skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I think some these statements aren't right:

> the response to a POST is supposed to be a Location header of the created record

The HTTP spec says otherwise:

The action performed by the POST method might not result in a
resource that can be identified by a URI. In this case, either 200
(OK) or 204 (No Content) is the appropriate response status,
depending on whether or not the response includes an entity that
describes the result.

> You cannot return multiple Locations in a header, for example, when multiple records are created.

Again the HTTP spec allows you to manage this (though not in the header):

10.2.2 201 Created

The request has been fulfilled and resulted in a new resource being
created. The newly created resource can be referenced by the URI(s)
returned in the entity of the response, with the most specific URI
for the resource given by a Location header field. The response
SHOULD include an entity containing a list of resource
characteristics and location(s) from which the user or user agent can
choose the one most appropriate.

Source: http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2616

edit: was quoting HTTP 1.0 rather than 1.1
"The same way AJAX is not about XML, REST for me is not about "representational state transfer", but just about using URLs to request operations from server."

To be fair, that's kind of like saying AJAX isn't about asynchronous requests.

Fielding doesn't agree with you. But that's your interpretation, and that's fine I guess. The point with Hypermedia APIs however is the "representational state transfer" via defined relationships between the resources.
There's no reason to mistrust a hedge fund - they are not as evil as they're portrayed in the press. I would question why a hedge fund is investing in a seed stage startup as that generally does not fall under their mandate. (Time frame mismatch.) But from your perspective who cares, just take the money.
Speaking of the mobile app, the lockscreen UI on Android is absolutely infuriating while driving... The "Skip Song" and "Close" buttons are right next to each other and far too small. Between that and the features they've been gutting from the desktop app I've gone back to Google Play Music now.
What the article refers to as golf cart technology has been around for decades. In the UK, for example, we used to have large numbers of electric milk floats delivering milk in most towns[0]. So I'm not clear on what the authors think has changed. Maybe its just a Tesla bashing headline to get more views. I clicked on it because I had earlier read about one of the Tesla co-founders new company targeting electric trucks given they are much bigger polluters[1], and wondered if there was some similar logic here.

[0] According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_truck "for most of the 20th century, the majority of the world's battery electric road vehicles were British milk floats"

[1] http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/01/31/tesla-cofounde...
> Luck?

> immeasurable slog, vision and competence.

In many ways I find luck is to competence what magic is to technology: indistinguishable for the uninitiated.
Chromium and Firefox on Ubuntu.
Given that past coders for the NYTimes have included the creator of CoffeScript/Backbone and the current maintainer of ClojureScript/Om, it seems (at least anecdotally) that whomever is in charge of staffing the dev team is doing a decent job.

Of course, some of the worst technical debt I've had to deal with came from "world-class developers", so this is no guarantee that they won't collapse under the weight of their own code at some point...but I think the odds are at least in their favor.
It is more like it's impossible to use a metaphor in the programming world without someone correcting you with a different metaphor :)
You have totally misunderstood what pypy and rpython are. Pixie is using the pypy toolchain to build a binary, the rpython toolchain to be precise.

This is not the same as the pypy binary you have installed.
For those interested, there actually a sub field of mechanics called Tribology [1] that deals with friction, lubrication, wear, and more generally interacting surfaces in relative motion. I was surprised when I took this class in grad school because it actually involves some heavy math [2].

For instance, turns out you can model the lubricant's motion by simplifying the Navier-Stokes equations using a few assumptions [3] in order to get the Reynold equation, notably:

- the oil film mass is negligeable

- because the film is thin, you can assume constant pressure in it

- the classic no slip boundary condition

- because the fluid's characteristic length (it's thickness) is negligeable, you assume the flow to be laminar

- inertial forces and surface tension is negligeable compared to viscous forces

- newtonian fluid [4]

- etc...

EDIT:
This wasn't entirely relevant to the article, but I thought it was kinda cool and worth mentioning :)

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribology

[2] http://www.nptel.ac.in/courses/112102015/26

[3] http://tinyurl.com/lvshdp7

[4] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtonian_fluid
Just a note: Seeing as this is achieved by only showing (distorted) portions of the encoded video, using the 4K option is actually beneficial even if you don't have a 4K screen.

Here's a sample of what the encoded video looks like when viewed in a normal video fashion: http://i.imgur.com/SZmUMSF.jpg
There's even a substantial difference between mobile and desktop - and I didn't even know I was missing out. Some of the change is good (air traffic areas are labeled by their designators vs names on mobile), others are just missing which is a pity.
Hi Boris,

Props for replying - communicating in the face of adversity isn't fun I know, so thank you for that!

