skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Shouldn't economics sort them out

You know the old saying that markets can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent?

http://danluu.com/tech-discrimination/

It’s true that markets have impose a cost on firms that discriminate. In the long run, that can put pressure on firms that discriminate, but as we’ve seen, that timescale can easily be longer than half a century.

In other words, a generation or more can pass while the discrimination continues. If you're OK with that -- and with the risk that it can happen to you! -- then you're OK with it. If not, consider that sometimes the market needs change forced upon it.

Also, tech companies "lean young" primarily because younger employees A) earn less B) put up with more mistreatment.
How a laid-off woman in her 50s learned to code and launched a whole new career
That's a really old account to just have 10 karma...
Depends on what you define as small but if you remove the GDB debugging information you can trim down your binaries by a huge amount. My last project was 3.4MB.
> Except perhaps for some help from the Bank of Dad.

Based on what both Gates and Allen have said, it was completely self-funded to get started. The Gates family contributed no money. Microsoft was founded with a few thousand dollars and they were profitable / break-even almost immediately. Gates and Allen had just made a nice chunk of money doing contract work on a large scale power system before pursuing the Altair opportunity.
That would be nice if people had private offices but it looks like a dozen or so to each enclosed area.

Sounds like (pun intended) that they've made it more like a concert hall. Instead of white noise with all the reflections you get to hear everyone in your jail block, er, work area nice and clearly.

I personally find that hearing a clear conversation beside me to be a bigger distraction as I tend to "lock on" to it instead of thinking of the problem at hand. So your damned either way, loud but more noise like or quieter but more distracting.
Then you're probably not an anti-censorship extremist. If (big if) what the post is alleging is true, then it is pretty egregious.
No oversight whatsoever... none... obviously.

And really, would you seriously prefer the government to set search rankings? Because they have no conflict of interest either, right?
I use Netlify as well, great service! From my quick tests their home-grown CDN seems on par with CloudFront et al, hard to go wrong.
The Rising Value of Data:  Who Makes All the Money?
Agreed, which is why we need to severely limit what the servers can do with the clients. The security and usability fallout from this is going to be terrible, and it pains me to see the internet I love head this direction just to make a couple bucks.
Video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCldsRNuGkc&feature=youtu.be
You can't pay for that type of advertising.
The facebook character had the right answer. These companies have products that create more value than running a paid parking lot... why would you trade an employee on a product like that for a few dollars in parking fees.
In the two comments at the bottom, someone asked about both those points, and got detailed answers.
This isn't even the only Tel Aviv based "proxy" shadyware company that's being used for criminal activity by spammers and botnets: https://luminati.io https://hola.org/
there are people who promote their ideology on the premise that any disagreement simply must, necessarily, be predicated on an immoral worldview.

I think you are right and it is a general human thing.

I believe it is a side effect of the feeling of being in majority.

I think old Catholics behaved this way back when they were mainstream all over Europe and persecuted all kinds of wrongthink including other Christians.

I belive other religions does the same.

Communists did the same.

I might even have been guilty of the same myself half a life ago and -looking back - I think I can see a pattern:

When we belong to the majority view then we feel strong and infallible. In this position (infallible and with strong support) it feels like doing anything that acknowledge the other sides point is just counterproductive.

I also think it is interesting - maybe even a bit deserved given what I think I said as a young man - that this is happening now and I'm on the receiving end of it as atheists and sjw are going mainstream and are starting to act like any other cult: punishing and supressing wrongthink.
That, in and of itself, is not an issue. Your browsers, for example, download Certificate Revocation Lists over plain-text HTTP as well -- but they are digitally signed.
I'm not weighing in on the moral judgement, but I do believe that you misunderstood the comment you are responding to.

I think previous commenter was saying that lots of people like you with reasonable credit did take and run with those sorts of loans on crazy favorable terms, then when the value of the house dropped to half what was owed, many of those people defaulted on the loan; "Mailed the keys to the bank"
The majority of Web users use browsers that do not have a XUL extension model

And the majority of these users may have no idea what an extension is either. That doesn't mean all browsers should be dumbed down to cater to the lowest-common-denominator who will manage to infect themselves regardless of how featureless and "secure" browsers become.
Like running the Windows version of Gimp in Wine in X Window in Chrome inside Firefox on a Mac? http://imgur.com/a/wRals

From: https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death...
Many of their employees moved from another state. That's what young people do.
I was actually assuming the input representation would just be a video stream, which (combined with audio) is enough for human players, but looking more into it, it's a lot more than a video feed[1].

