skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Okay, I'll modify that. Ukraine hasn't been buying gas from Russia for about 5 years now. It buys gas from Europe, regardless of where it originates. If Russia cuts off the supply completely, Ukraine will buy whatever it needs from Europe (it also has enough of its own gas to supply its households, just not its industry).

>I heard Russia is willing to give up some of that in exchange for some rubles

I won't wish Russia good luck in this endeavour past 2023-2024, but I will note that it'll need all the luck it can get.
This is basically the flaw in A/B testing
> You think only Americans behave that way?

No I didn't type that. Your reading it that way is..... binary?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3883779/

“We and others recently have shown that DNA extracted from Guthrie cards (up to a decade old) or blood spots can be used to perform whole-genome methylation analysis”
So if there's a hierarchy as you say, does that mean you'd be fine with the reverse situation happening? DNA from a burglary used for a rape case?
They're nouns in American English, at least.
It's not nitpicking. It's the correct use of a word with its established definitions.

If you want to use the FB corporate meaning, go ahead, but label it appropriately.
Until they start pulling features out of the self hosted free tier.

The catch is that you need to host the Community Edition if you don't want to be at the mercy of their arbitrary decision making, which is much harder to find and install, and has far worse documentation/support and limited features.
The author omits that these meetings are extremely dangerous for technical staff, and must be treated as such. The most likely outcome of such a meeting, if there is any, is negative.

Most importantly, any information requested should be provided only after whatever slant is expected has been identified, and then only such as to confirm that slant.

It helps to think of corporate management as direct analogs to communist party representatives. They cannot send you to the GULag, but they can fire you, and will, in a heartbeat.
Sticky Notes Replacement? A Whiteboard Between Your Keyboard and Monitor
From previous example drivers, I'd expect that it's not dissimilar overall and mostly the cause will be style preferences e.g. maybe the C programmers loves one-line for loops and the Rust programmer chooses default Rust style which doesn't do that, or contrariwise the C programmer finds it helpful to write out complicated variable types across multiple lines and the Rust programmer was comfortable letting them be inferred instead.

If the C ends up hand rolling something Rust just has built-in, that adds up pretty quickly. For example Rust's arrays, strings etc. know how big they are, C's do not and so you need extra code to re-calculate or to explicitly store and retrieve those sizes. On the other hand it may be tempting to express a Rust type as having methods defined over it, rather than as you must in C using only free functions throughout, there's also a Rust discipline of always deriving common traits e.g. Clone, Debug and Eq, when they're appropriate, as a convenience, that's one line extra in typical style.
Sonic Colors Ultimate was made with Godot, if I recall correctly. It's not "huge" in the sense of a major AAA title, but it's still a big franchise.
Their current market cap can’t be sustained by going back to their roots. They need addictive attention
> if a bunch of people on the internet who've never touched a tractor in real life think they shouldn't.

Bunches of real working farmers agree as well. I've noticed that over time, I've been seeing fewer and fewer Deere tractors working the fields around here.
It would also be good to ask your manager for insight into the meeting since they may already know, and if not then they should be able to find out.
Because if you stop at #2...

1) you won't attract any follow-on investment capital;

2) your original investor will be angry that you're sitting on a pile of money that is doing nothing;

3) you will likely grow slower than your other competitors. in some markets, this is death, in other markets, this is fine.

Patreon had nearly 500 staff before layoffs. Now has about 400 staff. You may have a hard time understanding what all those people do, but I suspect they're all quite busy.
My comment comes directly from my experience in the past as a recruiter. We saw a 60%+ downturn in the hiring market From Nov 15 - Dec 31 regardless of how the hiring market was performing in general, and then they would spring back to life after Jan 1 when everyone was back in the office. It takes more than a hiring manager to hire employees.

The slowdown comes from all the moving parts who need to be in place in order to facilitate the transition of an employee to an org.

Think of your average tech hire who needs to (a) go through orientation just like everyone else, and (b) is going to take a week or two just to get his work environment and credentialing set up so he can work with the servers. I'll put my experience on that side of the desk working with dozens of clients against any anecdotal one-offs who got hired late in the year.
If you want full anonymity performance be damned you can run your VPN over Tor. But I gotta ask, what is the problem with your ISP recognizing that you're using a VPN? Everyone is using VPNs nowadays.

If your concern is that they'd know who you are connecting to, you can use another VPN you trust more than your ISP as a middle-man.

If you trust no-one but your friend, I'd recommend running your own fiber to your friend's house, but people could just see where it leads to, so what you're looking after that is to invent quantum-entangled network cards and pick up your Turing award and possibly Nobel on your way out. If that seems out of reach, I can't see how to solve this with technology.
Not only that, it's an image of text. It's incredible that this is still how we're sharing information online in 2022.
This is exactly how to handle a layoff: do it 3-6 months earlier than required and give the laid off employees that money as severance. Waving the equity cliff too is very generous and good of them.

