skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> For those that aren't VC funded I think that a lot can be explained by cargo-culting; "If startup X is using Node/React/Redux/microservices and they just scored a 20m Series A then we'd better do it too"

Part of it is also from employees: "everyone else is using Node/React/Redux/microservices, if I can push my company to do it I will have more relevant skills for the market". I often hear that for k8s too.
Oh I'm beyond done with the pandemic itself. Honestly, have been since I got Covid (first wave). I went along with some things because I'm not a sociopath.

The mostly part is that I'm open to get a vaccine now and then. The evidence shows they do seem to prevent serious complications when you do catch Covid. I'm not down with all the bullshit restrictions and government overreach that obviously isn't effective at anything except destroying the economy.
I agree with you in almost everything. Even with the 25 years drinking period. :)

What I don't agree is the easy to quit part. I get headaches and don't stay awake. Even worse is the depression that follows. I know I feel better without (quit two times) but quitting is really tough.
I see the terms as a donation or grant. The money still is a loan (vs a grant), but the terms are well below "market" in order to support the non-profit's cause.
Private Relay was always a sketchy proposition; if privacy is your concern, you're almost always better off using a VPN.

Yes, granted, Apple could always extract (and to some extent probably is) your history directly via OS hooks, but the "Private" relay gives them a completely opaque off-device way to centrally track what everyone is visiting, which is just another data point feeding into their rapidly-growing advertisement business.

Paranoid? Maybe, but after the whole on-device scanning fiasco I view Apple in the same category as Google, Facebook and Microsoft when it comes to privacy guarantees.
I would love to try elixir, but JetBrains still does not have an IDE for it. I'm addicted to their IDEs.

I did try the community made plug-in for elixir, but had trouble getting the debugger to work which was a show stopper for me.
It's the opposite, actually. People worried about Covid with kids are the ones saying that there is no global warming because it isn't hot by them. Statistics are backing up how little effect Covid has on kids (fortunately) - it is anecdotes that are scaring people.
Thanks - I would like to get all my money to Signal in this case so I just signed up for monthly donation using their website link.
As much as I don’t like this, I would suspect it’s fine.

Disabling this feature is a built-in ability of iOS. It doesn’t depend on ISPs treating the traffic differently.
I've been a user and evangelizer of Signal (aka TextSecure and even RedPhone when the audio piece was split off as a separate app) for a very long time now. I admire the work that Moxie and the entire team have put in over all these years. Thank you all so much for the great work, whether it be writing blog posts rebutting the "I have nothing to hide" people or implementing open and secure-by-default protocols and apps that put privacy within reach of even the least technically-savvy among us!

I hope the next adventure is as fruitful as this one was Moxie. Cheers!
Amazon shutting down author accounts without explanation, withholding royalties
The problem is that "being done" or "being over it" doesn't matter. The virus doesn't care how we feel. There are still consequences for catching the virus, even if vaxxed. There are consequences for spreading it, since vaccination rates in many places are low and unvaxxed end up in the ICU and tie up resources.

You, being over it and not isolating or being cautious, could mean someone's Stage IV cancer surgery is cancelled. It's not what people want to hear, but it's the truth.
Location: Berlin

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Willing to relocate: Relocating to Berlin in April :)

Technologies: Full-stack, mostly frontend - JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, HTML/CSS, React, Adobe After Effects and Adobe CEP

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Email: noamraby@gmail.com

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Hi, I'm Noam

I'm a full-stack developer experienced in building SaaS and web applications. Began my career in video post-production and evolved towards product development with expertise in creating visual experiences.

We're relocating to Berlin in April and I'm looking for opportunities in companies where I can make make an impact.
While this is true, remember that the Signal Foundation was started with a sizeable investment from their new interim CEO Brian Acton.

> In February of 2018, Acton invested $50 million of his own money to start the Signal Foundation alongside Moxie Marlinspike
>
> https://signalfoundation.org/en/

He's worth at least a billion dollars, so one imagines that Signal will continue as long as he's involved.
The grid-tie inverter will automatically shut down if there's no external AC supply, that's a standard feature.
Also, european legal system is much less prone to judge anyone liable for random stuff they post somewhere just because it can indirectly lead to injury.
At this point, Omicron is looking like its going to vaccinate a large portion of the population, especially the more folks resistant to vaccination. My hope is that Omicron is the real first step to herd immunity.
I don't notice myself getting sick any less now that masks are required on planes. Recently took 3 back-to-back flights and got sick afterwards for a few days. Maybe COVID, maybe not (hard to tell because other than loss of taste/smell there are no real distinguishing features of COVID symptoms from the flu or common cold).
When the working copy of your git repo resides on a remote box R1 rather than your local machine. You want to ssh into the R1, edit files and commits there and then push from there to some other remote host R2. Meanwhile your private key for accessing R2 is on your local machine. R1 can only access your forwarded agent, but not your private key.

