skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> What’s mind-boggling to me is that Europeans can’t help but continue to make these smug comments, when your minimums are usually either 4 or 5 weeks, and the average isn’t much more.

The minimums of 4-5 weeks of vacation, plus far more mandatory sick leave than in the US -- usually more paid sick leave than Americans are guaranteed as job-protected, unpaid leave -- is vastly more than American workers get. Not even close.

And then we can talk about paternity/maternity leave and associated support, and piles of other things.
People (especially Europeans) always say something along these lines, that they earn less but they also have a lower cost of living so it’s ok.

But it’s not a good trade off. Having a lower cost of living does not give you nearly as many options as simply having more cash. A person with a high salary can always cut his standard of living and go into a high savings mode if they are planning some big money moves.
> And there is also the case that the US army just land in your country and arrest anyone they could not kill.

Unlikely; its a lot easier to kill people than arrest them, especially if you are the US army, which is optimized for the former over the latter.
I thank you for the goodies that I will look into. I guess its just a pairing function using the primes .. a decomposition. Guess I oversold it.

But be aware that your tuple for 2.5 is wrong. Sqrt(6) isn't even 2.5.

In[389]:= CanonicalRealFactorization[2.5]

Out[389]= <|2 -> 0.44966, 3 -> 0.55034|>

What you probably aim for is a UFD domain. I'll definitely investigate your links. Thank you!

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unique_factorization_domain
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Usury laws prohibit interest rates >20%, because otherwise, there are people who would actually be paying back 20% more than the amount they borrowed. In your example, that's impossible - the additional "interest" you're going to pay is never going to exceed 1% of the money you "borrowed"
Adsense has a new feature where publishers can turn off low-value ads, and it estimates how much ad revenue you'll keep.

(For web publishers, no idea about video pubs)

In my case, I can turn off 33% of all ads and still earn 99% of revenue.

Turning off 50% will earn me 95% of ad revenues.

Turning off 90% of ads will earn me 67% of ad revenues.

The pareto principle is strong.
> I think it easier to turn things off permanently than to master one's own willpower.

That's one reason I left Reddit; too much coming down the pipe, even when my subscriptions were pared down to a few technical groups. It was easiest just to completely stop going.
It's the spin up and spin down that actually make the orientation changes, though. You can't spin up infinitely, so once a reaction wheel is spinning as fast as it can, you can't accelerate it further, and you can't rotate the spacecraft in the opposite direction on that axis any longer.

(I don't think reaction wheels are capable of gross orientation changes at all -- only very minor alignment corrections.)
Stealing items worth under $950 is petty theft in California.
They probably don't want to have a facility in their software or hardware that could accidentally (or purposely) be set to disable GPS during normal operation. Even something physical like a switch would make subtle sabotage easier.
What about self driving cars and self driving cab services? Will they run into each other? Do they depend on GPS for navigation?
Notice it's been 4 days and he/she has yet to reply to us. There is no debate or conversation if there is no back&forth. We are not seeking interaction or exchanges - only to be heard.

The Internet enables quantity, not quality. Belittle some strangers, sit at the keyboard with a smug look, and possibly tell someone about it (with tongue, not fingers).

Routines like this for decades on end are what cause opioid, food, alcohol addiction, "etc etc".

It's more engaging to list problems instead of performing solutions?
As someone who's previously collected rent from multiple people, and then had to make a combined rent payment to the landlord, getting the money a day earlier often solves many logistical nightmares. Would I pay a 1% fee for it? Probably not. Would I pay a quarter? Sure
a great tutorial for distill postgresql'index,thanks
When I was in the Navy, I participated in similar exercises. Operating in a GPS-denied environment is only one objective we trained on. Identifying that you were being jammed was also key. GPS jamming looks just like the "Huh, we're not locking on any satellites yet, better restart it" that we've all experienced with our car or smartphone.

Also, it's likely that there are classified counter-counter-GPS systems or tactics that are being tested or trained on during Red Flag and other similar exercises, but these won't make it into the press.
Most GPSs these days support GLONASS as well, my previous generation pixel phone does. Not that one shouldn't have a backup plan in case of a disruption of both.
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I'm sure someone is already developing it if it's a good idea, but it seems that instead of ad revenue, internet content could be paid for by cryptomining while consuming their content.
Theoretically? Yes. (You'd need to add it to the whitelist, but you could do that.)

Practically, though, you still have the problem of actually making the connection; there's no API for that yet.
> A square kilometer might have a billion trees.

There are 1 million square meters in a square kilometer, so having a billion would require 1000 trees per square meter.

> One person's year might have a billion heartbeats.

