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If I charge money for my car repeatedly, it means I'm renting it so I'm running a business. If I do it through an app, now I'm playing by their rules, not mine. These companies are setting the terms, because they make the software, run the platform and process the payments.
The article is correct, no need to bend reality any further, it's quite simple.

Maybe your wife was enjoying work during her pregnancy and it was her choice. But then maybe the woman described in the article didn't have a choice - maybe she really needed money to pay for the hospital bill and all the other expenses that come with having a child.

In a wealthy, healthy society, women shouldn't be forced (directly or by 'choice") to work until they give birth in their cars.
People shouldn't have to do 'gigs' for $5 either.

That's just the state of the economy that gives rise to these kinds of rackets.

The 'system' is not just the set of rules and regulations, but also the beliefs and convictions of the people - what they think is fair and 'normal'.
For some people it's normal for 10-year olds to do hard physical labor, for others it's 'normal' to eat dogs. We've decided these things aren't 'normal'.

Seeing the world through the ruthless capitalist work-till-you-die, climb to the top lens is detrimental to the future of the world. We should figure out new ways of living in a society, using technology as a way to reduce injustice, rather than generate newer and newer versions of it in exchange for profit.
Weekly working hours is per worker, and is overestimated, as you can find by reading the fine print on that page:

"Average weekly hours relate to the average hours per worker for which pay was received and is different from standard or scheduled hours. Factors such as unpaid absenteeism, labor turnover, part-time work, and stoppages cause average weekly hours to be lower than scheduled hours of work for an establishment. Group averages further reflect changes in the workweek of component industries. Average weekly hours are the total weekly hours divided by the employees paid for those hours."

I don't know how to measure how much happier I am as a result. Happiness measurement - particularly across cultural boundaries - is more or less meaningless.
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Good to know :-) So we should push this to make sure every applicant sees it who didn't notice it yet!
Hmm, yeah, thought so, but I wasn't sure.
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Should I fight the system head-on or from the inside?
I'm currently working on growing a bootstrapped tech startup in western Europe. My co-founder and myself agreed early on that despite being a for-profit on paper, we'd try to do as much "good" as we could in the process and in the event that we'd be successful and that the company would generate a large income for itself, we wanted to reinvest as much of that money as possible in other projects with an ever-increasing emphasis on ethics and positive social or environmental impact. Maybe we'd even use that money to eventually start a non-profit.

I am now second guessing this approach as a whole.

Going into this (ad)venture, my plan was to "learn to do something well first and then put it to good use". But now that I'm trying to "put it to good use" I realize there are two possible paths in front of me : A) Generating an income through our dysfunctional system in order to buy my the freedom and start my own ethical projects or B) Finding an existing non-profit that needs me and give it my all

I've read articles about this, but people always seem to forget some important factors.

Someone mentioned how stupid it would be for a lawyer who makes $1000/h to start spending time picking up trash on a beach. But what if he's paid by a huge corporation that is contributing to dumping trash in the oceans? Or what if he becomes depressed and a worse lawyer because he can't put as much passion into a job that keeps him disconnected from the results he hopes for?

In my case: what guarantee can I possibly have that the way I re-inject my income (assuming I'm not corrupted in the process) will outweigh the damage I'm causing by servicing my clients (such as banks, where a lot of the evil potentially lies)?

At which point do I just throw it all away and start surrounding myself with other ethically minded people instead of insensitive and corrupt ones? Feedback from people with similar experiences appreciated.
Don't Europeans pay similar levels of tax to Americans?
I wonder how many Europeans would trade their car for a Cadillac anyway, they're not very popular here because of fuel consumption and size.
> Call it vain, call it stupid, call it whatever, but a good looking UI is a big point for my editor. I stare at this thing for many hours a day, I want it to look good, have a good (preferably customizable) set of colors both in the editor and in it's syntax

It's vain and stupid but I agree completely, I want it to look great too. But I want my whole desktop (gnome at the moment) to look great and it does. All the apps I use regularly have a consistent theme and widget set across the whole desktop that looks great. And with a few button clicks I can change the style across every app. This kind of consistency is how apple got it's reputation, even windows was like this not to long ago. But browsers think they're special, no major browser (except maybe safari) looks native on any platform.

>on the other hand you had "works on windows 7 only", or "we created our own language to do this, so learn that before you contribute"

"Only on windows" I'm fine with that, there's nothing wrong with a piece of software being for a specific platform, I'd say the software that does is generally much higher quality, they aren't chasing the lowest common denominator. This may vary from app to app, but creating UI's is not hard, there is nothing wrong with creating 2 or 3 of them, or only one instead of 3 half assed ones.
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> whereas in Europe it's normally free

While we're correcting misconceptions, in the UK it's most definitely not free.

