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Strange, that designer link doesn't load in Firefox Nightly, with this error:

Loading failed for the <script> with source “https://wiredjs.github.io/designer/bower_components/webcomponentsjs/webcomponents-hi-sd.js”.

But it works fine in Chrome. Regardless, it looks really useful but still very much beta. It could be a decent Mockingbird replacement if you could save the documents and export them as PDF/png. Plus it needs way more components.
I feel the same way about New Year
T-Mobile bug let anyone see any customer's account details
Which is odd as 'y'all' can be a more precise concept distinguishing between singular and plural which
my elite northern 'you' does not.
> First, the symbol is treated as a function. If it is not in the function space, then it is used as a variable name.

That is simply not the case. x() unambiguously treats x as a function, and will fail if there is no such function, even if there is a variable x.

$ awk 'function foo(x)
{
x()
}

BEGIN { foo(42) }'
awk: cmd. line:2: fatal: function `x' not defined

> To make a finer distinction awk would need some form of local variable declaration, which it clearly hasn't.

Also not the case. The purely syntactic context distinguishes whether or not the identifier is being used as a variable or function. Awk sometimes uses it, sometimes not. This doesn't diagnose:

function x()
{
}

function foo(x)
{
x() # function call allowed
x = 3 # assignment allowed
}

BEGIN { foo(42) }

But:

function foo(x)
{
}

BEGIN { foo = 3 }

fatal: function `foo' called with space between name and `(',
or used as a variable or an array

Why isn't it a problem that the function x() is used as a variable?
This is an incredibly crummy thing to do when the app stores are already overflowing, no, spewing with garbage apps and even more garbage apps abandoned by devs.
> the tabbed file manager

Builds with 'sets' (tabs) have already circulated to Windows Insiders, so it can't be very long until we see them in the stable builds. They even work across apps! https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/8/17318334/windows-10-sets-a...

> Spotlight is the best system-wide search compared to Windows or any third-party Windows tools.

Have you tried Wox? https://github.com/Wox-launcher/Wox

> Devices like audio interfaces and printers are so much easier to get working than on Windows.

Windows auto-detects network printers. I'm not sure how much easier than that it can get.

> The system preferences menu is a lot cleaner and easier to navigate than control panel

That's why Microsoft made the Settings app. It used to be pretty bare, but has gotten quite functional and fully-featured over time, so I think we're at the point where it's unnecessary to touch the legacy Control Panel anymore.

There are legitimate gripes to be had with Windows (not in the least its data collection), but I don't think most of the ones you listed are the ones.
Reddit started out with a nerdy community that bootstrapped excellent content. They added features slowly, focusing on quality and the moderation system. The idea of sub-Reddits allowed groups to form, each with its own “rules” to ensure the site remained useful to everyone as it grew.
It is probably a combination of a man being killed as he walked out of his mother's house for adjusting his belt and a string of similar, high-profile cases of excessive police force killing people.
Obviously not, but I would want you in jail for at least 30 years too.
> shouldn't following the law be most important?

More or less everyone has given up on following the letter of the law on copyright and has resorted to all sorts of "fair use" ideas that probably wouldn't stand up in court.

Instapaper makes copies of web pages. Does it have permission from the copyright holders for every copy of every web page? No. Are they going to enforce this? Almost certainly not.
Does it require ignorance of those ills, or can knowledge of them but with resignation be sufficient?
This is why lawyers work on a retainer. I would adopt a similar practice in the future. It has always eliminated the troublesome clients.

You can get a lawyer and send a letter to him and the investors if your lawyer advises.
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Thanks! Just wrote you.
Sure, and I welcome an attempt to collect that. I'm not going to hold my breath though.
> Most SOHO routers are built using either a Linux kernel where it is part of the netfilter (firewall) module or VxWorks where it is part of the Firewall subsystem.

Which is just completely irrelevant to the question of whether the device has a firewall, see my inactive air bag analogy in my reply elsewhere in this thread.

> It's like saying the chart builder in Excel isn't part of Excel because it's not the spreadsheet editor.

Except that you are arguing for the idea that a chart builder necessarily implies a spreadsheet program and that therefore you need a chart builder, because otherwise you can't have a spreadsheet problem.
I feel like you’re making a bigger deal out of this than necessary, unless you’re doing some shady stuff with our data.

From what I can tell from various legal advice that I’ve read, as long as you’re working on implementing the changes, and have been following security best practices, nothing really changes on May 25th, and you’ll be able to take your time to become fully compliant, as long as you can demonstrate that’s what’s happening. In other words, good faith and best practice will get you far.

