skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> how do you even find any broker or exchange in the crypto space that are willing to custody 100M worth

You definitely do not put all your eggs in one basket.

The mature legal and insurance infrastructure in the fiat markets encourages this kind of all-eggs-in-one-basket in order to get better treatment from your brokers. In crypto the incentive is precisely the opposite.

> more exchanges some of which have more security and exit scam risks.

That is a very, very important risk that must be mitigated. Doing so is part of what separates success from failure. The residual unmitigatable risk is treated as a cost of doing business.

It's still the wild west in many ways. Some people like that. Most people who've spent a lot of time on Wall Street won't.
> Please, for the love of all that is holy, stop.

Yes! Oh my god, this. I remember how XML ended up being abused to express Turing complete logic in too many instances. Then they even specified an XML format to transform other XML documents, called XSLT, which is itself Turing complete. It really makes my head hurt.

I think why people gravitated away from XML was because it had become a convoluted mess. The JSON specification is terse on purpose, famously enough so to fit on a business card. If you want to abuse JSON to express logic, please keep it as your dirty little secret.
Passing Bojador is something the Phoenecians had no relevant experience for. It’s an extensive shallows extending well out to sea with subsurface channels that cause violent and unpredictable surges.

The only way to do it is to sail far out into open ocean, well beyond sight of land, but the change in the winds drives you even further out to sea. Even in the early 1800s it was lethal, sinking as many as a handful of ships per year. Coast hugging just isn’t going to cut it.
American HN readers: Is everything alright? It seems a new kind of on-the-edge over there. Does it truly feel unsafe to the extent that people resort to violent and intrusive systems like these?
Better than I would have expected? I guess we didn't watch the same videos. I expected to see the system repeatedly trying to kill people and that's exactly what I saw in those videos.
Two reasons: cost and earthquakes.

The US has vast timber forests, so it is inexpensive, and timber (or steel) framing works well for earthquake resistant construction. A large part of the US is a seismic hazard zone and the building regulations reflect that. You can find older neighborhoods with unreinforced masonry throughout the US but those date from a time before they had modern building regulations and before the extent of earthquake risks were fully understood.
This is the dumbest thing I have read in a while.

Rants about LLVM to then give a completely unrelated story about cache?

Yes, I signed up just for this.
Ahh yes. The old “we removed the checkbox” to make people feel better.
They are, however these days they don't have much reach. The problem is that public institutions are losing trust, and on one hand they deserve it, but on the other hand people are preying on this paranoia.
That would be highly politically incorrect research. Meaning there would not be any. Which allows for formally correct statements like "there is no research indicating..." and your bet is categorized as unscientific.
As an educated guess: Sparkplug is very similar in design to SpiderMonkey's baseline compiler. I ran a quick test a few weeks ago to see what the performance delta was between SM's baseline compiler and baseline interpreter, and going from the interpreter to the compiler was about a 2x speedup. Based on that, I'd expect that you're looking at a ~2-4x speedup from the interpreter to Sparkplug.

Edited to add: Which is a very good result! Congrats to the V8 team for landing this!
Between where I live now and where my parents live, there is a distinct lack of dc fast chargers (most are in dealers where you need to be there during business hours to use as they regularly park cars in those spots), while there are plenty of superchargers.
I really want to buy a used i3 for my daily driver, but there is no way I'd be able drive it to my parents without borrowing my wife's car.
Is there a good tool in the same space? I'd love to have something _simple_ to develop quick-and-dirty desktop applications.

RN does not qualify as "simple".
Show HN: Snapshot testing without Snapshot files
> Isn't the whole point of things like this to help edge cases?

No, just that's a marginal side effect. The whole point of standardized testing is the "standardized" part - to provide a common metric upon which to base large scale institutional decisions.

The edge cases (and also the large biases in the system) are handled by other criteria, like weighing other aspects of a candidate's background against their academic performance.
I thought this was a fascinating read. I’d love to see more analysis like this of what exactly people said, and how it was quoted and characterized in the media.
Normally I would agree with you but lumber prices have been so high in the last few months I'd say the sarcasm is warranted.
Author here: we did, and as other comments say we removed it in favour of Ignition, with the intent of at some point in the future bringing back some form of baseline compiler.

The big difference is that Sparkplug compiles from bytecode, not from source, and thus the bytecode stays the source of truth for the program. Back in the FCG days, the optimising compiler had to re-parse the source code to AST, and compile from there - even worse, to be able to deoptimise back to FCG, it had to kind of "replay" FCG compilation to get the deopted stack frame right.

