skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
This is an absolutely horrendous claim. Every person is different, there is absolutely no replacement for face to face talk for me and my current co-workers. I need it, if my company decides it'll be replaced with written-only communication, I'll leave them in a second. Seeing people's facial expressions, hearing their tone, understanding how they react to spontaneous questions, what frustrates them, what things they feel confident about, what things they're puzzled about... There is no easy way to express these via text.

Please understand that I have no problem with remote work; I'm only responding to your implication that face to face meetings are "waste of time".
I'm tired of having the minority religious and bigoted views dominate politics and starve us of progress. Regardless of what the "right" ruling is on the law, or the roles of the different branches of government, the practical impact of this ruling is millions of Americans denied the right to healthcare while simultaneously being denied free access to any democratic process to secure it.
Abortion also has a deep historical precedent. People have been doing them for at least a thousand years.

Gay marriage has existed for as long as marriage has, it’s just best documented when it involves emperors.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_same-sex_marriag...

But you know what doesn’t have a long historical precedence? Automatic weapons, or protecting money as speech.
Yeah, better hurry up while the conservatives still have the overwhelming majority on the court. You never know what the future brings...
Roe stood for years because the decision directly tied it to the right to privacy (via the 9th and 14th amendments), because that right "is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether to terminate her pregnancy". The Supreme Court reverses itself in this Dobbs decision; skimming the final decision, it attempts to tear down the original justification, but I'm not seeing an argument beyond "we think they were wrong", which is a pretty awful rationale for the Supreme Court.
Sibbling comment did:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31861455
Which definition exactly do you mean?

Do you mean that for something to be sentient, it must be a biological organism? When do you start counting something as one of those that are allowed to be "sentient" according to your definition, and not? Do you distinguish between the matter used in biological organisms vs other objects? Can no human made object ever achieve, sentience-wise, that what biological organisms of Earth managed to do, in your definition? Where do you see the fundamental difference in the process that turned into biological creatures on Earth, and things humans may possibly be able to create?

> Edit/disclaimer/tip: look at the dictionary and think a little bit, just a little.

A dictionary can answer deep philosophical questions? Do you assume a dictionary definition is used when talking about sentience in AI?
This is simply a matter of law. The justification for Roe Vs Wade doesn't hold water, it never did, it asserts a right to privacy that apparently only applies in the specific case of abortion and not in warrantless surveillance or any other matter. It was a legal fiction.
This made me laugh so hard thank you.

I always think of Japanese culture as being patient enough to do things right.

From the care taken by the conductors pointing at signs to make sure they pay attention to them, to the way everything has its place, and no corners are cut.

Makes it seem surprising when something does happen, and even then, it's not nearly bad as it could have been thanks to the encryption.

Of course, I'm just an outsider but I've always marveled at their culture.

Here in the US people would have been lambasted, sued, fingers pointed, firings, PR pieces, a PR firm would be hired to make a statement, etc.

Edit added line 'to the way everything has its place, and no corners are cut.'
> Have you ever encountered a project actually fundraising in this way?

https://www.eff.org/files/2020/05/27/eff_membership_form_202...
i think it's a twrrible decision, but you have a point policians can keep kicking issues into the long grass- ultinately it will land on scotus and they have to make a decision
Rule by minority is probably the "end of the world" feeling you're getting from all this.
Is it live still?
Maybe it's changed in the year or so since I looked at kotlin, but my impression when I did look at it was support for anything other than the JVM was definitely second class
I just explained this, the miners will listen to you under threat of being shut down.

The miners will generally be located in countries where electricity is abundant and cheap, the kind of countries who have all the incentives to sign a treaty promising to jointly enforce laws against cryptocurrencies.
So I must really distrust banks then, eh!

I know the usefulness of state-free money. I’ve lived it. You are just trying to worship at the feet of Authority.
It hurts me to say this, but American democracy is broken. Checks and balances have been twisted to subvert true democratic rule. We should stop worshipping the Founders and their intent, and aim for a Second American Republic, built around the tested and true practices of mature European republics (that have done a lot more revisions than our 1.0.33 release...):

- Parliamentary democracy, two chambered if need be, with slowly changing electoral maps (drawn from the Census and controlled by judges, not politicians)

- Ban on non-government funding of political parties. Money raised comes from the government or small donations.

- Parliament/senate majority is enough. Enough of that 19th century filibuster nonsense.

