skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Hopefully they make a version that isn't absolutely gigantic. I've wanted a basic, no-frills 4x4 pickup truck with a 6 foot bed for years now. Problem is, they're all gigantic. And, they all have back seats!

Ford released a new Ranger, which is nearly large as everything else out there. In the late 80's / early 90's there were all types of small trucks on the road (including the ranger). Now, there's zero options in US for something that resembles those vehicles.

Currently, I drive a compact SUV (Honda HRV), which does nearly everything I need. But, I have to line the hatch in a tarp when I deal with anything dirty. I'd love a truck version of this car, but the options are just absurdly large.
One would think so, yes. But in practice people can be utter assholes when borrowing a neighbor's power tool. Now imagine with a trailer.
MasterCard sells your data to Google fyi, not sure if the same can be said of the other cc companies

I just wish I didn't have two of them

https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2018-08-30/googl...
Django is the best framework imo
At least you can't say they didn't warn you!
Some day I'd like to experiment with a press release driven trading strategy. I've seen plenty of cases where every man and his dog have been aware that $company sold $hugeNumber of $widgets, it can be open knowledge known industry wide, yet there is still a stock surge once the press release (or annual report or whatever) comes out.
Do you need to fly in planes?
Hell, I have enough trouble with my normal cards being rejected by US/UK services (I'm in Australia), let alone cards that may give me a higher "risk score" with merchants.
It’s not that technical founders don’t have people skills: they don’t have the time. Going full bore into product development only to be interrupted by a potential customer asking about pricing plans is a big time suck, but it’s vital if you are actually building a real business.
I’ve been banging my head against the wall for a week trying to set up a site to site VPN in AWS with a Cisco ASA. The auto generated config file have a lot of missing info.

If anyone knows of a good resource on the subject it would be greatly appreciated.
Because when the corporate company does it, it goes out of the pocket of the executives that make the decision. When the state does it, it goes out from the pocket of somewhere else and into their own.
Dunno if this thread is too cold for you to notice my reply, but there absolutely is... MongoDB Mobile was released last year, and along with Stitch, MognoDB’s serverless application platform, you can get exactly what you want — mobile sync.
I've used an editor and two IDE's that are built off wxWidgets. They are all fast and responsive. And support Windows, Mac and Linux. As in they 'work' for all three.

I think wxWidgets supports a variety of bindings for different languages as well.

Never used it but C#/netcore might be a good choice as well. I've only used C# with winforms though, so the danger I'm talking out my ass is high.
Lol this is a hilarious way of defining success. This data proves that if you want to have an "ongoing company" a few years after starting, you're better off going solo. But how many people, when starting a company, dream of reaching "ongoing" status? Why are they ignoring the data from the most valuable, most impactful, and most innovative startups?
What is the interest in having the state manage something at a cost when it is already free for its citizens.
Do you hold Electron apps to the same bar? Do they resemble Mac apps?
Can anyone tell me why diesel hybrids aren't really a thing?

Edit: should have Googled - this makes sense: https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1080282_diesel-hybrids-...
Exactly! This headline is totally misleading!
BBB Says 84% of Customers Trust Local Businesses More Than National Chains
I used Arango for my hobbyist project and enjoyed it immensely. Aql is an absolute joy. I am hoping that they improve foxx (web server which runs on top of the db) because that would make arango the best tool for my kind of use cases
> Eh, I think this is spurious. The specific post you're replying to is about a signal that seed funders can use to predict if founders have what it takes. Seed funders can't really use the signal of "did they get VC money?"

That's a fair point, but my point was really: if they can convince you as an investor to actually put in money, then they certainly have sales skills that outclass those of acquiring some random co-founder. Admittedly, maybe they don't have the technical skills, or perhaps you as an investor lacks the specific skills to evaluate those in the way that a potential co-founder might be able to, but (as I mentioned) that's what technical due diligence is for anyway.

> Also, technical proof of concept is definitely a positive signal, but is not at all sufficient to make a reasonable investment bet.

I don't see what you are saying. Are you saying that getting a co-founder is more sufficient than a technical proof of concept to make a reasonable investment bet? I wasn't arguing that one should make an entire investment based solely on one factor (the product itself).

My point is simply that: being able to sell a co-founder on the idea or product seems to be an easier lift than selling an investor to invest real money in the idea or product, irrespective of other factors.
Arizonan here. I understand the thought behind the above suggestion in re : cessation of irrigated ag, but the truth is that irrigation has been practiced here for over a thousand years [the current system is an expansion of / was built on top of the one created long ago by the indigenous people known today as Hohokam] and most of that was done in a responsible, sustainable manner.

