skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Before I was in software I spent many years in the restaurant industry and I can't imagine how tough it must be for those employees.

The article mentions that her boss told her not to come to work if she feels sick. In the industry, I never received anything but pushback for banging out, even when I was deathly ill. The opposite can be true with managers issuing repercussions for calling in sick.
I've always explained this to myself by saying the apparent speed correlates to body lengths per unit of time. Hence jumbo jets look like they are creeping along, but a bumblebee or hummingbird looks like it's got afterburners.
Hey you! Look over there...woot! Won the election.

Didn’t Mr. Bolton said that China was asked to help with re-election? If that’s the case then this is just another political distraction.

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Uber Deducts Millions from Drivers’ Wages for Airport Tickets They Can't Appeal
In a perfect world, sure, but in the real world this would obviously be ripe for misuse. Hard to tell if you're being serious or not.
At a medium sized company/startup that follows this pattern. It works really well.

Much better than the core platform team just going and changing a bunch of stuff every release with no documentation, which I've experienced consistently at my last job.
> The point with Bandt and for other 3rd party candidates is that these models give them a chance as it removes the issue of split/spoiler votes and people are free to vote how they want but fall back on who they would prefer from a major party.

Multi-member electorates are still preferential voting systems (just like our Senate elections are a preferential voting system) and thus still have that property.

The point I was making is that winner-takes-all elections result in smaller parties being unrepresented because a party needs to get the majority of votes in an electorate in order to get any representation. If you had 10 representatives per electorate and chose them using the Hare-Clarke system (which is used in Tassie and the ACT for the state government elections -- though their districts have 5 members) you would expect at least one representative to be a Green on average (since they poll around 10% nationally). Right now, the Greens have only 0.6% representation (1/150) in the House of Representatives despite having a 10% first-preference rate across the nation.

As for the more general point about spoilers, that is true but a lot of people (about 80%) still vote for the two major parties as their first preference -- possibly because they were never told how preferential voting works (I learned about it in primary school, but I don't know how common of an experience that is -- and it was never mentioned while I was at high school.)
Ask HN: Projects looking for donations of bandwidth and compute
Hello.

I recently decided to take up a private 1gbit connection at my office. It's something I've always wanted and now that I have it I'd like to share it.

I'm located in Brisbane, Australia. It's a 1Gb/1Gb private link. It's unmetered (obviously).

I'm looking for scientific projects I can donate some compute power to (roughly 30 CPU cores) as well as the bandwidth its self. Storage can also be accommodated.

I'm thinking things like the @HOME type of services; open source CDNs; Linux Kernel source code caching, etc... things like that.

Does anyone know of any projects that would welcome say, 100-200Mbit of bandwidth to use?

Thanks in advance.
I don't know. It was common knowledge for me in college (as in it was taught as part of the curriculum) but as far as I can tell in the intervening 30+ years that knowledge seems to have been lost and relearned many times over.
I don't have time to dig in right now, but that does sound pretty bad for them.
> Take into account the overall health and well-being

This is a very concise way of putting what some believe is the best plan, thanks.
They discovered Tinder?
Pretty cool, reminds me of feedweave
- https://github.com/feedweave/feedweave-ui

The founders of reddit said they used to create fake accounts and have conversations with themselves when the site was starting to make it look like there was activity.
Ah, that makes sense, it's just for the visual. Thanks for clarifying.
Just out of curiosity, is there a reason for Mormons to especially care about their genealogy?
Well, sure, but then YC in the _present day_ is collecting value based on what YC was in the _past_.
What does the GED stand for? Genetic ??? Database?

To someone who grew up in the U.S., GEDmatch sounds like a dating site for people who took a test in lue of completing secondary education.
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It is such a shame that no modern game development tool comes close to Flash in terms of ease of use, development speed, and integration of art+animation (I say this as someone who worked as a professional Flash developer for 5 years and then spent a decade working in Unity).
Nebula is definitely an interesting entry into the market. There's also Dante Labs[0], which often offers 30x whole genome in the 200-300USD range. You can download all your raw data (including FASTQs, h37-aligned BAMs, and VCFs) from AWS. There are some quality concerns (and they use BGI instead of Illumina sequencers), but at that price it's tempting to do Dante and Nebula as a check on each other.

Dante also has what seems like a pretty good privacy policy, including an option to destroy your saliva sample and delete all your data[1]. Obviously you still have to trust them, but it's a step in the right direction.

There's a good Facebook group for customers of both Dante and Nebula[2].

[0]: https://www.dantelabs.com/

[1]: https://us.dantelabs.com/pages/privacy-policy

[2]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/373644229897409/
Yep, I understand what happens after B has 2X, but I'm confused about how you can get to 2X in the first place. If you go ABCABB then it doesn't look like C gets 2X, it looks like B gets O instead.

