skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Not directly related, but see FATCA. Because of a US law, individuals in many countries who don't deal with US securities/markets, have to fill a form saying they don't have any direct investments in US, or that they are not a citizen/resident of US.
>In my experience, many useful invariants cannot be trivially expressed in a singular "target field" against which one may lock

just trivially dedicate/associate a field with each invariant :)

>The point is that--insofar as it comes to correctness--serializability allows local reasoning, whereas weaker isolation levels require global reasoning. You can't argue against that by saying "well, if every transaction just explicitly locks the appropriate records at the appropriate times …" because that's exactly the type of global reasoning that we're trying to avoid.

The reasoning required is the same in both cases. To avoid serialization conflicts you still have to identify all those appropriate records and appropriate times in your reasoning. So the choice is either to explicitly implement required locking for RC or let the SERIALIZABLE do it implicitly under the hood (and hoping that it will do it better :).

>one can enforce any invariant–even in Read Committed–by taking a global lock in every transaction. In practice, nobody does that, because it takes concurrency to zero.

in naive (on practice of course it is more complex and better as result) implementation of what i said the worst case concurrency is the number of disjoint set of invariants. And SERIALIZABLE would do about the same concurrency or worse.

>In practice, that is both too expensive and too error prone to be applied successfully in any non-trivial system (though some do still try).

in my experience any non-trivial system wouldn't run in SERIALIZABLE without hitting the conflicts until the system gets subjected a lot to that "global reasoning" that you mentioned. And flushing all those cases is very time and effort consuming because it is "global" reasoning about implicit locking and relations. The explicit lock based model for RC is more simpler mode of thinking and thus much more practicable and trackable. And this is why we all run RC. At least it runs and if some reasoning was put into it - it runs correctly, fast and scalable.
We use 2 wide-screens. 4K/Retina also removes need for tiny columns.
Going along that, it's also like 3D printing house startups no complying with fire safety regulations in the name of "oh no, it's too expensive, let's just not deal with that". Actually, thinking about it, such startups would probably start somewhere where regulations are laxer, make money there, then invest in security, and finally expand to western countries where subject to massive regulations. I don't want unsafe houses, I don't want unsafe cars, and I don't want unsafe websites. Some other countries don't mind about that. To each their own, what's so ridiculous about that ?

Great point about VW btw, I forgot about that !
What do you mean, requires you to agree to something?

I don't get how this applies to something you self-publish on the internet.
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GDPR is far stronger that Privacy Shield... so you can't use that
> Regulations tend to favor incumbents, decreasing competition, and thereby increase monopoly and creating central hubs of systemic risk.

Have there been studies on this?
Considering Europe's history of bloody nationalism, and the recent resurgence in that nationalism, as a non-European I don't trust Europe to refrain from using GDPR to persecute non-European companies.
I hope not. They really need to tell the US to go to hell on that front. Pissing away a deal that is seemingly working because Trump got made fun of by Obama.
Pediatricians I know can basically immediately tell the difference between a kid raised by the TV/phone and one primarily read/spoken to. Obvious differences in verbal ability.
This only applies to sub a (of art 3 para 2). So no, this quote does not confirm your assertion.
The point is that in the BSDs, ifconfig is developed and released together with the kernel.

See, for example, https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=31237..., where the author added support for hardware packet pacing. The commit touches ifconfig, socket header files, and various parts of the kernel all in one atomic change.
I love his book "The Go Programming Language".
Thanks!

I do not hate my job, I just feel that I'm not using my full potential there. So, 'slogging away' is an strategy that I abide rigorously so far, but when should I stop? =)

Yep, I am using equivalents of Vanguard, but I do not really look for FIRE as a solution. There are also risk even in 'risk-free' investments.
Worth mentioning, perhaps, that Cybernetics originated from the study of "circular loops of causality", systems where e.g. A causes B, B causes C, and in turn C causes A, etc...
In this case, the companies are following the prescribed rules of GDPR which requires them to not only publicize their privacy policy, but notify their users if it ever changes. This is a side-effect of a well intentioned law.
Technically, yes. It's an informal logical fallacy. The point is that it's a pretty ineffective means of advancing the discussion.
This, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly why the GDPR is needed.
> but when the law cant even clearly answer basic questions of who it applies to and when

I haven't seen many grey areas or difficult corner cases in the discussions here, so far.

Only people claiming that everything is unclear, because they don't want to accept the truth: that they clearly fall under the GDPR.
>Definitely. Adhering to new regulations costs man hours and $, companies understandably would rather not be forced to comply. No grand conspiracy just long term bus dev.

