skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
Another good resource for learning how to draw realistically is the book: "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain". The premise is that your brain wants to take shortcuts and group/chunk things together on what they should look like, instead of what things actually look like. But even a rectangle in real life has non-right-angles because of perspective, etc.. And if you draw what you actually see, then the drawings come out correct. Some of the exercises are copying other drawings placed upside-down, so that you brain doesn't try to over-interpret things. I can't recommend this enough if you want to go from a beginner to something respectable in drawing abilities.

https://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Right-Side-Brain-Definitive/d...

https://kk.org/cooltools/drawing-on-the-right-side-of-the-br...
Your passport is perfectly valid ID for flying.

You can also get a US passport card. I used to carry one when I was in Japan. Anytime I had to show ID, the person would say "oh, diplomat!" because its looks more like a US federal ID card than a passport.

But it should also work in place of a "Real ID", and is easier to carry than a full passport.
I think what the commenter says is more dire than that. Even after this administration, this is going to keep happening until a major event happens. It's not just about the ghouls in there now, it's about the ghouls that will follow.
> Unless someone does a great deal of effort to port all of those environments that people want (nodejs, modern python, etc) you're going to be stuck using a VM and losing a lot of the benefit.

It should not be a huge deal of effort since as you mention the plan9 syscall API is simpler than on Linux. The added plan9 support could then also serve as a kind of "toy" backend that could make the rest of the code more understandable in other ways.

I'd even argue that OP's early experiment with such a port of tailscale shows precisely such an outcome.
NPOs still need to be financially sustainable/viable. They still need to pay their employees and pay their vendors.
That is true for me as well; and to make it worse I do about 10% of my work in the veterinary space. I was very excited for a second.
Hey folks, thanks for the thoughtful responses and questions — I really appreciate the engagement and the mix of perspectives.

@torstenvl: You’re absolutely right. We’re already working on refining the mobile UX and adjusting the animations on the hero section so they don’t cause layout shifts. Thanks for flagging that. Accessibility and clarity are priorities, so this feedback is super helpful.

@ash_091 and others confused by the term “vet”: Totally understand the cultural difference — in the US, “vet” is commonly used as shorthand for “military veteran,” but that isn’t universal. We’ll look at how we can make the messaging clearer, especially for international visitors, without losing identity.

@psunavy03 and @pc86: The conversation around military coding careers is valid and nuanced. At Vets Who Code, we’re focused on helping veterans after they separate, transition, or retire — giving them tech skills and a community so they can thrive in the civilian workforce. We’re not advocating for in-uniform development to replace contractors or acquisitions but rather preparing folks to enter a very different kind of battlefield: the job market.

@redeux: I hear you. You’re absolutely right — we don’t promote copy-paste AI coding. One of our core lessons is about critical thinking with AI: evaluating, refining, and using it as a tool, not a crutch. And yes — some placeholder copy slipped through the cracks during early drafts. Thanks for holding us accountable. We’ll clean that up.

Re: Mentorship Questions
1. Mentor Duties & Responsibilities
Mentors guide one or more troops (our learners) through their learning journey. This includes reviewing projects, offering career advice, sharing lessons from your experience, and helping troubleshoot when someone hits a wall. You don’t need to know everything — just be willing to show up, support, and share honestly.
2. 1:1s and Time Commitment
We generally aim for one 1:1 per month per troop. Most mentors spend about 1–2 hours a week, depending on availability and the needs of their mentee(s). We respect your time — consistency matters more than quantity. If you can only give 30 minutes a week, we’ll match that with the right person.

Who We Are

Vets Who Code is a nonprofit that’s helped our troops land over $20 million in salaries in tech. We’ve been doing this work for over a decade. No fluff, no tuition, no BS. Just real training and support.

