MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by palmotea | 2025-04-24 04:51:15+00:00
> 30 years of propaganda will do that

That's a bullshit excuse. Who knows about the future, but for the last 30 years the Democrats have been perfectly free and have had ample opportunity to counter any "propaganda" against them. If their association taints popular policies in the eyes of the Americans, the party is, at a minimum, incompetent.
by travisgriggs | 2025-04-24 04:51:44+00:00
To some degree, wasn’t the exploration of the poles that took place at the beginning of the previous century similar? For country and glory. Motivated tons of men to have a go at the foolish. Many died, some prevailed. After all that we get to maintain a station there.

Don’t take this as support of mars colonoziation which I think is a fools errand. Just pointing out that “suicide mission” seems to actually be motivational to the intrepid adventurer.
by mgobl | 2025-04-24 04:52:00+00:00
Is that really the case? Let me think about the apps I use most often. Could they be replaced by an LLM?

* Email/text/chat/social network? nope, people actually like communicating with other people * Google Maps/subway time app? nope, I don't want a generative model plotting me a "route" - that's what graph algorithms are for! * Video games? sure, levels may be generated, but I don't think games will just be "AI'd" into existence * e-reader, weather, camera apps, drawing apps? nope, nope, nope

I think there will be plenty of apps in our future.
by rurban | 2025-04-24 04:52:19+00:00
So NP is like P again. I learned in school 13 is the max and one of my algebra professors advanced it to 15 (in the 80ies). Then came 20, then came 20.000, this is 80k with proof, and at the World TSP page we see the record was 1m.

http://webhotel4.ruc.dk/~keld/research/LKH/

The biggest proven optimum is for 3178031 right now.

This should be really done with CUDA, not plain C, btw.
by golol | 2025-04-24 04:52:32+00:00
>“We are here now, in a world filled with more than we could ever reasonably ask for,” Becker writes. “We can take joy in that, and find satisfaction and meaning in making this world just a little bit better for everyone and everything on it, regardless of the ultimate fate of the cosmos.”

I don't like this mindset. Be grateful for what you have. Maybe the world is not that great yet for many people and we should aim to improve things substantially, not marginally. This is something that the shuffling around of ressources on a political level can never achieve. Those dreaded tech entrepreneurs have correctly identified technology to be the only way substantial improvements can happen. So then it all blils down if you can make things happen and here the article and some comments here just claim, well, they NEVER deliver!
by donnachangstein | 2025-04-24 04:53:40+00:00
I searched YouTube for actual evidence of Hurd booting to a desktop and only found two videos of Hurd freezing during boot, and a third video of RMS explaining to a very confused convention attendee that he's "never installed GNU slash lynn-ox" because he could just ask someone else to do it.

No videos of Hurd running Doom either, but anyone is welcome to create one and share.
by pazimzadeh | 2025-04-24 04:54:07+00:00
Here are the ingredients: https://mbiota.com/cdn/shop/files/OriginalFlavor-Nutrition.p...

Study design:

Eligible subjects underwent 1 week of screening, 2 weeks of exclusive oral PED, and 2 weeks of follow-up after returning to their regular diet (Supplemental Figure 1). The primary endpoint was the change in stool microbiome after PED and regular food reintroduction. Secondary endpoints included tolerance, LBT normalization rate, stool form changes, symptomatic response, and adverse events. The PED (mBiota Elemental, Good LFE, Santa Monica, USA) was provided in 300-calorie packets, adjusted eucalorically to each participant’s caloric needs (Supplemental Figure 2).

Additional packets were provided for hunger, with daily consumption documented. Water intake was unrestricted, but other foods were prohibited during the diet phase. After completing the diet, participants transitioned to bland foods (e.g., rice, potatoes, eggs, chicken, beef) for 2–3 days before resuming their regular diet.
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by anujers | 2025-04-24 04:54:58+00:00
Fair points—and I get where the skepticism comes from. Most people associate “AI” with instant results, like ChatGPT spitting out a paragraph in seconds. But that’s not how every AI system works—especially not ours.

