skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Most decommissioning in Europe was political.

In the US it it has more to do with how the utilities are regulated. For example, solar/wind get production tax credit when the produce energy that is not needed.

We could go into a long debate about how political management of these market hide many of the costs and so on

> People talk about base load power like it's a good thing, but it's the opposite demand varies a lot over the day and you want to be able to ramp up and down quickly. You can do this with nuclear, but it pushes costs up even higher.

Many modern nuclear plants designs you would build are actually able to load follow. Even in that situation some amount of base-load exists. A nuclear plant actually doesn't cost that much more if you have to run it while demand is low, the fuel cost does not matter in nuclear.

Even worse with solar and wind these things are even worse, you have variability on the demand and the supply side.

> There is some regional differences and areas with a lot of dispatchable hydro don't care nearly as much.

Yeah but that is a fantasy. Hydro is already largely build out all over the world and there is not nearly enough for most dense population centers.

> Still nuclear needs to be under 6c/kwh to be viable as base load power or be able to ramp up and down with demand while staying fairly cheap and it can't do either when you look at total lifetime costs.

6c/kwh is realistic, maybe a little more. But nobody can compete against gas. However against solar/wind and batteries it would easily compete.

Not being perfect does not mean the smart grid/solar/wind/battery approach is cheaper or better in any way. In fact is makes every problem harder, specially in terms of regional differences.
You can look at my earlier answer to similar question. Nobody gets punished for not following the rules. We are not a police state. Parents participate in setting up the rules and conventions.

If you dump chocolate in your kids food box every day then the employees will simply talk to you about why it is a bad idea. They are not going to stop you or take away the chocolate.

This is also about consideration towards other parents and children. If one child has lots of candy in their food box you make the other kids envious and they start complaining to their parents about why they don't get candy. That is why it is good to have common guidelines on what kind of food parents should put in the lunch box of their kids.
In my case my eyes just kept getting drier and drier, and that eventually caused conjuctivitis (inflammation of the eyelid and the covering of the eye). It was mistaken for an eye infection originally. Conjuctivitis + contacts led to an injury of the epithilium, either caused by the contacts literally bonding to and ripping off the epithilium, or by debris being caught and scratching, unable to be washed away due to lack of moisture. The symptoms were cloudy, blurry vision, itchiness, sensitivity to light, and pain. Cloudy vision and pain are f'in scary.

In my case I ended up with lesions that had to be treated with antibiotics, lubricating gel, and a kind of "bandage" contact lens, since the inflammation of the eyelids can cause further damage of the eye.

Please do be careful with your eyes. Don't sleep in your contacts, use lubricating drops, and if you feel debris or other discomfort, take them out!

I was lucky thanks to antibiotics warding off any potential infection. An infection coupled with an injury can threaten your sight. The prognosis is generally pretty good for minor epithilium and corneal damage, usually. For me, it was mind-alteringly painful, but after healing my vision is pretty much perfect with the glasses I had before. Despite being annoyed by my glasses, I am truly thankful that I can see! It is hard to communicate what 2 weeks in a dark room with the question of blindness stirring in your head can make you face.
As a Tesla investor, I'm very curious what the conversion rate is of Home Depot/Big Box customers vs Tesla stores. My guess would be it's much higher in Tesla stores. No one likes being bothered at Home Depot by sales staff when they've just popped in for a part.
Tesla's market cap is $55B

If you do a quick math let's say they sold 400,000 Tesla (which they haven't yet) at an average of $100,000 each (which is probably lower) its net worth comes around $44B. I feel like company is way over valued and there is lot of fluff in the evaluation.
Binge On biases video over gaming and apps and videochat. That alters consumer choice significantly.
This is the whole point of 'Serverless', everything 3rd party!
Wow sweet, I didn't actually expect a response! Nice work.

> We have a deploy page, but it requires us to explicitly enable it, which can be easy to forget. I do think adding a link to our Twitter status to the error pages could be useful, or maybe a widget of some kind.

Or make it automatic when the database isn't available?

> In this particular instance they go to a Slack channel called "#database", and this channel has been on fire with alerts since the problem started.

Good to know. My next question would be "were there any signs of impending doom before the event happened that could have warned us, and do we have alerts on that?"
Norman Wilberger has some interesting/controversial views on this matter.