It feels a little like cheating, but I guess processing the game UI video feed isn't the interesting part of the problem. Plus, it makes the problem much more accessible to hobbyists who can't afford the GPU cluster required to productively experiment on models that process streams of 1080p video.

Still, in principle, I think modern ML modeling approaches could handle the problem of transforming the video feed into a useful high level state representation. I don't think I misunderstood the OP in that regard at least.

[1] - https://github.com/deepmind/pysc2/blob/master/docs/environme...
Facebook removing ability to send messages from Web app
Just saw this today when I sent a message. I guess they want their hyper-permissioned app on people's phones enough that they'll gamble on taking their toys away. Glad I'm not entrenched.
He's saying be very very careful what you wish for.

You can think of it this way, do you really really want some particular corporation or government agency to have that tool in their toolbox? Because if they do they'll use it.

Kinda like right to work laws designed to prevent 'illegal' emigrants from working. You really really want the government to be able to prevent you from getting a job?
What if experiment is conducted like this:

1. 53 top bidders pay and get their spot.

2. total money collected is shared between everyone who doesn't park
> * Eliminate `<ItemsPanelTemplate>` and `<DataTemplate>` elements, they're implicit in 90% of cases and yet add another element and indent level without conveying significant information. They could be expressed as attributes of the `<ItemsControl.ItemsPanel>` and `<ItemsContorl.ItemTemplate>` property elements.

XAML ultimately compiles to an object tree, if you're putting more than a reference, string, int, etc. into a property you need to construct it as a child element - if you want you are free to define the DataTemplate elsewhere in your XAML or in a resource dictionary and use the binding syntax.

> * Allow C# expressions and the composition of child-binding to be used in property bindings, not just `String.Format` strings. In my example I have to populate `<Hyperlink.Tooltip>` with a full `<TextBlock>` and `<MultiBinding>` element - why can't I just do `<HyperLink ToolTip="{Binding Kind} {Binding Number}">`? That alone would 10 lines of my 42 line example.

Use a converter? I know they're cumbersome to write, but that's what they exist for.

> Another issue with XAML is that the creators of XAML failed to learn from HTML+CSS: while it succeeds at separating programming code from view-level concerns, it fails at separating presentation from content - it's like we're back in HTML3/4 days when <table> and <font> were all around and it was nearly impossible to tweak and standardise a UI. XAML does have <Style> and <Setter> elements but they're more used for setting Template properties - the end result is a horrid mess.

Again, resource dictionaries, bind reusable styles to your elements. Syntax again sucks, `<TextBlock Style="{StaticResource AwesomeTextBlock}"/>`, and there IS the nagging issue that the styles are decided by the UI - but it's not too much worse than CSS classes.

Don't take any of this to mean your concerns aren't valid, but it's really not AS bad as you make it out to be. There's always room for improvement though!
It's known as git request-pull [1]. The generated text would have to be sent to the ones you would want to pull from the repository you host.

[1] https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-request...
I have a business park a literal stones throw from my home. I thought about going that route, unfortunately for me I have some higher power requirements that I can't get in those units. I thought about leasing correctly zoned warehouse space with the right power options but the cost is actually more expensive in year 1 than buying and building in my area.

I'll definitely take a look at what some other small businesses are doing. I've seen some up close, but the trade show run through is a great idea.

And yea. I buy stuff at auction within 300 miles of my area and drive the same day to pick up any gear I buy. What kind of department do you work within inside your F500?
A search for "google discussion search" brings lots of results.

https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/websearch/Psb6O...

https://www.reddit.com/r/google/comments/2b54ux/google_compl...

http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f11-off-topic-discussion/130...

...etc.
FB like twitter is an asset for Trump. Though if Zuckerberg runs for president We might see some FB needs to be regulated tweets.
I think there's a documentary on Neflix UK. The cover some of it. I would suggest looking at Ukrainian sources --but generally speaking, my understanding is you can find much of the information in Russian archives as the Soviets kept good records thinking those would never see the light of day.
Strictly speaking I was under the impression communism always meant controlling of the means of production, more loosely everyone works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.

