skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I was about to ask if there are any pilots on this thread who could weigh in because this was my intuition as a non-pilot. Just to drive one of your points home further, you don't want the interface to change because that could confuse the pilot. Toyota's braking fiasco is an example where unfamiliarity led to mis-operation even though the hardware or the device itself was functioning "to spec".
I doubt the WHO is unaware that asymptomatic carriers of the virus exist. There might be some debate as to how much they are doing the spreading of the virus, but it's a numbers game.

Right now, masks are a severely limited resource. Symptomatic patients and health care workers are without a doubt the ones who need them the most. That is to say, currently only 1% (give or take) of a population fits into one of these two categories.

Asymptomatic people is literally everyone else, 99% of the population. And the risk of them spreading the virus, all other things being equal, is less than that of symptomatic patients.

If masks were unlimited, or were infinitely reusable, then the experts would probably encourage increased use of them, along with all other forms of PPE. That's not the reality, and saving resources for folks with the greatest need seems like a reasonable recommendation for the collective whole, even if it leads to some individuals being somewhat more exposed or a minority of folks exposing more as well.
> I suppose that voice controls would be a reasonably safe tech option, but probably not cost-effective.

They all suck and they’re literally not workable for rentals. Nobody will waste an hour configuring a rental car’s VA on departure.
But it shouldn't require a full compilation.

The ultimate result, given the slow compile times of c++, is that you cannot know in your editor if your code is correct.
I suppose you don't do the `curl | bash` thing on your server fleet?

I see how desktops (laptops) are more or less screwed because of the need to run ad-hoc things.

But servers, which are much more controlled ad limited environments, could be more secure. A lot of orgs follow rather sane software security policies; if the software itself were less vulnerable, it would help.

For a lot of end users that would make a significant difference, because they run most of their critical software in the browser anyway.
The ship is sinking and there aren’t enough lifeboats.

History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes

They are likely waiting until there isn't a supply issue. People will rush out to buy masks of all types.
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22734159
That’s true, though IIRC Apple can enroll new devices into any account, so they can eavesdrop if they want (but not decrypt anything from before they started eavesdropping)
I don't know. How's Dark Sky competing with Apple? I don't think they derive much, if any, revenue from the Weather app. More likely they're paying for the data.
> Zoom has been criticized for its data collection practices,[45] which include its collection and storage of "the content contained in cloud recordings, and instant messages, files, whiteboards" as well as its enabling employers to monitor workers remotely;[46][47] the Electronic Frontier Foundation warned that administrators can join any call at any time "without in-the-moment consent or warning for the attendees of the call."[48] The Ministry of Defence of the U.K. banned its use.[49][50] During signup for a Zoom free account, Zoom requires users to permit it to identify users with their personal information on Google and also offers to permanently delete their Google contacts.

Widespread use of Zoom for online education during the novel coronavirus pandemic increased concerns regarding students' data privacy and, in particular, their personally identifiable information.[17] According to the FBI, students’ IP addresses, browsing history, academic progress, and biometric data may be at risk during the use of similar online learning services.[17] Privacy experts are also concerned that the use of Zoom by schools and universities may raise issues regarding unauthorized surveillance of students and possible violations of students’ rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

- Wikipedia
Fuck Honda. I'm never buying another "new" Honda:

While their new and "certified" inventory is rusting on dealer lots, they have declared [0][1] that peons owning Takata NADI inflators (SHRAPNEL BOMBS sitting inches from our faces) should just wait (NO FREE RENTAL) a few MONTHS (sometime in 2021) for them to redesign, test, manufacture, ship, and ultimately replace said shrapnel bomb.

[0] https://hondaairbaginfo.com/nadi

[1] https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-corporate/releases/release...
If we could quantify the net effects of sexism and racism in hiring and attrition, we could compare whether the incentives mentioned offset the sexism and racism equivalently. But, since we don't have a means of doing so, it's a futile discussion on this site. Also worth pointing out that just hiring a diverse candidate is pretty meaningless if they get bullied or harassed to the point of being forced out in a short order.

