skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> I'd agree with the rest of your post but this statement seems to imply there's some "general level" that can't reached by the incremental approaches that yielded the results.

At this point in time, the belief in "incremental" general AI looks like a kind of pseudo-religion emerging in IT. People go way beyond postulating it as a possibility. They fervently defend it as some kind of obvious fact and flaunt this attitude as progressive.

What really disturbs me is the way these bridge the gaping void between existing AI and biological brains. On one hand I see absolutely insane amounts of hype around artificial neural networks, exploding way beyond the optimism warranted by the actual research. On the other hand I see the insistence that biological brains are "nothing special". I wonder how deep that goes. Are these people ultimate sociopath who truly believe that everyone around them is a mere pattern-matching device?

All this bullshit is actually detrimental to the usage of "AI" algorithms as programming techniques aimed at solving real-life problems. For one, many managers look at the hype and mysticism and conclude that AI is something that is too complex for mere mortals to handle. I've seen this on many occasions.
> Starting a 7:00pm event at 8:50pm is simply unacceptable, particularly when the invited guests are actually your customers!

> You mentioned that you believed that the event only started 30 minutes late at 8:45pm (even though the invitation insisted that everybody be at the venue by 7:30pm sharp)

So... When was the event supposed to start? It's stupid for Tesla to refuse selling a car to this guy but he seems quite annoying and his facts keep changing and constantly throwing around number makes both articles very hard to follow as they don't appear to always make sense...
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For those wondering what the tech does here's their demo video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw0-JRa9n94

(the demo with the robot and solar system)

quite cool but I'm not sure how that converts in to a product people buy
You can use a search engine, as well. Reasonably effective.
Absolutely aware of dilution and all - it's more a matter of principle. I've worked my ass off and surely should have some entitlement to the company of helped build.

I was originally offered stock options in a staff pool - but I'm not happy with that. That will dilute so much and be worth nothing eventually. They're aware of this which is why we're discussing equity.

So hard..
1% is way too low as a first employee, unless this is something that's literally going to be worth 50 to 100 million USD.

Ask for 10%. Accept 5%. Walk away at 1%.
Yup, neat little trick. Also, I think this might be useful for answering or asking question on StackOverflow. Gods knows how hard it is to format your codes properly on those sweet little box.
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Disclaimer: I don't really know anything about this area, I'm just saying what I see in the floating robot. I don't think there is any black in that robot. It's more obvious if you look at the youtube video, but do you see how they have put a filter on real objects and distorted the colours? It seems to me that they are creating a black level with the background image. Then by using only bright colours in their foreground objects, the contrast makes it seem as though it is black. If you were to measure the colour (say by using a colour picker on the image), I'll pretty much guarantee that there is nothing in that image that is blacker than the background.

In the Youtube video they also seem to use a trick of defocussing the real objects in the background when their rendered foreground objects are in focus. You can see that most clearly with the planets. I think they have a macro lens on the camera to achieve this effect and I suspect that it would not be nearly so dramatic if you were to experience it with the naked eye.
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I've seen attempts to promote females to IT leadership positions, usually to high enough levels where they don't have to know code or have strong technical skills. It appears to be a way to balance out field dominated by male. Definitely not openly discussed issue, but it's hard to ignore numbers sometimes.
I am developing runcampaigns.com to help non-profit's run large donation campaigns allowing them to manage all of the volunteers, participants, etc using twilio sms, voice, and email. I am open to co-founders gscott at officeroam.com. I have already developed over a number of years a large crm platform and I am going to just be putting a new face and adding new modules to it customizing it to managing donation campaigns.
Given the option would you agree to get a 100% exemption from paying taxes while your grandmother was alive on the condition she would receive non of those benefits?
Very few software engineers are in the top 1% of U.S. earners. That is over $400,000 annual income.
> Psychedelics aren't for me, personally, due to anxiety

That's a tricky one. They can be very helpful for anxiety and obsessive disorders. Getting a whack with the chemistry stick can help you settle into a better place. But it's not ideal to go in afraid, no doubt.

The cultural terror of drugs comes and goes over time and at some moments we can actually have real discussions and research. I hope we're swinging around to that again.

I hope you find something non-chemical that helps you.
I appreciate this tangent. There's a lot in here, and well reasoned. slowclap
That sums up my experience pretty well. I tried installing it for a couple of sites and seemed really cool at first. But just weird things started to happen with styles and such and it seemed like it was going to take a lot of research and debugging to get everything dialed in. Not really having time to do that, I disabled it and put it on the list for later. I wouldn't call it a "negative" experience necessarily, just not the easy win that I was hoping for.

