skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I wouldn’t call that effortless, unless you already have a piece of land, live there and don’t need to go to the city for prolonged times. E.g. for me that would mean owning a car* , renting a parking lot at workplace, owning some land, paying for a greenhouse (idk maybe tomatoes do not need one, but in general gh counts as a taxable building here). And of course paying/shoveling the dirt. It is not effortless at all, unless there are prerequisites.

No idea why my question made few people upset, since I’m not against homegrown things and only explained how it all doesn’t work locally and interested in economics of those for whom it works.

* blasphemy for US folks, I know, but pretty valid option to not have one in my downtown; everything is cheap to rent and very close to each other.
I work with the LF and have now followed up with Daniel about partnering with us.

Diversity efforts refer to scholarships at LF-organized events such as https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-eu....
Nope - Canada has a higher smoking rate than the US:

https://uwaterloo.ca/tobacco-use-canada/adult-tobacco-use/sm...

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/adul...
The amount of compiler and language theory needed to design a language that is also practical to use and implement is far greater than what a UI designer needs to know about web technology. If there was a language designer that wasn't also very knowledgeable about the implementation and use side of things, they would probably be pretty useless outside of syntactic sugar type stuff.
Yes. Most of these are not related to politics at all, 99.9% of cases in China is the same as the west, traffic, violence, contract breach etc.
Britain and Germany did very well in the 19th century, arguably better than now.

I don't see that many new ideas other than incremental improvements on things that are essentially from the Apollo/Concorde age.
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Anybody who writes pragma pack(1) may as well just wear an “I hate RISC” sign
The administrative cost imposed by private insurance on administration is not the cost spent by private insurance on administration. The biggest share of it is the administrative cost imposed on providers for dealing with private insurance (there is also a cost, in terms of coordination of benefits, imposed on public insurers). Your analysis, unlike the source I cited, entirely ignores administrative costs imposed by the private insurance system on actors other than the private insurers themselves, which misses the bulk of the costs associated with the private insurance system we have.
> I just hope I didn’t come across as dismissive,

You did, at the point where you said "misguided".
Right, thanks for correcting
Interesting! I Guess I have my expectations super low given previous experience with car UI.
Yup, chromebooks are huge in K12, and there really isn’t any promising alternative. Even students at schools without chromebooks often buy them independently because of their low price. These things are a massive success, even if not in the way that google wants just yet.
I'm in the US.

I don't know. I don't do that, though. Mostly because if I'm eating out, it's usually a prelude to night doing other things -- and the last thing I want to do is have to cart around a bag of food.

Also, I used to routinely take leftovers home. It was a habit my parents had, and I just did it unquestioningly. Then one day I noticed that I rarely actually ate the leftovers (they tend to not be terrific the next day) and would throw them away anyhow.
I commute to work with my regular, non-e bicycle, sharing the road with cars. I wouldn't dream of not wearing a helmet, even at "just" 25 km/h, though for most of my commute I keep speeds above that (up to 50km/h).
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What does that have to do with the point that I am making? Did I make say it started before Amazon?
So if I get drunk and drive into a tree and can't work anymore because my injuries were too severe, I should be able to get disability, but if I managed to get hooked on an addictive substance then I can't even be allowed to manage my addiction symptoms?

Only thing ridiculous here is your short-sightedness.
I, and everyone I know from my European cultural background, cook basically every day.

OTOH I have some US friends who I am not even sure know how to cook
In isolation, this is fine but if this is a harbinger of things to come, it seems quite problematic. Tobacco use is extremely strongly correlated with schizophrenia and while this would be difficult to ascertain, likely schizotypy spectrum (most of whom would be undiagnosed) as well. This may not be an ADA violation per se, but it seems to have that type of effect.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia_and_tobacco_smok...

Edit: Wouldn't this potentially fall under disparate impact?
WWII gets all the press, but a WWI scenario seems much more likely and tragic.

WWII had an active aggressor.

WWI was just a chain reaction of alliances acting out their obligations. I had a nightmare about trench warfare and the futility of it all just the other day.
> in particular, over dependence on cars due to poor public transport

There is no form of transport that will fix poor urban planning.
> but a cat walks on four legs, it's already pretty stable.

