skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
This may be a bit pedantic, but I think it's worth discussing.

> The problem isn’t capitalism; it’s the imperfection of humanity. No economic system in history has eliminated waste.

The fact that no economic system yet implemented at scale has eliminated waste does not necessarily imply that waste is unavoidable; we'd need to convincingly show that no such economic system could be possible. Similarly, I don't believe we can conclude that capitalism minimizes waste among all feasible, stable economic systems.

As far as balancing exploration and exploitation goes, it might be argued that we should focus on reaping the benefits of our current economic system and deprioritize the exploration new economic systems, but it's too much at this point (imo) to assert that exploration is futile.

My other thoughts:

• "Capitalism or central planning" is a false dichotomy; there are economic systems besides capitalism that have free markets.

• The goal of capital holders in a capitalist system is not efficiency (in the colloquial sense), but profit – planned obsolescence is perhaps the perfect example of this.

• I agree with you that central planners can be catastrophically wrong, and my current opinion is that incorporating externalities into the pricing system (through taxes) is a good idea. It can be difficult to correctly identify, distinguish, and price externalities; I wonder if a benefit of more local economic systems is that there are fewer externalities (by which I mean, actors experience more of the effects that they cause and impose fewer incidental effects on third parties), which would reduce the number of things we need to manually identify and correct.
Hardly, and we should start concentrating on adaptation. Geoengineering is too risky for now, but we should work on it either way, because one of the long-term risk is microbial blooms capable of destroying the atmosphere.

The shit will keep hitting the fan and people will turn to fascist incel blockchain cults and Disney VR metaverses to cope. It will all be a big, unjust, undignified chaos. Millions will keep finding themselves being left to their own devices, which is already happening today. The eventual collapse will take place rather unceremoniously.

Off-the-grid communities with stand-alone renewable energy systems might fare better.
People did ask themselves. They found, yes, it's worth. You might disagree, but I don't I think the number of rotten bananas a process produces offers any meaningful answer. At best it's a baseline and by itself about as useful as "x people die from y every year". What about it? Is that number supposed to be good or bad and what is the bigger context?

Doing stuff causes other stuff to happen. People die in car accidents, but a lot of death is prevented because we have cars, but then people also die because of pollution or get depressed because of noise pollution, and it keeps goin from there. It's hard. Let's be empathetic with each other, and good, and also think a lot about what is going on.
germany also uses a lot of coal

https://www.energy-charts.info/charts/power/chart.htm?l=en&c...
I want to swap P&Q doesn't feel natural. This is hard as hell :D
Solidworks too
Ah, this is true. Targeting a certain specific thing in a market will cause distortions.

This is why I am for the value of all land being taxed. No distortions.
This 'general tiredness' you're referring to seems to be linked to depressive states, whereas the blog post is more about exhausting yourself by trying to solve every little challenge you come across:

> Another key observation is that this tiredness I’ve been feeling is different from depression. I’ve experienced the latter in the past on a few occasions and while there are similarities in how they impact your life, I’d put them in different buckets. If only for the reason that I haven’t encountered these current experiences before.

Maybe it's a little bit of both; lack of motivation gradually eating at your reserves and transforming you into a generally tired person.
If I could make one change I would require more thorough scrutiny for any product that we know is going to persist in the environment for a long time. The half life of your new plastic is 10 years due to UV degradation? Great you can use that only moderate safety studies. The half life of your new waterproof coating is 100 years? Let's do some pretty serious studies. Half life of this gasoline additive is basically forever? Um, maybe don't use that.
There are some basic tests that could be done:

Does it fully degrade in soil and/or seawater in a reasonable time. If it does not, are the components that remain high-molecular-weight polymers or are they small molecules?

What happens to it in a mammal body? Does it accumulate or is it excreted or otherwise eliminated?

Does it contain harmful elements (which inherently cannot degrade)?

Does aging or UV exposure change the answer to #1?

Does it contain contaminants that are problematic as above?

By these standards, PFOA would massively fail. PTFE might pass by itself but might fail the contaminant test. Historical industrial discharges from fluorochemical plants would fail.
Users soon won’t be able to buy books on five Kindle models:security is to blame
I loved their download section with the text

Downloading Dillo

Dillo is following an evolving software model where every new version shall be better than the previous one; there's no place for unstable releases, so just keep up with the latest one: dillo-3.0.5[0]

I've found it inspirational. (Also they provided all the previous versions, just for case).

( Also I believe that virtually every software gets worse and worse and worse with time, I usually go for the first versions. )

[0]: https://web.archive.org/web/20210212022912/http://www.dillo....
Good point. I was under the impression that this stuff accumulates in the sand etc.. And that it does not disappear over just, say, two months. Sediments upstream of the influx would still be clean.
How can men reap the benefit of the algorithms? Level up your mental health game. That means getting into some individual therapy to address your skills gap. It means valuing your own internal world and respecting your ideas enough to communicate them effectively. It means seeing intimacy, romance, and emotional connection as worthy of your time and effort.

