skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I was wondering this as well. Ultimately, distributed systems are just a very different animal. The first step is designing your data to be stored in files, rather than a database. In practice of course, all durable databases persist to disk, so that's not a big deal.

From there though, you have 2 more problems: keeping all data from being public (maybe becoming "friends" with another user involves a key exchange?) and distributing updates in a reasonable way. It'd be kinda strange if Lady Gaga had to buy a ginormous server to serve all the requests to her Twitter feed. I'm not sure how IPFS is implemented but if it's similar to BitTorrent in the sense that data can be seeded from any node, then that problem sort-of takes care of itself. You definitely can't think about "dynamically creating content" in the sense that twitter.com/:username may render different things at different times. The concept of web search also becomes an (even more) interesting one.

On a somewhat-related note, one also has to wonder how this system would interact with the European "right to be forgotten". Any legislature ensuring such a "right" would make this protocol a bit of a non-starter (at least in those jurisdictions).

Ultimately I think IPFS is a pretty cool concept, one I've kicked around a bit but never fleshed out. Major kudos to Juan and everyone else for taking it on - I look forward to seeing where this goes.
NetFx core contains many of the same things that NetFx desktop does, and everything in Netfx Core is required to be cross-platform, so I would say that many, if not most, pieces of the framework should be portable directly to mono.
In some regards I can certainly see Jayne's theory as correct with regards to the arising of consciousness as a mechanical function between the self and the environment in which the self exists, which results in a symbolic translation that expresses varying degrees of dissonance and harmony.

But there is also a clearly defined conceptual boundary which humans have surpassed, which is the capacity to not merely react to their environment, but to act as an equally dominating force of it. The nature of the reflective mind contained in it's environment; reacting and translating what is observed into what is perceived: it is one of dissonance and harmony, and results in uncontrollable chaos. Man is a function of his environment, instead of defining the environment.

It is the will to exceed one's own expectations, as an creature of nature, and as a consciousness. When we have crafted an entire networked world that begins on a completely conceptual level, I think the question of what we are, and what we have become, and the control we have over that, deserves more than a cursory thought.

It's that looping around the argument that causes it to collapse. I use my mind to explain my mind. The model doesn't fit the current data, only all the data leading up to it.
I couldn't find any obligations. Its probably a good idea to keep your PIN secure to reduce the probability of ID fraud. As far as I can tell its a state backed digital signature and authentication system so wouldn't confer any obligations.

However, there is some discussion about whether its a completely new legal status which would do things like make you liable for double taxation. Personally I find that highly unlikely, but IANAL, YMMV etc.
OR, maybe it's about being conquered or conqueror.
And some weeds are great at removing heavy metals from the ground -- you probably don't want to eat too many of those leaves.

I used to have nettle soup and tea and dandelion coffee. Dandelion is also called "piss the bed" because it's a mild diuretic.

(Just in case anyone from that website is reading: the page is totally broken on mobile. I would have left a comment over there, but the page was so broken I wasn't able to. http://imgur.com/QyjXRg0 )
Note: even though the Internet & Tor were central to the crime, ordinary police work, including an ordinary warrant, solved it.

No fancy spying or warrantless wiretapping needed. (At least the way they describe it).
He did far more than just "embarrass people". He knowingly and willfully extorted people. He caused major psychological damage. How would you like someone to gather sexual images of you, attempt to extort you to keep them hidden, and then, when you didn't pay up, publish those pictures for the world to see. Would you feel as though you just let out a fart in public, or would it be someone worse?
Microchip also has a program to assign a free PID to users of their USB products.
Oxygen OS – YOU SUCK
I might believe that if our one previous interaction hadn't been a case of selectively over-applying the "no gratuitous negativity" guideline before it was even announced.
Storytelling with Sound Design
I believe the 32-bit id you select needs to be unique from all the ids your OS knows about or else it will install the wrong driver and may crash / encounter other issues. Of course the user could manually uninstall that driver and install a driver you provided.

But randomly selecting an id doesn't make much sense. For example here are all the ids Linux knows about: http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids. Obviously don't select Logitech, Microsoft, Canon, Samsung, etc. manufacture id. Either select an unused manufacture and then randomly select the device id. Or select a manufacturer id that is no longer used like US Robotics (I doubt they are making any new modems) and then randomly select a device id.

As soon as make your device, connect it to a Windows machine which will try and find a driver -- if it doesn't, probably no conflict. If there is a conflict, it's with a product that distributes it's driver manually - so you don't have to worry. Or a product that doesn't exist yet, which could be an issue.
A PDF of paper quoted, 'IPFS - Toward The Permanent Web (DRAFT 1)', may be found here: https://github.com/ipfs/papers/blob/master/ipfs-ttpw/ipfs-to...
Why do bitcoin evangelists always deflect by pointing fingers at central banking?

