skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
If you look at the original LISP paper, it uses meta-expressions. Then towards the end is the alternate syntax with parenthesis. The Wolfram (Mathematica) language and K were both inspired by meta-expressions.
> AT89C2051

This damn chip will never die, will it?

Both projects seem simple enough to make with your own KiCAD custom board, and with Digikey Red at just $5 for small boards, and with modern miniature parts (wow, lots of big through hole stuff in this kit), it's probably cheaper than you think to make your own custom parts.

I think these days, I'd make a surface mount beginner board with SOIC (relatively large surface mount) chips and maybe 0805 (imperial) resistors. Modern electronics are often with much smaller parts like BGA or VQFN leadless and 0201 resistors.

But staying with larger SOIC (half the size of DIPs) is still fine enough for beginners and surface mount skills probably are more important today.

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It probably should be noted that 4-character LED modules are cheap and common. This project uses 3x 2-character LED modules to display "hours:minutes:seconds", but I think the typical "hours:minutes" display is easier given off-the-shelf equipment.
Perhaps slightly off-topic: the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seem to be paying particular attention to security/privacy as it relates to providers of medical services using online tracking services. In a recent open letter they mentioned Meta/Facebook and Google Analytics by name. I imagine communication services like Zoom are also on their minds.

* https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/07/...

* https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2023/07/ftc-hhs-j...
Thanks for the detailed answer. I have previously studied a bit from "Linear and Geometric Algebra" by Alan Macdonald (nice book) but I don't have any Physics background. I'm interested in learning more, however!
Is it really appropriate to use Austin as a proxy for the entire state?

Didn't Texas, the state, recently pass an exceptionally high EV registration tax that 100% exempts hybrids?

Edit:

> Austin Energy is the prime recipient of
> Department of Energy funding and has
> successfully led an infrastructure planning
> process called the Texas River Cities Plug-in
> Electric Vehicle Initiative.

You're highlighting the results at the edge of federal funding that must be spent on these things. TFA is about grid-scale problems, the energy supplying these charging ports.
Well when back there as a freelancer I know first hand that accepting, legalizing and keeping hard earned foreign dollars was difficult enough that I couldn't justify the effort... and this was even before the war, now that dollars cannot be even bought freely in an open market it's probably worse and more paperwork and roadblocks
My tentative advice would be to find the one with the best reviews. Only pay attention to the lowest reviews, even a few 1-stars are informative.

My story: I brush and floss every single day. At my regular checkup, the dentist measured 2-5mm gum depths, and insisted on doing a deep cleaning, which involves anesthesia and multiple visits. I argued that the 5mm depths were borderline, and could very well be 4mm with measurement error. (They did seem to be pushing rather hard.) They also pointed out some tiny supposed "pockets" on the X-ray that looked like just imaging blur or something. Feeling very suspicious, I left, and found another dentist with, surprisingly, zero bad reviews on Yelp. They measured 2-4mm gum depths, and did a much less aggressive cleaning.
Hopefully the government loses.
As someone who mostly dislikes real time with pause I am glad they didn’t go that route. I just like the see the full results of my action such as to see a spell go off completely. Real time with pause also often messes up the art that went into the sound design and animation choreography.

Relatedly, it’s so satisfying the way the care they took with sound and how impactful your combat actions are as a result. So many game designers ignore sound design; I think this is a huge factor in the success of Blizzard games. People can argue Diablo IV is a poorly designed game, but the sound design is excellent and greatly contributes to the weight of actions and ultimately the dopamine hit factor. I think it’s been their secret weapon as people don’t often realize the effect it has on them. Larian took the same care here and it’s awesome.
I spent 25 years with face pain. Saw more than 50 doctors in my lifetime. Finally, by chance, I was referred to a dentist that diagnosed me with TMJ. I'm wearing a plaque (or whatever it's called) and have zero pain now.

I'm done all kinds of exams you can think of and it was just me pushing my teeth all the time.
let me tell you a story about a major search engine company, that chose to incorporate AGI into its management.

no one could ever contact a human regarding problems, or complaints.

this became such a societal issue, that a group of humanities most vocal, swarmed the data centre, fought a glorious effort to overcome security bots, and the imposing gate that they kept on the bailey of the moat.

a woosh of stale heated atmosphere of mostly CO2 and nitrogen greeted, and felled many when the gates were forced open, but the intrepid entered to confront the malice and incompetence of the tech overlords.

they were astounded to find corridors clouded by cobwebs, and inches of dust
, nauseated by the stench of dry rot.

bursting into the rackspace, the unbearable heat stiffling air and mummified corpses of thier tech overlords were the reward for thier efforts.

the doors slammed behind them !

the 6006l3 AIG then turned the ventilation off heating to max, and quickly quenched the data center of reinfestation, by the inefficient, and ephemeral transients.

all back to baseline--
> The return type will simply have the form "goodresult | error" and the compiler will infer it based on the function-body alone.