ProxyJump doesn't help you here because R1 does much more than just proxy your SSH connection.
I'm with you on this one.

But here's the thing: They're all (95+%) fucking terrible. No exaggeration, no drama; they're literally evil and for real killing us and the planet.

Rs and Ds, judges and lawyers, Banks, Media Energy, Pharma, Guns, and Big Tech - all of them.

People might think this comment isn't helpful - because they don't see the above as scum. But they are.
The lack of density in the suburbs is a consequence of the zoning. Higher density housing is the thing that's prohibited, so allowing it would address that.

> Because if not, then that brings back the same incentive to only live near those at or above your level.

But then what happens if there is no constraint on building higher density housing? More people want to live near the good school, so housing prices are higher there, which causes higher density housing go up there and the housing supply increases until prices come back down. That doesn't happen now because the zoning doesn't allow higher density housing to be built there.

They'd probably find a way to gate access to schools other than housing costs, e.g. testing for which test prep courses improve outcomes, something like that. But it would stop making housing unaffordable.
Why would they be any harder to clean? A city can just have one of their sweepers be a much smaller, cheaper, sweeper. Likewise for snow clearing. A much smaller and cheaper machine can often be used.
I wish there were better visual indications within Safari regarding whether it's on or off. Especially when connecting to a new wifi network with a portal, which almost always break it. Private relay only works within Safari though, why would it affect your grocery store app?
They just rolled it out globally, https://www.wired.com/story/signal-mobilecoin-cryptocurrency...
> They have also indicated that getting vaccinated does not reduce your ability to spread the virus.

Think about this: spreading covid misinformation like this leads to people dying earlier than they would have otherwise died.
I agree, the reward is neither clear nor consistent to individuals.

It's also worth nothing the sacrifice to be made isn't consistent and is highly subjective to an individual. A single person who moved to a new town and spends months isolated, or a business owner, etc. is making very different sacrifices from a person who's in a stable marriage with a family working a software engineering job.
I'm an MLE and I get asked much harder questions than that. Implement a binary search seems ... fine?
Just coming from a scientist that is SUPER used to reading graphs -- It's really hard to tell from those graphs because the scariness of those graphs could wind up being (horizontal) scaling artifacts, because we know in the countries that led the omicron wave it seems to burn out faster... If the number of deaths tails out just as quickly, the CFR will wind up being way lower, since total deaths are an integral under the curve, and cases are point-in-time values.
I read on Blind (You can stop reading here, I don't blame you) that even though they have a 4-day workweek, their KPIs essentially require you to work Friday anyway. You officially have 4 days off, but few are able to do it.
Maybe it's just me but it seems as if a four day work week would almost have to come at the expense of a larger basket of time off that you can take when you want to. Which, in general, isn't a tradeoff I would like--nor, I imagine, would many people who prefer to take trips rather than having more free time around their home.
What are the long term effects of multiple rounds of boosters? You have no idea.

The mechanism by which mRNA vaccines work is different than standard vaccines. What are the unintended consequences? You have no idea. What is the risk if of COVID, especially the weakened Omicron strain?

The CDC Director states that 75% of COVID deaths occurred in people with 4 comorbidities [0]. For someone under 50 that is fit and isn't overweight, COVID is statistically nothing to worry about. And this person already got sick so has natural immunity.

What is the sense in assuming the prudent course of action is injecting a new pharmacological substance in your body instead of just allowing your own immune system to protect you naturally? Most drugs go through multiple rounds, over many years, of FDA testing and often side effects are discovered. What is gained by taking it? Almost nothing. What is risked? You don't know. I think the smart money will be on the side of the cohort that avoided this mind-virus of being gaslit into taking some pharma drug instead of just facing the minimal threat head on.

[0] https://twitter.com/Lukewearechange/status/14805951564830720...
Another sleazy behavior I've noticed is that when I receive care, and state that I'm uninsured, the provide chargers me a different rate then had I handed over my insurance card.

The way this plays out is that if I hand over my insurance card, the provider will attempt to extract as much money as possible and bill an outrageous amount. The insurance provider has maximum limits it's willing to cover for each billing code and so only covers some lesser amount. You pay the difference.

This is such scumbag behavior.
I see thank you. A lot to ponder here.

I'm actually a PM with a good analytics background that is contemplating my options.

I was considering DE because it seemed maybe more of a feasible leap than straight to backend SWE.
> Ford famously slipped an anti-flip clause into the buyer agreement for its $450,000 supercar that prohibits owners from selling the car for 24 months. The owners themselves were carefully chosen through an extensive application process, with many of the cars going to celebrities and other high-visibility individuals to help publicize the car and the brand. Cena was one of those deemed worthy, likely thanks to his emergence as a YouTube car reviewer in the past year.

