skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Across most of the world SWE's aren't paid like this anyway. It really is only the US that has this level of pay for the SWE staff unless you are into a different domain specialty (e.g. trading/finance) in which case you aren't just paid for coding knowledge.

Coding is the real market for LLM's - it is the "killer app". I'm starting to think that a possibility is that for most jobs it ends up being a "what was all the hype about" but for SWE's it will be carnage globally w.r.t jobs. They aren't generally intelligent (lots of hallucinations in other domains), but with RL can be trained on the mountains of open source software out there to displace software.

Software developers automating their own jobs away. The promise of "free software" with open source was realised - just not as people envisioned it.

No other profession would do this or at least not as fast. As a honest answer, as much as I want to be wrong, I don't recommend new comers join the industry unless they really want to do it and are happy taking the risk. The uncertainty is high right now, and the anxiety these tools are giving quite a number of people I talk to is very high. Capitalism doesn't reward value or how much is built - it allocates resources and rewards people who produce into scarce markets. AI makes the product of code significantly less scarce.
You know what? I've noticed the same thing with eating snacks etc., if you don't buy any, you won't eat any. It's amazing!
Please remember to print once a fortnight to prevent the tubes from drying (at least in this hot and humid city). Apparently the head/printer cost ratio is at magnetron/microwave levels.
> The motors assist you in raising your leg -- hip extension. That's all they do.

Raising your leg is hip flexion.

Also this device seems to help in both directions: (from their specs page, maybe an awkward translation)

> As demonstrated on the product page, the Hypershell simultaneously drives two sets of leg levers, creating smooth and natural movements in both directions.

> The system produces two forces: one to assist in lifting the leg and another to aid in pushing the leg forward.
Wouldn’t trust those folks at all TBH. Too much sketchy sketch
currently i`m in Vancouver, in your own opinion does it have big difference vs Toronto. Should I try there?
> Personally, I enjoy reading about world news, hearing about TV shows I might want to watch that aren't in my language.

Then go to any of the sites that already exist for that, and stop acting like any new site needs to function exactly according to your personal preferences in order to be acceptable.

> if you don't want to know what's going on outside, then that's up to you, but I think that's a sad way to live life.

You can "want to know what's going on outside" without needing every single website to be globalized. We don't need to completely eradicate local communities in order to be exposed to other cultures. I think an awful lot of people would find your position here to be the "sad" one. I know I do.
Funnily enough I hope for an exact opposite: the Apple hardware is IMHO the best and the most irreplaceable part of the whole Apple experience and I’d be a very happy man if there was a simple way of running not-macOS on e.g. the M3 MacBook Pro with full driver support.
Manifest v3 is not going to lose any meaningful marketshare. There continues to exist working adblock and most users won't notice any difference in functionality. I sure don't.
Free housing & food? Which country is that?
This also ostensibly occurred in New York in the 1970s, but the key thing to understand is that there is a significant historiographical tradition which views the Irish famine as a negligent (or intentional) genocide on the part of the British.
Built in the US and sold by Electrolux, yes.
Perhaps. It would be easy to past in an arbitrary one and see how it does. I'm pretty sure it has information on how to decode these in general in it's training set.
Not doing it for me here in Germany
It is 100% a media issue, and it’s not even a silo issue.

America has been part of an information war orchestrated by private media entities as part of… the dumbest most successful culture war we have seen.

You do not have a functional market place of ideas - it is not an issue of bias. IT is an issue of a monopolist on one side defining the narrative for everyone else, and ensuring no diversity of thought or narratives exist other than the ones that make political hay for the Republicans.

I know this, because it’s more than studied, it’s been replicated around the world.
It was overblown.

It's just the paradox of when you present yourself as "the good guys" - people will hold you extra accountable for things that others easily get away with as nobody expects them to do better.

Unfortunately, Mozilla tends to shoot themselves in their foot this way somewhat often.
Lefty here. I didnt consider the WaPo left of center. I considered them moderate right.

What’s really interesting about this is that the Overton window has shifted so far to the right with this presidency that even moderate right is now experiencing a chilling effect of its discourse.
> Right now cafes can charge $4-$6 for a coffee drink and people seem to be willing to pay it. As coffee gets more expensive, how many people are willing to pay $6-$8? For a lot of cafes, it won’t take much of a drop in business to kill them.

Sure, but to drive an increase of that amount using coffee bean prices alone requires coffee beans to double in price.

The majority of that $6 coffee you are buying at a cafe is non-bean costs. IOW, of that $6 coffee, maybe $1 worth of beans are used.

