skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Lots, obviously. It isn't utopia. But not being connected would make you impoverished. Like how monks might disconnect by taking a so-called vow of poverty.

And people who voluntarily do that? Vanishingly rare.
Does Fidelity have robo-advising? Because all the big companies I've worked at use them for retirement funds, and I've found most of the management is heavily manual at Fidelity.
But this isn't about search quality - it's about finding some web page (otherwise obscured by similar keyword webpages) that you know that could only have been created at a specific time.
I definitely get this feeling though: "congratulations you skilled superhero bastards, now never do it like this again".
Well that is the genius of the system - nobody is quite sure who is who - not even themselves!

Do you understand tulip bulbs pretty well too?
Did anyone say it was dumb to select a black women? Nope, nobody did. What's dumb is automatically ruling out over 90% of potential candidates on basis of race and gender alone.
But isn't the whole original point of the vaccine to protect those that are older and less healthy? Younger and healthier are at less risk to serious adverse reactions to Covid, having less comorbidities. Besides that, it seems that adverse reactions to the vaccine tend to skew younger, with the risk of heart issues going up, relative to a covid infection, the younger you are.
The one exception is alternative investments like real estate and private equity. Once you are HNW or at least high enough to have enough investable assets that you qualify, PE can be an attractive investment class that Wealthfront won’t touch.

Also, human advisors can manage, or at least access, investments across brokerages; that is, you don’t have to worry as much about wash sale rules and can do tax loss harvesting because they can see your sales elsewhere. I have to have TLH turned off on Wealthfront because it has no way of knowing about what things I’ve sold elsewhere.

Not financial advice, YMMV, etc.
I pay all my bills with checks. Utilities, rentals, mortgages, taxes, everything. Why not?

In stores I mostly use cash, except for larger purchases where it becomes inconvenient. Those go to the credit card which I'll then pay with a check.
There's a problem in your assumptions though.

Modern examples of tribal living are after the vast majority of fertile lands have been colonized by "civilization".

Imagine judging the wealth of a place like America by its Indian reservations.
I know a lot of nurses and have been following what's happening in hospitals. It's complicated. Here are a couple things I've learned...

1. Many hospitals are under staffed. Schools that produce nurses have stayed steady state while demand has increased. This was before the pandemic. During the pandemic many nurses left due to mandates, being treated poorly (by hospital mgmt and people in the hospital), being overworked during shortages, and more. This has all made staffing a huge problem.

When hospitals don't have the staff they close beds down and can't operate at full capacity.

Hospitals that used to only hire RNs with bachelor degrees and wouldn't consider an associates (it's the same amount of schooling in the nursing portion) are now trying to hire LPNs.

2. Some emergency rooms are seeing a crazy number of people. More than usual. This is for a variety of reasons. COVID is one but also people putting off having things treated so they are now emergencies is another. Couple this with the staffing shortage and it's even worse.
Do you live in a particularly expensive area?
I don't see how this is a problem with RSS. RSS (and the other feed formats) have a concept of an entry ID. If user's don't want to see updates they only show items with a new entry ID.

To get even more nuanced generally a superficial update shouldn't change the "updated" time, this gives another level of control.
Are there really people who only do devops? I work for a Fortune 500 company with thousands of developers and we are all expected to do our own devops work.
This has been relaxed greatly in 2022 at many hospitals. Most are isolating only for 5 days now under the new CDC guidelines, and some only if the person is symptomatic.
> how primitive the big firms' offerings are

My take (as a previous employee at Betterment): Wealthfront/Betterment/et al came out to much fanfare and the promise of disrupting the traditional wealth management industry.

At first, it seemed like they were right. AUM growth was looking like a hockey stick...this caused some panic at the big firms' who hurried to launch their own offerings (this is like 2015-ish) which were minimal at best, and still mostly just "marketing products" - a thin roboadvisor veneer designed to drive users into their traditional businesses.

Over the next 2-5 years and up to now, it is becoming/has become obvious that roboadvisors are not, in fact, going to disrupt the industry and it's rather a race to the bottom in pricing with razor thin (or non-existent) margins...so the actual robos have largely stagnated and the big firms stopped investing into their own solutions.
I live in Bucharest, Romania and I pay $9/mo for 1Gbps FTTH (fiber into my flat, with an ISP-provided fiber terminal).

This offering is available from digi.ro pretty much throughout most major cities (so city area doesn't matter unless you go outside, into suburbs and villages - not sure how far the fiber penetration reaches).

They announced 10Gbps a few months ago, for only a 25% price increase (someone else linked the announcement already) - but I'm still on the waiting list, and I'm not sure what their deployment progress is like.

I wish I could offer real numbers for 10Gbps - for 1Gbps I remember getting:

* >900Mbps download locally (P2P, fast.com, etc.)