We’ve been honored by:
• The White House (yes, that one — under President Obama)
• Featured in WIRED, HuffPost, Stack Overflow, GitHub, and more
• Invited to speak at Google I/O, Facebook F8, and DreamForce
• Recognized as a GitHub Star, Google Developer Expert, and Twilio Champion

If you’re curious, open to mentoring, or just want to help us improve the mission, hit me up directly or through the contact page. We’re serious about doing right by our community.

— Jerome Hardaway
Founder, Vets Who Code
I think that's what effective means.
Yes, and maybe timely with many Countries looking to wean themselves off US based.

I wonder if this service can be segregated by region ?

For example, can people in Europe use a service that is fully based in Europe.
In his article https://daringfireball.net/2025/03/the_website_hacker_news_i... he mentions several times that he is aiming for "comment traction," treating articles with more comments than upvotes as successful while complaining that recently there haven't been as many comments.

It does make sense that DaringFireball would consider starting a flamewar a job well done, but of course HN is optimizing for the opposite.
Ukraine hasn't sat on it's laurels either though, they can see the situation. They have also responded with domestic production, and European manufacturers have started building factories in western Ukraine.

Not giving them what they needed to win but just enough to hang on was a huge mistake imo because they're not going away, Russia isn't going to roll over the rest no matter what happens now. Instead we prolonged the war and failed to create a superb ally in a great position.
Are you sure? In the US, the Passport Card is pretty much exactly the same size as any US credit or debit card
You have to be wrong to learn. Sure it can be frustrating to try to make or do something difficult. But you've never done it before, of course you're not going to know all the correct answers! It just makes it all the more sweet when you do make progress and start to know more about a subject.
Burin' Karma to speak the truth here.
Could be useful to have a tool similar to https://git.0x0.st/mia/0x0#moderation-ui
> They can't mandate a backdoor for something other parts of the government rely on to be secure

Has the NSA moved on from the NOBUS ("NObody But US") doctrine? Empirically, they have been more than happy to keep any vulnerability (or backdoor) available if they believe only they can exploit it.
the sentiment against Next.js seems to be building up. funny, this page didn’t mention Vercel once so this is all about the framework itself. I will continue using Next.js for the time being, but if I come across an alternative that doesn’t imply changing React for something else, I would consider it. I just can’t find any viable alternatives and React Router alone is not going to cut it for me.
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> And I assume Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh and other countries will hurt for other good that are made cheaply there

Vietnam and Bangladesh would hurt American consumers (clothes). Cambodia not really.

Silver lining, Brazil and Colombia (edit: and the rest of Latin America) are kept at baseline, and Philippines is now the lowest tariff developing Asian economy.

We'll probably see a significant amount of capital returning to Philippines (who saw de-industrialization when South Korea signed their FTA with Vietnam).

> Are those in addition to existing tariffs?

Yes (Edit: not sure now, I'm hearing some say they include the 2017 tariff regime of flat 10% - smh shows how this was just a political ploy that answers for such a critical question are mixed)

(Edit 2: was right initially - thanks u/inverted_flag)
This is the most likely explanation. To add to this:
They will fire him, but in a few months time for “unrelated reasons” such as “unsatisfactory job performance” or whatever.
We're open to it. Show us what you've got.
To me it seems most likely that Goldberg was in Waltz’s contacts phone app, but Waltz did not realize that the Signal phone app ingests all your contacts when you install it and log in.

It’s incredibly common for senior officials and senior journalists in DC to have each other as contacts. DC runs on relationships and people reflexively hang onto any phone number or email they perceive as valuable.

And it seemed weird (to me at least) that such a privacy-focused messaging app would just “suck in” all my contacts the first time I turned it on. I can believe that other people would not realize this happens. And thus not be vigilant about inscrutable usernames like “JG” that might be duplicated.
I got my picture taken at a post office.
I'm not sure why it would be different from any other hosting provider. They do clarify what they consider abuse / forbidden content, and their operational policies though:

[1]: https://pico.sh/abuse

[2]: https://pico.sh/ops#code-of-content-publication
"AI Agent", as of April 2025, is a largely meaningless term that serves as a descriptive abstraction for people who aren't so familiar with coding. Debating its definition is pointless.

