skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I.e., is it the goal of hydrogenation to produce
a more solid form of oil, and the trans fats are
a byproduct?

Yes.
Drivers are just temporary anyway. Uber is going to be the company to beat when autonomous cars make Autos as a Service a huge business. I see that, and not some low-margin package delivery service, as the driver of their future growth.
The warp drive is definitely a brand new effect.
Ueber always was a desert flower. The field it disrupted was scheduled to vannish with automated cars anyway.
You should see my bank's website. It doesn't let me use passwords longer than eight characters. Or symbols.
With respect, you are wrong.

It's not automatic that a contract is implied, but a contract COULD be implied by action and conduct.

Specific examples where the unsigned contract has been upheld in court:
http://www.jordanssolicitors.co.uk/resource/warning-unsigned...
http://www.citation.co.uk/news/is-an-unsigned-contract-enfor...
I definitely do not consider myself great JavaScript developer. Not even mediocre. Code by some people that now do JavaScript lectures, I've refactored and made at least order of magnitude faster, so there's that.

There's one important thing I've already learned though and I'll do you a solid - be a total nazi to your code.[1]

At the start, it's easy to get impression that it's all loosey-goosey-everything-works kinda thing, and it actually is...at small scale! When you get to medium-sized thing, all hell starts to break loose, and I'm not talking just callback hell. You can avoid all that with modest amount of discipline.

I'm aware many people have qualms with JSLint, some even with JSHint. But it doesn't matter what you use as long as you keep consistency. Those two tools help you with that. If you can be disciplined without it, sure, go for it. Just reading on possible configuration options for JSHint already made me consider many potential pitfalls I wouldn't have even thought of otherwise..

As far as learning goes, I'm definitely recommending learning as-you-go. To hell with academics - this is JavaScript, language made in few weeks[2]. You can develop amazingly accurate feel for the language in spite of not knowing rigorous abstracts. You're not sure what new actually does, and you're on deadline? Make a note - "figure out new" - and move along. When you manage to scrounge few hours of your busy week, run through those questions of yours across plethora of amazing resources online, head over to #Node.js or ##javascript on freenode, ask and ye shall receive.

In JavaScript, there's about a million ways one can make something work, an immense solution space. Are you sure your attack vector is good enough? Refactor aggresively!

[1] I wanted to go with "anal" instead of "nazi". But you get the idea.

[2] ...by some amazing dude though.
This really is the worst way to treat your employees, if I was one of the lucky people who was told to continue as if nothing had happened I would do everything I could to get another job somewhere else asap.

Corporations need to show more respect to their employees, outsourcing to india and then forcing the current employees to train the people replacing them is no way to treat people.
After reading that I would imagine he's going to jail for fraud.

If you disagree with sections you are to strike them out and initial them, additions or changes are appended to the bottom. This helps everybody know what's happening.

From reading the article it sounds like he didn't create his own agreement (for them to sign) but copied and then altered their agreement. If it contained their letter head and the terms as if they had written it not him, then it's clearly an attempt to trick the other party.
I'd be happy to answer any questions if you have them.
I think that setting up a test environment is one of the bigger hurdles (it seemd more confusing for JS than for most other languages I used before). Starting with installing node and "node myfile.js" is pretty good to get going (writing hellow world, fizzbuzz etc.). I struggled quite a bit sifting through all the options after that (e.g. npm+Grunt+Browserify to be able to require stuff etc.). Maybe I'm imagining things but the simple "getting started" was quite complex for JS. Or in other words...the first steps are pretty hard imo.

The inclusion of Backbone seems a bit odd. Isn't that also frontend-ish (like the pick one of Ember,React,Angular). I'd rather substitute it for Express.
>If this were to remain, the large majority of the drivers will not have a position to fill. It will not be viable.

That's correct, it's probably not viable.

>How are they not equipped?