We did actually have a configuration (never released) that had Ignition, FCG, _and_ TurboFan, and boy was it a mess...
Talking to whom? At 75 half your friends and family are dead. At 80+ you are pretty much alone except for children and grandchildren if you have them
This is interesting, there is also a yearly frequency accuracy challenge where you’re given the approximate frequency of a test transmission and your job is to determine the actual transmission frequency. Your rig might tune down to 1hz but is it accurate at that resolution? Turns out, not usually.
With s-expressions where that functionality is simply not provided as part of the underlying syntax at all, then every solution is a mutually incompatible bespoke solution. You could just use all string values in JSON and get the same effect.
A lot of somehows and must-haves, which would need addressing before this is more than a tall tale?
Is the SAT or ACT a particularly good test of intelligence? Smarts, maybe, but I've met a lot of extremely intelligent, talented people who are not particularly "smart" by these measures.
Why does it encourage that? What incentive does admissions have to admit students with wealthy parents? To me it seems like it gives admissions an excuse to admit anyone they want even if they have super low test scores as long as it is in the name of inclusivity and diversity.
It also helps for comments with multiple links to have a footer with all of them.
In the US it will, in Canada it should go down given that exports to the US will slow and thus internal supply will increase.
My kids had a book about a wolf who made soup with a stone, "Une soupe aux caillou".

The wolf travels to other animals' homes; the animals are afraid at first, but they let him in because he says he only wants to make soup.

He comes in, boils water in a big pot, puts his stone in. The animals want to help with the soup, and so they suggest other ingredients. The wolf says "well, sure, you can add that if you want".

They drink the soup together. Then the wolf gets up, takes his stone back from the pot, and leaves.

The process repeats for 8 or 10 different animals, and that's it.

It's a fantastic book. We must have read it hundreds of times.
This is why Urbit is rapidly becoming more attractive than the Internet. Can’t waste $75 per post.
Create a repository dedicated to that.
Use something like Markdown Notes VS Code extension to make a fast to write wiki with [[wiki-link]]s

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=kortina....

Let people contribute to the doc just like any piece of software.
Microplastics and other chemicals infiltrating our food and water supply has had a negative effect on male sperm efficacy. We also see population replacement weening in highly developed nations such as the US and Japan. Perhaps there are systems at play beyond our ken. We are merely part of the ecosystem, not its master.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner-platform_effect

That said, I think everything has uses in some circumstances; there are no rules in software that are beyond debate
What would you say is the current upper bound on the number of records in a table that you support ?
Dystopian sci-fi (cyberpunk in particular) did a pretty good job of looking at emergent technology and human nature and extrapolating.
> For example, SAT coaching makes a minimal difference in test scores

I really don't understand how this statement is even remotely true.

The only thing I can think of is that "coaching" is too broad--ie. includes both students who spend 100+ hours and students who spent an hour at a talk by the guidance counselor.

Doing nothing other than taking a couple sample tests has to net you a bunch of points because you don't have to waste time reading the directions.

Simply drilling basic mathematics so I could do "1+1" and come up with 2 regularly netted me almost 250 points in Math (standardized tests like the SAT are really nasty about having answers that match the common mistakes).

Going through 6000 vocabulary words pulled my verbal up almost 250 points (and had a dramatic effect on my writing). But that's far beyond "coaching" ... that's a multi-year commitment.
so my second sentence?

And I'm not entirely sure. Is authoritarian rule worse than billions starving to death, with collapse of the ecosystem?

All the enlightenment ideas fall apart when we actually reach the limit of the earths resources, and can potentially cause our own extinction along with the rest of the animal kingdom
You are lucky. Untold millions of whites do not live fortunate lives.

Good on you for judging based on actions. I believe it will come back in fashion.
Think the problem is more with extracurricular activities. If you are well off, it easier to let your kid go to piano lessons, do some volunteer work, join a social mission to Africa during summers, etc.
> So, if there are two identical kids, one whose parents have more resources will come out ahead.

This is true of pretty much every single thing they can use to measure students, though. Test scores, classwork scores, sports, extracurricular activities, social interactions; all of these things are easier for children in wealthier families.
You should see what the Koch brothers have down to our oil industry and politics!
Happened for the danish tax authority about 10 years ago as well. Although I think the issue for them was that the unique login token was based on a timestamp that several users happened to share during very busy peaks.
To me what gives me credence to the "lab leak theory" more than anything, was China's behavior during and initially after the outbreak. Where they thwarted any investigations from WHO or anyone else and arrested journalists even attempting to cover it. Now we have additional information of lab workers being sick back in November...I genuinely wonder why people immediately jumped in to defend China's actions through the entire thing. I feel like it was in part because of money interests and also because it was something Trump touted as true.
I agree with Futura. I used Futura PT on my last set of business / calling cards and combined with the printing effects used the result is incredibly striking.
"They will not pan out."