MySelpost doesn't use a generic AI model. We’ve developed a domain-specific process that combines AI-generated scaffolding with guided refinement layers to ensure accuracy, style alignment, and functionality. It's not a one-click generation—it’s more like an AI-assisted creative workflow. That’s why it takes days, not seconds.

And yes, we offer faster delivery at a higher price—not because of gig workers, but because fast-lane processing demands more compute resources and focused allocation within our internal pipeline.

So no, this isn’t crowdsourced gig labor under the hood, and it’s definitely not a chatbot copy-paste engine. It’s a more thoughtful kind of automation—slower than typical AI, but much more reliable when real-world quality matters.
by mergy | 2025-04-24 04:56:56+00:00
Switching to Linux is not easy. You almost have to hit a wall when you are just done with the bargaining to keep something like Apple or Windows. It kind of takes a major jump.

You also need to be persistent after that jump and not retrench when you can't pull from the familiar.

You'll get there at some point just don't think or care about the awful people - think about how and in what way you want to operate directionally going forward and it will click.
by baalimago | 2025-04-24 04:57:26+00:00
If LLMs are so smart, why do they need a custom "MCP" format to what's commonly known as a normal API? Why can't they just call normal APIs?

Extending this thought: why would there be any difference between offering data behind an API, and offering data behind a "MCP api"? At the end of the day, the underlying data will be the same (weather, stock market info, logs, whatever), it seems LLMs just needs this to be "standardized", otherwise it doesn't get it (?).

Furthermore..! LLMs can already crawl web pages just fine using (true) restful technologies. So why would there be need for other, new, special APIs when it's enough to expose the same data on a normal website?

I don't get it.
by omoikane | 2025-04-24 04:57:26+00:00
In the "computations" page[1], the table lists the Netherlands computation as costing 97 CPU years with 6 months of elapsed time, while the Korean bars costs 44 years of CPU time and 3 months of elapsed time. I can't tell if the two problems were solved using the same hardware.

[1] https://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/tsp/korea/computation.html
by wqaatwt | 2025-04-24 04:58:02+00:00
Companies that don’t have to compete have no incentives to make good products. Especially when high level government officials (i.e. people controlling their funding) are their clients and jot end consumers. Wasting time/resources to make good products under such circumstances would be quite stupid.

Of course same often applies to large enterprise corporation but thankfully at least occasionally they can go bankrupt (which keeps them in line to some extent).
by HexDecOctBin | 2025-04-24 04:58:47+00:00
I type "A B C D". Then I undo thrice to get "A". Then I type to get "A E". And now I realise that what I actually want is "A E B D". My edits have created a branch is history. And I need to switch to the old branch and copy stuff twice (first "B" then "D"). That is why a tree is important.
by peripitea | 2025-04-24 04:58:55+00:00
Hey, small bug to report: When you share your stats, the date seems to be based off local time, not the day of the test. So like here in PT, it's 4/23, but I just did tomorrow's quiz (because it releases at 9pm PT = midnight ET); the share text should say 4/24 but it still says 4/23. Or put another way, I shared two different results with my group chat today that both said 4/23.
by imgabe | 2025-04-24 04:58:55+00:00
There’s this modern affliction where people believe they are morally responsible for the actions of every person they buy anything from.

For your own sanity, please let this go. You are responsible for your own actions. If you buy a pen from a psychopath and he uses the money to buy a bullet and shoot someone, that’s not your fault. He’s responsible for his actions.

It’s like everyone somehow forgot that other humans are sentient beings with their own agency. Main character syndrome run amok.
by Quarrel | 2025-04-24 05:01:08+00:00
> Does it really make sense for legacy states to be able to bind transacations on the internet?

Sites like paypal and escrow.com need licenses for every state in the US to carry on business (Mostly called money transmission licenses, but there are a few other names and regulations depending on the state). Yes, it is just as big a compliance nightmare as you'd expect.

So yes, it does happen.

