skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I guess I’m just especially confused because “regulatory capture” suggests there are regulations, but as the commenter above points out, there are relatively few. That’s why cars and trucks can have brighter headlights that aren’t well aligned: nothing stops them.
Anyone in normal health getting a second or follow on shot (aka booster) should have done so only with a negative D-Dimer test monitoring their reaction to their initial (or previous) shot. It was known very early on in 2021 that about 30% of the population will test positive on the D-dimer test (monitors for clotting reactions). A doctor not monitoring or at least recommending this test would be very irresponsible to their patient.

As far as allergic reactions, these are also common but not nearly as common as the 30% prevalent micro-clotting reactions detected by D-dimer test. It is possible there is some correlation between these, as micro-clotting might result in all sorts of undesirable immune reactions (eg macrophage related), some of which would result in an allergic reaction.
I got the same message for a couple of minutes (~5') after I could finally log in.
Well those people can already buy free-range chickens. This is preventing people who'd rather pay less for cruelly-treated chickens from making that choice.
You're wrong for the API discussed in GP.
It sounds like you agree with me...

> that assumes 100% efficient gas furnace. Cheaper furnaces are ~80% efficiency. Really good furnaces are ~95% efficiency.

>> natural gas is around 4 cents per kwh. Gas furnaces are extremely efficient, buts lets round up to 5 cents/kwh to be conservative.

> So for the periods when it's mild, but heating is still required, the heat pump is an obvious winner

>> it is wonderful for 3 seasons of the year. I think all new construction should have one. But the cost to heat during winter is ridiculous.

>> Heat pumps as a _sole_ heat source are not cost competitive in cold climates.
800 mio tons in china, 1 mio ton in sweden. So, four years of worldwide supply, unless we start building more electric cars.

#fuckcars, IMHO. Trains are nicer and bikes provide exercise, but the world seems to rely on two-ton vehicles for mostly one occupant, except for kei cars.
The hard dismissal with 'No' is likely why you got down voted. I am not able to do that.

With that kind of tonal promise, especially considering the source you are dismissing outright is important in their field, you have to show, not just tell.

If you just left that No out, and gave room for the chance that you are wrong, people wouldn't downvote, they'd upvote. People like to hear smart arguments. No one wants to hear outward dismissal. Especially of known experts.
Kind of dumb to say an actor that's clearly proven he has immense range when there are so many other obvious choices. Vin Diesel for example is an A-list star who clearly does not have anywhere the range that Carrey or DiCaprio have.
Thanks for checking out Fern!

Smithy is an awesome library, and we love the VSCode extension that makes it easy to click around in the Smithy files.

We built our own spec because there's a lot of cool SDK features that aren't supported in Smithy. For example:

- Audiences. It should be easy in the spec to specify some endpoints as "internal only" to include them in the internal SDKs, but exclude them from the external SDKs.

- Per-endpoint errors. Smithy doesn't have a concept of specifying which non-200 responses a particular endpoint might return. It's super helpful in the SDKs to know which errors might be thrown from a particular endpoint.

- Pagination. It should be easy in the spec to specify that an endpoint is paginated, so the SDK is able to page through results easily (e.g. for-await in TypeScript). Note: this is a WIP and not yet released in Fern.

Having our own spec also lets us be more creative with the feature set we provide. For example, we want to add support for websockets and webhooks.

All that said, we're not aiming to be a competing standard. There's so much tooling already for these different specs, and it should be easy to convert between them. Our Smithy->Fern converter is in development so that Smithy users can take advantage of our SDK generators.
Given he doesn’t know how sound works it’s unsurprising he’s so intent on the metaverse.
You're outright wrong, I've detailed that here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34351151

And yes, motorcycles transport two people at the most - but for real, look outside a window and count how many car drives are made by single-occupants. In the UK, for example, it's 60% [1].

