skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I thought I remembered something about that, thanks. Dvorak does seem to cluster a lot of commonly used letters, which would definitely jam neighboring type bars pretty quickly unless they used a Blickensderfer-[1] or Selectric-style unified type element.

I've always wanted a Blick, their "scientific" DHIATENSOR layout intrigues me. They also made a qwerty version and I seem to remember a story that their salespeople would make you sign a waiver that you were choosing a less efficient keyboard if you bought one. That's certainly 90% marketing for their layout and maybe 10% fact, but I find it amusing (if true, but I can't seem to find a reference to it any more).

I'll bet typewriter-trained typists can really move. It's definitely a separate skill, at least for the manual typewriters in my collection which have about an inch of key travel and a heck of a lot more actuation force than the gateron red switches I use at work. :-)

Ultimately I find that the fastest layout is the one you know.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blickensderfer_typewriter
The word 'sorry' could go along way. But in this statement, ctrl+f for 'sorry' -> 0 results.

Okay, let's try 'apologize' -> 1 result.

> Some people could cope with this; others were hurt. I apologize to each of them.

He victim-blames by saying that people 'couldn't cope' with him, and he's apologizing to them (because they couldn't cope??)

There are a billion apologies better than this. Simply "I made mistakes and I'm sorry" with some explanation that he feels remorse or is otherwise understanding of the pain he has caused.

This text instead reads like a spiteful, upset piece where he explains how misunderstood he is. That's not even close to an apology.
He's not. And I'm not convinced the FSF as a whole is needed, certainly not with the current leadership.

I was mostly responding to "I'd argue that you are probably overweighting the early history of the FSF." I'm just saying there were some important things in that early history but I agree much less since.
undoubtedly, unless we have a new revolution like the personal computing/internet revolution that makes the pie bigger and accessible for people, and those types of revolution are things that you can hardly for-see.
Yeah, also it's console.memory not console.memory()
Why does a browser window need to take up an entire 40" screen for general browsing?
A bunch of companies joined together and announced they didn't like Stallman. Tellingly, the left out the list of grievances, so we can just endlessly debate which 'issue' is the 'real' issue.

> FSF under Stallman kinda lost to open source anyway and hasn't really done anything besides virtue signal to others about how pure and ethical they are

Then why do you care at all about the FSF in the first place? It sounds like you're here just to spread rumors and opinions in this case.
The problem with this interpretation is that valid contracts depend, among other things, on informed consent and on the legality of what's being required, meaning you can't trick someone into being bound to terms they never really accepted or sufficiently understood and you can't bind them to illegal terms.

In this case, most people haven't read the Facebook terms of service and it is probably unreasonable to expect everyone to not only read them, but to keep abreast of any updates. So it's a grey area. And if you pass laws and regulations around data privacy, then FB won't be able to legally impose such conditions. But as I said earlier, there isn't much inertia behind data privacy. Nobody with power wants it.
I'm not sure I agree with that assessment. Now that the fork is publicly available, others can contribute to get it ready, which wasn't possible until now.
>This is one of the reasons I believe social media sites should enact age-based voting.

I am not sure this works, on HN for example is easy enough for a small mob to disappear articles by flagging them, on top of that we get no reason why things were flagged or any way to undo it. Account age or karma is not enough, we need much more, make it harder to share/downvote or flag , like by making someone type at least 60 words and ban the accounts for abuse.
or just :x
It reads as a non-apology.

It reads as "I'm sorry my own ways made you feel offended". The right thing to do would be to say "I'm sorry my actions offended you and I will not do that anymore".

It'd have been that easy, really. He just doesn't seem to understand that on any level.
Inflation data: https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/2010?amount=1. I don't think that a 20% difference means 200K is a lot less. It's a bit less.
The games we've played with money have pushed valuations to a point of being nearly meaningless. There are people who own a billion dollars of stock/crypto, and then there are people who own multiple yachts, multiple mansions, sports teams, factories, etc.

