skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Nope, there's nothing wrong with that. IMO the mac stack really kinda ends at the macbook... or maybe the mac mini (which does make a compelling "NUC" for lightweight niches like HTPC etc). There isn't really anything compelling about the studio or the mac pro... unless you are willing to splash out for 128GB or 192GB of memory for LLMs or something. And you can get 128GB in a macbook if you want, which is by far the more popular option anyway. AMD still has a hard 32gb cap on how much memory can be allocated to the iGPU

(Apple TV is another one... the apple tv is an A15 and is probably unironically the fastest single-thread performance I own right now. For $129 for the ethernet model. Remember, the A15 (the little brother to M2) has been in the iphone SE 3rd gen for several years now too, and Android is basically just catching up to that.)

I have a 9900K+3090 system for gaming, I have epyc and supermicro 2011-3 systems and tinyminimicro pcs for homelab. Apple doesn't add value in that area. Horses for courses. And actually that stuff complements the laptop really well for self-hosting!

But phones and laptops? Yeah, Apple hardware is literally objectively better than the competition. Strix Halo is going to be the first real challenger to a loaded-out macbook and it literally won't even launch until next year. I'm definitely keeping an eye on it etc, I'd love a little mini-PC with a strix halo, but right now apple is running at least 3 years ahead of the x86 laptop/Android phone market.

And honestly the problem even as I'm writing this - is x86 is "fine, except for laptops where you care about battery life... unless you want to do LLMs in which case Apple is still the only game in town... and if you buy AMD the HDMI 2.1 also won't work, and the real Mx-Max performance competitor on x86 should be launching next year, 4 full years after the M-family hit macbooks... and the driver situation is shit on Linux, except for Framework, which has terrible battery life instead". Not exactly great, is it?

Make an x86 laptop that isn't a pile of compromises and defects and I'll consider it. But right now it feels much more like the x86 people are the ones blindly pushing for consideration of their sacred cow far above the actual merits of the product. I'm not going to give x86 a handicap as a product on something that I'm going to use every day for the next 5 years. I want a nice laptop.
I think there would be great value in a federal program to allow minors to have restricted access to a brokerage account so that schools can educate them and set them up on the spot. Just that little bit of friction up front is blocking so much potential. Right now it requires a custodial account managed by a parent/guardian and that's just not going to happen for a lot of kids.
> No way in hell I'm wasting my life or money on any of that junk. It's despairing to see so many people I know spending hours every day reading national news junk to absolutely no purpose.

Now imagine you don't have access to those anymore. Overconsumption of news clearly is a problem, but shutting yourself off to the what's happening in the world is somehow worse.
> He concludes "when everybody thinks alike, everybody is likely to be wrong."

This is very dangerous. It's the same as saying "I am smarter than all those people who agree on X". You'd better be right.
I'm a socialist/anarchist, they would never give me that opportunity :)
> I can say you're dead wrong. Like I don't even know where to start.

This kind of aggressive riposte is never called for.

It's true that the Bondi Blue iMac arrived three years before the iPod, and was influential. It bought Apple some breathing room, and took it off life support. A success by any measure.

It's also true that prior to this, and for a considerable time after, Macs were largely found in exactly the niches described by the post you're responding to. I would add education as well, as did, let's note, the directly parent post to your own. Sure, you'd find them in other places, like <checks notes> less than 5% of household computers, including your household it turns out. I can see why that would distort your impression of its ubiquity.

The iPod was an immediate sensation. It didn't start to sell in numbers for a few years, but everyone knew what it was (speaking from the US perspective) and craved it. There's no question in my mind that it was the touchstone product which gave life to the entire company, and the halo effect it produced gave a crucial leg up to the iPhone, which is what made Apple the multi-trillion-dollar company it is today.

