skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I think it's pretty rare for courts to offer full immunity to people involved in organized crime, and they definitely don't offer it to the highest level targets.

Levandowski may not be the mastermind behind the whole thing, but his going along with it is the only reason it was even possible. And he made a ton of money from it. There's no way he's going to get immunity.
It sounds like they want "more durable solutions" than registration. They sound like they want airport employees or automated systems armed with microwave guns to shoot down unmanned aircraft operating too close to manned aircraft.
Is Kotlin really better than Scala? I have used Scala and love it.
Judge Alsup did tell federal prosecutors that they should take a look at the case, though.
Twilio Sued by Authy (YC W12) Founder Over Merger Compensation
Not a big fan of the "but we all know that..." argument by anecdote.

Economists have studied this stuff extensively for a very long time, and their consensus is that normally markets are quite effective at keeping prices down, as long as they're kept open.

There are certainly exceptions and corner cases where it works differently, but that is what they are.
Link as originally submitted leads to a commit message where the submitter, maintainer of git-annex-remote-rclone, a tool which wraps the multi-provider cloud storage client rclone [1], makes the following comment:

"Amazon has, without warning, revoked the API keys necessary for users to access the data that Amazon's paying customers have entrusted with Amazon. A data storage offering that simply stops working one day is not a data storage offering at all."

In effect, this is a self-submission to an opinion that leads to a dead end; I propose a better source is this reddit thread [2] which includes a screenshot of an email from Amazon support confirming the news.

As another poster writes, Amazon has revoked rclone's OAuth2 API key. However, consider that rclone's default OAuth2 client id and secret are compiled into the rclone executable, and thus effectively public; aka. anyone can extract them and pretend to be rclone, and fool users into obtaining access and abuse them for unrelated purposes.

A far better option is for the cloud provider to let users generate their own OAuth2 clients, such as Google does (and supposedly Microsoft, although for me it's always errored out). Unfortunately, Amazon has a "call us" style of Developer access, which effectively translates to no new API access being granted to these types of users.

The speculation around the web is that Amazon also wanted to shut this down because they offered "unlimited" storage, and people were using it to store very large amounts of hard-to-compress, hard-to-dedup data. Breaking a popular tool used to accomplish this (e.g. it supported on-the-fly encryption, producing the exact style of difficult data) will cause some portion of less profitable users to migrate elsewhere. This may or may not be true, but it's certainly an intriguing point.

[1] https://rclone.org/
[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/6c3mnv/amazon_...
The online calculator I found only goes back to the middle of 1901, so 12,000 FF back then is worth about 47,110 Euros today. Going back earlier than 1901 would require some interesting historic research. But a guess would be that it would have been serious money.
How about something like US digital services?
When Power Makes Leaders More Sensitive
True.

During the aughts, I attended many of our local political parties. Socialists, Dems, GOP, Libertarians, etc.

All these cliques, for lack of a better word, are mostly defined by what they're not (in opposition to other cliques).

The exception was our local Green Party. Their members were defined affirmatively, by what they stood for, vs in opposition to some other group.

The Libertarians were especially mushy in their supposedly beliefs, and no two agreed on anything other than everyone else was wrong. Kinda like the various Christian sects.
Thank you for your sanity.
At last, the long awaited successor to C, at least in the naming convention that assumes P comes after C because of BCPL. (Apologies to Walter Bright: No inference should be drawn that D was not also a good name for that sequence.)
Where is the elm version?
Well, even if they bought Otto mainly for the narrative, they probably aren't liking the narrative that they're getting...
Ask HN: Most awesome bug reports
Half of the bug reports are better than the other half. I would like to know what you would consider part of the .1%-bug reports you have encountered.

