MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by greg_w | 2025-09-09 04:23:32+00:00
From engineering viewpoint, reticular thalamic nucleus is like a gate modulating traffic between preprocessed input from thalamus (which could be sensory or inner thinking) and cerebral cortex. It makes sense that when it malfunctions brain might have problems to develop "correct" connectome. If the results of this study replicate in humans, this could be a cure for autism.
by ksynwa | 2025-09-09 04:23:39+00:00
I am extremely insulated from ads online and have been for about a decade. Once in a while I have to browse on a device that does not have an ad blocker or most of the times does not even let you install one. Seeing a website that is SEoptimised and heavily ad supported feels like walking into a crack den. That this is the normal experience for the vast majority of users is sad.
by idiotsecant | 2025-09-09 04:23:55+00:00
Solar is very, very cheap and almost totally worthless without storage. Storage is extremely expensive. Nuke is extremely cheap to generate -once its built. The cost of nuke energy is not because the technology is complex or because resources are scarce. It's because we have very, very burdensome regulations around nuclear reactors (for good reason!) and each nuke plant is a bespoke effort which gets recertified each time. This is enormously expensive. There is reason to believe that small modular nuke plants will vastly reduce this cost. That means we might have a path to cheap nuke, but there is no immediate path to cheap storage barring a technological revolution (not just incremental improvements) in battery tech.

In the long run solar power will kill fossil fuels, but we desperately need a bridge to get us there and not destroy the carbon balance in the atmosphere. Nuke is that bridge.
by jbm | 2025-09-09 04:24:33+00:00
The price was not the issue, the fact that they took 5 weeks for a potential safety issue was. (In my case, it turns out that the issue was related to a torn bushing in the suspension; a common issue with a Model 3 w/ more than 100k kilometers apparently).

The fact that they took longer AND were more expensive than local providers was ridiculous, and certainly not a good look compared to my experiences at Toyota with my Sienna.

-edit- (That and the fact that they shouldn't be resource constrained when the most valuable car company in the world)
by thisislife2 | 2025-09-09 04:24:46+00:00
> Do you actually understand what you're asking for? Those sorts of regulations exist as consumer protections, because you're paying for a service ...

Yes, I do understand what I am asking for - these should indeed be paid services (subsidised by the government through a common national communication infrastructure, to make it cheaper for ordinary people). This gives three benefits - (1) strong consumer rights (no grey areas about who owns your data, better privacy, better recourse on poor service, mandated inter-connection between networks etc.), (2) creates a more competitive market (right now, the biggest problem with "free" services are that you need a lot of money, for a very long period, to compete with them, thus giving rich, foreign corporates a natural advantage) and (3) reduces surveillance capitalism and protects national security.

> You don't pay for WhatsApp, Telegram, Matrix, etc.

We do pay for it with our personal data that is mined to create profiles which is then used to manipulate us with advertisement. This data is also sold to (foreign) intelligence agencies thereby endangering a country's national security.

> First, social media platforms are not journalistic outlets.

If you speak publicly, to a mass audience, you need to care about what you say, just as newspapers / news channels are obliged to do so. If you create content for a mass audience, you should abide by the content regulation that the television and movies do too.

> if your country has free speech in its constitution, it doesn't have regulation of journalists.

My country (India) doesn't prescribe absolute free speech for individuals, like the US does (for various reasons, which we indians are comfortable with). Indian courts however uphold a higher threshold for restricting free speech in the media, to prevent governments from abusing their power.

By regulation for editors and journalists, I was talking about a different kind of regulation - in the old media (newspapers) once you appointed an editor or a journalist, there is a very high bar to fire them. This kind of job security allowed editors and journalists more freedom to resist editorial interferences from their employees, thus empowering the fourth estate in our democracy. There is also a high restriction to hiring foreigners for such jobs. (This is no longer the case for newer media and we can already see the crap it has become). A similar kind of setup can be enforced for social media reviewers too, ensuring platform owners and algorithm don't control the flow of info on it, and local people (and not foreigners) do.
by smaudet | 2025-09-09 04:24:48+00:00
I think this is definitely some weird attempt to justify a terrible piece of technological junk....

