skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Which I still stand by. Math is easy for people that are good at math, computer programming is easy for people that are good at programming etc. For the rest of the world those things are not so easy, even if they do have good teachers. To assume that everybody can be equally good at math or computer programming is denying reality. I am a pretty good teacher and have found that some kids take to this stuff like fish to water and for others it is a serious effort with everything else being more or less constant. It would be great if we could identify that one single factor of 'the teacher' as the root cause of all of the trouble but unfortunately that's an oversimplification. Sure, there are bad teachers, and some of those are really good at math themselves. But that's just a fraction of the problem.
Feds warn China-made drones pose risk to US critical infrastructure
I overdid it with that book and I ask too many questions and listen too much. People come away from conversations not knowing a single thing about me.
The thing that makes me woefully unable to switch from Google Maps is how it's nicely integrated with the MBTA APIs and understands transit connections better when planning routes than anything else I've tried.

It's really the kind of thing that municipal and state governments should come together on and build common protocols so when Google is inevitably forced to break up we can take the pieces of Maps and make it less of a lever for monopoly power.
IMHO you don't need org-roam to use org-mode for note-taking. I use a bunch of plain org-mode files (synchronized between my computers and mobile devices with git and Syncthing) for my notes since 2016, and for me it's the best «second brain» solution I've ever seen. LaTeX formulae! Sheet music (with LilyPond)! Of course, less exotic things like pictures, links, tags are also supported.

I tried to use org-roam, but it's too complex to adopt my already written notes to the org-roam format and structure.
I really don't understand people who throw their arms up in exasperation and wonder what alternatives exist to Google (or other big tech) products. It's takes a little dedication because it's not as easy as using a conglomerate, but there are a bunch of easy and stable alternatives to core Google products just a... ahem... internet search away.
Watch a plant-inspired robot grow towards light like a vine
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Japan attempts historic moon landing
That ain’t lyrics, that’s using the voice as an instrument.
Yeah, pretty much this from the article:

> Consequently, the fungi that have accumulated multiple deleterious mutations in their genomes over years of vegetative propagation become virtually infertile, adversely affecting cheese production. “This is what happens when we completely stop using sexual reproduction,” Giraud explains. “It’s the only way to compensate for detrimental mutations through the introduction of new genes – the famous genetic mixing.”

Live and learn. Seems like a common story in agriculture. Perhaps we can relearn this lesson in the context of human propagation someday.
I’ve done countless long trips on motorcycles and have never been bothered by the weight of the helmet. I’m curious if a little bit of exercise will counter any discomfort with this. Seems other headsets have had similar complaints, too.
Nearly 75% of the US is at risk from damaging earthquakes, new map reveals
You could put all the logic in the USB connector and then not have to modify the shell.

See eg the OMG cable: https://mg.lol/blog/
I have been using Linux since 1999. I have seen lots of kernel panics. But recently much less, unfortunately replaced by more problems in platform and userspace.

I know Linux works more reliably for some people and less reliably for some others. It probably has much to do what you do with it. What kind of hardware you are running it on, do you just install it and use it as it is or you are the kind of person like me who likes to change everything to his liking.

I also tend to not like to reinstall my machines. For about 15 years my daily driver was a single Debian unstable installation which was continuously updated until I faced too much problems and had to completely replace it. I would have fixed it all but I just did not have the time and I needed it working.
GitHub flaw prompts key rotation
Universal process that wires the brain is consistent across species
ZX Spectrum Next Issue 2 ships out, and El Reg talks to the project founder
Researchers claim first functioning graphene-based chip
Apples are a poor choice to look at, because much like avocados they are all grown from cuttings and grafts.

Apples are also an odd fruit because they can be kept for such a long time: https://www.foodrenegade.com/your-apples-year-old/ this makes shipping them anywhere much easier than a tomato...
Exactly what I thought!!
Even Arch has five years worth of kernel releases in their archives, with older versions offloaded to the internet archive.
Windows Phone and BlackBerry had apps that acted like two-way RSS for your messages. Everything in one app. They broke frequently because the app vendors changed their APIs, not wanting their products to become dumb pipes that just sent and received messages (the horror!).
Indeed, it's a reblog of a reblog of an absolutely excellent article.
Atlassian Confluence vulnerability enables remote code execution
Market sorting it out: "Lots of Employees, Inc licenses our key technology from [and pays large royalties to] Just One Employee, Limited."
So if I am connecting to my Gmail on my iPhone via the "Microsoft Exchange" option and using an app password I will still be OK?

The reason I still connect via the "Microsoft Exchange" option instead of picking the "Google" option in Apple's Mail.app is because I get Push notification for my Gmail when using the "Microsoft Exchange" option compared to only having the Fetch option available for the "Google" option.

After reading more carefully, I guess my method is done for.

