skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I went browsing around their site this morning when I got the email of the release. I cannot say that I understand Intel's strategy here. On the one hand they could release 'Quark' like Atmel ships AVR's or ST Micro ships STM32 chips with a data sheet and a demo board, on the other they seem to want to jump into some sort of "Intel at System supplier" kind of thing where its mosly proprietary interfaces and only works with their stuff.

When I look at something like the Nucleo boards[1] I see a chip company leveraging the energy around Arduino to push their own ISA, but that is just a form factor play AFAICT. What does Intel hope to achieve here? And can they do that without being a crapload more "open" than they have been in the past?

[1] http://www.mouser.com/new/stmicroelectronics/stm-nucleo-deve...
The conversion process from iTunes to Google Play Music is:

Step 1. Install Google's Music Manager on a PA which also has you iTunes library.
Step 2. Let the automatic sync run.

Not exactly painful. Potentially time consuming with a large library, but virtually none of it is active time.
How will they actually accept the payment though? Apple Pay requires Touch ID (or Apple Watch), which is the consumer's device.

Does that mean there will be an API for 3rd party developers to ACCEPT Apple Pay over the air? Or do they have to build a special Card Reader? Or would they have to bring back an Apple Pay supported Square Wallet app?
Yeah, it's not like Jobs would have ever held an iPhone incorrectly totally screwing up his own presentation.

Dude is buried: let the dead lay dead.
From what I gather, it's a tokenized mobile payment system using NFC. The cool part would be the "dynamic security code" - essentially a 2 factor authentication.

Most likely performs a card not present transaction on a back-end system, not sure how they wouldn't store the card number though. I imagine each merchant will have to get setup to acquire finds from this payment method.

I'm fine with this - I believe 2 factor authentication and tokenization is the way to go with payments, but I'm hoping for some innovation on the POS end so that the payment networks have a standardization.

Edit: I'm the opposite of an Apple fan, but network based payment tokenization with 2 factor authentication is something I've been preaching for a while now!!
Exactly. I put off buying a GPS watch because I wanted to see what Apple was going to offer. Answer: Nothing.

I really cannot imagine a more useless product than this watch. It requires an iPhone and seems to essentially serve as a small, remote interface for your phone. And how do I navigate that small interface? With an even smaller "digital crown." I hate trying to set the time on my watch, and now they expect me to interact with something more complicated using a tiny, rotating nub?

Imagine a typical scenario. You are walking down the street and suddenly need to navigate somewhere. How many minutes are you going to waste playing with that little nub and resizing things on the screen before finally pulling out your phone and just using that.

The only argument for this watch is that it might be helpful for those times when pulling out your phone is just too onerous. I regret that I do not have the type of lifestyle where that is a serious limitation.
I'm sure this will be downvoted into oblivion but I have Karma to burn preaching some truth. Between big phones (even the small iphone 6 is bigger!), the watch and NFC, Apple is clearly repositioning themselves as fast followers and letting Samsung et. al. foot the bill on R&D and market building. They're probably hoping they can provide higher quality (and more profitable) offerings in markets that somebody else has bled to create. I think this started to happen once they lost market dominance, and I think it's a really smart move on Apple's part. Samsung has shifted their focus on clumsily trying to innovate and get things to market first, and it's worth it for Apple to sit back, see what works and doesn't work and then just execute the hell out of what they intend to do.

After years of hearing that the "current" iphone size is just perfect for the size of the human hand, neither of the current phones are that size. It's unbelievably annoying to listen to all the bizarre justification that goes on about Apple products, and I'm sure this size shift and abandonment of their previous sizes completely will get some kind of fence moving justification. [1]

But I applaud Apple for just doing it and catching up with where the market has moved to. I've been in too many phone stores where I've heard people think the iPhones for sale are the old crappy smartphones from last generation and run over to where the larger phones are.

It took a couple years, but Apple finally listened and the new phones look really nice.