But that's beside the point (or, beside the tangent to the point). The context of "diversity hire" above parallels being diverse and getting hired to an acquihire or getting lucky. That's very different than what you outlined above.
Related (re Mazda) from last year: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20200335
That's not even one engineer.
>this tends to include intruding via drone these days

Can you elaborate on this point? There are a LOT of FAA rules and federal laws that allow aircraft to fly over your property without your permission. I could see the argument for a ground-based device or perhaps an extremely low-flying drone but not for general drone use.

Of course, there are other laws (like requiring line of sight, not flying over humans or livestock, etc.) that are probably broken by anyone flying a typical non-commercial light drone over someone else's property at a level low enough to be annoying.
So basically I know a few people who can't even solve an Easy Leetcode questions. They got in as SWE L3/L4, E3/E4 and I also know one L5.

Can you help me in explaining why? I don't have the intention of looking down on people. I'm just gathering data. If I can find a reasonable explanation then I want to take a look at it, and learn from it, and see where did I do wrong, so I can improve and pass the interviews next time.
They have a free promotional campaign for educational institutions that started 2020-03-13.
"Sire! The peasants are revolting!"

"Yeah, they're really disgusting on ice, aren't they?"

Amazon will keep exploiting everyone they can until they are sued and independently monitored into compliance. Go ahead and pretend all those benefits are the result of Amazon management realizing on their own that they can be good to their people. Every one is either settlements, PR dusting, or mandatory after being caught at prior abuses.

No respect for anyone at Amazon who drinks or spouts the company kool-aid.
Good explanation. Also wrong.

Denmark has a negative interest rate [1] but has had a (positive) inflation for a while [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_central_b...

[2] https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG?location...
That is correct. Please see my other comments. I don't have the intention to look down on people.
Signals Works For Me, on iOS, and for many others. I get that you're frustrated, but Signal really can work.
I'm not qualified to read and evaluate medical research. Are you? I rely on the WHO to understand the situation and what's best for everyone.
Hey! OP here.
It's a tool for people confined home, because of the COVID-19 crisis, to get help from their local community.

Share it with your friends and family, who knows, it might be helpful to someone!

For my fellow developers, it's also open source! https://github.com/zergov/helpaneighbor
Feel free to open issues or PRs for translations / new features! !
I was considering learning them soon for enemy ai. Are they useful in other situations too?
Ha ha - very interesting use of React... I love that the columns are components!

Though my "negative nancy" comment would be that this is the wrong tool for the job (or at least, it could use a little renaming?) because after jumping from Scene to App to useCastRays hook... I finally found all the actual logic in "utils": which I'm always suspicious of ;)

Anyhoo - really cool, I'd like to see how the 2D sprites are integrated!
Devils advocate: if you're sent home on full pay and told not to come in, and you come in, that's fireable (doubly so with coronavirus happening). If you do that, you need some strong evidence that it's retaliation. You have away the benefit of the doubt...
It happens all the time with follow-up posts on hot topics. Maybe we're getting slower or something.
From what I gather, they're one of the few video conference solutions that "just work", you don't need to install anything if you don't want (works in the browser), and their user pricing is pretty cheap and straightforward ($15/mo/user). Also, they've scaled well as there haven't been too many (any?) major outages, even though their usage has gone up probably 50x (complete guess) in the last 1-3 months.
yup, just rented a cool modern car and was distraught at how much menu-diving there was. and even if you memorize it, the lag was still huge vs. real-time controls!
This is fantastic news. Reminds me of this GREAT READ: https://www.amazon.com/Hand-Shapes-Brain-Language-Culture/dp...

