MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by alexey-salmin | 2025-05-19 12:20:23+00:00
> But your comment on Meile, nice kitchen cabinets, sounds like you're looking only for what the next tier above you is enjoying.

No, not really. These are examples of things I know from N+1 level. I'm curious to hear about N+2, N+3 and so on. Some of the points shared in this thread fit nicely, like "buying identical cars in locations you visit often". Or something like "don't by 488, find a used 458 instead -- it's more fun for lower price" would be appreciated.

The original post instead just rambles like this: "I know rich people, let me tell you how rich they are. You wouldn't believe it. Like, really really rich. Like they have their own island, you know".

I don't see how that's useful.
by alias_neo | 2025-05-19 12:20:29+00:00
Before we even get as far as the wrong language being chosen; The GeoIP databases are rarely even up to date so they've got you in the wrong location to begin with.

I've been on static IPs for a decade or so; my last home's static IP was regularly Geo-located to Romania, the next one to the Netherlands, and sometimes even further afield; I'm in the UK.

I started to have a heart attack just yesterday because Zenarmor on my OPNSense box was suggesting that a particular device was sending traffic to a region it has no business sending traffic to; turns out the DB is just wrong and a quick search indicated it actually (currently) belongs to the UK.

In a separate incident (also yesterday, as I then got into investigative mode), I installed Rethink on my phone, which suggested, yet again, that devices (including my phone itself) were sending traffic to places they shouldn't be; again, false alarm, turns out they were all UK IPs, one of which being my own static IP which was being wrongly attributed to another region.

If this part of locating the IP can't even universally be done correctly; why on earth is anyone even considering trying to use it to guess a person's language.

EDIT: The result of these issues, particularly with my home IPs usually manifests in certain sites displaying in languages and with currencies neither I nor my family speak/read or understand, for me I'm used to it and will look for where/how to change the language/currency, but for my wife and kids it's just confusing.
by scythe | 2025-05-19 12:20:38+00:00
Steel, itself, is a material with a wide range of properties. In terms of tensile strength, which is the simplest kind of strength to measure, steel ranges from mild steel at 400 N/mm^2 to piano wire alloys at about 2500 N/mm^2. "Stronger than steel" is a flashy appellation that usually means you have just reached the bottom end.

A similar phenomenon occurs sometimes in papers about ceramics research. A very tough ceramic will often see a comparison of its fracture toughness to that of aluminium; as you've guessed, this usually refers to the toughness of pure unalloyed aluminium.
by roenxi | 2025-05-19 12:21:54+00:00
> Participating in group trends is fun—and essential to being human. It’s just important to remember exactly what we’re doing, and how our need for belonging can be manipulated by bad actors. Only then can we retain our individuality and understanding of what’s happening.

Ah; this looks relevant to a topic I met through Kegan's model of adult development. Apparently around 66% [0] of the population doesn't think in a way where "retaining [their] individuality" is even seen as possible, let alone desirable. They'd probably equate it to teenage impulsiveness.

It explains a lot of politics, practical dealings and provides a very neat model for understanding what religions are actually doing. This sort of call to action from the article is fundamentally misguided as general advice because it misses that people are socially designed to just follow that crowd in a way that can be quite astonishing. Their strategy is, nearly explicitly, to be manipulated by whatever actors rise to the top of the heap. Good, bad or other, they won't (in a practical sense can't) judge.

[0] https://brucesreflections.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Keg...
by redczar | 2025-05-19 12:22:19+00:00
You are trying to fight how people use words and you won’t be successful. Phrases like “religious fervor” and “religiously <did some activity>” etc. are in common usage and refer to things outside of religion.

Phones are worshipped in the sense that many people are lost or will panic if they had to do without them for an extended period of time. Using worshipped evokes an image that is apt.
by diggan | 2025-05-19 12:22:32+00:00
> I have barely scratched the surface of their usage life despite writing 35TB on them they still have 95% life over 42,000 hours of operation.