This one qualifies for me: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/coreutils/2014-08/msg00012.html
AT&T Workers Start 3-Day Strike in Contract Impasse
BOLTR: Juicero, Cold Press Juicer for Rich Weirdos [video]
The Conceptual Penis as a Social Construct: A Sokal-Style Hoax on Gender Studies
Accountability for those who register and post the ID on their machines. I look at it as a "show of good faith" - ie, I build a drone and by registering it, I say "I will do my best to be safe with it, but should something happen, I will put my ID on it so you can find me, in the event that I don't own up to the issue".

At the same time, though, I think that some of the restrictions on what and how you can fly should be loosened up for hobbyists that agree to register. Certain design limits should be made larger or changed, and certain operating criteria should also be changed.

For example, if I register, I should be able to create a fully autonomous drone, and be able to have it fly out of line-of-sight (LOS), and/or have full first-person-view flight capabilities without my needing LOS to control it (or at least allow for a spotter to need LOS while the pilot can be sans-LOS).

Of course - this doesn't make much sense; if you don't register at all, and fly, then nothing would really stop you. But I guess if you were caught, heavy fines or something could be brought against you as punishment for not registering and causing a problem (above and beyond any other laws broken). Registration would not cause those fines or whatnot to kick-in, but it wouldn't protect you from any civil suit or other laws broken of course (maybe there could be insurance for that).
I expect that eventually we'll have a system where you tell your drone where to go and it then files a flight plan with the FAA electronically. The FAA compares it with all the other drone flight plans and various right-of-way and noise mitigation rules and sends back a route. Hobbyist (unregistered) drones could in theory file a flight plan anonymously if FAA policy allows that. Anonymous drones might have some restrictions.

Any drone flying in a city or near an airport without a flight plan is a nuisance, and it's chased down by city or airport-owned security drones, captured, and confiscated.

(This pre-supposes a certain degree of technical sophistication on the part of the FAA. If they don't have the ability to build this, probably some vendor or drone manufacturer will and then operate it on behalf of the FAA as a third party.)

I anticipate a lot of arguments in coming years between land owners and drone operators about exactly where the drone right-of-ways ought to be and whether drone operators ought to pay land owners to fly over their property...
Why do people climb mountains? Why do people swim? Why do people build things? Why do people bother getting up in the morning? What's the point in living?

I feel bad for putting it that way, especially if someone younger reads it, because this can lead to developing a cynical world view that isn't necessarily valid. I'm not trying to give you an existential crisis or something, but go down the (thought) avenue completely if you're taking a trip to that destination, don't just stop in the middle of the road. People do things because they enjoy them or simply want to; life is hopefully enjoyable for most, and then sadly but inevitably we all die one day.
I didn't mean immunity, just leniency.

In this case, I'm convinced that Levandowski will not get away scot-free.
Any more videos?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slqfSRBFqDg
Ask HN: Leaving the DC Metro Area, should I move to a tech hub?
Has anyone left the DC metro to move to a tech hub? I just left my current job because I was told it was a java web dev position and it turned out to be a COLDFUSION development position (yes, that apparently still exists in some okaces). So I taught myself React.js, node.js, and am working on a site using these technologies. Is it easier to get a job using technologies like these in a startup hub? I'm told there are alot more positions available in Tech Hubs using non-enterprisey technologies. Is this true? Should I leave the metro for a tech hub like Austin or Seattle?
Kubernetes: A monitoring guide
Washington Post, Breaking News, Is Also Breaking New Ground
It is possible, but not trivial:

https://www.vis4.net/blog/posts/no-more-mercator-tiles/ (comments are also informative, particularly Tom MacWright's)

https://mapzen.com/blog/escape-from-mercator/
Dumping Yahoo authentication secrets with an out-of-bounds read
And there were never legal concerns with Mono?
Victims Call Hackers’ Bluff as Ransomware Deadline Nears
If the manufacturer claims that it works for 12 hours and it clearly doesn't, then then that's false marketing. The FDA could stop them from making that false claim without taking the product off the market.
My submission was unnecessarily terse. Thank you for expanding upon it.

