skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
The same thing happened to me. I was just trying to buy a charger for my razer and suddenly my account got permabanned. After constant back and forth with Customer Support, they told me that I won't be able to use eBay ever again and that they couldn't help me because getting my account back was above their control. I was asking what I did wrong and they couldn't even answer that either.
Textbooks advocate a split between DA data admin vs DBA database admin. The first manages the model, the second manages the tech. You sound like nobody is doing the DA role, so all misery drops on the DBA head.
I can't help but re-watch this entire video in full every time I come across it. What an amazing documentation.

I wonder what next transition looked like to them. I imagine the most significant change was moving from paste ups to digital layouts in the 90s.
I gave up, bought the optional power adapter and just plug it in when I need to use it.
> I often find articles that don't have the date at all

At the same time I also always find articles that have an "Updated at" timestamp of a few days ago, I guess that's somehow done automatically to gain some recency points for SEO, not sure if that or removing the timestamp is more annoying.
The bas thing with existing third-party URL shorteners is that they might (and do) go out of business at any time! I'm not sure whether we need a standard for it, but it might be a good idea to be indendent of such external services.

A simple, generic way could be a hash of the original URL with a compact representation:

http://example.com/some/path/to/stuff?filter1=asdf&filter2=90#positionX
http://example.com/s/Wq_2

/s stands for "short" and the ID is the hash representation. If you use a-zA-Z0-9 plus some URL safe characters like _ it should be reasonably short even for large sites. The CMS or whatever software doesn't have to to implement something, because it is mostly just a generic URL shortener running on the same host.
I buy a lot of those little timers for my business. They get pretty heavy use, maybe running timers for about 6 hours per day. They don't last anywhere near decades for us.

Anyway, my insight is simply that some of them turn off the LCD after a while of non-use, and some of them keep it on indefinitely. Maybe that explains the difference between your two experiences.
Memory of what?
Or remove -g from the flags already passed, since the compiler actually defaults to not producing debug info.
Having spent the better part of a decade working with agile teams in Asia I too find such statements to be decidedly off. My Scrum masters have all been POC and mostly female.
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Amazing how people can live without it and never complain. The first express routes I define in new (home) projects are /bus/{call,notify}, which do the same under the similar js api (no type checking, no proxying). Maybe I should ditch it in favor of this at some point. My api looks something like this, minus sugar and `this` bindings:

bus.method(“auth.login, (params, client) => {…})

bus.on(“auth.logged_in”, (params, client) => {…})

bus.call(“auth.login”, …params)

bus.notify(“auth.logged_in”, …params)

You can also call/notify in every direction (via `client` handle to one, via `bus` handle to all clients). Works through web sockets.

If you don’t mind, I’d suggest considering notification mode, which doesn’t require awaits, and uses navigator.sendBeacon() under the hood. For events that do not assume any answer by design, like “user moved to section X”.

Also, does it by chance have call/result logging?
DBA != DBA

They come with different skillsets and sadly, some very different competences[1] Ignore the latter point and you'll think of them as equal therefore interchangeable and start outsourcing to save money. Ok, buy cheap pay twice, or more likely, much more.

[1] My replacement at my last job didn't seem to understand MSSQL server even had a query optimiser. His knowledge was 20+ years obsolete at least.
? The point is: if we accept keeping evolving in this directions we will be not Citizens anymore but just "smartphones holders" pastured by smartphones real owners witch happen to be a small set of private companies.

The point is that in a near future our identity will be only provable by them, NOT by States [1] so a private company can say who you are or not, not your government. We will been able to pay things only if the new substantial de-fact dictator, the GAFAM, decide that we can, since all payments will pass through their platform [2], we will be weighted from the birth by bid data analysis on our DNA [3] having careers pre-defined by social scoring systems (witch means by bad choices and corruption, like in China and UK) well trapped in such dystopia.

I understand that casual citizens can't understand but on HN it should be a hot topic if we still have hope.

So the point is mandate a total ban of such practice, imposing and open IT for the profit of the whole society not of some big&powerful against all the rest. Witch means coming back to classic IT vision, because actual IT is born back then and distorted just to evolve in such limited, limiting and dangerous manners...

[1]
http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20191029000735

https://apnews.com/article/smartphones-germany-5daa87f5b6f2b...

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/09/apple-announces-first...

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1791967

[2] one of the many

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/sep/06/the-end-of-the...

