skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
All very true. Their core business is not free and open source software, they haven't embraced anything.
It's easy to get cynical about the gig economy. But I try and remember that the original spirit of it has been largely successful. The promise of the app economy was that you could take an idea like "I wish I could drive people around for extra money" and make it real, and now it's only real, but for people like my driving-averse mom it's revolutionary.

But distortions to the dream have come from all sides. Customers demand the low cost, high quality service that independent contracts inherently don't provide. Customers also fail to recognize that your driver is an independent contractor, but they treat them like any service industry employee. Rideshare companies actively decide to offload employment costs to drivers while treating them just like employees. Drivers too violate the spirit of this idea, many immediately turn it into a full-time gig without organizing larger efforts to improve it. The spirit is that these gigs augment income, not become a sole source of it.

But almost across the board, these are messaging problems, and we as a society are really good at fixing messaging, despite how it feels at time. We are living in a time of massive message correction, and millions of previously marginalized people benefit.

Is the gig economy ideal? No. Eminently fixable? Yes.
> It's interesting to see Google's AI principles [0,1] published on the same day as these patent applications. Of course, this could be unrelated and complete coincidence. However, this _could_ have been strategic depending on the possible breadth of what they are trying to claim. (And to be clear, I am not saying this is why they released these principles -- plenty of other reasons for that.)*

It's almost certainly not a coincidence. Patent applications with possible international impact are typically filed before any publication, so as to avoid forfeiting any potential foreign patent rights. [0] Patent attorneys get extremely busy before, e.g., trade shows, new-product announcements, etc. — they want to get applications on file to preserve foreign rights.

[0] E.g., https://patentable.com/invention-disclosure-and-patent-grace...
Nor isn't for anyone else.

There is a systemic problem with certain ethnicities propensity for crime - hence violent interactions with the police that happen as a result.

Most cases the media publicizes turn out to be flat lies, such as the 'hands up, don't shoot'.
Exactly. Or trick them into thinking American technology is weaker than it really is (cue F-35 fanboys).
The name “help” is, unfortunately, already taken by a shell built-in command. But one could argue that this help command should be very much more helpful than the restricted functionality it currently implements.
Who's to say they won't change their policies anytime in the future, once the patents have been approved.
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We have those things as a result of having too much code pulled in from too many sources. This has approximately nothing to do with URLs as identifiers, which is one of the foundations of the Web.
I had a therapist once who suggested that my anxiety was the product of excessively high expectations, and I would feel better if I stopped expecting colleagues to do things like tell the truth. I quit therapy, and also quit that job. I felt much better after doing both!
How many liberals? Convenient that the US propped Saddam up and provided him with chemical weapons for use against Iran and his own people. When it was no longer in Bush's interest he was toppled and then the provisional regime bungled the rebuilding of the infrastructure that the coalition destroyed, by putting in incompetent political cronies and party loyalists in charge of reconstruction. Conservatives invaded and destroyed the country and were so outrageously ignorant of the society, and breathtakingly stupid about fixing what they broke. Go and tell ANY Kurd how Turkey, Syria and Iran want no Kurdish state and will grind the Kurds down to prevent it. Then answer for how well the US will support the Kurds given Trump's love affair with Erdogan.
I can think of few reasons not to extend this even further, and compose proxy chains from an eclectic mix of VPNs, and other networks, such as Tor, JonDonym, and i2p (using private, short-lived outproxies).

The first hop ought to be as innocuous as possible, for which a VPN is a good candidate. The exit node ought to be as widely shared as possible, making Tor a natural choice there.

While not purely additive, it would, at least intuitively (here be dragons), make it substantially harder to determine the origin of the traffic.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, your physical internet gateway link should also be difficult to trace. Here, you could do a lot worse than a frequency- or cell-locked (to possibly thwart any commodity geolocation systems) cellular modem, or a Yagi antenna pointed at an open Wi-Fi AP.

One possible caveat which is apparent even to a dilettante like me is that this might increase your exposure to so-called passive traffic correlation attacks. The addition of a high-latency proxy could mitigate this, but I'm not aware of any in common use.
Okay, cool. If I come up with anything I'll drop you a line.

I started looking at algae as a way to convert oceanic plastic garbage to something organic.

You can use Molten Salt Oxidation [1] to convert plastic to "synthesis gas" [2] then feed that through a water column to convert CO+H2O to CO2+H2, then recover the hydrogen for power and feed the carbon dioxide to algae tanks.

I was going to try feeding the algae to e.g. eisenia foetida compost worms [3] to make soil and then grow whatever in that. The basic idea was to turn oceanic plastic into biomass.

