skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
i mostly agree with your first filter, but your second filter excludes all superstars, turning your comment into nonsense as a whole

whether 'an inconsistent superstar is not as good as an individual with a consistently fresh solution' depends on the situation. if you're in a situation where that's true, you're not looking for superstars, and you shouldn't try to intrude your decision criteria into discussions about people who are

> I believe anyone has the capability of being a superstar in the right environment

that's, i'm sorry, just bullshit. the wrong environment can prevent you from being a superstar—imagine if madonna had been born before recorded music, or in taliban-governed afghanistan—but the reverse is obviously false. no environment could have converted me, this body, into madonna or messi or jimi hendrix or bruce lee or meryl streep or jeff dean. that's pure wishful thinking

i don't think the discussion is about how to have a stable organization of any kind. it's about how a startup can kick ass. to what extent stability promotes that is a point under debate, not a premise we have stipulated. i can tell you that there is some degree of chaos that makes kicking ass impossible, but from experience, it can be remarkably high, and stability inevitably trades off against chasing superstars. that's because superstars are unpredictable by nature—not just when they fail but also when they succeed! a new product line that obsoletes everything your startup has done so far is a lot of instability, and it's what you are hoping for if you are trying to hire superstars in a startup

ignoring that is just self-deception, and trying to impose obviously ridiculous redefinitions on the conversation in order to cover it up doesn't do the discussion any service. if you want to argue that chasing superstars is a dumb idea, which is a reasonable point of view and correct in many situations, then make that argument—don't try to redefine common terms to conceal the disagreement
The beauty of JSON is it's rigid structure, especially from a parser standpoint. The number of "may"s in the JSON5 spec sounds like hell to implement.
nightlife was so much more fun in the 1970's
I'm sorry but I don't think you're right here, I've not detected any increase in any Gleam growth metrics when Elixir type related things happen.
If anything we see Elixir have a bump when big things happen in the Gleam world, such as their GitHub start count increasing when Gleam v1 went viral.

I do agree though that we're only just picking up speed! Watch this space!
> and that therefore we should use more STAR style questions

As an interviewer (multiple decades) I have an extremely low opinion of STAR style questions, to the point I have abandoned them entirely.

My first decade of interviewing and hiring was abysmal (when I look back on it), then I muddled for another decade or two with maybe 50% effectiveness. But more recently I've found a formula that seems to really works for me (success is well above 50%):

Engage in a relaxed conversation where I ask the interviewee to walk me through significant projects/tasks/home hobby stuff, anything with some meat regarding problem solving/approach/specific technical things I'm interested in.

I ask them to go start to finish, how did it start, what was problem being solved, why, what were the initial thoughts on how to solve, significant challenges, etc. It's easier for people to recall details when there is context and they are in a flow of information then just cold formula questions.

I interrupt with questions and dive deep into some areas that I want to know about (e.g. can you go into more detail on how you used technology X that you just mentioned) or just listen for a bit. You can pick up a ton of information by what is said, what isn't said, how it's said, etc.

I think you get more info with a relaxed open ended discussions sprinkled in with targeted relevant questions than with sets of formula questions that the person knows which type of answer is the "correct" answer.
Bringing process injection into view: exploiting all macOS apps using nib files
Do any of those need a string formatting library?
sure, i hope it helped you understand it. thanks for the link! i don't remember if i read it at the time or not
Nile mentions that the mass lost during that step is very close to the mass of beryllium impurities.

I’m no chemist, but it’s possible that all these metals together form a eutectic system, meaning you can’t distill the beryllium alone.
That is what .5% of all drivers that need to drive on a curb to inspect a power line? I’m not sure what your point even is here?
You can get 4x22TB (60TB with RAID5) for ~120$ so for less than 250$ you get the storage with geo redundancy.

https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/sx65/
Which aspect of the answer do you want? You can write a textbook on such a broad question; how we determine the mass of a galaxy, its composition, its distance, etc.

JWST is seeing brand new things; globular clusters are so well documented as to be part of the original Messier catalog that predates the United States.
It's not like it's impossible to combat search engine spam. The by far most effective tool is to just go after affiliate links and ad-heavy websites. Penalize those websites and 99% of the search engine spam vanishes.

Though as noted, this is not in Google's economic interest to do.
Hahahaha! He’s absolutely not standing for free speech and anyone still thinking that needs to spend a few minutes actually poking around Twitter (and maybe a few minutes deconstructing what “freedom of speech” actually means). It’s a playground to promote speech he likes. And he’s a right-wing rich guy bigot whose primary mode of “argument” is either trolling or attempting to financially destroy people he disagrees with.