"As part of this change, Google Sync will also be sunsetted:
Beginning June 15, 2024: New users will not be able to connect to Google Workspace via Google Sync."

"September 30, 2024: Existing Google Sync users will not be able to connect to Google Workspace. Here is how you can transition your organization off Google Sync. To find Google Sync usage in your organization, please go to the Admin Console, navigate to Devices > Mobile & Endpoints > Devices, and filter by Type: Google Sync."

That really sucks, I prefer the Mail.app to the third party Gmail app and I liked push notification e-mail compared to Fetch on a 15 minute timer. Why can't google do Push notifications through Mail.app yet?
> You’re approaching this from the premise that you pay a commission for payment processing, when in actuality the primary purpose of the commission is to collect payment for the use of Apple’s IP. All the rest is secondary to that.

The IP I'm paying for is all tied to their payments platform. I would rather use none of it. I'm also paying separately for the right to develop and publish on their store via their annual fee.

> A decent amount of developers actually complain about how easily Apple gives refunds going by posts I see on different forums, but I prefer it this way.

We have a subscription offering, so the consumables experience may be different.

> This seems like a rather extreme solution. Was there a big issue with your app that compelled you to do this?

No. We have a freemium model with a subscription pro tier. The user was on the paid plan for a few months and messaged us that he actually gets enough value out of free tier features and would like a refund. It's very understandable that many decision makers in that position wouldn't issue a refund. But a single negative review can hurt us a lot, so we try to go out of our way to avoid that happening.

> If you mean a trial and then a temporary discount then no, there’s no direct native way of doing this. [...]

Yeah, this is the scenario I'm describing. Creating new products is laborious with setting international pricing and replicating for different discount levels across monthly and annual recurring subscriptions.

> Depending on how “ad-hoc” you’re talking about, wouldn’t offer codes fulfill this desire?

The use-case was to enable "Pay what you think is fair" pricing with a slider. Similar to what TrueBill/RocketMoney does.
The Apple Store app offered to sell me a PS5 controller during checkout, so it clearly does support them, they're just not necessary.
Please stop parroting this FUD. After Windows 10 stops getting supported, Microsoft won't come in your house and throw away your PC in the dumpster or have it stop working for you to have to throw it away. You can keep using it like before.

People don't throw away hardware just because the software stopped getting updates. Although not recommended, there's even people still using Windows 7.
Maybe the same people got older.
The articles about how Google uses A/B testing to determine the optimal shade of blue are what ended data-driven design.
I did the same but went for an ESP-8266 to connect over WiFi (using UDP).

https://github.com/bonzini/wcc contains both the Arduino sketch and the client that runs under Linux to present a virtual input device.
If they even bother to follow up. Around here a lot of people don't even bother reporting small thefts since they know nothing will come of it, usually the only reason you bother is to get a police report for the insurance claim.

Aren't like 50% of rape kits not even processed?
Correct because the issue isn’t with the police, it’s with the elected officials and DA’s office. The law makers have essentially legalized crime, most of the DAs decline to prosecute criminals no matter how destructive the crime, police are totally useless if the rest of the apparatus refuses to do their job.
3D TV didn't even add much to purchase price. I needed a TV for a new room and bought one with 3D but it wasn't appreciably more expensive than an otherwise equivalent screen.There was never a lot of 3D content though. I bought the handful of discs of the good 3D movies and that was about it.

I'd try it as well but if the addressable market is the gamers who hang on each NVIDIA GPU release I couldn't count on this being very interesting. Even console gaming generally is something of a niche market in the scheme of things.
What is the main cause of the heavy weight? Battery? Auxiliary hardware?

I wonder if those could moved to some package attached to e.g. your waist and connected via cable. If done right it shouldn't be too irritating.
This is practically becoming the sign of whether a Bay Area city or suburb is affluent: whether they have a contract with Flock Safety.

Before this SF purchase, they've also sold to Los Altos Hills, Alameda, San Mateo, Palo Alto, Woodside, Novato, Piedmont...

To tell, look for the small black cameras with solar panels. Or search for: https://www.google.com/search?q=flock+safety+transparency+po...

I'm skeptical about the actual efficacy and the privacy tradeoffs. But this is apparently a good line of business for a YC investment..
Well, that wasn't the end of the sentence. They also mentioned "the car is 'a dream to drive.'” Seems relevant and quite a bit less brutal.
The Bozo Explosion: https://kevinpaulscott.com/the-bozo-explosion/
The mammal metaphor may not be accurate. This period could easily be equivalent to 2000-2010 where for the most part, big tech continued to exist and layoff while small firms struggled.

The giants of today weren’t particularly giant back then, but we famously had the balmer era, Cisco’s decline, and Yahoo’s slow death.

