skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> The dabbawalas usually use trains and bicycles

Sounds like Deliveroo here in the UK.
Do you not understand that these non-approved views, for the most part, come from actual nazis? Like, real life nazis. People that will kill you because of your skin colour.

I've read a lot of bootlicking comments on this website lately from people who want to talk in upper abstractions about free speech and discuss moral theory. You are all completely missing the point. That black people are needlessly DYING because real life white supremacists are having their voices promoted and platformed on the internet.

When it comes to activists eating their cake and having it too, yea, those are the privileged facebook employees taking a paid day off as a way of making a statement. What a joke.

You know who needs their voices heard? Who needs free speech? Black people. And our society silences them through gruesome MURDER. Murders with no justice. God forbid someone get their tweet "fact-checked".
> "Let me help an individual investor grow their portfolio" - said no investment banker ever

Nobody can honestly say this. Trading is about risk transfer. And risks sometimes come home to roost, which means portfolios can always lose money.

That said, broadly, yes. If something seems too complicated, don't buy it.

> Almost every ETF other than a vanilla bond/stock ETF is unadulterated toxic waste that has oozed out from the sewers of finance and will wipe out your capital

This is true, but not (just) because banks are venal. These products are designed for professional traders. There is hedging value, to certain corporates, for having a short-dated commodities future exchange traded product (ETP) leveraged at a benchmark rate. Particularly if that rate floats with the corporate's cost of capital.

> good ole fashioned bond/stock ETFs - if you cannot redeem/create it then don't touch it

Individual investors can never redeem or create ETF units. That's restricted to authorized participants (APs).

APs can create and destroy units of most leveraged ETFs. They can't do that for exchange-traded notes (ETNs), which is where most of the structured stuff lives.
No, that's just violence. Political violence is when someone is murdered - by police or otherwise - for political reasons.

And, property damage can be violence. Arson, in particular, has a non-zero chance of killing someone.

And property damage - especially if it's to a home - can cause trauma to people. It's not just some innocent form of public expression.
I think it's interesting to explore whether remote-control VR lag can be combated with simulations. If you can simulate the other side well enough, you should be able to manipulate the simulation until you've got a recording that you're satisfied with and then send it. This is kind of how Mars rovers are steered today.

Obviously doing this for robots on Earth is tricky and largely pointless, given it's probably easier to just reduce the latency directly. For remote mining on asteroids or something there's not a whole lot going on in space. You're not going to get a random pedestrian or cyclist suddenly popping out in front of your robot. It's far more practical to model and simulate it entirely in e.g. a game engine, and then record it.

At least, that's my guess where things will go.

The point about the spaceship is not distance related but that building life support structures into everything is quite expensive, whereas building them once in a spaceship and then extending the human presence to all surrounding structures would be a lot cheaper.
> Right, then you can optimize the delivery with routes to several customers as well. And they can make food that handles delivery better etc. But that is not what is happening now.

Its no doubt that the Culinary Industry is going to morph into something else (seemingly undesirable to me) than it what it was in a Post COVID World, but given that the only ones that will survive this massive disruption will be those that either optimized their curb-side/take out menus to meet the demands, or those that simply have a ton of outside investment I can totally see that happening.

Dine-in will be few and far between with limited seating and dining options being the norm, where as everything else will just be delivered. I hope this spurs on more people to learn to cook at home and lose dependency on fast food and in turn support their local farmers and join CSA and community gardens along with it to offset the pains of a broken Global Food supply chain. We're already seeing that now, as many B2C farms are recording ATHs all over the US and selling out this early in the growing season.

As a former cook/chef and farmer, restaurants were always horrible business ventures in the best of times that relies on horrible work conditions, long hours, low wages and pervasive and culturally accepted substance abuse that often leads to severe mental health issues.

Hopefully, this gives young cooks the opportunity to take some of the Marketshare from the established players doing what they love (low wages are irrelevant then) and working from commissary Kitchens with low overhead business models. I'd rather they try an experimental business, even with failure being a real possibility, than see them waste 2-3 years of their lives and 40K+ in student debt as that model, much like 'University as an imperative to financial success,' is dead.
> Voting hasn't worked

What? If 10% of the people who turned out to protest actually voted in their local elections, they would have whatever they wanted. Voting has hardly been attempted, and there are voting data to prove it.

> "Broad agreement" by who, exactly?

Basically everyone who isn't an outside agitator, but if you don't already believe me I doubt I'm going to change your mind.

