skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
How would compensation be done? What about public awareness? How would the PenTester know the security flaw was patched?

These sorts of changes would need to be drastic - and therefore are unrealistic. Until something bad happens because of them... unfortunately that's the only thing that causes change.
There was a definite rumble for flashbacks. Kind of like a muffled jet engine (perhaps exactly that on purpose).
It's because polished white rice took more effort to make, so it was more expensive, so it became associated with the upper classes and success.

http://ask.metafilter.com/149004/History-of-white-not-wholeg...
Argh. I fully support camera and phone manufacturers adding a feature whereby it stops recording the minute someone tries to point it at a TV. WTF.
The question here is, did this guy do anything wrong or is he just a shitty businessman who failed to capitalize on the opportunities for which the loans were given to him?

Moreover, why are investors expecting loans to be paid back when given to such high risk endeavors? They were investing in startups, not real estate. Structuring those investments as a loan is an asinine decision on both sides. The borrower is personally liable in the event of default, and the lender gets no equity to capitalize on success. It's stupid.

There is probably much more to this story, specifically if you note the reference to "bridge loans." Josh Adler, the plaintiff, is head of a fund called b2rfinance, funded by bridgewater. B2r invests in "hard money lending," also called "landlord loans" or "bridge loans." I just learned about this investment yesterday, but I encourage everyone to read about it. Basically it's a high interest loan tied to the "after repair value" of any hard asset (houses, atm machines, vending machines, etc.), where the borrower puts the asset itself as collateral. The terms are generally extremely predatory and often result in ownership transferring mid loan to the lender, or high "prepayment" penalties. These are basically payday loans backed by assets instead of paychecks.

Some real estate guys I talked to described these loans as "subprime 2.0." The same mid level investors from subprime 1.0 are taking the loans, investing in flipping houses or renting them. Frequently the equity of one house bought via a hard money loan is leveraged into another loan for another house. You can see how this creates a house of cards. Now bridgewater and other PE firms are putting billions into this vehicle, presumably prepping to securitize into bonds and sell to IB's. Distance between borrower and source of funds is increasing rapidly and risk assessment quality is decreasing just as with subprime 1.0.

Again, I just learned about this type of loan yesterday and researched it for a couple of hours. I could be grossly misinformed but I think I get the gist. It sounds like an extremely dangerous investment vehicle that could spiral out of control the same way mortgage securities did in 2007. If I had the money and knowledge I would be investigating how to bet against this a la The Big Short.

Anyway, all the references to these bridge loans in the article makes me fairly suspicious of the whole thing. Reader beware.
How is Powershell not a terminal?
Yay for a windows docker client... though, I'm already just SSHing to a server with docker on it.

My workflow is pretty much a samba share to my account directory in an ubuntu server, and a couple SSH shells on said server... easy enough to edit/run that way. (though my VM image started crashing, I'm now just remoting to an actual hardware server).
At one point I was seriously fascinated by the lambda calculus and particularly the S and K combinators - two very simple functions that you can build any computation from:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKI_combinator_calculus

More recently I found out about the U combinator which is a single combinator that can be used to define S & K:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iota_and_Jot

Having a system that implemented recursion using the Y combinator in terms of S & K and have it actually compute stuff was rather amusing. I'd be fascinated to see what it would look like using just U.
I had this same problem with an HTC 8X and a cheap off-brand charger I got from Amazon.

What was weird about it was that it would only repro on certain outlets - if I plugged it in on the other side of the room, it would work just fine. It also didn't repro with any other phones.

I would guess there was something else on the original circuit that was dirtying the power enough that the charger couldn't use it on certain phones - but I never did find the root cause.
"Why would anyone ever need HTTPS?"
"His work has been hailed as proof that the rain forest once contained civilizations nearly as rich and complex as those of the Inca and the Maya and Europeans."

I did read it through to that point, but you were right. Still a tough sell, however.
LA Schools demand refund for iPads
Etsy now worth over $3B. Stock jumps 88% after IPO
>In annual terms, 2.7% or the drives failed in 2012, 5.4% failed in 2013 and 47.2% failed in 2014.

I can't figure out where that 47% number is coming from, if the overall failure rate was 29.5%.

It seems like 1008 out of 4289 drives failed in 2014, or 23.5%.
Dark City has an ASL of 1.8 seconds. And it works.
Well, it depends on how that specific hardware is designed, but we could say that hardware that is designed to generate only fixed blocks of audio is very poor from a latency perspective.

I think you will find, though, that most hardware isn't this way, and to the extent this problem exists, it is usually an API or driver model problem.

