skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Which is fine and all if you're acutely aware of the risk, but most residential dirt readily available for digging in happens to be in the garden beds around houses and garages, right were flaking paint has been accumulating. The dirt people are likely digging in, if they're in an older community, isn't just any old random dirt. Also, most parents I've known aren't too keen on holes in the middle of the yard, away from the house.

https://www.epa.gov/lead/protect-your-family-exposures-lead#...

Rather than take my word for it, there are plenty of federal, state, and county resources which can give you some idea of the likely lead levels to be found in your area and extrapolate from there. I'm not in the safest area myself, but I hope you find it's not something you yourself have to worry about.
Damn, I'm new to this sort of stuff. I'm in a no-win situation if I can't make the list, and other is not allowed by my boss because he thinks there is a list out there with everything in it and says I am making excuses when I tell him I can solve it like you said with free input because then we'll get silly ones like Apache Helicopter, etc. So I'll get fired one way or the other.

I got a feeling I'm on a Snipe hunt or something?

I can't discuss it fully because of the NDA I signed.
The problem is, I, and the typical taxpayer, is not qualified to make an informed decision about budget allocations. When I want to know where to spend my tax dollar, It is not sufficient to know how I value the causes, but rather how I value them relative to their existing budget allocations, and how useful additional money would be to them.

For instance, I may value national defense and our military in the abstract. However, if I look at the actual budget, think we overspend and that the marginal value of an additional dollar is small because of diminishing returns.

In contrast, I am sure that there are government programs that provide me great benefit but that I do not know or think about. This proposal would require every government cause to engage in large scale marketing, which is wastefully expensive, and would likely result in inefficient allocations.

>Clearly, the above would bias some of the decision making power away from low-income populous, however this can be addressed by some form of weighting and thresholds.

We could avoid this problem entirely by giving every voter an equal slice of the government budget to allocate.
Research has uncovered the precise age at which we start losing friends
The article mentions Wealthfront and Betterment as alternatives to traditional advisors and their heavy fees. But, honestly, the vast majority people don't even need to pay the 0.25% they charge. Just get yourself a Vanguard account and follow the advice here: https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/wiki/investing

The advice there, and in the rest of that wiki, will serve you very well, at least until you have many millions of dollars.
Isn't that oppressing the women who need it for biological reasons?
>_both_ correct on a range of policy matters _and_ of a trustworthy nature

I think representative democracy only needs to do the second one to be successful.
I was able to use one of these at Google Next. It's pretty reasonable but I was still unimpressed. I have a very simple test for drawing applications that represents something I would do in reality: draw a system diagram with multiple components by drawing and labeling a couple components, copying them multiple times, drawing arrows between them as appropriate, and then rearranging it in a new way.

I very quickly found early limitations of the jamboard like (iirc) not being able to copy drawings or group text and drawings. I'm sure over time the programming will get better.
1) Reduce your physical vulnerability (diet, sleep, exercise)
2) Act on emotions if they are justified and you can do so effectively
3) Behave the opposite way if they are not, with sincerity
4) Identify soothing activities you can take refuge in
5) Build a life worth living, regular activities to focus on
6) Find a good therapist
7) Accept yourself
I was going to suggest the same. Stoicism as a practical life philosophy may help a great deal. William B. Irvine's "A guide to a good life" gives a practical intro and advice.
Who gives it all away and then gets a nasty tax bill.
The transgenic petunia carnage of 2017
I looked at my calendar and double checked that it wasn't April 1st when I saw the fee structure.
You said you tried music but you tied it in with meditation. Have you tried aggressive music to pace your mood? And then maybe some more relaxing music after.

(I'm curious if people here chime in to say this is a bad idea for some reason.)
Utility is necessarily subjective. Presumably the anonymous donor decided the best way to maximize their utility was giving it to MIT.
Keeping Python competitive
Got fooled by the free-view-from-twitter-referrer dark pattern. Try https://t.co/xcHffVTtw8
I find that hard to believe. The American right wing and the general western left wing are MILES apart. I think the fact that there are people who unironically think that center-right Hillary Clinton is a "communist" is evidence enough of that.

I mean I still live within the constraints of reality, and generally only read politics which are widely accepted. I think I'm getting a fairly broad spread by reading opinions that range from "deconstruction of class" to "this is a Christian country".
Google should release the software as part of Chrome OS. This way it could be used in Chrome OS devices connected to projects and screens in meeting rooms and classrooms. Once the collaborative features become a hit, then sell them the luxury device.

