skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Oh good, someone else who is on the right track.

Laughing at the manson family reference from the other comment, that's an example of hostile brainwashing by a cult leader, whereas what is being described here is an exploration of self and the true nature of consciousness, which is compassion.

Shamatha is calm abiding mind, single-pointed meditation, temporary emotional stability.

Vipassana is analytical meditation, wisdom, lasting mental stability through deconstructing the self and other phenomena to repeatedly discover that all is empty at the ultimate level.

Going through this you can then approach the conventional world with more mental stability than just reacting naively to every event and occurrence.
We recently adopted Mattermost at Canonical to replace IRC. While it's a great IRC replacement I am very much missing the ability to thread into sub-topics like Zulip. And creating whole new channels is hard for other team members to discover.
hoping wfh/remote kills the cargo culted agile/scrum stuff.

a cute one liner, Regularly scheduled video chat meetings are anti pattern for remote work.

That's my feeling at the moment. trying to schedule people around the world to do video chats is a lost cause. Its also trying to cram the office experience into remote work. Video chats are a waste, no one is engaged, probably because most meetings are useless. Like stand ups, who's listening? We were only engaged becasue its socially awkward to not be in person. Now, I can turn my camera and mic off and stretch until I hear my name or just do my work. There's my stream of thought and slight rant.
IQ is a protective factor for some (but not all) forms of dementia [1]. Could the Flynn effect, by raising IQs, reduce the risk of some forms of dementia?

Immigration is another factor that could be increasing IQs, which in turn may decrease the incidence of dementia. Many countries have immigration programs that give preference to skilled professionals, who are likely to have above average IQs. Another immigration route which favours above average IQ is education-based immigration – come for university, stay after graduation.

[1] https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/portal/files/14297193/McGurn_D...
1) Smoking is not as widespread compared to 10-20 yrs ago.

2) Less indoor/outdoor pollution ie. less lead/asbestos/pestecides/etc.

3) People exercising more

4) More activities ie. Internet, movies, iPhones, gaming, etc.
Perhaps the days of TMS from a distance are not too far ahead.
My own picks would be HyperNormalisation, The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, and Koyaanisqatsi
I don't really buy this. True colors do tend to show when someone is being careless in general, especially when they're drinking. But someone who really wants to give you a false impression of themselves or their motives will probably manage to stay on point while drinking with you.

To summarize, beware of false negatives. Alcohol in given quantities doesn't have the same effects on everyone, and if you're drinking with them, you may miss the red flags you set out looking for in the first place.
This is so true. I've tried to explain why an organization is the way it is before via cause and effect and some people refuse to believe that there is any sort of subtle force that factors into how organizations turn out.

Even if you point to things like Conway's law they still won't listen sometimes!

The best organizations have compassion for their employees and customers, but it takes right-thinking from the top.
My understanding is that the DOD has access to machines with ME disabled. What is the capability that is disabled there, I wonder and how is that different than ME cleaner? Are they doing basically the same thing?
Your argument only makes sense if we grant that Webkit is always and forever the fastest safest most efficient and all round best browser engine there is. iOS users are denied the opportunity to have 3rd party developers even attempt to produce something better.

(googler, but i work on and far prefer iOS. i care about the platform and i wish it had actual browser engine competition)
Not responsive, in 2020 ?
There are alot of ongoing trials and indeed unprecented global effort towards a vaccine but we can’t forget the usual time to market, and the fact that no vaccine has ever been created for a coronavirus. 6 months is very optimistic.
> Sweden didn’t go into total lockdown but still did a lot.

Indeed; both Sweden (https://ycharts.com/indicators/sweden_unemployment_rate) and Norway (https://ycharts.com/indicators/norway_unemployment_rate) have experienced anomalous increases in their unemployment rates that seem clearly linked to the pandemic.

If the article's thesis is correct that Sweden minimally-disrupted the status quo, then we would have expected to see little employment response.
Guessed the param on first try:

https://infinitysearch.co/results?q=test
I could only afford a Handspring Vizor. iPAQs were so high-end.
Why would they think that demand of the HR-V is likely to increase if they remove the fit? I understand removing unprofitable lines, but if it’s making money why fix something that ain’t broken?

If they’re worried about competing with themselves, they’ve blatantly told you as a customer the car you want is too desirable for you to have it. Wtf?
The tech industry is rife with drinking culture and alcoholism in general. I do not drink, and I frequently feel isolated as a result, both at business and social gatherings. 30+ year old colleagues will demand a reason for why I don't drink, as if I'm the one engaging in exclusionary behavior :(
Compassion is key.
> See, I can make statements like this too.