* 300-500Mbps both directions, across Europe (e.g. to Hetzner servers)

* not sure about intercontinental, but I suspect latency could be more of a problem there, depending on your usecase

(Frankly, consumer networking equipment has been getting in the way of reliably maxing out what the ISP offers, in a multi-device environment, and I've been procrastinating getting more professional hardware since the difference is mostly only visible when measuring it explicitly)

As for affordability: you can live here decently for around $1k/mo, maybe a bit more depending on rent, so if you have an international source of income (or a good chunk of savings), you could easily spend years here.

(Most of my monthly costs go towards food, and I don't have good points of reference for that - I can't remember what it was called, but there was at least one website for breakdowns of living costs in various parts of the world)

One downside is you may need to learn a bit of the language, depending on how much you need to interact with the average person that might not know any English (but this has gotten easier with e.g. using delivery during lockdowns).

OTOH, English has been permeating a lot more, starting with millennials, so you could get lucky.

Have fun! (though realistically there are likely more convenient options)
> It's also a bit presumptuous to assume that a future authoritarian regime wouldn't have expert technologists at their disposal...

I think your thinking here is too binary. Clearly there exist possible futures where authoritarian governments are hyper-efficient and have brilliant technologists advising them. In those futures we're clearly doomed and thus we might as well give up now. The thing is, those futures are not inevitable. There are also many (IMHO more realistic) futures where governments are messy and inefficient (like they are today), where their authority is blunted by organizational and jurisdictional issues (as it is today), where their technologists are not hyper-competent (believe me, as they are today.)

In those worlds there is a huge difference between a scenario where the full weight of FAANGM's resources is pushing to build massive data repositories, and one where they've taken firm technological steps to limit it. We are in the first world and we should be in the second one.

> Issuing an edict to "do things like you did them in 2022" doesn't exactly require genius-level administrative talent...

I think that this will actually be more difficult than you think: this is why governments are spending ~millions right now to slow down the deployment of new encryption technology [1]. But stop worrying about 2022: what you should be worried about is 2036. Look at what we've done to privacy since 2007 -- the year the first iPhone launched. Now imagine someone from ~14 years in the future coming back to to explain what Silicon Valley has done with even better technology like wearables and powerful ML tooling. When you're in a hole, the most important step is to stop digging.

[1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/01/uk-paid-724000-creepy-...
That's not the definition of inflation. Inflation is the reduction of buying power via the creation of additional units.

Cryptocurrency is a word used to describe a class of assets, each protocol/network being its own asset.

Given that cryptocurrency is usually open source and forkable, there are unlimited amount of "currencies". I can literally register 100 domains and fork 100 variations of bitcoin to create 100 new unique projects. That doesn't mean I've inflated anything at all. 1 dogecoin is not 1 bitcoin.
Even if the rule were found illegal, it wouldn't be illegal for any company to refuse access based on vaccination status, so no chance the company would be forced to pay a fine.
If open source matters to you, keep in mind that [Zim is libre][zim-github] (GPL 2), while Obsidian is [proprietary].

Obsidian: faster rate of change, Markdown, closed source, aesthetics

Zim: stable, open source, aesthetics, not Markdown

[zim-github]: https://github.com/zim-desktop-wiki/zim-desktop-wiki

[proprietary]: https://forum.obsidian.md/t/open-sourcing-of-obsidian/1515/4
Annoyance 1 drives me insane. I don’t understand why it would switch when I’m actively listening to something. It should ask first on the new device instead of automatically switching.
If the short-term problem is specific to Covid, you just need to bring/train people for that.

Training people to assist Covid cases, run PCR tests, should be a matter of weeks, not years. Germany did it, I have 4 (four!) test centers on within a block of distance, all of them are filled with students and otherwise-unemployed people who got some minimal training.
I've been using Airpods since day 1 and although they didn't quite deliver on the promise of "it just works" when it comes to connecting between multiple devices they have been my favorite new technology since the iPhone released. They feel like the closest thing to a fully realized "wearable" computing device to me. I bought the Airpod Pro's the first day they came out and haven't ever looked back to my wired headphone past. They are the perfect balance of comfort and features for me. Of course I'd like to see them improve and work out the general bluetooth issues, but I can't imagine living/working without them.
I think we've already got a pretty powerful computer at around the 40$ price point (the raspberrypi), and I feel like it'd be impossible to beat it given the scale raspberry pi is at.
Here's a shorter summary of the vulnerability:

for (n = 1; n < (guint) argc; n++)

Usually, after that loop, n equals argc (or could be less than argc if the loop breaks or something). But if argc is 0, then n will equal 1 after. Later on, the program writes to argv[n]. If argc is 0, then argv[n] is argv[1], which is out-of-bounds, but happens to refer to the same place as envp[0] (at least on Linux). This lets the attacker set an arbitrary environment variable, after ld.so(8) already sanitized the environment. In particular, setting the GCONV_PATH environment variable (which is one that would have been removed during sanitization) will cause pkexec to load and execute code from a .so file in an attacker-controlled directory.
Both the legal & ethical aspects of Apple’s rules are currently being questioned. Also:

