skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
If you have a pilot license, and call into the ATC to get clearance, can you operate a drone for commercial purposes (e.g. taking photos for real estate listings)?
At my place of work our 50:50 Unlimited (not Telstra) is in the low to mid four figures a month.

For a company with offices worldwide, we have by far the most expensive and have the worst performing connection to our regional datacenter.

The standard response from any supplier is to blame Telstra.

Recently I was porting some ISDN phone lines from an old provider to a new SIP provider. Not only did the two need to arrange and agree the porting with each other, but Telstra needed to work on both of their behalf to facilitate the port. One number took 3 months.
Principal is a job level. It is above Senior. A single product frequently has multiple Product Managers, some of whom are Senior PMs, some are Principal PMs, and some are "just" PMs. You could even have a Senior Principal PM.
> Yea of course they do, they burn capital like a startup; when they have been in business for ~20 years. That is just negligence, not persistence.

If I'd bought and held Amazon 10 years ago, would I be kicking myself now?
Just curious: what does a real estate broker do where he needs to be away from electricity for the time it takes to replace his batteries twice? Maybe he works in a big city and uses public transit?
Correct. There's spatial dimensions, where you can put the points, and degrees of freedom, the number of numbers you specify when setting up a system. The word dimension can refer to either definition (and others), depending on the context.

What I was trying to communicate to the gp is that they were mixing the two concepts. Constraints reduce the number of degrees of freedom, not the number of spatial dimensions, so the intuition that you get the holographic principle by adding a constraint to 3d space simply doesn't type-check.
Uber's Playbook for Sabotaging Lyft
This is not reddit, stop with the reposts
ASIC 'unaware' blocking a single IP address would hit multiple sites
Secret Australian data retention discussion paper leaked
> so I can't see advertisers being too interested with "targeted" advertising being so current

Gary Vaynerchuck had an interesting point in one of his many many interviews. Basically SnapChat is instant focus, you cannot see an ad and file it away for later, you must act on it before it disappears. That functionality may be important to some advertisers.

Me I joined SnapChat and have never received one naked selfie so I never use the app. I guess that use for it created a lot of the user base. I do not know how much I would value the app because of that and how scalable their user base is, and their tech is easily replicated.
What's even more shocking is the dominance of 'free' games in the 'highest grossing' list in the Google Play store. Last I checked, 98 of the top 100 grossing games were 'free'.
The only thing I found is that additional databases are under consideration for 1.1+ https://trello.com/c/6ugalZMG/54-additional-database-support
Elon Musk is what I call a "systems realitator". In order to bring his major dream, going to Mars, into reality the next big field (besides propulsion & rocket technologies which he is doing with SpaceX) is energy, and how to generate this in space.

Abundant energy in space is solar light, so SolarCity is the next puzzle block.

However this still not grabs people's attention really. What shakes emotions right now (and that hasn't gone lower in the last years) is cars in particular.

TESLA with all its connectivity, and "gadgets" around electric energy use on the road is the practical use (business) case on earth, that is pulling interest, competition, and as a consequence of that ever improving parameters of solar, and energy storage technologies.

TESLA is sort of a magnet for future technologies to emerge, and pulling present technologies to their very best.

TESLA is a catalyst!!
Absolutely, that's why I hire someone in the midwest instead of in town.
I really loved upgrade soul! Haven't tried any others yet. Since you asked for suggestions, my shameless plug: the (gr)album app has some explorations of app-as-medium by musicians and visual artists http://gralbumcollective.com/ hit me up if you want a promo code for The Book of Sarth, the rest are free.
Grandparent post: One thing that's great about the GN phone is that you can swap out the batteries to obviate the need to carry around a portable battery.

