skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Also - to elaborate - it doesn't actually cost billions of money to build nuclear reactors. Or wind turbines, or solar panels for that matter. Ultimately it costs energy. You could argue that money is a claim on future energy. EROEI is the ratio between energy input and output. This goes back to humanity starting to use horses. This positive EROEI allowed some people to not have to work all day long anymore and could instead become blacksmiths and other professions. Fastforward a bit and the EROEI of coal and oil supercharged the growth/economy. That's the wave we've been riding so far, up until now, allowing us to get to almost 8 billion people on the planet. But with a lot of external costs.

We've depleted all the easy to extract oil resources and the golden age of abundant EROEI is over. Since a good while ago (EROEI for oil started dropping in the 70's or 80's IIRC). And this is what we should have been preparing for, for decades already. But oil companies fought tooth and nail against policymakers even bring it up, and tried to refute it by stating that there is tons of oil still left to be extracted (without bothering to mention the cost).

It's not a popular talking point if you're a politician but climate change on the other hand is something people can easily grasp and get outraged about and policy makers can't avoid. It's simple: The world heats up, sea levels rise, weather becomes increasingly aggressive and erratic - we're fucked if we don't do something. But that's not the whole picture. We'd be fucked anyways.

When the EROEI sinks below a certain threshold the economy (that runs on human brains and external energy inputs) starts shrinking. This has arguably been going on for a while already (even though economists have been trying hard to doctor the numbers to look favorable). And if it drops enough it's a death spiral (the negative logarithmic curve).

People end up blame policy, the economy, the capitalists, globalization, immigrants or racism, but what it actually boils down to is that energy is becoming more expensive to extract, and the whole thing is hitting us from behind (well some alarmists have for decades but have been considered fringe or "conspiracy theorists").

Nuclear is our best bet at this point, but it seems somewhat of a pipe dream. Throw some China into the mix where they are ramping up coal plants, or Russia, and there's no way we're going to be reaching any CO2 targets. We'd have to actually change society, people's behavior, how we live.

One simple example is public transportation. We're frantically expending a ton of resources at converting existing transportation to electric, but we're not thinking it through. Instead of converting existing ICE vehicles to electric we should (somehow) be shifting to public transportation (not an attractive proposition in the middle of a pandemic). High efficiency vs counting on limitless abundant cheap energy. But people like their cars, and won't change their habits unless they are forced to. And this is why I think we're doomed.
This could be tricky! More and more, programmers are moving away from the stereotype of white dude who likes to play computer games in their spare time, and is always on the lookout for a gadget. I’d opt for giving them a gift voucher for an area of interest to them. That way, they could buy a raspberry pi if they wanted, or art supplies, or get nails done, or have a spa treatment. They could even use it to top up their own spend :) Key thing is to know your audience. If you don’t, maybe setup a system where they can choose. I wouldn’t recommend buying equipment for them. They’re a very particular bunch, and you could end up buying “rubbish” in their opinion! Maybe one of the options could also be to not give the money to them, but to a charity. Only if they choose it though!
There's tons of places similar to Ithaca all around the country
The whole point of satellite Internet is to fill in connectivity gaps where you can’t otherwise run high-speed fiber or wireless towers.

It does not avoid government control. Even ignoring local legalities, at the very least it will be under the physical control of whichever country hosts the nearest ground-segment station.
NJB is not an "outrage" channel, that is utterly absurd. It's an information channel that mostly shows you how things work in the Netherlands and makes the case that it's a better way than the idiotic car-centric north American way.

If you're outraged after watching his videos, it's not his fault, it's the fault of your city planners.
Looks intended to be a summary.
Clearly not; no damages can be awarded without the plaintiff notifying the defendant. You've gone from posting falsehoods to posting logical contradictions. Perhaps you are not aware of the contradiction because you believe that allegations of willful infringement are limited to cases where notice was given before a lawsuit was filed. They are not.

I don't think you should try the "I did it, you did not" defense when you're flatly contradicting a law review article about patent law by Lemley and Tangri.

Instead, you should apologize for posting misinformation, and then you should stop doing it.
Are random forests new? no. SOTA in what? Image classification, obviously no. But they are still going to perform very well in the vast majority of business problems in classification.
I would buy a NFT of a picture of a nice stroad.
This column posits that this crime might not happen if these young perpetrators had jobs. We are living in a time when businesses are cutting back store hours or closing permanently because they can’t find enough employees. The notion that these young people wouldn’t be attacking jewelry stores with hammers if they could just get honest work is just nuts.
Semi-related question: Does anyone have a workflow for version pinning Chrome extensions? GSuite Admin lets you allowlist extensions, but I haven't seen a way to fix an extension to a trusted version.
> Georgists assert that landlords cannot pass Land Value Tax (LVT) on to their tenants.