The thing that bothers me the most about paper wealth is that not all of it can be exited. The economy may say that there are 500 new billionaires, but if all 500 of them try to buy a fleet of yachts at the same time, their divestment would crash (rug pull) their entire wealth.

Anyone who already owns a fleet of yachts is in a completely different category from someone who owns nominally the same value in paper.
Please stop perpetuating flamewars on HN. It's not what this site is for. We've had to warn you about this before, and you've been doing it repeatedly. That's not cool, and we ban that sort of account. Please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and use HN as intended from now on. That means for curious conversation, not smiting enemies. If you're pissed off at someone because of how wrong they are or you feel they are—please don't post until that subsides.
Given how poorly of a job Elastic themselves did with keeping the full ecosystem of tools working in lockstep for YEARS, I'm sure Amazon will do fine.

I remember all through Elasticsearch 5 where none of their packaged Kibana dashboards flippin' worked.
I would assume they’re doing more than just packaging.

A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct
True, low interest rates push multiples higher. That's one factor increasing valuations, and it's a factor PG didn't mention.

> If that weren't the case, the top 100 would still likely be dominated by heirs.

Baloney. A (relatively) large number of people would still be getting really rich from startups. They might not be getting quite as rich - say, less rich by a factor of 2 or 4.

> All that's changed is the Fed is manipulating the market more now than before, and that's benefiting growth stocks and fund managers of growth stocks... among other things.

Yes, that has changed. No, that is not all that has changed. Far from it.
If your "opinions" hurt people then yes, that is something to apologise for.
You would need to drink enough of it for it to form a significant fraction of your body's water which would take days with fasting and weeks otherwise. And 10's of 1000's of $.
Will R2-D2 and Wall-E Help Define Intellectual Property for Robots?
Eich didn't apologize. He expressed "sorrow at having caused pain" not remorse for what he did.[1] He wouldn't say he wouldn't do it again.[2] And he argued it wasn't discriminatory since then.

I don't think it's even about visibility. People didn't want to have to choose between leaving Mozilla and following Eich.

[1] https://brendaneich.com/2014/03/inclusiveness-at-mozilla/

[2] https://www.cnet.com/news/mozilla-ceo-gay-marriage-firestorm...
There are e.g. wyam and Statiq. Then there is Blazor.
I'm hopeful that Deno can be just that runtime. Since its a single binary, its trivial to install and script for. TBH, I don't have any technical reasons for JS/TS over python besides that I have coworkers that have never had to learn python and would prefer not to.

/**
* cat.ts
*/
for (let i = 0; i < Deno.args.length; i++) {
const filename = Deno.args[i];
const file = await Deno.open(filename);
await Deno.copy(file, Deno.stdout);
file.close();
}
Unrelated to photonics, but this:

>memory unit that can be shared between a few computers and then reconfigured as needed

It reminds me of reading recently about Compute Express Link, when Micron announced they were moving away from 3D Xpoint and would focus on CXL.

https://blocksandfiles.com/2021/03/25/cxl-and-the-developing...
"Reality Internet" similar to "Reality TV". It is all trash and a waste of time.
Does Linkerd mesh with GitOps? Flux around and find out
Can as well work for parts of the US East Coast and US West Coast :-)
No, my question is about pages.

I want to my publish my deno project as static page. And I want to publish my Blazor project as static page.
I'm not sure what the intent of this post is.

Seemingly, it's to encourage people to start a company, because it's so easy now and you can get rich (look at all these people in the top 100 that got there by starting a company!)

But I'm not sure looking at the top 100 is a compelling argument. That's for the 0.0001%. How does the top 10% do? The top 25%? What about the median outcome?

