skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
For purposes that require looking far into the future or the past we already have ubiquitous 64 bit computers.
The goal is to be able to fit the measure of time in 32bits in a standard way even after year 38 to have an alternative to using only 64bit time. 32 bits can only fit so many seconds so the clock must be restarted from time to time. The idea is to have a new 32 bit epoch every 50 years.
> Carroll's argument

This assigns credit to Carroll.
If you allow me....

> But with <javascript> there was no graceful degradation at all; you either ran <javacript> and brought your computer to its knees <with ads that cover 70% of page>, or you couldn't use the website at all.

I remember times when flash is everwhere. Usually flash was present as ads, videoplayer, sometime as full website, and sometime only as fancy-colorful menu.

Honestly, I don't see big difference between flash and javascript from user POV. Same sometime slowness, sometime lags, all the time ads, etc. etc.
So in your opinion contractors don't exist? Because what you're telling me is if I want to hire a contractor and they say no, and I decide I won't use them again in the future, then I'm all of a sudden an employer.

Maybe I should tell that to half the HVAC guys in my area so they can start collecting health insurance from me
Time could move backwards if we lived in a time symmetric universe. We don't. Maybe if you flipped the charge and handedness of the entire universe you could also reverse time, but that's yet to be tested.

https://youtu.be/L2idut9tkeQ
Trying to figure out what Epic's incentives are here (contributing to a competitor that doesn't make them money in any roundabout way I can see)

Edit: Here's a weird theory, maybe Epic doesn't see Godot as a competitor to Unreal, but does see it as a competitor to Unity, and hopes it'll spell doom for Unity (which is Unreal's only real competitor)
Legendary's frontends are great cross-platform, but especially if you're on Linux: https://github.com/Dummerle/Rare

This one uses the native Qt library and less resources than Steam.
Perhaps they are, perhaps they aren't. But it seems to me that the way to figure out whether they are or are not is by taking the very reasonable step that they took: a visit to their GP (and including following the doctor's referral to a nutritionist).
Most of the times I have found chatgpt useful is to explain something I am not fully clear on, but have some idea about. Random example:

I read from this[1] source that CLO transactions(and hence cashflows) are "arbitrage". And I wanted to understand what is the exact arbitrage.

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Prompt: Do you know what is Arbitrage CLOs in this context?

ChatGPT: Yes, I can explain what Arbitrage CLOs are in the context of Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs).

Arbitrage CLOs are a type of CLO that is structured to take advantage of differences in the yields of the loans included in the CLO's underlying asset pool. The goal of an Arbitrage CLO is to generate a higher yield than the cost of financing the CLO by purchasing the underlying loans at a lower cost and then securitizing them into higher-yielding CLO securities.

In an Arbitrage CLO, the issuer will purchase a pool of loans at a discount and then securitize them into several tranches of securities with different levels of risk and return. The securities are then sold to investors at a higher price than the cost of the underlying loans, generating a profit for the issuer.

The difference between the yield on the underlying loans and the yield on the CLO securities is known as the "spread," and it represents the profit that the issuer earns from the CLO. In an Arbitrage CLO, the spread is typically larger for the more junior tranches of securities, which offer higher yields but also carry higher risk.

Arbitrage CLOs can be an attractive investment for investors who are looking for high-yield, high-risk investments. However, they can also be volatile and carry significant risk, particularly in periods of economic stress or market volatility. As with any investment, it is important to carefully consider the risks and potential rewards before investing in an Arbitrage CLO.

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So, I learn't(or confirmed my intuition) that the arbitrage occurs because of discount on loans.

[1] https://content.naic.org/sites/default/files/capital-markets...
History clearly shows that we are no better than anyone else when it comes to predicting what's going to turn out to be important and world-changing.

Everyone is terrible at that.
A java project never uses sbt. Both maven and gradle have plugins for Scala.
Bank Failures in Brief – 2023
I use 1% of what I learned at the University at work. 0.01% of I add my PhD (both in physics, I work in IT).

