skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
43 isn’t that old. Had my last kid when I was 41 and that was by design. The fact that you have and MS and savings means you are, by those kinds of measures, better off than most of the population. Don’t feel rushed - that will make you feel out of control. Realize that you have time to make decisions about what to do next, and prove it to yourself by stepping back and taking that time. Good luck.
People of a certain age came to computing via machines from Apple, Commodore, Radio Shack, Atari, Sinclair, Acorn and others in the late 1970s and into the 1980s. These people -- what we might call the first digital generation -- largely had to work with one or another version of Microsoft BASIC built into ROM, or the BASIC created by their computer's manufacturers. There were no compilers for kids learning on the machines they got for Christmas. The 90s and QBasic were somewhere in the future. That is what this article is about. There may have been more PDP-8 BASIC programmers than microcomputer BASIC programmers, but they're not what this article was about.
If you’re open to an exercise in the spirit of intellectual expansion:

Place yourself in the position of an indigenous person who is trying to help decide what the right path is. You don’t recognize the rights of the people asking to come on to your land. You are seeing your community and your way of life continually shoved in to the margins by the systems outside your “borders” and yet while you (now) understand how the capitalistic world works you would be happy to live prosperously off the land not even accepting the concept of money, just as your ancestors did.

Now, from that version of you: argue why your community should agree to the terms. Also: you have an opportunity to change the terms and to change the system that’s sitting at your borders. What changes would you ask for? Which would you stand firm for?
If you want to share music for free with people in the US in 2022 I think your best bet is going to be sharing links to YouTube.

Somehow YouTube has an agreement with most music labels that they can host music supported by advertising in some geographies. I get reports from people outside the US that these links don't work but I am being deliberately vague here because even though I know the links don't work in some other countries, there might be some countries they work in.

There are streaming media delivery CDNs, I know a little about

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudFront/latest/Develope...

which I think could be adapted for music. In that case you need to pay to store the files and pay for bandwidth, of course you will need to pay the copyright owners too. See

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain%27t_no_such_thing_as...
Hey I am older than you. I just want to suggest that it's probably not a great idea to look at turning around your life as if it's binary.

What I would personally be looking for, if I were you, is an aspect of my life that I can turn around relatively easily, and then a second one, which might be a little more challenging.

Try to develop a little momentum in the direction that you want to go in life.

From there, I would keep breaking down the things that would represent a complete turn around for me, and try to achieve those things one at a time.

We all get on losing streaks in life. We all have technologies that we work with that go from hot, to good, to old, to unpopular. But I argue that we can't look at ourselves as a failure or success in a binary fashion.

We have to keep reinventing and course correcting, one step at a time.

Good luck!
I experienced it first when using a flatbed scanner connected to the Macintosh (not the Thunderscan, however — I guess a little later).

By the time Hypercard made the scene you started to come across Atkinson Dithered images with regularity (likely much of the clipart that came with Hypercard).

I loved the effect as well. I made it use of it at the time but then had a more recent project where I wanted that "vintage look" and so have made use of it recently as well. I think it's the "tube amp" of dithering algorithms.

The dithering noise almost often suggests a pattern — not unlike the old metal engravings where the artist cut the lines in not an arbitrary cross-hatch but to follow or suggest contours. I don't know, I can't explain the appeal.
I don't want to comment on the other stuff, but 43 years old is not even half way of most professional careers. You may not be the youngest in a room but you're certainly not old.

Lots of people change their careers, go through a divorce, change continents, or go through other objectively tough experiences around this time in life. It's certainly not too late to build a family should you find someone.

The mid-life crisis is cliché for a reason.

Some people find help in therapy, but many manage without. If you have a tendency to procrastinate, maybe start with applying for a job that you won't get. I find that to be a reasonably effective method to get started with pretty much anything. With the ice broken, the next gets easier.
Long story short: it has never been done before and that's why it's a breakthrough. Never mind that it's totally impractical and far from something we could use to solve our energy problems TODAY.

We need to focus on building hundreds if not thousands of nuclear fission reactors and to reduce the population growth through birth control outside the Western world.
For me the benefit is honestly just less content. There is only so much that makes it to the front page here and the lack of infinite scroll means I rarely see beyond it. It helps me waste a lot less time. But reddit was also a real problem for me. Way too many hours each day and I had to quit it.
Referral are probably best. Seek people in your area in that profession and just ask anyone if who'd they recommend.

You need to fix your brain. Spending 50% of your income/spendings for at least one year on therapy is the minimum you can do.

It is just like a broken leg you need to get it fixed you have no choice.
We can’t control if we find the right person - so control the things we can. Creating that confidence leads to a more confident exterior which is attractive to others!
Well ice is there to UNDO some of our body's responses, so it does not do something the body could not theoretically achieve.
Installing MS-DOS on an AMD Ryzen Gaming PC (2017) [video]
I have not suggested that. I strongly suggest trying theraphy above. The point of my comment is to also strongly consider theraphy with a medical practioner who will be able to help you using medication or diagnose any issues that a therapist cannot.

