skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Reuters reporting employees showing up at work today:

https://twitter.com/deitaone/status/1240287646825558016?s=21
Your case is very different from the OP and the post you're responding to though. They are discussing the benefits and drawbacks of screening for a lot of stuff on an otherwise healthy person with no symptoms or complaints. In your case you unfortunately have had something very wrong with you and your symptoms were misdiagnosed.

> Opinions like this are dangerous for intelligent people.

I also want to add this was quite rude and conceited.
Depends on your goals, I think. I run mine for audio production, exclusively. And in that context, it's been great. I have an older firewire audio interface, multiple midi controllers, and a Nvidia GTX-1060 graphics card (I game on a different W10 drive). I run ethernet, so I can't comment on WIFI. But, the rest works flawlessly.

The caveat here is: I'm still on 10.12.6. Updating, especially in regards to audio apps, is generally done very slowly. So, I'm in no hurry to run the latest and greatest. But, upgrading to this point was pretty painless.
Driving around Newport News is like driving around a desolate shithole. There are very few nice neighborhoods in the area. Newport News and Hampton are the worst cities in the Hampton Roads area.
Huh? I'm not aware of any shortcuts using the Ctrl key in the console host (which uses function keys) or the new terminal (where the post I commented on complained that Ctrl+V does not work).
I assumed that was because it’s the same key-mech that’s in their (external, Bluetooth) Magic Keyboard. Where it itself was branded “magic” just in reference to its two sibling peripherals, the Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad.

IIRC, the peripheral line itself was started with the original Magic Mouse, which was branded as such because it didn’t have separate external actuatable buttons, but rather was just a smooth surface with a multitouch digitizer on the top half + a single actuatable microswitch underneath the shell†. Apple wanted the image of it “magically” figuring out when you left/right/middle-clicked (despite no L/M/R buttons) or scrolled (despite no scroll-wheel.) Also, the “plug in to pair” experience might have contributed to the claimed “magic”—it was a fairly unique approach to pairing at the time.

† Which is a design with some real benefits, like being easily disinfectable, with no crevasses close to the hand for filth and germs to accumulate in. (There is a crevice on the Magic Mouse, but it’s on the bottom, where your hands will never touch it.)

There is also a bit of “magic” in the Magic line of peripherals that’s not in the hardware itself, but rather in the OS: when the Magic line of peripherals—Apple’s first Bluetooth line of peripherals—was introduced, Apple added a feature to macOS where macOS will “train” the Apple EFI firmware to recognize devices paired in macOS itself, such that the firmware will later attempt to connect to such paired devices on boot. This means that e.g. holding Option on your Bluetooth keyboard to select an alternate boot device on an iMac would actually work. Which was kind of necessary, as those are the peripherals iMacs shipped with.
I had this conversation with my dad a month ago, are we not already past the point of no return on this? Can’t the government legally buy purchasing data from credit bureaus and other vendors? Can’t they legally buy location data commercially from at&t and other entities? Don’t they already do it anyways to monitor food shortages etc,?

It’s not a question of can they, but have they yet. Don’t police officers already have access to this data therefore the feds definitely do?

The boom in location based advertising a decade ago was the final nail in this coffin because it made the availability of location tracking data required and highly accessible.
Guidelines from the Italian Society of Infective Diseases Physicians indicates chloroquinine/hydroxychloroquinine as a first line treatment together with one of various antivirals.

http://www.simit.org/medias/1569-covid19-vademecum-13-03-202...
Could we all just not carry our phones everywhere we go.
What? It's probably swapping like a bastard, which with SSDs is probably not that horrible. Even 16GB for me is low (I do run in a Linux VM guest). I got myself a Mac Mini with 64 gigs, for great justice.
It strikes me as completely in line with their other peripheral offerings such as the:

- Magic Mouse

- Magic Mouse 2

- Magic Trackpad

- Magic Trackpad 2

- Magic Keyboard

- Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad
His base will be more worried about their 401k/IRA/pension benefits. Everyone talks the talk about bailouts, but once it hits their accounts they are all for it.
Semi-joking, but the problem is real for me. I've a 2013 13' MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM, and my system can't cope with my workflow ... tens of tabs in Safari, webapps in Chrome (YouTube, Google Docs, ...), Eclipse with Scala / Java, ... it's a huge struggle.
I assume it still is. The only thing that changed here was a bump in the default storage.
Not true. Apple's redesigned keyboard where keys bricked when a small crumb got wedged in impacted not just keyboard fans.
I think he's trying to make a point similar to the one made by Asimov:
https://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/RelativityofWrong.ht...
Ask HN: How to make n95 or equiv masks in India/Bangladesh local factories
There's a shortage of the mesh material required to make n95 masks. There are a ton of textile factories without work right now. Does anybody know if they can be retooled/repurposed to make n95 or equivalent masks? If so, any relevant resource?
How Much Toilet Paper? – The Coronavirus Toilet Paper Calculator
People forget that the original hackintoshes had to work around the hardware security module. Where there's a will there's a way.
If that is the case, then I have even less sympathy for the manufacturer.
Has the ThunderX family shipped in "mere mortal" hardware, or is it all supercomputers and custom FANG servers and the like? I seem to remember that when ThunderX first launched, there was some noise about "ARM servers" being a market that exists, and the company I worked for at the time was looking into using it for a new product but gave up on it for some reason.
I think "The Pure Function Pipeline Data Flow v3.0 with Warehouse/Workshop Model" should win the "Turing Award".

