skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Good point:

Power - per kW cost would not have fallen materially, but efficiency per instance would have improved

Land - flat fixed cost would not have fallen, but sunk cost on existing facilities no marginal cost only relevant to geographic expansion. Also, AWS would own so would be working from increasingly small amortized base

Maintenance - might improve marginally with scale and experience as improve leverage on physical infrastructure

Staffing - would expect headcount per instance to fall in the period and automation to simplify some roles, offset by rising wage

R&D - You are 100% correct this would most definitely be increasing in the period and illuminates an interesting nuance. I am probably perverse in thinking of the underlying 'core' service (compute, storage, etc) margins as funding R&D to compete by creating the suite of services on top
Personally speaking, as the kind of black woman who, nine years ago or so, should have in theory been being negatively affected by male culture like this, I don't find a meaningful dose of negative discrimination in "women are welcomed with hugs and handpounds pretty much everywhere, let's make sure there's a place for men too." I respect your stance and your viewpoint, but I think you're worrying about folks who don't need much worrying done on their behalf. We women will be just fine without being the implicit focus of every place we go.

See how that sounds.

EDIT: Please, kindly, don't speak for the entirety of your gender. Nor for the opposite gender. Don't speak in absolutes, just speak for yourself, thanks.
Let's keep digging that trail.
This book is surprisingly hard to find on Amazon.

This one's title appears to be "By Markus Zusak The Book Thief": http://www.amazon.com/Markus-Zusak-Book-Thief-First/dp/B00N4...

This one has the same title, but the author appears to be "-Alfred A. Knopf-": http://www.amazon.com/Markus-Zusak-Book-Thief/dp/B0084V2R7Q/...

Only searching by ISBN was I able to find what I'm reasonably sure is the actual genuine book: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Thief-Markus-Zusak/dp/0375842209/...

What's going on?
> the Greek name for the body was Io

When? I was under the impression in Ancient Greece that the moon was called Selene (Seleenee) or Mene (Meenee)?
Everybody would be disappointed if they were not the eyes of an exogorth staring at the probe and waiting for a lunch after so many years.
> The concept of "innocent until proven guilty" is generally not used in warfare. This isn't an American thing; it's long been part of the customary / traditional rules governing lawful conflict.

You don't get to just stop doing the right thing because a war started. Customs/traditions aren't an excuse for murder.

> To provide an easy to understand example why; you would not have to have a legal proceeding to determine that someone wearing a grey uniform with an iron cross on it was in fact a German soldier during WWI. Visual recognition, even from a distance (of the kind that would cause serious cross-examination in a domestic court), is sufficient to make the call that he is an enemy combatant.

Surely you can see how this is much clearer than people digging next to a road.

> It is worth noting that this Marine officer was acting under not just US rules of engagement, but also NATO ROEs. Those ROEs would have been vetted by the lawyers of all the NATO members, who already abide by some of the most historically rigorous applications of the laws of war.

And Nazis were "just taking orders". What's your point? Just because the authorities say it's okay to murder someone doesn't mean it's okay to murder someone.

> Regardless of whether you personally think that was moral or not, the fact is that it was legally permissible under internationally agreed upon laws of warfare.

And it shouldn't be.

Your defense of Kudo's actions is basically: "Law made by Western powers says that what Western powers do is okay, so it's okay!" Fuck that noise. This is just murder.

If you're killing someone, you'd better have a damn good reason, and you'd better be damn sure you're right. Kudo wasn't, but he killed those men anyway.
Great article. Thanks for sharing. Are there any other books on the art of learning anyone would recommend?
i have the guilts reviewing work of non native english speakers and asking them to rename functions after review.

hard to ask for it without it seeming completely petty, particularly when everything else is perfect. it does represent a minor improvement.
Why so pessimistic, Think about all the great use cases of this tech eg. When Elon Musk gets his Mars project going these will be invaluable to have on the spaceship. Or imagine a nyc with all buildings below ground, above ground, the entire city could be a park.
> Buttflare's....

