skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Is this even against their policies? It strikes me as a hard policy to write. Compare it to "write and distribute a whitepaper about XYZ". That certainly sounds like a legitimate task, but it is only different from this example in scale.

At least if they decide to to forbid this practice, they can pay their own turksters to find and flag the forbidden activities.
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"All these worlds are yours except Europa. Attempt no landings there."

Man, I would love to see a probe that can find out if there is life on Europa in my lifetime. That would be so amazing.
I use one of those flat white mac keyboards on one computer and a normal Dell keyboard at home, and another normal Dell keyboard at work. I think I'll try out one of the curvy Microsoft ones as a start. Thanks for the feedback.
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Ask HN: Hardware Incubator/Accelerator
There seems to be plenty startup incubators or accelerators aimed at web and software startups, but I haven't heard about any that are meant to launch hardware startups.

Has anyone here heard of any? I'm a hardware engineer, and I want to move from away from the large corporation I'm in now. However, most of the discussion you read on sites such as this are aimed at software.
Never had a problem with it here either. Someone trying to rationalize their dislike of a popular brand is my guess.
Over-engineering? You're confusing me with one of those guys that has to do a UML diagram before he can start coding.
Perhaps we can help make the conclusion of 3001: The Final Odyssey a reality?
Wow, I wish I could be in the "more money than brains" camp. Oh, wait, I guess I probably am; I just don't have any money, either.
Don't use wrist braces - they're for immobilization, not pain mitigation. If you need to persist in the same activities (and you really should look into PT), the ACE bandage wraps are the best to "offload" stress: http://www.walgreens.com/store/catalog/Braces-and-Supports/A...

You don't want the heavy velcro braces: again, they're for immobilization, not for pain mitigation.
I recently read a post you made about two years ago where you advocate spending $2K getting set up (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=104977). On behalf of everyone you've helped with your responses to these threads, thanks.

Btw, I met you last week at the HN Startup Bootcamp meetup. I remember you vividly because everyone else was like, "Hi, I'm Dan" and you came up and were like, "Hi, I'm mechanical_fish" Ha. I was sitting across from you for a good chunk of it :) Hope your Drupal endeavors are going well.
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the time span is interesting. a full ~2.5yrs for 100 domains to be registered.
I had symptoms similar to those last year; the most specific symptom I had was numbness and occasionally tingling/pain in the back of my hand. I:

1. Got a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 and used that instead of my laptop's keyboard.

2. Got a mouse (Microsoft something, I think?) and used that left-handed instead of my laptop's touchpad.

3. Wore wrist splints.

4. Refused to lift anything heavier than my (5 lbs) laptop.

After about 3 months my wrists were back to normal.

I'm not sure which of the above helped, and I don't want to re-injure myself in order to be able to conduct properly scientific trials; but I suspect that the largest factor was keeping my wrists straight (not bending my hand up or down OR left-to-right) with the wrist braces mostly serving just to get in my way and prevent me from unconsciously lifting anything heavy.

Hope this helps -- sorry I can't be more specific.
Numbness, especially persistent is a strong warning sign. Don't ignore it like I did!

First off, you should see a qualified physical therapist (someone who knows the wrist) immediately. She will help you change your setup to be more ergonomic and probably give you some light exercises. Another benefit is that she can measure the problem, allowing you to track your progress and the effectiveness of any treatment.

Next, I can recommend a few products that have really helped me out:

Number one, make sure your keyboard is big enough if you're using a laptop. I used to use an IBM Thinkpad X31, the keyboard was way too small and that was the beginning of my serious wrist problems.

Next, for mice, I heartily recommend the Evoluent Vertical Mouse. There is a bit of a price premium, but these are great optical mice for those with wrist issues. I have two, one for right and left that I switch between if I feel any pain or tingling.

For keyboards, I've stuck with the Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro. Once you have it at the right height, and you're using it at the right angle, this makes a fine keyboard.

Best of luck. I got over this completely and so can you.
Had a wrist infection caused by intense bmx riding. Only thing that could fix it was to force myself to let it rest. Rest all the time, no exception.

And a somewhat ugly experience.
After my first big project I had a visible 'bubble' (size of a big coin) beneath my skin at my wrist. As every idiot would do, I ignored it. It did not disappear after some weeks and I went to see the doctor: 'We need to cut that open!' .. so.. as a good coward would do, I assured the doc that I would come back.. and stayed home.

Now comes the ugly part: After living with my bubble for several more weeks, I made a certain movement... and this bubble thing cracked inside my wrist and I felt the fluid rushing into my arm. I paniced a bit.. but I am still alive and my wrist is fine. No pain at all, btw.

I told a friend about my experience. He took me to my office, asked me to show my 'programming position'. Then he told me the same stuff your doctor told you. (I guess.) And he was right.

