MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by gpm | 2025-09-20 00:41:47+00:00
I'm all for applying the principle of charity when it comes to "someone just heard of this and that was their first idea", and even with "there are maybe some responsible use cases involving driving".

But the blue founders here don't fall into the first category, and they made a 2 minute ad advertising their product that doesn't fall into the second category either. Charity only stretches so far.

I'm not a startup investor, but I'm quite serious when I say that ad would give me serious doubts about doing business with this founder for purely practical reasons (on top of other ethical ones). That doesn't mean the product is bad, but a business is more than a product.

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HN definitely does have a dog piling problem where one issue is picked out by the community and discussed ad nauseam to exclusion of all else. To be honest between the magnitude of this issue and the fairly significant discussion downthread about other topics I'm not particularly feeling that it is a problem in this thread though.
Tell HN: Phishing campaign claiming to be GitHub Developer Fund
by bobbiechen | 2025-09-20 00:41:55+00:00
Just spotted this phishing campaign using GitHub issues to send convincing emails.

Look at this issue and the others in this repo: https://github.com/gitcoinco-n/gitcoin/issues/1 (already reported via GitHub report abuse form)

Every messaging interface will be used for scams, unfortunately.
by Liftyee | 2025-09-20 00:42:14+00:00
I wonder if it would be possible to use e.g. an FPGA to intercept the "last-leg" MIPI signals going between a TV/monitor's control board and the physical display panel itself. Surely there can't be any DRM at that level, because there is not much more "compute" down the line?

Granted, you would have to deal with whatever your display does to the raw video signal - preferable to pointing a camcorder at the display but a little worse than the original file.
by eek2121 | 2025-09-20 00:42:24+00:00
Funny enough, I thought this earlier about Arch Linux and it's deritives. It was mentioned on reddit that they operate on a small budget. A maintainer replied that they have very low overhead, and the first thought that popped into my mind was that most of the software I use and rely on comes from the AUR, which relies on the user to manage their own security.

If engineers can't even manage their own security, why are we expecting users to do so?
by encrypted_bird | 2025-09-20 00:42:36+00:00
Hello, felloe Linux user!

That being said, fyi, most Linux distros (or at least many!) have by default the shortcut `ctrl+shift+U` then the hex value of the Unicode character.

So, for example, the en dash is U+2013 and the em dash is U+2014, so you would press `ctrl+shift+U` then type in "2014" then space and it inputs it!

I use it all the time! It's very useful!
by shagie | 2025-09-20 00:42:43+00:00
The H-1B requires that the position requires a specialization.

https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/h-1b-spec...

The occupation requires: Theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge; and Attainment of a bachelor's or higher degree in a directly related* specific specialty (or its equivalent) as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the United States. The position must also meet one of the following criteria to qualify as a specialty occupation: A U.S. bachelor’s or higher degree in a directly related specific specialty, or its equivalent, is normally the minimum entry requirement for the particular occupation; A U.S. bachelor’s or higher degree in a directly related specific specialty, or its equivalent, is normally required to perform job duties in parallel positions among similar organizations in the employer’s industry in the United States; The employer, or third party if the beneficiary will be staffed to that third party, normally requires a U.S. bachelor’s or higher degree in a directly related specific specialty, or its equivalent, to perform the job duties of the position; or The specific duties of the offered position are so specialized, complex, or unique that the knowledge required to perform them is normally associated with the attainment of a U.S. bachelor’s or higher degree in a directly related specific specialty, or its equivalent.*

The positions that you're describing do not meet the criteria for the H-1B. If it was under the H-1B, then it should have been reported for fraud.

Chances are this was done as a seasonal H-2B non-agricultural worker (likely under a seasonal need)

https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary...

To qualify for H-2B nonimmigrant classification, the petitioner must establish that: There are not enough U.S. workers who are able, willing, qualified, and available to do the temporary work. Employing H-2B workers will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed U.S. workers.

