skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Yes but it's better to not think "ah I see we are in a bad situation let me try to get on the side of the exploiters and get me a piece of the pie". It's just wrong, they are exploiting people.

Some did get wiped out in 2008 - those who got in late. Not MMM blog man who has "retired" but still takes rental income based on the differential between buying back before 2000 or so before housing was financialised and the cost of renting now. This doesn't take finance knowledge you just have to be born at the right time.

So many blogs have "yeah I saved a bit and my 3 houses quintupled in value and I wasn't handing over half my pay to a landlord like kids now...so let me give you some advice!"

For too many for too long housing has been a one way bet. And because they are creating nothing that money comes from the labour of others.

The more productive we become the greater the economic advantage of the land and therefore the greater the rent. If we all work harder and/or smarter the landlord gets it. And if we all try to get our slice of the pie we go to hell in a handcart. Together.
I checked out your profile and it is apparent you are a smart guy. However, as a former Marine Science Technician in the USCG, your comment is not only insulting, but has no basis in reality. Marine Environmental Response actions are incredibly difficult, complex, and dangerous. I would recommend reading the Deepwater Horizon ISPR to get a sense of how challenging this incident was, what was learned, and maybe get a perspective of how serious this kind of mission is to the men and women of the Coast Guard.
From a brief glance at the surrounding code, this is part of the context switcher, which has to do stack switching. Also interesting to note that the whole function, swtch(), is only 71 lines. The entire kernel is less than 10kLOC.

I agree that understanding this type of code would be very difficult if you're used to the HLL notion of nesting function calls, because these don't work like regular functions; a call actually "returns" into a different one. You can't easily understand coroutines, threads, processes, and context switching without seeing that functions are really a structuring that HLLs impose, not the CPU itself.
I'm selling Zilyo https://zilyo.com/ for around 200k USD, which is a meta search for vacation rentals, big competiton in this space and it's currently the inudustry leader in terms of product quality and # of features and data. Many of its competition has raised millions and today it's running on it's own with a monthly burn rate of 30$. It does around 12,000$ a year. You can reach me at hamed@zilyo.com

It also hosts one of the most active and fastest growing APIs in mashape, to leverage vacation rental data for developers and other businesses. Currently it hosts around 250 API consumers (most of them are businsess leeching it for free, so great oppurtunity in the B2B side of things) https://www.mashape.com/zilyo/zilyo/
What I took away from the MMM approach was that the fundamental idea is not to always ask whether things are "worth" spending money on, but rather that by freeing yourself from desire, you are richer in many ways. The financial one is sort of trivial: you will keep more and need less money. The more interesting, philosophical side has to do with what it means to be rich. If you define it as "the ability to do whatever you want", then you really can be as rich as you want just by playing mind tricks on yourself. It sounds kind of like Buddhism to me.
I visited Palmyra in 2009 - it is truly an amazing place.

Politics aside this would be a devastating cultural loss for all of humanity.
It's not just that, looking through my current and past entries some of these records just aren't correct, and don't even match the data provided on LCAs etc.
I think you took the comment the wrong way. It wasn't to denigrate the Coast Guard, but to say we'll clean up BP's mess because we're a corporatocracy, but not send the Marines in to save something of historical value. It was a knock at what the US government puts value on.
There's a typo on the about us page. I'm assuming it should say B2bsphere.com

"Founded in February 2015 and based in Houston, Texas. B2pshere.com..."
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What would be most helpful in defeating ISIS? Equipment? More manpower? Logistical support?
Yeah, I can see that. Perl6 has gone through some rather painful VM stories trying to get to production. I'm an admitted Perl fan, so yeah, I'd love it if Perl had an ultra-fast native-speed run-time. But oddly, speed has rarely been something that's been called out as a major problem in the same way that it has been with CL, Lua, Javascript, Python etc.

It may also be that Perl 5 has always more or less had one implementation and has all kinds of messy parsing rules, so nobody bothered to complain since we all knew it was a disaster trying to sort that mess out.
Also, breakers are more difficult for DC.

But yes, DC does have its advantages. Power through wires scaling with r^2 versus r, no RMS losses, no phase issues, no capacitance losses.
well, i don't see how they - the spammers - would fake google's valuation system of valuing incoming links from valuable sources. it's not like many valuable sites outside this relatively insular system would link to those generated nonsense pages. that'd practically create an insular babblenet that could be relatively easily identified.

i mean, it's not like that's exactly what's happening right now.
Ask HN: Which functional programming book?
Programming in Haskell, Graham Hutton.

Functional programming in Scala, Bjarnason.

Discrete Mathematics and Functional Programming, VanDrunen.

