skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
America is a scary country to live in. I am not sure if it is just the fact that this sort of thing gets reported more often of late ...only for America, or just that I've been paying more attention of late.

The number of places and the absurdity of the manner in which you can get killed, hurt, jailed, or have your entire life irrecoverably change is just frightening.

Now, I don't intend to be Anti-American, I already accepted that there is a possibility that this sort of thing gets reported more for the US. Also, I know that one can claim that I am generalizing and this doesn't happen all the time, all over the place.

However, I've read so many news reports[1] of simple things like frivolous lawsuits that completely damage a persons life to completely avoidable instances of serious life altering events like this news story which makes me wonder why would a professional making a decent living (like say a software engineer) would want to move to America. I personally, am not too inclined.

[1] I have often thought about creating a site that aggregates such horror stories to serve as a warning -- a mirror, lets say ...or if you really want me to spell it out -- a reminder, that, 'No, American is not the greatest country in the world'. Before you decide to downvote and retort, read the article (again) and empathize with me, if you can, how this sort of thing would invoke such a reaction.
Is it too cynical to assume that a major defense contractor like GD has already integrated a hidden door for the NSA?
Microsoft bribes MacBook Air users to buy Surface Pro 3
On the contrary, most people with the income to do so are in fact delighted to invest in things that simplify their lives and save them time. It's one of the pleasures of the modern era.

Regarding this claim about UI tradeoffs, you clearly do not remember the past seven years. Were I to travel back to 2006 and hand you an iPhone 5, you would think it was a gift from some distant alien civilization. The point being that great design continually defines upward what "make simple things easy" means. It is not diametrically opposed to making the difficult things possible.
It really all starts with Lego IMO. Give all children male/female a box of Lego on their first birthday. Either they'll take to it or they won't. Problem solved!
I've been using http://www.geeknote.me/ for a while now. Jrnl looks interesting, I'll have to try it out and see how it compares.
This post got me thinking: why must every language reinvent the package manager, poorly? It seems profoundly wasteful. How much of the logic and infrastructure involved is actually specific to the language being used? I could be missing something, but it seems very little.

It would be really cool if languages just started using a common package manager instead. It could also be more fully-featured, able to do things like track dependencies that aren't written in the language like C libraries. We would also avoid having a ton of custom file formats and dependency solvers.

From what I've seen, Nix[1] is the perfect candidate for this. It's self-contained, can install packages locally and does a good job of simultaneously managing multiple versions of the same package: all very useful for development. It's also portable, working on Linux, OS X, FreeBSD and even Windows with CygWin.

In a sense, I suppose this would be like reinventing the system package manager. But I don't think that's a problem. Unfortunately, most Linux package managers seem configured in a way that is not convenient for development (ie global packages only). It's also a bit of a pain for a language community to maintain a package for everyone's favorite package manager; if they just settled on one (like Nix), they could have a single Nix repository similar to how they have a custom package list now.

[1]: https://nixos.org/nix/
You know, I was about to type a kind of snarky reply along the lines of "Ukraine is still in Europe, no?" and then I realized I had to pick the country in Europe that is literally in the midst of a civil war to get to a comparable situation. Sigh.
I am in fact an expert. I have a background in finance and economics and could speak for hours on this subject.

You seem to want to pick a fight, based on something I didn't even actually say or imply (which you carried over from another comment). That doesn't seem like very friendly behavior for HN. I never said a single thing implying Norway's financial well being was guaranteed or automatic or required no effort.

I said Norway is prosperous due to oil. That is true, and their prosperity began with the oil boom, and that is not a coincidence.

A five second comparison between how Venezuela has managed their resources and how Norway has, would tell you everything you need to know about the care Norway has taken to manage their good fortune, but that doesn't change in any way the fact that their good fortune is derived from the oil boom that saw their output peak at a massive 3.4 million bpd (particularly massive compared to their tiny population).
One of the prohibitions when signing up for the developer program is this:

> [Prohibited] Collect, aggregate, re-syndicate, retain, log or store Customer Data (as defined below) received via the Nest API beyond 10 trailing days from the date when the data is received.
Anyone know what tool they use to generate their API docs?
The challenge here is that Gecko is the heavyweight bit here, not Firefox. If you wanted to shrink the size of Firefox dramatically, you could not do so without removing Web functionality (as opposed to Firefox functionality.)

I'd love to see someone give that a shot. It was really three or four people who "Firefoxed" the old Mozilla Suite and there's nothing stopping some similarly motivated group from giving it a go.

Still, I don't think they'd get nearly as far as we did back in 2002 and 2003, because Firefox is actually very trim and fit. There aren't a lot of extra features to cut and the code implementing most features is smart enough not to waste resources when not in use.
You can't even be sure the people performing these "no knock warrants" aren't cops/former cops faking it to commit crimes against you:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/01/30/robbery-ring-disguis...
Awesome. Small, simple, text-file based.
I was comparing the US to first world countries, not Europe as a whole. And no first world country is exceptionally poor compared to the US.

