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I've heard good things about Khan Academy's app for little kids. We didn't use it since our kid was older by the time we started, but we've gotten a lot of mileage out of the regular Khan Academy app, starting around age 5. Both are free!
Interesting topic, although on first page view, an error loading the Gravatar stuff caused the page layout to blow up for me, ironically.
I'm not even making that claim here, come on.

If being in traffic is so dangerous to your family then your protective response should be to reduce their exposure to it as much as possible.

People in this thread are jumping straight to their right to increase the overall danger of driving, and put more of that danger outside their personal sphere, before taking any other actions to reduce or mitigate it.

They certainly have that right under the current arrangement. And I'm not saying all evaluations or decisions along these lines are immoral, I can approach this with understanding of real conditions and nuance. But along with that right comes being considered morally culpable or even cowardly for exercising it.
Besides, modern engines get pretty incredible gas efficiency on the highway. A lot of the minivans these days run a 10-speed automatic with a well-tuned V6, netting nearly 300bhp and pushing 30 mpg on the Interstate.

The occasional family road trip shouldn't be a cause for disdain, families with children shouldn't be shunned for wanting to travel and enjoy the various things their region has to offer.
Be careful who you trust (when you are federating identity)
I've tried working in VR on side projects. It sucks after an hour. Granted, I have a Samsung Odyssey+ from a few years ago.

The PPD talking point is absolutely a problem. If my particular headset had the ability for "many floating windows" arranged in arbitrary places, it might be better (but it doesn't - I think there's a desktop app for Meta Quests which supports this though).

So, aside from the eyestrain due to low PPD, it is legit amazing, and I could potentially have productive workdays in VR with the right system. I also purchased the counterweights which help quite a bit.
"I wonder if her finger is on the scale."

I think she's too busy leading the AI Taskforce...
Note that suggesting it's 10x the wear is greatly exaggerating

Weight increase is ~30% https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jun/21/carry-that-we...
In the UK at least, Road Tax has no relation at all to the cost of repairing roads and is just treated as (yet another) tax.

And as a general point, any tax that is intended to encourage a behaviour should be revenue-neutral i.e. if you raise taxes for large cars, lower than for small cars so that the total tax take to government is the same. Otherwise it just becomes one more way for the government to ratchet up the amount of money they take from their citizens.
> This is in section 10 of chapter 3 of the :help user-manual. That's like… day 1 material. Not worthy of HN, IMO.

I assure you, nobody makes it to chapter 3 of the manual on day 1. Not to mention that the manual is long enough that most people don't seriously read it (much like bash: Yes, the manpage documents it well, but there's too much material to expect everyone to go through it all)
NetBSD has architectured their drivers to be basically static archives reusable anywhere. It's part of the NetBSD rump kernel.
> one does not simply build “cloud agnostic” services

Why? From personal experience, everything I do is either:

- a static site, which you can run on anything from Netlify to some static CDN to GitLab Pages to a potato, or

- a bunch of Docker containers, which I usually run on Docker Swarm on any random VPS, and manage with my own little tool, https://lunni.dev/; AWS of course has some “cloud native” options for that, too (ECS + Fargate?), but I find predictable monthly bill a bit better on my nerves.

This and some S3-compatible storage do wonders for me.
If you don't want to pay more, Don't cause more damage.
Well that’s obviously BS.
Charge extra for EV, they shouldn't be excluded either. A Telsa plaid weighs in at nearly 5000 lbs. In the US there are tax benefits to having a car weighing over 6000 lbs like giant SUV's.
Given that some 1 in 5 accidents are caused by a lack of maintenance, I would argue that it's a threat to public health/safety that they are not.
I've heard good things about Red Panda[1], but I haven't tried it.

[1] https://redpanda.com/
In cases like this, I'm not sure whether a social media thread or blog post about the social thread is better. Neither is great.
I don't think we need that kind of response here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
> Why is it that whenever somebody comes up with a clear cut and reasonable shortcoming of a big tech product

Is it reasonable though?
How? They are just as low as when I was a kid, and do not seem any bigger.
Even the low traffic roads in freeze-thaw regions need constant repair. So it's not all weight related. Weight is a factor that really only matters once you start looking at commercial size vehicles.
Having an API with medical information is amazing!

Just out of curiosity, is a React client or even a javascript library on your roadmap?
Sure thing.

So, I don't think that was the most important part of the article--he's not claiming SF is a Homeless Mecca because of Prop. 47. He was just asking a rhetorical question to point out that the dysfunctional Democrat-lead government will throw billions of dollars at a problem before repealing a soft-on-crime law that obviously contributes to the problem.