More than that, what are the trade-offs? (hint: https://danluu.com/startup-tradeoffs/)

Now, I'm all for encouraging people to start their own companies. But this just strikes me as a not very good argument for it. Hell, using similar logic, there is a better case to be made to buy bitcoins and HODL (everyone that bought in 2012 an held made 1000x return!)
When I was a kid I remember Windows getting better every time it updated, and especially when new versions came out. Was I just ignorant? Why does the last five years feel like a whole new type of fuckery?
Installing, updating, running debloat scripts, running ShutUp10, manually uninstalling things, changing settings, disabling services from safe mode. Each step isn't too long, but it adds up.
In fairness, annoyed though I was, the command line message you get in Windows includes directions into the settings page to disable the feature, and any others like it while you're in there.

The real surprise was mostly that python3.exe isn't included in the 3.9.x download, despite the documentation mentioning it in a few places. Since the error message didn't name drop the executable, and it appeared python was otherwise installed and working (and even available as "python" on PATH) it took some sleuthing to locate the real issue. I'm sure there's a better fix than copying "python.exe" and renaming it "python3.exe" but that worked, and I had stuff to do, so it's fine. :)
I agree, but I feel you've missed the biggest part: if anyone wants to license the song for usage in a commercial / TV show / whatever, she can undercut Big Machine at any price she wants. There's a market now where there otherwise wouldn't be one. It's more like, "You won't sell them to me? I'll introduce a viable alternative to them and drive the value of both to zero."
Tabloid internet.
Good point; I do agree it would be much better for him to do that.
To those playing catch up and wanting to form an opinion outside of editorialized content, here is the original leak on RMS's comments about Epstein, Minsky, and the definition of rape/assault:

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6405929-091320191420...

I realize he has been accused of a lot of other controversial behavior - would love to see more unedited source material of RMS's behavior.
Why Facebook’s Responsible A.I. Team Needs to Be Able to Lose Money in Order To
I'm kinda sure I saw a pre-chromium Opera browser build do this back in like 2010 or so (maybe it was just a mockup), but like you say, it's not super intuitive. And the scrolling feels weird when you have 2-3 columns moving.
Is monetary policy (carbon) neutral?
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Your argument as a whole seems to come down to "Some _may_ abuse it, so we shouldn't do it". Frankly that's about as weak as an argument as it gets.

Somebody could use a spoon to murder people. That doesn't mean we should stop making spoons. Similarly, some countries or individual politicians may try to abuse environmental related policies to further their personal agenda. That doesn't mean we shouldn't call for more strict regulation.

Simply sitting around doing nothing out of fear of doing _something_ (but wrong) isn't going to get us anywhere.
Nah, that's what the "statutory" in "statutory rape" means.

Otherwise, just saying "Your honor, I didn't know she was under 18" would be an automatic Get Out Of Jail Free card for kiddy diddlers.
How is this a bad move?

They are promoting the ability to pin websites on the taskbar.
I guess the fundamental question is are we at the tail end of the Information age, does it have more room to grow, or is there a new technological shift on the horizon? Paul seems to take it for granted ("how people get rich NOW") that we have room to grow but who knows?
https://developers.cloudflare.com/pages/how-to/deploy-a-next...
You don't necessarily need to start with planet scale terraforming let alone planet orbit modification.

Large scale space habitats (like the Oneil island 3 cylinder) are possible with 1980s technology.

And if you really want to use planetary bodies then incremental covering its surface with a worldhouse is much more cost effective than a full scale terraformation where you need to invest huge resources for hundreds of years to only get the benefit at the very end of the whole project.
Sure, early adopter in the Model S, leased for 4 years. I leased because EVs are still evolving in terms of tech and batteries have a finite lifespan (and are a pain to replace).

Actually went back to my 2009 diesel car when the lease expired because:

-- I'm tall and the Model S cars don't have much headroom. I've driven a few of the newer models (as courtesy cars) and for some reason, they feel much better in terms of headroom compared with the early models. I don't think they're listed as having more headroom though so this is a bit of a head scratcher for me. I don't think my car had a pano roof so that might have been the difference.