Have you looked at the history of the climate on this planet? - It will wipe us out by a fluke.

We need to control the climate for our own survival and we better start sooner than later.
You make it sound like it's not something that should be fixed. Any alternative ways of enabling lower-middle class kids with fewer resources to achieve opportunities at success?
Reminder that Facebook and Twitter banned users for talking about the lab-leak theory. Youtube accounts also got demontized/banned.
"Data" is but so useful here. I'll tone down my claim and say that, from my lived experience, it is generally untrue of Blacks in the United States, though to the casual observer it may feel this way because we're just constantly under the microscope, and our discussions/internal fights on this are just more visible.

So yes, if you rewind two decades or so, you'll see a lot of homophobia et al in our culture -- but what you'll ALSO see is that the huge majority of the same people who were pushing it before have mostly all changed for the better -- and in fact, I'll make the claim that a lot of those jokes and tropes within our community that from today's POV aged poorly, were actually really helpful steps in having people come around (I'm thinking of stand-up comedians and the like.)
are there schools that do random admission to compare to?
Very surprised to see some arguments in the article saying lumber only make 4% of construction prices. I'd love to know what type of construction they're looking at.

We're currently in the process of building a house and current lumber prices (because of covid mainly) are definitely impacting costs, to the point that it's one of the first thing that both our architect, and then builders mentioned.

Everybody involved in the trade have mentioned the idea of waiting an extra year before building, mostly because of lumber prices.
Organisms tuned by years of evolution can fail when confronted by novel environments. Think of a bee that wanders indoors and keeps hitting itself on a window pane trying to escape. A moth attracted to a light bulb. A cat chasing a laser pointer. Deer paralyzed by headlights.
The series on iron-working is also superb: https://acoup.blog/2020/09/18/collections-iron-how-did-they-...
They could replace fop with another word that is not pejorative, but why completely remove it?
"Autosteer will be limited to a maximum speed of 75 mph and a longer minimum following distance.

Smart Summon (if equipped) and Emergency Lane Departure Avoidance may be disabled at delivery."

Are these really important features that you would postpone a purchase of the car? With the exception of the "Emergency Lane Departure Avoidance", no other car in the industry has these features anyways.
Well except ignition is first and foremost an interpreter, so sparkplug is a compiler backend welded onto an interpreter frontend.
People always point to coaching to refute this argument but that isn't really what makes the difference. I never had any professional coaching for the SAT, but I did have:

- Access to unlimited test prep material (from College Board, Princeton Review, Kaplan, others). Each book was $100+, and I must have easily spent a few thousands on books, sample tests, vocabulary lists and other material.

- A laptop and stable internet connection.

- My own quiet and comfortable room to study in.

- No other real responsibilities taking up my time. I didn't have to cook or take care of younger siblings. Didn't have to work part time jobs after school and late into the evening/night.

- Access to private counselors through my school which was in an expensive and well-funded school district.

All of this made a huge different to my test score, and I don't see how anyone can argue that someone in a worse financial condition won't be adversely affected.
>deferred revenue to Tesla, and is reported as a liability on the balance sheet

if it is a liability on their books, then i would agree with OP that it is an interest free loan.
> Citizen does moderate comments, but "two people having an argument about whether or not someone’s comment is racist drives engagement,"

LOL, my publicist does this on linkedin and other places for us because people are gullible.

Source article: Executive of <Company> does a thing

0 engagement, nobody knows

Social Media version: [First] <Race> Executive of <Company> does a thing

15,000 comments, 2 million reach, supporters and detractors argue with each other on the headline creating more engagement. Messages role in. Its perfect and yes we think you are all dumb. Always remember who is shaking the bottle that you’re inside of.
I debadge a lot of products. That said, I would really like to own a red ~1980 Ferrari 308 GTS, including all the emblems, even if it's actually a Prius under the hood.
The wealthy have always hired private security.
Everything is not alright, but increased crime rates are only a small part of that.

Perception is, generally, very divorced from reality, and people don't have the fundamental skills to recognize that or cross-check their information.
Universal access (free) to community colleges, remote learning MOOCs from those top in their fields. Commodify higher education and distribute widely, don’t reward artificial scarcity.

Existing colleges do not have incentives to do this. They are incentivized to protect the value of their brand and their institution, and to preserve scarcity and gated access to credentials.
You should never have more than 7 topics you're focusing on at the same time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magical_Number_Seven,_Plus...

Just stick to this rule, you'll be fine.
Oh, sorry, that should have been obvious. Are you suggesting that the performance improvement from inline caches (whether PIC or by-the-book monomorphic Deutsch & Schiffman) wouldn't show up in microbenchmarks, or would be misleadingly effective in microbenchmarks? IIRC Octane has a benchmark or two specifically for this...

