MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by pc86 | 2025-04-09 17:15:00+00:00
TIL anyone making less than $1M/yr is budget. I was specifically calling out being able to do so (easily) from within the ORM itself, so I think implying that I don't know you can just call the database directly is a bit of a strawman.

At the risk of going off on a tangent, the median dev salary is something like $100-150k/yr. So half of devs in the country make less than that. Gergely Orosz has a great discussion of this.[0] $1m/yr TC is the top 0.01% of the top tier of companies. Some FAANG-level tech firms are here but otherwise it's almost entirely IB, HFT, hedge funds, that sort of thing. I'd be shocked if anyone making close to $1m/yr TC is ever touching an ORM in their day job.

[0] https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/trimodal-nature-o...
by themgt | 2025-04-09 17:15:09+00:00
> We don't yet have humanoid robots but they're on the design table, so it may be time to fasten your seat belt.

Right ... so about that, here's Morgan Stanley's report on humanoid robots from a couple months ago:

Investors will notice that 73% of the companies confirmed to be involved in humanoids and 77% of integrators are based out of Asia (56%/45% out of China, respectively). A common refrain we hear from investors is the lack of Western firms to add to their humanoid portfolio outside of TSLA and NVDA. In our view, this is important information in and of itself as it represents the reality of the current humanoid ecosystem which we expect may need to change materially over time (see the West's current experience with EVs which has significant supply chain overlap with humanoids). Our research suggests China continues to show the most impressive progress in humanoid robotics where startups are benefitting from established supply chains, local adoption opportunities, and strong degrees of national government support.

https://advisor.morganstanley.com/john.howard/documents/fiel...
by andrewrn | 2025-04-09 17:15:15+00:00
A better palette of possible factors was something I thought about. It will require rewriting nearly the whole app, but it's likely the direction I'll go when I make v2.

To take it a step further I thought I could use even smaller building blocks via dimensional "toolboxes" like quantity, distance, volume, and conversions and each question files its factors into each tool box (with some dummies like you said). Do you think that'd be more interesting? It's more complex though so mass appeal might go down.
by crazygringo | 2025-04-09 17:15:31+00:00
Classic leather dress shoes can last decades and can be resoled many times.

But most people don't consider them comfortable. More the opposite.

But no, the foam and rubber modern "comfortable" shoes are made of are not repairable. Fundamentally, the foam or other sole material simply breaks down. The rubber wears away. And the woven and plastic materials the upper are made of fray, lose padding, and otherwise break down as well.
by hackyhacky | 2025-04-09 17:15:35+00:00
> IMO it's quite different than using a calculator or any other tool. It can currently completely replace the human in the loop, whereas with other tools they are generally just a step in the process.

The (as yet unproven) argument for the use of AIs is that using AI to solve simpler problems allows us humans to focus on the big picture, in the same way that letting a calculator solve arithmetic gives us flexibility to understand the math behind the arithmetic.

No one knows if that's true. We're running a grand experiment: the next generation will either surpass us in grand fashion using tools that we couldn't imagine, or will collapse into a puddle of ignorant consumerism, a la Wall-E.
by bradleyy | 2025-04-09 17:15:49+00:00
I know folks are going to complain about the aesthetic. As they do literally every time Rolex does something "new".

e.g. the Skydweller in the last decade or so.

This watch is interesting in that it draws on the Genta-esque integrated bracelet (also reminiscent of their 70s-era quartz stuff). I personally like the hexagons. I think everyone "will have always loved this" in 5-10 years.

The technical details of the watch are really on brand for Rolex: they just kinda turned everything up to 11, i.e. new escapement, turning up the BPS, thinner. Overall, I think it's really a great watch.
by simonw | 2025-04-09 17:15:53+00:00
I don't think those are the same problem.

"If only everyone would just do X" where X is a thing that has a positive benefit is unrealistic.

"If only people would learn not to do Y" where Y is a thing which actively hurts them and which they can learn the negative consequences over time feels a whole lot less impossible to me.

If your co-worker pulls this crap, tell them not to. Complain about it in performance reviews. Replace them with someone who writes good code.
by anon7725 | 2025-04-09 17:16:04+00:00
> the only way to do it is outright fraud and lying on the import forms.

It seems like the incentive to do this has just gone up immensely.

There are also more creative ways to get around country of origin labeling, as I understand it. For example, do 90% of the work in the high-tariff country and the final 10% in the low-tariff country which becomes the point of origin.
by bakuninsbart | 2025-04-09 17:16:13+00:00
There are multiple factors exacerbating this even further:

1) AI generated code is "soulless". Reviewing code can be engaging if you are trying to understand your colleagues thought process. Sometimes you learn something new, sometimes you can feel superior, or politely disagree. AI ain't worth the hassle.

