skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Not to take anything away from this (obviously) smart kid, but this is exactly why less emphasis should be placed on particular "certifications".
All I have is anecdotes, but I'll hazard some guesses.

The talent shortage has a strong geographic component. In SV or NYC, job search sites (a poor way to gauge actual demand, but whatever) seem to list 1,000s of available Java/C# gigs, with substantial numbers of listing that include javascript. But I would probably lump those three languages together as placeholder flags to indicate "standard enterprise developer" jobs. Most of these job listing seem to fall on the entry-level, with a steep fall-off in mid-level offerings, and a few (mythical?) mega-$$ listings. These types of jobs feel more "credential sensitive" to me - if your resume (not CV) doesn't say Comp Sci or maybe MIS, you probably get binned immediately.

Leave those regions, job listings seem to drop. If we can trust these listings to reflect some level of region-comparable demand, we might guess that in Seattle, WA or Chicago, IL, there is about 1/2 the demand of SV and NYC. Cut it down even more in places like Austin, TX or RTP, NC, maybe 1/6 or 1/8 the demand of SV and NYC? I'm sure we could include a bunch of other cities in those tiers, but maybe those are loosely representative.

I often wonder how much job demand looks inflated on these job boards though. A quick glance at Java in NYC, NY on indeed.com shows a few big staffing companies with hundreds of listings. I usually assume there are bunch of duplicate listings from staffing companies for a single position.

I think a lot of lower-level gigs out there are filled by kind-of-passable candidates not making anything like the SV salary numbers that get thrown out on HN frequently. Among strong engineers I personally know in my region, several are frequently contacted by recruiters for jobs that are, at best, side-ways moves for them (eg doing the same gig at some different place for roughly the same money). A PhD (and maybe even a MS) might scare employers at this level?

The other part of this, especially regarding the original article, is that deep, strong statistical/machine learning/magic fairy dust hacking gigs are much less numerous that the standard enterprise dev jobs and that those gigs are even more restrictive in recruiting nature.

Meaning, if you are really recruiting for a top-notch "data science" person, you are probably(?) looking for intensive credentials or portfolios. So MS or PhD in Applied Math or Statistics with easily demonstrated programming skills or a set of completed projects cast in the "data science" space. And if you're not recruiting at that level, the "data science" label means "query some data sources to generate a tabular report, maybe with some rollups."
I want to point out that a while back Apple seemed to "block" -- or at least not implement -- iOS apps uploading on Chrome or Firefox. The page would just stall loading forever, but it worked in Chrome.
Is there something confusing about the idea of an American accent? Americans certainly have no problem talking about an English accent as if Cockneys sound anything like Scousers. To American ears, of course, they actually do, because those accents share some characteristics that are nearly absent from all American accents (and vice-versa.)
How to get this on private cloud?
There are good things about having a working binary on your device; the author can't just take it away from you just because he doesn't care about the product anymore.

Tragically, in the modern software world, that often isn't true either.

Buggy junk gets shipped routinely even when people are paying real money for it. Software developers assume you'd love to have their regular updates, even if those updates also change interfaces and modify or even outright break/remove functionality however they feel like. If you don't apply the updates, you don't get security fixes either, so for any software that is at all involved with sharing data or communicating on-line many users have little choice. The idea of long term support for any stable software that people actually rely on is a joke for many projects. And that's before we even get to all the DRM/activation junk.

Ironically, the worst offenders are probably Chrome and Firefox. IME, the next worst offenders are often the supposedly high-end professional software that comes with a thousands-of-dollars-per-seat price tag -- assuming you can even buy a copy instead of renting it these days.

I'm mildly optimistic that a new generation of software seems to be arriving where people are expected to pay for good work but the prices are much more reasonable: not App Store peanuts, not Enterprice Pricing (call for a quote, because hell will freeze over before we publish any useful information publicly). A lot of these tools are relatively small or specialised, but they do their jobs well, they get very favourable feedback from users, and they have real, commercially viable development organisations behind them. Also, they rarely incorporate the user-hostile junk. So good work can still be done commercially, and of course for some of the important geek-friendly software like development tools and OS/server/networking infrastructure there are Open Source projects that are usefully stable, reliable and comprehensive. I look forward hopefully to a day when these kinds of projects are the norm for software we rely on, and we can all get on with using our computers without constantly fighting with them.
iOS and JS Engineers Wanted. Let's Clean Up Telecoms (YC W12)
The Ruby for Windows build is maintained by enthusiasts and is usually available within a day or two.

Nothing too alarming, since v2.1.4 is available: http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/
The format seems to depend on how the representative submits the information. For example, http://clerk.house.gov/public_disc/ptr-pdfs/2014/20000780.pd... should be easy to parse out whereas http://clerk.house.gov/public_disc/ptr-pdfs/2014/8213924.pdf would be harder.

