skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
You act like the explanation improved it in any way, but that just made it 10x worse. Tax homemade cakes sold on the open market, leave school cake fairs be and definitely don't open them to commercial entities. You say this doesn't affect individuals - my children competing with some business at their school cake fair and having to fill taxes after it definitely affects me and them.
Some previous comments, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26314620
If you're looking at 2048, thinking you don't need one, and concluding it can't do anything worthwhile because it can't do <whatever problems it's failed at for you>, you're not seeing the forest for the trees. Yet another 2048 clone is itself, not super interesting, and because of that, there's very little economic value in creating one. An yet the person who created this 2048 clone was able to create it over a couple of hours of not focusing too hard on if, with the help of ChatGPT. The real question is how many computer programs as tools don't exist because they've previously been too expensive to develop. There's no way I'd pay someone else to develop a 2048 clone, because I could just write one myself, but if I wasn't capable of programming and needed an important workflow tool as, say, a graphics designer, I could muddle through it using ChatGPT, or I could pay someone else to do it, at a rate that was previously too expensive. Senior devs at FAANGs aren't going to be doing a whole lot of that at the rates they can command, but that's a whole lot of new programming work that existed but want getting satisfied prior to LLMs aiding programming.

That's what that anecdote* is about, not how invaluable someone else's 2048 clone is to you.

* https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40869881
How many major news outlets are covering the latest scandal involving Neil Gaiman? Somebody's still managing perception. The question is: who? And why?
If you willingly take no profit (Leaving market) over less profit (Losing control over AppStore in the market) then you can be almost sure that shareholders are going to sue you and I would bet shareholders would win such lawsuit. So no Apple doesn't have this choice.
I'd generate new cards such that the number of pairs on screen is anywhere between 2-5. Which means sometimes you'd create two unpaired entries (which means the turn reduces the number of on-screen pairs by 1) or two different, but paired to existing entries (turn increases pairs by 1). You could sometimes throw in generating an outright pair because why not (turn maintains the number of pairs).
Scammers and stupid marketing doesn't mean ai is a bubble
Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand, and I will move the world.
Dandelion Rubber; Taraxagum.

- "Tire dust makes up the majority of ocean microplastics" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37728005

- Taraxagum is extractable with just water FWIU

- Would GMO dandelions be easier to scale up with traditional and vertical gardening? How could dandelions be genetically-engineered for use in sustainable tires? Larger stems, less or no seeds to avoid clogging up vertical gardening,

- What are some uses for the non-stem waste part of dandelion flowers?

Hemp "rubber"

/? hemp rubber https://www.google.com/search?q=hemp+rubber

"New Green Polymeric Composites Based on Hemp and Natural Rubber Processed by Electron Beam Irradiation" (2014) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/2014/684047 51 citations : https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=1043509048813828783... :

> Abstract: A new polymeric composite based on natural rubber reinforced with hemp has been processed by electron beam irradiation and characterized by several methods. The mechanical characteristics: gel fraction, crosslink density, water uptake, swelling parameters, and FTIR of natural rubber/hemp fiber composites have been investigated as a function of the hemp content and absorbed dose. Physical and mechanical properties present a significant improvement as a result of adding hemp fibres in blends. Our experiments showed that the hemp fibers have a reinforcing effect on natural rubber similar to mineral fillers (chalk, carbon black, silica). The crosslinking rates of samples, measured using the Flory-Rehner equation, increase as a result of the amount of hemp in blends and the electron beam irradiation dose increasing. The swelling parameters of samples significantly depend on the amount of hemp in blends, because the latter have hydrophilic characteristics.

Is there a dandelion hemp blend that's good for tires?

Michelin has rice byproduct in their current Most Sustainable Tire.

Maybe dandelion stems, some part of the industrial hemp plant, and rice byproduct?

With processing by IDK cheaper Electron Beam Irradiation too?
> Also, what makes me think I can effectively imagine the average person’s vocabulary? People from other countries, ethnic groups, genders, socioeconomic backgrounds, or with different language backgrounds, might have quite different opinions on many borderline words. For example, I was quite conscious of the idea in the last few years that men and women tend to know different words. For example, practically, should I include TAFFETA or not?

Did you consider getting some other people to do this manual curation process? You could then use roughly the intersection of all lists.
>We understand that factory resetting isn't something many users do regularly, but because we care about your experience [...]

Sounds like they are apologizing not for buggy software, but for telling you about it.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Mockingbird.

It's certainly going on today, especially in various three-letter agencies trying to control the narrative and keep the truth from public view -- see the Twitter Files by Taibbi and others.
Related: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/03/education-enrollment-cliff-... (“Axios: Schools are bracing for the looming enrollment cliff")

https://knocking.wiche.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/... (“Navigating Learning Loss and
Changing Demographics in Education”)
I wrote one iOS app using Swift and SwiftUI. Has anyone written a Kivy iOS app and pushed it to the app store, if so, please share experiences.
Ahh so the standard anti tech grifters (usually packaged for tech workers that are "totally not like the other tech workers") that are overly cynical, snarky and out of their depth.