[1] https://www.statista.com/statistics/314733/single-occupant-c...
I don't particularly like the way the comment was delivered either, but it does add to the conversation (as evidenced by the other comments that respond to its content and not its tone). The comment in question is bringing up the point that geography may have something to do with the reported stats, which is another interesting thing to keep in mind.
You may be covering it with your second definition, but I'm not sure - there's also the option available in Ireland (and UK and elsewhere) of a wet heat pump. By that, I mean an air-source (or ground heat extracting) heat pump that connects to the existing wet radiator infrastructure of the house. Replaces a gas boiler, which is normal here.
There's no way that ChatGPT allows for an entire essay in a prompt, right?
Regarding #2, while there are a lot of issues with the FAA's medical process, you can absolutely get cleared to fly after having previously taken ADHD medication.

What you have to do is:

1. Not take those meds for at least 1-2 years.

2. Show documentation that getting off the meds hasn't impeded your performance. This generally means showing a stable work history if you've been off them for a long time or documents showing no change in performance between before you stopped taking them and x months after if you recently got off them.

3. Take an FAA ADHD re-evaluation.

Then they'll clear you. It's an annoying process but it's absolutely doable.
Over the past couple of months I've been in the process of deleting some dormant accounts. I've had the most issues specifically with airlines. It's been a bit of a challenge interacting with the company's customer support and/or digging through their privacy policies to find an email address to contact.

I stumbled across this website a couple of times but opted not to use it, because it felt odd plugging in some personal info into a website I'd never heard of - much like those services that claim to remove you from people-search websites. However, I only now realize that this website/service actually generates an email on my behalf that includes the appropriate company email address and relevant messaging.

I really wish websites like these weren't necessary at all. I should be able to delete an account (along with personal and financial details) just as easily as I create one.
Can I guess you're between 37 and 42 years old.
I'm trying to think of examples that used it on the gameboy.

The Gameboy Camera obviously did, any games though?
Yeah, this is easy to confirm. I've had a desktop with multiple GPUs in it for close to 10 years, and outside of Final Cut Pro and Motion, I haven't found a single app (definitely not any games) that would use both GPUs, even though they were there and waiting for data! I write my own code to use both of them and it screams. It's unfortunate that more developers don't use it. But it's certainly overkill for an intro tutorial to discuss it.

All of this to say: I fully agree. The Vulkan tutorials I've found have put me off ever trying to use it again. I'm sticking to Metal which is much easier to understand and a delight to use.
My inclination would be to actively require students to use AI in drafting. It seems plausible to me that successful work in the future will require AI collaboration. The skill we are looking for is apparently output based (like much of the work we turn in for pay later in life - we get paid for output, not process) - getting to the final product with AI shouldn't just be rewarded, it should a skill that is actively taught. It's a tool kids need to learn how to be good with, akin to "googling", it has its limitations that kids should learn first hand.

Edit: typos... because this wasn't written by AI...
With OpenAI's GPT-3 stirring up the waters, we at Persio are happy to launch a free app for Zapier, Persio AI, to jump on board. Persio AI is here to help you manage the time-consuming process of email qualification. By leveraging OpenAI's Chat GPT-3 technology, Persio AI analyzes the body text of any message you receive: it automatically assigns a sentiment score to each message – positive, neutral, and negative –, eliminating the need for manual filtering.
- Travel and meet all my old friends/family that I haven't for years or even decades even though we are all on "social media" and "like" each other's posts.

- Setup 100% free Quality Private Primary education in developing countries like India and actually be on the ground for the most part doing it initially myself.
Not sure if this is what you mean but there's a documentary out there called 100 Foot Wave that has tons of video footage of gigantic waves. It's about surfing, so these waves break, but it's worth a watch if you'd like to see these things in action. The images of the waves are awe inspiring, even on a TV screen.
No, I really don't do any of those things. Everything is online these days, which is a different attack surface. I also don't think that my iPhone is listening to me, for advertising or blackmail purposes.
I just can't imagine mining the moon being in any way shape or form easier than mining the earth. The list of workplace hazards would be impressive. I imagine we're talking surface mines to keep the logistics manageable, but then:

1. How do you get astrominers there and back safely and on a regular basis whilst still keeping costs down?

2. What would it cost to keep your astrominers well fed and rested in a comfortable environment (warm, enough water, entertainment, etc)

3. How much more in bonuses (danger of hazard, long way from home, etc) do you even have to pay an astrominer vs a terraminer?

