skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I have three ways: I pull out a piece of paper and do simple 4th grade math problems over and over till I am completely bored. By the time I am done, I don't even care what I was anxious about. The "angular gyrus" portion of the brain (look it up) is used for number processing and also helps us maintain attention. Anxiety for me is worrying about the future or my mulling over severe regrets about the past. The math puts into the "NOW" section of the timeline.

Two: Mindful meditation 2-to-3 times a week. this gives the ability to direct my thoughts better. UCLA page has guided meditations on MP3s that are amazing for stress reduction.

Three, I stay active: I am in a masters swimming program (2-to-3 times a week) and I take hour long walks.
Do you break speed limits a lot then?
"We can start by demanding that remote work be accepted by our employers."

I used to commute somewhere between 3-4 hours on average each day. Then I started doing part time remote. Now I'm full time remote. I get 4 hours of my day back. Sometimes those for hours end up still being working hours but I guess that's better than being stuck in traffic with the rest of the drones. I still have to travel so I end up with 60 hours weeks when I do but going remote has helped me get a little chunk of my life back. Not enough to make me enjoy what I do but I hate it a very tiny bit less.
It is not in EU yet, but for some companies this might be even preferable ;)

I'd say, so far, Georgia is one of the most capitalist states in Europe.
Two wrongs don't make a right unless you are Microsoft's roadmap.
Yup. They quashed all powerful opposition to this pretty brutally. Ended a close family friend's career as a high court judge and suicided his wife, as he vehemently opposed this. You'll know him as a pedophilia apologist from the press. Court transcripts tell a very different story.

Dark times.
That's pretty interesting. "Horse" is a generic insult for an ugly person, often a woman, in US slang, but "mare" has no significance.
Company I work for tried to solve it using this rule -- don't hire any MBAs. Every manager, product manager, and even salesperson is (or at least was at some point) an engineer.

This works in our context (and has worked for many decades apparently). But I doubt this scales to a large size.
Several comments in this thread mention visualization. These data can be easily visualized with the Unidata IDV [1] (same ppl that make THREDDS). For those interested, go to the IDV dashboard, "Data Choosers" tab and enter

http://dataserver3.nccs.nasa.gov/thredds/catalog/bypass/NEX-...

for the catalog. At that point you can browse the dataset, add the data as a data source, subset it (serverside), and visualize it. I and others have made a bunch of videos of how to use the IDV[2].

[1] https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/IDV/

[2] http://goo.gl/n0Frpb
I am unaware of an applicable technical meaning of "connection". Does "connection" mean "causation" to you in a statistical context? If not, does it mean something stronger, weaker, or simply distinct? Is there a particular source for this meaning, like a style guide or technical work? (These are all honest questions; I like precision as much as the next scientific paper reader.)
IMO the truth is somewhere in the middle. A lot of people tend to underestimate the extent and pervasiveness of 'make-work' in the economy. But then again there are lots of vital but rather onerous tasks that would never get done if there wasn't any financial incentive.
MacDown [1] is quite good, and it's OSS too so the chances of a Mou-esque "this is abandoned. who wants to buy it. oh wait now its un-abandoned, please buy it." type affair is pretty remote.

LightPaper [2] takes a more "project" approach (i.e. with a directory navigation sidebar) and is still free but doesn't appear to be OpenSource, so it's unknown what might happen if the author decides to abandon it. It does appear to have extensive support for (and a range of existing) plugins/extensions to add extra functionality, too.

[1] http://macdown.uranusjr.com

[2] http://www.ashokgelal.com/lightpaper-for-mac/
> I'd be shocked if in a year or two there isn't a Docker.app one-stop option which makes it trivial to run popular Linux apps.

That sounds really compelling, and something along the lines of what Kitematic is doing, but even simpler.
It's long been ironic that Java has excellent dependency management in the form of Maven - better than any other tool I've used, for any language - but the typical java project had far fewer dependencies than in ruby or node. Glad to see some smaller libraries emerging (and it's worth noting that even e.g. spring is now released as a collection of smaller modules rather than one giant jar).
I am not any of developer of this project , but for first concern I think most C++ bug fix'es can back ported very simply to 4.8, I think most of them already done by Qt itself.
This has been brought up multiple times and I couldn't agree more. It'd be great to have a trade organization for software developers where they can be evaluated by a board and loose their "license" to write code. There are some SERIOUS down sides to that, but that'd have to be flushed out in another forum.
Working for a consulting company can also be a good middle ground. They provide a corporate support network for you, but you aren't tied to one kind of project for years. Most consulting projects are greenfield, too, because the other party doesn't usually want to give you their own hard-earned code, so maintenance hell isn't usually an issue.
Well, on a Windows VM in VMWare products, you can just ask the OS and it will happily report the manufacturer as "VMWare, Inc" for example. I would expect other virtualizers to do something similar, if not there in some other places (like drivers etc).
Yes, but that article is talking about both public and privately owned cameras. You said public cameras. Unless you want the government to ban private CCTV the large number of private CCTV cameras in the UK isn't really much to do with the government.