(If, like me, you drink only black coffee with no sugar or milk or flavouring added, you will also experience the frustration of paying almost the same as everyone else who is buying some flavoured coffee)
Ironically that's what Facebook initially was.
A market the size of the US or the EU is large enough to sustain a domestic industry. Competing suppliers can then recover their fixed costs from the markets where they're protected against monopolistic practices, which sustains their existence, and then sell into the other markets with the backing of a stable competitive domestic supply chain that can't be degraded by anti-competitive practices.

Example: Right now if you want to create a competing phone without Google, you lose most of the apps in the Play Store because they're encouraged to have dependencies on Google services. If that was prohibited in a large market then app developers couldn't assume those dependencies are available and the APIs would either have to become an open source part of stock Android or developers would use platform-independent third party libraries. Then the apps made for that market could run on a third party device -- but developers aren't going to make separate apps for different markets, they're just going to avoid the proprietary APIs that aren't available in a major market, and then those apps don't have those proprietary dependencies in the other markets either and your domestic competitor can compete there too.

Also, the whole world outside the US and China wouldn't even have the excuse of protecting domestic megacorps as a reason not to have strong antitrust laws themselves.
> there aren’t restaurants that really compete with that value meal outside of Taco Bell/Time and maybe Burger King.

IKEA does, at least here in Europe. Of course you're not going to find an IKEA on every third block but it you happen to have one around and want some average food a for fairly low (and sometimes very low) price they're a good option. They are also a reliable quality, Swedish meatballs are Swedish meatballs everywhere. A bit like McD, really...
adsb.exposed has a dedicated section on F-16: https://adsb.exposed/?zoom=5&lat=43.4805&lng=-110.7608&query...
It's not free at all. You give them access to your unencrypted traffic and they give you protection from attacks they finance themselves. You're being ripped off
We relearn the law of requisite variety every single business cycle. Things go and back forth because Learning takes Time.

There are people who understand that and there are people incapable of understanding that. You have to have a plan about how you deal with both those groups and not pretend they are the same group.
Yes, in this case. $120 is worth as it woudl have cost me $500+ otherwise. But, I was quite careful. In a large organization, this can quickly get out of control.
I'm running kubernetes on digital ocean. It was under $100/mo until last week when I upgraded a couple nodes because memory was getting a bit tight. That was just a couple clicks so not a big deal.
We've been with them over 10 years now. Mostly pretty happy. They've had a couple small outages.
> it has been well proven that permanent help does create complacency and dependency

Surely there are proofs, then? And I mean, other than white papers from right-leaning think tanks or "it is known" pseudo-common sense.
Faith is stronger than reason. Faith just requires a sign every so often to remind the faithful that the weakness wasn’t in their leader, it was in their zealousness and inability to believe in the greater invisible plan.

You are up against zealots and cult behavior, not being up front about this results in plans for a different reality.
I'm not sure I understand the subtext here, but if it's that we know that 1.3 billion Africans have consistently deficits in IQ, we should be clear that the papers suggesting that are essentially fraudulent.
> based on EST for now

LOL.

Keep it that way. It's always some time at some point on the planet (so I've been told).
Any device. DRM support != seamless user experience.

A cryptic DRM error message pops up on the screen and you have to do things like

- restart your device

- reinstall an app

- unplug the HDMI cable and plug it back in

- factory reset your device

- email support (of the device vendor or the app developer? who is responsible?)

This absolutely does affect the user experience. Only a six-figure salary in DRM implementation would make me think otherwise.
Blaming the British for the famines in India is like blaming Democrats for the forest fires in California; it only has an air of respectability about it because Brahmins have been doing it for 200 years.
> That's usually too fast for a load balancer that's still sending new requests.

How?

A load balancer can't send a new request on a connection that doesn't exist. (Existing connections being gracefully torn down as requests conclude on them & as the underlying protocol permits.) If it cannot open a connection to the backend (the backend should not allow new connections when the drain starts) then by definition new requests cannot end up at the backend.
Bloomberg article, https://archive.is/gxaYw

> the company is working to simplify the way users navigate and control their devices.. The design is loosely based on the Vision Pro’s software.. will mark the most significant upgrade to the Mac since the Big Sur operating system in 2020.. For the iPhone, it will be the biggest revamp since iOS 7 in 2013... 2 billion devices in use around the world.. when Apple revamped its Photos app last year, legions of users complained. With the entire operating systems changing, the stakes are much higher.

Vision Pro sold less than 500K devices and v2 was cancelled. There have been reports of iOS/macOS instability, possibly due to annual feature churn consuming engineering resources. Apple Intelligence failed to meet iOS 18.4 ship target and Siri may need to be rewritten with relaunch in 2026-2027. Siri shortcomings have delayed the 2025 launch of smart home tablet and iPad-on-robot-arm.

Do the above starting conditions support once-a-decade user interface and workflow productivity changes for 2B people, based on a failed launch with 0.025% of customers?
Doesn't work that way for me. Not having snacks in the house reduces the average amount of snacks to a minimum.

