skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
this is a great site. it really makes a good case why no one should want to be a (good) physicist. reading this stuff takes decades i should think.
Biologists lose out (vs other science disciplines) in post-PhD earnings analysis
maybe that's what the orange layer is which I assume is copper
The huge capitals and the companies drowning in cash are certainly there, but the potentially profitable investment opportunities are scarce. Most of the infrastructure in the West has already been built, fertility is declining and no new groundbreaking tech is able to spur a new economic revolution. That gives rise to all kinds of speculative economic activity that are, at best, a zero-sum game.

Contrast that to the post-WWII years: you had an increasing population and a huge demand for new infrastructure. The Cold War space race was also a huge technological boost.
The Schwarzenberg aristocratic family has an interesting coat of arms -
http://www.almanachdegotha.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilde...

A crow eating an eye out of a decapitated turkish head. They got it as a reward for helping defeat the Turks at Vienna. Quite a gruesome image. And they were very proud of it, Hluboka castle (re)built in 19th century has these as door handles
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Here comes the hope that they might focus on Rust for this. (And drop the idea of browser stuff)
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>there are heaps of evidence

>links to zerohedge

credibility = destroyed
“This [attack] was extremely sophisticated and critically executed… It was a very well orchestrated, very clinical attack, and the attacker knew exactly what they needed to do and how fast they had to operate. All the IP addresses were from Iran. All the above leads us to one conclusion only: that this was likely to be a state-driven attack” - Melih Abdulhayoglu, Comodo Founder.

Comodo is the CA that issued the biggest percentage of certificates worldwide, they even won an award that year or the year after at RSA conference! If you take a closer look though, as Moxie did[1] - we ’re all grateful - you find out that it takes a douchebag with questionable skillset to bring down the entire infrastructure down to it’s knees. It's hilarious and tragic at the same time.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDmj_xe7EIQ
I do exactly the same thing.
Me too. Sometimes I wish there was a tl;dr under the title of each submission.
MTProto, the symmetric encryption scheme used in Telegram, is not IND-CCA secure
The most important part of this is to do the problems!

After a PhD in theoretical physics then 20 years as a s/w developer I decided to get some of my chops back. You can read and nod about stuff but until you face a blank sheet of paper you don't know if you really understood.

+1 for Penrose's "Road to Reality"

Also a huge fan of Eric Poisson's lectures (basically free textbooks) http://www.physics.uoguelph.ca/poisson/research/notes.html

Short description of getting my chops back:
http://nbodyphysics.com/blog/2015/02/28/learn-physics-with-t...
It looks like Mozilla is chasing tech buzzwords, but are always a few steps too far behind to actually do any impact. Why not focus on what they are doing best (i.e. browser, email)? There's still plenty to do, Firefox keeps crashing both on my desktop PC and Android phone, now Thunderbird is abandoned.
IoT market is full of big players with vast amount of resources and saturated not less (if not more) than smartphone market, I don't see how they gonna compete there. As for OSS, Linux is doing great and keeps doing better in IoT scene[0], why not merge efforts? I appreciate Mozilla's efforts, but lately it lacks focus and clear goals. Maybe some fresh blood would help?

We will explore and prototype new use cases in the world of connected devices as an open source project with a clear focus on the user benefit and experience.

..yada yada, sounds like a buzzword filled marketing crap with no substance whatsoever[1].

0. https://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/8180...

1. https://media.licdn.com/mpr/mpr/p/5/005/04f/263/04c1eb8.jpg
Whenever I see a discussion like this a HFT-supporter, like yourself, will usually come along and say that any links which are made to suggest HFT is bad are terrible (often the book flash boys is mentioned), but I never see any evidence of this terribleness, or alternative information sources. Do you have any?
Well I want to be a good physicist and I appreciate that it will take me years, maybe decades of reading. That's what's necessary to catch up to what we know. It's tough going but equally rewarding to learn.
Popper is definitely important! He's not on the list because I didn't read his works (I know I should). His key points are widely known that I was simply more interested in reading books that go in other directions. (There is also nice introduction to Popper in the textbook mentioned.) But I would like to get back to him!
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> The amount of meat in the Western diet can also pose problems. When consumed in relatively large quantities, animal protein is not completely broken down by the time it reaches the lower end of the small intestine. Eat too much meat and your overwhelmed small intestine delivers partially digested animal protein to the colon. When bacteria in the colon encounter intact or partially digested protein, a different kind of alchemy gets underway—protein putrefaction.

