skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
You’re sidestepping the discussion though. It is “when you avail yourself to FB, do we want FB to use its algorithms to push certain content.” I see two options: stop any ranking/recommendations and make FB a dumb pipe with no restrictions, or put guard rails on the ranking/recommendations so we don’t end up with extremists.
Bitwarden because it's open source and has completed Third-party Security Audit
> The government on Wednesday backed a law requiring people to either have their photo taken at a passport office or, if they use a photographer, have it submitted in digital form over a secure connection

Is there already a list of approved photographers who would submit directly, i.e. effectively "signing" the digital photo bitstream? What would be the qualification process for such a photographer? Who is liable if the photographer's computer is hacked and the image tampered prior to uploading?
Be wary though; your subjects are affected by the type of camera; A phone may be less noticed for a photo, so you get a more candid photo.

The most annoying thing is using a prime lens or low light photos and people see you have a camera and get in a line to pose, and you're like, I... can't zoom out and can't get you all in focus.
This is funny because as someone who works on important but non-classified stuff for the government, I do carry around a government issued phone so that I can access my work email/IM anywhere. But, (a) it's another iPhone and (b) I'd get in an awful lot of trouble if I installed Tinder on it. Most people probably wouldn't realize that though.
You realise that various people have died in the rioting, right?
At least one person [1] has played with using APL symbols in J, at least at the display level. I gave it a try, but was surprised to find that I preferred the ASCII version. Perhaps if J had its own custom symbol set (extended from APL?) it might have been better -- not all of the APL symbols have exactly the same meaning in J, and I remember finding some of the differences to be a bit jarring. For example, conjunctions like '&>' and '&.>' are heavily used and deserve their own symbols -- just putting a little-circle before a '>' feels like a hack. (No disrespect intended to the author, though, this was a great experiment.)

[1] https://wjmn.github.io/posts/j-can-look-like-apl/
I don't know how this one in particular is planning to do it, but the Polywell wiffle-ball design uses magnet coolant as a heat transfer medium. I'm sure I've heard of a design that uses charged particles spat out of the fusion reaction directly as charge carriers, too.
Yes, but it depends a lot on the company.
First impression bias: evidence from analyst forecasts
Currently you can bring your own picture which makes it possible to do certain modifications beforehand.
Sorry if I misunderstood, but does changing the window size solves the problem? I never maximize it, so I was not aware.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raw_image_format#Standardizati...
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Theres working examples, however they use the captured CO2 to get more oil out of nearly exhausted oil wells, so its a bit of a non-solution.

We will probably need to capture carbon but it'll be cheaper to use renewables or nuclear to provide the energy than burn oil.

Even if you use fossil fuels as an input (say because youre capturing methane that would otherwise escape i to the atmosphere), you can do stuff like break them down into grapgite and hydrogen so you getha clean burning fuel and useful material.
Possible, yes. Permitted, no.

The "photographer submits via a secure form" approach detailed in the article leaves this loophole pretty open, too, unless the photographers have to go through some kinds of security clearance vetting to get access.
Posting your own newsletter ten times in the past day appears excessive to me.
I don’t think there’s profit to be made there so I haven’t given it much attention. But the patterns of reasons you’re using match the just-so stories that are common in these discussions that make facile models of the world. In my experience these models are generally wrong. So I’m content walking away without adjusting my priors because the work/reward is low.
This is obviously too complex for a quick calculation of that sort. This is not really something that math can enlighten. You’re conjecturing out of a bias towards the negative. We simply have no access to his mind, and the information that we have barely justify exploring the possibility of bad faith. In other words: you’re being cynical.
The issue of "What comes after US hegemony?" should trouble you even more.

I can envision a lot of scenarios that are worse than now.
I figured it had to be something like that. Fortunately the last time something this silly came up at the ITU, it also went over like a lead balloon:

https://www.save2m.org/2019/08/france-defeated-thales-and-th...
I shortened my quote, for context the GP post had these examples:

> e.g. "dont show me posts that glorify violence" or "only allow covid posts that match WHO guidelines" or "allow exceptions from political figures or of historical significance")

Glorifying violence isn't objective measurable.

How do you identify matches to WHO guidance (incl. satire, valuable critique, ...)

How exactly do you identify "political figures or of historical significance" sure, you can identify elected officials, but what about opposition leaders which often are not formally designated or cases where elections are disputed?

