skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I remember the first time I dropped in too. It is another one of those things where if you don't commit all the way, you fail. Once you get it you have it for life. I think having my friends get it first helped me with that one!

I'm impressed you built a ramp! Luckily there was a nice new outdoor skateboard park near my friend's house, we didn't have to build anything :)
Donation pages for Médecins Sans Frontières:

http://www.msf.org.uk/make-a-donation

https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/

Send MSF money and we will see more successes like this.

Ebola can be beaten, but only if the resources are there.
WP is an uncool but useful friend of MS now :(.
You cannot be serious.

Just in case there is a bug in bash? What if there's a bug in sh?
Researchers use Oculus Rift to let men and women “swap bodies”
> If you have jurisdiction over someone, you can force them to decrypt something based on a warrant

A lot of people in IT seem to be blind to this. Encryption is no different from a very good hiding spot. If the authorities know it exists and you know how to access the information within it, there are ways to get you to disclose that information. It's not like they will just let you walk away if you simply say "no".

And that's just for the normal "criminals" argument. For "terrorists" there are even more ways to get them to disclose information. Rubber-hose cryptanalysis is a thing.
> it found that less than one tenth of the 1982 list was still on the list in 2012

It doesn't seem like a good argument. It's not because they're not at the very very top anymore that their fortune hasn't grown a lot.
I wonder what kind of supervision, you, me, my parents, your parents had in our/their toddler days?

>I doubt any of this is true, and I worry for the safety of your child.

:)

> When my daughter was a toddler, she didn't want to be alone, she wanted to be, and she still always wants to be with someone. I have never heard of a toddler that wants free time. More like parents want free time and don't get any. Children at that young age need a lot of attention, caring and love, they should not be alone, like ever.

I have same experience with my older one. That does not make me happy not because of I need free time. I can sleep less and have free time. It worries me because of him being afraid of being by himself. BTW, me and my wife did supervise him 24/7 till 3 years.

All in all, I understand being obsessive with supervision in parenting is trend these days and anybody with other view will be considered as dangerous parent. At the end of day, one can create safe environment for kid, hence won't need to be worried every second. But I guess, this is part of evolution in parenting and we have to ride it out.
I remember this guy from somewhere... There was another product that creates a small display on your car window if I am not wrong
The problem is easy to identify: Our various forms of government are simply obsolete. In the case of the US you have very small groups of people interested in nothing more than the survival of their respective political clans. Despite what they say, they consistently fail to represent us and always, always, always make decisions based on their own self interest (or that of their party).

Remember: Governments and politicians cause and fight wars. It's politicians, not the people, who make a mess out of society and the world. I can't think of many wars that were not the product of politicians run amuck.

I am not proposing anarchy. That helps nobody. Yet I do think we need to collectively figure out how to correct the political landscape in order to ensure that politicians understand they work for us and always towards the common good (whatever that means).
I have a memory of having some porridge like breakfast but with curry leaves and fruit when I was there as well. I love dosas, used to get them in the tiffin restaurants, the only restaurant I have ever been to that closed for lunch. Fortunately there are a few places in London that sell these.
Chromebooks for Work with a new $50/year subscription plan for advanced features
Did you remember to buy a router that can have open firmware?
Natto is indeeed disgusting on first experience, but my 2-year-old eats natto and rice for breakfast every morning (this is in Japan). We've tried to vary it up, but he insistently shouts natto!

I first experienced it at age 15 and it was revolting -- stinky slime with small soybeans in it. BUT I ate it to be polite to my Japanese hosts... and lo and behold after about 5 times I found myself wanting more. Now I eat it regularly, and find it delicious. :)
I see Google as an automation company based on data and monetized by advertising.

Does it make Google an advertising company? Yes by the bottom line, no by this strategy. It just happens it's the best way to monetize what they have so far.

Analogy: would you define 1905 Einstein as a patent clerk or a scientist?
Screw Cars, Meet the Google Street View Camel
olives, tomato and feta makes a very nice breakfast. As does Greek yoghurt and honey. Oats do not grow in Greece, so probably cost more - oatmeal is a Scottish/northern countries thing, not really very universal. And poptarts, yuk.
That's the Kerepakupai Vená or Angel Falls, highest waterfall in the world [1].

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Falls
The author of this weak article seems to surf the waves of "robots are taking our jebs" because he brings no proof that the layoff of Yahoo, IBM, Cisco in India are the results of automation or business shrinking or strategic decision about outsourcing.
Also this site hacks the scrolling wheel in a bad way, small scrolls seems discarded.
WW3 HAS BEGUN,BUT ELITE ARE D NOTICE IT
This is one reason why I never plan to even visit the U.S.
5 Cool AngularJS libraries
time in {city|country}

123 {currency} in {currency}
the clipper chip is back on the radar
Both sounds like derivatives of thermite, so the confusion is at least somewhat justified :)
Bionic arm restores sense of feeling
120 Node Rasperry Pi Cluster
An Industrial-Sized Generator That Runs on Waste Heat, Using No Fuel
> Ebola doesn't stand a chance, even though the short term will be scary.

