skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
yet another explanation is the constants are just natural, but we couldnt figure it out yet how and why they are natural.
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GR does not imply causality nor does it enforce it. In fact GR works in a non-causal universe without a problem.

2 very sensitive measurements conducted within the past year seem to suggest (if GR is true), that we are in a universe that lacks causality. 2/3 LIGO detections imply one of the merging pair of black holes should be a naked singularity.

GR allows naked singularities. It models them fine. GR just stops being globally deterministic.

If you look up the history of GR some mathematicians in 50's made some really weird proposals for non-causal universes that would appear locally causal. But there isn't a way to test this. So it is more pure mathematics or philosophy then physics.
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> "In an infinitely old and infinitely large universe this should actually be a common occurrence. So why are we not Boltzmann Brains ourselves?"

Because our Universe is neither infinitely old (is about ~14 thousand millions years old) nor infinitely large (is about 90 thousand millions ly in diameter).

Now this might seem big for you, but it's actually infinitesimal when compared to the number of necessary permutations in order for higher intelligence to appear solely by a quantum fluctuation.

This means that the only scientific possibility for higher intelligence to appear, is then that only a very small set of universe conditions must occur so that atoms then stars then planets then life then intelligent life has the time and conditions to form.
I agree. Was there any thought I didn't ;)?
I'm Mormon, but this proves nothing to me. I do find it utterly fascinating, however.
>Any Google Pixel.

That's hilarious. That device was just released.

> Read, comprehend, and then post.
I said the current iOS version. The latest iOS versions vastly decrease the performance, especially on the older iPhones. So the user has a choice:
* No security updates.
* The latest and the greatest with decreased performance.

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You shouldn't snark when you're not even right. You don't know what you're talking about. Apple is able to push out vital security updates WITHOUT doing a full software update, first off, and second, you have no evidence that older iOS versions are lacking for any important updates.

You're also wrong about "vastly decreased" performance. I work with lots of iPhones for a living. Those models are slower because they are slower to begin with; Apple actually works quite hard to maintain acceptable performance with current iOS even on older models. I concede that the 4S is really too slow now under iOS 10, but the 5 and 5S are just fine, and as I've claimed in this thread, that constitutes MUCH better support by Apple for older devices than by the Android market. You citing the Google Pixel is just a fantasy and shows how hilariously off your argument is; that's a device with TWO MONTHS of history behind it thus far. You actually have no clue how long it will be supported; you're guessing and hoping about the future in response to a solid argument about the present and the recent past. Apple is kicking Android's ass in this department, that's universally understood.

>Yes, with security updates, there are and its improving as well. Any Google Pixel. The Fairphone 2. Samsung Galaxy S series. And many others.

Another distorted lie-response to a claim I didn't make; I didn't say "with security updates". I said full compatibility with the fully-updated software.

>I've never heard of someone going to an Apple store to replace their battery?

That's because you don't know anything about iPhones. Clearly. It's a very very common repair.

>I have zero interest in Apple's locked down iDevices

Yes, your bias is evident, but thanks. Tragically what you're missing here is that locked-down nature also makes the devices secure. You are boasting about security "updates" for a platform that is fundamentally insecure. Do you recall reading any stories about FBI pressuring Google or Android phone makers to unlock a phone for a vital terrorism case? Yeah. Me neither. Got any idea why that is?

>Repairing iPhone screen is very expensive.

You probably have no clue what it actually costs.

>I don't give a shit about this hipster hype of needing the latest features. All I want is a phone which keeps working, and remains secure.

Things can't "remain secure" that weren't secure in the first place. And updated OS software is not "hipster hype", no matter what you think.
It's pretty simple really - just put back all the binding energy we gained from burning up that fossil fuel, minus what earth was able to absorb in the meantime. Hint: Start as early as possible, because the risk for positive feedbacks to nullify your efforts grows every year.
The point is that you wouldn't be able to enter a chatroom at a higher version than your server+client supports - how would the old code be able to understand it, after all? You'd be in pre-upgrade chatrooms, which would display the banner for everyone until relevant people upgrade/get kicked, and you could possibly start new chats with people, which would display the banner for all participants, but if you were on version 5 and #megolm:matrix.org was on version 6, you just couldn't join it until you upgraded.
I've enjoyed your writing and so yeah, I'll do this.

However I do have one question. Why Caltech? Going to Caltech for computer science seems like becoming a Navy SEAL in order to work as an aerobics instructor. I suppose you could do that but it does seems like overkill.
Facebook already has a muslim registry, and it should be deleted
The tea party is a complete fraud.