Leaving off a few details and compressing a timeline doesn't make someone wrong, let alone 'dead wrong'.
I can't even imagine the number of times I've been reading an article about some event that takes place in a very specific area for which understanding that area is crucial to understanding the story and yet - no map! Nada. Nothing but words and maybe a few pictures of people doing something that while being nice shots convey no information other than that people were involved. It's maddening.
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You are correct that the word "best" doesn't appear, but this was their meaning. These laptops are superior - you cannot buy anything better from another vendor at any price, period. The gap will likely close, but it's a fair comment to make today.
Quick update, I tried some of the options I provided, here's the result.

OCRA seem to have a tiny issue with some missing files (fiber.so), so there are two forks that works pretty well with Ruby scripts that is also including gems. I tried both of them on a large script and it worked pretty well. The only downside is that it only supports Windows

OCRAN (https://rubygems.org/gems/ocran)
Aibika (https://rubygems.org/gems/aibika)

Ignored RubyEncoder because it's commercial

DragonRuby is a whole toolkit, so I am not sure if it offers a quick cli to bundle a ruby script with its gems.

I tried rb2exe (https://rubygems.org/gems/rb2exe) but it required exactly Ruby version 2.2.2 (docker pull txt3rob/ruby-2.2.2-docker)

ruby2exe (https://rubygems.org/gems/ruby2exe) didn't work and looks abandoned

enclose-io/ruby (https://github.com/enclose-io/ruby) doesn't offer installation through RubyGems, same with Ruby-packer (https://github.com/pmq20/ruby-packer), so not going to try it

Portable-ruby (https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-portable-ruby) is just a project where you download a folder which has portable Ruby in it, nothing else. It does not bundle your script with it

RubyMotion costs, so I ignored it

Using TruffleRuby had a bit more steps and was complex, so I skipped it

MRuby did work, but not with the gems I was using, so I had to rely on their own libraries (https://mruby.org/libraries)

Crystal did work on simpler scripts but I had to adjust the code a bit to make it valid for the Crystal compiler.
Is it responsive enough to play action games? Noticeable lag is what kept me off of Stadia.
> And my point is that its not the laptop with the most powerful compute, which is true. so what are you getting at?

You don't see that the point which you are arguing ("that its not the laptop with the most powerful compute") is not actually in conflict with any of those quotes?
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I hate that propaganda has become a thought-terminating cliche. First of all, it's not necessarily a bad thing. "Agitprop" is literally what brought the deeply isolationist Americans to finally act in World War II. Also, just because you suspect that some journalism from a publication is propaganda doesn't invalidate the usefulness of all journalism from that publication like the Washington Post's opioid database.
Haha, fair enough, although I do think there is still some interesting objective points, e.g., the NVIDIA/CUDA support is a clear advantage for Windows today, and on the flipside macOS is still the place where software happens first (e.g., Excel, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, Lightroom all were launched first for Mac).
> Will this always necessarily be substantially slower than Javascript?

Yes, interpreted Python will always be slower than JIT-compiled JavaScript.

PyPy.js [0] is a JIT compiler for Python that runs in the browser - its performance could be similar to JS but its development is currently “sleeping”.

[0] https://github.com/pypyjs/pypyjs
I saw a plume moth the other day and thought it was an IUD lol
In this post: Wild, humorous speculation I wouldn't recommend anyone to attempt.

If courts can't decide whether an arbitration agreement applies unless it goes to an arbitrator, then could I just say that I'm affiliated with Disney and then they have to get an arbitrator to decide I'm not affiliated with Disney?

Or, if I were to subscribe to Disney Plus, could I use that as a basis to claim that I am affiliated by being a subscriber and therefore it requires arbitration?

That is assuming that the plaintiff is a Disney+ subscriber.
I think the hurdle from a programming language to actually creating mac-like software was too great for Borland and for casual programmers. MS-DOS became where you could write and share ugly but useful programs.

