skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I don't know if it's a surprise or not, but the prevailing attitude of most people is to not understand how something works, and by extension, view items as unfixable and curable only with additional consumerism. Also, that landfill and recycling are magical blackholes that consume whatever is thrown into them with zero externalities.
https://shipscoop.com/

I've been using Shipscoop for years now to the delight of many clients, but we've yet to finish its "go live" flow. That said if people want to try it out, it works quite well for turning git logs into weekly status reports
The Geometry of Truth: Emergent Linear Structure in How LLMs Represent Truth
Related -

GPT-4 logits calibration pre RLHF - https://imgur.com/a/3gYel9r

Just Ask for Calibration: Strategies for Eliciting Calibrated Confidence Scores from Language Models Fine-Tuned with Human Feedback - https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.14975

Teaching Models to Express Their Uncertainty in Words - https://arxiv.org/abs/2205.14334

Language Models (Mostly) Know What They Know - https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.05221
The exported
CS students are probably now being told that AI is going to take their prospective job.

That is of course on top of climate change, war, housing prices, political insanity... all being front and center every day. Don't know how I would try to convince them otherwise either...
People Speak Faster in Less Efficient Languages (2019)
> it could be straight from the top, but you only get one side lit

No, you could have the top highlight be 2 pts deep and the sides be 1 pt and one shade darker, or something like that. There are many other ways to do it.

> and furthermore it's not very natural as it happens rarely

Every day from 10 am to noon (1/3rd of the day), and any time you have your back to the sun?

> we could say it's the only professional and safe choice

Mac OS X has top down lighting and it looks great. I think what you are trying to say is that you can't think of any other ways to design the buttons.

Anyway, top left lighting is not the only detail they copied. BeOS had top-left lighting and still managed not to look like an exact clone of NEXTSTEP.
Deploying Go with Apache? (Using FastCGI)
The best way to contact the moderators is to email them (see the Contact link in the footer)
You can’t have looked too hard if you didn’t find it.
opendoctor.io

Search doctors that actually did research papers on the thing you want. EG mohs surgery.

https://www.opendoctor.io/research/?research_papers=mohs&zip...
Terrible headline for an interesting article.

“Echoes” suggest a causal relationship, which would be a fascinating to see occur emanating from physical properties and reflecting in mathematical abstractions.

What this actually sounds like is “Reflecting on work by physicists helps mathematicians find analogous relationships in their own field” — which is cool and makes for a good story, but is very much not the same thing.
That's really funny, I have very similar story with a personal finance tool that I wrote for myself and "maintain" since 7 years or something and thought about writing a blog post like you. Thanks for sharing!
CSI was just ahead of its time.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/zoom-and-enhance

This will be a large upgrade for surveillance cameras.
If that's true of Harvard, I wonder whether the nature of it there is different than at most universities.

For one reason, Lawrence Summers, quoted in the Crimson piece as "former University President", was actually very publicly forced out, over some things he said. I thought it was harmful for him to be speculating quite like he had done, but maybe administration and faculty didn't take the optimal lesson from that bad experience?

For another possible reason, Harvard is a unique global prestige brand, for the richest and most powerful, global is complicated and nuanced, the students tend to be very privileged and connected, and maybe Harvard has to be more globally diplomatic than most universities do?
Almost everything I use now is either in the terminal or a browser/electron app. I do miss native gui elements that were respectful of your screen real estate.
Huh I was not expecting to find something that matched the work environment I was looking for, so much gung-ho mania out there. A couple of my friends worked at Wonderbly, which at first glance looks to be a similar business model & is similarly swell in terms of culture & ethics. I'll shoot over an application.
You won't get a proof until the deed is done. But that's the same with nuclear armageddon - you can't be sure it'll happen until after the planet's already glassed. Until then, evidence for probability of the event is all you have.

