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If you are referring to increasing cognitive capabilities when you say "increase intelligence" then the first question to ask if such a capability is trainable?

And the second question is if you can find a way to train intelligence (for example by playing a game) the second question is if the gain is transferable to non-related training tasks (i.e if you can take the gain with you and apply it in new situations).

The answer to both questions is not so simple:
1. There are some studies on training of intelligence which suggest it is possible to increase intelligence (they are talking about fluid intelligence) with some kind of a training. One that comes now into my mind is this:
"Improving fluid intelligence with training on working memory" -http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2008/04/25/0801268105
Another one is this: "Putting brain training to the test" http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v465/n7299/full/nature0...

2. On the other hand a Meta-analysis of studies related to Working Memory (which is one metric of the concept of intelligence) found limited evidence of improvement: https://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/dev-49-2-270.pdf

So if you believe studies related to the first point then you can use what it is called brain games. And if you take this path I would recommend using N-Back game as it is the most studied.

If you go with point 2, then then the focus is not so much on increasing intelligence, but on let's call it "educating" intelligence - thinking skills.
In this category I would recommend (without any scientific evidence behind):

- Learning yourself about Problem Solving Strategies

- Reading (fiction and non-fiction)

- Writing and summarizing

- Reading about Skepticism, Critical Thinking, The Scientific Method or in general Epistemology and trying to use them in your tasks

You could also take a look at this: http://www.dana.org/Cerebrum/2009/How_Arts_Training_Improves...
I volunteer to invest the time to port it :).
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Caffeine. Mild hunger. Perhaps exposure to cold.

Maybe modafinil[1], maybe creatine[2]. Of course, there are risks.

[1] http://www.gwern.net/Modafinil

[2] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691485/pdf/1456... [PDF]
My advice: show her 3 lines oh html that talk to 3 lines of backend. Once she gets it, she'll decide by herself which parts she wants to hack first.
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You are suggesting that I have to build some mechanism to allow everyone who visits my blog to review their entries in my log files? No, thank you.
Exercise and cutting out carbs is good for avoiding inflammation. I don't use nootropics yet either, keeping the others in line takes a lot of work.
Front end is harder, because people that have no knowledge about how things are created can more easily justify their decisions because of the way it looks.

the back end just needs to work as intended. The details can be pretty much any combination of things..as long as it works.
"why would I send a minimum wage support technician a copy of my passport and credit card?"

Sorry, you lost all my sympathy there where you start clearly making fun of the person's income for doing what they were trained to do and paid to do.
In my experience, nothing has helped this more directly than dhyanas (technically these are practices for the mind and is somewhat like meditation, but not exactly). However these are ridiculously difficult and hard to maintain as a daily practice. Currently, as I am aware of, the information on these are not available online and by tradition taught directly. Also I also can not guarantee the teacher you will find would necessarily be a good one.

I learned to use these practices via Babji Kriya Yoga first initiation. (it seems somewhat religious, but actually is not related to any)
True, but that assumes I'd want to do all the chemical processing that comes with film photography. I used to do some of that, but it's not anything I'd want to get back into.
Recommended reading:

http://techcrunch.com/2012/04/24/with-1-5m-from-adecco-path-...

http://venturebeat.com/2013/07/16/path-to-shuts-down-after-l...

http://seriousstartups.com/2013/07/18/jacksonville-startup-p...

It seems something beyond smart matching algorithms is needed to really make it in the job search/recruiting space. Unless eHarmony has found such a breakthrough, they don't have any advantage but sheer weight. As someone else mentioned, smaller == faster. I wouldn't spend anything above what was already planned on marketing or whatever, you'll certainly not win that race when they have a fuckton of money available.
Thanks! I think what you're saying is the details about the side-by-side view should be further up the page and the idea's around context should be more fleshed out?

I'll also work on some better screen shots!

Thanks once again for taking the time!
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ah the old days when you'd dialup into the internet via modem and see what sort of goodies were in ftp.austin.apple.com...
This depends on the person entirely because you can challenge yourself and push the boundaries in either one.

If your friend enjoys visual feedback/things then it would follow that they would probably enjoy front-end work better, however if they enjoy problem solving and tend to be more logical in their thought process, the back-end may be a better fit.
You can download it here:

http://www.techspot.com/downloads/5697-microsoft-pinball-for...

Works for me on Windows 7.
> Yeah everyone will start about Chromium but it's not equivalent. There is no sync, PDF viewer, Flash Player implementation, print system (and print preview), auto-updater, AAC, MP3 and Opus codecs, and maybe other things I'm forgetting.

