skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I get your point and it's been years since I read it, but I think the main takeaway was about Russel's personality and his own struggle with trying to find some kind of absolute truth.

It's common in fictionalized accounts in art to see deviations from reality and I think that's ok. When Disney's Pocahontas came out there were complaints about its lack of accuracy, too. As one snarky radio commentator put it, "Yes, and the animals didn't sing and dance quite as much in real life, either." Logicomix is a comic book, after all, and not a historical treatise or a math book.
5 Insights from the 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting
This is apparently being implemented as we speak ( SHAKEN/STIR, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHAKEN/STIR ).

(which seems a US focused initiative, which I guess makes sense as the problem seems much worse there than in other countries... but I wonder if that means that you guys will be getting lots of robocalls from unknown foreign numbers in the future ;)
>If you can't identify who your users are, you can't ask them questions, and you can't tell if they're "vocal 0.001%" or "vocal 40%" of your userbase — then what consideration could you give, as a software developer, for their needs?

I'd ask for feedback, and when that feedback is given freely, even when unsolicited, I'd take it on board and act accordingly. I would ask if people want to participate in "telemetry" and "studies", not assume they do without affirmative prior consent.

Mozilla is breathtakingly bad at this. They're about as responsive to feedback as GNOME/Freedesktop.

I most certainly would not put spyware in the product and turn it on without asking first. I'd most certainly never get myself into a situation where an oversight can simultaneously break every copy of my software ever deployed.

This idea that you require all copies of your software to phone home to make effective development decisions is bunk. We got along just fine without that garbage for decades.
I occasionally contemplate trying to find a data-only plan for my cell phone, with no associated cell number.
Now, this thought — we’re killing off the only life we know anywhere in the universe — is impossible to hold. It’s literally quite impossible to process for, I’d say, 99% of people on the planet. You can try, but you’ll fail. What does that make us? Murderers? Genocidaires? Fools? You see what I mean. Now you’re either in denial, despair, frustration, or rage — but what you haven’t done is simply hold the thought, and see what it means.

I've been waiting for this view point to become more prominent. In my view the logical conclusion is; from a moral perspective the only thing we can do is vacate this planet and let evolution continue free of our influence. Who can know what other intelligence may evolve in our absence?

Or maybe I read too much Andre Norton as a lad?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/462481.Breed_to_Come
My assumption is that this will become "the norm" for anyone that frequently travels across borders and deals with sensitive information.

As another commenter mentioned above, in the age of the internet and almost ubiquitous connectedness to it, what need is there to transport files on a device that can be seized and searched?

It's purely a limitation of the technical knowledge to make it easy to access data remotely. Package it up and sell it and you've got yourself a tidy little niche. Just watch out for governments asking for (or trying to create) backdoors.

When I traveled overseas I factory reset my phone and just used a dummy gmail address on it, then put my normal account back on once properly in the country. It's a matter of managing the details required to "get everything back" with minimal time and hassle. I'm a boring person unlikely to get onto any lists, other than the fact I like the intellectual challenge of maintaining a level of privacy slightly above what the 'state' might want me to have.

Too many people doing this, however, would cause a surveillance step-up to spot checking tourists / visitors mid-visit. That'll be an interesting law to try and pass.
In “the complete private pilot” they definitely talk about AoA in the context of stalls. I’m pretty surprised to hear that civilian pilots don’t use it.
If (relevant) decisions are made and make it into production, then it's a management failing. Specifically one of testing since at that point (at least) you should know what the system _should_ be doing.