The simpler explanation is that these ultra annoying pop-ups make it more likely for people to accept the ToS and allow the service to begin monetizing.
I don't see how you can possibly say that. If I'm serving a german an ad in german, for a german business, then how the hell am I not clearly doing business in germany?
I use Timely, and would definitely recommend it if you are cool with Memory (https://timelyapp.com/memory/), their tracking software. I can understand why some people would find it creepy and invasive, but for me it has been a critical way to get credit for work I'm already doing.
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> I also don't think "the right to pay me money and use my service" is really valid consideration.

I mean the service is incurring a cost to develop and maintain so if you want to use it the service/good should have the right to charge. Whether they exercise that right is a different question. They can choose not to charge or sell for a loss (i.e. free chips and salsa at tex-mex, fremium SASS). Also this is kinda how consensual economic transactions work.

As far as the "not a contract" part goes, no one is stopping you from hiring a lawyer to explain the T&S before signing up. Also signing up to me is a pretty explicit action that isn't carried out under the threat of violence. FB & other similar services aren't a right so government can't protect the user from facing undue costs of usage.

Idk this screams of people wanting government to change private enterprises business models instead of letting competition do it; A concept I am not a huge fan of. Also again to me seems to legalize free-riders which is just theft by government.
Not sure how closely you read the article, but it's a personal post talking about tweet engagement. It doesn't even mention Facebook nor is it an official Facebook post.
Extreme publishing?
If it is against the GDPR, then it is an illegal agreement in the EU. Non-enforceable contracts are a thing. You are not allowed to literally sign away your firstborn, sell yourself into slavery, or accept a job at less than minimum wage.

Enforceability will generally be based on revenue streams coming from the EU (oh you want a credit card processed from an EU user? We'll be taking that money as a payment towards your fine.) If you're a particularly flagrant violator, they may arrest you if you ever dare set foot on European soil.
My wife's ResMed unit has an optional DC-to-DC power supply with a cigarette lighter connector. We purchased a deep-cycle lead acid battery, battery box, charger / desulfator, and various cables and came up with a nice modular system that doubles as both a backup for a power outage and something we can take camping. It stays plugged-in at home under her bedside table and is easy to swap-in if need be.

She forgoes the humidifier on camping trips, which tremendously helps the battery life. If we did camping trips longer than 3-day weekends I'd probably also put together a solar charging rig, but as it stands she can get 3 or 4 nights out of our current rig with enough reserve to go a couple more nights if we needed to.

The most costly part was the ResMed DC-to-DC power supply (at about $100, if memory serves). I felt a lot better about using that supply than an inverter and it's more efficient, too.
So whataboutism is a valid justification to continue the practice?
What matters is where you're currently located, not what citizenships you hold. Refer to GDPR Article 3, Territorial Scope. There is no mention of citizenship, only whether the subject is "in the Union". It's no different than how laws work in the physical world: you are protected by, and abide by, the laws of the country you're presently located in, not the country you were born in.
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Ask HN: How is GDPR affecting your business?
GDPR will undoubtedly have an effect on most businesses. I'm curious what the impact has been. Is it mostly financial? Have you had to make changes to the services you integrate with or create new technology to service users looking to view or manage their data?
So we just have to believe you? With no effective recourse if you lie? no thanks.
Sure, it's great until the whole thing is shut down because there's no funding.
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>It includes liability for any and all data handed off or handled by 3rd parties.

Why would you hand of the data of your customers to someone that won't/can't prove to you that they will be in compliance with the current legal requirements?

Honestly that is the entire point of the GDPR, don't misuse customer data and don't hand it over to 3rd. parties unless the customer allows you to.
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It doesn't. GP is spreading falsehoods. The law applies to users in the Union, regardless of citizenship.
I think you are mistaken - the amount of effort big companies are putting into this certainly already has improved privacy significantly- and its just the beginning!
We just added an EU surcharge to our pricing model. This isn’t a hard law to comply with, but you need a lot of business in Europe for re-factoring and lawyering up to make sense. Even if you do nothing dodgy, you’re going to need to be ready to handle incorrect requests and misguided complaints.
I think that really is the rub. Manager performance is hard to measure, and most organizations don't really want to measure management performance because it's costly and easier to cycle through ICs, especially where there is an abundance of IC supply. I worked for a bad manager that caused over 60% of the team to leave (including me), and finally a year later they were "demoted" by being put in charge of a smaller, less-significant team. An IC that dropped 60% of their deliverables would have been on the chopping block in weeks, if not months.
> whereis

Thanks for this! After 14+ years of using Linux almost daily, I had never heard of this command. I learned something new today, so now it's time to go home!
> A College student working on a side project with no revenue are treated the same as some massive multi-national.

And why not? The result/harm is the same.

