skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
How far inside the bank do you APIs go? Do they deploy code you wrote or how are they providing the access? Did you build on top of some raw APIs? The hardest part of this businesses is probably that connection with the bank and I'm curious about what info you can share regarding that.
Try getting one in Europe - contrary to what you may read on their press releases that you can.
The problem is that friends and family will just buy whatever is cheapest. Then they're always bugging you because they ran out of space because Apple was still selling 16GB phones in 2016.
Who dissented? I would be interested in reading the dissent and seeing if it was based off of some technicality of this case, or a belief that requiring someone to prove their innocence wasn't a violation of their Constitutional rights.
In Wisconsin, at least:

> Can an underage person possess and consume alcohol beverages on licensed premises?

> Yes. Persons under age 21 may possess and consume alcohol beverages if they are with their parents, guardians or spouses of legal drinking age; but this is at the discretion of the licensee. The licensed premise may choose to prohibit consumption and possession of alcohol beverages by underage persons.

https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/FAQS/ise-atundrg.aspx
> Unless you think there is some sort of overt discrimination happening that's stopping females becoming senior engineers, in which case you'll need to define it.

I think it's pretty likely that the environmental conditions that hinder women from ever becoming engineers in the first place don't all suddenly go away for the ones who manage to do it anyway.

Or are we talking about first principles here? Because I also think that a lot of maybe-not-intentional-but-pretty-much-everywhere-nonetheless discrimination hinders young girls from having early lifestyles that lead to becoming women engineers. I don't really see how one could reasonably argue otherwise. And if discrimination prevents LARGE_% of A, and B requires A, then discrimination has almost certainly also prevented SOME_% of B. That's just basic middle school math.
What's the incentive for companies to care? They get hacked and leak everyone's data all over the place and we all just kinda shrug and say "that sucks". Sometimes bigger companies get in trouble for some millions, an insignificant amount to them.

Look at what happened last week with Netflix. It didn't involve user data, but they got hacked and their stuff leaked and then what? Everyone just shrugged. No big deal. I mean probably some people are getting yelled at internally, but otherwise the situation is clear: we pretend to care about this, but we don't care about it.

Imagine being a security advocate in an organization in this environment. You get to convince business people to spend money so that something doesn't happen, which even if it does happen, will result in embarrassing headlines for a day. Not exactly a convincing case!
Are ... are there emojis in all the commits??
The more interesting question is whether the federal government has the constitutional authority to set aside and control state land:

http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/2014/05/07/federal-land-owne...
Self plug =).

Check us out at https://oneupsecurity.com if you're interested in secure software development.

Always great to chat with businesses who are passionate about security.
The Smell of Cancer – MIT Technology Review
You watch this course:

https://www.coursera.org/learn/happiness

Then re-evaluate your life.
Many Chromebooks are x86-based, but probably not the cheaper ARM ones.
That's one thing the scrapped national ID Card scheme may have helped with.

A lot of teens aren't learning to drive in the UK anymore due to the high cost and quality of public transport in cities. So they by extension don't get a driving license until well into their 20s (if at all). So their choice was either, as you said, take out your passport (dangerous/impractical) or use a fake ID.

That's why they had to create the PASS scheme (Proof of Age Standards Scheme)[0][1]. In essence it is a non-driving licence/non-national ID card, card which only exists to prove your age. It costs £15, but that's still cheap relative to getting a driving licence (inc. test/cost to learn £200+) or replacing a lost passport (£72.50).

It is a good scheme.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_Age_Standards_Scheme

[1] https://www.validateuk.co.uk/official-UK-ID-Card
oyez.org will have the votes. Justice Thomas dissented and Justice Alito concurred in the result but not in the argument.

https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/581/15-1256/ is the opinion, https://www.oyez.org/cases/2016/15-1256 has recorded oral argument, opinions and summaries. Good reddit thread https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/690jb0/scotus_rules_71... with a biased title but good discussion.
I find this advice to be right on the spot. However, feeling demotivated at work usually spreads to another areas, and it's hard to be motivated on something else for a long period of time.

In order to fix that I think the advice of "discipline" as mentioned in another comment below, is key.

I have so many goals on so many topics that I can't work on all of them every day. However, I started with one (exercise), and worked to be disciplined on that one, dedicating 1 1/2 hours, 6 days a week. I also added meditation (I practice buddhism) for 1/2 hour every day, where I clear my mind and focus on all of my goals.

After consolidating exercise and meditation, and feeling that it was already part of my routine, I added a second goal (studying). All of this while having a 9 to 5 day job, remember. I leveraged on apps for reminders, and habit trackers so I try not to "break the chain".

I went from being quite unmotivated, to being motivated on different areas, and that pushed me to find ways to be motivated at work.

