MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by notahacker | 2025-04-03 12:44:31+00:00
Generally the material goes the other way nowadays. In Low Earth Orbit debris even deorbits itself within a few years (or few decades for the higher reaches) through natural orbital decline taking it into the atmosphere where it burns up.

There are startups and research programmes working on Active Debris Removal using everything from nets to lasers to destroy or divert debris (as well as larger tugs to remove whole satellites). It's just an expensive problem to solve, and if Kessler Syndrome were to occur, you wouldn't necessarily want to pause space launches to wait for orbits to be cleared, especially not if you'd just lost critical satellites...
by Ylpertnodi | 2025-04-03 12:44:36+00:00
>The EU imposed a 10% tariff on US cars for decades while the US only imposed 2.5% on the EU.

Whose faults? Someone signed the deal, someone let the deal stand 'for decades'. Trump could have 'rebalanced' any disparities...er, 'nicely', and been annoyingly victorious. As it is, nah. Lost trust. Not visiting, either.
by lenkite | 2025-04-03 12:44:42+00:00
Something that will likely hopefully change your position:

Chat logs, published just this Tuesday by the House Judiciary Committee on X, show that the gag order extended to an FBI analyst who attempted to alert social media companies that the laptop was authentic—before these companies moved to censor the story’s spread.

Plese read the thread at: https://x.com/intent/like?tweet_id=1907098412652052870

Nutshell: So, the FBI under Biden stated that the laptop story had all the signs of a Russian misinformation op. When an agent wanted to correct the record and mention that the laptop was genuine, he was made to shut up. If this isn't explicit partisan interference during an election period, the there is no standard of evidence that will convince you.
by alabastervlog | 2025-04-03 12:44:43+00:00
You could have picked up any poli sci book or audited any international-focused poli sci class any time in the last... I dunno, a bunch of decades, and there'd have been a lot of talk about American hegemony, how maintaining that drives a ton of her actions, and what benefits that hegemony brings to the US or others (and the costs). It's, like, a central topic of the whole field, and unipolar hegemony has been the basic framework of contemporary international relations study since the USSR collapsed (with a side-topic of "what about China?" rising in prominence over the years, and their struggle to bring a return to a dual-power system becoming a major topic in the last couple decades)

This isn't secret knowledge, it's like the first thing covered after "what even is International Relations?" It's the 2+2=4 of the topic.
by roenxi | 2025-04-03 12:45:05+00:00
> The anti-abortion people do not care about actual outcomes. There's no interest in safer obstetrics or early years care or preventing school shootings, they're hyper-focused only on abortion.

That is consistent with the position. School shootings are explicitly banned and there'd be a strong consensus that obstetrics should be done to a high standard.

Someone has to draw a line between sperm and human for when the anti-murder laws kick in. The line is fundamentally arbitrary except for 2 logical points (moment of conception and actual birth [0]) that are broadly unpopular choices. It is certainly easy to disagree with any particular line choice but it is all but impossible to rank them theoretically except by letting the political process play out.

[0] Theoretically we could even find a third one and draw the line some time significantly after birth when awareness really starts to build up; but that is a can of worms no-one wants to open because babies are very lovable and probably protected by hard-coded emotions built up from evolutionary pressure.
by mschuster91 | 2025-04-03 12:46:03+00:00
The article misses one pretty huge thing: up until maybe 10-15 years ago, politics was - mostly - differences around theories of economy, where both sides had valuable arguments for and against them. Out of that, you could cut compromises and work bi-partisan.

Now? It's by far not among differences in economic policies any more. The differences are much more fundamental: the rights of LGBT people to exist, the rights of women to have a life outside of breeding children, minorities having the same rights as the majority. The questions that form the divide are binary in nature, not a spectrum any more. When differences become existential in nature, reconciliation is impossible - either you grant the universal freedoms to everyone or you do not.
by nticompass | 2025-04-03 12:46:07+00:00
In September of 2012, I bought a T430 from Lenovo. I loved that thing! Covered it with stickers, even upgraded it as the years went on.

