skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
To me the most distressing thing about this is I still regularly see non-Chinese-citizens actively denying the treatment of Uyghurs in China. It's obviously impossible to know the exact facts of what's going on in there, since they won't let inspectors in - and it's likely that propaganda from China's enemies makes it into some reports... but it's impossible to deny the vile stuff we see in video reports, news reports, courtroom testimony, and even google maps images.

It really makes me wonder whether the victims in China will ever get help if even foreigners refuse to admit that people need help.
Most MRI's are nowhere near 10T. Scanners in hospitals are typically either 1.5T or 3T. 7T exists, but is _extremely_ rare in clinical practice.
> Is it that the frameworks and libraries are typically maintained outside the team, and if popular, are widely known?

Pretty sure this is it. A framework developed in the company can be a horrible thing; and avoiding it may be politically impossible, because someone important has approved spending a ton of money on developing it.
Yes. Performance of Google / Cloudflare DNS will be better simply because so many other people are using them: any common DNS query result will probably already be cached...

FYI I run my own DNS server anyway.
I was attempting to answer this elsewhere in the thread, but I totally forgot about uninterrupted time. This is a huge one, it really matters.

Quick tip: For people who work in a company where they don't necessarily have control over their own time: schedule the living out of your calendar. Book endless meetings with other programmers, then just sit there and do work. "Q2 Backend Architecture Review: 4 hrs" can just be a few people sitting in the meeting room programming. It's crazy the power of blocked out time on your calendar to a manager who otherwise sees an empty day.
Yes, that's what I was trying to say.
Key word: had.
Go fuck a hat Zuck, you're the last person who should be in charge of the Internet.
Completely different situation. Slaves were not better off under slavery than they were at home in West Africa, nor were they free to go back if they didn't like the deal.

If Uber were kidnapping people and forcing them to become drivers at gunpoint, you might have a point.
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As others have posted, this is not in any way an issue with organisational silos.

The Met simply have limited funding and more important matters to investigate. They are essentially attempting to politely explain that to you.
Didn't this strange complexity of fonts lead to an iOS jailbreak?
It’s a strange market dynamic though — if Uber pays drivers more per mile, you’d have more people that will want to drive for Uber. This would mean fewer rides (per driver), which would cause the average take-home pay for a driver to be lower.

Which would cause drivers to leave, but everything would eventually equilibrate.

But if you also lower the per-mile rate (and total take home pay), then drivers won’t have much left over to “invest” in their independent businesses (their cars). So, the fleet will start to skew to older cars, which might start to drive away riders.

So, if you wanted to keep a steady supply of drivers, a player like Uber should want to maximize the total take-home pay for a driver, but not necessarily the per-mile rate (eventhough the two are obviously confounded).

But by and large, I completely agree with you. I can’t understand the logic behind lowering the per-mile rate for drivers. Given their inherent competition with Lyft for both drivers and riders, they should be working to keep both groups as happy as possible. Maybe they aren’t doing well and are trying to get their books in order before their IPO?
There is several parts to this, depending on the threat model.

One is the scenarios where both machines are turned off during theft or fishing expeditions from legal enforcement. In this case running encryption, any encryption, is better than no encryption, and Mandos allow the administrator to install it once and forget.

I take it that your concern is that someone has turned off a machine and forgot the Mandos server, and then a time later a attacker has capabilities to break into the encrypted running machine through unrelated vectors. Mandos do not protect against attackers that has capability for breaking full disk encryption on running machines.

The threat model where we assume the attacker can break into an running machine that is encrypted looks very different. Devices that has mitigation against this tend to have in my experience things like movement sensors, light sensors and GPS, with plenty of kill switches that fry the internals if anything look at it funny. Those kind of threat models are fun, and I enjoy talking to those kind of engineers that work on such servers, and to them I don't recommend Mandos.

Where I do recommend Mandos is to the administrator that for reasons are not physical near the server that they maintain. Maybe they work at multiple buildings or travel. They have servers with sensitive services which won't be turned off for long periods but still need reboots once in a while, and yet goes unprotected because there is no one available to write in a password at the physical location.

A other scenario is when people want to treat a location as safe and want protection in transit. In that setup the client can be treated as any unencrypted device for all purposes except when taken outside the local network, at which point it behave like an encrypted device where the person carrying might not even have access to the password. In theory this makes for a great method to transport a work laptop between offices in different countries, booted into an throwaway operative system.

As with any security, thinking hard about the threat model is essential. What are you protecting, who is the attacker, and what are the risks.

