jkeisling/hacker-news-corpus-2007-2022 huggingface dataset:
I have a 2014 MacBook Pro and a Dell XPS 13 9370 Developer Edition. I like both very much.

I'm not sure I would say that the XPS is equal or better quality than the MBP though.

The trackpad isn't better than the Mac's and neither is the case construction. I prefer the aluminium unibody to the carbon fibre (rubberised plastic) stuck to aluminium plates of the XPS.

I really like the XPS though and would buy another if it broke. i.e. I wouldn't buy a Mac to run Linux but when Apple finally stop supporting my MBP I see no reason not to install Linux on it and extend its life. Especially as I like Linux as a desktop OS.
I have stopped playing games because the updates were too big and I got sick of waiting for them to download. I'm sure the games companies are tracking this stuff, so I'm likely in the minority.
Yeah, from my experience NPM/JS and Cargo/Rust win that competition by a landslide. Python has a very powerful standard library.
I happen to scrape a lot of large websites (mostly forums currently) and that's messy enough to force you into learning tricks.

I didn't stumble upon into any (tabular, at least) dataset that wasn't very curated.

Keep in mind that I studied sociology, so stuff that is a given for most HN people isn't for me. I had to learn a lot of CSS (for selectors), regex (still hate it), what's OLAP and how to take advantage of it (DuckDB) and a lot of stuff I'm not even aware now.

But I remember taking courses in my Uni, and later on, with R and Python. It was interesting, but no matter how deep into the rabbit hole of weird models I learnt, it felt... IDK, shallow?

Imagine yourself pulling data out of a company ERP, with human filled data. It won't be a walk in the park, just make some logit models and call it a day. You'll spend a lot of time trying to understand what's going on. And then you perform the models or make a dashboard.
Nemo (http://nemocas.org/) and Oscar (https://oscar.computeralgebra.de/) are such projects. However, they are focused on algebra and have no support for expression manipulation, symbolic integration and the like.
I have some sympathy with you, because national politics has seemingly become more and more ideological lately, but politics does not necessarily imply ideology. The word politics in its general form simply refers to the ways people organise to collectively make decisions.
Couldn’t is not the same as haven’t.
Gee the numbers of times I've had to add "-pinterest -quora". I wish there was just a permanent filter I could add in my Google serach settings.
Koala's have very low numbers. You're probably thinking of Kangaroos, which are a nuisance species.
It worked, I was like 'what program is that?' and found Ableton Live. I then said 'What is the free software alternative?' and found LMMS and Ardour. Go with the free software folks.
I'm pretty sure you can move black boxes around in the real world too :)

There are definitely sensible things to do with "general IO operations." For example, consider `withArgs`, which replaces argv for the duration of an action. A natural approach is to pick through the received action, and replace all calls to `getArgs` with `return tempArgs`. But `withArgs` doesn't work this way because Haskell can't pick apart IO actions. Instead it uses a nasty FFI to modify a global. (It doesn't even look thread-safe: I'll bet withArgs "leaks" into other threads.)

It's also overbroad: IO encapsulates "real world" computations like deleting files, but also basic operations like getting argv! I'd argue it's a failure of Haskell that the type system does not distinguish between a function that erases your hard drive and a function that gets your command line arguments.
You are the 2nd person to dismiss my Y2K example as irrelevant. The other one was deleted before I could reply.

Look up the Kuwaiti oil fires. They were supposed to burn for years and cause a global environmental disaster. We put them out in under a year and it has been essentially forgotten.
Porn mode is also about companies and governments finding out information that they can use to blackmail you.
It's also fun running into those other runners later. I used to run on a 5k trail near my office (for about 5 years), and would see a lot of colleagues later and recognize them from an afternoon or lunchtime run. It created another point of relation for us besides just sharing an office and a mutual boss four levels above us.
Thank you. This is exactly the sort of comment I was hoping for. I agree with most of what you say re: pragmatism, but I do think Palantir is a bit much. Unless he’s playing a meta-game and assuming that surveillance will be inevitable and it’s preferable to be in the driver’s seat than locked in the back.
There are people who can't get the vaccine for various reasons be it allergies, immune disorders or otherwise. This is a very selfish view and I'm sad to see it upvoted.
Interesting.

I wanted a similar app, but A to B, rather than round trips.

Best I could do with the majors is disable highways & toll roads, but often it would still try to take similar routes.

BJ Landcruiser tops out at ~120k, and who wants to go in straight lines on highways. More fun to try and find a fire road it can’t get down. Still searching.
For a while, in my Ad Limiter add-on, I tried still showing ads, but displaying them at low contrast, as less-desirable search results. But taking them out completely worked better.
I think I'm going to build this with my kids. What better way to show them atoms than to actually make them build a microscope that shows you the things directly?
Digital Ocean. It absolutely takes snapshots by making a full copy:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/images/snapshots/

So this is a perfect example of what I mean by the word "snapshot" being used in two different ways by different people.

