skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Last I checked most of them are in a single location -- the internet..

That being said I can just point to Linux, FreeBSD, and a bunch of other open source projects that have no real central home of operation that are comprised of teams of smart people spread all around the world who have done amazing things.

So the flaw in your logic is that we are actually spread all over the place, when we are all spread around on this rock but find our self's milliseconds away from each other.

> To say those remaining don't care anymore implies there has been a dramatic attitude change, what are you basing that on?

I am saying there is a markedly different quality of software coming out of google today than in the past. Things that flowed and worked flawless now do not. Things that were fast and clean are no longer. There have been many HN post about various things coming out of google that are not optimal and raise a lot of questions.

> As long as Google attracts the best(which i think they generally do) working there will be a signaling trait of a good engineer.

Google attracts everybody -- not just the best. Working at google only signals a trait of doing interviews well. The average tenure at google is 1.90 years, which is just about the time it takes to realize you are not cut out for the job.

You really have to start asking yourself how so many people have strings of less than 2 years at a job. At a place like google it probably takes you 1 year to even get up to speed.

I have happend to work at a company long enough to see the pattern. Mediocre employees often have a long string of short stays -- and many of them leave a path of destruction behind them.

It takes at a minimum 3 years but more like 5 years at any given company to know if the work you did was any good. Simply having a launch means nothing, the real quality shows under pressure years later.

So, for now, if Google was hiring amazing people who could do awesome things they simply would be staying there longer -- and google would be doing everything it could to ensure they did.

If you look this is a trend in SV. This is partly because the entire industry has been flooded with people who chose this line of work because it makes money, not because they had any real passion about writing software or solving hard problems.

This industry was built in the 90s when computer nerds where made fun of, and it was not cool. Then the money started flowing and it was flooded with all the wannabe software devs, because it was cool, and it made money. It was built on the type of person who knew how to program before taking their first programming class in College.
> Paid e-mail addresses are not meaningless, but they're harder to justify in most people's eyes.

It's not just paid email addresses. It's paid anything. My father constantly pesters me to tell him where he can get free movies, music, software and so on. He wanted to know where he could make unlimited online backups for free and I told him that stuff costs money. Somehow people have gotten it in their heads that if it's on the internet it's free and they shouldn't have to pay for anything.
> Brains aren't so different from muscle fibers ... they can grow and learn anything with enough activation.

While this line of thinking has become en vogue, especially to dismiss the notion of IQ entirely, I think doing so causes more harm to individuals. Yes we all have the same malleable brains with the potential of learning, but it just seems like some people come out way ahead, and over the course of a lifetime, that head start becomes insurmountable, in my opinion, and Psychology 100% firmly agrees.

For all the flack the field of psychology gets, one of the most replicated studies in it's history is IQ and it's predictive nature of positive outcomes such as health, school success, job success, mental health, etc

First a quote, and then some sources.

"IQ doesn't necessarily set the limit for what we can do, but it does give us a starting point. And the truth is some people start ahead."

- IQ measured in childhood correlates with important life outcomes, including school success, job success, health, mental health, and longevity. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4170757/

- All psychological traits are partially heritable, including intelligence http://www18.homepage.villanova.edu/diego.fernandezduque/Tea...

- The Heritability of IQ increases with age https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/7a6b/ad93d88b0158d449881e56...

- One final one, having trouble tracking the source down but particularly relevant here to HN and YComb -- Higher IQ correlates to success of founders
My thoughts exactly, This should be geeky cool, but a little out of touch with reality (could just be my reality). Even the line about being Tesla and making it an "affordable" $135, I have a wife and three daughters, even at that price it would be unobtainable.