When you see fraud, report it. https://www.uscis.gov/report-fraud/uscis-tip-form
by lawlessone | 2025-09-20 00:42:54+00:00
>Neither athlete has competed at elite level since World Athletics introduced rules requiring DSD individuals to suppress their testosterone levels.

Am i reading this right people with developmental differences are required to artificially suppress what could be argued is their bodies natural hormones?

Should we do the same in mens sports, so we can have all men the same level playing field.

edit because i have been rate limited for the first time today but i was going to add this:

I'm wondering where will they draw on the line on this?

Something that started off ostensibly because there is a belief that there are lots of men transitioning to compete in women's sports has expanded to include people with genetic abnormalities that make them produce more testosterone
by DoctorOetker | 2025-09-20 00:44:46+00:00
Selection pressure does not simply select on "did or did not reproduce" it selects on reproduction rate (compare 2 individuals, both having parented a first child, but one dies afterwards while the other continues to occasionally reproduce before dying. The latter displays higher fitness.

Its like any poisson process, a recent event does not inherently lower the probability density for the next event.

Achieving the minimum necessary for reproduction is not representative of the distribution of reproductive success scores.
by zahlman | 2025-09-20 00:45:38+00:00
The FCC, like other federal agencies, is independent. There's nothing in the article to suggest that Carr's decision to do this has anything to do with Trump, who doesn't actually have authority here. Per the article, Carr apparently doesn't think he did anything coercive either. He's just making public statements. The supposed "threat" doesn't seem to me like much of one.

And Carr is also irrelevant to the Kimmel firing. ABC faced pressure from affiliates and his ratings had been declining for a long time.
by seanmcdirmid | 2025-09-20 00:45:58+00:00
What if China only charges $1k or even free for the same people? I mean, they are doing lots of AI work now also, and you can already see a few foreign programmers in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. What is stopping Apple, Microsoft, Meta, or Amazon from doing even more work in India or other countries because they can't get the people they need in the US, or its just cheaper to setup more research jobs in Stockholm or London than it is in Seattle or San Jose?

Its not like it isn't already a work market for talent. $100k is a significant amount of friction to overcome.
by duskwuff | 2025-09-20 00:46:40+00:00
> - Probably ditch cellular and use something like LoRa

This is absolutely a non-starter. LoRa is an extremely low bandwidth protocol - in a best-case scenario (e.g. two nearby devices communicating on an uncontended frequency), it's in the realm of 50 kbit/sec. It's designed for low-rate data like remote telemetry, not real-time communications.
by kid64 | 2025-09-20 00:46:53+00:00
'It may sound obvious but the primary way we reduce the risk of supply chain attacks is to avoid depending on third-party code."

What a horribly disingenuous statement, for a product that isn't remotely usable without 3rd-party plugins. The "Obsidian" product would be more aptly named "Mass Data Exfiltration Facilitator Pro".
by JumpCrisscross | 2025-09-20 00:47:05+00:00
> The genesis of the joint-stock company is usually traced to the founding of the English East India Company and the Dutch East India Company around 1600

What? "The earliest records of joint-stock companies appear in China during the Tang and Song dynasties" [1].

The East India bit was invented by modern activists. Even the Muscovy Company pre-dates it in England [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint-stock_company#Early_join...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscovy_Company
by no_nobud | 2025-09-20 00:47:10+00:00
Yep. I'm an Electrical Engineer, 10+ years of experience in systems (automation, robotics, etc.). I left my job back in 2023, which I regret now, but I didn't leave because it wasn't paying well (it was low wage), or anything, but because of the management and daily harassment. However, I should have let them terminate me instead to collect unemployment.

