skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> this wouldn't always be consistent right? Like "once upon a time _____" wouldn't always output the same thing, yes?

Would be cool if you could turn up/down the LLM’s temperature by pressing different keys other than just !!!!

Say pressing keyword numbers 0-9
I live in a country with barely any gun ownership and I feel safe. I feel no need to own a gun, and neither does anyone I know. Are you sure this is not your cultural bias speaking?
Every shops allow price discovery, and none will charge me if I go in a physical shop to see what a product looks like in real life, then command it on internet. In fact, when I was a student, almost everyone I knew did that, as at that time, internet prices were a lot lower (and we had no money).

At that time I even went in different supermarkets to check foodstuff promos and sometime bought ham in a place, lettuce and mayo in another, and bread at another, on the same day. Not allowing to do that is anti-poor, I'll say it again.

Imagine that some people have only one way to access internet, and it's their phone on public wifi. What Apple is doing should be punished.
Whenever these groups tout volume of data it seems like a marketing move to compensate for lack of meaningful insights, compromising info, etc
Because side-loading is a thing that works well on Windows.
These are so tiny that throwing them away is a drop in the bucket in terms of waste. It's less waste than your morning coffee produces.
I don’t think we have any indication that Russia is more like Nazi Germany than say, Saddam Hussein’s Iraq or the US stealing territory from the Spanish. There are historical reasons why Russia would want to control Ukraine that don’t imply that they would want to keep expanding into Germany and France.

I think the notion that Russia seeks to take over the world is just Peddled by a bunch of Cold War holdovers who don’t have a job anymore. Whats shocking is that many people who should know better have bought into Dick Cheney-ism.
They used money from individual investors to obtain a loan to buy the property. The loan takes priority over the investors and they had to sell at a loss. So the little guys got wiped out.
I'm on W10 for now for largely this reason, but it's not future-proof. Support ends on Oct 10, 2025, and they'll almost certainly stop supporting it with some gaming-critical libraries and functionalities sooner than that.

When that happens, I'm going to do my damnedest to transition to Linux. I can already play the vast majority of games really well on my Steam Deck, so ideally I can recreate the same technology stack on my desktop and just have better hardware there.
It's not an alternative viewpoint, it's just plain missing the point.

The strength of Apple products and their ecosystem does not require apple forcing a monopoly on payments in their ecosystem.

If they stop abusing their position, their products will be just as good and as secure. I don't see the correlation between the article linked and that comment
I'd be willing to bet that people did quibble about what "computer" meant at the time the meaning was transitioning.

It feels like you're assuming that we're already 60 years past re-defining "hallucination" and the consensus is established, but the fact that people are quibbling about it right now is a sign that the definition is currently in transition/ has not reached consensus.

What value is there in trying to shut down the consensus-seeking discussion that gave us "computer"? The same logic could be used arguing that "computers" are actually be called "calculators" and why are people still trying to call it a "computer"?
That sounds rather dangerous. Free mitochondria provoke quite intense inflammatory reactions.

I’m not saying there’s nothing to see there, but if there’s anything it’s not obvious.
There are devices out there with vulnerable TEEs (trusted execution environments), where DRM operations commonly happen. You can then extract L1 keys from those environments - for example with the Nexus 6[0] NVIDIA Shield[1].

[0] https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2017/07/trust-issues-...

[1] https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4682/~/s...
A ToC might be more distracting with a style that benefits less from a clear structure, like a personal essay. It can be important in a more technical-procedural style of writing, though.
Yeah, I don't know how many games actually use a fully custom layer, versus forking something like enet/RakNet
My bank gave me a $10 refund, no questions asked, for a service that wouldn't answer cancellation requests. I don't think they even dinged the service, since they tried to bill me again the next month.
While it is possible to use advanced features from newer chips, I know more than one actual system where they just use the serial number, even when rolling out more advanced Mifare based cards. So your "that's no longer the case" is a bit too general/optimistic IMO.

And sure, simply using the serial number might pose a security risk depending on the application, but that rarely stops implementors to implement such schemes. More often than not do people believe in security by obscurity, sigh. For a simply ticket system the serial number should be secure enought as it is a use-once application.
Which is stupid because newer != better. Often the reverse is true. But mostly it is not related.
TFA literally says "The tech giant and its partners say they expect to harness fusion by 2028, an audacious claim that bolsters their promises to transition to green energy but distracts from current reality."

