MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by zveyaeyv3sfye | 2025-09-10 11:24:59+00:00
> "in situ" is a very commonly used phrase among English speakers

I would challenge the "very common" claim.

But sure, the phrase is in use. Mostly not in tech, though.

And you are using it wrong.

If you wanted to express "in-place translation", you could have done so using your native tongue.

You're welcome.
by credit_guy | 2025-09-10 11:25:17+00:00
Sure. But this is why what Microsoft did here was just a hedge. It did not cost them much (if anything at all) to become a member of the World Nuclear Association. If the SMRs become reality a few years down the road, and if the demand for datacenters increases significantly because of the increased use of LLMs, then they stand to benefit a lot. If either of this does not pan out, then what's the risk for Microsoft?
by GJim | 2025-09-10 11:25:22+00:00
Whilst I disagree with what you have written, it is disappointing to see your genuine statements being downvoted.

Downvoting is meant for comments that detract from the discussion. Downvoting a comment simply because you disagree (and can't be arsed typing a rebuttal) leads to groupthink and unpopular ideas being hidden. This place is slowly turning into Reddit. And no, that isn't a cliché, it is a statement of fact.
by eesmith | 2025-09-10 11:25:47+00:00
I agree there are many options. I have a 2nd hand iPod, now replaced with a Tangara, which has USB C instead of the now flaky iPod connector with a chain of adapters.

A friend told me that in competitive climbing people are required to be in isolation before the climb. As https://climbingbusinessjournal.com/strategies-to-help-youth... says:

"Communication in and out of Iso is always prohibited because someone could relay pictures of the competition routes for climbers to preview, resulting in an unfair advantage. Therefore, all electronics with internet connection are not allowed. An iPod without internet capability is allowed for warming up, but you are forbidden from listening to music while you are climbing the competition routes. I guess this sentence should be obvious, but no walkie talkies, cans on a string, smoke signals, etc."

There's also parents who get internet-free music devices for their kids. I've even heard of a kid who could take an old iPod Shuffle with them to a "no screen" camp, as it has no screen.
by mikebelanger | 2025-09-10 11:26:05+00:00
Artifactory works fairly well. Although admittedly, when a user grabs a new dependency, they're downloading from the npmjs registry like anyone else.

Really, the killer combo would be to have some kind of LLM-based tool that would scan someone's artifactory. Something smart enough to notice that code changed, and there's code for accessing a crypto-wallet, etc. This would be too expensive for npmjs to host for free, but I could see this happen to hosted artifactory dependencies.
by Macha | 2025-09-10 11:26:14+00:00
For both banks I use, setting up Google/Apple Pay requires you to install the app on your phone to approve it.

It's also the only permitted method for 2FA which is required to make online payments. Even logging into the website requires you to approve the login on the app.

The second bank app is also my primary way of sending money to/from my friends, for example if we split the bill at a restaurant.

So the answer is several times a day.

Nobody has used paper checks here since the 90s, that's not what the app is for.
by jbstack | 2025-09-10 11:26:56+00:00
Realistically, the vast majority of people don't have a "few million" lying around that they can just casually risk on a huge gamble like this. It's likely you have at least several tens of millions but more likely hundreds of millions before the risk/reward would even come close to making sense (because you wouldn't want to commit most of your resources). The most plausible scenario is therefore something like a hedge fund.

You're reading "you" to mean the reader (highly implausible), I'm reading it as the generic/impersonal "you" (as in "one could spend...").

So sure, there are a tiny percentage of people who might consider doing this themselves and they don't need to worry about insider trading (although we're still pretty close to market manipulation where the sole purpose of the adverts is to crash the share price and profit from that). A much larger percentage of people who might consider such a thing would need to at least examine whether they might trigger insider trading laws.