> I keep seeing videos of cops smashing windows then blaming it on protestors, cops attacking crowds with tear gas and less-lethal rounds, and now a shooting of a small business owner at a barbecue. It's not connected to a concern for justice because you're looking at the wrong side to blame.

I don't know what to tell you. Cops aren't using kid gloves any more for sure, but cities are descending into chaos and no one in good faith thinks its the cops that are out there doing the looting and burning.
Not to mention quitting to change a company is all cost and no benefit. I ragequit my last job and they made huge improvements afterwards. I don’t get to see any of those benefits, but my coworkers that stood their ground get to.
Thanks for posting this!

As an electronics enthusiast, this really sheds a lot of light on different aspects of hardware/software development that I hadn't been exposed to before. I feel like there is a lot of tribal knowledge that people in the business or going to school for EE stuff are privy to that isn't always out there for the rest of us, so kudos for aggregating some of that.

along the same line, does anyone have further articles on hardware topics, like sourcing parts for commercial products? It's another part of electrical engineering and bringing products to market that I haven't seen much of online but would love to learn more about.
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From Oct 1, 2021, you will need a REAL ID-compliant license to fly in the USA
I'm confused why people that are anti-Trump don't wish his remarks, that they would presumably characterise as completely and unambiguously unacceptable, to face the scrutiny of the public to the fullest extent. Especially in an election year. It seems clearly in the public interest that this sort of speech by the president isn't censored and is discussed far and wide, and exposed to the light of day. The only reason I can think of for people wanting to suppress it is that they have such a low estimation of the average American, that they deem it simply too dangerous to be publicised. I must admit, I don't think any private business, or group of individuals, should make these sorts of judgements on behalf of an entire nation. The only way out of this crisis is by rapid and painful evolution, with the threat of failure real and ever-present. Coddling, control of information and censorship isn't the answer.
To begin with, by all mean use React, Vue and others.
I think they're amazing and got me super excited whenever I deal with them.

userinterface.js was made out of the frustration I went through when I was maintaining multiple Browser Extensions.
I wanted it to exploit my existing knowledge of DOM API and JavaScript language. Something that would at least try to befriend CSS, HTML and JS to make them work together in a semantic fashion.

Giving their own world to each of the parts of the UI was for the most part the core aspect of it.

Most of the frameworks you mentionned have their own ecosystem, I find them pretty hard to integrate in contexts such as Browser Extension if you do not wish for a never ending build toolchain.

I think a fair comparison for userinterface.js would be the Web Components API.

I'm glad you're even asking the question, thanks.
> There is a very reasonable argument for essential services like search engines and news websites to conform to/adopt standards like AMP, but for the rest of The Open Web, ingenuity and risktaking should be encouraged, not discouraged, for the true good of all Peoplekind.

Hadn't really considered this - because minimalist page size is often such a given - but, for instance, many amateurs often don't know yet how to crush their pngs and such.

> https://bilge.world/open

Cool - thanks for this!

(As an aside, it's great to see a continuation of topics like this - which is commenting on last week's article from Parimal Satyal. It makes this place seem more like a forum.)
4. What were the struggles you had to overcome to develop a regular writing habit (e.g. shyness, self-consciousness, poor time management skills, etc...)? How did you do it?

One thing that I've found helps is to set aside a specific time of day or week for and to create associated habits with your writing habit.

Maybe that's writing after you take a shower in the morning or after you brush your teeth - or maybe even after brushing your teeth but before showering. Maybe it's to always eat a specific breakfast before or while you write. If you write better or more willingly while under the influence of something (i.e. caffeine, THC, CBD, alcohol) remember to do that to start a writing sesh. YMMV but any sort of Pavlovian push in the right direction can't hurt, right?

PS: A lot of my examples are morning-centric because many writers report that early morning writing is best for them.[1]

[1] https://jamesclear.com/daily-routines-writers
Where are you getting 5%+ APY?
> But in a post subsequently removed from Twitter, the NYPD Sergeants Benevolent Association (SBA) accused de Blasio, 25, of “object throwing.”

> The account also posted de Blasio’s internal arrest file, which included her home address (Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s residence), ID number and other personal information.

[0] https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/nypd-sergeants-union-twee...

apparently the address is public knowledge anyway, if that wasn't true the doxing would be a lot worse.
This works on "tastes" at the lowest level definition of "taste", in other words tongue sensations. But what we think of as "taste" is actually a combination of this and of smell or aroma.

Smell is much more complex and relies on detection of the shape of the particles by the olfactory receptors (see: http://cst.ufl.edu/taste-vs-flavor-whats-the-difference.html).