But I believe it's still a lot cheaper than the US. The universities are capped on the fees they can charge, and your student loan is regulated by the government (you only start paying back when you're earning over a threshold).
> 1) As colleges degenerate from being an intellectual addition, to a pre requisite for jobs well paying or not

At least in the Anglosphere, elite colleges were elite finishing schools before they were tickets to middle class elite jobs. I'm not sure that they are degenerating in the way that you imply.

It's also not clear to me that academic pursuits are somehow better than commercial pursuits. They're certainly not better for society.

> Very few people actually are interested in doing math or math derived work all the time, but if they don't society and the jobs market will be unmerciful.

I feel like I know more people who are interested in doing math, but are not doing math because the job market is not kind to those who do math. Indeed I am one of those people. I do agree that I took a somewhat cynical approach.
>UK comes from three main sources – gas, coal-fired power stations and nuclear. A small but growing proportion of electricity is supplied by renewables.

That's not really true anymore. Wind power supplies double that of coal in the UK. It's gas, nuclear and wind with coal coming in 4th. Check out http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ for live figures.

You also have to think about when they will be consuming electricity, which will primarily be at night (taking a reasonable guess here) where the balance of wind and nuclear is even higher.
All the factors you cite mean the number I provided is an overestimate. If you have any evidence we work harder than before, cite it.

Even so I'm sure they will be an increase in Joe Average's consumption, but is that because Joe Average has more buying power than a worker in the 60s, or because they have to spend more to stay afloat, as everything's more expensive,

That's definitely not the case, since the numbers I cited are adjusted for inflation.

To determine whether average Joe has more buying power, simply compare the goods and services available to him to those of his parents. That's a clear win - when I was a kid, avocados were an expensive luxury to be consumed only once in a while, and I was often bored with nothing to read.
But how does that remain a secret when the browser can MitM everything between the CPU and the web?
the level of service that the NHS provides is pretty poor for people with ongoing conditions. They're great for providing emergency treatment but if you require ongoing treatment you will likely get much, much better service from BUPA or another health insurer. One thing the NHS does really well is providing downwards pressure on health insurers' rates though.
Any idea how I can upgrade my docker installation on Kubernetes? At the moment in my Helm chart i have specified exat Gitlab and Postgresql version. Do i need to bump postgresql too when changing Gitlab?
IIRC the extra hours the Japanese work tend to go unreported.
Ask HN: Why is BSD becoming more popular in embedded devices?
I have noticed a steady rise in embedded systems using BSD based operating systems and i was just wondering why its being chosen over linux for example. Both Sony and Nintendo are using BSD based guts in their consoles and im also seeing it used fairly regularly in EPOS systems and a fair few other things.
> And now we're presently dismantling healthcare as a right in the US.

It was never a right in the US, although it's true that Obamacare brought us closer to that ideal.
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I'm sorry, but calling a holocaust denier a denier doesn't stigmatize inquiry. There is no "both sides" here. The holocaust is a fact, documented by many first person accounts on both sides as well as physical evidence, much of which can be experienced by the remains of several of the camps.

You could debate some of the numbers - was it at the lower end of the estimate or the higher end, but pretending that there is any legitimate reason to claim that the holocaust didn't happen is denying fact.
What about discussing past experience, previous projects? Are you unable to detect if the candidate is lying/faking?

Additionally, if unsure after this discussion, what about proposing small, relevant to the job paid project? Can't you afford this?
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Haskell:

add1 = (+1)

> add1 23
24

> add1 2.01
3.01

> add1 "0"
No instance found...

But that error is at compile time.
They're called super automatics. Generally, they're really expensive, and they make coffee very slowly (.5ml/second if you're lucky). They also tend to be built by companies who don't readily provide documentation on how to fix / modify them.
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> we can have more guns with few instances of gun violence esque Switzerland if we train our populace to properly secure and disarm their guns when not being actively used.

Would a law requiring guns to be safely stored (i.e. in a safe) be acceptable? I assume the gun lobby would scream at the thought, but what would the majority think?

Likewise, would a national register and limits (i.e. every serial number is bound to a person in a national registry, the number of registered weapons to an individual is limited, and carrying a weapon not in the registry is a felony) - would that be acceptable?

I think all these countries with tons of guns e.g. Switzerland, Nordics, Canada, the key is they are to a large part hunting weapons. Hunters are usually completely fine with keeping their guns, or in some cases just vital parts of each gun, in a safe. This however means you can't keep a handgun in your bedside drawer, for example. But that's no problem - no one is using guns for "protection" anyway. I think the difference to the US is that in the US people still believe in using weapons for personal protection. Not being able to carry guns outside or have them lying around the house then sort of removes the ability to use them for protection.
I'm actually extremely surprised that you can buy a Cadillac in EU at the moment, since Chrystler and Dodge stopped selling all of their cars in EU few years ago citing lack of interest - but apparently you can order a brand new CTS-V or an Escalade in the UK?
http://www.cadillac.co.uk/v-series/cts-v-series.html

I've literally never seen a cadillac over here, except for a few US left-hand-drive imports.