Concerning.
Event-Driven Core, Request-Response Shell
When speaking about event-driven architecture in the past, people have told me it’s not for them because they build web applications and/or REST APIs. That made me think of a phrase from functional programming (functional core, imperative shell) and I wrote a short blog post about how there’s still value in being event-driven.
Another suggestion is to use input with type=“url”. This makes mobile keyboards not capitalize and auto correct (I think).
Sounds ridiculous. What happens if you have a home camera? Do they take your home? Really?
.ai domain hoarder wants $8M for each name on this list
You miss the similarity.

Modern monopsonmist’s acting like traditional media-barons.

Pretending that heavy editorial control, in this case blaming the algorithm, for shaping the debate, platforming rabble rousing or crime.

Shaping the debate makes them publishers rather than platforms and they should behave responsibly as such not pretend they are akin to ISPS

E.g. heavy handed censorship, Musk is blatant thanks to his egotism it is all about him.

Zuckerberg, Facebook, VK, Telegram hold monopsonies, control is too centralised, too big - consumers and citizens need protection by regulation to protect their human rights and their free speech.

In both cases it is obvious free speech does not mean being allowed to create harm and cause mass panic by absence of responsibility.

I am not a comrade nor subscribe to an ideology using that moniker which I think you imply.

Ideally interoperability and the free market will allow anyone to write and interface to a public API when X and Facebook etc are decentralised.

No interop enshittifies the net for us all.

https://locusmag.com/2021/07/cory-doctorow-tech-monopolies-a...
Yeah, I don't think either of these are really big problems. People identify the vuln, the fix, and they tend to share the patches for backports across versions + across distros, and/or immediately update downstream users to fixed versions because, again, the nifty lockfiles literally tell you if they are vulnerable as they contain the dep graph. You query every package's dep graph and look at the bounds. Maintainers with RUSTSEC advisories will yank the crate on crates.io, forcing upgrades across the stack. You can apply patches to most versions of a crate (again: you can find all of them!) and loosen or make more targeted fixes if needed. But even if 30 versions are vulnerable, in practice 30 patches don't need to be written in the p99 case. So I just disagree with the sibling on that, based on my experience. Most of these packages aren't the velocity of the Linux kernel. They aren't rewriting 10,000 lines of code a version so you have to re-interrogate the fix.

But most importantly, I don't see any argument this is all meaningfully more work than all the manual shit Debian maintainers do to get all this stuff working, on top of the fact they try to ship frankenstein versions of packages that silently break and piss off users (every distro ships some busted packages but it's a matter of give and take.) Other maintainers of other distros don't spend time on all the stuff the OP spent time on. They don't spend time loosening lockfile bounds on Rust crates for filesystem-sensitive tooling(!!!) in an effort to make a 35-year-old cultural rule about C/C++'s compilation model apply to them. Mostly, they run some script like 'import crates.io package XYZ version 1.2.3', commit the result, and get it code reviewed and merged. They can then spend time on other things. And often, these same processes are used for all updates, including many security updates. This stuff is insanely well oiled in other projects.

Sorry to be the hater, but this is squarely a Debian dysfunction as far as I can see? If they spent more time actually solving infrastructural problems they had, they would be able to spend time on actually delivering more working software to their users in the world they actually exist in.
Thomas Middelhoff commuted with helicopter from Bielefeld to Essen (about 100 Miles) for some time while he was CEO of Arcandor.

Reportedly 28 flights for about 80 k€ total.

"Peanuts" as they say here in Germany but it became a big deal after Arcandor went bancrupt. Thomas Middelhoff was in the end convicted of embezzlement and tax evasion (the flights were part of the trials but not the main one).
I wish people adopted a JS name convention for putting Semantic Types into Variable Names. It wouldn't require a JSON spec change.

Like: {"greeting$string":"hi :D"}
It's easy to say that files should be easy to understand by now but for a lot of people who aren't necessarily computer natives, there is a non-trivial learning curve as to what a "file" conceptually is: something that's on a storage device, that's in a specific part of some abstract folder tree, that is required to have a name, that has a type that may or may not in the name (file extensions), that has a format that some programs understand and others don't, that has an associated program or programs that know how to open it, that can be copied and that copies are in no way connected to the original that may be found in different locations to the original, etc.

Contrast that to how iOS just generally leaves applications to "own" their own data and present them however makes most sense, with only a few exceptions (the most notable being the Photos app, which sorts and displays photos by things that make sense for photos). The place where you'll find the thing you were working on is actually just in the app where you were working on it, which is, unsurprisingly, far easier to explain. Plenty of people get on perfectly fine without knowing or caring about "files" and are not really worse off for it.
Got bored yesterday night
> attack and invasion

Aren't all protests? I don't remember many protests that didn't involve closing down roads, burning things down and whatnot. Protests that don't do things like that are usually so irrelevant they don't get Wikipedia articles written about them.

> The reason why it isn't called a coup is be cause they failed.

