skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
From Wikipedia:

“The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), also known as TPP11[2][3][4] is an agreed in principle trade agreement between Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.

The CPTPP incorporates most of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) provisions by reference, but suspended 22 provisions the United States favored that other countries opposed, and lowered the threshold for enactment so the participation of the U.S. is not required.[5] The TPP was signed on 4 February 2016, but never entered into force as a result of the withdrawal of the United States.[6]

All original TPP signatories, except the U.S., agreed in May 2017 to revive it[7][8] and reached agreement in January 2018 to conclude the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. The formal signing ceremony was held on March 8, 2018 in Santiago, Chile.”

TPP11 is less favourable than TPP for the US because 22 provisions which favoured the US were removed! Not only that, by abandoning TPP the US actually made it possible for the remaining 11 nations to drop the provisions that they felt favoured the US (perhaps because they were strong-armed into accepting them?).

“On January 25, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump in an interview announced his interest in possibly rejoining the TPP if it were a "substantially better deal" for the United States.”

Given that TPP no longer exists, how is the US to join? Given that TPP11 is explicitly worse for the US than TPP (because the US abandoned it) how does the US think it is going from negative back to status quo and from there to positive territory? Presumably it must convince 11 nations, some of them sizeable, to renegotiate a deal that would be to their collective detriment.

In word bonkers. Less inflammatory out of touch with reality.

In other news. “In January 2018 the United Kingdom government stated it is exploring becoming a member of the Trans-Pacific Partnership to stimulate exports after Brexit in March 2019 and has held informal discussions with the members.”

(T1) "I know, let's leave the world's largest common market on our doorstep!"

(T2) "I know, let's join this other trade area half way around the world!"
FDA permits AI-based device to detect certain diabetes-related eye problems
Someone comment with a brief of the article please. I don't want to subscribe to read it.
My bad op mentioned that they kept wiki for doc. Read to fast sorry.
"By creating three cities out of one, officials are hoping to persuade residents to live in a more diverse range of locations."

Do residents of an area actually behave like this? Those who can afford to may live anywhere they want. But only those who own their own businesses can determine where they work - the rest have to work in a particular location. And the choice of where to live involves many trade-offs including commute distance.

My intuition would say that splitting up Sydney will have no effect on resident behavior but that having three governments will be less efficient than one with taxes going up accordingly.
TutStu Introduces Personalized Online Tuitions for Indian Students
If what the USPS charges for packages is "enough" depends entirely on your definition of "enough":

Does package delivery lower the USPS' losses? Absolutely!

Do they charge enough for package delivery to spin it out into a separate, viable business? Probably not.

This unusual situation stems from the fact that the USPS is mandated by law to pass by every house in the country at least once a day, six days per week.
I assume that you are ok with having your country taken over by ( insert random country ) ?

I must say that US gun policy would improve for the better if China was running them.
> Yup. More important issues like no rule of law, no sanitation, low literacy rates, mob rule, etc.

That's just silly. There are plenty of countries out there with friendlier business climates that aren't still in the bush league. Most South American countries and Eastern Europe and many Asian countries should be on your list if you're considering moving abroad to start a business.

Personally my pick is Colombia.
"part of the plan is to transform Western Sydney into an aerotropolis -- a metropolitan sub-region where the layout, infrastructure, and economy are centered on an airport"

The plans to create a CBD in the west are centered around the new airport to be built in 2026. Seems pretty ambitious as this will likely serve smaller domestic flights.
> IMHO I'd rather see ads that are customized for me, because the probability that I'd find them useful is much higher than some random ad.

I think there is something inherently harmful about getting relevant and useful ads.

Let's say ads are even useful in the first place, getting targeted ads is akin to having a stalker changing the shops as you walk down the street. Living in a world where you'll only see stuff associated with you would have such a filter bubble effect I would effect ill side effects on a societal level that advertised won't care a bit about.
It's a government service, not a business. It's not supposed to be profitable. It's supposed to provide a service.
We also don't hand out driver's licenses left and right to anyone with the ability to find the correct pedals. From what I have seen in the states, you average bad swedish driver would be an american interstate wunderkind.
GDPR: By far best explanation by Tim Walters
I know. You lose these things, and I'd prefer that one wouldn't have to go there. But my experience of Facebook and Twitter has shown that a very large part of the links posted are to memes and politics and trying to prove people wrong, win Internet battles, or to show how great you are because you are linking to the latest new diets.

It is so rare to actually see people post "Here's the recipe for a great cake that I, myself, made today!" or "Here's the latest program that I have made!" or "Here's an excerpt of a new book I'm writing!" It's what I'd expect to see on a social network, but don't. Social networks to me have become strangely disconnected from the real personal lives. It's a filtered view and I think links exemplify it in the worst way. They're impersonal and often just point to random articles online. I've also found that I get more comments on text posts than links. People don't seem to even open them very often.

