skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
How would paying for an EV charge work like this? Would you select an amount of credit in currency (presumably via buttons on the charger?) then tap-to-pay for that amount?

(I believe there are some limitations on tap-to-pay transactions to prevent a merchant presenting the transaction with a different value after actually tapping the card.)

I think a lot of "pay at pump" fuel stations require a full insertion of the card to pre-authorize a large amount, then release it as a partial refund once the amount of fuel dispensed is known.

Would this be a barrier to EV charging, if you need a way to communicate this upfront, or have to effectively replicate out EMV infrastructure on totally unmonitored terminals with PIN readers (and likely the next card skimming scandal brewing)?

Also, how would contactless-only work for cards that get soft locked to be inserted for a PIN check? Would there be a way for EV chargers to be exempted from this? Or would people end up stuck and unable to charge as there's no available place with a PIN reader they can use to unlock their contactless payments?
Here's an even crazier idea: get the players (i.e. the people bowling) to reset the pins by hand, manually. To make that safe, just let them deploy some walls along the lane while they do that. The person currently doing the resetting could sit in a little view station above the pins during normal play, protected by plexiglass.
It’s relatively common, and the smaller the dog the louder the explosion apparently.

I have a theory based on inverse volume and volume combined with relative importance of the call I’m on. If I’m muted on a boring call it seems to defuse all known dogs.
Show HN: Supercharge Shortcuts
This article is about real photos of real people.
Of course they are. There is debate over how good of a boundary they are but even caution tape is a security boundary.
> If they can shoot a Mo2+ out twice as fast as Pb2+, it’s about them same.

Is it? Twice the velocity (v) but ~half the mass (m) might give you the same momentum, but it requires twice the energy: E = ½(m/2) * (2v)² = 2 × ½mv².
Singapore is not a representative example of... anything, honestly. Certainly not of "EU / Japan / Korea" which was the original question. So I have no idea what you're getting at.
Guess its a matter of acclimating your work force, on first iterations it could cause damage but over time they will gladly take it for granted.
I wouldn’t consider the distinction “fuzzy”. Assuming we’re talking Linux (I don’t know about the Mac and Windows world) containers are implemented using namespaces and cgroups, and always have been. Whether you are talking docker, containerd, some more minimalistic thing built on runc, it’s all Linux namespaces and cgroups. And those things were explicitly not designed to act as security boundaries when running untrusted code.
I used a walk-in closet for an office. It was great. I had a small glass-topped table in a 6’ x 8’ closet. However there were clothing closet bars on two walls, an extra bureau of draws, and piles of junk, too. Now this was in Florida. Besides paying bills, I had to prepare a large document in support of a $50k damage claim due to a hurricane. My report was so convincing they paid every cent. I therefore have fond memories of that closet office.
> Why as a consumer would you want a pipe to your door, as you are now reliant on a single company for all deliveries. if they suddenly turn shit, thats it, you're stuck with them.

How is this any different from phone lines, or cable, or water, or sewage, or electric? You can point out "yeah, and look at all the problems with those local-monopoly services!" but I think generally we've figured out how to provide those services at a good value, and even how to support/encourage competition over the same pipes/lines.
Misconfiguring or granting something unnecessary privileges is enough to eliminate anything as a security boundary.

VMs easily give a false sense of security especially with any kind of network-based trust.
Electric scooter company Bird, once valued at $2.5B, files for bankruptcy
This is how I work in general as well.
CSAM does not fall under “freedom of expression”, everything else you list does. It’s not a slippery slope.

Resist anyone’s attempt to make everything else you list illegal to express or possess.
That's not even just sounds, the Ioniq doesn't even have gears, and those paddles usually control regen level instead. The entire experience of having an engine with gears in that video is simulated!
I find this a helpful antidote to a lot of conspiratorial thinking. Namely the idea that you can draw a connection to one donation from a billionaire, to a foundation, to a person who worked at that foundation but then did another thing, etc.

The error in conspiratorial thinking about these links is the assumption that whoever is at the beginning and end of those chains are in close coordination. When really it's an ordinary phenomenon you see in any information that has any relational properties (people, economic transactions etc.)
I don't see the business-customer aspect as essential for enshittification to happen. In the end, it's about the platforms wanting to maximize value for themselves, once they've captured the user base. A third party of business customers being involved, and maybe also abused, is rather incidental, and makes no difference for the users who end up with the bad experience.
A friend had the numberplate 'NULL'.
Quite often carparks with numberplate technology would go all 'Hotel California' on him - wouldn't let them out until he called someone to remotely activate the boom to let him through.
Eventually the councils and carpark operators caught on.
Because virtual machines were designed from the start to run untrusted code, and containers were not?

