skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
(do you love metro on a non-touch device?)

Metro is largely insignificant on non-touch devices. Most days I only see it in the brief period during "Windows Key -> 'chr' -> Enter".

I never understood the Metro hate mainly because I find it such an unimportant part of the OS in non-touch day-to-day use.
So the whole world (my office, friends, family, clients, colleagues) should change to suit my laptop?

For a disruptive product to be successful it should not be behind its time (where others are already there) it should not be too far ahead of its time (The technology might not be ready, the people might not be ready to understand the product, etc), It has to be just ahead of its time. I am sorry but I maintain that Apple has overshot with this product. This is not like removing DVD support or even removing flash support, because a lot of the world is still wired. Except for those who are fortunate to live in their own Apple bubble, many of the people who buy this will have to frequently face the frustration of owning such a device with practically no reward (apart from shaving of a few inches and grams off their laptop).
Or as Wyldfire mentions elsewhere, you can get a prepay package that includes every single picture or video you happen to be in. Even the pictures for the rides are included and you don't even have to worry over it.
> the one thing really holding me back is our use of ENUMs but I don't think that's going to be a big barrier and I hate them anyways

Postgres has proper support for ENUM as defined in the SQL Standard. You have to create a new type and declare it as being an ENUM type:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/static/datatype-enum.html
iOS Apps Viper Architecture
This is an important lawsuit which will cost a lot of money. I urge you to donate:

Wikimedia: http://m.wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Ways_to_Give

ACLU: https://www.aclu.org/donate/join-renew-give
>what is the point of trying to argue that certain kinds of coerced sex are not rape?

Because if financial coercion counts the same as physical coercion, we will have to completely rebuild how our market functions or else say that financial coercion only equals physical coercion in certain situations, and then come up with a way to determine when it falls under each (at which point, we are back to arguing about if certain kinds of coercion are equal, including if all forms of coerced sex are equal).
Unless some of them are on a network share or a USB drive.

Disconnect and they disappear, never to be seen again.
> but of course this is HN and some people take everything literally.

I have my pet theory that getting outraged about random things like that is not genuine, but just signalling. You can see a lot of this kind of behaviour among the social justice movement.
Advertisement providers that work in mobile really need to get their shit together. Ads that redirect the app store are utterly unacceptable and ludicrously common. Audio ads seem less common, but are just as unacceptable. I browsed without an ad blocker on mobile for a year or two before I got so fed up with the malware bullshit that I switched to Firefox for Android with ABP installed. Advertisers have no one but themselves to blame for the prevalence of ad blocking software.
> are you suggesting it only had an effect on insects in the soil?

That is the design, so theoretically, yes. Of course, as I'm sure everyone reading HN knows, even the best engineered plans can have unforeseen problems. The research I am familiar with indicates the treatment does not make it to the pollen, which means, if the bees are being exposed, it is most likely through some other mechanism. That is why the planting machinery is the prime suspect, and the early results from the aforementioned rule changes here in Canada do look promising, although it is probably too soon to reach any formal conclusions.
I've always wondered what the marketing campaigns look like for the 100 different brandings of the same product at the grocery store. Do Toothpaste A and Toothpaste Z340 target completely different demographics, or are they going for the same eyeballs with their ads?
Your work is beautiful. Very impressed.
SOC 2 Compliance: What Is It and Why Should You Care?
It looks like he clearly implies the challenge is there :)
Very interesting! Thanks for the link, even with that I'd rather convert the ENUMs to just VARCHARs as our MVC framework doesn't support ENUMs but it "Just works" because it sends strings to MySQL and MySQL stores them as INTs that map to ENUM values. Because of this the test framework never played nice with creating test DB's that used ENUMs.
What Is PCI Compliance and Why Do I Need It
Stephan Jay Gould derided this "best possible" view of Darwinian selection as the Panglossian Paradigm, in his criticism of the adaptationist viewpoint.

The only way it works is by accepting Pangloss's tautological use of "best", that is, everything that exists is the best possible, and whatever we have in the future must also be the best possible.

Truly we live in the best of all possible worlds.
Your comment about locating lost kids with the band reminds me of a conversation overheard on the bus at the park. Three mothers were complaining over the behavior of their kids. One said she half-considered losing her kid in the park to get a break. One of the other mothers said to be sure to take the band away from them first or they'll get him back to you faster. Laughter ensued.
Trends: The Internet of Humans(not Things)–Sensors, Health, Fitness and Healthcare
Yeah I agree that for power users who use OS X a lot this is not really an issue for long, but it is an annoyance and an unnecessary one at that.

