skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Interestingly enough - all crime (including in the US with it's war on drugs) has dropped dramatically since the 80's. Lots of theories about leaded gasoline phase-outs, etc. but it's a complex multi-variate problem. Merely having the issues about use widely known (and the initial round of people super susceptible to it) can also cause many people to shy away, with significant decreases in abuse.
The article seems like a short fluff piece with the ultimate conclusion of: Why? It's easier.

I've driven manual transmission vehicles for most of my adult life, my last 4 cars have been automatic. My wife isn't willing to learn how to drive one.

The single thing I prefer about manual transmission vs automatic: direct throttle response
If you tap the throttle, the vehicle responds to it. If you take your foot off the throttle, the engine braking starts and you slow down very effectively.

You become accustomed to the sounds and feel of your vehicle, and can tell when it's not running correctly.

The only place automatics are preferable is in stop & go traffic.
Their UI sucks! Poorly designed form, no tooltip explaining the fields, bad contrast ratio, and a button with just an icon. A bank will spend $$$$$ on consumer facing UI, but spare almost no thought on UI used by employees.

But this is definitely not as bad as some of the other UI I've seen in SAP, Oracle, etc. It's certain that nobody who ever uses this UI actually approved this UI. Even if you do use it, hate it, you have no way of asking for a change.

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Many people keep their electric heaters on 100% of the time. Or have a few heaters and keep some of them 100% of the time. So, it's far from "hardly anyone"
Profitable companies such as MSFT, G, FB, etc likely not in debt nor need the money.

Only the distress companies (Oil, Travel, Restaurant, Airlines) need debt more than anyone else.
>> Carl is a white collar professor. The worst thing that can happen if his drug indulgence becomes a problem is he knocks over the water cooler or loses his job.

No. The worst that can happen to him is that he is pulled over by a cop in the parking lot. Gets charged with possession of heroin. Goes to jail for a couple nights, then looses his job/pension/car/house/wife/kids (in whatever order) and winds up on the street. Regardless of the biological realities of heroin, the realworld criminal consequences of regular heroin possession can be worse.

And I have yet to meet any longterm drug user who hasn't on occasion sold some to a friend. Get caught "dealing" and you will face an entirely different legal regime.
With windows 98? So many reasons. Driver issues, viruses, just not starting and you aren’t sure why. Crashing and you aren’t sure why. Blue screen of death and you aren’t sure why.

I genuinely still have my 25 digit windows 98 license key memorised from having to reinstall it so many times.
When I was exploring projects that did this I found an alternative that spun up a database and was literally thousands of lines of code. This seemed to fit exactly what I was looking for without insane levels of overhead.
In this case, that’s pretty much the definition of “not worth doing”.
Is sci-hub actually on IPFS now or is it still an idea floating in some heads?
That kinda makes no sense though, because the whole replacement disk needs to be written anyway. Presumably before the failure you were using some part of the old disk, so you need to fill up the new disk to the same level before you're in the same state.
Except sliding glass doors, where the closed state can look very similar to the open state. People walk into closed glass doors all of the time.
The time axis is incomplete. It's just 5 years "without problem".
> I drink alcohol sometimes, and I know that I'm not an addict.

> If Carl Hart wanted to prove that he is not an addict, he should stop using heroin for a couple of years, and then try to state his freedom from an addiction with a straight face.

So by that logic... we should only believe that you're not an alcohol addict after you stop using alcohol for a couple of years?
What I read in parent post is that if instead of a generic message it would tell what exactly it is doing ($xxx is going to AAA and $yyy is going to BBB) then that would have helped.
I don't think it's tariffs. Most economists agree once you take into account retaliatory tariffs they're bad for the economy. This doesn't mean we shouldn't do them, it might be worth it to take a gdp hit to preserve certain types of jobs. Plus the trade deficit didn't really move.

I doubt it's deregulation especially in the short-term. It takes a herculean amount of deregulation to move gdp, and most of the impact would happen over the long term. Like they say it takes a lot of Harbinger's triangles to fill an Okun gap.

Honestly I think the Trump economy is mostly due to Trump yelling at the Fed to keep their foot on the gas. We had un/underemployment and he pushed them to lean a little harder on the accelerator.
Still don’t think it is. This article is about Japanese politics. I’m sure there are some hackers out there that have an interest in this but in the general case will just cause a flame war amongst bike shedders who have no strong interest in Japanese politics.
Isn't this a core design failure, rather than merely a UI failure?

