skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Except the people running the show seem to not have any clue about what Forms, WPF and MFC are capable of doing, while trying to sell WinUI 3.0, and not having an answer for those stuck in UWP for XBox and HoloLens.

They have burned lots of good will from WinRT advocates with all those rewrites, I doubt most of us care, other than those with a sunken cost in WinRT.
I’m American born & raised, and know of no Americans who are concerned about gloves while cooking (though you do need to wash anything touching raw meat before moving on). On the other hand, Koreans I’ve seen seem to almost fetishize the use of plastics for all manner of cooking which I’ve never understood.

As far as I’ve seen, all the American sterilization obsession is pushed onto the industry, not in the kitchen itself — e.g. you cannot find anything “dangerous” in most grocery stores / restaurants in the first place. The closest is steak and sashimi
> Would you be fine with a future where all written text on the internet, everywhere, was generated by AI?

The whole point of this thread is it doesn't really matter what we think is fine or what we want. The future is unstoppable and these tools especially so. Adapt or die.
I disagree. Senior professionals might have a better understanding because they have spent a lot of time drawing, but the specific tool is not relevant.
It is like saying that playing tennis with a wooden racket gives you a better "feel" for the ball and therefore is preparatory to using modern rackets. No one does this because it is not true.

A similar line of thinking was popular in jiu jitsu, where veterans said that being competent with the gi was necessary to be competent in no-gi. Yet current no-gi winners basically never train with the gi.
> Oh you are not an accademic?

I haven't said that. But how is a legitimate significant inquiry. How dare you (what's that even mean?)

How do you expect people change their mind after they said obv bs, tl;dr the first time they saw the original? I haven't.

> Its like we just assume, despite a failing educational system, that people should just know he's wrong;

Yeah, no they don't expect that, when they complain the first time, but they are hoping to give a hint. Hancock hasn't asked the right question (which can be worth more than a correct answer, according to saying).
> Signed: someone who still calls a tall building in Chicago as the Sears Tower

I think all locals/natives to the 312 and 773 still refer to it as such. Ain't changing!
That's simply not true. A 2019 MacBook Air has no trouble with any of these things. If you're having trouble with these, something is seriously wrong with your computer.
Reading about a Thunderbird version for Android got me exited, because I am a big fan of the desktop version (actually, I donated a few bucks this week). However, on Android I used K9 for years, until I noticed how unreliable it became. I switched to Outlook and it is okay.

When I saw that the Thunderbird app will be based on K9, the excitement vanished instantly. I really hope they will invest into the reliability issues. Judging from the play store comments, it could be worth it.
I don’t know all the nuances of the deal between Germany and Russia and I suspect neither do you. Is it plausible that a NATO country wanted to blow it up? Yes. It is also plausible that Putin or some faction within his government wanted it blown up. We who are not in the intelligence services don’t have enough information.
Vitamin D is obviously necessary, mostly for bone health, but any study of supplementing it for other purposes to people without any symptoms of deficiency have been disappointing.
The issue of an airborne disease is not just a matter of droplets, but whether infectious particles are aerosolized such that they hang in the air for hours. The 6 feet social distancing rule only makes sense in the context of droplet based, non-aerosol transmission. It was only after more than a year into the pandemic that CDC acknowledged that COVID is airborne and updated their guidance.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/health/coronavirus-airbor...

https://www.wired.com/story/the-teeny-tiny-scientific-screwu...
> No air marshal has ever stopped a terrorist or hijacker since the service was founded in 1962.

At this point, I'd say they are completely useless.
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Yeah I never got it... I was careful but never as careful as anybody else. In fact subpar care for many...
Nice, yeah totally. And I would add you shouldn't put all your risk eggs in one safety basket. If you only have types or tests not only are you not covering all your bases, you're asking way too much from a given technique.
I'm fine with Win11, in a "meh" sort of way.

For me, it didn't add anything meaningful to Win10, but didn't change or remove anything meaningful either.

The biggest hassle in upgrading was having to enable TPM in my BIOS, which unfortunately will be a hurdle/deterrent for a lot of Win10 owners.
They can do. So a earwax remover (drops) is good to use from time to time. I use in ear protection from loud sounds (my rock band).
Germans have seen the future, and it's a heat pump
I ran into this with a safety reporting system that required a hand-mailed complaint to company HQ. When we inquired as to the possibility of updating to an online system, one primary reason was that they did not want it too easy to report safety issues because then they would be obligated to process the higher volume of complaints. They felt this bureaucracy made their side more efficient (but I would argue less effective).
Isn't the existance of Air Marshalls providing a 'chilling effect' on potential troublemakers? How would we show the dimensions of that effect?

