skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I did not write that because of this particular issue alone.

Since they are a public company you can actually read their financials on the interwebs.
He’s rich from PayPal, a company notorious for closing their customers’ accounts using phony pretexts so they could steal the money. He turned around and used that fortune to live fat off government contracts and subsidies, dressing it up as “disruption” to his duped groupies.

All of these billionaires are despicable crooks, but at least some of them don’t insist, like Musk, that we constantly applaud them.
It could also mean that the project they were leading is transitioning into a phase that they're no longer interested in working on.

Same thing happened as Waymo started ramping up a year or so ago and nobody was freaking out about that.
I'm sorta in the same boat, but after Google announced Chromebooks will be getting first party support for Linux apps that is tempting me. I occasionally work on Linux, but I would love something more polished like ChromeOS.
Here’s a coal miner... "It's not an easy life here," he says. "But I think it's about the best life you can have."

Imagine instead of a blue collar worker which is easy to empathize with or glorify... a banker or lawyer or some other less well liked worker. Imagine those people making good money... saying their industry needs to be protected just so they can keep their jobs.

https://www.npr.org/2018/05/09/607273500/in-the-coal-countie...
Now they can't watch more than 4 (select) movies per month and no repeat viewings. Moviepass hasn't changed anything because people generally are being termed out of the original breakneck deals.
see the interview with his first wife:

As we danced at our wedding reception, Elon told me, "I am the alpha in this relationship." I shrugged it off, just as I would later shrug off signing the postnuptial agreement, but as time went on, I learned that he was serious.

...the will to compete and dominate that made him so successful in business did not magically shut off when he came home. This, and the vast economic imbalance between us, meant that in the months following our wedding, a certain dynamic began to take hold. Elon's judgment overruled mine, and he was constantly remarking on the ways he found me lacking. "I am your wife," I told him repeatedly, "not your employee." "If you were my employee," he said just as often, "I would fire you."

And no matter how many highlights I got, Elon pushed me to be blonder. "Go platinum," he kept saying, and I kept refusing.

If that's how he managed his wife imagine what his execs deal with.

*https://www.marieclaire.com/sex-love/a5380/millionaire-start...
> leave out any strategic advantage that cannot be quantified

Everything can be quantified, no matter how intangible. Perhaps you're not familiar with the research.

> city planning (as actually practiced by cities)

On the whole, city governments ignore city planning researchers.

What's your academic background? If you've never studied social sciences, you may not be aware of what the scientists are saying.
This is a 2 mile test tunnel. We've had the technology to drill tunnels and transport people in them on tracks for more than a century.

The hard part is figuring out how to do it significantly cheaper (10x reduction) than current methods and they haven't presented any data on that yet.
Ask HN: Options for including or preinstalling info on a phone?
Someone suggested a custom ROM. Someone suggested an app. Someone has suggested just a link, like "add to homepage" type thing.

This last suggestion is more easily relatable for me and I created a website for that purpose. I'm wondering if I am missing some important angle or detail here.

Thanks.
> Plugra butter

It's god-tier. I haven't eaten it straight but in thick (1/4") slabs on fresh bread. Found even better butter in Iceland, flew home with 5 pounds of it. Somewhere between butter and triple-crème cheese. Got odd looks at customs, but they had no problem with it.
I will never understand why people care so much about execs. It's not like they are the ones actually building and testing stuff or developing the new technology.
There are already a handful of sites which aim to analyse and grade ICO's.

They can be good for gathering information quickly, but the issue's in the confidence for the site itself. Nothing beats your own research.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17053214
The suggested type system adds a lot of code and complexity. For the specific case, I suggest we can try a convention-based solution. Let's, eg. establish a convention that all product id variable named with `prod_` prefix and customer id variable named with `cust_` prefix. Then a simple static analyzer filter can serve as the unit test to catch mistakes (include passing in variable names that don't conform the convention). We should recognize that the enforced prefix serves the same role as the type system but at the preprocessing stage rather than the compiler stage. It does not require the programmer to add any extra code; rather it helps one of the difficult problems of naming things. Unlike the type system, it is easy to adopt strong convention (the strongest being a set of fixed names) and then relax the convention as the program evolves. In contrast, the type system often takes the opposite path of from relax to strict with steep increasing cost. Of course, unlike the type system, the enforcement of the convention does not come automatically -- the programmer has to write static analysis code to enforce it -- this is fundamentally not different from writing unit tests. But the static analysis code is easy to write and less likely to have bugs (and bugs have less severe consequences). I use a general purpose preprocessor, MyDef, and every line of my code goes through several places of filtering anyway, so adding a set of static checks seem trivial. But even you don't use a preprocessor, implementing a simple static convention checker (to be enforced at repository check-in) doesn't seem difficult.
It's not exactly a secret that Elon is tough to work for. Think pointy haired boss who also happens to be a celebrity.
I’m not sure where you came up with 3/month @ $12 each. The actual numbers could be wildly different, I don’t think it’s safe to speculate so broadly.

