skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Let's not repeat the errors we made with SpyWare, when we allowed crooks to define new terms that led to us allowing practices we all knew were wrong.

There are common sense crossovers between a baby inside her mother and a baby in side her artificial womb.

An embryo is an embryo, regardless of whether it is in a mother's body, in an artificial womb, or in a freezer.

A fetus is a fetus whether it is in a biological mother's natural womb, in a surrogate mother's natural womb, or in an artificial womb.

Birth is when the fetus exists the womb and presumably starts to breathe on its own. This can be vaginal delivery, caesarian section, or delivery from an artificial womb.

Humans are humans, regardless of whether they were delivered vaginally, through caesarian section, or were delivered from an artificial womb.

I hope we do not go back to the days of legalized slavery. The USA still has scars from a war that mostly ended slavery. The UK took until 2015 to finish paying off the debt incurred from compensating slave owners when they freed the slaves.

Now of the uncomfortable topic of abortion. I remember an L. Neil Smith book where a woman found herself unintentionally pregnant, and had the baby taken out and stored frozen for a few decades until she was ready to become a mother, then she had the baby incubated in as artificial womb. In a world with that level of technology, where unplanned babies could be incubated in artificial wombs and easily adopted, abortion would serve one of several purposes:

1. Eliminate severely deformed or genetically defective people from society. (I wonder if genetic engineering will raise our collective IQs and athleticism until one day everyone in this conversation would be aborted for being too stupid or too weak to live?)

2. When all the people who want to adopt are overloaded with kids, when all foster care facilities are overflowing, and and the government does not want to raise kids in group homes, eliminating the excess children could be a final solution. I wonder what the long-term economics would be when AIs can raise children very cheaply. Would the children be cheap to raise and very productive, or would they be useless eaters overpopulating a crowded planet? I think contraception is a kinder solution. I would not put it past some authoritarian regime to demand they get to decide what unborn babies are incubated and which are aborted for the purpose of eugenics.

3. Maybe someone just wants to kill a kid? I see posts about wanting to get pregnant to have an abortion for the joy of killing a child on social media, but I have a hard time taking them seriously. I have known people who would take part in a human sacrifice for the fun of it if it was legal. I don't talk to them any more.

I typed this wall of text, and never mentioned clone armies. I'm a failure.
> we believe that SQL is a combination of two things:

> 1. Relational Algebra, which is eternal because it's just maths, and 2. A language designed in the 70s that looks like COBOL.

Your belief is as real as my belief that it rains too much in London ;) (that is, it is correct)

But why people have such hold on to such a quirky syntax beats me
I notice it has to be large to get the speckles (can't see them on my phone), and only with both eyes open.
Dimensions have a strict definition. Under those strict definitions we can draw conclusions that are 100% true. Math tell us things that can't be invalidated in the future.

If it turns out there is "something else", it would not be a dimension as defined by math and physics.
I haven't seen one, but changing the base price of the game requires support if I remember correctly and there is also a 30 day minimum wait time between discounts. https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/marketing/discounts
I Do this for a living, ave for 20 years. I've designed many "castles" with similar looks and feels, similar materials, they work similarly.

But I've never built the exact same castle, with the exact same Floorplan, with the exact same plans. That's what I'm highlighting that I've seen several times.

A cool aside, I love this song by Watsky called "cardboard castles". Having done this for 20 years (build "cardboard castles") I identify with it.

https://youtu.be/FN1OR1aa2cM?si=0mFPuCtiVLp-Us1h
This sends some schadenfreude into my veins for those people that constantly advocate for using a password manager in the most annoying way possible. Congrats, you now have a single point of failure for all your accounts.
Also speaking as a USAF veteran, many of the people I worked with were bigots and liars. The enlisted corps is basically a cross section of the disadvantaged and uneducated while the officers are lightly educated nationalists. Hardly the paragons of virtue and integrity, the USAF core values aside.
I started watching this and couldn't stop. It is ridiculously impressive.

