skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
“Just” to program stuff for the web? Web development is a complicated and amazing feat of engineering! The fact that you can write some code on your machine to make any pretty graphic and maze of pages you want and it will run in this thing we call a browser that pretty much anyone in the world can also run even if they are on Linux, windows, android, iOS, or any other number operating systems not to mention hardware! Think of all the layers of abstraction and code that is necessary to have millions of combinations of hardware + software all show the same thing! It’s amazing how simple it is to do web development! The fact that it is doable to set up a website in an afternoon that is accessible all over the world is ASTONISHING.
These users who are coming from these platforms (WhatsApp, Telegram) don't care about that. If Signal is still unable to stay online then the users will leave and they will try the second best option. (Even if it is less secure).

This has now become a usability and reliability issue for Signal.
"... and CTF challenge authors love to encode text into audio waveforms, which you can see using the spectogram view (although a specialized tool called Sonic Visualiser is better for this task in particular)."

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/trailofbits/ctf/master/doc...
You'll get disappointed once you actually start using it. Unfortunately. There are so many quirks, inconsistencies, poor UI/UX.

I've been using Matrix for maybe a year now with a group of techie friends and I would definitely not recommend it for my family members (who I just onboarded from Whatsapp to Signal the other day).

Just look at this: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Matrix

And compare it to installing the Signal app and verifying your phone number with an SMS code. Frictionless.
A complementary paper from 2018 investigating how Tether (USDT) influenced Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency prices during the 2017 boom: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3195066
The Signal servers essentially pass around encrypted blobs from one device to another. Most of the development work is on extending the clients to pass around different types of messages, so there's not much work that needs to be done on the server.
It is pretty awesome. Honestly the one complaint I've heard is that helpers are sad that they aren't getting more calls and get super excited when they finally get one. Which really is the best kind of the problem to have.
Is your phone a game console?
Interesting as I've just recently turned to learning Lua for use precisely as it is described as a "scripting language".

Out of several dozen alternatives (the other scripting languages from a list on Wikipedia), my analysis is that Lua offers a very compelling and attractive technical profile.

I haven't been using it long, but so far I haven't seen evidence otherwise. Prior to Lua I would have used Bash, or maybe Python in a pinch.
Is Bitcoin Un-Tethered? (2018)
As with most sudden expansions, this was to be expected, tbh
> Cancer forms all the time - body should handle it when functioning correctly (via immune system).

Is this why some people think fasting can help? It gives the body a chance to clean up cancer cells, since you have more time in a catabolic state?
Good. One of the more common types of cancer, although next week it will be the #3 cause
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/prostate-canc...
Companies have little incentive to give equal opportunities to remote workers and on-site workers. So on-site workers will continue to have the best opportunities. As soon as the pandemic ends, the most ambitious and hard-working folks will move back to the SF area. The brain drain will resume, reversing the exodus.
He's considered the greatest investor because he was able to apply Ben Graham's principles, and laterly Phil fisher during the prime years of value investing

I'd say in the past 20 years we've seen states propping up their markets more with QE so we don't see the same crashes. Information is also more available to all
This is a great idea.

One of my friends who just jumped ship to Signal this week said in his first Signal message to me that he wished he’d “bought some shares” in Signal when I first told him about it...

The first challenge is getting people to join the platform.

The second challenge is educating them on how it’s actually funded... (ie NOT by pimping out your personal data for shareholder benefit).
Absolutely right.

The Lua implementation was definitely its strong point, and LuaJIT is reportedly extremely good as well. I say “was” because the circumstances have changed and there are much better alternatives around.

Circa 2000 or so, if you wanted to stick a simple, self-contained language in your app for extensions and scripting, Lua was one of the very few reasonable choices. There are a ton of reasons why you might not want to stick TCL, Guile, or Python inside your application.

So Lua was used not only in the WoW UI but in a bunch of other apps from that era, and gained a lot of social traction that way. Among other things, if you were making a game, Lua let your level designers and UX people write a little bit of code without having to get their hands dirty with C++ (which nobody wants). The language is very off-putting otherwise.
Open Distro is not a fork (not yet at least) but simply a repackaging of ES plus some new plugins.

Open Distro will likely not continue to exist after this license change unless Amazon commits to turning it into a complete fork starting from the 7.10 version of ES.
if you can please consider making a regular recurring payment of a few bucks every month rather than a one-shot lump sum. this is because it's easier for a company to budget and plan with recurring revenue than a one-off donation.
Exactly. There's no reason to run your own server aside from supporting the decentralized nature of it (or wanting to be 100% in control).
For those unaware, the Signal protocol developed by Open Whisper (previous name) is what was adopted by WhatsApp / Facebook Messenger / Skype and possibly others. In a sense, Signal is the original reference implementation of the specification.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_Protocol
Isn't that the reason NS10's became popular as monitors, too? "If you can make it sound good on a pair of NS10's it'll sound good everywhere" being the mode†.

