skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Finding mispriced assets requires dumb luck. With $200,000,000 you can look for someone taking their returns or liquidating a position.

You can buy a profitable business for its future cash flow at market rate. It with adequate capital becomes a matter of not experiencing bad luck versus getting lucky.

At $20k the rate of return for money is swamped by the rate of return for time. There are better uses of time than seeking high return rate investments.

Saving the money means if you stumble upon one, the money is there available quickly. It is also an acknowledgment that you are relying on dumb luck not beating the market.
It's really easy to boot up a computer to a different OS installed on a different storage medium to test the hardware. Phones don't have the option.
This is true. My mom's old house in a semi-rural/suburban area had an unusually-generous 2 choices of internet: AT&T and Xfinity. Both were slow and expensive.

Now, in a small town in a new suburban/residential development, she has gigabit for cheap.

Rural areas have it especially bad, as do urban areas where there is low infrastructure investment.
Hmm connecting directly to 110V is both dangerous as not limited in amperage (except by the fuse which is way too high for this purpose) and in some cases not enough (e.g. some ethernet has 1.5kV protection)

It would be better to slowly raise the voltage until it blows, leading to minimal pyrotechnics on the components (smoke/burning)
Astronomers Find Secret Planet-Making Ingredient: Magnetic Fields
Redux Toolkit 1.6.0, with new RTK Query data caching API
Books like this?: https://www.amazon.de/Dictators-Handbook-Behavior-Almost-Pol...

“and” is pulling a lot of weight in your sentence, given I’ve not made a claim about general human rights on this thread.

Also? “Common cause” is very different from “has a snowball’s chance in hell of succeeding”, which I consider important in this context.
I don't see these things as identities - at least, they don't have to be.

If you own a dog, you should take your dog for walks because you care about your dog, not because you're a dog person and that's what dog people do. If you drink tea every morning, that's a habit or routine - possibly a caffeine addiction if skipping it gives you withdrawal symptoms. You don't need to identify as a tea person for that routine to be useful to you.

I think both habits and identities can be harmful in politics, but identities are worse. If someone questions your habits, you might stop to think about them, but most people become defensive when someone questions their identity.
So? What's disturbing about an amputee?
>I don’t see how this is enforceable.

I'm not particularly concerned about enforcing this for entrepreneurs and the people who thrive on work. There are definitely people who are wired this way and who make the world a better place being who they are. The bigger issue is enforcing it so that one can't make others work more than 35 hours.

I would think a 35 hour work week in the West would allow and encourage an increase in entrepreneurial projects.
In all of those cases there is one or more nations with an much stronger claim to victory then the US.

The cold war was an implosion by economics and the vast bulk of the preasure came from western europe who alost harvested nearly all of the victory gains, and that happened years before the first gulf war.

The US Acted as a poorly paid mercenary force for the houses of Said doing the first and second gulf war and the long term strategic goal went in Iran's favor when the US/Saudi backed puppet government of Iraq imploded and someone else had to step in and deal with ISIS(that someone else originally turned out to be Iran's republican guard backed by Russian advisors and hardware).

Kosovo again had Europe playing they leading role in the diplomacy both post and doing the war and harvesting most of the benefits.

Outside of late western Roman empire, i can think of few nations where the army was as impotent in terms of actually backing the diplomatic game or rather where the diplomats where as incompetent that despite having the best trained/funded army no tactical victory was too great to turn into an strategic defeat.
The point is that it's very efficient to have an underclass of people that are ready to step in and pick up the slack. If you have a traditional company you need to pay a monthly full-time wage, but there will always be peaks in demand, and if you then can hire people on a minute by minute basis that's going to be very efficient for you as a capitalist...
So now they even have to care a lot about payment providers in order to receive money?

I bet if you really want to contribute even receiving some Amazon voucher would help. Just send then an E-mail and sort it out.
I don't mind the topic on principal alone and think privacy of the tech is a natural points of conversation for plenty of hackers but only if they are substantive/thought out and not just short dismissive flaimbait to plant the controversy in every thread. These things are already in the guidelines though, no need for a new rule.
Perhaps you have trouble with endings?
One way around this is to take the big, dramatic opening and make it your ending. Then work back from what happened before.
Once you have worked your way to the beginning, you can write it.
More technical discussion of the Sparkplug compiler:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27304808

https://v8.dev/blog/sparkplug
I mean, you don't have to be uncharitable, the UI can be lightweight, responsive, and fast, but they're most likely talking about the usability aspects.

