skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Or one of IntelliJ's editors? I think most take lightweight to mean "runs fast without making the computer get to hot or slowing down other programs."
Delta ICS Flaw Allows Total Industrial Takeover
The third one looks like a LFSR [0]. I didn't recognize it at first because the factors used here are not the common ones that produce well known periods; not sure what period this one would have.

For what it's worth, LFSRs can be nice for generating random sequences with periods of predictable length - and they're cheap! They also recently got a bit of a publicity bump with the rediscovery of how Doom used one for the "death fade" transition, that randomly but exhaustively overpainted all screen pixels with blood red. [2]

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear-feedback_shift_regist...

[1] http://fabiensanglard.net/fizzlefade/index.php

But in general - yeah, there's a lot to consider with picking RNGs, not the least of which being context. For games Xorshift is often a good enough choice because it's fast, small, and the game environment is chaotic already (because of the unpredictable players) so there is rarely need for something much stronger.
puts on international hat

Actually, all of you Westerners[1] are rich entitled whiners. You have consistent access to clean water that comes straight to your house, you even have a house, with insulation and carpets no less. You have a cornucopia of diverse and nutritious foods, and your social institutions will even feed you if you're poor! Not only do you have all these necessities, even your poor people have opulent expensive toys like cars, TVs and cell phones!

1. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/west...
I agree completely with this.

Keep in mind that true evil is MBS ordering the murder of journalist Khasshogi. True evil is invading and conquering Crimea. True evil is murdering your generals with anti-aircraft guns or watching dogs tear them apart while still alive.

Serving banner ads across sites does not even remotely compare.
Netflix pushing filmmaking technology boundaries
Proteins That May Restore Damaged Sound-Detecting Cells in the Ear
"I saw huge fields of farmed trees literally everywhere there [therefore] I don't think they are in any real danger of disappearing" is not actually an argument, though. There will continue to be huge fields of trees, right up until there aren't.
I've had the opposite experience.

Usually, developers have a greater understanding of the effort that goes into making changes to software, and so are usually more understanding if a bug isn't fixed right away.
The world is a dynamic place. People and AI need to be able to reconcile when what they see doesn’t match a map.
Carrie Lam, leader of Hong Kong, can’t answer whether she has the power to withdraw the extradition bill:
https://twitter.com/TheAPJournalist/status/11611029359228108...
Down the Rabbit-Hole
I'm a supercomputer expert - that's a part of my job - who works on data processing fulltime. I know these codes, I know the hardware architecture, and my statement above is technically correct. I'm not missing anything.
Looking at the comment history, this is another exclusively pro-China account. CCP is now policing HN as well as HK!
I'm not sure if Keysight is doing any innovation anymore or just subsisting on their legacy. (They also wouldn't answer my company's calls when we tried to purchase equipment from them, which I generally take as sign of decline).
Google will have no problem identifying the infidel based on a phrasing analysis.
Changing from Blackboard is a lot of work, and the replacement isn't guaranteed to be better (although while you're using Blackboard it does seem that any replacement at all would be better).

Blackboard has a lot of useful features built up over the years, and they're not all bugs.
And how would massive estate taxes impact the above?
Just want to add, you might want to have your blurbs checked for spelling and grammar. They read like they have been written by someone who's first language is not English.
I wonder if the fact that he offers it as a choice mitigates some of the concern.
It won't pay rent directly, but there is one caveat. I have 5000 stars for all of my open source projects, and I have a salary way above average. I'd easily find a job with a better pay if I want to. So on average every star makes me at least $10/year when it comes to salary only.
Code != Project
Project != Business

Folks keep conflating these things. Sometimes we wanna code, no problem, code! if you feel like sharing, share! Expect nothing! If you feel your code deserves more and wish to turn it into a project, cool! Projects require much more time and effort to maintain. With a project, figure out what you want. Recognition? High usage? Job offers? Whatever it is, it can't be money. If you wish to get money, then you must turn it into a Business. Don't expect millions!

It's a business after all, not a startup. but that's another discussion.
I agree with this comment.

What's strange is Fox News seems to not be reporting at all on the HK protests?
> A well run dictatorship can probably be managed better than a democracy

See the Five Good Emperors for examples of this[1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerva%E2%80%93Antonine_dynasty...
Until we get fuel cells that don't need a platinum catalyst, they're irrelevant. Not enough platinum to scale.
I wonder if a part-time degree might help you. It would take longer, but you could do it while still working, and perhaps you could apply for positions that ask for degree-level education, while showing that you are in the process of doing a degree? (After all, there is no guarantee all jobs get fully qualified candidates applying, even though the ads ask for that.)
Although these punishments do not meet the high bar of "cruel and unusual punishment" as defined in the Furman v. Georgia decision, there is still the issue that judges are generally expected to act in an orthodox way.

