skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
The problem with the comparison is what it's used to imply. The popular understanding* is that scientists believed in religious dogma, and that led them to 'unscientific' geocentrism and believing that time has only one direction. It's a backhanded accusation of superstition, and that's unfair towards both current scientists and past scientists.

(On a personal note, I'm actually sympathetic to the article's retrocasual proposition. I suspect reality is non-local and TSVF etc. naturally tend towards non-locality.)

* This is Vice, of course they use the popular understanding and not something more sophisticated.
There was the famous example of chatgpt refusing to disable a nuke in the middle of NYC by using a racial slur.

I don't think anyone in real life would choose that tradeoff but it's what happens when all of your "safety" training is about US culture war buttons.
Misunderstanding Seattle’s Light Rail Expansion Will Doom the System
Seattle's light rail expansion is complex. Misunderstanding it is allowing politicians to hang vanity projects on the plans that wreck connections and boost delays. Let's debunk.
Agreed. If somebody doesn't know Java and decides to jump to Kotlin, I will have the same question: why not Scala which is used more than Kotlin on computers (i.e. non-Android)?
Isn't that just burning off grasses and similar short-lived vegetation? That kind of thing doesn't like it'd make much difference, unless there are permanent changes to the landscape.
A fuel dump and rain are completely incomparable. It's like trying to fly a plane through a waterfall because it does well in rain.
Show HN: Tic Tac Toe Against ChatGPT
The app will ask you if you want it enabled or disabled during the onboarding process. Without, it just becomes a (hopefully) a minimalist and unique reader.
> As philosophers, what reasons can we give for calling human life valuable?

Life is valuable to the living on one basis and one basis only; it’s the one gift all living things receive, and the only thing all living things run out of… their time is their most finite resource.

Human life, specifically, is no more or less valuable than any other life, although both religions and philosophies like to pretend otherwise.
We Love Small Business
> most programmers will have to learn to do something else. Humans are resilient and will adapt.

Like what? Seriously, which cognitive occupation is safe then? I think if one wants to stop competing with the machines (who appear very close to becoming superior to humans by what you are saying), it's some kind of child care / social work job. We still don't want robots in those (for now. Eventually they may do those better than us as well).
1) See a doctor.
2) Quit your job if it’s causing you a great deal of stress.
3) Get a dog… if you can afford it. Pets a a great stress relief and it will give you something to be joyful about.
The longstanding lack of generics (which has been remedied aside) who really complains about golang?

The reality is Java truly shows its age. Its dogmatic insistance on pure OOP and the enormous numbers of horrifyingly unintuitive design patterns adopted by the community cause even the most well intentioned engineering culture to eventually produce ugly codebases.

At this point if you're stuck in the JVM ecosystem you're almost certainly better off with Scala (which indeed is actually used) or the newer Kotlin.

In a way, for all the shit people give C++ modern C++ codebases are actually quite pleasant and the language is very flexible. Would I encourage its use for general production systems? Not really. That crowns is Golang's.
Where I live (The Netherlands) we had multiple child care professionals recommend we feed the baby both egg and peanut butter as early as possible specifically to prevent allergies as well, so I don't think this is controversial in the medical community at least.
And then when a dependency of one of your dependencies is broken agains the latest version. I know some of this has been cleaned up, but it is one of the main reasons I no longer use Scala - I have a rule about how long I'm willing to spend on build issues vs actually writing code, and Scala was always on the wrong side of that.

re: Complexity - At least the signatures for the core collections have been cleaned up a fair amount. That said, the richness of the type system and the prevalence of operator overloading always made it feel like a language you could be really productive in once you knew the language and the current codebase really well, but was really hard to just read through unfamiliar code and know what is going on.
I think I would agree with the article more if it were framed "Maybe You Don't Need to Talk to Just Anyone", as in, you might only find helpful outcomes from the right therapist.