> there no evidence that humans are capable of designing a new mind or that it's possible to make a mind that greatly exceeds ours in capability

There's plenty of good reasons to assume it's possible, all while there's no evidence suggesting it's not.
It's probably closer to 75% baked: https://wordwhile.com/

The core game mechanic is an endless word-finding game, where it is possible to save up letters to spell some very high scoring words. There is also a 5-minute mode for people who need an ending. Oh, and a 2-player versus mode that virtually no one wants to play, according to anonymous stats.

I'm still ironing out bugs and adding some features, but it's coming along.
Amazon and Walmart should both be able to dominate Flexport in logistics with ease. It's the foundation of what they do.
Don’t hold your breath expecting rules to be applied equally.
You're not saying anything counter to what I said.

> You cannot trust the scrappy startup OpenAI

Not saying you do: Azure has a dedicated capacity driven GPT-4/3.5 offering that you can stick in your VPC with everything from PCI to HITRUST certs. These are the things that come out if you actually care about delivering solutions vs jumping to deliver the right sounding words for the figureheads like "We'd never trust those scrappy OpenAI guys!!!!"

> Quite the opposite -- every single tech person would love to make our data someone else's problem (and get a big career boost from dealing with cloud tech instead of the dead-end that is local sysadmin!).

You're attracting the least equipped people who tumbled into what you just admitted is a dead end trajectory, usually paying below market rates as a result, and then expecting them to outperform the people paying the most money for competent security outlays with much bigger fish (Azure is working with teams that need FedRAMP, DoD certs, HIPPA compliance, and much more)

The end result is that you end up with a poorly maintained leak sieve of an infrastructure in which Azure would likely be the most secure component you have to lean on in your entire organization.

You say:

> because the people who actually give a fuck about the risk NEED to have granular detail of what data, readable by whom, is stored exactly where and for how long, and how can you make sure, and how do you know that access is scoped to the absolute minimum number of people, and is there a paper trail for that

They don't care about risk, they care about flawed perceptions of risk that don't align with reality. These are the same companies that get pwned for years through some basic social engineering, and all that they ever have to show for it is audit logs that show who ac... ah wait no one ever actually checked the logs and it turns out they're useless because subsystem X Y and Z aren't even connected to it.
Disposable vapes are almost their own category. Like, wow, that's insane. It has nothing to do with durability or upgradability, people just.. like disposable ones.

Maybe it's the reduced sense of commitment. If you buy a reusable you're saying "Yep, I'm gonna be vaping long enough to justify this" and that might not be a nice thought for many users.
If someone asked me how to "speed up the web", I would not suggest "use HTTP/2".
I would remove ads and other garbage. As a decades long non-popular browser and TCP client user, I can testify this works very effectively. I prefer to have full control over the resources that I request, whether text or binary, so no auto-loading resources, no Javascript-requested resources and no HTTP/2 "server push". The clients I use do not auto-load resources, run Javascript nor carry out "server push". Works great for me. Web is not slow.

According to HTTP/2 proponents, the protocol originated at an online advertising services company and was developed by companies that profit from sale and delivery of online advertising, HTTP/2 was designed to "speed up the web".

I respect that opinions on HTTP/2 may differ. If someone loves HTTP/2, then I respect that opinion. In return I ask that others respect opinions that may differ from their own, including mine. NB. This comment speaks only for the web user submitting it. It does not speak for other web users. IMHO, no HN commenter can speak for other web users either. Thank you.
On-screen keyboard for Linux mobile with next word prediction and gesture recognition: https://github.com/pentamassiv/keyboard

I wrote it to scratch my own itch so I can type faster on my Pinephone. I had no idea about writing Rust code, language models or Wayland protocols and ended up writing a master thesis about it. The language model used n-grams and was generated from Wikipedia. The idea was that everybody is able to easily generate a model for their own language.
The keyboard worked fine, but the language model was way too big.

