skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
For balance: In the past eight months, four of the 48 self-driving cars licensed in California were involved in accidents. Three were Lexus SUVs from Google. http://www.startribune.com/ap-exclusive-self-driving-cars-ge... This does not assign blame. It is an observation.
You can already stop traffic by doing this. Why not give it a go? ;)

On a serious note: I'm sure strolling into highway traffic will be approximately as legal as it is presently.
I'd prefer to have it say both, but if I were to chose only one, I'd want Mars/future for everyone.

> Not a deadline or a board presentation or an earnings report. An event.

As others said, it's not clear what the "event" was and what was the context of the message. I'd be surprised if Musk really turned out to be so inconsiderate as some people assume here.
That doesn't stick closely enough to what the article actually says. (If someone posted it that way, we'd call it editorialized.)

When trying to come up with a better title, our rule of thumb is: stick to the language of the article as much as possible. Don't paraphrase. Best case is when you can find a sentence or phrase that expresses the article's actual point neutrally, in which case we can just use that. He didn't make this easy, did he. :)

Not following your bit about equivocation.
If this is meant to provide secure identity checks [1], how does this compare to keybase.io?

[1] Not sure, because of lack of information on the site.
This. It was just a small thing, that every now and then made life a little more difficult than it needed to be when you tried to paste something and got ~V :D
Easy: whether they are buying ThinkPad (business/power user) or IdeaPad (someone who could just as easily have bought a Dell Inspiron).
Even if you give people at work a heads up at week 24, that's still a lot of weeks left to go in the ideal case. I caused my mother to get an emergency C-section 4 weeks early and it still wreaked havoc with everything - most importantly, my father missed my birth because he had to go pick up my grandmother flying in from halfway across the world, who thought 4 weeks was plenty early.

Besides, this kerfuffle says volumes about how some people would still react to an unexpected emergency. Death or severe illness in the family? Immediate medical emergencies? Taking care of myself and my immediate family comes before any corporate bullshit, personally. I wouldn't have it any other way.
From your own link:

"Google and Delphi said their cars were not at fault in any accidents, which the companies said were minor."
Neither of those things will matter to people who love you but I suppose it would help a selfish person rationalize loving their jobs more than their family.
People will justify this sort of abuse because they see it as a necessary cost for a bright future.

Do you really think we'll create a bright future by continually setting the precedent it's ok to abuse people to get there? Won't tomorrow's leaders simply use their own visions of the future to justify their own abuse?
This one resonates with me.

Though I haven't used either myself yet, I've noticed the trend in automated code quality tooling becoming more popular in Python. Specifically, the ones that come to mind are: Codacy, Code Climate (both free for open source); and Landscape.

Personally I'm still using strong classics like coverage and pylint, but plan to explore the new gen stuff soon.
He knows. :) He just doesn't let you know he knows.
You could probably just go to a nearby clinical lab and order a stool culture.

Without a diagnosis though (for insurance) I fear what the actual cost would be.
Another example of interesting developments. But this one at least seems to be scalable to 1MW.

http://www.thinkerstools.net/powerpack.htm
Only because vendors other than Microsoft have control over what's shipped. If Microsoft wants to include something, they won't describe it as crappy.
You have made a common mistake. You have pattern matched what I said to commonly said things that you have an opinion on, and then have proceeded to respond on the belief that I said something that I did not say.

I never stated an opinion either way on whether this was a bad lawsuit. My statement was that it was a lawsuit launched without the cooperation of the company. Which is definitely true in that case.

That said I did need to check my facts because I called it a class action lawsuit when it wasn't. But that issue is completely unrelated to anything that you said.
Thanks! We're very proud of what we've built, though we're still working on it.
That's a workaround? Interior routers within the ISP don't need to hold the global routing table, so there's no real TCAM pressure on them, right?
Blog, CMS, Twitter clone, news aggregator(a la reddit, hn), stack overflow style q/a website, forum(like vbulletin).

Other options might be utilizing another companies API like the google maps api or similar.
My uncle did that. Spent his life on eliminating malaria. Good work. Now he's dead and there are no kids in his line that might carry his intellectual legacy or create their own.

Human life is short term. Good genes and culture are long term. If everyone capable burned through their 50 or so years attempting to create a better world in such a hurry there'd be few with the capacity to perpetuate that vision or create their own.

It is not an either/or proposition. It is worth in in the long term to find balance, not for yourself, but for the future of humanity.
This topic was discussed in Lenexa at last week's C++ standards meeting, and the direction the core working group was thinking was that this should be ill-formed, but is currently under specified. I would not rely on this ADL constexpr trick working for long (at least until CWG has had the chance to really pick apart the issue and change the wording to explicitly allow it).
I keep looking over the main page of this site to see if there's anything I missed, but it really does seem like either this is a joke that I don't get, or there is no information whatsoever to say what this actually is, how it works, what is involved from my end. There seems to be a lot of expectation from this page that users will dig into documentation or other resources on something that apparently controls or maintains their identity (?) instead of just ignoring it and moving on.

