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  1. Ask HN: Will a Linux certification make a difference to my career?

    All the talk about getting a security certification got me wondering. Is getting a Linux certification worth the effort? I bet a lot of the same arguments for and against apply. Discuss.

    2 points 7
  2. Javascript Visualization Libraries

    This post on Six Revisions is a great starter list: http://sixrevisions.com/javascript/20-fresh-javascript-data-visualization-libraries/ What libraries would you add to it?

    1 points 2
  3. Ask HN: What are Geeks to do in Seattle?

    So tell me wise HNers, what are the must see places and things to do in Seattle. I will be visiting there soon with some friends. We will be staying in the heart of the city. Any recommendations regarding places to eat…

    3 points 15
  4. Functional Programming Languages

    Faced with many choices, help me decide which functional programming language to learn. Just as important as making a recommendation, please tell me why you made your choice. For kicks, saying don't bother is also a…

    8 points 14
  5. Would you buy this System76 laptop? Why or why not? (system76.com)
    2 points 2
  6. Ask HN: Linux rig for data mining and machine learning

    Here's the scenario: if you were asked to build out three Linux machines that would be used together in a cluster to perform data mining and machine learning tasks, with the occasional mapreduce job thrown in, how would…

    9 points 10
  7. Machine Learning and Fraud Detection

    Which machine learning techniques have you used for fraud detection, and why? Do you prefer statistical techniques versus artificial intelligence? Also, any recommendations for introductory texts in these areas would be…

    2 points 0
  8. Ask HN: Corp-to-Corp Contract Gotchas

    For the experienced contractors out there who do corp-to-corp deals, either directly with clients or through recruiters, what are some of the contract gotchas that a newbie could avoid? From your experience are there…

    3 points 6
  9. Ask HN: Best Text Mining Resources

    I plan a deeper dive into text mining this year, and am looking for some suggestions on what resources are best. A friend suggested Text Mining by Weiss, et al…

    59 points 8
  10. Learning HPC

    If someone wanted to learn HPC, what advice would you give them? For instance, what language would you advise they learn? What books or journals should they read? How should they build a test/ dev environment on the…

    2 points 0
  11. If you had a choice, which would it be: C++ or Java?

    Hey Hackers, here is my quandary. I have to make a choice between C++ and Java as the next language I learn at school. If you were me, which would you select? Why? My career interests are mainly in data analysis, with…

    4 points 28
  12. Facebook Development Environment

    I am looking at the best way to start developing for Facebook. I am leaning toward using PHP, and would like to eventually add Flex or Flash to the mix. I have looked at the .NET kit on Codeplex as well, but it doesn't…

    1 points 0
  13. Web Analytics Books

    If you had to pick two or three books on web analytics, which would you select and why?

    2 points 0