I do think it would be awesome for some legacy code if it was critical to get the performance tuned up and you have a day or so to get everything configured.
A few shady chemicals (NBOMes) have been circulating as LSD and they are dangerous[2], especially when you're expecting LSD but there is a way to be more sure of what you're taking[1].
1: https://www.erowid.org/chemicals/lsd/lsd_testing3.shtml
2: https://erowid.org/chemicals/2ci_nbome/2ci_nbome_death.shtml
Your point is valid - and we basically agree that there are different types of barriers to entry.

However, as cyphar observes, there are always alternative methods for users & contributors to gain access - git repos (PR's), email - direct or lists, twitter, bug trackers, etc.

Slight aside -- I suspect there's some correlation between sophistication of question / contribution a user may be asking / making, and ability to navigate IRC. Either way, I don't see IRC's alleged complexity as being a barrier to any one who's serious, especially (as noted) in almost any project it won't be the exclusive method of communicating with members of the project.

Even more of an aside, I don't get this whole 'arcane-ness' (and similar) claims levelled against IRC -- is it genuinely that tricky? Most projects I've seen that includes IRC in their 'How to contact us' page provides links to IRC clients, clearly identifying their network & channel names, and even sometimes a link to a free web client that drops them straight into chat (so about the same level of convenience as Slack etc).
Could you provide a source for that? (not doubting you, just curious)
Yes, you have more leverage before you sign the contract to join the company than after...Use it or lose it...Your contract is your entitlement.
The XML dump exposes the parsed document structure so you aren't forced to use the usually limited output options of the native ReST or Markdown tools. Instead of generating the lackluster output from latexpdf you can transform from ReST -> Docbook -> XSL-FO -> PDF, or other targets like HTML, WordML, DocX, or ODF. Manipulating documents is what XML is really for. It gets a bad rap because it is abused so much for storing data, scripting, and other silly stuff.
I stopped reading when I read:
"Eight in 10 Americans say they will work well into their 60s or skip retirement entirely."
Uhm, the system is kind of designed that way. Why is alarming that most will work "well into their 60's"? How do 1 of 5 get by without working well into their 60s? Sign me up.
Xero supports Google 2fa using Authenticator. How does one update their list?
Amazing article, Mike. Definitely one of my most inspirational and favorite articles
And now Chromebooks are eating some of the tablet market, and are absolutely replacements for the original netbooks, and are the most popular form factor of new notebook sales now.
encabulation is a great topic of study with many interesting video demos

turbo encabulator v1 https://youtu.be/Ac7G7xOG2Ag
rockwell turbo encabulator https://youtu.be/2fjcJp_Nwvk
rockwell retro encabulator https://youtu.be/pbsmHnsjJZk
chrysler turbo encabulator https://youtu.be/UyRllRWfLJE
chrysler turbo encabulator diagnosis and service https://youtu.be/pbsmHnsjJZk
fort worth vintage flying museum specific service notes https://youtu.be/bOV0v1Uq5CY
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> The point is that A will very often perceive this as a negative outcome.

Has this been systematically tested in some way, or is it simply assumed?

(I think I've seen this happen, so I'm not arguing it doesn't occur, but I am asking what the basis is for assuming it's a primary driver of systemic discrimination. The words "very often" seem like they cross a threshold to generality.)
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"most surplus commercial radio gear is around the same price with a better build quality"

As someone considering getting into this, can you make a couple of suggestions of surplus commercial gear in this price range (ie, under $75)? TIA
Somehow I have the feeling that psychedelics are still kind of glorified - mostly by creative people - and I can tell you all people are different. People's brains are all wired differently. Because they all went through different things in their lives. While it might help some, others might actually be left traumatized and with horrible flashbacks! Hacking your brain isn't easy!

It happened to me as a teenager. I had troubles concentrating, chalk boards would melt around teachers, trains coming in as snakes hissing, swallowing and spitting out people... at some point it stopped, but it surely wasn't always that enjoyable being "stuck" on a trip and feeling like moving through a dimension between dream and reality constantly. I mostly didn't care back then and thought it was kind of entertaining.

But I know now that I have some mental issues and LSD actually amplified the symptoms. So if you find yourself on the autistic scale and you're feeling depressed - probably better keep away from LSD... Your head is already so busy - try to do something more productive instead. ;)

Have to admit it was super interesting, but it left me with more bad effects than good in the end!
PanicKit: making your whole phone respond to a panic button
Its a substance that can quickly and reliably show you just how much your reality and perceptions are shaped by chemical processes. It gives you the ability to play around with your perceptions and compare things that you thought were "objectively" real with a different perspective which you can have some control over. Put another way, it can give you a new way to look at the world, at abstract systems, at life, and purpose.

