skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Is this multi currency or USD only? Does this mean I can store EUR alongside USD via my Stripe checkout sales, instead of being forced to convert immediately?
You can't. We just have to get through to the other side of the pandemic, and then we can figure out where we stand.
I dunno why, but I typically use “indexes” when I talk about a set of lookup tables (database indexes) and “indices” when talking about positions within indexes (indices of arrays)
Hacker Laws – The Dunning Kruger Effect
Show HN: Peepthis- rate, discover, & discuss films, series, games, books, music
I love all forms of media (films, series, games, books, music). I enjoy challenging my taste and discovering new things. My issue with popular media recommendation platforms is that they tend to be watered down with mainstream titles (especially those available on popular streaming services), they make the same obvious recommendations over and over, and they shy away from old, weird, and obscure titles. It doesn’t help that these platforms are largely owned by massive media corporations (Amazon, etc.) which don’t have a vested interest in introducing you to something unique and interesting (in fact they have a vested interest in corralling you towards their own content).

I also love to read discussions that allow me to engage with media on a deeper level. I like to see different perspectives/interpretations or learn about details that I missed. I appreciate social networks like Reddit where some discussion takes place, but in-depth discussion has been largely replaced with low-effort and tired memes and catchphrases.

My goal with this web app is to create a niche community of open-minded individuals who love to discover, share, and discuss media outside of the mainstream. The community is self-governed and self-sustained, with no reliance on external APIs or services, and with an emphasis on quality over quantity in both recommendations and discussion. It is completely free with no ads or data-harvesting. The app is feature-complete and I officially launched it today.

I’m a self-taught hobbyist, and I built this app over a few years with Django and Vue. If anyone has any feedback or questions about development then I’d love to hear them.
Again, read my last line. The SWF is responsible for all the subsidies in the UAE, and if they collapse, it would mean we have far bigger problems. The SWF invests in all major indices across all major markets, and even in multiple private equity firms (including my old firm, which was one of the biggest in the world). The collapse of $1.1T worth of investments would be the signal of a global collapse. Imagine if Blackrock or Vanguard declared themselves bankrupt one fine morning - that's what you're implying.

Also Norway would collapse too, since both the Norwegian and Abu Dhabi SWF have very similar investment profiles.

Last time I checked, the British Empire hadn't invested a dime into either the US or Chinese stock markets. Or even had a sovereign wealth fund for that matter.
They may not be the panacea but they reduce cases significantly. Look at Japan which had a strong culture of wearing masks even before COVID.

https://georank.org/covid/japan/united-states
This is so sad to see and from looking at the number of people who travelled for Thanksgiving last week I think it is almost certain that these kind of daily death numbers will continue into the new year :(

Honestly I don't really know what to say when I see these headlines anymore. I am in [redacted] but have many friends and family in the US and hearing the stories from them is both saddening and infuriating.

Sadly my own friends and family that I used to respect and look up to have shown themselves as fools this year. People I used to think of as very intelligent falling for the most insane conspiracy theories and other such nonsense. It has been really eye opening in an increasingly depressing way.

And on top of that as someone from the UK (but now living in [redacted]) I also have the stupidness of Brexit to deal with.

People talk about the impact of lockdowns on mental health but honestly that wasn't a big deal to me, the biggest impact to me this year has been the stupidity and selfishness of so many people. It is draining having to listen to people talk about 5G spreading the virus or Bill Gates wants to microchip you with the vaccine or going on rants that surgical masks lead to a dangerous build up of CO2.

There is something seriously wrong with the human race. A shocking lack of education and rational rather than emotional thinking for starters.

Sorry I guess my comment doesn't really add to the discourse. Guess I just needed to just put something 'out there' rather than it just rattle around in my head right now.
This is something I've wanted for a while, for personal use only. I wonder if their pricing and license will actually accommodate this kind of use case though.
Saudi Arabia reached their Hubbert curve apotheosis probably in the 80's (their proven reserve is a state secret). They've been desperately trying to handle this fallout ever since.

