MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by neilv | 2026-01-11 22:08:59+00:00
What if the real world safety data over time is... secret retinal damage to millions of walkers and runners, with symptoms attributed to Covid mysteries (and not obviously due to vision), and it takes years more before someone happens to get enough data, and does the right study analysis, and then there's industry with strong incentive not to be on the hook for blinding millions of people?

If the tech industry has taught us anything, it's that big money is still as irresponsible and greedy as ever.

I suppose that one small bit of hope is that one of the most obvious bad actors in general happened to be opposed to Lidar, and might like to screw competitors with a scandal. So the news might come out, after much tragic damage is done.
by Leftium | 2026-01-11 22:09:23+00:00
Thanks for the feedback. You helped make my app more readable (I went a little overboard on the gradients; I thought the gradients would help convey the sky condition):

- Now most gradients are disabled by default. (toggle here: https://weather-sense.leftium.com/wmo-codes)

- Also added shadow/glow to plot lines so they "pop out" more.

I'm not sure which parts you think are blue and teal. Open to suggestions for better colors! (There are only so many colors, and I like keeping the precipitation related colors all bluish.)
by bastawhiz | 2026-01-11 22:09:30+00:00
Honestly, higher prices on Amazon are worth it in some cases. Amazon fulfillment (at least where I live) is far more reliable than some of the brands I buy from, but getting the product within a week versus [gestures at the future] is worth it in some cases.

Take the soap I buy from Blueland. A spray cleaner costs $2.25/tablet direct and $2.40 from Amazon. I'll basically get a free month of cleaner buying direct. But:

1. I have to pay $5 for shipping if I don't buy enough at once. I don't want to buy a year of soap all at once to get free shipping.

2. I know exactly what date it'll arrive if I order on Amazon. Probably before I'll need it. Ordering direct, it sometimes takes weeks before it even leaves the warehouse, with no estimate.

I'm sure I could be being more efficient, but I'd rather spend the extra few bucks sometimes so I don't have to worry about running out of stuff or try to predict my needs months out.
by jedwhite | 2026-01-11 22:09:49+00:00
We made some improvements to support remote markdown script execution and piping.

Run scripts from the web:

```bash

curl -fsSL https://andisearch.github.io/ai-scripts/analyze.md | claude-run

echo "Explain what a Makefile does" | claude-run # Simple prompt

```

Shebang flags in the markdown (like --permission-mode bypassPermissions) are honored.

There is a new initiative installmd.org from Nick Khami at Mintlify to support experiments with this approach.

https://installmd.org
by ece | 2026-01-11 22:10:12+00:00
Looking forward to using Gentoo in WSL more easily. I currently use Ubuntu for some scripting but would switch as I also use Gentoo on the desktop. Also good to see the Rust toolchain and BLAS packaging improvements.

What has kept me on Gentoo since the first Opteron days (20+ years ago) is that once you do an install, you also learn in part how to fix the things you installed, which can be helpful later on. I also do world rebuilds often which I think is just the equivalent of testing an OS backup for a source based OS. :)
by unlikelytomato | 2026-01-11 22:10:16+00:00
The real issue is the lack of support. Real users buy those support packages from vendors. They bring their PC in to be fixed at their local shop. They might Google a problem and find a solution occasionally of they are feeling spicy but how often do you get screenshots to get something to work in a Linux GUI? Web browser only laptops are great until your uncle gets a "killer deal" on some random printer on Facebook marketplace and they can't get it to work. Or a webcam. Or a Bluetooth headset. Or a game controller. Scanner. etc etc.

On top of all of this, they will just give up and buy a new machine and return it if that doesn't fix their issue.

Linux provides virtually nothing on any of those fronts unless you get a private level 8 tech support contact provided by your grandson. Who wants to be 24/7 on call for their extended family?
by simonw | 2026-01-11 22:10:22+00:00
At the is point the best evidence we have is a large volume of extremely experienced programmers - like antirez - saying "this stuff is amazing for coding productivity".

My own personal experience supports that too.

