skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> What I don't understand is why Airbnb doesn't even make efforts to educate renters about this. They could easily add in an optional course for renters to take that educates people on rental etiquette, and awards you a 'Trusted Renter' designation in the same way they have Verified Phone and ID. A lot of people have never lived in an apartment building and simply have no idea what it is like to do so. Even a text message on check in that says try to be respectful of others in the building would go some way to stopping bad actors.

It's far simpler than that: AirBnB just needs to create a place where, as a landlord or a neighbor, I can:

a) check if any apartments in my building are on airbnb

b) file complaints with airbnb on specific apartments

They will not do this because it would dramatically shrink their market size by making it trivial to enforce the law on illegal subletting in NYC.
False premise. Women apply for jobs they aren't qualified for all the time.
I think the "objectively" part can be disputed, since it's very difficult to be objective about this. What are you measuring? To be truly objective you must measure outside the parameters of capitalism, otherwise you'll be measuring just what it's optimized to do (e.g. you could be measuring the ease with which one can become an entrepreneur and start a company, but why would that be the best way to measure a socioeconomical system?).

How do you measure happiness of the population, self-fulfilment, solidarity, sustainability, etc?

Capitalism has run its course in my very subjective opinion. Hopefully there will be a successor that is more sustainable and people friendly, and hopefully it won't involve the invisible hand of the free market, state enforced monopolies, laissez faire or unsustainable consumerism.
Round and round the circle here we go...

This is what "growth hacking" really looks like today...

1. Manipulate a non-perfect signal-to-noise ratio ranking scheme with the most traffic (PageRank/EdgeRank)

2. Gain massive popularity

3. Sell your business to a greater fool

4. Ranking scheme changes rendering your model worthless

Demand Media, Zynga, Socialcam, etc. etc. ....and now BuzzFeed. The list goes on and on. The winners are the investors and the ones creating the ranking themselves, no one else.
That conclusion is odd. It mentions that not all electricity comes from fossil fuels, then immediately launches into a calculation that assumes all of your electricity comes from fossil fuels. It also completely ignores the fact that different fuels emit different amounts of CO2 for the same amount of energy. This one actually supports their conclusion; as far as I can see, gasoline produces less CO2 for a given amount of energy than natural gas, and way less than coal. There's also the nontrivial energy and thus CO2 emissions needed to extract, refine, and deliver gasoline, and of course that comes into play (albeit less so) on the electricity side as well. I think that part of the article glosses over these details a little too much.
I try to read a mix under the view 'there's is always two sides to a story'. While these might be under the usual newspapers, the three sites I like are;

www.theguardian.com

www.aljazeera.com (international version)

www.bbc.com
Thanks for the pointer, encouraging to see success in online distribution models with content bundles and a free tier. A few questions, if you don't mind:

1) How critical were screencasts in convincing customers to purchase the ebook versions?

2) How dependent is this business model on books which are attached to fast-moving software?

3) Did you make any effort (like Scribd) to prevent scraping of content from the online viewer?

4) Have you had to request DMCA takedowns of ebooks or screencasts?

5) Do you plan to provide guidance or best practices on screencast production?
So what are some strategies to really solve this problem? Is it basically impossible to implement a GC for a C-like language that will not leak at least a little memory?
CO2 is one of the few pollutants I don't care about having in my lungs. There's already a bunch in there, and any additional amount that comes from external sources is going to be trivial compared to what I make on my own. CO2 is dangerous globally but essentially harmless locally.
I can't remember what the website is exactly and I am currently at work now so I won't be able to google it up but there was a person that use to do this except that he didn't use a bot but "bait" the scammers himself.

It is utterly hilarious. What he does is he replies to a "scam email" and most of the scammers will do anything once they see an actual human being replying to their spam email. He obviously leads them on and his signature move is to always try to get the scammer to post a picture of themselves with a card held up (for verification purposes of course) and the cards usually say stupid things like "ilikebukake". He collates all the emails, replies, pictures, etc and puts it up on the internet.

When I get home later, I will try and dig that site up.
Interestingly enough, I didn't realize that they were ever a physical magazine.

I initially knew them for their "documentaries" that involved a lot of swearing and sexism. It has been amusing watching them turn into something besides frat-boy journalism.
Also possible that whatever displaced the Kennewick man also displaced people who ended up in Japan :)
Agreed. Combine that with the Oculus DK2 getting almost universal acclaim from users, with a very small subset of software thus far that supports the new SDK and positional tracking, and this seems like it'll be a very big deal.
> general cost of living in all major metropolitan areas where AirBnB has made in-roads

could you also make the counter-argument: the hotels are keeping prices for rental artificially high by having unused (presumably unrented, or else airBnB would not have such high demand) space they're unwilling to lower their price for.
I think you're taking about http://www.419eater.com
Yeah, my idea would be to automate what they are doing. It won't be able to do the crazy stuff people came out with though, but it will be able to "reach" much more scammers.
I appreciate this article by someone who is serious about contributing useful solutions to the world--not just the social aspect of programming--and appreciates a language that empowers him to develop those useful solutions as readily as possible.

