skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Do you have examples of Nests failing more frequently than normal alarms? The connectivity is not useless and is one of the reasons I bought them, 12 of them for my house. If you live in even a medium sized house you have a lot of rooms such that having ALL the alarms go of telling you the specific room the smoke is in can make a huge difference.

Not to mention that these alarms do both types of smoke/fire and carbon monoxide all in one.
It's the "plus the right skills" part that makes it not actually an equalizer. No one is born with the skills to write amazing software. It takes a lot of hard work to learn those skills, and in order to do that hard work you need to have the available time and resources both to study/practice and to meet your material needs (and the material needs of anyone who depends on you) in the meantime. Not to mention that it's not just the skill of programming, there are a hundred other prerequisite skills that can't be taken for granted either, a big one of which is language skills. If English isn't your first language, you're starting way behind.
The article wasn't talking about the government gaslighting scientists. It talked about scientists gaslighting each other.

This is nothing new. Science isn't clean. Just like anything run by humans, it's full of politics and nonsense. We just don't normally pay so much attention to it.
> They were and are a really fucking dumb idea.

I disagree

> A smoke detector has exactly one function. Make really irritating noise whenever something is wrong.

No that’s one of two functions. The other one is letting me know if there is something burning even when I’m not home. It’s not nearly as important as the first job and a device should never do the first job worse because of it. But it can come in handy.

A good connected fire alarm can do all kinds of things like closing all windows or work as a siren for a home alarm.

In no situation should they ever be dependent on a cloud service, not even for “additional” features beyond the beep-when-there-is-fire function.
Sorry I missed this question earlier!

I love that it runs vanilla Linux/BSDs and is a complete white box. I'm able to configure it exactly the way I want it, and I can even run non-trivial services on it. These days I mostly just port forward as I like to keep things as separate as possible so that when one thing goes down I don't lose everything, but it's great to have options.

Especially while I've got two ISPs, the ability to bond and use both at the same time is super neat.

These have not been prettied up for public consumption, but this is how I have it configured if you're interested: https://gist.github.com/FreedomBen/f8a50c7a98c07171a99c419a5...
I am looking to purchase either (or both) of those phones. Would you recommend buying one of them now or waiting until a future release? It seems that both companies have extended the release dates a bit.
> One thing to know about these system analysis&design methodologies...

It's crazy think about now, but the methodology strongly influences the design.

Late 90s, I favored the Fusion Methodology for design. There was a researcher in the UK (Tony something?) that showed using the UML process led to overuse of Observable (Listener), which quickly becomes intractable. Tony (?) then reimplemented the same problems with Fusion, then diffing the resulting implementations.

The notion is almost lost in the sands of time. I'm pretty sure this is the same Fusion. I couldn't quickly refind Tony's (?) original work.

http://wiki.c2.com/?FusionMethodology

The diagrams and other artifacts were largely the same.

> ... only a fraction of the benefit

Emphatic agreement.

Alas, I've never worked at orgs that would or could keep the modeling and the implementation in sync. Perhaps it's more feasible now. (I haven't looked for a long time.)
French lawmakers approve a ban on short domestic flights
What do I need to know to develop Librem apps? Just Python?
Sales taxes are generally applicable to the final retail sale of a good for ultimate use, not for transfer of intellectual property rights.
I’m actually getting some ideas from this haha. Basically if there’s a game where you go a certain number of laps, which jave different paths with different risks and you can purchase upgrades to your nuclear reactor again with different risks and trade offs, that could ne fun
Peer review is not magic truth pixie dust. If it's true after peer review, it was also true before, and if you're able to recognize it you can get the benefits of that knowledge ahead of time. And of course sometimes false results get through peer review, too...
The spirit of the law isn't written down, and it is unreasonable to expect people to infer it and comply with that inference.

If you believe in the rule of law, you believe in the idea that people should only be required to follow the letter of the law. The point of laws is letters - there is literally nothing else to it.

Expecting people to follow unwritten law is not a belief in the rule of law.
Thanks for the rec! I'm working my way through Revolutions, with History of Rome next, but this sounds like I'll really enjoy it when I get to it sometime in the mid-to-late 2020s!

When I studied Ancient History at school, the period of Akhenaten was the most interesting for me.
> I like coding (that's why I started this job, I also consider myself good at coding) I like to learn and explore new things.

Choosing managerial track is far more dangerous than being developer in the context of job secruity. Managerial roles vary from company to company and you can not show what you learned as a manager, since its mostly depends on the team members which you do not have much control. Once you leave the organization or if the company goes down, managers go down with it and very hard to find jobs because most people who don't like coding are competing for the manager jobs. There are lots of people in that category.

