skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Chicken/Egg conundrum. LA's low-density sprawl exists for three (maybe four/five) reasons: Geological (quake shake = low rise makes sense), availability of land, and lack of suitable transport infrastructure. (Possible forth reason is the overall history of the place, maybe we're just at the apex of that time when various disparate towns come together to form the city and we're not quite done with that process yet). I guess there's a tenuous fifth reason which is LA's road infrastructure is at the extreme end of feasibility, including but not limited to the inhabitant's seemingly infinite patience for rush-hour gridlock.

If you believe the earthquake risk, land area, and roading are reasons enough that urban intensification has not occurred, then adding (more) rail doesn't really make sense. On the other hand, you could regard lack of rail as being the only thing holding back urban intensification, and the lack of it being the very reason for LA's current sprawl. Providing you don't regard the other factors as hard limiters, of course.

So in one school of thought: there's nothing really stopping the rest of LA intensifying in the same way as downtown (and the airport area), other than a lack of suitable transport infrastructure to facilitate it. So assuming intensification is a thing you want, there is the argument to invest and deploy the trains; in a few years you should see a great intensification of the new corridor areas of LA where it previously didn't make sense.

Personally, I'm not on board with the idea - The quake hazard alone is reason enough to keep things flat and wide. I might be somewhat conservative in that regard of course - Continually echoing in my mind is that statement from 'the really big one' article a few years back that said 'everything west of Interstate 5 will be toast', as far as how I judge LA's realism on earthquake risk.
For me the following quote from Paul Graham's essay has struck a chord: For example, reading and experience are usually "compiled" at the time they happen, using the state of your brain at that time. The same book would get compiled differently at different points in your life.

It's changed how I read books. I used to feel that if I needed to re-read a book I did something wrong the first time – now I read a book again after some time just to get a different perspective of the book. It's the same thing that happens the second time you watch a movie: you notice details that you missed the first time around.
I don’t think it’s reasonable to make such a bold claim without some citations…
Ask HN: What could you do when you have a good idea but no one's getting it?
Hi all,
I work in a company composed mostly of scientist with background in biology (PhDs and MSc), while I'm a computer scientist doing a lot of dev and some data science.

Recently I had an idea that hopefully could increase the throughput of one of our experiments 10-100 folds, using some ML procedure.

I've made several IPython notebook style simulations of the experiments, showing that it indeed works , even when a relatively large degree of noise (to what is expected from the 'real' experiment) is introduced into the system.

To validate it in-vivo, I need a small budget and another experimental scientist. However, none of them really 'get it'. Even though I have an in-silico POC that the method is noise-proof and at least worth a shot, they were reluctant to to try it (and subsequently, the senior management who rely on their opinion mostly dismissed it).

I talked with a few friends of mine who also have CS background and they share my enthusiasm once I described that idea.

Technically, I'm not allowed to share any of my work, so I can't really share an opinion of someone from the outside.
I'm really frustrated and thinking about sharing this idea online anonymously, so that at least other people and can benefit from that. What do you guys think?
On the bright side, we just spent a lovely evening sharing drinks with friends at Alamo Square park... Warm nice nights like this one are rare in SF
I'm not familiar with Keurig, but I assume it is similar to Nespresso?

Nespresso became extremely popular because:

1) The machines are very cheap (compared to other espresso makers)

2) They take a fraction of the time to prepare coffee (compared to other methods)

3) They are extremely easy to clean

4) Capsules have a long shelf life, you can get them in small quantities, so it doesn't matter if you drink 3 cups of coffee per day or 3 cups of coffee per month.

5) They have really fancy stores in top locations where they sell their capsules

Everything about Nespresso is convenient and feels great. There is no DRM, because that would not be convenient.

The only thing that's convenient about the Juicero machine is that it is easy to clean. Everything else about it, from the short shelf live to the subscription pricing, to the long time it takes to make juice, is just inconvenient. The DRM and Wifi requirement is just stupid.
What do you use as an x86 code generator for such purposes ?
Just thinking aloud: Uber doesn't actually run driver verification and background checks, they hire other companies for that. In a more decentralized world, drivers would pay for that service themselves and get a digitally-signed certificate that they could upload to the software. Same for being sued: the driver would have to get insurance or escrow a certain lump sum (and upload proof too), so that if someone sued and won, the money could be used to pay for that.
There is also a large group trying to hide the issue under some "different-interests hypothesis" but it's in fact the core problem. Just look at other cultures to see that there is nothing inherent to women not interested in CS.