Until that's done, it's disingenuous to claim that Air Marshalls have prevented only thus-and-such incidents. That's not counting what didn't happen just because they are there (or might be there).

E.g. a reasonable argument is to diminish the Air Marshall service because they are individually problematic, while keeping the rumor that they may be on any flight. That doesn't fly in the face of statistics but uses it to reinforce an argument.
This is true but a more subtle distinction about size of droplet.

If the virus spread primarily by aerosols then cloth and surgical masks would have little preventative value. But we know that they do have preventative value.

The reality as understood today is a mix of droplet sizes. Larger droplets carry more load and hence more risk but work over a smaller radius. But smaller droplets can carry enough load to infect; especially since later variants seem more infectious (i.e. require a smaller load to gain a foothold).
Students will start adding "in the style of {insert writer}" on their prompts which will probably be enough to counteract this.
Not sure if there's any criminal case here, but there should be. Fines, even "substantial fines", never seem to work. When executives start getting perp-walked then things will change.
The author's framing of the issue as speech suppression is, in my eyes, far more interesting than the study and backing evidence, and certainly more interesting than contra-claims about acquiring COVID here in this thread.

Yet here we are barking at the moon about vitamin D and playing jump to conclusions by forcibly cramming words into the post re: taking up smoking.

The point isn't to start smoking because this post isn't directly about COVID, the point is that inconvenient yet possible truths can be crushed by our digital overlords.
Related: "Beyond Markdown" https://johnmacfarlane.net/beyond-markdown.html
> Mandatory helmet laws do not prevent people from riding bikes.

Non-recreational biking (e.g. using a bike to get around) with a helmet is a giant pain in the ass. I have to find a place to store my helmet securely or carry it around all day. It messes up my hair, so I have to perform extra effort to be presentable at my destination.

Within my city, I travel by bike a decent percentage of the time; with a helmet law, I would basically never do so.
> on his web log

Also called blog, since ~20 years.
I am a life-long Windows user and I'm pretty sure there have been more release blunders than successes. The most I have ever expected from a new Windows version is "well it works as well as the last" other than Bluetooth actually working in Windows 10 compared to Windows 7. I'm sure there are tons of improvements under the hood, but I feel like I can't experience them because of how TERRIBLE Microsoft has become at UI/UX.
Make sense.
We could be like architect of a 1000 programmer company. Specify what you need, see the result, improve the requirements, get a new version, etc.
>>What happens if they don't?

We let companies get away with alot, but flagrant violations of court orders is one of the few things that will land an executive in a cell
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I don't think homework is meant to educate the student. It is meant to help push repetition and mastery of concepts. It is likely very difficult for most students to master physics, mathematics, or other quantitative subjects with just 5 hours of instruction a week in person (and the large class sizes in the US and other countries probably don't help).
Please make your substantive points without swipes. This is in the site guidelines: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html.

Edit: we've had to ask you this several times already:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33568920 (Nov 2022)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31632010 (June 2022)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31239687 (May 2022)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30570715 (March 2022)

If you continue doing this we're going to have to ban you. If you'd please review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and stick to the rules, we'd appreciate it.
Smuggled tools, some kind of creative solution using onboard materials, a weakness they've discovered, etc.

In order words, its not safe to assume a team of intelligent and motivated hijackers couldn't break into a cockpit given sufficient time. But it is safe to assume that the reinforced cockpit door will slow hijackers enough that passengers have time to stop them.
If you want to monetize it, you could look into https://extensionpay.com
This thread will surely devolve into a general repository for COVID contrarian angst, but the broader point in this article is an interesting one. I would summarize it by saying there's an asymmetry in evidence demanded for a claim based on whether or not it agrees with the conclusion obtained by reasoning from first principles.

The author seems to be saying that rigorous, peer-reviewed, observational studies should be the end of the discussion, or at least the starting point. I'm not sure I agree. Given the significant limitations present in all medical studies like this, I think it could make some sense to give a lot more weight to the conclusion reached through a fundamental understanding of how the human body works. Some hesitancy to overturn that conclusion based on a handful of inevitably flawed studies seems prudent to me, or at least not crazy.

I'm reminded of the current tensions around "evidence-based practice" where medicine is transformed into essentially flowcharts that get continuously updated according to peer-reviewed research. It sounds like a good idea, but it's been somewhat controversial since that's not how medicine has traditionally been practiced. It significantly reduces a doctor's ability to problem solve through reasoning, which has some benefits but also some clear downsides as well.
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Can’t grandma still use the old computer while we all use our new computers with new software that’s enriching our lives?
I have countless instruments at my disposal in VST form, 3D software like blender, DAW to write music in, stable diffusion to help with the creative process.
Yeah it is freaky. Here’s a blog post (edited to remove some gushy PR style fluff, and mixed in some sentences from more than one generated answer, plus some other redaction by me. But all based on generated text):

As a startup founder, you may not think that eating chocolate has any benefit to your business. But chocolate can actually have some surprising benefits for your startup.

