skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Interesting on several fronts. The article you linked is a uh, lot to unpack haha. I get where they’re coming from but unless they come out and say thiel is our wise philosopher king so we needn’t worry about men not being angels and such, it’s hard to see what relationship between science and power couldn’t be justified. They nod at Lysenko and basically say “yeah but this bureaucracy is really a drag”. In industry there’s benefit in mad little dictators telling the establishment to stuff it, cause damage is limited and gains are outsized. But it really seems like they dismiss the scientific method as burdensome. Unorthodox thinking is still alive and well but yeah they have to put up or shut up just like the mere mortals who don’t have an easy answer to hard questions.

Edit to add: after a brief read of Samo’s work I’m now somewhat concerned that he’s a much less insane yarvin with indistinguishable goals and a much higher chance of nudging things in his direction.
I read that the same way - seems to defend his claims rather than refute them.
Men are dropping out of the labor force, upset about their social status
It's a shame it's proprietary, because it's the most configurable and feature rich browser I know of, and the only one that could possibly replace Firefox. As it is, I have it around for the rare things that don't work in Firefox, such as Teams meetings.
No, but it might actually get to something eerily close once it gets hooked up to the ability to perform actions in the outside world.

ChatGPT wasn't working for me yesterday (couldn't log in). So I played around with good old GPT-3 and tried to re-create the experience.

I set up a chat between me (HUMAN), the AI (AI), a SEARCH endpoint and a PYTHON interpreter. And I told the AI that, when it needs more information, it can ask SEARCH. And when it needs to run code, it can send it to PYTHON.

And, lo and behold, it immediately "got" the idea! Where before, it would have confabulated ("hallucinated", as OpenAI calls it), it now performed a search first.

And who says you cannot give GPT access to other "endpoints"? Like a robot arm. Or a vehicle.

With that, the old argument that AGI is not possible for an agent that does not parttake in real world interactions becomes moot.

Until now, I thought that OpenAI's "stochastic" approach could ever only pretend to be intelligent. I thought its tendency to confabulate was turning their approach into a dead-end.

Today, I am no longer so sure.
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WebRTC and decentralization. I mean actual decentralization and not crypto bullshit or web services.
The modern versions of these are Channel APIs in java.nio. The "N" in nio stands for "New" even though it was introduced in Java 1.4.
Why do you think rational economic actors and non-monetary motivations could not coexist?
No. If you read the documentation and understand how the technology works it is very obvious that it is too expensive to store the actual images on the blockchain, and in fact only the URL or some meta data in a small number of bytes is bound to the NFT. The 'functionality advertised by the NFT' does not include the image data. If someone lies to you and convinces you to buy an NFT with the assumption that the NFT and the image is one and the same then this only means someone lied and you got scammed because you were naive. That is bad behavior, but there is still nothing wrong with NFT or blockchain technology. It is working as is intended. Many people were warning that this exact situation was going to happen.
He was almost 40 when he sold Minecraft.
You seem to mix up a lot of stuff here. The Tor Project thinks TLS for onion services is unneeded because they ARE end to end encrypted by design. The address itself is an ed25519 public key. And exit nodes are not involved in connecting to an onion service at all.

For connections to the clearnet it was always highly recommended to only use TLS and recent Tor browsers have now finally enabled https only mode that displays a big warning if you try to connect to a http server.
> US allies buy US-made weapons because they're the most advanced (e.g., F-35), not because they're the cheapest

Nah, US allies are perfectly capable to built their own fighter jets. If you want to take part in the nuclear umbrella, though, you need fighters not only need the technical capability (which is trivial), but also the US-authorised certification for US nuclear bombs, which ... surprise ... is not available to non-US fighter jets.

EF2000 still runs circles around the F35.
I feel you are being a bit too harsh but also had to laugh at the kubla khan and acid references
If he actually received $20,000 that still seems like a lot? Especially in a world where freelance writing is $0.01-$0.50 (pre-GPT3). And it sounds like at the time it was good money for the artist.

I get that he feels like he was given a small amount relative to the great success of Minecraft, but I would hope he also realizes that it was risk free cash.
In some countries, commissioned work belongs to the buyer by default, even without an explicit agreement for payment and even if the buyer never pays anything. This can be a nasty surprise. Probably not applicable to him but with all those other factors, I hope he checked with a lawyer before declaring that he owns it!
> Making a server is surprisingly terrible for such a ‘mature’ game.

The official Minecraft server software is exceptionally unoptimized, but a number of independent open source forks exist, some of which can substantially improve performance. Unless you're talking about maintaining the community aspect, which is definitely not so easy... :)

For anyone getting into Minecraft for the first time, be sure to check out the mod Optifine [1]. A substantial portion of the Minecraft community uses it for its UI and performance improvements to the base game. It also allows the use of custom shaders [2], which totally change the feel of the game by adding realistic effects like long shadows, wavy water, and swaying plants. I personally stick with the base game's appearance, but shaders can be really fun for exploring caves and other places with unique lighting.

