skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I know about the trials. I'm sure everyone does.

Unfortunately, there is evidence that trials under-state risks. Evidence for this is:

1. Safety notices for the vaccines have been edited post launch to start talking about risks of heart inflammation and other problems, which were not detected by the trials but are now common enough to justify people being warned about them.

2. Drug trials appear to regularly understate the scale of side effects and nobody can figure out why: https://sebastianrushworth.com/2021/07/19/do-drug-trials-und...

Additionally, the trials never formally completed, cannot now complete because the control groups have been vaccinated, and some of them excluded whole groups of people e.g. pregnant women, children and in some cases the elderly!

This leads to an absurd situation in which the US CDC is saying that the vaccine is safe for pregnant women simultaneous with Moderna starting trials in pregnant women (who were previously excluded).

And finally, putting all those problems to one side, the issue is actually relative risks. Even if the risk of a vaccine is low, even if similar to or higher than the risks of the thing it's trying to vaccinate you against, it may not make sense to take it. That is just basic cost/benefit analysis.
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> you're suggesting that the unvaccinated have become drastically more infectious for no apparent reason

Isn't that the point of concern about the variants? Alpha is vastly more infectious than the original and delta is even more infectious than Alpha, which is the reason why they're able to become the dominant strain in unvaccinated populations (england in early 2021 & india with delta). Both have some immune escape but less than e.g. the gamma variant which hasn't become dominant in most countries with high vaccination rates.

(now, since the covid vaccines don't mean complete sterile immunity, just like all others, increased infectiousness also leads to problems)

The PCR tests do detect the virus if the body fought of the virus immediately, but can also measure the amount remaining (the cycle count) which has a cutoff point. Thus it often doesn't get counted as "infectious".

The antigen tests (the fast, cheap ones) don't trigger on small amounts, also leading to issues and that results in them being more-or-less useless to detect infected vaccinated people.
Try to open network adapter settings .. still so many mouse clicks.
Ask HN: How to do auth with the HN API?
For a long time I am planning to build an extended HN client for the web. I even started this project at least twice :)

There is however one problem I face. The HN API doesn't offer any auth mechanism besides basic auth. So if you as a user wanted to link your account to my web service you would have to save your login and password on my site. My guess is that most people are not interested in this solution, and for good reason.

The only workaround I see is having the user create another account just for the web service which is also not optimal for several reasons.

Do you know any workaround for that?

Thanks!
Privacy is an afterthought. Here's how devs can easily make it better.
Unfortunately, more often than not, the logic behind it is market segmentation, not technical or operational efficiency
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No it's because this way your left hand only deals with blinker, and your right one wih the gear shift. Separation of concerns. It's reversed in the UK of course.
How funny it is to remove this app because it "loads executable" as they released Swift Playground years ago...

Plus the new feature of creating and packaging your iOS / iPadOS app + uploading it, directly on the iPad.

Apple seems to contradict its own rules since a few years now.
I don't see why that's the case for Lenovo though (which I'm most familiar with - Thinkpads), since you have to order online. They could do batches of different configurations, it might add a small delay for particular configurations, but that would be ok. What they do now, mostly limiting larger RAM/storage configs to top end CPUs, seems like an upsell (though at least their storage is usually replaceable, and aftermarket offers better price/choice, though the spare small capacity device is a waste).

In Apple's case, it simply seems like an upsell. They must have enough volume to sell lower spec, large storage capacity Macbook Airs at stores, or online.
“I decided to make a small synthesiser about finance in the year 2020”
> The media has been directed to _not_ blame vaccines for ANYTHING.

Who told Fox News, when did they tell them, who did they tell (individuals, CEO, janitor), how many times did they told them?

Please be specific.
That's the wrong part of the doc. You refer to the binary operators || and &&, etc.

This is the correct part: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html?highlig...

Edit: you can't override "and" and "or" with dunder methods.
That’s the essence of both Parkinson‘s and Gustafson's laws, but apparently even earlier than both.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustafson%27s_law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law
I love the backpedalling later about how great Vista is. Which was bollocks.
Longhorn was a failed version of Windows after Windows XP and before Windows Vista.

Longhorn was planned to be a dramatic follow-up version of Windows XP in which the Windows shell was rewritten on top of .NET with three main pillars: communication (WCF), presentation (WPF), and data (WinFS). WinFS was a new filesystem based on a relational database engine (SQL Server).

Longhorn was similar to a previous failed Windows release (Cairo). Longhorn was built on .NET whereas Cairo was built on COM. Longhorn used a new filesystem based on SQL whereas Cairo had a new object-oriented file store.
Longhorn use Avalon for the shell with concepts for people/contacts whereas the Cairo used Outlook. Before it became an Office application, Outlook started life as the new Cairo shell in which emails, calendars, task were integrated into explorer. You could do advanced grouping, tagging, and filtering on files. In fact, the first version of Outlook, Outlook 97, as an Office application allowed you to view the file system just like emails.