For all the hate people gave CSS, it was/is fantastic at its job. Word documents are an example of how you don't design a document, and how when a for profit org designs a thing (instead of standards and market pressures), you get a technological monstrosity...

To be clear, I don't think LibreOffice is great. Part of their issue, they were built as a way to "not pay" for office, and it turns out that no, volunteers don't really do a better job at implementing 1000 pages of nonsense that the people who came up with that spaghetti code in the first place...

We don't need that software anymore, though. If you use it, know we are looking at you like you are pulling out a physical paper phonebook to store your numbers in, or a less hurtfully but just as topically, a record or CD player...it is dinosaur technology that pretty much has no place in todays world...

So, they have a point, I don't disagree with them, however it probably would be better just to "admit defeat", get MS to open source their code for compat reasons, and work on something new that's not trying to write viruses on your computer better than paragraphs...
by zeta0134 | 2025-09-09 04:24:49+00:00
Silksong starts very difficult compared to Hollow Knight, largely because there are many early foes that will deal 2 masks of damage. Those sorts of big attacks were generally reserved for mid to late bosses in Hollow Knight, and it caught even skilled players off guard. Hornet has a lot of mobility though, and a much easier time dodging out of the way, so once you adapt to her playstyle (be patient, dodge, and punish only when you know it's safe) the difficulty settles down and the game feels pretty fair.

As usual, you're gaining all sorts of tools and abilities along the way, and a few areas you can technically access early are best saved for later, when you have better gear. Some players aren't super thrilled with arena challenges, which this game has more of: suddenly 3-4 enemies in a small room all at once. I enjoy the meta challenge though: which tools can thin the crowd? Which minions should I focus to make the rest of the group manageable? If I can avoid taking damage, I can cast spells to thin the crowd much more effectively, etc etc.
by imiric | 2025-09-09 04:27:06+00:00
It's frustrating to read this type of response whenever this topic is raised. It does nothing but derail the conversation into absurdism.

Yes, we don't have clear definitions of intelligence, just like we don't for life, and many other fundamental concepts. And yet it's possible to discuss these topics within specific contexts based on a generally and colloquially shared definition. As long as we're willing to talk about this in good faith with the intention to arrive at some interesting conclusions, and not try to "win" an argument.

So, given this, it is safe to assert that we haven't invented artificial intelligence. We have invented something that mimics it very well, which will be useful to us in many domains, but calling this intelligence is a marketing tactic promoted by people who have something to gain from that narrative.
by grepex | 2025-09-09 04:28:06+00:00
Kvaesitso! I've been using it for about two years. It takes a little bit getting used to a search based launcher but once you've gotten used to it, everything is so quick. Speed up animation speeds to 0.5x in dev settings and man it's like doing kung fu with your finger tips.

https://kvaesitso.mm20.de/
by jcranmer | 2025-09-09 04:28:21+00:00
2025 is half done, and Tesla is down about $3B/quarter compared to last year already. If that trend keeps up, then 2025 will come in around $85B or so. (Although analyst expectations seem to be that Q3 and Q4 will jump back to 2024 levels, which... really defies all the available evidence.)
Show HN: Start a Text with 'Like "'
by noduerme | 2025-09-09 04:28:21+00:00
This is such a ridiculous hack. A friend with an iphone sent a text to my Android reading:

Like: "I'm thinking of a number"

Google's Messages app interpreted this as:

to "I'm thinking of a number"

I was like, who are you responding to?!