The first few months I spent trying to make my own work, since my tech background is great, but really, that led to nowhere, especially in this economy (Canada), so I started looking for a job. Now 1.5 years of active searching and only 4 interviews, yes, only 4 where the job description was as if it was written to match my resume, yet I got rejected, just to see how bad it is, compared to before until 2021. I used to get contacted for jobs, some were in big companies like Amazon for 180k. All other applications just go to the void, or cliché "we went with another candidate" but the posting remains open 3 months later. Sometimes I would receive the rejection two hours after applying after midnight, so it's just automated.

It's been tough, mentally demoralizing and I borderline went suicidal at some point. Even now, if some burglar came to shoot me in the face I wouldn't even flinch, completely hopeless, not because of not finding a job, but because of 15+ years of education and experience and you are just invisible, no matter how you perfect the resume or whatever. Meanwhile I see fresh co-op students are hired in good companies and good positions, mostly girls too, making me believe that HR (mostly women) and managers (mostly men) prefer hiring fresh especially women for all sorts of reasons, and also company-wise too because they can pay them peanuts without an issue. I deeply regret becoming an engineer, waste of time and money. If I had invested that in other education or even becoming a plumber I would be in a better position now.

The plan right now is to find anything, work and save a little then completely change my career, no more engineering or tech stuff despite my passion in this field, but if it doesn't pay bills, it's becoming like an art degree now, especially when the industry doesn't have any measure to protect the profession. Anyone can be an engineer, meanwhile I see a nurse (which seen as the janitor of healthcare jobs) is paid ~90k on par with a senior engineer, if you found the job anyway. You know something is not right, hell, even a landscaper makes better than that. Leaving Canada isn't an option right now due to some reasons.
by thcipriani | 2025-09-20 00:47:56+00:00
XMonad is an an amazing window manager (WM) made by a bunch of nerds who care a whole lot about a niche problem. Software by caring nerds is my favorite software as a user.

I really hope it makes the jump to Wayland. I've used XMonad for more than a decade and it's still my favorite WM.

XMonad really let me forget about managing windows---I never have to resize a window or remember where I put a window. XMonad handles the arranging and resizing and floating for me. There's a nice layout for small screens that will zoom your active window[0]. You can cobble your desktop together into whatever makes you happiest: Active corners. ScratchPads. So much in XMonad Contrib[1].

Since I'm not the right person to help with porting to Wayland, I'm giving money via the GitHub sponsorship page[2].

I check in on discourse from time to time: progress looks slow. The person/people they need are hard to come by.

[0]: <https://xmonad.github.io/xmonad-docs/xmonad-contrib/XMonad-L...>

[1]: <https://hackage.haskell.org/package/xmonad-contrib>

[2]: <https://github.com/sponsors/xmonad>
by qingcharles | 2025-09-20 00:48:13+00:00
As a dev I always hope that the user's monitor is calibrated. The situation is definitely better than it was 20 years ago, with a lot more monitors coming from the factory with better defaults, especially Apple devices, but you really need a color calibration widget to do it properly, e.g.

https://www.amazon.com/Version-Datacolor-Spyder-Monitor-Cali...
by trenchpilgrim | 2025-09-20 00:48:17+00:00
Here's an explanation of how the Section 174 change contributed to SWE layoffs during 2023-2025: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44226571

It's been reversed now, but the inertia is still being felt. The backlog of highly qualified engineers ares still competing for positions, and other factors such as the interest rate and the effect of AI on positions for younger engineers are still in effect.
by JumpCrisscross | 2025-09-20 00:48:28+00:00
...I'm putting a new Molotov-Ribentrop pact on the board with like 3,000:1 odds.

Europe is split between Russia and America. North America and the islands (Greenland, Iceland, Great Britain, Ireland, Faroes, Canaries, Azores, *et cetera) go to America. Central and Eastern Europe go to Moscow. France, being a nuclear state, is left as a sovereign buffer state; maybe Iberia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy (basically, a rump of the First French Empire), go under their umbrella.
by pedalpete | 2025-09-20 00:49:04+00:00
We don’t sell or share EEG data with third parties. The data is encrypted on the device and in storage. Our system processes it to show the user how they respond to stimulation, but company staff do not have direct access to individual user data. Internally we only look at anonymized or aggregated data to improve the technology.