[3]
https://www.axios.com/china-makes-genetics-data-national-res...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10200315/Government...

https://www.codastory.com/authoritarian-tech/pakistan-biomet...

https://restofworld.org/2021/the-dystopian-danger-of-a-manda...
> we should empower individuals

Does that mean that I now have to spend my time in the evening doing the "monolithic state apparatus'" job instead of going for a meal with my partner?
>As much effort as you've spent complaining about this problem in this thread you could have provided a proper bug report in the proper venue. It's not going to get fixed by complaining on HN.

You don't even tryed....a loop device really?
And hey i use zfs, i don't trust btrfs who has problems (data-loss) since 10 year. No thanks....hell even SLES recommends for data partitions XFS.

>But it still requires a report in the proper venue with enough detail for someone else to reproduce.

Hey how about you? Since you seam to care..install a vm ~10minutes? fill it ~10minutes? there you go.
Probably which position the zero is at, and maybe which measurement system you're using.
"The mind is the standard of the man" - Martin Luther King. (Just in case: in those days 'man' meant 'human')
That depends on the context!
The tears laughter, pain and despair in the retro are the waterfall.
I love the idea, but the non-flat top, and the display on the flat top kill it (and admittedly, most cheap kitchen scales) for me. If I can't put a big bowl on it and still see the readout it's useless to me.
It's funny - If I need to go down to London, I'll drive my car to a station just outside of London (where I can park all day relatively cheaply), and then take the train into London and use the underground whilst I'm there.

Kind of just goes to show how crap trains are outside of London, and how great they are inside of London. Plus, I've only driven in London once and it's not something I'd want to do again :D
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> This can happen on any filesystem under the circumstances of it becoming full as root. You are misinformed if you believe such isn't the case.

No true with ZFS and XFS, you are trying to defend a ill designed filesystem....in typical linux *fashion ;)

It's S#it but at least we "invented" it.
> For example, a package manager written in 1000 lines of posix shell script is not a good thing. Shell script is a bad language.

Shell is a bad language, but it is a language especially fitting for that purpose. File manipulation and external tool execution is much simpler and concise in it that in most other languages.
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It's not on that wikipedia page but in older Linux desktops using XFree86 windows system (before X.Org) there were always warnings that certain monitor settings could break your monitor hardware permanently.

I was always fearful of breaking an expensive fat monitor.
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Creative(s) is the industry jargon for the execution of a creative concept in a media asset.

>I find it really grating; what was wrong with "media?"

We use "media/medium" to address the distribution channels of the creatives.
> I've lost track of the number of times I've lamented "did anyone actually use this?"

We have a combination oven and microwave (yes...) that seems to have been designed with the primary purpose of enraging the owner.

The microwave can only be set in 15 second increments. But you can fine-tune it, in five-second increments, by spinning a dial. Except that you can't do that while the oven is on.

The microwave makes a noise while it's operating. When it's finished, it will beep unobtrusively and then continue to make the operating noise. You can stop it from making the operating noise by opening the door.

The microwave can't be replaced, because it's part of the oven.
I really wish I could experience the web back then at 1993 (I'm 25). I imagine much faster, and intuitive websites than nowadays. Beautiful UX is one thing but making a website feels natural, that's what I think the internet is missing today.
Whether it's a problem that your grandma, or anyone else, thinks you're gay for having a certain job, depends entirely to how much discrimination gay people get from society. I think that the less discrimination gay people get, the less likely people are to think you're gay for having a certain job. All of this is connected somehow.
I have one and didn't even know it could run on batteries. I've always used a power cord.
Pre-baked configuration that makes a lot of sense e.g. LSP, telescope (finding files) and many others.

Not like I could not do it myself but we're likely looking at a full busy weekend project, if not several of them even.
> Did you got any feedback?

No. Companies don't give feedback for the most part.

> Maybe there's something in your CV that's being perceived as a red flag but ok to you.

I have shared my resume with many people in the industry, and they only suggested minor changes which I made.
Altruistic behavior in a non-profit? The horrors. If they want to be a corporation fine, then pay taxes like one. Otherwise they should find ways to price education at cost, not at market clearing prices. I am sure they can, just hit up donors some more and trim the administrative largess.
FTA:

> has Volta designed a safer truck for urban transport simply because European companies are more enlightened and civilized on these issues than Americans? [...] yes, culture matters
FXT: A Library of Algorithms
I understand your distrust towards "Big Corporations" aimed at maximizing profit.. But I wouldn't trust individuals with many things govmnts regulate. We may be talking in different contexts, but as it was mentioned above, almost all aspects need a governing body that has the overview of the general state of things in order to properly "reduce damage". Same thing with speed limits - some people claim there should be no speed limits at night. If assigned to individuals to decide on this, well, there will be no speed limits.
I understand your frustration with dysfunctional govmnts, but it is important to remember that we live in a non-perfect world and most "individuals" are not trustworthy either. And if we have to chose between two evils - the govmnts and "individuals" - it is reasonable to chose the least evil, which is the govmnt. At least in present times, what will be in the future - I don't know.
However I am in no way a politician or sociologist so I have no actual knowledge in this, I am just writing my opinion here and it is not my intention to change your mind.
I'm not objecting that someone wants to create a toy project that lacks important capabilities.