Snapshot meaning "full copy" is one usage (Digital Ocean), snapshot meaning "diff checkpoint" is another usage (Google, AWS).
I think about it differently. The "problem" is that we are solving problems that didn't need to be solved before (or so we thought). The infrastructure I work on today is in many ways much more complex but it also handles a lot of things that we just didn't back in the day when everything was simpler.
>How do other countries devastated by war have to do with US economic equality?

Because there was less competition on the international stage for the goods produced in the US. This meant that production companies could pay their workers more since they were earning more. Relatively low skilled labor would earn a lot more money. This lifted up the poor. Eventually those jobs started moving away from the US, because other countries could produce the same goods at lower cost since they could pay workers less.

>Shipping technology has only gotten better since than too but that just hurts mom&pops and helps online retailers.

None of it has been as revolutionary as the intermodal shipping container. Before that it took days and sometimes weeks to load cargo onto a ship. The main point with the shipping container is that it made international trade significantly cheaper.
This guy cookies
Shouts scam all over the place.
> I've not yet heard what the pro-Brexit faction gets from this?

Farage is currently popping up on YouTube with some financial malarkey (I hesitate to use the words grift or scam but it does look very much in that direction) that presumably wasn't viable before we left the EU.
It's a really interesting and important question though; Do you measure a languages "performance"

1. by how fast it runs when written by a very experienced developer, or

2. by how fast programs run that are written by the "average" programmer, or

3. by how fast it runs when written by a bad or inexprienced programmer?

For each of these I can think of (at least) one language that would beat the performance of any other. There are languages that are "very difficult to use wrong", and there are languages that are difficult to use right. For the latter, C++ is a great example. You will copy and leak yourself out of memory before you terminate, if you dont know what you're doing.

Maybe we should stop comparing random languages from different domains by how fast they run.
Society has always been "deeply ill". People who think otherwise should read up on history.

This is just how we are, with the good and the bad.
Is this the developer version of motivated reasoning? Throw up two solutions, then spend hours optimising the one you assume should be faster and don't revisit the other one...
If you do anything on Wikipedia you are bound to quickly run into people who want to use their superior knowledge of the Wikipedia rules to remove your contributions. It’s a highly effective way to promote your own point of view because most contributors will just say ‘whatever’ and give up.

That behavior is Wikilawyering.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikilawyering

This tactic of course starts with the demand for sources; a very large amount of the statements in Wikipedia articles do not come with sources (which doesn’t mean the do or don’t exist) so it’s easy to sway the tone of the articles by selectively demanding sources for, and subsequently removing the parts that don’t fit your point of view.
Exactly, and thanks to apple we are not using anymore cheap plastic phones and PCs that last 12 to 24 months at best
If you didn't think it was a super transformative experience, you probably only took a low dose, and perhaps didn't have the proper set or setting.

Check out the Marsh Chapel Experiment,[1] "Varieties of Psychedelic Experience",[2] the "Psychedelics Encyclopedia",[3] and Erowid's trip reports[4] for examples of people who did have massively transformative experiences.

That said, from what I've read, it's relatively rare for LSD to radically transformative in the long run (for various, psychologically interesting reasons). However, short-term transformation is relatively common, given a high enough dose and the proper set and setting.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_Chapel_Experiment

[2] - http://www.amazon.com/Varieties-Psychedelic-Experience-Class...

[3] - http://www.amazon.com/Psychedelics-Encyclopedia-Peter-Staffo...

[4] - https://www.erowid.org/
Rather interestingly I just noticed a rather extreme example.

This comment had lost its author 75 points of karma by the time I made this post and still shows up as -4:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1444511
Except for some of the details, this is my story too -- had coded at an earlier stage in life, but gotten away from it, then returned in mid 30s.

As advancement in my first career began to look more and more remote, I had found myself wishing I had become a computer programmer, and was frustrated that changing course was so hard. One day about two years ago I decided that if I wanted to become a programmer, then I should start programming. If I didn't keep up with the programming, then ipso facto I didn't want to be a programmer.

Two years on, with a few college classes under my belt (basically useful, but probably dispensable), and a couple of side projects in various states of disrepair, I've got an low level coding internship with a very supportive employer.

I'm hardly brilliant programmer, but my employer hasn't kicked me out the door yet. The corporate environment is, at best, ok, and I would probably prefer not to have a job at all, but I am learning a lot. As far as jobs go, I can't imagine a better one than the one I've got. I expect that what I'm learning will open doors in the future, and the despair that clouded my first career is replaced by a sense of (I hate buzzwords, but here one comes) empowerment.