Longhorn was several years late before the Windows release was canceled with no clear end date in sight.

A reset was directed to produced an incremental new release of Windows called Windows Vista. It would be purely native and ship in a year and a half.

The .NET dependency "Bet on .NET" was jettisoned, and all Window's dependencies needed to be fully released rather than works in progressed. WCF, WPF were released independently. WinFS was killed because it was too slow.

See https://longhorn.ms/the-reset/
She hasn't fallen from her current position of favour - she still has the PM's favour - and she hasn't been discredited - she still has her credentials as Home Secretary.

I'm sure she doesn't have your favour, but you could find someone who doesn't like any politician, but we don't call them discredited because some angry person doesn't like them any more - that's just not what the phrase means.

> Perfect example from the second link: "Many thought the disgraced president needed to resign."

In that example they're doing what you're doing and arguing that you think she should be discredited, or you'd discredit her if you were the PM, not that they actually are discredited - because clearly neither were.
It's of course not ideal that restrictions are unduly waived. But it is also recognized that many won't consider taking the vaccine because they don't see how doing so contributes to end the pandemy. Luring them with incentives like entry to bars without testing, or positive monetary rewards, changes the decision making process though. But many places maintain restrictions like mask wearing or mandatory testing for a reason.
Alright, thanks for the answer!
I'm interested in the ' touchscreen support or the Linux integration.' part of your comment. I don't think we'll see touch screen on a Mac in the short-to-middle term because Apple have very defined views on interaction models. Of more interest is the Linux integration part. What Linux 'features' are missing from macOS on the terminal that cannot be installed from either Homebrew, MacPorts or pkgsrc? Genuinely interested...
I think this is a bit of an obtuse take. Doing non-coding things can give one skills that are useful in a software engineering role. Soft-skills like writing or public speaking, organisational skills, etc.

Having an outlet that's not related to your job helps keep your mind sharp and fresh when it comes to work, too. Less chance of burnout if programming isn't 100% of what you do within and outwith work.

If you deal with end-users, having a social life that involves non-technical people is a bonus too. Helps one to maintain an open-mind.
Actually I think the rollout of APFS was one of their more impressive technical achievements. They wholesale updated iOS 10.3 to the new filesystem without any issues. The only downside to it is it is probably a bit heavy for traditional drives, it really needs an SSD.
People really hate the idea that leadership isn’t always the best place to be. “But with leadership you multiply your impact!” Yeah yeah yeah.

I just like building things, convincing people of what should be built is another matter entirely. There is so much stupid horseshit you have to cut through, due to the multiplicity of interests in play at any given time. I’d rather fight with a buggy framework or poorly designed toolchain or whatever.
Windows only, no option to use linux instead. Pass.
I've been able to spot over 50 types of birds (including Great Hornbill, Rufous Necked Hornbill, Greater Flameback) in Goa this monsoon with the help of this app (it discovered over 120 unique species, but they were hard to spot), even though it was not made for South Asia

Apart from the usefulness of the app, interface and usability is great too
People eat fried chickens because their greens taste like crap while the fried chicken taste good even with a crap chicken.

Give a person delicious plants, and they will eat them.
Unlike the dealers, he didn’t make a deal
Parrots Invent New Skill in Australian Suburbs
Say what you will about the effectiveness of sanctions and the current state of American foreign policy, United States citizens shouldn’t undertake expressly illegal overt acts on enemy soil to assist hostile governments in undermining that foreign policy—regardless as to whether or not the information they share is already known by that hostile government—without at least expecting to attract unwanted attention from their own government.
I guess we need a congressional bill that lets people sideload apps on their phone. It seems ridiculous to have to get to that level but apparently that’s the only way. We have some progress now on right to repair. Next up, right to use.
I never had a need for water-proof phone. I am not diving or bathing with the phone...
While I disagree with Apple's policies (and really hate their behavior as a company), there's nothing anticompetitive about this.

Vote with your money and don't buy an iPhone.

As Rand would put it:

> “Free competition enforced by law” is a grotesque contradiction in terms.
>(Yes, Gemini is the new Gopher now.)

No, they are complementary. Gopher is useful for old devices with DOS, Minix, a ZX Spectrum... devices like those.
Gemini is good for mobile phones as the screen shape varies a lot.

Most people in Gemini should provide their content in both formats. It's just a simple AWK script away with some help of fmt or par.
Being a good engineer goes beyond being good at coding.

Many great coders suck at communication or are just not nice to be around.

