skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
How would vector DBs encode say a precise, technical process that has been figured out by an agent? Would the vectors still be natural language as with LLMs? Would be great if you could point me to one or two exciting papers in the area.
Hiding problems is what has caused this level of distrust. Disclosure is very much needed.
Care to explain the reasoning behind your "no"?
Could you elaborate your point?

I made a comment about why browser is hard in general. I don't in anyway suggest or imply this team would struggle with performance, so not sure why their (amazing) background would be relevant.
Im just new here do u know how can i submit a post in Ask ?
The problem is that for every mistaken return there are 100 people trying to scam Amazon

So I kinda get it why they're being so stingy with it

In the end they returned the wrong thing and no wonder alarm bells went off. Yes, it was an understandable mistake, this time.
Restore Firefox default theme from version 57 to 88
quote from comments: "Mozilla must hire the author - finally a sane mind that wants their currently active tab to be clearly visible and not a grey blended button on grey background amidst inactive grey tabs."
I think the main obstacle to donations, even for those who _would_ wish to donate, is the fact that it requires a premeditated process (e.g. going to the project homepage to donate) or that it makes the request _before_ the user had a chance to realize how useful it is, rather than after.

If instead there is some way to capitalize the timing of the user experiencing "wow this makes my life so much easier!" to remind them with a low-friction shortcut to make a donation, this short-circuits the cognitive process that previously require the user's mind to go out of its way to invoke their "oh, I should probably donate" sense of reciprocity.

As reviled as impulse-driven microtransactions are, I think there is much for open-source projects to learn from and wield in an ethical manner.

Right now it seems there is a false dichotomy between being either [be unethical and leverage user impulse] or [be ethical and off-putting to the user].

There is no reason why an understanding of the psychology in friction-reduction can be utilized ethically to encourage "impulse-reciprocity".

A model that might be worth analyzing is the streamer-donation UX flow -- yes it can be used irresponsibly to encourage parasocial obsession, but in the hands of the responsible it is a facilitation of healthy engagements with the audience
> did i willingly engage in stars farming when i clicked on "sign in with" ?

Yes? You clicked accept to give access to an application to do stuff on your behalf. It is 100% your fault you didn't read what the very clear prompt said to you.

That being said, the owner(s) of the application in question should be banned for their malicious practice of stars farming, and I don't see why you would be.
I really like the speed of rust. It’s very difficult to learn it though
Agreed that non-work stuff is usually better for casual discussion, but I really dislike this position of "work? surely you can talk about something more interesting!" because for some people that is all they want to talk about, and everyone's definition of "work" is different. It's more important to listen to people than criticize their general topic of conversation, imo. Based on personal experience this is probably nicer in theory than practice, but it's still what I tend to work toward these days.
Peltier camouflage tiles to the rescue. You will be cold on outside AND you can keep warm on the inside. There were demos where a tank was camouflaged in infrared as a cow or a car.
I said more than an hour. I think an hour on a bike is something most people can stomach easily, but it gets annoying fast once you go above that.
I would really like to see a version with a C API capable of being embedded, there's a lot of places where a lightweight HTML renderer would be useful, plus it would make it easier to port to other hobby kernels.
I used Arch for a number of years before switching to a Mac when I went back to school. At some point I may go back to Linux or FreeBSD (I've used both!) but I'll never go back to rolling releases. The whole reason I switched to Mac was that I got tired of things breaking constantly due to the never-ending updates. And if you put things off then you end up getting a whole lot of breakage all at once. No, I would prefer taking things slow and getting tested releases way less often. I have no need to be on the bleeding edge of everything.
Sounds like the perfect place to hide a million tons of radioactive Fukushima water.
Funktal: A functional programming language for the Uxn VM
Sun Tzu's work was aimed at nobled who had zero experience and knowledge in warfare; a lot of it is low-hanging fruit, but you have to build up the basis for these things like "make sure your soldiers have food" and "don't tell your opponent what you're up to" in these people.

It's why I don't understand why in the US, the president is also the top military commander. I'm sure they have good advisors and the good ones have done their homework, but it's not their profession in the end.
This is not supposed to be human behavior, its a Simulacrum[1] of it. Or do you think its not even close enough to be called a Simulacrum?

[1] https://www.wordnik.com/words/simulacrum
I remember reading this story from back when GPT-3 was released;
https://medium.com/swlh/bicameral-mind-humanoid-robot-with-g...
The past traveler (P) had some atoms. Then he turns into future self (F) by eating, breathing and other human activities. F != P wrt atomical identity, but intersect(F, P) is a non-empty set. If we use that time machine to return everything except F into 2010’s place, P himself will lack some crucial matter. And so will other random objects that were not-P back then.

There’s no need for transplant to make the idea absurd^W troublesome.

