skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> Should be fine so long as he isn’t profiting

I don't think that is a valid legal argument.

Based on the last ownership of Westwood Studios, EA probably owns the rights to the Red Alert sprites. So "should be fine" depends on how litigious EA chooses to be.
The "proof" given that hedge funds can't beat the market is very cherry-picked. The "hedge" in hedge fund is about hedging systemic risk, typically attempting to remain market-neutral. A perfect hedge-fund should have consistent returns every year. Which means it will under-perform in wild bull markets like that of the chosen year.

I don't know what the stats are across longer time-spans and/or in bear markets -- but picking a boom year as the "proof" is not useful.
>Apple’s garbage cables which fray and break after a few months of careful usage

We must be using them very differently then.

I still have charger cables for my original iPod (2007) which I use regularly that are not broken or frayed.

Also from older phones - which is one of the reasons I was happy that they stopped shipping all the chargers and headphones as I still already had them from previous purchases.

Cableitis is unfortunately a wasteful by-product of our current electronics culture.
It's not a bad thing, it's a service that Firefox comes bundled with.
That makes sense to me, but I... fully admit to not being enough of a crypto expert to factor that into the post.

More than anything, this post was written as a defense to myself, family, and friends about why crypto is worth digging into deeper even if there's some bad stuff that goes along with it. I wanted something I could link to and say "hey, it's a little more complicated that it seems - if you're interested, you can take a look here".
>obviously the correct solution here is to have phone-app confirmation of every purchase even for stored credit cards

This is exactly what happens in Europe for online purchases, with SCA being part of PSD2.
Yeah the text is confusing too when you have the free trial, it makes it sound like your benefits stop immediately, making you want to wait till the last minute to cancel, when you can cancel straight away and keep for thirty days.

As a non prime member they make it hard to buy things too, with extra screens trying to offer you another trial for a week for 99p and always defaulting to offering that and paid delivery.

For me, Prime is way too expensive, i don't want there crappy video streaming service.
Electricity works for blockchain technologies because you can't spoof the result of the algorithm, you have to do the work, which consumes a lot of energy. You can do the work more efficiently, but that has a limit, or you can switch to a different blockchain technology that uses less energy, but then you run into a different problem with supply and demand, and if you try to fix those you run into a different problem with scalability.

Carbon capture would not work as an incentive, because it can be spoofed. It's not something that you must absolutely do, you can just say that you did.
You sound just like me! What split keyboard did you end up going with? I used the microsoft keyboard for years as well, but then my shoulders started acting up and I figured I needed a split keyboard and bought a Moonlander.
Please stop making excuses for Mozilla - their management has made many questionable decisions including bundling unnecessary extensions like Pocket and closed source DRM plugin without user permission, aggressive telemetry tracking, downloading and running codes / features without your knowledge (it's opt-out but only if you know what to opt-out of) and now even bundling adware into the browser.

Instead of ensuring their engine is easily modular and usable they are more concerned about others making competing browsers and thus let greed drive their design decisions to make a clunky and poorly architected product that just lags in development.

Fire the greed driven management of Mozilla, and bring a team more concerned about developing a good product than letting money drive the design decisions, and Firefox will be back on track.
Compressed by what? Are you just talking about videos you record on your phone?

I do not know what phone you have but an iPhone 12 ( as an example ) is under 1300 pixels on the short dimension. So you are not getting much more than 1080 pixels no matter what. It seems any experiential difference would have more to do with compression quality than with resolution.

Speaking for myself, I do not think I could tell the difference between 4K and 1080p on a phone ( on a decent AV1 clip ).
>First thing I do when I install 20.04 is to remove snap completely.

Out of interest, how do you do this, please? I realise I can search for it, but I prefer field reports. Thank you.
20% less would be already quite meaningful. Add to that volunteers who work completely for free, and this could give an edge and I would argue, that this is mainly what keeps firefox alive. Despite their management increasingly acting like a ordinary company.

"In 2018 she received a total of $2,458,350 in compensation from Mozilla, which represents a 400% payrise since 2008.[14] On the same period, Firefox marketshare was down 85%. When asked about her salary she stated "I learned that my pay was about an 80% discount to market. Meaning that competitive roles elsewhere were paying about 5 times as much. That's too big a discount to ask people and their families to commit to." "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Baker#Mozilla_Foundat...
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But doesn't YouTube negotiate a "channel sized" rate? It seems like it switches between bitrates based on what you can tolerate. All of this is to say that it seems like a tough-to-nail-down metric to evaluate.
Are they? Spreads have tightened massively since the advent of HFT which has knock-on effects for the small investor both in terms of cheaper personal trading and lower costs for those managing their retirement/mutual funds (see Vanguard's opinion on HFT[1]).