You may find the Chromium project's comparison helpful: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/wiki/ChromiumBrowserVsGoo...

As a matter of fact, Chromium does support open media formats such as Opus, and (now that Google and Foxit have open-sourced PDFium) Chromium has the same PDF viewing and print preview system that Chrome has long enjoyed.

PDFium: https://code.google.com/p/pdfium/

HN discussion of PDFium: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7781878

Both Chromium and Chrome allow you to sync your profile (bookmarks, extensions, etc.). The auto-updater is a difference on Windows and Mac, but not on Linux, where Chrome simply uses the same repository and package update systems other applications use.

It is true that Chromium does not, by default, come with Flash bundled or support proprietary media tags (AAC, H.264, and MP3), but the reason why that is the case should be clear.

If you do want Chrome's Flash plugin in Chromium, you only need to copy the file into your Chromium directory. There are even Linux repos that can keep it up-to-date for you.
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My "national insurance" is about that much, £400/mo, at current exchange rates. You would be no better off if the US had an NHS.
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good point, it did get preachy in the end.
by nicely written i meant more about the way thesis was layed out, and images supporting each point + blog design.
Interestingly these programs are currently disallowed in California, I believe due mostly to Prop 103: http://www.consumerwatchdog.org/focusarea/prop-103-californi...
Code needs constant loving eyes on it or rigor mortis sets in and it's almost impossible to revive.
One of really cool (personal favorite) games from that era was Hover by Eric Undersander. While not removed, it only runs on Windows with limited resolution options, etc.

I was lucky enough to contact its creator and he agreed to open source it, so I can one day finish a modern cross-platform port that I can enjoy on OS X at 4k resolutions, etc.

https://github.com/shurcooL/Hover#hover

Unlike books, games tend to suffer this fate where you can't easily enjoy the classics from many years ago because they run on proprietary/closed source systems and aren't maintained.
When discussing image quality, I found this paragraph hilarious:

"The Sony is a brilliant camera with incredible clarity but lacks soul and comes off as being purely engineering driven. There’s nothing wrong with these things, it’s what makes Sony great."

I can understand people who enjoy beautiful design, but when it comes to taking pictures, everything is literally engineering.
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It is sounds cool, but I'm seen some other services that offer same functionality, but forgot them =\ and I'm not sure, that I will pay for this.
It happens with everything you are deeply into. I feel you need to allow it to happen without worrying about it. You can do few things like

Taking up a project that you personally like happening and putting an effort into it. If it is not with coding it is still fine, but it will bring back some energy into you.
I'm currently using Nimrod as a replacement for Python on a Bitcoin project. The code so far looks very similar to Python, but it has the performance of C with native code generation not dependent on a VM. The community has been amazingly helpful.

secp256k1.nim: https://www.refheap.com/9f22921d3d39d2c47ce8a633b

secp256k1.py: https://www.refheap.com/97fcb85a23fff65a6e207add2
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The Austin location wasn't an engineering office last I checked, though that may have changed. However, Apple does have an engineering office in Paris, and one in Pittsburgh (I think), so they certainly aren't against having multiple engineering locations.
I want to add to my list, being in a healthy relationship. Dejaculation is pretty hard on the self, avoid masturbation. Semen holds a lot of important nutrients, specifically zinc that the brain uses.
I'd also recommend The Art of Memory, which is not only an introduction to the classic discipline of method of loci (memory theatres) and a great book dealing with history and art of the Renaissance, it even goes over the text of Ad Herenium, the greek classic that brought us this lost art. It's especially interesting for applications like storytelling (know all stories from your own life with perfect recall) and rhetoric.

Also deeply related to memory and cognition, this time coming from the older yet culture of the Vedas, there are celastrus seeds, aka the intellect tree, perhaps the oldest nootropic of all, and more natural and noticeable than most.
Thanks for those tips. I have 10 month old son, and he's at this stage where you can see how he absorbs stuff. He understands what you say to him some times. for example, he just discovered clapping, and I can make him start clapping just by telling him to, without giving any other cues (normally there's a little clapping song that goes with it).

I'm not trying to brag about my son though. I'm curious about the games we can play. Can you recommend a book/website with some ideas?

hopefully some games that could be fun for both of us to play, or at least give more structure or feedback to me, so I get a sense of progress and keep motivated.
I believe it's commute modal share, which asks people which method is their usual way of getting to work. For the U.S. as a whole, transit has 5% [1], so it wouldn't surprise me that not many cities break 15%.