Discipline goes a long way.
no, not in the inital one :) kinda freestyle gitmojis (http://gitmoji.carloscuesta.me)
Ask HN: How is the work/life/balance at Facebook?
I was wondering how is the work life balance at Facebook as a Software Engineer? Is it intense? Can you work from home? Is the competition super high? Can you easily grow?
Using Electron to make a terminal emulator is one of the most webshit things I've ever seen. Congrats
Windows S sort of makes sense in various ways:

* It can replace the free licensing for cheap tablets which had fairly extreme hardware restrictions so normal laptops couldn't use it. These restrictions probably had the unfortunate effect of giving the impression that Windows was unusable on tablets because these devices had to have limited RAM to be eligible.

* Now, they can give free or cheap licenses to devices with any specs, but get the payment for a full version later if the users want it. This way they can compete with higher-end chromebooks.

* By preventing users who aren't tech savvy from installing junk that will clog up their system, they can actually give them a better experience.

* They can give developers yet another reason to put their apps in the app store, even if just using their new conversion tool. Maybe there's still hope that people will actually use the app store!

* Because the upgrade goes right to Pro, rather than Home, for $50, this actually isn't a bad deal for individuals who want Pro anyway. Currently I think that's actually more than a Home->Pro upgrade. I imagine they'll fix that, but even if either upgrade route is the same price, the OEM cost for the 10 S license should be cheaper or free so, it might be cheaper to buy a 10 S computer and upgrade.

Still, from a user's perspective, Microsoft locking down the OS and trying to force people into the Windows store doesn't seem that reassuring, and if you can't use WSL I probably wouldn't want to use 10 S anyway. I might buy one of these laptops and install linux, though.
Typing in raw IPs in the URL bar is not something many laypeople are comfortable with exactly. Private LAN addresses seem odd if you navigate the web with a search engine.
Why bring Demonetization into this? That was an excellent move by the govt. Sure, the implementation could have been better but there is no change in this world that has not caused pain to the citizen. Maybe you can enlighten me of some radical changes which were super smooth and caused no trouble to anyone?
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Not a big fan of getting my Inbox managed by AI. I've found AI products to be rather quirky & obstinate at respecting my preferences. Simple tasks require a "learning" before it can be done right. I prefer rules that are predictable.

I can afford to miss out on news feed because it got mis-categorized by AI, but can't take that risk with my Inbox.
I stand deceived and now corrected. I'll do better next time.
I have one Ubuntu one Windows at home, Windows made me update again today (last time a week or two ago) - took forty minutes. Next PC will have Ubuntu on it too.
> Medicaid is a loan.

Um, ... no. Or, at least not in my case.

Our son was diagnosed with cancer at the age of three. Medicaid served as secondary insurance, and thankfully so, as the bills from the first month exceeded $300,000. This went on for nine months.

It's now been eight years since he passed, with no mention from any agency about recovery.

Besides, it seems you left a few things out of your diatribe. From the medicaid.gov link:

> For individuals age 55 or older, ... recovery of payments
> from the individual's estate for [specifically enumerated things,
> which does not appear to include doctor visits].

Also:

> States may not recover from the estate of a deceased Medicaid
> enrollee who is survived by a spouse, child under age 21, or
> blind or disabled child of any age. States are also required to
> establish procedures for waiving estate recovery when recovery
> would cause an undue hardship.

So, at best a fear-mongering half-truth. Maybe we can agree Medicaid is for people with no money. The government seems to have a procedure that attempts to collect money from an estate, in certain circumstances, after a patient dies, if there really was money available.
Everything else that you install (via brew, ports, etc) wouldn't be allowed (or... that's the thinking if it were locked down).
This outrageous attack on general purpose computing doesn't become less outrageous just because Google also does a similar attack.
A relatively large amount of states (by electoral votes) don't support it and have held that position (and tried to change it) prior to the election.
Microsoft offers a similar product with more freedom/features (ie. Windows 10). Also, Windows 10 S does not have a near-100% marketshare, so no monopoly there.

I agree, it's stupid. But it does not warrant a fine.
New Techstars Boston Head, Clement Cazalot, Tells All
It seems to me that cultural appropriation, like other recent attempts at critical thinking about culture, is reasonable when applied to a very narrow range of activity, and unreasonable when applied broadly. Moreover, we've moved toward the broader interpretation at such blinding speed that the idea is understood only in the broad fashion.

It seems reasonable that the majority culture should hold some sensitivity to minority elements. Christians would be upset to see a tabernacle used out of context. We should show the same respect to the morally equivalent symbols on other cultures. That idea seems compatible American values - no prohibition of speech, but mutual freedom and respect.

This idea has been rapidly and rabidly misinterpreted as absolute ownership of all unique elements of a culture by its members, and an imperative to shame anyone that uses any symbol they don't 'own'.