1. Perfectly defeat other messy and complex software engineering methodologies in a simple and unified way.

2. Realize the unification of software and hardware on the logical model.

3. Achieve a leap in software production theory from the era of manual workshops to the era of standardized production in large industries.

4. The basics and the only way to `Software Design and Develop Automation (SDDA)`, SDDA is an innovative and revolutionary approach to develop large-scale software, just like `Electronic Design Automation (EDA)`.

https://github.com/linpengcheng/PurefunctionPipelineDataflow
what is the xMac?
how are you going to buy your 9999.99$ can of tuna?
I have been loving the terminal for months now. This versioning pattern is my first complaint.
from my experience linux mint + think pad + synaptic drivers for gesture support = mac experience. with 1/10th the cost.
That's exactly what they're doing, and they're doing it to save lives. We make many decisions during a crisis that would not make sense otherwise.

Without defending any aspects of the US response -- there are a lot that are indefensible -- this health emergency has been uncharted territory for many countries with a variety of approaches to healthcare.
I use the Magic Keyboard myself, or the Kanex MultiSync https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MZ2TKIR/ that has support for 3 devices and keyboard backlighting. What I really want is a proper mechanical keyboard with good BT support, hopefully the Keychron K6 I have on order will be the ticket.
Apparently they are hiding out in New Zealand right now in their luxury doomsday coward bunkers.
You may want to check https://github.com/opencovid19-fr/comment-contribuer :-)
I wonder if it's true that the herds of Bison were a result of a an ecosystem in rapid change - supposedly when the natives in North America died and cities and farms went to waste because of disease from the South, introduced by the Europeans.

That would have allowed the Bison population to explode.
Ask HN: Best Monitor for Programming
Now that I'm going to be working from my home office indefinitely, I was looking into upgrading my setup and getting a new monitor. Currently, I'm using a 1920x1080 24" Acer.

I'm looking for more screen real estate, but more importantly, I'd love to get the sharpness and pixel density that my Macbook's retina display has. Not terribly worried about price, but would like to say under $1000

Any suggestions?
and no touchbar!! omg thank god.
Now you can transcribe speech with Google Translate
Yes, but I guess just like I don't know anyone who runs their retina macbook at the native resolution, you don't need to run a 4K screen at 4K. For instance 1080p gives you perfect 2x2 scaling with no blurriness at all since every pixel perfectly translates into 4. I have no idea why you'd do that, but I can see why that's a valid consideration for some people.
This article seems to make a lot of mistakes, which is unfortunate, because they are very interesting thinkers. I can mostly speak to Thiel's views. I will spell them out, if anyone is interested.

1. Peter Thiel strongly values timing. This is not incompatible with the idea of creating your own market.

2. Thiel argues strongly against the ideas that a good invention sells itself. He emphasizes, to the point of contrarianism, that sales is underrated.

3. Thiel believes that competing on quality and price only is a sucker's game, competition. To get monopoly (the goal), you need to do something fundamentally different than anyone else (in kind, not in efficiency). The exception is if you do something 10x better than anyone else, it rolls back around to constituting a difference in kind.
The generic reference of "Wall Street" in the title, but then not referring to financial firms but transportation, manufacturing and other firms located across the country seems to be a misuse of the term. Like many other things the meaning drifts into "things I don't like".
Have you tried http://keypirinha.com/ ?
I'm not finding much to laugh about these days, but this made me laugh -- thanks.
I find Thinkpad keyboards have always been pretty nice:

https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wpje8JydZq3y_R5C-LMe3N-fiMk=...
"Change favors the prepared mind."

A quote from the villains in Under Siege 2. One of the few memorable things from that movie.
This site, list, and general orientation of 'tech for good' applied towards CV19 is very likeable. Especially so at a time where there is going to be excess brain capacity on the sidelines due to layoffs or those now working from home who have spare time & motive to do something and feeling helpless.

The economic + remote labor shifts definitely open up more resources for side/volunteer stuff for those, like me, wanting to help this cause but not sure how or where to begin.

After reading through and clicking on a few projects of personal interest, my feedback for those listing who seek to increase their chances of success and maximize impact would be:

(a) make the 'how to get in touch' more consistent/accessible. An email contact should be standard. Just give me an email address and i'll give you mine, we'll go from there.