What would be your recommendation?
Oh nice tip on the Incognito mode ;). I wonder if Safari has a flag like that too.
If anyone knows of some good pulled pork in NYC let me know! You can get some pretty good Texas brisket, but the vinegar style Carolina BBQ has been a bit disappointing. I've done Fette Sau, Dinosaur, Mables, BrisketTown, Hill Country, and some joint in Astoria.
Take a look at http://exitround.com
That is not true.

I work for a company where firing is kind of a no-go, at least at the the level of engineers. You'd have to provoke it, e.g. by stealing something. Also, if I decide to leave the company, I tell so as early as possible.

It seems you must have had experiences at workplaces where there was no trust.

Disclaimer: I work for a german company.
Read the book "The Millionaire Next Door". It is entire possible, and in fact commonplace, to become wealthy by quite ordinary and predictable means.

It isn't really about working hard, either. That's a myth. It's about working effectively, and making prudent, common sense choices about what to do with your income.

Of course, life can hand you a lot of bad luck that can derail your plans. But this is simply not the usual experience.
>Rust has the ability to provide ergonomic fork-join parallelism at the library level

I'm just guessing because I have only vague familiarity with this topic - but implementing that and the rest of OpenMP constructs efficiently does not sound trivial.

pragmas are just a way to consume OpenMP in C++, that part could be done trough library - but leveraging OpenMP implementation, stuff like schedulers, etc. could be useful.
Oh my 8-bit God. That was atrocious...
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but I also liked it
One in Four Silicon Valley Homeowners Searching Outside Silicon Valley
I'd say that making money without spending time is investing. Maybe that's the keyword you've been missing. The obvious caveat is that on average people that try to do non-boring investing make less money.

MMM talks about a bunch of non-stock investments. Real estate and peer-to-peer come to mind.

If you want online communities for investing, pick your poison.
https://www.quantopian.com
http://covestor.com
https://www.reddit.com/r/investing
I read this a while back (http://www.amazon.com/1177-B-C-Civilization-Collapsed-Turnin...), and one of the really interesting points was just how interconnected civilizations were, even way back in the Bronze Age. Long distance trade, diplomatic relations, war, stretching across hundreds and even thousands of miles.

Combine that with even more exotic luxury goods found in the tombs of Egyptian pharoahs (silk from china, spices from India and South-East Asia, or amber from the Baltic) and there had to have been a considerable amount of exchange.
Anyone who inherits from a class and accidentally overrides a method is a hopeless case or a newbie needing basic review from a senior dev. The bugs are on them. They can either test that their inheritence works, learn from the mistake, or they can piss off and find a new career emptying bins, flipping burgers, or whatever they fancy that doesn't involve making sure that what they just did will work beyond the immediate function.
I'd be concerned about ITAR and other issues (less so as an individual fighter, but that isn't really what the Kurds need -- what they need are the kind of resources companies or organizations could provide.)

All it would take to clear this up would be a letter of marque.
Yvon's book Let My People Go Surfing [1] is absolutely one of my favorite business books, and it gives quite a bit of color and insight into how he thinks about their business and the culture that they've built there.

EDIT: Another anecdote - In 2010 I bought one of Patagonia's new wetsuits. At 600$ it was twice as expensive as the nicest suits on the market, I'm lucky enough to live near a Patagonia store though and they had a yearly wetsuit sale so I paid 450$. Still an outrageous price for a suit. Most wetsuits last me about three seasons, I still wear that first Patagonia suit though. It was starting to show it's age last year so I brought it to the store and they shipped it to their repair shop up north, and then back to my house. They replaced all of the inside seams, a zipper, and added a key loop (a feature the original didn't even have). They did all this FOR FREE.

I wouldn't describe them as anti-consumerism, because they sell stuff. I do think the brand encourages thoughtful consumerism though, and mostly by producing products and services that reset your bar for value against cost.

[1] http://www.amazon.com/Let-People-Surfing-Education-Businessm...
Large companies are Not startups
Perhaps, but MER missions have zero to do with protecting corporate interests. They have everything to do with minimizing impact to the environment, the marine and coastal ecosystem, and our fisheries. The Coast Guard is also tasked with protecting the Maritime Economic Defense Zone, so I guess you could argue that there is a financial motivation to protect our nation's interests, but I don't like the implication that the CG is a corporate shill. I lived in that world and I understand the mission and the people. Maybe I'm just too sensitive...
Fun with JavaScript on the JVM
About the -isms, its not Buddhism, but Stoicism.

http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/10/02/what-is-stoicism-a...
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Equipment.

So far most of the US gear goes to ISIS.
You'd think I'd be over-exaggerating, but just last weekend US equipment (eg Humvees) that went to the Shia militia also known as Iraq "army" (ISF) was left while back while they abandoned Ramadi so ISIS could get in. Not the first time the Iraqi "army" does that.

The Peshmerga desperately need Anti-Tank/IED gear. So far they are relying on MILANs from Germany.
They have enough trained soldiers and experienced soldiers from old wars to tackle ISIS, but they are working with some really old weapons. I've seen snipers using old ww2 rifles.
No joke.