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On Flexcube, the easiest (or perhaps only) way to execute the transaction was to enter it in the system as if paying off the loan in its entirety, but to direct the principal portion of the payment to a "wash account" (an internal Citibank account) to help ensure that money does not leave the bank.
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Given the usual type of responses to these kind of articles, we probably need a whole lot more of them.
It's not. It's an increase of "35 percentage points" and not "35 percent"
This is a beautiful, dark humored, hilarious comment. Thanks for it!
In my recent experience this has changed drastically. Amazon was
on average the cheapest, fastest online marketplace I'd used,
and any issues were resolved within an hour.

Now I'm still waiting for a product I ordered 3 months ago. The
only option I have is contacting the seller - who doesn't
respond. I wrote a review about the experience, which then got
promptly removed.

More recently I've ordered a few things from multiple places,
the one outstanding delivery is from Amazon, and now almost a
week late. It'll probably be the last one; their obvious lack of
interest regarding fake reviews, review resetting and
obfuscation, misleading pricing, counterfeit products and the
constantly shrinking number of quality products have taken a
toll. More often than not products are shipped from China,
making it a worse choice than many local competitors who may ask
higher prices for delivery but at least ship in two days instead
of two weeks, have a phone support hotline and a reason to care.

Very slowly but steadily the reasons I started using Amazon's
platform eroded away until it became more or less a more
approachable middleman for aliexpress dropshippers.
I'm curious if the builder thought about feedback. What would happen if the users of wherever this is pulling data from start making decisions based on it's outputs?
providing real time translations (and transcripts) is something skype has solved years ago. instead of reinventing conference-calls it wouldn't have hurt to at least provide one feature that justifies the data harvesting to the user.
Yes, that works fine.

The problem seems to be (my guess, I haven't looked at it much) when processing the response from https://skyline.github.com/api/contributions

I can see a correct response on the Network tab with apparently good data. But then it shows the error without even trying to do anything else.

Add: Just for info: Firefox 85.0.2 (64-bit). No add-ons. Win10. No problems at all regarding WebGL.
I’m incredibly interested in this. I run multiple 60+ disk arrays, but never with enough of a budget for the extra servers required for a better distributed system. Basically these are single large JBODs that store large genomics data. (Cheap and big are the only priorities, speed is a distant third).

Right now, I use ZFS with multiple raidz2 or raidz3 vdevs with a number of hot spares waiting to take over. Resilvering can take a day for a 4TB disk. I’m terrified how long a 12TB disk will take (hence the move to raidz3). Disk loss is a normal fact of life, and it’s something we prepare for. But this would help me sleep better at night.

I’m seriously excited about this and I’m definitely the target audience for this.
I use and like Google Voice, but I do find that some sites won't accept a google voice number for text messages. usually for 2factor. I would like to know what the difference is?
Sci-hub is not yet on IPFS, libgen content already is.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sci-Hub#Delivery_to_users
I think a couple of good things may come out of the pandemic:

1. Big companies being more amenable to remote work. I don't see a total shift to remote to be likely or even desirable but a partial shift is good; and

2. An end to the ultimately unsustainable ultra-concentration of tech jobs in places like SF and NYC.

I see the likely winners here are Atlanta, Denver/Boulder, Dallas/Forth Worth, Austin and Tampa. This may well trickle-down to mid-sized regional centers too. Think Boise, Salt Lake City, Louisville, Nashville, Memphis, etc.

I support this decentralization.
I think there are economic losers like taxi cab companies so it’s not a clear wealth transfer for most people.
OK I'm a noob so forgive me for asking: Debt to whom?
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> That's awfully reductionist of you...

That's rich, considering that you're arguing that offering people an option will somehow ruin the entire ecosystem for you and make your support job more difficult.

> I do not want my family or friends, who reach out to me for support with their computers and phones, to be able to install and sideload apps.

So, tell them not to. Done. If they listen to you - no problem. If they don't and you continue to waste your time helping them, that's completely on you.

If a man fails to learn from you how to fish, it's not very wise to prevent everybody else from fishing.

> That's the choice. Apple or Android. There is no other choice...

There will be, so don't get too comfortable with the status quo. Apple's control is so tight right now that there's only one direction that things can go and I'm looking forward to that as an iPhone user and a developer who would like to simply put some custom programs onto a device that I own without a major hassle.

Currently, my best option is https://altstore.io/ and as you can see from that, people are working on this outside of Apple so even if Apple isn't forced to open up like I am betting, we'll get there eventually.

