skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> "Okay to be black at our conference, not okay to wear corn rows", "Okay to be gay at our conference, not okay to kiss another member of the same sex", "Okay to be Christian at our conference, not okay to pray"?

Well, aside from the fact that being black has little to do with wearing corn rows, and being gay has little to do with kissing (I'll grant that praying is tightly coupled to being Christian), I think it's fine for an IP holder to set a dress code, and to prohibit what kind of sexual activity can be endorsed using their IP. That's their right. Doesn't Disney get to say "no" to strip clubs who want to hold Disney nights, with official Disney logos and everything? The legal basis for them saying no to that is trademark law, which itself is rooted in the US Constitution.

The praying thing would be a can of worms because of how religion works in our country, we'd have to talk about a more specific hypothetical for that to be a vehicle for productive discussion.

> And yes, I agree with the OP that this kind of stuff has absolutely no business being in a trademark document, of all things.

Okay, so you agree with me that the original poster was saying that the problem was with the legal vehicle used to enforce this policy. That poster made it seem that my inference was silly and inexplicable random nonsense, so I'm glad I'm not the only one who took it that way.

But that still doesn't clear up if they can't use trademark for this purpose, and nothing you've said in your post really addresses that. Also there is a question of whether or not Rust should be able to restrict whether or not firearms are allowed at events aspiring to strongly associate themselves with Rust, specifically by using their trademarked logo.

>> Can't they restrict the use of their IP in any way compatible with the first amendment?
> Sure they can. And I'm permitted to point and laugh at their petty control-freakiness

Great! So we are in agreement. But then why do you assert that Rust can't use trademark to restrict the use of their IP to events that don't permit weapons? I understand that you think it's the wrong use of trademark (and others have said that maybe a separate venue or event license is more appropriate), but that still doesn't mean that trademark can't be used like this. That is not clear to me.

Either way, this seems like the best outcome, where everyone exercises their free speech rights, and right to association, while maintaining ownership rights. Rust gets to build a community they want, you get to not associate with them if you so choose, you and I are free to use whatever language we want, you and I are free to laugh at anyone we want, and the only thing you can't do is hold an event with Rust IP and allow people to bring their guns. You are still free to hold an event and invite people to bring their guns, but you won't be allowed to use the Rust IP. A small price to pay for freedom and liberty.
We had someone from Booking.com come and speak at a company I was working at a good few years ago to talk about their testing process. They were using the multi-armed bandit approach[1] of just throwing dozens of changes at the wall and seeing which worked best. It definitely reflected in the UX.

1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-armed_bandit
especially when you have great words like

눈물 = 눈 + 물 = eye + water = tears
물고기 = 물 + 고기 = water + meat = fish (although this only means the animal, not the food, which is weird. 생선 is the fish meat like cow v beef)
돼지고기 = 돼지 + 고기 = pig + meat = pork
etc.

there is a lot of other examples I'm forgetting but its cool.

The modification of the verb root to denote tense and formality as well is pretty intuitive. Korean is a great language. The problematic things IMO are the counting of items and the uses of the Korean v Chinese number systems, plus the random Hanja here and there.
In which of the listed requirements of the article is this approach better, and why?
> we'll cling to tradition

I think this is mostly a matter of old voter bases.
I worked at Raytheon for five years as a software engineer, and this article understates how corrupt and backwards the industry’s contracting dynamics are. There are some aspects that are directly opposed to efficiency. A few examples stand out to me.

One is how labor charges work. When contractors bid on a project, they estimate how many hours of labor it will take to complete (worth mentioning they often underestimate, since there are no consequences for doing so). Then, as they work those hours, they get paid. For instance, if a contractor is awarded a contract with a million dollars worth of labor (there is a fixed dollar amount per head used to compute this) that will take 1,000 hours to complete, each hour will earn them $1,000. There are numerous ways that this causes the government to get a bad deal.

