skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Everything has a turning point, and when the “algorithm generation” find out the excitement and pleasure of discovering things by oneself there will be a comeback. That was the magic of the video store shelves, the bookstore, the “let’s eat here” and the: “I want the same as that men in that table”
It would have been an expensive souvenir. And I don’t travel all that much. Also, inflation and even outright currency replacements are somewhat common in smaller economies.
Mostly the people with the money do
> Imagine a population of 1099 workers where half of the electorate refuses to pay taxes in order to protest the policies of the government in power.

Is that a missing verse from the John Lennon song, because I like it.
no one in france can afford a 50k car lease. think more like 25k. america left us in the dust a few decades ago and we cannot be compared to the us anymore. we are indeed getting poorer
That's the whole problem:
With this local framing, it completely makes sense.
But it's exactly the same with fossil fuels:
Here and now, they are obvious choice with practically no downsides.

But scale those "close to nothing" downsides times 7billion people, 100k seconds in a day, 365 days a week.
And suddenly, the ammount of time and electricity alone wasted on something like, waitiing for windows explorer to start, adds to real world scales.

...But also, this implies that optimizing is inherently costly. Which is not always the case. Just the culutre of 'not caring' makes things go slower then they could, while still using the same high level languages etc.
Hmm I like this more than my current one, which I got from a Reddit thread. I'll have to give it a whirl.
"Although we do not find meaningful increases in ideological extremity of recommendations, we show that a growing proportion of recommendations deeper in the recommendation trail come from extremist, conspiratorial, and otherwise problematic channels. This increase is most pronounced among the right-leaning users."

The judgement of "extremist, conspiratorial, and otherwise problematic" cannot possibly be impartial, making this study an act of political advocacy masquerading as scholarship.
The initial idea involved a low-friction onboarding that didn't require any extra hardware - "Just use your phone to scan!". Stupid.

Turns out that workers would rather manually key in the last 5 numbers of a barcode to look it up than screw around with a poorly behaved camera. For the current version of the platform, it's either dedicated hardware scanning or manual ID search, the phone scanning wastes everybody's time.
I wish some of those who parrot the myth that "the government (U.S) already has everything they need to prepare my tax return for me" would take note of this. This is just one illustration of how in fact they don't have everything, since if you are self-employed they don't know what your net profit is until you tell them (under penalty for perjury).
Mass-Independent Scheme to Test the Quantumness of an Object
If you have 2FA and lose all your 2FA methods, and didn’t preplan by making a recovery key and storing it in a safe place you can find again… you can be screwed. It’s not a blacklist, but the net result is the same.

I’m terrified of losing access to all my stuff because of forced 2FA I never signed up for. I get that it’s more secure, but it can be secure to the point of having unrecoverable data. All it would take is someone carelessly deciding to get a new phone number. I have a friend who recently talked about wanting to get a new number with his new phone. I asked about 2FA and he seemed to have no knowledge of it and said he didn’t have anything like that. He kept his number, but if he didn’t, I could see him easily getting locked out of his Apple account (which he has), and his bank.
On Reddit, in /r/worldnews /r/world /r/canada, it is pretty much only pro-israel, or better described as anti-pro-Palestinian, stores that are upvoted high.

One prolific poster to /r/canada is only pro-Israel and tends to get every story upvoted somehow, although they seem to have been at it a while:

https://old.reddit.com/user/FancyNewMe/submitted/

I think the social media war on reddit is not being won by those who want a ceasefire at all. It is actually being decisively lost.
I suspect that the enthusiast buyers ate both buying more frequently and more expensive models. Meanwhile, the median customer is buying a base level model and holding until it becomes obsolete.
It is both a moral and a business mistake to invest in Israel. Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Google... not only are these brands taking a hit for their association with Israel, they now have a large presence in a place that will face continuous violence for the foreseeable future. I think the moral of the story from a business perspective is to never work with an apartheid state.
...in engineered mice

seriously, and by thier own admission, oveverexpression of ACE2 in brain tissue, may be a confound, and admittedly encountered poor characterization of a new animal model.
If you want to make a research avenue illegal, IMO you need evidence that it's harmful. If there isn't evidence — minus circular claims that already assume it's harmful — I don't think it should be illegal. Very simple. This isn't an "analogy," it's what is happening in reality and is what the article is about.
Modules improve access to libraries with more robust and more efficient semantic model.
Stable Code 3B: Coding on the Edge
Sure, but it is quite difficult to prove your work was used in the models and it is also quite expensive legally while being very time consuming. So in practice does it matter? I still believe in presumption of innocence, but that isn't to say that it can't be exploited and that the system itself is expensive (monetarily and temporally). I think you're just oversimplifying the issue and dismissing before considering any nuance.
Sounds like they claim to have a problem with 100+ under-performing salespeople.

