skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Was it actually "socialists" promising any of this in the UK? Corbyn seems like the first leader of the Labour Party in decades who you could call socialist, and he hasn't been in long enough to contest a single election yet (and might not be allowed to stay in the party leadership long enough to ever do so). I don't think you could say Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, and Ed Miliband were really even attempting to sell a socialist agenda to the working class, which might be part of why they didn't succeed at it. They were trying to sell something like U.S.-Democratic-Party-style centre-left progressivism, which didn't really inspire the traditional Labour base, especially in the poorer, post-industrial parts of the UK. Although Blair did win a few elections, and inspired a different group of people, the cosmopolitan, socially progressive middle class.
All of this was laid out in the Brexit arguments. We all watched it on TV and read about it. Leave said they would continue to fund science, farms, Wales and Cornwall and match the EU funding.

Weather this actually happens will be interesting. I think the Tories will neg on that. I think Labour would keep funding.

But in Cornwall, all those millions of EU funding were spent on total crap and none of the local people saw much (if any) of the investment. Most of it went to big business or to stupid stuff.
Yes, the version on iTunes is an epub. But they are not happy with the links to Amazon so I will have to remove them and put it back up. That will take a day or two, sorry.

A pdf of the full book I'm not sure about yet, should I be concerned about copying? I'm new to authoring.
>Beyond that, I'd rather pay my income tax up-front at the going rate instead of at some mystery future rate, and keep my savings and investments as unencumbered as possible.

The advantage of delaying tax payment is you have a larger upfront basis. With compound growth the initial amounts of invested capital carry _much_ more weight than later invested capital.

Just an alternative aspect to keep in mind.
Clarification: reveal.js supports markdown for individual slides. This project (Marp) allows you to write your whole presentation in a single markdown document.

(Using just "---" to separate slides instead of repeating:
<section data-markdown>
<script type="text/template">
slide markdown goes here
</script>
</section>

...seems like a productivity win IMO)
> As you go up in the atmosphere things start to get really cold.

Yes, but the air is also much much thinner. So it doesn't suck heat away nearly as quickly as it might at ground level. So the batteries should retain heat.

I don't see the energy-density math. Batteries in passenger planes would have to last far longer than the flight duration, at least 30minutes more to accommodate safety margins such as diversion to other landing sites. And a battery-powered plane must suffer from the fact that it hauls around dead batteries. A gas-powered plane gets lighter as it burns fuel. So, by my math, an electric passenger plane would require an energy density at least four or five times that of current battery tech. The motor isn't the issue.
Do you need to root your phone in order to extract the sqlite database?
Well, I think this is easily falsifiable. You are here because your ancestors, long deceased, reproduced. Clearly their life had meaning as expressed by your existence.

Whether or not they continue to exist in some other reality has no bearing on the fact that you exist now, thanks to them.
A lot of EU funding went to stupid stuff.
This Girl Has a Doll Face but Her Body Is Even More Surprising
But if it cannot be measured it by definition cannot have any effect on reality so can be safely ignored.
Holocaust Museum to visitors: Please stop catching Pokemon here
I am waiting on the hammer to fall on 401k. Here is the current situation.

401k is a horrible idea, and its a good way to funnel money from savers. After 2000 & 2008, do you really want to trust the same people who needed bailed out? Yet, 401k is using those institutions to do business with.

401k is a wolf in sheeps clothing. The next down turn, who knows, governments have been known to seize retirement funds. What happens if US Congress decides to do that to save the nation? Look whats happening in the world, it has already happened in the last year in other nations.

My advice, stay out of 401k, put your money where it has intrinsic value, and not a number on a computer screen.
If you like Corrie ten Boom you'll love The Hiding Place, but I suspect you've already read it, it's a classic :-)
It's not clear if they'll be waiting until the end of the year.