Blanket statements don't work here.
by tincholio | 2025-09-10 11:27:17+00:00
I've been experimenting with this (it's in Babashka, which is for scripting Clojure, but you can do it with just bash, if your bash-fu is stronger than mine :D ):

#!/bin/env bb (ns switch (:require [clojure.java.shell :as sh] [babashka.process :refer [pipeline pb shell process]] [clojure.string :as str])) (def workspace-ids (-> (pipeline (pb "hyprctl workspaces") (pb "grep 'workspace ID'") (pb "awk '{print $3}'")) last :out slurp (str/split #"\n") (->> (reduce (fn[acc e] (try (let [ee (Integer/parseInt e)] (conj acc ee)) (catch Exception e acc))) []) (filter #(and (pos? %) (not= 10 %)))))) (doseq [w workspace-ids] (-> (process (str "hyprctl dispatch moveworkspacetomonitor " w " 1")) deref :exit println)) (process "hyprctl dispatch workspace 8")

It basically just moves all workspaces with positive IDs (so not the special workspace) to the external monitor, which seems to have a consistent ID of 1.
by ransom1538 | 2025-09-10 11:27:23+00:00
Lol. Any parent immediately knows. iPhone. Just passive entertainment and sweet sweet dopamine hits. Nothing else for 12 hours a day + both days on the weekend. This also decreases the kids ability to ask questions, go outside, meet people.

The problem is obvious. I don't think people will admit the problem - so this is the new normal.
Show HN: Query Crypto Portfolio via Google Sheets and API with SQL (Kvatch CLI)
by squeakycheese | 2025-09-10 11:28:27+00:00
Hi HN,

I recently built [Kvatch CLI](https://github.com/kvatch-hub/kvatch-cli) — a tool that lets you query data across Google Sheets, REST APIs, and databases using *just SQL*.

In this example, I use it to: - Load my crypto holdings from a public Google Sheet - Fetch live prices from the CoinGecko API - Join them together to get total portfolio value — all in SQL

No scripts, no ETL — just a YAML plan and a federated SQL query.

Blog post with demo: https://open.substack.com/pub/squeakycheese1975/p/track-your...

Would love feedback on the idea, roadmap, or real-world use cases you’d want to see. Happy to answer any questions!
by Macha | 2025-09-10 11:28:44+00:00
True, that priority is probably "runs the apps which I require to function in society", which basically means Revolut for payments and Whatsapp for messaging here. Oh and the occasional taxi app.

I mean the fact that GrapheneOS and PureOS and Plasma Mobile etc. are not even in the running for me is probably a good indicator that where it's placed is first.
by MrContent04 | 2025-09-10 11:29:45+00:00
Mine is probably 60% AI, 25% structured research, 10% copy-paste, and 5% staring at the screen until inspiration strikes. AI helps me brainstorm and speed up repetitive tasks, but I always double-check and refine everything manually. The “panic” part is real though — especially when deadlines creep up faster than expected. Curious to see how others balance between AI assistance and good old-fashioned problem-solving.
by gdbsjjdn | 2025-09-10 11:30:02+00:00
> People posting their subjective experience is precisely what a lot of these pieces should be doing, good or bad, their experience is the data they have to contribute.

The plural of anecdote is not data. These subjective posts about experiences vibe coding, etc. may be entertaining but if you read 10 of them it doesn't give you an objective view of the state of LLMs. It gives you 10 opinions by 10 people who chose to blog about how they felt using a tool.
by ta1243 | 2025-09-10 11:30:08+00:00
It's the software updates that's the problem. Apple aren't too bad, but their hardware support only seems to last 7 years.

The S7 you mention lasted 4 years, and received the last patch in 2020.

Not convinced that doing online banking on a phone that hasn't had software updates for 5 years is a good idea.
by ACCount37 | 2025-09-10 11:30:16+00:00
For the experiment, you don't want it to be a "moral dilemma" at all.

If the group-splitting decisions are made by humans, it inevitably introduces a systematic bias. That bias then will show up in the outcomes, and confound the very data you got out of your way to gather.

