MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by jedberg | 2025-08-12 00:11:13+00:00
> and is not that burdensome to do yourself.

I don't know about you, but it takes me hours to book a flight if it's for my family, because I'm usually booking a flight, a car, and a hotel, and I have to constantly min-max the costs between hotels on certain days, flights on certain days, and cars on certain days.

If it's not burdensome for you, then you're either taking very simple trips or you're so rich that you don't care.
by tomrod | 2025-08-12 00:12:37+00:00
Meta is an advertising company.

Google is an advertising company.

Microsoft, in fits of jealousy and veiled rage, wishes it were an advertising company.

OpenAI is not profitable yet despite having high charge rates.

If they aren't capitalizing on ad infusion yet, their shareholders should rightfully be getting angry, right? Money left on the table.

Simply because you and I may not be able to buy ads does not mean they arent already there.

Dont forget the pg classic on the topic: https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
by xp84 | 2025-08-12 00:12:59+00:00
I'd probably be lying to claim actual face-blindness, but I just suck at establishing that face<>identity matchup in the 'remote work' world, and in highly sporadic social situations. For instance, I have attended probably 20 social occasions with my friend Greg in the past decade, and usually at least 8 of a cast of 15 of his circle are at each event. But these events are like 6 months apart and I never see any of these people any other time. To this day I only am confident I can properly put a name to face with 25% of those people, the ones who are especially distinctive looking to me.

It's embarrassing.
by al_borland | 2025-08-12 00:13:53+00:00
While I fully understand not wanting to argue things online when the dead internet theory has seemed to come true, I don’t think we should dumb ourselves down for it.

I also don’t think that will help. I saw an Odd Man Out video where humans and an AI were put into a box and they had to try and figure out who was the AI. If I remember correctly, the AI said it was purposely making some mistakes to better emulate a human.

We should seek to be better where AI falls, rather than sink to a level beneath AI and assume its superiority.
by jefftk | 2025-08-12 00:15:04+00:00
When my kids were maybe 6 and 4 we started playing One Night Ultimate Werewolf as a family. It very quickly became clear this was a bad choice: the oldest went from being terrible at lying (and so ~never doing it) to actually being pretty good, surprisingly quickly. As soon as we noticed this we stopped, and while she didn't go back to how she had been there was definitely much less lying and she didn't remain good at it.
by zelphirkalt | 2025-08-12 00:15:12+00:00
I have my doubts about any CS class/lecture, that teaches, that the "iterative version is easier to scan". Might just be the bias or inexperience of the lecturer. By not I find recursive to be often easier to read than some for loop with its loop header and counter that I need to think about and update in my mind. And then the loop usually in many languages does not even have a return value, because it is not an expression, but a statement. Meeehhh, very meehhh in many languages. Not all, but many.

I think maybe in languages like Ruby or Smalltalk a loop can be more readable, because of how they structure it as messages to objects, rather than special keywords in the language.
by huizhu | 2025-08-12 00:15:24+00:00
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by cwt137 | 2025-08-12 00:15:27+00:00
It is not true that Ollama doesn't use llama.cpp anymore. They built their own library, which is the default, but also really far from being feature complete. If a model is not supported by their library, they fall back to llama.cpp. For example, there is a group of people trying to get the new IBM models working with Ollama [1]. Their quick/short term solution is to bump the version of llama.cpp included with Ollama to a newer version that has support. And then at a later time, add support in Ollama's library.

1) https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/10557
by kazinator | 2025-08-12 00:15:31+00:00
- There exists TTL SRAM.

- The state in a SRAM cell is maintained by mutual feedback of two cross-coupled amplifier-like circuits. The currents involved may be low in the case of CMOS, but that's immaterial to the design that it's not simply static electricity representing the 0 or 1 state. But power must continue to be supplied for the state to persist.

- The state of a DRAM call is actually charge on a capacitor. It leaks and so DRAM requires refresh.

The dynamic/static refers to the need or no need for refresh.
by Terr_ | 2025-08-12 00:16:03+00:00
> "That's worse than a tariff, because it's literally taking your sales away, completely removing our products from the shelves ... that's a very disproportionate response," Lawson Whiting, the CEO of Brown-Forman

Nonsense, it is a perfectly reasonable response to the disproportionate, capricious, and possibly-illegal Republican import taxes on Americans (tariffs) that were thrown onto Canadian everything while "joking" about violently annexing Canada.