I agree with all your points about OAuth2 clients. But I would also add:

All clients (Amazon official or not) will ultimately need to have API keys compiled into them, and/or use a (less secure for the user) remote service to do the OAuth flow.

And for all of these clients, it will be possible for users to obtain the keys with some very simple reverse engineering and/or protocol analysis.

Which makes this entire thing seem like a real waste of everyone's time. Provide an API/service available on the internet, or don't.

Trying to tell people exactly which configuration of which software they should use to access your service is both disrespectful of your user's freedom as well as a fool's errand.
A16Z didn't invest more in Instagram because of a portfolio conflict; they had already invested in Picplz, and decided they couldn't continue to back Instagram (which was Brbn, a social check-in app, when they invested).

A costly adherence to their own ethical rules, but it reinforces how seriously Andreessen Horowitz takes portfolio conflict.

source: https://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/20/how-andreessen-hor...
It's worth noting that this isn't just a research language -- it's used in practice for writing drivers:

P got its start in Microsoft software development when it was used to ship the USB 3.0 drivers in Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone. These drivers handle one of the most important peripherals in the Windows ecosystem and run on hundreds of millions of devices today. P enabled the detection and debugging of hundreds of race conditions and Heisenbugs early on in the design of the drivers, and is now extensively used for driver development in Windows.
>Are you implying it would be a good policy to start shooting down drones in domestic airspace?

Yes, I believe this was the implication.

>What problems would that solve?

Giving the right to shoot down drones, in limited circumstances, to property owners would solve the following problems:

1. Prevent using a drone in violation of property, privacy and other laws;

2. Provide a negative incentive to potential violators.

Basically, same motivation and reasoning as self-defense laws.

The drones to be shut down would be drones violating the law.

Rephrasing your question in application to self-defense laws: "Am I implying it would be a good policy to start shooting people?" - the many existing self-defense laws say yes.
Private loans are much easier to get discharged or reduced through bankruptcy though. Something like close to 50% are. And in some states the statute of limitations for collections of private student loans is under 5 years.
I'll the first to admit that bash sucks, but the only thing you mentioned that is part of bash is `2>&1`.
Def seems more than a coincidence. But wouldn't OP having consistent crashes in recent years (past decade) for Windows indicate something similar when Windows for many people is pretty stable?
> sounds like they want airport employees or automated systems armed with microwave guns to shoot down unmanned aircraft operating too close to manned aircraft.

Sounds like the type of vague technological requirements mixed with ever expanding job scope the defense industry adores. Lets get this pushed through congress!

Think of the children.
Surely wealthy people would be more concerned with getting a ride faster than cheaper?

Worth pointing out also that Lyft only operates in the US. Uber is in 81 countries.
If anyone is interested in syntax and more tangible bits, here is the manual from the GitHub page linked to in the article:

https://github.com/p-org/P/blob/master/Doc/Manual/pmanual.pd...
Wikipedia on Hull Speed [1] is very interesting:

> Though the term "hull speed" seems to suggest that it is some sort of "speed limit" for a boat, in fact drag for a displacement hull increases smoothly and at an increasing rate with speed as hull speed is approached and exceeded, often with no noticeable inflection at hull speed.

Which makes it sound like Hull Speed is not very relevant to look at, but later it also says:

> This very sharp rise in resistance at around a speed-length ratio of 1.3 to 1.5 [where hull speed is reach] probably seemed insurmountable in early sailing ships and so became an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of 'hull speed'.

The page on Wave-Makign Resistance is related [2]. So it sounds like hull speed is not a hard limit (and is surpassed easily in powered boats or in specific boat designs like racing kayaks) but would be a reasonable upper bound for how fast this particular yatch could go even though nothing truly specific changes right at hull speed. Can anyone elaborate?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_speed
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave-making_resistance
The same reason you'd fund it without them, for a competitive edge. If you're getting handouts and everyone's getting handouts you still have incentives.
Doesn't sound impossible to me. I was involved with a company at one point that routinely hit its customers up for small-time investment. Never saw the cap table, but I'm sure it was loooooong.

