skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Ah this was the line I remembered: "This instance of colonising narratives in cultural translations was not the end but the beginning. "
They're trying to, actually, the Science paper gives the patent application number.
> Government being the only reason ownership is possible

Assertion not necessarily fact.

There are other models one can imagine which would refute this claim.
That is a problem even without this kind of technology.
Ask HN: Can we add an “Outline” link for paywalls?
Since many online newspapers are putting up a paywall, or straight up blocking visitors from EU, I think it's time to consider adding or changing the "web" link that we see here in the comment page.
I know that it's used to search on Google for the same article with the intent to bypass the paywall, but time after time it failed me.

I'd personally love to see an "Outline" link which automatically redirects to the uncluttered version of an article using outline.com, which provides a great service. Or otherwise, a Chrome extension that recreate that just for HN.

At the moment I'm using a javascript bookmark, but whenever I visit the WSJ, it has the "GDPR-EU" wall that breaks the URL, so I can't use the bookmark to jump to the Outlined version.

Disclaimer: not affiliated with anyone, just an annoyed EU member.
Cryptonomicon largely could be.
You asked about the control key. Have you ever used "control-c" or "control-d" from a Unix command line?
Totally agree re: "find an apartment you can afford". My parents we're laughing their asses off when I told them "it is not easy to find a room for $600 in NYC with a month-to-month lease".

They thought I was brain dead. It just turns out that they haven't apartment hunted in 30 years.
Everyone's alcohol tolerance is different, and their response to alcohol is different.

Putting some people on the floor is basically impossible.
I'm really sorry your wife has cancer. I hope she recovers fully. I'm going to try and incorporate this method into my life.
> That being said there are better ways of phrasing it than "this isn't my job". Saying something along the lines of "if I do that I won't have time to finish X by next Tuesday as I promised. It might be worth checking with Dave and his team if they have someone who can work on it. Otherwise I'll be happy to do it, as long as you're OK with pushing X back a week".

Your whole comment was spot-on, but this part in particular resonated with me.

Over my relatively short career, there have been waves of being overloaded and then feeling like I had a handle on things. Whenever it’s been the latter, I can usually trace it back to being consistent with giving folks the simple cause and effect of what they’re asking of me. It helps that I happen to enjoy basically all the work (even remotely) relevant to my role, so when someone asks me for something (for perhaps the 10th time that day), I kindly say that I’d be more than happy to do that “..but this is what that will mean for the first 9 things you asked me for today..”.

I’ve found this to be an organic, effective way of filtering out priorities from background noise without creating that alienation between you and your boss/coworkers that was mentioned further up.
Five Rants from a Cranky Designer
Why would the manager be a shitty person if they saw no upside for the company, possible downside, and decided against that action? If we were talking about a decision that didn't involve another human being and their desires, I suspect you might find this decision-making logic acceptable.

Perhaps you could explain why if there is no chance for the company to gain anything but a non-zero risk of the company's status, position, brand value, etc. being damaged, why is this a bad decision and the manager a "very shitty human being"?
upvote for the Jose Canseco reference haha
Of course it would. Like a lever has different forces on the short end and the long end, the cable could be curved and lengthened to control exactly the rate of transfer of momentum between weight and payload.
I have this with Macs, they give no feedback whatsoever (not even sound) when they start up.
When, not if, to implement a bug bounty program
Passing the ‘Architecting Azure Solutions (70-534 and 70-535)’ exams resource
TBF a manager that tried to get approval but got refused usually won’t reject the original request without explaination.

It’s poisonning the relation with the managee, so if it’s by mistake or from good intent, it’s such a bad move that maybe it’s best to not expect them to have a positive impact going further.

If it’s just some misunderstanding, there is a clear communication problem anyway, so situation would still be dire.
>> Tools like that can be extremely productive, and easy for people of no or low programming ability to utilize.

Absolutely. BUT, in the early days, the value of return for end users is higher than the cost of development and maintenance. If the tool is useful and grows, it's going to flip where the cost of development and maintenance is higher the the return, and some tough decisions need to be made.
"I don't want you speaking at difficult to get in industry events."

"That's interesting. Why would you say that?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5RknemM8Hw
I had a lot of the same opinions, and then I actually got a job at a low-code platform vendor.

The biggest thing I learned, the secret truth, is that "low-code" is intended to be a force multiplier for "real programmers". Low-code dev shops look exactly like every "real" shop I've seen: source control, sprints, Jira, "omg feature creep" meetings, insane stakeholders, the works.

