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Ask HN: Time to Leave the US?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35364718It feels like the US has passed a tipping point of sorts and is rapidly moving the wrong way on a lot of important issues.Biggest / most glaring being the out-of-control gun violence, esp. in our schools. That's simply unacceptable to me as a parent of two toddlers under the age of 2.Medical / Cost of a significant illness is really Fd up in this country. I had a kidney stone last year, and it cost me over 5k. Most of my friends / family would not have been able to absorb that surprise expense and would have had to use credit cards. That's not even much cash compared to what medical bills in the US can easily cost you. Families are being financially ruined by this shit.Lastly would be random, non-school violence. My wife is Asian and the increase in random asshats assaulting smaller, weaker people – esp Asian women – is just the latest WTF is going on in this country.When I step back, it seems inevitable that someone close to me will suffer from one of the 3, or possible more than 1 ofMar 29, 2023 10:25 PM
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Launch HN: Metal (YC W23) – Embeddings as a Servicehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35341514Hey HN! We’re Taylor, James and Sergio – the founders of Metal (https://www.getmetal.io/). You can think of Metal as embeddings as a service. We help developers use embeddings without needing to build out infrastructure, storage, or tooling. Here’s a 2-minute overview: https://www.loom.com/share/39fb6df7fd73469eaf20b37248ceed0fIf you’re unfamiliar with embeddings, they are representations of real world data expressed as a vector, where the position of the vector can be compared to other vectors – thereby deriving meaning from the data. They can be used to create things like semantic search, recommender systems, clustering analysis, classification, and more.Working at companies like Datadog, Meta, and Spotify, we found it frustrating to build ML apps. Lack of tooling, infrastructure, and proper abstraction made working with ML tedious and slow. To get features out the door we’ve had to build data ingestion pipelines from scratch, manually maintain live customer datasets, build observabiMar 28, 2023 2:18 PM
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Pricing for Profitabilityhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cced66d1f405da127e0b4a3ca8a3f&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagobooth.edu%2Fexecutiveeducation%2Fprograms%2Fstrategy-and-innovation%2Fpricing-for-profitability&c=3488710961597637576&mkt=en-usPricing for Profitability brings the Chicago Approach™ to monetizing customer value: rigorous, research-based, and grounded in how markets and people actually behave. In this five-day program, you ...Mar 28, 2023 11:36 AM
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Ask HN: What does software *for your product* cost?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35318099("for your product" means, software you're incorporating into a product, not just using it internally)I have a 4-part series coming up on software patents. The first two parts are written, but part three is to be about damages. My thesis is that, if someone does infringe your patent, the damages should be proportional to what a willing buyer would have paid to a willing seller. Possibly with a multiplier, but not some made-up gigantic number.In particular, I once posed this question to a VP Eng, and he said he would never pay royalties to someone, without a cap. Unless it was mission-critical and in that case, he would want to own it.Yet the damages claims I've seen are almost always an uncapped royalty, or else a huge number way beyond the willing-buyer-willing-seller range.No rants, please. What I'm looking for is some actual dollar figures for software you've licensed. I will anonymize it, and I will show you my text before publishing so you can be satisfied that your secrets are prMar 26, 2023 6:56 PM
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Launch HN: Flower (YC W23) – Train AI models on distributed or sensitive datahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35260815Hey HN - we're Daniel, Taner, and Nic, and we're building Flower (https://flower.dev/), an open-source framework for training AI on distributed data. We move the model to the data instead of moving the data to the model. This enables regulatory compliance (e.g. HIPAA) and ML use cases that are otherwise impossible. Our GitHub is at https://github.com/adap/flower, and we have a tutorial here: https://flower.dev/docs/tutorial/Flower-0-What-is-FL.html.Flower lets you train ML models on data that is distributed across many user devices or “silos” (separate data sources) without having to move the data. This approach is called federated learning.A silo can be anything from a single user device to the data of an entire organization. For example, your smartphone keyboard suggestions and auto-corrections can be driven by a personalized ML model learned from your own private keyboard data, as well as data from other smartphone users, without the data being transferred from anyone’s device.Most Mar 22, 2023 1:38 PM
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DanAds Is Reassessing IPO Plans While Focusing On Profitabilityhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cbe2c1f40496797539b523f68b3dd&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adexchanger.com%2Fpublishers%2Fdanads-is-reassessing-ipo-plans-while-focusing-on-profitability%2F&c=10733517920836093062&mkt=en-usAs a builder of mini walled gardens for publishers, Swedish self-serve platform provider DanAds has a front-row seat to the challenges of monetization. Ad tech take rates and macroeconomic pressures ...Mar 22, 2023 1:05 AM
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Show HN: Public transportation signage based on bloom filters (rough mockup)https://github.com/jsvan/BusStopBloomfilterHello, I was running around Germany, hectically navigating public transportation, and getting lost all the time. I noticed that every station had i platforms, each used lists of n buses (trains, whatever) arriving, each has their list of m destinations. That means I would be scanning i x n x m items just to see if I was at the correct stop. As I was nervous, for every bus that arrived, I would rescan the list of stops to double check. I began thinking how I could make a better system.Linked is a very shoddy mockup of how bloom filters could be used to allow passengers O(1) lookup time for which platform+bus is the correct one. I believe it's likely for public transportation to grow increasingly more complex in the future, as population grows, and under the current list-based system, this will make the signage ever more complex. I think some bloom filter mechanism could reduce that complexity.So, here is my fantasy, my day dream. What do you think?Mar 21, 2023 4:50 PM
