skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
This is a bad move and does not inspire confidence.

Instead of switching the license, they should have gone after companies that were abusing the terms of GNU AGPLv3 license.
Glad I'm not the only one who though of Altoids Sours
Not quite, but it does mean that there is now "board level" justification for investing in these technologies. If Gartner says it, then it is important to not be "left behind".
> 2007 MacBook had the best laptop keyboard I'd ever used.

You mean 2007 Macbook Pro right ? One of the best tactile responses I'd ever experienced on a keyboard. Thinkpad T520 was another I really enjoyed typing on.
A happy women-in-IT diversity stat: More women applying for tech jobs
MSI GeForce RTX 2070 GAMING Z Performance Review
See, exploring Earth takes almost no energy, mostly time and will and supplies. Ships at super efficient.

On the other hand, getting to 1st cosmic speed takes a lot of energy released in a relatively short burst or some kind of space elevator which we cannot build yet.

You cannot make this "gradual" really. You either get to orbit or don't. The "gradual" phase of getting into space is done. We got to orbit.

We need a major economy and scale breakthrough now or you cannot even try sending people off anywhere.
So major that small improvements as done by SpaceX will not get there in centuries.
Could this move of Mongodb inc. makes the comeback of the rethinkdb? I hope so
Alexa heard what you did last summer – and she knows what that was, too
What is "financial heroin" in this analogy? Student debt?
details: https://www.mongodb.com/press/mongodb-issues-new-server-side...

actual license: https://www.mongodb.com/licensing/server-side-public-license

Typically, TC didn’t bother to even link to either. :/
It is going to be weirder than that. Much that is hidden or implicit will be exposed. HIV accelerated gay rights. Humankind destroying itself with overuse of digital indentifiers could accelerate human rights, digital rights, or help to clarify what intellectual property actually is and what boundaries should it obey.
Someone did something similar to make a point during the 3d printed gun debate. There's a .png floating around of the PM522 (3d revolver) with the print files encoded directly in the image. IIRC it just requires zipping and changing the extension to load correctly.
If it's not a library meant to be used by others, just put GPL (Commonwealthy) / EUPL (Not-Commonwealth) on it.
I heard that AWS offered mongo XX million dollars per year to have Mongo included as a backend for RedShift.
They haven't touched it yet, because of its license.
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Load balancers, DNS, DB, Virtualization ... a lot of those services on AWS are based on opensource software.
How else is he supposed to discuss it? Every single time that topic gets brought up in any medium, it gets immediately shut down and disregarded. It's always "This isn't the place to discuss this" or "This isn't the time to discuss this". The exact same thing that happened to the CERN scientist a few weeks ago. He brings up some valid points on gender but since he dared to speak his mind, he was ousted because some people were offended by it. I don't blame him one bit for doing it how he did, it certainly had a drastic effect once people got their hands on it.
That's awesome!! How long did it take you to go from zero to launching your website? Did you do this on your free time (were your working full time)?
Why doesn't Amazon just pay mongodb? If you you hired some employees from mongo you would have to pay money.
Summary: slightly faster than a 1080.
https://www.amazon.com/Wilding-Return-Nature-British-Farm/dp...
EU aren't kidding: Sky watchdog breathes life into mad air taxi ideas
They're neoliberals. It makes perfect sense. They're liberal on social issues, conservative on econ/foreign policy issues. Examining their actions through this lens makes everything clear.

To give an example outside technology, think of prisons - largely staffed by and filled with men.

A democratic socialist or a libertarian would want to close prisons.

A neoliberal wants the prison to hire more female guards.
This might be simplistic thinking, but isn't this why exercise helps? The liver turns the fructose from the sugar into glycogen. Exercise consumes the glycogen before it has a chance to be overly abundant, which is what causes the harmful effects. So you can either avoid sugar altogether, or have sugar with sufficient exercise.
Or your favourite social media platform indiscriminately converts PNGs to JPGs.
I came here to say this. Nowadays I use magic-wormhole and nitroshare, but when it comes to transferring Android to Android, Bump was the easiest.