When I'm not programming I like to get some distance from my work and hang out with people who have diverse interests. When I'm serious about programming I use Common Lisp. When I'm serious about connecting with other people I use English. Many people seem to confound these pursuits and end up with languages that compromise weakly between talking to people and talking to computers.

For me, programming is about solving business problems ASAP in a manner that is amenable to a long series of minor improvements over many years. Having a stable language standard with language improvements happening as add-on libraries is a huge win. My old code keeps working, so I can stay focused on improvements instead of bailing water.

Also Lisp has the seemingly magical property of being one of the easiest languages to read, understand, and reason about by programmers who have the aptitude to learn it--and it scares the pants off of people who don't. With all of the "expert programmer" pretenders out there it's helpful as an employer to have something that separates the serious programmers from the pretenders.
a foothold against facebook who got oculus?
I'll say it again: Bonkers!
California Governor Signs Law Requiring a ‘Kill Switch’ on Smartphones
I imagine that having a live feed of you working also motivates you to avoid procrastinating.
god forbid we interrupt the normal fountain of sexist and abusive comments that regularly populate HN.
>There just aren't enough great uses for live streaming yet and video game streaming is very far from being mainstream.

You may be right, but you may be wrong. Twitch is in a similar sort of space as sports - which are the best kind of content generators (and content is king). Piracy is largely side-stepped because value is highest when it is LIVE. New content is always created by incumbents and new challengers, and there is tons of opportunity for marketing.

I don't know what the future holds, but E-Sports are here to stay. It'll only get bigger.

>Twitch obviously can't believe it's very close to reaching NFL-like status either or it wouldn't sell for a mere billion and change.

Why not? Superbowl has 100 million viewers. 200 million viewers for the total NFL season. I don't think those numbers are that impressive, when Facebook gets 800 million active users per day, on 1.3 billion active accounts and Youtube gets 4 billion views per day. In fact, NFL is pretty much done. There is only so much money you can squeeze out of North America, and nobody else cares about it.

>The users will all move to Hitbox.tv or any number of new sites that will pop up. It's easy to do live streaming, it's just expensive.

It's easy to do Youtube. It's easy to do Facebook. It's easy to do Instagram. It's easy to do WhatsApp. Now go do it and see how well you do.
Responses will all go out together on October 28.
Twitch will more easily move to deliver IPTV broadcast of events to the cable-cutting netflix crowd than traditional media. I would be happy to bet long on them.

I mean we already see the start of it with YouTube broadcasting Coachella, etc. More recently, Twitch has been used to stream gaming-related real life stuff, like the Dota 2 International 4 after-party DJ set. Conversely, the big media conglomorates are still wrestling with how to deliver content online and most just mirror your cable subscription to your device, rather than offer IP-exclusive methods of delivery.

I don't think Amazon is the best fit for Twitch - I personally would've preferred some company who is in the entertainment industry and more willing to start breaching into broadcasting live concerts, sport, big events, etc. on it. Valve, for example, already uses Twitch pretty heavily during their events and has shown interest to move outside of gaming (they sell non-gaming software via Steam) but they're probably also not mature enough to really start becoming a fully-fledged media company either. I don't really know of one company who is ideal in that space.

That said, I don't think Amazon is the worst either. It'll be intersting to see how they take it.
Oh god, I assumed Chelsea was a separate leaker from Bradley Manning, and instantly thought "Well, she was probably acting rash" - whereas my opinion of "Bradley Manning" differed.

I'm sexist. :\
Wouldn't that be a blatant abuse of dominant position?
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It doesn't have to be 90-seconds-with-a-robot easy for a replacement at 6-8 years. At likely costs for the replacement battery, a few hours of technician time on top of that won't make much of a difference.

Also, I don't think that battery lifetimes can be stated with such certainty yet. Few electric cars have been running long enough to know just how the batteries age with that usage. About the closest available is the fleet of older Priuses that are hitting a decade or more on the road, and they seem to have occasional failures but not the consistent aging that's been predicted... but of course they use the battery completely differently, and capacity is less important.
If you do a quick search of Manhattan, you'll see that a majority of their listings are of the illegal whole apartment variety.
Author here. Ask away!
I thought it was:

"Rich people who can buy expensive cars are also likely to have swimming pools and use more electricity, unless they have solar panels on their big houses."