But I have an idea how the world works, can understand my electricity bill and realize how biased are any numbers presented to the public.

I can buy a coffee in Spain and Germany without using English.

I lerned to love French Middle Ages.

This article is simply sad.
If it was, its mathematical abilities would be much better than they are.
But this is so right. From univeristy lecturers standpoint, why would they ever want to teach people on how to be good at a JOB (especially when the lecturers left the job market, say, 15 years ago)? Whole idea of higher education (as I see it) is to guide you and your interests towards academic/scientific career.

For me, demanding from higher education to teach you how to do your job is like some people complaining that school should teach you how to do taxes, fill tax forms, etc. I mean, who is going to be the wise if universities teach you to be a white collar, and school teaches you to do taxes?
That's definitely the interim solution until there's enough data to make it end-to-end. Right now there's more or less zero useful data on that.
> My scotch drinking friends think it antithetical to add a splash or even drink on the rocks.

In the world of Scotch, much of the more annoying, judgemental things come from people who are either inexperienced or who want to project some image about themselves.

So some say Scots frown upon adding anything to Scotch. Firstly, whatever my fellow Scots do shouldn't dictate how you enjoy our national drink. However you should know that there are Scottish people who will drink it with Irn Bru (our other national drink - an intensely sugary, bright orange soda) so IMO all bets are off :)

Secondly and slightly less related - there seems to be a culture of oneupmanship when some people make something a huge part of their identity. So in beer for example, you'll see a lot of beer nerds really shitting on lighter beers and lionizing more bitter, hoppier beers. I still recall a sign in a CAMRA pub in Edinburgh saying "What's wrong lager boy, afraid you might taste something?" - like the idea of a light, refreshing beer implies you're juvenile or less manly :) The same is sometimes true in whisky - harder, stronger, peatier is deemed by some to be more authentic. Adding a bit of water to your dram? Prefer a whisky in the range ~40-46% ABV? Don't enjoy Octomore? What's the matter, afraid you might taste something? It's dumb, if someone's giving you these lines just smile and ignore them :)

Finally a bit of snobbery relating to younger or blended whiskies exists. Age isn't everything in whisky, I've had younger whiskies which were delightful. I've had 12 y/o which I've disliked. I've had blends which I adored, I've had single malts which I did not like. I've seen guys insist on only drinking "single malt" - which is a dead giveaway that they don't know too much but they want to seem like they do. I think these types of people can be quite receptive to suggestions and guidance, so it's worth giving them a little nudge to try something they might not otherwise try - if they insist on having a Macallan 12 then "ok let's get a couple of drams, but let's also order a Famous Grouse (entry level blend which includes at least something from Macallan) and compare".

I think a lot of the negative elements are just related to insecure people wanting to get some free Cool Person points by associating themselves with things they think Cool People are. Which is a shame because my experience of the whisky community (outside those people) is that of people who are really open, welcoming and just enthusiastic about talking about and drinking whisky - which I think we all agree is cool! And as a Scot you have my permission to add whatever you please to Scotch. I sometimes like it on its own, I'll sometimes add a splash of water in some cases and in summer I'll sometimes have it with soda or ginger beer :)

> Of course, where I really get into trouble is being careful who is around before I similarly try opening up the tannins of a wine with a splash of water

This is super interesting and something I never considered trying! There have been some pretty overpowering reds I've had which I really should have tried this with. I'll try it next time!
I think Godot’s workflow and structure is closer to Unity’s, so this strikes me as Epic trying to commoditize their competition.
Interesting issue in that repo.. https://github.com/antimatter15/alpaca.cpp/issues/23
this is not a good thing, if current plastics get eaten it will lead to more waste
> if these models are trained on essentially raw WWW sourced data, I would personally want raw output.

Llama is a very high-quality foundation LLM, you can already run it very easily using llama.cpp and will get the raw output you need. https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp

There's already instructions on how anyone can fine-tune it to behave similarly to ChatGPT for as little as $100: https://crfm.stanford.edu/2023/03/13/alpaca.html
Pre-emptively stave off the anti-trust!
Negativity has always driven news and their consumption

If it bleeds, it leads
> We take the incomes away from people who are willing to do the job but aren't licensed to drive.

