skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
... Did you just use a Twitter link that does nothing but make claims on numbers as a source? More specifically, it provides the claim that there was no tampering without any evidence.

Meanwhile [0] shows that they have the capability, and the motivations.

This is the exact reason we need a class like this.

[0] https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/docu...

Edit: And even looking at the numbers provided this is a mischaracterization. Slightly over 30% of Dem's believe it happened, and another slightly over 30% think it probably did. These two things are not equivalent.
That's a good question. It seems to only happen if I'm not logged in. It could very well be because it doesn't know if I have an SSH key. Not that it really matters for a public repo.
so "Not a remote work offer!!!" will be counted as remote?
> We call it “source criticism.” Summed up, it's about how trustworthy a source is, what method was used to obtain the data or opinions in the material (if any), whether the observations or claims in it are first hand or second hand, and whether its conclusions are reasonably objective or subjective.

That sounds fantastic. What is known about, and what are your experiences with, the outcomes? After class? 1 year later? 5 years later? 20 years later?

This should be the top post, something we can learn from. Thank you.
Processing.org Reboots
Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment
Infrastructure is so often arbitrary and opaque configuration hell where no amount of sense can be made of the sprawling orchestration just by looking at it. It's also third party and out of your full control. Where code can often be a lot more transparent and readable, and it is yours to own faults and all. If you can code and specifically solving the problem is within scope and capability I think you should solve it in code.

But I would think that as my only experience with infrastructure is when it fails and I have to fix it.
That CGI is so weak and put me into heavy doubt about how great Nvidia's AI really is. It's very disappointing.
It doesn't matter how many times these news agencies get caught making stuff up out of whole cloth, they are "reliable news" because people are conditioned to believe it. Faith is strong.
A quote from the article on its relevance to future pandemics:

“We don’t know what the next pandemic virus will be,” Das said, “but we’re pretty confident it will be a single-strand RNA virus transmitted from animals to humans, and it will likely have a few bits of RNA that resist mutation. With this accelerated system we’ve developed, it now seems feasible to study viruses found in humans or animals, look for those conserved bits, quickly determine their 3D RNA structures and develop antivirals against them.”
Ships as in the verb, not the plural noun!
The page dedicated to COVID-19 [1] is probably the most depressing thing I read today (and I read twitter.)

Also, among the generaly sane page, there is this bit:

> Conspiracy theories regarding the COVID-19 pandemic are plentiful and varied. One of them suggests that the authorities declared a health emergency in order to force the population to accept a vaccine that they do not need, in order to promote the economic domination of the pharmaceutical industry. Several types of information can be presented in support of this theory, such as proposals for alternative treatments to COVID-19, some data taken out of context from vaccine approval protocols, or annual death rates from seasonal influenza.

> While this information may hold some veracity, it is not sufficient to support the conspiracy theory put forward when compared to scientific studies carried out by both the pharmaceutical industry and public health authorities.

Hardly playing the Devil's advocate, this is the crux of the problem : once you're sincerely convinced that scientists are wrong (which is bound to happen faced with novelly) and governement are lying to you (which is bound to happen because governements are full of politicians), isn't it _rational_ not to believe scientists, and not to trust governements ?

So the rules of the game for scientists are to never ever be wrong, and governments to never ever lie.

But of course, it's not the case, and the "right" thing is to believe scientists because they're right "in general", and to trust politicians "to a degree".
But how is advocating that not falling in "appeal to authority" ?

Etc, etc, etc...

At least I'm having those brain farts in a quiet office with a cat on my nap and two jabs in my arms, instead of in a ICU :/ ...

[1] https://en.shortcogs.com/biais-covid
Are you suggesting that all sources are exactly equal? If not, then people need a framework to determine source quality, otherwise we aren't really preparing them for the world. What is your proposal?
I am very happy many news sites are now behind paywalls. There is now less of an incentive to drive revenue via clickbait or "picking a fight" as many tabloid journalists are wont to do.

There appears to be some kind of concern that this will put people in their own subscription bubbles. Please. Having a subscription to your city's newspaper or subscribing to a documentary streaming service is a far healthier way of ingesting content than getting put into algorithmic engagement bubbles via social media.

To be fair, most print newspapers were subsidized not necessarily by costing money or traditional advertising, but by classified advertising. Maybe news sites can figure out classifieds next.
In practice, more often than not “X always happens” doesn't hold, there's always exceptions. Next thing you know, you're bringing your business logic into your infrastructure.
This sounds fantastic, and I also see 0% of anything like this being implemented at scale in the US public school system, no matter what label it goes under. The different biases and values of the various regions of the US are simply beyond one structure or framework for thinking about objectivity (at least for a very long time). Idk though, I hope I'm wrong
Oh yeah I remember this whole charade. It happened rather early and was blatantly transparent.
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They hired one of the SWC devs, so they are directly writing rust code.
The _vast_ majority of side-effects are minor and not reported. Out of a group this size, you wouldn't expect a statistically useful number of reported side effects.
I'm sure you know this, but you're only being downvoted because they think you're making shit up. I, unfortunately know that you are not making this shit up.
Yep dropping matter in it would allow us to study physics at much higher energy than we can generate here on earth.
It’s actually possible to bypass and run any iOS app, but it’s not easy and requires a jailbroken iOS device to decrypt the apps.