Do someone has any information on the "relatively large quantities" part? How much meat can I eat before protein putrefaction kicks in?
Gecko isn't relevant on mobile. Nothing apart from WebKit and Blink are: look no further than the fact that everyone else supports webkit prefixed CSS properties on mobile.
A classic; but still a very recommended series are the Feynman Lectures on Physics: http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/
Defining the Vision: Why everything you create should have a vision
"I just wish people wouldn't tap on the shoulder when I have headphones on. It's a sign of "I'm working on something, go away"."

True, we have a convention that you - unless it's really important - don't tap someone on the shoulder if he/she is 'plugged in', but mention him in Slack. That way one can seriously stay focused.

"Btw. NC-headphones are not complete solution as they can pass nearby human speech through quite clearly."

My Bose QC20's actually filter out speech really well, only high frequencies can be heared a bit, but not enough to be distracted by imho :-)
There some benchmarks at http://www.pythian.com/blog/benchmarking-google-cloud-sql-in... but only comparing the different instance sizes, and to the first generation, which is much slower. It's good there's finally a decent managed SQL option on the Google cloud.
You question a change to a status quo but ignore that the status quo deserves to be questioned just the same.

The terms are clearly, obviously and unquestionably inspired by actual human slavery. That's in bad taste at best. Using the master/slave terminology so casually further weakens their original meaning.

Not using the terms master/slave in a technology concept in no way erases awareness of the problem. Frankly to defend usage of these terms by suggesting using them in anyway promotes awareness and helps the victims of slavery, is disgusting. That's clearly not the case and not the goal of those defending the usage of these terms.
A Scala view of Rust
Paper: https://www.sciencemag.org/content/350/6266/1332.full

Code: https://github.com/brendenlake/BPL

Abstract: People learning new concepts can often generalize successfully from just a single example, yet machine learning algorithms typically require tens or hundreds of examples to perform with similar accuracy. People can also use learned concepts in richer ways than conventional algorithms—for action, imagination, and explanation. We present a computational model that captures these human learning abilities for a large class of simple visual concepts: handwritten characters from the world’s alphabets. The model represents concepts as simple programs that best explain observed examples under a Bayesian criterion. On a challenging one-shot classification task, the model achieves human-level performance while outperforming recent deep learning approaches. We also present several “visual Turing tests” probing the model’s creative generalization abilities, which in many cases are indistinguishable from human behavior.
Are there any cheaper alternatives that work (almost) as well?
Can't any platform claim that as a benefit? For a consistent platform to have any value you'd like it to stick around for some time... Unlike FirefoxOS.
> I've heard that France is similarly military in style

The french situation is a bit complex.

* the national police is the regular police, they are more armed than bobbies but not heavily so (IIRC the standard sidearm is a SIG Pro variant — the SP2022), their jurisdiction is mostly cities and large towns but there are rapid-response, riot and anti-gang police units which tend to be more heavily armed, national surveillance also falls under the national police

* the gendarmerie is a branch of the military mostly tasked with police duties in small towns and rural zones (including highway patrolling), the regular gendarme may be somewhat more heavily armed than the regular policeman but not much so IIRC, they also have military police, special forces/counter terrorism units, maritime surveillance (and sea police), etc…

* finally since the start of the Infinite War (on terror) and the endless "vigipirate", actual military forces have been patrolling public spaces (e.g. train stations) more or less continually since the mid-90s.
git-annex, git-lfs, and Mercurial's largefiles all approach this problem in more or less the way you want. GitHub's fairly new git-lfs might be the easiest to use.
I can confirm that Palantir is considered a top choice (among google, facebook, etc.) or even better among the best students in romanian top engineering universities. They say that their interviews are even harder than e.g. google's.
Out of curiosity, how did you manage the full page screenshot?
The TTM books grew out of the Stanford Continuing Studies courses by Susskind.
These were recorded by Stanford and uploaded to Youtube: http://theoreticalminimum.com/courses

There is very much more content in these lectures than is covered in the two books.
Yes, the way duplicates are handled has changed, here[0] is dang's post on it from a few months back. And the mods are actively trying to give good posts another change, as shown by nikbackm's comment. I like the change, but perhaps people flagging should be more aware that not everyone has seen the memo about.

[0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10223645
Ask HN: Making $3000+ residual income monthly? Any tips/advice for a beginer?
Hello HN. I’m a self-taught developer (currently doing an Msc in CS). I mostly do freelance web development. My UI skills aren’t good enough to label myself as a full-stack developer but I’m getting there. However I’m comfortable with server side development (Python and Golang mostly), client/server side Javascript and I also have enough system admin knowledge to run my own server (metal/VM).

Are there any revenue streams I could tap into with my current skill set that would enable me to generate (eventually) recurring monthly income of $3000 and above. I don’t mind putting in the work/time to build it up.
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I still don't know if this is a prank or real.
Credit should go to actual article : http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/02/report-pollution-from-15-...