4. Most mines have some form of processing on site, e.g. break down rocks and sift through shit. How do you get those massive machines up there on the cheap and service them frequently on the cheap? Do we even have the machines that can work in those conditions?

5. Gravity is weak on the moon, I can imagine rocks of considerable mass flying or tumbling about being an issue. Sifting doesn't work as it does on earth without normal gravity and abundant water.

6. etc. etc. etc.?

I mean I think it'd be cool if we could pull it off as a civilisation but I just can't imagine how out there in scope and complexity moon mining would be.
Exactly. See my other post here — I think a HTML subset would make more sense. Then these sites would run safely on both Kristall and Firefox for as long as they adhered to this simplified standard.
Yep, just put people in bins so you can keep them organized. It’s always worked, so why stop now, right?

It’s not as easy as A and B and C people (or any other labels).

I’ve professionally led a team doing physical labor, and currently a team of teams doing intellectual labor (software development) and several between. They have been excellent, productive and profitable as well as respectful, ethical and honorable.

The reasons behind their success are complicated but always start on the same foundation: respect. Genuine, difficult to come by, and more difficult to maintain, respect. For the customer. For the user. For each other. For other departments. For the community. For the competition.

From there builds trust, and from trust comes ambition and the ability to focus on the purpose of the job (yes, it’s a job in most cases, not a mission or vision).

This is what I see some growth CEOs miss. They lack respect for people outside the “right” mold and don’t hire (or keep) them. Then to their surprise, their teams become dysfunctional.

Many tired anecdotes teach us about this (too many chefs, etc.) yet the same mistake is made with relentless repetition.
It's a mind game, really.

If you give people 4 weeks PTO, they'll take 4 weeks. If you give 6 weeks, they'll take 6 weeks.

If you give "unlimited", then they'll take 3 weeks because they're afraid of looking like they're abusing the benefit.
Will ChatGPT Change the Way You Teach?
Nice article and cool you are here for questions.

> The unit is powered by 26 volts, 400 Hz, a standard voltage for aviation.

Any idea as to the history as to why this is the case?

I assume higher voltage is useful for lower amps? But why 400 hz?

Seems odd to use such a high voltage if components such as this must have internal transformers?
No one cares that hooks are "functional" - they care because it's a much better way to share logic across components vs higher order components.
> I'd say it's different in that it's based on a rational argument rather than faith.

I don't see "the simulation created the universe" as any different from "god created the universe" in any significant way.

Scott Adams believes in the simulation. He says he's been able to, by thinking certain thoughts, influence the simulation. There's a word for that - "praying".
On the contrary, ChatGPT appears conversational because it basically feeds the entire chat history into the model to generate each subsequent response.
What's your opinion on Belgians and the Swiss?
I use xrandr --scale 0.8x0.8 and it seems alright to me.
>>While our revenue has grown by five times since the start of the pandemic, our costs have grown by even more

Soo.... shouldnt mgmt have some culpability here, for poor forcasting and they should be impacted...

who was doing their forcasting/finances, how much was the CFO paid - he should be fired first?

as a dir of ops for many companies, the CFO is the most remotely connected with the tech ops dev ops reqs required... and I have personally trained several CFOs on their BS...

I hold CFOs accountable to their mistakes, yet they suffer zero consequences.

If YC wants to brag about their companies - I'd say that holding CFOs accountable would be the most important change they can make. STOP hiring CFOs that dont know shit about tech as it translates to the actual teams who produce.

