skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
The actual quote.

>Following Brooks we distinguish accidental from essential diculty, but disagree with his premise that most complexity remaining in contemporary systems is essential

There's no silver bullet claim.
IIRC, Rust came about because Mozilla did took the iterative improvement approach with it's DOM infrastructure code and after multiple tries that all involved critical, security impacting bugs being missed, no matter the level of diligence they required from contributors, they wanted to see if they could create a system that enforced that diligence up front. They chose to create a language whose semantics and defaults make it a lot harder to make the kinds of mistakes that kept dining previous attempts at iterative improvement. To that end, Rust has been, in practice, for the Mozilla team, the most effective way to achieve their goals.

Whatever else there is to say about Rust, it did solve a real problem Mozilla had, that they had been otherwise unsuccessful at solving after multiple serious attempts over a period of years.
oh come, go be outraged somewhere else.

- some stuff went down

- people said things they shouldn't have

- end result, react team says: We now have a CoC

If people had been able to behave themselves in a way that was appropriate, we wouldn't be in this situation... but we are, because they couldn't.

Who really cares about who said what and if they meant it?

End result: badness happened. Maybe we can just all move on and get on with doing stuff like, writing code and stuff and stop drumming up more drama?

I'm serious though, this is trolling 101; if you make a fuss about it, and pay lots of attention to it, it makes things worse.

Are you trying to make things worse?

If the answer is no, then don't respond like this, because it's literally just stirring up trouble.

If the answer is yes, then please, do it somewhere else.
hands down the best way to discover new shows. excited to see how it grows!
Yeah, this seems like it might possibly be not worth the effort. I'm curious as to applications for this - that's a pressure and temperature that's not practical either.

I mean, unless intel is really committed to it's 14 nm node.
anywhere where you cba to run up a full database server and don't necessarily mind losing a few features.
Historically sqlite has been THE solution for data storage in embedded (think IOT), so in this case imagine an IOT configuration with multiple nodes.

So an easy use-case that springs to mind is any sort of distributed IOT device that need to track state. So any industrial or consumer monitoring system with a centralised controller that would use this for data storage. Specifically, that this enables the use of multiple nodes for high throughput imagine many, many, many sensors and a central controller streaming real-time data.
I think the first few high-profile deep fakes will work effectively well, then people will catch on and we'll figure out a way to cope
No.

And the "web" link Gogle referrer doesn't work.
......yes?

Degree matters, as does content, as does intent.

Humans remember less, particularly within a narrow window of time, and their memory is less sharp — to the point that eyewitness testimony is often suspect.

He made an effort to copy them as he was leaving — it wasn’t simply content that he’d encountered while working.
Is this something specific I'll find in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Federal_Reserve..., or do I have to add "lizard people" to the search terms?
Although rare, vaccines can still have negative side effects, sometimes very severe ones, even in healthy children. I think that state shouldn't have the right to kill your kid, however small is the chance. As for children who can't be vaccinated and have to depend on collective immunity, they are as big danger as antivaxxers' kids.
You wouldn't force it on the first group, what gives you right to force it on second group?
And here I thought PSI was Poundforce per Square Inch
How does right-to-work “decimate” anything?

How does it “protect” my rights when I would be forced to join a union and pay dues just to get a job? That’s ridiculous. Perhaps people should be forced to join a church? Just as crazy right?

I should not have to join or pay an organization in order to get a job. That’s extortion. Unions aren’t banned in right to work states — workers just have the freedom to decide if they want to join those organizations. How is freedom of choice a bad thing? You would force people into unions? Isn’t that totalitarianism?

Why would I want my wages collectively bargained anyway? I am far above average in my particular field, why would I want to be paid at the average? The only workers unions benefit are the below average workers. They necessarily harm the top to “help” the bottom. Aren’t unions the ones that created rubber rooms? Aren’t they the reason it costs so much to get any public infrastructure built in union states?

Join a union if you want. That’s what is great about America, there is still (barely) a thing called freedom. However it’s fading fast with socialist/communist/leftist/totalitarian ideology catching on among people that are too young to remember Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union in the 1970s or who ignore Venezuela now or are under the impression that Sweden is a socialist success story. [1]

[1] https://reason.com/video/stossel-sweden-not-a-socialist-succ...
I have the same problem. Amazon purchases by family members totally obfuscate how money is spent.
The main study which prompted this article is available here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002210311...