For punishment to be an effective and fair deterrent, it must be predictable. In much the same way as judges in common law courts follow precedent in interpreting law, they follow sentencing trends in determining sentences. Additionally, their decisions are subject to the judgement of higher courts (appellate courts; Supreme Court).
Google Earth was not strictly a private effort. Back in the early 2000s, Keyhole (then the company that owned the software that would become Google Earth after the acquisition) was bankrolled by a venture capital firm run by the CIA called In-Q-Tel. I'm sure there are other relations Google Earth (in particular) has had with government as well.
HN readers are the target audience (probably)
That's fairly typical when you join an IRC channel where most people are in a substantially different timezone to you.

If you're in a channel at the same time as other people, it's fairly common for it to be active. Assuming interesting things to talk about. ;)
I don't get all this talk about "insipid Cavendish". Am I the only one that thinks Cavendish bananas are delicious? Yes, it's true that every other variety I've tried is better (I live in Mexico and we have several varieties of banana and plantain available), but even being the worst kind of banana I still think the Cavendish is very tasty.

When people say it's insipid do they just mean compared to other bananas (in which case I agree)? Are they not eating them ripe or something? Or am I just too easy to please fruit-wise?
Thanks, brianpgordon, for your suggestions, I will absolutely consider them
Shh... don't tell anyone!
This matches my experience 100%.
The owners would have to pay for the panels.

They do not pay for the electricity used in the property.

Therefore there is no way for it to be in their economic interests.
Xcel in Colorado has already started retiring coal plants in favor of renewables+storage based on bids for actual projects.

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/record-low-sola...

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/xcel-retire-coa...
Please read the article! He gives them the choice between the "standard" punishment (days in jail and such) and his "unorthodox punishments". And the later are, as close as possible, focused on repairing the problem, not punishing.
Some people have amassed a collection of channels throughout the years that were probably pretty active in the past, but aren’t anymore. Some people like me might notice this and remove them from my autojoin list while others won’t care since idling in a channel is a pretty negligible performance hit.
That's why I put protest/riot. Some protesters apparently goes the violent way.
The Business of Design – Making Profit Without Killing Passion
I like how this fake/troll account accuses its parent comment of being a fake when called out. It’s the proverbial ‘no u’.

I can’t help but read this as China about to do some terrible things to Hong Kong and pre emptively launching their online troll army to try and whitewash what’s about to go down.
Do Google employees understand that most people hate their jobs and you work because you have to?
I tend to agree, but I need to point out that MT19937 doesn’t fail “many” tests. It fails, at most, two of the bigcrush tests: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mersenne_Twister and look for the “TestU01” discussion on that page.

The biggest problem with MT19937, besides its complexity and large state size, is that it needs to have its state properly seeded.

Like I said, it’s a heated debate which random number generator is the best one.
> Jobs board for people with psychic problems. High employment opportunity

I think this has a different meaning to that intended! Did you mean "psychological" problems?
group meetups
It sounds like this is normal - Google has the same problem!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20685700

"If it makes you feel any better, I work at Google, but have found toilets with pee all over the floor and toilet seat and much worse I'd rather not talk about. :-)"
I get people get all riled up about this. Even more when they are young and have no real perspective.

But it gives tech workers in general a really bad vibe. Pompous, spoiled brats.

Of course, most of these people are nice human beings, but somehow they get lost in minutiae and 0th world problems the moment they join some hot startup.
The world stood around and did nothing as China put Uighurs into concentration camps. Why would this be any different?
Worth reading Knuth on this and his attempt to create his own RNG and fail horribly: http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2221790
This was the theory during the Clinton administration and, to be blunt, that theory has been wrong.

The Chinese people do not see risking growth disruption as worth what the west considers freedom. The west has fundamentally failed to make that case to them and even now western democracy is on the decline.

Please, please do not take a free China for granted. Do not think that change — that democracy and freedom — is inevitable. It’s not.
Why would you imply that I didn't read your full comment? Of course I did.

You have not made to me a compelling case that a legitimate concern over what one allows into one's food supply is an external interaction.
His rulings are not unregulated and nor even remotely dictatorial! Read the article please, he gives them the choice between the "regular" days in jail and the other stuff.

Apart from that: one size fits all rules are exactly the problem. You can NEVER define a set of rules that are even close to being a good model for justice.

