skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
It doesn't really answer any of the hard questions. There is nothing particularly controversial but the hard questions include:

1) How do you actually measure performance?
2) How do you deal with performance and variance in individuals?
3) How do you set an acceptable performance level?
4) How do you make allowances for external disruption that affects performance?

With more than 3 years in management, I have personally found that you cannot really measure development performance much more than hand-waving.

A much more effective approach is to find somewhere that each member of the team can have a stake in something and be engaged. Make someone in charge of teh CI server or the deployment server or Git practice or coding challenges. It is much easier to see how people are performing then.
Possibly controversial proposition, which I offer as a discussion prompt, not necessarily a position: What if we stopped relentlessly cataloging and indexing information about every single person on the planet in a way that anyone can search instantaneously?

Genuinely interested in what folks think about this, pro or con.

Edited to add: The reason I think this question is interesting is because I think it shines a light on some tension between privacy rights and freedom of information.
Building a Recommendation Engine with Alteryx and Python
My statement was as measured and calm as this one is as contrasted with you creating a throwaway exclusively to freak out and post this rabid screed with an over the top analogy, followed by a sentence with 4 exclamation points, followed by an exhortation for me to calm down.

Don't create throwaways in order to post verbal seizures.
I have also tried this and I think it will be the eventual future of remote meetings. The avatars have some fake lip tracking they do based on your voice, but I think eye and face tracking will be essential for wider adoption. I would like to see improved remote desktop support, mine was pretty laggy. Would be nice to include a browser so you don't have to even bother with the remote desktop app. There should be powerpoint support too instead of only images. Would be nice if the meeting chat showed up on the desk as well instead of having to access through remote desktop. The account creation process and headset pairing was pretty painful, would like to see that streamlined. I am curious to try the tracked keyboard with my MacBook.
One relatively simple thing I'd love is the ability to re-run a job where it fails, which is something other CI systems have. On a current project we have some flaky Cypress tests and it sucks to have to re-run the entire workflow from the start when one of the last steps of the job fails. I'm definitely not the only one wanting this [1].

They also offer triggering workflows with 'workflow_run' based on other workflows, but that only happens on the default main branch. We auto build testing environments on each PR and I'd love to be able to have better workflow management based on branches.

[1] https://github.com/actions/runner/issues/432
I agree there's no verifiable evidence of the existence of such a deployed weapon or any other method of causing harm.

The fact that cases keep being reported outside of Cuba is interesting, though. Crickets can't explain the noises heard elsewhere.

Also, importantly, some of the affected diplomats in Cuba didn't report hearing a sound and only reported the other symptoms. The crickets' presence in/near some of their rooms could have just been a confounder (weird onset of symptoms; weird onset of noise; must be connected). So the case for the existence of the "syndrome" probably doesn't hinge on perception of a sound. If everyone reported a sound, then I agree the cricket thing would make it seem more likely to be psychogenic.

Those studies potentially being dubious would be the strongest evidence against use of something like a microwave weapon. However, we do know the Russians did develop microwave weapons which can be deployed against individuals, so even though evidence is lacking for their use, it's not a totally far-fetched theory given we know such weapons probably exist.

Also, since those studies are a big part of this story, their being discredited would certainly deflate a lot of this, but I don't know if there's any kind of consensus around it. There are many political incentives to support or to critique the findings, and while the critiques may be very valid, I'm not at all qualified to judge that.

Another more "mundane" explanation here besides mass psychogenic illness could simply be a campaign of poisoning diplomats through their food or drinks. The poison could be something that breaks down quickly or otherwise is not easily detectable, and could potentially have lasting neurological effects.

I know anecdotes don't mean much, but the story reported in the WSJ yesterday and Polymeropoulos's story in GQ make me think something serious and real did happen to those two individuals, whether or not it's due to an attack or related to what other people were reporting.
Can I ask what other platforms you have in mind that have feature parity with Citrix (more or less) but have even less attractive price points or are more convoluted to set up? I mean there are only like three or four major players in this field that I can think of and at least two of them are definitely easier and cheaper than Citrix (for VMware it is also true if you already have a vSphere infrastructure anyway)...
Do you remember the graphical meters in Wolfenstein 3D which showed lower memory, EMS, and XMS before the game ran?
I like the idea of making a life-changing decision based on a fundamental revelation about life, and catching that "Third Wave" would certainly have been good in the general case, particular regrets about how the details played out in your situation nonwithstanding!?
weird, 3BP and especially the sequels were mind blowing for me, among the best SF I have read (And I have read a lot...)
If we could stop adding "Ops" to every word...
Oof, pointing out an error like that already takes away any motivation from reading the featured article.
Not a sales method, just raising price on the cheapest models. I meant pull not push.
> This guy's use was 0.001% of traffic on that day

