skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Do you have any links with more analysis on the problem today?

Kessler syndrome is something I always see discussed, but I don't really have any idea how large/proximal the issue is. Is this a 10-years risk? 100? 1000? Purely hypothetical?
The outer space treaty requires countries to take responsibility for/regulate their citizens and corporations actions in outer space. Regardless of location that such activities take place.

This is why rocket lab has a FAA launch license, despite operating out of new zealand.

Also, Senator Ted Cruz has been calling for revisiting this requirement in the outer space treaty. I’m not sure if anyone knows why yet - presumably he is getting some preasure from somewhere to modify it. I know it had some people scratching their heads as to why for a while. It’s not like the treaty is prescriptive. Maybe he wants corps or individuals to be able to have sovereignty in outer space or something.
Not exactly. It's unclear how they were able to launch successfully, but I doubt whatever mistake that occurred is indicative of the Indian government agreeing with the project. It's more likely they used social engineering of some sort to get their satellites on the rocket.
I'm sick of the apologia for these unforgivable criminals. By all means separate them from each other based on circumstances, for their own good, but if you murder people you're unfit to live in society, full stop.
There are 29000 pieces of debris in LEO larger than a cubesat, and 670000 larger than one cubic centimeter but smaller than a cubesat[1]. While space junk is a problem, a couple of cubesats are not making any difference. Space is big, even LEO, enormously big. Small particles like engine exhaust are a problem (they can cause pitting, etc), not large objects. Or you know, China blowing up its own satellites is also a big problem[2].

[1] http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Engineering_Technolo...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_mi...
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Why the title change?
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+1 I find myself poking through Glassdoor looking for office pictures. It's definitely weighed in before.
If you haven't seen it already, I recommend Barry Lyndon too. Very overlooked film. It's three hours long but almost every scene is beautifully shot
I'll bite. They don't, but they very much do have jurisdiction over the operation of domestic corporations engaged in interstate commerce, which this clearly is.
That's a 'one off' thing; fraud is pretty prevalent in rideshare applications in SEA (Uber included).
Increases to insurance company costs are passed on, with markup, to the insured.
> In other news, in 99/100 occurrences of the phrase "99 times out of 100" the person stating it is pulling numbers out of their ass to sound authoritative.

I can use whatever writing style I want to. If you don't like it, read another post.
Exactly - the Dutch police let Fentanyl be sold freely by shutting down Hansa, where it wasn't allowed.
Easily moving money between countries. Not every country makes this as easy as it is in Europe.
This is common knowledge for C programmers. In the embedded/firmware space, I've seen #define UINT_MAX (unsigned int)(-1) very often. It's convenient because it is always the maximum unsigned integer value regardless of whether int is 8/16/32/64 bits.
Writing an OS in pure Rust
So, I would preface any advice with being clear on what your goals are and what you mean exactly by "learn Spanish." Do you mean get by conversationally? Are you looking for fluency certification? Do you want to attend a Spanish-speaking university or work in a Spanish-speaking office? Do you need to read and write Spanish, or just speak it? All of these things will have different needs, different vocabulary, and different methods.

My advice here is mainly for learning conversational Spanish.

Work one-on-one with a language tutor. For vocabulary practice, use a spaced-repetition system like Fluent Forever (I think Memrise has the same system).

But the biggest thing you can do to learn - speak the language. That's the most important part.
"The U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Special Operations Command has also expressed interest in using Swarm’s network for “tracking and geo-locating a large number of items on the ground and at sea.”"

Hypothetically, could the DoD have given them the go-ahead without informing the FCC?
Funny, the same confusion exists in French "concurrence" can mean either "concurrency" or "competition". Here the meaning one aimed for was indeed "competition".
I don't think these results necessarily relate to cleaning products either. They just asked people how much they cleaned in a survey:

>'Based on the entrance questions (wording at http://www.ecrhs.org ), participants were categorised as “not cleaning”, “cleaning at home” and “occupational cleaning”. Participants responding “yes” to at least one module entrance question, answered a questionnaire concerning use of cleaning agents (sprays, other cleaning agents); defining the exposure categories “not cleaning”, “≥1 cleaning spray ≥1/week”, and “≥1 other cleaning product ≥1/week”.'

http://www.thoracic.org/about/newsroom/press-releases/resour...
I remember going to the tour in Arizona & Utah (Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Zion Park, etc.) and in every scenic spot there were dozens of people with cameras virtually all the time. And when the sunset came, you had to get the good spots in advance because there were even more people trying to take a good shot. So there probably are hundreds of similar photos of these places out there. Still nothing like seeing it all with your own eyes though :)
Justice has served. My fate on America as modern democracy increased +10 exp.
The correct translation is "parallellismo", which has an obvious etymology.
How is dwild still not strictly worse from a utilitarian point of view?
For anyone else looking for mentions of specific products, the original paper doesn't mention any. It just categorized people in to non-cleaners, cleaners at home, and professional cleaners.