It's a shame because that whole genre had a very good standing when it came to crypto. But then that died off, and they still had to "debunk" and "dunk" on everything so now they just sound unhinged. NFTs were ridiculous so everything that touched NFTs was easy to ridicule imo, but they still have that same overly snarky/ridiculous/two more weeks approach to AI, with very little technical knowledge or depth to what they say. That's fine for crypto, because you don't need more than surface level knowledge to know that the concept is flawed (without knowing the detail of what a smart contract is, or how it's implemented), but when that approach is used on something that people actually use and see the progress in a tangible way, it just sounds unhinged.

Not that "openai API AI bros" aren't the mirror image of those grifters, with the same exact lack of technical knowledge and a shallow understanding of the stuff they keep talking about. Just that they grift from the hype, not the cynics
Revolutionary Update: Tron to Launch Fee-Free Stablecoin Transactions by YearEnd
"Year of the lord" (not "our" lord, please double check what I wrote) is the literal translation of Anno Domini and it's the reason why years are counted from one instead of zero. I quoted the expression, wrote "lord" in lowercase and added "purported" to make it clear that the religious reference was only for historical reasons, I don't know what else I could have done. If I wanted to imbue some religious meaning I probably would have said "Jesus" or "the Christ".

I am also not American and not a native English speaker. In fact Latin languages say in expanded form "après Jésus-Christ", "dopo Cristo", "despues de Cristo" (abbreviation is only used in writing), so even speakers who are not religious very much know the reference even if they couldn't care less. We're stuck with it.

I agree that it's more of a "who wants to be a millionaire" quirk than something that actually matters, but this case of correcting someone was one of the few cases where it matters.
A subtropical pea tree that fixes its own nitrogen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongamia
> (Or: Things where there’s a case worth considering that they don’t work all that well for most people.)

Not to be pedantic but “things that don’t work” and “things that usually don’t work” are an extremely different set of things
there is a constant tension in any field between fox/hedgehog, breadth-first/depth-first competence where in their own contexts they are absolutely correct about the supriority of their approaches, but quite wrong outside of it. we could frame these in a general category of Endian conflicts, where depth-firsts think the breadth-firsts are handwavey bullshitters, and breadth-firsts have a finite amount of patience for depth-first's concrete thinking and denial of abstractions.

I often state I don't know anything about math as if there's a python library and a wikipedia page that's usually enough for my purposes, and then use a kind of profane math to do stuff instead of the sacred math that seems mostly to be about arguing and telling people what is impossible. Learn math for real, it's admirable and useful, and maybe someone will hire you to turn their handwavings into something someone wants.
The comments on resource utilization are one of those things that is only true now that there is a 1:1 correlation between $ and available CPU/Memory, and the pool of available CPU/Memory resources is effectively unlimited.

Embedded is maybe the last refuge of where there are hard resource constraints that cannot be violated. If you only have 64K of RAM, you had better make it work!

IMHO this is why you can end up with embedded code that is easily 10x to 100x more optimized than code running in other environments. It is also, why IMHO, the user experience on Smart Phones doesn't improve linearly with the hardware improvements - see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law

This train of thought, along with basically flatlined GPU performance / $, explains also why we are seeing real algorithmic improvements in the ML/AI space. If we were still operating under Moore's law and GPUs and VRAM were 2xing every couple of years, I doubt we'd see all the research efforts going into optimizing training, fine tuning, context windows, inference, and so forth.
Like there was no social media bubble.

If you call everything a bubble, yeah, sometimes you'll be right. Something about economists predicting 10 recessions out of the last 5.
Who needs fork/join framework when it's so easy to call the OS fork() from inside your program?:-)
I disagree. I think, for better or worse, the ecosystem around Linux and SaaS companies pushes everyone toward operational complexity and ease of scaling fast. So, so many companies don't need (and shouldn't use) that amount of complexity, but it's massively normalized.

I think Kubernetes is an incredible piece of software, but by the time you've really adopted it in the way the ecosystem recommends you have dozens and dozens of moving parts just to run a single service on it. Conversely, the FreeBSD ecosystem would push you to more OS-based solutions (such as jails and the backup solutions mentioned in the article).

