skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I think a sense of curiosity is a pre-requisite or perhaps co-emergent with technological advancement.

They also need to be advanced enough to be send an interstellar probe or ship to visit other disntant planets.
+1 I really enjoyed the Phoenix Project.
> Unless you forget to plug in, then the fix is not as simple as hopping to the gas station.

Forgetting to plug in will rarely be a big issue unless you forget 3-4 days in a row. Flipwise, there have been many times where I've forgotten to fill up before coming home and had to make a side-trip to a gas station before heading out.

As for apartment dwellers. The economics of EVs for people without access to home charging are pretty different you miss out on one of the biggest benefits -> rarely having to fill up.
You are looking for a perfect biography, that does not exist, not even auto-biographies, those tend to be the worst.

But let's compare the Einstein biography written by Pais: He had a PhD in physics, also a degree in mathematics, personally knew Einstein, personally knew most of the greatest physicists of the 20th century. Worked at the IAS in Princeton, published a lot in Quantum Physics,had several contributions to the theory, was a tenured professor, wrote several excellent books in the history of physics. Now imagine a book on Einstein which starts "Dont worry if you dont know who Albert Einstein was, I didnt know either five years ago"
I think your problem is with representative democracy. Most issues are not taken all the way to the public floor.

> these questions are never addressed in public debates should not give an 'implicit consent'

In a western society whatever is not forbidden is allowed. In more oppresive regimes whatever is not allowed is forbidden.

There has been some press about e.g. SpaceX affecting astronomers, but by and large people don't care. And without the people pressuring them to not do it, the people's representatives, or people appointed by them, make their best judgement.

Regulators have the authority to grant launch and orbit permission just like the DMV (presumably) has authority on a whole bunch of driving license issuance rules and decisions. And how there aren't town halls to get input about the number of fire exits a building has to have.
i mean, I'm typing this message from Firefox which has pretty much a direct lineage to Netscape (1994), on an OS from 1991, using an instruction set which mostly comes from the 1970s
Take a look at this article:
https://www.space.com/10601-apollo-moon-program-public-suppo...
you can get connectedness by talking on the phone or visiting in person (yes, it’s entirely reasonable to do so these days with a little distance). have been doing this my entire life along with billions of other people and can confirm it works (especially for ‘extraverts’, although i don’t buy into that dichotomy).
EVs are projected to get cheaper than internal combustion by mid-decade [0]. There are lots of American city neighborhoods where EVs will be inaccessible without street-side charging.

In response to GP, I definitely expect the US government to take a lead on building charging infrastructure (especially with a federal administration that doesn't actively dismiss climate change). A failure to demonstrate competence building green infrastructure in the next few years will quite possibly lead me to seek greener pastures elsewhere (EU). Thankfully San Francisco included charging infrastructure and street-side charging in its 2019 EV roadmap [1].

That said, public transit is by far the better green tech. But since private vehicles won't be going away overnight, might as well transition them to something cleaner.

[0] https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/22/electric...

[1] https://www.sfmta.com/sites/default/files/reports-and-docume...
Not sure why you're getting downvoted, but most apartments in the US are awful for EV owners. There are 3 in my building and they all share a single 120v outlet in the parking garage. They rotate who gets to park in the spot close to it every day.

I would be surprised if they get enough range overnight to cover their commute. I imagine most of them supplement with chargers elsewhere around the city, but that's much more expensive than having somewhere to hook it up at home, even if it is slower.
They claim it will be profitable. And it may be right now…

…given they are only selling the most expensive model, at $42,000. (Before tax credits.) That’s a fair bit more expensive than a gas Golf.

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a33540804/2021-vw-id3-e...
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You suggest a 'modern' JS frontend... Microservices were a 'modern' architecture a few years ago. Whichever reasons lie behind choosing a modern JS frontend would similarly support (or not support) the microservice backend.
Lukas! Yep, for now, we focus on file sync and share.

Personally, I am looking into kopano or etesync to replace calendar and contacts. We already embed kopano konnectd as the OpenID provider so, there are synergies.

We do maintain backwards compatibility for the WebDAV, OCS and OCM apis and the clients are all working. The inner hook system of oc 10 obviously is gone, just as well as the internal PHP APIs. Instead we now rely on the CS3 APIs that describe a set of services in a microservice architecture to extend or customize functionality. Something that has always been fragile, because a bug in an oc/nc app could affect all other services.

Furthermore, we did not have to start from scratch but contributed to reva, which has been powering CernBox for a few years. It is the reference implementation for the CS3 api.

