skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
That the essential nature of reality eludes us is evidenced by the way in which we develop our own simulation of the universe via Artificial Intelligence.

Our models are a crude - albeit based on initially valid principles - representation of thought processes. While we can get interesting results from our cargo cultish approach to thinking [much like a cargo cult representation of an airplane can fly briefly if thrown off a cliff] we are clearly off course in our quest.

Our intelligence was developed through the senses, and this simple fact is not considered by those who make artificial intelligence. We do not feed our models with information from the senses. We use models to recognize images that were not acquired by the senses.

I work in an approach in which artificial intelligence is acquired through an evolutionary process, with sensors [image, acoustic, pressure, chemical] capturing -human - reality in real time, and processing it without having to solve a specific problem. In short, a model of reality recognition, in which each frame of reality is transformed into tensors, and each new frame is the result of the recognition and is weighted by the previous frame. That would be a closer mimicking of the human learning.

When - human like - intelligence emerges from this system, it can then be used for practical purposes.

Edited for clarity
Flag shifter. Huh never knew she had that kind of tricks.
I suspect something we're eating more of now (seed oils, chemicals in processed foods, something else?) is causing us to store more fat that we otherwise would have. i.e. we seem to store all excess calories as fat, but maybe that's not actually what a healthy human body would do.
At what point does an adult tricycle stop being recognized as a legal road-going vehicle?
> Because that's not true at all. The AI can't even draw hands yet. To say nothing of its ability to handle multiple people and objects interacting in complex scenes.

This seems to be purely an issue of the size of the network. Parti (https://parti.research.google/) demonstrates that as the number of parameters increases, with no change to the underlying architecture, a lot of these problems simply go away. Basically just throw more compute and memory at the problem and everything gets fixed.
It can be, yeah. Timers and todo lists help. Same thing with setting boundaries with people and understanding your needs to help others effectively.

Edit: Also, I feel like my ADHD is at least partially treated by the above and I don't dislike it overall. I like who I am now that I know how to help people better. I also found the power of prayer in the past couple years, and that helps too.
My email app _Mailtemi_ actually does HTML -> Markdown.
Still curious, is it worth going this direction?

I'm using Markdown for email preview, local search, etc.
In the future I think about experimenting with voice mail.
Something like "Read all important emails", which will skip all marketing, updates, or forums.
Also I have an experimental feature email to be viewed always in Markdown.
I'd be hard-pressed to imagine a reason I would ever step foot in an old-fashioned indoor mall again. But arcades and theaters? They are thriving. Look at the spread of arcade bars in every hip American city and college town, and the popularity of Alamo Drafthouse and other alternative movie theaters. It's not the same as in the 80's and 90's, though I'd argue theater and arcade options are actually much better now.
That would be my wager. In particular, it seems they're talking about the / ... / notation described in the first table here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabe...
UK Universities Forced to End 7 Joint Ventures with Chinese Defense Companies
Hrm, what about a thin film supercapacitor that's charged by a piezoelectric component fueled by the regular flexing?
> At an absolute minimum, for this to be usable as weather data they will have to determine when it's measuring the actual outside weather,

Does Apple Watch have a light sensor for an auto dimming display? If so, that can be used as a proxy for indoor/outdoor. It isn't great, shade and such. Throw barometer in there, and you can do a decent job.

Microsoft Band had a UV sensor, so we were able to get pretty accurate detection of indoor/outdoor when combined with all the other sensors, at least during the day. I'm sad UV sensors didn't take off on smart watches in general, it is a super useful sensor to have, but they are rather large and even the lens material to go over them is different than what is otherwise required for a wearable.
Aside from the debates about "artistic merit" and the ethics of using AI trained on existing artists' work, one of the key things is that this new technology allows anyone to flood a place with images.

There are some scifi-themed subreddits that I visit that allow posting art, and at this point it feels like 50% of all submissions are Midjourney/Dall-E generated art. Fine, it looks ok, but there's such a low barrier to creating and posting these, it's beginning to drown out other valuable content. The article even speaks about this:

> In July, one AI furry porn generator was uploading one image every 40 seconds
Not Just Bikes made a great overview of what makes driving a bicycle in the winter possible: https://youtu.be/Uhx-26GfCBU

tl;dw: properly designed infrastructure and first-class maintenance results in people actually choosing to opt for the bicycle, even during winter.
> Even though the crowns are distinct, the crown resides primarily in the UK, no?

Nope. Wholly domestic in Canadian law.