For the sake of argument, let's say that blaming sales numbers on the salespeople was correct, and that culling was the right response. Then maybe the recent hire person in the video was included inadvertently, or indifferently.

But I wouldn't take it as a given that the salespeople were the root problem. (Someone hired those people, mandated the framework in which they operate, designed the products for which they have to find buyers, etc.). And the tone with which a company is discarding its people tells you how they think about their people.
Unfortunately your links got meaningfully clipped, each ends at the ellipsis.
Using a reasonable proxy is not "pure clickbait", though it may be misleading. It adds an additional assumption about the Google results not being tampered with by Startpage, but it seems like a reasonable one, compared to the alternative of Google doctoring the search results when detecting a scraper and/or doing personalization.

If the authors have done their due diligence and confirmed the results from Startpage are actually Google results, then I don't see why they couldn't claim so in their title.
Does it support video uploading with native html video tag? (Cloud version)
>And card-toting drivers didn’t learn from their mistakes — why would they? — so Bianchi found himself pulling over the same people three, four, even five times. Bianchi stopped one teenager about a dozen times; he got so familiar with the family that the kid’s father began sending him holiday greetings. (The kid is now a police officer.)

"Show me the incentives, and I'll show you the outcome." —RIP Charlie Munger

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One of the most-infamous memories I have of a GF from NYC is from her in-city friendship with "The Guy that became a NYPD Officer" — I remember this kid bragging about "going 100mph through mid-town intersections just because I can."

About a month after this Officer's comment, one of his brothers killed a few kids by T-Boning them at similar excessive speed [when they had R.O.W. — officer didn't even bother turning on his siren].

The ex-GF's cop friend was the most wreckless, braggart, pervert of all her friends. Hope he either "grew up" [doubtful] or found another career [also, doubtful].
Fortunately there are now AIs that can help with the data cleaning task.
This would be enough to have me drive to the pizza place myself and pay cash.
Heh. I loved these back in the 70's, and remember them fondly. Along with Encyclopedia Brown, many of the Three Investigators books, and all of the Great Brain stories. Never got into Tom Swift particular, but I did read the Danny Dunn novels (Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine got me interested in computers) and The Many Inventions of Alvin Fernald.
Sounds like a variation of the Ford-GE $10k chalk mark story:

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2b4n7a/til_h...
Even when tuning PID loops for chemical plants as a controls engineer, myself and my colleagues (across multiple companies) generally just set the D term to zero. If the D term (derivative) was needed, tuning that one loop would often be assigned a whole formal project by itself. When I hear people say "PID loop" I almost always subconsciously translate it to hear "PI loop" in my head unless there's evidence that it's a truly complex system.
Thank you for showing me this. I haven’t been visiting Reddit as much, so I’ve missed this commentary. I appreciate the alternative perspective.
People would buy overpriced sugar pills from Infowars because that is how the whole operation is funded. Many of the supplements are good and sold elsewhere for a lower price, but again people want to support the independent media they produce.
That’s a single panel. The point is they don’t care ultimately but don’t like being exploited.
Move to Texas or else: Apple sends some California employees clear message
As much as I will admit the Cybertruck is ugly and don't really _want_ one, this is why I was/am tempted by them. I can barely tell the difference between a Chevy, Ford, or Dodge truck at this point. They all look the same. Cars too. But the Cybertruck actually looks different. Not here shilling for the Cybertruck... Musk sucks and it seems like the truck does as well but it looks different than this boring average we're in and I kind of dig that.
Eh, I don't know - it doesn't really add much value most of the time, because these days more or less everyone uses base 10 by default, so it's entirely reasonable to assume base 10 unless stated otherwise.

An argument against being overly pedantic in this case is that this is a neat and accessible example of something quirky about numbers, and so even people who don't know much about numbering systems can approach it. If you instead emphasize that it's base 10 or that there is "no such thing as a 4 digit number", the main thing you'll probably do is cause disinterest in anyone who is sometimes overwhelmed by math. :)

Randomly, one of my sons told me about 6174 just a week ago, and it turned into an interesting conversation following by a little programming to find more of these numbers. After we went down that rabbit hole for awhile, then the conversation shifted to how these numbers might look in e.g. hexadecimal, and that seemed about the right time for that topic to come up.
Oh yeah, it comes up. It's a way to check for stability and visualize the system. Phase and gain margin have come up more frequently for me, but a lot is going to depend on what you find the most natural way of attacking the problem to be.
The point is that those cafes are a symbol of gentrification, as they were created and decorated by wealthy people alien to that neighborhood. Certainly a lot of well-to-do establishments are not exactly friendly environments to those who fall out of their target demographics, even if the people might be local residents. You fixate upon race when the disparity in wealth is just as important in this line of critique.
Ask HN: What's a productive day of work for you?
Some days just kind of suck. Some days feel great.