1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY4c2mh15Yk

edit I'm also reminded that the "c" model has been dropped. Sales figures didn't seem to be very high and I think the experiment has been deemed a failure. It wasn't what anybody really expected or wanted anyways but it was a curious and weird diversion.

edit2 Here's gruber's take on the phone sizes the notorious Apple shill finally admits that it's time for bigger phones, but hasn't come up with the justification framework yet

http://daringfireball.net/2014/09/prelude

Some people want to buy them. It doesn’t matter why. For some it might be games. For others, being able to carry one device as a hybrid phone/tablet. For others, it might be about reading — making the iPhone more usable as an e-book reader. It doesn’t matter what the reasons are. The simple fact is that many people want huge phones — not just bigger ones, but huge ones — and they’re willing to pay a premium for them. Apple has played a one-size-fits-all game for seven iPhone generations. The market shows that one size does not fit all. I don’t know that they should have done it sooner, but it certainly feels like the time for multiple iPhone sizes has come.

Let's also see what he has to say about this

I’ll be very disappointed if this is just a device that shows a fake analog watch face, displays notifications from a tethered iPhone, and tracks your footsteps and heart rate.

Because there it is on record. Gruber's already disappointed in the iWatch. I'm not. I'm glad it's out there, improving the market for all consumers, iWatch wearers or not. There's some nice ideas and design there.
> is everything but geeky

I'm a nerd, and I'm sorry to be crude but NERD ALERT. A smart watch today starts at Geeky and works, laboring and awkwardly, towards generally acceptable.

If you think a smart watch by any manufacturer, at this early point, is everything but geeky you gotta get out of the office.
When I was in high school I had a 16mb flash drive, so I made a tiny Linux distro for it! It had X11 with blackbox, a web browser (dillo), a mail client (sylpheed), an IM client (ayttm), a VNC client, a music player (xmms), a terminal (rxvt), busybox with a lot of options set, and ssh (dropbear).

I just found the image of that flash drive, if anyone is interested. Keep in mind it is unchanged from its original form in 2006 :)

Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8lomxad7cqjn10w/nanolinux.img?dl=0

Virtualbox Image (identical, converted with qemu-img): https://www.dropbox.com/s/uo1huoawjkkqmj7/nanolinux.vdi?dl=0

Screenshot:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v7ijnd6b6688brz/Screenshot%202014-...
Perhaps the sport version will be iphone-independent at least that's what I'd assume...
I wear a watch, but I think about it as jewelry, and incidentally as a time piece. And until there is a killer app for a watch, I will continue to do so.

Originally, I posed myself the question _if_ I would wear a smartwatch if there is no such thing as a killer app. The answer is yes, but _when_ is a better question. And the partial answer isn't about it being a smartwatch or dumbwatch, but about being an uglywatch or not.

I think this watch fails the uglywatch criteria. Which is an odd thought to combine with Apple.
16 GB in microSD format costs under $10, unpackaged and in iPhone quantities you've saved maybe $3 per device
I can't reach the top of the iPhone 5s screen one handed. I've given up on one-handed use.

I have a friend with the note who actually uses a stylus with it. I don't get it but he really loves that phone.
How Amazon leveraged federal power to crush the publishers
This is true fashion oriented technology in the same vein as Beats headphones. If it becomes a fashion statement to wear it, people will buy one at $350. Probably not many HN readers though.
One interesting unrelated development: the US is moving to chip-and-PIN cards next year. Merchants that don't move over to the new system (in other words, those that still take signatures instead of having you do the chip-and-PIN thing) will be responsible for fraud that occurs in their stores... so merchants will switch.

If merchants are getting new credit card terminals anyhow, it seems likely they'd get NFC compatible ones.

I noticed that the Whole Foods near me just changed their credit card terminals a couple of weeks ago...
Not the archetype: Apple ][+
It looks like Applepay generates one-time cards by default resulting in a single-use Stripe token. Does that mean the use case this supports is only one-time payments versus "sign up with Apple pay+Stripe"? Any advice on how best to integrate Apple pay for recurring pay scenarios like Sumon?

