skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
That doesn't necessarily break with my reasoning, right? They might still actually think that the vaccines are worse than the disease. Obviously they're wrong, and they should get vaccinated, but they might be fundamentally "good" but also misguided people.

I have my own hypothesis about the COVID vaccine denialism in particular, but I am afraid that it might come off as a bit too political for HN and Dang would lock the thread :).
> Everything is framed in 'us vs them' language

Because it is.

You won't be as smug after the 2022 mid-term elections. No more woke agenda. :)

Here's the corrupt Biden WH at work:

"AG Garland grilled on Hunter Biden's art sales"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbBWwKWxWuU

Why would an AG cater to a drug-addicted family member of a politician? How many special prosecutors does the Democratic Party need to rein in their corruption?

This is like some third-world level of nepotism.
The GP's comment about US parties vs European parties is so tired and cliched it belongs on an HN bingo card.
This might be a bit of a hot take, but I feel creativity is more about being “untethered” and about synthesis of different ideas, techniques, etc. in novel ways. Unfortunately, one can be as creative as can be and still never come up with something “good”. (Who is to decide what’s good? It’s almost surely in large part a social or cultural thing, much like “genius” is.) I mentioned musicians elsewhere so I will again: A lot of creative musicians are great at noodling around, making neat new melodies, but aren’t coming up with any coherent or consistent ideas that “lead” to anywhere. Creativity just seems like a “raw ingredient” for ideas in this view.
Brian Josephson received his nobel prize for a discovery he made at age 22 while being a PhD student. The accompanying paper is just two pages long [1]. Without diminishing his achievement I'd wager that thousands of bright PhD students could've come up with the same solution given the right circumstances.

I no longer work in academia but what I observed when spending time in top-tier research groups is that it's at least as important where you work as how smart you are. You can be the most gifted researcher but if you work in a backwater university in a third-world country your chances of being noticed or doing well-recognized work are very dim. On the other hand, if you're a smart person working in a top-tier environment your chance of doing noteworthy work are much higher.

Now of course smart people will usually find ways to get into better environments, but from my experience there's still a lot of elitism involved. For example, where I did my PhD in France almost all fellow PhD students in my group had parents that were high-ranking scientists, some of them leading research institutes. I always thought that it would be extremely unlikely to observe such a concentration if the selection process was really unbiased. Not saying my colleagues weren't gifted, but of course they had a lot of advantages as compared to gifted students from poor families as their parents knew exactly what to do to get them into the elite programs (in France you have to prepare for this for many years, starting with picking the right school for your children). So being in the right place and having the right pedigree is still a huge factor for getting a good shot at being really successful.

[1]: http://hacol13.physik.uni-freiburg.de/fp/Versuche/FP1/FP1-11...
I was sort of under the impression that in the story the reporter wrote about how to access the SSNs, which is a bit more than just flipping through the pages, and in the security-by-decree point of view that might be prosecutable.
The CVS of well-known researchers in that field might be a good place to start. Anywhere these people publish is likely relevant:

Jennifer Rexford’s CV: https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~jrex/publications.html

Ratul Mahajan’s CV: https://ratul.org/
> 'Don't use goto' doesn't mean 'never ever use a goto under any circumstance',

This is simply not true. When Dijkstra said goto should be considered harmful, he literally meant that programming languages should not suppport it as a feature at all.
I think the dismissal of "creativity" in the footnote is misguided. I think creativity is easier to define than "intelligence" and better explains the intuitive difference between e.g. humans and animals and between humans and current AI systems. "Intelligence" often gets mixed up with arguably irrelevant things like computational speed, memory (recall), or the ability to solve problems in some narrow niche. But creativity gets to the generalness of what humans can do that other animals and current AI systems apparently can not, which is to create new knowledge by conjecturing (and criticizing) new ideas with no apparent bounds on the subject matter or reach of those ideas.
If this is a paid position, I'd like to apply for the obviously-necessary oversight board oversight board. We'd spend no less than 700 days to decide on cases, to be extra thorough.
You know all this, but while some obvious things work in 1.53.0 one important thing causes scary warnings because it is shadowed by the back compat hack.

"for x in myArray" works fine, just like "for x in myVector" but whereas "myVector.into_iter().foo()" does what you expect, "myArray.into_iter().foo() is actually giving foo an iterator over the references just as it would have in 2017 and now produces a warning about this into the bargain.

In Rust 2021 myArray.into_iter() does what a modern Rust programmer expects it to do, provide an iterator over myArray itself.

The warning does explain how you can get that iterator in 1.53.0 of course, but you need to write some ugly syntax whereas in Rust 2021 the obvious syntax just does what you expect as if arrays had always been IntoIterator.
I think it's more of a "screw gamers/intellectuals/scientists/researchers because my base hates them" tact.
None of these clickhouse queries are optimized.