Russia, OTOH, is the real the mother of all petrostates. Any problem you might imagine facing Saudi is tiny compared to the impact on Russia. They've already suffered so much as a result of the oil crash in the late 90's by becoming a mafia state.
Where in the definition of censorship does it say government?
Even CDC says masks are required when you’re within 6 ft. Studies show the spread is limited outdoors. But we have a blanket rule to wear masks outside all the time. The first priority is and continue to be social distancing. Avoid indoor gatherings at all. Then comes masks.
They are outlier in that actual president was basically covid denier and major party stood by his side.

So the whole state apparatus worked in suboptimal way.
Equity and bonuses. How can you not be familiar with how those work, and just how much they amplify TC and distort bands? Don’t know anyone in finance? You shouldn’t even need to since you’re in tech! Our spreads may not be as bad as theirs, but we can still easily see 3x differences when you take things like sign-on bonuses, target bonuses, initial RSU awards, refreshers, and vesting cliffs into account.
That's my impression too. The previous post currently says 11 hours ago, so by my count that's midnight NYC, 5am London. I know Australia exists, but overall that just gives it most the night to slide down the page before the majority wake up.
Tony Hsieh’s Nitrous Oxide Use, Love of Candles May Have Contributed to Death
This sounds like a senior level Business Systems Analyst role.
> 3100 people died in a single day

Realistically 3,100 people died over several days, possibly weeks, and due to reporting delays caused by the Thanksgiving holiday, the numbers were all reported on one day.

There's never a more important time to follow the seven-day rolling average than around a major holiday. A lot of people died of covid yesterday, and a lot of people will die of covid today, but not 3,100 people.

We have a significant number of people in this country (including the person you replied to) who sincerely believe that covid is overblown. Obviously incorrect statements like "3100 people died in a single day" reinforce those beliefs and are counterproductive.
The standard practice group includes significant mask wear, so the comparison cannot conclude that cloth is worse than nothing.
So did MongoDB from day minus one.
This is fairly uncomplicated... there are always going to be growing pains as society progresses and changes, and so understanding and dealing with that fact is always going to be part of the process. That does not mean that anyone is necessarily acting in bad faith, it only means that they may lack the tools and perspective to behave in a more equitable manner. So yeah, these jobs are not going away.
No. This is simple. Do you believe in treating people differently based on their race? It's a yes-or-no question, and one of them is literally the definition of racism.

We can argue about the hypothetical merits of this all you want, but my point is not that it wouldn't work. You know what else works? Death penalty. Nuclear bombs. Pineapple on pizza. No, my point is that it's wrong, regardless of whether it has the intended effect.

When I say there's no conversation to be had, I specifically mean about whether or not this is right or whether society should accept it.
Yeah it sucks and I don't think they're alone. It seems to be all coated strings. I've switched to D'Addario NYXL's for electric now.
We Need to Reframe How We Learn Recursion
> Stripe is enabling standardized access to global banking capabilities via APIs...

The API is Stripe's core competency, and they've been excelling at it for a long time.

I think one thing that Stripe does very well is allow developers to focus on developing. Setting up a business relationship with financial institutions is cumbersome and the legal details can be daunting.

While their engineering reputation is high quality, I'm curious to know how much of Stripe's headcount is in lawyering and policy work.
Wonderful! I requested an invite, my email is tyler@... and my initials are TG. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Even cheap 4K monitors like Samsung UR55 (260$) can handle DVI.

You can go DVI to HDMI with either a 5$ adapter or a single DVI to HDMI cable. Only real difference is DVI doesn’t carry sound, but as long as one monitor has sound that’s irrelevant.
It's virtue signaling.

You do not really need a mask if you are out for a walk and are maintaining social distancing. It has been proven time and time again that the main culprit is people crowding indoors without masks.