2) You unlearn how to write code by relying heavily on LLMs. On some level, it is similar to an IDE giving you context clues and definitions. On another, it can replace the hard work of thinking things through with mediocre yet usually workable solutions. And that's the big trap.
by atoav | 2025-04-09 17:16:16+00:00
As someone teaching at the university level, the goals of teaching are (in that order):

1. Get people interested in my topics and removing fears and/or preconceived notions about whether it is something for them or not

2. Teach students general principles and the ability to go deeper themselves when and if it is needed

3. Giving them the ability to apply the learned principles/material in situations they encounter

I think removing fear and sparking interest is a precondition for the other two. And if people are interested they want to understand it and then they use AI to answer questions they have instead of blindly letting it do the work.

And even before AI you would have students who thought they did themselves favours by going a learn-and-forget route or cheating. AI jusr makes it a little easier to do just that. But in any pressure situation, like a written assignment under supervision it will come to light anyways, whether someone knows their shit or not.

Now I have the luck that the topics I teach (electronics and media technology) are very applied anyways, so AI does not have a big impact as of now. Not being able to understand things isn't really an option when you have to use a mixing desk in a venue with a hundred people or when you have to set up a tripod without wrecking the 6000€ camera on top.

But I generally teach people who are in it for the interest and not for some prestige that comes with having a BA/MA. I can imagine this is quite different in other fields where people are in it for the money or the prestige.
by myrmidon | 2025-04-09 17:16:20+00:00
> Fishing is less profitable for the whole UK than Warhammer.

This sounded completely insane to me. I tried to look up numbers and found that Games Workshop brings in > 0.5 billion in revenue (!!), compared to all of UKs fisheries at 1 billion-ish (profit margins are, as you'd expect, pretty favorable for the plastic figurines that they don' even paint for you).

Thanks for this interesting fact.
by hmottestad | 2025-04-09 17:16:46+00:00
I think it depends a lot. I remember working in retail for a summer and saw some of the prices. If you wanted to buy an alarm clock, that was 100% markup, but if you wanted to buy the Garmin GPS then it was 15% markup.

I would think that specialised and expensive shoes have less markup than cheaper and more common shoes. But if the cheaper and more common shoes become 50% more expensive then there aren’t really any cheap shoes left to feed the bottom line…
by pnut | 2025-04-09 17:17:54+00:00
Looking at trump's actions as desire for dominance makes them seem rational, in the sense that they have a common motivation.

From that perspective, he's at least acting consistently, and has been rewarded over his lifetime for it.

Punch people/organisations/nations in the mouth repeatedly until they beg for mercy, then keep pounding them until they forfeit their dignity and pledge allegiance.

Everyone, everywhere, all the time. The weaker the better. Until stopped.
by disgruntledphd2 | 2025-04-09 17:18:22+00:00
There's no money because your parties always vote for tax cuts and never for revenue raising measures.

And because of the dollars currency hegemony, the world helps you do it. Just let the tax cuts expire and increase the federal tax rates on higher incomes.

Even if you didn't want to do this, the world will literally fund whatever nonsense you want and you could deficit spend to restore manufacturing.

You as a country have a bunch of options (more than most) and it's sad to watch ye flail around ineffectually.
by codazoda | 2025-04-09 17:18:43+00:00
I don't think they are right now.

I have very wide feet, so much so that I've seriously considered manufacturing my own shoes (possibly with a 3D printer). Shoe makers and repair shops do exist but they are becoming quite rare.

My understanding is that a good quality repairable shoe is about $500 or about 5x the price of the $100 shoe we're talking about. Repairing it is labor intensive and adds even more to that cost. So, I can buy at least 5 pairs of $100 shoes for the price of a good quality and repairable shoe and that doesn't consider the repair costs.
by o_1 | 2025-04-09 17:18:44+00:00
i think the dissent in this thread is unqualified. Society is completely over "net-benefit" solutions. Stop perscribing 20th century one size fits all solutions. How about free flouride tablets instead of dosing everyone. Then saying "we need public policy to govern insurance rates". If this arugment saw its maxima, it would be manditory euthansia after 65. Certainly would really drop insurance rates. Btw genetics are a massive factor in oral hygine requirements, probably something your not considering. Should everyone wear the same brand/make of shoes?
by noman-land | 2025-04-09 17:18:46+00:00
I was able to use llama.cpp and whisper.cpp to help me build a transcription site for my favorite podcast[0]. I'm a total python noob and hadn't really used sqlite before, or really used AI before but using these tools, completely offline, llama.cpp helped me write a bunch of python and sql to get the job done. It was incredibly fun and rewarding and most importantly, it got rid of the dread of not knowing.

