skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I agree with you. That said, a cursory google search suggests that NYC serves over 10M people with only 25K street lamps. So I suspect that, in many places, there is something to be said for the efficiency of fixed lighting.
I just finished reading Kant's perpetual peace. He says something like "war protects from despotism".

I'm a Finn. During the cold war we we're situated right next to Leningrad, but still pretty much free-trade capitalist liberal democracy. Our country has very little corruption, very good primary education, free health care, conscription and long line of very very well liked past presidents. Everybody had skin in the game.
The regulations surrounding amateur radio just seem antiquated.

It's a shame, because radio is really interesting, but a lot (yes, not all) of amateur stuff feels as though it's stuck in the past.

Before I get lectured, yes, I understand most of the reasoning. That doesn't mean I have to like it.
Not at all nitpicky, indeed my details are fuzzy because to my detriment, I only showed up for the first day of Particle Physics since I had already completed my upper-level physics credits. I missed out on one of the most interesting courses from an excellent professor
There's much controversy whether the decision to surrender was reached with knowledge of the bombs or before.
You could write something in tampermonker/ greasemonkey/whatever to remove the posts yourself.
Instagram isn't a task management tool, is it:)
Or research money will be poured into an Iron Dome[1] for Carriers.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Dome
This is exactly why I have JavaScript turned off on mobile and selectively for some desktop site (politico nd salon are two examples of ba actors).

As a die hard JavaScript guy, I hate doing this. The performance gains have been so large that I dont miss JavaScript any more. There are a few sites that demand it and I make the determination whether or not to enable JavaScript based on how badly I want to read or do whatever is at that site.
Retirement in a Nutshell (John Oliver)
Hey Jeff,

We have not considered it, since our main market is Mexico, because of how taxes and invoices work here. Also, we don't issue invoices—we just receive them. But sure, we'll look into your suggestion!
I try to avoid emergency exit seats because they take away the storage space underneath the seat in the front. I'd rather have provisions, laptop, pen, book(s), tissues etc. available without fetching them from overhead storage, and sacrifice the extra leg space.
I would pay serious cash for a 7"+ e-ink display that can be hooked up to a raspberry pi or laptop. Even looked at getting the chinese modules and building a driver board for them, but it was beyond my skills.

This thread shows that there's a decent market for this, someone take our money!
I was a long time Apple fan. I stayed on the iPhone track for 7 years, upgrading every 2 years. Even I thought this article was too much. As you say, his complaints are mostly for 5yr old products. I had other complaints. There's no clear winner. I have a Oneplus One and I love how flexible it is; it's not a walled garden in the way iOS would be but I'd be rather disingenuous if I said that its not without its issues. The latest CM update now causes my phone to completely drop off the network every 2 or 3 hours and then I have to remember to search for a network manually to get back on. Have missed so many important calls in the last few weeks.

I miss the days of polished products that just work. Apple had that down to a tee, so even when they had less features, I was still happy because at least it was dependable. It's just not like that on their mobile devices anymore.
War has always been economic. The ability to win wars is not the ability to inflict losses, but the ability to sustain losses--both economically, and politically.

You might make an argument that for a brief period around modern times, wars were lethal enough that this was not the case. But even during this time period, the ability to inflict damage was largely an economic factor.
OK fair point. Google has long had a split personality on this - spending more effort telling people how to maximise adsense displays than improving SERPs. At a time when SERPs were ruined with those little 5 page adsense sites and ebay scrapers.
It's telling that big companies like google, facebook, microsoft are now open sourcing their machine learning frameworks - these things represent considerable investments in money and brain-power, so why make it available to potential competitors for free? Answer: because these frameworks are worthless without data to work from, and that's where the companies now hold their advantage and value.

I would love to see some open data foundation to work on this kind of thing, and maybe some kind of github-for-data too. Come to think of it, starting with some kind of git-for-data would be good start.
More accurately: "we still need to see how badly this breaks Photoshop and iTunes or their builds."
That is a reasonable enough desire, but why make others do mandatory labeling to meet your requirements?

