skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Fairly early in the life of Perl6 it was basically decided there wasn't going to be a transition. Not like the Python one at least.

Also I've heard about projects that transitioned from Python2 right to Go. (The way it sounded, it was easier for them than transitioning to Python3.)

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Perl6 isn't trying to replace any language. Why does everyone think this has to be a zero-sum game?

C++ didn't replace C.
D and C# didn't replace C++ or C.
Ruby didn't replace Perl.
C didn't even replace Assembly.

There is a long list of languages that didn't replace other languages.

I mean even Cobol is still an actively used language.

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Also I think it is dumb that Python didn't copy Perl and make all of those changes work in a backward compatible way.
(I have yet to see a change in Python3 that isn't reminiscent of one I've seen in Perl5.)
The issue is that the definition of essentials is constantly increasing.

100 years ago a person with a failing heart might say "I have everything I need in my life" and die without getting a transplant.

That won't happen today.

People keep producing more because they want more.
but who do they come for? The corporation itself that never did any business and has no assets/liabilities/transactions?
Nice. But 17 digits of of precision is on the rendered drawing bit much.
I personally ended up in the 'just get it done'. I find it very very effective.

I tried many other approaches, sliced tasks, meditation etc.. and no amount of sugarcoating made me evolve.

Mentally overcoming the drag was key in my own experience.
You can still have a butcher in a cashier-less store.
They can pull the apps, but Android Q will add several additional security features - e.g. scoped storage (no more SD card access without user consent), EXIF location stripping (accessing EXIF from photos will require additional permissions) and plugging of several possible fingerprinting sidechannels.
TLDR: Stay where you are.

Cost of Living is extremely high. Look at walkscore.com to see apartment prices. Traffic sucks. LinkedIn has a feature to compute commute times. Select a Facebook job, at the bottoms is the feature. You enter the address of your dwelling, it tells you the compute time.
Sounds like you are not in a relationship. Finding a Significant Other is very, very difficult.

The weather is really great. There are redwood forests, beaches and winter snow skiing within driving distance. Great stuff at Farmers' Markets.

Facebook is no longer cool. Apparently their CS graduate acceptance rate was much lower this past Spring.
Note - I am going to claim ignorance of these things, but I am skeptical about the claim: Was it really LSD? I mean, that's what they believed it was; that's what it was called when sold to them. But was it? There are more than a few substances that can be put on a blotter or sugar cube/pill and be called "LSD" - but that doesn't make it so.

From what I understand, obtaining the precursors for manufacturing LSD is virtually impossible, short of stealing them from somewhere (problem: how did those places get them? I mean - they are super-tightly controlled, at least in the USA). And that's if you're trying to make it using the "simple" method (I'm not a chemist) - which isn't easy to do (based on the "lab recipes" I have read).

The next best way is to make the precursors - and based on what I read about how to do that - let's just say you really need to be a chemistry (organic?) expert to pull that off. Of course, this just could be me being a layperson when it comes to this talking; maybe it's super simple?

But there's a reason why there weren't that many people actually making LSD in it's heyday - it just wasn't easy to make (not like meth and similar substances - which are still difficult, short of the shake-n-bake method - and dangerous).

The only other route would be getting the precursors shipped from overseas, or just having LSD manufactured overseas via any number of labs that'll do it, no questions asked (cash only). Maybe that's what is happening?

Why anybody would trust such overseas "LSD" or even precursors...for all anybody knows, he (and the others who took it) actually got some PiHKAL/TiHKAL concoction that somewhat acts like LSD - but not really.

As far as I know, all of the people who actually knew and could make LSD (properly and safely, and were respected for it) are all in prison. They'll probably die there.