... that makes me wonder why so many quadruped animals have tails. Maybe it's needed for balance when they're preparing for a jump and are on 2 legs.
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The "overhand knot" is the basis of many other knots. For example, the half-hitch and double-overhand knot.

While double-overhand and half-hitches are very useful, the "vanilla" overhand knot is among the weakest of knots and should be avoided in almost all circumstances. I can't say that I've ever found a good use of the "vanilla" overhand knot.

I'm not a climber. I just happen to have some twine on my often for daily use.
> Allow users to votekick and voteban. Provide the server software for players to host their own servers and provide their own solutions to these problems.

How would that work in case of MMORPG with open world ? One clan would votekick competing clan? Any group votekick whoever they want? Or in case of FPS games lets vote to kick player X because he is just too good (killing us all) so he is cheating for sure?

> Provide the server software for players to host their own servers and provide their own solutions to these problems.

Dosen't apply for most MMO games.
Just lookup the item on your phone when shopping at Microcenter, then show the price to a sales person. They even have a sign saying they will price match Amazon and Walmart.
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> Now you “need” half of npm, react, backend, devops etc to get started.

Says who? You can literally spin up nearly any server computing infrastructure imaginable in a matter of seconds. Just because software is getting bloated under the covers, doesn't mean its any harder.
That wouldn't prevent commonly used cheats such as aimbots.
Ask HN: How do I start learning about personal finance?
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People are still playing the original BF ? Is Eod still being played ? Might be worth digging up the disc for an evening :-).
How about Java Bytecode?

You can write it in Java, Scala, Kotlin, Clojure, Ceylon, Groovy and many more.
I play BF 1, Salty Noob servers seem to have fewer cheats because the server admins responds. The DICE servers are crap though. Auto-aim, invisibility, etc. Frustrating.
:D only multi player games u should play is where players are admin on their own server. :') companies don't give a shit as long as sales are up. stop playing if it's so horrific and move to a proper game. then maybe battlefield XVIII will be playable.
Does hacker news even do this?

https://example.randomsite.phishyourbank.com/Jan3
You're also confusing something: that plenty of legal things are not socially tolerated.

If a company came out saying 'sorry, we don't hire feminists'... they might... face consequences. Even if that is legal.

Right now U Haul is going after an easy target, since most people hate smoking - but the idea that just because it's legal it won't have any consequences is silly.

Companies can be boycotted, they could get grilled in congressional hearings, new laws can be passed, and because of incendiary behavior they can get scrutiny for the non-incendiary behavior (see Shkreli) and other negatives can happen.

The law is supposed to codify what makes sense, and when it doesn't, it many times will soon. Many times that includes nailing someone to the wall to set an example.

I hope enough people call their lawmakers to pressure the system into dragging the U Haul executives who made this decision through the coals. This 1984 style 'we are going to see everything you do' is getting out of hand.
> ” So you're dismissing my questions about CarPlay (not even it's virtues)”

No. That’s why I opened with what for me would be the most compelling reason for CarPlay to be a deal breaker: integration with apps already on my device.

> ”because of an opinion you've formed of me based on my comment history”

You and I have discussed Apple and iOS before, more than once. It seems I just happen to recall them better.

Phrases like “hater” (and it’s opposite pejorative, “fanboy”) are unhelpful and I’m careful not to use them. You’re right, you can be critical of something without disliking or hating it.
This is just an attack on people with mental illness

https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-public-policy/...
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'“To succeed, an offering must create value for all entities involved in the exchange—target customers, the company, and its collaborators.”' aka product-market fit
i might be confused, but are you suggesting ala carte restaurants all convert to some form of AYCE system? or would it be a single free refill for the REALLY HUNGRY? cause i'm a big boy and can eat quite a bit, but more so than that, i'm a HUGE value guy. if you tell me i pay the same price and get two plates of food IF i'm hungry versus one plate if i'm not, you better bet i'm only going when i'm hungry and can eat two plates.

i honestly don't see how anyone can possibly see your suggestion as a sensible one. by the way, if you cut my portion size in half, you better cut the price in half too, otherwise i'm not coming back. i'm going to that NEW restaurant across the street who offers what you used to. i love big portions because i can bring leftovers home - i don't care that other people who cannot control their appetites finish the whole plate instead and get obese, that's their own problem not mine.
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Sorry to seem all pompous but I can't find another way to say this...