[1] 76% drive alone, 11% carpool, 5% take public transportation, 8% other (walk, bike, taxi, work from home). http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/...
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How is this relevant to OP's question? Downvoted.
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I have seen a lot of startups with the same concept, probably at least a dozen. So you are not alone. That being said, worrying about competition is silly. In fact, if one of your competitors gets traction you should see that as validation for your product, think about what you can "copy" and what you can improve upon. Just make sure you can tell the difference between what the press writes and what is actually going on behind the scenes.

The real question you should ask yourself is: How passionate are you about this product? Can you imagine spending the next 3 years working on this, giving it your full time and attention?

If yes, go ahead, keep on eye on competition, but don't obsess about it. Keep hustling. There are many ways you can beat the "bigger" players. The best marketing is usually free. The saying that Microsoft was replaced by two guys in a garage doesn't come from nothing. Also, it's a big market with enough space for multiple players.

If you are not incredibly passionate about this industry and product you should probably stop right now. In this space, with lots of competition, you are probably not going to get huge traction (or money) from one day to another. It's a marathon, and without the right motivation behind the product it's difficult to keep it up. And most of your competition will die for this reason, not due to the lack of marketing dollars.

Edit: Also, a large part of marketing such a product goes towards changing the habits of job seekers. Initially, there will be a lot of resistance (or inertia). People are not used to your way of looking for jobs. You need to teach them. Competition will be immensely helpful with this. They educate your target audience for you. Once someone is actually willing to change their habits and try out a new way of looking for jobs (e.g. your competitor's) it's much easier for them to "just switch to the better product", which is where you come in.

PS: I won a hackathon with the exact same idea once ;) But I didn't keep working on it.
To get round the paywall, do a Google search for "More Officers Wearing Body Cameras" and then click on the link to the article in the search results.
> If you are referring to increasing cognitive capabilities when you say "increase intelligence" then the first question to ask if such a capability is trainable?

That depends on how one defines intelligence. If intelligence is innate ability absent environmental factors, then no. If intelligence is what score you get by taking a test, then yes.

Alfred Binet was once asked what intelligence is. He replied, "It's what my test measures."
Paste the url into google search and open the first link in the results page.
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It's not at all clear to me that asm.js is the endgame. Where are the big projects that are using that strategy? It certainly seems like a possible endgame, but it also looks like many bug companies are writing a lot of JS.
That didn't work for me
Ask HN: Salary for a PHP/WordPress developer?
When I see PHP jobs on craigslist the salary is much smaller than say Python or Ruby.

How do PHP developer's make and what do you do as a PHP developer?

Are WordPress developer still needed and do they get paid good?
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Allow me to preface this by saying that I currently own four cameras, two digital and two film.

My digital cameras are a Fuji X100s and a Fuji X-T1 (I used to have a Canon 5D Mk II, but decided to go all in on mirrorless digital cameras).

My film cameras are a Leica M6, and a Hasselblad 501C/M.

I use all four cameras on a regular basis, and have made photos with each one within the last week.

I love my Leica M6. It's really a thing of beauty, and is impeccably designed. That said, the amount of unthinking worship I see Leica given makes me roll my eyes.

Leica has always been a brand of
uncompromised quality and craftsmanship.

This is a company whose first digital M camera suffered from serious issues with color fringing from infrared light. Leica's solution for this problem with their $5000 flagship camera was to ship their users a screw-on UV/IR filter.

The reason Leica’s products are expensive
isn’t because of a deliberate attempt to
overcharge for the products. It’s a side
effect of making a beautiful object of desire.

This is the other problem I have with Leica fans. I love owning a beautiful camera (both the Hasselblad and Leica are stunning devices), but I'm far more interested in the quality of images that I can capture than I am in whether or not the camera body was designed by Audi. Many Leica owners, on the other hand, appear to be more interested in having a beautiful camera to admire on their shelf than a tool for creating art (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_M6#Leica_M6_special_editi...)

To truly understand the T, you have to fit
into the type of photographer that the
camera really aimed at. You have to know
what you’re doing but the camera is also
going to be underpowered for a pro. It’s
a niche product for a specific consumer
but also aesthetic preference.

So basically, you have to have more money than sense to want to own this camera. I get it.
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You can find genuine windows licenses pretty easily for about $50, and the windows store sells them for as low $69.99, but it's true, you do need a license. Though for all the time it's saved me over the years it's definitely worth it IMO.