Abstract:

> Previous work has demonstrated that people are more likely to trust “deontological” agents who reject harming one person to save many others than “consequentialist” agents who endorse such instrumental harms, which could explain the higher prevalence of non-consequentialist moral intuitions. Yet consequentialism involves endorsing not just instrumental harm, but also impartial beneficence, treating the well-being of every individual as equally important. In four studies (total N = 2086), we investigated preferences for consequentialist vs. non-consequentialist social partners endorsing instrumental harm or impartial beneficence and examined how such preferences varied across different types of social relationships. Our results demonstrate robust preferences for non-consequentialist over consequentialist agents in the domain of instrumental harm, and weaker – but still evident – preferences in the domain of impartial beneficence. In the domain of instrumental harm, non-consequentialist agents were consistently viewed as more moral and trustworthy, preferred for a range of social roles, and entrusted with more money in economic exchanges. In the domain of impartial beneficence, preferences for non-consequentialist agents were observed for close interpersonal relationships requiring direct interaction (friend, spouse) but not for more distant roles with little-to-no personal interaction (political leader). Collectively our findings demonstrate that preferences for non-consequentialist agents are sensitive to the different dimensions of consequentialist thinking and the relational context.
Interesting, I thought the PrivacyGuard and permissions were the same thing, except that the former gives you more control. I'll try that next time.
Could it be - in part - due to the virus changing? Other vaccines with high coverage are known to have lost effect due to mutation, such as pertussis. There is also the example of the best-guess flu vaccine of the season. The article mentions it is in highly vaccinated populations, which contradicts the heard immunity idea, as well as would equate to a high selective pressure on the virus to change. Also looking into this I've learned about how prior to the vaccine, mothers would pass on a temporary immunity to their children but that this is lost with the vaccine - could that also be at play here?
A bunch of ostensibly libertarian people were all about putting that Ebola infected nurse in Texas in prison in the name of public health, contrary to the opinion of the medical community. Maybe a few people that call themselves libertarians just like libertarian ideals when they overlap with areas of self-interest.
> Let's talk about RAM usage: Not using available RAM is a failure not a reason to be proud...

That is rather disingenuous. People aren't complaining about using RAM at all, they are complaining about using it inefficiently compared to other options. Your statement makes it sound like using more RAM is in itself a source of pride. Many of your other points are perfectly valid, but they are overshadowed a bit by that rather silly one.
I'm pretty sure the negative externality of burning more fossil fuels because we're driving farther than ever before is a big enough problem that no positives like being able to live in a house with a big lawn is worth it.
Human-like neural activity detected in lab grown mini brains
But then why bother if you are just using someone elses pre-made macros with a fixed architecture (cpu + memories + peripherals + power & clock distribution)? At this stage, would it even be cheaper?

I think there is some merit to risc-v but people pushing hard for it's use RIGHT NOW don't seem to understand the challenges of SoC design and manufacturing.
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They may mean machine-learning-assisted branch predictors. No clue otherwise.
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there has to be a legal dividing line that separates using knowledge from theft, and I think that's a pretty good one
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> What if the people who are being pushed out have been pushing other people out this whole time?

So who decides when and where someone may be "pushed out?"

If you're going to war to push out someone, you may well end up pushing out more than just that one person. You become the thing you sought to defeat.

So who is "right?"
does anyone know a good on disk nosql db like sqlite with python bindings? I know sqllite has a json extension but I don't think you can query
Love the progress. Anything you can share with future features?
But the problem is that, yes, gardening is fine, but we've crept slowly to using mass-manufactured tools that are designed to break rather than metal+wood that's readily repairable, and plastic pots rather than locally made clay ones, and imported peat rather than locally produced compost, etc.. The march of "progress".
In some countries it's illegal for companies to call random people, they need to gather opt-ins from all people they wanna call.
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As a "Spießer" you must start somewhen.
In addition though:

> The command-and-control server can also query for a list of all 3rd party apps and request uploads of their container directories.
Organizations can start by implementing strict wire transfer policies that require multiple authentication factors.
I'm not implying my obvious approach is better and that anyone is stupid for not doing it instead. People downvoting me for implying that are not being charitable.

On the contrary, the fact that they did not use it is good evidence that it is inadequate, given they spent a long time on the problem and I'm sure simpler solutions occurred to them. So I'm agreeing with you here. I'm just expressing interest it knowing why it isn't adequate.

Though for what it's worth I do work a lot with image processing (of trapped atoms though, not biological samples), so my first thoughts are also coming from someone who's spent a decent chunk of time considering these things.
Thanks for the link. I may be able to convince someone to translate if Google isn't good enough.

If that page is the whole set of laws then it's really not so many rules as the article makes out - our rules in Montreal are probably just as long. I'm going to see if I can cherry-pick the best parts for my little corner of Montreal.
Eventually it will be indistinguishable from reality. Not looking forward to a time where anyone who gets recorded doing something wrong claims it's a deepfake.
The values suggested are north of the ultimate tensile strength for carbon nanotubes and graphene. It’s in the ballpark of the center of the earth. I don’t think it’s as simple as tightening a bolt.
I have no problem with reprimanding people that say caustic things about people while communicating in some project-specific forum. I personally draw the line at Linus' conduct in the past- he may have attacked people, but at least it was always entirely because of their code.