"low-code" developers are "real" software developers. They are developing software that is intended to be used at scale by real people to perform a business task that produces value. This stuff is deployed at "real" companies. I'd wager any sum you're using products and services every day that are connected to one of these platforms. (I'm talking, are you an American who goes to the doctor, goes to any national retail chain, buys products and services from large online vendors, etc)

It's a complicated and weird industry but it's been incredibly eye-opening.
My experience is in the finance industry, so it may be different for you, but this is what I've observed throughout various jobs:

Your manager...

- prioritises themselves over you (obviously!)

- is probably not the best leader, and can't deal with their authority being challenged

- probably doesn't know what's best for you

- will sabotage your prospects from time to time (even if it doesn't provide them with immediate benefit)

- probably sees you as a threat, especially if you're good at what you do

- will try and control everything you do at work (micro-management), and perhaps even outside it

- will forget things you've discussed and agreed in the past

- will try and ensure you never sense that the above are true

You should...

- send regular descriptive, emails that make your manager aware of what you're up to and what you've discussed/mutually agreed. The more stuff in writing, the better. This is to CYA (cover your ass). Also, it's an evidence of "work" (stupid, I know, but it's how it is).

- be aware of toxic patterns in your manager's behaviour. E.g. giving you pointless work, stopping you from taking a holiday at a particular time for no good reason etc. Once that starts, it's usually a downward spiral, and may signal a time to move on.

- look out for jealously. If you start to outperform your manager, they may get jealous, and that's bad for you. I think this may have something to do with you not speaking at the event, but I leave that for you to judge.

- mingle and build relationships with other senior managers at your firm. Eventually you'll want to take the next step, perhaps to escape the clutches of your current manager if the relationship has soured.

- try not to be too smart. Back down, even when your manager is wrong, or risk ruining the relationship. It's sad, but most managers don't take well to being challenged, even if your tone and intentions are good.

Having a thick skin, as you mentioned, is necessary for the above. I remember joining an investment bank as young whipper-snapper quant, trying my best to show how great I was at every task. Trust me, it did not go down well! After a few job changes, I decided to dumb it down and toe the line. Before I knew it, I started to get promoted to some rather senior positions, just by doing the basics and some long-ish hours! The key was ensuring that you're not perceived as a threat, while ensuring everyone around you is fully aware of your contributions.
It sounds a lot harder to make a rotary sling, the arm of which will be put under extreme loads, than it does to create a long linear motor.
The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On (2014)
Google is a huge company. You might wonder what that has to do with anything, but ... after years of frustration let me just state with absolute certainty:

With VERY few exceptions (like, say, the build system or some backend infrastructure) EVERY Google project has essentially it's own private structure, base libraries, framework and things that look extremely close ... aren't really. Also, even components of the same app don't use the same framework throughout. It wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't just the case that Docs and Sheets aren't written in the same language but that the drawings you can embed in both are implemented in yet another language.
FOAM: Feature-Oriented Active Modeller, Version 2
He suggests that cells are intelligent, and have a memory, and that this is the reason why a middle-aged man started liking classical music after having a donor organ from a violinist.
So, You’ve Hired a Hacker (2016)
It actually appears twice, once even as a pull-quote. If you're ctrl-f'ing, remember it's spelled with 's' in British English.
The amount of raw material in space is utterly ridiculous. The most boring, irrelevant asteroid probably has more usable raw material in it than the largest mines on Earth.
Problem is, those players will still incur the compliance costs. The GDPR rules are not simply penalties for bad behavior. They mandate proscriptive actions companies must take, policies they need to design, services they must perform on demand, etc. whether the company is engaging in bad behavior or not.
Every time you fart you minutely change the Earth's orbit.
Unfortunately or not the decision relies always on the type of project you’re about to build as the article mentioned, specially depending of the end user. Modern technologies are not obsolete, for now!
You don't know what it means, but you're provoked by it?
It would be a legitimate request for balance were it not for the fact that we do study systems and organisms as a whole.

> That's actually a legitimate request for balance in the field.

I do not see any evidence that the field is imbalanced at the moment, however.
That's not how users think and you know it.

There's a comic and I can't find it right now where a person is lamenting the fact that they have no backups while their computer is not booting.

Then the computer works and they exclaim that "thank god I don't need to do any of that", it's funny because it's quite relatable to a lot of people.
The C++ standard in easy to navigate (and link to) form
People in this industry are generally competent and willing to work.

Leadership is a variable though. And it can make or break a project.
A random stranger once shared this piece of wisdom with me: "the days are long but the years are short".

