skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
For a working class person with no black income (unaccounted/un-taxed), home buying experience has deteriorated in this housing boom. Builders often don't sell you directly. They forward you to a middleman/broker. You are shown the least desirable units as "available" & the rest all sold out (a lie). You are expected to pay a sizable portion of the price as black money (could be as high as 60%). The promised completion date drags on for years. The whole real estate boom is targeted & fueled by black money owners.

Edit: And there are umpteen number of violations of regulations for earthquake, fire safety, building laws. Almost all builders double sell you the common land in the name of "reserved parking", clearly considered illegal by the court.
OK, but what the heck is it?
It's already being demonstrated in Utah. Giving the homeless an apartment and a case worker is not only more humane and the right thing to do, it's also a lot cheaper than leaving them alone (and then treating them when they show up in the ER, etc).
Ask HN: Should I buy an iPhone (or something else)?
I hate iOS, but Apple makes some of the best hardware in the world. I'm currently 'rocking' an HTC One M7 (Google Play Edition) because stock android is my favourite mobile OS (I've tried them all, but only used android and the old old old windows phone 6-7 significantly). My problems with iOS is its boring 'homescreen' functionality: I love my widgets (email, twitter, IFTTT buttons etc) and don't really know what I'd do without them. The problem is I need a new phone (mine is almost dead - battery and camera issues), and the current lack of vanilla android offerings is depressing me. I'm very much a flagship buyer and need someone to convince me why a certain phone works well for them. I also own an android wear device, which basically becomes obsolete if I switch to iOS but that's probably something google is working on. A few more things about me: I use my phone a lot (lot lot), I really want a good camera because I only use phone cameras. Any suggestions?
It made no difference for me. Try it yourself with a control.

The "freeze a big block and cut off the ugly part" definitely works though.
Did you read the whole article? What about the calls from the program itself which check that you are running the modified DOS? Might you be confusing this with another copy protected program?
Here is my guess as to the real reason those school buses have no seat belts: there is of course always at least one adult on the bus to supervise the children. If the bus had seat belts and one of the children were injured or killed while not buckled in, the employer of the supervising adult would face legal liability for neglecting to ensure that the child was buckling in.

Specifically, a complaint that the bus should have had belts can be met with the reply, "But that's the way school buses have always been." In contrast, there is no similarly-reasonable-sounding reply to the complaint, "If only the supervising adult had done his job and ensured that the kid was buckled in!"
Just works!
If that is what bothers you then we could form a group of a/b test reviewers for which companies could submit their tests to - it would still be voluntary but it would be easier to say after the fact that it had been a approved by an ethics board.
This is the risk involved in working as an independent. I have experienced a similar situation but not as difficult as this story. I think most independent contractors are generalists with a diverse set of skills. This makes them disposable in such situations and reduce their employability.
That's not the San Francisco font I remember...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_%281984_typeface%...
If you think so, submit interesting posts about those ;)

New and shiny always has an edge in getting interest
In fact it improves readability. This is why news columns are not wide.
iOS 8.4 JAILBREAK LATEST NEWS
And several letters look distorted in that pdf, in particular b, g, e, and o.
How I tried to quit left wing politics and failed
That's exactly how Microsoft managers used to do it. They would hire (and keep) deadwood on the teams specifically for this purpose. Honestly, that's the trick any reasonably bright manager learns after having to let go of someone who's really good. Another trick they would do is tweak rewards so that some people get more cash raise than normal and less stock, and some would get more stock than normal and less cash. Then they'd make up all these lies about "potential" etc, instead of just telling you "dude, I had a finite budget, and this is how the dice fell this time around".
The really fun part is when you compare the US media to my native Sweden. I'd say the US media is better, just because it is 30 times larger. It means more angles are covered and harder competition.

The dominating food chain in Sweden doesn't really get criticism, because it is a big advertiser in most any daily news outlet that accepts ads. That is much harder to do in a larger pond.

Lots of news about the Mideast conflict just don't get into Swedish, if it is "wrong". Like Pallywood or torture between Palestinian factions. (This probably comes from that the journalist profession was systematically taken over by left wing 1968 extremists in the early 70s.)

So... frankly, I think there are conspiracies -- but hardly the way Chomsky presents them. Or, at a minimum, the process is more complex. And varies a lot between countries.
Ask HN: Sqlalchemy and Tornado async nature
Next step is definition of pi as 3.
When structuring code, elegance and efficiency always take top priority.

However, when naming, my philosophy is always clarity over elegance.

for example (in python):

def reverseListAndAddOneToEachElement(input_list):

Ugly, but clear. I don't even need to write out the full definition you already know exactly what it does.
very funny! I did find this version when I did my font research, oh memories
This is the same country whose politicians once tried to pass a law that says π equals 3.2:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pi_Bill
> like the kind you have with Lisp and Smalltalk

...and PHP and JavaScript
The ONLY reason I've ever seen to hate iOS is ideological.