I can see a compromise though. Allow communities, like Facebook Groups, where links are allowed to be posted. So people can join food groups, programming groups, and so on. That way, you still avoid all the junk links and flooding your feed with e.g the latest makeup tips, while still opening channels for people who are interested in these things.

There could be two kinds of communities, too. Location-based communities (based on geolocation, a la Jodel) and interest based communities. I've found that location based communities can fill quite an interesting niche! People don't know each other, but what they discuss is all relatable, and if you travel, you can quickly get tips about the area, too.

It touches on another problem I have with Facebook and many other social networks. They assume that just because we have some sort of relationship with each other, maybe work, maybe old friends, maybe family, we may still not share interests. It's not always shared interests that make me follow people, but to just stay in touch.
I often use the exact same example you gave to explain this to people (especially the one about the shovels) so I have a third thing you are missing:

Fashion

Although they can be called scammers and fraudsters when they are tech companies that can't deliver there are other sectors where utility isn't as apparent (literal fashion, art) and then sometimes well established players that are a little bit of each (middlemen, shovel salesmen..) start to capitalize on this angle, maybe Apple is the archetypical example?

Edited for clarity.
I am somehow reminded of when I was a kid playing with my Scalextric and I'd get some no-name brand of car that would be used on a different circuit and voltage, then suddenly having it run 5x as fast as normal on the Sca. track.
Yes, I would like to know how that works since whatsapp is constantly being advertised as super secure because of using the signal protocol. Do Russians get a different version of the app?
That is the normal response in countries that completed the cultural transition from 'no seatbelts' to 'never without a seatbelt', but not all countries started this transition at the same time, and some will take longer than others due to various cultural and political factors, such as the actual risk of getting fined for the offense and the effect of the publicity campaigns.

Not using a seatbelt was the norm only fifty years ago.
Also* this 'ideal' drug has a difficult time being covered by healthcare. At all possible this drug should not cure the patient, be taken for a lifetime, not be healthcare covered [if possible], needed daily, easily marketable, be IP protected [for as long as possible] AND have the ability to survive even with generics on the market : viagra, propecia, etc.
If "Dark Pattern" is not strong enough a term, how about something like "Con Pattern"?
Aren't there provisions for things like back-ups and other stuff that you can reasonably expect not to turn up later? I would think data in the event store but not in projections could be considered as such, to some extent.
I did read the article. I'm not disagreeing that military matters motivated India's decision. I'm merely arguing against the claim that it was their primary motivation. I'm certain it was a large/significant factor, I doubt it was the only factor. There are so many other beneficial reasons to pursue this tech, some of which I enumerated. Consider Galileo.
Blue Apron?
According to the BBC[1] it is being blocked now.

[1] http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43752337
Tap the power button 5 times to activate Emergency controls. Offers to power off, display Medial ID information, or instigate an Emergency SOS where your GPS location is sent in an SMS to a designated emergency contact and a call to the emergency services is initiated.

It also disables biometric unlocking until the password is entered.
I think the west can learn a great number of things from Japan. For example their streets (in Tokyo) are the cleanest of any major city I've ever visited. It is a huge sign and deserving of respect that a society can make sure their streets are clean.

The fact that the bidet/spray toilet is used is imo a big indicator of sophistication and significantly superior in every way to toilet paper.

But then again, there's dumb things too: they plant trees underneath powerlines ^^ Maybe that subsides jobs?

Awesome country.
And in the US you can buy beer openers that fit in the seat-belt sockets when not in use.
Show HN: Sleep Easy – App to easily track sleep for better health
All I see is: "it's crap, and you have to work hard to make it even remotely useful" :)
What if confidence is lowered when a crash is imminent?

I test drove an “autopilot 2” Tesla a while back. Avoiding hitting trash cans and parked cars was much harder than it would have been if Autopilot had been off. When you’re on a road and the car decides to steer toward an obstacle, you have very little time to correct the car.
Hi,

Creator of Sleep Easy here. I created this app for my own purpose and it has really worked well for me so far. Just thought of sharing it in case if it is useful for others. Feed backs are highly appreciated.
So umm, it sounds like you made attempts to change the situation and there was no improvement forthcoming. Give notice of 2 weeks (3 weeks if you are really broken up about it) and move on with life. You are not paid well, don’t have enough skin in the game, and aren’t working for a charity. Whatever loyalty you have for your employer should be tempered by the fact that he did not value the opinions you have expressed previously. When you leave, you can either be honest or just say you are moving on to new opportunities that will help you move forward with your career and your ability to take care of your family. The latter should ensure your ability to get a good recommendation for your next job.
In general, I don't think I want the government to be in the business of stamping out the best deal that individuals have available.