However, people have started policing other, non-project forums as well. That, I do not abide. Just because the person that submitted that PR was an absolute racist bigot on twitter a decade ago (or even last night), it has no bearing on the quality of their code. As long as it stays out of their code and their PR.
Wikipedia article is fine. All the facts are there, if you prefer more narration I like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQUhJTxK5mA
In the way that children may die because of non-vaccinated people around them. And also all those people with serious diseases that can't risk taking other diseases, like people fighting cancer or whatsoever.

It's the so called mass immunization, and it's very well documented to have proven improvements in terms of health in the last century. Otherwise let's all go back to the Middle Age where people would die for a cold.

It's not me telling. It's being part of society. If you want to benefit from it, you have to follow social rules. Otherwise go live in a jungle like some people do. I find it unfair that a newborn should risk his life because people around are not immunized.

It's unfair to benefit from health improvements thanks to all the others that are immunizing themselves through vaccines. That's what I find stupid and evil.

First page result on google: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/...
Consider the health implications of effects of motor traffic.

Noise pollution exposure is known to be associated with stress, raised blood pressure, memory loss, nervousness and depression.

Congested traffic is associated with stress and aggression, even domestic violence.

Air pollution is associated with perceived annoyance, not to mention all manner of medical conditions that have (IMO) obvious mood implications (COPD can be a real downer).

As a matter of opinion it seems obvious to me that a space designed for cars is not as comfortable to people as a space designed for people. As a matter of statistics, there are a lot of associations between motor traffic and poor mood, and illnesses with mood implications.
Honestly, Libre Office has better compatibility between office versions, then MS Office.

I also like Abi Word, but it's only a word processor, not a full suite. I keep it around because it will open damn near any word processing format.
Its not just that mandatory medical treatments are ethically fraught (but not unheard of. Mental health is the most obvious example, but there are also mechanisms to force treatment on non consenting minors with their gaurdian's approval).

The other reason we didn't have mandatory vaccinations is that there was just no need. Vaccines are about as close to a miracle drug as you can get. With virtual no side effects, a 1 minute procedure makes you immune to illness that would previously have devastated society.

If you took vaccines back in time and told people what they did, but claimed the had every side effect they are accused of having, there would still have been lines out the door.
It's the other way around. If you choose not to be vaccinated when there is no medical reason that you couldn't be, it is your duty to stay out of public areas where you would be a danger to others.
I'm not smart enough to go into the technical details, so I'll use an example instead.

Machine learning is very effective in categorizing things - for example, given an image estimate whether it pictures a cancer cell or not.

On the other hand, machine learning sucks where you need to predict things instead of categorizing - for example, given a set of factors, figure out your risk of getting cancer within 5 years.

Any such machine learning predictive system will be useless due to under- or overfitting.

(Again, I'm not an expert, just a guy who has many years of experience trying to build such predictive systems.)
Rather off-topic, I was surprised by how readable this was to someone who doesn't speak a lick of Danish (me):

> Robinsonlisten er opkaldt efter Robinson Crusoe, som er en fiktiv person, der optræder i romanen Robinson Crusoe af Daniel Defoe. Han strander på en øde ø og lever isoleret.
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>People forget that Disney made up the whole idea of a theme park (as opposed to something more like a carnival)

Ummm...not sure if this is really true or a myth propagated by Disney; Storytown USA (now Six Flags Great Escape) predates Disneyland by a year.

As the name suggests Storytown was similar to Disney in that is was story-themed: Mother Goose, Humpty Dumpty, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, etc. Definitely not like a carnival at all.

EDIT: Also nearby was a Western themed amusement park called Frontier Town, which according to this source [of questionable reliability] http://vermonter.com/frontier-town/ was conceived 3 years before Disneyland opened.

DOUBLE EDIT: I just thought of an even older one, Santa's Workshop in Wilmington, New York (near Lake Placid) which is Christmas themed and opened in 1949. It already had its own post office by the time Disneyland opened.
Hong Kong’s ‘be water’ protests leave China casting about for an enemy
I wish more people would take this advice. When you leave the site after deleting your account, and happen to revisit it (via clicking the OP), you realise that everyone is incredibly furious about so much - brexit, sexism, someone clumsily articulated a point in 280 characters.

