skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> govt is run by people, and those people's opinions about what's a priority will influence which laws get enforced.

Yes, I agree that will always be true - to some extent. And, sometimes, it's generally a good thing - up to a point. However at other times and places, like the Southern states in the Jim Crow era, having law enforcement's personal opinions influencing which laws get enforced has gone very badly.

While I certainly hope the pervasive excesses of the Jim Crow south will never be repeated, there have continued to be a variety of lapses and regressions in limited areas about once a decade. So, I don't think it's safe to assume they won't continue in the future. That means we'll keep needing a codified system enabling latitude in some aspects of enforcement while also punishing transgressions. No doubt, this is hard stuff.

> Congress has proven broadly incapable of passing or updating laws

Here's a tangential point that I'll mention anyway. As you said, when it really wants to, congress is perfectly capable of passing laws quite quickly. It's just that in our present very evenly divided political climate, there's no strong consensus mandating action for a lot of issues. In the absence of a significant percentage of the population, like at least two-thirds, wanting congress to act, congress is correct in not acting. There are now a substantial number of voters who vote with an intentional strategy of maintaining congressional gridlock. For them, the current situation of congress being unable to pass many significant or sweeping new laws isn't a bug, it's "the will of the people" (or at least those 'people').

> even when polling shows a strong majority consensus for a new direction.

I'm skeptical that the things which have a strong majority consensus are also the things which congress can realistically act on and things which voters want congress to act on. And all three need to be true. There are quite a few things I personally think would make the world a better place if the majority of people would do them voluntarily BUT I would never want congress to force these good ideas on other consenting adults by law. So, I would answer a poll strongly in the affirmative about what people should do - but also not want congress to force anyone to do it - and polls never make that distinction.
This is true for all "life changing" events, which for some people can be as simple as changing jobs or even stepping outside.

Getting forced out of your comfort zone helps change your perspective on things.

Similarly, if you somehow get used to moving, then moving will no longer elicit that perspective change.
> I mean there is the introduction of a chemical into the blood stream that acts on neurons. This does not happen with screens and speakers.

What are the actual mechanics behind how scary movies make people jumpy? Or behind news articles pushing people to "I'm literally shaking" levels of anger? Or to stick with the theme from ancestor comments, behind the thing I've heard called "post-nut clarity" (whatever it's actual proper name is)?
> But I agree the UI of the official app (there are others) isn't amazing.

I think it does help that there are others. The official app should be good, but there's a decent collection of others that can do things better. If nothing else, they can make different tradeoffs, like only supporting new Android versions.
You know that things you posted about border and airport searches are absolutely not gonna go away with this move. Under this gov ingress control can only intensify, DHS or not.

What did stop is some pretty important recent cyber attack reviews and that seems to touch China's interests.
Broader scope than DSM

Administrated by WHO
A concrete example that seems like a no-brainer to me: let's add a little padding to the top and bottom of an element. "py-2" Done. In CSS, specifying padding (or margins) is 4 values... except I forget which is the first one. And what units should I use... px, pt, rem, em. Inline, same-page style, or an external .css file? If not inline, what should I name the class? Vanilla CSS literally requires 10x more time and mental attention.
Q: Is a cast iron frying pan more like a crow or a bluebird?

A?: Neither, because it isn’t a bird.

Q: Is a cube more like a square or a circle?

A?: Neither, as it isn’t a 2D shape.

Q: Is a lightsaber more like a rapier or a pistol?

A?: Neither, as lightsabers are not real weapons.
It's doubtful if he can pony up another $50 billion.

Although, if TikTok's earnings can cover the payments on the loan, it could be possible.
What is gambling? Does it need to involve money? What is money? Money is a human invention.

So is gambling about resources, power and status? If so then can gambling CS skins count? What about candy crush lootboxes?

If gambling is about risk, does parkour and base jumping count?