Of course, I'm in management utopia la-la land here and, in practice, if nobody objects then it goes in and stays. The very high majority of the time this is fine and has no impact, but every now and then someone decides it's OK to only read the angle of attack from one sensor and ....
As someone that's been through more than 6 keyboards over the last two years, I really like the products Realforce produces. They do not have the "click" like a lot of mechanical keyboards, more of a "thunk" sound and feel. I'm currently using one of their newer models: http://www.realforce.co.jp/en/products/R2SA-US4-BK/index.htm... and have experience with an older one as well: http://www.realforce.co.jp/en/products/104U-S_XF01T0/index.h.... The difference between the two is the sound and feel of the keys. The older one is a bit noisier and has less of a "thunk" sound when pressed. I'd highly recommend either.
> I think, the best way to solve this phone scam issue would be by modifying the phone protocol (I am not sure of the details) to allow users to be able to see the "Real" underlying phone number.

In China, we call this type of scam "响一声". It was very common until phone screen softwares started marking this kind of calls[0] so people stopped calling them back.

Maybe use one of those call screen app (offline one is better) until phone companies figured out how to resolve this?

[0] https://i.imgur.com/vkzbqhc
Off topic but I did a double take when I scrolled past your name. Are you the same guy who did some kind of imageboard related stuff years ago? I know that's vague, but my brain is fried and I can't remember why I remember you.
Didn't Tesla open source all it's patents?[1]

I am, really, only a casual observer, so can someone tell me if this means anyone can use their battery tech, and whatever else is important?

1. https://www.tesla.com/en_AU/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-y...
I can't find the link right now (I could swear I commented on the article here, but maybe I'm grepping for the wrong things in my comments), but in one of the blog posts where they announced removing RSS they advertised Pocket as the alternative that was still built in. Their RSS support was pretty terrible, but even so this sort of attitude was infuriating already, and now to see it have a leg up because they get to own the platform and the app just puts me over the edge. Not to mention that I have to dig through like three levels of settings to disable the damn thing and remove it from their stupid cluttered home screen every time something happens to my settings in the mobile version (which is alarmingly often).

I like Mozilla as a company, but I desperately wish there was an alternative sometimes. Anyways, sorry for the rant, I'm done (for now).
The crux of the matter: “Life itself dying off because we are trying to use 18th century economics — built for the industrial age — to solve 21st century problems.”

Evolution of economic systems: what comes after capitalism?
There are on-going costs of maintaining each type rating, so it isn't a one time cost. Also, you'd want most or perhaps all the pilots maintaining both type ratings, so they can still be matched with any 737.
I drive a Toyota Mirai, brother has a Model 3. Mirai is like a plasticky HP laptop vs. the Tesla's MacBook, not to mention the stillborn hydrogen network or the ML-centric team of Tesla autopilot.
https://buildmedia.readthedocs.org/media/pdf/scopes/latest/s...

Accessible through this page via the hamburger menu > click “Read the docs”:

https://scopes.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
Why does anyone spend the time to answer a poll for a for-profit company? I bet the person making the call is being compensated but they want the callee’s time for free?
Amazon can already ship to 72% of US population in a day, map shows
I have no idea what you mean. Which ON-OFF switch? No-one was talking about an ON-OFF switch. There is no optional ON-OFF switch. The article is about an optional warning. Not an optional switch.
You don’t have to genetically engineer it. Just clone (known for millennia) a barren plant.
By small project i mean, something not so complicated. It can be any size you want. For example, think about building an e-commerce website's front end with React, or a calculator app front end, anything you can do.

You can't really build a CRUD App with React. It's a JS lib for building front end user interfaces. For the backend is when you'll need a CRUD app, not front end, backend can be built with Node, and understanding React makes it much easier for you to understand Node. Your React app will connect to an API endpoint for communication and for the app to work, you may be able to find free public API to use and connect to. If you can't find an API or a backend to use, use arrays or read from a local file, use that as a replacement for connecting to the API or database.

For full stack:
Front can be: React, or Angular, e.t.c.
Backend: Node, Python, PHP, Java, C++, e.t.c.

You'll use React pretty much for the whole of the front end. From user login, to admin dashboard, to JS animations, e.t.c.

Hope this helps.
Sort of?

