skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I was addressing the bluff question. Further down in the comments, I address your point - note: I mostly agree with you.
Last time this story was posted there were some enthusiastic people saying they'd take the job: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8569459

Apparently it pays $52k/y plus expenses.
Talk about making a "back up". The possible vowel deficient start-up names for this alone are amusing me greatly.
I used a debit card :(. But yeah, even getting half back would've been nice.

This is a good reminder that I should stop using my debit card online, thanks!
Yes I have read it. I too am passionate about text mode, hence the quote. Is that not what you assumed?
That is one of my arguments against homeopathy: We've got a world full of bright young medical students looking for cheap and easy research to do that will lead to positive results. If they haven't proven homeopathy effective, it's because it isn't.
Elasticsearch node crashes can cause data loss
Excellent points, and I'm not necessarily condoning the practice (I don't control that). It does seem they are trying to call a bluff where you either expose the bluffer or get locked in to a rate above market. I can't recall an instance where the stub was provided and the client didn't make a competitive offer, but my data set isn't large.
Interesting to note that one of the authors is Steven Levitt of Freakonomics fame.
UIKit always felt like a grown up version of Cocoa to me. Whenever I go back to writing Mac apps, I wish it was more like iOS development.

Microsoft is now making it possible to turn iOS apps into desktop apps (as well as phone and tablet apps) which is actually pretty interesting.

It won't help as much for porting your current mac desktop app, but it certainly is an interesting idea.
Another powerful approach is property testing.

Here is a series of blog posts about how it was using to find bugs in the new implementation of maps:

https://medium.com/@jlouis666/breaking-erlang-maps-1-31952b8...
Am I reading it right that Erlang does not run on the Parallela chip?
Or, much cheaper and a 4-hour turnaround: https://youtu.be/MMF9I_9DAcs.
If it covers all expenses and I can save at least $50k per year, I'd not mind it. Although in full disclosure, I find it very unlikely that I'd return the year after.
"All scientific evidence" - please cite some. If you have the time and inclination, please read Kastrup's book. He addresses the shortcomings of materialism theories quite well.

At least for my work projects (DARPA, Disney, SAIC, Google, etc.) "AI" has been engineering for good results, not mimicking the human brain.

I did write up some experiments in training recurrent neural nets using genetic algorithms in a book I wrote for McGraw Hill in the early 1990s, and that is quite frankly just about the only time I have ever thought to model something even remotely like human brain activity.
Came here looking for some Grindr social networking data analysis. Was disappointed.
I shouldn't waste my energy but 189 out of 538 have a Net Worth of more than $1M. 189/538 < .5. They have assets and they have liabilities. That's what net worth means. Some have absurd levels of debt. I assume some of that debt is related to campaigns but I don't actually know. However you made a statement that is factually untrue.
> I said that I reviewed other salaries for my level, and I felt that I deserved a raise to $85,000. At the last moment I panicked and lowered my ask from the planned $90k.

I suggest my friends to figure out how much they want and ask for 10 more (10k more/year, $10 more/hr). Best case they might not even flinch and pay it (it has happened to me a couple times), worst case they will counter-offer down to somewhere higher to what you originally wanted.
Translation invariance has been a core assumption of every physics theory because we've observe it to be true. That's what a law is: that which you've observed.

Besides, classical mechanics is one of the assumptions of quantum mechanics.
i had that problem when i used to run my own mail server (3 years ago). When did you last try?
Are these positions still open ? I saw them for past few months. Last month sent a resume, yet to receive rejection mail :p
Thanks for the credit; we think we can give them a run for their money. :-)
You don't want to shovel fuel into a crackpot industry. That actually prevents real science from being done.
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Another example, Standard Oil: don't just sell the oil. Refine it, and sell the kerosene, and the lamps, and also sell the gasoline, and when you're left with paraffins invent paraffin candles and sell those too...
It's not a "computer" - it's a document signing/management service, and you could get your data out just fine. The person wants more functionality, which is actually available as a feature, but it costs money. So, pay the money and you get access to the feature.

Or stop using the service.
Yes actually he did reply to you. Why is that message in your history then? Did somebody hack your account, or are you still lying?

Each time you lie you dig yourself deeper. You were projecting when you accused other people of exploiting the suicide to promote their agenda (while using it to promote your own), and you're projecting when you're calling me impudent now.