Edit: Some more context on how this all works from the other ApplePay thread on HN: http://clover-developers.blogspot.com/2014/09/apple-pay.html
Very interesting! The picture is kind of confusing though, it took me a minute to realize that the picture was of an "expansion board" with the module installed (in the lower left hand corner).

I like what I see though, they have packed quite a bit of processing power into the tiny package. Good amounts of memory too. And I really like the built in WiFi/bluetooth. Looks like it could be a good option for making connected devices with. The only problem is transitioning from prototype to production with Intels current business model.

This video does a good job to show off the Edison on it's own, for anyone interested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=GY8k...
Yea--it's like they went out of their way to screw up the design? Tim should have taken off the watch and smashed it
on the floor--said sorry; we will be back!

The Swiss are going to sleep well tonight.

I really wanted to like this?
Probably the rounded corners.
You know, I was thinking the same thing. I think I prefer the roundness of the 360, than the rectangular Apple design. However, you won't catch me wearing either of them until you don't have to have a phone with you.

I'm thinking Minimum Viable Phone (or communications device) that I can wear on my wrist when doing thing, and have some casual interactions with text messaging, and glancing at emails)...
Watch to watch direct communication, haptic feedback, force sensitive screen on a sapphire display, just to name a few?
I'm another that can't fill my 16GB. Believe it or not, all of us don't record live videos or download full length movies to our phones. I have exactly 3 screens of icons. If I download a new app, I will delete an old one. It's just how I roll :)
Oracle has nothing to do with the Open ZFS community these days.

As for the benchmarks you cite, there are several key problems:

1. You say that they show ZFS having worse performance than XFS and ext4, but XFS is not in those benchmarks and the FIO tester shows ZFS as outperforming its competition by a significant margin.

2. They use a single disk. No server does this and while desktops and laptops do this, it is not clear how the benchmarks are of any relevance there. Additionally, LZ4 compression is not in use, when practically everyone deploying ZFSOnLinux would configure it to use LZ4.

3. ext4 manages to perform better than the theoretical limit of the SATA II interface and there is no discussion as to why.

4. ZFSOnLinux 0.6.2 is an old release. The most recent 0.6.3 release includes a new IO elevator and other improvements that enable ZFSOnLinux 0.6.3 to outperform its precedessor by a significant margin in many workloads.

Would you post something constructive that you actually did yourself? I am beginning to think that you have never even used ZFS.
Apple has three advantages. First, it's on iPhone, which is a ton of devices. Second, they already have your credit card because you've used it to buy apps or music, etc. Third, people will know this exists because of the media.

So if you get a new iPhone, you're ready to start using it almost immediately. I'm sure I'll use it.

With Android, Google has to get you to sign up for wallet and get you to know that you should want to. Plus you had to have a phone that supports it (I don't know how common that is among high end Android phones).

This is one of those situations where "just being Apple" is a huge advantage.
It also looks off for Chrome (at least on Windows)
Stores are already installing them to conform to the upcoming chip and signature standard rolling out across the US. You can tap most of your credit cards instead of swiping at the small number of merchants that have rolled it out (McDonalds, Staples, etc).
Apple iPhone6 vs Nexus 5? Still a competition?
I like this, but it is yet another page that makes me wonder whether professors conspire to use the worst possible color palettes for their sites.
I think regular phones replaces watches for most people.
Of course, if they had, then they wouldn't have worn watches at all, just like most folks today do not wear watches for anything other than fashion. This doesn't in any way contest his point.
One reason Apple Pay matters for developers and startups is it erodes a key advantage of leaders and incumbents. By dramatically reducing the friction around account creation and payments, Apple Pay makes it much, much easier for consumers to try new services. Ride sharing services, for example, could benefit from this. Of course, it will take a while for the effects to be felt, but increased competition in commerce is a positive long term implication of Apple Pay.
I am not a fan of this especially since it is happening during the workweek and I wont have anything to do while sitting in lectures(I'm not talking about pornhub here ;) ).
No; this is now out-of-date. (I work at Stripe.)
BTW, a quick review of Gruber's analysis.

http://daringfireball.net/2014/08/larger_iphone_display_conj...

