skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Thanks for the pointer. I have a FRIO, and love it. I wasn't aware that they made FRIOs for pumps.
If you want to feel truly lost, wait for the time where you're working on a product, nothing to do with the ads part, and then people higher up ask you to break parts of it because it "breaks ads". That's when you feel lucky to work in a field where you can just say "that's it, I'm done here" and cross the street to find a new job.
Enjoy paradise then
I agree, the precedent being set is the worst part of this. And I do think that we "overpaid," in the sense that this erodes any sense of trust and fairness in NYC/NYS government (which I think is critical to a smoothly running society). These tax breaks bolster the idea that political means are a viable route towards a business advantage.

I was just expressing my frustration that the situation is being misrepresented by many parties.
I canceled Netflix a few months ago. Their catalog is really garbage now.

Feels great flying the black flag again with Plex.
I'm frankly surprised at the level of entitlement that you and others are operating under.

Section 8 and 9 of the Spotify T&C is what you are looking for, btw.
Windows Machine Learning
iTunes has two options for cloud syncing your library: $10/month Apple Music (which includes downloading or streaming both music you uploaded and the whole Apple Music catalog) and $25/year iTunes Match (which lets you downloading or streaming music you uploaded, but not the whole Apple Music catalog)
Magnetic graphene switches between insulator and conductor
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/29/politics/kamala-harris-medica...
See pjc50's parallel comment to your own. You may still have to think about which providers are in the government plan.
I'm not involved in Haiku, but I imagine it's not hard to find a good way to contact the dev team.
If only we had a regulatory body capable of preventing telecom companies from engaging in this kind of anti-consumer chicanery. I don't think most people really care about the actual distinctions of 4g vs 5g but it's certainly wrong to advertise something as better than the service you actually provide and questionably legal
We don't use FDB in production yet, but Wavefront is using FDB and it seems they're quite happy: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16879632

My next step is to implement a locking mechanism to prohibit simultaneous mounts and data corruption, and then I'll work on providing a Container Storage Interface to support easy integration with k8s.

I don't think there will be major deviations from the roadmap defined in the readme :)
Russian propaganda doesn't exclusively target the US. They also target their own citizens. Plus, we don't know that whomever took over your account was Russian, just that they were prepping it for activity in Russia. After an account is taken over they don't immediately start spamming and get themselves banned. They need to gather thousands of accounts before they launch attacks so the anti-spam bots don't shut them down. You can't effectively multiply a message with just a handful of accounts.

Of course at some point the guy who hacked your account fucked it up and blew a bunch of his accounts. At this point Twitter thinks you're just a bot account and doesn't care what you have to say.

Most common other ways to take over an account involve calling tech support and telling them you lost the password and the email account.
Amazon is essentially Walmart for people who can use the internet. I'd bet harder on them long term (though Apple isn't going anywhere).
This is amazing.

Mirror, as supposedly non-EU addresses get redirected back into the JS hell version: https://q3k.org/u/177a712e927a13dd63d249a6336ab505e29cf6ddfb...
I generally use option 4: pay for the service, and use a blocker to try to protect myself from risk I don’t see or understand.
They have one of the worlds most comprehensive maps of SSIDs to location. So even that wouldn’t really prevent them from knowing where you live.
How would this be reconciled with significant weight loss often being a symptom of type 2 diabetes?
Without knowing which state you live in I can tell this is so true. So much so that it make me wonder if there is a structural reason for this?
Who will write the chrome plugin to undo this tragedy?
> What happens to the food on your table when people take that product or service without giving you money for it?

Such business is not sustainable. It will shutdown and will free taken resources back into the economy.
Much harder when you're working on a product you also happen to love and use. And it creeps up, more and more, one ad there, and one more, and an inerstitial, and then inside the emails too, let's hide the hide amongst the real stuff and ... At some point you feel like you're desecrating a body.
> Is this process for new college grads or senior engineers? I can't imagine principals go through this process, do they?

Good question. It's definitely not just for new grads (I went through team selection as an IC5/senior engineer). There is a process where you can be hired directly onto a specific team, but I got the impression that it's the exception rather than the rule.

I would guess that someone joining at a super-high level like a principal engineer would be doing so to work on a specific team or technology.
Yay Amazon/Snap reunion!

I think the mix up between enlightenment/information vs decision making is the key here. You see presentations at Re:Invent all the time, because they are the former.

Leadership decision making definitely requires the nuance a standalone document can provide. Amazon takes it a step ahead by imposing a condense requirement: now you need to write well too.

RE other comments about fluffing / buzzwords, you probably are highly misjudging the level of intelligence of this particular audience. IOW I would love to try and see someone try to push such a doc with Jeff et al :)
> Arguably, Neo never actually perceived anything until he took the red pill and woke up.

