skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
There is a huge difference between something like a porn site, and a service which just happens to have adult content on it due to users sharing such content. The first, which involves paying for adult content explicitly, may have a higher chargeback rate due to things like embarrassment about the charge showing up on a bill. The second has no such issue, the user is paying for a service which is unrelated to the content being shared by the service's users.

Payment processors treating both identically is complete bullshit. Some people just hate porn, and they are trying to force their views on the world. Sadly, because there are no competitive competitors (adult payment processor fees are outrageous) they have no incentive to change their policies.
> When there's a bug in their code, point it out, but don't tell them how to fix it.

It's funny, I've learned the opposite lesson the hard way.

I used to just point out bugs, like I was a tutor hoping they'd realize the problem on their own and fix it correctly.

Unless it was an obvious brain-o (i.e. the developer knew what they were doing and just flubbed), this resulted unerringly in a "fix" that (a) didn't solve the problem, and (b) created another. I would end up coming off as a nitpicking asshole trying to guide the developer into writing correct code.

So now I just reply, in detail, with exactly what fix to apply, often including code verbatim. Call me jaded, but it works, and I've realized it's not my job to get people to learn to think for themselves. Those that want to already know how.

Related: never post example code you wouldn't want to see copy+pasted verbatim into the codebase. I can't count the number of times I've said "fix it using code like this" only to get a complaint a week later that the fix doesn't work, and seeing my pseudocode complete with foos, bars, and made up meta syntax copy+pasted verbatim.
As far as I understand from years of body building, stretching helps mostly with the recovery, after the fact, often the next day, with some very light weights - redoing the same execercise as yesterday with stretches will improve recovery time.
I hear you. But I am not trying to replace labour in BigAg. I am trying to replace labour with machines in smaller farms that can’t afford hired labour. In most parts of the world, their food comes from 2-3 hectares. That’s the average size.

Also. I doubt if there is any infrastructure or support in central California. UC Davis might have some ways to collaborate with small farms but in my limited and personal experience, I find that they prefer to work with their own..alumni and school network. I am an immigrant and didn’t obtain my education here. I get it, but I don’t have to like how the system works.

That’s why YC selection process bummed me big time. I have a reasonable network that I built since I started farming four years ago. But it WAS hard and it’s never enough because I don’t ‘belong’ here or the networked university system.

Lest it seems like I am whining, I want to say that I am just being realistic. I also know when to cut loose from a sinking dream. I guess I will keep trying but I am not emotionally or passionately invested anymore. My time is precious and I can’t waste it trying to impress people who see things differently.

I am still a good writer. I will write instead. I am hoping that it will fulfill me. But sometimes..from time to time, I got to roll my eyes when I see wheels that will never roll being reinvented with so much $$$!

With the OP, I don’t have a dog in this fight as it’s Indoor Ag, but I have learned a lot about automation and data collection by understanding indoor systems and philosophy. Iron Ox is like Amazon’s Kiva or Fetch Bots. I don’t get it.
People who have down voted please explain why Jobs achivements are equal to Elons. It's highly unlikely jobs success without Woz. The same can't be said about Elon
Let me reverse this and see how it sounds:

"So how do you create a CEO and Board that has the right amount of power? When CEO's and Boards are able to, & do, kill the host company through greed & short-term thinking, something is wrong with the structure".

I'd argue that a CEO running a company into the ground for their own selfish, short term gains is far worse than a union ruining a company, because at least when the latter occurs it's because a significant amount of the employees aren't being sufficiently paid, or are being subject to unsafe/inadequate conditions. That is far more important than a CEO getting a bonus.