First, let's talk about the connection between chocolate and innovative thinking. Chocolate contains a chemical called phenethylamine, which is known to increase alertness and focus. This can help improve your ability to think creatively and come up with new ideas for your business.

Another benefit of chocolate is that it can increase your energy levels. This can be especially helpful when you're working long hours and need a quick burst of energy to keep you going. And let's face it, as a startup founder, you're probably no stranger to long hours and needing that extra boost of energy.

Chocolate can also help with stress and anxiety. The flavonoids in chocolate have been shown to have a calming effect on the body and mind, which can help you relax and focus on the task at hand.

There are more benefits can specifically help your startup. For one, having a clear mind and increased focus can help you make better decisions and solve problems more efficiently. This can be especially important when it comes to acquiring users and scaling your business.

Also let's not forget about the marketing aspect. Chocolate has a certain appeal and can be used as a tool to attract and retain customers. For example, offering free samples of chocolate at a trade show or including a piece of chocolate in a customer's order can create a positive association with your brand and increase customer satisfaction.

For example, take a company like AirBnB. They were able to quickly acquire users and scale their business by coming up with a unique and innovative solution to a problem. Chocolate helped them think more clearly and come up with that idea. AirBnB has also successfully used chocolate as a marketing tool. The company famously offered guests a complimentary bar of chocolate with a personalized message upon arrival, a gesture that was well-received and helped to create a positive brand association.

Many founders of companies such as Stripe, Dropbox, and LinkedIn have been known to use chocolate professionally. Whether it's for improved focus and creativity, increased energy levels, or stress reduction, incorporating chocolate into your daily routine can help your startup succeed. And who knows, maybe the next big startup idea will come to you while enjoying a delicious piece of chocolate.

How much are these GPT models already used by our adversaries (political, business, advertising)? The major impediment for sme foreign products and some scammers was the language barrier. The GPT writes English better than many people that learnt it natively!

I am looking forward to showing this tool to my dyslexic or nearly illiterate friends - I wonder how much they can use it to produce better outcomes in their lives?
Unlikely. We can't even get a decent home automation voice assistant today. Total garbage at this point. So bad Amazon is getting out of Alexa. If we have one of those in 5 years, we'll be lucky. People like Elon Musk are over promising on every front and there's going to be hell to pay because of it. We're going to see a reversal in investment and a general public turn away from this tech. A new winter is coming. Niche products will be created, but these will be amazing specialized tools. Another 50 years for AGI, if we make it that long.
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> And of course, the answer is that you are safer with a helmet.

I'm not claiming you're wrong, just that it's not a home-run "of course": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_compensation
What flaws are there in K9 that still motivates you to stick to Outlook?
If I offer you a product, And we exchange money based on my offer of a product for a specific amount of time (In this case lifetime) and I change the deal afterwards, it is dishonest and unethical.

> If you've been using mIRC since 1995 and the developer has been keeping it up to date, perhaps you should be supporting them.

Why? It was part of the financial transaction at the time to have a lifetime license for the agreed amount of money provided at the time. It doesn't matter if it was $1 or $1,000,000. Changing the terms after the fact is dishonest. Full stop.
My biggest issue is ear hair that grows around and around and never comes close enough to pluck out. Drives me nuts. I know this because I've stuck a camera thing down there and have seen it. I suppose I need to see a specialist. This wasn't in the getting old brochure.
The thing that's lost on a lot of the discussion around earwax is that your ears will generally adjust to producing the right amount of wax, taking into account what activities you do. In the spring, when I first swim, I won't have enough earwax because I haven't been swimming, and water gets stuck in my ears. By the summer, they adjust, and water stays out of my ears. In the fall, when I stop swimming, I find that I now have too much ear wax and it feels uncomfortable. It tapers off in the winter back to the proper level.

Note also that if I use q-tips, this will also increase ear wax production, but will remove the protection it provides, and water will get stuck in my ears until it builds up again.

I've also found that using earplugs will increase production, as will drinking alcohol.
Industrial-processed chicken really is that dangerous. It's the de-feathering. They place the bird in vat of boiling water. It loosens the stool so the bird isn't really de-feathered in boiling water, it's de-feathered in boiling chicken shit water. Believe it or not this process works so long as you take precautions in how you handle the meat to prevent that bacteria from growing.