Ummm what?
Were you referring to the bio on HN? I have my email there but I will also fill out the section about me.
> but it had come across as confusing

I would disagree here, there is another great resource online for 2 years and showing up as #1 on Google when searching:

https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/
I'm not really sure what exactly they are. I know I've had to update my BIOS to be able to use newer versions of CPUs that still fit in the old sockets before [1]. I know I've seen Windows updates for both the motherboard's chipset and for the CPU. But what difference any of that has made, I don't know.

[1] Actually, that particular instance was a complete pain in the ass, because I had bought all of the parts new, but the motherboard didn't have the latest BIOS on it, and I didn't have a compatible CPU on hand. This was also before the liberal return policies that online vendors now have, so I ended up just ordering a different motherboard completely.
> Serious question: Do you think this is a conscious choice made by those in the tech field?

I don't think it's conscious, but I do think it's something that can be consciously averted and I don't think it's okay in 2015 to be ignorant of how aggressively people want to hire people like them. It's not just male/female, it's white/nonwhite, American/non-American. If you have a shop of white American dudes, then virtually everybody, under what I would call "pretty average" management, will be within one step of that.
They claim to be unedited, real photos.
Hi davidrc, thanks for the offer. I'll be in touch. Cheers.
flaming skull gifs.
It probably helps to create a positive impression, assuming you're photogenic; photos are kind of biased against the unphotogenic. LinkedIn, for instance, is always haranguing new users to put a photo in their profiles. Presumably, this is because profiles with photos are clicked on a lot more often -- especially if the photos look good. It's just one of those human-nature hacks.

Photos are also problematic, in so far as they allow the person screening the resumes to make hiring decisions -- even subconscious decisions -- on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, apparent age, or even just physical appearance. I imagine that requiring photos of all candidates would be illegal, or at least highly actionable, in the US.

That being said, I don't think there are any rules against putting a photo in one's resume here. I'd just do it with extreme caution. I only see significant upside if you are a great looking person, or have a photo that just screams "Now THAT is a kick-ass professional!" Otherwise, there is just too much risk involved. Risk that you'll be weeded out for "fit" (read: "This person doesn't look like the kind of person who works here"), or for having a weird photo, or even for being the kind of person weird enough to include a photo (since again, photos are not the norm in the US).

I will say this much: as unorthodox as these visual resumes are, I kind of like them. They stand out, and they present the vital information in a much more digestible format than ye olde paper resume does. I just think the photo aspect is tricky. I'd also wonder whether real-life HR managers, recruiters, and hiring managers would grok this style, or whether they'd find it too eccentric. Recruiters are usually working within a mold, not trying to break one.
Pebble is unique in this early smartwatch space because they just became a hardware platform in addition to being a software platform. If the smartbands are easy enough to change and provide a significant variety of meaningful functionality it might be the advantage that wins out over the other two major platforms.
House of Cards Stacks the Deck for Monument Valley’s Success in Major App Stores
I keep getting errors when trying to switch to the plastic/steel combo. And when I retry, the number of displayed pledges keeps going down. Despite errors on the page, I got an email saying my pledge had been changed.
I'm just curious, but how do you "model utilities or infrastructure projects using cashflows". I would love a detailed explanation. Thanks!
s/solutions/disparity/g
It's hard to top putting hundreds of thousands of citizens in camps and stealing all their property. And that's just if we limit it to the 20th century to present.
If Cortana and other intelligent agents become integrated in browsers (Google Now in Chrome, Siri in Safari), how will Mozilla compete? Do they have the resources and tech? Perhaps Google, Apple, or Microsoft would allow Mozilla to use their services, but that seems like risky business, and how will Mozilla maintain their end-user confidentiality and control?

The same question applies to other FOSS projects where intelligent agents apply, which is potentially very many: Can a FOSS project really match this feature?
I was relatively recently involved in a similar situation: my wife's former employer said they will not offer her paid maternity leave of any length, despite them mentioning in that they would accommodate her when she was getting hired. After she used all her vacation days and sick days to take just barely 6 weeks (about half of what you really need to recover from childbirth with no complications), she started looking for a new job. Found one quickly, and with a nice salary increase too.