Never ever underestimate the rate at which viruses can adapt to new circumstances.
GitLab is 3 years old
As I commented above, my 2-year-old eats natto with rice for breakfast every morning. ("Natto, the stinky slime-encased beans that kids ask for by name!®")

Also, when I go to my Japanese wife's parents house, the whole family often has natto on top of rice as part of breakfast, often with chopped onions or thin sliced okra on it.

And, I myself came to like natto after forcing it down a few times at breakfast to be polite to my host family the first time I visited Japan 25 years ago.

So I'm pretty sure it is common to eat natto for breakfast in Japan. There are surely some people who hate it, though -- but lots of kids hate takoyaki, too.
I don't see how automation of growing corn will make iPhones cheaper.
When I was a kid in Scotland my favourite breakfast was what we called rollies (AKA butteries or Aberdeen rolls) - a particular treat was having them served with scrambled egg inside.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttery_%28bread%29
I don't know if they have an alternative currency but there are some community banks similar to that one operating there (http://www.bankomunales.com/ (in Spanish)).
I pretty much sprayed my monitor with coffee when I read that in the article. Tremendous :-)
NLP sentence templates:

"How tall [object]?" / "[object] height"

"Becoming a [job]"

"How much is a [unit] of [object]?"

"How old is [object]"

"When is the next [event]"

My question is: Do Siri/Cortana/GoogleNow use such flat templates (per topic) or do the use an IR ontology? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology_(information_science)
> Ok then I guess I don't understand your point

sorry for that. the logic chain is a bit long... I was working on exploiting the problem of the statement "if Chinese people have Maker culture there will be (same_ratio * population_base) open source projects". I should have quoted it there.

Anyway there's one thing clear (for me), that one create and share when he/she stops struggling for living.

So ok here's a better model:

(same_ratio * max(0, non_struggling_population(china))

But given the fact that open source didn't make it here, this one doesn't make sense (because I know that some little portion of this huge base is really not struggling). nevermind:

(get_ratio_by_culture(china) * max( ..... ))
^
`this is what we get at this point.

Ugh, too simple isn't it, I'd really like to see something more interesting.

Let's first not introduce forums, IM groups of producers.
Just consider one thing: Chinese people crack things.
The more 'struggling' they are, the more they crack, but the skill gets lower.
Say that now we have a close source binary.
Some top-notched hackers extracted/disassembled the code to make it more readable, and runnable. (Maybe they're from Russia, just sayin :-D
Lower tier programmers bind hooks to the routines.
Lower tier programmers use editors to iterate through the binary to seek for useful literals, inject resources to make mods...
Lower tier resellers, though not capable of these technical stuff, are able to follow the tutorials released by all higher tiers, and subtly modify the thing.

And this model suddenly becomes a non-deterministic close-source-binary cracking ecosystem, that tries many possible solutions simultaneously, and hierarchically(given the fan-out factor high enough between each two tiers).

Yeah I know you would never say this is "good". But I think this is at least mathematically interesting. And it gives some sense to how to utilize this kind of ecosystems to do something real(though this model is still far from realistic).

> I would say that both Japan and Korea are ahead

Sure. Just consider get_ratio_by_culture() and non_struggling_population().

get_ratio_by_culture() is similar. It doesn't mean the current whole picture is similar. But the later one is variable and the former one is nearly const.
>what rationale there is for distributing it

Instead of spending all their time being wage slaves and buying the $2 boots that fall apart every month, they can actually invest in the $15 boots that last 10 years (thus of maximum utility) and help signal to the boot market that we don't need crappy boots.

Poor people cannot invest in good products, so companies build shitty things that sell because people need to survive, but are a bad long-term proposition.

Basic income can destroy shitty products.
People in Venezuela will still need Bolivares for everyday life, though. So, just like people now buy USDs or Euros as savings they could also do it with bitcoins I guess, no?.

Also, as far as I know, it's illegal in Venezuela to buy/sell foreign currency outside of the systems provided by the state. The anonymous nature of bitcoins could be an advantage in that sense.
in kansai, people don't usually eat natto. In kanto, they would. For breakfast, it depends if you're traditional or not. At a hotel, it would not be surprising to be served natto for breakfast.
A big step for Contiki: built-in encryption
Why did they call it "Xim"? Sounds like a x-window instant messenger to me.
Is the writing a data model actually a problem that is being solved here? I'd imagined that the problem was reporting invoices and expenses. So you solve this problem with the help of a computer by writing a data model. You could solve it without a computer too by hiring somebody to add the invoices and expenses with an abacus and the difference would be just the cost.