If you are downvoting, please provide evidence that wearing a mask outside while maintaining social distancing has any substantial effect.
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Someone please explain this to me:

How is any cryptocurrency even considered an investment vehicle? I would classify myself as Boglehead and I believe in the fundamentals of investing in stocks because in all it's technicality (and given the buy-and-hold strategy), you are investing in a business by owning a part of it which naturally means that you will and do get the returns on it, both in terms of profits (dividends) and and value growth (appreciation of the stock value). And conventional wisdom of lending also applies to bonds.

That being said, again, why would cryptocurrency ever be considered as a good investment vehicle? Isn't it analogous to me investing my money in buying USD or the British Pound (or a well diversified currency ETF), something I don't see a lot of value in as well.
Don't be fooled, this isn't AWS collaborating, this is AWS working its way into its competitors business. Its a trojan horse.
Only if you forget about how complex conjugation works. (e^-ix) = (e^ix)* = cos x - i sin x
The mask wearing cultures have fared considerably better than others.

That being, said has the working group made any update to their predictions / statements.

https://www.kalzumeus.com/covid19-japan-white-paper/
If it were just about people willing to risk dying, I would have no complaint. But since this is a contagious disease, it's actually about people willing to risk killing. That's what I find morally objectionable, and indicative of deep rot in our society.
> Sadly my own friends and family that I used to respect and look up to have shown themselves as fools this year.

This has been the most astonishing fact of life that has come out of Covid. Blown away by discovering the same. I think a whole lot of humans must have discovered this fact for the first time in their life.
I used their course as part of training for one of the AWS Certs and found the videos/quizzes pretty informative and useful. Not too long-winded, and an easy enough to use interface.

I only did the one course, but from that, I'd recommend it.
Always worth a follow on twitter for a daily dose of these https://twitter.com/winampskins
These transcripts are literal, hard to read with "it seems", "I mean", "you know", "sort of", "so". Transcripts should be be cleaned up for print.
"the problem is the lack of credible, consistent leadership."

The problem is a highly transmissible, deadly virus, and people reacting to it relative to how others act, regardless of wealth or political affiliation.
"Pinkerton: for over one-hundred years, the ones to call when you've got a union problem."

I mean, that has to be their schtick, right, even if it's unspoken? Because that pretty much sums up what I know about Pinkerton, so I would assume they are happy with that.

As for the topic at hand, yeah well, that's what companies do...for over one-hundred years as well.
Thank you. At that price it's probably overkill for me, but I wish you had more info on your site that wasn't gated by a signup. How is the product managed in my GCP environment?
Wearing a mask during a pandemic is just common sense, it is not that complicated to understand. Why do we need leaders to tell us this basic stuff?

people should take a bit more responsibility for their own safety. We aren’t all children to be told every single common thing to follow. Especially after quarter million deaths!!!
> but at the same time not realizing that it's unethical to withhold what she did

Have you considered that she has to remain vague due to the potential litigation coming down the road? In fact didn't she leave some tweets hinting at that ? ("Everything I say will be used against me ..." ?)
It just astounds me that the Old Timey Pinkertons are still around, to be honest. That is a company that my 98 year old grandfather tells stories about from his childhood.

I know there are other old companies, but Pinkerton is one of those that just sounds old fashioned.
> supporting users from startup-in-a-garage to publicly traded customers is what we do

Unless that startup is a site that has naughty pictures!
I'm continue to be amazed by Stripe innovations. Financials companies used to stagnate (e.g. PayPal) while Stripe keeps reinventing itself... Stripe Capital, Stripe Checkout, Stripe Treasury...
How The New York Times prepared for the ultimate stress test – the 2020 election
> A similar study (HPTN 083) in HIV-uninfected cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women who have sex with men, was also stopped early by its DSMB in May 2020, after it also demonstrated that CAB LA was highly effective in preventing HIV acquisition in this group.