You can't take something away from someone if they never had it.
Problem is there is no oversight or recourse.

I have tons of rides that originate in the TL/Mission that are unaccompanied minors or small children (toddlers or actual babies) without car seats. Lyft/Uber don’t care why I canceled. Only that I canceled and now I am penalized for following the law.
Unless that server replaces a quarter of those files every day, the lesson I'm getting here is "Don't use C2 Backup agent".
I can't say that my philosophy affected my choice of words in the way that you mean. I'm just expressing wonder at how well the abstraction performs.
PLAB is promotion-local allocation buffer.

TLAB is thread-local allocation buffer.

I think there's just a tpyo in the post.

During GC phases, threads can use PLABs to reduce need for synchronisation while scanning TLABs.
Is there a top-tier phone model on the market that doesn't enhance photos in some way using AI? Not too long ago, there was an HN discussion on AI artifacts on iPhone photos thet are readily apparent when viewed from a large/hi-res display, despite looking "better" than non-enhanced pictures on the phone display.
>There is no AI system today that can take high stakes decisions without human supervision.

I covered this exact point directly on the comment that you're answering it: "You can have 1 person do the hand holding (...) [spend] a hour to get the AI to write it with appropriate prompts, and then a day or for the human to clean it up and fix any gaps..."
Just as I have been saying, we need an alternative to the capitalist profit-driven media organizations. Outrage drives “engagement”, for both social networks and for publishers.

All of the profit-driven outleys are subject to market pressures. Even NYTimes which won more Pulitzer prizes than anyone admits to A/B testing headlines for clickbait. Let alone FOX News or YouTubers with “X does Y, immediately regregts it” and “Foo DESTROYS {group we hate}”

The profit motive and private ownership of the social networks and publications inevitably drives people into echo chambers and creates tribalism. Because the market selects for that over anything else. It’s not an accident that Twitter is so toxic, for instance.

Worse than just negativity, the media outlets selectively report on events in order to support their country’s narrative, often due to their government’s pressure. This can lead to wars and misunderstandings between huge populations, leading to violence.

This is why I started https://rational.app
Also what kind of shitty launcher requires admin privileges every time it runs?
Is there any indication based on current data that it might?

I mean currently it's just regurgitating what actually humans wrote down at some point. It's capably of synthesizing this information to some degree but it is almost completely incapable of criticizing it on its own.
It's number one in the TIOBIAS index, though.
People with blogs, don't you feel worried that you might get something wrong in your posts, which will bite you in the behind during recruitment processes? (That, and time commitment are the primary reasons I don't blog.)
> perhaps government-funded

I suggest the opposite. I'd like a proof that there is no government involvement.

Believe it or not, I think the closest to this is ideal is 4chan /pol/. It's not backed by any major corporation (unlike HN which is backed by Y Combinator), it's not partly owned by Tencent/China (unlike Reddit), and so on. There's no algorithm, there's no karma, there's no blue badge, it barely scrapes by using shady NSFW ads. That's the closest to the libertarian anarchy ideal we had in 90s.

There's of course alphabet agencies mining data and pushing narratives, but that's fine.
> 1. what is the type of service instrumentation needed to capture the data? Wonder why this is needed when typically the data is already captured in an APM log? The instrumentation might add performance and security concerns.

Implementation is very similar to an APM log. So the same performance and security concerns apply. We are working on giving both at the same time (Automated tests, and APM), to reduce overhead.

> 2. what is the sampling logic to capture the traffic? It might compromise the fidelity of the test data and give a false sense of test accuracy.

It is random sampling. I feel, 1M or 10M randomly sampled requests should cover all cases.

> 3. what is the duration of data capture? Is it a week's or month's or quarterly data? Meeting 90% coverage on a week's production sample data will provide a false metric.