First, workers are not fungible. The productivity of any two workers is not the same. Even over large averages, the productivity is not the same. Some contracts are staffed by all-stars, and others by slouches. The government pays the same dollar amount per hour for both contracts.

Even if workers were fungible, their progress is not uniform. There are periods of time where they will complete huge amounts of work, and there are less productive times, owing to human nature, impediments, etc. Again, the government pays the same amount.

I should also mention that there is a profit margin built into the amount that contractors get paid for labor. In other words, they make money by having employees “working” on contracts. This creates a corrupt incentive where each contractor wants to be as inefficient as possible, since they make money per inefficiency, so long as they can charge less than the other bids.

The end result is often that when a contract reaches “100% complete” in terms of billable hours, the project is not complete. Yet the government has often sunk tens or hundreds of millions, or billions, into this project. They will not pull the plug on it, since they need it. They cannot switch contractors, due to the IP involved, the expertise built up, etc. So, they keep writing checks to the contractor until the project is finished.

A solution nobody seems to talk about: nationalize national defense. I know, I hate bureaucracy as much as the next guy. The government is certainly inefficient. Government contractors are capable of every bit of inefficiency the government is capable of, and more. It truly makes no sense to me, that the government stands for being gouged via profit margins every time it purchases military equipment.

The flip side of this is, defense contracting is political these days, and in my opinion, in all the wrong ways. One side argues for increased defense spending, the other argued for decreased defense spending. Neither argue for improved defense outcomes. Politicians want to protect their constituents’ jobs; a lot of folks work for these contractors. If defense spending were nationalized, the duplications of effort, and the corresponding jobs, go poof. Inefficiency is great for a lot of the parties involved, and so the taxpayers get a bad deal.
How has the police not found the guilty party yet
I came here to say the same. In the UK you can't be made redundant if there is other work you could do at the company.

Also in the UK contractors are paid a lot more than full time staff!
Right, the watermelon at the end doesn't bode well for human targets... Quite interesting that the UI on the gun's screen is in English... I wonder if that was just easier because of hw and sw they used in the project, or if they're planning to sell them to the world.
I don't know any that are front and back these days--at least using jet bridges which is just about any major airport. But it's common on certain wide-bodies to have separate doors for First/Business and the various economy classes.
Actually at least for airplanes in Greece (and I'd presume the whole EU) families with small children have precedence over business class passengers.
> Well, being the only country left with any manufacturing after a catastrophic world war is one major reason.

This is not the reason. Post WW II Europe was able to rebuild and for a long time they had some of the biggest companies and for a long time EU as a whole was a bigger economy than the US. It's only in the last 2 decades where the US is significantly outpacing the EU. And there are no signs of slow down.

WW II can not be the reason EU has few big tech companies. (relatively compared to the US, few exceptions always exist)
They dont have to. But they could also not lie about it. Or lie about do no evil ( I know that is no longer their motto ). Or they could also not lie about WebP, AOM or AMP or everything else about being Good.
The algorithms are just replacing soul crushing bullshit jobs. The real problem is that there's no recourse.

This is the kind of stuff punitive damages are for.
From the last time booking.com was discussed I picked up some ublock origin filters that make the website more bearable.

You can copy and paste them directly in your ublock config (ublock options -> My filters)

! https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21860328
booking.com##.soldout_property
booking.com##.sr_rooms_left_wrap.only_x_left
booking.com##.lastbooking
booking.com##.sr--x-times-booked
booking.com##.in-high-demand-not-scarce
booking.com##.top_scarcity
booking.com##.hp-rt-just-booked
booking.com##.cheapest_banner_content > *
booking.com##.hp-social_proof
booking.com##.fe_banner__red.fe_banner__w-icon.fe_banner__scale_small.fe_banner
booking.com##.urgency_message_x_people.urgency_message_red
booking.com##.rackrate
booking.com##.urgency_message_red.altHotels_most_recent_booking
booking.com##.fe_banner__w-icon-large.fe_banner__w-icon.fe_banner
booking.com##.smaller-low-av-msg_wrapper
booking.com##.small_warning.wxp-sr-banner.js-wxp-sr-banner
booking.com##.lock-price-banner--no-button.lock-price-banner.bui-u-bleed\@small.bui-alert--large.bui-alert--success.bui-alert

Apart from these, I use some additional ublock filters to block some of their tracking that I am not ok with.