I'm always skeptical about these kinds of reports; I'm sure this guy took something, and he and his friends may actually believe it was LSD. But I am skeptical that it actually was; I've never touched the stuff, but from what I have read about its effects, is that while you could have a bad trip, killing a bunch of people during such a trip is less likely than you doing something stupid and killing yourself. And that's generally due to being in a "bad scene" - not having supportive people around to keep you calm (especially those already familiar with the actual drug), not having the right music, lighting, wall colorings, etc. But again, maybe I am wrong; I've just never heard of such a thing.

But analogs and similar so-called "designer" drugs? Yeah - those can and do have some weird and dangerous effects. To be honest, this actually sounds like he was on PCP or something like that, not LSD. But again - my ignorance here...
Even if you want to keep a personal account, definitively don't use it for work purposes! We created a shared FB account for registering an app, and just manage it like any other company account.
Dutch plans relied on pumping out those areas, not letting them dry out.
I think you misunderstand the concept of Social Privilege: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_privilege
Most houses in the US already receive 240 volts, though a biphase system, so that you can tap just one of the phases and get 120 volts.

But you can easily connect to both phases and get 240 volts, and this is quite common for appliances such as ovens, clothes dryers, and now EV chargers.

NEMA already provides a selection of connectors for high volt/amp connections: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NEMA_simplified_pins.svg

Although slowly the US does seem to be coalescing around the NEMA 14-50 socket.
Fair enough !

Though you raise a point: I'm curious if such a thing indeed exists in Africa and Asia. Africa (and South America actually) I suspect yes, Asia I've got no idea really.

And I still think this belonging feeling is stronger in Europe due to the open borders, and the sheer number of your fellow Euro-citizen you interact with in your day to day life in some cities (but I probably have a twisted view because Dublin is crazy in that regard).
I'm comparing against more... "proper"(?) restaurants actually, where it's normal to cost anything from RM30-RM50 for a meal.

P.S. I'm not belittling hawker food/budget food options, it's just when you go to restaurants I feel that you expect a certain level of hospitality, just like how you don't really call kebab joints restaurants in Europe?
The irony is that we now keep almost 5 teraflops phones[1] in pockets but the last manned mission to the Moon happened 46 years ago.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceDiscussion/comments/9fax9...
The encrypted communication the parent is likely referring to isn't about speech. An example of something that would need encryption is something like accessing a server through radio. Or "iot" like devices, except we'll say HAMOT. I'm definitely not opening a server without encryption. Lots of applications for controlling devices you'd also want to encrypt so that they can't be hijacked.
StitchFix doesn’t have a “house” brand; much of their clothing is easily found in smaller mid-range boutique stores. It’s usually a bit overpriced for what it is, but they also opened me up to a lot of things I wouldn’t ordinarily have worn but ended up liking.

I look at Stitch Fix as a styling service more than clothes shopping. I can make a request like “something fun and summery I can wear to work in an office” and get something generally appropriate. I also don’t use it as a subscription service; if you buy one box at a time they generally run “no styling fee” promotions often enough there’s not much reason to do the subscription.
COPY caching doesn't work between computers.

This was surprising to me. I thought I could `docker pull` the layers from the registry and only re-build what had changed on my machine. But no, this doesn't work.

The reason is that the docker client archives the source files, including all the file attributes like uid,gid,mtime, ... Between two computers those are bound to be different.
Their suggestion that you can "just" get another job is simply an illusion, when whiteboarding is universally hated, and senior engineers are failing several job interviews and have to humiliate themselves to solve FizzBuzz for the Nth time.

At the same time, companies endlessly bemoan that they can't find enough people, so there's a big push for immigration to fill the gaps, bootcamps, etc.

Maybe those people that are anti-union because they consider themselves too skilled really are skilled, however the two issues I described above will definitely hit anyone from mid level downwards.
> Edit: Why not crack down on apps through updates to the Play Store policies and rules? Apple seems to use that tactic sometimes.

