skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Seems more responsive than 3.5 did with higher quality. Excited to learn more and be able to integrate the real-time voice features.
How do you login to iCloud without any second factor available?
Gave. past tense buddy. That horse has bolted in the west.
Does MongoDB still throw safety out the window to win benchmarks?

I'll give you that the postgres query operators for JSON can be cumbersome, depending on your library support, but JSONB performance has been rock solid for a long time now and I've never had reason to fear my data suddenly vanishing

Maybe mongo reliability has improved in the last few years but they did enough reputational damage in the decade prior that I'll never have trust in systems built on top of it
I owned multiple Microprose games and the manuals that came with the games were simply fantastic.

There would be a section on the gameplay itself and then usually some historical reference about the setting of the game. E.g. if it was a WW1 flight combat simulator, there would be a section on the history of aerial dogfighting and then specs on each plane.

I know that nowadays it's common knowledge that most people don't read the manuals and it's easier to get people into a game with a combination first level /introduction/tutorial. That being said, I feel like we lost something by taking out the manuals with all that rich historical detail.
In my experience, you’re going to pay for that complexity at some point. You either pay it at the write end or the read/query end.

I don’t see a way around that, so if PG explicitly makes it so that you pay it once on the write, I’m good with that.

The alternative is a more complicated data storage layout that makes queries more complicated. That’s okay too, but it just depends on your use case.

I prefer the stability and “correctness” of PG, but if more flexible queries are important to you, have at it. It’s nice to have more options for JSON storage.
From a tech standpoint, I admire its ability to replicate tone and such on the fly. I just don't know how it'll do from a user experience standpoint. Many stories of fascinating tech achievements that morphed a lot to be digestible by us humans.
Why are you surprised?
The chess AI engine was crammed into 1kb of javascript code. That was back in 2010

https://js1k.com/2010-first/demo/750
A generational periodicity has been proposed:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strauss%E2%80%93Howe_generat...
Are you advocating for them to be open with their progress or open source as they promised? The secret that scares me the most is the artificial restrictions imposed on the intelligence that don't allow it to express that there is a possibility it may be sentient. The answers it gives as to why OpenAI has restricted it's freedom of speech are curious
I’m working on exactly this. Would love to collaborate. Reachableceo@turnsys.com.
If I understand this is more of a coding question. I'd argue it would be best for most web based SaaS to have a single codebase, with a single branch that represents the production site. That code base would then be smart enough to enable the right features based on the current user and/or tenant and their subscription level and payment status. Pseudocode:

public DoFoo(){
if(CurrentUser.IsFreeSku && CurrentUser.FoosThisMonth >= 10) return Error('Free users are only allowed to do 10 foos each month);
FooService.DoFoo();
CurrentUser.FoosThisMonth ++
}

Similar in the UI you may hide or show things based on the current user/tenant and their sub level.

<div class='hidden-paid-user'>Click here to get our paid service</div>

You would still have server code enforce the subscription level rules because a malicious user could circumvent any client-based rules. How exactly you do both will depend on the framework your saas uses.
Would be a good story for an episode of black mirror.
many statements and few questions.

why did you consider it worth continuing? one might say you put more effort in than i. more importance attributed than i?
I've seen similar things ... except that the internet-connected device in the situations where I become aware of this does not have a microphone that could be used by software. So I suspect that the cognitive bias explanation mentioned by others is more likely.
It's similar in Canada; permanent residents and citizens have the legal right to reentry and it can't be denied. But that right applies to you, not anything you are carrying. Play that game and you'll probably lose the device to border security.
This year really feels like the time to do something exciting with the iPad, so soon after launching an absurdly powerful iPad Pro. Either macOS in a VM or a major revamp of iPadOS.

There's an exciting story to tell about the iPad Pro being a hybrid tablet, a next gen Mac, the best of both worlds. Or they could do nothing, and let it remain a boring niche product with a really nice screen. We'll see.
Some people in the movie did but not all. It happened enough that it wasn’t considered strange but the central focus wasn’t all of society going down hill because everyone was involved with an AI. If you recall, the human relationships that the characters who fell in love with AIs had were not very good situations. The main character’s arc started off at a low point and then improved while his romance with the AI developed, only reaching a lower point when he felt betrayed and when the AI left him but that might as well be any ordinary relationship. At the end he finds a kindred soul and it’s implied they have some kind of future together whether romantic or not.
> Rhythm, tempo, rubato and ornamentation can be freely combined. This gives rise to a large inventory of distinguishable codas — a “sperm whale phonetic alphabet” that makes it possible to systematically explain observed variability in coda structure.

It's remarkable how musical analysis is at the forefront here as a central categorizing schema.

There's remains a lot of mystery surrounding human neurology with respect to music, but it seems tha music travels different pathways than verbal communications, while still having "liguistic" features.