Bitcoin is controlled by the few barons who own most of the coins, and unlike central banks, those barons are entirely, rationally aligned with their own personal profit. Same with the overseas miners who invested in infrastructure. The federal reserve may be influenced by politics, but at least it is aligned with keeping the USD currency stable, and usable by citizens.

The personal interests of the bitcoin elite are why bitcoin suffers from tragedy of the commons. Bitcoin will never be anything but deflationary because the ones who control it (barons, miners) do not profit from change that is beneficial for bitcoin.
I don't see "valuation bubble" in his proposed list, but it is a pretty plausible explanation. The reason only 1/6 of firm value is coming from understandable assets is a good chunk of the value is imaginary, and will vamish when the bubble pops!
Thanks! I'll post on PH this week.
Isn't it 51%? Im not really sure. But I don't really see changes occurring through that route, but rather by forking off derivative currencies with modifications. Democratic selection decides which currencies gain value. To me, modifying the rules in mid-game seems the wrong point of entry.
Alot of (Linux) package managers use dashes within package names and within package versions and underscores to split name from version. This is the convention I try to follow.

Example: package-name_1.0-rc1.pkg
Hi there, I'm the CEO of Xamarin. I'm really sorry to hear that you had issues with consuming third-party libraries. This is actually something we've been recently very focused on improving.

First of all, in December we released a new tool called Objective Sharpie that can automatically bind Objective-C libraries into C#:

http://forums.xamarin.com/categories/ObjectiveSharpie

If you're skilled enough to build the Objective-C library, then you'll be able to use Objective Sharpie to create a C# binding. We also have docs on doing this for Java on developer.xamarin.com.

Some of our customers don't have the time or skill to do this themselves, and so we've recently created a bindings team that wraps third-party native libraries for our customers. Many of these end up published on http://components.xamarin.com/ (there are over 300 components now). But some of them we can't immediately publish because we need to get permission from the original library author to redistribute their library. This is especially true for commercial SDKs. But if you contact us directly, we might be able to give you something.

We also do custom bindings through our support team. This is something that unfortunately we haven't made very obvious. But you can just email support@xamarin.com and we can create a binding for you.

Like I said, this is an area we're pretty focused on. If you have any feedback, please feel free to let me know directly: nat@xamarin.com.
Interesting read.

So what has happened subsequently ?

Was everybody encouraged now to upgrade to the 0.8 client across the board? Otherwise the same thing could occur again, deliberately or not, couldn't it?
Your brain has a policy of use it or lose it. If what you are reading is relevant to what you are doing, you would remember it otherwise finer details would mostly evaporate rather quickly. This is not just about books but for other things in life too, for example, your past travels or people you meet day to day. Some people are fortunate to have photographic memory way in to their 30s but that's rare.

For most things in life, I would suggest using this philosophy: You don't want to or need to remember everything, rather you want to figure out what insight you attained from something. For example, after reading a book, writing down the summery, your opinions and insights at that point would help you more than remembering every detail. Some people use margin of the book or highlight passages that they find useful and that's good technique that really works. Similarly for your travels, instead of writing down every tiny details if you just maintain logs of surprises and insights you attained each day would be great way to remember it. Lot of people just go through one book after another and that's actually significant waste of time as you are not taking time to digest and reflect on the effort you put in to go through the thing. Writing things down jogs your memory, forces you to ask questions and brings up the critical insights that you are otherwise just passing by. In essence, 3 things helps you the most: write, write and write :).
> If users don't care why does culture need to change?

Users clearly care. The market for privacy-oriented products (e.g., Snapchat), demand for privacy from existing products (recognized and responded to by Facebook and others), and the impact on reputation for companies who violate it (e.g., Uber) all have grown significantly. Surveys of the American public support these observations.
Thank you. I'm on it :)
A feline genome in full (evolution of domesticity)
I read this book 18 years ago. Definitely interesting and logical take on human behavior. Looks like a revisit of the book has been done. Years ago this crazy self published book series called NeoTech mentioned Jayne's book and some other good titles. I'm embarrassed to have spent cash on NeoTech but pleased I read some of the titles recommended in it.
Postmodern Ponzi Schemes: Empirical Analysis of High-Yield Investment Programs [pdf]
What Is Wrong with Our Thoughts? A Neo-Positivist Credo
Yes! Would love to read a post about writing a toy DB :)
Fulltext: "Comparative analysis of the domestic cat genome reveals genetic signatures underlying feline biology and domestication" http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Razib_Khan/publication/2... , Montague et al 2014
Excerpts: https://plus.google.com/103530621949492999968/posts/A45SaBvu...
Hmmm...

http://blog.bittorrent.com/2014/12/10/project-maelstrom-the-...