I think constant folding, specialization, and loop hoisting (especially of bounds checks) commonly produce more than merely incremental improvements. If you don't have some kind of inlining you don't get those (usually) but inlining by itself is usually only a minor improvement.
I was asking about some new languages. C and C++ are quite old.
Probably not appropriate for a large poly-glot organization, but I really like creating shared JS libraries that can be used in the browser and also in Node.js apps. For game development, having the game logic in a shared library makes server-side validation and client-side prediction really easy and prevents code duplication.

I'm sure there is some reason it's all a horrible idea but almost all my projects these days use React front-ends and Node.js back-ends and a shared library used by both, ideally containing most of the complex logic. This seems like a neat version of that that might be useful in an organization which uses many different languages.
Yeah, sorry, dark mode support needed CSS changes, so if you have cached CSS then it looks wrong. A hard refresh should fix it.
There is a valid point to doing this. A huge amount of $$ was sucked out of the economy by the pandemic. True, there were some payments - uneven and spotty and some was sucked to crooks and some to apparently valid businesses/people.
I look at the "washed out road" concept - until traffic can pass it will all back up. You must fill the hole with sand and gravel and traffic resumes.
Of course, the hole is the broad sweep of the economy, and the sand/gravel is cash.
Once traffic resumes pent up traffic will surge, and a huge economic resumption will get quickly under way.
This resumption will create the usual economic multiple of cash flows - wages, raw materials etc etc. and taxes collected will surge and afre a couple of years all will be getting back to normal.
You can not be a miser now - the hole MUST be filled...
This. Once a document is big or complex enough, the benefit of human readability fades away and you are left with a brittle and very slow serialization format.
We also haven't had a world war in 76 years. I'll take an occassional shortage on non-critical goods over a major war every 20 years.
If it's academic, Android makes sense because it's easy to side-load experimental apps. iPhone appears to be better for consumers due to native solutions.
I read this twice and I'm not really sure what's being asserted here. I got the impression there's conflation here between LLVM the project (which indeed is quite large) and what LLVM actually does when it generates code.
This is almost always a bad idea. It’s best to find a way to use a full blown programming language for these types of customization.
It still fails the requirement of requiring a "cover-up and the silent, unswerving, leak-proof compliance of a vast network of scientists, civilians, and government officials for over a year."
One pull is regular cruise control
If someone's going to whip out ancient slang like 'sweathog', at least use it right. It's either an overpaid/underworked caricature of a union worker used in anti-union propaganda, or it's the gang from Welcome Back Kotter. That's pretty much it.

Correction: also a band from 1971.
I’d say that highly depends on your habits and how your brain works.
Some people prefer to focus on one topic at a time, have their current branch open, and choose not to give in to opportunistic edits if unrelated to the task at hand.

Others prefer to work their way through a piece of code for example from top to bottom, making opportunistic edits along the way, even if unrelated to the task. Not having to switch branches can be convenient in that case.

I’m 100% in the latter team.
Near the end of a coding session, my `git diff` often shows three or four completely unrelated sets of changes. Some might call that a rather unproductive and annoying way to work. But I really love it that way. My brain just _craves_ to fix that typo or convert that tab to spaces right away, even when I’m supposed to fix a bug right now. I love dealing with those things right away so I get them out of my mind and don’t have to put them on a mental stack — even if that means a little more chaos later when it’s time to bin my edits into different commits.

Arguably, I _could_ switch branches for such edits. But frankly, I’m used to opportunistic editing, and sticking with that approach feels just super convenient.
The fly has a really efficient specialized "computer" for the neural network thing it's running, while human ones are more generalized and don't have the benefit of hundreds of millions of years of power consumption optimization. The human software also has not been iterated on for those hundreds of millions of years.
Haven't looked into it, but I would be particularly concerned about range restriction due to survivorship bias:

https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/restriction-of-range-wh...
> Might as well make it a lottery. Apply, get ticket, random number generator makes selection.

Why not? A lottery could still have the most basic requirements for entry but beyond that what makes you think anyone's qualification system would beat random chance?
There was actually a really good push to both optimize LLVM and prevent regressions last year. See https://www.npopov.com/2020/05/10/Make-LLVM-fast-again.html
I guess we haven't seen the same videos. I've watched many hours of FSD beta footage and if anything its excessively cautious.

Not saying it never makes dangerous mistakes, but the mistakes I've seen it make seem solvable. For example it has trouble with unprotected left turns when there are trees or fences obscuring the view. That to me is understandable and could probably be fixed with an update to the vision stack, maybe train the object detector on cars partially obscured by trees.
The headline may or may not be true, but this essay is a bizarre mishmash of superficialities and non sequiturs, with a dash of "anyone could rewrite it better" thrown in.