The easiest way to avoid that is to split the groups randomly.
by MrContent04 | 2025-09-10 11:30:57+00:00
A few solid starting points for DIY animatronics:

Adafruit + SparkFun: Great for beginner-friendly electronics (servos, sensors, microcontrollers).

Arduino-based Halloween projects on GitHub – lots of open-source code for motion + sound effects.

YouTube channels like Make:, Animatronics How-To, and DIY Creature Workshop often show step-by-step builds.

If you want to go deeper, look into Raspberry Pi-controlled props for more complex movement + audio sync.

For something quick and spooky, even a simple PIR motion sensor + servo motor setup can create a fun jump-scare effect.
by bjourne | 2025-09-10 11:31:40+00:00
I agree and I don't think gender-segregated schooling is a wise idea. But the argument is Kryptonite to those who favor school segregation because they realize that they more likely than not would end up in the loser group. Works wonders on race baiters too, who has to come up with "reasons" why girls beating boys is the result of "unfairness" while whites beating blacks is "natural".
by MrContent04 | 2025-09-10 11:31:50+00:00
A few I’ve personally tested:

Runway ML (paid) – polished, great for text-to-video and editing.

Pika Labs (free beta, paid tiers) – strong on cinematic text-to-video.

Synthesia (paid) – best for business/explainer avatar-style videos.

Kaiber AI (free trial + paid) – very creative/artistic results.

Stable Video Diffusion (open-source) – still experimental, but promising.

For free tinkering, Pika and Kaiber are fun. For professional use, Runway or Synthesia is worth the investment. Would love to hear what others are using in production.
by codpiece | 2025-09-10 11:32:07+00:00
Using older lenses can help bring some of that back. Nikon DLSRs use the F-mount, which is backwards-compatible for nearly all their old lenses. They introduce some analog beauty and quirks, like over-saturation and vignetting, getting you _some_ of the way there. Film grain is still missing and that adds a lot of character.

I would love to get deeper into large format photography. The few 4x5 negatives I've taken are breathtaking in their detail.
by MrContent04 | 2025-09-10 11:32:36+00:00
I noticed that too — outages seem to happen during peak usage or when there’s a big rollout happening in the background. A couple of quick alternatives I fall back on:

Claude.ai – better at longer context, feels “calmer.”

Perplexity.ai – solid for quick factual Q&A.

Local models (like Llama 3 or Mistral via Ollama) – handy if you’re into running things offline.

Honestly, moments like this remind me why it’s worth having multiple tools in the workflow, not just one.
by natmaka | 2025-09-10 11:32:36+00:00
Yes, there are two types of load-following: "bump up the power", or "lower it". This also applies do renewables: not producing (many wind turbines are equipped with a braking system) or wasting an excess of power isn't as challenging as quickly producing more power, then less, then more... fine-tuning and for extended periods of time.

Yes, running at full-tilt 24/7 is way easier for a nuclear reactor than doing the load-following game (on every account: total cost, maintenance, risk...). They are built for it!

Hydro: yes, to an extent because load-following hydro is mainly done by pumped-storage, many dams are of the "run-of-the-river" type and cannot always load-follow: if there is no incoming (upstream) water they cannot produce any power.
by KaiserPro | 2025-09-10 11:33:23+00:00
100%, separate church and state.

especially if you're signed into an account that manages your phone. As we discovered its perfectly possible (or was) to remote wipe a personal android phone if they are signed in using your company google account.

but less paranoid-ly it means you can put your workphone physically else where so you are not tempted to "check in" or have out of hours fun ruin your time off.
by hagbard_c | 2025-09-10 11:33:41+00:00
From Orwell's "1984" which was published in 1949, the same year the Department of Defense was established out of what used to be the Department of War or "War Office". In 1947 The Department of War was split into three separate departments - Army, Navy and Air Force - which were gathered into the National Military Establishment which in turn was renamed to Department of Defense in 1949.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Wa...
by rpozarickij | 2025-09-10 11:34:44+00:00
The good thing about the bump is that it should make it easier to pick up the phone from a desk.