Otherwise with this ridiculous price it smells like DOA to me.
One of my professors at UT Dallas has a book that argues that districts in fact should be partisan. It's been a few years but the logic is something like if you've got a 50-50 district, you're gonna end up with 50% of the people in the district unhappy. Where as if you intentionally designed districts to be like like 90-10 (or whatever possible), more people are happy.

Not sure if I believe him, but it's interesting.

Redistricting and Representation: Why Competitive Elections are Bad for America

https://www.amazon.com/Redistricting-Representation-Competit...
Hey bud, you aren't alone and, while I can't promise that everything will be roses, I can promise that you aren't alone.

However, I need to ask you a very serious question. You don't have to answer in public because it is a very personal thing. But, what do you mean by moments when you want to snap? And, when you say 'the edge point', what are you on the edge of?

If it's anger, have you ever thought of anger management therapy?

Or, if you are thinking of hurting yourself, please don't.

If you need someone to talk to, my email address is in my profile. I doubt that I know you in person and I am open to listening to anything you need to say.

Be safe and peaceful.
https://how-old.net/ has improved a lot
The NYC Human Rights Commission has a list of gender identities[0]. It seems unlikely that it lists all possible identities.

[0] http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/cchr/downloads/pdf/publications/G...
New ballot initiative:

Impose a new wealth tax on anyone in the top 1%
of income earners. Redistribute the money directly
to the people.

> The problem is with the idea of representative democracy at all.

The real problem is faith in democracy itself. It's not about a smart electorate or a technocratic bureaucracy. It's about voting being inherently adversarial, with a voting majority (population minority) always on the offensive against the rest of the people. Many vote in defense of their property against their neighbors who would take it through the ballot box.

Look at the 2016 US election. How many actually voted for either candidate, rather than against the other one?

The only hope for the long-term survival of America is to decentralize power into smaller and smaller self-governing units, with free movement of people and property between those units. We are a union of states, after all (not that they teach republicanism in schools).
Yes, the absurdity of the package in my cupboard, claiming to contain "chai tea". But your list is a latter-day pattern, the word exported from China together with the product itself.
They released the Creators Update for it last week https://blogs.windows.com/devices/2017/05/31/surface-hub-pow...
The book "A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy" by William Irvine is a good book on Stoicism that provides a good practical perspective on using the approach in your life.
You can easily deploy them to GCP's AppEngine Flexible with a simple dockerfile. It's pretty close to the 'git push heroku master' experience.

https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2016/10/how-to-use-Dock...
There must have been a 10x developer on that stand, I can't see more than $120 in materials. Makes me think I should be selling stands to Google instead of the stuff I make now.
Why I failed to catch Canada's worst serial killer
Seriously?

I don't think Google's quite jumped the shark. But, seriously?
You may have missed point three, where I literally say that. Also, they are not mutually exclusive, in fact they are quite causal. Also, there is more to gerrymandering that packing a voting block together; you can split voting blocks up do more sophisticated things to ensure your goals are met (the primary objectives generally being "get re-elected"). My email is in the comment and my profile, happy to chat more.
How to Make $100 on YouTube Daily? 7 Ways to Earn Money by YouTube
Imagine this:

You're walking down the street at night. You pass a man, who calls out to you. You notice that he's got a gun in his front pocket. While he places his hand on the gun, he tells you that he really could use some money, whatever you have on you. Which you proceed to give him.

Did you get mugged? Or did you instead give $200 and your phone to your new best friend?
I'd be curious if one of the unspoken goals is to make people outraged enough by the donation to make donations to smaller institutions. Wishful thinking?
Ha. Was just curious which of the three would gain the most traction here.
ahh, 5.13 > 5.6. Thanks.
One of my favorites: modal ad, with large "Learn More" button to follow the ad, and a minuscule "x" button to get to the content, as if seeing the actual content was an afterthought.
That's assuming a polarizing representative (one that 50% like and 50% are unhappy with. Could more balanced districts lead to more centrist representatives?
Surface Hub More Powerful with Windows 10 Creators Update
Is understanding views that range from "deconstruction of class" to "this is a Christian country" not enough?

The void between the american right and the general western left is HUGE, to the extent that you will have american right wingers calling Hillary Clinton a communist, despite her being by all measures right leaning in any other western country. I don't feel like I'd be doing myself any value in reading extreme fringe politics, since I can read widely applicable politics that are so eclectic. And I do read green and libertarian rhetoric.

