skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> I want that temporally and semantically linked set of activities to appear on a timeline with links to and from the various tools I use

Sounds like what you want is a repeatable, digital workflow. Using workflow software like Process Street (https://process.st) you can build that documentation as part of performing the work itself. You could capture, say, the AWS policies you create and the ARNs they’re associated with in the workflow. You could automate integrations with Jira (or just about anything if you use Zapier) as steps are completed. You can start off simple and build on as you go.

Disclaimer: I work for Process Street.
It is a literary construction that makes the sentence contain incorrect information. A correct statement would have not mentioned elderly people at all because they are not included in the data:

"There has been an increase in deaths of working age 18-64 year olds."

Full stop. No need to mention the elderly.
The Computer Chronicles – Gary Kildall Special (1995)
I would appreciate it if everyone commenting here would disclose any affiliations with companies whose business models depend on maintaining the environment described in the article. Thanks.
> Cue wild speculation and theories.

There is uncertainty in many areas of life, but this seems like one thing we don’t have to speculate about. We will not only have definitive data [1] within a couple years, but also annual [2] and weekly [3] provisional data much sooner.

[1]: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-death.htm

[2]: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7014e1.htm

[3]: https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Weekly-Provisional-Counts-of-Death...
Indeed. I suspect that, despite the sensibilities of the average HN’er, Google’s metrics tell them these garbage results are actually satisfying the average user more than results that alternative weightings would produce.
> implicit calls for the FDA to Do Something and ban the tests

Not that you're necessarily wrong, but how did you get that from the article? It didn't seem to me like they wanted a ban.
Not sure if this qualifies but I'm using www.photopea.com a lot these days after switching to Linux.

It's an online replacement for Photoshop fyi and comes pretty close.
I have no knowledge or evidence, but this has indeed become my mental model for whatever Google actually does these days. I do wonder what they actually do. All those engineers, for 20 years. Surely they haven't just been scaling up BackRub! But I find it very hard to believe that they're crawling the whole web. I find it very hard to believe that PageRank is still the same PageRank that we understood in 1998. And it looks like they're managing to editorialize quite heavily, even if they're doing it via algorithm somehow. But again, I can't really discern what they're doing anymore.

So for now, I have to disagree with the "garbage in, garbage out" theory. I don't believe Google has the same goal now that they did then.
GitHub README about plant based diet, Covid, and seaspiracy movie
Just because Twitter has the right to remove content doesn't mean that removing it isn't censorship.
Same experience here. Researching high-quality products on Google is very frustrating:

- Results 1-3 are ads

- Results 3-5 are blogs that get sponsored

- Results 5-10 are full of astroturfed user reviews

Finding trustworthy and consistent information is so hard that I mostly rely on Reddit for product research. There is a subreddit for literally every product category, and posting a request with your requirements takes much less time than cutting through all the noise on Google.

To make this whole mess a better experience, I'm now working on my own startup that tries to solve these issues.
I said it in 2016, this whole polarization spiral in the US will inevitably result in blood in the streets. Looks like we are sliding further and further towards that abyss.

I hope that 10 years from now, once all the dust is settled, we will be able to hold accountable the people who really caused this catastrophe: the news media. There is no question in my mind that their hyperbole, lying, and greed are the thing polarizing people most of all. I mean, in the past 5 years, they have just moved to blatant propaganda and lies. These lunatics are going to get people hurt, and I hope the people responsible face a harsh punishment for inciting civil unrest.
TIL. This is cursed. Have an upvote.
I vaguely recall google doing this long in the past. Probably just confusing it with Wikipedia though.
Ah I think I misunderstood. My most recent purchase was a mid-lifecycle refresh of an existing model, I guess that is what GP meant.
> video proposes we replace the european flag's stars with asterisks

Asterisks are stars.
> Where is there supposed to be info for the search engine to crawl?

You actually make me realize how rarely I end up on websites I haven't seen, and how different it is compared to two decades rego.
For context I am comparing it to the suburban United States.