EDIT: I see there is an FAQ page if you click on the "☰" at the top. It is mostly just as vague, though it talks blockchains -- something I'm very unfamiliar with. Is it to be assumed that this is a product for very specific tech people who are familiar with blockchains?
I too believe it's Musk's idea. He stated many times that Tesla/SpaceX is not a regular company, but sort of "special forces" where you're supposed to give all you've got because you believe in the mission. But then again, with rising popularity of those companies, it seems that many people join them in order to build up their resumes, and then get surprised by the amount of dedication required.
Tutorial: Run a Spark Cluster on Mesos on Your Mac
I'm a bit skeptic about the direction of Windows (Phone) 10. It's not that its bad, it's just that it isn't great and they've missed the opportunity to but in substantial UX improvements.

Also having the same interface for Phone/tablet/desktop is a dangerous idea if pushed to far, jack of all trades, master of none. Of course they should share some common ground but they risk sacrificing an tailored experience for each on the altar of standardization.

They haven't made any greater strides in addressing thumb ergonomics on larger screens. Sure at least the buttons are at the bottom again but to make it truly next generational they should have utilized more gestures.

My guess is they don't dare make Win 10 "too different" for risk alienating developers from other platforms and "mainstream users". That might be the safe choice but it doesn't make for greatness. It feels more like design by committee.

There was certainly room for improvement, the old interface was a little too stark, but they're changing course instead of refining.

I also call bullshit on "people are circles" argument. The "old" metro was more about full bleed pictures which IMO is more timeles, the circles thing is just being influenced by a current design trend and makes WP less unique. Each to their own I guess.
The reason I don't think it's so obvious is because, while the input knots may be finite structures, the transformation between the two might be unbounded in size. E.g., one can repeatedly "blow up" a knot presentation by adding in superfluous expansions of identities like L=LL; it might be the case that certain combinations of these trivial identities combine to make some nontrivial manipulations of a knot.

This is essentially the reason why there is no algorithm, which when given a finite group presentation and two input words, can decide whether the two words represent the same group element.
How to get into YC: get vouched by YC alumni
Generally not. Unless Microsoft has changed their policy, you cannot use an OEM key to install a retail copy of Windows.
A long long ago a science fiction story with self-driving cars had that scenario. Everyone jaywalked all the time because it was perfectly safe.
I prefer Windows Defender to the alternatives since it's just as [in]effective and tends to lower performance less than the non-free alternatives. That said, the only times I use AV are when there's a non-negotiable company policy since it's been a losing game for decades.
Also from article this thread is tied to:

> If you spend enough time on the road, accidents will happen whether you’re in a car or a self-driving car. Over the 6 years since we started the project, we’ve been involved in 11 minor accidents (light damage, no injuries) during those 1.7 million miles of autonomous and manual driving with our safety drivers behind the wheel, and not once was the self-driving car the cause of the accident.
Yeah, the Perl equivalent of that is:

my @blarg = map { foo($_) } grep { $_ > 2 } @y;

A bit more verbose, but if you know Perl, obvious (and the same building blocks allow for more powerful constructs[1], since they really are functional code blocks).

You can argue the Python version is clearer, but placement of the conditional always throws me off. I like to think of my transforms as a pipeline.

1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwartzian_transform
I deserve to be scolded. It's been a rough day. I was up all night. I thought I'd try to be funny. It didn't have the intended effect.
For now, the link to the 3d demo only renders on our dotCom proper webiste. However, the links I sent out do render on mobile web. This is a new capability that we are hoping to expand and work out some of these types of issues. However, this is only a test and [hopefully] only the beginning.

As to whether or not it's useful, early indicators were positive, but only time will tell.
Keep in mind that every autocar will have an extremely accurate recording of the accident that can be analyzed and played back during a hearing. Determining fault will be trivial in almost all cases.
Not surprising. Google already have two, and Facebook have one coming as well.

In case anyone is interested in more information about the cables, have a note at http://builtvisible.com/messages-in-the-deep/

Disclosure- I built the map
My Name Is Batch, Spring Batch
It helps them recruit young/naive devs for their portfolio companies.

That's it.

But it also hurts YC. They are selling out the value of "we will look at your application regardless of your network" which will mean lots of founders without SV networks will self-select out of applying. It compounds the problem YC has with getting experienced people to apply.

Also, everything I've heard about sama indicates he networks amazingly well. So, it probably makes sense for him to give advice that promotes other people to do the same as a way to success.
I find the rhetoric of frothing-at-the-mouth libertarians like you absolutely hilarious. I'm imagining IRS agents wearing pocket protectors going around mugging people at gunpoint to collect taxes. You certainly have an odd definition of what constitutes "violence" and "robbery".

