MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by Moldoteck | 2026-01-22 18:37:10+00:00
there's a meme with a few cents more in germany, can search on the google "eis kugel energiewende"

DK has one of the highest household prices in EU per eurostat https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php...

Imo CO2 tax should be gone to alleviate this, especially when China and US dont have it. This just causes offshoring.

If you want electrification, you need cheap electricity. If you want more ren, you put more incentives there instead of overtaxing fossils to make own industry uncompetitive
by eks-reigh | 2026-01-22 18:37:26+00:00
You may well know this, but I get the sense that it isn’t necessarily common knowledge, so I want to spell it out anyway:

In a lot of cases, the salary for a grad student or tech is small potatoes next to the cost of the consumables they use in their work.

For example,I work for a lab that does a lot of sequencing, and if we’re busy one tech can use 10k worth of reagents in a week.
by toomuchtodo | 2026-01-22 18:37:35+00:00
Like private equity, the price will need to keep going up. Bitwarden has financial targets to hit, they took $100M in VC money in 2022. LastPass is currently owned by PE as well (Francisco Partners and Elliott Management). As an investor, in this context, you're buying the lock in and inertia for customers who might take their time moving to other user secret and idp systems (because it takes time and effort to effectively move with minimal enterprise disruption).

Once these comments burn in after ~2 hours, we can of course revisit the thread in the future to see if this turns out to be an accurate prediction. I could be wrong, predicting the future is hard, but history is fairly clear how this turns out (to the point that "enshittification" was coined).

Bitwarden raises $100M - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32735479 - September 2022 (497 comments)

Accelerating Value for Bitwarden Users - Bitwarden raises $100 million - https://bitwarden.com/blog/accelerating-value-for-bitwarden-... - September 6th, 2022
by LinXitoW | 2026-01-22 18:37:54+00:00
You’re right that a lot of livestock feed is crop residues/byproducts humans don’t eat—but that doesn’t make beef “necessary” or erase the land/opportunity-cost problem. Globally, ~36% of crop calories go to animal feed and only ~12% of those feed calories come back as animal-product calories (Cassidy et al.). Livestock still consume ~1/3 of global cereal production (Mottet et al.). And in full-system LCAs that include grazing + feed land, meat/dairy provide ~18% of calories and ~37% of protein but use ~83% of farmland; cutting them can reduce farmland >75% while still feeding the world (Poore & Nemecek / Oxford). Plus, even if pasture isn’t croppable, it can be restored—land used for animal foods has a big carbon opportunity cost (Hayek et al.). Nutritionally, major dietetic bodies say well-planned vegetarian/vegan diets can be nutritionally adequate, with attention to nutrients like B12.
by jama211 | 2026-01-22 18:37:54+00:00
When you read a novel, you’re learning the plot, the intricate relationships between the characters, forming opinions about the current and future state of the fictional world, that sort of thing. Does this feel like a struggle to you? It’s still learning, but I don’t find it a struggle, mostly because I’m enjoying the process and the experience.

A great many things can be learned in this way. Not everything I’ll grant you, I haven’t found a way to learn a language or complex mathematical topics without struggle yet. But even in my software development work if something is a joy to learn I still learn it, no struggle required.

Kids learn a lot through play, and play isn’t a struggle for kids.

Lots of examples.
by ashton314 | 2026-01-22 18:38:07+00:00
This exactly. Last year I got handed a big ball of work slop. Someone asked me to review this big ol' design document and I had the hardest time parsing it. It sounded right, but none of the pieces actually fit together. When I confronted the PM who gave it to me and asked if it was AI generated, they replied that "there were parts of it that were human-generated"! -_-

Anyway, I wrote a little more about that here: https://lambdaland.org/posts/2025-08-04_artifical_inanity/

Intent matters a ton when reading or writing something.
by nlawalker | 2026-01-22 18:38:12+00:00
My point is that the OP doesn't >lack awareness of other forms of capital, they're asserting that those aren't sufficient on their own, and that one of the reasons for that is the risk that stems from stepping down being something that you can fail at in the first place, with the consequences of cementing a reputation of "being bad at being a person" regardless of anything that's happened to that point. You don't have the opportunity of accumulating reputation without having that risk at the end, unlike a career, where you have the opportunity of taking a job that pays a regular paycheck regardless of whether you leave at the drop of a hat and burn all your bridges by doing so.
by hirsin | 2026-01-22 18:38:12+00:00
The owner is a Google employee, but for the sake of safety it should be owned by a real Google org. I'll ask them to migrate it to their OSS org.

