skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
There's one tactic I've tried that worked wonders for me: get a job where it doesn't matter.

It's midnight here, I just had dinner with my gf, and after kissing her goodnight I'll come back to work, until about 4 am. Tomorrow I'm coming to office for the meeting at 5pm, so I'll have to wake up about 1pm. I'm delivering the product on time, cheaper then expected, and nobody gives a flying fuck where and when I'm doing it.
Heavy Rotation of Relational Hashicorp Vault Database Secrets in Spring
Analyzing the news: coronavirus is the death rate 2% or more?
Lets test the facts presented in the market watch article, https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cdc-there-are-now-53-covid-19-cases-in-us-as-more-diamond-princess-passengers-test-positive-2020-02-24

Sources:

Population 79,000; market watch article above

2%: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/25/what-is-coronavirus-symptoms-wuhan-covid-19 and http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/02/study-72000-covid-19-patients-finds-23-death-rate

I want to understand if the numbers being reported from various sources are correct or not.

Fact coronavirus kills 2% of the world population

Question is it actually 2% or are they under reporting the cases reported?

Cases reported at least 79,000 world wide

Estimated death toll percentage: 2%

Reported deaths: 2622 people

Test A

x is the population of people who are infected

2622 is the reported number of deaths

0.02 is 2% is the reported percentage of infected that die from the virus

x0.02 = 2622

(x0.02/0.02) = 2622/0.02

x = 2622/0.02

x = 131,100

Conclusion: Either it's not 2% or the population is misreported; if it's 2% then the population is 131,000 not 79,000 reported by the news.

Thus given the population differences, we can calculate how much lower the 79,000 is then the un reported number;
60.2%. 79000/131100 = 60.2%

Test B:

Now lets figure out with the 79000 population what the correct death rate is:

x is the percentage of deaths we're looking for.
79,000 is the reported population from the article

2622 is the reported number of deaths

79000 * x = 2622

(79000 * x)/7900 = 2622/79000

x = 2622/79000

x = 0.033

Conclusion: Thus given 79,000 we can reasonably estimate that the media is lying to us (or using bad math) and the death toll percentage is 3.3% of the infected cases.

Conclusion of both numbers:

1. Either 3.3% is the true percentage of people who will die from the virus

2. Or the population of infect is much larger then what is being reported
IT Cell or "Information Technology" cell is an Indian English term for an internet brigade. India's ruling party BJP has a ton of such internet trolls employed.
Merkel seems to be doing a good job unifying her country. But I'm not German so I don't really know.
I studied this at school. On average, men have circadian rhythms longer than women. And all circadian rhythms are longer when you’re an adolescent.

That’s why there is the classic stereotype of male teens waking up so late.

The only way to reset your circadian rhythm is sunlight as soon as you wake up in the morning! And melatonin at night
Thanks for sharing your story.

How did you manage to go to sleep? I find that if I go to bed early all I do is lay in bed until 3am wide awake anyway.
That's why some dental offices hire dental hygienist to clean teeth while the DDS focus on more major procedures.
Donkeyspace is my favorite idea derived from metagames, but I can't find any good descriptions online.

As any given meta becomes dominant, other playstyles become viable that would not be viable in a game against players unaware of the meta, or in a different meta. A counter-meta. Sometimes there's counter-counter-meta and then you're really in Donkeyspace.
According to WHO stats, the number of confirmed cases in the US has grown rapidly over the past 2-3 days (from about 15 to 53, iirc). This is a little worrying considering that they have had restrictions on travel from China for about 20 days (still iirc).
as a college student, what would be the best foods other than ramen, beans, and rice to be stocking up on?
I would personally prefer to see a NATO based combination of the USA and EU CDC (does something like this exist?). The problem with these global organizations like the WHO and the UN is that they receive large funding from competing ideologies and interests. They end up rewarding beurocracies and politically motivated leaders. The CDC seems to be much less politically influenced and focused on their mission.
It would be so nice if paypal actually did the same thing. Instead they are training their users to just click on that link in the e-mail.
Depending on the numbers, the “saves more than it kills” standard may be 99.9% or 99.9999%. You need data to answer the question and any claims should be backed up by numbers, followed by a bunch of analysis. It’s definitely not something we can prove about currently sold technology with a one-line quip.
Solar power in the US has gone up by literally a factor of 100 in the last [searches] 13 years. Does that seem crushed to you?
Too many cooks in the kitchen.