If you're determined to say "I refuse to accept appeal to authority here, I demand a solution to the measuring productivity problem first" then you're probably in for a long wait.
by jmalicki | 2026-01-11 22:10:38+00:00
In context, we're talking about pills cut with fentanyl, in which case it is often consumed orally, mixed in at a very small concentration compared to the other ingredients.

Powedered drugs like cocaine mixed with fentanyl are even more horrible, since there is absolutely nothing to keep the concentration of fentanyl homogeneous throughout as it is handled.
by Humorist2290 | 2026-01-11 22:10:56+00:00
Fun. I don't agree that Claude Code is the real unlock, but mostly because I'm comfortable with doing this myself. That said, the spirit of the article is spot on. The accessibility to run _good_ web services has never been better. If you have a modest budget and an interest, that's enough -- the skill gap is closing. That's good news I think.

But Tailscale is the real unlock in my opinion. Having a slot machine cosplaying as sysadmin is cool, but being able to access services securely from anywhere makes them legitimately usable for daily life. It means your services can be used by friends/family if they can get past an app install and login.

I also take minor issue with running Vaultwarden in this setup. Password managers are maximally sensitive and hosting that data is not as banal as hosting Plex. Personally, I would want Vaultwarden on something properly isolated and locked down.
by rajivjain | 2026-01-11 22:11:23+00:00
My biggest peeve with macOS Tahoe is the App Launcher redesign.

It seems like a clear regression in usability. By moving from a high-density, full-screen experience to a constrained, scrolling window, they’ve increased the interaction cost for launching apps via the mouse. It feels like a 'unification tax. Sacrificing desktop utility to align with non-Desktop modalilties. Does anyone see a functional upside here, or is this purely aesthetic consistency?
by amy_petrik | 2026-01-11 22:11:35+00:00
No, it's simple.

If you get a passport in "annexed" Venezuela, it would be a US passport. It would be a US territory similar to Puerto Rico which is part of the US.

Passport is just an example but a good barometer. This implies in the federation of international states, Venezuala is an "independent" party, put recognized. Puerto Rico then by comparison has no such independence, this is all handled by the Federal government.

It's also fair to say that this is nothing new. US has a long history of messing about with the affairs of central and south american states. Which - fairly - has lead to the US paying the price by said states collapsing and then having the US absorbing tens of millions of individuals claiming asylum
by terminalshort | 2026-01-11 22:11:37+00:00
Is it really comparable, though? What is better a Ferrari or a Ford Ranger? That depends on if you are trying to go fast or haul 500 lbs of stuff across town. Waymo is a much better completely autonomous robo taxi in limited areas mapped to the mm, but if I want an autonomous driving system for my personal car to go wherever I want, Tesla FSD is the better option.
by Imustaskforhelp | 2026-01-11 22:11:38+00:00
> I don't even think they care about the CLI

No they actually do, basically they provide claude code subscription model for 200$ which is a loss making leader and you can realistically get value of even around 300-400$ per month or even more (close to 1000$) if you were using API

So why do they bear the loss, I hear you ask?

Because it acts as a marketing expensive for them. They get so much free advertising in sense from claude code and claude code is still closed source and they enforce a lot of restrictions which other mention (sometimes even downstream) and I have seen efforts of running other models on top of claude but its not first class citizen and there is still some lock-in

On the other hand, something like opencode is really perfect and has no lock-in and is absolutely goated. Now those guys and others had created a way that they could also use the claude subscription itself via some methods and I think you were able to just use OAuth sign up and that's about it.

Now it all goes great except for anthropic because the only reason Anthropic did this was because they wanted to get marketing campaign/lock-in which OpenCode and others just stopped, thus they came and did this. opencode also prevented any lockins and it has the ability to swap models really easily which many really like and thus removing dependence on claude as a lock-in as well

I really hate this behaviour and I think this is really really monopolistic behaviour from Anthropic when one comes to think about it.

Theo's video might help in this context: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6aFBnwQj4 (Anthropic just burned so much trust...)
by jandrewrogers | 2026-01-11 22:11:50+00:00
The long-term view of LIDAR was not so much that it was expensive, though it was at the time. The issue is that it is susceptible to interference if everyone is using LIDAR for everything all the time and it is vulnerable to spoofing/jamming by bad actors.