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If I am wrong, then educate me AND the industry in what to expect from a CFO who doesnt understand 'cloud-finance'

Get FinOPs to be a bit more salient
>critical thinking and learning

If my experience with essays means anything is that to receive a good grade you need to regurgitate the teacher pet causes using the most flowery language possible. No thinking involved.
> Fairly equivalently, why is Europe comprised of 44 countries but China is one country?

Europe being composed of 44 sovereign countries is a relatively recent phenomenon - like mostly post WWI. For most of history these countries were under the dominion of larger empires.

China did have much earlier centralization of government than other parts of the world, resulting in highly unified systems of administration, and most prominently, the shared logographic writing system. The administrative centralization of the past and present masks a lot of underlying diversity which persists to this day.

However this centralization was also contrasted by periods of fragmentation, like the Sixteen Kingdoms period:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixteen_Kingdoms
it's funny how, on one hand you argue for objectivity but fundamentally distrust/write off a chance that someone could have created a hackernews account today and comment here - without a shred of evidence. May be now I am getting trained on the HN ways.
And as I said, people think the alternative to "fast, full of bugs, 0 planning" is automatically "slow, no bugs, lots of planning" but it's often "slow, lots of planning, just as many bugs"
> But if I take a walk around the neighborhood I can wave to ~10 people I know by name.

that's great, and I'm sure it makes the neighborhood a lot more pleasant to live in. but aside from maybe hiding your amazon packages for you, this doesn't contribute much to safety/security in my experience.

one of my friends used to live on a slightly sketchy block where she knew a lot of neighbors. they all ducked for cover when her roommate got robbed at gunpoint on her own front porch. my other friend was friendly with his neighbors. his house got cleaned out by a couple kids who lived three doors down. neither the police, the neighbors, nor even the mother did shit about it.

your neighbors might warn you about a "sketchy" person they've seen on the block a few times, but when push comes to shove, people overwhelmingly choose to stay in their lane. they might come to check on you after the dust settles, I guess.
I remember trying to book a rail ticket in india the night before my flight there, only to find out (through lots of googling) that their system goes down every night for 'maintenance' (I guess to run nightly scripts and stuff without updates happening)

Everybody seemed to know this, everybody seemed to think it's normal, but as a foreigner i thought the site had crashed.

for those interested: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation...
Agree with you. "Best" behavior is only meaningful if there was some kind of way to set a civilization-wide goal and optimize for it.

Since we don't set goals for humanity at large, there's no definition of "best" to optimize for, just complex combinations of sub-behaviors that may or may not be beneficial to certain groups under certain conditions, nothing more.
Or the Tiny Toons joke about playing the name game with Plucky.
My uncle does this. It’s fucking unbearable.
That's a nice sentiment at the link. The reality is that Chrome ships hundreds of APIs with little to no input and only barely notifies other browser vendors that "yeah, we're shipping it".

We're literally in the discussion about File System API that is:

- not on any standards track

- considered harmful by other browser vendors

- shipped by default in Chrome

Edit: I can give several examples from Web Transport to HID to Constructible Stylesheets that were either shipped with no input from other vendors, or shipped against the multiple objections from other browser vendors. And that's just the ones I know about.
Not at all shocking but still absolutely disgusting.
> What could be done to avoid the minor accidents?

For one, more strictly enforce technical fitness and some form of age requirements. An awful lot of people don't care much about the roadworthiness of their vehicle, and many don't care about technological advances like anti brake-lock systems in newer models as well.

The other major contributor to motorcycle (or bicycle) accidents is road conditions like potholes, dirt and especially oil contamination, bumpiness in roads... a car doesn't care much (unless it's one of those super-flat sports vehicles), but a cyclist can easily lose control.
You're still missing the point. I know 82 F is hotter than 72 F. I know 108 F can give you heat stroke or dehydration depending other conditions. I was never taught that, but I did pick it up.