Most personal car insurance policies don't cover operating your car commercially. In addition, each driver would be required to conform to ADA rules (which apparently not all of them were doing https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/04/blind-users-with...) and the penalties for noncompliance are higher than most people can afford. And those aren't the only rules they would be responsible for - the risks are just really high!
You must not have grown up in one of millions of households where margarine was touted as healthier than butter
Are invented and discovered just a matter of perspective?
It's behind the WSJ firewall so simply go to google and type "Tesla Partners with Battery Researcher to Lower Costs" and click on the WSJ result and presto, WSJ lets you read it.

I think this is a potentially excellent move on Tesla's part. Can't wait to see what professor Dahn can do to boost Tesla's battery capacity and energy density while lowering costs.
>Doesn't Chrome just report everything you do within the browser to Google anyway?

Yes.
If only it was that simple.
Wouldn't raising the minimum was make shipping jobs to China even more attractive?
If all the food producers decide to use the same cheapest ingredient, what help does labeling provide? This story is an example of the government doing what it ought to, helping the people be defended from the bad behavior of corporations and society in general.

There is a larger question of how much harm should a product cause society before the government decides to put a stop to it. I would like the government to have a standard by which any issue is put to the test. The nanny state doesn't bother me as much as its arbitrary selectivity and application.
The LISP + functional mind-set is not easy to get used to when you come from non-functional (specially bad is OOP), verbose, syntactically complex programming languages (e.g. C, C++, Java, C#...). I think you should focus on learning to think the functional way. Then LISPs will reveal all their power through simplicity. That's how it worked with me at least ;)
Context maybe? http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/06/17/us/in-turnabout-disney-...
That's fantastic! I guess the website was auto-generated then, how nice.
That's a pretty cynical attitude. It's definitely possible to work for a for-profit company and still care personally about the success of whatever they are doing. You don't have a moral obligation to bend over backwards for a company, but it's ok to be committed for reasons other than a paycheck.
I'm glad that the display has improved. The screenshot shows better typography than ebook readers typically have, but I bet that won't be the norm.

I have a Kindle touch that was gifted to me, but I don't think I'll buy one of these to replace it. I'd rather stay away from the Amazon ecosystem as much as I can.
Previously, if you use the coinbase wallet to purchase BTC, then you would have to wait 6 days to get the BTC unless you transferred money to Coinbase Exchange and purchased them directly.

This simply removes that step and executes your buy order against the Coinbase Exchange presumably.
> It will not be viable.

Sure it would, why wouldn't it? It's not like Uber is the first taxi company that has employees in the history of USA. Why do you think it would make Uber not viable?
Debunking “password killing 0days for iOS and OS X” claims
There was no lie. It was true then, and is still clearly and obviously true now, that Mac users have a small fraction of the malware issues that Windows users have. The difference between iOS and Android is even more stark.

You're also hilariously wrong about Microsoft having a supposedly "battle-hardened" OS where security has been worked on systematically. OS X is based on BSD Unix, where security has been worked on since the 1970s, before Microsoft even existed. OS X itself is now 15 years old.

I administer hundreds of Macs and PCs. I can objectively state that the PCs have about 10-50x as much issues with malware as the Macs have, and those issues are more severe and affect users and admins more. Everyone who manages both Macs and PCs in the enterprise is well-aware of this.
What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

I really hate the trend of libertarianism inventing its own political correctness, policing regular speech with well-known meanings ("pushing risk") for hidden accusations of oppression and slavery.
BrowserStack launches Microsoft Edge browser for cross browser testing
If a site could be certain to show only ads that do not track me, that the site operators actually are comfortable endorsing (i.e. not some targeted ad system where the site owners have no control over what ads I see), then I would consider not blocking their ads.

This is effectively a matter of social breakdown. I wouldn't bother blocking ads if they were few, privacy-respecting, responsible, etc. But, tragedy of the commons and all, shitty ad-pushers and privacy-invaders ruined the game. Now, sorry to say, this hurts others who try to be more respectful. Not their fault, but that's how the world goes sometimes.
Scientists Create the World's First Evaporation-Driven Engine
(I'm not mootothemax and if I were you I wouldn't expect a reply after someone has left the conversation.)