The moral of the story is that you should accommodate your team member in any way possible or this critical person will leave after their maternity leave for good. If they are so critical to your team that you feel you cannot lose them for a month (about 1/3 of what you should give them), then can you really afford to lose them shortly after they come back?

As for how to handle this in terms of salary: you should offer short term disability insurance to your employees that covers maternity leave. It's too late now, since you typically have to hold the policy for over a year before maternity leave is covered, but do this for the future. Good luck!
> Do you consider me an anti-NN astroturfer even though I have yet to comment on the decision?

You're defending people who have commented on the decision. So, it seems pretty likely you're an anti-NN astroturfer, yes.
1. Honduras is in North America.

2. Venezuela has been having troubles recently (it has been very slow to recover from the 2008 crisis) but it is not impoverished by any sense of the word. It has a human development index (HDI) of 0.764, ranking 67 in the world. It has a per capita GDP of $17000. In comparison, Honduras is 129th in the world in terms of HDI, and has a per capita GDP of around $5000. I'm not saying Venezuela is doing well (and its troubles are mostly due to corruption) but it's doing much better than Honduras.
The first few times I tried to grapple with flexbox I just didn't get it - there were two competing specs, it was messy... now, it's fantastic. I've been using it on mobile projects and it's an absolute godsend to deal with different screen sizes efficiently.
It's a typo, thanks for pointing it out - fixed.
I wrote a comment about it on Reddit. Apparently in Germany if you don't include a photo of yourself they assume you have something to hide. It seems absurd to me personally.
I get that Pebble is trying to milk this (marketing-wise) for all it's worth but this leaves a bad taste in my mouth... Should I also expect that next week they will announce the "Pebble Time Steel +" ??

Now I have to decide if I want to pay $70 more and wait 2 more months (best case).... If you thought Pebble was abusing KS before....
The Pros and Cons of Playing the Credit Card Game
They would? I mean, you assert it, but it doesn't sound very compelling to me.

And are there in fact apartment buildings where otherwise identical units on the south/north side sell at 3:2 price differential?
The words I dread the most are, "it needs more wow factor". I always ask, "great, can yoh show me what that looks like?"
‘Gazon’ Malware Spreads via SMS Using Fake Amazon Gift Card Offers
Sorry. A weird mishap with Cloud-to-Butt extension I use. Fixed now.
How the United States Can Remain the World Leader in Medical Innovation
Since not everyone knows what Cortana is, and it's part of the UI, I decided to avoid the term. dang feel free to change it.
You are correct - dysfunctional as in 'strong willed people that want to move at a different pace', not 'incompetent' :-).
You can downvote me, but that's the point. Western countries go on exploiting Africa for its space and its resources, and then can't handle their inhabitants migrations. A shame, what else.
It is an insanely well-managed product (IMO).
I'll pretend you're not being disingenuous, because good gravy only one of us is saying things reflective of reality and you tipped your hand real hard, and point out the obvious: I'm not speaking for the "entirety of my gender." I'm speaking for me. And I'm saying that we have everything and that people like me can stand to give a little because we're certainly not going to be materially hurt by it.

And y'know? You can disagree with that all you want. I think you're wrong, and I think spinning up a new account to say something you fear is unpopular (but, let's not front, is so openly accepted here that I've exchanged some disappointed emails with dang) is real shitty, but you can disagree and I never said I spoke for you. You can hang yourself by your own words without my help.
I would add that Pebble gave away a ton of free Pebbles to universities[1]. This boosted their app production, and made them super popular. Everyone on my campus was like, "awesome, you got a pebble!" it made something to be desired, and makes you stand out as a CS or ECE major.

I know I am purchasing a Pebble because I was so impressed by the free one they gave me.