I would guess he would have used some CAD tool to design this excavator? It had to have been very carefully thought out to ensure proper access to put the pieces together and take them back apart all along the way. Does he say in other videos what he uses?
Aliens are the kind of thing that:

1. Wouldn't suddenly appear recently. On the human timeline, I'd say if they were around, we'd be neighbors.

2. If they did suddenly appear, it would be as obvious as the earth is round.
Why is the person who treats most autoimmune diseases called a rheumatologist? Because the people who documented and categorized these diseases in Western medicine were believers in Humorism. That is a belief that human ailments stem from the imbalance of the four humors (blood, green bile, black bile and phlegm). They believed the inflammation in these disorders was the product of a phlegm imbalance, specifically of the mucus rheum. Hence the field name of Rheumatology.

The name dates back to the 17th century. My history is a little shaky, but as far as I can recall, the 17th century was before pharmaceuticals, pesticides and the entire industrial revolution. But maybe I need to get on that Gary Kasperov history where the Roman Empire fell in like 1940 or whatever.
What david-gpu wrote matches my understanding, based on his testimony (and his being vouched for by other DoD folks). I'm curious if there are reasons to doubt these parts of his story that I'm not aware of?
This has nothing to do with what we’re talking about. Whether Oracle owns the copyright to that code is independent of whether Google’s use of it qualifies as fair use.
Here's my last week story. I was trying to debug an NPE, so I added the `notNull(` line in the follwing:

@PUT
@Path("/{rest}/path")
@LogBody
public Answer controllerMethod(
@PathParam("param1") UUID param1,
@ApiParam(required = true, value = "body") @NotNull @Valid Body1 body1) {
notNull(body1, "Annotations are a joke. This null value made it through reqired=true, NotNull, and Valid");
return service.serviceMethod(param1, body1);
}

And sure enough that line was hit:

2023-09-08T07:34:34,511 ${env:K8S_POD_IP} WARN org.eclipse.jetty.server.HttpChannel - /api/v3/service/rest/path
javax.servlet.ServletException: javax.servlet.ServletException: org.jboss.resteasy.spi.UnhandledException: java.lang.NullPointerException: Annotations are a joke. This null value made it through reqired=true, NotNull, and Valid
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerCollection.handle(HandlerCollection.java:162) ~[jetty-server-9.4.44.v20210927.jar:9.4.44.v20210927]
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.StatisticsHandler.handle(StatisticsHandler.java:179) ~[jetty-server-9.4.44.v20210927.jar:9.4.44.v20210927]
at org.eclipse.jetty.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:127) ~[jetty-server-9.4.44.v20210927.jar:9.4.44.v20210927]

I just don't know what is to be done at this point. I don't know how the median Java programmer doesn't walk away after getting burned by this one.
There is nothing to lose by declassifying and releasing the "high definition videos" that NASA's head and AARO's director talk about. Are you opposed to that? If you are, can you elaborate?
Dear sir, the "NIST" organization that you mentioned is not a recognized authority in Japan. In Japan, one has to follow NISC guidelines, not NIST.
Supawright – The E2E Test Framework for Supabase and Playwright
Common enough to have a name: the N+1 query problem.
but in order to do that for groceries you have to open shops in austria which makes it much more difficult compared to products that can be sold online.
The problem with this sort of thinking is that there are people who actually put energy into that and actually change the world.

The last decade, it was the alt-right folks who managed to transform the society up to a point where governments and lives of those targeted by the alt-right have changed significantly.

Voting, policy on civil or environmental matters, rights etc. all seem like nothing ever changes by activism and yet they changed quite significantly over time.
Why not try to spend more time with your kids instead? They need you. Seems like a much better “investment” than grinding Leetcode.

And never forget: It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
In capitalism the capital has a life and a mind of its own, independently from the people who own it or serve it as professionals. It wants to grow and accumulate.

