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Now I know Amazon is more stable that most other streaming services, but so far, my Canadian experience has been to have digital purchases of movies I have made be shuffled from one service to another as they fold, or are acquired, with differences in quality, or "expirations", etc.

Renting I don't mind, but as a consumer my preference is to buy Blu-ray movies in the highest quality available, and then rip them. I am a huge screen buff, and have boxes of physical media (blu-ray, dvd, VHS, and even a couple of beta tapes in storage), but it's endlessly frustrating that a large number of classic movies are only available in "remastered" editions, that destroy the fidelity and classic feel of the original movies by updating special effects, or committing the sins that George Lucas did of adding entirely new scenes to movies that undermine the overall quality of the movies ("Jabba, you're a wonderful human being."), let alone re-cutting the movies from full-screen to pan and scan. I recognize that the recuts have broader mass market appeal, but some of the history of how classic cinematic masterpieces were made, and how film making changed over time is lost to new audiences when those changes are made.
> That's even though [gravity]'s the one with the simplest equations.

Aren't the equations for gravity non-linear, while the other 3 are linear?
That's how I do it: download first, if it's worth it, buy it but never open or use it, just keep it as a token.
This week two years ago, I launched my fiction podcast The Program audio series on HN. Since then, the show grew to 22 episodes and has recently surpassed 300,000 downloads. I wanted to mark the occasion with the third instalment in a series of articles chronicling the show's growth. I write these updates primarily with the HN audience in mind - HN is still my 3rd biggest source of traffic after Twitter and Reddit, and there are multiple members who were instrumental for the The Program's success: bberenberg,
gnicholas and maneesh for sponsoring individual episodes, hendi_ for being the Program's most generous patron, narrationbox for their synthetic voices, and of course everybody else who gave the series a listen and helped it grow.

Feel free to comment if you have any questions about the article or the show.
Seven doctors contract Covid after attending Florida anti-vaccine summit
This might not be a longterm strategy, because they aren't doing it for their latest major release (Encanto). It's currently in cinemas only.
fsf.org links to this gnu.org article to define what they mean by "free software" https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html

From this page:

> The official definition of “open source software” (which is published by the Open Source Initiative and is too long to include here) was derived indirectly from our criteria for free software. It is not the same; it is a little looser in some respects. Nonetheless, their definition agrees with our definition in most cases.

>

> However, the obvious meaning for the expression “open source software”—and the one most people seem to think it means—is “You can look at the source code.” That criterion is much weaker than the free software definition, much weaker also than the official definition of open source. It includes many programs that are neither free nor open source.
There are so many choices, though. I haven't tried any of them myself because I hate JavaScript, I hate front-end stuff, and I hate Node, so I try to avoid all of this.

But I was told that TypeScript was awesome, and the whole industry is moving toward it, so that's what we chose for this project.

Next time I won't choose TypeScript. I'll either stick with vanilla JS and know that I don't have a type system to catch my mistakes, or I'll try one of: Elm, PureScript, Flow, ReScript, ReasonML, Dart, etc.

There are so many choices, and I'm sure the ecosystems for these other choices is absolutely abysmal compared to TypeScript, but I rather reinvent a few wheels than use wheels that look round at first, but aren't.
At no point did I make any argument about Apple.
Yeah I'm not pretending that they make up any sort of majority or massive minority, but they are small and can be loud. If there really were that many of them, the Fauci propaganda film on Disney+ wouldn't have been so highly ratio'd, I think.

Plus I live in California and, yeah, we can be pretty weird like that.

Putting aside the particularly enthusiastic individuals, there are many people who really want to believe that this problem is going to go away because the government and Big Pharma will make it happen. I think everyone wants to believe that. I want to believe that science and technology can put a stop to this and maybe we can enter a new renaissance. The difference is that some have gone as far as to view any sort of questions as a form of heresy. Or they've reached a point where they can't handle any amount of disagreement.

I'm a little biased, perhaps. I have a few sets of friends and family that became so heavily invested in the pandemic that they entirely closed themselves off for the last year and a half. My best friend whom I've known almost my whole life and I consider to be a brother not only has decided he can't have an earnest discussion about strategy against the virus but I've only seen him twice in the last year and I've not been able to see his wife or his son who was born last year. I effectively have a non-blood nephew whose first years I'm missing out on, and at this point I just don't find it to be reasonable. One of my cousins and his family remained totally locked up this whole time, going as far as to decontaminate all of his mail and leave it to air out in the garage for a week. I can't meet his children either, and until recently his children couldn't see other children. He and his wife would throw a conniption fit if they know that I was more skeptical than they. None of these people even care that I've been vaccinated.