Here is a link to his YouTube channel, where he has posted many lectures on subjects through his viewpoint:

https://www.youtube.com/user/njwildberger

I will say, that he is viewed as a pretty notorious crank. Especially due to his views on finitsm. But I feel like his lectures on rational trigonometry are really interesting nonetheless.
You never understood the fandom behind a company privately launching rockets and landing the boosters? Surely you jest...
This probably varies by climate. What state are you in? Also, do you get to sell energy back to your power co? And at what rate? Or do you just store it?
No, that's just personal income tax. It doesn't affect B&O taxes.
How could you exclude "almost every real number", if such a thing should not even be considered?
Musk has already admitted in the email to the company that this was a cost-cutting decision:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1006597562156003328

I also think that this move was mandated by the board when it recently voted for him to remain chairman (maybe not the firing per se, but that Tesla becomes profitable ASAP).
I'm happy to be corrected here, but in response to:

I have to constantly be worrying about not putting "secret" things into the doc. Unless they have someone who's job is to take their real chat and transcribe it, in which case, that's great because that person is useful for a postmortem as well.

I think they did only have one person updating the document, from what I could as I was following the live updates - only very occasionally did I see someone other than 'Andrew' update the document.
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> Hell, the whole "open source" term was literally invented by people like ESR to differentiate from Free Software enough to make it an easier sell in the commercial world.

If it was invented for that purpose, isn't that a reason why one shouldn't use the term for things that conflict with that goal?

"Free Software" following GNU also can't have a non-commerce clause (Freedom 0). I totally get that people want to restrict commercial use, but I believe "everyone can use the software" is enough of a core value and a NC-license would be incompatible with so much of the ecosystem that it's fair to classify NC-licenses as something else.
I had cataract surgery done. For cataracts. At age 42.

The doctor was able to correct out something like -12D myopia in both eyes with a precision that was mainly limited by the fact that lens implants only come in 0.5D increments. She was also able to use a laser to ablate the cornea in a way that corrected out astigmatism. In the span of two relatively brief surgeries, I went from >35 years of needing to use glasses to now, where I'm typing this post without any external correction at all. It's an amazing result, particularly considering the risks involved with such a high degree of myopia.

That said, I'd never do it just for the purpose of correcting nearsightedness. The implants work, but you mostly lose the ability to focus. There are ways around this, but the technology is still relatively new, and carries with it risks of visual artifacts. There are also the literally 500 eye drops you have to take and risks of various complications during surgery. (One noteworthy risk is that if the lens's bag ruptures during the phacoemulsification, the lens drops into the posterior chamber of the eye and requires a vitrectomy to retrieve.)

It's an amazing procedure, I'm thankful to have had the option to have it done, but I wouldn't recommend it unless and until you absolutely need it.
I strongly agree with your comment. It's frustrating that people won't even attempt to address this glaring deficiency. When I ask people for examples they do the verbal equivalent of running away babbling.
And then we can take this, but put it on the JVM, and we end up with Jo!
Kratom Advocates Take Their Fight to Washington as Potential Federal Ban Looms
It may seem odd, but I took up flying. It's just been one of those hobbies that has made everything else in my life (the problems/complaints/etc.) seem so ridiculous and trivial. I spend the week thinking: "I got into a plane... and fucking took off and flew it.... by myself." It's been over a year and hasn't gotten old yet. It has just helped me put a lot of other things in life in perspective, mostly by making me realize that my life can't be all that bad if this is what I get to do for fun and with the support of friends and family.
They would be rationals if the "lists" were finite (i.e. if their input were finite, like "natural numbers less than 100"). Infinite lists of digits (i.e. where the input can be any natural number) are reals.

One subtlety is that we're talking about arbitrary functions, e.g. they aren't necessarily computable, or even representable (e.g. as programs, or otherwise).
> for the protection of health or morals

The 1st amendment has a similar set of exceptions (morals: [1, 2]; health: [3, 4]).

> preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence

Several of the exceptions discussed in [5] apply here.

Some speech about non-gov't secrets is also not protected by the 1st. Two examples include anything the court decides is not of public interest (e.g., DeCSS), and publication of recordings or transcriptions without prior consent (in some states).

And then there's the most obvious historical exception to the First Amendment: being too dark in any century except this one.

The differences between the EU and the US are much more attributable to political culture. The massive and obvious failures of the First Amendment's protections in previous centuries demonstrate that the constitutional text itself plays only a small role; the political culture that ultimately interprets the text is also important.

Mistaking the First Amendment for a permanent, carte blanc, or unambiguous license to free speech willfully ignores the fact that the force of the document is inseparable from the political and governmental culture entrusted with its care, and that ALL current and previous political cultures have interpreted the First Amendment in a way that DOES restrict speech for "the protection of health or morals". and for "preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence".

It is the degree to which these tradeoffs are made, not the mere existence of the tradeoffs, that differentiates the First Amendment from Article 10. And to see how those tradeoffs are made, you have to go beyond the text and delve into case law.

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[1] https://courses2.cit.cornell.edu/sociallaw/student_projects/...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...

[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...
I wasn't even aware they HAD a contract.