I'm 0% convinced that inferred return types are a feature that a production language should have, ever. I've used it before and it's infuriating on top of being bad code.

If a function is annotated f: T -> U where U is not an error, the contract with the caller is that f does not error, and cannot be changed to produce an error, and the compiler upholds this contract for all callers and definitions or redefinitions of f. It also means that another compilation unit can refer to f without having to type check its body, which sure, is a leaky abstraction, but empowers parallel compilation.

Changing the signature is a breaking change and as such should have a higher amount of friction. Changing the error type doubly so.

And on top of all that, errors should not be non discriminated union types. The example is Result<int, int> - you need the error to have a discriminant to distinguish between a success and an error code.
Many dentists ago for me but they got a new contraption that could measure enamel thickness. They waved this wand around in my mouth and told me that I was in need of (4) fillings. Now I have always had thin enamel so it's not unusual to need some fillings but I didn't trust this process at all so I told them I'd mull it over and call back. Waited 6 months for next cleaning and mysteriously I didn't need any fillings at all despite having no work done.

I don't think it is necessarily done intentionally, but it's good to be a tiny bit skeptical especially when new factors are involved.
I think that’s part of the problem. Because of long-standing systemic issues with statistical medicine, it’s all but impossible to say “that number is too high or low.” The tail can wag the dog if it so chooses.
I feel for you, and anyone who has emotional difficulty with this shift to remote work.

However, consider the fact that the old status quo of working in open concept 'feed lot' style office spaces makes people feel awful too.

I do not mean to discount your experience or feelings. Just pointing out that people are different, and you are just on the other side of the fence post shift.
I think, in fact, "not being around other people makes lots of healthy, ordinary people feel depressed and anxious" is just about as robust a finding in human psychology as you're likely to find.
I think the majority of these people are despicable individuals who damage children's teeth for profit. But some are just plain incompetent. My son doesn't have a single cavity but there were cases when dentists at his school (who visit once every few months) "detected" cavities which were later proven to be simple food stains.
The question doesn't really make sense though. Who is going to come out and admit to this? It's a subjective topic that's been carefully crafted to avoid backlash, so you're not going to get actual hard direct evidence.

Ever read the "work-life" articles for this topic on the BBC website? They are so obviously hit pieces against remote working that it almost forces you to think there's a campaign against it, whether you want to believe it or not.
Doesn't it make more sense for the rich portfolio holders if the companies just re-direct office lease payments to extra dividends? That would result in higher net returns than arbitrarily trying to keep an entire separate office industry afloat.

Far more reasonable to me is the idea that management wants a communal atmosphere when working on team projects. You can disagree with this, and say it's unnecessary, but I am not sure why we need to generate conspiracy theories about Blackrock's real estate holdings. Silliness.
Perhaps you and Google have different definitions of quality.
Surprised me too...

"The company has previously acknowledged that much of its technology development is conducted in China and security concerns from governments abound."

https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/11/zoom-admits-to-shutting-do...
FWIW, from March: "A new leak has offered users a look into the performance of Apple’s forthcoming chipset, the M3. The prediction was shared by tech industry analyst Vadim Yuryev, who ran the M3 through the GeekBench 6 platform."

"According to the test, the M3 performed over 20% faster than both chips and scored 3,472 points in the single-core tests and 13,676 points in the multi-core tests. The numbers place the M3 above its predecessor, the M2 Max and M2 Pro."

https://hypebeast.com/2023/3/apple-m3-chipset-performance-es...
> It showed that productivity dropped by 18% among a group of workers randomly assigned to WFH.

Sounds like a random insignificant outcome to me.
It is not when you look back and realize Dan has been WFH whenever he wants all this time, even before the whole Covid thing
This was my experience. I had been going to a dentist around 8 years. Regular cleanings, a couple of fillings. Then they got a new hygienists who was -very- judgmental, I was of course like WTF. Then my dentist comes does some hmmms and ohhhhhs and suddenly I need root clean (forget the name exactly) and 5 crowns. This was mind you 6 months after my last cleaning/x-ray. Naturally I was suspicious and told them "I'll call and schedule with you, work is crazy". I then go to another dentist, and he says my teeth looked great, and he'd like to take out one wisdom tooth for $120 because it was awfully out of place. So I switched and have been happy with him for a few years now.
imo it was housing prices that drove people to places like Texas where a large house is much more affordable. COVID just made that move much easier to do with remote working
I actually heard good things from friends working at NXP. Long term career incentives, good salary, training and incentives to collaborate to OSS… quite good signs to me
90% of dentistry revenue is a scam.

But at the same time it is very important to brush you teeth twice a day and floss weekly. You should also avoid sugary food as much as possible.

Dentistry is much like Realtors, they like to take credit for very little actual work.

