skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
The guy comparing using Firefox to eating shit? No, he's a sober-minded example to us all.

You're doubling down on this HDR thing it seems. Vimeo only added HDR, and only for Apple platforms recently:

https://vimeo.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015301027-Wat...

What rational basis do you have for believing that Firefox's lack of HDR support is a prime concern, and that they are not addressing it sufficiently, other than the fact that it mildly inconveniences you?
Im going to disagree quite a lot.

Deutsche Bank is massively worse than any of them for society and to most customers.
Vonovia is a stain on society.
No doubt there are many many worse companies for various reasons than the three you listed.

Deutsche Bahn is inefficient. But I have no idea why you consider them all that terrible. Deutsche Post isnt even all that bad. Theyre one of the best companies in the public package delivery space.
I remember my own number for much the same reason, but I don't remember any others.

Interestingly I still remember the (long dead) numbers for my childhood friends, grandparents and parents house.
Wasn't sure on mobile.
I have a 30 minute commute in comfy air conditioned public transport. I'd rather spend that time home.

But I'm willing to do it 1-2 times a week if there is need. Some things are just better and faster to do in person. Brainstorming and onboarding new employees being the two big ones.
I was one of the "Quick aside since I get asked this all the time."[1]

Being from Spain I'm 100% a lot of the companies here would try to cheat this, but he made some good points both in the tweet answers and article; it's better to pay early and low, than being caught very late and having to pay a huge amount (don't know how much better though).

If a company retires a job without paying, I'd def spend few minutes tracking possible candidates (those who clicked "Apply" and put their data, Linkedin/Twitter/etc, follow up emails to the candidates, as he said Amazon gift card, etc).

Some might still fall through the cracks, but seems like if they get enough % of them that's probably good enough.

[1] https://twitter.com/_etdev/status/1552529476164419584
You could try out YC's solution:
https://www.ycombinator.com/cofounder-matching

Or you could talk to me:
https://twitter.com/BallerIndustry
They might be ethical, but they don't "live" with appliances to really figure out what they're dealing with, either. I used Consumer Reports' recommendation to buy a full set of appliances for a new house about 18 years ago. I bought "GE Gold" washer, dryer, fridge, stove, microwave, and dishwasher.

Within 2 years, every single one had failures. For instance, the oven's convection fan failed in a month. The washer AND dryer completely failed within 3 years. I bought refurbished units from a local guy, and when I told him what I had, he didn't even want them to flip again.

I, too, resigned myself to the fact that, unless you pay for commercial-grade appliances, it's all crap, and you may as well just buy the cheapest thing at Lowe's, and replace it when it fails. The industry deserves all the loss of trust they have earned.
I doubt that any company can provide GDPR like data protection in the US to US citizens if it's not provided by US law.

They must comply to US law no matter if they are a subsidiary or not.

It's pretty naive to think otherwise
As a user, I've yet to see the user-facing benefits of analytics. I suspect there might be some which I don't know about. But mostly what I see is "we cancelled feature X you care about because analytics told us nobody uses it" and "you now get this annoying newsletter popup, because analytics told us we get more subscriptions that way".

For that perception to change, you have to educate users about their concrete, relevant and obvious benefit from analytics. I think this is hard or impossible. I also think that all the bad players in the market make this even more impossible, because you get lumped in with them.

I think the easiest solution is log analytics, preferably from anonymized or pseudonymized logs that are present anyways. That way, you don't collect any extra data, and as long as you do not keep the logs but only aggregated results, privacy isn't an issue. While a privacy policy and legal team need of course be aware of log analytics, the users cannot adblock it away, so that might be a plus. Also, no scripts, no cookies, no performance impact, etc. But of course the insight is limited by whatever is logged. Maybe some (privacy-preserving) data can be added to the URL parameters to augment the logs and provide a little more insight.

Another solution (that I just thought of, no idea if it would work) is that of recruiting users for testing your website under observation by the UI team. While this might invoke the image of recruiting 20 people off the street and sitting them down in a lab, I have something totally online in mind: Offer a voucher (or something) in return for participation. Participation should be instant. The users session should be connected such that the UI people on duty can see the website interaction (ala VNC, but limited to the website in question, so this should be possible by getting geometry, mouse position and keypresses alone via javascript). In case of difficulties, the UI team can interact with the user via voice chat (preferred) or text chat. After the user has finished their task, maybe ask them a few extra questions. You will gain much better insights, because you can ask for motivations and problems. You can point the user at the intended way and see if it works at all. But of course this approach requires lots of manpower and is technically challenging.

My absolute demands would be: Respect the relevant laws ala GDPR. Respect the DNT bit my browser sends. That way, you would already be above 99% of the analytics industry imho.
A Geologic map of the Entire Moon has Been Released at 1:2,500,000-Scale
The Twitter banter around this has been pretty good at least
I am very against the idea that somebody with a PhD is the only one that can do a certain kind of work. But I am ofcourse biased given that you call me out.