Unfortunately the app creation flow on GitHub makes it impossible (for now) for a normal org user to create an app for the org, so apps end up getting created on personal accounts and become load bearing. We've got a work item to make it possible to give app creation rights to your org members, I've got it high on the priority list for the next six months.

Re:payment
As I understand it each org that uses the gemini cli agent puts their api key in their actions secrets, which gets picked up and used to call Google inference APIs. So the org these comments are in is paying for the inference.
by insuranceguru | 2026-01-22 18:38:22+00:00
It definitely benefits the carrier’s premium revenue in the short term.

But the counter-argument is that 'under-insurance' is a systemic risk that leads to insolvency. If a carrier collects premiums based on a $300k valuation but has to pay out on a $500k loss (due to Guaranteed Replacement Cost clauses or litigation), that loss ratio destroys the pool for everyone.

The incentive should be accurate pricing, but the market pressure to keep the sticker price low creates this dangerous gap.
by userulluipeste | 2026-01-22 18:38:24+00:00
"ReactOS should be seen as something more like GNU Hurd. An exercise in kernel development and reverse engineering, a project that clearly requires a high level of technical skill, but long past the window of opportunity for actual adoption."

I understand your angle, or rather the attempt of fitting them in the same picture, somehow. However, the differences between them far surpass the similarities. There was no meaningful user-base for Unix/Hurd so to speak of compared to NT kernel. There's no real basis to assert the "kernel development" argument for both, as one was indeed a research project whereas the other one is just clean room engineering march towards replicating an existing kernel. What ReactOS needs to succeed is to become more stable and complete (on the whole, not just the kernel). Once it will be able to do that, covering the later Windows capabilities will be just a nice-to-have thing. Considering all the criticism that current version of Windows receives, switching to a stable and functional ReactOS, at least for individual use, becomes a no-brainer. Comparatively, there's nothing similar that Hurd kernel can do to get to where Linux is now.
by wvenable | 2026-01-22 18:38:25+00:00
> It's pretty similar to Windows Vista where it annoyed you with a disruptive popup so many times during the normal course of actions that most people ended up disabling the whole UAC system.

Nothing changed post-Vista. It's exactly the same system in Windows 11 doing exactly the same thing. It did, however, get developers to change how they do things.

To be honest, the solution here is probably more dialogs like this, not less. Having one single "Trust everything here but if you don't then nothing will work" box is hardly a good way to go.
by MeetingsBrowser | 2026-01-22 18:38:32+00:00
I’m not sure that’s fair in this context.

In the past, a single paper with questionable or falsified results at a top tier conference was big news.

Something that casts doubt on the validity of 53 papers at a top AI conference is at least notable.

> whose actual findings remain valid

Remain valid according to who? The same group that missed hundreds of hallucinated citations?
by echelon | 2026-01-22 18:38:36+00:00
We're going to be okay.

There are far more good and interesting use cases for this technology. Games will let users clone their voices and create virtual avatars and heroes. People will have access to creative tools that let them make movies and shows with their likeness. People that couldn't sing will make music.

Nothing was more scary than the invention of the nuclear weapon. And we're all still here.

Life will go on. And there will be incredible benefits that come out of this.
by sgerenser | 2026-01-22 18:38:44+00:00
I actually thought zstd was supposed to be better than Brotli in most cases, but a bit of searching reveals you're right... Brotli, especially at the highest compression levels (10/11), often exceeds zstd at the highest compression levels (20-22). Both are very slow at those levels, although perfectly suitable for "compress once, decompress many" applications which the PDF spec is obviously one of them.
by wing-_-nuts | 2026-01-22 18:38:46+00:00
>mixed residential/commertial/recreational can be very noisy.