David Cameron said he was going to wait for his replacement to start Article 50, and he would step down in October. Now that he's announced that he's stepping down tomorrow, we'll have a new prime minister much more quickly than anticipated. That might mean Article 50 could be coming within the next few weeks/months.
You can just use Pandoc to output reveal.js HTML for you.

pandoc hello.md -t revealjs -o hello.html
UK is not 5th largest economy in the world anymore: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/france-britai...
> Leave said they would continue to fund science, farms, Wales and Cornwall and match the EU funding.

How can they fund all that stuff when they said they would spend all that money on the NHS?

http://imgur.com/indvx6a

"Let's give our NHS the £350 million the EU takes every week" - that's not "some of" or "part of", that's "all of".
>"A person's brain is not replaceable."

In addition to that are the consequences probably not detectable in the short run, but will eventually crystallize years from now. (If there are any)
There is no place that'll provide the returns the equities market does, except perhaps a heavily managed rental property.
I think it's terribly naive to think they'll stop to ask what the EU thinks. They'll keep asking that, and if the UK gets mentioned it will be as an afterthought.

> Also, the UK is still the 5th largest economy in the world by GDP ($2.8T).

But relatively speaking, it's position is weakening year by year, as it's seeing anaemic growth compared to a large number of other economies.

More importantly, we're seeing the rise of more and more trading blocks, at a time when the UK has decided to stand outside. E.g. Africa is going to overtake the UK as a whole shortly. Hardly all that strange given we're talking about more countries than the EU. But ECOWAS - one of the regional pillars of the African Union - is on a trajectory to overtake the UK all on its own sometime in the next couple of decades, and with current growth it is likely more of them will.

It is pretty much inconceivable that the UK will remain 5th over the next decade, and it's looking likely that the UK won't even remain in the top ten over the next two decades, unless something happens to massively increase UK growth.
2 ^ 11 = 2048 great ... grandparents. However, the top row only counts as one set. Thus, at most 1,024 couples. 10 generations down with 3 kids a generation is 59,049. Assuming zero deaths and zero intermingling that's 60,466,176.

So, your going to need very large family sizes for that to work out once you account for deaths without children or intermingling. France averaged 4.5 kids a couple in 1800 so I don't think this math works.
The Riemann hypothesis is equivalent to a number of interesting statements. One that I like is this.

The Möbius function, defined by http://mathworld.wolfram.com/MoebiusFunction.html, shows up in various sieving operation. It is 0 for a random integer with probability (1 - 6/pi^2) and otherwise has apparently even odds of being +-1.

Its sum is called Mertens function, see http://mathworld.wolfram.com/MertensFunction.html. The Riemann conjecture is equivalent to saying that the growth of Mertens function is o(n^(0.5+e)) for every e > 0. For a long time it was thought to be bounded above by n^0.5, but this is known to be wrong.

If you replace the Möbius function with a function that is -1, 0 and 1 with the right probabilities, then with probability 1 it is O((n * log(log(n))^0.5). Which would prove the Riemann hypothesis. (This intuition would have kept Mertens from conjecturing that it is bounded by +-sqrt(n)...)
Jim Jones was exceptionally charismatic.
That a third party service exists hints that this is a core feature long overdue.
> You didn't address a single point I made, repeating yourself is not a valid form of argument.

You didn't make any points, you merely repeated the dogma that there exist maths that have no physical analogue, which I already addressed in my first post. I merely provided more context on the philosophy of mathematics so you can read up on why your position is problematic at best.

> You are effectively claiming that all maths are physics

No I didn't. I pointed out the least problematic and most accepted position on that question, which refutes your claim that your position on mathematics is obviously the only valid position.

Your question about the sqrt(-1) is perfectly exemplary of the elementary misunderstanding of what your position entails. Abstractions don't exist a vacuum. I can just as easily ask you of the physical analogue of the number 1.

It's a meaningless question. Mathematics is an abstraction describing structure, and many things share the structure of the number 1. The structure of the sqrt(-1) appears in many places, like in wave mechanics.

