Friday, 30 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Semantic reconstruction of continuous language from non-invasive brain recording
Semantic reconstruction of continuous language from non-invasive brain recording
14 by Ninjinka | 4 comments on Hacker News.
14 by Ninjinka | 4 comments on Hacker News.
Thursday, 29 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Phenaki: A model for generating minutes-long, prompt-changing videos from text
Phenaki: A model for generating minutes-long, prompt-changing videos from text
9 by vagabund | 3 comments on Hacker News.
9 by vagabund | 3 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Meta announces hiring freeze, warns employees of restructuring
Meta announces hiring freeze, warns employees of restructuring
49 by minimaxir | 29 comments on Hacker News.
49 by minimaxir | 29 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Has the Apple Silicon excessive disk read/write issue been fixed?
Ask HN: Has the Apple Silicon excessive disk read/write issue been fixed?
10 by cool_hw | 0 comments on Hacker News.
This was a discussion when M1 macbooks were launched, and Apple supposedly addressed it in an OS update (macOS 11.4). But I'm seeing really high read/write numbers. I'm aware that SSD lifespans are long and TBW spec is pretty generous. Still, compared to my linux machines, this seems extraordinarily high. On my newish M1 MBA, with the latest updates, with barely any use, 98%+ sleep, I'm seeing about 3 to 5 GB reads per day and 2 to 4 GB writes per day. Latest report from smartctl. ---------------------------------------------------- === START OF SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED SMART/Health Information (NVMe Log 0x02) Critical Warning: 0x00 Temperature: 27 Celsius Available Spare: 100% Available Spare Threshold: 99% Percentage Used: 0% Data Units Read: 716,195 [366 GB] Data Units Written: 616,232 [315 GB] Host Read Commands: 9,108,273 Host Write Commands: 6,947,397 Controller Busy Time: 0 Power Cycles: 95 Power On Hours: 5 Unsafe Shutdowns: 11 Media and Data Integrity Errors: 0 Error Information Log Entries: 0 ---------------------------------------------------- Is this normal?
10 by cool_hw | 0 comments on Hacker News.
This was a discussion when M1 macbooks were launched, and Apple supposedly addressed it in an OS update (macOS 11.4). But I'm seeing really high read/write numbers. I'm aware that SSD lifespans are long and TBW spec is pretty generous. Still, compared to my linux machines, this seems extraordinarily high. On my newish M1 MBA, with the latest updates, with barely any use, 98%+ sleep, I'm seeing about 3 to 5 GB reads per day and 2 to 4 GB writes per day. Latest report from smartctl. ---------------------------------------------------- === START OF SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED SMART/Health Information (NVMe Log 0x02) Critical Warning: 0x00 Temperature: 27 Celsius Available Spare: 100% Available Spare Threshold: 99% Percentage Used: 0% Data Units Read: 716,195 [366 GB] Data Units Written: 616,232 [315 GB] Host Read Commands: 9,108,273 Host Write Commands: 6,947,397 Controller Busy Time: 0 Power Cycles: 95 Power On Hours: 5 Unsafe Shutdowns: 11 Media and Data Integrity Errors: 0 Error Information Log Entries: 0 ---------------------------------------------------- Is this normal?
New top story on Hacker News: Virtual Threads: New Foundations for High-Scale Java Applications
Virtual Threads: New Foundations for High-Scale Java Applications
9 by axelfontaine | 0 comments on Hacker News.
9 by axelfontaine | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Google postpones MV2 shutoff in Chrome stable to June 2023
Google postpones MV2 shutoff in Chrome stable to June 2023
12 by ghostwords | 4 comments on Hacker News.
12 by ghostwords | 4 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: E2EE vulnerabilities in matrix-js-sdk, matrix-ios-sdk and matrix-android-sdk2
E2EE vulnerabilities in matrix-js-sdk, matrix-ios-sdk and matrix-android-sdk2
24 by delroth | 1 comments on Hacker News.