So, we are very much Protocol driven, which makes changing the implementation language possible if needed. And everyone is free to implement his own service replacement if he needs to. The extensive acceptance testsuite will tell you what is not working compared to oc 10 or ocis. For now, we are pretty happy with go and the initial benchmarks.

One more thing regarding core developers having moved from oc to nc. The server is just one piece of the puzzle. None, literally, none of the desktop, iOS or Android developers paid by ownCloud moved to the fork. It feels as if they were not even considered important. The sync protocol and the end user experience on his daily driver really is what matters. I am very happy that we as ownCloud finally grabbed the chance to really tackle the file sync and share part with the right tools for the job. Without being pulled in a gazillion of directions. I cannot express my gratitude for the rest of the oc sales and support team that keeps oc 10 well running and bought us the time to actually make this step. Truly exciting times

Keep in mind this is still tech preview. There is still a lot of work to do. Helping hands welcome. And yes we need to work on our communication skills...

Full disclosure: oc employee no 7 and ocis tech lead here. Originally hired to work on full text search in ownCloud 10. Good old times. Cheers to all the oc and nc devs: it should be possible to implement the internal PHP API of oc/nc using roadrunner. That might allow existing PHP apps to be wrapped in a dedicated microservice. But that is not something we are investing time in. Feel free to ping me on https://talk.owncloud.com
There is nothing ‘empowering’ about being forced to design your own color scheme rather than just picking a nicely designed accessibility feature.
Can you share the third-party software you are using? I hate my C920 right now. I'm already pale, and it makes me look on the edge of death in every call.
The major problems with EV that will keep me from buying one in the foreseeable future are:

* Low range, combined with a lackluster charging infrastructure. I think from my list this is the closest issue to being resolved, if I could consistantly get 800km range (in real world usage, not "800km in the brochure but actually 400km in real life") it would be fine because (1) with such a long range the risk of having to recharge multiple time on a single journey is fairly small, thus reducing the inconvenience [assuming one can charge at home or work, otherwise recharging will always be a pain in the butt regardless of how you look at it] (2) it's enough to cross "charging station deserts", areas where inevitably there will be little to no charging infrastructure (see the charging stations on french highways for reference, recharging is just as expensive as refueling and the charging stations don't even work reliably).

* A large segment of the EV market is made of cars that remind me more of technological gadgets than proper vehicules. I have very little patience to deal with technology and I certainly don't want my car to be basically a software platform. I shouldn't get angry before bed time but I'm still going to mention the privacy aspect of it. Having SIM cards embedded in every car is bad enough already but at least with the more traditional "analog" cars you can give the manufacturer the benefit of the doubt that the SIM card is only activated in case of accident. Most EV cars lift the doubt by collecting analytics and installing software updates remotely. One day there will be a data breach and everywhere you've ever been with your car will be free for the general public to see. Even worse, a malicious actor gets a hold of the manufacturer's private key and can push arbitrary updates to your car.

* Most charging networks (I'm tempted to say "all" because I've never seen an instance where it wasn't the case, but again let's give the benefit of the doubt) are basically spying networks that require an account and a credit card to use. Someone (everybody once there's a data breach) knows everytime/everywhere you recharge your car, how much you used since your last charge, etc. Why can't we just pay cash for, say, $10 worth of electricity just as we do with ICE cars?

I believe the first point will be solved in a relatively near future because it's mostly a matter of improving the technology a bit (or paying more for a bigger battery). For the two last points however I only see things getting worse since the current trend is to go further and further in this "everything as a digital service" direction.
Do not get your hopes up. Governments have decided that ICE engines will get killed and that will happen. Have a look at Euro 7. Looks like from 2025 onwards the EU wont be able to buy ICE cars anymore. Even PHEVs will probably have i4s at max. That is if the proposals do not get scrapped. Which i doubt though.
is there BOM available? at least for the of the shelf electronic parts
In the early days of ICE vehicles, range would have been a concern. After all, horses can eat almost anywhere and there was plenty of infrastructure (hay barns) available.

The solution to range for an ICE is "carry more fuel". I can load my truck bed with 500 gallons of fuel and tow 1000 more without taking a significant mileage penalty and drive 2/3 of the way around the world. An exaggerated scenario, to be sure, but the concept holds on smaller scales and is a valuable ability for many.

What does an electric vehicle offer for someone in the USA's mid-west, Canada's far north, or the Australian outback where a vehicle may need to travel for days off road without seeing civilization, possibly while maintaining heat for survival or running equipment via e.g. a PTO?

Edit to add a reply to your earlier comment: The majority of consumer uses of ICEs at the moment is commuting, agreed. Governments aren't talking about banning the majority of ICE sales. What fills the hole?
looks cool, but i feel that the loading time is bit high
Given that at least two people found my comment disagreeable or "gotcha", I have to accept that it landed that way and apologize for that. It wasn't intended that way, but given that it landed that way, that's on me because I typed it.