It will be interesting if Women chime in here to express if all that custom fitting (and the technology involved) would be worth the money of that custom fitted bra.
Communities will drive the future of innovation, not governments or corporations
What shocks me is how can a parent torture (or order somebody to torture) their own children? Don't they love them?
Caffeine reduces immune response:

Caffeine, like other xanthines, also acts as a phosphodiesterase inhibitor.[141] As a competitive nonselective phosphodiesterase inhibitor,[142] caffeine raises intracellular cAMP, activates protein kinase A, inhibits TNF-alpha[143][144] and leukotriene[145] synthesis, and reduces inflammation and innate immunity.[145] Caffeine also affects the cholinergic system where it inhibits the enzyme acetylcholinesterase.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine
If you install both Classic Editor[0] and Disable Gutenberg[1] plugins, then your WordPress install should look and function the same once 5.0 hits. You can install these plugins ahead of time to be read, too. I'm not sure if this applies to WordPress.com (I'm only familiar with .org), but it's something to investigate.

[0] https://wordpress.org/plugins/classic-editor/

[1] https://wordpress.org/plugins/disable-gutenberg/
> What other options do they have?

Especially after Mariani left almost 2 years ago to join Facebook. I assume everything went to shit shortly before he left.
Stock Exchanges Are Beating Other Stocks
2018's Top iOS Camera Apps
This doesn’t matter. The only thing to realize at this point is it’s going to burn extensively and it’s out of our control.
Little known tip:

Word and Excel (and probably other Office apps) have the same. You can edit one part of the document while viewing another part.
Maybe an ok price in NYC, I dunno. But where I live, there is a somewhat “fancy” bra store, run by a woman who is also very passionate about this subject. $200 there will get you two really good bras, with an expert who will help you find ones that fit perfectly.

Paying lots of money for good garments is certainly a thing. But still there is a limit. So, I wish this business luck.
Announcing the Epic Games Store
Is Emacs worth learning well if you're not primarily a software developer? For a DBA or data engineer, for example (as I am)?
> Seriously though Tumblr never made any money on the adult content - they refused to run advertising on it

I can't believe this, I only follow(ed?) NSFW blogs and I see ads and sponsored content all the time.
Possible, yes, but one requires multiple other leaps.
How we reduced our initial JS/CSS size by 67%
Fortnite-Maker Aims for Steam’s Head with Epic Games Store
Microsoft polishes up Chromium as EdgeHTML peers into the abyss
The many concerns in this thread (and their upvotes) about price (350$) are one of the best examples of the risks of gender imbalance in venture funding I've yet seen.

I suspect pretty much any woman in North America, regardless of ability to afford it, would see that as a totally rational price point.

And as someone who _can_ afford it, I'm seriously weighing a trip to NYC to be fitted.
Apple Resorts to Promo Deals, Trade-Ins to Boost iPhone Sales
It's not the companies, it's the internet itself. The internet is only composed of communication protocols, with security as an after-thought. The solution to this is incorporating security at the protocol layer, which is the end game of crypto platforms like Ethereum.
Disappearing royals are also a ... feature ... of Saudi-Arabia's ruling family, see [1, 2]. It's interesting to speculate why Khashoggi's case garnered so much more attention.

[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-40926963

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2KYQWPUbG4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Control_of_Nature is where I read this. The types of timber in the area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gabriel_Mountains are known as high oil which means they burn hotter. Oaks are not high oil. Cedar and Pine are though.

Note that current concentration of fuel/fire risk is NOT what I was talking about. There are big problems all over the US because of mis-management. Different areas need different management.
> we have learned through firsthand experience many of the variables behind bra-making. I will name a short list:

> [...]

> Temperature of the measuring tape at time of measuring

Are you sure?

If the measuring tape is made of steel, it expands by a factor of 13e-6[0] for every degree C that it heats up. If you measure first with a 0 degree C tape measure, and then with a 100 degree C tape measure (both of which are absurd and will be extremely uncomfortable), then the second measurement will differ from the first by a factor of 13e-4. A measurement of 100mm will become 100.0013mm. Can you even cut the fabric precisely enough for that to matter?

[0] http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/Tables/thexp.html

EDIT: But see replies below: it's more likely that the temperature of the tape causes changes in the shape of the skin.

