skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Board appointees aside, I "dropped" Dropbox as my cloud backup solution because the Windows client suffered from frequent memory crashes when syncing large numbers of files.

Google Drive suffered the same crashes (it's a 32-bit memory limit thing), so I'm currently using Backblaze for entire PC backup and it's been working great.

I still maintain my free DB account, as it's the most commonly known/used "file sharing" service known to my clients.

I originally jumped from DB to GDrive because of pricing, but this was before Dropbox answered Google's price cuts with their own new tiers.
"places where you buy a title"

We have public community college systems for this.

The "night school" programs have tolerable rep, although associate degrees are vocationally worthless in the economy usually there are well established credit transfer programs.

The day students are the ones who partied too hard to get into a "better" school or people with severe financial or personal issues. Or weirdos like me. I have an economically worthless associates degree in electronics from the very early 90s, but another way to look at it is I only paid about $4K cash out of pocket for 56 transfer credits which is about $70/credit. I work near a private regionally well regarded engineering school and their optimistic web page claims $47240/yr total today in 2014 (certainly real world would cost more) which works out to about $1475/credit.

(edited well this is embarrassing, I didn't correct for 2014 tuition at the community college where I got the A.S. in electronics in the early 90s. 2014 fall tuition is $125.85/credit, $4.50 mandatory minimum materials fee per class, $7.55 student activity mandatory fee, $6/semester mandatory accident liability policy fee. Shockingly they got rid of their technology fee and parking permit fee, nice. So about $140/credit in the fall of 2014, to compare apples to apples).
Me: www.dalanmiller.com

Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Carnegie Mellon)

Remote: Would consider it

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Python (Django/Flask), Java, some Ruby, Javascript/Coffeescript (Angular, Spine, Backbone), HTML/CSS, less SQL, more RethinkDB, MongoDB, some Android Dev, Git, Linux DevOps type stuff, and of course tinkering with my Raspberry Pis and soon Intel Edison!

Resume: http://bit.ly/dalanmiller-resume

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalanmiller

Email: dalanmiller {AT} cmu {.} edu

Github: https://github.com/dalanmiller

Interested in: Data engineer/scientist, optimization, and pursuing more machine learning but combined with building internal/external tools and products while having a full-stack mindset!
They don't have to be. But it's complicated.

And sure, entrepreneurship is allowed, but then you'll have to convince your family of why are you not getting a nice job as a government clerk or something.
Dropbox is awesome. Everything else sucks. (Except google drive) which I don't use because a) tons of free space from dropbox due to phone purchases b) simple gui sync client that runs on anything. (yes I know about GRive, it's not the same!)
I think the main goal of eve is precisely to help people "think computationally". Part of that is finding a better fundamental model than imperative programming. The other part is removing incidental complexity (DB connectors, etc). If you dismiss either part you'll get exactly what we've been getting for the past 40 years: micro-optimizations.

But, I agree with you, the former-- changing the fundamental computation model-- is the more exciting (and harder) of the two.
Kaggle, Inc (https://www.kaggle.com/) - San Francisco, CA + various

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Kaggle is best known as the world’s largest community of data scientists. Our community of around 200,000 data scientists compete to solve complex data problems. We’re changing the way the most important data-driven problems are solved. We have branched out beyond our core business of machine learning competitions, to build end-to-end solutions in specific industries.

Our first focus industry is energy, where we are working with Global 10 companies to make better decisions on where and how to drill for oil & gas. Our solutions take detailed geological and engineering data and help predict well performance. These solutions can minimize capital and environmental destruction by helping operators drill fewer uneconomic wells. Kaggle is located in the heart of the SOMA.

For all Kaggle career opportunities, please visit https://www.kaggle.com/careers

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===== Who we’re looking for =====
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°Data Scientists to Focus on the Energy Industry-> Help us build machine learning powered solutions focused on transforming the energy industry.

°Data Scientist for Competitions Platform -> A crucial part to the company's mission, this data scientist will work with customers from both the commercial and research worlds to prepare Kaggle competitions.

