skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
> My life has been really difficult because I simply cannot, ever, force myself to do something I don't want to do. I think there are cool goals in life I'd really appreciate (...). But each of these goals involves an activity that I inherently don't want to do and therefore cannot make myself do them. Studying for exams to get into a grad program, practicing consistently for an instrument, studying a language that has no real applicable use in my life. I simply cannot do these things.

This is 100% accurate description of me, too. Except, I somehow managed to finish my masters' studies, start a career in software and eventually get a decent job, then get married and had a kid before I got diagnosed and realized where all my anguish comes from, why I barely hold on.

On the one hand, that sucks. On the other hand, this still sucks. I really wish I'd been diagnosed a bit earlier, because even if the kind of lifestyle and perspective you described would've worked for me too, it's too late for me now. I can't afford to try any nontrivial novelty, try different hobbies, or do anything else I've been denying myself, with the intensity I actually need.

No, an hour a week of a new hobby will not do; nothing short of frequent binges lasting uninterrupted for days would do. It's how I learned everything, including the knowledge and experience to give me a solid start in software. I thought I don't need it, I denied myself it to fit better with normal society and regular people, and now it's too late - too many loved ones depend on me not just bailing out and reinventing myself in another industry.

> It's a shame that my ADHD is pretty incompatible with capitalism. I work for a couple years then take a year or more off work, rinse and repeat. I've done this my entire life. Thankfully I work in software that pays well enough, and I'm frugal enough, to make this work. But job hopping plus not caring that much about my work means I don't get FAANG bucks or anything, in fact my salary has always been pretty below average for the work I do. But I make it work.

Yes, like this, and I wish I could do it like you. Wonder if there is another way.
"A handy skill to develop would be getting comfortable with installing and trying news ones -- because then you don't have to feel stuck."

Great tip, thank you.
YouTube’s most common audio codecs Opus and AAC use variable bitrate (VBR) by default.
Honestly, an actual telephone would go a long way. It was how the 90's ran.
NTSB forces reporters to get plane crash updates on X
Ha ha, can’t say AI did it, but hundreds of people die yearly in California to drivers claiming pEdAl cOnFuSiOn, and that’s okay.
>> books that the government thinks people should not be allowed to read

Do you have any examples of this? Which books would I not be allowed to walk into a bookstore and buy, or order off of Amazon, and in which states?
Same, but I was referring to the addition economy in the title. That’s not what is going on HN here I think. What would help a bit is removing visible upvote counts and the karma counter, because those can be addictive.
You just get an insurance, like every other reputable professional does.
If that money has already been awarded to be given out the executive can not arbritrality withdraw it. The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) of 1946 contains the rule that prevents the U.S. executive branch from acting in an arbitrary and capricious manner. Trump was already slapped for doing this by the Supreme Court in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California.
The Zizians have only a very tangential relationship with the rationalist community. Once the leaders of the rationalist community understood what the Zizians were about, they banned them from their gatherings and published warnings about them.

According to one source (which I can dig up on request) all 4 of the Zizian engaged in murder are trans. Do you also expect crimes from trans young people to get worse?

The Zizians are mainly vegan, and the intellectual leader of the group (Ziz) advocated the murder of meat eaters. Do you consequently expect crimes done by vegans to get worse?

The Zizians are anarchist leftists, ...

In sum, you don't give much of an justification ("embrace bizarre groupthink irrationality" is not much) for pinning this on the rationalists and not on these other groups.
Yes, I understand that. ATC was woefully understaffed and overworked long before Trump was in office. It would be really hard to definitively tie Trump actions to a particular incident.
I have used Manjaro with i3wm (a tiling window manager) on a number of different Thinkpads and it's generally been pretty trouble free, and a lot of fun sometimes! Currently have an AMD T14s.

Fwiw I tried Ubuntu desktop a few times before settling on Manjaro/Arch about 4 years and and it never clicked for me (though I'll happily use Ubuntu servers).
Almost all are trans and all are rationalists. OK.
I've been using it for a while. Coming from postman it's exactly what I was looking for. Just the features I need, no bloat.
True, but you can infer the why from what changed for a lot of cases

e.g.
- Add types for X, Y Z

if the PR goal is to make types more strict, that message is clear.

I feel like the quality will be worse than if the engineer really put some thought into it, but the problem is, commits are annoying to write.