This is copied one.
It's strange. We have so many widely available tools to keep a collaborative code history, but when it comes to art assets (images/music/sound/3D models/videos) the general consensus is just dumping everything into a central repository (svn/perforce) or use some kind of large file extension which does basically the same thing.

Visualising changes, multi-checkouts and merging is impossible.

Seems ripe for disruption? Or will this stay an unsolved problem forever?
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I think the question is "why did they select Matlab as their language".
Someone who reads HN and hasn't blocked Skype ads yet? LOL
This man deserves a job.
Oh Cool. Thanks for the link.
Is the ability to reproduce an input value to the network?
> Cars taking up physically less space could be taxed less (or, my preference, large SUVs taxed more).

What would the benefit of this be? You do not get anything by saving space because the car still takes up the same space on a parking lot. It's not taking up half the space so you can fit two cars there.

> This isn't a pie-in-the-sky unproven idea either. Kei cars are hugely popular in Japan, demonstrating that the market exists.

But that's because the economics in Japan are completely different. None of the reasons why people buy kei cars would make any sense in Europe. People buy cars here because they travel distances and they don't want to die in the process. Kei cars (same with moped cars or what you want to call them) are death traps on highways. If you are in cities in Europe you don't drive a car anyways.
Short answer: because everybody uses Matlab in research.

- Lots of libraries

- Nice graphical interface

- Lots of online help

- Matrices as a first-class citizen

I hate Matlab as much as the next guy, but it's deeply ingrained in academia.
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While I don't know the details of this offer, I would strongly advise you to give it a pass. Such a paycut will rarely compensate you fairly even if your start-up ends up being a moderate success (~200 M exit). Unless this company already has a terrific traction and you get a significant chunk of the options, there is no point in a 50% pay cut.

There are also several gotchas around start-up options. You should read this: http://blog.samaltman.com/employee-equity
>>Such programmes are pricey. In India and Bangladesh they cost more than $1,000 per household at purchasing power parity.

I wish there was a way I could send $1,000 directly to a named individual, rather than the usual charity practise of putting mony in a pot and getting a duplicated letter from your sponsored person.
I'd say that even for more practical persons, skipping the historical parts would be partly missing the point. As a practical person myself, I enjoyed the less-obvious works much more because they show a different way of thinking and so you'll learn things that you wouldn't otherwise even think about. Some of the more practical/analytical writings are just like more computer science formalisms, except that they are less believable. I'm sure there is a lot of good things there too, but I personally prefer things that are a bit further from my daily job! (Aside, there is one chapter on "The Bayesian approach" in the 3rd edition of "What is this thing called science", so that one might be a good entry-point for this topic too.)
I'd disagree about slow and difficult. On early devices, the Peak for example, it was slow but the more recent Flame with the latest FxOS is fine. Easy to use as well - it's been fine for our child's first phone - but too restrictive for a power user. The browser is ironically a prime example in that things are missing such as extension support, about: pages.
F**k unicorns, build the company you wouldn’t sell – DHH
> I wonder how the politics works - what draws liberals to support it? Is it the usual xenophobia, or something else?

I believe the Scottish in support of independece are that way because they are sick of being ruled by a succession of governments in Westminster that they feel do not represent them or serve their interests in any way. The Tories have never been successful in Scotland and yet Scotland is currently under the heel of 10 years of seriously right-wing Tory class warfare.

They would be right in my opinion. I'm British (English) and I believe Scotland should have voted Yes. I feel they would be better off without us. At least they would be able to choose.
Is it fair to characterize Volkswagen's response as "blame the engineer"?

For example, from http://www.wsj.com/articles/vw-shares-up-ahead-of-emissions-...

> Volkswagen has suspended nine managers suspected of being involved in the fraud

> Volkswagen has replaced six executives since the beginning of the year and has switched leadership of seven of its dozen brands.

> Volkswagen also disclosed in November that employees had tipped management off to another unrelated issue, saying the company had understated greenhouse-gas emissions and fuel consumption on up to 800,000 gasoline-powered cars. After an internal investigation, Volkswagen lowered that figure to fewer than 50,000 cars.
How much did Feynman actually know of philosophy? My impression upon hearing him speak about it was: not very much.

So I'm not sure how much weight we should give his opinion on something he knew little about.
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Is it because code is text and assets are usually binary? How do you do a diff reliably on a binary file?
Title is missing ...and alternatives. That was the best part!
It's generally rational for people who campaign against bad policy to make use of those policies while they exist and are advantageous.

Mayday.us is a superpac designed to end superpacs. This is not hypocrisy. See also signatories to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
I'm not sure where you got the idea that Thunderbird was sunset to keep resources for Firefox OS, but that's not the case. There's only one former TB dev that works on Firefox OS, and guess what, he's in charge of the email app.