I'm objecting that they are presenting their work as "simple".

Simple describes the internal architecture of the system as having fewer parts to achieve a particular goal.

What you're doing is not simplyfing the system. You are keeping the system mostly the same, but removing some capabilities (and along with them, removing the parts of the system that were put in place to support these capabilities).

The way I see things, these are all different axes. Sort of orthogonal, but not really (they influence each other, but in theory they can be thought of as independent):

Easy ------------ Difficult

This axes is about the user and what they need to learn to be able to operate the system. If they have to learn many new things and intricate details, it's difficult. If they can operate the system perfectly while only learning fewer things, then it's easy.

Obviously there's a degree of relativity. So you can only define this in terms of a target demographics. e.g. "college students who are familiar with smart phones", or "corporate employees who have basic knowledge about computers and can use some office software".

Simple --------- Complex

This axis describes the internal architecture of the system. The parts its composed of and their interactions. Simple systems have fewer parts and fewer interactions. Complex systems have more parts and more interactions.

Reliable -------- Fragile

This axis describes the robustness of the system and its sensitivity to changes in the environment. Fragile systems break down when small things change in the environment.

Poor --------- Capable

This axis is about the features of the system and what it can do.

The things that I see in this KISS distro all point in the wrong direction:

- Fewer capabilities

- Difficult to use

- Robsutness is qustionable

Is it simpler? It may be simpler than a more capable version of the system, but what's the point?

Simplicity is only desireable in so far as it helps make the system more robust.
And remember that western leaders and elites went along with Chinese leaders!
I would wager that he chose it due to the name being simple and "unused". Kawasaki is a motorcycle brand so it would be slightly confusing, Akihabara is quite long and harder to pronounce.
I feel that as raw and unpolished as the web of those vanished days was, there was still significantly less fucking than Justin Jackson remembers.
And in terms of evolution it makes sense. A lack of vitamin d early in life could effect reproductive success. Skin cancer in your fifties not so much. There just isn't selective pressure.
Never thought I'd see anything more concise than Python, but here's the Kotlin version:

data class Candidate(val x: Int, val y: Int)

fun List<Candidate>.filterCandidates(knows: Boolean, aggBy: (Candidate) -> Int) =
groupBy(aggBy)
.values
.filter {value -> if (knows) {value.count() == 1} else {value.count() > 1} }
.flatten()

fun main() {
var cs = (1..99).flatMap { x -> (x..99).map { y -> Candidate(x, y) } }
repeat(7) {
cs = cs.filterCandidates(knows = false) { (x, y) -> x * y }
cs = cs.filterCandidates(knows = false) { (x, y) -> x + y }
}
cs = cs.filterCandidates(knows = true) { (x, y) -> x * y }
println(cs)
}
It is quite obvious that it doesn't work, not even close. Anyone using some big tech software can see it with his own eyes - ADs are atrociously tailored to the viewer. Facebook shows me total bullcrap for as long as I'm using it. And using it regularly I can see how AD cycles come and go, sponsored posts unified by some theme change every several months - it can be an avalanche of t-shirts, then creepto, then some political party, then creepto again, then meme groups, then some China sponsored posts masquerading as personal blogs, etc. etc. All of them are a complete miss, then can see that there are clickthroughs, no related searches, no views.
Same with Google, MS, anyone. Trillion dollar corps specializing at harvesting and selling personal data can't figure it out. Personalized ADs are a myth.
I did the same! And now every time I go to use the thing I have to look up how to read it again.

I don't do highly accurate work very often, obviously.

I don't like buying non-rechargeable batteries, though, so cell batteries are out.
> I stopped respecting the UN when they said they criticized Elon Musk

The UN isn't perfect but it sure as hell better than no communication between countries at all.

Elon Musk is insignificant compared to that, "I stopped respecting the biggest world forum when they criticised an egomaniac entrepreneur" jeez...

> Bureaucrats with humanities degrees at the UN don't solve problems, if they were solved, their jobs would be purposeless.

