skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
You are correct that the US copypasting GDPR into it's own law would be an absolute triumph. But that's not what I'm worried about. The problem I'm worried about is multiple countries having conflicting data localization requirements.

One of the specific cited concerns with off-site hosting is that it exposes user data to foreign intelligence agencies. This is a valid concern, but it's not unique to the US. It's not like EU member states don't have their own spymasters: they absolutely do, and they are just as atrocious to democratic norms as American ones are. In fact, most EU member states would rather trust the US than each other, that's why their politicians negotiated the Privacy Shield agreement that ultimately got shot down.

If the US were to have a data localization requirement, it would almost certainly be incompatible with the EU's data localization requirement. Then everything I mentioned in my prior comment would apply: the need to shard users at best, and a need to firewall users off from one another at worst.
The thing is, that site is misleading, a product that is legal in pretty much the whole world (currently) but against the law in two countries, does not make the product illegal anywhere else, and it seems more likely that the fault would be on the companies implementing it in those countries, not in the global service that is being provided.

Then again, even though this is google, I'm not big on localized countries attempt to create laws that dictate the behavior of the internet as a whole, admittedly this is a different issue.
> It feels like yesterday that I was excited to cross the 100-employee threshold, yet here we are just a few years later approaching 600.

For a password manager? Damn.
From above:

Aug 2021: https://web.archive.org/web/20210826113846/https://www.cdc.g...

> Vaccine: A product that stimulates a person’s immune system to produce immunity to a specific disease, protecting the person from that disease.

Today: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/imz-basics.htm

> Vaccine: A preparation that is used to stimulate the body’s immune response against diseases.

I think this is what people are referring to.
I'm not sure who I could make this promise to, but I do indeed personally respond to every person who writes me a personal email.
> Which in his case, was that the white race is superior to the black race.

You've been asked several times to provide a quote from Wilson's published works where he said this, both in this thread and previous ones.

So far you have not.

I think you should either provide such a quote or retract this claim.
I'm not sure this is true. If anything, they're the perfect example of how to do it right though, which is to have products that are business OR personal focused, and not generally both. The Mac Pro and the new monitors are both very clearly only a reasonable cost point/feature set for enterprise clients. The higher end Macbook Pros are similar, especially post redesign.

Almost everything Apple makes, "Pro" name aside, is either an enterprise offering where they're ok if random consumers buy it, or a consumer item where they don't mind if enterprises buy it. I have no interest in buying a reference monitor that costs more than my last 4 computers put together, but I could just go buy one, I guess.

Optimally, 1Password does the same thing. If companies want to buy their current offering (and my current employer does) that thusfar hasn't really messed with my personal use. If they come out with some Okta competitor in the future, I won't need to care about that either unless my company uses it. Optimistically, both products can be targeted to different markets.
if i had to guess COUNT(*) may load everything per row datawise vs using a index. but I'd have to run tests to confirm =)
If an employee is a resource, what exactly do they owe them? Why should a "resource" have any sort of respect at all. It's fundamentally adversarial - the resource must maximise their gain from their position and the company most maximise their gain from their "resource". You're just sour that the resource is winning for once.
On the other hand, the schools should be thankful that some 9 year old children are exploiting their system rather than some state actor or the like. The 9 year old is unlikely to really do much damage, whereas the experienced hacker could do much worse.

In reality, the school systems are likely just really old/awful and need to be updated with some basic protections before something bad does happen. The school children should be encouraged to perform responsible disclosure and to request permission before testing something.
This is merely "Bread and circuses":

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bread+and+circuses
> "KeePassXC was still free open source and developed by volunteers in their free time."

> This is not a benefit.

Parent never claimed this, they were questioning why 1p would possibly need 620m for developing roughly the same value.
The website began to require login within the last three days for me.
I don't consider venture capital absolute evil (or evil at all), but don't understand why old profitable company with established user base needs to take such ludicrous amounts of money from VCs. What are they planning to do to return that investment? Grow by any means necessary and sell out with all our data to big tech company? As a long time 1Password user I have a bad feeling about this.
With great parenting apps like these, who needs parents? /s
Anti work seems to be very much like incels but for jobs. Extremely unhealthy and counterproductive approaches upvoted highly.
I love these threads.

As a rule, I always do the work assigned to me just a bit shy of the target.

And, I always automate my work. And I never say a word of it to anyone.

I work in an engineering firm and most of my colleagues are clueless about programming.

Am I cheating? Perhaps. Do I feel guilty? Absolutely not.
This kind of marketing is pretty common on HN. Provocative title and a blog post (written as if they're an independent observer) that presents a 'problem' and conveniently their product is perfect for solving it. The worst is these things get tons of upvotes.
I don't understand how sending analytics data to your own host is supposed to solve the legal problem here. Do the GDPR requirements not apply in that case?