I'd rather live in a somewhat 'noisy' vibrant neighborhood where I can walk to shops or restaurants than an absolutely dead residential cul-de-sac where I have to literally drive miles to the nearest amenity. If the noise bothers you at night, get a sound machine or install triple pane windows.

I understand having industrial separate from everything else, but commercial and residential should always be blended IMHO, and SFH zoning should not exist.

I would kill for reformed zoning standards like they have in Japan.
by ilikehurdles | 2026-01-22 18:38:48+00:00
Contrary to the implication, the Swedish fund that possibly sold $8b of its $100b worth of US Treasuries did not cite politics as its reason for doing so, and no part of the article backs up that claim. Additionally, selling out of the US dollar as the fed aimed to cut rates and as the dollar declined from historic highs against the Euro seems sensible regardless of politics.

Denmark has been exiting foreign bonds for 10 years, down from a high of $24b in 2016 to $10b in 2025. It’s not only part of a trend, but the cited $100m of bonds sold makes up a negligible 0.00026% of US treasuries.

On that note, 1 USD buys nearly $1.40 CAD.

Politics makes it easy to write stories that paint an incomplete or incorrect picture.
by VanshPatel99 | 2026-01-22 18:39:23+00:00
I am more worried about how it trivializes a lot of news which should affect you positively or negatively. It removes the reality and gravity of things happening to just "I won the bet or I lost". Especially when there are bets on war. Are people who better for war, supposed to feel happy that they predicted right? Of course it depends on the individual, and certain kind are more likely to bet on war than other but it still incentivizes a lot of people.

I usually wouldn't bet on war but I was thinking the other day about betting on Valorant. I could hedge my emotions. I could bet against my team and be in a win win situation. If they win, I am happy. If they lose, I earned lunch money.
by colechristensen | 2026-01-22 18:39:33+00:00
Reading the article, this is about CITATIONS which are trivially verifiable.

This is just article publishers not doing the most basic verification failing to notice that the citations in the article don't exist.

What this should trigger is a black mark for all of the authors and their institutions, both of which should receive significant reputational repercussions for publishing fake information. If they fake the easiest to verify information (does the cited work exist) what else are they faking?
by jvergeldedios | 2026-01-22 18:40:44+00:00
There is line that connects gov't subsidies in wealthy countries for the last 50 years funding private R&D to poorer countries being able to afford it. Arguably the poorer countries don't get to make the "decisions based on economic reality" in favor of solar without the subsidies in wealthy countries happening first. There is also an argument to be made that the R&D isn't finished and it still makes sense to subsidize it to drive the cost down further.
by AlexandrB | 2026-01-22 18:41:05+00:00
Canada should invest in Nuclear. Solar is far less efficient in Canada than somewhere like California - whether rooftop or utility-scale. The short winter days, low angle of incidence, and snow means that panels are basically non-operative for 3-4 months a year. This is a huge problem if you also want people to switch to efficient electric-powered heating in the form of heat pumps.
by retsibsi | 2026-01-22 18:41:09+00:00
> I would also say that the Always Sunny gang really aren't sympathetic either, but it's a para-social trick of having spent so much time "together" with them over so many episodes.

I'd say they're charismatic and funny, but irredeemably bad people. It was refreshing that the show didn't shy away from that; in lots of comedies, the characters are basically psychopathic if taken literally, yet we're still supposed to like them and to see them as having hearts of gold if they make the occasional nice gesture. Always Sunny just leaned hard into portraying them as terrible people who were only 'likable' in the shallow sense needed to make the show fun to watch rather than an ordeal.