What are you using these drives for, if I may ask? It seems to barely be used for anything, or I'm an outlier here. Here's an example of my main drive in my desktop/work computer:

Model: Samsung SSD 980 PRO 2TB Power On Hours: 6,286 Data Written: 117,916,388 [60.3 TB]

I'm just an average developer (I think), although I do bounce around a lot between languages/projects/manage VMs and whatnot, and some languages (Rust) tend to write a lot of data to disk when compiling.

But the ratio difference seems absurd, you have ~0.0008 written per hour, while I have ~0.0096, that's a huge difference.

Here's what I ran to get the data, in case others wanna check theirs: https://gist.github.com/victorb/f120f5b9bcc1c04a4c3d0107f633...
by aaomidi | 2025-05-19 12:23:08+00:00
I guess that’s one context where it makes sense.

The reason I have difficulty with public CA provided certificates for client certs is that client certs aren’t primarily being used as authentication of a specific user (and maybe authorization). While in servers, certs are practically only being used for authenticating a connection to an endpoint.

The issue here being that delegating client cert auth to a third party (Public CAs) means that you’re pushing the problem of monitoring the CA ecosystem to that client. A client that is limited and restricted by the rules of public CAs.

But I guess this isn’t that different from OAUTH with a third party IdP.
by DonaldFisk | 2025-05-19 12:23:22+00:00
Random Texts Exhibit Zipf’s-Law-Like Word Frequency Distribution: https://www.nslij-genetics.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/ie...

It also applies to a range of natural phenomena, e.g. lunar craters and earthquakes: https://www.cs.cornell.edu/courses/cs6241/2019sp/readings/Ne...

So the fact that word frequencies in the Voynich Manuscript follow Zipf's law doesn't prove it's written in a natural language.
by aspizu | 2025-05-19 12:23:45+00:00
There are handful methods of installation documented in the documentation [1]. The easiest one being installing from git and cargo. For people who do not have the rust toolchain installed, the easiest method is to install pre-built binaries released on GitHub [2].

[1]: https://aspizu.github.io/goboscript/ [2]: https://aspizu.github.io/goboscript/install/#install-from-bi...
by Zigurd | 2025-05-19 12:23:47+00:00
This is true in general. The article starts with a prime example that's plagiarized from Sun Tsu, Which has been the template for dozens to hundreds of ghostwritten "business" books meant to polish the reputation of the name on the cover.

Every now and then you encounter someone who's too busy for bullshit. Jeff Bussgang teaches a startup course at HBS and is general partner at Flybridge. His recent book The Experimentation Machine is a concise blast of information on how to do a start up right now. No self aggrandizement. A distinct lack of the personal pronoun "I." The example scenarios in the book are not cherry picked outliers meant to make a CEO or investor look good. This kind of book is remarkable for not following the business book formula.
by eldad_fux | 2025-05-19 12:24:09+00:00
A new Appwrite product that lets you deploy and host your websites and web apps right inside Appwrite. No more juggling services. No more gluing things together. No more multiple subscriptions. Just build, deploy, and go live. All in one place, and it's 100% open source, the kind that lets you (really) self-host and (really) own your data.

Appwrite has always been about giving you the tools you need to build fast, secure, and modern apps. However, while Appwrite has always worked hard to deliver a great backend experience, one big piece was missing: web hosting.

Until now, you had to rely on external platforms like Vercel or Netlify to get your web app live. That meant extra configs, more integrations, and one more invoice to worry about. With Sites, that gap is gone.

The best part: Appwrite is a fully open-source platform to offer both frontend hosting and your entire backend. All under one roof. From static sites and SSR apps to databases, authentication, storage, messaging and serverless functions, you can now build, deploy, and scale your entire app stack using just Appwrite.
by knorker | 2025-05-19 12:24:18+00:00
Yeah it's amazing that Google is the worst offender.

I think this is because half of Google live their entire career in California, so they don't know about other languages, units, time zones at all.

It's weird, because they employ SO many foreigners, bringing them to California. But somehow upon arrival they all get memory wiped about the existence of anything outside the bay area.

Other companies do this right. Google is user hostile.