By the way, before anybody calls me out as some right-wing troll for saying the Democrat-led government is dysfunctional: I moved to SF as a D-registered liberal, and still am a liberal in the traditional sense (not a D anymore). But the left wing extremism has caused me to reassess my stance on many issues, especially as I start a family. I am absolutely appalled by the conditions in the city, especially in the Tenderloin, which many don't realize has the highest number of children per capita.
> AFAIK most commonly-used refrigerant compounds are not generally available to civilians because of the environmental damage caused by their irresponsible discharge.

I don't know if the EPA test has changed in the decade since I took it, but it was very easy for me to get the cert needed to buy refrigerants myself. I found an A/C supply store that administered the tests, found a study guide on the internet, ready the study guide in half an hour, took the test. Now apparently you can do the test online whereas I had to go to the store.
Minimum road width tends to be set for use by emergency vehicles. Can't really reduce those unless you want to mandate smaller emergency vehicles. Kei-class fire trucks exist, but don't seem popular.
Thanks so much, here's the IG account I set up.

https://www.instagram.com/robotdrawsyou

Re: "Wedding events" Yes! But, the cloud. (see below).

One of the problems with my current workflow is its dependent on not only 1. an internet connection but 2. there is a "cloud" i have to interact with to use my off-the-shelf machine.

I have hardware for a new machine, it will need zero internet and work off the grid with nothing but 110 (maybe 12v?) power.

I haven't spent the time to "put the pieces together" so to speak. It needs a UI that allows control over the execution of the plotter artwork. Stuff that pesky "cloud" sort of does, but separates me enough from that I need to make my own version that allows for necessary control.

I think if I was given the time and space to do the deep work necessary I could get a functional MVP working in 2-3 weeks. The constraints of life mean that I can only give it 30min to 1 hour spurts, and even then those are not consistent at all.

Photographing the artwork has also been a challenge for me. I finally bought a pre-made template that I like so hopefully I can get past all the emotional hangups with my past failures and just move forward with what I have instead of trying to "perfect" it all before launch.
Isn't this how insurance works?
I don't have a log in to read the full paper, but from your description and the preview, I can't help but think that this is just a weird extension of the trolley problem.

You're taking an action that means you're more likely to harm someone else, but that same action also means the people in your car are less likely to be harmed.
> There is NOTHING preventing small SUVs that hold 5 people and cargo, get really good mileage, and are cheap(ish)

Like the RAV-4 Hybrid, Ford Escape Hybrid & Plug-in Hybrid, etc., yes.

> but they don't exist used because they don't exist new.

Except they do exist, both new and used.
(Replying to a comment saying that western sanctions will cause deaths of Russian civilians.)

No, the blame will lie with Russian regulators and airlines.

Russian civilians can take the bus.
Yeah, I don't think you realise to the degree that your point-scory comments seem to imply that you're anti-seatbelt and pro teachers with guns. It's not uncommon for anti-seatbelters to argue that seatbelts cause injuries and deaths of their own. And thanking shooting victims for their service is exactly the kind of spiteful rhetoric Republicans say in gun control discussions.

You can think me uncomfortable, but I'm not. Now that you're actually being clear in your words, I can state that we're in agreement. I'd tone down the attitude though.
We just used this on a project and it was very helpful! Cool to see it here on HN
People in this thread almost make it sound like people don't want SUVs, its a decision being forced on them by others.

A lot of people I've talked to about car buying decisions like buying these SUV/crossover things. They prefer the more upright seating (higher h-point). They prefer the higher entry/exit point. They feel they need all the cargo space. Lots of people which I agree would probably be just as well served by a sedan or a hatchback just don't care for those car styles these days. Even if the sedan was a few grand less than the SUV (they often were when they were still sold), these people probably still go for the SUV if they could afford it. People didn't generally like them in the past because 1) modern SUVs are kind of a new-ish concept which only really started in the 90s where they absolutely exploded in popularity 2) those 90s body-on-frame SUVs drove like trucks while modern unibody crossovers drive more like cars and 3) it wasn't until about the 2000s that car makers started actually trying to make these vehicles appealing to average drivers as opposed to just work vehicles.

These kinds of people are incredibly common from my experiences.

Don't get me wrong, I do agree things like the chicken tax and CAFE requirements drove sedans and "light trucks" closer to the same price points, but generally speaking a ton of consumers want it this way.
EVs are not "way heavier". They are a couple hundred pounds heavier than comparable ice cars on average.

And all that extra weight is in the battery. Over time, batteries will shrink to the point where EVs are lighter on average.
Terrible logic. And it isn't "just" comfortable middle class people who are part of the problem.

The solution is collective action through government at all levels. Governments should be promoting Neighborhood electric vehicles and e-bikes. Modify regulations that promote 5000lb behemoth vehicles through knock-on effects. Tax heavy vehicles more. Tax tires more. Require safety inspections to ensure tires replacement is not neglected.

What makes you think it is up to every individual with a six months savings cushion to move across the planet to a foreign land so they can marginally impact their consumption?
> Are we really out of news cycles right now and large cars is where we landed?