What are you gonna do if someone in your family installs AltStore? You'll tell them not to or you can't support them - same with sideloading. So, I'm sorry, but your argument really holds no weight with me.
They didn't. They had a US employee approve it.
I feel that your comment is insensitive. For context, this was posted in the Badger DAO discord by a deaf user:

"I would like to recommend that we stop using Clubhouse. It has already been identified as one of the most inaccessibility platforms for individuals with disabilities. I am Deaf and I cannot access it - if it is going to continue to be used, it should have a transcript and coin giveaways should not happen unless it is on a platform that allows accessibility for all individuals with disabilities. It is a matter of time before Clubhouse catches up with accessibility but right now it is pretty much a fast moving platform because they aren't following accessibility requirements. This usually happens to new emerging companies and they move fast because they avoid accessibility. I hope @Spadaboom | BadgerDAO and @DeFiFry will give this some serious consideration and move to another platform that allows accessibility.- @Gabrielhaines is pretty good at this and could give some ideas for clubhouse alternatives."
I'll just restate:

>That they "might", "maybe", be an incentive to creativity is not exactly a strong justification.

Whereas your constitution quote does express intent, but does not provide justification. It's not backed on hard science, but just a guess.
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I'm in Decatur too! I grew up in the suburbs, and after having lived in the city, there's no way in hell I'm moving outside the perimeter. Unless, it's to another state.

I work remotely to avoid any and all traffic.

I'm happy to see larger tech companies planting some roots here.
> To believe that Citibank, one of the most sophisticated financial institutions in the world, had made a mistake that had never happened before, to the tune of nearly $1 billion—would have been borderline irrational

This seems weird. There are all sorts of novel mistakes all the time, even by very competent groups. Even if it’s not a mistake, it would be a surprising action to take.

But most of all, it seems really weird to say it would be irrational to expect what happened would happen. Like people who profited off of 2008. Were they irrational or prescient? It’s impossible to tell a lot of the time, so “it would be irrational to be correct” seems like a very over strong statement.
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But how is it different if you're a space hermit?
The discomfort is considered to be part of the broad topic of ‘consent’. In a similar manner to people consenting to actual sexual actions, you should get consent about talking about sex, because people’s boundaries are all over the place, and you’re almost certainly not going to get informed, free consent in a workplace with power dynamics.
Austin doesn’t fill a single one of those criteria for what it’s worth.

I have never lived somewhere with less public transportation, art & culture, dining, and entertainment options than Austin, Texas.

And I’ve spent my entire life in the American south. Houston for example of all places, does twice as much on all of those qualities!
Why shouldn't people be allowed to use their GPUs how they want?
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I think the main focus of the article is not "Japanese politics."
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More recent information on Picts shows that they were Celts, speaking a language within or related to Brythonic Celtic languages like Welsh.

They controlled the eastern portion of Scotland while the Irish-related Gaels controlled the western portion. As the Anglo-Saxons came in, followed by the Vikings, there was a lot of mixing resulting in modern Scottish populations.
I'm happy for Atlanta - it's about time they got some recognition for the growth that's happening there. However, as someone who started her tech career working at satellite offices for west coast tech companies (in RTP, NC) before moving to Seattle - there's just no comparison to the career opportunity that comes from working at a HQ (or even just in the same timezone as the HQ!). I'm back in NC, which isn't so bad now that I've "leveled up" my resume with FAANG experience and have plenty of remote work skills - but I still recommend that ambitious engineers from the south spend at least a few years in a west coast tech hub. It's possible that NYC works too now, but I'm not sure.

Regardless, this is a smart move for airbnb. I have no doubt they'll get great talented engineers, lower costs, and be able to brag about their diversity numbers compared to other west coast companies as a result. But until there is real startup investment in the south, I'm not optimistic that we'll see anything special come from this trend. That said, if I'm wrong and this means more tech investment in Atlanta for startups too - I'd be incredibly happy.
> Doesn't this argument imply that anyone who is against "wokeness" supports abuse?

Yes, although possibly tacitly.
>> You can take clean heroin for decades and be perfectly fine.

This seems to me to be a excessively myopic way of thinking about it. To the point of amounting to rationalization.
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that's what I was riffing off of.
400+ms pings make the connection useless for anything resembling interactive use, which is pertinent.

If my internet provider had 100mbs symmetric but I got that kind of ping I wouldn't even consider it a functioning internet connection, let alone 100 mbs, even if in some theoretical tuned workload I could actually move data that fast (UUCP with tuned TCP window sizes? UDP with some sort of custom packet loss recovery algo?)
Clubhouse will soon have major competition with Twitter Spaces too. It already has closed captioning, tweet based Q&A highlighting, and is integrated with Fleets. Looks to be the most meaningful update in a very long time for them.
So... what are they funding it with? Data mining?
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I was able to create an account with Shapeways, upload a model and print out a single copy paying on my credit card without talking to a person.
It can also lead to a breakdown of morality. If your boss asks you to do something you find to be immoral how ready are you to say no if you have a 30 year mortgage on your home? Multiply that by 50 million current mortgages in the United States and here we are.
The agenda and all of the opening statements can be found here:

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That’s aggressive sales department, make no mistake about it.

