skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
I used to work for newspapers (as a software engineer) so I'm very familiar with this conundrum.

Ultimately it's the value proposition, particularly with regional newspapers. I worked at a regional newspaper and their subscription price was more than the New York Times. Their subscriber base was basically all old, suburban white people who still got print newspapers. Print is still the cash cow of regionals to this day.

They had terrible technology. Stories, of course, were always presented as... stories. They were stuck in their ways. No emphasis on, like the post mentions, creating good data products - e.g. events, restaurants, weather maps, etc.

A big hurdle for newspapers is, yes, on giving away their news for free in the early days of the web - creating a certain expectation. But also their arrogance of not adapting to the times. The Charlotte Agenda was one of the only digital only profitable news publications before it got bought by Axios. They made money from a jobs board and other ideas (that I am now forgetting) that would cater to a regional audience.

News people tend to think "journalism is sacred" to the point of myopia. Their product is outdated. I read the New York Times for national news, but regional news (which is the majority of newspapers) consistently don't appeal to me. Why would I pay to read about a carjacking in a far off neighborhood? Yes, give me important stories, but also give me visuals and data and products that would fit into the "not video" segment. Even feature stories just don't have much pizzaz - who really wants to read an interview - I want to watch an interview. Give me information that can't be expressed in video and that isn't 2000 words long with long, drawn out flowery language.

Needless to say I don't work in news anymore. The people are very interesting and I'd work in news again. But at the end of the day newspapers are selling fax machines.
Even if the Devil was being honest with the terms, Faust did get tricked so long as he did not believe in souls, even if it was Faust tricking himself, and presumably the Devil was counting on that, knowing as he did that it was a bad deal.

That's not unbelievable. It's human nature. I think a lot of real life businesses that work more or less the same way. It's a tragic tale about a pretty regular guy convincing himself to accept a shitty deal because the short term upside sounds pretty great, despite not even particular wanting or needing that upside.
There are many colorful figures in the district and circuit courts, of all political stripes.
That's how judges usually talk on the bench. Actual written opinions are much more formal.
That's a good insight, and suggests another: for whom is the news of significant value?

What I've noticed both through my own experience and research of the history of journalism is that business news has, in general tended to be far more reliable then general-consumption news, if also strongly self-serving to the interests of business and fiance.

Amongst the best quality news sources that I find presently are the Economist and Financial Times, with Foreign Policy also standing high. The Wall Street Journal had a very strong (if of course pro-business) reputation when it was still owned by the Dow Jones corporation, somewhat less so of late. Newswires such as AP, Reuters, and AFP are also generally quite good. You can also find regional business news publications of high quality and relevance, especially as compared with their non-business local counterparts.

In debunking a century-plus old hoax (the "Banker's Manifesto") a few years back, one of the more amusing bits I'd found was that of all the claims it made, one which was more easily addressed was a mention-in-passing of the failures of several banks. It turns out that of all the things that a bank-centric publication is interested in, it's the solvency of financial institutions, and the bulk of any given issue addressed insolvencies and failures, of which those mentioned in the (bogus) manifesto made no appearance...

I suspect that a large reason for greater relevance and accuracy is that business news tends to be actionable to businesses, executives, and managers. I also suspect that misquotations and misrepresentations of interviews tend to get sharp responses. By contrast, the principle operating principle of a mass-market paper is to maximise circulation and eyeballs. At the worst of the Penny Papers this lead to outright hoaxes (e.g., the Great Moon Hoax: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Moon_Hoax>). And of course, with large circulations it was also possible to steer public opinion (e.g., exploiting the explosion of the USS Maine to incite the Spanish-American war by Hearst and Pulitzer: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Maine_(1889)#Yellow_journa...>).

But I'd suggest that the population for whom quality, relevant news is of high interest is relatively small.
I've discovered that judges tend to speak pretty formally in TV and movies while in reality they often use plain english. As a layman I also find many legal decisions more readable than I expected.
Is there somewhere I can read more about it? Because there are democratic socialist countries doing quite well (especially in Scandinavia), and autocracies of all kinds doing poorly (like Venezuela).
This is engagement bait unless it has stats. What proportion of days are CEOs working remotely, what proportion are professional staff?

As someone who has done shift work before, it seems to me that the real dividing line is between professionals and non-progressional, not CEOs vs professionals.
The justifications don't matter; if the opinions are divided on party lines it's inherently partisan. You seem to be convinced that "one side is right", I'm saying if you can look at the rulings and see the opinions coincide with party boundaries clearly politics are involved.
Nothing new here at all.
Show HN: Robata, macOS window switcher
Hello HN,

Robata is a macOS window switcher app that I have created.

There is a quick demo video on the site.