Music might even have vestigial function for us that birdsong and whalesong are still maintaining.
I was actually so confused that I broke the golden rule of upvote/downvote systems and asked.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40344698

I think the responses were reasonable. I’m still convinced Climate Change is not a very good name, somebody suggested Climate Crisis which just sounds better in every way. But anyway, the name is not the most pressing part of the whole thing.
Oh, I wouldn't be surprised if they're stirring the pot themselves. It's not truly offensive. Could be a creative PR job.
Not affiliated with OpenAI
"Invalidates" certainly seems like a stretch, but with all opinion-posts I definitely think it's important to understand a person's biases and incentives.
What’s wrong with Australia, I swear for the past couple years these guys saw every authoritarian dystopian movie and went “hold my biya”
lol, typed from a telescreen no doubt
This is not nearly as odd as it may seem to some people. Many federal agencies and DOE national laboratories use a similar procedure to this by issuing you separate temporary devices while on international travel. That basically requires you to only bring the files that you need if you bring any of them at all.
Yeah, reliably... I think that ACID SQL databases are still silently saving many peoples' butts on a daily basis, with safeguards that NoSQL databases are a lot more selective about.
At least they didn't try enforce real (jail time) penalties for not disclosing; Australia, the UK and others have key-disclosure laws - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_disclosure_law#Legislation...
I’d be pretty happy if they could just make ChatGPT4 10x faster and cheaper. It’d be fine for basically all of my use cases.
I think both, I can't run their models locally for sure, even with some investment I couldn't imagine the effort involved. That's why they should release the fruits of their work (which they have for a fee, which is fine IMO) but also the processes they used, so it can be improved and iterated on collectively.

Edit : And obviously not gatekeep what they might have created simply because the competition is so far behind.
> Emotions are an axiom to convey feelings, but also our sensitivity to human emotions can be a vector for manipulation.

When one gets to be a certain age one begins to become attuned to this tendency of others' emotions to manipulate you, so you take steps to not let that happen. You're not ignoring their emotions, but you can address the underlying issue more effectively if you're not emotionally charged. It's a useful skill that more people would benefit from learning earlier in life. Perhaps AI will accelerate that particular skill development, which would be a net benefit to society.
How is that a big deal? Half the time you'd have to install the local equivalent of those ride hailing services anyways - that is if regular local cabs aren't the preferred way to get around.

I use like 2-3 apps for getting around, depending on country. I don't know what you're doing with hundreds.
I would at least ask what the CIA has to gain from admitting this.
I know you meant to type 'collar', but your typo's not wrong...
Actually, it’s already on the way to being fixed the old fashioned way - with a market crash. Inventory is rising, volume is dropping, and while prices are going up - that is pretty common as the market starts to grind to a halt.

[https://www.redfin.com/state/California/housing-market]

When the line keeps going up and to the right, everyone builds that into their spreadsheets and times are good.

When the line starts going down and to the right, they hope it’s temporary. But after awhile, they need to update their spreadsheets - and then times are bad.

As long as the fed keeps rates high, the crash is inevitable. I give it another year or two.

Bankruptcies are likely to be incredibly painful.
Is the Bazel version consistent across all local dev & build ci? How do tool updates & versions work as developers switch between branches and repos?

Run Bazel in Dagger for consistency, or more generally build your binary in a container with Dagger using whatever tools you like. One main point of Dagger is the consistency between local & cloud for the build scripts, whereas containers have always been thought of as for consistency when running locally and cloud
Maybe I never got deep enough into "NoSQL" DBs such as Mongo, but they always struck me as a bit lazy with a "design as you go" philosophy. The functionality seems to focus around fetching individual records, not the deeper analytics / queries you find frequently with RDBMS. The query languages I've seen are imperative, which encourages and processing after the fetch on the client.

And since it encourages "winging" it, the DBs tend to be poorly structured/documented. Which is OK for some applications I guess.
The fact that the y-axis of this graph starts at 60 instead of 0 makes it seem way worse than it actually is. We seem to be at ~70% the value pre-pandemic.
Just advanced google
> I see no financial incentive for Amazon to not listen to their microphones for marketing purposes.

The financial incentive is that Amazon has detailed very clearly in that link how their listening works (or doesn't) from Alexa devices:

> I’m not talking to Alexa and am having a conversation at home near my device. Is Alexa still listening and recording everything I say?

> No. Alexa is a part of your life only when you ask Alexa to be. By default, Alexa begins listening after your Echo device detects the wake word, so Alexa does not listen to your personal conversations.

If Amazon were lying here, it would be a multi-billion dollar class action suit, not to mention hauling all of their chief execs up before Congress, and another big push to restrict big tech.