If you're talking about a sound card for a PC, probably it is filling a ring buffer and it's the operating system (or application)'s job to DMA the samples before the ring buffer fills up, but how many samples is dependent upon when you do the transfer. But the hardware side of things is not something I know much about.

> If you are writing some sort of synth, as soon as you receive a midi note or a tap, trigger the synth and the note will play in the next audio block

Yeah, and waiting for "the next audio block" to start is additional latency that you shouldn't have to suffer.

> If you are doing some sort of effect, grab the input data, process and have it ready for the next block out. I don't understand why you need a second loop.

The block of audio data you are postulating is the result of one of the loops: the loop in the audio driver that fills the block and then issues the block to user level when the block is full. My whole point is you almost never want to do it that way.
Where Your State Gets Its Money
Add to that sleeping and waking up, orientating yourself. Even dreaming seems to constantly provide new situations, almost like movie edit cuts, that the mind processes and tests itself with.
> we are frogs who think the water is just fine.

And just like actual frogs that are slowly heated, we will almost certainly jump out of the water if the pot approaches a boil. The apathy stems from the fact that the water is just fine for most citizens; the frogs who are subject to this abuse reside in a completely different pot than the one that most citizens enjoy. I'm not saying I condone surveillance abuse or drug war policies, but the reality is that while your average citizen may be alarmed by the presence of a hot stove, they just can't be bothered to revolt for the sake of an adjacent pot full of drug dealers.
SigOpt - http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/12/sigopt-launch/
Isn't agriculture (crop farming) the biggest reason of the water problems in California right now... it seems to me wasteful water usage applies to plant growth as much as animal farming.
I'm a woman who runs these kind of events. We did one on Saturday night, and I was criticized(by other mentors even) for "making things too hard" and "scaring women away". We were using node and the command line. Damned if we do, damned if we don't.
So excited for Registry 2.0, the slowness of the current registry is a real pain point. Anyone who writes an article benchmarking the two against each other will receive my upvote.
Google Cloud Dataflow in Beta
It is not open source. Will that make a difference?
At least it seems reasonably efficient. The bitmap is composed of 106 * 17 = 1802 bits, while the digits contain 543 * log2(10) = 1803.8 bits; not bad, disregarding redundancy in the image.
Well if you're going interplanetary, you could just orbit until the weather conditions on the surface are conducive to landing. It's not like you have to predict the weather eight months ahead of time, you just need to know the rough climate conditions and then orbit until you have a day that lines up.
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I believe solar would work, but it would just take longer.

EDL for a substantial payload to Mars hasn't been done before, but there's no reason to think it's a show-stopper. A lot of the engineering challenges for that are the same as the engineering challenges for returning the first-stage to Earth, like supersonic retrorockets.
I'm not sure what the iPad does to bridge the gap of socioeconomic disparity, and I'm not sure whether the iPad is a fitting purchase vs. obvious alternatives.

If I were given executive control and a budget, I would work on adding/improving computer labs. For the minority of students who would benefit from a home computer, I would offer a laptop leasing program.

The difference is that the inclusion of the iPad has nothing to do with the iPad. Kids aren't learning about iOS, mobile apps, or how the iPad works. The iPad is a coincidental delivery mechanism.

Contrast that to a computer lab, which is not merely a mechanism to deliver existing math and English content, but also potentially a classroom for computer lessons. It doesn't just provide access. It provides a potential for technology class. That's guided access beyond all the dumb distractions that computers might offer. The iPad is stuck as a coincidental delivery mechanism. You don't even want to do word processing on the iPad.

If at a later time people develop good interactive content that meaningfully surpasses the performance of obvious alternatives, it's not as though your desktop/laptop/computer lab would be any less capable in interactive content. In the meantime, I wonder if the iPad is actually competitive over math textbooks.
yes, it needs to cover the cost in development and getting it through approval.

however, this also establishes a market - a competitor will now either come with something cheaper or something better (for the same or higher price).

same thing is happening with Hep-C, which is now curable (boo, bad pharma). initial drug was/is super expensive, record profits for the company. every single contender is driving the price down. and there contenders as the market has been proven.

this is the capitalist system at work, in full glory. even with patents in play. amazing shit right there.
They used a modified dutch auction:

http://www.forbes.com/2004/05/10/cx_aw_0510mondaymatchup.htm...
We also used "Engine, engine number nine/Rolling down Chicago line" (etc.) long ago. And about 20 years ago, I heard children using it who appeared to be the US-born children of fairly recent immigrants.
Your Lewis quote contradicts your very first paragraph, as the quote argues languages aren't like logic and arithmetic, and in your first paragraph you assume languages are like logic and arithmetic enough to suffer from the same incompleteness problem (if I remember correctly only systems that include arithmetic can't be proven consistent?).