The law should be the minimum requirement for health and environmental concerns, and if there's value in consumer choice on ethical grounds (such as that you want to avoid GM food, or want to have halal meat) that labeling can be left to the discretion of the manufacturer/provider/seller.

Personally, I often try to avoid food labeled as "organic" (that being responsible for the most lethal food disaster in recent years, 50 people dead in Germany). Still, I don't want that it would be mandatory to label organic food as such.
The author's style of writing seems familiar
If it doesn't bring you happiness, it's not worth doing
PgAdmin 4 v1.0 Beta 1
That's pretty neat UI. My #1 complaint with using trello for quick task list is inability to grab a photo and attaching to the card. I think it is much faster to achieve than writing it down. Especially given I live in foreign country and it is much easier to show a photo of an item to local vendors than trying to recall how to pronounce the name of it.
Legally speaking, seems like every user & station would require a callsign, which would likely be a huge barrier to adoption, create massive privacy issues, etc.
The equation is different if faced with a direct conflict with another nuclear power.
Fair enough! Though if you ever did want to explore that again, I'd be interested in a more entry-level to prototype some signage ideas (email in profile).
I built a similar internet-over-voice system for a hackathon a couple of years ago. A mobile app started a call, sent a URL over the line via DTMF tones, the server fetched the page, converted each response character to a frequency, saved it all as a sound file, and played it back over the line.

The app would listen to the call, decode the sound via FFT and display the resultant data as a web page. I found decent results by increasing the pitch variance between notes. The interesting thing about GSM/low-quality audio is that, since quality is known, it might be possible to account for it in a more specific way.

The idea was to provide a means of internet access on a device with no mobile data plan.

Of course, the worst case scenario is just sending everything as DTMF tones, but getting a tweet out would take like an hour
Linux distributors ponder a systemd change
When Austin gave its citizens the task to make a decision, they voted against uber/lyft, and now both companies have left the city. Currently feeling like we shouldn't give more voting power to citizens on everyday issues, since the media and lobbies can get people to do crazy things like give up easy cheap and safe rides.
CS 224N / Ling 284  –  Natural Language Processing
I thought the same thing. They have the advantage of being public domain and a lot shorter.
Periodic Table of DevOps Tools V.2
Access to panels is possible, you just need to find the right distributor. But getting the display is just a small part of the story. You need to build your driving electronics and figure out how to drive the display. 3-4 inches are also usually much simpler to drive, you can use a TCON and there's no waveform management, etc...

The fact that this is much harder than it seems (hardware is non-mainstream, access to documentation is limited, support is very hard to get, displays need special driving chips) actually prompted us to provide a development platform for E Ink. It took us years to figure everything out and for somebody wanting to prototype something this is a show stopper.

As far as pricing goes, the 6" panels are priced approachable, while the large displays still need to hit the mass production price points. Obviously if you buy from us in bulk we can provide you much better pricing than a price for a development kit, but E Ink is not cheap.
There are many attempts to justify the practical use of Haskell. However why does the Haskell community not have just proven the superiority of Haskell by an impressing showcase of working equivalents of Eclipse, Open Office, full-blown browsers, 3D games, and things like that?

AFAIK there is _nothing_ comparable in the Haskell world!

I know things like Leksah and FP-Complete's online editor but these things are far from being comparable to power IDEs like Eclipse. Haskell, as it is today, is a nice language for study purposes and academic use but it is barely used in the industry. Haskell is by far not so practical as the Haskell community wants it to be.

People have no right to complain without suggesting solutions. So do I. My suggestion: The Haskell community should develop languages based on Haskell which are much more practical, and which use all the nice power features of Haskell - the purity of functional programming for instance. Haskell is too cool to be wasted for academic use. It could be a very nice backend for really practical languages. The first promising attempts are there - IDRIS for instance.
This is a horrible solution.
It's more than capturing the images at the moment. It's about turning your ideas, whether they're words or images, into tasks that are doable, and traceable.