People should focus on people instead of code and aim to only put people like the judge in the article in positions of power and decision. An twisted person can twist any law into doing evil.
What kind of dev work do you do? I want to do this but i'm not confident in my abilities yet.
If not they should atleast not be considered for jobs that need access to sensitive information. /snark
Yes, for a definition of "low-bandwidth" that you'll probably find disappointing. The WSJT digital modes are capable of long-range communication at well below the noise floor, but we're talking about single-digit bits per second in typical use.

https://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/
My project has 2 stars, 0 forks, and I also can't stop keeping it updated :)
(I don’t remember where I read this now.) Chinese view of a govt is fundamentally different from the West. They don’t see their govt as apart from them. Govt is like an extended family there. Viewed from his angle it’s not hard to understand why they’d want an authoritarian govt let alone tolerate it.
They should at least change it to, “Whoops, it failed. Now get back to work, clickboy!”
> One reason that western people having protesting culture because of historically authoritarians are less powerful and less cruel than the eastern ones.

I think western people are just more complacent, and so protests are viewed as fundamentally non threatening by authority figures.

In China, however, the people are much less complacent and so authority figures fear more widespread uprising.

In the US, we are taught to view this sort of thing through the lens of authoritarian excess, but to do so requires Saddam-ifying the Chinese government.

A more rational view is to suppose that all governments operate from the same playbook and use whatever tactics are necessary to keep the people at bay.

The American people embody a unique blend of cowardice and complacency that most governments would be quite pleased to foster in their own populations. The image of the "Tank Man" was so compelling in the US because that kind of courage against authoritarian power is utterly foreign to Americans.

In the US, the people with "Tank Man" level courage (Chelsea Manning, Ed Snowden, etc.) are vilified and most Americans follow the lead of authority figures and despise them.
>I'm not sure if this will change your opinion, but this isn't true.

Do you think there was ever a ban?
Most likely in private, invite-only chat servers and email lists of various kinds. Anything that's publicly exposed to the internet has too much noise these days. I remember when it was difficult to moderate a chat channel or a web forum back in the 00's. It's much tougher today because of the volume of people you're exposed to.

"Only once you can successfully wrestle a herd of monkeys will you truly be ready to manage your forum."

https://megatokyo.com/strip/209
Bio Implant Chip Tesla Model 3 Hack
What server do you use?
Except, of course, people have actually heard of Wayne Gretzky, and many people not hockey fans even know what he looks like (or did during his career).

It's not like some random, sketchy Canadian guy shows up, saying he's not being treated as befits a great hockey player, and when people go, "Uh, are you a great hockey player? I've never heard of you,..", in response, a bunch of randos appear on cure to say, "What?! Prove any better hockey player exists than John Smith in the history of the game in any league!"

Or, put another way, a bunch of angry randos doesn't prove anything. You get those turning up for anything online, from raw food diets to hexagonal water.
I read somewhere rich people make trust and make themselves its beneficactors, as trust doesn't die, so they effectively bypass estate tax?

Does estate tax really matters?
https://econews.pt/2018/08/07/why-are-electricity-bills-so-h...

> If we breakdown prices, we realize that families in Portugal have the second highest tax burden in Europe (12 cents per kilowatt-hour).
"How is the nationality of the lecturer (w/ a diploma) a relevant fact?" -If you are not familiar with the issues here I can't be that helpful.

The quality of academic institutions and systems varies widely on a nation by nation basis. This is the issue I guess, a site like this and you are claiming no difference between countries.

Note that many top US scientists come from other countries, so its not the nationality of the scientist that is critical but the system they operate within, and the issues with academic integrity in China, Africa and yes, Romania are reasonably well known. Even the US and UK have struggled, and have tons more resources (some struggles relate to their overseas programs).

Hiring your own graduates is sometimes considered a bit of a weak sign in academia as well.

It's the totality of all these factors, bogus "endorsements" by big name media orgs (BBC), medical doctor endorsements from overseas doctors that practice relatively niche medicine (cannabis practice), and scientific research that seems to take any paper written anywhere and treat it equally.
The Office Ribbon is ESPECIALLY useful on OS X where there's a menu system as well with the builtin Help -> search in menus box. With that, one doesn't ever need to even look at that abomination of a ribbon.
Optimal time for breaks vary. You should figure it out yourself. When it comes to productivity it's 52 minutes work time vs 17 minutes break[1]. There is also 'pomodoro technique'[2]. There is also kind of interesting work (which can be extended to topic of procrastination) done by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi [3], namely - idea of 'Flow'.

From personal perspective I would say to also look at how do you eat, sleep, spend your free time and take any substances (alcohol, drugs, cigarettes...). Even if this is not an ongoing thing but occasional it has tremendous effect on ability to concentrate for long periods of time. Excessive carbon based (or worse, sugar based) diet can make you hyperactive (same as excessive fat based diet can make you dull btw). Again, that's a personal perspective.

As last resort, there are some supplements which could help you with concentration, not pharmaceuticals, there are a lot of natural nootropics[4] you can get anywhere.

Bottom line, if you waste time on Internet - just stop. There is no other way. Blocking websites can help, but in the end, you need to choose not to visit those. It's addiction as any other. And don't treat this post as advice, everybody needs to figure it out himself.