> supposed to keep whatever is inside trapped unless you poke holes in that protection

As far as I know that was never a design decision for containers on Linux; certainly not in the early days.
> Ukraine has turned into a rallying call for much of Europe, a vicarious way (dangerous, but not too dangerous) to experience once again the forward vector of time.

I wonder if Europeans understand these wars around them are not fought for their amusement...

Bombing Serbia or ISIS affair is "dangerous, but not too dangerous" for you but it means hundreds to hundreds thousands of dead and hundred thousands to millions losing their homes.
The "It's" in the quote (from the article) was referring to a particular snippet in the article, not the .as_ref() method.
What other examples are there of using code to gain intuition behind the meaning of a mathematical operation or concept?
I'm increasingly finding that my phone is detected while I'm still moving it towards the scanner, and it complains that my phone moved too fast. Then I have to wait like a schmuck until something resets and I can do it again.
We kind of have that, but it isn't by floor since its a one-story building, but we are an American small tech company. The engineering department (department I am in) is separated by a long glass wall. In side of there, we are expected to keep it quiet. Now, we are not discouraged from conversation, say I need to tap another engineer's shoulders and discuss some architecture. But it expected to keep it relatively quiet and not distracting. Other side of the glass wall, its a free for all.
Tell HN: Okta October Security Incident – Contact Information (email) Exposure
Just received this email from Okta:

Hello,

On Wednesday, November 29 we published a blog post with an update on the October security incident. As described in the blog post, the threat actor accessed reports in the Okta customer support system containing user contact information. This email is part of our outreach to the individuals affected by this information exposure.

We are contacting you today to notify you that your contact information - name, and certain other contact information such as phone number, work address and/or email address was among the information downloaded by the threat actor. This contact information does not include user credentials or sensitive personal information.

Your contact information was in Okta’s customer support system because of prior interaction with Okta. For example, holding an Okta certification (e.g., an Okta Certified Professional certificate), participating in a product trial, receiving promotional communication, being a former customer, or similar.

As we shared in our November 29 blog post, we do not have direct knowledge or evidence that this information is being actively exploited. We aim to share this information with you as a precaution as phishing and social engineering attacks are common and there is the possibility that this information may be used for such purposes.

As a security best practice, Okta strongly recommends that you enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) across all your online accounts as a key protection against these types of attacks. If you have further questions or concerns, please call 800-456-3166 toll-free Monday through Friday 8:00am CST to 8:00pm CST (excluding major U.S. holidays). Be prepared to provide your engagement number Bxxxxxx.

We apologize for the frustration this situation has caused.

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I think if you're already documenting function argument types, there is no point. But in my experience it's unworkable to ask people to write full documentation for every function, but requiring type hints is not as hard and is nearly as useful. It is a little weird that they look like code, but I think you get used to it.
The billions in federal government subsidies (funded by the Inflation Reduction Act) will more than make up for any potential licensing fees. I wouldn't be surprised if Tesla is paying other manufactures to switch; we may never know as the agreements are confidential.
Even better: a gig app where people nearby can bid to come reset the pins for you. Also, the score gets stored on the blockchain, for safeguarding and eliminate any arguments. The app can also gamify bowling with fun challenges (like, "Get 2 strikes in a row").
See Google's gvisor as an attempt at reducing the attack-surface of a container to make things more secure.

I think the general advice is that a single container can never be a robust security boundary because the OS surface area they involve is so large that the isolation layer is ripe for possible vulnerabilities. You also really have to avoid screwing up, there are lot of fiddly little security mistakes you can make when attempting to use a container to run untrusted code.

Typically you might use something like gvisor, or a VM. Systems where isolation is simpler to reason about and the attack surface is smaller.

In any case a single isolation boundary can have a vulnerability and my understanding is that more advanced systems typically involve multiple layers of isolation to sandbox untrusted code.
What? As an obvious example if this were to be correct (it in no way is), why couldn't Nvidia then buy Intel cards to retain the lead? Why could Nvidia not keep building its own AI?
Thanks for that post, quite the journey! If you're looking for a new mic, I can recommend the Rode Procaster, it's a a dynamic mic which hardly does pick up any ambient noise whatsoever. I am very happy with it, it should be quite close to your mouth though (not everyone likes that), and I had to get a pre-amplifier (CloudLifter) for some extra gain. Without it, volume was a bit low. Here's a write-up of my set-up touching on the mic and some other stuff: https://www.morling.dev/blog/whats-on-my-desk/.
Thanks for pointing that out, I didn't notice that. That makes sense.

I still think a comparison with exllamav2 or other optimized inference library would make sense too.
Core Memory Explained and Demonstrated [video]
Sure, anything that is misconfigured could eliminate a security boundary. That doesn’t mean that containers are even in the same ballpark as VMs in terms of providing a security boundary.
Again, lessons are outside of what Amazon brings to the world. Those lessons can be applied into almost all type of business, and that's the value which bring.

