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Sure, open-source is a good thing. I strongly support OSS and as much as possible run systems at work using FreeBSD, Linux, etc.

I've worked in medical practice (and research) for a long time. Considering the vital importance of transactional transparency in carrying out the mission of these fields, as useful as open source is generally, I think the impact in medicine is even greater.

But open source is only part of it, open platform is at least as important. I guess I'm not a very trusting soul. Frankly, I don't believe Apple is going to do anything primarily for our good. Rather to my senses the announcement has the flavor of an attempt to gain a toehold or increase market share in the big money research domain.

If Apple (or other player) truly wants to generously donate to the public cause, that's wonderful. Then why not support efforts to develop open source, cross-platform apps, assuring all medical research can benefit? Not directed only or in particular at Apple, it's an issue I've raised whenever I have the chance: open source/platform agnostic development can save money and produce more reliable and secure systems.
Of course there is such a thing - cook up a tech talent score based on these test results (see my other post on that topic) and then measure a group's mean, sigma or credible intervals.

How society is organized may be a cause for a group having higher/lower technical talent (so might "intrinsic" features, i.e. things not mutable by "society"), but it doesn't mean that talent doesn't exist.
Agriculture is by far the largest consumer of water.

They also have the cheapest water.
I like this response. I think that one of the best things about a take-home challenge is that during the interview, you can then say, "The way you implemented this function was interesting. Let's talk about why you did it that way." If he knows what he's doing (or made a weird solution), you get a great glimpse into his thought process. If he plagiarized, then he's garbage.

English teachers do the same thing for detecting plagiarism. Bring the kid into your office and talk about the essay. If he's completely clueless, someone else wrote it for him.
This comment is ridiculous. What is it about "laptop" that makes you think "professional tasks with a mouse and external drive"?? That's not how most people use their laptops.

Given that it runs OS X and not iOS it seems more comparable to the Surface than to Androids-tablets-with-keyboards, so I'm not sure why you'd say this is more like an iPad+keyboard than simply a low-power mac laptop.
I'm not interested in a refund. I posted my experience so others can learn from my mistake. When make games with us was on HN I believed in your company and by the end I felt duped. Maybe things have changed but I would never give you guys a second chance.

Also, my experience is not unique. During the course many students voiced their frustration. Your site crashed the first day, content was posted late and the example code had bugs in it.

That was the time to offer refunds, privately, to every one of your customers. Not here, publicly, to one person exposing your company.
I guess for a few things the time spent matters, but much of the time value created is what matters. If you don't make the watch apps free, it doesn't matter how much time is spent with them. Saving users time is value created, and app developers can charge for that.
The macbook does have bluetooth, so I don't really see your point. There are lots of inexpensive, perfectly decent bluetooth mice out there.
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http://www.holyvoiceofgod.com/ seems to allow the devil of HTML injection. Only tried with some basic tags.
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Ah, good to hear. :)
I think the benefit is that the iPhone has sensors that can collect lots of data. For example, the Perkinson's(?) app makes you tap on two targets quickly and say "aaaaa" for long and analyzes the ups and downs in vocal cords using the mic.

Patients can't track all this by themselves. Plus, it will automatically send it to researchers. Much easier than making someone enter information on surveymonkey or polldaddy.
Also http://newgrounds.wikia.com/wiki/The_Company_of_Myself
1) Name them.
2) Show that the death rate among those personnel is significantly higher than expected.

I'll wait.
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>> Sexual in this case means sex, as in coitus and other related physical stimuli, not gender.

> No, it's not restricted to physical stimuli. To reference the reports in this thread, telling a woman "it's taking all of my self control not to grab your ass right now" is sexual harassment, even if no one is touched. Do you really think otherwise?

I do not think otherwise, you simply misread what I wrote. I was opining on the qualifier sexual in the phrase sexual harassment. Grabbing someone's ass, or threatening to grab someones ass, or telling someone you are imagining yourself grabbing their ass, all obviously qualify as sexual harassment. Harassment which is rooted in sex or other related physical stimuli. Sexist remarks against women in general are what I would call 'gender harassment' not sexual harassment.

It's worth mentioning that the term "sexual harassment" was invented, a so-called "term of art" whose definition is far from settled. "Because of this, one cannot simply appeal to the 'facts' to determine which behaviors fit the category and which do not. There is disagreemetn about what the relevant 'facts' are. People must establish that there are identifiable features of certain behaviors that make it useful to label them sexual harassment. This leaves open the possibility for disagreement about which behaviors, if any, count as sexual harassment." [1]

[1] - Margaret A. Crouch, Thinking about Sexual Harassment: A Guide for the Perplexed ;-)
Consider? Here in Carlsbad, we're building one!

