skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
In my opinion, the only things that really matter are algorithmic complexity and readability. And even algorithmic complexity is usually only an issue a certain scales. Whether or not an 'if' is faster than a 'switch' is the micro of micro optimizations -- you better have a good reason to care. The question I would have for you is was your bunch of ifs more readable than a switch would be.
Scaling Plane: 100K+ Docker and 44K+ Kubernetes deploys
You are getting the code that is required to generate the images which you can use with Google Colab (as you can get free GPUs there).
About the models you can use: literally any model (base model, LoRA) can be used, as these are handled automatically (you only need a download link from CivitAI or Huggingface or anywhere else)

Thank you for the input, I'll make sure to change these to make it more clear.
My son just back to the US after a trip to the UK. He was amazed by the automated scanning going into the UK. Then he got home and was treated like a criminal by the US border people.
>It has a great backwards-compatibility story -- a lot better than Python's, for example, which I use in my current dayjob.

I think this is a really important point. I worked intensively with Python for years, but it was a deep disappointment to see how little the core devs and the community care about backwards compatibility in the 2/3 transition, and things have not improved. That might be due to what Python is dominantly used for today (The Numeric/Numpy transition which happened around 2000 was totally different). Breaking things every few years might be OK for unicorn startups or companies that move fast and, well, break things, but there is a lot of valuable programming from people and in organisations which can simply not afford, or do not see it as a priority to re-write mature algorithms every few years.
Atmost all open source code has a licence requiring attribution. Where is the attribution?
Watching Young Sheldon (which makes heavy use of appropriate background music) I noticed that the writers also allude to songs in the dialogue; at least those references would survive the practice of TFA.
Definitely! The biggest difference being that smoking in the wrong place doesn't endanger your livelihood. It just gets you fined.
This sort of braindead absurd reduction shouldn't belong in this place but is tragically what I've come to expect. Christ alive.
Tesla cuts Full Self Driving cost by 1/3 ahead of earnings call
> But the implications of this trend go far beyond post-pandemic location flexibility and remote work. A cultural shift is taking place in developed countries that sees swaths of people becoming disillusioned with the lure of the “good life” available to prior generations.

I would guess that the number of people who are using remote work to work as "digital nomads" is dwarfed by the number of people who are using it to return closer to their roots. Many people are using the flexibility to move closer to their families so that their children can grow up around grandparents and cousins.

Tech was heavily concentrated in a few cities in the US, and now tech workers can spread out more across the country.

In addition, once you move out New York and San Francisco and work remotely, the "good life" suddenly becomes attainable. You can work remotely and be able to afford a nice home with a lawn. You can have the flexibility to be involved with your children's school events. You can make friends with a diverse group of your neighbors instead of spending every waking moment with fellow tech workers.
GCC does not ignore inline for inlining purposes:

Need a way to make inlining heuristics ignore whether a function is inline
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=93008

(Bug saw a few updates recently, that's how I remembered.)

As a workaround, if you need the linkage aspect of the inline keyword, you currently have to write fake templates instead. Not great.
Analyzing the Performance of Large Language Models on Code Summarization
I wish we could mix 'I don't care about side channels, use them all' with 'I'm paranoid about side channels, plug them all' on the same machine. Disable speculative execution on one core, no frequency adjustment, no prefetching, sr-io/pcie-bypass some devices... E-cores but for the side-channel-paranoid (in a good way).
What if they an choose the same project again tho?
Then we don't need so many immigrants.
> But there's tons of this stuff like this in CS

Reminds me of the classic https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24848359/which-is-faster...
> Also gitea is a much more lightweight option and can use sqlite for db. Much easier to deploy on a rpi

Worth mentioning Forgejo as well (https://forgejo.org), which is Codeberg's fork of Gitea. Same features and as lightweight as Gitea. Hard-forked a couple of months ago after some transparency concerns from the new parent company that owns Gitea now.
This has nothing to do with the technology. Everyone knows that social media is addictive, manipulative & bad for peoples mental health. TikTok is no worse than fb, instagram, twitter or youtube (which is aping it) etc.

This is about who owns it:

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/14/steve-mnuchin-tikto...
I haven’t yet seen a phone Augmented Reality app described as Mixed Reality. I have seen HoloLens, Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro described as Mixed Reality and Augmented Reality.
It's not at all, no. There's plenty of compelling games, there just aren't any AAA games (not ones built for VR only anyway) because the market simply isn't big enough to justify the incredible production costs.

If you're dead set on only AAA games then yeah, it's not a useful purchase, but that doesn't mean it's "standing still".
Typical California... instead of addressing why people even find a value proposition in clear (nobody wants to wait forever to get your drivers license scanned by an incompetent TSA employee) they go after the superior solution.