Eventually, it had a Core i7-3820QM with 16GB RAM, 1080p screen (with an adapter), SSDs (plural, I put one in the UltraBay)... I installed Coreboot with Tianocore, upgraded the WiFi card... I even modded in the keyboard from a T420.

In June of 2022, 10 years later, I bought an X270 off eBay. I could still use the T430, it was just starting to feel sluggish... I just felt like I needed a new laptop. I'm very happy with the X270 and I hope to use it as long as possible.

It was also fun to start covering it with stickers all over again!

I still have the T430, it's just not being used and it's sitting in a storage locker (with my vintage computer collection).
by dguest | 2025-04-03 12:46:59+00:00
Except it seems like the president has more control over tariffs.

Taxes are approved by congress, so this was surprising to me. Does the president essentially has full reign to tariff whoever they want (for whatever reason) until the end of their term?

Maybe this is less about economic independence and more about grabbing whatever power is within reach. If domestic taxes were up to the president and tariffs were up to congress, would we see exactly the same situation with domestic taxes?
by DebtDeflation | 2025-04-03 12:47:22+00:00
> Since trade is conducted largely in USD, that means other governments must purchase USD to trade.

This is just one facet of a broader point. When people talk about a "trade deficit" what they are really talking about is what's known in Economics as a "Current Account deficit". When discussing international trade and Balance of Payments, there are two accounts - Current Account (goods and services flow) and Capital Account (asset and liability flow). By definition, the two must net to zero. That's not an equation, it's an identity. If you have a Current Account deficit then you have an equivalent Capital Account surplus. It works in both directions. For example, foreign direct investment into another country in the form of a loan leads to a flow of funds into the country (Capital Account surplus) and then those funds are used to buy things (import) from the first country or other countries, leading to a Current Account deficit.
by aaronalonso | 2025-04-03 12:47:51+00:00
When have you encountered a problem—whether in chess, code, or life—that defied logic, where no amount of brute-force calculation could reveal the answer? A moment where intuition, creativity, or sheer audacity became your only path forward?

Chess960 isn’t just a game; it’s a blueprint for thinking beyond patterns, a masterclass in navigating the unknown. It strips away rote memorization, forcing players to engage with complexity like a hacker breaking new ground or an engineer solving for the impossible.

For those who thrive on innovation and exploration, this is your kind of challenge. When was the last time you faced uncertainty head-on—and what was your next move?
by giantg2 | 2025-04-03 12:48:10+00:00
Even if we look at just masters, Finland is only slightly ahead a 16% vs the US 12%. But using this sort or logic, then why not compare doctorate degrees, for which the US has 2% attainment vs Finland's 1%? To me it seems like drawing random line to fit the narrative when I don't see anything in the degree metrics that points to Finland being more educated. We could use different metrics, such as some sort of test, or test scores at the secondary level to say Finland has a better education or education system (we'd have to see the numbers to verify, but I wouldn't be surprised).
by rtkwe | 2025-04-03 12:48:12+00:00
That formula just simplifies to trade_deficit/2*total_imports per country. It doesn't disprove anything it just looks fancier but the two extra terms are constants that simplify to 2. If you do the math it lines up for every country that didn't get the default 10% rate.

https://imgur.com/a/jBTiz7T
by speakfreely | 2025-04-03 12:48:14+00:00
This seems likely, but I cannot figure out why they are not trying to pass more legislation in the first 2 years if they're fairly sure they're going to lose the midterms.

The only conclusion that can be drawn from their public actions is that they believe they can more or less enforce all their policies by executive order and that they're very sure they will be keeping the executive in 2028.
by xeroc | 2025-04-03 12:48:47+00:00
After 6 months of building, I'm excited to share repo.trade - a tool that helps open source developers tokenize their repositories in a way that aligns with open source values.