And how is anyone supposed to build any kind of global data dashboard now? Do you have to have separate sites for EU analytics data vs the rest of the world? How do you do statistics to see where your visitors come from? How much time visitors from which countries, languages, etc., spend on your sites?
Knowing what little I do about the UK government, I expect "VPN" to be considered a term "associated with cybercrime" as well.
As far as I know, no definition of "government" requires it to have monopoly on force. A "state" as defined by Weber should have it, but Weber's own definition says governments and states are separate things - especially in a multi-layered system like the EU (Wikipedia lists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois#Iroquois_Confederacy as an example of this situation).
Never gonna give this up! Great project
Friend what you are suggesting is a very slippery slope and leads to employees not making any suggestions at all to improve business processes as its not part of their job description. You are essentially saying that OP would be better off just never attempting to automate the process at all and to just continue the existing process that was not working after all its the role of whoever is in charge of efficiency to come up with better solutions. The business would still experience delays but OP would not be "stealing". Your position actually incentivizes employees to work as slowly as possible as long as they meet the letter of their employment contract.
Generally try to start from the need and derive the form. Instead of asking what should we do in the weekly meeting ask why do we have a weekly meeting, and either you have a goal for that and use a format that fulfills that goal, or you don't and get rid of the meeting.

> I'm still trying to figure out a good model. Daily stand-ups?

One that I have used a few times with success was the right to left stand-up - instead of focusing on people, focus on what it takes to move a given task to the next column, starting from the rightmost tasks (finish work instead of starting it). This changes the stand-up from a status report to action planning. Some teams don't like that though, especially when people have some years of training in the standard yesterday I did X and today I'll do Y delivery, but I'll say worth a try depending on what you want from your stand-up once again.
It's illegal to fulfil your job obligations creatively?
Only if the user (in Google's case the product) would be the one liable.
I noticed one of the challenges is "reverse a string." Can I just rant a little about how much I hate that as an interview question?

It's meaningless to reverse a string. Not just in the "there's no purpose to doing it" sense (very true) but genuinely in the "it literally isn't a defined operation" sense. If you've only lived in the nice insulated world of ASCII or a mostly-ASCII-like language, you might scratch your head - just put the letters in backwards order, right?

Well, what do you when you hit a Unicode joiner? Or a multi-byte emoji? Maybe your reversing scheme is clever and looks at "whole codepoints" or whatever. But then what happens when you normalize the "reversed" string? Or what about the modifier characters that affect the previous/next character - how to treat those? I've never been satisfied with anyone's answer to these questions, because the problem is invalid from the start. You can't "reverse" an arbitrary string, it's not a well-defined operation.
This description falls under the "duct tapers" category of Bullshit Jobs[1], according to David Graeber:

> duct tapers, who temporarily fix problems that could be fixed permanently, e.g., programmers repairing bloated code, airline desk staff who calm passengers whose bags do not arrive;

In this case, perhaps its easier and cheaper to simply pay this guy 90k per year to run this script rather than get an entire law firm, likely staffed by extreme tech Luddites, to switch to using the cloud solution properly.

I've also seen worse waste in other industries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullshit_Jobs#Summary
My wife and I have used 1Password for years.

I have, since the family plan was first introduced, also gotten my aging parents on the plan (so my brother and I — both _far_ from where my parents live — can assist when required) and my brother.

My wife has shifted from merely using 1Password to advocating the use of password managers in general and 1Password in specific (she had a letter read by Peter Mansbridge on his podcast a couple of months ago where she did exactly that).
I feel that's the most likely case, using his death as a cheap way to advance a pre-existing agenda. It was really weird how the article slams E.O. Wilson but then at the same time, it's basically not even about Wilson.
> I dislike Google and their products pretty much universally, but having this sort of thing done by a competitor is not just distasteful, I see it as verging on corporatism.

Don't shoot the messenger? I think everyone should have the right to voice opinions and point out problems with products, competitors or not. As long as the claims are factual and not FUD and bullshit. (I'm reminded of fud campaigns made e.g. by big corporations against open source, backed by their own shady fudfactory studies)

If a company can -- without lying or twisting facts -- point out that their competitor's product is dangerous/illegal/unsuitable/{whatever is relevant to me}, I'm all open.

Of course, the line between a fud campaign and plain good old information is sometimes very thin.
Keypass + Syncthing to get the database on all your devices. This combo has worked flawlessly for me for over 5 years now. I sync to all kinds of devices too including android phones.
>But it's not just a warning for those who search for "stresser" and "booter" services which provide an easy way to launch a DDoS attack against a school's network.