And anyway, as this case shows, if you have customers in a state you need to follow the laws of that state. This is why Pornhub have stopped servicing various states.
by kmeisthax | 2025-04-24 05:03:33+00:00
> But someone has to pay for the costs of developing the SDKs and the platform.

The business model Apple has used since the Macintosh is that the hardware subsidizes the software. I paid for the platform when I bought the device. The only reason why there's even a "free rider problem" is that Apple believes itself entitled to a 30% cut of half of mobile, forever.

Furthermore, we've known since the failure of OS/2 (at least) that expensive development tools almost guarantee zero software uptake. The platforms that win are the ones where the developer tools are affordable or free. In other words, it is not the third party developer's job to pay for the platforms they rely upon. It is the platform's job to pay (in a roundabout way) for the third-party software.

In fact, that's why Apple even has a reader app exception. They know Netflix doesn't have 30% to give and they know nobody's going to buy an iPhone that won't play Netflix.

The reality of Apple's business model is that they absolutely could give away the platform, make money off the phones and the OS, and remain profitable. But investors don't invest into profitable companies. They invest into growing companies. Tim Cook has to treat developers' bank accounts as his own because that's the only thing that makes Apple stock valuable.
by smt88 | 2025-04-24 05:04:01+00:00
I lived in NYC and understand what you mean. I now live in a walkable Southern city and don't own a car.

The quality and ease of life are so much better here, I wouldn't go back to NYC if you paid me $50k per year.

Ymmv of course, but I've found the "extras" of ultra-urban cities are fun when you're young and a huge source of friction when you're just trying to survive a day of work + parenting.
by wqaatwt | 2025-04-24 05:04:25+00:00
> Internet came from the military originally, the Web came from CERN,

That’s certainly true, yet 90-99% (exact percentage is debatable) of progress came from non government funded organizations.

> extent is that just structural

Generally human behavior is driven by competition. That applies to individuals (e.g. scientists) even if they work in the public sector. Large government organizations or monopolies have no such incentives.
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by glenngillen | 2025-04-24 05:05:00+00:00
I've set a personal goal to spend at least 30 minutes at the end of every day trying to see through the AI hype and work out if there's anything in it that could have improved my day. Integrating MCP Servers into Claude Desktop has been an amazing step in that regard. But then I started wondering "I wonder what MCP Servers exist to help me manage my calendar?", and going off on distracting rabbit holes collecting lists of options.

So I built MCP MCP to let me just ask Claude (or any other MCP Client) the answer. Building a homepage for it also turned into a good excuse to test out this vibe coding thing everyone is talking about.
by whiddershins | 2025-04-24 05:05:19+00:00
LLMs in data pipelines enable all sorts of “before impossible” stuff. For example, this creates an event calendar for you based on emails you have received:

https://www.indexself.com/events/molly-pepper

(that’s mine, and is due a bugfix/update this week. message me if you want to try it with your own emails)

I have a couple more LLM-powered apps in the works, like next few weeks, that aren’t chat or code. I wouldn’t call them transformative, but they meet your other criteria, I think.
by clacker-o-matic | 2025-04-24 05:05:32+00:00
Ever since Bluesky launched verification checkmarks and then @dame.is launched cred.blue's verification tool to simplify creating verification records, I thought it would be very cool to be able to visualize those records on the BlueSky appview.

I originally created this as a bookmarklet which was very fun but it got a bit annoying to constantly bundle and update the bookmark so I moved to a user.js approach that works with tampermonkey instead. The demo vid linked below showcases a slightly earlier version where it was still using the bookmarklet but both versions are still kept up to date.

https://bsky.app/profile/dunkirk.sh/post/3lnjnwef4y22u
by GuestFAUniverse | 2025-04-24 05:08:27+00:00
These are most likely places with mine = close to useless.

Enrichment is done 35-45% by Tenex (Rosatom subsidiary). The rest of the market is divided between the U.S., France (Orano), the UK (Urenco), and China. Well, the U.S. are not preferable these days, dependency on China is already too high. So, France or the UK it is -- do they have the capacity? Doubt it.
by TheDong | 2025-04-24 05:08:31+00:00
The only person who has standing to say anything is the original author of the code, the holder of the copyright.

