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Re:Show HN: Charts for Hacker News Polls
on Friday January 20, 2012 @12:10PM (#3490180)
That's a good idea for frontpage and best polls.
Re:Show HN: Like Button for Hacker News
on Sunday August 28, 2011 @05:19PM (#2935005)
That would work if I were to submit from a single account but not to submit on your behalf.
Re:Google blames a Human for its Robot Car Accident
on Friday August 05, 2011 @07:01PM (#2852155)
This is interesting. So Google can claim that 160K mile of automated driving with the driver on-board and a single accident is blamed on the human.
Re:Google blames a Human for its Robot Car Accident
on Friday August 05, 2011 @06:34PM (#2852074)
I am not disturbed. Why would a human driver be driving an automated car? What is the security mechanisms that allow such cars to be in the streets? Isn't there a need for independent monitoring for such experiments?
Re:How I explained MapReduce to my Wife?
on Friday August 05, 2011 @03:07AM (#2849254)
Me second
Re:Researchers find avenues for fraud in Square
on Friday August 05, 2011 @12:30AM (#2848957)
Since Square adapter interfaces with mobile devices using the audio input, the swipe basically produces a sound (corresponding to the credit card) that is fed to the mobile device. By recording and replaying the sound, the credit card transaction can be completed without swiping the card.
But that does not mean frauds exploit it easily.
Any one who has access to the credit card already has the credit card numbers and the security code. One could always use that information and order items online. But there are security mechanisms that protect such usage. The audio recording is identical to storing the credit card number. Square uses other mechanisms (like capturing location of each transaction) to deter fraud behavior.
Re:Federal Circuit Slams Patent Troll
on Friday August 05, 2011 @12:18AM (#2848939)
Should we consider this a ray of hope or an exception? Also, as per the article, the case concluded last week. I am surprised that other tech media did not cover this given the buzz around patent trolls these days.
Re:Show HN: My weekend project - Chessboard picture recognition
on Friday August 05, 2011 @12:14AM (#2848933)
I suggested 2D if he wanted to build a system for himself. May be multi-angle snap-shots or a video capture could be processed for capturing conventional chess boards. But even that would not work for all chess-boards. I have come across some pieces that are different to distinguish.
Re:Show HN: My weekend project - Chessboard picture recognition
on Thursday August 04, 2011 @11:03PM (#2848817)
I have worked in machine vision projects in past. It's not going to be easy to recognize the pieces as is; I suggest that you use 2D pieces for chess. Even better, use some unique design like this one: http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/experimental-chess-s...
Re:Microsoft: We offered Google a joint bid; they said no.
on Thursday August 04, 2011 @01:22AM (#2844721)
This detail fires back on Google. Google too had a partner for bidding; just that they didn't want to partner with their competitors. They were trying to portray their defeat as a conspiracy which this post proves it was not.
Ask HN: why can't other webmail providers filter spam like gmail?
Re:Myths about entrepreneurs
on Sunday July 31, 2011 @09:29PM (#2830273)
I read few weeks back in Y Combinator FAQ page that the average age of Y Combinator funded entrepreneurs is 26. Vivek's survey found the average age of founders to be 40. It would be interesting to know the average age of Y Combinator applicants.
Re:How an argument with Hawking suggested the Universe is a hologram
on Sunday July 31, 2011 @09:17PM (#2830243)
I was surprised that the article did not mention entropy even once. It rather used the term 'information content'.
Re:Google’s Schmidt hails the ‘real mobile revolution’ in Asia
on Wednesday July 20, 2011 @11:09AM (#2785855)
Mobile phone is the second technology that has reached the grassroots in Asia, the first being the radio.
Given the wide adoption of mobile phones, people are trying to solve every day problems sans computers.
'Anonymous' hackers arrested in US sweep
Re:Zappedy has been acquired by Groupon.
on Sunday July 17, 2011 @08:06PM (#2774585)
Innovation Endeavors provides some details about what Zappedy does: http://innovationendeavors.com/portfolio/zappedy-3/
Zappedy has been acquired by Groupon.
Re:Google Says "Let a Trillion Subdomains Bloom"
on Thursday July 14, 2011 @01:39AM (#2761890)
Yeah, let the trillion sub-domains bloom for this season. The next animal that will come around (panda?) will then decide their fate.
Re:Google's Patent Problems
on Wednesday July 13, 2011 @03:37PM (#2760300)
The original article doesn't mention mathematical constant at all, just mentions dismissive behavior. Do you think Google was following something like what I proposed in another comment in this thread?
Re:Google's Patent Problems
on Wednesday July 13, 2011 @01:47PM (#2759810)
May be this was Google's algorithm during the auction:
while(bid < lobbying_cost) { bid = getMathematicalConstant(current_bid); }
Re:Awesome White Pages for Google+
on Wednesday July 13, 2011 @03:14AM (#2758134)
I mean the initial user distribution was different and then there wasn't a strong competitor. The initial user base was the appeal for the masses.
Re:Awesome White Pages for Google+
on Wednesday July 13, 2011 @02:22AM (#2758022)
I am fully aware of it. The question is what would create the appeal for the common masses.
Re:Awesome White Pages for Google+
on Wednesday July 13, 2011 @01:11AM (#2757849)
The statistics link on the page has the following stats:
Male 698,703 (73.70%) Female 234,504 (24.74%)
and top occupations:
Engineer , Developer , Designer , Software Engineer, Writer , Web Developer , Software Developer, Programmer
Exactly what kind of Social Network is it?
Netflix: Because you love DVD, we'll make you pay for it
Here is a link to another specimen that I didn't see in the Zoobotics artice : http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/03/20/us-robotfish-idUST...
Re:Justin.TV: The Movie
on Sunday July 10, 2011 @07:08PM (#2748841)
Peter Riche tells us in an exclusive interview that compared to some of the previous movies that have profiled tech startups (i.e. The Social Network), he wanted to find a story where success in the entrepreneurial tech world has helped bring founder friendships closer (as opposed to spurring lawsuits).
After watching Social Network, I was kind of worried about starting a business with friends (or relatives) as co-founders. Is Facebook an outlier in this regard or is it the norm?
Google+: Use your nickname to help fight spam and fake profiles
Re:How Engineers Create Artificial Sounds to Fool Us
on Sunday July 10, 2011 @12:33PM (#2748020)
I used the fool word in my reply to show that the story makes a wrong point. Engineers are being smart in Including the sound aspect, customers are being smart in paying attention to the sound as a cue. That means the author of the story is a fool :)
Re:How Engineers Create Artificial Sounds to Fool Us
on Sunday July 10, 2011 @04:52AM (#2747369)
The engineers are NOT creating artificial sounds to fool customers. As the article describes, customers would not buy a good product just because it does not sound good (which means customers are fools). Engineers are designing the products knowing that their customers are fools.