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A throwaway reference, yes , but not what the game is "about".
"And you're already paying the Apple tax"

Can we stop with this meme? There's no tax. There's a price for a product. Buy it or don't. I have followed the laptop market quite closely for very many years and I'm consistently disappointed in my attempts to find non-Apple laptops that are of comparable quality and specs at similar price points. And let's stop pretending that "specs" are simply "cpu/ram/harddrive", as those are a small subset of the factors that matter to consumers.
It's hard for me to believe that somebody actually likes the no-ports philosophy. In some offices where I worked it seemed like every 10 minutes somebody would run around asking for some dongle for their macbook.
And again, not to sound to grumpy-cynical, the whole thing to me looks like a fad. A lot of inconvenience just to shave off a few grams and look sexy.
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Unfortunately, downvoting dissenting ideas/questions/opinions has become pretty much the norm on HN.

Anyway, our positions are not far off. I don't see the world as black and white. I can see the benefits of GitHub. It just struck me as odd that a software company that makes money from its proprietary software would say they're 'big fans' of open source since a major part of open source is the open source development model. I guess I have a different idea in mind when I hear "we're great fans of X" than others. /shrug
Wouldn't that just make cheating easier, then? I'm sure you have this sorted out somehow, it just seems like a rather large unaddressed question.
I didn't downvote, but your comment doesn't add much to the conversation. Are smart watches DOA as a product category? Why? Can we still incorporate lessons from the single-tap model into phone apps? How?
It's very likely that they could pursue you legally for releasing your app in the same space after working on theirs. They might be ultimately destined to lose, but they'd pursue you based on the fact that you don't have the resources to fight them.

So by signing this NDA, you are very likely (in effect) saying that you won't release your app or discuss it. It depends on the exact wording, though.

If your app is important to you, you need do one or more of the following:

1. Ask the company directly about the release of your app and get it in writing that your app is not their property and that you can release it without violating agreements with them.

2. Talk to a lawyer

(I'm not a lawyer and am not giving you legal advice)
I would cruise the local thrift stores for a flashy, patterned (possibly polyester) collared shirt and wear that with dark jeans and shiny dress shoes.
Can you clarify what you mean by "fair use"? Also, what happens if you go over the limit?
I'm not sure that cheating on this would be unethical. Programming is about getting things done. As a hiring metric, nothing can beat open source.

The open source portfolio really is kind of a golden standard. It is real work that you have done, that has (hopefully) advanced the commons, because you love programming and have something unique to add to the world. Some fake video game programming may indicate something, but is simply not as strong an indicator.

Who are you going to hire- TJ Holowaychuk, who wrote Express, or the guy who placed 3rd on TopCoder in 2012?
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I just interned with the guy responsible for libSPRITE last summer at the Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville. Kind of awesome to see he open sourced it. He really was hoping to get approval to do so.

I used his library for my internship. Cool stuff. And he was a great teacher.
What do you expect low 700's rank as of now on micro corruption to equate in the new venture? Salary estimates?
> His new platform can answer that question quite effectively.

Assuming his game tests for skill and skill alone. Though even if so, it wouldn't explain the difference -- just report it.

> I don't believe in any privileged population groups - I only believe in individual rights

I don't understand. One of these things is normative (individual rights) and the other is positive (privileged population groups). The existence of privileged population groups is a matter of fact[1] -- no one thinks they should (normatively) exist. As to individual rights -- everybody believes in them, too. The question is what would be their nature. For example, I believe that if the wealthy were allowed to wield their power (money) over the poor unhindered, then the poor should be allowed to wield their power (numbers) unhindered over the rich as well. The point is that power, by definition (see next paragraph), means restricting in some way the freedom of others, so to obtain freedom you must either restrict all power or unloose all power.

> they provided multiple disparate and unclear definitions.

Perhaps, but not different enough or unclear enough to preclude study or reasoning. The gist of it is, power = the ability to bend (or sway) others to your will. Power is measured by how many people you can sway, and to what degree you can sway them.

[1]: For example, that white men are more privileged in America than black men is a fact.
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Hey, I saw that one user who get some pretty amazing feedback on his landing page. I was wondering if I could get some thoughts on mine? I'm writing a book on Linux for Hobbyists to get the casual Raspberry Pi, Chromebook, and cloud Linux box crowd a good introductory text.

Your thoughts are much appreciated!

http://linuxforhobbyists.com
So, we launched a long running CTF platform a few days back: https://backdoor.sdslabs.co. I guess more in the space is merrier.