One of the most insidious forms of "gambling" I've seen is probably PvP matchmaking. I am fairly certain that games from Supercell have rigged their matchmaking to engineer a degree of frustration to keep you hooked. When you tie that to a ranking ladder it can get quite easy to get hooked
I'm not being sarcastic. If that would be the only reason you said then they wouldn't open source it or didn't market for english speaking audience.
I think you are contradicting yourself! Also, why add "China" to a product when you don't attach "America" to the other. If you are thinking politics, fine, else we are in for tech advancement!
> That, and probably a great deal of what we'd consider rotten meat:

Natural human stomach pH is low, like carrion-eating scavenger-low: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastric_acid#Comparison_betwee....
Is this a hunt for the elastic price point? Or inelastic. I gets confused by thus terminology.

Ford confounded his competitors by price reductions. Netflix seems to be exploring the other side.

Also, many things being exclusive to the channel they're not substitutable in some sense. Only if you genericise "are you not entertained" but if you specifically want lions eating Christians, cooking shows on Amazon prime don't cut it.

Additionally I don't believe in the modern, virtually routing and transit free anycast and CDN world there is unfavourable cost consequences to more customers, meeting their needs. Netflix employ extremely smart engineers (-I have met some, they're nice people) and would be optimising for scale.

I believe they're charging more because they can. Not because they have to.
https://archive.vn/BLkph
I found out the hard way that BMW drivers are seen as elitist also. Honestly, I wish Acura made a decent sedan EV. Everyone is mostly just doing crossovers, which I don’t like. So not a lot of choices for sedans.
Billing codes for doctors.
Designing a New Postgres Block Storage Layout for Full Text Search
I think there are arguments for both sides, and it is far from being discussed since evidence suggests that excessive social media use can lead to behaviors resembling addiction. There are issues like depression, anxiety, and poor sleep [1][2][4]. It triggers brain responses similar to addictive substances, reinforcing compulsive use[5][8]. Some studies argue that it may not meet the clinical criteria for addiction[3][7].

There is need for further investigation

[1] Is social media bad for you? The evidence and the unknowns - BBC https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180104-is-social-media-...
[2] Social Media Addiction Statistics - The Lanier Law Firm https://www.lanierlawfirm.com/social-media-addiction/statist...
[3] Is social media addictive? 'Digital detox' study suggests not - Science https://www.science.org/content/article/social-media-addicti...
[4] Research trends in social media addiction and problematic social ... https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9707397/
[5] The Addictiveness of Social Media: How Teens Get Hooked https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/your-health/living-well/the-...
[6] Our Social Media Addiction - Harvard Business Review https://hbr.org/2022/11/our-social-media-addiction
[7] Special Report: Is Social Media Misuse A Bad Habit or Harmful ... https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2024.0...
[8] Addictive potential of social media, explained - Stanford' SCOPE https://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2021/10/29/addictive-potentia...
Yes, why use a platform not run by a pure non-profit org - and run by a guy who sold their previous one?
I made a app that generates bedtimes stories
I had a goal for 2025, make not a web app and instead create a app for iOS and android. I already had this project working out fine as a web app. But I rewrote it using Expo and React Native to make it a native app.

It's a bedtime story generator. I really enjoy reading to my daughter before going to bed. That's why I came up with that idea.
Explanation here: https://kcsongor.github.io/time-travel-in-haskell-for-dummie...
Ironically enough, that's somewhat part of their point. They're lightly mocking the parent poster who wants to erroneously correlate human intuition on what "looks" or "feels like" the obvious problem despite it having no relation to the outcome. There's absolutely no solid conclusion anyone can draw from their story about why they called for the car wash vs the expensive tv, but they wanted to pretend that it's a clear sign of fault in their fraud detection system versus any plausible explanation. I could very easily craft a narrative to flip your expectation of what should be the 'right' outcome, and in the end it's still completely irrelevant to the topic of security.