A therapist isn't qualified to make any diagnosis or prescribe tests and medication.
For me, protocols i tend to not use it, because it makes it harder to understand the code and Cursive cannot find instances that implements the protocols.

For testing purposes is easier to redef a function than implementing a full new test protocol.
I actually mentioned this in another reply. I never tried but it should work in an android emulator - set the GPS coordinates to something interesting - of course, something that won't potentially get you in trouble.
We thought about it from the other side, we want to make it easy that just every PDF gets signed. We know it is not perfect, but it is better than not signatures at all. Inspired by LetsEncrypt

https://github.com/open-pdf-sign/open-pdf-sign-configurator/...
I am 50 and can run 50 miles at a stretch, probably more.

Stop thinking like that. Stop boxing yourself in with presumptions and "prevailing wisdom."
What resources do you use to learn about Product Management?
Hi all, would love to get your feedback about which websites, blogs and YouTube channels you have found useful for learning about Product Management - before you started out, or as a new or veteran PM. Any examples your can share will be much appreciated - thank you!
Kim Moir has a great blog post on this: https://kimmoir.blog/2021/11/30/my-favourite-books-for-new-m... which includes many of the choices talked about below, and a great discussion of why
The video made it clear that they are hypothetical, with a lot of, "if they exist"
I had my entire music collection stored on Google Play Music for a time, at one point being my only backup. When I tried to export my music collection, I discovered that not only were the file names and folder structures completely messed up, but I would sometimes get lower bitrate version of the songs or songs with "clean" lyrics - which I know for a fact wasn't what I had originally uploaded.

I refuse to use music streaming services these days - sometimes resorting to less than legal means, but for the most part I purchase drm free music from Bandcamp.
Of course it is technically possible, but I haven't seen it done properly. I have never seen a book with math rendered as images that was of satisfactory quality or even close to what PDF can offer. I doubt IEEE explore is an exception, but I don't have an account, so cannot check.

I would like to be able to read a book also on a phone, but I am not going to compromise on quality for that, given that I can just read it on a large tablet in PDF format.
Even if that's true legally, what a dumb decision tactically. Killing surrendering troops means fewer surrenders and results in more deaths for your side.
Seeing a bad therapist is worse than not seeing a therapist. I'd avoid online directories that are known to be gamed.

Seek referrals from real people in your area.
What I found useful in it is the proposed shorthands.

FSR - Free Speech Rights
FSC - Free Speech Culture
SD - Speech Decency

To distinguish the separate terms and perspectives people often confuse with each other.
Do not confuse the data markup with a schema DSL. In the latter the meaning of each field should be specified and available for a documentation generating tool.

Bottom line: You need a better schema definition and validation tool/framework. It is not YAML's fault.
> The column-oriented storage format used by data warehouses allows them to efficiently leverage modern SIMD computer architectures for columnar-vectorized processing.

I find it interesting how these vectorized processing engines with DuckDB and Photon Engine of Databricks try to combine row and columnar-oriented strengths.
Frankl is a great place to start.
Independent national political reporter Josh Marshall, editor and publisher of Talking Points Memo, had this guy's number over a year ago, pointing out that many details of his supposed life story are nonsense.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/curious-george/sharetok...
This is a perfect example of where thorough reading (not the first few paragraphs only) sheds light on the matter. Two ears and one mouth.
QBASIC wasn't released until 1991, after the time this article is referring to.
"This news shows that practical fusion is now only an engineering problem, not a fundamental physics one..."

We've been able to reliably trigger stable fusion in controlled experimental facilities since before I was born in 1966. People have literally been claiming fusion power is just an engineering problem longer than my entire lifetime, and I'm no spring chicken. Ring me when they reach engineering breakeven, although optimistically the chances are it'll be my grandkids that take the call.
A lot of good advise here, especially "go see a therapist", but don't underestimate the simple stuff that might get you in this mood. Long periods of bad nutrition, sedentarism and sunlight deprivation have been linked as causes for depression. Look for hacks in your life to help with those while you search for help and answers.
Having turned my life around, I'm happy to offer a little advice.

You've made the important first step, which is realizing that a change needs to be made. The next step is to identify specific goals (ex: "I want to be married within five years"), which should be broken down into sub goals ("I want to go on 15 first dates this year"), which should be broken down into actionable next steps (1. "Sign up for a dating site today", 2. "Send a message on the site today" 3. "find local singles meetups for this week").

This might sound abstract, but it's necessary to crystalize your abstract goals into concrete next steps. The thought of "turning your life around" is so big that it can be oppressive and depressing. But "sign up for a dating site today"? You can do that. "Send a message on the site today"? You can do that!!

