skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
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This seems to be a paper about it
https://www.net.in.tum.de/fileadmin/TUM/NET/NET-2015-09-1/NE...
the issue with this is that the fundamental unit of hiring is an individual person. You can hire by hour or hire by unit of work but this is typically called contracting, outsourcing or, quite simply, supply chain. Platforms already exist for those things and, just like in typical hiring platforms, the unit on those platforms is a small undividable amount.
The "different universes" in the multiverse are still parts of the same wavefunction. Therefore they can interact.

It's just that after decoherence, they will never interact again and will stay separate.
We're missing context as to the existing work relationship. If this was one of the first interactions, maybe it was a little too harsh.

Beyond that, even though I'm generally an asshole, I try to be nice in PR comments. Like it or not, most devs have some amount of ego tied up in their code. So removing the sting with some sugar coating makes for a better chance of them listening.

None of this applies once I have a longer work relationship with the author.
> an Rpi 3, which these days are getting good enough to actually do production loads

They really aren't, CPU performance is really irrelevant given the RPi's architectural weaknesses. USB was never meant as a system bus and everything has to loop through the kernel stack. Having every single peripheral hanging off a single USB 2.0 bus is crippling for performance. A Pi can't even serve a share at full 100 mbit speed due to bus contention let alone do anything more intensive.

It's very similar to one of Apple's more famous goofs, the Performa 5200/6200 with its left-hand/right-hand bus split that forces the CPU to handle everything.

http://lowendmac.com/2014/power-mac-and-performa-x200-road-a...

Some of the clone boards have USB 3.0, SATA, gigabit ethernet, etc and are much better performers in practice despite having slower CPUs "on paper". Or there are little mini-PCs using 5-15W laptop processors that are really nice and run x86 distros/binaries.

All of these are at roughly comparable TCOs to a Pi (they include things like AC adapters that must be purchased separately for the Pi). The RPi is a bad choice for server usage.
LHC finds new baryon with 2 charm quarks
From your profile: "I do freelance Flex, JS and Java work"

Self-hating mood?
The fact that you'll never buy gas again is one.
The better drive is another -- quieter, better acceleration, smoother. There's actually no comparison on the numbers until you go way up in the Civic line to one of their sports car types.
Also better onboard tech -- last I looked Honda wasn't even offering Android auto. The system in the Bolt is in my opinion quite good.

The Bolt's body styling makes it look like a cheap hatch, which is unfortunate. The insides of the thing are actually really good. I'd recommend taking one for a drive just for fun. GM can't seem to get its act together on styling, but apart from fairly uncomfortable seats, I actually prefer the Bolt's interior to my Volt.

Anyways, here's some numbers. The Civic even in its "Sport hatch" configuration isn't even close:

Acceleration times & torque:
2017 Honda Civic Sport 1.5T Hatchback C
0-60 mph 7.0 | Quarter mile 15.2
Power: 180 hp @ 6000 rpm
Torque: 162 lb-ft @ 1700 rpm

2017 Chevrolet Bolt
0-60 mph 6.4 | Quarter mile 15.0
Power: 200 HP @ all RPMs
Torque: 266 lb/ft @ all RPMS
Sure those exist.

1) How many are there?

2) it seems like you are usually not CPU bound. The people I know doing this spend 20 minutes waiting for a video to render than 6 hours uploading it to youtube. In most cases their bandwidth is a limiter 10x over their CPU. (Plus most of those people are on Mac anyway, so they don't even get this choice)
Thanks for making that so succinct. I can't count the number of times I've run into code like that.
I used to have scorn for devs that handed code over like that but I've since turned around to thinking that this is mostly due to time crunches. Maybe something worked and then it didn't so they hacked in something and moved on.
Also I have the benefit of seeing this for the first time and not glossing over it with a mental "oh yeah that junk, let me get to the next issue"
So my advice would be like the scouting / camping / hiking saying of leave it better than you found it.
Wait a second... these guys make supermarket-grade pizza using "Jira and Kanban"?! This world has some serious problems.
really understanding someone, where they are coming from, how they see something. This is a challenge sometimes. Everyone has a different set of inputs that got them to where they are presently.
The market for custom software developers is built in a way that tricksters inevitably outcompete honest people. I.e. any sufficiently attractively looking profile on a freelance developer on any freelance site is likely someone to actually, avoid. They know what they are doing very well, that is their bread, they do it whole their lives, and there is absolutely no chance an outsider can beat them i that game.
It's maybe of some nerdy interest, but a far better use of your time would be to install an alternative widget that does all Aix does, only better... see the comment here:

https://github.com/pveierland/aix-weather-widget/issues/1#is...