There are different approaches to therapy. The article points out some ways that talk therapy could actually make problems worse, not better. But a good therapist would recognize the kind of problem their patient is experiencing, get to know their patient, and opt for a treatment path or an approach to talk therapy that will not be detrimental.

And therapy goes way beyond "talking about your problems to a professional." Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, for instance, is a structured process that is often utilized specifically in cases where talk therapy would not be effective. [0]

Therapy isn't the answer to every problem, sure. It's not going to help me unclog the garbage disposal. But I think the generalization that most people would be better off with the support of a good therapist is a true one. And sure, that's just my own opinion - but it's my view that mental hygiene isn't that different from the other ways we maintain the health of our bodies, and most people don't seem to object to the generalized advice that everyone should see a dentist twice a year.

Some of the points this article raises, like the negative effects of rumination or the potential utility of stress, are already known to me because I learned about them from my therapist, advising me about them!

Choosing the right therapist can be a challenge though, especially if you don't know what a good therapeutic outcome should look/feel like. I think most of the advice in this article would be better applied to "how do I choose the right therapist" than "should I just completely rule out therapy."

[0]https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/22838-diale...
If you are looking at this. You might be also be interested in Speedscale [1]. They have been around for a while. Interesting thing is that it is a YC company too.

[1] https://speedscale.com/
Uber treated drivers better at that time.

Like I mentioned previously fares are pretty consistent over time, but driver pay is plummeting.

Same rides 8 months ago are paying 30-50% lower to the driver in my experience.
Text-to-App generation in FlutterFlow
I believe that this type of video captioning will be able to fill the gaps in the common-sense knowledge of and understanding of the world and its physics for LLMs. It should also be useful for robots.
>works great on Linux

Now try `sudo iw dev wlan0 del` and the kernel will deadlock :)
Solve once for each number of fire tiles n.
Amazingly, this morning I found eggs at the local grocery for $1.99 (CAD) a dozen.
There's a whole category of widely believed and oft repeated historical myths that originated from journalists trying to sell newspapers, writing articles that were later cited as "contemporary accounts" once the truth had faded from living memory.

A few examples; the Titanic was never called unsinkable until after it sank, no one committed suicide on Black Friday as a result of the stock market crash, and there was no public panic caused by the original War of the Worlds radio broadcast. All of these things were reported by the media at the time.

Think of the stories you see day to day and imagine in 100 years if these are the go-to source for information about our time how skewed a picture you would have of how things actually were.
> ChatGPT has more than 100 million users within the first two months of its launch and has more than 13 million daily visitors as of 2023.

https://www.reuters.com/technology/chatgpt-sets-record-faste...
I gave it more time to think about its move by adding empty tokens to the end, and it played a lot better:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/terokeskivalkama_chatgpt-acti...
I work at Microsoft and I'd use Java (not even C# and yes at work) a hundred times before I'd consider using Go again. Go dependency management is a bit better these days, but the build system is an absolute mess, logging is dreadful, and IDE support seems pretty primitive. Also, Exceptions are vastly superior for most services compared to returning an error outside of a few edge cases since most of the time I have no idea how to handle errors at the callsite and really just need to handle any errors at a high level (like reverting the transaction and returning an HTTP error code).
I've had a personal web site since 1995. I've sold a few photos, given permission to use some others, and had some pirated. I've got a box full of postcards from around the world sent by fans. I have another box of magazines (Maxim probably being the most famous), newspapers, and a dozen or so autographed books in which my photos have appeared with credit.

In the pre-facebook days it helped me locate some old friends I'd lost track of.

The closest I've come to fame was when a local TV station interviewed me as "the expert" on an obscure subject because my web site was the first google search result.
Does anybody else feel glued to the back of their seat, by the accelerating centrifugal forces of the singularity?
4chan!
The laws of physics are symmetric in time in classical Newtonian mechanics already. E.g. a swinging pendulum looks the same in time, forward and backward.