I was thinking 1 week should be enough. Maybe we will have to add some custom sampling logic for lesser frequency calls (like monthly crons).

> 4. can it faithfully handle data privacy and customer anonymization? This is critical for API's dealing with PCI and other sensitive data.

Yes. Additionally, for compliance, we offer a self-hosted solution- Our code runs on your servers and no data ever leaves your cloud / on-prem.
Steam still feels orders of magnitude more responsive
Intel sometimes gets a lot of credit from desktop Linux users for having open-source drivers, but I don't get it. Their drivers are bad, at least when it comes to graphics and WiFi. Tearing problems, graphical artifacts, and connections dropping out have all been problems I've had with Intel as long as I can remember.

I haven't had a laptop that came with an Atheros chipset in a while, so I don't know if the buyout by Qualcomm has spoiled anything, but Atheros always had way better WiFi support on Linux than Intel did. And similarly, a recent AMD GPU with the community drivers in Mesa has given me way better stability than anything Intel has put out.

Open-source drivers are nice, but good open-source drivers are worth a lot more. Go for AMD or Atheros where you can.

(That said, I've had unproblematic experiences with a lot of other kinds of Intel hardware on Linux, like SSDs, wired NICs, NUCs, and even Thunderbolt. And for the most part, WiFi has been more or less good enough for me with Intel in the past few years that I haven't bothered to replace Intel WiFi cards when they've come included in my laptops.)
Not having a WSJ subscription and duly noting that it is good to augment news with an outside perspective, it’s strange to look to a source 2500 miles away for the primary source on a local story.

Also I’d be puzzled if wsj has used the bridge lights to make commentary on Bay Area or SF. If they have, it’s a case of everything looks like a nail when you are a hammer.
John Deere, broadcom, Cisco, many more examples I can't think of now.

Broadcom are actually one of the most well known assholes for this, well before all these Chinese companies appeared.

Also in the Xiaomi case it's not strictly on purpose as they do release sources, they just don't want to or can't allocate resources to doing something that generates no revenue whereas broadcom for example have stated they are just refusing because they don't want to and nobody can make them (which thus far is true, they've won cases before under the guise of it disclosing IP) - now they can just claim the Chinese will steal their IP and disadvantage America so nobody will do a thing.
I have to question the data if iOS and Android are included as options for "desktop OS"
I mean, of course he's going to drink a bourbon that was _bottled in bond_.
The document is harsh, but not mean, and not wrong.

If you've ever tried helping out large numbers of people online, you'll have encountered most -if not all- of the described situations yourself.

ESR is definitely a bit of a personality though. Better versions of the document appreciated.
The Ancillary Guide to Dark Mode and Bootstrap 5
Perception (maybe you just have more information!), and having more to lose, personally, as you get older.
Guessing same with honey? I hear people freak out a lot about infants having anything with honey in it. I feel it might be more along the choking lines with raw honey too.
They often do. So while you can buy "cask strength" whiskies at 50-ish percent (iirc last SMWS one I had was ~60% which was ... a little much), scotch is usually bottled at 40-44% (40% is the legal minimum).

As to why they don't always bottle it at the lower strength - perhaps it's because these higher-proofed whiskies are more for enthusiasts who will explore the whisky at different levels to find what they enjoy best.
Huh, the only time it's sluggish, is from internet delay for me. What parts are slow for you?
What useful thing are you doing to call others useless?
Perhaps durability can be clarified as infinite write endurance, which it has.
> why let Microsoft get all your emails, browsing history and everything else you have on your computer

I think you'll also have to to give Microsoft access to what you have in your head for this to work...
That it has never lived up to being the bastion of truth and democracy it's sometimes made out to be, it has always been about getting eyeballs and selling ads.

These examples are more "sensational" than negative, but it is essentially the same idea.
I think they use the same devs as the Amazon prime twitch gaming thing. It's just as slow.
There is a lot of negativity on your site.
> how much is the life worth of six conscripted Russian soldiers in an APV killed by an NLAW?

