jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
That's only true in this very limited set here. Add me as a second one:

I'm white, male, as uninteresting as it can get (heh..). A little geeky perhaps, but I'm > 30 and every now and then have to prove that I'm > 18 for purchases or contracts. You know - the "Ohhh, you are really an adolescent?" type of guy. I shave every ~2 weeks and you probably cannot tell if I'm one week into the routine if we meet.

Still: Every single trip to IL ended with me being on the list of the suspicious people.

* I only did business trips and had a letter of the company that expected me (already crap on its own, but.. different thing)

* I travelled there several times and I'm sure they are good enough to correlate travelers from our german branch to our headquarter as being "probably genuine"

So.. A guy, plain as can be, fitting none of the discussed racial profiles (and no, I'm not shitting my pants during interviews either, so don't start the "you behaved erratic" thing), being targeted everytime: Another datapoint for the problems of the system.

I don't know _why_ I was targeted. I can only confirm that for me, every time I fly to Israel, these guys do waste time and money on me (and annoy me in the process, but let's ignore that for now), producing no result. Efficient? Not for me..
I investigated this Standard once.

See https://www.securecoding.cert.org/confluence/display/seccode... and exception EXP05-EX3 in particular.

Exception promotes non-standard-compliant (undefined) behavior because it "usually works".
One can get the same effect (full-screen emacs, no window decorations, Lisp) with stumpwm, a window manager written in Common Lisp. It's under active development, but it has not so far succumbed to creeping featuritis.

And one can then run Firefox instead of Chrome…
Clarification: 'memracom probably meant Racket (not ”Rack”)

:)
It happens to all topics.

One topic gets voted to front page, then people fall down the rabbit hole, posting any links they hit on their way down.

Once every 6 months or so Plan 9 gets a front page hit, probably from someone getting into Go-lang. Then we see all the related papers and websites flood in for a while - Russ Cox' site, cat-v, Rob Pike Interviews, Utah2000, The birth of UTF-8.

It's like the September that Never Ended.

The Story of Mel is on the same cycle.

http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/story-of-mel.html
Well, it's true. Many a stray has adopted an owner. The relationship is symbiotic. All relationships have to be if they are to last.
I suspected that would be the case, but as you pointed out, they have many claims.

At work currently, so haven't really looked at it. Probably will tonight, maybe make a post refuting it.
I remember chatting with Trey about this as it happened in real time.

I love that every time this link gets posted to HN someone says it looks like a hoax.
Source, please. For both parts of that claim.
Are there any edge cases if we just stick to SI units?

Most of the world doesn't care about the thousand-year units, and the bit that does could just convert to them on output.
You could be in my situation: I know exactly what I love to do and nobody wants to pay me to do it. I have a track record of jobs I never had.
It's a dirty little secret. There are two physics, the public-facing one and the actual one. The public-facing one is the one that builds and maintains public interest in physics in the name of maintaining the substantial amounts of money needed to conduct experiments and get research grants.

This physics is very loosely based on the actual physics, which can't be understood beyond a superficial level without an appreciable amount of advanced mathematical training (nothing special: advanced undergrad/basic grad, but way, way, way beyond what 99.9% of people are conversant on).

The result is metaphors that are barely, tangentially related to the math. They are evolved, tested talking points: black holes, string theory, warp drives, dark matter. Any one with any physics training at all has been to umpteen cocktail parties where they were pumped for information about the "God particle" or the movie Interstellar, and has bitten the bullet and done their best.