Spot on for the 6, off for the 6+. So what does this mean for 6+ users and developers?
Wow, according to Wiki the iPhone 6 Plus is even taller! The Galaxy Note Edge is slimmer, though.

I wouldn't buy it, can't carry it around - forget cycling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Note_Edge

151.3 mm (5.96 in) H
82.4 mm (3.24 in) W
8.3 mm (0.33 in) D

vs

iPhone 6 Plus

158.1 mm (6.22 in) H
77.8 mm (3.06 in) W
7.1 mm (0.28 in) D
Blivet-gui announcement
Apple Announces iWatch – And what you can do as developers
It seems it does vary heavily by country [1]. My country (Romania) does not give any voting rights to foreigners (AFAIK), and I thought the US didn't either.

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_foreigners_to_vote
Wouldn't buy the iwatch or the new iphone, and I have been a Apple longterm user. Like the motorola 360 better, round design is a huge win and again Apple are last to market with a inferior product. The iphone's main feature for me was that it was more secure than android phones. But after the celebrity icloud hacks and the iphone backdoors that were revealed (then denied by Apple) I have had enough - Apple products have lost premium status in my eyes. Other than that my nexus 5 had all these features at $350 unlocked last year - including NFC payments. It also doesn't help that my $3000 retina macbook dies after a few months of use bc of bad ram, and now I need a new logic board. Planned obsolescence is a huge problem with Apple. They were caught out slowing the older versions of their phones right before the release of the new ones by analyzing google search data, and this unserviceable expendable model they are pushing just won't fly anymore. Don't tell me laptops without dimm sockets and exchangeable batteries are a necessary design compromise for slimmer devices. Thats total bullshit. My iphone 4s ground to a halt right at the release of the iphone 5. It had become comically slow - a product I would never have bought if it had been presented that way in store. Apple is the worlds largest computer manufacturer and they don't need to pull underhanded tricks like that. It says a lot to me that Apple joined PRISM one year after SJ passed. Right there on the NSA slides.

https://pentest.com/ios_backdoors_attack_points_surveillance...

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/upshot/hold-the-phone-a-bi...

Yes the article from the Times has a different opinion, but I wanted to share the slides mostly, as I cant find the original paper by Laura Trucco. His theory is that its the ios release that slows the phone, no denying that they are slowed. But leaving the phone functional should be the first priority. Any developer who tested ios 6 on the iphone 4 and approved it should have been shot.
Failed for me on Firefox with a QuickTime plug-in. Fine on Safari.
Inbound markting tutorial
The iPhone 6 is meh but I really dislike the look of the watch.
Now that is seriously cool. I imagine patented heavily. Are they actually available, or still in the trial phase? (I couldn't tell from the site)
Startup gigs vs. startup jobs
A $350 watch is a too expensive, but $325 beats headphones are chill? When I walk through the seedier parts of town where most of the rent is paid in food stamps and wishes, I still see beats headphones.
10 Facts about iOS8 for App Devs
Yes, waterproof is submersible and water resistant is rain/shower etc. Your comment referred to water resistance which that displays.

I would hope they make it waterproof as I don't want to have to leave an expensive watch with my bag on the beach unattended. But then I already have to do that with my phone I guess.
Although it makes it much more comfortable to wear.
So you can keep more apps in memory without having the OS put them to sleep.
App developers guide to eBook DRM
Hi HN,
I have been googling around for a while, but it is proving notoriously difficult to get results.

I am working on designing an ebook reader, this reader will be cross platform including everything from computers to tablets (andriod and iOS).

A major concern here is DRM which limits which devices the user can use to read their ebook.

Does anybody know where I can find a developers guide to dealing with ebook DRM restrictions - particularly when designing an app that is aimed to be functional across multiple platforms.

