MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by ottomanbob | 2025-10-22 07:55:50+00:00
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by bob1029 | 2025-10-22 07:56:02+00:00
You can handle hundreds of millions of transactions per second if you are thoughtful enough in your engineering. ValueDisruptor in .NET can handle nearly half a billion items per second per core. The Java version is what is typically used to run the actual exchanges (no value types), so we can go even faster if we needed to without moving to some exotic compute or GPU technology.
by BlackFly | 2025-10-22 07:57:49+00:00
The world should just follow the Dutch and stop pretending like explicit consent occurs or matters for standard terms and conditions:

http://www.dutchcivillaw.com/civilcodebook066.htm

As long as you had the opportunity to read them, you and the company are bound by them even if it is clear you never read them. Surprising terms and conditions are always voidable. There is a whole large list of voidable stipulations. I prefer Canadian law (this differs by province) where voidable stipulations invalidate the contract to a standard contract on the other hand.
by viking123 | 2025-10-22 07:58:25+00:00
They don't, the Gemini crap is dead in the water and only people who care about it are hackernews people or some weirdos. For normies ChatGPT equals AI and that's that, they already won by the brand alone.

When normies hear Gemini, they cringe and get that icky feeling.

It didn't help that when Gemini came out it was giving you black founding fathers and Asian nazis.
by fuzztester | 2025-10-22 07:58:54+00:00
I had a Palm V and later a Palm Zire (I think a model 21) when they were current.

I would like to get a Palm or similar PIM device again, to actually use.

Are there any devices like that, made by any company, these days?

I don't mind it having no net connectivity, in fact I'd prefer that, as long as it has a way of doing backups and restores, and installing apps.

I had searched somewhat, but so far did not find any, or maybe any at a suitable price.

Edit: It would be a plus if it could run a light version of Python too.

I had installed an app called Pippy (a Python for Palm) on my model V, but it used to crash all the time, so I stopped using it.
by orwin | 2025-10-22 08:00:16+00:00
They found secret meetings between his close advisors (two of them) and Lybian terrorist in chief before his election (without the embassy being warned of those), they found documents saying Lybia put money aside to found his political campaign, Khaddaffi was the first leader to Visit Sarkozy after his election, they found Lybian money going toward France, but they "lost track" of the money (probably most of it was cash), and couldn't prove that this money was used for the political campaign. Since the only thing they could prove are those secret meetings, they decided that they would stay on the side of caution and only convict him of provable offense (in nonviolent crime, that's often the case to be clear).

I would be wary of going through the appeal court. The judges motivation make it quite clear they were _extremely_ lenient and chose to ignore how contradictory a lot of statement were, and the other cases linked to this. If he is convicted for "subordination de temoin" in the related case, it is likely that his sentence would be set to a longer time.

The fact that Sarkozy started the Lybian war was also outside of the scope of the trial, sadly.
by lproven | 2025-10-22 08:00:38+00:00
> The first was the classic, abandoned NTFS kernel driver.

Of which this is v2, an enhancement with R/W.

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/21/ntfsplus_new_rw_drive...

IOW: not abandoned after all. Revived and improved, in ways I describe in the article above.
by roenxi | 2025-10-22 08:01:08+00:00
Great writers aren't experts in the look of punctuation, I don't think anyone makes a point of you have to read Dickinson in the original font that she wrote in. Some of the greats hand-wrote their work in script that may as well be hieroglyphics, the manuscripts get preserved but not because people think the look is superior to any old typesetting which is objectively more readable.
by andrewinardeer | 2025-10-22 08:01:37+00:00
Wild.

Norman Saunders: Saunders was alleged by the US Drug Enforcement Administration to have accepted $30,000 from undercover agents to ensure safe passage of drugs by permitting safe stopover refuelling of drug flights from Colombia to the United States. Video evidence showed Saunders accepting $20,000 from an agent. Saunders was convicted in July 1985 of conspiracy, though he was acquitted of the charge of conspiring to import drugs into the United States. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $50,000.