Presuming that interest rates stay high, it will be difficult to justify speculative bets in tech. Even SaaS models may see investors discount future cash flow potential. This means investors will look for higher payouts from existing firms, and underinvest in new firms - a few new firms will have special privileges due to who invested in them and what they do.
> a data lake with 40,000 Parquet files. You need to list the files before you can read the data. This can take a few minutes.

Sounds like this data lake could use a Parquet file listing the Parquet files.

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My experience is similar. I have a 20v weed eater and it'll go through just about anything less than finger width. I have an acre and can do all the trimming in about one half charge of the battery.

The string used can also make a difference. The .095" string with a metal cable inside is what I find to do the best in general. The thin and cheap string without the metal inside doesn't do so well in my experience, it breaks too often and doesn't cut through much more than thin grass.
I was hoping your link would have interesting information about allergic reactions to blue cheese (and possibly a trend where those allergic to penicillin are drawn to blue cheese), but for anyone who follows: no such luck.
The current Google is no better when it comes to team work. It's likely worse when it comes to cross team work.
Not only do they have fake plates, they have stolen plates that match the cars they are in, so it's nearly impossible to determine the car being spotted does not match the car on the plates without actually stopping it.
Ironically, we only have that ability because the dinosaurs all died millions of years ago and we got to use their energy.
It is also the distortion field. You never heard people say the Nokia N95 (even though it was a very successful device) or the BlackBerry or the Macbook. So regardless, there is no 'the iPhone'. There was an original iPhone which IIRC didn't even have 3G. It couldn't do MMS. It couldn't do copy/paste. It was a crippled device, but it did a couple of things very well. It shows that in order to be successful the first iteration of a new product line doesn't have to be perfect.
Or paper tags (thank you, Texas!). Texas finally passed some legislation to get rid of the tags recently and force real ones, but that is going to take some time to implement (2 years)

For those that weren’t aware, Texas has had such a massive problem with its paper tags in how easy they are to fraudulently produce that criminals in all 50 states use them: https://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/how-texas-paper-tags-b...

It’s actually a decently cool story because it was directly the result of a newspapers (the Statesman) reporting about the problem that led to the investigation, prosecution of criminals and legislation that’s fixing it. A great reminder of how important actual journalism is
Exactly.

If I remember my thoughts back when Gmail was launched I was clearly awestruck. Gmail showed what was possible to do if one had fast internet connection. All those little interactions enabled through ajax! I think it was the first time, atleast for me, a product was as good as a desktop app w.r.t interactions and usability.

For comparison, with Yahoo mail one had to hit compose button and wait for a few seconds for compose window to open up. With Gmail it was extremely nifty and nearly instantaneous because I think it was done clientside and Ajax.
I don't think the lack of such a system in the US is for the reason you think - all you do is tell your bank to send money to the account attached to whatever phone number you enter so it should be technically possible.

As a former resident of the UK my feeling is that the lack of such system there is because most bank apps have traditionally been shit. Its probably better today but back in 2015 (when Blik launched) I would not have expected to do anything useful with my bank's app.

For something like blik to work well you need every participating bank to already have a decent mobile banking app and for them to be willing to put in some time/money into integrating the new functionality with that app. Blik started because a bunch of the biggest Polish banks got together and between them founded a company to launch the service. Its really hard for me to imagine the 6 biggest banks in the UK getting together and doing that.

Poland's banking industry also skipped a bunch of "cruft" that we have in the UK because it started after we'd already progressed past those things being relevant. My Polish bank card doesn't have a "sort code" to identify my home branch (because who the hell cares about that in 2024), Poland briefly had cheques but stopped having them in 2006 because everyone was already using cards. In tech-industry terms the UK banking system has a bunch of "technical debt" it has to work around.
There's a pretty major problem with economics. If the food that is grown and is currently thrown away wasn't thrown away, then it would be effectively be available for a lower price than mainstream food. If this were taken to its logical conclusion, then allowing this food to be given to hungry people lowers the demand for the full-price food, leading to a reduction in price of that food, causing the people growing it to be unable to make ends meet. It is necessary for the production of food to continue to throw away the food that isn't bought, otherwise the people producing the food will go bankrupt and stop producing food.

The above sounds very harsh. Obviously there are some schemes that allow excess food to be used by poorer people, like food banks, quality tiers, common agricultural policy type schemes, or just ensuring everyone has sufficient income through tax breaks or benefit schemes. Food banks give food away for free, and they are very limited in scope, and therefore have a limited affect on food price. Quality tiers are things like a supermarket selling "wonky veg" next to full-price veg, but you'll tend to notice that the wonky veg isn't actually much lower in price than the full-price veg. The EU's old common agricultural policy scheme effectively solved the problem by getting the government to guarantee that a food grower could sell their food for a viable price, but it led to huge complaints about "butter mountains" and waste - I think the point was missed that this waste was a reasonable trade-off for ensuring that food continued to be produced in sufficient quantities even in a bad year, and the fact that the government bought the excess meant that they owned it and could if they wanted to feed the hungry with it. Tax breaks and benefit schemes solve the problem without lowering the price of the food because the food seller still gets paid full price for the food.

