skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
this paper reads well, and shows publicly some parts of "Function as a Service" on the Microsoft Azure FaaS platform, measured during two weeks of summer and subsequently analyzed. The stated purpose of the paper is to understand and discuss the actual use and performance of the platform, with the intention of optimizing power-vs-responsiveness tradeoffs. The paper carefully does not disclose some raw aggregate numbers, for competitive reasons.

The authors show a complex environment in a disciplined way, and take the time to work out a few tricky statistical measures to support the discussion. Efficiency is always a concern, so it is useful and productive to make studies like this to further the art. It appears Microsoft continues to renew their relationship with academic-like research on business implementations, and this is to be applauded IMHO.

No breath-taking revelations here, but rather a complete treatment of a somewhat tedious collection of stats that can refine the implementation of the FaaS platform.
Darwinism....
German here.

Cannot disagree more strongly with your point! No, the economic benefit of “having the sickest and most elderly die” should most definitely not be taken into account in strategic national planning.

Every life is precious. This line of thought is exactly what lead the Nazis to murder hundreds of thousands they considered an economic burden.

Never forget.
If a creditor gets stiffed by enough of its clients, it will go bankrupt.
> Phishing is so popular because the meat sack behind the screen is usually the least secure part of the system.

am i saying something different in my comment?
They can keep doing their jobs... at the office.
HN is not a person and no visitor reads or submits every post.
Fed Cuts Rates to Near Zero
Mnemonic for Riemann Curvature Tensor
Extrapolating from the current curves, the longer this crisis goes on, the price of hand sanitizer and the price of one BTC will intersect. It probably won't but that's the joke. Which I have now explained to you.

That said, I'm looking at the bright side of all this. The economy will slow down, and a significant amount less carbon will be produced. Companies who had never considered it before may allow employees to work at home permanently, which is even less air pollution. Reducing PM2.5 saves lives.

Air travel will be drastically reduced, which helps with carbon/radiative forcing, as well as halts overtourism. People will be more inclined to cook at home with local foods and home-grown crops. In short, we'll get a little bit of a break from our most dangerous habits (with the exception of Twitter and the chans), which will buy scientists and engineers time to save the planet from climate change.
I agree we need to follow South Korea. I said this is what we are hoping for, not meaning it is in any way a smart thing to do.

I don’t think the economy can survive 1-2 months in full lockdown. There are just too many vulnerable living paycheck to paycheck, and the financial system artificially boosted already and is ready to come crashing down.

I think it is impossible to speculate what will happen after that, but it looks like the big money wants this thing to go down from what is happening in the UK and in the US senate. Could be in for scary times in the west.
you can also get 4-5 smaller CDs (whatever smaller means for you) so if you did need some funds, you wouldn't have to lose all of the interest.
- If we can reduce / avoid overloading hospitals, people who get it after the lockdown will get better treatment and will be less likely to die than if they got it now.

- Over time, we will come up with more effective treatments and perhaps a vaccine. We will likely also have more equipment like ventilators and protective gear at our disposal.

- More people will have had it and built up some level of immunity, and "herd immunity" means it will not spread as quickly.
The author later tweeted this: https://twitter.com/scott_mintzer/status/1239330209247215617

"UPDATE: I have been contacted by a couple of people who say that this thread doesn’t not entirely paint an accurate picture of the whole Seattle area situation."
> But instead that it doesn't work with the email protocol, thus working with any standards compliant servers.

That isn't really a thing though. The email protocols cover the format of the message and how it's transmitted, there isn't any standard for how servers are implemented that would allow one to develop email software that automatically works with any server. Otherwise Nylas wouldn't be a thing.
> something the US cannot do because HIPPA [sic]

This is fine! We don't need to publish who is sick. (We shouldn't.) Just aggregated geographic statistics. HIPAA does not interfere with that.
We absolutely can, on all fronts.

