skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Disclaimer: I am not a native Hawaiian, so this can be taken with a grain of salt.

In the Hawaiian religious beliefs, the Mana (spiritual power) of a person does not end with their life. The Iwi (bones/remains) still contain the Mana of a person. In addition, traditionally the Ali'i (noble people) were held in high regard, and were often seen as holding a tremendous amount of Mana - which was their mandate to rule -.

Mauna a Wakea (Muana Kea - named for Wakea (Sky Father), one of two primal deities), was a traditional burial site for Ali'i. So the sacredness of the mountain is derived from the fact that it is in close proximity to Wakea, and also importantly because the Mana of the Ali'i are believed to still be present. As a side note disturbing Ali'i remains is thought to be Kapu (forbidden for spiritual reasons, often with drastic punishment - traditionally -).

So while to outsiders it may seem like "a bunch of contrarians" the story is much more nuanced. And trying to explain a full belief system in a news sound bite, I imagine would be difficult. As others have pointed out there is a long history of oppression and discrimination as well, so native Hawaiians have a reason to be agitated that their voice is not being respected.

If anyone with more knowledge can correct/elaborate on the ideas above, I would appreciate that.
>I just carry two phones

This. I actually gave up my smart phone a year ago. I've been with a feature phone (Nokia 3310) for a full year. Office-mates can't believe that I don't check my e-mail on the go. My position at work is this: "Given that I'm at my workstation 85% of my day, if I'm important enough to need to check e-mail 'on the go' or outside of work, I'm important enough for the company to get me a second phone - one dedicated to work and work only."
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I expect little to no coding knowledge. Each chapter is designed to take about 30 minutes. As more of the world's data is stored in databases, I expect that this time will pay rich dividends!
Considering fingerprint analysis is pseudoscience and almost entirely made up (along with most other "forensic science") [1] [2] we can assume LOTS AND LOTS of innocent people are caught with "fingerprint data"

[1] http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?rec...

[2] https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12589/strengthening-forensic-sci...

>"There is some evidence that fingerprints are unique to each person, and it is plausible that careful analysis could accurately discern whether two prints have a common source, the report says. However, claims that these analyses have zero-error rates are not plausible; uniqueness does not guarantee that two individuals' prints are always sufficiently different that they could not be confused, for example. Studies should accumulate data on how much a person's fingerprints vary from impression to impression, as well as the degree to which fingerprints vary across a population. With this kind of research, examiners could begin to attach confidence limits to conclusions about whether a print is linked to a particular person."
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Agree with those thoughts and would add that especially for things like 1 on 1s, you need to see someone's reaction to questions you ask.

For instance, I talk about feedback from a team member for you...are you defensive? are you surprised? upset? It's hard to tell all that just from someone's voice or the silence on the other end of the phone line.

As for appearance, that really isn't that important:

1) Skype is now giving you the option to blur the background when on video, which hopefully becomes a common feature in the market

2) Zoom and Google both have "visual correction" which makes everyone look better on the call

3) Most important, as a manager I don't care if you look like a model or Gary Busey...it's just about reading your reactions and being able to create a connection. I'm sorry if you've had bad managers who treat that like an inquisition, but for good managers, those that care (and read 6,000 word essays so they get better) really benefit from this because they use it from a position of trying to help.
Speaking as an automotive engine mechanic, sometimes we use lacing in long-haul tractor trailers.

Wiring for sensor modules along the air-slide fifth wheel, near the attic, or especially around the air brake dryer are always laced. The reason for this is zip ties will quickly fail after freeze-thaw cycles. professional drivers in wisconsin or Minnesota cannot get stuck due to an electrical failure on the side of a remote road, as it can prove fatal.

The same goes for heat. sensors near the differential or aux transmission MUST be laced. Climates like Arizona and Texas can cause zip ties to bite into soft wire insulation or vice versa, causing the harness failures.

Then theres manufacturer recommendations. Zip tie plastic can contain additives that bugs or rodents find quite delicious, which cause nesting issues and failures. kevlar twine or lacing cord can be dipped in bitrex or other chemicals to prevent this.
Beautiful Concept.

Recent article about In Sheep's Clothing and Gold Line in LA: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-hi-fi-b...
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Some invest it themselves into real estate, both in their own country (like highest towers, most fancy hotel, palm tree shaped islands) and abroad (skyscrapers and office buildings in various financial structures).

They're really setting themselves up for them and their future generations to remain rich and comfortable for the forseeable future even when oil dries up or demand goes down.
Is its function parameter passing really more obnoxious than python, which lets you mutate the default parameter across calls:

def foo(bar=Bar(1)):

Unless bar is a primitive type, in which case each invocation gets the same value?

def foo(bar=1):

Perl wears its idiosyncrasies as badges of honor. Python keeps them hidden so they can sneak up on you when you least expect it.
The Emacs interactive tutorial (type "C-h t" to start) is awesome. After you complete it you know all Emacs basics and can get to work.
not if u want to take a vacation to mars
I'm sure many crooks are salivating and dreaming ways to get their hands on that money. Impressive governance.
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Finally someone is going to solve one of the major problems of IT matket! Good luck, I'm sure you'll succeed in that!
Back then cars used to explode uncontrollably.
I work on a large, legacy codebase (the oldest modules date from the mid-nineties) that's slowly being rewritten from Perl into Python. A handful of developers have been involved with the project from the beginning. Looking at the long term contributors, readable or un-readable code seems to be more about the person than the language. Unsurprisingly, the person who produced the most unreadable, unmaintainable code is now doing the same in a new Python only project.