I'm pretty sure Google bought them, and I was hoping they would actually do something with the technology, but nothing ever came of it.
I would argue the "design goals" of git have evolved far past the kernel, which is a very unique and special project. These new patterns don't seem to invalidate how the kernel uses git and they offer a lot of ergonomics in a Github-styled atmosphere.

Are the only downsides that 1) users don't understand how kernel development is done, which extends far beyond source control; and 2) a merge commit is left as a marker?
Exactly; what makes them think changing the license is going to make an actor in bad faith change?
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I'm not an expert in licenses, could someone weight in and explain how the AGPLv3 was being abused?
Did the mentioned companies follow the spirit of the license and were getting away with something the company didn't like or were they just improperly distributing the software, regardless of licensing terms?
Also:
"So while the SSPL isn’t all that different from the GNU GPLv3,(...) [it] explicitly states that anybody who wants to offer MongoDB as a service (..) needs to either get a commercial license or open source the service to give back the community."

Doesn't AGPLv3 already require open sourcing server side implementations?

Thanks in advance
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Nokia N9 / Meego yet. Slickest mobile UX ever!
We've become more civilized about biblical tales, but try making fun of the Quran and you'll get all these savages foaming at the mouth.
Study points to possible new therapy for hearing loss
I guess this explains why MLab submitted to MongoDB's acquisition after all these years, let us buy you because we're killing your business model.

https://blog.mlab.com/2018/10/mlab-is-becoming-a-part-of-mon...
Gradient tool for web design
The article references cloud providers, "especially in Asia", frustrating MongoDb, does anyone know which companies these are or specifically what they have done which other did not?
That is old news right? What if we improve our resources to make remote communication like face to face communication? Using VR, etc.
People with power have more, much more say than a typical person. Unfortunately, many of them are sociopaths or just do not care if there is no direct gain for them.

Are you advocating for general strikes here?
No. The magnitude of such an omission is absurd.

If I were to model the solar system and leave out the sun, it would be laughable and I would quickly find myself out of funding.
> But at the end of the day... what advantages would this ever have over electric trains that get their power from a third rail?

No heavy electric motors and other equipment in the vehicle, for starters
Cross platform, closed source, including Jingle (audio/video): http://astrachat.com/

Android (no audio/video): https://conversations.im/

Web: https://conversejs.org/

Web with extras: https://movim.eu/

Desktop (Mac): https://adium.im/

Desktop (Win): https://gajim.org/ (not sure about this)

Desktop (Linux): http://pidgin.im/ (needs extras: https://petermolnar.net/instant-messenger-hell/#extra-plugin... )
What were you suggesting? Other than topical (still stops natural growth), there's no way to significantly boost T.
I'm gonna need a link to this Hand Burger paper, sounds very interesting.

(Jokes aside, this is a great post, thank you for sharing)
You seem like you know something about rethink. I do not, and couldn't find this information but maybe you know?

One irritating feature of Mongo (and I suppose other db's too; orientdb does this) is that once it grabs disk space, it never lets it go. It'll reuse that space, but the OS will never see it again. (EG: If I store 10GB of stuff, and delete 9GB of it, the OS still sees all 10GB of disk used).

Does rethink do this as well?
Heavy lifting actually trains both fast-twitch and slow twitch muscle fibers, as it takes your entire muscle to lift heavy.

If that were true bodybuilders would do great at marathons and triathlons.
Fwiw US telco-speak still uses tariff to mean price.
I believe Windows Defender is responsible for a lot of the IO overhead within WSL. You can get around that by marking your development directory as "don't scan" within Defender.
Git uses a DAG for multiple reasons. Avoiding merge commits is ignoring most of the power of having a DAG for data structure. The Linux Kernel repo itself has some fascinating examples of DAG usage, including some of the most well known "octopus" merges with many more than two merge parents.
You're welcome! I'm happy it was useful.
This reads more like a PR-stunt than science article.