But then I learned that you can make plastic out of algae. In order to be able to scale the system (without capital) it should be designed to produce as much of its own structure (like a "reprap" self-replicating machine) as possible. The limiting factors should be CPUs and magnets (for motors.)

But this is predicated on being isolated in the middle of the ocean and not having access to capital. I can't evaluate the optimal way of using this stuff in the context of being close to the rest of the economy and with capital, as there are too many variables and I'm kind of ignorant and stupid. (In other words, in a hypothetical universe where someone gave me a big pile of money to try this, the first thing I would do is recuse myself in favor of someone who actually knew what they were doing.)

[1] An exothermic reaction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molten_salt_oxidation

[2] "fuel gas mixture consisting primarily of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and very often some carbon dioxide" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesis_gas

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenia_fetida
Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Chatbot and phone robots are all around, gathering information, forwarding you to humans, who promptly ask you all the information again since they can't rely on the chatbots.
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Windows actually are used for visual inspection in flight in a number of cases. You can actually see markings above certain rows where a pilot or a flight attendant could look out and inspect something.

I think the types of things they would be looking for are flap deployment, icing, damage to the wing, gear deployment (though there is usually a window in the floor for this), etc.

There's a great YouTube channel called Mentour Pilot that covers a lot of stuff like this, but I can't find his video that discusses visual inspections.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwpHKudUkP5tNgmMdexB3ow/fea...
I wouldn't say GraphQL is an alternative to REST.

GraphQL is (a DSL syntax for) a restricted subset of SQL—one that's restricted enough that it's okay to allow arbitrary clients from the public Internet to request of you.

Like SQL, though, its proper place is "inside" the API abstraction-layer, not "outside" it. GraphQL queries, like SQL queries, are things your backend app-layer logic can generate and send to your DB layer (presuming your DB layer supports GraphQL.)

There are certain APIs where you might want to expose the ability to use GraphQL to modify the composition of the tree of data-structures returned by a particular controller-route. But this doesn't mean you should be using GraphQL "as" your API. GraphQL here is just a parameterization of your API, like result-set pagination. The API itself still needs to exist regardless of GraphQL, and needs to speak something that allows for all the standard CRUD operations.
The article states clearly that this was Controlled Unclassified Information. Massive volumes of industrial data fit this description. It does call for special protections, which are outlined in NIST SP 800-171. Nowhere in this document does it imply that CUI data should be kept in a SCIF.
Who said anything about monopolies? I though a union was just workers banding together and using their strength in number to negotiate better working conditions, better pay and so on?

It's easy for someone with a sought after talent to say normal workers can just "quit and sell their services to someone willing to pay more", but that isn't an actual option for many many people.
> Correlation does imply causation.

Yeah, and maternities cause pregnancies.
I know this is anecdotal but I've also spoken to a nurse treating depressive patients for 20 years and she swore by recent treatments of Ketamine here in the UK.
I've always been impressed with the work coming out of etsy. Statsd is a great example - https://github.com/etsy/statsd
I agree with you here. I doubt Microsoft is committed to losing money on a product.

There could be a direct (selling subscriptions / additional addon products) or indirect (marketing dollars, community goodwill, 'mindshare) profit motivations.

I think Microsoft sees this as a way to get into businesses that would have never entertained a relationship with them. When those github enterprise contracts come up for renewal, I expect large discounts for trying Azure and other Microsoft products to come with them.
It sounds like you have an axe to grind against Americans, and in particular, white men.

We try to have reasoned discussion in this forum so perhaps Hacker News is not the best fit for you. Have you tried r/politics on Reddit?
Reminds me of this article:

Google and Facebook contribute zero economic value. That's a big problem for trade.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/10/2...
I think there is a huge discoverability problem created by the limitations of these devices. Because we don't believe it can understand anything we say, we instead limit our vocabulary and interactions to what we are confident they will understand. It's the opposite of AI in that this is the machine training us how to communicate with it. So we sit there barking out commands because we are unsure of what it can handle, creating a giant hunt-and-peck problem.

This, to me, is likely why Amazon sends me emails saying "What can Alexa do now?"
Good points. I should have emphasized use of Whonix, which comprises Tor gateway and workspace VMs. Forwarding isn't enabled on the gateway or workspace, the gateway is firewalled, and it doesn't just use TransPort. It exposes a bunch of SocksPorts to the workspace VM, so each app gets its own SocksPort.

