skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soylent_%28drink%29 )

Look at the timeline. They only started shipping in like May of '14. This article covers April of '14. They had only run a crowdfunding campaign like less than a year prior. They raised funding (a lot) a year later.

The problem with "but but but they should've used an API or an order-fulfillment company" ignores that, at that time, they very likely were lacking the upfront capital required to setup and guarantee that relationship. The problem with "but but but they wasted a ~salary~" is that, if you looked at their payroll at that time, I'm willing to bet they were being compensated mostly in equity and not market wages.

Again, there is an entire solution space that is strictly better that is also strictly off-limits if you don't have the spare funding.

EDIT:

More to the point, this thread is full of Monday-morning quarterbacking. The fact is, these guys raised $20M, and we're bitching on the internet.
What you're saying is basically "the only constant is change", which is fine and dandy, but also kind of a useless truism. You are attempting to predict the future by building a product/project. You are assuming that the thing you build will continue to be useful and valuable into the future. By the very act of building, you are asserting some knowledge about the future.

Sure, you shouldn't go crazy and build a complex and expensive solution you don't need today and may never need, but it's disingenuous to claim that a lack of perfect clarity into the future justifies a complete lack of planning for the future.
Have you met Henry Kissinger? Adolf Hitler? Josef Stalin?
"It's okay...We're Hunting Communists" - 1947

The answer for how long is easy...so long as the Gov is willing to fund the hunt there will always be a boogie-man.
Yes, the point of testing is to know whether the person being tested actually knows anything. Your example is of someone who does not.
> "American dies after eating 400 hotdogs in eating competition" = "unhealthy fastfood is pretty entrenched in American culture".

Not for nothing, but I'd actually agree with that conclusion, based on your example.

If a culture promotes fast food to the point where competitions related to the rapid consumption of the fast food causes a death, I'd consider it a symptom of the larger "fast food culture" problem for that society.
Oh I don't know. Maybe the common dismissal here on HN of any positive outlook or belief in oneself as being the result of naivete and lack of life experience. That in time they will resign themselves to realize that they are as useless as the cynic sees himself and others.
Nice! I went bananas when I saw the page. Started to monkey around with the settings. And I went baboom when I saw that it would text me.

/* Engage HN filter /

How do you plan to monetize this? This is clearly ripe for disrupting the fuits/supermarket economy. Like an Uber but for fruits.

I think you should email, tweet, instagram, like, share, deck and meet Paul Graham in order to get into Y combinator. This will be bigger than AirBnB.

Ryan from Product Hunt will be contacting you in shortly!

/ Filter off */
Is the water they talk about naturally warm? Is it because it's deep within the earth that it is heated compared with surface water?
Rap Lyrics, Feminism, Love, and Statistics
If I may interject ...

Yes, a pull-up is a tall order for someone who is overweight or for most females - and even if you can do one or two pullups, that's not a good basis for working out that part of your body. You should be shooting for 10-12 reps, etc.

However, a "pull-up" can really be though of as any compound exercise that requires you to use your lats and biceps to pull yourself up OR pull something down to you.

So look for the "lat pulldown" machine and adjust the weight accordingly. It's the same thing.
Submission URL is missing :, this is the correct address: http://sansmagi.cc/absolute-beginners-landing-page-recipe/
Given the involvement of a Priest in proposing it, I'm pretty sure it isn't incompatible (at least to Catholics, but evolution isn't incompatible either according to the Church).
There you go, Try now!
Will improve it over time.
Apple devices already own the online streaming video market, Adobe report says
Curious what you think of our current approach to this.

We're worried about people spending a lot of time searching for the perfect component instead of just sketching out their ideas. That's one of the big problems that we see with tools like Omnigraffle.

But we recognize that people can work a lot faster if they don't have to keep sketching out the same components in every wireframe. Our approach is to use copy/paste as a mechanism for creating custom components.

We're already keeping track of everything you copy/paste from the canvas. You can delete them, star them, and insert them into the canvas from the "Clipboard history" in the menu at the top left. Our next step is to make them easier to insert into the canvas.
> Chinese people are fully aware of what's right and wrong and we choose to deliberately cheat. Whether that's cultural tendency or genetic one is another story.

What?! Genetic?! There is very little, if any evidence to support the idea that genetics has anything to do with the Chinese propensity to cheat...
I have not a good opinion of all RK related. One thing he did not predict correctly (by his own design) is that open source will be the main component (already is) of IA in all current and future developments. Check the index of his 'Singularity' book, no mention whatsoever of Open Source, Linux, Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman or any of the OS giants. So anything RK says sounds to me like just another Microsoft advertisement.
Maybe they actually don't care about the captcha aspect - they just found a good mechanism to easily acquire data from humans that no one will complain about because it's so entrenched.
The basal metabolic rate between individuals is far less variable than most people think. Whenever people start spouting that they have a 'slow metabolism', the effects are actually minimal.
But the test set has 50,000 images (across 1000 categories). It's not that easy to just "try many times" to get it right.
I would not be surprised at all if the little Chaquita stickers will someday contain chemical sensors and a mote computer, and will do just that.
edited, because I'd misremembered this and having bad medical knowledge floating around is to be avoided. I originally said:

According to Breaking Bad they don't do that compression bit in CPR anymore.