I do the same thing, deliberately have a phone that has user-swappable batteries. Why? I can insert a second battery that is fully charged instead of having to plug in the external battery (along with keeping track of the charging cable) and let it charge the internal battery. As a nice side bonus, I can also buy batteries which are larger than the stock battery. My Galaxy S4 GPE has aftermarket batteries available (mine is from Anker) that are essentially two stock batteries strapped together, or 5200mAh of capacity versus 2600mAh stock. Yes, the phone gets one "battery height" thicker but having two solid days of my normal use is outstanding.
"... he then married, had four children [...] that a polyamorous lifestyle was, in fact, for him [...] "I really wanted to have sex with other people" [...] now a divorced professor"

How convenient for him. I'm supposed to take life lessons from some guy that put his own selfish needs above his wife's and children's just because he got bored of having sex with one person? That's sickening.
You might wish to look at fewer applicants sporting advanced degrees and specifically hire roles that deep thinkers would naturally gravitate toward, degree or not.

As elsewhere mentioned, our educational system often ties success to fast thinking. I've always known I am not a fast thinker and, in fact, had often been the slowest thinker in my classes. This made school difficult and I struggled accordingly. Ultimately, I offset this by studying harder than my peers. For me, it has never been about reading the material and repeating, for example, some mathematics system from memory, but in truly understanding that system.

I consider myself a deep thinker that can easily connect concepts, graph relationships, and see the big picture. This is why I prefer to work as an architect, on security projects, and inevitably play the right stocks on the market. I suppose, anecdotally, if I'm any model, that deep thinkers might be better suited to certain roles and might naturally gravitate toward them.

Finally, and now a bit off-topic: The fact that deep thinkers might be equated with "late-bloomers" might have to do less with "figuring out what they're good at", and more to do with a society and a system which is prejudiced against them. If deep-thinkers were better nurtured and led through the educational system, they may not spend their thirties, or even 40's, learning how and where to apply their talents.
C++, maybe a little assembly, and lots of shader code.
"Receive real time nofitications"

Gentle suggestion to spell check.
Can you cite this? Or is this just drivel?
Game Promotion
http://www.commodorepi.co.nr/
Scraping Amazon might be illegal, or at least not specifically allowed, otherwise there would have been an API. However reading 'robots.txt' I guess that their policy is 'open to scrapping' by search engines. Because what google spiders do to virtually everyone, can be considered web scrapping.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/robots.txt
Shipping companies are like mail transport agents: all of them suck, but, usually, one sucks less for your particular use.

I've had a bunch of packages delivered by OnTrac, UPS, FedEx, USPS, and DHL. All of them have screwed it up at some point but all of them have gotten the vast majority (more than 90%) of deliveries exactly right.
Do go to a site like pouet.net, and recalibrate yourself based on what people were doing way back toward the genesis of the scene, when there weren't any demo competitions and it was just a few guys fooling around with stuff for hack value.

Compare a hack like this to what people were doing back when even something like copper bars was seen as being pretty cool. Don't compare people doing the equivalent of display hacks using a relatively new technology to what the culture around display hacks grew into after several decades of active fermentation. That'd be right up there with poo-pooing a local recreational sports league because the players aren't as good as what you're used to seeing in the professional leagues on TV.
Yes. I think that there are some problems there.

And besides does the point make any sense at all? The world's economic center of gravity is currently somewhere in northern Russia.

The movement on the hand tells a clear story of forming circle where the world's economic activity returns to Asia from a short trip to Europe and USA.

The movement is maybe less dependent on the projection.
I apologize, I didn't mean to imply dishonesty, but my initial Google search showed very different results than yours and the tone of your last paragraph didn't exactly confer respect.

I actually do largely agree that most taxi regulations only serve to increase costs to consumers without much benefit but that's not really the end of the story. You really need to define 'taxi regulation' in order to have a productive conversation.

Handicap-accessible vans are much more expensive than the typical Prius. The handicapped market is small enough that no Homo Economicus would buy a van to serve the handicapped population without a subsidy or mandate. It's a big enough problem that just about every jurisdiction on earth has defined the issue and worked on their own solutions (UK for example: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20100104171434/htt... or Houston: http://www.houstontx.gov/ara/regaffairs/Houston_Taxi_Study_R...).