Everyone should note the companies that do brutal layoffs with little/no severance. It's a major red flag because it shows incompetence and/or a lack of ethics.
This seemed to be their strategy for several years in the early 00s. Facebook was pretty enjoyable to use back then!
>I think the author comes from a similar place where scope for service is constantly changing, and silly names are the only source of dopamine.

Upon the recognition of this is the time you should have your resume updated and you start responding to some of those LinkedIn reps that have been emailing you.
The bug is not just reported here, the whole computer shuts down and all your unsaved work gets lost. That's not very ergonomic either.
> He's taking responsibility...and taking corrective action for the long term health and viability of the business.

Maybe this is just a language thing, but in my world "taking responsibility" involves some action to personally shoulder the pain of the layoffs beyond saying "my bad". I'd expect it'd at least begin with resignation in this case. Just like you can't just announce "I declare bankruptcy" to shrug off debts.
I understand your point, and like I already said, it's a lazy argument that boils down to "rich people sometimes have it hard too".

Sure, yes, that happens. But on average they have the resources to deal with it, so bringing it up every time is tired, lazy and disrespectful to those who are struggling and have no safety network.

You're free to think otherwise.
There are plenty of companies that have been highly successful at growing way beyond their first product or service. If Apple had stopped with PCs, we wouldn't have iPods, iPhones, iPads, etc.

The danger is when a startup seeks to grow just for growth sake. Hire way more people than we really need so we attract investors by showing rapid growth is their modus operandi. That approach has actually worked enough that many companies are willing to travel that risky road. But that road is also littered with casualties.
He did mention race by referring to the "politics" in Scala, because this refers to a specific event. You can learn about it here [1]. I presumed that this was common knowledge because it is widely known in the Scala community: perhaps I assumed too much.

And yes, he's white. You can verify this for yourself by looking at the blogpost author
's About page, a video from a talk they did [2], and with their self-identification as eastern european.

I'm unsure if you meant to do this, but your comment comes off as gaslighting: you don't know what's going on and you asserted something that is false as true. Next time, if you're not certain about what's going on, I encourage you to do a little bit of Googling.

[1] http://meta.plasm.us/posts/2020/07/25/response-to-john-de-go...

[2] https://slideslive.com/38908144/a-tale-of-two-monix-stream
Proof Math Is Engineered
Why Are We Using Black Box Models in AI When We Don’t Need To?
One thing that is not clear is if they will actually Pay for COBRA or just provide COBRA coverage. Employers can provide the coverage for COBRA but are usually not obligated to pay for it. Also, cost of COBRA out of pocket can go upto 102% of the total premiums (yes the 2% can be admin fee added by the employer if they choose to do so)
Show HN: Mini Metroidvania in 13KB of JavaScript
As part of the annual JS13K games challenge, I've put together a pretty large (but small-in-code) Metroidvania game that fits in just 13KB of compressed Javascript.

The source is available here: https://github.com/arikwex/infernal-sigil

NOTE: the current head of the main branch is at 13.6KB due to quality of life patches. The legit 13KB version is tagged in github.

Useful hacks:
- Using Roadroller (https://github.com/lifthrasiir/roadroller) for compression
- Compressing the map data as grayscale PNG paired with some code generation.
- Using procedural animation for all characters.
- Replacing string enum with numeric enums for compression.
- Built a small game engine for object lifecycle and rendering.
- Single function to generate unique procedural songs for different regions.
The problem is FB uses that to suggest content from their friends. Then you get random stuff from randos
But even he respects the one true troll :!
Drop-In Minimal CSS
Do you have existing e-waste collection centers in your area? The local one in our county runs its own store where you can buy electronics they have picked out of the stream. Similarly, thrift stores run by local charities who take physical donations will also be repurposing electronics they receive.

I imagine that perusal of such places could give you a sense of what surplus equipment is being dumped in the community. You might even be able to chat up the workers and get a little better sense of how much waste is cherry picked versus sent onward to its destruction.

However, I also imagine these are also your competitors if you are trying to validate an idea based on collecting useful "junk" from people.
> The thing is that would mean making Facebook less valuable

Would it? Is the stock market completely irrational and incapable of seeing the long-term value here? Or does the market know something we don't?
It's easy when you don't have any.
I agree, but a single year is long enough to learn that lesson. Looping magnifies the positive/negative outcomes of being assigned a good, bad, or indifferent teacher (or one you just don't get along with).
X-Plane 11 has the ability to randomly fail equipment with parameters that you give it. It can also save a scenario so all the components already exist for something like this.
> This is different, yes, but how different?

IANAL, but I would presume this would be an illegal search and seizure and/or violate the protection against self-incrimination.