It could be possible to simulate different aromas with a fairly small number of scent molecules, and there has been some work in that direction (see: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227512326_Aroma_sim...), but no successful commercial product has ever been launched (that I'm aware of) based on this technologly.

So while interesting, this 'taste synthesizer' and anything like it is not going to enable anyone to taste anything that really tastes like a food.
It works sometimes.

Would you please stop creating accounts to break HN's guidelines with? Doing that eventually will get your main account banned as well.
That’s certainly not the case. The government can be sued.
should the car have slowed down by itself? yes. was the driver not paying attention and did not have their hands on the wheel? obviously. it is driver assistance, you agree to the terms and conditions, you still have to DRIVE the car.
From Twitter's Glorification of Violence Policy: "Exceptions may be made for violent acts by state actors, where violence was not primarily targeting protected groups."

"Exceptions may be made" doesn't sound like "you can [do it] all you'd like."
> Didn't even slow down.

The car in the video does seem to be braking strongly 1 second before the collision. There's a cloud emanating from the wheels.

> Humans often brake late, but seldom fail to brake at all.

Humans do fail to brake completely, e.g. when they fall asleep or have their eyes on their phone.
Tesla only uses Cameras (trained for "normal appearance" of cars, that is front and back views) and Radar (notoriously high false positive rate for standstill targets aka clutter, they need to be suppressed to be driving without hard braking every now and then), no Lidar. This overturned truck would have been difficult to incorporate into a training set for semantic labeling if you want to have a safe reaction for all kinds of unusual objects together with a reasonable false positive rate. Similar classification failures in all those cases. Can't be solved reliably with just vision and Radar.
They are eager to please pets unless they've hacked their governor module ;)
See also the concurrent but slightly older Hertz thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23375733.
Why is anyone inside facebook even surprised by this?

Facebook leadership has made their modus operandi well known. They will enable anyone or anything that makes them money.

I don't know why a long term employee would suddenly be offended after years of abhorrent behavior.

https://creativefuture.org/facebook-scandal-timeline/
Densities help for deliveries because they're more efficient in denser areas. But there are a lot of personal services that aren't all that dependent on density.
Optimizing for rapidly growing the customer base (both restaurants and diners) over short term profitability.

It's understandable, if a terrible actual plan. I guess they feel they have to grow fast enough that people don't just ignore them and order directly like we used to and probably will again soon.

Some restaurants won't do delivery anymore, just like it was until recently, and if they want to get into it then the smart people with actual local experience can decide if it makes sense or not.
Your website is broken for anyone who browses in a width less than 1024 pixels; the higher tier pricing plans cease to be visible.
Google has largely made the internet a safer and more efficient system by pushing standards through their market dominance.

Is this a bad thing?
Re: #3 and #4, I just write when I have something I feel is worth sharing. Sometimes that happens twice in one week; sometimes I go a month or two without writing anything. I don't guilt myself about it. It's easy to be motivated when your own desire to share ideas is the only motivating force.
When will USA's burgeoning public deficit bite it back?
It seems there are no bad consequences of running a massive public deficit, and therefore, no perceived cost of printing money. Is there a point at which there will be a reckoning of sorts here? What will it look like and when do we expect it to hit?
You're right, I will surely make one. I am not sure if you found the few demos I listed in the README? Were they not welcoming enough? Thanks for the feedback.
I work in an ad agency with 200 people. Every single professional has a Mac. Basically creative fields prefer macs.
As a Mind says in Look to Windward:

"I am not an animal brain, I am not even some attempt to produce an AI through software running on a computer. I am a Culture Mind. We are close to gods, and on the far side.
We are quicker; we live faster and more completely than you do, with so many more senses, such a greater store of memories and at such a fine level of detail. We die more slowly, and we die more completely, too."
Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.

– Martin Luther King, Jr.
The power of wishful thinking is stronger than most people realize.
People are given the opportunity to vote on issues in liquid democracy. In the U.S. we have a representative democracy where people aren't allowed to vote on issues, they can only vote for reps that they think will have their best interest at heart.

Liquid democracy is the opposite of offloading civic duty. It's an opportunity for citizens to assert their voice directly in the policymaking process.

For instance, if you are a republican living in a blue district, you won't have very good representation under our current system. But with a liquid democracy, you can represent yourself directly whenever you want, effectively bypassing your regional politician.