Ultimately, we have an opportunity to revolutionize romantic relationships and establish new healthy norms starting with a first date. It’s likely that some of these romances will be transformative and healing, disrupting generational trauma, and establishing a fresh culture of admiration and validation.

Men have a key role in this transformation but only if they go all-in. It’s going to take that kind of commitment to themselves, to their own mental health, to the kind of love they want to generate in this world. Will we step up?
This is brilliant. Spun out of control into a fiery crash.

Any chance you could, if you're the creator of this, share the source code?
Can you not use ADB to download the APK off the app and reverse engineer anything anomalous?
You won't know until you develop benchmarks and run a shootout.
That isn’t what is happening, the connectors you’re talking about absolutely can not cause an arc to ground from live. They have gigantic clearances to make sure that there’s nothing tracking or arcing unless you are at the bottom of the ocean or something. If the inrush from a very small switching power supply is causing your GFCI to trip you have some other fault in your electrical setup.
Because BGP doesn't support ASN numbers larger than 16 bits; the 32-bit support is a pretty nasty hack, and for a long time, lots of equipment would not support it.
I'm ready for the article that unearths the actual statistics, not the grim examples. Similar to Steven Pinker's deep research on the actual prevalence of violence in medieval times vs. modern times.

Like, I wonder how often in daily life these things happened? As opposed to events that did not make the written histories, like "Alfred is accused of theft of apples. The local noble questions him and warns him not to do it again. He denies it, but no more apples are stolen." Would a historian know about that, or bother to write about it if he did?
I don't know.. But I have several old kindles laying around :)

Would be a nice console or something.

In fact I'd love a laptop with eInk which I could use outdoors in the sun.
People found guilty are routinely fined as well. Perhaps even fewer people guilty of non-violent crimes should be put in prison as opposed to just being given house arrest or community service. (As many are today.) Though I suspect that a lot of people would see that as leniency for what are often "white collar" criminals.
Yeah exactly. No one is getting "triggered" as in a juvenile college student way.

If anything, I would say the annoyance is that for the department head of Harvard to be spending his time (and seeking fame) on topics like this, instead of using his position to 1) further "real" research, 2) address problems in the field, 3) in general, make more of the role he has, is something of an insult to people trying all their lives to reach such achievement.
Is this good or bad? I can't tell if that's a safe alternative or another potentially problematic one, and the Wikipedia entry doesn't mention safety.
Thank you for clarification.

Humanity is part of nature, so I suppose technically all man-made ecological disasters are "natural". But it feels like evading responsiblity, when we've knowingly caused the disaster over years and decades.

I know only a little bit of German language, but I did see this headline:

Bundesumweltministerin Lemke warnt: „Hier bahnt sich eine Umweltkatastrophe an“

That seems to give a more accurate description, that we're responsible for what's happening.
The major concern going forward, with solar representing an increasing proportion of generation, is energy shortfalls in winter. Overheating is not likely to be a serious problem in this case.
Fun fact:

Between 1986 and 2011, lead free plumbing can contain up to 8% lead per EPA standards. After 2011, lead free plumbing may now only contain 0.25% lead.
Can companies that benefit from PFAS, even in the old days, be held accountable? Heck even you have to keep your tax records for 7 years.

It makes me so angry some people benefiting at the expense of millions of others, under regulatory nose.
Because for people who don't have their heads buried in the sand it can be very difficult to fully enjoy one's privileged position in the world without failing to recognize the vast socioeconomic disparity that got them there in the first place, and thusly be deeply frustrated when one's impact on the problem seems so inconsequential.
It's less of a problem with how long patients last, instead it’s the ease and scope of patents granted.
It is always interesting seeing comments like that and thinking "they must work for Apple, right?!", as I not only don't know of but even haven't heard of people in the external security research world who have much--if any--faith in Apple's Security Research Device Program... and so, lo and behold: Pavlo here, in fact, works for Apple on their Security Engineering & Architecture team; the whole thing is ridiculous :/.

https://twitter.com/benhawkes/status/1286021329246801921?s=2...

https://twitter.com/p0sixninja/status/1355953193738330114?s=...

https://twitter.com/axi0mx/status/1296988074212130816?s=21

https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/1231395566459899904?s=21

If you want to do this kind of work without having to maintain a jailbroken phone (which is definitely annoying), I'd think the sane thing to do isn't to apply up for Apple's immoral-by-every-shade-of-hat Security Research Device program (which will probably reject you anyway): instead, consider signing up for Corellium, the iOS emulator service developed by ex-jailbreak people... the one that Apple first tried to buy and then (when they refused to pay very much) tried to sue out of existence (a tactic which, notably, failed).

