skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
COVID hits the sweet spot of infectiousness, asymptomatic spread, incubation time, and low mortality. I would expect the R of Ebola to be pretty low in developed countries. People wash their hands more often when every place you go to has running water, and if you show Ebola symptoms, you're going to the hospital, and if it's a hospital with a city that has a BSL4 lab, there isn't going to be an outbreak - someone will recognize what it is, and you'll be in an isolation unit in no time and your contacts will be quarantined.

I would expect such a case to make the headlines, but it's quite possible it would be quietly swept under the carpet. How well known was Reston back when it happened? If that didn't make the news, would a lab-originated outbreak?

With COVID, a worker could get infected, hide the exposure out of fear/shame, never show any symptoms... and yet start a pandemic.

With a low-probability high-impact event like a global pandemic, near misses are the only indicator you have until the one time it does go catastrophically wrong.
Oh right, that's true. Sorry. He is now still a European civil servant though. In my defense, I quickly googled his name and that's what popped out first. On TV was announced as "spokesperson of the European Commission", so I thought that was his official job title.
Were people getting accurate facts about the world previously?

Wen it came out in 1988, Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman’s Manufacturing Consent rattled the accepted view in post-Vietnam, post-Watergate America that journalists’ relationship to power was essentially adversarial. Instead, they argued, the institutional structure of American media — its dependence on corporate advertising and sources in the upper ranks of government and business — created a role for the press as creators of propaganda. Without any direct press censorship, with full freedom of speech, the media narrowed the political debate to exclude anything that offended the interests of the market or the state.

https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/10/matt-taibbi-interview-fai...
OVH writes off another data centre – SBG1 – and reveals new battery incident
Because innovation is more than a couple of crappy software coming out of silicon valley...
We have some documentation on what we've done to learn from previous vulnerabilities:

https://docs.rs/rustls/0.19.0/rustls/manual/index.html

We try very hard to model our code as a constrained state machine that closely follows the specification.
Maybe get some LUCK with that NFT soup
ZHtrap botnet implements honeypot to facilitate finding more victims
How much less valuable exactly would you estimate? These markets for dirty bitcoins probably already exist, I would guess. I think someone would swap dirty btc to clean with price like 10% or maybe 20%. For criminals that would be just the cost of laundering the coins.
yawn.. why do you brexiteers even care about EU anymore?
The European Commission isn't directly elected by citizens in the EU but the President of the Commission needs to be approved by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who are elected by voters from member states. MEPs also vote on whether to approve Commissioners who are nominated by governments of member states. In no country citizens directly elect the government. EU commission EU's government. The commission president is equivalent with a PM
No, but we did move all the entry-level work overseas as a response to the successes of the civil rights movement. See also: Detroit, Camden, Gary, etc.
Over-accreditation might be the issue instead.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Credentialism_and_educational_...

Hard to tell how you would easily stop the trend of educational inflation though, degrees are an easy way to sort through applicants.
Your link doesn't say anything about signing contracts.

And press releases saying they are ready to go don't count as signing contracts.

All your links are rooted in AZ press releases, which means nothing.
This reminds me a little bit of The Coop with more white and less wood.
No this is wrong.

It's a simple "shut up and calculate" situation, any reduction of greenhouse gasses is equally to be esteemed in proportion to the amount of forcing effect it eliminates from the atmosphere.

It's true that removing all "natural" emissions is both impractical and insufficient (I don't intend to stop exhaling!), but reduction is reduction, full stop.

Besides which, what you said is wrong on the face of it: turning the year-over-year growth in carbon emissions into a plateau is woefully insufficient to mitigate warming. Besides, we're well on track to achieve it, though some of that is due to the pandemic. We have to reduce emissions substantially below current levels, and find a way to remove carbon from the atmosphere faster than natural processes will do it for us.

In no conceivable way is drastically reducing bovine methane anything but assistance in that goal.
elite colleges basically have to have positive sentiment. a purely meritocratic admissions process wouldn't be conducive to this, because "rich" people generally do things that increase the sentiment of their schools, like become president or start famous companies.

This is why Stanford and Harvard are far more popular and recognizable compared to Caltech and MIT even though the quality of the students is virtually identical.

if you work in admissions as a place like Harvard or Stanford they will tell you point blank they make those kinds of "sentiment" considerations. I'm personally not a fan, but I get it.
I suppose one reason people focus on early retirement is that their work life is unfulfilling. It may follow that a person in an unfulfilling job who has the agency to get themselves into a fulfilling job would do so. Once retired, that agency would lead to activities that kept them occupied, feeling valued and meaningful.