They are not equals, the drivers probably can't get a better deal anywhere else, and the law should be changed to make sure drivers can get a better deal in the future.
The Peculiar History of the Windows Character Map
Isn't this just a standard prior art clause?
I didn't have any problem getting Ubuntu 14.04 working on Linode with pv-grub. I had to go that route in order to use ksplice.
No, because you can't ship a Burger King job to China.
Yeah, Chipotle's anti-gmo stance has really killed my desire to eat there. It's is a shame because they had previously been relatively good on the environmental front. Then they fell into the pseudo-science deep-end and here we are.
I wonder why he's disabled sharing of the post.
Think this really make sense. Rather than focus on individual runtimes everybody wins if they just make it managed docker. Run whatever you like. Like they do now they'll probably commit to super-managed VMs for some favoured stacks, but anything is possible on managed VMs.
The fact that Uber determines the price and state of the car etc for them they are by all definitions in my book employed.
Greek Debt Committee Declares Troika Debt “Illegal, Illegitimate, and Odious”
You might be interested in how California is dealing with the franchise relationship as well[0] There are specific rules about that relationship that separates it from an employee.

[0] http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240709
Like Americans, such unscrupulous program also ends up hurting genuinely talented and skilled foreign workers.

Many 'consulting firms' end up hiring/slaving thousands of workers(hence using the H1-b quota), whereas others(not exploiting the loophole) end up not getting called on the lottery.

A rational and realistic discussion is necessary, but most end up becoming too biased and extreme("don't let anyone come here").
Introducing Shipit – Shopify's deployment tool
Thanks, now it makes sense to me. Lot of these points ring true, specifically 3 and 4
You're misunderstanding the feature. Coinbase has supported off-Blockchain transactions for a while now, and it does not require a USD wallet; it can be done with any transaction internal to coinbase.

Instant exchange let's you send bitcoin from your USD wallet, meaning you don't have to hold bitcoin to use it, because your local currency is "instantly exchanged" into bitcoin when you send it.

It has nothing to do with on/off Blockchain transactions.
I hesitated to respond because honestly, it's a dangerous question you are asking, and a truthful answer in the wrong place or time can be social and political suicide.

I understand your view, and generally agree with your primary point that it's not a single overarching group in total control. The world of Machiavellian Realpolitik is much more nuanced and complex than that, and I mostly chalk it up to our tendency as humans seek to simplify things.

First, I would like to point out that I consider Hanlon's razor a logical fallacy that should be relegated to the dustbin of debate. It is far too often used in the discussion of this matter.

Now to your original question of who "they" is. In short, my conclusion is that it is primarily but not restricted to the supranational aristocratic elite, in particular the ones who desire global governance (at least on the surface). The most obvious example of this is the kinds of people who are C-level or board level who have positions across the world. A good primary jumping point for this would be the analysis of control networks in this very good paper: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1107.5728.pdf

All that paper does though is show the level of interconnectedness, but what it doesn't show is intent. That wasn't your question though and is best left for another discussion.

The bottom line to me is that "they" is the uber-wealthy, and that class-warfare and return of a type of neo-feudalism is right around the corner if not already here.

If you want to know where the collusion happens, look to the round table groups; eg. the council on foreign relations, the bilderberg group, the trilateral commision, and various think-tanks, superpacs, and tax-exempt foundations, and yes, even secret societies. The main mistake though is to think they are all in on it or even understand it. That's not how control at a high level works.

Imagine how control of a secretive org such as the CIA/NSA works. It's so wrapped up in compartmentalization that it's easy to take people who mean well and task them with something they don't understand the bigger picture implications of, and combine many of them to accomplish a big thing that none of them understand but a few key people at the top.