[1] https://blog.getpebble.com/2013/12/16/pebbling-schools-in-th...
Sauron: A Scala lens macro in 30-lines of code
Yup. Those shadows. The garish colors. Too much animation for animations's sake. Un-necessary ornament (e.g. waves on click). Weird negative spacing. Weird proportions on desktop. Use of mobile "logic" everywhere: how is a tiny hamburger bar ever a good solution on desktop when you could easily display the menu the whole time? Those shadows.
I was having trouble, but eventually got through just minutes ago. Could be fixed now, or I just got lucky.
It's not a "product", it's a project.
Yeah their status page said they were looking into it though. Definitely not just you.
True - and more as a realization of reality in real world orgs than an ideal state. More pragmatic.
BodyKit – An API to the Human Body
This hooks nicely back into the world of software development, and the anecdote about the senior game dev deleting a secret static 1MB buffer when their team hit their memory ceiling - http://www.dodgycoder.net/2012/02/coding-tricks-of-game-deve...
A startup to democratize language-learning
The idea is to make it possible for people--regardless of location or socioeconomic status--to learn another language for free online. The startup, Language Zen also customizes each lesson to fit the individual's learning style and data-mines conversation to make the process efficient for each user.
Hospital Sues Bank of America over $1M online banking heist
Blackberry Announces Leap and Slider Smartphones for 2015
3 Reasons to Travel the World While You’re Young
Also worth reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_bunching
It's often mentioned when extremist parties start to rise. People may vote in anger thinking there will never be enough people for this vote to matter.
I can't find any pricing details on your page before signing up - this is bad practice in my view.
I won't invest time trying out your platform if I have no idea about costs.
EPDM Roofing Best Flat Roofing Material – LGC Roofing Blog
How to Hack an Electronic Road Sign
I'm guilty of doing this quite often. My boss wants to make some amends everytime we review my task. Earlier I used to try to make the result as perfect as possible which resulted in him asking me to make significant changes which are unwarranted. Now I intentionally leave a minor correction which I'm sure he will notice. So now he gets the satisfaction of finding something in review while I still get to maintain the application the way I wanted it to be. Win-win?
In fact, the simplicity of the older systems usually lead to greater stability. Not to mention that systems based on pieces of different ages (as is the case during upgrades) is likely much more unreliable, because you do not know how the equipment will interact with each other.

Take for example Vancouver's Skytrain. Last year, there was a failure of some equipment that resulted in a system-wide shutdown. Media got in and was appauled that Skytrain still uses equipment run on floppies. The old software/hardware wasn't what broke down, though--it was some NEW equipment more recently installed to manage the PA system.

Why fix what ain't broke? ESPECIALLY when people's lives are on the line.
Great project that produced a great product.
The purpose of the ratings, I presume, is to show someone's relative strengths and weaknesses, rather than an absolute scale. "Relative to backend development, I have strong proficiency in frontend skills." It is isomorphic to listing technical skills under "Proficient" versus "Familiar" headings, which is not uncommon on resumes.

With respect to "clean code", this resume lists specific skills that fall under that umbrella. "TDD", "BDD", "CI".
Forward Page Tables vs. Inverted Page Tables
UK Jobs – Pentest / IR / Malware / Secure Coding
I'm a UK based recruiter with 12 years experience placing people in top UK jobs, for pen-test, IR, Malware, sec dev etc. I'd be keen to make contact with anyone in the UK looking for such work. I'm not a sales droid. Get at me on security@circlerecruitment.com All approaches are in confidence. Thanks :-)
Or 3. Your argument is wrong because markets aren't efficient and jobs + housing aren't as tightly linked as you'd have us believe?
>That they can improve drug discovery?

ICML is not a molecular biology journal and can't judge this paper on those merits (and probably neither can most people on news.yc). From a machine learning perspective, though, there isn't much here.
The Steel is 1mm thicker than the regular Time
I have never heard about this "fame", yet I cannot think about game that is 30-only fps?

I can think a lot of games that are ue1-4 that are not bound by fps limits at all.