How does a mate end up with 2X in the first place?

Also: are there chores where everyone is assigned? Like "pay your rent" where it's important that everyone does it?
As a non mathematician my critique of QC as often described remains the same:

1) the examples almost always consist of using QC to drive to a known endpoint, so selection of the 'correct' result under the implicit uncertainty of the solution space is moot

2) the methods typically represent selection of a minima or maxima in a range of solutions. This is not true for quantum cryptography, which obviously only has one correct outcome.

Navier-Stokes is fluid dynamics? It's necessarily in the space of approximate answers (a solution space) - how do we know it's found more than a local optimised minima or maxima without a priori knowing the answer?
There's something wrong with scrolling on android. Returning to this page with back button resets the scroll. Sometimes scrolls back to previous section.
That just pushes them offshore.

I would rather that there be greater security training in software development programs/bootcamps.

I’m a software engineer. I know a lot of software engineers. None of us have ever been trained in security.

Any “best practices” are usually picked up in Stack Overflow conversations.
I believe the pro-polio advocates are an unhealthy part of society.
> the words "natural", "logical" and "conclusion" (and certainly the phrase "common sense") have no meaning in a theological context.

Nitpicking semantics is not a substitute for an argument and making such ignorant assertions doesn't help your case.

> People who believe in the same religion can't even agree on what they believe in.

People generally agree on the fundamentals and argue on edge issues, but even if that were true for argument's sake, it still doesn't invalidate the argument in the very least, because it's independent of religion and is used by theists from a wide spectrum and philosophers alike.

> I think you are confusing "I believe this and it makes sense to me" with "I believe this so this is the way things must be".

That's a petty distortion and a non argument. It describes your own behavior better than anyone else's, a classic case of projection.

> Even if there were something from which our Universe came (directly or indirectly, actively or passively), that existed before it and will exist after it (forever and ever, outside of time and space), even if it were infinite in every way imaginable and unimaginable, it still wouldn't be anything like what you or anyone else call "God/god/gods"

You just made an assertion without any argument or evidence. Not that I made that argument to begin with, but it still reveals a lot about your mindset.

>"principal of causality and the impossibility of infinite regress": Are you seriously arguing that God (which by your definition lies outside of all of our Universal constraints and preconceptions) must exist because of things that only apply in the context of our known Universe?

No, where did I ever make such a claim or put it that way? That's just your usual misrepresentation of the argument, I explained it many times, not going to paraphrase it for the nth time, just scroll up and read it with intellectual honesty.

> Finally, I don't mind being talked down to, but you are not really presenting any arguments that merit your arrogant tone. But, it's all in good fun.

Criticizing obviously deceptive rhetoric is not being arrogant, it's a verifiable claim and is necessary in order to prevent the discussion from being derailed and manipulated.
The 11th hour change was just one example of causing chaos provided by a leader, but for the sake of argument, let's focus on it. Let's imagine a hypothetical situation where a product does ship next week, there are some pretty critical flaws, and we're doing some final review with leadership. I think we can still raise red flags and follow the author's advice. The author of this article is suggesting there's a good way and a bad way to handle this.

Bad way: "Back to the drawing board, we can't ship, this is garbage."

Good way: "I see some serious errors here, let's outline them and make a plan to address these specifically."

I really like article's litmus test because of this - "Any room that you enter should have more certainty and a firmer plan by the time that you leave it." That's not suggesting that there can't be a change of plan.
Definitely agree. The point I'm trying to make is that DNA is a bit more "private" than your face, as there is a nontrivial cost to sequence it, but in general it's the same level. One day we'll be able to read thoughts and I'm pretty sure that some folks will build thought databases and people might even share their thoughts with the public... and ad companies will love it because they love checking the reactions of people to ads.
I really need to get better at getting into these asset bubbles. I'm too late for Tesla, and it doesn't look like BTC has been going anywhere lately. Anyone got any tips for me?
As someone who works in cybersecurity, it's always hard for me to interpret PR language like "orchestrated through a sophisticated attack". This could be aimed towards non-savvy readers meaning basically anything or it could be accurate and describe a nation-state (although I don't get the feeling of a sophisticated nation-state actor here).

The DoJ used similar wording when prosecuting Aaron Schwartz for using Python scripts to glue together "curl" calls.
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Here come the downvotes. LOL.

Hacker News is an amazing collection of Peter Thiel worshipping snowflakes.
FamilySearch is the Mormon site.
> One of the core tenets of Mormon faith is that the dead can be baptized into the faith after their passing. Baptism of the dead evolved from the beliefs that baptism is necessary for salvation and that the family unit can continue to exist together beyond mortal life if all members are baptized.