It doesn't matter a bit whether a company's web site is handing its visitors' data over to Facebook or a "private site" does.

The side project or the private site always have the option of not participating in the adtech frenzy.

But of course they want to participate (free money!), even if they find out much later that almost no money is coming their way.
A Toyota driver probably wouldn't put that much faith in a mere Toyota. Tesla drivers who are high on Elon's farts put that much faith in their cars.

"BTW, from what I have heard, Teslas might actually be better at seeing through other cars than human drivers are, since radar can bounce in ways visible light can't."

Or maybe not, since a Tesla couldn't even see a stopped fire truck.
No it isn't. If your business relationship with the customer ends, so should your data relationship.
I don't follow you. My interpretation was that OP said roughly, "I don't understand/approve of GDPR because of this and this." Child then responded by saying roughly, "but America does it too." Seems like the child was trying to imply that OP's claims/concerns are false because they are hypocritical.
>clueless and needlessly exasperated (mostly) americans

I'd love to see the dataset you have access to backing up any of that statement. It must be fascinating.
And I used to worry about asteroids..

Looking forward to the Hollywood movie in which heroes have to stop a STAR from hitting Earth.
I thought GDPR applies for EU citizens outside of the EU as well?
"for which the costs outstrip the reasonably expected revenues enabled by compliance"

The GDPR is not about revenue but about privacy. It's not meant to be cost neutral. Bank robbers could also quote you to complain about the burden of anti-robbery laws.
For most of the day my Macbook Pro is basically a computer with one port plugged into a dock with its case shut since I like using my LG 21x9 screen more than the built in screen.
> really trying to annoy us users with GDPR updates

Isn't that the law that required these updates, pop ups, and new consent forms? Not sure how the companies could be blamed for that.
> that they clearly fall under the GDPR

...Ok, because you say so? Are you a lawyer? Do you realize that this whole discussion exists precisely because it's unclear?

There are already billions in lawsuits against facebook, google and others so companies are rightfully being careful. And even if you fall under GDPR, there is plenty of vagueness about the data and processes itself. This is not as simple as you make it out to be.
Regulation is essential to avoid having corporations run a country into the ground.
Actual scientific article at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325177082_The_Space...
If I'm serving a german an ad in german

You aren’t serving any ads in the case of an ad network. You contracted with an ad network that is within the US and the site on which you served their code is not otherwise subject to the GDPR. Your intent to not serve the EU market is clear.
Wait what? Really? All the annoying "cookie" popups I've seen were them telling me the cookies were used for necessary function. I always thought it was due to some European law. Are you telling me it's not even required by the law?
In case anyone is wondering why on earth we're growing so much food in the middle of the desert, you can look to lack of disease as an answer.

I mean, there's more to it than that. The warmer climate means the southwest has more growing days, but that's kind of a no-brainer for a lot of people. The disease part is a little less obvious though.

Take a look at grapes. A lot of grapes are grown in very arid environments. Why is that? Well, that's because grapes are susceptible to a particular fungus called Black Rot. In parts of the United States with particularly wet and humid summers, this disease can pretty much destroy your entire harvest. In dry, arid parts of the country, however, it's unheard of.

So that's just on example, but the rule can apply for just about any type of fungus. If you are growing fruits and vegetables in a water-rich but particularly humid part of the United States then you are going to have to contend with more fungus than those parts of the United States that are considered a desert.

It's not just fungus either mind you. Pretty much every agricultural pest known to man thrives in water-rich but humid parts of the country, but is less common in those parts of the country considered desert.

So, there you go, that's why we don't grow more fruits and vegetables in, say, southeastern Texas, which is especially wet.

That being said, overcoming the pests that come with humid weather isn't a terribly hard problem to solve. There are plant varieties out there that have been bred to be more resistant to humid-weather diseases. Some of these are even heirloom crops, meaning they've been around for a while. Unfortunately, there's usually some kind of downside. Maybe the crops in question are less flavorful. Maybe the yields are smaller. Maybe they don't ship well over long distances. Each of these are pretty serious commercial considerations that usually restricts these crops to the niche market of quirky local organic farmers. When it comes to grapes in southeastern Texas, you're dealing with a less familiar taste and an utter lack of brand recognition. As a consequence, southeastern Texas wine producers really need to rely on agritourism to sell their product, otherwise I doubt a single one of them would be in business.