Boarding public transit is definitely an issue.
Going anywhere with small children is a bit difficult to be honest as their are quite a lot of rules. For example, no toys in the pool.

Constrained and limited places to play outside. Outside of the park everything is concrete and many types of play are banned. When out, I had to watch them like a hawk. Here they go over to a neighbors yard to play and have no such worries.

Childcare is also expensive to get if both parents do not work (in that case it’s free).

That said I knew plenty of expats from population dense areas that were of different opinion. They had cars too :)
As someone who has tried to like Rust repeatedly, I found that a collection of "gotchas" like this extremely offputting. Is it better for people to unlearn a common thing to do it the "rust way"? Or for Rust to make itself a bit more ergonomic to prevent a common mistake?

I understand the importance of thoroughly learning one's tools, but this seems a lot like the ol' "you're holding it wrong" argument.

I will also acknowledge the possibility (and likelihood) that I don't understand Rust well enough to dissect the nuance here, but I'll also point out that I really didn't have to dig in that far to gain a working understanding of Go.
In that project farm video, the screws came out stronger than nails in every test except the repeated bend test (even the drywall screws). I think it could be argued that since screws are much stronger and have better holding power, they are much less likely to get loose enough to the point that they are going to be repeatedly bending back and forth.
Please don't. I didn't come here to see advertisements and seeing them is something that makes me not want to use a website.

I like HN. Please don't ruin the community with ads.
"Triple DES Encrypt" "Enter your Key and hit Bake!"

Nice try, national intelligence agency... nice try...
This is a direct link to a product, but I'm hoping this produces more of a generalized discussion about the industry and why motherboards are being made for mining in the age of semiconductor shortages.
Since the incentives are currently stacked against the user, we might need something similar to AdBlock for search results with a community managed blacklist.

I personally use uBlacklist [1] to black useless sites like Pinterest or wikihow to appear in my search results.

[1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublacklist/pncfbmi...
This sounds more like a Google curse - the inability to do something extraordinarily simple because it can't be sufficiently automated.

Like there is no reason to have a site like "https://gitmemory.cn/" in the index, ever. It is pure and utter spam. Ban the domain.
One thing I learned from the unreliability of Google search is that we should not rely on an external service to organize our information. No matter the service, it will change in some way, and you will lose access to some information.
5x is arbitrary and just how I chose to express the relative importance of doing nothing --> walking --> running. That's just my mental model.

I.e. walking has no excuse barring disability. Running I recommend, but not as strongly.

Put another way, I will endlessly nag my parents on walking. Running or jogging I merely suggest, given various costs like you point out.
Just straighten out pillows, sheets and blankets so it's visually appealing instead of a mess.
You have not explained your plan on getting off of this planet but you're talking to me about logistics on the moon? No we don't need logistics on the moon. We don't need Elon musks dumb vanity missions to mars. No, we as a society do not need to continue pouring our scarce resources so that scifi-cultists and some rich white assholes can pretend like they can get out of here alive.

A rat done bit my sister Nell.
(with Whitey on the moon)
Her face and arms began to swell.
(and Whitey's on the moon)
I can't pay no doctor bill.
(but Whitey's on the moon)
Ten years from now I'll be payin' still.
(while Whitey's on the moon)
Yes and:

The enemies of science have agency too.

I fail to see how being more reasonable is a winning strategy when the opponents are determined to be unreasonable.

Simply "try harder" hasn't worked. Better messaging, better framing, active listening, empathy, patience, yadda, yadda.

I'm totally on board with any and all ideas for mooting the efforts of those who actively politicize these things.
Slightly off-topic: When I was a teenager we played "They Stole a Million" on the Commodore 64 for hours. You had to plan different heists by hiring a team and giving detailed instructions. The team would then perform the heist accordingly. It was a bit like programming a heist-script and then running it to see if it works.

Does anybody know if such a heist planning game exists today?
It's unfortunately a lot of survivor bias, but I like looking at photos of turn of the century items.
Go with the metal roof, very easy to install and last a long long time. Assuming you have a fairly simple roofline anyway.
You may want to check out https://devutils.app/
As long as only a few people use a successful white hat trick, that trick isn’t generally worthwhile for the darker hats to combat.