Deep neural networks have emerged as applicable to a wide range of general problems - they are very powerful universal function approximators and excel in noisy data environments.

1. Snooping out trends and correlations, especially nonlinear, non first order interactions that cannot be captures with typical statistics like averages and standard deviations. This could help with predicting mortality, tracking disease, modeling outcomes...

2. Accelerating all manner of modeling, 2D and 3D, e.g. protein folding

3. Classification problems, like image analysis, e.g. diagnosing 2019ncov from lung scans much more quickly and effectively than overburdened staff

Most importantly the technology is here. It is mature. Problems of similar complexity have repeatedly been solved in literature and most of the source code is available for rapid adaptation - and the great thing about neural nets is beyond basic architectural flow, neural nets of correct arrangement for a particular problem need little to no tweaking for other problems within a class. Much in the same way that the same mathematical equations govern phenomena across physics.

Now is our time to mobilize, to make connections and orchestrate solutions. You can run and train most of this stuff on a mid-range GPU with python, not to mention cloud computing is available for big problems.

This is a potential front in the coming civic mobilization against a global pandemic. Even as developers working remotely we can contribute to the effort.
Personally I love hashicorp nomad. It's brilliant. But c'est la vie..
The big companies have millions of servers. At that scale, they have software teams monitoring every part of the datacenter from temperatures on each server/rack down to where every drive is at and their health. It is also highly automated with systems to direct technicians on what/where/how to repair broken parts and thus they don't have people just patrolling racks looking for problems. They also have special badges to access the data centers so people generally cannot just visit datacenters as only a select few people with business justification can visit them.
The Knowledge Center for China's Experiences in Response to Covid-19
Nobody is above the law.
Does that stuff help?

Yes, if practiced as intended, which there is no guarantee.

Did Italy do that?

Perhaps not as quickly as they should have. The rest of the world is learning from Italy's experience (they should have been paying closer attention to China, but that's another story)

Another thing to realize is that these numbers you are seeing are WITH CONTROLS. Sure, "only" 3,000 Chinese have died. Maybe it's more than that, it's hard to trust Chinese numbers. But even at 2x or 3x, that's far cry from the millions it could have been, had China not both imposed extreme controls to limit the spread of the disease AND allocated emergency resources to healthcare.

Some models show realistic scenarios where 5 million Americans die within a year, if the virus is allowed to spread at its maximum rate.
Ask HN: What are the next technical recruiting innovations?
I am fascinated by the job searching and recruiting space.

Innovations like https://textio.com/ for job postings or https://interviewing.io/ for interview prep are awesome advancements.

What do you think are the next technical areas for "disruption" in recruiting and job seeking?

Or, better said, as a technologist that loves recruiting and job hunting, how can I best use my skill set in this area?

I really enjoy reviewing resumes, applying for jobs, networking, etc and would love to see what I can do in this space. It just seems somewhat impenetrable.
I believe these were distributed via FTP from InterNIC at SRI[1].

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/InterNIC
No. I'd prefer that price gouging is illegal, preventing individuals from buying what they don't use for profit. I'd also prefer systems that allow for distribution based on need rather than only allowing the wealthy to buy supplies.
I'd probably recommend a full-stack SPA, use Clojure's Fulcro with Datomic to get a peek into what's coming next in other ecosystems
This is just another Kubernetes dashboard.

Not sure why you are seemingly upset or confused by it.
I have noticed that in every online discussion on this topic in recent weeks, there is a group that continues to insist that the virus is a minor problem, no worse than the annual flu. I assume they are all fervent Trump supporters.
The US might be undercounting but they are still reporting a high proportion of deaths compared to infections. In my mind it is more likely that mild or asymptomatic cases are being missed than that deaths are being missed. So the number of deaths seems more likely to give an accurate indication of how far the outbreak has progressed.