I recently followed this guide[0] and it worked.

https://www.applegamingwiki.com/wiki/Sideload_apps_not_on_Ap...
Remote is definitely a spectrum. On one end there's "you can be anywhere on the planet" to "you can work from home but we expect you to live in this city or state."

Employers know that remote is appealing to devs, so they're eager to claim they're remote employers. As folks elsewhere have said, read the fine print and get commitments in writing if needed.
I think there's merit to deliberately teaching concepts like analyzing the source of a particular news story. Coincidentally, it was an AP Euro course I took at my Illinois Highschool that first made me aware of such a concept. My teacher put a special emphasis on analyzing bias in source documents that were provided in the document based questions in the AP exam.

I may not remember much of the European history taught in the class, but the idea of analyzing bias has stuck with me ever since. My experience may have not been universal amongst my classmates though which exposes how this type of incidental teaching to analyze bias might be insufficient and a more intentional approach is warranted.

The fact that I was taught the concept in a history class devoted to a different continent helped to mitigate some of the problems that might present themselves when trying to teach it in the context of current events. My hope would be that this type of news literacy education would similarly focus on historical accounts which, while not wholly sufficient, could create some distance between the daily news onslaught which can distract from actually developing the skill.
there's no reason to believe focusing on "news" specifically will change anything, from the article.
It would be nice if the items in the left column on the index page [1] were links to the context location.

[1]: http://textbooks.math.gatech.edu/ila/index-1.html
I concede that you brought up Iraq first. Does that win you points or something. I am thoroughly aware of recent US history. I watched that clown Colin Powell disgrace the US with his "evidence" of weapons of mass destruction before the UN. If I remember correctly, it was televised live on Danish TV.

Also: I didn't claim you were ignorant of Iraq. You are reading that into my comment. But your characterisation of that war of aggression as a "mistake" is incorrect. It was a crime.
You can run HP-UX 9.0 on top of MAME, and get VUE in an emulated environment. I have tried this myself and can confirm that it works.

https://parisc.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Running_HP-UX_9.0_o...
FWIW, here is my solution. I think it is grokable and does not rely on one knowing complex python, I think even someone without Python knowledge would understand what is going on:

def order_values(value, prev):
"""
Compare value and prev, returns, -1, 0, 1
depending on the relative ordering.
"""
return int(value > prev) - int(prev > value)

def monotonic_increasing(seq):
"""
Given a sequence of elements, detect the inner sequences of
increasing and decreasing values.

Return a list of list of values of these inner sequences,
but with the decreasing ones reversed to be increasing.
"""
if not len(seq):
return []

new_seq = [seq[0]] # Record the current sequence being built.
seq_of_seq = [new_seq] # The sequence of sequences to return.
seq_of_order = [0] # Record the sequences ordering (0 for unknown).
for value in seq[1:]:
value_order = order_values(value, new_seq[-1])
if value_order == seq_of_order[-1] or not value_order or not seq_of_order[-1]:
new_seq.append(value)
# If sequence order was unknown, adopt value order.
if value_order and not seq_of_order[-1]:
seq_of_order[-1] = value_order
continue

new_seq = [value]
seq_of_seq.append(new_seq)
seq_of_order.append(0)

# Reverse decreasing sequences.
for seq, order in zip(seq_of_seq, seq_of_order):
if order < 0:
seq.reverse()

return seq_of_seq

print(list(monotonic_increasing([1, 2, 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7])))
print(list(monotonic_increasing([1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1])))
print(list(monotonic_increasing([2, 1, 1])))
print(list(monotonic_increasing([])))
“Not demonized” just “Moronic [and] brain-dead” yeah sure. Lol

As I’m sure you’re aware, CRT discusses implicit bias and how to mitigate.. perhaps apply it outside of race?
There is no free lunch. Printing more dollars doesn’t mean you have more money. Lowering interest rates so it’s cheaper to borrow doesn’t mean you have more money. The government buying up bad assets doesn’t mean those assets suddenly have a higher value.

There is no free lunch. Eventually asset prices reflect underlying value - not too many dollars chasing too few assets. Eventually inflations forces higher interest rates and the value inflation disappears. Eventually bad assets are correctly priced and value disappears.