It took a minute of total miscommunication to realize that Messages must be just using the first six characters to decide if something is a "like" command
by sheepybloke | 2025-09-09 04:29:07+00:00
As mentioned by others, I think the art world has reached a major schism where there are two types of artists: those who target rich collectors and those who are more grassroots. I've been to a lot of the larger art shows in the US and it's always amazing to me how expensive so many of the pieces are. I couldn't even justify buying a cheaper piece I want on a software engineer's salary. Instead, I've found that local art fairs have been where so much of the growth is at. Things like Cherry Creek Art festival or the myriad of smaller markets around, you can find amazing artists selling interesting and beautiful works. Between markets and social media, there's a path to being a sustainable, working artist. And personally, I think being a collector of smaller artist's prints and works is more fun than the expensive ones!
by danielodievich | 2025-09-09 04:30:10+00:00
This gaming household had two huge teenager fans of Hollow Knight, with t-shirts and hoodies merch. Us adults didn't see what the big deal was about but we are not their demographic. My wife tried it and found it too demanding for a middle-aged person. I watched a few minutes of Silksong over my kid's shoulder yesterday and commented that it looks a lot like Hollow Knight and I could see their eyes roll at me from behind them... as their character died for the 3rd time to some [admittedly cool looking] boss throwing needles at them. Oh to be a teenager again with lightning fast reflexes...
by pella | 2025-09-09 04:31:12+00:00
from the youtube description:

"Large language models are achieving state-of-the-art results across a wide variety of domains, eclipsing past work in well-studied areas like auto-completion. I argue that they also presage a "Cambrian explosion"—a wave of radically new AI-powered software development tools that will make all our lives easier. I propose a paradigm for how we can best rethink existing tools to leverage a combination of LLMs and PL technologies like static and dynamic analysis. This approach promises to evolve our software tools far beyond their current capacities, including profilers that suggest optimizations, debuggers that identify and propose fixes using real-world knowledge, coverage analyzers that synthesize new tests, compilers that propose fixes for compile-time errors, and data analysis frameworks that analyze your data."

Some links from the presentation

- https://github.com/plasma-umass#plasma-projects

- https://github.com/stephenfreund/flowco

Plasma - projects:

- RightTyper: Automatically annotates your Python code with high-quality types - https://github.com/righttyper/righttyper

- Scalene: A state-of-the-art CPU+GPU+memory profiler for Python, with AI-powered optimization suggestions GitHub stars - https://github.com/plasma-umass/scalene

- Coz: A causal profiler that tells you where to optimize your code (C/C++/Rust/Swift/Java) - https://github.com/plasma-umass/coz

- CSrankings: Ranks the world's CS departments - https://csrankings.org/

- CoverUp: Automatically generates high-coverage tests - https://github.com/plasma-umass/coverup

- Slipcover: Nearly zero-overhead code coverage analysis for Python - https://github.com/plasma-umass/slipcover

- ChatDBG: AI-assisted debugging in lldb, gdb, and pdb. Uses AI to answer 'why' - https://github.com/plasma-umass/ChatDBG

- CWhy: ("See why") Explains and suggests fixes for C/C++/Rust compiler error messages. - https://github.com/plasma-umass/CWhy

- Commentator: Automatically comments Python code, adding docstrings and type annotations - https://github.com/plasma-umass/commentator

- SQLwrite: SQLite3 with natural language to SQL, recommends indexes to optimize queries - https://github.com/plasma-umass/sqlwrite
by duffpkg | 2025-09-09 04:31:12+00:00
Managed large health groups for a long time, we actually care about security, billion of patient interactions, never a compromise. I managed the modernization of the payment platform for the largest restaurant in the world. Billions of dollars a year. Early thing we did was freeze versions, maintain local package repos, carefully update. It is very concerning how rare these things are done. Tens of thousands of random people are in the core supply chain of most node projects and there seems to be a lot of carelessness of that fact.
by axiolite | 2025-09-09 04:31:42+00:00
> To be fair China can rapidly setup factories in many countries or just use them as re-sellers.

Then China should setup factories in the USA. Problem solved.

It's idiotic to claim the tariffs on the rest of the world are because of China. CBP has real, non-idiotic ways to deal with incorrect country of origin labeling, and illegal transshipments. See: United States v. Akua Mosaics, Inc. and Kenneth Fleming

Trump's tariffs aren't any lower on countries that have already cracked down on use of their ports for illegal transshipments from China.
by neilv | 2025-09-09 04:32:08+00:00
> Attaullah Baig, who served as head of security for WhatsApp from 2021 to 2025, claims that approximately 1,500 engineers had unrestricted access to user data without proper oversight, potentially violating a US government order that imposed a $5bn penalty on the company in 2020.