A person's heart beats around once per second, and there are only around 3 * 10^7 seconds per year. That's far from a billion (10^9).
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I don't really understand the thought process. Clearly, to know how they work at the low level you must also understand what they are (the superficial understanding you are describing here). I don't see any harm from also knowing how they work, and as someone who has been using PostgreSQL for something like two decades I am extremely glad I do, so saying it is "better" to only know what they are at a superficial level instead of also knowing how they work at a deep level seems really wrong. Meanwhile, as this article notes in its first sentence, most software engineers in this article's target demographic use database indexes every day and we would be shocked if they didn't already have the superficial level of understanding. Now, I haven't verified this is a good article, nor is it clear to me we needed yet another article to explain this, but you seem to be coming from the idea that this knowledge shouldn't even be imparted?... from the perspective of an "IT educator"? :(
A lot of it is actually called Statistical Learning. Google that term. Some techniques are not classified as such, at least not yet, e.g. deep convolutional neural networks.
Good point. I wish there were more companies offering alternatives in US. Some people maybe like having more time off, or working from home is more valuable than say a higher compensation package. At the same time can't really put those extra weeks of vacation into a college fund for a kid for example, so a better paying job works better for others.
The advantage of a cryptomining internet economy instead of an adtracking internet is the privacy benefit.
On OSX I have a tiny applescript running inside Butler[1] that's active when firefox is foregrounded, and just intercepts Ctrl-Q and runs:

tell application "Firefox"
set buttonStr to "Ooops"
set errMsg to "Close with ?-Q disabled. Use the menu."
display dialog errMsg buttons {buttonStr} cancel button buttonStr default button buttonStr with icon stop giving up after 5
end tell

I'd imagine similar options exist for other OSes. AutoHotkey for windows, maybe? Not sure what linux/x has by way of systemwide handlers that can both intercept and cancel propagation of offending bindings, though.

[1] https://manytricks.com/butler/
They use Coinhive, but using it this way seems reasonable. Their strategy is to be open about it, to let users know their CPUs are being used to mine, with care not to drain mobile user's batteries. They only use it on long articles. I'd much rather encounter this than ads. It's much more convenient than a micropayment service, and doesn't preempt additional subscription income. I expect to see bespoke variations that don't trigger antivirus software. As long as mobile users' batteries aren't drained, and users' CPUs aren't overly stressed, it seems an ideal solution to monetize websites.
It'd be cool to have another good documentary. I remember there being a good cut of one of these exercises some years ago.
Testing the jamming is as much a part of the exercise as anything.

That, and jamming is not a binary thing. Real-world exercises on something like this yield far better training than simulations, which is what a test mode would be.
Pls add (1994)
It isn't.

"The NBAA Command Center reports the U.S. military will begin training exercises on the Nevada Test and Training Range between 0400Z until 0700Z daily. Training maneuvers will impact vast portions of the Western U.S. including California, Nevada, Oregon, Wyoming, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Montana and New Mexico. FAA enroute ATC centers affected include Albuquerque (ZAB), Denver (ZDV), Los Angeles (ZLA), Salt Lake (ZLC), Oakland (ZOA) and Seattle (ZSE). Operations in R-2508 and R-2501 may also be impacted.

Arrivals and departures from airports within the Las Vegas area may be issued non-Rnav re-routes with the possibility of increased traffic disruption near LAS requiring airborne re-routes to the south and east of the affected area. Aircraft operating in Los Angeles (ZLA) center airspace may experience navigational disruption, including suspension of Descend-via and Climb-via procedures. Non-Rnav SIDs and STARs may be issued within ZLA airspace in the event of increased navigational disruption. Crews should expect the possibility of airborne mile-in-trail and departure mile-in-trail traffic management initiatives."

http://imagesvc.timeincapp.com/v3/foundry/image/?q=60&url=ht...
Eh, such features aren't new or unusual. For example most aircraft have a "master arm" switch that enables firing weapons. Typically they have three settings: off, arm, and simulate (or something comparable).
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Hmm, but where do you ask for that?
I dunno, how about "USAF Is Jamming GPS in Nevada For Largest Ever Red Flag Air War Exercise"
It isn't at all backwards, it is an argument that there is no problem beyond any other industrial process.

If a hypothetical future society doesn't have the technology and wherewithal to identify a nuclear waste dump then the situation will be so catastrophic that accidentally stumbling into a nuclear waste dump isn't going to register with said hypotheticals.

France produces 10g/citizen/year of waste [1]. This is a tiny volume, I've seen slag heaps from pre-modern lead mines (thinking the 70s) that are bigger than that that will sit there polluting waterways and whatnot. Lead poisoning in lead mining towns is one of the long list of things that is probably worse than Chernobyl. This is not a challenge that would register in the public discourse if nuclear radiation was visible like electromagnetic radiation.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_France#Enviro...
If they did, they would be crashing into parked cars and buildings as well. GPS can not be the basis of fine navigation, and it does nothing for collision avoidance.
That image is from another test several years ago.
Ha, I never thought of this but you're probably right. My kitchen has a single-handle faucet that is hooked up backwards - plumbers make mistakes :)

I don't blame them, sometimes equipment is weird. For example, the contacts on an SPDT switch don't always match intuition.
Denial of GPS is one thing but how do you detect when the coordinates are deliberately shifted... If you are flying could be mountain goat you hit
Oh man, please do! I'd love to hear some of the things you've been up to at Craigslist
A broadcast may be worthwhile when it carries measurable value and: produces unsigned side effects [0]; produces manageable signed side effects [1].