But indeed it's possible that those countries are simply not testing people suspected of having developed regular pneumonia, it's always tricky to compare these kinds of statistics when each country might use their own definitions and methods.
You underestimate how wrong you can be. Did it count the undetected cases. You're right that's hardly "run its course"
> Also, not all deaths happen among the identified vulnerable groups: "they are very very unlikely to have anything bad happen" is completely false.

Even assuming a 4% death rate (too high for the less vulnerable), that's a 96% chance of not having the worst possible consequences. So I'd say that's "very unlikely" for them.

This isn't the flu, and it's possible for even people in their teens to die (true of the flu as well), but let's not act like it's the likely outcome.

I've seen numbers in the 0.2% range for younger (< 39) age cohorts. That's twice as deadly as the flu (0.1%) but IMO not "shut society down" levels of bad for people in that age group.
Don't apologize, I enjoy reading your ramblings. And feel free to bug me about this privately. I'm very grateful for the advice you sent me last time; we've implemented some of it.

With all your experience with homelessness, what's your opinion on how the homeless population will handle the pandemic, and what can be done to help them? Somewhat surprisingly to me, I've seen exactly zero comments about this in the press, and I've been a COVID-19 news junkie for the past two weeks. It's like these people don't exist.
Does it work? I had a look outside after writing the comment. The ones I saw where either plastic or wood. (small sample)

Edit: I guess the handles we have in our private homes doesn't matter as much as those for public buildings. I'm quite sure the typical public door handle here in Norway are those black plastic plates/pads.
Bank runs are coming. We are witnessing financial collapse and possibly the early failure of the American empire. Futures trading was halted today. Market will tank tomorrow. That's after a $1.5T stimulus. This is it.
Regarding tax avoidance from primary residence, what specifically? I can still deduct mortgage interest. Are you talking about not itemizing some home ownership expenses (like what?) because standard deduction increase? Just wondering what I’m missing..
Sony Patent: Skip Commercials by Shouting Brand Names at Your TV (2012)
No. We don't. We need more emphasis on value vs. growth. In what world is WeWork's valuation sustainable.

Also who the hell is downvoting me? LOL. If you downvote, please comment here so we can debate. I'm dying to see you defend the bull market case (even sideways to slightly up which would be best case scenario).
The more important factor is MERS, which SK seriously suffered a few years ago, (36 people killed) which was the highest fatality outside Middle East.
Can someone who is more familiar with Minecraft explain how the physical structure of something like this gets built? Is it by placing blocks one by one, or using some third-party program and then importing it into the game?
The International Jew: The World's Problem

Ford's articles published in The Dearborn Independent - Ford's personal newspaper, and later published as a book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_International_Jew

And let's not forget the bromance between Ford and Hitler.

“only a single great man, Ford, [who], to [the Jews’] fury, still maintains full independence…[from] the controlling masters of the producers in a nation of one hundred and twenty millions” - Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler

https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/henry-ford-grand-cross-1938...

Also one of the many antisemitic conspiracy theories Ford espoused:

Jews have always controlled the business... The motion picture influence of the United States and Canada...is exclusively under the control, moral and financial, of the Jewish manipulators of the public mind. - Henry Ford
I just took to wearing business casual clothes in my off hours as well as my working hours.

Although I did keep my shorts and tshirts for occasions where I will be outside since it is quite hot and humid in the summer where I live.
It's nice to see work in this area. I was familiar with Kontena (the company that creates Lens) because they have a really nice k8s ruby client lib, but I haven't given Lens a try yet. I use k9s (mentioned elsewhere) primarily and VS Code has a nice porcelain for k8s, but it doesn't feel like anyone has really nailed a GUI yet.
What’s in the US wing?
I'm not saying the quarantine had no effect. What I mean is that there is a time delay between when the quarantine is put in place and when you see the detected infections start decreasing. China is now at that point, but it's like all commenters have suddenly forgotten what happened before.
> It probably won't but that's the joke. Which I have now explained to you.