> all tor entry point traffic is logged and possibly has active mitm boxes

That's a broad claim. You need cites for that. Tor relays are run by a large collective of volunteers, and keeping something like that secret would be quite some achievement.
Fiverr ads try to glamorize taking a job where you can't afford to eat or sleep.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/jia-tolentino/the-gig-econ...

I'm half expecting their business model is to tarnish the industry to badly that Uber et all pay them hush money to stop advertising.
I was thinking about this this morning and couldn't help but notice the apparent correlation between high profile people who have committed suicide recently and their profiles.

All from arts/creative fields (Avicii, Kate Spade, Bourdain, Robin Williams, Heath Ledger, I'm sure there are more). Is there any scientific research that has explored the possibility that the wiring in the brain that makes people creative has a propensity for depression?

Of course the sample size is small and could be selection bias, but would like to hear from people who are knowledgeable on the topic.
Slightly related. I think it would be cool to be able to browse the web using org-mode. It could be very efficient.

`* google How do I walk my cat outside`

then moving cursor to that headline and pressing C-c C-c, for example, would make turn it into:

* google How do I walk my cat outside

** How To Walk Your Cat On A Leash, And Why You Should | HuffPost

** Should You Walk Your Cat Outdoors on a Leash?

** Is Walking Your Cat Really a Good Idea? - Vetstreet.com

** How to Walk Your Cat on a Leash... Safely - Preventive Vet

** How to Walk a Cat (and Live to Tell About It) | petMD

** Can Indoor Cats Enjoy Safe Fun Outside Too? How to Keep Your Cat ...

** People Try Walking Their Cats - YouTube

** How to Walk Your Cat | Pet Training Tips

** How To Walk Your Cat: It's Easier Than You Think | PetSafe® Articles

** Train your cat to walk on a leash – Adventure Cats

Then, moving the cursor to the third result "Is Walking Your Cat Really a Good Idea? - Vetstreet.com", and pressing C-c C-c would expand it again with the main text content of the page and some important links:

[...edited out...]

** Should You Walk Your Cat Outdoors on a Leash?

** Is Walking Your Cat Really a Good Idea? - Vetstreet.com

*** Main content

Q. Do you think it’s a good idea to take my cat for walks? I saw harnesses and leashes for cats at the pet supply store.

A. That would depend very much [...edited out...]

trying to accomplish is getting your indoor cat some access to the outside, that's probably better accomplished with a roomy cat patio.

*** [page link][http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/does-my-cat-need-to-go-for-walks]

*** Read more

*** [Cats][http://www.vetstreet.com/category/species/cats]

*** [Veterinarian Written][http://www.vetstreet.com/category/sitecontent/veterinarian-written]

*** [Cat Training][http://www.vetstreet.com/category/sitecontent/cat-training]

*** [Cat Behavior][http://www.vetstreet.com/category/sitecontent/cat-behavior]

** How to Walk Your Cat on a Leash... Safely - Preventive Vet

[...edited out...]
The famous HN Dropbox comment!
The issue is “recent”, yes. I’m curious about “how recent”.
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You worked as a sommelier (that's the term, not "wine waiter") at high-cost restaurants without being able to speak rudimentary English? Bollocks.
> it's one of those ideas I'll come back to later and think about again, applying to different stuff

The general form of the idea is called Simpson's Paradox - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson%27s_paradox

The application to the beer example is that as high-cost beers displace low-cost beers from the market, the cost-per-beer-sold rises even as the price of low-cost beer and the price of high-cost beer are both falling.
I agree, I made a similar comment here. I think it lacks integrity for the foundation to make such a statement knowing Microsoft is one of their board members as well as being a Platinum member.
One good to practice is to think of something that really bothers you: traffic, politics, your in-laws, whatever. Then write a blog post explaining why it makes you angry, and giving ways to fix it.
Who is someone who needs Java on Linux, but can't find the download button on Oracle's website, but can figure out how navigate the fiverr app/site?
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We invented bower or NPM because people thought it was a good idea to have 20MB of JavaScript on a page and 19MB of it written by third parties. Generally speaking, this turns out to have been a mistake.
Also, they have an employee on the board.
I can't think of what would be unethical about simply creating "astroturfed" user accounts on your own site.

Some specific action that a "fake" account might take could be unethical, though it's hard to imagine what that could be such that it wouldn't be unethical coming from a "real" account.

Well, that depends: if someone believes that user IDs X and Y are different people, when in fact they are one, has there been a breach of ethics from that situation alone.
> What is your source that Microsoft funds more CS research than the US Government?

Microsoft reported spending $14 billion on R&D in 2017. That year, NSF's CISE budget was somewhere around $950 million.