It is a necessary side effect of a democratic society where funding for the sciences is tenuous, granted by scientifically illiterate half-wits, where the public could care less about anything not on BuzzFeed, and where the level of mathematical literacy maxes out somewhere south of Algebra I.
Ah yes, Missouri. The state where, as a teenager, a highway patrolman bragged to me that he pulled a guy over and arrested him because "he was Mexican and looked at me wrong." Oh, and that guy was on the school board. And he was a church youth pastor, telling this story to the youth group.
Actually, I appreciate the way he candidly writes things like that. I get that you're pointing out the moral implications of doing other people's school work, but that'd be another essay all its own. In this context, it's an example that proves his point very well as it's a context almost everyone can relate to.
Yes, but if you are making a library, there is no way you can statically confirm that your function will work for all types if they conform to some interface. All you can do is test it for a few concrete types that you have. A static language allows you to do that.
You just don't resolve it. Most conflicts are about unimportant things and resolving a conflict usually burns some social capital, because someone will be proven wrong, etc.
I know that. The interesting bit is why does it sound right?. Probably something to do with overtones and cilia.
Your salary is based on supply and demand.

What is the supply of workers? All things being equal the company will pay the least amount possible.

What is the demand for those workers? All things being equal the worker will work for the company that pays the most.

When you move from San Francisco to Des Moines, Iowa you shift markets. If you move from San Francisco to “the metaverse” you shift markets.

Facebook may have moved from a small handful of people able to do a job to a whole world of people. You may have moved from a small handful of opportunities to a world of opportunities.

It’s difficult to predict how prices will change, but they almost definitely will, and it’s not a matter of “holding out” or “negotiating” in the long run.
I get that. I don’t think you get my point though. The reason I want young people to get vaccinated is not due to COVID, since they’re very unlikely to have severe complications anyway. In fact, the actual vaccination is not the point at all.

The reason I’d like them to be vaccinated is so that normal life can resume to some degree. All public places save for grocery stores and pharmacies have been closed here since early December. There’s been a 9PM curfew in place for a month with no end in sight. People’s mental health is rapidly deteriorating. I would not be making this argument if we were simply required to wear masks and could go about our business as is the situation in many places around the world. But that is not the case at all here.
OP here, I'm surprised too. Though this article has since been unflagged, I'm curious what community guidelines people thought were being violated? I'd love to hear any insight from voters into why it was flagged - a semantic disagreement about the word "feed" isn't a justifiable reason imo.
I don’t have GTA3 but I do have VC on Steam. Compiled 32-bit Windows build of VC with GL2. Here’s a renderdoc capture from my PC: http://const.me/tmp/vc-win10-gl.zip

1. On the main rendering pass, your code renders stuff mostly back to front. Consider sorting opaque objects by Z and render then front to back. If you do that, early Z rejection gonna save tons of pixel shaders and fill rate. The sorting doesn’t need to be perfect, an approximate will do as well, but with these ~5k draw calls I’m pretty sure even C qsort gonna be adequate on Pi4.

Translucent objects need to be rendered back to front like you’re currently doing.

2. In your pixel shader you often have this code:

if( a < u_alphaRef.x || a >= u_alphaRef.y ) discard;

Where u_alphaRef is [ -1000; +1000 ] i.e. very large interval.

Don’t do that. Write another pixel shader for cases when you don’t need alpha tests. GPUs disable some optimizations (early Z rejection is one of them) when you calling discard in GLSL/HLSL.

3. Up to EID 5328, the game rendered the next frame. Starting from EID 5377, the game was finishing rendering of the previous one. That’s a good idea by itself, the problem with that, the temporary texture has size 4096*4096 pixels. Only top-center 3840*2160 portion was actually used. My desktop PC is fast enough to deliver 60 FPS, but on RPi you should not use textures much larger than necessary. All modern GPUs support non-power-of-2 textures, Pi4 included.

4. You are using 2x MSAA for the main pass. At least for my test cases on Pi4 (see e.g. this project https://github.com/Const-me/Vrmac ), even 2x MSAA ruined performance, if you use the same setting on Pi4, I think that contributed the most to the performance issue.

Try to disable MSAA and see what gonna happen. If you’ll find out it helps with the performance but the quality is too bad now, try to implement a cheaper substitute somehow, search the web for FXAA and SMAA keywords.
this is unfortunately not true (that the RISC-V ISA was designed not to require currently-valid patents). people may believe that to be the case, but it's not. from 3rd hand i've heard that IBM has absolutely tons of patents that RISC-V infringes. whether IBM decide to take action on that is another matter. they're a bit of a heavyweight, so there would have to be substantial harm to their business for the "800 lb gorilla" effect to kick in.
(one of the developers here)

> The problem with blocking via VPN is if we close app vpn also closes (instead of running in background as service) which can happen due to clearing all apps.