°Software Engineer -> Software Engineer to focus on the software architecture behind Kaggle's work in the energy industry.

°Product Designer/Developer -> Creatively work with the data scientists and developers on the Competitions team as well as supporting the creative needs of the energy solutions business.

°Client Relationship Manager
-> A multi-talented Client Relationship Manager with aptitude and interest in supporting the inbound sales pipeline for new projects.

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We are well-funded (Khosla Ventures, Index Ventures and Max Levchin). We’ll help you do your best work with our awesome Kaggle benefits including spiffy new gear, catered lunches, awesome guest speakers, no vacation caps and much much more. Our team includes coffee, beer wine and whisky connoisseurs, pastry chefs, ping pong players, kiteboarders and rollerbladers.

For questions, please contact us at recruiting@kaggle.com or visit our career page at https://www.kaggle.com/careers
SEEKING FREELANCER (part-time or full-time)

Trill - Boston / Cambridge MA (open to REMOTE) -- http://trill.me/

Trill helps you find local live shows (currently in its pilot city of Boston) and everything that happens on a stage (music, theater, comedy, dance, etc).

We are super early stage, seed funded, and focused on the following 3 value props: (1) provide a very complete db of live shows (2) provide value to event venues and producers by getting them access to data about their audience (3) allow for a complete integration of event discovery/one-click-buy/transportation from your phone.

We are looking for a few awesome contributors:

(1) We need a UI development expert: bootstrap3, handlebars, javascript wizardry.

(2) We need a growth hacker with a focus on inbound marketing.

(3) We are quickly growing and would love to talk to people interested in our vision with any assortment of amazing abilities (django/python-related a plus!)

Please reach out to careers@trill.me or to me personally at <my-hn-username> [at] trill [dot] me
Location: Southern Netherlands, looking to relocate to Randstad area

Remote: Unlikely, prefer office environment

Willing to relocate: Open to discussion

Technologies: Jr. level coding & sysadmin (php, python, linux), good IT skills & understanding, expert troubleshooting / support, some webdev freelancing. Exposure to many technologies at an intro/tinkering level.

Resume: I'm finishing up a short-term contract doing VC + strategy advisory and looking for my next challenge and learning opportunity. I have a broad understanding of IT/software/startups and good analytic skills (hard science B.Sc. + MBA), and exposure to the VC world, M&A, and consultancy. My ideal role would push my technical and business skills and pit me against interesting problems in a team environment.

Email: hnhiring.nl@gmail.com
Universities are not just factories that produce workers. Having a well educated society and people studying is desireable no matter how employable the people are afterwards.

A well educated society is essential to an effective and efficient democracy and I would argue beneficial to culture and quality of life overall.

The US is actually a very good example for what happens, if a significant part of your population is not well educated.
This is nonsense.

A single OpenBSD kernel on bare metal can do whatever it pleases.

A Linux kernel on Xen HVM could, due to this bug, do slightly more than it ought to have been able to do.

(In this sense, the LLDT bug was worse.)
(Warning: not at all a Haskell expert, so please correct me if I'm wrong.)

Each language's deriving facilities aren't actually comparable, as Haskell's are actually generic whereas each Rust's are all hand-coded syntax extensions.

Also, I believe that it's possible for Haskell code to fail at link time due to libraries providing incompatible typeclasses (contributing to Cabal hell, perhaps?), whereas Rust traits have different restrictions such that if your library compiles, you know that your users will never experience failure due to the traits implemented by other libraries.

So even though the Rust devs have clearly taken some degree of inspiration from Haskell, there are enough subtle interactions with other systems that even the familiar features have a distinctly different feel.

I will say, though, that in my observations there have been more than a few people from iterative backgrounds who have said that familiarity with Rust was a useful stepping stone to Haskell. So even though I'd hesitate to compare the languages in absolute terms, in relative terms it's true that Rust is probably the iterative language with the most to offer to aspiring Haskellers.
I dropped it because they are the leader in this space and have not championed an open-source technology for connecting with cloud storage providers.
I can't help reading 'Eve Online' everytime I read 'Eve'. I guess it's a time-space deformation.
Zenefits (YC W13) -- Software Engineer -- San Francisco, CA -- www.zenefits.com

About us:

Zenefits is redefining the way companies manage their mission critical HR systems, like payroll and benefits.