And to be clear: I think the stance of "we are neutral" is wrong. And I don't think this can be offloaded to the user, while Facebook stays "neutral".
Rather than paint the entire country with one brush, we need to focus on individual jurisdictions. There are many police departments that are facilitating the protestors exercising their rights, speaking with protestors about their concerns, even showing support, etc. These are likely departments where if an individual cop makes some off the cuff racist remark, they're called out by their peers. We need to give credit where credit is due.
Some Caveats on the Contribution of Technology to Law Enforcement (1967) [pdf]
Having gone through versions of this conversation before, I can say that it is a lot easier to attempt to relate to something audience already understands instead of trying to spend valuable time fighting over the definition of fascism and whether it is left wing or right wing ideology ( never fails ).

I am not really disagreeing with you, but you are trying to fight against decades of fascist label being used as a catch all phrase. I believe in dealing with things as they are.
IIRC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF69nqY3TZs says 2 million man hours of refurbishment for the shuttle.
Some people really take pictures seriously and will spend a lot of time taking pictures until they are satisfied.
Makes it possible or makes it legal?
It's possible to improve ergonomics with a standard keyboard by abandoning the notion that you must type with your hands locked in place by moving your fingers only. My hands are all over the keyboard when I type to avoid finger strain, and yes I can still touch type this way. Human fingers were optimized for gripping and are poorly adapted to move laterally to strike a key, so if you need to strike a key that's not within comfortable striking range, move your hand slightly.

It's one of those little ergonomic things, like "use both hands to avoid Emacs pinky", that vastly improve life.
But does not contest whether the mean averages for the sample are reliable, which has been demonstrated repeatedly.
On Building a Community Camera Network
No one said anything about superior morals, capability, resolve, etc. The important part is that the state has a monopoly on violence and in a democracy, the state is accountable to the people. This doesn't require agents of the state to be superior in any specific way, only that We The People authorize state agents to enforce and uphold law and order.

We literally cannot remove the police without a collapse of the state and consequently the rest of our civilization, and if you think for even one moment about how that would play out it would be apparent: everything fractures into private armies with no incentive to uphold democratic rule of law; the most powerful private armies become de facto states and their ruler a law unto himself--effectively a king. Obviously modern society can't survive under these conditions--no one can trust rule of law which absolutely underpins our economy. So congratulations, you've rediscovered the dark ages and doomed hundreds of millions to deaths from violence, illness, and starvation. :)
he could have just gone on flightaware and saved himself some time? for those interested in this also check out https://stratux.me
Oh c'mon when someone rage quits in protest these corporations have safeguards in place to prevent rogue actions. I'm surprised they didn't trigger a visit from the thought police given the high profile and instead let a potential bad actor remain on the premises a whole extra week?

And yes all our energies should be towards changing the organizations, as systems professionals, rather than competing on "look what I can do" while the world outside our gated communities crumbles.
Oooh, do you have a link?
This makes a lot of sense.

Why does a cop have to prepare for the absolute worst case scenario when interacting with the everyday public?

The research (and the recent 538 article) show that, by the cop preparing for the absolute worst, it makes the other party feel disrespected ("He thinks I'm going to attack him?? Well..") and ironically, is much more likely to lead to a worst case scenario.

I'm not saying that cops as a whole shouldn't have guns, riot gear, or bulletproof vests. But those should only come out after being shown necessary in an interaction. Yes, this is likely to shift deaths initially to the side of police from the side of the general public. But overall, deaths should go down dramatically over time. Plus we'd live in a healthier society.
> pictures of two people are digitally combined, making it possible to assign multiple identities to a single document

Wild, I wonder how often this has happened.
Yes. Sometimes new terms come in later? Not really surprising.

I was getting dopamine hits on 4chan and GameFAQs in 2005 when I was 12. I'd call it social media.
Agree with Workman's criticism of Colemak, that the letters D and H are placed sub-optimally.

I find moving O to reduce the use of the right pinky to be pointless, and self-contradictory since A is not moved, and remains under the left pinky.

I also find the movement of C and V to be a non-starter for me.

It looks like the Norman layout tries to address the DH issue of Colemak without messing up common shortcuts.

Although the DH issue is not enough for me to abandon Colemak. Probably because I have large-ish hands and thus don't make any wrist movement when typing HE, as the Workman author does.