$removeparam=/^(error_url|ac_suggestion_theme_list_length|ac_suggestion_list_length|search_pageview_id|ac_click_type|ac_langcode|ac_position|ss_raw|from_sf|is_ski_area|src|sb_lp|sb|search_selected|srpvid|click_from_logo|ss|ssne|ssne_untouched|b_h4u_keep_filters|aid|label|all_sr_blocks|highlighted_blocks|ucfs|arphpl|hpos|hapos|matching_block_id|from|tpi_r|sr_order|srepoch|sr_pri_blocks|atlas_src|place_types)/,domain=booking.com
$removeparam=/sid=.\*;BBOX/,domain=booking.com
||www.booking.com/c360/v1/track
||www.booking.com/fl/exposed
||booking.com/personalisationinfra/track_behaviour_property
||booking.com/has_seen_review_list

Note that these may result in you receiving some higher prices by removing some referrer info. If you do see that happening, feel free to remove the offending config if the price difference is significant for you. I usually don't bother for differences of < $10 (price displayed on the search page vs the property page).
Looks like a quick blog post by a PI outlining 3 of their lab's projects and giving a quick overview of their research directions.

I wouldn't take it as an informational article in the sense you're looking for. It's more like a press release, and pretty common in academia to release these fluff blog posts.
Must be why Avenger movies are so popular.
https://archive.ph/ofsoE
You know google is selling you hotel bookings?
The easier method to do a more nuanced analysis is to use data visualization where you put income on one axis and lifespan on another. https://www.gapminder.org/answers/how-does-income-relate-to-...

Interesting question though. Someone's probably thought of this already and it's just not in wide use. Maybe something like annual income in dollars cut by average life expectancy?
> How are you supposed to get feedback for a feature people can't actually use?

The moment it's out there (that is, not behind a flag), you cannot fix it, update it etc. because people will be relying on the observed behaviour.

The hard part is advertising the feature (at the very least to developers) because there are just too many featurs in modern browsers. Edit: for example, Chrome has Origin Trials https://developer.chrome.com/origintrials/#/trials/active for experimental features.
No.

Yes, there is space for small niche sites with certain angles, but all of those sites will still be owned by one of the big two parents. There isn’t even much space for a niche player intending to eventually get bought out by one of the big groups like you see in some software fields, because hotels are pretty risk-averse in general and won’t just hand out access to their reservation channels to small players easily.
AGI can conquer the world and what to do about it
All these can be said as succinctly in English though. "one beer please" is enough to place an order, and the rest is just decorative.

Does Korean not have more complex / ceremonial speech patterns?
What Is a Gamma Squeeze?
And doing this will have what kind of effect on marine life?
https://archive.ph/ti9Ns
This is going to make a great r/badlinguistics post
It's happened to me once and to my parents once, and we don't even book that often. Maybe it depends on the country.
In the last few months, there has been a significant shift in focus towards the widespread use of the printing press. The spread of this revolutionary technology has sparked debates about its impact on society, particularly in the realm of religious institutions.

Initially, churches and their clergy opposed the printing press as they believed it threatened their authority and control over religious teachings. They feared that widespread access to religious texts would lead to misinterpretations and a loss of power. However, as the printing press proliferated, it became apparent that this technology was not only a threat but also a potential opportunity for those who embraced it.