Google has been doing that a lot lately and has created the appropriate amount of heavy complaining from the side of developers. Still, auditing source code for every one of those things is pretty much impossible - even iOS apps use a lot of such tricks to fingerprint users and Apple has a hard time keeping on top as well.
Ask HN: How do you make yourself productive after a tiring day at work?
I've found it very difficult to resist the temptation to surf endlessly through Youtube videos or watch Netflix, after long hours of coding at work which kinda drains all your willpower.

This prevents me from working on my side-projects or spending time learning something worthwhile after work. How do you find the motivation to work on stuff that matters, even if you are craving for some mindless entertainment?
Very valid criticisms, but they do not apply in all cases.

In terms of reducing governmental control, sure this isn't much of a problem if your government is altruistic. Governments do not have a great long-term track record here. In Venezuela for example, many would say Bitcoin is solving a very real problem. You're right about its ability to be used for illegal activities, however the same could be said for most technology: encryption, the internet.

In terms of energy, this can be a criticism of almost all currencies and stores of value. This real-world expenditure is much of what gives it value, especially early on. Gold is valuable because of the difficulty in mining/acquiring it. Even national currencies are valuable due to the resources committed by their military, or the military's of that nation's allies. People might argue it is GDP, but GDP does not mean much if you cannot defend it.

Manipulation and price swings are a valid concern, but no other currency is immune to those either. Silver for example has had very widespread manipulation in the past. Silver and gold have probably still been a net-positive.
High-Concept Startups
Japan runs at 100V, the lowest and therefore safest voltage in the world.

That's not really how electricity works is it?

My understanding is that with the resistance of the human body, once you exceed a certain voltage AC (much lower than 100 V), yes, current increases, but you're going to be severely electrocuted regardless.
Who cares about transportation, lack of water would kill the majority very quickly.
AC adapters are rarely 3-prong? If they were, though, I'd expect the to stay in better, even upside down.
What exactly is the blame of Android? That it allows the app to read photos when user allows it to read photo files?

Because this criminal behaviour is also present in Linux, Windows and macOS.

Or the fact that an app can write a file to disk? And then another app can open the file? Also criminal behaviour present in other operating systems. Some users might even call it a feature and do the unthinkable - share files between applications! Horrible!

Seriously, you're blaming the OS because it allows you to run useful software on it, just like a desktop computer. If you want a jailed down device, it's fine: buy Apple. But that doesn't mean every pocket computer needs to be a crippled device.
> The former hasn't been broken and is still pretty solid. Most internet certificates are signed using RSA PKCS#1v1.5 I believe.

FYI, RSA PKCS#1v1.5 signatures can be broken due to trivial implementation errors. [1]

[1]: https://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/schau/files/pkcs1v1_5-ndss19...
I'm still waiting for somebody to come up with that bigger picture after 10 years, all we've gotten instead is a bunch of Ponzi schemes and marketing. It's a shame so many minds were and are wasted on a solution that's not solving a problem it didn't invent (or somebody just falsely attributes to it).
Linux could not have been made by GNU early on, if for no other reason than it was not obvious that the 386 based PC was going to be the dominant platform even in 1991 when Linus started the project.

Making a portable OS kernel is a much larger project than making a non-portable kernel, and the focus on 386 based PCs allowed for getting something useful up and running quickly.
> social programs primarily aimed at children and families

> it likely won't get spent in a manner that will benefit society long term.

I don't understand how you reconcile these two statements. Social safety nets benefit society long term.
Electricity in my country is too high to justify a server/rack at home. I've thought of a desktop, but if I'm going to spend a lot, I was thinking of a replacement laptop
You might not consider giving birth to a child an achievement (not sure I even agree with you there), but for many people the work they put into raising their children and the ultimate impact that those children have on the world can far exceed the impact of any software project.
What a deer-tooth necklace says about our Ice Age ancestors
Ask HN: What are your favorite YouTube channels to learn stuff?
Any kind of channels are ok! I am specifically interested in urban (balcony) gardening, guitar and gaming (Apex Legends).