Your current reaction seems like a huge and unnecessary over reaction that is just harming your users, and unlikely to have any material impact to your legal risk.
Ok Google has been a massive disappointment every time I've tried to use it. I tried "next song" while in Google Maps and it marked Exxon along the route. Then it played a song in a streaming app by "Max," wasting my data and making me close the streaming app I didn't even know I had and restart the music I wanted. "Next" turned out to work a bit better but it took multiple tries.
Can you expand a bit on Egalitarianism? What is it precisely?
A thought experiment: An unknown person calls my house and says that someone is coming over now, and that the person has a gun. I get my own gun, and crouch over my porch railing, ready. A person walks down the street towards my house. Some 20 yards from my porch he reaches towards his pocket. I shoot him dead, thinking he might have a gun. In reality he was gonna check Facebook on his phone, and was in fact not even going to me at all.
Would I be put on trial in this case? Or is this obvious self defense? Would the person who made call be put on trial for manslaughter?
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Oh the innocence! Get outside, do something dumb.
Here's a video of the real murderer, Officer Justin Rapp, when he got publicity on the TV show Cops:

http://www.cops.com/c2723a1/
Sorry, but I didn't catch your example. Can you explain a little more? What does Perl do better there?
The ID verification is done by trusted third parties. There will be no link to a name and any browsing activity on Pornhub.
Yeah mine does that too. I wish they had a sensitivity option like they do with the forward collision sensors.

Hey there's an idea for Uber, maybe instead of disabling the forward collision system entirely they could just decrease the sensitivity to lessen false positives (like in our Jeeps)?
I agree, however, hunting is important for keeping wild animal populations (mostly deer) in check, since humans have eliminated most of their natural predators like mountain lions. Therefore, it would need to be replaced with something else, such as state-operated culling (basically hunting, but done by professionals, and preferably in a way so that older/sick animals are killed rather than ones in their prime).
Well considering the estimate as of 2013 was 400 calls PER YEAR means there have probably been what, 5000 swatting calls total since it started?

1 Death is basically damn fucking LUCK.
That is really far away: 30 yards at least? Most target shooting enthusiasts couldn't have made that shot with a pistol. The victim certainly couldn't have, so the cops were never in danger. However as you can see at the bottom left corner of the picture, the cops are packing "assault weapons", so it's understandable that they could murder from that distance.
The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America has absolutely nothing to do with hunting.

The Federalist papers will enlighten you to the actual purpose of private arms if you need.
Had a childhood friend whose dad got his face blown off by a shotgun during one of these searches.

It’s easy to be an armchair expert on an Internet forum, whole different world when at the scene.
> I get what you are saying but I would say that Amazon does NOT take privacy extremely seriously or this couldn't have happened.

Apple shared personal photos of myself onto the internet without my permission. I could not delete it without getting support to assist, and they could not provide me with a reason why this happened.

Would you say that Apple does not take privacy seriously?
It is the year 2018, and indeed most DVRs do already provide this functionality...
Reddit has search.

I've long favoured search (directed discovery) over streams, or perhaps a bit of quality-ranked search informed slightly by streams, but it's not what most channel-based, audience-size obsessed, advertising-driven sites are incentivised for.

Much my own interaction with HN is via search, and much that DDG bangs off Agolia's search interface. Google+ has seen a similar evolution, though with vastly inferior search tools.

It's possible to look at related discussions on a keyword or URL at Reddit, or to create multireddits aggreggating various themes. The discoverability and usability of these tools leaves much to be desired.

There's also the dynamic of Reddit's conversations and discussions, most of which are effectively dead after a day (much as on HN). It's all but impossible to have a meaningful long-term discussion there (or here). Ironically and counterintuitively, G+'s mechanics are exceedingly good in this area, though at far smaller scale -- discussions are limited to 500 comments. Much of that may be due to the specific advocacy of Yonatan Zunger, who likes (and is an excellent host for) such discussions.

Reddit has been favouring mindless crap for years, and it's showing badly. /r/science are fighting a futile rearguard action.
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Are you saying we should allow more crimes since we can't stop all crimes?
Lot's of practical tips but, the best part is the phrase "It’s a sleigh ride to frustration."
99% of the ill intent was the kid's fault. He sent people with guns to someone else's house and created a threat level that was bound to make police very cautious.

I'm so sick of people defending the swatter. THERE IS NO DEFENSE. NONE.
That is a nice book. Starting with a practical tutorial and going into the structure and language features afterwards on a reasonable page count of just about 200 pages.

I like to use awk when I need something a little more powerful than grep. Nevertheless, when I look at the examples and where the book is heading I prefer R for many of the tasks (in particular Rscript with a shebang).