I would argue it's messier than just variation in magnitude - there are different groups of behavioral changes that happen under different levels of duress.

I know people who, under heavy stress, aggressively clean everything, even if it's just been cleaned, as a coping mechanism. I also know people who fail to clean anything under mild stress, and lots of somewhat odd subsets.

I would suspect you could pattern match these and get subsets which will be more commonly comorbid with some autistic traits, but the patterns can matter for what you can predict about other often-comorbid things, as well as which coping mechanisms may or may not work.
> spinning up a maintenance network will have substantial lag

I don't see why that should be the case, given it's 2019. Tesla could, if it's a warranty repair, just authorise the OEM to send the spare part directly to the customers mechanic. If it's out of warranty, authorise the mechanic to establish a relationship with the OEM. Telsa could see have a view in the which spares when in to which car via communications with the OEM.
I recall Harpoon was the game that began Tom Clancy’s writing inspiration.
Well~ Sorry for that. Maybe the background will be removed in the future. But personally, I like to keep it for a while.
In CA, yes. It's mainly a high-occupancy vehicle lane, but some "clean-air" vehicles also are allowed: http://www.dot.ca.gov/trafficops/tm/hov.html

That strikes me as similar to the subsidy that Tesla got. It's a reasonable thing to do so that we start shifting away fossil carbon, but it should expire in short order.
Civilian planes (Cessnas etc) don't even have AoA indicators, so civilian pilots couldn't use them even if they wanted to. They have started to add them just in the last few years. But of course that means they're still not in the planes most private pilots are flying.
So let's say we can convince people to do this. How would it work? What's the mechanic? Would it be that just x% of profits go into maintaining nature, just as some corporations set aside x% of their profits for charity?

Or something else altogether?
Filco Hakua with Cherry Silent Reds.
I used to do this when I lived on a much tighter budget and found the data entry was calming and provided something to do that didn’t cost money. However, now that I have a little disposable income and a family the thought of sitting down and entering financial transactions every couple of days sounds horrifying. I can barely keep up with my monthly spreadsheet tracking net worth.
In the world of outdoor equipment alone, two of the brands I like the most were named after extinct animals; Arc’teryx (referring to the Archaeopteryx) and Mammut (mammoth). Both of whom you will find a lot of products from in any decent sports store.

And it’s not just the names — look at their logos.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ARC%27TERYX_logo.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mammut_logo.jpg

The first one is straight up the fossil skeleton of the animal they based their name on! If that doesn’t spell extinction I don’t know what does.

These two companies make jackets, climbing harnesses, trekking shoes, backpacks and more.

I doubt that either of these two that I mentioned have been negatively impacted by the fact the animals they have based their names and logos on are extinct.

(My personal opinion is that it makes them cooler even — the prehistoric times and the animals that used to roam the earth are very fascinating to me. And I think a lot of people agree. Look for example at how popular the Jurrasic Park movies were. People love this stuff, don’t they?)
Work phones and/or being on-call.

Encouraging non-PSTN calls can have huge privacy implications (e.g. using Facebook for health care provider communications).

But ya; personally, I have a dedicated voicemail number that I hand out when I “must” provide a phone number.
This doesn't reflect my experience at all.

I've been to the Dedham and Watertown MA service centers about a dozen times in the last four years. I've never had to wait more than 2 minutes on the phone or at the counter. I have had a couple emails get lost, but after a bump or two I got the answers I needed.

Appointments do book out a few weeks, but scheduling is pretty easy (especially now that it's all online). The one time something urgent came up with my car, they took me without an appointment, and even put me in a rental car since they were out of loaners.

I've never had service anywhere near that good when I had a Toyota or a Subaru.
Great work FCC. Now that all our communications are done over the internet, and ISPs are effectively no longer common carriers [1], you've enabled those internet fast lanes and we'll all get rich.

Just kidding, we will pay more for slower internet. But hey, you alerted us about robocalls, so not your fault right?

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/12/14...

