skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Some companies may do it anyway but I doubt it would be required of them, Most of the time employees are governed under the laws in the location where they work, there are exceptions but they are rate

For example California has different Overtime requirements than say Kentucky, employees of a CA firm in KY do no get overtime based on CA law but based on KY law
I thought they're competing against each other in this case? aren't they doing similar things?

new stuff to know for sure.
Agree, futures volumes need to be massive for short manipulation to be viable
I called this on the day they announced all this stuff. It's definitely going to happen.
Isn't there an even bigger loophole, where a non-California recommendation company can recommend hire/not-hire and suggest a salary. The hiring company never looks it up, the non-California company does, but they never give the information to the company so the company never violates the law. Of course, you'll have to wrap it up a little better (have the verification company also check skill sets and such), but effectively all you have to do is outsource the vetting process to somewhere outside of California to get around this.
I also felt a bit of antipathy for the author. Something about a capitalist traveling to the former USSR, in it's vulnerable time of rebirth, and exploiting poor uneducated people to make a profit rubbed me the wrong way.
The old adage of “practice makes perfect” definitely applies.

However, working with other smart (ideally smarter) people really helps a lot. Code review of my own code is helpful. But also reviewing other people’s code. I find that reviewing other people’s code from projects I am familiar with is more valuable than just reviewing any code.

I’m also a musician, the same approach applies there too. I always try to play in bands where I’m the worst player (though hopefully good enough that my playing satisfies the others in the band). That way I’m always learning and pushing limits.
Ah, the grandma effect... no, we have not found a solution to that issue yet ;)

Well, I guess we let the kids play with those presents for the holidays they were given in. Then, after the grandparents have departed, the toys slowly start "disappearing"...

We put them in a special closet that the kids still have access to.

Every once in a while the kids will dive into that closet and rediscover some of the louder flashier toys.

But, mainly, it's just the simple stuff left out on the shelves for every day access.
> How exactly do you "forget" the data on the logs?

If we think around the options, you can have either:

i) eventual deletion (log retention policy)
ii) compacted topics (and push null values)
iii) expensive re-processing of the entire log
iv) expensive segment re-write operation

with each option bringing in a new set of challenges
There have been some prominent cases of people beefing up their resumes (both public and private sector) and getting fired after the employer was made aware.
What happens if you just walk away? Will she continue? My kids will stop when they notice I'm not there.
python has a concept of "extending" and also "embedding". It looks like they are looking at embedding[0], which enables you use the normal CPython interpreter from within another program. (So no, not writing a new Python interpreter in Rust).

Sample snippet from python docs:

-----

So if you are embedding Python, you are providing your own main program. One of the things this main program has to do is initialize the Python interpreter. At the very least, you have to call the function Py_Initialize(). There are optional calls to pass command line arguments to Python. Then later you can call the interpreter from any part of the application.

There are several different ways to call the interpreter: you can pass a string containing Python statements to PyRun_SimpleString(), <...etc..>

-----

[0] https://docs.python.org/3/extending/embedding.html
In a country where nearly 100% of charges never go to trial. Where most such charges are for possessing drugs that are now legal in the state in question. Where cruel and unusual punishment is unconstitutional, but apparently lifetime exclusion from respectable employment is fair game. I think this comment says more about your character than anyone else's.

This regulates WHEN you ask about criminal history and requires individual assessment. There's loop holes, but I suspect you're not getting at anything nearly that nuanced.
> PS. Using the 't' contraction instead of 'the' makes this really hard to parse.

Only in some cases.

"...by a young man of large fortune from t'north of England;"[1]

This is just about the perfect edit.

[1] https://github.com/hugovk/NaNoGenMo-2017/blob/master/03-redu...
FB has git repositories on GitHub, for example, React.
>>And that's how you perpetuate the wage gap!

That is the only possible reason. Sexism.

There could be no other explanation as to why her counter offer was rejected including but not limited to completely inaccurate data on Glass Door...
I've had three background checks and theyve come back missing information I gave directly to the company doing the background check. A lot of companies seem to be no better than 10 minutes with Google and are just for show. The only companies I know of that do actual, accurate background checks go through state services. Doing that as a regular part of your business makes you fall under extra regulations though, so many companies skip it to save money
The problem is, apparently, the opt in question is "do you want to allow this app to use the camera" not "do you want to allow this app to use your face 3D measurements data."
The 500-ish of years of systemic impoverishment and using skin color as an indicator of class and human worth has caused that strong racial divide.