It’s like the financial crisis in 2008. You can go years with increasing prices, but if it based off false premises and not a true increase in productivity, then that value eventually disappears. If it happens suddenly it has massive ripple effects through the economy.
I cannot make a sensible comment on algorithmwatch per se, but I think the old "we cannot reveal our algorithm otherwise bad people will game against it" has reached the end of its life.

These feed algorithms (and co-related moderation rules) do have an enormous effect on what information people globally receive. Studying them should be encouraged, and IMO the code itself open sourced or otherwise made available to study. If they take approaches that are game-able maybe we just have to dial it down and it have such sohisticated algorithms.
Personally i think “hybrid” jobs where there is more to be done remotely is probably for the best. Some people function best in-person, some function best remotely, so there is the most productivity and worker comfort.

A big issue i see is networking and social life. But those aren’t always good with in-person jobs either, your coworkers could be different than the people you like hanging out with. I think instead we should create more options to socialize and network outside of your job.

Also of course not every job is best for hybrid, but most software dev seem to be. I’ve been lucky to work in places which had some hybrid pre-Covid, and being in person has its benefits (e.g. much easier to communicate and ask for help), but working at home has benefits too (e.g. working productively when you have other appointments that interrupt you during the day)
Clinical symptoms of anxiety disorders as predictors of political attitudes
You realize that a major portion of the 1619 project is discussing demonstrating HOW history HAS been manipulated.

What you are referring to is the history we choose to center something DIFFERENT is somehow now being treated as 'manipulated'

It's not. Choosing what to center and what not to center isn't inherently manipulative, its human nature. Its why I focus on my running and my research and my partner at the expense of learning a new language or instrument. I center things in my life that I'm good at and bring me joy.

The fact that people are angry about shifting the centering is why literacy is important - because identifying the centering rather than jumping to 'bias' or 'manipulation' is where the literacy comes from.
Here's a very good explanation of why...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab9zK8yT4_Y

Basically Afghanistan is very mountainous and Taliban can just cross the border easily into Pakistan
yeah, and it's sad, because it wasn't something that was unverifiable, it wasn't an "unnamed source"... it was something recorded by many cameras and broadcasted in many places... figuring out it was a lie was a 5 minute process.

How can i trust them then with an "unnamed source" stories, when they lie about stuff recorded on camera?
If it's things that will get me imprisoned why would I want them? If there's an authoritarian government, I'm not planning on protesting by viewing childporn.
It’s not all sunshine and rainbows. You absolutely have to have a BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement, “plan b”, in the event the employer walks away) to operate like this. If you need the job, you have less leverage. Your goal is to maximize your leverage. Best of luck to all seeking new roles, I believe in you!
The negativity is not about the effort, it's about who's doing it and what sort of bias they have.
Depends a lot on what you call "system": do you want to program embedded systems? write device drivers? write a database server? compilers?
The lengths people will go to, to avoid thinking, is impressive.
This is one of my favorite memories from the Trump years; and such a fun example of the depths to which our media establishment has sunk
There’s a lot of overhead to being an independent contractor period, but they’re definitely not all manual labor who are on the hook for their equipment’s gas, insurance, maintenance, fees etc in “designed markets”
If you are a U.S. citizen, your fiancé should be able to apply for a K1 visa. Then you'll need to get married within 90 days of entering the U.S. I'm sure you were planning on having some type of celebration of your marriage, but I highly recommend getting legally married asap. Once married, your fiancé will be eligible for a green card. Married green card holders can get citizenship after 3 years, so it's definitely helpful to get the clock ticking.
"Poker face?" lol. The previous two presidents were willing to engage in troop surges and other steps (quite beyond "poker face") that were sold as stabilizing steps before a pull-out, but despite the "investmet" the stability never appeared. It's time to call the bluff. We've been stuck in this quagmire for 20 years, and now we're not. Evidently, it did have to be like this.
Replacing the RFID card is just one (small) benefit of our approach. The bigger ones are:

1. Eliminating the internet connection lowers both installation cost and setup complexity for the charger. The RFID card doesn't save you from having to take these (expensive) steps when setting up a site, and to pay for the connection on an ongoing basis.

2. Once you eliminate the external variable of configuring a charger to use an internet connection and a backend, the setup flow becomes virtually a plug and play. This substantially improves scalability as we don't have to train dedicated installers. Any electrician who can read a wiring diagram can bring up a site. And, of course, this translates into lower costs for the user.

Of course you could have a disconnected charger using statically-configured RFID cars that doesn't require #1 and #2 above, but then you can't bill people for what they consume or centrally manage access. This is OK for some small sites, but isn't really a scalable solution.
This Time Magazine story is an example of making readers less educated because it focuses on specific example of subcontractors who don't work for one specific company. And it drives that One Specific Example home with a human-interest angle on Ned McNally of Omaha at one specific company such as Google.