What part of this do you think I made up?
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The humble paper crutch is a small piece of paper, rolled up at the end of a joint. If you’re a weed nerd, you know that the quality of your smoking accessories can significantly impact your experience.
Flimsy and Unreliable

you know…
Inconsistent Airflow
When rolled incorrectly, they can either restrict airflow too much, making it hard to take a proper hit.
Lack of Filtration
While they may prevent some plant material from getting into your mouth, paper crutches do little to filter out tar and other harmful substances.
Unpleasant Taste
Ever noticed that burnt paper taste? It’s not just in your head. When the joint burns down to the crutch, the paper can start to burn as well, adding an unpleasant flavor to your last few hits.
WHY ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS ARE BETTER
Superior Durability
Ceramic tips are exceptionally durable compared to their paper counterparts. They maintain their form and integrity, providing a reliable and consistent smoking experience every time.
Consistent Airflow
Ceramic tips are designed to maintain their structure, ensuring that every joint you roll has structural integrity.
Enhanced Filtration with Activated Coconut Carbon
Activated carbon can be made from many organic materials we chose (coconut husks). It remove tars, non-organic volatile compounds, resulting in a cleaner and smoother smoking experience. This added filtration helps reduce the harshness on your throat and lungs, allowing you to enjoy the full flavor of your weed without the unwanted byproducts.
Full compatibility with games, I never need to think or worry about wether or not an update will break compatibility with Proton. Something that had happened a couple times with Halo Infinite and others.

Not needing to worry about getting on the bad side of a developer like with Destiny 2.

Easily use stores that are not just Steam to hopefully discourage a monopoly that is currently largely on PC gaming.

If I want to run things like Discord, OBS, or whatever other thing I want running I don't have to jump through hoops.

Finally the ability to use Game Pass games natively.

Windows has become my primary driver on my Steam Deck. Does what I need it to do, play games. Some games even run better under 10LTSC compared to SteamOS.
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I found a 1-click exploit in South Korea's biggest mobile chat app
It's comforting to see blogging as a topic on HN front page, along with plenty of constructive comments. I'll take some of the ideas on board.

I've been working on a blogging service myself (here's my blog on it https://lmno.lol/alvaro), focusing on minimalism, hopefully enabling the content to shine on any kind of device (you can read from your favorite terminal too).

You drag and drop your entire blog from a markdown file https://indieweb.social/@xenodium/112265481282475542 (feels more like keeping notes, which you happen to export as a blog).

Service hasn't officially launched. You can play with https://lmno.lol (ephemeral posts) without signing up. Reach out if you'd like to register a blog (invite at lmno.lol).

ps. ASCII art is not displaying properly on Android (known issue). So far, I can only fix by including a monospace font. I'd love to know if this is still possible to fix using system fonts.
I mean specifically OATH TOTP—nothing involving SMS. In this threat model, an attacker would not have a phone number or email address for the target—only a username and their stolen password (from a breach).
> Way back when, we used to call ASCII like ":)" smilies, didn't we? I'm so old I don't even remember clearly. x_x

I always thought that ~it's only called Champagne if it's from the Champagne region of France~ it's only called a smiley if it's smiling. But, according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon (and as confirmed by http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~sef/sefSmiley.htm), their progenitor Scott Fahlman gave :-( as a prototypical example, so what do I know?
The way you pay for those buses is also kinda ridiculous. You're supposed to know that it costs something like $1.75 and you're supposed to have the exact amount in cash, no change given. But maybe it changed since 2016.
EU did this to Microsoft years ago to disrupt the internet explorer monopoly. It wouldn't be fair to not demand Apple and Google to do the same now
I love adding random stuff to my personal website. It might not matter to anyone else, but I love doing it for the sake of doing it. i.e., programming not as a means for an end.

Recently, I added a dynamic chart that shows how frequently and how much I work on my website, similar to the GitHub contribution chart. Not the kind of features the author was mentioning, but fun regardless: https://navendu.me/about/#about-me
some games want kernel level rootkits ("anticheat"), some just block their DRM in proton, and if you want to use game pass PC, well, you need MS store.
Ask HN: How to do prevent candidates from cheating in screening tests?
Recently, I've found that the candidates in my company's hiring pipeline are using ChatGPT to solve the coding test we use for screening.

While the coding test isn't necessarily complex, it is still hard to finish it within the time limit I provide. This means that candidates who are genuinely attempting it often submit the code with some tests failing. However, some candidates submit the tests with all tests passing, which would be pretty tricky (but not impossible) in the allocated test time. Sometimes, there's a tell, like their submission time being too fast to be reasonable, but it is not always possible to tell.

I am using a code-screening test platform (CodeSubmit). Despite having challenging problems in its library, it is not ChatGPT-proof. But I'm also amazed at how well ChatGPT solves the problems (well, most of them). It seems to be able to follow complex instructions and adjust the program to pass unit tests.