Both the professional cleaners and at home cleaners were impacted.
Thats not a very lucky name IMHO, given that there already exists a data storage related software called Hanna (https://www.sap.com/products/hana.html)
I clean with a steamer. It doesn't project particles, and it's extremely good at disinfecting. I also use a vacuum cleaner with exceptionally low dust re-emission. And an air purifier.

The only "chemicals" I use are an extremely mild lactic acid based cleaner and a pre/probiotic on toilets and kitchen tops. And I don't use any fragrances anywhere.

My allergy problems have disappeared. I really recommend this approach. Cheap chemicals are a disaster for ones health.

Microfibres are cool, but I've seen inconclusive evidence they might shed asbesto-like particles. So I'm waiting for better testing.
Another good option, I believe Google manages these and I have always had good speed in Starbucks.
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A lot of people are wondering why the FCC has jurisdiction over this. The reason is that Swarm is operating an unauthorized experimental radio station on American soil. [0] That's always been illegal, as it should be.

That shouldn't be the end of the discussion, though. Why didn't the FCC grant Swarm a license in the first place? Basically, the FCC claims the right to take action to minimize the danger of orbital debris created by US-operated satellites. [1] According to the FCC, this jurisdiction is granted by the Communications Act of 1934. [2] But that requires a very broad interpretation of the law. If promoting "the larger and more effective use of radio in the public interest" lets the FCC make regulations about orbital debris, then surely it also applies to just about anything that has a radio.

I don't like what Swarm did here -- I think they are legitimately endangering other satellites -- but I don't like the precedent the FCC is setting either. This seems like a classic case of bureaucratic overreach to me.

Primary sources:

[0] Swarm's license application: https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/442_Print.cfm?mode=cu...

[1] FCC experimental license rules, section 5.64:
http://www.fr.com/files/Uploads/attachments/fcc/FCC_Part%205...

[2] "Mitigation of Orbital Debris", section (III)(A): https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-04-130A1.p...
Because people never give up control once they have it.

(Also, I think you meant registries.)
it seems like too much fuss over a small request for a product that the author is not paying for. Github seems to have made a polite request and offering one year free service on his professional account. is there a reason to even post about it? moreover, the username is not just a regular username, it has special connotations on how others perceive it.
> initially he was convicted but since no one lost any money his sentencing guidelines were (...)

So.. If I try to rob a bank and fail and no money is stolen, then the sentence should be reduced?
If a intelligence service is adding the backdoor themselves, or the company is willingly working with them, sure, but I can imagine a scenario where a court orders them to provide access but does not specify the technical means. In that case, the company isn't particularly incentivised to make a subtle/NOBUS backdoor.

I'd also wonder about it being a case of deniability - a hardcoded password can be written off as a development/debug oversight, whereas a more structured backdoor/deliberate vulnerability to cryptoanalysis is harder to explain away if found.
Any sane company would use something like

domain.com/user/foo or user.domain.com/foo or even a different domain for user accounts. Github put themselves into that position.
But why should that cost a dime in the first place?
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But the patent on daraprim expired decades ago. It was a single source drug because there wasn’t enough money in the market for another manufacturer to make a competing alternative. There are something like 8,000 prescriptions a year.
Correct, and that is an US-internal dispute between whoever is responsible (FCC seems to think it is) and that particular company. But this HN discussion is not about that at all. Most of the comments here about jurisdiction in space. FCC has no jurisdiction on that, although they surely seem to think they do, and it's bewildering to see all the US-centric comments who also think that.

Is what Swarm did bad? Yes, if we were to take FCC at face value (why should we?). Should the FCC be allowed to reprimand this american company? Probably, assuming FCC is telling the truth. Should the FCC act like the universal arbiter of space? No, it should not, and the sociopolitical attitude displayed here is much worse and harmful than the space pollution from Swarm.
> And what if this had been a startup in Bangalore or Mumbai, would they be getting crap from the FCC for launching the very same satellites?

Oh yes, it's a whole big thing! See: https://www.fcc.gov/international
US Judge has ruled cryptocurrencies are commodities, not money.

Granted, that's just the US, but..
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Seriously? This guy spent far too many words wasted speculating about something that is transparently obvious. https://github.com/malware speaks for itself. The Github rep should have said - "Dude, name yourself malware and you're surprised stuff like this happens? Try changing your name to NULL and see how that works out for you."
Are you talking about Uber?
I know this project is costing a fortune but I'm a proponent of it. The connection of so many cities will eventually be a boon for California.