Someone who is in an unfulfilling job and cannot make the move to fulfillment working is likely also not going to find retirement fulfilling. I'd venture that our hero actually isn't completely clear on what makes him tick.
Self-Driving Car. Moscow streets after a heavy snowfall (2018) [video]
Neither does C. Timing is not considered "observable behavior" in the C standard, so compilers don't have to preserve it.
America is weird in lots of ways, but discouraging children from swearing, and generally trying to inculcate "polite" behaviour is normal throughout the Anglosphere.
> It's not even being "at the top"

It seems to me that the kids pursuing it think it will take them to the top. I don't think anyone works that hard and sacrifices everything for a shot at being mediocre.
Speaking of reserved words, I remember reading once about how PL/I had no reserved words. Which has the nice quirk that this is valid code:

IF IF = THEN THEN THEN = ELSE ELSE ELSE = ENDIF ENDIF

...assuming IF, THEN, ELSE, and ENDIF are all variables.
The USA has sub-replacement fertility, as do almost all Western countries.

Population growth is entirely due to immigration.

We should open our borders to other very-high-HDI countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_Human_Dev...

(With diversity and equality requirements, eg. max 10% from any one country, max 49% males from any one country)

And disallow immigration from all others.
You're right there's a lot of tools out there to help with writing secure code in C. I suppose I feel safer knowing Rust enforces some memory safey, but that isn't guaranteed either -- you could just use unsafe{} blocks everywhere.
I get the sentiment. That said, consider that "iOT" is sometimes simply re-implementing something that used a different moniker before. A printer that connects to Wifi to print is "iOT" but the link is just replacing the bulky copper printer cable (or the USB cable). Security cameras on WiFi replace installing labor intensive (expensive) hard wires between cameras and base station. It goes on and on. Basically re-implementing the same things that have sold before but with "improved" logistics that lower cost, add capabilities, or both.
The whole world could live in Texas. It's a failure of the people in leadership positions and who control the resources to create a game where everyone can find a fulfilling role to play. Instead its rent seeking and actively blocking the game from changing because that would risk their wealth.
Would it ? I mean it’s the same for nuclear. You can try to Ban it but someone will eventually get it. The difference here is that Nuclear Weapons aren’t formed in nature will virus can be.
Talking to things that only support TLS 1.0. :( some old mail thing which doesn't know what year it is. I think min TLS 1.2 is probably fine for a new library, but I also think believing it's universal is pretty web centric.
We moved countries, France -> US. Rented for a year and used that time to search for something we liked. Avoided a lot of pigs with lipstick as home flippers in a hot market tend to slap on new paint and do shoddy, minimal repairs. I personally wouldn't buy until I'm absolutely ready to. And yes, we did miss a few opportunities since we weren't ready.

Unlike my experience buying in France, the US does not do bridge loans. You are a) lucky and close as a seller and buyer, b) take on 2 mortgages hoping the old house sells, c) are temporarily homeless, d) or temporarily renting.

Housing is super emotional and I hate having to make emotional decisions. You have to make a lifelong decision based on a 30 minute tour. And buying in a hot market just makes everything more stressful. I'm not surprised people are making lightning quick decisions because hesitating is not an option.
I'll just note that without any factories of their own, Israel managed to get more vaccines than any other country.

As I understand it, because they were ready to pay whatever it costs. Which, if you look at the numbers, is not much at all.
What is your opinion the open letter, as mentioned in the article: https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/COVID%20OPEN%20...

Would you say the signatories are being irresponsible or are not qualified to suggest the lab-leak theory is worth investigating?
Do zig, python, elisp, Clojure, Haskell (mostly a research project), etc fit the bill?
No one is advocating intentionally sticking electrical probes into your body. So, again, it doesn't show that a 9 volt battery used in the way described by the article is dangerous.
Thanks! It's always so easy to see these dysfunctional group dynamics in other groups, point fingers, and even when we have the hindsight of history with such prominent events as the Rogers Commission.
A colleague went to an IIT. I chatted with her about my daughters school and asked about her experience. She said that the pressure was intense in her late teens, but manageable "just three of the girls in my class killed themselves". She honestly didn't have a flicker on her face as she said it, it was haunting.
If you are asking this question because you think we are, what steps are you willing to take to ensure you don't have kids?
The data clearly demonstrates at this point that the virus is indeed comparable to the flu, except with higher R value. This is also an implied strawman, that sizable contingent that you are alluding to is questioning whether the price of the lockdowns, and continued lockdowns, and approach to lockdowns, are worth the mitigation.

Clearly the virus is only a major issue for elderly and infirm patients, where the vast majority of people under the age of 30-40 present mildly or asymptomatically. And if that's indeed the case, then perhaps forcing the entire population to shelter in place for more than a year makes less sense than, say, recommending protective measures primarily for the vulnerable.
What are those conditions?
One is from independent researchers, the other one is from AZ press persons.Take your pick.
It was close, but the right decision.