I would suggest that you pay more attention to your body. I know it from myself, that sometimes you really want to make that last test case pass, before paying attention to the pain in your back. This is not good.

I do most programming on a big sofa, where I can easily change position. When forced to work in an office I never use the keyboard sitting on the desk. I find it much more comfortable to let it rest on my lap.

General rule: If you do not feel comfortable, change it.

More advice:
Never write tec on a german keyboard.
:)

Take this serious and try to see another doctor.

Hope you get better soon.
Too many of these suggestions are impelling you to try different gadgets to fix what is a bio problem.

You need to work out.

Over a year ago, I was starting to get the beginning stages of RSI. I smoke and was really overweight. I had never been to a gym.

The thing that fixed my wrists was pushing weights. Putting aside the other workout stuff I do (biking, rowing, and moderate running) because they don't pertain to this discussion, moderate weight lifting is key.

The muscles and tendons in your wrist are weak. Mine certainly were. Adding to that the 8-10 hours a day of keyboard typing, you develop RSI.

When I started using weight machines, my wrists were numb and I had flexibility problems. Simply using upper-body weight machines for several months quickly helped to increase my upper body strength, but more importantly let my wrists develop strength they didn't have before. Ever since my wrist problems have completely vanished.

So yes, ergonomic keyboards are definitely useful, even though I don't personally use one. The text editor you're using has absolutely to fucking do with problems with your wrists. Get an ergo keyboard if you feel like it. It won't hurt and will probably help.

However, if you absolutely want to solve your pain you need to work out. Pushups and upper-body workouts are what you need. No body-building crazy shit, just moderate strength training 2-4 times a week for a half an hour at a time.

On the broader workout subject, weight lifting is the fun part of the workout for me. The biking/rowing bit are just tedious calorie burners. When you lift the weights, you're immediately releasing endorphins into your system. So after a good session, you actually feel good.
I had severe wrist pain for about 5 months earlier this year, to the point that I was seriously considering whether I had chosen the wrong career path (I'm in the last year of my Computer Engineering B.S.).

So, I spent some time searching the web, and came across this link: http://podolsky.everybody.org/rsi/ which outlines some of Dr. John Sarno's ideas on RSI, its psychosomatic origins, and how to treat it.

I doubt it's the right diagnosis for everyone, but I have to say, it worked incredibly well for me- I've been pain-free for two months now, with plenty of hardcore typing sessions in the meantime.
I've had carpal tunnel syndrome, but it was a result of excess IV fluid infusion after an accident rather than from repetitive stress/strain. In my case, it got better a little on its own, and a cortisone injection pretty much fixed it.

One strange advantage of having had this injury is that I can tell the difference between carpal tunnel-like pain and other sorts of muscle fatigue. So, I can feel that I've been over-doing it with, say, a laptop keyboard and take corrective action.

For me, the Microsoft "natural" series keyboards have been a huge benefit. If I use a regular keyboard for more than a few days in a row, I start to feel wrist pain.

Another commenter suggested seeing a physical therapist. At least in the US, you might be better served seeing an occupational therapist who specializes in hand/wrist injuries. My wife is a PT, and her education did not include any special training on repetitive stress injuries.

However, as suggested by this same poster, your first stop ought to be a physician who actually gives a damn. You might call a hand surgeon's office and which physicians tend to send RSI referrals and then make an appointment with one of them.

Now, I'm on to picking out a good chair...
after my last desktop died I found my thinkpad with gentoo was enough.
I also have a mini-itx for files and as a media player.
I'm assuming that these weren't the first 100 but the oldest 100 domains that have been registered even until now.
You generally plan on selling more than one.
"They convince socially, not rhetorically." is an interesting take on the well-known idea of peer-group pressure. Humans have a need to belong, and we'll do it using whatever means are available. It's not just reddit memes, but also even the kind of language scientists use (so their "dominant paradigms" are partly social paradigms). When you laugh at a clever xkcd comic, it's partly a social laugh.

I hadn't thought of it in terms of convincing people - of having arguments and assumptions accepted, often without any opposition, because the conscious barriers are circumvented. Advertising uses this (especially sports-star endorsement). It's not just a sense of "getting it" and belonging/being accepted - it's also values and beliefs being changed.

Incidentally, peer pressure was experimentally confirmed in the famous http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_conformity_experiments

EDIT the problem with sacrificing objectivity for a sense of belonging is that you don't see things quite as they are, so you have less ability to make a difference. You can't hack "magic" (there's my in-group reference). But in any group, people will try to conform unconsciously - the stubbornness of Establishment scientists (putatively truth-seekers) is a well-known trope; even here, HackerNews has some cult-like qualities (the "pg cult").

The problem of going the other way is that you sacrifice a sense of belonging for the sake of objectivity - an inhumanly cold choice. And you can't do it fully, anyway.
Yes.

You could also see a physiotherapist.