The size and weight of the phone does look tempting, but its battery life is a deal breaker for me. I'm pretty sure there's no way its built-in speakers could possibly match those in the Pro models, which is also very important to me.
by animuchan | 2025-09-10 11:35:50+00:00
Not sure this is correct. For example: https://vanced.to/posts/youtube-premium-shows-ads-users-conc...

There's also this email from YouTube support: https://www.reddit.com/r/youtube/comments/1gnaetv/paying_to_...

It reads:

> While YouTube Premium provides an ad-free experience for most content, promotional ads can sometimes appear for specific partnerships or limited-time offers. These promotions are often targeted based on various factors, including your location, viewing history, and account settings.
by trenchpilgrim | 2025-09-10 11:36:00+00:00
It's not that simple. Some are designed to fly alongside the target and send a shrapnel ring blasting out. But the ballistics are a complex problem and they can sometimes physically impact the target in certain intercept geometries. You also may not be able to distinguish a direct hit from a shrapnel blast kill in a recording of a FLIR display from a distance, since the shrapnel may not show up well in the IR spectrum + the display is much lower resolution than the camera. (e.g. if you take a photo with a high end camera, but look at the photo on the LCD on the back of the camera, you won't see all the detail captured by the system.) Anecdotally I've heard that pilots can see their targets in far better detail using the debriefing tools after the flight than they can with the cockpit displays.
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by komali2 | 2025-09-10 11:36:16+00:00
> And possibly even more corrosive, we’ve just completely stopped enforcing the law against elites. It’s shocking how lawless the world has become, from securities fraud to labor violations to bribery.

Well, right, then, this is a leftist position, but that's why I was surprised that you supported any action at all against the workers who suffered the enforcement action. It seems to me the workers are beings scapegoated for right wing propaganda while the ownership class will continue to not suffer any consequences.

> The fact that it seems like an alien point of view is a reflection of how completely off the rails the modern political discourse is.

Yes, I sympathize with leftists in the USA. I can't imagine a more alienating environment. The disconnect between the political system + media, and the actual on-the-ground feelings of the people there, is just incomprehensibly vast.
by evelant | 2025-09-10 11:36:37+00:00
For a text document a normal CRDT is perfect. They're very good for that specific case. What I tried to solve is eventual consistency that _also_ preserves application semantics. For example a task tracker:

* first update sets task cancelled_at and cancellation_reason

* second update wants the task to be in progress, so sets started_at

CRDT's operate only at the column/field level. In this situation you'd have a task with cancelled_at, cancellation_reason, status in progress, and started_at. That makes no sense semantically, a task can't both be cancelled and in progress. CRDTs do nothing to solve this. My solution is aimed at exactly this kind of thing. Since it replicates _intentions_ instead of just data it would work like this:

action1: setCancelled(reason) action2: setInProgress

When reconciling total order of actions using logical clocks the app logic for setCancelled runs first then setInProgress runs second on every client once they see these actions. The app logic dictates what should happen, which depends on the application. You could have it discard action2. You could also have it remove the cancellation status and set in_progress. It depends on the needs of the application but the application invariants / semantics are preserved and user intentions are preserved maximally in a way that plain CRDTs cannot do.
by q3k | 2025-09-10 11:36:51+00:00
Ooh, I have a lot of questions if you're willing to answer them :). I've been reverse engineering the original iPod software for the iPod Nanos for some time now, and I've seen the interface to 'eApps' (what they seem to call loadable applications) from the OS point of view [1], but I've always wondered about the app developer experience.

What was the SDK/toolchain like? Did you have any way to test the software in an emulator/simulator on a PC? What was debugging like? Was the iPod software/hardware you were developing against in any way special?