Universal basic income sounds like ideally it sets the minimum bar at poverty, instead of nothing.
My girlfriend is starting a PhD at UCSF, and if they have to commute between 11pm and 6am the school will pay for the Uber/Lyft ride up to a certain amount. I'm not sure how it's facilitated but it's a good idea for sure.
Yes. It works as a fiscal policy instrument. But the important thing is that it doesn't affect prices. Messing with prices typically causes dead weight. Value added tax can redistribute wealth but has a clear overall economic cost. Lump sum income policies (negative income tax!) has no dead weight.
I would like to do the same with my country (malaysia). Even video amigo doesn't have the stats for mine. How would one do this? That's the interesting bit.
One dictionary I have at hand details five definitions of the word retard.

Why do we have to feel obliged to take offense at the whole word due to one slang definition.

Why should MEATPISTOL be a problem?

retard

1. to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
verb (used without object)

2. to be delayed.

noun

3. a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.

4. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person who is cognitively impaired.

a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: a hopeless social retard.

5. Automotive, Machinery. an adjustment made in the setting of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine so that the spark for ignition in each cylinder is generated later in the cycle.
I have also submitted a password reset to determine the password requirements so I could go back to login form and guess my password without resetting it.
It's referenced in the OP:

Chromium-based browsers are being “infested” by Instart Logic tech
which works around blockers and worst, around browser privacy
settings (they may start “infecting” Firefox eventually, but that
is not happening now).

And there is a link to further elaboration: https://github.com/gorhill/uBO-Extra/wiki/Sites-on-which-uBO...
.net core. With Asp.net MVC.
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Same. Sad thing is, as many of these virtual spaces that I have memorized, I've never utilized them for directed memorization efforts for other information using the "Method of the Loci" or "Mind Palace" techniques.
Phabricator is awesome but GitLab is more similar to Github if you're looking for a direct replacement.

These are still centralized, but each organization can host its own server. A true decentralized solution would federate issues/tasks, pull requests/diffs and their comments, etc. similar to how Git federates changes.
If I cannot use my passwords -- I always give my favorite password a try: ''; truncate table users;
Pretty surprised F-Secure Freedome wasn't mentioned - they're a major player and well-respected.
ha . . . this is true.

Laravel makes it tolerable though.
You might also want to read this fully-sourced response to Grant: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/08/07/contra-grant-on-exagge... (and also Grant's response to that response in the comments).
The difference is that value added taxation changes prices and reduces economic output. Lump sum (fixed) negative taxes (basic income) has no effect on prices making it economically more efficient.

Technically sales taxes in companies reduce marginal revenues so companies choose lower production levels.
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I didn't know the firefox version could do that, it's something I've wanted for sometime.
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So not getting #1 is search results is censorship?

The word is becoming meaningless dribble in the hands of axe-grinding cretins who believe that everyone must be forced to read their material.
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PIA used to be fast, a year ago. Somehow at times they were faster than my underlying connection!

Now, they're _much_ slower. Surely it's not just me.
Fully-automated forms for gathering that kind of data are common outside tech and starting to show up in tech at some larger companies, especially those not seen as "startup" (either current or former).

I know someone who tried to apply to a position at a large tech company and could not complete their initial forms; this person has a master's degree from a top-25 university, is soon to have a Ph.D., has studied at the London School of Economics... but left high school early to go straight to college. Date of high-school graduation was a mandatory field in their online form, and nobody at the company could come up with a way to bypass the use of that form (and entering false information, of course, is not permitted). This person may literally have to go back and get a GED after obtaining a Ph.D. in order to be able to fill out a job application.
But not every engineer works in environments or on projects with those roles in place. Beyond that not everyone has the resources available to work with UX teams and proper designers. And if one is in the younger class of engineers, chances are more likely one will be exposed to a wider variety of situations where they'll face the need of or benefits of being expose to better understanding human beings (being one of them) -- especially having entered a market where long-term employment is on the downslide, and experience is more project-based or transient.
It "worked" because people paid or found an alternative? Who's going to quit their job over parking?

Seems like the standard formula for a business news article now is to repackage common sense ideas as something new and exciting.

Charged for parking? Let's make a comic about how innovative that was.
Symmetrical 2Gbps, which is offered by Comcast in some regions, is probably too fast for 99.99% of consumers... but it is nice if you have the option
Docker Is Said to Be Raising Funding at $1.3B Valuation
I checked the VPN I use, and I think the analysis presented does not correspond to the privacy policy and FAQ of the service.
> People differ and people think differently: sometimes stuff we think as difficult seems easy to business people. That is a conflict that we have to solve, not avoid.

