skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
If interested, Charlie Munger had a special take on the failure of old GM and several other things, including what was said about unions:

"General Motors, out of the profits of their good years, they could have bought, every year, for many years, a big company. They could have bought Eli Lilly one year and Merck the next, and United Technologies. General Motors could own the world. Instead, what they declared to their shareholders was a goose egg. They took the common equity to zero. And they would say it was all somebody else’s fault. The climate was bad, the unions got powerful. Those damn Asians and Europeans were too competitive.

The truth of the matter is, their very prosperity made them weak. The dealerships got in the hands of inheritors, and the executives on the sales field go around and drink martinis with inheritors, and didn’t pay enough attention to defects in their vehicles. And one thing led to another, and when they were all done the shareholders’ equity went to zero.

And that was in a company that at its peak was one of the most admirable companies in the world. Take the stuff that Boss Kettering (Charles Kettering – head of research at General Motors from 1920 to 1947) had invented in the early days. Kettering was one of the most useful citizens that ever lived in America.

A self starter on a car is a wonderful thing. Under the old system, you frequently broke your arm. You would give it a crank and it would answer back by spinning backwards and breaking your arm. I would much rather push a button than have my arm broken. Nor do I have the opportunity to go and crank in the sleet and snow." [0]

[0]: https://fs.blog/worldly-wisdom-from-charlie-munger/
COMAC will succeed. Embraer is sort of boxed in and made the bad decision under Lula of making a deal with China that includes local manufacturing and technology transfers. They’re segmenting the market between them. Bombardier got killed by Boeing’s games with them and yes the remnants are the A220.
> most discussions are toxic af

look in the mirror.
It all adds up: Study finds forever chemicals are more toxic as mixtures
Eliza in SNOBOL4
I imagine that the harms that come with medium-or-heavy marijuana consumption are still probably less than, say, being locked in a cell at a state prison for selling it, or using other drugs that are both illicit and tainted with opioids.

I don't partake, but I'm in a recreational state, and I think it's accurate to say that the stuff you can purchase at a dispensary is one of the few guaranteed safe highs you can get in 2024.
Musk basically destroyed whatever form of social media Twitter/X largely uniquely represented. Maybe that’s good, maybe not.

But it used to be part of my daily routine. Mostly tech discussion. But so many people I know have dropped or way reduced their X presence and neither Mastodon nor Bluesky really repopulated with my network so it’s now something I glance at increasingly once in a great while.
Doesn’t advertising drive prices down? For example there is currently a booming industry for GLP-1s and the prices are dropping as the drug is becoming more available. Consumers know they have lots of choices and therefore price discovery is occurring.
Indeed the situation isn’t as simple as it seems on the surface. The 3rd generation farmer/inventor I mentioned above is an environmentalist and many of his inventions are focused on improving the long term sustainability and environmental impact of farming- he liked to talk about how he wants the farm to be sustainable to pass down for many more generations by protecting the soil quality, water table, etc. Yet he also has massive signs all over his land supporting conservative politicians. Most likely not because he really likes or agrees with them on much, but because he believes their opponents are actively trying to shut his farm down. I couldn’t say more, because I actively avoid having political discussions with my boss.
https://archive.ph/Vhukd
It's funny that your username is the exact name of my app
The SEC is clearly afraid of Musk. I wonder what the intimidation factor is at NHTSA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO8HR_-x5fE&ab_channel=Babyf...
Oh to the contrary - It would be the privileged who would be fine chasing some ideal in the name of justice while sacrificing all the unprivileged people who are actually suffering day to day.
I feel like "modern" is kind of a misnomer in emulators when used like this. When I hear "modern" I expect "better accuracy/emulation speed" not "a new window kit". Especially since this emulator has decidedly less features than most "ancient" (but mature) emulators.

That being said, it's always good to see new contributions to the emudev scene and your project seems well developed. Keep at it!
Airbus purchased the Bombardier program
> FSD would stop once a collision has been detected.