For 1 person consuming from one of the most popular sites on the web, this really reads big.
First thanks, I was going in completely wrong direction and thinking it was way more complicated.. But why multiply by 100k?

the formula basically looks like NumOfVaxedPplSickPer100k * 100k / TotalVaxedPopulation

Is multiplying to 100k an arbitrary choice? If not then what does (NumOfVaxedPplSickPer100k * 100k) give you?
That is because they assume you will return to Canada at some future point and likely utilize the pension and health systems.
There are two main features that cause concern. The one that has been getting the most attention and noise is the CSAM scanning. That only happens on upload of images to iCloud Photos (currently only in the US). No automatic notification of any law enforcement agency is done, and there is a threshold requirement before Apple reviews the account and then submits a report.

The second feature is iMessage specific. Parents have to enable this on their account on behalf of their children, and it only applies to minors (_probably_ just children under 13, possibly older; I am not clear on that). This looks for (mostly outbound?) messages going to the child's phone for “unsafe” images (e.g., nudity). If those messages are found, _the parent_ is notified. No one else.

I have _more_ concerns about the second feature as it is likely to be abused by controlling parents and is more likely to negatively impact children who are questioning their gender or sexuality. But this is _explicitly_ a feature to protect kids from sharing sexual images of themselves.
They have, but they're also still quite expensive.
I'm curious how they enforce rules here. It has to be pretty messy trying to only remove images of people from when they were < 18.
Only read the first one, but when I did, I was like, "what the heck". One of those books that disoriented me (in a good way), even though the "aliens come to earth" story is a well trodden path.
> but you could probably just toss it back in.

The thing with very small black holes is that they're virtually impossible to feed stuff into - not only are they an extremely small target, but the flood of energy escaping will push away any matter that comes nearby.
If anyone is interested, I'm currently starting a weekly ZK meetup on Zoom w/ a few founder friends who want to dive into the method.

Format is:

* 15 mins - check in on your workflow
* 30 mins - work on your ZK (write notes, refactor, etc.)
* 15 mins - set ZK goals for upcoming week and discuss tactics

If you're interested in joining, drop me a quick note to the email in my profile with a bit about yourself and experience in the method!
I will respectfully disagree that it leads to a more 'full life' for everyone. People have different perspectives, values, etc. and that type of experience is purely subjective. I personally think it's of some value, but not as much as some other content.
That sounds like the answer to your own question, no?

The root comment proposes that "They just create the money they need, the never-to-be-paid-off deficit grows, the value of the dollar shrinks, and we move on." How is that incompatible with an inflation target that "allows companies to plan ahead?"
Why should this be limited to under 18?
Out of every post here so far, this is by far the best. It also aged like fine wine. Probably more poignant now than ever. I totally see this as a good occasional slap in the face every few months to re-analysis yourself.
He included 0, so I guess his d100 is a [0, 99] kind
The ability to delegate decisions up and down through layers of the government and mostly ... not involve all the infighting that COULD come from it is pretty amazing IMO.

Once in a while some folks in my area get all worked up about how some regional transportation authority made some decision but man ... we do not need each city and layer of gov making their own call / fighting about it. And that's without any kinda 'serious' tribal factors at play.
I started military doing satcom work, went to school for cybersecurity & linux system admin, got a job doing network engineering and hardware stuff (technician type work mainly, designing how to setup network in a building and then actually running & terminating the cable, both glass and copper).

Now I work as an electrical engineer and do a lot of logic programming with microcontrollers (arduino-like stuff) and PLCs. My background with IT made this a really easy transition, especially since messing with electronics has been a hobby all my life. I never wanted to get into programming, I found scripting to be the limit of how deep I wanted to get into the world of coding, just basic automation of tasks and things. And what I do now is pretty much exactly that, along with a lot of other fun things to me.
Yes, they're useful, but I challenge the claim that they're essential. People have been communicating effectively over both time and distance for centuries, using media where these cues are absent. They're nice to have, they can make things easier and improve comfort/trust levels, but whether you rely on them is up to you. Lots of people at all levels of language competency and introversion etc. manage to collaborate just fine, even without any form of video at all.
I've read that on his subreddit you get banned if you mention that he got his PhD from Drexel.
Avatars look horrible.
So we should all be on pharmaceutical grade meth?
> Yes compilers are free to do many things to fix C, except that many don't.

But this is the point. The language is quite compact and simple and if you think like a computer, it just "makes sense". Counting pages of the standards is not an accurate measure of language complexity.

Certain subtleties are not even forced by the language, rather they arise from real world requirements (such as performance, implementation simplicity, modularity, compatibility, etc).