I think reading global rhetoric is really useful, especially if you live in a country that positions itself as the center of the universe, but I just don't see the use in digging up hyper-extreme ideology that no one participates in and will literally never see the light of day in my lifetime.
Unless your principal is in the seven figures your best bet is likely an index fund. More and more people are waking up to high fees and lackluster results of these advisors. If I were to offer advice, go with vanguard. They have the lowest fees in the industry and have an ownership structure that benefits the shareholders of its funds.
$5000 + $600 maintenance fee ? Looks more fit for Billion$$ businesses who have run out of ideas on what to do with their money.
So I am now confused. We use Google Hangouts, ah, sorry now Meetings, with a Chrome box. Hows does this fit in? Do I need this and my current setup or can this take the place of the current system? It was not clear at all from the product page.

Google sometimes seems like they toss stuff against a wall to see what sticks without figuring out how it all goes together.
Most of the arguments against this center on the fact that ranked systems would be too complex for voters to understand. Which I used to think was pure hogwash, but Americans have since proved that they can't handle even two candidates for a major office. Hint: the worst one was the one with zero government experience.
Intended, yes, except it actually fails to do this currently and potentially indefinitely.
With WWDC 2017 and iOS 11, Apple has shown us the end of the iPhone
What business priorities? Dropbox owned the IP and opensourced it. No one is selling it now. If you know Django, the instructions are pretty simple.
Why Infrastructure Is So Expensive
Didn't test it, but I'd guess that playing some media (audio, preferably) should keep Safari alive.
I think that's a bit of an unfair comparison, Jamboard looks like a collaboration tool, essentially a whiteboard with some added features. It's not a drawing tool for producing pretty diagrams.
You can feed the URL into https://outline.com to see it.
Sources: Lee quit amid tensions over Patent Office funding
I was duped and bought an overpriced GoogleTV LCD. It seemed great at first until it was pretty much completely unsupported after a year and all the apps stopped working. Never again.
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Just stressing the "other reasons" part. In some countries people actually advocate for leaving stuff like this buried for fear of corrupt gov. officials handing off what they find to smugglers.
I think there are plenty of possible variations. I've been thinking that representatives above a certain threshold actually get seats in the legislature and committee positions, etc. But any one person would have the freedom to vote on every piece of legislation (if technically possible) if they wanted.

In all likelihood, a few people would get most of the votes, because they're competing for attention from a national audience. Therefore, it is possible that local issues get marginalized, so I think it would be necessary to give people multiple votes. That way they can split their vote and choose both national candidates and local candidates.

We can debate all these details when we get to the constitutional convention.
> learn to care less about your job.

This. This 100x over. Present your opinions, back them up with data / rationale, and if they don't go with them: water off a duck's back. It's their mistake if it works out poorly, or you learn something new if it works out great.

If you have employers that don't let you practice this "giving fewer fucks" attitude, or hold it against you wrt career progression, that's when you start looking for somewhere else to work. No employees should have to physically or emotionally harm themselves as a part of their job.
If it's not your company (you don't have founder-level equity) then it's not worth your health. It's arguably NEVER worth your health, even if you are a founder.
Can you link some of those demos? I haven't seen anything very impressive so far. Also it doesn't do area learning as far as I can see.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14402380
Have you looked at any other competing products?
Also, not on Stoicism, but "10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works--A True Story" is a book by Dan Harris, a news correspondent, bringing philosophical approaches to everyday life.
How GPUs Can Kick 3D Printing Industry into High Gear
It's easy to gerrymander a surface. It's hard to gerrymander a line, or a circle, where the connectedness requirement has teeth. One solution to gerrymandering is to determine congressional districts by birthday, or last name, rather than by geographic location.
I agree. It's why my original comment implied they should donate it to people with potential to do good to great things with it that aren't receiving many donations because they're not MIT or something. The MIT that already has over $10 billion endowment.

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2016/09/12/mits-13-2b...

So, lets give MIT more money they don't need while smart people everywhere else continue to get anywhere from less to near nothing depending on institution or area.
Worth mentioning that Charles Schwab also has some etfs with extremely low expense ratios.
Holy shit are you the dude who was on Shark Tank? That episode was hilarious hahahaha
I believe the process goes something like this:

1. We find human remains we can date back 100,000 years. Press release that we know humans are at least 100,000 years old.

2. We find human remains we can date back 150,000 years. Press release that we know humans are at least 150,000 years old. We were wrong about #1 (sort of).

3. We find human remains we can date back 200,000 years. Press release that we know humans are at least 200,000 years old. We were wrong about #1 & #2 (sort of).

This particular skull is apparently slightly elongated compared to than of modern humans, so that is spawning some debate, which is good. I don't know if some would consider this a parent species because of this, but probably.

An interesting paragraph I read in one of these articles on this recent discovery is that fossils this old are difficult to find because it requires an dry, arid area to survive. Assuming that humanity started in Africa will probably never be disproven because we would need to find a fossil older than 300,000 years that's not in Africa. I assume we think this based on the only evidence we have: we've only found the oldest fossils in Africa.
I wonder how much of the 0.25% is recouped by wealthfront's tax loss harvesting.
That by the time I'm finally done with my student loan and credit card debt, something else will come around that will yet again prevent me from hitting my financial goals.