(b) consider thinking bigger and broader in terms of 'looking for'. It takes much more than devs/languages to get something real off the ground, scale it, and actually solve a real world problem. Designers, PMs, marketing, strategy, people with capital and connections... Not that it's fast or easy to find these things, but understanding the scope of what you will actually need to succeed upfront will only expand your funnel and give you options to evolve and grow by tapping into diverse expertise as the product is built.
I think anyone who thought critically about it could see through this. It's not the masks are ineffective, it's that they're not necessary for the average person to be reasonably safe, and they're in short supply, so we should be focusing on mitigations that are available to the general public.

If you wash your hands frequently, don't touch your face, and maintain a safe distance from others, your risk goes down dramatically. If you add a mask to that, your risk goes down modestly. Everyone can do the first set of steps, but not everyone will have access to masks, and having more people panic about getting masks will likely cause more problems than we have already.

I feel like that was the intended message, but they weren't transparent about it. Trust is built over time and can be destroyed in an instant. Our leaders need to be much more careful.
Evaluating your startup resilience facing the crisis
It seems to me that doctors are the only people with the opinion that testing doesn't help people. Is this taught?

Either I test positive, and this gives me a treatment program or more knowledge about the situation - and how I can manage it physically and emotionally.

Even given a chance of testing false positive, it allows me to do more appropriate research and weigh up the risks and benefits - something I don't have without that test.

or I test negative, and I gain reassurance that I don't need to worry about this risk.

The worst case (in my view) is a false negative - but that's the same position as I was in without a test.
> the problem most people have I think is that they buy much larger displays and then want to use a higher rendered resolution

I'm not going to buy a 4k screen with the intention of running it at 1080p. There are plenty of large 1080p screens out there.

If I buy a 4k screen it's because I want to run it at 4k.
Remote Working Tips and Tricks for Covid-19
Author here.

That was my fault. Thank you for pointing out the mistake. Im working on it :)
They're drawing attention to it because so many people complained about the old layout. For me, the arrow key layout was the sole reason I did not buy a new MacBook Pro in 2016, and one of the reasons I stayed away for 4 years.

This is a close Apple gets to saying "we fucked up".
Simple web statistics platform GoatCounter 1.1 released
Detroit isn't currently under a shelter in place directive, as far as I can see.
I did not complain. I actually said it is a great initiative, and I even said that maybe I misunderstood.

Of course this site is better than nothing. I think it is great! Nobody is discussing that.

Taking action is exactly what I'm trying to do, but my own country (Spain) is being hit very hard with this, so I think it is understandable that I prefer to focus in some project that can also benefit us.
Why in this case would I buy the Macbook Pro?

*AIR* *PRO*

$: 1300 1300

SSD(GB): 512 128

RAM(GB): 8 (3.7GHz) 8(2.1 GHz)

CPU * : i5 i5

Graphics: Intel Iris + Intel Iris +

Display: Retina w/ True Tone Retina w/ TrueTone

Touch ID: Yes Yes

Thunderbolt3 Ports: 2 2

* the Air's CPU is 30% slower but can be boosted to match the Pro's

Guys what am I missing here? Isn't the Air just a better option?
> Plus would it really be an "iPad" with you sacrifice the whole security model to allow debugging?

The security model being that you need to be attached to a Mac to allow debugging? Other than that I'm totally with you. The ipad is far away from being a frictionless, general computation device.
It’s marketing man. Next you will be complaining that the burgers look a lot better on the billboards compared to when you unwrap them, or that the shirt looked a lot better on the mannequin than when you put it on, or that car ads always show their car speeding on an open road instead of stuck in a traffic jam during the morning commute.

Ignore the marketingese and don’t let it bother you so much. The important thing is that they listened to their customers and created a better product as a result.
People like to talk about how web applications are more secure than running something locally but that is only because web applications, for now, are significantly less powerful and have less hardware access than a native application running on your OS.

But it's obvious to anyone that that is rapidly changing. As people try to do more and more with web apps the corporations now in charge of web standandards implement more raw access to system hardware and all the benefits of being in a browser go away while none of the downsides do.
I don't think they have much choice in what their employer deems sufficient for getting work done.
https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/software-engineeri...
What’s missing from Apple’s lineup now is an a lightweight option. This is almost a pound heavier than the discontinued 12” MacBook.
SpaceX breaks a Falcon 9 rocket re-use record with successful Starlink launch
Is this a fundamental problem? I mean, all the code required to make your own browser is Open Source - Microsoft can customize the Chromium engine as much as they like, adding in their own patches and removing parts they dislike.

I mean, would you write your own networking stack? Probably not. You'd take an existing tool and, if you really want, make it your own.