But in actuality, it's the mouth to mouth bit that Breaking Bad mentioned as not being current advice. But the link provided in a reply below, suggests that it is still recommended in certain circumstances, infants and young children for example.

Another in-depth treatment is here on Quora:

http://www.quora.com/Is-CPR-no-longer-taught-as-requiring-mo...
However Amazon isn't profitable either -- never has been.
Did anyone find the tweet or a screenshot of it?
"Lingvist was founded by people who helped discover the Higgs boson at CERN as well as the people who built the core technology at Skype"

Neither of which are skills that have anything to do with language. Not a single word about scientific testing of this audacious claim that you can learn a language in 200 hours.

At least Duolingo actually tested people against a regular college course and came out on top, so you have that to go on as a user.

They do specify what learn means - learn 3000 words. Is that recall? Recognition? Use in sentence? Actually understand in a sentence? In 200 hours?

I call bullshit.

If you look at the features page (how it works) you'll see that they claim to be the first electronic spaced repetition system ever in the entire world ever.

What about SuperMemo, Anki, Duolingo, Memrise, and hundreds of other SRS services and software?

Save your money, build an Anki deck or get in on Duolingo. Talk with a native speaker. Work your ass of. This is no silver bullet.
simple searches would be escaped... in PHP's implementation of PCRE, you'd use the preg_quote function... you should never execute raw user data as a regex.
The Negative Split: Avoiding Burnout
People should be worried about bond liquidity.

In a normal interest rate environment, bonds are income producing instruments and if you don't need to sell and are ok with the interest rate, liquidity doesn't matter quite so much. However with near-zero rates for the last 5-6 years, bonds are only making money as long as there is actual deflation (which however increases default risk) or if yields keep dropping (which beyond zero becomes some weird sort of Einstein-Bose finance where people pay others for the privilege of lending them money). In this type of environment you can't just hold the bond to maturity and live off of the income... to cash out you must sell, so liquidity is critically important.

The "flash crash" rhetoric in the article is a red herring. Much more troubling would be an actual fundamental shift in the market... the bonds markets are so huge that even small moves could prove to be seismic...

I've always thought that preventing this was the true purpose of QE, and is the reason that the Fed quadrupled its balance sheet with little effect on the headline CPI or other mainstream measures of inflation... however it might not be a stretch to say that the hyperinflation that all the doomers were predicting is playing out in the bond markets. If that is the case, and the liquidity dries up because QE is over and everyone who was frontrunning the Fed decides to cash out... yikes
That is, until people get worried that the manufacturer's signed firmware itself contains government-mandated backdoors, and an open-source effort appears...
Depends on the industry I suppose. I work in the financial industry and I have used linear algebra quite a bit and graph theory as well. I would say linear algebra in pretty important as it is also used heavily in graphics/games.
This is the image from the original article, completely different airplane too.

http://defensetech.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ISIL-Airst...

It's all stock images either way, nothing I saw even mentioned what kind of jets were deployed.
Yes I think so. Geothermal sources are a common occurence inside the alps.
Thanks, I will definitely have a look at these options. Especially the airport one!
Half human half iPhone
JavaScript You Need to Know for a First Job
I love Emmet and have been using it for a while. Now if someone could tell me how to make it faster on VIM. Right now it takes like almost 2 seconds from trigger to expand.
and github - https://github.com/numpy/numpy
And the wiki explains that the effect is largely overgeneralized in the common imagination.
College Dropout Bill Gates: Stay in College, You Little Punks
You're missing green/brown which is what half of the bananas at my grocery store are.
FORTH is a very old and unique language. Different from all the others. You can find it even in the space-ships.

http://www.forth.org
It's pretty sluggish on Firefox.
Show HN: Geofencing/Geolocation for Nest and Honeywell Smart Thermostats
Eulogy for Politwoops
I know from personal experience that that is not correct. There is no such restriction.
Might as well post a more direct link: http://samy.pl/opensesame/
"but the math almost never works out the way you described."

It's not the math that does or does not work. It's the psychological and mental effects of the above advice.

If person A feels physically sick and completely unable to function while in a 500 calorie daily deficit that's a very different outcome than person B who barely notices that exact same deficit.

That's what leads to this silly argument over whether the "math works" or not.