Yes, I understand the TSA is a federal agency. But the reality is CA is influential enough that they can push the TSA to do better. They already have with eg; the EPA.

I agree, in principle, that companies like CLEAR shouldn't exist in airports. But this is once again a reflection of the public sector getting bottom of the barrel talent and as a result being stifled in any sort of innovation.
Yeah, fore sure. I just share it as a fun read. I think they have been discussed in HN before.
See https://qntm.org/mmacevedo
Confirmed. Buying them up as fast as I can. =)
It's interesting to imagine a counterfactual world: in this world, "JSON" data is lousy with non-spec-compliant data. Single-quoted strings, bare keys, arrays with no commas, EBCDIC, everyone hates it, no one can get rid of it.

Meanwhile every CSV is pristine RFC 4180. You'd be laughed out of the room if you tried to fob off anything else as CSV.

There are reasons we're in this world and not that one, but the reasons aren't obvious.
> the middle class “American Dream” honestly it’s too much stuff

On one hand, this is absolutely true, where people living in houses with many thousands of square feet still rent storage units to store their extra stuff. On the other, having minimal possessions is in some ways a sign of the luxury of the times; it's a vote of confidence in the status quo, that no substantial decrease in the availability of stuff in the future (corollarily, no substantial decrease in your future purchasing power) will take place.

For people whose expectations are different, it makes sense to convert some of their purchasing power into stuff now, in case stuff becomes scarcer in the future.
The werewolf is coming:

http://sdwr.ca/link/30
NASA's Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth
Watching the new Fallout show on Prime has made me miss the original Fallout and Fallout 2 games. This is great!
This is also the premise of Greg Egan’s novel Permutation City.

Also a provocative read.
The threejs pointer demo works great. Here's what I'm seeing in game:

https://i.imgur.com/YX2OqXz.mp4

Not sure if it matters, but I have multiple monitors
Possibly, yeah. I haven't heard of that in a very long time either, but even then, if they were following the same code as on that resource, in theory it should have worked?

The current version of the book uses

[dependencies]
rand = "0.8.5"

1.31.0 (the oldest I could find with the same URL, I don't remember when exactly the book shipped so maybe it's slightly off but whatever) uses

[dependencies]

rand = "0.3.14"

So yeah that's a lot of differences. But if they used the same code as the book, then it should have worked. So it's possible that:

1. they got an old resource but then used a newer version of rand, maybe by using `cargo add` instead?

2. rand had a breaking change somewhere along the way there, and they got unlucky

Guess we'll never know...
That's a bad name collision, "Horizon" is the name of the OS on the Nintendo 3ds and switch.
Would this be the logical extrapolation of the "it's not the destination, but the journey to get there" mindset?
The Demagoguery of Emperor Hirohito
An 85 and 99 getting the same grade? Genius idea /s
The brain in a vat is a recent trope; for the Enlightenment variation see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_demon

[for multiplicity of social truths, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Grove (1922)]
Crypto Regulation Must Not Prioritise Memes over Matter
Yeah, it's practically become a cliche that if you want to downplay wealth inequality (which is gargantuan), you cite income inequality (which is quite moderate by comparison) instead and subtly try to pretend that they're the same thing (they're not) or equally important (they're not).

Nonetheless, this meme has reached the level of conventional wisdom, so any response feels a bit like trying to empty the Atlantic Ocean with a thimble.

The ultrawealthy know that there is no way to sate the desires of the poor to tax the rich but they can get away with pretending that "the rich" are exemplified not by them by people earning $150k with no assets and lead the charge to tax them to the hilt.
> image and you are updating the image it's a game changer.

Also Smalltalk.

https://lists.cuis.st/mailman/archives/cuis-dev/2023-August/...
It isn't a fallacy in the sense that it's useless. Appeal to authority and the closely-related ad hominem are useful arguments in practice, something like a heuristic.

It's true that an expert is more likely to give correct information than a non-expert, though it's not sufficient to prove or disprove the claims of either. In practice, you don't have time to give every claim from any source the same level of treatment, so you're probably going to "appeal to authority" when deciding whether to listen to your doctor or your aunt that's into woo.

Anyone can critique a paper but it is most definitely not the case that every critique carries the same impact. Peer review isn't done by randos for a reason.
Develop.games
Not currently. End to end encryption might be an enterprise feature in the future.