It's odd that there isn't a single spreadsheet with all the data on it, but it probably wouldn't take more than a few days and a few interns to generate that.
The problem isn't your CV or you. It's that the job your credentials seem to command isn't the type of gig any company is willing to risk hiring a fresh out of college guy to do. your academic creds, while wonderful, are simply NOT real world experience.

Your PHD leads recruiters to think you'll demand 6 figures and a SR position. But your experience doesn't show you could actually do the role you'd be expected to. If a hiring manger puts their signature of the offer letter and it turns out you suck, it looks BAD on them, REALLY bad.

I've done enough hiring of SR folks to form the opinion that the problem isn't lack of talent, it's lack of provable talent. As a hiring manager, in most companies, it's better to leave a role open than hire someone that sucks or a chance of sucking.

The fix on your side is the path almost everyone I know that's in a high level position has taken, startups and small companies. You slog it out in an underpaid gig for a few years, think of it as a residency. Then start looking for a real gig.
Cool, but needs candlesticks!
Take a look at the Sony A7S, it's dynamic range and low light performance are quite impressive. Reviewers seem impressed with it's video capabilities as well, though I only shoot stills.
If you're still running a Ruby 2.1.0, 2.1.1, or 2.1.2 (i.e. less than 2.1.3) you're missing out on some killer memory optimizations. I saw huge savings in my production app when i bumped from 2.1.2 to 2.1.3.

Also 2.1.5 is available on Heroku: https://devcenter.heroku.com/changelog

Think HN is loosing its touch. It's been on Reddit for over 24 hours: http://www.reddit.com/r/ruby/comments/2m6p6n/ruby_215_is_rel.... Anywhoo, glad for the publicity, please upgrade your Rubies.
Worrying about spambots and trolls is basically a premature optimization. You call this a niche site but some how it is going to be popular enough spambots and trolls will want to come. If it is truly a niche site then popularity will by definition be limited. So which is it, niche or hugely popular?

Even if it is a non-niche site, your assuming it will be popular with trolls/spambots. So as you can see your worrying about a problem you may never have. However, you are wise to think about it and be ready.

Since you said you want this to be a learning experience, go ahead and write your own commenting system. It will teach you a lot. Put up some small barriers to prevent spam. Captcha, email verification, SMS verification, etc. These are all pretty easy to do and there are services that will help you out.

Lastly, if it does become a troll hole then be prepared to migrate your data. I would say put off writing any migration scripts, but maybe look at the comment services and see how you can import comments. I've done this before on Disqus and it is not too hard.
Github promoted misogyny internally. You give them revenue, allowing them to continue to run their business. Ergo, you are promoting the misogyny Github promotes* internally.

* The burden of proof that Github doesn't promote misogyny is on Github.

EDIT: I personally use Github, but I cancelled my account after what happened. For new projects I use bitbucket. I actually feel bad when I'm using Github precisely because to a degree it means I'm promoting misogyny.
> [1] Quote translation found in [2] from Alexander Grothendieck, Récoltes et Semailles, 1986, English translation by Roy Lisker, www.grothendieck-circle.org, chapter 2.

Did Roy Lisker translate the book in its entirety or just partially? I know you might argue it's a bad question but I have no clue whether it is hard to find a translation because of Grothendieck's wishes or because there is none yet.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidies#United_State...
I still have my digital rebel XT from 2005.

With a nifty-fifty on it ($100), I was able to make poster-size prints that looked perfect (no jaggies) at 1-foot viewing distance.

6 megapixels!

So yep, totally agree that the body will get the job done.

You also need quite a lot of skill to be able to make the sensor look bad. For me personally, if something doesn't look good, it's my fault. I missed focus or exposed poorly.

That said, my camera sucks so bad in low-light. 5D MKII here I come...
Government work is still incredibly document driven and releasing information in PDFs tends to not only make sense given traditional workflows but also technological sense. We're far away from the days where PDFs threatened to bring your computer and connection to a halt. The range values make sense, as if there were no range values, and someone was found to be even minority off on what their contributions were, they could possibly be liable for that difference in accountability.
Staying Relevant in a Dynamic Field
Why would you downvote this? It is indeed correct: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtsmluPK7Ug
Maybe it means that the crimes "stack." You know, like how robbing someone has penalty A, robbing them with a knife has penalty A+B, and robbing them with a gun has penalty A+C (with C>B)?
Exactly, that's all the point I was trying to make: not exactly unheard of for Scandinavians to be building crazy-awesome submarines in their backyards, essentially.
That is the 10.0 release announcement. The directory linked here is not-yet-released 10.1.

As always, until the release announcement comes out, the release is not done. Until that time, there's always a possibility the release builds will need to be rebuilt for some reason.
That was for 10.0, this is someone thinking that 10.1 being available on FTP is interesting enough that we should all look at the ISO files.

