skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
People who like Musk find them tiresome. I was just simply pointing out that it continues to be the case that no matter what Musk does, someone defends what he does and massages things to be viewed as less despicable. (For example, the original comment didn't even mention it was 10% of all workers, as directly implied by the comment I replied to.) Everything he does is in pure self-interest and with manipulation in mind. There is zero humility and zero honesty. How much of this manipulation does he and Tesla and the other bits of his endeavors have to do before people accept what he is? I'm also tired of people who should know better continuing to help form this little bubble around him while people who don't know better (young people and kids who look up to him) are adversely affected by this.

> Glad you could enshrine it in this comment that adds absolutely no value to the conversation.

These comments are equally as tiresome. You reply to a comment that apparently adds no value (not a sentiment I necessarily disagree with) with a comment that adds even less?
Sounds like you were running with an account on the default matrix.org server? It's gotten faster, but there were a bunch of months when it was dog slow. The point is kinda to run your own server.
I imagine it might be related to how they are handling the UWP/WinUI asynchronous file access, which if not done properly is indeed slower than bare bones classical Win32.
How does being a russophobe protect you from Russian tanks at home?

Central Europe is circa 100M people, just get yourself a real competitive army (not NATO) - that will protect you from Russian tanks at home. Then you can normalize relations with Russia.

Which does not like you very much either, by the way.
I too don't know why Twitter or the press doesn't make this metric more apparent. But I will say, if Musk didn't know about this change, then he already is what he's long aspired to be: a space cadet.
Thanks. I was trying to remember the name of that. Highly relevant and likely explanatory for at least some of what's going on.

> In economics, the Jevons paradox (/ˈdʒɛvənz/; sometimes Jevons effect) occurs when technological progress or government policy increases the efficiency with which a resource is used (reducing the amount necessary for any one use), but the falling cost of use increases its demand, negating the efficiency gains.
Isn't that a podcast?

There is also a genre of Youtube video that competes with podcasts. Channels like

https://www.youtube.com/c/BattleshipNewJersey

and

https://www.youtube.com/c/Defunctland

have good visuals but have stand-alone audio tracks and make great background noise when you are doing something else.
This is exactly correct, since at least in C++, adding elements to any other data structure can invalidate the stored iterators/references in your hashmap. std::list will mean you pay a slight cost when adding new entries, which if your cache is working is hopefully not so often, or the malloc is already dominated by whatever is being cached.
"it's just"

This is seriously in every founders history / bio :) Dropbox / iphone etc etc.

More seriously, the play into the "global data graph" is going to be potentially somewhat appealing.
There are a few patterns here I didn’t dive into in my original comment above.

1. I don’t use a lot of apps. I prefer web for most things. It turns out the apps I do download are from bigger companies (YouTube, Netflix). It’s annoying to be nagged by these companies. I already pay them $x/mo and now they’re asking more from me? Please leave me alone.

2. Many apps are first asking if I like it THEN prompt me to review if I say yes. It is my understanding that this is against the rules for the Apple App Store. If it’s not it should be. That’s shady behavior. It’s so common that I’ve been conditioned to not even believe that the first prompt is even real. I feel like I’m literally being Phished for reviews here. I don’t like it.

So yes, I’m to the point where I assume all nag-ware is employing some manipulative dark pattern and I default to 1-star review. Yes I will one star review some apps that don’t deserve it. But at this point those developers are playing in the same sandbox as all the bullies and I can’t tell them apart anymore. I have to protect myself. I don’t have the mental energy to try and distinguish between the good guys and bad guys anymore.

It is my opinion that Indie developers need to find a better way to market themselves. The water has been poisoned on reviews.

Sorry if you disagree with me. But that’s where I’m at now.
1) If insolation falls, global temps can be lower even with more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. If insolation stays constant, increasing greenhouse gases will increase the amount of energy trapped under the atmosphere (aka heat). Insolation varies slowly based on orbital variations, which created the historical record you’re referencing. Right now we don’t have any evidence that insolation is declining fast enough to offset the effect of the greenhouse gases we are adding to our atmosphere. Which makes sense because we independently measure an upward trend in heat trapped in the atmosphere.

2) In the global historical record the peak of CO2 has usually trailed the peak of temperature. Again this reflects changes in insolation: as more sunlight makes the climate get hotter, more CO2 is released. Then as sunlight declines, the climate cools but the CO2 lingers for a while. This is actually really concerning because it implies that we should expect a natural spike of CO2 on top of our anthropogenic spike of CO2, meaning it will get much worse than it even looks now.

