skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Uhhh... yeah but that's true of almost every language feature, right? I love pattern matching but I think the point is that Python risks turning into a "kitchen sink" language with too many syntactical forms to keep in ones head if this continues.
To add to that - Determining and defining what to build is not magic unless you write simple and elegant code that delivers on-time and on-budget.

You can have all the magic in the world upfront with planning and have it fail spectacularly without the right execution that is accurate, on-time and on-budget.
How McKinsey helps companies avoid responsibility
This article brings to mind the saying "A poor craftsman blames his tools".
What do you mean the documentation doesn’t cover them?

https://perldoc.perl.org/perlvar.html#SPECIAL-VARIABLES
The irony is that eliminating couterfeits would enable product quality for legit goods to actually be different for Amazon stock and brick and mortar grocery stock. It's already normal for brands to have Walmart-specific product releases; often cutting features and quality to meet a cost target (Levis "signature" line, for example).

How long until we see Amazon Edition Fruit Loops, specially engineered to deliver consistent taste and texture under extreme and long term storage conditions, at a price that can't be beat?
Julian Assange charged with conspiring with “Anonymous”-affiliated hackers
Yes, that's exactly what I mean, sorry for skipping a step in my logic.
Normality must return, as we cannot our lives on hold until Covid-19 goes away
2nd, Simo knows what he’s talking about.
From my perspective it seems like Apple keeps releasing new privacy features and Android keeps being forced to catch up. What are the major privacy enhancements that Google has put out first?
The allow list is optional. If you don't provide one, Safari will show all accounts on the device registered with the RP, or fallback to ask security keys if there is none.
Signal and Matrix/Riot are the best replacement options.

You can pay $10/month for your own Modular.im Matrix server host and use that with your family (it also funds the devs).

They have Jitsi support for video (you can also just use Jitsi stand alone).

I think signal also has video calling, but not sure about group call support.

Both have mobile and desktop apps. Both are encrypted and ad free. Matrix is federated, but modular.im makes setup easy.
Final paragraph:

> And, to repeat, waiting for a vaccine is not an option. Doing nothing is not a plan. Being cautious with the virus is being reckless with our education, jobs and mental health. Our existence since mid-March has not been life. Covid-19 is not going away. Wash your hands, keep your distance and don’t do anything stupid. Life is returning.
> Is it that much to ask that you find the least offensive way to serve your user?

Up until now there’s been no way the user has been offended because they haven’t known it’s happening. So there’s no real incentive to do it when you focus on a text field vs anything else.

And more broadly, there isn’t a downside if you use the API honestly: e.g. to check for a numeric code that matches whatever regex for one of your orders and otherwise disregard the data immediately. I’d bet a good number of users find it useful.
I wonder were there any historical precidents of antitrust actions taken specifically when there wasn't control over suppply either horizontally or vertically resulting in the end of the chain being unable to compete.

Not taking this as evidence of "it never existed" but genuinely wondering if there was ever an obscure bit of precedence by "pure quality".

Microsoft's privileging of Internet explorer and its were a closer example of just anti-competitive but they also had the overwhelming computer market share sold.

I don't recall of any cases where so much as a patent was revoked just because it lead to far more market dominance than expected from the limited time. Even when it utterly devestated entire industries like what cloth mills did to the literal cottage industry weavers.
But for a closed source one there’s definitely no way to audit the source code.
The most important AI company nowadays is almighty Nvidia.
Go is one of the languages I’m interested in. Could you explain more about what makes it a good choice or why you like it?
>It seems like a ton of apps are abusing this feature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRSWdtoUAjo

Okay, this could be simply a dynamic link library checking for a deep link in the clipboard.

Why do this? To preserve the state after install.

Firebase does it. When you click on a deep link but you don't have the app installed, the webpage would copy the url to clipboard and open the App Store, after you install the app and open it Firebase would check the clipboard and take you to the the correct screen.

The apps in the video don't need to be malicious, they simply could be checking if there's a deep link in the clipboard to restore user session.

Of course, with iOS 14 the best practice would be to do this only once after the install.
It's definitely still a thing, as android updates are normally pushed by the manufacturers. The Android One phones are an exception to this.
I see two+ entwined fundamental problems here:

1. Amazon isn't especially known for high quality software. I picture lots of weird corner cases that won't be tested or fixed in their frantic pursuit of new features (which is what's rewarded, like Google if not more so).

2. Sky high Amazon attrition - especially in engineering!* - means that it's always newbies who'll be working on it, under high pressure.

I have trouble imagining a non-trivial corporate app with any kind of lifespan living on this thing.

