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"Hype" derived from greek "hyper", i. e. "too much".

So congratulations on all your smartthoughts, but you've just taken a long walk to where you started.
How dare they value their own home?

How dare they pay for private firefighters to save their own home?

How dare they even consider using modern technology to help track and fight the wildfire so they can save their own home?

Thanks for the confession.
*Anything else
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You must mean the UI - although that's debatable, in my experience.

Personally I won't use Apple Maps while driving, for example, because Google Maps lane hints provide a much better experience - although when I was out of the UK recently, I wad disappointed by how poor Google's routing was on some journeys.

But even if it were true - what's the point of a good UI if it displays bad data?
Do you have any thoughts on the IEEE Quantum Computing Nomenclature Working Group?

http://standards.ieee.org/develop/wg/QCN-WG.html
I don't accept the thesis that Apple locks third-parties out of things like CarPlay out of a desire to lock their users into more of Apple's services. I think it has more to do with wanting to do things right and ensure a consistent user experience.

(I'll admit that it's sometimes hard to square this viewpoint with the level of brokenness they ship)
Apple Maps also heavily relies on lists because lists work really well on mobile devices (infinite scroll!). And as spatially aware as a few here on here, the majority of people do much better with a list of nearby spots.
Did you notice the part where they’ve been working on it since about a year or two after the original Maps launched?

Making good a new globe covering map data layer is not exactly a 9mo project.
>Are you actually trying to make that argument by pointing out how counter-intuitive a story is you just made up?

No, he is making what is called an "assumption" about what might have transpired.

He's not using the made up story as a chain in some larger argument.

Strangely, it's you who makes up a whole argument that the parent supposedly implied: "Are you saying that we have it all backwards, and that the wrong people get promoted, while the smart prolem-solvers get stuck in low level position and ignored?".

In fact the parent doesn't make any such argument, just asks "how this made it past QA" -- and then makes an guess/assumption about what could have transpired.

>In that case, the only alternative is to completely ignore the far-away match, frustrating users' #1 expectation of how a search engine works. Or to present the user with some dialog "oh but that's far away!"

Assuming a user wanting to find a POI thousands of miles away from where they are is rare, then the latter would be better than wasting their time, and changing their selected area on the map, with an irrelevant result.
Industry seems to expect CS degrees to be vocational degrees.

Yes, I think you hit the nail on the head here. Unfortunately, in some places software developers are treated not so much as engineers as more like advanced technicians.
Which do you prefer: Crêpes or waffles?
As of now, there are 3 major data leak stories on the HN front page at the same time.

Passwords can at least be changed, but data leaks are basically entropic; there's no way to reverse the damage. I don't want to stop holding leak sources accountable for what they lose, but from a personal viewpoint I'm now more interested in mitigation than prevention...
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A lot of machines that purport to solve an NP-hard problem in a short period of time have some trick that makes them impractical, like requiring the ability to reduce the noise floor in a signal exponentially or pump an exponential amount of energy into a system. Has it been shown that such physical resources are more-or-less interchangeable with running time for the purposes of complexity theory?
Well that's just like... your opinion man. I, like many apparently (judging from the activity on the thread), feel like the commentary around communication involving commitment to different technologies feels misaligned, and this seems like an example of one. I felt like this perspective was fair game for the discussion. I can empathize with your desire to have explicitly defined and targeted discussions that meet your individual needs, I get how that would be a wonderful thing, but I politely decline your request to take my thoughts elsewhere. You can certainly get more engaged with the community and earn enough Karma to downvote discussions that lack value in your eyes, that's completely reasonable.
Do you believe there is now a quantum Moore's Law in place? I've seen graphs showing quantum chips from Google, IBM, and Intel plotted on a log scale that are suggestive. (These exclude adiabatic quantum computers which are different beasts.)

If there is do you think we're perhaps less than 10 years from QC capable of breaking common number theory based asymmetric cryptographic algorithms like RSA or elliptic curve for at least lower key strengths? That's what these graphs suggest.