> This division is illustrated in a number of ways: The sovereign, for example, holds a unique Canadian title and,[82] when he and other members of the royal family are acting in public specifically as representatives of Canada, they use, where possible, Canadian symbols, including the country's national flag, unique royal symbols, armed forces uniforms,[87] and the like, as well as Canadian Forces aircraft or other Canadian-owned vehicles for travel.[88] Once in Canadian airspace, or arrived at a Canadian event taking place abroad, the Canadian Secretary to the King, officers of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and other Canadian officials will take over from whichever of their other realms' counterparts were previously escorting the King or other member of the royal family.[88][89]

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada
Interesting how you think I don't know what a bank is, or what Bitcoin is. I know what Bitcoin is; I have read both the whitepaper and (more importantly) most of the code (at the time). I do concede that I have an incomplete understanding of what a bank is, since banks do a lot of different things. Adjusting the money supply and intermediating/securing transactions are both among the things that banks do. Those are the only things Bitcoin does, which is why I think Bitcoin more resembles a bank. Bitcoin can't facilitate offline transactions, which is the main thing cash does that banks don't.

I've tried to look into Fedimint, just because I thought it would help me understand your misconceptions about banks. I will admit to not fully understanding what they are up to, but assuming my scam radar had a false positive it seems to be a privacy-oriented sidechain service. That... doesn't seem particularly relevant here?
Dropping tuition by 62%, a small college becomes more 'transparent' on pricing
While ebikes can indeed handle hills, they don't work well in heavy snow or icy conditions.
Some drivers rely too much on one pedal driving only to brake in a panic when they realize it will not stop the car in time. This creates a very uncertain environment for other participants in traffic and I can't tell you how many times I had to step back from a crossing because a driver clearly misjudged the breaking distance of their car using regen braking. It creates a bit of complacency where the expectation is that "the car will take care of it" and one pedal driving does not give the same control over braking as it does over acceleration (or as the regular brake pedal does).

Other drivers assume max regen settings will bring max benefits and end up taking more out of the battery to accelerate only to get far less back (regen braking is ~70% efficient in any EV) when the car regen-brakes, when braking was not really required. Many times coasting is far more efficient than regenerating regardless of what pedals you're using.

Last but not least, all regenerative braking systems are combined with hydraulic braking at low speeds because the torque applied to decelerate is not enough in any of them. So at low speeds the car will actually combine it with friction braking and eventually not regen at all. Take the Zoe where there's no regen at all below 15km/h (9 mph). Emergency braking from high speed is the same. City driving will see a lot of those situations.

So whether you realize it or not, when you are coming to a standstill you use the hydraulic brakes. There may be options to break at low speed with no friction at all but they will not be called regenerative because they will inevitably use energy to do it.
Max sustained load on a 15A breaker is not 10A/1200w, it’s 80% of 15A at 120v, or 12A/1440w.
What's so bad about react?
Interestingly, the editor is a founder of a London-based startup for electric cargo bike based logistics in cities, so not exactly California centric.
You've essentially asserted that the human brain is turing complete. I don't disagree with you.

However, the problem that I see is computational time. Just like that 8bit computer, if your mind is sufficiently limited, you don't have the lifespan to learn certain things.

Which incidentally implies that there may, legitimately, be things that old people have learned that we are simply incapable of understanding before we reach old age.
Wikipedia has nice summary of "Atomic battery" designs that are not simply RTGs: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_battery#Non-thermal_c...
Oslo, Norway was so clogged up by electric kick scooters they had to pass an ordinance to heavily restrict the number. Bikes and scooters are viable as a means to reduce car traffic plenty of places. They can't be the only means of transport, because yes there are people who can't use them, but they can be a significant mode of transport even in far colder places than California. Oslo isn't very hilly, but it's also not flat, and electric bikes and scooters can compensate for a lot of (not all) physical ability challenges.
Yes, true. But who cares? If a student wants to "cheat", who are they actually cheating?

See, it all comes down to "Why are you here?" Are you doing a course so that you can "get some job"? Or are you doing it to learn, improve yourself, become a more-useful human being? If it's just to "get money, get a job", then the victory is almost certainly short lived and of little value. If it's to learn, improve yourself, then the only person being "cheated" is the student themselves.

One will survive/thrive in the long run, the other won't.
Roads are generally very wide in this country. Plenty of space to accommodate both cyclists and cars safely. Cars for those who need it, biking without the threat of getting killed for those who can. It's and/and.
Show HN: VHDL code snippets (sources, simulation)
Several examples in VHDL including source code, testbench file, and Vivado waveform:

Generic register with load

Binary to seven-segment decoder

Generic demultiplexer and decoder

Generic down-counter

Modulo counter

Parallel to serial converter

https://fpgaer.tech/?page_id=129
> Not in winter, they aren't.

Like most difficulties with cycling in the cities, the most dangerous part of it are sharing resources with cars. Cycling in the winter isn't so bad if properly dressed. Even now, the cycle paths get plowed before the roads.

> Also, bikes (especially individual bikes) are not very compatible with many types of disabilities. We really should keep accessibility in mind when working on Urban areas.