The release notes will probably be https://www.freebsd.org/releases/10.1R/relnotes.html - skimming through it reinforces that this is a minor release. There's fixes for security advisories, hardware driver updates and kernel tweaks.
I read somewhere (references below), that most "gluten sensitivity" cases in the US is actually sensitivity to certain pesticides that are used in wheat farming. That's why most people who suffer from gluten sensitivity in the US do just fine when they eat bread in Europe. Have you considered moving to non-GMO certified organic wheat products and seen any difference in your health?

http://sustainablepulse.com/2014/02/19/roundup-linked-global...

http://www.alternet.org/food/meet-controversial-mit-scientis...

http://www.gmwatch.org/index.php/news/archive/2013/14764-com...

Here are some that refute the above:
http://www.examiner.com/article/bogus-paper-on-roundup-satur...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tamar-haspel/condemning-monsan...

http://ultimateglutenfree.com/2014/02/does-glyphosate-cause-...
On the flipside if you don't want to learn and want to just finish the project fast, comment services are pretty nifty. But definitely don't just choose the service over spam concerns alone.
I don't think they're talking about a released build, but rather building it yourself from source (http://madcoderspeak.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-compile-rub...) which is what all mac and linux users do. Even the ruby package managers we use (i.e. ruby-install, rvm, etc.) don't have pre-built binaries, they download tagged source files with checksums and run build commands.
> russian "separatists"....

They are called "pro-russian separatists".
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Ask HN: Are there any JavaScript libraries for generating maps?
Specifically, I'd love to be able to pass in geocoded location boundaries and color styles to generate a map of the chosen color over the chosen area. Google maps is obviously great for showing navigational data or directions, but I'm thinking along the lines of something more graphic.

Does anyone have any thoughts along these lines?
Yes, it is a practice that big players do.

http://serverfault.com/questions/364132/postfix-says-mail-se...
Tweetbot has a good implementation of multiple accounts. Both on the Mac and iPhone.
Neatly done ! Pushing 3 more:

[1] https://github.com/fastly/epoch/
[2] http://code.shutterstock.com/rickshaw/
[3] http://square.github.io/cubism/
I recommend adding in helm-git-grep if you're working on a git repo. It's how I navigate most code now.
iOS 8 + https + keepalive bug?
Russian provocations on the rise: Is it a new Cold War?
Maybe, yes. You still have to think about which rule you violated / why your logic was wrong, though.
Things Twitter is fantastic at:

* Real-time breaking news

* Event planning and announcements

* Trial balloons for events, products, projects

* Humor

* Broadcasting the location of food trucks, or specials at a restaurant, or sudden openings at Alinea, &c

* Staying connected to broad but specific peer groups, like "everyone who does software security"

* Announcing and promoting content; specific example: getting a specific group of people to read a blog post

Facebook is good at very few of these things. Twitter is like a more efficient, more far-reaching version of the Facebook news feed; Facebook is a more intimate and conversational version of Twitter.

There has always been a weird rap on Twitter's lack of use cases, despite the fact that lots of people seem to find ways to use it effectively. A couple years ago, the rap was that the only reason to join Twitter was to follow celebrities. Nobody says that anymore; now it's "the only reason to join Twitter is if you're an extravert". Well, celebrities are 0.00001% of humanity, and extraverts are about half of it, so I'd say Twitter is making progress.
Spoiling the joke at the end of the article:

"I don't know how you'll survive when our genes are gone."

The woman has the genes of the Neanderthal that is the mathematic and logic skills, while the boss has the genes of social intelligence. May the day come when she pass away, no intelligence will be left, so he will be in trouble.

Edited: Grammar 3 or more times. I have an additional theory, that allow you to classify yourself, those without Neanderthal genes would never read the last lines since that is too much to ask to such a social intelligence creature. (Just want to add my own joke, sorry for that).
The Flying Nimbus – A high-power, self-balancing transportation contraption
Facts that support a particular narrative are made prominent, those that run counter to it are diminished.

Here are two quick examples of incidents that, using the same standards as the CNN infographic, would have been classified as "high risk".

http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=81320

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/02/us/us-spy-plane/index.html

Finally, the rate of these incidents may have increased but I don't see any evidence of that in your link. Why do you say that they have?
Recently finished a self-balancing skateboard contraption, and thought you folks might be interested. Its more intro micro-controller and heavier on the machining side, but, it was an interesting experience on iterative design.
He is king of the one which gives out the Nobel Prize though. It's kind of relevant, isn't it?
That sounds pretty darn impressive. Maybe the PhD made you look a bit academic? Where did you come from and where did you move?
Not too much criticism over flying in intl. airspace, we are busy enough criticizing Russia over airspace violations!
> Of course, the lens you put on the DSLR makes as big a difference as you're willing to invest. That's why they'll never really be comparable.