I know in this case, the assumption is that the deal offered will magically get substantially better. I don't think that generally works nearly as well as the abstract arguers argue.
Is the Apple Watch er success? They sold reasonable well initially, but pretty much everyone I know who bought one sold it again within a year.
As with all Apple products, I'm sure Apple will iterate on this and keep making a better product until it can rival Google Home and Amazon Echo. It seems quite often that Apple first generation of new products (huge exception for the original iPhone) can't really compete with competitors, but very quickly, in two or three generations, they end up with the best product on the market.

Although what really surprised me in this article is that Google Home only has 14% of the market share while Amazon Echo has 73%. I had assumed that their market shares were much closer, but according to the article Echo is out selling Google Home more than 5 to 1!
Apple Watch is the to selling smartwatch now as far as I know. So even if this is a niche market, Apple Watch is not a failure.

Is smartwatch a hardware segment that will last is yet another question.
is Siri that bad compared to the other home assistants? from what I've seen at least, it feels pretty similar to google assistant and alexa (which imho is strictly worse than google assistant, but that's just an opinion)
It works both ways, if the majority drives then you are left with no infrastructure for people who don't drive, hence you become dependent on driving.
> You need to use it properly though.

"You're holding it wrong"

> <an unending list of things I have no desire to figure out or set up>

Why would I want any of that? :)
Yeah, I misread the top comment.
I could have sworn that I wrote a comment, but it looks like I didn't post it.

I think there are at least two kinds of "content" -- one that stems from happiness and another that stems from depression.

The former is the good kind, the one we all assume the article is talking about.

The latter is a resounding "meh" followed by a "who cares."

I've seen a lot of the latter in people in their 20s and early 30s here. The world's going to shit, the society's going to shit, nobody has money, rent is expensive, nobody cares. Spend the money now and enjoy hanging out with friends -- screw retirement and the future because you can deal with it later, preferably with the pension system.

Who's going to get ahead at work? The old folks are all impressing their own power structure on the younger folks and making life miserable. Why bust your ass at work when you can just do your own thing with a bunch of jobs cobbled together?

So, basically, a lot of the "content" people I see around me around happy with their lot, they just don't think their lot's going to improve or worth working on.

This is from a point of view of 11 years in Japan, six years in Tokyo.
The court order was issued a few hours ago, they will block it shortly.
DARPA...
It's "hard" if you make it. I worked as a cab driver (in Sweden) for a couple of years, and we offered free rear facing seats and boosters if kids were to ride. Actually, since it's the drivers responsibility, we didn't start the car unless all kids were strapped according to law.

Anyway. Kids would scream, fuss, battle, sometimes even while strapped in, and all the way until we arrived. Because they're kids. Some parents would try to soothe the kids, some would just ignore their fuss, and some would try to talk the driver/me out of using the seats.

The reasoning even among the parents that though "this is ridiculous, let me just hold the kid in my arms" was quite the same: We all knew that if something happened, the seats would likely be the difference of life and death for the kid. And thus, we just accepted that kids not wanting to be strapped is a part of life and had to be tolerated.

Not arguing against you here. I'm saying, yes, it's has difficulties, but the consequences of not using proper security is far worse.
Being content could mean 2 things: optimistic that your situation is great, your effort is paying off and your life is on the right track or pessimistic that you accept things won't get better so just enjoy and be grateful for what you already have.

In case of Japan, it is probably leaning towards the latter. By control, or contain your desire to reach a state of peace, or inertia. Not really surprised because Japan, deep inside, is still very much influenced by the thoughts of Buddhism. Is this really self content? I would like to offer my share of benefit of doubt.
It’s a ridiculous narrative (the trump thing). Any explanation for behavior of a group that depends on patronizing assumptions rarely reflects a true understanding of that group’s motivations. It’s not a reason to let up on Facebook but it’s always been a stretch to think that in an election with billions spent that Hillary lost because of this shit. Try a simpler explanation: Hillary was a shit candidate who many distrust, and she worked very hard to get that reputation.
Iron curtain wasn't that optional. We have a potential.
As an outsider to the business entirely, I couldn't help but become frustrated the other day with the lack of targeted marketing on Sling TV. I must have watched an ad for Colo Guard 15 times - As a 36 year old, spending that much time watching an ad for people only 50+ it just seemed like a waste of their money and my time. While I'm sure they get some 'discount' for simply throwing the ads out there, if the had a way to more specifically target audiences/demographics, I feel like they could charge more for their ads.

That being said - maybe it should be an opt-in...that is to say, users provide the information they want to be targeted as. AKA, maybe I feel ok putting my race, my age, my location - and maybe another user doesn't - and that's fine.