It's not called a coup because it wasn't one. A coup attempt would be the military seizing power by force. You know, the people with guns and tanks. A successful coup would be the military trying and succeeding.

There's simply no way you can claim a bunch of people, many of them elderly, equipped with bibles and flags, amounts to a coup attempt.

> And it's not the ministry of truth but multiple independent sources in and outside Brazil.

None of which have the power to censor anything. As it should be.

> At a certain point something is obviously fake.

If it's so obviously fake, then you don't need any censorship either. The fakeness will be self-evident.
Do you not find it odd that every leftist who votes in a socialist government says something similar?

“But I didn’t think the Face Eating Leopard party would eat my face!”
Yes.
https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2024/08/02/food-k...

https://mutualaidsudan.org/
I'll make some improvements, laterally made it in like 2 hours.

Thanks for the suggestions
There’s no critique though - simply tone policing while trying to push another argument entirely. I’m not even making whatever argument is being “critiqued” here. It’s simply bad posting.
I just use the official Meta one, although it requires a login: https://www.facebook.com/tools/debug/
https://mutualaidsudan.org/
I wonder who’s fault is that?
Ah, the antidote to Chesterton's Fence.
I am just fetching the showing whatever the site has, I'll take a look, what URL did you test it with?
I subscribed to Byte magazine when I was in high school and college, and I owned this book. When I graduated with a BSEE degree in 1985, I designed my own Z80 computer but used this book as a reference. However, just before I started buying parts, I realized a 68000 microprocessor wasn't that much more expensive, so I went that route and built it. I never did anything with the it, but it was a fun exercise.
Has the company not already declined? I've been subscribed for years, but I cant remember the last time I watched something on it. The next time I do a round of canceling subscriptions, there is a very real chance it's gone. I have so many other subscriptions, I'm just not sure it's important enough to me anymore to make the cut.
Yep, I'll fix it. Fking annoying
WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour [pdf]
> I think in many situations it is just as safe to nearly-but-not-completely come to a full stop before continuing, and it's entirely fine behavior.

I'm sure the multiple people that would have hit me if I hadn't jumped out of the way because they were looking the ither way to see if cars where coming thought the same.

> Let's take a related example: jaywalking.

When walking one is not impaired in one's vision of the surroundings, and you're not operating heavy machinery. The worst you can do is get yourself killed. With a car, the most likely scenario is to kill someone else.
Above broke for me for few of some of the previews. You have to click to see various previews and it's slow. OP's version shows them all on the same page, it's cleaner, has more previews and styled appropriately. Pretty obvious reasons!
Don't quote me... : https://youtu.be/EUeryhp8HSQ?t=968
What happens when Community Notes gets "gamed" like what supposedly happens sometimes on ...Community Notes?

One example can be that there is a mass attempt at pushing some viewpoint, it may not stick long term but it sticks for the duration of time the content is viewed by the most amount of people. Kind of like how upvote bots mess with Reddit.
We've Got Depression All Wrong. It's Trying to Save Us
No, PG knows what a "leader" is and knows how to choose his words. He is identifying the difference between professional managers and founders in the context of running an org
Banned from Upwork, May the Crown Weigh Heavy
I got banned from Upwork. I'm in the US and started my account last month, completing less than 10 contracts. The problems began shortly after my first withdrawal. Upwork asked me to re-verify twice, even though I had already completed verification when I opened the account. They claimed my profile photo and driver's license (DL) didn’t match. My hair was shorter in the DL, but it should have been clear enough.

Upwork restricted my account for a week, stringing me along until they eventually banned it without providing any clear explanation. They never asked for a verification video call or anything that could have resolved the issue.

My Impression of Upwork:

Dominant: Upwork is the main platform for side income if you’re not ready to fully commit to freelancing or consulting. It’s also good for finding work when your main job is slow.

Microtransactions: Upwork charges money for 'connects,' which you need to submit proposals to clients. Essentially, you have to pay just to bid on work. This feels shady. While they might justify it as a way to reduce AI spam or increase user commitment, they could simply ban the spammers directly. I can confirm they have no problem banning users.

Monthly Subscription: They offer a $20 premium tier that boosts your profile and gives access to a ChatGPT client. I felt pressured to buy this when I started, and it felt like a cash grab. I already have a $20 subscription to Claude, so I don’t need OA looking over my work. Sure, recurring revenue is great for Upwork’s bottom line, but considering they already skim 10% off everything you earn, it feels excessive.

Clients: Working with clients on Upwork is straightforward, and they pay out reliably, minus Upwork’s 10% cut. If you need side money, the potential is there. The pay isn’t always great, but it’s better than nothing.