No matter what some people would have you believe, regulations aren't just enacted to entrench power. They're almost always in response to some continuing problem. There's probably a way forward that largely deregulates the existing taxi industry, but acknowledging the reasons for the existing regulations will greatly limit the 'unforeseen' side effects.
Seagate Ships World’s First 8TB Hard Drives
in my opinion, if you don't offer something different, why would someone choose you over more sophisticated ones. Investors are people who want their investments to bring them success and money. So success simply won't come, if one isn't different or better than others. It means the best case is you are going to be only as good as them, not better.
I think the fact you lived in a tipi and managed to not smoke pot is a greater accomplishment than perfect SAT scores. You're probably the only one!
Result of a quick try:

Tracking YouTube views doesn't work (shows "null")

Tracking HN points doesn't work (shows "null")

Tracking Reddit comment count works.
You probably some sort of notification and you have to go the web page and match the item again.
I'm surprised that they didn't mention Leo Breiman's famous paper "Statistical Modelling: The Two Cultures"[0]. A worthwhile read for anyone interested in the topic. I could sum it up, but the abstract does a better job:

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Abstract.
There are two cultures in the use of statistical modeling to
reach conclusions from data. One assumes that the data are generated
by a given stochastic data model. The other uses algorithmic models and
treats the data mechanism as unknown. The statistical community has
been committed to the almost exclusive use of data models. This commitment has led to irrelevant theory, questionable conclusions, and has kept
statisticians from working on a large range of interesting current prob-
lems. Algorithmic modeling, both in theory and practice, has developed
rapidlyin fields outside statistics. It can be used both on large complex
data sets and as a more accurate and informative alternative to data
modeling on smaller data sets. If our goal as a field is to use data to
solve problems, then we need to move awayfrom exclusive dependence
on data models and adopt a more diverse set of tools.

[0].http://tuvalu.santafe.edu/~aaronc/courses/5352/readings/Brei...
im currently reading "discovering statistics using R" ..even though we're using python and ipython at work - ipython is simply fantastic! -- hope to integrate the R support magic soon too.
You change your strategy :-) It's like Cryptonomicon "The most advanced technology, usually wins the war".

If they can do that, you'll have to figure out quickly and adapt... But to my personal experience, there are way more what if(s) flying around than what actually happens.
I find the model aircraft comparisons a bit dsingenuous. Most people imagine a hobby model aircraft that's 2-3 feet long, made out of balsa wood, styrofoam, or very lightweight plastic, and can't go much higher than 100 feet.

But serious enthusiasts can buy RCs from companies like Skymaster for a couple of thousand that are 8+ feet long, have turbofan engines, can reach 2000 feet, and airspeeds of up to 150 mph. Here's an example: http://www.skymasterjet.com/f16L.htm

Of course I don't want the FAA to be heavy handed - these things are super cool and I would like to try one myself! - but the state of the art in model aircraft is powerful enough to present a serious hazard to general aviation if misused. I'd rather see a clearly defined framework in place than a set of reactive rules after some avoidable tragedy.
> Professors in probability theory/statistics often do not have great computing skill, they might know enough to get around in R/Mathlab, and teach you the basics in these tools, but a lot of times you are left in the dark in terms learning how to code.

Hah, as a random anecdote, I had a graduate random processes class (from the Math department) last quarter where for one of the homework problems in his solution the professor basically used an Excel spreadsheet as a for loop. I was completely dumbfounded.
Chocolate Wolfenstein 3D, with CRT emulator to respect 4:3 ratio
Really nice! I really appreciate the focus on good design and clear presentation of data. Something seeming this "simple" is not actually simple! Well done. I spend most of my life considering online tools for consensus building, and this is one of the more innovative and well executed I have seen.