Fun fact, at least until very recently, if not even to this moment, AEB (emergency braking) is not a part of FSD.
> they’ve faced zero accountability

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2024/10/18/79...

Is that not an example of accountability directly for the things you're complaining about?
An ML algorithm with a news feed attached seems kind of interesting, like if it was going to try and make predictions about what’s going on and about to happen, it would be able to use the actual events later that day as a cost function, or something like that, haha.
My bad, thanks for pointing that out. IANAL and generally illiterate when it comes to lawyer-speak, but it sounds like the cost(disgorgement) was due to just being an unauthorized re-seller on top of copyright violation am I right?

The title of the article & and the article itself does make it sound like AA were awarded the money directly because of the practice of 'skiplagging'... which doesn't seem to be the case. Though it's probably the reason they were targeted in the first place as ejddhbrbrrnrn said.
> If you thought non-ionizing radiation only coupled to the human body thermally, it could instead be trying gluten-free, or notroopics, or buying a lot of air filters, and if your illness went into remission after starting you wouldn't want to switch back and forth twenty times to build up a statistical sample.

I think it's underappreciated that superstition is rational is when the cost of experimentation is high.
> and you don't want to trust someone else's service

You still have to trust Bitwarden aka someone else's service?
wouldn't the work-around for that simply be like reddit where people have two accounts (or more) for work vs personal vs even more anonymous posting?
Expect when it doesn't actually do that, I guess? Like when this pedestrian was killed?
Seems to be unclear, apparently X doesn't do auto-unsubscribes, so you'd still be charged for the subscription. Previously it'd tell you that you can't access subscriber content anymore, but it isn't clear if that's still the case.
Alcohol and tobacco are worst ones as in addition to harms they're also available practically everywhere and the harms are huge. Weed is harmful as well, but it might not be quite as obviously harmful as ethanol.

I have considered and read a crapton, trying to learn addiction. And there isn't a safe substance and there's no way of knowing how close to problem use one is, as genetics, repetitions and
traumas are personal.

And addiction is transferable, learnt with one substance the nervous systems will quickly pick up a new one should the supply be cut off.

And it's also a disease that progresses. Like a coil in a bolt, once it's broken you can't turn back. And there's no torque wrench for substance use.

I loved my alcohol, weed and nails. But unfortunately there's no use that's safe.
CDC A(H5N1) Bird Flu Response Update October 18, 2024
Many people don't (and shouldn't) take the "half the casualty rate" at face value. My biggest concern is that Waymo and Tesla are juking the stats to make self-driving cars seem safer than they really are. I believe this is largely an unintentional consequence of bad actuary science coming from bad qualitative statistics; the worst kind of lying with numbers is lying to yourself.

The biggest gap in these studies: I have yet to see a comparison with human drivers that filters out DUIs, reckless speeding, or mechanical failures. Without doing this it is simply not a fair comparison, because:

1) Self-driving cars won't end drunk driving unless it's made mandatory by outlawing manual driving or ignition is tied to a breathalyzer. Many people will continue to make the dumb decision to drive themselves home because they are drunk and driving is fun. This needs regulation, not technology. And DUIs need to be filtered from the crash statistics when comparing with Waymo.

2) A self-driving car which speeds and runs red lights might well be more dangerous than a similar human, but the data says nothing about this since Waymo is currently on their best behavior. Yet Tesla's own behavior and customers prove that there is demand for reckless self-driving cars, and manufacturers will meet the demand unless the law steps in. Imagine a Waymo competitor that promises Uber-level ETAs for people in a hurry. Technology could in theory solve this but in practice the market could make things worse for several decades until the next research breakthrough. Human accidents coming from distraction are a fair comparison to Waymo, but speeding or aggressiveness should be filtered out. The difficulty of doing so is one of the many reasons I am so skeptical of these stats.

