skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Our intended initial deployment was in Culver City, off a tower that had reach to Culver and city district 10. We met with LA city, Culver City, and did a lot of prep in that direction. Unfortunately, the critical path to fiber was delayed in construction for a year, with another year to go. In addition, we were thrown a curve ball with a tower engineering study prior to that tower's use that would eat up a sizable portion of funding.

Right around this time we were offered funding from WeTransfer as part of their Net Neutrality campaign, but under the obligation serve their area in Venice. We decided to go for it, and use that as a launching point for a proof of concept network. While not ideal for obvious reasons, it goes a long way towards proving our tech and business model. Our hope is that we can grow out the network towards Culver and CD10, acquire some critical infrastructure there, and then push east across the West Adams/Jefferson Park corridor.

It is a true deployment--we don't plan to uproot the Venice service, but it may end up being an arm of the network as opposed to the core in the future. One of the key goals of our project is to free low income neighborhoods from stone age technology by offering broadband speeds far above DSL for a fair price.
I am getting tired of hearing that the iPad is 'not for producers.'

I was way up there with you right up until I wrote the majority of my upcoming solo hip-hop record in Garageband with Audio Units on my iPad mini, with an AKAI MDP32 as my external MIDI device and an Apogee sound card for insane-quality audio.

Then, due to the amazing workflow, I was able to take those tracks into Logic Pro and refine the hell of out them. Nothing else even comes close to that workflow, as an audio producer of 14+ years.

I make skits, constantly, in iMovie, and even rough drafts of music video ideas on my Mini. Kids can do the same. It's so easy to use.

I wrote the 32-page business plan for my music label almost entirely on Pages with a bluetooth keyboard. Kids can do the same for schoolwork.

I use Pixelmator almost every day to develop high-quality images. The full photoshop is on it's way. There are no such plans for Android.[1]

Kids can even learn rudimentary code with Playgrounds. Not to mention the litany of great educational apps available.

I mean, I could see claiming an Android tablet as a 'non-producer' device, as it certainly lacks software of a quality anywhere close to GarageBand or iMovie, but the iPad?

It's like you haven't even used it, or actually have no use case to use it for creation.

[1]https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-13/adobe-is-...
(Hey dmix; hangs soon?)

I'm not really sure if that is true. Adobe exploits are pretty cheap and unless your target is in software you can usually get a click on a link one way or another.

Really, to me, the hard part is getting in without needing to have the user consciously do anything since then you're in and nobody could even have noticed you doing something.
Bluetooth keyboard works great for me.
Tablets aren't going away? Just one product is getting end of lifed and you liked that product and are miffy about it? ok, fine.... but the aritcle seems to try to paint a picture that it was the one and only true device and now kindergarenters are doomed :)
Portland, Oregon is another great example. It has the best biking infra I've seen in the US mixed with a driving culture that, for the most part, actually affords priority consideration to pedestrians and bikers. While not perfect, a lot of best practices can and probably should be derived from what Portland has done to improve bike infra.
> I would much rather have powerful hygienic compile-time macros to generate code

There's still a place for this, even in a Go with the proposed generics.

There's 3 main styles of generics, each with different speed/space trade-offs:

* use interface{}, which runs slower and has no compile-time checking, but can be faster to code

* use the proposed type-safe generics compilation, which generates compact code, but which require more detailed coding

* use the hygienic compile-time macros, which run fast, but can generate lots of bloat when compiling

There's a place for all three being available. So perhaps Go 2 will get macros one day !
places like Dallas and Hong Kong basically wouldn't exist like they do without it

I have visited both Texas and HK at peak heat as a tourist - I'm from the UK. Yes it does get a bit warm in both Dallas and say Kowloon but you learn to adjust. You slow down and bimble. You notice shade and instinctively go through it. You keep yourself hydrated and lots of other tiny strategies. This is how people have done it for centuries. I did live in the Middle East for a few years, so that gave me a few pointers.