I think most people's problems with ads are, more than likely, the 'deceptive' ways that corporations go about obtaining our personal information.
Generics aren't always chemically identical. The active ingredient might be the same, but the binders may not be. In the majority of cases, that's fine - you only really care about the active ingredient - but in certain cases, such as a sensitivity to one of those ingredients, it might not be. My sister has had to have specific brands of certain medicines prescribed due to a sensitivity to certain types of sugars. For instance, compare Neurofen:

> Each tablet contains Ibuprofen 200 mg Also contains: Sucrose, Sodium Citrate, talk, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearis Acid, Titaniu, Dioxide, Silicon Dioxide, Acacia, Carmellose Sodium, Sodiu, Laurilsulphate, Macrogol and Blank Ink(contains Shellac, Iron Oxide Black (E172) and Propylene Glycol) or Opacode S -1 -8152 HV Black (contains Shellac, Iron Oxide Black (E172, Antifoam DC1510 and Soya Lecithin

https://www.boots.com/nurofen-200mg-tablets-16-tablets

to generic ibuprofen:

> Ibuprofen 400mg, sodium starch glycollate, croscarmellose sodium, sucrose, E171, E127 and E211

https://www.chemistdirect.co.uk/ibuprofen-400mg-tablets/prd-...
The problem isn't X will like product Y, so lets show ads for product Y to them. The problem is X will like features A, B, and C and hate D, so lets mention only A, B, and C to them. Y will like B and D and hate A and C, so only mention B and D to them.

If you're having trouble thinking of why someone might hate a feature of a product, the main case where this is a problem is political advertising, where features are policies. It is a problem with commercial advertising too, though.

EDIT: The other big problem is using tracking for price discrimination, but banning targeted ads wouldn't help there, you have to ban the tracking.
It's more the ruckus that Hughes ownership caused and the direction he wanted to take TNR in, that would cause negative feeling toward FB from current employees.
Not sure if this totally answers your question, but gigalixir.com might be able to help you with CI/CD, scaling, and prod environment management. I'm the founder.
> Creating a public institution with no pressure to make profit is a disaster waiting to happen.

This is the model many rich country healthcare runs on, and provides measurably better outcomes for less expenditure than the US.
The official version is that Telegram was used by terrorists who blew up the metro in Saint Petersburg.

The real reason is more simple: it's mostly used by the small middle class, people working in tech and business. The current laws in Russia were used to block LinkedIn, but they didn't touch Facebook or Twitter — that would be too much.
I have read most of the text on internet about GDPR but this explanation is for an order of magnitude better, it is a bit long but it covers most of conceptual questions that might rise implementing it.
I'm pretty sure the law has won the first round in that particular fight.
Apple was the #1 global watchmaker by revenue before Apple Watch 3.

https://www.wareable.com/apple/watch-sales-rolex-tim-cook-55...
Cause for them to use it overseas it needs to be unblocked internally (to Russia)? Russia can always "whitelist" some applications for government officials too. Or y'know not rely on third-parties and roll their own solution, not like Signal's protocol isn't open sourced.
Apple and Google will likely comply and delete the app in their Russian stores in any case.
It already is open-source... https://github.com/microcosm-cc/ but as it was designed to be a platform I cannot claim it is easy for anyone to install or get started with it.

I have a slow burning background task to move it from PostgreSQL + Go + Python + Django to PostgreSQL + Go. This will make it a super easy single-binary install, that can also scale out by simply running multiple versions of the Go binary in different modes (API or Web). But frankly... this is a very slow burning background task :)
> If your hands are on a steering wheel, you’re watching the road, and autopilot begins turning towards an obstacle, you should be aware enough to grip the wheel fully and prevent the incorrect turn.

> End of story.

No, not true at all. If you’re in a car, paying complete attention, and holding the wheel, but keeping your arms loose enough that the car is fully controlling the steering, you somehow need to notice the car’s error and take over in something on the order of a second or perhaps much less. Keep in mind that, on many freeway ramps, there are places where you only miss an obstacle by a couple of feet when driving correctly. If the car suddenly stops following the lane correctly, you have very little time to fix it.

It seems to me that errors of the sort that Autopilot seems to make regularly are very difficult for even attentive drivers to recover from.
I got one without knowing whether I would be using it or not, and it has proven way more useful than expected (or, at least, way more "expected to be in my wrist), something I didn't realise until I had to bring it for repairs and went watchless for a week. Worth noting I had been watchless for the past 15 years or so (after wearing a watch daily before), so the change has been surprising even to me.

Also, anecdata: I see a relatively large amount of people in the London tube with AWs. For a supposedly failed product they represent quite a sample.
Can you unfold please? That still sounds as a conspiracy theory.
No, do you?