But I think the creators eventually lost sight of that -- I remember the big serious episode they did with Mac's dance, and I just find it baffling because in order to buy into the emotion we were evidently supposed to feel, we needed to take the characters seriously. And as soon as we take the characters seriously we are (or should be) overwhelmingly aware that we're watching people who have proven over the previous umpteen years to be irredeemable sociopaths, which kind of takes the edge off the heartwarming pride story.
by BugsJustFindMe | 2026-01-22 18:41:16+00:00
> My point is that the OP doesn't >lack awareness of other forms of capital, they're asserting that those aren't sufficient on their own

OP said "it should be paid" because "it is a job", and so the rejection of that claim is two-fold: 1) Uncertainty in the expected value of payment does not change the fact that it's payment, 2) Payment in units other than dollars is still payment. If I get paid in bitcoins, the bitcoin market could completely collapse before I cash out. It's not different than that.
by neciudan | 2026-01-22 18:41:27+00:00
We talked about:

His journey into Vue

- Started in the Laravel world (shoutout to Laracasts)

- Moved from WordPress to Laravel to Vue/Nuxt

- Went from being a Nuxt user → contributor → core team lead

Building frameworks and DX

- Why being your own target audience makes you a better framework developer

- The importance of staying connected to actual user pain points

- How he debugs: "You don't start with knowledge of everything. You start with just a clue."

Nuxt best practices

- Rendering strategies: "Always go for static rendering if you can."

- Common mistakes teams make with SSR vs ISR

- The new Nitro 3 server engine (insanely fast, web API based)

- Moving to Vite environment API – from 3 dev servers to 1

- How the module ecosystem empowers the community

Open source

- "Contributing to open source is about joy and giving. Do it because you want to, not because you feel like you have to."

- No gatekeeping – issues, PRs, docs, Discord help all count

- He has an open calendar if anyone wants to chat about contributing

Full episode here:

- YouTube: https://youtu.be/WRcqhuTL6y4

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5xTPxvS3WHjEkz16rSHj7I

Would love to hear your thoughts or answer any questions!
by GuinansEyebrows | 2026-01-22 18:42:01+00:00
the only reason environmental protection could conceivably be considered a luxury (and not a necessity) is because certain sectors of the capital class refuse to convert their means of production away from generating waste and pollution. that's it. time and time again we see direct action by Chevron, BP, Shell, Exxon, ARAMCO et al to stifle change, refuse scientific evidence of the nature of their pollution, and attack anyone who comes anywhere near impacting their bottom line. look at Steven Donzinger if you need proof of this.

this is not a matter of some fictional invisible hand. these are decisions made by real people who do not care about you, society, the health of the environment or the people who inhabit it. stop carrying their water.
by tasty_freeze | 2026-01-22 18:42:29+00:00
> having drank ayahuasca hundreds of times

I have some earnest questions, and please take it in that spirit, though I realize these might easily be interpreted as being negative.

To disclose, I've done LSD probably 15 times and 4-ACO-DMT three or four times. I haven't done it in years and I'm OK if I never do them again. LSD no longer hits the same way it used to such that the unpleasant parts now far outweigh the good parts.

Getting back to my questions, I've been under the understanding that ayahuasca can be punishing (vomiting, scary trips) but people often find it was worth it due to the insights they gain in the process. After the first handful of trips, are you still finding out new things? Are you so familiar with the terrifying aspects that they are no longer terrifying? Or are you lucky that the good aspects are still worth the price of admission? Is the driver for you insights or just the novel experiences which arise?

My wife's therapist went on an ayahuasca retreat and said it was like going through a wringer emotionally but it was really worth it. It had me wondering if maybe I should try it. A year later the therapist did it again and said it was like going through a ringer every night for four nights and she got nothing from it. :-(
by kderbe | 2026-01-22 18:42:37+00:00
The process you describe, of porting the code and polishing the visuals, is for a "remaster". Ubisoft's now-cancelled Sands of Time project was described as a "remake" [1], which generally is a bigger project that keeps the same characters and story beats as the original, but revises the art and gameplay almost as if it were a sequel.