*I live in Seattle so any Bezbots can save themselves the denial of harsh reality.
> Not sure if TikTok does something similar, but there are certainly innocent reasons for checking the clipboard.

If I find someone digging through my mailbox, I don't start rationalizing their reasons for it - I ask them to explain themselves, and that explanation had better fucking be a good one.
Security updates are pushed monthly though. And Samsung supports security updates for much longer period.
I was blocked as a suspected bot by the wordpress site, so I'll post here...

I think this discussion requires a bit more nuance. Of course classic row crops like corn, wheat, soy, oats, etc., are unlikely to ever make sense for indoor crops. But that's not what any of these businesses are tackling. Instead they are focused on high value fruits and vegetables, herbs, and fresh greens. You only have to look at the agricultural success of the Netherlands to see that these crops can be grown for profit at scale, indoors. During the winter months they augment the greenhouses with light, but they are also taking advantage of the sun as much as possible. In greenhouses you can grow with far less water, and you can produce fresh, local food that doesn't have to be cooled and shipped nearly as far. I'd like to see an honest comparison that looked at a tomato and a handful of fresh cilantro being sold in NYC or SF from a local greenhouse with augmented light versus comparable produce shipped in from Mexico or somewhere else warm.

I think there are also many good arguments for shifting our diets away from the commodity crops and towards more fruits and vegetables, so as the world gets wealthier and more people seek diverse, healthy foods, we might see new models that make increasing sense.
As I said at the time corona arrived in the US, hospitals would rather watch patients die than use unapproved ventilators in the US because of legal and insurance liability issues.

Even though the FDA granted an exception, I doubt if that changed the above.

In the end, DIY ventilators didn't matter because approved ventilators ended up killing 65% to 90% of patients that used them for corona, generated a bill of $1 million for 3 weeks per patient, and destroyed the lung tissue (and other organs) of most survivors.

The CDC had from SARS-1 (2003) to 2019 to do their job, and they didn't. It's a stunning failure on so many levels that I have to ask what that department does all day?
So, in my grad program in ag, we had a Bay-area ML startup come in to give a seminar on how they were revolutionizing agriculture. The presented their findings on how to increase yields (which they claimed could only be understood from their algorithm).

The problem they were diving into was well understood, and has been researched to death for the last 100+ years. And they had the relationship backwards, not understanding their "input" to increase yields was actually a response to low yields. They were the opposite of helpful, but rather a waste of our time.

As with anything, it helps to know the current state of knowledge before you jump into contribute. An understanding of math doesn't get you there.
He switched from burning oil to burning natural gas. According to the table, gas is way cheaper.
If what you appreciated in Perl was how pragmatic and "batteries included" it was, then Python is pretty clearly the right choice these days. It's got all the packages you want and get stuff done. I don't like Python's syntax, I think it's filled to the brim with false good ideas, but it's so widely supported that there's not much competition these days.

Although I suppose the way things are headed in a few years that might become... JavaScript, of all things. The theory that the world truly ended in 2012 becomes more appealing every day.
This PEP is burying the lede -- it introduces a `@sealed` decorator, which gives python ADTs: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0622/#sealed-classes-as-...
What I learnt about hiring
Ask HN: Why is Facebook telling me a friend has been active for 57 minutes?
Just signed in, and, on the active contacts panel, one friend was being timed. Everyone else had the normal green dot.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23627569
Zebra corner hasn't covered Tesla's yet, they need to in his rants about jd power and GM
It would appear so:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/host-and-deploy...
Yet, here we are discussing the company..
Android is a spyware operating system filled with first party spyware apps developed by Google.
ARKit Just Got Crazy Good
I make it a point to check if an upstart is from bay area or not. If they are, my first assumption is that behind all that fancy "awesome" talk there is a sugar-coated sociopath that has been vetted and backed by a popular venture firm.

Bail. Find an alternative from Europe or Canada instead. Or simply let it go.
This has nothing to do with corporate supplied cellular phones. There are corporate campuses where your personal cellular phones will be tracked with an IMSI catcher/Stingray. All incoming and outgoing texts will get captured by a Stingray for the Insider Threat program to monitor. Voice calls as well. Maybe even data...

I am not saying anything criminal was discussed on these phones...

If you look for higher paying jobs and discuss the matter on your personal phone with a recruiter during lunch time... Insider Threat programs will report you to your boss and HR.

If you are socially active in your private time and receive a text about a meeting, these activities will be reported to your Insider Threat program and hinder your career.

If you are having an affair (not with any coworkers) and receive a text... This will be tracked by Insider Threat program.

If you get called on your personal phone by a VC firm or competitor for a new position, this will be tracked by Insider Threat program...

