skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
When it comes to the greater public, default settings might as well be the only available setting. Apart from a few 'techies' most people will never even touch the default settings out of the naive belief that "the default setting is what's best for me".

As an alternative approach I would suggest empty settings to begin with, forcing the user to think about their preferences on first use.
>However, aviation regulator the European Aviation Safety Agency said [in reference to windowless planes]: "We do not see any specific challenge that could not be overcome to ensure a level of safety equivalent to the one of an aircraft fitted with cabin windows."

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44383220
That Java Updater crash though, couldn't be more epic :)
The irony is strong with this one.

By default, Firefox:

- Collects a bunch of telemetry data via several mechanisms and ships them to Mozilla HQ

- Provides Mozilla with remote code execution privileges on your machine via the shield (or normandy, or whatever they are calling it these days) mechanism, which can install and uninstall extensions and certificates, change browser settings, etc

- Uses Google as the default search engine, and search suggestions leak private data to Google

- Uses Google Location Services for their geolocation thingy, which - unsurprisingly - phones home to Google

- Ships closed source third party add-ons

- Comes with a bunch of "about:config" settings configured in sub-optimal ways, privacy wise - battery API enabled by default, accept all cookies by default and so on

Sure, Chrome is worse, but bringing that up that is like arguing that your pile of manure is better because it doesn't smell as bad: in the end, you are still arguing about shit.
Startup Lesson #2: The answer doesn’t have to be in your head
Just wanted to say that I'm a huge fan of your YT channel.
When I was doing industrial controls in the 80's, I read a paper on the topic. The most important point was safety is a primary design goal. You can't add it in later. Because security and safety concerns have pervasive effects on design decisions.
100% chocolate is roughly half fat by weight, easily verified by looking at the nutrition information on the packaging. Not to be confused with cocoa powder, which is indeed just the non-fat solids.

As you add sugar to chocolate, the proportion of total weight that is fat goes down, and fat being more calorie dense than sugar, calories per unit weight go down.
Because Bitcoin and Ethereum are not stand-ins for shares in a particular entity.
Is it? My impression is that nowadays people accept hard work and persistence are still necessary but no longer sufficient.
I don't mean that I _have_ to think about it, it's more that any problems that existed at the end of the day will exist the next day. There's no reset because there's no second shift coming in after me. That causes me to think about the problem, at least subconsciously, until I can fix it.

When I worked in food service, any problem that came up that wasn't solved when my shift ended, would likely still be fixed by the time I worked next.
More details here: https://www.tudelft.nl/en/ae/flying-v/

> "we’re looking into new options to having a rest or taking meals on a plane. Offering food from a buffet is one of the options we’re sinking our teeth in"

Based on the A380 "promises" of in-flight gyms/casino/salons/creches, I think we can safely call bullshit on this - we'll just get more seats crammed in as usual (in economy at least - perhaps first class will get these?). That is fine - I understand the economics - it is marketing I guess.
This is an interesting aspect. But our inability to or having a hard time of changing our fundamental believes seems like a bug to me. I'd hope its one of those health issues we'll learn to mitigate. Btw, do you guys also despise the concept of a global learning rate in AI/ML? There has to be a better way than just assuming "the current state is good enough, now lets only fix details". Humans certainly don't work that way.

But back to topic... even without, I have a hard time accepting that you can simply extrapolate the current "old people behavior" happening for a few hundred years longer. A lot of issues would suddenly affect them. They'd have already lived though multiple revolutions (e.g. new tech, maybe like not paying with hard cash anymore) and internalize this as a part of life. Actually, we're close to having to learn this right now, with how fast progress has accelerated.

But yeah, making it work with stuff like actively seeking peers across a diverse spectrum would probably require drastic effort with a significant burden placed on the individual.
Do people not just add it to the grocery list when they run out and pick it up during their usual (bi)weekly grocery shopping trip?
> For search providers, I have a choice among a much larger variety.

I'm from EU, Google has 95%++ market share here and there are not other serious options (besides Google's resellers, which are a bit slower, and not quite as good, but close). Bing exists, but the quality is abysmal, so it really isn't an option, just as satellite internet probably isn't for most US states (I assume - it is an option in Europe, albeit not a great one).
Yeah, yeah, a bunch of Americans are ignorant xenophobes, we know.

But just to add, I much prefer the term "Hindu-Arabic" as it gives proper credit to both the creators and influencers of the numeral system (specifically, thinking of zero as a number in itself, and as a digit).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu%E2%80%93Arabic_numeral...
> Yes, some sites would break. But if Apple can do it with Safari, Mozilla can do it with Firefox.

Safari has enough market share that web developers must work within Apple's guidelines if they want their websites to work on iOS.
Looks like the plane loses a good chunk of its window seats, and another good chunk are just looking at the other half of the plane.