Then he went on to get re-elected. And then had an airport named in his honour. Nuts.
by dillydogg | 2025-10-22 08:02:34+00:00
Unfortunately, I was unable to follow this comment because eating ice cream may be healthy :) Here's a gifted link from the Atlantic which I sure hope is true because now I let myself eat a little ice cream every night. But otherwise, I agree, I cannot imagine what it would be like interacting with another intelligent life. It is also interesting to consider how different any travelers may be from their original colony, if faster than light travel is not possible.

https://www.theatlantic dot com/magazine/archive/2023/05/ice-cream-bad-for-you-health-study/673487/?gift=6EKMJibpmKCfcPyLaO_bP7FbQ_X-xjAyMuvHMMdnIes
by Animats | 2025-10-22 08:02:59+00:00
The two big problems listed:

* Thought-skipping as the primary lesion: models increasingly truncate or skip reasoning chains, explaining most of the error growth.

* Popularity as a better indicator: the popularity, a non-semantic metric, of a tweet is a better indicator of the Brain Rot effect than the length in M1.

That's what you'd expect. Popular culture content tends to jump from premise to conclusion without showing the work. Train on popular culture and you get that. Really, what's supposed to come from training on the Twitter firehose? (Can you still buy that feed? Probably not.) This is a surprise-free result.

At least have a curated model (no social media) and a junk model to compare.
by kergonath | 2025-10-22 08:03:09+00:00
> Difficult to say.

It really is not. Nobody is benefitting from this politically, and the facts are difficult to ignore.

> jailing him "provisionally" despite his appeal are discretionary decisions of the court so also open to all interpretations depiste the very black and white comments her

It’s just how it’s done in cases like this, and he can thank himself for having normalised it.
by catwell | 2025-10-22 08:03:22+00:00
It's way more complicated than this.

First, this is mostly about things that happened before his election.

The tribunal ruled he did not personally benefit, and he did not directly solicit money to finance his campaign either.

However, some of his closest allies (who would become his ministers later) did the latter. The tribunal could not find any direct proof he was involved but ruled there were enough "converging indications" that he knew and did nothing to stop it.
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by beAbU | 2025-10-22 08:03:52+00:00
What's the purpose of summiting Everest if it's been done already? What's the purpose of summiting again if you personally have already done so before? We don't do these things only to be the first to do it, we do them because it's an incredible achievement, the first time, and the 100th time.

Claiming that the new mission to the moon is a waste of time because "we already won the space race" is backward. Withholding an entire generation (multiple actually) from the awe and wonder that is associated with such an endeavour just because "it's been done before" is borderline criminal imo.

And frankly, the fact that the US is struggling to get it's rocket in the air, let alone get a human on the moon, even after they did so already and literally wrote the tutorial on how to do it, is very embarrassing.
by fraboniface | 2025-10-22 08:03:56+00:00
While "quality of life first" remains true in spirit for a lot of French people, this hasn't been supported politically since 2000 (when legal weekly work time was reduced to 35 hours - many people do more but they are compensated for it). And even that law was an exception. In truth, France has taken the neoliberal turn of the 80s almost as much as other countries, and growth and competitiveness has been the only mantra of governments for 40 years. We're mostly protected by laws passed before the 50s.
by ozgrakkurt | 2025-10-22 08:04:49+00:00
I have this same issue but lately I am realizing it is about belief and made great progress fixing it.

For me it is all about believing that I’ll succeed and realizing that the belief doesn’t really correlate with technical aspect as much as I think it does.

If I believe I won’t succeed, I spend every moment trying to find the problem that will finally end me. And every problem becomes a death sentence.

If I believe I’ll succeed, problems become temporary obstacles and all my focus is on how I’ll overcome the current obstacle.
by nityasha | 2025-10-22 08:05:01+00:00
Thank you so much for using Nityasha, Abir! Really appreciate you being an early user.

We spent a lot of time on the UI trying to make it feel natural and not overwhelming. My dad kept saying "if a 13-year-old can't understand it instantly, we failed"

Out of curiosity - what features do you use most? And what would you like to see added?

Also, when you say "better than some new gen slms" - are there specific areas where you find it more helpful? Always trying to understand what's working so we can double down on it.

Thanks again for the support!
by dirkc | 2025-10-22 08:05:04+00:00
I'd like to nit-pick a little about the title.

They replaced a $500/mo bill with a $55/mo server. And at the same time increased what they could do before - run 5 extra staging environments!