Land isn't the only commodity (sure you can say it's not a commodity and even the author posits buying/selling it as such), so you can't eliminate wealth inequality through it, nor can anyone control rent at some theoretical "optimal" price point via public management day-to-day. There is always corruption, fraud, and laziness among others.
Mountain towns necessarily avoid the stroad/megalopolis layouts.
If there's something feasible for solving political problems, I would like to know as well.
Buses are absolute trash. I had to rely on ones when I was poor and I’ll never do it again. The smells, the fights, being threatened and asked for cash, waiting in the rain, the cold, they’re filthy, etc.

I’m never going back to that life again, and excuse my French but anyone who tells me buses are the answer I rightly tell to fuck off. What they really want is everyone else to ride the bus while they have a car.
Perhaps these unrepeatable studies will be obviated by personalized targeted treatments, given the ubiquity of Illumina (etc) sequencers and designer antigens (BioNTech and Moderna, for example)?
Richard Feynman – Session IV (1966)
Every coin went down substantially, many alts dropped over 90%... it's hard to pin that on Charlie because of his comments on litecoin.
Actually, the fingerboard is often replaced, or re-planed, too. The necks on almost all Stradivarius violins are also modified. It's a highly modular instrument, and almost everything can be replaced. The only "irreplaceable" part is the body.
Interestingly Firefox does not seem to accept that as a valid address. It will force a a search for 'fe80::1' or even 'http://fe80::1'. Is it just me?
You miss the point. Using the style attribute everywhere causes duplication; using css classes can quickly lead to bloat where you have lots of unused classes.

This is a way of paying only for what you actually use.
At some point that money will have to be paid back — with interest… but from where? It can’t be free forever.
I agree.
Took me a minute to figure out where to get the software. I'd recommend something like a colored header bar along the top with the store page links.
That is an absolutely terrible YouTube channel. I’m not going to ride a bike 20 miles in 45 degree rain. No amount of “city planning” changes that.
Do you have a source because as I understand it the length of the telomeres is reset each generation and so generally not transmissible to the next generation.

Apparently leukocyte telomere length is heritable though, is that what you are talking about?
Interesting. So use `pip-compile` instead of `pip freeze > requirements.txt`?
Nobody said Apple doesn't have a monopoly on App Store payments. I'd be shocked if even Apple tried to argue that, because it's obviously false. They determined Apple does not have a monopoly on mobile gaming (iirc); the scoping of the two statements is quite different.
Poor people aren't building stroads. Cities and states are, and they do have the money to make them safer and more enjoyable for everyone.
So basically the premise is that getting the disease is more effective in preventing the disease than the vaccine. So, don't get the vaccine to prevent the disease, simply wait until you get the disease.
> I've noticed that you come out on the wrong side of just about every major issue

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...
I think it's quite a good characterization. The FSF is pretty clear about their philosophy. They define four essential freedoms, two of which relate to redistributing software. By definition, someone who redistributes software is not the end user. In What is Free Software[0] the FSF says, "Freedom to distribute (freedoms 2 and 3) means you are free to redistribute copies, either with or without modifications, either gratis or charging a fee for distribution, to anyone anywhere. Being free to do these things means (among other things) that you do not have to ask or pay for permission to do so."

It looks to me like the FSF takes the freedom to redistribute software fairly seriously. Yet the GPL explicitly forbids redistribution unless certain conditions are met. In other words, they limit freedoms 2 and 3. Given how seriously they take freedom, you'd think they have a good reason for limiting it. They do: to maximize the spread of freedom, even if it is limited. RMS, for example, wrote[1] "I make my code available for use in free software, and not for use in proprietary software, in order to encourage other people who write software to make it free as well."

RMS also wrote an article called Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software[2]. But I'm not missing the point of free software. I understand the point very well. I just have different values. I don't care if other people who write software make it free. I want to maximize the value and utility of the software I write, and restricting freedom gets in the way of that.

Here's the thing: the FSF is basically trying to make the world safe for coders. All software should come with source code, so that everyone can tinker to their heart's content. But most people can't do that. Being able to modify the source is useless to them. Heck, even downloading and installing it is difficult. I guarantee you that the number of people who could install bash—even a binary distribution—is dwarfed by the number that could use it to run command-line tools. They'll just use whatever shell comes with the system. And if the FSF won't let Apple ship bash, they'll ship something else. So yeah, the FSF is preventing people from using bash. They think it's justified. I don't.

[0] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html#four-freedoms
[1] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/pragmatic.html
[2] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html
Those benefits seem the same as the benefits of styled components or css modules?
More bad advice - Maybe there are some 3D models out there (sketchfab turbosquid cgtrader) that model some of your favorite chemical structures? Ways to play with stuff from your other backgrounds? The 3D plane holds so much possibility for drawing on other disciplines.