How many times has this actually happened, and were they even the root cause or would the company have failed for some other reason anyway?
This is meant as constructive feedback: You're not thinking clearly if you believe that. Take some time to consider how many people get pulled over every day. Think critically about the odds.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that what you see on the news or social media is normal.
America didn't get their socialist revolution because the companies and government brutally suppressed every rebellion and even basic strikes. America as a government and capitalist society has been actively against unions since forever, and in the past few decades they've convinced workers to be against unionizing as well

-https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Corn_Rebellion

This one on Blair mountain was big
-https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain

Veterans wanting to get paid in less than 20 years of waiting, so why not beat and shoot them?
-https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonus_Army

Just the history of union busting here
-https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_union_busting_in_...
The Model S was released in the summer of 2012; we don't know what the batteries will look like after 10 years yet.

I agree that they will likely still be serviceable, though.
> But they have a disproportionate impact on mindshare -- on defining what the limited supply of professional scientists and engineers perceive as the most interesting and important problems to solve.

The supply of talented (as opposed to just "professional") scientists and engineers is quite large and growing all the time. Space exploration, IMNSHO, is just as important as ecology, in the first place. However, there will still be plenty attracted to that discipline.

Believe it or not, the best and brightest are among the most motivated to seek their own interests.
> Macbook ... keyboard shortcuts and touchpad gestures

There are many guides/“cheat sheets” about those, and macOS has always had great discoverability and customizability:

• System Preferences -> Trackpad or Mouse: Shows you [some] gestures, with videos.

• System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts: Shows you all the system shortcuts, and also lets you modify or add custom shortcuts for any Apple or third-party app.

• Help Menu -> Search Field: Start typing the name of any menu command you expect an app to have, and it will show you the menu items matching it along with their shortcuts.
But they did break the rules. The rules explicitly state no sexual/nsfw material. Am I misunderstanding you?
Neither the onboard screen nor the person I was renting from made clear the limitations you describe. If the limitations are indeed that dangerous, more effort should be made to make them abundantly clear instead of requiring a user to search for them. Furthermore, the brand name of the technology is "Autopilot" and the copy from Tesla’s own website is as follows:

"Full Self-Driving Hardware on All Cars. All Tesla vehicles produced in our factory, including Model 3, have the hardware needed for full self-driving capability at a safety level substantially greater than that of a human driver"

Based on my experience, that sentence is extremely misleading.

I stand corrected on physical controls for volume. No such controls exist for airflow as far as I know.

Regarding supercharging times, both the renter and other sources I've read online cite a full charge (over 300 miles) taking 75 - 80 minutes. I got 59 kWh (about 200 miles at a conversion rate of 3.25 miles/kWh) in 2+ hours of charging.
It's OK, I know who is down voting me and why, and to be fair I totally understand why.
Taking this opportunity to gripe about KA : I took their intro to chemistry, and the production quality of the videos was so erratic that I thought it might be a joke -- e.g., first video disjointed, second coherent but sounded like it was recorded over a '50s telephone, etc etc.

Hate to look a gift horse in the mouth, but this one needs a housecall from the vet
That makes good sense to me, but it's still basically keeping stations on separate networks - it's managing the networks' transmission power carefully so they can run in closer proximity.

Still I don't know a solution to concurrent broadcasts on the same network, as the GGP comment seemed to imply.
True. And it’s pretty advanced and it’s only getting better.
Senate OKs creation of new DHS cyber agency
Good. If the alleged killer is convicted then hopefully this evidence was a part of what led to justice.
That's because their health care is half the cost!
Yeah but I bet the hardware makers will still take fat contracts from the content providers to pay lip service to DRM
Somewhere in those yc blog articles I read they do accept companies with similar ideas. I can't give reference right now, will appreciate if any one post a link to it.
A relative of mine is an Alexander Technique teacher. My understanding of stretching, from them, is that:

- The main point of stretching is to improve your range of motion, for injury prevention. For example, if your hamstrings are too tight to bend at the knees and hips, you can injure your back trying to pick things up off the ground. (Corrolary: If you're already flexible enough to bend your joints in the proper ways, you don't need to stretch much; just enough to maintain that flexibility).
- Stretching before exercise is mostly pointless; a warm-up is far more important. After exercise is the best time to stretch, while your muscles are still warm & loose.
- The proper way to stretch is to move right up to the edge of your range of motion, then relax. It should be slightly uncomfortable, but NOT painful -- that's because pain prevents you from relaxing; "feeling the burn" is a good way to injure yourself.
- Short stretches are not very effective (though of course they can still feel good). Stretches should be held for a few minutes. When you release the stretch, the muscle should feel pleasantly warm.