I would not be surprised if this decision resulted in even greater brand loyalty, e.g. drivers becoming attached to the "feel" of a Honda.
I faced the same problem two weeks ago with the previous version of Catalina (I don't remember the correct number but was a previous on 10.15.4) and git (I use SSH to authenticate with the server). So I did a report to Bitbucket with a solution that worked for me after investigate more about the problem: https://twitter.com/di3goleite/status/1239596891471581189?s=...

Thank you about that clarification. Also your website seems to be down actually.
Instacart: Furthering Our Commitment to the Shopper Community
It was only last year that Carrot lost access to the IBM Weather Underground API, and now they will have to replace Dark Sky too.

I'm guessing a brand new Catalyst Weather app is coming in iOS 14.
I cannot begin to say how much IBM ruined Weather Underground. The app was _perfect_! I was thrilled to pay for it.

Now it's probably the worst app on my phone and I should just delete it. It takes forever to start, more than half the time it loads no data, and even if it is loaded the UI redesign has made the whole thing slow and useless.

Would love suggestions for another app on Android.
>One concern, which Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, voiced in an interview with CNN, is that such a recommendation could cause even worse shortages of N95 and other medical masks for health care workers, who need them most.

If there is indeed a scarcity of masks, isn't this question a no brainer? Of course the masks should be allocated to hospital workers, who are exposed to coronavirus for 8+ hours a day, rather than everyone else, who might only come in contact with the coronavirus some part of the day, if at all.

Also, if there's a scarcity of masks, is there a reason why existing supplies (eg. in warehouses) or incoming shippments can't be commandeered/seized by the government under eminent domain?
What will the world be like after coronavirus? Four possible futures
I think they just act as notifications of official policy
It appears they created a new version simply to better display this message, in lieu of using the weather alert interface.
National Weather Service API. Drawback is it's only for the US though.

https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api
Obviously it's not "okay to call Japanese stupid".
Main discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22739839
Take your time CDC folks!

By the time they get their act together it won't make any difference... Typical government organization. Even if there aren't enough proper face masks, DiY masks could save lives.
Reasonable considering the situation , sure. But the situation shouldn't be happening in the first place. I could understand closing off the API even. What I don't accept is shuttering the Android app.

I wish they would keep that alive in even a limited way and keep all the fanciness to Apple at the very least.
The API does not seem that bad at all. Maybe it's been improved?

https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api

You can turn lat/long into a grid point:

https://api.weather.gov/points/39.7456,-97.0892

Then a grid point into a forecast:

https://api.weather.gov/gridpoints/TOP/31,80/forecast

If you have your own GIS you can presumably store the grid points yourself.
Bad name for an editor really.
honda generally gets called out for having some of the most touch heavy interface of any cars in their reviews, im not sure if finally responding to that feedback counts as "bucking the trend"
I also have never had issues. (if mobile = Android) That sounds like you either didn't set it as the os default messaging app or some "battery saver" optimization is running wild. If you can truly reproduce the issue, you could always create your own patch (assuming you're a software dev since hn).

You can also set up automatic backups of conversations into an encrypted database. Certainly not a fix for whatever your problem is, but could be a workaround.
Cost of carry.
Whole Foods employees are staging a nationwide 'sick-out'
Teardown Highlights Huawei’s Reliance on U.S. RF Components
Mask production is finally ramping up now, along with other PPE, which is why CDC is starting to consider that idea.
Yeah, just shouldn't be solely a moderator job. You'd think the userbase would stop upvoting the same damn story and/or not flagging the dupes.
Earlier discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22739839
You really think Apple (or anyone else) should be forced to support software on a competing platform? That's absurd.

It's a crappy decision on their part, no doubt. But saying it should be illegal is way out of line.
Nice. I see a Honda in my future...
Here's an actual bug report:

* https://openradar.appspot.com/radar?id=4931259776106496

From that and the discussions.apple.com. post, hyperlinked elsewhere in this discussion, it appears that the >8192 condition varies according to what the hostname actually is.