There's more personal stories I have, but those are the ones that emotionally affect me the most. I've talked to many others on Discord that have similar stories about their own social circles.

So yeah, when some people witness such extreme reactions and realize that the establishment has shown an almost total lack of interest in self-improvement, they are liable to think "Big Phrama doesn't want me to take Vitamin D, so that must mean it works against COVID! And if it doesn't, well, screw Big Pharma anyway."

In another circumstance, although I am kind of a supplement fiend myself, I'd have made fun of the Vitamin D, HCQ, and Ivermectin people in any other circumstance. Now I just see it as just a reflection of our collective ignorant choices rather than as an aberration. And to be honest, I just can't bring myself to shame the people who overestimate Vitamin D because at least they don't act like I carry the black plague.
You mind linking a source for that statement?
Pythonic for loops are more or less `for item in list: <block of code>`. Sill no manual management of array indices.
> I found out that someone opened a bank account in my name

How did you find out that?
Alternate, more accurate title: Create cookie-cutter website layouts that look like every other bland landing page. Bonus points if they use Tailwind.
Tryna get "gotcha" on someone. Like finding their weakest point and then arguing from the opposite extreme; a weak attempt to invalidate their stronger points.
It seems to me that this would be best ensured by writing the codebase in a custom language the compiler of which would put a loop around the whole code but the language itself wouldn't have loops. This could be yet another instance of "patterns mean 'I've run out of language'".
While your not wrong, I think it's also because the uniparty had incentives to waste time on fake debates, like pretending be financially responsible when not in power.

So much time and energy wasted on fake debates and scapegoating, rather than actually solving problems that most people would agree with the solution on.
Not really. Disney hasn't just made use of the existing copyright laws, they have had an active hand (indeed, they have been the primary campaigners) in campaigning for the vastly extended copyright terms that we currently suffer.
> you should avoid getting addicted to alcohol or other substances

This is basically what I'm referring to. I had a lot of fun partying and I think it was a great way to network and to mature socially, However, I admit that I did have a couple scary moments in that I almost died from doing too much, or I realized I was addicted and had to go through a period of withdrawals.
How about getting up at 07:00 and going to bed before 10:00 for a while?

Another solution would be to have a child, but that would be irresponsible given the state of the future.
Allein deshalb klicke ich auf deutschsprachige Suchergebnisse schon gar nicht mehr drauf.
This seems perfectly clear.

for item in array:
item.foo = bar
Show HN: Bare turns one's Twitter timeline into an old-school blog reader
Yep, and you can watch the DVD or Blu-ray and sell it for a few pounds.
In NodeJS Prisma is really good for just building statically typed CRUD-like queries. It gives you result types inferred from the schema so you're less likely to make mistakes.

Would still use real SQL for serious stuff, but in my experience most queries are CRUD anyway so I don't see lightweight ORMs as a problem as long as they're not doing magic caching in the background and lazy fetching. Let me decide how I want to do that.
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Culture is as much part of the human experience as food is. We should aspire towards the goal that all humans deserve to have access to our collective cultural output.
Due to difference in rate of infection, both by spread and risk of contraction. Your UC Davis article does not show otherwise (it is conditioning on aspects of the infection among those already infected and does not measure the risk of being infected - only percent of days you test PCR positive), and there is extensive evidence showing less risk of both among the vaccinated.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-br...

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2786040

The science around viral dynamics re: viral loads is much more uncertain than this - so I am not saying it is definite that the viral loads are less, only that there is both a mechanism and some evidence to suggest it is either less or quicker to go down (but the evidence here is mixed and it likely wears off).

But nonetheless, the science on transmissibility - even with breakthrough, is more certain.
Data point: I recently found out my vitamin D levels were extremely low and was prescribed 1 50,000 IU tablet a week for 8 weeks. Halfway through the course I'm already feeling much better.
and if you will be lucky, some of those (and games) unopened might be worth quite a bit 20-30 years down the line
> There is exactly zero evidence to support your thesis

I have even answered to you directly on this topic before, but maybe you missed it? Here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28831893
I wish I could edit my comment to acknowledge this. TIL. Without that specific knowledge, it sounded like a recipe for disaster - slosh around a bunch of random meat in juices, incubate at moderate heat for hours, stir it up with grubby fingers, and then only cook some of it to safe temperature.