Edit: But the answer is still good.
FSD will ship this year, too, right?
or when you want immutablity and a functional programming style.
or if you prefer manipulating lisp ast instead of wrestling indentation.
or if you need somewhat decent performance,
or if you need somewhat decent multithreading,
etc etc..
Captcha does not mean a simple image recogniton. It is for recognizing a bot using other user interactions. Bot can create login easier than that.

Except if you are forcing people for giving a phone number for viewing a blog post , and want that china thing where if you not smile walking through a gate, your credits go down.

Edit: let be enough a third party service (namely a capcha, which uses my general "login") which assures a site that I am not a bot.
That doesn't refute the comment you're replying to though.
>building devices in a way that, of all things, charging them cannot hack them

Affordability, convenience, security. Choose two.

It's not patronizing, it's how the consumer electronics market works and how consumers vote with their wallet.

Consumer device are sold with USB cables that pass data and power lines for cost and convenience, so they can also transfer data while also charging their device with the same cable that came in the box and not have them go out and buy another cable.

Can you imagine being sold a phone who's cable only passed power lines and not data, "for your own security"? The consumer confusion and outrage would be massive.

If your threat model seama it, the solution is buying a USB condom which only passe through the power lines, not the data ones.

Just like the internet and TCP-IP, USB was designed from the start to be as cheap and convenient as possible, before anything else, to get market traction, which it did. Security concerns came much later.
> Gargoyles are no fun to talk to. They never finish a sentence. They are adrift in a laser-drawn world, scanning retinas in all directions, doing background checks on everyone within a thousand yards, seeing everything in visual light, infrared, millimeter-wave radar, and ultrasound all at once.

“Snow Crash” (1992) by Neal Stephenson
If anything, websites have become way less clean and invalid HTML. I remember people, including myself, putting W3C validator icons on websites. Rarely do I see any these days, because of all the invalid HTML and dynamically created websites. Maybe all the tags are closed nowadays, so maybe at least that. But which elements are used inside which other elements and whether they are semantically appropriately used is another matter.
I remember the day when the car I'd been driving in college finally broke down sufficiently that the various repairs exceeded the value of the car. By that time, I'd been working for well over a year, and my 18 mile / 25 minute commute by car was, for that one day, affected as follows:
1. I was working at NCEP at the time, which was still located in Camp Springs (off 495 Branch Avenue exit 5), which was about a mile away from the last stop of the green line metro. Walking a mile isn't bad, but it does add about 15 minutes to the trip.
2. Because of the way the green line is set up, taking the metro from college park to branch ave is in effect a 45-60 minute ride (nearly from one end of the line to the other end, even though the distance around the beltway is only about 15 miles, or less; the problem is, the green line makes a huge detour through DC).
3. This was compounded by the fact that I had to get to the metro station in greenbelt first. I could either walk there, which would have taken about an hour, or I could ride a bus--which, as it turned out, took 50 minutes to traverse the same ~4 mile distance. Why? Because a) it had to worm its way through the labyrinthine neighborhood of Greenbelt, with very frequent stops.

In short, what took 25 minutes door to door on any given day before ended up taking ~two hours on the way to work. And for reasons I can no longer remember, getting back home ended up taking twenty minutes longer.

In other words, a total commute time of ~50 minutes (max) was turned into a ~4.5 hour commute due to having to rely on public transportation.

I also remember the specific reason why I went and bought a new car that same weekend (fortunately this happened on a Friday): it was the realization, upon arriving at home (after said ~2.5 hour commute), that I had forgotten my apartment keys at work.
The "rights of the creator to monitize or permit usage of their works" are only something we as a society grant in order to incentivize more creation. There is nothing that needs to be balanced. The creators also have no "right" to make a profit either.
Colonies in Russia are essentially labor camps. And mandatory work (e.g. making goods like uniform for army and police) is still an essential part of russian penitentiary system.
For a $1T org like Amazon, these are distractions. Even trying to transfer it is a distraction; it wouldn't move the revenue needle. It makes sense.

I mean, it makes a lot of sense when one doesn't value the importance of preserving culture. DP Review forums were the entire history of Digital Photography - millions of posts from the early days when everyone was skeptical of digital cameras, to the modern age when film is somewhat a niche hobby. The suits who made the decision to pull the plug probably never participated in communities.

It makes me sad to see a part of our shared culture destroyed like this. Reminds of me of the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas by the Taliban; this time because some people have no taste.
Hi,

Many thanks for the hint. It must have been a leftover setting from one of the other variants I am using locally.

Yes, postgres doesn't need to run as privileged. I changed it to "false" and updated the github repo.

Regards,
It was a primer aimed at first-time commanders (e.g. coddled nobility with zero experience), not an in-depth thing. That would take a more formal education.