What I intended was: Hey, John DeLorean started a car company with his name on the door, which is super-cool. If I wanted to go get started on creating Sokoloff Motors, what's the background I should seek to maximize my chance of succeeding? I wonder how John DeLorean got his start... In that regard, becoming a division head at GM is probably overwhelmingly the most relevant experience.

I'll drop the topic here with a final apology for any unfairness or "gotcha" feeling that I caused.
Actually more and more IM services shut down public APIs as the web transitioned into extracting value from user lock-in and analytics.
Polarization is used to describe something similar for Job Market. But I am not aware of an exact term for Product. Bad money drives out good could also be used to describe it, or basically Good Enough is the enemy of better and best.

The problem is most people have very little understand of quality. And that is why Marketing matters.

In WebCam, most dont cares much about the quality because you rarely use it. It wasn't until pandemic people were forced to use it more often did they realise how crap it was.

Marketing is about educating customers why your product is better, how you should spend more on it. And Apple is an example, they are exceptionally good at it.

> usually severely overpriced

Most of the time I find that to be false. Not because of the market will bear it, but those market also requires constant innovation so profits are being funnel back into R&D. Generally speaking most "market will bear it" type of product disappear within 5 years when a competitor found they could make something better and cheaper.
I recently got a plug in hybrid, due to road trips a full ev is not great for me.

The all electric range is so nice to drive. But it makes me realize how loud the ICE is after that kicks in, which now annoys me. I’m excited for when electrics will get a 500 mi range. It will happen.
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The dev board (WROOM) is an additional $2.
Technology was already in use in 2004 (Space Data), and Loon started in 2008 when Google decided to "borrow" it.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-lawsuit-that-could-pop-alpha...
You're taking this WAY too literally.
What would happen for users if every news site decided to stop being indexed by Google? I think very little.

In some cases we'd probably even benefit, because the news sites will stop being ranked higher than the primary sources themselves. Quite often when I Google the release of a new product or some new government policy the highest ranked results are all news articles. They bury the actual press release that the government or company themselves posted.
Do you mean a workplace like Bell Labs where the monopoly only had to come up with a significant game changer now and then instead of on a quarterly basis?

The below podcast, a TWIML AI interview of Charles Isbell is an interesting listen overall and the above question’s assumptions about Bell Labs come from the podcast’s depiction of Bell Labs.

https://twimlai.com/machine-learning-as-a-software-engineeri...
Its worse than that, its not about not counting the slaves, the slaves literally are the wealth they were counting, and were the largest capital asset in the country.
I would. And if I would, so would others.
I'm an amateur musician with a USB audio interface, several hundred dollars worth of microphones (though for office work, it's just the Shure SM27 condenser), and wired set of good headphones. And it is glorious. Until everyone got used to it, I got consistent compliments on the sound quality. You'll sound like a radio DJ. Because everything is wired, latency is minimal and a lot less of "okay, go head. No, go ahead..."

Now, that's a lot of money and fiddling. Bang-for-the-buck IMO is the already-mentioned Blue Yeti, along with a wired set of headphones (anything, just wired, and not coming out of the speakers to take the load off the DSP feedback cancelling). So, prolly $150 total? Point being, if you use just a wired mic and headphones of any quality, you're loads ahead in sound quality of those using the built-in mic and speakers on their laptop (or worse, their phone).
hmmm... I guess I learned something new from you.

I followed these instructions setting it up:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/gitea

I see it does mention sqlite so that would have simplified things. I wonder if it would have prevented the container from using cpu.

Now I'll have to spin up the gitea container again and experiment :)
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"Volkswagen expects to lose about €3000 ($4730) on every ID hatch sold, with profitability forecast to begin around 2025."

https://www.caradvice.com.au/751743/volkswagen-id-neo-losses...
https://www.famousscientists.org/scientists-harsh-begin/

If you want to split hairs about what "poverty" means, you might want to put down a line. There are plenty of other types of geniuses (literary, musical, etc) that were born in poverty, so I see no reason to think it's an exclusive club of the financially stable.
No, "Enable HD" does absolutely nothing.
Many use i pads with keyboard cases or chrome books instead. These allow typing with a physical keyboard but a set of capabilities and an interface akin to that of a cellular phone.
1) You could just buy a diesel which seems to be better with co2 emissions for now. Nuclear power is a rarity still.
> Sounds like basic memoization and topological sort gets you all the way there?

I don't really want to pull rank here, but for the benefit of other readers: 100% nope.