From what I understand there is a bill at congress (pushed by the Republicans) to arm the Peshmerga (Kurdistan) directly instead of relying on Baghdad (HAH!) to give the the kurds their 10% share. Not sure if it has passed yet.

Essentially the Iraqi "Army" has failed, the only thing that is stable in Iraq is the "Gold Division", essentially their Special Forces. They are pretty effective at holding ISIS at bay, but have endured heavy casualties because of the Militia/Army incompetence.

The Shia militia can't hold their grounds... except when it comes to abusing Sunni civilians.

Iraq doesn't exist anymore. It's now Iran... the US is arming Iran 😂. Let that sink in.
I admit I had to lookup "letter of marque" on wikipedia, but find it to be an interesting idea.
There was an interview with a person from Palmyra. He was pretty bitter and said the world only cares about the ruins. Not much mention of people currently living in Palmyra in the media, it's all about the ruins.
Did anyone check out netflix? You can really see salaries spike in 2012/2013 time frame.

Is this due to the massive wave of VC-fund companies now competing for talent?
and, well, that's just a faulty assumption. of course we do know how they work.
Well we're both talking subjectively. But let's look at some data. The most successful tech companies in history, where are the majority located?
Same as someone linked in a previous thread;
mms://207.7.154.95/G1075_002?wmcache=0

thx linux dude that posted the original!
very useful, thank you.
I believe that it's mostly a question of incentives.

IMO/IOI are very prestigious competitions for high school students. Doing well there can help you get into the college of your choice. This is true for US students as well as for students in other countries.

ICPC is a college students competition, but if you are a student in a good US college there isn't a lot to gain from it. You have plenty of real world opportunities already: tech industry, startups, academic research. In contrast, if you are a student in Russia or China and your goal is to get into a US Ph.D. program or to work in a place like Google or Facebook, ICPC is a great opportunity to make yourself stand out.

Keep in mind that a large fraction of the top IMO/IOI students from around the world move to the US for college, so there's plenty of talent in the top US colleges. There is just no motivation.

One other factor is support from the university. Places like MIT/Stanford don't care much about ICPC. The coaches are usually other students that are former contestants, working on a volunteer basis. On the other hand, a place like St.Petersburg ITMO cares a lot about ICPC, because it gives them bragging rights.

(Source: I've studied both abroad and in the US and I've been a contestant.)
That is a very interesting thought experiment. Thank you for introducing me to it!
What do Haskellers want?
How about Mashape [https://www.mashape.com/] for easy start ?

You can test waters with consumption model and start in no time.
It wasn't inability. If you look closely, the first Wheel of Time book stands alone and actually concludes the story by beating the main bad guy at the end of book 1. However, after the first book's success, Jordan obviously realized he could make it a trilogy, which he did and once again has Rand fight a triumphant battle that defeats all the forces of evil at the end of book 3. And then...Jordan finally just decided to pretend like he hadn't ended it twice already and settled in to write non-stop in that universe forever...which he did.

I personally quit reading the series somewhere around book 6 or 7, but it wasn't inability that kept him going...it was sales.

GRR Martin, on the other hand, I firmly believe lost track of his story. I don't think he would ever have made any more headway on it had it not been for the HBO miniseries and all the help and fan-made reference pages that cropped up as a result. I predicted for years that the story had stalled and would never see anymore progress during the mid 2000's.
Until you've made it big, no situation you'll find yourself in will be perfect. If it were easy to get ahead, they wouldn't call it work.

To answer your question, if you can't think of a better strategy, get really good at something Google needs and make lots of friends, especially those who do/hire the thing you wanna be good at. Take care of yourself, stay focused, blah blah blah. Focusing on becoming more awesome, and your awesomeness will sell itself.
I don't understand your argument. Everyone has to live somewhere. For some people, that means renting. Someone has to own the building they live in.

It's not like the person who owns the building does nothing to earn their rent. Building maintenance, loan servicing, taxes, insurance, vacancies, all of that and more has a cost (just ask a homeowner). From what I understand, 4% annually is a good return after expenses.

If you're arguing specifically about rents in the Bay Area, then sure that's a problem that needs to be fixed. But blaming the property owners for high rents is sort of blaming the messenger, no? No additional land and laws that prevent building upwards directly leads to higher rents because of increased competition, and high salaries at tech companies (combined with a bunch of other externalities like private buses) just makes it worse.
Don't set the world on fire. Be a bastion for good in the world.
Salesforce has a pretty big lock-in factor, particularly because it has integration and customization points everywhere. If you're a big corporation, or even a smaller outfit like the one I work for, after you've invested the money and time to get your workflows and data into Salesforce, and spent the money on consultants and custom software to integrate Salesforce data into your compliance system et al, switching CRM platforms is a huge deal. You've got to get all that data back out again, imported into whatever the new system is, and wire up all the integrations with your other systems anew.
NSA in P/poly: The Power of Precomputation
People might need to sell companies because of:

1) sudden financial hardship like hospital bills

2) a divorce court judge ordered it

3) a non-founding owner has no emotional attachment and wants to switch to another investment.