I propose that the majority of "the key people at the top" are comprimised in some form or fashion, so even they are pawns in a game they don't fully understand... many simply want to make money or protect their reputations, though some are most definitely being blackmailed or threatened with much, much worse.
Low carb and intensive training = fall in testosterone levels – GET STRONGER
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9653389

The story was flagged/shadowbanned to the 2nd page within an hour of it's submission despite it being on topic and having 200+ upvotes.
I understand your point of view, but I would point out the other side of the coin.

People who are not able to give their whole lives up to their employer's demands, for any number of reasons, are less able to work in tech in the USA - they're not good value with even if they have reasonable human needs. This contributes to a very unequal culture in the industry.

(Even if people on this forum might generally benefit from that)
You could, but you won't. We're not able to buy all ads, so for most people $2 will last a good while.

For reference, the average US web user sees ~$5.60 worth of ads per month. Of those only 40%-ish go out for auction, and of those we buy as many as we can.
Frozen Disney Eggs Surprise Egg Toys
Please consider putting the animated GIF or screenshot from the git repo's readme on the website.

It's asking me to pipe a curl into bash without me knowing what it is :)
Error handling is one of the harder aspects of software engineering, IMHO. For starters, those code paths are less tested than others. See this, for example: https://www.usenix.org/system/files/conference/osdi14/osdi14...
I actually managed to contribute to it once, via the mailing list. This doesn't really invalidate (1), but maybe they just don't want GitHub-style forks ("modifying the supplied code 'in place' is something that we discourage").
We know how to run fast auctions, so this doesn't seem hard to solve. #5 Managerial Skills seems harder to work around.
"That doesn't really rise to the level of specifying how a work product must be produced (one of the main differences between employees and contractors),"

Can you please cite any case law for this proposition?

PS there is a ton of caselaw on what it means for a taxi driver to be an employee or not, and this isn't in there :)
My thought on this is that the current Uber valuation is related very strongly to the idea of their future worth, which is currently quite optimistic due to their self-driving car research. Uber without having to pay drivers at all is still the end-goal for them, so it may just mean that they need more capital investment in the short-term and investors may be happy to do so.
Not at all fishy. Please see my comment below.
Because they're competing against all the other taxi companies that already exist.
A source code repository lets me see what bugs you have fixed, and lets me do things like "git bisect" to discover the identity of the commit where you broke something six months ago that wasn't discovered because it's not covered by tests. Helping others find your bugs helps you.

Anyone who is serious about any open source project today has a repository.

Your bogus rationalizations sound like you haven't held a software job working with other developers in twenty-five years, if ever. Hey, putting tarballs on the sunsite.unc.edu FTP site worked in 1990---why change a process that works?

Exposing a version history doesn't imply that you're supporting old baselines. What is or is not supported is declared separately from version control.

You cannot stop people from merging their local changes to your upstream by not having a repository. Linux didn't have a repository for years, yet people maintained and shared complex patches outside of the official tree anyway. (And with tools like Quilt, refined that to an art form.) People will take your snapshots, import them on into an upstream branch and do their own ad-hoc version control on your code.
5 Reasons to Use Mono for Linux Development
Surprise Egg
While this is a hot button topic, I've seen some pretty horrible things Monsanto has done to farmers. Accepting GMO crops would mean accepting Monsanto who has a monopoly on the industry and are well know for using sketchy tactics when dealing with farmers resistant to using their seeds.
What's your source? Having lived for over a decade in southern Africa, I find that somewhat hard to believe...

If you say that only 7% is being used for farming, then yes, that might be accurate - the population density is way lower than, say, Europe. But I'm pretty sure a whole lot more than that is potentially usable.
Also with "shitload" of money it's easier to hire lobbyists.
In a way MIT is right, computer had their days, now things are back to the real world.

MIT handled this very poorly; it's always been very conservative about bulking up departments because things can radically change. Aero/Astro was red hot from, oh, post-WWI to the early 1970s, when it catastrophically crashed without to this date a recovery.