Creative and critical thinking is not exclusive to people with a PhD. The ability to understand ones strengths and weaknesses is not exclusive to a PhD.

I would never attempt to write or publish a paper without help of somebody with stronger mathematical or statistical knowledge. On the other hand they should not write source code for a paper without consulting somebody with a strong background in sw engineering. You complement each other. Power is in recognizing that.

You would be surprised how many software bugs I have found that invalidated entire (draft) papers. A PhD in ML doesn't save you from that.
>Can someone explain why anyone would give this guy any money they wanted back?

Because they are hoping they can get out at the top. They're looking for someone else to take the massive loses.

See the greater fool theory
> Also, why not just ban the offender?

Surely the offender here is Google AppEngine.
Netherlands: https://www.rijkshuisstijl.nl/
Is that meaningfully different from the LLC suffix in the US?
> Mr. Neumann, who has purchased more than 3,000 apartment units in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta and Nashville, aims to rethink the rental housing market by creating a branded product with consistent service and community features. Flow will own and operate the properties Mr. Neumann had bought and also offer its services to new developments and other third parties. Exact details of the business plan could not be learned.

> In the case of Flow, the business is effectively a service that landlords can team up with for their properties, somewhat similar to the way an owner of a hotel might contract with a branded hotel chain to operate the property.

In other words, a Property Management Company. There are literally thousands of them out there. This is an industry that has existed forever. It's also largely non-scalable. But he's going to somehow remake the industry by offering consistent branding like paint colors, deco schemes, and coffee service. Why exactly is a tech-focused VC interested in this?
Ive very much been happy with O2 for the last three years. For mobile phone as well as DSL access.

For mobile they gave me a new 100% unlimited (data&speed) contract for 25€ a month. Cant really complain about that.
For home internet its been rock-solid and I cant think of even one disconnection in the last years. Peering is better than Telekom as well.
Yeah, in theory the French government offers a ton of super-useful APIs to its services (to automatically fetch paperwork for a procedure, for instance) but the big services use almost none of them.
I don't know why you're getting downvoted so hard. People here really don't understand the corruption behind even things like section 8 housing. They get so blinded by jealously that Neumann made hundreds of millions in a failed enterprise, but don't care that there are a hundred people worse than him making hundreds of millions by renting out $400 places for $1000 using the taxpayer's money.
Related and maybe a little OT, but why does Transport for London have to include a big Google Ads banner at the top of the page?
I own a few GreenPan products and started to wonder so I did some digging - seems they were subject to a class action lawsuit [1] which was voluntarily dismissed since it reached settlement[2].

Hard to know if it had much merit since it was unsuccessful though.

[1] https://www.classaction.org/news/class-action-seeks-to-debun...
[2] https://truthinadvertising.org/class-action/greenpan-cookwar...
Did you just accidentally invent KQL? https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/kusto/q...
> I take a bus. Canada pays too little for software to own both a car and a house

Can you get comped for working on the bus? Is it even possible? Commutes like this are really killer.
I did use GNOME-3 for 2 years in order to learn the "GNOME-3-way" of managing windows, and I kind of managed to get used to it. But then I've installed KDE and its traditional way of management felt like fresh air, after 2 years of trying to "learn the better way". So I've stopped trying to forcefully "evolve" my workflow management patterns and I've stopped looking at GNOME-3 altogether.

Nevertheless, I'm sending happy birthday from a distant island where I live a more happy life than before ;)
fun headline if it's not even clear if the driver was driving or not.

> Whether the vehicle was driven by the 43-year-old driver or not is the subject of the investigation and is currently unknown, a police spokesperson said on Tuesday. The cause of the accident remains unclear.
There is a popular misconception "If you use cookies, you have to show a cookie banner". The origin is a complete misunderstanding of privacy laws (GDPR etc) around the world. Privacy laws are not about technology. They are about privacy.

Seeing your answer, I have the feeling that this misconception is the basis for your project.
Editorialising the title is against the guidelines.
Adam Neumann talked Softbank into willingly investing a whole bunch of money into WeWork at a valuation that was unlikely to be realized in all but the most optimistic scenarios. While Softbank could/should have been more prudent, being irrationally optimistic is not illegal. I don't understand why anyone would be willing to give him another shot given his track record, but I guess A16z is free to do with their money as they please.

Elizabeth Holmes endangered the public by knowingly selling them fake blood test results, which is a crime. That is why she is in jail and Neumann is not.
A very tiny part. The big reason is supply/demand, we are short hundreds of thousands of houses that needs to be built..

