skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
You'll find the same criticism of interning Japanese people, US black sites abroad, and many other issues both in general media and posted on HN. This is no sudden media blitz. Just discussing current issues (camps in China are the topic here) rather than speculating over possible one.
If I had a penny every time a counter-tech-bro HN contrarian uses Douglas Coupland to promote mild socialism.
You should have your eyes wide open about the ROI from any job. IMO working long hours for a big payoff can be worth it, a lot of fortunes and great things have been done with this method.
The Taj Mahal was the highlight of my trip to India. It surpassed all expectations. I hope that the Indian government can figure out how to save it before it's too late, but this article gives me little to no faith.
It didn't help that "China is locking up Uighurs" is the news title used everywhere.
I don’t think it makes sense, sorry. Quantum computers don’t collapse the wave function as part of the computation, indeed that is rather the point. The wave function is collapsed to read its state at the end, but what other option is there?
Why your brain builds habits
While we're talking about this conference, rich hickey just changed how I think about domain modelling forever with this talk, released about an hour ago: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YR5WdGrpoug

Strongly recommend a watch particularly if you're modelling something in a typed language
“Equality” and “Democracy, or 'I Am as Good as You Are'” Essays by C.S. Lewis
Exactly the end games of both my brothers . . .
One thing you don't realized is that, if you put Uighurs along side with Falun Gong, you're making Uighurs look bad.

And we are talking about Falun Gong here. I don't have enough information about Uighurs.

About Uighurs, two videos you might interested:

This one trying to erase regional discrimination (in Chinese): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s4XP5qFzTc

This one explains "Why China is keeping a tight grip on Xinjiang": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUg-w0tdyBs

I don't hold any point with either one of the two.
In my experience, high fat isnt an issue since it makes you feel full... as long as you also aren't eating a lot ( > 20-100 g/day) of carbs. The real problem is they started pairing sugar and corn syrup and grains in general with high fat food.
> If combatants need to quickly spin up a digital mass movement, well-placed personas can rile up a sympathetic subreddit or Facebook Group populated by real people, hijacking a community in the way that parasites mobilize zombie armies.

Why do we and the author seem to keep dancing around the fact that Facebook must be refusing to garbage collect bogus nodes on their own social network?

The company presumably still has access to its own social graph, to reams of data from site/app/like button/audio/webcam/key&mouse events, and whatever else it purchases from third parties. How in the world can a troll farm employee proxied through a hacked router in Branson evade detection? An employee who isn't cross-referenced in photographs, videos, phone calls, PMs, contacts, browsing patterns, games, purchase histories, smart tv ad beacons, and whatever else Facebook sniffs up?

In light of that, the article seems like a distraction. While I don't know how to get social media companies to garbage-collect their graphs I know if they did it would diminish the fragility of the system. If that raises the cost of subsequent information attacks such that they must happen in a different domain that the social graph, that's not a Maginot Line. It's an improvement.

Edit: same logic applies to the input coming in from ads. Facebook presumably has just as rich data on the organizations buying them as it does on its userbase. Prune the fronts and information attacks move again to a different domain.
Unless you're selling paperclips, it's never that easy. There's always constant work to be done with any reasonable complex modern product, especially if digital.
In my view, "reading the kernel" is not really a useful exercise. Source code isn't a book, and most code isn't really a pleasure to read by itself.

Instead I would suggest that you try to debug a problem, or try to understand what a particular syscall does rather that starting from init/main.c. If you have a goal in mind (trying to solve a problem or understand a specific aspect of the kernel) you are far more likely to get useful information out of the exercise.

Another useful hint is that you should just ignore the majority of code that looks alien. Linux uses a lot of macros and synchronisation primitives that you probably aren't familiar with (RCU for instance). It's much more useful to take note of the things you don't understand and just move on to the code code that you do understand. Most of the macros and synchronisation primitives are used all over the kernel so you're very likely to get to grips with them over time.

I really hope that bpftrace will make it easier for people to get into kernel debugging and thus have a nicer "in" to kernel development.
You used to be able to get Amazon gift cards directly with miles, but it was dropped as a partner a few months ago...
This concept is pretty subtle. Rich Hickey does a great job at explaining it (as always) in "Are We There Yet?"[1]. He deconstructs objects into state (attributes) and behavior (methods), and then uses values (or data) to represent state, and functions to represent behavior. Give that a watch a couple of times to get a better handle on what all this means from the Clojure perspective.

[edit] To answer your other question, a value that isn't a collection in Clojure is called a scalar.