[1]: https://optifine.net/home
[2]: https://www.pcgamer.com/best-minecraft-shaders/
Speak less blithely yourself, then ;-)
All italian dialects derive from a single language, with very low influence from the outside. Most Italian dialects are actually intelligible to an Italian speaker in written form and become difficult to understand only because of pronunciation. Try reading a few Wikipedia articles in different Italian dialects and you'll realize you understand at least 90% of text for all of them, possibly with the only exception of Sardinian.

Additionally, dialects were never the language of higher culture anywhere in Italy, all intellectuals have always used a common language and had a nationwide audience even when the country was politically fractured in many states. Said common language being Latin for many centuries after the fall of the Roman empire and Italian from around year 1500.
The good and bad news is there ain’t much soil to destroy over there, it’ll take a few years at most.
It would not be too hard for Microsoft to argue that they did come to an agreement with the artist to transfer the rights in exchange for 20,000 euros, so they do now own the copyright to the End Poem and will sue for damages if the artist reneges on the deal and starts claiming it's public domain.

I hope they don't, but they definitely could. It would be a PR nightmare though, and there's not all much to be gained either (how much money can you make with the poem if you can't mention Minecraft?), so with any luck that will stop them.
Amazon Snowball works like that for large data migrations.
He made it pretty clear that he didn't have any money (and thus no legal access).
Why a Tiny House Might Not Be as Affordable as You Think
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_preta
I always heard editing is what makes a written text great. Personally, I prefer the editing approach.
It's the attitude espoused in the writing. The outcome was literally his way of not letting his own frustration consume him and only available to him after doing heavy doses of psychedelics. I'm glad he was able to let go because his attitude of being entitled to something when he was, in fact, not, is what has been causing him all the pain.
That's the post-takedown version.

"Yes my short story, The iHole, was here. No, it's not here now..."
I wonder if it counts as a work for hire then? Otherwise copyright vests with the author and requires a written memorandum of transfer as I understand it.
I follow Peter Zeihan’s work quite closely too
Ask HN: As the year is about to end, what books did you read?
Slide deck from the con's site: https://cfp.recon.cx/media/2022/submissions/TZUFS8/resources...

Slide deck from margin.re: https://margin.re/content/files/2022/11/Pulling_MikroTik_int...

Blurb about the presentation at the con's site: https://cfp.recon.cx/media/2022/submissions/TZUFS8/resources...

Blurb about the presentation at margin.re: https://margin.re/pulling-mikrotik-into-the-limelight-2/
If not transfer copyright, a at least a licence of some kind. They must reasonably have acquired something for their consideration of 20000€ which the author accepted from them.
Hi, it's not obvious how to achieve this, but it feels it could be done. I think all the "tools" are available in the existing interface in `whisper.h` - for example, `whisper_get_probs()` gives you the probability for each token.
True it's more difficult cross-jurisdiction. Especially if the country doesn't have a robust legal system. I've had a lawyer hire another lawyer in said jurisdiction to help with enforcement across borders.
Oversupply. I hate to be a heretic against the orthodoxy, but viable academia needs to be startup- and business-focused on delivering useful, productizable impact rather than pure research. (Stanford Med School is like this, as are some other departments.) Publishing is still perishable if it doesn't result in concrete utility.

Google Translate's live camera font changing.. was Word Lens and was a Stanford thesis before that.

Lytro field camera... was Stanford research.

Impossible Burger... was Stanford GMO heme.

Google... Stanford.

Cisco...

VMware...

HP...

Nike, TSMC, Trader Joe's, Netflix, PayPal, Nvidia, Varian, Charles Schwab, Atari, WhatsApp, Instagram, SnapChat, ..
Nate Lewis was a chemist and he was in the rebuttal team
I mean we can squabble about what the definition of "most popular game of all time is", but if you're going with "the game that has sold the most units ever", it literally is: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_g...

(TFA links to that page toward the end.)
If you have a case, especially one presumably of this profile, then many firms would take it for no up front cost with an expectation of some cut of the damages.
The author acknowledges that he gave implicit permission to Notch/Mojang, and goes so far as to mention that the permission only extended to the original PC version of the game (which is all that existed at the time).
I don't think math books make you smart or see the world through a different angle (note : I studied maths a university so I might be completely biased ).

I'd say books about fields you don't necessarily know much about (if you're a web developer, it can mean both books about linux kernel programming and cooking books) including the ones that you think are about boring topics. They will help you understand that you don't know much about anything, and that there's usually several ways to look at something (say your preconceptions vs what you learn from the book) I think this drastically improves your critical thinking.
> it is very obvious that it is too expensive to store the actual images on the blockchain

> but there is still nothing wrong with NFT or blockchain technology

You sound like you're trying to deceive yourself.
I agree that playing online is terrible and there's really not a great excuse for how bad it is but there are options that aren't quite as bad as setting up and hosting a Java edition server.