The "huge row of inscrutable icons" school of design fell out of favor for good reason – while a few icons (like "Back" or "Close") can be immediately recognizable, when you get to that many, most of them are icons people haven't seen before, and people end up mostly not using the buttons at all. Even if they _are_ recognizable, who wants to hunt for icons in a huge list? So they just sit there, taking up space.
When I had to repair my phone, they asked me to write down the code; I refused, and said I'll wait there and unlock it when they need. Modern iPhones (and I would guess that's also true of Androids) apparently can be accessed by law enforcement - but AFAIK that involves disabling the lock-up counters and some form of brute-forcing, which takes time.

99% of the people just give the phone password to the tech. If I was a foreign intelligence service, I'd set up attractive repair shops around army bases and government offices (quick turn around, competent service, reasonable prices) and just mirror every phone that comes through. Most of it will be useless, but I'm sure that one can occasionally find some gold (in the form of documents or compromising material).
RTK Query is a powerful and easy-to-use server data caching solution built specifically for Redux Toolkit. It's UI-agnostic, and can generate React hooks as well.

RTK Query takes inspiration from many other great libraries like React Query, Apollo, Urql, and SWR, but has unique features and API design:

- Built on RTK and UI-agnostic

- "Cache lifecycle" enables streaming updates via websockets

- Written in TS

- OpenAPI/GraphQL code-gen

RTKQ can completely eliminate all the hand-written data fetching logic in your Redux apps - no more writing thunks, sagas, or loading state for API reqs!

RTK Query also integrates with the rest of the Redux ecosystem, including the Redux DevTools, middleware, and reducers.

RTK Query is included in the Redux Toolkit package as an optional pair of entry points for generic and React-specific logic. There's a one-time bundle cost - if you're using RTK already, it's about 9-11K min+gz.

RTKQ quickly pays for itself by shrinking your app code size!

RTKQ's development has been an amazing collaboration, and I'd like to highlight folks:

- Lenz Weber : primary RTQK impl

- Matt Sutkowski : examples and docs

- GH user Shrugsy: tons of usage docs

- Me: build integration, docs, advertising

- GH user hardfist : ESBuild packaging

I'd also like to thank:

- Tanner Linsley and Dominik Dorfmeister of React-Query for pushing the "server caching is not state mgmt" idea and providing friendly competition

- Brandon Roberts and Saul Moro for demoing NgRx + RTKQ integration

- All our alpha testers for feedback!

We have been _very_ encouraged by the highly positive feedback during the RTQK preview phase, and we think the Redux ecosystem is going to love having RTKQ available as a potential solution.

Please try out RTK Query and see how it can help improve _your_ apps today!
How so?

The very generous unemployment benefits that were part of the US Covid relief bill has led to companies having to rapidly raise wages in order to attract employees. I think this is the fastest growing wages we've seen since the 90s boom.

UBI could have a similar effect, but permanently. Push up wages across the board as not working is a viable option.

It raises the negotiating power of labor and negates some of the advantages of capital, potentially reducing wealth inequality.
Won't iCloud lost mode and remote erase mostly accomplish that? Not sure how many photos are cached on the phone in off-line mode, but that would remove icloud photo access at least.
At my last gig I got budget to bring in the maintainer of an open-source testing library we using for some really important stuff.

We paid him $1500 for a couple of days consulting. He showed us how to fix a couple of tricky bugs and gave a talk to the eng team. At this point we've more than recouped the investment.

He was psyched to see his tool being used and I feel the visit contributed to him continuing to maintain the project.

After those two days we also tried to hire him (he declined because he was making bank elsewhere). But those two days were also the best interview process ever because we did hours of pairing in non-interview mode.

If you're a senior dev at a tech company with money you can easily make this kind of thing happen and it's such a win-win
Happens a lot. I used to work at a att store, workers getting into trouble for saving pics off customer phones happened regularly. I remember it going around that a verizon(? I think,it was a while ago) employee ring got busted for having a shared Dropbox full of pics from multiple stores and all of our managers were on guard about it happening at att.
> How to write a design doc, take feedback, and drive it to resolution, in a reasonable period of time

Are there any templates for design docs?
Docusaurus - It's easy to customise and good enough even without customisations.
This reminds me of the Dropbox HN submission back in 2007: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863
"It would take me a week to go through every detail"

I did not request every incident, but just one concrete example that would validate the quite strong characterization.

In the United States being sued is not a proof of guilt, it's just a proof of being sued.

This is unlike in some other countries, where the guilt of the person is presupposed and the purpose of the court ruling is just to make it official.
Just use anonymous accounts.
I don't think he wants or cares about everyone adopting his lifestyle. It's about how he can do it by outsourcing work to others. He's selling that fantasy. Nowhere is it claimed to be a philosophy for universal adoption.
I think the number of comments here asking about the M indicate that it really is obscure jargon. The Chrome release blog doesn't use the M consistently, about:chrome doesn't use the M, and the M doesn't appear in the user agent string.
Apple is actively disabling people to even change their battery. Same type of battery wont work in another same type macbook anymore..
This. When pressed, people end up admitting that the reason they buy these products is that they are better.