What makes for a great work day for you?

"N hours of coding"

"Yesterday I told myself I'd add X feature tomorrow. I did that today!" (even if it only took 2 hours)

"I ate a good breakfast. I worked out. I played with my kids. I did N hours of work and didn't question my sanity."
The definition of life is based on what we observe, on empirical observations, which is the best kind of knowledge. The current definition may not be perfect, but it's useful enough to predict phenomena, such as how life on other planets might look like. And this is the opposite of arbitrary.

You're getting into metaphysics, which is in general not useful. I mean, Nietzsche's essay on words being lies is entertaining and all, but ultimately just something to contemplate when stoned.
That speaks volumes about the observability they have of their internal systems. It's easy for me to say they should have seen it sooner, but the right datadog dashboards and splunk queries should have made that clear as day much faster. Hopefully they take it as a learning experience and invest in better monitoring.
This is so cool! Do you know if anyone ever wrote a general-purpose "how to program with mechanical parts" kind of resource? I've seen technical manuals for specific machines (like the navy's Basic Fire Control Mechanisms, OP 1140), but haven't found anything more general.
Yeah, a decade or so ago I’m sure I could have found one much easier. The only thing widely accepted is dollars and euros, now.
but the structure where the enemies are constantly optimizing against your fundamental goal.

Like companies avoiding taxes.
Houthi attacks expose China's commercial stakes in Red Sea
Well written, good follow-up to the Airspace thing (won't buy the book though).

My question: doesn't this just open up opportunities for people with off-algorithm offerings for those that prefer that? Algorithm could even be a template for "things to avoid and replace with unique/local items".

The observations in the article are valid but people should stop complaining and offer or do their own thing, this is the golden age of DIY and creative self expression. Everything from craft, art, engineering, music is so much more accessible now, nobody says you have to produce according to likes, the problem only crops up if you start monetizing and at that point you will have to follow popular taste, even if that forces succulents or latte-art on you.
The Falung Gong people first posted this with catchy title.
They want their title to gain traction.
Well because, to me at least, it's less skepticism and more cynicism.
The javascript ecosystem is unnecessarily complex. What would be a single library in any other language (including javascript, prior to NPM) is hundreds of separate single-line modules in JS, each likely with its own bespoke testing framework and toolchain. You have a package to test if a number is even that depends on a package to test if a number is odd that depends on a package to test if a number is an integer that depends on a package to test if a number is a number. And there's probably a whole-ass C compiler in there somewhere because why not?

Whereas any other developer in any other language will just use a modulus and call it a day.

Comparing that to the complexity inherent to an internal combustion engine or a house or a bridge is an insult to engineering.
Python's Max() Is Broken
> Internet enabled oligarchic capitalist technocracy

Well let's see, American capitalist oligarchy has a deep root in the defeat of Reconstruction, specifically the fact that the planter class was not liquidated and its land was not redistributed - because of the continued insistence on white superiority and political domination.

Technocracy is similar, it's a manifestation of the fear of radical democracy and the notion that people are incapable of self-government, typically expressed in racialized (white man's burden, etc) form. It's very easy to see that line worming through the past few hundred years of history if you actually try.
I really don't get why so many people seem to think that an AI model training on copyrighted work and outputting work in that same style is exactly the same thing (morally, ethically, legally, whatever dimension you want) as a human looking at copyrighted work and then being influenced by that work when they create their own work.

The first thing is the output of a mathematical function as computed by a computer, while the second is an expression of numan creativity. AI models are not alive. They are not creative. They do not have emotion. These things are not even in the same ballpark, let alone similar or the same.

Maybe someday AI will be sophisticated enough to be considered alive, to have emotion, and to be deserving of the same rights and protections that humans have. And I hope if and when that day comes, humanity recognizes that and doesn't try to turn AI into an enslaved underclass. But we are far, far from that point now, and the current computer programs generating text and images and video are not exhibiting creativity, and do not deserve these kinds of protections. The people creating the art that is used to feed the inputs and outputs of these computer programs... those are the people that should have their rights protected.
My girlfriend and I say these have been "Turned into Cog buildings" referencing a game we've both played a lot throughout our lives, ToonTown. Basically, the Cogs take over buildings and make them boring and corporate.
There is one single hivemind on the network because of their invite-only system.

It was designed that way so they wouldn't have to worry about moderation so much right away.
High interests rates are linked to poverty and it would not surprise me if more violent crimes were commited in poor neighborhoods
It's pretty annoying that they load all this pain and suffering onto the user who's just trying to make a purchase, when the company's database is often the weakest link.
I'm pretty sick of reading the ponzy scheme practitioners whine about population decreases.

With 8 billion ape men on the planet, overrunning every natural support system, the human species needs a major reduction.

If it hadn't reched this over-burdended level, then the reduction also wouldn't be so painful.