[1] - IIRC after the binary is decrypted, loaded into memory at a fixed address, and a symbol table (based on numeric IDs, not strings) is used to populate a trampoline with function pointers that the app requested. There seems to be no privilege separation between the app and the rest of the OS, as is the case for the iPod software in general.
by vanderZwan | 2025-09-10 11:37:53+00:00
The article doesn't even touch on what I think is one of the coolest features: the ability to change update modes locally in subregions of the panel. And even better, they're already working on integrating that with the Wayland Content Type Hint protocol to let the compositor automatically pick the right mode for a given application for you, which then would work even if multiple applications are on the screen[0].

[0] https://www.crowdsupply.com/modos-tech/modos-paper-monitor/u...
by nobody9999 | 2025-09-10 11:38:01+00:00
>She is speaking about physics in a very narrow sense.

In what respect? Did you bother to actually watch the video or read a transcript or did you just watch the first minute and a half and assume that was the point? It wasn't. the ensuing thirty-two minutes serve to debunk the idea that there hasn't been progress in physics over the past seventy years.

Which GP claimed was the case. GP is wrong.

And she covers a wide array of physics areas -- she even mentions that she could have gone year by year starting in 1953 and cover at least one advancement per year, but she limited it to just her top ten which was pretty wide ranging.
by moduspol | 2025-09-10 11:38:19+00:00
Obviously that's the case, which is why it's not fair to claim homeschooling parents "trivially outcompete" the public school system. That was my point.

> (not gonna lie, feels like a euphemism)

Are we still doing not-so-subtle claims of "I think you're a racist?"

Pick any demographic group that gets overwhelmingly bad results and depends on the public school system. Look at the statistics. We aren't going to fix problems we can't acknowledge. Urban public school districts are among the most impacted by bad public schools.
by HarHarVeryFunny | 2025-09-10 11:38:19+00:00
The article isn't about LLMs storing things - it's about why they hallucinate, which is in large part due to the fact that they just deal in word statistics not facts, but also (the point of the article) that they have no episodic memories, or any personal experience of any sort for that matter.

Humans can generally differentiate between when they know something or not, and I'd agree with the article that this is because we tend to remember how we know things, and also have different levels of confidence according to source. Personal experience trumps watching someone else, which trumps hearing or being taught it from a reliable source, which trumps having read something on Twitter or some grafitti on a bathroom stall. To the LLM all text is just statistics, and it has no personal experience to lean to to self-check and say "hmm, I can't recall ever learning that - I'm drawing blanks".

Frankly it's silly to compare LLMs (Transformers) and brains. An LLM was only every meant to be a linguistics model, not a brain or cognitive architecture. I think people get confused because if spits out human text and so people anthropomorphize it and start thinking it's got some human-like capabilities under the hood when it is in fact - surprise surprise - just a pass-thru stack of Transformer layers. A language model.
by KaiserPro | 2025-09-10 11:38:46+00:00
> Novel radios that enable true Starlink connection in your pocket for gigabit internet globally

Satellite comms gets very close to face melting tech quite quickly, so I would prefer not to have that in a mobile device....

I would like a light field camera. I've seen some research about using and array of 1mm2 cameras (basically the smallest omnivision module) and one decent module to make a synthetic high res camera. Takes a huge amount of GPU power to get not very interesting results though.
by clbrmbr | 2025-09-10 11:39:08+00:00
I’m not an analyst but a product owner and developer. Sometimes I feel similarly. However, I notice a very interesting thing when I turn the AI off for a day and go back to the pre-copilot days: my work is more focused, concise, comprehensible, impactful, and memorable.

Still I have this feeling that AI is very close to “doing my work” but yet when I step back I see it may be a rather seductive mirage.

Very unclear. Hard to see with the silicon-colored glasses on.
by llm_nerd | 2025-09-10 11:39:30+00:00
They often discard with the version number for the first release of a product bifurcating, and from then on it follows its own version path.

The first Apple Watch Ultra wasn't the Apple Watch Series 8 Ultra. Subsequent Ultras follow their own versioning. The same with the SE, Air Pod Pros, iPad Air, and so on.