Besides a shit UI, the creepy phoning home and ads created many a defector away from MS.
> But in terms of not getting knocked offline Tor is easy and really nice.

That’s of course only until someone who isn’t utterly incompetent tries to DoS you and you realize that you’ll need to spin up hundreds and hundreds of tor daemons (with cpu cores to match!) to tank it.

Onionbalance isn’t built in, and hardly solves attacks. There are no DDoS protection services, so you’re left scrambling to build your own infra against impossible odds.

None of the big onionland sites manage decent uptimes.
This is a great idea, we might develop it in the near future, in the meantime, we are focusing on the CodeGen feature. Did you check that out?
It's been a little bit frustrating watching the evolution of this. Even today a lot of people are very unaware of whats coming and the preparations, at least from what we can see on the outside, are woefully inadequate in the US and other countries.

Back on Feb 10th the CDC had done 398 tests, it's now Feb 25th, 15 days later and they've only done 426 tests. The surveillance testing that was meant to be set up totally failed to work and still hasn't started.

The virus is 3+ generations on in Italy where it's gone from no cases to 322 cases and 11 deaths in a few days, and now cases are showing up in neighboring countries. Expect a similar kind of surprise "outbreak" to appear here in the US once we eventually get testing capabilities up to speed.

Probably the biggest disappointment has been the deliberate and dangerous misinformation that was spread online and on the news saying the flu was more dangerous. Most people I've spoken to have been under this false belief.
4 hours? You are insane (in a good way), mate. Any less than 7 hours and I literally can't even wake up. If I force myself, my body will literally not respond to my commands and getting up and straight becomes as hard as deadlifting 100kg...
It's a just red herring, because in this case in particular we have a driver who was experienced in using AutoPilot, and in particular with how it operated in that specific scenario, was warned repeatedly by the car to pay attention, but was still choosing the play a game on their phone rather than drive their car.

People make the same decision as this driver does every day, and over 1,000 accidents a day result. AutoPilot unfortunately did not save this driver from their mistake in this case. But it wasn't a marketing problem or operator error.
there's a lot of "don't think" in your post, and tbh, you're talking about someone who premeditatively killed his wife, hid her body, researched how to get away with murder, plead not guilty, and finally accepted a plea for 2nd degree murder in exchange for giving police the location of his wife's body.

so, "if you're a CS PhD or occupy a notable position at a tech company", i would recommend some introspection on what's more important: justice or a filesystem.

personally, i'm on the side of justice. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Thanks for the article. Note that join is now implemented together with a lot of other options.
COVID19: Australia activates pandemic response plan
JavaScript already have the reduceRight method on the Array.prototype. But here it is anyway as promised:

function reduceRight(arr, value, reduceFunc) {
if(typeof value == "function" && reduceFunc == undefined) {
reduceFunc = value;
value = 0;
}

for(var i=arr.length; i--; i<-1) {
value = reduceFunc(value, arr[i]);
}

return value;
}

assert( reduceRight([1,2,3], (a,b)=>a+b) , 6);
assert( reduceRight([1,2,3], 1, (a,b)=>a+b) , 7);
This likely only works because Singapore is so dense that the food vendors are a very short walk from your home, on average. So you can just go walk around the corner and grab something, or grab something on your walk home from work. This isn't the case in many other places, and certainly not in America where everyone drives everyplace. (It is, however, frequently the case in Manhattan, which does have that density in places.)
Actually it sounds like it does.
I concur. I used to work at a company that had IC levels for individual contributors and M levels for management.
The note is here and just one-page. You should read it. But, I'd summarize as zero-based indexing and its partner half-open intervals are a win for simplicity and reliability of code and thinking in general.

https://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/EWD/transcriptions/EWD08xx/E...
Behind the Coronavirus Threat, a Middleman Destroying Prescription Drug Markets
Took my step daughter to the dentist this morning. An x-ray and impressions. Whole process took 14 minutes. And that includes having her pose for front face and side face photos. Not a dentist in sight, just an assistant.

