about the guy/gal and listen to their story. I think you shouldn't even think that "hey today I'm going to make a friend", they are people, all of us are precious and have a great story to tell. You meet them everyday and if you just wish to get to know them better, listen and be interested. If you can't find the interest to listen to other people or do something with them, you will probably end up not having too many friends. Think about the motives why you want to meet new friends and why haven't you made them yet, what is the underlaying cause? Usually it is not that you are an introvert or can't speak the language properly. And this is something that you need to work with yourself.

Sure sports and clubs can help with the meeting process but as there are people everywhere, it is not the only way. You should go into these things if you want to do the subject of the club.
I bought a motorcycle when I was in school and never met anyone with it. People will wave to you in the street but how do you turn that into friendship?
I grew up in one of the rainier and colder parts of the British Isles and I don't recall any such issues with playing outside. Sure I had to wear wellies when playing in the fields or local common green areas but I don't recall it restricting whatever it was I was doing. Perhaps it is the modern need to have adults oversee everything a child does which actually causes the restriction. I'd expect most children couldn't care less about the rain and bad weather.

Also I visit South Africa 4-5 times a year and I don't notice my daily routine change much from London apart from driving more. If anything I walk less because it is too hot around Dec-Feb. Indeed I'd be pretty worried about letting kids out for long periods in such unrelenting sunshine.
I live in Oxford and the rail costs are why I always get the bus. The "Oxford Tube" and X90 coaches run more frequently than trains, cost £18 return, have power and wifi, are comfortable, and deliver you to the centre of London in 1-1.5hrs (or assorted stop further out, plus stops from the ring-road through to the centre in Oxford). Usually less crowded and more comfortable than the train too!
Not surprised in the slightest.

Finding anything on a Microsoft website is the biggest user experience pain I have ever encountered.

The fact that Google does not seem to index any of the Microsoft sites properly (which is probably Microsoft's fault in the first place) does not help at all.
I will often search for a piece of software or an SDK on Google only to have the first hit be a still active page to an ancient version of the software in question; the newest version being buried somewhere on page two. (try and search for something like '.net download'. The first hit is 4.5, the second is 4.0, the newest is 4.5.2, the closest hit for that being number 6 and found on filehippo instead of an official Microsoft page)

That and the fact that Microsoft decides to arbitrarily and routinely change the name of everything they produce or deprecate software/SDKs/documentation without informing the user at all and naturally failing to point to the 'new and recommended' alternative are my biggest gripes.
From what I've read, the general hypothesis is that Goog will likely stick with 4.x numbering for some time. Imho they'll switch to 5.x when they decide to drop support for ~2012 Nexus devices (Nexus 4, Nexus 7 etc).
F-That! Of course it's occurred to me I can't afford "such a lifestyle." That's why I steal the content!

Just because I was born into poverty, barely made it out of high school, and lack the genetics, wherewithal and mental acumen to move myself into a better life doesn't mean I'm going to deny myself life's pleasures.

Screw you rich people who _can_ afford the lifestyle. If you want me to play by the rules you've made up for your society then I get what you get. Otherwise, I guess it's civil war across class lines. Then we'll make the rules!

Edit: And don't downvote me if you're going to reply to my comment. Your witty riposte will just get buried too.

Edit to edit: (Apologies to commenter 3rd3)
>Somebody must have been searching for both Zyxel brand hardware and NSA infiltration information to cause Google to give such a strange search suggestion, and I would bet my left pinky-toe that at least one of the people doing those searches is "JyZyXEL" from the IRC log above. Although this is probably not a coincidental connection between all of these facts, it doesn't mean JyZyXEL is somehow connected to the TrueCrypt developers. However, I'm making a note of it here in case there are further developments, or someone just wants to ask him what else he might know.

Or maybe Google suggests the term because Zyxel's NAS product line is called NSA (e.g. http://www.zyxel.com/de/de/products_services/nsa325.shtml?t=... ). What a bunch of bullshit
So you are stating that only the wealthy can morally have children? And this does not make you wonder if the country/economy is no longer moral?
Just use Google or Bing to search for download SQL Server 2014 Express. The instant download page is the second result, no registration required.

The author's complaining about the marketing pages. Marketing pages are run by marketers, and marketers are trying to get your information. The real download pages (the ones in Google & Bing search results) are run by the technical teams who want to put the product in your hands.
You are assuming that your views wouldn't change over time. Ideas aren't static. You said that one would end up being reactionary over time when the new ideas disagree with your own...but that assumes that yours wouldn't change...
Out of interest, what do you see as the link between classes and capitalism or are you equating social class with a level of income (or ownership of assets) - it's really much more complex than that in the UK due to the remarkable amount of historical baggage we have.
I'd say you being an introvert is not the case. It seems you have social axiety, and it's possibe to cure it by yourself. There are some guides in internet how to do it, but to put it simple(and this worked for me like a charm) - you have to get out of your comfort zone. push yourself to do things you would never normally do in public. it's not easy to do this, but after about a month you can just feel this CLICK. its really life changing. you just have to keep doing it, no matter how awkward it gets.
Ask HN: What happened to hnbot on Facebook?
It seems that https://www.facebook.com/hnbot is no longer active. Anyone knows why?
Why so bitter? Its specifically about recognition: https://www.gov.uk/honours/overview
Ok... this is not ready yet. I'm working on it on and off but you might want to try out http://fbtidy.com. The basic concept is to extract "real" status messages in FB. Rest of the things are in other tabs to checkout if you have time. Nothing is stored on server. The whole app is JS making client-side Graph API calls directly to FB. Code is here: https://github.com/sytelus/fbtidy

Any feedback welcome.
pdf.js uses HTML canvas elements to render each PDF page

If it's doing this for text or vector graphics content, then I'm of the strong opinion that they're doing it very wrong - HTML already has facilities to render text, and browsers support SVG for vector graphics. The canvas elements should be used for bitmap images only, since that's what they were designed for.

