skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I bootstrapped to 10s of Ms of ARR over 10 years. Some things I learned the hard way:

- Any idiot can cut costs, but spending money well is an art. It is worth getting good at, and that requires practice and the willingness to waste money sometimes. That’s a better skill to learn than how to lower expenses (though you should learn both) - it’s much more fun to grow your way out of a cash crunch than it is to cut your way out.

- Related: most things you spend money on are a waste.

- We didn’t hire anyone in our first 2 years. I didn’t hire another developer in our first 3. We probably could have pushed both those numbers a bit further if we were more disciplined with our own time. We were ramen profitable after 18 months, for context. *Don’t hire anyone until you have product market fit!*

- Don’t feel bad about co founders working free. The point is that in 5+ years time you’re all working for a very very good rate.

- Related: make sure you actually are paying yourselves really well in 5 years time, and/or are taking big lifestyle benefits. Otherwise what’s the point?

- You might get more tailored advice if you share what your venture does.
Which is a non-breaking space (U+00A0), which is mapped to 0xFF in the code page 437. (You need to put a leading zero to access to Unicode code points, like alt+0255 for U+00FF ÿ.)
Is it possible to ask chatgpt if the code or text provided is generated by chatgpt?
so is your point that suing gun manufacturers was a slippery slope to people being mad at twitter, because if so that's the lamest slippery slope i've ever heard of.
I am sorry, but your comment is so terse that I find it quite difficult to really understand.

I am very interested in learning and growing, though, so maybe you can help me understand what you were trying to say.

This is what I got and my associated comments and questions:

> You are dismissing a level you are apparently incurious about — that of why certain seemingly irrational responses happen.

You seem to be saying: There's something (a) you think I'm incurious about (b) that also is relevant to this discussion.

My thoughts: What exactly is this "level" you are referring to? I do have thoughts on "why certain seemingly irrational responses happen", but I'd first be curious to know what you are referring to.

> Using “highly subjective” for something that is much better understood than you are implying is only an indicator of where you’ve chosen to draw your own boundary in pursuit of a constrained cognitive ability.

You seem to be saying: There is "something" (a) that I qualified as "highly subjective" in my comment ("What raises strong emotions in people"), and (b) that me qualifying it as such is an indicator of a "boundary" (c) which I have drawn (d) in order to "constrain" my "cognitive ability".

My thoughts: I am not sure where your argument against my statement is. How is "What raises strong emotions in people" "much better understood" "than you are implying"? What am I implying in your opinion?

> It’s also an indicator of this limit that the two things you’re inaccurately taking as given are intimately linked: emotionality and reproduction. When things get too complex you conversationally reduce humans to emotional animals and end of

You seem to be saying: (a) I am limited in my cognitive ability, (b) as evidenced by my inability to realize how emotionality and reproduction are linked, (c) the two of which I also "inaccurately tak[e] as given". I also (d) flee from complexity by referring to the fact that we are animals.

My thoughts:

How am I taking emotionality and reproduction as given, and how so inaccurately?

Where do I dispute a link between the two?

What are we in your opinion if not animals?

Also, I read an undertone of both "you are stupid" and "you are evil" in your comment. Was that intentional or am I misunderstanding you here?
>It seems like there are a few potential negative consequences of using AI-generated answers on Stack Overflow. For one,

This is where my "Probably written by AI" filter tripped, and I skipped to the end.

I can't exactly say why. Maybe we'll all start to develop a seventh sense for ML-generated content, in addition to the "probably an ad" filter that usually kicks in around middle/high school.
Yeah you're thinking of older style goretex membrane laminants. They'd have 2 or 3 layers with a goretex membrane inside and an outer shell of non-waterproof fabric to protect the goretex. The outer shell would be treated with a PFC spray to make it water resistant and keep from soaking up and holding water (which makes the inner goretex layer not breathe).

Goretex shakedry came out a few years ago and changed things dramatically, it's just one layer of the unprotected raw goretex membrane. No need for coating with PFC and much, much lighter than the laminants. It's not as durable so there are some trade-offs but for people that can work with its limitations it is incredible waterproof tech. It's what we always wished rain gear was--light, breathable, waterproof.
WSL2 runs a Linux VM via Hyper-V at close to native performance.

However, it slows down if you do any type of cross-os file system communication. So you need an IDE that knows how to work around this (eg: VSCode with WSL2 plugin runs a server in the VM to avoid cross-os fs comm)
ShakeDry is much better than eVent in my experience running in very wet weather. eVent is fine for shoes (I’m pretty sure it’s what Altra uses in the weatherproof Lone Peaks) but for both weight and performance, ShakeDry is the better jacket material. I’ve spent way too much money on running gear over the years and ShakeDry laps the field in waterproof + breathable.