On the other hand Managers are paid much more than developers i hear, but i doubt its not more than 1.5x of a senior developer salary. In my opinion is not worth the risk. If you are a developer you can constantly learn and stay relevant.

I might be totally wrong, willing to hear the other perspective. If you feel i am being not polite to managers please understand i am not good with managing people and hence probably i downplay managers role to feel superior. Its possible this is the case.
- Excalidraw (https://excalidraw.com/)

It's rather good.
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> The idea of selling contracts against future income is interesting

Isn't that also basically what any interest bearing loan/mortgage is?
#3 shouldn't break normal apps (excluding these chinese notification solutions), it's clearly documented restrictions apps should adhere to on https://developer.android.com/guide/components/services, and https://developer.android.com/about/versions/oreo/background, with WorkManager and JobScheduler examples one should use instead. Are you saying OEMs go even deeper and interfere with these APIs rather than just stopping the background service and the process as they are allowed to, and some times must due to memory shortage?

I wouldn't be surprised if OEMs had nasty tricks going on but the dontkillmyapp.com doesn't even mention the existence of these APIs and instead try to promote some auto-start apps on boot workaround believing that the service must be running? Giving me very little confidence in the rest of what they are saying. A lot of it has become more aggressive since each release lately so that could explain confusion for old app developers.
Is your impression that the service is improving?

[We are South of the 45th parallel, by the way.] I think service is improving for us; we don't get the regular 5-10 second disconnects that were occurring every 10 or 15 minutes. According to fast.com, our loaded and unloaded latency has improved. Most media consumption (web pages, video, etc) compares favorably to a terrestrial service.

However, Xbox Live (the limit of our online gaming) is still inconsistent. We get disconnected from game servers and from Live itself pretty regularly.
> Personally, I just do not buy into this "Facebook is evil" narrative, and even less so having worked there.

How would you characterize a group of people who built a product used to incite a genocide?[1]. (That’s not hyperbole, that’s literally what happened!)

Even if you attribute this to incompetence (is incompetence which leads to genocide excusable?), what is a reasonable reaction once you’ve discovered your product has been used in this way? Has this been Facebook’s reaction? In my eyes, clearly not, as it continues to be used in similar ways to this day.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/technology/myanmar-facebo...
Great. exchangeratesapi.io source was used as a "hello world" example for singer.io open source ETL framework. Now it is less ideal of a quick example because the API has changed to require a signup and access key.

In case you are a data engineer using singer.io, I created a singer.io tap for exchangerate.host to replace tap-exchangeratesapi: https://github.com/anelendata/tap-exchangeratehost

Thanks for building this!
I doubt intangible assets are subject to sales tax
Not sure if others but I found your comment is an unfair characterization of what Rettig said, the from him is...

' the most efficient use of available IRS examination resources'

The IRS has less resources so, it is not directly targeting those with less resources like you are attributing to Rettig. The IRS is targeting the most fraudulent schemes where it can effectively recover, based in its staffing and budget level.

Here is the report from the IRS on this...

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6430680-Document-201...
I'm a little annoyed it took this long to get reasonable smartphones, but I'm so glad they're finally here.

--A happy pinephone user
And publicity is a known remedy for social and industrial diseases.
If you order Librem 5 right now, you get it "in a few months", so the software will be much more mature (while hardware already is). Pine64 currently accepts preorders only for the "Beta-version" of Pinephone.
This isn’t true:

Facebook allows people to target the viewers with weaponized psychology to prime that feedback loop.

Further, the loops are meant to steer emotions by reordering content — something no user asked for when FB conducted its human experiments on emotional manipulation.

It’s simply not true that the algorithm “reflects” what users want or interact with — it purposefully injects FB’s biases via nudges and their customers biases via weaponized psychology inserts.

I think it’s telling the people defending FB’s conduct can’t be honest about what that conduct is.
> We don't get to cancel people just because we would be better off with new leaders. We get new leaders.

The ease with which meritless accusations are added to the list and the lack of objectivity and critical thinking in public statements and accusations is worrying. It represents a tendency towards totalitarian stances which do not allow space for different opinions, regardless of the merits of such opinions. Allowing this to go unchecked causes collateral damage on free speech, therefore I feel compelled to call it out.
I'm...extremely skeptical a generic "data entry job" is "high cognitive demand".

Same here. While writing the GP comment, I considered using that exact example as something that I wouldn't expect to be heavily impacted by moderate sleep deprivation.
This is pretty much where I'm at. Below 30 I put on a t-shirt. Below 20 I put on long sleeves. Below 10 I put on a jacket. I have absolutely no idea what I'm expecting when the Americans say 65.

This isn't a feature of either system, it's straight-forward familiarity. I'm sure if the weather man used Kelvin, it wouldn't take me long to figure out how to dress for it.
No, it can't. Google and Facebook are not really famous for copying the products of smaller companies. They tend to buy those companies instead.