The quickness that it achieves such shifts was mind-blowing for me - I feel that with meditation it is a long slow process of developing a sense of these things, such that you might put a much more spiritual meaning behind it rather than biological.
I'd probably get a Chromebook with an SD card slot and get ~144GB out of that. Throw on Kubuntu and I'm good to go.
"Brain: Hey! This scary thing I'm now experiencing must be incorporated into my behavior."
"You: Yay, I now have a phobia of something!"

A profound experience yes. Some substances are more likely to make permanent changes in your head. Be smart and read up - or take your chances and get fucked for life. Even cannabis can cause psychosis.
Yes. Some misunderstanding causes offense, then future interactions are tainted by what is called motivated observation. Emotions can come into play in many different ways and lend power to this bias driven social tarpit. Reeling out distance as a buffer may help.
I think at some point Amazon should take some heat. They should at least de-emphasize uncertified cables or require vendors to have licensed the USB logo.

If you buy a power strip, even a cheap one, you at least get some assurance that it is UL rated and probably won't burn your house down. USB isn't just a keyboard connector anymore... We should have some assurance that cables are legit and safe.
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You had development tools on production machines notably a compiler?

Interesting, lots of places I've worked that would have been a no go (security risk).
This biological approach makes a lot of sense. I haven't thought about this problem in these terms yet.
Caveat emptor, for [1] the journal does not look legit.
> Is what people do 'actually intelligent'?

Yes, although there are plenty of people trying to convince everyone otherwise by example.

> If you break down the processes of the brain to a low enough level, all of the 'intelligence' will disappear, just as it does in a computer neural network.

If you break matter down to low enough level, everything is just elementary particles. Now, would you please trade me some gold for equal mass of aluminum?
It is still valuable to ask people not to use the term "open source", and to explain why.

The free software movement is a liberation movement. As we have seen in the ~30 years since the movement started, when users are not allowed examine, modify, and share the software runs on their computers that software is used against them. Proprietary software is all about gaining power over users. It is not a theory anymore. It is an overwhelming, proved fact.

The "open source" brand was created to combat the liberation movement. The people who devised the "open source" name and promoted it oppose the free software movement. The "open source" founders set out to advance the cause of gaining power over users.

The free software movement fights for freedom. The "open source" instigators wanted to interfere with that fight, to distract people from it, and above all, to make it harder for the libre software movement to gain technical advantages over proprietary software.
I have an S4. I'd consider an S5 if I could nab one for like $150, just to hate slightly better hardware, and possibly stock 6.0 since the S4 won't get it and Cyanogenmod is always a PITA to keep working.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrator_photovoltaics
Their form factor is a headset/glasses of some sort
Did you try unplugging it and plugging it back in?
A pretty common approach (at least in Canada) is to use prefixes at intervals of 1000 - mm, m, km and then larger unit to one decimal for large values - 700m as 0.7km, 0.9l instead on 900ml, and so-on.

you'll rarely see cl, dg, or hm used here.
Does Stallman realize that many a time, his jokes and comments simply aren't appropriate? Making fun using the fact that someone committed suicide, especially so recently, goes far beyond crass. It's absolutely despicable.

Personally, I'm all for people having freedom of speech such that they can say what they wish. However, there is a time and place for everything. If Stallman (or anyone, for that matter), had said such a thing privately among a few of his like-minded friends and it had leaked out, it wouldn't really matter. However, when he is repeatedpy given a stage to say such things from, it looks as if event organizers either don't care about the image they portray (bad), or that they support such ideas and behavior at their events (worse).
I have a feeling that people like 4am (http://ascii.textfiles.com/archives/4630) will still exist 20 years from now, taking DRMed games from today and figuring out how to convince them they're running on today's hardware and talking to today's servers, when it's really all stuffed into a twee little emulator running on your VR nosering.
Sorry!

This isn't because we want to force you to talk to sales people (we don't even have any sales people! just us techies here!). The problem is that Sandstorm+Business is still in development, so there's nothing self-service for us to offer you. We want people willing to contact us to do so so that we can get their requirements and keep them updated, but if you don't want to talk to us (understandable -- I'm the same way), then your best bet is to try out the "individual" version now (which actually works OK for companies, but doesn't yet have all the features listed on the /business page).

Within a couple months we'll ship this, and then you'll be able to get it set up without talking to anybody. In fact, we plan to make it all part of the same build, so if you install from https://sandstorm.io/install today then the features will appear over time...

(We're currently not actively working on a managed-hosting version of the "business" features. We'll probably do that someday, but on-prem is a big selling point so we're focusing on that for now. That said, many people use https://oasis.sandstorm.io for work purposes today.)
One of the biggest issues with illicit drugs is that you never know what you're getting. There's no quality control. Even your usual dealer may not know what they have. There are people that I know who won't eat beef unless they see the farm and cow beforehand, but yet they'll gladly ingest whatever chemical is given to them.