It is very very hard to beat clickhouse in terms of performance if set up properly.
Just to clarify because I've failed at doing pretty much the setup that you are describing with my 1080Ti. Does this still require the vgpu_unlock changes for Nvidia cards or is this something that bypasses the need for it entirely?
Not all app stores are centralized, Linux has had this figured out for years.
My understanding is that the definitions are fuzzy and every country has their own methods for measurement and reporting back to Interpol. The prostitution case was not made up. Some countries count all prostitution cases (including voluntary).
> You have cause and effect exactly backwards.

Not really. You just, correctly, described the relationship between science and engineering as a feedback loop. But that also means there is no first and last.

A step in engineering reveals a problem that scientists can focus on. A scientific discovery makes new engineering possible. Progress of engineering enables building tools that make new kinds of observations possible, enabling scientific research that was previously not possible. Rinse, repeat. There's no separating one from another - they run in lockstep.
It’s a German company and “flix” is local slang for quick
Oppenheimer -- Now I Am Become Death
For the benefit of a non-US reader can you be specific about this? What exactly are they stupid about as in, presumably, refusing to act appropriately when a fact stares them in the face. How relevant to the argument is it that the group are Republican? Are there no examples where groups of Democrats behave in a similarly stupid fashion - assuming the validity of your claim? You are clearly desperate to make a partisan point.
This ties closely to plausible deniability. I seriously think this field is under developed and more people need to learn from an early age how the most plausible sounding explanation is not always, and maybe in certain fields even often, not the right answer. It's easy for engineers to intuitively grasp this since we see so many oddball failure modes in software development.
Currently, if you say something unpopular you will be downvoted and your speech will be hidden from the rest on most platforms. You can also be silenced completely by getting banned. I am proposing a mechanism to overcome this kind of censorship in exchange of your anonymity in case you had a problem with the management. If you get banned, if your posts are removed and you believe in what you say, you put your reputation on the line by revealing your identity and override account locks and content removal.
DC does not want to be a part of Maryland
As long as the cut is priced into that option (as in, the fee is passed on to the customer through a higher price for app stores) without affecting the price of buying directly from the developer, and without any anti-steering rules that prevent the developer from presenting the customer with all purchase options and prices in the app, there shouldn't be a problem.

Developers who don't want to set up payments outside of the app store can choose not to do that. But that choice should not prevent the developers who do want to offer a lower-cost payment processing option to their customers from doing so.
The anthropic principle might help explain the reason, but not the mechanics. You could use the anthropic principle to help explain why we live on a planet in the Goldilocks zone, but that doesn't mean there aren't laws of physics that explain why that's important for life. Likewise, we still might be able to explain the mechanics of consciousness.
Funny how my experience is the complete opposite. I perceive twitter threads as a superior format of consuming reading content.

- it's chunked, which forces the writer to formulate more structured thought nuggets and keep the reader engaged

- it allows you to share specific portion of the content that you like instead of sharing a blog that people ignore because they never read past the intro

- instead of bashing publishing on twitter threads, I think we should focus on developing tools that allow to convert and reshare your (I don't mean your but you get the idea) long read blog that nobody reads into twitter threads

I have never skipped a thread on twitter. The longer the better and more engaging.

I strongly believe that format is superior to most other reading formats and it aligns really well with our biological focus rhythms
But you know, that you can also just download and install software on Android?

But yes, this requires knowledge of what you are doing.

So most people rightfully choose the playstore - and maintaining (and curating) the playstore requires work. So I also think it is fair, if google gets a cut. But 30% and also 15% is just cutthroat price range.
> so you start finding other ways to occupy your time

Ok, pick a ticket and do some work on it locally, when that's done do the same with another. I can go a full day without interacting with github because I'm working on a local branch. Make a note of what branches you need to push later. I can't possibly imagine throwing my arms up and saying the day is wasted because I have to work locally. It's completely unbelievable.
I don't know if practicing writing has made me better at producing new ideas. And I'm not sure if the quality of my writing has improved, though it's certainly easier for me to write now.

But for sure, I don't think I ever really understood and internalized ideas from complex non-fiction books until I started writing about them. Even writing privately helped, but I think the most effective way is to write publicly - there's an obligation to write and argue clearly.
you've just described bitcoin - except it's missing the part about the uselessness and wastefulness of 'mining'
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The author says they don't mind rocket emissions. The problem is with the 250MW power plant that is allegedly being added to the PEA without many details and incorrect emission numbers. No mention of a gas pipeline even though that is required to run a 250MW plant.
After all Gates isn't that evil? Holy shit this idea! Sad.