Totally agree. Most bike infrastructure works well for those with disabilities. The coming goal with bike friendly cities is livable cities for all, and not one that's built for cars first, and people second. It's the same sharedd evil conspiracy agenda. ;)
Here is US data:

https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.ph...
Right, you'll see how many calories you eat. But you won't see why you eat that many calories. Plenty of people try very hard to count and limit calories, but stories of successful weight loss are still the minority of cases. Most people can't lose more than 10 or 15 pounds without starting to get really hungry. Similarly, most people can't intentionally gain more than 10 or 15 pounds without starting to feel that they are unable to eat more.

You can say the main solution is not eating out, or anything else, but the fact that losing weight is hard demonstrates the fact that no solution is easy.
I think my crypto info is behind the times.

Can someone explain to me why people don't just exchange crypto for monero and then back if they want to "wash" it?
London streets are full of delivery drivers on bikes and electric bikes these days. I can't remember the last time my Deliveroo delivery came in a car for example.
I read the Great Reset by Klaus Schwab. I felt so repulsed by it and will do everything in my power to push back on that non-sense.

I want human race to flourish and tackle problems, not regress back to the caves.
Would you like it if you pay for a burger somewhere and this person can see EVERYTHING you’ve ever did financially?

Or if your employer pays you, and decides to kick you out because he doesn’t agree with some transactions you made?
If they don't collect from buyers, they can collect from sellers. If you look back to when credit cards were new, you had them making shops agree not to charge credit card users more, despite the fees. That put cash users at a newfound disadvantage, and shops had to put up with it because card users were numerous enough.
Most I want to be able to write something like `f(it::Iterable{<:Number})`. The current way to do this is to simply not specify the type and then it let it fail wherever the duck typing fails (e.g., if you try to use a for loop on a non iterable argument). I'd rather it fail when calling f saying no method exists for <passed type>.
I'm in central Texas. Winter is (rarely) a problem, but summer is.
Seconded. Walking around without much goal in mind other than to walk around where people are is the strong suit of a mall.

It's just a shame in much of NA, there's no malls open late night for night owls. I gather it's more of a thing in Asia.
Great video, thanks for sharing.
Reminds me of COBOL programmer demand. There seems to be plenty of well paid work to do here, but what is left unsaid is no one is hiring junior COBALT programmers and training them up. The work is all of people with 30 years of experience so even if new developers want to enter the field there's nothing for them to do so they'll just end up exiting it for something else. So it seems like the field will have to die with the old programmers, no matter how much you pay them they'll eventually be gone if you don't create new ones.
I like to run over night. It's not superfast feedback but still a reasonable timeframe
I don't know if I agree. One of the big sources of income for online artists is commissions of D&D characters and such; AI-generated art is now getting good enough that people can get a "good-enough" version of what they want for free, instead of paying an artist $50 or $100 for a piece of art.

I've commissioned art for my D&D character before, and I'll almost certainly do so again - but if I'm playing a one-shot online and want a quick image to share with the group, AI-generated art is a fast and free way of getting that!
Yeah, exactly. There aren't many places to just enjoy existing and walking around in public in most U.S. cities because we've built most of our cities around automobiles. U.S. cities consist of islands to hop between in a sea of traffic, instead of places to just be. Malls satisfy that very human need. Dense, walkable, neighborhoods also satisfy that need.
I think you just proved my point? I said it's a culture thing and you gave an example of terrible work culture.
I think by PackageManager here you mean package compiler, and yes these improvements do not need a 2.0. v1.8 included a few things to in the near future allow for building binaries without big dependencies like LLVM, and finishing this work is indeed slated for the v1.x releases. Saying "we are not doing a 2.0" is precisely saying that this is more important than things which change the user-facing language semantics.

And TTFP does need to be addressed. It's a current shortcoming of the compiler that native and LLVM code is not cached during the precompilation stages. If such code is able to precompile into binaries, then startup time would be dramatically decreased because then a lot of package code would no longer have to JIT compile. Tim Holy and Valentin Churavy gave a nice talk at JuliaCon 2022 about the current progress of making this work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnsONc9DYg0 .

This is all tied up with startup time and are all in some sense the same issue. Currently, the only way to get LLVM code cached, and thus startup time essentially eliminated, is to build it into what's called the "system image". That system image is the binary that package compiler builds (https://github.com/JuliaLang/PackageCompiler.jl). Julia then ships with a default system image that includes the standard library in order to remove the major chunk of code that "most" libraries share, which is why all of Julia Base works without JIT lag. However, that means everyone wants to have their thing, be it sparse matrices to statistics, in the standard library so that it gets the JIT-lag free build by default. This means the system image is huge, which is why PackageCompiler, which is simply a system for building binaries by appending package code to the system image, builds big binaries. What needs to happen is for packages to be able to precompile in a way that then caches LLVM and native code. Then there's no major compile time advantage to being in the system image, which will allow things to be pulled out of the system image to have a leaner Julia Base build without major drawbacks, which would then help make the system compile. That will then make it so that an LLVM and BLAS build does not have to be in every binary (which is what takes up most of the space and RAM), which would then allow Julia to much more comfortably move beyond the niche of scientific computing.
We had way more violence at malls in the 90's when malls were far more popular.
If a computer is a bicycle for the mind, then an AI is a mind for the mind.