AI Agent is whatever you want it to be if it helps you design or explain something.
Didn't Sergey become active again with the latest AI efforts?
Nice! Thanks for the good work.
Even more sinister is the false hope bias. The Signal app can be used as a honeypot to plant a pseudo-secure messenger, a sophisticated device around a backdoor, or even a trojan-like capability.

The Tor network was deemed the culprit of anonymity and secure connections not long ago. We all know how it went.
I/we have the opposite problem. My wife paid extra and got a REAL ID, I resisted. I just got a passport instead (as did she).

My wife, when she renewed her DL this time, got a drivers' license stamped "NOT FOR REAL ID PURPOSES" because she didn't bring in her identity documents AGAIN to the DMV.

Screw that. The passport lasts twice as long as a driver's license, and we're going to carry those anyway, so...why pay extra and have to remember all these documents? Passport renewal is easier.
Can always vacation somewhere you can pickup gear and bring it back with you. Not customs advice.
I'm doubtful because the government leaks like a sieve. Maybe it's not that easy?
Broadside coding?

It appropriately invokes the scattershot nature of generative tooling (“this code couldn't parse the broadside of a barn”) and the violent and malicious nature of the ones in-control of such things (“I stumbled on an indie site! Bring the broadside to bear! All scrapers, free-fire!”)…

All the best,

-HG
> Real ID isn't required for domestic travel, it's required for federally-regulated air travel.

What’s the distinction here? I would think flying with any commercial airline domestically is considered “federally-regulated air travel.”
Why don't we all decide to start paying for software?

We pay for software indirectly when buying an iPhone or Mac.
Welcome aboard Tom. Thanks to the efforts of dang HN has become an incredible community. I've learned a lot on here and made some great friends.
The logic is that since they are the bosses they can dictate what is classified and what is not. So something is classified until it's mishandled, at which point it's not classified, therefore it's not mishandled. lol.
Hey, really appreciate you taking the time to ask — and even more so for being open to mentoring. Twenty years in the game is serious, and folks like you are exactly who our troops need.

To answer your questions:
1. What mentors do
Mentors help guide our troops through the learning and career process. That includes reviewing code, offering feedback, sharing your experience, and helping them get unstuck when they hit a wall. It’s not about having all the answers — it’s about being consistent, showing up, and being real with folks trying to break in.
2. Time commitment + 1:1s
We aim for one 1:1 per month per troop, but we’re flexible. Most mentors give about 1–2 hours a week, including async stuff like reviewing PRs or replying in Slack. If you only have 30 minutes, we’ll work with that. We respect your time and want this to be something sustainable.

If you’re down to talk more or need anything else cleared up, hit me up directly. Would love to have you on board.
Sadly, yea. There is a whole website dedicated to the ship (Schooner Niña) and the SAR efforts http://www.schoonernina.com/
Complete tariff list - https://cdn.xcancel.com/pic/orig/3B0CC9EA63B82/media%2FGnjqy...
> cognitively exhausted?

i find it cognitively exhausting to watch movies that are so dark that most times i cannot even see the eye color of the cast
The links in the article mentions the hard limit on certificate lifetime.
Will be interesting to see if that lesson has been learned. There's no existing product they could cannibalize with their robotics effort (vs search with LLMs) so any caution they have launching a robotics product would solely come down to fears about quality/safety.
I draw a distinction between posts and comments here.

Comments that are "pushing an agenda" are noticeable because they Just. Will. Not. Deviate. From. The. Party. Line. Ever. They will never acknowledge an opposing viewpoint's point, no matter how valid. It's not a good faith conversation, and it deserves to be both downvoted and flagged. When one side (or both!) is like talking to a brick wall, this is often what's going on.