What they are missing is that they are only better because people buy them, thus funding the improvement of the next generation.

If you want open alternatives, buy them. If you want them to get better, campaign for others to buy them.

Trying to force companies whose business is based on closed products to do what you want, is not going to go well.
I have seen new developers struggling with 'this' keyword
I have seen new developers struggling with 'this' keyword.
So, I wrote a blog post to clear all the doubts regarding the concept of this in JavaScript.

Please make use of it.
> We are machines that work to attract mates, reproduce, and rear young.

How would this be distinguished from people simply having the desire to orgasm which unintentionally causes reproduction? At least for males, I can see a case for the machine’s goal to spread the seed as far and wide as possible, so there need not be any biological imperative to stop at one mate.
While Chinese communism is different than European, they both stem from Marxist socialism.

Private property rights are only for the good of the state. What laws exist, are for the good of the socialist system, and can be amended by the communist party at any time. Chinese courts do not have the power of judicial review and cannot invalidate a statute on the grounds that it violates the constitution... ie China is a totalitarian system.

“Private property” in China is for the benefit of the state. The basic tenant of Chinese government... “From each according to their ability, to each according to his needs” means redistribution is always in the hands of the state.

READ the educational material!
I would use Firefox for work except there doesn't seem to be an equivalent to `chrome://inspect`. That's quite literally the only reason I use Chrome at work besides the obvious (cross browser support). If I could debug Deno/Node apps without Chrome, that would be super.
"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy.

And here is an advice from Anton Chekhov: “My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying.”
Show HN: OnePlus devices native call recording
On the weapon scale, taser is a lot closer to gun than biscuit.
Ah. That's bad.
Ask HN: Do any beginner coders or those interested in tech want a free mentor?
When I first started coding I was always looking for someone to give me insight on how to start a new app or website. Instead, I would spend ages combing through the internet until I got enough information to begin. I want to give back in some form, so if anyone is interested I’m happy to give free mentorship to any beginners in the coding space.

My background to help those see what I can give back:

- Worked in software since 2017
- co-founded a tech startup (was the CTO)
- Built AR, VR, and web apps
- Comfortable with C#, js, and ok in python
- Worked with react, redux, jQuery, node.js, express.js, firebase, unity, mongoDB, heroku

I may not have the answers to everything but I’m more than happy to help direct you on how to start. No question is a stupid one!
Part of the point of the article is that Tim was born in East Hampton, NY and went to Princeton - he never truly faced the possibility of complete financial ruin when building what he's built. That gave him the freedom to do what he did - without that privilege would he have been able to do thing?

I don't know...but for him to NOW turn it into a cult of personality and sell a fake story about "working hard" is at a minimum disingenuous
I try and remember to do this with my car too.
In his second book, Artemis, Weir manages to build a somewhat more complex character...but with the exact same voice as Watney. It's disappointing.
Google settles anti-trust case over ad practices
Speaking of BCI, there are startups intent on implanting thousands of nanoscale sensors directly in the brain to gather copious amounts of data directly.
I know quite a few start up entrepreneurs who had nothing like Harvard or Stanford education/connections, but were able to raise VC.

Raising money gives them a shot at entrepreneurship by shifting the financial risk onto someone who can afford it.

When they’re successful, most startups tend to create a lot of good jobs. When they’re not, some rich folks lose some money.

This is all fine and good, and is one of the few parts of our economy that arguably works pretty well. I’m not saying it’s perfect, but pretty good.
> The victim isn't responsible for the crime committed against them, as shown by this verdict.

The victim isn't responsible, but often the damage really is irreparable, and you don't even know who is the criminal (your private photos are online. Now what?), so it's a good idea to make the crime less likely to happen. As always, it's an effort-benefit tradeoff.
NSA says Russian state hackers are using a VMware flaw to ransack networks
That 80% VAT on diaper and period product advertising, it comes from where? Could it just possibly increase the cost of good sold?
I have the feeling someone will become very rich by buying up all the old used diesel trucks in the world and keeping them going when EVs take over the world in 4 years.
Didn't Apple testify that allowing third-party repairs would risk user security/privacy? If Apple can't be trusted either, and has to be sued before making things right, isn't the testimony superfluous?

This another example why nudes and so forth should never make it onto a digital device. If that's your kink, then Polaroid cameras and camcorders exist.
NASA Is About to Fly by the Largest Moon in the Solar System
Ask HN: What tools do you often use but are not user friendly?
I'm looking for some new ideas for a new project: some tool that could be scoped to 1 month of dev work and could be done in a browser.