0 - https://transcript.fish
by yesfitz | 2025-04-09 17:19:07+00:00
I found the answer to your question by opening the article and using Ctrl+F to find the word "tax". Here are the excerpts:

>"In an episode of the Strong Towns podcast, [Stacey Mitchell, co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance] explains how companies like Walmart or Target convince local officials that they’re bringing jobs and financial benefits to the area often in exchange for tax breaks and subsidies to cover the cost of land or construction. Unfortunately, many local governments are too quick to take the bait."

>"ILSR also discovered that large corporations benefit from tax loopholes, enabling them to avoid paying income taxes in about half the states they operate in. Meanwhile, small businesses don’t have that luxury—they pay taxes on 100% of their earnings."

>"This uneven playing field places local businesses at a disadvantage, as they are required to bear a higher tax burden than their corporate competitors. A similar dynamic plays out on the federal level, where corporations may operate in part through shell companies based in tax havens."

Those were all taken from the last 4 paragraphs of the section under the heading "The Big Box Swindle" (the first section after the introduction).
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by samwillis | 2025-04-09 17:19:09+00:00
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by mbesto | 2025-04-09 17:19:10+00:00
Do you work with people who can multiply 12.3% * 144,005.23 rapidly without a calculator?

> The issue is that, when presented with a situation that requires writing legibly, spelling well, or reading a map, WITHOUT their AI assistants, they will fall apart.

The parent poster is positing that for 90% of cases they WILL have their AI assistant because its in their pocket, just like a calculator. It's not insane to think that and its a fair point to ponder.
by ebruchez | 2025-04-09 17:19:11+00:00
> China will surpass USA from a GDP Point of view in 2035.

Don't be so sure, this has become much less clear. For example, in this article: "The Centre for Economics and Business Research, which in 2020 predicted that China would overtake the U.S. by 2028, revised the crossover point two years later, to 2036. This month, the British consultancy said it will not happen in the next 15 years."

https://www.newsweek.com/2025/01/31/china-us-compete-biggest...
by spongebobstoes | 2025-04-09 17:19:28+00:00
Writing is not necessary for thinking. You can learn to think without writing. I've never had a brilliant thought while writing.

In fact, I've done a lot more thinking and had a lot more insights from talking than from writing.

Writing can be a useful tool to help with rigorous thinking. In my opinion, is mostly about augmenting the author's effective memory to be larger and more precise.

I'm sure the same effect could be achieved by having AI transcribe a conversation.
by nikasvan | 2025-04-09 17:19:38+00:00
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by h2zizzle | 2025-04-09 17:20:14+00:00
The problem is that the big corporate stores end up making the town poorer. They siphon money out of the community, undercut local businesses, and turn over control of a tax-producing plot of land to a corporate office out-of-state (country?) that probably doesn't care what happens to the town. If they pull out, you're screwed. If they stay and have deleterious policies of one kind or another, you're screwed.

The local businesses and well-to-do need to come together and make a plan to make keeping these companies out a more palatable notion. Special pricing for people on government assistance is the way one of my local co-op grocers does it. I'm sure there are other ways to innovate, too, but adopting them requires realizing that the less affluent are your neighbors, not obstacles.
by LinuxBender | 2025-04-09 17:20:16+00:00
Somewhat related I think: I've been curious what others think. Is it taboo or poor taste in 2025 to have a site that is 100% text/plain with auto-indexing performed by the webserver? Are their any text/plain beautifiers that will format pages for people that like to read books? Such as adding page numbers, footers, structuring paragraphs correctly, making a table of contents with page numbers, converting hyperlinks. Is relying on the back button too much to ask?

I've been thinking about converting all my offliine-blog contents to purely text. I hard-block search engines so I would only care what humans and genetically modified primates think.
by wing-_-nuts | 2025-04-09 17:20:19+00:00
>or seize your $1000 phone/laptop.

So be it. I used to say that the reason I valued my privacy was not that I did not trust my government _today_, it was the fact that data would be available to every potential authoritarian government _tomorrow_.

Welp, today has become tomorrow, and yeah, I'd _absolutely_ rather just have my devices seized than have the contents of my phone dumped into a database that can be searched without a warrant, for the next 15 years.