Yes, the point in this case is actually to have fewer poor people - specifically a strong middle class. As supposed to, say, a vast percentage of poor workers and an exceptionally rich upper class.

You'll have to be more specific, or else your post looks like a derailment from what was under discussion, namely US GDP per capita compared to other first world countries.
You actually do. Just not on HN.
Not sure about male nurses, but not having male primary teachers is a serious issue (at least in the UK). I keep hearing advice about guys getting into teaching kids (or really leading any kids activities) - "don't". Because the expectation is that you're likely a pedophile. Because doing something completely normal that gets some girl at school surprised will cost you time in court and being able to work with kids in the future. I'm not sure how often it really happens (anecdote != data, etc.), but I've heard enough stories of simple actions being misinterpreted with terrible consequences (I was going to teach some kids at the local sport club) that I really wish there were more male teachers. Just to break the idea that it's something unusual.
You can use the eigenharp as a matrix, pressure sensitive 'piano'
http://www.eigenlabs.com/
- on interstitials

- on mobile

- supported devices only: Android phones and tablets, Kindle Fire tablets, and Fire phones

- in the US and in the UK

- in August and September

- for your first app (so new customers only)

Worst click-bait ever.
No, this is happening in most parts of the country.
See http://www.cato.org/raidmap (more "neutral" source welcome, if someone has another information source/raw data link).
They turn on the webcam and look into their soul. Or IP address + locale information like everyone else.
Heil Hipster: The Young Neo-Nazis Trying to Put a Stylish Face on Hate
A LEGO block is sex-neutral, but the decades of marketing and LEGO character pieces certainly were not. LEGO can't take all the blame, given that many parents probably didn't buy LEGOs for their daughters given their own internalized stereotypes, but it could have recognized that this was a phenomenon and aggressively worked to include girls in their "neutral" toys.

As usual, the actual problem is deeper than symtomatic entities like LEGO. We will see the end of this issue when we see the end of the world's obsession with sex and sex stereotypes.
Is this enough to be able to challenge the constitutionality out of SWAT team usage and no-knock warrants, based on the principle that we are innocent until proven guilty. For example, in this case, the police were looking for one individual and found a family inside. Shouldn't the police treat them all as innocent instead of enemy combatants until they've positively identified the suspect?

If we have to err between the safety of the public and the safety of police officers, that's an easy decision to make since hazards are part of the job they have chosen to perform. Using SWAT teams externalizes the risk and danger of the job.

IMHO, it should be a high bar to meet to justify the use of SWAT teams in any situation. A judge should have to sign off on the use based on extraordinary evidence justifying why such excessive force is need. Once a warrant is acquired, do police have carte blanche to exercise it as they see fit?
Perhaps I'm overstated my case. It would be more correct to say Americans are overworked because they chose to be overworked. It may not seem like a choice to some, especially in the professional class, because they have a preconceived notion of a lifestyle and 'acceptable' careers based on where they see themselves in life.
Hate to be so basic but when you've decided to be a hammer, everything eventually looks like a nail.

All of this military surplus gear thats been avalanching into local PDs nationwide isn't going to just collect dust. The good ol' boys in blue will eventually find a reason to use their toys, whether its on you, me, or the family in the OP.

Since 'Protect and Serve' has been officially declared false by our wonderful Supreme Court, everyone in this country should disabuse themselves of the notion that the police are here to help us and keep the peace.

BRB blasting NWA
Where in the article are the US prices compared to EU prices? It seems that it compares EU prices to production prices (in India and China). It also states:

"We also see that in countries that have free market pricing of medicines (where companies can decide for themselves the price of a new medicine), such as Germany, the price of generic medicines tend to be higher than in countries which regulate medicine prices."

This seems to contradict the claim as well.
Looks like one of my kids wants to go into management, and the other into demolitions.
it just doesn't interest them as much

I'd appreciate if you'd read something: http://reelgirl.com/2013/11/im-not-a-pilot-im-a-pilots-wife-...

Edit: It's telling when people downvote a comment that is nothing but a relevant link. This is a situation in which you either have convictions and are willing to defend them, or are knowingly ignorant about the subject and are willing to try to learn and engage in discourse. If those options feel constricting, all you have to do is close the tab.
This is so terrible. I hope this story gets shared everywhere, because this shouldn't be happening. They sent a SWAT team to a house before confirming that the person that they looked for was there? They threw a disabling weapon inside without noticing that there was a family with children in there? And like others have said, all that for a drug bust?
It's sad that someone would give that order in the first place, and that there are people in our police forces who carry it out.
Are you being serious?