(I know breaking crypto is not by any stretch the only or the most valuable thing you can do with QC but it's the one that gets the most press and it's relevant to my current work.)
I realize this isn’t a problem for everyone, but apple maps has no offline maps support beyond your current route.
This is slightly off-topic (I'm going to be that "this is sorta more a comment than a question..." guy for a second), but I just want to say that Scott's blog is one of my favorite blogs on the whole internet. If only there were more like it!
You wrote this:

> For example, breaking almost any cryptographic code can be phrased as an NP problem. So if P=NP—and if, moreover, the algorithm that proved it was “practical” (meaning, not n^1000 time or anything silly like that)—then all cryptographic codes that depend on the adversary having limited computing power would be broken.

Can you explain this reasoning more precisely? The class P contains difficult problems that require O(n^googolplex) algorithms, so are not solvable in practice. The fact that P=NP would not make these problems any easier.
In light of my siblings' comments perhaps only lawmakers and their companions ought be exposed in this manner. I'm reminded of the swift enactment of restrictions on videotape rental records sparked by release of Judge Bork's rental records.
Why doesn't Apple uses its hundreds of billions of dollars that it has no use for to buy maps from companies with good data?
This is nothing compared to the disasters that are mobile “core” networks. Those are where the real problem is (allows real time location tracking, call/text/data spoofing & interception, denial of service, etc) and the telcos don’t give a shit.
The one view that both Apple and Google seem to promote is the 3D geometric view of buildings and other large fixed objects like trees. While the technical achievement of generating these views impressive, I don't find them useful, and frequently find that it makes viewing the satellite view more-difficult to perceive. Google still provides the "flat" satellite view, but it's somewhat buried in the menus. Bing Maps used to provide very high-resolution 45 degree shot photographed from airplanes, but this is no longer available.
I'm not Scott, but spaghetti sort isn't any kind of computational breakthrough, it's just trading off measurement error for computation time.

Here's the digital version of spaghetti sort:

1. Enumerate the possible lengths of spaghetti that your spaghetti sorter can distinguish above a certain probability. This enumeration will be small and finite.

2. Round your values to one of these lengths.

3. Radix sort or bucket sort those values in O(n).
Hi!

So, what do you do when you're not flipping qubits around?

Got any cool stories you wanna share?
> what is the benefit to the perpetrator?

Let's assume a third-party manipulator (i.e. they can't print new Tether).

To make this economical, they would need an in with at least one exchange. Their trades on this venue (let's call it ShadyBit) would be free, or close to it. This is where the majority of their wash trades happen. If one naïvely averages volume across the market, this will do the trick.

But the jig will fall apart if another exchange starts sharply diverging. So you set up sock puppet accounts there to soak up excess demand. As long as you keep the confidence game balanced, there shouldn't be too many people looking to sell at unusually low prices.

In the meantime, you can continue using your inflated-value tokens as collateral for borrowing or to buy appreciating assets or to sell or whatnot.
i use it occasionally when it opens as a default.

The problem is that Waze and Google Maps are definitely better. Being the 3rd best solution means it’s not my go to option.

Siri has the same problem.
DuckDuckGo has both: it has pages, but it'll automatically load the next page at the bottom of the current one when you scroll down far enough.
Why would people who put their money in a nice, stable asset like Treasury notes dump it and take a huge loss?
I agree with your meaning, and I think it goes beyond that. SSNs really are PII by definition; what we need to do is stop pretending that we can use any kind of PII in general as a form of authentication. Whether it's SSN, mother's maiden name, or any of these inane "security questions" that (thank goodness) finally seem to be receding from their peak, we need to move away from the fundamentally broken "tell me something about yourself that only you would know" model of authentication.
You should submit your podcast to itunes, stitcher, google music/podcasts. Otherwise it is troublesome for somebody with smartphone to follow your podcast.
I've been working on a documentation process with Markdown -> HTML + CSS -> PDF for a while and I found that Weasyprint works best. It supports everything I need except CSS target-counter for auto-generation of page numbers in a TOC but otherwise really good.