I don't think that's possible. His perceptual faculties would have been completely undeveloped in that case, so he wouldn't have even been able to see, stand, hear, or anything. Arguably, the matrix made use of his perceptual faculties. It would be orders of magnitude easier to do so than trying to reproduce them in the vat apparatus.

I think people are fond of trying to separate perception and experience, but I'm not sure that's valid. I don't think an eliminativist would make this distinction, for example.
> NYC is currently a boom town, and I as a NYer am disappointed that we gave them such a huge amount of tax breaks.

If they want to put their HQ somewhere that doesn't have enough schools and public transportation to support it, why shouldn't they get a tax credit for spending money to improve the local infrastructure? The reason it's needed in the first place is that the local government can't be trusted to actually allocate public resources in a fair way.
Not a bad idea at all. I'd prefer that insurance companies weren't involved at all, but as a second-best option, I'd prefer if the insurance companies allowed the pharma companies to compete with each other for my business!
I'm from buffalo but live in nyc now and feel the same way, but I noticed a lot of people I know in buffalo seem to think they could pull the same level of talent in smaller cities.
Related to what TuringTest already stated above:

We can make estimated guesses about how things work based on their physical and functional similarities to other things. We have billions of data points showing that neurotypical adult humans think and behave similarly. To assume you're the only human who experiences consciousness would be like assuming you have a qualitatively unique, incredible, special cognitive ability not shared by any other conspecific, despite being generated from more-or-less the same template as the other billions of humans, and despite not standing out in any qualitative way with regard to mental abilities.

So it seems the logical/scientific baseline (the null hypothesis if you will) is that, probabilistically, any given neurotypical adult human is not going to be cognitively endowed with some, covert, exotic mental experience while the rest are zombies. So if that is your claim, I'd say it's on you to prove it.
Even insects have something like wants and desires - let's call them values. They are necessary in order to assure their survival. Values are derived from reward signals, which are selected by evolution. Values guide actions, and actions protect life and reproduction.
Ask and ye shall receive...self promos! My blog is a smattering of personal development and increasingly more about content strategy as I try to find a niche.

https://www.ozchen.com/fuck-balance/

https://www.ozchen.com/hanlons-razor/

https://www.ozchen.com/what-is-content-strategy-definition/

To my own surprise, it was through writing that I landed gigs in UX, UI and content strategy, and now parlayed into a full time content strategy job.
You do NOT have a right to use the service "partially" (by blocking ads), as blocking ads on their free plan is against the ToS.
Yes and no. Yes, those "culture markers" are there. But I don't like almost all of those markers, and nobody says I'm not a good programmer. They're surprised that I don't like them, but they're not judgmental.

But maybe I'm just fortunate in working with decent people...
I think PowerPoint is for convincing. Text is for understanding.
Good point. But you know what proves causation ? Nothing.

https://www.iep.utm.edu/hume-cau/#H6
The Militant Flight Attendant Leader Who Helped Stop Trump’s Shutdown
I too was frustrated with this article. What is a narrative memo? Is there an outline? Examples?
Yes. You get to interact with real people and stretch your legs.
WebGL and WebAssembly will be the killer combo against adblockers. I’m very bullish on both!
That's really not enough. There should be some kill signal, so that the operator on the other end is electrocuted, and/or their equipment is destroyed if they violate the Terms and Conditions. For example:

. Ad blocker usage

. Preventing telemetry / data funneling by using DNS blackholing or port blocking

. Anything else specified in the Terms and Conditions*

* - Which the user clicked Yes / OK / The Checkbox willingly, entering into a contract. They didn't have to, right?

Up to, and including physical harm and death. How are companies supposed to make any money? Doesn't everyone know the entire Internet would be non-existent without the ad-supported model? Don't be selfish. Submit!
Could it also be someone with a stringray who intercepted Jeff's correspondence to and from Sanchez?
What is supposed to be the bad part of this? I would equate 'happier' with 'getting their needs met.'

If you have more people than work that needs to get done I don't have a problem with the people who aren't working being able to live.
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You could run a network-level ad blocker, ie PiHole [1].

[1]: https://pi-hole.net/
This might not be a direct answer , but reading " Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29369213-peak" certainly helped nail down in my head that learning is a skill, and the only barrier to learning (and becoming an expert) and doing something is yourself and time (it explicitly says that you can't hope to be an expert by mindlessly repeating it or going through the motions though) . The book also lays down effective lessons for how to optimize for learning the skill fast (specifically with short iterational feedback loops) and effectively.