If you want to try Firefox OS, even with no carrier support, take a look at https://firefoxos.mozilla.community/devices/ which lists supported devices.
Conceptually speaking, I think we generally understand what middle income means. People living plainly and comfortably who don't have lavish things or have to surmount debt to stay out of homelessness.

I'm pretty surprised how high that number is.

I live in Los Angeles. I have a one bedroom apt and a 10 year old car. I eat in, try to be thrifty, take trips a few times a year but stay in modest accommodations or couch surf.

With tax, I'd need about 55k to support this lifestyle with zero savings.

That's $26/hr fulltime - a number probably out of reach for the majority of the city workforce.

I wonder how most people get by.

I think people should openly discuss these things - you can't create a transparent open market of human capital if we can't culturally speak of how much we charge and get.

Income disclosure is a method of self organizing towards a more equitable society.
What cult does he run? Lesswrong? Lesswrong is dead, so if that is his cult, that must make him a pretty poor cult leader.

Techno-libertarian? I'll grant you the techno part, but lesswrong/the internet rationality people are about 70% left-wing and 25% libertarian.

So, what cult does he run, and what makes it a cult?
If the design requirements state: "engine must meet emissions during test" and the tests show this to be the case, how do the compliance department argue otherwise?
Most people remember the analogy that if car engines had progressed at the same rate as computing then a rolls Royce would run at 100,000 km/h and have an engine the size of this full stop. Or something similar.

Ironically, it seems we're now at the end of the internal combustion era and the abacus makers are desperately trying to refine a soon to be redundant craft.
Are there any Smart TVs shipping with Android? I don't think it is the obvious choice, there are tons of different systems used right now.
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Because it brings people together, It allow's you to shake it off, It makes you smile, It releases endorphins, helps you burn calories. What else people? #OurPurposeHisMovement
Colleagues have used AudioTechnica NC headphones, but were actually blown away by the amount of noise that is being cancelled on the Bose Quiet Comfort's. Not sure if cheaper alternatives can do that too :)
Genuinely thought this would be a blog post about the Julia language.
You mean Yakuza, not Triad?
"they decide to put it on even lower power IoT devices" is your own interpretation, but absolutely not what we plan to do.
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That depends on the file type. Several version control clients can already detect image files for example and show a visual diff between revisions. There is still a lot of room for improvement and standardization however.
There is the old ops saying of "whatever gets measured, gets managed" and from my experience that is still very true. I'm not saying it's the best idea to "manage" all aspects of our lives but if you want to stay healthy and have a hard time implementing new beneficial habits, comprehensive monitoring might make the difference.

I've always hated running (last one on the tracks in high school, always) often trying but failing to pick up the habit later on during my 20s but only since the first mobile running apps came about I've been running regularly and enjoying it (I still remember my first "runner's high" I had in 2011!).
That said I'm one of those old-school arcade gamers who enjoy hi-score hunting so gamification was a huge driver for me personally, people are different - do whatever "floats your boat" :)

There is just one problem I have with the whole "quantified self" (as well as IoT btw) movement which is the fact that the internet is quasi broken, you don't want to "get managed" by any third party - be it your government, insurance company or anyone secretly observing you really.

Things we therefore should be focusing on: down-to-earth complex systems design, cryptography, operating system security, etc.

In general we need to be mindful of the cultural as well as technical details of the systems we've inherited and by knowing and understanding - essentially our history - we should strive for building on top of those systems, making them more secure while still staying true to their original idealistic designs (this still includes probably many more rewrites than we care to face at this time).
Ok, so there's two things one can read from this: 1) It's okay to prevent (alien) muslims (henceforth A) from entering the country because it was okay to prevent Iranians from entering (B). 2) It's legal for the president to do A because it was legal to do B.

Proposition 1 is obviously false: whether or not it was okay to prevent one group (based, in B, on nationality) from entering simply has, in the general case, no bearing on whether or not it is okay to prevent an entirely different group (based, in A, on religion). Even if the two groups were closely related, it wouldn't mean much, but this is out of scope since they aren't closely related. On a sidenote, Carter allowed for entry for "compelling and proven humanitarian reasons".

Proposition 2 I cannot judge since IANAL -- and I'd hope the president can't just make up completely arbitrary rules --, but if true, makes the whole debate even more ominous: it's not just an empty threat.

The two propositions are, again obviously, unrelated; the set of legal actions is much larger than the set of sensible actions, for everyone of us but particularly a person with power.
Someone down-voted me just for asking. I have no idea about any of this stuff and I was just genuinely curious. Apparently people are pretty polarized about Matlab. Thanks for explaining that to me.