Avoid the Bear: Don’t expect Upwork support to be your friend. They offer no clues if you’ve triggered something in their system. I may have checked my account at odd hours, which could have flagged something. Avoid checking in bed, watch your grammar, and use good photos. I’m American with no Russian affiliation, and I still got banned.

Could they be banning new workers to keep prices high? New freelancers often charge less, and 10% of $1,000 is more than 10% of $800. There are a lot of new workers on the platform now. I don't know.

There’s nothing better than Upwork right now. It’s where most clients —and money— are. You’ll have to work for less than you’d like initially, especially with so much talent available. Upwork dominates the space. They are the king.

I’ll appeal the ban, but it seems rare they reverse bans. I’m going to give Fiverr a try. If anyone knows of any other good freelance sites, I’d love to hear about them and your experiences.
> US conservatives and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have found themselves in strange concert with Russian bloggers

I don't even use (or like) Telegram, but this is such an unbelievably asinine correlation that I'd have hoped the editor asked the columnist a rewrite. We could play the "oh but $MINORITY relies on $X!!!" game all day, but that's not what due process is about.
Musk expects many things. Very few come true.
I'll add LinkedIn, Telegram and a few others tonight
That’s not engineering, it’s operating. There’s nothing wrong with operators as a career field, but don’t equate it to engineering, and don’t expect to be as highly paid (why should you be? You can’t fix it when it breaks, and you don’t know how it works).
the "david brooks" of business strikes again. simple, digestible "wisdom" that goes down easy, but is ultimately self congratulatory and too general to be meaningful. reading these posts is exactly the "fake work" paul grahm wrote about avoiding :P
The Starliner crew had to go manual while approaching ISS because the autonomous docking software couldn't handle the five failed thrusters.

Watch the crew entering ISS. Williams is very, very, very happy to have survived the ascent. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsURePrNTx0>
It's all much simpler than this. Real estate development went for maximizing short-term profits and there was no zoning requirements to do otherwise. This and being driver-centric as a rule limits walkable neighborhood areas where nightlife would develop.
The best book about software engineering I found so far: https://abseil.io/resources/swe-book
You are 100% right. Kids are moving super fast. I might just buy my son that console and not wait that long for something that might not be announced, and available anytime soon.
> Obviously founders can't keep running a 2000 person company the way they ran it when it had 20. There's going to have to be some amount of delegation. Where the borders of autonomy end up, and how sharp they are, will probably vary from company to company. They'll even vary from time to time within the same company, as managers earn trust. So founder mode will be more complicated than manager mode. But it will also work better. We already know that from the examples of individual founders groping their way toward it.

What was the point of the article? Don't delegate important decisions to the people below you, except for when you do? What PG is suggesting is a founder should understand all problem spaces the company exists in, better than any other employee in any position, in perpetuity, because no-one could possibly understand anything better than the founder. If you want labour to scale, you need to let people actually do their job.
This is simply untrue.

The aspects of modern 'free society' evolved from the complex legal environment of rights and privileges in the middle ages.
Data Centers Became Hot Real Estate Investments
Is there a compelling reason for HDMI to exist? Why can't we use display port in every case we currently use HDMI for?
https://archive.ph/Gosai
I am just making a get request to the URL and parsing the AST.

A lot of sites not letting me make requests directly, I'll experiment something with User Agent and see if it works.

PS, openai.com doesn't work too
Having given this some thought recently, I don't actually think anyone will sell self driving cars for a long time, if ever.

I don't think there will be a big bang moment where self driving is suddenly here and it works everywhere. Instead I think it looks like what waymo is doing now, self driving taxi services that expand to cover specific regions and then expand more as they begin to handle more edge cases and more extreme weather.

By the time self driving is actually to the standard needed to sell it with a car a younger generation will probably have grown up using self driving taxi's and wonder what they need to own a car for.
The us doesn’t differentiate between creating media with a handheld camera or creating media by permanently mounting an unattended 360 surveillance cam in the middle of a busy street. It is all seen as protected speech. You don’t have to see or agree with the connection, that distinction is for the US courts, and they have interpreted it VERY broadly.

The other difference is that in the states, you largely don’t have a right to privacy in public or anywhere visible from public.
as if being 1.6 heavier does not matter? Or 1/3rd of price?
I can hold kobo libra 2 with one hand, the battery lasts long, PPI is high, what to not like?
We haven’t even got a decent plan A figured out and these quitters are devising a plan B to deplete our finances, political will, and attention span
Congratulations on launching.

I did not see instructions so I don't know how to interact with the game or what I am supposed to do.

But the pixel art is awesome.
It's sad that this information is behind a paywall. Not as a fault of the New York Times, they deserve money for this work.

It's sad that the default freely available information spread around is that the chain of hospitals is a professional institution that's endorsed by the board of medicine. And knowing the truth costs money. Just as bringing these folks to justice costs money.