A/C is nice but not necessary (for a real value of necessary)
so you don't get jacked
Google docs is for iOS, as well? Not sure how this is an advantage.

And so many people here seem to be forgetting that a bluetooth keyboard is inexpensive and incredibly viable.
It's been a year let me get one.
They may trying to refer to the automatic synthesis of Equatable conformance.
This is Apple’s marketing so obviously it’s biased, but here: https://www.apple.com/education/products/

How good is augmented reality on generic tablets? ..just as one example.

Many people criticizing iPads haven’t used them for education recently or haven’t been trained on how to fully leverage the tech effectively. The curriculum assistance, available (quality) apps and overall device versatily are unmatched by competing devices.

For a media consumption device, iPad could be overkill, but for everything else, it’s almost perfect.
How are you getting users?
Android is a deal breaker though for many people. For example, I don't want to worry about whether I have Ice Cream Cookie, Yogurtland, Lolly Pop, etc. I don't want to have to run Norton Antivirus on it. In fact, I don't want to be forced to think about security at all. I want an app store with trusted apps, not hackers.
Hi HN! I've been working with the Stellar blockchain recently and I found it hard to get a simple, open and transparent wallet that would let me keep my accounts on my local machine. So I wrote my own and made it available for everyone.

I've tried to keep the code simple and clean and I would appreciate any feedback. The goal is it should be a simple, powerful wallet that any dev can pick up - be confident how it works and be able to hack in 5 minutes.
Conjecture: this is a tech-centric viewpoint.

I have quite a few lawyer and doctor friends who use tablets first (usually with a BT keyboard) and only break out the computer when they need it for some very particular reason.

If you don't need root on a beefy machine and/or Windows-specific software, then a modern tablet with a bluetooth keyboard gives you more than enough compute and all the applications you need to be productive. Often with a better UX.
Less tourists on bikes that are the most dangerous cyclists around, every Dutch person knows :-)
Maybe because many of them realize all our unit systems are entirely arbitrary and are use to converting units already when they do something that requires it. If the entire world did switch to US imperial, nothing would actually change, you would just learn a different set of arbitrary rules in school. Especially considering how little anyone does advanced sciences without a computer or calculator of some sort these days. Nobody is going to do months of work by hand when a computer can do it in 30 seconds in multiple different ways.
It's one more thing to lug around, keep charged, etc.
Academia is just one of those ancient industries that is tough to crack because of how traditional it is. I just know there's some hungry entrepreneurs waiting to pounce on the idea of a "Modern Peer Review Journal" startup, but you will not be 'disrupting' this industry anytime soon I'm afraid.

Just by the way Tai's Method was invented in 1994. Nothing has changed since then in terms of peer-review credibility or reliability. You will need to be a genius or a miracle worker to change up academia.
Whatever community you might or might not belong to, as of 2018, it would probably consist of human beings.
Are iPads really so unique that losing them is some sort of tragedy to education?

I thought the reason Apple was getting out of the entry-level tablet market, was that it was being commoditized by dirt-cheap Android tablets that—at least for the particular things people want a tablet for—do all the same things an iPad does. (They don't have the same third-party app ecosystem, but if you're just using an iPad to consume content using the web browser/book reader/etc., there's no difference.)

In other words: presuming the educational software isn't already there either way, and still needs to be built—wouldn't Kindergarteners be served just as well by the iPad dying, the development of such software moving to Android, and the kids ending up with a stack of $50 tablets from AliExpress rather than $299 iPads? (Easier for low-income-area schools to get ahold of, too!)
I made top dollar in college tutoring bio majors in calculus. It just wasn't their core competency.
> Dutch design manual classifies roads depending on the speed of the cars traveling in them. If there’s any major difference in speed, then full separation is required

> What is the speed threshold?

> Anything where cars are traveling faster than 30 kph. So, what’s that, 19 mph?