Most importantly, I really enjoy tooling around with my (two) side projects. Having fun problems to work on is the best.
When I see a job posting looking for a "rock star" I immediately think "OK, but are you willing to pay for a rock star?" If the ad indicates that they are looking for skills way above average, they better be willing to pay way above average. Otherwise, it seems to me they either aren't sincere or are only really looking for a bargain.
Perhaps it's not so much about "told him not to" than the fact that in many places, going off and doing your own thing is not normal, so it's pretty much guaranteed to be a point of contention, if not outright conflict.

I don't think Italy is nearly as bad as Japan from this point of view (I don't know Japan at all, though), but there's certainly more of a mentality among many people that it's for the best if you get a Permanent Job with a Stable Company.
Well it's definitely becoming more common in job listings to say the least:

http://www.indeed.com/jobtrends?q=rockstar&l=
Microflick works okay for folks with good fine motor control. Older folks: not so much. And lest we forget, the personal computing revolution is 40 years old -- over the next couple of decades we'll be seeing power users reach 70-80 years old in large numbers.
The solution is to take a modern-day invention that isn't that complicated technically -- a lot of fad items fit the bill. Would the snuggie have sold as well in 1975? How about crocs?
Is it the opportunity to be a cofounder/early employee? Potential fame & fortune? A chance to change the world? Getting paid to build something cool? A specific vertical that you’re interested in? The chance to work with great people?

What is it about a potential job opportunity that gets your attention? What would you have to see in a job listing to entice you to respond?
Polarizing would be a good tactic. Not sure I want to go there though. I've still got some idealism ;)

Steps to gain traction were focused on making the product viral (send to friends, embed vote on site/facebook, etc).

Also partnerships with other organizations, for example, democracyinaction.org had an email your reps widget (powered by govit).
I think if you dig a bit deeper into most people's motivations for wanting to be rich, you will find out that independence is the really reason. Without any evidence I think that people want to be rich, so they don't have to worry about money.
Sounds like Samsung are going to have a tough job defending this. I imported a Galaxy S to Australia before they were release here and I had many people asking me if it was an iPhone, or just assuming I had an iPhone when they saw it. That's changed a bit now as they have been heavily marketed by all the phone carriers so more people know what they are.

Of course, if you inspect it closer, you'll notice the device is thinner, and the screen is larger and has more vibrant colours (particularly compared to the 3gs that it looks like), but on a quick glance you'd think it could be an iPhone.
It's a bit of an indie site, but http://endor.se could also be interesting as an optional addition.

flavors.me and a general website link would also be great.
No, but if you sell your house you need to come up with the difference between what you sell it for and the amount still owing on it in cash, don't you?
Because "URI" stands for "Uniform Resource Identifier" (or URL for "Locator"), not "Resource". The intent is for it to be a pointer, not the value at the location. And, if you were to use the URI as the content (instead of chunking and shrinking it via Bitly), you'd be duplicating that content on every page that links to it. And in your browsing history, by merely viewing it.

edit: oooh, another thought: you're essentially uploading the content of the page to view it.
RE: Fusion vs. Parallels

I just bought a new MB Pro and was getting ready to install Parallels on it for the first time...I've always used Fusion in the past. I thought Parallels was currently the leader in the shootouts regarding speed/features? Anyone keep up to date with their horse race or have a good reason to use one over the other? I already have licenses for both.
I'm confused - your url is for a thread about Java but this best practice document is python-orientated
Sadly my tiny linode box can't handle the traffic currently. See article here: http://viewtext.org/article?url=http://www.mkrecny.com/?p=76
I think he was referencing the events of the 80s because there was such a backlash to it that it led directly to events like you describe. The middle ground is dead.
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I've been working on several industries in the last 8 years such as energy, taxation, environmental. Had co-found a startup in travel industry. Nothing stands out in terms of technicality but I'm open and adaptive person and of course willing to learn something new. I would prefer working in environmental industry but open for other offers as well.
It is a shame that this only supports Chrome/Chromium. As I'm not willing to take the performance and privacy hits, I won't bother with this application until the necessary technical fixes are made. No matter how small of a group we are, Firefox/Safari users should be taken into consideration and could be the best advocates for your animation service.
> He said he was concerned about patients finding the pseudonym when they searched for his real name. Regardless of the content.

I figured the extension of "and the pseudonym relates to the content" is implied, as knowing "Scott Alexander Siskind" goes by "Scott Alexander" online is not very useful information.

> The NYT article made specific claims. It's up to the reader to decide what to infer.

"I've only ever seen pseudalopex on a forum that's known to be frequented by racists" is a specific claim that is true, but it's clearly making strong inferences about your character. Journalists play this game all the time in hit pieces.
Isn't there a difference between having your name in a book that likely doesn't get much circulation and therefore probably wouldn't damage your career from attention, and the literal New York Times outing your name?