No. I will NEVER navigate by bike, foot, or public transport in these strange America-only units.
by lolinder | 2025-05-19 12:24:28+00:00
To have a good mental model for modern AI agents you have to understand both the LLM and the other stuff that's built up around it. OP is correct about the behavior of LLMs, and that is valuable information to keep in mind. Then you layer on top of that an understanding that some implementations of agents will sometimes automatically feed search results into context, if you ask them to or are paying for an advanced tier or whatever the extra qualifications are for your particular tool.

If you skip this two-part understanding then you run the risk of missing when the agent decided not to do a search for some reason and is therefore entirely dependent on statistical probability in the training data. I've personally seen people without this mental model take an LLM at its word when it was wrong because they'd gotten used to it looking things up for them.
Show HN: Master a Language Through Dictation
by tarantababu | 2025-05-19 12:24:32+00:00
I’m thrilled to introduce lwlnow, a web app designed to assist language learners in enhancing their listening, vocabulary, and writing skills through dictation-based practice—a technique that is both versatile and impactful.

Why we developed it: Most language apps focus on passive learning or game-like memorization techniques. However, true fluency emerges when you train your brain to understand native speech and respond accurately.

Dictation stands out as one of the most effective yet underappreciated methods for skill-building:

You listen to a native sentence. You type exactly what you hear. You receive immediate feedback on spelling, grammar, and word recognition. It’s akin to shadowing but involves active participation, making it highly effective for learners at all stages.

Who benefits from it?

Individuals aiming to grasp grammar intuitively Those struggling with listening comprehension Students seeking daily active practice Your input is invaluable! We’re in the early stages of development and are eager to grow. Please share your thoughts:

What do you appreciate? What would you enhance or alter? Which languages should we focus on next? Thank you for exploring lwlnow, and best wishes on your language learning journey!

— lwlnow
by scythe | 2025-05-19 12:25:02+00:00
The real question for practical purposes is how much of these fine chemicals are actually consumed during the process and how much can be reused. The foul-smelling Kraft process has held on to its title in paper production because the chemicals it uses can be recycled within the plant itself. There are many better, less polluting ways to make paper, but they consume an impractical amount of chemicals which drives the price way out of economic usability.

This process will need to regenerate almost all of that sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfite, or it's just peracetic paper again.
by tarantababu | 2025-05-19 12:25:08+00:00
There’s also some solid research behind it. A few studies (like Kiany & Shiramiry, 2002) found that dictation improves listening comprehension, grammar accuracy, and even writing fluency. Other studies link it to better vocabulary retention and processing speed. Not bad for something this simple.

Kiany, G. R., & Shiramiry, E. (2002). The Effect of Frequent Dictation on the Listening Comprehension Ability of Elementary EFL Learners. TESL-EJ.

Rahimi, M. (2008). Using Dictation to Improve Language Proficiency. Asian EFL Journal.

Nation, I. S. P. (2009). Teaching ESL/EFL Listening and Speaking. Routledge — recommends dictation for processing and noticing gaps in spoken language.
Show HN: Rowt – Easy Deep Linking and Analytics Infra (Self-Hosted or Managed)
by tophercully | 2025-05-19 12:25:15+00:00
With Firebase Dynamic Links now deprecated and Branch offering opaque pricing, I built Rowt (https://console.rowt.app) - an open source NestJS server scaffold for deep links and analytics. It includes a TypeScript SDK for Expo and web apps, with React Native improvements coming soon (I welcome native devs who would like to help <3)

Key features:

- Choice of Postgres or SQLite

- TypeORM migrations (no SQL or DB setup)

- Single and multi-tenant support

- Built-in authentication and JWT handling

- Cleanup jobs for expired links/data

- Separate Console SDK for analytics dashboards

- Multi-project management - one instance

You can go from zero to running locally in 5 minutes, configurable via config file and env vars.

For those who prefer not to self-host, there's an affordable managed option that includes a free tier (50 links/mo) to try things out.