Editor in UE4 is streamlined from what UE3 was. Its now quite easy in the end.
The problem is that Libertarians have yet to explain their philosophy in such a way that non-libertarians would understand. "You don't understand" is the most common thing I hear when talking to a Libertarian. After awhile one just gets tired of it.
Tips on Searching for Apartments Long Distance
The FB CSS replacement (sorry, can't remember what it was called) used it for nearly every block element.
The win here would be to get acquired by... Amazon?
I think most freelancers do this. I have done it my time.
Chrome's console.log is my best friend
Dropbox Is Probably Not Stealing Your Files
I'd be surprised if they didn't realize some SDKs to make working with whatever protocol they come up with easier.
This looks very cool, kudos to you guys
This reminds me of "How a Web Design Goes Straight to Hell" [1] by The Oatmeal. It's a different moral, of course; basically, don't trust the client more than you need to.

[1] http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell
Just to be completely honest and because I dislike mudding another person's opinion/posts/reputation, I am not a throwaway account made by the person you were originally replying to and I have nothing to do with that person. You can personally not believe this, a mod could verify it if it were that important, however please don't take it as such.

I think we all know why I made a throwaway account and why unpopular opinions are hard to express on a non-throwaway one.

I'm all for helping unprivileged classes and people, however there have been a lot of very dangerous thinking where privileged classes end up being discriminated in the first place. As the grandparent was stating, exclusion and segregation is not a solution for the 'privilege wars', we should be working towards inclusion and acceptance and not by forcing it by banning specific classes of privileged people. The privileged of today will be the unprivileged of tomorrow and nothing would have been solved, and I see this line of reasoning way too much to be comfortable.

Speaking as a so-called privileged person myself, I am all for acceptance and inclusion of those less fortunate than me, but let's not turn this into an unnecessary war of the least privileged.
Another Flexbox resource that i use almost daily is this one:

http://jonibologna.com/flexbox-cheatsheet/

Too bad Flexbox doesn't work in IE9 :(
Tern plugin for Atom
LocalForage has great cross-browser support (automatically switches between IndexedDB/WebSQL/LocalStorage), not to mention workarounds for browser bugs and the ability to store more data than what LocalStorage allows (~5-10MB). It seems like a fairly non-trivial component.

I just think it's nice to give a little credit where credit is due. :) I do see that you mention LocalForage in the changelog, but a shout-out on the site would be cool as well.

For my own part, PouchDB is pretty heavily based on LevelUP (in Node.js anyway), so we're sure to document it on the website: http://pouchdb.com/adapters.html#pouchdb_in_node_js
I created my resume in notepad with no formatting. It has served me well.

With most job applications now demanding you fill out proprietary forms, I usually have to cut and paste into the fields supplied. I also have a simple pdf version with very minor formatting in case I am handing/emailing the resume to a contact.

That being said, this is a cool site, and it is probably useful for people working in artistic fields. Just remember that the content is the important part.
I believe only business class accounts can get real static IP's, unless possibly you can pay $10 or so extra a month for the service on a residential account.

I've never had the need for one as my IP address hardly ever changes, and if it does I've just had a cronjob that updates Route53 automatically every $X hours so it isn't an issue.

Also here is a site made by Comcast showing you what DOCSIS type modems are compatible with their service. You can bring your own cable modem without issue. I would call their number, tell them you need to hook up your modem because you've upgraded and give them the MAC and that will be the end of it.

http://mydeviceinfo.comcast.net/
*ELKS 0.2.0
Thanks, that was a good read. I found this part interesting:

"It is no coincidence that much of the new money flooding into the startup world is coming from the same banks, hedge funds and financial institutions who flooded into the housing market last decade.

With their capital and this dangerous narrative, we’re not unicorn hunting; rather, we’re becoming the subprime lenders of the internet economy funding digital McMansions built on increasingly questionable foundations."
Scrum Catechism
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/design_hell

"Could you make the design pop a bit more?"