Also daniel shiffman has some absolutely deranged and highly caffeinated intros in various flavors of js- his series "the nature of code" is very magnetic and accessible and his clumsy exuberant vibe is good for busting imposter syndrome.
How do you mean? I use both browsers and, while I certainly wasn't happy with the changes that accompanied their move to WebExtensions back around version 57, I don't find FF these days to be any worse overall than Chrome. Not trying to be argumentative, just not clear on your meaning.
Do they get routed differently then? (911 ringing up the dispatcher who's fielded the most heart attacks)
As you say, there are plenty in the Northeastern United States. I think the primary historical factors that separates cohesive, walkable towns in the US from more stereotypical American development are the city having been established and built out prior to the 20th century (so there was some initial plan or development that predates cars), and the community either being wealthy enough or remote enough to avoid the pull of cookie-cutter post-war redevelopment. Of the places I’m familiar with, I’d call out Delaware and Montgomery County, PA, much of the Hudson Valley in New York (Hudson, Beacon, Newburgh, …). Outside of the northeast, there are remote locations (i.e. outside of commuting distance from a major city) in the southwest that have clearly defined and stroad-less cores. I’m thinking specifically of Taos County, NM and much of southwestern CO.

Ithaca is pushing into city territory (I think it has over 80k residents now), and if we’re going to count it, I’d also nominate small southeastern cities such as Savannah, Richmond, and St Augustine.
There has been several studies over the years confirming the same result: The best modern violins are equal or better than Strads.
because they can’t find enough people to accept an unlivable wage while big companies make record breaking profits.
It's not "a bit of compromise".

The crosswalks are further apart - it takes minutes to reach them. (Crossing without a crosswalk is only an option for able-bodied fearless people.) Once you get there, the light cycles are slower. Many intersections do not even give a walk signal unless you arrive in time to press the "beg button" before the green light starts. If you're a second late, you must wait another whole cycle.

When you finally cross, you must vigilantly keep watch in as many as 3 directions for drivers making turns. You can never let your guard down - the drivers are not paying attention to people on foot. You must be ready to jump out of the way at any moment.

Crossing these streets is a hellish experience. It is obvious that you are not supposed to be there. Your presence is considered a nuisance.
That's the point. Most large US cities are not well-designed.
the point is it's a feature, not an exploit. control and escape codes are a thing for a reason.

it's worse with web stuff though... and it's a real vector.

https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=terminal+es...

https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162518/AWS-CloudShell-...

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0899

https://github.com/InfosecMatter/terminal-escape-injections
When you think about it. This attitude towards employees is just a reflection of company culture, let me explain.

Everyone talks about how the App Store is a "walled garden" but when you step back, all of Apple is a "walled garden" in a sense. Apple is in many ways like Disney when you think about it, they are masters of their respective domains, they have intense attention to detail, and they attempt to control and curate the experience for you. This is not necessarily a bad thing in all respects, in fact it's a very good thing, the whole reason I go to Disneyland versus Bush Gardens is that I want that impeccable attention to detail. Likewise I have an iPhone and I bought it precisely because of the attention to detail and the consistent experience.

But while this need for control is a huge advantage in some ares, it's a huge disadvantage in other areas, namely the App Store. We have all heard the grievances with apps getting pulled and this again is reflective of the walled garden. Out house, our rules, no exceptions.

But it's really interesting to see this culture extend to the employees themselves. Apple not letting employees contribute to OSS is again very reflective of the "walled garden" approach. Everyone else's employees work during the day and do other stuff on the side, but Apple employees are 100% inside Apple.

And this is a real issue for Apple, because the thing that makes their hardware so good is the same thing that makes all their software less than ideal to work with, to put it mildly. I think the best indicator of this right now is WebKit and Safari. Chrome and Firefox are light years ahead of Safari in terms of implementing new web technologies. At it's core, this is a problem with the culture at Apple of letting people in, and until they fix that culture or make a concerted effort to improve it, any attempt at them trying OSS is going to fall flat.

Apple needs to focus on diversifying its leadership and bring in new ideas. They could learn a thing or two about API's and Software from a company like Stripe.
> Doesn’t it make more sense to revisit how the existing funding is spent?

i don't know what you'd find in a financial audit that a scientific audit wouldn't tell you, but a passing financial audit won't tell you if a scientific finding actually sticks. therefore, seems like a better deal to audit the results, no?
No. If I understand correctly, what they are doing is generating "noise" samples with statistics similar to natural images. Then they use unsupervised contrastive learning to create representations of these noise images. This network is then employed in some classification tasks and it does well under a specific training mode (linear classifier training in the final layer only). The details of the evaluation aside, what is being shown is that a network trained to generate representation based on these artificially generated images (noise) can encode a good prior for most vision tasks thereby potentially reducing the need for a very large number of real training images.

edited: Typo,clarity
> after getting sunk in total complexity

Plus, the cost of teaching Scala to your new hires means they won't be productive for literally _months_

I agree that other big data tooling providers are eating into spark but I'm surprised people are choosing python over Scala for Spark.
It strikes me as rather utopian compared with:

> The "we choose" of the prior clause isn't an individual choice, it's a collective choice expressed via government.