Links:

- Docs: https://docs.rowt.app

- GitHub: https://github.com/Rowt-Deeplinks

- NPM packages:

https://npmjs.com/create-rowt-server

https://npmjs.com/rowt-sdk

https://npmjs.com/rowt-console-sdk

- Managed option: https://console.rowt.app

Would love any feedback. Thank you!
by madaxe_again | 2025-05-19 12:25:28+00:00
8% is an awful return in today’s markets. 30% is eminently achievable with foresight and an appetite for risk. I started investing a decade ago with about £100k, as that was all I could afford to risk, and have a return of between 20% and 200% year to year. Shit, you’ll get 15-20% cash-on-cash just running an Airbnb, which is what provides our day-to-day living income.
by bambax | 2025-05-19 12:25:45+00:00
> It’s like everything is bad because they saw people using Windows at their city hall.

No. French state companies (including military schools! and the Department of Education!!) use Windows, MS Office, and US-based cloud providers en masse. Good for them, I guess. I don't really care.

But pretending to do the opposite is what gets me.

Or when the Head of the BPI (Banque Publique d'Investissement) goes on TV to say that France should only buy French tech, and you learn that the same BPI that he leads, just signed a huge contract with AWS, then that's upsetting. (He's also very concerned with China because the Chinese State finances some of its private industry; never mind that it's the whole purpose and mission of the BPI.)
by firefax | 2025-05-19 12:25:49+00:00
I haven't been able to access my gmail in years -- iOS apparently doesn't back up TOTP generators when you back up your iphone, and the so called "recovery codes" did not work. (I even went into an encrypted volume to check I hadn't made a transcription error since I had transcribed the codes for several sites into a notebook I kept ina safe)

No other service has failed in this way. (A few others, I used recovery codes to regain access with zero issue)

Since I had ported my childhood cell # into google voice, I couldn't access SMS MFA, and thus was locked out.

It's no surprise you're having an odd bug, but at least you have access to your email -- I'd encourage you to export it ASAP and move to a provider who can manage their infrastructure properly.
Show HN: Search Engine for Local Events
by thelazyorcas | 2025-05-19 12:26:14+00:00
Hi, this is a project I have been working on for the last 1 month. :)

The search engine is designed to make discovering events easier and faster with only one search input.

To keep my budget down, only these cities are available for search at the moment: Barcelona, Berlin, Hamburg, Lisbon, London, Munich, NYC, Paris, SF, Singapore. (I’m happy to take on requests)

The tech stack is Rails 8, Tailwind.

What do you think?
by rad_gruchalski | 2025-05-19 12:27:51+00:00
But why focus on the car only? To me it would be interesting to know where has the driver got the driver license from. Or if they have a medical condition. Or maybe they have a stiff neck on the day of the accident. Were they distracted by children?

I’m probably failing to see the difference between Peugeot 208 or Renault 5 being involved in an accident. What insights could one expect from this info?
by WhyNotHugo | 2025-05-19 12:28:03+00:00
> A $5 latte every workday comes to (260 * 5) $1300 annually.

I spend ~€10 on food per day. Paying $5 for a coffee _every day_ sounds like a lavish luxury. Fun fact: global median income is only ~$2500.

> Obsidian sync is $96. Why would you not pay this amount for a tool you use everyday?

If I paid $96 for my notes to sync, I'd still need to set up some synchronisation mechanism for other files (e.g.: photos, documents, music, etc).

I.e.: I would still need something like Syncthing. If I'm going through the effort of setting up Syncthing, including notes notes for it is trivial.
by tough | 2025-05-19 12:28:09+00:00
> No self aggrandizement. A distinct lack of the personal pronoun "I." The example scenarios in the book are not cherry picked outliers meant to make a CEO or investor look good.

That's remarkable, but brings up the question of then what's the intention / meaning/ why does the book exist?

I guess some authors just can afford to publish whatever they want indeed
by latexr | 2025-05-19 12:28:50+00:00
> But that would require the protocol to also have the ability to set friendly names against public addresses.