Which is to say, if someone used a random number generator and received 12345 and then huffed online about how it isn't generating 'real' random numbers in a security thread, you would be right to second guess anything they had to say if they start with an immediately false premise.
I don’t know if the HN Title has been altered since you posted this, but the verbatim wording “Young men now spend more of their free time alone than any other group” is in the screenshot of the chart taken directly from the original FT article, so that part stands despite your own hatred of such a choice of words.

Whether that claim is (a) true and (b) significant, that’s a different question. However it seems that you and I are living in different bubbles because when your gut reaction is to feel the headline claim is false and/or meaningless, my immediate reaction is that it corresponds with ideas I’ve frequently encountered recently, that young men are finding it increasingly hard to form meaningful friendships and that some of the outcomes from that are an increased rate of depression, suicidal tendencies, violence towards each other and towards women, and a greater likelihood of being radicalised by extremist political groups of any flavour.

I don’t know whether my worldview or yours is more correct, the truth is perhaps somewhere in the middle, all I know is that if there is a possibility that any of this is both true and significant then it takes calm and nuanced discussion backed up by well researched facts and a willingness to try potential interventions as a society - unless of course research and not just gut instinct tells us: no, this really isn’t a problem, we do live in a fair and just society and nobody is suffering.
It was always BS though. AOC did an interview where she explains (what should be obvious to anyone), that US Gov had no proof whatsoever beyond trying to point at that Chinese law (much like Section 702 in the US), that makes TikTok seem risky.

Except that TikTok isn't legally a Chinese company, and isn't really under their jurisdiction.

Chinese companies like to be under the control of the Chinese government no more than big American companies like to be overly exposed to the US... Thus Apple being based in Ireland and keeping most of their profit outside of the US.
Can't use social media as money in Jail. It's not like cigarettes, ramen or condoms.
That's not Paul Graham. Paul Graham hasn't been here for years.
At the zoo’s seal exhibit, there’s a spot where you can watch them underwater. There was one seal that was literally waiting for us to show up so we could play with him. The guide told us that we could show him keys, and he would act like a cat. And that’s exactly what happened. It was unforgettable. He chased after my keys and seemed so happy with all the attention!
Whew, sex and gambling addicts will be thrilled to learn they’re not actually addicts.
And you still can. What are you on about.
It's more like gambling
People with massive egos, like Musk, often don’t meet a good end. He supported an AI "pause"—but only until he launched xAI. In his view, anything done without his involvement is inferior. Ultimately, people like this tend to make powerful enemies who eventually bring them down.
Fair but apart from Virgin, many of those Altnets rely on (and pay for) OR ducts & poles.

Am surprised to see Gb coverage that low!

Edit: that link is super interesting but I think they need to break it down a bit more. E.g. CityFibre, YouFibre and LightSpeed all seem to be counted under Altnets but all are very different setups.
> I'm willing to bet during the rise of people like Mussolini, Pol Pot, Stalin, Hitler, etc. many people were concerned, and many others were saying it was nothing and they were just being hyperbolic.

Yes. A German Jewish newspaper published this.[1]

"We do not subscribe to the view that Herr Hitler and his friends, now finally in possession of the power they have desired for so long, will enact the proposals circulating in the Angriff or the Völkischer Beobachter newspapers; they will not suddenly divest German Jews of their constitutional rights, lock them away in race ghettos, or subject them to the avaricious and murderous impulses of the mob. They not only cannot do this because many other crucial factors hold their powers in check, ranging from the Reich president to some of the political parties affiliated with them, but they also clearly do not want to go this route, for when one acts as a European world power, the whole atmosphere is more conducive to ethical reflection upon one’s better self than to revisiting one’s earlier oppositional role: operating as a European world power means that one seeks an enduring place in the harmonious exchange of peoples of culture. And beyond that, it is clear that the powers at Wilhelmstrasse no longer see demagogic appeals designed to heat up mass gatherings of the Volk as strictly necessary. The new Prussian Minister of the Interior [Hermann Göring] can perform a far greater service to the old comrades in arms and party friends by rejuvenating the huge, state civil service along National Socialist lines than by making open concessions to the brutal manifesta- tions of hatred of Jews."