You consent to being taxed merely by continuing to live in this country and use government services. If you don't like it, then go live on a boat in international waters and leave the rest of us to enjoy an actual society. And good riddance.
Great article. I'm going to start sending this to my DNS-confused friends now!
OP didn't say if he uses Linux, Google Drive is particularly awesome there.
Copy+paste has been possible at least since Win2k. But yes, in a very user-unfriendly manner.
The title should read: "Fundraising While Not an Ivy League White Male". I believe everything she says. I agree that we should call out sexist behavior to stamp it out. However, I hope she doesn't wallow in how unfair this is. Nearly everyone has to face unfair bullshit in some aspect of their lives. Frankly, dating sites are a cesspool of people making superficial judgments. Fat people, short men and black women have a terrible time getting dates because of that same "pattern matching" investors do on founders. They probably have a harder time fund raising for their startups, too. So, you really have no choice but to persevere against sexist asshats in SV.

I heard about the dating ring from the Startup podcast. Checked the site out, but how is this different from It's Just Lunch? For $80/month I'd rather your matchmaker run my OKCupid account. Writing a hundred messages that get no response is a total waste of time, but OKC and Match is where people are at.
White House Names Dr. Ed Felten as Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer
The fact that [t]here is no way to hold a scientist accountable when the fruits of 'basic science' are not provable for decades or centuries is an inherent problem with science. I can't think of an alternative system which would resolve this. If there was no uncertainty with regards to the profits resulting from research, then it wouldn't be science anymore - it would simply be consulting. And I honestly can't imagine how you can prevent dishonesty and overselling when laymen are involved in funding decisions through donations.

Edit: I've just read the comment by eli_gottlieb further below and would argue that's a far better improvement for science rather than abandoning the NIH.
Humans still write the algorithms and deploy the binaries.
Well, that has never been the case. The algorithm of the network is defined by the most widely used implementations, which so far has continued to be Bitcoin Core. Bitcoin Core is maintained by a group of humans, who use some form of decision making process (whether it be implicit or explicit). The more effective that decision making process is, the more reliable and durable the system will be.
Automatically != instantaneously. You'd have to make sure the car is far away enough that speed(car)^2/distance(you, car) < friction(rubber, pavement)*g.

You can't play blindfolded frogger.

EDIT: "friction" is a better function name than "mu", even though we all feel nostalgic for high school physics.
Namecoin isn't actually a "registrar" in this case, but the canonical blockchain used with Passcard.info. You can think of it as the self-registration alternative. The Namecoin link is definitely a conversion blackhole. This would be a bit better: https://github.com/namesystem/namesystem/wiki/Namecoin

Onename, which has designed Passcard.info, is attempting to standardize the identity protocol by decoupling it from its core identity registration service.

A somewhat fragmented space, here's an example of another blockchain based identity protocol using the id/* namespace on Namecoin: https://nameid.org/?name=domob
CoreOS: One Software Container to Enclose Them All
Is it really possible to build a pc with ble, wifi for 9 USD.(CHIP kickstarter)
Doesn't include the bit about working at a YC-funded startup. That's arguably the most significant bit, since alumni recommendations were already a thing, and this is different.

(I like your use of the word "vouch", though, for unrelated reasons that will become apparent in the next week or two...)
I'm continually saddened that we put people on pedestals who so clearly aren't deserving of it. Musk is just another example of someone who /really/ is out for theirs and want to get it any way possible. I think we all thought, or maybe hoped, he was different. I don't know that he is.

The thing is, there's nothing wrong with being obsessive, or even sociopathic to a point. Elon wants what he wants and he has a right to go after it with all his might. And to be honest, I expect he really is interested in making the world a better place in the general sense. Nothing about him gives off a "Bondian Supervillian" vibe or anything. I just think it's a mistake for him to assume that anyone else will necessarily share his level of dedication and passion, now matter how important his initiative is to him personally.

And when you start bossing people around, who would otherwise be your supporters, and saying stuff like this, I expect the principle consequence isn't "more commitment" form those people (not over the long-term anyway) but an increased desire on their part to tell you to fuck off, while they go find another outlet to try and change the world.
I believe the title is a joke on the spammy ads on various websites: "One (surprising|weird|clever) (trick|secret) to ${common_desire}".
It seems like many of the cops who are filmed brutalizing people end up on brief suspension, and then back at their jobs shortly after.

For filming police to be effective, we need more regularly enforced punishments (like actually being fired) for police brutality.
"This is true, but do you know why it happens?
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Because class actions were not created as vehicles for consumer action, but for efficient justice.
They are a judicially created way of doing things to make 20-30 lawsuits involving the same thing, sane.
That's it.

