skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I understand your point, but it definitely doesn't apply to the situation I was talking about. When a steel mill or nuclear test facility has to go up by a certain date, the work doesn't stop. They just cut bigger overtime checks and keep people going until the job is done. And there isn't any 'hiding' at your desk, you're either visibly working on the job site or you're not.
Of course stocks moved based on supply/demand, but there are drivers and catalysts which bring the marginal buyer/seller out to play. So I don't think saying that stocks moved based on supply/demand is adding anything really. If you're suggesting that all equities price changes are meaningless, that is simply not the case. If you're not suggesting that, my apologies, but the way you phrased it reminds me of something I often hear which seems to be a popular misunderstanding (and embraced in much of academia).
Mario World does have a 2D physics engine with tile-based collision detection that works on 255 objects iirc.

The physics it implements is cartoony in that max velocity is capped such that acceleration is limited, but it's an implementation of verlet integration, more or less.

You can see the devs playing with it in a few levels. For example there's that long vertical fall with multiple objects falling along with you that leads into the 8th world.

Or a few levels where an enemy causes chaos with a turtle shell.
Wolfram Beta: like Wolfram Alpha, but worse.
>I like Uniqlo, but one thing that has annoyed me about them is the environmentally unsound practice of packaging each individual item (T-Shirts, etc) in a thick plastic wrapper.

The environmental costs of production, transporation, storage, promotion, and display of each of their t-shirts would dwarf 1000 times the environmental cost of the plastic wrapper. So much so that removing it would be a moot point -- like optimising a function that the code spends 0.01% of its time in. Removing it would be just the environment theater / token gesture companies love.

What's worse, the "fast fashion", "consume clothing/throw it away/don't hand it down/don't keep it longer" mentality necessary for Uniqlo and others to show growth year after year has even worse impact on the environment.
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yp73jw/apple-recycling-ip...

I myself worked in refurbishment in the very beginning of my career. Even back in 2012 they were already quite militant with the refurbishing industry.

They blackmailed Alibaba into removing refurbished Apple goods from their store under a threat of pulling their goods from Tmall, and suing them in the US.

Iphone 4 started manufacturing using a non-sticky optical bonding gel for the glass, but later they switched to a hard epoxy out of a sudden in the middle of manufacturing run.

People noted that this was a very expensive solvent resistant epoxy that was very hard. They intentionally made it impossible to unbond the display without ruining it.
Intermediate Streamlit
Amazon, Ring hit with lawsuit over security camera hacking
Don't think of this as "cancer research has to go begging". There's plenty of money for cancer research. Cancer research begs in the local store because it's so popular that begging in the local store is extremely lucrative.
What a total waste.

Apparel companies are starting to participate in the secondary market for their used gear, why can't Sonos do something similar?

Examples:
- Patagonia Worn Wear (https://wornwear.patagonia.com)
- REI Used Gear (https://www.rei.com/used/shop/gear)
- Arc'teryx Rock Solid (https://rocksolid.arcteryx.com)

As it stands, Sonos is effectively buying their old speakers and then throwing them away. Could they not recoup their costs and avoid e-waste by simply selling the used Sonos devices into a market that can't afford the brand new ones? I thought this is how most phone trade-in programs worked, which seems like a mature process now.
Sonos don't need to go out of business to shut down the servers.
I'am about to try DaVinci Resolve as an alternative to Premiere (I used Premiere in the past). But I don't want to fork $20 per month because I don't use it that often.
A good opensource video editing software (or NLE non-linear editing as they call it) would be great.
Because it is super convenient to set up, works well, and it is non obvious how it is harmful.
> First gen Ipods were a prime example

Eh what?
See "Why should I care what color the bikeshed is?" [0] for the reference, if you're interested (and/or "Law of triviality" [1]).

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[0]: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/misc.h...

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_triviality
> Apple Maps is still pretty far behind Google Maps.