It's like the popular science blogs of its age.
It's funny, I feel that most of the worst offenders are those that synthesize continental philosophy with American analytical tradition. The continental thinking becomes a prescription to be followed and applied analytically. And you get this weird feminist cyborgs.
I truly believe that US academia mangled and caricatured very deep and insightful thinkers.
> For example, Kłeti has a sentence structure that is SOV (Subject-Object-Verb), while all the languages I know have a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) sentence structure.

"all the languages I know" caveat alright, still Japanese has the verb at the end, and my German is far far away but I seem to recall it has something like that as well (at least the meaningful "verb-like" semantic part of the sentence often being at the end)
I see where you are coming from. I think the distinction is either whether to look at it from an ideological or core tennet perspective or a more political/ organizational perspective.

So arguing from the second perspective the problem with the breakaway reformations we have seen is that they often tend to deal with the “true scotsman” fallacy, where they double down on rules and regulations in the bible just to be worthy and a “true” Christian, sometimes coupled with a “holier than thou” attitude. (Obviously generalizing centuries of history here)

Instead of the movement to a more universal “love thy neighbor” seems a more fitting approach, if it’s truly universal as Christianity claims.
Show HN: Gradient-Free-Optimizers supports constrained optimization in v1.3
This adds support to perform constrained optimization for all 20 algorithms in the package, including bayesian-, particle swarm- and downhill simplex-optimization.
I would like some feedback if this API-design is useful and easy to use.
The Internet also has more social networks to keep you away from being productive.
No, NTP and PTP are two different protocols. They can both use hardware timestamps and reach single-digit nanosecond accuracy in ideal conditions. The main difference is in existing support in switches and routers, which is needed to avoid the impact of asymmetric delay between ports (typically tens of nanoseconds per switch).

PTP has good support in higher-end switches and routers, but it's difficult to secure and make resilient to failures. It was designed for automation and control networks in factories etc. NTP is a better fit for computer networks, but there doesn't seem to be any switches or routers with HW NTP support. If you really need the best accuracy with NTP, you can find old 100Mb/s hubs on ebay and create a separate network.
I do. The main reason is that I know it better and I feel it is easier to know it well thanks to good documentation and relative simplicity (compare to Linux). First class ZFS support is another reason. While ZFS is available on Linux in distros I would use (OpenSuse or Fedora) it is not available by default and needs to be installed separately. Also use i3 WM and install only apps I use - a typical Linux distro which brings Gnome/KDE/Unity and lots of apps I don't need is a waste of space (on my small SSD).

Though I admit that FreeBSD desktop is less user and especially novice user friendly than Linux. Another big reason to prefer Linux is closed source software. Sometimes closed source apps have Linux versions but practically never FreeBSD ones. Linux emulation works for simple apps but setting up something like Skype or Zoom (which requires camera/mic access) is too much of a work even for an experienced FreeBSD user (if possible at all).
Instead you should ask what don't you do for a living?

Anything is better than talking about my job at MIT studying the black hole physics of advanced NLP models tasked with designing CRISPR experiments for enhancing woolly mammoth meat.

I also collect rare trinkets and enjoy seeing the sights of different places.
> Xunzi suggests that adherence to the military counsel of Sun Tzu is so detrimental to one’s own self-interest, that it would be equivalent to “using one’s finger to stir a boiling pot.”

This had me laughing out loud. Very visual and effective image. It almost hurts.
I love what this project has done. Currently they're basically having to work around the architectural limits of the LLM in order to select salient memories, but it's still produced something very workable.

Language is acting as a common interpretation-interaction layer for both the world and agents' internal states. The meta-logic of how different language objects interact to cause things to happen (e.g. observations -> reflections) is hand-crafted by the researchers, while the LLM provides the corpus-based reasoning for how a reasonable English-writing human would compute the intermediate answers to the meta-logic's queries.

I'd love to see stochastic processes, random events (maybe even Banksian 'Outside Context Problems'), and shifted cultural bases be introduced in future work. (Apologies if any of these have been mentioned.) Examples:

(1) The simulation might actually expose agents to ideas when they consume books or media, potentially absorb those ideas if they align with their knowledge and biases, and then incorporate them into their views and actions (e.g. oppose Tom as mayor because the agent has developed anti-capitalist views and Tom has been an irresponsible business owner).

(2) In the real world, people occasionally encounter illnesses physical and mental, win lotteries, get into accidents. Maybe the beloved local cafe-bookstore is replaced by a national chain that hires a few local workers (which might necessitate an employment simulation subsystem). Or a warehouse burns down and it's revealed that an agent is involved in a criminal venture or conflict. These random processes would add a degree of dynamism to the simulation, which is more akin to the Truman Show currently.

(3) Other cultural bases: currently, GPT generates English responses based on a typically 'online-Anglosphere-reasonable' mindset due to its training corpus. To simulate different societies, e.g. a fantasy-feudal one (like Game of Thrones as another commenter mentioned), a modified base for prompts would be needed. I wonder how hard it would be to implement (would fine-tuning be required?).

