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Ask HN: Experiences in Open Source Foundations?
I am currently looking at ways to formalize the management of a niche OSS project that is growing in user adoption. One standard solution is to found a "foundation" or "association". I already reviewed the structure of a few of them (Linux Foundation, Python Software Foundation, Drupal Association, Document Foundation, Gnome Foundation...) and could already gain some insights from how they operate.

By just looking at those examples, though, I am still missing part of the picture. In particular, it would be interesting to have:
- examples of failed initiatives. I fear I might fall in survivor bias in assuming whatever characteristics those foundations have is the reason for their "success" (or survival)
- more insights on how and why those institution evolved. Did they have to iterate until they find the good membership prices and benefits? Did they always succeed in their aim of supporting the software, and if not what was the problem? Were there cases of a particular vendor "taking over" the control?

I am sure there are lots of people here on HN with experience either in founding/operating such a foundation, or being a supporting member and user of the software, and I would love to hear what they have to say about the above points (or any other I might have missed!)
Or a gyrotron if you eat really big hot pockets.
Reminds me of the scramble suit from Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Scanner_Darkly
Consider a typical web application, the “stack” is.

The browser and front end code - just sticking with Microsoft, the popular method has been classic ASP, ASP.Net Web Forms and ASP.Net MVC and ASP.Net Web API and they both have changed significantly after Core. Not to mention that the industry has moved away from server side rendering to client side rendering. The popular client side framework seems to change every year.

The next level down is a server side language, let’s assume that we are doing client side rendering. When I really got serious about my career in 2008, after staying at a job for a decade, job listings were looking for C# and Java. Those are still two of the most popular enterprise languages. While of course both languages have evolved in 10 years, it’s mostly syntactic sugar. If you were in a coma for 10 years, you could wake up and easily understand code in either.

Databases - back in 2001, I was working as a backend developer writing batch jobs to load data into MySQL and Sql server databases and do reports. Now, I’m still working with MySQL doing some ETL as part of my job. What I learned back then is still applicable. The difference between those two databases now and the front end framework of the day is like night and day.

Web servers. I don’t deal with web servers that much anymore (see below), but when I do, it’s still IIS, dealing with IIS hasn’t changed much in 15+ years.

Networking/Infrastructure. I’ve had to deal a little with the networking in the early 2000s, but I didn’t get back into the infrastructure side until two years ago with AWS. Everything made perfect sense. The basics of TCP/IP, servers, load balancers, etc hasn’t changed in decades. While AWS is always adding things, nothing you learn is ever obsolete unlike the framework of the day.
One big problem with the fingerprint sensor: It's thrown off by even a minor amount of moisture.
>> In real life you also compete with people on just about anything - that's what gossip is about and it's what these services captured.

You cannot compare the scale at which real life interactions work to that of social media interactions.
These indices are officially published once a day, so technically JPMorgan doesn't have to publish real-time data of the index. There are no exchange-traded product on top of this, so if JPMorgan sells you a swap that settles on some value of the index, they also don't need to provide a live value for trading.

Also the computation needs to be transparent and reproducible. I didn't read the spec, but I doubt that this is a complex NLP model.

Technically, some people are already using super fast twitter api for sentiment analysis, so they probably do it the way you say, but they're on the buy-side, not the bank side.

EDIT: basically the purpose of this index is to hedge your vol exposure to Trump's tweets. JPMorgan will sell you a swap that will pay more or less depending on what Trump says. They'll have a fairly large bid/ask spread cause this is in fact quite random, but statistically, they found that this product may make sense for some people.
There is no state payroll tax, so California has literally nothing to gain in terms of taxation whether drivers are employees or contractors.

Even at the Federal level, the taxes net out the same. For employees, your employer pays half of your social security contribution, but as a contractor, you have to pay the employers half on your taxes.

The only thing I can come up with is unemployment insurance, which contractors don’t pay, but they also can’t collect unemployment.

If I’m missing something, please clarify.
Yup.
I do not see it as a competition. On Instagram I share my photos (landscapes usually) and look at other photos. Could not care less about Instagram stories.

On Linkedin I just keep my profile and ocassionaly get inquires. My last few jobs were all result of someone reaching me on the Linkedin.

On Facebook I just filter out anyone who posts stuff what I deem not interesting.

And Twitter… I just do not get it. Looks like continuous noise.
FUCK YOU HACKER NEWS!
> rounded to a whole percent is 0

The order of magnitude fits with the article:

"The specific gene that the short-sleeping members of Mr. Johnson’s family carry shows up in about one in every 25,000 people."
I’m skipping this generation too and sticking with my X.

I want a larger screen, but I’m not paying £1.3k just for a larger screen.