Would be interested in what other people are watching and what other cool channels are out there.
Why does it run untrusted shortcut files in the first place? That’s where you need to block, it’s clearly as bad as running executables sent through email.
Economic 'game changer'? African leaders launch free-trade zone
> As engineers, we have the opportunity to move into management and become entrepreneurs at a rate much greater than traditional industries.

I've observed this to be true myself, but don't really have a good understanding of _why_ that might be. Do you have any insights?
If you lived past childhood it is highly likely you would live to your 50s or 60s. Surviving your first few years was the hard part.
Yes, unions and laws are the only surefire ways of pushing back when pressured by management.

Quitting right off the bat or folding like a wet biscuit after realizing that they do have power over you are not ways of pushing back.
In the subtitle of this article, the author asks "How
'neutral' should social-media platforms try to be?" I asked a similar question in a blog post[1] using different terms. Should "platforms" just be flat platforms, or should they curate their content like a publisher? If they don't, can they make money? Can they pay content creators decently while still remaining a platform, or is that something only a publisher can do? I don't know that there's a good answer.

[1] https://wilsocr88.github.io/#0/7
Who would you suggest that they talk to?

Journalists get stories, they do that by talking to people and getting information. The New York Times has a pretty obvious mainstream approach. Very few credible people in that community have anything to say about Sanders.

I didn’t notice lots of biased political activism when they were reporting on the prosecution of NY legislators and a governor. When did the switch flip?
The World Saves Abu Simbel (1972) [video]
A Gas-Lit World
You call out healthcare and education as going up in cost. My understanding is the reason certain industries are becoming "more expensive" (relatively) is because while automation reduces the cost of things like TVs or raw materials, industries like education and medicine still require about the same human ratio of input to output. Ignoring healthcare (which I think has the same problem, but there are way too many other variables), is education getting more expensive or is everything else getting cheaper? If so, will reform actually do anything?

To rebut my own point, I can see restructuring the cost of education even if the cost is roughly the same. You probably wouldn't have AARP talking about student debt for retirees [1]

[1] https://www.aarp.org/money/credit-loans-debt/info-2019/stude...
Johnny Billquist wrote a TCP/IP stack for RSX a few years ago and a webserver too. http://magica.update.uu.se/
"You don't need x" is a headline targeting the intended audience, namely people who are about to use x.

"Here is when to use x" targets people who don't use x, but should, typically not the audience.

"You probably need y" targets people who might consider y, again not the audience.
Agreed - I'll use this as a primer to how mining works going forward!
Performance Puzzler: The Slow Server
> What you're proposing amounts to the total abandonment of all the principles that have governed amateur radio for over a century.

This is a ridiculous premise. Things have changed a lot in the last century. We have the freaking internet now for one. It's my personal opinion that HAM is dying because it hasn't kept up with the times. How do you draw new people in? Being able to communicate with others isn't interesting. There are far easier and cheaper methods to do this that younger generation have had since they were children. So let's look at other things. What about making internet relays? Servers? Controlling things (HAM-OT?)
Thanks, I have been looking at subreddits and youtube videos like you have mentioned. I posted this here because I feel responses here would help me have a better filter for stuff I can find online since there can be a lot of things that can be done horribly wrong :)
I really like

* Self Sufficient Me (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJZTjBlrnDHYmf0F-eYXA3Q) – channel about gardening
* The Gaming Merchant (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz2_M6-NBgdiLvDOmlH074g) – great tutorials for Apex Legends
Absolutely. I'll totally admit its my fault. But the fact is that 20-30 years ago, even though I had the same personality I have today, with the same weakness, it just wasn't a problem.