Both fall well short of OSM for topics other than finding local businesses. OSM gives me incredible detail, even telling me where water fountains and benches are in the local park. Meanwhile Google Maps doesn't even recognize the restricted access road running through the park, let alone any of the walking trails, let alone any water fountains, benches, etc.

If you can't drive a car on it or through it or to it, Google thinks it may as well not exist.
I remember reading discussions in the Qubes mailing list about using MirageOS for the firewall. I didn't know it supported more complex applications now. :)
Do you, in so many words, concur with _sword's comment further up?
Here's my list:

* Mood tracking software (e.g. Daylio [1]). Put owners in charge of their data for easy export and sharing

* Paper craft unfolding (e.g. Pepakura). Allow for 'automagic' unfolding but also user selectable joining/splitting of triangular islands.

* Machine learning oriented games (e.g. GWAP [3] (now defunct)). Open source games that allow for open data collection that can then be fed back into the community for machine learning.

* I've heard architecture software is abysmal and has no open source alternatives

* In browser CAD (e.g. OnShape [4]). In browser lowers the bar to accessibility.

* Photogrammetry/3d Scanning. There might be some open source alternatives but nothing that is as easily accessible as the David Scanner [5].

* Projection mapping. Again, there might be some open source alternatives but nothing that I've seen where I can buy a 'kit' with intuitive software to get up and running quickly (though I haven't looked too much in depth).

* Ultrasound machine. There's echOpen [6] but I don't know the status of that project.

* DNA sequencer. There was the Polonator [7] but it never became 'open source' and eventually died.

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[1] http://daylio.webflow.io/

[2] https://tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human-based_computation_game

[4] https://www.onshape.com/

[5] https://www8.hp.com/us/en/campaign/3Dscanner/overview.html?j...

[6] http://www.echopen.org/

[7] http://arep.med.harvard.edu/Polonator/
I agree with you that I would not personally launch it at this stage, but again, Tesla does launches at a similar state as well. The launch date smells like Erdogan said ‘come hell or high water, we’re announcing this in 2019’. This feels the same as the very early and half built opening of the new Istanbul Airport. The guy has a fixation with dates and likely this was a compromise.

Turkey does have its problems, but this announcement is far too small to make any meaningful dent in them, so I would expect this is mostly domestic posturing for the 2023 election cycle. The earlier they can ship and sell at a reasonable price, the better it is for their election odds.

That said, the airport is getting better, and considering making a car is well within Turkey’s manufacturing capabilities, I don’t see a reason why it would be a stretch.

(I certainly wouldn’t buy one for the first 10 years though.)
If the devices become useless, how is this any different from Sonos just offering customers "trade-in" value for their old devices (like for used cars) and then throwing them out? Just that the device doesn't get physically mailed to Sonos?

Like if you think it's just spiritually bad to throw working things out, fine. But how is Sonos doing wrong by the customer?
I prefer the Japanese system where they invested in a network of seismometers and blast out a notification, so your phone alerts you of the earthquake before it reaches you
It's definitely based on the Z80, but it's also different enough that you can't really base yourself on Z80 docs to implement the Game Boy CPU (I learned that the hard way). The flags are different, the timings are different, some instructions are removed, some instructions are added etc...
Take your idea here a step further and realise that even reviews can't prepare you for when the line cook is having a shitty day. Every plate that comes out of a kitchen is different. When two different locations are using the same technique and the same ingredients, there's not some magical quality about the different location that is going to alter the quality of the food.

Unless it's a steakhouse that specialises in dry aged steaks.

Then there might be something in the air.
The wind is generated by the sun. It's abundant and it is efficient. And you can sail at night since the ocean is one giant solar powered battery bank.

We lived aboard a catamaran with 600W of solar and it was enough to charge our banks and make water.