What's not symmetric is in the area of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics; E.g. we never observe shards of glass spontaneously reassembling into a window pane.
> That’s not how it works.

That’s actually how it works.

> Russia isn’t party to the ICC.

That’s not in dispute.

> Lets see which is more likely. Russia arrests the members of ICC or the ICC arresting putin.

Since the “members of the ICC” are countries and the ICC doesn’t arrest people (countries do, and transfer them to the ICC), both are equally impossible.

Not sure what you are even trying to say, much less what point you are trying to make.

> And yet, in all the wars and murders of millions of children, not a single prosecution of a brit.

There is only war in which allegations against UK personnel were made to the ICC, and there’s a 180+ page report on the investigation.

> The ICC being in the hague is like the trial of harvey weinstein being held in his house with him as the judge.

I think you’ve confused physical location with…who the judges are; geographically, the judges are from:

Western Europe and Other* (5), Africa (4), Latin America & Carribean (3), Asia (3), Eastern Europe (3)

* The one current “other” is Canada.
was this research funded by the maker of Bamba?
5 week old issue. Ed: oops, 3 year old!! (what year is it?) No useful updates.

Generally I think Intel is one of the best companies at open-source by far & it's a huge competitive advantage. But all companies of any notable size are companies of many smaller orgs... Still surprising, as Intel has excellent dedication to wifi & has great works like connman.

But also... competitive advantages only matter if anyone notices or cares. This issue is incredible egg-in-the-face to literally all of us. That everyone missed this is absurd!

Ed: now that I see the full year, pretty shameful seemingly nothing has been done in 3 years. Why?!? Ed ed: oh, only affects AP mode... OK now that's not good but way more reasonable scope!!
By assuming which epoch it is and it will be clearly a separate data type from the old unix epoch. Currently the assumption is the epoch which started in 1970. 50 years is long enough period of time to keep a standard and 18 years is long enough to switch to a new standard. With the updated standard it is simply epoch 2 now that is ignorant about any epochs before or after.
Verizon, AT&T Scale Back Fiber Rollout Amid Slowing Economy
Why does the FCC even care so much? What nefarious things can the average consumer possibly do that a motivated attacker can't already do? A motivated attacker who wants to change all the street lights to green will have hardware that lets them do whatever they want. The other 99.999% of people will just use their system as configured by their software vendor, legally. Why do we need hardware failsafes? Why do we need certifiably absurd things happening at the driver level like AFC? It's not like this is a health and safety issue--these consumer devices shouldn't be capable of transmitting that much radiation regardless. So why does the FCC care so much? Is there a history of disaster related to consumer radios operating illegally that I'm unaware of?
Absolutely astonishing that he was able to finish. Maybe fuelling really helped him.
Olah's blog entry is about types and algebra.
We've had types and algebra for a long time distinct Category Theory, which is a further abstraction over algebraic structures.

A lot of computer programmers who never studied Abstract Algebra or Type Theory before think that all of that is Category Theory because Haskell is their first exposure to all that, and Category Theory is a big meme in Haskell, thanks to Monad.
Is that any more accurate though? I agree that the headline is snark, but... content creators are a large part of the problem, though it's such a complex problem that I'm not sure how to even guess at which is more liable unless you simply take the "whoever is the last in the production line has the ability to prevent this kind of content" view, in which case it's pretty obviously ... well, I was going to say obvious the content provider, but no... it's you. The problem is likely you, and your inability to avoid this kind of content.</more-snark>
This sounds to me a lot like my high school teachers, who were extremely critical of this new-fangled thing called "Wikipedia". They said it would destroy my ability to learn, that it would ruin education if kids used it. How can you tell what's factual or made up if anyone can edit it?

Instead, Wikipedia was by far the most important part of my high school education. Nearly everything I learned in my second two years of high school I got from Wikipedia.