In my own life, my struggle is with loved ones who recklessly disregard basic safety advice, so I’m overly on guard for it. E.g. not wearing seatbelts level of recklessness (I really wish I was making that up), in addition to not bothering with the meat thermometer at all.
Never understood the hate for ORMs. I need to map from my data storage to my domain model somehow, why write all that code myself
> argument wasn't actually about linux in 1991, since you used an example from 2014 and said that people continue to contribute, implying that you think recent friction is relevant,

No, my argument was about the entire timeline of Linux kernel which was a continuation of gp's (xyzzy_plugh) example when he wrote: >Take a look on LKML, or Git's mailing list, or on any serious project from the last 20 years.

I just picked one random example from the last 20 years that happened to be from 2014. It could have been any of the hundreds of harsh messages in the USENET archives of 1990s of Linus and others berating people. Linus's tone was even more hostile before 2014.

> what you're suggesting, which seems to be that "friction causes no harm".

I'm not suggesting that at all. Instead, I'm pointing out that the gp's mental model of new & incompetent programmers not "attempting to contribute" because of an unwelcoming atmosphere is not correct. The Linux kernel has always had newbies attempt to contribute bad code even when it was a "toy project" compared to Alacritty.

To put it another way using a reverse perspective from gp (klelatti): A project that publicly advertises its dismissive attitude towards incompetent programmers also _attracts_ a certain subset of programmers who think they can meet the high bar to contribute. This counterintuitive reverse psychology does not seem to be included in his mental model.
> Carbon Based Lifeforms

Nice, I hadn’t heard of these guys. Big Hopkins fan. What else would you recommend along these lines? A few for you to return the favour in advance:

- Rival Consoles
- Daniel Avery
- Lorn (on the darker side)
- Ital Tek
Vitamin d deficiency is correlated to lower physical activity. We know health is correlated to Covid-19 outcomes. You need a double blind study to say there is evidence that it has a protective effect.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28289868/
> A community is only as good as the quality of the moderation

True and the bare-minimum non-appealing UI that repeals casual readers.
For example Reddit subs quality was way better before they modernized the site to attract general audience.
They'd probably stop pirating if it caused film culture to collapse; whereas so far, the only agents currently destroying film culture are production/licensing companies like Disney. It's a social activity after all, and social currencies extend beyond money; ie. reputation, access and fairness.

I'm not entirely well-versed in this, but from what I understand pirate money comes downstream from these social criteria. This is why certain platforms like Steam and Netflix work (or used to, in Netflix's case, while they still had a good reputation). Pirates have proven to be more than willing to pay for content when they consider it appropriate to do so (money going directly to the creator, superior access, etc.)
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Domain squatting, and all the security effort of protecting now worthless code IP, meta data analysis for private use, profit being funneled to fewer and fewer people are all outcomes of web 1 & 2

Take off the rose colored glasses; it’s all been a speculative game. That’s the root node of our economics at this point.

At the end of the day it’s electron state in a box of metal and plastic. It’s been generating “value” for owners distracting people from their lives.

I’ve been online since the 80s; people were complaining about web 1 ruining usenet, irc, and everything else.

Time moves on.
While I appreciate the questions asking if I've taken a literal course in misunderstanding the topic instead of looking at what the FSF has to say I was actually referencing the article "Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software" which fsf.org links to for defining "free software" when writing my comment. From this article a key section I reread before posting:

> The official definition of “open source software” (which is published by the Open Source Initiative and is too long to include here) was derived indirectly from our criteria for free software. It is not the same; it is a little looser in some respects. Nonetheless, their definition agrees with our definition in most cases.
[n.b. the OSI definition agrees with that of free software not that OSS is interchangeable with FLOSS - hence the article and its title]

> However, the obvious meaning for the expression “open source software”—and the one most people seem to think it means—is “You can look at the source code.” That criterion is much weaker than the free software definition, much weaker also than the official definition of open source. It includes many programs that are neither free nor open source.

> Since the obvious meaning for “open source” is not the meaning that its advocates intend, the result is that most people misunderstand the term. According to writer Neal Stephenson, “Linux is ‘open source’ software meaning, simply, that anyone can get copies of its source code files.” I don't think he deliberately sought to reject or dispute the official definition. I think he simply applied the conventions of the English language to come up with a meaning for the term. The state of Kansas published a similar definition: “Make use of open-source software (OSS). OSS is software for which the source code is freely and publicly available, though the specific licensing agreements vary as to what one is allowed to do with that code.”

.

In regards to the material you quoted "Among all programs that are open source, only a minuscule fraction are not free". Yes, that the fsf thinks most OSS also happens to be FLOSS, not that the terms mean the same thing.
I recently was wondering how to write a program, in SQL, which generates consecutive integers - 0, 1, 2, 3... - up to an arbitrary input value. Only standard SQL is allowed, and familiar constructs are preferred - the code should be understandable to the maintainer.