Is that what you meant? I assumed you meant from a privacy perspective.
by leakycap | 2025-09-20 00:49:05+00:00
This is an HOA of a church rooted in unhealthy beliefs. A sample of "Our Beliefs" from the associated church's website...

"22. We regard Christian marriage as a lifelong covenant before God which requires the continuous loyalty of the man and the woman toward each other. Any breaking of the marriage bond is a result of sin and causes human suffering; therefore it is the duty of husband and wife to meet all frictions, offenses, and disagreements with a humble, forgiving spirit that persistently works for reconciliation. If at any time the stability of their marriage is threatened, the couple is to seek the counsel of a pastor, of other spiritual leaders in the Church, or of other professional Christian counselors as soon as possible before any other action is taken."

and section 24 flat-out states "our children are the property of the Lord Jesus Christ." Not your kids, not autonomous humans-in-training, but property of their deity. Creepy ownership language.

https://www.moravian.org/2018/06/moravian-covenant-for-chris...

Not exactly a place I'm eager to send a check.
by fastball | 2025-09-20 00:49:13+00:00
No, I don't think we can assume good faith, since you are clearly not interested in establishing any reasonable base from which to discuss. You've basically just been making meaningless semantic arguments, which are 1. besides the point and 2. not even good semantic arguments.

- Saying "these are not comparable" is not colloquially the same as saying "these things are literally incomparable". Everything is of course comparable. But you should actually compare them if you want to play this game. Explain to me how the systems are in the same league – you have yet to do so. Instead, you keep repeating they are comparable as if that is all you need to do. If it helps, I will rephrase to say "these things are not equivalent", so that you can stop making what is apparently just a semantic argument. In fact, I did do that in a previous comment, when I said "X and Y are not the same", and that is clearly the point I have been making this whole time (clear to anyone not acting in bad faith).

- "one other commenter agrees with me, therefore you are clearly wrong, not because I've made a coherent argument, or because you are factually wrong, but because one person (might) agree with me". Hahaha, nice one. I needed a good chuckle.

- being ready and paying attention are not what it means to intervene. That is why there are phrases like "be ready to intervene". Once again you seem to be trying to make a pointless semantic argument (and the semantics aren't even on your side). I'm happy to use whatever word you want to describe the behavior of "not moving the wheel or pressing the brake/accelerator pedal". Intervene is a great word to use here and what everyone else uses, but if you are struggling with it we can use whatever word you want, because word choice is besides the point.

- Tesla FSD is a product name. You continuing to put it in scare quotes serves little purpose besides making you type more characters and apparently confusing yourself. I've already agreed that a system which requires you to pay attention and be ready to intervene is not driverless. That was never a point I was making. Me using the name of the product is not some sneaky attempt to pretend they have achieved autonomy. It is just a product name.

- As far as I can remember, I didn't say "some random Tesla owner". I also didn't say "ask someone holding a bunch of TSLA calls". You can just say you don't have any friends who own a Tesla – no need to go around in circles and/or pretend I was saying something that I wasn't.
by jpalawaga | 2025-09-20 00:49:26+00:00
All of my personal network has stopped non-mandatory travel to the US. I wouldn’t be surprised people wouldn’t resist if their employer told them to go for business, but many Canadians are simply opting out of leisure travel to the United States.

There are plenty of other places to travel is the rationale. besides, if a strong greenback was the reason for decrease of leisure, wouldn’t it also be responsible for a decrease in business travel, too? Certainly businesses are also bound to macroeconomic shifts.
by ggm | 2025-09-20 00:49:44+00:00
If we have a binary split in official world records, how do you propose we normalise the population of candidates into it?

I do recreational sport for pleasure, I have no part to play in competitive sport, and I cannot speak to how it operates and how participants feel about this. I just observe a long standing societal binary split for record keeping exists.