If it results in a new billion-dollar penalty, maybe it would've saved money to move him quietly to a cushy rest-and-vest advisory position, in which he's not allowed to see, do, or say anything.

> In his whistleblower complaint, Baig is requesting reinstatement, [...]

I don't understand the "reinstatement" part. Does he actually want to go back, and think that it wouldn't be a toxic dynamic?

(He already talked about retaliation. And then by going public the way he did, I'd think he burned that bridge, salted the earth for a mile around bridge, and then nuked the entire metro area from orbit.)

Or is "reinstatement" simply something the lawyers just have to ask for, to ostensibly make him whole, but they actually neither want nor expect that?
by JumpCrisscross | 2025-09-09 04:32:21+00:00
> if you support an organization that thinks otherwise, you're a criminal

It’s a bit more complicated than that for Palestine Action.

Its activists broke into an active military base and defaced (non-nuclear capable) aircraft [1]. On one hand, this was incredibly irresponsible during a state of heightened concern given Russia’s constant nonsense. On the other hand, breaking into military bases is precedented protest action in Britain [2].

Did London overreact, based on precedent? Yes. Was that totally unreasonable? In kind, perhaps not—breaking the precedent of protesters breaking into military bases is probably smart. Did sending that message require charging anyone as terrorists? No, of course not.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/20/pro-palestine-...

[2] https://novaramedia.com/2025/06/27/we-also-broke-into-an-air...
by h4ny | 2025-09-09 04:32:56+00:00
Take this as a additional point of reference: I don't have formal education in art and not an artist, but I find your work interesting enough that I would stop at a store to look at and probably buy something (printed and fabric) if I can afford to (especially the cover art on the home page).

Reading your comment, it sounds like you are actively sabotaging yourself by convincing yourself that you shouldn't just try (perhaps due to a subconscious fear of rejection). How do you get an audience if you don't actively promote your work and/or try to sell them?

There is no guarantee that you will "succeed" (whatever that looks like to you — success could mean having a lot of people appreciate your work and/or selling your art for lots of money) if you try your hardest but if you don't try you will never succeed at all. I'll break down the second last paragraph as an example below.

> I'd love to sell it online, but without an audience, no one will visit.

Audience don't just suddenly appear because you have created something. You need to put in the effort to create an audience to begin with.

> I could sell it at https://www.saatchiart.com, but they don't really market most of what they have. You have to drag people there.

You need an incredible amount of luck for people to just "discover" your work and just suddenly like it (especially with abstract art?), so having need "to drag people there" is just what you should do if you want exposure for your work whether or not you host them on saatchiart.com.

Don't fall into the trap of "if you build it, they will come".

Focus on creating a compelling narrative behind your art and keep iterating to attract a small, loyal audience first (1000 people is already a lot).

> Plus they take 30% or 40% (50% is normal for galleries).

This is irrelevant if nobody knows your work and would buy them to begin with. It's just another excuse to not try. By the time this is a problem you can migrate to something more personal. Many people that support independent artists want the artists they like to get more money from them.

> Locally, in the right location, people see your art, and stop by. It's just the pain of setting it up, and then sitting there while you wait!

I enjoy engaging with artists at markets because the personal connection with them is actually the most valuable thing for me and the most compelling reason for me to make purchases. I also appreciate the artists who show up consistently at related events particular those who remember me well, which also becomes a reason for me to introduce their work to my friends.

Good luck with your work and I hope you will find success with it! ^^
by toastercat | 2025-09-09 04:33:44+00:00
I'm torn. I'm not a huge fan of ads and I don't have a lot of respect for the modern ad networks. However this culture of expecting websites to host the data then freeloading off it by blocking the tracking and ads is also a bit ugly.

There is an unwritten social contract here. Websites are willing to host and organise a vast number of content because that'll attract an audience for ads. If there are too may freeloaders resisting the ads then services won't host the content, and on the path to that the freeloaders are really just leeching off a system in an entitled way (unless their goal is to destroy the services they use in which case good on them for consistency and for picking a worthy target).