My prediction is that Starfighter will become something akin to HackerRank where companies host their own CTFs to recruit people. While it sounds fine, making CTF problems is significantly harder than making algo problems. I'm sure the team is right for this, so it might just work.

I hope they do release some work in the open (such as their sandbox environment).
The only solution? Couldn't you buy a bluetooth keyboard?
One will be comfortable in a purse, and the other will not.

There are different target audiences here, and thankfully, there are different products from different competitors to choose from.
I stopped reading Pando after I realized that their main media angle is to pick at least one major fight a week.
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You can build a lean website on CPC advertising...but it's hard to build a real business based on that. Advertising should be viewed as supplemental revenue, rather than the main business model. I assume that's why GigaOm began to shift over to the subscription model.

It could also be one of the reasons Google just came out with the "Contributors" beta last week. They may have realized the CPC ad model does not pay enough and content creators need better business models to make it worth their time.
Was it Chronotron? http://www.kongregate.com/games/scarybug/chronotron
I was hoping it could replace the Air as an all-purpose laptop. 32gb might be a bit overkill, but 16gb is not unheard of, especially considering a life of 5-8 years. If it is roughly as fast as a 2012 Air (which some sites compare it to), it's plenty fast enough for everyday tasks as well as work where I need to run a few VMs. Thus the memory. Still, I'm more interested to see if there will be a DisplayPort dongle and if it could output 4k @ 60hz. If not, the new Air / Retina upgrades are much more interesting.
Funny thing about 1), when I switched to OSX i hated that it did not put folders on top. I actually have something installed to allow finder to do that, because I absolutely hate the way finder does the sort.
...until you want to integrate some code that's under a different license. Wading through pages of potential incompatibilities is not the way I want to spend my time.

Speaking from experience here.
You are probably doing your user surveys wrong
If you are interested in a long-running CTF, we launched https://backdoor.sdslabs.co a few days back (with >30 challenges as of now). We also tend to have more beginner level challenges.

I'm also really looking forward to this, especially from the pov of Hiring. Ours is an academic initiative, with no plans to monetize ever and its cool to see patrick and tptacek picking up the mantle on such a task.
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What if i want to connect an external harddisk? or a pen drive having my work documents? or I want to connect a projector to do my presentation.

Is Apple's logic "that's what you get for having friends or working with people who do not buy the latest apple devices"?
Startup.ML has a fellowship program focused on practical experience of building real-world ML applications: http://Startup.ML/blog/fellowship
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There are lots of industrial and commercial devices which could be usefully attached to a smartphone or tablet. Medical diagnostic devices, auto diagnostic readers, and electronic test equipment could all usefully be connected. LabView has a smartphone/tablet interface.[1]

None of this is consumer oriented. It's going to be really useful for getting things done with electronics and in industrial and medical environments, but home and office, no. The consumer stuff is going the
other way. "One tap to get a ride", says Uber PR.

[1] http://www.ni.com/newsletter/51387/en/
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I have stopped frequenting Ars over the last year or so, which is a shame. Their articles back in the day about CPU architectures (P4, Core, AMD64 etc.) were basically the reason I went into Electrical Engineering.
Yep, I saw a sharp decline in quality and increase in clickbait right around when GamerGate picked up steam. Maybe it was happening before but it's very noticeable now. Too bad.
You can, but most of those poor quality treadmills are meant for light use (i.e. running at high RPM for 30-60 mins per day, 3-5 days a week). If you try to run the same treadmill at low RPM for several hours per day every day, you'll burn out the motor pretty quickly.

That's not to say that people don't try though, there are plenty of DIY treadmill desks made out of exactly what you describe.
Right, because the other allegations, if true, would be obvious, while this one in particular makes for more interesting discussion.

The comments section isn't about providing a trial-by-internet-jury. I find it's more interesting to explore the hypothetical than to focus on trying to analyze or even come to some conclusion of guilt based on allegations made over Twitter.
An observation on what the super-rich never do for their legacy:

There's something that super-rich individuals can do that vastly richer governments, organizations, and companies can't do. They can make long shot bets. That is, they can invest in something that needs a large concentration of capital (an idea, research, enterprise, discovery) that carries very long odds but could have massive world-changing effects if it succeeds. Those are things that neither governments (too many people need to agree) or companies (no short- or medium-term profit) can normally do.

I'm avoid giving examples here because it'd detract from the point. Besides, there's an infinite number of such long shot bets.

It's sad and ironic that people are more risk averse with what happens to the money after they pass away than when they're alive.
Sure, here's how: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/TextSecure-iOS/issues/65

Users care if they have to sideload an app because of a conflict between the App Store and a license's "additional restrictions" clause.
I wasn't a heavy reader of the site, but it always struck me as very fact-oriented and professional. That's too bad to hear.
Taking venture capital and starting at -$22M doesn't help.