A good one will give you exercises you can do to strengthen the muscles in your wrist. Mine gave me things I can do while I'm sitting in my chair thinking, or just on a quick break while still in the office.

Anyway, I agree with the parent: gadgets might help, but the real fix is likely exercise.
"mcc.com" has been snapped up by a domains squatter, so I assume that the list is of the first 100 registered.
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While I agree there's likely a correlation to the two criteria you mention, there's a third which is think is more at the core.

That is that for a ton of ISP subscribers the concept that email doesn't need to be coupled with their internet service is not something they understand. For these people the idea that they'll need to change their email address when they switch ISPs is taken as a given. Just as if they were to move they would need to update their mailing address.
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I use it in class extensively to show students plots of polynomials, and occasionally to find a few roots. Its a great way to get students into using computers to graph functions, etc.

I've also used it to integrate some tough hyperbolic sinh+cosh functions...
I still recommend spending the $2k. If you're in this for a lifetime, $2k every decade or so is nothing.

But my experience since that last post has suggested that a lot of ergonomics is about overall health. The guy who advocates moderate weightlifting as the solution is probably on to something. When I'm healthy and well-rested and getting even moderate exercise, I can get away with breaking my own ergonomic rules... by, say, using a laptop for more than fifteen seconds at a time.

You can't actually do nothing but sit and type for 14 hours per day, every day, for the rest of your life. All the better reason to make your keyboard hours count. ;)
For windows one of the better clients is foobar (I use itunes for the ipod and foobar for listening), for linux well you are kinda sol if you want a good music player (mpd with a gui client or ncmpcpp come somewhat close).
Well, it worked for me.
According to the very Wikipedia article you cited, there is no such thing as "runtime type inference"

I can't seem to find that statement anywhere in the article. And it hasn't been edited since September. Also, why not google for "runtime type inference": http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&...
- So you would say its not only to be cool and get noticed but its also to say something, without caring about its originality, just to re-express a comment that has a proven effect? And this is better than saying nothing?

- Not sure I agree with your comment about women vs men with status. I believe that no matter what the information is, the social dynamic is different given a smaller group/context. It helps all of us narrow the focus.

- No clue why I keep hearing this love of hierarchy, respect and accountability. Whats wrong with just having something worth talking about? I think we all have a voice, maybe not the best tools to deliver it. But I think that's our job. :)
Think of solid-state drives as multi-core storage
Chances are he gets paid a salary, so working on this project would not reduce his income. Considering his skill set, he is better off working on this, so he can spend the $50 on something which would take him longer to build, for example a toaster.

Do they cover specialization of labour in Econ 101 still?
I was mostly referring to the language. The standard library that comes with Java is over-engineered to the point of absurdity
What an easy answer - but not one I advocate. The very first thing one needs to do is _reduce_ the amount of typing you're doing. Explore code and design by handwriting before sitting at the keyboard.

Squeezing out an extra hour or two of comfort does not address the problem. You'll just delay it by a year or so. Changing one's habits to minimize keyboard time is going to have a much greater impact.
Warren Buffet himself said he doesn't understand economics.
Some people claim learning Dvorak will actually slow down your typing speed on a QWERTY keyboard. Since typing is mostly done with muscle memory, knowing two layouts creates a bit of conflict when your brain tries to decide which finger to use to type a letter.

That said, you only run into that problem if you're forced to switch between a QWERTY and Dvorak layout often.
You need some LÖVE!

http://libregamewiki.org/LOVE

"LÖVE is a cross-platform, 2D game engine. The latest version of the engine is 0.5.0 released on September 9th, 2008.[1] It uses the SDL library, OpenGL hardware acceleration and the Lua programming language to program games.[2] It is licensed under the Zlib license. "
Seconding this, and also: look to diet simultaneously for the purpose of gaining strength. Your body, not your mind, makes the decision on whether your wrists get stronger, and simply ensuring that it gets more protein and fewer antinutrients can make all the difference.

I found that regular mice gave me a lot of wrist problems after years of playing FPS games with a "death grip." I use trackballs and trackpads now. I understand that other people have trouble with trackpads so YMMV.
I wonder if this could be used for motion capture of live action to be skinned or processed in entertainment post production.
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an interesting little factoid: domains were free to register until 1995
As far a number 1 goes, I experienced wrist pain the most consistently when I was using a curved ergonomic keyboard. Based on my personal experience, curved keyboards aren't the best route for everyone.

However, good point about Vim - cutting down on the need to switch from keyboard to mouse and back also seems to help with my wrists.
Now, now who's being all negative?

The point I was about to make is that Verizon went on the offensive against AT&T and Apple by using a two-pronged approach: on one side they attack features of the phone and the other the network. Different parts of the campaign target people who care about different things.

For some people customization is really important: the multi-billion industry of ringtones is just one sign of it as there are other venues for customizations as well.

