MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by rhines | 2025-10-06 19:28:33+00:00
It's also IMO valid. CRUD isn't derogatory. It's also not particularly illuminating though. Almost everything is a CRUD app. If you get the fundamental data structures, access patterns, and control flow right for those CRUD operations, you have the foundations for what can be a successful app. And then you enhance it further - games add nice graphics, collaborative workspaces add good conflict resolution, social media sites add addictive recommendation systems. The core is CRUD but that doesn't mean the work stops there.
by JumpCrisscross | 2025-10-06 19:28:40+00:00
> There is no infinite space

Straw man.

> problem is exactly defining the number objects when that "small" amount of energy is actually enough to cause problems

The exercise, maybe. The problem? No. In LEO, which is where Starlink orbits, there is no known solution for causing a Kessler cascade that causes more than a few billion in damage. Space isn't infinite, but it's really big.

Again, a few hundred thousand planes land every day [1]. They operate in a volume less than 1% that of LEO. To approach the object densities where we start controlling an airspace, you'd need tens of millions of objects in LEO alone. We simply do not have--not have any roadmap to having--the sort of launch capacity required to keep 30 million objects in LEO at a time.

There are real problems with more Starlinks in space. Kessler cascades are not one of them.

[1] https://www.travelandleisure.com/airlines-airports/number-of...
by johnea | 2025-10-06 19:29:43+00:00
The article, and the comments here, ignore the worst problem of "AI girlfriends": the fact that someone could think of images, audio, and text, only seen on a computer screen, as one's "girlfriend".

The willingness to live in make believe, and the willingness to treat that make believe as if it were reality.

This disconnect from physical reality, and the substitution of a fantasy world for reality, is at the root of the overwhelming majority of millennial mental health issues... Video game, phone, and internet brain damage...

To the extent that generated images replace human porn, I don't see that as an issue. Perhaps it's even a positive in removing some potential exploitation of porn actors. But I don't think most people think of porn as their "girlfriend".

In the same sense I don't think many women think of a dildo as their "boyfriend".

But in both cases there are some people who think of interactive generated images and audio as a relationship partner. These are the cases that are based on a disconnect from reality, and lead to (or are a symptom of) further mental health issues...
by jerf | 2025-10-06 19:29:49+00:00
We've actually got systems that can understand English now. Chatbots don't have to be glorified regular expression matches or based on inferior NLP. I've thought more than once that the true value of LLMs could well be that they essentially solve the language comprehension problem and that their ability to consume language is relatively underutilized compared to our attempts to get them to produce language. Under all the generative bling their language comprehension and ability to package that into something that conventional computing can understand is pretty impressive. They've even got a certain amount of common sense built in.
by echelon | 2025-10-06 19:30:22+00:00
The government(s) need to force Google to obey web standards that are set by an industry consortium. One that also has small player participation as a requirement.

If Google is strong arming or pushing ahead their own agenda, the standards body should have plenty enough votes to veto.

And for teeth, compliance should be a requirement for Google to even be allowed to have its own browser. If they break it, no more browser for Google.
by sfn42 | 2025-10-06 19:30:48+00:00
Dapper is nice, but what you don't get as far as I know is migrations. With EF the app just spins up the whole DB from scratch which is great for onboarding or when you just needed a new laptop etc. Also EF is fine as long as you know what you're doing, or at least pay attention to what you're doing.
by brandall10 | 2025-10-06 19:31:32+00:00
When it comes to ultralight hiking gear, don't think durability is a major issue if it just sees occasional use in urban environments and you take good care of it.

I've travelled w/ a Montbell Versalite and Arcteryx Cerium LT for the past few years and both are like new, each probably getting around 200-300 wears in primarily city use while traveling to over 40 cities. Just picked up a Montbell Travel Umbrella (3 ounces!) a couple months back as I'll be in Mexico City for awhile and it rains like half the year.
by HarHarVeryFunny | 2025-10-06 19:32:18+00:00
It seems that each model generation, and each generation of GPUs, has a limited shelf life, so you need to make more money from each generation of models/GPUs than it cost you to build/buy them. User pricing to make a profit depends on inference volume. You need to make back a fixed dollar amount before breaking even, which could come from high volume and low prices, or lower volume and high prices.

