skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
The impossible-to-miss headline says "small teams". I interpret the more detailed description in that context: no arbitrary limit on small team members. No sane person would argue that 500+ is small team.

The limit in place seems like a technical limitation to me: Slack is for teams, so they figured the number is well above any real-life use and probably applies to paid accounts as well.
Javascript has several disadvantages that make it less than ideal as a general compilation target.

* Javascript is verbose because it's plain text and was 'optimised' for human readability, rather than machine-parsability. That means parsing Javascript is expensive, too expensive for high-performance applications.

* Javascript's being a dynamically typed language means a single JavaScript variable may at different times represent a number, a string, or a fragment of HTML. Likewise, JS allows us radically to modify the behaviour of even built-in objects such as arrays. All this prevents the Javascript JIT compiler to optimise as aggressively as we'd like.

* Javascript currently doesn't provide viable concurrency which makes translating languages that do a problem.
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Solves a non-problem.
Are we more productive when we take more time off?
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https://developer.chrome.com/native-client

Native Client is a sandbox for running compiled C and C++ code in the browser efficiently and securely, independent of the user’s operating system.
Yeah, but "sharing economy" makes for much-better sounding TED talks.
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Thx for informing that. You mean the SNS share bar? We just used Sumome component for that. If you could provide the screenshot I'll try to fix it.
I think exactly the opposite. Education is the only important thing, and the genes are a minor thing. After all with enough water one can grow nice vegetation on almost any kind of soil.
Reminds me a bit of the BMOW (Big Mess O' Wires) (http://www.bigmessowires.com/2009/02/02/wire-wrap-photos/), which was/is a functional desktop computer made of hand-wrapped wire on a 12x7 wire-wrap board. Of course the Mega-processor is on a much larger scale, but in terms of unique hand-built computers I think they're comparable.
No, it's not worth it. Turn your back and walk away.

I'm old enough that I've been crapped upon a few times by employers, governments, the law etc. It hurts and makes you angry but you never really feel like you "win" if you get revenge.
Damn I wish this would happen at the IRS. Tired of paying taxes to do nothing to help. Spend hundreds of millions on computer systems but they can't figure out how to do a backup.
FIA conducted tests on cockpit canopies several years ago. They fired a tire and wheel at it, which deflected off the canopy and into the air. It kept going, and going, and going. It was an alarming test. The last thing you want to do is launch car parts at the spectators.

Sometimes solving one problem causes another. This is why there isn't a solution yet, but the FIA are still working on it.
What blender? If you are reffering to the baby food book it is a wide variety of risottos, curries, fish dishes, etc, etc. The idea is to get the baby used to all different food groups so she isn't fussy later on.
It's not so common
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No amount of water is going to turn an oak tree into an avocado tree.

Having had three boys who are totally different from each other I have lost all belief in my importance post-conception in shaping who they are. Just love and forgive.
Every visitor to the US is fingerprinted these days.
I’ve spent the last week producing just that, and I’m just applying final polish before publishing it. It’s a drop-in replacement for <video>.
Recommending books seems to be not in fashion. I read some during the pregnancy of my wife. They were helpful. The most helpful one that I am using right now is unfortunately in German. It is really good, but with no translation (Largo, Babyjahre). The rest is in English.

1. What to expect When You're Expecting

http://www.amazon.com/What-Expect-When-Youre-Expecting/dp/07...

It is the classic on the subject and helped when there were some questions. Nutrition is really important. It becomes especially important after the birth.

2. What's Going on in There?

A book about the brain development of the child. It helped me to understand things better.

http://www.amazon.com/Whats-Going-There-Brain-Develop/dp/055...

3. Beyond the sling.

This book is about parenting in general. It helps you broaden your mind. I would not recommend all of it. But carrying your child around helps in a lot of ways.

http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Sling-Real-Life-Confident-Attac...
This needs an RSS or Atom feed.
"It would be, I submit to you, a major error to allow such a minuscule difference to cause massive damage to the Eurozone’s integrity. "

It seems like this type of language is being used a lot by all sides. It kind of irritates me that Yanis throws this out like he has no responsibility for making up this "miniscule" difference. If the difference really is "miniscule," why isn't it covered in Greece's proposals?

Whether it is Yanis or Juncker, it seems they just use rhetoric to place the burden of making an actual compromise on the other side.
I'm not saying it is the best option, but IIRC, the current alternative is to have the country on life support until at least 2050. The Greek government doesn't need to be carelse's to consider a default the better option.
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> “We celebrate the accomplishment of students who get into all eight Ivies,” said Brandon Kosatka, TJ’s director of student services. “That’s the bar, and our kids are shooting for that. They don’t like to be the second-best. If that’s the bar, then, yes, that creates anxiety for them.”