For this problem specifically, you can turn on "Always-on VPN" (to avoid a particular VPN app from being killed or replaced by another VPN app) and "Block connections without VPN" (to avoid traffic from leaking when the VPN app is killed or crashes) against any VPN app from Android's VPN Settings page. RethinkDNS supports both these settings.

> i wish it had added root support which doesn't need vpn to block ip and can use iptables directly.

The only available VPN slot going to a non-VPN app is indeed a deal breaker for many, and so, we plan to add support for WireGuard soon.
My impression has been that emacs is a poor window manager. Granted, I am not incredibly skilled with emacs but even after some weeks I was still confused by the way emacs opened up new windows or changed existing windows when you've clicked on something (for instance, in dired or org-mode's agenda) I ended up to open everything in a new frame and left the management of these frames to awesomewm.
>>> 1 + "0"
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for +: 'int' and 'str'

This is what strong typing refers to.
All such lists are incomplete, does not mean they aren't valuable. The Nobel Prize in physics can't reward every deserving contribution, but I'm still happy it exists.
You only need to decrypt once the payment has been received, so the private key doesn't need to be sent to the infected machine before that. Encrypt/Decrypt, it seems to be a moot point.

The "decrypt one file for free" feature seems to be specific to CryptoWall which, some have reported, do not use symmetric encryption like CryptoLocker. CryptoLocker stores symmetric keys for each file on the infected machine, encrypt those with a public key and when the payment is received, send the private key from the C&C Server. I would say it's very unlikely CryptoWall would store remotely a private key per file. That could mean a lot of information to be transferred over the wire. Probably because of using only asymmetric (slow) encryption, CryptoWall apparently only encrypt small files completely, and only a piece of the larger ones. One way the "decrypt one file for free" feature might work is by actually uploading the file (or the the encrypted piece of file) to the C&C Server, decrypting it remotely and sending it back. But the feature is definitely worth investigating.

https://blog.fortinet.com/post/cryptowall-another-ransomware...

http://stopmalvertising.com/malware-reports/cryptowall-behin...
This is a stupid comment, since whatever language you use will run into bottlenecks. What is important is how you design your architecture, is it distributed, are long running processes handled by a task manager, caching, how are you serving up your files, vids, imgs, does your db have the right indexes, is your schema optimal, geez we can go on and on. You are 100% fine running python just like Instagram, Dropbox, Yelp and many other startups did and still do. Stop distributing this FUD.
Yep. On top of that, I'm pretty sure iPhones use bluetooth tethering by default anyways.
New Matter - Pasadena (Los Angeles), CA - http://newmatter.com

Our Indiegogo campaign from 2014 (raised just over $680k): http://indiegogo.com/projects/new-matter-149-mod-t-wifi-3d-p...

Software Engineer, Back End and Infrastructure
Web Software / Mid-Senior

New Matter was founded in 2014 with a mission to bring 3D printing to every home, school, and office. An Idealab company backed by strong venture capital firms, New Matter is poised to revolutionize the consumer 3D printing market with its flagship product, the MOD-t. Slated for release in the first half of 2015, the MOD-t will be the most affordable 3D printer on the market and will be integrated with New Matter’s online store of 3D printable designs, allowing users of all skill levels to find, customize, and print great objects.

Job Description
New Matter is looking for an engineer to lead the development of the back end of an exciting new 3D printing marketplace that’s tightly integrated with our 3D printer. We’re very early so you really get to own this piece of the product.

You’ll lead the development and maintenance of our system architecture. You’ll also work closely with the lead back end engineer to develop an API that talks to both our marketplace as well as our printers. Being self-driven is important since the team is small and we want to build an ambitious product quickly.