How are brick and mortar stores still a thing for products that are NOT either things I try on (clothes), things I need to see before they arrive (groceries) or impulse purchases? The fact that the last one didn't close in 2010 is a monument to how humans refuse to try anything new past a certain age, no matter how much cheaper, easier, faster or better quality you make it.
Syntax is really not what makes most programming difficult at all. We have languages with really good syntax now, at least for the fairly low level most programming languages operate in (storing and retrieving variables, calling functions, etc).

The only way I could see what you're proposing making sense is if you got the linguist to design a much higher level language that operated on more concrete concepts. Some kind of domain specific language.
Your Model 3 also cost ~$15k more than my bolt. Possibly even more since I was able to get out the door for $25k before taxes and ~$2k tax refund.

The Tesla competitor to the Bolt is not the Model 3 Long Range, it is the Model 3 SR with ~250 miles of range. The 2020 Bolt beats the Model 3 SR in terms of both range and price.
I have a friend who plays most PC games on his Linux machine - we even play a weekly Divinity 2 session together and he runs the client on Linux, discord in his browser, and it's virtually identical to other windows-running players.
The word you want in your headline isn't "So" but "But".
> Daily volume of GRAM transaction will be more than all other cryptocurrencies combined

Isn't GRAM, like, already dead? You are overestimating it, even if it is not. It's only an embedded currency in one of moderately popular apps. Which is not even deployed yet.
Interesting. To me there’s very little totally new syntax, and the benefits are considerable. It’s basically just being able to match on the existing structured binding patterns, as well as on type tags when the expression is polymorphic.
Pluto is the most famous demoted planet, but it is not the first
A corded one seems like a great choice. I can't imagine a battery-operated one lasting long enough to be practical without getting quite big and heavy.
this is key insight - large portions tend to be mostly massive quantities of cheap carbs like rice and potatoes. the expensive proteins tend to be very "sensible" portions lol.
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Begs the question: Is Jupiter A Planet?

https://youtu.be/4Vp4kx-jX9Q
(Jupiter Is Not A Planet by SpaceMog)
The killing of Suleimani is maddeningly complex, factually and legally
Rather facile advice.

As a software engineer, it's your responsibility to build the product according to the requirements. Sometimes that means it needs to be built it quick because it's likely to have a short life, or it needs to land quickly to market. Sometimes, you need to get things right, otherwise you end with an insurmountable amount of technical debt and a business that grinds to a halt.

Given this, you should make the analysis to understand the tools that you need. If that means learning, then so be it. Maybe you can keep going with superficial knowledge. Or, perhaps you need to find an expert, that's fine too.

As for growing in your technical knowledge, that should be agreed upon with your employer or whoever is paying for the work. If you find that you work somewhere that doesn't allow you to learn then perhaps it's not the right place to be.

Think like a professional.
I have been using a used RadPower [1] bike for the last 1.5 years in Seattle. I now drive the car less than < 50 miles per month. I use the ebike and some bus, but mostly bike. Depending on the urgency and my want for exercise, I can adjust the level of effort, something that cannot be done in the car. The bike is faster and actually enjoyable. The batteries should be standardized so that refurbishment and recycling can be done en masse.

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Oh yes, that's what I would anticipate.

The design shown in this paper is specific to an initial electron energy of 83keV. That means that chaining identical parts wouldn't work, but you could have an array of similar parts with slightly different properties at each "stage".
I visited Fry's last week.

The shelves in most of the store were empty. Much of the store was blocked off with caution tape, with buckets out to collect rain water dripping from the ceiling. I looked for graphics cards, but the aisle was completely bare. There were very few workers in the store, and even fewer customers.

In the front, I found fragrances. DVDs and Blu-rays were mainly obscure or poor films priced as high as $40. The only computers I could find were antiquated machines for the workers running Windows XP (or possibly Windows 2000) with 4:3 monitors.

One of the workers said that they were 'restructuring' their supply contracts - a clear attempt by management to keep up morale in a failing business. A store that size does not move to a consignment model.

Is Fry's Electronics in trouble? Yes.
As you're now 18 months on from July 2018, so have probably moved onto other things...

Please consider approaching some academic institutions, or some medical professional associations to see if they would be interested.

While I doubt any will have any money to pay you, they will almost certainly be able to host this for free, probably indefinitely. You just need to find one interested researcher.