As a Dutchman, this is so obviously wrong that it makes me doubt everything factual in the book they wrote. 50 roads without physical separation are the default, and 60 roads are often back roads where there is not enough traffic to warrant the space (=money) required for a separated cycling lane so those typically also have no physical barriers.

I guess the limit is 70km/h, as I can't off the top of my head think of any 70-80 road where cyclists don't have separate infrastructure, though I'm sure one can find an exception.

I was very surprised to learn that in Germany, they have no trouble with having people drive without even an indicated bike lane (I'd feel unsafe driving on a 50 road if people drive 50, there is no space left over, and there is no bike lane outlined) on 100km/h roads.

> Cycle tracks are all paved with this easily identified red pavement, an inch-thick top coat of dyed red asphalt

Inch-thick? 2.6cm? Have they even been to the country at all? Never have I ever seen the red paint so thick that you'd notice it when driving onto it, I'm fairly certain that doesn't exist anywhere in the country. The only tactile paint we have is the white lines on the sides of highways, which I assume is to wake dozers up.
I know somebody that bought a space heater in Australia for their office in Singapore because the AC was perpetually too cold. For obvious reasons, you can't buy space heaters in Singapore.
In 2003 a heat wave was blamed for 70,000 deaths in Europe (mainly France)

On the other hand wi yet 2015 was blamed on 40,000 deaths in the UK alone
In case anyone else was curious -

According to various internet sources: [0]"according to a 1958 NASA report people can live indefinitely in environments that range between roughly 40 degrees F and 95 degrees F (4 and 35 degrees C), if the latter temperature occurs at no more than 50 percent relative humidity."

[0]https://www.livescience.com/34131-infographic-limits-of-huma...
Show HN: Abstract Calculus, a massively parallel model of computation
With global climate change, energy use for air conditioning will arguably increase. Given the timing, it's a good use for PV. But to the extent that CO2 emissions result, you have a positive feedback.
There are masses of people out there who don't type SMS out anymore, and let the errors fall where they may. I know a few people like that, some have written whole essays using speech to text.

In terms of throwing ideas into text using as little effort as possible, Google has definitely nailed it with their transcription offering. Its incredibly accurate and free for consumers to use. Hopefully Sphinx and Mozilla's DeepSpeech will improve rapidly, otherwise this will remain Google's domain.
Our kids' school supply list for the last couple of years has included: USB mouse and headphones for the Chromebooks.

Yes, kids can use a mouse far before Kindergarten. I remember my kids playing PBS Kids games with a mouse when they were probably 3 or 4.

That being said, I do understand the concern if a mouse isn't available as I'm 39 and I can't use track-pads either without grinding my teeth in frustration.
> It's like you haven't even used it, or actually have no use case to use it for creation.

FWIW iPads and android tablets tend to not work for most software development tasks.The "iPads aren't for producers" mentality might be more of a "iPads aren't for Software producers (and some types of engineers)"
What’s really happening when you add data to IPFS? From Data to DAGs
no but I've been reading about concrete and bricks recently
The man who was raised by wolves
> Lots of abstract classes such as "Processor", "Context", "Box", "Request" and so on, with no real meaning.

A programmer can write Java in any language if they're willing to work hard enough at it.
I agree with this. It would be great if we didn't have to give up any type safety with error returns. Even still, this is relatively minor when you remember that people write code in JS, Python, Ruby, etc with zero type safety.
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What kind of incredible uses? I'm genuinely curious as I've delayed introducing tablets and computers to my kids until they can do something creative with them.
What about lighting?

In Calgary it's dark from 18:00 to 09:00 in December, but only from 23:00 to 05:30 in July.
That was my first question too when I read the article.
A superbly simple template to build and deploy Cloudflare Workers with Webpack
There are Chromebooks with touchscreens available from several manufacturers.