I'm wondering what tool do you use that you hate the ux and/or design?
> however a bolo aroundthe chest is a constriction

Ok, but that’s not how this weapon works, so why is it relevant?
Related to your point, George C Scott apparently didn’t want to film the opening scene of “Patton” because he thought the movie wouldn’t live up to the scene. It really gets at the heart of what the whole movie is about and I can’t imagine it without that opening. Apparently they filmed it at the end of filming.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patton_(film) (The opening scene under “production” - sorry on a mobile device)
Let's Talk about Lodash
Electron is Flash for the Desktop.

https://josephg.com/blog/electron-is-flash-for-the-desktop/

While I don't appreciate most of Apples business strategies, I have to admit that Steve Jobs was right about banning Flash. It was eating the battery runtime of MacBooks. And Steve Jobs would have banned[1] Electron probably already years ago, because it is consuming so much memory.

But especially so many big tech companies use Electron? The UI is non native, the JavaScript doesn't offer best performance, the binaries are big and the memory consumption is high. First, because some companies we're in need for a replacement of Flash[2]. Second, web developers are cheap. Third, it reduces time to market. Especially the big tech companies are "monopoly mode" - gather quicker more users than others and dominate.

Who pays? You, at least three times:

* Bad usability, slow execution and awkward UI

* Hardware requirements. You have to buy more RAM. In case of most laptops with soldered RAM you have to buy new laptops.

* Either they take or data or your license fees

I don't claim that platform native developers will code more efficient but developers who can code in C, C++, Rust or even Python can provide you with fast, small and slick applications where you don't have to wait until some JS loads the textblock for some placeholder while your scrolling - their applications aren't even faster necessarily. Likely these developers keep their data locally, update this data when appropriate (keyboard, file or network) and don't launch an entire web-browser. I recommend providing a base foundation and using a native toolkit of the platform, either Gtk or Qt[3]. This is not a new recommendation, the issue is that the industry prefers to ignores well known, recommend practices.

Now. Microsoft Teams?

+ Available on Linux

+ Quick and easy installation via Flatpak

o You can spend a lot of money for integrations

- Quoting is not possible on desktop

- Slow startup

- Fullscreen hidden instead of using "l" or "F11" keys

- Notifications Management is a maze of options

[1] Not fully correct. Electron is forbidden on iOS because it is a full blown webbrowser. Maybe also for less well meant reasons.

[2] History repeats. They refuse to learn?

[3] Actually Google did that. Chrome used on Linux Gtk, on MacOS it used Quartz and on Windows some layer to Win32. It was a fast and lean and the UI was native.
I've found the opposite, especially for development. I use ff 99% of the time and it's slower and crashier than Chrome by an order of magnitude at least. Using ff because Google is evil, and suffering for it. (Arch Linux, sway, 5yo Thinkpad)
Ask HN: Any way to report scam Gmail accounts at scale?
I created an app and everyday we get many scammers signing up with fake email accounts. The crazy thing is they actually created those email accounts (for email verification) but the users are fake. We have 100% confidence in many cases through our algorithm and users reporting. I'm wondering if there's a way to report it to Google. I know Facebook has a lot of fakes and they actively close down those accounts. Does Google try to prevent fraud with their accounts? Maybe some Google people here might know.
Last I looked assemblies were still not there yet.

But it will eventually be good enough. For some things it already is.

KiCAD gave me hope. It is possible to have professional grade open source CAD software.
I wouldn't call it an abomination. Bloated, yes, full of little quirks, true, but I can sit down, design a CAD model with multiple components, simulate it's motion and stress points, fix any interferences, lay out the parts in a technical drawing, 3d print half of it, and CNC mill the rest, all in the space of 2 hours. In fact I just did that this morning, from 5 AM starting a design, to 7 AM, now, when I just finished pulling parts out of the mill.

It's ridiculously powerful, and the cost is about 1 cup of coffee per day. I'm running it on an $800 laptop that's a year old, and it's snappy. My biggest complaint is lack of Linux support, which is abominable since Linux is the most widely used OS on the planet, but what can you do?
There's also this great example of Brendan Gregg screaming at hard disks to demonstrate exactly that sort of latency spike: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDacjrSCeq4

I don't know if the latency spike is caused by sensors detecting the extra vibrations and delaying a read or seek operation or if its just vibrations causing minor read-head errors which either require a 2nd pass (that isn't reported through to the OS via SMART) or some sort of extra processing to pull the correct signal out of the raised noisefloor.

Edit: person shouting at the disks is Brendan Gregg, not Bryan Cantrill.
USD is strong because it's stable and used to facilitate transactions for international trade. Countries banking systems hold liquidity in USD or USD denominated bonds.

Nothing to do with colonialism.