In 20 years, the same section of the press will be running with:

"Rich people are less greedy than poor people because they have more room on their expansive homes for solar panels. Now here's some photos of their kitchen."
It's not your use of the word "ambivalent"; it's your phrase:

> but it comes at a cost of stomping on Native American rights

If the Kennewick man is not an ancestor of the Native American people, then the Native American people have as much claim to the Kennewick man remains as they would to an ancient Viking's remains. From that perspective, how are their rights being stomped on?
PACER is definitely interesting, a bit antiquated, and to date, the data has mostly resided in the hands of the big information companies (Lexis, Westlaw, etc.).

I've been building a system/website to access, search and develop intelligent analytics from PACER court information. We're tracking cases, attorneys, parties, judges, as well as the actual case dockets. The data is a treasure trove of information, and if anyone's interested, I'd be very happy to chat more about it.

The site (a signup for now as I'm working out the kinks in the system) is www.docketleads.com. Email me there or ping me here for more info.
I've noticed a distinct pro-Airbnb slant to coverage on HN, so this is in keeping with that pattern.
Fair points, but on the other hand, part of the purpose of training can be to weed out people who are unsuitable for doing whatever you're training for. Maybe there are better ways to do it, but even if rigorous training just weeds out the reckless people and doesn't help the others, I'd still call that an advantage of rigorous training. Of course, it's reasonable to wonder if it helps the others too.
"hamburger"
> Algebraic types? Dependent types? You'll never see them. They're too ... research-y. They stink of academe, which is: they stink of uselessness-to-industry.

One may think that because closures are finally entering the mainstream (after what, 5 decades?), we have hope for those things to come as well.

But then I saw Swift. Built-in support for an Option type, so one can avoid null pointer exceptions. At the same time, this languages manages to recognize the extreme usefulness of algebraic data types, without using them in their full generality. Like, why bother with a generic feature when we can settle for an ad-hoc one?

I'd give much to know what went so deeply wrong in our industry that we keep making such basic mistakes.
Oh, man, is this ever the problem with Forth: the absolute delusion, ruthlessly reiterated by Moore and the Faithful(Forthful?) that the only reason Forth hasn't taken over the world is that everyone other than the Faithful are too stupid to get Forth and see how completely superior it is to everything else. The only time I ever said "Forth rocks!" is how easy it made getting through those college "design a computer and a usable programming environment" classes, because a dead simple stack based arch + Forth gets you a solid C.

There was a time every Sun and Apple computer came with a FORTH interpreter in ROM

And there's a reason they don't any more. It was a pretty interesting way of enumerating device capabilities, and a terrible way of abstracting device driver details, which was why it was there. Having tried to beat Sun OpenFirmware Forth into making SBus device drivers "easier", I guess I fall into the "too dumb" category, because it was a disaster.

It is a beautiful language, if you can handle it.

Says every language zealot, ever.
Can someone explain how a kill switch works, and prevents a thief from reinstalling the OS?
Where the ball centered on would depend on how the hall was constructed. The low point could be anywhere, though it would likely be somewhere between the two endpoints.

It would only be at the center of the hall if that's where the floor were tangent with the Earth's circumference.
I remember this, is it this site?

http://www.419eater.com
That's really great. An extra $35k is always a good thing. I published my second book (http://wewut.com) on http://leanpub.com, and I've been really happy with the results.
Does it use a kernel driver? and how does handle rootkits ?
Highly recommend reading this book. It's actually a fairly quick read and is a bit of a departure from his other works and areas of interest.

Also not mentioned in the article, Crary co-heads one of the best independent publishers, Zone Books. And every book is beautifully and minimally designed by the legendary studio of Bruce Mau.

Disclosure: author is my wife's grad school advisor.
One example: http://oddorama.com/2008/02/11/scamming-the-scammers-5-brill...
This is really crying out for a follow-up with actual measurements. It would be wonderful if the Atlanta airport authority could arrange for that.

A couple of lasers, a couple of levels, 3-4 rulers, and coordinating measurements would do it.
I am writing an article about the "art" of business writing, where I use this analysis to refute the usual consulting wisdom of making everything simple to grasp, even if that means taking things out of context. My argument is that sophisticated meaningful writing on difficult concepts acts as filter to identify the readers (and potential business relationships) that will be more willing to pursue visionary projects and supportive of different approaches. In this domain, you do not need or want to address the whole market, just the businesses that want to lead. Individuals who take the time to read and understand or comment, emit signals of active and insightful engagement.
Be careful with that assumption. My previous 2000 sq ft house cost less to heat and cool than the earlier 900 sq. ft. house we moved from. One having been built 30 years more recently than the other meant that the insulation was of far better quality even though the older house was much smaller and had an almost brand new HVAC system.
You don't vote for a Third Party Candidate. You vote for a Third Party Platform. Once the Platform gains the support of a few percent of voters, it is adopted by the major parties. This is how every progressive agenda from the abolition of slavery to marijuana reform has gained traction.