There have been a lot of very successful and profitable media companies[0]. The industry isn't broken (far from it), just some of the models are.

This also isn't a new revelation: Arrington wrote a post on TechCrunch in 2008 warning other bloggers not to raise money[1]

Re: the effectiveness of advertising. This is a $120B+ annual industry with entire billion-dollar sub-industries involved in measuring its effectiveness and optimizing value. If it didn't work it would have slowed, shrunk and or shut down a long time ago - but rather it is growing insanely each year. Advertisers and the over-qualified engineers working in adtech are not idiots.

[0] TechCrunch (disclaimer: worked there, profitable - sold), ReadWriteWeb (profitable - sold), Huffington Post (profitable, sold for $350M+), ProBlogger (profitable), etc. etc. etc.

[1] http://techcrunch.com/2008/03/19/more-bloggers-raising-money...
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Surely if Apple's watch is going to end of apps as we know it, it can only do so by achieving a sufficiently large mass in the market.

If it remains a niche product, then it'll be supported as a niche product by developers, while the great majority of mobile device devs keep targeting smart phones as per usual, with their usual modes of user interaction, and nothing changes.
>>At this point, my biggest fear is that I might not have the technical chops to complete the challenges.

I fully expect that I don't have the technical chops right now to complete the challenges, but I can barely contain my excitement to get started. Learning whatever it takes to overcome a defined challenge is so much more thrilling than learning a topic for the sake of knowing it.
I'm curious to know how hard it is to focus on a concentration intensive task such as programming (or novel writing in the case of Neal Stephenson) and walk at a reasonable pace on a treadmill; not to mention how do you effectively type on your keyboard?

I personally feel like I wouldn't be able to write software while on a treadmill as I already find it hard to do sometimes while standing up at my desk.
I dunno. In my personal experience having worked with a lot of projectors, televisions, monitors I find HDMI to be an incredibly buggy experience. VGA always just works.
The only problem of VGA (and other newer digital standards) when compared to HDMI is the lack of audio support, and also i guess VGA support is declining compared to HDMI.
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yes I found gulp to be more easy to implement than grunt. Maybe I haven't mastered grunt but I am happy with gulp.
Thanks four your feedback, this is an important point and I will update my blog posts accordingly.
Yeesh, that's a high horse you're on. He donated his money to causes that he finds important, as you say. It's not always about the "big picture"; the little things can change people's lives in the here and now, and that's worth something. The world has room for both sorts of philanthropy.
my killer use case is, i need a few wrist watch as a fashion item.

if i am going to spend several hundred $ minimum on a watch watch, why not spend it on a decent looking digital watch where i can apply different clock faces.

i ofcourse not in the apple market, the strap pricing is just ridiculous compared to the already outrageous pricing of the watch itself... maybe the new haweii one.
I didn't say Go bans exceptions because of safety. I said the people it was targeted for won't miss them because they have been working for years in environments where they are not allowed for safety reasons, and the stated justifications for not having them are weak.

The arguments about assertions is a typical example of this weakness. A failed assertion in any reasonable runtime and even in google3 C++ produces a stack trace and a log message indicating what assertion failed. It's then usually easy to go read the code where the problem was hit and start debugging.

In contrast, I find typical Go code to be an unreadable mess of nested if statements and C-style return code propagation. Information is routinely lost and errors ignored. When something goes wrong you don't get a convenient stack trace showing exactly how the program arrived at the place where the failure occurred, you might if you are lucky get a generic error message indicating the general subsystem where something went wrong, or if you're very lucky a log message, but several big Go programs I've seen didn't bother with exhaustive logging on error paths and were difficult to debug as a result.

Compare to other languages (nearly all of them) which have exceptions: I've never once been confused or found code hard to read because of the use of them. That's just not a problem I recognise. But I've benefited from them more times than I can count.

I didn't know Odersky said that. I think that's very polite. Regardless, the language he designed looks nothing like Go, so I guess if he really likes Go's design decisions he has decided that his own language got it all wrong. I don't think he's really decided that.
This too happened here in California. The city of Santa Barbara build a desalination plant, and it opened just in time for the drought to end. It's been unused since 1991, they are now planning to get it up and running again.
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Downvotes can indeed be annoying, but for the sake of signal/noise ratio, please follow the HN guidelines:

Resist commenting about being downvoted. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Edit: speaking of signal/noise ratio, your comment downthread is substantive and a fine contribution. That's more the thing we're going for in HN comments.