skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I'm no expert on the time in question, so I may have some things wrong, but here's how I understand the situation.

I agree that the Greeks who fought at Marathon were a nation, but they were not a state; they came from Athens and Plataia, which were different states, allied with the Lakedaimonians, another state, also of the Greek nation but missing in action that day. The Persians, by contrast, were a state but, as you surely know, they included many nations: Datis was Median, Artaphernes ruled the Lydians (though he himself was also Median), and Hippias was actually Greek; the Persian forces also included Thracians, Mysians, Phrygians, Hebrews (!), Macedonians, and so on, though I don't know if they were present at Marathon. You can surely forgive Herodotus for not dwelling on the internal ethnic divisions among the Persian troops his interviewees were facing. (However, he did mention the Sakai alongside the "Persians" (Persai), Simonides called the Persian force the "army of the Medes" (Medon), and Aiskhylos also spoke in his epitaph of facing the Medes (Medos) at Marathon rather than the "Persians".)

So that's the sense in which neither Greece nor Persia was a nation-state at the time: Greece was a nation but not a state, while Persia was a state but not a nation. Or, rather, there was a Persian nation, but the plurinational Persian state was immensely larger than the Persian nation to which its rulers belonged.

If we consider Homeric Greece instead, the Greeks look more like the Persia that fought at Marathon: Homer's Akhaioi are, perhaps, all ruled from Mykenai by Agamemnon, but they worship different gods, speak different (but related) languages, and have different descent. And, although we know many things in Homer are historically wrong, modern archaeology does back up this plurinational picture of the Akhaioi. So Mycenaean Greece, like the Persian empire of Darius, was a state but not a nation.

As I understand the situation, we can make similar arguments about most of the ancient history of the Hebrews: beginning with ethnic and religious unity with neighboring Canaanite peoples subjugated by Egypt (despite the later invention of myths like Abraham and the Exodus, which are not supported by the archaeological evidence) and proceeding through many historical political divisions --- not just the division between Israel and Judea of which the Torah makes so much, but also, at various times, Samaria, various city-states in Palestine, the Maccabee state, and the Phoenician cities, as well as subjugation by the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Macedonians, and finally Romans. The Torah narrative of 117 years of a united monarchy preceding the Israel/Judah split is generally not accepted by modern scholars, though the debate is certainly open, but even in the Torah most of the historically plausible action happens at times when the Hebrew nation was either divided into separate kingdoms or suffering under the yoke of foreign powers.

So I don't think it's accurate to describe any of the ancient Israelite states as nation-states.
Wouldn't it more likely be FSB?

“Hello my fellow Americans!”
If you don't already know, you probably don't want to try committing cyber attacks against a nuclear state.
Thanks for this! But are you sure this is not copyright infringement?
Yes, I remember how US tried to bomb Cuba and annex it as a territory.
"Do your research" coupled with unsourced assertions is always an interesting argument :)

As the product lead for Flutter, I can assure you that this isn't an accurate statement. The product is several years old now, and we only added ads support in the last three months, in response to customer requests (https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/12114).

Flutter is open source, welcomes non-Google contributors, and is led by a group of hackers who think that UI development shouldn't be as painful as it is. One might have thought this would be attractive to the kind of developers who hang out on HN :)
It's similar to a lot of the ideological absurdities being unleashed by the political establishment in the West. Some of which are supported wholeheartedly by companies supported by YC so rather than risk getting banned for holding "dangerous" ideologies that run counter to that side of the spectrum, I will just chalk this under ephemeral arguments that will go nowhere

edit: as suspected it seems I am no longer able to comment freely on HN ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ after posting this, really bizarre experience
Interesting, thanks for sharing, I always avoided the oil ones on taste/principle. As a fan of canned fishes, have you tried sardines in tomato sauces, or herring in dill or mustard sauce? Fantastic, but a little harder to find.
The sanctions cause economic depression which lead to the citizens revolting because they can't obtain food or other necessities. And sever job loss. That's the reason for sanctions--to cause internal pressure. It can work. The state-run media can't put a spin on your child's empty belly.
Why is Czechia listed as 31 years while Slovakia only 27?
Otto Skorzeny
Sentience is a matter of degree. That's why people can compare the intelligence of a chimpanzee to the intelligence of a three year old human. Or why it's intuitive to prefer saving the life of a human to saving the life of a fish. That does not diminish the capability of suffering that the fish has, but merely comparing the objective complexity of a human's preferences vs a fish's.
"militaristic proclivities, ravenous surveillance schemes, and white supremacy."

Serious question, if the article had only made the first two casual accusations, but omitted the third,would you have still thought it lacked credibility?