By and large, it's not the language, but rather what people do with it. The language gets out of the way.
It is the result of darwinism on long time scales. Whatever species utilizes most energy will survive longest.
Yes. The books are not always the ones I would choose, but they are a pretty good selection. City of Stairs especially is one that I read without any expectations and was wonderful.
I could see gestural controls like this being a useful feature for Twitch streamers, too! It seems like a form of gesture-based control that's reliable, fast, and powerful enough that it isn't just a gimmick.
I’ve been working on using k3s for my home cluster for this exact reason. I run it in a vm on top of proxmox, using packer, terraform, and ansible to deploy. My thought process here is that if I ever want to introduce more nodes or switch to a public cloud I could do so somewhat easily (either with a managed k8s offer, or just by migrating my VMs). I’ve also toyed with the idea of running some services on public cloud and some more sensitive services on my own infra.
I bet there wasn't a refrigerator lobby back then manipulating public opinion and lining politician's pockets like it is with oil, gas, etc.
Yea, first lappy I owned (personally) was an inherited 486. Remember having to build slackware disksets for it and spending an age trying to userstand X11 docs to get a DE up.
> You really want to be attached to Profit Centers because it will bring you higher wages, more respect, and greater opportunities for everything of value to you.

I’m experiencing this now. I was attached to a theoretical (in the way that startups are) profit centre which just got whacked and now I am being shifted over to “business support.” Accordingly, we are the last to hear about anything.

Boss used to be consulted on things. Now he is told via email of who he now reports to.
Any example? I've been using both iOS and Android devices of all shapes and form factors since both launched (and I work at a mobile app editing co) and have no idea of the inconvenience for end users.
Here you go:

https://www.kollmorgen.com/en-us/products/motors/direct-driv...

and their page on success in CNC seems fairly impressive.

https://www.kollmorgen.com/en-us/service-and-support/knowled...

Edit: I'm not sure how accessible these are, but they have a life sales rep chat, so they seem to want to get them to you quickly...
FTC refiles antitrust case against Facebook
No; it would be illegal in every major market, which if nothing else all require some sort of on-board diagnostics system. OBD has been required in California since 1988. India just recently required OBD on everything.
I recently upgraded a computer built in ~2013 to one with 2019-2020 components. Maybe it's because I went from lower-middle tier components to upper-middle tier, but I noticed a very significant performance boost: my NVMe drive boots in seconds (versus ~1 minute with my SATA SSD), and I can build large Rust projects nearly instantly without breaking a sweat (my old AMD FX CPU would turn into a radiator).
Steve Jobs email confirms Apple was working on an ‘iPhone nano’
I know Slate Star Codex already gets a lot of attention here, but Meditations on Moloch [1] helped me to stop being a libertarian. I was already well along the way of abandoning those politics, but that blog post, especially the arguments about multi-polar traps was the final nail in the coffin.

I think the past two years has provided even more evidence that simply letting people act however they want based on self-interest and relying on Nash for good outcomes can even be deadly.

1: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/
He transformed bunch of photos into an art
The people who really need these and have tried everything else or struggled for years with ADHD really find the "you are just going to be an addict, have you tried meditation" approach patronizing.
I think this is hitting it. I do have ad-blockers extensions on, so that could be what's helping in this case. Also other people pointed out that it sucks on mobile (which I can confirm is an issue).

Was just curious since I (weirdly) only ever look at twitter in a browser
I mean, there's an episode of Mad Men where a doctor comes in and shoots everyone up with "vitamins", implied to be some stimulant/amphetamine. Not sure how accurate that is.
My privacy is violated every time I leave my home. Anyone can take a photo of me and look up the FBI Most Wanted and see if I’m there. If they think someone is me and they’re wrong, they can still summon law enforcement, and I’ll still be mistreated for their poor judgement.

Is this just as unacceptable as the CSAM scanning? Should all public photography be banned, in order to reduce the risk of false positive identifications of innocent people as criminals to zero? Or is that an acceptable degree of privacy impingement for the good of society?

Is Apple’s implementation an acceptable trade of impingement and risk, for good for society? We do live in a society, and so zero impingement upon privacies is never going to be acceptable (sorry, free/tech/libs). But instead of discussing whether Apple’s approach violates privacy minimally or not in order to get the job done, these discussions here just keep circling the drain of “putting my privacy at risk by any degree is never acceptable”, when that drain is cemented shut by the existence of society and will never lead to a valid outcome.
Income on illicit activities is absolutely taxable. That’s how the IRS got Capone. The IRS will then involve other law enforcement agencies, sharing the data submitted.

https://taxfoundation.org/irs-guidance-thieves-drug-dealers-...

https://www.wbez.org/stories/how-al-capone-made-the-irs-famo...
Looking at the other side of the spectrum, do you think we should still have information available online about prominent people? Politicians, historical figures, etc.?