The red line in Los Angeles had a similar history with cost overruns and extreme costs but now it's a vital part of the Los Angeles transportation system. I see the same happening to this system.

We marvel at the Roman aqueducts not because of their costs but at the fact that they were built in the first place. Similarly, we will say the same thing about the bullet train.
wow.. if you think Italian coops are low paying and corrupt politicians... wait till you hear about American Corporatism!!!!!
Yes, my experience is the same. Grab is my go to "taxi" app when I'm in SEA. I've always found it's drivers to be more reliable and more professional than Uber's. And the app is no where as confusing as Uber's. The big problem with Uber is that it's all tied to your phone number. But the first thing you do when travelling is pick up a SIM card for the country you're in. Grab is tied to either FB or Google login so you can just easily log in and update your phone number.

(I haven't been to Manila, so I'm not sure what it's like there.)
Why would you dispute painful?
feature, !bug
They apparently used a third-party to fit in with the other secondary passengers:

"Paperwork filed with the FCC by Swarm Technologies shows that it was planning to use Spaceflight, a Seattle-based launch services company, to get its satellites on board the PSLV. Spaceflight’s website shows that it did in fact supply 19 of the 31 satellites for January’s PSLV launch, including some with the SpaceBees unique 0.25U dimensions.

"Last year, Spaceflight senior mission manager Adam Hadaller told Spectrum that it checked all its customers’ safety regulations and communication licenses before launch. However, in response to questions this week, Spaceflight would only say: “Spaceflight has never knowingly launched a customer who has been denied an FCC license. It is the responsibility of our customers to secure all FCC licenses.”

"Neither Spaceflight nor ISRO could immediately confirm whether they routinely check launch customers’ FCC licenses. If they do not, there would seem to be little to stop satellite makers from deploying any device they choose into orbit."
Indeed. If they were able to maintain accuracy using images, that sounds like it would be a perfect candidate for experimenting with machine learning (using the tagged images).
Every measurement I have made of startup time puts Python 2.7 at about half the startup time of Node.js.
I'm not sure what the breakdown of different methods is, but gassing is common as well as simply dumping them into a bin and letting them suffocate each other.
The FCC's rejection letter PDF is only concerned with the physical dimensions of the satellite and mentions nothing whatsoever about the RF characteristics of the satellite or their test earth stations.
Madoff went to prison, but then he foolishly made rich people the victims of his ponzi not the economy at large.
Fixed!

(for reference, I incorrectly stated "Hell, even their domain name is a .us")
A lot of smaller companies don't have info. Or the info may be outdated.
You are right about that. He is really only protected by the high cost of F.D.A. approval for generic drugs.

In many ways Shkreli showed us the flaws and hypocrisy in our system, and helped show us what we need to do to create a better one. But I don't think that was his intended purpose.

And it doesn't change my original argument.... Not giving to charity, is not the same thing as profiting from the exploration of vulnerable people, even if both things are technically legal.

Edit: Rayiner, I can't reply to your comment but your analogy is completely wrong.

It's like a Fire Department used to put out house fires for $50. And Martin identified one street on the outskirts of town that vulnerable, and he purchased the contract to protect that street from the Fire Department... and now charges them $10,000 for putting out fires.

It's not 'the same' as the guy who does nothing. He didn't INVENT helping them, like every one of these crazy analogies suggest. They were being helped much better before he got there and he made the situation a lot worse for them. You can't ignore that context and set it up as a choice between "Not being helped" or "Being helped for an exorbitant price".
It's not that different our current economic model. You can choose between spending the cash you have now, or "locking it up" (i.e., buying bonds/equities) and receiving a dividend.

With PoW, it's still the case that the "rich get richer," because you have to be pretty wealthy in order to afford the equipment to mine any reasonable amount of coins.
The employees and officers of the company could obviously set up somewhere else afterwards, but what happens in such a case with the company's assets?
It's amazing to watch the amount of mental contortions you're going through. I guess it's very important for you to maintain the consistency of your current worldview, and seeing the likes of Shkreli in a negative light is an integral part of that. Ayn Rand would be proud.
> Essentially all nations capable of putting things into space have generally shown a desire to be good neighbors with everyone else when it comes to space.

China intentionally blew up one of their old satellites in 2007, in an event that increased the amount of space debris by as much as 75%.

NATO responded a month later by adopting guidelines for such thing never to happen again.

More info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Chinese_anti-satellite_mi...
Uh...yes? Do you have any idea how many integrations Slack has?
Putting on my tin foil hat.

> Is is possible to create a cubesat that looks and smells like it is doing one mission but is actually doing a different mission?