And as far as PR-stunts go, it's not a very good one. If you want to do an end-run around the medical community (which is sometimes quite justified, such as medical marijuana) you need something compelling.

What he should do is get 10 more patients/volunteers, and youtube his progress over 60 days so we can all see before-and-after.
Successful founder personalities match their markets. Women's beauty products, engineering consultancy, and toothpaste all have different audiences, language, rituals that need to be understood and possibly also respected and worked. Fast markets need fast movers, but some markets are slow and based on social markers.
For one, Scrum is pure cargo cult.

As a field we simply don't have actual scientific research on these methodologies (just some joke papers that are as good as toss coin).
Fair enough, but this is kind of inherent for anything based on open standards. Was your email encrypted? It depends on whether the sending and receiving mailserver support TLS. Is your website visit perfect-forward-secret? Depends on whether your browser and the webserver support modern cipher suites. Is your DNS request encrypted? Only if your OS and your DNS server support DNSSEC or DoH.

These are valid challenges, but moving to propietary and centralized solutions instead is throwing away the baby with the bathwater. Was your WhatsApp conversation encrypted? You honestly can't know, and even if it is right now, Facebook could disable Whatsapp's e2e encryption at any time without you even noticing.

FWIW, OMEMO has been the (only) de facto encryption mechanism for modern XMPP clients in the last couple of years, and most clients that support it clearly distinguish encrypted and non-encrypted messages.
Nextcloud Talk does that, 2nd on the list.
You can go a long way with just bodyweight exercises. I like the progressions by "ElDiablo".
Agree. It's a combination of faster hardware and more friendly software (unity etc). That's progress! Although some would not agree (see Steam and the fuss over the state of the store).
Isn't the simpler explanation that they want to make as much money as possible? Firing Damore saves their reputation and having a good reputation is key to making money. Expanding into China opens up huge opportunities for making money.
But it's the user using a tool to do one thing (block ads) which someone has taken to an extreme (block all requests which could potentially be used for tracking, and treats different players differently depending on sentiment in a lot of cases).

To use a more controversial phrase, the "blocklist" groups are now a cartel which gets to decide which apps work and which don't, and you have no way of appealing or even reasoning with them in a lot of cases. They get to decide that the Amazon cookie is okay, but a Google font is not, that login-with-facebook isn't allowed, but login-with-twitter is okay. That my app which uses timezone information was crossing a line, but my competitor wasn't.

I'm more than happy to help work with those who want to protect their privacy. I genuinely agree with a lot of viewpoints and I work to protect my own privacy as well, but at some point things go too far and I feel a lot of these tools are throwing the baby out with the bathwater here, and are even causing a false sense of security as people think they are protected from everything when really they are hurting the good actors the worst while the bad actors continue to operate just fine.
Paywall-free article from The Independent:

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/insect-population...
https://webassets.mongodb.com/_com_assets/legal/SSPL-compare...

“Service Source Code” means the Corresponding Source for the Program or the modified version, and the Corresponding Source for all programs that you use to make the Program or modified version available as a service, including, without limitation, management software, user interfaces, application program interfaces, automation software, monitoring software, backup software, storage software and hosting software, all such that a user could run an instance of the service using the Service Source Code you make available.”

^ not the same.
Good point. For context, I'm outside of Boston, not a web developer and I charge a very reasonable $150-$200 hour. This weeds out the clients that expect something to "take a couple of weeks" but have no idea what is involved and then don't appreciate/value the work once it's done. ("My kid cousin could have done this.")

Many contract shops would be happy to tell you that "no one will pay that", pay you $65 hour and then turn around and charge $130+.
I am really interested in measuring working memory and how it relates to IQ, hence the details.

I admit to not taking emotions into consideration here.
Weakening of integrity in science is the issue, not the fact that research begets advancement.
> Secret courts are a shame. Secret directives, on the other hand, can be compatible with the rule of law and an independent judiciary, provided they're lawfully authorized and can be challenged in a court.