It however causes cravings sometimes which result in binges
> could it create better content and better experiences? "Better" is subjective of course, so it is hard to have a tight hypothesis.

Worth thinking about what metrics you think reflects “better” (content, experience). Something that measures quality of engagement. Retention should work.

One thing you’ll be up against is that thoughts don’t keep office hours, but someone might still want to share with their circle. You could consider creating a holding pen for things a user comes up with - they can record it, but it doesn’t flow yet. That also gives cooling off period which I bet could simultaneously give the satisfaction of immediate gratification (writing it down) and quality content (reflect before post).
In 20th century France and Germany have been at each other's throats twice. That's what I'd call "unreliable". Merely telling Europe that the US can no longer fund its security, or entertain the EUs delusions of military grandeur (which is true - we're broke AF) is nothing in comparison to that. Do not think for a minute that anything is forgotten between the two countries - in Europe nothing is ever forgotten.
Surprisingly, the administration who first devised an economic strategy and then found one (!!!) economist to support it[1] is bucking conventional wisdom on how to run an economy. The article says it well: when the president is telling us to "buckle our seatbelts", you should expect hard times ahead.

I'd love to be wrong for my loved ones' sakes, but IMO the technical parameters are bleak:

1. Such a huge downturn in government employment that they're proposing removing government spending from GDP[2][3] (which would make for an unbalanced ledger).

2. Cratering consumer sentiment in reaction to both real and imagined threats.[4][5]

3. Growing solidarity in NA & Europe against US trade war tactics, especially for countries where they're driven by provably-false claims about Fentanyl (how does one solve a non-existent problem, even if you wanted to cave?)[6]

4. Vought slowly taking direct control over the Fed, which would obviously send confidence in the dollar into a tailspin. So far they're not claiming control over the fed's monetary activity, but the writing is on the wall to say the least.[7]

Not looking great! "Hard Landing" is the best case scenario at this point, IMHO...

[1] https://financialpost.com/news/stephen-miran-economist-trump...

[2] https://apnews.com/article/trump-gdp-economy-government-spen...

[3] https://bsky.app/profile/quantian.bsky.social/post/3ljijddpv...

[4] https://bsky.app/profile/peark.es/post/3lip32so7k22h

[5] https://bsky.app/profile/peark.es/post/3liz5aggx4c2l

[6] https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/03/politics/us-canada-trade-fent...

[7] https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25538563-ending-inde...
> Manually. It's a once in a blue moon thing, and I assume the probability of it is low enough that it will not occur when I'm so far from home that "it can wait until I get home" doesn't suffice.

It's very common here (germany) to be forcefully disconnected and reassigned an IP from the pool once a day here, especially on DSL contracts - and we still got a lot of vectored to the limit DSL. It's in fact so common, that JDownloader has a client for some common routers built-in so it can automatically dodge one-click-hoster IP limits.

And our cable internet companies all use CGNAT by now, good luck getting anything through that.
HN is basically social media.
I am with OP.
Being able to have full meaningful conversations with a machine about any topic in existence is up there with invention of flight.
I have a higher end dye-based EcoTank (ET-8550) and I absolutely love it. Absolutely sips ink.

I also actually have a Brother color laserjet too (HL-L8360CDW).

Between those two, I get a LOT of projects done. They are both reliable workhorses.
NHS job cuts: Up to 7k posts to go as Wes Streeting takes charge
> the first experimental evidence of a supersolid phase in a driven-dissipative, non-equilibrium system using exciton-polaritons in a photonic crystal waveguide.

This is just messing with us right? Star trek level technobabble?

Just kidding, seems an exciting result, even if it flies way over my head.
Fwiw, I created a web based two factor authentication app that's open for 30 minute chunks at certain parts of the day, and you're all welcome to use it.

Only downside is you have to share 2FA secrets on my server. I wonder if I should consider making one that's completely encrypted. (I trust me, but you shouldn't trust a stranger.)

(It's web based because I only use my work phone and they won't allow me to put my own apps on it.)
Hmm experts have no place in the Trump administration.
I don't understand the significant of metrics like the international poverty line. Seems like the only point of its existence is to create a sense of progress or maybe exaggerate it. They never account for basic stuff like how many calories people get to eat, let alone the quality of nutrition. Last year I read an article saying like 30% of children in India are stunted.
If the universe is not intelligent, how can a subset of it be intelligent? If it is all computation, what is the purpose?
There is no US law which prohibits the broad category of support, public or otherwise.

There is US law, linked to by the article, https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:18%20section:... concerning material support, defined as:

> the term "material support or resources" means any property, tangible or intangible, or service, including currency or monetary instruments or financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, expert advice or assistance, safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel (1 or more individuals who may be or include oneself), and transportation, except medicine or religious materials;

The claim is that he "led activities aligned to Hamas", which is meaningless. I think food and drinking water must be supplied to Gaza as humanitarian aid, which is also something that Hamas thinks.