24 by delroth | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Tuesday, 27 September 2022
Monday, 26 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: I am a one-man show: Deployment and infrastructure for a 150k/m visits webapp
I am a one-man show: Deployment and infrastructure for a 150k/m visits webapp
54 by wolfspaw | 21 comments on Hacker News.
54 by wolfspaw | 21 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Is the Micro Machines Guy Still the Fastest-Talking Man on the Planet? (2016)
Is the Micro Machines Guy Still the Fastest-Talking Man on the Planet? (2016)
2 by lnyan | 0 comments on Hacker News.
2 by lnyan | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: LinkedIn ran social experiments on 20M users over 5 years
LinkedIn ran social experiments on 20M users over 5 years
20 by sizzle | 19 comments on Hacker News.
20 by sizzle | 19 comments on Hacker News.
Sunday, 25 September 2022
Saturday, 24 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Hertz Is Still Having Rental Car Customers Wrongfully Arrested, Lawsuit Claims
Hertz Is Still Having Rental Car Customers Wrongfully Arrested, Lawsuit Claims
21 by mikece | 4 comments on Hacker News.
21 by mikece | 4 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Books on designing disk-optimized data structures?
Ask HN: Books on designing disk-optimized data structures?
9 by memset | 9 comments on Hacker News.
Are there canonical books, resources, or readings for how to design data structures that will be primarily read and written to a disk rather than memory? Most of what I learned in school about big-O assumes that, for example, random access is O(1). However, random disk reads are really slow due to spacial locality. People who write databases obviously have solutions to this problem - for example, DuckDB is based on a number of papers that have come out over the years on this topic. If I wanted to design, ie, a tree structure which was intended to be read/written from a disk, are there general principles or patterns the have been developed to take advantage of locality of reference, minimize random reads, or decrease the overhead of writes, that I could familiarize myself with? What is the CLRS for disk?
9 by memset | 9 comments on Hacker News.
Are there canonical books, resources, or readings for how to design data structures that will be primarily read and written to a disk rather than memory? Most of what I learned in school about big-O assumes that, for example, random access is O(1). However, random disk reads are really slow due to spacial locality. People who write databases obviously have solutions to this problem - for example, DuckDB is based on a number of papers that have come out over the years on this topic. If I wanted to design, ie, a tree structure which was intended to be read/written from a disk, are there general principles or patterns the have been developed to take advantage of locality of reference, minimize random reads, or decrease the overhead of writes, that I could familiarize myself with? What is the CLRS for disk?
Friday, 23 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: I love to be alone. But this loneliness is killing me
Ask HN: I love to be alone. But this loneliness is killing me
77 by endofreach | 58 comments on Hacker News.
It‘s not a phase. I am turning 30 soon. I have had this feeling ever since i can remember. I know, often times i am subconsciously aligning my actions to end up alone. Sometimes it seems like i do that to create something like a melancholic void, that i must feel, because otherwise, i would feel empty… I can‘t summarize it better right now. I have learned the portuguese word „saudade“. That feeling, i believe i know. It seems somehow related, to what I am trying to describe. I truly can not handle it anymore… How do you deal with it? Also I have recently read about „intellectual loneliness“ on here, which i resonated deeply with. It is not what i am describing, but rather a part of it. But the totality is too much for me. I don‘t even know what to expect from posting here. I just have nowhere else to turn to…
77 by endofreach | 58 comments on Hacker News.
It‘s not a phase. I am turning 30 soon. I have had this feeling ever since i can remember. I know, often times i am subconsciously aligning my actions to end up alone. Sometimes it seems like i do that to create something like a melancholic void, that i must feel, because otherwise, i would feel empty… I can‘t summarize it better right now. I have learned the portuguese word „saudade“. That feeling, i believe i know. It seems somehow related, to what I am trying to describe. I truly can not handle it anymore… How do you deal with it? Also I have recently read about „intellectual loneliness“ on here, which i resonated deeply with. It is not what i am describing, but rather a part of it. But the totality is too much for me. I don‘t even know what to expect from posting here. I just have nowhere else to turn to…
New top story on Hacker News: San Francisco police can now watch private surveillance cameras in real time
San Francisco police can now watch private surveillance cameras in real time
61 by jkscx | 55 comments on Hacker News.