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/12/29/apple-c...

The downside of this is, of course, that you are now using a third-party hosted service for which you have to pay money for access, but it isn't like that Apple Security Research Device program comes with no attached costs, and their contractual restrictions are going to be way more frustrating than the similar practical issues from working with a remote system. That said, with the recent-ish advances in virtualized ARM, we are seeing more and more emulation of the iOS stack (starting at the lowest levels and working up), so--while I haven't myself tried any of these (including Corellium for longer than a demo... I have always worked with legitimately jailbroken devices)--people might be able to do some useful work locally using QEMU. (Here are a couple prior discussions of the current state of QEMU for this purpose.)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30545425

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28551264
"The planet will be fine. The people are fucked!" said a wise man.
You're funny, I have no agenda. I'm a new owner of a triplex, always been a renter before, and we occupy one of the units. I'm just learning this as I go, but the economical dynamics are playing out in front of my eyes and I'm confused at the conflicting policies from local governments. Give me a chance and perhaps believe me if I say I just have honest and good intentions, and this is based on what I'm seeing as I explore this path? Or you can dehumanize me and pretend I'm some villain.
I can’t get anywhere on this. Instantly lost 20 mins of my life!
> Renting transfers many costs, risks, and hassles to the landlord, which is a desirable arrangement for a significant percentage of people.

Agreed that it transfers risks and hassles to the landlord. It doesn't transfer any costs though, as they'll be bundled in the rent price.

Renting is like using AWS. You pay for the convenience of someone else taking care of the hardware, but they're making a profit from providing that service.
It's not always about attitude, sometimes it's about physical healing. Sometimes, your body really just needs rest. Stop telling people stuff you don't know enough about.
Unfortunately Ubereats is no better on this front. The shifting goalpost is a big problem. Keep changing ETA so that when you call customer service, they always point to the new ETA and claim that they are within their estimates.
That argument makes no sense. Presumably, jimbobimbo already sources ~100% of their intake from some producer outside of their apartment, to not be stuck on eating the mushrooms growing in the bathroom.

Just because there is even more out there to miss out on doesn’t make missing out on bananas less of an issue.

I assume you can just stop to eat altogether, because you’re not consuming the vast majority of food out there.
Agreed! Even after getting used to it a little bit, really hard.
For anyone interested in this topic, I recommend season 41 of the podcast American Scandal, which depicts the DuPont cover-up of C8 dumping and how it was discovered. Great narration.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/american-scandal/id143...

There is also a less dramatic version in book form, called Exposure by Robert Bilott, the attorney who prosecuted DuPont.
Thanks! Yes I can consider sharing the source code. Check back in a few days :)
I've wondered about stuff like this, often:

> Gruesomely, it is believed the person would often still be conscious during this. The genitals would also be cut off and burnt in full view of the crowds and the victim. Talk about adding insult to injury. Only once the final stage was reached would the poor soul succumb to death, since before quartering he was usually beheaded. If you were wondering, “quartering” quite literally meant chopping the torso into four parts, generally with a huge axe. As this punishment was enacted less often than its more genteel counterparts, it would attract particularly large crowds.

This sort of defies any understanding I have of human beings. This isn't like, "how could they think hats like that looked good?" or, "They really lived in such small huts?" No, this suggests a fundamentally different kind of creature, one that could derive enjoyment from something that would make my stomach turn. You might as well tell me they thought human shit was a delicacy.

As I understand it, this stuff wasn't actually that common, in other words.
It's interesting how what we believe about our brains can actually influence how we end up using them. I subscribe to the neuroplasticity theory -- that your brain adapts to whatever you're doing the most. So some pathways become super-familiar (and harder to break out of) -- but you can start a new pattern with consistency. (One way people do this is with a carefully-chosen new routine.)

As far as aging goes, its impacts are more diverse than I thought, according to a really interesting book called "The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind." Aging brains really haven't been studied until recently, and newer research (cited in the book) suggests that in some ways the brain improves at certain kinds of thinking during aging. (A rough model is that you spend your youth acquiring a raw mass of experience, and as you age it gets consolidated into actionable chunks.) So while you may have trouble recalling specific facts, aging brains also out-perform when it comes to synthesizing existing information and extrapolating solutions.

That's just one example from the book. Basically, aging brains are a lot more interesting than we give them credit for.
I have seen plumbers that are still using hemp.
Pepper spray and tear gas, which are legal to carry in California, are probably more useful. You can use them in situations where shooting someone would get you charged with assault with a deadly weapon, attempted murder, or murder. Against crazies and druggies, brandishing a gun without using it isn't that effective and may make things worse. Cops struggle with this - they're called to deal with crazies, it's hard to do, and shooting them is not a good option.
If an adviser is a free consultant what is his incentive to provide this consultation?
Your cited link, is also cited in the paper.