- Faster constitutional amendment cycles that don't require supermajorities

- No assinine lifetime appointments to anything. A 10- or 12-year term and a healthy pension are controls enough

Law is code: it needs to be easy to change when it's not working and it needs good change processes when it does change. But we cant be running a modern economy and society on 250 year old COBOL...
then why do these same people not do other things to protect life that's already being lived?

sorry, this is not enlightened.
Congress-in-theory can. Congress-in-reality? No chance.
If the states all got together and passed an abortion rights amendment, similar to the 2nd amendment, then it would be a federal thing.
> while Jesus Christ never gave to abortion the slightest mention

In his defense, Jesus came to fulfill the old law and not abolish it, as directly stated by himself. The old law has the 5th commandment, "Thou shalt not kill," which in the times of Jesus was unanimously interpreted to cover abortion (Psalm 139 being one reason why) and Jesus, by not speaking against this interpretation (unlike other interpretations), left that view unchanged.
That worked well before it became just another body of partisan zealots. Now we have the tyranny of whichever partisan zealots have a run a good dumb luck.
> I don't see why machines should be held to a higher standard than humans.

I know I am sentient, so it stands to reason other humans are sentient. Additionally, other humans act in a way I would expect from someone sentient. Neither of these apply to any existing AI.
It's the only type of renewable energy. All other renewable energies depend on the heat from the sun to work. The earth's core doesn't generate enough to fully satisfy our current needs, there's a finite quantity of uranium, plutonium, coal, oil, etc.

Of course, all of this is on a scale well beyond what we need to (currently) be concerned with- we don't have the technology to fully utilize what we have to fully eliminate scarcity in the first place.
It was always unsettling to me how popular Canada Goose jackets are in a place where $40k salaries are the norm.
I agree with you - I'm very aware of the dark side and would not recommend to anyone working in Japan. But even when the people suffer like you described, they do their work efficiently (exceptions apply) because there's some kind of nationalistic mindset of "we can't embarrass Japan" that keeps them going against their nature.
Not entirely sure how this phenomenon is called, but we live in times where we no longer speak the same language. On purpose. Which facet of reality are we going to emphasize? Which facet of reality are we going to deny, excising it from language itself?

"reproductive healthcare", correct.

"mothers killing their own babies in the womb", also correct.

Echoes of Babel.
Abortion has existed for pretty much all of human history, too.
I don't remember printers having ink back then. They were all laser. Inkjets came later, but they were seen as toys to print large banners.
The problem as always is the silent filibuster. If obstructionists in the senate actually had to stand up and defend their obstruction more things would get done.
I know this isn't DMCA abuse because the record labels have private agreements with youtube for speedy takedowns/demonetizations based on the label's word only. Ignoring how such preferential treatment could be considered anticompetitive, could this also fall under tort of negligent interference [1]? Just because they have an agreement with youtube, does not mean they can lie in their business dealings without consequence.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortious_interference
Netflix lays off 300 employees as bad year continues to hit company
Probably their thinking is that otherwise intelligent people are writing roughly the same complete nonsense all at roughly the same time. I'm a big believer in Hanlon's razor though.
Christianity’s true face has been shown. I’ve rarely seen it to have anything to do with the teachings of Christ.
That guy sounds genuine, but it gets weird when the very wealthy decide that dressing like 'regular people' is the style they want to go for. That's when you create a market for $250 pocket t-shirts and $600 denim jeans. Talk about not getting it!
In practice, this ruling bans abortion in those states. Regardless of your opinion of those states, people DO live in them and will be adversely affected. Lives will be ruined, people will die, and ultimately this will probably be counterproductive wrt lowering the number of abortions overall.
The voters who support the policy believe it is about the lives of unborn children.
They are not experts in the process of moderation. They are experts in a field and also mod subs in that field.
Lol no it bends towards tyranny and centralized control.
A continually tried and tested truth is that mixing religion and politics is likely to end up in disaster. This applies everywhere across the globe.
And that is where nearly 1/2 of America disagrees. Abortion is murder.
Without getting into too much detail some of these are software/hardware (e.g. niche libraries and tools used in very specific industries) and some are non tech (maintenance for specific types of vehicles, animal care, etc)
> Will tech companies continue to flock to Texas, in what will become a very difficult environment for abortion?

Recruiting for tech in Texas has already taken a hit due fear around abortion (getting employees to move down there can be quite difficult).