But I guess it's ok that we disagree about which modes of exchange are desirable, the world is probably big enough for both :)
I don't think this is quite right.

I'm not a tailwind user but I think the following:

```
<div class="flex">Foo</div>
<div class="flex">Bar</div>
<div class="flex">Baz</div>
```

gets generated to:

```html
<div class="flex">Foo</div>
<div class="flex">Bar</div>
<div class="flex">Baz</div>
```

```css
.flex {
display: flex;
}
```

If we replaced this with `style` attribute usage, you'd get:

```
<div style="display: flex">Foo</div>
<div style="display: flex">Bar</div>
<div style="display: flex">Baz</div>
```

Assuming the content is gzipped when transferred (a good assumption), the non-Tailwind version's payload is smaller because there are no separate CSS definitions.

Your statement is true in the general sense (a page can easily load unused CSS with other CSS/styling approaches) but I don't think it's correct to say that using Tailwind results in smaller payloads vs. using style attributes.
I'm not sure what your point is then because the list was meant as a list of high quality channels that touch on subjects that likely interest an HN audience. Not as "here are the ten least opinionated channels on YouTube".

Being engaging is a requirement of being high quality. Someone who isn't engaging, even if their videos are very informative, will quickly lose his viewers. This is a problem because quality of the research isn't enough if nobody makes it to the end of the video.

And no, once again, he doesn't compare apples to oranges. He shows how things can work. He shows the potential. His channel is essentially just an opinionated tour of how urban design works in the Netherlands.

It's not like he says "Phoenix AZ should work exactly like Amsterdam and be designed exactly this way".
Mistakes, bureaucracy, crumbling infrastructure...Russia has been falling apart for decades. They somewhat routinely has nuclear plant accidents to this day which we only find out about when monitoring stations pick up huge upticks in background radiation.

The chances of enough infrastructure problems, incompetence, and don't-give-a-fuck-itis-its-vodka-time to trigger this system are very much non-zero.

Boris the drunk farmer accidentally cuts a comm line nobody remembers, but is still used by the doomsday machine.

The same day, someone new and untrained is working the switchboard at a defense HQ and thinks "some asshole with a flute" is crank calling them when it's actually the doomsday machine playing the "hey, I've been triggered, is anyone alive?" recognition tones that they're supposed to punch in a response to.

Some military system was recently decommissioned but turns out the doomsday machine uses its status as one of the later stages of its decision-making.

So then we end up with every population center in the continental US turned to glass?
While North Korea does have draconian punishments for smugglers and well, pretty much anything that puts the stability of the state at risk, Radio Free Asia is a propaganda mill that vomits out endless bullshit.

I have a feeling that this happened while men forced to wear the same haircut as Kim Jong Un landed unicorns on the sun, if you catch my drift.
Unlivable wage? I can go to a warehouse here in cheap Central PA and have a job tomorrow making $30-35/hr working on the loading dock. You can live on that here. I think you are making excuses for them and it's not helping them.
This sort of lame duplicitous apologia is little but more of the same rhetoric that got the Bay Area into this predicament in the first place. Here is my summary of the article "Sure it's bad, but actually it's not really all that bad. It's not media hysteria, but actually the media that blowing this out of proportion and you're all caring about the wrong thing. Yes it's bad for upscale shops to be robbed, but actually it's not really that bad and you're probably just a rich yuppie for caring. The police can't stop mob burglaries because the mobs are too violent, but also the mobs are just dumb kids and you shouldn't be worried about it."

He's pretending to give a shit but each time that's just a setup for him to downplay the issue and scold you for not caring about other things instead.
Make it viral. This will definitely help. Wish you best luck in this case
Point is that stroads don't give you that fast travel, because of all the traffic that needs getting in and off.
The alternative of having a dedicated through-travel road with streets on the sides to access actual destinations does allow both fast travel and easy access to destinations.
I’m not an expert, but my light reading of the paper makes it seem like it isn’t “random noise” in the colloquial sense, but more like “there are properties to the randomness even though the images look like noise.”

The abstract seems to say that, but again, I could be misinterpreting: “Our findings show that it is important for the noise to capture certain structural properties of real data but that good performance can be achieved even with processes that are far from realistic.”