Not that these are deal breakers, but it's generally safe to assume that at least economy passenger experiences are going to get worse, not better.
One Does Not Simply Add Ethics to Technology
I love this. Apple is one of the only companies (alongside perhaps Mozilla) with the brand muscle to get away with shooing third-party vultures away from a user's implicit information, like the new protections against inferring your location through IP addresses, the option to share your location only once, and enforcing other restrictions like requiring "Sign In With Apple" on all apps that offer Facebook/Google sign-in. [0]

Some developers may balk at giving up all that tasty data, but as a user, this is GREAT.

Regardless of how you feel about Apple on the whole, who else do you think can afford to put their foot down against predatory practices in favor of the user?

[0] https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=06032019j
I agree in principle.

However, design is always about compromises. The G5 had more beautiful handles, but they had sharp edges and weren't nearly as ergonomical as the new ones. And I wouldn't be surprised if the weird holes in the new Mac Pro allow for twice the airflow. Both are tradeoffs that I, personally, welcome.
That is not necessary true. A flying wing can be made completely stable.
The biggest issue with flying wings is for passengers experiencing much more up and down movements. Their position is (specially for the most backwards ones) more towards the wingtips. As you can understand a slight correction will move you a few meters up or down. Constantly.
This article/site keeps coming back to HN often and I cannot stop reading it. It reads like a novel - very sad but very good writing. I hope one day we will see the movie about the issue described.
I receive $0 bills from some sources, and while they don't keep sending them, my bank's website (CapitalOne) does keep reminding me about it as an unpaid bill.

And it won't let me pay $0. I have to mark it as "I paid it myself, outside of your system". That makes it shut up.
Wow, very interesting read. Thanks for bringing this to light.
"why even show this as an error?" is one of my favorite questions. It's the UI equivalent of "make illegal states unrepresentable".

> Use human-readable error messages, and make sure they are understandable to the users/operators of your software (not just developers). Including a specific error code is fine -- it can disambiguate similar errors, and make it very easy to do a 'find all' in source to go directly to the offending spot -- but that doesn't help your user.

Yes. Remember, however, that much software needs to be localized, even if the initial developer didn't think to. Error codes are much better than hard-coded English-language error messages; map them to a message at the last possible moment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_of_all_trades,_master_of_...

seems to imply they are correct and you are wrong actually. Or at least the one you use is not the original.
We all have our own preferences.

But whatever they are, that still doesn't mean that Apple failure with Siri as alleged reason to focus on privacy is relevant when the end result is better privacy.
I don't think I follow. I believe we have the science to prove that having food stuck between your teeth is worse than not having food stuck between your teeth.
As far as I can tell, Google has not divested their >$1 billion stake in SpaceX/Starlink.
Bitcoin and Ethereum do not pass the Howey Test because they are "sufficiently decentralized", primarily because no single enterprise is responsible for developing it.

But there is no framework on how exactly one becomes sufficiently decentralized, and because Ethereum had an ICO and is not a security, we know there is a way to do an ICO without needing to be registered. Unfortunately the current regulatory framework is opaque. The SEC "knows them when they sees them" so to speak but cannot explain clearly how to avoid becoming a security.

My hope is that this lawsuit will result in clear guidance on how to become a Bitcoin or Ethereum, which will significantly help boost the industry.
So what happens to Kik now? Funding-wise, I mean.

The press release says that: "the company’s management predicted internally that it would run out of money in 2017. In early 2017, the company sought to pivot to a new type of business, which it financed through the sale of one trillion digital tokens."

I'm guessing that they spent a decent amount of the money they raised through the ICO. If they have to give it back, will they have to take on even more funding from a VC at even worse terms?
Given the inadequacies of automated translation, it would make more sense if the model was: browse websites written originally in foreign languages, and automatically translate to English (or another known language) for hints.

This is also implied by their suggestion of "learn the culture surrounding a language with local trending news."
The continuous pump-and-dump activity that you see in the crypto space is a clear demonstration that they should be regulated by the SEC.

Regulation is unpopular among the people inside the regulated industry, but it protects society as a whole.
Show HN: Axiom, a Blockchain Designed for Decentralized Applications
One major problem with flying-V is that of stability. However, with fly-by-wire systems, this is helped with computer control.