The debate would be more honest if the "different-interests" group were just saying that they don't want our culture to change. As for me like I said there is no evidence that there may be some genetic predisposition other than cultural ones.

An interesting talk that gave me some perspective (not sjw, just someone's experiences): https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FEeTLopLkEo

Edit: clarified second paragraph
I was just about to comment that the topics seem really intense. I got the impression that Carnegie Mellon is an excellent university with very high standards (much better than Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, etc., which are prestigious and have lots of professors which do great research, but the actual scientific education is good, but not extraordinary, and moreover, the courses are not very hard from what I've heard).

It happened multiple times that I googled some relatively obscure topic, and I found multiple excellent sources from Carnegie Mellon professors. For example, there is this excellent document [1] by Jonathan Shewchuk, about the conjugate gradient method, and you will found as many as four lectures about DRAM memory on youtube.

[1] https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~quake-papers/painless-conjugate-grad...
"Also ignorance of the law is no excuse."

Alas, it is an excuse for a police officer in the US. A cop performing official duties who acts unlawfully, but the law they're violating has not yet been "clearly established" (TBD), is immune from prosecution.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualified_immunity
…n factory farms, we are encouraging the rapid raping of animals, forcing them to have children and then rapidly killing off their children, and repeating this process. All while restricting the space that they get to live in.

Have you considered that it might be feasible to eat better meat that doesn’t have these attributes? High-quality, free-range, organic meat is quite widely available - if it’s from a local farm, even better!
If you read the book, you'll notice that first and foremost it is a book of philosophy. The technique is really secondary.
I'm doing a bit to improve Sarahah - (that Anonymous feedback app) by making it's Open source alternative with Text Sentiment analysis, so people anonymously can't submit abusive and hateful feedback
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I do not think he's joking. JS thinks in logic. :D
When you're a trained phlebotomist as the article states, there is simply no excuse for any negligence surrounding blood withdrawal laws.

The police department would not send someone who is not trained in these laws and protocols or else the chief would be in hot water.

You are making apologies to protect people whose job it is to know how to draw blood according to appropriate health precautions and legal precedents.
It still happens sometimes, that I don't regret diving into the comments section of an article. This thread was such a gem.

Thank you.
The annoyances described by the author sounded like they relied on Javascript and graphics.

This made me wonder if the site relies on Javascript or graphics.

As an experiment, I just wrote a small POC command line script for

1. searching for hotels by keyword

2. obtaining the hotel ids

3. searching availability using the hotel id

4. printing prices, etc.

If anyone wants this I will share it.

Easily adaptable to bulk searching, producing CSV, etc.

Again, this site does not require Javascript or graphics for getting price lists.

Easy to avoid the "dark patterns" and just retrieve the desired data.

I use a text-only browser.
dev yes, pm no. My cofounder is an accomplished PM so we've got that covered :)
Here's the new sharing link (Links expire after 8 hours, which seemed like a good amount of time for a party)

https://gotanyjungle.com/tasty-horse-80
Neither Ctrip nor eLong are owned by Priceline / Expedia. They invested in the respective companies and own a stake, but Chinese law prevents that any foreign company owns the majority of any Chinese company.
(Yes, even the Chinese McD, Apple, Starbucks etc are majority Chinese owned)

I am a bit shocked though, that Momondo is owned by Kayak. For me, Momondo has so far been the best alternative.
And Skyscanner is owned by Ctrip, which has a strategic partnership with the priceline group...
Hmm those look very interesting. Thanks!
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Why not both?

Send a message loud and clear that roughing up well-meaning and innocent citizens shall never be tolerated and will be prosecuted with a great risk to one's personal accumulated wealth.
not mentioned is washio, which was one of the few uber-for-x startups I was surprised to see fail. solved a real problem.
You already have that. Just write your script in one of the countless sane languages that are #!-able.
Not to forget the private Docker registry and basic project management (burndown, cross-project milestones, estimations, etc.)
Yes, and in a city such as Berlin where the taxi supply is not artificially restricted through a mediallion system, and sensible safety and labour laws prevail to the extent that Uber is not even able to operate, an app like MyTaxi functions just about as well as "ride sharing" apps in my experience (though it trails in significant innovations such as UberPool / LyftLine).
I don't think the "no money" is necessary. For example, I don't think any drivers in Bla Bla Car do it professionally, since it's not really profitable if you're taking the trip just for the money.
Excellent insight, thanks for sharing that.