I certainly agree that a revision of the current practices is indicated. There is a huge amount of water wasted in AZ on lawns, golf courses, fountains, etc etc. A revamp of ag practices [maybe including some of the indigenous strategies e.g., sunken-bed planting] and wise restrictions on frivolous use would be better than eliminating irrigation; AZ is naturally a high-yield area due to the abundance of sunlight and relative paucity of pests.

p.s. AZ is home to some of the most water-wise crops in the world such as tepary beans, and the corn cultivar Chapalote which has its gene center here is one of the oldest continuously cultivated food cultivars in the world
Sub-prime mortgages! What could go wrong?
It's not socialism if the government isn't necessarily involved.
That was quite refreshing to read. It's funny how little thought I'd given to such a vital tool

I had a good chuckle at 'given a choice between "system
with no battery" and "system with systemd" it's no contest'
> TeX is a poor foundation to build upon

I still disagree with this characterisation. TeX is a really beautiful solution to a non-trivial problem, and its implementation in WEB is really quite interesting. LaTeX adds quite a lot of complexity and messiness, but does also add very useful functionality and abstraction away from low-level typesetting. Org-mode and similar 'mark-up' languages are very nice in more rigidly-defined domains, but they don't have the power of (La)TeX for academic writing. I don't see any real 'competitors' to (La)TeX that aren't themselves just adding layers on top of TeX (for better or worse). TeX is nearly as old as (original) Emacs and has similarly become complex in perhaps not-entirely-ideal ways, but - like Emacs - there's no substitute.
It’s almost as if the narrative that there exists two justice systems, one for the rich & one for the poor, has merit
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We had a 3rd-Generation Toyota 4WD that was simply amazing -- I think we sold it with 350K miles on it, and it's probably still running today. I looked at a recent Tacoma, and was shocked at how huge they'd gotten.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Hilux#Third_generation_...
Blender cycles makes beautiful icons easy
if eating out becomes unafforadble, many jobs and countless hours of leisure will be lost. No one complains about making flying affordable with billions of dollar in aviation subsidies, from R&D, Airport and related infrastructure maintenance, to straight-out bailouts.

I am not making a case against affordable aviation, but rather giving an example of the fact that many aspects of society is simply not directly-profitable but necessary for a healthy economy and community.
IMO closed-source stuff is just impossible to get working unless you're certified with that equipment. Try OpenVPN:

https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/site-to-site-routin...
Does it have to be a Ford? What about something like the Chevy Colorado?
Advertising seems to be pretty bad at suggesting things that would be targeted at me.
Quote from Jeff Garzik about the Blockstream satellite:

> It’s cheap to write a check to another satellite provider to do a broadcast for you. It’s a centralized data service, with a centralized [satellite] provider, and carries plenty of shutdown and censorship risk.

> It’s also a great way to centralize everybody on Blockstream’s version of the blockchain, as it appears that Blockstream are the only ones transmitting (uplinking) to the satellite.

Why is Blockstream being disingenuous about their satellite service promoting it as a path to decentralization when in reality it’s a centralized chokepoint?

Also, why is Blockstream actively destroying BTC’s value proposition by turning BTC into a settlement layer for the Lightning Network?
It's in the works: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_train_operation

I think unions will get in the way as much as they can, unfortunately. As an example, a 'fireman' rode along on diesel and oil trains LONG after they were rendered obsolete by the fact that there was no longer any coal to shovel.
What? There are dozens of installations worldwide with many more on the way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_automated_urban_metro_...

If you are talking about intercity trains instead of metro systems - although metros typically handle many times the number of passengers - China is currently trialling driverless technologies on its Fuxing class HSR on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou route with expected entry into service by 2022.
When a politician pushes for affordable housing, what is their motivation? We'd like to imagine it's altruistic and ideally in some cases it is. But in practice, there is near invariably a major political motivation. The 'job' of politicians is to accumulate votes, which lets them stay in office. And so the outcome of spending directed towards housing is, from their perspective, going to be measured in terms of the accumulation of votes. For one of the most clear examples of this, the Civil Rights Act was championed by LBJ. LBJ was for his part an overt and outspoken racist [1]. I mean a real and genuine racist, not somebody making politically incorrect comments here and there. But he felt that passing the Civil Rights Act would work to his, and his party's, political benefit.

The reason I mention this is because I think you need to consider motivations when determining which system is more desirable. What is Microsoft's motivation? It's not the short term gain of capital, since they could earn more elsewhere. And it's also unlikely to be an extremely long term purpose, since those aren't the sort of ideas shareholders often look too kindly upon. I think it's probably similar to what somebody else mentioned. They want to ensure there is a stable supply of low-skill low-earning employees that can provide affordable labor for local companies (including Microsoft) and for their employees. And they're looking at achieving this in the not so distant future.