If there is a full disclosure upfront, then I don't think it's that bad... But if disclosure is only given to favorites allowing some to modify their behavior... That's horrible
I highly doubt that Amazon's 'counterfeit crimes unit' will be anything more than just an advertising stunt and a token to use in court if accused of not trying to stop counterfeits.
I've been writing Python for a good while now and I haven't seen too many issues between minor versions.

As for major versions...well...there's only been one significant change in this area (2 to 3) so I feel like maybe you're hyperbolizing a little :-)
> Never have worked with a single engineer that worked for status

Do you think they'd tell you they did, or show it in some way?

I think they'd hide such goals, because wanting higher status tend to not make a good impression
It is true that many vendors abandon their devices more quickly than I would like, but it depends on the vendor and the "flagshipness" of the device. Also, since version 8.0, Google has made a number of improvements to the modularity of the OS which make it easier for vendors to release updates ("Project Treble"), so the problem has been reduced somewhat
If I read the affidavit right, there were confidential witnesses who may have shared their WhatsApp screens with investigators.
There are a bunch of comments talking about Google Instant Play, and none denying it came first that I can see.
You would like Crystal, it has similar regexes
I found that the hardest part of cold applications was identifying companies. In any major city you can probably think of 20 companies off the top of your head that exist there. Fewer with your expertise or interests in mind, fewer that are currently hiring. Additionally, identifying companies (without references or a network to pull on) for job search is a labor intensive and often boring process.

Since I would rather be "always learning" it is far more fun to watch technical talks at conferences and track any company that sponsors a speech I enjoy. I am doing this constantly (not just during active job search).

Since it is the norm for technical conferences to post to youtube, this strategy only costs time.

When you have a list of companies large enough, then it is easier to find competitors or get appropriate suggestions from networking platforms like linkedin.

I never track large or obvious companies, because I probably already know their name.

Now I've been in the field long enough to pull on my network, but don't really find it necessary. I have a list of 300+ companies that I can pull on reflecting my interests/expertise at different points in my career.

The only downside to this is it doesn't usually grow proportional to your geographical region, but there are ways to bias your results with other strategies.
ML is not science, it's barely math.
You should write a know about this.
Who would maintain the fork?
Interested in how TurboLinks handles traffic like this?
Thank you. If I have to read one more damn astroturfed post about how Microsoft is a totally different company, or that WSL can't conceivably be part of a next gen EEE, I'm going to puke.

And for some reason they always feel the urge to name drop the current CEO.

Microsoft is the General Motors of computer software. They rode high and then rested on their laurels. They learned that they can't sell an operating system directly to consumers, so they're trying to steal users away from macOS and Ubuntu so their spyware OS can make them money that way.
>> I don't know what passage you're describing,

The 4th sentence says: "Detectives zoomed in on the grainy footage..."
Its interesting to think that a submarine would require air conditioning with average ocean temp being pretty cool. I guess it was because of the extra heat produced by the engine and other machines?
Oof, it's almost like the concept of hyperbole is alien to you. Sure it's not 1000 percent markup but it's much much higher than middle class automobile.

It's a niche product for upper class urban citizen, of course markup is high here. You can't serisouly be thinking that a electric bicycle has actually worth 8000$ of parts right? Not even 4000$, right?
The whole Brave thing reeks of shadiness.
Class action claims Gov. DeWine, Dr. Acton took a ‘sledgehammer’ to Ohio economy
"browsers all use the same engine anyway"

Layout engine and even rendering etc. is quite distinct from the other browser features. What goes on in front of your eyes is fairly separate from networking, security all those other nice things.
What the SUN looks like over 10 years (NASA time lapse)
Here's a test you should run.

Create a bitly account if you don't have one and login and create a bitly link for anything, it doesn't matter what it is.

Copy that bitly link to your clipboard and repeat what you're doing in that video.

Monitor the bitly link for clicks.

Better still do it on a website you control with a unique URL that won't get indexed by a search engine and monitor the web server log files for hits and keep a record of the IP addresses.
The (ongoing) saga of libssh alone should be enough convincing that many eyes do nothing as regards shallowness.
I'm not going to provide a source, but my understanding is that one square meter can provide roughly 1 KW of electricity at noon on the equator. Looks like that's about 4MW per acre. Five acres for the "traditional" family farm. I bet where I live that irradiation equals 1MW per acre, and of course it varies seasonally. Sounds ridiculous, until you've tried to water any sizable amount of square footage, and contemplated the heat energy required to evaporate all that water which doesn't go into the plants and isn't runoff.
A phone and a computer are used in very different ways. Even now, I probably use copy/paste once a week on my iPhone, and at least once an hour on my laptop, often more.
Fallow fields are essential to maintaining soil health, a successful practice going back 10k years. Additionally, some of the "barren" fields are actually being used to alternate crop - it is a technique to grow crops with limited natural water. Modern best-practices avoid a lot of erosion by using no-till or low-till systems.
Check out the Xposed framework. It's pretty neat.
This is a description of Kolmogorov entropy.
Updates are still pushed by the manufacturer. I have the Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite (with Android One) and only got Android 10 last week.