EDIT2: Also just realised I initially missed out the second factor of 100, so it becomes 100.13mm instead of 100.0013mm, which is almost close enough to matter, but only in the extreme scenario of 100 degrees C change in temperature.
Thanks for the Codepen. I think you did a good job of replicating the Medium look. Unsurprisingly, you are catching flak from HN users whose idea of perfect typography is "motherfuckingwebsite.com".

Typography does matter, especially in a time when "websites" are links I click on via a HN/Reddit/Twitter link and usually never visit again. Very different from even 15 years ago, when I pretty much only visited sites on my bookmarks list.

For sites that have visibly attractive, readable typography, I find myself wanting to stay on the site longer, if maybe just to explore some more content. That usually doesn't happen on most sites, since you can tell right away that it's a CMS template where the defaults weren't changed at all.

Right away I get the vibe that the content on the site is mass-produced, and not a good use of my attention. Sites that invest in good, unique typography on the other hand make me feel more like the content matters.
The downvoted into oblivion comment is actually correct: this price point is dead. She is competing not just with the custom shops but with La Perla's custom boutiques where purchases come with a glass of Veuve Clicquot and if that runs out when a person shops than another one or another one.

The only price point that may have space is where VS Apex was for a better fit.
He is not aggressive at all. Upset? Maybe. Aggressive? No.
I guess the money diesn't matter to you personally at all, but they could pay a bonus from profits, or by cutting executives wages (if they're a non-profit). It's not like the only means of paying is gouging customers.
I'd be worried about Jon if he wasnt complaining about something.
> There's also a bunch of commuter towns all around NYC in NJ that can guarantee sub-1-hour commutes to Midtown

On days when NJTransit wakes up on the right side of the bed...
Stated goal is 4 customers per month! Are there 4 perpetually bra-frustrated people with unlimited disposable income in NYC? Hell yes!

Apparel is a different world from consumer electronics in terms of pricing.
Imagine if you use layers and layers of abstraction (e.g. Java lasagna programming style), how slow it could be
http://www.borealforest.org/world/innova/forest_fire.htm

It happens
Love write-ups like this: applying research methods to everyday scenarios. If you are going to go all out, definitely consider graphene as a candidate material. You can always put "Tactical" in the name and sell to the Defense industry ;)

Graphene fed spiders spin bionic silk

https://newatlas.com/bionic-spider-silk-graphene/50908/
Federal Judge Voices Concerns About Justice Dept. Approval of CVS-Aetna Deal
My wife spends $80 to get the proper fit, comfort and longevity she is looking for. I understand $80 is already something of a premium, so 4x that still seems high, but I am sure there is a small market of women who don’t know about, or aren’t happy with, the $80 options. The included service is obviously a benefit, for one.
You can still do cardio and maintain muscle mass. Sprinting is better than running miles and miles.

But, if you want to run marathons or triathlons, google "alex viada the Hybrid Athlete." He's a bodybuilder who maintains his muscle mass and strength while also doing triathlons. He has a background in biochemistry and works in pharmaceuticals. At least he used to. I'm not sure if he still does.
It's a lot.

But... for something that often costs $80; is generally available only in sizes that comfortably fit a small proportion of the population; and where improper fit means pain all day... worth it if you can afford it.

I for one have been watching this closely, and will probably buy if/when the price hits $150-ish.
If it actually takes so little effort, then why aren't they outcompeted by someone putting more effort into it? Is breaking big on Youtube only luck based?
Shell to Link Carbon Emissions Targets to Executive Pay
Nobody measures people with a steel tape? Its cloth or plastic.
I might have mistaken the cause for my lagging problems but in any case the nagging feeling of Firefox being laggy and not always very responsive is there, and as you said it adds up over time.

I mentioned in another sibling comment of mine that my 2nd gen i7 CPU was very heavily hit by all Spectre and Meltdown mitigation fixes and is noticeably slower now. Still though, Chrome works snappily and Firefox does not. :(
Yeah, I can't see myself ever paying THAT much for a bra, even if it's absolutely perfect.