I find this motivation much more desirable, since sustainability and progress is key. In politics there are many people will keep voting for parties that they perceive as giving them things, even when there is no tangible progress being made decade after decade. Because of this, progress becomes secondary to the act of being perceived as giving ostensibly towards achieving progress, especially as politicians are giving people things with other peoples' money. But for a company, success is going to be quantified in ways where progress is all that matters. If this affordable housing is ineffective, worsens the social situation in the city, or whatever else - then they will have effectively wasted half a billion dollars of their own money. They have a major incentive to make sure this works.

The short version of this is that I definitely don't see affordable housing being sponsored by private interests as being contradictory. On the contrary I'd expect to see far better outcomes from the private than public sector on issues like this when there is a significant private industry benefit to be had from affordable housing.

[1] - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lbj-voting-democratic/
Postgres based dbaas is in beta right now
Sounds pretty cool - what service do you use?
These aren't looking for lenses as much as the reflection from the sensor. I imagine with a small enough aperture, things would be come difficult for you and the camera.
Sure. In an ideal world programming would be the same irrespective of whether it's Web, iOS, Android, Server Side etc. But because the platforms are quite different you have different libraries and programming models.

Hence why React is not the same as React-Native-Web.
CES 2019 vs. Detroit Auto Show: How Close Is Autonomous Driving, Really?
> I think government is usually the most expensive, highest overhead, least competent, and lowest quality way to get anything done.

Do you have concrete examples? Everything I can think of points to the opposite.
Ask HN: What are the different subsets of data science?
I've seen machine learning, deep learning, AI, Computer Vision etc mentioned as things related to data science but there is no list that I have found.

What are the different fields related to data science?
The point isn't that the article isn't an advertisement, it's that it isn't just an advertisement. If it provides value we shouldn't immediately dismiss it just for being an ad.
Also consider Adobe AIR.
If you ever find yourself needing to maintain a set of patches to apply to two or more similar codebases (e.g. various linux kernels of various distros), I found stacked git to be very helpful for that purpose. http://www.procode.org/stgit/ (or maybe just apt-get install stgit).
One thing that I haven’t really seen explored much is how much influence real estate investment from foreign companies influences housing costs in places like this. I don’t foresee it being an overwhelming influence, but I can’t help but wonder if there’s a crowding out effect going on where a decent percentage of housing sits idle, or not in use by people who actually work in the area.

Edit: meant to say “foreign countries”, but the point is the same.
> all other Apple employees) are legally disallowed from buying or selling Apple stock outside of specific, well-defined trading windows

I don't think this is true, at least for most employees. I think this only applies at higher levels, though of course insider trading laws are still in force.
“A Computer Co-Wrote This Sketch” by CollegeHumor and Botnik
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That doesn’t seem like a valid reason to me. Nothing is in a vacuum - so what?

Eastside cities’ residents want a certain degree of density, safety, cleanliness, etc. They also want to avoid losing the ability to have fast point-to-point on-demand transportation (i.e. driving private cars on roads that aren’t overcrowded), which enables them to live better lives by being able to quickly zip between work/schools/activities at a moment’s notice without dealing with the waiting times and schedules of mass transit.

That’s the lifestyle they have now and the lifestyle they want to sustain. I don’t think that should be demonized - people have different wants and needs, especially if they are raising children.

They also aren’t obligated to make their locale affordable to those who want to move there. After all, we are talking about one of the most desirable places to live, and it shouldn’t be a surprise that it is expensive as a result. Why should that necessitate a slide towards heavy urbanization? I realize some people prefer that denser life and might benefit from it (particularly if they are new transplants) but it’s not for everyone and I don’t think a community is obligated to make accommodations just because others now want to live in a particular location at a price point that makes sense for them. America has many places to live, and jobs are more available than they have ever been historically.

Lastly, cities surrounding Seattle also aren’t obligated to absorb the large homeless population Seattle has, which let’s face it, is enabled by lax enforcement of laws. A lot has been written (and is plainly observable) about the permanently homeless in Seattle who refuse all services and drug dealers operating out of roving RVs. For example take the recently swept Northgate homeless camp - an article I read stated that just one of that massive cluster of campers accepted services from the Seattle navigation team. And recently a lady was pricked by a needle at Northgate mall, not far from this camp. Is it really surprising that people in the Eastside don’t want to welcome the same squalor into their neighborhoods?
Sounds good. Where can I get one? Even the new Ford Ranger is a massive truck, not one I would consider light, and the half tons are even worse. The truck beds are so high I have trouble reaching inside and I'm over six feet tall. And sure, the base cost of a F150 is theoretically under $30k, but good luck finding one of those on the lot, the real starting cost appears to be about $50k and chock full of those luxury features you disdain.
Why not welfare on top of that too, for the people who get tricked to waste their welfare money?

and what about those who waste their ubi money, welfare money, and backup welfare money? we need a failsafe fund for those too!