Could you do the same approach on Linux? Sure, and I did that for a decade, but these days if you are googling around for best practice that's not remotely where you're pushed, or where the upstream effort is being spent.
Anyone bothered by the AI generated cover photo trend? They are always low quality, like this one with the weird font and creepy robot, and never add anything to the article. I'm guessing the goal it to boost engagement by taking up more space in any news feed that displays cover images in line? I see it as a negative quality signal.
This site gets stuck in a weird refresh loop on my iOS Safari.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_crisis
Yes, in North Point, right over the Wellcome near the MTR station. It was also right near the pedestrian overpass to the Chun Yeung Street Wet Market. (The overpass was covered when I moved in, but one morning the homeless encampment on the bridge caught fire and damaged the roofing enough that the roofing was removed. I don't remember if the fire was before or after the protests.)
"greater power & greater responsibility" is definitely the tradeoff I'm making. One of the tradeoffs I list in the readme is that you really need to think about the UI in a way that you don't with React. It's certainly more expedient to use React and let it handle the platform itself. On the other hand, you pay for that in a multitude of other ways - it's more than just a few frustrations here and there.
Show HN: What if Google Drive had better AI and Slack like channels?
After months of hard work, I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Chat Channels and Direct Messages on The Drive AI.

Why Chat Channels?
During my master’s program, managing extensive research, project discussions, and documents across platforms like Google Drive, Zotero, and Slack was a real challenge. Finding past discussions on Slack became harder as projects progressed, leading to inefficiencies and repeated questions.
Imagine a platform where every research paper, project file, or document seamlessly integrates with persistent chat channels—a system that combines the best of document storage with contextual communication. That's precisely what we've built!

Why The Drive AI Channels?
While traditional chat platforms excel in real-time communication, they often lack organization and struggle with historical context. With The Drive AI’s Chat Channels and DMs, we aim to provide a unified platform where every chat is tied directly to relevant project files, ensuring clarity and accessibility.
Whether you’re a student managing coursework, a researcher collaborating on groundbreaking projects, a writer refining your manuscript, or a team tackling complex assignments, our new chat features are tailored to simplify your workflows and enhance collaboration.

What Are Chat Channels?
Chat channels in The Drive AI are Slack-like channels linked to each project, file, or folder. Instead of losing track of long threads of conversations, these channels are persistent, allowing you to revisit discussions relevant to specific files or projects anytime. You can also directly message anyone within your project or create group chats.

How Is It Useful?

For Students:
- Focused Study Discussions: Keep course-related conversations organized and easily accessible for revisiting with classmates or professors.
- Efficient Group Projects: Assignments or projects now have dedicated chat channels, streamlining collaboration and ensuring everyone is on the same page.

For Researchers:
- Contextual Collaboration: Link discussions directly to research papers and data, facilitating informed dialogue and making findings easily accessible.
- Streamlined Insights: Review past discussions with collaborators to build on previous insights and decisions, enhancing research efficiency.

For Writers:
- Integrated Feedback: Attach discussions to drafts and research materials, allowing seamless feedback from editors and co-writers.
- Clear Revision History: Document all changes and decisions during edits, improving clarity and ensuring revisions are well-informed.

For Teams:
- Project-Centric Communication: Each file or project folder now has its own dedicated chat channel, reducing clutter and keeping discussions relevant.
- Focused Collaboration: Use DMs and group chats for private conversations, fostering focused discussions without cluttering project channels.

Join today and experience a new era of integrated and contextual communication!
This also reminds of WebSDR online radio which you can tune just like a real radio

http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

There are many of these radios though

http://websdr.org/

http://kiwisdr.com/public/
I've seen it used as an excuse to change the subject.

"Oh you wanted to say that X but you said Y, which is obviously wrong, so let me answer X instead" when Y was a perfectly valid proposition. What is "steel" and what is "straw" is subjective and open to manipulation. Jordan Peterson does this a lot, it's infuriating to listen to him.

I like the alternative that does sth like the ideological turing test. It goes like this:

- Alice says what she believes

- Bob says what he thinks Alice said

- if Alice disagrees - repeat from the beginning

and then the other way. Eventually when both sides agree the other person understands their point - they can start the actual discussion.
> It's pattern recognition based on practice and experience

This is arguably another form of memorization. Magnus Carlson is the best Chess player in the world because he memorizes everything without effort.
I have programmed nearly every day at many different companies for 54 years.
Nothing, NOTHING, I've written is useful anymore. My work at Worldcom, for
example, simply vanished when the company collapsed.
I was hoping for an insight to glean in conclusion, but this ended up being a survey of the software delivery eras. Oh well.
Creative Chair
We ought to abandon an individualistic view of life. We are not individuals, but persons who are born into society, into social relations, molded by them, made in their image. Hierarchy and power are not meant to be fashioned into instruments for dominating another, but for multiplying the good.

When common truth is seen for what it is, a common good, debate ceases to be an act of violence and domination. It takes on a different meaning, a different purpose, namely, the truth and the arrival at it for the common good of the participants.
> Is it fluency with tasks, or is it ability to make some progress on problems not similar to worked examples?