1. If you're on the same network, you can select "open to LAN" in the menu once you load into a world and it'll give you a port so anyone on your network can play in your world with you as if it's a multiplayer server. This is nice for playing with family.

2. Minecraft Realms is Mojang/Microsoft's first party solution to the problem where you pay $8 /month for essentially a private server but with some stricter rules and easier ui.

3. Now we're getting into the weeds but if you want to set up a server on your local machine but don't have admin access to your router to set up port forwarding (as is the case for many young people), there are some free tunneling services you can use like Hamachi. You'll need everyone who wants to play on the same tunnel and then they can connect to a locally hosted server as if it's online.

The remaining options are the obvious ones of setting up port forwarding so you can host a public server from your home and renting a server from a third party provider, many of which have Minecraft instances you can spin up pretty easily.

If you want to play online with friends on Bedrock Edition, the more popular multi-platform version of the game, I think it's actually pretty easy but I don't play that edition much anymore so I can't be sure.

It genuinely does make me really upset though that young people who don't have parents willing to pay monthly fees can't easily play Java edition with their friends. Plenty of other games let you host a public server on your own machine. I don't see why they wouldn't implement this except that it costs them money bydepopularizing Realms. It's honestly really sad and goes against the original spirit of the game.
reader mode?
The main takeaway here is that you definitely should not interact with a corporation as anything other than rational economic actor, because while people have motivations, corporations only have one: money.
Copts (Egyptian Christians) are often much lighter skinned than Muslim Egyptians. I'm guessing there was less intermarriage with the Arab invaders amongst the populace that didn't convert. You can look at Rami Malek for an example of a Copt that westerners would be familiar with.
I agree, thinking about things help, But Brain needs stuff to think about just like body needs food. Giving it good stuff to process helps.
To be fair, if after reading that paragraph they find it so unsufferable, they can skip the article. The author makes a choice and acknowledges other opinions but, at the end of the day, has their opinion.
^ It's no coincidence: it's mindset, talent, support, and connections that comprise a superorganism / ecosystem.
Nope.

It's turtles all the way down.
Your source does no such thing. It basically says 'well the equipment that does make it is being used effectively, therefore it's wrong'. How is that debunking?

Your article then goes on to mention that AFTER AUDITORS ARRIVED, the situation improved. Look at my original comment - I specifically stated this was the case before auditors arrived. Not only did you miss the full context of my claim, you "disproved" it by citing a source that says it improved in a timeframe that was not a part of my claim at all.

Importantly, CBS did not retract the statement in the context of the timeframe it was used.

>And no, their equipment wasn't getting stolen and sold off to crime gangs. It was sitting in warehouses waiting to be deployed.

U.S. officials disagree with your unsourced opinion, specifically they have said embezzlement is a certainty. [1] They warned about it after auditors arrived, which really makes me think. What a coincidence :)

A National Security Council spokesman warned against the "risk of illicit diversion". What do you think 'illicit diversion' means? Who do you think would buy stolen weapons? Gangs, cartels, rogue nation states.

Further, the article reveals the terrible state of oversight prior to auditing: "Once U.S. equipment is handed to the Ukrainian government, U.S. officials said, they have little direct knowledge of where that material goes".

A Special Inspector General said this: "Even if it’s a noble cause, there’s going to be theft. There’s going to be misconduct. There’s going to be nepotism"

[1] https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-billions-going-to-ukraine-...
35 isn't really almost 40. plus he hasn't been the lead designer since he was 32.
For context, during the time that Constantine's mother was converting Rome to Christianity, Tutankhamun was as ancient as Constantine is today. During the time that Gengis Khan was conquering the Slavs, Constantine was as ancient as Gengis Khan is today. During the time that apples were falling on Newton's head, Gengis Khan was as old as Newton is today. During the time that Beethoven was going deaf, Newton was as old as Beethoven is today. During the time that the Red Baron was nicking off checkmarks on the cowl of his Fokker, Beethoven was as old as the Red Baron is today. When Gene Cernan last lifted his boot out of the regolith, the Red Baron was as old as Cernan's footprint is today.

It's the only way I can comprehend these timescales.
Well, I consider the system in the US to be dystopian and much worse than what we have here.