In Mexico the narco terrorists pulled innocent people off of a bus and made them pit fight to the death for their amusement.

http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/Mexican-crook...

In the middle ages they would impale you on a spike so that you died slowly over days.

In Rwanda one tribe butchered 5 million people of another tribe with machetes.

An that's just examples I can think of off the top of my head.

And you have trouble believing that a few cops wouldn't let a mother comfort her child?
Just did an integration in December- it looks like it has changed for the better but the documentation is still in poor shape.

This is going to make things so much easier. I'm excited to try this since we had to pay $1000USD to open an Alipay account.
There are multiple reasons for this, first and foremost even if you believe you should be allowed to know about criminals you may be interacting with I do not agree that most of that info should be publicly available in a simple REST request where anyone from Stalkers, to other criminals can get any information they desire on me simply by paying a small fee. That is an extreme privacy violation IMO. you are looking at only from the Rose Colored "Catch a criminal" lens, and not considering any of the consequences.

Further I do not trust the government or the legal system at all, and have no reason to believe a person convicted of DUI or raping a child under the current legal system was in fact guilty of those charges.

Lastly even if a person is a criminal I do not believe in the notion of a Scarlet Letter society which is what this company is companies like it are attempting to create. This effectively kills any Second Chance a person that made a mistake in the past has. You forever make them second class and ultimately encourage them to commit more, and probably ever increasing violent crimes
For any thinking of doing this because they want to work at Addepar - it is a notorious under-paying meat-grinder.
There is like 30+ years of social-psych research and papers backing up why average people (the swat team members) can become truly the hand of evil as situations demand of them. The most (in)famous of these studies is the Milgram shock experiment which showed average people in general willing to kill innocent people if authority insisted. A less famous study, the Stanford prison experiment, showed that people were more than willing to objectify others when they were in positions of power.

Granted, there is a chance this one incident might be fake (who knows with the internet), but incidents like this are definitely real. The fact of the matter is, people are not evil, but the organization of people tend to be. What can you do about it? Probably the best thing is stop strengthening centralized organizations, live/work in a small tightly knit communities, and don't lump others into a group. If that's not possible, your next best alternative is not be black / hispanic / south-east asian / male.
lol, who would want to write jquery for a living?
The US is a big place (note: I'm not American either). Keep in mind that your comment is similar to a non-European reading about far-right violence and recent EU parliament election success and thinking, "When I read stuff like this, I'm really happy I am not living in Europe. It sounds so crazy to a [Canadian|Australian|etc.] person."
Was also disappointed. Time for a proper title.
I agree, but settlements don't hurt enough - ultimately they come out of the taxpayer's pocket,a nd unless a mayor or police chief is held personally responsible, all that happens is a game of bureaucratic musical chairs. This also needs civil suits against the officers, and jail terms. At least the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is treating it as a criminal incident, so it's possible that one or more of these police may do time.

However, the problem is systemic. I don't see a change without major adjustments to the law which would be highly unpopular, eg mandatory life sentences for crimes committed by police officers or similarly draconian measures.
I'm running FF nightly, and bind and reduce are massively faster than lodash or native, with many of the others similar. This is what I wanted to see of course - if you can make a function that does the same as the native one in user code but faster, the native code should just be updated to use that right?
This should absolutely be handled in some good way. I think right now you'd just set the script attribute to something empty, but that's obviously a hack.
> Its obvious from school age that it just doesn't interest them as much.

[Citation needed]. What you're seeing in school is very likely the effect of early age socialization effects. Which can go both ways, if you look at other cultures, such as Iceland [1]. You may also want to familiarize yourself with the concept of "stereotype threat" [2].

> You never hear of the need to get more male nurses, or primary teachers and that is generally not viewed as a problem.

As a matter of fact, this is a source of concern in the relevant circles [3, 4]. For example, much has been written about boys not having enough male role models among teachers in schools. It just doesn't get much coverage in the media because, well, these are considered low-end jobs that few people other than those involved in nursing and teaching care much about. In fact, that is a major theme: If a type of job is dominated by women, it's likely to be poorly paid (stereotypically male jobs can go either way).

[1] http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1032361...

[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotype_threat

[3] http://www.edutopia.org/male-teacher-shortage

[4] http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/episode/2013/02/21/is-the-short...
And yet if you suggest that police are anything less than complete heroes in every way your neighbors and relatives will shun you. Defending yourself against a corrupt, ignorant, and vindictive police force is one of the best uses I can think of for the second amendment.
Google I/O 2014 – $25 Blue Bottle Coffee Gift Cards if You Can Find Us
Testing Free Will with Single-Neuron Measurements of Pre-Conscious Activity
Troubling. Their incompetence is incredible.

The thing that always amazes me about this is the unbelievable incompetence of our administrators. They keep doing things that don't work and expect them to work.