Only a mixture of capitalism with socialist policies can be beneficial to man, if you go with absolutes it brings misfortune to most people.
A Different Type of SQL Recursion with PostgreSQL
Same applies for using mobile phones as 2FA.
This is very cool and I can see how it'd be helpful for users. How did you arrive at this feature? Slash command's discoverability is key. The commands serve as documentation and hints. Additionally, love the fact that users can create customized commands as shortcuts for frequent workflows or other logic. Reduces repetitive clicking/navigating.

As the builder of LeapTable (https://github.com/peterwnjenga/leaptable), an open-source low-code database powered by AI agents, one of the first pieces of feedback I received from early users was the desire for slash commands similar to Notion.

After evaluating different options, I settled on incorporating PlateJS (https://platejs.org/docs/mention) to enable @mention-style slash commands in LeapTable's React-based interface.

PlateJS proved to be a great fit for easily bringing robust slash command capabilities into our webapp. The @mention commands allow for convenient execution of actions, integration with external services, and automation workflows.

For any other React developers looking to incorporate flexible, Notion-style slash commands into their webapps, I highly recommend checking out PlateJS. It provided the perfect building block for enabling rich slash command interactions in LeapTable.
I'm still shocked after moving to Germany how much more expensive potatoes are here than in the UK.

British loose potatoes are 70p per kg from Sainsburys. I'm sure you could get them cheaper elsewhere.

Here in Germany the absolute cheapest is like 1.40 euro per kg, much more common 2.50 (!!)

The wage is a little higher so I have adjusted somewhat, also the quality is arguably slightly better, but still...

There are only two things that are significantly cheaper in Germany than in the UK: alcohol (especially beer and wine), and tobacco
I don't see anyone saying that we should forego medicine and science, or global communication, or even industry--though we should be smarter about what we make and how we distribute it.

But you (and I! I've done this too!) probably don't need to trivially junket through the Med or to have a weekend in Costa Rica to self-actualize. If we want to do it, we should pay for our externalities. A cruise ship's externalities are extremely fucking high, and they're paid for by...nobody, and all of us, at the same time.
The OP asked for help hiring someone in Bangalore to wake them up, monitor, and babysit them. The link to the article that inspired their idea had more to do with optimizing productivity and dealing with procrastination than mental health problems.

To me the whole idea of an adult hiring someone to act as a parent or kindergarten teacher seems ridiculous. If an adult actually needs that level of supervision and prodding they should consider talking to a professional about possible ADHD or other issues. Hiring people to satisfy narcissistic tendencies just seems degrading to the person hired.
The Age-Old Resistance to Generated Code
I know that post goes into the ground but the mental image of them driving that around with that jeep for radar tests is delightful.
This is interesting, because I have the exact opposite response to these sorts of articles.

I think any bias or personal interest should be declared upfront in media (articles, videos, podcasts, ...) rather than appear as a 'common consumer' talking about a pain point in a relatable way. It really rubs me the wrong way when an article ends with a bait-and-switch, where you realise the entire article was manufactured to make you relate to their product's business case.

Obviously this method must resonate with people, like yourself, otherwise it wouldn't become so common. I guess I'm just the 'B' in the A/B testing that results in this type of marketing.
Bitwarden stores a (encrypted) local copy of your vault on your device. So as long as you were signed in somewhere using any of the desktop app, mobile app or browser extension then you should still be able to access your passwords during this outage. It's just the sync that isn't working (and if you need to sign in on a new device).
It still works fine as long as you don’t log out. Nothing is broken on my end.
I'm a newer dev... just under a year and feel I've made decent progress in that time. I hear about leetcode a lot but honestly am not really sure what it is, why it's talked about so much, why people 'grind' leetcode... and why do you specifically do a leetcode problem each week? Is it specific to just a certain small set of languages?

Are the specific types of questions asked by FAANG companies in interviews?

What's up with leetcode?! lol
Some folks have hobbies that don’t externalize 90% of the cleanup cost onto others
Most movie theatres propagate nonsense superhero stories. Lots of CO2 emitted in the creation of those. I guess we should delete movie theatres along with everything else.