Also, while AMC is large, they aren’t the only game in town. They only control ~8k of the 40k screens in the US. You can bet that if moviepass is able to drive demand away from AMC they will cave eventually.
A theater chain could easily do it. Imagine if they come out with “AMC pass”. They’ve got the network and prime locations.

I bet they’re waiting for MoviePass to go belly up first. No point in having to compete with a company that’s literally throwing money at them (paying full price x3-4 per person per month to AMC).
Moviepass brought back the unlimited plan 2 weeks ago.
> If you're interested in Tesla, but not looking for an echo chamber of circlejerkery, this is the place for you.

From the subreddit rules. And yet, that send to be exactly what that subreddit is, just from the opposite perspective (negative).

On the comments on the top several posts I saw, they are all speculation and shit talking. A top comment is adamant that Elon Musk is a scan artist who will leave nothing to the world except questions about how he managed up scan everyone for so long.

Seriously? Renewed interest in electric vehicles and home battery technology? The first private company to revitalize the space industry? The first person to ever oversee the landing of first stage boosters and then also reuse them?

All of that counts for nothing?

That subreddit is worse than the Musk can do no won't crowd. The are annoying, but at least they are helping to publicize the amazing strides being made and not just crapping on who Musk takes to the Met Gala, like that even matters.
The one movie a day subscription plan is back as of this month.
Investors care because exec's have inside information and a mass exit is a bad sign.

In the case of individuals it's mostly just noise, but investing is often trying to read tea leaves slightly better than the next guy.
$65k is not low paying. Haha. And they’ve made life choices to be there and do that, rather than prioritize other things.

My grandfather came to this country with nothing and put both his sons thru college, working multiple jobs, learning English.. with no skills! Never would he have complained if the company he worked at over 8 hours a day putting stuff in boxes closed because they were killing people. Coal is destroying the world plain and simple. It’s not much to ask to move on. It’s an industry that needs to end.
Context:

http://streetlifesolutions.blogspot.com/2018/04/project-home...

https://pocketputer.blogspot.com/p/about.html
What is your background and nationality? I've been to Antarctica and Greenland as a physicist. I'm not very experienced compared to many (and the most hardcore thing I've done is sleeping in a tent on the Greenland ice cap), but I may be able to lead in you the right direction.
Ah, I was running this on a personal macbook which is apparently on an old osx version. This seemed to be the issue: https://github.com/facebook/pyre-check/issues/11

(Installed fine on an my work machine running OSX 10.13.3.)
Well, the stock sure seems valued like that.

I haven't done much research into the numbers (only popped up on my radar a while ago) but the CEO said they have access to $300m worth of capital (i.e. debt) + the service would be profitable at 5m users. Burn was supposedly reduced by 30% since introducing that recent change. Which would give them approx. 15-20 months to execute their strategy in the best case.

On the off chance this one does work out, this will likely be a 100 bagger.
Where there’s smoke there’s fire.
Fn Project – An Open Source Serverless Functions Platform by Oracle
That's probably because looks matter more than anything else to modern women and you're most likely decent looking or pulling women that are not very attractive.
"There are not a lot of options to deploy performance marketing dollars for movies"

This is 100% false in every conceivable way possible, in fact marketing something like a movie is probably the easiest example you walk through then you first start learning how to market.
In the 1960’s and 1970’s there were many efforts to professionalize software development and bring it line with other engineering practices. This would include things like license boards, a code of ethics, etc. Obviously at first blush this sounds ridiculous, but like Wikipedia it seems to not work in theory but when it comes to the real world work just fine (as the other engineering disciplines have shown). This is actually where the term “software engineer” dates from, it was partly a marketing / professionalization attempt.

One thing this would lead to (could be good or bad) is people being “stripped” of their license to practice software engineering. After the 1981 Hyatt Regency disaster in Kansas City, where over 200 people were killed, this is exactly what happened to the engineers involved in building the walkway. They forgot the software equivalent of a line-ending semicolon when they eliminated a single-support bolt for the catwalk accidentally during design review. It collapsed during a holiday party, killing those above and those below. Perhaps as we start seeing more “building computers”, sometimes called “architectural robotics” (a super fascinating subject if you have a chance to look it up, there are already prototypes out there), a software engineer causing a similar amount of destruction might not be so farfetched.
Hyperinsulinemia (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/type-2-diabet...) is mostly prevalent among those with Type II DM (insulin resistance promoting over-production of insulin in a physiologic attempt to compensate). I don't believe all that many "normal/healthy" individuals have this issue. So while gluconeogenesis is a viable pathway for fuel, in most individuals lipid metabolism will not be skipped over for gluconeogenesis because as mentioned previously it is the slowest and least efficient pathway for ATP production. Someone with a persistent high carb and low fat diet may be in a similar state but with high demand for energy - such as the conditions described in the article - the most efficient pathways will be utilized predominantly, unless the individual went to great lengths to prevent it via their diet.
Every theater chain already has passes, and has for a couple years now.