Side note, accusing someone of white supremacy is subtly different from, and to my ears less strident than outright calling them a white supremacist. If I am a jaywalker, it could mean that I've committed one, a few, or many acts of jaywalking, even without my knowledge. It's a mere statement of fact. But if I were a "jaywalkist," if such a term existed, it would more likely mean that I have a personal philosophy that Jaywalking Is Good, or at least, that I was a blatant and habitual practitioner of transgressive traversals. It says something about my essential character in the eyes of my accuser.
Humans project a lot of sentience when it isn't there, so I don't think it's so simple. There's certainly a cultural component too.
Unless you can invent life that doesn't require the consumption of other life, we're stuck with what we have. As far as I understand, humans have always eaten meat, including before fire was discovered. There's a certain biological component for being omnivores.

Second, I am human too, you know. I'm made up of the same bullshit everyone else is. However, at least I try to question what I do and try and stop things, and I'm not hell bent on actively trying to make other humans' or animals' lives miserable. I'm still ashamed at the amount of waste and suffering I've brought by eating certain things or using certain products.

Part of my point is that there are people in key moments that can say "enough is enough" but they don't. Usually because they know someone else won't say that and will just do it themselves. And so it goes.

So my question, the second one you quoted, is somewhat rhetorical. We humans don't really possess the ability to be okay with enough. If we did, things would have been a lot different a long time ago. I'm a little curious about the reason why we don't though. There's something off about us. I think this is what you get when you give apes enough intelligence to build technology and societies but not enough emotional capacity and development to handle the consequences.
Yeah, this is why I'm a vegetarian. I met a cow.
If you have to ask, lone wolf behavior is more likely to end up with you in jail than to do anything that helps Ukraine. If you are serious and are a citizen of a signatory to NATO, consider enlisting with your country's cyber force.
'display' is definitely one they got wrong.
Given these sanctions, I'm curious as to what impact sanctioning Putin would bring? I heard the press shouting about this several times today, but I don't know the impact of putting Putin on the list personally. Anyone know?
They absolutely would get involved. You can't just light off nukes in Europe, because it poisons the whole continent. Strategic or tactical nuclear weapons usage (or even threatened usage) to annex border states requires a response or else you're going to be skipping straight to "full scale launch" when the aggressor asks for something you're not willing to give up.

Fortunately the bet in that regards is that Putin's own military and associates would depose him almost immediately - intentional nuclear weapons usage changes the calculus on a lot of things, since you're now into "you, your family and your country will definitely die if he stays in charge". The Russian people aren't behind this war.
Predators eat their whole life without wondering where it came from or what it implies about the world. It seems like the base state for every living individual, and is the most natural thing in the world. I think this is an important distinction to make, because if you don't make it you end up expressing contempt for those who don't think more widely rather than admiration for those that do.
Although I do not agree with your comment at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30457930, I am appalled that it has been [dead]ed.
But during the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian govt gave shares in all the state assets, as the rouble collapsed, but the shelves were bare, everyone with anything decent only wanted dollar, like you see in African countries, and so the rich with international financial connections offered to buy the shares awarded to the Russian public in exchange for dollars in order to buy food.

Do this en masse and you have your present day Russian oligarchs.

All Putin & the KGB have been trying to do since is rebuild Russia whilst getting people adjusted to capitalism. Many people in remote rural areas still wish for the old communist days where there was much more state support like with better infrastructure thats now crumbling away.

Communism started in Russia in 1917, its an ideology just like there is a new AI ideology in play right now, but these ideologies are/were designed to further human advancement, and even the Chinese recognise, Capitalism has so far one out, at least the illusion of Capitalism if you ignore how search engines can control a countries economy.

All ideologies have their faults, but some are also dependent on technology, so I dont know if an AI communism/capitalism mix could be seen in the future?

So look at teh buildings that are being destroyed, are these happening to make way for a new supermarket, shopping mall, road interchange once the building starts?

Just look at what happened in Iraq, private companies stormed in there and capitalism was in full flow because of Uncle Sam, however I suspect its Mother Russia now looking to splash the cash which means likely many Russian firms getting a govt handout disguised as war disguises these things.

Revisit this comment in ten years time and see if your opinion changes!
All ICBMs are supersonic and hypersonic too. What super-nuclear ICBMs are?

Anyway, a retaliation strike from the USA would wipe out enough of Russia to end the war in a draw, if we can say so. They only have to remind Putin the common wisdom from all those years of cold war, if any of us attacks we are all toast.
> France may not like that. They're not in NATO.

Yes, they are, and have been since NATO was founded. From 1966-2009 they did not participated in the Integrated Military Command Structure, despite remaining fully in the alliance.