3) Mechanical failures are a hornets' nest of ML edge cases that might work in the lab but fail miserably on the road. Currently it's not a big deal because the cars are shiny and new. Eventually we'll have self-driving clunkers owned by drivers who don't want to pay for the maintenance.

And that's not even mentioning that Waymos are not self-driving, they rely on close remote oversight to guide AI through the many billions of common-sense problems that computets will not able to solve for at least the next decade, probably much longer. True self-driving cars will continue to make inexplicably stupid decisions: these machines are still much dumber than lizards. Stories like "the Tesla slammed into an overturned tractor trailer because the AI wasn't trained on overturned trucks" are a huge problem and society will not let Tesla try to launder it away with statistics.

Self-driving cars might end up saving lives. But would they save more lives than adding mandatory breathalyzers and GPS-based speed limits? And if market competition overtakes business ethics, would they cost more lives than they save? The stats say very little about this.
This comment and the parent sums up GE exactly. These consulting engagements were/are a constant stream there. However, they were often ordered by ineffectual, siloed pretend managers and absolutely nothing came of it aside from a bill and the manager getting to feel like a manager for triggering the engagement.
Really mute would be a better word than block, right? I do agree that it seems like muting is a more sensible option than blocking though.
> If it’s smoked it damages the lungs just like smoking anything else, and the compounds in it might have negative long term effects on cognition.

Also higher risk of a heart attack and/or stroke: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.123.030178
Primecoin (Cunningham chains)

Gapcoin (finding large gaps between successive primes)

Riecoin (finding maximally dense prime clusters of size 6)

Nexus (finding almost-dense clusters with a maximum spacing between successive primes)

As an aside, picking a mathematically interesting and intricate proof of work function is probably a bad idea, because someone like me will come along and optimize the miner and mine privately at a large profit margin, as I did with two of these coins.
The problem is it’s obviously too easy to get one and keep one, based on some of the drivers I see on the road.
I've got a less robust version of this (also as Ansible -> Hetzner) that I've toyed with. I'm often tempted to progress it, but I've realized it is a distraction. I say that about me, and not too negatively. I know that I want to get some apps done, but the sysadmin-y stuff is pretty fun and alluring but it can chew up a lot of time.

Currently I'm viewing the $19 plan from Neon as acceptable (I just look in my Costco cart for comparison) for me now. Plus, I'm getting something for my money beyond not having to build it myself: branching. This has proved way handier than I'd expected as a solo dev and I use it all the time. A DIY postgres wouldn't have that, at least not as cleanly.

If charges go much beyond the $19 and it is still just me faffing about, I'll probably look harder at the DIY PG. OTOH if there is good real world usage and/or $ coming in, then it's easier to view Neon as just a cost of business (within reason).
Its e2e encrypted, and the client and server code is open source/source available.
I have a Pi 4 and ran Wireguard/PiHole on it for a few years before the SD card died.

I decided to install Ubuntu on a 6 year old Dell XPS computer. I now run Wireguard/PiHole strictly on docker and it is incredibly fast. Changed my settings to auto start the PC after a power loss. I haven't had any downtime for the containers. I'll stick to my custom docker compose file forever.
Inhaling combustion byproducts of cigarettes, devils lettuce... a car tire, etc is terrible for your lungs. Theres nothing about weed that makes it safe to smoke. I imagine it's probably worse the tobacco in some areas I imagine (not that "filters" help, but I'm sure they do something), but I'm just speculating. I would treat it with the same risks as 'regular' smoking.

There are better ways.
And where, exactly, does it store the information that it has already searched an area? and how does it avoid dedicating resources to re-searching it?
This response guestures towards a few things, but it doesn't really dispute the claims being made.

I was left confused with exactly what the author disagrees with in the Times article (other than the overall conclusion: "weed is bad").
Are we living in middle ages that electronic records don't exist of what happened in the past engagement. Maybe one can locate the last McKinsey dossier on OneDrive? The problem is and always was of incentives of people involved.
In addition to the improved UX for blocked users, Twitter also announced in its new ToS that any disputes must be handled by a conservative friendly northern district Texas court, despite the new HQ residing in the western district (1). Under the new rules it is possible that disputes with Twitter may be handled by judge Reed O’Conner, who is a Tesla investor (2).