If Mr. Whiting cared about reasonable and proportional trade, he should be aiming those complaints at his own politicians. He's been maxing out in his donations to the company PAC for the last several years, but I can't tell you for sure what candidates that money went to. [0]

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P.S.: Fair disclosure, I live in a US state where Canada is--was?--the #1 international trade partner... You'd be surprised how little that narrows it down. [1]

[0] https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs...

[1] https://www.weforum.org/stories/2021/07/usa-us-trade-canada-...
by sadsicksacs | 2025-08-12 00:16:07+00:00
You ought to try harder in your weak dismissals.

The OP is pgy4:

> In this capacity, the PGY-4 will lead treatment team, provide guidance to younger residents, teach medical students, and make final medical decision for patients. There will always be an attending physician available for advice and recommendations, but this experience allows the PGY-4 to fully utilize the training, knowledge, and leadership skills that have been cultivated throughout residency.

https://www.med.unc.edu/psych/education/residency/program-cu...
by kelnos | 2025-08-12 00:16:27+00:00
I agree with you entirely on the possibility of being able to save money by calling and negotiating, but if I'm evaluating two options, and one shows me pricing and lets me sign up without talking to anyone, and the other will require a phone call, I will most likely not be calling and giving that company any money.

This is, of course, one of the many reasons why I don't run a large, VC-scale business. I don't have the patience or desire to play these sorts of games.
by bkettle | 2025-08-12 00:16:31+00:00
> “wow, I really can do _anything_ if I can just figure out how

Except this time it’s “if I can just figure out how and pay for the Claude API usage”.

This is one of the sadder things about AI usage getting more standard that I haven’t seen discussed much—-the barrier to entry is now monetary rather than just knowledge-based, which will make it _much_ harder for young people with no money to pick up.

Yes, they can still write code the manual way, but if the norm is to use AI I suspect that beginner’s guides, tutorials, etc. will become less common.
by quantumwannabe | 2025-08-12 00:17:06+00:00
In addition to being able to run any regular Windows application, it had the best and most intuitive feeling UX of any tablet in history. Amongst many other features, window management was gesture controlled and Internet Explorer had an alternate UI that moved the tabs to the bottom of the screen to make them easier to reach.

Sadly, Windows 10 removed all the good parts of Windows tablet mode, but its ideas were so good that Apple is still slowly copying bits of its interface for the iPad to this day.
by kevstev | 2025-08-12 00:18:01+00:00
You are right it's misleading to say DC is at a 30 year low- the data I posted shows that it is actually at a 60 year low.

It's not clear at all that it has an abnormally high homicide rate at all. DC is not even listed on the link you provided- the one I provided has cities of equivalent size.
by btilly | 2025-08-12 00:18:10+00:00
Being a loose aggressive player is far more likely to lead to you losing a lot of money, than winning a lot of money.

Once you consider what the house earns, poker is a net negative for the players. In order for there to be some big winners, there have to be a lot of losers. And a shocking number of those losers will, thanks to our selective memories, consider themselves winning players.
by Dylan16807 | 2025-08-12 00:18:58+00:00
That's not the angle I'm taking. I'm not saying anything about what the mini-split actually uses. Give it the circuit that the nameplate asks for.

Instead I'm saying that particular minisplit is a lazy design and we can get a 12000 or higher BTU unit with a much smaller nameplate rating. Not only will it only need a single-pole breaker, the required circuit probably already exists.
by zelphirkalt | 2025-08-12 00:19:11+00:00
But Rust's semantics make it less ergonomic to pass values and especially once you do any mutation, that code path is no longer trivially up for parallelization/concurrency. There one will have to lean into what Rust offers to make it safe again, which brings along more syntax. When one wants to pass values, one needs to implement clone or copy or something, and then explicitly clone or copy or so.

It is a tradeoff one can make, and it lends itself to high performance but it does come at a cost.
by djmdjm | 2025-08-12 00:19:16+00:00
>In light of the recent hilarious paper around the current state of quantum cryptography

I assumed that paper was intended as a joke. If it's supposed to be serious criticism of the concept of quantum computing then it's pretty off-base, akin to complaining that transistors couldn't calculate Pi in 1951.

> how big is the need for the current pace of post quantum crypto adoption?

It comes down to:

1) do you believe that no cryptographically-relevant quantum computer will be realised within your lifespan

2) how much you value the data that are trusting to conventional cryptography

If you believe that no QC will arrive in a timeframe you care about or you don't care about currently-private data then you'd be justified in thinking PQC is a waste of time.