I'll try to put my thoughts together in an email for you, but just incase I don't get around to it here's a seat-of-my-pants synopsis before I get into work.

Make the back-to-article functionality discoverable, tell your uses they need to hover over the article / press c / whatever to close the ad, tell people the content is over ----> there.

Techie audiences like here are more likely to not have their hands on a mouse, If I have to take my hands off the keyboard to click on the ad it's annoying also.

Think of you power users, I open a bunch of tabs then flick through them a bit later - This meant I missed the transition where it goes off to one side. I thought your website was a pop-under type exploit - not so hot! use the windows focus & blur events to activate your ad

Seeing the article for a second, then watching it fuck-off to never-never land is really annoying, It's like someone switching the TV off just after kick-off in a game of football.
I just read the article, I don't know much about the subject, but I find myself feeling really good about someone honouring the contract, even more a verbal one, I wish more people could honour theirs. I think the moral of this story is: honour your word.
Application layer. Everything above the transport layer is on application layer.
I meant as a species not an individual basis
For some reason in 2001, Osama named stopped being popular
http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend...
Barak in 2008 became even more popular... Soon not so much :)
http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend...
I think it's more that a lot of people don't really rate apps. I think I'm a pretty big consumer of apps, and I basically have rated 4 or 5 apps?
What do you mean by "gets their shit together"? You talking specifically about the website or something product related?
Your comment would imply that not keeping your word would be the norm. Sad, but probably true in the world of high paid people.
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"HTTP REST's multi-item and hierarchical item management are also very hacked-in and necessarily too chatty. You cannot return multiple Locations in a header, for example, when multiple records are created."

So return the URI of a list of records. Easy.
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How about not using it because AWS doesn't run on 100% renewable energy. Make a $100.000 statement!
Hi, I worked on this project as well. I tried it on Windows, it ran without issues. If you run 'go run src/main.go', it should create output.png in the current directory. Then you should be able to run 'explorer output.png' to view the image.
Show HN: Wordist – Incremental search of full dictionary on a static web server
Choosing a favourite guitarist is like trying to decide between a favourite wine. So many choices but to me he has always been one of my favourites.

It hard to explain why exactly I, as a guitarist enjoy listening to his music. His heartfelt singing was warming but truthfully it the lady in his life. "Lucille". That's the name of his guitar. With her, he had this amazing tone. Its unbelievable. The way he made Lucille sing. This voice he gave her or she gave him just makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up every time I listen to the pair of them.

People talk about legacy and he has an amazing one. It's true he has Inspired so many.

But don't be sad today, be happy for the man and the extraordinary life and legacy we celebrate which will continue to live on through his music.

PS I recommend the albums Deuces Wild and Riding with the King for your listening today.
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this is purely voluntary and there is no monetary benefit as such . but I will include the name of the person who helped me in the acknowledgements. Note that I have already open sourced my code to factorize prohibitively large integers. typical run time for a 4000 digit number might run to 24 hours. So think before volunteering.
Was looking up some more info on Maastricht Upper Area Control Center (MUAC) and found [1] this image of a controller in front of a terminal with a Tux sticker on it: http://i.imgur.com/VQFn2hM.jpg

Does anyone have an explanation for that? Are they using FOSS at these centers?

EDIT: Apparently the stickers aren't on every terminal but at least on more than one, as can be seen in this picture: https://www.flickr.com/photos/eurocontrol/5201407322/in/albu...

[1]: http://www.eurocontrol.int/muac
> Probably not, as it will refuse to work at both the altitude and speed of an airplane ;-)

Well sub in the garmin with one of the other low cost consumer units that work at those altitude and speeds then!
Other than the verbs used, there isn't very much regularity. Try plugging a back end REST API into a front end framework. In my experience you always need an extra library.
Weird, check out Brittany.

http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend...
It shows Eric Clapton, widely considered one of the most skilled and successful blues guitarists, chauffeuring B.B. King, implying that Clapton honours and reveres him.
Interesting, check out Madonna. The name got a second peak thanks to MTV videos ;<)

http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend...

Or Elvis whose popularity as a first name looks like a roller coaster.

http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend...
Don't forget that there is a crowd that uses the play store, but isn't allowed to rate (aka "No G+ account").

Imagine how happy these people are, when apps (or anything) nags them to rate..
Why I am asking for a refund from the ind.ie project
Gmail for Desktop (unofficial, built with electron)
I think Mitchell and Webb had the perfect answer to that question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63NNuG-6-hQ

Also, I'm afraid to say it is articles and opinions like this that make me instantly weary of people who identify as vegans. The holier-than-thou moral superiority that is obvious from reading that article is disgusting. So I like meat, that's how we were made. It's delicious and nutritious and nobody has any damn right to judge me for that, and if you insist on judging nonetheless, you are not worth my respect or attention.