Yep. You can say whatever you want. I have never seen a mixed mouse and keyboard user do things faster or more efficiently than a pure keyboard user. Pure scientific empirical evidence is on my side and no amount of rationalization will change the fact that keyboard shortcuts are faster once you learn them. You can read about some studies surrounding this here:

https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/30682/are-there-any-r...

> That's nice; you enjoy watching fledglings who don't know what they're doing struggle to use their tools effectively.

Sure. Who doesn't? There are whole sub-reddits dedicated to this type of comedic performance.

> That says nothing about achievable productivity in an environment.

Yes, it does. That they resort to constantly using the trackpad to swipe between speaks loudly to the lack of obvious keyboard functionality.
One of the other problems with Jira is that it's incredibly easy to create complex Byzantine workflows, dozens of required fields to file or update an issue, and reports based on those files. That makes it easy for a bad PM or manager to take their own hard questions to answer and turn them into endless bureaucracy for developers.
My read is that Cutts is several levels above her (all the way at the top, perhaps), and by contacting the FBI she was doing the job someone in the hierarchy between them was supposed to be doing but avoiding for some reason or other. And the "only you" comment by Cutts indicated that it wasn't just the people in line between him and her, but all over the organization that would avoid contacting the FBI.
Let me re-word the advisory:

Advisory to all US citizens. If you have the right to go to New Zealand, it is highly recommended you do so immediately for the safety of yourself and your family.
Congress can remove the Executive, any Justice or Judge, or eliminate every inferior Article III court altogether. It also controls the number of Justices. If one party can lawfully fire or destroy the other party, the latter is subordinate.
>bet that 100% remote will NOT become the norm

I think it's pretty obvious that 100% will not become the norm. But maybe 50% for some types of jobs? And some number of smaller companies will go 100%? Those seem plausible.
> First of all, it's silly assuming that other countries are shutting down their economies without a very good reason for doing so.

I certainly wouldn't want to assume that governments only ever do the correct thing, or the thing that is in my best interests, so I think it's reasonable to ask questions.

> As I understood it, the "good reason" for doing so was that the infection & death rate was growing so fast, that it was putting hospitals & morgues way beyond their capacity. At the same time, the situation was keeping non-COVID, hospital-worthy visits out of the healthcare system, thus creating a massive public health problem.

The UK enlisted the army to build enormous field hospitals and staffed them with doctors and nurses from other hospitals. Most of them closed after seeing only a few patients, since all other hospitals were operating far below capacity. Emergency rooms were ghost towns. Meanwhile, all elective surgery was cancelled, reducing the quality of life for thousands of people while doctors stood around waiting for the promised influx that never happened.

It seems to me that the response in the West has been largely reactionary, driven by fear and public opinion, and disconnected from any real analysis of what genuinely works and what the long-term plan is -- with the possible exception of Sweden, who despite all the "they don't care" rhetoric you see in other comments, not only put a lot of analytical care into their approach, but discussed that analysis openly.
I’ve had to push for non-alcoholic entertainment at every company I’ve worked at.

I understand the value of happy hour wholeheartedly, but encouraging your employees to drink at work at your workplace is downright creepy.
>>>cars are much more expensive, when you tally it all up, than walking and bicycles

Walking and bicycles provide no protection from the elements. Depending on where you live and your occupation, the ability to travel in climate-controlled conditions and arrive with your work clothes unsoiled can be a massive utility benefit.

>>once a city's adjusted its girth to account for cars, the points most often factoring into ones point-to-point mobility are much farther apart than they'd have been without adjustments made due to widespread use of cars. Notably this doesn't include only people choosing to move farther apart, but everything being pushed apart by large setbacks from unpleasant roads

I'd argue that the land area dedicated to roads is a small portion of what forces businesses apart, and that low-density construction and inherently smaller buildings is the major contributing factor. There's only so many shops you can fit into 3-story buildings with narrow footpath-like streets between them. Hanoi is a good example of that. 48QWJ8705424314 (MGRS, paste into Google Maps)
Over-incarceration is big problem yes, but a red herring to the direct targeting and silencing of all political opposition.
So you are justifying American imperialism in "helping countries along" by forcibly collapsing unfavorable regimes?

If only the US motives were actually that altruistic, but in reality US intervention in foreign regimes were mostly to protect its interests rather than any actual ideals.
I think it's a poor example, because whether or not an eggplant is considered a fruit depends on your perspective and context. It is a fruit botanically, but it is not typically considered or used as one for culinary purposes.

That distinction of ambiguity adds an interesting complexity to "meaningness," but I agree that it's confusing in relationship to the rest of this specific article.
I had several generations of Qosmio laptops and they were exceptionally good high performance machines. A bit pricey but for the use I gave them a great value.
Verification is a fool’s dream.
A lot of changes in behavior while drinking are, at low doses, social / cultural remission rather than via universal effect of the drug in question.