Triple lens camera? I don’t care.
A13 bionic? Don’t care either.
WiFi 6? Nice to have, but I don’t have a WiFi 6 router and I don’t need that bandwidth on my phone, so... I don’t care about that either.
The author of this story was a front line protester involved in the LegCo incident in early July.

He is a currently PhD student studying political science abroad.

Not sure he will ever be able to return to HK ...

An interview with him about the smashing of LegCo building: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3017530...
I have ~80 hours in PoE and started because it looked fun and the microtransaction system seemed reasonable. I stopped because it's pretty clear that what their system lacks in straight gambling mechanics, it more than makes up for in sly psychological tricks.

PoE's "micro"transaction system is much closer to a paid mod or DLC model. Yes, they're mostly cosmetic and QoL items for sale, but they certainly don't feel optional if you've ever played any other RPG or loot-heavy game. Like you mentioned, prices are stupid high and there's nothing "micro" when decent cosmetics run $40+ and a single full effects set is $150+.

The main story takes 20-40 hours, and pretty early on you'll almost HAVE to buy additional loot storage. It's a loot heavy game with no easy way to sell loot that doesn't require storing it (no gold or credits), so they're banking on people getting annoyed by their stash system (which really sucks) and purchasing the added storage. Rolling a new character uses that same storage, so you feel the pinch at each playthrough.

And even if you complete the story, store bought armor at level 2 looks infinitely better than anything you can actually earn through skill or play time. I mean, they already sell "supporter packs" with effects/pets/etc you can't buy a la carte or earn, so the whole facade of these cosmetics "paying to support the game" is already cracked.

They also play that game where you have to buy a custom currency (points) in $5 increments and the vast majority of the items are priced at odd increments, so you're almost always leaving money on the table.

They could offer multiple monetization schemes, like an unlock with each expansion to allow earning some variation of the nice skins and additional storage, while still keeping the game F2P (though I'd love to see them lock applying purchased cosmetics behind a level requirement). I'd be happy to pay $60 for the game and $30-40 per expansion, but I'm not going to just start dumping money into a game to get past the artificial stash constraints or rent worthless digital paint jobs.

There are too many sneaky little quirks that just happen to favor spending money for me to feel good about the game.
I've just started reading A.J.P. Taylor's controversial "The Origins of the Second World War". It was published in 1961 and used the newly released records from that time. The book is controversial because it lays bare just how much of the blame for the tragedy that followed should be spread more widely than the popular myths we remember today.
So this article is only describing the fact that JPM constructed an index that shows how tweets affect the US rates markets. The index is not tradeable afaik.

One of the markers JPM uses is likes and retweets, so I don't even think this is calculated with low latency.
+1 for mattermost. Works out of box for most applications. But I think people will find it surprising how quickly one starts to run out of space. People can be very chatty.
Archiving of Magento1 Modules to GitHub
Even skimming the subject matter for 5 minutes beforehand helps you get more out of the lecture, by preloading the basics (structure and terminology).

I try to understand during the lecture (there's little to revise where I succeed). I can do this while taking notes.

In the past, I'd take semantic notes, based on my understanding, flagging keys, as an aide de memoire to trigger my memory rather than be it. But now I try to follow the precise words, in case there's some nuance missing from my understanding.
Heh don't be so sure. At least we're trying, not armchair losing before even fighting.

China is large, vastly uninformed and HK is very far from liberal values by western standards. But heh we can show them small improvements, like how to
change their over protective labor law encouraging slacking at work.
Even if it is terrible, is the business such than a 26 cent overhead on rides is going to make or break it?

Companies like Lyft are doing a lot more than updating a few fields for each ride. They would be processing massive amounts of location data and they are building out models to eventually use for self driving cars.
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Thank you for posting the exact wording of the bill.

Which of these three clauses are not satisfied by drivers for a ridesharing company?
> Smartphone hardware is done. There's no significant gain in buying a new smartphone if you have bought one in last 3 years, absolutely nothing if the battery is replaced;

I am excited about the possibility of graphene based batteries. https://www.graphene-info.com/graphene-batteries and https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-develops-battery-mat...

Which could be as early as 2020-2021 if the leaks are correct https://www.techspot.com/news/81435-samsung-rumored-readying... my current phone will last me until then.

More about that https://www.wired.co.uk/article/graphene-batteries-supercapa...

It seems this graphene tech can be used for other things too, the future looks exciting.

• https://www.graphene-info.com/graphene-solar-panels

• https://www.techpowerup.com/253839/amd-says-not-to-count-on-...

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/08/16-bit-risc-v-proces...
How do we get past the NYT paywall these days? Incognito mode no longer seems to do the trick?
Natural Language Processing for More Seamless Engagement
I have found the over-consumption problem with electron based apps in general. However I didn't really miss notifications.
How the UK Security Services neutralised The Guardian
> In time gig workers would have formed one or more unions and forced companies into negotiations for better wages and benefits.