The moneied interests started that bread and circus brigade because they want to build dynastic wealth. They've succeeded splendidly -- hence the sudden boom of The Dakotas as a banking center for the well to do.
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Or look in his profile.

Don't worry, we appreciate the work of others, and a link is always welcome :)
Lol, I was wondering that myself.
> I don't think words are working

Indeed. I have no idea what you mean by "non-local variable."

You should read this:

http://www.scottaaronson.com/democritus/lec11.html

just to make sure we're on the same page about the basics. (Pay particular attention to the part starting with "No-go theorems galore".)
I over estimated the effect of an absolute clock shift upon celestial navigation. The actual number is 0 meters because the absolute clock shift affects both the reference clock and the referencing clock equally when determining longitude.
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This apocalyptic plague story is well-known in the US if we go by my personal observation. I don't think it even takes much education to have heard this. I found a few links that indicate the idea of a smallpox plague is spun to say that the results or intent of European activity were not genocide.
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High-performing people like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are constantly talking about how their voracious appetite for reading is a foundation of their success.

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If you're looking to level up your skills and possibly make some new friends, this free community is just the ticket.
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"Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could that they didn't stop to think if they should.
didn't Netflix do a bunch of research into json-graph? They seemed to have figured this problem out.
Lorentz symmetry is associated with conservation of center of mass, see [1]

(Note that it's actually talking about Lorentz symmetry without rotations (called "Lorentz boosts"), because rotations are associated with another conservation, as you mentioned.)

[1] http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/12559/what-conser...
Ok, we put that in the title instead. If anyone can suggest a better (more accurate and neutral title), we can change it again.
> TB2/mDP can't carry power

> > TB1 should carry some power.
> > I was able to run a thunderbolt capable seagate external 2.5" hard drive

(all this with the caveat of "I am not a physicist, but…")

All data is essentially energy/power, right? Isn't all communication, a change in energy state? Therefore, all data is essentially a transfer of energy/power.

Even the older standards - serial, firewire, USB 1, USB 2, USB 3, etc - carried some power, although (in general), a fairly small amount. I've used external USB-2 drives without a power source, except that provided by the USB-2 cable.

The maximum power-draw of a USB device is documented in the standards, but generally, USB 2 is permitted to draw 500mA, at 5V: 2.5W.

The power of TB2/mDP wasn't limited by the plug, but rather by the specifications of the standard/protocol.

USB-C is intended to provide significantly more power. All USB Type-C cables should support 60W. High-power cables should support 100W.

The older standards can (just about) provide enough power to spin a hard-disk, but the newer standards can power and charge a laptop.
> this code would work everywhere
it does not, it will be miscompiled by modern compilers.

> I asked you for some illustrative example,

foo(T x) { x[0] = 1; }
T x = {0};
foo(x);
assert(x[0] == 0);

The assertion fails for T = char[1], but succeed for T=std::array<char, 1>; You could construct a similar example in pure C.

std::array and C arrays compile down to the exact same code for access, have the exact same layout, etc, but C array are not copyable and assignable and implicitly convert to pointers without any good reason. This has nothing to do with assembler whatsoever.
So does that mean my phone's GPS won't work in flight on a commercial jetliner? (never tried it).
Google's head of access programs in India - Azar says, that each station has "1Gbps plus backhaul through fiber". Any googler here? It would be interesting to know how google employed VSAT & SDN technologies to connect 100 different railway stations in 12 months.
The Final Anthropic Principle follows naturally from the Weak/Strong Anthropic Principle. Once intelligence has evolved and observed the Universe with a single first thought, why didn't it then die out? Of course the definition of Intelligence is arguable, anything from a vaguely self-aware rodent to a literature-reading human, and beyond. If we take some person called Ubuntu who discovered how to control fire 130,000 years ago at age 23 years and 7 months in southern Mozambique as having the very first aware thought, then straight afterwards there'd be no more anthropic principle at work causing intelligence to exist in the Universe. The fact we're still here, our small tribe of sole humans not eaten by hyenas or our planet not extinguished by nukes, suggests there could be a Final Anthropic Principle at work.
The moment where the Hacker News crowd can't even figure this out anymore ... is the moment I have to stop recommending macs for anyone in my family or friends. There were a few mac sales due to my recommendations, but that has to stop now. Good luck, Apple.
has very little to no feelings of prejudice towards ethnic or sexual groups. ... It's more the older people that generally discriminate.