Most of the engineering projects involve designing new platform integrations that drive our products. This includes integrations with payroll providers, health insurance providers, and other third party systems.

We're growing crazy fast -- when I came on board in July, there were 160 people. Now there are 300. The engineering team is at 25, and we'd like to be at 50 in a few months.

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Press:

www.nytimes.com/2014/09/21/business/zenefits-leader-is-rattling-an-industry-so-why-is-he-stressed-out.html

pando.com/2014/06/03/labeled-the-fastest-growing-saas-company-ever-zenefits-raises-a-66m-series-b-just-five-months-post-series-a/

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About the role:

- Python/Django framework, Ember.js frontend.

- We don't care if you know them now.

- Everyone is fullstack.

- All engineers do a decent amount of product management, and interact with ops, for the products they build.

- Lots of autonomy. Lots of people to ask when you've got questions.

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Apply:

I'm an engineer; you can reach out to me at samb (at) zenefits dot com; I can answer questions and get you in our pipeline.

Or apply directly at http://www.zenefits.com/jobs?gh_jid=17674
No, it is not a general purpose CNC mill. It is specifically designed for the task of making the receiver parts from almost ready but non-functional gun pieces ("80% receivers").

It might be adaptable something else but it wasn't designed for that.
A Rare Look at Apple's Design Genius Jony Ive
I WAS going to drop Dropbox, then they increased my subscription to 1TB for the same money. That is just too useful to me to let go.
Well duh, it's built on web technologies. These are probably the most bloated, inefficient, and memory-hogging things humanity has built on a computer to date.

Honestly, nobody who adopted Atom should ever be surprised by any single aspect of its sluggishness.
Harold Innis and his work such as "Empire of Communication" was the foundation for McLuhan's more punk-rock interpretation of communication theory. Pink Floyd vs The Clash.

Innis I found insightful for his view of how technology changes cultures because the dominant means of communication changes what it means to be human.
- There is nothing absolute in the world.
- Metal rails are.
I've dropped dropbox because it seems pointless without some sort of document editor.
The irony is that they have to say this:

"Nothing here should be considered legal advice. We express our opinion with no guarantee and we do not endorse any service in any way. Please refer to a qualified attorney for legal advice. Reading ToS;DR is in no way a replacement for reading the full terms to which you are bound."

Even criticism of legalese requires legalese.
SEEKING WORK / Remote or Boulder, CO

Expertise: Full Stack Web Developer, System Integration, Software Developer, Team Lead

Skills: Java, SQL, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, MySQL, APIS, Pentaho Kettle, Jenkins, JUnit, Cordova, BackboneJS, AngularJS, jQuery, Git, SVN, API design, data modelling.

I'm looking for remote work or work based in Boulder, CO, with systems integration, business process automation or web or hybrid mobile software development.

Website: http://www.mooreds.com/

Email: hn@mooreds.com

Resume: http://www.mooreds.com/Dan-Moore-current-resume.pdf
The most important thing here is to measure. Always measure. It doesn't matter what you think is going to be fast or not. The combination of super smart (or not so smart) compilers, multi-level hierarchal caches, pipelining, branch (mis)prediction, etc means you can't just look at a piece of code in a high level language and know how fast it will be. You always have to run the code and measure how long it takes. For anything where you really care about latency, measure.
Installing Brackets is probably the best thing I've ever done in my entire web programming career.
It's useless to send most criminals (especially minorities with 1/3 jail ratio) to community colleges. Majority of them could not even finish high school and still read at fifth grade level after graduation. It's a noble idea but unfortunately education is not for everyone.