The book is fairly well researched, draws from credible academic sources and breaks down the "genius" construct fairly well. It left me knowing that any new subject or skill is approachable to anyone and everyone, as long as they are prepared to put in the time, and effort and an effective feedback loop in there.
But labor force participation rates are still very, very low. If you'd like a job but don't have one, you don't get counted in any unemployment stats except the aggregate labor force participation.
This is just the argument against piracy. And if anyone proved that convenience combats piracy, it's Spotify. If you ever find your users trying to circumvent part of your process in order to make their experience better, the proper response isn't "hold up now, your experience with our product wasn't supposed to be THAT good." It's on their business to figure out how to maximize their customer's satisfaction, while still remaining profitable. Or another service will come along and do it for you.
OR they can raise property taxes or your appraisal to the point where the taxes aren't affordable. Then you have to sell on your terms to prevent a forced tax lien sell.
Those two scenarios aren't mutually exclusive. One hand washes the other, the distinction is only between who gives the order and who carries it out.
Adblockers have been around for more than 20 years. It's only in the last few years that they've started seriously cutting into advertisers' business.

There's a reason for that. Most people don't care enough about ads to bother installing an adblocker. It's intrusive, disruptive ads that drive them to do that. It wouldn't have come to this if site owners had taken responsibility for the content of their advertising.

And, unfortunately, most people don't bother to change their adblocker's default settings (and raise holy hell if the default settings allow non-intrusive ads), so the baby gets thrown out with the bathwater. Bad actors ruin the funding model for everyone.

How did we ever get to the point where letting anyone slap any ads they want over your content seemed like a good idea? Imagine a newspaper or a TV channel running porn ads and saying "sorry, we don't control the content of our ads." They'd be crucified.
> I canceled Netflix a few months ago. Their catalog is really garbage now.

weird, I just upp-ed the screen limit after 6 years because there are so many awesome new things that my wife and I want to watch independently.
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Come up with a small first step. This is usually writing the hello world equivalent or reading through a paper or article. Once I get my head around it I make a list of todos and start knocking them out.
I faked a leg injury to get on first the one and only time I've been on an A380. Took the opportunity to walk around the craft... when I got to the back spiral staircases the immense size kinda hit me.
The problem here is defining what is and is not an ad.

Do I want my communications, browsing, purchase and location history to be used to rank me for job applications? To be used to decide which news stories I see? Which products are the top when I search for something generic?

For some the answer is yes, for many it is no. The only way to square this is to restore consent and data decision-rights to users, and to dispel the fiction that continued use of a service represents informed consent to thousands of pages of non-negotiable legalese.
> Each PHP file is an endpoint. As opposed to having routers in code or client side SPA routing.

Not if you're using... literally any modern framework and deploying it properly. This hasn't been the case in years except for common legacy stuff like Wordpress.
> There's still no answer to questions like "what if it starts to entrench a permanent underclass and make inter-generational wealth worse, as people who stop working bear a generation of people who have never worked, and they bear children, etc".

Why would reducing disincentives to work, as compared to means-tested welfare, rationally be expected to have anything like that effect?
Do you think creating something that goes counter to your users desire is not unscrupulous?

The only difference between the first stage of the pipeline and the rest is a matter of degree.
Thank you. I feel like ads have such a bad rap because of the state of the internet. Yet, what does everyone expect? Is it shocking that content providers want money for their product?

And yes, I know, some sites and ads do terrible things. The actively hurt viewership. BUT, isn't that the same with everything? Even my groceries are getting worse as companies seek ways to increase profits without pissing me off; they swap out quality ingredients with cheaper ingredients. They change the shape of the bottle to reduce volume and hope I don't notice that the price effectively went up. Etc.

My point is not in defense of these practices. Rather, I'm defending "no shit" in all of this; welcome to the real world. Everyone is going to try and take and make as much as they can before it starts to actively show a negative impact.

So who is to really blame? Us, of course. Consumers of these practices are largely okay with it as is.

So yea, I don't have a problem with ads. They sort themselves out because people will stop using the products. I do have a problem with selling out data though, as people are largely unaware of the consequences and severity of what is actually happening. Ads however though? Who cares.

edit: Sidenote, I imagine an argument could be made that all and any ads are terrible. I definitely could agree with that, but getting rid of all advertisements across all mediums online or offline seems a tall order, and out of scope for this discussion heh.
Are you like from CAR or Congo?
De gustibus non est disputandum. This is my favorite way to read the news.
> Unlimited music streaming for a month is absolutely worth 10 coffees.

Depends on the person. Much of the music I want to listen to isn't on Spotify, so I'd have to supplement it anyway, and I rotate through artists slowly enough that it is about the same to buy CDs anyway.
"The fiber has plenty of capacity" seems like an argument against data caps, considering that getting/keeping the fiber in the ground is the major cost.