Being amped up to 11 for a good chunk of your day is definitely not healthy for you, and probably makes you lose sight of the actual problems going on around you.
Most responses I've read to that op-ed were extremely negative. To blame the fed for not constantly cutting rates in response to the random and sudden actions of a mercurial (to put it nicely) president is not a bad look for the fed. It's the president who's going to be responsible for tanking the economy.
I agree with you wholeheartedly but I think there's a stronger argument to be made here: the algorithms being used "work" only on a correlation based on an ignorance of the scoring metric. If the students under test knew even sketchily how the system worked, e.g., points deducted if your average sentence word length > 7, points added if your word length stddev is greater than 2, and the students could meaningfully push their scores up by focusing on these proxies that don't _actually_ measure what a human would say is quality work - or even they can even get gibberish[0] rated highly - then the whole thing is a fraud. No one will stand for a grading system that only works by virtue of obscurity.

[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/23/education/robo-readers-us...
> " gives zero fucks that not all his arguments stand up to scrutiny."

Gives zero fucks his arguments are not arguments at all. What a shame.

Yeah Gladwell. Comes up with a theory, then cherry-picks for studies that support it, but never mentions anything that doesn't.
Check out the articles about the cost of small screws in America.

https://www.kut.org/post/one-reason-apples-computers-are-mos...

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/technology/iphones-apple-...

Basically, the US simply does not have the infrastructure to manufacture complex items in mass quantities. We haven't invested in that infrastructure, whereas China has, so they have the ability to do this stuff, and we don't. So trying to build an iPhone in America is like trying to build an iPhone in Zimbabwe or Sudan or Armenia: the infrastructure simply doesn't exist and it isn't feasible to take on a project like that there.

America stopped being an industrial powerhouse decades ago, by choice, and you can't just bring that back overnight, especially when some other countries never gave that up and will easily out-compete you.
Of which one reason is that people cried nazism too many times in the past, and now nobody takes them seriously outside their filter bubbles.

The boy who cied wolf, basically.
Could you clarify a couple specific facts you're looking to point out, instead of asking us to watch a 21 minute video from some random YouTuber?
This is running MO for comp sci: adding loads of complexity for a minor gain.

Compile-time borrow-checking works for self-contained applications--the compiler has a complete picture of what's going on. Move that model inside kernel space--where blobs are being mutated across separately compiled modules, different chipsets (CPU/DMA/GPU), sometimes even in parallel--might as well wrap the whole thing in a big `unsafe` block.

Somebody's going to say "Oh, you're exaggerating. It's not that bad in Redox." Redox doesn't have to integrate with 28 years of kernel written in C.
> So I im lead to believe that the purpose of these essays and their AI grading is to find and escalate rich people.

Well, of course. How many poor people are allowed to decide what is good for children's education?
I'd like to think, we humans can mold our societies based on ideals such as fairness, equality of opportunity etc... even if these don't exist in nature.
It's an internal grant and I'm not sure I'd be allowed to share it. We are adding AES to our peer-review app. Currently as an additional "grader" to the peer reviews since that's what the PI requested. Since the tool allows unlimited submissions until the review date, I hope to add it as a "pre-flight" estimate to give students a chance to get a rough prediction of the score they will receive and a metric they can use as they revise until the due date.

I'm not aware of any meta-analyses myself. I have been keeping up with the ASAP competition and various attempts to improve on the initial systems for a number of years. The two papers I believe are having the most success are [1] and [2]. [3] seems promising for balancing the opposing forces of high accuracy for true positives and the risk of false positives via adversarially crafted inputs.

I'm also vaguely aware of research happening around extracting features from neural nets. I'd love to be able to help students understand why the system is predicting a particular score.

[1] https://www.aclweb.org/anthology/D16-1193
[2] https://arxiv.org/pdf/1606.04289.pdf
[3] https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.06898.pdf
Seriously? Then live in a jungle. We are meat since the second we are able to breath through our own lungs.

Their adverse effects have impact over other people. That's all I care about. That their poor children die because of their parents' beliefs, I find it very sad, but that's how it is, I can't change.
Or Unpopular Essays by Bertrand Russell.

Or almost anything by Orwell; his crankiness knows no limits.
This was an interesting anecdote but ultimately just a bitter memory of an unpleasant encounter expanded into an unjustified character assessment of an important cultural critic; and seemingly extrapolated rather absurdly to anybody who doesn't have Taleb's ideological take on the world.
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Not sure whether I agree with him calling Modula-2 and Ada disasters. But his statement about programming languages not solving problems by themselves applies to a lot more than just operating systems.
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> Another user, designer and writer Heydon Pickering, tweeted a joke suggesting that users in the React community were obsessed with lifting weights, guns, Trump and free market ideals.

...What.
Page works fine for me. Maybe it was a temporary problem?