The only result of sending unprepared people college, will be making college less safe and destroying quality of education for kids who are prepared for college.
hold down command+r when booting, you don't need that DVD, the recovery partition is on the disk already. you should be able to launch a terminal from there and fix your problem.
Not really ToS but Ello https://ello.co/wtf/post/privacy privacy page is kinda funny to read.

On the Information Sharing section it says:
Ello does not have any affiliated companies right now. But if we do in the future, we may share information with them, too.

But I guess everyone on HN already knew it was nothing but publicity.

edit: wrote trello instead of ello
I've got nothing against Condy. That said... why does this matter? As someone who serves on a BoD for a non-profit... isn't this just an advisory position? I don't see how someone's politics is relevant to the running of a company.
IMHO the best way to learn about Linux.
> Finnish students get allowance from the government for the duration of their studies (max ~60 months) and get government backed cheap loans which they start paying back after their studies.

Thought experiment: American students also get government backed cheap loans. Further, since these government-backed cheap loans are often used to cover cost of living as well as tuition, they are a de-facto allowance from the government (albeit one you need to pay back after you are graduated). And yet the american education system seems to have a bunch of dysfunctions that the Finnish one does not.

There has to be other differences that cause this, it can't be the presence of cheap loans. The conventional wisdom in America is that cheap loans incentivize universities to raise tuition, because they know the money is still coming in. Why does this effect not take place in Finland?
Location: Middle of nowhere New York State
Remote: yes!
Willing to relocate: to anywhere rural. No major cities.
Technologies: Javascript, nodejs, angularjs, jquery, PHP, mysql, Java, C#, whatever you're using. I love learning.
Resume: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=29204218, http://lj3.me/webdev
Email: lylejantzi3rd@gmail.com

I'm a technology agnostic full stack web engineer. In my 10+ years of experience, I've worked for both large companies and startups on projects as diverse as Proof of Concept prototypes at OpenLaszlo, B2B marketplaces at Verical and online video games at Disney. Some of these projects have attracted millions of users and earned millions of dollars in revenue.

The areas in which I create tangible value include fast implementation of customer facing application features, services integration and internal tooling. I can work across all layers of a tech stack myself or work with specialized teams (ie: a database team, a backend team, etc). Whatever it takes to get the job done.

Feel free to shoot me an email. I'm happy to have a conversation about what you're working on and how I can best contribute.
There's also seafile
This was always going to happen, Atom was always doomed to fail.

Why was that technology stack used to develop Atom? A browser window to render a text editor?

If Atom wanted to take over the world, it should have chosen a technology stack that made it run AT LEAST as quick as Sublime Text. Instead we got Eclipse. Therefore, it's never going to get traction outside a niche.

LESSON LEARNED: Choose a technology stack that benefits the end user, not one that suits the developer of the software.
U.S. Takes Asteroid Threat Seriously, Saves Nukes
Show HN: Our book on functional programming in Swift is ready
Microcomputer users.
Uken is looking for talented developers to help us build amazing mobile games. We are a profitable startup experiencing massive growth, with hundreds of thousands of players a day across iOS, Android, and Facebook.

Currently, we are looking for:

- software developers to join one of our Unity game teams

- a full stack engineer intern (paid) to help us build and optimize the infrastructure that supports all of our games using technology like Rails, MySQL, AWS and Docker

Full job descriptions are at http://uken.com/#jobs
KickBack Rewards Systems, Remote (Idaho)

KickBack Rewards Systems
http://www.kickbacksystems.com
http://careers.kickbacksystems.com

KickBack Rewards Systems is a privately held company founded in 1999 that specializes in customer specific marketing and payments for over 1000 US clients. Our clients include a half-dozen Fortune 50 companies, one of them is an anchor partner in our national coalition loyalty program. As the CTO and Director of Software Development I need some help! You will be joining a medium sized team of 13 developers who all commit to their projects as a labor of love and their lives work. If you are interested in any of these positions my contact information is located under my profile.