Amazon is also not really famous for "bullying" its supply chain. We have heard such stories about Walmart and to some extent Apple, though you can argue that hard bargaining is not bullying and shouldn't be described that way. But Amazon has famously thin margins in retail. If they were really exploiting their suppliers so badly we'd expect to see fatter margins.

As for companies doing good, they do good every time they sell someone a useful product or service. More abstract conceptions of good are all problematic and often very biased.
There are plenty of influential broke people. Just look at YouTube.
A Samsung fridge ought to be user-programmable too. And I do plan to buy an unencumbered phone when one of them becomes stable enough for daily use.
I know plenty of 60+ year olds who have specialised in a programming technology and get pretty good government contracts. Some of them went to management and back, because people management isn't for everyone.

Good luck!
Libertarianism isn't dead, it's just reinventing itself
If you are gonna get the vapors, maybe post IRS data that covers the period it has been administered by Rettig, instead of a report coming in at the tail of the previous administration?

https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-now-audits-poor-ameri...

So that story does basically say that the EITC audits don't cost a lot, but it also doesn't say if they are worthwhile, and it says that the wealthy are getting audited less and less.
#fake
https://twitter.com/DJimeshaPrince/status/138124725900273254...
> More importantly, no insurance company will cover costs from a fire if they find out that you had a self built smoke detector which didn't pass standard quality checks.

Is this a thing? Where?

Are there similar things for burglar alarms where your insurance doesn’t pay or has a more expensive premium because of lacking alarm systems?

Making a fire alarm smart should never affect the normal functionality. They should of course always be certified the same way. One thing that could be worse is battery time, especially for high power wireless like 802.11, but a workaround for that could be to have two separate batteries and let it fail to a dumb alarm when the IoT battery is dead.
Sadly often it's necessary for various proprietary apps like banking, government apps etc
There's a third option: we outlaw surveillance, or we smash the cameras.
Think you forgot about Windows:
https://hub.docker.com/_/microsoft-windows-base-os-images
Yes, you need free time, and either having English skills, learning English skills, or knowing another language that has good documentation is important.

But it's still a far shot from needing a tens of millions of dollars to build a factory, or even tens of thousands to buy some basic equipment for some smaller business that doesn't have the potential to get anywhere nearly as big.
> I don't know what version of Python I'm going to have on the system

You could have assumed Python 2.7 for 10 years or so.

Now you could safely assume Python 3 (find minimum version applicable for your case).

> installing dependencies is not fun,

Pure python dependencies are easy (e.g., pipenv). C extensions are not more difficult than corresponding dependencies for your bash script (likely via system packages).

> shelling out when needed is not pleasant, and the size of program always seemingly doubles.

Have you tried to use shell command for shell one-liners in Python? e.g., directly via `proc = subprocess.run(shell_pipeline, shell=True)` or dedicated libraries such as pyinvoke/fabric?
It seems the only mentions of Apple being incorporated in Delaware are from news articles and infopieces like TFA, no actual documents showing they are.
2. I would suggest to have the same tax for everyone, but make it (and rent) deductable to a certain degree, if it is for your primary residence .

Ideally, it should be net-zero for people living there.
Other languages can work too. Some tutorials: https://developer.puri.sm/Librem5/Apps/index.html.
At the time, I thought the general guidance was “don’t hoard masks, we need them for healthcare workers” rather than “don’t wear masks they don’t work” (which through the game of telephone turned into everything imaginable).
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I'm not sure I understand. Crypto won't protect you from malware by itself, it just creates a chain of custody. App store apps are not secure because they're signed, they're secure because they're signed by Apple.

For the librem it's just like a desktop computer, don't install software from untrusted sources, keep your stuff updated and you should be fine.
not your parent commenter, but maybe this is what they are referring to? https://open.spotify.com/show/46YccBlYhfOKq4zD4NHoxn
The key issue with that is that in this case the shareholders can defer the distribution (and thus the taxation) for multiple decades and potentially forever. If you need to get some spending money/goods/services from the Borg, you can instead sell a small share of the Borg; if you'd want to invest the profits somewhere else, you instead have the Borg invest it there (because that's untaxed in that case), if you'd want to buy a fancy villa you can have the Borg buy it and rent it to you - even at a fair price, the key thing is that you're only taxed on the amount you'd need to extract for rent, but the purchase is with pre-tax money.

If we would wait until the shareholders actually receive the money, it means they have the ability to arbitrarily decide when the revenue will be taxed, so they'll ensure that it definitely isn't taxed now. So the result would be that profits are never passed through until/unless absolutely necessary - or perhaps they can wait out a couple governments until some decades later the rules change.
Hmmm... for that kind of stuff, I've found sslshopper's page to be very useful. https://www.sslshopper.com/article-most-common-openssl-comma...