3) Yes, “life” can thrive at higher temps, but our bodies, culture, and infrastructure are adapted for these temps. And it’s not just temperature; sea level rise (primarily driven by the metric expansion of water as it is heated) will inundate large amounts of livable land including some of the most productive and populated. Maybe good for neritic life, but bad for us.

4) The negative and positive effects don’t necessarily balance. Again, losing dry land to the sea is not balanced by increased ocean algal growth. “I destroyed your house, but gave you more fertilizer for your lawn”—does that seem like a fair trade?
Gsuite - TONS of updates. Subscribe to the Gsuite blog

Offline - works fantastic tbh. Tons of experience on long haul flights
> this should have been part of a due diligence process that the Musk team deemed unnecessary

Separately from intent (where I agree with you), legally, Twitter was required to provide “properties, books and records [and] information concerning the business, properties and personnel” per section 6.4[0], which is cited in today’s letter[1]. (The fact that it is not a due diligence, IIUC, means that this information should not change the decision to make the purchase; but if Twitter was found to violate the merger agreement, Musk could walk out on it anyway.)

It will all hinge in litigation on whether Twitter can argue that Musk’ demands were not “reasonable business purpose related to the consummation of the transactions” or would “cause significant competitive harm to the Company”.

In my mind, it is easy to argue that Musk did violate section 6.4 by making his request public, impacting the stock, which is not a “reasonable best effort to minimize any disruption to the respective business”.

[0]: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000119312522...

[1]: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001418091/000110465...
That’s the A7 SoC that had a “desktop class architecture”, not the phone it was in.
When the April Fool’s Day Prank Is Real
WSJ is now in the business of selling FUD? This guy...isn't bright. Sorry - it's past time to call out this crap. This is the pathological use case for electric cars. Seriously - you're going on a loooooooooooooooong road trip? Rent a gas car. Your electric car is great for your daily commute and running errands. Also, if you're living in an urban environment, that does the most to reduce pollution and improve air quality.

I'm tired of hearing everybody acting like they drive 500 miles daily and there's just no way an electric car would ever work for them. I'm sure that's true for some folks, but not the majority. Just like there are some folks who need to routinely tow heavy loads. An electric truck may not be good for you either. There are most definitely pathological use cases where with today's technology and charging infrastructure an electric vehicle is not a good idea.

What's frustrating is it seems those pathological use cases are the only ones anybody talks about. What about commuters? Soccer moms? Urban people running their daily errands? Those are the primary use cases and people need to know how they hold up in these cases. How often do you have to charge? What if you don't have a garage to charge overnight? How does the car handle in snow and ice? These are the things we need to be discussing. I don't really care about the pathological cases.
Corruption is something a government can have; what does it mean for a party to be corrupt?

If people think it means the party doesn't reflect the will of the voters... Not exactly. That's always been the structure of the Democratic party. Popular will is tempered by party leadership. That's baked into the structure of the Democratic party itself. The party that lacks that kind of tempering is the GOP, and as a result it tends to run populists who may or may not actually have any government qualification (one won the Presidency in 2016; a couple have won state governorship over the years).

The resulting apologies and resignations were an attempt to reconcile with voters who, fundamentally, did not understand how the party they support actually works. No shame in that; it's a big and complex machine. But it's never been a machine that just reflects the unmodified will of the people who toss ballots into the box with a 'D' next to their name in the primaries. That's one source of signal the party uses to decide who it will run.

To give another example: in 2008, in response to the Florida party leadership running their primary earlier than the national committee authorized them to run it, the committee stripped all the Florida delegates of their vote in the national convention (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Florida_Democratic_presid...). Then, it compromised (at its discretion) by seating them but only counting half of each of their votes. That is the nature of the power the democratic party national leadership has to wield at its discretion, without oversight, as per its charter.

People just don't know this because people don't know the parties.
Yes, .NET can produce binary executables, but is it a common practice? I’m asking because I think the ecosystem matters a lot. If it’s a common practice, then it’s more tested and more stable and you get more tools and documentation.
You're implying that the GOP is devoid of corruption

I read no such implication.
Just Google it, I've seen this number many times.
A lot of new cars are cheaper than a Tesla. How are their reliability compared to their competition price-wise?
Meanwhile I spend 0 minutes refueling my Tesla. 95% of the time it charges overnight and I start every day with a full tank. On a road trip I plug it in, go to the bathroom, grab a coffee, unplug and drive on.
awesome news!!!
That sounds like a personal problem.
It is common in political parties for the presidential candidate in a presidential election year to "install" their people within party leadership prior to the General Election.

