skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Wow. I just defended a few weeks ago, at 7 years. And honestly, until about year 5, I felt no rush whatsoever to get out. Not that I was derping around -- I finished with 20+ papers -- but I was enjoying it, and I realized that once I was out, two undesirable things would happen:

- I would have to start running the grant treadmill (and indeed, I'm just in the middle of finalizing a training grant that has as one of its requirements...that I must write another grant)

- In the US NIH, there is a 10 year "New Investigator" status that lasts 10 years from the PhD, where you are preferred for certain types of grant awards. So I reasoned it is much better to graduate late and start this clock from a strong position than to rush up the hierarchy and find yourself victim of the Peter Principle.

So for me, delay was a conscious strategy. Only downside was I had to live on a modest stipend. It was worth it for me, though. Another point that I'm making is that "productivity" is not equivalent to "graduating/getting promoted as fast as possible".

As for TFA, I would say that amazing quantities of work can get done by pushing yourself, deadlines, etc, but the creative work that lays groundwork for future growth only occurs during low-stress periods. I try, therefore, to set up alternating periods of both types.
It's going to be interesting.

At first people may want to treat physical expressions of health, then mental psychological and then cosmetic.

At some point people will think about the genetics of gender (in multiple dimensions, not just sex at birth but gender) and race and all the questions and opinions that will bring.

And of course the desired traits like strength, beauty, height, intelligence.
Clickbait. There are far more business applications for headset AR in industry than smartphone AR. Smartphone AR is just a toy for the near future. Not to mention Microsoft's SLAM and therefore hologram stability is still the best in the business.
I think the article mis-guesses some of the reservations people have.

For instance:

> Scheufele also found that very religious people were less likely to support either type of gene editing (for therapy or enhancement) compared to less religious people. That could be because altering the human genome — perhaps permanently — could be seen as "playing God."

I think the "playing God" aspect might certainly factor into it, especially when you move beyond merely treating disease/disorders. But perhaps a bigger reason is the ethics around the research itself, which involves manipulating human embryos and then essentially discarding them once the research is over.

And then the survey questions themselves have some ambiguity:

> The scientific community is capable of guiding development of new technologies in a responsible way

There are several ways to interpret this. Are they talking about a morally responsible way? A scientifically responsible way? One might have full confidence that a scientist can pursue research in a scientifically sound, responsible way, but one may have far less confidence that the scientist will make choices that accord with one's morality. That may not mean violating Ethics Boards guidelines, but a more fundamental disagreement about what the Ethics Boards consider to be ethical.
You'd have to point out specifics you're mentioning, but the read of stringCache is not through a final field, and that's the source of the problem for any thread that did not initialize or otherwise set stringCache to a value.
There's also the hostage-taking effect, most notable in the iOS app store. "This 1-star review will be changed when you give me what I want."
Why are you defending this person so much here?

Because it seems you don’t even care to read before you attack.

As I mentioned before the facts are correct at least where I live.

The conclusions you can draw aren't necessarily correct.

But I think it would be correct to say that reducing the number of "native" westerners wouldn't help if they were replaced by an equal amount of other people with the same level of consumption.
The Fed manipulates US currency too. We just don't call it "currency manipulation" because, conveniently, the definition of currency manipulation is buying foreign currency. Buying up your own currency/bonds or increasing reserve requirements achieves the same result.
I wasn't responding to the article. I was responding to fowlerpower's comment:

> The thing is that Google has absolutely gone down questionable path from their early days.

And as for the article, it says:

> The New America Foundation has received more than $21 million from Google; its parent company’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt; and his family’s foundation since the think tank’s founding in 1999.

So yes, Google did contribute. But so did Schmidt and his family foundation. I think this is mostly on Schmidt personally rather than Google as a corporation.
What's "evil" here?
Processwire.com is the new PHP Lego.

...because? That is a pretty strong statement, and some reasoning for that would be useful. As it is, your comment is spammy and out of place.
I have decided to go with Arq and Glacier. Although Duplicati looks pretty good too.
How and why to thoroughly read every single contract your startup signs
> What we want to ask is: Given the ratings I have, there is a 95% chance that the “real” fraction of positive ratings is at least what? Wilson gives the answer.

Well, you can't answer that question without making assumptions. And these seem to be missing in the article.
The standard answer is that it incentivizes living authors to know that their heirs will be able to continue to benefit from their work.

In any case, the question of why it is that way doesn't much matter for this particular question. Regardless of why copyright applies to a dead guy's works, it does.
If you have a reference to a junk instance, which is what can happen with an unsafe publication (which is what is going on with the stringCache member variable) then all bets are off in terms of what you can expect to see.
This has been my experience as well. I have been using YouTube for over 7 years and the feed is getting worse. I imagine it's not great on the content creator side either. I know most youtubers have been looking to view count rather than subscriber count for a success metric. That to me signals that there is less loyalty to content creators and more loyalty to topics. That loyalty shift weakens content creator's fan bases. That combined with the current user experience of the "feed" is not what I would call perfection.
This idea is the problem with net neutrality.