I got side tracked writing an input simulation library that works on all platforms. Once I am done with that, I'll get back to the keyboard and make it usable again.
This was definitely a theory that made people burn tons of money on the past couple of years, but I don’t think it holds water. These models are getting obsolete so fast, and there’s so many open ones, I doubt any one’s privately trained model can stay relevant for long
Yeah it’s all VBR (statmux) and they do make manual adjustments around special events. But at this point, in this market, there are multiple “.1” channels sharing the same physical channel. They are just out of bits.

When NBC last broadcast the Super Bowl there were two 1080i broadcasts (NBC and Telemundo) of the same game sharing the same physical channel (along with some sub channels). It was borderline unwatchable IMO.

I’m sure the situation isn’t as dire in all TV markets, but I think we are looking back on the days during which we could unilaterally state that OTA provides the best picture quality.
That sounds similar to tabletop simulator, but lowering the barrier to entry seems like a great way to go for this sort of thing.
I avoided the XP Luna theme as best I could when it was new, but now I look back at it and realize it was pretty good.

At least I could tell where the scrollbar was.
To prepare kids for the future, bring back shop and home ec
I tried getting the sample report but when I fill in my email address, I get error "We're sorry, but something went wrong."
So at least $85k combined, which is about $35k over the state median household. So you're making about $170k, which is still about double the national median household?
This is super cool, I am inspired!
Not really a Reddit clone, as I don't see subreddits, but it looks like a solid start toward that goal!
Do you have a picture of what that looked like? I'm curious. When I search for it, I can only find pictures of normal Windows XP and older versions of Windows. I can only imagine it looking like Windows 95 again.
I've inherited an high rps API built with api gateway + lambda + dynamodb and I've found easier and way cheaper to move the thing on ec2. Less headaches too.
Resources can be managed more efficiently, cold starts are not a thing, you have predictable latencies, it does serve way more concurrent requests at a fraction of the cost.
I go for lambda when i need a service that can scale down, but not when i need to scale up efficiently.
Debugging is easier, connection pooling is not an accident, processes' limits and isolation can be managed anyway.
Got an old Dell running Windows 2000. Its remarkable how responsive the UI is. I open an Explorer window, it paints instantly. The Start Menu pops up completely drawn in a fraction of a second.
Windows 11 on a monster machine is sluggish by comparison -- I can feel it drawing each window I open.
This is one of those topics that make me feel sadness from an emotional perspective.

But I also understand the need to do science, and these animals are essentially “taking one for the team”.

Cool setup, from an engineering perspective though.
Demographics refutes your last point.

“by Constantine's Christianity“ is also an interesting reference, although he was just a politician realizing half of the population had adopted a revolutionizing family structure.
So, tell me about LOOM
Tomato Potato.

Yes, there was usenet, and gopher, and FTP.

Think splitting hairs a bit.

As others have pointed out. 'AI', has been actively researched since the 40's. So there was a lot of ground work before the latest shiny thing the 'LLM'.

Just as there was a lot of ground work in 'networking' before WWW.

I've been talking to GPT4 about a problem all day. I think everyone saying it is 'over-hyped' have really just not used it yet.

It will definitely keep growing, it will replace jobs, it is already increasing productivity and changing markets.

Sorry - one edit. I strongly disagree that things were 'well proven' with the Internet before the public was aware. If you include WWW and the rapid changes in standards and browsers, and technology. It was all moving as fast and with all the bugs and problems and hacks as needed for fast moving tech. There was a ton not proven, and with no use cases to justify it. It was a wild west. Now we are seeing it again.
You mean the sensational platform for video messaging and screen recording from the geniuses at Loom™? Ah, it's a revolutionary experience that'll transform how you communicate in the business landscape! Boasting an intuitive interface that even your grandma can use, jaw-dropping video quality, and super-speedy sharing capabilities. We're talking about top-notch encryption, folks, not to mention screen and camera recording with pixel-perfect clarity! No more tedious emails or confusing Slack threads. Simplify your life! Beat the rush! Go out and buy Loom™ today!
The average Steam release makes less that that, IIRC.

https://howtomarketagame.com/2022/11/28/the-median-indie-gam...
Also work in deep learning for the last many years. We pay people well but the hype about truckloads of cash to researchers is overblown. Unless you happen to be exactly the skill set someone needs, there is a lot of talent.