The trouble is that everything is changing so fast that any kind of forecasting is extremely error prone, especially when one forecast builds on another. First you need to guess how much more capable the models are going to get (at things where people will pay more for better performance), in what time frame, then guess what level of demand (inference volume) will exist with that level of capability...

The LLM developers like OpenAI and Anthropic like to tout things like Math Olympiad and Competitive Programming results as signs of progress, but there is no guarantee that they will be equally successful in applying RL to more general areas of commercial value where RL rewards are harder to define.

These companies also like to talk about "scaling laws" is if there was some inevitability about investing more money & compute and getting better results, but this only works until it does not, and they replace one broken "law" with another. Right now it's all about scaling of RL-training and test time compute, but how long will that last, and what type of problems will benefit?

The profit model here seems a bit like the Drake equation for calculating the probability of other intelligent life in our galaxy... it may be possible to define the equation, but the outcome depends on having the right values for all the variables, which are largely unknown.
by JumpCrisscross | 2025-10-06 19:32:57+00:00
> What is that threshold?

Way beyond anything we can currently achieve with current and planned launch capacity or radio technology.

> that object can get destroyed; which means it will start deorbiting and with a chance to hit some other object below

Got it, altitude.

Yes, in theory. In practice, the odds of that happening are vanishingly low. If it did happen, the volumes we're talking about are still so big that you'd struggle to come up with a way to cause a third collision even if we remove satellites' abilities to marginally change their orbits.
by coolKid721 | 2025-10-06 19:33:03+00:00
It's just AI porn, not AI girlfriends. The article trying to sell what the developers themselves describe as a replacement to cam-girls as AI girlfriends is just stupid clickbait.(anyone who has tried to solve long term memory with LLMs knows we just aren't there yet in terms of long term persistent characters/personality with memory that don't just hallucinate non stop)

Who cares of people use AI generated porn instead of cam girls, I am against pornography generally but if anything lessening demand for actual people in the industry seems like a positive. People will get unhealthily attached to pornography but that's something that happens now anyway, it not actually being a person again seems better of two bad options.
by soraminazuki | 2025-10-06 19:33:06+00:00
Which part of a project that kicked out its original maintainers still feels "original" to you? At this point, rubygems.org is the fork.

Oh, how times have changed. If Oracle were to close source OpenSolaris today, many here would likely rally behind it, especially if Larry Ellison appeared to align with the right. Submissions about Illumos would have been heavily flagged, much like this one has been for a while.
by dang | 2025-10-06 19:33:07+00:00
Url changed from https://web.archive.org/web/20110220041407/http://www.classi..., which points to this.

(Submitters: if an article is still available on the open web, please submit with that URL instead of an archive URL. It's fine to include archive URLs in the comments of course.)

This is a great HN submission btw!
by BirAdam | 2025-10-06 19:33:10+00:00
LadyBird grew out of the SerenityOS project which was originally written in C++ (they've since moved to Jakt). All software for Serenity had to be written natively for the OS, and C++ was the language originally supported there. Andreas had worked on browsers previously (notable Safari), and was already a seasoned C/C++/ObjC developer. While one can cite many valid reasons for using a C language for a browser (and OS), I think his experience and preferences were likely a large part of it.
by gwbas1c | 2025-10-06 19:33:14+00:00
> An American firm shedding workers will incur costs equivalent to paying those sacked for seven months and be done with it.

Seems like the solution (in both the US and EU) is to have some kind of mandatory severance, probably something like continuation of salary for 1/12th of time employed, up to 12 or 18 months.