Jesus. That's borderline child abuse. These people understand their children can only go to one of those eight schools at a time, right?
BECAUSE THAT WOULD REQUIRE COMMON SENSE.
What is government but a bunch of provided services? We could replace it with well written software. No?
Did you consider the possibility that it's a technical limit that they didn't even anticipate ever hitting in real life, because Slack is for small teams?

Let's be fair here: the 10k visible messages limit means that Slack is basically unusable when you hit the user limit, as this post also says (messages archived within minutes of appearing). The pricing is clearly insane with this amount of users too.
Not nearly as large or ambitious, but if you're into the "solder hundreds of parts together to get something you could buy for a dollar" aspect, the "Transistor clock" is a pretty cool kit. I'm a lot better at soldering, now, too.

http://www.transistorclock.com/
"More than 100 experts across the country are working on this problem 24/7" is PR-speak.

There's a pile of folks between a few contractor firms, and the staff in the offices that manage those contracts, whose current top priority is fixing whatever the issue is.

They said specifically that embassies and consulates were having problems doing biometric checks, which I would imagine requires a State system to talk to a number of other federal/intel/defense systems to do records look-ups. If we do some further supposing, that web of interconnected systems may have had some underlying issues and I could definitely see it taking some time to get each firm involved in building or maintaining those systems together to figure out where the issues are and to figure out how to fix it.
What I instantly thought of was `The Abyss`. It was referenced towards the end and it appears the rat -and not the actor- was submerged in this fluid. Very cool! http://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/06/movies/film-the-abyss-a-fo...
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It's not sharing if one person is still paying another person for a good or service. It's just cutting out a middleman (or two or three). This has the potential to be a great thing, but it's still not sharing.
No its because of rules. F1 cars are much quicker than even LMP cars, despite 'aero inefficiencies'. What you lose in aerodynamics, you gain (lose) in weight (and thus acceleration, braking, and handling).
We always knew that the FBI surveillance project was an complete and utter waste of money designed simply to make it appear that the government is indeed doing something.
No. When you carry it the "cup" is upside down and it won't collect water.
Taken to the extreme, does anyone know the engineering limitations on how large you could make a functioning CPU?
"Yet, what the Greece wants is more money to keep doing exactly what they were doing before - that didn't work."

said a guy on the internet. Then he quoted Einstein.
The WOPR? How about a nice game of chess?
I don't like the idea of cockpit canopies in formula motorsport, but yesterdays accident could have easily cut Räikkönen in half.

These cars are gorgeous though!
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Seems like all the teams have their own concept, here is Ferrari's: http://f1concept.ferrari.com/
When did they start doing this?

I arrived two weeks ago, no finger print required.
Aren't pensions in Greece still highest in EU even after the cuts?
I generally agree that it is important for a software engineer to be able to identify the quality/speed desired by the client/manager. However, I think this advice needs to be applied cautiously:

> If you find yourself rewriting your code a lot, consider using a technique that Pixar uses for making digital films which is they work on them on sections until they are "good enough"

This approach works for features where side-effects are isolated to a small part of the system (eg. UI changes). For anything major, it is worth doing right the first time. eg. A library on which other software is constructed. The mastery is in weighing up the scope and likelihood of rework that might be required in the future.
I've been directing creative brainstorms for many years, and reconsidering things we take for granted, like square wheels, is exactly what we do to trigger new ideas and solutions to problems.
Much like with drugs, the best way to reduce human trafficking and abusive prostitution would be to fully legalize and regulate sex work. In countries where prostitution is accepted and legal, it's safer for both the sex workers and the customers, with less risk of disease and abuse. Sex workers are treated humanely and not condemned. Society in general benefits too, through properly paid taxes, lower crime rates, and reduced healthcare costs.
It might add to an even bigger number, now, that she had so much publicity from her open letter and tweets. People will listen to her album just out of curiosity now.
“(Water)has a desire to evaporate". I wonder what other previously unappreciated emotions it has.
I think it depends on what you mean by "functioning." There's no reason why a CPU lightyears across couldn't perform operations, albeit very slowly.
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Funny - I came to the comments with this exact same quote in my clipboard. I don't think it's child abuse, though, as both the parents and children are part of this world view which uses socially accepted norms for success as their primary metrics of worth. It's an extreme form of absolute submission to external motivation.