I think the rational calorie deficit/surplus calculation needs to always be accompanied with a large amount of sympathy and understanding that the psychological and mental effects of these "simple steps" can vary dramatically.
Did you intend to link to the comment threads?
I've used this before and really liked it.
Pebble accuses Apple of delaying its Time iOS app
Stephen King: By the Book
Being chinese myself I would have to say he's more right than wrong. I would even go so far to say that our tendency cheat could have genetic origins as well. It's anecdotal, but I'm born and raised in the United States, I'm culturally influenced by american culture, yet I totally identify with and understand this propensity among the Chinese to cheat. As a result, I think it's deeper than just culture.
What does that regex even match?
> Sometimes I even wonder if they consider it's cheating at all or if it's just cleverness and they should be rewarded for it.

There is a quote that comes from sports but I think is more apt for business, "If you're not cheating, you're not trying" and ties well with "It's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission". This is a competition so they cheated and lost, but their gains from the work itself will/should pay dividends in the real world.
> The US managed to take out bin-laden when they got the chance.

Only if you take everything the White House tells you at face value, which is not a wise course of action these days.
The hospital here does a roaring trade in distressed looking bananas with random grey skuff marks...
still it only advertises itself, not any other software.
that's why i would definitly trust cyberduck.
Online Video Revenue to Pass DVDs This Year, Theaters in 2017
Exactly, I also frequently use this (and previously collabEdit) when I am pair programming with a student. Academia is one of the mains reason for keeping this free and separate from our main product.
Ask HN: How does a typical VC firm hear first pitches?
I am not a "well-known" entrepreneur by any stretch, which may have something to do with it, but just today I got my first response from a VC firm about how I would go about making a pitch to them.

Here's what they told me:

Once you have a product you can send your business plan to our
general inbox and then our investment team will review...

Now I will be the first to admit, I am by no means familiar with the process, but I was kind of astonished when I read this. The VC firm is in Columbus OH, and they certainly (by their website) appear to be involved / specialized in technology startups, so I am almost certain they don't get anywhere near the same number of pitches a VC firm in SV might get. Yet for some reason I've always been under the impression that the "pitch" is an in-person meeting between the entrepreneur and the VC firm.

Is this a red flag? What should I make of this?
"May Sheryl and her family be free of suffering."

Out of respect to Sheryl and making sure we learn from her experience I think it's important to post this part: "Real empathy is sometimes not insisting that it will be okay but acknowledging that it is not. When people say to me, “You and your children will find happiness again,” my heart tells me, Yes, I believe that, but I know I will never feel pure joy again. Those who have said, “You will find a new normal, but it will never be as good” comfort me more because they know and speak the truth."

Sheryl and her family will never be free of suffering.
May I recommend walking ?

Nothing else. Just walking outside.

It's extremely enjoyable and relaxing - as well as mentally stimulating and interesting. In the city, in the country - even in a terrible suburb. 3-4 miles takes about an hour.

Pro tip: people who don't walk much at all will experience knee/shin/back pain as a result of walking 2-4 miles per day. The solution is simple: keep walking. Your body was built to walk and the walking will fix those problems for you. You'll be surprised that it only takes 2-3 weeks for this to happen.
> I really wonder how this got to be the explanation behind IS and similar groups.

Because its not that hard to observe the conditions in the world, historically, in which people are attracted, and not attracted, to violent groups like IS, of varying sources of ideological propaganda.

> They always reference the Qu'ran, the hadiths and the sunnah in everything they do.

Yes, that's their source of ideological propaganda, and its obviously a source that makes a lot of sense when you are recruiting in a place where people are previously socialized to favor those sources.

But there are plenty of people in the same regions that aren't violent extremists that also reference the Qu'ran, hadiths, and sunnah in everything they do.

> The US foreign policy was used as a convenient excuse

The US foreign policy is one of the major factors creating the conditions which lead to their particular application of the Qu'ran, hadiths, and sunnah being as successful as it is in appealing to people in the region.
It is admirable.
Filming is better than not filming. It provides useful documentation.
Developing for Android M, Android 6.0 – Toptal
I think he's just trying to politely point out that this has been submitted to HN several times in the past. Bonus for providing useful URLs for people who haven't yet read it and want to catch up.
That will be changing in the near future. Still undecided about where the downloads will be hosted, though.
> It may be time to upgrade your garage door opener.

If you're worried about this, make sure your garage door can't be opened with a coat hanger as well:

http://lifehacker.com/5549366/how-to-unlock-your-garage-door...

Also most of your door locks can probably be opened in a few seconds with the right tools+experience:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lock_bumping#Use_by_criminals

http://www.carkeywholesale.com/wholesale/new-cordless-electr...

Of course someone could always just throw a brick through a window.
cock.li

I'm immature and it's fun to give out the email over the phone sometimes.
A Twiddler 3 review, a commercial chorder keyboard
Andrew Ng made several posts about this result on Google+, most of which have now been removed. The reshares are still available though (like https://plus.google.com/+HeikkiArponen/posts/TaTm9jpCxqx). He doesn't appear to have worked on the project though -- the "Deep Image" paper just credits him for "many insightful conversations."