This, and its inverse (things that seem difficult to business people might seem trivial to developers) was the biggest 'aha' moment of my career so far. As developers/engineers, we are the ones that have the best fine-grain understanding of the cost and complexity trade-offs of what we do. A big part of a developer's contribution to a project lies in communicating those trade-offs to stakeholders in a way they can reason about effectively.
Great rant. In a way my question is a challenge the Rails is dead noise. Maybe I’m an old dog but the stuff I see lately misses the mark. Developers seem to spend a lot of time thinking about how they’re going to run their microservices before any functionality is built... there’s something wasteful there. Rails just works and seems to be faster to solution than any of the piecemeal approaches I see in the microframework world.
Every company I applied to over the last 2 years requires this. This includes all the major tech companies and MBB. I used both their own internal application process and 3rd party. Maybe it was the specific roles I was applying for, but this has been a universal experience for me.
This guy must be a joker with a name like Bill Burr.

edit: for those who down-voted, one of the most famous comedians in the US at the moment is also named Bill Burr.
>There is no reason to expect that their subset of the population should conform to a general population skew.

Absurd. Differences in the general population will translate into differences in the number of men that pursue CS and related fields, which will affect the gender composition of the applicant pool that Google recruits from.

>Can you point to my dogmatic position?

The dogma is in you ignoring and denying basic statistics and common sense in order to defend the ideological premise underlying Google's discriminative (affirmative action) policies.

>The guy was fired because he let everyone know that he is more than happy to point to descriptions of the general population and sinister world spanning conspiracy theories in order to maintain a dismissive and belittling attitude within the work environment toward women that happens to support a status quo that directly benefits himself rather than support the stated goals of the company.

This grossly mischaracterizes the content of the memo and the veracity of his arguments. Your comment displays utter and unscrupulous intolerance to opinions that disagree with your postmodernist viewpoint on gender.

It rejects the relevance of overwhelming empirical evidence on the causes of gender differences in the general population, that are manifestly relevant to gender representation in tech. Your comment embodies the prioritisation of dogma over science, and the willingness to use any means, including blatantly mischaracterizing the arguments made by ideological opponents in order to justify their being fired, to achieve one's ends.
Recent discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14967731
Watching this "drama" it feels to me like some kid in kindergarten said something like: "boys have penises and girls have vaginas, boys prefer toy soldiers and girls like playing with dolls". What's the damn deal about that, I still don't get it? There are many other things to be angry at. Why in the world people stuck arguing about this shit?
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Haven't looked at it.
Agreed, it seems that the odd-numbered Delphi versions were the best.... 3, 5, 7. 7 was my main environment for years.
“Why the tech industry doesn't need more female software engineers”
Right, so a slope is needed to sustain 30. I highly doubt any mountain bikers are sustaining 30+ on the flat with knobbly tyres and dual suspension.
>Funny, I feel exactly the same way about your representation of what James Damore wrote.

Is it funny because you can't actually source a quote from the memo proving any of your implications? I think it is.

>That you don't see what you're doing as a form of virtue signaling

Virtue signaling requires the signaling to, hopefully, elevate one's status within an in-group. Considering I don't blather on social media all day about political shit, it'd be pretty hard for this to be the case, and the rare time that I do, I prefer to do it unrelated to my real name, precisely because of vitriol shit out by both "sides", faux progressives and alt-right or whatever you want to call them.

But please, continue to believe that many faux-progressives were not acting like thugs in this particular debacle.

>He was fired

He was fired because immature employees couldn't have an honest discussion, and then called up a bunch of news orgs to get public opinions on their side and summon a shitstorm before anyone even saw the memo. Firing him just proves him right.
I was going to deride Slate for presumably being on the side of the people equating "Science" with truth at the March for Science just a few months ago, but it turns out they had the exact same issue then: http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/201...

I figure if I was going to smear Slate for assumed hypocrisy, I should do the right thing and praise them for their (IMO, correct) consistency when I was wrong.
I'm aware of the fact, but almost most sellers agents rather get 4% or 4.5% rather then 3% (which is what happens when there is a buyers agent).
There's still no way out here for you. The only way to shut down your social "chilling effect" is to impose an equally-powerful social "chilling effect" on everyone except the first person to speak.
Spring doesn’t seem as straightforward to me as I would hope. Play is similar, there is promise there but just too open ended.
I’m not sure I follow your numbers or your logic - Lyft charged their employees, where is the $35k/mo cost to Lyft coming from?