If people aren't going to be polite and accept that contract then fine, enforcement was always by an honour system. But strategically if a service's social contract doesn't work for someone then they shouldn't use that service - they'd just be feeding the beast. They should go make their own service work or investigate the long list of alternative platforms.
by minitech | 2025-09-09 04:33:48+00:00
> Because ads are not how malware is distributed?

Malware is absolutely distributed through ads. In the case of more reputable ad platforms that don’t allow arbitrary scripts, it’s by linking to malware, but they’re also used to serve drive-by exploits.

> You have higher chance of getting a malware from `pnpm add` than seeing an ad on the web.

If you’re a normal computer user who browses the web without an ad blocker and never runs `pnpm add`, the relevant chance is a little different. (Fun side fact: current pnpm wisely doesn’t run install scripts by default.)
by 9rx | 2025-09-09 04:33:53+00:00
> if the masses are poor and jobless, who is sending money to the rich?

What would they need it for? Remember, money is just the accounting of debt. Under the old world model, workers offer a loan to the rich — meaning that they do work for the rich and at some point in the future the rich have to pay that work back with something of equal value [e.g. food, gadgets, etc.].

But if in the new world the rich have AI to do the work they want done, the jobless masses can simply be cut out of the picture. No need to be indebted to them in the first place.
by triceratops | 2025-09-09 04:34:29+00:00
> Storage is extremely expensive

Define "expensive". Over what timescale? Have you seen https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/solar-electricity-e...

"Achieving 97% of the way to 24/365 solar in very sunny regions is now affordable at as low as $104/MWh, cheaper than coal and nuclear and 22% less than a year earlier."

This is right now, July 2025. The costs of batteries continue to fall. How much cheaper will batteries be by the time we start churning out SMRs fast and cheap?

By all means keep beavering away at nuclear. Its time will come one day. But I won't hold my breath for it to solve the climate problem in the next 10 years.
by dingnuts | 2025-09-09 04:36:08+00:00
> But if you sincerely believe it's not a game, then you're being cruel (or righteous, if you think the aliens are evil), even though it isn't real.

let me stop you right there. you're making a lot of assumptions about the shapes life can take. encountering and fighting a grey goo or tyrannid invasion wouldn't have a moral quality any more than it does when a man fights a hungry bear in the woods

it's just nature, eat or get eaten.

if we encounter space monks then we'll talk about morality
by cosmic_cheese | 2025-09-09 04:36:15+00:00
Interesting, thanks for the link. Seems like they use that same “magic” wallpaper drawing I mentioned earlier and implement the blur by setting a blur property on the activity’s window, therefore letting the system compositor do the blurring. Had no idea that was possible.

Still has some limits, though, like inability to blur specific parts of the image (e.g. under a box) and apparently the Android skin that ships with some devices disables that window blurring feature, in which case it won’t work. Better than nothing but still restricts the scope of what’s possible quite a lot.
by calebm | 2025-09-09 04:37:41+00:00
I’ve been trying to break into the art market as a complete outsider for the last year and a half (doing mathy lenticular holograms). What I have seen has stunned me - the level of groupthink and copying whatever the popular trends are and making up pretentious language to sound sophisticated is wild. And often the actual art is just ugly.

I have found that the higher priced galleries seem to sell worse art. The emperor has no clothes. And just like the Impressionists revolted against the Academy, us artist shall revolt at the Art market system that says “your work only matters if you have an MFA from a top school”.
by likeclockwork | 2025-09-09 04:39:31+00:00
Agreed. I don't find automatic tiling that useful in general because you don't really get strong layout control but I also never found say i3 or manual tiling that useful on a small laptop screen. (It's pretty nice on a large screen or ultrawide, though)

However Niri works fantastically in both use cases because it gives me what I really want: Resizable, rearrangeable columns of windows, as many as I need for the current task and a way to quickly rearrange and spatially navigate so that I can see exactly what I need to see.