1: https://www.infoq.com/presentations/Are-We-There-Yet-Rich-Hi...
Ah that makes more sense
Throw Semver OuT THE WINDOW!
It's probably because your first comment contains a link, and automated account creation for spamming purposes is unfortunately a thing. The site relies on users with high enough karma clicking a button to vouch for legitimate users to unban accounts (or draw the mods' attention), like what happened to you here.

Hacker News uses shadow-banning, so the person banned for problematic behaviour can't tell and doesn't just switch to a new account.
Supreme Court rules against Microsoft in retaliation lawsuit by ex-employee
I see at least one market opportunity here: the social graph has, presently, assigned stronger weight to authenticatable news sources. Perhaps those news sources should start authenticated their sources? Not the HUMINT stuff, but video frames and audio segments should be cryptographically signed by the device that produced them, so you can match the camera footage to the camera, it's geolocation, etc.
You self scoped the question as “universe” and any field, subjective or absolute, where 3/4 of your hard problem stuff is unidentified, probably disqualifies you as a generalist expert so I think physics are the furthest from tautology as the universe and our existence can get.

It would be like a coder saying his codebase is 3/4 missing, let alone the runtime, OS, processor, being completely speculative, but then claiming to be an expert matter on computing.

No, you might very well be a micro expert relative to other micro experts in your small corner of your codebase, but on the universe of existence at large?

Perhaps some respect and humility to the whole process are due. ;)
In this context, a non-deterministic system is stochastic. That means there's an inherent random probability in the behavior. Chaos has no "chance"; you get the same result with the same initial conditions.
This is lame
Touching is not groping unless?????
I come into contact with dozens of women each day.
I often touch them with my hands.
Never EVER had a complaint.
Touch seems to aid in building and reinforcing social bonds.
In my opinion women (and men) appreciate this but, maybe it's because I'm just so damn handsome
Lol
I don't know, although HTTP seems the wrong protocol to do this. MIDI might be suitable (I have considered using MIDI for game controls and some other stuff actually).
Yes, in basically every way. The website has a good overview unless you have specific questions:

https://pulsar.apache.org/docs/en/concepts-overview/
Hypothesis: eventually all programming languages either add a library for fixed-place decimal maths, or revise the language to take care of it.

Ada had proper fixed point types in 1983 already, and added additional requirements for the implementation of decimal fixed point types as part of the 1995 language revision. Other languages ... may benefit from its example.
Fair. I didn’t mean to imply that medication is never beneficial. I just think it’s over-prescribed (but this is anecdotal so if anyone really wants to take me to task on it, I forfeit in advance).
That sucks

You can get 2 Chase points for booking travel w/ their Sapphire cards already, and they convert 1:1 to United miles if you want, but are much more fungible too.
Given that this is pretty much an inferior version of the Pharo Glamorous Toolkit [1], which has been available for years, it is very disappointing to not see a reference/attribution. Especially taking into account that the - pioneering - research happened in the Smalltalk camp. If I wanted to be cynical I would say that presenting half-assed re-implementations of good ideas found in non-popular projects (Smalltalk, Common Lisp) in an easily-digestible manner with a veneer of freshness, is very prevalent in the Clojure domain.

I find REBL to be inferior because it largely misses the "moldable tool" point of GT. REBL focuses on the data (almost solely one could say) but presents a rigid UI - other than the data-specific part - whilst GT allows _everything_ to be molded at runtime which is of course the better approach. GT obsessively focuses on the interplay between data and the person interacting with said data. In systems theory terms, person and data mesh together into cybernetic entanglement.

[1] https://gtoolkit.com
> Oh? Would you like to tell when is a _good_ time for your father to die?

The later the better.

> And maybe taking care of a parent with dementia is actually more of a problem when you're older and have kids of your own?

It would certainly be easier to deal with when you have more stability in your life and are more emotionally mature.

> At my advanced age, I have the advantage of remembering things like the arguments you would hear back in the 1960's about why interracial marriage was a bad idea. Not because we're racist of course! But think of the practical difficulties. Like, the kids won't fit into either community! I'm sure you can think of more reasons too.

Do you really think this is a reasonable comparison? Of course you’ll say that you do. It’s not.
"It’s not clear why mtDNA prefers being exclusively maternal"

Wait... I thought that the reason mtDNA came from your mother is that the egg from your mother forms your first cell and the sperm only delivers DNA into the nucleus. They cytoplasm all comes from your mother. In that cytoplasm swims your mother's mitochondria.

I assumed when I started reading this article that maybe somehow mitochondria from the sperm sneaks out into the cytoplasm of your initial cell.

Is that understanding not correct?
Except it's not.
If you find someone else's nonsense surprising, maybe you should consider whether it's really nonsense.
(I also checked with a few colleagues in the UK)

The last case this really came to bear was around rupert murdoch, and the conclusion was "they could not actually compel him".