You mean like Zuma which SpaceX launched and then was declared as "lost" but might have secretly been designed to look like it was lost?

https://www.theverge.com/2018/1/9/16866806/spacex-zuma-missi...
It does really really bad things to you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glS0ApOAaCw
> Github is totally within their right to hold this close to their vest for whatever reason, I don't see the big deal with it.

True, but github could have avoided this kind of issue all together by putting all accounts under a different namespace or domain. In fact that's what they should do now to be "future proof". I don't understand why would any business think that domain.com/username is the right thing to do.
>Hans Reiser would likely never kill another person in his life if he was free.

You seriously think that he wouldn't kill again if his next wife or lover "betrayed him" in his mind? If you feel that way, why don't we just give his children a pass to murder him because he took their mother from them?

>If he could have full access to a computer he would have likely continued to learn and build things. Instead we dump him with the rest of the dregs of society

He murdered his wife, a crime to which he freely plead guilty. He is the dregs of society.
Taking away their life before they've had any opportunity to experience it is fairly disturbing. But it really depends on what their life looks like for those few weeks.
What is the threat model for PGP in JS? Like, is there an Alice, Bob, Carol, Eve story under which PGP in JS makes sense?

The canonical example that IMO doesn't make sense is when Alice and Bob want to communicate privately using Eve as an webmail provider who wants to snoop in on the communications. Alice and Bob can't just trust Eve to provide a copy of OpenPGPjs in a <script> tag on EveMail.com, because then they're trusting Eve to provide a legitimate PGP implementation, trusting Eve not to log their keystrokes in JS, etc.

I can understand OpenPGPjs as a server-side library in Node (though I suspect it would be safer to run a battle-hardened library like GPG with node FFI).

But, in client-side web code, how could this ever make sense?
I was wrong. From what I've read, port binding == no, sockets == yes. So should be able to use fpm to achieve this.
Interesting concept. It might be good to have some info on how this works in different countries, especially countries where people tend to have medical expenses covered without buying private insurance. What am I actually getting in a specific country vs not having insurance, for example?

No preventative coverage seems nonsensical. Basically all of the value I get out of my insurance is for my annual physical and full lab screens. I find it frustrating that an innovative new business model for insurance doesn't focus more on preventing high medical costs rather than simply helping with costs after it's too late.

Reading your full safety-wing-specimen-policy-0118.pdf, there's a bunch of random bold words. Seems most pronouns and many other words are bolded and I can't figure out why. It makes the document visually busy and hard to read. I would fix that unless there's some legal reason you have to do it that way.

The lost checked luggage coverage excludes literally everything of value I might have in my luggage except clothing. Feels like a scam honestly.

Congrats on launching and props for trying to innovate in the world's shittiest industry, but I don't think I'd sign up for this and I'm exactly your target market.
Pay range. It can be vague of you want, but just add a pay range. Those get top priority every time, even if the job doesn't sound as good.
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When the choice is to commit crimes or live in hellish poverty, the choice becomes easier. Going to prison just means you get free food and board for a while. Sure, it's awful. But your only shot getting a better life is crime....
Job descriptions as a whole are in need of a major overhaul to start to include more contextual information about the roles being hired for.

A study by TheLadders.com showed that candidates spend on average 49 seconds on a job description before deciding if it's a fit or not. The majority of that time is spent above the fold.

JDs should include the most vital information about the role above the fold. Which languages should the candidate know? What certification is required? Any specialized training? Location? Education? All above the fold. No need to lead a candidate on only to reveal in the last sentence: "Must speak Mandarin".

Salary. Mention salary. Every candidate wants to know. At the very least, give a range.

Once you get past the basics, add in required skills with context. Avoid the temptation to use cliche "communication skills" or "customer service skills" without adding additional context.

Simple formula: You will use [skill name] to [desired result] within/using [time frame/technology]

A great example of a very effective JD is from 37Signals a few years ago: https://signalvnoise.com/posts/2544-were-looking-for-an-offi...

It's pretty difficult to read that JD and be confused about the role. They avoid ambiguity at all costs and keep everything tied to specific duties/tasks/outcomes.

Finally, give candidates insight into not just your company, but the people doing the work. Their stories and experiences are tremendously more effective than marketing copy written by legal or a content team.

We're actually working on this exact problem at https://www.Ruutly.com -- converting text-based job descriptions into contextual candidate experiences, above the fold.

edit - formatting
React Components can almost do this. There are React dev tools to inspect each Component on the page (not just html element). You could jump to source and copy/paste the Component in another app.
That can be confusing for drivers for some months as they may not realize the increased maintenance cost for a little while. But eventually they'll figure it out.

The evidence I can observe is consistent with the hypothesis that Uber and Lyft are paying sufficiently to motivate drivers.
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