Does it occurs to you that some problems can't be solved but only mitigated ? it's like saying covid lockdowns and vaccines were useless because "hey look, not so many people died in the end". The UN have done more to the world than Musk or any other single individual will ever do. It's not perfect, it's inefficient, it's expensive, it's still the best we can do. What do you imagine ? The UN work for 15 years, solve all of the world problems and retire ? The world is constantly evolving, it's not so hard to grasp
> > Did you know that electric cars were very popular 100 years ago -
but because of the oil industry + government, they were quashed?

> Electricity wasn't as common as now and battery tech was extremely
shitty (requiring maintenance every few days, handling acids, &c.)

When automobiles first appeared, gasoline was not as common as now and
internal combustion technology was primitive, requiring almost
constant maintenance, handling flammable liquids etc.

The modern IC automobile is unrecognisable from those of the Benz/Ford
era. Had electrical vehicles been preferred for 100 years of government
financial and policy support they'd be equal or superior to combustion
technology, and vastly superior to Tesla and other EV's around now
which are catching up on decades of lost development.

(but then neither of us have a time-machine to prove our post-facto
fantasies about alternative histories)
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>You are saying it won't boot but that's not at all a case of a broken file system

Please read my comment in full especially that point:

- rm blabla && sync

- reboot
I miss those times.
I could spend hours complaining about the depressive current state of the web, I imagine being a newcomer to such world and have to handle the over complexity of the current scenario without knowing that things could be simpler.

I remember seeing a team member migrating a project from grunt to webpack, the project was just a 404 page. "You need to compile your assets" they say, just a cat *.css > site.css would do it. Or even better, just do it inside the HTML and that is it.

People who need a JS library to check if a number is odd or even went way too far, I'm not exaggerating - https://www.npmjs.com/package/is-odd
Mantras, sutras, verses etc. are similarly used in Buddhism, as an instrument of focused thinking. It's not either/or, it's both.
Very interesting concept and clear messaging on the website. Eager to test this for personal use.

Big fan of BorgBase (the other product by the same company), I have been using them for quite some time for different projects.
Yes, but those aren't gender issues, those are a matter of strength requirements. And of course physical strength correlates with gender, but it's not true that all men are stronger than all women. Women who meet those requirements should be able to do those jobs and not get discriminated for it. And men who don't meet those requirements shouldn't be expected to do those jobs.
> Or in-sourced to developers.

Particularly in places with dedicated DevOps people.

It is common for DBA work to be split between infrastructure and dev teams, without a dedicated DBA though perhaps with one or more particular devs acting as a local database “expert”. In a well run organisation those teams will communicate well, how often this works so smoothly in practise I'll leave as an exercise for the reader to investigate!
Yes, for a telephone currently it is simple, both as it is necessary for the user to be able to disable the 5G functionality, for legacy and usability reasons.

However for a device such as a TV, once it is sold with a network plan arranged by the manufacturer, there doesn't remain much of a point to allow the user to normally control whether this connection is active. For a while, an option would remain to disable or configure such an option, but over time it seems likely that the user would no longer be able to control this directly.

It gets even easier for devices such as a smart lightbulb or a smart toaster - devices for which there wouldn't be any direct user interface. Once these communicate via wireless wider-area networks, the trend seems to be clear.
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Keto can definitely cause constipation under some circumstances, but I'd be dubious about linking it to fibre. Fibre also doesn't count towards carbs, so it's not something that you can't have.
Well, the first point of Agile Manifesto says

>Individuals and interactions over processes and tools

and I would argue Scrum is a process and a rather heavyweight one. Thinking in terms of Scrum instead of your team/members and their preferences is getting it backwards.
ICE vehicles are and were extremely shitty as well.
I think you're right but I believe that wrapping it in List(...) is where that would force the whole file into memory.
Faster? Not really. Even with ISDN, stuff was slow af. 8000 bytes per second just isn't a lot. Latency was often high as well.
Those are all excellent points, but fail to address the addictive downsides OP mentioned.

The business model of the internet has always been surveillance and modern smartphones + tech companies have taken that to the extreme.

Brilliant engineers / behavioral scientists using supercomputers to manipulate humans at scale guarantees that the average individual (and teenagers etc) has absolutely no fighting chance.

The thing about addiction at this scale is that... no one things they're addicted because our entire world/society is addicted - so we all justify it and move on.

I went on a silent meditation retreat for 10+ days (with no technology, talking, or smartphones etc) and it was awesome for my mind, but then, turning my phone on after 10+ days of it being off brought back the dread 2x as more.
First job title in 2007 was "web master". 15 years later and i feel more like a web dinosaur than a web master. sick of it all.
I can't even turn off my Suunto watch from the operating system. They are always on while they have enough battery.