More broadly, I think this is likely to put a big damper on high-end knowledge work in conservative states. Educated people are overwhelmingly liberal. While you could certainly find a subset of knowledge workers who don't have an issue working in a state banning abortion, the difficulties with hiring and transfers probably won't pass a cost benefit analysis (again, we already see this in Texas).
Virtually nothing any branch of the federal government does is "the will of the people"[1]. But even if our government were a functioning representative republic with strong democratic traditions as it purports to be, the purpose of the courts will still be to act as a check on the will of the people, not just a cheerleader for mob rule.

[1] https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-poli...
The big issue is containment. It's poorly contained.
Personally I think this is a good thing. My hope is that SCOTUS passing rulings down from the federal level to the states will encourage more (young) people to vote in their city and state elections. The voter turnout for presidential elections is always decent, however for local and state issues there's a clear difference in number of voters. Additionally, younger people don't vote as often in local and state elections. I wish it was not true but there's no arguing the statistics.

https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-e...

http://www.electproject.org/home/voter-turnout/voter-turnout...
Ignoring the fact that originalism as practiced is an embarrassing judicial philosophy,

> Interracial marriage has existed for pretty much all of human history

is not the answer to the question originalism is asking. It asks whether there is a historical precedence for protecting that action as a right.

You don't need to look any farther than this very ruling! Abortion has been practiced since the beginning recorded history (and likely much longer) and books like the bible even instruct you on how to perform one. That history has no bearing on Alito or Thomas.
I believe there have been social studies showing the positive impact to crime by increasing access to abortion. I don’t have citations or the time to look them up now, but I am pretty sure it is referenced in Freakonomics and possibly one of Gladwell’s books.
So you believe that doing the wrong thing for the right reason is better than doing the right thing for the wrong reason? That intent matters more than outcome? And that laws being structured in a way you specifically find compelling matters more than the morality of a law?
I think it’s fair to say it’s not clear that without substantive due process Loving would have been ruled the same.
I mean I could ask the unicorns for a ride too.

What you want is the Jackboot of the state to punish those that will not bend to the desires of tyrants.

Thank Satoshi we have another way.
They could have pre-written this but also the NYT is the world's most well connected news organisation.

Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if they had found out earlier just like previous decisions have been leaked.
Only in Japan can you pass out drunk and wake up with presents and a caretaker. Unbelievable.
If you create a community that generates ad/gold/whatever revenue for Reddit mods should be able to get at least a bit of it. No communities = no revenue for Reddit.
and you don't find it rather peculiar that the concentration of anti-crypto rhetoric has suddenly spiked about a year ago, and now there's a relentless assault from all opinion outlets?

especially here on HN, where a few years ago it was all blockchain this, blockchain that, and you could have intelligent conversation about cryptocurrency without someone immediately clawing at your throat. and now we have bi-hourly 5-minute hate instead

totally organic, yes?
Yep, my advice should definitely not be followed.
> Is it black market when I pay the neighbor kid to mow my lawn and don't report their address? Nonsense.

No, but it is illegal for financial institutions (and many industries) to provide services without knowing who they are serving. Not sure how anyone is surprised that KYC requirements are coming for crypto..
Scientists have shirked their responsibility around abortion. The vacuum and silence around this topic helped push towards this day.

The "viability" debate, or the re-branded "when does this ball of cells become a person" debate, has been monopolized by philosophers and religious people. And as a result many women will die due to botched abortions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerri_Santoro or the inability to get one in the case of complications (which are fairly common) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Savita_Halappanavar .

We can absolutely arrive, with a reasonable degree of certainty, when the ball of cells is capable of executing the processes we associate with consciousness. We can track the development of the neocortex, and monitor its activity to derive an answer to the consciousness question. We can do so via careful observation, and comparison with equivalent brain damaged patients, including those that we otherwise pull the plug on.

For what is the moral difference (from a consequentialist, utilitarian standpoint) between taking previously conscious humans with minimal brain function off of life support and an abortion of a non-sentient and non-conscious fetus? There is none, except for the fact that, in the case of a uterus, a human being is forced to act as life support.

Science can answer these questions. And do so with greater precision and accuracy over time. We can draw a map and arrive at a more enlightened conclusion. But the act of doing so, of so clearly putting a line down in the sand, makes most scientists uncomfortable. So they don't. And now many people will die because we created the vacuum that irrational belief filled.

We stopped engaging. They never stopped fighting.
The problem is that it just exacerbates an already major problem in America: access to healthcare is based on where you live and how wealthy your parents are.

Wealthy republicans can just fly their teenage daughters to a blue state, while poor people will inevitably end up getting back-alley abortions.
I have work done in Venezuela all the time. How can I instantly and for free send them payments if not for Bitcoin Cash or Monero?
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> Those 5 are just the ones you know about...