For better or worse, passive optical is much more robust against these types of risks. This doesn't matter much when LIDAR is relatively rare but that can't be assumed to remain the case forever.
by Gualdrapo | 2026-01-11 22:12:02+00:00
One day when I have some extra bucks I'd try to get a home server running, but the idea of having something eating grid electricity 24/7 doesn't seem to play along well with this 3rd world budget. Are there some foolproof and not so costly off-grid/solar setups to look at (like a Raspberry-based thingy or similar)?
by deafpolygon | 2026-01-11 22:12:33+00:00
I don’t have this issue at all. I have a very generous amount of space to grab the corner with and it changes mouse pointer to the diagonal arrow.

Edit: despite all the negative feedback, I’m quite happy with Tahoe and I enjoy the visual changes. I think some of the subtler changes is more intuitive and Spotlight’s improvement is quite nice.
by gmueckl | 2026-01-11 22:13:06+00:00
Whatever these people do sets precedent due to the public exposure they get. If they start more (physical) confrontations, the more extreme among their supporters may see that as an invitation to become less peaceful. The administration would see that as a justification for cracking down harder. Protesters that are breaking the law would be the icing on top.

Tim Waltz's decision to increasing the readiness of Minnesotas National guard shows that the situation is extremely tense and the opposition to the administration is forced to walk on eggshells.

It's a near perfect catch: do too little and they won't care and continue implementing their playbook. Do too much and they can and will move faster.
by g947o | 2026-01-11 22:13:09+00:00
Modern Standby https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/de...

Yes it's shit. I have a work laptop that have all sorts of problems. I would leave work and return the next morning to find that the laptop had a bluescreen and rebooted. Many times. So IT disabled modern standby. (Now it takes almost as long to boot as a cold start, but at least I don't lose my work.)

Although I have a personal laptop at home that seems to do fine. Still, that's nowhere as responsive as "instant on" experience as you would find on a Macbook. Of course, Microsoft lied again.
by efilife | 2026-01-11 22:13:10+00:00
how many times will I get clickbaited by some cool title only to see AI praise in the article and nothing more? It's tiring and happens way too often

related "webdev is fun again": claude.
https://ma.ttias.be/web-development-is-fun-again/

Also the "Why it matters" in the article. I thought it's a jab at AI-generated articles but it starts too look like the article was AI written as well
by hinkley | 2026-01-11 22:13:33+00:00
This is talk about how the OS uses that RAM to make your software better.

But to that point, having to explain to people why this 32GB machine with two processes using 10GB each can not, in fact, fit another 10GB process because the response times of the two existing processes relies heavily on that “unused” memory that is actually part of the working set of the machine. And also occasionally one of those services spikes to 14GB so what happens when that happens?

So in that regard showing that memory as used has advantages for avoiding arguments with people who are not equipped to have their half of the argument in a useful and meaningful way.
by bsimpson | 2026-01-11 22:13:51+00:00
I fell down the Nix hole this weekend, getting my corp Mac and my SteamOS Legion Go sharing a config. My corp device is a 5k iMac Pro that is going to be kicked off of the network when ARM-only Tahoe becomes mandatory later this year.

I work at Google, which issued a Gubuntu workstation by default when I joined. I exchanged it for a Mac, which I've spent a literal lifetime using, because I didn't wanna fall down a Linux tinkering hole trying to make Gubuntu feel like home. Every corp device I've had has been a Mac.

I'm reading this from a coffee shop. On my walk here, I was idly wondering if I should give Glinux (as its now called) a try when I'm forced to replace the iMac. SteamOS is making Linux my default environment in the same way Mac was for decades prior.
by qwerpy | 2026-01-11 22:14:05+00:00
I recently went on vacation and rented a 7 year old Model X and the FSD on it (v12) was better than nothing but not great, especially after having v14 on my truck drive 99% of my miles. It truly is a life-changer for people fortunate enough to have it, so it's always jarring to see the misinformed/dishonest comments online. It's still not perfect but at this point I would trust it more than the average human and certainly more than a new/old/exhausted/inebriated/distracted driver.
by cubefox | 2026-01-11 22:14:05+00:00
Almost every 3D game uses textured polygons almost everywhere (except sometimes for fog or clouds), so this SDF engine is nice to see.

