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bobsky··on Commons Clause
This is limitation around selling software/product not consulting, per bottom of post:

"...if your product is an application that uses such a module to perform select functions, you can use it freely and there are no restrictions on selling your product. However, if what you sell is basically the functionality of the module packaged as a cloud service or on-prem software, Commons Clause does not allow it."

bobsky··on DOJ Demands Files on Anti-Trump Activists, and DreamHost Resists
Regarding logs:

"...the site's administrators didn't keep this data for DisruptJ20.org, but DreamHost did...

DreamHost keeps server logs in order to manage the sites of its 400,000-plus customers and identify issues like Distributed Denial of Service attacks.

"We only retain those logs for a very brief time," Dunst wrote. "The DOJ served us with a preservation notice immediately after the inauguration, which is why we still have access to that data in this case."

bobsky··on Twilio stock plummets as major client Uber distances itself
For those looking for it, go to Settings > Cellular. Then scroll down and tap the slider for Wi-Fi Assist.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205296

bobsky··on A profound apology
On front page earlier, with couple hundred comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13757628

Direct link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-28/in-video-...

bobsky··on SpaceX to Send Privately Crewed Dragon Spacecraft Beyond the Moon Next Year
Appears to be around $80M per seat. Great graph of how it increase from $20M in 2008 to $80M today after NASA permanently grounded its space shuttles:

http://www.businessinsider.com/space-travel-per-seat-cost-so...

bobsky··on Facebook Tweaks Its 'Trending Topics' Algorithm to Better Reflect Real News
This has been extensively reported in variety of media.

Origin comes from this 2016 coverage [1]:

In a Facebook proxy statement published by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday, the company paved the way for Zuckerberg to one day take a "voluntary" leave from his post as CEO and serve "in a government position or office."

Followed by his New Year Resolution [2] and state of affairs in the country, the public started pressing that narrative which Mark replied to [3]

[1] http://fortune.com/2016/04/29/president-zuckerberg-facebook/ [2] http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/01/8-photos-that-definit... [3] http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38744292

bobsky··on George Lucas Can’t Give a $1.5B Museum Away
From the outside it looks like a superb deal, but issues are in the details. Most notably, the Museum is being proposed on PUBLIC land and thus the conflict in meeting the requirements.

As quoted in the article from Presidio Trust board member:

“If it’s your land, you can do pretty much what you want,” Bechtle says. “But with public land, there is just a higher level of scrutiny.”

The trust developed design guidelines for the site. The building could be no higher than 45 feet; as for looks, the trust didn’t want a building that replicated an old-fashioned architectural style...

...in short Lucas proposal didn't meet the guidelines and he didn't want to compromise.

Personally, I think the museum is a fantastic deal and any city would be blessed with the gift -- still hoping SF & Lucas find a mutual agreement (one of which not be exclusive to Lucas items/curation).

bobsky··on Amazon Launchpad for Startups
It's not evident what's new, but this initiative was announced a year ago, here's the article: "Amazon Takes On Product Hunt, Shopify With Launchpad, An All-In-One Marketing And Sales Portal" [1]

[1]https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/28/amazon-takes-on-product-hu...

bobsky··on So long Sidecar and thanks
Strange they didn't make this announcement on their official blog, going to their site one would think nothing happened.

Saddest part, no one cares. An hour plus since the news and hardly anybody is talking about it on Twitter including any reaction to their tweet. For how much they fought in this transportation movement, they're going out with a whimper.

bobsky··on Ask HN: Are you programming on your holidays?
Selection bias, many enthusiastic "Yes" replies here, but consider those who are offline/vacation aren't here to reply "No".

For your productivity and health, it's important to unplug and enjoy holidays - http://qz.com/485226/this-is-what-365-days-without-a-vacatio...

For those that replied "Yes" wonder if the majority are from the United States, being it's the only "Rich Country" that does not require employers to provide paid vacation time - http://cepr.net/publications/reports/no-vacation-nation-2013

bobsky··on Mountain View moves forward with 9,100-unit housing option next to Google
Local elections matter. You can make real impact.

'A quick backstory: More than a year ago, a previous city council approved a plan for the North Bayshore that allowed up to 3.4 million square feet of net-new office space, but no housing. That stirred passions from housing advocates who said approving such massive job growth without adding nearby housing aggravated the Bay Area's commute patterns and encouraged suburban sprawl... Voters agreed, and a pro-housing council majority was voted into office last November' http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/11/06/mountain-...

bobsky··on Privacy Badger – Block spying ads and invisible trackers
Nice. It works well with other extensions i.e. adblockers - Privacy Badger can significantly increase your privacy online because Adblock does not block invisible trackers by default; via FAQ.

Another fantastic extension from the EFF team with collaboration from The Tor Project, is HTTPS Everywhere, get it here https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

bobsky··on Docker, CoreOS, Google, Microsoft, Amazon to Develop Common Container Standard
The proof is in the pudding. Overall this is very positive for the ecosystem as a whole, and glad to see them all come together. But I thought a big selling point of a standard means it's written down, currently the spec returns a 404 on github [1] seems like a lot of unknowns on what's actually being proposed.

It’s confusing why the App Container (appc) spec which is written down [2] and has maintainers from RedHat, Twitter, Google, Apcera, CoreOS [3] is not being promoted - what's the new OCP standard offering that isn't in the appc spec?

[1] https://github.com/opencontainers/specs [2] https://github.com/appc/spec [3] http://www.infoq.com/news/2015/05/appc-spec-gains-support

bobsky··on Ask HN: What kind of standing desk do you use?
At our office we have Haworth Planes Height Adjustable [1], which I like and many others that visit inquire about them. They are premium but they will last, cost is ~$1,200 [2]

Pro-tip, get the wheels; everything should be on wheels, makes all the difference.