People are free to make their own decisions. It's good to help people and lessen the blow of mistakes, but at some point, a stupid person who keeps getting tricked into wasting their money, is not very helpful to anyone around.

If you're being given free money just for existing, and you can't figure out how to keep it? I think thats your problem, not society's.
It's only money "belonging" to those corporate executives because we have arbitrarily decided to apportion absurd wealth to those individuals. What's more unjustifiable: taxation, or granting all the rewards of capitalism to a minuscule minority of the population?
I don't think we'll see them in downtown Bellevue anytime soon. Too many "Homeless Shelter Yes, Eastside No" signs next to the roads on the way in. I'm just a transplant and won't be here forever (10 years so far though), so I have little stake in the matter, but it seems clear most people on the Eastside want it to keep being "nice" even if that unfairly prices people out. I like things "nice" too and appreciate the car culture here. Of course I might be mistaken and the Seattlefication will continue. I have a friend who thinks Bellevue's about 10 years behind Seattle in things, Redmond another 10 years behind Bellevue, maybe we'll see Issaquah become the new Redmond.
Because interest rates were much higher back then (12% vs 0.5% now) so house prices were a lower multiple of wages. (Mortgage payments tend to be similar to rent, so higher rates mean lower prices.)
"Investors using the Crowd SAFE get a financial stake in the company, but are not immediately holders of stock. Investments are converted to equity if certain “trigger events” occur, such as the company’s acquisition or IPO."
You can get an RF scanner with a laser lens scanner for $10, and your phone camera is good enough for detecting IR LEDs. The only expensive part is the FLIR camera, but still 3 out of 4 for $10 is not bad.
> pay more in taxes to the state of Washington and have that affordable housing built that way

I got lost in the middle here -- does more taxes being paid to the state of Washington directly contribute to more affordable housing being built in Seattle?

The closest thing I could find was this: https://www.commerce.wa.gov/building-infrastructure/housing/...
Side effects may include an opioid epidemic :(
Yeah, and if you say them out loud, "Jack" sounds a slight bit faster than "John" I think.
Here's the phrasing for macOS Mojave:

If you obtained a license for the Apple Software from the Mac App Store or through an automatic download, then subject to the terms and conditions of this License and as permitted by the Services and Content Usage Rules set forth in the Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions (https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/) (“Usage Rules”), you are granted a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license:

(i) to download, install, use and run for personal, non-commercial use, one (1) copy of the Apple Software directly on each Apple-branded computer running macOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan, OS X Yosemite, OS X Mavericks, OS X Mountain Lion or OS X Lion (“Mac Computer”) that you own or control;

(ii) If you are a commercial enterprise or educational institution, to download, install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software for use either: (a) by a single individual on each of the Mac Computer(s) that you own or control, or (b) by multiple individuals on a single shared Mac Computer that you own or control. For example, a single employee may use the Apple Software on both the employee’s desktop Mac Computer and laptop Mac Computer, or multiple students may serially use the Apple Software on a single Mac Computer located at a resource center or library; and

(iii) to install, use and run up to two (2) additional copies or instances of the Apple Software within virtual operating system environments on each Mac Computer you own or control that is already running the Apple Software, for purposes of: (a) software development; (b) testing during software development; (c) using macOS Server; or (d) personal, non-commercial use.
If the suburbs don't build their fair share of housing, then workers who work in the suburbs gravitate to the cities, gentrifying them and driving out longtime residents.

Legal or not (and it is becoming less legal in places like California), it's a shitty thing to do.
If you can detect voyager, you’d be advanced enough to be able to catch it, as you’d be almost on top of it.

We can barely see Ultima Thule as a pixel, which is closer, and the size of a city. Voyager is the size of a pinto.
It'll be interesting to see how this turns out.

Housing is so short and expensive anywhere near Microsoft HQ that it's a significant factor in hiring. I'm a bit surprised that such corporations don't build dormitories near their campuses suitable for interns and singles.
Oddly Instagram seems to allow nipples.
Not to mention you have a lot of work trucks operating remotely and in cold environments where you’re going to still need gas for a long long time.
Depends on whether you prefer to live in Soviet bloc housing or not.
> I think we should aim for kludgy but boring working solutions first

Nice idea in theory. Can be awful in practice.

For example in enterprises it's very common to see applications last years or even decades. And so that kludgy but boring solution would be the foundation on which you will have hundreds of engineers and years of work built on top of. And because your kludgy but boring solution worked in the beginning you rarely go back and redo it.

Hence why you see a lot of upfront developers built these over-architected monstrosities. It's because they are trying to cater for a decade of possible new features.