The fact that you conflate maths with the particular syntax we use is another elementary misunderstanding. A grammar also has a structure, and we use that to represent the structure of mathematical objects, but math is not about syntax.

Finally, on the matter of absurdity, I suggest you reread my previous post. While you amazingly seem to think it's devoid of content, I can assure you that I point to two primary philosophies of mathematics, one which disagrees and one which sort of agrees with you, but still doesn't support your claims. It's up to you if you actually want to learn what mathematical truth is really about.
Should I enable these new Google features?
Agree, but you can't really prove someone was affected by an echo chamber, can you? I mean, it only really matters if you can sue someone for damages of some sort, right?
The NSA, decryption and VPNs
One thought I have, is that human thinking is just one perspective which is limited to the realm of living thoughts. Meaning our thoughts are biased towards what we can see and think about, so we cannot see anything else. Human thinking has a limited range.

That's always what I conclude when I hear about life or intelligent life in the universe. We are made of life, but intelligence may be specific only to the life on earth, or maybe there are other forms of intelligence that are so different from our own that we could not even recognize them as intelligent of even communicate with them.

That's essentially what I think when I hear "we are a speck of dust in the universe". We're no just small and far from everything, we are not able to understand how our brain can be intelligent. That's why I'm a nihilist. I don't really see any interesting food for thought to chew on. What's "meaningful" is beyond our reach for now, and it will stay that way until our brain evolve, or we create AI smarter than us, or we just find ways to directly improve our intelligence (more neuron connections, neuro-stimulants or drugs, brain extensions, what have you).
> If Article 50 isn't being invoked until the end of the year, can Britain have another national vote on Brexit before then?

Britain could have national votes every week if the Government decided to hold them, but the government seems disinclined to have another referendum on Brexit.
Then they'll pivot to running around charging cars.
Can you link to an example?
Dairy farm closures in England and Wales
Oh that's very cool. What's the slide separator?
The latest polls have shown dramatic drops in anti-EU sentiments after the Brexit poll. If those numbers hold up, on the contrary Brexit may lead to a gear-shift towards more rapid integration of the rest of the EU.
It wasn't a defence, it was just an explanation.
A Proposal For the Dartmouth Summer Research Project on A.I. (1955)
> But I imagine that if they did everyone would be incensed and vote leave - to send a message.

I suspect not; for one, I think many of the 4+ million who signed the petition for a new referendum would probably vote "Remain".
Actually, the incoming prime minister wants to get out of the ECHR: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/25/uk-must-leav...
Wow - nice job! I just skimmed it, but it looks great - will read more later. With all the superficial, error-ridden, and rambling books being published these days (packt, etc.), it's a pleasure to see something information-dense, accurate, and also high-quality.
It's very likely he is a remainer, considering the nature of this forum.

Stats show there was (is?) a clear divide between leave and remain along geographical, age, and class boundaries, which are most certainly correlated with higher education and/or interest in technical subjects.

And yes, we sympathise with you.
Wow, Deckset looks awesome. I've never looked for something like this, but thanks for mentioning.
Given how youtube vids can be embedded in websites, and how they play on mobile devices, I am surprised that the FTC didn't simply demand an in-vid notice, as is expected of disclaimers in TV commercials.
Where to?

The world is finite, if you are pushed out of enough places, it's game over. All the poor and developing countries together sill don't have as much buying power as the developed countries. If you take the developing countries out, what's left isn't much of a market anymore.
Software dev you could do either, if you end up at the right subcontractor at the right time.
It works in both directions, but the purpose is different.