$600.
I'll pick using an example from Discord as being a rotten apple in the list. The less this malware is mentioned the better.
Streaming Surge Turns Recorded-Music Sales Up to $11B
I paid $3k for the FSD, but not really because I expect it to work - FSD does include some features that are not included in regular autopilot (like navigate on autopilot, and automatic lane change).

I think Elon is underestimating the complexity of actually shipping FSD and I don't think the Tesla robo-taxi idea is likely to work anytime soon, but in a world where FSD did work I think the robo-taxi idea makes sense as an extension of what's possible in that world.

I suspect part of the reason Elon remains optimistic about this is because pretty much everything he's done has been done while a choir of people around him and in the press go on about how it can't work and will fail. The automation at the factory, the gigafactory for batteries, EVs in general, the model 3 etc. If I was in his position I'd discount what all of these people think too.

When you say everything will fail all the time people just ignore you. Eventually you may end up right about something, but it's not because of any ability to predict outcomes.

I'm happy to pay the $3k though even if it's an interest free loan because Elon and Tesla pulled EVs from an uncertain future to the modern day while building up supercharging infrastructure. In addition to that the software/UI of driving the Tesla is leagues ahead of anyone else in the industry.

We need more of this kind of 'failure', not less.
>There's two other benefits - get out of tipping culture

This is only a real problem in America.
No it was Comedy Central's decision, certainly not Matt and Trey.
That's the thing, Tesla tracks these stats and driving with auto-pilot has less accidents - https://www.tesla.com/VehicleSafetyReport
What about https://aws.amazon.com/iot-device-management/ ?
There will always be products and companies with crazy fanboys. This just reminds me of Apple with followers like John Gruber and others.
A perspective on the study of artificial and biological neural networks
We changed the title to that of the article, as the site guidelines ask.

(Submitted title was "Convert: Elastic Search snapshots to zipped JSONs. 60TB to 3TB searchable [pdf]")
I thought that gas was primarily replacing coal as it is cheaper, is readily available, uses (mostly) the same infrastructure, has less CO2 emissions, has the same baseload capability while also being somewhat throttleable, and most importantly, is cheaper.
I agree autopilot is an apt aviation analogy. That doesn't mean it's not misleading to the general public.
Smithsonian Releases 2.8M Images into Public Domain
> (Quick: Can you think of anything else that now costs one-tenth of what it did 15 years ago?)

Unsubsidized wind power decreased more than that from over 20cents per KWh to about 1.5 cents now.

So tell me again how natural gas is crushing wind power?
The only issue I have with Tesla's Autopilot is the naming. It gives a false impression. It is more like driver assist rather than autopilot.
I am on board if they create a new rule that applies punishments from this point forward. There should not be an ex post facto rule that is used to justify punishments that were eliminated as a possibility through both collective bargaining and the immunity deals.
It really bothers me how anyone who views Assange or Snowden as criminals on here get downvoted.
Those two statements contradict somehow.

Why wouldn’t Apple be able to switch XML with a Swift DSL and keep the Interface Builder UI intact after most of the biggest SwiftUI issues get fixed?
Cool - you're welcome to your opinion, but I disagree. I do the same in an airplane, though reaction time is less important.
I wonder why they chose the name Autopilot!

The name seems to imply something the tech does something that it's not, though in all fairness to Tesla, they are very clear about the fact that Autopilot does require an attentive human at the wheel.
> highest paid H1B workers in the country

Interesting, looking at the data, besides a couple 350K-400K (which is a norm at Netflix), they seem to be underpaid compared to non-H1Bs (i.e. the norm). Also, considering that "all in cash, no benefits/bonuses" policy of Netflix, H1B base salary data is indeed a total payment.
Perhaps a more apt analogy would be companies cannot violate Federal Trade Laws (easily) without facing serious repercussions.