I'd also agree with the following:

> Not despite of their money but because of their money, Google cannot innovate.
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You definitely don't need AC in Mountain View.

Source: Haven't turned it on.
"while the requirements and danger of of being an officer have skyrocketed"

As mcphage pointed, this is untrue. You are more likely to die on the job collecting garbage or driving for a living. "Police officer" doesn't even break the top 10 most dangerous US jobs. It's about on a par with "groundskeeper".
Umberto Eco would agree with your penchant: "Eco's library contained 30,000 books and tended to separate visitors into two categories: 'those who react with 'Wow! Signore professore dottore Eco, what a library you have! How many of these books have you read?' and the others — a very small minority — who get the point that a private library is not an ego-boosting appendage but a research tool. Read books are far less valuable than unread ones." [0]

[0] http://www.openculture.com/2017/03/watch-umberto-eco-walk-th...

This link also contains a video of Eco walking through his library at home. It is sort of breathtaking!
Google Photo has been launched less than 5 years ago and is a great product.
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Likewise. That channel might be the most Canadian thing ever to exist - got a little homesick just watching it.
"in places like Texas or Florida it's required to have functioning AC by law, depending on where you're at"

I couldn't find evidence that this is true. Can you point me to that requirement?

This must be a recent change since I grew up in Florida in a house w/o air conditioning. (Easier in a Florida cracker style home than one designed around A/C.) My Dad would have been pissed if there were the law 20 years ago. Of course, even if we had A/C he wouldn't use it - the house was only slightly more insulated than a tent.

There is a Florida law which says landlords must provide heat during winter. From http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2012/Chapter83/All :

>  Unless otherwise agreed in writing, in addition to the requirements of subsection (1), the landlord of a dwelling unit other than a single-family home or duplex shall, at all times during the tenancy, make reasonable provisions for ...  Functioning facilities for heat during winter, running water, and hot water.

In any case, this only applies towards rental properties.
WOW :)
Or maybe, just maybe, non-fiction books(not textbooks) are a terrible medium to learn anything, in light of what we know of how memory works ,and in light of various knowledge management technologies, which don't work terribly well with books ?

And books only exist because they are the lowest common denominator for someone to share an idea, and they are a good form of entertainment, similar to facebook posts ?
You don't need to convince me that juicero was stupid and unnecessary, just saying there's an analogue to gp's example in that there are already fairly expensive ($4/bottle) juices out there showing that there's a market for juice. There are also much more ridiculously priced juices, including, yes, $8 juices. I'm not the target market for those, but they exist at cafes and some other grab and go type places and have for a bit, so there must be at least a small market for overpriced juice.
This would make sense if the other entities were actually making, which they don't. Cut the ties to Google and everything else dies.
It would certainly replace unemployment benefits but certainly not health- and family-based welfare.

Though the children could receive something like $800/month for the first, $600/month for the second, and so on up to the fourth which is compensated for $200/month. Anything above that will not be compensated. The diminishing returns will discourage people from having more kids just to have more money, and also will appease those who are afraid of "welfare queens" who only have kids to get money from the state. We know that the contingency of people actually doing that is practically nonexistent but it will assuage those who are still concerned about it.
Project Tango, Chromecast? Money also through Google apps, email and Android
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Profanity is not synonymous with abuse. People use profanity all the time here. Similarly, the mods will still take a dim view of you if you keep it clean while abusing someone.
The slides are not, and there are so many links that are directly behind a paywall on hacker news... Those really bother me.
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For Hotel bookings, many (all?) Expedia subsidiaries seems to be just a different UI for the same offer with slightly different prices since they target different users (premium vs budget etc). All bookings are made under the name Expedia.

In case of Priceline Group, it depends on the market. E.g. in China Agoda seems to be just another front-end for booking.com. All bookings are actually made through booking.com. But e.g. in Malaysia Agoda lists some Hotels which I could not find on Booking.com.