My local Home Depot has zero mention of any product Tesla makes.
Sure. I mean we could use arguments like that to justify egregious or heavily-enforced punishments on all sorts of crime. The real goal should be to bring everyone, users and companies, along towards the goal. This looks much different in practice than it does in theory. One of those practices is balancing good with bad and working towards things. While equitable enforcement is the ideal of the enforcement options, it would require the law be written to know its practical limitations which is not the case.

What you'll find is that accomplishing a goal is about implementation not intention. In many cases, inadequate attempts actually work against the goal.
This itself seems like an imprecise argument. If there are well-known laws against doing something that has gone unpunished so far, is it then legal?
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Not really. Saying for example that the holocaust didn’t happen can very well land you in prison in many EU countries.
How many tech workers would stand before a judge in court and let another person represent their interests?

I'm probably about as skilled at negotiating terms of my employment as I am at arguing law. Oh, I think I'm good at it, but I'll bet a union rep would laugh at my naivety. But it would appear that many tech workers not only overestimate their negotiating skills, they also think that a tech workers union would work exactly like the U. A. W. (compensation based on seniority, et. al.), as if "union" allows no other option.
Managing mental health for me consists of

- Spending time with loved ones and invest in those relationships.
These types of relationships provide a comfy safety harness for my mental health. I know that no matter how bad things go in my day to day life, they are always there and will always provide help, guidance, and love. You have to put effort in here though and can't just reap all of the rewards.

- Strenuous exercise. Great for my self confidence and sense of accomplishment. It's a nice feeling to look at yourself in the mirror after consistently working out for months/years. The discipline it takes to workout every other day will leak into other parts of your life.

- Hobbies. Playing a video game instantly turns a bad mood around. Finishing a multi weekend wood working project gives me an incredible sense of accomplishment. In both cases I am improving skills which also makes me feel accomplished/important, exercises my mind and allows me to be creative.
Yes that's a typo, it should have been `set -e`
Then short it.
It's very likely the benefits being reported on in the article are present in doses far lower than the high recreational doses you're referring to.

Your concerns are more relevant to the higher, hallucinogenic doses.

All medicines have a dose:response curve with a dangerous response zone starting somewhere along the increasing dose axis.
I'm sure that works for many. A mental health professional helped me a lot.

I saw an LCSW not a Psychiatrist. First thing he suggested, supplementing B vitamins and magnesium, along with exercise and diet. He said our other work would have limited effect otherwise. The healing therapies we engaged included directed breathing exercises, meditation, inventorying love relationships, and just talking through my limiting beliefs and my assumptions/misconceptions about myself and others. Most of the limiting beliefs were manifestations of survival skills developed in response to childhood trauma. Seeing it that way made it simple (not easy) to leave all that shit in the past and write a new future for myself.

That said, when it comes to medication, it's kind of like Russian Roulette. The documented side effects of SSRI-based antidepressants of suicide and homicide are catastrophic when the subject has a co-morbid disorder or perhaps genetic distinctiveness making them susceptible those side effects. There's no way to screen if a subject is prone to those effects, and basically there is no screening at all (similar to your own experience -- it was a "No Brainer") to determine if someone is clinically depressed. Such a diagnosis is achieved through non-invasive, casual observation, and is far from perfect.
http://www.generalmills.com/~/media/Images/Brands/Nutritiona...

You were probably looking at one of the sugar-added variants like Honey Nut Cheerios, Very Berry Cheerios, Chocolate Cheerios, Frosted Cheerios, ...
I don't understand companies like this. Its founder is worth something like $5b, but instead of financing this venture with a tiny fraction of his net worth, Shaw decided to go get funding from several other firms. I understand the idea that a strategic partnership can add value, but having complete control of a company is also very valuable, and I don't know why Shaw wants to just give that away when it would cost him very little to not do it.
I follow almost an identical routine and works for me. I also find important to try to reduce the amount of time I am "thinking" about work.
I'm not much of a shoe person, but I have literally never been to or heard of a place like this.

Including places like Modells, Macy's, Payless, Sports Authority, etc etc etc
After 160 hours spent operating as a "charger" in SF, for both Bird and Lime, this space is interesting.
Here's my "back of the napkin math":

$300 - vehicle cost (based on alibaba Xiaomi m365 estimates)

$8 - average fare (unknown)

3 - rides per day (based on 90k rides in the first 30 days)

$12 - daily cost of charging per vehicle

1% - daily fleet loss (might be closer to 2%)

1% - daily maintenance required (might be closer to 2%)

After 100 days: 0 vehicles remaining

Current return on capital: -8%

Dynamic areas of the unit economics:

- Increase number of fares per vehicle (increased battery life)

- Increased average fare (increase pricing)

- Decrease vehicle charging cost (current rate could be cut by about 65% to maintain competitive hourly compensation for type of work)

- Decrease loss rate by implementing some sort of lock- tethering system
That is fair, I'd say the same thing about "Pull Request" as a name when compared to "Merge Request" though - it's so counter-intuitive to people new to the process.