53.5% turnout

For 52.74%
Against 47.26%
Heh. chrome undone this change at least 3 times in the past, that I counted. Remember that cross-domain referrer is essential to Google business (getting money from sending people from search ads)

There used to be a user visible option in the very early days that allowed to not send, not send cross-domain or send only origin for cross domain. A google domain username removed it when "moving some items into advanced menu". Then someone added it as a hidden setting in chromium. Another google domain username removed it again in an urelated change. Then someone added it back to the command line, and I know because i tested it. A few years later, no more command line setting. I still could build chrome with a flag that enabled it. but building chrome is a full time job. meh.

So funny that now they are "trendsetters" of adding this option back.
All of those points are already met and in a better way by mature languages like e.g Kotlin. Really the only argument would be the "Ruby elegance" (or familiarity?) which I don't know. What make ruby/crystal more "elegant" (I would prefer the term readable) than the competition?
As silly as it is at my age, the weekly D&D game I run. After taking a hiatus from gaming for almost a decade, about a year before the pandemic I bought the newest edition books on a whim and got a game together. It's the highlight of my week. I feel pretty good considering all the folks playing in the game have been impacted by COVID in some way (ER Nurses, National Guardsmen) and they have all told me at various times that the game keeps them sane.

Going back to school has been great too. Many years ago I was told I would never make it as a programmer and I should never even attempt Computer Science (great academic advisors I tell you). Well, I finally decided I was sick of people telling me what I am capable of and after being a programmer for the last 12 years I decided I wanted that CS degree. Not because I somehow think it will change my work life much, but because I want the personal knowledge and growth. Needless to say I have enjoyed everything I've been learning and the things I was told would hold me back haven't even once been an issue.
Zigbee devices don't have internet access because they're not on the network. Zigbee is a seperate wireless protocol. Lights and switches implement a pairing step which allows them to interact. If you would like to control such devices from your PC, you'll need a device with a Zigbee transceiver to talk to these devices.

Typically, manufacturers sell you a "bridge" or "gateway", which is a networked device including such a transceiver. You could isolate this single device from accessing the internet or you could just not rely on any closed option. You can buy a USB Zigbee transceiver for 30 EUR and use it with your PC or a Raspberry Pi.
>>The S in IoT is for Security<<

I cant help noticing, the s in IoT comes last, after all other things and is lower case, and not even important enough to appear in the acronym /s
Valid opinion, but I disagree.
It's amusing that you post this under a US propaganda piece trying to convince people based on zero evidence that China did something bad. The US press is just as propagandistic and vehemently denies it as large sections of the US population lose trust in it (so called "fake-news").

I think you are referring to an event in Ukraine where some of the peasantry burned crops, but some exports were still bound for the cities. In the Irish potato famine, the UK exported food from Ireland even as people starved to death. In the US, farmers burned crops and poured out milk in the great depression as people starved.

Juxtaposed, there is little reason to treat foreign governments as inherently worse than our own and much reason hold them to similar evidentiary standards. My hope is that the standard would be high for both domestic and foreign stories.
As a counter-example, I have gone through a relatable experience though not in India but France (our "preparatory classes" system also has similar high competitiveness/high pressure characteristics, to prepare for a few deciding exams). It only lasts for 2 years, but the stakes are somewhat similar from what I understand from the article.

Having lived in the US for a decade now, one of the biggest culture gap I keep and that probably won't ever go away is how it's somewhat accepted here that "letting rich kids cheat/buy their way into Ivy League is not that bad, and look it pays for a new cafeteria".
IMHO that sentence doesn't prove your point that "The link also says they wouldn't export EU manufactured vaccines".

AZ is selling at cost, so they are not making a profit from the vaccine atm. So that statement should be trivially true.
So there needs to be a significant cost in production of the content - youtube for example - want to see how to (a recent example) lay laminate floor, well you need to have a camera and a person and, hell, a room with laminate flooring needed - that's a big cost.

Lowes has made a video, so have dozens of contractors. It's amazing how tool rental firms have not advertised on there ... actually that is a bit weird...

SideNote - for some reason I replied to an email outreach from Rand, and he actually replied back within a few hours, clearly having read my words and come up with a real answer.

I was frankly shocked. Either he works an inhuman amount or he has secretly invented AGI to respond to his emails for him.

Kudos and good luck
> I know this is not the case in the US

Well, you are wrong about what you "know." The US government subsidizes airports, airfare, and other forms of transit to a significant number of rural destinations in the country. If they did not do so, domestic airlines would not fly to these areas because it would not be profitable.

Why do you think this is not the case in the US? Do you just assume the worst about our country? Why?
most brexiteers only read the British tabloids. explains their disconnect with reality
I was curious, so I looked it up: "There are no formal education or experience requirements for this position."

https://a127-jobs.nyc.gov/psc/nycjobs/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HR...