Thanks, Enzo
Outside Olobserver here... isn't it a huge distraction from your core mission to be maintaining a fork of a database engine? Why not just use something like MongoDB Community if you're trying to avoid paying for database and need a horizontally scalable distributed transactional system?
This makes sense, and Australia isn’t the only place where electricity is suddenly plentiful midday when the sun shines.
I learned this lesson explicitly Karate when I was younger. I was the spazoid. Had to be told, no, we don’t go even 75% capacity in most exercises, let your opponent carry out the routine when it’s their turn.
Damn near kill'd em.
No, Firefox getting canceled because Mozilla went out of business is not good for consumers.
> I’m not sure what to make of that

Easy. Crowley was a grifter taking advantage of credulous people for his own ends. "What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."
Oh wow, I remember when he smashed a bunch of the club / bar windows here in Orlando.

Of course he was let out to continue causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages...
If you want to avoid that, there are a few thing that you can try. I have had some success getting around various credit bureaus' "can't confirm your identity" blocks by trying a different web browser, or turning off my VPN, or trying it from a different computer, or a combination of these things. For example, Experian only works in Chrome for me and Equifax only works if my VPN is off. These tricks don't always work, but they sometimes do.
They'll be there when the VIPs are.

> Both executives have agreed to commute frequently for their role. Starbucks will allow Niccol to use its corporate plane, and Victoria’s Secret will cover Super’s travel expenses.

They'll probably be ferrying the VIPs on said jet, making a brief appearance, then golf and a fancy dinner.
Agreed. Interestingly, my understanding is that it was quiet-ishly passed on by monks and clergy through the middle ages. See John of Morigny on Wikipedia as an example.
I agree "hate speech" arrests are horrible, but 9/10 top countries by freedom index are in Europe. US isn't even there: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/freedom-i...
The fact that hearing impaired people prefer ASL interpreters to closed captioning tells me automated translation will never be enough.

It's the same reason we prefer interpreters to Google Translate when the message is important.

Interpretation adds the nuance of a human that all the automatic tools miss.

I'm sure it could make a small dent in the market for interpreters but only a small one.
Endothermic and exothermic are different categories of reactions and both are also scalar. PMF is exothermic in this analogy. Growth produces more growth by itself, like a raging forest fire. Whereas regular business growth is endothermic: when you stop selling you stop growing.
Not only are directors and above immune to the RTO directives in most companies, they are also immune to location specific pay ranges in most companies. And for the few times they do require to go to the office, they can expense the entire trip, including airfare, dinners, hotels and more. The class asymmetry is ridiculous, but unfortunately most workers don’t know this fact.

Edit: In case it wasn’t clear, this is not just about CEOs and “executives”. A director level can sometimes be just “manager of managers”. I’m talking about upper middle management here.
So cool. That sound track was amazing. I think it has to be the best music in a video game ever.
This article was frustratingly sensationalistic.
The link appears to be down. Would love to read it though.
I see you've never visited Tokyo, and have probably never set foot outside North America.
> After all, someone is still writing the checks, and coverage will be biased towards that someone.

In a tax-funded situation, everyone is writing the checks. C-Span is just limited to its cut from cable subscriptions but even that has made it far less sensationalist. C-Span isn't entertainment, it's pure news.
IRS Has Loads of Legacy IT, Still Has No Firm Plans to Replace It
Baysian probability is technology???

The term Bayesian derives from Thomas Bayes (1702–1761), who proved a special case of what is now called Bayes' theorem in a paper titled "An Essay Towards Solving a Problem in the Doctrine of Chances".

Did the devil know about modern probability theory before we did?
I came here to ask the same thing.
The purpose of this site is to make a political statement, which would be better achieved by at least showing desktop visitors an example screenshot.
> How does your rationale explain Internet Explore/Edge and Safari which both have abundance of money and still can’t outcompete Chrome?

How do I explain groups that attempt to compete and don't overthrow an incumbent? How much explanation does that need? That's literally the default, most attempts to overthrow the king fail.
Seems logical to me. Journalists aren’t helpful teachers, simply correcting misunderstandings. There’s often an agenda behind the fact check, and therefore a lack of trust.
No, they know. They can't do anything about it under the current legal framework, though.
The author in another comment posted this which very clearly indicated they are bootstrapping a low cash side project from their own wallet:

> If this were a business and someone else's money I'd do the same. This is a bootstrapped side project coming out of my own wallet. If money wasn't an issue, I'd probably just allow people to download images for free.
Not necessarily: it depends on the traffic speed. If all the cars are traveling at 20mph (using American units here), then sure, streets will be quieter. Over about 35mph, they don't: tire noise becomes the main noise factor at higher speeds.
Training exercise is not the same as life-or-death conflict. It may also be the bigger person is holding back because they don't want a manslaughter charge.
From the page:

> New tab takeovers:

> Striking, high-definition images that are featured in the Brave new tab image rotation. Advertisers have the opportunity to feature their brand prominently in this coveted space in front of millions of consumers. Designed for high-impact branding and awareness campaigns.