61 by jkscx | 55 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: An anonymous person donated 299 ETH from Tornado Cash to Redox OS
An anonymous person donated 299 ETH from Tornado Cash to Redox OS
63 by irusensei | 34 comments on Hacker News.
63 by irusensei | 34 comments on Hacker News.
Thursday, 22 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Most US professors are trained at same few elite universities
Most US professors are trained at same few elite universities
30 by pseudolus | 16 comments on Hacker News.
30 by pseudolus | 16 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Slack’s brand-new feature has an unexpectedly rich backstory
Slack’s brand-new feature has an unexpectedly rich backstory
15 by jbredeche | 5 comments on Hacker News.
15 by jbredeche | 5 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Extending supabase with your own back end – its supa easy
Extending supabase with your own back end – its supa easy
10 by instance | 0 comments on Hacker News.
10 by instance | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Will Serving Real HTML Content Make a Website Faster? Let's Experiment
Will Serving Real HTML Content Make a Website Faster? Let's Experiment
18 by tkadlec | 0 comments on Hacker News.
18 by tkadlec | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Genome-wide association of musical beat synchronization shows high polygenicity
Genome-wide association of musical beat synchronization shows high polygenicity
7 by bookofjoe | 1 comments on Hacker News.
7 by bookofjoe | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Disentangling the Facts from the Hype of Quantum Computing
Disentangling the Facts from the Hype of Quantum Computing
9 by rbanffy | 5 comments on Hacker News.
9 by rbanffy | 5 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: LibRedirect: Redirect YouTube, Twitter, Instagram to privacy friendly services
LibRedirect: Redirect YouTube, Twitter, Instagram to privacy friendly services
3 by kls0e | 0 comments on Hacker News.
3 by kls0e | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Nvidia RTX Remix: Create and Share Rtxon Mods for Classic Games
Nvidia RTX Remix: Create and Share Rtxon Mods for Classic Games
11 by omnibrain | 7 comments on Hacker News.
11 by omnibrain | 7 comments on Hacker News.
Monday, 19 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Cyberpunk 2077 the Most Played Single Player Game on Steam
Cyberpunk 2077 the Most Played Single Player Game on Steam
26 by imbnwa | 11 comments on Hacker News.
26 by imbnwa | 11 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Unique 2-in-1 calculator app adds up to surprise hit for retired engineer
Unique 2-in-1 calculator app adds up to surprise hit for retired engineer
3 by CrankyBear | 0 comments on Hacker News.
3 by CrankyBear | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Nuclear Power Learning & Deployment Rates; Disruption & Global Benefits Forgone
Nuclear Power Learning & Deployment Rates; Disruption & Global Benefits Forgone
3 by clairity | 1 comments on Hacker News.
3 by clairity | 1 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: 1Hz CPU made in Minecraft running Minecraft at 0.1fps [video]
1Hz CPU made in Minecraft running Minecraft at 0.1fps [video]
6 by reimertz | 6 comments on Hacker News.
6 by reimertz | 6 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Magnus Carlsen resigns against Hans Niemann in the second move
Magnus Carlsen resigns against Hans Niemann in the second move
85 by mellosouls | 103 comments on Hacker News.
85 by mellosouls | 103 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Faraday and Babbage: Semiconductors and Computing in 1833
Faraday and Babbage: Semiconductors and Computing in 1833
6 by klelatti | 0 comments on Hacker News.
6 by klelatti | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Sunday, 18 September 2022
Saturday, 17 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Saving the Ancient Glass Artifacts Shattered in the Beirut Explosion
Saving the Ancient Glass Artifacts Shattered in the Beirut Explosion
5 by prismatic | 0 comments on Hacker News.
5 by prismatic | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Friday, 16 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Sergey Brin, David Baszucki, Kent Dauten commit $150M to fight Bipolar disorder
Sergey Brin, David Baszucki, Kent Dauten commit $150M to fight Bipolar disorder
13 by vanilla-almond | 3 comments on Hacker News.
13 by vanilla-almond | 3 comments on Hacker News.