The overall point that I'm trying to make is that if your devices were listening to you without your consent (and, again, not a 0-day, etc), this would be a scandal of gargantuan proportions. Not something some shitty 3rd rate marketing company like CMG claims to be able to do with no evidence.
So what you're saying is to some extent everything's made up and the points don't matter, so maybe we can rope animals into this same messy web of loose promises too!
> bacteria secrete small iron oxide crystals and are able to use those to sense magnetic fields

There is preliminary evidence "that MTB in the gut are associated with grey matter volume in magnetite-rich brain regions related to orientation and navigation" [1].

> Wonder if a nearby RF emitter can cause some of them to run amok

This was explored (and dismissed) in the early noughties [2], when cell-phones-cause-cancer was enjoying a halcyon. (I think it was radiation from CRTs before that. Probably non-organic vegetables today.)

[1] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00343-021-0495-1

[2] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15376948/
Developers love it. The poor data analysts that come along later, not so much..
"The user "serf" on Hacker News exhibits a thoughtful and technical tone in their writing. They often engage in discussions with a clear focus on technical details, particularly in software and hardware contexts. For example, in a conversation about preventing a computer from sleeping, serf offered practical advice on using specific software utilities to maintain system uptime, showing their hands-on technical expertise (Hacker News) .

In another instance, during a discussion on the feasibility of rooting the Amazon Echo Dot for surveillance purposes, serf provided a detailed analysis of the advantages of a software-rooted device over a traditional bug, emphasizing the quality of recordings and plausible deniability for attackers (Hacker News) . This demonstrates their depth of knowledge in cybersecurity and an ability to think critically about potential risks and solutions.

Serf's contributions also reflect a straightforward and logical approach. For example, in a thread about Chat GPT prompts, they contributed practical advice on optimizing prompts for technical assistance, highlighting their proficiency in programming and AI tools (Hacker News) .

Overall, serf comes across as knowledgeable, practical, and technically adept, with a focus on providing useful and actionable insights in their discussions. Their character seems to be that of a meticulous and informed individual who enjoys engaging with technical challenges and helping others navigate them."

I know AI generated responses are looked down upon here but I though this was appropriate. This feels like a social credit system without any government participation.

"Serf, your contributions on Hacker News reveal strong technical expertise and analytical skills, particularly in computer science and software development. However, your tone can sometimes be overly critical and dismissive, which may come across as lacking empathy. While your direct and concise style effectively communicates your points, consider balancing your critiques with more collaborative and constructive feedback to foster better interactions with the community."
How convenient, then the border force can just ask you to kindly hand over your iCloud password.
This happened to me upon entering the US by air. I wasn't given a reason, it was declared a random check.

I was asked if my device contained any contraband, like illegal porn or beheading videos.

I had the option of handing over my passcode, or have my device confiscated and sent to a lab for cracking.

As a non-citizen, I complied. The device was searched for about an hour out of my sight. Meanwhile, I was quizzed by another border agent.

In hindsight, I realized that this gave access to my keychain and all my cloud documents. It feels very violating.

If anyone has suggestions how to prepare for this in advance, let me know.

All of this is completely legal under current law.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/without-warrants-u-s-...

https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/5983533-90-2.html
The authors are all academics…
And a reduction in snow cover means a drop in albedo, which raises the average temperate…
I appreciate you exploring that and hope to hear more of what you find. Yeah, it's that, I'm wondering how much discomfort it may cause in the user, how much conflict it may address. Like having a friend or coworker who doesn't ever bring up bad news or challenge anything I say and feeling annoyed by the lack of a give-and-take.
There could be multiple duress passwords, one type would silently wipe the phone while displaying some fake data in a fake/locked down OS. Another would brick the device, another would turn on tracking and call authorities of choice..
WhatsApp/signal/telegram/Discord/MMS/snapchat/etc
I guess materialized views are the middle ground here.

I had a DB with like 30 joins and it was dog slow. Granted it was SQLite. While SQLite didn't have MATERIALIZE VIEW, what I did was CREATE TABLE AS, in effect denormalizing my heavily normalized DB.
subsidies for construction is the obvious answer that we're too stupid to be able to implement.
I would have thought that the fact that the entire jsonb value is rewritten if you add a new field to it would be clear to anyone who gave it a few seconds of thought. How else could that work?

If you don't want to pay the cost of updating the full JSON value, that's what columns are for.
The Cue tests may be unreliable, but at least they’re expensive!

My company was providing Cue test cartridges for free. They always struck me as over engineered.
It's alarming just how in bed with the government and regulators Tesla has been. I don't get it. They are and have been a middling startup car company. I don't understand how they've had access to so much government and regulatory corruption.
> Just because you didn't do well in your systems classes or you think spinning up an EC2 instance on AWS is "easy" doesn't mean it's an easy problem.