Since I don't live in a swing-state (or the swing-county of a swing-state) I feel like voting for Third Party Platforms is the best way to make my vote heard.
419 Eaters, possibly? There are quite a few people who contribute their stories there: http://www.419eater.com/html/letters.htm
Fortunately there are other options:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_titanium_p...
Interestingly, there is no real-world hack question("Please tell us about the time you (...) most successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage"). Why is so?

The "How to Apply to Y Combinator" essay hasn't been updated to reflect this change.
In the middle of nowhere: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Callaway+Nuclear+Power+Pla...
I would like to see some experiments in basic income. I'm not sure it works, but the premise is not completely absurd. It does cause inflation, maybe so much of it that it's unsustainable. It also may remove too many incentives from work. I don't know. But some experimenting too see what happens would be great.
Somewhat OT but its amazing out of 3 "FTEs" 1 was for design ("GUI") and this is what they came up with. [1] pg 22

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/document/2014/08/25/shari...
Only tool: hammer

Everything looks more or less like a nail.
This is generally where big data helps. Your click is one signal among thousands of impressions / clicks. A single user's clicks shouldn't have a large impact in the aggregate.
I can't tell if you're joking or not. Please say yes.
Thanks for your questions. Answers appear below.

1) How critical were screencasts in convincing customers to purchase the ebook versions?

The big money is in product bundles, but the ebooks sold well (~$100/day) even before the screencasts launched. And that was back in 2010, when the Rails Tutorial was just getting started.

2) How dependent is this business model on books which are attached to fast-moving software?

It cuts both ways, but I suspect it's generally better if the software isn't fast-moving. Products covering fast-moving software require updates that lead to new sales cycles, but products covering slower-changing software have much longer shelf-lives. As one data point, I've actually designed the 3rd edition of the Rails Tutorial to be more future-proof than before, in the hopes that I won't have to update it as often. (Even then, full updates have only been required ever 1.5 years, with minor supplements in between.) And some future products I have planned will be designed to be even more evergreen.

3) Did you make any effort (like Scribd) to prevent scraping of content from the online viewer?

Not at all. The online version is plain HTML. You can even "save as PDF", but the real ebooks are so much nicer that hardly anyone bothers. In general, authors are way too paranoid about people stealing their content. You can give away huge amounts of information as long as the product you're charging for delivers real value.

4) Have you had to request DMCA takedowns of ebooks or screencasts?

No.

5) Do you plan to provide guidance or best practices on screencast production?

Yes, if there's demand. I take it there might be. :-)
I wonder if Recap [1] would help in addressing the censorship/deletion issue. Ultimately, the way we fund these programs is the root the problem (and the privatization of what is supposed to be public data).

[1] https://www.recapthelaw.org
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The complexity/frequency ratio (As in, complexity of the bot over frequency of spam) seems a little low to spend time writing something like this. A manual solution would probably be better.
I can't speak for softcover or mhartl, but I made the jump to self publishing via leanpub for http://wewut . I haven't sold enough copies to make an impressive amount of money, but I've sold enough that I don't feel like writing the book was a complete waste of time.

1) I've found that supplementing material makes a massive difference in sales. However, when you see a larger percentage of the revenue, you definitely feel more inclined to create supplementing material

2) wewut isn't tied to fast moving software at all. I wouldn't consider that a necessity, though it does help ensure future editions

3) For some reason, self published materials seem to pop up less on piracy sites. Google a professionally published book and it's easy to find a free copy. The same hasn't been true for the leanpub books I've searched for.

4) Is it even worth the effort these days?

5) There's a bunch of stuff out there on this topic already - a quick search should get you plenty of pointers. Screencasts have been around awhile. Don't skimp on audio equipment has always been the #1 advice I've seen.
Looking for Bay Area nonprofits in need of rebranding
Hey everyone! I'm part of Innovative Design, an organization at UC Berkeley comprised of graphic and web designers, photographers, and videographers. Every fall, we host a day-long designathon called "CMYK," where around 200 students come together to design for local businesses. This year, our focus will be branding for nonprofits. If you're in a local Bay Area nonprofit, we would love to design for you!

The event itself will be held at UC Berkeley on Saturday, October 25th. If you fit the above criteria, or would like to help out at the event as a sponsor, judge, or mentor, please shoot me an email at berylwang94@gmail.com with a little about yourself/your nonprofit. Thanks so much in advance!

A few links that may be helpful:

Innovative Design website: innovativedesign.club

CMYK 2013 photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.622840237754772.1073741857.118333034872164&type=3

CMYK 2013 final designs: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.617576548281141.1073741856.118333034872164&type=3
There is a reason the military limits how long a person can be a drill sergeant for. 2 years, iirc, with an option for 1 more. My step father was a drill sergeant.
Hmmm, so when I quickly open up 5 results in separate tabs, it's going to assume I didn't think much of the first 4 then?
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