I do not believe you read the publications or articles you are citing, so here's a shorter one for you:

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/blog/contempt-witn...

"If he does disregard the summons, the committee will have the option of making a report to the House arguing that he has committed ‘a contempt’"

Note that unlike what you say (the committee cannot enforce it itself), the committee's power is actually limited to making a report and asking the broader body to find them in contempt.

"What is more, if any committee were to report to the House that it believed a contempt had been committed, and the House agreed, it remains unclear what sanctions it would have at its disposal. Historically, those found guilty of contempts could be fined or imprisoned, but those sanctions have not been used by the Commons since 1666 and 1880 respectively. For all sorts of practical, legal and constitutional reasons, it is highly doubtful that the modern House would seriously consider this."

Also note: It's almost certain they didn't release the documents to the public because they didn't feel their legal position was very good.

They would definitely be immune from any repercussions from the publication itself due to privilege, so the only reason not to publish is to avoid legal embarrassment over how they acquired them in the first place.
One service-to-service case where I've found GraphQL extremely useful is report generation.

For example, in one case we had around a dozen services with fairly typical REST APIs, a few of which we wanted to pull large inter-related sets of information from. Using GraphQL allowed us to:

- Have a single large-but-human-readable query to retrieve all report data.

- Analyze deep nesting up front to determine opportunities for caching and eager loading.

- Abstract details regarding what data was coming from what service, plus handle any quirks (e.g. inconsistent auth strategies) at the GraphQL layer.

Without having to make many modifications to the underlying services. We also saw a two-order-of-magnitude performance improvement that would otherwise have required building out a lot of service-specific awareness into our reporting service.

Granted reporting is a unique case, but the simplified gateway layer and potential for query analysis are also major advantages as the number of API consumers grows.
Belief in science is nothing like belief in religion. The former, ultimately, is a belief, based on evidence, in the scientific method (empirically acquiring knowledge).

So yes, I would argue that even if someone doesn't understand all the scientific principles behind climate change, they can still reasonably trust "science" and "scientists", since that work is built on top of empirically-backed, peer-evaluated research. In fact, this is necessary since the expertise required to have a critical opinion of the vast majority of scientific research is well beyond us.
Humans are terrible with evaluating large numbers though. A square kilometre is far easier to visualise than 1 million square metres.
You're right, but I think the general disdain for tech/techies is upstream of their inability to distinguish. Though it's a huge, huge problem trying to identify who/what is worth it and who/what isn't.
1. HN accepts new submissions of previously submitted links after a particular period.

2. Someone who was seeing it for the first time thought it would be of interest to HN users.
Is there any plan to add more disk space, or a way to fan out jobs? We use a lambda that does work on video files, we have to limit how many run concurrently (3) to prevent running out of disk space right now. Edit - or ability to attach volumes like Azure's lambdas.
The thing is that even if Azure took all cloud revenue, and the cloud continued to grow at projected rates it would be several years before the combination of cloud and traditional software exceeded Apple’s current revenue.

And realistically, Azure is not going to capture the majority of cloud market share any time soon.
The many technological areas where Russia is far behind the world include renewable energy, lithium-ion batteries, and electric vehicles. This is not surprising given that Putin's government is so closely tied to the fossil fuel industry.

On EV's, see this link, the answer to question 11
https://cleantechnica.com/2018/11/28/an-interview-with-the-m...
How about just making all tips have a automatic Federal Tax rate of 90%. I think the knowledge that only a tiny amount of your tip is going to the server might force restaurants to just raise prices appropriately. It would "destroy" tipping without making it illegal in any way.
> normally distributed

IQ arguably follows a normal distribution because such tests are constructed to do so. This leads to the criticism that useful measures of intelligence are excluded because they have a threshold effect which can't be sensibly normalized ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_quotient#Systemat... ).

Disorders typically refer to such threshold effects, where rather than expected variance, there is a distinct anomalous population. ADHD is such a case where there is a threshold, which appears to be most commonly caused by a genetic factor affecting the dopamine transmission system. Although that's not to say the distribution function isn't continuous, and a person's membership in a statistical population isn't arbitrary.
Domestically, not a whole lot. Sometimes the late check-in/out is useful, sometimes you get a slightly nicer room.

Internationally, or at nicer properties I appreciate the lounge. Some hotels have a nice hot breakfast/dinner with booze and beers that's only available to guests with lounge access. It's convenient and cost effective if you are traveling for work and want to save some per diem.
Add in heroin addiction or a love of mountain climbing, and it can be pretty low at age 25!
>In any case, a large number of these gurus turn out to be sexual predators, and it is absolutely crushing to those who follow them to discover this.