[1]https://lifehacker.com/52-minute-work-17-minute-break-is-the...
[2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique
[3]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihaly_Csikszentmihalyi
[4]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nootropic#Herbs
That was really cool. Tried to tap along and noted how my rythm increased, but changed how many taps per beat I did over time.
I had so much fun with that back in school. Our machines were running Win NT 4.0 and and the computers were labelled with a the network name. So I would check the names of the machines my friends were on, or the whole class if I was feeling bold and then create a batch file to send them hundreds of messages.
Also, the common design, like with passports, provides numbers for the boxes, so e.g. 1 is "Name" and 2 is "First Name" and 5 is your license number with whichever authority issued the license. But it doesn't take a _very_ stupid person to write down stuff that's in the wrong box or not in a box at all when all of it seems like moon language to you.

Probably better to have a machine scan the identity document, not least because the machine can trivially avoid freaking out over "Nick Smith, born 2000-01-04" when the wanted criminal was actually "Mick Smith, born 2000-04-01".
From personal sources, the $3m price is off.
Show HN: Wordroot.net – learn word root by examples
Interesting - so is it "a thing" in the US that the city runs a dedicated bus service for all schools/students? Quite a surprise for me considering how poor people say public transport is in general in the US?

It's actually a thing because our public transport is so poor. Plus there are special laws for school buses to protect children. When a school bus picks up a child it is illegal to pass it on either side of the road.

However in some places students do take public transportation. For example here is the pricing for school districts to use SEPTA, which is the public transportation in and around Philadelphia

https://www.septa.org/fares/discount/students.html
do citizens of Bir Tawil have to pay taxes? Why hasnt google bought it? Can multinational corporations set up banks there and avoid taxes altogether?
The Bonus Army occupying D.C in 32 probably belongs on any list of significant protests as well.
West wasn't ready to die for Danzig in 1939 and isn't ready to die for Hong-Kong in 2019.

The result could be similar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_Die_for_Danzig%3F
Yes, but if you ended up in absolute solitude because of that you will become a very unusual person with time, I know it from my experience
Reminds me of Nassim Taleb's minority rule.

https://medium.com/incerto/the-most-intolerant-wins-the-dict...
I miss hanging out in #CSS with the topic explicitly saying the channel wasn’t about Counter-Strike: Source. You’d still get new people asking for a scirm every so often though.
The Arctic 3D map mentioned in OP, https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/arcticdemexplorer/ -- covers the whole area from 60deg N.
Author here.
I am not a native English, have trouble to grow the vocabulary.

So I created a web app to help learn word roots by examples.

Key features:
1. search the word root or matching the whole word
2. Root action to show or hide the word root, then you can catch if you have master the word root.

Hopefully have some help for your English vocabulary growing.
This is a bit far fetched. Hongkong is part of China, it has been part of it for a long time. UK rule was a blip in that and it was a 99 years lease anyways.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Hong_Kong
You have to pull out cash from the bank for a bank run to occur. Can't you buy gold or some other cash substitute instead?

Could be even more difficult to detect than abnormal spike in cash withdrawals via ATMs.
It's on
>When you consider that governments spend trillions of dollars a year subsidizing fossil fuels (this is not an exaggeration)

It is an exaggeration, and it's mostly on the consumption side, not production. Why does the OECD come up with $150-$200BB a year in subsidies? Why is the IEA estimate ~$400BB?:

https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-the-challenge-of-defin...

The IMF report says a whopping $4.6TT of the $5.2TT are "externalities". I think we all agree externalities exist, but externalities are not subsidies, nor are they easy to price.
> a society where equal rights are constitutionally enshrined

I don't think they are as "enshrined" as you think they are.
respectfully disagree -- too broad a statement.. curl is not the same as MyFavortiePhPTableGenerator, and in 2020 should not be treated in the same ways
Humans are vandals. Humans are murders.

Humans are creators. Humans build things larger than themselves.

Nothing is perfect. Choose what to focus on.
Codecademy Lunches Data Science Career Path
"3) The Have-To-Dos may happen, but not the Want-To-Dos. Even if the procrastinator is in the type of career where the Panic Monster is regularly present and he’s able to be fulfilled at work, the other things in life that are important to him—getting in shape, cooking elaborate meals, learning to play the guitar, writing a book, reading, or even making a bold career switch—never happen because the Panic Monster doesn’t usually get involved with those things. Undertakings like those expand our experiences, make our lives richer, and bring us a lot of happiness—and for most procrastinators, they get left in the dust."

This is too real
Unusual people != mental illnesses. I'm a blind person, and I would definitely use a site like that, as some/most people are used to thinking of blind people as aliens that are better avoided. People who don't mind talking to unusual people is exactly what I'm looking for.