Feels like I need to look for collaborative projects working on this sort of simulation, because it's fascinated me ever since the days of Ultima VII simulating NPCs' responses and interactions with the world.
I kind of like this idea, this could be a way of doing AI regulation.
Thank you for identifying another huge issue with copyright: That it infringes the right of individual nations for self-determination.
>Looking out for slower and weaker users is always the responsibility of the faster and more powerful.

I absolutely agree, this is why I'm extra careful. But I do believe that the same circumstances came about when we went from horse and buggy to automobile .. and that eventually, peoples' own survival instincts will kick in and they'll just be more alert.

Key thing is to avoid becoming part of the problem ..
That's a distinction without a difference.

I obviously don't care about people sending me money, I care about people requesting money from me.

Individuals can't do it and business can only <<ask>> for money, that's different.
Why can't the device being charged provide an option, such as charge only by default - and the user can turn on data transfer the same way we turn flight mode on and off?
> anti-intellectualism (the core ethos of America)

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/BARTERICMP25UPZSUSA

> lack of productive application of talent

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12027662

?
Of course you can still have a cap.

"A payment processing fee of 0.5% + 0.20c is collected on the total donation. We take an additional fee of 4.5%, up to a maximum of $10"

There, done.
Mostly of those reasons:

- https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2020/09/07/quare-freebsd/

Its simple and logical with lots of useful features that most people do not even know exist.

Also in may aspects it makes my life easier - like with ZFS Boot Environments or Rescue subsystem - Ports and Source infrastructure for custom system/packages building.

I also like the Community.

Here is mine 'desktop' documentation if needed:

- https://vermaden.wordpress.com/freebsd-desktop/

Regards.
Question about implementation: while you are not building a browser (so I expect HTML is out of your scope) are you able to use an existing testsuite to compare your implementation?
0 of The Global Top 100 Websites Use Valid HTML (In 2022)
...And then you end up with mafias burning e-waste in illegal landfills.

Sure, processing used material is expensive, but all that's mined has to be disposed of, and if it's not expensive, it's most likely fuelling criminal organizations.
I don't believe that.

Let's say I have account number 1234 and my name is John Doe.

You're telling me that, no strings attached, no repercussion, Mike Hacker can set up a large recurring payment from my account, without my approval?

I'd need solid proof of how that would work.
1letterunixname, I understand your frustration and skepticism, but it's important to acknowledge that there are indeed ongoing efforts to address poverty and homelessness in San Francisco. Some examples include:

1. The Navigation Center program, which offers temporary shelter and connects homeless individuals to housing, healthcare, and other services in a low-barrier environment.

2. The Homeless Outreach Team (HOT), which proactively engages homeless individuals on the streets, connects them with resources, and helps them access emergency shelters.

3. Project Homekey, a state initiative that San Francisco participates in, focuses on converting hotels and motels into housing units for the homeless population.

4. The Eviction Defense Collaborative, which provides legal assistance and support to tenants facing eviction, helping to prevent homelessness.

5.The Rapid Rehousing program, which offers short-term rental assistance and support services to help homeless individuals and families quickly transition to stable housing.

While there is still much work to be done, it's important to recognize that efforts are being made by the city, nonprofits, and community organizations to address these challenges. We should work together, rather than point fingers, to contribute to positive change and uplift those in need.
> Modern designs are far safer. We've learned so much since the mid-20th century.

Have we? There is a nuclear plant being shelled in Ukraine and the US is still arguing over where to dump its waste. Japan is looking to release a million tons of radioactive water into the sea. Those are the ones I can think of that are happening right now. There are plenty more in and out of the news.

I don’t think knowledge is cumulative, it has to be re-learned ever so often.

In relation to the US navy - here is an accident that was covered up 16 years ago. I do not believe there have been none since.

https://apnews.com/article/559da885ca7c3f6252d67e400e92a846
Android allows that in settings. But AFAIK it's just a software setting, the data lines are still physically connected.

The reason why there's no physical hard disconnect available in settings comes back to what I said earlier, cost and convenience from the manufactures' perspective.

They don't want to spend 2 cents on some mosfets for HW disconnects, and they don't want to nag the user every time they plug in the phone to charge as that would hurt the UX. They want the device to sync up automagically to whatever device you're pugging it into. That's what USB was designed for, convenience.

Plus, if you nag the user every single time they plug in the USB with a security prompt, they will just get desensitized and instinctively click 'YES' all the time.
Combine Onions with Carrots, they repel each others pests.
Entitled to special treatment. A modern phenomenon. A good sign that you should move on to a different partner.
Everything, literally everything from the root of this thread until the parent comment applies to my wife too. I am so relieved that I can stop worrying about it now.