[1] https://www.ushmm.org/m/pdfs/20091110-Matthaus-Ch-1.pdf
Well during Biden's administration it was like that. Now that Trump came into office they already stopped coming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MPcGL3Tfac

Here they explain why immigrants rather chose the illegal path opposed to the legal path during Biden's administration.

Now even before Trump came into office, the stream of illegal immigrants have already almost completely stopped:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/world/americas/migrants-t...

So yeah, we can argue about the details, but it is clear that during Biden's administration it was way too easy for illegal immigrants to get into the US, which is unfair for the legal immigrants that went through much more trouble to get there.

Aside from that, the constant flow of illegal immigrants also caused a lot of issues in the states near the borders, and obviously for the country as a whole.
Something doesn't feel quite right to me seeing the PageRank paper in a short list alongside Turing and Shannon's foundational work on computability and information theory. “On Computable Numbers, with an Application to the Entscheidungsproblem” is almost 90 years old at this point and just as true and relevant now as it was then. Is PageRank even as relevant today as it was in 1998, let alone another 50 years from now?
In general F-Droid works well for me even if I have only maybe 2-3 apps that I get from there. I think it's good that it exists.

There could be some improvements on the process of adding an app though. I recently made a very small app for myself that I thought "maybe a couple of people would find this useful, I should add it to F-Droid".

I started by reading their docs on how to add a new app. I created an account on gitlab, forked their repo and added my app. Their pipeline failed without telling me why. After reading and re-reading everything a bunch of times I had to give up and look for help. The instructions said to fix all pipeline problems before creating a merge request.

So I go to the contact page where there are a bunch of options. I chose IRC and join. Ask for help. No answer or any message sent in the channel for the next 24 hours. At this point I am getting a bit irritated and are thinking about truly giving up. Then eventually someone answers in the channel and says "create a merge request and someone will help you". Which is what the docs said NOT to do. Fine. Ok. I will create it.

I go to Gitlab and chose the right template for the merge request. And now I get a whole bunch of new instructions and questions that I have to answer that the docs never mentioned. And it even mentions in that template that I should TRY to fix pipeline problems, or someone will help me (still going against official docs on their site). Since there was a bunch of questions I would have to look up to properly answer I did not have the time to do it right away... And I still have not done it. Its on a todo-list.

tl;dr: F-Droid works okey but the whole process of submitting a new app for someone that has not gone through it before could be made way better with some updated and unified instructions.
Goliath Groupers are massive! It must’ve been surreal to interact with something like that up close.
It's fine if it works for you but still on your page as well as your linked resources there are a lot of false claims.

For instance on that page about the Comanche it is claimed they only ate meat (which is absolutely inplausible from the start) but Wikipedia says they "also gathered wild fruits, seeds, nuts, berries, roots and tubers, including plums, grapes, juniper berries, persimmons, mulberries, acorns, pecans, wild onions, radishes, and tuna, the fruit of the prickly pear cactus. The Comanche also acquired maize, dried pumpkin, and tobacco through trade and raids."

Also, it seems, that meat is indeed not "nutritionally" complete and your source for that claim is some quack trying to sell his book?

It's great if a meat-only diet works for you, but I don't think there's scientific evidence to support it.
Shared interests are a key way to build social connections. You say you're frustrated, but then you say "it is what it is" about the most obvious way to make friends. Your frustration sounds like the result of self imposed limitations.

Here's my 2c. Pick an interest that attracts the kind of people you want to spend time with. Immerse yourself in that interest. Go meet people who share that interest. Spend time with them.