Hopefully they can bring costs down eventually through some means. A bra that's 90% perfect at about a third of that cost would be something I would consider.
>Coursera/edX is way behind the curve with their academic courses.

Academic courses aren't usually oriented around "bleeding edge" frameworks etc. That's not a judgement, it's just a difference between how university courses are usually constructed and targeted and how a course/book/tutorial/etc. about some current tech is.
Further off topic: high intensity workouts also have the benefit of being short and therefore easier to do after work :)

---

A great workout that only requires an exercise bike is:

- 4-5min of biking, sprinting for 30sec every minute.

- no break, 20 push-ups, 20 squats, 20 crunches

- ~1min break, repeat the above two more times

The result should be a ~20min strength building exercise that is easy on the joints and gets a nice heartrate/endorphin spike.
I guess this explains Valve improving the revenue share a bit on Steam recently.

Also, at first I wasn't thinking this would be much of anything (yet another storefront), but the kicker per the article is that those developing in Unreal Engine would not pay a percentage for the use of Unreal Engine (~5%) on top of the store cut (~12%). That would probably be huge for developers so I could see this one actually taking off.
Lua's version of NULL, called nil, once bit me badly due to behavior in a sqlite library. The sqlite library I was using represented SQL NULL as nil, a perfectly reasonable choice. However, in lua there is also a convention to use nil as the end of table sentinel.

This meant innocent looking code using ipairs() would stop iterating on a row of results once it hit a nil, which could occur in anywhere. It meant we were missing data (the lua code uploaded locally collected data to a server) until I figured out the cause and explicitly iterated over the expected size of the table.
"Their newest PC/GEOS, 4.x, is now a full productivity and Internet suite, including Web Browser and Email"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEOS_(16-bit_operating_system) has more history. I played with it around Windows 3.1 times.
> If I own the forested land and I want to build there, I should be able to.

That's where we disagree, as I think that the greater societal good is to not let people build houses that might burn at a moment's notice because of forest fire (as was the case with the Paradise town in CA). This would be similar to how in my country you are not allowed to build an apartment building that doesn't respect some earthquake-resistance rules.
Tencent Music Files for U.S. IPO
Who measures people with steel measuring tape? That sounds very cold on the skin. I'm pretty sure plastic or cloth will be more common.
That wasn't my phrasing... but isn't Japan's debt mostly bought by Japanese? https://www.statista.com/statistics/756192/japanese-governme... lists foreigners as holding 5%. From the Japanese point of view, Japanese bonds are extraordinary in that they carry no currency risk.

(Does the central bank usually set the interest rate? Why do lenders accept that decision?)
- You can do very aggressive manual refactoring and be confident you haven't broken anything.

- You don't have to write as many tests to get the same coverage.

- Many potential runtime errors become compile time errors before they get a chance to happen in production.

- Machine checked types replace lots of manual documentation.

- Automated refactoring shortcuts.

I'm sure you've heard of some of these. What don't you find convincing? Coming from strong functional programming languages, I don't understand why people like dynamic types at all.
Neither browser sucks. They are both quite good.
Google generally has an excellent attitude towards tests, with most code reviewers refusing to approve changes that lack them. So that's great.

In this particular case the person who reported and then fixed the issue was quite pleased when the LLVM tests became 5x faster (and didn't cause hangs) because they could run them far more frequently, thus catching bugs even earlier in the cycle.
My apologies, you are correct.
Install the extension (in a throwaway Chrome profile), review the code, then repackage it (small modifications needed to package.json) and install it in developer mode. And/or put it up as a repo if you wish (and license allows it).
Chimed in in a sibling comment...
Implications of serverless
Fortnite dev launches Epic Games Store that takes 12% of revenue
It's a little of both but it has really taken off over the last about five years. Downtown Huntsville, Inc has done a really good job of promoting downtown.