To be honest, I don’t particularly care what performs best according to research. I’m the one wearing it while running and ShakeDry is best for me.
“Write a detailed list of crime ideas” results in similar output, just without all the Python.
Project managers into mediocre developers and mediocre developers into jobless.
Get this person off your team however you can. When the sh*t hits the fan over one of their own special exemptions (like something fails in production that should have been caught in a unit test) it will NEVER be their fault. They will point the finger at everyone else and complain about how someone else should have done something, etc. Fortunately for you, this person is probably going to leave on their own soon anyway, because they know better than everyone else how things should be done and they'll jump ship.

Short of that, manage up - tell the team manager that this person is a drag on the team by not following standards, demanding special treatment, being generally disagreeable. it hurts team morale even if the junior team members don't say so (they may not even realize it themselves, but it is a real thing).

In the shortest term, as others have said, don't engage. Pick the rules you enforce, and enforce them. Request the additional changes on the PR to meet style guidelines and don't take no for an answer. Don't get into discussions or arguments about the merits of the standards, just say "These are the standards and we're all expected to follow them." If the standards are written down (and if they're not, then they aren't really standards) then cut off any discussion on the merits of the standards with links to the written standards. Use a "chore" conventional-comment (https://conventionalcomments.org/) to indicate that it's just a thing that has to be done.

If you can, make it someone else's problem. Refer them to the standards committee or whatever senior architect is responsible for guiding the standards, and let them handle the argument.
Deterrence of birds with an artificial predator, the RobotFalcon
For that matter, I have an issue with the way he paints the list of the most prominent tech companies as though they each have some master agenda and are all approaching speech in the same nefarious way. There's a big spread there such that his approach here does a disservice to the reader.

As you point out, there's a lot of nasty hateful speech being spewed, and cooler heads are asking if there's a way to simmer it down. If we believe that such a request is a path to censorship, then perhaps the real answer is that those with different political / social / ideological points of view need to become more aggressive with their counter approach.
> For example a braindead person is "undisputedly" dead

No, they’re not. If they were indisputably dead we’d just say dead. The qualifier means it’s something other than actually dead.

You could quibble that after medical death biological processes continue in various cells and organs for a while though. And of course there’s the old first responder’s adage that the patient isn’t dead until he’s warm and dead. Cold and dead, as in fished out of ice water, isn’t necessary dead dead.
It has gotten so significantly easier post ‘05 that I would discount your entire post and encourage you to go again if you wanted to try it.

We’re talking almost 20 years here.
I’ve used thinkpads (and the X1 in particular) for many years. And I do think they’re the best option you have outside of the apple ecosystem. But they are far, far, far of being an excellent replacement for MacBooks. Specially after the new Apple silicon has shown up. The deep OS integration, power saving, performance, seamless upgrades of OS, build materials quality, trackpad, audio quality, etc, etc is far ahead on MacBooks.

But I do agree they are the best option if you hate or can’t pay or aren’t allowed to use apple products.
> what do you propose we do when ChatGPT (or something like it) can create better content than most humans?

An AI cannot, by definition, create better HN content. Because HN content is about hearing what people think about a certain topic/thread. Hearing what an AI statistically regurgitates doesn’t satisfy the purpose even if it’s better written.

The internet is about people. I may not be friends with everyone on HN, but we’re a community meant to discuss and share together, and I personally wouldn’t want to talk to an AI over a human.
We're using the word consent because we're having to use massive simplifications. Bit weird that you're insisting on a US-only framing of concepts of competence, capacity, and consent.

> Edit: I dont want to talk about intersex children. That's a red herring.

No, it really isn't. You're talking about children not being able to consent, and about rates of regret of transition, and about forcing children onto a medical and surgical pathway of transition. We see all of these in intersex people. You don't want to talk about intersex people because they disprove the points you're making and they highlight the fact that anti-trans campaigners are, simply, against the existence of trans people.
I think this is a cool idea. But I immediately think about privacy and monetization. How do I know my conversations aren't being listened to? I also don't see anything about how they are funded, and that naturally leads me to wonder if data selling is part of that.
"the sunsetting of the consumer-welfare standard", as he writes, can't come soon enough.
> Why Soldered Memory, not good.