It's pointless making a cost/benefit analysis on things that probably don't exist.
>Is not a constitution right because is not in the constitution.

"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." - 9th Amendment, in its entirety.

In other words: there is an entire Amendment specifically dedicated to refuting this argument. People have rights, even if they're not specifically written in the Constitution.
It’s a surface level protection. Forcing someone to bring an unwanted child into this world is not enlightened. There’s a reason why women and couples opt for abortion. They’re often not ready for that responsibility, and it’s the kid who suffers most.

Life for the sake of life feels like virtue signaling, especially since those who espouse it have no interest in providing social programs to help these mothers and couples raise the kid they were forced to have. That’s pretty barbaric.

Congratulations. You saved a life you almost immediately stop giving a shit about.
you have never been to tokyo on friday night/saturday morning. business dudes sleeping it off on benches are not uncommon at all.
That sounds good in theory, but we know about the states where the republicans seemingly cannot be voted out of office - not helped by all their changes to the election system to prevent that. But indeed it would be ironic, if the public reaction to this were that strong so that a lot of red states turn blue. But I don't have too high hopes. Too many people in the whole spectrum don't see a ban of abortion affecting them while it is too easy to be "pro life".
The concentration of melanin in one's skin is not important
I can't tell if you're missing the forest for the trees here, or trying to embody the exact annoying response I'm talking about.
If the right to abortion is deemed an important right to protect at federal level then Congress should have the courage to legislate.

I am not a lawyer at all but looking at descriptions of Row v. Wade the feeling I have is that the Supreme Court of the time wanted to rule in favour of abortion rights and stretched the Constitution as much as it could in order to justify its decision, which is why that decision has always been under attack, IMHO.

This is an eminently political issue and thus it calls for a political decision by Congress (assuming they do want a federal law on this...)

In the meantime, an 'industry' will develop in 'liberal' states for those who can travel to them.
Some excellent observations here. Credentials are mostly meaningless, and we need a new system of continuous evaluation regardless of past achievements in all critical professional fields to really trust competence: medicine, engineering, law enforcement, legal, etc.

A few additional and interesting data points to consider:

1. There are over 10,000 employees at the CDC (https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2020/02/29/106...).

2. It has been reported that the CDC was poorly prepared to respond to a pandemic despite years of “planning” and “predicting” the coming storm. They provided false information (the use of masks) and false tests (https://www.npr.org/2020/11/06/929078678/cdc-report-official...).

3. In general, it is reported that the majority of published medical research findings are false :(https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/jo...)

4. It is reported that over 250,000 deaths per year are attributable to medical error (https://www.sidgilreath.com/learn/medical-malpractice-death-...)
I hope all current Republican voters who are in a same-sex relationship or are using contraceptives remember this when they vote in November...
Then elect federal politicians who are advocating legislation to decide it on a national level.

The current administration had a majority in both houses, knew this decision was coming, yet did nothing.
Might be worth self hosting Plausible https://plausible.io/docs/self-hosting
> I want to be able to buy stuff without centralized entities following me everywhere.

Isn't the blockchain a record of everything you do from here until eternity? I understand your wallet might not be connected to you but that's only going to last for so long. I'm not completely up to speed on this so I could be wrong.
Republicans have always been against abortion, yet people vote for them, isnt that how democracy works? Major chunk of the US population dont support abortion and keep voting for politicians who support those beliefs.
Related video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnL7sJYblGY&t=2s
If you meant your argument about monero, it might make sense. As it stands, Bitcoin is total shit at facilitating illegal transactions.
No abortion rights and a shooting every other day. Good luck attracting talent if you keep this up. You're gonna run yourselves right out of the game.
> I suppose it comes down to risk assessment; if those CVEs are critical “fix this now or the world catches fire”, then their relative infrequency seems to be outweighed by their impact, no?

No.
How many dictators came to power through a democratic process? i think there was this really famous one in 1930's, what was his name...
so it's either a JVM or either no libraries?
I think there are quite a lot of things in that sentence that might not be as obvious as they first appear. What do you mean by 'alive'? What do you mean by 'sentient'? Why would 'alive' be definitionally required by 'sentient'?

Sentience seems to be the ability to experience, for there to be 'something that it is like' to be you. Life is pretty difficult to define, but generally has a lot more baggage than would be expected of something that could be a minimum requirement for the ability to experience.
For just the council staff.
The direction they're going includes removing the right for contraception and same-sex marriage.

That's not an enlightened or moral direction.
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