I get the joke. No need to take such a didactic tone. Your interpretation though, is one of many. There are those who are reading this and discussing as if it represents / agreeing that it represents current reality, no extrapolation needed.
Pretty sure the Italian government is chosen by the Italian citizens.
Estimating actual Covid 19 cases
Yes, that’s explicitly considering to kill 500k old and vulnerable persons, as for the official doc leaked to The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/15/uk-cov...
Any thoughts as to the early treatment with a medical BiPAP when full-function respirator therapy is not available?
> you'd get crucified if you did otherwise...

Nobody is crucifying you if you want to use Docker Swarm. You're just being weird.

People are using Kubernetes because (a) it's easy to customise and tailor, (b) there is a bigger ecosystem of components e.g. ingress, (c) it's not controlled by one vendor like Docker is, (d) Google was quick to offer a cloud version of it.
I said China’s economy collapsed 80-90% in the LAST month
Still not clear how it relates though. A dollar is a dollar is a dollar. It's not like old dollars are gold and QE dollars are copper.
Well, they seem to be claiming it allows insight or understanding into how the networks work. However, they don't seem to demonstrate that as such.
> why 15%?

Because that's what you can get by passively investing in other businesses and letting them do the work. For example, if hiring Bob generates a 10% ROI (Return On Investment) it makes no financial sense to hire him. If Bob generates a 20% ROI, it makes sense to hire him.

The ROI calculation is why many businesses (like Apple) build up massive cash "hoards" (they aren't really hoards, as the money is invested). They can't find a better investment within the company.
I'm sort of surprised they didn't try to push the issue from the bottom. give every tax filer some amount of money say, $200. A bonus for each dependent, say, $100.

pulled numbers absolutely out of thin air.

I thought the issue was money sloshing around at the bottom, a couple hundred bucks can be a big deal when you're out of work.

Ah well, I'm sure the experts have it well in hand.
It's important to note that this will not easily benefit the people of China. China has its own edition of Minecraft which is not compatible with servers running the mainstream edition.

https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Minecraft_China

Earlier Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22569178
I guess replying to comments no longer requires paying attention to the context. One person claimed, apropos of nothing, that the position was 'political, not academic' and I pointed out the obvious fact the relevant scientific advisor's academic credentials were impeccable and their political experience rather limited.
I’ve been playing with the beta of Infra, which serves a similar purpose. Also with checking out

https://www.infra.app/
I'm not buying the British strategy. I feel they're trying to do a suicide burn[0][1]. But with insufficient testing coupled with all that's unknown about the virus - including how long the immunity lasts - I don't think they can control the infection rate anywhere near well enough to pull this off.

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[0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22585289

[1] - https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/10307/what-is-a-su...
What industries will be unaffected? Most big tech, media, healthcare. What industries will take a huge hit? Small business, retail and travel. Will this leave permanent effects? My theory is that consumer discretionary industries will struggle and that may last a long time. Biotech may be eclipsed for awhile by the outbreak. It's been said that eventually we would transition to a post-consumer economy and it seems like this outbreak could be a major catalyst to making our goods, services and distribution almost exclusively digital with the exception of food and necessary items. It seems like now is the time to capitalize on escapism and "netflix and chill" culture, (i.e. games, eBooks (or paper books) and VR). I've seen tons of user-generated home cooking/and home projects happening. If your company is direct to consumer and enables people to eat or make perishables like food/bev/cannabis (with some DIY aspect) it seems like a good bet for the next few months.
A War Plan for the Next Coronavirus Starts Now
That's not how the math works though. Italy is reducing the number of sick people from 1000 to 100, to use your numbers. The way the virus spread those 100 will be 250 in 5 days, 500 in 10 days, and back to the original 1,000 in 15 days.