It is a snark, but it sure sounds like prejudice to me, and I'm fairly young myself.
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I should reread my posts before sending, this was a mixup between "6 years old" and the launch year. Thanks for the correction.
> Personally, I believe a flexible work schedule is a privilege.

I'd like to challenge this, if you'll bear with me. I am not a cog in a machine, I'm not performing mindless repetitive tasks. My work requires exacting concentration and the liberty to set aside large blocks of uninterrupted time in order to be fully productive. I will spin this around: personally, I believe my company should feel privileged to have me work for them. Don't dare tell me I should grovel and feel grateful to my masters allowing me the privilege of a flexible work schedule. Why would they purposely enact counter-productive tactics that would not enable me to perform this work most efficiently?

In full disclosure, I do have one standing meeting one day a week at 4pm. On that day my partner will handle the daycare pickup. So I am not categorically opposed to later meetings. What I get upset about is being asked at noon to join a meeting at 4pm on the same day. It is impossible to make the necessary arrangements with such short notice. That's when I get snarky and say how about 5am tomorrow.

I understand that by convention it's reasonable to expect people to available during usual 9-5 hours. But don't use the language of "personal responsibility issue" with me about this. I will not allow any implication that I am being irresponsible or slacking off work simply because my schedule demands that I typically leave work at 3pm. It is deeply offensive to me because as I already said, I work my ass off and am far more productive than I used to be when I worked 10-7.
It's not obvious which .format() is evaluated first, though. For 'in-line' string interpolation I think the f'' syntax wins. .format() is still nice for template-style interpolation though. For this reason, and to avoid situations like the parent, I think it should be made static, so that you could write:

>>> formatted = str.format(template, var1='a', var2=3)

Of course, this will never happen due to the need to maintain backward compatibility.
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That issue has never really bothered me tbh. If you're writing in functional style then everything tends to be a single expression anyway, and in the rare cases where you need statements the function tends to be complex enough to be worth naming IMO.
Strange how Atlas Obscura does not mention the doctor's letter regarding their observations of James' body to issue a death certificate.

Given this information is on the first search result for "James Barry doctor" which happened to be the Wikipedia entry for Barry, it makes me wonder why this was left out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Barry_(surgeon)#Death
Please don't.

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13247447 and marked it off-topic.
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The problem is that anti-cheat and ad networks are requirements for the market that the current market forces have built.
Saying we should be without them, without any kind of plan for how to reshape those market forces, is like wishing for a unicorn pony. When you're a subsistence farmer.
Right, self-consciousness.

I see evolution generally as selection in various configuration spaces. Specifics at various levels -- cosmogenesis, nucleosynthesis, life, consciousness, ... -- are different, of course. But it's arguably the same process.
Perfect choice for a name. No business is safe, Amazon is your competitor or soon will be. Hide your kids, hide your wife.
Nice! Walden is a classic. It is a very Stoic take on the world. Its okay to skip though :) GEB is a book I had to work through over the course of a year. Good luck in your reading and thinking adventures! I hope you come away with some new ideas about thinking and "being human".
This actually seems to be moving in the other direction...

https://hbr.org/2016/09/why-more-american-men-feel-discrimin...

>Perhaps more important, though, researchers have found that men are prone to seeing discrimination as a zero-sum game. That is, they believe that discrimination against one group necessarily benefits another group and vice versa, so any policy that benefits African-Americans, for instance, harms whites, and any policy that benefits women amounts to discrimination against men. Fifteen years ago, younger men — and women of all ages — overwhelmingly rejected this view, but recent data shows that younger white men are now about as likely as older men to see discrimination as zero-sum.
It wasn’t until after Barry’s death in 1865, that the doctor’s secret was finally discovered.

1865 was the year the American Civil War ended. In 1867 Dr. Quinn (Medicine Woman) started her practice in Colorado Springs.

Coincidence?
Isn't google not supposed to be tracking 5 year olds?

Seems weird that Google wouldn't figure out something so obvious... unless it were in their interest not to do so.

Kids are definitely able to navigate YouTube at young ages. My son at three could navigate to just about any arbitrary kid topic from any starting point. He could start from Daniel Tiger to 1980 Spider-Man to some weird Korean show with talking busses by surfing the recommendations.
As a relatively naive observer of the world of startups I find myself questioning the very premise of the response from Mr. Seibel. Especially in a environment where travel is difficult, security is inhibiting, and the physical environment is challenging.