Edit: This might impact negotiations with mid-career workers, as it'll make it harder to attract someone with a long tenure at an existing job without some kind of guaranteed severance.
by itsnowandnever | 2025-10-06 19:34:23+00:00
this seems kinda silly, especially given their previous app store flop. but I'm just happy there's some spark and competition in tech again. it's felt like the industry has been pretty stagnant since web 2.0 (more stagnant than any other time in the last 40-50 years, anyway). but this AI stuff feels like another "1977 Trinity" moment

so, best of luck to OAI. we'll see how this plays out
by JumpCrisscross | 2025-10-06 19:34:59+00:00
> versus making future space travel impossible

Not a real thing. (It was proposed as a possibility. We searched the parameter space. Mostly in the context of militaries trying to figure out how to deny orbits to an adversary. It's really difficult, to the point that even if one were intentionally trying to cause Kessler cascades, they wouldn't deny an adversary access to orbit.)
by jpadkins | 2025-10-06 19:35:10+00:00
specifically, it's coming from new AMD stock holders that are buying shares at much higher than current prices. And those shareholders are buying a company that they value more because AMD is better positioned in the LLM market because of the side effects of the OpenAI integration.

Existing AMD shareholders are getting a great deal; their shares are worth 30% more today and will be worth 5X more if OpenAI gets to use their option. Yes, there is some dilution for existing shareholders, but only after a 5X gain.

OpenAI basically self financed the buying of tens of billions of dollars of GPUs by increasing the enterprise value of AMD, and taking a cut of that. And the increase in value is not just the announcement, but the integration work needed to make AMD GPUs as good as Nvidia for inference.
by hristov | 2025-10-06 19:35:12+00:00
It sure seems that way. The stock options are worth, at the current price of AMD stock, about 32.8 Billion dollars. AMD is giving out these stock options essentially for free in exchange of open ai purchasing chips from AMD.

So open ai are getting a 32.8 billion dollars rebate. But on what? Here the press releases are a bit vague. They say that Open ai committed to buying six gigawatts of AMD chips. Anybody know how to convert that into money?
by fsckboy | 2025-10-06 19:35:22+00:00
many of the suggestions are part of the right set of ideas, there was more than one reason, including mimicking paper. at that time many of these things were new and hadn't been done before, so they were done to show that it could be done or to see how it looked and it was fresh. (like the iphone's new liquid glass, is that really the best idea for a UI (feels it was only yesterday we got rid of the <blink> tag) or is it just new?)

so to add to the mix, that with a monochrome display, relatively low rez lighted pixels making letters (on a black background) still has the letters looking pixelated. the same lighted pixels making a white background leaves the black letters looking smoother.

outside of "labs", i remember the VT-100 being the first "white paper" display that was generally in use, but that could have been a regional thing in the shadow of the Maynard mill.
by Youden | 2025-10-06 19:35:54+00:00
This is interesting but the causal relationship inferred by the article isn't supported by the evidence.

Unlike alcohol for example, there's no clear dose of THC where it can be concluded beyond a reasonable doubt that the person is impaired. A dose that might give a regular user a gentle buzz could render a first-time user completely stoned.

It's possible that these people were all incredibly stoned while driving but it's also possible that many drivers in Ohio are regular THC users and have such a high tolerance that their function is unimpaired.

And like always, there's the definite possibility of confounding factors, like reckless drivers also enjoying recreational drug use.

It's also important to note that the article's focus on legal limits is somewhat pointless. As there's no clear threshold above which one is impaired, the legal limits are somewhat arbitrary and are determined by other factors, like whether THC can be reliably tested at the given concentration.

Ultimately, as far as I can tell, the current state of things is that we're fairly certain that THC is able to impair driving ability but we have no idea how much THC is needed to do it or how impaired drivers become.

For a somewhat reputable source, the NHTSA did a report to Congress in 2017: https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/812440...
by londons_explore | 2025-10-06 19:36:00+00:00
The internet archive should be striking deals with AI companies....