It's the best of both worlds of representative democracy and direct democracy.
Is it true that politicians don't do what they ran on? I think that may be a myth. My understanding is the opposite: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/trust-us-politicians-ke...
My two cents https://missing.csail.mit.edu/
But it's Autopilot, the car should auto pilot itself.
It seems like the obvious path would be around solid obstacles. I've never driven a Boeing 737, but will the autopilot really fly you directly into an obstacle with no warning at all? My understanding was that these vehicles are equipped with radar and collision avoidance systems.
There is no place on Earth where you can say literally anything and not have a consequence for it. People who subscribe to such an absolutist free speech make buffoons of themselves.
I think it's perfectly consistent to oppose government attempts to curtail free speech while also advocating for your place of employment to act in a way consistent with your morals and principals. Of course FB doesn't have to listen. But it's their employer, they have a social relationship, they can bring concerns to them.

Trump is the one wanting his cake and eating it too. He wants to be able to say whatever he wants on a private entity's platform, and also constrain the free speech of that same entity.
Then just install Linux and give it a 2nd life
>>"hacktivist" group Anonymous has returned from the shadows.

>>the group has targeted groups over race relations in the past.

>>The "hacktivist" collective has no face, and no leadership. Its tagline is simply "we are legion", referring to its allegedly large numbers of individuals.

A decade later and the media still doesn't understand anonymous. It never is a group. It is mask, a word, used by any number of different groups at different times. One should never ascribe any group identity to anonymous, no more than one would group individuals who choose to wear a particular color of hat.
Two working people may need two cars; two unemployed people need one or zero cars.
If you do this yourself and feel comfortable, good for you.

But I wouldn't widely suggest people lever up 2x using margin. It's dangerous advice. In a severe down market you can be wiped out with a margin call and forced to sell at a low point in the market.
They have backpedalled a bit, but https://www.tesla.com/model3:

“Autopilot enables your car to steer, accelerate and brake automatically within its lane“

to me, seems to apply to this event.

To me, it also looks as if it almost hit a person, too (the driver of the van?)
My feeling is that focusing on Twitter and Facebook's response is missing the point completely.

Trump's threats were repugnant and disgusting, but it's not Twitter or Facebook's place to tell people that. It's important, as citizens, to hear what politicians are saying and form our own opinions. The consequences of Trump's threats will not go away just because Twitter told everybody they were violent threats. Shooting the messengers won't help anything.

Have corporations imposing their "morals" on public communication would be a very dangerous slippery slope, IMO.
I’m not sure this is a good argument. What landlords would try to raise rents or evict aggressively during a recession?

Rent control prevents rents from aggressively dropping because landlords know the rents can’t be increased later. This is during a time when rents really need to go down.
NYC to Impose Curfew Tonight After Looting During Protests
The one very notable exception to the two-dimensional flotilla is the depiction of the battle of wolf-359. As I recall the battle played out as a ball of Starfleet ships surrounding the Borg.
New eyes help a lot. Haven't you glossed over something that once found is obvious, both yourself and with the help of others?

This power is only multiplied when having to answer good questions about the system and even explain it in ways that may be different from your usual model but that clicks better with the other person.
This is the best place I know of to have thoughtful discussions and talk about what most consider taboo.

http://www.paulgraham.com/say.html

http://www.paulgraham.com/resay.html

There are times where it gets heated, but those are quickly shut down by the very excellent community moderation.
Isn’t John Carmack working on smell for VR?

That said I wonder what would come first these external stimuli emulator or a neural link, by passing the external sensor seems to be the most straightforward way even if it’s much more complex on paper.
But the restaurant experiences other problems from DD, as per the article: "Doordash was causing him real problems. The most common was, Doordash delivery drivers didn't have the proper bags for pizza so it inevitably would arrive cold. It led to his employees wasting time responding to complaints and even some bad Yelp reviews."

Some of the comments in the Doordash comments goes into the externalities caused by predatory pricing,

Rents have increased in many housing markets due to Airbnb's presence. The fact that a dip in their business has led to more affordable rents is rather telling.

To say Uber has a "pretty good business model" belies their huge operating expenses leading to both mass layoffs post- and pre-pandemic, but that's not my point. They're still contributing to an externality by driving up traffic and car usage. We can't rely on investors to fix the environment, it is true, but we can doggone blame them for wrecking it.

These are just some random examples but are far from the only effects generated by reckless companies with a slash-and-burn-to-hyper-growth mentality.
"The React Core team is joining the Facebook employee walkout in solidarity with the Black community.

Facebookʼs recent decision to not act on posts that incite violence ignores other options to keep our community safe. We implore the Facebook leadership to #TakeAction."

https://twitter.com/dan_abramov/status/1267544361929256966