I post this to say there is nothing wrong with you. You hear of the crazy successful few but not the majority of cases.
https://squaddie.co

A golf foursome scheduler app for your close friends and acquaintances. There’s weather api integration, notifications, and GolfNow deep linking. We’re expanding to golf influencers and public groups soon.
It would be possible if we wanted it badly enough. Which can only happen if we talk about it.
This is quite an exaggeration. Integrating DALL-E into MS Paint has basically no similarities to the vast gen AI feature set announced by Adobe.

- Firefly Vector model

- Generated templates

- Res-up upscaling for videos and gifs

- Fast-fill for videos

- Distractor removal

- Individual item replacement

Too many to mention. Not to say OpenAI/MS are not capable of building similar features. Just that Adobe's tools are incomparably more advanced than integrating a prompt into MS Paint.
Sourcing specialized and industrial components is a PITA.

The worst is when manufacturers use customized ASICs with no replacements. So either some entrepreneur is extracting them for resale or else you're stuck finding an identical donor.

AirTags don't work with older Duracell "child-proof" CR2032s because they're just slightly undersized. It's not the coating because I removed it with solvents and was able to manually press them into the contacts, but no about of bending the cover's "wing springs" would position them correctly. [0]

WASD V3 keyboards used a proprietary USB-C cable that is longer than commercially available.[1,2,3] I also asked support about replacing a USB-C receptacle but they ghosted me. Furthermore, they promised a Mac firmware update utility that never arrived.[4] My conclusion is that it's fly-by-night startup rather than a business. :[

I have an old Logitech MX Revolution (non-BT) that sellers still offer rechargeable batteries and pads for. Props to them for keeping classics alive.

0. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211670

1. https://support.wasdkeyboards.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/3...

2. https://support.wasdkeyboards.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/3...

3. https://support.wasdkeyboards.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/3...

4. https://support.wasdkeyboards.com/hc/en-us/articles/36001851...
Yeah..putting together a homelab server. But also have to give outside access to families and if that wasn't bad enough, have to find adequate apps to serve then maintain then need to teach everyone how to on some exotic app. Someone should make a turkey homelab server with all the goodies ready to go. IE file server, doc manager, social media akin to FB or G+, CRM, video/photo manager/streamer etc. Currently running like 40 containers and ever growing.
https://janereader.com

An epub reader. It's still in development. But if what you need is only reading, then it just works.
> And if you're intent on breaking in, well, the windows are made of glass. Please don't do that.

Does your insurance cover it? Mine requires a keyed lock specifically.
I wait for actual unredacted videos to get uploaded to the assorted anonymous public "chan" boards so that I may form my own opinion. The comments are of course biased and there are a lot of AI generated fake photos. It probably won't be long before believable fake videos are easy to make.
> If the 3-day figure wasn't official (I'm having trouble finding original Russian-language video or audio which confirms this), then certainly, taking Kyiv within the first days of the war was the plan, going off the moves RU made.

The automatically posted then deleted victory articles on Russian state run RIA and Sputnik news agencies certainly suggests that they were expecting the war to be short.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-60562240.amp

The articles were (seemingly) automatically posted ~3,~4 days after the war started.
Let's prototype a JavaScript JIT compiler [video]
This video was fascinating; I consider myself a competent engineer but I was totally humbled by watching Andreas build this prototype from scratch.

The Copilot interaction by itself was just mind-blowing; I have Copilot set up as well but it's nowhere as "smart" on my code bases (I discard 90% of the garbage it generates for me, so I guess I need to dig into that some more and figure out what I'm doing wrong).
https://collanon.app/workouts

I launched it today, it's a workout mini app within my collection of mini apps, it's still a WIP given that for now there's only a nice HIIT Timer and a workout history, all the other sections about exercises, tools and programs will come later.