The reason people support net neutrality is that ISPs are monopolies even more so than Google, Facebook, etc and we understand that monopolies are unfair, corrupt, renters, etc. Therefore it easy to be blinded into supporting rules that purport to punish ISPs, even if the rule itself is illogical and loaded for unintended consequences.

Reasonable people can oppose Net Neutrality for the economic illogicality of an enterprise not being allowed to negotiate prices with its customers.

What people want is laws punishing monopoly ISPs. No one cares if Google has to pay a fraction of their ad revenue to help pay for serving them bloated ad data they didn't even ask for.
I have been a data engineer for over a decade, and when I read articles like this I always wonder how do you differentiate between a big data environment and a traditional one? I mean aside from cloud adoption in the past decade I dont see my self needing any different "skill sets" than I did 10 years ago!
Except for that small detail in that there aren't a set single or even set groupings of genes that determine IQ and there's tenuous data to support that we'll ever find such fixtures.

I really hate how every thread there's someone that jumps from "treating genetic disease" which is both small scale (in many cases just the expression of a single gene) and tangible (ready definitions and lack of trade offs in "not having cystic fibrosis" as opposed to "maybe smarter"). We're so close to saving real lives it's a waste of time to bring up a terrible dystopia movie(the reason gattaca's protagonist can't got to space is he's got a heart condition that's likely to kill him; not because he's lacking the hand-wavy "genetic ubermench" qualities) to construct an artificial ethical dilemma.
This study [0] (sorry it's in German, English reporting on it: [1, 2]) supports your claim that integration is more or less equally bad across the studied countries. Different countries fail at different aspects of it.

[0] http://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/fileadmin/files/BSt/Publi...

[1] https://www.thelocal.de/20170824/integration-of-muslims-bett...

[2] http://www.politico.eu/article/muslims-integrate-in-europe-d...

EDIT: originally I misread that OP claimed that other countries did better, changed wording accordingly
To get a basic set up not to hard. I've used linux exclusively, with the 'exception' of chromebooks in the last year. I put that in quotes because it's a linux box. There are a couple purpose built boxes out there designed to run linux. That is boxes that mostly cost $1500+ and chromebooks. You just won't get a better linux experience for $300 than a chromebook.

Even when you get a purpose built box, like the xps, they end up having wifi driver issues for years or whatever.

Claiming you don't own a chromebook is strange to me. If you put crouton on it, you root it as your first step. I root mine anyways as part of setup since they have a bash shell. The code is open and you have root on the box so what is it that you don't own?

It's great if you can pay 2k for a laptop and own the whole thing, but there are a lot of people who might want a box that is 300 and they can own the whole thing and I think a chromebook gives them that option.
I do not think it's simple to remove the __getitem__ lookup behavior from this template. To start with, forename depends on _itemgetter(0).

I might as well re-write it as:

class FullName(object):
__slots__ = ("_forename", "_surname")
def __init__(self, forename, surname):
self._forename = forename
self._surname = surname
def __repr__(self):
return "%s(forename=%r, surname=%r)" % (
self.__class__.__name__, self._forename, self._surname)
@property
def forename(self):
return self._forename
@property
def surname(self):
return self._surname

That took about two minutes to write. How long does it take you to rewrite the _source so it doesn't support __getitem__ or __len__?
North Korea: What are the military options?
A Houston megachurch shut out flood victims. A Twitter storm opened it
A Houston megachurch shut out flood victims. A Twitter storm opened it

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/30/houston-megachurch-shut-out-flood-victims-twitter-storm?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Submit_to_HN
What is it with this author and the word "mere". At first I thought it was legit because the AMD chip was cheaper, then sarcastic because a purely inferior Intel was more expensive then it was used everywhere so now I think the author doesn't know how to use it.
nope I'm not :-)

writing poorly on the status dashboard, messing/mixing up timestamps, changing them retroactively hoping people don't notice, forgetting and/or mistakenly swapping the names of affected regions, consistently writing "next update at x o'clock" and then invariably publishing the update several to 10+ minutes after o'clock are all mistakes done by whoever is already paid to update that page and communicate with customers.
Good God what is a "regular cancer checkup"?
You're right, there is a difference.

I meant equivalent from the point of view of the user who wants to run tests, not on the way they work internally.
An anti-immigrant stance is by definition unfounded and ignorant.

This is plain wrong (edit: as can be proved by looking up the definitions.)

If you said racist, then I would agree.

But there are a number of good reasons to be sceptical to certain kinds of large scale migrations.

Edit:

I know s/he is locked in their position because of how often they bring it up in threads all over HN.