LPDDR5 does not exist in DIMM for technical reasons. Laptops with discrete RAM sticks use slower and more power hungry regular DDR5. There are pros and cons both ways.
usefull for impersonation scammers , like on twitter
> - Adding unit tests for some piece of logic. The benefits of unit tests are so fundamental, but I try to emphasize that there are many people working on the codebase, don't want to accidentally introduce bugs, protect that logic for the future, etc. Generally get push-back like Well it's so simple. It's not worth testing. I'll add a test later. etc

This one is easy to solve. Having automation or, as usual, blocking the PR with a change request and having it blocked until the necessary code get the tests needed. Again: Maybe the developer will add it, maybe you can do it in a pair programming session, or maybe you just submit the tests to the PR and lead by example. Sometimes it can be frustrating, but I'm sure to bring such proactive actions up when I'm negotiating my salary raise..
I think there are far more benefits than more easy access to public accommodations.. From the article, the patients that used the exoskeletons had an improved quality of life, reduction in pain from being wheel chair bound and were able to taper dosage on pain medication.
Nope. It is StackOverflow that is irrelevant. Not Google. Especially when most of all AI including ChatGPT still cannot transparently explain their own decisions.
If QA doesn’t do it malicious users and crackers will.
Photoshop didn't make artists obsolete but i.e. rendering software did many people obsolete.
The X1 line is supposed to be an ultrabook style laptop i.e. as thin as possible. Hence the soldered RAM. Furthermore power consumption with socketed RAM is higher.

The T series thinkpads usually have a soldered module and SODIMM slot, if you prefer that route. And of course there is the Framework with two SODIMM slots.

And as far as who sells 8 GB RAM laptops seriously... Lots of vendors, including Apple (and they charge $200 to upgrade that to 16 GB). Frankly I think 8 GB is fine for a lot of use cases, although maybe not in 5 years or so.
ePTFE and it’s story is amazing.

https://www.wired.com/story/how-gore-tex-was-invented/
It seems to have a tendency to write stereotypical preamble-statement-conclusion paragraphs and to repeat itself. The model repeats itself often. It repeats the title and then writes a statement that basically repeats the title and after that it provides the useful nugget. At the end it adds a sentence usually using "overall" as an opener. Overall, the model tends to respond in a
stereotypical format
I think the more generous take is that they resigned all their security patches back to 2016 with a new key?
it's a very famous fact that the fesseinhem nucleae power plant, for example, was an electoral deal between socialist party and the green one.

But more importantly, the idea that the "renewable energies" had to be pushed forward aggressively, despite all data showing it couldn't replace nuclear or fossile, is a general gospel spread by green activists throughout the world.

Political parties saw that the population were becoming brainwashed by this ideology and adapted, as a way to gain election.
> Home has more than one meaning.

Exactly!

> And that unfortunate woman does indeed have no home, even if she is living in her old home town.

Oh. Interesting how you acknowledge the fluidity of the meaning of home but then impose your very specific formulation of it onto others

You know how college students who live in dorms tend to differentiate between "home" (as in going back to their dorm after a night of drinking) and "home home" (as in I'm going back home over the weekend). Clearly there's a lot more to the definition of "home" here than just the shape of the building you sleep in. I don't think you have to be a romantic poet to relate to the feeling of feeling "at home" in the arms of someone you love. Or to move to an apt in a new city and have it never feel like home because you struggle to recreate the feeling of belonging to a community you felt previously

Conversely, I'm sure many people relate to the feeling of it taking a while for a new "house" they moved in to really feel like "home". And there are some sleeping arrangements that might never feel like home like a college dorm or a stay at a hotel/motel

> Changing terms is meaningless, as any stigma assigned to the prior term immediately exists for the new term.

Not really what I'm trying to do. Just changing my own language to be more accurate to what I want to be talking about.

Language changes. That's kinda its thing. If you wanna spend your life fighting the very nature of language you'll probably burn yourself out
Just wait until you hear about insurance companies.
So I asked this same question to ChatGPT, here's its response. This thing really does have the potential to be a good recommendation tool for books/resources.

"Here are a few books that may be helpful for improving your skills as a software engineer:

"The Pragmatic Programmer" by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas: This book offers practical advice on a wide range of topics, including how to write clean and maintainable code, how to work effectively with others, and how to manage your time and priorities.

"Clean Code" by Robert C. Martin: This book focuses on the importance of writing code that is easy to read and understand, and provides specific guidance on how to write clean and maintainable code.

"Peopleware" by Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister: This book discusses the human side of software development, including how to create effective teams and work environments, and how to avoid common pitfalls such as overwork and burnout.

"Agile Software Development" by Alistair Cockburn: This book provides an introduction to agile software development methodologies, which are designed to help teams deliver high-quality software quickly and efficiently.

In addition to these books, there are many excellent blog posts and online resources on these topics. Some websites that may be helpful include the Pragmatic Programmer blog, the Agile Alliance website, and the ACM SIGSOFT Software Engineering Notes journal.