I presume you also forgot to add this before challenged in a court...

> ..., whistleblowers are protected, and can be ...

You see, because that's the thing with secret directives, they're redacted from the public eye. The only way we get visibility into them isn't with FOIA requests, it's with whistleblowers who feel the government is doing things wrong, and if they're not protected, they rarely come forward.
It's those deeper philosophical questions that we struggle with, and once we have the right 'question' the search for the answer is what drives most people. But those answers are mostly elusive or non-existent. And that makes people very unhappy.
I posted this above, could be helpful: I believe Windows Defender is responsible for a lot of the IO overhead within WSL. You can get around that by marking your development directory as "don't scan" within Defender.
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Show HN: Test with Go
Nature Conservancy in North America, you can try Rewilding Europe in the EU.
Apple fixes its new bagel emoji with cream cheese and a doughier consistency
Awesome-leading-and-managing/Giving-Feedback-Praise-and-Advice.md
How Facebook's New 3D Photos Work
The main point of contention here is what representation is being made when a customer tells United what origin and destination airport they want a ticket for, and whether the customer is intentionally misrepresenting their true intent by specifying a different destination airport than the one they actually intend to fly to. The fact that there’s even an argument here that no misrepresentation is being made, in light of my legal training and experience, I find pretty ludicrous.

It’s well known in contract law that the terms of a contract are determined objectively, as a hypothetical reasonable person would interpret them, not subjectively. Courts are understandably loath to try to divine the actual intent of the parties. See, e.g., Winograd v. Am. Broad. Co., 68 Cal. App. 4th 624, 632 (1998)).

I’m sure United can figure out what the price difference would have been under the particular circumstances of the case. If not, a court will make a determination of damages based on the facts provided by the parties.
There is no mention of Mumble (client) or Murmur (server). [1] From a privacy perspective, I find it superior to everything else. End-to-end voice encryption with PFS. As much or little server logging as you wish. Super easy to set up and scales to large numbers of people. I have a few of them running on VM's with 1GB ram. Only downside for me: It is not as happy-clicky (frictionless) as discord, yet.

Authentication can be tied into 3rd party apps (LDAP, phpBB, etc) but I have not tested this yet. [2]

If you try it, use their latest snapshot for server and client. Incredible sound quality. Nice UI/UX experience. Decent support for game overlays. Very low CPU usage.

[1] - https://wiki.mumble.info/wiki/Main_Page

[2] - https://wiki.mumble.info/wiki/3rd_Party_Applications#Authent...
Has anyone actually made a mobile webapp that isn't a completely miserable user experience? People keep talking about how PWAs are the future or whatever but then every time I try using one the performance is really poor.

Twitter for example claims their PWA "Loads quickly on 2G and 3G networks" compared to their native app but my actual experience using it was very much the opposite. Everything takes seemingly 2-3x longer to load.
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It's not really about the kernel, the kernel is just where the world's most talented git experts work.

The downsides include the creation of a merge commit, sure, but also the fact that it's used as a crutch by users who would rather not strive to understand how git works.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/nov/16/james-dam...
Jordan Peterson, Milo Yiannopoulos, Peter Duke then a succession of other right wing trolls on Youtube.
Truck.app – an rsync client for Mac
I think there are some morals in the Odyssey. For example, the assembly at Ithaca in book 2 provides some insight into justice in ancient Greece. Telemachus appears to escalate through three authorities. First, is his own strength, second is the people of Ithaca:

Now we have no man like Odysseus in command
to drive this curse from the house. We ourselves?
We’re hardly the ones to fight them off. All we’d do
is parade our wretched weakness. A boy inept at battle.
Oh I’d swing to attach if I had the power in me.
By god, it’s intolerable, what they do—disgrace,
my house a shambles! You should be ashamed yourselves,
mortified in the face of neighbors living round about!
Fear the gods’ wrath—before they wheel in outrage
and make these crimes recoil on your heads. (2.57-67)