Note there are no advices regarding, exploiting, abusing or not-paying extra hours.
What is going on in this floor plan? A bedroom with no doors and which you must travel through to get from office to kitchen. But also: an office with a closet, and then a bonus "storage" room and actual closed door garage.
I used it a few months ago and didn't find it that helpful, is it immensely better with the latest update? I think it had one?
I built a small corner of my garage into a work space. I have a portable AC and space heater for temp control, the walls are lined with soundproof acoustic panels (denser than the foam in this article's pictures). the space is enclosed using some 2x4s and plywood panels (all of which can be broken down quickly and reassembled, there's nothing permanent). I built a sliding barn door.

I didn't put a huge amount of effort into the sound isolation, the acoustic panels mainly reduce echos but do nothing for low vibrations (people walking around the house, cars idling outside, airplanes). I have total control over the lighting (I don't want to see any daylight when I'm working). It can get a little stuffy if I don't turn on the AC/fan.

Personally I love working in a little space with my back to a wall. Because of the acoustic tile, many people think I'm just in a work office. I find the limited view (basically I'm looking at a monitor with a wall right behind it) keeps me from getting distracted.
> Artificial Intelligence is whatever hasn't been done yet

Sounds similar to "God of the gaps"
Is there a law in Canada that prohibits people from forming political parties opposed to capitalism, or other prohibitive hurdles (e.g., a large registration fee) that prevent most people from doing so in practice?

If the answer is no, then the fact that no one currently on the ballot represents such a party is just evidence that Canadians, today, have almost no interest in these political approaches.

>the folks campaign with certain sales pitches, but rarely follow up on their promises.

I agree this is a serious problem with existing democratic systems, but I don't know what to do about it. In theory people punish politicians who fail to deliver by voting them out, but in practice, a lot happens between elections, and people's attention wanders.
Wtf, if you can get rid of the images why wouldn't you? Clearly it's not an exorbitant amount of work as shown in the paper, they use very conventional techniques.
Show HN: A simple website that displays the weather / upcoming games for NFL/MLB
I wanted to share an exciting project I've been working on, Stadium-Weather.com. As a die-hard NFL and MLB enthusiast, I often found myself scrambling to check game schedules and weather forecasts separately. That's when I decided to create a one-stop hub for all things game day-related. This is my first time accessing API's and transforming it myself for the front end.

What is Stadium-Weather.com?

Complete Game Schedules: Never miss a kickoff or first pitch with our comprehensive NFL and MLB game schedules (For when in season). You are able to create an account, and favorite your team so it shows up first!
Real-Time Weather Updates: Displays the weather for game day, so this can help you with your fantasy picks.
I plan to add more features (Articles, things to do around the stadium if you're going in person, personalized timezone, etc).

Please do let me know if you guys think of any other cool features or issues found!
This is my vote! Well, Children of Time trilogy, but I couldn't get into Final Architecture, after reading the first.
Here is the break down of my understanding about the philosophy described in 道德经:

1. There might be some universal rules about the world.
2. There are limitations in human's understanding and human language.
3. For all the rules that can be described in human language (which is subject to the limitations in 2), they can't hold universally.

Putting into the context where the words are cited. Any claim (in human language) about programming like "you should program in this way" is most likely not universally sound.

Of course a philosophy book 2000+ years ago can be interpreted in a different way. Happy to see the elaboration of your understanding "No method that can be explained is universally applicable".
Yep. My father has bowled in a league since the early 1970s—he’s 86 and still active and spry.

This is his first league using stringed pins and he says everyone’s average is down. Pins that used to fall just don’t and it’s not as enjoyable. He said it’s his last year in a league. :-(

Edit: his old alley went out of business during the pandemic. The building was purchased by a cannabis dispensary (Massachusetts). A new alley opened up down the road (the only alley in town) and they only have string bowling.
Um, no they don't?
Thank you, glad you like it! Anyone will be free to fork it. :-)
This problem was partially involved in the 2013 season of the FIRST Robotics Competition - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Ascent
Looking at the floor plan I'm curious if some of the storage area is up for grabs. If it's currently unfinished space then it's an opportunity to build in a lot of noise isolation (separated inner wall and a lot of insulation) with shelves on the outside to maximize the remaining storage area.
Project SCUM
I found the content to be of interest and gave me new things to think about.

But honestly, I was hoping before I clicked it that this was going to be about how to escape from the inside of a shipping container.
Around 2011 or 2012 the official F1 PlayStation game had a mode where you could drive the classic F1 cars. The game wasn't very good (and nothing like serious sim racing), but that classic car mode with the accompanying sound was great.
Is it cheating to recommend Anathem, regarding not set on earth? It's an outstanding novel, set on an earth-like world.