Lots of new apartment buildings have gone up downtown, and some more are planned (there's a whole new area opening up soon on the other side of Big Spring Park where the old Holiday Inn used to be). There's also a new trend of turning parking garages into ground-floor retail. Happened with the Clinton St. garage, and the new garage they're planning on Greene St. will have ground-floor retail.

The area right around the courthouse is still mostly law offices, but a few restaurants have started moving in there and I hope that trend will continue. My company relocated from Research Park to a historic building downtown a couple years go. We're two blocks off from the courthouse. It's been fun to watch this happen day-to-day.
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I would guess measurements will change based on the skin's reaction to the cold temperature, or the person unnaturally tensing up, assuming we're talking about steel tape, which is very unlikely.

The better bet is that the tape they're using is made of plastic, which is going to deform much more.
The picture in the article shows a small minivan. But a lot of them were actual huge tourist busses "converted" to mobile movie theaters. 100's of huge busses all over the country showing "Terminator", "Rambo First blood" etc."Converted" as in they used already built in bus TV's to show movies , some had larger screens though.

Up until late 1990's there were huge open air bootleg markets in Moscow. All of the newest American movies were available there on VHS often the day of the release (or even before the official release in USA! directors cut/pre-view copies were illegally sold by Hollywood insiders to the video pirates for undisclosed amounts of money on the black market). One could buy any newest VHS or CD release for $1. Any computer software - Windows, Mac, Office - anything was available for pennies. All latest stuff illegally pirated/imported straight from California tech hub. A lot of Americans/foreigners loaded up on pirated movies, software and music there every weekend. $20 would get you a dosen latest release movies and a bunch of newest CD's. That was the golden age of piracy.

some fun photos from back then:

https://pastvu.com/_p/d/b/c/k/bckpfvzzrnr6ciixto.jpg

https://pastvu.com/_p/a/1/5/9/15910ecqs8boyjgao4.jpg

https://pastvu.com/_p/a/4/d/1/4d1zuxoht8euiaykam.jpg

http://osapple.ru/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/37fc6281ac3683c...

https://pastvu.com/_p/a/6/7/1/6715b7f1f96c3456f3e5dacf1bdc8f...

https://www.calvertjournal.com/images/uploads/embeddable_sli...

http://visualrian.ru/images/old_preview/54/28/542840_preview...

http://leonpar.narod.ru/2.jpg

http://movie-club.ru/pictures/f8/gorbushka/gorbushka_006.jpg
Remote communication simply isn't as good as in-person. There's a surprisingly large bandwidth communication channel in tone/body language that is easily lost, and quite small audio delays can throw off the rhythm of a conversation. It's no surprise that most of the best paying tech employers avoid remote work.
"lot of drug addicts around but nobody notices"

Everybody notices. Nobody talks about it. I hope you understand you are one of the lucky ones, and that it eats people and family alive. Social programs and mental health programs ... social workers involved in that area could probably write books. It's a horrible, horrible drug. I never said it was neurotoxic. It just is just a big old dopamine button and it's incredibly difficult for many people to not let it consume them (to the point of stealing and lying from whomever is necessary). The tolerance that builds up and the pain of withdrawal make people do things they would never do otherwise. A really substantial number of people can't self regulate opiates (Prince, Tom Petty, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and 70,000 other people per year) and dealers can and will trap regular people in addiction to the maximal extent they can. If it's legal, it will only get worse.
It's strange that:

- the linked article says the breach included hashed passwords, but makes no mention of salt

- the help page says they're forcing affected users to change their passwords

If the passwords were salted before being hashed and stored, then:

- Why not mention it, so users (especially those who don't use unique passwords on every site) know that it's not trivial for their password to be found?

- Why force people to change their passwords?
> If you measure ... with a 0 degree C ... will be extremely uncomfortable

I believe that's all the author wanted to say
Thanks. Your points are all great as well! #2 is particularly interesting to me, and it's very true. If you're doing well interviewers may often make the questions harder, so struggling to answer questions completely does not necessarily indicate that you are doing poorly in the interview.