Sometimes at the end of a long day I try to remember this :)
I have a model X and I would say while I am driving on the highway in the middle lane I have felt 100% comfortable with auto-pilot and never had to take over. I have driven from Boston to Hilton Head where the car did 90% of the driving and it was amazingly relaxing, literally the reason I bought the car...

There have been a couple situations where I had to take over quickly, but they were in places where I know it might not work out so I was extra attentive. One was a on a interchange between two highways and was a really really tight turn, so I am seeing how well it will do, but also keeping my hand on the stearing wheel ready to take over any second (only tried it once). Another is when passing a city on a highway (NYC, DC, etc) I find that there is always more traffic / crazy drivers / construction / tighter turns so I stay alert and hold the steering wheel ready to take over till I pass the city.

I always set the 7 car buffer in the adaptive cruise control and have no trouble stopping even if there is stopped traffic ahead on the highway.
I understand your point. However, in Enlightenment Now, you see patterns that are similar in all countries, especially Western countries. A country like Norway going backward is very unlikely, especially on a sustained manner over decades, no matter small the country is.
Is the following distance adjustable? On my 2016 Camry Hybrid, it has 3 pre-set distances you can cycle through, as a button on the steering wheel. Normally, I use the Short distance, which is about 2 seconds behind the car ahead of me. It's about twice the distance I used before buying the car, yet barely too close for most cars to squeeze into.

Often, when I'm following a 1st car, and this 1st car changes to another lane - and there's a 2nd car ahead that the 1st car was following - I'll swap from the Short distance to the Long distance. This keeps me the same distance behind the 2nd car as I was when the 1st car was between us. Sometimes a 3rd car will swing in between me and the 2nd car - taking the place of the 1st car - and so I cycle through the distances back to Short. Like holding open a space, because a driver more aggressive than me will force their way into the gap anyway.

Other times, I'll use the Medium distance in bad weather, or on empty highways so I'm not pressuring the driver that I'm following.
Scaling Semiconductors to 3 Nanometers
Cache: Tools to make Blockchain usable
Well...Wintermute wasn't essentially hostile to humanity - it just had it's own goals. I find that way more cyberpunk than a dystopian AI bent on humanity's destruction.
The suggestion where others already poked holes in it and pointed out the obvious flaws for you... ok then Veedrac.
The laws vary greatly by state regarding eviction in my experience.
Let's start with a Government considerably smaller in scope.

I'd be willing to accept protections against monopolies, "free" education in the form of vouchers, public works if we got rid of most everything else.
The carbon tax (that didn't pass) in washington state had a system to rebate costs for poor people, ie giving them money. it's a hard problem, figuring out how to incentivize safer environmental behavior.
Keith Lofstrom wrote about the electronics costs associated with a mass driver back in the '90s [1]. It's dated so some of the base costs have gone down, but it's still a good primer.

[1] https://settlement.arc.nasa.gov/Nowicki/SPBI1SI.HTM
This is a good point, although I do think there is an argument for a greater tendency to "mentally wander" if you aren't physically engaged somehow.
Robotic mining company.
This is Google. We know it'll be one of two things :

1) it'll be convoluted like you wouldn't believe, and enforce an entire nonsensical 20-tier architecture on you. It'll be forced on everyone for decades and grow and grow and grow, with 20 different versions deployed which all support and/or require seemingly random combinations of those 20 tiers (ie. android)

2) It'll be great, fantastic, simple and work ! Oh, and it'll be canceled before sundown.

And of course there will be absolutely no-one who ever answers a single question about it, ever.
I've been using (and contributing to) Crystal for some small projects over the last few months. Writing C bindings within it is amazingly stress-free[1].

It's still an unstable language (there are plenty of breaking changes in this release), but I highly recommend it -- especially if you like both static typing and Ruby.

[1]: https://github.com/woodruffw/x_do.cr/blob/master/src/x_do/li...
Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, Uber etc etc. Google have a very powerful position but its not like they don't have formidable competitors in every field except maybe search.
React Suite Release 3.1.0，Support for import on Demand
I've distinctly noticed a sharp rise in toxicity in media (mostly, but not limited to, politics). But even if you cut that toxic part out of your own life, we don't live in a vacuum; friends, co-workers, and family will relay toxic news and media, despite effectively all of it being irrelevant to our everyday lives. This actually affects my demeanor not in that I just heard toxic news, but that I can see this person in my life is actively being needlessly poisoned by irrelevant negativity.