In terms of resources, Virtu is publicly traded and has a market cap of 6.3bn, Citadel was recently valued at 22bn, the total sector is maybe 100bn. Meanwhile our society ascribes about 260bn of value to Coca Cola alone.

[1] https://www.ft.com/content/ff8c6486-cb37-11e3-ba95-00144feab...
PR interviews Paul Graham (2020)
It strikes me how many of the challenges mentioned in the post are straight up just old school infrastructure problems - like irrigation, and roads. There've been attempts in various parts of Africa to use tech to circumvent a lack of proper infrastructure (the entire cell-phone-payments system that I'm sure everyone's heard of, and wide spread use of cell phones generally without landlines), but I'm always curious if this is Better or if it's just Cheaper. There's also a reasonably credible perception of the valley and VC broadly as being too focused on shiny tech and not enough on actual institutions and capacity-building, and I'm curious if that's echoed in the African startup/tech scene as well, or if maybe a healthier or more holistic approach is more common in that community.
I also cancelled a month ago. It doesn't stop there though. I've ordered stuff from Amazon since then and every order still prompts me to use Prime or select it for the fastest shipping. Interestingly I'm still getting my packages on average of 2 days without Prime. The only downside is having to spend the $25 minimum for the free shipping, but I tend to buy things that exceed that price anyway.
yes, but the current way of defining it [1] is not very elegant:

FirstName = NewType('FirstName', str)
PostalCode = NewType('PostalCode', str)

[1] https://docs.python.org/3/library/typing.html#newtype
Are there even any CPUs left with AVX-512?
I had the same issue with other software that, after making a valid attempt to cancel, I ended up shutting off the money from the credit card. That worked.
After many years of writing and maintaining Python code, I respectfully disagree with your statement. The marginal reading overhead that type annotations bring (which can be alleviated by specific color schemes) dwarfs the ability to have a reasonable expectation of the code base trustworthiness.
> focus on developing superficial relationships with lots of people

Any tips for doing this in a remote company? Just be more active in random slack channels? Reach out to random individuals?
I like how this article went almost ~40 minutes with barely any vote and no comment and was immediately pushed to page 2, whereas any article speaking negatively about crypto, with the usual regurgitated tirades of how blockchains are going to destroy humanity, get front paged with hundreds of points and flaming comments repeating the same old "crypto is a scam" within 10 minutes.

But snark aside.

Hopefully in the long term PoW will eventually be abandoned altogether... aside from BTC and maybe some inconsequential stragglers. But this is a very big nuance that people refuse to address. All blockchains are evil, period. I've seen people outright dismiss the fact that eco-friendly blockchains exist, even when linked to Tezos' wiki's energy consumption explanation. [1] Their opinion is that no matter what, blockchains are a bloated solution because it's an append only database replicated across the globe. But what they fail to understand is just how much redundancy is hidden from the user in the traditional web. Just think that every website has a database, likely replicated and with multiple backups, with all the infrastructure to keep it up and serve its data, all of which is likely not optimized at all because hey, as long as it works. For each and every website!

On the other hand, blockchains are likely highly optimized for their use case (well, aside from Ethereum), with no need for backups, replicas and all that jazz as it's already built in the protocol. Consider also that traditional websites' servers have to run 24/7, even with no visitors.

Sadly, NFTs completely shut down any possibility of rational discussion, but in my opinion blockchains are breaking ground for new ways to develop websites by using decentralized, highly optimized, shared infrastructure. (Example: The Graph[2])

We'll see.

[1] https://wiki.tezosagora.org/learn/baking/tezos-energy-consum...

[2] https://thegraph.com/
I'm the opposite. I can't stand looking at Python code that does not have type annotations. Type annotations have incredible utility, just visually.
I wish they had prime delivery without the video for the old price. I really don't care about that.
Ukraine war, China problems show Japan that US military backing no longer enough
The End of Russian Finance
Except that scenario is not plausible at all.

Why would you be downloading a network installer only to move it with USB to another supposedly "secure" machine just so THAT machine can then do the downloading part instead of just downloading the binary on that machine in the first place?

Secondly who is downloading Firefox binaries off of Mozzilla website for a "secure" machine? That only happens if you are running Windows and at that point your pants are already soiled.

Most plausible is that some IT department would have same installer on all the machines and then Mozzilla would know that all these machines belong to same organization, but if your IT department is running network installer for every instance for Firefox they install then please fire your IT department.

Literally all this info does is to tell Mozzilla that you installed a Firefox or if you are some kind of weirdo who moves some 10kb web installer from friend to friend to install Firefox they might know that all these people at some level know each other, but again this only applies to Windows users.

I just don't understand why HN is making this out to be some Firefox killer.
Doesn't always work, but when it does, makes you feel like a hacker!

I always tried it first, and if needed would reach out to the company afterwards.