We'll load a truck with a copy of our complete archive if you give us a substantial donation to keep the archive going for a few more years.

If you don't agree to this deal, you can still access the archive, but it's gonna be at sluggish download speeds and take you years to get all the content.
by latexr | 2025-10-06 19:36:32+00:00
> The American worker is much better off than the European worker.

In what ways, specifically? And which types of workers? Remember that labor laws aren’t exclusive to developers.

> It doesn't matter if it makes you feel sad.

Can we skip the transparent rage bait and personal jabs, though? There are other forums if you want to engage in that, I’m personally not interested.
by rakeshraghu | 2025-10-06 19:36:39+00:00
controlcore.io was brought to the market for the same exact reason. Not AI Powered, but to control AI and its interactions with your Data, APIs,. Applications etc. And yes, we just give our service as a self-hostable solution. However is the encryption and SOC compliance be, we want our clients to know that none of their internal data or interaction transaction leave their control.
by jonpurdy | 2025-10-06 19:37:23+00:00
I will add another data point to this: Unbound Merino tshirts※¹.

As other replies have mentioned, merino is definitely fragile (both of mine had holes within a few months). But the caveat being that I literally wear them every 2nd day (I own two day-use tshirts (2 more for night/spare) and rotate them daily, so they probably got 5 years of use in the year that I've owned them.

They are even more amazing for anti-smelling than synthetics with silver woven into them (like Lululemon Silverescent). They can go for weeks without washing (I've tested with other people's noses). Caveat being if you spill something on them or absorb a ton of barbecue smoke, they will need a wash (or at least spot cleaning).

I think merino tshirts (2 pair), lightweight synthetic everything else, powerful phones or ultralight laptops + USB-C has enabled folks like me to travel indefinitely (except in winter) with a 20-25L bag or less ※².

※¹ - https://unboundmerino.com

※² - That is if I didn't have a family incl. toddler, in my case I'll still LARP onebagging for our 1-4 week trips.
by phccorso | 2025-10-06 19:38:11+00:00
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Email: in resume

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I'm specially driven by curiosity and complex tasks, I have a knack for going down rabbit holes that few people would be willing to.

Can't find all the skills you're looking for? I'm a quick learner and can bring myself up to speed with any tech stack, if needed.
by vacuity | 2025-10-06 19:38:34+00:00
Yes, it is to synchronous programming's great credit that it is simple, and to its great discredit that it is inefficient. Engineering tradeoffs, and all that.

Quote[0]:

> In Ingo's view, there are only two solutions to any operating system problem which are of interest: (1) the one which is easiest to program with, and (2) the one that performs the best. In the I/O space, he claims, the easiest approach is synchronous I/O calls and user-space processes. The fastest approach will be "a pure, minimal state machine" optimized for the specific task; his Tux web server is given as an example.

Granted, most software is not developed for the Linux kernel, but neither is asynchronous programming black magic. I think the software space has rather been negatively impacted by being slow to adopt asynchronous programming, among other old practices.

[0] https://lwn.net/Articles/219954/
by schiffern | 2025-10-06 19:38:36+00:00
As I understand it, the concern is not just AlO but specifically nanoparticles with high reaction surface area and long lofting lifespans.

The importance of this distinction is acknowledged in Brady et al (1994):

>The exact chemical nature, as well as size distribution (and total surface area) of particles formed in rocket exhaust in the stratosphere is currently unknown. Preliminary experiments at Aerospace by L. R. Martin indicate that plausible particle compositions give highly variable rates of direct ozone destruction.

The 17 t/year and 360 t/year figures are specifically for AlO nanoparticles (formed by hypersonic ablation), whereas Brady et al gives numbers for all AlO particles, regardless of size.

Nice username btw.
by JumpCrisscross | 2025-10-06 19:39:02+00:00
> If humanity agreed with this statement, humanity would fund the program directly through investment, donations or taxes, the same way we fund roads and schools which we also value highly

...Starlink and SpaceX are funded through investments and taxes. When they launch a non-profit's satellite I guess, indirectly, through donations, too.