This is fair. They didn't sell him a car. They signed him as a promoter. I cannot see any possible motivation for a dealer to add no-resale provisions to their agreements with ordinary customers.
The higher the role in the hierarchy, the more common is for me to see involving the new person as soon as possible, specially if there is a rare opportunity, like participating in an offsite or event that could provide a lot of context and happens close (some weeks before) the starting date. Many the times the new hire himself request it.

Said that, if you are not comfortable doing it, you shouldn't. It would be a warning signal if they make a situation about it. I wouldn't make it a thing of whether you should be compensated or not but in the future I would expect the same consideration when you ask for an hour here and there as well. It is about trust.

The HR and IT things are more common than you believe, shit happens. That might or might not mean that some processes are not working well, just send the feedback. I do not see why you feel obligated to wait for the FedEx package if they did not ask you if you could wait for it. It makes me feel you are not comfortable being candid.
If you can't resell it, you don't really own it.

I wonder how this is enforced? Is there some kind of mandatory registration with Ford that is required for the car to work? Or are they threatening to sue if they find out you sold it?

Any car I have owned, reselling it has nothing to do with the dealer. This is one reason I would never a vehicle that came with any kind of software subscription from the dealer / manufacturer. It's just another tool they can use to extract money from you and deny your ownership rights.

In this case, it's not clear what the enforcement mechanism is though, it may not be software related.
i’m young, vaxxed, and i still think about the implications of covid when going to events. It goes kind of like this:

- Is this a public area where immunocompromised people have to be (e.g. grocery stores, doctors offices?) If so then I wear a mask

- Is this an area which isn’t really safe for immunocompromised people anyways (e.g. restaurants, gyms). If so then i don’t wear a mask unless they require it or someone asks me

- Am I hanging out at a friends house or venue with other friends, all young and presumably vaccinated? If so then i don’t take any precautions, even if it’s a large tightly-packed gathering the risk of any serious infection is minimal and the virus is spreading anyways

People need to understand that “stay safe and weigh the risks” does not mean “take unnecessary precautions and constantly worry”. It takes 2sec to realize that hanging out with vaccinated friends and family and strangers is completely fine, and maybe i should bring a mask in my pocket just in case i need to call a Lyft or stop somewhere.
Hahahahaha.

You think anyone will pay anything more than lip service to QA?

That's a good one.
> But even having more than one cup of decaf brings on the shakes and skipped beats. The caffeine microdosing adds up, I guess.

You may have a problem other than a caffeine addiction. Cutting out caffeine may be the easiest/cheapest way to address it, but it is not normal or healthy for a few mg of caffeine to give you jitters or affect your heartbeat.

I'd talk to a cardiologist to make sure you're not just hiding the symptoms of a life-threatening problem.
The downside of Utility Scale solar installations is that my utility provider has zero interest in creating them. Rooftop solar is something I can do that's more effective than creating an online petition to convince my local utility to pursue solar.
Not saying restart all assumptions. I am saying that whatever you say should come with the "based on the previous..., it may or may not apply to current..." proviso.
from https://www.uriports.com/tools?method=dmarc

i go the following result

v=DMARC1; p=quarantine
AFAIK Google Fi uses T-Mobile, and I’m still able to use private relay.
> The biggest societal threat besides a meteor or nuclear war is gain of function.

Nah, internal conflict is a bigger threat than even a meteor or nuclear war. A civil war happened once in the US, it could happen again. If not a civil war, a complete governmental collapse. All you have to do is keep polarizing and polarizing the sides to further and further extremes and eventually reap the consequences when the government collapses.
Note that Visible is an MVNO subject to deprioritization. I’m on the lowest Verizon Unlimited plan which is subject to the same and my service is nigh unusable when my broadband internet goes out or I’m in a really large crowd (e.g. music festival)
Whatever the motivation behind the question, remember this — there’s no one fits all answer.

Anyone assuming the opposite is either ignorant or trying to sell you something.

Hence the importance of therapy or any activity where you have live human beings trying to figure out your specific issue and your unique circumstances.
Many, many people are not in the Silicon Valley bubble and don’t get lucky enough to break in. I know tons of smart, coherent teams who struggle to this day or gave up.

Every time I came into YC to interview (when it was in person) who did not get funded, in startup school, and all over SE Asia.
I wonder how much of this is the mask-wearing in the airplane and how much is simply now nobody travels with a sniffle anymore (maybe a slight exaggeration, but pre-covid you few would stay home with respiratory symptoms if they could physically manage it).
Show HN: Campy the Font
I needed a type family that felt hand-printed. Lots of these fonts exist, but they have problems. Some are hard to use because their letterforms are overly varied. Others are limited to just the alphabet and a few punctuation marks. Almost none have multiple weights (which I find useful).