Can we get "Merge Request" with the GitHub icon?
Musk has said no advertising. They do have marketing staff.

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/f/four-ps.asp
You've misunderstood the definition of normal numbers. A "normal number" (loosely defined) is a number where the digit expansion of the number has all possible substrings of digits uniformly distributed in the limit as it goes to infinity.

Several things to note:

1. Whether or not a number is normal has nothing to do with the "randomness" of its digits or the "amount of information" in the digits. Chapernowne's constant, 0.123456789101112... isn't "random" at all and contains very little information, yet it is known to be normal in base 10.

2. A number can have totally super-random digits (as random as you want! it can even be non-computable! infinite information!) and not be normal at all. For instance, imagine you have a normal number that's as random as you want, and it starts like:

0.892345123402345671235....

And then goes on forever, no discernible pattern. Say you construct a new number from this number, with the only difference being that you remove the digit 7. Literally, every place that a 7 appears in your original number, you just remove it. This number would no longer be a normal number, because all the sequences with the number 7 in it would appear nowhere.

The number would still have "infinite information" in the sense of the author of this paper. It would still be "just as random", it would still have "no pattern". But it would not be a normal number anymore.

Whether or not a number is "normal" or not has nothing to do with the issues raised in this paper. "Normality" is a different criterion entirely. When the author talks about numbers with "infinite information", he's not talking about normal numbers, he's talking about computable numbers, which is an entirely different concept: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computable_number
The value rests on the premise of them getting paid, which I assume they did.
> The general consensus is

Your consensus might be general among irresponsible psychonauts that are either lucky or accept psychosis.

http://slatestarcodex.com/2016/04/28/why-were-early-psychede...

The general consensus is to use psychedelics only as part of a therapy under supervision of a medical expert.

https://www.livescience.com/16287-mushrooms-alter-personalit...

> an extremely small portion of the population

https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-By-the-Numbers

> typically a premature trigger for a preexisting condition

How does this reduce the danger of psychedelics in any way ? It increases the danger because you do not know in advance if the drug will trigger a mental disorder that you do not have yet.

A bad trip triggered by psychedelics might be your first trauma with PTSD.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Drugs/comments/36gj2h/can_ptsd_be_c...
The original 1918 theory confirmed in 2015.

My mind usually defaults to "most things have already been discovered AND confirmed", seeing something like this confirmed only so recently is always cool, as it forces me to rethink some of my assumptions!

(Yes, I know there are plenty of undiscovered, and even more unconfirmed things out there, that doesn't change my mind's default reaction though!)
> "This decision he just made is poor and Elon is human just like everyone else"

How on earth could you possibly know that? It's entirely possible (likely) that not laying off those 3000 people would endanger the ability of Tesla to continue employing the other 30,000 people. Life (and business) is sometimes messy...
Wow. It's hard for me to express how big a deal this change is in protecting the average consumer. I don't know if this blog post will see much attention here on HN, but it's a huge improvement. This has been an incredibly common malware install vector, that I've been loudly complaining about to anyone who will listen for a number of years. Countless people I've worked with over the years have been hit by malicious sites forcing extension installs using alert() prompts and other tricks to prevent you from leaving until you install the extension.

It's long overdue for this practice to end, and I'm glad to see that in 2018, it will finally be safe to have Chrome installed.

I feel "Chrome disables websites from installing extensions" would be a far better headline, mind you, Google chose to be incredibly vague here.
Ask HN: Solo business? What's been your experience?
I work in a corporate environment, but have long dreamed about building a software product and running my own business. If I can sell enough copies of my product to sustain a full-time living, that would make me happy.

For those of you who run a solo software business, what's been your experience (good or bad) of being the only employee?
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Seriously? That is just sad. I suspect the issue in the US is that there isn't much common ground politically.

In Norway none of this is very controversial, and fast food companies have little political influence. Money in Norwegian politics is quite restricted. Not sure how it is now, but usually you could not pay for political TV ads.

If you wanted to get on TV you would have to join a political TV debate of which there are usually a lot of.
> if you want to look at 10 tables in a twenty or forty or more different views (counting the times when a view is composed into another), then I believe using GraphQL will begin to show order of magnitude efficiency rewards.

How will it show order of magnitude efficiency?!!

It means that you will have 20-40 views towards a database that only contains 10 tables. Which will inevitably result in highly inefficient queries towards said database. Especially if a view is composed into another.

There's no magic in GraphQL that suddenly makes that go away.