1
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/state/2024/10/19/x-new-...

2

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/16/g-s1-28620/texas-judge-elon-m...
It's not just about relative safety compared to all human driving.

We all know that some humans are sometimes terrible drivers!

We also know what that looks like: Driving too fast or slow relative to surroundings. Quickly turning every once in a while to stay in their lane. Aggressively weaving through traffic. Going through an intersection without spending the time to actually look for pedestrians. The list goes on..

Bad human driving can be seen. Bad automated driving is invisible. Do you think the people who were about to be hit by a Tesla even realized that was the case? I sincerely doubt it.
China builds record-breaking magnet – but it comes with a cost
I dunno, knowing the exact relative velocity of the car in front of you seems like it could be useful and is something humans can’t do very well.

I’ve always wanted a car that shows my speed and the relative speed (+/-) of the car in front of me. My car’s cruise control can maintain a set distance so obviously it’s capable of it but it doesn’t show it.
Perhaps using a parenthesized assignment expression with the walrus operator would be unambiguous:

(spam := eggs) if bar

I think that seems reasonable? It would act just the same as it already does with an explicit `else None`, if I'm not mistaken. I don't find it beautiful though.
Or general mass market is not interested in BEVs specifically, but in a cheap vehicle which can get them from point A to point B. And BEVs at the moment are anything but cheap + add there negative adventures with charging infrastructure if you can't charge at home (50% of people in EU can't) and owning a BEV is suddenly more of a niche thing for rich people than mass market opportunity.
As far as I am aware, pes doesn't carry an inherent meaning of travel. Pedestrian just means foot on, they don't need to be moving, they're just not in carriage. As an aside, distinguishing a person's mode of presence is precisely what reports aim to capture.

(I also do tend to avoid this level of pedantry, the points here are all well taken to be clear. I do think the original poster was fine in their comment, I was just sayin' - but this isn't a cross I would die on :))
There’s two things going on here with there average person that you need to overcome: That when Tesla dodges responsibility all anyone sees is a liar, and that people amalgamate all the FSD crashes and treat the system like a dangerous local driver that nobody can get off the road.

Tesla markets FSD like it’s a silver bullet, and the name is truly misleading. The fine print says you need attention and all that. But again, people read “Full Self Driving” and all the marketing copy and think the system is assuming responsibility for the outcomes. Then a crash happens, Tesla throws the driver under the bus, and everyone gets a bit more skeptical of the system. Plus, doing that to a person rubs people the wrong way, and is in some respects a barrier to sales.

Which leads to the other point: People are tallying up all the accidents and treating the system like a person, and wondering why this dangerous driver is still on the road. Most accidents with dead pedestrian start with someone doing something stupid, which is when they assume all responsibility, legally speaking. Drunk, speeding, etc. Normal drivers in poor conditions slow down and drive carefully. People see this accident, and treat FSD like a serial drunk driver. It’s to the point that I know people that openly say they treat teslas on roads like they’re erratic drivers just for existing.

Until Elon figures out how to fix his perception problem, the calls for investigations and to keep his robotaxis is off the road will only grow.
> There have been other cases in the past where drivers had an accident and claimed they were using autopilot when they actually were not.

Wouldn’t this be protocoled by the event data recorder?
To be fair, the genetics of all the various citrus species are pretty wild (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_taxonomy).
There is already a mute feature, when X mutes Y, X will no longer see Y's posts. Y will still be able to interact, but X won't see any of it.
fuck mck, every company they get their hands on is turning into a piece of shit human capitalism slavery where max profit is the only important thing fuck consultancies
yes but imagine +1% per week growth, even if 1% per month that is a serious chunk

twitter had the advantage of nothing else like it in the SMS days

and at least half of those 600 million are bots, I don't think anyone disagrees

I'm actually impressed so far how Bluesky works right out of the box, it's like oldschool twitter and I didn't even have to break out any adblock rules or stylus modifications

I think people and outlets just need to start cross-posting and see how the traction goes, there is nothing to lose unless Musk orders automated scans to ban people.
AFAIK its one of its kind, Perplexity doesn't appear to have access to most recent stuff.