And when the towns people refuse to do anything, Telemachus escalates to the third authority—the gods:

“But if you decide the fare is better, richer here,
destroying one man’s goods and going scot-free,
all right then, carve away!
But I’ll cry out to the everlasting gods in hopes
that Zeus will pay you back with a vengeance—all of you
destroyed in my house while I go scot-free myself!” (2.141–5)

It seems that fear of the gods was the main source of justice in Greek society. Since there were no contracts or court system to build trust between individuals, people relied on oaths—and the fear of the gods if one broke their oath—to build trust. Similarly, if one could not find justice through strength of your fellow men, you could threaten the wrongdoers with a curse. If they feared the gods, they make respond.

In such a society an atheist or godless person could not be trusted. Right after Telemachus threatens the suitors with a curse, Zeus sends a sign down in the form of two eagles. One of the old townsmen, who excelled in reading omens and bird signs, said that the eagles were a sign from Zeus that the suitors would get what is coming to them. And the suitors respond:

“Stop, old man!”
Eurymachus, Polybus’ son, rose up to take him on.
“Go home and babble your omens to your children—
save them from some catastrophe coming soon.
I’m a better hand than you at reading portents.
Flocks of birds go fluttering under the sun’s rays,
not all are fraught with meaning.” (2.177–83)

To the Greeks that read this, I think the Odyssey would be affirmation that the gods did exist and that the suitors were in the wrong. Perhaps this could be interpreted as a moral lesson?

(Quotes are taken from the excellent Robert Fagles translation)
Or, you could stick with a higher level consulting role.

Or, you could stick with a sane "boring" domain (e.g. C, embedded, etc) that's not changing every 5 years with some new BS "rage" tech.
Unfortunate fact is that humans are not as resilient. Even with all our technology we'd have problems.
I think you are underestimating how much has to change in company culture, communication and structure to make a remote office work efficiently and effectively. I am remote and we work hard to try to minimize the issues but there are always extra delays and miscommunications because of time zones or multiple communication channels etc.

And there is something to still getting together to bond as a team, work through problems together and learn how each other work. I travel enough to make sure I work with the team, bond with them and so we all learn how each other function. This makes remote possible, but it is never a panacea of perfection.

Don't misunderstand me, I am very much in favor of remote teams/people/work, but taking a company that is established and adding remote workers just doesn't work without a lot of process changes, additions, the right expectations and time. Starting a company as remote friendly is a lot easier if you follow well known patterns that work but even than there are challenges you wouldn't face otherwise.

Even business structure/registrations etc have to be updated/changed, let's say you are small company in the U.S. state of Colorado and now you employ people in 5 other states. Your company will have to register in each of those states as a "foreign" employer and pay workers comp, taxes etc within those states. Yes, 3rd party payroll services help with a lot of the tax side, but there are so many more things that have to be monitored, registered etc. Now, say you do this cross international boundaries, it gets even more complex if you want to do things legally and have employees. Notice I said employees not contractors, that is a different situation.
Strange. From lifting I developed what seems to be pretty common: anterior pelvic tilt. My lower back muscles being tight would pull my hips back. This went away with some stretching. Also I stopped doing Yates rows which I think compounded that issue. I'm happy posture-wise but do get the sense my shoulders should naturally fall further back. I think shoulder droop is the hardest thing to get rid of if you work a desk job.
Pidgin is barely maintained for the last couple of years and doesn't support most modern XMPP extensions. I'd definitely recommend Gajim on both Windows and Linux, which supports everything you need out of the box.
How would they litigate against a mega corporation? Mongo is a very small company compared to many cloud providers. They would be tied up in the courts for years and spend hundreds of millions and possibly drive the company into bankruptcy.
It's the problem of being paid enough. My wife asked me the same question recently, "Why don't programmers unionize?" They could demand more through collective action, but they don't feel the need.

Also, programmers are (often) worth more in teams. Two programmers who work well together are far more productive as a pair than the sum of what they'd do in isolation.