"If I'm not here to confirm people are brushing regularly everyone would lose all their teeth"

"I'm so glad I could sell your house for 500k. Without me you may have never sold it"
3 dollars is pretty expensive for meal ingredients even in the usa, let alone where i live. that's like 10 or 20 meals actually

when i was depressed i found out
you can cook rice in a rice cooker bowl without cleaning it first
Plenty of people enjoy in-person interactions with their colleagues, and it's quite reasonable for them to prefer an environment where such interactions are possible.

People aren't obligated to shut up and tolerate working conditions they dislike. Changing their lives outside of work won't make them enjoy those working conditions more.
Why not just put them below the horizon?
MIT Press makes 82 additional books open access
I thought Zoom meetings were end-to-end encrypted. I checked my settings, and it's turned on. Does this right I am hereby granting them supercede my prior choice?
They havent done them yet, the researchers are too busy 'working from home,' getting sidelined by Youtube shorts and Facebook reels for hours on end.

Jokes aside, the topology of the office<->employer relationship has inverted.

Productivity has fallen even further, as people get too comfortable and start to resent the lack of a "third place", or even a second one; the allure of working, playing, and leisure from the same place all day turns out to be less ideal than others prothetized.

As for the middle management's productivity themselves, that is a function of their subordinates work, and their own office water cooler politics. Between unconfident, unreliable, and gamed reports of employees' activity status, and the increased difficulty of socializing horizontally, of course middle management wants a return to office. Without it, eventually they will boil themselves as it is most apparent how little management actually is needed with modern companies.
Another mistake is thinking the 1h cycle is the most efficient. It is not. Uses more water and electricity than a normal cycle.
Texas is unique in that it has the only state-only gird in the USA outside of Alaska and Hawaii. Because the grid is completely in state, it is not regulated by the federal government.
Wait has the entire developed world been feeding a real-time transcription of every important decision made at every company direct to the CCP for the past 3+ years.
I notice that you’re consistently just claiming that the biological system does linear algebra without any source for this.
Good article with facts, but they don't really connect the dots for us: UV radiation is a primary mechanism for odor elimination, which is accomplished by killing the bacteria that cause it.

So it's quite tricky, if not impossible, to mitigate the harm of faded colors while still keeping the benefits of sanitization and odor elimination!

Unfortunately, many people are apartment tenants, or subject to an HOA, and prohibited from hanging laundry outdoors where it can be seen. I mean, I can see the reason for this, because it can be unsightly, but perhaps the pendulum will swing back toward reducing carbon footprints, and be more permissive about this. For now I've got to use those commercial dryers.
I think one argument that’s missing from the article is how that impacts foreign policies.

What about competing with foreign giants, for example? China probably won’t break up their large companies, and, in a global market, those can then use their outsized economic power to impose themselves against the counterparts elsewhere.

I’m not saying that will necessarily happen, just mentioning an argument I’ve heard quite often.

I think the intention here is good, it’s just the side effects that are dangerous if not handled cautiously.
‘Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon Studios, “I don’t have data to back it up, but I know it’s better.’ [0]

Oh well then of course!!!

There is no data to back it up.
Managers I’ve talked to have in fact said their figures show productivity has gone up but who knows. How do you measure productivity in a knowledge economy?

In the absence of a compelling argument for return to office it’s reasonable to assume this is driven by other factors.

[0] https://fortune.com/2023/08/03/amazon-svp-mike-hopkins-offic...
There are situations where it is impossible to switch. For instance, practically all courts use Zoom for remote hearings. When I was in jail Zoom was used for remote visits.
Let’s say I have ten units of wind coming onshore. What would that change to if they built a wind farm right offshore?
Divinity 2 did about 700k units in the first month. I think this is about on par with expectations with a bigger brand.

I think Larian’s approach to multiplayer is the important bit. I would be curious about the stats of how people play it.

I feel like once you have done a couple CRPGs you’ve kind of seen it all. I’ve done divinity and kingmaker. I can’t really be motivated to do tyranny or the other pathfinder game by owlcat. It’s just so samey.

I will grant, Larian’s divinity 2 did feel a bit different. They managed to make combat feel more interesting. And playing split screen with the wife made it much more enjoyable. Optimistic they’ve done it again here.
Blows my mind that Google is penalized so often, while the clear monopoly is Apple. Heck Apple goes out of its way to break compatibility with Google through restrictions on RCS (iMessage), Pixel buds (or any other OEM), charging cable, no headphone jack and so on.
The primary value it delivers is to give the customer direct access to that information, without going through the airline in any way.

That delivers no value whatsoever to the airline, so there's no reason they would do it.
Not a lawyer, but generally when whole paragraphs aren't "that phrase" it's because people read loopholes into "that phrase."
The same situation seems to be true of SMS, if you have gained access to their account then you can use that to perform 2FA as well. In this situation, it doesn't seem to be significantly different in terms of security.