> more resilient to external conditions

The sea is really big and very powerful. If you are on it long enough you'll see some terrifying stuff. The boats being built today aren't really designed for those conditions. They were designed to be sailed smarter by using modern forecasting and satellite weather tracking. Going out blind and hoping you don't run into a tropical storm is rare these days.
The one setting we have here in Norway is only for when credits are rolling. The one that really drives me up the wall, and the sole reason I cancelled, is the one that's pre-movie.

It starts playing trailers when you're in the library and linger for a brief second on a movie, or starts the actual movie if you click on the movie to read more about it.
This my hobby and at worst, will be the only one to use the lang. I'm well aware of the complications of the endeavor. I procrastinate in start this for more than 10 years!, because I tell myself: This is not for me, and somebody else must do something better.

I wish to have some funding but my need are modest, so if i cover my own expenses so i can focus at least half time is good enough...
Counterpoint: I want to see college eliminated. The idea doesn't make as much sense in the modern world and codifies the idea that companies shouldn't have to train their own employees (and raises an artificial barrier to entry!).

Subsidizing collegiate institutions might cement practices that should perhaps change as time goes on. Does it truly make sense for every kid to go to school for four years? Perhaps three years would do just as well? How and when will we change the funding to each institution to accommodate that? Will the institutions be able to transition well to a three-year model? The free market is able to make such changes as fast as need be. The regulated market would push back against changes that may be necessary.

I'm not saying college isn't necessary or that it isn't too expensive. I too am alarmed at the number of bankrupted kids and the hordes of immigrants stealing jobs that we should rightfully be able to fill best. However, I am saying that rushing to the solution of free college may introduce unforeseen problems in the future.
Swap file is a more sensible default in this day and age, at least for the desktop.
Affinity Photo. https://affinity.serif.com/photo/

OK, not open source! but single-purchase at a reasonable price. Which reduces motivation for an OS replacement.
> The fact that some of his decisions may have directly let to the misery of some of those people makes this conversation complicated.

I'd like to see how you think that PG's decisions directly lead to the misery of those living in misery and despair. In the absence of a logical flow of cause and effect, I'm going to assume that you're blowing ideological smoke.

> It’s relevant that the greatest political problem in society right now is people hoarding vast amounts of resources...

I seriously question whether that's the greatest political problem in society right now.
"The UX of the top streaming services are expertly designed to encourage me to binge and remain on the platform for as long as possible." -- I don't quite understand this. If it would be an advertisement-driven platform, like Facebook, then keeping people on a platform for as long as possible would certainly make sense. From a business perspective, that is. However, for subscription-based ad-free platforms like Netflix, I don't really see how it benefits them (assuming that people stay within the same plan/tier).
Cheaper than a live in housekeeper, I would consider it but hope that single purpose machine was way cheaper
Yes, forced quality setting is another pet peeve. For me I'd rather wait for the 1080p or 4K to buffer than to have the start ruined by crappy 360p, just to enable insta-play.
Slightly related - when reverse parked and pulling out of a 90 degree parking spot with the wheel turned, is it possible for the rear outside corner of the vehicle to clip an adjacent vehicle? In other words, if you were reverse parked, pulling out turning left, and you plotted the track of the outermost portion of the right rear fender/bumper, would it ever cross the rightmost edges of the wheelbase in the parked position?
Millennial audiophools need their 192kHz 32-bit playback. Grandpa's sound system just won't cut it for reproducing those refined ultrasonics.
Andreason said this more succinctly in 'Software eats the world'.
YC is still a VC, meaning that its modus operandi is to make relatively safe bets that are expected to materialize with ~10 years. They never promised to make humanity's really hard and important problems their main focus.
At best, they might be bold enough to allocate 1-5% of their funds to those hard bets, and that's already impressive and net-positive.
To fund basic research, we need a direct and explicit commitment from the government or big foundations like Gates.
it is worth noting that there is enough profit in a new iPhone to eat the discount they are giving you, even if your old phone ends up in a crusher.
> If you can't drive a car on it or through it or to it, Google thinks it may as well not exist.