-- The QC and interior really is below standard for the price point of the car. A lot of plastic trim, squeaky bits, and laggy UI (for the main display -- driving was fine).

About a year later, I went back and leased a Model X for another 4 years. Headroom problem solved, QC still bad but the new processing unit made for a much smoother experience. Picked up a Model 3 as well and that car is far and away the best value proposition from Tesla. QC better on the 3, comfort improved (I actually prefer cloth seats to leather), and headroom is decent. Still leasing for reasons above.

I believe that EVs and autonomy are the future of passenger vehicles and Tesla makes decent EVs with decent autonomy. For my money, there are better EVs out there at most price points, but no one else has the Supercharger network and reasonably autonomous driving (on highways). I drive quite a bit and in heavy traffic (like 75% of my life) and over long distances (up and down California), Autopilot significantly reduces mental load and physical strain.

For what it's worth I still keep my old diesel around though it's requiring more and more maintenance even as its been driven less and less.
To make it on that list, you have to have succeeded at such an extreme outlier level that almost by definition almost everything had to have gone perfectly.

That takes a lot of luck and advantages, such as family advantages. I'm not saying that detracts from what they accomplished, but they can't take all the credit either and it's not reproducible.
Yes, others can contribute, but significant feature development on large-scale OSS projects tends to be driven by developers paid to work on the project full-time and coordinated by an organized steering committee with clear governance (or company if the product is owned by a single company). I don't see any of that in place for OpenSearch and getting that all started up is not at all a trivial endeavor.
> He wants to have a discussion about what makes sex between people of varying ages wrong.

That alone makes him unfit to lead anything (among the many other things he's done). I do not want to hear his opinion on this subject.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-decline-of-upward-mobil...

Here's a chart that tries to show the decline of upward mobility in the U.S. with an article that explains it. While, from the reading I did while trying to find this - which was not a huge amount - it does appear down, somewhat, worldwide, it is in a much sharper decline in the U.S. on average. This, of course, is in comparison to European nations. Not a true "worldwide" comparison.
> You would think, after having been on the side of labor in its fight with capital for almost two centuries, that the far left would be happy that labor has finally prevailed. But none of them seem to be. You can almost hear them saying "No, no, not that way."

As always, completely removed from reality, ivory tower bullcrap. Only a subset of the workforce has the luxury to be able to start a company. It is cheaper now and for good reason. There's not a whole lot of demand.
When I played with Augur, the community was very quiet and not a lot was going on. That was a big challenge for me. I also didn't like that you had to use their crypto to actually participate -- in Polymarket's case, I understand that they are using ETH smart contracts.

There are definitely a few players in this space and I'm excited to see where it goes.
Can confirm that I never encountered this behavior and I have Edge (although Canary) as my default browser at the moment.
Thanks for the detail
Yes but... Siri is (to me) not there yet. Promising but not there.

Siri is unaware of so many things.

A simple command that would actually be useful (but fails totally):

« Siri, remind me to buy milk the next time I go get groceries. »

And even then... I should not have to mention the part about « groceries ». The request should be perfectly understood with a full stop after the word « milk » and a reminder should pop up automatically whenever I am in a grocery (any grocery).

An even better Siri would also be able to a categorize things properly. For example, if later in the day I say « Siri, I will need chicken, butter, salt and cardamom for my next recipe », Siri should automatically add those to the « milk » next time I go to the grocery.
> Swift is talking about "music" as an original work. Patel responds with an irrelevant point about digital copies of music.

I didn’t read it as such, I read it as “art” - new, good music I find enjoyable - being produced by so many artists in such quantities to not be rare anymore. There may be only one Taylor Swift but there are hundreds of pop artists around the world who continuously produce music I enjoy comparably (sometimes with the help of the same team that produces Swift songs) and many thousands more with 1 hit or so I enjoy more.

People want Swift’s music at a price, but not necessarily at more than that because they have alternatives to listen to that are cheaper. Demand at a current price doesn’t prove that the actual value of something is higher.