My understanding is that the cops would need a warrant to get DNA, and they need probable cause to get a warrant.

That is different than someone who has a bench warrant identifying themselves to police.
TI-59 programmable calculator (the one with a magnetic card drive) from 1981.

The most remarkable thing about it are the manuals: They are an excellent introduction to programming, simple algorithms, and explain the need for documentation.
Have you tried contacting eBay about this new incident? How about your bank? To me, it seems logical to try that before going to the police.
Maybe that attitude is why you haven't been "discovered" ;)

Take the meeting, it'll be good for your career.
>What you're describing is basically why Kissinger et al lobbied to kick out Taiwan from the UN

As much as I hate Kissinger, this is not what happened at all. This wasn't about "kicking Taiwan out", it was about acknowledging the fact that KMT no longer ruled China, Beijing did. Also, it was the seventies; at that time Taiwan was ruled by a fascist regime - those were the folks who had to flee continental China because they were even worse than Mao.
Maybe it could be called something like 'hands-on reading', which fits in well with hands-on learning.
Agreed! I don't think there's anything really standing in the way of building high-quality games with Godot. As Godot continues to mature and with the right tools and support for the indie community, it's just a matter of time before there's a breakout hit built with it.

Our company is building some open source game templates that will hopefully spark some cool creations with Godot 4. So far we have templates for a Streets of Rage-type beat-em-up game, a tower defense-style game, and something similar to Binding of Isaac. We're also including some high-quality art assets to go with the templates. We're still a few weeks away from launching, but I hope to post our work on HN when they're ready.
Maybe if I could get the radio working. After that I've probably played with the autopilot systems enough that I could follow instructions. Such a scenario would most likely happen in a smaller aircraft and I imagine they'd guide me to the largest runway around, and landing a small aircraft on a full size commercial runway probably feels like the runway goes for miles and miles.
> There are more victims in this story: namely, the people whose dwelling was burglarized. Do they not deserve justice, too?

Yes, but there's a conflict here, and it's penny-wise, pound-foolish to prioritize justice for the people who were burgled, when that would very obviously deter people from reporting far more serious crimes.
That is really great! Thanks!
I like your take on it providing cover for insiders against coercion. I hadn't considered that aspect before.

I'd slightly disagree that technical safeguards don't provide any protection against insider attacks. But yes, the deterrent effect of having a high chance of being caught is very effective.
What's the growth from graphtreon vs these layoffs. Most top patreons have quadrupled or more monthly earnings from 2020. This could just be a netflix style "thanks for the hardwork, goodbye".
Belarus [0]. Not really a solution given the geopolitical context.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus_(tractor)
Certain credit card providers have a (paid?) service where companies like Patreon can poll for the updated details of any of the cards they have on file.

My card didn't automatically update and I can confirm that the site gets weirdly broken.
The post includes tons of details about complicated things Patreon is doing to help out the people affected. Do those count for nothing to you? It feels like you are insisting not on "support" or "generosity" but on "sacrifice".
The people using Marketplace are the people who wouldn't be using the site otherwise, and who are there for the express purpose of doing commerce. No one over 40 would be caught dead of facebook otherwise.
I think one issue is use cases that fall in-between. For example I use a lot of Python, but also need statically compiled, safe and solid language, with large ecosystem, with great Python interop. What do I choose?

In practice the answer seems to be C++, maybe Rust. I'd happily use a "simpler" language like Go, Java or Nim, but something doesn't quite match the spec.

I think, unsurprisingly, languages are designed around common use cases, but the uncommon ones are there too.
Well I find your comment very rude. Please concern troll and police and control someone else. I don't have to pretend like I lost my brain and forgot the last 3 years like everyone else here.
Extremely bad, click bait headline.
> the real thing I feel it drove was using the Internet as a main file transport.

I don't remember it that way. Remember, the iMac came out in 1998. It shipped with a 56k modem (which was still new at the time!), and most users would use that to connect to the Internet -- higher-speed connections were essentially nonexistent at the time. While attaching files to email messages was technically possible, the combination of slow Internet connections and small mailbox size limits (often as small as a few megabytes) made this impractical for most users.

No -- what the removal of the floppy disk drive from the iMac primarily drove was the use of other removable storage, like Zip media and USB flash drives. It wouldn't be until considerably later that casually transferring files over the Internet would become feasible.
Following friends is the sole reason to even have a Facebook account. Installing Messenger is nothing but a sign of sheer ignorance or apathy.
>And what does it take to convincingly persuade people, or investors of this

As long as their top priority is next quarter's result, you can't. You may get small wins here and there, but nothing fundamental will change unless they have a long term vision. When I say "long term", I'm talking 10 - 20 years, not 1 year.
Same here. My current position was a November hire, as was my first position.
I feel that games like Factorio, Dyson, Kerbal... are perfect games for when I retire. No time pressure, nothing to do, really, just this, the whole day.