Mobilized Russian soldier's family gets about 65k usd after soldier's death.
The price of MTLB is about 50k usd.

So the whole pack costs about 500k USD(including ammo, personal equipment, etc).

In 2021 Russia's profit of selling gas to EU was about 150 millions of dollars per day.

You do the math.
The only problem of course is the amount at play: barely more than one billion dollars as damage for Dominion, when the only thing that will teach Ruppert his lesson is to set a multiplier of about one hundred and make this the punitive damage amount for the American people.

Here's waiting for the supreme court to step in and adjust.
>Not true. The Surgical Center of Oklahoma, a purely for profit clinic that does not take insurance, has not raised the rates for any of their services since 1995.

Source?
faster, mainly
Had this idea about 5 years ago, seems like it might be viable now, would love to see a video analyzer that creates relationship graphs using sentiment analysis. Ex. who responds to whom, what their tone is, how often. Hopefully with modern methods, it wouldn't take too many examples to pick out the dimensionality of expression (cheating out vs in, loudness + arousal, whining on the spectrum of playful to hurt, confidence, clarity)

Could test against TV shows and see if it gets an understanding of the social dynamics.

Plus could uncover a lot of the editing technique, I forget what the term is, when they create context from unrelated scenes by cutting from one to the other.

Would also pick up the general plot formula pretty quickly by mapping out the relative intensity and direction (action, tense, playful, romantic) of scenes.

I remember reading about a startup that did this or something similar for TV shows + movies a while back in the New Yorker, the idea was that they could predict how well it would do from a pilot or even the script.
It merely says that Carrol argued. The idea within the argument was no means assigned to her but used to make/support it.
I’ve had guns pulled on me in Richmond and Oakland.

I know they are unsafe.
> … instead of the 97% unemployment … we’re instead 30x as productive.

Economic productivity simply means output per worker. So, we could make 97% of the US population permanently unemployed tomorrow, and as long as the AI replacement labor yielded equal or greater proceeds to the remaining 3%, we’d see a colossal increase in “productivity.”

That would be in the interest of the 3% to do (or attempt), which is what makes the scenario so scary.
Then parade them as the boogieman, fire your friendly press machine on all cylinders, don't just roll over and take the L.

... Or, more likely, the bill went exactly the way he and his backers wanted.
I've really wanted something like that where I could just drop my old RAM sticks and use it as swap space.

It would be much better than flash-based solutions, both latency and endurance-wise, probably even over an USB link (3.1 and above speeds are pretty decent, even 3.0 would be enough for basic swap).

Bonus points for a DIMM slot that just accepts any generation (DDR2,3,4, not sure if that would be mechanically possible?). I retired some DDR4 sticks for higher frequency ones, but the 8GB DDR4-2400 stick I have in the drawer would be quite welcome as swap space on the 4GB soldered RAM laptop I am using...

I may have a go at it myself, I don't think the controllers would be too complex if writing a custom kernel driver, and targetting USB speeds.
What's the risk? Godot is no threat to Unreal Engine.
There's no indication that GPT-3.5 was stuck when it tried to make illegal moves. GPT-4 clearly was making illegal moves when it was very much not stuck. It just doesn't know how to play, but the author decided to interpret it as frustration.
Wow very interesting!

Did you manage to play it back manually and/or via tests? I ran into unexpected challenges while doing this.
> I built a 128KB memory board with bank selection logic then wrote a driver for the Flex OS (6809) to make that memory appear like a disk.

Oy! I could have written exactly that. What a coincidence :-) I also wouldn't claim invention. Maybe I heard of it, but I'd say the idea is pretty obvious.
We made it possible for Flex to run to programs simultaneously and also do print spooling.
(That's when I bought an HP 16C. Great help. Still have it.)
Not if it's said in a nice way. The commenter called LLMs a freaking auto complete. That's not nice either, but nice enough for HN. So I figured a little subtle gloating is deserved and well within the bounds of etiquette here on HN.
For the users, users I support cannot function unless all applications are pointy/click. That goes for some programmers I know too :(