Not the relatively recent trend of politicians trying to correct that social injustice.
> If so, this is an unfortunate blow to Python

I doubt this will have much impact - bazillions of other things use python
I found that after so many years of being disappointed with "high end" expensive stuff, your best bet is to not get the lowest cost thing or the most expensive, but the middle tier stuff

In the contrarian tradition of HN, I'm trying to think of a counter-example and can't. Cars? Toyota > Ferrari if you have to get to work every day (see also: Archer's 308GT that rides around on a flatbed truck). Musical instruments? More expensive wooden stringed instruments sound better because they're built more delicately (read: more hand work). You're not going to hurt a $300 violin. I own a BMW motorcycle now after thirty years of owning less expensive Hondas. Love the bike, but that BMW has been back for niggling warranty work a few times (and so has my wife's). Number of Hondas I've owned that ever saw a dealer after I rode off the lot: zero. Motorcycle riding suits? Klim is eye-wateringly expensive and no better than Aerostich AFAICT. I'll put my Garmin Fenix up against anything Rolex makes if we compare utility, price, and durability. Than there is a whole host of things like appliances where there just isn't a middle ground anymore, and the stuff on both ends sucks (the high end just costs more).

I dunno, maybe phones and computers are the only exception, and I'm not even willing to take a strong stand on that (how much better is a Pixel XL than a $50 no-name Android phone, really?).
Yes, but every time you make such a decision to deny, you are opening yourself to a lawsuit. it just isn't worth it.

The exclusion clause will likely find more use as a loophole ...

> [Does not apply] to a position where an employer or agent thereof is required by any state, federal, or local law to conduct criminal background checks for employment purposes or to restrict employment based on criminal history. For purposes of this paragraph, federal law shall include rules or regulations promulgated by a self-regulatory organization
So I guess employers will now consider anyone who does not come in saying "I have a clean rap sheet" to be former criminals, and not make the conditional offer.
I have a small stockpile of 5.25-inch floppies from the early '80s. They're mostly TurboDOS diskettes, which was a multi-user CP/M clone. I have no clue how they might be formatted or even whether they're readable, but I'd love to recover them for admittedly sentimental reasons. Can anyone suggest a starting point?
Decoy warheads, waste material to confuse tracking systems, etc. For every offense there is a defense.
I find it interesting that teachers have a union and doctors have a professional association. I think that distinction goes a long ways in the comparison.
> Such as code that hits the database a lot or relies on network data.

well the first problem is not a problem since you can cheat it.
if you rely on the native database you can actually fake your driver and insert transactions (subtransactions or in postgresql savepoints) so for the whole test suite you just rollback to the latest savepoint, this saves a lot of time. (it's actually not that hard in java+di or in languages where you can monkey patc code.
That sounds really frustrating to say the last! Thanks for sharing. Interesting stuff.
Thank you HN-landia for all the love and support of webpack. We look forward to a lot of candid/helpful feedback. You can always find us on twitter or GitHub. (@TheLarkInn)

Hope to see as many hands on this alpha preview as possible!!

- webpack team
I'm pretty sure that would be an allowed reason to reject.

But what if you are a small business and don't want the person there because you don't want the reputation of having someone with that particular criminal past working for you? Say you are a construction company that specializes in large play areas. Technically a child should never be on site while building the play area, and your workers will be gone before it is open for kids to play on, but the mere reputation association being made could cost business.

Is merely the possibility of a bad reputation reason to reject? If so, the law is effectively pointless.
The Saudis have the resources to purchase 3 different jointly Israeli-USA developed missile systems:

1. Iron Dome for near range.
2. David's Sling (or Magic Wand) for Medium Range
3. Arrow for long range.

All 3 systems have been demonstrated to work in demonstrations. Iron dome has worked many times in combat.

Since the missile attacking Saudi Arabia was a ballistic missile, Iron Dome wouldn't apply.

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/17/north-korean-missiles-what-s...
The Walking Skeleton (2008)
Are bats responsible for any deadly diseases other than Ebola, Marburg, MERS (camels?) and SARS?
Is this Constitutional? People with a criminal history are not, as far as I understand, a protected class. So it's not clear to me why the government can forbid speech about prior convictions.

Second, as an at-will state, these protections on behalf of the convicted seem pointless. How does this prevent companies immediately firing people with a criminal record?

On the part about prior salary, at least the State can attempt to claim that it is connected to age-discrimination (a protected class) and prior sex-discrimination (also a protected class). It's not clear to me whether that will work, but at least there's an attempt to provide a Constitutionally-permitted reason.
I like KT because it rapidly eliminates ambiguity and creates packages of information that can be passed seamlessly between teams or stages in a workflow. There's little or no rework in a KT shop, and few "pipeline stalls" where someone is blocked because a decision hasn't been made or communicated, or because a dependency is discovered too late. I learned it at a company I was at about 10 years ago, there was one guy who had used it in his previous job and he convinced senior management, and so we were all sent to KT for their training course.

If you want to get a flavour of it the original book is pretty cheap now https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rational-Manager-Charles-Higgins-Ke...