I’m 24, deleted Facebook at 18, WhatsApp last year, and I too am all calls (and emails for longform or bit sharing). I still observe HN, Twitter [2], domain-specific newsletters for value, and occasionally share when there’s value to be added.

While I might have to manage debris, I see value.

[0] https://arxiv.org/rss/cs

[1] https://twitter.com

[2] A meticulously curated, filtered stream.
And they said the internet will be safer without Flash
I think they are mostly operating based on LIDAR data and recognition.
>> Written in Rust, a modern, low-level, high-performance language without garbage collection.

"safe" is missing.
Any developer working with a database should understand how indexes work. A good book for understanding relational db indexes is http://sql-performance-explained.com. Highly recommended.
That link was recommended to me as a simple, clear explanation of React. I'm a real minimalist - just plain vanilla Javascript serves my purposes - but I'm glad I read parts of that explanation, as I got familiarity with the term "render" and could see that React is the go-to framework for mobile.
Someone in the Stellar community is working on that.
Ugh, the seemingly intentional lack of support for Spotify and other streaming services makes me see red. It also strikes me as a pretty dumb business move. Someday soon, a company will release a $350 cylinder that sounds just as good as Apple's while supporting every standard service and interface — and at that point, why on earth would anyone get a Homepod?
> when was the last time Twitter ever told you about something local?

Quite often here, as I follow the @ChapelHillFD account[1] and frequently see updates about local incidents there.

[1]: https://twitter.com/chapelhillfd
Digg Reader works pretty well for me. It's bare-bones, but that's all I really need.
My understanding is that it might be the gps system sending fake data, not being shut down or completely scrambled. So you might not know you are wrong.
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I always wanted these! I’ve been using cmd/alt and arrow keys by accident many times but no luck. Thank you!
Wow it's much older than I thought. As it says in the post, if you want to a view the online doc's just fire up Mosaic. Then compile it on your IRIX box. Those were the days.
Interesting, how did you find that lawyer? (google? personal contacts? Approached a law firm?)
Any thoughts on how you ended up with that much readership?
Or, maybe, just maybe, you cannot either. Assessing people's value to a company is very hard because there are so many factorsthat you often don't even notice when you aren't someone's boss. Some people have amazing people skills that lift the mood in the entire office. Others are grumpy but deliver high quality code or have ideas that save the company millions of dollars. Are you following you colleagues around 100% of the time?
You sure?

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=kotlin,python,jav...
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right, but the point is that those products won't maintain the company valuation.

lots of people have heard about AIM, but it didn't save AOL
Most languages are. Javascript, Ruby, Java, PHP, ColdFusion - all mid-90s languages.
How does this compare to CockroachDB (performance-wise and availability-wise)?
Encryption probably doesn’t solve the replay attack problem here. If you can jam + retransmit the signals from the satellite with a sufficiently small delay, then you can change the position the receiver computes.
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> you can't even set it up unless you have an ios device

So, only 700 million people can use this thing.[1] Dim prospects indeed.

[1] http://fortune.com/2017/03/06/apple-iphone-use-worldwide/
What a bizarre sort of bigotry to spout.
Nice idea. I guess it is appealling to hosts as they don't have to register with tax and stuff. Is that correct?
They say Oakland will be impacted. Presumably the whole bay area will be too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_sFcXqH-1M

--- 2013 ???
Yes but the attack surface is much smaller.
I think the point is that when someone is a victim of identity fraud, their credit report contains entries which are untrue. Making credit reporting agencies liable for those untrue entries would force them to accept the pain of identity fraud themselves rather than pushing that pain onto the people covered by their reports.

If, when there are errors on a credit report, consumers were allowed to sue and collect damages rather than having to fight to have the fraudulent entires removed, this would naturally result in a class of "ambulance chaser" attorneys that ran TV commercials and took cases on contingency, but it would benefit consumers as well since errors on a credit report would be more quickly and profitably resolved. The situation would be short-lived, however, as credit reporting agencies would have to make drastic changes in how they verify identities or risk hemorrhaging money from the lawsuits.