Online companies that produce passive or near-passive income are bound to become obsolete quickly. The internet moves quickly in a lot of niches. The potential lifespan of the business affects the multiple.
Most businesses are for sale if the price is right.

I've sold an app before where I just got a phone call from an interested party (without it being listed for sale anywhere), agreed on a price and just a few weeks later the transfer was complete.

If anyone wants to buy candyjapan.com for 4x profit, feel free to contact.
link to complaint: http://ia601507.us.archive.org/3/items/gov.uscourts.cand.287...

edit:
Yikes! None of this appears in Luckey's myth story on wikipedia...if true, it sounds like Luckey acted in "bad faith."
interesting. is that why google only has the main description? almost everyone else list some level along with "software engineer". google doesn't even risk saying "sr."
Also FYI to anyone trying this out -- this app gives you no warning or prompt before following hundreds of accounts on your behalf. I went through the FTUE and the first thing I saw was "You followed <rapidly increasing number> of Tweeter's [sic] today".
Tons of respect for Yvon. He has been thinking about how to do things better for a very long time. Here's a seminal bit of climbing history from the 1974 Chouinard catalog by Yvon and Tom Frost: A Word [1]

[1]: http://www.patagonia.com/us/patagonia.go?assetid=3316
the last level for sofware engineer in california

Level 4 Wage:$52.80 hour - $109,824 year
Yeah, I read that page. I wasn't familiar with Stoicism, but Buddhism sounds very similar in some respects:

"• What is the Second Noble Truth?

The second truth is that suffering is caused by craving and aversion. We will suffer if we expect other people to conform to our expectation, if we want others to like us, if we do not get something we want,etc. In other words, getting what you want does not guarantee happiness. Rather than constantly struggling to get what you want, try to modify your wanting. Wanting deprives us of contentment and happiness. A lifetime of wanting and craving and especially the craving to continue to exist, creates a powerful energy which causes the individual to be born. So craving leads to physical suffering because it causes us to be reborn.

• What is the Third Noble Truth?

The third truth is that suffering can be overcome and happiness can be attained; that true happiness and contentment are possible. lf we give up useless craving and learn to live each day at a time (not dwelling in the past or the imagined future) then we can become happy and free. We then have more time and energy to help others. This is Nirvana."

(from http://www.buddhanet.net/e-learning/5minbud.htm)
Perhaps you know the math, but I think it is important to be clear to readers that a penny earned is LESS than a penny saved.

Put another way, are making $10,000 more dollars per year and spending $10,000 less per year the same? No. You will retire exponentially (literally, if not colloquially) sooner by spending less.

The MMM resource: http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/01/13/the-shockingly-sim...
> Anyone who inherits from a class and accidentally overrides a method is a hopeless case or a newbie needing basic review from a senior dev

That's a pretty harsh stance. I don't mean to be a jerk, but how much professional experience do you have? Even in good code bases there are frequently complicated hierarchies with non-obvious dependencies that are very easy to screw up even by people who know what they're doing. Good teams find ways of automating the checking on these things so that they can spend their time thinking about other problems, or avoiding the complication altogether, rather than blaming the victim.
People always suggest margin auto but at least for me having defined heights for elements is the very rare exception.
Yep, I agree. It was basically a 1-hour hack to make something that's already pretty easy marginally easier.

It would be cool to make something like this work on a bunch of websites... and perhaps make it completely transparent to the user, automatically creating a new account every time something is submitted.
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I wish more people would be upfront like you are. So often do I see really biased answers/responses on the internet, only to realize the person responding works for the company they're defending.
I think that's a fallacy. $55B can still get you a great product and a lot of customers, and you can probably do a better job of product development. You don't need SF's particular customers, or if you do, maybe you don't want them with the products that SF has.

Why buy a legacy when you can do something better? I guarantee you that whatever SF has can be done better and cheaper.

Why not get hungry sales people who are willing to take SF's customers away from them?

I see these deals coming from people who are incapable of technology development, who have been stalled in corporate culture and who have to justify their existence by making big deals. They are terrified of doing development because they don't know how to -- but they know how to "do deals" and so that's what you get out of them.

Microsoft's successes seem to come from buying technology (not all the time). Historically they haven't been very good at buying customers or teams, or doing strategic "Deals" (capital-D).

It's a waste of money. It makes me want to vomit.
If anyone is interested in the source code: https://github.com/anishathalye/disposable

(it's quite simple, but maybe someone might find it useful)