So, the browser.
Apple interests do not align. They continue to allow blatantly predatory “games” which use the mechanics and terminology of gambling to take advantage of people. With one side of their mouth they talk about the evils of tracking and advertising and with the other they tell their investors about their growing ad platform.

I am equally flummoxed why others defend the same clearly anti-competitive behaviour. Voting with our feet is no substitute for voting with our votes.
Where is my AI CEO?
Whippet Garbage Collector
Show HN: YouTube Video to Video Summaries
Public transit isn't economically viable when you refuse to build densely.
The circle of life :)
Just wanted to say I really appreciated the readability of your code. It was very easy to dive in, understand how it works and how to modify it.
Or in other words "it's hard to get scammed if you're not greedy"
The codec2 project includes an HF OFDM that can be run from a command line. https://github.com/drowe67/codec2
I have fond memories of reading this book in college. I enjoyed it immensely.

I also remember reading the section at the back of the book about Galois. There was also an entertaining section about the history of solving the roots of polynomial equations and in particular solving equations of arbitrary order.
He will lose the sense of security from interacting with other iPhone users which Apple’s walled garden currently provides. The existence of third party appstores on iOS mean I can no longer be sure that an app on an another person iPhone is safe. There’s 100 percent going to be a zero day delivered through these third party Appstores which will spread to iOS devices without any third party AppStore’s installed.

This whole situation seems Kafkaesque. Apple sold billions of iOS devices because party because of the experience they were offering. People like me sort that experience out. Now people saying are that no, that experience was anti consumer.

There’s less choice in the mobile smart phone space because of this. I have no idea why people want iOS to be Android when there’s already Android. And apparently Google’s Android model isn’t good enough either.
> They were created as usernames, but people treated them as passwords.

Fully agree, but I don't see how this refutes what I and the root-level comment (anti-IRS sentiment aside) are saying.

> the lack of security around SSNs is because they weren't intended to be secret.

The lack of security is not BECAUSE they weren't intended to be secret. The lack of security is because numerous organizations (including the IRS, until their introduction of an IP PIN) treated these "usernames" as though they were passwords.

It's not a design problem with original intent of SSNs, it's an implementation problem with any organization using them improperly. Gov't services are just as responsible as banks and credit agencies when they misuse them.
I'm skeptical of us ever being able to run the required real world experiment to prove your point of view without Google being broken up and search split out as it's own thing.

My point being...of course it isn't viable right now given ... Google exists and has a stranglehold over that market...

The whole point of breaking Google up though is to make what isn't currently viable, viable.
What's going on here? A new account, attracting several comments about a controversial figure. I'm not convinced the parent comment is actually bringing much to the party, yet it's getting traffic.

How do online communities discuss controversial subjects while ensuring good-faith participation?
Not surprised in the slightest. Rules for thee, not for me.
What does a CEO do anyway?
I used to pay for news, but then news started looking more like opinions and you can pretty much get opinions for free. So I stopped paying.
after a few things like hosts files which exist on every major operating system including windows
Pretty much. The Greek pantheists weren't that different to Marvel or Star Wars fans. The point of the mythology was to have a common identity. If you asked the priest at the template of Demeter "Next spring, I'd like to go and meet Persephone on her journey to home to Demeter, which road does she normally take?" -- they would think you were some kind of fool getting reality and myth confused, while thinking up some mythology about your journey that would turn into a nice play next year.

The modern-day equivalent would be meeting a travel agent at a DC Comics convention and asking them to book flights for you to Gotham City. The best-case outcome is that they write some fan-fiction about you.

This was one of the reasons that Christianity was very disruptive, and exploded across the Graeco-Roman world over the following centuries. It provided a common identity with historical grounding -- if you wanted to go to the temple in Jerusalem where Jesus had kicked the merchants out, you could, and there was no ambiguity or vagueness about which one this happened in even after it was destroyed.
Not Mozilla, no way! If Chrome gets split off, give it to anyone but Mozilla. They already ran one browser into the ground, they don't need to destroy a second one.
A separate account for kids would make this cleanup unnecessary. They don’t want to screw it up for her, they just do what they think will help with their activities.
Speak for yourself. "We" didn't agree to anything.
I think you missed the forest for the trees. Because Low density car oriented building is what’s going to cause your neighborhood to turn into a concrete jungle.
For folks still paying attention (& on similar levels of practice/deliberation or cortex/amygdala :) the quote is from Milner’s

https://www.amazon.com/Suppressed-Madness-Sane-Men-Psychoana...
That's impressive. I'm genuinely surprised they have users at this scale. Are there others?
If anyone wanted to make something similar for California here is a map of traffic cameras there.

https://cwwp2.dot.ca.gov/vm/iframemap.htm
The most effective practical local workflow is SD1.5 or SDXL (fine-tune/LORA + ControlNet) to Flux.dev img2img or inpainting.