Admittedly, my acquired lack of creativity after a lifetime of struggle is the very thing preventing me from seeing beyond this horizon. Too old to begin the training and all that! Ironically, I find the not-knowing to be somewhat comforting.
I had a BSD-geek friend whose area of specialty was in deploying and maintaining mail servers on that platform. He had always been an advocate for plain-text emails. He was also a single guy who had sex with his dog, so he wasn't emailing pictures to his grandma.

Personally, I think evolving email into HTML has always been a foregone conclusion regardless of the inconvenience it causes to an extreme minority. Plus, I like the convenience of sending photos to grandma and checking her email is all she has the aptitude for anyway.

Long live HTML mail!
I’d much rather people who disagree with this point of view dissect it in a reply than reflexively downvote. I personally disagree with twblalock’s conclusions but acting like path dependency isn’t a powerful force reminds me of the kids who stick their fingers in their ear whilst shouting “I can’t hear you!”.
> Not in winter, they aren't.

Thunderstorms in Florida, also. Or even just the humidity. If you want to go anywhere looking like you just jumped fully clothed into a swimming pool, sure, go for it.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned simple.css [0] yet, it's by far my favourite and has been discussed on HN before.

[0] https://simplecss.org/
I didn't know about Super Duper Secure Mode. That's pretty interesting.

https://microsoftedge.github.io/edgevr/posts/Super-Duper-Sec...
> I don't see that these countries are any more or less stable than Ireland, France, Finland, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Austria etc.

One metric:

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index#By_country

Most of the top ones are constitutional monarchies. Next up seem to be countries that have symbolic heads of state, with mostly ceremonial duties (and "reserve" powers like the UK HoS/crown).
Or they have less exposure to obesogens and therefore don't want to eat as much, leading restaurants to offer smaller portion sizes. There's a correlation, but not necessarily a causation.
We've bought the house now, and we can't rent it out until we get the LTV a bit lower so no surf town for the foreseeable future.

Also, I kinda would like to go back to an office part time at least, just to get out of the house.
This has been happening across nearly every weather source I've been using. My hypothesis is either:

* Climate change is causing problems with forecasting models

* Forecasting models changed, which has introduce unexpected edge cases
> competing with the technology at the time

The competition at the time was also cutting edge at the time, the result of billions of dollars of investment over decades, and Linux was nothing. There's no reason that your argument couldn't have been made in 1991. Why, specifically, would it have been a bad argument in 1991, since we now know it would have been?
For me, most of the reason it's not pleasant or safe to do in the PNW is due to cars. I stop biking around when DST kicks in and causes most of my riding needs to happen after dark, because it's just a little more likely some pickup truck will not see me despite my flashing lights and reflectors. Some journeys I'll still do, because there's good bike infrastructure - but general biking after late october is more risk than I want to take on.
https://medium.com/@blockchain101/the-basics-of-upgradable-p...

You put in a proxy contract that just sends the money back to the user who sent it to you.

Problem solved for sanctions.
I biked daily in the Pacific Northwest for over a decade. You get rained on, but honestly there were only 2-3 days a year where it was a lot of rain. Vast majority of the time it was drizzly and with proper rain gear it was completely unnoticeable.
Both of your counter examples are minority cases.

Motorised vehicles (both public transit & other private/vocational/individual) are a fantastic utility, and one we should never get rid of. The problem is scale: bikes can absolutely supplant a significant portion of current motorised urban transit.
> Servo wasn't funded by donations, it was funded by Mozilla.

All thanks to Google; 'funding' more than 85% of Mozilla, which not only having a direct competitor browser going against what Mozilla is standing for, they continue to fall behind features that Google pushes into the web standards committee at the W3C with Mozilla sitting there doing nothing, but going along with it, but late.

Mozilla failed because for 14+ years it was unable to make money for itself other than Google and could not move away from them when they ate their lunch and quickened their decline.

> I'll take 100 monthly donations over one corporate sponsor any day.

I didn't say 'one corporate sponsor', but let's go with the '100 monthly donations'.

How many of those developers are active and full time like awesomekling? Less than 5?

With a simple observation on their Patreon / GitHub sponsorship page, paying $4 a month average with 100 people is hardly enough to support a single developer, even with the $1K monthly going to only one developer for building a browser and especially with less than 5 active developers. Realistically, corporate sponsors would make this more sustainable.