The problem with all such arguments as they are fundamentally nihilistic in the final analysis.
But what about that black ooze?
Somewhere between 4) and 5): it was a camera artefact.
In 1986, a major storm convulsed the region, damaging the dams and shearing soil from the ground. The structures were damaged, Dr. Ashoor said, but again they held. Despite the stresses, repairs were minimal. In 1998, the Libyan government commissioned a study that revealed cracks and fissures in the dams, said Attorney General Sadiq al-Soor. Nearly 10 years later, a Turkish company was finally contracted to repair the dams, the prosecutor added. But the government dragged its feet in paying, and the project got underway only in 2010... Just four months later, in 2011, Libyans marched against Colonel el-Qaddafi’s 42-year grip on power... In the tumult, work on the dam ceased...

From TFA.

Neglect has accrued over 37 years. Only 12 have elapsed since the fall of Qaddafi. NATO's direct involvement was for a brief period in 2011.
I hadn't heard of crystal before, looks interesting might give it a try this weekend.
appears to be a localized outage as there's no mention on https://azure.status.microsoft . Though, that's more of a PR status than actual status.
What interest does NASA have in cover-ups or destruction of evidence?

I can't imagine any reason for them to be dishonest about not finding evidence of aliens which is based in reality as opposed to paranoid nonsense.
Also very likely: Software glitch / hardware artifact.
Please cote the spot where I suggested anything that even remotely looks like I took a position.

All I mean to say is that circular logic based on upholding one's views of reality do not bring any clarity to the situation.

The same situation seems to happen countless times in the history of empirical science and mathematics. There are incontrovertible facts, until some new information controverts them.
That seems like a compelling argument at first, but the churches are full of intelligent people who will fail the same test because of childhood indoctrination. They have been conditioned not to care about what's objectively true, while the LLM simply doesn't possess a concept of objective truth in the first place.

I suspect it will be easier for ML researchers to fix that problem in their software models than it would be for psychologists to fix it in humans.
Every generation just needs to go through its UFO phase, it seems. And just like the last time, it'll end with nothing to show for as far as extraterrestrials are concerned.
But if the people in the article get their way then there would be no cruise ships at all?
I know, the secularists do it too. It's a human thing. But I never met anybody who said you can't do your own chemistry experiments at home.

I suppose the point is moot though, if you have the opportunity to see for yourself, but don't.

And as for what's actually going on there. I think there's a human inclination to live inside a bubble of dreams. Dreams supplied by solid authority/consensus/tradition but dreams all the same. And challenging the skin of that bubble is something that most of us are allergic to. And seeing for yourself, and challenging the skin of the bubble, is something that only special people are allowed to do. And special basically means not you or me.
CO2 emissions during flood basalts can be enormous. One estimate I recall from the P-T boundary had CO2 levels going up to as much as 32,000 ppm. Carbon isotopes go crazy there. Granted, the magma of the Siberian Traps intruded right into the middle of a sedimentary basin containing enormous quantities of fossil carbon.

The cooling effect from SOx and particulates is short lived compared to CO2's warming. Also, heating in the stratosphere from particulates can, if bad enough, cause destruction of the ozone layer.
Yup, we need more data, and it appears the ball is somewhat rolling on this.

And meanwhile we need to try to not jump to conclusions, even though it is so very tempting for believers and sceptics alike.

But interesting is the field or subject of ufology (though I hate that word). It is so mixed with crazy people, very reasonable people, grifters, those who are maybe grifters, disinformation (maybe or just the crazy people or grifters again?) and maybe some real interesting stuff among it all.
Yes but an AI will have the collective knowledge at their fingertips. I think that’s a main difference here — humanity as a whole can progress very far but singular humans can’t be compared to an AI.
I 'mirror' my Bitwarden login entries in a KeepassXC database, so I have an offline carbon copy incase Bitwarden's servers are wiped or not accessible, or for whatever reason, I can't access my Bitwarden vault. I would suggest everyone do the same. The only pain point is remembering to make a carbon copy of each entry you add to Bitwarden, in the KeepassXC database.