Although, for those still on QWERTY, switching layouts in general is just not worth it. Remap capslock to a backspace and be done with it. And maybe get an ergonomic keyboard that doesn't mess too much with the placement of modifier keys.
Affordable housing/having roof over your head is a massive problem for everyone but the super wealthy. House costs in the western world are wildly out of whack with median incomes and whether you rent or own a disproportionate amount of your income is gone on this. The 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' house flipping and rental era did enormous damage to society, giving the illusion property owners are primarily rent seekers. (Slightly ironic on HackerNews since so many are now paid for working on software for rent rather than being purchased outright).
The reality of owning rental property is often one of breaking even and spending money for repairs and new appliances that must be done now, as opposed to when you have the money in the bank for your own place. Finding good tenants is like Russian Roulette. A friend's mother died and she rented the house to a man without doing proper background checks. He showed up once and was never seen again after saying a 'friend' would move in some furniture. That 'friend' was a woman who changed the locks, never paid any rent and was seen bringing large packs of dogs in by neighbors. After months of expensive litigation the woman suddenly left on the eve of final eviction. The house had been trashed with every room used to keep dogs in for her 'dog walking' business. The place stunk and there was drug paraphernalia and needles everywhere. It cost thousands more to restore the house to livable condition. Horror stories like this are not uncommon, These are not 'rent seekers', just ordinary people renting out houses and flats, often under considerable financial stress themselves. Another (also female) friend answered a home wanted ad on a lamp post for a section 8 person and rented a small unit in her garden to her out of the kindness of her heart. That person then called social services after harassing her 'landlord' and told them the person she was renting from was insane. She made her 'landlord's' life hell for months until she was finally dealt with.

The solution is far more affordable housing but how we get back to that 1960's era English and Irish council housing model I have no idea in the current political and financial climate...
Making this about racism is a self-serving distraction for many. This is about unaccountable abuse of power - something that Apple as a trillion-dollar gorilla is no stranger to.
That's actually pretty awesome overall, besides the initial mis-attribution of the bug, which is an understandable mistake. Props to everyone involved.
But no improvement in over 3 years.

Not good enough.

I look forward to their 2020 numbers. Do better Apple.
Tesla started in California after the EV1 was retired. I seem to recall hearing someone from early Tesla talk about the retirement of the EV1 being a catalyst for them wanting to start Tesla. I don't have a reference for this. They could have been referring to the other compliance vehicles as well.

This is only my own opinion, again.

The section titled "Select historical production vehicles" [0] is interesting.

There were EVs being produced at times before 1996, but they don't really look like anything I would want to drive in traffic. Maybe the Skodas, but nothing besides that.

When it comes to accusing corporations, I think it's fair to judge on outcomes, but also remember that the people who work at corporations have their own opinions and values.

0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_electric_vehicl...
SEC Awards Record Payout of Nearly $50M to Whistleblower
Tiananmen vigil in Hong Kong draws thousands despite coronavirus-related ban
I'd expect the passport agent to be empowered to say "no" to that.
Even my F150 is quieter than these things though, and it can haul way more.
Tight feedback loops that include everyone from the customer through to developers have been the key to success on every successful product I’ve been a part of.

It’s been difficult for me to reconcile these feedback loops and whole-team involvement with the current online push for asynchronous workflows. In my experience, the developers who want to isolate themselves at home or in their office, pull tickets out of a queue and submit a PR at their leisure were the least likely to succeed at improving the product. The developers who never hesitated to jump into a discussion or meeting with the rest of the team or get involved with the product planning sessions were the ones who moved the product forward the most.

Don’t get me wrong: There’s a time and place for isolated, heads-down work. Frivolous meetings and endless planning sessions must be minimized in favor of action. However, the current online mentality in favor of asynchronous work, minimal real-time in-person interaction, and strict “not my job” separation of developer/product manager roles is swinging the pendulum too far in the other direction, IMO. Everyone, from developers to customers, tends to be happier when they’re all included and active in the decision making processes.
> So, first of all, people in Germany at least are allowed vote by post: https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/bundestagswahlen/2017/inf....

33 states allow by-mail voting without any specific reason (or have mail-in elections to begin with). This includes many big republican states like Georgia and Florida (with Texas being the notable exception--there, you need to certify you'll be away from your polling place on election day).

> For instance, in Ireland, we can use a bank card, a social security card, a birth cert, an employee or student ID card, and so on. Essentially everyone will have one of these.

> The problem comes in requiring ID which certain classes of people are likely not to have. I don't think any US state has proposed an Irish-style approach to this; most seem to want either a driving license or a purpose-designed ID.

You misperceive where the battle lines actually are in the US: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/voter-.... No state requires a "driving license or purpose-designed ID for voting.

14 states, including most of the largest ones, require no documentation whatsoever. Here in Maryland, I voted by walking down to the fire station, writing my address on a ballot, and signing it. These states are significantly more permissive than Ireland.

The next batch of states requires some form of ID, or other documentation, but usually you can vote anyway by providing identifying information and signing an affidavit. In Texas, for example, you need some sort of photo ID, and if you don't have one, you sign a declaration saying you don't have one. These is about as permissive as Ireland. Maybe a bit more permissive, because you can usually still vote even if you don't have an official ID.

Only 7 states have a "strict" voter ID law. These just require some form of photo ID. All but Wisconsin allows you to vote and then come back 3-5 days alter with your photo ID. This sounds roughly comparable to Ireland, maybe a bit more restrictive insofar as you need a photo ID (employee or student ID card) as opposed to a non-photo ID (bank card).