That is to say, many people stretch terribly wrong. Thus, unless the studies cited also taught people to stretch correctly, I would expect them to show no benefit from stretching.

I looked at the abstracts of a couple of the studies cited but could not ascertain how participants were told to stretch. I'd appreciate if anyone wants to spend the time to dig into the research a bit more and figure out whether any of it contradicts my relative or whether it merely supports the claim that incorrect stretching is basically useless.
> authorization

Hmm. Is authorization maybe very app specific? Did you mean authentication?:

Basic Authentication and API keys and HTTPS seems popular. E.g. Stripe: https://stripe.com/docs/connect/authentication#api-keys, and Chargebee (they deal with tons of money).

I like this article: https://www.vinaysahni.com/best-practices-for-a-pragmatic-re... — except that I use only POST and GET, never PUT, DELETE etc. And name the endpoints like:

POST /-/create-page controllers.PageController.createPage
POST /-/pin-page controllers.PageController.pinPage
POST /-/unpin-page controllers.PageController.unpinPage
POST /-/reply controllers.ReplyController.handleReply

GET /-/load-draft-and-guidelines controllers.EditController.loadDraftAndGuidelines
GET /-/load-draft-and-text controllers.EditController.loadDraftAndText
POST /-/edit controllers.EditController.edit

then one knows what and endpoint does, by just looking at the URL path. Won't also need to ask: "But which method?"

Also, most people that actually design APIs, seem to put the API version in the URL, like `/api/v1/...`.
1. What matters is what you did, not what you came looking for. Please don't do it again.

2. Those statements are not equivalent.

3. That sounds good; I didn't see that one.
> scripting but for normal people

It looks like they took a page out of the macOS Automator, and an encouraging sign that OS automation hasn’t been abandoned at Apple, despite the fears after they fired the person responsible for some of the impressive automation in macOS [0].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17218080
Really interesting. I'm curious as to how they knew precisely the timeframe Aeillo was with his stepdaughter.

"...it recorded her heart rate slowing rapidly, and stopping at 3:28 p.m., about five minutes before Mr. Aiello left the house, the report said."
Well that's a common risk that clients have to accept, and it's often what pushes them towards larger software consultancies.

The argument is that you may not be there next year and they'd be stuck in a hole with software out of date.

You could offer to commit 4 hrs per week on retainer in the maintenance mode of the software, later down the track. That gives you a retainer and gives them predictable cost. If the required changes are bigger than the allocated time per week (or they want it sooner) you'd have an hourly rate attached with it.

I always try to build relationships that last and not quick in/out software.
Companies, especially if they are not giant multinationals really need you to honor the hiring plan that you agreed to. They actually need you for a purpose, or they wouldn't have hired you. Everyone someones has things happen in the real world that affects working, but it's natural for them to want you to come.
How is this different than simply setting Google's DNS servers on your router or wifi settings ?
3D simulation sheds light on blue star mystery
Ask HN: How to start a startup that requires a high amount of initial capital?
I want to start a payments bank in India but it requires a 13M+ USD initial capital just to get the licensing fee.

Wondering if people have any examples of how one might cross this barrier to entry.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll give that a try next time I drive one.
That hits where it hurts! I'm the worst offender when it comes to aspirational book purchases. To the topic: On udemy, I see tons of folks leaving reviews who have purchased hundreds of courses [why udemy displays this info is obscure to me - maybe to generate some kind of courseload-envy?]
You may find this graph useful: https://ourworldindata.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Life-e...