EDIT: Please explain downvotes. You feel the current FCC are saints and would never think such things?
I really can't be the only person who travels internationally with a burner phone and burner laptop. I'll generally wipe them both sitting at the airport waiting for my flight home, just so that I can have the e-passport application up by the time that I land and go through customs. (Admittedly, I should just upgrade my TSA Precheck to Global Entry, but, I'm not even sure that I want to go through with that process).
This has long been on my todo list. Do you find it breaks often? Or was it kind of a build it, set it, and (mostly) forget it type of project?
Yeah, that will save a lot of time. I’ll look into that.
I did not disable or remove the extension, my containers were just all gone after the study was pushed and extensions came back.
I'm talking about the legal/regulatory framework.

Even there, 100% is an overstatement, there are some minor and slow feedback mechanisms.
Could you elaborate on that thought?

Individuals also have the authority to assert their rights, one of which in Canada is the freedom from unreasonable search and seizure[0]. R v Fearon[1] places limitations on this exact type of search one could easily argue aren't met given the descriptions of these searches I've read.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_8_of_the_Canadian_Char...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R_v_Fearon
Wiping free space doesn’t wipe the original location of a remapped sector. AFAIK, nothing will short of low level format, which you can’t do these days.
What I like about PSTN is it’s open nature. If I tried to build an online voicemail system for WhatsApp or FaceTime, I’d get banned.

I like having my PSTN voicemails emailed to me. And calls logs in csv.

If someone says they called me 3 years earlier, I can find that out without scrolling.
I'm based in Malaysia, here are some of my observations:

1) Grab treated drivers better than Uber - e.g. the Grab app displays the destination so drivers who don't want to go far out of their way or into congestion can reject fares (whereas Uber used to hide destinations and heavily penalise drivers who reject trips).

2) Prices went up immediately after Uber exited, even now Grab has moved to a floating arbitrary pricing rather than mileage/time x $X. So both companies were providing significant subsidies which were unlikely to be unsustainable. Also Uber had defined hot-spots and if drivers idles in those areas with their app open they would receive an hourly wage (topped up with fares that they get). Grab doesn't do this currently according to drivers I've spoken to, its another form of subsidy to get customers a car faster and snatch market share.

3) Related to (1) above, Grab played the politics better. They got the taxi drivers on-side (Grab was originally MyTeksi and just used to hail a licensed taxi) and also navigated govt legislation better vs Uber strategy of just ignoring/skirting laws and trying to force their way through with market share and popularity. I was in an uber a few years ago and the car was pulled over by airport police, I was told to get out and find another ride - wasn't clear if the driver was getting fined or a warning.

4) The super app is annoying garbage. Now I need 3 laggy clicks to book a car rather than one tap on the app. Everyone wants to be WeChat and is failing with bad software.

5) Malaysia's govt is cracking down with new regulations. E.g. from later this year all Grab drivers will need to register their cars as a public service vehicle. This has implications for insurance but since it is a public record will also cause devaluation of used vehicles that have been driven for Grab (since any potential buyer can look up this record and negotiate a better price - Malaysians don't like heavily used second-hand goods). A few drivers I have spoken to have said they will quit driving for Grab before the legislation comes in since they are only part-time and their estimated loss of car value out-weighs all the money they could earn driving grab a few nights a week. So this will pull supply out of the market.

6) Grab was earlier than uber in allowing cash payments which anecdotally I've heard users and drivers really like. One curious anomaly is that Grab is now also charging cancellation fees. But if you booked a car with cash payment and then cancel, then the next time you book a car the fee will be added onto your fare. And the driver has the responsibility to advise you and collect the fare. A driver was telling me he keeps getting 1 star reviews from riders who get angry at him adding on the late fee (which could have been from days earlier).
Sounds like Grab isn't doing basic Quality Control like cancelling unfulfilled rides after a reasonable time (eg: 30min to 45min).
To express and represent your point of view.
> They may trivially capture some of the resources available for others housing by buying up the housing supply and renting for more than the cost of the mortgage while fighting to maximize the value of investment by limiting the supply of new housing.