When you hear people in the U.S. talk about voter ID laws being used for "voter suppression" those people want all the state laws to be like Maryland, where there is zero verification. Ireland's laws would get lumped in with those of evil Republican states like Texas. Likewise, when you hear about "voter purges" for the most part they're talking about any attempt to maintain an accurate list of who is registered to vote (in a country where it's not mandatory to update your address with the local government).

In LA and California, the voter rolls have 112-114% as many people as the number of eligible voters in the county: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-releases/judicial-watch-.... According to those counties, they classify those voters into "active" and "inactive" lists, but in fact people on either list can still show up and cast a ballot and have it counted. When states like Georgia try to remove voters from the rolls that didn't respond to multiple notices sent to their home address, or haven't voted in many years, people call that "voter suppression."
Sadly, that huge fusion plant is offline half the time for any given location on the Earth, and is severely degraded by cloudy weather. Also using it to power the world will require large areas of land to be dedicated to collecting its output.
>How about every regional and national banks? You realize thousands of banks provide their local markets and have little dealings with the US?

When I wrote "who would do business with a commercial bank that can't access the worlds wealthiest market?" it was obviously done to illustrate what a massive effect withdrawal from the US market would be. Of course there are alternatives. Of course there are many entities that don't need access to the US market. Don't be ridiculous. You know what I meant.

How about I rephrase it as "which of HSBC largest, most profitable customers would stick with it, without access to the US market". Happy now?

>The fact that HSBC only does 10% revenues in the US shows how negligible that market is to them.

I strongly disagree, based on the reasons I already mentioned, and for the additional reason is that it presents a massive untapped market opportunity.

Oh and, HSBC's actual slogan is "The World's Local Bank". Being "global" is literally part of their value proposition.

But again, I'll humor you. Let's says their stock would "only" take a 10-20% hit. The point I'm making still stands:

Legal entities aside, HSBC Holdings is duty-bound to comply with US regulations as much as possible in order to satisfy it's investors.

>US stock is mostly an investment hold by US pension funds. If the company is ruined or kicked out of the stock exchange, it's by far and large the US population who will take the hit. I doubt the US government would attempt that because it's a self defeating move and they've repeatedly shown they want to bail pensions not destroy them.

That seems to support my point. What point (in the context of the thread you joined), are you making exactly?

You seem to be suggesting that the legality of actions (as perceived by the U.S.) of HSBC elsewhere in the world have little to no effect on HSBC USA. The facts suggest otherwise:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSBC#Controversies
Yeah, this isn't concerning:
https://youtu.be/HJeu3GEsOq8
I feel like this response is made in bad faith, since the meaning of "military grade" is fairly self-evident and straightforward, if somewhat imprecise. But in case this comment was made in good faith, perhaps by a non-native English speaker, here goes.

"Military grade weapons", in this context means light arms (rifles, pistols, etc.) similar in quality, function and performance to those commonly used by soldiers in the military.

In most states in the U.S. you can buy rifles similar to those used in the military. You can also buy kits to upgrade weapons from semi automatic to fully automatic and make all sorts of other enhancements to build up a nice little arsenal if that's your thing. I'm not a gun guy, but I have a number of friends who are, and frankly it's surprising what types of armaments are available to private citizens in the United States, even in states with supposedly restrictive gun laws.
They actually do them in white too on Aliexpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33038999162.html

If you order one, you'll need to use the Arduino IDE and install the libraries listed on the Github but it's all done over USB so it's pretty easy. If anyone wants to buy a black one, I'd really appreciate it if they used my banggood affiliate link: https://www.banggood.com/custlink/3GKvwc2lad but do check the price against Aliexpress first as one may be cheaper than the other.
Here are the deaths per 1M for few countries around Sweden's death number.

Why that restriction? Let's expand your list a bit more, shall we:

* Portugal 142

* Germany 103

* Denmark 100

* Austria 75

* Finland 58

* Norway 44

* Czechia 30

* Poland 29

* Greece 17

The contrast between Sweden and its nearest neighbors Denmark, Finland, Norway is kind of glaring...
Consumer aesthetic preference. Enabling a revenue stream for small business. Reducing burden on already-overloaded passport office. Enabling remote applications for passports, e.g. there is not a passport office in every city of a large country.
You know, that market appears so attractive but no one seems to be able to really succeed. I idly sometimes dream of an alternative model where you make money providing a white boxed delivery solution to the supply side using a general fleet. Not convinced yet that it’ll work but maybe it’s worth a shot sometime.
Passport renewals in the US can be done via mail, so you are never in the passport office to take a photo.