Another previous one-off story with subcontractor Shannon Wait and Google datacenter: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26874211

Another previous one-off about subcontractors working for Apple: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19133586

Instead, this is the generalized template to understand : Many workers at $BIGCO are actually subcontractors.

From that general outline, journalists keep re-generating specific one-off stories. Instead, journalists could help readers understand that there have always been subcontractors (and often treated as 2nd-class) working for the more well-known brand name company.

Before tech giants like Google/Apple/Microsoft to act as the "bad guy" hiring subcontractors, there were newspapers. A lot of journalists/photographers "worked for" the newspaper but they weren't really staff employees. Instead, they were freelance journalists/photographers aka subcontractors. And at universities, you have adjunct professors ("subcontractors" even with a W-2) instead of tenured professors.

These "invisible" subcontractors are everywhere. At Costco, the workers handing out free food samples are not Costco employees. They work for CDS. (https://clubdemo.com/)

Likewise, CDS employees don't get the same benefits as true Costco employees.
Introduction from the article:

"Digital platforms play an ever-increasing role in structuring and influencing public debate. Civil society watchdogs, researchers and journalists need to be able to hold them to account. But Facebook is increasingly fighting those who try. It shut down New York University’s Ad Observatory last week, and went after AlgorithmWatch, too. "

What can be done to stop Facebook closing down these research projects?
That's shady, but look on the bright side: the bait is a tell that they know what people want. Usually it's just a matter of time at that point.
Do you take the same view to mandates to ID people for alcohol and cigarettes, or to mandated employee hand washing in restaurants, say?

I'm genuinely asking; if you think that none of those mandates should be allowed, then fair enough, that's logically consistent (though I wouldn't be visiting any restaurant you ran...) Otherwise, I have difficulty understanding.
Show HN: I used OpenAI Codex to create a login form in 30sec. The future is here
don't be disingenuous - fairly obviously it is a donation because it is optional, voluntary and non-compensated.
I sure am happy I don't work at their retail stores any more; I shudder to imagine the abuse the folks in the stores are getting over this.
I also took News Literacy at Stony Brook in 2013. I think that was one of the more popular classes for students by then, especially since it allowed students to choose which gen ed humanities requirement (out of two) to satisfy that was otherwise a bit tedious to get.

Most people I know who went into the course just for credits came out with a greater appreciation for the course in general.
Well they may actually send traffic down it, but it’s certainly not the best way to solve the problem of slowing down network traffic.
"protecting the conversation by censoring the part of the conversation we don't like"
Alphonso is the best!
I believe even the janitors needed a security clearance.

Makes sense because people might leave sensitive documents around.
Conclusion: The U. S. A. (raelis) have bigger fish to fry seeing the (undefeated disguised as Chinese) Communist Party buildup nuke arsenal.
I've only just skimmed through this. And it's a subject I already know so I can't tell if it's actually a good resource. However, my initial impression is that I love it.

I think that textbooks, math textbooks in particular, are an example where print publishing does a disservice. (I'm counting PDFs here too.) By having to lay everything out in print form, you have to clutter up your explanations with examples and footnotes that take up physical room. Here, the examples are toggle-able. If I _want_ to explore an example, I can. But I don't need to. This kind of thing is especially helpful when reviewing content for, say, a test rather than learning it for the first time.

Also finding things in textbooks is a real pain. It's difficult to index things in a helpful way, so you just have these counting schemes in LaTeX that increment for every definition, theorem, etc. I'd love to be able to tag things then search the tags.

And that says nothing for when you want to explain something that's difficult with static images. Being able to interact with animations by zooming, panning, pausing, slowing down, speeding up, etc. is a boon. (I don't think I actually saw an example of a non-static image here, but I think my point still stands.)

All in all, I'd love to see more interactive textbooks. We've got this really expressive kind of document via the web. I think we should be taking advantage of it more.
There's no need, since there will be no great battle for Kabul. The moment the US decided to run away, the battle was decided.

Naturally, all this will bring no reckoning for the US political-military establishment whose members will continue to fail upwards, just like after all their other failures.
Well, ain't that mighty generous of 'em.
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Thanks for your interest and for checking out the app. We've tried various approaches and I think it's one of the more engaging methods of delivering CBT that we've trialled to date, but we're certainly not married to it and we're always thinking of ways that we could deliver CBT in a more engaging manner. The main issue we find, is that when you are walking people through specific modules or exercises you want to keep them engaged and not just throw a load of content at them either as a block of text or a video which they will probably skip.

I'd certainly agree on the idea of unplugging and stepping away, and as I also mentioned to WORMS_EAT_WORMS, this is a form of "Behavioural Activation" which has good grounding as a highly effective self-help skill for your toolbox. I would say apps can be effective for learning and practicing other "tools" such as "cognitive restructuring" (thinking about thoughts and trying to reframe them in an objective manner), or gratitude journaling and review, both of which are used in the practice of CBT.