People with no real problems, have to make up problems. Last week it was Canadian Wildfires and the summer heat. It's cooling down now, since it is becoming fall. So let's complain about something else. :/

Large cars suck, but the USA and CA do not have a market for small cars. Unless the government forces the market down that road.
Road damage goes up at the 4th power of the axle weight. It would be simpler to just make commercial trucks pay the entirety of road taxes. Easy to collect, and it would spread out the cost to everyone who benefits from commercial trucking (i.e. you really do want roads even if you don't own a car).
I would think the tax on the value of the car would be better handled by taxing gas much more heavily. It seems to me that all of the very expensive cars have terrible mileage. If we had a good carbon tax, it should do a good job of taxing what we really want to be taxed, which happens to coincide well with luxury vehicles.
Yeah, forgive me for thinking that people need to meet the computer halfway. I keep forgetting that most are too stupid that they cannot be trusted to make effective use of such powerful machines.
Wouldn't it be even better if people who have a legitimate need, like you, could get the vehicle and associated taxes subsidised or even free, while people who don't need it do pay more for their choice?

(This was the case for a relative of mine in the UK who got a car paid for by her local council because of her husband's disabilities; organised by the same department/funding as pays for caters for him.)
I feel like the increasing obesity epidemic in the US is certainly not helping with this... larger cars for larger people.
A simple robot that plays a toy:

https://github.com/schubart/donald
Saying "Oh, canvas tag. Been there, done that" doesn't do this project justice. It is not new ideas that matter here. It is the execution of them into workable solutions.
Story from a friend. Once, flying on a Russian domestic airline flight, they noticed something like a little shrine at the back. Some black and white photos, flowers, mementos. They asked the cabin crew about it.

Response was, well, the plane had crashed once, killing some people on board, including some staff. So they are commemorated here. But the plane is fine.

Anecdote aside, it's fair to say Russia has a somewhat laissez-faire attitude to safety.
I feel like neck stress/pain will be a thing in VR/AR just as it is in real life, so monitor size and positioning will have to follow at least kind of similar principles as IRL ones do if you care about ergonomics at all.
Not only is this a dupe, it's now outdated. Zoom re-updated their ToS to clarify that they will not do this.

Current discussion on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37037196

The added clause:

> Notwithstanding the above, Zoom will not use audio, video or chat Customer Content to train our artificial intelligence models without your consent.

EDIT: Since a bunch of people are chiming in here to respond to me about the new clause, I wanted to clarify my intent: please move the conversation to the submission of Zoom's response! This thread should be removed simply on the grounds of being a duplicate of the huge thread from yesterday, doubly so since the information in the article is now outdated.
>Wonder how much of this is just due to how massive the us is

It has nothing to do with this. The US was settled, and most cities were developed before the introduction of the automobile. It's just that after WWII we bulldozed most of the country for highways and decided that cars were the only way to move around.
I'll believe it when I see it. Until then I'm skeptical that enough people will want this until it's sub ~$1,500.

I'd love to be wrong on this, but my gut tells me something's not quite right with this product vertical (notwithstanding Apple's entrance to it).
For cold weather putting down rolls of insulation in the attic is usually by far the cheapest change to make, costing around $2500. https://www.bobvila.com/articles/attic-insulation-cost/

I assume this would help in hot weather too though the example older house design in the article doesn’t have an attic where it could go.
> For me, Dark Souls replicated that Ocarina of Time feeling for me as an adult, which is about the highest praise I can give a game.

Heh, so I'm a Zelda fan without having ever played one? Did all Soulsbornes. Some multiple times.
You missed the more general point that if folks do have a way of making revenue from their content then stealing their content would have a negative impact. Maybe someone has amazing content and offers classes. You might be able to think of other possibilities.
Read lots of books. Reading just one book you'll walk away with gaps in your understanding you don't even know are there. A mentor can point them out for you and give you directions on how to close them, but absent that you have to approach everything from as many angles as you can and hope that you will fill in the gaps by sheer luck. (That's a coupon collector's problem for you!)

I recently re-read and took extensive notes on de Finetti's Theory of Probability which I always recommend. But don't stick to just that.
I'm going to have to disagree with you, on both points. I, like the person you're responding to, have experienced the zeitgeist of HN and have come to the same conclusion of a prevailing mid-to-far-left social policy. Again I agree with GP on the points they make about voting, in fact I think we should get rid of votes altogether. The fact is, for most people a vote is a reflection of who they are, not the comment they're voting on.

Like I've said before, a comment can be downvoted by every single user on HN and still be accurate and true. The truth is the only thing that matters. Unfortunately, we're each responsible for our own reactions to the feelings we have, and that often means, despite a commenter's best effort, they're still going to offend some and please others. Since we can't please everyone, the best way to do the most good with your words is to use them to spread the truth. The truth is always going to be hard to deal with for some, but they'll be better off with that awareness than with (perhaps blissful) ignorance because the choice of whether to stay ignorant is put into their own hands.