Also that statistic on its own doesn't show that the UK has the highest rate unless you have number from other (similarly wealthy) countries to compare it to.
"But $20K isn't the price point where I expect these to take off."

In the article they state that competing systems cost $38K - An almost 50% reduction in price certainly seems like a good way to get this to "take off" in the enterprise market.
NY Times team did a great job of making this responsive. It works really well on mobile.

That said, this is best viewed on desktop on a huge monitor. It looks gorgeous. Really, beautiful job to their front end team, consistently delivering this kind of experience.
Write the Docs has a bunch of meet ups and I've found that there are often people there looking to hire people like you :) it's also a good place to find a mentor and to learn more.

http://conf.writethedocs.org
I told him to do that, but he thought he already did! I'll bug him so he does this :)
And I thought the opening of the Beijing games was some impressive organization!

I suspect that a sizable proportion of the population believes the situation you describe to be true; that is our propaganda.
Because I see you attend The Iron Temple, you must also be a worshipper of Brodin. Wheymen.
Hi, I'm a friend of the author. We're currently migrating his blog to one of my servers, wont be long :)
I do hope they publish the sequel: "Study finds positive correlation between birth and death"
Hi, author here, my statistics abilities are far from perfect so I'd welcome any feedback. I have a feeling there is a much easier way to get to the full answer than the statistical hoops I jumped through.
Definitely!

I have tried Puritan's Pride products and they helped me a lot to get over those ugly sleepless nights without the nasty and horrible effects of those sleep aid meds.
>The state—or, to make the matter more concrete, the government—consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me.

This quote starts out really good, but runs off the rails very quickly. Replace government with 'corporation' and everything is still true.

Basically you're describing humanity, and this type of criticism of government isn't very useful in todays world. You have two choices today: your life is controlled by the government or it's controlled by corporations. Or, I suppose, you move out to the woods somewhere extremely remote (then you're still going to be affected by everyone else due to pollution and global warming, which know no boundaries).

So sure, you can rail against government all you want, but when it comes right down to it, I would prefer a government I can at least participate in through the democratic process than a corporation where my only influence is whether or not I buy things from them.
Looking at your pricing structure and FAQ, it looks like a better approach would be to discriminate based on number of properties, raise your monthly rate and just make it unlimited paperwork... 1-2 properties a month at $19/mo, 3-5 at $39, 6-20 at $99 and then a "slumlord" option. (or something like that... obviously it's your business and you know your own costs)

Mostly, it seems unnecessarily fiddly to have entries in your FAQ about an average number of pieces of paper and special rates on processing paperwork backlogs.
But you're just arguing for careful and managed use of opiates, which is what I'm asking for.

We know that opiates are widely misused by clinicians and we know that this misuse does not help treat the pain and causes considerable other problems.
The fact that there is so much water in animals is one of the reasons tritiated water isn't that dangerous.

It's not really possible to discuss something if the only acceptable answer is "fuck TEPCO", by the way.
I think you'll find that psycho's name is Theresa May.
I've tweeted someone close to the Pywin32 project (hosted on SF) asking to move it, but didn't get a reply. For long-established projects, it's not an easy migration. Please keep prodding any critical project you know of.
Heap overflow in QEMU PCNET controller, allowing guest-host escape
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I believe this is completely unnecessary. Not that competition is not good but in this case they are just wasting money that could have otherwise been used to innovate in something else.
We have noticed a very striking degradation in performance of all our 3G connections (multiple work and personal ones, on multiple mobile networks) in recent years, with a particularly obvious drop around the time 4G became a big deal. It could just be coincidental of course, because obviously in terms of radio signals they shouldn't interfere. However, our more cynical parts can't help wondering whether resources previously used to support 3G networks are being redirected over time towards the new and more profitable 4G services, leaving those still using the same 3G at the same price with fewer stations to connect with, less regular maintenance, etc.
The UK is actually much less progressive than the US when it comes to censorship and filtering. There is no Internet filtering of any kind by any ISP in the US; it's illegal for a common carrier to filter traffic in that way. Some lobbyists are pushing ISPs to block access to sites that allow copyright infringement, but nothing of that nature has started yet.

The UK is very arguably also less progressive in terms of surveillance and espionage; GCHQ seems to be even more unethical than NSA, going by a few dozen of the leaked presentations.
Then yes, we have seen different ADPs.
I'm curious about your perspective on this article, "North Korea: A nation of racist dwarfs"

[0]http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/fighting_wor...