However, he doesn't mention animations, especially skeletal animations. Those tend to work poorly or not at all without polygons. PS4 Dreams, another SDF engine, also had strong limitations with regards to animation. I hope he can figure something out, though perhaps his game project doesn't need animation anyway.
by Indigomarfa | 2026-01-11 22:14:36+00:00
Thank you for your very helpful comment - well-reasoned and pragmatic. I think (though this still needs to be validated, of course) that it takes time for people to find others with shared interests on the platforms you mentioned (Reddit, Facebook, or YouTube). Beyond simply finding such people, one also has to take the first step and initiate a conversation. Even when someone does that, they usually become part of a group rather than engaging in a one-to-one conversation.

For shy or introverted people, the likelihood of messaging someone directly with “Hi, I’m Marta-would you like to get to know each other?” is quite low. Essentially, what I am trying to do is help people who don’t have the time to spend on forums or platforms to organize their free time around meaningful, high-quality conversations. This can be especially valuable for introverts, for those who find it hard to make the first move in real life, or for people looking for connections around less common interests.

Thank you once again for your input - got a lot for myself from it!
by elcritch | 2026-01-11 22:14:40+00:00
I'm hoping something like this takes off on FreeBSD: https://github.com/gershwin-desktop/gershwin-desktop

I've only owned macbook laptops but have run Linux at work since 2002. The lack of cohesion and non-stop changes in Linux is just as tiring and this MacOS Tahoe stuff. Gnome 3 cared just as little for users. FreeBSD + KDE Plasma is pretty good now, but lacks feeling and design.
by HarHarVeryFunny | 2026-01-11 22:14:45+00:00
Ah, yes, unfortunately the language says that a value parameter of type T and an rvalue parameter of type T (T&&) are both equal priority "exact matches" to a call passing an rvalue argument, but at least if that was the only difference between two functions you'd get an ambiguous overload compilation error rather than it just selecting an unexpected one.

A workaround for this, if you want an rvalue parameter to match an rvalue argument during overload resolution, is to make the alternate "value" (vs rvalue) overload a const reference argument vs a value one.

So, if you have f(T&&) and f(T), and call f(std::move(t)) then you'll get an ambiguous overload compilation error, but if you instead had f(T&&) and f(const T&), then f(std::move(t)) will match the rvalue one as you may hope for.
by sprainedankles | 2026-01-11 22:14:52+00:00
Impeccable timing, I finally got around to putting some old hardware to use and getting a home assistant instance (and jellyfin, and immich, and nextcloud, ...) set up over winter break. Claude (and tailscale) saved hours of my time and enabled me to build enough momentum to get things configured. It's now feasible for me to spend 15-20 minutes knocking down homeserver tasks that I otherwise would've ignored. Quite fun!
by pixl97 | 2026-01-11 22:14:59+00:00
I think a lot of it is based on how little of time most people knew existed in a tangible way. Until the last few centuries you were born into a world where most technologies you use had already been around so long they just might as well have existed forever. And the stories of how any talked about technologies were generally myth, folklore, or completely false. The idea the earth was around for billions of years wasn't really a thing for most cultures. Maybe you believed it was around forever, or that a mythological creation even happened in the 'more recent' past and the earth popped up like it was. The idea their was a beginning a long time ago, but it only started out with the most basic shit (ionized hydrogen mostly) and everything after that is because of an ever increasing entropy gradient is just not an idea that seems to pop into our heads.
by Saline9515 | 2026-01-11 22:15:18+00:00
Linux isn't in position regarding display/UI. It doesn't handles HiDPI (e.g 4K) screen uniformly, leading to a lot of blurry apps depending on the display abstraction used (Wayland/X11) and compositor (GNOME, KDE, etc, all behave differently).

Let's not even talk about the case when you have monitors that have different DPI, something that is handled seamlessly by MacOS, unlike Linux where it feels like a d20 roll depending on your distro.