I don't know that I had a broader point besides that those crying cultural appropriation should take a deep breath, and those of us shaking our heads should recognize that the idea does have some value
I've been slow upgrading my Windows over the years. I stuck with XP Pro SP2 for a very long time. I wish I could still use it. Now I'm on Win7 and probably will be for awhile. It seems every other Windows version sucks. I'll let Microsoft try out their idiot moves while I stick with more mature releases.
Totally agree with this, and it's nice to see fellow tech folks understand that it's better to be honest with oneself with regards to interest and burnout, and to think of the bigger picture (your life, or your family). The cognitive dissonance encouraged by the 'I love my work' type of ethos is dangerous and counter-productive.

I like my work, and I like tech, but if I loved it, I wouldn't need to be paid to do it. Cut off my funding for it, and I'll probably continue to do it, but at a totally different path and pace as to what I get paid to do.

There's no need to love what you do, or try to get people to commit out loud to doing so.
I am so happy to see this article. I used to play the Japanese release PSO with Barubary a LOT and heard bits and pieces about the FFV translation. At the time they were at UCI I believe and I was just in 7th grade. Baru always seemed incredibly skilled and was extremely patient with me and helped me learn some basic coding, such as creating custom names for items that worked online. It got me into engineering in general and though I ended up working in Materials Engineering rather than software it was an excellent influence on me and pushed me to learn by reverse engineering. I always imagined Baru would end up somewhere with a career in Video Game development and am thrilled to see it is true.
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Just to continue this tangent: The skill you mention (holding impossible things in your head) is closely related to debugging. You observe "impossible" things (returned signal power is negative, etc.), and accept them, and work backwards to how it could happen.

How many times have you had a junior person come to you with a bug, and you ask, did you check A, B, and C? And they will say, "I checked everything and it's all OK." It's hard to kick their brain out of the rut of thinking that everything is nominal. They make no progress because they're wasting all their mental energy arguing that everything is, in fact, OK.
Apple also doesn't own a search engine though, I'm reasonably certain they would have tried the same thing if they did.
>European browser-related fines in 10, 9, 8 . . .

Why? You can still buy non "S" editions where you can change the browser. This is essentially a browser subsidy from MSFT :-)
As an android app - yes if Google decides to bless it. Until Google arbitrarily changes their mind, as they often do.
Clarence Thomas. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-1256_5i36.pdf
Don't trust them. They really fucked up there security.

https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-7969-shut_up_and_take_my_money
As I understand it, this OS can run Win32 apps - but they have to be packaged for and bought from the Windows Store, with Microsoft taking a cut. See for example https://arstechnica.co.uk/information-technology/2017/05/win... Microsoft created a new infrastructure so that Win32 apps could be packaged for the Store just to make this possible.
It wouldn't even be THAT bad (except maybe in principle) if Bing wasn't the worst search engine and Edge wasn't the worst browser. It's like they want their customers to suffer.
Students claim breakthrough with biodegradable car
Root is a lightweight bank account designed to be accessible through code.

Wait, what? Code you write yourself?

Sounds like they may have accidentally provided the perfect solution to different problem: technical recruiting and screening.

No more technical interviews. If your code doesn't work, you don't get your money. Woo hoo, problem solved.
> Western social media seems to be one step behind the Chinese counterparts in terms of moderation strategies.

I totally agree. We have the NSA so the total information awareness network is there, but we've really fallen behind China on using it to address suicide intervention.
This is the sort of thing American banks just can't do at scale.

Which is probably a good thing, to be honest.
I invest using mutual funds through Vanguard. Some percentage US stock fund, some percentage US bond fund, some percentage international stock, and some percentage international bond. This is by far the simplest and easiest approach. I currently invest using VTTSX which is a Vanguard fund that does this splitting for me.

You can read more about this investment philosophy here: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Three-fund_portfolio
They don't bug you beforehand with 'should I buy this'?
> Could be that people with [insert unusual trait here] are naturally drawn to computers for similar reasons, be they autistic, transgendered, disabled, or just plain weird.

This seems reasonable.

But why the lack of biologically-born women? Surely they can be weird, too.
You can say the same about any programming language that enjoys wide market adoption, except maybe for C that still thinks computers are like PDP-11's, with C99 and C11 being very tiny evolutions with little regard to improve the overall productivity.

Even Fortran and Cobol(!) have evolved more than C.
IE6 was really, really good when it was released.
“How do we decide what and how much to eat? Maybe satiety consists of different pathways that control different types of nutrients,”

This is a pet theory of mine. That, vastly simplifying, our bodies try to make us eat until we have a sufficient amount of whatever number of elements they need to function. The more varied you eat, the less you need to eat, conversely, the more homogeneous your sources of food (bread, rice...), the more you'll need to eat to try to get what is hardly there.