Hypercard changed that but it was too little too late and Apple didn't have its heart in supporting casual programming. Professional devs don't realize what a big deal Visual Basic was.
Redwood seeds flew on the Challenger, now are tall trees in Palo Alto (2017)
I found that to design games for the crowd seperatly and merge them, works wonders. One crowd gets a hyper-challenging rts, the others get to play heroe units making all the difference in a small dota game, playing off the the hyper-rts. The OPs can take over and micro, but they wont never micro as well as a human, for whom it is the whole game.

One example.. of course, you goto keep it civil. No pro players dunking on the mom&pop gamers who just want to have 5mins of fun on a tablet.
> Twenge, Haidt, and Rausch also cite “natural experiments” that show mental health problems increasing among girls after the arrival of high-speed internet in local areas, such as rural Spain or even Amazon tribes

This is the same type of reasoning that proved conclusively, in the public consciousness, that lead poisoning is real. What's the difference?

> Much of the research in this area comes from correlational studies, and as the internet is fond of reminding us, correlation does not imply causation.

In that case, let's throw out all inferences we've ever made from non-controlled studies. Suddenly, vaccines do nothing and lead is not poisonous. Sound good?

> In their 2019 study, Przybylski and Orben determined that there were 2.5 trillion analysis options for their three datasets.

The definition of analysis paralysis.

> Because of this, Etchells believes we need to change our approach. Instead of focusing on whether social media is harmful or not, we should look at it as “an ecosystem of factors.”

Great idea. Panic is bad. Let's apply the same concept to infectious diseases. We shouldn't be focusing on whether infectious diseases harm people. It's just an ecosystem of factors.

No? Then stop using your credentials to spread doubt and work on finding us a solution for the suffering our teens are experiencing.
Why the UK Should Have Its Own Exascale AI/HPC Machine, and How
I believe it's due to AI's limited ability to generate localized texture details effectively, often resorting to the use of highlights as a concealment strategy.
Idk they're just different tradeoffs to me. Types are real and enforceable at runtime in Python (e.g, pydantic). Types in TS/JS are a fake veneer that add a build step. Is that categorically better? I don't love Python typing syntax.
The US has traditionally attracted more venture capital than the EU, which is often cited as a key driver of innovation, particularly in the tech sector. In 2022, the US received over 60% of global venture capital, while Europe received around 15%. This disparity is partly attributed to regulatory differences, with US markets perceived as more flexible and conducive to high-risk investment.

The US startup ecosystem, particularly in Silicon Valley, is seen as more dynamic, with fewer regulatory barriers to entry compared to the EU. This has led to a higher concentration of tech giants in the US, such as Google, Apple, and Amazon.

The GDPR is often cited as a regulation that, while protecting consumer privacy, has imposed significant compliance costs on businesses, potentially deterring smaller startups and innovation in the data-driven sectors. Critics argue that such regulations can slow down the development and adoption of new technologies.

The EU has stringent product safety, environmental, and labor regulations. While these are intended to protect consumers and workers, they can also increase the time and cost of bringing new products to market. For instance, the EU’s cautious approach to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) contrasts with the US's more permissive regulatory stance, affecting innovation in biotechnology.

While the EU invests a significant amount in research and development (R&D), the US typically outspends the EU on both a per capita and absolute basis. This is seen in sectors like pharmaceuticals and technology, where US companies are often more dominant.

The US often leads in patent filings, particularly in cutting-edge technologies like AI, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. This is used as an indicator of a more innovation-friendly environment in the US, driven by both higher investment in R&D and a more favorable regulatory framework.

The US consistently ranks higher than the EU in the GII, which assesses the innovation capabilities and performance of economies. Factors include institutional environment, human capital and research, infrastructure, market sophistication, and business sophistication, where the US often outperforms most EU countries.

The US is home to many of the world’s leading research universities, such as MIT, Stanford, and Harvard, which play a crucial role in driving innovation. The EU has fewer institutions in the top tier, which can be linked to differences in funding models and regulatory frameworks that affect academic freedom and industry collaboration.