It's definitely sage advice!

† edit: Looks like I fell victim to hearsay. It's just something I'd heard so many times for so many years I assumed it was true, and it may be partly, but here's a great write up on the subject—tangential to the main thread: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/yamaha-ns10-story
What's the best way to get carbonated water at home? Is it to buy it, or is there an efficient way to produce/consume carbonated water at home?
I should have said, make girls feel empowered, my mistake.
Yes, that's what I hoped the conclusion would be more about.

I'm quite similar to this guy, some of us find a way to adapt to their environment, their differences, accepting the fact they can't "fix" that real-world environment, but.. that's a harmful experience, mostly for yourself
in my opinion it is not the greatest argument

You write:

>And you end up with a console app that is 20-100MB.

Yea, but you can also say

>And you end up with a decent size app that is 20-100MB.

and also you can say

>And you end up with a decent size app that is 2MB

because you already have runtime, because you use .NET apps.
The Chapwood Index reflects the true cost-of-living increase in America
There's a little-known feature of iOS called "sound recognition" that constantly listens and pops up an alert when it recognizes certain sounds that need attention, such as a crying baby, doorbell, or siren.

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/sound-recognition-iph...

I'm not deaf but I can imagine that being very useful.
Another note on masks. If you’ve always been known for your positive traits and your negative ones can be overlooked by people who like you, many people won’t notice if your positive traits get better and your negative ones become smoothed out.

If they do notice, they chalk it up to maturity.
It's not practical until it is - having your internet shutoff isn't practical either, but with that barrier put into place a lot of things become quickly more practical, relatively speaking.
Paying for coins in a game.
Decoding spiders’ web-building behavior for application in future robots
For me it's the other way around, haven't had any banners or anything on Android, whereas the desktop client has, and messages have been throwing 50x errors, while the mobile messages just seem to take ages to send.
While true, that's still data that is secondary to the main point. These are the real stats that reflect the disparity.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/241488/population-of-the...
BuiltWith: 1 Employee, $14m+ ARR
I've run intel/nvidia with Arch Linux for the last 14 years.

I upgraded recently from an intel/nvidia setup (GTX 1070) to a zen3 w/ a Radeon 6800.
Honestly, both nvidia and AMD have excellent support on Linux. Both hardware decode, play steam games, are stable, support the latest kernel etc..

However, latest steam games (and proton in particular) is better tested against Mesa (AMD OSS drivers), so it's the place to be for gaming on linux.
AMD also tears less on Linux, and supports Wayland (though Wayland support could be the reason for less tearing).

Either way, I'm fully AMD now and wouldn't go back. I see zero downsides, and a few upsides.
I don't follow your logic there, cancer cells have an effective metabolism by default, so the chance that they can adapt to ketosis seems much better odds than the 100% that they're already adapted to your diet.

But I'm very glad that whatever your decision, you're still among the living! Cancer is a terrifying diagnosis.
This feels like a scramble to recoup some lost trust, and I imagine that they're hoping the media storm passes and the exodus stops. I really just hope Signal can get up and running again soon.
I have seen Webflow ads...

- One ad features a developer saying "no", repeateadly.

- Another ad features a developer talking in an absurdly complicated manner.

Now you come to this forum, mostly used by developers to say "thank you"?

Wow, I mean, after being insulted by your ads in a daily basis now you suddenly feel gratitude?

There are many ways to sell your product that do not involve insulting developers.

Stop your anti-developer behavior, then come here with your kumbaya crap.
From your statistic, I would conclude that it is not self-destructive for young people to be out and about. Whether it is selfish is another matter entirely. Taking an action that is beneficial to oneself, but harmful to others, is typically described as selfish.

Edit: To be fair, the same argument can be made in reverse as well, that it is selfish for older people to insist on universal lockdowns, which primarily benefit themselves. To that, I would argue (1) that death is not the only negative result from covid-19, and (2) that the relative magnitudes of benefits and harms need to be compared.
I donated 10$, hope that helps a bit in the long run! Happy switcher from WhatsApp, dragging all family members with me ;)
It takes like 10 minutes to learn Lua's syntax. You can literally stumble through it with [1] the tl;dr

.. is for concatenating strings
~= is not equal to

The way it handles closures is beautiful and extremely powerful. Lua is a Scheme in FortranScript's clothing.

I like your theory of unpopularity, that statement is always true in some capacity for esoteric things, liked this are also liked because they are popular. My favorite posts are the ones that are like yours BUT they continue to use it because it is the best tool for the job. Thats when you know it is true.