It suggests that life expectancy has gone up sinificantly for all age groups, not just life expectancy at birth.
I was expecting something much more sinister (that this man had a Fitbit and they used it to track his location). This is a much more positive use of the technology, but as a layman, my first concern is that this data can be easily forged.
So, what are some usable shortcuts HN has come up with? I fail to find a single one that I could use. Looking for inspiration.
Your point that speeds are restricted to be lower at lower altitudes is really salient to the discussion because it's an intentional procedural mitigation for collision hazards in the more densely-populated and less-controlled airspace down low. Drones were but a glimmer in anyone's eye at the time the regulation was emplaced, but the same theories are still relevant.

Bear in mind though that the under-10,000 ft limit is knots of "indicated airspeed", which is a constant-dynamic-pressure pseudospeed uncorrected for density. 250 KIAS at 10,000 ft is about 290 knots/330 mph relative to the airmass, and sometimes up to 10 kt faster on a hot day.
Why not just include the Origin on all cross-origin requests? Then the server could deny/allow it without the need for preflight.
> I really don't see how C# is decent anymore

How come it was decent once but not anymore? As others said, you are probably exaggerating by saying new version comes with 500 page tome.

However it is a joy for me to program in C#. Super-consistent language. And my favorite feature "LINQ" really gets rid of loops and loops and maybe more nested loops. Interfaces, generics - all great features, decently implemented under the hood.
If the particular research is non-falsifiable and the critic is convinced the entire field is not an academic discipline at all but a cult with its entirely own internal logic with no relation to reality, how would an objective rebuttal be constructed? Is the right way for atheists to engage with religious scholars to critique the most nonsensical output of theologians?
There's no one answer that works for everyone. Taking a programming job or internship will pay so much more money than a job at mcdonalds, that you could save time off. These days an internship pays 50 to 100k per year, prorated for the times you work (i.e., paid at 50k rate, work 3 months, you get 3/12 * 50k pay). Compare that to minimum wage at Mackers, 10 or whatever an hour, 50k annually is 25/hour (50k / (50 weeks + 40 hours)). 50k is also kind of a low rate for interns these days, too.
There's a healthy open market in servicing ICE vehicles.

I can take pretty much any kind of car to my local independent place - which happens to be less than 1/2 mile away - and they'll fix it for me. They'll stick to using original manufacturers parts unless I instruct them not to. If they think something ought to be covered by warranty and so ought to be looked at via the original manufacturer's servicing network, they'll decline the job and tell me why.

It's hard to imagine a system with less lock-in!
Seems like some camera footage corroborated the fitbit data.

"the police said their investigation used a combination of video surveillance and data from Ms. Navarra’s Fitbit, an Alta HR device"
Dented the front spar and some compression members. It probably reduced the wing's margin for maneuvering, but should still have been manageable to get down safely. Not to downplay the danger, but let's not exaggerate it either.
Interesting off-the-cuff comments[1] about quantum computing in the question period:

Patterson: You may get a question "Won't quantum computing ..." — No!
Quantum computing is a really exciting; it's not going to happen tomorrow.

Hennessy: It's about on the same time-scale as fusion design.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LVeEjsn8Ts&t=1h12m58s
They had access to security cameras on the property, that's when they realized Aeillo's car was still there at the time of his stepdaughter's death. So guessing they saw the car leave on the camera.
I'm doubtful any of these "technical" solutions proposed here will work.

What I mean is this: it sounds like the CEO is completely scattered. Nothing you put in front of him will be enough to shake him out of it. He is only getting 10% of what you are telling him. No matter how well written the document you put out there, no matter what consensus you build, it won't change his relationship to what he is dealing with.

It's terrifying to be the CEO. He's failing constantly and fearful of being exposed as a fraud.