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Front-end engineer

Our front-end tools are all built in AngularJS with a half dozen other JavaScript libraries like D3. We have some interesting UI/UX challenges in graphing metrics and representing data that our current front-end team describe as nothing less than "the most exciting and challenging work they've had for awhile." You're supported by an incredible UX team to perform the heavy lifting as far as design and deciding which A/B testing should occur.

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Mobile Developer

KickBack uses Xamarin (C#) to build a native and compiled mobile application for iOS and Android. We have an amazing contractor building our app who is acting as the lead, architect and senior engineer. You'll be working with the best. We're looking to add a little redundancy and augment the team with additional resources if we can.

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Security engineer

Last but not least, I am looking for an Information Systems Security expert. KRS works in a live transaction processing environment and identifying fraud, patterns and preventing information breaches and transaction fraud is second nature to the right candidate. I'm looking for that type-a engineer who cannot sleep if he or she believes an attack vector exist. He or she has an extreme sense of responsibility and can execute on delivering best-practice prevention methods. This role is both advisory ("Team, implement this best practice") and execution ("Team, I implemented this best practice..") We're lean and mean so you should have no problem at all hacking on Ruby one day to deploy a new 'hids' through Chef or drafting a Cisco IOS access-list the next.

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To apply:
Email me, my contact information is located under my profile, or, visit http://careers.kickbacksystems.com
So the government could ban the manufacture and importation of printers, printer parts, radio and TV transmitters, etc. etc., indirectly negating the rights of free speech and the press?

Nope, that's not how it works.
And to underscore how a usable rifle may be constructed with readily available parts, I present a personal favorite, the AK-47 built from a receiver recycled from a shovel: http://www.northeastshooters.com/vbulletin/threads/179192-DI...
No.

Many are, especially higher level courses (ie, above the Bachelor level), but not nearly all of them.
Some lecturers try to hold their lectures in English even though they speak it very poorly.

Pretty much all lecturers will happily take English questions and answer them in English.
And all German comp sci students speak English.

For many courses which are held in German the materials are still in (some kind of) English.
You can usually get by very, very well by skipping the classes entirely and learning from the provided materials only. In fact, that's what a large number of German students are doing too.
SEEKING WORK - Columbus Ohio, remote and local projects

My consulting firm specializes in iPhone, iPad and Mac OS X app development, we have about 5 years experience working on both the iOS and OS X platforms. We accept projects of any size, and provide maintenance services for existing apps that need anything from minor style changes or iOS 7/8 feature updates, to a complete overhaul.

We also provide backend server development and management services for apps that need a new one, or have outgrown their existing solution.

A selection of case studies for projects we've worked on are available on the website (http://infincia.com/consulting). Some have been featured on Lifehacker, The Verge, The Unofficial Apple Weblog and various other high profile websites.

I personally have 5+ years of experience writing Objective-C, C, and Javascript, 7 years experience writing Python, and 8 years writing CSS and HTML. I've also been a Linux and FreeBSD administrator for about 8 years, and have used and deployed MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached, Nginx, HAProxy and various other server systems in production.

------------------------

Stephen Oliver <steve@infincia.com>

Senior Software Engineer, Infincia LLC

Tel: +1 (614) 636-2295

Skype: infincia

Web: http://infincia.com
CrowdReactive (http://crowdreactive.com) - Junior Developer, London, UK

We build http://eventstagr.am/, a social media wall platform. As well as our self-service customers, we build tailored designs and animations for big names, including O2, Ferrari and Heineken. Our London team are soon moving into brand new offices on South Bank, including free coffee and beer on tap.

We're looking for a full-time junior developer, to handle some smaller tasks across our web app as well as larger frontend projects. Technical requirements are loosely:

- You know enough PHP to write basic OOP,
- You've used frontend tools like bootstrap, grunt/gulp and less.

More information on our blog: http://blog.eventstagr.am/2014/08/juniordeveloperjob/
> $1200 machine that can print arbitrary metal objects

It's nothing like that. This specifically designed to drill holes in gun parts and do only that.

CNC mills and metal 3d printers do exist but they are quite a bit more expensive than this.