Posts are harder. If user X posts articles pushing a viewpoint, that's harder to prove that they're intending to do that. Or it would be, except that user X will also usually be active in the discussion about the article, and their comments will fit the above pattern. If you see that, then you can say that the post was probably pushing an agenda as well.
Among the deleted data there was the police accountability database. You probably won't have to deal with thugs now feeling omnipotent and immune from prosecution because of this.

https://www.police1.com/federal-law-enforcement/national-law...
I know we've all been talking about how 'history is back' in terms of geopolitics not ending like some thought in the 90s. But if a huge proportion of goverment communications is taking place on self destructing messages rather than minuted meetings and filed paperwork etc, perhaps history has ended after all.
It can depend on the field and the methodologies that are used - there's been some papers I've reviewed that I could assume who they were based on the contents. I can't really offer a counterpoint on non-blinded reviews as I've only done blind. I have heard some reviewers use the anonymity to be particularly rude, but I've only ever experienced that once but I used our 'discussion' phase to express my concerns.
I wonder people who criticize the government for using Signal, you only discuss work using company-approved applications? Also why do they use Signal and not Telegram, which probably has more useful features like spoilers, paid messages, animated emojis etc.
I can't think of a reason it'd be any more dangerous than if the same food was sitting on your counter for the same time period. But some people won't eat cold pizza that sat out overnight either.

When we can food, sometimes there's a jar that doesn't seal. We just put it in the fridge and use it in the next few days. It'll keep at least as long as if it hadn't been canned.

Having said all that: if I went to open a can of food and saw that it had a leak, I wouldn't eat it, because how could I be sure that it wasn't leaking when I packed it 24 hours ago? A visible leak now might have been too small to see then, so who knows how long it's really been leaking.
I believe they're pointing out that flying isn't the only way to travel domestically. You can drive or take the train without needing to have a Real ID.

(You can certainly quibble about relative practicality of that in a country the size of the USA.)
what a remarkable coincidence!
Every subway gate should be a ticket checker
We're all secret moderators except you.
Tesco self-checkout already has facial recognition connected to other local stores (including those of other major supermarkets), so this probably isn't needed.

If you were stupid enough to steal a pack of gum (some of my family are) you'll quickly find iyou're unable to buy groceries from any store in your area [1].

[1] https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/blog/the-spectator-has-your-l...
To me "permissible work use" at the CIA would be more than "what do you want from Starbucks?".
I keep thinking that the real story about this Signal stuff is that whatever authorized government equipment/software they’re supposed to be using probably just sucks. Onerous, old, too much authentication, password silliness, biometrics, auto logout after 2 minutes, etc etc.

Do not mean to downplay the mistake (at a minimum, the SecDef should suffer the same fate a lower ranking member of the DoD would for reasons of military order), but humans will be humans. Dealing with security sucks and involves trade offs and compromises.
Just leaving this here from 2023...

"In America, estimates say that Chinese suppliers make up 70-80 percent of Walmart’s merchandise" - https://retailwire.com/discussion/walmarts-open-call-continu...
https://thundermail.com

Site is here with waitlist signup. It's also titled "For Those Who Know" and says: >> status beta_signup.is_open=true so perhaps theres a CLI or hidden way to signup immediately?
I've tried to use Thunderbird multiple times over the years, but I always end up with a corrupted mailbox after a week or two, so I go back to Outlook. Is TB finally reliable enough to try again? I'd love to ditch Outlook, but I don't want to be a sucker.

Update: OK, I'm trying it again.
Can you clarify how it is easy to get out of a ticket afterwards?

In my experience from sitting in a traffic court a couple times (in Washington state), the only people who get out of a ticket are those who have squeaky clean driving records for 10+ years, and those who have lawyers. But most people can't afford lawyers for traffic violations.
Mozilla, let me directly fund Firefox instead please.
I believe we are, at best, talking past each other. I don’t have the desire or energy to restate my points, given your response.