Skills & Requirements

• Strong experience developing large-scale web applications and Linux infrastructure, as well as understanding and familiarity of Linux fundamentals.

• Strong experience in developing and maintaining system reporting and infrastructure health monitoring.

• Solid understanding of TCP/IP networking fundamentals.

• Experience with system architecture for web applications, and AWS in particular (EC2, EBS, CloudFront).

• Experience with developing RESTful APIs.

• Experience with and passionate about Ruby/Rails, Python, Django, Sinatra, Flask, Go, Node, Angular, and other various web technologies.

• Experience with various relational/non-relational database technologies (Oracle/MySQL/PostgreSQL/NoSQLs).
I don't have any experience with the Wyrd, but I have a MacPro connected to a Bifrost DAC and Asgard 2 amplifier running to a pair of Sennheiser 650 headphones (work/live in a noisy environment). Completely satisfied.
Agreed; their README is better which includes sample code:

https://github.com/racker/falcon/blob/master/README.md
Community extensions are exactly what I dislike about Flask. I want extensibility without custom extensions. I want the framework to be out of the way entirely when I choose additional packages to work with.
Their GitHub README includes some examples [0]. It is sort of a hybrid between Django+TastyPie (Object-Oriented API wiring) combined with Flask or Bottle.

[0] https://github.com/racker/falcon#usage
>If these acquiring companies continue to grow and succeed, then how does the bubble collapse?

Simple: the bubble collapses when the acquiring companies no longer grow and succeed.

Facebook et al are doing well, but also have sky-high valuations. Current investors aren't satisfied with current income, they expect massive growth going forward.
I had been hoping that Obama's relative youth would put him closer to digerati territory, but it would seem that we're not there yet, despite his legendary social meda campaign and BlackBerry addiction. I think most people still think about spying in terms of WW2 and spy movies: individual humans listening to individual telephone calls of known targets. Obviously they don't have the resources to care about your "personal life", so they're just hunting the Worst of the Worst, right?

Only when one is savvy enough to understand that (a) a database never forgets, and (b) a well-mined database never shuts up, does the real danger of these programs become apparent.

...of course, there's also the possibility that Obama does understand all of this, either because he's somehow checkmated by the agencies and their knowledge, or he's part of the club and genuinely believes in naked power. But your theory is probably the most likely.
> The NSA probably specializes in general purpose computational power,

I would agree that this is likely in the sense that the bulk of their expenditures on computing power are likely directed at general purpose computing power.

That doesn't really mean that they couldn't have expended fairly vast amounts on special purpose computing, as well.

> they couldn't afford to compete with ASICs at this point.

Given that the NSA is kind of concerned about monitoring things (especially things used by people who are particularly concerned about avoiding government monitoring), and given the degree to which people with that interest have been the focus of bitcoin, on what basis do you assume that they didn't get in on the ground floor with ASICS as they became available (or earlier)?
"No smoking."
It only takes one clever accountant to find a loophole. The right fix is to simplify the tax code.
for more info see http://www.brogers.dsl.pipex.com/page5.html
GREAT ARTICLE! Should be a guide for all small businesses.
Been a year since the last major Safari release, so the timing seems right.
Another fascinating, possibly related link based on the hypothesis that this is a dead-man's switch:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Hand_(nuclear_war)
I don't see what's so bad about eating alone at restaurants. I do it sometimes if I want time to myself.
Skeptoid has a nice episode on number stations and also “The Buzzer” including audio samples: http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4107
Though one could argue that by buying a 'clean' diamond you are increasing the prices for dirty ones.