None of them are halfway as good of a deal as moviepass is.
Not every business needs to capture 100% of the populace in their target market. I too only see 2 or 3 movies a year (although I basically only watch the mutant-CG-gorilla type), and I don’t have a MoviePass because it’s not worth it to me. But I don’t think MoviePass execs are losing any sleep not capturing the kind of person who just doesn’t want to see movies, in the same way Ford probably doesn’t care much about people who don’t drive.
The analogy "a deal he couldn't refuse" includes a threat as well as an incentive. Or at least it has since the 70s.

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/an-offer-he-cant-refuse....
We don't live in the world of the 1970s anymore, anything that might slow down or impede corporate profits can be rejected out of hand as feasible solution. It's just not even worth the time to talk about it.

At least until we have a new constitutional amendment getting money out of politics.
Why the minuses?
I don't share my email all over the web, I usually don't sign up to many websites. If I do in majority of cases (99% I would say) there is included option to manage my subscriptions and/or unsubscribe directly from the message... and it works.
Or less stress. Or a mixture of all.
Other people on the thread seem to see a distinction between fitness and posture. If you can't see it, video probably won't convince you.

HN has become a very uncivil place, don't you think? I don't even remember the name of my old account, it's been so long since I posted here.
> Their word to collectively describe foreigners is...

No it's not. bar bar is not directly similar to bla bla, except for the repetition. The phonetics can't be glossed over.

bleh- is a reconstructed proto-indo-european root (also bhle) meaning to swell, and if that isn't clear enough on its own consider the descendent to blow, German blasen and compare that to bubble, german Blase or to bubble, German blubbern in the sense to swall, blurb, bla blah. Surely that seems sound immitative anyway.

I don't know a root for "bar", but consider German brabbeln in the same sense, which looks to have a semitic influence. This might be sound immitatitive for all I know. Anyhow I find more interesting barde (the singer) compared to persian barde (slave), if you think of enslaved eunuch singers as a semantic link. And then consider that foreigners became enslaved often enough.

I mean, they literally cut young boys balls off, like with cattle. Because of taboo and social stigma, I think such a connection would not survive very long. But I know very little about Persian, so this is entirely speculative. The singing barde sense has an entirely different root in PIE, but beyond that, who knows? There's no timeline for PIE and internal reconstruction is, well, I'm not going to try it here. Anyhow, a semantic relation between slaves and praise, or at least a positive connotation can be observed in persian. Slavery like racism really seem to be deeply ingrained in culture.

There's also barb as in barb-wire, cognate to beard, with a different root given by scholars (celtic bardos, < PIE gwerhd), but who knows. I find the bearded, unshaven ones* as description for barbarians kind of entertaining. In the same sense, incivil ruffian in allusion to slavery I have to guess that a barbarian might well be a slaver, slave trader.

Do I need to mention "Babel" related to incomprehensible language?

Also, I cannot find a root for brat beyond Old English, but I wouldn't find a connection surprising, compared to the etymology of Ger. Mädchen (girl, compare, maid, house maid, maiden) and also perhaps boy, girl, garcon (I am not quite sure). Consider that by archaic social norms, women were treated as slaves of the patriarch, father or brother, e.g. literally sold of if money was tight, in the worst case.

So, the etymology of bar bar is inconclusive from where I am standing, but "sound immitative" is hardly ever convincing for words with a long history.

PS: to the b/w question, compare that to dark or shiny, considering some supposed etymologic theories of aryan (e.g. golden or noble), and that the Median Empire reached into the area of modern greece, or that it's not even clear where the Persians came from before they reached mesopotamia.
I can only presume that most of these obese people with excellent posture were at some point (probably in their youth) physically very active. I remember my grandpa walking as straight as an arrow, although he was old (over 80) and fairly obese by that time. But that's because he was very athletic as younger, and still had kept a significant muscle mass although he was fat and out of shape on the first look. Proper posture simply requires that you have enough muscles that are not just strong, but also balanced in strength and length and flexibility in all directions.
It's still ends up in federal taxes, and considering social security benefits are based on income it would directly help workers long term.

It would also act as downward pressure on rents as people left the city for better opportunities elsewhere.
This is getting more and more common. A couple of reasons for this:

- the world is dividing into “social haves” and “social have-nots”. It’s not a surprise that as wealth and inequality have taken off dramatically, we’d see social and sexual repercussions.

