skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> My paycheck is the same whether I work 40(45) hours per week or 90. I've actually reduced my productivity rather than increased it because there's no point in being more productive as an employee. All that will do is give me more work to do for the same wage.

Broadly speaking, that isn't correct. In the short term, over maybe a few months, the logic works. But over the longer term money tends to move away from unproductive workers and towards more productive workers. People don't make hiring, firing and pay decisions every day but when they do relative productivity is a consideration. Thinking this way leaves you open to being outcompeted.
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2014/press-release...
The petroleum industry and academia have codebases dating back to FORTRAN66, which are still actively developed, albeit in modern Fortran.
"The amount of yearly venture deals is in the thousands if not tens of thousands."

A lot of those companies are excluded from the data:

public companies or private companies with public debt where either assets or liabilities at the time of bankruptcy filing are greater than or equal to $2 million or to private companies where either assets or liabilities at the time of bankruptcy filing are greater than or equal to $10 million.

https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights...
I don't understand your comment, the point of those article is to make more visible that roads are expensive and that some of it might be better used to improve transit or alternative transportation (it's in the subtitle).

So all your complaints on NYC transit and bike lanes illustrate that money should be redirected to improve those ...
I ordered some stuff off Amazon many years ago, it never arrived. Contacted Amazon and they replaced my order. It arrived in about 1 week. 7 months later the original order arrived, box was beaten to hell. Dropped, torn, retaped multiple times.

Everything inside was intact and undamaged.
Not stealing it, copying it. And your loved ones will be glad to have a copy after you die. You're welcome!
Not “in about five minutes” of resolution, but a simple linear prediction algorithm based on sufficient prior information (using the parameters available) would do a pretty good job. Heck, even a naive prediction like “what happened yesterday” is often a pretty good estimate. In San Diego, we have a marine layer in the mornings, and it’s pretty predictable. It’s also fairly consistent that it will dissipate by 11 AM.
Speaking of pickles, I came across a new one (for me) recently, made mainly of raw turmeric, with oil and some common Indian spices used in pickles and curries.

It had an unusual taste but was quite good.
>> Should we expect airlines to also run a last mile delivery service?

Yes. They should be responsible for bags until delivery. If their subcontractor loses my bag I don't want to hear that the airline isn't responsible. The airline should know where my bag is and when it is expected to be delivered. I don't much care who actually drives the van, but they should be under the control and direction of the airline. Give it to USPS for all I care. At least USPS tracks packages.
On the flip side, I think we’re gonna lose a ton by not having to actively think when trying to accomplish a task like this.

I had an engineering professor in college who talked about the amount of math he was able to do in his head early in his career before taking a job that needed a calculator. It wasn’t long after he took that job that he noticed he lost most of his advanced mental math skills.

On the music stuff specifically, writing it out (or figuring it out on a piano) is useful because you’re going to need to commit intervals to memory anyway if your goal is to be a serious musician/composer/whatever.
This is a feel good story. Factory jobs in America. The net effect is tax payers are covering the difference in cost between made in USA and made in China or Vietnam. This results in less deployed broadband. Hardware manufacturing has long been offshored due to the difference in cost and our comparative advantage in designing these things versus assembling them. It’s why fabless semiconductor companies are crazy successful and your smartphone doesn’t cost twice as much as it does.

If only we could break the ISP oligopoly through local loop unbundling and not just shower tax dollars on incumbent ISPs. We still have home builders who are burying coaxial cable or even ye olde phone lines in 2023 instead of single mode fiber or conduit. Almost all of the cost of deployment is labor digging or dragging lines not the electronics. No one builds a house with a service line and panel sized for 60 amps, because it’s obsolete. The same build once build right logic should apply to communications.
I took my daughter to preschool every day in a cargo bike from ages 2-4, winter included.
Yes, there no magic. The code is compiled and run on a server. So the flow is HTML with a textarea, the text from that gets sent via HTTP POST to the server, the server then "shells out" and lets the os run `go build` or `javac` and captures stdout and stderr. It runs the compiled program, also capturing stdout and stderr and returns all that text to the user. It can do this as a result of the original HTTP POST or you could have a like a websocket open and the results come back via that.
I’m 100% buying some AirTags before I travel next time. And double checking the tag they put on my luggage!
This comment hits very hard, I can fully relate with this.
Also pre-covid I often worked in peripherals zones of Rome, one of the worst cities in Europe about traffic and public transport. I still have nightmares about those trips.
Yup, 100% my experience as a hiring manager. On top of that, forcing people to the office (just like forcing them to 100% work from home) can affect their productivity negatively. See https://leadership.garden/back-to-the-office/
The last study is interesting.

I'm somewhat surprised by the increased empathy to humans though.

As a meat eater the ethics of meat eating is more a question of respect for the animal, I don't lack empathy for humans.