Having said that, I don't know of anyone who uses gloves when handling chicken. Just wash your hands and you'll be fine. Then again, this person may have known someone who died from a staph infection. As long as you're not handling raw chicken while having an open cut on your hands or fingers (gross!) then you should be fine. Still, wash up when you're done!
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Was experimenting with golang cgo and found myself building this library to easily manage memory in Go, and now removed cgo and wrote my own allocator in pure go instead (mmap and friends)
It’s only a problem that large numbers are easily duped no matter how much education we give them when it’s also coupled with no-questions-asked universal suffrage.
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I agree with your point, but also think this trajectory is kind of inevitable in a way. As we can already see, a LOT of people are living deep in a world of BS news stories and made up facts, to the point where they're basically in a different reality.

Ideally, we'd find a way to go backwards from where we are now, maybe future generations will grow up with this flood of false info and learn to navigate it, but I think we reached a point where tech is developing so fast, and the world is changing so fast, that there were always be a large number of people who can't "keep up".

Given that, this may be one of the few scenarios where I'm in favor of a kind of "accelerationism" - increase the problem to a breaking point as soon as possible so that we can deal with the fallout and recover from it now, rather than dealing with this horrible state of things for decades and decades as it slowly gets worse and worse, until we eventually reach a breaking point anyway and likely have an even worse fallout to recover from.
Different types of prisons exist. Prison reform should be the next big battle.
Related: Autosummarized HN (using GPT-3, not ChatGPT) https://danieljanus.pl/autosummarized-hn
Yes, and I've so far gone through the initial double dose vaccination, a booster a year ago, and the new bivalent vaccine this fall. But I've still had COVID at least once (possibly twice) since my first vaccination.

Do I think the vaccine did nothing? Of course not. Just as someone who agrees with the smoking-protects-against-COVID research probably wouldn't think smoking did nothing, even if they eventually got infected.

The studies didn't say smoking made it impossible to get COVID, just that it reduces the likelihood. Just like the vaccines won't 100% prevent it.
OpenBSD guy. I shut down everything I'm not actively using to avoid wear and tear and wasting electricity.
>> She preemptively sued Colorado's civil rights commission and other state officials in 2016 because she feared she would be punished for refusing to serve gay weddings.

I know little of this case. She preemptively did this without a specific incident? How did this even make it to the SCOTUS? I feel anyone can refuse to work for someone else on any unsaid basis. It's when it is definable why they denied a customer, or work, then we can explore the implications.

Preemptive fears are baseless in this circumstance, IMO.
Kirishima Japan has a regional dish: Chicken Sashimi

Personally, I'm not brave enough.
I never ride racing bikes, so forgive me. But it's still always slightly harder to quickly put a foot on the ground than without, I assume?
We didn't need the help of AI to do this to poetry already. It turns out that access to a text editor was more than sufficient.
I've never seen anyone wear gloves to cut chicken that wasn't working in a commercial kitchen where they required it.

I've been cooking in America for decades and have never once had an issue with cooking chicken and not wearing gloves. My mother, other the other hand, got an eye infection the day after getting a bit of raw liquid in her eye while she was cutting chicken a few months ago. A few antibiotics and eye drops, and it cleared up.

The only absurd precaution I've seen someone take in the US is that my grandmother would overcook pork to the point we would joke that it would shatter if you dropped it- however, she grew up in times when trichinosis was a very valid concern. Nowadays, it is safe to cook less than well done (some prefer medium or mid-well) though I don't know anyone willing to try it.
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I don't understand what's being covered up. Sure it is an interesting phenomenon but purely from an academic perspective. It's not like smoking became a net positive for health. It's literally the definition of non news.
I'm kind of a novice/baby lawyer, so I don't want to oversell my experience or expertise, but that's a lot even if there was a service issue like that.
Exactly. I tried to look around such kind of this and couldn't find.
The default style is such by design. If you ask for very concise, single paragraph answers it gets hard.
I think when it comes to games, at least from what I see with my own kids is after awhile the game becomes stale so they quit playing it. They introduced new “seasons”, battle passes and loot boxes to keep them engaged at all times and to prevent user churn. They try and suck the maximum life from each user at all cost
> You say that like it's not a HUGE thing.

I said no such thing. Obviously incentives are important.

I'm just pointing out that incentives act on individuals making individual decisions. So to claim, as the GGP (not you) did, that public policy has nothing to do with individual decisions is simply wrong.
I generally agree with the sentiment.

Is there a way to measure if administrators and SJW theories started growing together?

Basically confirm what you’re saying in the article.