I've seen amazing "coders" not being hired because they can't have a good conversation during the interview. I'm sure they're the same ones that complain about interviews being too hard.
See also: Merlin Bird ID, powered by recordings and sightings in Macaulay Library and eBird.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/merlin-bird-id-by-cornell-lab/...
I would guess that cheaper rice and potatoes would not have a great effect on the health of the population, since they're already consumed in vast quantities due to being the cheapest things available. Lack of them generally isn't what causes food cravings though, so being cheapest by a larger margin seems unlikely to shift behaviour by much.

To share a personal anecdote on the subject: I consumed cheap carbohydrates mostly out of a sense of duty to my own pocketbook for the longest time, because I didn't believe someone with my rather voracious appetite could afford to eat just meat and vegetables. When I tried cutting out cheap carbs like rice and potatoes as an experiment, I found my appetite diminished and I consumed no more meat and vegetables than I had before.
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I have heard you can find magnet links around for it. Not sure where specifically. Perhaps popular torrent sites?
That's pretty much what you'd expect though, the original email was never meant to become public. Companies are never upfront about their weaknesses.
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Detecting bots is very hard, and there are a lot of bots on Google Adsense. They could however add "captcha codes" for clicking on ads/links search results which would prevent bots, but users would likely find it annoying.
I've tasted it, and agree with your parent. Most people just have no idea what their food is supposed to taste like, so if you give them decent tomatoes, they will think they are amazing.

Do your study in the south of italia in the summer for a fair fight.
You can use Android without Google, for example https://e.foundation/
> verify the owner of a site/page

To what end? A verified real identity could post crap. Meanwhile an anonymous actor could publish gems. It comes down to how much trust you place in a given publisher; that currently goes by domain. The only thing verified identity buys you is the ability to trust snippets from that person published across a variety of untrusted domains.

Meanwhile, analyzing per-account feedback patterns along with other session behavior significantly raises the bar for abuse.
It's not clear they're actually more infectious. Claims that they are come from invalid methodologies like comparing the growth rate of one variant when it's new against the decline rate of another when it's old, or making assumptions like the one you just made above. Generally, it's good to treat any claim made by the field of epidemiology as suspect. They aren't incentivised to use statistics correctly.

Re: PCR:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8166461/

In light of our findings that more than half of individuals with positive PCR test results are unlikely to have been infectious, RT-PCR test positivity should not be taken as an accurate measure of infectious SARS-CoV-2 incidence. Our results confirm the findings of others that the routine use of “positive” RT-PCR test results as the gold standard for assessing and controlling infectiousness fails to reflect the fact “that 50-75% of the time an individual is PCR positive, they are likely to be post-infectious”
The oldest seafloor happens to be that of the Mediterranean, dating to about 280 million years ago. Again, that's trifling compared to the oldest land formations. The Medeterranian is all that remains of the Tethys Ocean.

https://www.thoughtco.com/how-old-is-the-ocean-floor-3960755
I would suggest you read "Medical experimentation in Africa"

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_experimentation_in_A...
Not sure. A case like this brings extreme publicity. And loosing would not necessarily attributed to the lawyer. In that case it would be an industry that suppresses women.
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>We said a similar proliferation sentence once on communication technology and biology - and here we are. Everybody can build and wield information-technology weapons and very soon everyone will be able to craft his/her own bio-weapon in a sink.

I wonder if there isn't a massive difference of likelihood between remote (IT) and physically deployed terrorism. For example, it may be easy to mess with smart cars by tampering with electronic billboards or leaving devices by the road to "fake out" cameras. But it's always been easy to leave dangerous things on a hidden part of a road (over a hill, around a sharp turn). It doesn't happen because very few people want to hurt random people, and those that might do it impulsively have plenty of time to rethink while going to the location, waiting for a chance, and then placing the trap. So I'm not worried the future will have more location-based terrorism or dangerous pranks. Even biological.

I'm worried about easy and remote terrorism. Where people don't have to see or even think about the victims, and there's little time for reconsideration between planning and acting.

Needs citation: I wonder if the need to be sneaky in a location is itself a guard rail. It requires the would-be terrorist to imagine how other people might catch them and react, which maybe triggers the social part of our nature. And maybe it only works if they imagine people being present and with faces, instead of disembodied actors on a network.
There are somewhat reliable rumors that intel are doing exactly this big.LITTLE config in the near future.
[0] https://wccftech.com/intels-alder-lake-platform-will-introdu...
Many in America would still counter with arguments why it isn’t important or relevant though. A sizeable percentage love their guns.
It's astrophysics [0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_sphere
Ditto in Spain.
Galaxy Tab devices work fine IMHO - I have a Galaxy Tab S6 and use it for many thing, including quite involved digital drawing with the desktop level Clip Studio Paint. It has a very good keyboard cover and can be easily connected to a full screen and keyboard/mouse with a HDMI dongle, which makes it switch to the desktop style DEX interface. You can also combine this with the Wacom One drawing tablet and get a really nice and flexible mobile drawing workstation.