Be a vegetarian or a vegan if you want, just don't rub it in my face and try to make me feel bad because I don't agree with your perceived moral superiority.
Ask HN: Should I buy iPhone or Galaxy s6?
I have enough money to buy iPhone-6 or Samsung galaxy s6.
Which one should I buy? Why? Or are there other options that you can suggest?
Ha! I got my own name when I first landed on the site. For a second there I thought the real story was that they'd somehow exploited a third party cookie but it appears to be a coincidence.
From the CoreLabs advisory:
"As most of the services affected by these issues are not encrypted by default, an attacker might be able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack and trigger the vulnerabilities by injecting malicious packets within the communication."

I wonder if this can be a wakeup call for SAP to change this, and start encrypting everything. Knowing SAP, though, probably not.
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His tone is what gets me too. I saw an interview with him on YouTube a few days ago with something that actually really surprised me. When he's on tour outside the US he doesn't bring an amplifier. He plays whatever the venue provides (usually, but not always, a Fender Twin Reverb). He also said he doesn't spend time setting it up. He controls the tone entirely from the guitar.
http://rhiever.github.io/name-age-calculator/index.html?Gend...

Interestingly, "Buzz" seems to track events and anniversaries in the space race quite neatly. Toy Story had no impact.
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What is the license for the code?
When I was learning Turkish, I spent a summer listening to an hour-long talk radio show every morning. Three guys chatting about local issues and making jokes, with callers phoning in to offer their opinions. It bumped my comprehension to effectively fluent, and I learned a lot of colloquialisms that make me sound more fluent than I actually feel when I speak.
Press D to see the actual car model outline that it uses and extra information.
You don't have to do full rotation in one go. It's hard to explain, but you basically need to do this (assuming right hand): put your thumb and index finger on the screen, and then do a swipe left motion with your index finger, while having thumb in place. Then lift the index finger, move it back to starting position and repeat. With that gesture you can advance the rotor by one position at time.
Gmail login changes leave users angry, interfere with password managers
Google’s self-driving cars roll onto public roads this summer
At first I thought the article was misleading because it was poorly thought out. After reading two other article that are linked in first paragraph, I think the article is deliberately misleading, and part of an effort to disparage Tesla/EVs by Thomas Bartman/Harvard Business Review. To what end...? I can only speculate.

I will not bother to present the reasons why I think the article itself is wrong. I will just point out for Hacker News' amusement, that the one of the linked articles that the parent article cites to support its position is also written by Thomas Bartman. The other... heh... the one entitled "Tesla’s Not as Disruptive as You Might Think" does not have an author listed. But it refers to work done by "Tom Bartman and his team". If you are reading this, HBR: Who was the author, and why is his/her name not listed??
My first reaction when I started reading this was, "Yeah, but what do you do with the crazy people who prefer sleeping on the streets?". Their answer was to just keep picking them up and taking them to their new home, until they chose to live there. Medicine Hat is not a big place, but doing that 70 times in some cases showed commendable perseverance.

I'd like to see this approach in other cities in Alberta, but there are some pretty big obstacles to overcome. Calgary, for example, presents the choice between very high property values in the core and remote suburbs that aren't very pedestrian friendly. Relocating someone from downtown to a likely site of affordable housing could mean a 30 minute drive. If most people they knew were downtown, this would cut them off pretty effectively, and that's a long way to take someone 70 times too! Perhaps situating affordable housing near a train station and giving residents free transit passes would help.

There are several months out of the year when living outside in Alberta is basically impossible. Some of the homeless go to shelters, but many wind up sleeping inside of derelict buildings or hiding in office buildings. The security guards working those buildings sometimes let them sleep there (the result of kicking them out on some nights is likely death), but security guards aren't the most uniformly humane and caring bunch. Some of them treat the homeless very badly. Getting these people into housing and treating them with a modicum of dignity could really help their mental state improve.

Hopefully Medicine Hat's program can prove that housing the homeless is an economically viable approach, even in bigger cities.
Beautiful landing page!
Hopefully this will finally lead to a x64 linux server, which could bring MP a big upturn.
Well thanks for clarifying. But my point is: cannot I use the already configured pypy toolchain I used to build pypy from source on my machine anyway?

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/?O=0&K=pypy

In any event, I will invest more time into this. All the talk of RPython, and (yes I know they are unrelated) Cython toolkits makes Python look wonderful again.
I've been wishing for something like this to help me draw diffable diagrams in source code comments
I am using Spotify 0.9.17 on Linux, and it is blazing fast. Starts up and is ready in under 0.5 seconds. Compared to the new "improved" JS version on my OS X it is an order of magnitude better.