A lot of people do “wip” or do a worse than average job.

Having a summary of what changed is still better than that.

Edit: if you feed more context about what you’re trying to develop it will probably be able to infer.
Didn't someone recently report finding huge deposits of natural hydrogen?

Doesn't solve all problems, but no technology is perfect.

I'm a bit skeptic about the source for this article, they're saying exactly what I would expect them to say.
I'm sure it's just the usual sensationalism, but if there are other recent posts with comments, I'd appreciate links in case it makes sense to merge them.

Edit: incidentally, I hadn't seen anything about it on HN until today. A reminder of how much randomness affects these perceptions.
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Liability sinks is the word
Yup. 100% a cult indoctrination technique.

The vulnerability is the crowbar the cult uses
If you think of the suffix "ist" as a form of negation then it makes sense.
Alternative: install it anyway, and block all connections with Little Snitch.

(note that Bartender is also part of SetApp...)
He means VSOPs.

They aren't shares, but options. So if the company's valuation skyrocket you hit the jackpot, but if the company growth stales you get nothing.

Of course, RSUs are better, but VSOP has a non-zero chance of making you money, it isn't 100% though.
You're missing the fact there's a second stage.
The 4000 series of CMOS logic functions was introduced in 1968. I used it extensively for designs in the late 70's.

CMOS definitely wasn't ubiquitous as it is now, but it wasn't that rare, either.
How do you respond to this paper from 2 years ago? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34815718
>I hope you realize you're doing an experiment with your health.

It was much more of an "experiment" before covid, getting every virus that came my way, to see how much damage it did to my body. There's a lot of evidence that even the regular flu causes irreparable damage to the body.

https://www.health.com/condition/flu/flu-long-term-effects

So, you can keep your own experiment going if you like, but I'll take the experiment that doesn't result in heart complications, loss of endurance and strength, physical decline and secondary infections. You can keep performing that "experiment" all you want.

>my money's on worse long-term outcomes.

My bet is on living longer for not having contracted the flu 40 more times in my lifetime, or long-covid, which would erase a year of my life just living through it not to mention the toll it takes on the body.

And getting the flu or a cold is not the only way to exercise the immune system, your immune system is constantly fighting pathogens. If it isn't then you'd be dead right now from something normally most people wouldn't die from because they have functioning immune systems. So, no I'm not concerned about my immune system not being able to fight off infection, it's doing that right now as we speak, and so is yours too whether you know it or not.

It's also known that when the immune system is too aggressive, people also die from the immune response. A lot of people died from covid because their immune system was fighting too hard.

Getting an avoidable disease certainly is quite a gamble.
That wouldn't work anyway. In basically every jurisdiction, operators of vehicles are expected to retain control of the vehicle regardless of self driving status.
> Musk claims to be reclaiming government for you, the taxpaying voter

I’m not sure “lol” does the mirthlessness justice.
TCAS shows nearby aircraft on a map. It generates a Traffic Alert (TA) to warn of nearby aircraft when certain parameters are met. If they get closer then it generates a Resolution Advisory (RA) which gives climb/descend instructions to avoid a collision. RAs are disabled below 1000 feet.

So there's already tracking on a map that's available to the pilots. During landing, pilots are looking outside and not glued to their instruments.

The real issue is trying to cram too much aircraft in such a small space and time.
There's a shortage of air traffic controllers, and DEI policies have bungled hiring in the effort to constrain as much hiring as possible into minorities across practically every corporation.
Yes, it would actually be interesting to just have a bwt pass which does no compression, so we can then try lots of post compression options.
sincere ones, where the author pours out his soul and talks about what he can't keep to himself...

Talking head with big microphone, with no editing.

Relevant Black Mirror episode: [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifteen_Million_Merits
It’s your responsibility to ensure that your breaks etc work.

Presumably it’s also your responsibility to pick and maintain a working self driving system.
Wow never knew that. So glad it didn't happen
I'm more afraid of Musk getting access to IRS information and using that information against people/intimidate/blackmail. Remember people are compelled to report all kinds of things on the understanding that 1. It won't be used against them and 2. Will be kept confidential. If Musk breaks that not only does he wield a powerful weapon against those he dislikes, but suddenly it could be argued 'the right to self incrimination' comes into play on taxes.
"The workers know they are lying. They workers know the leaders know they are lying. But it's still not allowed to be acknowledged publicly."