That's an interesting point. Ideally students would have both. My impression is that the latter is far less trainable, and the best you can do is go through enough worked examples, spread out so that every problem in the space of expected learning is within a reasonably small distance to some worked example.

I.e., you can increase the number of balls (worked examples with problem-solving experiences) in a student's epsilon-cover (knowledge base), but you can't really increase epsilon itself (the student's generalization ability).

But if you know of any research contradicting that, I'd love to hear about it.

> Lack of adequate theoretical underpinnings.

If you have time, would you mind elaborating a bit more on this?

My impression is that general problem-solving training falls into the category of lack of adequate theoretical underpinnings, but I doubt that's what you mean to refer to with this point.
It comes into conflict with ideological thinking. Entertaining opposite positions invokes internal censorship, which can be painful.
You're deeply confused about CE (also in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40848745).

CE is not a certification or a test, it's a self declaration.

You declare to be compliant with all relevant European regulations by marking your product CE. You could even mark your product CE without doing any tests, if you're very confident.

You also decide what tests you need to run, which of them to run in-house, and which of them to outsource.

You decide whether or not to trust components' CE marks. Or maybe retest them. It's your decision, you're liable for everything in your product.

Now, why are Chinese companies so cheap? Maybe they are very cost-efficient. Maybe they don't really test at all and just send you a fake report. Maybe they test only a small sliver of relevant things. Who knows?

The thing is: unless you know what you need to feel good about your product, price-shopping is senseless.
Just to further illustrate what I'm saying, are you really trying to say that

```
//explicitly annotating this struct is default initializable and copyable
#[derive(Default, Copy, Clone)]
struct Foo { ... }
```

is actually worse than

```
struct Foo {...}; // rule of zero, copy/move/default are defined/deleted based arcane rules predicated on the contents of Foo
```
I have an application deployed on Raspberry Pi 3 machines running a GUI touch application running on EGL without X11. To do so you set the Window provider to `egl_rpi`. My recall is that I had to do a custom build of Kivy to do this at the time. I'm pretty sure you can do this with a Raspberry Pi 4, but I don't know for sure about a Raspberry Pi 5.
https://www.avclub.com/neil-gaiman-accused-of-sexual-assault...

The allegations were that he sometimes had rough sex during consensual relationships. That’s hardly front-page material.
Because the market is made up of selfish human beings. First they don't care for long term environmental consequences. If that is not enough, then they use fossil because their enemies are using, and not using it means getting destroyed today.
do you remember the decade of the Treaty of Westfalia? Because if you live in central Europe, that's at least as important as the American Revolution.
One of the most interesting discussions I've had around this was at a small company who mass-hired a bunch of people from a big company. We went round and round in circles for a while because of issues similar to what you're describing. I ran a small 4-6 person hardware team (softly blurry on the edges) and the new people wanted significant amounts of design and documentation review as well as financial oversight. We needed $40 worth of solder and connectors and had to wait a week for PO approval as well as demonstrate that we had gotten multiple quotes... even though there was just a store down the block that sold exactly what we needed.

Anyway, after a month or two of this I started catching significant flak because my team was nowhere near as productive as it used to be. Complaining about slow POs was met with "maybe you should plan better". Complaining about design reviews for one-off boards that would go from idea-to-problem solved was met with "you're engineers, you need to document your work". It was painful and I came very close to resigning.

What ultimately worked, though, was figuring out a catch phrase that spoke the language of the new people: "accountability without authority". This ruffled some feathers but once I repeated "you are trying to hold me accountable for delivering a $500,000 project on time but are not giving me authority to buy $40 worth of stuff to execute on that" enough times it finally got through and the system started to change. But man did it suck for a while.
Take my money, if someone can build an obsidian plugin similar to this!
I think the inflection point between “startup” and “bureaucracy” (which is not a bad word, just a term for organizing people) is role specialization.

Early stage everybody wears 10 hats, work is distributed and prioritized on a day to day basis.

Once you have dedicated people or teams for task domains then the whole thing shifts to having a need for bureaucracy.

You can slice the number of pizzas anyway you want, but imho once people have a “this is/isn’t my job” mentality (which again, is not a bad thing), you really need to focus on role boundaries and coordination. But the “startup” part is in the rear view.
Same. Try this:

https://archive.is/JCfqU
A) this is most European website I’ve ever seen. I couldn’t tell you exactly why… perhaps it’s the train subconsciously affecting me.

2) this is first time I’ve ever seen mobile included as part of “Cross-Platform”, that’s pretty awesome. We’re living in the future, friends! Tho it also makes me shudder at the thought of the phrase “QT app development”…

III) At this point, why not just use web? What is a “truly cross platform UI framework” other than HTML? I’m currently developing a site that uses TS in the frontend and Python in the back, and that seemed like a nice Unix-y division of labor. What am I missing?