Most of humanity and what we do is based on those who made our lives easier with tools they built, and that changed how the manufacturing process altogether.
I call bullshit.

Their is no way this valve cost $11,000.
A quick google search for PEEP valves for respirators sow that they sell for a few dollars, 20 at most.

It seems unlikely that any company would sue in such circumstances, it would be a PR nightmare.

If the story was true prices would most likely be listed in euros.

When this 3d printed valves story appeared a few days ago those exact figures were cited on Reddit as a joke.

How they ended up presented as "Facts" on TheVerge is anyone's guess.
>> Imagine how good the desktop APUs will be when those come out.

I'm starting to think there won't be any more desktop APUs. The next logical step would be an 8 core CPU with better GPU than the 3400G. That would be good enough desktop for a huge swath of the market and might kill sales of higher end chips.

I use a 2400G for software development. It's the fastest cpu I've ever owned. It runs a 4k desktop, 4k video, or 4k gaming (old stuff I'm not a "gamer") without even running the fan loudly.

The main thing I want is AV1 decode on the GPU.
After using the latest Macbook Pro 13" for over a year I have recently had my 2015 Macbook Pro 13" repaired. Both are max specs. It was a $600 bill, but it has been so worth it. The keyboard just works, it doesn't run hot and the fan doesn't blast under the slightest load, the performance is much better, the battery lasts longer and the external screen + keyboard and mouse are detected every single time without having to re-plug the USB-C or open and close the computer lid. Also, no dongles required to connect USB-A or SD cards. Yes, it does look a bit clunky and not as elegant as the newer one, but seriously it actually just works.

I almost can't believe how much shit I put up with on a daily basis for over a year. If you replaced a dying 2015 Macbook Pro with a new one, I very much urge you to reconsider getting it fixed at pretty much any price. It is so very worth it.
Then something like WASM, but avoiding the 1.5x or so slowdown over native. Perhaps WASM is the answer, but with improved runtime.

What I'm driving at is - if we can dream, why not aim for maximal hardware performance and minimal overhead? Even if it comes down to just pre-compiling native code for common architectures like Android apps do. Right now, the browser is an idiosyncratic HAL burdened by its past... what would a really nice next generation be?

Interesting thing to know about the LLVM IR - I'm only casually familiar.
Ordinary people benefit from the extra protection as well. N95/FFP2 masks are more effective protecting from virus in the coronavirus family and this is tested.

Obviously, the more exposed you are the more you benefit from extra measures.
> Boeing unfortunately has to be bailed out, if we as a world want airplane as a method of transportation. It’s only Boeing and Airbus, there are no others.

Somehow I suspect that if the earth swallowed every employee of Boeing and Airbus, and every plane ever produced by either, there would be more airplanes and more airplane manufacturers soon enough.
Right, but none of those problems exist for listed stocks, which trade liquidly and can be readily converted back and forth to cash - indeed that's the whole reason a buyback works. I believe tax law already has a class of things that are considered cash-like - foreign currencies, bullion, that sort of thing - perhaps a good first step would be treating liquid stocks the same way.
Oil prices have cratered, that should be a positive for the transportation industry.
There may be a market for a "microkernel" redesign of browsers in the next 5 years. OP's point is right that the current design is impossible for new entrants to implement. That alone probably won't create a market for something new (in no small part because the 2 major engines are FOSS) but if we hit an intersection of new technologies along with a need to rapidly adapt the Web to new computing platforms (eg AR/VR) then it could certainly happen.
How about a priority heap? It's much more useful to sort things by their min priority, but just telling me the priority at the end isn't helpful. You'll want the thing as well.

(Even more concretely consider a min heap used in pathfinding, where you store the (distance_so_far, (x,y)) pairs, and they sort by distance_so_far.)
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I don't have anything of that shit activated and I am far from alone with this. My GPS is maybe turned on once a year, so probably pretty inconclusive.

The problem is if the try to form conclusions from the data collected that would concern me too.

If more people were aware what data Google collects, I believe far more people would be careful with Google services.

What is true is that Android basically become a shitty OS, something open source should have prevented, but we know how that turned out.

I don't think that I miss anything with opting out of it to be honest.
Nationalize them and let them slowly rot away - what's the argument against that?
I honestly never understood the hate for the touchbar. It allows me to be much more granular with volume and brightness, and I never really used F-keys anyway.
The Sane Prepper Mantra: Common sense rules for prepping
I would imagine Facebook hires contractors to moderate content because the job has high turnover and doesn't require any skills.
The opening chapter is very clear on that point: this is a scouting report of a software ecosystem that works at scale, what things we think are a good idea generally. It is not a "This is how you should do it," in that Google's requirements are a few orders of magnitude different than others (expected code lifetime, codebase size, engineering population, compute requirements).
I said Apple fans, not just keyboard fans. There are plenty of great development machines, but somehow Apple machines are the only ones that make it to the top link.