The only problem we have is with home delivery and that is mostly been with US providers anyway. And it is explained partly because the US providers are mostly used by businesses, where "home" delivery actually make sense.
It didn't for the longest time, and then one day suddenly there was this whole dragon thingy
Would you be happy if only your tax rate went up, or is that tied to other people in your tax bracket also paying out more and thus, presumably, benefiting society more than they would by hoarding/wasting the money?
I've found adding a live chat to my online creation tool invaluable for getting a sense of what people find confusing or unintuitive. I change or update ux flows based on often-asked questions, and know if the change worked based on whether I still get those questions.
I don't think Microsoft has much incentive to make creating servers easier than it is; there would be somewhat less incentive for players to buy Realms if setting up a server was just a click.
Here are a few books that can help you improve your cognitive skills and keep your brain sharp:

1. "Moonwalking with Einstein" by Joshua Foer - This book is about the science of memory and how to improve your memory through techniques like memory palaces and mnemonic devices.

2. "The Organized Mind" by Daniel Levitin - This book is about how to manage information overload and stay organized in the digital age. It covers topics like time management, decision making, and multitasking.

3. "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman - This book is about the psychology of decision making and how our minds can sometimes lead us astray. It covers topics like cognitive biases, heuristics, and the role of emotions in decision making.

4. "The Power of Habit" by Charles Duhigg - This book is about the science of habits and how they can be changed to improve our lives. It covers topics like how habits are formed, why they are hard to break, and how to create new habits.

5. "Solve for Happy" by Mo Gawdat - This book is about how to find lasting happiness and fulfillment in life. It covers topics like the science of happiness, the role of the mind in happiness, and how to overcome negative thoughts and emotions.
Chat is one thing. Obtrusive chat is another. Bot chat is a sort of pinnacle of shitness that eclipses all others.

When companies do chat and it actually helps the user, all good. When it's done entirely to help the company by reducing salaries for real staff / trying to prevent users getting in touch / promoting some feature or product the user didn't want in the first place... - then it's generally all bad.
I used to do this with my Aeropress. I added an icecube on top of the ground coffee and poured boiling water over it. It reduced the temperature from 100°C to about 80°C if I remember correctly. Anyway, it came out ready to drink, and generally you can just brew with less water and then the dilution is not a problem.
The Founder/CEO of Waze wrote a terrific, in-depth post on his decision to leave Google two years ago:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-did-i-leave-google-stay-s...

Very insightful post. And as much as a reader might think it highlights dysfunction at Google, the continued growth and success of Waze within Google argues otherwise.
I love nature documentaries, I'll have a look at that one!

I agree, lots of animals use tools in one way or another. Starting or even just controlling a chemical reaction does seem like a big step above mechanical methods though. I wouldn't really be that surprised overall if we eventually discover that H. Naledi or other hominids had some control of fire. I will be surprised if the Dinaledi site turns out to be the first evidence of it
i dont know... i still havent tested chatGPT for some unknown reason. anyways, i "believe" i will have some trouble. I grew up when using a search engine from "yahoo directory" meant teaching about operators, only using keywords, avoiding superflous text. Case in point, if i wanted to search 'best' laptop, i learned to do

"laptop + review + budget + 2022 NOT chromebook"

while "normies" use

"what is the best budget laptop to buy for college student studying law"

i never got around NLP. same for openai/stability. (i get stumped at prompting)

i understand these new neural/whatever buzzword text engines are for casual internet users and maybe they will succeed and in a way, its good because yesterday i read about chatGPT giving made up references and users KNOW these are bad while in going conventional search, you never know or are trained to accept as "gospel"...

don't know why i am rambling, i will show myself out
Is this it, further down the page?

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/2684207-an-open-...
He also made it clear that he had an agent. And he had worked with large corporations in the past given his background so I'm surprised he tripped up here. It's not like this was some first time author learning about how cruel the real world can be.
“ In May 2020 we found a group of Tor exit relays that were messing with exit traffic. Specifically, they left almost all exit traffic alone, and they intercepted connections to a small number of cryptocurrency exchange websites. If a user visited the HTTP version (i.e. the unencrypted, unauthenticated version) of one of these sites, they would prevent the site from redirecting the user to the HTTPS version (i.e. the encrypted, authenticated version) of the site. If the user didn't notice that they hadn't ended up on the HTTPS version of the site (no lock icon in the browser) and proceeded to send or receive sensitive information, this information could be intercepted by the attacker.”

This seems like a dumb way to exploit an http downgrade attack. Far better, would be to redirect the user to a fake looking https site and collect the user data there.

As with many such attacks, a password manager can help mitigate or WebAuthN. Though I am not sure how that would play with Tor and the privacy guarantees users are looking for.
In math, chemistry, psychiatry, physics, etc, a person with a PhD will be much faster and more effective at getting things done that relate to their area of expertise. As such there is a strong job market for PhDs in those areas in general, though of course most of those jobs aren't academic.

Does a political science degree actually indicate a similar quantifiable increase in capability beyond just having more writing experience? I don't know much about what professional political scientists do so perhaps someone can enlighten me.