I wanted to do Human Captcha[0] and people told me it is creepy but this is on another level.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28101966
I read your comment as “yes I prefer life to be easier and complacent over difficult and interesting.” Is this too coarse of an interpretation? I seem to agree with pg: I’d much rather have good ideas and trouble “executing” because there are always smart people who can help me understand better, or execute better, or whatever; than being super smart and at the end of the day nothing to do with it.

Reminds me of genius programmers, who can easily coast through interviews or jobs, but who’ve otherwise got nothing of their own to write or show of it. That’s not bad, it just means their smarts are in service to someone else’s ideas—which is OK!
This is pretty common in a lot of blue states. It's been a thing in Illinois for years, and it's been getting louder for the last year and a half. The gist is the rural area's feel underrepresented compared to the metropolitan area's. So in Illinois case, the rural area's feel like the state puts more focus on Chicago.
> Also interesting - it's being touted as proprietary code, but View Source (which as we all know is a clever hacker tool only) revealed that it's a fork/instance of Mastodon. Complete with not changing the error page's sad cartoon. The theme was slightly different, and the "toot" button has been renamed to "truth"... This is probably a violation of Masto's license, to not say you're using it.

Mastodon is AGPL. If they really did just rip it off, at a bare minimum they have to provide the source upon request. From the AGPL:

It has one added requirement: if you run a modified program on a server and let other users communicate with it there, your server must also allow them to download the source code corresponding to the modified version running there.
> The "left" that has power in the US (establishment dems) barely qualify as being left at all

You seem to interpret that statement as an opinion, but it is not a subjective statement. [1]

The U.S. isn't the only democracy in the world, and if we compare the Democratic party with other political parties around the world, they are indeed barely left-of-center.

[1] https://archive.md/PjNEF
I saw this book mentioned on twitter, the author(s) were hyping it. I'd love to buy the ebook but I don't want to have to register or accept any TOS, I just want to give money and download the epub format. Everywhere I've looked requires creating an account. I see it's available on Amazon but... well, I don't want Kindle format and also would prefer almost any other seller.
>Most of the foulest people are actually adults with jobs or surly teenagers. The kids are fine.

Removal of anonymity will help to settle this one.

Please notice how I don't simply propose removal of anonymity as using real name in your online image. I am proposing a way to lose anonymity in exchange of overriding the management when you have a collusion.
I never knew he has doing this.

He should have paid money in an advertising campaign to tell people.

He'll also need to stress test it before opening in 2022.

I see the smart Democratz have l33t hacked his site, I wonder if the people on the side of good can donate money to help improve the site.
Einstein's fame kinda ruined the word "genius" — people tend to think the word is just a synonym for smart. But to me (and I think the gen- root at the beginning supports this), the key thing about a genius is that they revolutionize a field and inspire others to think in wildly new ways.

Problem was, Einstein was both of these things, and is so associated with the word that a lot of people's brains just go from "genius" -> Einstein -> "super smart".
Which strikes me as a good idea. Particularly since DC retrocession and merging low population states (also elegant) have no legs.

Every metro with population above median or average of existing US states should have the option of forming a new state. Seems to work for Berlin/Bremen/Hamburg in Germany, and various metros in other countries.
The new UUID specs are largely going in this direction… See UUIDv6-8.

https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-peabody-dispatch-new-u...
>Or, you know, when you literally said that it's no different:

Ok so you are just arguing because you want to be right. I asked what's different. Do you not understand the difference between a statement or a question?

You quoted me as saying I literally said driving tired in a car or truck is no different:

>> I assume you drove home after your exhausting day, which according to you is endangering others' lives, so what's different when you do it?

That's obviously a question. It starts with "what" and ends with a question mark. It can't "literally" be a statement.

>Show me where I said that.

Sorry you completely missed the point I was making. You are using red herrings and I called you out on it by using a red herring.

I'm gonna be done here, you aren't arguing in good faith, so it's a waste of both our time. I know you are going to reply because you just have to have the last word, so be my guest.
> Doesn't mean they're hiding something.

No it doesn't.

But without a label of the form "contains GM ingredients", I am being deprived of choice about what I eat. It's reasonable to expect people to care a lot about what they eat.