[1] https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/lua/
Well, no one really reads The Intercept anymore, so clearly principled, critical journalism isn't paying the bills.

But do they really hope to distinguish themselves from the rest of the liberal pablum (Atlantic, NYTimes, Guardian etc)? The market for establishment shilling will get tighter with Trump gone...
"Zed Bias - Neighbourhood" is actually regarded as one of the first dubstep songs, or at least a transition one.

Here are some other "true" dubstep tracks, in no particular order:

- Burial - Archangel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J1gvgwHblI

- Rusko - Jahova https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OE_jjJkkD8

- Coleco - Taostic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krGadL6Je6A

- Kode9 - 9 Samurai https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-rEAe4C8gk

- Skream - Mignight Request Line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJGXRQ9vBoU
I've tried to think about what you're saying and my (perhaps incorrect) take is that you're saying people homeless below certain thresholds (say, amount of time for example) might have benefited from the homelessness (negative feedback loop) whereas above a threshold things would get worse (positive feedback loop) ?

If I understood that correctly, that would bring in the assumption that homelessness can be to some extent a positive thing. Stretching my mind to include even a teenage runaway for a day perhaps I could see that, but otherwise I could hardly visualize anything about basic needs not being covered that doesn't automatically triggers a positive feedback loop (i.e. no access to sanitation makes you dirtier which makes you less likely to access sanitation, no access to food makes you less likely to have the energy and composure to heighten your chances to get food, not having a physical address to be in makes you less likely to kick-start any life since most parts of society such as renting/jobs/phones depend on each others - getting a job without a place can be harder, and getting a job without a place too, likewise to get a phone without an address or to get a job without a phone)
Swarms of robotic fish synchronize their swimming, for the first time [video]
Organisms are not passive recipients of evolutionary forces
This kind of modulating data in infrasound or ultrasound is common, yes. It has been used in toys too, e.g. things that respond to certain sounds from a show. chibi-tech stuck some reverse engineered ultrasound triggers for a certain line of toys in some of her songs :)

https://twitter.com/chibitech/status/1237326756672983040

Infrasound only works digitally because no speaker system can reproduce frequencies that low, and many analog systems will corrupt them (e.g. AC coupling). Ultrasound is therefore used most of the time in practice, but I believe infrasound has been used in digital song watermarking for DRM/copyright tracking purposes.
What normally happens in china:

1. Install signal app
2. Signal app connects to thoughtcrime.org server (really!)
3. Get invited for questioning by the authorities regarding your thought crimes.

IMHO Signal is not suitable for users in china, IME or no IME.
Christ, I can't imagine what it feels like to be in a place where the only choice one sees is out. Hope you're feeling better.
Calls can be relayed through Signal servers:

> Always relay calls:

> Relay all calls through the Signal server to avoid revealing your IP address to your contact. Enabling will reduce call quality.
> I believe it's called a mask ... a sort of behavioral mask to wear in public

It is indeed fairly common. I'm affected (thankfully not strongly these days) by bipolar behaviour. I try to present a more average me as the mask.

> in order to fit in into the wider society and be able to achieve one's goals.

It can be more selfless than that. In work life it is about fitting in (or at least not standing out in an inconvenient way) but in personal life it is more that I don't people to worry overly. I have things well managed, I know I can push through, I know it will pass, there is no need to cause stress in others.

> However having it 'on' is apparently taxing

During a bad patch, the extra concentration adds up over time if you find yourself having to work at it for a while. I don't have many prolonged bad patches, I imagine it can get exponentially harder for those more severely affected than me. It is why a lot of people experiencing mental health issues retreat away from interaction even if they are not otherwise particularly introverted.
Charles Guy was my uncle. I've done research myself but this post has details I did not know and quotes I have never heard. It was very enjoyable to read.
He was ahead of his time and came up with the use of financial indicators for investing. He hasnt done anything novel in 30 years, just has a very large capital base.
So basically you are scoring and now
Its covid so you can save the dinner money too!

what is
The company worth?
The US outlawed gold in 1933, but as far as I can tell that only made people want it more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_6102
This sounds good on first pass, but consider the implication of allowing donations (and thus, payment method information) to be tied to a Signal users account. I specifically _wouldn't_ want this.
On its 20th birthday, Wikipedia might be safest place online
I believe it's the follow up to the piece you're thinking of. Here's the original:

https://vivaldi.com/blog/chromium-ad-blockers-choice/

And here's the follow up:

https://vivaldi.com/blog/ad-blocker-vivaldi-browser/

> First, Google decided to push on with discontinuing APIs used by several content blockers from the extension manifest v3. At the time, we made a promise to find a solution.

>

> Keeping support for the affected extensions (as with anything that gets discontinued in Chromium) would have been hard. Google usually removes most of the code a discontinued feature depends on and refactors anything that code relies on. So after a few versions, you end up with a patch that’s tough to apply every time.