I really don't like that this uses something non-standard for header/footer and stuff in the margins since that's already covered by standardized CSS @page stuff; https://www.w3.org/TR/css-gcpm-3/. I'm using that with Weasyprint for automatic header/footers with auto page-numbering, including setting strings from the html to use for heading names, document title, author, etc... example CSS: `h1 { string-set: h1-title content(), h2-title ""; }` + `@page { @bottom-left {content: string(h1-title) string(h2-title);}`.

Weasyprint seems closest to princexml and is free.
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Well shit, I'm sold. Dwarf Fortress is a delightful idea, but it was never something I was actually going to play.

This, though... this is exactly what I want.
I've been saying this for years now. I want Apple Maps (cartography) with Google Maps search, and navigation. For example bike directions would be really nice.
I'm not sure you can say that a few fringe blogs have some kind of monopoly on the concept of reason.
Not really the same thing here, this is the about the underlying data and control. Since Apple now own the data, it can make changes quickly and don't have to rely on a 3rd party to do it for them.
This is really a fantastic explanation, but I want to clarify one thing from early on for other readers. If the function isn't changing much locally, it's possible that you are at neither a minimum or a maximum, but rather a saddle point. For instance, every function f(x) = x^k for (positive) odd k has a saddle point at x=0. Both the first and second derivative are 0 at saddle points -- another reason we might be interested in the second derivative and its kin.
It's given me completely day ruining, terrible directions within the past month. Like "go to the street outside this complex" rather than "go to building 5" and them i'm stuck on the phone trying to find someone to explain this, when google maps finds it correctly instantly.
Less time for mess ups - more awareness of what you are getting into.

I would wager far less middle aged people try a business though.
"How can this be accelerated?"
> it falls down when you need control of anything other than basic stuff like the font size

This is definitely not the case anymore, and BreezyPDFLite supports most of the features you mention, while supporting the same HTML/CSS/JS you might be displaying to end users across evergreen browsers.
FWIW, a reply to the reply: https://dragan.rocks/articles/18/Neanderthal-vs-ND4J-vol3
Try reading the 2nd part of my comment.
> their ability to delta hedge with synthetic contracts to peg your money to USD?

What's being delta hedged?
> Or because the IRCd written in 90s-style C++ by some people who honestly don’t know what they’re doing segfaulted,

Don't use a 20 year old ircd then. Use something like ratbox or InspIRCd.

> or because you accidentally K-lined 0.0.0.0/32 or because you accidentally filled up the disk with logs because the server’s maintainer was fired and nobody remembers how the system works, or the latest system update borked something

Don't let 14 year olds run your server.
That seems to be the approach that is being taken, albeit probably accidentally.
This is truly a short sighted sentiment, also entirely expected from HN.
I love /r/pcj. It's my only news source. But I'm finding that more often than not, I'm not taking the time to `fully` read the comment sections. I spend most of my time identifying interesting posts, reading the OP, skimming a bit, looking for the pcj memes, getting some quick brain stimulation and the moving on to the next post. I want to focus and read the whole comment section but I feel like I'm using /r/pcj as a brain stimulating dopamine hit instead.

I find myself overwhelmed the sheer number of satirical masterpieces. Most of these comments are written by sheer experts in their fields. How does one spend the time to learn it all? I wish I could get a PhD in everything. Anyone else have this feeling/problem? How do you deal with it?
There have been some poorly received hypotheses to this effect, most notably Roger Penrose's Orch-OR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestrated_objective_reducti...

That said, most attempts at quantifying whether or not distinctly quantum mechanical processes in the brain related to things like microtubules and NMDA receptors are significant to cognition (i.e. is the brain a quantum computer?) have generally concluded the answer is no:

See:

https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9907009

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1207/s15516709cog...
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The only two google products I still use are Gmail (for work) and Google Maps.

Apple Maps has improved since it launched but its far less accurate for me than Google has been despite that its integration is far tighter including CarPlay.

Your results may vary but I am very happy to hear they are doing a ground up rebuild. I won’t miss what they have today at all.
> 1. Is this something you'd be interested in listening to?

I'm not sure, but my favorite thing in podcast form was Serial.

> 2. Any suggestions how to gain initial traction and reach broader audiences

For starters, I'd like to listen in my podcast app (PocketCasts). You have to be there to have a chance to appear in "Trending" etc.
Are you collaborating with the National Labs at all, i.e., http://quantum.lanl.gov/q_computing.shtml
> you can switch languages for a project

What do you mean? If you're 100kloc in, you pay a considerable price in jumping ship. Rewriting means throwing out your investment. Interfacing two different languages for one project is rarely a good move.

> I'm glad people do because otherwise we wouldn't even see any language as popular as it is.

Sure, me too. Like I said, I do like new programming languages, I just don't see myself using one for serious work.
Hi Scott. Thank you for doing this AMA.

In your opinion what are some good universities across the world to look into if one wants to do graduate or post-graduate level research in quantum computing?
It doesn't answer this question directly, but Aaronson's paper "The Ghost in the Quantum Turing Machine"[1] is a great read. It talks about the relationship between quantum mechanics and free will.

[1] https://www.scottaaronson.com/papers/giqtm3.pdf
I got in the habit of middle-clicking on links in infinite feeds so that they'd load in new tabs, making it easier to pick up where I left off (since there's no page reload involved).

But then websites started breaking middle-click for no fucking reason.
Hi Scott,

If it turned out to be true that advances in advertising technology like profiling and microtargeting (see, e.g. [1]) could effectively deliver the likelihood of electoral victory to their highest paying and most ruthless practicioners, would this be something to worry about? And if so, what action should we take in order to preserve democratic ideals?

1: https://medium.com/join-scout/the-rise-of-the-weaponized-ai-...
> I haven’t seen a Flask code bass do this anywhere near as well. They all seem to end up becoming very different and tricky to onboard new devs onto because they are so custom.

While some Flask web applications may use different file organization schemes, any large app will use blueprints. Blueprints are fairly standardized and easy to understand. I personally find Flask blueprints easier to follow than Django apps, but they're pretty similar.
Parent's example uses a 200% reserve. How is that fractional?
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WHy don't we have the tech to detect hover on touchscreens yet?

Being able to hover your finger over certain points and quickly browse the options on a map would be great.
Yes, but it doesn't show up until after you've done a search, which means the damage may have already been done.

Suppose you want to find things that match X near some landmark Y. As far as I know, you have two options. One is to search for the string "X near Y" and hope Google parses it correctly. The other is to search for Y, memorize its location on the map, search for X (which has a good chance of moving the map view to some random location), pan and zoom back to Y from memory, and click "search this area". It's a huge pain.
If everyone has an expectation that USD-USDT is 1:1, why would anyone sell for substantially less, outside of insolvency scares? Better just to wait until your order can be filled at the known value. Bitcoin-USD and Bitcoin-USDT arbitrage probably happens at a much faster rate than USD-USDT demand, and so any USD-USDT decoupling is quickly arbitraged back to 1:1.

And its not like USD-USDT hasn't become uncoupled before. It's been as low as .7 in the past.
Does the recent result on BQP not being in PH relative to an oracle do anything to your priors about the power of quantum computers relative to classical computers? If you had to distill why that oracle separation works, what would you say is the main trick from the perspective of "where does the power of quantum computers come from"?
It's actually the reverse of fractional reserve banking. Any Dai that is created must be over-collateralized by 150%. It's not capital efficient, but that's a different argument than what's being discussed.
This just seems like a huge waste of money for Apple. Smartphones need maps, I get that, but a huge chunk of Apple's customers still use Google maps anyway. Why not draw up an SLA with Google and just use them? There's the privacy angle, but Apple rarely mentions that with regards to maps and, come on, look around, average Joe just ... doesn't ... care...

I'm glad they're wasting the money, though. I like options. And they have the money...
I'm curious to see if the number of companies a person starts has any notable impact. Older entrepreneurs in theory have had multiple endeavors, and failed multiple times, so they either get lucky, or learn from their mistakes.
If you click on a pin and scroll down the card, there is a “Favorite” button. Clicking it will add it to your Favorites list which can be accessed at the bottom of the search results list. The list syncs to your Mac Maps app too.

The interface is not the most intuitive but it’s there.
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Google Maps has more accurate and up-to-date data, while Apple Maps has more accurate drive time estimates (Google always underestimates).

However Google Maps has an incredibly obnoxious UI pushing me to enable more data collection. The largest text on the search surface is "You're missing out" (by not signing in). If I do sign in, a search for "Home" pops up a modal dialog "Turn on Web and App Activity to search for home and your other personal places". This occurs despite setting an on-device Home location, which GMaps supports.

Apple Maps doesn't ask for sign-in, and a search for "home" uses the location stored on-device. Privacy is why I prefer Apple Maps.
I haven't bothered to check in detail, but I assume that Apple Maps does a better job at respecting the user's privacy than Google Maps. That's an important point in its favor that doesn't seem echoed in sibling comments. (The article seems to echo my suspicion.)

As of a year or two ago, Apple Maps now consistently performs as well as Google Maps (as measured by its ability to route around bad traffic). At least in my area. So given their equivalence I always opt for Apple Maps these days to help preserve my privacy.

Of course, as other have already said, Google Maps has had a number of UX failings over the years (doesn't Google always?). But what really frustrated me was their handling of toll roads, at least a few years ago. They updated the app and then suddenly the Avoid Toll Roads setting was tucked away, hidden behind layers of obscure and opaque minimalist UI nonsense that Google so loves. As if that wasn't enough the setting would constantly revert.

So there you are scrambling to bring up directions in the car while running late. If you're lucky you recognize that Google is routing you through the toll roads. So you burn precious time trying to remember the arcane recipe of nameless shapes that you have to press to find the setting. And then re-find directions.

If you're not lucky, you forget to check the directions for toll roads, and now you're barreling down the highway, surprised to suddenly see the traffic cleared, only for horror to dawn on you shortly thereafter as you realize you're about to enter the toll road and there's no escape.

Over the years Google has screwed with their handling of toll roads a number of times. Why they have such a penchant for dark patterns surrounding toll roads is beyond me. Maybe some Google employee is on the take with the toll road companies? (mild sarcasm)

I have not experienced these issues with Apple Maps. Another point in its favor.

P.S. It's interesting to have watched this evolution. Apple Maps came out it seems like forever ago. Wikipedia says ~6 years. The growth since then has been incredible, but I don't think any of us have forgotten that Apple Maps was, frankly, a laughing stock. The village idiot of mapping. I'm glad they stuck with it though. It's nice to have alternatives. Whether you're a fan of Google or Apple, I hope it's appreciated that options exist. Because let's be honest, before Apple Maps, was there a real competitor to Google Maps? (Though I'm always silently rooting for OpenStreetMaps.)
> If you have doubt, you should seek consent instead.

Consent may not apply:

> Consent is presumed not to be freely given if... the performance of a contract, including the provision of a service, is dependent on the consent despite such consent not being necessary for such performance.
Yes! Took me (embarrassingly) long to discover since I could not figure out how to google it
> They decided to rewrite the code from scratch.

I'm not sure if Apple Maps rewrites "code from the scratch". From the article, it seems they are building "Maps from the scratch" with some code reuse.