Direct link on Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloud3squa...
I still read from left to right, damn it
CERN Researchers Discover New Particle Xi-cc++
Brilliant. My dad is 71, loves puzzles (like cryptic crosswords and Sudoku), is a huge technophobe, and has just retired. This should keep him busy until about 2022.
Fun! I made a few mistakes by writing letters sideways which was then confusing (C vs U, for example), but this was a nice puzzle.
You could potentially add something like:

HISTIGNORE='dpg *'

to e.g. your .bashrc -- not sure if the version of bash on OSX supports HISTIGNORE though (plus many other issues).
LSP is such a good idea, it is hard to ignore.
Creator here. It is basically running ESLint with your custom configuration and posting the result as a Github comment whenever you commit code to the repository. The source code is also available on Github[1].

Questions and critiques welcome. It is fairly beta.

[1]https://github.com/lassegit/gitdude.com
If you're into huge laptops, I'm running Linux (Ubuntu) on an ASUS ROG G752VS right now, previously ran on G750 and G751 models. Build quality is solid and the specs are no doubt high end. However, not everything works out-of-the-box and some things have no fix as far as I know. For example with my current G752VS, the microphone port is completely useless as well as the function keys (only volume control Fn keys work). Other fixable issues are brightness control (fixed using xbacklight) and headphones jack (fixed using hdajackretask).
"Biometric is a joke"

Speak for yourself because fingerprint sensor on my smartphone has changed the way I use it. Don't call the whole field of tech useless because Lenovo chooses to cheap out on their components.
in this universe, apparently L. Bob Rife owns a crafts store, not CNN.

now, where'd i put my google glass...
Pinging 'tptacek or 'lvh in the hopes they'll comment on how they do this with Latacora :)

In my experience "hiring a team" is closer to consulting (maybe long-term contracting) than it is to literally taking on a team of W2 contributors. It's not that it can't happen, it's just how I see it manifest itself the most often.

A group of employees being hired as a team need to 1) work well together (so that bandwidth is more than the sum of its parts), 2) complement each others' skillsets to reduce skill gaps and 3) all be more or less looking for work at the same time.

Number 3 is what's really important, but number 1 is also important because a team being hired all at once is (presumably) a team where each member is more or less equal in productivity, but not necessarily redundant. In my experience, that typically defines something closer to a consulting team than an organizational team.
I can do the iOS and android development, worked a lot with beacons already, would love to demo the experience. please get in touch via sudeep@agicent.com
That seems to be begging the question. Qubits do more than this universe is capable of, therefore there must be multiple universes. The obvious refutation is: qubits don't do more than this universe is capable of, because the universe does not run on classical limits. 10^80 atoms implying on the order of 10^80 computations that can be done implicitly assumes that these things operate on classical-ish rules. There's an implicit notion of "a computation" in there, which is assumed to be something roughly like what a standard computer is able to do in a standard machine instruction. What if, instead, the fundamental operations that the universe works on are things like Hadamard transforms?
I can't disagree with everything he is saying enough.
The emulation of mac os userspace will be the death of linux.
Advanced type system, language level pattern matching, ML syntax, compiles to clean and readable JS in comparison to what is emitted by the Clojurescript compiler
What about the interpretation that if reality is a computer simulation, certain operations (such as the factoring described) are a form of a security weakness in the simulation, allowing the simulation to "escape" and access/consume host computational resources?
Linux is not his personal project at all. Just check out the copyright lines.
First if you can measure it then it must be in ~physical reality~. If we are directly interacting with it why even consider it to be in another universe? Is my keyboard also in another universe?

Second, since when is one atom responsible for a computation? In modern electronics no atom is responsible at all for computation, only the electrons are†. Even then, computation is an emergent property, computation itself is abstract and cannot be physical; but it emerges from physical interactions.

† Not even the electrons are directly, it's the energy propagated by the electrons!Hence why electronics are instant while the speed of an electron is a few cm a second
Well the calculations to do this elimination would have to happen somewhere. Deutsch and the many-worlds interpretation says it happens in parallel universes. And what makes quantum computing so difficult is that you have to arrange those parallel universes to be identical in every way except the inside of the computer itself. That's the only way to get an answer back. If there's interference with the outside environment, the universes become different outside of the computer and you can't get an answer back.

I love this stuff.
This isn't true in general. For instance, U+1F346 AUBERGINE ("the eggplant emoji") is at first glance merely a vegetable, but in practice its phallic shape means it's understood to represent a penis.

Similar things happen with other emojis -- for instance the one depicting a Peach. It's an old human tradition to make sexual puns out of our food. Since users see the pictures and not the underlying Unicode titles, users ascribe their own meaning to the images.
1. Get good at decomposing problems.

2. Be attentive to "flow" and how you achieve it. Space/surroundings, time of date, amount of time, etc.

3. Be aware of your energy level, and match the task to your energy level. Get away from the keyboard and get your brain engaged in other activities to keep you fresh and excited about programming.