Also, what? Why is the funding source a measure of value?
by paulpauper | 2025-10-06 19:39:31+00:00
What is interesting about the AI/LLM hype-cycle/bubble is how it can support so many entrants and players, like Cursor AI, Open AI, Cline, Gemini, Claude, Grok, CoPilot etc., and each carving a niche and a high valuation. THis is is in contrast to social networking, in which Facebook was the overwhelming dominant player, followed a distant second by LinkedIn. (Instagram was bought out.) Or Yahoo vs. Google. But now it's like a dozen companies, and each worth a lot and not as interchangeable, as seen with search engines or social networking. Facebook was the clear and dominant winner and superior platform, and there was little reason to use an alternative, except maybe LinkedIn for job searches.
by xienze | 2025-10-06 19:40:32+00:00
> A dose that might give a regular user a gentle buzz could render a first-time user completely stoned.

> It's possible that these people were all incredibly stoned while driving but it's also possible that many drivers in Ohio are regular THC users and have such a high tolerance that their function is unimpaired.

Can't you make this same argument with alcohol?

> Ultimately, as far as I can tell, the current state of things is that we're fairly certain that THC is able to impair driving ability but we have no idea how much THC is needed to do it or how impaired drivers become.

So how exactly would you propose states move forward with allowing people to consume THC and operate vehicles (or not)? We apparently can't even tell if someone is impaired in a reliable way.
by hollerith | 2025-10-06 19:40:44+00:00
I wouldn't have liked this. I don't want any part of my computer to be eerie or mysterious. I also don't want there to be anything romantic or mysterious about my bank account.

If this had been deployed and its existence has been widely publicized and described right after its deployment (which seems likely to me even if Apple tried to suppress it) the only deleterious effect on me would have been my wasting a little time learning about it. If I got glimpses of Mr Macintosh before news about its existence had reached me, the effect on me would have probably been much worse.

I'm a huge fan of the Mac and of the research and development which led to it at Doug Engelbart's lab at Stanford Research Institute, then at Xerox PARC, then at Apple.
by HarHarVeryFunny | 2025-10-06 19:40:57+00:00
AMD being able to benefit from AI, and this OpenAI relationship, is a bit different though. This is about using AMD hardware for training and presumably inference of LLMs. The users will be people consuming OpenAI APIs and services running on AMD hardware, not people themselves writing custom ML applications using AMD libraries.

Maybe also worth noting that some of the worlds largest supercomputers (e.g. Oak Ridge "Frontier" exascale computer) are based on AMD AI processors - I've no idea what drivers/libraries are being used to program these, but presumably they are reliable. I doubt they are using CUDA compatibility libraries.
by ajross | 2025-10-06 19:41:10+00:00
Uh... neither. The former is wrong, because as you point out the housing supply isn't a matter of finance. People have homes.

But your respin is kind of a whopper too. While there were absolutely people cynically leveraging real estate to make a buck, the overwhelming majority of foreclosures in the wake of the '08 crisis were just regular homeowners. They needed a home (maybe they moved, or got married, grew up, downsized, etc... people need homes!). So they called a real estate agent and a bank to figure out what they could get, and everyone told them (correctly) that they could get a great home at a very reasonable price with very little down payment. Because everyone else was doing it. So they did.
by JumpCrisscross | 2025-10-06 19:41:41+00:00
> That's a bit of a re-branding

No, it isn't. Starlink's entire commercial value is in being able to perform high-mass / low-latency launch to LEO. There is some fun stuff on the Moon. And a long-term pitch on Mars. But the commercial branding has always been about LEO.

> How does "getting mass to orbit" benefit all of humanity more than what we have now?

Better Earth observation. Better space observation. Communications outside our ecology versus based on wires strung through it.

Let's reverse the question. For the environmental impact of space launch, what else do we do that's more-agreeably useless?