What everyone else deals with, yes, but this time it seems more significant.

My suggestion: find other people who have traveled the same path as he has, specifically the issues you were brought into solve. Find a way to connect them with him. Storytelling from a powerful communicator is the only thing that will break him free of this state.

Once you have that in place, the solutions you put in front of him will be easy.
MacPherson struts are fine. Even the most ardent enthusiast has difficulty telling the difference between a MP setup and a double wishbone.

BMW uses them and Porsche uses them on their GT# 911s. You'd think if there were a case to be made for the performance demerits of a MP setup, Porsche wouldn't be using them on their halo cars (or their class-winning race cars).
Yeah, but who did it? All five of them, one of them, another cop not at the scene but with access to the system? Contractors with system access? It's not enough to be sure that a crime happened. Which isn't to say there shouldn't be an investigation or measures taken to make it harder to happen.

And to be more careful, what's the failure rate on those cameras and how many incidents happen a year where it would look suspicious if all cameras fail? If the numbers are high enough we might just have selection bias.
Arraylists in C# with Examples
You’re not wrong. It would be hard to sell CDH if you only engage with technical stakeholders. I can imagine the pitch now...

“So what you get is really old versions of everything, plus some shaded jars that will break if your classloader ever changes load order. As far as cloud goes, we’ll give you this half-baked automation (Director) and we’ll also constrain you from using any features of your cloud provider (availability zones, load balancers, Amazon Linux 2). Finally, we require you to use Oracle’s JDK but we won’t distribute it so that you’re indemnified.”
I've had neck pain for the past few years. After visiting a number of doctors and physiotherapists and having an MRI to help diagnose - I was recommended strong anti-inflammatory medicine and massages. While it helped, this was a persistent problem. Ultimately it wasn't until I started building a routine of stretching and building strength that I've started to overcome it. I have a feeling it might be a similar circumstance to our discovery of Myopia prevention; we had evidence to suggest sunlight helped, but not a true understanding of the mechanics until recently. Stretching might not be the solution by itself, but maintaining and improving mobility is a stepping stone to healthy muscles.
I suggest reading https://foreignpolicy.com/2011/09/07/an-exorbitant-burden/ for a counterargument. The harm is not just export competitiveness; it's also other countries being able to export their lack of demand and unemployment to the US (via the exchange rate and balance of trade mechanisms, true, but the point is that the harm affects all of the US economy, not just export-oriented industries).

As one specific example, the low rate of saving by US consumers is a direct consequence of the use of the dollar as a reserve currency. It's not clear to me that lower borrowing costs, even if those are present, outweigh even that one harm.

And to be clear, "the United States" as a whole that's benefitting in the mckinsey report you link is an average. The actual benefits and harms from the use of dollars as a reserve currency flow to different people, and as far as I can tell that contributes to worsening inequality in the US, which is an effect (benefit or harm, take your pick) the mckinsey report doesn't seem to mention.
How many other users are in your local area, and their use of the common medium, also matters. So it's hard to really state what boost you can expect in your own home. My read on this new standard is that it's built with conflict reduction in mind.
Definitely. Especially for courses in the 20+ hour range, long lectures [say, more than ten minutes] can be a real drain.

Though I think most of the online courses I've taken have delivered exceptional value, as you say, the "one-take-and-done" editing style is ubiquitous and leaves one to sit through a lot of ummmming, digression, and jabbering.

[Come to think of it, so did most of my courses at university!]
Thanks for the feedback! And i fixed the small text on the bottom. I'll definitely keep in mind making the menu icon bigger, and maybe the logo would also open the menu!
Thanks for that! Completely skipped my mind
As someone who recently switched back to Firefox, I've come to realise how many of these useful Gmail addons are strictly limited to Chrome only.

Firefox has been terrific for everything else, but it's surprised me how much functionality I've built into Gmail through addons and how it's almost a showstopper for me migrating to Firefox.