> Mormons trace their family trees to find the names of ancestors who died without learning about the restored Mormon Gospel so that these relatives from past generations can be baptized by proxy in the temple. For Latter-day Saints, genealogy is a way to save more souls and strengthen the eternal family unit.

http://www.pbs.org/mormons/etc/genealogy.html
> After all, Snowden sheltered in the ecudorian embassy for about a decade.

I think you mean Assange?

But yes, I don't think anyone should be especially surprised by this; although if this were a country with strong diplomatic ties to the US and an extradition treaty then admittedly it would be a different matter.
It doesn't seem likely that this case will get past Section 230, which may be an argument to further chip away at it's broad immunity from liability. YouTube shouldn't be allowed to profit from Wozniak's likeness in scams.
Great leaders don't just vacuum up chaos. They also gracefully stay out of the way when they realize they've missed a big decision. If they were inappropriately excluded from the decision or kept in the dark about it, maybe some individual or individuals need to be held responsible, but in the meantime, if they can see that the team has taken a direction and is comfortable with it, they don't insist on revisiting it.

This is a pitfall for engineering managers that get promoted and end up spending a lot of their time unavailable to their teams because of travel, executive-level meetings, and dog and pony shows for customers. They have to get used to major technical decisions flying under their radar.

It's also a hallmark of one type of toxic boss: the kind that wants everyone to think that he is the only smart person in engineering. On one hand, his big brain cannot be wasted on boring stuff. On the other hand, he always has to intervene in big meaty decisions in case his moronic minions are messing something up. When this kind of boss realize that a decision he delegated as not worth his time was actually strategically important, he will stop everything, halt work, and reopen the discussion. The resulting chaos is a collective punishment for his organization, and it gives him a chance to find some reason to choose a different solution. Then he can declare that he has averted disaster and prove (once again) that he is indispensable.
The image literally sent chills down my spine.
> [T]his paper shows that these patients still have (17 years later!) a robust T-cell response to the original SARS coronavirus’s N protein, which extends an earlier report of such responses going out to 11 years. This new work finds that these cross-react with the new SARS CoV-2 N protein as well. This makes one think, as many have been wondering, that T-cell driven immunity is perhaps the way to reconcile the apparent paradox between (1) antibody responses that seem to be dropping week by week in convalescent patients but (2) few (if any) reliable reports of actual re-infection. That would be good news indeed.
I did Comp Sci, didn't live on campus, and certainly didn't need a lot of hand holding (I won the dean's medal), but I definitely think the on campus experience was worth it.

I find in person lectures more engaging and pleasant generally speaking. I definitely don't think the information would have stuck with me as well or as long term with online lectures, and I wouldn't have gotten some connections within academia over the internet.

Not to mention I made friends which I wouldn't have had the course been online.
I sometimes wonder if humanity will veer off into scientific priesthood that will control humanity.

That eventually forget why they are worshipping a language they no longer understand.
> No overview available.

Cool, why is this even posted?
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How much does each operation cost? Adding together two 5 digit numbers and two 5,000 digit numbers should be counted differently, don’t you agree? So perhaps we should count the number of single-digit operations required.

In that case, adding two five digit numbers will require 5 (or so) additions, and two 5,000 digit numbers will require 5,000 (or so) additions.

What about a 5,000 digit * 5,000 digit multiplication?

Just the very first “big” addition in your scheme will require 5,000 single-digit additions. But that result might now be 5,001 digits long (think of how 99+99 results in a 3 digit sum). Do it again, and if you have carries, it might be 5,002 digits long.

So you’ll have 5,000 + 5,001 + ... = 5000N + (1 + 2 + ... + N) operations. How many times does this repeat, that is, what is N? Well, however big your multiplier is! Your multiplier is around N = 10^5000. So you’ll need a total number of additions approximately equal to

5000 * 10^5000 + 1 + 2 + ... + 10^5000

And what is 1 + 2 + ... + N? It’s N(N+1)/2. So we have

5000 * 10^5000 + 10^5000*(10^5000 + 1) / 2

which we might as well estimate to be

(10^5000)^2.

That’s a _lot_ of operations. And that’s an _under_ estimate! Even grade school multiplication is a lot simpler (if you count single-digit multiplication to have a cost of 1): it only requires 5000^2 elementary operations.

The goal of these funny multiplication algorithms is to beat (number of digits)^2 single-digit operations. What the article shows is that of you have enough digits, you can do only

(number of digits) * (number of digits in the number of digits)

operations to do the multiplication, perhaps off by some fixed, constant factor.
> Strange key combinations that lead to scary text and wiping the device seem to be fairly effective in keeping out people who cannot give informed consent.