Had one company call me after tweaking the form in Chrome and ask how I managed to place the order with that address. After playing dumb for a bit, I sheepishly admitted to altering the form. They were upset at first, but after explaining that they used USPS and USPS handled mail to PR just fine and required no export papers, they actually thanked me and updated their site themselves to handle shipping to PR.
On Cultures That Build (2020)
Recently MDN feels like it has been surpassing w3schools on more of my searches
Apple Expands TV+ Content with First All-Spanish Series
Ask HN: How do you not keep track of what you did yesterday (and this morning)?
I have daily stand-ups, and one of the common refrains every day is, "I don't remember what I did yesterday."

On Mondays, it's more along the lines of, "I have no idea what I did Friday...".

I take 15 minutes before my meeting preparing for the standup - to try to hunt down what I did yesterday, and this morning (before the meeting).

My current daily workflow is I have a huge list of TTD checkboxes (with custom strikethru CSS) in Typora. As I complete each item, I delete it - guaranteeing that it is never seen or heard from again -- especially when I need to remember what I did yesterday and this morning.

How do you not keep track of what you did yesterday (and this morning)?"
source control + GNU stow

GNU Stow is a symlink farm manager which takes distinct packages of software and/or data located in separate directories on the filesystem, and makes them appear to be installed in the same place. For example, /usr/local/bin could contain symlinks to files within /usr/local/stow/emacs/bin, /usr/local/stow/perl/bin etc., and likewise recursively for any other subdirectories such as .../share, .../man, and so on.

https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/

http://brandon.invergo.net/news/2012-05-26-using-gnu-stow-to...
I’ve always wanted the mechanical keyboard crowd to stretch further. Where is the keyboard made of pipes and water? Made of plants? The air keyboard that uses LED sensors and light to type? Keyboard gloves? An old typewriter turned into a modern keyboard?

A lot of this stuff is done in the raspberry pie or arduino crowds.
Yes. It's a popular right-wing conspiracy theory here in the US, too. I've also had to disabuse several people of the notion that he was a Nazi.
The closest thing I’ve found (for macos) is using OTP Auth. It works on ios and has a paid menubar dropdown for copy/paste in Monterey. Not affiliated, but it’s a great TOTP combo for mobile/laptop.
I don’t know if this thread is still alive but I have been thinking about diff ways to get reliable information and support. Two thoughts:

1. Pet breeders know how to transport animals via air. And will have all the details at hand. Sometimes they also act as pet moving agents. Animals are precious cargo to them.

2. Rescue groups. I am familiar with a local hound rescue group and they often get rescued race hounds from all over the world that travel alone. My friend was mostly into Saluki hound rescue and they are often 50ish pounds. So approach rescue groups and ask them for guidance.

Best of luck.
TIL I’m a computer psychologist
Wayland fixing the scaling issues you hit when mixing/matching hi-dpi and standard screens.

XWayland apps still have a few issues (or at least did, I've mostly moved over to native wayland everywhere now that chromium supports it)

Basically - it's not font related exactly, but it definitely impacts reading text.
>WebGL, DRM, Firefox Sync, autofill, history

These considerations rely __HEAVILY__ on your browsing habits.

I've been using librewolf for quite a bit and only two sites required webgl (to use them I simply had to toggle webgl.disabled in about:config which I find acceptable since I've never had the need to use them after that occasion).

I do not visit sites that use DRM (I used to use Netflix but their service sucks so much I'd rather pirate stuff)

There are extensions to sync browser data with e2e encryption.

I find password managers are more usable than the builtin manager of the browser.

History has always been an annoyance more than a feature and I'd disable it either way

This is just my opinion, try it yourself for a couple of months and see by yourself if it's something you'd consider daily driving.
Website that organise automatically your images by similarity
The Ultra 2020 edition and onwards use the Realtek RTD1319 for av1 decoding.

(disclaimer: I used to work there)
Users that comment on a post are not a random sample of the community at large. So you can't draw conclusions about the community by looking at a biased sample of posts, because it just projects that bias into the comments. This is a truism of most online platforms, e.g. Twitter.
While flare is a waste product that was previously just vented, its production still scales relative to the price of oil: if it's not economically feasible to drill a certain oil reservoir, then no flare gas will be produced. If mining bitcoin by burning flare gas becomes a wide spread practice, all this would do is reduce the overall cost of drilling for oil, which would decrease the cost of petroleum products, which would increase the demand for them. So burning flare gas has consequences, too.

Outside of your one cherry-picked, non-representative example energy source, bitcoin miners are competing in the same energy market as everyone else.
Certainly! I have 4 keys for mouse movement (left, right, up, down) in my "mouse" layer. If you tap them it moves the mouse a little bit in that direction, if you hold the keys then the mouse moves slow at first, then starts to speed up (that is more controlled at the OS level though). You can also add keys to change the acceleration.