When you deleted it, it no longer appeared on the discussion page unless you set showdead = yes, but is still in your history:

https://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=fwn

If you have showdead = yes, you can clearly see your posting marked [deleted] and his reply to it here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9458661

Aren't you aware that it's easy for anyone to check and prove that you're lying?

What exactly did you mean by "Ok, I feel like I'm on /r/all ..." and why did you post that? Can you explain your own words, please? What did you originally say that caused smhenderson to reply directly to you "And here you are on hacker news using it to push yours." and that got downvoted so much than you edited it then deleted it? Obviously you edited it then deleted it, since his direct reply to your post is to something else than your comment about /r/all.

And while we're on the topic that you raised in the first place, and you seem to have an agenda to push about it, what are your views on gamer gate?
How much do you think Rolex's cost? Submariner, Explorer II, and Datejust (very classic go-to Rolex models) are about $7000-$8000. Daytona chronographs start at around $10,000. And that's just for stainless steel. Gold Rolex watches are much, much more.

Apple Watch Edition is actually one of the cheapest solid gold watches out there
Cool. I don't agree, but at least you own it. =)
Maybe it's a "There must be a reason they value them so much" (even though we don't see it) sort of thing. Hardly an uncommon situation. Doesn't mean it worked out in the end :-)
The pursuit of H-1B
Nice. One thing about Erlang/OTP has always been the fact that it is rather bound to the confines of its own VM, and has never been popular as a language for interacting with the host OS on a very deep level, instead it's the VM itself that you overwhelmingly use as your platform.

Though you have mechanisms like port drivers and NIFs to interact with the outside world, they don't seem to have been very popular for doing systems programming or using low-level POSIX interfaces, even if there is some work on that front. It'd be interesting to exploit Erlang's unique properties in building lower level OS infrastructure. I should probably play around with some of the bindings that have been written one day.

Also worth checking out is the Nerves Project, a buildroot-based embedded Erlang distribution: http://nerves-project.org/
Looks like there's a 5ms clock tick on a 32 bit unsigned variable which rolls over to 0! (10ms if 32 bit signed var).

2^32 / 200 / 3600 / 24 = 248.55 days !
They seem to have fixed it. Maybe the folks at Zoomingo read Hacker News. ;-D
I remember asking Tracy for a website design quote back in the day, because I loved her designs, and she quoted me something like $2,000 for the whole thing, which was really cheap. I was surprised at how cheap it was, and I guess now I know why.
An Open Letter to Monitoring/Metrics/Alerting Companies
This is a fantastic company. I've had interactions with many members of their team and used a few of their products and they rock.
Element.prototype.diffHTML
Yeah, there are some linux issues (forgot what).

Also, default build is a debug build. Very slow.

Also, we fetch resources serially. It can be done in parallel, but we haven't gotten to that part yet.
I'm genuinely curious why, from your side, you prefer bitcoin?
No it does not change the argument. I personally believe that the common western view supporting materialism does not fit the evidence of well documented experiences of collective unconsciousness, experience of meditation, and cases of brain trama victims who have so-called out of body experience. But this argument seems a little like arguing about spirituality (or perhaps religion) in that we have our own beliefs and if people believe in what Deepak Chopra calls the "superstition of materialism" that is fine with me. The universe, physical reality, and consciousness are complex and a deep mystery and I don't feel right criticizing people who don't agree with me.
I agree in broad strokes, in that I did exactly that with my last company. My first full-time programming job was as hire #1 as a tech startup (I was fired last month after two years) and while I'm now consulting, the full-time offers I'm receiving amount to a 50% pay raise, partly because I was able to build up so much experience in hot areas like Akka and Docker.
How Lululemon came into being (2009)
My current employer doesn't give raises, for understandable reasons. The only way to get a pay raise is to get a promotion, or leave the company.

I am given great freedom to explore and learn, and my higher-ups are very willing to try new technologies and techniques if I suggest them. My peers are intelligent and have different areas of expertise, meaning I have plenty of learning opportunities and exposure to new ideas.

Would I change jobs if offered a higher salary? No, not unless the culture shift was also worth it.

I've hit that level of salary where increases are nice, but it's the other perks that make the job ideal. For those curious, it's $83,000 a year, in the Twin Cities region. I have nearly ten years of experience. I'm not a bad negotiator, and I know roughly what I'm worth (somewhere around $95-105k, for this geographic area).