While it may be unconstitutional to refuse service because of Race, it does happen. Perhaps not overtly. Speaking from my own experience as a "person of color", it's difficult to prove something happened because of my race.

And there are still plenty of examples of people's constitutional rights being violated--such as when Starbucks called the police on two black men, who were then arrested, despite not committing any crimes.
Tesla has not responded to the NTSB. The NTSB is not a safety regulator. They are accident investigators and also make safety recommendations. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would be the relevant safety regulators in this case.
Direct RNA nanopore sequencing of full-length coronavirus genomes
In theory the dentist is supposed to glance over your mouth and screen for gum cancer or other issues. So a three-week mail course is certainly an exaggeration.
A huge benefit of tmux is session management, where you can resume a session on a different terminal. I use it on my desktop, so I can ssh in on my laptop when working from home, and immediately pick up where I left off.
understood point well taken
Most concerning is the widespread “be the first in the market at any costs now, deal with the fines later” mentality - see; Uber, and all those pesky rent-a-scooter startups
>> To your first point (don't feel equipped/proper place), that's definitely true. But that doesn't mean you can't support those who are better advocates instead.

> And it doesn't mean I have to either.

Correct. Never said otherwise.

>> In your example, by ignoring the "working class" and their issues, you implicitly leave the existing (both good and bad) structures in place.

> No I don't. I neither leave it in place or remove it.

I think this encapsulates my point and where we disagree. Non-action means leaving what exists in existence and is an active choice.

> Sometimes things literally do stop existing when you don't pay attention to them e.g. I don't watch broadcast TV because I don't want to pay the TV license for something I barely watch anyway. I live my life as if it doesn't exist. So as far as I am concerned it doesn't exist unless I choose to pay attention to it.

Hm, to quote Momento, pretty sure the world still exists when I close my eyes. I get you're making a bit of a "if a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it" argument, but by choosing to ignore broadcast television it 1) doesn't mean it doesn't exist to others and 2) you are actually removing attention/power/money from broadcast television. So I'm not sure that's a particularly good counter example.

>> You are instead offloading the responsibility of change to others. So my point is to point out how being "passive" is actually an "active" choice with consequences.

> Who made it my responsibility to change anything? Again there are a bunch of presumptions you have made in that statement and I don't think you even know you made them.

OK, perhaps not my best wording. Nobody says you have the responsibility, or perhaps a better term is obligation, to change anything. But you do have the inherent opportunity, and by opting out you surrender that opportunity to others to do as they see fit.

My point isn't to say go out and do EVERYTHING. I'm trying to draw out the notion that inaction isn't completely void and has zero effect on the world around you. So, in effect, you have an opportunity cost of what things you act on and what things you ignore. I'm trying to draw awareness to those choices of things you ignore as still having an effect.
I have heard several stories (from nee owners) of Tesla salespeople saying almost exactly this, although it’s usually “within the year!”

I first heard it on an unrelated youtube video from a popular videogame streamer who was talking about their new purchase. I’ve since heard it several other times.

I am guessing the salespeople at the test drives have learned saying it gets them sales and, since nothing is in writing, it won’t come back to bite them.
It is since ESNI is only a draft right now. Implementations matter.
Study after study has come out that says the EPA is way undercounting the amount of natural gas leaking during production. Given methane's much greater efficacy at facilitating the greenhouse effect this likely wipes out a good portion of the US's gains.

Further the reductions in carbon emissions will plateau, so while we'll make short term progress we'll stall in the midterm.
Pixelmator’s alright
And don't have freak accidents, children with disabilities or other unforeseeable health-related issues.
It's actually less exhausting than manual driving.

With manual driving you have to focus predominantly on one specific task - keeping your car between the lines. Bends in the road, poorly drawn lines, irregularities in the road surface, gusts of wind, all conspire to make this task require constant attention. Look in the rear view mirror for a couple seconds and then look back ahead and you might find that you've drifted, etc.