That may seem to be true some places, but I've seen many places (including around my house) where Google has great coverage of nameless walking and biking trails that aren't open to cars.
Where are they getting the batteries?

Electric cars are an extremely simple, mature technology that is decades old. Building one isn't hard. The real trick is high volume production of high capacity lithium ion batteries, and the associated pack technology. This is why the Europeans are still massively behind Japan, Korea, and the US (Tesla) with EVs. They can't get enough cells to manufacture cars in high enough volume to be profitable, because they are simply buying them from LG Chem and Panasonic.

If Turkey isn't investing billions into battery production, then the whole endeavor is a pointless prestige project.
Ask HN: What decision has made the largest impact on your life?
I want to soak up some life lessons today!
To be fair scale and penetration are significant measures. Companies might have had catered lunches from time to time but now if they don’t have on site kitchens they facilitate their employees to order from these operations.
Age: A simple, modern and secure file encryption tool
Thank you for this. My daughter really enjoyed it!
Then they would have to continue supporting those devices, which isn’t part of the planned obsolescence business model. It would also dilute the luxury brand halo that Sonos has tried to cultivate.

It’s more like Louis Vuitton getting into the secondhand market. They too would (and do) destroy merchandise rather than let it get sold at a discount and dilute the brand value.
> Statistically, you still earn way more with a degree than without.

Applying population statistics to individuals is a fool’s errand.

Not everyone is cut out to be a software engineer.
Interesting I hadn’t heard the follow on part
I wish someone would start making little add-on boards you could put into your Sonos products to bypass the onboard hardware and use your own. Just re-use the amp, speakers.

I built my own spotify receiver using an rpi with a hifiberry add on which worked perfectly. If someone built even simpler custom made Sonos play:5 boards I’d be less reluctant to buy more of them as I fear they may be expensive bricks if Sonos fails.
Vidlii.com
A 100 pound bar of gold is 100 times simpler than ICE cars. Guess which one is more expensive?
Not to mention all of the papers and cards and posters that come with the widgets.

I got a recipe book with a Japanese toaster, in addition to like 9 other pieces of paper or cardstock, in addition to the regulatory pamphlet.

I think most places in Japan have pretty extreme recycling policies. I wonder what came first, the excess of trash or the ability to deal with it?
Just going to pimp https://theoldreader.com/ which mimics the old Google Reader UI down to the shortcuts. I don't think I could live without it and gladly pay my yearly membership for the premium version even if I don't actually need it.
Apple taking away features willy nilly in order to look cool is getting really sad.
Looking at the Bob Lazar story from the perspective of 2018
Yes, OnlyKey appears to the computer/mobile device as a keyboard. That is why it works on all computers and even iPhone/Android with an adapter available in our store - https://onlykey.io/collections/accessories-1

Yes, it would type the password to unlock your Windows PC.

You assign password/login info to a button, you press that button. I.e. Button number 1 is my Windows login so I would press the 1 button to login. After the OnlyKey is unlocked that is, a PIN is required to be entered on the same buttons providing physical security.
That’s awesome, I look forward to your forthcoming Show HN.
intelligence is correlated with (and arguably defined by) insight, so that's a reasonable, if fallible, belief.

intelligence doesn't guarantee insights in areas outside expertise, but it's certainly more promising in that regard.

what's baffling are the high expectations in the populace for the general opinions of famous but not demonstrably intelligent people, e.g., many actors, tv personalities, singers, etc. (comedians are a notable exception, as insight is integral to their craft).
"A lot of luxury goods brands destroy their unsold merchandise"