What problem writing an amusing simulation of space ships shooting missiles is solving in your opinion? Other than the lack of such simulation, of course. Could you solve such a problem without a computer? I don't think many people would be amused flying a real space ship and shooting missiles.
Everybody knows IT people are just lazy and will always tell you it's impossible.

Everything anybody needs to know about IT people can be learned from watching Star Trek.
GNEVE, the Emacs video editor mode
He was talking about their uninventive business plan. Not their consumer products. They're plan is the same as all other tech companies just they did/do it better.
Not only NSA, everybody who gets to have a key could predict the output of the generator. In order for a key to be used, and those that promote it always want to use it, there would be enough copies of that key that very soon it would leak.

Your assumption that ""golden keys" can be implemented securely" is wrong. The only secure golden keys are those not used. Which means, in order for such keys to be really secure they mustn't be created.
Voxel Quest Is on Kickstarter, AMA :)
In Australia, McDonald's is exceptionally busy in the morning for the drive-through and the sit-down areas. Lots of parents bring their children there before school. At least the one in Albion, Brisbane.
Idea: all webservices in your command line. One command to use them
> I find it fucking baffling that you chose to defend those people, the people saying stuff like that, at the cost of their victims.

Oh well, I find it weird that you're twisting my words so much, but I won't insult your intelligence because of it.

Anyways, I don't defend those people - I think they're morons, I would shame them, etc. (I would defend them in court, though, unless they actually (physically) harm anyone - because freedom of speech).

The problem is (1) banning/censorship is a slippery slope, and will inevitably results in censoring some inconvenient truth, and (2) it doesn't work, because the trolls can just make a new account. IMO, personal filters that each user can activate and tune to their desire (akin email spam filters) would work much better.
100% code coverage still doesn't give you correctness.
This is so true! When this type of developers starts talking about design of the architecture they start discussing optimization on second minute.

Here is a good example (it's a good blog and people are talented though):

http://bitsquid.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/building-data-oriente...
> Encryption protects against cybercriminals, industrial competitors, the Chinese secret police and the FBI.

And that assumes that FBI will continue to remain "the good guys" from now on. Looking at the institution's past deeds I'm not convinced that will be the case: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton#Raid_and_assassina... and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.#FBI_sur... , just to name a few.
> You are better at solving your type of problems than they are

Mike Acton's remark about Microsoft Word taking 30 seconds to boot suggests he does not generally believe what you said. Part of the philosophy behind these talks is that, just because a piece of software works (and sells, and pays your bills, etc) doesn't mean it is good software or that is well programmed. Different people measure quality based on bugs, or crashes, or responsiveness, or size, or argh how beautiful it is.

But it also is not just about efficiency at runtime. Some of these talks dive into how certain approaches to software design (like traditional OOP) have gained traction for their appearance of utility rather than their actual value. Or in some cases, as shown in the post you reply to, because they are more "easy and fun."
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Pop tarts for breakfast? That’s insane :D And I would think people with money would generally give their kids a healthier breakfast than so.
Probably shouldn't buy that debt, then.
At some point the data could be considered more valuable than the original business activity and some organization makes moves to gain legitimate control of it.
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Parent was talking about US though, which is what I commented on. From what I have read[1], the US seems to be going mostly chip and signature for some weird reason. Anecdotally, Amex[2] only offers chip and signature cards to US customers -- no support yet for chip and pin.

[1]: http://www.quora.com/Why-is-the-USA-adopting-chip-signature-...

[2]: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/content/chip/signature.ht...
It explains some of the enclaves of low density you see even in large cities. Santa Monica and Beverly Hills come to mind as good examples of this; those areas would normally expect to draw more building but the local residents fight tooth and nail against it. Even small developments spend years and years being fought over.

Source: I lived in SM and attended city council meetings that discussed the matter because I wanted to see more transit-oriented development and improved bike infrastructure. Can't say I'm sad I left; socal is dysfunctional with regards to transportation. I do miss the beer, though.
>a significant majority of members of the 1982 list would have qualified for the 2012 list if they had accumulated wealth at a real rate of even 4 percent a year.

This part of the quote, which you snipped, is in fact a good argument that they didn't accumulate much. As I said before, that's far less than I earn from trading.
Awesome! Is it possible to animate single points or curves? Couldn't work out how it's done without moving the whole shape.
> What if there's a bug in sh?