The simpler answer is that people build relationships through shared interests and experiences. Getting brutally intoxicated is just a pretty boring one that some people reach for.
Regardless of how or why, the CCP has majority support by its citizens, even if you as a foreign national disagree. Even if they do not have democracy, they can still vote with their complacency.
I mean, he mentions right at the start and several times throughout the post that it's his observations and opinion. Expecting it to be scientific reality seems a bit unfair.
If you normally use a search engine for programming questions, I suggest you only look back (up to) 2 years for Rust questions...I found lots of older posts that were outdated...There are tons of Rust learning materials...again, go with recent ones.
Tesla whistleblower breaks his silence
Really? I'm Australian and that's the first I had heard of it (either the fact that Atlassian had a contract, or that he commented on HN about it).
Oh man, THANK YOU for this!

It was one of the biggest wow factors of macOS for me when I first started using it about 10 years ago, and it still keeps saving me a lot of time.

Thanks!!!
If I didn't have meetings scheduled or didn't have particular deliverables due? No. No one would notice if I didn't "do any work" for a few days. They would probably start to notice if I wasn't responding to chats or emails. But it probably wouldn't reach critical mass until after a few days.
I find it's better to just ignore it. But sometimes it does get hard. My friends make similar amounts of money as me, which is generally what I try to think about.

Gotta be happy where you are. Otherwise I guess you could go join the rat race and make the big bucks.
The plans Congress comes up with look like shit from your perspective because to you, a good plan is one that solves problems for regular Americans. Congress does not work for regular Americans. The plans they come up with are great plans for the people they work for. They are highly effective and channeling money to the rich and their corporations. Just look at the trend lines of the past 40 years - consistently increasing inequality between rich and poor. That kind of consistent performance is by design. As always, the purpose of a system is is what it does.
Really like what? Any links to a disgusting article?
“If an important decision is to be made, they [the Persians] discuss the question when they are drunk, and the following day the master of the house where the discussion was held submits their decision for reconsideration when they are sober. If they still approve it, it is adopted; if not, it is abandoned. Conversely, any decision they make when they are sober, is reconsidered afterwards when they are drunk.”
― Herodotus
You're really convinced about being right, but I don't think the question is nearly that clear. Maybe if they said "what ad service would be acceptable". But they asked what ads would be acceptable, which makes it sound like a description of acceptable ads is a valid response. It's not like they wanted a list of individual ads!
To clarify the sibling comment - the FY2020 number appears to be YTD, not for the full year.
> ...encouraging your employees to drink at work at your workplace is downright creepy.

How is encouraging your employees to drink at your workplace creepy of all things?
They are taking people off streets in unmarked vans for protesting against police brutality and for BLM in the USA. If that isn't "being targeted for political opposition" Then i don't know what is.
China balkanized repeatedly during its 5000 year civilization because it was a premodern empire. Premodern empires don't have the same tools as modern states to enforce control down to the local level, so they run by co-opting local elites to do their work for them. However, co-opting local elites means that when the center weakens, these elites start raising militia and become independent states. In modern times, no local militia has the firepower to overcome a centralized military. Therefore, you don't get balkanization as long as the political leadership is united and willing to put down uprisings. Balkanization only happens when, in the case of the USSR, the central leadership loses faith and tells the army to stand aside and let it happen. The CCP has studied what happened in the USSR and they've been careful to make sure nobody in the government gets any funny ideas to let balkanization happen.

I would be cautious about using history prior to the industrial revolution in any predictive capacity because the industrial revolution was a major shift in technology, economics, and societal organization. Yes, humans are still motivated by the same wants and fears, but many of the mechanisms that drove premodern events no longer exist today.
Bell Labs certainly used that title - people like Dennis Ritchie had it. I don't know about IBM.
What is the story behind the name?

Was that always the name?
Why are these fringe cases? If anything these are the obvious cases where the CCP can use data they have on you (i.e. who your family members are, your history of criticism, etc.) and use that to silence you.
Instead of applying a 30% fee, a fixed $2 + 5% would have completely changed the market.
> I think macs being more consistent is in your head.

I've used both.

> It suffers the exact same issue as Windows and Linux.

The issue is worse on Windows.

> The issue can't be solved since app developers choose which the shortcuts and not os developers.

Wrong. macOS/AppKit/Cocoa define a lot of standard menu items and shortcuts and provide them to all native apps "for free".

If you look at the shortcuts list for a random Windows app, some shortcuts will use Alt, some will use Control. On macOS, almost all shortcuts use Command, and Option/Control are only modifiers.

Finally, on macOS, you can define custom shortcuts and edit existing shortcuts for any app, from the global Keyboard Preferences.