I've nearly given up on understanding the reality of the situation. Are you Dennis Rodman? ;)
I agree with you. I was mostly thinking of one iteration (a simplistic view) of "we know the scope, we go to work, we deliver (or fail) the result" which happens only in small projects.

The two types of scope creep is a good observation, I'll have to remember that idea.
In addition to the other responses, remember that US federal income tax is a graduated tax rate, so even at ~40% on 120k, you're only paying 40% on your income over like 90k, lower tax rates for income in lower brackets.
Maybe. I suspect often HR writes them. I just heard from my co-workers that, because they were looking for a senior Angular guy, HR wanted to ask for 5 years of Angular experience. Fortunately the team managed to stop them, but I suspect that in a lot of companies they wouldn't have that opportunity.
It's payback for saddling JavaScript with algol-style syntax. The wheel turns.
>So.. you guys were carefully corralled in the city? N Korea is mostly rural, with most of its population barely able to get enough calories to eat.

My tour group was driven through the countryside all the way to the border with South Korea, and I took the train all the way to China. I was very careful to get photos of as many villagers as possible during the whole length of the country. There was poverty, of course -they could hardly hide it - but to be honest, I've seen a lot worse even in rural China.

The only thing that really set it apart from other 3rd world countries was the lack of vehicles. Buses between towns were sparse and incredibly overcrowded and a not-insignificant number of people appeared to be walking or cycling between towns.

Ironically they had a gleaming six lane highway that the tour guide bragged about being built during the 'arduous march' (google it), killing a lot of the workers. With propaganda like that who needs lies?
Copypasted it into repos' README along with some Markdown for better readability’s sake: https://github.com/ConsensusResearch/flp
I know, but I imagine it will only be fully merged if Project Sumatra turns out to be integrated.
I'm surprised there aren't any companies already doing this and selling the data to the street level image newcomers.
But one could imagine a city where many shops have satellite internet and open WiFi, so that in effect you can walk around with a phone and use this.
for me a new-ish thing dependent types (I have a small experience with Coq)

But yeah, since Turing and Church the fundamentals of computation hasn't changed. Nil novum sub sole
Death rates do not scale nor change over time equally. You have to account for possible worst case scenarios and their likelihood to happen.
HN has always blocked these kinds of responses, just as how they block pun, joke and meme threads. Memes are arguably more indicative of a community as they are an in-group norm, but HN has a clear stand against them as they dilute the quality of the discussion.
Don't miss the "All the data captured by the investigation has been put in a Google document" link that points to a 50mb file called "Complete BB firewall logs.rtf," which I'm sure will be of interest.
Compactness is more of a side effect and can be a detrimental one. Personally I find that this kind of code is more declarative of intent than the more imperative for loop. By using particular functional tools for the job you're avoiding any possibility of a bug in your looping construct and making your purpose explicit.

I also like how it removes boiler plate to handle different container types making it easier to switch to different ones.
$7,000 for the 55" version. I'd expect a lot of businesses could get by with that.
The price point is good for enterprise but don't expect to see them around. Surface Hub is huge opportunity though for other applications in markets that can't afford it.
A surprising new feature in iOS 9: the Palestinian flag
(It should be noted that while the economics of Lego hasn't significantly changed, this piece is from 2013; previous discussion at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9096253)
Duolingo is the best learning platform I've ever used. Even better than Khan Academy (and Khan Academy is really really good). Happy to see them doing so well!
Anybody else feel a little nervous when a free language tool is valued in the hundreds of millions?
Right, the point being that the enterprise culture that created CORBA, will make anything similar regardless of the programming language.
I think CBT is training your mind to work together with you. Some of the most important things in getting your mind to cooperate (to achieve a result like better sleep), is A) believing that you can, B) Wanting it, and C) Putting in mental effort to achieve your goal. No, it's not a panacea and not guaranteed, but the science* is clearly there.

* Science - It works, bitches! (XKCD quote)
Yeah, I agree. "Fly-paper" sounds a bit judgmental though. For a more neutral metaphor, we could say that HOFs are like Lego bricks, and loops are like clay. Both have their benefits and drawbacks.

I've been fascinated by HOFs for many years, but my personal projects are filled with "loop abuse" and mixed responsibilities, all soft and malleable, just the way I like it. If I had to dismantle half the thing just to change the color of one brick, I'd give up pretty quickly.
It's interesting to draw a parallel to piracy - why does piracy exist? When asked, people will often say "Because I can't afford to buy music / movies" - which actually implies that they feel entitled to said products. With piracy, theft is much easier and without repercussions or even a social stigma. With physical goods, less so - but people will still feel like they need or are entitled to certain goods (like expensive smartphones or fashion items).
Exactly , Even if TMP is much harder than MOC, TMP is standard , by forcing people to learn it they are not doing something wrong or ridiculous , but by forcing people to learn something specific to framework we are doing something wrong in my opinion {then why should we have standard at first place ? every one can create its own C++ }
I think if you dig deeper you'll see that the only somewhat aristocratic family in your statement are the Bushes. The Clinton's are just power hungry, ugly, bourgeois. The Obama's are just a vessel for many things.