I have no idea how to apply customary units for any real purpose other than "100 F is really hot". If you tell me you need to raise the temperature of a vessel that is 10 foot tall and 4 foot in diameter containing a solution of sodium hydroxide by 40 F I have no idea where to start. How many cubic feet are in a gallon? How many tonnes (of energy...) does it take to raise one gallon of water by 1 F?
You could remove the financial incentive, but then you’re really limiting the pool of resources (you have to rely on people’s kindness, which only works, partially, in noble cases like finding a cure for cancer or searching for extraterrestrial life).

By sending the work to 3 people each time, you’re effectively cutting your (already limited) resource pool by 66%.
> "We took two stunt people who were the same body mass of Kate and Leo and we put sensors all over them and inside them and we put them in ice water and we tested to see whether they could have survived through a variety of methods and the answer was, there was no way they both could have survived. Only one could survive," he said.

This is peak underappreciated stuntpeople.
I don't know what you mean by everything and I certainly agree that the U.S. trend is in the wrong direction with private video doorbells, license plate scanners, etc. It is also pretty crazy to put someone else's camera in your house. But I don't get how someone with a UK background could think that the situation here is somehow worse.

For example, this lists the top ten most surveilled cities. Nine are in China. Number three is London.

https://www.usnews.com/news/cities/articles/2020-08-14/the-t...
All of the components you mentioned would be sub-cent in large volumes and surface mount parts.

I'd imagine the retail price is a combination of 'what the customer is willing to pay', and 'random'.
On the highways, the government has taxed motor vehicle fuels at the federal and state level (supplying occasional infusions from the general fund) and occasionally set up tolls for specific projects, generally setting higher for more intensive use (trucks). Thus bus and truck operators pay for use of the highway, perhaps occasionally joined by taxpayers generally.

By contrast, on the railroads, Burlington Northern Santa Fe or whoever purchased the rail from the decrepit husk of bankruptcy that preceded it, and upgraded it, and installed all the new safety equipment, and maintained it over time. The capital involved here is, by and large, private.

So there shouldn’t be any surprise that the situations are different.

I don’t know why you want to drag in manufacturers, though. It seems to muddy the water.
Java Is Now on the Nintendo 64
Is this a game changer?
Heavy rains still hitting California
I knew immediately that the link was to Desolate before opening it :) It blew me away the first time I played it, as I was used to my shitty turn-based TI-BASIC games.
You mean you can have your BTC transaction executed during the night, while the bank is sleeping?
A great article on this, Breaking the Web Forward https://www.quirksmode.org/blog/archives/2021/08/breaking_th...
> I don’t think I’ve ever seen HN react so negatively to a project

I thought the title was all wrong. It created false expectations. Too many people thought this was an HTML browser. I first came across Kristall when I was looking at GeminiSpace ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol) ) - the gemini protocol (a replacement for http(s)) plus GemText (a replacement for html).

Kristall is a browser for GeminiSpace - first and foremost. GeminiSpace has embraced some aspects of the legacy small-web - specifically gopher and finger. Lots of the browsers in GeminiSpace support all three: GemText, Gopher and Finger.

Some of these GeminiSpace specific browsers also try to support other types of markup languages (html, markdown) but that's not their primary use case.

I can see that Kristall is trying to be more than a Gemini Browser. It can do well here if it was clear about the level of html it was going to support. I'd be very happy with HTML 3.2 ( https://www.w3.org/MarkUp/Wilbur/ ) for example (mid-90s).

Unfortunately, it doesn't even do 'turn of the century' HTML tables very well - something that the lightweight Dillo ( https://www.dillo.org/ ) does well.

As Kristall's level of html support increases; I'd love to be able to include it as a viable html browser (similar to Dillo and a bunch of other older browsers I have installed). As a GeminiSpace Browser, however, it is among the elite. This should have been its intro to HN.
It's not like business is any different... in which case it's just as easy to call that a sign of intelligence, depends on how you look at it
> Also, I have a hard time imagining anyone taking 400+ mile road trips on a scooter.

On a scooter not, but on a Harley or Honda Gold Wing? People make trips across Europe on these beasts.