And for the TLS handshake, this is incredibly useful: https://tls.ulfheim.net (The Illustrated TLS Connection). Towards the bottom of this page, you now have TLS 1.3 illustrated as well.
This is what I want. How good is the hardware?
I grew up taking photos in 35mm film camera. But I remember going through the photos many many times after taking them.
The digital data overload is not just about money or storage. The more clutter you have, the harder it will become to discover and cherish what matters. How many of your photos do your remember and can recall fondly? The photos widget on the iPhone somewhat helps here.
Have learned a ton about LLC formation in Delaware + other states from working on https://startpack.io.

tl;dr if you live in the US form an LLC in your home state, if you don't Wyoming is a very popular option for online, digital businesses / ecommerce businesses, and Delaware is so popular because, in my opinion, it has "prestige" but as an international resident, you won't automatically get tax savings by being in Delaware vs Wyoming for example (if you don't have a physical presence in the US)

If you live in the US -> form an LLC in the state you live in. If you form an LLC outside of your home state you’ll be required to register that out-of-state LLC as a Foreign LLC in your home state. For example, if you form an LLC in Nevada (but you don’t live there), then you’ll be required to register that Nevada LLC in your home state (as a Foreign LLC) in order to do business in your home state. This means you now have 2 LLCs (one in Nevada and one in your home state) so you have to pay 2 State filing fees and 2 Annual report fees

If you don't live in the US -> you can form in any state. If you are an online digital business Delaware and Wyoming are the two most popular states.

Delaware is the most popular state in the US for business formation. I think part of this is because of 1) the prestige of creating a "Delaware C Corp" in the state and 2) it does have a very solid business reputation. However if you are an international, online business, Delaware might not be the best option if you are trying to save $. In Delaware there is a $300 annual payment due to the state each year.

Wyoming is extremely popular for LLC formation for international residents because of the lower ongoing annual fees ($50 vs $300 in Delaware). Wyoming has also built a reputation as one of the most popular state for non-residents who are online businesses or e-commerce businesses. Also dont sleep on Wyoming's prestige as well; it has a friendly business environment and has even been called "The Switzerland of the Rocky Mountains."

Again the thing here which is important to highlight is you end up creating twice the work / twice the costs if you live in the US and form an LLC outside of the state you "do business in" so be careful here!

And internationally, if you're forming an LLC, you can choose any state and if you don't have a physical presence in the US, you actually might not have a US tax filing requirement, but you do have an informational filing requirement if you are a foreign owned US Single Member LLC (Form 5472/1120). If you are a foreign owned multiple member LLC, you file a partnership return. And if you are an LLC that elects to file as a C Corp you file a C Corp return!
Because access to mainstream proprietary mobile apps is becoming increasingly necessary to function in modern society, and people know that the iOS versions are a lost cause.
"Isn't this the same as traditional student debt or, worse, indentured servitude? Not really"

Saying "not really" doesn't make something so. This is, literary indentured servitude. By definition.
It seems like there are many situations where a company is definitely following all laws and is extracting value or relative value by making certain decisions that have tax or other advantages.

It also seems like the general public directs outrage or anger at these companies in response to these decisions.

Why the anger at the companies and not the lawmakers who made the system in which the companies are legally operating?

Is it difficult to look up who moved the laws forward? Is it just because it's easier to point fingers at a company?
> 2) How to prevent corporations from paying individuals/employees to manage property?

How should managing the property make them tax exempt? Do they transfer the ownership?
Wayland is "basically the default now"? Since when?
> TLS always felt like a scary beast to me until I started writing Go. The crypto/tls package is amazing and makes doing incredible things with TLS super easy.

This x100. I have been recently developing an embedded CA for a gRPC service in golang. Issuing a root, intermediate, server and a client cert for mtls is less than 350 lines of code. It’s incredible.

I’ve written more about it here: https://gruchalski.com/posts/2021-03-28-firebuild-rootfs-grp....
Sure DFP isn't where the money is, but on the buy side Google is abusing their monopoly and data in every way they can. The simplest example is that Google decided on privacy grounds to restrict access to the raw logs from all other ad-tech (typically running on AWS), while at the same time launching a new product called Ads Data Hub in Google Cloud where you can actually access all that data. If it was really about privacy they wouldn't use the data at all. The whole privacy thing is bullshit, they've just found yet another way to give themselves an advantage on the ad market.

Google has lost their "don't be evil" thing many years ago. Now they're just a global privacy disaster that's abusing their monopoly in ways that even Microsoft in the old days wouldn't dare.