If you don’t need access via web interface, you can encrypt your files using cryptomator synced to Dropbox.
A Time We Never Knew
On Android at least, you don't have to sign in. You obviously "miss out" on some "features" that way, but it is usable.
My code has a license that disallows using it to create proprietary software, but it seems that proprietary LLMs are still being trained on it.
But a switch and an if-else *is* a matter of algorithmic complexity. (Well, at least could be for a naive compiler). A switch could be converted to a constant time jump, but the if-else would be trying each case linearly.
That all depends on price. If it is dirt cheap per container compared to the canal it would get used.
The name is going to be a problem with anyone taking it seriously but at least the description doesn't make sense.
> Things like text to speech or image recognition previously required a team of 10 ML engineers a couple of years to build now take a weekend.

---

> This might well be the most fraught moment in generative AI’s young lifespan.

> an anti-generative AI cultural backlash is growing

> to describe the generative AI world’s shadier products and promise

> it’s still remarkably nebulous as to what generative AI systems actually can and cannot do

> and the contexts in which generative AI and the magic lantern

> Report after report indicates that generative AI services are underperforming

> that propels the generative AI industrial complex onward

> And why a large percentage of Fortune 500 companies are reportedly using generative AI.

> the product of generative AI’s smoke and mirrors:

> is a threat to the generative AI enterprise at large.

> generative AI desperately needs that mythos.

> Unlike trends of the very recent past, generative AI has real gravitational pull

> Even critics admit there are some good uses for generative AI

> And so, with generative AI, we’re once again witnessing a core problem with entrusting

---

User: What is "Generative AI"?

OpenZephyrChat: Generative AI refers to the use of artificial intelligence algorithms that generate new content based on input data or a specific prompt provided by users. These systems can create text, images, music, and even software code using machine learning models trained on vast amounts of data. Some popular examples include GPT-3 for generating human-like text and DALL-E for creating original artwork from user prompts. Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize various industries by automating content creation, enhancing creative processes, and enabling more personalized experiences for users. However, it also raises concerns about copyright infringement, accuracy, and the potential for misuse of these powerful tools.

User: Would automated machine transcription or image recognition of existing content count as "Generative AI"?

OpenZephyrChat: No, while automated machine transcription and image recognition can be considered part of artificial intelligence, they do not fall under the category of generative AI. Generative AI refers specifically to systems that generate new content based on input data or a specific prompt provided by users, whereas these other applications are focused on analyzing existing content for various purposes like search engine optimization, accessibility, and content moderation.
The problem isn't the manufacturing process, but rather the architecture.

At a low level: We take an analog component, then drive it in a way that lets us treat it as digital, then combine loads of them together so we can synthesise a low-resolution approximation of an analog process.

At a higher level: We don't really understand how our brains are architected yet, just that it can make better guesses from fewer examples than our AI.

Also, 400 W of electricity is generally cheaper than 20 W of calories (let alone the 38-100 W rest of body needed to keep the brain alive depending on how much of a couch potato the human is).
Llama-3 and Dwarkesh Patel's Podcast with Zuckerberg
The debugger is called Chris Hansen.
I see tons of appeal for headsets in day-to-day life. Maybe Im unique but I spend a solid hour a day lying in bed reading or on my tablet, I think this experience of using a computing device while lying down could be vastly improved with the right headset and thats an hour every day straight away.
We've got plans to do just that in a few months, but we need to get at least another one or two seniors on the team to have the right balance of capacity. Otherwise, we wouldn't really be doing the juniors any service by bringing them on.
Harmonia
The main case where I use final and where I would expect benefits (not covered well by the article) is when you are using an external library with pure virtual interfaces that you implement.

For example, the AWS C++ SDK uses virtual functions for everything. When you subclass their classes, marking your classes as final allows the compiler to devirtualize your own calls to your own functions (GCC does this reliably).

I'm curious to understand better how clang is producing worse code in these cases. The code used for the blog post is a bit too complicated for me to look at, but I would love to see some microbenchmarks. My guess is that there is some kind of icache or code side problem. where inlining more produces worse code.
I am a professional musician, you'd be surprised, most musicians aren't making serious money in the streaming age. many popular musicians aren't making much as well. Record labels are losing money and the Industry is in meltdown mode right now. I'm lucky to have other business ventures that pay my bills.

Most musicians are only getting booked at large festivals which don't pay well, they're often the only ticket in town post-pandemic, as they pack volumes of artists together onto one big lineup. The smaller events rarely provide a good return on investment. Lenny Kravitz for example invests in NYC real estate these days, and has brand deals.
This is something I'd like to offer via my business (Hot Aisle) at some point in the near future. Right now, we are just getting started and focused on MI300x, but the long term goal is to offer any type of high end compute that people are willing to rent.
Imho the biggest crutch with M5Stack stuff is that for almost every single product there's close to 0 support for ESP-IDF, so you're either stuck with the Arduino framework and their libraries, or you have to se tup everything from the ground up. This does not really matter with simpler products like the M5Atom but it becomes a real pain when you have to deal with e.g. their cores. Also their absolute lack of JTAG support is infuriating, because it forces you to deal only with log-based debugging, which in current year is ridiculous even for embedded systems
The political spectrum of HN largely shifted from ~2013 to 2022, and since then gradually shifted back.