And yes, an Escalade looks almost comical on UK roads, it's just too big by every measure.
The fact that there's no perfect __anything__ shouldn't stop us from trying to improve the status quo.
I do the same. I see it as a performance enhancing drug, and as such I'd prefer to keep it for when I need it, instead of constantly staying dosed on it and then suffering withdrawal when I go off.

For those who naysay the withdrawal, I've seen multiple people complain of debilitating cluster headaches after about 3 days of no coffee.

The other thing that I've seen is people who complain about anxiety, but start every day with 2 coffees. If you were injecting adrenaline and then complaining about anxiety you would be laughed out of the room, but for some reason with coffee it is acceptable.
For everybody who has no idea what a "gravitational teleport" is: it's an SSH server (http://gravitational.com/teleport/). Probably it could be included in title? (yeah, I know HN guidelines prefer verbatim titles)
I start my day really early and work from home. My first cup of coffee is typically instant, and I can make this very quietly without waking up my family. I make a french press or pour over as my second cup once the kids are awake. I would buy the best instant coffee I can.
I don't know if this has occurred to you, but being angry because you think that others are "..Seeing the world through the ruthless capitalist work-till-you-die, climb to the top lens is detrimental to the future of the world. ..." is doing exactly what you hate: viewing everything in life as a monetary transaction, then judging the universe as a result of how much money is made.

I said there's a case to be made that companies are setting up monopolies and hurting both parties in the exchange. If you'd like to make that case, do it. I'm all ears.

But please (and I speak to the author of this piece more than you) -- don't fuck with me, jumping up on a soapbox and telling me how the world should be. Hell, I never thought they should cancel Gilligan's Island. How the hell should I know whether or not some random person is being exploited unless they tell me? And even then, this is an argument to be made using statistics alongside personal stories used as examples. Anybody that can put a sentence together can preach. All that takes is a lot of emotion and some rubes that like getting emotional. I'll be more blunt: the author needs to get a better game or go home.

I'm open to the discussion if it can be made in a reasonable, adult manner. Grandstanding, chest-thumping, and emoting? It's great if you like drama. Just ain't hitting on much when it comes to reasoned discourse. There are a lot of folks in the world who'd rather appear as a talking head on a cable TV show yelling at another talking head than simply open their heart and try to find consensus.
When I look at the UK from Scandinavia, it seems to me that it's basically "50/50 continental Europe and the US".

Wage inequality, parental leaves, employment security, higher education etc.are decidedly "non-european" in the UK.

So yes when I talk about "Europe" in the context of "Europe vs US" I think the UK needs to be considered separately.
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Most people commenting on economic inequality are referring to inequity, i.e. that there are people who receive benefits disproportionate to the value to the work they contribute or the output they create.

Few people object to higher rewards for those more talented or harder working.
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I'd say both, and that's why I think we need to loosen up on the copyrights a bit :). Too much "intellectual property" protection is harmful to society.
Yes, its pay.

Just look around any developing country. There always seem to be people almost begging for work, yet there seems so much more work that needs done - infrastructure needing repaired, litter being cleared, healthcare...
I think the entire Plex userbase would disagree. There's also a reason Google Play Music lets you upload your own music: Not all music can be found in "regular" streaming catalogs.

Technicalities aside: Also I like to think that buying albums (even if I stream them later on) makes the artist more money. And I want to support the artists I appreciate as much as I can.
Thanks, that's a good example.
We both have health insurance, we make too much for Obamacare but we costed it out and we can afford for one of us to stop working if we had to.
Why should Americans bother to have a passport? Their country is so huge, probably more than you could visit in a lifetime. Deserts, mountains, cities, ...
In Europe countries and the continent are smaller, Vienna for example literally has 3 other countries in commuting distance. It is quite obvious that you are more likely to need a passport here in Europe.
A much fairer comparison would be to only count Europeans that use their passport to travel to other continents.
He probably meant, that Google should give more precise targeting options. For example, I want to spend my ad dollars on Youtube, but I might want to not advertise for example on extreme right-wing (or on cultural marxists, for that matter) videos.
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I would fund a supersonic plane if the company behind it wasn't living in another dimension. There is nothing wrong withe something taking 10 years to build. Under promise over deliver.
How many 'DO NOT' believe that programming will be brain interfaced in distant (25 yrs) future ? where 'program-thinking' brains 'can' result in new 'products' ?

edit: 25yrs
With the state of microsoft in mind, I wouldn't be the least surprised if this was done on purpose.
11-12 hrs is normal hours by Japanese standards. My wife used to work for a trading house that had a dormitory at the office to make it easier to sustain a stretch of 18-hour days.