It is also not uncommon, as we've seen, for leadership to resign after large hacks occur. The infiltration and subsequent resignation of corporate leadership after data leaks does not indicate that there was any corruption. It may indicate some level of incompetence, but not corruption.
Around 500 miles; basically Sf to la. That trip is 2.5-3 hours by plane in the best case, and can tick up to 5-6 easily. You also have to figure in rental car etc.

That said I’ve spent 10+ hours going from sf to la in a car.
Just by folding the rope you will be able to reach 6ft/2 = 3ft. Check your formula, please.
Bernie Sanders wasn't even a Democrat at the time:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernie_Sanders#Party_affiliati...
https://rust-lang.github.io/wg-async/vision/roadmap.html
I read an article just today - sorry, forgot which one, and too many in my history to find - reporting about foreigners still in Russia, who refuse to leave.

They say there is a lot less variety in stores, but life is really quite normal. Except, everybody really makes sure what to say (and what not), especially to strangers. They report difficulties - or impossibilities - with money transfers.

I have a friend with decades of business ties to Russia, he and his (Russian) wife live in Germany but he has a residency-type visa (whatever it's called) for Russia and even after the war flew there several times, via Turkey. There still are quite a few businesses present, smaller ones I think. I fully support Ukraine, but personally I'm content with those kinds of contacts remaining.

They - several interviewed people independently - reported that they did not experience any problems from normal Russian people or from the authorities but where treated normally.

I think if Snowden just removes himself from public view and does not talk about politics and the... special operation, he'll be just fine, as will all the other foreigners.

EDIT: Found it: "Westerners Who Stayed in Russia Find Home Transformed By War" (published yesterday) https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/06/05/westerners-who-sta...

Note that "Moscow Times" is not aligned with the Russian government, and is registered in Russia as "foreign agent"- Please don't let the name deceive you. As you can see from their articles, they freely report on the war and the impact of the sanctions and other stuff. There Russian language website has even more detailed articles about Russian internal things, quite unfiltered (Google Chrome can auto-translate, if necessary).

> None of the Westerners in Russia interviewed by The Moscow Times said they had feared for their physical safety since the start of the war. Nor did they report any instances of hostility from authorities or ordinary Russians.

> But the military campaign has undoubtedly cast a cloud over their relationships with others, making them more cautious when voicing opinions.
Good for you. It looks like you don't have children. I know than for me, accounting for restroom time, any stop is a 20 minutes stop...

Also, I strongly suggest you stop for a bit longer than 3 minutes when driving 1000km in the same day...
> The NSA and CIA are probably more interested in feeding Wall Street insider information

Citation needed. What a ridiculous thing to say.
Think of the power that is thrown away yearly by Apple. All these locked down computers capable of so much being used to run what, a camera app? Lifetimes of wasted potential. It's a crime against the future, if you ask me.
The young, rich, anti-capitalist capitalists
https://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php/Electronic_Arts_TGV loss-less intra frame compression, and block-based motion and VQ for inter frames with ADPCM audio. Pretty neat for something running fine on 486DX2/66
I just have to say it ... Hayabusa is such a cool name ... just is.
The inclusion of "ego" seems like kind of a cop-out, like, "it could be one of these three things, or... uh... literally anything else".
Terrorists have contemplated everything. Pulling it off is different.
Not just the developer account, the developers are required to maintain app specific infrastructure to do things like push notifications. That's why FOSS apps rarely have them.

All of this on top of the the hardware cost and having someone run the iOS API treadmill and deal with app store reviews makes FOSS on iOS prohibitively expensive for everyone but the most committed. It pretty much filters out everyone that isn't a corporation or irrationally passionate.
Agree with you. It's a 100% part of his strategy to get earned media and now maybe he's addicted to it.

I would wager that the risk to his earned media strategy is he is going a bit off the rails in the last 6 months and staff might not be as interested working for him in the future. I don't think it has scared off investors yet as it appears he has the midas touch in the business world.
Or maybe the EVs currently on the market have not yet reached the level of range needed for use-cases that fossil fuel car drivers currently expect. There is virtually no downside to building EVs with longer range if cost can be reduced sufficiently.
I honestly think we should let him do whatever he wants. Exceptional humans who are pushing humanity forward should be cut some slack.
“Just Switch to Linux” Is Nonsense (2019)
> or something

Did you try what you just suggested? I did. It didn't pull up ABRP.