I personally find the "make toxic comments to draw folks out" rhetorical style frustrating, so I'll just leave you with a video from Clojure/conj about how nice it would be to be able to use DD from Clojure, to get a proper reactive Datomic experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgqFlowyfTA
I wouldn't be surprised that is how they lost the majority of their user base. Everyone I know was on it, myself included, but once support was hampered around the time the AIM protocol died, most people around me left for Telegram and Signal.
Everyone I know stopped using AIM over a decade ago and by even 5 years ago Google Chat and everything else emptied out in favor of iMessage, Whatsapp, Signal etc...
> “The fact that there’s other moves afoot to actually use Palantir in the United States, I think that’s very, very bad, because of the type of 360 [degree] metrics that are collected,” Kevin warns.

So, he is happy to spy on another country's citizens, from within their own country, but he draws the line at it being done back home. Hypocrisy.
> RISC OS ... allowed users to define the system palette LUT arbitrarily

For 8-bpp LUT graphics, Windows 3.x had a palette negotiation mechanism in the API that reserved 20 color entries to the OS and let the focused app control the remaining 236. Applications that weren't focused got a combination of whatever was left over and dithering to fill in the gaps. (In 4-bpp modes, the palette was entirely fixed.)

This wasn't necessarily a bad solution to limited hardware, but non-LUT modes with 16 bits of depth were a huge, huge improvement once they were available.
I mean, if the chasm China had to cross was 'not have mass manufactured textiles' -> 'having mass manufactured textiles' I don't think anyone would have an issue. And we didn't. Why do you think China rose out of poverty so quickly?

Now, China is not only technologically competitive, but an authoritarian regime. Theft of IP no longer represents trying to get to where the rest of the world is, but rather trying to dominate it. At the same time, every advantage the CCP gets is quickly utilized not just to intimidate neighbors, but to oppress the Chinese people.

Even if we go so far as to say the situation is exactly the same otherwise, (I might get hate on HN for this) 'why' you do something matters too. If you do it for freedom and democracy vs. authoritarianism, that matters.
This guy talks a lot to say nothing
It's the norm in Oslo (Norway). Lots of public/street parking have had chargers installed the last years.
I didn't know the name of it, but see a lot of those going up. Thank you.

It makes a lot of sense. The parking is close to where you live, but out of sight for everybody except residents. It makes for a nice-looking neighborhood. And you get to park indoors, out of the weather.
Maybe I was looking at an older version of the law. The version posted at the top only requires non-differentiation -- that Google cannot decline to index a business because it requires payment. So Google would have to stop indexing news in Australia altogether, but then could avoid payment. That being said, I have seen reporting before that suggests that delisting news, even all news, would not be sufficient to avoid paying under the law.
This makes sense if you don't believe in the existence of undesirable women. They exist, and there are just about as many of them as there are undesirable men.

When you improve "dating market" efficiency, you're essentially reducing the overall disparity in attractiveness between any given "pair". Believe it or not, even ugly people get together. Sure, there's a lower floor, I suppose some people are simply so hideous as to be unlovable, but money would only have done so much in those cases!
It looks like performance-wise I can compare it to a couple of 970 EVOs stuck together, and those are $160/TB retail. So from that point of view you're paying more than double.
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> After all, software could not be both open and closed.

It turns out software can be both open and closed, and it's a good approach IMHO: the software creator can provide an open source license and a closed source license. Then users can choose the license that's best for their purposes.

This approach is currently playing out with some for-profit software companies that want to offer open source to end users, yet don't want to enable direct competitors (e.g. Elastic vs. Amazon) or do want to enable for-pay customers to bypass sharing work (e.g. I write GPL software, and one of my regulated-industry customers prefers to pay for a proprietary license rather than use GPL).
> In the new manner of speaking, this means open source has “won”. Nearly all software is open source, in the sense that it builds on open source, uses open source tools, relies on open source infrastructure, and loudly proclaims how awesome all this free stuff is for business.

I prefer FOSS vastly, yet the substantial majority of the software I interact with daily is nonfree (not "open source" in the parlance of TFA).

Cars, telephones, Uber, App Store, Google, YouTube, streaming services, payment cards, cameras, thermostats, light bulbs... almost all software is proprietary these days.
Right, the fear about Net Neutrality was largely directed at ISPs. That they would create fast lanes and bundle web sites like cable providers.

I admit, I bought into that fear. But it didn't happen. Plus average US broadband speed has increased drastically, up 91% from 2019-2020[1].

Maybe big tech/media needs to ask themselves, "are we the baddies?"

1. https://fairinternetreport.com/research/usa-vs-europe-intern...
Except The cameras from today's article go up to $200 MSRP.