I expect most desktop MacOS users to have a HiDPI screen in 2026 (it's just...better), so going to Linux may feel like a serious downgrade, or at least a waste of time if you want to get every config "right". I wish it was differently, honestly - the rest of the OS is great, and the diversity between distros is refreshing.
by senti_sentient | 2026-01-11 22:15:24+00:00
I had family friends visiting Australia from USA and they were surprised by the sheer number and varieties of Chinese cars on our roads. I too have a BYD Dolphin and Shark, they loved them and felt they’re missing out big time on this. Mind you we have lots of Teslas on the roads as well, but they are bleeding their lead.
by ryandrake | 2026-01-11 22:16:01+00:00
Maybe I'm dumb, but I still don't quite understand the value-add of Tailscale over what Wireguard or some other VPN already provides. HN has tried to explain it to me but it just seems like sugar on top of a plain old VPN. Kind of like how "pi-hole" is just sugar on top of dnsmasq, and Plex is just sugar on top of file sharing.
by Imustaskforhelp | 2026-01-11 22:16:19+00:00
> Your subscription is supposed to use that free capacity. Hence, the token costs are not that high, hence you could buy that. But it needs careful management that you dont overload the system. There is a claude code telemetry which identifies the request as lower priority than API (and probably decide on queueing + caching too). If your harness makes 10 parallel calls everytime you query, and not manage context as well as claude code, its overwhelming the system, degrading the performance for others too. And if everyone just wants to use subscription and you have no api takers, the price of subscription is not sustainable anyway. In a way you are relying on others' generosity for the cheap usage you get.

I understand what you mean but outright removing the ability for other agents to use the claude code subscription is still really harsh

If telemetry really is a reason (Note: I doubt it is, I think the marketing/lock-ins aspect might matter more but for the sake of discussion, lets assume so that telemetry is in fact the reason)

Then, they could've simply just worked with co-ordination with OpenCode or other agent providers. In fact this is what OpenAI is doing, they recently announced a partnership/collaboration with OpenCode and are actively embracing it in a way. I am sure that OpenCode and other agents could generate telemetry or atleast support such a feature if need be
by reconnecting | 2026-01-11 22:16:23+00:00
I've been using Mac since Mac OS X 10.4 (~2005) and was under the same impression.

However, in reality, when you use the same Apple account on both devices with the Photos app on macOS (yes, with the 'Download Originals' checkbox enabled), it only downloads photos that you upload from your phone.

And if you look at the iCloud tab in the Photos app, it says 'Automatically _upload_ and store all your photos and videos in iCloud', so it works from Mac to iCloud, and doesn't help to download full iCloud library.
by wolttam | 2026-01-11 22:16:29+00:00
Okay, something just tweaked in my brain. Do higher temperatures essentially unlock additional paths for a model to go down when solving a particular problem? Therefore, for some particularly tricky problems, you could perform many evaluations at a high temperature in hopes that the model happens to take the correct approach in one of those evaluations.

Edit: What seems to break is how high temperature /continuously/ acts to make the model's output less stable. It seems like it could be useful to use a high temperature until it's evident the model has started a new approach, and then start sampling at a lower temperature from there.
by cyberax | 2026-01-11 22:17:12+00:00
I've been using Tesla since 2015. And no, it's not a lie.

Tesla FSD gives up with the red-hands-of-death panic at this spot: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Cfe9LBzaCLpGSAr99 (edit: fixed the location)

It also misinterprets this signal: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fhZsQtN5LKy59Mpv6 It doesn't have enough resolution to resolve the red left arrow, especially when it's even mildly rainy.

At this intersection, it just gets confused and I have to take over to finish the turn: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DHeBmwpe3pfD6AXc6

You're welcome to try these locations.
by ada1981 | 2026-01-11 22:17:27+00:00
Hello!

I spent a decade hearing voices, in and out of suicidal depression and manic psychosis.

In 2012 I started a process of exploration and growth to heal without medications.

13 years later mission accomplished.

Dr. Paris Williams book Rethinking Madness was a huge help, and recently become a friend and mentor.

Curious to check out your book and approach and to compare notes sometime.