The bug report is datelined 2020-04-26, interestingly. There might be a bug in the bug reporting system. (-:
> iMessage is fully E2E - Apple does not have any ability to decrypt messages, only the recipient can.

The iMessage private key is stored by Apple if iCloud Backup is enabled:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22106536
Same we've been using Graphcool/Prisma 1 for 2 years. Has been single handedly the biggest reason for our speed of development. We absolutely love the generated types and automatic introspection, everything is just documented automatically, it's truly revolutionary.
...So you're confirming that if you hire the most qualified candidate, and they happen to be a minority, you consider it a "diversity hire"?

Welp.
I've sat at company hiring panels, and have taken part in discriminatory policies first hand. At career fairs, Dropbox recruiters had us mark candidate resumes with a star for diverse candidates, two starts for "double diverse" candidates (female + URM), and "ND" for Asian male candidates. It turns out "ND" stands for "negative diversity". Literally the first thing we did was bucket candidates by the desirability of their demographics. Recruiters also got higher bonuses for recruiting diverse candidates, along with bonuses for more experienced candidates. The diverse bonus was equal to the difference between hiring an entry level IC1 and an IC6 (senior staff engineer).

Usually discrimination doesn't take place in the hiring panels. Rather it's done by the people given incentives to discriminate, usually recruiters. Recruiters can infer candidates' race and gender with census data on names, and advance diverse candidates to phone screens more often than non-diverse candidates.

I can also detail the company's "opportunistic hiring" plans if you want to hear more.
The World Must Not Mimic China's Authoritarian Model to Fight Covid-19
If you live in the US you could buy Series I Savings Bonds from the government. They have a fixed rate which is set when you buy them (currently very low) but they also return an additional rate that varies over time based on inflation. (There are also mutual funds out there like e.g. the Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities fund that are supposed to guard against inflation too.)

In the long term, I would assume these will not give you anywhere near as good returns as other higher-risk investment options, but they might work for you depending on what you're looking for.
Perspective does not require 3d.

You can have perspective in flatland.
To be fair, normally when corrections are issued on posts, the corrections are noted. You've even done this before:

https://drewdevault.com/2018/02/05/Introduction-to-POSIX-she...

I don't think you're the bad guy here, but the criticism was that you ghost-edited, not that you issued a correction.

Of course, your blog is publicly version-controlled, so it probably wasn't intentional on your part.
Touch screens add multiple points of failure to a device that, if properly built, would last decades. A single glitch in a software driving a screen could render useless all touch inputs displayed on it, information loss aside.
I'm all for mechanical switches everywhere. As for potentiometers, sliders etc, we already have optical and mechanical encoders that hardly fail, or if/when they do, it happens gracefully leaving enough time for replacement.
To me, the reason for touch screens is either cost or aesthetics, or both.
Thank you for the reply. I asked a follow up question in another reply that is similar like you as well above.
Worked at FAANG. There are diversity programs because most engineers are white and Asian men with professional networks composed almost entirely of white and Asian men. Referrals are a big source of talent, so you can imagine what that does to our hiring pipeline. But there are no diversity hires. Everyone who's hired has to pass the bar.
Planes have multiple screens which provides more redundancy vs broke physical switches.
Until November of 2019 your post recommended Matrix (and, a few weeks after you originally posted it, Tox, which recommendation was accompanied by a changelog entry noting the inclusion of Tox). When you decided to stop recommending Matrix, you simply removed the recommendation and the changelog from the post.

It's a blog post, not a work of journalism, but I don't think you get to use the words "issued a correction" here.
I like the UConnect system in my ‘19 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It has a mix of touch features and dials/buttons. Some features you can control with both touch and dials/buttons. Front seat warmers and coolers do no have physical buttons and I dislike it a lot.