Reducing the number of infections is only half the battle. The other half is keeping transmissions contained for several months to years.
I'm kinda feeling this too. I've been accepted into a masters in quantitative finance abroad, and was looking forward to starting in September. Now, not so sure what's going to happen, especially if we're heading into recession and other issues...
Please, please, please someone fund DRACO antivirals [1]. It is absolutely shameful that they haven't been developed further because of a lack of funding. DRACO would do for viruses what penicillin did for bacteria.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DRACO
This is a good starting point https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/privacy/special-...
No, the logical conclusion is that we take simple precautions every time we get in a car (which is an endemic disease), which is what keeps the fatality rate low, and we can take simple precautions to keep a pandemic from killing people.

Cars are in what … top three or so causes of death alongside heart disease and cancer?

Deaths from COVID-19 is the USA are only going to beat that number if the government truly screws the pooch in terms of testing, treatment and management.

Wash your hands.
Mcedit is a popular program for large scale building. Additionally a lot of players use various mods which provide things like mirrored modes(so if your structure has symmetry you do an order of magnitude less work). A lot of massive structures are built by hand though. It's not as bad as it looks to build something massive by hand if you have a lot of detail in what you are building(the best builds always have lots of detail). Stuff like westeroscraft is mostly built by hand with some mods.
Yup.

Not that Slack doesn't have some desirable features which I would like in a chat mechanism, but that's not remotely enough to choose it over IRC.
> EC68020 which would have increased the bus bandwith by 4 times.

I thought it was only 2x (16 bit bus on the straight 68k). It did also have a cache though which likely would have helped muchly. Wikipedia does indicate the EC68020 was considered for the Jaguar 2. My gut would be that the EC68020 was considered 'too expensive'; back then 130k extra transistors still meant a few bucks from a cost standpoint, and Atari was already cutting odd corners in a desperate stupor.

That bus is terrifyingly bad IMO, I remember developers lamenting it in interviews I've read over the years.

One of the -smartest- things Sony did with the Playstation was picking an architecture that was known to be capable of 'pushing graphics' and licensed/reused what they could from SGI's system designs. Probably a big part of why, while still challenging for it's age, it was at least -sane- compared to what was involved on the Saturn (lol, quadratics) or the Jaguar.

Nintendo, while late to the 32 bit party, also went with an SGI based architecture, but stuck with ROM carts which still cost them a bit of business.

Funny, the TG-16 suffered from many of the same problems as the Jaguar (specifically, questionable CPU bus sizes and quirky hardware design). Alas, it seems nobody from Atari payed attention to that lesson.
> Also 3000 confirmed cases does not mean 3000 actual infections.

That's exactly what it means. 3000 cases of positively identified infections in individuals, if you want to get more wordy. Some of those have recovered, some have died. Still the number is over that today.
Oh now they say it? What a lack of leadership.
Ah, the answer there provides a more traditional equivalent: nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Put off for 8 weeks. Let's make the assumption that people follow the rule and things seem to go well and we get to May 10th. What will they say for the next max size gathering? 250? Small ramp ups? Or do you think they'll continue to say stay below 50 and the 8 week time limit is all that can looked ahead to?

We really need well run prediction markets on this. Getting more accurate forecasts on this is incredibly valuable.
Actually I feel it's more the other way around.
It depends. In most cases it's definitely one by one, but external tools do exist. Tools like World Painter, MCedit, and the server side mod World Edit especially are used in large scale projects.

https://www.worldpainter.net/
https://www.mcedit.net/
https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/worldedit
you d think that public service announcements would not be put behind a paywall
We already are infected by cars to the point that not having a car is considered special.
Did I say any of that? Are you asking, or accusing? I don't really think such a reply is warranted here.
main discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22586743
Meetings over 1 should be avoided.

Wash hands. Cover coughs. Maintain a minimum of 6ft distance .
They need to just bite the bullet and lock everything down. We are way, way behind the curve here and cases and deaths are going to skyrocket no matter what we do at this point. But if we lock down now, we might be able to see the numbers plateau in a few weeks.