Sometimes culture really does trump raw numbers.
Props to you and everyone else helping to rebuild our government's technology! This is a much sexier problem than it gets credit for. Let's stop complaining about politicians and roll up our sleeves to make this country more kickass. Government agencies everywhere could use some great developers.
4 tricks to protect the eyes that computer users should know
I think it's will be interesting if Chrome has this API. Then Backbone can do what React does.
The story is quite interesting if you have not read it. One of my favorite reads.

http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~ram/pub/pub_jf47ht81Ht/doc_kay...
More on the history of SV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTC_RxWN_xo TL;DR: lots of tech started in SV during WWII -- radio research, radars, anti-radars, anti-anti-radars, etc...
Many people stay even after they realize they're underpaid, simply out of inertia. Companies knows this, and by getting you to accept a low-ball offer, they're just taking a calculated risk, and reaping the benefits in the interim, if not the long run.
$2,000!?! Jeez.

I wonder if we, as an industry, need to learn to talk to each other better. We're very good at getting things done, but we rarely talk to each other about the hard economics of what we do.

I hate to be trite, but... is there an app for that?
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I think there's 3 reasons for that.

1. Most companies here are at a later stage in their development (post first round/prototype)

2. Meteor is still new and solidifying

3. There are other outlets for hiring: weworkmeteor.com
My point of view is you should ask for the value you provide your employer, not just your financial needs. In my case the value I provide is 3+ times my financial needs so that's what I ask and they happily pay based on the quality of my services. The rest goes to fund my retirement fund and pay off the remaining debts from that crazy dot-com era (strippers and booze, fun times)
Not even to match inflation?
> This is not about Android or iPhone. Or Google or whoever. I'll happily acknowledge that Apple sells well thought out products.

You specifically said that I was wrong to call them influential. I think Android demonstrates that they are. That makes it relevant.

> I stand by what I said earlier. There's too much of a cult of personality associated with Apple. Why do we shrink our worldview to gossipy discussions of a corporation. Tell me something interesting, something edifying that came up in this discussion?

Past predictions about the future of the industry have always had currency on Hacker News, from pre-electronic sci-fi like Wells' World Brain to Engelbart's 1968 "mother of all demos" to mid-'90s attempt to get a handle on the internet, and so on and so forth. Apple wasn't terribly relevant in the mid-'90s, but they _had been_ relevant (the Apple II, bringing Xerox's GUI ideas to the home desktop), and as it turned out they would be relevant again. This particular article is not exactly a giant of the genre, but it's a window into the conditions of the time and what people cared about and anticipated.
I think you misread my comment. I wasn't comparing Edition with a gold Rolex, just a low-end (perhaps second hand) stainless steel Explorer / AirKing / etc. If you see someone wearing a fake stainless steel Rolex, there's a genuine possibility that it's real (assuming you can't tell it's fake). But with Edition, the chance of it being real is pretty low. Thus, wearing a gold plated Apple Watch is pretty obvious.

I'm well aware of the costs of a Rolex (and most watch brands, I'm a watch enthusiast). You can pick up a Rolex for a few thousand pounds in Britain. New, they start at around £4000ish. Gold watches in general cost a lot more, especially if they have a gold link bracelet, and you're right that Edition is priced fairly competitively.

A stainless steel Rolex is, whilst quite a bit of money, affordable if you decide that you want it. I don't live in a major city and yet I'll still see a few on the wrists of people if I take a trip around town. Edition, however, would be quite a sighting - similar (in terms of required wealth), in my opinion, to seeing a complicated Patek on a wrist. (Whilst the prices are different, I'm saying this because of the upgrade issue, i.e. a £100K Patek will last many lifetimes, a gold Edition will be useless in less than 5 years).
Verbling | San Francisco | Full-time | Engineering (Node.js, React, iOS)

Full listings at https://www.verbling.com/jobs (summary below)

Verbling (Y Combinator) is helping the world learn foreign languages.

FULL-STACK JAVASCRIPT GENERALIST

Javascript is crucial to Verbling. We use Node.js on the backend and a Backbone/React-based framework on the front-end. Looking for someone who's excited about getting their hands dirty in all part of the stack.

Requirements: Experience in Node.js; front-end JS development, preferably in a framework like Backbone, Angular, etc.
Bonus: interest in spoken languages, open-source contributions, experience in NoSQL; MongoDB, Couch, redis, or similar; React.

iOS ENGINEER

We’re looking for someone who is not only well versed in iOS development, but also has a strong understanding of good UX and isn’t afraid to get their hands dirty in backend code.