The comparison is apples and oranges, because NSF is funding public research and a lot of basic research, whereas one must assume the vast majority of that $14B at Microsoft is spent on the D portion of R&D.

Still, though, MSR is one of the more prolific research institutions in CS. If they were a university, they'd probably be top-ranked.
Madness! Or actually really similar to an idea that Joe Armstrong presented in Strange Loop one time (just the idea no demo or anything)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKXe3HUG2l4
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I way to return to the level you where at would be nice. And tags for your jump :)
I am afraid that other countries will copy that sooner or later as it gets them power of censorship.
Because US is not really condemning spying. It's something what the US does as much as it can. The US has the responsibility to protect its secrets and it failed.
I get where the post is coming from, but moving the Mac backwards isn't going to make people run out and get it in droves.

"New Macbook now with old ports and smaller trackpad". That isn't a tagline that is going to move a ton of macbooks. I would like to see more RAM, FaceId perhaps, faster machines, and, though I haven't experience it, some attempt to address keyboard reliability would be a win.
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What the profiles are doing is a separate question from whether it is ethical for them to exist.
unrelated by on the bottom of every page of your website it says "GINGR, BOULDER, CO, 80302, UNITED STATES"
no street address is not a good impression.
Have you looked into renting a mailbox at a UPS Store?
addresses on those things look like real street addresses with suite numbers and all.
There's a fantastic book called "Blind Man's Bluff" about submarine spying during the Cold War, including a lot of antics like this one. Gripping storytelling, highly recommended read if you're interested in submarines or spying or both.
My BMW ran for 107k miles, only repair until now - headlight lamps for $20, self-replaced. BMWs built after 2005 are extremely reliable.
It’s not too bad though.

Human operators on big operations where already bound to a script for years now, and the “human contact” part was mostly spelling letters and numbers over the phone.

I’m more than happy it switched to chat, and both sides can deal with the exchange asynchronously, in particual with the bot handling the requirements to open the user info.

I feel it’s actually a win-win situation, as incredible as it seems regarding customer support technology.
From your link:

* Open source UNIX foundation
** Support for multiple CPU and GPU cores via Grand Central Dispatch and OpenCL
* Comprehensive UNIX user environment
** Standards-based graphics built on PDF (Quartz), OpenGL, and H.264 (QuickTime)

Your 2011/2012 document gives less assurance towards any future POSIX compliance.
Unions solve the coordination problem and nullify the leverage a corporation has over workers. This leverage imbalance creates imperfect markets, it doesn't facilitate it. People need to eat, they need to take time to find a new job, they need to build skills. High prices of medicine is a great example: They can get away with charging so much simply because there is an imbalance between how much you need them versus how much they need you.
Thanks, when was his death announced publicly? This HN post was made "9 hours ago", the BBC article was published "4 hours ago" and the CNN article was at 2 hours ago at the time of writing this comment.
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Wow, in particular, "The whitelist deals, with companies including RBC Capital Markets and Nissan Motor Co. , were struck with advertisers or Facebook partners that were valuable for other reasons, according to some of the people familiar with the matter."
Pretty much, yeah: pushing actual messaging over a blockchain is just horribly inefficient and I don't see it being a workable idea, so it seems dishonest to me to widely promote it and collect money for it.

Other related things are fine: e.g. mapping public keys to human-readable identifiers like a nickname is a good match to what a blockchain is good at, I get why people like the idea of cryptocoin-payments in a messenger platform, ... Still leaves the general concern of "does this really need it's own coin with an ICO and hype", but at least the ideas make some sense there.
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I honestly think that's giving most publications too much credit. Many opinion pieces seem intended to provoke outrage, much like Facebook's much-maligned newsfeed algorithms.
It's on the list of things that would be nice someday, but it will take a lot of time to get right, and it's not a high enough priority right now. There's a handful of other significant features that will come first, like ABI stability, Ceylon/Rust style ownership checking, first-class concurrency/atomics (async/await, etc.).

That said, Swift's C interop will work if you write an `extern "C"` interface to your C++. Obviously it's not ideal, but people have done projects like llvm-swift[0], with LLVM obviously being a C++ project.

[0]https://github.com/llvm-swift/LLVMSwift
Ha, wait, what? Opinion pieces don't exist simply as a public service to help readers get the ol' brain juices flowing! They are outlets for rhetoric, striving to convince the reader--and often to call them to action. For this reason, opinion pieces have a moral valence!

An opinion piece which competently and cleverly convinces its audience that good is bad and wrong is right is a deeply unethical thing. And Krauthammer's entire career was spent doing exactly this.