Man it reads SO much like Soviet days when the bureaucrats would say one thing, but the people would know it's bullshit, as did the leaders and everyone had to pretend it's "real".
https://archive.ph/U3XBd
The LA Fires Burned Homes. The Data Show Insurers Saw the Risks
.. maybe because Silicon Valley is not run on stimulant abuse like that?
https://archive.is/4mdWE
Isn't that like, the default?

I would find it more impressive if it didn't.
I made something like this, but it does not stop at tasks; uses agents to help you achieve the desired outcome.

Codify Your Solution: If you have a problem, we’ll find a solution. Already have one? Provide details (URL, text, audio recording or file upload). We’ll convert it into a structured program and assign an AI agent to guide you to your desired outcome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIaJZ13A0UQ&t=11s

https://codify.digital
The Python Software Foundation? Those guys are out of control.
They self-identify as such.

I call them "anti-Christians" because it's more biblically accurate.
I use Pop!_OS for my gaming rig. Pretty well optimized for gaming and light programming. Been enjoying it
Why would the "tent pole" hoax, the "fine people" hoax, be missing? WikiPedia is an unbiased and objective source of information. Totally. 100%. Yep.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-very-fine-people/
Hi, tool author here!

Regarding your first remark: high ratio data compression has its time and place, and I personally understand that to many people it is not very desirable. In a lot of scenarios something as plain and simple as LZ4 generally suffices.

On the other hand, there is an unofficial (= unsupported) port of bzip3 to older (386+) machines that run MS-DOS6.22. I have prepared it for a retrocomputing meeting in Ontario that I attended a while back. Let me know what you think :).

https://github.com/kspalaiologos/dev-urandom/blob/main/dos/B...
Most religious wars don't seem that Christlike either.

What people preach and what they do often diverge.
I propose that it could be possible to reduce your imposed structure around eating, sleeping, and bathing.

Let a kid go a few days without a bath. Don't shame them if/when odors eventually emerge. At least be willing to. But I've never had issues. Same with sleeping. And the only real reason sleep is urgent is because waking up at a certain time might be urgent, but if one gets to the evening time tired, they'll take themselves to bed early.

So, I donno.

I basically think you're defending something that's not true. You _are_ imposing all of those things. There would be an easy escape from all of it, for your kid, but for you. Could you see you and the kid as working together to avoid the pressure _from the world_?

"OK, no bathing, no problem. When I don't bath I make sure to put on fresh clothes before going out the next time... usually, but absolutely not always..."

I think you are over-relying on the concept of 'authority'. "I, adult, do this to you, child, because some external authority is making me."

I don't buy it. could you get more creative? or ask them for ideas?

"sometimes I don't wanna shower either. So I don't. because I usually have the power within me to do things that I want to do only when I want to do them."

And now you might be talking (openly, without pushy energy) why you _want_ to shower. Ever. Do you always do it out of obligation exclusively? Is it sometimes relaxing or could be made more relaxing? Turning the light off and lighting a candle can make it super peaceful, and everyone deserves a few minutes of peace.

Also, sometimes we do shower out of obligation, bc we're stinky, but it's totally fine to push the distance between those showers. I've done some long times without bathing, and would feel it important to point out that it's often FINE to not bath for a day or even two, especially if fresh/clean clothing is being worn.

I could prob think of books for creative problem solving. I, personally, would start with "Legal Systems Very Different From Ours" by David Friedman. It's available for free on his website, or amazon/library/whatever. Tons of ideas of collaborative problem solving, if you go through it with the lense of sifting for ideas you might be able to implement around you, to reduce conflict/coercive energy.

good luck to us all.
Switched to Linux Mint last year. Works like a charm and is pretty ready out of the box
NixOS is something to consider. It is easy to use if all you need is packaged inside NixPkgs (which is enormous). A bonus point is stability. You can upgrade without fear, including changes that would be pretty risky in other distros. You can always roll back to previous system states, unless you have garbage-collected them to save space.

It's also great that everything is declarative. You can define your entire setup in a few LOC. There's a bit of a learning curve for harder things, but IMHO you can get going in an afternoon. On the contrary, if you need to package your own software or install things that have messy build processes, it's probably not worth the effort.
It’s not okay though, what you described is still fault of the driver
No, it exists to Suck All Profits
Seriously?