Any previous experience with that interest is not necessary - you can be honest and say you're new and learning. People tend to love sharing their interests.
Bespoke-Stratos and Sky-T1: The Vicuna+Alpaca Moment for Reasoning
We only use npm dependencies and bloated node_modules folders [1] if we absolutely have to and for our non node.js Apps we explicitly don't.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/6s0wov/hea...
OpenAPI spec being authored by a human or a machine, it can still be the same YAML at the end of the day, so why would one approach be more brittle / breaks your clients than the other?
I will point out that the "RJ45" connector is not. RJ45 is a standard that refers to both a connector and a wiring order, and the connector used in the RJ45 standard is not the same as the unkeyed 8P8C used on Ethernet cables.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modular_connector#8P8C
Most of the older LED display have standard 30 pin or 40 pin connection. Lacking standard is keyboard connectors. Most standard are battery and fans.

Maybe laptop should have two layers or parts.One for Motherboard and memory and another for connectors, fans, power supply, battery etc. Then we can have more standard even if a little thicker.
Coordinate Stargate
We've seen plans like Stargate before. No matter how well intentioned, this will be the result. It's a robbery of the people the telecom and tech industries have pulled repeatedly.
https://www.naturalreaders.com/, is has a free tier I think
Homage to Candide, by Voltaire. In other words, "world peace begins at home"

Leonard Bernstein's Candide is delightful, and ends with "Make Our Garden Grow" by the entire company.

You can stream or download the mp4 at the Archive, with Bernstein himself conducting, and giving a mini-lecture at the beginning.

https://archive.org/details/leonard-bernstein-candide-englis...
Depends. I have quit social media, cigarettes, and nicotine at large. Nicotine was the easiest, cigarettes the hardest.
They probably use plugins but they dont need them. Like Yoast for SEO etc
I’ve written a lot of subprocess runners and environmental variables passed to a sub-process is just data at that point and you store it in your own variable like you would store someone’s name or someone’s age.
Which the voters in majority voted for as they considered stuff already wrecked for them
Herman Miller.

Yeah, their chairs are pricey. Yeah, I could probably get 90% of the chair for about $1200 less, but that final 10% of the chair I'm buying just does something for me. Maybe it's some kind of placebo, but I haven't found another chair that makes me feel supported like my Embody does.

I also know I got like 12 years of warranty on it, so I see it as, pay $1700 now and hold onto the chair for 12 years or replace a not quite chair with another not quite right chair every few years or so.
Apparently the target market for this is supposed to be "Chinese coders living abroad".

Thus it supporting English and Chinese languages.

And it may be a competitive step taken after Alibaba launched their new coding assistant.
To deliver a vertical slice you also create hacks left and right and they quite often then later stand in the way of actually delivering a proper product. I remember the blog post by Ron Gilbert where he presented Da Vinci's Vertical Slice [1] and it still sits with me as one of the best way to present the issues.

A vertical slice is not an MVP because people would never consider it minimally viable. It's a tiny product but it's completely polished and it's for a consumer of one: the publisher.

[1]: https://grumpygamer.com/vertical_slice/
Show HN: I made a state management library
Hello devs, I made a new state management library thats pretty flexible and quite lightweight. The motivation for this was, I was going through some really old codes from redux quite some years ago and I couldn't even understand what I was writing. There was too much boilerplate and I tried Zustand. It's really good but I thought I could try my hand at making something relatively easy to use but as powerful as Redux without all the complexities. I hope you'll give me some feedback. Thank you :)
A full day seems like a pretty reasonable timeframe for something big to spread on social media (I'm not even gonna touch however you're trying to connect this to BLM). Reddit mods are probably literally some of the most "online" people imaginable so once something is on the front page in one or two major subreddit they are gonna be aware within a couple hours, idk why anyone would think this would need even 24 hours to spread
Just have to follow ad price market. X is already toast.
Also see ArchiveTeam:

https://archiveteam.org/