I also make copies of my KeepassXC database in several cloud storage services incase of a house eating event which destroys my hard-drives (unlikely but still a possibility). I really don't like the idea of being locked out of my digital life.

Terence Eden has a good article about this potential scenario;

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2022/06/ive-locked-myself-out-of-my...

For those wondering why I use Bitwarden as-well as KeepassXC:

1.) Redundancy. Can't get at my KeepassXC?, then I try Bitwarden. Can't get at my Bitwarden? Then I try KeepassXC. Can't get access to both? Then I'm screwed (but this is unlikely).

2.) Browser extension. I like to be able to login easily to sites using their extension.

3.) LOCKSS (Lots of copies keeps stuff safe). Having a cloud-based mirror of my login entries stored in Bitwarden is marginally better than solely relying on KeepassXC.

4.) Logging into KeepassXC is sometimes more complicated than logging into Bitwarden. I have a long seven word passphrase for KeepassXC, and use a keyfile which I have to 'hunt down' in the filesystem each time I go to access KeepassXC (I have disabled the ability to store the last used database & keyfile for security reasons). With Bitwarden I just open the app and if it's unlocked, I get quick access to everything.
It does not benefit me when I have to buy two packs of something to obtain the same quantity of product.
But your response and the other responses here about "intent" highlight my exact point:

1. No individuals were charged with anything in this situation. When determining the remedy in an antitrust case, it's always about changes to the company structure or behavior: breaking them up, restricting areas where they can do business, etc. I think whether something was "sanctioned by management" is totally irrelevant here. Also, the types of decisions we're talking about here (acquiring companies, paying off other companies to be the default search engine, etc.) are usually so big they are always done with management approval. What, "Sorry, Bob in accounting accidentally paid Apple a billion dollars to be the default search engine on iOS"?

2. "Intent" here should be totally irrelevant. At the corporate level of behavior, "well, I didn't mean to shoot them" is a nonsensical response. Whether Google's "intent" was to crush the competition or to just vacuum up all the revenue for themselves, who cares? The outcome is the same, and what should be judged is whether the actions Google took as a company were anticompetitive.
have you ever used spotlight?
1password?
sublime?
vscode?

there are definitely use cases where a command palette is a vast improvement over navigating through multiple folders/menus, and it keeps your hands from leaving the keyboard
Yes, but by the time all that happens the patent protection is likely to have run out.

Basically what I've seen is new tech is designed and released here, owns the market for 10 or so years, by then one of these companies in question has started to get momentum I the Chinese market, then 15 or so years after they start to think about coming back to this market, and by then the IP protection has run out.
Metrics like "engagement" and "butts in seats" are preferred by many leaders over deliverables and profit because they are fuzzy and easy to manipulate. Hours spent by employees may seem concrete, but we all know an hour spent working doesn't have a definite or consistent output. Hopefully that attitude becomes more embarrassing for employers to have, because I'm certainly embarrassed for the ones who care about how many hours of "work" they've extracted from you or whether you work remote.
I find it very interesting that the anti-outdoor-cat arguer had nothing to say of the fact that the humans inhabiting the same area are also an "invasive species" heavily impacting the relevant ecosystem. To me it doesn't really seem like something that matters, assuming the cats are neutered.

Props to the pro-outdoor-cat arguer for not devolving to the same negative attitude brought on by the anti- arguer.
Re PRQL … I see it like my text editor. I’ll stick with vi because it has solved text editing. It’s done. Same with SQL. I’ve not seen anything yet ready to replace it. It’s not perfect. But for what I need from it it’s perfectly serviceable.
Brutalism was no accident.

I think cars, and almost everything related to them, are waaaay worse than ugly buildings for our physical and mental health but I am afraid I'll die alone on this hill. The vast majority would kill for a parking spot, let alone giving up their smelly, loud chunk of metal
I'd like to think that. But the crackpots will sieze on any evidence and debate endlessly that it either in fact reinforces the alien origin, or it's been tampered with, or I don't know, it's been tampered with by aliens.

Trusting in evidence and objective reasoning mark us as old people. Today the only 'facts' are social media posts.