skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I think you may be misinterpreting it. Intent != outcomes. If someone's screwing up, they can do bad with good intent. You're taking examples of things with bad outcomes, but that don't imply bad intent. You still need to deal with harmful actions, but it's still useful to go in with the mindset that they're just trying to do their job (and failing) rather than thinking that they're cackling gleefully about the harm they've caused.
Basically one of the few that actually does what it says on the box reliably.

Even the OWC brand one I had was flakey, at similar $200-400 price point.
I always used to unplug the battery when I'm not traveling so it would last longer. Can't do that any more if you need it the whole time.
Yes, this is true. To step up/down AC voltages, you only need a transformer, a pair of coiled wire. This is very simple tech.

To step up/down DC. There are ways to do it with solid state electronics. One of the ways I’ve seen is to transform the dc to ac internally, change the voltage, and convert and output DC.
Sounds like there are trash models of Thinkpads like there are trash models of MacBooks.

Have to do your research either way.

I personally picked my Thinkpad model. I did not get to choose my MacBook model.
Put it behind a good firewall and don't run any wide open services on it and you'll be fine. I have Vista, MacOS 10.4, and Windows ME machines all running at home without issues.
I don't know. I ran the idea of purposely getting addicted to opioids to see if i can quit by my wife and she assured me i was crazy.
You don't have to be particularly smart to do professional mathematics or physics. However, you do need to either come from money or be content with a monkish life. Both of those are "multiple post-docs" fields -- you're basically living hand-to-mouth until your mid 30s (which for most means not having kids).

There are some folks who are incredibly motivated and also fundamentally incapable. But for most people, the biggest "issue" is that there are multiple lucrative and lower-stress exit ramps.
If you're interested in ring theory, for example, Kummer's 1844 manuscript on "ideal complex numbers" clarified a bunch of undergraduate algebra for me. Overviews:

https://projecteuclid.org/journalArticle/Download?urlid=bams...

https://arxiv.org/pdf/1108.6066.pdf
A lot of the time, sure, this is exactly what happens. But other times, there is a distinct difference in quality. How do you know when you’re in situation A or B? You can’t trust the reviews. You can’t even trust that the seller will send you the advertised product half the time.
The whole time I was reading this I was hoping that the author would have found something good at the end. This is unfortunate.

I had the same initial hub as the author, and like the author, it died. I think it was branded UGreen or something. I've currently got a Baesus. Likely it's all the same trash.

I had a Dell USB-C dock last year which worked quite well, but it's a chunky thing that isn't great for travelling.

I wish there was a similar guide that ends with finding a product that actually performs. It would be great to see Apple or something try to address this issue without having to buy three dongles.
Shitty USB-C is incredible.
I have some docks/SD-card reader devices that somehow only work when plugged in with side A facing up despite the port allowing plugging in either way.
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Amazon is just the dollar store on the internet where every product has 4+ stars.
The part that is confusing is highest resolution (1) full-disk and (2) outer atmosphere: (1) "Full-disk" is clear to understand: the higher the resolution, ^2 the work to make it also full-disk (especially when the Sun rotates differentially and evolves in high-cadence, so you gotta be fast. (2) "Outer atmosphere" is also tricky as only few wavelengths see the outer atmosphere. The vast majority of the light comes from the "surface" or photosphere (hence the name). In this case surface, the highest resolution is roughly 0.05 arcsec or 50km/pixel. But to see the outer parts, you have to do to emission of elements like Iron that only emit when highly ionized and super high temperatures (those are the special characteristics of the sun's outer atmosphere... yes, it's way hotter than the surface, just WAY less dense). Those emissions happen in the Ultraviolet, 17 nanometers, like the caption says. That's like 50 times smaller wavelength. Angular resolution is proportional to wavelength (1.22*wavelength/Diameter) which is on the order of 1000 km/pixel (but linear resolution makes less sense since the atmosphere is such a 3D shape... it's better to say 1 arcsec of resolution).

I might be too biased (I'm a solar physicist) but the explanation above makes the image way cooler and they should have added it): The most detailed image of the Sun's metal corona :D
> For all the problems our interventions might have caused

Might have caused? US is heavily responsible for the current state of the Middle East. A lot of the issues stem from the coups in Syria and Iran which were orchestrated by the CIA. Nevermind the shit show there of the last 30 years.
If you're purchasing something to use permanently at your desk, it's worth spending more for a Thunderbolt dock. Most USB-C hubs are total crap.

You'll get far faster transfer speeds, more ports, charging (and at full speed), proper display output (dual 4K/60hz) and better components/reliability. The CalDigit TS3 Plus[1] is what I've used for several years - first with a 2019 Intel MBP and now with my new 2021 M1 Pro MBP. It's pricey compared to a USB-C dongle, but rock solid.