Of course, it's great that you have ideas and have got them down. But that's not enough! Having your dreams come true still need plan and actions.
Exactly. For example using https (encryption) over such network would already be a breach of amateur radio rules.
‘A’ is not the goal now but the standard
I read this and I agree with everything that he says - but I also think it makes Haskell look worse than it is to some passer-by.

My impression is that the Haskell community is very self-critical (which is great), but someone just peeking in from the outside might think that Haskell is still in the random hobby project stage, and that it still hasn't figured out strings.

That's totally not the case though! Strings are solved, just a bit annoying to use sometimes. We're running Haskell in production and it's amazingly stable and hard to break.

I wish the community was bigger though, that's why I'm posting this to encourage everyone to try it.
>mailto: handler

ios hasnt previously let you set a default app for protocols or filetypes.
Harmless for who?
Unix for Poets (2013) [pdf]
Advances in iOS Photography – WWDC 2016 – Videos – Apple Developer
Unfortunately, the BBC is extremely biased. Far worse than it used to be. Probably best to read from other inversely biased sources too :)
And the ones who vet and "print" (locally serve) the ads. You know, the way print and broadcast media have been doing it pretty much since their inception. The "targeting" only ever has to amount to content-linked (a photography site would be pretty safe serving camera and editing software ads) and general brand consciousness stuff (they're probably not going to buy a car this week either, but we want them thinking Chevy when the time comes).
Previous submission of Quire: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9459484

Curious how the app has changed since then.
I think there's room for both. I'm not totally convinced one way or the other -- but why write it off as nonsense immediately? That hardly seems fair. Maybe it works. It's not like the folks pushing this stuff are uneducated delusional people. These are doctors, scientists, etc. I'm skeptical myself, but I don't think you are doing yourself any favors by simply dismissing it entirely.
The Curious Connections Between Marriage Equality and HIV/AIDS
Sure, but seeing as the live stream is over, you'd think they'd just autoplay the saved video instead.

I didn't actually notice that there are links to the videos in the Resources tab, so I guess it's not as bad as I thought.
WW3 VOTE LEAVE,READ THE TRUTHS USA and UK
How hijackers commandeered over 130 American planes (2013)
I wonder too if there are some good data on user disengagement. Lately there seems to be a spike of autoplay videos in the sites I visit frequently. I just immediately hit the Back button as my silent "protest", but I can't help feeling stupid, like I'm the only human being that doesn't seem to enjoy loud videos running in the background.

Where do these media companies get their data from? Data that says autoplay videos create more engagement or revenue or something that can make up for people, like me, just running away? The other day Fortune magazine surprised me with that same thing, and the video wasn't even related to what the article was about. Does it come from Facebook's success with _silent_ autoplay? These are not rhetoric questions, I'm really curious to understand the logic behind this.
Finally! The ability to retrieve RAW image data from the camera!
Yes. And reusing COTS radar sensors by Bosch or Continental or Delphi in a Tesla equals "Silicon Valley breakthrough in autonomous driving".
In my case its maturity rather than immaturity. I have seen it all before.

Why do another one of these crappy tests when it isn't particularly representative of my job? I have code available that I can show you, talk about, discuss the reasons why I did things the way I did. I don't need to create yet another mini application rushed in two or three hours just to show you I know what I am doing, or even worse a hackerrank challenge.
What would be the number one example of something related to ham radio's use that would benefit from change and what would be better?
Very Short Stories for Kids
I am afraid I cant comment on the job situation. Its probably not exactly the European counterpart of Silicon Valley :) but they nonetheless have a fair share of IT companies. Maybe check out http://www.karriere.at/jobs/edv-it-organisation?states%5B0%5...