If a platform developer doesn’t charge their creators a commission, Apple doesn’t get a cut either – great. But should the developer decide to keep even 1% to run their own business, Apple asks for almost a third of the entire transaction – how does that make any sense?
I've been using Zettlr for the last few days, and I've fallen in love with it. The best feature that it has for lecture note taking is that you can paste in screenshots and it automatically handles it for you, putting a file in the right place and linking to it.
I have to reassure you, the Windows BT stack is actually a pile of garbage. And I’m talking about things like the whole audio system crashing when trying to use my XM4 on any videoconférence software, my Xbox controller randomly disconnecting for several seconds while in game (I play at a <1m distance) or my keyboard suddenly disconnecting while I work.

At this point I’m starting to believe that even Linux has a better Bluetooth stack than windows and OS X.

iOS is okayish but I have random issues with my AirPods. Generally they just stop being recognized and I have to reset them and to setup then again. Boring.
Because the vaccine protects so much better than just a previous infection. We've been over this, over, and over. But you just won't accept the numbers now will you?
I've never touched the templates, I don't understand derstand their documentation. You have any pointers to something less obscure?
False: the author pushed code that triggered a bug in some non-production code somewhere. The person who complained about that, a full week later, did not identify where or what, but the manager badgered the author for hours demanding something be done, with no hint of what or how.

There are plenty of bad managers. Companies could recognize them by people seeking to leave their group, but generally don't.
Well, it would be non-binding since you can’t sign away another adult’s rights (assuming your first born is over 18). If the first-born is under 18, I guess it would depend on adoption laws as to whether this is something you can give away via a contract.

Folklore is full of this kind of stuff. Always read what you sign. Always. No exceptions. Better yet, get a lawyer to read it too.
I went back to school for an MBA, emphasis in Supply Chain. The math and software side of my tech skills are valued because I'm pretty good at numerical analysis and learning the various odd software the company uses. Pay can be pretty great, depending where you go.
An extra +1 for matrix.
Wired headphones have the mic on the wire beside your mouth. Wireless headphones have them around the corner on the side of your head, which is an objectively terrible location for a microphone.
You don't want to calibrate against something interesting, because of you see something crazy, you'll never really be all that sure it isn't because your instrument is goofy.
I'm not the person you originally replied to, but just to give a bit of perspective as an EM myself: I think this depends a lot on the person and the team. One part of the gig is just being an effective project manager, and those skills are somewhat more objectively measured.

Much more subtle is the relationship you have with the team you're leading. If you have a culture/vibe of mutual trust and respect, and know when the manager helps ICs versus when ICs help the manager, then the line is blurred, and the team kind of sinks or swims together. You're all playing on the same team, and your role is to some extent a metaphor of the team/product as a whole. What is a lead singer without a band, or vise versa?

If you foster an adversarial relationship, or an overly top-down, bossy kind of vibe, that schism between you and your team can devolve into something that won't withstand the downturns. Bad managers and situations lead to finger pointing and nastiness. Who gets canned in that scenario? Depends on the company and the relationship each person has with the folks up the ladder. But before this kind of situation has come to pass, there should have been some red flags raised. As a manager, if you don't/can't get along with your team, you should find a different team to manage, because you can't ever be effective without their support.
Flu shots have been around for years, and by now people understand that the effectiveness greatly varies each year, but never being anywhere close to 100%.

COVID19 vaccines, on the other hand, were (contrary to today's frantic efforts to pretend otherwise) always sold as being a) >90% protection and b) ending the pandemic once enough people were vaccinated.
Having been a pilot (though not for an airline) and now being a software engineer I feel somewhat qualified to speak to this. Doesn’t really matter since airline pay is public and I think levels.fyi does a good job.

Captain at a major airline is attainable, it just takes time. Looks like that’s capping out at $270k right now (I’m sure I’m missing some benefits or something). Pilot pay isn’t nearly as affected by geography and multiple days of work mean an otherwise insane commute (like multiple states) is possible. An airline captain in a small town in Iowa is doing better than a software engineer. But the software engineer in Silicon Valley is doing way better. This was all prepandemic and I imagine that’s shaken up remote work pay a lot. So who knows.