Maybe it's time has passed? What will fastest/strongest mean any more? "Masters" records have complex bands as do paralymics. Even these categorised systems have problems at national representative level.
by QuiEgo | 2025-09-20 00:50:20+00:00
Friendly reminder the US government is using it's legal authority to compel people to show their social media posts. At some point, hacker news is bound to get on their "to check" list.

Post nothing here you would not mind showing to a border guard.

Like seriously, I get this is very impactful, but don't risk your livelihood to argue with internet strangers.
by WarOnPrivacy | 2025-09-20 00:50:20+00:00
> You are delusional if you think having a good LinkedIn doesn't improve your chances of getting hired... Maybe not for every job, but for many of them, surely.

This isn't universal in every market. Business is very insular here and work follows referrals and introductions. You have those and you have work. Without them, Linkedin won't help.

I'm 35yr in IT; I plug into my clients in a way that I learn their processes - inc hiring. Few white collar employers here use Linkedin. I've never worked with one who did.
by cvhc | 2025-09-20 00:51:17+00:00
"Section 1. Restriction on Entry. (a) ... the entry into the United States..., is restricted, except for those aliens whose petitions are accompanied or supplemented by a payment of $100,000".

OK, if I consider this interpretation, which of the following do you think will apply to already-approved H-1B petitioners: 1. Existing H-1B holder can amend their already-approved petition by "supplementing a payment" to become eligible for a visa and re-entry. 2. It's not possible to amend an already-approved H-1B petition. So existing H-1B holders can never satisfy the requirement. They cannot re-enter with H-1B visa anymore. 3. This EO is not retrospective. So already-approved H-1B petitioners (with or without visa) are fine.
by zdragnar | 2025-09-20 00:51:18+00:00
A number of operating system security features, such as ASLR, exist because low level languages allow reading and writing memory that they didn't create.

Conversely, barring a bug in the runtime or compiler, higher level languages don't enable those kinds of shenanigans.

See for example the heart bleed bug, where openssl would read memory it didn't own when given a properly malformed request.
by MalikSamara | 2025-09-20 00:51:34+00:00
San Antonio, Tx, 09/19/2025:

alpha loop (al) is an early stage community token experiment created to study how digital assets can support collaboration, transparency, and collective intelligence. The project uses participation as its core design principle and treats token mechanics as a research tool rather than a financial product. By testing engagement, data visibility, and lightweight governance on Solana, alpha loop aims to generate insights that may inform the development of new models for digital asset ecosystems and potential institutional applications in the future.
by cyberax | 2025-09-20 00:51:53+00:00
https://h1bgrader.com/h1b-prevailing-wage/area/seattle-tacom... - filter by "Software". Level 4 is $212202, Level 1 is $117749.

The USCIS uses the BLS data for the prevailing wage. You can also check it on the BLS website if you want.
by Illniyar | 2025-09-20 00:52:10+00:00
A country can only take so much people a year. There must be adequate employment, housing, education, health services and other infrastructure to support more people.

This is especially true for immigration that is not tied to employment. If you can choose to only take the top, which America mostly could as it is the most desired immigration country in the world, you would prioritize the top.

If there's a limited amount of spots, why won't you prioritize the superstars over just talented and hard working?

So the top 0.1% of the total population, that's likely a good deal (on top of the employment oriented visa which have less of a strain on the economy).
by qaid | 2025-09-20 00:52:39+00:00
In 2019 I left my cushy job because I wanted $$$ but couldn't push myself to leetcode.

I spent much of that year on personal projects and family before I could seriously commit myself. Then covid happened.

It took 2.5yr before I worked again, in FAANG. There were many moments of feeling down and alone.

I'm unemployed again, 3 months now, this time after being laid off. I wish I could just concentrate my efforts on developing products and monetizing them. But since I have a family to support, I decided to spend time on these projects only to reward myself for grinding leetcode & system design.