It would be nice if they made a cross platform version, I remember they used to support Linux somehow.
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And while at it: how to measure changes on the way? When using IQ tests or simple logic games you are getting better at the task with each measurement...
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Windows 8 came across as a kind of entertainment toy device that focused on content consumption and advertisement delivery embedded right in the start menus.

Removing the silly game could be part of Microsoft's agenda to undo the damage that Windows 8 did to its image, and rebrand itself as a "Windows OS is for getting work done" tool, rather than a novelty 'yon dungeon' video game where you try to swipe, swirl, shake, and charm your way through the 7 steps everyone must do to get to the control panel.
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It was easy when we would draw imaginary lines around the earth and harm those who dared to encroach upon them and declare that this is "mine". To stop actively engaging in such behavior, one looses what is "theirs". Now we're trying to apply such ideals to a realm where anyone can step anywhere (few truly choose exercise such abilities, though its easier/cheaper than ever for the individual to engage in such behavior) and not face the same repercussions on avg (compared to other realms for those who seek comfort in making such distinctions), so to stop that, do people think trying to do more of the same will work?

Maybe as society, we're coming to terms with the limits on ideas such as ownership as a whole when we have to create rules (an intangible in of itself) around things that are mostly intangible (bits) to the everyday person, and then flail in retrospect to see how such constructs don't hold water, and maybe that no one "truly" can own anything?

There can't possibly be any other ways to live/deal with such other than the way we do now in face of these realities…
Yes I think thats fair. In fact you had to go closer, as you would normally use a 35mm or 50mm lens (there are longer ones but hardly anyone used them). There are also some other differences, like the viewfinder not going black when you take the picture, so you see what you took, and the fact that you see beyond the frame in the viewfinder.
Robert Peel would have loved this technology - he says as much in his Principles of Policing, that he wishes it was possible.
> “What Is Therapy?”

Easily answered -- therapy is when you have to pay someone to be on your side.
Ask HN: Ways to increase mental sharpness or intelligence of your child?

Is that better?

The GP supplied some excellent advice regarding how you might help a child to improve these abilities when a person is in the optimal position for learning - which is in the first few years of their life.
Works with nytimes.com as well

You may have to remove stuff after the ? after the .html though.
Use the inbuilt info reader.

(info "Org")

And then look for babel
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> decided to go all in on mirrorless digital cameras

Something I have always wondered: Is dust/dirt on the sensor a particular problem with mirrorless cameras? Taking the lens off and seeing the sensor just sitting there exposed would always worry me.
The M6 is cheaper too (I have one I use a lot too), and a better camera probably.
I don't think that braking slower, or accelerating less (or even limiting turning g-forces) is really an indicator of "Safe Driving". Yes, it is definitely a signal, and obviously a good one otherwise insurance companies wouldn't be using it. But I think that the mark of good driving is knowing what you and your car can do, and actively paying attention to the road around you (several hundred feet behind and in front), and thinking about piloting the 2 ton piece of metal you're in as opposed to blindly doing it. A better, more strict drivers licensure program is the number one way to increase safety on roads and thus lower the cost of insurance -- but it has to be all in or nothing.

On the flip side, I would find it somewhat amusing to put one of the trackers in my track car and see what they think of that...
Unfortunately, going outside is horrible for about 4 months.

Unless you're going to a river that is
I understand that. The petitions state in intent of direction and action, I don't put much weight in specifics at this level. And in your case, there should be some exemptions for doctor patient privilege. You need the trust of the person you are serving to know how to treat them. If they mixed drugs or took a drug they didn't have a prescription for you need to know. But if they think the camera will testify against them, they won't seek the help they need.

This is why there should be a federal standard about the collection of signals. I would absolutely like to know that when I see a camera on an officer that the event is being recorded and accessible during discovery later. Even if I don't know the officer in question and that the audio, video, etc won't be prevented from being archived or be altered. Cryptographic signatures and one way encryption are key in this regard.

The cameras should be treated as a trusted third party, not an optional tool under the purview of the officer. There should be a public ledger that is subject to review of who requested unencrypted access to recorded signals.
Yeah, this freaked me out too. It hasn't been an issue yet, and I have a rocket blower. Hopefully it won't ever be a problem...
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Until 2005, they had ultimate responsibility for the judiciary (although mostly on paper). Also, the review process is half the lawmaking, although the most obscure half. All sorts of shenanigans can be slipped in through reviews, and compromises on sticky points can be "encouraged" by playing the timing card. The fact that the Commons can eventually steamroll the Lords doesn't mean that they always do, especially if majorities are weak.