With AutoPilot the task has changed. You are no longer concerned with minute adjustments to the wheel, and you no longer have to maintain a constant high priority task of staying centered in the lines. Now, instead, you perform higher order functions of route planning, estimating traffic flow, observing other drivers and whether they are paying attention or drifting toward you, etc.

So by no means are you passive at all. It's actually extremely engaging, but significantly less monotonous form of driving. I find it quite pleasant, and not at all hard to stay engaged.

If I'm going to play a game on my phone, it's because I'm choosing to risk my life and the lives of the drivers/passengers around me, not because I couldn't handle looking out the window to pay attention.
That's already how it has been working in Tesla cars since a long time ago. Of course, most of those oversensationalized articles won't typically mention it, as it destroys the hype and narrative.
I would be really interested in reading a long blog post about your experience. I'm sure it would reveal many details that most people (including me) wouldn't easily guess.
Also a Tesla owner (Model 3, have the FSD upgrade). I think Elon has a particular way of seeing the future. There are people that say FSD will never happen. But do they really mean that? Will people in 10,000 years be using a steering wheel?

Elon sees FSD happening between 2020 and 12020. There is no know reason that it can't happen. Well let's assume if we work real hard we can do it in 5 years instead of 5000. If it takes 15 or 50 or 100 years, no matter. That's basically the same, but the earlier we start the sooner we have it.

Of course, there are those who think there is some spiritual/religious component to true AI that we'll never be able to simulate. But Elon either disagrees or things that level of AI isn't required for FSD.
Well, that's a knee jerk reaction of the kind I was talking about.

For one, the data in the graph is "searches for the word in Google". It's not about occurrences of hiccups (which is what the article is about). Hiccups could be raising or merely searches for hiccups could be (for some other reason).

Second, the author posts a personal observation. 99.9999% of people on earth could have the hiccups all the time, and it wouldn't invalidate his own observation that he personally doesn't seem to get them as often. That still calls for an explanation (could just be luck, but what it is remains to be explained in some way).

Third, even if we assume more searches = more hiccups, the data show something equally surprising (the inverse of what the author says is equally perplexing: why would we have more hiccups than before? And not just because more people are on the internet (and thus ask more questions), but even after internet access sort plateaued in the english speaking world, there's still substantial rise in such searches. Is that true? Would normalised (e.g. to ratio of people with internet access over time) searches data look the same? If so why?
Probably not quite 24 heads (or tails), but close!

I had to dig into this for work, and doing statistics on runs is surprisingly interesting. Suppose you've got a sequence of $n$ events, each of which 'succeeds' with probability $p$. The expected length of the longest run is approximately $\log_{1/p}(n*(1-p) + 0.577 \ln(1/p) - 1/2$. For a fair coin with $p$ = 0.5, this reduces to log_2(n) - 2/3, which is about 19 for one million events. Amazingly, the variance only weakly depends on n, but is about 2 for p=0.5.

Thus, you're probably not going to see a 24 head run in 1M events. I'm excited I got to use this information, as the project I learned it for was a total bust.

More here: Shilling (1990, College Math. J.) https://www.csun.edu/~hcmth031/tlroh.pdf
Maybe this is false memory, but did old MSPaint have a "feature" where if you are holding down the left click button to draw with the pencil tool or something, and then you scroll the scroll-wheel, it creates a bunch of vertical lines along where you are drawing? I was sad that this didn't have that.
Sarah Connor, in hiding before the war
Step 1. Get an IPv6 connection going. Native strongly preferred, but 6to4 if you have no other option.

From there, play around with network applications and examine some packet sniffs of your traffic. Poke around at Wikipedia and RFCs and Google as appropriate.

The biggest things that seems to trip newbies up is that there is no broadcast traffic with IPv6, and ICMP and multicast are crucial for proper IPv6 operation.

Brief up on SLAAC and DHCPv6 what they are and when you'd use them.
That is actually super useful. I've already migrated diagrams to draw.io, and now I can do the same for simple photo editing. Super useful for work too, since a webpage is much easier than installing a program.
According to my understanding, you will possibly not gain immunity after your first infection.