You have just admitted to the same in this very thread.

It doesn't matter if I'm making an accusation. The other poster comments frequently on immigration on HN.

Commenting on immigration is not a crime. If you think a comment is somehow against the guidelines then flag it: the mods here are pretty fair (and can flame people way better than anyone of us).
Dave Asprey/Joseph Mercola Claim Cell/Wifi EM Dangerous
Remembering George Keyworth and Why He Thought Science Belonged in the White House
Interesting! Around that time (a little later maybe) I helped a couple of Russians visiting Lisbon and one thing they asked was to go to a large supermarket. When in there, they said it was like visiting a cathedral.
> equity companies (or at least, purchases of their private equity) are going to go the way of the dinosaur

Source?
Same here. I think the reason it bugs me so much is because my mind views it as a type error:

int fewer;
float less;

is how I tend to remember the distinction. (Fortunately in my family, my wife is the language nerd who first called me on my misuse many years ago. Now I notice it everywhere too. It's weirdly viral.)
The Professor and the Madman is about him:

https://www.amazon.com/Professor-Madman-Simon-Winchester/dp/...

It also has some nice history on the OED.
>OT: I'm curious how many hours will this post survive on the front page

Not long. HN heavily censors any criticism of Google and yet any blog post from one of the official Google sites stays on the front page for a whole day.
I find reading in an accent somehow frees me to enunciate better and reduces how much it feels like a chore. I use a southern accent.
I believe that the dataset published by ICARUS in Maynooth University might be more complete and up to date than some of the others mentioned here. It is a combination of a large number of datasets, is global in scope and runs from 1900 to 2012.

http://maynoothdigitalcollections.ie/catalog/bg257f05g

It is the basis for the two following articles:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015JD024583/abst...

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015JD024584/abst...

IIRC the largest files might not download correctly from this repository linked to above. If that it the case you should contact the researcher Peter Thorne:

https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/people/peter-thorne
> The thing is that Google has absolutely gone down questionable path from their early days.

This is the price for being a public C-corp. There are very few people in history who can withstand the short term mob mentality of shareholders - in my mind only Jobs, Bezos, and Musk could do it... and survive. (imo Not even Bill Gates
or Edison could do it) Maybe for other companies this can be mitigated by becoming a B-corp instead i.e public benefit company
Would you please clarify what you mean?
Here is the transcript: https://44uc8dkwa8q3f5b66w13vilg-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-...
Intel ME controller chip has secret kill switch to accomodate the US Government
I've dealt with this in the past and am dealing with it again with a very simple trello board.

"What is the status of issue X?"

"What is the IssueID?"

"I didn't create one"

"Create an new entry in the tracker and we can all track progress of issue X"

Repeat as many times as necessary.

edit: I also try to create a trigger or other automatic action in the tool. For example, our issue tracker updates the release notes when items are modified or marked as completed. If you can get people to use the triggered tool it will create an incentive.
It's very common to see a "Most Popular" section in a website, but the way it's usually done is not optimized for clicks.

Inspired by Evan's post, I wrote "How Not to Sort by Popularity" a few weeks ago: https://medium.com/@jbochi/how-not-to-sort-by-popularity-927...
But when I type my password * * * * * * *, you can't see it. Right guys?!!
Env --chdir
The key problem with referenda is they put an amount of control of the future into the hands of people who decide on important insurances based on which company gives the best cuddly toy, and give about as much complex thought to political decisions too (so are easily swayed by whoever sqwaks out their atrocious disingenuineness and out-right lies the loudest - not that I'm bitter at all...).
He says "God's got this" so everything is going to be OK!
They've been advertising heavily on Facebook. Companies like Alta Devices and 1366 Technologies have been making kerfless photovoltaics for almost ten years now and are up to gen4 and gen3 production lines respectively, and have been selling in quantity to actual customers.

Meanwhile, Rayton has made a down payment on a "microwave ion source" beam accelerator from Pheonix Nuclear Labs and has apparently yet to come up with the remainder of the funds to take delivery, so they are still at gen0 (proof-of-concept.)
If you spent seven years doing something someone else did in three you're be bitter about it as well :)

I think the European approach is proved sound, since people do managed to produce top-tier publications in that time.
Yeah, when you leave the possibility open, everyone wants to believe they are that special one with amazing ears that can tell the difference where no one else can, but it's always placebo.
The original poster is interested in a locally hosted CrashPlan - the $10/mo CrashPlan For Small Business does not offer local backups:

CrashPlan for Small Business does not support computer-to-computer backups, including:

Backing up to another computer you own

Backing up to a friend's computer

https://support.crashplan.com/Backup/Keeping_computer-to-com...
I worked at Gigster and I would say to stay far away. Far far away. I worked there to work on python/django/rails/startup stuff. The move to enterprise is sure to kill them. No good developer wants to do enterprise dirty work and enterprise companies want clunky outdated stuff. They exhausted the startup scene to the point I'm sure they have a really bad reputation among startups.