(I originally wrote "doesn't sound crazy," but in fact it sounds totally crazy. Just not impossible.)
Would be great to have Elm on there as well! Contributions are open to any Hacker News implementation that meets the specs :)
Looming Floods, Threatened Cities
He's 33, hardly a "kid"
Free is irrelevant because you can argue that a service provider sets the fees and the service.

Nothing says that internet service providers have to offers you unrestricted, unlimited and fair access to the internet; if you read carefully not even your contract.
I don't think anything like that will ever happen as long as you can fly your own Cessna.

There's also nothing in your system (as stated) that will actually enforce the drones to do that. Even assuming you outlaw all the other drones, what's going to stop a criminal with a rogue/modified drone? Such a system will only harm law-abiding people.

>I anticipate a lot of arguments in coming years between land owners and drone operators about exactly where the drone right-of-ways ought to be and whether drone operators ought to pay land owners to fly over their property...

We have already solved this problem when aircraft were invented.
You're right the telecom has this particularity of not being a "open market" with these big government regulations and bids for frequencies etc.

As the sibling comment points out : "Nothing's stopping Newber from showing up with a shiny new app and undercutting both". As long as this statement stays true (i.e Lyft/Uber don't abuse their dominant position to prevent competitors to enter the market), then the market should be healthy. I'm not convinced they would though.
Cadillac Creeps Up on Tesla with a Plush Plug-In
I also encourage anyone that sees something that could be done better to sign up and submit some code!
Americans Are Paying $38 to Collect $1 of Student Debt
Forget that they mentioned terrorism, the claim is still valid, e.g.

We need a way to enforce any proposed drone regulation, so that when a stupid teenager drops a malfunctioning drone on your head from 300ft, you are not left wondering why they didn't register.
Wouldn't you rather be in control?
This just isn't true. There's many Java ports of C/C++ applications and benchmarks are usually within 30%.
I see, he's not at all concerned about losing his mind spending four grueling months in a 42" x 42" area.
And what would be wrong with that? The goal is to have the shortest length of boat, a common measurement in boating. Obviously to achieve that you have to be clever with the attributes of the boat not under restriction. I'm sure no one would complain if you went for the "lowest underwater volume at time of departure" record, but I don't see how it's relevant here.
Well it's true that simply participating in the market helps to create value, viz the famous quote about it ot being from the good will of the butcher and baker that we enjoy our meal, but from their acting in their own self-interest. But Smith also mulls the need for regulation (due to market participants' habit of rigging markets to suit producers over consumers) and the downsides of pursuing pure efficiency (eg after praising the gains that come from the division of labor at a pin factory, he goes on to point out that getting people to do the same job over and over all day isn't good for them over the long term).

Smith was a very thoughtful economist but people have a bad habit of cherry-picking his work to suit their own needs while ignoring the bits that would constrain them.
About gomplate-a go tool to help config Docker containers (and other things)
Late response, but I moved to Emacs after being a very happy user of Rstudio for many many years.

Rstudio is a better editor for R. The problem is that it's a worse editor for everything else, and these days I write plenty of else, too. Being able to flip between different files, language shells, terminals, magit buffers, etc. effortlessly, makes putting up with worse autocomplete in R a pretty good deal for me. It does annoy me a little, but R is hardly a verbose language, and elisp is high-level enough that I have a shot at extending / changing the behavior if it really bothers me.
I work in aerospace and my organization is on windows. I have never encountered a more productivity - killing operating system in my life. Forced reboots for upgrades, laptops that randomly won't reauthenticate after wake, network drives that fail to map, other transient network problems, you name it.