Just to give an example: If you have to manipulate a CSV file, that would most certainly be possible with awk, but some day there might be a record which does contain the separator and your program will produce some garbage. R on the other hand comes with sophisticated algorithms to handle CSV file correct.

I truly respect awk for what it was and is but I also think that the use-cases where it is the best tool for the job has become very narrow over time.
> 0, 1, a few, many. Just enough to tell you how much to crank up the HVAC.

I don't think the number of people in a room will give you meaningful information to tell you "how much to crank up the HVAC." Also, the HVAC systems in most homes aren't capable of even cranking up the HVAC in a particular room.
If they operate anything like the way I operate, they know there should be some kind of lock on there, they just haven't gotten around to building that part yet.

And if their management is anything like my management, they go ahead and release it anyway.
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Me too, but I have relatives who grew up in families where hunting was a thing and they just don't see it this way at all— to them, a hunting rifle is exactly as dangerous as a kitchen knife or circular saw. Basically, a tool that has a time and place and needs to be treated with respect.

Which is not unreasonable, but more importantly, someone with this context sees comments about taking away hunting guns as ignorant urban superiority, scapegoating, and cultural disregard.
Passive observation of execution times can predict password length (smaller concern).

Seems like this can radically narrow the focus of a dictionary attack. Also, if you are just trying to get a foothold into a machine, you can focus your energy on short passwords. Of course, I am not sure of all the scenarios where you are privy to how long the encryption took.
Barring repeal of the Second Amendment, the police in the US have the same right to keep and bear arms as anyone else, and that right isn't predicated on training or trigger discipline.
This is super cool. Anything like that for Linux and/or Windows?
What should they be allowed to defend themselves with? Where do you draw the line? Should a woman not have the right to defend herself against a potentially stronger rapist? Should an individual not have the right to defend himself against a group? A group as small as two on one drastically changes the risk factor if you are a victim. Not everyone has the privilege to be physically fit enough to ward off any attacker with success, nor the privilege to live or work in a safe area.
Then just buy older stuff nobody says you need a smartphone.
I'm sure Netflix knows how much salience matters, but I'm guessing most people continue with their subscription as long as there is something good enough to watch.
The suggestion that we should redistribute wealth is very different from the author's suggestion that we should provide a disincentive for automation, and make sure we don't tend to hire the best (where best includes intelligence) person available for a given job.
Similarly, where are the cries about a flawed system, where anonymous tips can lead to militarized responses? SWAT teams should ONLY ever be engaged after being escalated from a normal police response.

Many policemen are happy to promote the view that cops put themselves in harm's way for society's benefit, but in reality, they go in shooting first, instead of taking on the risk of determining without doubt that a forceful response is necessary first (at their own risk). If all the news stories of unarmed victims are any indication, the net innocent lives saved would be much higher as a result of taking on that risk, even if the rarer instances of an armed, dangerous, and aggressive criminal did result in some of those lives lost being officers.

In any case, this risk of being wrong should only go down if police modernize, with the availability of drones and other technologies.
So you're saying if I tell a cop my neighbor (who I've never met) is a serial killer, they are well within their rights to go kill them?
I'd go for "good moderation is high-nutrition, well-prepared, real food", thogh I catch your drift.
Yeah, the more I think about it, the more it seems like Apple's neglect is responsible for Electron's success.

If they exposed Webkit and JavaScriptCore in a friendlier way, things could be different.
Nah, they wanna be RAMBO! America police is no longer fine with neatly pressed uniform and polished shoes. They want combat boots and outfit. Machine gun if possible, and all sorts of tactical gear that belongs in a battle field. They can't wait to toss a stun grenade and dive and role play as if they are military. It's really amusing to them, you should see a bunch of officers have their bro talk about a raid even a botched one, there's no ounce of regret that they broke down the wrong door and traumatized a family. It's all fun and giggles so long as no officer was hurt. It's the new police culture.
Minor nit: It quotes an account from the '50s, not an accountant.
> NOBODY should be allowed to defend themselves with a gun.

I'm exceptionally happy that you are not the one making the decisions on these rules then. You appear to not have put much thought into this at all.

We already know what happens in a world completely bereft of firearms, it's called history. And history is dark and brutish for much of it, until very very recently. Firearms are but one of many technological advancements human society has achieved that has brought about an end to the dark and brutish existence we lived until now. Why, you might ask?