Not that that makes it immoral to do so. I wouldn't go that far.
He might've been referring to his own habits, i.e. "I know that I personally have a ton of books I bought that I never got around to reading."
They don't understand the model where SaaS businesses use Shopify as a billing channel on top of their own subscription model, it's all or nothing - they assume that anything in the app store can only use Shopify billing if the user installs via Shopify, which is fair but their billing API has glaring issues:

- App Charges get added to clients bills, you're not getting paid right away (60+ days in some cases) vs getting paid instantly

- If someone doesn't pay their Shopify bill, tough shit you're not getting paid

- Got fraudulent accounts billing via Shopify? They can use your app then never pay anything - fun

- Want to do refunds? Too bad there's no way to do it via the API you have to manually email Shopify then they apply an App Credit (not even a refund) for the customer, then you email them back

- Uninstalling the Shopify App cancels billing, so you lose complete control of your normal downgrade process

- Payments come via PayPal bi monthly :(

There's plenty more, but you're basically losing all the upside of Stripe in exchange for the App Store promotion of your app.
Funny you should ask. I was JUST interviewed by a client of a local consulting company I work for periodically, and he asked all kinds of technical domain questions. Different domain than JavaScript, so different questions. I'm not even sure what's meant by "!important", honestly, though I do know what a closure is.

I'm not an employee of the consulting company, but I COULD be if I asked, and in that case I would have been in that exact situation. I just prefer my contracting status; the upshot is that, not only did I do an interview like that, but I did it for free, on behalf of this company.
Even if the bank accidentally put the money in your bank account and it’s reasonable to believe that it’s not yours, you can be held liable if you spend it or withhold it from the bank.
I expect increasing remote work and global outsourcing to take a big chunk out of the 300k. Covid has changed how we live and work. Remote first means global first.

If you are experienced you are probably fine as long as you can make senior in the next 5-10 years. Its the n00bs who will struggle to move up.
Week numbering introduces confusion when interacting with countries like the U.S. where weeks aren't considered to start on Mondays.
A larger percentage of mandarin speakers are native mandarin speakers than the equivalent statistic for English. 918 million native mandarin speakers, 310 million native English speakers. Native speakers are generally better at understand the nuances of language than non-native speakers.
Me opening my windows for a few minutes, but leaving them closed in general.
The poke creator seems to have a very dim view of 010.
Also, the mass of what?
cool. I like this advice. When answer is less of something I know it's usually right. I also like the proposed headline :)

Thanks!
I read once about a custom bike builder from Japan (Panasonic I think it was) that offered millions of combinations and still managed to deliver the bikes the following day. People thought they were being had, so Panasonic started to let people wait 3 days before delivering.
Proxlet manages all your settings at Proxlet.com, so if you use multiple Proxlet enabled clients, all your settings will be shared. In terms of unmuting, you can go to Proxlet.com and mute someone for "1 minute" and that will effectively un-mute them. We'll be adding a far more obvious method both on the website and in the extension soon.
This a quick and easy way to understand how ubiquitous cloud computing is. great videos!
Does anyone have more information on the following:

"Second, the salts are only 12 bits. A proper implementation would use salts twice as large as the logarithm of the number of passwords which could ever be stored, forcing the attacker to break accounts one-by-one (64 bits would be a reasonable size to support the entire population of the Earth)."

I haven't come across a formal rule for salt length before and a search for more information didn't turn up much more than the rules of thumb I've seen previously.
Well, another one of these posts. Let's beat this topic to death even more.

But real talk, it would be cool if steps were taken forward to change the way these substances were treated legally and what-not.
Why is encrypting train control signals a good idea? What reasons were given for the ban?
> My hope is that the next client-side MVC/MVVC/etc. framework will be written in Go from the start.

A friend and I are working on exactly that! It's called humble: https://github.com/soroushjp/humble. We took a lot of inspiration from backbone and react. Still in an experimental phase and hasn't been touched much since we built it for the Gopher Gala, but we have plans to work on it a lot more in the future. There is also https://github.com/gowade/wade.
In order for the state to keep secrets, it must prove why they need to be secret. You don't just get to blanket everything you do with that excuse.
Most wine glasses are supposed to be only half full. The shape of the glass is designed to enhance the scent and flavor of the wine. Filling it all the way to the top ruins the effect.
He made readers choice by a decent margin, which was not unexpected TBH.

(Although weirdly it's not very obvious from the main "100" landing page)