[1] http://www.haworth.com/home/resources/design-tools/image-sea... [2] a reseller has one on amazon http://www.amazon.com/Haworth-Planes-Height-Adjustable-Desk/...

bobsky··on Stripe Dashboard for iPhone
As always, product page announcements are gorgeous. But does anyone feel the web dashboard is severely limiting? For example, getting simple graphs like YTD, Last Month, This Quarter... etc currently it's all manual http://cl.ly/image/0y1I0Y1X450D

And ditto on simple KPIs/analytics e.g. % increase of new users this week vs last, ARPU, Q/Q... I know there are 3rd party services that focus solely on this but it just seems like such an easy add; am I missing it somewhere in dashboard or is this really not a priority?

bobsky··on Iceland grieves after police kill a man for the first time in its history
For reference, in the US there have been 470 people killed by the police just this year; that's ~3 people a day. Not debating just/unjust - just facts as compiled by The Guardian [1]

The Economist wrote about this divergent trend between America's police and other nations, including in this potent chart [2]:

"Deaths from Police Shootings" (latest year available) Japan = 0 Britain = 0 Germany = 8 America = 458

[1] http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/0...

[2] http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21636044-america...

bobsky··on Volvo: “City Safety feature does not include 'pedestrian detection'”
This story is getting out of hands for Volvo and I think it'll make them reevaluate, that having a surcharge for pedestrian detection is detrimental to their brand known for Safety.

But for context, headline is a little misleading as this is not a self-driving situation, rather an individual accelerating to test a collision avoidance feature i.e. "pedestrian detection and auto-braking" Unfortunately, that feature costs extra.

And again, don't be stupid and try this out in real-life even if you have such features enabled. With more 'auto-pilots' and 'AI-self-driving' vehicles coming in the future, I think we'll see more demo stunts like this, with very unhappy stories emerging from them.

Random - dutch tank brake test on recruits, works out ok, this time https://i.imgur.com/sPJPcIc.gif

bobsky··on Let’s Encrypt is a new Certificate Authority: It’s free, automated, and open
Excellent project. But note it's still "arriving-mid-May"

Previous HN discussion from their launch ~6months ago, are here: * Launching in 2015: A Certificate Authority to Encrypt the Entire Web https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8624160 * Let's Encrypt: How It Works https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8640756

bobsky··on Elon Musk Announces Plan for Internet Satellite Network
Note this Video was filmed on January 16, 2015 and published on April 16.

Fascinating vision.

bobsky··on Silicon Valley: Perks for Some Workers, Struggles for Parents
America's lack of guaranteed Parental Leave is already a shameful situation for such rich and developed country; it doesn't even compare to anything out there where every OECD country has such protections. [0]

But I believe the tide is turning, and companies that embrace this human right will be rewarded with higher quality employees. As entrepreneurs and leaders ourselves, we have the opportunity to set the culture we want. So I must congratulate and highlight how one YC startup, AeroFS, is standing up and making a difference:

"..AeroFS employees of any gender are eligible for: 10 weeks leave, paid at 100% of salary, 8 weeks additional leave, paid at 50% of salary, and *10 weeks additional unpaid leave—or more, if approved .." [1]

[0] http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/12/12/among-38-nat... [1] https://www.aerofs.com/blog/parental-leave-at-aerofs/

bobsky··on Pinterest lets employees exercise options 7 years after leaving
Bravo. More companies that support this trend the better for the rest of us* (the non founders cohort that is).

This movement only makes me appreciate the management and culture of Pinterest; quite the opposite of the Zynga fiasco [1][2]

[1] http://www.cnet.com/news/zynga-to-employees-give-back-our-st... [2] http://www.cnet.com/news/zynga-uses-stock-options-to-keep-em...

bobsky··on Send Money to Friends in Messenger
A natural addition. And just like Square Cash, just enter bank issued debit card for fee-free transactions.

Now if it would work outside the US and in-between different countries, that'd be the killer app. Is there anything close to that dream?

bobsky··on Egypt unveils plans to build new capital east of Cairo
The official homepage is here http://thecapitalcairo.com/index.html
bobsky··on Theater Chains Decline to Show Sony’s ‘The Interview,’ Citing Threats
This is a horrible precedent. This was only a digital hack, that unfortunately violated many personal privacy's. But what happens when fundamentalist, a la ISIS, decide to do physical harm for any film or song that humours their twisted ideology - will the film studios stop releases then?

Another film set to premier on Dec 25 is Clint Eastwood's "American Sniper" (yea I know, a Christmas classic /s) an easy film to misunderstand and sure to rally those oppose to the US coalition in Iraq/Afghanistan, if threats start about this film from fundamentalists will the studios respond?

*cross post from the dead WSJ discussion thread "Regal Entertainment, AMC Entertainment, Cinemark, Carmike Cinemas and Cineplex Entertainment have all decided against showing the film."

bobsky··on Theaters Decide Not to Show Sony’s ‘Interview’
This is a horrible precedent. This was only a digital hack, that unfortunately violated many personal privacy's. But what happens when fundamentalist, a la ISIS, decide to do physical harm for any film or song that humours their twisted ideology - will the film studios stop releases then?

Another film set to premier on Dec 25 is Clint Eastwood's "American Sniper" (yea I know, a Christmas classic /s) an easy film to misunderstand and sure to rally those oppose to the US coalition in Iraq/Afghanistan, if threats start about this film from fundamentalists will the studios respond?

Non Paywall - http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/source-top-five-theate...

"Regal Entertainment, AMC Entertainment, Cinemark, Carmike Cinemas and Cineplex Entertainment have all decided against showing the film."