Flux.dev is best in class for direction following oneshots, but it's still relatively glacial for volume, even with FP8. I haven't tried Schnell.

I'm using flux in comfy, so I expect performance will improve in another webui.
There are a few interesting places where Galois Theory touches on compilation/programming.

Abstract interpretation models a potentially infinite set of program behaviors onto a simpler (often finite) model that is (soundly) approximate and easier to reason about (via Galois connections); here the analogy is to Galois Theory connecting infinite fields with finite groups. I often think about this when working on Value Numbering for instance.

Also (perhaps a bit of stretch) it's interesting to think of extending a computational domain (say integers) with additional values (say an error value) as a kind of field extension, and as with field extensions, sometimes (perhaps unexpectedly) complications arise (eg loss of unique factorization :: LLVM's poison & undef, or NaNs).
I disagree.
"For most people, life was a business of terrifying external forces and arbitrary powers, both spiritual and legal."
Substitute "economic" for "spiritual" and it describes the experiences of the majority in modern societies.
To most,
searching for a job involves appeasing various inscrutable forces,
such as AI resume filtering,
HR hoops,
and interview questions that might as well be asking about how to cast spells.
Employers are arbitrary and capricious entities of enormous power over individuals and with the ability to influence the world in ways the individual has no hope of matching.

We don't call it magic,
but there are other incantations for it.
The adherents to the True Way of economics and law elevate themselves to positions of power and influence.
Indeed, has France flourished past 1793, see how much Napoleon has achieved! Oh wait...
“Throw an LM at it” is the only approach that has ever produced human level machine translation.

For theory on how a strong target-language-side LM can improve translation, even in the extreme scenario where no parallel “texts” are available, https://proceedings.neurips.cc/paper_files/paper/2023/file/7...
"But I'm so sweet and tasty"
Why is this psychotic rhetoric acceptable?

edit: and it always seems to be from keyboard warriors.
anyone know AI tools that get ingest apple notes for better search?
Sure, especially in leadership you will often find sociopaths, but there's plenty of people leading by example as well. The company I'm working at comes to mind, where every level of the hierarchy, including leadership, is on a an employment contract that pays a regular salary, allows WFH/remote, and has just regular paid vacation days. Despite everyone having the option of being fully remote, it is the leadership who is generally in the office, while I'm typing this from another country. They have to be in our home country - where we make most of our sales - while I'm free to travel the other side of the globe. I haven't heard a peep of complaint.

Almost all of my previous employers have been some variation of the above for the past 10 years. If instead I chased the highest paying jobs without thinking about quality of life, becoming a small cog in some behemoth of a company that doesn't care if I wear down, then that'd be on me.

If you're in tech, nobody forces you to work for a company that may pay you 200k/year, but asks you to work and commute 60 hours a week. There's plenty of other choices once you realize that beyond a certain point, salary matters much less than everything else for your quality of life.
>right to exist

we must secure the existence of C code and a future for node children
If you're looking to maximise employability / pay scale, maybe you can do some small side projects, just enough to showcase curiosity/open-mindedness.

Examples:

- Build a useful bash script using ChatGPT prompts and blog about it

- Build a text summariser component for your personal blog using Xenova / Transformers.js

- Build an email reply bot generator that uses ChatGPT prompt with sentiment analysis (doesn't have to actually send email, it could just do an API call to ChatGPT and print the message to the screen).

Just a few small examples and maybe a course or two (e.g. Prompt Engineering for Developers) should look great.

However I question how many companies really care about it right now. Most interviews I've done lately didn't bring it up even once.

But that said, maybe in a few months or year or so it will become more essential for most engineers.
That's me with statistics. I have 0 interest in gambling and sports, so most of the examples put me off instantly. I'll need to study this topic in the context of biology (bioinformatics), so I'll want to find a good stats learning guide which avoids those topics.
When I worked at Veeva Systems (VEEV) my team sat right between Peter Gassner’s office and the SVP for our product org. PG was on-site at least 75% of the time from what I could tell. It was great to see, especially as a fresh grad.
‘Commuting’ on a private plane or with all expenses paid.

That is not commuting.
The Twilight Zone episode, “I of Newton 666”, from 1985. Great ending.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0ZRKSoN7Vg
every company manual should only tell employees to evacuate immediately in the event of a fire and to notify the fire department, and a map of exit routes, and meeting points. That's all you need.