Not in my experience and certainly not evidenced by all the YouTube videos advocating disabling this or that security feature for questionable gain, including ones with scary text and/or strange key combinations.
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But who is keeping score? You can't censure Alex Jones and QAnon, then give the MSM outlets that pushed the Steele dossier a free pass. They caused measurable harm to an entire nation. Most of QAnon is innocuous, even if conspiratorial. I'd argue Q is far less dangerous than a national media outlet that knowingly pushes dangerous narratives.
Out of curiosity, why don't they charge double during opening weekend? It seems like that would be a successful strategy.
So they sent an email to their users that states:

>We can assure you that your DNA information was not compromised, as GEDmatch does not store raw DNA files on the site. When you upload your data, the information is encoded, and the raw file deleted. This is one of the ways we protect our users’ most sensitive information.

This is kind of BS right? It's encoded... not encrypted.
That's how higher education suppresses those in poverty further. That time and money not related to the direct earning of income is only achievable by those already well off. All of the 'extra classes' that are important can be combined into dedicated courses that have significantly more relevance to the job market.
Who's going to maintain it? Are you just doing that for an itw or are you offering real support to the library? That's the reason why people are paid to work on software vs someone on its free time.
Not if you have 2 cars (or are willing to rent) and a short commute (covid? why buy a car at all?). I rarely drive more than like 25 miles in a day. Even most of the close hikes I do are within about 30 miles of my house.
Looks like this is just the "Virtualization Extensions" (apple silicon support) for the hypervisor framework (which has been around since 10.10 and is used by xhyve, and I believe the macos docker port?):
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/hypervisor

Is that correct?
Mouse is not necessary using CSS 3 (animations); Minesweeper[1] is enough to show Turing completeness.

[1] http://web.mat.bham.ac.uk/R.W.Kaye/minesw/infmsw.pdf
Right? It doesn’t look like any of it is documented?
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The question here is, what's it worth without assuming great future growth? Tesla is in the price range of BMW, in the midrange luxury segment. Assume they stay there. What's Tesla's value?
Is there any easy to use, safe flash game preservation project?

I remember some project that seems to require you to download the entire 1 TB torrent and/or some sort of custom launcher, but nothing that focuses on trying to translate games into JavaScript (or WASM, or something else that lets you go to a web site and start playing right away), or just provide ZIP files that you can drop into a VM with an old browser.

Edit: The project I know of is https://bluemaxima.org/flashpoint/ and seems the most promising so far that I've seen. It's windows-only, the sandboxing seems sketchy (seems to explicitly make changes on the host then try to revert them), and the launcher is almost 2 GB, but I suspect it's the best we have right now.
Since we're sharing... I started a project a while ago whose goal was to show how intervals could be visualized horizontally or vertically and then "stacked" or composed in different ways to create scales and chord shapes up and down the fretboard.

I didn't end up finishing the project but created some fun visuals...

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/42359/88242522-6bb...

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/42359/88242530-724...

I got a basic page up that lets you draw Freboard shapes (and play sounds using Tone.js) declaratively:

<div class="pattern" data-notes="1, b3, 4^, 5, b7^, 8"></div>

Where the notes represent scale degrees and the caret is a string skip:

https://intuitivemusic.com/fretboard.js/

Using a similar framework I also created a page where I attempted to make sense of saxophone fingerings (you can hold down on shapes to hear sounds):

https://intuitivemusic.com/saxophone.js/
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(1729^12)/(maxfloat) is roughly 2.0974 so probably just coincidence with one of many common large ranges vs a direct relation.
Software engineers don't run these companies, executives do. Even if you have security training, that won't do you much good if leadership doesn't value security. If your company stores highly-sensitive data, you need teams dedicated to security, you need regular audits, and you need your entire company trained to handle phishing attacks.
Can someone explain the potential short to medium term fears of one's DNA leaking? My initial assumption is that it would be less of a problem compared to nearly any other personal data leaking. Like it certainly sounds creepy, but credit card or other financial data being stolen presents a huge headache and creates a lot of work.

I understand that in specific instances, for example when paternity is in question or if a person is hiding from someone this information getting out could be catastrophic, but that applies to such a tiny portion of the population. So for most people, what is the downside to some random individual knowing the country of origin one's ancestors are from or that they might have a genetic predisposition to heart disease? It isn't like any reputable company is going to be able to use this information against us.

Plus in the long term there are likely going to be ways to get this information directly and almost instantaneously from any personal interaction you make since we can't really stop ourselves from shedding our DNA wherever we go.
The campaign was specifically timed at a crucial point in time when Johnson was jockeying to be the Prime Minister (June 2019). Search engines have a recency bias, and that story made it to all British news sites.
> only when you use Apple Business Manager+MDM can you deploy in-house apps without review

Incorrect and never was true that that was the only way or even the common way.
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Meatspace is a lot harder to control and profit off of than the digital world.