While saving $445/mo isn't nothing, in my book enabling teams to freely run the staging environments they need is the real win here! Limiting testing resources can be a real drag on momentum in a project!
by bob1029 | 2025-10-22 08:05:07+00:00
> assuming a 5ghz processor, that gives you 500 cycles per image if you do ten million a second

Modern CPUs don't quite work this way. Many instructions can be retired per clock cycle.

> Second of all L1 cache is at most in the hundreds of kilobytes, so the faces aren't in L1 but must be retrieved from elsewhere...??

Yea, from L2 cache. It's caches all the way down. That's how we make it go really fast. The prefetcher can make this look like magic if the access patterns are predictable (linear).
by nityasha | 2025-10-22 08:05:08+00:00
Thanks Ayish! Glad it's working well for you.

Quick clarification though - Nityasha isn't actually an SLM (Small Language Model) itself. We use existing large models (like GPT-4, Claude) but add a persistent memory layer on top + specialized features like Study Mode.

The "showing results" part is what we're most proud of - we tried to focus on actually being useful for daily tasks rather than just being impressive in demos.

What kind of tasks are you using it for? Would love to hear more about your workflow!
by Akashic101 | 2025-10-22 08:05:23+00:00
When I tried out Zorin OS I noticed that they advertised a connect-app as well which does exactly what KDE connect does. After a bit of investigating I noticed that the app is quite literally a 1:1-copy with just the name and branding changed, no features added, no bugs fixed. Does anyone know if KDE connect allows this in the first place?
by lukebrandon | 2025-10-22 08:07:23+00:00
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by mns | 2025-10-22 08:08:31+00:00
PoE actually saved me, or at least helped me simplify some things. My router is in one place, while the distribution box where all the cable conduits lead to every room in another place. The distribution box (where also the optical cable originally comes from to the router) has no power plugs. I wanted to have Ethernet plugs in every room (especially for any fixed devices), so I managed to find (quite difficult in Germany) a PoE powered switch for the distribution box with no plugs available, get a PoE injector to power it and from there on to wire and install Ethernet plugs in all rooms.
by beAbU | 2025-10-22 08:08:42+00:00
Regarding 1, I honestly don't think this comment is valid, and I believe the current generation should not rest on this particular laurel too much.

A lot of things have changed in the past 56.25 years. New people, new technology, hell I'd argue that the America of the 60's is not the same America as today. For all intents and purposes this "space race" is a completely separate and new thing, where two completely separate and new countries are competing for the crown.

China winning this will only further cement the perception that America is being leapfrogged technologically and left behind.
by Flamingoat | 2025-10-22 08:09:01+00:00
> Hard disagree, the Openbsd installer is the gold standard to which all other installers compare poorly.

No not really. I recently took my friend through it and there is several places where it is pretty easy to screw something up. Whenever people say stuff like this, they are usually accustomed to the quirks.

> When I picked a linux distro to put on my system to play games on, the one I choose was void linux, why, mainly because the installer looks and feels directly ripped off from obsd.

Choosing distros based on the installer is kinda a bit silly. I've done a Linux From Scratch build and I can tell you there is very little difference between one distro an another.
by hunterpayne | 2025-10-22 08:09:17+00:00
Scotch is aged in previously used Bourbon barrels from the US. Those Bourbon barrels are harvested from local forests (in Kentucky) which are very large and healthy. The probable reason they purchased land was for an investment or perhaps an alternate income stream or even for some sort of government tax break or credit. They may have told you it was to make barrels but it isn't at all likely that will ever happen. Good story though...
by rstuart4133 | 2025-10-22 08:09:18+00:00
> In some countries even the most disinterested and uninformed in politics are legally compelled to vote.

It depends on what you are after I guess, but it's almost certain that if the USA has compulsory voting Trump would not have won the last election. The people who don't usually vote; the feeble-minded as you call them, pull the vote toward the centre. Whatever Trump may be, he doesn't represent the centre of politics.

If the current USA polls are any indication, most USA voters are now wistfully thinking what might have been, had a system that forced those feeble-minded voters to get off their arses and vote been in place back in November.
by gregsadetsky | 2025-10-22 08:09:27+00:00
Super interesting, and truly unfortunate when that happens! Just thinking about having to wait for SSL certificates like in the old days (versus Let's Encrypt) would frustrate me to no end.

Forge seems like a great integrated solution (I subscribe to their newsletter and their product updates seem quite frequent and useful). What's been your experience with them? Any particular things you like, or dislike about them?