So the problem isn’t so much that blog spam people will read your comment, but that many ordinary readers will start using the trick, and thus make it worthwhile for the dark hats to address.

So the unfortunate side effect of kindness in information sharing is that it decreases the value of that information.

Therefore, I don’t think there’s a practical way out of endless arms races between $good and $evil
With all due respect to Michael but has he not used Google in the past years? This has been an issue since at least 2016. SEO won.

Maybe some googlers can answer this but i assume that Singhal was very conservative against AI for ranking. But when he left Giannandrea started rolling out the "natural language" queries with "let me just ignore your query because we know better" algorithms, also slowly removed operators/keywords used by power users. And well SEO really have gotten better so it all piles up.
> Anyone fancy creating the 2022 version of what Google was in 1998?

I'm creating a faster search engine for coders, using good old literal search, with synonyms of programing operations in different languages, ie. array.push in javascript, array.append in python, array[] in php, and so on. The database is loaded in memory instead of huge analytics libraries, and searching is performed instantly. I see no need to protect my DB, since it contains basic snippets, and that allows these fasts queries. I move between several languages and needed a super quick reference without all the SO clones and spam.
And just at this moment, we have hordes of affiliate marketers working 24/7 updating their "articles" to say "best _______ 2022".
> Leominster

Well that depends... Leo-minster, Lem-stuh, Leemunster, Lomunster, Lominster, Lominser... New England vs England vs the street in Derby (Darby, not Derby), vs the posh street outside of Bristol.

Paris in France, is "Paree." Paris in Florida is "paris." Perris in California is "Pa-rees" or "Pe-riss" and sometimes "Paris" depending on the age of the person speaking, but that street named Lyon over in Hemet, just East or Perris, (He-met according to Google but Hemmet or 'emmet according to the locals) in California is Lee-on, Lee-yon, or, as one local said, "Lion, and why are you trying to be all fancy?" but is written as "Lyon" and was not named for the city in France but for the construction company that built the area.

Worcestershire is Wurstuh, Wurst-uh-shur, Wurst-uh-shuh, Wurst-er-shuh, Wor-ster-shire depending on where in the UK you are. My local UK dialect, a combination of the bad side of Grangetown outside of Carddiff (Dad) & BBC given English (Mum) so my pronunciation is, and always has been, "wurster-shuh."

Today I learned that El Salvador calls Worstershire Sauce as "Salsa Inglesa" and I shall now use that just to confuse people.

I love local pronunciations because it makes me aware that our languages are continuously evolving.
What do you mean by “generation” though? Take the Camry for example, that is a “new” car every ~8(?) years. That can’t be what you mean by “generation” so I assume you just mean “a few years after release”?
This has been a known issue for years already. It's the 'attention economy' where nothing matters as much as engagement. Quality is not even an important metric. What we've been left with is visiting the same few websites we like, interacting on a couple of non-corrupted social channels where ads can't invade, like group chats in signal, and constantly unsubscribing from email lists because even the local ice-cream store knows that mailing lists are the best conversion channel.
I’ve written extensively about this recently, but these days with $300+ “gaming” routers using crappy sweatshop software on whatever Atheros router SoC, many users would be much better served with legit SMB routing / switching / wifi systems that are available for around the same price.
Michael Pollan wrote a book about the office that he built for himself.

https://michaelpollan.com/books/a-place-of-my-own/
I've tried searching for some technical details on some of my car's components. No matter what search query I used, the first few PAGES of search results were links to non-original parts on ebay, amazon, aliexpress etc.

To get the actual details I had to go register on a forum and ask people there. Feels like pre-google all over again.
To be fair, MTBF is not something you can measure in a reasonable time for these kinds of review sites. Far better for this kind of thing is niche-specific youtube channels.