The A320 was the first all-digital plane in 1984, so it was unlikely anything before that could have been developed (and passed FAA/EASA standards).
Solar. Generator. Isn't that an oxymoron? I don't believe this equipment is real.
Stannous fluoride isn't new, it was the original fluoride compound in toothpaste until sodium fluoride got more popular.
"The CFTC has designated bitcoin as a commodity. Fraud and manipulation involving bitcoin traded in interstate commerce are appropriately within the purview of the CFTC, as is the regulation of commodity futures tied directly to bitcoin. That said, products linked to the value of underlying digital assets, including bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, may be structured as securities products subject to registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Investment Company Act of 1940."

https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/statement-clayton-...
It does feel the only reason we had so many ICOs in the past was to escape SEC rules.
I think this is particularly true in the sense that woodworkers (like software people) can make much of their own tooling in their native media. Nothing I've seen on youtube is a better example of that than Matthias Wandel. Need to make a bandsaw out of wood? Here, hold my beer. The Pantorouter... really? Even dust collection! This makes wooden stuff out of wooden stuff out of wooden stuff. Three levels deep, inception style.
Not to mention that you could be looking at multiple iterations of the mold. If you're selling a low-volume product, 4 molds @ 15k each could be your entire expected lifetime revenue.
Ask HN: Are there any 'gigs' for script-based automation experts?
I'm looking into ways I can potentially bring in more income on the side, and in terms of professional skills I have spent most of my time working on becoming extremely good with PowerShell.

My question is, has anyone here ever done 'consulting' type work that was purely scripting in nature, or is that just a pipe-dream?
>- Uses Google as the default search engine, and search suggestions leak private data to Google

Doesn't apple do the same thing?
"Text is not supposed to fill all/most of the available display width"

Eh... What else is it supposed to do in a terminal? Of course I want text to fill as much space as possible.
There was a thread on reddit asking dentists questions and what stood out to me was unanimous agreement in multiple separate convos of dentist redditors that electric toothbrushes work better than manual. The theme every time was: Use electric. Use very light pressure (don't even open your mouth too wide because your cheeks add pressure). Spend a good amount of time on each tooth --to the point they recommend brushes with built-in timers to keep you on the clock.

As for flossing: All I know is that before I started flossing, I was accumulating measurable gum damage. After I started, it healed. Now when I slack off, I get sore spots. When I start again, they heal. And, when I'm flossing I find it incredible how much gunk I pull out of my gums even right after a through brushing. It's gross. But, far more gross would be just leaving it there to rot.
On Google.com/travel, are the previous trips scraped from my gmail inbox or what is going on there?
Hey, thanks for the feedback on the site being confusing. Will update to make it more clear!

All content is native content in the foreign language you are learning. Suppose you are learning Spanish - we'll show you a feed of popular news articles originally written in Spanish so you can practice by reading those. There is machine translation built in for words or sentences that you might need help with. We'll even automatically create flashcards for you for words you look up, to help you review with spaced repetition later.

When we say "browse any website" we mean that Flowlingo can be used as a general purpose browser - you can navigate to any website in Spanish and use the same learning tools to practice!
What about using them for cargo?
AI can help diagnose and treat mental illness
It's not just the cost of the OS. Orders of magnitude more costly is developing and maintaining the apps. That includes 1st party apps from Google and Apple and 3rd party.
WFSMC? Working from Saturn's Metallic Core?
I remember MOVE, but it's categorically different to the other two (Which were not race-motivated).
I think it would be awesome for high school students to be taught about the patterns where our government has failed its people - absolutely. I don't know if I find these two cases as noteworthy as you do. I'd probably cover instead:

- Ways that administrations have built the case for foreign wars (Bush & Iraq War 2, Bay of Tonkin)

- Ways that police have been misused against citizens (labor struggles in early 20th century, FBI vs civil rights movement)
At their size & scale, these tech behemoths want to be your platform and be in between everything. So the question becomes, everything else being equal among them which would you choose and why? Privacy is a good enough reason for me and I'm sure others as well.

Since the beginning, Apple wants to justify its premium by it just works which has allowed novice users to use their Macs and then iPhones and other products. With privacy, it's another one of those "it just works" plus "you don't have to worry about it".

If Apple can tie security to its already high brand equity, it will be and continue to be in a good place in today's fear mongering world. It's always better to sell a pain killer than a vitamin and security is top of mind for consumers now more than ever. If nothing else their advertising campaigns are pushing that education onto consumers.
Check out https://www.pykka.org/en/latest/ as well which is based on the actor model. My understanding is that it's used by https://www.mopidy.com/ and actively developed by them.
> somehow we need to comment on an imagined public reaction

I don't understand why you think the public reaction is any less important than confirming the fact that a place with the population size of a small country has ice cream shops.

I recall a project several years ago to build some low income housing at one of the edges of Heliopolis, and among the middle class there was a strong feeling of "this is just some corrupt politician pocketing money" or "they just want to hide the slums behind the buildings so they are not visible from the main street".