So it works on people who are physiologically male, too, but this study seems to have been specifically about people who are physiologically female. (I guess. They don't mention results for trans men, so I don't know if they're neglecting that group or what's going on there.)
Who does not do that :-)
I thought the headline was a mistake and that these were “Pinkerton-style” agents.

Nope. They’re legitimately Pinkerton. Surely Amazon must know better than to partner with the most recognized name in anti-labor practices. Their PR guy needs to be sitting in on these meetings.
Well...maybe. I'm sure they are leaving some revenue on the table short term here. I'm sure they make more $$ per unit on their Retail CPU's and GPU's.
Do you actually get real RoI on that thing? Must have cost magnitudes more than normal desktop hardware. Or is this where you just accept that it's worth it purely for tingling the geek inside you?
Why IBM Garage Chose Rust and WebAssembly for Their Rewrite
Not enough people realize that these waves are almost completely regionally isolated, with a bit of spillover everywhere.

Wave 1: NY + NJ (some other northeast)

Wave 2: Florida + Texas + Arizona (most of south)

Wave 3: Midwest

You can even see this within California. Wave 1: Bay Area, Wave 2: Some LA, Wave 3: All SoCal

Each wave basically amounts of when that population gave up distancing, and once you’ve undergone your wave, you don’t really get it that bad again. (unless you have a small wave that misses much of the population, like LA)

Texas’ wave 3 is popping in different cities than wave 2 (Texas, like Cali, is just huge).
Call it whatever you want, but if I see someone who can't be bothered to wear a mask, I'm not going to just "take their word" that they have been maintaining social distancing.

If they aren't doing the bare minimum, that I can see with my own eyes, I have no reason to believe they are also social distancing.
>How is any cryptocurrency even considered an investment vehicle

You're right that crypto currencies are not like equities. It's an investment vehicle in a similar way that gold is considered an investment vehicle.

>why would cryptocurrency ever be considered as a good investment vehicle

That's another question. I don't think it's a good investment vehicle.
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And just like hedge funds, this will give them better access to capital...
The ham itself will protect it, wrapped in Aluminum foil or even a hemp bag for shipping. The packaging is simply an artifact of people not wanting to buy a whole ham and wanting it presliced, which is perhaps an artifact of the fact that most people in the US will heat the majority of their meals by themselves and do not like to prepare meals. Sad.
Why would you expect anything else? Amazon is a logistics company like UPS; if Bezos didn't squeeze every last drop of profit from their employees it wouldn't be world-dominating.
They're not a panacea, but they do help. And they're way less burdensome than lockdowns.
From the article:

> ... going by sales figures from one major European retailer... German retailer MindFactory... AMD sold 35,000 units ... whereas Intel ... just over 5,000 units

So, this story is a a small sample. It might be true generally, I can't say but the title is somewhat misleading.
I'll try to use my elevator pitch:

With cryptocurrency, you're right they're not an "investment" in the traditional sense. Right now more of a long-term gamble.

In my opinion the value is in the network and the ability to move money instantly (or at very least faster than traditional methods), securely, to anywhere in the world for a fraction of a cent. That ability alone is valuable and hasn't existed until now.

There are other arguments along the lines of deflationary vs. inflationary, anonymous vs. private, irreversibility of transactions (no charge-backs) that are good or bad depending on your views, but in general crypto represents a brand-new "investment" (or gamble if you like) for this generation.

The different cryptocurrencies that various teams are building follow different philosophies, but I think the space in general is pretty interesting.
I find lisp really hard to learn.

I don't mean the syntax, or the concept of macros (though I'm sure my understanding of macros is incomplete) but what I find is lacking in the documentation is how one actually might use lisp.

I read stories about "connecting to" a "running lisp" on a space probe and debugging in real time. Does that mean some lisp implementations listen on a tcp port? How does one actually connect to or disconnect from a repl? Is it just that when NASA launched their probe, someone went in on ssh and moved the process to the background with C-z?