I have no idea whether this idea is mainstream between researchers but it always seemed to me as feasible as a satiety mechanism as just counting calories, and it explained quite well the observations I've made about myself. Anybody here could point to the current state of the art in the field ?
First of all, the Unix tools are not part of the OS. They are bundled with the OS, but definitely not necessary. Second of all, in a walled garden macOS, you could not have most of the Unix tools, because they break the sandboxes.
Okay so your okay with Windows 10 S being more Chrome OS and locked down by default?
RE: N26
I think we very much disagree on what decent API choices are :)
https://media.ccc.de/v/33c3-7969-shut_up_and_take_my_money
What happened to Unroll.me?

Edit: nm. This only happened this week, and I missed the news. Just Googled it and found out.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/24/technology/personal-data-...
Well it really depends on how you define the "appropriate scope of moderation". If you think controversial topics related to politics should not be subjected to moderation, then of course government censorship is not good.
I'd rephrase that to 'exactly the same as new Google/Apple'

All of today's computing platforms come with shiny shackles. I guess MS doesn't want to miss out on that.
> Do iOS or ChromeOS even support installing a different browser without jailbreaking? How does a new OS with 0% share fall afoul of anti-trust laws?

I can't speak for Chrome OS, but yes, you can install other browsers on iOS (Chrome, for example). It's required to use WebKit behind the scenes, but it's still the Chrome browser experience.
The classes generated by Cap'n Proto and Protobuf are 100% public and are limited to the exact structures supported by the respective languages. That means that if you decide one day that your state needs to include, say, a queue, or if you want to encapsulate some of your state to give a cleaner API to callers, you can't, unless you go all the way and wrap everything. Inevitably if you've been building up your internal APIs in terms of protobuf/capnp types all along then you're going to be resistant to rewriting it and will instead probably come up with some ugly hack instead, and over time these hacks will pile up.

With that said, using protobufs for internal state is not an uncommon practice and if you don't care about cleanliness and just want to pound out some code quickly, sometimes it can work well.

Cap'n Proto has an additional disadvantage here in that its zero-copy nature requires arena allocation, in order to make sure all the objects are allocated contiguously so that they can be written out all at once. This actually make allocation memory for Cap'n Proto object much faster than for native objects -- but you can't delete anything except by deleting the entire message. So if you have a data structure that is gradually gaining and losing sub-objects over time, in Cap'n Proto you'll see a memory leak, as the old objects aren't freed up. You can work around this by occasionally copying the entire data structure into a new message and deleting the old one -- essentially "garbage collecting". But it's rather inconvenient.

This is actually one reason I want to extend the Cap'n Proto C++ API to generate POCS (Plain Old C Structs) for each type, in addition to the current zero-copy readers/builders. You could use the POCS for in-memory state that you mutate over time, then you could dump it into a message when needed (requiring one copy, but it should still be faster than protobuf encoding).

https://capnproto.org/roadmap.html#c-capn-proto-api-features
Can I change the default browser or switch to Bing/DDG etc on ChromeOS?
Its unideal. Black Screen is certainly rough in the way that Atom was when it first launched. That being said, it feels more at home next to other OSX app then terminal which feels more like a window to the 80s
seriously, my scrawny ass was never good at sports, I had one or two friends growing up at any given time until I was in highschool and starting smoking, which apparently made me cool enough to get to know.

before that, school was misery.

I spent many teenage hours in front of my computer, making friends, some 15 or so years long friendships were born during that time, people I still regularly talk to and spend time playing games with.

I discovered that I did have a skill, when I thought myself directionless and skill-free: I knew how to fix a computer, because I spent so much time troubleshooting my own issues.

Not only that, but when I moved to competitive gaming on my computer, I suddenly realized I was good at competition in some field.

Sure, it wasn't your traditional competitive outlet, but it was one I wasn't picked last in.

Games like Counter-Strike I could come out on top in and feel as if I just won the regional championships, the feeling the kids who were good at physical sports must have felt regularly.

I saw the appeal of regular sports, suddenly. The value of competition and watching someone so much more skilled than you could ever be play a sport at the absolute top-level.

I'm not disabled, transgendered, or anything else. Just a socially awkward red-head who spent most of my elementary and middle school years either embarrassing myself or wishing I wasn't so goddamned awkward.

In and after high-school, that all changed. I had a circle of friends during this time, something I had never had before. Something I still cherish.
Except a discrepancy between popular opinion and the college won't matter because the party who wins is the one that the problems of the electoral college worked in favor of. The electoral college was already brought up when Trump won while losing the popular vote, but it's just seen as "whining and complaining" so it just drops off pretty quickly.
Zuckerburg has political ambitions, a little help from the Facebook moderation team might earn him a few favors. He certainly wants that infrastructure in place once he runs.
Chrome OS is not a general purpose computer. It is an OS that runs a Browser and is advertised as such. Windows 10 S is Windows normally a general purpose computer now limited for "ease of use and deployment."