I think this comes from a culture of insecurity, addiction to simple success metrics, and maybe even a little intellectual laziness. Doing well in school isn't worthless, but it's perpendicular to learning to decide for yourself what your values are and in what direction you want to pull the world as you interact with it. At least in my experience, the latter is a lot more intellectually difficult (and satisfying) than learning a particular set of skills to solve a particular set of problems.
Fantastic video. It helped me understand how a combination lock works. I also have to wonder if there's any entropy analysis on the click to close to reset the lock. Seems like you can get at least some information on more likely combinations from the final position and some assumptions about how far the pegs rotate back.

Have you considered making a big-ish "regular" lock with a big wooden key (even though you'd need springs, not sure if you want 100% wood)? I think it would be a pretty valuable tool for learning how to properly lockpick (with wooden tools) :)
It seems like the problem is at least partly financial. Greece lived beyond its means for years, running a significant trade deficit. The government did not take appropriate steps for the country to live within its means. The link that you provided about the submarines demonstrates significant irresponsible spending: Greece had twice as many tanks as UK. Why did it buy four new submarines? Did it not at least consider cutting all that pointless military spending?

It also seems like there's a lot of corruption and irresponsible financial policy. For example, Greece's ridiculous policies around early retirement, such as that allow hairdressers, radio or television anchors, and musicians playing wind isntruments to retire at 50 for women, and 55 for men, due to "hazardous working conditions".

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/global/12pension....

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/15/unsustainabl...

A starting point would be predominately eliminating early retirement, and raising the retirement age to one similar to other countries. It seems like Syriza has been refusing to do that, because the Greek population is pushing them to keep these policies in place. Germany, by comparison, raised its retirement age to 67 years and Spain has done the same. They're talking about raising it to 69. It's understandable if German taxpayers are reluctant to fund Greeks' early retirement (on average, the lowest in Europe).

If Greece and the Greek government wants to embrace reforms, then they need to end corruption and put reasonable policies in place. To be fair, the current article has Greece's finance minister proposing to end early retirement. But, why is this being proposed at the 11th hour, right before default? Why is this part of their proposal to receive further loans, rather than an a voluntary sovereign action that's obviously necessary to correct their economy (independent from any loans)? The fact that Greece hasn't already taken steps like these to reform their economy, and is essentially holding the reforms hostage on further loans, is surely part of the reason why Greece's partners don't trust them. Greece should have put these reforms in place long ago by their own accord. They should have done it in a way that's clearly advertised to their own taxpayers as Greek responsibility for Greek spending, rather than positioning it as part of an agreement that, no doubt, they will say was "forced" on them. All of these facts together give the impression that Greece isn't committed to doing the right thing. Greece's irresponsible spending and financial policy are the responsibility of its government and people. If Greeks want to keep retiring early, OK, but it's understandable that the rest of the Eurozone doesn't want to provide them loans used to fund those pensions.
> The opposite of belief is doubt, not disbelief

Wow! Such a simple response to a complicated zero-sum game question. Put it another way, burden of proof lies not on the atheist to disprove the existence of God, but on the theist to provide a rationale for theism. Till then, atheists will be skeptical. That's not disbelief.
1. You can not spoil a baby under 1 year. Hold them, squeeze them. (And buy a sling).

1.5 When they cry:
a. are they hungry? -> food
b. sleepy? -> sleep
c. poopy? -> clean
d. just crying to let the stress out -> carry and/or let cry

2. Let them sleep through the night when they're 3 months old for 2 nights and nobody will believe what an awesome baby you have after that, happily sleeping through the night and all.

3. Make sure mom takes naps after the baby's born. Sleep deprivation != good.

4. Rythm rythm rythm. After a few weeks, start with this rythm:
a. they wake up -> immediate food!
b. Now you have a rested and fed baby = happy baby. Playtime! (30 minutes or an hour)
c. first sign of tired (about 2 hrs after waking up at first) -> TO SLEEP!

rinse and repeat.

When baby is crying, most often they're tired. do NOT start stimulating them like crazy, because the crying will stop for a few minutes but after that it's worse. Just tuck them in, let them cry a few minutes and they'll sleep.

Also, babies are sturdy! Don't worry too much about it :)
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F1 cars race for 1.5 hours, LMP1 race for 24hours, at a pace that is 5seconds slower than an F1.
They could go much faster but the race is won by the driver which races longer, not by the fastest lap.
Moreover the WEC cars integrate different accessories (e.g. pistons to lift the cars during pits) that increase weight.
F1 will always be faster because the race has a different target.
The problem is that endurance races advance technology that gets ported to everyday cars, F1 doesn't (but this is matter for another discussion).
“There once was a time when the racing world was ruled by savage beasts[...]"

Yup that was the time when a crash meant death or debilitating injuries. The whole point of F1 is that it is safe.