There's a lot of disdain among brazilian middle class against any government project aimed at helping the lower class. Discrimination is strong in Brazil: racism is rampant due to the slums-vs-rest dichotomy, kids trying to make money wiping windshields at traffic lights are often thought of as hoodlums working for a gangster that burns their income on drugs, etc. Many middle class people don't think about the fact that their housekeeper lives in a slum, and for years, most never knew about the various charitable projects happening in favelas, until Globo started doing investigative reporting about uplifting stories of the sort.

I think the perception of whether a slum has any hope of lifting itself out of poverty is an important factor in how much outsiders are willing to help in that very cause.
Sounds like an opportunity for an underwear company that blocks the scans.
Respectfully, I find that people who are not statisticians overwhelming disagree with your point on which should be taught first.

Bayesian is a natural order of inference for people. The whole concept of the black swan ("all swans are white") proves this out.

Frequentist statistics is much less intuitive to people.

My preference is for people to be able to use some statistics, and Bayesian gets them productive faster.
It depends, in some regards it's kind as the results are seen immediately (is a path bringing more or less compilation errors, etc), whereas as in others it takes time to see if the decision you made was good or bad (did the architecture you chose scale).
"US" is a bit of a broad term. I have never even experienced an earthquake, so I would say there is a decent portion of the US that has no need for such, likely expensive, renovations.

Almost wonder if this it a puff piece like the NYT's bit on 5g a few weeks ago.
Yep, that's exactly how Flowlingo works! We do the same for books and videos as well (native content in foreign language with ML translation tools to help you read/watch)
”the increased surface area”

Is there greater surface area? One way to look at this design is to take an Airbus 350, take of the wings, bend the body in a V-shape and, finally, flatten it to make it generate lift.

That won’t be exactly correct (for example, flattening the body will decrease volume, and, likely, max # of passengers), but given that it has the same passenger capacity, I would think it’s a decent approximation. So, if you need extra material, the loss of those wings gives you some room before the resulting plane becomes heavier than a A-350.
The SEC doesn't decide whether a token is a security or not. It either is or it isn't, and the determination they make is based on work thst any company can and should do themselves before issuing any tokens in any form. There are clear methods that can be followed to know whether or not you are going to get a scary letter later.

Going through these measures to understand if what you are issuing is a security is not unusually difficult. It does take time, and often requires seeking good legal advice.

The strategy many of the worst ico's used, of trying to write their way around the very real considerations of securities laws, was poorly thought out and now they are paying the price.

There are many instances of projects that went about this the right way, I.e Filecoin, Ocean Protocol, Cardstack.
> from a pure greed standpoint, don't sell. But that's not what this is about, is it?

The question I was responding to was “if [investors] dumped all their Facebook stock I wonder how that would affect Zuck?” Whether there are other reasons to sell (I even said “If you don’t want to own Facebook stock, by all means get rid of it”) is beside the point: how does selling affect Zuckerberg? Without going into pop psychology, it doesn’t really affect him at all.
When in doubt, don't sell to consumers, sell to businesses.

Find a business that buys product in tubes (protip: find industrial product in tubes and figure out who buys it!) and sell your product to them at a 10x markup as a cost-saving device.
I'm actually thinking of starting a company to tackle this very issue. You can save ALMOST any patient money, just by getting their information, income levels, debt and sending a letter to the hospital/company. If this fails, lawyer on staff would need to write up a letter.

Medical payments in the US are a joke and laughable. I have a chronic illness, so I gained some experience dealing with those snakes.

Ex 1. I was charged 20k for pre-authorized procedure. After procedure insurance could not agree with the company on the payment, as average payment for such procedure is $1800(according to insurance) and insurance refused to pay. I stressed over it but didn't pay it, I was young and didnt have 20k laying around. I told the company to get lost and invited them to send my account to collections and that I will fight them in court if I had to. 7 years later I received a bill after they agreed with insurance on discounted rate for $300, at that point they started calling me again. It was too late and they could not put it on my credit report, therefore, again I explained that I will not pay as this barely covers time lost dealing with it. Bills stopped coming and they accepted defeat.

Ex.2 Mother was in ER, 40 minutes for abdomen pain. 0 tests, doctor pressed her stomach and gave her high strength Tylenol. Bill total $3500, just absurd IMO.
Parents are lower middle class, I sent a letter with their income, debt and some nice words. Took me about 2 hours tops to come up with it and find where to drop it off. Bill instantly reduced to $350.

Healthcare prices in the US cannot be taken seriously. It is so anti-patient it is unbelievable. Go to ER and get 10 different bills. There is definitely room for a company to come in and represent patients and easily save money.

Plus, patients are OFTEN billed for stuff they didn't not get. The abuse in the industry is insane. You can get double billed, there is also upcoding and unbundling, which results in higher bills.
In short, yes. It's parsing all the travel content it can find from your inbox and then inferring flight and accomodation bookings. Seems to be the same content in the app as /travel for me.