"More than one person is" is correct not because of any systematic reason, but because of euphony - it is more pleasing to the ear than "more than one person are". That, and whether the communication was effective, are the rulers of languages. That's how we got to where we are and how we go to where we are going. Not with central bodies regulating languages and not with language authorities we must emulate or check our usage against.

> Complaints about the "mistakes" of great authors are generally [...]

Yes, a lot of people have trouble accepting that even the greats make mistakes.
It would look like a very (very!) long string of U's. :-)

You might enjoy this:

http://www.flownet.com/ron/lambda-calculus.html
WebSharper 3.0 released
It's been less than 10 minutes from launch to land, so they know exactly where they are going to land when launching.
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It's the analog hole. If I upload The Simpsons to YouTube, it's taken down immediately. If I upload a video recording of a TV showing The Simpsons, it needs to be taken down by hand.

I also sometimes take still pictures of my computer monitor because there's no good way to take a screenshot of a PC and send it in a picture message to someone without uploading to Imgur or Dropbox or something, which takes time compared to just snapping a pic.

What I would fully support is having TVs with good enough screens that you can't tell the difference between recording them and recording a real-life scene.
The only reason they could do 40 GBps without SSL was kernel zero copy. Copying it over to the GPU and back will definitely not be faster.
Reminds me of the short takeoff short landing competitions I heard about a few years ago.

http://www.wired.com/2011/05/video-young-pilot-prepares-for-...
Any possibility of a boot2docker equivalent for windows, i.e. run docker in minimal linux VM? Seems like this would open new possibility for distributing client side apps via docker containers. Cross platform apps with http frontend would be viable with easy tooling around VM and docker.
That does not work on Python 3 as repr now includes unicode characters.
How to Begin Looking for a Good Rubber Resource
It can be tricky finding the right manufacturer for your industrial rubber products. Such businesses aren’t advertised heavily, and it can be difficult to find the proper resources. A simple Internet search, however, can aid greatly. There are certain variables to consider when beginning this process that will hopefully lead you to a knowledgeable engineer who can serve as a resource.

You should first research companies that vary in many types of development. The business should provide good information on topics such as injection molding or vulcanization, and demonstrate an ability to create products with these methods. A variety of capabilities will ensure your needs will be met, as different products require different types of manufacturing.

A good company will also have the latest equipment and technology, such as additive manufacturing capabilities. A reputable rubber manufacturer should maintain transparency by giving examples of previous work as well as providing accurate quotes.
A Ruby Periscope API Client
Ask HN: Why does images of text always look better than actual text?
Mars would almost certainly require a small rocket to get to orbit, but it would be trivially sized compared to what we need on Earth. Even something as small as the Atlas rockets that brought the first Americans to space would probably be overpowered compared to Mars' small gravity well. Throw in atmospheric losses less than a hundredth of that on Earth and suddenly space becomes very accessible.
I came across this a while back also when watching videos about the Lake District/Valley of Stone area in England. The video and accent helps alot to understand the method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZTEvdf3KP4
In military terms, a short round is a projectile that falls short of the target, particularly if enough so as to harm one's own troops. The book on which Full Metal Jacket was based had a lieutenant nicknamed Short Round for his stature.
A science-based web app to treat specific insomnia triggers and factors
Is this similar to what transducers do in Clojure? My understanding there is that they allow you to do things like map over core.async channels.
That video is super informative, thanks for posting it. I now realize I hadn't fully appreciated Kurosawa and I need to go back and watch his movies again.

Just FYI, Kurasawa's favorite filmmaker was Ozu Yasujiro, whose visual style is vastly simpler (using almost no pans or zooms, etc). Wim Wenders 1985 documentary Tokyo-Ga is an excellent introduction (first six minutes is here):

http://youtu.be/dW-7ZVzDMdU
JFTR. In Python 3.4 and later I think, stdout has a surrogateescape error handler by default. Not that it helps much, because this will fall apart if you write to other things. The story with this apparently is now so confusing that I am not sure what the correct way to do it on Python 3 is.