Otherwise, spot on, and fantabulous analogy about the limitless top and bottom!
Uh...

No sir, not me, not these days.

When I was younger, and in the US, and frequently traveling between states I did manage to rack up a significant number of speeding tickets. There were all, to use a UK term, a fair cop: I was speeding and I was caught by an officer of the law patrolling the roads who stopped me and gave me a ticket in person.

Getting them in the mail several days after the fact, without ever knowing you were speeding in the first place is a) confusing, b) not great for immediate enforcement and safety concerns.
>not even in the big cities in the US can you find as many CCTVs as in the UK.

Do you have evidence for this? I find it hard to believe that branches of Walmart in the US don't have CCTV cameras in them.
The price of Lego isn't the problem. It's the tiny, over specialized parts.
The page feels sparse at full screen and crowded when it's at a quarter of the screen. I wish that the bar with the food types stretched to the full page width on desktop, and collapsed and stacked on a smaller screen. Also, clicking each of the buttons doesn't really do what they're supposed to, ie. clicking the fish button and there is a chicken recipe?

it seems like a really cool idea!
By and large it is a psychological issue. When it comes to physical problems, doctors focus on treating that instead of secondary symptoms like insomnia, so that's why when you present complaining just about insomnia, doctors initially assume a psychological cause.
You'll notice I said "relatively" twice there. I still think it's iffy... but as pranks go it's decent.
There are PLENTY of reasons to code your application to act differently based on environment... while many of them may be bad, not all of them are.

Some abuse this to make speed tools run faster, ala Graphic Card tests that run faster when it detects NVidia/AMD... some abuse it to skirt protections in VMs...

Do we need to ban torrents because a lot of torrents are illicit materials? Ban bitcoins, because some people use it for drugs? Ban tor?
You seem to assume that I would be for 'back to basics', without machines and stuff, like the Amish, but that's not what I'm saying.

I'm just taking money out of the equation, which means there will still be a lot less jobs to do, resulting in way less work load.

Of course machines need to be produced and maintained, but only a fraction of what we build now, and as there is no reason to exercise planned obsolescence or nibble on the costs by choosing inferior materials, these machines have a way higher quality than we make now.

Another difference is that whatever work is still done, this will be done by people actually wanting to do this, out of interest and passion.
This reminds me of a TED talk* about dealing with stress, when stress is assumed to be a huge killer / detriment to life. It turns out it's all in how your mind perceives stress. It never ceases to amaze me the power your conscious mind can have over your overall life -- I'm reminded of a quote that "The brain is an elephant, and you are the rider on the back. You cannot steer sharply, but you can urge the brain to go somewhere over a long period of time."

*http://www.ted.com/talks/kelly_mcgonigal_how_to_make_stress_...
In the UK all companies (this is being phased in) have to offer a pension to their employees.
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Really? Street level images are something Apple needs if they want to be a true contender with maps. Maps apps are some of the most used apps and it's in Apple's best interest to be up to speed with competition so users won't just use Google maps and form a gap in the Apple ecosystem.
How to Make Stress Your Friend
I think it is great for the author that their career has allowed them to pay off their mortgage and sit back and examine what it is they are really passionate about. But this was a challenging comment for me from the article:

"I’ve only worked for two tech companies, in radically different fields. The only things they have in common are that their main products are websites with tertiary features that let you buy things. Yet both of them ended up scrambling to write their own payment platforms from scratch. What the fuck is going on?"

I'm currently working at a tech company that is trying to increase the survival rate for cancer patients. Others are working at companies that are providing medicine or support for folks who have no access to medical facilities. The point being that the experience of two tech companies is insufficient to evaluate the entire industry.

And the bigger point is that how you spend your time is your choice. Take the fact that you are getting burned out in your current job to inform your decision on your next one. That is the key to not getting completely burned out.
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But thats exactly what I am saying. The cost for education in the US is prohibitve and so they decide to come to germany. If they find employment most people will stay where they got educated.

However, i do not actually think that this the point. Education has always profited heavily from a diverse enviroment, so we do profit from people all over the world coming to us. Besides, not everything is about investment, sometimes a society just has to decide what it values. We also have a really expensive social system. I value this highly and love it when my tax money goes to efforts like this. I mean sure, at the end of the day i probably contribute more than i recieve money wise, but living in a society where i feel comfortable is pretty valuable to me :)

Lasty, i think i can objectivly point out, that neither of us is very likely to make any objective statements without getting into heavy citations :)
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