[1]: https://amzn.to/38sFDZk
Although kindness is seen as a virtue and niceness a sin in many arenas in life, in some business settings being superficially nice and ruthless is seen as a virtue. I wonder if there is more accessible content discussing how to deal with such people and situations
Apple throws a LOT of weight around that users would NEVER be able to force.

They've forced no tracking. No individual user could EVER hope to achieve that. Facebook et al track everywhere else. This made the big player mad. Here comes DOJ to crack down on this "abuse".

They force easy subscription cancellations, and remind users on app delete to cancel subs.

They control app refunds on scam apps (I've had this once, refund was quick).

They are forcing apps to allow for truly private signups (apple ID based).

Apple's business model is to create a walled garden that appeals to users tired of the DOJ's and FTC failed efforts on the internet at large. Yes, they charge rent ON THE BUSINESSES that want to play in this garden. Because of the high user trust user spend in this garden is HUGE compared to other platforms.

DOJ / FTC could take action on anything online where rampant scams (tech support) and frauds go totally unchecked. No action by DOJ/FTC. Seriously, your grandma will get bogus tech support help, they will loot her account, and you will not even get a call back. Tellingly, DOJ/FTC focus on Apple, a company with FAR higher customer approval than almost any of there folks DOJ is carrying water for (scam shopping comparison sites, scam recurring memberships / subscriptions etc).

The idea that apple are "scammers" goes to show how warped the values are of the folks on the internet at large, including developers who consistently enable the many dark patterns. My elderly parents WILL NOT buy anything non apple.

When they have a problem with their device, they get legit support (not always free) from apple. Meanwhile, the list of crap behavior by every OTHER player online is crazy, from the "free" email providers (who spam and scam their way with toolbars and add-ins) to all the rest. Seriously, if they were to actually trust DOJ/FTC to keep the net clean, and signed up for another free online service (with the required toolbars etc) they'd be in for another round of crazy pop-ups and pain.
>is the forced mega dose of reality

>except how to explain to people that they are denying reality.

It would be great if you could expand on this.
"Starting at $5,165.00" for the entry level system: 4 cores, 8gb ram, 128gb SSD, integrated graphics. Thanks but no thanks.
That is short term cynical thinking.

Being able to give honest and constructive feedback is a skill that will grow your career more in the long run.

An exit interview is one of the safest times to practice that

I am not expecting anything to change, but I am going to do my best to make an impact as I leave for the benefit of the business and my coworkers.
Yeah you may be right. I don't know about the specifics or have any opinion about particular words. I just think work should be professional. It's not a family. It's a group of people that get together to get a job done.
I have been on the other end of this somewhat often, as one does when they take the subway to/from work every day.

Some of this is very self-serving for the median commuter as well. Someone struggling with a stroller or luggage is likely blocking some portion of the way for people getting in and out of the Subway, and the easiest way to fix that is just to help the person.

I've carried a number of strollers, suitcases and whatnot for people without barely a word. The same is true for helping people get their cars out of the snow, giving directions or anything else.
Author here,

Recently I published the v0.1.0 of tricorder and posted a link. Now I'm a little bit more far ahead and getting ready to hit the v1.0.0 with a stable API (once the test suite is completely done).

I've built the website, inspired by Star Trek TNG LCARS interface, and would love your feedback :)
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I also have a Plugable TB3 dock. I don't know if it's the dock, or the laptop... but MacOS won't remember my monitor layout at all. Even if the computer just goes to sleep, it wakes up and forgets my monitor layout. Gotta fix it multiple times a day sometimes. Sometimes one of the monitors doesn't show up at all, and I gotta unplug and plug it back in. Sometimes doing that, the computer will actually get the proper monitor layout on like the 4th try.
"What Shopping On Amazon Feels Like"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQpxAvjD_30

I saw this a few months ago and it really lays bare a lot of the crazy stuff we've just got used to with amazon
>I would rather shut a door and ignore my office than have to go back to commuting to a job I hate.

And some people don't have a need to have a specific workstation or room that they can isolate in such a way.

It seems weird the internet pushes such a specific working style and refuses to acknowledge that other preferences exist. The prevailing
> Good practices are rooted in ideology, hype, and not based on facts.

That is a really sad statement that is predicated on the assumption that nothing can be objectively compared and therefore nothing can be ranked, which is also a way to kill arguments that lead to innovation and iterative improvement.

You can measure the complexity of an algorithm, you can measure the cyclomatic complexity of a function, you can measure code in terms of length, you can count references to external functions or modules, etc.

There are many ways in which you can compare code and make decisions about what style is more convenient for your team.