See also:

https://www.tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs
Unity is moving away from Mono anyhow,

http://blogs.unity3d.com/2014/05/20/the-future-of-scripting-...

so updates in Mono are irrelevant to Unity.
The only content saved and hosted from your node is content that you have requested yourself. In that regard it is no different from BitTorrent. Any content you request is purged from your node over time unless you have explicitly pinned it to keep around forever. So as long as you stay away from the seedier regions of the web, you will be safe.
Didn't Mojonation, from the Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow, originally have plans kind of like that?
I enjoyed your post. You might like How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Read_a_Book
That's necessary if your USB device is unique. If your device is an instance of a known standard class (keyboard, storage device, speaker, etc.) there's a generic ID.[1] You only need a PID if your device needs its own driver.

[1] http://www.usb.org/developers/docs/devclass_docs
Reading alone, even repeated reading, has been shown to be ineffective in committing information to long term memory.

You should be able to remember the basic story in a piece of fiction though.
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Not very: it fundamentally assumes you're making a game, so it draws 3D scenes and uses a continuous update loop, which taxes the battery on mobile devices. The UI tools are also just finicky enough to make non-game app development a pain.

In addition, it does have a little size overhead - the smallest possible build on iOS (a blank screen) is 12 MB with all the optimizations on, and double that if you need to invoke System functions or libraries that need them.
You assume there is any real democratic control of Congress, and that the whole game hasn't been rigged by a duopolist oligarchy.
Can anyone comment on Xamarin learning curve? If I have experience in both iOS and c#, how much time does it take to get up to speed with Xamarin?
I had read a little earlier about people using nettles and dandelion as food. Did you stop eating them because of the chance of heavy metals or for some other reason?
America doesn't even have democratically elected presidents (just ask Al Gore). Hoping that Congress will even halfway represent the wishes of the people is bold.
The gold standard was dropped by all major currencies in the 20th century because it was deflationary, and now most major currencies can be transmitted at distance.

Bitcoin on the other hand has a set supply and supply schedule, making it deflationary and inadequate as a currency.
> How will this be enforced?

Probably through penalties listed in the contract, or simply suing for breach of contract.

While many US states allow at-will agreements that allow either party to depart at any time for any reason without penalty, as far as I know, you're not required to be employed at-will if both parties agree to the terms of the contract.

While it's a somewhat special case, I know the US federal government often employs people with though-shalt-not-break-without-penalty contracts. Examples are military service, and many of the higher-education loan-forgiveness programmes.
That can only be yours for just 150,000 downpayment.

SPARC has been pretty long track history and I admit I really used to love Sun Sparc Servers; now I just look at them and think of the cost and cry.
Why do their detractors never read anything that they actually said, and instead resort to immature ranting?
From the FAQ:

Resist commenting about being downvoted. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading.
Another slightly more recent philosopher who has taken up this discussion is Peter-Paul Verbeek, with his book "What Things Do." Only "slightly more recent" because it's already from back in 2005:

http://www.psupress.org/books/titles/0-271-02539-5.html

> The psychic distance between two people is far larger when they are separated by digital rather than physical space, meaning less empathy is involved. A reduction in empathy makes it easier to risk the lives of the people you intend to ignore or protect. This is the same reason people are so mean to each other on the Internet.

I agree, but also think it's kind of a double-edged sword in a way, because the internet also brings distant people more together. This is nothing new of course, movies and TV were closing distant gaps long before it: ignoring the valid criticisms of Live Aid for a second, people got motivated to do something because they empathised with distant people thanks to this tele-vision.

Similarly the internet has been a boon for niche interest communities that would have either never gotten off the ground, or in the case of older traditions died out if the enthusiasts wouldn't have been able to find distant people with similar interests online. The older mass-medias homogenized society because they were top-down, but I firmly believe the internet is our best technological bet for bringing back cultural diversity, paradoxically by connecting everyone globally.
They really are different in real life if you've never seen them up close. As I understand, Rothko wanted people to stand right in front of them for awhile, to really have them take over your whole field of view. I never really "got" them until I did that, I was always much more aligned with you.

As for photo realism, have you seen the movie "Tim's Vermeer"? It's a great look at a possible technique for that and the movie is very interesting.
Probably a reference to

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warrant_canary

originally proposed by Jessamyn:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessamyn_West_%28librarian%29
I'll add that I'm among the elite in my ability to understand and manage my technology (I'm not boasting; almost everyone reading this is the same) and confidentiality is important to me.