Even the main justice who created them "could not conceive of a modern function or a coherent theory for representative litigation."

Even then, rule 48 was opt-in until 1966, when a federal court rule change (IE not a law, just the court rules made up by a few federal judges) changed to make them opt-out.

This is what sprung up the industry you see today.

The rest of what you describe is simply a symptom of not building a coherent platform for mass-action, but instead a way to simplify lawsuits that involved 40 or so people.
This is a refreshing dose of sanity, considering his technology background and history (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Felten). I look forward to seeing what he can accomplish in this position.
Well, in those terms, how does this solve anything that the PGP web-of-trust fails at?
> I wonder about how the power generated scales as the size increases.

Yes, there are two factors, wind speed and blade swept area.

Height: "Energy in the wind is not linear. Double the wind speed and the energy increases not by double but by a factor of 8. As speed increases the power is increased by a cube factor."[0] You want to capture that higher elevation wind to maximize power output while also factoring in the cost of the tower heigh and stability. Most 2MW turbines have a tower height of between 60 and 100 meters depending on the local wind profile.

Blade Swept Area: "Energy captured by the rotor is linear. If you double the swept area, you double the amount of energy it can capture."[0] If you can double the length of a classic wind turbine the swept area increases by a factor of 4!

This is where the problem lies. Even if there was the cost efficient method of building a 2MW Mast turbine the swept area would only be a fraction that of a classic wind turbine, say only 45 degrees in each direction. This makes the height necessary just unrealistic. Just thinking about an entire farm of these these wobbling back and forth makes me giggle.

> we also shouldn't assume the same problems need to be addressed in the same manner.

Totally agreed! But these fiberglass "Masts" are still in the outdoor environment. They still get struck by lightning, they still need generators replaced, they still have electronics, etc. This is why I have moved away from my believe system that wind energy will make up a huge factor of our energy production needs and have become very bullish on solar. Mechanical electricity generation requires maintenance and moving parts increase complexity exponentially. Wind energy is no longer a technical problem to be solved, we have already done that with three bladed turbines, it's a financial and incremental improvement problem.

[0] http://www.power-talk.net/swept-area.html
I'm wondering if the self driving cars should report these bad drivers.
Your statement couldn't be farther from the truth (or you forgot the /sarcasm tag?). Watch "Moon Machines" mini-series (6 episodes), with many interviews of the engineers behind the Apollo program. They were all working crazy hours, many divorced during the project because of work/family imbalance.
Separation Anxiety: A Tutorial for Isolating Your System with Linux Namespaces
"The room, the hours that we worked were incredible. I don't think anyone ever worked anything less than 10 to 12 hours each day. Saturday was a normal day of work; in fact, that's the way we felt it should be. We were given this impossible dream by President Kennedy, and we were living it. We were doing the kinds of things that engineers would kill for. And as part of this process, we'd go and open up our pay—we were surprised we were getting paid by this thing here. As long as we had enough money to make things meet, that's all we needed. The job was our life, and we lived this literally every day."

- NASA Flight Controller Gene Kranz

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tothemoon/kranz.html
Every time I hear about the amazingly low accident rates in current generation self-driving cars I'm reminded of this joke (unfortunately I can't remember the source):

Grandpa, what did you do before self-driving cars?

Well, we just drove them ourselves. We just needed a little practice and to take a test.

Wow, and nobody got killed!?

Oh, no, millions of people died.
There actually are two sides of this story.

First off, the lawsuit was justified, but not because of the temperature of the coffee. The coffee was being served at industry standard temperatures (defined in terms of what _other_ companies in the industry serve their coffee at), despite what many claim. The primary problem is that their coffee cup design was defective, and was prone to collapsing.

In response to the lawsuit, McDonald's has not changed the temperature of their coffee. If you order a black coffee at a McDonald's today (or at many other shops), it may very well be just as hot as the coffee that disfigured Liebeck in 1994. So for the love of god, don't spill coffee on yourself! Coffee as cool as 140F can cause third degree burns in mere seconds. That is well below what anybody serves coffee at. Coffee is dangerous. It's just that simple.

http://www.burnfoundation.org/programs/resource.cfm?c=1&a=3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaur...

Where did this meme of "Liebeck v. McDonald's was actually 100% reasonable, and anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool" come from?

In the immediate aftermath of the lawsuit, many Americans became extremely critical of any personal injury lawsuits. It appeared as though if it continued, the livelihoods of personal injury lawyers might be threatened. So an informal propaganda campaign was launched, featuring some selective truth (the burn photographs) and some lies (the idea that the coffee served to her was way hotter than coffee you and I are used to). These sort of lawyers are extremely good at being convincing, that is pretty much their job after all, and in a non-adversarial context it is not suprising that they are able to convince most people.