Yeh Blackrock buying tens of thousands of houses is not helping but thats not that main issue here let alone a few thousand apartment units bought by Neumann.
When I was in engineering school 35 years ago, the "joke" was that our job was to design a car that ran perfectly until its warranty expired, and then, poof!, turned into a pile of dust. I didn't realize this actually became a science. Good grief. Of COURSE it did. Someone should make an expose about this stuff, and sell it to a news program.
> I'm sure you do loads of other things that you like even less (8 hour work day?) - society just supports those things more

Well, it does not merely supports those things. It almost coerces you into them. There are few ways to get enough money so you can live. I would not work the same 8h/days if I could.

> it's what you are on this planet to do

Not at all. I'm here for no reason. Now that I'm here, I'll optimize happiness while creating as little harm as possible to others.

Doing sports would at best be a means to this happiness if it helps me feel better, longer. Even knowing it is not quite enough to like it and be motivated to do it enough. I say this as someone who likes hiking, does most of their trips by bike, and runs regularly, as long as I'm not too tired and it's not extremely hot or cold outside.

I don't like practicing, and I won't lie to myself about it. I only do it because I believe it makes the rest of my life better. I guess considering it as essential helps indeed, but that's a very abstract idea, to be honest.
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Though censored in some news reports, the vehicle has stickers with the text www.bmw.com/autonomousdriving. Apparently an autonomous driving test vehicle, although it is unclear whether autonomous driving was active at the time.

https://twitter.com/AEONde/status/1559477911446589441
I appreciate and understand that. I responded with this point to another comment.

GDPR does aggressively define what can and cannot be done. As far as I know, I'm adhering to their definitions and guidelines. I will consult with a lawyer to confirm before I make claims about GDPR or other laws.

My goal is to make the best product possible given the constraints set. I believe there is middle ground between user privacy and analytics.
Airbnb said recently their biggest increases were in long term rentals.

Seems like A16Z and AdamN are skating toward that puck.

WeWork destroyed many small business co-working spaces as the pyre of VC money burned. I expect the Airbnb world to get really interesting, probably screwing a bunch of small owners along the way.
I know ... just let anyone act like the federal reserve for fun and profit. 12,000 cryptocurrencies and "stable coins" later (the number doubled over the last year) --- does anyone really feel like the problem has been fixed?
Dan John's Easy Strength, that he originally developed with Pavel Tsatsouline whose Greasing the Groove was also mentioned in the comments, follows a similar idea. It consists of workouts done 5 times a week, and lasting no longer than 15 minutes (for me, in practice, ~20 minutes was closer to the truth).

The basic idea is to do 2 sets of 5 in push/pull/hinge/squat followed by a loaded carry at loads that feel almost too easy, 5 times a week, for 40 total workouts. There is some detail/progression added in his texts, but the basic idea is short, frequent, repeatable workouts that seem to lead to pretty good strength gains when run once or twice.

He does say that you might want to do more volume-intensive program before/after, as everything tends to work for some time but not forever.
That sounds like the kind of requirement that patio11 would know more of the rationale for, if rationale exists, and the workaround, if a workaround exists.
Land-use restrictions and NIMBYism drives up housing costs. I don't blame investors from wanting to make money off of that. They didn't start the fire, so why not roast some marshmallows? It may be in somewhat bad taste, but they're not doing anyone any harm. Direct your anger at the local governments that block cheap mass housing from being built.

Of course the real reason is that people want property values to increase and rents to decrease. This is a circle you can't square. Many voters are homeowners who have all their savings tied up in their home. In legislations without safety nets this might be their retirement plan and social security, too. In practice this turns into a destructive political force that crushes everyone who doesn't own their home. Incentives, baby!
Emacs: Mastering Eshell
This is outdated, all modern browsers support fetch cancellation, look up `init.signal`. it wasn't available from the start, but at this point it's supported everywhere.
The overhead press is usually done off of hooks or pins, you don't have to start or end on the ground. The front rack position is very stable, I've never felt it to be the least bit sketchy lowering the bar even after a failed lift, either strict or with leg drive.

If you do start off the ground, it's going to be a weight you can clean up into a front rack position; if you can clean the weight you can certainly lower it back down.
Why not just send the Decryption key after X time has elapsed? You do not even trust yourself?

If you really want to make it vulnerable to 51% attacks you can also split the cypher and send it to a lot of different people to be reassembled in a later date.
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> They didn't start the fire, so why not roast some marshmallows?

I think the metaphor would be “they didn’t start the fire so why not throw some more fuel onto it?”
Not sure if that comment is a stance to oppress free speech.
> Is A16Z simply hoping he'll recreate the hype and they'll be able to cash out before it all comes crashing down?

Yes, this is the same VC firm that argues against 10 year exercise windows in the hopes that employees who leave will elect not to exercise their earned vested options in the normal 90 day window thus forfeiting their options and reducing investor dilution [0]. They'll do anything to make an extra buck.