> Water companies would also lobby against "heavy water" labels

If you mean labelling ordinary water as "heavy" because it contains a tiny amount of deuterium, I'm not that's analogous. Even if it is, I'm not sure that saying "They would say that, wouldn't they" makes their arguments against labelling more persuasive.
Fairness in the presence of congestion is a difficult problem and just slapping some single-board computer with two network interfaces in between wifi and cellular isn't going to work. I don't doubt the ability of wifi to deal with a few dozen stations on the air.
* a herb
I truly excel at the first three things -- I get high test scores and can get good at a wide range of things without even trying -- but I struggle to follow conversations due to ADHD + shyness and it drives me crazy.
Yep - it's all detailed in the post! The question is how it compares to TimescaleDB, which is an OLTP time-series database that has a lot of other possible use cases (and extensibility). I think it's very fair to explore how smaller batches work since others haven't ever actually shown that (as far as we can see) so that users that would normally be coming from a database like PostgreSQL can understand the impact something like small batches would have.

As for ingest queueing, TSBS does not queue results. We agree, and tell most users that they should queue and batch insert in larger numbers. Not every app is designed that way and so we wanted to understand what that would look like.

But CH did amazingly well regardless of that with batches above 1k-2k and lived up to it's name as a really fast database for ingest!
Insane, yes, but if you also don't like that reporter for X reason, the laws around classified information do unfortunately allow prosecution in that sort of case.
So waiting for people to try intentionally infecting themselves with toxoplasmosis to boost their creativity. It seems like a rule 34 near inevitability to me. YMMV.
It's not over-representation, as the senate was never supposed to represent citizens, it was supposed to represent the states. At the time of the declaration of independence, there were some states much larger than others; Virginia had a population of ~747k, and Delaware was at ~59k.
I do think clear writing is an indication of clear thinking, which leads to clear programming. However, technical writing is a real job with real work involved. To make developers write all the documentation is the same management mentality some places have about hiring “full-stack engineers.” The places I’ve worked at with truly excellent documentation had full-time technical writers that collaborated with engineers.
Nobody talking about victoriametrics ?
Is the process of unlocking these features on Nvidia GPUs similar to something like the vgpu_unlock tool is doing?[1] No affiliation, just came across it trying to find a replacement to the deprecated RemoteFX vGPU and am out of my depth.

[1]https://github.com/DualCoder/vgpu_unlock
> it's the reason why we buy anything

You say it's 'the reason' which I'm not sure means 'the only reason' or 'a reason'.

If it's the former: How will crypto, let alone any collectable or sentimental item fit into this framework?

If it's the later, then yes, but utility varies by recipient and then there are other factors which play into price, especially in the short term.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01600-6

I think this is an article describing the same process, with more detail than the abstract above. A quick ctrl+f lists Teng Li's name in both so probably the same research group.
(Originally found on /. several years back)
"Western Maryland lawmakers have periodically raised concerns in the Maryland General Assembly that their part of the state is different from the rest of the state, with a more conservative political outlook"

this type of political huckstering happens periodically between US states, most famously the exhausting routine of Californian politicians demanding the state be carved into a north and south (with Los Angeles curiously a northern city in most maps.)

When your brand of political ideal is so toxic or disinteresting to a state that you seek to bifurcate the state itself, you're missing the point of political discourse and abdicating the role of statesman.
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The main difference is that one is a factual claim (which is also visible), while the other one is a complex prediction of the future.

I could be mistaken and don't have sources (I'm sure easily searchable though), but I think the arctic glaciers should have already been melted by now, by some predictions. So some of the climate science has already made incorrect predictions, and I don't think it is 'settled'. Even if everyone agrees it is happening and how, the details are extremely important if we then want to extrapolate to political action. I still support renewables and businesses going green, but that could happen even if climate change isn't a looming threat because there are other benefits like having less pollution in cities, or preserving the natural habitats etc.
I must say, I do really like sentry. Any hosted service that offers the option of free local hosting is always a perk. Add it to the home lab.
> There is some creative engineering going here

Agreed. At a previous work, clickhouse outperformed timescale by several orders of magnitude, under about every condition.

The timescale team seems to recognize that (look for the comment about clickhouse being a bulldozer) but they seem to say timescale can be better suited.

In my experience, in about 1% of the cases, yes, timescale will be a better choice (ex: if you do very small batches of insertions, if you need to remove some datapoints) but in 99% of the usecases for a time series database, clickhouse is the right answer.

There seems to have been several improvements to timescale since 2018, with columnar storage, compression, etc. and that's good because more competition is always better.

But in 2021, clickhouse vs timescale for a timeseries is like postgres vs mongo for a regular database: unless you have special constraints [*], the "cool" solution (timescale or mongo) is the wrong one.

[*]: you may think you have a unique problem and you need unique features, but odds are, YAGNI

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_aren%27t_gonna_need_it
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28949093
I'm genuinely curious what they donate, maybe it's already that much? More? Less? No idea. Also, at their scale cost of FTEs dedicated to upstream open source becomes a significant consideration. How many kernel hackers do they employ?
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