For decades EECS struggled with 40% of the undergraduates and ~1/6th of the institute's resources, in fact when they adopted the old core of 6.001-4 in the early '80s they dropped the "service" course that taught introductory programming for lack of human resources. I don't know how much the faculty was bulked up, the ultimate metric, but before the dot.com crash they committed a quarter billion dollars to a new CS research building that was ugly, very dysfunctional, and expensive to operate (so insecure it requires a full time police officer).

Anyway, I judge that "had their days" differently, at least in the longer term. Most specifically, one of these days a programming error will kill thousands or tens of thousands of people, and at least part of the field will radically change as people get more serious about "quality" software.

(Scare quotes because e.g. Facebook and Boeing have very different, and correct for both of them, definitions of software quality.)
I don't disagree at all, but I don't see even the advertising or collection value of whatsapp. Even if it does exist, it is not similar in kind to facebook or twitter, where you have a captive audience using a stateful application suite.

Whatsapp seems to have less revenue potential than products which have already shown an inability to find the black, such as AIM.
I became a virtual resident of a country I’ve never been to. Now what?
This should be 100% not shocking to anyone (including Uber, i expect). Given their recent executive hires, i'm sure they saw this coming, and already have an appeal strategy.

From a legal standpoint, riding the edge rarely works. Look at what happened to Aereo.
This looks nice but until Kindle supports EPUB it's a no-go for me.
Phone-Usage Patterns Could Determine Unemployment Rates
Facebook Virüslerinden Kurtulmak
Neat, reminds me that I want to turn an older one into an uptime / analytics monitor sorta like this:

http://mpetroff.net/2012/09/kindle-weather-display/
Doesn't seem obvious at all to me since I know several drivers who do rides for several systems at the same time. How could they be an employee or three companies at once? They aren't, they are clearly contractors.

You can see multiple people stating the same here about driving for multiple services:
http://qr.ae/7y7fv7

I think this is just another ruling by a clueless government that has no clue what is actually happening on the computers involved.
Contrary to popular hacker news belief, lobbyists don't magically fix problems like this.
If they did, Google/MS/etc wouldn't keep getting sued and complaints everywhere.
>>There is precedent for this, for example in the Unix filesystem permissions: to be able to delete a file, you need write access to its parent directory; the permissions of the file itself are not taken into account.

My mind has been blown. I can delete this .txt as the user "pikachu". I had no idea.

pikachu@POKEMONGYM ~/tmp3/pikachuFolder $ ls -la
total 8
drwxrwxr-x 2 pikachu pikachu 4096 Jun 17 08:48 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 pikachu pikachu 4096 Jun 17 08:48 ..
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jun 17 08:48 gogogadgetarms.txt
pikachu@POKEMONGYM ~/tmp3/pikachuFolder $
pikachu@POKEMONGYM ~/tmp3/pikachuFolder $ rm gogogadgetarms.txt
rm: remove write-protected regular empty file ‘gogogadgetarms.txt’? y
pikachu@POKEMONGYM ~/tmp3/pikachuFolder $ ls -la
total 8
drwxrwxr-x 2 pikachu pikachu 4096 Jun 17 08:52 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 pikachu pikachu 4096 Jun 17 08:48 ..
pikachu@POKEMONGYM ~/tmp3/pikachuFolder $
The problem with GMO is that it's basically a vendor lock-in scheme for agribusiness giants. It's not a good engineering solution to the real food problems we face.

Of course, the DONT EAT THE SCIENCE OR IT WILL GIVE YOU THE CANCER political nonsense is wrong. That doesn't let GMO off the hook, though. The problem it attempts to solve, on the surface, is increasing the productivity of monocropping. But productivity isn't the problem of our food chain. We can grow plenty of food, and cheaply.

So what are problems? Loss of biodiversity. Modern nutrition-related health problems like obesity and diabetes that are related to factory-manufactured junk food. Et cetera.

We should be focusing on making food fresher, better tasting, more nutritious, more interesting, and more ethical. Racing to the bottom on price isn't good for anyone but the companies that provide vendor lock-in.