Disclosure: I am also a co-author of Mandos.
The main problem is that when the drivers accept work from Uber, they plan ahead to have the same pay years later, often buying car from mortgage. At that point the drivers have no choice but to work their ass off to be able to pay back the mortgage for lower and lower hourly net rates.
On my Mac I can just type:

'emacs -f tetris'
I read from the article UN is still seeking access to China. That sounds dumb. I mean we're talking about concentration camps here. Didn't Nazis teach us any lesson
This must impact quality at some point. Either driver competence will decline or vehicle maintenance will be dangerously put off.
UBI would not abolish money. It would actually create more money for everyone, and having a guaranteed minimum income would allow people to enter into employment relationships on a purely voluntary basis, because they would have the option to abstain from work.
Purely speculation, but from a commercial perspective it would certainly make sense to have the highest-tier version of your product available only to select, high-paying customers; hypothetically this might include zero day exploits of up-to-date software. Pure speculation.
I like writing generator loops with the yield statement for more complex processing.
Coincidentally, I was talking to my neighbor this afternoon about how much ketamine has helped his depression. Apparently he loves the stuff, and each treatment lasts several months.

He did mention, though, that every time you get a dose you basically hallucinate for an hour. But maybe that's fine, if you're into it.
Man, I hope you are right. I just started a position in US contracting about 8 months ago.
Quick, name a non-niche dns server that is easy to configure and maintain that hasn't had a major vulnerability in the last six months.
Okay, that is a fair point and perhaps there should be regulations to require Uber to disclose prominently to prospective drivers that their rate is not guaranteed. (Certainly it's already in fine print somewhere, but I'm not sure how clearly it's made to people).

However, that is not the point being made by the people quoted in this article, who are instead framing it in much more general terms that I might sum up as "any company not paying their employees a 'living wage' is unethical".
My girlfriend tried out the Instacart gig for a while as she finally got her chronic low energy and fatigue addressed through B12 shots and wanted something to occupy her and give her a little extra spending money outside of what's budgeted.

That experience was absolutely demoralizing in terms of what she was able to actually make. Granted we live in a lower density city in the southeast so that result makes sense. But everything is very skewed toward the company in the case of Instacart...mileage reimbursement is from the store to the delivery...and you can be sent 10-15 miles from your point of origin to the store to purchase goods at.

I'm not surprised at all that Uber (and the gig economy as a whole) are squeezing their "independent contractor labor force" given that for them it's just a stepping stone toward a fully autonomous pipeline. The calculus here isn't toward establishing and maintaining a happy and committed workforce but bridging the gap between funding and profitability through autonomous solutions.

I don't know what the answer is but I couldn't imagine being in a position where one of the few viable options available for any sort of gainful employment was working as part of the "gig" economy.

edit: If that rate is intended to also cover fuel costs then fuel can easily eat up >10% of that $0.60/mi rate. Man.
Still being the second largest record company, the largest music publisher and owning a ton of rights to music, video and tv.
I know physical sales are declining, still yet to die out, and until that and probably even further, Sony will do just fine, even without phones, and maybe even without PlayStation.
I sometimes wish there was an actual "TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE" type that stored the input timestamp as well. Basically, a version that didn't canonicalize the input by converting to UTC. This way, I can easily show timestamps to the user in the time zone they used to input them.
You’re right. I went of the Wikipedia page for it which says:

DNSCrypt wraps unmodified DNS traffic between a client and a DNS resolver in a cryptographic construction in order to detect forgery. Though it doesn't provide end-to-end security, it protects the local network against man-in-the-middle attacks.

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

But according to dnscrypt.info it’s encrypted.
I would argue it is not just your immediate superior. It's all the people above him as well. I had an amazing boss when I look back but he never was able to protect me from the incredible toxic crap at all levels above him.

In fact, I would argue it's not really your boss but the average of the bosses above you, or even the maximum of the worst boss in the chain.
not sure. seems dangerous because you don’t want a red scare with chinese employees for instance but there has been instances already where they’ve been caught
The situation you're describing means you can know exactly what your stalker/harasser's routine is too. You can also prove undeniably that they are a stalker or harasser. In fact, Grassland will be watching them even when you can't. It can make statistical predictions to you about when they sleep, where they work, where they're going to be at 11 tomorrow etc etc.

It's a two way stalker street.
What pathological case are you referring to? The worst case I can think of is a completely random haystack in which case it is approximately equivalent to a naive search.