But if you want to get out software because it’s a grind, stay far far away from the airlines. Sure you don’t have a scrum master breathing down your neck. You have complete autonomy to do the exact same thing over and over the exact same way until you retire. Imagine building the same app for the tenth time but no, literally, it’s the exact same app and it’s not the tenth it’s the thousandth.
I have a hunch it depends heavily on your location. I have never seen a check in my life, and I have never heard of anyone I know using them. I wouldn't be able to say whether such a thing even exists here. Cash is still a thing but not universally accepted; not having a credit or debit card would be a major inconvenience. Banks can be hard to access because they've reduced offices and opening hours. You don't go there unless you really have to.
I'm not sure about that. Targets funds fees are generally a percent not flat, you have less control over your money (which if you're doing a robo-advisor you probably have somewhat bespoke investing requirements) and they only make sense for tax-advantaged accounts (see [1]).

Plus, people invest for reasons other than dated retirement targets.

[1]: https://www.wsj.com/articles/vanguard-target-retirement-tax-...
YES! Time was when spam never made it to my inbox (if anything Gmail's spam filters were overly zealous). Now, I get around 10 spam break-throughs per week.
Sorry you're feeling burnt out! It's a struggle for all of us especially during this pandemic. My advice is to try some other kinds of software development. Software development is such a vast field. I've been an engineer for a decade as well and I only really know about my specific field which is web and devops. There may be another field of engineering or specialty where your skills carry over but it's more fun and less burnout. Game development and mobile app development, for example, are very different work from my day job.
I fully agree with GP, my experiences with Chase have been quite poor even in the NYC region.

Ahead of buying a home in ~2015, I was holding a lot of cash, and Chase upgraded me to Chase Private Client. Seemed good at the time, perks like free museum visits and such, and they said I could retain the status for at least a year even after reducing my account balances.

Private Client sucked. My "private banker" was irritating at best. Constant sales pressure shilling their investment products, which had a 1% management fee, on top of being a basket of a hundred different actively-managed mutual funds which also had their own high fees. Hard pass.

I looked up my "private banker" on LinkedIn and he was literally a parking attendant at his previous role.

I moved out of NY not long after this, and switched out of Private Client, although I did keep a small amount in a lower Chase tier.

A while into the pandemic, I started getting emails from Chase about how "my local branch" was closing (always some random Chase location in Manhattan). Happened repeatedly for different branches, sometimes ones I'd only visited a single time while running errands somewhere in the city. This despite the fact that when I moved out of NY many years ago, I fully updated my address in Chase's systems, and they should surely know I do not live in NY anymore.
> I witnessed stuff in Peru that would make suburban Karen's head explode with apoplexy, and it was just considered normal and expected stuff there.

Agreed on that wholeheartedly. Visiting Peru was an interesting experience for me as well, and one that was deeply sad in many ways. There's such a visibily stark wealth inequality in Lima that's immediately obvious as soon as you deplane that is usually hidden away in other parts of the world. Lima is an amazing world-class food city, but most of that is found within Miraflores district which is a far cry from the conditions of most of the rest of the city or in the pueblo jovenes on the outskirts of town in the hills. The same is found in other parts of Peru as well, and in a way I am very happy for it because it made obvious to me things I had been able to avoid or put out of my mind in my travels elsewhere and made me more aware of how different societies exploit people and the role of the West in creating and enabling those conditions, my own role as a traveler included.
As I wrote, it is not required YET.

>>~First a convenience, then a requirement.

It is starting at this stage as a convenient option [0][1]. The stage to be concerned about is when it becomes ubiquitious, then default, then mandatory. Might not be soon, but it is a large round rock rolling downhill. Might be stoppable, but that's usually the default progression.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_driver%27s_license
[1] https://www.cnet.com/news/your-future-drivers-license-could-...
> This is 100% correct.

I think you forgot to divide by s.
So, I just switched from Android to iOS, and I've noticed that the bluetooth reliability is significantly worse than what I've become used to.

I switch from a Pixel 4a to an iPhone 11, and both my Bose QC 35 headphones and Sony wireless earbuds are having lots of issue that I never head on the pixel.

So, my takeaway is that iOS is behind here, though I don't know enough about the underlying tech to say anything for sure. Just my anecdotal experience...
This sounds a lot like where I was around year ten in my career... I made a move into a niche area of technology consulting. That led to a whole lot of variety - I did pre-sales engineering, sold services, did a whole lot of high-profile consulting work, etc. Point being - if you are still enjoying technology but not the specific work you are doing or the company in which you are doing it, find a horizontal move into some other area.

Eventually, I burned out on all of it and went into real estate. That's a major jump and I wouldn't recommend it unless it's a field that really calls to you. Someone below mentioned licensing - there are a whole lot of niche fields that make the world go around. Think escrow officer, home inspector, insurance salesperson, home appraisal... not all of these might pay much, but there's a certain stability to them because it does take effort to get a license.

Speaking of which... if financial upside is part of your goal and you can get through the licensing, and if you like working with the general public... there's a good lifestyle to be made as a financial advisor / planner.
If you think you have Bluetooth issues with AirPods, just try Apple Watch. It works, yes, but rarely.