That I even accumulated $40k worth of credit card debt in the first place. This wasn't one of my proudest decisions.

That I'll never be happy with what I have and will always strive for more.

That I'll lose my fiancee/wife in the process.
Callbacks in JavaScript
Smbc: minority report
Or simply people who don't like driving in traffic, its boring and annoying but you still have to pay attention and can't do much else except listen to a podcast or music. If the car drove itself you could work just as you can in a train or as a passenger. This would make a 1h commute much more tolerable. I can see many more people who don't want to drive deciding to use private autonomous vehicles over crowded/dirty public transit.
Let's say you had a successful exit and now have a bunch of stock or cash on your hands. What do you do to both protect your assets and possibly grow them without getting too aggressive because you want to retire on that lump of money?

Looks like fiduciary duty advisers cannot be trusted. Some claim that index funds such as vanguard are also not guaranteed to continue being a safe bet once everybody and their dog switches to them vs managed funds. What else is left to do?
Yes. Whiteboard+large supply of dry erase markers+cell phone with a camera. Much cheaper than $5000 and it just freaking works.
Coren: React Pluggable Serverside Render
Made even worse when the close button takes 5 seconds delay to show up.
I'm going to have to disagree here - while this donation may be less impactful to MIT than it would have been to XYZ Community College, the graduates and research of MIT will probably have a far larger impact on the world than those of XYZ. I'd expect a greater benefit from pushing the bleeding edge just that little bit farther, if that makes any sense.
Url changed from https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170601135633.h..., which points to this.
The problem with TLH as justification is that with assets with a positive EV (and because of inflation), after 5-10 years, you probably won't have many losses to harvest, but you'll still be paying that fee.
I'm not sure post-spending is the right thing to look at. One of the many reasons working at a startup is an awkward sell is that it means giving up money during your lowest-earning years in hope of getting more in your higher-earning years. That's the opposite of the smoothing function a rational person would prefer. That extra spending may well have provided a large amount of extra utility.

As far as taxes, a big difference you didn't mention is that startups most frequently exit in a single liquidity event that can't be deferred (i.e. acquisition). Getting that $1MM in one tax year is much worse than spreading it out over even 3-5. At least in my locality, the difference between taxes on a $1mm windfall in one tax year vs. a senior dev salary at a place like Google is ~5%.
> they get volume discounts... meaning they pay less to get their package "into the pipe" but the pipeline treats all packages equally.

If Amazon paid the same price as everyone else to get their packages into the pipeline, they would send fewer of them, and more delivery resources would be available for everyone else, would there not? It's not just the speed of the trucks, but their size and who's available to load, unload and deliver.
Right.... so an open source program/device might only offer VP8. While Apple could offer both H264/HEVC and VP8, preferring the former.
There have been other retro computers built, and one of the features that's pretty common is the ability to emulate multiple systems. The Turbo Chameleon 64 (which can act as a C64 itself or can be plugged into a real C64 to accelerate and expand its capabilities) can also run an Atari 2600 image, as well...maybe others, I dunno. The MIST FPGA computer can run a ton of different 8 and 16-bit system images (here: https://github.com/mist-devel/mist-binaries/tree/master/core... ).

The Mega65 is particularly exciting on a few fronts, IMHO. The native feeling case and keyboard they have planned is probably the most exciting thing for me, but it's also based on a pretty modern FPGA, which should be able to emulate even late model AGA Amigas, among other things, should someone take the time to port the cores (MIST has cores for tons of stuff, so I would guess it'd be a reasonable thing for a small team, or even an individual, to tackle).
I started with Wealthfront and Betterment, but honestly I could just buy some mutual funds at Vanguard and pay 4 or 5 basis points in fees instead 25 (and then the same 4 or 5 basis points for what they buy).
That's a super interesting concept. I will look into it; book ordered! From a quick think through - I think that this argument may fall flat on 2 related ideas.
1. Data shows that when seats are more secure like you say (90-10 instead of 50-50), representatives often go towards the extremes of the political spectrum (on both sides). this leads to issue 2...
2. Voters are generally not strictly partisan - that is to say (purely as an example), while I may have right leaning thoughts on how to run the economy, I may have left leaning thoughts on social issues. If I'm in a district with someone that is far right or far left, a portion of the time they're always going to vote against my wishes. Am I better off in general? Hard to tell without getting more in depth on my preferences.
I'm not an expert, but Keras seems much closer than TF.