You're focusing on accounting, which is fine and all, but there are two scenarios here:

(1) There are 10 houses, 10 people live in them. Everyone owns their own house.

(2) There are 10 houses. 10 people live in them. All the houses are owned by 1 person. 9 people rent.

From an inequality perspective, obviously one scenario here is grossly less equal than the other. From a what-is-phyiscally-happening perspective, these situations are roughly identical.

The $2.5 million mansion you mention is potentially a nice house that is the same physical size as a $700k house in the country. My point here is although the situation may be grossly unequal, but part of the issue here is what actual, physical resources do we want the rich not to be using?

Eg, do we want to take away vacation homes from people and subdivide it into government housing? How much stock does that create? Is that going to solve housing affordability in, say, SF?

This isn't me being disingenous, I'm just genuinely curious why people think inequality is the problem since I personally favor that wealth creation is being strangled by hostile political forces.

Inequality is a problem; it is a symptom of things going badly wrong. But that doesn't mean that reducing inequality cures the disease - it is easy to reduce inequality by forcing everyone to have nothing. We all want to reduce inequality be creating more wealth. Houses, stuff, fun experiences, etc, etc. Is that possible? Is redistribution a valid route? Maybe. It does work sometimes.
This is an easy one - go for it! With your age, experience and accessibility to support from friends and family I think the upside far outweighs the downside.

You haven’t mentioned any financial commitments (loans, dependants, filial support, etc) so presumably you have none.

You will probably regret not going for it more than sticking with something you hate.
well that's impressive!
It's a very bad sign when an aircraft manufacturer builds a warning light and then says, if it doesn't work, that's not a safety issue.
Mine says Developer edition beta 16
Version 67.0b16 (64-bit)
Last updated = 03May2019.

do I need to make this change?
is it in the about:config ?
'xpinstall.signatures.required = false
I was not too impressed by the paper.

In particular, I think the dichotomy stems not from statisticians neglecting what works, or having a narrow mindset, or whatever.

It seems to me that it stems from different goals:

* business seeks to predict and classify

* science seeks to test hypotheses

And statisticians used to focus on the latter, for which you need classical statistics ("data modeling", or "generative modeling", as Donoho calls it), don't you?

And for prediction and classification, sure, there are the classical techniques (regression, time series (ARCH, GARCH, ...), Fisher's linear discriminant), there are Bayesian methods, newer statistical stuff such as SVM, and ML techniques such as random forests.

However, it's just driven by different objectives. As the commenters state, Efron: 'Prediction is certainly an interesting subject but Leo [Breiman]’s paper overstates both its role and our profession’s lack of interest in it.', or Cox: 'Professor Breiman takes data as his starting point. I would prefer to start with an issue, a question or a scientific hypothesis [...]', or Parzan: 'The two goals in analyzing data which Leo calls prediction and information I prefer to describe as “management” and “science.” Management seeks profit, practical answers (predictions) useful for decision making in the short run. Science seeks truth, fundamental knowledge about nature which provides understanding and control in the long run.'.

So, different objectives call for different methods. And, certainly 20 years ago, statisticians were mostly focusing on one rather than the other. Ok. So?
Elon Musk’s billionaire moon passenger says he’s broke
Re:2. The article says the alert will only come once the aircraft is above 400ft.
Originally Boeing told pilots it would activate on the ground.
> Software that's broken in preventable ways doesn't solve business problems, it just creates new ones.

I think you may be missing OPs point. Software "that's broken in preventable ways" very frequently does solve business problems. And solves them well. That's why the industry works the way it does w.r.t. testing.

6 months to deliver 2 applications that each work 80% often provides more business value than 6 months to provide one application that works 100%. More functionality almost always is more valuable to a business - including warts and all.