My point is that good intentions have generated schemes to get excess food to hungry people, but they necessarily have to be small in scale to avoid negatively affecting economics.
Seymour Cray was absolute genius. There are so many innovations in the Cray-1 that you could easily write a book about it.

edit: some searching later:

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/116196
in the US, especially at "organic" grocery stores such as Whole Foods, you can typically get various weird apple cultivars -- although usually newly-developed rather than traditional. worth checking out if you like apples.
> People with allergies to penicillin often love blue cheeses

Are you saying penicillin allergies cause or influence this? Or simply coincidental, since many people in general like blue cheese.

Also, supposedly penicillin allergies are often inaccurate. Either false diagnosis as a child or simply growing out of it. Guess maybe blue cheese could be a good test.
Citation very much needed, in particular if you're claiming that OpenAI would need to GPL license the OpenAI code ("their stuff") in order to provide the answer (as opposed to the lesser question of whether the code in the text of that answer ought to be covered by GPL).
It's an american thing, because there is municipal leaf collection at the curb of the property, so all you have to do is blow the leaves over there and be done.

If you rake, then you have to put them in bags/bins and drag them. It's somewhat slower and hard for older people (although my parents still do it and enjoy it at retirement age).
These range discussions are always a bit ridiculous to me, as it's an average/guess. It's just energy so many things play a factor. How fast was the driver going? How much wind was there? How often did they use AC and stereo? Was it hilly?

People have proven time and time again if you drive a Tesla quite slow on flat ground it exceeds the driving range, and if you drive it quite fast it's below it. Congratulations.
Kind of related Numberphile video: https://youtu.be/j7jfHM-mMC4?si=gjHKuqLqgAXk5_J0
Not mutually exclusive if the problem is seen as "too many people".
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Assange's encounter with the big G, as documented in his "When Google Met Wikileaks," leaves little to the imagination on how tightly Google has been integrated with the US Department of State.
I think YouTube is bigger (by profit, revenue, customers, or total hours used) than Netflix, Spotify, and Tik Tok.

See: https://mannhowie.com/youtube-valuation

Also see: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/28/youtube-is-a-proven-juggerna..., https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/youtube-a...
Lashings of fun? Microsoft reveals new Indiana Jones game
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There is no Parquet table. Parquet is a compressed file format like a zip. Parquet can be read into table formats like Hive, Delta, etc. That is why this comparison makes no sense.
There is a variable there in that there's an optional over-the-top strap included in the retail package, but many of the people who previewed it either chose not to use it or weren't offered it. MKBHD for example emphasized how heavy it feels, but he wasn't using the top strap.

https://twitter.com/MKBHD/status/1747367564093624348
What about all the relatively poor Alaskans who fly small planes around (no roads, tracking animals, checking traps)? What are the dynamics such that they can afford that lifestyle?
Personally, I believe that humans are more valuable than animals but that we should do what we can to minimize animal suffering.

In order to minimize animal suffering, I mostly eat meat substitutes. However, I end up eating meat a couple of times a week (most notably, I usually eat meat when eating out). For me the stress, effort, and expense associated with never eating meat simply isn't viable. Sometimes the boost to my psychological state associated with eating a treat (e.g. a fast food hamburger) outweighs the suffering involved.

I also use animal products such as wool and leather where there are no viable alternatives.
I know it's only January, but this strikes me as Comment of the Year.
> because these companies don't want to put in the engineering hours to build and support an app on a niche platform

Like who would at this point till it's established? Look at all the time and effort wasted on Apple Watch apps, Apple TV apps for very little returns.

Apple needs to realize that expecting developers to write apps for 5 different operating systems to get coverage across their ecosystem is absurd in both engineering time and engineering team money.

End of the day the $3500 vision pro needs Netflix more than Netflix needs the vision pro, and they already had a VR app that Apple could have supported but chose to build something completely new and bespoke requiring all devs to write completely new code.
I don't think you get it. If you want to automate anything in Google drive, that's the modularity of permissions in Google APIs:

https://developers.google.com/drive/api/guides/api-specific-...

I automate things all the time. If you want ChatGPT to provide feedback on a document, the above is what I've got to work with. If I want a web app to maintain a spreadsheet, again, that's what I've got.

Granular permissions = more secure.
Phew. Wasn’t sure what to do with networked devices that inevitably don’t support Oauth
A better comparison would be 2024 Quest dev kit which costs less than half of Vision.
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