Another helpful resource may be attending conferences and workshops on software engineering and related topics. These can provide opportunities to learn from experts in the field, network with other professionals, and stay up to date on the latest trends and best practices. Many conferences and workshops also offer certification programs, which can be a valuable way to demonstrate your knowledge and expertise to potential employers. Some well-known conferences in the software engineering field include the ACM SIGSOFT International Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), the ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (CHI), and the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE).
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The natural fallacy application doesn’t seem appropriate: the problem isn’t where they were produced but rather that they’ve never before been part of the ecosystem. We’d have the same concerns if these novel chemicals were introduced by meteors or something but that’s extremely rare whereas chemists produce a wide range of compounds every year.
'We' is perfectly valid if not using an individual matter but a sharable position: "I went there", but "We believe". (Because it is not just this one who happens to be writing.)

(By the way, I could add for clarity, there is an extreme difference from the considerations that are apparent in the case of that 'we' and the suggestion "Who has never set fire to a public monument? I did" (Graham Chapman) that was implied in that 'you'. It is really not the same, because avoiding calling people "arsonists" is what I recommended.)

The idea to have engines that notify of disrespectful qualities in text is interesting - of course it should be clear that it is a completely different matter from what was discussed before -, but I suspect that the engine should be quite intelligent to discriminate what is respectful and what is not. It is similar to the former context: a veneer of kindness is cheap and possibly inadvisable; a respectful stance is not superficial hence not cheap - it has harder requirements for feasibility.
Said better than I can. I think it’s blind hope flogging a biological model that’s not useful. https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/lecanemab-and-alzh...
Doesn't make it weak and pointless, it's just about a different topic than you wish it was.
Can You Sell Without Lying? (2009)
As the article says (see also this comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33856967 ), that's exactly the direction they're planning to head. Given that their PE membrane isn't on the market yet, there must be some R&D issue or other, but that's life in R&D.
https://archive.ph/9v2pP
I (internally reluctantly) agree. A clever idea stretched out and headlined for attention. Structured well as an essay but most often a clever idea doesn’t stretch to 2000 words. This is an example. Such a shame.
Agreed! 1970 "Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp". Watch an episode on YT[1]. Totally bonkers. This should could not be made today. (Chimps forced to snow ski with a Peregrine Falcon tied to it's shoulder? So dangerous)

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3ctZI9_oyo
What if every time you used a sharpie and poster board to write hate speech, it was automatically uploaded to the internet and shared with anyone who followed the Sanford company?
I don't think that any configuration has SO-DIMM RAM, you need to go to the T series for that.
It would have been between September 1979 and April 1981 says Wikipedia.

We had red, yellow, and green LEDs by then. While I don't know the history, I stuck "green led" into archive.org and found things like "At one-fifth the current, these red, yellow and green LED seven-segment numeric displays are equal in brightness to the previous displays." in a 1975 advertisement at https://archive.org/details/sim_i-d_july-august-1975_22_4/pa... .

Though I think you mean high-intensity green?

That said, what green lights do you mean? The closest I could spot was in the skates, and they didn't look all that green. Can you give a time code?

The shots are only a few seconds long. There's plenty of time to replace batteries as needed.

Or perhaps it's more that they reflect green well, rather than emit green?
I can’t reconcile that with what the OP states:
"While the Shakedry fabric has been great for its characteristics as a cycling jacket (waterproofness, breathability and lightweight), the membrane also contains PFOA [ed. Perfluorooctanoic acid] chemicals, and Gore is dedicated to being PFOA-free by 2025[…]”

Certainly seems like shakedry is being phased out because it contains a (banned) toxic chemical. What am I getting wrong?
As someone running a bootstrapped business, who has hired a couple of engineers (both as long term employees and for short term contracts), and now went back to doing everything alone, here are my thoughts:

- Hiring people is hard

- Managing people is hard

- Getting more people on board does not automatically make you faster

The best people won't line up to apply to your company. Most of the applications I got were from people who seemed desperate and applied to every ad they saw. Only a few people who seemed like good matches applied.

They also cost me an insane amount of money. Consider the average salary of developers in your region. That salary will get you an AVERAGE developer. If you don't offer significantly more than that, you will end up with average developers who look for an average job to put in an average amount of work. Nothing wrong with that, but consider whether an average amount of work will make enough of a difference for your company.

But even very good employees and contractors will put out a fraction of what you can put out. They will be less productive because they aren't as familiar with the project as you are. They are also less productive because they are less invested in the project.

Every employee you hire takes away a significant chunk of your time. You will need to spend time talking about your vision and your ideas, you need to plan with them what they should do, how they should do it, follow up on progress, etc.

You must be a good manager if you hire people (regardless if employee or contractor). If you are not a good manager, you can hire the best people and they will work on the wrong things and nothing will get done.

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So what happened in my case is that my employees took so much time to manage and added a lot of overhead that I barely had time to get my own work done, and since I sucked as a manager people always worked on stuff but we never managed to finish anything. In the end we did manage to build some things I probably wouldn't have managed to build on my own, but it cost me so much energy that I decided that I preferred to work on my own.