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11963551
When I bought a house I had to prove the 20% down was not via debt like a line of credit. Perhaps they would require something similar.
How could the costs of keeping a managed MQTT service running for a few more years possibly outweigh the negative press from this move? I just don't understand.
I've seen reports that Russia is launching the shells, that Ukraine is, that it's a secret American / Israeli provocation force responsible. I have yet to see anybody blaming some dude named "Remo" yet but I'm sure it's out there.

In this age of major media that is as trustworthy as they guy blaming "Remo," you're really on your own trying to decide the veracity of events you didn't personally witness.

Ask first, "how relevant is this to me?" before deciding how much effort to allocate to finding truth and how much emotion to invest in your Truth once you find it.
I'm deeply confused that pretty much all Dutch government websites look alike, yet they look in no way like the "nldesignsystem" site
Of course, NemID isn't actually a Government website, despite being used by the Government. Similar situation as Sweden's BankID.
By the time you get anyone to post on your website you've already interacted enough with the people in the company to make them want to pay you.

Presumably they charge much less (10% yearly salary) than a normal recruiter would.
> It's not a chore, it's not a task

What does that even mean?

> it's what you are on this planet to do.

Source?
Thinking about this from a good faith perspective, I would assume the VC wants to get some exposure to the property market while still pretending to be a "VC" fund. Alternatively, this might be a bailout of sorts after Adam Neumann's crypto-based carbon trading platform went bust (along with $70 million from AH).

It's hard to look at this from a charitable perspective, though. Adam Neumann is basically Elizabeth Holmes, so I don't know why people keep giving him money.
Whether or not the whole gdpr direction will work or not for this guy doesn’t matter much because it’s only gonna work in the same context.

The USA desperately needs some law that says you can see what data a company has on you at anytime for free and request all of that data to be deleted as well. Anything less is just a loophole to be closed someday.
"Fetch cancellation" is where the browser tells itself "Stop trying to make 'fetch' happen," right?
yeah, as an adult, I don't mind doing chores, weightlifting is just one of them

like most chores, it's not that fun, but the results make it worth it
I will preface this by saying I am not a fan of this guy, like at all. I would never want to be in business with him.

With that said it doesn’t actually seem as crazy as everyone is making out. It’s worth starting with the premise that WeWork is actually a pretty great product. Making office space flexible is in fact something that needed doing and yes some people were banging around on the edges of it but it used to be kind of miserable and now it’s different. I’m a current WeWork member and I use it constantly when I travel and it’s just a pretty well thought out and executed product that fills a need.

The same issue still exists in the rental market. Getting an apartment is also a bit of a nightmare. Yes property managers exist but if I could go through some kind of centralized process or membership and then live in Miami for 4 months and then Los Angeles for 4 months or whatever I could see a lot of value in that.

The proposition here seems pretty straightforward. Again I think the guy is a bullshit artist but it’s not like it’s impossible to see how this could be a favorable investment.
And funnily the GDPR doesn't apply just because T-Mobile is owned by EU company. The person making queries must be in EU.
Ask HN: Are we building a tech dystopia?
Is it just me or are we heading into a future we don't want? I find it weird as a software engineer but sometimes I feel like we're building a tyrannical system of control. An all-encompassing tech monster where we'll be plugged into the matrix by implants, a VR metaverse dominated by super sophisticated ad tech, all controlled by super intelligent AGI that will be owned by an ever richer and smaller tech elite, consuming culture that's increasingly produced by AI (think DALL E and where that's headed...). It sounds like hell on earth to me if I'm honest.

Sorry to be such a doomer, and maybe I'm getting old, but so much of where we heading these days fills me with quiet dread.

Before someone posts it, I'm well-aware of the Douglas Adam quote...

"I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies:
1. Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works.
2. Anything that's invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty-five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it.
3. Anything invented after you're thirty-five is against the natural order of things."

Maybe this is me (I'm 40 something), but maybe, just maybe, I have a point? Talk me out of my despair Hacker News!
You can buy a townhome in the east bay with more than an hour commute each way for over a million dollars. That ought to tell you something about the housing prices. Unless you are rich, or you AND your spouse bring in the big bucks, it will be hard to find a decent and affordable house near Cupertino.
New Zealand is launching one soon that is heavily based on the UK system.
https://design-system-alpha.digital.govt.nz/
My company recently started using this site and I’ve been pleased so far with the applicants for the positions I screen for.
Everyone Should Apologize to You, the Night Owl, for Saving Humanity
Software Development Is Subjective
Using AI to Summarize Lengthy 'How to' Videos
Seems like the writer hasn't heard about the trick of putting js at the bottom of the page, or the async html5 tag. Looks like the had jquery in the head section on every page. That's not really jquery or javascript's fault.