Why don't you try all the different permutations you can think of until you get the right one.
I've been sued by Politico and eBay for infringement in domains. I wouldn't touch this domain with a barge pole.
I was worried about the idea of a fully electric braking system because of the failure mode you mentioned. It looks like hydraulic brakes are not ubiquitous.

"Some Tesla vehicles use hydraulic brakes, but not all. Recently, Tesla has equipped its cars with a full self-driving system. Tesla’s latest car comes with full-electric Brembo brakes. These brakes use electric actuators instead of hydraulic fluid pressure to actuate."[1]

I'd be curious what mitigations they put in place regarding an electrical system failure.

[1] https://www.mech4cars.com/tesla-model-s-braking-systems-all-...
You may recall that Sanders caucused with the Democrats but had not run previously as a Democrat.
>Well since it will be the poor who suffer the most

The poor always suffer most. What do you use your money for, if not to avoid suffering? Immediate, short term, and long term, that's probably how you spend most of your money, plus spending to avoid your children and family suffering.

Now that we've gotten that out of the way: since the environmental improvements of the mid-20th century, urban environments have been the clear winners for living affordably, to say nothing of the accessibility of public services. Poor people may not be able to live in the most expensive zip code of NYC, LA, SF, etc., but then they were hardly going to be living on 100-acre estates when they're living in rural or suburban settings. Car-dominated infrastructure poses enormous personal costs for every single person and miserable additional costs to ferry around non-driver children.

So, enough of your government-subsidized 'freedom'. I want the freedom to safely cross the street to church without a police officers (and half the other cars) accelerating into me in the crosswalk. I want the freedom to bike to work safely. I want the freedom for my children to bike to parks, schools, and libraries, like I could growing up. I want the federal and state governments to stop dumping money on my town to build roads as wide as runways to facilitate firetrucks doing 3 point turns and police flying through neighborhoods like action-movie jackasses.
Russia seeks to hijack German telescope on its X-ray spacecraft
Guessing it gets most of it's revenue from in-country sources, so there's perhaps not much they can go after.
Great Point. So we should continue to observe the VC and overall market. Personally I am not that pessimistic on the current economy.
the n+1 graphql problem is more difficult than most people realize. graphcdn makes it incredibly easy to globally scale a backend application with dynamically changing queries. of course, it _is_ possible to hack together some clever cloudflare workers (i've tried), but it gets increasingly difficult to actually have the cache hit if you have a ton of changing fields (with nested values). then, there's the sunk cost of managing/tweaking everything if you're a small team. I also really like how clean and useful the visualizations are.

it's not for every use case, but it's clearly useful for the thousands of companies that have signed up and are paying them. :)
Imagine you have a big tub, and it has a faucet which outputs 100 gallons per hour, and a drain which drains 100 gallons per hour. Over time, the amount of water in the tub will be stable. Now suppose I come by and start pouring in 3 gallons of water per hour. Now what happens to the amount of water in the tub over time? My contribution is only about 3% (a hair under that, even), but it can still change a stable tub to an overflowing tub.
In their KIA, ABRP might have been the best option. However, not mentioning it in WSJ article about EV road trip is criminal. The article is just FUD.
What's sadder is that it's happening on HN, one of the last vestiges of good online intellectual discussions.
> Sure I'd survive, but it'd still suck (also survival is not guaranteed either, Hurricane Katrina killed 1833 people back in 2005, for example).

Yep, exactly the point! And look at the adaptive community response to Hurricane Katrina and recent flooding events: the Cajun Navy.

All I'm saying is telling this type of voter to ignore their lives and change their lifestyle, when they adapt in pretty incredible ways - is going to be a hard sell.
To me, that looks like a sigmoid that has passed its peak. But, assuming it’s an exponential, it doubled between 1975 and 2015 (i.e. 40 years).

Here’s some graphs for PV: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_of_photovoltaics

PV is doubling every 3 to 3.5 years.

3 doublings of PV at that rate gets us to about 9-10 TW peak. I don’t know the actual average global capacity factor, but I do know the current global electricity usage is only about 3 TW: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_electrici...