Edit: this thought occurred to me because the Chinese site Baidu has an online document viewer which basically converts uploaded PDFs into HTML and does it without needing to canvas everything; here's an example:

http://wenku.baidu.com/view/544340cea1c7aa00b52acb38.html

In my Chrome it takes ~60M sitting on the first page, complete with all the other pieces of the page (including ads). Scrolling through all the pages of the document, it ends up at ~130M.

Here is the original document:

http://www.promelec.ru/pdf/MBI5030%20Preliminary.pdf

When it is opened in PDF.js (v1.0.277) to the first page, I see ~95M and scrolling through all the pages makes it peak at ~270M; and this is just for the PDF viewer only, so there is clearly much room for improvement.
What if we find the point where the Big Bang happened?
Try and find an English Conversation Class. This is not the same as "normal" English classes (where you study from a textbook). In a conversation class, you are grouped (or paired) with people who are in a similar boat to yours, and you talk. Depending on the teacher, you will probably be given a topic to discuss.

This is a great way for improving your language and social skills, because you're talking to real-life human beings. Conversing is (IMHO) the best way of learning a language.

Good luck with it! And don't worry about being an introvert. It makes your social life a bit harder, but it's not a show stopper.
The OBE doesn't convey any extra rights on the recipient.
Hi, friend! I had similar problems before. [Chinese]

As a foreign student studying at UK, the cultural difference is exceedingly scary for me at first glance, like the food names, clothings codes and behavior manners. I enjoyed life at Berkeley, while my life here at Cambridge is a big step for me.

However, I have found several hints that may help you understand why you need someone to chat with.

1. As a foreigner, being involved in a community or a small group of friends makes you feel safe.

2. Introversion is not an excuse for being alone, rather, it is a personality that you may enjoy being alone.

3. For those people who have poorer English than you, like me, can have close friends to chat with. What you really need is to target small and expand your social life gradually. (just like a startup)

4. Last but not least, having two or three close friends who understand you and support you is much more valuable than saying hello to everyone in a large party. Check your contact and find them! Ask them for a drink! Playing games together!

Hope this helps. ^_^
I agree with all of that except going into debt... When I can help it. (I can see having a car helping a social life though.) When I have a buffer of cash and food I feel more free and feel better about myself. When I'm happy with myself, others like me more too... but then I also start to care less of what most others think.

Edit: You edited out getting debt for a car? That may not be a bad idea for some.
Here's my thoughts, as someone who's naturally shy, socially awkward (or maybe just plain weird), and loaded with anxiety issues.

Start small. Don't try to make friends at first, just practice interacting with people. Ask totally random people questions you can Google. Is the 6 train running on time today? Is this the way to Market Street? Do you know a good coffee shop around here? Ask people in social situations personal questions that aren't too personal. So what do you do? How long have you worked here / gone to school here / known Jim / lived here? A lot of people don't realize I have crippling social anxiety, simply because I have mastered the art of small talk.

Practice being uncomfortable. I'm assuming you've got a healthy dose of social anxiety, like most introverts. Wear opinionated tee-shirts that make you feel judged. Try going to random meetup groups, not to meet people but just to practice feeling awkward, silly, and watched. Try the juggling and unicycle unicycle meetups, and spend an hour falling off a loaner unicycle in front of everybody. Practice making smalltalk. How long have you been doing this? How long does it take to learn how? How many balls can you juggle? What's the most impressive feat you've seen performed on a unicycle?

Establish a routine. Proximity is important; you can't make friends if you're never in the same place twice. Go sit in a coffee shop and read the paper every morning, go for a run at the same time every week or day. Find a couple of meetup groups and attend them regularly.

Online friends can be real friends. Even if you never meet them, if they care about you and vice versa, an online friend counts. Making your online friends in-person friends is also pretty awesome. I made several good friends online, and now about half of us live in the same city (most of us live in two cities). We hang out from time to time, play board games, see movies. Most of us have worked together at one point or another.
It's the same for me. Trying to access /wordpress/ gives me a 404...
> The answer is simple : economic freedom.

I'm all for freedom, and that is precisely why I'm opposed to consolidation. There are a couple of components required to make the free market work: (1) freedom for companies to grow [--> efficiency], (2) freedom for new companies to enter the market [--> competition], and (3) freedom for customers to choose from different offerings [--> competition].

Consolidation is all about (1) at the expense of (2) and (3).

To clarify, when I said "communism" I meant "central planning" (not totalitarianism), which is what happens when a single corporation controls most of a market. Apologies for using this emotionally-charged term loosely.

> prohibiting companies to merge

I'm not sure what wing that puts me in, but I think we should prohibit large companies from merging and also dismantle existing large companies as well. The way I see it, a world with many small and medium-sized companies will run much smoother than one with a single large company. Specifically, keeping the chain of command short (height of the corporate pyramid < 7) will ensure informed decisions are made (instead of decisions based on office politics, and personal vision---the corporate version of "I know better"). Except for some exceptions (e.g. you need a pretty big company to manufacture planes) this would be possible.
and dont think about things, like having no car or not speaking perfectly english. there are people who dont judge others by this stuff. and if they do, you dont wanna meet them :D
>How do Americans follow local news?

Local newspapers still dominate the local news field.
Microsoft’s secret Android patents revealed by Chinese government