It doesn't invalidate your broader point in the slightest, of course.
My conspiracy theory is that, if the virus intentionally or unintentionally escaped from that lab, and the CDC,CIA, whatever, etc already know this, probably everyone prefers to shut up and deny it, because otherwise it might lead to a war with china and it would be a lot worse for everyone.
This is how the US gave up its ability to manufacture so many goods.
Despite some in this thread decrying the author, judging him on his life choices, etc. I feel the main culprit in this case is still the healthcare issue.

The problem in the US is that proper healthcare is tied to a job. If the author had proper healthcare (say offered by the Government), he may still be in retirement.

For our European counterparts, ask yourself this. Would 900k euro in savings be enough for retirement in Europe?
> According to wikipedia [1], the transformer on a standard doorbell can use 2-3 watts of power at all times. That's 1400-2100 watt hours per month — about one hundred times as much as a ring doorbell uses (Less than 20 Wh per month).

Interesting thing to know because here in Brazil we don't route PELV (Protected Extra-low Voltage) to the doorbell. The external switch just carries the full voltage from the mains (127 Vac or 220 Vac, according to the state). Maybe it's not the safest design after all.

However this constant power usage can be safely removed by using a non-rechargeable 12V battery that would power a relay that will trigger the mains-powered bell when the (purely mechanical) external switch is pressed. This removes the constant power usage and such battery should last for years with a typical usage scenario (less than one second per push or so).
> There has never been a grocery store that has had the logistical dominance that Amazon does right now.

I challenge you on this.

I think that both Sears and A&P had Amazon level monopolies for quite a long time.
This is the first time in my rather long career when I haven't taken effectively every day I was owed. Couldn't go anywhere--or at least didn't feel comfortable doing so--and odd days here and there often ended as at least partial work days.

In a prior life, I took a few month-long trips to Nepal. No one ever complained although a few were a bit surprised I could do so.
you can just call it covid-19 instead of the insert racist nickname here for it and then discuss where the origin it may be from. those two things are not mutually exclusive. hell, the spanish flu is generally not thought to be originated in spain but they were the only ones talking about because the other countries had a gag on discussing it.
We have the technologies to reduce the loss in many places, we just don't because there isn't an economic incentive.
NASA engineers borrow techniques from origami artists [video]
I haven’t ever understood the argument against static typing. I’ve never declared a variable and not simultaneously thought “this is going to be a float, always a float, never not a float.”

The only exception to this is untrusted input, but for that an string is usually always fine.
Why throw merit out the window? There's already a zillion legacy, sports, and diversity admits to Ivy/Pac12. Let those with the most merit and aptitude win rather than random chance or born attributes. If that means deemphasizing tests as much and looking for accomplishments like genuine leadership, projects, and other works, this would be fantastic.
I'm also waiting for people to admit that the dubious ban of Zero Hedge from Twitter (later reinstated) for bringing up this theory and "doxxing" the lab head was all made in bad faith (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/02/01/twitter...). It's crazy how words like "doxxing" can lose all coherent meaning and be used to describe this blog post, where they simply posted the publicly listed information of the public face of the lab, fully visible from the Wuhan lab's own website. This authoritarian act of censorship and the biased news media coverage that followed led to further censorship, where discussions exploring the possibility of accidental lab leaks were banned on places like Medium or other social media. This is why free speech matters as a fundamental principle and this is why we must hold all tech platforms accountable to protect free speech.
> Since you didn't contribute anything for this house, why should it go to you?

That's the wrong way to look at it. The former (deceased) owner of the house did contribute to it. It belonged to her and she had every right to dispose of it as she wished. That includes giving it away to someone else of her choosing upon her death. It's not the recipient's property rights that are being infringed upon here, but rather the donor's. The only thing "unfair" about this situation is that the effort of earning and deferring consumption and investing which the deceased put into acquiring the property is being stolen by uninvolved parties who contributed nothing toward it for their own enrichment contrary to the explicit wishes of the owner, and not left to the beneficiary the owner intended.
Auto-updates by default are great, but having no way to opt out of auto-updates (or at least, an update to a given known-bad version)? That's pretty bad.
Well now I'm (morbidly?) curious what your Rust code looks like.
Accidental or intentional is irrelevant.
Another great post. Thanks a lot.

I definitely would say “doing nothing” - however we would define that isn’t something I’d put a moral judgement on. I think maybe the colloquial “relax on the beach” isn’t really possible long term. Maybe a year at most. I think most people historically at least just say on the couch. Contrast with maybe the idea (reality is questionable) of the old man in the Italian country side or woman in Okinawa tending to their gardens and walking to the market each day. At least maybe there are some items to discuss further when thinking about what retirement really means.

Really enjoying your posts. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.