There are places still migrating off of Java 8.

And pet servers still exist in the wild.
I know that isn't an AMA, but may I ask, how is running a publishing house working out for you? From the outside, having a small publishing house, sounds like an uphill battle on all fronts. What is the main driver to become a publisher - hobby turned into profession?
Eh, common usage often precedes official changes. I grew up thinking there was a US state called "Rhode Island", and finally in 2020 that became the reality. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/rhode-island-...
It does slow it down.
Related ongoing thread:

Archivists work to save disappearing data.gov datasets - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42881367 - Jan 2025 (56 comments)
The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) of 1946 contains the rule that prevents the U.S. executive branch from acting in an arbitrary and capricious manner. Definitely not legit.
Related ongoing thread:

CDC data are disappearing - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42897696 - Feb 2025 (216 comments)
In what sense?

The "Mugging" going on is that "AI safety" folks proclaim that AI might have an "extinction risk" or infinite-negative outcome.

And they proclaim that therefore, we should be devoting considerable resources (i.e. on the scale of billions) to avoiding that even if the actual chance of this scenario is minimal to astronomically small. "ChatGPT won't kill us now, but in 1000 years it might" kinda shit. For some this ends with "and therefore you need to approve my research funding application", for others (including Altman) it has mutated into "We must build AGI first because we're the only people who can do it without destroying the world".

The problem is that this is absurd. They're focussing on a niche scenario whilst ignoring horrific problems caused in the here and now.

"Skynet might happen in Y3K" is no excuse to flood the current internet with AI slop, create a sizeable economic bubble, seek to replace entire economic sectors with outsourced "Virtual" employees, and perhaps most ethically concerning of all: create horrific CSAM torment nexuses where even near-destitute gig economy workers in Kenya walk out of the job.

Yet "AI safety" folks would have you believe so.
What is LW?
its more a lack of vision. Soap is easy af to cut. Choose any side of the cube and cut it in half and you end up with two much eaiser to handle bars with a thin side.
Ask HN: High Quality Contact Manager
I have several thousand contacts from my career but also from phone contact syncing going haywire. Can anyone recommend a program or service that can help me identify duplicates and give me an easy way to start cleaning them up with keyboard shortcuts and whatnot.

My contacts are in Google Contacts and Samsung Contacts with about 90% being shared and the rest being differences.
Nice analysis, for 1x playback speed. If you're playing back at a different speed, for example, for music practice, YouTube audio is awful.

Why doesn't this huge AV platform use a better audio time stretch algorithm?
What is an economy and why do you need to prop it up?
Kleenex was a popular brand. It was zeitgeist or cultural momentum. It isnt clear what process would result in a self recognized legal name change of the USA.
Well, your first sentence is certainly correct.

The board compensation committee is supposed to be independent of the person they are deciding compensation for, and it manifestly was not. That was the basis for her ruling.
I take "external power" to mean power that is not "free" as in humans paid for it. Otherwise the phrase "External power" is meaningless, as all energy comes from somewhere else eventually. (unless you're at some point in time extremely close to the birth of the universe, then we might accept that it's actually internal or at least locally sourced)
The million handhelds running Linux on Aliexpress are incredible if you think about the easy amount of available compute. I just can’t get over the software situation enough to take it seriously. They’re all based on ARM SBCs which have frankly archaic software support. I’m not sure it’ll ever get better, as there seems to be little incentive to get these platforms working on anything like modern Linux.
We just have to face the facts that this is a tech site thst aggressively rejects politics, no matter how dire. It's the same Apathy that won Trump the election. A problem starred by technocrats won't necessarily have wannabe technocrats solve it anyway. Better off organizing on Reddit.

If you want to get around flagging, vote it up anyway. I check top daily/weekly news and lagged news shows up (I'm pretty sure I have showdead on Btw).
This is a move to placate Trump while preserving the name for other countries that don’t wish to go by his whims.
Vehicles have defects and sometimes the manufacturer is at fault for accidents.

The upstream poster is correct. This new law has no relevance to who is liable. It would simply remove "the AI did it" as a valid defense in any case (with whatever exceptions are defined in the existing law referenced).