Further, my observation of pet owners, their empathy for pets seems to reduce their empathy for fellow humans.
The delays introduced by the repeated PUSH/POPs would be quite short, even on the 8088. How would you propose such making high-precision waits for the external x87 chip? (Assuming they were needed at all.)
Footbridges like these, only for cycling and pedestrians, over several meters of non-moving water: Yes. Think less than a week of installation (mainly concrete for the foundation) often the rest is wood, some screws and € 100k max all-in. Replacement is a two day activity for two.

Cost can go up quickly though with requirements. Moving bridges are way more expensive, bridges across active waterways obviously so, cars are another dimension. There is a scandal in my town where a nice retro artsy car-bridge is closed more often than openend and the steel is breaking after 5-10 years. Think millions per year.

I fear that pedestrian bridges are pretty far out of the normal where your from? In my (small) Dutch city I think there are about 500? So they’ll replace at least a few per week (going from 20 year lifespan and the age of most of the bridges). They look like exactly those in the pictures (except the ornaments of course ;).
For what it’s worth, delivering to the mailroom is typical for NYC doorman residential buildings and probably elsewhere in large buildings.

But those buildings also usually have a trolley and will loan it to you for free.
could be worse, not a lot of "hot grits" yet. people are still fascinated with their new catbots, hopefully that'll fade out in a bit too.
Of course they only refund her when CNN contacts them. Just like that guy who wrote the song about United breaking his guitar, they didn’t do shit until it went viral
Perhaps you could defer to whatever group of experts you prefer to believe.

Now, my group of preferred experts might be different from yours.
I am yet to find a modern video chat that isn't draining the battery of any laptop. From old Xeons, to fairly recent Ryzen and even M1/2 Macs.

It's a bit puzzling, actually. I don't think Skype and TeamSpeak had the same effect on computers back in the day. Just how much local processing are they doing these days? It's crazy
Alternative interpretation based on the mangled title: here are things to look for in any code base which indicate the programmer was desperate.
Yes, and until we have the fancy ML method, one way to do it is to have something like a Google Doc where you document your search by copypasting from the source documents and linking to them.

That was my point with the original article. I'm with you that it would be fantastic to have memex that's described in 'As we may think' (only better), but until we do, I'm doing it the hard/manual way.
Really good explanation from David Friedberg: https://youtu.be/hn-9ffDhGAo
But seriously, it gets awkward when you can ask the model, "what is the likelihood that this project we are discussing is successful?"

and the model responds

"this project will most likely be cancelled due to the fact that the last three initiatives like this were cancelled and the current project manager appears to be disinterested earlier in the project than last time"
Apple expands M3 Mac testing ahead of rumored October launch
Replication in many fields comes with substantial costs. We are unlikely to see this strategy employed on many/most papers. I agree with other commenters that materials and methodology should be provided in sufficient detail so that others could replicate if desired.
You can just turn off the OTP configuration. Alas IIRC they ship with it 'on' out of the box so you get the 'cccjgjgkhcbbirdrfdnlnghhfgrtnnlgedjlftrbdeut' nonsense (with a newline for real fun win chat) whenever you brush against your laptop while reaching for a coffee.
Under UBI, you would not be paid less no matter which days you do or don't work, including holidays. Also arguably if UBI weren't tied to a job, then any "job" would really just be volunteer work.
The trick is to cook in bulk.

Soups, stews, pasta, chili, all freeze very well. All doable in about an hour start to finish including cleanup, if you're efficient. You cook the largest batch possible and freeze it in meal sized portions. I can get 4-6 portions out of a single stock pot - that's 10-15 minutes of work per meal. Well worth the time invested to have meals which are prepared exactly the way I like them sitting in my freezer, ready to nuke and eat. It's also a cheap way to eat healthy.

For me it's not about survival, that part's easy - I like variety and I like having control over my macros (or at least knowing what they are). I also order delivery and eat out regularly but I can't imagine not having this extra tool in my toolbox.
It would seem that some of their tools are open source [0].

[0] https://github.com/ArchSense/archsense-mono
This. I'm fortunate to work in a place where working hours are respected and when you're off, you're off. Before COVID hit, I got into the habit of showing up to work and leaving a good hour and a half earlier than everybody else, so I could avoid being compressed in the metro. No one actually cared, and pretty much everyone got the memo that I'm not available after 5 PM, so no one expected any reply from me after that hour.

When COVID hit, and we all switched to WFH, this continued. At one point, we were only working part-time, but were free to work as we liked. Some did a few full days and took the others off, others worked every day, but fewer hours. This worked fine, too, because there was flexibility on both ends. Need to set up a meeting at a time when Jim isn't usually working? See if you can move it earlier / later. Not possible? Jim'll see if he can work later / earlier and adjust some other day.