I love articles that warn about the dangers of doing something while also providing a helpful starting point for those just now realizing that this was an option.
Filled it out, likely not to move any needles, but at least I did a thing. Thanks Casenjo for pointing out the survey.
"All censorship should be deplored."
- Aaron Scwartz
> I always find "this day and age" kind of sentiments extremely eye-rolly, like things were better in some mythic past.

I've encountered this sentiment, several times, lately. In my experience, any mention of a time before now, especially, when they find out that I am "chronologically-challenged," is met by a "Don't tell me about the 'good old days,' Grandpa!".

This day and age, seems to have established a culture of real, nasty, institutionalized, anger at previous generations. It is unlike what I experienced. Younger folks have railed against their seniors for all of human history, but now, it's personal.

I think I understand where a lot of the anger comes from. My generation has caused a lot of damage, and has exhibited almost awe-inspiring levels of selfishness. I'm pretty pissed, and I'm one of them.

But that ain't me. I have lived a long-ish life, and have developed a lot of experience and PoV, as a result. I'm a kind, unselfish person, looking forward to the future, and making the world a better place, for my having lived in it. Not all that is old, is bad. Much is not directly applicable to today's world, but should not be discarded, wholesale. In many cases, only minor adjustments need to be done, in order to make a viewpoint, technique, or philosophy applicable to today's world.

The story is a heart-wrenching one. I have many peers, experiencing a lot of these types of things (One of the things that happens, as we age). Not all of them are handling it as well as the author.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but all of us are destined to become "boomers." Every. Single. One. Of. Us. No exceptions. The alternative kind of sucks. One day, we will all be where I am. That is what makes ageism so crazy.

I have been around long enough to watch some folks hoist by their own petard (a classic saying, BTW). They established a corporate culture, that eventually excluded them.

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news-in-pictures/news-briefly...
I had not heard of EDS. I will take a look. At what age is EDS usually diagnosed?
the same people thanks to RSUs
It's not enough to be profitable (which they claimed to be in 2021). But even if they are profitable, it's unlikely they generate a lot of cash. For a secure future you also want a nice pot of cash to be able to make investments and to weather dips in the market.
> The goal is to help align incentives of parents and kids.

Instead of taking the time to teach your child empathy and personal responsibility, you want parents to give them a virtual candy bar for doing things so they keep doing them. Reinforcing something I would term as bad motivation (I'll do anything to get virtual coins to spend in a mobile game)

Honestly I'd rather just give them a real candy bar and be done with it.
The business does not care about you. The business is fundamentally a sociopathic entity. Only a fool would care about that, unless you have a personal connection to the shareholders.
Apart from “works on stuff you didn’t buy from Apple” (a feature that I think isn’t in Apple’s interest to support well), what major features does it have that keychain syncing over iCloud doesn’t already have, or could easily add?
Not clicking on that. I recall seeing a picture of rows of hundreds of crabs strapped to harnesses, bent in half, with needles in their backs draining their blue blood. Still can't get it out of my head.
I just got off a zoom call with the cofounder of simpleanalytics.com. Humble, worked with my startup on pricing options, and cares a lot about privacy which was the reason why I set up the call.

Shame on PostHog for this. You can do better than PostHog.
As far as I can tell from listening to stories from friends who aren't in tech circles, sorta halfway knowing how to use a computer still makes you a wizard in most non-tech offices. And the newer generations are only barely better than the old ones, on average, so that's not putting an end to that state of things.

I'm talking, like, you understand how external drives are represented, know how to cut & paste files & kinda know what a filesystem is and how it's laid out (not what a FAT table is or anything like that, I mean just how folders and links/shortcuts practically work and such). If you can do more than basic arithmetic in Excel, you're basically god. If you can write batch scripts (like this person, assuming it's true) or a little glue-code python, that's beyond what the others around you could even imagine.

I'm not sure whether this is a UX failure or there's just too much necessary complexity to make things better. To some degree I think the basic metaphors we use for representing computer concepts and UI to ordinary users are badly underdeveloped, or in some way misguided. Certainly I think the "iOS is dumbing things down and making people unable to compute!" folks have things exactly backwards.
I think the value in tracking lies when health problems arise. Your approach works fine for a variety of healthy babies. If poop suddenly changes color, consistency and frequency, there could be a problem that needs intervention. We tracked all this manually for the first few months, then scaled it down. The most serious "issue" was a week long constipation. If there is a problem for the pediatrician, you can provide a log of all the inputs and outputs without guesswork.
And for me, a Watch app :)
Interesting, I have always assumed that Google and FB would use any request sent to them for tracking and profile building. Probably a safe assumption to be honest.