If you want something more out-there, Verner Vinge's A fire upon the deep and its sequel are great. Or, as recommended by another poster, The Children of Time trilogy.
The one easily implementable item from this list that just never seems to catch on is: prepare a bullet-point agenda in advance, then make sure everyone reads it before the meeting, or in the first 10 minutes of the meeting.

This one is kind of mysterious to me, since everyone who has experienced it says it’s great, yet it’s still not a common practice in startups, all these years later.
That would be quite effective IF it were tenable, but this is a solution in search of a revolution, lol (speaking strictly for the US). I wish I were joking, but politically you would have an easier time abolishing Christmas than something like this. Pitchforks would be wielded by 2 groups:

1. numbskulls who hate EVs because they believe that being able to add 400 miles of range in their F150 in 5 minutes (ie gasoline) is the only okay way to do energy for every vehicle.

2. People with a good point that EVs are very expensive and why should poorer people subsidize the rich when the poors can’t even afford an EV.
bicycles are great, as long as no one steals them once you get to your destination
Speaking only for myself, I'm a bit "spectrumish," so I am actually claustrophilic. The closet would probably do fine for me.

As it is, I have a 48" standing desk, in the corner of my living room, and that works fine, but I also don't have the same needs as the author. I do occasional Zoom calls, and Bose QC45 headphones, and the Zoom backgrounds, work fine. I do have a portable green screen, that I can set up, if I really need it.

I do spend the majority of every day at the desk (I'm at it, right now).

I have a cat that doesn't like my desk, so I only occasionally get demands for head-scratching, and he leaves me alone, otherwise.

I did try having a separate room for the office, but found I didn't like being separated from the household. My wife is very quiet, and is glad to leave me alone, and pursue her own interests (and I leave her alone).
~Is the 'k' in your token sizes a typo?~

Edit: mistook tokens for parameters for a moment there. Keeping up with AI jargon is exhausting for an idiot like me.
StreetComplete for iOS Planning
I thought "surely, when their lives will be at stake, people will do the prudent thing and trust doctors", but no, we were not that smart. Some ideas can be inflicting self-harm and continue getting support even in the face of grave consequences.
> (I don't want to see any daylight when I'm working)

Interesting! Can you say more? I can't stand being away from large windows during the day.
For the sake of your local dogs I wish you many more boring calls where you have nothing to contribute.
> The passive aggressive irony in this crazy.

I’m not being passive aggressive in the slightest. If anything, I have an appreciation for how hard their situation is because I’ve been there myself.

Let me rephrase my original point: I was in a similar situation and realised that hacking my house wasn’t going to cut it. But I also understand that my personal circumstances might have been different from the authors in ways that aren’t publicised.

What is disappointing is that you felt you needed to create a burner account to post your criticism.
No sorry that is just bad encapsulation and goes under poor programming.Technical debt occurs when you write a good program to your current understanding of the solution knowing that the full understanding of the solution will come later, and that you need to do something now to get to that learning point later, and so you have to repay your partial understanding at the beginning with refactoring later.

Here, heed Ward words directly, poor programming is not debt, and debt doesn't cover "whatever reason programmer may have" but has a specific well defined scope: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pqeJFYwnkjE&t=198
Water (usually what corrodes fuel tanks) sinks to the bottom when it separates. Plus running any other contaminants through your fuel pump is exactly what you want - burn them up and get rid of them, don't leave them floating in your tank until you get a hole in your tank from them.
If you are attempting to index the whole internet then you are doomed to eventually download something illegal.
Depends on how quick the swap takes. If a normal charge would take 20 minutes and you’re doing a bathroom/food break anyway then it’s basically no extra time. If you need to stand next to a battery swap for a few minutes and move when it’s done then it’s extra.

EVs are weird. Certain usage patterns mean less time waiting than ICE vehicles.
Which competitors in this business are making significant profits?
I wonder if the timing of this in response to Beeper Mini gaining access to the iMessage network?
It's fantastic. And if you do it digitally with some shared word processor that supports commenting, you can run a meeting very effectively.

Everyone reads, adds comments as they read and then the rest of the meeting can be settling debates around the comments now that everyone is on the same page.

As a bonus, this system lets the quieter voices speak up. Someone unassertive and shy can put a comment and it get heard
Original submission: https://github.com/streetcomplete/StreetComplete/issues/1892... (HN truncated the URL)
Similar experience: An order that was supposedly in an Amazon facility < 30 min from me on the 8th, was not delivered as promised by the 13th, then stated delivery between the 14-20th due to "severe bad weather" and as of today still not delivered. We haven't had snow in weeks and this is the mildest winter in several years. Now it says "if not delivered by tomorrow you can come back the next day and get a refund".
PhotoDNA is explicitly free to LE, Nonprofits, and UGC-backed companies. LAION would have easily been able to get access to it for free.

In fact, at that scale, they would likely be able to get assistance. EDIT: Stanford themselves acknowledges in the original paper that bulk PhotoDNA access was given.