Yes, open cockpits mean that there is a risk of head injuries. However, closed cockpits increase the risk of:
Suffocation from engine leaks
Death from fire
Injury from cockpit collapse

More importantly, they'd still need to wear a helmet, because if something hits the windscreen, its going to shatter.

Plus they'd still have to design the screen, test it, and workout a quick release. All of which is expensive to do safely.

basically, you any can have two of the following:

fast

cheap

safe
This annoys me so much I tracked down and purposefully bought the strongest looking one I could find (made with titanium).

Destroyed itself in a gust of wind the first time I tried to use it.

Sigh.
My problem with the umbrella is that it is symmetric. If I hold it with my left hand, my right part becomes exposed, and vice versa. If I try to protect my backpack from getting wet, my front side get wet.
Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIcf-2AFHgw
Those types of visa issues are common in many countries, especially in Western Europe.

Not to say that the US hasn't made a lot of stupid laws and policies around immigration, but they're not alone.
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Europe has gas prices of >5$/Gallon, and treats at least the rail system as a public service like roads. 'Nuff said.
Er... I suppose you could technically consider this an open-cycle heat engine, but I find the connection to the drinking bird pretty strained.
So do I it's actually a pretty useful service that I have incorporated into my regular news consumption way too late :)
I currently have an Alert for "Magic Leap" for example.
Because the intelligent minds of us, humans, are wired to create and somewhat believe in conspiracy theories.

And here's the 'real story' you're talking about[0]. [laugh] It seems like Infosec Taylor Swift has changed her(his) Twitter handle...

[0]: https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/61261084849478451...
How much power can these motors produce? Can they be used for practical purposes, or are they simply a cool experiment?
Dear Europeans and East Asians: to paraphrase Douglas Adams, America is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist, but that's just peanuts to an American.

I've been to Japan and been a passenger on the Shinkansen, and as the article says, I wept. I'm also well aware of the disconcerting contrast with the totally dysfunctional Amtrak—I've taken the Silver Star from NY to DC many times.

I tell my foreign friends the reason why the most technologically advanced country in the world has a third-world, Soviet-era train system is because Amtrak labour is expensive and incompetent, our government is so deeply in debt that they haven't invested enough in infrastructure for us to have a modern train system, and public transportation is a political football in the US Congress. After all, $117 billion USD isn't chump change. And if we weren't spending $664.84 billion per year on the DOD and military, we'd easily have enough for up to date trains. [1]

Also not helping trains is the fact that more than any other country on Earth, Americans love cars. Not a little. A lot.

This doesn't mean we won't have great trains someday. I hope that day is coming soon, but currently trains don't scale well in the USA.

[1] US military budget for the 2011 fiscal year.
A Visa application system doesn't strike me as an obvious candidate for a relational database. I would rather store all the information related to a visa application in a document store with a relational database only used as a sort of index. I wonder if lots of systems are not built using relational just out of habit. And then bump into these problems.
I've heard that the human trafficking numbers increase with legal prostitution since volume increases also, even if the percentage is lower. The Netherlands has huge problems with drug smuggling and human trafficking despite both being largely legal there.

While I don't disagree that prostitution should be legal, it's a bit more complicated than the utopia you just painted.
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Indeed. Ad-financed media has to be entertaining, not factual.
I am an American. I love trains. Taking the train is 1000x times more enjoyable than driving for me, even if it takes longer (within reason). Seriously, I think time spent driving is almost completely wasted. Train rides can be spent doing whatever the hell I want, including eating Captain Crunch while reading Kurt Vonnegut (my favorite pastime). Yes, before you start, I can also do this while driving; but I promise you--its much less enjoyable.
That's what I've had such a hard time setting up. The newer Dr. Racket uses a different library system and last time I tried to get things working (on 6.1 I think) it has all sorts of problems downloading. I had to use older versions and it was never installed correctly.
Oh I agree. Occam's razor gets in the way when I try and consider that this giant conspiracy happened.
You just need to warn other countries that may be trying it.

Once there is a way things get invented, especially things that don't need a structure around them to be sustainable (like cell phones, for example)
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Without even clicking - government.
EDM follows a different model that has existed since the birth of house et al DJs: demo sets are given away free because:

1) most producers are DJs as well, and often (or at least historically) singles were used as much to promote the DJ as they were a revenue stream.

2) the few producers that weren't DJs were also engineers for other DJs who weren't very good in the studio. Thus they made their money engineering

3) most clubbers wouldn't be interested in a 7 minute unmixed single of their favourite club track. So the single sales generally go to other DJs (and there's thousands of DJs who never make it out of their bedroom - so the DJ scene is considerably bigger than it sounds).

The modern EDM scene is likely a little different these days since many EDM DJs are now also pop artists. But I think they still essentially follow this model.