But I don't have time to understand and manage the confidentiality of my IT; I have no hope. Even when I try to learn about one product's or service's confidentiality, the information available is often vague, incomplete and subject to change at any time (per their license agreements). I have so many products that I have no hope of keeping up.
Packed with micronutrients. There is almost no macronutrient in dandelion, as besides water it's almost entirely indigestible cellulose fibre. But that fibre is actually the most beneficial aspect by far. By "packed" we mean a few micrograms of calcium, asorbic acid, & other micros dandelion offers, which is completely drowned out by the micros found in the other food one eats. Unless you're eating kilograms of it every week? Not that the reason you're eating it matters, the fibre is good for you no matter what you believe.
as dylankpowers says here, you only host content on your node that you choose to by default. We will have a feature later on that will allow the network to adapt to what objects are the most popular and rehost them automatically, but this process will respect a blacklist that we will curate, and is of course, optional per user.
Yeah, I like how he attacks the "false precision" of stack ranking and similar business practices, in the midst of an entire presentation full of it.
With an HTTP connection, it becomes easy for an attacker in the middle to prompt the user to re-enter their password and have it re-transmitted in the clear.

I'm surprised more attackers don't do this.
I don't think that makes you a philistine. There are definitely some people who value art primarily on its technical merits, and there's nothing wrong with that. Some of my friends subscribe to a "if I could do it, it's not art" kind of system. But to me the most technically brilliant painting may lack the emotional impact of a far simpler work. Neither opinion is more 'correct' than the other, that's the great thing about art (and don't let any art critics suggest otherwise!).

With Rothko the technical sophistication of the work isn't what you're meant to engage with (although really they are quite challenging to paint - they're not really solid blocks of color, and most people would find it very difficult), but the emotions it makes you feel.

There's a great exchange in Mad Men between Sal (an artist) and Ken (an accounts manager) about a Rothko painting that's been delivered to the office. It sums up these two competing views of what art should be:

Ken: "I don't think it's supposed to be explained."
Sal: "I'm an artist, okay? It must mean something."
Ken: "Maybe it doesn't. Maybe you're just supposed to experience it. Because when you look at it, you're to feel something, right. It's like looking into something very deep. You could fall in."

Sal isn't impressed by the Rothko, because he - like many people - thinks that art should either have some overtly obvious meaning, or be technically valuable. Ken thinks the art is a conduit to your own emotions and understanding, and its lack of inherent meaning doesn't make is less valuable. Neither is right or wrong here, and those two opposing views frequently clash in most creative fields. Rothko is to the art world as Cage is to music, for example.
I teach basic maths to evening class students. The Bradford factor is alive and kicking in a number of local employers both admin and manufacturing and evokes a lively discussion whenever I use it as an example of a formula. A high Bradford factor tends to lead to a 'chat' with the manager in most organisations as it points to a pattern of short spells of absence.

Most local employers disregard absence for serious illness or for things like dentist, repeat medical appointments, childcare problems &c interestingly.
We launched an online training program called Xamarin University, and so we have a fair amount of data on how long it takes people to get to the point where they are proficient enough to write a production app. As you might expect it's highly varied. But the median is about 45 days to pass our certification.
We talk with the tahoe-lafs guys a few times, our projects have different goals, and even quite a bit of opportunity for interoperability.
March Week 5
Slow down.

Read every line of code.

Learn what it's for.

Learn why you do that pattern instead of the other one.

This process can be made less time consuming if you accept that you will still need to do things wrongly to keep your job, but over time you gather evidence and arguments to begin to improve the technique of yourself and your peers.

We all have a long ways to go.
Why Many Freelancers Fail and How You Can Succeed
Why do you commit an Ad hominem fallacy to avoid addressing the point?
Would you have advised people to use the network during the split?
Not to beat a dead horse or keep a totally unproductive thread alive longer than it has to be, but, if this is you:

http://pl.atyp.us/

(from your profile) you seem like an interesting person with a lot of experience and perspective to contribute.

So with that said: why not be specific about the selective over-application you're talking about? I couldn't find it in the comment history.

People probably won't agree with you but it would probably be helpful for them to at least know where you're coming from. It has to be better than just resigning yourself to the idea that the moderators are working in bad faith against you.

For my part, if it helps you to know this: I'm one of several people who have been leaning on the mods for literally years to add something about negativity to the guidelines. They pushed back on suggestions for a long time out of many of the exact same concerns people are voicing on this thread. It's not a sudden decision they've made.
Xamarin.Forms, what is it?
All content is self hosted until another party is interested enough to pull it locally. While spam will still be something that needs to be dealt with, spammers will be using their own disk space and bandwidth, and not that of other users.
Yup which at the moment would take 4 people(The heads of the 4 biggest pools). 4 people with no real reason for it being them except that they run successful pools. Hows that for centralization?