The unofficial motto: "If violence isn't doing the job, you're not using enough."
Some aircraft certainly did. The Japanese Zero was notable in part for its lack of armor around the pilot and non-self-sealing fuel tanks.
I wonder if the privacy "advocates" (and I really want to use the word "whiners" here) are to blame for that particular restriction. I can't see a business case for Nest to disallow that.
If you're not happy get out of there. You're lucky to be in a high demand industry.
The issues lies in that working with computers or technology is not "cool." Take a look at movies, television shows, etc. A person in tech is typically classified as a geek, a nerd, loser, etc. Middle school and high school are a big popularity contest, but that's also the age where they are very malleable. Until the negative connotations stop, people will continue to be afraid to enter the tech space.
Personally, I don't see any reason to get anyone into anyone. Ideally, people should choose what they want to do, whatever interests them. I chose computers because I couldn't get away from them when I was young, and they interested me more than most other things (sports, history, friends, ...). I see no reason why people should be asked to get into STEM. Should they have the opportunity? Of course! Fortunately, social perceptions about geeks are changing, thanks to shows like Big Bang Theory and because of fortunes made with technology (Facebook, Google, ...). But someone who is not passionate about being a programmer/scientist and is only in it for the money, will in average be less successful in it that someone who's passionate about it.
I wonder why Geoff Thorpe has "QC", which I assume is Quebec, as his country code. Quebec is a province in Canada.
The cited research [1] must have been written by an auto dealership. They conclude that since the monthly payment-to-income ratio has not increased, that all is well.

Using their own data and a loan amortization calculator I conclude something quite different:

1992
Avg Graduate Debt: $20,000
Avg Loan Length: 7.5 Years
Avg APR: 8.3%
Monthly Payment: $299
Total Repayment: $26,933

2010
Avg Graduate Debt: $41,000
Avg Loan Length: 13.4 Years
Avg APR: 5.5%
Monthly Payment: $360
Total Repayment: $58,061

While the a $299/mo to $360/mo jump over the course of nearly 20 years is indeed small, I still think there's a serious issue here.

[1] http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/research/files/reports/2014...
One wonders--if the evidence is so easily destroyed, how great could the crime actually be?

It's not like they're feeding a body into a wood-chipper or anything.
One interesting thing is how long it will take to get rid of these sorts of things once the war on (some) drugs ends.
> Just not on HN.

On the contrary, this is discussed frequently on HN: both the claim that there are no efforts to get men into nursing or primary teaching, and the fact that indeed there are. It gets brought up so often that it's almost a cliché, with people joking about writing bots for it and so on.

https://hn.algolia.com/?q=men+nursing#!/comment/forever/0/me...

https://hn.algolia.com/?q=male+nurses#!/comment/sort_by_date...
What a fantastic way to encourage adoption of a new mobile phone - encourage developers to annoy users with full-screen ads as much as possible.

Excuse me while I rush out and buy my fire phone right now so I can get my fill of this wonderful form of advertising.

Pro tip, in case Amazon is reading this: Do this some time after you've launched and have lots of users actively using apps.
And the cover letter that won't get you hired. At least not by HR drones.
For tree rings to tell you what you want, trees would need to have a linear growth-response pattern with respect to temperature, and they don't. It's more of an inverse U-shaped pattern. Trees in temperature-limited areas do tend to grow better if it gets a little warmer, but if it gets a LOT warmer they'd grow worse again. The rings get smaller if it gets too cold, but they also get smaller if it gets too warm.

For this reason, it's essentially impossible to tell based on tree rings if it was warmer than today in times past.

Another thing to keep in mind is "the divergence problem" - several tree ring series right now suggest it's been getting "colder" for the last 50 years. This might be due to that U-shaped response kicking in, or it might be for various other reasons - some hypothesize it's due to changes in air pollution. It's a known issue, but not a solved issue.

Here's a good paper on the subject:

http://icecap.us/images/uploads/Loehle_Divergence_CC.pdf
Time after time.

> Jose Guerena was a U.S. Marine veteran who served in the Iraq War and was killed in his Tucson, Arizona home, on May 5, 2011, by officers of the Pima County SWAT team, while they were executing a warrant to search his home in relation to an ongoing investigation into drug smuggling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Guerena_shooting
I think what he's trying to say is that all those things seem so surreal. We believe them, but reading the stories feels like you're reading something out of a movie. For people living in normal circumstances it's hard to imagine that some people are so cruel.
Great link, but worth noting the default view shows raids from the past 30 years.
Holy fuck

https://www.aclu.org/secure/limit-abusive-use-swat?ms=web_14... (middle to bottom)
Ask HN: Coincidence or Correlation:
Every time US wants its printed currency to be absorbed internationally the crude prices will shoot up?
Is the startup's secret sauce simply:
- Scrape all IP's of server hosts from Arin.net
- if IP in that list, it's a bot.
- if not, it's human