I would love to see modules for this kind of non-binary polling in our open source decision-making tool[0]. I have never been a fan of straight polling because it misses some critical aspects of the discussion by pre-supposing the options, and most issues are not best approached with a conflict-based method of "A vs B, one wins". In fact the real answer is often a synthesis or evolution beyond where anyone started. Many of our users have requested polls to do temperature checks or decide quickly between options, but I have resisted because I don't want to flatten discussions into only a limited set of options that might leave out important aspects. I much prefer your approach!

[0] http://www.loomio.org
So that means that if anyone dies or is seriously injured on their way to a client, the blood is on the client then? Come on now, that doesn't make any real sense.
Someone else mentioned this the last time this was posted, but the 99% and the 99.99% stats are in some ways scarier than the 50% and 0% sites.
Switzerland (not in the UE) was one of the first countries where some drugs were permitted (like weed). Although (IIRC around 2000) they stopped.

Another country Nederland is well know in Europe for being very freedom with drugs. In Nederland in the latest few years they had several calls to put drugs on ban.

I visited Switzerland hundreds of times (it's like 15 miles where was my house) I have been in Amsterdam 4 times.

What I can say is that "citizens" were kinda sick and seems is not a thing anymore. Although is still a big big business economy for "tourists".

I think this thing of legalizing light drugs in america is like tobacco in 60-80', it was cool, trendy out of the scheme, but suddenly... things changed so much that I bet there are less tobacco smokers in California than the smallest town of Portugal.
All the cellar stuff I have used in the last 5 years have given me public open ip addresses.

So i don't think that is the case.
I was excited about the Fire Phone because—without knowing anything about it, but knowing Amazon's overall strategy—I thought it might end up being some very solid hardware at a very competive price. The big question in my mind was whether Amazon would have learned from their tablets and scrapped their closed garden ecosystem and gone for a more stock Android experience.

...but as soon as hard details started coming out, it was clear that they were going for the exact opposite strategy. Lackluster hardware, a premium price, and a doubling down on their attempts to set themselves apart from Android. And the problem with this is that it's a very stupid plan.

Here, try this experiment: Walk up to someone and say: "Hey, let's sell a not-very-good Android phone at iPhone prices, after removing some of the best Android features and adding some silly hardware gimmicks that nobody will like or use!" If the person you are talking to doesn't burst into laughter, then you are talking to Jeff Bezos, because there can't be two people who think that's a sensible plan.
So true in the kittens dept. The worst part is that while this situation has been developing, Stockholm syndrome has taken hold and half the battle is convincing people to be receptive to having real IP addresses again! Few people know the difference between a NAT box and firewall anymore, and "router" now means NAT box to many people.
Many people who own and use smartphones don't know they can charge them while driving by attaching them to the car's power by way of a cigarette lighter power adaptor.

The irony of the cigarette lighter outlet in a modern car is that it's not likely to be used for its original purpose, but it won't disappear from cars because it's a convenient way to charge a small electronic device.
Already in place. It's nice for the stats, but unfortunately most of the apps are free, so it's unlikely to be a big earner regardless of traffic.
Telstra seems to disagree: https://twitter.com/Telstra_news/status/504435708098908160
The maps with a barycenter might be clearer with a polar projection, since the barycenter is so close to the North Pole.
No, under present rules, drones are regulated without consideration of the operator's qualifications in other aircraft types. And for the moment, no commercial use of drones is being permitted, which means the use to which the drone is put is the issue, not who is operating it.

But this is going to change relatively soon -- there's too much public pressure to allow drones wider operational latitude.
I posted my comment when those that are now downvoted were at the top, and the link had already been up for 3 hours and was near the top of the homepage. If it had been just a few unfortunate comments on a fresh thread, I would not have bothered. I'm glad things adjusted, but I was providing a point of view that was barely represented at the time.
!! First, Amen. Second, just seeing loomio for the first time - could you create a pol.is account and message us? Would be great to share ideas.
A few useful things to know about machine learning (2012) [pdf]
I enjoyed this collection.