It's hard to tell exactly what it is you made, but informative, interactive, visualisation tools can have really powerful public health effects if marketed well.
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Functional languages are nowhere to be seen compared to the rest.

Some subset of features inspired in them are used in some languages, but that has nothing to do with functional programming taking over.
> Second hand smoking is a thing

Second-hand smoking is no more a thing than pink fairies are a thing. It's junk science used to justify a moral panic — at its root, the same impulse behind drug laws, anti-homosexual laws and racist laws.
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> Remote work will continue to rise in popularity.

I really hope so. There was a bit of a rise and fall (thanks Marissa Mayer!) of remote work in the last decade but it seems to be trending upward again. I work remotely now, but lack of wide-spread availability makes me anxious to move outside of suburban areas in the event something goes wrong and I don't have a local fallback.
Yeah, their Semi is probably the next most important thing they need to do to accelerate electrification of transport after the Model 3. With the Model 3, I think they've proven you can make a compelling, relatively affordable electric car (could be less than $20k if they were operating at the same scale as Toyota and wanted a stripped-down, spartan subcompact... I suspect some other carmakers will do this).

It could be a really big step change in operating costs for long-haul transport. Even without the "road train" autopilot stuff (which to me is a lot more feasible than what they're trying to do with self driving). If they can deliver at anywhere near their reported costs, it will be a game-changer. (And is more economically compelling than electric commuter cars.)

If they really deliver on it, it'd be nice to see them try a compelling, long-distance, high speed inter-city-capable electric bus (as Musk once hinted at but then changed his mind) using the Semi powertrain. Highway speed range could be in excess of 1000miles, or possibly around 300-500 miles if going at a high-speed-rail-like 125mph along a dedicated high speed express busway.

No one else is even close to what is needed for a long-haul electric Semi. Tesla's v3 250kW-capable charging infrastructure if ganged together 4 at a time (like they've done with the prototype) would enable plenty fast charging, and they already have much of this deployed. Tesla also has industry-leading battery energy to weight ratio AND drivetrain efficiency, which combine to make long-haul electric trucking feasible (i.e. full-shift driving range with full typical payload without exceeding weight limits). That efficiency reduces the cost of battery and charging as well which makes their upfront manufacture and running cost also lower.

(And with a lower range battery, your battery will also typically be lower total mileage life... so although making a short range electric semi is pretty easy, you kind of need to hit ALL these metrics together for long-haul electric trucking to be compelling...)
I am all for E-Bikes, they put the relatively unused bike lanes to good use from what I see: Awesome stuff.

I do suggest some bike handling skills and helmet for anyone who tries though: You're still on a bike fully exposed to the world. Only now you're doing 25mph down a trail beset by jaywalking peds and lane jumping cars.

Do some high speed stops / slick road training - learn how to handle bad situations. Ride safe and wave at us on manpowered models :)
It's fair to say this is line of conversation is tangential to the original post, but respecting the passion of your reply, do you think ideas like those represented in The Lean Startup perhaps over-rationalise the creative process?

Like, taking a rough guess, I wonder if there aren't as many successful startups, as there are successful writers. But no one takes those guides to writing a successful book quite as seriously as those guides to running or starting a successful business.
I feel like one can just review the symptom relief for each product.

Are there people that don't know acetaminophen is for headaches and ibprofin is for muscle aches?
Man that's really rough. I've been playing BF1 on XBox and there aren't any significant cheating issues that I've seen.
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fond memories ... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
For getting started, I like this book:

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Yes, we do consider candidates everywhere.
I think the idea that a commodity etf outperforms every single equity is absurd. The best performing stocks can go up 100x in a decade. The only way a broad based commodify etf could go up that much is if there is hyperinflation, and in that case some companies (stocks) will benefit a lot more from that trend.
im waiting for a polestar 2, personally.
If you're commuting with cars, there is no sense in which the air you are breathing is "fresh"
Start an integrated organic fuel farm, a CSA for gas. It's carbon-neutral, potentially profitable, and you can start today.

Here's the manual: http://alcoholcanbeagas.com/node/277 (Disclosure: I took a Permaculture course from Farmer Dave Blume years ago, and IMO he knows what he's talking about; but I'm not affiliated with him or his site or book. I just think it's a really good way to take constructive direct action to counter CO2 and climate change w/o giving up quality of life.)

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