Baidu's blog post on the result has also been removed. Their ImageNet team was led by Ren Wu. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Fs_26P8...
No, on this occasion I specifically intended not to link. If people want to they can look it up. In the past I've always provided links, and reactions have always been mixed. I'm now weaning myself off doing anything about the endless repeats, consciously taking the point of view that no one really cares, and it's not that big a problem. I've written about this at length in the past.

Do you think I ought to provide the links?
10 pillars of modern PHP
Attackers and security researchers seem to have figured out how to bypass SELinux relatively easily. Looking at any recent major examples of real-life attacks on Linux, SELinux never came up as a roadblock for any of them. It reduces the attack surface which is a good thing, but there are plenty of entry points still available to gain root.

Privilege escalation on stock Linux systems has never been a major challenge, attackers can then simply turn off SELinux or modify the rules once they get root - as plenty of public exploit PoCs have demonstrated. Which is more of a indication of the state of Linux kernel security rather than MAC software.

Sysadmins seem to talk highly of SELinux, but its rare to find people in offensive infosec who do.

Not to mention attackers can use SELinux toolsets to gain root: http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/1011
One of the best job offer I got was from recruiter that was exactly like that.
He was some sort of front line caller that was hired by pretty decent enterprise.

In fact some of my worst interactions (lots of time wasted) were from perfectly english speaking, good looking recruiters.

Go figure, but as a rule of thumb there are not hard and fast rules here :)
So lets see. in about 30 minutes I can deck into the Twitter API and create about 100 accounts and cron job your Twitter account for a post and then inundate you with thousands of crazy insults from random accounts. I can do all of this because you said you didn't like blue cheese and I for one sir think you are an IDIOT and should be taught a severe lesson for not liking blue cheese. ~Twitter Reality.
The fracking industry just got more tech savvy
There's no evidence at all. Even when attempting to do research on this, the political backlash could destroy any scientist's career. No official evidence will ever be collected because of this.

I only speak from personal experience. I know many chinese people both born here and born abroad. I am also chinese and born in the united states. I am telling you, honestly, from a purely anecdotal standpoint: I think there's a chance it's genetic.

Edit: Just to keep things from getting out of hand, and more balanced I want to state this fact: Statistically, it is far more likely for a serial killer to be a white caucasian male then it is for a serial killer to be of any other race. Do I think this is a cultural thing? No. I'm leaning towards genetics. But that's a purely anecdotal opinion as there's no evidence pointing in either direction.
The app is not personally useful to me, but this has to be the best feeling web app I've ever used. Fluid, no illusion-shattering glitches, everything just works, including "desktopisms". Kudos.
Foreign national cofounder
Hello, there have been numerous posts on this topic but I have yet to figure or find out a solution for my situation. Am a
software engineer on the H1 visa, based in New York, work full time for a tech firm in the city. Over two years ago started working
on a fashion tech startup on the side, last week we secured some angel funding. Its more than the prevailing wage in NY for H1 but
since we have no full time employees yet and only few K of revenue a month, chances of securing visa transfer seem to be slim
(consulted immigration lawyer). Am an Indian national so other visa options are very limited. Also checked with a lawyer for the
genius visa(O1) and it seems I don't qualify for one, no surprises there :). Have been putting in 120hrs/wk to do the two jobs
and was hoping I could quit my job and focus on the startup once we had some cash, liberty seems elusive though. Other than going
back home and working remotely was wondering if any of you are aware of any solution for this situation. Any advice would be much appreciated.
It's not really cleverness if you break the rules so obviously that you get caught and disqualified.

Clever would be finding a loophole in the rules, a way to run your tests without it getting counted as task submission, make it look like a bug or something like that.
Do you know anyone else who uses bintray? I'm considering hosting downloads for the open source projects I maintain with them, but never heard of it much before.
I always considered this a fairly cheap sentiment. Sorry, even if the 'ride' is an illusion I still need to clothe, feed, protect, etc myself. At the end of the day everyone does and there are limited resources in the world - thus competition. We tried communism, and it led to even more massive inequality than capitalism but also somehow put millions into deathcamps and gulags.

>Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world

Drop your military spending and Putin will take more of your lands. Or North Korea will finally invade as they keep promising. Or ISIS will march in and smash up your museums and rape your women. Its childish to dismiss game theory when it comes to the taking of land.

>and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace.

Space is like rapture for geeks. What space exactly? Terraform a planet? Good, now you have the exact same problems you have here except less natural resources, so expect even more competition for scarce resources. You won't escape your problems, you'll just make them worse. The first space colony won't be utopia, it'll be a wild-west nightmare of lawlessness and conflict.