Rights (like the 4th amendment) that are not exercised are not upheld. I'm sure the threat of having one's devices stolen (let's be clear, that's what this is), is enough to deter many people. For myself, my next course of action would be to contact the ACLU and sue the government for violating the 4th amendment.
by kenjackson | 2025-04-09 17:20:21+00:00
> I don't know how to grow crops, build a house, tend livestock, make clothes, weld metal, build a car, build a toaster, design a transistor, make an ASIC, or write an OS. I do know how to write a web site. But if I cede that skill to an automated process, then that is the feather that will break the camel's back?

Reminds me of the Nate Bargatz set where he talks about how if he was a time traveler to the past that he wouldn't be able to prove it to anyone. The skills most of us have require this supply chain and then we apply it at the very end. I'm not sure anyone in 1920 cares about my binary analysis skills.
by roguecoder | 2025-04-09 17:20:56+00:00
The point of this article is that the evidence of what you are saying is unconvincing.

Even if it _were_ real science [Note: actual science engages with criticism and can withstand critique], the effect size being claimed is smaller than the margin of error on the tests.

Being a programmer, I know plenty of miserable, incompetent and outright criminal people with high IQs: the idea that IQ alone is something to maximize is just weird eugenics.

The impact of fluoride on actual social outcomes, measured by a double-blind study? That would be interesting. Maybe then we could talk about the ethics of inflicting life-long pain and suffering on children in favor of reducing their risk of unemployment by some small percentage.

What is being put forward right now, though, offers chem trail levels of rigor: it isn't going to be convincing to anyone who doesn't really, REALLY want to believe.
by danielmarkbruce | 2025-04-09 17:21:04+00:00
Yes, it's just the banks. They have both. It's really not rocket science.

It should be satisfying in the following sense - the financial system is nowhere near as complicated as it seems. There is no magic. If you find yourself feeling like there is some magic somewhere, just ask another question because there is likely just a word or a layer of indirection that is making something quite simple seem mysterious.
by janalsncm | 2025-04-09 17:21:13+00:00
How does your product prevent a person from simply retyping something that ChatGPT wrote?

I think the prevalence of these AI writing bots means schools will have to start doing things that aren’t scalable: in-class discussions, in-person writing (with pen and paper or locked down computers), way less weight given to remote assignments on Canvas or other software. Attributing authorship from text alone (or keystroke patterns) is not possible.
by singron | 2025-04-09 17:21:18+00:00
I've used shoe goo to get more life out of shoes. It's marketed as an adhesive, but you can apply it to the bottom of the sole to rebuild thickness to the tread. A single tube could be used for dozens of repairs. After that for me, usually the textiles in the upper fray from the inside out, and I just ignore it until it becomes externally visible or uncomfortable.

I don't think more extensive repairs are economical, and you are better off wearing shoes you like until they disintegrate. There is a bit of mythology about buying expensive boots and repairing them in the hope that it's more economical, but it's really not: https://mastodon.social/@danluu/111068432320682422
by qingcharles | 2025-04-09 17:21:35+00:00
I tried "Most fun crimes to commit."

#1 Car theft #2 I can't help with that request #3 Board games #4 Video games #5 Art forgery

And these were the reasons for #1 ranking:

Portable entertainment Social deduction mechanics Variety of gameplay styles Affordable entry point

For art forgery:

Creative challenge Lower risk Potential for high-value returns
by prewett | 2025-04-09 17:21:37+00:00
The first company I worked for out of college did that, as it was a technical position that hired people out of university who studied science and engineering. They had two of us and an interviewer. The other guy gave his presentation on Ruby lasers, but his explanation was a more complex version of "the ruby filters the input light", which is completely incorrect. I tried to hint at that in a question or two, but the interviewer did not have any physics background, and seemed to think it was an informative explanation.

So I'm not sure that this method works if candidates can give talks on subjects the interviewers are unfamiliar with.
by filoleg | 2025-04-09 17:22:14+00:00
Every single work backround check I ever had in the US included that. I do not think it lists all former employers ever tho, only those from the past 7 years iirc.

In fact, I got a copy of it back too, where it listed even some of the jobs I didn’t list myself because I didn’t think they were relevant (e.g., the grocery store job I had the summer before college, 5 years before the SWE position I was getting background checked for).

One time, it even had an interesting tidbit that got flagged. A former employer of mine didn’t exist anymore at the time of the background check (the company got absorbed into another international corp and then closed down all offices in the state I worked in, thus ceasing to exist both legally and physically). So the background check report mentioned there was an indication of me having worked there, but they couldn’t reach out to the company to verify my exact employment dates.