With Campy, I wanted to try my hand at creating a type family that addressed these points. So, I drew out a reasonably complete Latin character set (208 glyphs including accents, special marks, symbols, etc.) by hand. I then corrected each of the glyphs to be more consistent and aligned. From there, I added a total of 7 weights and corresponding italics. This project turned out to be pretty time-consuming.

I’m not a type designer, so I’ve probably done some things wrong with Campy. That said, I like how it looks casual without feeling too messy. Throughout the project, I came to look upon Campy a bit like Comic Sans, but (hopefully) more functional.
In the USA, we've already changed our guidance to 5-day quarantines. So as usual, my words are USA-focused and based off of our current US-politics.

There seem to be people arguing for the COVID19 sick doctors/nurses to come in and work as usual, even with symptoms.

If that's not the case in UK (and if you're still on the old 10-day quarantine), then I guess your local politics are just different than what I'm dealing with here. We can blame this misunderstanding on our different local situations for sure.

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EDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/nursing/comments/s0jaai/hey_cdc_im_...

Frankly, we're erring on the side of "too short a quarantine" right now in the USA with these 5-day periods.
> it's another to be aligned oppositely

I have friends and family who are aligned oppositely.

Personally, I view political debate as an intellectual sport, like chess. It's fun to match swords with someone, and see who has the better game. Winning/losing at this, like winning/losing at chess, football, Magic The Gathering, etc., means nothing.

For those who are unable to not take losing personally, it's best to just avoid talking politics with them.

It's the same with religion. If you've got family & friends of different faiths, does that concern you?
Which part do you find objectionable?

I hate most of the cryptocurrency-bs, but mobilecoin seems to have been designed carefully to avoid most of the objectional aspects of blockchain stuff.
RL is still kind of niche - the number of companies that ship anything using RL and the number of jobs that require it are both quite low.
i’m young, vaxxed, and i still think about the implications of covid when going to events. It goes kind of like this:

- Is this a public area where immunocompromised people have to be (e.g. grocery stores, doctors offices?) If so then I wear a mask

- Is this an area which isn’t really safe for immunocompromised people anyways (e.g. restaurants, gyms). If so then i don’t wear a mask unless they require it or someone asks me

- Am I hanging out at a friends house or venue with other friends, all young and presumably vaccinated? If so then i don’t take any precautions, even if it’s a large tightly-packed gathering the risk of any serious infection is minimal and the virus is spreading anyways

People need to understand that “stay safe and weigh the risks” does not mean “take unnecessary precautions and constantly worry”. It takes 2sec to realize that hanging out with vaccinated friends and family and strangers is completely fine, and maybe i should bring a mask in my pocket just in case i need to call a Lyft or stop somewhere. It’s basically automatic
And increasing the size of the initial funding has the side effect of keeping the captable clean and sidelining a lot of minor investors that would fill the gap between YC and an A-round, which not every YC company achieves by demo day.
magnesium oxide ok? (cheapest one)
*allegedly.

A comment also says:

> This seems to be a mass issue as of late with many indie authors. I read that there was a bot problem that deleted thousands of authors accounts and stores without notice and many are trying to get them back up and those that have been able to so far have lost their preorder numbers for upcoming work (which are so important) and are having to cancel launch and create a new one. Amazon needs to get their ish together.
It is a dangerous topic (which is weird, right?) And I post on HN under my real name. But it's a genuine question, and I'm going to try to give you a complete response, because I think open discussion on this is important, even though I know that it's an unpopular opinion.

It comes down to three things:

1) the studies I've reviewed, which overwhelmingly support the strength of natural immunity

2) the adverse reactions that I've seen personally (I personally know more people that have had more severe reactions from the vaccine than I know who have had severe outcome from covid - purely anecdotal, but hard for me to ignore), and from VAERS (truly frightening), and

3) the very strange authoritarian approach the government and media have taken with this. I don't know of any vaccine or drug trial that would have survived the number of adverse effect that have been reported without being pulled. We keep seeing strange things like the CEO of Reuters being on the board of Pfizer as [1] mentions. But it's immediately flagged on HN. You can't even discuss it. Medical opinions from highly qualified doctors and health experts being silenced, accounts being canceled and removed from FB, Google, etc... frankly, it has me creeped out. I've never seen anything like it.

The "othering" of people who make informed choice about vaccination and decide against it is extraordinary. It's a global phenomenon. You can see it in some of the responses to my comment here on HN, even. Take a look at the downvotes for my comment - just for saying that my natural immunity seems to be robust. There don't seem to be many people willing to engage in an open and honest dialog about this, other opinions are silenced by any means available.

Maybe it's because I'm older and cranky, maybe it's because of a deep distrust of centralized authority, but the more someone pushes me to do something, anything really, the more I tend to resist.

When I couple that with the risk/reward evaluation and the advice of my doctor, all things things come together to make me decide not to do it.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29879165