> What it does

repo.trade creates a sustainable incentive structure for open source projects through tokenization. Here's how it works technically:

1. The system launches with a 2-week daily auction of 50% of token supply for USDC 2. The collected USDC + 40% of token supply creates a CPMM (Constant Product Market Maker) pool on Raydium 3. The LP token generate ongoing revenue as trading occurs

The interesting part is the game theory: More USDC raised → more liquidity in the pool → more trusted by traders → more revenue for developers through LP tokens.

> Why I built it

As an open source developer, I've experienced the challenge of creating value but having no sustainable way to capture even a fraction of it. Traditional monetization methods often conflict with open source principles and, they add tons of bureaucracy and legal drama.

I wanted to create a system where:

• Developers can be rewarded without compromising on open source values • Communities can engage with projects they care about • Contributors can be incentivized to improve the codebase

> Technical implementation

The system is built on Solana for its low transaction costs and high throughput. I have implemented:

• Smart contracts for the auction mechanism • Integration with Raydium's CPMM pools • A frontend that delivers a nice and clean look&feel • Some backend that offers authentication, caching and tons of little extras

> Looking for feedback

I'd love to hear thoughts from the HN community, especially:

• Would you want to tokenize your repo on repo.trade? If not, what bothers you most? • Are there edge cases I haven't considered? • What would make this more useful for open source developers? • How could the tokenomics be improved?

This is still early, and I'm actively refining the approach based on real-world usage.
by _heimdall | 2025-04-03 12:48:52+00:00
> I think the people in Trump's inner circle now are sycophants first

If this is the case, we could at least likely put to rest most concerns that Trump will be implementing much of Project 2025.

I'd be very surprised if he had too much to do with that plan directly. Assuming that's true, and if he's only surrounded by yes men, no one is there to convince him to do anything other than exactly what he himself wants to do.
by surgical_fire | 2025-04-03 12:49:07+00:00
> But voters would decide how much the embezzlement continued to matter

This is not up to voters to decide. If Le Pen murdered someone it wouldn't be up to voters for decide if the murder mattered.

Politicians don't have a separate legal system for them that allow voters to be judges. They are subject to the same intependent judiciary.

All the rest of your response falls apart after that.
by diggan | 2025-04-03 12:49:09+00:00
> Two people can be fully behind the idea we need to do something about climate change and have different ideas on how that should be done

I'm not sure if you purposefully ignore what I wrote directly after what you quoted, "if the underlying reasoning cannot be understood by both parties". If a partner would discuss things like this in real life, I'd say this partner might have an issue with discussing in good faith with others.

My point was that it'll lead to friction if you disagree about what "big ideas" are worthwhile to try to implement or not.
by bko | 2025-04-03 12:49:42+00:00
I agree tariffs are harmful and counterproductive, even if they're applied by the other side. My only hope is that this is part of some grand bargain where other countries reduce theirs on US goods and things reach a more balanced equilibrium.

It is interesting to note that none of this panic applied when US trading partners imposed tariffs on US.

But if this is part of a larger shift in terms of funding the government, I would be somewhat open minded. For instance, if instead of taxing income, we had tariffs that play a role of basically a sales tax, I think that has some benefits. For one, I think tax policy should encourage productive work (income) as opposed to consumption (sales). So a shift from income to consumption taxes would be a positive development. You can make adjustments so that its progressive (i.e. tax credits to cover the first N dollars in consumption tax). The big problem is the geo-political effect less trade might have and the effect on the markets.
by jccalhoun | 2025-04-03 12:49:44+00:00
Pretty fun. Reminds me of the 90s when my parents had a big satellite dish and I would spend time going from satellite to satellite seeing what was being broadcast in the clear. There's something about discovering something weird that you never knew existed. There are some b-movie channels on roku that i love just because I never know what kind of weird movie they will play

I do wish there was some kind of Shazam for movies/tv shows because there are times when I flip on one of those in the middle of a movie, get into it, and then have the hardest time trying to find the name of it.
by blagie | 2025-04-03 12:49:44+00:00
> If you suddenly increase the global supply of dollars by 2x, dollars that existed prior to the increased supply will be able to purchase less.