In J it's i. <n>, like this - i. 5 produces 0 1 2 3 4 .
Yes, and so is asymptotic analysis and the associated big-O notation.
Works fine with javascript disabled. The images don't load, but on Vice they usually add nothing to the story anyway.
If you find this stuff interesting, I recommend watching Cryptozoo[1]. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but it's definitely a more interesting film than whatever latest Marvel release happens to be making the rounds.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptozoo
> I write a view for each access method (so I can change the schema without worrying about changing every access method), and a function for each update/insert/delete (for the same reasons).

Database view and stored procedures?
Here is a general overview of events:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/19/tennis/peng-shuai-china-expla...

Relevant quotes:

> For almost three weeks following the accusation, Peng was not seen in public and her whereabouts were not publicly disclosed.

> WTA chief Simon told CNN he had been in conversation with counterparts at the Chinese Tennis Association, who had provided assurances Peng was unharmed in Beijing. However, attempts to reach Peng directly had proved unsuccessful, he said.

After her initial disappearance (not just from social media, but also from public) she has only been seen in stage-managed circumstances, only accompanied by state officials:

> New video clips of the tennis star were tweeted by members of Chinese state media on November 20 and 21.

> One clip appears to show Peng sitting with China Open tournament co-director Zhang Junhui and two women around a table in a restaurant in Beijing. The clips appear to deliberately emphasize specific dates. Throughout the video, Zhang is speaking to Peng, but she doesn't say anything.

> Then later on Sunday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced its President Thomas Bach held a video phone call with Peng. The two were accompanied on the call by a Chinese sports official, Li Lingwei, as well as the Chair of the Athletes' Commission, Emma Terho.

The evidence points to her having been physically seized by state officials, who seem to be attempting to mitigate the PR crisis created by her accusations by controlling her physical person. Of course, this is only my opinion and personal interpretation of reported events.
I soud-vided the bird. I served the dark meat as a roulade, and it was not dry. The white meat, I am sous viding now (it is a different temp) so that I can have leftover thanksgiving sandwiches.

If you break down the bird before you cook it, you also get the carcass for stock ahead of time. That makes the stuffing and the gravy much easier logistically.
If there is a thread on India or better yet India/Britain these nonsensical comments are always posted. You are so mad. “Hindu elites are actually all from Iran” no they are not.. and even if they all were it’s 2021 mate. Get a life.

“They’ve kept Dravidinians under their yoke for thousands of years.” Oh lord, there are tons of states that have majority of their own people and have their own laws and languages and industry. No one is keeping “Dravidians” under their yoke. I like how you use the word dravindians in hopes to invoke some emotional reaction to ancestry.

“Go into your average middle class Hindu’s house and take a look at the army of servants laboring, they don’t look like Bollywood actors” there are so many things wrong with this statement it needs to go to fail army. Cause Dravidian Indians whatever those are don’t have maids? Maids that are paid… everyone in middle class India has servants

“Dravindians will never be free until they rid the subcontinent of them” they are already free mate no one is in control of them. Whatever you have in your head is a dream. There are estimated 245 million people speaking Dravidian. I’m sure they are so oppressed in their home states and communities. Also using this Hindu are Iranians vs dravindians thing is so childish and disrespectful to the people of India. It’s people like you that further the idea of physical different between Indians and make this tribal style of fighting. People like you really have no life but to spread hate under the false pretext of education others when the reality is your statements only serve to further your ego. Nice try tho

Let’s look at some of your other comments. A very tiny sample..

“ If you read interviews with Afghan women (outside a small urban elite), they mention similar upsides to the Taliban. At least they prevent crime. At least they have principles, however harsh. At least they're predictable. At least they forced out the thugs that the Americans had backed.”

Very interesting

“The dravindians languages were brought to India by immigrants from Elam, a place in modern day Iran” congrats another fail
I might have some insight. I feel like it comes down to three things:

1.) Twitter is designed to keep us engaged so we keep feeding the eyeball economy. YouTube comments aren’t as directly monetized as active Twitter users.

2.) Irrationality is legitimate -if- you’re trying to sell shit. Then, it’s your best friend. I can sum up my entire marketing degree with the words ‘make people believes lies then take their money.’ I paid way the fuck too much for eight words of insight.

3.) This may be a touch of bias. Judging by how you write, I assume you’re drawn to higher quality content. Like tends to attract like…
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