....but!

Don't fall into the trap of "working on yourself" at the expense of taking action toward your goals. You can waste days and years planning and thinking about how you will improve tomorrow. You can spend years reading self-help books about how to improve this or that aspect of your life. Take care that "working on yourself" does not become just another avenue for procrastination and self-deception. All of that thinking and planning is important, but it shouldn't come at the expense taking action. Make a plan that you can take action on today. Take those actions today. You can improve the plan later.

Also, if you're like me, your self-improvement journey will not be without back-sliding. How can you hold yourself accountable? How can you remind yourself that these goals are worth the time and effort? IMO, the answer is journaling. If you'll dedicate 5-10 minutes a day writing. Don't just list out what you did, commune with yourself. Write about your goals and your aspirations. Write about what you're doing to pursue them, write about how you fail and how you can avoid failure. Self-deception is hard as hell when you're journaling every day.

Books: Meditations, Atomic Habits, Dopamine Nation

Godspeed, sir!
I personally won't label the Liberal party as a centre-right party or left of the US right wing when it is currently led by Peter Dutton who is a typical far right element in modern politics.

I also struggle to categorize its recent former leader Tony Abbott and his close mate Joe Hockey who was the Treasurer as "centre-right". We are talking about a priest who was famously & accurately labelled by the only female Australian Prime Minister as a misogyny - that speech was voted for the No.1 moment in Australian TV history! These two are the people who want everyone to believe that it is a life style choice when people don't buy & drive ferrari.

Oh, let's also don't forget what happened to Liberal's actual centre-right leader Malcolm Turnbull. He was replaced by a bulldozer PM who is responsible for the use of automated machines to force the most vulnerable people to fork out billions of $ to cover their non-exist debts so his federal budget can look better to his supporters. Is this centre-right?
Using a REST API with Python
Intel solutions always seem to have better idle consumption. Maybe this has changed, I'm still playing with older equipment.
The name is lost in translation and there is no faceplate showing status of the machine thinking.
There's no free lunch.

They are growing cells in vitro and need to provide all the nutrients they need. Thus, to produce, say, 1 ton of wood this way they need to somehow produce at least 1 ton of nutrients...

There are probably interesting uses for this tech for niche products but perhaps not at scale.
Thanks! Honestly I liked the post filtering audio with no “natural audio” mixed back in. Get the reasoning, but still. Did you do testing with anyone to gauge viewer preference? If so, how?
I disagree. I have seen plenty of code that is forced to match on the text of an exception because it uses a too-generic type.

That said, I still wouldn't use a custom exception type in most languages simply because it's so tedious for a small pay-off. It's one of those things that you should do, but isn't really worth the hassle. Like putting alt text on HTML images.

Do any languages with exceptions let you define new exception types at the throw site?
I'm not sure how "Rest Ice Compression Elevation" is "clinical robotic" and "vascularization" isn't...
WebSockets vs. Webhooks: Which Is Better for Real-Time Communication?
They might have believed:

* This tastes almost as good as real meat, and better than some shitty burgers I've had. With some development it'll be indistinguishable.

* I'm not a vegan myself, but vegan products are a growth sector so we can make money there. I've heard veganism is popular with young people who worry about the environment, so the fact none of my 60-year-old golf buddies are vegan doesn't mean it's not a good opportunity.

* The world's population is rising, and countries like India and China have a growing middle class. Even ignoring veganism and environmentalism, demand for meat is likely to rise. A company with good quality substitutes and the ability to increase production fast could be well placed to capitalise on this.

* Lab-grown meat could revolutionise how we eat - why shouldn't every steak be perfectly marbled A5 Wagyu Ribeye, if it's being 3D printed in a lab? People who invest in the right company could make a fortune! This company isn't precisely that, but they've got a product I can taste right now, and it tastes pretty good to me.

* I need to polish my reputation, with some ethical investments to counterbalance all that money I've given to scumbags and scam artists. I'll invest the loose change I found down the back of my couch in this burger company.
I think there's two big aspects to this, based on your comments.

The first is the real and relatable challenge of making a major life change in your 40s. I'm 38 and just made the decision to prioritize my health and happiness over my career, but I can only do that because my career reached a tipping point where the stress involved in each additional dollar earned was rapidly getting out of whack.

So I asked my bosses if there's an opportunity to step down and find a different role, and we're working on that right now. I can't say if this will be successful, but it's a huge relief.

So that's the first side, I think: Recognizing that we all need work that aligns with our values. I don't just mean moral values, but in terms of what you value every day.

But the second part: You're clearly seeing only the negative right now:

"I have no skills" is utter nonsense. If your brain is telling you that, you need to tell it in no uncertain terms to shut the fuck up. That negative self talk will kill you.