(That said, I've personally never heard of anyone who'd been severely damaged by drugs... well, except for heroin, alcohol, and cocaine. Six of my childhood friends had died of heroin, two from alcohol, and one from cocaine. Heroin is the scourge of the working poor.)
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Some folks really get into optimizing their encabulators: https://www.reddit.com/r/VXJunkies/
Domingoavila
and for those who seek the most purist trip and healing that blows away lsd or any other kind of artificially lab created chemical.. try ayahuasca. its the ulimate nuetropic and journey you can take.

2 nights ago i had My First #Ayahuasca Experience.
The Quick Post Mortem

- 10yrs of therapy.. in 1 night.
- 2x more energy.
- full chacras alignment
- 3x more focus
- 3x less stress
- a more positive attitude
- 100x more confidence
- deep sense of gratitude
- mega bursts of creative non-linear thinking
- less physical pain ( stemming from long-term computer use )
- awareness & empathy ( which is hard for me being a lonely child )
- due to the pre-diet prep..i've now finally become vegan.
The problem is cost != quality in any reliable way any more.
Incredible journeys are when a purchase is immediately couple with a shutdown of the app. We've seen no sign that's happening at this point, and with the size of its install base (half billion users in one form or another), it'd be a crazy mistake for Microsoft to make.
What's with the Block? Seriously, a few br's, or spaces?

I don't expect an English paper, but more people would read these if a little bit more inviting. Or, maybe you don't want anyone to read the research? Or, this is the agreement upon format? If that's the case--sorry.
"Have you ever tried to relax? It is a paradox!"

No, it's not. Anger management is possible. (Often other emotions as well).
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I'm a bit disappointed in this piece. It doesn't say anything surprising to anyone who read a few words into the DeepMind paper, and it serves to settle some of Marcus's academic scores:

> two people ought to be really pleased by this result: Steven Pinker, and myself. Pinker and I spent the 1990’s lobbying — against enormous hostility from the field — for hybrid systems

Told-you-so's are almost always boring, especially when they are part of a larger campaign. Here, Marcus's campaign is that neural nets are not enough, which isn't really news to DeepMind or most other people working with NNs, and doesn't matter much to anyone not working with them.

His chief critique is their interpretability.

>In 2016 networks have gotten deeper and deeper, but there are still very few provable guarantees about how they work with real-world data.

But for most of the world, including the people using whatever Marcus's startup eventually makes, predictive accuracy trumps interpretability. Let's get to 99% accuracy and worry about why later. And that's what researchers have done for many problems with NNs. Of course it's nice to know why, but it's not a fatal flaw if you don't, most of the time.

IBM's struggles to market Watson are a bit of a straw man. If you had judged the PC market by IBM's moves a few decades ago, you might have reached the same conclusions, and you would have been dead wrong.
Same on iOS
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It writes whole sentences for me with maybe a few letters of guidance sometimes. It's just immensely smarter than any other predictions I've seen.
The poverty line in the US (before benefits) is about 3-4 times the median income worldwide. The median income in the US is in the top 2% worldwide. Almost everyone with Internet access is in the top 10%.
I see! A dollar per port for robust protection against a wide variety of faults sounds pretty good to me, but I know that sort of stuff doesn't sell well when people compare primarily on price.

Do I assume correctly that a fuse for overcurrent protection wont act quickly enough to save the hardware in the event of reverse polarity?
They've made it clear they want to be a viable presence on Android. Ruining an app like SwiftKey isn't in their best interest. But hating on Microsoft is still popular for some people.
Am I the only one that thought this was a fake product/parody at first? Especially after watching the video on their homepage?

"We like boxes. Here's a box that protects your other boxes."

They don't actually describe what the product does besides making some vague generalizations about "protecting" you from "threats".
Just about any externally powered hub is fine. As long as you're plugged into the wall, it's going to help dramatically if something stupid happens.

Personally, I've switched over to using USB 3.0 hubs. They supply more power and seem to be better built.
Yeah, I was saying Oasis + GitHub would probably not be better than Oasis + GCE.
Slavery, gay marriage.
And for the rest of us, here's a Firefox extension that makes emacs shortcuts work in text areas or everywhere: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firemacs/

Unfortunately, many web apps assume the CUI bindings. Having to paste via Ctrl+V when you have remapped the paste hotkey everywhere is merely a nuisance. Not being able to use other webapp shortcuts because they are not defined in CUI but are taken in vim / emacs mode can be a show-stopper. (This is why I limited myself to remapping copy and paste only.)