I hope you have an excellent rest of your day, take care.
Bacteria is everywhere.
Another great resource for vets getting started in software development (and other fields) is American Corporate Partners[1]. I had a great mentor through that group.

[1]: https://www.acp-usa.org/
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> There has been not one significant person coming out of those institutions

Of the IITs?

Co-founders of Sun Microsystems, Flipkart, Ola Cabs, Infosys, Zoho, HCL
tldr

Hunters International ransomware crew are saying it is too risky. As nations that harbor ransomeware gangs are being designated as sponsors of terrorism with all the legal repercussions that follow. They are transitioning to data theft and extortion.
I managed to convince my org that releasing projects as open-source was the best way to go (we're a hardware company, so this makes lots of sense). So now, my job is to create open-source projects from internal research projects.
Yeah, as someone who has criticized the mod team, saying you are biased is just laughable. You go out of your way to be as unbiased and user-oriented as possible. My biggest criticism is procedural, Dan and friends are doing good work.
I might be misunderstanding the org chart but Thunderbird is operated by MZLA Technologies Corporation, which is for-profit (although I guess it's owned by the non profit Mozilla, similar to how openai was?)
There have been cases in the past where you stop responding over email to top candidates from companies such as Google (including those who are present in NL).
12-13" is the convertible/2-in-1 touchscreen laptop/tablet segment
That's not the point. The passport card is an alternative.

But your comment about the need to get the passport in the first place and it being expensive is entirely valid.
Is there an audio file of this interview? I'd prefer listening to the original (in the background).
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It would also be interesting to see reporting on officer's perception of the offenders. Are we seeing the results of "passing the attitude test"?

Then it would be interesting to study if identical actions of racially diverse drivers are perceived differently (i.e. if the same actions are perceived as polite with one race, confrontational with another).
> In those early days, this meant that General Donahue and a few aides, with little more than their phones, passed information about Russian troop movements to General Syrsky and his staff. Yet even that ad hoc arrangement touched a raw nerve of rivalry within Ukraine’s military, between General Syrsky and his boss, the armed forces commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny. To Zaluzhny loyalists, General Syrsky was already using the relationship to build advantage.

Did I read that correctly that the Americans were undermining Zaluzhny by giving the intelligence directly to Syrsky? I mean even in a business environment that's shitty but in the military chain of command that's a slap in the face.
No, when I am discussing military actions, I write postcards instead. But please note that I use Pig Latin for extra security.
As a naturalized US citizen originally from Europe, I will never understand what's such a big deal about national ID, especially given that not having one degrades everything to some weird combination of de facto mandatory quasi-IDs, like SSN and driving licenses. It really seems irrational, irrespective of political leaning. It's funny when the Republicans, always so against the IDs, then scream so laud about voting fraud and voting ID requirements. You can't have it both ways.

I believe in personal freedom and I am cautious of government overreach, etc. but the benefits of ID is just so huge, and I don't think it really changes much w.r.t. government ability to messes with you if they want to.
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see, a full masonry layout using just one CSS class!
>If I bought new cars I could get whatever color

You can get a black one, a white one, a grey one, or then maybe two or three others that are most often in a red/green/blue/green which is really more of a flavored grey or black. Currently the Toyota Camry, really the only paint you can get where I'd (in a perhaps slightly silly restrictive way) would call "a color" is red. The other 11 options are either greyscale or slightly tinted greyscale.
Alright, i had plans to use Github (or maybe something Cloudflare ish) but your $2/m has me seriously interested. I'm reviewing now.

I hate when i see fun side projects that cost the same as full subscriptions to other products. There's only a handful of $15/m services i "want" in my life.. it really raises the barrier to entry when i'm so aware and averse to subscription costs.

Yet $2/m? Instantly sold on that price. It's a fun price, it looks like a fun product, it lines up perfectly for me. It's silly that the price has me almost more interested than the product. Love it

Thanks for this, i plan to try it out!
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