But in any case, what you're asking for here is a prediction of your future satisfaction with a product. It's a non-trivial problem even for the most innocuous purchases.

Will I like Lysol or Clorox wipes more? Who knows, and the reviews aren't going to beat first-hand experience in any circumstances.
Small children. It can actually work for older ones I think.

Many places were shut on and off due restrictions during our time. Definitely makes thing harder.
Don't forget that Bitcoin doesn't only consume electricity, but also hardware. I wonder what's the electricity / hardware cost breakdown.
Hey, I didn't even realize who I was answering to. Btw there's a part 1 online too https://merl.com/publications/docs/TR91-04.pdf
>eBPF programs can’t access arbitrary kernel memory. Instead the kernel provides functions to get at some restricted subset of things.

I must finally becoming a security pessimist when I read those sentences and the first thing I think is: these statements will not age well.
I wonder, is there any language that automatically promotes ints to more bits to ensure there is no overflow? The sum of two eight-bit ints is a nine-bit int (probably occupying 16 bits in memory, but that is an implementation detail):

uint8 a = 230;
uint8 b = 250;
auto c = a + b; // typeof(c) == uint9

Maybe it would even be able to detect "c / 2" fits in an uint8.

I guess this could lead to an explosion of bits required, but only if you chain multiple operations and use type inference. If you explicitly assign to a fixed-width integer, it would truncate.

I know Python used bignums under the hood, but is there any compiled and/or strictly typed language that does this? Because it seems modulo arithmethic and silent under/overflow is most of the time not what you want.
It wasn't really a golden era.

Small local camera stores didn't carry much and were expensive. They tended to recommend something that they had in stock. Was still a pretty regular customer though because mail order wasn't as developed and you couldn't easily showroom gear locally.

And Radio Shack was certainly convenient for cables etc. and had often knowledgable employees. But most of the actual stereo equipment and other gear they carried just wasn't very good.
Sort of a little case study in how clamping down on precursors just drives producers to change the formula, while making things more difficult for all the legitimate users of the precursor materials.
> They seem to be totally missing this signal

Ok, but how would they know that you already bought the product? As advanced as ads are, they still don't have the Amazon confirmation telling them you already completed the purchase.
When we say "overdoses", doesn't it sound like the person's fault, when it was probably that they were sold a poisoned/cut batch? I wonder how many "overdoses" would have been avoided if you could buy drugs at a pharmacy.
Why would I care about anything on that page?

I have no need to read hype about Rust, regardless of where it might run. And, I have no desire to build Android apps, in any language.
It's what came with the machine and works fine for my purposes.
> You can get structural screws, but they're uncommon, expensive

And worth it. I have boxes of different sizes of Simpson strong-tie and strong-drive screws and I adore them. And they're mostly available at any Home Depot.
Give it some time. Obscurity and restrictive licenses are the main obstacles preventing ports to open systems, and the author removed both.
I don’t know of any consumer device that measures HRV accurately or consistently, Garmin and Apple included. You can wear a Garmin on one wrist, and an Apple Watch on the other, as I did, and you will not get the same results between them.

HRV is best measured by qualified medical people with professional equipment.

Here’s a better/cheaper/simpler way to do roughly the same thing:

- Get yourself a paper calendar and a red Sharpie.

- Run or walk x miles every day.

- After your run or walk, draw a big red X on that day. Also draw an emoji covering your general mood, if you’d like.

- Strive for 7 X’s every week. Settle for 5 or more. Never skip more than one day at a time.
You're both right.

You're just talking about different things.
>"Eh, more people die from fentanyl, so X isn't so bad"

The increase in deaths is being driven by lockdown/social isolation so it looks more like medical triage. Who do you save, upperclass/baby boomers who generally don't have these problems or disenfranchised young?
We had 38,680 motor vehicle deaths in 2020. We haven't had 45,000 since 1989; 54,000 in 1972. The rate has been steadily decreasing (with a few ups and downs along the way) for about the last 50 years(1), even though miles driven has been steadily increasing(2). This is because we, as a society, as a government, decided to study the problem and implement changes to improve the situation.