There are also touchscreen laptops - I use a Lenovo Windows 10 touchscreen laptop every day.
“the ease of use of a graphical interface”

Why do people think this is a thing? Whether I’m making a poster or slides in latex / beamer, dealing with spreadsheet data with pandas in an ipython console, programmatically checking email, writing code in emacs no window mode, or virtually anything else I do with a computer, perhaps the hugest rule of thumb is to avoid GUIs at all costs, they are the biggest productivity killer.

I know people will chime in with their opposing experiences, but it’s just noise to me. Sure, there are limited good uses for GUIs, but I cannot fathom at all how writing tex documents could be one. Doesn’t matter if you’re totally new to it or been doing it for years, anything taking your hand away from the keyboard to deal with menus is killing you.

If you want wysiwyg-like behavior, just open another shell tab with a permanently running job that detects changes to your source file, re-runs whatever document compilation command you use, and refreshes evince or some other viewer that you never interact with except to look at. Spending time learning this way of working from the start is worth far more than spending relatively less time on the first few documents in lyx.
A lot of stuff is blind hard the first time. Practical physics / material science is subtle. But if you're quant inclinde, you will get up to par fast.
If I write 2/3 on a piece of paper it does not suddenly become 0.666666666666666666666 why does Julia (int al) insist on this? (tongue still in cheek)
I think they had a valid point that exceptions and their implicit error checks do make it hard to look at the program text and see the error-handling program flow.

However, for languages with exceptions, it makes me wonder if perhaps IDEs and other tools could take up the slack here. If I call a function that was declared to throw an exception, why not visually annotate that as a place where an error may bubble up from? The information is there in the definition, but it'd be very handy to see it at the call site.
I do all my own DIY and I tape off everything.

Learnt that lesson the hardware, I do not have a steady hand.

Also if you go the tape route, buy trade tape (in the UK it's commonly known as Frog Tape (though that's a tradename there are generics), comes off without lifting paint, doesn't suffer from creep and is brightly coloured (green) so you can see it against the underlying wall.
If you post a link here to the old thread, we can discuss there.
> Or in other words, a fuzzer is a program that tries to create source code that finds bugs in a compiler.

This is a very narrow definition of a fuzzer. There are a lot of types of fuzzer that do not generate source code, and are not intended to test compilers.
It isn't any slower than using celsius, especially with modern calculators and computers. Nobody cares about saving 3 seconds out of an hour of hand calculated mathematics when nobody does those kinds of calculations by hand anymore.

And the same space probe loss could have happened just the same with pure SI units, the problem was somebody didn't put a unit label and somebody else didn't get clarification and made an assumption. If someone used decimeters without labeling and someone else read it as centimeters, you still failed.
And to add another useless anecdote, I always feel slightly odd in a bad way whenever I take rhodiola.
I should add that it'll take us some time to tap into the federal programs and grants to truly make this incredible for low income neighborhoods. Venice has been serving us well as a means to get our sea legs, so to speak. Starting there won't impact our plans for closing the technology gap where it exists.
> dysfunctional right now

Just now? It’s seemed dysfunctional to me since I was capable of understanding government, circa 15 years ago. My parents felt the same way 30 years ago, and their parents felt the same way 50 years ago.
> Dip shirt in liquid with boiling point lower than water. Re-wet as necessary.

Can you recommend one suitable for regular use?
Is he staff at Google?
That's too bad. When I was 12 (late 1970s, Midwest US) I rode my bike all over the place. No mobile phone either. I'm sure there were as many pedophiles and kidnappers then as now, but I never encountered any. I think the risk of a totally random stranger doing anything is very overblown. And traffic was certainly less aware of bikes. You learned to pay attention to cars.
This is a mindset that assumes kids are using computers to learn how to use computers.

Kids in kindergarten can actually use tablets, to learn other stuff. Any stuff. They can indulge their own interests, in a way that's nearly impossible in any other medium without assistance of someone older than them.

A tablet is the first cut of the way children use the Holodeck in Star Trek. You can't (usually) just ask for what you want, and get it (kids don't have a mental model of computers that works well enough to cope with how bad computers still are at conversation)—but you sure can point at what you want, and get it.
An iPad has both Google Docs and Pages.

Personally, I have privacy issues with Google as well. With Apple, I don’t have a fear that their 3d grade story will end up used to target them for advertising later. I don’t feel comfortable having my kids’ academic life stored on Google servers.
USPS Mail Isolation Control and Tracking program, which was put into place following the post-9/11 anthrax mailings.

https://consumerist.com/2013/07/03/forget-the-nsas-hi-tech-s...
California governor signs overhaul of bail system
Perhaps because Gnome is a crap.
True. Good points, so withdraw and store in mattress. Garnishment is still an issue.
>>Python versions supported are: 2.7, 3.5, and 3.6.

From the docs
I don't particularly care if people get MITM'ed when visiting my static sites.
So it's an Ikea equivalent desk for $500 USD?

I'm in the market for a new desk, but this isn't doing anything for me, especially at that price point. Just yesterday I was looking at a sit/stand automatic up/down with built-in USB for nearly $200 less than that. It isn't even clear to me what if any of the replaceable slats I get - I went through the customization process, but other than the color and size it wasn't clear to me there was any options on the slats.

Looks beautiful, I just question its value proposition relative to other desks available from known entities (as well as in my domestic market)
I’ve experimented with adaptogens for about a decade now, and they have become my favorite supplement type in terms or positive noticeable benefits to my life.

I’m mobile now or I’d look up studies to post, but I’d recommend checking out pubmed on some of the more common adaptogens. I specifically am a fan of ashwagandha (the KSM-66 standardized extract), Rhodiola (again, standardized) and finally Holy Basil. But there are quite a bit more that fall into the category, some being more for mental benefits and others more physical.
For example the mushroom Cordyceps is generally thought of as an adaptogen that has exercise endurance boosting effects, while ashwagandha is usually thought of more for stress management and brain boosting effects.

I’m usually not a fan of “all-in-one” type products, but I’ve been taking this adaptogen complex for months with noticeable effects. https://www.amazon.com/ADAPTOTRAX-Superior-Adaptogen-Supplem...

Edit (on desktop now).
Just a dusting of some cool studies:

Cordyceps militaris Improves Tolerance to High-Intensity Exercise...
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27408987

Ashwaganhda decreases cortisol and anxiety
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3573577/

Ashwagandha increases muscle strength and recovery
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4658772/

Rhodiola has lots of great stuff about it, but this "systematic review" claims that none of the results really meet scientific standards, so it all might be bogus:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3541197/
Compared to a car? Just because you don't have a metal cage around you does not mean you're putting yourself in danger.

A little bit of risk management can go a long way:

- Don't ride a bike that goes 2-3x over the legal ebike limit

- Always wear a helmet

- Avoid paths that require you to be close to motor vehicles

- Always assume that drivers cannot see you unless proven otherwise (ie eye contact) and never rely on the assumption that they will follow the rules
This. OP seems to be wearing some common Apple fanboy blinders which hide the existence of all tablets not named iPad.
Going out an raising an initial metric boat load of capital seems to fly in the face of modern convention for pure digital services. Notable exceptions seem to be businesses where a high capez model is repeatable geographic basis (ride sharing, scooters, food deliver, rental spaces). Considering how quickly the competition in those spaces need to scale, and the winner-take-all dynamics, it seems natural that that path would exist.

For the majority of us though, purgatory might also be “I raised too much to be a billion but I have a nice 100M company” and thats just dandy.
I've been using DDG for several years now. I pretty rarely fall back to google for something these days and, when I do, they usually don't have the result I'm looking for either.
Looking for help on Deep Learning object identification
I need some assistance on a DL object identification project and am looking for someone who has the time to assist. Will pay, depending on the level of help you can provide.