Even Boyer-Moore is not superior to a naive search in literally every case, e.g. short needle or large alphabet.
The underlying claim by the author is that this narrative is a lie, created in order to hide the Saudi government’s involvement.
So after "letting them negotiate you down" -- what's the actual, final, median rate we're talking about here, please?
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OK, let's be concrete -- how much should they pay them?

Keep in mind that Uber currently operates at a loss.
> Era names typically come from Chinese classical texts, and are usually only revealed when one emperor has died and another has taken the Chrysanthemum Throne.

Chinese? I'm guessing that's a typo. Not only would Japanese obviously fit better, but considering the bad blood between Japan and China I think they'd sooner not choose a word than choose one from China.
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He sent these photos to his lover. He may not necessarily have kept them after sending.
Almost double Australia!
Makes it easier for people born in 1987.
Sites that work well under old computers/browsers
I’ve been a software engineer for 18 years and have had 4 jobs, only one (brief) one was hourly and it was arguably the least satisfying by far. I was seen as a resource which is essentially what you’re arguing for “if you’re paid hourly then your time is more valued by management”, but the problem is you’re never given the freedom to roam. Your time is always over managed and accounted for, I could never get into a “flow” state. I imagine that company never created anything novel, it was just factory work.
The Saudis are a family. They happen to run a kingdom called Arabia. People who aren’t in the family aren’t saudis, they’re Saudi Arabians.
I agree, I question the people that have only 2 identities, people need 4 or 5 these days
I'm in your category as well. An unfortunate side effect of this is that I think I'm kind of terrible at technical interviews though.
TypeScript doesn't require bindings to call JavaScript libraries. This includes writing code to run in the browser and writing Node.js code.

Instead, what you want are type definitions for the library you use. These are optional, but make using a library with TypeScript a much better experience. It is very common for these definitions be available already, whether the library is written in TypeScript or something else. Years ago I remember having to manage these type definitions, these days I don't really have to think about it much.

There's not much of an initial hurdle, to be honest. You're mostly adding annotations to your JavaScript code. It does influence the structure of your code but not as much as you might think, at least in my experience.
> Not sure how familiar you are with Google code, but ensuring a consistent, readable, uncreative coding style is kind of a big deal at Google.

Yeah, I work there. And I'm aware of the lore. I'm also acutely aware of the fact that there are numerous configuration systems that are exquisitely crafted custom snowflakes.

> You can also see how the value of consistent style influenced the design of the Go language, which is more resistant to metaprogramming than most similarly-popular languages.

Yes I know, it is terrible and designed around the worst impulses of Google. I do not believe it solves a real problem, I believe it enables abusive hiring practices.
> why does Uber attract so much criticism?

Because you're looking at the benefits in a vacuum. This is a company the skirts the law and intentionally blurs the line between employee and contractor for profit. It is entirely possible that driving for Uber is a rational choice for some people, and at the same time, that Uber is undervaluing their labor and taking advantage of them.

Similarly, in the past, people made the rational choice to sell themselves into indentured servitude. People also made the rational choice to sell their children to factory owners or into marriages for dowries.

Typically, if people had bargaining power through, say, collective action, there would be a corrective force when a sudden unilateral decision to reduce compensation by 25% is made.
Yeah I used to get my hair cut there. Convenient that it was at work and you can book your time online.
The IRS deduction for business vehicle use in 2019 is 58 cents per mile. So they have effectively reduced the per mile payment to the cost of operating the vehicle.

Seems like they are on the verge of turning driving for Uber into a reverse mortgage for your car.
http://akkartik.name/post/wart-layers

As it happens, my current project that uses it has a Readme in every folder: https://github.com/akkartik/mu
Packet also has eMAG for $1/hour in the cloud if you want to try before you buy: https://www.packet.com/cloud/servers/c2-large-arm/

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It's not prey, for a company, employee are cost. In extreme case, If it possible for a company to make money without employee, they should do it.

It's more of a government responsibility to take care its citizen well being.
If you look at both Twitter and RSS superficially, you can easily decide one is better than the other. If you've ever tried and failed to create your own "perfect" news reader as I have, you'll realize both suck, and have for over a decade now and they're never going ever improve. The real issue isn't the pros and cons of one platform vs. another from an informational or social perspective, the real issue is much more fundamental: Information overload.

I wrote about this, oh, 9 years ago [1]. And then a few years later as well [2]. I did an analysis of the quantity of news items, posts and tweets coming through my custom feed reader and realized it was - and always will be - impossible to keep up, no matter how I organized, grouped, condensed, summarized and displayed it all.