For other people (a lot of them) being able to make calls reliably is very important.

I'm not clear about 5mp camera, but judging by the fact that the megapixel race has engulfed the consumer digital camera market it has a good chance to lure in a bunch of people.

You may not care about some of these things, but many other people do.
That's 100 .com domains. During that time, .edu, .org, .mil, and other non-commercial addresses were probably more popular.
I had this problem too a few years ago. The main thing that happened to me was that I used to wake up with numbness in my wrists. The steps I took which helped were to get a vertically oriented keyboard and mouse. I currently use these and the problem has not recurred in over two years:

http://safetype.com/

http://www.evoluent.com/

Although I do recommend you exercise more and have a more thorough evaluation by a doctor, as others are recommending.
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man I am glad the football is the "important" example they gave.
It seems pretty standard to use names in Australia (Melbourne, anyway).

You can always use a pseudonym, "Tom", "Dr. Evil", "Dijkstra" or even "Ugh".
But the game engine is not. It doesn't use LUA to push polygons.
"the problem with sacrificing objectivity for a sense of belonging is that you don't see things quite as they are, so you have less ability to make a difference."

How do we agree as a group and yet continue to think independently? We have to agree on some things...right?
Price, price, price. I'll get excited when I buy a device at fixed cost, pay $30/mo for data, and that's it.
In Brazil, it is quite easy and cheap to open a business, but it is hell to close it, even more so if you had employees.
Personally, I would like to see a commercial game developer use FORTH.

from: http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Forth:programming:language.h...
"Forth became very popular in the 1980s because it was well suited to the small microcomputers of that time: very efficient in its use of memory and easily implemented on a new machine. At least one home computer, the British Jupiter ACE, had Forth in its ROM-resident OS. The language is still used in many small computerized devices (called embedded systems) today for three main reasons: efficient memory use, shortened development time, and fast execution speed.

Forth is also infamous as being one of the first and simplest extensible languages. That is, programmers can easily extend the language with new commands appropriate to the primary programming problem in the particular application area. Unfortunately, extensibility also helps poor programmers to write incomprehensible code. The language never achieved wide commercial use, perhaps because it acquired a reputation as a "write-only" language after several companies had product failures caused when a crucial programmer left. In addition, the ease of implementing Forth on a given processor meant that the barrier to self-development of a Forth system was quite low, so that commercial suppliers were, in effect, competing head-to-head with hobbyists, many of whom supported the idea that software should be free."
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Nintendo hopes they can complete your order after they build the wii, and naked short sellers hope they can complete your order after they buy your shares.

In the event Nintendo doesn't build the wii, they refund your money. The naked short seller also needs to pay a large penalty.

Naked short selling is more or less the same as "naked wii selling". That's why it's only illegal when you are attempting to manipulate the market.
A Scheme compiling down to C for game development? That sounds incredibly fun! Gambit even looks mature. (I did some Common Lisp but have no experience with Scheme... wtf, no Scheme books on my mysafari?!)

Damn you, pusher! I don't have time for hobbies! Uhm, I mean -- thanks for a really informative post. :-)
Since the bias is in the toss, not the coin:

Put the coin in the ref's hands, which are cupped against each other in a closed sphere. The ref shakes his hands to the satisfaction of all (and we assume an honest ref). He then places the coin on his thumb, but uses the opposite hand to cover the placing operation and the final launch configuration.

After the coin is positioned, but before it's uncovered, one of the interested parties calls it. Then the coin is tossed.

Fair, random, and evenly distributed as far as I can tell.

Edit: I think this works as well with two interested parties and an impartial ref, or only two opponents where the non-tosser calls the coin before it's tossed.
Rude, intrusive and now they force me to lie? The evil just doesn’t stop :)
My chiropractor recommended the "Dyna-flex" gyro ball, when I developed persistent pain years back. This worked great for me as a way to strengthen the muscles in my arm, and my pain went away after a month. Since then, I have a twinge periodically, but I swear by device because it seems to work so well for me (and I barely use it since that initial month).

It's possible that different underlying issues alter the effectiveness, but I think the general advice of "exercise" is a good one. I'd also add that there's potential to hurt yourself more, so I'd rewrite the parent comment as "you should also see a physiotherapist."
#1 thing you can do to help your wrists: don't rest your them on your keyboard/desk/wristpad. Don't rest them on anything. Your hands should float above the keyboard, with the wrists straight.

I've found that switching to a Dvorak layout helped a lot - because I had to touch type (I didn't physically change the keys, and didn't get stickers or anything for them), my hands naturally floated over the keyboard. Also helps if your elbows are above the keyboard. Various ergonomic keyboards may help too.
Proper title: "How to lie with statistics"

What is the scientific term for starting your x axis in a way that distorts the graph? I tried looking it up but couldn't find it.