Which it doesn’t, and changing it to do so is not a realistic option. If we’re dreaming up anything, then my suggestion would instead be for no one to be dishonest, or for everyone’s basic needs to be met so they don’t need money and to speculate on cryptocurrencies. I’m pretty confident either of those would happen before every way people routinely get swindled off their cryptocurrencies is solved.
by foft | 2025-05-19 12:28:52+00:00
In Switzerland pretty much all sites have a setting for French, German, Italian and often English. It is very much a multi-language country.

It is great to be able to select individually per site. I often like to use the native French and just drop back to English if its technical language.

I do find that every site has the setting in a different place which is annoying, it would be great to be able to select it in a standard place on the browser.

The worst offenders are the single language per country sites. For example Ebay insists on only using German in Switzerland, which is rather frustrating since I only know English and French so far.
by bluGill | 2025-05-19 12:28:57+00:00
My grandpa had in his attic letters from his great grandpa (great great?? not sure how many generations)'s brother back in Germany, written around 1860. The letters were in the old script not used anymore, and language (Not German, but I'm not sure what it was). Grandpa got them translated and then following the addresses discovered some [great...] granddaughter was living in the house so he sent he a copy of the letters. She then found some cabinet described in the letter and was able to find it in the barn. Until she got the letter that cabinet was meaningless to her, but now that she knows the history it is an important part of her house.

This somehow a point in your question, but I leave it to others to figure out what.

Grandpa donated the letters to the local historical society so they are accessible, though I'm not sure how.
by neomantra | 2025-05-19 12:29:16+00:00
The conference was International Symposium on Green Chemistry [1], here's a previous HN comment I made [2], and here's a quick Dropbox-dump of my non-personal pics from there [3].

Many of the slides aren't available yet, but I'll try to curate some from photos. I'll put photo number from Dropbox, since they make direct-linking hard.

Photo 62 to 67 shows the H2O2 work from Mark Andrews' lab at McGill, being commercialized by a company called Anomera.

Photo 8 and 9 has a Cyrene whitepaper from Merck/Sigma-Aldrich. They did have presentations about it, but I don't have notes, will try to get from my daughter as she wants to try it for her process.

Photo 16 has a revisualized Periodic table of elements, logarithmically scaled by availability and color-coded with scarcity / conflict / need. We only have 100 years of Indium left and that was sorta worthless >20 years ago and now used in every touchscreen. had photo but put source link instead [4]

Photo 2 shows that we are now man-making stuff at a greater rate than the earth is creating stuff and that is rapidly increasing. The point there was that we will keep doing this, so we need to make it sustainable and circular. Photo 5 shows how FUBAR'd we are.

Happy to try to answer other questions, but noting I'm not a chemist but a chaperone, so I'll have to ask other people.

[1] https://www.isgc-symposium.com

[2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43974375

[3] https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/5u8xmvcxv5x1zyzaq0jxu/APJPtEo...

[4] https://www.euchems.eu/euchems-periodic-table/
by Boogie_Man | 2025-05-19 12:29:30+00:00
Pro tip for everyone else: start counting with your thumb.

For some reason I don't quite understand, my pinky and ring fingers don't operate well independently of one another. This is an issue when counting on my fingers (or attempting a boy scout salute), so I've started counting 1,2,3 from the thumb, 4 with the thumb down and all four fingers up, and 5, of course, with all digits extended.

(I could start counting at my pinky, but that just makes me look totally nuts)

Edit: If you read the article the comment I replied to posted, it includes thumb first counting as one of the cultural differences people experience when visiting Germany - in addition to the "Germanic Stare" they specifically mention in their comment. Consider actually reading before assuming I'm just typing nonsense - unless responding to titles and comments without reviewing the content they contain is a cultural difference I need a guide to get used to when visiting Hacker News.
by moralestapia | 2025-05-19 12:29:36+00:00
>Downvotes are no surprise here though.

Yeah, HN has become quite hostile, no wonder why their numbers are sinking.

Also, people don't follow through arguments anymore, one reply then disappear, extremely weak strawmams, etc.

You tell people they're wrong and you get "watch your tone" back.

Sad as this used to be a great community!