As for the city, yes it's quite a nice one, good infrastructure, lots of cultural heritage, nice environment and so on .... for the past six years it ranked #1 in Mercer's list of quality of living survey. Though to be fair, last time I was there I do admit I had the impression some things changed and it seems it has become less safe recently. So that might be something to consider as well.
and on the flip side..the other challenge is to keep your hubris/ego in check. obtaining the equilibrium is the art of life
AI based Salesman launched for Twitter
This AI bot can pitch your every follower just like a human salesman

http://waferlabs.com/tweegic/
We're changing that and helping E Ink to break through into digital signage and there's actually a lot happening in this segment.

You have bus stops, buses, traffic signs, museum labels, room booking signage, smart digital prices, buildings, queueing systems, outdoor ad panels,...

Check our blog for some examples: http://blog.visionect.com
over 60% of 'gun deaths' in America are due to Suicide.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/upshot/gun-deaths-are-most...

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/05/24/suicides-acc...

Yet another inconvenient truth no one wants to talk about or even accept.

An 'unofficial' pole here on HN shows most people are in favor of 'death with dignity' or "self-determination", but apparently as long as it doesn't involve a loud noise and a mess.
As Pacific Islands Flood, a Climate-Driven Exodus Grows
If I'm correct (and this might be different in other countries), in the Netherlands TV ratings aren't measured by the TV channels themselves, but they use a trusted third party (Stichting KijkOnderzoek) that has nothing to do with selling ads.

You could setup a non-profit for tracking views and maybe even clicks, that only uses this information for statistical analysis. Revenue can be shared based on these statistics. The fraud issue would also have to be tackled by this entity.
People come up with all kinds of stuff they'd like to see, all the time. It's just that, for the most part, those ideas are not:
* feasible for current mainstream tech
* compatible with manufacturer's business models
* forwarded to decision makers and prioritized.

Also the fact that people end up buying something different than they were initially requesting doesn't help to put more weight on their suggestions. But if you don't hear people asking for features, you're not listening all too closely.
I navigate almost exclusively by keyboard and I use multiple cursors in Sublime Text constantly. Maybe a better term for it would be "multiple carets".
Allow my to chime in w/ Steven Pressfield's "The War of Art" - same concept, framed in the term "the resistance".
Funny, I was just wondering about this while having a shower. Could rail gun ordinance be used under-water, say, to take out a sub?

It seems like you'd face the same problems as you would with in-air ordinance, just to a greater degree (e.g. friction). The objective might be slightly simpler though: rather than delivering maximum kinetic energy to the target you instead just want to punch a hole through it. That change in objective might simplify the design of the 'underwater rail gun' ordinance: just use some nice heavy ferromagnetic metal, shape it to reduce drag and pierce armour (i.e. make it pointy) and maybe coat it in teflon?

I dunno, not really a physics or weapons nerd here. I just like magnets :)

EDIT: just to clarify, I'm thinking of torpedo defence in the context of 'destroy the sub before it gets within range'.
Build private applications
Should I continue to work for a company that MITM all my web traffic
Recently the company I work for has implemented a third party solution (zscalar) to intercept all outbound https traffic. Although conceptually I recognize the desire to protect the company. I feel like this is a huge invasion of my privacy in particular when accessing a personal account.
Also commented elsewhere: If I'm correct (and this might be different in other countries), in the Netherlands TV ratings aren't measured by the TV channels themselves, but they use a trusted third party (Stichting KijkOnderzoek) that has nothing to do with selling ads.

You could setup a non-profit for tracking views and maybe even clicks, that only uses this information for statistical analysis. Revenue can be shared based on these statistics. The fraud issue would also have to be tackled by this entity.
Yes! its a good thing we've already made weed, heroin, crack and meth illegal. because no one is doing drugs. Prohibition really works!!
Scientists amplify light using sound on a silicon chip
This is already accounted for in many voting systems. You can either get a new ballot after you take the picture as "proof", or as a last resort you can spoil your ballot.
If you throw in "No Flash, Java, or JavaScript" that sounds like a killer idea for a YC submission.
I use a site that self-serves and charges by cpm, and I'm loving it. ppc doesn't work for me at all.