I am reaching a little but their use of past tense makes me feel like they've decided.
> Compared to tinder, bumble has more serious people looking to date. The system is set up so girls message first and matches will expire after 24 hr. When a girl messages you first, she is already more invested in getting to you know than when a guy using a cheesy pickup line on tinder.

This is an overly optimistic take that I cannot confirm.

The first messages received on Bumble are either "hey/hi" or a GIF that is typically a waving bear with the word "hello". That is despite profile text and images with dozens of things that could spark a conversation or question. In fact, most people never read my thoughtfully crafted profile - there certainly is no investment in getting to know me. Instead my reply is expected to be creative/funny or the conversation will end, essentially making this conversation no different from Tinder.
In my experience the typical Bumble user in major metro areas wants to date, but not with long term in mind. If that isn't important to you, fair enough.
As an aside, I also find that Bumble has less diversity than other apps - racially, socioeconomically etc

Given Tinder and Bumble I vastly preferred Tinder. Tinder has far more users of every kind of background with every imaginable kind of intention. The key is to be intentional in your profile or your first messages about what you are looking for and move on if it is a mismatch. I know how to identify a Tinder profile that is a good mutual match for me, but I definitely will get tendonitis from swiping left in the process of locating such a profile. If you save your free daily super like for that person and assuming you are introspective enough to accurately assess whether this person will be interested in you you have a high chance of being seen and matching.

If you would like to date seriously without it feeling forced or desperate I highly recommend Coffee Meets Bagel (if you are in an area where this app is being used). It never takes me long to find someone wonderful there that makes me want to quit all apps.

In my experience, no matter what you are looking for, Bumble isn't your best choice for any of those things.
Thanks for the idea, I also took the opportunity to donate a nice chunk in support of a service I use often and want to continue to exist.
Paper: https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/6/50/eabf4315?utm_so...
Have you listened to Jack Dorsey talk about Twitter?

He talks like he's the oracle in touch with some supernatural entity that allows us to communicate in small snips.
+ 200 to weight; Doctors will now ignore any chronic issues and the only medical advice you're ever going to get is to lose weight.*

*The "In too much pain to eat" perk nullifies this status effect
Yes, they exist and I use it. Works quite well.
Is Kraken SEC regulated?
EDIT: "Fascism" and "right-wing authoritarian[ism]" are [not] synonymous
9 months is a long time to go without updates though, especially if you just got a ton of extra users. While I definitely see your point, GP also has a point about development clearly not being open. It's "code available" software, not "open source server" software.
> 20s are the prime dating years, it feels like a year was taken out where I aged but my life hasn't moved.

So yeah there are people who are choosing to go on dates, gather, party, etc. Those people are very visible. I get it, there can be FOMO. Why should you sacrifice when they're having fun?

Does it help to consider that there are lots of people (dare I say a majority) your age who are making the same sacrifice you are? If/when things return to the old normal, you'll have some sense of solidarity and shared maturity with them. Selflessness is a good quality in a potential spouse.

(Of course, unlike the "I voted" sticker, there's no "I stayed home" sticker, so in two years you're not going to be able to tell who did what now.)

> To make things worse, the whole staying at your home thing has made the desire of having a relationship even more strong as the alone periods do hit you hard.

I get this. My wife passed away 9 months before the pandemic hit full swing and I'm lonely af. I don't get to see adult friends really at all anymore.

> Though to put things in perspective, a lot of people had it way worse than just their dating life/travel being disrupted.

Exactly this. Every time you choose not to go to a party or whatever, you could be averting the death of a family member (yours or a friend's, or friend-of-friend's, etc).
WhatsApp delays enforcement of privacy terms by 3 months, following backlash
There should be advertising for healthy eating, to steer people to healthy food.

The problem now is we have #fatfobia that shames people for advertising their healthy lifestyle.
We also outlaw speeding because speeding increases the odds that you kill someone else. Catching COVID, even if you recover, increases the odds that you kill someone else through a chain of infections. Remember that R is above 1 in most locations in the world right now. Tens of thousands of people are dying a day right now because not everyone is taking the precautions they have been asked to take. In countries with high compliance, death rates are very low. Mass death is not inevitable.

Note that the OP said it was selfish to be out and about, not against self interest. So your statistic is irrelevant to the point made. Selfish means you're benefiting yourself while harming others. That's exactly what happens if you catch COVID, pass it on, and then recover. You're fine. Others may not be.
Game Theory. Let's say the US bans crypto, well then Russia will embrace it.

Also, drugs are illegal... and it hasn't stopped drugs from trading hands... drugs even manage to make their way into prisons.
Happy for the bird (´･ω･`)
Full scale 1:1 build of a Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper