skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Choosing a random float doesn't mean very much without a distribution.
Yeah I don't fault them at all - what they're doing is going to be inherently difficult from a latency POV. I'm really comparing it against just opening a port to your local network.
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That was a terrible way to word it, yes. But Newsweek probably is controlled by an actual, according-to-Hoyle cult. It's a whole thing.

At the very least, nobody should be citing it anymore; it hasn't existed in the form people think it has for many years, and is essentially just a content mill now.
The documentation does call it out explicitly. The message you responded to pointed out where the documentation called it out. You're attacking the authors' intentions and competence when there is no reason for that.
> Countries with skeletons in their closets trying to play global policeman open themselves up to the charge of hypocrisy.

Every country has skeletons in its closet. Should we then just ignore crimes against humanity?

> Isn't hypocrisy - backing murderers here, opposing murderers there, justifying that support entirely on some vague notion of 'national interests' - something of a problem?

Nope, hypocrisy by itself isn't a problem. To understand why consider a criminal that once thought stealing is ok, then got caught, was in prison for his sentence, repented, and now thinks that stealing isn't ok. Can he complain to authorities that his neighbor was robbed?

You are saying he shouldn't. It's not only absurd - it's also morally repulsive. The only reason you could think avoiding hypocrisy justifies ignoring crimes against humanity is if you're trying to defend the murderers.
> we host around 20 wps which makes the cost per wp 0.05$ per month

Were are you getting servers for $1/mo?
> Games are frequently cheaper on PC. MUCH cheaper. If you're on a budget, it's hard to justify.

It's not really the truth anymore. At best it's a couple of bucks on sale, day 1 prices are typically the same and have been for 10+ years at this point, PSN/XBL regularly have sales that are just as or close to as steep as Steam or even cheaper. Plus you can still resell that physical PS5 game and get something back which you haven't been able to do on PC for a while.
The Oscars officially disagrees with your analysis.

"Will Smith slapping Chris Rock across the face at the 2022 Oscars was not a planned stunt, an official confirmed Sunday night." [1]

[1] https://pagesix.com/2022/03/28/real-or-staged-oscars-2022-of...
I believe that is a disingenuous argument:

1. The monopolistic position of many of these service providers drastically limits the ability to choose alternatives and creates social and economic hardships for those who would avoid the use of these services altogether. For example, my ISP lobbied my government to allow them to steal my data. I have exactly one choice of ISP.

2. When we look back on the colonizers handing the natives trinkets in exchange for land, we consider that egregious theft. Most people lack any real understanding of the price that they are paying for these services and the intrinsic value of their data. They also lack an understanding of how this data can and will be used against them now and in the future.

3. And what about the data thieves who build shadow profiles on people who have not signed up for their services? (e.g. Facecrook)
On the other hand, speaking as someone who was a teen in the 00s in the UK, I never found that sort of "might makes right" solution worked - when I was violent, I was mocked for my temper, and when I was peaceful I was mocked for my lack of temper.

What ultimately helped was (a) growing a person, and recognising that the people I was choosing to hang out with were often either bullies, or enabling the bullies; and (b) relocating to a new school where I could redefine myself in a way that I was more comfortable with.
I think windows 10 is a very good system spoilt by a thin veneer of hostility masquerading as 'lifestyle' and 'recommendations', and liberal dollops of confused attempts at updating the UX while trying not to take too many risks.
90% of startups fail : https://review42.com/resources/what-percentage-of-startups-f...
There is no surprise a startup is failing, most of them propose products nobody needs and are a big waste or time, energy and money.

But hey, creating a startup and trying to make it an unicorn is still trending. Still tons of people with too much money have a hobby investing in bullshit tech things, so there is hope for each founder to find a lot of founding money if they are good at selling their product idea, no matter how bad or good it actually is.

And then, when the initial cash flow runs dry, the startup fails, time to create another one !
There's already a law that covers it. IANAL but my here's my understanding of things:

When you buy something in the UK/Europe, anything really, it needs to meet 3 criteria[0]:

1. Fit for purpose: i.e. if it says "running shoes", then shoes should be suitable for running. If you use them to hammer nails, then it's on you.

2. As described: match the description, model number, etc

3. Satisfactory quality: this is the key ... and it depends on the product, but generally it relies on common sense. i.e. if you bought a washing machine for 2000EUR, you can expect it to last, let's say, 20 years of regular family use... If you bought a 2nd hand washing machine for 50EUR, probably can't expect it to last more than a year...

The problem is not with the law, but generally speaking, companies don't give a toss. Nobody's going to fine them... And worse, consumers are easily misled by warranty periods and just don't expect the protection. Even if they paid 2000EUR for a washing machine and it failed after 2 years, they are more likely to just get a new one. Even if legally they can require the retailer (not even the manufacturer) to replace or repair it because the product wasn't of sufficient quality. The burden of proof is usually on the consumer though, which kinda makes it harder though.

[0] https://www.moneyhelper.org.uk/en/getting-help-and-advice/co...
I see. How was I supposed to "do it right"?
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It's not dark mode by default. The text color is initially undefined and the background-color transparent. If the user's device is set to prefer dark mode, color and background color are set to be white text on a dark background.

It would be good if it was possible for a reader to choose to use the opposite of their device setting but that would would less minimal (needs a UI, JavaScript, and client-side storage of the setting).
Homicides "skyrocketed" (if that's the word we're going to use) everywhere, not just in jurisdictions with progressive prosecutors. Your argument plainly attributes a cause to the uptick in crime that cannot in fact be the cause.

I mostly agree with your overall sentiment, but you got over your skis when you attempted to blame crime on protesters.
Local pockets of inconsistency will always occur but the national gap is thankfully getting smaller. This is a good thing.

The gap is still 7% overall.

Most of the biggest gaps are in small or resort towns: so it kinda makes sense. The closer gaps are in big metros where there is added value to the company to try and pull in from the thinner workforce of women in stem.

As more women get into stem there will be less bargaining power and therefore closer to national average for a position.

Supply and demand.
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OP here. I think Helium(*) is super interesting. They are building an access network for LoRa by using crypto coins to incentivize people to deploy base stations. You essentially get crypto coins for every packet that passes through your own base station. And anyone who wants to use the network pay for access using crypto coins.

The idea is that if you are designing and selling a product, say, a dog collar, you can build Helium(*) capabilities into your product by including a LoRa chip in it. Your customers can then use the Helium(*) network to communicate with the dog collar, for example to locate a missing dog. The fees for this service then flows to the people that have deployed the base stations that facilitate this communication.

To me, this seems like a great way both to build an access network and to get people invested in (and excited in) the process. There are now also a bunch of companies who are taking advantage of this network for their products.

(What we at Thingsquare is doing, and what is discussed in the article, is a little different from what Helium(*) is doing. We are providing a single-purpose network for one system/product, such as a street lighting system. That entire system is connected using its own mesh network, and that mesh network is typically not used for anything but that product's communication needs.)

*: Helium recently changed their name to Nova Labs but I'm not sure exactly how that will effect the naming of the Helium network: https://blog.helium.com/elevating-the-helium-network-with-ne...
"Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith."

Of course I am talking about cars that use the same fuel type.
That is the argument not to do it. There are also arguments against the MAD strategy for example the assumption of a perfectly rational adversary.
Not sure if can be applied here or adversaries like North Korea.

See "MAD -Criticism": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_assured_destruction#Cri...

I would argue for the top secret program.
Sorry to say, but you are somewhat out of the loop.

The reality is, both Venezuela and Colombia(I have lived in both) are absolutely desolate, it is impossible to know how bad it is there if you have not actually been there(not as a tourist, though even that would give you an idea).

And it's not the first generation in either country that gets their future thrown away because of political corruption and incompetence.
Outside of the capitals it is absolutely hopeless and the people can't easily emigrate anywhere.

Forget statistics, go into the real world at times.

It's doesn't take machine learning to realize that the working poor and most middle class are living kg paycheck to paycheck and owning a house will remain a pipe dream for many people around the world if nothing changes.
Neewer also sells camera type stuff and I'd agree with your overall assessment. It looks like the really cheap stuff but tends to be 'not bad' as far as fit/finish (as you point out, it's the knobs! Amazing what a (possibly metaphorical) extra decimal point of precision can get you.
Thanks a lot, really excited to listen to your podcast!
It's victim blaming in the same way the partner of an abusive spouse gets told to just leave the spouse. Yes, partner is a victim, but there is a clear action to end the abuse.
Yes all the data (source, sprites, sound) is encoded in the PNG. You can simply copy the PNG to clone it (screenshot won't work though):

https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/cposts/un/undune2-3.p8.png

Also note that there is a "Code" button under the game window which shows the full source code.
so what? that’s the cost of making the other 10% happen.

and that’s how society becomes prosperous.
I used to have a large online presence pre-Snowden leaks and was signed up to hundreds of services, some even in my legal name. Gradually I attempted to 'go dark' and delete all those accounts, which was tedious, but worth it.

There's two extremes to being online: you can wear your heart on your shirt sleeve and post under your legal name, and share details about your private life, or you can be a ghost and leave no traces, or at least minimize your footprint.

There is this thing: some people are just so famous online, that reverting back to some private mode is nearly impossible for them. They're so out there and involved with so many services, that 'going dark' for them would be very difficult, but there are steps you can take to minimize your footprint. It's not too late to take those initial steps.

I encourage everyone to attempt to 'go dark' gradually and make it very expensive for people to dox you. If you turn it into a game, it's even better. I said it was tedious, but honestly I kind of like becoming a ghost. I'm so opaque to big tech now, that it must really piss them off, including dragnet surveillance.

It's not a life for everyone however, and sometimes I have to participate in big tech like using my smartphone to do online banking, or buying something on Amazon, but 99% of my activities online are all more-or-less anonymous and private now, and I'm happy with that.
In the middle class where women graduate college at twice the rate as men, move to big cities for a lucrative career, and delay childbirth until their 30s, women are easily outpacing men in earnings.
Oh no, not hypocrisy! Not when children are being raped! How terrible! First, we must not be hypocritical and only then can we oppose child rape and murder!!eleventyone!

Dude. Just don’t.
What the heck. 13-18 and 18-25. 25-35 and 35-45. 35-45 and 45-60. Those who are 18, 35, 45 or 60 years old cannot participate in this poll as the options are ambiguous.
Probably because you're commenting without being familiar with how your browser sending information to pages to use a dark scheme for you. A website that supports "@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)" is not really a maximalist design these days.
Sounds like an iPhone:)
So your last argument is some whataboutism, where you share more fake news from the same media that used videogame footage to push their narrative? Go ahead, your choice.
Legislative systems are massive and employ a small army of people, and such proposals take years to develop. Their current focus will become apparent in a few years.
>The gap is still 7% overall.

Is that normalized to number of hours worked? Women often work less hours than men.
> Anyone who is both clever and lazy is qualified for the highest leadership duties, because he possesses the mental clarity and strength of nerve necessary for difficult decisions.

Heard this before, always fun, but random observation here... major nod to the Gervais principle? The slackers as the ones with the true model of reality, with a genuine assessment.
You may work at this place for a decade. You giving 1 days’ worth of time for potentially thousands of days of work is small change and a worthwhile investment
If you are on the latest version of Windows 10 there is a section under Settings > Apps & Features > Installing Apps.

You likely have “Allow Apps from Anywhere” selected whereas the person in the posted tweet has the “Warn Me…” option enabled.
What you provided isn't (just) maths, it's a modelling assertion: that failures are independent from part to part, and independent from day to day.

I'm skeptical about your first assertion -- think of the effect of a power surge. I don't agree with your second assertion at all, from my experience of cheap devices that fail not long after their warranty expires.
Yes, https://wordpress.com/support/export/
Lora is for low data rates, such as sensors, location trackers, IoT applications. If your town has a Starbucks, you most likely have coverage right now.

The network gets global utilization processing about 40M packets a day. Not big in terms of dollar $ yet, but people are indeed using it. Definitely nobody is suggesting you watch YouTube or even send emails with it.
Nothing quite as fun as slowly de-anonymizing one's HN account over time :)

I've considered using a public HN account as so many do, but looking over my comment history, I write too many dumb comments. This is despite not even intentionally shiteposting as I do on most sites.
Only for people, who have not seen dying giants of Soviet industry, which where like large ships - when sink, pull to bottom everybody and everything near them.

Other known problem - "too large to fall" - government try to save such large enterprises so hard, that lead to default.
I’d argue addressing things like fast fashion is focusing on the existential threat that we are all facing. It’s just one of the many things in society that needs to be curtailed if we want to bring our usage of planetary resources back into safe boundaries.
No apparent controls for occupation or education, as is typical for comparing gender incomes.

Young women are also having children later in life, and the disparity between women and men enrolling in college and completing degrees (more women than men) has been increasing.
I wrote this.

I'm wondering what people think when they read it. I've already told my friends about these ideas before writing it, so I can't have their first opinion on the text. But I'm really curious if people think "ok I could see that" or if they disregard as absurdity.
What stops a washing machine made in year 2010 from using same amount of water as one made in 2025? Was that water never needed at all?

Did we discover new phisics of washing? Do we have any reason to believe further improvement is possible?

This is a physical process, you can't have infinite improvement - there is a certain minimum amount of water required to dissolve detergent, and it can be easilly calculated.

They don't do much, does anyone have a real explanation without any handwaving?
Fast fashion isn’t the only type of clothing that exists today. I think it’s shortsighted to deride fast fashion without understanding why it’s so popular.

Every consumer in the EU, today, has the choice to pay for higher quality and more sustainable clothing. Fashion is unsustainable because the average consumer doesn’t care about the sustainability. They want cheap clothes. That’s it. We can choose to shift the negative externalities back to the consumer or manufacturer, but let’s not forget that people already have the choice to vote with their wallets and they’re resoundingly voting for fast fashion.
I don't think a longer interview process is strictly necessary to avoid hiring unqualified people. Rather, a longer interview process helps to hire more people while maintaining high standards. Individual interview sessions go poorly all the time for silly reasons. If a candidate only had one interview session and botched it, they're probably done. If they had several sessions and botched one but showed excellence in another, they would still have a good chance of getting an offer.
What kind of weird watery jam do you have? The air suck must be enormous, to spin a lid down quickly. Are you sure your not spreading desiccant on your toast?
This looks interesting thanks..
> I think you're missing the larger point that the variety is still largely the same

Counterpoint, there is one form of attack in BotW, you have coupled it with a few prescripted interactions which give you the illusion of emergent behaviour, you will not actually be able to perform this action in 99.9% of your fights. In addition, your fire/attack/tree fall all just do "damage", ruling out a small number of specific exceptions your enemy will not respond differently to any so whichever achieves the higher numbers is best.

ER has different moves for light/heavy, one hand/two hand, running, rolling then the hundred plus the ashes of war skills which can be customised on each weapon. You can indeed set fire to the ground (it's a torch skill), you can catch a gust of wind (ash of war), you can freeze opponents etc. Enemies have meaningful resistances, choosing your armaments carefully makes a difference.

> Reskilling takes so much time to do as well so it's not like you can just swap and try out something else quickly

I tried this out to guage how onerous it actually is, this takes less than 15 minutes. Are you sure you're making these points in good faith?
They do not explicitly call out that the systems default character is implementation specific and that the function as is might be incompatible with default behavior (on as it turns out the vast majority of systems).

Just saying it needs to be able to fit an unsigned char and call it a day is hardly clear documentation when it isn't even obvious that the signness of the character type is implemention defined for most c-programers.

It almost reads as a deliberate trap (of course it isn't, but imo it is not good documentation).
I found their jeans to not be good quality. I had a pair get holes after one year of use.
Yes, it's an economic mechanism to build wireless networks. There are definitely externalities as you say. However what I find amazing is they successful built the network when all other traditional means of doing so had failed. See the recent bankruptcy of sigfox.

Helium is the quintessential example of Blockchain doing obvious social good when all traditional means of accomplishing the same goal had failed.
True. The economy is great … if your wealthy and own/trade bubbling assets. The other 80-90% of people are not fairing better given the scenario described so aptly by an above post. Flat real wages (adjusted for inflation) and soaring fundamental expenses like housing, medical care, education, and now everything else including food and transportation do not bode well for most people. Basic math.
Ever heard of Cambridge Analytica and brexit?
It's... a wordpress site. You can just go edit pages. They even have a nice easy web UI for it.
Welcome to the world of dysgenics where the brightest and most diligent are not reproducing.
I don’t get how losing access to the software I need to do the things I need to do - have spent quite a bit of money on - and a lot of time learning - gives me ‘control’.

Actually - it doesn’t. Plain and simple. I actually laughed out loud a little at the comment, ngl.

It’s actually that Linux is controlling me and what I can do. :/ Specifically, what I can’t do.

I’d lose thousands of dollars and years of investment into learning and using these tools I rely on.

It would cripple me completely, professionally - overnight. For real. I’d also lose access to a decade and a half of project files from Logic, etc.

It’s completely privilege if you happen to be in the minority that can find the time and value loss that switching to an OS that doesn’t allow you to run any previous software you’ve used (except Firefox, maybe :P) somehow works for you.

It’s funny - I have complete control over my ability to do everything I want to do on my Mac.

Switching to Linux immediately takes my entire command deck (Logic Pro X, Final Cut Pro X, various plug ins, Photoshop, Animator, Maya, Unity3D…I could go on…) away from me.

And what’s funny is - I have the ability to run most of the software I’d run on Linux on my Mac anyway, due to its underpinnings.

Then I’ve still got WINE…

So, the fact is - there are almost only disadvantages for a vast number of, especially average users - to switch to Linux - and most of that is the time and headache involved in unnecessarily learning a new system.

Most people don’t want to even deal with computers to start. And this leads to the biggest reason we will never have the ‘year of Linux’, and the biggest reason I laugh off Linux evangelists as totally ignorant of the ‘real world’.

Us nerds really get stuck in our tiny little corner of a perspective sometimes.

Very little demonstrates that more than Linux switcher evangelists.

The average person literally knows the like 4-5 tasks they need to do on their computer and they don’t want to know or learn anything else! Like, people are not like we are, and any serious Linux evangelist forgot that a long time ago.
Wikipedia notes, "The U.S. Census Bureau lists the annual real median personal income at $35,977 in 2019 with a base year of 2019 for all people over 15 years old.[3] The U.S. Census Bureau lists the annual real median earnings at $41,535 in 2020 for all workers with earnings[4] and lists the annual median earnings at $56,287 in 2020 for people who worked full-time, year round."
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