Till then, I must look at these games, marvel at them, but resist the temptation to play.
First of all you are arguing a decision from a year ago, when there was a lot more ambiguity about the rick and rewards of the booster.

Also those scientists were essentially proved wrong - the booster almost certainly was better for everyone a year ago.

Further boosters is still a bit more complicated but we are doing the best we can.
They closed a store right near my office because the baristas formed a union. No thanks.
> You do not need to be a criminal, you only need to be afraid that DNA will be misused in the future. You do not need to be a criminal, you only need to be afraid that DNA will be misused in the future.

Misused how exactly? It is extremely trivial to collect someone’s DNA if you are trying to actively target them… but even then… what would the gov do with it wrt activists dissidents etc? maybe I need to read more sci-fi
And yet, this is the "science" that was used to push the vaccines on the entire population. It just so happens that the group with the larger number of deaths was the vaccinated group, but we aren't allowed to talk about that. A question: why was this not discussed?
I've been collecting photos of them all:

https://www.fileformat.info/media/a.htm
I believe you are talking about swatting [0]. Framing this as a prank call is a bad way to describe it because it trivializes the attack. Based on your whole comment, I assume that wasn't your intention though.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Wichita_swatting
Integrity? Something the world seems awfully short of, these days.
I think the owners might want to rethink that. Malls aren't a great business to be in right now, but I'm not too sure office space is that hot either given the work-from-home transition. Condos and other housing seem to still be a good business to be in though.
Show HN: Box Breathing – a small website to help you focus on deep breathing
human minds will immediately cease to exist when deprived of external stimuli. We are not O-machines and our minds cannot be separated from the environoment
The zip files on itch.io are compiled already! Just download and play!
Actually, the link in your parent comment is a freely available playable binary. You don't need to build it yourself. The only different with steam version is you need to update it yourself because it does not include an auto updater (Steam one neither, but steam itself is).

The only platform you need to pay to play is ios. Because… Apple tex. You need an expensive mac and yearly paid dev account just to submit anything to appstore. It's not reasonable to ask anyone do it for free (let alone time consumed on maintenance)
I built this tool for my girl friend. A small nimble website to help you focus on breathing deep, like really deep:

Inhale for four seconds, hold your breath for four seconds, exhale for four seconds, hold your breath for four seconds, and repeat...

Very simple. And yet, taking deep breaths helps you focus on your body and calms your mind. Try it out.

The website is very minimal on purpose – no tracking, no accounts, no newsletter banners, no tracking. Nevertheless, if you miss a feature, please leave a comment.
At this point, the Twitter board needs to bring in an outside investigatory team.

Mudge, who is well respected in the industry, is saying the executives are lying to the board.

Twitter’s CEO publicly mocks him, refuses to testify to Congress, and instead we hear that people are being offered money to dish dirt on their respected colleague.

If Twitter’s board does not act, then they’re willfully ignorant to the behavior and that negligence is going to harm investors. Lastly, if the board does not act, then the investors need to bring this to vote at the next shareholder meeting.
Thanks Stephen (product marketing lead for Incident) - we are also big fans of what y'all are building!
I used eBay sparingly a few years ago and had my account suspended, so I setup another one, and that was suspended a few hours later, apparently from 'suspicious activity' which was vague. Maybe they didn't like my VPN or my email address (which was a Protonmail one at the time). I'm tired of services treating VPN users as second class citizens of the web who enjoy a bit of privacy. I am not a criminal. So I no longer use eBay because of this since there's too much hassle fighting to get an account back.
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Antitrust is government intervention into the market. Not enforcing antitrust is not granting a monopoly.

Don’t get me wrong, antitrust is good! Government intervention is necessary. But lasseiz-fares does not mean what you appear to think it means.
I didn't mean we shouldn't be doing anything. I said that we need to accept that it's going to take those centuries and plan accordingly. The "here and now" people are the ones who need to realize this the most.

> This right here is the level of urgency that will reach its goal in 2-4 generations

"2-4 generations from now" is the exact level of urgency to reach the goal in 2-4 generations. Inflating the urgency of things spends the precious trust people have in you, and harms our decisions by making us miss some things that actually are more urgent. To list a few global things that are more urgent than this discrimination issue of rich Western countries: global warming, sustainability, poverty in other countries, war in Ukraine and other military conflicts, poor education (yes, I'm looking at you, US), autocratic dictatorships all over the world.
That's a different project. The podcast episode concerns Pickering and his group at the Harvard College Observatory, in the US.

This operation was the Carte du Ciel. As the article says:

> Although Pickering from Harvard was at the meeting, no American observatory chose to participate in the survey. The Americans thought a shallower, faster survey might be good enough, rather than the monumental work proposed in Paris, and they were suspicious of large, centrally organized projects.
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