I've always tried to look at programming in a similar manner as writing research papers, your ideas are no good if no one understands how they're put to paper. Explicitly stating your intentions is better than assuming the reader knows the subject matter. If something is clever, overly-compact or your reviewer expresses confusion, rewrite it or at least spend an extra line or two in explanation.

At the language level, I miss Perl's handling of regexps and shell commands (which consist of large amounts of this codebase). Python requires a fair amount of overhead to handle both and always feels a little clunky. While I'm far more fluent in Python, I typically reach for Perl when needing to quickly handle log files, automate shell tasks, and prototype ideas. On the flip side, now that Python supports type hinting, function signatures are much more valuable, and overall I feel I can write far more robust tests in Python than Perl. Given that the direction of the project is to move from a collection of one-off scripts that just kept on growing to a tested, maintainable, modular codebase, Python is the better choice.
So I'm supposed to believe that a certain party in the US wants to rip out all of our infrastructure reliant on oil and completely replace it with something new..because fossil fuels will destroy the world in 10 years.

Yet Norway, which is pumping out said oil and making billions of dollars in the process, is perfectly okay because they are using a fraction of it for renewable energy research?

Climate change has nothing to do with science and everything to do with politics if this is the case.
Completely depends on the game. Great games lead to more sales -- mediocre/crap leads to less.
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Very cool Jacob!
you trading your own money though? awesome answer btw.
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That's the way I've always understood it too. Italics for light delineation, and bold for important delineation.

I've just never heard of bold as yelling, and am interested to know which cultures consider that to be so.
Apple is regressing to a Prada or Fendi identity. Now that they've become a "lifestyle brand" whose revenues come largely from Veblen goods they have much less incentive to foster technical excellence, engage with the technical community, or market products for use by professionals.

At least 1990s Apple users were computer fans in an era when that was a rare thing. Today, strippers and drug dealers carry iPhones (and are proud of it).
How about the fact that those fingerprints Haven long been stolen and likely abused by all sorts of undergeound criminals? Even federal workers fingerprints were stolen in the OPM hack.
The shop I'm part of is staffed by bootcampers or fully self-taught people. Not a degree in sight. They have to be passionate about code/computer/the web/technology/math/some associated subject to thrive, but when they are, it seems to work out. I'm lead to believe this is the relative norm for web development.

Bootcamps do not teach things like pointers, type-theory, or big-O notation. I'm not sure what they do teach, I'm self-taught and via MIT Open Courseware + other net resources, have learned a lot about those, but I have no idea how that compares to either bootcamps or modern CS courses. Not all of my colleagues know about pointers or type-theory, but the senior ones do.

I don't know if my experience is unusual though.

edit: nicer formatting.
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>> As a religious person what is the justification for a non literal interpretation of the Bible?

The fact that there are parts that are explicitly given as being symbolic. This is actually addressed in the New Testament when Christ explains that he teaches in parables because he's speaking directly to a specific level of understanding.

>> Science says that no one can turn water into wine

No, science does not know how to turn water into wine. There was once a point where science did not know how to turn one element into another element, but it would have been incorrect to say that science had said no one could do it - that's confusing science with what people think. If there's a being that created the universe, I'd imagine that can pretty much do what they want with molecules.

>> If I or anyone I knew was doing this form of psychological self manipulation, how would I know?

How do you ever know that about anything? You trust your senses, but you have no more justification for doing so than people who have had intense spiritual experiences do for following up on those experiences. I view the intense spiritual experiences I've had as being a sense - it's no more rational for people to expect me to ignore what I've felt than it is for me to expect you to do the same things if you haven't felt that.
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isn't python used for automating? I guess excel can do autochecking if you really pushed it
If that data can lead to suspects that's a start. Then you have 4 suspects to put a subpoena to google for tracking data. Go from there.
This. We should be constantly striving for the minimal set of laws which produce the desired effects. After all, the more lines you write the more space there is to play in between them.
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Request modification using chrome.webRequest is pretty clearly something potentially abusable. Yet it's never mentioned in the rather long section about changes that may affect security concerns. It's only mentioned as something ad blockers find useful.

This is, at the very least, a significant editorial oversight.
AI should be recognised as inventor of ideas in patents filed on its behalf
The amount varies from year to year. It's mostly been less than 2k.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Permanent_Fund#Annual_i...
>We wasted 50 years not going after space like we should have been. Let's get at it.

NASA alone spends some 10X-20X every year what Bezos does, but some how a dinky danky 1 billion is now "going after space like we should have been?"

I don't buy it. If NASA's ~22B budget is insufficient, then billionaires making toys for an order of magnitude less is an order of magnitude more insufficient.
They don’t really. Let’s say I choose to avoid the traditional credit system and go with one of these other things. Then some fraudster opens an account in my name with my info and suddenly I’m in Equifax anyway. Then Equifax gets breached and even more fraudsters use that info. I’m stuck trying to prove my innocence to creditors despite having supposedly chosen not to participate in that system.