OTOH if you're a maintainer of a cryptographic application, then IMO you don't have the luxury of ignoring (2) on behalf of your users, irrespective of (1).
by al_borland | 2025-08-12 00:19:29+00:00
I’m not a YouTube commenter, so I don’t have a horse in this race, but it seems like Google is in a very good position to know if a commenter is AI or not. It is very likely that their YouTube account is tied to a Gmail account… they know if that’s being used by a person or not.

Google’s unwillingness to tackle the comment problems has been a problem for years, long before AI. I recall seeing some videos on some scripts a guy wrote to flag and filter spam and bots on YouTube comments. Something Google could and should have done a long time ago. If they have done anything at all recently, it’s been due to public shaming from top creators on the platform.
by persolb | 2025-08-12 00:20:50+00:00
Everything about this looks fake, and Tesla confirmed it wasn’t real. Not finding great sources right now: https://www.carscoops.com/2025/08/rapper-fakes-video-claimin...

I would be amazed if there are not interlocks to prevent an update while in drive. On normal updates there is definitely an interlock, plus a timer, but theoretically it is possible.
by dinnison | 2025-08-12 00:21:10+00:00
Thanks! I agree that handwritten notes are special. My intent was not to replace that so much as offer another way to make a physical note feel personal, while removing some of the "burdens" of sending traditional mail.

It was also just a fun way to learn how to connect all these technologies and be able to trigger an event in the real-world from a few lines of code.

Appreciate the feedback.
by SlowTao | 2025-08-12 00:22:01+00:00
I don't think this is the last generation of Xbox hardware but they definitely are not going to push the next iteration hard. I suspect they will start to license out the OS and have a broad set of hardware specs to follow. Treat it like the Surface, it will co-exist with other machines.

Essentially, the business model of the 3DO has finally been proven correct 30 years later. Do keep in mind a lot of the 3DO team did end up at Microsoft... maybe they played the long game...
by lemonberry | 2025-08-12 00:22:14+00:00
The White Mountains are great. As a local, one of my favorite things about them is that they aren't "cool". The people that make it here seem to respect them and the history.

If you do visit and you're into geology you may want to visit Madison, NH. It's home to the largest glacial erratic in North America.

It really is a great area. Just don't tell anyone.
by dekhn | 2025-08-12 00:23:42+00:00
What would the consequences be if you stopped working so hard?

(answering your questions: many people feel like they are trapped working long hours while others appear to be goofing off. It is widespread. It's worse in large orgs where folks get good at getting job security. I don't know if you're a jamoke for actually working like you do, but it sounds like you're not enjoying it (some people actually like 'working' long hours).

And yes, learning to politick and schmooze is the key. But so is learning to say "no", and just not working for a while.
by kelnos | 2025-08-12 00:23:52+00:00
I'm confused; you seem to be arguing opposite things. A few comments above, you say:

> ["Call for pricing"] also means that the price isn't fixed, and that a good negotiator might be able to get a lower price than someone else.

But you also say:

> [A potential customer who doesn't want to talk to sales] could be a customer you wouldn't want anyways. Customers looking solely for lowest price tend to be nightmare customers...

So the potential customer who does call for pricing -- possibly with the intent to negotiate that price down -- is also potentially that nightmare customer who is just looking for the lowest price and will be a drag on your time and resources.

To me, the potential customer who just wants to get started without needing to suffer through a call with a sales person... well, that customer sounds at least as likely to be someone who will be a nice, quiet customer who uses your product and doesn't call or write in with inane complaints and issues all the time.

I don't think this is a good signal. I do agree that a potential customer who calls is probably more likely to sign up, but it's still an extra barrier to customer acquisition, no matter how you slice it.
by TheOtherHobbes | 2025-08-12 00:24:47+00:00
The UK spent the last weekend arresting hundreds of people for holding up signs with the words "Palestine Action" on them, while ignoring people marching around and giving Hitler salutes.

Anyone expecting sanity from the UK on this topic is being somewhat optimistic.

To reiterate - this is not about protecting kids. If it was about protecting kids it would be trivial to set up a blacklist of the most popular porn sites that need ID as a first step, and worry about other sites - like Wikipedia - later.

This is about setting up a mechanism for mass surveillance of future dissent.

The "think of the kids" argument is a Trojan horse - a standard and predictable populist appeal to protective emotions.
by MarkusWandel | 2025-08-12 00:24:56+00:00
Heh. I know someone who uses VoIP via geostationary satellite internet connection. He tried Starlink as an upgrade, however, the 100W continuous power draw was a dealbreaker with his off-grid solar setup. This is off-grid enough not to have cell coverage.