How does one deploy a lisp application? Can I compile my code into an executable with, say, sbcl which is what everyone seems to use? Or am I forced to rsync all my source code to my server and get e.g. systemd to manually invoke an entry point?
The UX of Proving Our Humanity to Machines
Nothing you have described here is unique to the US.
A cryptocurrency cannot be put into any traditional bracket of commodity, currency, stock etc. It's a new breed in itself. It has features of a currency, a commodity, a stock and much more.
That sounds about right. I expect the holidays will see people relaxing in any case. And once individuals are vaccinated, they may maintain some masking etc. for a while just because it's easier to comply with rules than get into confrontations. But I see people getting more casual in general already and when they're vaccinated I expect it will be pretty much flipping a switching as far as activities are concerned.
Yes, I should have been more specific, but the issue here is if they don’t even care to properly wear a mask to prevent accidentally spreading if they are asymptomatic, then probably aren’t staying at home, avoiding crowds, or even washing their hands as well as they should be. Not wearing a mask or wearing it improperly is a pretty good indicator that person is not taking covid seriously.
It's too bad the reporter wasn't able to get some details about her requests. I'm kind of curious to find out what was unacceptable to the great and powerful Google.
We'll fix prejudice and bias, with prejudice and bias! The strategy has been so successful everywhere else its been tried.
I mean, yeah, wearing a mask whenever you're outside sends a signal that you're virtuously helping to control the pandemic. That seems like a pretty good thing to me! I'd argue it's actually pretty critical; strong signals that everyone else is with you make it a lot easier to observe painful but necessary restrictions.
> It's virtue signaling.

You don't need to shame people who have an overabundance of precaution.
Could someone explain the significance of these findings?

It's not remotely my area of expertise, and I'm having trouble seeing if/how this has any current or future clinical significance.
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This is categorically wrong. The engines being too low will kill everyone on the plane should the special control mechanism not exist.

The control mechanism existed to cover up a physical flaw then proceeded to be the cause of crashes itself.

If a control mechanism can easily be fixed... What was the exact fix? Literally tell me.
>I am not interested in any certifications and such

ACG is very focused specifically on helping you pass the certification exams. It can still be helpful even if you don't want a cert because naturally there is some overlap between passing a cert and knowing how to use AWS/GCP/Azure, and one great thing about ACG is access to the AWS playground environments where you can get hands-on experience. However, if your goal is to ignore the cert and really learn the material, you might look elsewhere.

That said, the ACG courses for the basic level AWS certs really don't take more than a couple weekends to go through, and at only $25/mo, it's not a bad investment to just pay for 1 month, get the foundational level knowledge, then move on to other ways of learning.
I have checked again.

To get analog io, projects can connect to the analog_io pins in the wrapper [1] which connect to the pad through a 150 ohm resistor, and disable the digital GPIO drivers. If that resistor is a problem, user projects can route directly to the pad_no_esd pin.

There are a number of people working on analog or mixed-signal designs inside the caravel harness with analog io.

From caravel/verilog/rtl/README:

> mprj_io: 32 bits general purpose programmable digital or analog I/O

> The user will also have access to the ESD-protected pad connections for analog signals

[1] https://github.com/efabless/caravel/blob/c4c79cdf63d6a7ed7ce...
>Nuclear is extraordinarily expensive and often takes decades to plan and build.

That's not necessarily true as countries like China are building new nuclear reactors in 4-5 years. Remember that nuclear is one of the few industries that designs for the worst case scenario which is part of the high cost. The other component of the high cost is often policy and overzealous bureaucracy.

>On grids that still have gas & coal fired power stations, every GWh of electricity produced from renewables displaces a GWh that would otherwise be produced from fossil fuels.

This is not true. A kWh from a wind turbine is absolutely not equal to a kWh from a coal/gas/nuclear/hydro plant due to the fact that the capacity factor for a typical wind turbine is around 20-30%. A hydro plant often runs at > 80% capacity factor.
Covid vaccine supply chain targeted by hackers, say security experts