But those changes are what needs to happen, so making them liable would be a means to an end.
> Microsoft Virtual PC still exists

Not updated in almost 10 years, not supported on Windows 8 or 10.
Wow. I was seriously looking into web rings yesterday, just to see if there were any remaining leads to chase down there, with the exact same problem in mind. I gave up after a few frustrating minutes of finding not _just old_ content but _old and useless_ content at the top of the search results. It's one of those problems that, if solved, will add new growth potential to communications technology.
Ask HN: How can we save Coincheck?
Coincheck officially announced that at least over $400 million worth of NEM was stolen. What are ways to save them?

disclaimer: I have no financial relationship with Coincheck. I don't even have crypto assets in their exchange. However, I do have a friend there, and I want to borrow your brain to think of ways to save them.
They could also say they’re jamming GPS in a radio room in an Air Force base, but it wouldn’t change the fact that the jamming will impact a multiple state area, including Colorado and the coast of California.
He also learned how viscious identity politics are.

Accusing someone of racism and threatening to destroy their career for a few thousand dollars.

These human beings are disgusting.
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Welcome to the future. Where instead of working, you hire another man (or woman) to threaten to give you free money.

Libertarian to the max here.

I'm always ready to walk within 2 seconds. Do people have no shame?
I applaud their very, very confident reductionism.
Wouldn't the GPS ephemeris/almanac data would still list the satellite as inop, even if it's still transmitting?
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Isn't that just what Kraken or Coinbase already does?

Someone needs to be the operator of exchange between fiat and crypto, at which point they and you will be subject to tax and regulation.

Anyone who operates an exchange is subject to money transmitter laws and KYC laws.

Anytime you convert from cryptocoins to fiat, you're subject to capital gains tax if you're a US citizen.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/01/27/bitcoin-deale...

https://cointelegraph.com/tags/localbitcoins
That's a good point. Habit probably gets in the way, too: Many of us have conditioned ourselves to continually check the same mainstream sources/walled gardens. These places have no blogrolls, of course. Thanks for your comment, it's good food for thought.
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> It's the spin up and spin down that actually make the orientation changes, though. You can't spin up infinitely, so once a reaction wheel is spinning as fast as it can, you can't accelerate it further, and you can't rotate the spacecraft in the opposite direction on that axis any longer.

precisely. angular momentum.

> I don't think reaction wheels are capable of gross orientation changes at all -- only very minor alignment corrections.

nah. as an example, SORCE has nothing but wheels and a torquer bar (or two?), and aims all over the sky.
Pretty nice looking clone website; very accurate cloning including similar styling of most widgets. I do like the mono spaced font. Most clones I’ve checked out really bungle the UX in a lot of ways, so kudos there.

Worked great on my phone.

Nit: Some of the photos didn’t have the Airbnb logo removed.

Are the reviews pulled from Airbnb as well?
See I was envisioning one of these: http://www.bates.co.za/BMS_Product_Images/ROUND%20TUBE%20LAD...
> Owning a home, even while paying a mortgage, offers a lot more freedom, of course while still owing money to someone.

Please explain this again. If you buy a home, you have a large illiquid asset, which makes it really difficult to relocate for jobs and downsize living situations if you lose your job all of a sudden. If I lost my job, I'd instantly move into a studio apartment and break the lease I currently have if I wasn't month to month.

Contrast that to owning a house, where if you lose your job, you have to sell your house and move, which takes longer than breaking a lease. Also, you'll have to pay brokers' fees and such. Also, you're stuck in your current job market. That might be ok for the Bay Area (and other places), because there are plenty of jobs here. But if you took a job at Anheuser Busch and decide you hate it, you're stuck with a large liability in a market that is not doing great, few other jobs, and a mortgage you still have to pay.

Plus housing prices can go down also. You're stuck with a monthly payment for something that's not even worth as much as you paid for it or even owe on it, and you cannot refinance.

But sure, you get to paint the walls whatever color you like, as long as it's not visible in the street and the HOA (if you have one) approves.
Probably it's harder than you think to make a cylinder sound that good, plus Siri will do more over time. We'll see if it's a "dumb business move" to control the whole stack. It's worked out kind of ok for them so far.
Wow, great set of links, thanks, I will check them out.
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"I think calling it peer is misleading/imprecise, since in the context of the internet peer/peering refers to the interconnection of two networks"

That is what peering agreements are but I believe in the broader context of the Internet, any routable IP address can, and should be, considered a peer:

"Each layer has one or more protocols for communicating with its peer at the same layer."[1]

[1] TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, p.3
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I have to admit my first reaction to that was "and yet 60fps is apparently too slow for VR".

But I think they might have been talking about how long the trail would persist for in our vision, making it appear as one object when it goes in circles. Not how quickly you can flash images in front of us before we won't be able to see them. I'm not sure if it's true in that case.
I'm not saying it shouldn't be imparted, but the high level knowledge is better first

People seem to get lost in the details. I know devs that understand the various index tree types, but don't understand why something is sargable or why dropping indexes before a bulk copy is faster