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Bonus: Open-source contributions; Experience in Android development.
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Well, Americans (and probably nations) don't like to talk to each other about how much they make, and this information asymmetry benefits employers... Just be more open about how much you make, people will likely reciprocate, and it will go a long way towards being more informed of market rates.

Here in Greece, it's pretty common for us to ask "oh, hey, you got a new job? That's great, where is it/what will you be doing/how much does it pay?" as the usual, accepted questions of someone getting a new job. You're always happy for your friends if they are well-paid, after all.
Hah, "only" $40 a pop. Remember the first ever Bitcoin purchase? 10,000 BTC for a $25 pizza?
Technical Account Manager/Engineer | San Francisco, Singapore, Boston | Full-time

Nanigans is looking for a Technical Account Manager / Business Operations Engineer to join our growing teams worldwide. Everyday Nanigans processes hundreds of millions of mobile installs, purchases, and other actions across thousands of websites and mobile apps. The Technical Account Management (TAM) team is responsible for ensuring that incoming data is integrated correctly into the Nanigans platform to allow our clients to make real-time data-driven advertising decisions.

What you will be doing
You will be an expert at the inner workings of our advertising automation software, and will advise our users on how to seamlessly integrate our SaaS solution into their website, mobile app, and/or measurement system. You’ll consult with a variety of companies, from small, savvy venture-backed startups to the largest eCommerce, gaming, and digital brands on the internet. Example engagements within this role include–but aren’t limited to–configuring Nanigans to ingest real-time events from websites and mobile apps, supporting our mobile SDKs and other measurement solutions, and leveraging SQL to troubleshoot integration issues.

What makes you perfect for the this role
2-5 years experience in a related role or industry.
New grads with technical coursework or side projects are also encouraged to apply.
Familiar with HTML, Javascript, and/or Web Development Concepts (REST/GET/POST/HTTPS).
Experience extracting data from relational (MySQL/SQL) or big data (Hadoop/Hive) data stores helpful. Don’t know SQL? That’s okay. Tell us why you want to learn it.
Comfortable reading source code and/or programming in languages such as Python, PHP, Objective C, or Java. If you can code (you’ll have that opportunity) or want to learn how to do so, a big plus.
Passion for fast-paced, start-up environments. If you use Reddit, Hacker News, or have a grab bag of GIFs ready–a big plus.
Occasional travel. We have offices in Boston, New York, San Francisco, London, Seattle, Singapore, and Sydney and clients in over 25 countries.
A few extras that would really put you on top
Experience with advertising technology and tracking, preferably in both mobile and desktop environments a plus.
Familiarity with digital advertising industry concepts and terminology a big plus, although you can also learn this at Nanigans. What is does CTR, CPM, or CPC stand for? What’s the difference between an SSP, DMP, and DSP?
Big Data experience an added bonus.
Familiar with attribution / server / measurement / etc advertising solutions such as DoubleClick, MediaPlex, BrightTag, Adeven/Adjust, or Omniture a big plus.
Fluency in another language (such as Mandarin, German, Portuguese) a plus.

Interested? Apply here: http://www.nanigans.com/jobs/?p=job%2FoOsS0fwS
> you can treat it like a simple little node in an even more complex design

Unix Philosphy right there (right?)
> Worst decision of my life, and I still regret it to this day.

Interesting framing. The way I see it, you were successful in determining that you're worth more, but you landed at the wrong place. Like, the issue isn't that jobs that are awesome AND that pay well don't exist, the problem was you just didn't land in one.
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Join a small team of talented developers, capable researchers, and former finance people that saw the light.

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> All things considered, I still feel compelled to ask: do you have a salary range or is it discussed individually? Or both, to a degree?

Both, to a degree. Specific salary offers are going to vary a great-deal with candidate experience. Our salary floor is $65,000 / year, and it ranges up from there. We also offer retirement and health-insurance reimbursement.

As a final bonus, you get to sign our confidentiality agreement which says that you'll keep our clients' confidential information secret!
I went to a place that was very much not Caltech and had one of the worst bike stealing problems I've ever seen[x], but I had a physics professor who embraced that sort of exam. There were a couple of really hard problems and we had a week, and he basically said "here's the classroom everyone, go at it and see what you come up with".

[x] It was also really weird. People would steal your bike to ride across campus (it was very rural), then someone else would probably bring it back a week later.
This sounds like a 4chan rant from a 13 year old boy who just finished reading a bunch of stale archived Pajamas Media blogs from 2005. :p