Everyone has skills. You also have a degree (is that a Masters in Engineering or a Masters in English?), and work experience. I don't care if it's rusty. Those are huge assets.

Maybe you can't jump right into a $250k/year job. But you also don't need to flip burgers.

Focus on the positive. Focus on your strengths. Stop comparing yourself to others or even to your own past. Let go of those expectations. You may find you already have a great life, or that it's not that far out of reach.
Interesting, I wonder what happens to ALAC files from Bandcamp.
Ask HN: Are you using Notion and its recent Notion AI feature?
I've been a long-time user of Notion (the free plan). I've used it to store personal (not too personal) documents such as tech notes, grocery items, blog snippets, quotes from books i've read, etc.

Recently I started using it at work as well to store notes from meetings, logging my work journal, my to-do list, and other elements as well (like a scratchpad). Notion has been approved by our security team, and it was important that we don't put any company-confidential information in our notes (which I avoid doing at all costs).

I wanted to activate the Notion AI feature today (as I received an email that i'm off the waitlist). I started reading AI program terms[1], which led me to the Master Subscription Agreement[2], which also led me to the Data Processing Addendum[3].

The following paragraph (in [1]) captured my interest:

> You may provide input to be processed by Notion AI (“Input”), and receive output generated and returned by the Notion AI based on the Input (“Output”). Input and Output are your Content or Customer Data, as applicable. You will ensure that your Input and use of the Notion AI will not violate any applicable law. You are solely responsible for the development, content, operation, maintenance, and use of your Content and Customer Data.

What does it mean for Notion to process our input (customer data) to help its AI? How safe is this? What do you think of it? Would you use it given how these terms are coined?

I continued reading the Data Processing Addendum[3] and also noticed the following paragraph in the Data Use and Processing section:

> The parties acknowledge and agree that Customer is the Controller of Customer Personal Data and Notion is the Processor of such Customer Personal Data. Notion shall Process Customer Personal Data as a service provider strictly for the business purpose(s) agreed between the parties and as provided under the Agreement, this DPA, and any instructions expressly agreed upon by the parties in writing (together, the "Business Purpose").

How do you think Notion processes Customer Personal Data for its "Business Purpose"? I couldn't find any detailed explanation of the "Business Purpose" in the Master Subscription Agreement[2] or Personal Use Terms of Service[4] or Data Processing Addendum[3].

[1] https://www.notion.so/Notion-AI-Program-Terms-c0066e3003904176bb50b9f7c16164b9

[2] https://www.notion.so/Master-Subscription-Agreement-4e1c5dd3e3de45dfa4a8ed60f1a43da0#ab40a767dcd04b10b58512a964b928f0

[3] https://www.notion.so/Data-Processing-Addendum-361b540101274b1fa7e16b90402b0d99#cfce81e82e31431d9a2cfe87699f7710

[4] https://www.notion.so/Personal-Use-Terms-of-Service-00e4e5d0f2b9411cbee6493f15779500#4c8b3847a1874ce7abcef66829ca71e4

PS: anyone else finds it quite difficult to read terms of use and agreements like this? The legal-speak is sometimes quite difficult to decode/find the meaning between the lines.
Why do the two plasma rings halt when they meet in the center? If they are just made of ions I'd expect them to pass right through each other. Is it because they have some difference in magnetic field polarity? Is it because of the external magnetic fields?
I’m probably autistic. That is, pretty noticeably hitting all of the checkboxes on the typical aspie profile but not quite to an extent that anybody who isn’t explicitly looking for such things wouldn’t write off as being eclectic; dare I say, not even “weird”.

I’m not deep into either community but I always feel we get really lost on this. We call autism a spectrum, but then seem to act like it’s a single dimension spectrum and that people who are “normal” aren’t even “on the spectrum”.

I would bet if we really pressed on dimensionalizing the spectrum we would find the overlap on this issue is on a pretty specific part. And perhaps are the same thing??
See my comment on the previous thread, I have an unusual Google geolocation situation, where at work there is no GPS coverage and Google shows my location in random locations as much as 200 miles away from my actual location. I do not believe that my actual IP makes a difference because I have a Wireguard VPN from my phone through my home router, and enabling that (or leaving it on) does not change the location that Maps thinks I am at. But this is on Android so there may be some difference.
If it's okay for people who don't like SUVs to damage/sabotage other people's SUVs, then is it also okay for people who don't like trains and buses to damage/sabotage other people's trains and buses?
In my experience, learning proper coping mechanisms, finding new hobbies, getting better sleep, better diet, getting enough exercise, making sure your vitamin levels are in line, were all much more effective than medication. Medication actually made feel worse and more trapped, and I've taken almost every single antidepressant that can be prescribed.

What worked for me will not work for everyone. It's important to try everything that you can and see what works best for you. For me, medication was not the answer.