For more typical users it's a bigger problem I think, because they never learn to organize their files. I've seen the results of this with users having a Documents folder containing just a huge list of files with no organization whatsoever - just grouping some related files to send to someone else was a big chore. Theoretically, tagging is superior to a folder hierarchy, but most people just don't "get it" with tagging and never will. Tagging is not even very good for power users, because they will often use software that doesn't see the tags (cross platform editors/IDEs).

I don't disagree that Apple has done a good and thorough job with their keyboard shortcuts. I never felt motivated to learn these myself though because I spend a lot of times on various other platforms, where that muscle memory would be actually detrimental. This is as opposed to e.g. IDE/emacs/vi muscle memory which caries over pretty well across platforms.

But I just think Apple has taken a big step backwards by hiding home in favor of "All My Files". If you have a couple of repos under your home, or anything else with a lot of files that get updated from time to time, then "All My Files!" becomes pretty useless. I think they've pushed too far towards the tablet mentality and that it doesn't suit desktops and laptops very well for the way they are actually used.

They even removed the little dropdown widget that used to show the folder hierarchy (looking for that thing is what wasted my time and annoyed me before finding home under "go" menu). And the status bar at the bottom that shows the used/free space on the machine is also gone (you can turn it back on under the view menu but why make busy people go fumbling around to find these basic things?). Ask most Mac users now how much space they have left on their drive, and watch them fumble around for several minutes...

These things are all so easy to fix!
No, at best they classified them as "not absolute trash". And again you're assuming that all those channels have the same value.
3 - Show Inspector: command-option-i

6 - command-c, command-option-v

7 - Don't know if that's what you mean, but you can hide everything on the view menu.

8 - If you mean spotlight index, yes
I believe solving a puzzle always allows you to move to another "room" as defined by the map, which actually makes the map more helpful than you think...
>Entertainers and therapists have historically only had the affluent as their clients, but distribution technology and efficiencies in other realms makes hiring these professionals more accessible all the time. Seeing a therapist or discovering a new pop star is no longer something relegated to the wealthy.

But that happens when the non-wealthy have spare cash to spend and not when they are cash strapped because they are out of good jobs.
Good luck. That $75 Billion is only going up. It stops when we can't afford it. Until then everyone can keep debating all they want.

This script has already played out in the sphere of Nuclear Disarmament.

The day I take the defense and intelligence communities opinions seriously is the day they drastically change their goalposts. Spend the same amounts on world peace or just take the cash and prey on people's fear of the next ISIS or Boston bomber. Everybody knows what the easy choice is.
I'm shocked, shocked, that the pro-nuke astroturfers have expelled so much hot air on this thread obfuscating about cancer rates (they aren't dead yet, and if so you have to name them!), coal (because we all love coal!), and the Three Gorges (TIL shoving a new powerplant down the throats of an unwilling populace isn't cool when the Chinese do it), and haven't had the chance to consider the dire economic case for nukes.

As in, the fact that no nuclear power plant anywhere has been built or operated without government funding and coercion. They get us coming and going: there will be a plant here, and the deadly waste it produces will go there, the opinions of residents and electricity consumers be damned. The industry didn't have to balance its books, as long as it kept enough nuke-happy retired generals lobbying for the nuclear-death-war option. Now that that's not such a wonderful priority anymore, suddenly we're seeing all this "innovation". From the same industry that likes to put backup safety pump generators in a subbasement dug next to the Pacific Ocean. Pull the other one. Your lack of meaningful response is delicious.
I don't see how orientation would matter.

After the first day we realized if we wore the band a certain way then it was easier to flip the wrist to hold for a connection. The shape is kind of weird and hard to understand the proper way to wear it. I could have been wearing the wrong way from what was intended for all I know though.
His point is that the military industrial complex is a serious issue - its not just the NSA. Even if we get rid of the NSA today, there's still going to be a billion dollar industry around making the world a nastier place to be.
Well, that, and anywhere realistically means anywhere except the most widely-used operating system in the world. Of course, the dev has absolutely no responsibility to provide that, I just thought it was funny.
So this wouldn't suppress existing infections? That seemed to be implied by other HSV vaccine approaches.
I could not disagree more. Neo4j has got to be the most intuitive, simplistic database structure on earth. The php client is amazingly optimized, even for super small datasets, it murders sql. The graph visiualizer is beautiful and extremely helpful. I might even argue that it has better documentation than SQL because it's all in one place with instructional videos and tutorials. If you live in silicon valley, you can go to their office for "office hours" and they give you pizza and beer and teach you how to use it. It so simple and easy to use a child could do it.
Bret did not make the decision to close FriendFeed. Bret left Facebook more than two years ago. He had no involvement.
Relevant example from Iceland http://www.choishine.com/port_projects/landsnet/iceland.html
It also prevents the enemy from hurting your economy. The United States has a lot more to lose from compromising information security than to gain from it. Before 9/11, most of the time the NSA would help make security better for the private sector. Now, the private sector is actively working against the NSA.
Because anything a person says in the internet (or in real life) should be taken serious and literally, and should be executed as swiftly as possible.
Apple releases an open source app for medical research
Notification for a new version of any library
Not trolling, but I am rather curious. Why Angular: Why not ?
"Waiting to upload 336 files at 3.6kb/s. Estimated time to complete 3 weeks."