To put it simply:

Since you are supposed to be the sole owner of your private key, using it to encrypt something allows the public to verify your identity.
That would be an exception to the rule, sure, but bear in mind that if you're trying to innovate in both technology and business at the same time, that's a bigger leap than just one or the other, so the risks are going to be higher and it will probably take longer to get right. In other words, by all means do a project like that - but don't try to do it on a tight schedule.
This style of humor reminded me very strongly of Dave Barry.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Barry
The massive fear mongering campaign by pro-EU forces will blow up in their face when the UK continues to do phenomenally well past the New Year. The people don't like being manipulated.
You go higher so you can go faster. The next heat exchange with the thinner air remains about constant.
Very weak correlations.
Spun as a hypothesis-positive result.
I wonder if hydrogen and fuel cell would have the right P/W ratio to power this. Hydrogen fuel cell should work well at low temperatures.

However, first instinct is to not get into any aircraft with hydrogen on board ;)
> Freedom of movement is actually a fairly good thing, though.

It's one of the parts of the EU I like better, but isn't it one of the things the people voting Leave most disliked? Leaving the EU only to still have unrestricted immigration from eastern Europe seems like an outcome UKIP would consider a hollow victory.
You effectively can't stop political risk - though they don't normally change it retroactively

Having said that the tax benefits are not that great in the US - Higher rate tax payers in the UK have faced savage cuts to the tax benefits. In some cases older doctors/ headteachers have to retire early as they would hit the life time cap if they went to 65
If we can't build space transit in 100 million years we're not much of a species.
SBT (scala) bootstraps itself in the same way. I think we're going to be seeing more of that going forward.

For the produced binary packages (rpms, debs) it won't matter that much; although it will reduce build dependencies for source packages and give more consistent builds, even if your distribution comes with an _ancient_ version.
Thanks for your clear argument. I was definitely arguing 'past' the parent, and this helped me to see that. Won't hide my shame at completely missing the point.
Funny to apply evolutionary principles to a critique of religion ;) But I do think you're making the incorrect assumption that religion hasn't already undergone that sort of strenuous debate. Jesus is probably the most discussed/doubted/critiqued figure in history - certainly we've had more time to find out his flaws and the flaws of his followers than we have of science. And yet he hasn't been relegated to the dust heap of history like Baal and Thor.
Highscalability: Vertical Scaling Works for Bits and Bites
YMMV, I think that's the point. Sure, many siblings share very close relationships because they grew up together in a positive home environment. That's not always true. I'm not saying these two brothers must hate each other, but there's nothing inherently mystical about sibling relationships. Some people have truly terrible people as siblings.
Define "fit offspring".

I consider "offspring that has many offsprings" as one that fits definition "fit offspring". If you read the article you would know that third cousins' couples have more grandsons. Thus, third cousins direct offsprings are... more fit than others!
A slap on the wrist is appropriate here. There were apparently 5.5 million views of sponsored content. The total value of that commerce is a few thousand dollars in AdSense revenue.
Change Your Location. Change Your Life
And that is how signatures work. But while encrypting only, does it still remains the same?
It still isn't obvious to me ;)
The World of Subversive Garfield Spinoffs
A Simple Eye Test Could Help Diagnose Alzheimer's Disease
Well, I would say :

- practical (using a manageable amount of paper, and/or common items like a chess board, playing cards or dominoes...)

- fast enough (encrypt say at least one word per minute, pretty sure manual RC4 doesn't qualify here)

- secure against an adversary using computing ressources

- provides a way to easily store a strong key, a shuffled deck is pretty good at this
This may be naive as I'm no economist, but unemployment is lower/similar to 1996, the stock market has grown steadily since then, and we overcame a recession. I think we're doing alright.
As a carnivore, I would still urge you to speak your mind.

You may not necessarily convince me to give up meat, but if you are gentle in your approach, you may convince me to be careful about the way my various food-animals are treated.
Essentially all assets, except perhaps gold^H^H^H^H commodities in your physical posession, are numbers on a computer screen. Even land ownership is controlled by records kept by local governments.
the plan now is that she gets to loot what's left of her lies , in return for not outing and ratting on her investors shady behavior.

there is no other explanation for why she isn't yet in jail for fraud other than the power and influence of her investors who are in bed with her, but far more powerful and influential than she is.
So the "Urban Dictionary" should really be called the "Fast Dictionary."
Technopaganism and the Newer Age
I recently discovered Deckset and I must say I was very happy with it (for markdown editing + PDF export, with code highlighting).