And you can add your own menu items as well via Automator etc.
I don't drink either and have had similar experiences as the parent comment, but "creepy"? What?
Holy cow look at that silkscreen. Five-digit component numbers? Populating this board is like Where’s Waldo...
Why not use XML-RDF? ::troll face::
> Our goal is to ensure that we get all aspects of our products mainlined so that custom kernels will not be required.

I love these kinds of projects, but after being burned by the PocketCHIP, who also said this but never made it there, this is isn't somewhere I want to go again.
Even better is to look up the undergrad/grad curriculum from a university and then look at the course webpages (many universities still publish their course materials available to anyone who has the link, without needing to login through canvas or a university portal). Pretty often you can get access to homeworks/exams and solutions, lecture notes, etc. in addition to seeing whatever textbook they're using.

Plus, the added benefit helping limit "analysis paralysis" from having too many possible texts to choose from yourself, just pick whatever was standard for that particular class.
Love it, love it! Thank you.

Is it possible to give a little inside peek of the techniques, algorithms and tech stack etc. you have used?
I just say “health concerns” and leave it at that.
Also ddg.co
I feel this is true with adult life in general. Drinking and going to bars is always the default social activity, particularly for young adults.
We indeed do friend; they misled you too... gotta love deception through clever accounting, BOTH of those retiree health rows are going to the same fucking thing:

> Additionally, the PAEA established the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund ("PSRHBF") and mandated certain obligations for paying normal costs, the present value of the estimated retiree health benefits attributable to active employees' current year of service, and amortization payments for full prefunding of retiree health benefits. These prefunding obligations, described in greater detail below and in Note 10 - Health Benefits Plans, are unlike expenses imposed on most other federal entities or private-sector businesses that offer such benefits

If you combine the two rows you 5,143 (mil) + 3,495 (mil) for a total of... $8.6 billion; which, would be a profit for the year. And that's during COVID while inefficiencies are being introduced to try and worsen their service and abilities (like pointless budget cuts).
Technically it is a fruit but its like tomatoes where lots of people say its a vegetable anyway.
Even though recessions cause loss of lives(as they always do), I'm not arguing we value the economy over lives. The economy will bounce back as it always does. I'm arguing that we should value all lives. We're only valuing covid lives over other lives right now. Meaning we're valuing our grandmother and great grandmothers lives over our brothers, sister, mothers, fathers even children. To be frank we have to look at average years of life loss with Covid. Let's call it how it is: The quarantine should just be called the life exchange.
I just ask for a glass of wine and essentially hold it the whole night
This idea is something I have been wanting for a while, I wonder how long until it is commercialized.
I've done it before, the late nights, the 100 hour workweeks. It's difficult to push yourself and it always take out a good chunk of you long term like physical exertion would.

Learn to pull yourself, either with self-motivating goals or habits.
I don't think its specific to tech. It's cultural. For instance, I think the oil/gas industry is even more alcohol soaked.

For what it's worth, I work for a large tech company and have never felt like I had to drink to be part of the culture.
Ask HN: Ratio of tech headcount cost to overall revenues
What is the ratio of the tech headcount cost to the overall revenues in your organisation?

Please share the industry as well. I am assuming that the ratios will be very different in SaaS Companies(salesforce..) compared to operationally heavy companies(amazon, uber) vs ad monetisation heavy companies(google, facebook)
You should compensate employees based on the value their work provides you, not based on the particulars of their personal life. An engineer's frugality is not an excuse to lowball him or her.
And the PCB has 10 layers! They must have had fun designing it.
I can relate to this to a certain extent.

Not sure if its cause or effect, but the people who I have had the latest nights with I probably do trust the most.

Whether thats 100% alcohol related is debatable, but alcohol does help get social nights started.
This. Fortunately, "I am allergic to alcohol" always work. (Not sure if I have one -- I do have some allergic-like reaction to alcohol when I was a child, but I am not going to risk it)
Yes, as long as you can install Sysbox on the EC2 nodes, you are good to go.
Not to be curt, but it clearly isn't obviously useful—otherwise the project wouldn't be languishing such as it is. The notion of creating a single overarching conceptual map to regulate the representation of the varied manifold of human experience on the web is almost certainly a deeply misguided idea, and even if it's philosophically sound (a big if), it's not clear that schema is anything like the correct approach. I'm open to be convinced of it's value if you'd like to elaborate, but I'll just say its far from obvious.
Perfume/colognes popularity seems to wane around the same age group of people who grew up being ok being doused in pesticide. That age group is of course country dependent, but seems to track together
A manager offering an employee amphetamines to improve their performance is unethical, and extremely creepy.

A manager encouraging employees to take up smoking to fit in better with their coworkers is unethical, and extremely creepy.

A manager encouraging employees to consume alcohol at work in order to foster team building is not fundamentally different than either of the above, it's just milder and deeply entrenched by convention as socially acceptable behavior.