The stuff you're suffering from is due to the good things about iOS-- it treats the battery well giving better life, and longevity. Apple doesn't hate widgets and bling, the reason they aren't letting you put stuff on the home screen like that is to protect the battery.

In fact the reason for everything "bad" about iOS is to make for a better user experience. You may disagree with Apple's choices but google reviews apps, takes a cut of revenue, etc too. Google has a walled garden approach when it comes to android phones. (But there's a version of linux called "android" that doesn't include google apps that is open source-- which people like to pretend is the same operating system, switching back and forth between them-- pointing to the google apps version when talking about features, but then switching to the other one when talking about freedom.)

If your battery and camera are having issues and you haven't run out your two years, then that should tell you something.

I have an original iPhone-- the one from 2007. It's now 8 years old. Due to being in subzero weather the screen froze at one point and it lost some pixels. Other than that, it STILL WORKS FINE.
I like the idea, but it's a deal-breaker if it can't parse TODOs and FIXMEs at the end of lines—that's where most of mine go.
Reminds me a bit of this:

http://www.erlang.org/doc/apps/erts/time_correction.html
There is a style that writes recipes as a list of steps and lists ingredients for each; AFAIK it's a common format in Germany and it's also used in the original "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" book. Otherwise recipes came from handwritten notes. Quite often the general process is known by heart, described elsewhere, or deducible, but the exact formula have to be written down. It's also convenient to have the list of products (and maybe equipment) in one place so you can make a shopping list. And the paper medium can only have a single representation, so it has to be a compromise :) But electronic recipes should be more fluid.
I clicked through the first twenty or so slides, but really I find myself disagreeing completely with him. When you write don't use cliches but the meaning of AbstractConfigProxyFactory is clear and convey more information than anything else.
I just do this: `alias TODO='ack TODO'`
Splendiferous.

ZX Spectrum wins again.
Why do viral infections have a stronger effect on IQ than bacterial?
Is there any advantage here over using Ag or Awk or similar:

ag "(TODO|FIXME)"
If anyone is unaware, the title of Chomsky's book refers to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consent_of_the_governed
Ordos, China: A Modern Ghost Town – Photo Essays
Now that you associated this address publicly with your profile on HN you compromised anonymity already.
What other strong countries are there, that wouldn't give into US threats, that'd offer him a place to live worth living in? China? Just curious how the case of a true whistleblower would look different from a secret agent.
Here's a link with just the slideshow: http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/key/qnND7jVVQ...
How to Configure the Apache Web Server on an Ubuntu or Debian VPS
Debit cards solve the payment problem for me. They're accepted everywhere, so I've never seen the need to get a credit card at all.
"No entity can be optimally efficient at more than one thing." - http://www.thebookoflife.org/why-work-life-balance-is-an-ill...
When Industry and Internet Collide: Hardware and Internet = Unicorn
> If globalization (by which we mean "trade policy like the TPP/TTIP/NAFTA/CAFTA"), de-unionization and steady corrupting effect of money on government are actually responsible instead, you have a small group of exposed people to point a pitchfork at. You can say Larry Summers helped cause this. Obama helped cause this. Greg Mankiw helped cause this. Not progress. People.

> Brynjolfsson: No, similar trends are appearing in most developed countries.

Does your conspiracy theory encompass the whole globe?
Email messages as a modern art
I guess the question is how does this compare to standard existing tools such as grep, i.e. something like

$> grep -Hn TODO test.js
test.js:241:TODO ...
“Avengers: Age of Ultrons” crosses $400M in 24 days
Redefining Wallet Designs
It was Steve Jobs who made it a success. No one is writing a book or film about you.
Blackwater as a starting point is only a rough estimate.

Rebranding has, of course, existed ever since ancient humans figured out that using an alias was useful. My point is that it is not that it is a new tactic; I'm suggesting that it has been a tactic of choice, preferred over others such as using propaganda to deny problematic accusations (traditionally popular in Russia), or claiming bad things are good for patriotic reasons.
Risk, indeed. And always the first disposed of, yes. The first rule of being and independent contractor is to have a year's worth of expenses in the bank. Obviously you don't get to that instantly when you're starting out, but you should try and get there as fast as possible. Two years safety cushion is even better. Having no debt is a huge, immense advantage.

Disclosure: I've been without work for the past 20 months, and will remain comfortable for another year if need be.
:)

Another kind of typing system is a mixture of dynamic and static typing named: gradual typing (PHP/Hack, JS, ActionScript, etc.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradual_typing

There is also the difference between strong and weak typing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strong_and_weak_typing

It's certainly possible that there was a time when virtual machine based language implementations where overrated.
video tutorials for linux sysadmin-type tasks?
I personally find XML more readable than JSON.
I get why Apple don't think widgets etc are useful, but I'd still like the choice to decide for myself. Android gives me that and iOS doesn't; that's probably my main issue.