Sexual predator may be not that bad considering the alternatives like "Thank you for the Kool-Aid, reverend Jim"
The stigma exists for printed books but is much lesser for ebooks.
You're missing the link. Here's the chain of events for this epidemic.

1. Doctors over prescribe opioids and poorly monitor patient addiction.

2. Eventually, doctor cuts off patient.

3. Addicted patients turn to street drugs, like Chinese fentanyl.

4. Street drugs have unreliable dosage and ingredients, making it easy to accidentally overdose.
A JSON file and a case statement is hard? You can even validate the JSON as you’re creating it in the console. Not just validating correct JSON, but validating that it is a correctly formatted state machine. Anyone who can’t handle creating the step function and a case statement is going to have a heck of time using Terraform, CloudFormatiom, creating IAM policies, yml files for builds and deployments, etc.
My thought exactly. They are more than enough resources to learn React... Literally everywhere...
read the report. the line that says 'a man busy at work is a man at peace' is kinda chilling. the whole thing reads like some dystopian propaganda piece. right down to the glib encouragement of military service.
Sir I didn't get on what topic you are telling
Check with your local Child Care Resource & Referral Agency, there's probably one in your area even if you aren't in the US. They will have great parent resources as well as very knowledgeable staff, some have their own Child Care Development libraries.

Here's a local CCR&R locator http://childcareaware.org/ccrr-search-form/
Irrespective whether it bankrupted the Moghuls and made the successor of the throne, epitome of rape, pillage and plunder.. those dues have been paid, and there is no un-turning.

As repulsive the history behind the Taj and its consequences are, ruining it with a cocktail of incompetence, corruption and apathy is not the step forward.
Man, she sounds like she hates her life. That truly sucks. My advice is to get to Burning Man. She needs to see another way of defining value in herself and others.
This isn't true anymore.

There are plenty of direct-to-consumer brands now thriving with around 50% to 60% gross margins, i.e., selling at 2x-3x COGS.

If you have a quality product and a lean sales organization, the 5x COGS model is a thing of the past.
So are you suggesting that the airlines should be allowed to use pilots that are less qualified to fly, and maintenance crew that is less qualified to maintain aircraft? Seriously?
Highly recommend the detective novels by van Gulik (detective dee series).
This first part of this article about the realities of diagnosing ADHD is worthwhile reading:
http://slatestarcodex.com/2017/12/28/adderall-risks-much-mor...

One particularly interesting quote:

"Trust me, no matter how unsuitable a candidate you are, no matter how bad a liar you are, somewhere there is a psychiatrist who will give you Adderall. And by “somewhere”, I mean it will take you three tries, tops."
Who said I’m just going off one person’s experience? That’s just the experience I mentioned above. But there have been numerous articles on this topic over the years IIRC.
Shouldn't you make the comparison with Dallas instead of Houston?
It doesn't help that most languages that advertise having a REPL really have more of an interactive shell than a true read-eval-print-loop. Lisps do a really good job of making a distinction between the reader, evaluator, and the printer. It makes it really easy to create tools that use just one or two of these or insert themselves between the different layers to expand the REPLs capabilities.
So much truth. I must have beat Wing Commander 100 times. To play it, I had to tinker. I didn't want to tinker, but it was the only way to blow up evil cat people in space. Things are more stable and reliable these days. I prefer it for the usability, but I recognize the limited hackability of most modern computers means few people will take an interest.
Discourse is for async communication, you need both.

We love open source, but it’s one of many options to weigh. They’re also a production user of Rust, which is a pro. It’s not that there are no cons, of course... there’s just really no perfect option in this space.
I don't want rust cool and popular, I want it well designed.
Hi.

It's very good. I will likely deploy my application to it and eventually, move an open source hosting platform I'm building into it too. It's simple and gets to the point.

Thanks for the recommendation :)
Sure, but when we're talking the effect of new residents moving in, which by itself can increase road traffic. The nice thing about public transit is that—when done right—more customers can actually mean better service for everyone.
I'd have to take a look at the details, but I'm 99% sure that the important part is that the mitochondrial DNA has no crossover, so all the differences are due to mutations and it is a real tree.

With normal DNA the crossover add some changes and in particular it mix the changes in one branch of the tree with the changes in the other branch of the tree, so it's not longer a tree.

So my guess is that it will not change the dates too much, specially since he dates are calibrated by historical events. With made up numbers, something like "we know that this population reach here 10000 years ago and has 37 changes and that population reach there 20000 years ago and has 69 changes. This other population has 53 changes so after some complicated math, we estimate that they split 15000-1600 years ago.

I guess that the size of the population at the bottlenecks will be slightly reduced, because IIUC they are not calibrated using historical data but using some mathematical models about how the size of the population affect the diversity. I don't expect a big change nevertheless.