I agree that remakes sound straightforward and it's baffling that Ubisoft couldn't get this one out the door: there are rumors that even before its announcement in 2020, the Sands of Time remake had been started, scrapped, and restarted. But even Nightdive Studios, a perennial remaster maker, struggled for many years with their System Shock remake [2] so it must be harder than it sounds.

I'd love to hear the inside story from folks who've worked on remakes (both released and cancelled) about why they aren't as straightforward as fans expect. Nightdive recently discussed the emotional toll from dealing with angry fans [3] but I haven't seen any interviews discussing the development challenges.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_remake#Remaster
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Shock_(2023_video_game)
[3] https://frvr.com/blog/system-shock-remake-lead-couldnt-sleep...
by paganel | 2026-01-22 18:43:18+00:00
So, how is this going to work? Is he talking about the French Ministry of Economics and Finance? About the Banque de France? About the the ECB? Afaik the last two are, nominally at least, independent, while Macron is just a politician representing one of the 27 EU countries, so what authority does he have? What do the political leaders of Latvia think about this? Or of Malta?
by evolve2k | 2026-01-22 18:43:26+00:00
I’m wondering out loud if you might be able to purchase what would essentially be the component parts of a solar panel but deconstructed (eg frame, cells, glass, wires; maybe the cells need further deconstructing) and do final assembly in Canada such that the final panel meets criteria to be “built locally”, potentially built of local and imported parts.

Surely local manufacturers don’t use 100% Canadian made parts.
by not2b | 2026-01-22 18:44:30+00:00
This is going to be a huge problem for conferences. While journals have a longer time to get things right, as a conference reviewer (for IEEE conferences) I was often asked to review 20+ papers in a short time to determine who gets a full paper, who gets to present just a poster, etc. There was normally a second round, but often these would just look at submissions near the cutoff margin in the rankings. Obvious slop can be quickly rejected, but it will be easier to sneak things in.
by wing-_-nuts | 2026-01-22 18:44:37+00:00
Ok, sounds like normal 'creative destruction' to me. Time to raze useless office space and build housing in it's place.

Also, I don't get how companies can make such a big song and dance about their climate commitments on the one hand while simultaneously insisting on RTO on the other. The greenest commute is one that never happens. If the tax code needs to change to give companies credit for their employees cutting out their commute, so be it.
by doctorpangloss | 2026-01-22 18:44:55+00:00
while i agree that "reproducibility is overrated", i went ahead and read your medium post. my feedback to you is, my summary of that writing: "mike_hearn's take on policy-adjacent writing conducted by public health officials and published in journals that interacted with mike_hearn's valid and common but nonetheless subjective political dispute about COVID-19."

i don't know how any of that writing generalizes to other parts of academic research. i mean, i know that you say it does, but i don't think it does. what exactly do you think most academic research institutions and the federal government spend money on? for example, wet lab research. you don't know anything about wet lab research. i think if you took a look at a typical e.g. basic science in immunology paper, built on top of mouse models, you would literally lose track of any of its meaning after the first paragraph, you would feed it into chatgpt, and you would struggle to understand the topic well enough to read another immunology paper, you would have an immense challenge talking about it with a researcher in the field. it would take weeks of reading. you have no medicine background, so you wouldn't understand the long horizon context of any of it. you wouldn't be able to "chatbot" your way into it, it would be a real education. so after all of that, would you still be able to write the conclusion you wrote in the medium post? i don't think so, because you would see that by many measures, you cannot generalize a froo-froo policy between "subjective political dispute about COVID-19" writing and wet lab research. you'd gain the wisdom to see that they're different things, and you lack the background, and you'd be much more narrow in what you'd say.

it doesn't even have to be in the particulars, it's just about wisdom. that is my feedback. you are at once saying that there is greater wisdom to be had in the organization and conduct of research, and then, you go and make the highly low wisdom move to generalize about all academic research. which you are obviously doing not because it makes sense to, you're a smart guy. but because you have some unknown beef with "academics" that stems from anger about valid, common but nonetheless subjective political disputes about COVID-19.
by reify | 2026-01-22 18:45:05+00:00
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