That is a heroic assumption. If it's hard to unionize from inside a company, what sort of power does a worker have when they aren't even allowed into the office and can be instantly swapped out by an algorithm?
Why Hotels Need to Care About Their Reputations
Let's arrange a debate for zuck and musk!
I don't know. I thought about quitting social media a lot, but I still think being a member of developer communities is something I want and need for my job and passion.
No, there are various studies, but I picket that one just because is from the very same researchers that got different results previously.
Or they could say put a limit how big cooperation can be an enforce restrictions on each market. Don't let sprint and t-mobile merge for instance. Force companies over a certain market cap (say $10B) to split.

That way governments could stay in control without stomping on the liberties and freedom of it's citizens.... after all the government is there at the service of the people... right?
I think that was actually part of the original plan, China didn't have to agree to the two system thing, but Deng chose to do it. China under Deng's leadership was very bold on testing big policy changes, from various special development zones, to limited experiment with democracy in HK.

Sadly several key reformists had to resign after Tiananmen massacre, so when Deng stepped down, the more conservative forces took over and have been dominating since.
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You can do a backup over WiFi to iTunes, not sure about restoring though. (I know you can do iCloud)
It's not clear that the Media Lab is still needed. It was once leading edge, back when graphics technology was exotic and expensive, and the field was small. But now everybody has that technology. NVidia, the game companies, Hollywood, and the VR industry pour billions into the field. The Media Lab is now a small player in a big field.

Here's their current list of projects.[1] Some of the less useful ones:

"Tasting Menu in Zero G"

"Sculpting in zero gravity"

"Discreet Teeth Gestures for Mobile Device Interaction"

"Blockchained Agent-based Simulator for Cities"

It looks like they're pivoting from media to - something.

[1] https://www.media.mit.edu/search/?filter=project
There are exceptions for certain "professional services" providers if certain factors are satisfied. Curiously enough, software developer isn't one of the exceptions.

(c) (1) Subdivision (a) and the holding in Dynamex do not apply to a contract for “professional services” as defined below, and instead the determination of whether the individual is an employee or independent contractor shall be governed by Borello if the hiring entity demonstrates that all of the following factors are satisfied:

(A) The individual maintains a business location, which may include the individual’s residence, that is separate from the hiring entity. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits an individual from choosing to perform services at the location of the hiring entity.

(B) If work is performed more than six months after the effective date of this section, the individual has a business license, in addition to any required professional licenses or permits for the individual to practice in their profession.

(C) The individual has the ability to set or negotiate their own rates for the services performed.

(D) Outside of project completion dates and reasonable business hours, the individual has the ability to set the individual’s own hours.

(E) The individual is customarily engaged in the same type of work performed under contract with another hiring entity or holds themselves out to other potential customers as available to perform the same type of work.

(F) The individual customarily and regularly exercises discretion and independent judgment in the performance of the services.

"Professional services" include:

(i) Marketing

(ii) Administrator of human resources

(iii) Travel agent services

(iv) Graphic design

(v) Grant writer

(vi) Fine artist

(vii) [IRS enrolled agent]

(viii) Payment processing agent

(ix) [Certain still photographer or photojournalist ... ]

(x) [Certain freelance writer, editor, or newspaper cartoonist ... ]

(xi) [Certain licensed esthetician, licensed electrologist, licensed manicurist, licensed barber, or licensed cosmetologist ... ]

[And even more exceptions for real estate agents, repo people, etc.,.]
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Interesting, I learned a new word, apology for this irrelevant comment
Good !!!!! I too do it
Reminds me of a friend of mine who's a lot into horses. She once told me "We say that books about horses and riding can only teach you the things that you already know."
Well, for an unmanned rocket, have it automatically self-destruct is likely the saner choice, as you don't want it to fall back somewhere inhabited, and there is usually little use for something on the wrong orbit.
This is an unpopular opinion. But social media tends to exacerbate our own insecurities. So maybe dealing with the underlying problem is much a healthier way to solve social media addiction ? Also these dramatic measures like quit all social media is simply telling yourself "oh look, I am going to do this dramatic thing. I am taking action" without actually understanding that there's a middle-ground where you regulate your use and continue to reap some of the minimal benefits that social media has. Holding the middle-ground of regulated use is much harder, but definitely worth trying.
As a user, not an employee, I hope ;).
There's an "ABC" of criteria that needs to be met. In your example, the plumber isn't fulfilling the routine and daily tasks of the business, so he isn't an employee.