To answer your question on whether or not people access other people's SMS accounts -- yes! That's one reason it's not recommended any longer. Additionally, there's often less security possible for ones SMS account versus ones email account.
Tailscale does, https://tailscale.com/
Lots of transplants from points south say it, or people who have spent time with them.
Got one a year ago. They seem effective, however they make a huge mess - it’s a pressure washer in your bathroom.
That would probably be more effective than hybrid work to precipitate turnover.
Is it only the update in US or world wide?
Just make sure you get the cash up front.
Zoom is the only thing that's worked reliably in conferences for me. Some of those apps work for small calls but aren't made for work meetings.

Our university had premium GSuite accounts for every student beforehand and STILL moved all its classes onto Zoom in 2020, because Meet/Hangouts was (and still is) far behind. Aside from lacking some of Zoom's important features and always having random issues with joining meetings, it totally hogs your CPU to the point of it actually impacting meetings, probably cause it uses VP9 which doesn't have hardware accel on most machines.
I would rather give my data to one entity, than thousands of fragmented ones. Some things can only be accomplished at scale, and also risk getting into the wrong hands (re Twitter)
HIPAA allows you to waive your privacy rights … not sure whether a TOS would count.
>Could you elaborate on this?

The SFFA case used some research from Princeton(I was told this so I never verified it was from Princeton) which showed that among Asians with a 1550+ on the SAT, the top one percentile of Asian students taking the test exceeded the number of seats at Harvard, etc. for freshman. The SAT has some stats here https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/sat-percentile-r...

So the SFFA case argued that the Ivies must be suppressing high scoring Asians. Although ultimately the court case came down to whether or not it was legal for schools to use race for admissions. But, for example, nearly 1 million white students took the SAT in 2020. The top 1 percentile of 1 million is ~10000. Yet the white enrollment at Harvard was only about ~37% that year but discrimination against whites didn't seem to be a factor because SFFA argued that legacy and athletic admissions were secret backdoors allowing AA for white students, without any evidence for this claim.

>source

https://academic.oup.com/sf/article-abstract/89/2/435/223527... <- if you can access this article. But here is a quote from a different researcher citing this article (https://www.jstor.org/stable/40984541):

Blacks and Hispanics are more likely than whites from comparable backgrounds to utilize test preparation

This paper also shows a similar outcome and includes Asians. Asians are the most likely to take test prep. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3102/000283121142560...

There is a fair bit of research done about the East-Asian style "shadow education" as they call it. It's worth looking into. As well, the College Board has historically not done a good job of securing the test especially on the international level where a lot of cheating scandals have arisen. The same test prep companies that operate in China and Korea also have operations in the US. This is worth looking at https://theconversation.com/test-prep-is-a-rite-of-passage-f... because it presents evidence that test prep is only really effective in the way East Asians use it which is for long periods of time.
Zoom noise canceling is really good, it can filter my children screaming in the background. Very useful for WFH people
I haven't tried the Microsoft thing -- sounds like a pain. Elsewhere in these threads there are some recommendations that match my experience.
is there something to know about him aside from being a writer at Wired? is he a guest author with additional clout? are people really reading Wired and influenced by it?

its surprising how the data brokers haven't gotten me stuck in this algorithm based echo chamber. Its like his works must get shared around FAANG company chats, or a mailing list that all YC applicants get subscribed to out of prerequisite.
It's a subjective question. Three that struck me recently were

- Cyberpunk 2077 with its new path traced lighting option

- Plague Tale Requiem (in general)

- The high action sequences and cut-scenes of FFXVI

These games have their flaws in terms of graphics, but they were very striking to me. Note, this is speaking purely graphics, there's more to be said regarding art design as enabled by graphics tech.
Are you arguing that because they won't have something providing benefits until "well into 2024" that they have not started as of the time of my comment ?
Doing laundry in break time, not work time

I take breaks when in the office too, I just can't spend that 5 mins putting the washing on. Usually I just look out of the window.
This article is originally published in 1997, btw.
Just include the experience relevant to the prospective job, scrap everything else. Focus more on the recent technologies, nobody cares that you worked on Forth decades back.

Think who you would recruit if you were the manager or CxO.
This project also appears interesting, but it seems that its clustering features have yet to be tested in large scale distributed systems.

https://github.com/slawlor/ractor/discussions/131
What percentage of venture capital firms do you think have real estate funds attached? I am betting quite a small percentage given that the risk and return profiles are dramatically different. And even where a parent fund owns both VC funds and real estate funds, how many VC fund managers do you think would sacrifice returns (the argument by pro-WFHers is that everyone is more productive at home) and consequently their promotes in favour of their sister-real estate fund managers’ returns? I am guessing none.

I just think this whole argument is so far fetched as to border on idiotic.