Shouldn't we at least suggest these are significantly distinct events with very different ramifications for the author?
>> That's only because all the low hanging fruits were still not picked, right?

There's plenty of low hanging fruit as the industry grows wide.

While any given industry is subject to the asymptotic curve of progress, innovations in human biology have been incredibly slow due to bureaucracy and IRB slowdowns + grant model.

Human-powered flight wasn't considered a really good idea at the time of the Wright Brothers either, and many people died in the decades following it. It's only in hindsight these ideas seem obvious.
So if Sam Altman decides it was a mistake to reveal his name no publication should publish his name anymore?
> Is legacy media really leaking talent and cash like I hear so often (honestly asking, haven't seen the data)? If that's true, and social media and technology have neutered their position atop of opinion-forming institutions, that is going to build some very bad incentives in these legacy media companies as far as journalistic integrity goes.

They're definitely in decline financially, but that does mean there are a lot of great journalists that are available to hire.
Reasonable analysis. In the case of my wife, it's a matter of what she believes is right (shirts go together because they are shirts) not of expediency of any of the operations :)
It's not just being upset. It's, "Post the black square!" It's the guy who got accosted by BLM protesters demanding that he repeat their slogan. Havel's greengrocer provides a good characterization of this problem that has existed for a great deal of time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Power_of_the_Powerless#Hav...
More will die in 2021 than died in 2020. We'll be very lucky if 2022 doesn't see a further increase.
On second thoughts - maybe I have it wrong - maybe its not within the person being vaccinated and they are talking more generally? Its actually not that clear.
Not mentioned in this article, but yesterday or the day before, the Islamic State (or someone pretending to be them) went on Twitter to solicit suggestions on how they should kill a Jordanian pilot they claim to have captured, complete with a hashtag and everything (in Arabic). Apparently they got several thousand retweets and suggestions.

This is running up against the limits of free speech and I'm wondering how long before firms like Twitter are held responsible for the degree to which they knowingly provide a platform to enemies of their domiciles.
you might get your bill cancelled

The "might" in your post is doing a lot of work.

FWIW I know of a startup whose video sharing app was used to reshare a pay per view football match and they incurred a $30k bandwidth bill that AWS did not cancel. That killed the startup. It was largely their own fault for not securing the platform well enough, or moderating popular streams, but being able to cap their AWS bill would have kept them in business..
I sent Mark a message yesterday on Signal. It was "delivered" but not "read", obviously. Today, I don't see that contact as a Signal user anymore. I see a "Invite to Signal" button on that conversation view. Guess he deleted the account?
This is my feeling as well; Quora had the same feel when it was launched and now it's basically worthless with people only posting to promote their product/business.
I don't get the outrage. Yes, the firmware thing is something you don't have to do with other computers.

But seriously, we expect people to have a second computer around when doing anything involved with their hardware. New computer? Need to create a bootable flash drive with an OS. WiFi not working on Linux? Need to download stuff and move it to your machine. Monitor/ethernet/mouse/GPU/anything not working? Plug it into a different machine. Network settings borked? Ping it from the second machine. We're used to this.

And Apple, surprisingly, expects your other machine to be a Mac. Because why wouldn't it be a Mac. They expect you to use a Mac or an iOS device to verify your identity, to contact their support comfortably, AND to restore firmware on your other devices. They expect you to use their ecosystem of devices and software. You may not like it, and that's why you probably don't have a Mac, but it's consistent and it makes sense in the context of their philosophy.
3.6 Moles per microsecond
I think the fact that they cover Africa and Latin America at all counts for a lot. Aside from effective altruism, almost everyone in the first world is happy to ignore them entirely, except for some leftists who think Elon Musk personally did a coup in Bolivia.
The bottom right cell in this chart is directly plagiarized (poorly, the dropped question mark makes the joke less funny) from a great article by James Mickens.

https://www.usenix.org/system/files/1401_08-12_mickens.pdf

The site also plagiarized text from some HN comments I've made, so there is a clear pattern here.
I will add one minor point to this list:

The name.

To this day I am convinced that the Hazapard UpperCASE usage is what has granted us:

- A database called PostgreSQL

- A library called libpostgres

- An app folder called postgres

- An executable called psql

- A host of client libraries which chose to call themselves Pg or a variation.
I'm not convinced that great designers do things completely instinctively as they go along but fact of the matter is it does take a lot of time (especially if you're spending 90% of your time learning how to do everything), and I have no doubt that a great designer can do at least as good of a job as I in a fraction of the time (and probably a much better job at that).

In the end, I don't see design being all that different from coding. Sure a PHP kiddie could write some crazy first person shooter by copying/pasting code for a couple of years, but Carmack will sneeze during dinner and put him to shame with his phlegm alone.

So sure, people should go and do things themselves if they have the luxury of time and patience. Everyone else can go and hire someone better than them, if they have the luxury of money and practicality.