On the limited upside, the wages are not all there is to working for a Japanese megacorp. In addition to the thick wad of non-taxable allowances, there are also non-monetary benefits. As patio11 notes [1], “Most people want to become wealthy so they can consume social status. Japanese employers believe this is inefficient, and simply award social status directly.”

[1] http://www.kalzumeus.com/2014/11/07/doing-business-in-japan/
I don't know if it was Mary's first baby, but she might know that it's not terribly urgent to go to a hospital.

Even when your water breaks, the hospital will tell you not to come in immediately. With my first kid it was like that, we had hours before anything started happening.

A few minutes extra to drive someone doesn't seem all that bad.
Download as in "cache this title within this app for viewing in an environment where Internet connectivity doesn't work well yet" is very different from download as in "here's an .mp4/.webm file for you to hold onto for ever--have fun taking backups and figuring out which third party player can handle the subtitles.

Fun story:
Not very long ago, I bought a copy of a documentary using the latter model.

Another person with whom I was going to watch the documentary had visited their site and seen what movie services it was on. I trusted that info at first without checking the documentary's own site. I got very annoyed about the movie services having the title geoblocked in my country (even when a movie service had presence here and in a neighboring country and the rights for both countries are typically sold as a bundle and the neighboring country had it available!).

Then I looked at the site of the documentary myself. And indeed, for the price of the Blu-Ray version, I could buy a full-HD .mp4 without DRM to download.

So I paid and downloaded the .mp4 plus .mp4s for all the Blu-Ray extras. And I downloaded a .srt file for the subtitles.

The Linux box I had connected to my TV couldn't do full HD well in software but could via VAAPI. However, the player that supported VAAPI was supposed to support .srt but didn't actually support at least this .srt file.

In the end, we watched it by pluggin in a more performant Windows laptop doing the whole thing in software.

Conclusion:
This is what we always said we wanted. However, when it was there, I didn't expect it to be there and assumed I had to find the title on one of the big-name services instead of navigating to the documentary's own site. The UX of getting stuff to work was less smooth than with the locked-down streaming services.
That's almost true; surely the flexibility makes the system a little less "solid" in appearance. Just like a bare unix shell looks like frail compared to a full fledged GUI application. But for those who likes depth, it's not fragile or half baked, it's decoupled.
Why do you need to look at the OS in the UA string in order to do this? Seems like you are doing it wrong (tm) ?
I will be amazed if they actually even get a working prototype aircraft flying with this amount of money.

That's not the point of this funding round. When you work on insanely ambitious projects you have to do things incrementally.

This is their 3rd round - the first was $120k, the second was $2.1m. Each round enables them to do enough of the tasks that demonstrate to investors that they're capable of doing the next set of tasks. I have no clue how you design a plane but I would guess the first round was entirely spent on modelling the financials and market research to see if there's even a business opportunity. The next round would be something like the really broad brush ideas for how you'd make a plane like this. This round will be spent digging in to the technology itself, figuring out what capabilities you need to have in an electric plane, and finding which parts you can buy off the shelf. If Boom are successful at that then there'll be future rounds that are spent on actual design and manufacturing.

By the time anything real takes off from a runway they'll probably need to have raised billions.

No one thinks you can design and build a plane for $120k+$2.1m+$33m.
Agreed, so my question is why the OP is declaring 2 party system as "worse" when all current systems have drawbacks.

Worse is subjective in this arena. So what are your metrics? What do you define as better? I'm not terribly keen on prop rep, for example - I think it actually gives too much power to extreme parties. Maybe you disagree. Maybe you think it would be better? If so, why?
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I must write such an article on my blog. Some clickable title like "37 things I have learned during the last 37 years"...

The list would be quite short:

- use Postgres
- don't irritate your readers (e.g. with autoplay videos, sounds, making accounts to read anything)
- make the page lite (with terribly small usage of javascript)

(then repeat the above 12 times) and the final thing would be:

- just read some books about programming, learn KISS, YAGNI, DI, OFA (other funny abbreviations) - and use it
Wikipedia seems to be the closest thing we have to broad distillation right now.

It works pretty well if you are researching a subject in depth. The technical articles tend to be written by experts for experts and they have lots of links to primary sources.

But, as you hint at, they are poor quality because they are being written by a committee.

I would love to see a collection of community written distillation articles, as you describe. Perhaps with some kind of taxonomy like Wikipedia's.
Going forward, do you plan to test your code on Linux as a primary platform?