The whole concept of separation seems like a dodge. Is there any real advantage to using separate equipment for TV vs. using the same hardware resources to provide more data capacity and using IP multicast? Or is that what they are doing, and just doing it on separate hardware in order to claim separation?
Just like you can decide what is shown on your screen, they can decide to not let freeloaders use their service. You always have the option of paying for a subscription if having full control over what is shown on your screen is that important to you.
I started when x10 camera popups were the thing. Now, it's to control the javascript execution on my computer. It's stupid to allow JS to be run on your computer. (We do it because everything breaks if we don't. But it's still stupid).
Some interesting hardware sites I have come across. No nonsense, interesting content, etc

http://www.electricstuff.co.uk/
http://omeganaught.com/
http://krazerlasers.com/
http://www.etotheipiplusone.net/
Yes, I deal with all that besides Scuba diving (interesting!) These routines around everyday exercise are not constant worries as represented in the earlier post. After exercising a few dozen/hundred times you know what to expect and don’t need to think about what to do. I will say that inconsistently performed intense exercise can be challenging; a regular exercise schedule is less effort to manage for diabetics.

I rotate injection spots but have favorites based on convenience, sensation, etc. like anyone else. The variation in effectiveness I’m seeing is small enough that I’m not sure what’s happening yet. It’s not really a big deal because my numbers are fine.

It’s not a disease that varies so much from individual to individual that lessons can’t be learned and shared, and it’s a disservice to misrepresent the mental effort to new diabetics and people potentially lapsing into poor control.
> most likely taxed away

Yes, most UBI proposals (as designed by economists) tax earnings with little to know exemption. That is, we give you $15k per year, but start taxing you the very first dollar you earn rather than only taxing income about , say, $20k.
Classroom Technology as the End of Education
Use fakes. In the US there's a famous song called Jenny with the phone number 867-5309 in the lyrics. Everyone over age 30 knows that number by heart, and a fair number younger too.

Simply give (your local area-code)-867-5309 and there's a very good chance that someone's already signed up with that number. If not, I'll complete the signup with that number and whatever bogus name comes to mind. Jacob Blues, 1060 W Addison 60613 works well.

Just like AdNauseam, simply chaff the system until it's futile.

I'm sure there are similar characters in the public consciousness of every country.
The Fusion GPS/FBI collusion comes very close to what you describe.
No, they didn't, after years of legal battles the plans to build on that site were finally approved. https://hoodline.com/2018/09/plans-for-8-story-mission-devel...
I don’t know why you were downvoted because you’re right. A simple thought experiment can prove it: give everyone $1 million every year starting today. Is everyone suddenly rich? Just for a few days. Eventually milk will cost $500/gallon. The effects of Supply and demand can’t be legislated out of existence.
It is a common marketing tactic.

A coffee is cheap, most of the times it is less than a dollar, sometimes as low as 10 cents if you brew it yourself from cheap ground beans.

But you probably paid $5-$10 for a coffee on a few occasions too. Though TBH, you may have done it just to rent a seat at Starbucks.

So 1-2 coffees is probably something you correctly value at about $1. By associating it with coffee, they make you think their $10/month service costs you just $1, using the super expensive case as an excuse.
Thank you. Failures of your business model are not our problem.

The only people who can force me to pay is Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. Everyone else can persuade me
I know several Type 2 diabetics who are not (and have never been) obese. While obesity is definitely a cause for the disease, it is not the only cause there is.
"Der Kanten". German wikipedia on "Kanten" gives many more local variations.
Mostly a privacy and ownership issue: Spotify doesn't own the device receiving their service nor are they paying for the bandwidth used for the ad payload, and it's none of their concern how these are used. In the end it all boils down to whether Spotify's right to run a business supersedes a person's rights of ownership.
I've seen a lot of senior folks go through the same process.
I'm not so sure about that. I actually know two people who moved from NY to SEA for Amazon, in part b/c NY is so incredibly expensive. Both were actually disappointed that neither HQ2 announcements were for places with significantly lower COL than SEA. These were millenials starting their career + families though, not people who had established NYC salaries and a condo or co-op.

That said, it does definitely make sense to get a piece of the NY talent pie for a company with as much growth + turnover as Amazon. I understand that choice much better than the NoVa choice.
I revamped my portfolio/freelance page recently if anyone wants to borrow any ideas from it or has any feedback:

https://www.seanw.org/

I tried to get all the important details on a single page and isolate the tech jargon to appeal to non-technical clients. I personally found and had non-technical friends agree with me that a lot of developer portfolios focused too much on the tech (e.g. "I'm a Node developer who loves React!") or go into too much detail about project specifics so I tried to avoid that.
FWIW, Drupal is way better now.
The Global Calculus of Climate Disaster