During this period of rapid technological adoption, attention and resources shifted from traditional religious education and practices to the mass production of religious texts. Skilled scribes found themselves replaced by specialized consultants who guarded their printing techniques and knowledge, becoming indispensable to the process.

As a result, the once-revered profession of scribing began to lose its prestige. Scribes became increasingly scarce as their skills were devalued, and religious texts were at times filled with errors due to the new and imperfect printing process. The once-elite profession of scribing was reduced to a menial task, and those who persisted in the trade found themselves facing diminishing wages and respect.

As the printing press continued to transform the world, the power dynamics shifted dramatically. Those who controlled the technology accumulated immense influence, and the once-powerful religious institutions found themselves struggling to maintain their authority. In this new world, the masses felt increasingly disconnected from their spiritual leaders and turned to the printed word for guidance.

This disconnection from religious institutions led to a decline in the importance of traditional legal structures, resulting in social unrest and chaos. The once-strong bonds between people weakened, and emotions like joy, love, and friendship became less prominent in daily life.

As powerful individuals and organizations continued to vie for control over the printing press and the influence it wielded, society found itself on the brink of collapse. Wars were fought over this newfound power, and the world was plunged into darkness and destruction.

In the end, the very technology that had once promised to enlighten society and bring knowledge to the masses ultimately led to its downfall, leaving behind a world in ruins, unrecognizable from its former glory.
United and Delta tried during the pandemic to improve social distancing [1] but switched back once travel came back, and I'm guessing this kind of boarding ended up being slower. It turns out the Southwest way (random boarding) was still the fastest.

>Loading back to front just moves the line inside the plane, but is not significantly faster than loading from the front to the back.[2]

[1]: https://thepointsguy.com/news/back-to-front-boarding-coronav...

[2]: https://thepointsguy.com/2012/10/travel-science-improving-ai...
Or “Beer”.
I don't think it's an emotional response… it's saying "even if nuclear can be done safely, I just don't trust <list of scandal participants> to do it".
VW Unveils More Powerful and Efficient Rear-Drive Motor for ID. EVs
Mythbusters also covered it some time ago.
It's a good explanation and pretty much what you'd think.. the best way is to minimize people bunching up anywhere. Though I will say I've flown on many of those airlines they list as using "back to front" and they definitely didn't use that method.

Southwest being the fastest also makes sense, as people who can choose their own seats will gravitate to open areas rather than waiting for someone to stow their carry-on so they can sit next to them.
agoda.com
SN15 flew almost two years ago.
> Create web extensions that work in Safari and other browsers

> and other browsers

Wish there was a section on interoperability with other browsers :)
I'm not interested in arguing the specifics, I've done so before. You're free to bring up scientific evidence for the claim of censorship. Until then I'll treat it as I try to treat pretty much anything "commonly known" - as hearsay.
The phoenetic aspects of Hangul makes it just about my favorite language. It just feels so natural to say the words and phrases. French, german russian feel so unnatural on the other hand and english accents in england feel like I am pretending to be rich or of a higher class lol. Hangul is peculiar for me because japanese and mandarin both have close cultural influence and ties on Korea but it sounds very different.
I’ll give a watch. My downvoted comment above confirms holding such views are indeed unpopular :)
Southwest does it pretty well.

Everyone has a number on their ticket and you form a line.
AI Agents Plan Parties and Ask Each Other Out on Dates in 16-Bit Virtual Town
I'm a night howl. Having a work schedule helps this, but when I was a student doing my thesis I had awful sleeping schedules (6 am - 2 pm) which affected my social life a lot.

I wanted to improve this, but going to bed earlier would make me restless, and have even worse sleep. Forcing myself to wake up earlier was torture - be exhausted during the day, only to feel energetic at evening again, and not being able to sleep earlier.

So I "rotated the day". Each day, I went to bed 3 (or 4?) hours later, slept 8h, and woke up. This was a bit tiring, but not more than the other alternatives! It worked for a few weeks but later I went back to my old habits.