Just dump all request logs in a giant Data Lake - seems like promotion material idea. (sarcasm).
Thank you for this. As an amateur I knew the difference existed, but I was never sure how to tell them apart. And if I had ever actually thought about it I would have googled, but it's one of those things that never occurred to me until I was knee deep into a repair.
I tried the exact setup of this 1000+ hours person, having been excited by the concept of a monitor-less office for years.

My current setup is multiple 4k monitors in pixel-doubled resolution. It is relatively easy on the eyes and not too expensive ($300ish/monitor + VESA). I am working remotely and when I travel I have to work from my laptop and I would love to have a headset to replicate the multiple monitor experience on the go.

I have been hoping for this since the HTC Vive.

HTC Vive - simply too low resolution. Screen door effect visible. Also software such as Immersed was not available.

Replicating this 1000+ hour setup went as follows:

1. Buy a Quest 2. Meta has its issues however I have an account so no real issues on the Meta side other than Meta itself. Resolution is clearly superior to HTC Vive, with no obvious screen door effect. As the original poster mentions - the strap that comes with the Quest is terrible, and you will have to spend at least $100 to get the Quest to the point where it can be used continuously for long periods without the device itself being a distraction.

2. Immersed - Major issues with this software. Thankfully they give you a "pro" trial so you can try this without paying. Main issue was painlessly delivering what I wanted: screen closed multiple 4k-equivalent virtual monitors. On mac (preferred), there were issues with HDMI spoofing that I probably could have fixed with dongles had I desired. On windows the situation was better, but still finicky with resolution setting and seamless disconnect/reconnection. Would like to see more focus on integrating better resolution control as I imagine most users of the program want to use it as I do - without regard to attached monitors.

Turns out I should have done my homework before hand because a little math demonstrates why I was fooling myself that I could work with this setup:

via https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/comments/99s1yr/what...

Measure the width of the monitor with which you usually work, call it W. Then measure the distance your eyes are typically away from it while you work, and call it D. Finally, determine the horizontal pixel count of your monitor when you work (like 1920 for a full HD monitor), and call it HPC.
The resolution of your monitor in the center is then R = 1 / (2 * tan-1 ((W / HPC) / (2 * D))), in pixels/°. This resolution is the one you want. (For example, my resolution is 66 pixels/°, given I have a 28" diagonal 4k monitor that I view from 24" away.)
The OG Vive's resolution is 11.4 pixels/° in the center. That's the resolution you have. To reach my monitor's resolution, the Vive's pixel count would have to be six times higher, or 6480x7200 per eye, everything else being the same.

Quest 2 resolution per eye is 1832 x 1920.

There is no way I could enjoy doing my job which consists of reading all day with such poor resolution, and I think we are a ways away from a solution.

Foveated rendering is a possible solution, however I don't see an easy answer.
"Long term commitment" isn't a luxury though, it's dedicated effort on the part of both spouses.
> When his gig is up he has nothing to show and is stuck were he was when taking that job.

The right answer is "start finding a second job, now." Make $180k for 8 hours and 10 minutes of your life! Or alternatively, keep on keeping on and market yourself as a legal document management automation specialist when you bounce.

> Also can't imagine doing nothing and feeling not being needed or not making a real difference.

I have a wife and kids to help me feel needed, and a garden that needs tending when I want to feel myself making a difference. Work is work. 90% of jobs are filled to the gills with bureaucracy and designed to ensure the average employee does very little and accomplishes nothing. Might as well enjoy it when they make it easy to enjoy.
I'm sure in your country you can catch rats and serve them in "special stew", not bother about basic hygine, have under-counter cameras taking pictures up skirts, have no requirement to ensure that customers don't get electrocuted, etc, and you love it.

Most countries in the world though has governments which ensure basic rights, and if you want to do business in those countries you follow those laws, no matter how it may reduce your profitability
There was software you could install to get paid to simply browse the internet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_to_surf
I am of Indian origin, in the Tech industry and from what India classifies as a scheduled caste.

This is not a caste divide. It is a class divide, it just happens their background is poor. The problem is not caste, its the discrimination.

Also fun fact, there is no translation of the word Caste in India's scriptures. The word Caste comes from Castus, a Portuguese term used by Portuguese invaders into India and then adopted by the British. After 1857 when the richer parts of society refused to support the British, they gave certain groups a "false sense of pride" with high ranking positions to divide a wedge. Funnily it came back and bit them when the whole of India united against this propoganda.
> Ah fuck. They now need to grow at any cost to earn all that money back. And they'll throw their users under the bus, if they have to, because it's either grow like a unicorn or go bust.

Agreed, an outbreak of featuritis is almost guaranteed. The core product works well for the job intended, but I don't want to be bothered with an expanding scope and the inevitable spam promoting the features that I don't really need.
Apple’s promised mobile driver’s license and the fear of vendor lock-in