I don't think this is true. The US issues currency in two forms:

1) Deflating dollars

2) Treasury notes

At the time you've issued a T-bill worth $1B, the effect is pretty similar to printing $1B. If interest rates are in-line with inflation, it's a safe way to maintain foreign reserves. If interest rates are higher -- long-term, the US has a problem, and if they're lower, the foreign government has a problem.

But issuing treasury notes is not too dissimilar from printing physical dollar bills.
by squiggleblaz | 2025-04-03 12:49:55+00:00
From https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale

"This repository contains the majority of Tailscale's open source code. Notably, it includes the tailscaled daemon and the tailscale CLI tool. The tailscaled daemon runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, and to varying degrees on FreeBSD and OpenBSD. The Tailscale iOS and Android apps use this repo's code, but this repo doesn't contain the mobile GUI code."

and

"The macOS, iOS, and Windows clients use the code in this repository but additionally include small GUI wrappers. The GUI wrappers on non-open source platforms are themselves not open source."

Moreover, there's https://github.com/tailscale/tailscale-chocolatey to aid the build process. I haven't built it or run it.

On the other hand, while I suppose the Windows app is probably reasonably straightforward to replicate, I guess it would be much harder to produce an iOS or Android app because of the vagaries of mobile programming.
by lo_zamoyski | 2025-04-03 12:50:08+00:00
If everyone has their own truth, then how could you know that to be the case? You'd have to appeal to something outside of "your truth" to make that judgement. Meaning, if it were even possible (or coherent) for there to be such a thing as "your truth", then you couldn't know it to be the case. It simply would be "the truth" as far as you are concerned. You can't step outside yourself. There is no "objective POV".

These sorts of claims are as incoherent as the equally intellectually jejune skeptical positions ("there is no truth" or "we cannot know the truth" or variations thereof). It's rare to see anyone outside of first year philosophy students make them.

Why can't you just say we have disagreements about what the truth is?
by GTP | 2025-04-03 12:50:28+00:00
> If you press ^Z does it stop entirely?

Great idea, if I ever end up doing this I will steal it :D

> And do these sorts of ideas ever get you into trouble?

Not so far, but an idea is never a problem in itself. The problem can be the context. I don't see any issue in publishing a project like this on GitHub, while I see how I could get in trouble if I install it on a corporate server.
by 000ooo000 | 2025-04-03 12:50:35+00:00
>Will there be a non-commercial license for v9?

>As stated above, the transition plan includes ongoing patches and updates for v8. Developers can continue to use v8 during the transition, and won't be forced to upgrade to v9. To take advantage of new features and enhancements, developers would need to upgrade to the licensed version.

>Patches and updates to v8 through at least the end of 2026. That's 1.75 years from now, giving developers plenty of runway to plan their migration to v9. That's longer than the support window for some .NET versions!

It's a bad look to have a FAQ where you don't actually answer your own question.
by sidewndr46 | 2025-04-03 12:50:39+00:00
Your comparison isn't very good as Microsoft Windows undergoes perpetual change and churn for the sake of doing it. This breaks existing workflows along the way. As a product it was effectively complete by the time Windows 2000 was released, having successfully integrated what was then considered state of the art technology to develop a practical operating system based on the principals known at the time. All it ever needed from there forward was maintenance updates and kernel updates to enable new hardware level technology to be harnessed by software.
by mcflubbins | 2025-04-03 12:51:05+00:00
Nope, a couple of Pride Bar commercials one for Safe Guard and a couple of laundry detergent ones.