(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_fatality_rate_in...

(2) https://afdc.energy.gov/data/10315
Then, We should make money laundering, drug trafficking, ransomware, blackmail etc legal?. Banking system is regulated precisely to make illegal activities more difficult. Sooner or later, crypto exchanges will get regulated in the same way as banks. It just takes time for regulators to catch up.
Speaking of misunderstood lyrics, I thought the Starboy song was "I'm the mark of a Starboy" untill I read the lyrics.
> There are no longer "organic" content on the internet...

There are billions of people on the internet. The likelihood that this is true is miniscule. Sure, it's probably smaller than it used to be, seeing as most people not in it for some commercial reason use silos to publish instead of their own websites, but if it looks like there's no organic results anymore, it's probably because your search engine isn't ranking organic results, because the websites are out there.
>But isn’t “bum a fag” still acceptable Brit phrasing?

Yes. To 'bum' something is quite different 'bum' someone! English is weird.
That’s quite a specific example with potentially disastrous effects if you’re misunderstood (what if you haven’t cancelled your cards?!), but you’re right, I’m just painting broad strokes as to what is more likely, rather than strict rules. Whatever strict rules you try to apply in linguistics collapse when you look at real people using the language!

The ‘repeated occasions’ is a different use case - I don’t think anyone would infer you’re troubled by a lack of passport, but they might infer that you’re troubled by a tendency to mislay things!
You are confusing your data badly.

Each of your references are saying completely different things.

1) non-covid excess mortality

2) mortality rate between those vaxxed and not vaxxed.

3) Reteurs was not 'debunking' point 2 or point 1. They are 'debunking' crap statements on Joe Rogan Podcast about the absollute numbers of those dying from COVID in general.

Alex Berenson is terribly misrepresenting information.

So when you say "That's a Fact" - you don't even seem to be sure what facts you're referring to, and they are obviously taken out of context, at face value.

A)

For point 3, the Reuters debunking of 'Most of the COVID deaths are those vaccinated' (Alex Berenson on Joe Rogan Podcast misinformation).

Suppose 100% of the citizens of the UK are vaccinated.

The vaxx is good, but not perfect - so some will die.

Are you going to run around saying '100% of those dying were vaccinated - therefore the vaxx is crap'.

That would be 'a fact' i.e. '100% of deaths are those who are vaccinated'.

But how helpful is that fact? It's not.

It'd be like saying '99% of those dying from car accidents were wearing seatbelts, therefore seat-belts are dangerous'

B)

Data point 2, which shows that 'Vaxxed people aged 10-59 are dying at 2x the rate those unvaxxed' - is also misleading.

(FYI they are talking about 'death rates' not absolute deaths, which is why it's different than the Joe Rogan Podcast misinformation.)

The likelihood of someone being vaccinated goes up dramatically with their likelihood of dying from COVID.

59-year-olds are vaxxed at a much higher rate than 10 or 20 year olds.

Especially those with underlying conditions.

And it's going to be overwhelmingly people in those situations that die from COVID.

Here's an analogy:

People aged 50+ and those 30+ with underlying conditions are going for a 'dangerous car ride'.

Everyone else is going for a 'safe car ride'.

Everyone is asked to wear their seatbelts.

Some people, particularly those going on the 'safe car ride' - are not wearing seatbelts.

As a result: all the 'big crashes' are in the 'dangerous car-ride' cohort.

That means almost all of the deaths will be among those who are wearing seatbelts, because, well, they were going on a 'dangerous car ride'.

The kids who didn't bother to wear seatbelts, were mostly going on the 'safe ride' and there were not many accidents at all.

If we popularized the notion of 'People with seatbelts more likely to die' - it would be totally misleading, because people would come to believe that 'Seatbelts Kill You' - when, the total opposite is true - seatbelts save lives.

...

People that are smart enough to know the difference, and continue to propagate it, are deliberately misleading people.

People that aren't bright enough (or don't have the time) to spot the difference ... shouldn't be propagating information.