What is clearer for you to understand?

a) 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1

b) 12

If your argument was true, they would both be the same. We both know that a) is a waste of time.
No, I'm talking about friends who live in the same town as you do. I assume you can't see each other on weekdays for dinner or drinks since you're both working and that would be miserable, right?
I have no discomfort with the notion that our bodies, which grow in response to direct causal contact with our environment, contain in-their-structure the generative capbaility for knoweldge, imagination, skill, growth -- and so on.

I have no discomfort with the basically schiozphrenic notion that the shapes of words have something to do with the nature of the world. I just think its a kind of insantity which absolutely destroys our ability to reason carefully about the use of these systems.

That "tr" occurs before "ee" says as much about "trees" as "leaves are green" says -- it is only that *we* have the relevant semantics that the latter is meaningful when interpreted in the light of our "environmental history" recorded in our bodies, and given weight and utility by our imaginations.

The structure of text is not the structure of the world. This thesis is mad. Its a scientific thesis. It is trivial to test it. It is trivial to wholey discred it. It's pseudoscience.

No one here is a scientist and no one treats any of this as science. Where's the criteria for the emprical adequecy of NLP systems as models of language? Specifying any, conducting actual hypothesis tests, and establishing a theory of how NLP systems model language -- this would immediately reveal the smoke-and-mirros.

The work to reveal the statistical tricks underneath them takes years, and no one has much motivation to do it. The money lies in this sales pitch, and this is no science. This is no scientific method.
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Taken too far, the "what do I hope to gain" thing can be kind of life-shrinking (because it's not always clear what you'll gain from interactions up front, and that lack of clarity tracks with the quality of what you'll gain too, in some situations) BUT it's definitely a higher-order consideration that way too few people employ.
Just about every electric vehicle at this point uses DC induction motors. Many support AC fast charging with various sorts of battery hacks, but Lithium Ion batteries are kind of inherently DC when it comes to applying power to the motors. At this point DC motors generally seem to out-class their AC counterparts other than the efficiency of using the same current as walled outlets in homes.

The article puts it this way in a bullet point toward the top:

> DC motors and appliances have higher efficiency and power to size characteristics.
The game is to make those around you look good. Results may be a way to achieve that, but they are subordinate to making your boss and contacts look and feel good.

The 'game' is that what works at the free-market business level (maximize profit) doesn't work at the authoritarian non-free-market employee level (i.e. you win by making those with social capital look good and winning this social capital).
No. AC motors are more reliable simply by having fewer parts that can fail.
Don’t you mean “so good you bought the company”?
Who are the people who should be in charge of the internet?
That probably reads a little snarkier than appropriate. My apologies for the tone.
> Kindness is addressing the need, regardless of tone.

I've yet to see this put as succinctly as this.
Yeah, this kinda goes in the same direction, but in this case, as well as for example agriculture, I feel it is mostly for convenience. You could still do it at home if you wanted to, in contrast to operating a nuclear power plant. I thought chip-making might be another example, but I'm not sure that was ever decentralized in its early days.
Is spectrum.ieee.org becoming another mainstream ( so to speak ) journalism where everything is dumbed down to basically Newspeak. The article is poorly written, the content is shallow and the headline is click bait.
You are being sarcastic?

France, Ireland, the Netherlands voted against ratifying the treaty of Lisbon, which gave considerable sovereign to the EU. Sarkozy adopted it anyhow. EU leaders decided to forgo any form of referendum in the rest of Europe, because they knew they would lose.

It was one of the most blatant anti-democratic acts in all of history.

That's just the tip of the iceberg.

Paradoxically, the amount of Pro-EU propaganda and complete lack of both understanding and questioning of the institution is staggering.

It should be noted that at this very moment of crisis, the EU actually isn't providing leadership, rather individual EU nations are forging their own momentum: Baltic states + Poland are closing their borders, dumping Russian Oil, Macron is 'talking' to Putin (not Von Der Leyen), and from a military perspective the EU has no relevance it seems.

So no - that's the opposite of a good example and why we'd have to be careful about legislation.

CNN, Fox, MSNBC, are all full of propaganda and misrepresentation - the issue has fundamentally to do with material reality.

We can actually probably legislate against misinformation, that might be possible but probably not 'propaganda'.

For example: making unproven claims about medical technology - already there's health reasons for that, imagine how that would apply to vaccine misinformation? It might require skeptics to be very deliberate about their skepticism, which for example is fine, it's what we want. But they can't run around arbitrarily saying 'it causes cancer' etc..

For elections, if you want to make claims of 'stolen' you might have to provide evidence.

Perhaps if we treated drugs and election standing like individuals, who can be subject to slander and 'sue' their antagonists, there might be something there.
Thanks for the open answer, appreciate you checking out the question.