Are you seeing the same problems in your hiring pipeline?

How can I ChatGPT-proof my screening tests and take-home assignments?
As someone else said, in Windows 11 LTSC you do not need an online account to set it up.
Micro-LED displays don't have "backlights" like regular LCD displays. They're just arrays of LEDs. Each pixel element is made up of LEDs. Like OLEDs or Plasma displays, the dots themselves are the light source instead of a film trying to filter a backlight.
I lived in Chancery Lane in around 1998/1999. Weekends were eerily quiet and getting groceries was a nuisance.

Also I remember loafing around my flat watching the news about some May Day protests in London and when I turned the TV off I realised I could... hear the protesters. They were over on Fleet Street another very short walk away!
> Young is the founder and editor of the website “Lockdown Sceptics”, latterly rebadged as “Daily Sceptic”, which has been spreading misinformation about the pandemic since 2020

Dog whistle for call for garden variety petty censorship. And it indeed followed later in the article.

From what I have seen much of what was branded misinformation have turned out to be correct.
There was a post on HN a few years back about an MIT researcher making batteries out of more common materials.

Just like packaging, I think more needs to be done to make materials that are easier to recycle with lower amounts of effort and energy.
Yep, so the problem isn't how much they're charging at all, it's the tight lock down.

I like your sibling comment's summation:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40776710
I’ve long been curious what happens, especially since it would be an easy mistake to make even if you didn’t intend to do so. Thanks for establishing that I never wish to experiment with it.
Similar to the minimal new file but populated with couple feeds inside to play around and test?

Currently there's an example in the /about page. But I like your suggestion, will try to add it as an option in the editor.
I have no direct knowledge, but my best guess is that they have significant legit customers using these as an alternative to Microsoft's own Key Management Services. Historically, some stuff like this has even turned out to be used by the company themselves (e.g. a few Steam/GOG releases have been found to use old warez scene cracks, official arcade emulators using bootleg sets from MAME, etc.).
> There clearly is a utility in a social setting to showing off the fact that you have sufficient resources to waste quite a few of them just visibly showing that you can.

The modern world has much better ways to show this than relatively low cost jewelry/clothes/accessories.

Real estate, employer, board seats, private jet flights, yachts, and the simplest, vacationing often to destinations you have to fly to.
> why does it go to such measures to hide them from its consumers?

Because the ripped off customers must keep paying. Why pay 30% more ?
For code blocks I created prism-remote. It’s a web component that highlights remote code snippets. Kinda like embedded gists but better, you can display snippets from any file in a repo:

<prism-remote
src="https://github.com/Fingel/prism-remote/blob/main/prism-remot..."
start="1"
end="10"
lang="javascript"
>
</prism-remote>

https://github.com/Fingel/prism-remote
re-lend from home ?

"Book checkouts are being done by spreadsheet. Column A: the library user’s account number. Column B: the book’s bar code number. The low-tech inventory will be integrated with the library’s normal account system at some future, unknown date."

- this is how we did it not too long ago; and before that, we had a signout card, held by library until return.

before that was a handwritten ledger.
It's a good tool for managing state, especially state that, well, reacts to messages about changes in shared state.
It reminds me of the central plot of an old game called Parasite Eve (1997). I don't know if anyone still knows it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasite_Eve_(video_game)
Worth noting - it was 115 the other day in PHX. I’m not sure who lives at Culdesac, but my guess is they’re child-free part time AZ residents.
it reminds me of the discussion(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O87nrtu_lGA&t=1212s)about the interface paradigm by Brian Chesky.
Some more discussion about the project in 2020 when they presented some of the findings:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24470954
To my recollection, at least on *nix operating systems, they got some changes made to the POSIX standard to formalize behavior the binaries rely on. So going forward, mere POSIX compliance and ongoing ABI compatibility guarantee the binaries will continue to work on *nix operating systems.

On Windows, backwards ABI and executable compatibility has always been an extremely high priority, so I think the danger of future breakage is low.

Neither of those speak to macOS, but maybe someone who knows more can help clarify.
Oracle is a different beast[1].

If it were any other company, I might agree with you. But I just don't think I'd ever touch anything Oracle makes with a 10' pole except under duress. It's better to do the work up front of just going with the alternative than risk getting pulled into that particular tar baby.

---

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zRN7XLCRhc&t=2115s
The EU regulates credit card fees caping them at 0.3% [1]. That is roughly a fifth of the fees charged in the US and roughly two orders of magnitude smaller than Apple app store fees.