My public support of this goal, while aligned with Hamas, is not illegal.

> that he was not a supporter of terror groups

No, it does not require that. See https://www.uscis.gov/laws-and-policy/other-resources/terror... .

"""The grounds for inadmissibility include, but are not limited to, individuals who:

* Engaged in ‘terrorist activity;’”
* Are engaged or are likely to engage in terrorist activity after entry;
* Incited terrorist activity with intent to cause serious bodily
harm or death;
* Are representatives or current members of a terrorist organization;
* Endorsed or espoused terrorist activity;
* Received military-type training from or on behalf of a terrorist
organization; or
* Are spouses or children of anyone who has engaged in terrorist activity
within the last five years (with certain exceptions).

"""

The term "terrorist activity" prohibits "Material Support", but does not "activities aligned" with terrorist groups.
I tried to shoot myself in the foot but Github broke the gun and it hit a firing range target instead, how did this reach production?
Are you even running a real homelab if you're not running MetalLB in BGP mode?!

Sarcasm obviously, but it's a fun exercise, especially if you get a real (v6, probably) net to announce.
Stable Diffusion 3: Advances, Applications and Principle
The remarkable journey of artificial intelligence has reached another milestone with the release of Stable Diffusion 3, a groundbreaking AI model that has captured the attention of both tech enthusiasts and industry leaders worldwide. This state-of-the-art model has set new standards in the realm of generative AI, particularly in image synthesis, where its capabilities far surpass those of its predecessors. In this comprehensive article, we dissect the intricacies of Stable Diffusion 3, its functionality, standout features, usage, and real-world applications.
Aechive copy: https://archive.is/7O00b
According to Errol Musk (Elon's father):

We had so much money we couldn't even close our safe'

Elon Musk's Dad tells BI about the family's insanely casual attitude to wealth

~ https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musks-dad-tells-bi-abou...

Musk [ Errol - the father ] studied electromechanics at the University of Pretoria, worked as an electrical and mechanical engineering consultant, and developed properties, especially retail and office property development.

His lucrative engineering business took on "large projects such as office buildings, retail complexes, residential subdivisions, and an air force base." He also owned an auto parts store, at least half a share in an emerald mine, and even "one of the biggest houses in Pretoria"

In 1979, Musk and his wife Maye divorced. Maye's book recalls that at the time of the divorce, he owned two homes, a yacht, a plane, five luxury cars, and a truck.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Errol_Musk

One of Elon's grandfather's was a senior politician in the (white) S.A. Government, the other grandfather a staunch Hitler supporting nazi who left Canada for SA for better acceptance.
That would require a massive, massive conspiracy that would be difficult to hide.
That’s like saying amputation is a way to handle getting a paper cut. It’s in “not even wrong” territories of incorrectness.

Higher interest rates are about shifting investment priorities and loan rates. It increases the cost of lending, which results in people making choices about taking on risk and debt.

The reduction in loans being written, and the increase in interest being paid means that people start moving their money into savings, reducing the velocity of Money.

Laying off people from the government reduces the amount of money being used productively, but doesn’t do a thing to stop loans being written or money being printed.

It destroys the ability of the system to be efficient, resulting in more waste, and with more risk appetite + weaker regulators it results in the ability for people to break laws with impunity, resulting in captured or rent seeking markets.

This results in a recession, and a failed economy.
Thunderbird is built on Firefox. Thunderbird is not nearly as big as Firefox is.
Poverty perception is relative. Most people judge their position on the poor/rich scale based on their sorroundings, rather than in absolute value.

Also to the point on raising the bar. I think that is not a bad thing.
Bad blog post

You don't want to use AI for complex things that you might not fully understand. These are the cases where you'll miss the hallucinations and get fucked
I think it's good. K8s is well packaged (these days) and quite discoverable. I agree it's likely to throw up some problems, but it's great that it's possible.
>The truth is that although the AWS Load Balancer Controller is a fantastic piece >of software, it is surprisingly tricky to roll out releases without downtime.

20 years ago we used simple bash scripts using curl to do rest calls to take one host out of our load balancers, then scp to the host and shut down the app gracefully, and updated the app using scp again, then put it back into the load balancer after testing the host on its own. we had 4 or 5 scripts max, straightforward stuff..

They charge $$$ and you get downtime in this simple scenario ?
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-08616-9

https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.02373
That's how I do it, with kustomize. Definitely confused me before I learned that, but hasn't been an issue for years. And if you don't use kustomize, you just do... What was it kubectl rollout? Add that to the end you deploy script and you're good.