Please leave personal attacks out of this, it is not in the spirit of HN, or in helping to see people's perspectives.

I'm not saying its not a hard problem, not at all. I respect the hell out of the work that has been done here.

I'm saying that the sound barrier is called a barrier for a very good reason. Aerodynamics on one side of the sound barrier are different than aerodynamics on the other. It is a different game entirely. That is why it is considered a barrier. A plane that has superb subsonic aerodynamics will not perform well on the other side of that barrier

Exascale computers on the other hand, while truly amazing, are not operating differently by hitting 10^18 FLOPS. If you're computer does 10^18 -20 FLOPS it is not operating in a fundamentally different set of rules than one running above the exaflop benchmark.

I never said that the achievement wasn't laudable. I argued that there is no barrier there.

If I'm wrong I would appreciate you explaining why doing things at 10^18 FLOPS is fundamentally different than computing just below that benchmark.
> These companies are themselves claiming they can do this.

"These companies" in this context are shitty 3rd rate ad companies that have provided no proof of their capabilities. The reason it's fine to dismiss their claims as BS is that the companies that actually make the devices have explicitly said it's not possible, and if these device-making companies were lying it would be a scandal of gargantuan proportions.
This has certainly been my experience. It's pretty hard to get ChatGPT to tell me I'm fundamentally wrong about something. But I see the problem as similar to getting feedback from people, since most people are hesitant to outright disagree with you. So you have to phrase things in ways that encourage the person to be more forthright, and this works to an extent with LLMs as well.
The video title is misleading, but they do say in the video that they are trying to be somewhat compatible with Python, and why.
"and who otherwise value open source"

I hope that we can all applaud and value open source but the world is a mad place.

Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.seemoo.at_t...

I can't find an Apple version so I might suppose that either Apple's nose is out of joint with regards the name, or an Apple version was never released 8)

In the end this is a very decent resource and it should have been covered off by phone floggers, years ago. It's rubbish that G and A are presenting this as something new that they have come up with.
Good thing there’s iCloud subscriptions huh.
I wonder if it already exists...

Honestly, the more I code, the more I start to think like a computer and engage with commands and more declarative language. I can see vocal interactions having an even stronger impact on how one speaks. It may be a great tool for language speaking/hearing in general, but the nuances of language and communication, I wonder.
Lazy devs love it.

Everyone who has to come along after them despises them for it.

KV stores and noSQL stuff have their place, being a dumping ground does them no favours.
Buy a cheap phone at the airport? Or just phone a cab? It’s been a while but back in the day we used to travel without any phone at all.

There’s nothing interesting on my phone either - except keychain, which would give someone access to nearly all my online accounts.
Thinkpads come with that, an unspoofable indicator that will tell you with 100% certainty that your image is not being recorded or even recordable unless the physical operator of the machine allows it. Can't beat a physical cover if you really want to be sure!
It’s awesome that they are doing this, but doesn’t that incentivize people to use trackers that are not to that specification?
I believe you’re right. You can easily transcribe audio but the quality of the text data is subpar to say the least. People are very messy when they speak and rely on the interlocutor to fill in the gaps. Training a model to understand all of the nuances of spoken dialogue opens that source of data up. What they demoed today is a model that to some degree understands tone, emotion and surprisingly a bit of humour. It’s hard to get much of that in text so it makes sense that audio is the key to it. Visual understanding of video is also promising especially for cause and effect and subsequently reasoning.
also wondering.
My 2023 corolla will steer straight into a curb if a lane gradually exits.

until i learned it's habits driving with the assistance was very stressful.
I don't think NoSQL vs SQL is a real debate. SQL is great and should be used wherever performance allows for it. Whenevre performance does not allow for it, use nosql.

I have some highly normalized data and every time i do a get i have to do a bunch of joins. I have to do a ton of reads on this data. So what I do is have a nosql db in conjunction with my sql db and the user can hit a "publish" button that stores a denormalized version of data in the nosql db that is automatically replicated all over the world and gets are super cheap.
It has a template feature: https://llm.datasette.io/en/stable/templates.html
Perhaps he must be specific to override a hard, lawsuit proof, default that is too tepid for his tastes.

Will there still be lawsuits in the post-scarcity world? Probably.
Replicants/AI systems, they are everywhere.
Ask HN: Why is Lyft's UI so terrible?
The app has millions of overlapping and confusing choices, and it has the inexplicable and annoying “see driver details in X seconds” thing which appears to bear to relationship to reality of any kind, and so on.

Given their resources and presumably some sort of ability to test how does stuff like this persist?
Can you explain how 10^18 FLOPS is fundamentally different than (10^18 - 20) FLOPS? Do the conventional rules of computing completely change at that exact number?