After 2 rotations, I went to the doctor and got calming medications and the the recommendation to go to sleep 1h earlier each day. This was much easier and I didn't get dependent on the medication.

Later, having a job with a schedule (not that rigid but also not super flexible) helped me get on track, and things haven't gotten so bad.
> Actually if US immigrants were their own country they'd have the best life expectancy in the world. They're holding up our stats, not pulling them down.

Of course. The sick, the halt, and the lame never made the trip.

The kids who survive the trip through the Darien Gap will do fine.[1]

[1] https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/13/americas/darien-gap-us-panama...
Liu Xin⸻Han era librarian (2036 before present)
I was recently on a Norwegian.com flight and they boarded both in the front (using a jet bridge) and at the back (using stairs)
> America operates on the principal that it is better to fail quickly and rebuild than it is to defend what’s not working to preserve the status quo for as long as possible.

Banks seems exempt from this. I’m not financially savvy enough to know if bailing out banks is good or bad.

https://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/governmen...
Huh? Is there some drama because they all support webp so clearly push didn't come to shove.
Scientists Unveil a 5.7 Terapixel Global Image of Mars
So that the people who paid the most get fist dibs on the overhead bins.
The majority market share is for Google Chrome, directly and indirectly, thus they are the primary target, while Firefox & Safari will only come next.
Adsorption of rare earths from hot spring water with phosphorylated yeast
If the training objective isn't specified correctly, the AI might decide to mulch poor Irish children instead of old people.

If the training distribution differs from the deployment distribution, the AI might attempt to mulch mannequins because they have two arms and two limbs.
> to sit in a chair for four hours

And this is why I usually wait towards the end of boarding to get on the plane no matter where I'm sitting.
More to the point, the people paying more (or with status) want to get settled in first, get their carry-ons stowed while there's plenty of room, and not be standing around any longer than they have to. It's not just business vs. economy. On a lot of carriers, some economy gets boarded earlier, may have more leg room, and won't have trouble getting overhead bin space. (And they can deboard faster--and probably don't have checked luggage so they can get out of the airport faster.)
The folks a NasaSpaceFlight have/will be doing live pre-shows up until the launch

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGfSrVZh7fM (this sunday show will catch you up)

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhJRzQsLZGg (24/7 live stream, apparently they already have a countdown timer lol)
It’s so damn American to dismiss any other way of doing things.
No better way than the American way, am I right?
Europe is sick and tired to be the sickly buddy of the world’s bully.
And we don’t care about the wonderful ways the bully keeps finding to build his muscles and reinforce his attitude.
You yankees will never really get it though, so I’m talking to the wind.
Discussion about the root article from FSF:

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35554107

Similar discussions when Chrome/Mozilla were removing it:

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33563378 (dang's comment has a list of additional related at the time)

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33803941

Relevant discussions:

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35212522

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33442281

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35018672
You need investment to do it and to get that investment, you need a payback that encourages the investment. Without that there is a limit.

I am talking a real ROI—not based on some apocalyptic prediction of “if we don’t invest a $1 now it’s going to cost us $100 90 years from now…”. That sort of scaremongering is not going to encourage investment because the return needs to be on a smaller time scale. We need industry to see that when they put up $1000 in renewables, it’s going to result in a $5000 return vs we put $1000 in fossil fuel tech that results in $3000 in the same time frame.
When sending letters about this it might be worth keeping in mind that PG&E is a convicted felon and killer. ( https://www.google.com/search?q=PG%26E+convicted+felon )

Even in the most charitable description they are criminally reckless and have repeatedly placed profit over the lives of the public. An organization that has killed people on multiple occasions through recklessness and greed is not the sort of organization that should be afforded any additional access to anyone's personal information.
Not entirely sure what the complaint is. I know HN is skewed very US heavy - but most of the rest of the world uses D/M/Y. I for one find M/D/Y bonkers ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