I also completely agree that Google's android is a lot less free than the open source android, its just more accessible than o-s android.

Battery issue is partly due to my charging habits (which I'm fixing), partly due to usage (couldn't get a day out of a factory reset iPhone 5 either), and because i've bullied my phone a bit so wear and tear is probably contributing. As for camera, that's an overheating issue caused by a manufacturing problem with a batch of the copper insulation tape (or something like that) that went into a lot of the M7's, can't entirely blame htc for that, but their QC/QA could do with some work (which i think they realised too with their newer phones).

I wouldn't have asked this question if the Google play edition devices still existed and the nexus 6 was offered in a slightly smaller size.

This is probably the worst time of year to look to buy a new phone, so I'll probably wait till I/O and wwdc to see if something newer and more compelling is launched.

Thanks for offering up your opinion :)
AI: Techno-Xenophobia or the Next Atom Bomb?
I don't know about San Francisco as I haven't really spent any time reading it. But there's something slightly odd about Roboto, I can't quite put my finger on it but it's like there is slightly too much bulge in some places. Does anyone else get this?
Why? It will still be private who has conversations with whom and especially the content.
Maybe his thought process was that giving the age twice ("elderly" and then "70" -- do you need both?) would be redundant, so that the redundant number might not be an age.
Material-ui 0.8 removes all CSS and switches to full js inline styling
A massive Silicon Valley marketing budget.
I wouldn't call ML popular, and in Haskell you have type classes, which have undecidable type inference. You can write `show (read str)` in Haskell for example, which parses `str` and then converts it back to `String` again. But the compiler cannot infer which type you want to parse to: is the input an Int, a Double, a JSON object, any other read/showable format? In these (rare) cases, you need explicit type annotations.

(Without type classes, type inference is decidable in Haskell.)
Animating SVG: A Buffer case study
Sometimes it takes an outsider to see the obvious. Kudos to you for being a good and useful friend instead of just offering sympathy. (By all means offer sympathy, too, but the actionable advice is the more valuable bit.)
A lot of the comments here questioning the methods are making a classic nerd mistake. The people buying this stuff don't really give a crap if their drinks are less diluted or whatever, though they might express that they do if questioned. What they are actually doing is displaying social status by indulging in expensive methods of preparing alcohol. The validity of these methods is irrelevant. The price tag and the mystique are what matters.
Especially since from a game theory PoV, one should wear a seatbelt : it is a life saver, and it has verry little drawback.
Bit early to show it off? Half the things I tried just threw PHP errors in my face.
Hedge funds can't hide from the Fintech swirls
36 Cores, 72 Threads, and Two Titan Xs [vid]
Wow, this is pretty amazing, haha. Can't wait for the latest ZX Spectrum games to take advantage of this!

Hmm, I wonder how/if it affects performance. No catch besides the RAM usage?
I've been using it for a year or so as my main terminal app (putty replacement), renewed for 2nd year and will keep using it. While it is a great kitchen sink for anyone on Windows overall UI experience is not so great. Windows UI guidelines are not followed - dialog boxes look like they are from another planet.
Occasional weirdness occur with SFTP browser not starting when connecting (app restart required) and other little things like that. Support is decent. Loving MOSH support.
This follows @vjeux talk about css in js: https://speakerdeck.com/vjeux/react-css-in-js

This is afaik the first public library following that path.
What we're seeing right now is some kind of weird kabuki dance where congress pretends to shut something down by having a debate over whether to re-authorize one of several justifications NSA uses for monitoring U.S. citizens. The only reason it's considered equivalent to "shutting down the program" is that folks haven't been paying attention.

As far as illegality, what the Executive has taken to doing over the last 20 years or so is lawyer-shopping until they can get an opinion that justifies what they already decided they were going to do. Then they classify both the decision and the legal justification. No information = no debate. No debate = no oversight. Very nice and easy. Problem solved.

We need the NSA. But the structure of the legal system the operate in has been totally fucked up by the War on Terror. I don't even think most politicians understand the nature of the problem, much less are able to provide needed oversight.
If the "they're" in your statement is "The Intelligence Organs", then no, Congress was absolutely (and continues to be) kept in the dark about what was (and is) going on.

Senators Wyden and Udall (both members of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, and -therefore- privy to classified briefings and Q&A sessions delivered direct from intelligence agencies) frequently and loudly proclaimed:

0) We are prohibited from speaking specifically -to anyone- about what we have been told in our capacities as members of the Intelligence Committee.