This also happens since probably forever with fruit and vegetables if they're unsold or in overproduction. The reason is to keep prices fixed by artificially reducing the offer.
Sonos had a fair shot at having me as a customer. I was ready to put down money on an installation for a house and then I found out it needed 'activation over the internet'. That being the sign of a company to avoid I walked out again, to the consternation of the sales person who had (his words, not mine): "Never had a customer decide against Sonos because of that". Looks like I made the right call.
I think the distinction in California was that they are trying to broaden the definition of cottage foods. The Idaho link you gave is similar to what California had before -- generally non-perishable, temperature-safe foods (bread, jam, nut mixes, etc). California has allowed those for years. The new law was an attempt to broaden what home cooks could prepare and sell.
> recycle them for parts

"Recycling" does not inherently imply "for parts".
The traditional rental model — you borrow a physical device (a VHS recorder, say) and have to give it back if you stop paying — was, I think, one that was environmentally friendly, because the vendors make the most profit if the devices last a long time and never need replacing.

Unfortunately, you can also make a profit by following the environmentally destructive route of making the user buy themselves a brand new device and bricking it when they don't keep paying the separate subscription.

:(
I think your counterexamples reveal why those metrics work:

* In baseball, batting average and OPS require you to compete against other teams.

* In finance, ROI is tested in the marketplace.

* In sales, conversions require you to convince a skeptical customer.

The software metrics are all things we have fairly direct control over.

Maybe that suggests an amendment to Godhart's law:

> When a measure that is controlled by the measuree becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.
That's different though. High school educations are entirely uniform across the board.
This should be illegal. Increasing profits by artificially increasing scarcity — by polluting the environment with usable products and parts — is not an acceptable business strategy.

I don't really understand why Enron traders got convicted for energy market manipulation, while tech company executives intentionally scrapping usable parts and products get to live in luxury in silicon valley.
Maybe how they used FireWire when it was on its way out?
Good question! Since the model is reversible (you would have the same trajectory when pulling out of the parking lot when reversing the steps), you can see the effect there — seems like it would cross the rightmost edges but very slightly (like 10cm) in my case, but protrusion would be bigger with a car that has a bigger rear overhang (e.g. sedan rather than hatchback). You can try it out by tweaking the constants in the car specs section.
The reality is that there is no single answer. There are companies like Shopify that are able to build a platform while encouraging work-life balance. And then there are companies like Tesla, where employees are expected to forgo work-life balance. I think it comes down to how quickly you as a company may die if left on autopilot. I am going to guess that Shopify had near death moments, but probably fewer. OTOH, Tesla, remains in the default dead territory even now, that they are close to shipping half a million cars per year.

That said, a great work-life balance is great to strive for, just that depending on what your company does, it may or may not happen soon enough.
I know this is a dead horse, but I think R seriously shot itself in the foot with its data structures[1]. I don't really see a solution for this, as fixing it would never be backward compatible. I'll always pick Python over R because the data structures actually make sense to me as a programmer (objects that look like lists, dicts, matrices, etc. or any combination of the above, and they all behave in very predictable ways). I think this puts off a lot of other people like me.

[1]: https://jamesmccaffrey.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/r-language-v...
I've never seen the motd come up on my laptop. When I open up a GNOME Terminal, it doesn't print the motd by default. I've only seen it when I ssh into another machine, or log into a console. If this is supposed to be phoning home for analytics purposes, isn't it missing a big chunk of data?

Also, wouldn't apt be a much better source of analytics data? Yes, there are apt mirrors which aren't controlled by Canonical, but most people would be hitting ftp.{countrycode}.ubuntu.com, or at the very least be downloading http://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt.
What a waste. It would be trivial (and effective!) to simply implement a bayesian "spam" filter that operates on the text of headlines to promote or demote headlines according to user rankings. This could be done completely on-device with utterly negligible power draw.
It's likely that it already had that default association set up out of the box. If you open up the system App Info screen for YouTube, you should see a section that says "Set as default", and when you open that, it shows you which URLs it hijacks under "Supported web addresses", but in that same screen there should be a "Go to supported URLs" option, where you can choose "In this app", "Ask every time", or "In other app".

I am running Android 10 so it's possible it looks different on Android 6.