Day to day, the biggest obstacle to getting my job done is consistently Windows. It's a thoroughly wretched piece of software.
That assumes the only sites you want to use SSL with is sites with a web root. Many sites use python's flask or node.js or similar, where you instead have an http server running on a high port, then proxy requests to certain domains to those ports. Such a script won't work with a setup like that.
Fiat Chrysler to Modify 100K Vehicles After Accusations of Emissions Cheating
Don't forget to throttle the CPU too. Phones can't parse and eval script nearly as fast as a laptop or desktop.
We also support kotlin as of yesterday https://repl.it/site/blog/kotlin
Hey, just saw your comment. I agree with your reasoning and am happy to comply. I assume you will pass the same message along to users who start such discussions in the first place.

I generally only comment on issues I know about. Outside of technology, history and civics is a focus of mine, hence the comments.

Perhaps deleting comments like the parent (made on a throwaway account, apparently) would be a good idea. It would stop folks like me who feel compelled to reply to perceived propaganda from doing so.

The alternative is for everyone who feels strongly about political issues to create throwaways for such HN discussions (see parent), to avoid retribution on their main accounts. I doubt that's a world you'd want to moderate, or that I'd want to live in. (Not suggesting I'd go in for such sock-puppet account shenanigans, but it's the limiting case that comes to mind.)

Anyway, I suspect political stories will always provoke political discussion. If you'd prefer not to have this on the site, I'd humbly suggest flagging and removing such stories.

EDIT: Your point about flame wars is well-taken, however. I could certainly have highlighted the history and facts of American press freedom in a more constructive way here.
But... DNT had nothing to do with government
> Nothing stops you from running a CA that offers 1 year certs over ACME. Or just providing one that also offers 90 day certs. If people will trust that CA is another question.

You know that's BS. All of your users would get certificate errors, that's what's preventing you from running your own CA.
A few years ago I tried to reimplement the server connections directly in Zookeeper to be HTTP connections and a REST-like API and try to use long-polling and some other things. I got some code written, but no prototype up and I had to put it aside. This was initially before etcd was really going (I think it was at version 0.2 when I started the work). I had always hoped somebody else would try the same thing, but no such luck.
Happen to another Qantas flight in the area, QF71 - hence the theory about the high-power VHF transmission station in the area being responsible:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Communication_Station_Ha...
It was kind of meta to click through each one to this same HN story. At least until Polymer, which displays an earlier first page. I suppose it should work that way, but it felt like I'd taken a wrong turn.
Sounds like you have the possibility to get yourself a new project and have freedom of movement.

Given this liberty, you have two choices:
1. Find/create the most awesome project. Don't care about where.
2. Go to the best town, travel, or whatever, and fix your employment there. Look into remote work.

This is one of the rare moments in life where you are free to choose. Do so wisely.
I think drones in the USA have restrictions on their gps so they can't fly over airports.
What question are you paraphrasing that somehow translates to shooting people? My question was about shooting down drones.

Also when it comes to self-defense laws, most states require the shooter to genuinely believe he/she is in mortal danger before shooting. Sure some states have stand your ground laws that allow more, but I would not say it's so clear-cut that people can just start shooting other people or property when they believe their rights are being violated.

It's not the people's decision as to whether a drone is violating the law. If you were arguing having the government have that right or responsibility that's a lot different. But even so shooting down aircraft is not something that should be done likely. There's a reason the FAA makes it completely illegal. Shooting a drone for flying over your property could make it go out of control and injure others.
In fairness we all have access to the tools.

Understanding and implementing them right can be tough though.
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It is not going to happen, because they have politicians in their pockets and nobody will investigate that.
The issue here doesn't seem that a data center went down, but that there was a bug which caused downtime.
You could conceivably serialize the DOM as a JSON object, but the representation would be very difficult to work with:

{
"type": "element",
"name": "blink",
"attributes": {
"foo": "bar"
},
"children": [
{
"type": "text",
"content": "example text"
}
]
}
If you like this, Buzzfeed had something similar recently: https://tech.buzzfeed.com/deploy-with-haste-the-story-of-rig...