So many issues that the point is just to screw the clients and take their money. No top talent. They started something called lambda and actually most of the backend is plugged from existing code. Also you won't get paid like they say, you will fight to get paid and still it will be disputes after disputes. They still owe me money and when I disputed with them, they took me off the network. It's all a huge lie. They got sued by someone already. No benefits nothing. You're good though if you're in on the scam. My teammates bullshitted about the client/project we were working on and many people left. Buyer beware!
Thanks: the biggest missing feature in coding culture
"AT&T small business-class internet"

Charter/Spectrum has a similar "business" class service. Yes, it costs more. I get a lower contention ratio, no caps and fast state-side customer service. My complaints are poor upstream speed and frequent, brief, early morning outages when they service the network.
My government is far more democratic than the US but I still wouldn't trust it with that kind of power.

Democracy is nice and all but the representative democracy most of the world is ruled by puts people who are good at getting elected in power rather than people who are good at running a country. Google/Facebook don't have that problem, their leaders are there on merit rather than their charisma, popularity or the lies they told.

Also, Google/Facebook are very much regulated by data protection authorities in the countries they operate in.
Before readers run out and try this, there is a technique and protocol that should be followed, or you won't like the consequences. I'll let a post on /r/natureismetal do the typing for me [1], and here's a copy-pasta for those who don't want to click through (more scientific explanation [2] of why this works within seconds...to make sure around these bastards from hell, I gave 'em two minutes to display proof of death---put a stick in the drowned mass and lift it up---before I moved on to hunting down the next raft):

-------- clip here --------

You're all going to love this. It's environmentally friendly, it's inexpensive, it's 100% lethal, and makes them die in the most horrible manner possible.

Dish soap.

Put a tablespoon or two into a spray bottle, then add about 2-3 cups of water. Swish the water to mix. Do not shake! You don't want foam in the bottle.

MOVE. UP. STREAM. Seriously, you don't want to be downstream of this when it happens.

Now, starting in the middle of the mass, start spritzing with the soapy water, and work your way out to the edges.

The soap will break the surface tension, and act as a wetting agent on the ants. As a result, the water will now start wicking up their bodies, enveloping them like living quicksand. And with the surface tension broken, the mass of ants will start to sink.

Remember, start in the middle! This will cause the center to sink first, and drag the edges down last. The ants will all hold on to each other and drag every last one below the surface. With a soft bloop, the entire mass will drop.

Remember how I said to move upstream? If you're downstream, the entire submerged mass could end up wrapped around your legs. Where they will immediately begin clawing their way to the surface, using you as a ladder.

Best of all, you can scale up your operation, and load a backpack sprayer with a bottle of Dawn and a few gallons of water. Then just wade through your neighborhood, wiping them out for the benefit of everyone!

-------- clip here --------

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/natureismetal/comments/6wkd4j/firea...

[2] https://www.livescience.com/13867-raft-fire-ants-buoyancy-fl...
Per Phoronix[1] AMD's threadripper does really good against Intel's workstation and HEDT CPUs. How could two more core complexes make it look less onesided. A Ryzen is one core complex, A threadripper is two Ryzen and an Epyc is 4 Ryzen. It is going to be the fastest until we look at Intel's highest end server chips.

1 - https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=amd-tr-1...
Well when step one is "steal hard drive from museum", you can assume that the sale and (initial) distribution are unlikely to be conducted above-board. Depending on one's access to sophisticated forensic tools, this may still be a difficult undertaking to extract any profit from. But money isn't the only possible motive.
I've used a modified version of this. I run a process by hand. I run it a second time by hand. The third time I automate it. By then, I've seen enough to know what I'm actually trying to do.
>>>Even the one that he makes sound the most ludicrous ("IRB required pens, be we were only allowed to use pencils") can be rephrased as:

It looked like you were giving an alternate phrasing of the IRB's actual argument, not a separate one that also argues in favor of disallowing pencils (as well as the pens they had no problem with).
What? Wait! I can't follow...

The article doesn't even say that Schmidt called for the guy's head. It seems to have been the Foundation's decision. That's arguably a spineless move, but then again it's probably in their interest.

And what, exactly, would be ethically wrong about stopping funding for an institution you no longer agree with? After all, every single donation to charity is based on the principle that those giving agree with the organisations' aims. If the ACLU started a large campaign arguing for the extinction of puppies, would I be ethically wrong to quit?

If you want research isolated from such pressures, your best bet happens to be government, by the way. There are layers upon layers of isolation between the funding decision and actual scientists that, apart from the occasional right-wing propaganda misrepresenting individual projects, you're measured by the only yardstick that should count: how many papers you get into high impact journals.
Automobile-IoT: A perfect marriage of IoT and A.I