Also in the future Steam Deck might actually fit the category! Like if you don't mind the extra knobs and controls it's basically a fully supported Linux tablet! :)
Back in the 2004 era Windows was far more notorious for BSODs, but in the intervening time they've put a lot of work into fixing that. Mostly in drivers; things like WHQL, and the amazing subsystem that allows the graphics drivers to crash and recover with only a momentary black screen.

The Longhorn project did include an attempt at doing a fancy new filesystem, more database flavoured; I'm not sure if they ever finalized the feature list, much less got it working, and now everything ships with NTFS which is slow but reliable.
This needs a trackpoint! Cool stuff.
Yes I think most people right click pin in context menu on an opened application
Most people buy low end machines from Apple. They just keep volume handy. Although recently when I went to Apple store they had no stock at all here in the UK of anything. Literally emptied out.
People have been repurposing Minitels with some resistors and a wire to create "cheap" vt100 compatible terminals.

https://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/hands-on/from-trash-to-t...
Why? You don't need to be passionate about your work to be a great employee.

Many days I don't feel like working and I'm not motivated. But I still do (I think) a great job and try my best.

Passion is bullshit. Passion is useful in some cases, but it's not requirement to do a great job.
> You will jump straight to the top of the hiring manager’s mental list, maybe without them even noticing.

That sounds like an unconscious bias that you should fight rather than indulge.

I've interviewed hundreds of candidates for FAANG and I intentionally don't look at their CV to avoid biases. Personal projects can help with the interview if they are relevant, but I'm conscious about not "punishing" candidates who don't have any of those.
modern in what way?
What do we know about most database projects? They need CRUD plus queries.

What's the easiest way to generate a CRUD form?

HyperCard.

We need a ubiquitous HyperCard equivalent that talks to the Real Database(TM) of your choice on the backend -- sqlite, postgresql, mysql/mariadb, Oracle, MS-SQL, whatever -- with easy functions for "get a sequence number", "get a unique identifier cookie" and "do this block atomically".

I bet there's a few out there right now.
Claiming truth doesn't exist as fact is a truthy statement. Claiming objectivity doesn't exist is a contradiction.
Sorry on a limited device where I can't do much formatting.

You made a pretty explicit claim earlier in this thread "The mRNA vaccines are not "adequate": they are being treated by governments as if they aren't working whilst also being significantly more dangerous than every other vaccine programme out there by a long way". Talking about historic or generalized vaccine ROI is different and is a new claim that isn't really on topic. I have no interest in arguing that all vaccines have always been perfect or that you can't have a generalized concern. Your claim that current mRNA vaccines for an ongoing pandemic are not adequate and are dangerous is an extraordinary claim and do need evidence.

Which brings us back to the point. I went into the analysis of the VAERS data because it needs analysis. It is a fairly raw data set meant for usage and analysis by professionals. We pumped millions of data points in to it this year, seeing a spike doesn't mean anything without analysis. How many people out of the population who were vaccinated were expected to be dying of strokes and heart attacks in the same time period? Here's a great write-up that goes into the details: https://medium.com/microbial-instincts/underreporting-and-po...
Almost everything is BGA now, including RAM and data flash chips. Just bios flash chips are still often (not always) SOIC.

BGA soldering is possible with more expensive IR or convection-based stations and a bit of skill too.

But yes, parts are often not available at all or from unreliable sources with dubious quality.
Indeed, sometimes it can be faster to nuke the cluster but this is also unsafe. microk8s reset asks Kubernetes to delete the resources created, and that can take time.
Exactly. Long incubation period. Takes long to kill its host. The opposite of Ebola. If it were more like Ebola it would be must less likely to spread, if at all.
European art query: nice spot!

Agree with the edition of news results.

It becomes very hard to find information about specific topics. Most often you find articles with "theory X has ben deboonked!" at the top
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> I wonder if eink would be feasible.

It would depend on your meaning. If you mean taking a device like a Dasung or a Onyx and connecting to the laptop and using it as another screen, then sure, that should work fine. If you mean taking out the LCD and popping in a raw eink panel, then no because they have different interfaces. Speaking of which, I don't see any clear specification on frame.work for the LCD connector or power specs.

I see they wrote on their blog.

"
We don’t currently have plans for alternate displays, but we’ve designed the display to be easy to replace and the display connector on the mainboard to be able to support a broader range of possible displays. It’s unlikely we would go lower resolution in this form factor, but I agree there could be an interesting case for a display resolution that works at 2x scaling (at the tradeoff of battery life).
"

But I couldn't easily find on their website the info for what type of connector and what type of power is delivered to it.
There is a long term trend that vegetables are getting less nutritious, yes. And it is speculated that it is because of soil depletion.

https://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/nutrition-101/frui...