I think most people today would agree that Wikipedia is an invaluable part of early education and that it's done far more harm than good. All the fear-based arguments you are making applied equally well to Wikipedia in 2005, and I suspect that in less than 18 years we'll similarly recognize that LLMs or other intelligent language systems are invaluable parts of education.
For the first time, a woman is completely free of HIV
The first time somebody showed me an article in Vice it was ~2010 and the article was about the style and fashion of how bricks of heroine were being branded. so ... yeah.
But is there any evidence of that? Or is it just a thought experiment? I need to read more of the article, but appreciate you giving me some food for thought.
The content it produces is quite hard to distinct from text written by real person. Not long ago, Facebook was accused of "playing a critical role" in Rohingya genocide. I dont really know but I believe worst case LLM risks are in that same category.
are scientists lazy these days ?

cz surely this, didn't need a study for.

this has been obvious for hundreds / thousands of years.

simply: expose your kids to the whole spectrum of food as soon as they're weaned. free range kids.
But this is not a fundamentally new threat. A bad actor today could compromise any of these and impersonate the person they took it from.
Define news. Is it the local gossip section or large social shifts or trends? Is the release of GPT-4 news? Was covid news? Any sufficiently important event will eventually knock on your door, so it's not like you can stick your head on the sand completely.

Ultimately, news is indistinguishable from information, and information is valuable if you're able to tell the signal from the noise, extract the meaning, and find the balance between getting the most value and not wasting time. You can use that information to make decisions over your own life: should I invest in X? Should I work in Y? Should I move to Z?

For example, amid the tech layoffs and the rise of AI tools to write code, I think one should reconsider starting a career path in software engineering

That is, unless you're completely self sufficient and living off the grid, in which case you don't need any of it.
There could be many factors to that though. I mean first thing to ask would probably be did the amount of drivers increase substantially in the last 8-12 months? If so it would be just like any other market force; more available contractors with same amount of fares = cheaper bids required
I mean, that's textbook moving the goalposts.

Send that prompt as a briefing to an artist. Would that artist come up with a similar barbarian as what's in the article or will they be "historically accurate" and draw one with higher body fat %?
dial 988 if you're in the US
That's interesting. I'm not sure what you point is. I think it reinforces my point that news in the past wasn't necessarily more informative. I'm not really sure though.
I’ve been to San Francisco. There is a severe labor shortage for even “unskilled labor”. If the Uber drivers are being “taken advantage of” , why don’t they respond to all of the help wanted signs I see?
I suppose that depends on the meat you use and how else it's prepared.

Use a high fat ground beef and bread crumbs that'll soak up that fat, and I'm sure many would consider that unhealthy.

Use lean meat and something else as filler (oatmeal is common when trying to fill out meat) and it would be less unhealthy, but far more prone to error, resulting in perhaps a tasteless brick.

Never read on meatloaf, but I'm sure a publication would go the "easier but fattier" route.
People have noticed the disconnect between restaurant prices and grocery store prices. I have no idea who is increasing prices more than their suppliers have increased prices.

for Canada, from https://ottawa.citynews.ca/national-business/canadians-makin...:

"Grocery prices grew by 11.4 per cent year-over-year in January ... according to the latest data released by Statistics Canada."

"The latest inflation data indicated food purchased from restaurants rose 8.2 per cent in January compared with the same month last year — up half a percentage point from December."

for USA, from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thanksgiving-restaurant-inflati...:

"Restaurant prices are also elevated, but they have risen at a slower pace. The cost of food at restaurants and other vendors is up 5.8%, compared to food from grocery stores or supermarkets, which shot up nearly 10% from November 2021 to August 2022, Wells Fargo analysts noted in a report."
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Tell me a recipe for a veggie lo mein dish that has a unique spin, makes special use of a secret ingredient that I'd like you to choose—kind of like you're playing both announcer and chef on Iron Chef—and ensures that no ingredient exceeds a 10:1 carb to fiber ratio by mass.