As he says, you swap your system shell to an other POSIX-compatible shell. You were using bash? Switch to dash, or zsh, or ksh.
I hear you. It's just a matter of simplicity. We can't have every single environment configuration on the site. So, we have a few list prices with links to contact us if your model doesn't fit. I hope that helps. If you have other questions, let me know.
Well, it could simply just mean that others have surpassed them in terms of overall wealth, sure. Not that they lost the wealth.
I bet He will failed!
Every crypto system and physical security includes a caveat that states ROI < epsilon.
Hi guys,

I launched Conffirm to solve a problem I had working with clients esp new clients. I found it frustrating working with clients who had an issue paying upfront (or 50%) or were extremely late on payment. The only other option was Escrow.com, but their fees were INSANE esp since most of my jobs were under $500.

Would love your feedback and ideas on how I can improve! Keep in mind this is an MVP.
Both my toddlers needed free time. When they did not had possibility to play independently, they became very irritable.
Why “CC all the emails” is not as scary as it sounds
yes, MBnet is awesome. but sometimes some sites don't accept it (when they test the card doing some transactions first), I wonder if Final will have the same issues.
Show HN: Dendrite – collaboratively read and write your own adventures
Hi, developer here.

Dendrite is a collection of gamebook adventures (like Choose Your Own Adventure) which are written, extended, and rewritten again by the readers.

If you like the story you're reading but it isn't finished yet, continue it yourself by writing the next page. If you don't like the story you're reading but have a great idea for fixing it, rewrite the page. Any reader can extend or rewrite any other readers' pages.

Each page can be rewritten any number of times and each alternative version is weighted by the size of the story tree that it branches out into and by how many users love those pages. Better stories will have more pages and more loving readers, so the better alternative versions will be more likely to be served to the readers.

I've been working on this project for a while now. It's my first published project and I'm pretty proud of it, but in good developer fashion I'm extremely aware of how fragile it is. If you break anything, please let me know. All feedback and tips are much appreciated. Enjoy adventuring!
Even the hardest one was only 4 out of 5 Guidos.
> Game programmers aren't unaware of the rest of the programming universe

They (dare I say we) are VERY aware of what goes on. Note for example that Mike Acton, one of the most vocal proponents in this area, moved his studio's tools technology towards browser-based development years ago, with things like Node, Angular.js and MongoDB thrown in for good measure. I can assure you that in any medium to large studio you will find big fans of Haskell and functional languages.
I keep trying to eat natto every time I go to Japan, but I just can't get over the sliminess. I don't find the smell or taste unpalatable -- it's the texture that does me in.
Yeah, this. I would much preferred to have taken in bitcoin.

Either you use the ATM and everything is 3x as expensive as it should be or you carry around a minimum of $1000 on your person in one of the most violent countries in the world.

$300 of my USD stash got stolen by the Venezuelan army guard while strip searching me on the border with Colombia.
The author gave an talk to the Long Now Foundation a few years ago. Audio stream/download is at [1]. I found it interesting, and he was an engaging speaker.

[1] http://longnow.org/seminars/02011/apr/13/why-west-rules-now/
Japan will eventually be forced to accept immigration as it needs the tax revenue to pay for it's aging population.

Either that or put taxes through the roof.
Why Should SMBs Hire a Travel Manager?
Year-over-year bitcoin is up approx. 300% as of today. In fact, it was 90% of the time in the past 5 years up YOY, except for 5-6 months after 2011th bubble.
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> An increase in the supply of labour has two fairly predictable effects - it both lowers wages overall (more supply, less demand) and provides a pool of cheap workers should things pick up

It's more complicated than that though:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lump_of_labour_fallacy
What's this even about? And calling it “magic” only raises anticipations of hot air painted pink. Medium looks more & more like a collection of useless marketing fluff.
On your last point. MSF are not just fighting Ebola on the ground, they are also putting pressure on governments. Sending them money helps them have the resources to do both jobs more effectively. Sure, we should be putting pressure on our governments to do more ourselves, but I do not think that there is an inverse relationship between funding MSF and the speed of government response, when MSF are one of the groups trying to increase the rate of government response.
Sure, but it's surprising, and in code, 'surprising' usually translates to 'wrong'.
How real US economy collapse is?
I see a lot of articles and interviews from economists who are constantly repeating that the US collapse is inevitably coming in the next years. So the question is pretty simple, what is your thought about all this hype?
I don't think printing is a good example, there were not that many scribes around who were suddenly put out of work.
Forensic software extracts iPhone data – even with iOS 8 encryption
This is like saying that handing over a paper note to someone is more convenient than sending them an email, because you don't need to know their email address, and even if you did you can't be sure whether they still use the same email address.

That may be true but most people seem to have decided that the convenience of not needing to transfer a physical item outweighs those problems.
52 Things People Should Know to Do Crypto: #1: Different Types of Processors
I love the fact that (in the UK at least) Nutella is marketed as a "hazelnut spread", presumably so that parents can give it to their kids without all that pesky guilt that surrounds giving your children chocolate.

I still remember the excitement of this exotic foreign goo first making it to our shores, a schoolfriend bringing a jar to my house as if it were some sacred relic.