Quite simply, eliminating firearms returns society to a situation in which defense is only possible through literal force of arms (e.g. the force you can exert with the arms attached to your body) which greatly enhances the power of those who are physically fit when they behave in a brutish manner. In your world the old, infirm, meek, physically unfit, and women have no effective way to defend themselves. Self-defense becomes the hallmark of only the strong, and something which is a far bloodier and less sure affair.

Spare me your world, because I have been a student of history and I see what that world is like. I like the world I live in now, where I can be reasonably assured that I will not be attacked by someone simply because of my small stature and have the legal and practical means to defend myself if I am.
I read the answer to that in an article a while back: the swatter did't call 911 directly, but instead called the security desk at city hall.
Hunting helps sustain the environment, so it does have its useful purpose, and guns become a tool for that purpose.
Wouldn't it make more sense to reduce the incentive to commit the crime, rather than increase punishment?

Ramping up punishments doesn't seem to deter criminals, and study after study seems to confirm this.
I'd enjoy a news source that phrases things like that all the time.
So, who are “they” and where is all this fiat going? That’s a great and yet unanswered question. If Tether was real, then KPMG would be glad to audit them..
> IF your son leaks the said video,are you to blame?

Yes. That's the whole point.
> The more data, the more smarter.

There are several important caveats to this statement.

> In fact, the only difference between a thermostat and the human mind is the number of datas.

This is an oversimplification that borders on dogma.

> This is because the Law of Averages predicts that half of all datas will be relevant.

An interesting interpretation and application.
Of course you don't remember it, that's part of the point. If you remembered it, you'd treat yourself better because you'd know it was you. The lesson is about how you behave when you don't know that.
> People saying the cops should have done differently aren't in any way saying that the people placing the call aren't responsible.

Oh, yes, there are definitely those who believe the person making the call should get a fine for wasting police time at worst.
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They're guilty, but I don't see how it follows thst the person who actually did the shooting is blameless.
It would really be something if that miniature nuclear reactor NASA tested ended up being viable for cars, realizing one of the dreams from the early nuclear age.
Except so many people would do that that it might as well be a death sentence since the cryo fees would eat away at your money faster than it could grow compared to all of the other people in the world.
Or maybe infrared reflecting material similar to sun block.

The local cancer society came to my workplace to promote skin health and one of the items was a small camera system. You put sun block on one part of your face, stuck your head in a box and a camera and screen showed the sunblock as black paint.

If an IR type of material could be made you could paint geometric dazzle type paint on your face to obscure its geometry.
Every time! The coffee shop by my old house had motion sensing lights in the washroom, and every damned time I would be plunged into darkness half-way through my visit... Urgh.
People who take this mentality would rather you die/get raped/be a victim, it's really quite that simple.

I am not tough or delusional enough to think that I (trained, in peak physical condition) could take on multiple armed or unarmed assailants who wish to do me grievous bodily harm.

How could a 90 year old woman defend against one or more individuals?

How could a single mother protect herself and her children?

Firearms are the only means that give the individual a fighting chance.

The police are going to show up after crimes have been committed: they cannot help you if they're not there, nor are they legally mandated to help you even if they're there and the crime is in progress.
Hey there,

While I can't offer any legal advice (I would recommend not trying to sue this person, especially if they have more resources than you do - they'll just counter-use you to such a degree it won't be worth it).

I'm working on a project over here that is aimed to help freelancers avoid situations like these: www.knowtheypay.com.

You are exactly the sort of person I'm hoping to help in the future - unfortunately, I've found that the best method for dealing with clients like these is avoiding them at all costs.

Again, I'm really sorry this happened to you. Wish I could send you a beer (or coffee) via HN!
It's not about ratings, it's about subscribers. New shows generate subscribers. Many subscribers stay on board with Netflix even after the show that got them to sign on has been canceled. Ergo the more new shows you have, the more subscribers you have.
> Poles and Italian immigrants in the US raised their average IQ scores over the 1st half of the 20th century -- by over 15 points!

So did everyone else:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect

3 points per decade = 15 points per 50 years. So this shows that immigration to the US had no impact on the IQ of this group.

Whole developed world has very similar IQ levels to United States, except for China, Japan, Korea which have higher average levels: https://iq-research.info/en/average-iq-by-country
Please don't use simplistic models of the world. You don't have enough information to deduce how the world works and know how everyone in society behaves.

I do.

Pro-tip: ask yourself how the vast majority of people in the country live without firearms.

And ask yourself why they don't live in fear, while you do.

Perhaps government should offer mental-health counseling services for people that seem to be unable to live without firearms? You know, in order to allow these people to live normal lives like the rest of society, without fear of dying a violent gruesome death.

Again, if a 90-year old grandma can live without firearms, you can, too!