But the real problem of "paying for it" must be held in the light of Bozo and Elon racing to see who can be the first trillionaire.

There's plenty of money, it's just spent on stupid shit like Mars vacation planning instead of taking care of the population that is largely responsible for creating that wealth...
Ugh.

Ok. So when nothing special happens in your perfect currency, it divides by 3 or 4 in value in a year.

Yeah, that seems great! Go for it!
Is there no similar phenomenon for four-digit numerals in, say, base 8, or base 13?
Wikipedia Is Here to Stay
The rising costs of healthcare should not be simplified to this extreme. Other huge factors: we are getting older on average, fewer doctors, bureaucracy, transparency, etc. Further, these are heavily entertwined. Been working on costs of healthcare for a while and the laymens simplified explanation of the problem makes it tough at times.
It may, the laptop came pre-installed with linux, so I don't have any license to test it.
"The Japanese Model", you mean old people dying alone in tiny apartments?
How much beer can you drink before you have issues?

I used to get really sick around 16-24oz in. Then, one day someone explained to me that corn syrup has a lot of the reagent still in it, and I noticed that when I didn't consume drinks with corn syrup, I could consume more beer.

I'm still limited to about 36oz, though.
At my job, we are seeing way more perfect fit candidates than we did a few years ago. A few years ago I could see us giving an offer to someone like this, but now that there are basically unicorns showing up I don't think I could justify it.
Ask HN: Getting old and boring – What can I do about it?
I'm 33 and I am becoming terminally boring.

I am primarily interested in my family (married, kids 7 and 3) and doing well at work, but that is about it? Outside of reading I have no hobbies, I am not part of any groups, I don't have any ambitions outside of home & work, and I don't drink or play video games or watch very much TV/movies. When I meet new people, I realize I don't have much to say because nobody cares about my work or my family or my books (nor should they, necessarily).

I have a great remote job which pays well without being too demanding. It doesn't sound like much, but after working, family time, chores, and some reading it feels like my day is already full. In fact, I usually end each day wishing I had spent more time being a better husband/father/home-owner/reader -- adding any hobbies would make these feelings worse.

I am generally happy with where I am at in life but I feel like there is something missing.

Does anybody else feel this way? Should I try to cultivate new interests? How do I find the time?
Also: https://www.esplanaderail.org.nz/
Offline Mode Capabilities for Htmx
I'd expect the average 40 year old who is 75 kg, 15% body fat, and whose heart quickly gets to 155 bpm when on a rowing machine, is probably no stranger to at least one of push ups, pull ups, or running miles. And they could probably pick up the others without too much bother.
The damage to Israel is immense. I actually don't think it's going to survive as a state. They've lost the support of the world, there's no end in sight to the violence that will happen both in Israel and around its borders and there's massive civil unrest for multiple reasons including that they can't afford to pay for the war and their religious entitlement programs, yet they're funding them anyway.
Uhh...

Researchers also found that Black and Hispanic families lost a higher percentage of their wages than white families. By 2019, health care premiums as percentage of compensation were 18.5% for Asian families, 19.2% for Black families, and 19.8% for Hispanic families, compared to 13.8% for white families.

Lower-wage workers are also hit hard by this disparity. In 2019, health care premiums as percentage of compensation represented 28.5% of compensation for families in the 20th percentile of earnings, compared with only 3.9% for families in the 95th percentile.

Maybe not the one you want to skip the article for. On another note Asian Americans are skinnier than White Americans even adjusted for on BMI so obesity is ruled out.
A vulnerability isn't "NOBUS" just because it exploits an unpublished zero-day. Dual EC was NOBUS because exploiting it required a curve private key that presumably only NSA had.
I don't agree that this has anything to do with values really.

Hamas is the de facto governing authority of Gaza, or was as of October 7th
It could have chosen to build water infrastructure, desalination plants, etc.
Instead it chose to build tunnels and rockets.

As the de facto governing authority, it has the obligation to provide water, not Israel, if we are talking about strictly legal aspect of this situation.
> You have a package to test if a number is even that depends on a package to test if a number is odd that depends on a package to test if a number is an integer that depends on a package to test if a number is a number.

LOL, perfect summary of the SOTA npm ecosystem.
It’s not an opinion and you can cop out to lame “what if the government is hitler” arguments, but resilient systems are definitely an engineering/science/math problem.

The entire field of cryptography wouldn’t even exist if the boundary of research ended at “good actors”.
It's worth looking at any time you're doing dynamic alterations to the system.

There's a lot of terrible things people do in ignorance of control theory while trying to come up with solutions in that space.
It's AI, people using it vs not. And the AI is ever changing, trained on the internet, so it will be a self fulfilling constructive interference thing. If people keep using AI to write articles based on their competitors websites, eventually it will just be ai talking to ai.