4. Write great documentation. This takes as much practice as programming itself. Understand "great" is not equal to "a lot"

5. Don't overbuild on the first pass. Refactoring is your friend.

6. Prototyping is very valuable, but be aware the prototype that doesn't die. I tend to use languages that force the prototype to be thrown away.

7. Profile.

8. Always be learning about your craft and related areas. Business, design, security are all handy when you're a programmer.

9. Don't be a jerk.

10. Learn a variety of languages. You'll likely have a few favorite languages, which is fine, but always be picking up new ideas.
For those who missed it, the original submission title (from the article) was "Scientists are about to change what a kilogram is. That’s massive."
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Ironically, it looks like the site has been DOSd by HN.
Follow these tips and make your entrepreneurship compelling
It would need to be somehow unique from both an acqui-hire and contracting with a professional service company.

You really don't want to go to the step of individual interviews. The point you're making is that each member contributes in ways that have been demonstrated to have sufficient value from the team's perspective. The evidence is your portfolio of successful projects in the past. Each member's strength may not come through in interviews.

Also, part of the value to your clients is that all the recruiting, hiring and onboarding work has already been done. Saves them time & money.

You're still going to need contracts, accountability, communication overhead, and those aspects are difficult to administer if each member has their own contract. Moreover, you'll need to determine how the payments are going to be divided and how to handle payment terms, collections, etc.

It seems most reflective of a law firm... So at first glance, I'd consider setting the team up as an LLP.
No they won't. Even the cheapest electric cars cost three to fours times as much as a cheap gas car in developing countries.
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By ridiculous, what I meant is that it's a PR stunt.

If anything it signals to the auto industry "don't worry you still have time to produce combustion engines"
"Predicting is hard, especially the future" (http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/10/20/no-predict).

I'm definitely not suggesting holding your breath; it would be foolish to say "keyboard-less programming is just around the corner, so don't bother with your keyboard!" On the other hand, a confident prediction like:

> People will be programming computers for a very long time to come and they will, for the most part, be using a keyboard to do it.

(the keyboard part, at least) seems to be a sure route to some future "640K should be enough memory for anyone."
By independent shops I mean fully independent - no business relationship with the manufacture. Dealers are a mix: they are independently owned, but they get things from the manufacturer that the fully independent shops do not.

The typically model is you take the car to the dealer while it is under warranty and then go to a cheaper shop afterwards. Which means that the dealer gets some maintenance revenue (enough that as you say they are sales floors subsidized by the maintenance shop).
Kroger is currently running trials of meal kits in select Cincinnati-area stores (their home turf). They cost $14 for the same amount of food as a $20 Blue Apron 2-serving recipe, and most of the ingredients are pre-chopped. The recipes are less "exotic" than BA though.
More details can be found here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/bryanpearson/2017/05/17/krogers...
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AB tests probably don't measure what you think they do
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Yes, in Texas you can use lethal force to prevent a burglary, robbery or theft (at night) and can also use lethal force on someone fleeing with stolen property in order to recover it.
I would guess they could borrow a few ideas from the frozen pizza industry. But the scale is very different, and frozen pizza factories don't have the oven to deal with.
Well, yes, but that's not ZIP encoding.
If a high-res screen is critical, check out the HP Chromebook 13 G1 which has a 3200x1800 screen. You can find the 8GB RAM model for around $400 refurbished. Comes with ChromeOS but you can also install Linux distros via Crouton.
I do recall there being a maximum limit on line numbers. I don't recall ever using a BASIC that couldn't renumber.
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True.
I also like the implication that we have another proof against T-symmetry.
I think the traditional form of this is the acquihire - though beware that this is much more expensive than hiring individuals.

IMO rightly so - the price paid in acquihires per-employee is reflective of the fact that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts - and a team that has proven itself capable of working well and shipping is worth a lot.
This? https://emojipedia.org/disappointed-but-relieved-face/
I always thought it was an emphatic sad, not relieved. Literally none of those emoji's look relieved. Even the Samsung one looks like it's wailing in grief.

I agree with GP, most of these https://emojipedia.org/google/ are indistinguishable to me. Almost none of them look like their name "GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES" looks to be in pain.

I realize that emojis are often replacing the body language queues we send each other, but they're significantly more ambiguous. There's maybe 5 faces :'( :( :) :* :/ that I use and that's about it. They seem to be sufficient to convey the additional emotional context for me.
graphic designers are. my friend is moving off a mac and onto a pc just to do 3d rendering at home.
good comparison, sure sounds like entanglement in parts
I don't have kids yet. My first impression was along the lines of "oh great, taking helicopter parenting to the next level". After thinking a bit more, and considering the real concern I have about how I'll manage my kids' devices (and whether I'll even give them a smartphone), I think this could be pretty cool.