I think the lesson is that what counts is both sides trying to work together. Of course, if either party tries to abuse the situation, like slacking off day in day out, or always setting up meetings outside regular hours, this falls through because the good will is lost. I work operations, so I sometimes had to drive to a datacenter at five in the morning to replace a switch or whatever. But I also sometimes could clock out at 3 PM to attend to some personal matter because it allowed me to not have to waste time waiting in line or some such, without having to take the afternoon off.
If you have not experienced food or diet-related anxiety, try not to write it off as being "fine with not being able to provide for themselves on a very basic level".

There are several kinds of anxiety/phobia/disorder that leave people unable to cook, and I am sure their anxiety at some level encompasses exactly the thing you think they haven't noticed.
What happens if a Yubikey breaks?
Education is schizophrenic.

One part constantly fears it's missing a beat and jumps on new tech without thinking about it.

Another part believes that kids are able to construct all human knowledge by playing together in a field.

Education Technology seems to focus on selling education machines [1] (now with AI) to the first group while the second group focus on resenting any form of testing at all. Which leads to * , indeed, a huge legal minefield, that will be shirked up to government for 'not providing leadership' years down the road.

* If you are in any way involved with a school, ask them how many, and importantly what %, of non-statutory requests for comment from government agencies they've responded to, you may be surprised how low the number is or if they even count. Despite talking about 'leadership', not a lot walk the talk.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTH3ob1IRFo
Highly recommend AirTags in checked luggage.

I flew United from USVI to NYC last Christmas, bag checked at the gate because I overpacked (wouldn’t fit in the overhead bin).

On arrival at NYC, the bag didn’t appear at baggage claim.

So, opened up the Find My app, and the AirTag was reporting my bag at an airport in Puerto Rico (bag was put on the wrong flight).

I showed this to the baggage desk at EWR, and they assured me it would arrive the next morning via fedex.

It didn’t arrive the next morning, but it did eventually arrive 5 days later.

The AirTag wasn’t helpful in retrieving the luggage, but it was very helpful at providing peace of mind re: where my luggage actually was without relying on United’s own tracking system which was useless.
The math in this article is wrong. Assuming companies file for bankruptcy at the same pace throughout the year, this article is simply multiplying the number of current startup bankruptcies by 2, but it was filed on August 4, day 216 of the year. 54 * 365 / 216 = 91.25, less than the 2010 value of 95.

Plus, companies tend to file for bankruptcy in the first quarter, so we should expect the value to be even less than 91 by the end of the year.

I'd throw in something about FastCompany's lack of journalism, but this seems to be just a "the sky is falling" puff piece to drive engagement.
I was actually quite glad while reading this when I realized it wasn't trying to make-time-a-dimension! Sometimes it seems to me that ppl are cool with just making a float4 out of x,y,z,t and still think everything will work out fine!? (obviously fine in coding projects I'm more talking about a physical interpretation of an idea of 'coordinates' of a reference-frame).

Granted there's some clear ties and relationships between time and space, the classic x,y,z - well I would argue that the dimensionality of space probably amounts to more like approximately 3 integers-worth of connectivity-along-separable-axes in general (on average) but probably can and does fluctuate down nearer to 2 and beyond 3 in places!? Woo maybe slightly fringe way of thinking about space? But in my opinion time fundamentally doesn't (and probably cannot) work like that at all: Space is mostly symmetrical (in that +x is the same as -x, ignoring gravity for a sec) and can be moved-through by objects, especially those that control their own velocity. Time is not symmetrical (it seems, at all?!) and there is no control over the 'motion' of anything in time - causality is the engine making it 'tick' or 'go forward' (personal opinion of course).

I am not qualified to understand the paper but it does seem to me that given one could connect bits of string or wires (in our mostly-3d universe) into topologically-4d-networks.. maybe that is what this is more about? In this case the claim is that the material can do 4d wave-transmission IIUC which is a fair-bit more complicated than bits of string/wire. I don't think it's unclear thinking though, just a very complex topic!
I'm not convinced that moral and good is the criteria by which something is deemed a human right. Especially considering that "moral" means wildly different things in different cultures and "human rights" span the totality of humanity.
How would you peer-replicate observation of a rare, or unique event, for example in astronomy?
The union approach fails when, say, barError is the type of a success return somewhere. Sum types (as in Rust, for example) avoid this problem.
There should be jail time for asking someone to be subject to third party surveillance anywhere commercial activity is involved.

"Sorry anon, we won't point a web browser at your colocated Jitsi instance, please install this malware named Zoom and let a third party gather your likeness to deepfake you better". Put these cunts in jail.
Then companies will move out of California. Employment law here has become very adversarial to employers.
I usually despise airline service, but on my recent vacation, one of our checked bags got left behind at a connecting airport. I was ready to have a ruined vacation, but the baggage clerk was extremely nice and professional. She found our bag, got our address and had it delivered the next morning before I was done with breakfast. We got some extra miles added to our account too.