Thanks for your help!
I agree with you too. The Apple Watch is a mass market product, not for heavy users. However, I can imagine many people wearing this watch at gyms, where people tend to look after themselves (healthkit, etc)... but I don't see professionals using it (unless endorsed).
Yeah, I also don't understand how buying a house within one's own means is gentrification. Is the definition of "afford" different between your "very poor" neighbors and you, the "software engineer"?
Ehh, I have a nice mechanical watch. It and a notepad in my pocket mean I have no use for a smartphone, and I can use it in places where a smartphone would be inappropriate (rowing, exercising, during a concert, etc.) I doubt I'll ever buy a smartwatch but I love my dumbwatch.
I can only guess: but I believe that this will fly if the iPhone 6 is a hit, but it could really soar if the Apple Watch sells very well. Paying with something on my wrist seems more natural (slightly better UX?). If the products end up 'failing' (which for apple means sell like iPhone 5C) then this will just drag on like any product from an extremely large company like Google or Apple that just lives because they can push it on users.
I agree, these monster are just not made for carrying around - you would have to hold them all the time or store them in a bag.
It's really a deal breaker that the watch needs a phone to be tethered. If I'm going to look at a map, I'm just going to use the phone that's in my pocket. Similarly, I don't really need a buzz notification into my wrist to know text messages are coming in.

Not to mention, even though it's an Apple design, it still looks like a nerd-toy.
Millions of adoring fans who trust the Apple brand. People who turn on Apple Pay for "convenience" and then use it for "impulse buy"
If you bought your music after Apple finally ditched DRM, you can upload your AAC files to Google Music for free and sync/stream them to all your Android devices as well as your laptops/desktops.

If you "bought" your music with Apple DRM, you can pay another fee to actually own it and be able to play it on a non-Apple devices.

If you "bought" your videos with Apple DRM, consider it a lesson learned.
Apple discontinues iPod Classic
Presumably its shipping now, but I can't seem to find anywhere to buy it.

WLAN has been somewhat sorely lacking for these mini computers, your only option was pretty much the rather terrible MIPS platforms made for routers.
Read that one for a sci-fi class in college. I think the teacher had intended to discuss it as describing technology run amok; I took it as capitalism run amok.

I'd be curious to know which one Atwood actually meant.
I'd wait and see how it actually works - for example, with the navigation scenario, it's far more likely that you'd choose your destination on your phone which will then handoff the navigation to the watch. Thus, no need to constantly look at the phone while you're walking + haptic feedback to guide you along the path.
> Maybe, but I doubt people buy a $500 watch just because it will still be nice in 100 years.

They're generally intended to last a lifetime, however long that is, and possibly be left to heirs.
This is done via credit card tokenization. Tokenization is a major boom to the payment industry. However, there is a lot of complexity and moving pieces for all of this to work. But once it works, it'll unlock a lot of potential for startups to innovate in the payment industry.

http://www.emvco.com/specifications.aspx?id=263
All POS systems that support NFC payments (which is most of the new ones I believe) support Apple pay by default.
The same way the App Store did that for software purchases.
Teens? I'm predicting that my wife and I will use it about seventy billion times per day.
I think the elevation changes over short periods of time are essentials for the fitness apps.
I keep a lot of pictures and videos I've recorded on my phone, as well as music. In addition I like having TV shows stored on my phone, for instance, every season of Archer, because I love that show and I don't want to use up my battery by streaming it constantly(especially when I'm on 6hr runs). My 5s is the 64GB model so I'm still doing quite fine on space, but I can definitely say I've used more than half of it already.
iPhone6 and iPhone 6 Plus look good, iWatch - not so much.
Saying that, I would love to have been a fly on the wall after last weeks iCloud celebrity photos hack.

Apple's partners in this, including Visa, Mastercard and Amercian Express, as well as all those prominent banks must have been looking for reassurances that payment and card data was going to be safe.

It must have been an embarassing week.
Android may have just won the smartwatch war
And Stanley Green a great British eccentric thought that to much sitting was one of the causes of the swinging sixties :-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Green