They still don't participate in the Nuclear Planning Council, and their troops are not put under permanent UN command in peacetime.
Just like it would have been unpopular for the regime to ban the most popular search and services company in the world?

I don't know why you think China needs to worry about Apple, Apple has been a faithful and lucrative partner to them. They don't just faithfully collaborate on censorship and cede control of encrypted Chinese iCloud data directly to a state-owned cloud provider, we now know that Apple has signed a $275B omnibus deal with China that includes Chinese startup investments, Chinese worker training, and R&D collaboration with Chinese tech firms. There is no government that Apple invests more into or collaborates more closely with than China's.

Why not just have Xiaomi phones where you have total control? Well, because you can have that and total control over a global tech giant that pours foreign money and technology into your regime. Why not have both?
The author’s “brand” seems to be dayglo pink hair.

Scientists, these days, can sport a different attitude, compared to the horn-rimmed-glasses-and-elbow-patched-tweed of the stereotypical “scientist,” of popular culture.

I always get a kick out of the mission control videos.
It's not enough: they need to actively get rid of the parts of it that are built. The problem with sanctions at the moment is Russia is betting that once they win, give it a few years and business sycophants will be arguing that Ukraine is "ancient history we can't let hold back THE ECONOMY".
The Battle of Snake Island
TikTok can definitely sway the narrative. It’s the equivalent to being retargeted by ads and perceiving something to be top of mind. TikTok can sway the public mood of its users.

People on TikTok aren’t reading twittter. They’re doomscrolling on TikTok and sponging information for better or for worse.
Was it a frogfoot?
Yes and pigs. It’s surprisingly easy now, fake meat is good enough
I don't think that's viable for a couple of reasons unless the tech has changed significantly.

One of the traditional decoys of an ICBM are basically launching a bunch of decoy mylar balloons with the warhead in one as well. The last round of interceptors couldn't figure out which of the balloons was the actual warhead. Then the government made the results secret.

Worse now is the hypersonic weapons which won't have constant or "ballistic" trajectory. They may be slower in space, but they have maneuverability -- which will allow them to avoid being targeted by the systems the US has.
Oh that's one way to do it... How much was the all in cost if you don't mind me asking?
I was intrigued by "dirt cheap" and went to buy a few tens, but they're apparently $2.5 or so each! I can get an ESP8266 for that amount, which has tons more processing power, RAM, space, and has WiFi. I really can't see why I'd use an ATTiny over that, unless the former cost $0.20 or so.
Money. Acknowledging that beings have feelings, a sense of self, and a will to live can complicate things. It gets in the way of making money. People in general tend to prioritize profits over people. Not always, but much of the time.

That's why the love of money is the root of all evil.
How to Ask Questions of Experts to Gain More Than Just Answers (2017)
Maybe there are issues, but this behavior is something I would personally expect and I believe this is the right way.

I wouldn't want database to lookup the table/column id every time an extra lookup of the name is performed.
There's a typo on the ghost card:

Roll the dice until your door is different __form__ the ghost's door
If you value the existence of your own civilization then the only winning strategy to answer to a nuclear threat is counter threat with MAD. You have to be willing to go to the end with this. You really have to be willing to destroy yourself to destroy the one that is threatening you. There is no way around this or you loose everything.
Author here!

This was also published here: https://medium.com/p/20d3749ed680, and I’ve updated it there at various times (though I’ll admit it doesn’t have the new features in PG13-14 yet) but had forgotten about the Gist version with those updates.
> Russia chose to pursue nuclear supremacy over conventional defense

No, it didn't; their numerical advantage in main battle tanks over the #2 is, by ratio, much greater than their advantage in nuclear warheads.
Solidarity needs to be visible. Some here will chastise you for virtue signaling and not doing anything else. Choosing a side is a political statement, though, with a value greater than zero.
Exactly. When it comes to unloading your nuclear arsenal, it's not the war that's the problem -- it's the escalation.
certainly no comparison in a conventional war. Ukraine could be as costly to Putin as Afghanistan was to the US.
Aquaculture is really a hedge against terrestrial crop failures, and you will be glad we developed this industry today come 50 years of climate change from now.
I'm on a Framework running Arch with a 165 Hz external monitor, using Firefox, and it feels sluggish to me. It's usable, but feels like the performance I'd expect from a website. For example, grabbing a window and thrashing it around, it noticeably lags behind my mouse cursor. Resizing a window from the top is pretty bumpy. It lags behind the mouse and the repainting stutters.
This person watched a documentary and come to a moral stance so you say "it's not achtually their belief".