I see ag-tech as a potential solution, but the end result wouldn't necessarily be solutions that make urban farming more feasible, but rather solutions that make it possible to control pests more effectively, preferably in a non-GMO and organic fashion, so we can grow the same crops cultivars typically grown in the desert. Removing the various middle-men that stand between small farms and the consumer would also help. Smaller farms can manage pests more effectively and they're more open to trying out atypical crop cultivars, including cultivars that may taste better but have smaller yields or don't ship well. Problem is, small farms typically aren't economically viable due to the bargaining power that crop buyers and grocers possess. If you want to stop growing food in the desert, give them more price bargaining power so they can at least make a living.
Right FTA: it's an "informal logical fallacy.
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Just wanted to get an impression of what games you love to play in your free time. Chess, go, bridge, magic, settlers of catan, poker?
The photographer sucked into a whirlpool
I felt the same with Prettier and the 80 char limit. At the same time, it solved every single style problem except the choice of line length!

That is a fantastic achievement.
That's why I thought about either routing all traffic through my server or replacing proprietary ROM with open source software.
John Carmack and Kent Beck both work/worked for Facebook so they're probably used to making internal posts in this format.

Kent Beck seems to make a lot of FB notes and this isn't anything new. https://www.facebook.com/kentlbeck/notes?lst=1511963732%3A61...
No. It does not. States are members, not individuals. The legal terminology for citizens is, quite simply, "citizens of the Union".
If you tape a song off the radio, that doesn't make it your song.
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To play devil's advocate, a software craftsperson would ideally use the right tools for the job. You could fire up Groovy and Spring for a REST API that essentially takes JSON from a source/sources, transforms, and returns... but there are easier languages and frameworks and much more performant ones.

The developers I've met with this argument have usually been doing one stack for many years and don't want to do anything new or uncomfortable. It's like watching someone try to cut brush with a butter knife.
I don't even see in the law whether or why the dpa would disclose the identity of the complainant. Maybe there are procedural situations where it would happen, I haven't really thought about it. I think people are too hung up on a specific person making a complaint. It's the dpa that will take action, probably removed a few steps from the initial complainant(s). This is not Law and Order style legal proceedings.
If you're using cookies for storing stuff like login information, you don't need a cookie notice. If you're using cookies for tracking, you do need a notice.
You'd hope not, but I also thought the phrasing in that sentence was sloppy.
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I am European browsing from a non-EU IP. Seems to me a blanket ban on EU IPs is both draconic and ineffective.

As for SV seeing GDPR as more of a hindrance: SV was build on the freemium model of gathering as much data as possible. Companies were funded under the assumption that their user growth would lead to valuable data stores.

GDPR and an increased privacy aware public are existential threats to these companies, as there is little chance to pivot to a non-data-use company. You have to start over.

I hope we will look back at these companies as ugly centralizing dinosaurs, as little by little, the consumers realize the power they gained back (or always had) over their usage and data, does not justify these business models to exist.

(Also, GDPR, even when seen as an opportunity, _is_ a hindrance to implement. Regulation in response to market evils is known to be heavy-handed and clumsy).
Yes and thousands of Bay area workers can also die from Alien attack.
> That's an optimistic view of dealing with government

Calling the data protection agencies "government" may be correct in some very legalistic sense, but is utterly wrong under any colloquial meaning of the word.
> Raspberry Pi like board with an A series chip, ethernet, HDMI, GPIO, SD Card, etc... for $50-$100 that runs Linux.

The upboard fits that description perfectly - http://www.up-board.org/up/

The CPU is an Intel Atom which turns out to perform very well. The internal storage is blazingly fast eMMC. It has an Intel GPU which means complete open source driver support. (I can't comment on the GPU performance as I use the serial console.)

They also put a 40 pin connector on it that is hardware compatible with the raspberry pi - ie the same pins, voltages, and functions. You do need kernel patches for full support of the pins because the pins are specced at 3.3V while the Atom is 1.8V. There is level shifter hardware that fixes that, which the patches control. The patches are public from Emutex (in github) and there is also a PPA if you just want to play with Ubuntu and not worry about it.

It uses an AMI UEFI BIOS. You can compile the kernel with efi stub support and the upboard can boot straight into your code.
Also there are sites that allow you to download .apk file from Google Play without Google Account.
What a waste of drugs on an animal that doesn’t even have a central nervous system
The legal text refers to "data subjects in the EU". This is pretty straightforward language, people.
Why? Property records are public in most countries. It doesn't seem ridiculous.
Apple would be in a good position to create a dockable phone, however the x86 & ARM gap needs to be bridged in order for this to happen.

Perhaps that is their long game:

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/266773-apple-may-dump-...
Apple will start reporting government requests to remove apps from the App Store
Insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_and_gliding_animals

Here's a good picture that highlights the differences:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Homology.jpg
Why is it a strawman argument? A cent spent on this is a cent not spent on the top 5 issues, no?
Correct. The “necessary” function was that the website and advertisers wanted to track you all over the web. Login cookies and the like don’t require notices so if you see a notice it was because they wanted to track you.