I agree the skin lightening soap was weird for me too. Its kind of interesting how people yearn for what they don't have (pale light skin women in the west tanning, tan darker skinned women in the east lightening...)
by ilmenit | 2025-04-03 12:52:25+00:00
Thank you for the feedback! I was thinking about the force forward mechanic and as it exists in mentioned game. In Pressure stepping back is defensive until reaching the edge of the board. The biggest problem with the current design I have with endgame when it's balanced to 1 token left on each side. This could be a draw, because it's in most of the cases is not possible to lead to surrounding the leftover token. With 2 to 1 left still (depending on a board setup) it's possible to dance around to avoid capture. Do you have some proposal that would work in this game?
by DeathArrow | 2025-04-03 12:52:44+00:00
>A comprehensive package covering severance pay and benefits.

What does this mean in term of monthly wages?

I was a technical lead for the Romanian branch of an US company. They fired me along with my team and other teams. The reason was they were profitable but they missed the ARR by a million or something. Last year they did the first firing round, this the second.

When they announced they will fire us, they also announced they will hire more sales people. The ratio of business people/tech people was already 7:1 before that. They also said a programmer should produce 5 times the money the company spent with him, and we were at 4 point something.

Now I have found a position at a local company which takes care of its people even in harder times.
by rippit | 2025-04-03 12:52:46+00:00
As someone who spent the last 2 days figuring out how best to digitise my father's old Hi8, Digital8 and MiniDV tapes, I take umbridge with this!

Keep originals if you can, but make copies ASAP, as close to lossless as possible. Don't depend on the right hardware being around in the future.
by diggan | 2025-04-03 12:53:20+00:00
> Whom to marry is probably the most important decision in our lives.

That's putting way too much pressure on it. Find someone you feel like you could spend the rest of your life with? Marry them, see what happens. If you get a divorce, so be it, it's not the end of the world and there is plenty of others out there, even if you're "damaged goods" or whatever your worry is.

I feel like the pressure people put around marriage it what makes it so damaging in the first place, people feeling like they have to marry in the first place, or if they're married, they need to try to stick together more than some couple who isn't married, and so on.

Just make a decision and learn from your mistakes in case you fuck up, it really isn't more complicated than that.
by mcflubbins | 2025-04-03 12:53:37+00:00
I made some mix tapes a couple years ago for my wife (Filipino) with some of her favorite Filipino artists. I searched for radio bumpers and commercials from the stations we used to hear on the radio and in taxis to put in-between every couple songs as if it were a radio station it was so much fun and made her feel like home, reminded me of my years spent there too!
by rtkwe | 2025-04-03 12:54:05+00:00
Consider actual tariffs? A trade deficit isn't a tariff or trade barrier it's just the natural flow of commerce from them selling more stuff than they buy. They're dressing it up like these countries are charging US imports these crazy tariffs but they're not at all, especially not across the board.

That's imminently doable but would require more work than plugging in 2 numbers from the US trade delegation website so we get this complete lie instead. Trump has had it in his head for ages that trade deficit == tariff (or is lying about that to make his supporters swallow this as the US just fighting back) and it's a completely broken understanding of trade.
by ericmay | 2025-04-03 12:54:16+00:00
> It is the definitive end to it, and the birth of Chinese hegemony.

I think you’re spot on about the risks of the tariffs (I’m not really sure where I stand on them today), but your arguments don’t produce this conclusion. China is far more protective of its markets, nobody has or will have any interest in trading in any Chinese currency, and tariffs from not just the US but other nations will continue to exacerbate existing problems at home for China.

Companies like Temu came into existence because global pullback on purchasing Chinese manufactured goods is resulting in job losses, and instead of having factories go under the Chinese government would prefer to sell products that very quickly fall apart or are built extremely cheaply or with very poor environmental practices to at least get some money.

Further, while these tariffs seem questionable and everyone is piling on Trump (which is deserved, with prejudice, in my mind), let’s not pretend that the EU, Japan, and others are saints here. They do enact trade barriers to protect their own domestic industries as well. On the tech side for example there’s simply no argument that the EU is fining US tech companies just because they happened to enact policies and rules that the US companies break all the time. Some portion of that is a shakedown or a form of a trade restriction.