Physical and touch controls should complement each other. Too much touch is bad and too many buttons are bad. I remember looking at Acura’s with to many buttons a few years ago.
Modern airliners are just short of autonomous. Even if they aren't, unless you are landing or on initial ascent, you are generally minutes away from catastrophic outcomes regardless of your control inputs. In fact, most of the time, if something bad is happening, simply letting go of the controls will lead to the issue resolving itself.

A car is very often fractions of a second away from a serious accident.

A plane at cruise altitude is rarely less than minutes away (unless, in some planes, you are actively trying to crash the plane/make the wings fall off)
Please do not cross into personal attack.
I applied to a new grad production engineering job at Facebook recently.

I probably did about 80 leetcode puzzles, let's just assume that is 1 hour per puzzle. So 80 hours of leetcode puzzles.

In addition, 10 hours were spent reviewing my networking trivia (focused on layer 2/3/4 and HTTP).

The PE recruiter at the company also provided a study guide packet. I elected to sink about 10-20 hours into studying the Linux troubleshooting and finding some common questions off of Glassdoor to understand the type of things they will be asking.

Finally I tried to review some system design stuff (but as a juniour in this industry didn't really know how) Just followed some study guides from the system-design-primer on Github. Probably 5 hours dedicated to this.

Let's just round it to about 100 hours of prep in about a month and a half. While juggling a full time job as a devops engineer.

Afterwards I was rejected :)

Ultimately I wasn't surprised I was rejected. I was under the impression that I needed to pass all 7 of the interviews in order to get an offer (2 phone screens, 5 on site.) I know for sure I failed the system design interview question HARD. Like irredeemably hard. Regardless of my performances in my other interviews, I know I definitely did a good job in my network and OS interviews but it doesn't matter.

I do wish that companies would provide a feedback system. I would love to know where they thought I was weak so that I can improve upon that later. But there is nothing beyond "we decided to pursue other candidates."

Here's the crazy thing, though. It isn't even a question in my mind that I should try again if another FAANG recruiter reaches out to me. I will sink another 200 hours if necessary to pass their interviews because of what it represents to achieve getting hired at such a firm. There's prestige, salary, and quality of life that just can't be matched by any other tech companies.
YES. What took them so long?
https://www.southampton.ac.uk/news/2020/03/covid-19-china.pa...
Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design a Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic
Tracing the Path of a Pandemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PO7EjmXDc-s
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.03.20029843v...
One side has a long history of labour abuses however. It would be different if it was Patagonia or Columbia and they had a history of treating people great
Awesome. Yeah, my question wasn't clear, but I meant paging in the shell, as you correctly assumed. In a pinch, I can run page an inline `dolt sql -q` query in the OS shell. But it would be idea to be able to page results in the dolt shell, as we can in most SQL database shells.

BTW, I should have written it above, but dolthub/dolt is quite impressive. I hope you all make it, because it's a great product that I would love to use at work if I eventually shift back over to a data science position (right now, working as a software dev).
Apple acquires Dark Sky, Android version shutting down in July
We'd be interested!

I think it will be pretty hard to do well in open source though. Server costs and keeping things working when NOAA (etc.) sources change is probably going to be expensive.
The only touch screen in any car should be a dumb terminal for CarPlay/Android Auto. Everything else should be dials and buttons.
I feel gross looking at my 401k. Everything in there is a bet on the continuation of the world that led here, and that world is unjust in the extreme and needs to go. And right now I think we're on the razor's edge fo something wonderful happening. I know a few people participating in rent strikes here in NYC. Maybe this is the week where a decade happens.
Agree, now it is very difficult to find a phone that has physical keyboard, sdcard, phone jack and is current.

I really hate those trends.
As of 2 years ago, ClickHouse did not have as-of joins, which was a dealbreaker for me.

(Non is the usual suspects do either... I eventually used pandas+dask)
Not a segment specific question, but if I discover a bug while working on a task for my employer, will that bounty be discounted off the bill or will it go to me directly? what's typical?