Like I say I've tried 'em all, well nearly, KT is the only one that's worth a damn. Even the simple exercises like "is, is-not" make you feel like Poirot.
>>> ... the kid will usually play with it less, because they find their options are limited.

If we judged toys purely on how long kids played with them, Christmas would be just a pile of ipads. I don't have kids, but do watch in amazement as young parents buy toys less for the child and more to reinforce their theories of scientific parenting. The kid's brain will develop with or without the "correct" toys. Maybe confinement to such "play areas" is the issue. I don't confine my puppy to pay in a particular zone of approval. Why a child? My play area as a kid was 'the house' or wherever else I found myself.
I wonder if/when they're going to make the connection between this and ADHD. My suspicion is nothing scientific, just based on anecdotal observation, but I've noticed that infants and toddlers who are surrounded by highly stimulating colours, sounds, and movements seem to be accustomed to having their attention TAKEN by whatever happens to be competing the most for it. As opposed to infants and toddlers playing with plain wooden blocks, who apparently become more accustomed to GIVING attention more intentionally.

I can't help but believe that this has long-term developmental effects.
Metals Mining Company Soared 159% After Saying It’s Buying a Crypto Firm
One can have a criminal record, even a serious criminal record and never serve any time, or serve all the time under a work release program.

Plus all of the other non-criminal reasons for a gap that many have already stated

No this would not be a "good" way to eliminate criminals from your application pool
Totally disagree. We have to encourage as many experiments as we reasonably can to continue to advance / solve some of the big problems we are currently facing.

Over regulation limits innovation. We should only look to regulate when there is obvious and catastrophic harm. We can regulate after the fact, once we better understand the emerging system and the impacts it has. If potential harm is big, then it makes sense to regulate first.

The cost of regulation is harder to see then the benefits, but there is a cost.

Not to mention, do you not believe individuals have agency in this world? Why should you decide what I do with my money (assuming it harms no one)?
Emails always used to be written like memos though. There was even an etiquette that signatures shouldn't be more than 3 lines long.
Well, you missed group 4.

Group 4 is "people who aren't doing game theory in their head, and don't even think to give their salary, if they weren't asked it".

And group 4 likely makes up the vast majority of people.
Everyone fails to disclose, then waits for an offer, then negotiates.

Given the first offer people in group #1 (paid highly) still have an advantage when negotiating ("I'm paid more now"). People in #2 will learn that they're not paid as much as they think they are if the offer is good. People in #3 remain the same and should have +EV.

All groups can still negotiate.
Nevertheless, there are now two competing bitcoin chains, a doubling in the number of bitcoins. And I imagine there will be more and more in the future.
Not sure of the downvotes but I also agree with this. I find it also helps to really internalize the contents of a book, by reading it multiple times in different contexts and at different time periods. Books which I value highly I tend to purchase a hard copy and put in a visible location to facilitate this. A book has to be really good to be put in this category though.
Can Businesses Please Take More Emotional Risks?
I use short responses only for people I work with regularly every day (direct team members).

For everyone else I throw in the fluff to keep things amicable. When I do that - sometimes I feel like I'm wasting time - but in the end I believe it protects you from people thinking you are a jerk - or worse introducing bias into decisions that might be made that could go against you or your team.
Indeed.

"It's relevant to ask the candidate their conviction history because they might steal our router, which would compromise our business".
But what if those FizzBuzz-failing people are racial minorities? Surely we should then ban FizzBuzz because those people tend to be a certain skin color. \s.

That's all this criminal history check ban amounts to, IMO.
SheepShaver also can’t run everything. Any software that requires graphics acceleration won’t work among other shortcomings. This makes it unusable for a bunch of mid to late 90s Mac games, some of which aren’t available on any other platform.

Classic Mac emulation could really use the same quantity and quality of attention that some of the other older platforms have received.
Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.5, Visual Studio for Mac Released
Open-source projects already supporting Scala 3 (aka Dotty)
“Neoliberal democracy. Instead of citizens, it produces consumers. Instead of communities, it produces shopping malls. The net result is an atomized society of disengaged individuals who feel demoralized and socially powerless.

In sum, neoliberalism is the immediate and foremost enemy of genuine participatory democracy, not just in the United States but across the planet, and will be for the foreseeable future.”

― Noam Chomsky
They don't have a ton of software support, but you can do some neat things with them:

Mac video driver: https://trmm.net/Mac-SE_video

Led matrix: https://trmm.net/Octoscroller

More, including audio: http://bela.io
Intrinsic value is a term with specific meaning going back to the days of commodity money. I don't disagree with your point, but by definition the things you mention are not intrinsic value in the monetary theory sense.
Not long ago your social options were extremely limited. Today you can (roughly) be anywhere an 8000 square mile area within an hour, and talk to almost anybody on the planet within seconds.