I think where Swift is unique and rare has just as much to do with the timbre and size of her brand.
The population of people who have the skills to be CEO of a <25 person business is far more than 5% of the population. The blue collar sector is filled with such people running e.g. electrical or plumbing companies. Plenty of those people are doing very well for themselves, and now we're talking about how rich is rich.
"Did not treat employees well" is a great reason for someone to not be a boss, but unfortunately that's not why he's demonized.
Long-term economic cycles, 70+ years long (Kondratiev cycles if I remember my classes) are linked to deep trends: Petrol appears, we rework all cities around petrol distribution, new opportunities are built, then stagnate then comes global warming and we undo all of this and people grow out of it.

I associate Paul Graham’s single cycle example to the one of petroleum. And the new cycle is of the computer age. And there will be S&Ps and world domination and boring climb-the-ladder careers and the stagnation of the 1990ies, but in 2090.

The bad news is, companies which exist during the ramp-up phase are also the major players until the stagnation phase. That’s why stakes are so high and valuations with dozens of multiples: A share of the right company today is a share in the control of the world in 2060.
I just wish I was financially independent.

When I buy a Powerball ticket (maybe every other year), I don't hope for the jackpot. I just hope for the million dollar prize.

Edit: why downvote? This is how I feel. This is my only opportunity to make "real money".
Transpile really won't work for data intensive applications. Also, for Julia, new permutations of inputs can lead to a newly compiled code.. but, once compiled, that code path is fast. Regardless, I'm hopeful for CloudFlare containers so I could run Julia.
Because the corporations have discovered a way to give people a fake feeling of growth, meaning and belonging, while de-facto keeping them as lowest-bidder replaceable cogs. There are many stories of people feeling betrayed by the corporate machine when their interests stopped being aligned with the corporate ones. There are numerous people boasting about a new sexy title or a recognition certificate they got from their employer, who at the same time shrug if you ask them about their property ownership or retirement plans. A lot of "pro-employee" and "pro-feeling" agendas boil down to making people more comfortable owning less and getting paid less.
> And there's a reason why: these are mostly companies that win by having better technology, rather than just a CEO who's really driven and good at making deals.

I'm not entirely sure how pg arrives at this point when he should know better than nearly any of us just how critical a factor the latter is, in support of (and sometimes in spite of, c.f. Neumann or Holmes) the former. Isn't the entire point of YC to build the networks of support, advisory, and dealmaking required to turn what would otherwise be good technology in isolation into a high-growth business?

Superior technology by itself is just potential energy. It still takes old-world business skills to harness that energy into something productive.
one thing that bothers me in the context of cancel culture is that it seems people put the equal sign between the work/art someone produces and their ideas outside of that area.

Having wrong or plain stupid ideas does not mean you should die and all the [brilliant] work you are doing should go to waste.

the bigger the target you attack, the better. right? what is your contribution to this world?

they are not even close to the same thing. look, RMS is a weirdo - everyone understands this. But most people are not even close to his level. This exceptionality has it’s drawbacks and its cost. Do you really think the FSF wants to deal with all this? What is the thought process behind reinstating RMS?
Thing is you don't even need to liquidate in order to get that yacht. Many are taking low interest loans collateralised against these paper assets.
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People are getting rich from startups because they’re actually capturing the value of their labor

That's not a positive, isn't it? Back in the mid-1990s there were entry-level jobs with a career trajectory, you could drop out of college, join a school district as computer herder, move to a hosting company and get into systems programming and then go to work for Google and Facebook. (Hi Rachel!)

That doesn't exist any longer, nowadays everyone goes and grinds leetcode for months to prepare for interviews.
That just means you have to move your chair away from the desk...
I disagree. If it's not empirical, it doesn't count. There are millions of people with ideas, but ideas aren't good enough. Prove your idea is true, then we'll talk about deserving credit.

Exception: mathematical ideas which are difficult to come up with.