Side note: This also reduces the total amount of suffering in the world by reducing the number of people who end up having to pay for the consequences of their actions without any awareness of the existence of the consequences (such as breaking a law you were unaware of and being put in jail for something you didn't know was illegal)
That's kinda what I'm getting at though. If you regulate that everything is going to be escrowed with a contingency (by which I mean guarantee) that it'll end up being forcibly released under GPL/whatever, you suddenly need to use components that are compatible. Short term this would be an e-waste bill, long term it would help strengthen the FOSS community and by extension the quality, speed of development, and general performance of the whole industry.
Actually I would say that that is exactly what blockchain does, except as a protocol and relying on a network rather than a newspaper. Actually I might use this to explain blockchain to people on a base level.
What happens if I pull the plug on a server that hasn't flushed to S3 in the configured time? Do I loose that event?
Personally, if I'm recommending something for daily use (as in, you plan to do more than just work on this device) I could only recommend a rolling release where your software is always up to date. You'd usually want and expect software to be up to date (at least for software that isn't trying to screw you ;)) and if something you are using has a bug, waiting for the next Ubuntu release is unreasonable. Also, if your packages update regularly (and you update them regularly :)), it is much easier to debug when things go wrong since you can more easily keep track of recent changes.

Similarly, I wouldn't recommend Ubuntu to beginners because the dist-upgrade process is very scary and unreliable (in fact, I don't think I've ever seen dist-upgrade succeed fully without errors or manual intervention), so I wouldn't want to have that unpleasent surprise waiting for them when they aren't ready for it. The situation around snap is also likely to leave a sour taste in their mouth ("Why am I being nagged to close Chrome 2 weeks from now? And why am I still nagged after I just closed and reopened it?!" not to mention "Why can't I open this file in Chrome?").
I'd think injuring/killing someone because you hit them would make you morally culpable. The guy driving a semi and never getting in an accident should be able to sleep fine at night.
Weasel words.

"We don't use your data to train AI models"
(but we can pass it to another entity to do so)

"we would not do so without customer consent"
(...and everyone who uses our service has consented to anything we want them to in our convoluted ToS.

What you should have said is: "Zoom doesn't use audio, video or chat content to do anything but transmit it to the parties that are logged in to the meeting."

I frequently have to use Zoom for communications that are privileged by law. I wonder when the class action will happen?
By this logic, because I haven't killed anyone drunk driving, I should be allowed to drive drunk.

No, it's important to point out hard facts here: by driving a car with less visibility, you become more dangerous to your family and your neighborhood. You don't even protect your family, because you've now entered a vehicle significantly more likely to flip over in an accident-- which you are now more likely to have because you bought a vehicle with reduced capacity to see what is in front of you.

Your choice is your choice-- but it's important not to lie to yourself or others about what that choice entails.
The OS could have software that detects if bot-like input is occurring.

Even if not, they could just rate limits how fast you can make requests to a speed that's plenty for any legitimate user but terrible for bots. If someone wants to astroturf as a million people on social media, they will need a million physical motherboards and a million genuine licenses of Windows, and a million rubber duckies programmed not to act too fast or too continuously. No more Xeon blades with a fat WAN pipe running a credentialed script.

I actually don't know if input devices still don't have TPMs or not. I know display devices do - try watching Disney+ on a CRT, or even an old HDTV. You'll get a nice error message saying your display is too old and unsupported.
You do the same thing JIT does and change the permissions on the page to NX, apply whatever update you want, then remove the write permission and make it executable again. Even though it seems like it doesn't make a difference, it's much more difficult for an attacker to change the page permissions than it is for the hotpatcher/JIT. I think this could still fail though depending on how strict your OS is in which case you might need to use explicit function pointers which are obviously writable.

Some systems apparently allow you to add executable without removing write as that is what the OP does with "mprotect(page, getpagesize(), PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC);". However,
Also, no cloud or subscription required.
You could make the C# code shorter by using the one-liner record syntax. That would compare the SLOC more fairly.
>there are currently 28 vacant housing for every homeless person in America.

Ok, now factor in all the millenials and gen z living at home while working. Or other under-housed invididuals.
So then who owns the warehouses that have Amazon logos on them, exclusively used by Amazon with Amazon employees working inside them?
For example, it's the only way that some means of disease prevention work.
yeah because clicking through half a dozen nested dialogs to change my DNS settings is good fucking design

Or even better, for many things the option doesn't exist any more? Why? Because fuck you thats why!

I just LOVE watching Windows take away features because some normie asshole decided options were bad for usability and testing.

Typing this on my Windows daily driver, btw. And I have to drop into CLI on a pretty regular basis.