Every visualization have some kind of bias in what data is used. How it is categorized. Mapped to colors. Projected on screen. Mapped on to a world map which itself is biased. Etc. etc. But compared to raw numbers or text the quantity of information that can be chucked into a picture is magnitudes greater. And it is immediately understandable and invites to further exploration in way no other media does.

I really wish we had more of this.
The center itself is not important. The point is to show an evolution through time. Geographic distribution are clearer and more precise but only handy for a given instant.
Mayan EDMS 1.0 Released
Link generates a Malware warning, and Free Republic is a pretty fringey site to begin with. I suggest you try to find a primary source.
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/02/mac-mcclelland-f...

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/amazon-strikers-tak...

Are the two cases that come to mind. (First link may not be Amazon, but appears to be representative of conditions in warehouses for the pickers and it links to plenty of other sources that ARE amazon)
Yes! I would love to get in touch and talk more. I will contact you directly. Best of luck with pol.is! The world really needs better ways to make decisions and we're going to need all kinds of complementary tools.
The_metal: A spike for thoughts about Rack 2.0
Top Black Hat Hackers
This issue is so universally known by now that it's almost insulting for you to even question it as "drivel". How can you be not aware of these issues?

http://www.businessinsider.com/brutal-conditions-in-amazons-...

http://www.salon.com/2014/02/23/worse_than_wal_mart_amazons_...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/07/amazon-warehouse-wo...

http://recode.net/2014/06/30/amazon-was-a-prison-says-former...

http://www.businessinsider.com/brutal-conditions-in-amazons-...
Denmark is much smaller than USA, so the shipping cost doesn't depend much (or any) on your actual address/postal code.
Seems like an almost literary use!
That link shows 700 million daily, 470 million of those mobile. If I understand the numbers presented correctly, then 61% of their audience is using mobile. While more than desktop, it's hardly "vast majority".

Thanks for the link. I was underestimating the impact of mobile. But I believe the parent to my comment was overestimating, and I'm kind of sick of the "everyone uses the web on mobile anyway" meme.
I don't understand how anyone could get that from my comment. Could you elaborate? I'm honestly confused.
Using a Graph Database for Deep Learning Text Classification
I only had a cursory look at the demo so excuse me if this is explained somewhere on the site and I missed it... would it work if all the questions were written in a different language from English? (I am not sure if there is some "sentiment analysis" applied to the questions, for examples, and if this is possible only for English due to libraries etc.).
> But it's beautiful and clever, and if you truly can't appreciate it, that's sad.

Interesting. Is it as sad as the fact that one still cannot vertically center a div in CSS without using elaborate hacks?
Lovely, thanks for pointing that out. I'm a python person myself, so I'll definitely take a look at that. My sysadmins are still deploying servers the old fashioned way - I'd like to make their lives easier. We've automated (puppet) the configuration, but not the deployment.
No, I doubt it. The political left in the US is really pretty much extinct. What we have here are conservatives (Democrats) and reactionaries (Republicans). Both are corporate-friendly.
You are interacting with another human being. Not caring about the person on the other end of that is something you should question.
That's completely mistaken. Everyone has finite time, and we need a way to find out what's worth reading. HackerNews and the Internet in general is filled with unnecessarily bloated articles.

Folks have been using tldr's in the academic sphere for centuries; they're called 'abstracts'.
All-in compensation for a top student out of a top college (think Stanford, MIT, Berkeley) in SV can be $200k.

But keep in mind that the high cost of living really only applies to certain areas (albeit desirable ones like SF, Palo Alto, even Mountain View). There are tons of affordable locations if you are willing to have a 30 minute commute and are willing to accept sketchier environments (Berkeley, Oakland, other East Bay locations, East Palo Alto, etc.).