It's possible, but very unlikely, the copyright license wasn't actually violated because, for example, the fork could have arranged a separate license.

The best example of this is the Qt Project's code: https://www.qt.io/qt-licensing

You can get it under a GPL license for free. You can pay them money to get it under a Commercial license that would let you modify the code without releasing changes.

So, while I doubt it happened, the person who forked it here could have contacted the original author, the copyright holder, and asked for an exemption from the GPL terms.
by mastazi | 2025-04-24 05:08:38+00:00
you can be pragmatic and choose not to buy from certain companies whose behaviour you consider egregious, while at the same time not having to worry about each single expense you make.

Deciding what bank you will get your home loan from -> not something you do every day, it's ok to do some research

Deciding what cafe you will get your next lungo from -> not worth your time
by TheBigRoomXXL | 2025-04-24 05:08:53+00:00
> Traditionally, lightning protection has relied heavily on lightning rods. However, their protective range is limited, and in some cases—such as wind turbines or outdoor event venues—it may not be feasible to install them. At NTT, we are exploring the use of rapidly advancing drone technology to create a new approach: "drone-triggered lightning"2.

I can't believe that's a practical solution. Surely just installing more lighting road is simpler et more effective. They just want to do something cool and try to justify it sideways.
by lenkite | 2025-04-24 05:09:17+00:00
I would love it if I could use Linux on the Desktop.

Windows 11 feels a practical joke played on humanity by Nadella.

The new Macbooks have amazing hardware, but the software quality has deteriorated considerably - even spotlight has bugs nowadays.

However, I need basic sleep/restore to work on my laptop - and it feels like this is a Mars-mission-effort level problem for Linux to solve.

If the Linux Software Foundation started a Linux-On-The-Desktop project that addressed core usability and stability issues, I would gladly contribute monthly towards it.
by garspin | 2025-04-24 05:10:00+00:00
> the U.S.'s vaunted system of checks and balances doesn't work and a similar president could be elected at any time

Precisely. The world has lost faith in both the US voters and its' checks & balances.

Buffet said he is prepared to lose $Bs, but not an ounce of trust - in 100 days the US has lost both.
by oofManBang | 2025-04-24 05:10:07+00:00
> So right now we have basically ideal headsets Meta Quest 3/3S

Cmon, it has shitty hardware and shittier software. The only thing going for it is price and a game catalogue they've basically purchased. Which is admittedly a formidable combo, but it's clear nobody wants it. There's no leverage to make them actually cater to the consumer.
by ethn | 2025-04-24 05:10:39+00:00
I don't think it can ultimately be escaped but the cited Vegh et al exactly proposes that, the bioinspiration, as a means to surpass those limitations.

However, in this article I contend that those limitations have posed little adversity in the field given the success of the latest models. As a result, it may be a bit premature to be concerned about it.
by dbis | 2025-04-24 05:11:27+00:00
So I know the old adage is "you can have it done well or have it done fast", so I decided on fast.

I built a to-do list app, mostly for myself and mostly for my bathroom... let me explain.

The only time I remember I need to remove the caulk at the bottom of my shower is when I am in the shower and there's nothing I can do about it. This got me thinking, "I wish I had a to-do list for each room in my house so I could constantly add the things that need to be done in that room." This would allow each room to get improvements over time as needed and I could discuss the improvements with my wife in order to see what was necessary and what was just a nice to have. This prompted me to want to prioritize the different tasks and the idea of a priority system was born. Combining these two into the app has made a simple and powerful tool people can use to improve their realestate. A side effect that was unexpected, was the use of the tool to prioritize the fixes and the features added to the app itself. Also it is very handy for self improvement as the list system can be used to organize different areas of your life.