1) If the rest of Congress and/or the American people were told what the Intelligence Committee was told, they would be horrified by the extent of the overreach and creative interpretation of law. [0]

2) The intelligence agencies habitually stonewalled any real inquiries by the Intelligence Committee into their activities. What the Committee got to do was listen to the agency's spiels, ask a few softball questions, and adjourn for the day.

[0] Clearly, not all members of the Committee felt this way. Mrs. Feinstein, in particular, seemed to be very pleased with the status quo. (Big surprise, right?)
so it's not like blockchain where if you know the realid of addresses you can follow where the coins go.

from first glance i was curious about this aspect. if a connection exists, the end points are known or unknown? if they are known and there is a db of endpoints to realids then these know endpoints are no longer anonymous...

i get that the content is unknowable due to encryption - that's fine. the endpoint identification though, seems pretty cool if this is truly anonymous.
I was thinking about XPS13, but then I've found UX305. Around half the price, with similar specs, works great with Linux, and has mate display (I can work in bright sunlight on my laptop, woohoo!).

However this thin bezel sure does look sexy... :)
At ${PREVIOUS_JOB}, I ran a stratum-1 NTP server that got a timecode and PPS signal from a GPS clock. I could tell if someone had left the door to the lab open by what PLL frequency "ntpdc -c kerninfo" reported on that server — the various oscillators in the server would drift above/below their ideal frequencies depending on how hot/cold they were, and the room would get a few degrees colder with the door open.
Only if he plans to steal it.
Well done, good job trying to chase away someone adding an interesting line to the dialogue here - someone who appears to have actual experience with this stuff.

You don't have to like what he's saying, but I'd prefer you not try to chase people away. Thanks.
It relies on the colour attributes being twiddled every few scanlines, so I'd be rather sceptical of its applications. That said, there is a video of it running here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQajN1XWzJY (on a 48k Speccy no less), and it looks rather performant.
>what linker did and how it worked

But isn't that highly language and implementation specific?
E.g. if I recall correctly the original Turbo Pascal linker was a trivial piece of software and did very little while modern C++ linkers (like gold linker) are monstrously complex and do a hell lot.
Telegram's crypto is probably broken - they are using weird 90's and unproven crypto modes instead of normal stuff, and their "crypto challenge" is bogus, if you are to believe tptacek.

They also have attitude of "oh we are smart, you just don't get it", which is not the way anyone should think about cryptography.
Hm true, although everybody knows the identity, nobody can peek into the chats.
Good point.
That would then allow for generating addresses from speaking aliases, so we don't have to remember GUIDs.
Wondering what the current base for the address is, hopefully just some random number persisted on the computer.
I like the logic of this, but it goes against all books that i've read to keep it short. Why do we need to keep it short?
You might want to reconsider your friends.
I imagine after you detail the events on a timeline according to the recipe, you'd likely end up with a colorful list of instructions and little else - some events would also be quite detailed and - in many recipes - optional. I'd much rather see a recipe depicted in a mechanical 'exploded view' format though - but maybe that's just me.
What to Expect Post Brain Tumour Treatment
The NSA is part of the Department of Defense. Its Director is Admiral Michael S. Rogers, US Navy. The Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is James R. Clapper, who served as a General in the US Air Force. I believe that NSA Directors are necessarily active military, while DNIs are necessarily retired.

I concur with venomsnake that "The difference between theory in practice is greater in practice than in theory."
Well its really not a problem of the language if people keep trying to shove their type systems (typescript) or functional syntactic sugar (coffee - some of it made into standards at least) while those understanding it continue to be successful with it.
For a long time I just used Chrome - because why not? It's an awesome browser, especially when you are a web developer. But I was always annoyed about the fan on my MacBook Air mid 2011 spinning all the time - but I didn't connect the dots. At some point though it must have dawned on me and I tried an experiment where I switched 100% to Safari. Now my fan NEVER spins and I get up to two hours more battery life out of my MacBook Air. (yes I know it's a really bad browser on almost all counts - but they do know how to code in an energy efficient way)
the major issue not mentioned as to why these homes are vacant is the problem of eviction of tenants.

The laws are so lax that folks often buy property with clean money, and just keep it locked up rather than realizing the rent potential.

The growth in prices has so far ensure that even then, buying and locking up property is lucrative.
I wonder how much of the debate in this thread is being shaped and influenced by our friends at the NSA and GCHQ.
You shouldn't try to make it short on purpose because that will obscure the meaning of the variable. But long name by itself could be systematic error in abstraction (BananaSingletonFactoryFactoryCacheFactory comes to mind). At the very least, reading long name will also take a lot more mental power to understand.
I've been using a one-liner git alias to do this for a while now. Works really well.

It uses git grep for grepping/colouring the output and sed to remove prefixed whitespace.