Can't help but giggle at the downvotes.
Upvoted for geohot
All good! I'm not trying to detract from anyone's enjoyment/use of the product if they have one :p

I'm just a 3D hobbyist, and I don't really do a lot of photo scans. My thoughts on the matter are coming purely from a CG/asset generation perspective, if you're an artist with a little more agency with how you represent 3D objects then I bet you could work wonders with this (especially the geometry portion). Perhaps it was silly for me to expect these scans to rival hand-made assets, but my larger point was that we simply have a long ways to go before we reach parity with the two.

In the time that's passed, I actually did come up with a use for it though. It might be fun to use Blender's layer functionality to "trace" a 3D scan into a higher-res production model, just to get proportions right. I'll probably still hold off until this reaches general availability though.
The author seems very confused about whether they're talking about the grid or devices.

"DC power is significantly more energy efficient than AC power." -> the examples go on to specify end points for electrical energy but we already use DC there, AC is mainly used in transmission, so the claimed advantages of DC are irrelevant.

"DC motors and appliances have higher efficiency and power to size characteristics." -> Brushed DC motors aren't efficient, just cheap. Brushless DC motors actually require a separate circuit to turn DC into something resembling a sinusoidal current (i.e. AC).

"DC is inherently compatible with renewable sources of energy such as solar and wind." -> solar generates DC but wind generates AC.

"requiring storage (batteries)" -> chemical batteries require DC but other forms of storage like dams require AC to drive motors or turbines.

"Most energy storage technologies are DC-based" -> at a local level (mobile phones, cordless power tools), sure. At a grid level, we're often talking about hydro.

"Electronic equipment operates on DC power." -> equipment that deals with computation. Electric fans, washing machines and many industrial consumers of electricity use AC. Plus, the existing grids and existing generation infrastructure are built on AC.
Nothing gets “installed” in the traditional sense on a chromebook.

When you login to the chromebook, you can log in with any Google credentials. The credentials the school gave your son are managed by them. If you log into that account, it configured the user session per the management of the account, so this will start a “managed” session for that managed user.

If you use a personal Google account, none of that should happen. It’s not a managed account, it’s a normal one, and there shouldnt be any additional provisioning.

You should be able to switch between them and use both independently.

However, if you are saying that is what you are doing, and the spyware isn’t respecting the config between users, then that is definitely a problem.
7 years ago I wrote a comment, dismayed about the coming USB-C insanity and was made fun of.

Here we are.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9645013
Putting American military boots on the ground in Ukraine would likely escalate to WW3.
For sure. I'm not sure if it's 100% allowed, but you will see folks marked as no-rehire or do not allow back.

Sometimes these are the blaze of glory you are all idiots exits :)
They do--they just include the monitor as part of it. That seems to have been the vision since at least 2011 [1].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Thunderbolt_Display
As someone who is currently in therapy for social anxiety, I think it is quite a stretch to equate an app that helps people ghost each other without feeling bad with elevators for people who can't physically climb stairs.
I've heard the variation:

In LA they say "good morning" and mean "fuck you".

In NY they say "fuck you" and mean "good morning".
I'm currently using a UNI usb C hub that has worked flawlessly. I think it's bespoke because the port layout is nothing like all the clones and the reviews seem to show it's not flaky.
Experience w/Chargebee and it's quite robust. You'll still need a payment gateway Stripe/Braintree/Paypal as they don't do CC processing (CB does integrate with them), but if you need subscription management, coupons, etc. there's a lot that CB does.
That is mainstream news reporting for you since the 80s.
There was a post on here years ago from somebody who sold software to corporations for "anonymous" employee surveys. He said that executives always wanted to deanonymise the results and, sadly, he was happy to oblige.
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If you told them they were paying 30% more for everything they might be.
AC is still way better for power transmission, and I don't mean giant power lines spanning from one city to another, I mean from the curb to your home, or within the walls of your home. Electroboom has a video on this topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7C5sSde9e4 and its been repeated elsewhere, but transmitting dc power with any meaningful voltage is dangerous, like burn your whole house down dangerous, and if its not high voltage, you're just losing too much power to resistance.
Apple has search ads on the app store that can target demographic information about their users. Where do you think Apple sources that information from? It's the same crap Google does where they collect data but don't share it with other companies. The only difference is Apple hides their probably-anti-trust-worthy user tracking shenanigans behind feel good user measures that block the same tracking for competitors.
Or just tick the "I don't have Internet" blurb on the account screen.
A chip with Semi-FPGA as well as Semi-ASIC strategy could work. FPGA dev tools chain needs to improve.
What do you mean? Pypy supports all of python. (not necessarily all of the C API, but that's somewhat a WIP and somewhat a result of the overly-expansive C API.)