- ppl really underestimate the role community has played in American history in “hooking up” people and playing matchmaking. I know going to bars looks awesome in the movies and is indeed a cool thing for meeting men/women, but it’s inherently not scalable for a society and really only possible for the subset who can conquer social anxiety

- due to financial constraints, people are living in “extended adolescence” longer and longer. Also is a consequence of ppl getting more and more education. Hard to date as actively when you live with your parents
The difference being that Snaps always run in a semi-encapsulated environment (a container), whereas the AUR just executes in whatever security context you're issuing commands from. PKGBUILDs are arbitrary shell scripts and they can do anything that the user executing them can do.

I'm not trying to defend the perception that Snaps are immune from malware, but there is a real difference in the default safety of a package off the Snap Store and the AUR.
I'm not sure. Curiously, some types of donation (whole, and double-red apheresis) have a minimum of 110 pounds here, while others (apheresis platelets, plasma) have a minimum of 114 pounds. I'd think if they were worried about scale accuracy or clothing weight, the same safety margin would apply to all donation types -- or at least all apheresis donations.
"Fault​ ​tolerance​ ​and​ ​censorship​ ​resistance​ - Due to its decentralized nature, FlureeDB guarantees maximum uptime and no possibility for data regulation".

Censorship is rarely a technological issue, but one of laws.

No possibility for data regulation? Well, data regulation is already there, and they're effectively advertising that they are trying to bypass those regulations. If they actually can do that, it won't be long before someone rules "Use of FlureeDB violates GDPR compliance" and all your nice tech isn't worth squat. The database may prevent data regulation, but you can still put the people using it in jail.
A lot of people who grow up poor have a hard time adjusting their spending habits to optimize their life when they become well off.

I've known such people who will go through great aggravation, follow on sunk costs no good reason, and waste a lot of time - just to save a few dollars or feel they didn't waste money.

I waste probably a few thousand dollars a year on expenditures I never utilize. If the dollar amount is below the cost of the aggravation, I generally won't bother.

If you're working as a software engineer, I assume you are making at least $100,000. A $100 annual cost to ensure your data is saved, and the time savings from maintaining a local backup, seems well worth it and it doesn't make sense to me for that cost to weigh into the decision.
Because good posture is effortless and our body is built for balance, it doesn't require anything but a minimal level of fitness. And actually, physical strength can sometimes exacerbate posture issues rather than solve them, as it introduces additional muscle tightness or tightness imbalances (e.g. bench presses leading to tight pecs leading to hunched shoulders, or running leading to tight hamstrings leading to exaggerated spinal curve).

For me personally, the gym made my posture worse, and it was only through extensive body awareness practice (like AT), stretching, and relaxation techniques that I was able to solve posture problems.

You know how they say abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym? Same thing with posture -- made through awareness, not the gym.
Apple hit with lawsuit over the new macbook keyboard
Nothing in the presented article that can't be done just as (or more) easily in C. The article really just presents the absolute basics from an intro embedded systems class.
That is a textbook abusive relationship. Pathetic.
As J. C. R. Licklider put it: "If it is (or were) true that hardware economics double every two years, and if it's true that it takes eight or ten years to get something from the idea stage out into use, it says the researcher who begins working on something has got to be a factor of 16 or 32 ahead of the time in his lavish expenditure of computer resources to do his work, and it takes really enlightened sponsors and supporters to make that possible. And usually it isn't."
The bigger picture is that Waymo is now the most interesting company in self-driving technology. If you want to do real work that is the place to be. I hear that people are also leaving Uber's efforts. I expect them to absorb the best people in the industry and building a real business from here.

Waymo has established a multi-year technology advantage over Uber. The best objections to Waymo winning are three-fold:

1) Google doesn't have the user-facing apps - The reality is that Google has a far larger surface area than Uber to consumers. They own Calendar, Maps, Assistant, Android, Gmail and each of these can be entry points into self-driving. "I see you have an appointment in 15 minutes, want me to order you a cab?"

2) Google doesn't have experience operating a physical business - This is something they will have to learn. Google has the choice of partnering/purchasing if needed to build fleet operations companies. There are some unorthodox acquisitions to consider here (Avis?). However, Uber and Lyft do not really have this experience either.

3) Google doesn't have a great track record of incubating new businesses - Amazon has a far stronger track record than Uber of bringing up new lines of business.

With the mismanagement of Uber over the past years, Uber is at significant risk of missing the next technology wave, the way traditional taxi companies missed the last shift. Uber might be holding the equivalent of second-generation taxi medallions as the third generation takes off.
all assholes!
Yeah, that's one of my favorite takeaways from Elm.

I'm thinking of it in an OO style, where perhaps instead of wrapping/unwrapping you're specifying an analog to object properties.