I'm extremely ambivalent on how people, especially kids use technology. When I was young, it was pretty easy for my parents to control since everything routed through the home wifi. With smartphones that gate is easily avoided. Being able to monitor what they're doing with a phone would be very important to me while my kids are young to young-ish.
I will now review every contributer's social posts to see if they say anything discriminatory and request that they be removed from the project.
Don't let perfect be the enemy of good. Have you seen how people manage their passwords? Even a deeply flawed password manager is better than the current method of using the same password for everything or resetting their password every time they need to log in.

Average people probably have 20-50 accounts they have to remember the passwords for regularly, and for people who do a lot of online shopping or internet browsing, it's probably closer to 50-100.

Even when we had to remember phone numbers, people retained what, like maybe 10, max? Expecting them to remember unique combinations of 50 different username/email/password combos isn't just bad security, its arguably near impossible for most people.

It's all well and good to warn about the flaws in trusting a browser (although this basically amounts to "too much is going on so don't trust it" which is a poor argument) or the inherent insecurity of a master password.

But if you're already in the state that most users are in, those "massive issues" are orders of magnitude better than the current state. The convenience compromises those solutions make is so that people will adopt them.

Is this more secure? Definitely. Will any significant number use it? No.
That's like saying WordPress is a forum because you can install bbPress.
Just tried it using piedpiper's middle-out algorithm and seeing astonishing results. It's so simple!
D2F.1 = D2F.2, D2F.3 = D2F.4
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That's now, this is because they are not massively produced yet.

Every high tech product follows a law that it gets 20% cheaper when volumes of production double, and electric cars make up about 1.2% of the market now. So, they are going to fell 3x by the time production volumes reach 36% of the current car production, or about 25% of then-current car production.

But, they will actually own the market before then because cost of owning and operating an electric car is much lower than comparable gasoline powered one.

Easy to see that this curve converges to 100% of market share with quite a bit of margin. At least 2x margin.

There is nothing inherently costly in producing an electric car. Transmission is simpler because it doesn't need a gearbox. It has much lower center of gravity due to heavy battery so little mechanical trickery is needed to make it stable on the road. Electric motor is much cheaper than a complex ICE which also requires a lot of service. Only stumbling block is the battery - and they are getting cheaper every month. Most of the existing cost of electric cars is due to low production volumes as they eat away market share - there is a limit on speed of market adoption as well as factory retooling and business acceptance of the fact that electric cars are the future - but these are just technicalities, there is absolutely nothing preventing making a $15,000 mass market Ford Focus-like electric car, if built in Ford Focus-like volumes, that is.
Earth is not at risk of becoming a hothouse like Venus
"Ask HN: electrical tape or blue painter's tape, which is better and why?"
The coolness of quantum computing is that it harnesses the natural computational abilities of reality itself. So a single atom is doing an amazing number of quantum calculations at any moment. These guys like Deutsch figured out how to harness those calculations.

And the only way to interact with parallel universes is if they are totally identical except what's inside of the quantum computer itself. Deutsch posits that the quantum computer essentially proves many-worlds.
\> If we all reacted the same way, we'd be predictable, and there's always more than one way to view a situation. What's true for the group is also true for the individual. It's simple: Overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It's slow death.

UNITY IS DEATH
Lot of good comments here - CV is heading in that direction, but in addition to the other mentioned problems, the needed data bandwidth rises exponentially - my own take is that we go broad in some ML work where we should go vertical (I believe that the same thing that makes you jump when you see a (non) snake is what your brain is using for image fusion feature detection. However, the real problem not mentioned is parallax - we understand some bits of it, but our brain does a lot of high level manipulation of the data - in the real world, it's two completely separate incidence angles for 2+ visual sensors seeing a point at a given angular relationship, but the same point is not the same thing - take an index card, paint one side red and the other green, and look at it edge on far enough away both eyes see each side, and its close enough for parallax - sometimes produces interesting illusions :-) When you get to complex 3D structures and parallax, the problem gets a lot nastier, because after all the work to get the data you want, you are then forced to throw offending bits of it away and start making educated guesses - my own take is "You do not see with your eyes, you see with your mind" :-)
A simple (to install) solution for this is Google PageSpeed Module - https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/module/. It's like a proxy in front of your website that will serve optimized / minified / concatenated versions of the theme and such. It inlines small stuff, resizes images where needed, all that good stuff.

I don't have it on my current webserver though, I'm not comfortable manually having to compile nginx, it seems like there's a lot that can go wrong there.
Text Mining of Stack Overflow Questions
I've seen at least one other that I won't link because I know the founders and they are dishonest and slightly insane. Suffice it to say, there is a burgeoning market for this service.