From my experience most people don't care anyways. In some of my libraries the Python 3 version just refuses to work unless the encoding is utf-8 to avoid accidental failures down the line which nobody can debug.
Extended-Range Twin-Engine Operational Performance Standards
I am speaking from personal experience, but most of my vegan friends are also vocally anti-gmo... it just seemed to me that man vegans are also anti-gmo so it might be a self-defeating effort to target a subset of a subset market.
Slicing and dicing data at Optimizely with Druid
Top 8 Best Books That Changed the Lives of Millionaires
Personal Time != Company Time
Ha, yes. I kind of forgot about swift. But, remember Atwood's Law and all.

Apple have invested quite a bit into JS recently, with their new LLVM JIT for Safari, I believe? (OK, by Apple standards, not much investment, but the fact that they did it at all says quite a lot...).

Since they did all that work, and are committed to maintaining it now, would it not (in some way) make sense to then use the same pluggable scripting language VM into other parts of the OS, and deprecate applescript, etc?
I enjoyed the linked post[1] at the bottom more than the post itself.

#define while(x) if(x)

Too bad April 1 is already gone, I'm kind of tempted to try and sneak that in.

[1] http://www.cs.earlham.edu/~skylar/humor/Unix/c.language.pran...
Actually, one of the many things I learned from doing a final year project for my CS degree on "benchmarking" different sets of combinators was how to write a garbage collector - I was doing this in '87/'88 on a Unix mini (HLH Orion) and memory was tight and my trees were comparatively huge!
"Why in the hell are people snapping up these shares when the company admitted they may NEVER make a profit? What is going on with the tech industry?"

I wouldn't necessarily care if they make a profit. I would care that there's a greater fool coming behind me that I could sell the shares to.
It's crowd sourced. They have software that returns timestamps when you click a button and you use it when watching a movie. It's definitely error prone and the data should be treated as if you got it from Mechanical Turk.

There's so much data in movies that is really hard to get automatically. We should really be digitizing and cataloging old films if we're able. It's hard to find films in the public domain but this is what we should be doing with them: 4k scanning and digitizing. Perform a rough automatic restoration on all frames and audio then put it all online, every frame in 4k, and accept pull requests. During this process all shots and scenes should be accounted for. They are timed with actors and locations marked. Subtitles should have crucial metadata such as the actor speaking the lines. Music and musicians should be identified.
What are the concrete steps you are taking to tackle the issue?

Idea: A latency ranking for devices would put pressure on manufactures.

Will you work together with the Linux community so we all benefit from it?
Flexport is hiring a data analyst
Flexport is a platform for global trade. We make it easier for the next generation of brands to get their products to market.

Paul Graham says,"Flexport is one of those rare startups that will not merely satisfy its market, but grow it. There will be more international trade because of Flexport, and international trade is a very big thing for there to be more of."

We've raised $6.9M from great investors including Google Ventures, Bloomberg BETA, First Round Capital and others. And we've reached product-market fit with over $1M in monthly revenue, so we're now looking to build out our team here in San Francisco.

Data Analyst:

We’re looking for our first data analyst to help us identify the questions we should be asking, and answer them. You should be passionate about data and moving our business forward through thoughtful analysis.

What you’ll do:

* Think about Flexport’s business problems and find answers to them.

* Assist the product team in understanding the efficacy of existing features and provide guidance on the product roadmap.

* Identify useful metrics, and set up graphs and reports to track these metrics.

* Work with the management team to build weekly and quarterly reports.

* Provide tools that the entire team can use to find their own answers to data questions.

What you’ll need:

* Proficiency with one programming language.

* Knowledge of SQL and ideally PostgreSQL syntax.

* Strong knowledge of A/B testing setup and interpretation of results.

* Strong understanding of product design.

* 1-3 years experience in engineering or data science.

Our Stack:

* We use Periscope.io to present data and graphs.

* Our data is stored in Postgres on AWS with plans to use Redshift.

How to Apply:

* Email your resume and a note about why you're the right person for this position to jobs@flexport.com
Universal Music Hijacks Youtube Videos of Indie Artist
Establishing Trust in the Bitcoin Ecosystem
I installed this for Ubuntu 12.04. When I fired it up, it requested I choose and build a source file (different from Pharo 3). Then when it started, it said, "Pharo cannot locate the source file named /usr/lib/pharo-vm/PharoV40.sources.

Any ideas what to do?

TIA, Steve
Looks like boot2docker does have a windows installer @ https://github.com/boot2docker/windows-installer/releases
I've looked at Meteor, and haven't looked into skit... admittedly when I looked into Meteor very early on, I didn't like their security model (or iirc lack of).

May take a look again... also, it seemed to be very tied to mongodb, which I didn't mind at the time, but am moving away from.