Seen such messages right when I NEEDED those files. Also - remember epic KDE failure? When they had corrupted repository and it was perfectly mirrored to 1500+ other repos? And they had to search offline PC with a uncorrupted snapshot?

In general "all cloud" tech is at most 50% ready for use by everyone.
And to you as well, why would you not recommend Node.js?
When I was studying mathematics the tool I wanted most was a simple proof assistant that could help me dive deeper into steps.

Because to effectively understand a concept (usually through applications of it either in full blown proofs, or in smaller calculations - that are just ad-hoc proofs) you need the right level of verbosity. Oversaturation with low-level set theory steps from Burbaki won't make anyone understand systems of differential equations, but when you are unsure of a step, you need a bit more detail.

And in my experience the optimal trajectory through a proof is almost always different for everyone. So it'd be good if proofs were "discoverable", expand and collapse steps.

And we don't even have to go crazy with "reverse mathematics"-like axiom chasing. But the current practice of throwing random symbols on pages in LaTeX is rather suboptimal in my opinion.
Then what you want is a republic or some system of anarchy, not a democracy.
Bootstrapping new product development Pt 4
That's not necessary, LWN.net (Linux Weekly News) is an excellent site with in-depth articles. It is funded by subscribers, and it seems to work relatively well for a long period already:

http://lwn.net/
Out of curiosity, why do you believe this became apparent to advertisers now as opposed to previously?
Btw: It's `xdg-open .` on Linux and `explorer .` on Windows. Very useful indeed :)
Not surprised. We heard the exact same reaction from Wall Street after 2008.
They kept the service running for more than five years after the aqui-hire. I wouldn't call that showing the middle finger.
> Having to rephrase something because someone already said it that way is an insane waste of time from a bygone era.

Or, a great way to learn and internalize a concept rather than just regurgitating it.
Former SEC Director Rips the Red Tape Off His Mouth
I dunno. Every time we meet him he's older. I would say he's a near-immortal.
Thanks for chiming in with that info. I wasn't able to get a date from Dell, but they did send me to the same blog that yohui pointed out.

I'm definitely waiting for the developer edition, precisely for the reason you mentioned, to do my part in signalling to Dell and the industry that Windows vs OS X is a false dilemma.
Growing up in a developing nation, it's somewhat weird to see these discussions. Many 'techstarts' never had to see real poverty, so their arguments on automation become somewhat limited.
Some American entrepreneurs dislike horizontal growth, but it might have much more impact(socially and even financially).
A nice article, and I think I should add the book to my (already too large) to-read pile.

I totally agree with "DRY might not be great in all cases" - In tests, it's often better to make each single test as expressive as possible. I once read (and forgot who said it):

"Code should be either DRY (don't repeat yourself) or WET (write expressive tests), but never damp)"

And here's a shameless plug: I recently wrote an article about how tests can help you achieve simple design, and the next article in the series will be coming soon: http://quickglance.at/en/simple_design/passes_its_tests
Quantum Search Using Grover’s Algorithm
I wish the audio quality was a little better. Is there any post process work that can be done to improve the quality?
Use a charge-only cable.
> There's an implicit assumption in there that reducing taxes will cause people to 'invest' more

Typically, in times when interest rates are positive and default rates acceptably low (i.e., normal times), people put their money in a bank and the bank invests it. So the amount invested stays the same and the money doesn't appear or disappear, it's just invested by someone else. So I don't see this implicit assumption here.

> Also governments, need to set up/support entities that do figure out how to disburse funds appropriately.

Exactly and the money to sustain such councils is not used for research but for bureaucracy. And as you already mentioned, these 'well established processes' are not exactly simple and may happen to consume a rather substantial amount of the money supposed to be used for research. Not in all cases but in enough to produce events like this: "EU Resarch Council slams bureaucracy" [1]

> Also, there are fundamental areas of research that would be completely ignored if we relied solely on the wealthy to solve problems.

I disagree - if it is important to someone, then it will get researched. Of course, the very poor will not receive so much attention but then again that's not the case today either.

This discussion is actually more about trust in government and who is better able to identify the needs of a society. I just want to express that I disagree with your view.