I have these 4 direction keys on my middle and index fingers of each hand. There are also keys for clicking which I have on my ring fingers, and on my palm for when I need to click down and drag.

It takes getting used to obviously but I don't mind it now. It works for 95% of my uses but I'll admit if I need really fine control, I'll use my trackpad for a couple of seconds.
The New York Post is right-wing (just at the New York Times is left-wing), but it is certainly not pro-Putin.
Can you show data that shows how much productivity has fallen? Also, how productivity and wages change in last 30-40 years. From what I know, although wages in low and middle jobs stagnate, the productivity now is extremly high. Also, in which countries it's objectively and subjectively true?
I mean, sure, it's increasingly hard to buy a non-smart appliance, but the value of making your preference known should be obvious.

Even if a regulatory solution is ideal (which I'm leaning toward), corrupt politicians will make it very difficult to get that regulation enacted, which means that "voting with your wallet" and making a big deal about it are both still necessary in the meantime, and will provide some benefit if done en-masse.
Yeah but it's the prisoner's dilemma, unless everyone else also quits using Windows, you're just causing yourself pain.
Not fit?

Are they too weak to withstand the temptations that come with so much freedom?

Are they incapable of self-motivation? Do they need an office-parent to kick them into gear?

Can this power be acquired?

I wish only to serve better. Please sir, you teach me.
Asahi Linux integrates with the native multi-boot support on Apple Silicon Macs
Not always true. Publii is an example of a CMS for static websites that does not require any server costs or complex configuration.
Within reason.

I use type annotations solely as means of documenting code, with the added benefit of having autosuggest work all of the time. I am one of those guys who put a lot of comments in their code.
Ah, I wonder what happened to my old IFL boxers...I've still got dozens of different Google t-shirts and some Alphabet-related hoodies, baseball caps, fleece, a scarf, a raincoat, and snow hats. I think the beach towels, water bottles, and flip-flops are all gone now. Still have my lava lamp =*).

The best schwag I've gotten is probably my daypacks [2 companies].

Jobs come and go, but the wardrobe lives on.
Adobe take it to another level. Their free trial shows a monthly price if you don’t cancel but then it locks you into a 12 month contract.

I nearly got stung by the same trap on ShutterStock a few weeks back.
No it doesn't.

Only a few banks have phone-app based pre-transaction 2FA.

TransferWise is my favourite, but even they only check for the first transaction, not subsequent ones (e.g. for "recurring" one-off purchases e.g. UberEats).
Extremely few people can actually max out all of their tax-advantaged opportunities, including retirement plans. Some examples, assuming a married couple:

401(k): $61,000 (under 50 years old), $67,500 (50 and older) each
This is the 2022 tax year limit for all contributions, including effective deferral ($20,500 or $27,000 for 50+) plus employer matches and any post-tax contributions.

IRA: $6,000 each
Either Roth or traditional. Both are tax advantaged.

HSA (family): $7,300 (under 55 years old), $8,300 (50 and older)
These funds are triple tax advantaged when used for medical expenses.

Then you can get into treasury bonds, where interest is exempt from state and local taxes. For example a Series-I bond, which are protected from inflation (current rate is 7.12%): You can purchase a maximum of $10,000 worth of these a year.

So, just with a few tools, a family of two over 55 years old can invest up to $175,300 in highly tax-advantaged investments. A family of two under 50 can invest up to $161,300. How many families actually have enough money laying around to contribute even close to that?

If you've exhausted all that and still have money left over to invest, then you can start thinking about opening a taxable account at a brokerage and finding a fiduciary advisor.
Sorry, what would your desired future look like?
Yes definitely. I think especially if people ask it’s great to tell them as much as they ask for.

I personally did everything I advised not doing in that post, and learned the lessons, so I will just tell you my experience of it, and YMMV.

For me, the downside of telling the war stories was the opportunity cost - I could have spent that time listening, and as the new joiner the information and rapport is way more valuable than the status gained from telling the story and entertaining, impressing, or educating people.

The other downside is that people are eager to please a new joiner. They might sometimes say “Yeah we should do that here! Why don’t you be in charge of it!” But this is just to please you - you don’t actually know enough yet about what is happening in the new company to know if your way will bring value. Now you are busy spearheading a tangent that may have no value rather than continuing climbing the learning curve.
Please explain how this invasion is justified. I have access only to western media but I suspect you to only consume Russian media if you think murdering children is somewhat justified.
I assume it's because large investors move huge amounts of money. When they trade, they cause ripples all over the market. When we trade, the price barely changes.
Small world! I too have a Moonlander, with Boba u4 switches and some Amazon special SA keycaps.

I'm tempted by the Advantage 360 or the Glove80 for their curved keywells, but I really want hot-swap without needed to desolder anything.

Might just go for a Dactyl of some flavor and make my own.
I think GP was saying you shouldn't take them into account, not that they are a good hedge.