A similar situation is with food in America. I'm from another country and had a pretty healthy weight. Then I moved to the US. All the weight again and associated health problems hit me like a truck. I didn't change as a person, but massive amount of ridiculously cheap food everywhere just wasn't (as much) of a problem in my home town, so I was healthy. NOT ANYMORE!
When there is a proposal that is suggested, there are proponents and detractors. That is tautological. Blankly insisting that things are good enough is just as empty as blankly insisting that things aren't.
I don’t think communication has anything to do with it. It’s just shame.

I tested this out once with a friend who complained about procrastination issues. I suggested he have his wife sit by him while working from home. His wife has no programming background whatsoever but she knows that browsing Reddit or YouTube isn’t work. Apparently he got a lot done that day.

Free Startup Idea: Supply “interns” to shadow employees to create the same effect. Logo could be a Peter Pan style comic of a programmer and his silhouette.
Twitter thread latest on Hong Kong protests
Electroneum’s radical new upgrade ushers in nonprofit miners
MIT debuts Gen, a Julia-based language for artificial intelligence
The Frick Revives 18th-Century Frescoes Destroyed During World War II
Blockchain was all the hype in 2018. It’ll fade soon.
Well, they've got a point. There are definitely quite a few projects whose creators needed to step back, stop spending years focusing on the wrong things and actually get something done. I mean, look at Duke Nukem Forever. Might have done pretty well had they not spent 14 years on it. Same with many other games and pieces of art that spent decades in development, and sometimes bankrupted/broke their creators in the process.

Does that mean you should rush? Obviously not. Does that mean having an eye for detail is bad? No, not at all.

But it does mean you should try to finish your projects at some point. Something that never gets released at all is pretty much useless, and it's probably better to get your products while you're alive rather than have them released posthumously by your estate.

It's also probably worth pointing out that a creator will likely never be as happy with their work as a customer will. After all, you created it, you've got nothing to be surprised by. So right off the bat, some of the 'magic' found in experiencing a piece of fiction/work of art for the first time is immediately gone.

You're also quite likely to see all the flaws, all the things you could have done better, all the possibilities that didn't pan out yet, etc and feel disappointed compared to some ideal you had in your mind.
So excited to use this once my requirements are implemented (mostly just LFS, and to a lesser extent Merge(|Pull) Requests). Admittedly I don't need it, I just really appreciate the simplistic UI and straight forward pricing model.
My Journey from Frame Maker to Painter
Amazon on the hook for third-party goods that cause injury, federal court says
Bitcoin Enjoyable Truth: Tony Hawk Has Been HODLing Since Sub-$1k BTC
Yes, iOS prevents you from directly accessing the images and apps sharing files between themselves.

Which has been one of the major reasons some people used Android - the ability to use their phone more like a computer.
There are always shortages, it's just what you choose to be short on. There are only so many apartments of X size a 10 minute walk from Y, that have a view. There are real limitations.

There can only be so many 2 acre beach front houses near city X.

We make tradeoffs on these things -- now the one big problem is when people force that tradeoff on others. Like banning high density housing. If they want to buy all the land that's ok, but stopping someone else is fundamentally wrong.
Can't speak for others but my thoughts are:

1. It has become more of a speculative instrument than an actual currency. People are more concerned about making money buying/selling/holding BTC. Defeats the original purpose of a "decentralized currency"

2. Not sure that decentralized currency is a good thing. Some things need to be regulated unfortunately. Yes, we all hate the central banks etc but I would trust a regular currency anyday over BTC. Not to mention that you are at the mercy of these "wallets" or even worse "centralized wallets" like coinbase etc which again defeats the purpose in my opinion.

3. It wastes electricity. A lot of it just to mine. Why do we need to mine it again ? Oh it is because there is only so much of it ? Is that a good thing ? I don't know.

4. Most importantly: adoption. My mother has no idea what BTC is and will ever know. It is far too away from being a currency that can be used by regular people. Perhaps that day will come but not yet.

5. Too many scams due to the gold rush of BTC. Again, that is a bad thing.

Disclaimer: I don't know much about BTC but still have these thoughts about it.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20301352

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20302158