For a layperson, I don't think this is true. It takes a professional to extract the extra difference between say, a 50mm f/1.8 (~$100) and 50mm f/1.2 (~$1500). In fact, if I handed them both to a newbie, I'd expect them to do better with the 1.8. Myself included.

That said, the f/1.8 is a bit exceptional, especially for its price.
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Linux Security Distros Compared: Tails vs. Kali vs. Qubes
Designing the future, Bit by Bit
These look fantastic! I will definitely be using this library in the future.
just how strong is the responsibility of genes for mathematical capabilities?
Maybe a bit but it also helps avoid people looking for every little trap:

Representative X stated the value of a house was $751k. It appears that Zillow/Trulia/our in house expert appraiser thinks it's $1.5M. Why the discrepancy? Is the appraiser in their pocket? Who is going to prosecute this obvious attempt at circumventing property taxes? More at 11...

Looking at my rep and some others it looks like hard amounts are required for things that are easier to give perfect amounts on i.e. speaking check from X, reimbursement from Y.

Though I agree the format is awful and the scanner looks like it needed a good cleaning. Pure speculation on that front though, these were filled out by a staff, scanned on a cheap office machine, emailed to someone else, manipulated/printed/rescanned and eventually put online.

Though, I'm may be a bit biased towards the mundane after watching the disclosure episode of West Wing last night...
Why is the most recent Canon in the examples from 2007?
You guys make me laugh. Such ridiculous statements that display complete ignorance for the situation in the Ukraine (which has not been annexed, perhaps you mean Crimea, which voted to become independent from Ukraine) speak for themselves, nothing more to add. It's sad that some of these people can downvote based on their "knowledge".
This is why people are willing to spend so much more on glass than camera bodies. The glass will continue to work forever, and depreciate very little relative to the camera which, like every gadget, will be "worthless" in 4 years.
performance issue with accessing sparse arrays with huge indexes

...what? Why would they need "sparse arrays with huge indexes" anyway? This sounds more like a problem with the developers doing something ridiculous, and not the browser. Maybe Chrome is faster at it, but that's like saying "compiler X has a performance issue with bubblesort."

More precisely, I'd like to see what exactly they're trying to do with this sort of code. Optimising "sparse arrays" sounds like matrix algebra and scientific computing, not an email client.
Rest in peace. - A great matematician and even also a great philosopher.
You would think that as nature.com advertises itself as "Internation weekly of science", it would clearly mark fictional articles very clearly.

I read the article, and it could be fact. However, I think that due to the writing style with plenty of dialogue thrown in, it is would almost fiction.
Listen to the most recent Ruby Rogues podcast - they talk with the maintainer of RubyInstaller, and I came out of it thinking the Windows story wasn't as bad as I thought.

http://devchat.tv/ruby-rogues/181-rr-rubyinstaller-with-luis...
You've mistaken me for someone endorsing Windows XP. I'm not; I'm saying that the tradeoff the parent comment proposed is not the real tradeoff sites have to make.
Rest in peace. A great matematician and even also a great philosopher.
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Well if you want to be picky about 'really stealing', I don't think overcharging counts.

But anyway, that wasn't my point at all. The part about discover is a very small issue, merely an example of corruption. I could maybe call this news 'rather convenient' as a response to the entire issue of the lawsuit. As a response to the discover issue, bad handling of one of dozens of campaigns, I think the idea is laughable.
So cute I could eat it: The science behind 'cute aggression'
Awesome. I just happened to be thinking of how to do this... I think you just saved me a lot of time and effort.

I'd like to have zooming for my graphs. Any ideas about adding that? If I can manage it/get to it on my own I'll let you guys know.
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Can I upgrade my (toy) VPS using freebsd-update? Or is the procedure different?
How to Embrace Angular 2.0
Zenefits Opens Scottsdale Office, Plans to Hire 1,300 Employees
Microsoft's OLE Vulnerability: 4 Ways to Be Proactive
Congrats on an extremely well-done library. Glad to see d3 getting addition options with a much higher level of abstraction for those users who just want to make a common visualization with a minimum of fuss.

I've just started my on take on a high-level chart library based on d3, one that leverages React components [1]. I'm hoping to retain an equally simple interface as MetricGraphics. In fact, I'm sure I'll draw a lot of inspiration from this excellent chart library.

My library is still very early stage, but I'd love to get feedback on possible directions from React users and others interested in dataviz (someone mentioned candlesticks, which I'm noting down in my todo).

1. http://esbullington.github.io/react-d3/
A hydrator populates an object from other data.
http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/01/us-solar-company-build-u...
Is Hacker News becoming Angie's List? What's going on here?
its april fools
And a nice packaged solution: http://grafana.org/
It's a comedy show, characters have to be exaggerated a bit to be funny, and IMHO they are most of the time