The prediction engine is interesting idea.
I was speaking of specific group of people who own this project. Is there a reason to generalize over someone else?
There is an easy way to know what is really behind the numbers: look who is paying in case of accident.

You have a Mercedes, Mercedes takes responsibility.

You have a Tesla, you take the responsibility.

Says a lot.
Looks like everybody hates this feature. If Elon wanted to push his tweets on people he blocked, why not implement this only for his account?
No, I'm pretty sure I can in this regard - any automotive "autopilot" has to be held to the same standard. It's either zero accidents or nothing.
Interesting that only two states cap THC quantity. I'm in the UK and my friend has a (quite rare, here) medical prescription; the part I find most appealing is his ability to purchase significantly lower % THC stuff (though high-THC is very much available, which I found surprising). I still like it recreationally from time to time, but the problem is anything I get black market is just incapacitating, because I have no tolerance anymore.

I (and I suspect many users over a certain age) would like the equivalent of a few beers, but the only thing available is absinthe.
If it hit the vehicle and then hit one of the people who had exited the vehicle with enough force for it to result in a fatality, it sounds like it might not have applied any braking.

Of course, that depends on the speed it was traveling at to begin with.
Respectfully, one person’s subjective opinion doesn’t mean much. Those reporters spoke to much more than one person. It doesn’t even seem like you investigated it or anything, you’re just going by gut feeling based on what happened to you individually. It’s like you’re seeing a report of an earthquake that demolished half a city and calling them biased because your house didn’t collapse.
Tesla testing and developing FSD with normal consumer drivers frankly seems criminal. Test drivers for AV companies get advanced driver training, need to filed detailed reports about the cars response to various driving scenarios, and generally are paid to be as attentive as possible. The fact that any old tech-bro or un-assuming old lady can buy this thing and be on their phone when the car could potentially turn into oncoming traffic is mind boggling.
Good news! Marijuana consumption isn't limited to smoking.
TBF, the $300 is a "more" number in their post, the difference I think from the further upthreads comparison of $200/mo cost of non-US, vs. $500/mo cost for US. So,

> don't care about loosing (sic) an extra 300 USD on health insurance

It's the difference we allegedly don't care about. But they're claiming the cost is $500/mo, not $300/mo.

Still, I think they're wrong: $300/mo or $3,600/y would be a decent sum to a lot of people that they would like to have, to spend on things like housing or basic items.

Also, my searching says $500/mo is a bit below the average single-person coverage premium. And if you have a family, my Google searches suggest you'd love to see $500/mo for healthcare, as you're paying >>$500/mo.

Even if we (I think generously) use $500/mo, I think we can only generously call that a premium-only number. But if you're comparing my private insurance premiums to a nation with universal/government insurance, I think you have to add in both the higher costs I pay out of pocket for things insurance won't cover, and the taxes I pay for government healthcare programs.
I don't think you're supposed to merge left when people are merging on the highway into your lane- you have right of way. I find even with the right of way many people merging aren't paying attention, but I deal with that by slightly speeding up (so they can see me in front of them).
I will clarify that World is doing this today (albeit independent of government involvement): https://blockworks.co/news/empire-newsletter-worldcoin-ubi
How much did they make from helping lying drug dealers? The article doesn't say. If damages weren't at least 3x revenue + attorney fees, it's the cost of doing business. It's not like every shady thing they do gets caught.

Better would be if people faced jail time.
COMAC just had its first order from the Americas:

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/brazilian...

Four planes.