However, an Uber driver _is_ fulfilling the routine operations for the ride sharing company, and so is an employee.
Zulip is already a thing. Not to mention other floss alternatives.
Very happy with my Dell Latitude. Has a few ports, keyboard is nice, build quality is great. Rock solid so far. One option at least.
At least a short comparison of Ada/SPARK and Rust:

https://www.electronicdesign.com/industrial/rust-and-spark-s...
I quit social media two years ago, and while I think I am generally happier and less anxious, I am also left out. When everyone else has seen someone's new baby pictures or a picture from the summit of a mountain. Sadly, I am growing apart from my friends faster.
Looking at this from Spain, you did do this over the weekend. I also work 6 days a week—but my hope is that this didn’t take the place of building a family, having a relationship, finding a relationship going for a hike in the mountains, citizen science, or making art. Your weekend is valuable!
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I briefly joined an industry R&D team that was producing smoke-and-mirror demos. The ideas were good, but nothing really worked.

One day I noticed all of the team’s demos had been done already by an MIT professor. I guess that’s where they’d got the inspiration. I figured the professor’s demos were at least real.

Now I’m not so sure. As far as I know, none of the work has made it out of the professor’s lab.

Maybe it will, but this whole incident has aroused suspicion.
I dunno. Warframe feels "cool" from the start, while PoE requires $50 to not walk around with tin pot on your head and bad renfest garb at max level, even though the level 3 next to you is creating and destroying dazzling universes of light because they paid $250.
I'd argue that had also things have been going in that direction (to some extent), before Xi Jinping assumed power in late 2012.
And yet it doesn't mean that he can't write a factual article about airline unions using his insider's perspective.
The main upside though is not feeling the urge to compete with other people which makes it different from the likes of Facebook/Instagram.
how?.
What is the scale and potential difficulties involved for a migration like this? I hope some HN readers can inform us on the technical challenges.
NetApp has a solution for all of that:
Cloud Volumes ONTAP is a virtualized storage platform running on AWS, Azure, and Google,it consumes native cloud resources and it provides NFS/CIFS/iSCSI.

Cloud Volumes ONTAP has the best snapshots out there, immutable and without any resource penalty. you can take any size snapshots (or restore) in seconds. you can also create clones out of these snapshots, so you can check if that data been affected or not, again in seconds.
Adding to that Cloud Manager's Ransomeware protection that blocks known Ransomware files.

In short- this is the best solution out there for any hybrid/ cloud and it can actually be cheaper than free, if you have enough capacity, due to all of its storage efficiencies like dedup, compressions and compaction, with auto-tiering of unused blocks to the checper object storage,.
I've been using a OnePlus 5T since it was launched and I can't think of any reason to upgrade. It's still as fast as the day I got it, the screen is adequate for me, and it does everything I want to do. That it costs literally 1/4th of an iPhone Pro in my country is the icing on top.
Making money as a Kenyan music artist is difficult
> So Apple doesn’t need to do this so much for business reasons. But I do think they should do this for other reasons.

It is interesting to know someone thinks that such a successful mega Corp like Apple has or even should have some other reasons besides business.
I wish society as a whole had a better memory. Even events from 4 years ago are lost easily from the collective mindset.
I find it normalizes my life faster if I keep it real and thus away from socials. Social media can act as a form of life support to keep relations alive that really should just die. We are not all meant to have an active social life with dozens of close friends, it is OK.
Nice. Please add support for custom ini values
It would require serious organizing, but keep in mind there were unions formed in mill towns hundreds of years ago, when unions were basically illegal and union busting was encouraged. Mill workers have the advantage of physical proximity to each other, modern gig workers have maybe more of an advantage due to the existence of the internet.

While Uber can replace some fraction of it's workers, it would horribly damaged if 75% of their workers just didn't log in next Friday. If it was made clear that every Friday would be a 'no drivers sign into Uber' day, and instead logged to Lyft to pick up rides, Uber would have no choice but to come to the table, and drivers wouldn't even pass up any work. Unlike the huge capital investment of a mill in 1840, which was impossible to sidestep, Uber's value is basically that people have the app installed and tend to click on it, and by not logging into Uber but still logging into Lyft, the drivers would be putting that at a huge risk. I'm sure there are more and better ideas than this, but the ability to organize worldwide without requiring access to something like paper newspapers which are owned by the same group of people you are trying to organize against is a huge game changer.
What are the actual implications of this now with regards to the shared labor pool between Lyft, Uber, Doordash, etc?

I can see the effect being that some drivers who were underperforming (those who were earning effectively below minimum wage) simply won't be able to do it anymore, which again is fine since that means a lucky few can earn minimum wage.

I'm also fine with higher prices as a result of this, I'd just move back to public transit, the way it's supposed to be. But our lawmakers aren't exactly rushing to build that either.
keepersdiary: this is great :) It gives me a way to build a dataset (the sayings of great characters in literature) that can be used to persuade the lunatic fringe of my HR department to not contemplate this nonsense!
I switched to Clubhouse recently, and it's been great! I still use Trello for personal/founder tasks, but Clubhouse is really great for software development projects.
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