I don't have an answer to this though. Thoughts on how to improve the situation would be appreciated.
Absolutely, times where the road markings are a mess can make Autopilot go crazy where it can't decide which 'lane' to stay in, I've also experienced the whole veering toward the concrete barrier. Each time I was able to anticipate that Autopilot would have trouble with what was coming up and took over when it did, you just have to apply a bit of force to the steering wheel and Autopilot makes an auditory and visual alert and disengages. I usually reengage after the danger has passed.
I don't know... I'd say Metalhead fits your description.
Is there a static blog generator with a UI for non-tech people?
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You can't downvote replies to your comments. So you are at -1 with no influence on my part. :)

I'm not sure mandatory comments would solve the problem. We'd get plenty of the "I disagree." comments. Could those then be downvoted? Does downvoting those upvote the parent? Could I downvote both. Etc.

I don't know the current threshold but increasing it doesn't create an echo chamber. Look at any thread about gun control in the US and you will a lot downvoted comments on both sides and presumably a lot of highly upvoted comments on both sides as well. Not only that but you can only downvote comments until they reach a certain age. You can upvote them much longer (perhaps forever?). This creates a bias toward increasing votes which itself is a good reason to occasionally adjust the thresholds.
The economy is at its height now, so it's not that surprising. We don't know if Twitter survives the next low.
Top, atop, htop, glances, nmon
PageSpeed Insights: the best tool to check your website before the Speed Update?
I do like the idea of explicit non-nil pointers. While I have refactored code to explicitly exclude all uses of pointers unless absolutely necessary and (as mentioned in the article) studiously check for nil when receiving interfaces and pointers, it feels hacky as hell. Non-nil pointers would bring us halfway to a better place IMHO.
We incentivize a lot of things (like, billions for farmers, to keep the price of food lower and availability stable; we incentivize hedge fund billionaires by the carried interest deduction). Doing this for new industries that have promise and benefit, for a limited time, seems like a good idea to me. The incentives are reduced over time. For example, Tesla will soon reach 200k cars in the us and then their ev reduction will be cut in half and then go away after that.

I'm not aware we tax by the hour, can you explain? We tax by income.
Maybe I was being a bit snarky, but "Colonising"/"Colonizing" != "Colonializing"/"Colonialising" :-P
Unless you have a really good job I'd probably give the talk(s) anyways and see if you can get away with it.
Performance. The Wikipedia page on cache policies is pretty good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_replacement_policies#Clo...
A machine has figured out Rubik’s Cube all by itself
Having to delete node_modules to “fix” it is indicative of a poor package manager. Although not entirely the same, it reminds me of cabal hell, in Haskell many years ago.
The SEC Will Leave Good ICOs Alone
I'll bite...

1 - Document Store (iirc, CouchDB was inspired by Notes/Domino)

2 - Replication - even past the 90s, it was one of the best tools for disconnected users

3 - Low barrier to application creation (it was about as easy as building something in Filemaker Pro)

4 - Easy publication of applications to the web (this was BEFORE 2000, so kind of a big deal back then)

5 - Administration of servers was pretty easy

6 - LotusScript (similar to vba) let you go much further than the prebuilt formula language (if you were willing to learn it)

Keep in mind, these benefits were available pre-2000, and in that time many were strong competitive advantages.
Even if you think admissions should not be made based on a composite of grades and test scores, you should still be looking at them alongside more subjective measures. You are not doing someone a favor by admitting them if they have a high chance of flunking out.
I'm not the OP but I would guess it's because most of the tech leaders aren't there because they did something great and are all knowing, but more because they were at the right place at the right time and met the right people. You could replace any of those people with 10,000 other people with similar qualifications and they would do just as well.
Nope, wrong on all counts. You need to delete stale issues, it's no good having an endless backlog of someone's nice-to-haves that they no longer even care about.

And, the "whole idea" of logging issues is not to see how long they are open for... it's to, you know, log issues, because they can't be fixed instantaneously. Measuring how long they are open for is just a pointy-haired boss side effect, because those are the kind of idiots that would think that kind of metric means anything.
How is this trolling?

Put in to perspective, I'm not diminishing the work accomplished, I'm simply criticizing the comparison. Would you do such comparison if it was towards a person you know?

"Oh, your brother is in a coma? How sad, it's just like when Mar's rover went through that sand storm.. .don't worry it he will wake up any moment".
I pay Apple $800 for an iPad so there won't be Youporn or casino apps in their app store. Either go to Android (no clue what their free for all store allows) or visit the website.

The closed system is what I want and I'm happy to pay a premium for it.
wget with wildcards is what we use to get biology data. Those are ftp sites, so some experimentation may be necessary to make it work with http...