Thursday, 15 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Did GoogleAI Just Snooker One of Silicon Valley’s Sharpest Minds?
Did GoogleAI Just Snooker One of Silicon Valley’s Sharpest Minds?
7 by TeacherTortoise | 4 comments on Hacker News.
7 by TeacherTortoise | 4 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
Tuesday, 13 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Is there any meaningful way to compare two Time Travel Debugging positions?
Is there any meaningful way to compare two Time Travel Debugging positions?
9 by luu | 0 comments on Hacker News.
9 by luu | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Monday, 12 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: A development process startup founders should use to ship features weirdly fast
A development process startup founders should use to ship features weirdly fast
9 by gmays | 6 comments on Hacker News.
9 by gmays | 6 comments on Hacker News.
Sunday, 11 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: I built an extension for analyzing rental properties in Zillow
Show HN: I built an extension for analyzing rental properties in Zillow
2 by thecalebf | 1 comments on Hacker News.
2 by thecalebf | 1 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Twofer Goofer, rhyming word game built with Midjourney/Stable Diffusion
Show HN: Twofer Goofer, rhyming word game built with Midjourney/Stable Diffusion
2 by cowllin | 0 comments on Hacker News.
2 by cowllin | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Saturday, 10 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Living in a fringe environment: three Late Roman settlements in the Kharga Oasis
Living in a fringe environment: three Late Roman settlements in the Kharga Oasis
4 by benbreen | 0 comments on Hacker News.
4 by benbreen | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Friday, 9 September 2022
Thursday, 8 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: The Projectionist: On the Best Job That No Longer Exists
The Projectionist: On the Best Job That No Longer Exists
8 by samclemens | 2 comments on Hacker News.
8 by samclemens | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
Monday, 5 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Using Stable Diffusion's img2img on some old Sierra titles
Using Stable Diffusion's img2img on some old Sierra titles
25 by Karuma | 3 comments on Hacker News.
25 by Karuma | 3 comments on Hacker News.
Sunday, 4 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Tennokoe, Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Save the Game
Tennokoe, Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Save the Game
5 by zdw | 0 comments on Hacker News.
5 by zdw | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Saturday, 3 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Porsche Boss Faces Software Woes Keeping VW a Step Behind Tesla
Porsche Boss Faces Software Woes Keeping VW a Step Behind Tesla
9 by belter | 1 comments on Hacker News.
9 by belter | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Friday, 2 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: Hacker Stations – Tech workspace setups to get inspiration from
Hacker Stations – Tech workspace setups to get inspiration from
19 by poushkar | 8 comments on Hacker News.
I really like the "workspace porn" and been frequenting various blogs and communities with workspace setups. It's inspiring and interesting to see how other people organize their workspaces and achieve focus and comfort. And while it's also interesting to see random setups from people with different backgrounds, I especially like to see setups from developers and tech professionals like myself. That's why I decided to start the blog dedicated solely to such setups. I hope some HN visitors will appreciate it, too.
19 by poushkar | 8 comments on Hacker News.
I really like the "workspace porn" and been frequenting various blogs and communities with workspace setups. It's inspiring and interesting to see how other people organize their workspaces and achieve focus and comfort. And while it's also interesting to see random setups from people with different backgrounds, I especially like to see setups from developers and tech professionals like myself. That's why I decided to start the blog dedicated solely to such setups. I hope some HN visitors will appreciate it, too.
Thursday, 1 September 2022
New top story on Hacker News: SmartDry’s useful laundry sensor to be cloud-bricked next month
SmartDry’s useful laundry sensor to be cloud-bricked next month
13 by mmastrac | 6 comments on Hacker News.
13 by mmastrac | 6 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Mary Sears’ pioneering ocean research saved lives in WWII
Mary Sears’ pioneering ocean research saved lives in WWII
6 by sohkamyung | 0 comments on Hacker News.
6 by sohkamyung | 0 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Buckminster Fuller’s greatest invention was his own image
Buckminster Fuller’s greatest invention was his own image
18 by conanxin | 0 comments on Hacker News.
18 by conanxin | 0 comments on Hacker News.