If so, where do you draw the line between people whose information is useful to the public and people who shouldn't be cataloged?
I just want to be able to write all my workflow code as typescript (including the config - no YAML, for the love of god, no more YAML!) and run it locally with a debugger attached.

It's cost me hundreds to thousands of dollars to implement nontrivial workflows because of how the YAML is parsed (for example, empty strings when using a secret that has been renamed or removed) and the lack of introspection or debuggability when something goes wrong.

It's gotten to the point where new any new workflows I write are thin wrappers around a single script and I don't import any actions besides actions/checkout (even that has been bug prone, historically).

All that said, it's not like other platforms are better. But they certainly are cheaper and don't have dumb breakages when you need cross platform builds (has upload-artifact been fixed for executables on MacOS yet?)
Wow is this ever condescending
I was also surprised not to see Sanderson on the list. The Emperor’s Soul may be my favorite book of all time however I do think it is technically classified as novella.
That's the other feature.

Feature 1: CSAM detection. Only on upload of images to iCloud Photos.

Feature 2: nudity detection for minor children controlled via the parents' iCloud account. It is not an “underage” nude photograph detector, but a nude photograph detector. All done on-device. The only person(s) notified are THE PARENTS. This is all opt-in and age-restricted. I do not know whether it will affect teens sexting or only under-13s.
So the half of US who voted Republicans, including a lot of black people and latino people are nazis or willing to bed down with them?
Lenin believed in democracy. That is: "democracy of the elite". That is: democracy in the politburo. That is: democracy among a group of a handful of people. And no more.

By Lenin's definition the all those Democratic People's Republics really were democratic.

What that means for OpenAI, I don't know :/
My thoughts too. I don't want to show up in googles indexes for literally everything I do.
And then automatically reported to some backend, which reports to the police.

That’s a wee bit different from showing YouTube previews imo.
It's a shame that this is only for minors.
There's a corporate version of the Quest 2 that doesn't have the FB account requirement, that's probably how this will go for enterprise.
Because Google estimates that the profit impact of pretending to care about The Children is positive, whereas the profit impact of actually caring about anybody would be negative.
Why do you need to understand this sentence? So that you can use that new knowledge to alter the set of concepts that you have of life, ideally improving them, so that you are more able to control your life, to steer it in a better direction? Because you want to be alright? The point is to let go
I probably should've added that as a parenthetical - those words weren't spoken by the people who made the list.

And it's hard to tell how much of an implied wink is behind that quote. I know if I'd said it, I'd have done so with subtext.
Almost certainly for some form of legal compliance. It looks like Google is doing the bare minimum.
Hard to use it if you don't know about it!

I only thought of it myself because you mentioned the problem with deducing which parent is the mother and which is the father, and I remember in wikidata those are separate fields.
Can anyone point me to an example of a Github action resulting in standing up a fully working backend with a resolvable DNS entry for manual pull request testing?
And how will you know?
Engineering manager efficacy is easy to measure. Did the team ship on time or not? You can argue about the metric and challenge whether or not its appropriate but at the end of the day thats mostly what teams care about. Everything else around hiring, retention, planning, okrs, etc, etc are all about building a resilient and predictible system in order to achieve the goal of generating more revenue.
My understanding is they don't mix well.
Deleted the tweet.
You still haven't explained how an image can be at the same time so benign that the user doesn't delete it from their phone and cloud service and the sender is in no legal danger, and yet so obviously pornographic that a jury will be convinced beyond any reasonable doubt that it's child porn.

The entire point of this process is to catch only images from a known catalogue of existing images, of course there will be opportunity for side-by-side comparison. And if the side-by-side comparison can convince a jury that the images are the same, then the result is literally identical to if you had just sent the original image, the hash checking service hasn't impacted the attack whatsoever.

The idea that new images of nudity could be caught in it is because of a mixup by the press after it was announced, because people confused it with a different parental control feature that detects nudity in images taken by your kids' phones. This is not the same thing.
A better way to phrase that question is: Do you like the ability to print money while others feed the money machine for you?

This will never go away without regulatory intervention. Too much money in it, too much control, and control leads to power.
Yep, that's why Harbormaster uses it.
> If you really like the atmosphere at universities, that is cool. Put a backpack on and you can walk into any building at any university in the United States any time you want.

I would not follow this advice if your really have no business being there. Most universities in the US are in fact private institutions and this would be considered trespassing if you are found out. You might have an easy time blending in, but if any faculty (not just police, at least at my institution) asks to see your school ID, you are required to produce it.
Can make it even harder, use Puppeteer to take screenshots then pass it to an OCR to get the text.