Anyway talking with him on the phone you pretty much have to use a "over" / "over and out" kind of protocol because of the long latency.
by SlowTao | 2025-08-12 00:25:04+00:00
It is crazy how they managed the bungle the Xbox One launch at just the right time to cause this cascade of issues over a decade later. It doesn't help that MS haven't had a huge AAA exclusive title in a very long time. Now that they have started cutting in hard on their game dev teams, they may end up more like the Microsoft Studios before Xbox was a thing.
by matheusmoreira | 2025-08-12 00:25:30+00:00
In Germany, voting machines are unconstitutional. German judges declared them so because they are too complex to be audited by the average person.

https://www.osetinstitute.org/blog/electronic-voting-banned-...

> When electronic voting machines are deployed, it must be possible for the citizen to check the essential steps in the election act and in the ascertainment of the results reliably and without special expert knowledge.

> In a republic, elections are a matter for the entire people and a joint concern of all citizens.

> Consequently, the monitoring of the election procedure must also be a matter for and a task of the citizen.

> Each citizen must be able to comprehend and verify the central steps in the elections.

A very wise judgement, in my opinion.

In Brazil, voting machines are mandated. The supreme court judges have declared that these machines are perfect and UNQUESTIONABLE. Multiple attempts to add an auditable paper trail to the machines were made by our elected representatives, and they were also deemed unconstitutional by the supreme court.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36543423

The most actively belligerent, aggressive stance towards the democratic order is that of the supreme court itself. Brazil is not even a democracy to begin with. Not a single brazilian voted for these judges, yet they rule monocratically.
by kelnos | 2025-08-12 00:25:53+00:00
Also interesting: they list their plans, from left to right, from most expensive to least expensive (and their current plan pages do the same). I feel like that's rare? I can't remember the last pricing page I've seen that lists it that way, aside from these. All the ones I can (dimly) recall start with the cheapest (or free) option on the left.
by jader201 | 2025-08-12 00:26:02+00:00
I’ve dabbled with todo lists in the past, and keep coming back to — doing nothing.

At least with todo list apps specifically.

I have a pretty bad memory, so I’m the target audience for todo lists. But I think what’s worked for me has been a combination of:

- Keeping things simple. At work I try to only focus on one thing at a time. I have a bug tracker that’s used to track larger items (everyone uses the same tool), but it’s not a personal todo list in a more granular sense.

- Reminders app on the iPhone. I use this just so I don’t forget to do things that aren’t naturally top of mind. Or, at least things that should become a priority, but only at a later point. And I don’t have many times that I need these. Maybe a few times a month, and a few recurring ones.

But other than this, if it’s really that important, I’ll remember it anyway. And if I don’t, and it’s not tracked with a bug (work) or reminder (home), it’s not that important.

So unless you count the occasional use of the Reminders app, or our work bug tracker tool, then I’m currently not using any todo lists, and it’s been working fine.
by anitil | 2025-08-12 00:26:09+00:00
It's interesting that this is framed in the context of 'foul play' - I wouldn't be surprised if we find out that even in regular play there's often enough head impact to be concerning. I'm actually surprised this would get approved given that it could put the league in an awkward position of trying to argue why you should ignore the very devices it approved. Usually sports organisations like to put a thumb on the scale in these cases [0]

[0] I could pick many but lets go with the IWF who's largest wikipedia section is the one for corruption - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Weightlifting_Fe...
by dpraburaj | 2025-08-12 00:26:21+00:00
Ah, I should have clarified. I'd say ServerBuddy's probably a complementary tool alongside Ansible/Puppet/Salt etc. I have used Ansible quite a bit.

When I need to accomplish something relatively large and standard(e.g. two node MySQL installation with a replica), I'd reach for my Ansible playbooks.

However, there are certain one-off flows for which I think SB has a sweet spot. Let's say I'm an agency managing web apps for multiple clients with separate VPS(es)/bare metal servers for each client.

If I get a ticket saying something's wrong with one of their app or its dependencies(let's say MySQL), it would be very easy for me to check the container health in the Docker tab and then check the detailed logs in the Logs tab to identify the issue. During this investigation, I might also check the Ports and other tabs to check external connectivity.

Another quick one off flow I can think of is to quickly check if everything's working after running an Anisble playbook on my server(s).

It might be worth writing Ansible playbooks for these workflows if one keeps finds they're doing them over and over, but I feel that a GUI option has some merit as well.