Anyway, Let me know what you think. -dan
by lolinder | 2025-04-24 05:11:39+00:00
I think it's more rational to fuss about buying a Tesla than about buying a Windows license for a few reasons:

* It's a heck of a lot of money to send to any company, so it makes more sense to pause and consider what you're funding. I can't put that much effort into every <$100 purchase without going crazy.

* Tesla is far more about Musk than Microsoft is about... whoever runs Microsoft these days. There's a very specific person tied to it.

* Driving a Tesla is seen by the world as a statement of some kind in a way that running Windows simply isn't. It's worth considering if that's a statement you want to be making.
by crabmusket | 2025-04-24 05:12:00+00:00
> This is getting dangerously and excitingly close to a graph database implemented in a relational database!

This feels like a great unresolved tension in database / backend design - or maybe I'm just not sophisticated enough to notice the solutions?

Is the solution event sourcing and using the relational database as a "read model" only? Is that where the truly sophisticated application developers are at? Is it really overkill for everybody not working in finance? Or is there just not a framework that's made it super easy yet?

Users demand flexible schemas - should we tell them no?
by all2 | 2025-04-24 05:12:12+00:00
I hate that this is true. I have 10 year old hardware and I still haven't managed to get suspend on lid close to work.

Also, power management? Linux seems really power hungry. I expect 6ish hours out of the battery I have, but with Linux doing browsing and coding I get 2 to 3ish hours, even with cpu throttling and the dimmest back light settings.

Have mainline Fedora or Ubuntu solved these issues?
by bad_haircut72 | 2025-04-24 05:12:47+00:00
America overestimates its economic strength on the world stage because they have an unmatched military, but when all books are closed its only 300M people and most of em are broke. That's a market the same size as Brazil, Australia and the UK combined - it's a lot but it's not enough to start unilaterally declaring yourself the boss. USA is playing a losing strategy here.
by kavalg | 2025-04-24 05:13:23+00:00
Indeed. I am just a bit concerned that the subjects were to return to their "normal" diet after the experiment, which probably was the reason to get this condition in the first place. In a next study it would be interesting to look closer into the functioning of related organs, such as liver and gallbladder (vesica fellea). E.g. did subjects have any biliary sand issues. Correlation with potable water used by the subjects would also be interesting, especially things like mineral composition, pH, organic contaminants (e.g. microplastics) as well as microbial content.
by crabmusket | 2025-04-24 05:14:31+00:00
The way I think about it: a boolean is usually an answer to a question about the state, not the state itself.

A light switch doesn't have an atomic state, it has a range of motion. The answer to the question "is the switch on?" is a boolean answer to a question whose input state is a range (e.g. is distance between contacts <= epsilon).
by frumplestlatz | 2025-04-24 05:15:29+00:00
I'm not sure what you're referring to; that article says he leaked internal information to a competitor.

That's not ethically excusable, but it's worlds apart from the kind of very real-world felonies involved in this kind of intimidation.

This kind of intimidation would be an incredible and extremely stupid escalation that carries the potential for decades in federal prison, and for what? DOGE has the ruling party and the full force of the executive branch backing their actions. They have no need whatsoever to engage in behavior so ridiculous and counterproductive.

To be clear, this would have required stalking the whistleblower at and around his home, in person. It would have required creating significant physical evidence that could trivially lead back to the perpetrator. There will be cell phone location records, security camera footage, printer microdots, camera lens/sensor fingerprints.
by imgabe | 2025-04-24 05:16:04+00:00
Yes. If you determine a Tesla is the best car to fit your needs, there are far better ways to influence Elon's actions than depriving yourself of the best car for you. You could write your Senator / Congressperson to support laws that would curtail Elon's actions. You could speak publicly and propose better things than what Elon is doing or publicize how and why they're harmful, etc. Buying or not buying a Tesla is very unlikely to influence Elon at all.

Also consider: There are thousands of employees at Tesla and thousands of shareholders. Do you also need to individually vet every one of their opinions before you enrich them by buying a Tesla? What if they don't all have the same opinion? Are you supposed to take a poll and go with the majority? This is silly.