It’s actually easy to sell shit software. The average person knows a lot more about cars, for example, thank they do software. I’m sure Oracle makes huge money on name alone. The IT manager doesn’t want to take a chance with some lesser name. Just get Oracle, then nobody can blame them when shit hits the fan.
I'd reword the title "Citibank just got a $500M penalty for bad UI design", because "lesson" implies they actually learned something.
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Maybe there is some hardware enforcement involved? Also, retroactively capping functionality of a sold product seems like a PR and legal nightmare.
IID/BAIIDs that gets installed in vehicles are often installed to protect other peoples life, not your own.

I was thinking in the context of "Should I be able to use drugs", which we normally leave up to the individual to decide, except for _those_ drugs that we don't leave up to the individual to peruse on their own.
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You and I both, only problem is that we've been waiting since before Trump took office for a crash...
In the Soviet and other totalitarian systems the government could build wherever the hell they wanted, so their decision making is really far from exemplary. I have no idea why would you build an NPP so close to densely populated areas these days, if you have other options. I can see the issue in a smaller and densely populated country like Netherlands, but not in France which is quite more spacious.

A hundred years ago you could happily buy all sorts of drugs in your local pharmacy, but it doesn't mean it was healthy for people. We came a long way with the safety standards and general attitude towards safety. So, the point here is: embrace it instead of looking for excuses. There really were better sites to build the Belarusian NPP, but they built it in violation of the Espoo convention instead of embracing safety and cooperation with your neighbours.

P.S. It is an official recommendation by the Association of Regulators of Western Europe (WENRA) to avoid building NPPs closer than 100 km to the big cities. WENRA was established in 1999, though, so it's relatively recent.
I'm surprised it took this long for the kind of UI's that are typical in enterprise software to cause a problem of this magnitude.
Thanks. sci-hub.se was the domain that I tried.
I recently got a new job in a Midwestern city and made extensive use of levels.fyi (and Blind) during the process. It helps a ton with setting expectations and understanding what wages and equity to aim for (or a bit above even).

There’s a feature on the site where you can click a given level for a given company, and filter the individual offer data to a given metro/city. It’s super useful, even if a bit more labor intensive than being able to use the top-of-the-fold summary stats.

Edit: the link to click is “filter locations”, it’s on the top right after clicking/opening a given level’s info card.
My dad used to say the exact same thing, until he lost his job his family, and his life. He used to pretend that he was "functioning", and that his drug use wasn't a problem. This is a classic example of someone who we will read about losing their job and life in 10 years or less.

The only bit I will agree with is that addiction is not caused by the drug itself, and is typically the result of childhood trauma. With that drug use is not a solution for dealing with that trauma, dealing with that trauma directly through therapy and mediation is a much better solution.
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I did say it mainly because I found the image funny, but I agree, I doubt I would be significantly more moral, but I do find it funny.
I'm with you on this. I recently tried out a keyboard with Cherry MX switches and was taken by surprise by how wobbly they were. I assumed they would be less wobbly than my old keyboard. It really ruined whatever tactile gain there was to be had. Sure maybe that revealed some problem with my typing technique, but I can't picture myself growing to like such a wobbly key.
I don't know if you've ever worked a blue collar job with a drug user, but what they were saying is that the Carl isn't going to lose a limb, kill himself, or worse, kill me on the job as a professor because he's on drugs. That can be a very different story working on a drilling rig for instance.
Sure, but with a universal hacker keyboard the use of those special symbols would be more common and as a consequence there would be better support in various programming languages, etc.
Modern package managers have already made sure this doesn't happen. Take npm for example, it only takes what is definied in package-lock.json, everything you installed in the past is cleaned up automatically. In fact, self hosted CI builders solely rely on such guarantee provided by package managers to produce correct builds.
To be honest, a lot of people, including the doctors themselves, doubted her as well.

I am fuzzy on the details, because the person was just an acquaintance. There was a huge investigation on her history, looking for substance abuse. They found nothing.
C is difficult to learn and the largest community to get involved in / learn from is the kernel dev community, which is notoriously hostile to newbs. I suspect if the kernel community was more friendly (less hostile), and mentorship was more common in the C community, you would see less people searching for an alternative to C.
I believe in most North American dialects "corn" is one of the only open "o" in common usage. Try to pronounce an "o" without ending it in a "w" sound. Just holding it longer... and then stop without closing your lips.