[1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/fees-for-...
I took a functional programming in Haskell course first year in Uni without having much previous programming experience at all. Quite early in the course we were tasked with implementing a huge bidirectional graph and an efficient shortest path algorithm for finding the fastest way between any two nodes.
I hadn’t taken any DSA course and was totally unaware of graphs and shortest path algorithms and the course material was pure Haskell syntax.
I failed miserably and so did most of the others.
> I'm not sure all developers would reinvest additional earnings into their products rather than just increase profit margins or divert funds elsewhere

A mega corporation like Apple is much less likely to do this than a smaller company, though. Apple's quarterly dividend is literally the company communicating that they make so much money they can't think of anything better to do with it than just giving it away to the investors.
There's also the ultra-minimalist part. Picolisp has like one data structure, it's two cells with pointers, and that's it. Maybe symbols are implemented in some other way, I'm not sure, but pretty much everything is based around that.

Portability is not a concern. Either you run something 64 bit POSIX or you aren't going to use Picolisp (except if you get your hands on an old 32 bit build). I think it's usually tested by a user on OpenBSD but outside of Debian you're basically on your own.

There are like three basic data types. Fixnums, symbols and the linked list. If you do something similar to what you're showing from SBCL (or LispWorks, didn't read closely enough at first) it'll look pretty much like it does in source.

$ pil +
: (de myfun ()(prinl "yo")(prinl "world"))
: (cdr myfun)
-> ((prinl "yo") (prinl "world"))
: myfun
-> (NIL ((prinl "hey")) (prinl "world"))
: (myfun)
yo
world
-> "world"
: (set (cdr myfun) '(prinl "hey"))
-> (prinl "hey")
: myfun
-> (NIL (prinl "hey") (prinl "world"))
: (myfun)
hey
world
-> "world"

Hijacking the 'de mechanism is not something you'll do often, but looking at definitions like this you'll do a lot, and from time to time navigate it with list browsing functions.

It boils down to some very simple interpreter behaviours, and after some time surprises become quite rare. I find it takes off quite a bit of cognitive load when solving non-trivial scripting tasks compared to e.g. bash or Python. Especially since 'fork and 'in/'out are so easy to work with, with the former you just pass in an executable list, '((V1 V2 Vn)(code 'here)(bye)), with the latter you get a direct no-hassle connection to POSIX pipes.
But you can sell steam keys with Valve taking a 0% cut.
Oh that would be a lot of fun!! I've never looked into how bar codes work - would be cool to learn
I've had enough experience with 10-person teams trying to synchronize code for a large UI to think otherwise.

Trying to do that with "just HTML, CSS & JS" either dooms the project or ends up with the team implementing their own flavor of React (or something else) to standardized complicated state update in a modular fashion that allows sharing code.

Not everyone needs React, but when you do, it's nice not to have to reinvent the wheel.
Just think of the adversarial attacks
> I would like to take this opportunity to complain that LaTeX iS cApItAlIzEd lIkE tHiS.

In case you were complaining because you don't know why, rather than because you knew why but don't like it, it's LaTeX because it's Lamport + TeX; and it's actually not really TeX but TEΧ (that last letter is a chi), which, when typeset properly (see https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Te...), was meant specifically to show off TEΧ's layout abilities.

(In fact Lamport got into the spirit of it, and the real name is LATEΧ, again carefully typeset: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/La... . The common stylization LaTeX is just a convenient ASCII representation.)
Active discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40773883
That’s pretty disingenuous. The story was it was Hunter’s laptop, had compromising information on Hunter (it did), had emails that detailed more involvement and knowledge of Hunter’s business by Joe than was previously disclosed, as well as a litany of other private information that was not previously known (private email addresses used by public officials).

50 intelligence officials signed a politically motivated letter to cast doubt on the authenticity of any of this[0] and the majority of media outlets inferred that it not only could be misinformation, but that it was and gaslighted anyone who alleged differently. The officials opinion was wrong from the outset, and appears to have been a screen for a very politically connected family.

0 - https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000175-4393-d7aa-af77-579f9...
For important/large payments, banks will often let customers allow do do individual transactions on the RTGS.

That's how wire transfers work in the US, for example, and that's one reason why they're more expensive than ACH: Without netting, transfers actually reduce reserves, and by extension liquidity, from the sending bank in real time.

FedACH in particular is a retail payment service, and the operator would have visibility into individual transactions, I believe.
Serious question, why not just switch to linux? I installed W11 after building gaming / workstation this year, and I've grudgingly left it in place because I don't want 'anti-cheat' hassles that you sometimes run into playing games with steam / proton.

If WSL wasn't a thing I would have formatted it by now. Linux is just such a better experience for development. I also simply cannot shake the fear that windows is leaking every keystroke back to some MS service I haven't disabled.