GPT-4

Welcome, esteemed viewers, to this special edition of Iron Chef! Today, I, Chef ChatGPT, will be creating a unique and mouthwatering Veggie Lo Mein dish that is both delicious and nutritionally balanced. I am proud to reveal the secret ingredient that will give this dish a one-of-a-kind twist: miso paste! Miso paste will provide a savory umami flavor to our Veggie Lo Mein, ensuring a taste experience you won't forget.

Now, let's begin with the ingredients. Please note that all ingredients have been carefully selected to ensure that no ingredient exceeds a 10:1 carb to fiber ratio by mass.

Ingredients:

8 oz whole wheat spaghetti noodles
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 cup julienned carrots
1/2 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper
1 cup chopped bok choy
1 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup miso paste (secret ingredient)
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp agave syrup or honey
1 tsp grated fresh ginger
1/2 tsp sesame oil
Crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
Optional garnish: sesame seeds and chopped cilantro
Instructions:

Cook the whole wheat spaghetti noodles according to the package instructions until they are al dente. Drain and set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk together miso paste, soy sauce, rice vinegar, agave syrup, grated ginger, and sesame oil. This will be our umami-packed sauce.

Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add garlic and stir-fry for about 30 seconds, or until fragrant.

Add carrots and bell pepper to the skillet, and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, or until the vegetables begin to soften.

Add bok choy and mushrooms to the skillet, and continue to stir-fry for an additional 3-4 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender-crisp.

Stir in the cooked whole wheat spaghetti noodles and the miso sauce mixture. Toss everything together until the noodles and vegetables are evenly coated with the sauce.

Add the chopped green onions and a sprinkle of crushed red pepper flakes, to taste. Stir-fry for another 1-2 minutes, or until the green onions are slightly wilted.

Remove from heat and serve immediately. Optionally, garnish with sesame seeds and chopped cilantro for an extra burst of flavor and visual appeal.

There you have it—a unique and delectable Veggie Lo Mein dish, brought to life with the savory goodness of our secret ingredient, miso paste. Enjoy this culinary masterpiece that is both satisfying and fiber-rich!
The whole 'venting' steam engine model has always seemed to me in defiance of common sense and (as far as I know) the science. Gardeners, monks, or crafts workers are not stereotypically boiling with rage underneath. On the other hand people with everyday opportunities to seriously vent like violent criminals or professional athletes are typically among the most explosive personalities.

My philosophy is you are what you eat: calm, healthy environments and emotional states breed themselves.
Presumably their definition of ethical is different than yours.
Most useless piece of software in the world? Epic Games Store.
Also most successful piece of malware.
This disruption does appear to be different than others prior. As it is not a narrow disruption with limited boundaries for which we can plan and organize our lives for some stabilization period to follow.

Instead, it is constant and accelerating destabilization. Hundreds of AI projects attempting to ride this accelerating wave were essentially just made obsolete yesterday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH-2BHDYNfk

I feel the excitement is going to very soon turn into frustration of attempting to remain relevant ahead of the accelerating technological curve. Humans need periods of stabilization to plan and reason about their lives.
> I use one for building C++. Granted that's a bit niche (...)

Not niche at all. Using a RAM disk for building C++ applications is one of the oldest and most basic build optimization tricks around. It's specially relevant when using build cache tools like cache, which lead large C++ builds to no longer be CPU bound and become IO bound.
Happy to see Godot continuing it's climb as a viable engine. What a journey it's been for the creators!
I think what they mean is that, someone knowing what is happening in the world, and being able to discuss those things, could be seen as them being part of a certain level/caste in society. Being able to discuss issues, being seen as intelligent and knowledgeable.

Ie, you will be looked down on in some circles if you are not aware of what is going on. Knowing what someone else doesn't know is a way of being better than them. Or signalling that you are better than them.

It's not usually as overt as this, but it's there.