Without the Internet (personal cars being a thing not long before), you were stuck with whoever lived within a mile or so, with "instant" communications limited to your neighbors - which was great if you liked them, and sucked massively if you didn't.

I'm oddly reminded of Victorian novels revolving around the notion "I dislike you and you're marginally ugly, but you're the only social option I've got so let's wed."
This is a great point. China's attempt is a great example. They can shut down exchanges, but Wechat channels pop up offering escrow type services, and boom, the market is back in business.
I made no mention of defaults. "there should be a way to make your health data unencrypted for those that prefer it very accessible."

I don't see the relationship to mass spying.
Huh? There are all sorts of such literature available legally. The US government does not (in 2017 at least) ban these things.

Unless you have a recent example?
> No other language family has true macros

Forth?
Kind of curious what context you have that you consider the Friedman article laughable - I must not be versed in the subject.
Totally agree. The liquidity that ICO's bring to founding teams is a huge plus. It's going to better incentivize smart people to work on big, interesting projects. And get paid well to do so.
I've found this same thing to be true with almost anything from clothes, to outdoor gear, to phones. The cheapest things usually wear out so fast you spend too much replacing them but there comes a point where spending more doesn't usually lead to any kind of increase in quality and you're probably just paying for a brand name.

I've been happy with pretty much every midrange purchase I make. I usually regret spending the money when I buy the most expensive thing and learned a while ago not to waste my money on the cheapest.

As far as cars, I know a guy with a Mercedes and it sounds like nothing but trouble. He can't work on it himself, only authorized dealers are allowed to work on it, parts are ridiculously expensive and in the end he uses it for the same thing I use my much less expensive car for, going to work and other random places we need to go. He does have a really nice stereo though...

There's some exceptions. Musical instruments really do get better as the price goes up. You can feel and hear the difference between a $500,$1000,$5000, and $10000 musical instrument. Most tools and equipment used by professionals tends to be that way too. But, I suppose as far as professional gear goes there's probably less of a 'luxury' or 'status' market for those things.
Seconded. I hang out with my nuclear family most of the time. It's awesome. Hard work and lot's of responsibility, but rewarding. To be honest, a career seems so much less significant since I've had children.

The article reads like a case greener grass. Perhaps there were other factors which led to the loneliness and unhappiness, rather than the concept itself.
99% of people aren't going to go to the company they are applying to and say "oh, by the way, I know you didn't ask, but I have no criminal history".

If a company doesn't ask a question, they almost certainly aren't going to recieve the answer unprompted.
Sadly there is a lot of red flags indicating that this is not the case, they haven't had banking since April so there are no way to deposit funds to them for regular users at least.

Also, one employee from Bitfinex suggested on reddit that Tether is funded by crypto deposit to them and not USD...
Well given that they aren't poor a "the more the merrier" approach seems like a good bet
By the time a company makes a conditional offer they've generally invested the equivalent of several thousand dollars into the search, if not more. So they're much less likely to reject someone for a conviction then, as opposed to when filtering resumes.
Creating competition for government (baby steps)
I believe that is still functionally equivalent to Group 3.
Terry Pratchett had all his unpublished works destroyed with an antique steam roller: http://mashable.com/2017/08/30/terry-pratchett-hard-drive-st...

Any chance that could be recovered?
How to Find Startup Ideas in Your Workplace
Every "good job" I've applied for has had an explicit warning that lying during the interview process will result in automatic dismissal. It's perfectly justifiable.
There is an exception category for “legitimate business interest” so we’ll probably have to wait and see what the courts have to say.
> the ZFS approach is to inherently trust the data that's in RAM over the data on the drive if there's a discrepancy, so ECC RAM is required to maintain the integrity of data on RAM.

This is absurd. Please read up (and understand) this before talking about it again. The benefits of ZFS and the benefits of ECC are orthogonal, though if your fileserver has both, it's a pretty darn robust system with respect to integrity -- assuming that (for example) the disk controllers don't lie about something being synced.
Monitoring OpenShift: Three Tools for Simplification – OpenShift Blog
And this is exactly why we reset people. Because we found that more often than not people tend to have items and more bonuses. So resetting their character tends to still be a disadvantage to the average character. We played a few where we let the character get to the lowest stat and they tend to die really fast, which makes the game not fun for them. Feels a little more balanced, at least to me.
Went on a few days with an HR professional. The reason why some companies do credit checks is to account for risk of fraud.

If someone has debts, they may be willing to do unethical things to quickly pay them off.
Turn the question around: can we do something else with those resources to get 4% more users and an increase in goodwill?
Seems like they can still ask "what Salary are you expecting?" Then you can quote them a higher salary. Or if your salary has previously suffered due to discrimination, you can quote a slightly higher salary than you should have received.