The dominance of US companies in the global tech industry is often attributed to a more permissive regulatory environment that fosters innovation. For example, the rapid growth of companies like Uber and Airbnb is partly due to a regulatory framework that allowed these platforms to scale quickly in the US before facing stricter regulations in the EU.

The US often brings new drugs to market faster than the EU, partly due to differences in regulatory approval processes. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sometimes seen as more flexible and faster in approving new treatments compared to the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
It doesn't happen a lot but it has happened a few times.

My house deposit in Toronto. Offer was accepted and we had to get a portion of the deposit ($5k) to the sellers broker within 12 hours. I banked with an online bank at the time Tangerine and we had to drive to their only office off Steeles to get the draft same day. I stopped banking "online only" after this.

Elevator deposit when I moved into my apartment. This was their fault because they never told us prior.

But there are a multitude of different scenarios. Bail money for example.
Not sure that paying would make things better anyways. If everyone was paying then there would be enough revenue for the news to produce the real/biased reporting/agitprop that their customers demand.
Nope, all the research with Stockfish et al is pointing to chess being a draw with perfect play.
What a load of nonsense. If Disney really isn't legally responsible for that restaurant, there is a common and established way of getting their name off the lawsuit.

It's quite common when a lawsuit is filed that everyone even remotely connected gets named, then those who aren't involved petition the court to get their name dropped. I've been a part of several lawsuits in this way, and getting dropped has never been a problem.
> Should entertainment be a human right?

The question is of copying, not entertainment. Which is an interesting topic with respect to human rights as it has not been settled whether or not mastery over it is a human right. What is generally accepted by most legal professionals, though, is that it is in conflict with human rights if not a human right itself. Which is why some believe that it is, in fact, a human right.
The thing I noticed was how bloated and mask-like his face looked. Reminded me of Norm MacDonald near the end that in hindsight was proof he was obviously very sick. I'm no doctor or anything, but his appearance looked very "off" to me. Obviously he was still doing some pretty physically impressive stuff in the video though.
Underlining always looks like hyperlinks now.
Reminds me of this https://www.deseret.com/2013/8/19/20524136/man-outwits-bank-...
How were they persecuted? My friend Mark said he saw a ninja totally uppercut some kid just because the kid opened a window. You think someone with that kind of real ultimate power would be a crybaby about being persecuted?
Please, do enlighten us about how voluntarily installing a competing store is in any way similar to installing a third party root certificate.
Good point, I think you are right. Most people have given up on reading fine print on privacy etc. Most people use Google, Meta, Amazon because hey they already have their filthy fingers everywhere already. Resistance is futile.

Safe for a bunch of zealots like myself that still try to manoeuvre around Big Tech, using inferior web search, archaic operating systems, local backups, etc.

The future is gloomy.
its actually does not require node, it runs completely in the browser
It's been around since the original Mac came out.

https://youtu.be/cV_RLmuoCkE
Google's payment to Apple isn't advertisement. It's to prevent Apple from rolling their own search engine, or selling the default to the next highest bidder.
That’s not what “prove” means and notably is not specific to black which was the more significant claim.

I think it is highly likely that perfect play results in a tie for both sides.
> I don't grok why Tesla does it and I don't grok why BYD does it either.

User data is valuable[1], and storage is now so cheap, for a modest sum, one can keep data forever without deleting[2], so keeping car telemetry/videos has virtually no downsides.

1. For self-driving training, or selling to market researchers, or intelligence services. I'm not claiming this is what's being currently being done with the data, but how "value" can be extracted from it

2. Shout out to r/DataHoarder
Part of Apple's product pitch is "you can give this phone to No-Tech Uncle Steve, and it'll be fine"

Some of this interruption is to scare off users who will absolutely fuck up their phones with bitcoin mining apps, given the opportunity

You can argue whether this paternalistic approach to technology is appropriate for the entire userbase, but there are definitely a number of cases that Apple is doing a genuinely good thing for their users here.
Thanks for bringing in your understanding of historical tunings. Maybe a simpler correction would be to describe the example as "a Pythagorean tuning" rather than "THE Pythagorean tuning", which would be (according to some) technically correct despite not being historically representative. The goal of that example isn't to provide historical background, it's to provide one of the simplest possible derivations of 12 usable tones from just intervals. I believe that that the 3 being a multiplier or a divisor is a matter of perspective: if you start from the last tone in my example, the same scale is derived from reversed fractions. Starting from the middle might be closer to what you're describing, hopefully I'm getting that right.