They said that with only solar, wind, and HVDC but no batteries you could get 80% renewable.

Or, with 12hr of battery but no HDVC you could get 80% renewable.

And, if you used only batteries, you could get the last 20%.

Which, is pretty good? They're not recommending you ignore other technologies, they're just trying to establish rough costs for simplified models.

They seem to think so back in 2018 anyway:

> “The fact that we could get 80 percent of our power from wind and solar alone is really encouraging,” he said. “Five years ago, many people doubted that these resources could account for more than 20 or 30 percent.”

>But beyond the 80 percent mark...Options could include nuclear and hydroelectric power generation, as well as managing demand.”

Here's where it gets cited in the current work (footnote 275):

> Critics of 100% RE systems like to contrast solar and wind with ’firm’ energy sources like nuclear and fossil fuels (often combined with CCS) that bring their own storage. This is the key point made in some already mentioned reactions, such as those by Clack et al. [225], Trainer [226], Heard et al. [227] Jenkins et al. [228], and Caldeira et al. [275], [276]. However, while it is true that keeping a system with variable sources stable is more complex, a range of strategies can be employed that are often ignored or underutilized in critical studies: oversizing solar and wind capacities; strengthening interconnections [68], [82], [132], [143], [277], [278]; demand response [279], [172], e.g. smart electric vehicles charging using delayed charging or delivering energy back to the electricity grid via vehicle-to-grid [181], [280]–[281][282]; storage [40]–[41][42][43], [46], [83], [140], [142], such as stationary batteries; sector coupling [16], [39], [90]–[91][92], [97], [132], [216], e.g. optimizing the interaction between electricity, heat, transport, and industry; power-to-X [39], [106], [134], [176], e.g. producing hydrogen at moments when there is abundant energy; et cetera. Using all these strategies effectively to mitigate variability is where much of the cutting-edge development of 100% RE scenarios takes place.

> With every iteration in the research and with every technological breakthrough in these areas, 100% RE systems become increasingly viable. Even former critics must admit that adding e-fuels through PtX makes 100% RE possible at costs similar to fossil fuels. These critics are still questioning whether 100% RE is the cheapest solution but no longer claim it would be unfeasible or prohibitively expensive.
No, stop using them without installing the daemon and desired dictionaries. Your distro should provide them as first-class packages, Debian has for as long as I can remember.

It's fantastic having instantaneous `dict` queries at the CLI, regardless of my connectivity status. The enhanced privacy is just a bonus over this already very real benefit.
Crash and burn. Constantly. Why do you do this to people?

I’m trying again…
Semi-off-topic question: Have any government offices started programs to put out of work coal miners back to work mining the materials required for EV batteries and maybe also solar panels? In the off-chance that there is a blockade in China some countries may have to start mining these materials themselves.
This hits the nail on the head for me. Interestingly, I only came to this realization later in life as well. I've always thought of myself as "tired" but the real problem is I require an exceptionally high stimulating environment to excite me out of langour.

Exercise. Video games. Occasionally (rarely?) an academic subject that I am good at and interests me can also elicit this excitement and energy.

But in general I go about life in a rather "depressed" mode. Most tasks are done not because I feel that little kick to do them, but because I know if I don't my life will be worse.

I often wish I was more naturally excited by things which are less stimulating. I waste a lot of time just satisfying that part of my brain that craves stimulation and novelty. It's really a shame, because I truly do wish I were spending that time on productive or meaningful pursuits.

I've wondered over the years why I'm this way, when I work among peers who seem to get stimulation from reading such arcane topics as linux kernel development.

I can only assume in my case the root cause is video games + the internet. I'm in my mid 30s and have had a video game in my hand since I was 5 or 6 (original game boy). If my spare time wasn't spent playing video games, it's spent on the lottery game of social media / the internet over the years. I'm only just starting to work on undoing the damage these mediums have done to my motivation and stimulation center. If I'm honest, part of me doubts I'll ever be able to be genuinely excited about some of the hard work that I wish I could be excited about, but the thought of living the rest of my life essentially a slave to stimulating media is a depressing thought. I want to create interesting things, which means I need to be genuinely excited to learn new subjects.
Doesn't the stuff flow away, down the river? Test further downstream right?
After trying this for 30 minutes and not landing... I noticed the .lol domain extension.

I hate you
Considering that JetBrains doesn't use rust-analyzer I have a hard time imagining that it's better, more that it's worse :o
Pick things you’re passionate about.