Biggest advantage is that it's a pure Android with no bloatware from the manufacturer. Also you get a guarantee IIRC to have at least two versions upgrades for the phone (my Xiaomi came with Android 8, so 10 should be the last one), and most of all security updates.
Sorry, I don't have a history of this here. I'm running off my sense of a fair portion of the time when I hear "this new privacy feature coming to iOS" I think "oh I've had that for a little while", and the rest of the time something equivalent shows up later for Android.
I agree with the regulations on spectrum and power usage (i.e. "don't shout over someone else"), since it is a shared medium, but definitely not with restrictions on content.
I feel like I'm pretty onboard with everything except MySQL...? I just can't imagine reaching for that, in 2020, over Postgres.
I find it interesting that this article implies that the US will not need more than the number of ventilators it already has, while at the same time another article linked here on HN (Experts warn parts of U.S. on verge of being overwhelmed by Covid-19 resurgence https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-world-june... ) warns of the US being overwhelmed by a resurgence of COVID-19. I'm somewhat more inclined to give credibility to IEEE, but a lot of news outlets are reporting significant increases in cases lately.

Who am I supposed to believe?
I guess it could, but I haven't tried yet. It uses SDL and opengl, which I gather are well supported. You'd still need to load the original assets though, so it would maybe be more useful as a demo with some new assets.
My counterpoint (to your original point) is that it's not about writing code.

Making an app like this and putting it online (with roughly the same level of features) requires:

* Learning a backend language, like Python
* Learning how to design a data model
* Learning how to design an admin interface
* Managing authentication, security, and performance
* Learning HTML, CSS, and Javascript
* Learning how to set up a uwsgi server
* Learning how to set up an nginx server
* Learning how to set up an AWS VM and deploy the above to it
* Learning how to use a VCS

I'm an experienced programmer and sysadmin who has done all of those things and more over the last 20 years, and I still can't imagine going to the trouble of actually doing all of that if I can just log into HoneyComb and make everything nice and quick and just get it done.

There's value in learning how to do it, but there's also value in spending your time somewhere else. If you're making a simple CRUD app, bashing it together with Django and deploying it to an EC2 VM is almost definitely not your differentiated value proposition. If it's just a throwaway app to handle some mundane task, then it's definitely not wort hthe time it takes to make it if you don't have to.
Had problems connecting earlier
The term "social media" seems to have arrived a good time after forums did on the internet. I remember standing up websites and paying for a vBulletin license in order to add forum functionality a decade before I first heard the term "social media." I could entertain the idea that those old forums were "social media" the whole time, but they sure didn't feel like the cesspool of anger that twitter and facebook seem to represent.
As far as I'm concerned, if quarantine is the "answer" then the cure is worse than the disease.

In fact, I'd take this as evidence that quarantine might have been a mistake.
What kind of payment keys would they revoke for a website that does not offer ‘Pay with Apple Pay’?
I've had this exact situation happen to me as well :/ It's frustrating.
It is alive and kicking in the bioinformatics community!

I still think Perl is a much better tool for what some bash and python scripts are doing. Maybe Perl7 will remove some stigma and allow for people to use the tool instead of it being instantly dismissed.
Folie à plusieurs.
In the context of the above discussion, "criminal" is the person who is using the gun for criminal activities, i.e. murder, extortion, etc. I can see the arguments that such criminals should not be in possession of a firearm. I can also see arguments that power-hungry cops should not be in possession of a firearm either. But as a private citizen, who is neither, why should I surrender a gun? I am not a threat to anyone.

Why should you have a gun? It is a personal preference. Like art or poetry. You are free to want whatever you want. If you do not like/want guns, please do not have them. But, please do not impose your preferences on others.
Although you shed some of this type of maintenance overhead, you are still taking on the burden of maintaining business logic.

The difference is that now, you lack the vast and mature test automation ecosystem to help manage that cost, and more importantly, the friction of shipping changes is completely gone.
> Look at the Netherlands. Tiny country (slightly bigger than MA), basically underwater, and the second largest exporter of agriculture in the world.

Got a source, cause the world bank says they are 6th [0]?

[0]: https://wits.worldbank.org/CountryProfile/en/Country/WLD/Yea...