[1] http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2010042...
Recognizing Handwritten Digits with Python + Node.js
Dr Ivan Misner and Dr John Grey Discuss How to Stay Focused in a Hyper World
It's not one or the other, and the NSA has demonstrated that it will use all the resources at its disposal to circumvent any technical protection.

The NSA also holds a trump card: the law and the US government. I assume at some point that Congress will pass laws, or the secret court will authorize, compelling every American company to essentially open itself to unfettered access and surveillance. US companies already are subject to NSLs, and the Law of Boiling Frogs suggests that it's only a matter of time until surveillance is openly and explicitly compulsory.

The only long term effective way to cut this off is to cut off the NSA's budget and scale back their efforts. But I also believe that will not happen until the first ski resort opens in hell.

We're burning our own village to save it.
You may want to invest a few bucks in a good mic.
I work 8 hours per day, but the actual time coding is much shorter as everybody in our industry knows: pauses, design moments, checking HN, ... And I'm not a genius, many of my friends are smarter than me. To get something done is basically having some vertical talent (for example ability to code), and putting a steady effort into it for a long time. A fundamental thing is to try to minimize the work to do and to maximize the effect the work has. Just a random examples, Redis has support for transactions, that are quite useful, and are implemented in like ~100 lines of code, because it does not implement rollbacks. The idea is that for the specific data model, operations, and use cases provided by Redis, rollbacks were not important, and that was the case. Getting the design decision wrong, rollbacks could easily introduce 5000 lines of code in Redis and also press other design decisions as a side effect.

EDIT: cloc actually reports 196 lines of code into the file multi.c, but there are additional features including check-and-set that is ~50% of the code, so yep, pretty much 100 lines of code.
I don't have access to a Macbook right now, can you elaborate how that works? Do you basically select a file, press space, and a preview comes up over the screen or something?

FWIW the Windows Explorer preview is much improved compared to what it used to be - it's not a little box, it's the entire right side of the Windows Explorer window. There's ample space to actually read a PDF, you have pagination controls, you can read spreadsheets, etc. I wasn't sure it even still existed until this thread, so thanks for that. :)
The darknet and online anonymity – POST Note
I'm wondering if you could use a Pi effectively since I gathered that penetration testing is quite CPU intensive.
SEEKING WORK, remote or Lithuania.

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I did a little digging on Glass door and found average salaries at Microsoft:

Researcher Phd (6 samples): Avg $123,922 (the highest researcher phd salary on GlassDoor)

Software Engineer I (5100 samples): Avg $104,547

Software Engineer II (1812 samples): Avg $144,443

Unless you write off the opportunity cost while getting a Phd, I'm not seeing the financial advantages of getting one.

I don't know what the starting salary is for someone at Microsoft but to make the #'s easy, say it averages out to $100K over 5 years. That's $(1/2 million - grad student stipend) in lost wages.
I think you're focusing on the wrong thing. It doesn't really matter if it's legal or constitutional, because if it's not then they'll change the laws or reinterpret them in a new way or write a new Patriot Act.

What we should focus on is whether a government should be allowed to operate in secrecy, without any public oversight or knowledge, and whether the government can be morally justified in surveilling citizens without probable cause.
As in, let's ask some fucking physicians? ISTM that they have opinions about threats to public health?
The direct contact for rides and purchases is there to prevent accidental activation -- you have thousands of people walking around with these bands in close proximity. In contrast, when pulling up to the gate at one of hotels, you just wave your wrist a foot away from the sensor out of your car window and it turns green and opens the gate -- no awkward stretching required.
It is true that few students have thoughts that have not already occurred to others. This is not the important part of honest research. The important part is that the student actually HAVE these thoughts, and actually EXPRESS them, rather than just copy/pasting someone else's expression of the idea without ever thinking about it themselves. It is the process that matters, not the outcome.

In other words, buckle down and do the damn work. Laziness is not a virtue when it comes to thinking.
Your example isn't a particular good one. Huawei has been accused of backdooring their products for the Chinese government on numerous occasions, including presentations at DEFCON exposing those backdoors. There are also numerous cases of backdoors in Chinese cell phones.
Experiments with Rust and Emscripten
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux....

Note how Linus did not ACK the commit. Haha.
I'm not sure the order these were conceived, but it may be that there was already a plug with a similar configuration.

http://www.jmjwebsitedesign.com/cdpro/wp-content/uploads/201...
Tried to build it, seems the build is broken:

error: could not find native static library `nvim`, perhaps an -L flag is missing?

.. guess I'll have a go at fixing this.
You can use shift+right click to open in terminal. Also try https://github.com/jhasse/smart_cmd which I use together with MSYS2's mintty.
How to fix the world (2012) [pdf]
* < npm scripts
I believe at least some of the credit should go to Intel http://www.anandtech.com/show/8355/intel-broadwell-architect...