So any beliefs you pick up from your surroundings actually belong to the surroundings by your estimation.

Strange way to announce you have no beliefs of your own, but assure you it doesn't apply to everyone.
Strange that the title is TikTok when reading the article I don’t even think TikTok was mentioned more like iPhone and androids that have cameras… I suppose it’s implying eveything is on tiktok? Yet the article references a twitter post showing an air fight between two jets…
I understand where you're coming from. I assume you believe one bad thing is preferable to two bad things. It's the trap I was warning against. Degrees instead of absolutes.

Personally, I am vegetarian due to ethical concerns, not dietary or nutritional ones. In my decade+ of being vegetarian, I have discerned the pattern that moral proselytizing is generally offensive to people. I think most intelligent non-vegetarians are more amenable to talking about clearly objective impacts (number of dead animals, environmental impact, nutrition, etc).

I prefer to be able to have a rational conversation when I talk about the topic with someone. Righteous indignation is more usually a thought extinguishing reaction to all involved. And then no one comes away with anything at all.
Add stacking contexts (aka "why doesn't my z-index work") and margin collapsing to that list. Both have extremely long and convoluted logic for when they apply and when they don't.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Positio...

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/CSS_Box_Mod...
The type of queries that people use the lucky button for might not be average revenue queries. They might skew towards higher value inventory.
But the typo gets fixed... which is better than the normal MIT license where it doesnt.
My mom is in Ukraine, I'm in California, but don't know how to get her out. What is the evacuation plan? Drive west? She's in Kharkov, and I'm afraid it's more dangerous to make the drive to Poland or Moldova than staying put.
Yes this is one of the problems with this "TikTok" war, an ARMA 3 gameplay video (C-RAM shooting down A-10 plane) was used as a war footage in Ukraine, the Tianjin factory explosion in 2016 being retweeted as Kiev, and some paratroop exercise from a while ago being shared as Russian Invasion.

Now with deepfake and increasingly photorealistic real-time 3d engines like UE5 can cross the uncanny valley, especially when they are repeatedly reuploaded to the point compression artifacts make the footage even more believable.

In 2003, the USG could've only dreamt of such deceptive tools, now its part of hybrid warfare.
I think it would less a question of maturity and more of acceptance of societal values.

Fundamentally eating meat is a behavior our societies want to preserve; setting exceptions gives some leeway and carve safe spaces, while also making the rule more powerful.

For instance settings pets as off limit make it clearer that non-pets are for consumption. Farmers can spend time and develop attachment to their cows, understand they're not inherently different from dogs or ferrets in intelligence or conscience, but we've made it clear it's ok if they end on our plates. Wherever the line is drawn (conscience ? cuteness ? % of DNA close to us ?) doesn't really matter I think, as long as the impact is not critical to our economy or society.

To go to darker places, it's the same kind of logic used centuries ago between christians and "pagans" ("they have no soul", it's ok to kill/enslave them)
Good point. That one example was more about illustrating function extraction. I've seen some very sophisticated doc strings especially for functions with more parameters. In other cases it can struggle, for fun I tried asking it to document a Y Combinator function and it got stuck in a recursive description. I thought that was very funny. :)

I will definitely post more examples over the coming days. In the meantime, why don't you play with the system yourself and feel free to ping me at omar@mutable.ai with any more feedback.
Ah, good point. I’ll add it to my list to update the canonical version on Medium (https://medium.com/p/20d3749ed680).

We’re still running PG11 so I haven’t been as good about getting some of the newer stuff added to the guide.
His best album.
One word: branding

I was a Googler many, many moons ago and IIRC this actually came up in orientation.
What does being a NATO signatory have to do with anything? Ukraine is not a part of NATO and I’m not aware of NATO authorizing any direct military or digital action against Russia.
Even vegetarianism supports unreal violence against cows. You should make the leap to veganism if you’re interested in to avoid unnecessary cruelty to animals.
Obiviously it isn't the Pravda.

Maybe it's all organic and a totally fair reflection? How do you explain the change from an almost equal amount of eye-rollingly bad pro-trump stuff as there is pro-biden stuff now to zero. There was vast amounts of pro-sanders, anti-democratic establishment stuff ranging from fair to pretty silly that all suddenly vanished too. I also have trouble with the sheer consistency of the viewpoint. It's one voice, there's no variation to speak of at all. I've never seen any realistic crowd chatter that works that way. Have you?

But sure, I guess it's possible. How would you know that's what it is? How would you know if Facebook and Twitter were tweaking their algorithms to drive public opinion? It's the whole point of this. How would you find that out?
Fencer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Russian_Sukhoi_Su-24_shoo...