I'm also curious when you talk about scaling up Forge - is that something you've done, and is that generally easy to do?

Thanks a lot!
by imiric | 2025-10-22 08:10:16+00:00
I'm a long-time Linux user, but have always been drawn to OpenBSD, in large part due to the team's philosophy on software. I wish I had the willpower to switch to it as my main OS, but unfortunately, my workflow is too dependent on popular software and cutting-edge hardware, which historically don't work too well on OpenBSD. I don't blame the team for it—in fact I applaud their unwavering commitment to their values. It's what makes the system great, after all.

Regardless, I'm grateful that everyone can still benefit from the great set of tools that were started, and most still maintained, in the OpenBSD project. OpenSSH, PF, tmux, etc. They're a beacon of light in the software world.
by techthatananya | 2025-10-22 08:10:18+00:00
Hi, I'm the author of this piece.

It is very heartening to see everyone engaging on topics like IP, production capabilities, trade dynamics, charging anxiety, safety and more. I love that the discussion isn't one-dimensional, and that rapid tech advancements in EVs are being seen as a sign of progress and volatility both. In the same vein, ICE vehicles being stagnant is not simply being written off as them being outdated but instead being considered good enough. One commentator is on the ball in suggesting that the depreciation problem might actually be a data problem. I've often found in my reporting that assessing EVs in general pose data challenges given how new the tech and market is.

As many of you pointed out, there are several factors that influence the price of used EVs and given how nascent the market is, it may be too soon to tell if the initial prices were inflated, or if the used pricing will settle in the near future, and so on. Battery anxiety, though, seems to be a big point of contention. EV users in the comments seem to be quite happy and confident about their battery, but several people still point to battery life uncertainty and the information asymmetry around it as deterrents.

Experts suggest that battery-as-a-service models are a potential lifeline, but someone here said standardisation for individual buyers is far off because "battery tech, from the chemistry to the packs, shows no sign of slowing down in the immediate future." Another person said they're looking forward to solid-state batteries.

I'd love to know more from you about how battery tech is evolving/should evolve where you are and whether battery swapping or leasing or any other financial models would make EV adoption (used or new) more enticing? If you have any specific examples, please do share
by _ache_ | 2025-10-22 08:10:41+00:00
And it's the second sentence for a illegal financing of his presidential campaign.

Formal proofs of this illegal financing have been linked to two of his closest collaborators but not him directly. He is so convicted for "association de malfaiteurs" wich mean "partnership with criminals / wrongdoers".

The illegal financing also explains what the US call the "Sarkozy war", which what a very odd move from France.

Note that, despite the formal proofs of the wrong doing, Sarkozy has the support of most major medias AND from the current president Macron which is not exactly the same party as Sarkozy (but close enough). That suggests politically motivated prosecution is very unlikely.
by lmf4lol | 2025-10-22 08:10:53+00:00
I am not sure it *works*. I just tried it on the BILD homepage (a German tabloid with a lot of images instead of text), and it was pretty bad at navigating it. It needed a lot of hints to find a particular article, selected multiple times the wrong article, and in the beginning even, it didn't realize the webpage was in German.

It works well on pages that use a lot of text though, and especially on pages like hacker news. I wonder if this will open up a new stream of work for devs: "Make our web-page AI friendly".
by BHSPitMonkey | 2025-10-22 08:11:43+00:00
Even if the bet on Starship fails to pay off, the existing Falcon 9 program is both (1) the dominant launch vehicle in terms of sheer quantity, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of missions and (2) the only system with a reusable first stage. Dragon routinely ferries humans to and from the ISS (and other trajectories) and no one blinks an eye.

How do you square that with "not delivering"? I don't doubt that China could surpass them in the next 5 years, but nobody else is realistically close to doing so.
by clan | 2025-10-22 08:12:35+00:00
Damned if you do.Damned if you dont't.

With 56,831 inhabitants and those spread rather thinly I assume they enjoyed the years when it was both expensive and heavily subsidised. Without heavy government support I would claim nothing would happen.

Times are changing and commercial offerings starts to be viable. But the outlook of being in the pocket of StarLink is not too appealing. I think they would prefer other options in Ukraine these days. And if you notice the relations between Denmark (the only country outside US to celebrate the 4th of July) is at a record low.

Free markets you say? Tariffs I say!