Example of use: https://speakerdeck.com/thbar/de-rails-a-phoenix-retour-dexp...
> The massive fear mongering campaign by pro-EU forces will blow up in their face when the UK continues to do phenomenally well past the New Year.

How? Seems to me most of the predicted bad consequences were tied to leaving the EU, which (barring some mutual agreement with the EU on an alternate timetable) happens two years after Article 50 is invoked, which it has not yet been. Why would the UK continuing to do well while it is still in the EU discredit any of the predictions of problems stemming from leaving the EU?
Assuming you have 44,000 genes (a copy from each parent) and random recombination each generation, then some of your ancestors will have stoped contributing genes by 16 generations (400 years). These assumptions arent perfect, but givebyou a sense of what happens.

(People have far fewer than 2^N ancestors due to distant cousin inbreeding)
(Genetic recombination is not random, but chunky.)
Tangential question: why are 401ks employer-managed at all? Why can't they work like IRAs? That is, I create a Vanguard account, put money in it, take a deduction at the end of the year? If there's an employer match, give your company the account number to do a direct deposit.

Or better yet, combine IRAs and 401ks and just let everyone deduct up to $20k (or something else that's appropriate) to put into a retirement account you can't access till you're 59.5?
Mutual funds still throw off dividends. It's just common to reinvest them. If you're investing for the long haul then being able to set limit orders isn't really that important. Being able to buy/sell fractional shares is pretty nice.
thanks it's very useful, as I now I doubt async/await will ever land in TS.
I still find the same issue with cars, they have to haul around dead batteries until recharged. They just have the advantage that they cannot fall off the earth. The weight has come down a lot for both applications, the idea we need to haul over 400kg of batteries for so little range is mind boggling. Of course with increased power density comes the issue of charging it quickly and safely.

Enough tech is here to make these types of cars a viable second or third car for many people but they aren't viable replacements in general. I am still surprised the government never pushed to move all school buses to electric, they have space and spare capacity to support them and ideal spots to recharge many times a day
The leave campaign was made up of a lot of random people who all had different ideas. You pick one who has an idea that you agree with and vote for that person.

Not everyone in the leave campaign agreed with "Let's give our NHS the £350 million the EU takes every week" .... the people who DID don't want to fund science with that money. I assume that have another idea for where that money will come from.
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There are scenarios in game theory (which I have not studied myself, only read about indirectly) that regularly occur in the market, that can only be solved by regulation enforced by a non-participant. Many of those scenarios relate to externalized costs (e.g. pollution) and information asymmetries.
I think I should be able to handle the winters, I currently live in Alberta Canada. Thanks for your response, it's definitely encouraging.
Is it an extraordinary claim?

The people who run the Commission have been saying explicitly they don't even want to start talking about a free trade deal with the UK until after the UK is fully out. There's no reason for this, they could easily run the talks in parallel, but they have no desire to do so.

Now consider the extreme difficulty the EU faces in signing deals even when it wants to (will TTIP pass? won't it? I wouldn't bet on it either way), and adding these two things together makes any kind of TTIP or CETA like deal between EU and UK very unlikely.

Will the EU suffer more exits? Well, anti-EU politicians (or at least very eurosceptic politicians) have been rising throughout Europe for some time now and some countries are quite exposed to mandatory tariffs on UK trade (the Netherlands, France, Germany). Once the UK stabilises and the fact that trade barriers cut in both directions sink in, there will be a lot of people asking why the EU is dragging its feet over a deal.

To say there's no chance of further exits does not seem less extreme than saying there will be.
We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12044758 and marked it off-topic.
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