Geographic concentrations (Valley making - sic!) would appear to serve at least two significant dimensions: first, closer to funding sources at all levels (Y Combinator, etc., venture capital) and second, access to skilled engineers and organizational talent (and mentors). One optimizes for the investors and the other supports the entrepreneurs.
Compared to Dubai, Amman, Beirut or Cairo, Gaza is probably unique in its limitations but simultaneously rich because of the intensity the constraints result in. The question back to Michael might be what obstacles distributed centers present to the Y Combinator model. The intensity of competition for eyeballs and finances could as easily get in the way of strong work at ground level, IMHO.

Just some thoughts from an observer who was in IT and what we called Computer Operations 30 years ago.
And apparently with macOS Sierra it's possible to once again use a Yubikey to configure login on a Mac. I'd missed that news, will have to go dig mine out of the drawer!
Right, definitions and declarations. Common material. Code.
Thank you so much!! Keep you posted, more stuff is coming really soon! ;)
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I'm afraid you're in for a nasty shock. I used to believe the same - it wasn't until my late 20s that I began to realize quite how much prejudice remains in the world. Now I'm in my 30s I see it everywhere, and I'm shocked at how much I missed when I was growing up.
That's the opposite of how history has played out with respect to violence, however. It is far easier (and less risky) to kill vast numbers of people now than it was hundreds and thousands of years ago, and yet the risk of any one person being killed by violence is far lower than at any previous point in history.
That example is bad, but the arguments aren't quite as objectionable.

"What kind of person does sincerely believing this stuff turn you into? The answer is not pretty.

"I'd like to talk for a while about the outside arguments that should make you leery of becoming an AI weenie. These are the arguments about what effect AI obsession has on our industry and culture:..."

...grandiosity, megalomania, avoidance of actual current problems. Aside from whether the superintelligence problem is real, those believing it is seem less than appealing.

"This business about saving all of future humanity [from AI] is a cop-out. We had the same exact arguments used against us under communism, to explain why everything was always broken and people couldn't have a basic level of material comfort."
Such mischief. Template literals make me feel very yucky. A totally unnecessary complication.
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yeah, actually, we are supported by Immigration public section, but they can not endorse the app because there are other players in the market
How useful is that, really, considering you couldn't possibly use a Yubikey to configure disk encryption? Unless you actually put the unlock key on the Yubikey somehow (I've never heard of someone attempting or succeeding at that), anyone with physical access - which is what this is intended to protect against - could still wreak all kinds of havoc with disk access.

It's certainly easier and may even be safer (in the case of a malfunction, which has happened on OSX) to just use a longer password.
While this might be desirable, it has to be paid for in the form of lower wages for men.
Oh silly me for forgetting the markup rules once again. What were those arguments against WYSIWYG again?
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Really cool to see Leo doing this. If he ever moves to an online version of this, I'll be the first to sign up. Huge fan of his blog.
I'm not sure I get what you mean by "always connected". Because speaking about how stuff should be written, I would expect developer never goes farther in his assumptions than #3. That is, I would hope my trading terminal still works just fine after the whole office goes offline for 10 seconds (or more, doesn't really matter). Actually, I would care quite a bit more about my trading terminal handling such cases, than, say, messaging client.
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How would vsat or SDN be required for such basic infrastructure? Consumers can get 1gbps to their house.
Yeah, that's true. JSON-patch won't help with all situations. It is still an under-utilized tool, IMO.
yeah, that's true, to be more precise, we have 300+ users registered for less than two weeks. People are searching `visa` in App store then see our app, we have 300+ registered users in a short period of time, which means the need is there, people are not paying since we are not that trustworthy, i am still believing it's a good product, but we do need to do more reality check see how people are willing to pay for the service
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Hope it goes well and provides benefit for everyone involved.
What's the criteria for what counts as an observer? Geiger counters are, but some photon detectors in a delayed choice quantum eraser experiment[1] aren't?

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_choice_quantum_eraser
I am a bigger fan of the keep it simple approach, which is my way of saying I prefer to write web applications in the web technologies directly intended for the given task.

I suspect Go is a newer and better language than Java, but this soooo reminds me of Java devs trying to do everything web related in Java. Ohhhh the pain and torment (guessing, apathy, and crying about how horrible things like markup and JavaScript are because they simply aren't Java).
thank you for all the great advices, the website is actually a landing page, we will see if we can have a more trustworthy user experience, we will also have someone proof read the content to ensure no typos or grammatical errors appear on the page
You've clearly never worked in anything dictated by multiple voting parties with different interests.

There would be no such thing as a 'global unified effort' in this scenario. There might be a 'global effort', but it will be dragged down by countries arguing over which will provide what resources and for what reward.
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