Now it would have been better if they hadn't misplaced our bag, but shit happens, and how you deal with it is a sign of how competent your systems are.
I would think that Apple has the level of integration that would make this possible, but then... where's the potential profit that would make it worth their while ?
It seems the tern geo-adjust has been used to describe CoL indexing.

Supabase does not geo-adjust.

https://supabase.com/blog/why-supabase-remote

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37015239

"We're strongly of the opinion that you should get the same pay for the same job, geo-adjusted pay always seemed bizarre to me."
Music theory covers that. Simple harmonic progressions just work. C, F, G (or I, IV, V) is your basic starter progression. You can insert some other chords, and substitute chords (IV -> ii, V -> iii), etc. It'll sound good, but also predictable.
I overheard the passengers next to me at the desk - as they walked away the guy said “wait this is the wrong ticket” - turned out there were TWO people on the flight with almost identical names - I think middle initial was different.
And this continues even after the human race disappears.

There's a dystopian sci-fi novel here somewhere.
I don't think they carved themselves out this permission for the purpose of training an AI on debug logs. For all we know "Zoom compiles Service Generated Data based on Customer Content" may include them compiling an mp4 of your call. That would seem to fall under the part of the definition that says "data that Zoom collects or generates in connection with your or your End Users’ use of the Services or Software"
>If I could, I would send my bags by almost any other means than "checking" the bag with the airline

On the other hand, I shipped luggage internationally once because I was doing outdoor stuff after a somewhat complicated business trip. It ended up stuck in customs and I'd have had to go there during the week to retrieve it, which because of the nature of the trip I was unable to do.

I try very hard not to check luggage but if you're doing certain types of activities, that's pretty much impossible to do.

In this case, I had an inkling in advance there might be a problem so I was careful to get as much critical stuff as possible either on me or in carry-on, I bought a bunch of stuff at a good outdoor store at the city I arrived in, and was able to borrow a few things.

ADDED: I'd just add that the airlines have a well-developed system that's usually pretty reliable about getting your bag to a carousel where you can pick it up. I'm less confident about FedEx or whoever getting it to you at a random hotel.
Why not just use Touch-ID? I’m sure all of their employees use Macs anyways.
Do you have any specific recommendations for improving HN discourse that we could discuss?

The only thing that ever worked in my mind: "Become the change you want to see". The rules are already out there and are pretty good, IMO. Beyond that, the entire experience is a result of audience participation.
> Frozen veggies often are nutritionally superior to fresh due to halting nutritional decay.

Also because freeze/thaw is a form of predigestion, I think I have read -- it's partly breaking down the food (cellulose?) and increasing nutritional availability.

Frozen broccoli is still psychologically unacceptable, mind you. I have some in the freezer that was bought during a broccoli shortage (thank you so much, Brexit); I've used it twice and I cannot imagine I will ever finish it.
Whenever possible, verify your name and destination are correct on the tag and watch the agent attach it to your bag. Tons of bag messes come from tags getting put on the wrong bag.
I was thinking along the lines of harvesting "user content" from minors but ok.
Well, interpreting the title in that way is incorrect, so it seems like GP kind of has a point then.
I love that you want to ban bikes because they are dangerous for pedestrian when I would bet that most casulties are due to cars. Maybe build bike lane and limit/slow car traffic and they will stop riding on the sidewalk ...
For a sauce sure, but developing a process for reheating spaghetti that results in good spaghetti sounds a lot more complicated than taking 10 minutes for fresh spaghetti, or really no additional minutes given the sauce has to heat up from frozen.
Sounds like southern Wisconsin influenced. Wheaton is not far so perhaps he moved there or had family there (or the Wisconsin accent extends into wealthier Chicago suburbs)
What’s called the “potato fork” in this article is what my family calls a “cultivator.”
it looks suspicious to me, like the kind of thing you find on page 30 of a processor errata document, something like "single writes to external device fail 0.5% of the time due to a register clearing bug on mask revisions prior to version 23. recommended workaround: write twice."
I love this. At it’s core there’s an element of communism in people wanting the benefits that today accrue to the hardest workers, while being allowed to allocate their own time according to their needs.
Microsoft is very good at marketing. Their materials, like videos, rarely map to tell functionally of the service.

My job has, in part, become tempering people's expectations for Microsoft copilot.
Very... Particularly when the CEO announces half of those present are sacked...
Nuclear Power would have been the solution. There are ways to even reduce the radioactivity of the waste that are technically feasible. Though I am not against renewables at all, I love solar as well, we have a solar powered water heating system in my apartment.