The basic, undeniable fact is that most RSS sources are filled with repetitive information which are nearly impossible to group or update properly. And if you follow any more than a few dozen accounts on Twitter, you are going to miss most of their posts on a daily basis (regardless of their quality, there's just too many). Most of Twitter, in fact, is simply people talking to themselves. (And Facebook is basically useless in terms of gaining any actual knowledge.)

All news feeds - whether they are from RSS, Twitter, FB, Insta, SnapChat, WeChat, TikTok or anything else - are simply not scalable. So pick which you enjoy most, limit the number of sources to only those most important or useful to you, and get on with your life. Until AI gets to the point where it can sort through all the information out there for you - a la Apple's Knowledge Navigator - the only difference between any stream of data is superficial at best.

1. https://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/drinking-from-the-fireho...

2. https://www.russellbeattie.com/blog/but-how-do-you-keep-trac...
Cool! I made a demo playable in the browser: https://repl.it/@amasad/tinytetris

Or run it directly here: https://tinytetris.amasad.repl.run/
people who haven't studied economics tend to think in moral terms that employees deserve a fair wage, and that it's wrong to exploit a desperate person. there may be lots of underlying reasons for these moral intuitions.
The long term plan for Uber was to replace drivers with self driving taxis. They were open about this for a long time, though after the recent problems with their self driving program (killing someone), I'm not sure how on track the plan is.
> I’m certainly not endorsing the deal.

Why not? If nothing can go wrong, then on what grounds could you possibly object?
>2) You may rely on the local business in some situations (urgently need something), but it can't survive on this type of custom alone.

This means paying premium everytime for a feature you "may rely on ... in some situations".
We don't know for sure what kind of breach compromised the data on Bezos's phone. However, public reports have tied the Saudis to groups such as NSO (Pegasus zero-day malware for iOS) and Hacking Team (numerous Android exploits). So, from what has come out, pattern would suggest that it was some kind of zero-day malware activated via link embedded in an email - this would not be a Stingray use case.
Where have I seen that model number before... oh yeah: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/120496/...
I think there may be another way to look at it (even though I'm not actually a massive fan of the way VC works). The "if you don't play, you can't win" argument is a fool's errand if your chances of winning are miniscule. However, if you've already decided to play you're going to need an attitude that ignores your tiny chances of success -- otherwise you are likely to get disheartened and quit.
Unbound.
> Maybe they aren’t doing well and are trying to get their books in order before their IPO?

That's probably what it is. They're still not profitable. They might be hoping that this will tip them over the edge into profitability just before the IPO. This is a 25% cut. That's likely to piss off many drivers and make them want to do something else, but they might be counting on the fact that they have a steady supply of new drivers. The new drivers will never have experienced the higher rate.
> Do note: Facebook doesn't sell data directly

There are probably plenty of ways you could word statements along these lines that make them technically correct. I've got a two-word response to all of them: Cambridge Analytica.
> for many people, driving for Uber beats not being able to pay bills, going hungry or being homeless.

So then nothing here is Uber's fault, and Uber shouldn't get any blame.

The problem is the the country that make people unable to pay bills, get food or housing, right?

I wish Americans would lampoon their own government/country as much as they lampoon big businesses.
Any sexually suggestive content is banned. Devil May Cry 5 was affected; this is hardly limited to porn games.
That’s a scary thought. My experience with Uber has already shown both terrible driving and crappy cars (for normal rides - Uber black has been fine).
between 90 and 100% (it depends if you get fired or not)
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Billionaires get nlowjobs at shady Florida massage parlors for $100. Why would it surprise you they use their phones for dick pics?
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What resources are those that the rural dweller doesn't have? Still need roads, walls, pipes, etc. The majority of rural dwellers still have electricity lines and water pipes going out to them.
That is generally how they are written it is false way to claim you are pro small business by exempting small business from the regulation

All that does however is ensure the competition will ALWAYS be small.

where I am There are alot of employment regulations that kick in when you hire your 51st employee, under 50 and you are exempt, so guess what there are CRAP ton of businesses that can not expand beyond the 50 employee mark, they would love to higher more people but the burdens placed on them once they did would likely cause huge amounts of harm to the business, increase costs and revenue where they would no longer be able to afford that new employee.... Generally it makes is hard for a business to go from 50 to about 75 or 100 employees where the extra burdens no longer matter. So unless a business can double in size it is hard for those business to grow, they end up stagnate and often fail as a result
> Companies like Uber love to prey on such people.

Offering someone a job is preying? Either they want it or they don't. Either it makes them money or they don't.

You're talking like they are better off if Uber didn't offer them the job.