For most people it takes some time to burn off all the good faith for certain things before reality set in.
I appreciate you taking the time to read! Would you mind expanding a bit? Not entirely sure what addiction you are referring to.
It's just focussing on the useful practical applications rather than the abstract theory.

Anchor your explanation in something with actual practical use.

It's why so many mathematicians are so shit at explaining maths to laypeople. They don't understand that regular people don't give a shit about numbers. They're just a means to an end.

Explaining how to turn numbers into more numbers doesn't land with people who dgaf about numbers.

You need to show how something is useful.
LispWorks still exists and works great.
And also for people following the UK news, the name of the Fujitsu/Post Office software that led to a not insignificant number of sub-postmasters being falsely convited in the largest miscarriages of British justice ever (maybe anywhere).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Post_Office_scandal
SpaceX wanted more subsidies ($900M) to build starlink. They wanted ISP subsidies to reach "last mile" customers. The reason given for the subsidy rejection: SpaceX over-promised, under-delivered (an Elon theme).

Generally, Tesla built its sales on the EV subsidy, Solar City is based on Solar Installation subsidies. Starlink was going to be subsidy-driven. Most of the factories/land for Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity were based on where the government would provide tax credits or other subsidies.

As Elon gets more politically active (and controversial) his ability to attract politicians for publicity will be scrutinized and harder to come by. Especially if he under-delivers on commitments.

https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-reaffirms-rejection-nearly-...

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-hy-musk-subsidies-201...
The person I responded to said that there's no benefit to advice to diet and exercise. Presuming that's true (I doubt that there's 0 effect, and e.g. [1] would disagree), there are still benefits. As I mentioned, advice on dieting and exercising is far from the only tool doctors can reach for here.

There are medical options that doctors can prescribe (or refer to another doctor for a prescription). WeGovy/semaglutide, Adipex, HCG, good old adderall, etc. I haven't followed the space in about a decade so I don't know what's in and what's banned, but I'm aware there are a range of options there. I believe there are some outpatient programs as well, semantically similar to outpatient rehabs.

There are also surgical options that doctors can refer patients to a surgeon for. Laparoscopic bands, gastric bypasses, I think there's a third that I can't recall.

The incredibly sad issue is that doctors are sometimes forced to fall back on advice to diet and exercise because many of these treatments are contra-indicated with common comorbidities of obesity. Anesthesia can be very risky for patients with a BMI of 45 or 50, so they may need to lose weight the old fashioned way until they're at a weight where they can be safely anesthetized. Stimulants (adipex and adderall) are very effective at curbing hunger, but are contra-indicated by high blood pressure which is incredibly common.

I also believe there's a large segment of primary care physicians who aren't up to date on weight loss procedures, because they change fairly frequently relative to something like treating strep throat.

[1]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6169796/#:~:tex... (
Why would you want to see it "from Meta"? There's no way a single company, that isn't even in the education business, can product that kind of content and keep it up to date. Meta's play is the right one – make an OS and software platform and let people build whatever they want on it.
Literally nobody knows this though. Even searching for "Horizon OS" only returns Meta stuff already.
I wouldn't assume this if UC didn't make such a big deal about how they are boosting their Pell and first-gen admits. I think first-gen is now over 40% of UC freshman, which seems disproportionately high.

Time will tell. Let's check back in a few years and see if policies like these have aged well. It didn't take long for the SAT-blind policies to be reversed.
Is it a joke? You said raisins so I sort of think it must be.

If not a joke I guess I'm just going to have to assume you're wrong.

Why? Wine is generally imported from very few regions in the world. If Grapes were so easy to grow to the quality required to make good wine (a subject which admittedly I know nothing about as I hate wine) then I suppose there would not be such a focus on these few regions and probably the grape harvest and wine making of those regions would mean pretty much nothing to their economies, but evidently they are very meaningful.

If grapes could grow everywhere with the required quality I guess good wine would be cheaper than soda.

Aside from that though, to double check my assumptions I searched and evidently https://www.guildsomm.com/public_content/features/articles/b...

which says

Grapevines are grown in regions across the globe where temperatures during the growing season average 55-70°F (13-21°C; see below). These temperature limits are found mostly in the mid-latitude regions of the continents.

I don't know much about the value of that particular web site, but pretty much all the other places I saw anything on the subject seemed to confirm, which would fall in line with my preconceptions that this fruit must have a relatively limited growing range in order for products made from it not to have become commodified.