Grounding the whole thing in the harmonic series on would certainly make sense.
FDA Announces Milestone in Sodium Reduction Efforts
Neither of those are factually accurate statements; they pair a claim to fact in the first half with a policy proposal in the second half. "We should/should not do something about this" is not a statement of fact, it's a value proposition. So if a media outlet is consistently pushing the same value proposition (namely, that we should expend considerable effort to counteract climate change), then it's biased, regardless of the factual accuracy of what they report.
As someone that actually used JPlag as a university TA, I think if the students are smart enough to implement this, they're probably smart enough to do whatever assignment we've asked of them (unless there's a easy peasy program to do the transformation, but I don't think it's the case here).

The usage of the tool is basically a deterrent against a very low-hanging cheating fruit for students (some still tried and thought changing the variable names would help them...)
I've been able to write coherent stories a dozen pages long. You need to have it generate plot points and other auxiliary information about characters and whatnot and it does a pretty good job. Obviously it's not going to one shot all that yet.
I was put through the ringer on Louis Leithold "Calculus, with analytic, geometry". Heavy heavy book.

"Do the exercises" teacher echoed over and over.
I read the chapter, I followed the examples and proceed to the first problem
in the unit.

My answer was 64

I go to the end of the book and the answer was 2 1/4

I would try to reverse engineer the 2 and 1/4 to original problem... Nothing!

I would ask a friend to the problem with me.. her answer was 16.

Maybe divide by 8? that gets us 2, we are closer? Right.
Why divide by 8? I don't know!

Back in the there was no Internet or Kahn Academy. It was you and the red
heavy book of Calculus with the desk lamp staring at you. Silently.
This still isn't quite correct. Back in the day parsing was a much larger portion of the complexity of a compiler: performance was much more of a concern, as was memory usage. Parser generators were an attempt at helping with that, by allowing programmers to produce more efficient (e.g. table-driven) parsers than what they could have otherwise written by hand. They only really went out of fashion because A) computers got faster and bigger faster than programs got longer, so parsing became less and less of a percentage of total utilization, and B) you can get much better error messages out of recursive-descent parsers.
So "the least innovative area of the world" is now the same thing as "less innovative than US".
I believe it's due to AI's limited ability to generate localized texture details effectively, often use highlights as a concealment strategy.
I expected lag and I haven't experienced it beyond an occasional moment like ... once a month maybe. I just attribute that to local internet issues and it stops and I just keep playing.

It is a surprisingly fluid experience.
>> some park goers did not have Disney+ contracts and they would be under different liability routes than subscribers.

That is rather normal. People come to theme parks under a variety of ways. Some are just walk-ups subject to whatever waiver comes with buying a paper ticket. Others buy tickets online in other states/countries, places with maybe different rules about waivers. Some come with tour groups which might create new liability structures. Others are children, with rights that may or may not be able to be waived by their parents. And some people walking around the park are on free or donated tickets who may or may not have clicked anything.
That’s how I understood it too and it works. But the navtoggle and maybe asides need the width trigger it seems. I want to learn named areas in grid and just use that. Going to read the article and do that.
In benchmarks from Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, 1-8% overhead for throughput.

Microsoft Azure: https://community.amd.com/t5/epyc-processors/microsoft-azure...

Google Cloud: https://www.amd.com/content/dam/amd/en/documents/epyc-busine...
This is an excellent comment!