I can still search in playlists! And i get the Top Lists for all the contries instead of just a few (Spotify decimated the avaiable contries in top lists in the JS version).

Stay on the native app as long as you can.
SSL in Varnish
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Ask HN: What do you think about my startup (website and app) itemzapp.com?
I'd like any feedback, comment and tips how to make it better. It's priceless for me.

Thanks a lot for looking into it!
We need to rethink the whole "car" concept we have today. Electrical carts certainly could be alternatives for many applications - but so would be plain (possibly electrical) bicycles. A key to Tesla's success so far was, that they did not try to push a different mobility model first, but tried to make an electrical car which fits best with the way we drive today. And there are already enough people around who find the Tesla a too big deviation from what they are accustomed.
It's an application, it hasn't been granted.
That makes two of us - I missed being able to see Gary Moore live, and now B. B. King :( .
Yeah, same here, but for me it's because of privacy. I'm sure it same for a lot of people.

But IMO it really rips the Play Store apart, you don't want to even rate/comment your favourite apps and I'm sure I'm not the small minority.

Why can't they tie rating to your G+ account (well it was tied to Google account even before) and show only your first name/or as anonymous if you wish. And not show it the whole world. Think twice when you rate that "Gay kamasutra" app.

The fact that Googlers on high positions don't rate them tells a lot imo. Either they care about their privacy or they don't care? Hard to believe they don't care... maybe they don't have enough time. In either way it looks bad.

I think the reason why Matt Cutts is so popular is because despite his high position and wealth, people see REAL PERSON behind him, his honest and... human. Not some robotic executive behind a name, who doesn't give a shit. Also he's Google Play store ratings prove that.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but interaction with graphene sheets might me relatively simple due to a simple structure of those.

Once we begin to deal with anything more complicated (e.g. two enzymes, protein folding, etc) we very quickly reach a boundary of what traditional computers can do.
Government contracting is a very large and lucrative business. The surveillance programs are large data pipelines that require datacenters, computing, storage and state-of-the-art analysis. Then, given the secret nature of the program, the bidding process is less strict as a matter of cost and hence more profitable.
The article linked refers to the smallest of four prizes offered.

$50,000 to the first individual or group who discovers a prime number with at least 1,000,000 decimal digits (awarded Apr. 6, 2000)

$100,000 to the first individual or group who discovers a prime number with at least 10,000,000 decimal digits (awarded Oct. 22, 2009)

$150,000 to the first individual or group who discovers a prime number with at least 100,000,000 decimal digits

$250,000 to the first individual or group who discovers a prime number with at least 1,000,000,000 decimal digits
In the early 2000s (I must have been, what, 21 or 22 at the time), I was at a party and found myself sitting next to the stereo. Since no music was playing at that point, I looked through the CD rack (the parents of the host were on vacation, which was the reason we had the party there, and the CD collection was theirs) and found Riding With The King. I generally liked (and still like) Eric Clapton, so I put it on. The other people at the party were mainly into Hip Hop and electronic music, but they did not complain.

That was my introduction to B.B. King. What else can I say? He will be remembered by so many people, and his music will stay with us.
In the end it seems to come down to housing as shelter vs housing as investment. And in this day and age, the investment wins...
is this "3D video" ?
Ask HN: Do CSS expert write most of the things on their own?
I am trying to learn CSS and am thinking whether everyone writes most of the css own their own.

If not, what frameworks do they use?
I know of one: bootstrap.

In other words, how would an expert go about building a responsive beautiful website like, https://www.lily.camera/
Thx, phi3k, glad you like it!
Depends on the nature of that alternative universe. If accountants are still doing their work on paper, sell it to them first, just as happened to VisiCalc. "A spreadsheet where you do not have to do the (re)calculations" (in case you do not know: spreadsheet existed as a word Before the electronic spreadsheet was invented)

If, on the other hand, accountants are using specialized programming languages that make it easy to manipulate tabular data with computed columns (say a more free-form SQL, SAS or SPSS), you can try and sell it as a visual debugger for those languages, or as something that allows more free-form computations.

To non-technical people, sell it as a way to organize their recipes. Totally impractical, but it worked before :-)
I see animations that are driven by scrolling. Which you can control and scrub backwards and forwards again. So it's got an interactive element.
There's probably quite a few people out there who would go back on a verbal agreement for $230 million.
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…it's adapted from a book.
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In the case of this comment above, I got a downvote from someone who agrees with me ;)
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