Edit: By "use" I mean I buy ads there.

Edit 2: Damn, that's some nice looking stuff on that site.
I hope this comes about unlike the ZFS fiasco.
Measuring Polymorphism in Python Programs [pdf]
Why are diesels quieter? It seems like the opposite would be the case.
So the algorithm isn't even able to differentiate between the buying behaviour of a married couple and a single male living alone, with roughly 10 years worth of buying history to judge from?

I'd fire the department responsible for that waste of money.
I know you're not going to swim in it, so are you ok with me pissing in the baby pool? Piss is harmless when it comes to bodily fluids btw.
Maybe it's Apple Marketing's fault. They make the products look so good, if you don't like them you feel like the flaw is in yourself not the product.
I wonder what inorganic meat looks like.
> Ignorance is no excuse and lack of criminal intent is no defense.

For many, many crimes intent is indeed a requirement.
I am a designer who had a hand in the UX of how hotels.com geolocates its customers. They use a combination of browser language and IP location, cookie or URL to decide which version of the site to show, with browser language being the main weighting (eg if you have DE as your browser's primary language setting but are geolocated in Switzerland, they show you the DE site).
I think Las Vegas would be a great place for vertical farming. Heavy local demand, constrained water usage, cheap power, high ambient temperature. What's not to like?
As for rate of fire, I guess it's partially a function of how big your power-plant it, how many rail guns you have and how quickly you can recharge the capacitors (or rotate in fully charged ones).

EDIT: Interesting, from wikiepedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun#U.S._Navy_tests)

"Currently the only US Navy ships that can produce enough electrical power to get desired performance are the Zumwalt-class destroyers; they can generate 78 megawatts of power, more than is necessary to power a railgun. Engineers are working to derive technologies developed for the DDG-1000 series ships into a battery system so other warships can operate a railgun.[54] Most current destroyers can spare only nine megawatts of additional electricity, while it would require 25 megawatts to propel a projectile to the desired maximum range [55] (i.e. to launch 32MJ projectiles at a rate of 10 shots per minute). Even if current ships, such as the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, can be upgraded with enough electrical power to operate a railgun, the space taken up on the ships by the integration of an additional weapon system may force the removal of existing weapon systems to make room available."
does that mean you're also agreeable to online tracking, maybe a 'license' to get online?
A site I sometimes frequent has a big, bold banner at the top asking people to disable adblock and claiming it doesn't use audio ads and other annoying ads. It's also the site whose video ads that autoplayed with sound finally prompted me to install an adblocker after that last upgrade. The problem with claims like these is that they're not trustworthy anymore.
While they are using the HAM portion of the bands this is basically just wifi gear. Granted they are probably using more power than is legal for unlicensed users.
We see where you're coming from, and we couldn't emphasize more on how important it is to be able to instantly turn something into text or images and attach them to a task (or card in Trello's case).

It's like what people say, "A photo is worth 1000 words."
Uber and Lyft spent millions of dollars in campaigning to make people vote in their favor according to the reports I've read.

If "media and lobbies" can get people to vote in their favor, why didn't the side with the money and lobbyists win the vote?
>Whilst standard paper voting may also be subject to fraud, it takes the manipulation of thousands of people in order to alter ballots across a whole country. Computers just need the one hack.

And yet it remains far easier to hack a human administrator than to hack the system they administrate.

So it's really 1000 easy hacks vs 1 really hard hack.
Funny how any time a vote goes your way it's democracy, but any time it goes the other way it's "the media" and "special interests" and "lobbyists" that perverted the system. I am extremely pro-Uber, but wasn't Uber's own marketing partly to blame for the outcome of that vote?