The Flight search engines seem to have major differences, e.g. in Southeast Asia Momondo lists a lot more local agents and more airline websites directly than Kayak.
The thing I find interesting is that in many cases the types are "there", dynamic or not, except in most statically typed languages you have to type them out for the compiler. If explicit types everywhere arent an awesome communication tool, then shouldn't we be able to do away with them and keep the benefits? Or 85%? 90? Why not an uncluttered lisp or Python syntax and tools that don't require us to spell out the types by keyboard?
If you do this, you are more of a parasite than the middleman which provided value to you.
When starting with Node.JS I did experience callback hell for about half a year before I found a good tutorial on how to manage the callbacks, and it finally clicked, since then, managing callbacks has become a second nature. The magic trick is to use named child functions instead of anonymous and self calling functions, so you can take advantage of the closure. I find programming this way even easier then writing in a serial non async language, because of the heavy use of function state instead of global state, and I love that in Node.JS modules are not just a "include file" and actually a object that works just like any other object, and can be used in function scope and closures. So instead of importing a bunch of variables to the top scope, you can require them locally and just by looking at the function you can see where all the variables come from, you don't have to know about the outside world to understand what the function does!
I love science based games unless the science is just a simple filter on top of a basic concepts.

The new scary maze game http://scarymazezgame.org/scary-maze/scary-maze-game-7 with a collection of the top scary mazes available online. You can enjoy scary maze game 1, scary find the.
Same for renting out your house and so on: For the first meeting, yeah it's super important. After that, you'll probably know if you trust them enough to skip the fees.

You poor trusting fellow. That's exactly how they get you: pay a few months on time, then stop and live for free until you can evict them. Been there, had it done to me.
Maybe it's just me, but

>some sort of busywork that has some social benefit

sounds like so much more of a trap and a hellhole than hanging out at home with the potential to produce the things you love. There will be some who simply don't contribute at all, but think of all the artists who could contribute to social good through culture enrichment who are stuck in the stereotypical barista/retail/waiter job who have no time to contribute to their community outside of their two jobs. You think they are already contributing maximally? They will be climbing out of a local optimum (making money to scrape by( to pursue their global optimum (producing art that enriches others' lives and gives them a sense of meaning, and possible a path out of crippling depression).

Edit: I should also include that "some social benefit" can be twisted to mean anything. One person handing out tickets, another stamping a wrist, and a third saying "enjoy the show" arguably provides social benefit but there is a significant opportunity cost involved with railroading people into these sorts of jobs.
This is predicated on the assumption that goods are scarce. Are they scarce due to natural constraints or are they scarce artificially to drive up profits?
Or define what = means. In fact, most university courses make this same mistake.
> This is a peculiar statement, imo. Have you compared the surface APIs of React and Vue? React's API is much smaller. While Vue might be easier, React comes off as simpler.

This 'simplicity leading to complexity' issue reminds me of the many articles that argue why Lisps aren't more popular precisely because they're so powerful/simple.

I'm not experienced enough to know if the argument has merit, but I have noticed that my React projects often end up rather complex because I need so many extra packages to even get a basic app going (beyond the simple Todo demo apps anyways).

The moment I add an extra package, it's yet another choice to make, and yet another thing that makes my project less accessible to others. Where I might use Redux, others might only have experience with Baobab, Fluxt, Nuxxor, FlimFlam, or whatnot.

This situation does seem to be improving: Redux seems relatively 'safe' and standard enough, for example, and then there's stuff like create-react-app. However using Vue.js is still 'simpler' by having a more standardized ecosystem.

While personally I've always preferred simplicity and love React conceptually, I've definitely become more aware of the drawbacks of having a less standardizes ecosystem to work with. And I can definitely confirm that getting people new to front-end development started is much easier with Vue.js.

I even have a suspicion that the logic-in-template stuff, my reasons for avoiding Vue and Angular in the past, is much easier to 'get' by those who are new to front-end development. I'm not entirely sure why, but it's what I've experienced with all my 'students'.
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Its Alphabet giving its non-Google businesses the ability to take risks and fail without jeopardizing each other and, especially, Google.

It gives them much greater freedom to innovate.
Ask HN: What are your favourite developer blogs?
I'm looking for best developer blogs for inspiration
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Oh yeah, shit, how could we forget about that?
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And that definitely won't be him, what with causing massive brain drain with his retrograde policies.
Anyone got stories about attempts to combine compiler construction with deep learning techniques? As AI related technologies now become realistically implementable, wouldn't the compiler theory be one of the most greatly affected research fields?
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