In practice it's not your usual gym app with a knowledge base already included if stuff to do, here the scope is gonna be the ease of building all of it by yourself and owning/sharing it as you wish.
People on this part of the world have been killing each other for a good 3000 years or so. It has gone back and forward and there isn't really one correct owner.

However they want to do it, rolling into a music festival and shooting everyone really doesn't sound like the right way to fight injustice (perceived or real).
There’s still dedication to that among macOS developers. It’s like an artisan trade at this point, but it’s still out there.

Tons of useful, native macOS tools are available through SetApp (which is nicely curated) or other channels.
Many streets in parts of Asia (Korea and Taiwan for example) are similar. A majority of the "side" roads just don't have sidewalks, and people walk on the road. I was a little nervous the first few times I encountered it (having grown up in very car oriented suburbs and then lived in Canadian downtowns after that), but it definitely grew on me.
At some point "skeuomorph" design went out of fashion, and everything had to be flat and simple. I think it all started with the Microsoft Zune (an MP3 player), which influenced Windows Phone, which influenced Windows 8. Then came iOS 7, and finally Android 5. I actually don't know when Mac OS went "flat". I only know ever since that time it is regularly unclear what a "button" is, as it doesn't look like a button.
"Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is a great introduction, its characters are fictional but the story is somewhat true.
Water works uncover pristine Tomb of Cerberus
Can I still attract VC, if I'm arguing for more modest valuations than competing lottery-ticket startups are?

Or do I have to look like much more a traditional fundamentals investment, than a semirandom lottery ticket (or growth scam to exit)?
Small side note: I think for GUI screenshots (especially of older software) you should add this CSS:

img {
image-rendering: pixelated;
}

On my 4k monitor it all looks blurred. (I have a bookmarklet that fixes it.)
Saying "absolutist" is a (btw, completely transparent if you didn't already realize) way to try to make a position sound unreasonable, but I say it all depends on the position. "Why do you have to be so absolutist about keeping slaves, sheesh we already freed like 80% of them we only wanna keep like one maid and one yard hand, let's dial back the emotional hysteria..."

A statement like this tweet is obviously a sound bite and a conversation sparker. And yet, go ahead and say how it's not reasonable. Go ahead and unpack how it's not actually literally possible or would be worse for everyone in the long run.

I at least am not even trying to suggest this Stallman level of purity for real, but, I also defy anyone to prove that it's actually an invalid idea that is the tiniest bit bad for humanity or even business. The way I see it, I forgive 99% of people for being too weak to figure out and stick to what's right, and I forgive that at least 50% because I have to count myself in that group, so, it's really only self-serving graciousness, yet more human weakness (as is calling it human weakness rather than my weakness), but at least I acknowledge that it's a failing, not a virtue. Stallman, and anyone else suggesting this absolutist ideal in this area, are actually right. We're all just too shitty and basic to eat broccoli once in a while and must have burgers and coke, Every. Single. Time. because fuck the tiniest bit of inconvenience today for 100x better tomorrow.
Implementing a customizable deck might be nice too.
I would say that a text-only experience is valid I don't think it's how the majority of people want to use the web. Users want a rich multimedia experience.

If HTTP/2 speeds up a rich multimedia web experience then it may legitimately be one way to "speed up the web" for someone who expects that level of experience.

I don't think it's fair to criticize a protocol for who designed it. The specification is out there for anyone to interpret and if there is specific complaint in it's design then make that.
Please be more charitable. I legitimately looked. All I found were biased pieces calling them beg buttons. I'm asking for an unbiased source calling them that. It seems the real term is a pedestrian call button.
I’ve heard several times but never verified that trees aren’t planted on boulevards anymore because of automaker lobbying. Something about drunk drivers might hit them. As if driver preference, even drunk drivers, should supersede the public interest.
There are what seems to be weekly Ask HN posts about how someone can’t get an interview in months of trying and a bunch of people reply confirming that “things are bad right now”.

If I was laid off and been sending my resume out for the last six months without any success I’d not be picky.