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Show HN: Learn Languages When Watching Videos with Easehttps://intersub.ccI'd like to tell you about InterSub, a tool that I've been developing out of my pain of learning languages.I found watching videos the best working option for me because it allows me to advance in language almost without spending extra time. I watch videos - series, TV shows, documentaries etc. not less an hour a day and switching on watching in the learned language gave me an extra hour of practice. I wasn't satisfied with solutions which I'd found on the market, and I decided to make a better one.With InterSub, one can watch videos on your favorite platforms like YouTube, Netflix, Coursera and so on (soon), get instant translations of any unknown words or phrases in subtitles altogether with their context, have them automatically saved in a personal vocabulary and learn later in a fav mobile app. We designed InterSub to save one's time and energy, so a user can focus on mastering the language.We'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback on how we can make the tool even better.Mar 21, 2023 1:16 PM
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Meet Lizzie Johnsonhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMickFVX3lxTE5iUHQtUTU1azBBbk5aSjhhSWpfdUN0WjlaQkNmb1hvRXZSelZQNVE5eWZmSHJMSXZjRHRPcG5kXzJha2lOa2NTU3YzME9nU0hwbWtPMVBXMm5IV2pEUWF1WFZ5MUJVbXhQVU5IQ0FydllpZw?oc=5Meet Lizzie Johnson Voyage DallasMar 16, 2023 7:00 AM
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Show HN: Ingest data from your customers (Prequel YC W21)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35170410Hey HN! Charles here from Prequel (https://prequel.co). We just launched the ability for companies to import data from their customer’s data warehouse or database, and we wanted to share a little bit more about it with the community.If you just want to see how it works, here’s a demo of the product that Conor recorded: https://www.loom.com/share/4724fb62583e41a9ba1a636fc8ea92f1.Quick background on us: we help companies integrate with their customer’s data warehouse or database. We’ve been busy helping companies export data to their customers – we’re currently syncing over 40bn rows per month on behalf of companies. But folks kept on asking us if we could help them import data from their customers too. They wanted the ability to offer a 1st-party reverse ETL to their customers, similar to the 1st-party ETL capability we already helped them offer. So we built that product, and here we are.Why would people want to import data? There are actually plenty of use-cases here. Imagine a usage-bMar 15, 2023 4:04 PM
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JUICE arrives in French Guiana for launch, project manager outlines next stepshttps://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/juice-csg-arrival/Set for launch from the Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG) in Kourou, French Guiana, on April 13, 2023, the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) mission will aim to uncover the secrets of Jupiter’s three largest icy moons: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. JUICE’s suite of instruments will allow scientists to thoroughly explore and characterize the moons, each of which is thought to feature large bodies of liquid water beneath their surfaces — creating potentially habitable environments for life.Mar 13, 2023 3:13 PM
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Is there an accepted, or published, protocol for a first contact event?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35112613I rewatched Arrival recently and that prompted this question. There is also an example like the protocol for the Queen's death which involved large swathes of society and had specific intended results: quell potential disturbances, control media response, clarify succession and international context.A first contact event (at least one that is public) would, presumably and obviously, be a far bigger deal. It would require coordination of the military and civil society organizations/agencies on an international, literally species wide, scale.Has there been a protocol published? Is there one that exists in the sphere of the UN, or the various space agencies, or one that exists on the level of an individual government? Presumably, we shouldn't just let sci-fi movies be our guide and this is something the public have an interest in (considering the event would likely involve the complete alteration of civil society).Mar 11, 2023 8:55 PM
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I asked ChatGPT to explain why SVB stock is crashinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35094637I love AI. results below! ____Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is a bank that primarily serves the technology and innovation sector. The bank has been around since 1983 and has grown to become a major player in the industry, with a reputation for working with high-growth companies and startups. However, in recent months, the stock price of SVB has been going down. In this post, we will explore the reasons behind the decline in the stock price and its implications for the bank.First, it's worth noting that SVB's stock price is not unique in its decline. The entire financial sector has been experiencing a downturn, with many banks seeing their stock prices fall in recent months. This is partly due to concerns about inflation and rising interest rates, which can impact the profitability of banks. Additionally, there has been increased competition in the banking industry, with new fintech companies emerging and traditional banks investing in digital transformation to stay relevant.However, there Mar 10, 2023 2:26 PM
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Looks like chat GPT can't even follow simple promptshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35089943I asked it to tell me 10 things about tech sector news today and it gave me a bunch of old news shown below:Today, Apple announced its new line of MacBook Pro laptops featuring the company's new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, which promise significant performance improvements.Google unveiled a new set of privacy-focused features for its Chrome web browser, including a "Privacy Dashboard" that provides users with more control over their online data.Facebook is launching a new feature called "Bulletin," which will allow writers and journalists to create and distribute their own newsletters.Tesla announced that it has acquired a robotics company called "Grohmann Engineering," which will help the electric car maker further automate its production lines.Amazon is reportedly in talks to acquire MGM Studios, a move that would give the e-commerce giant access to a vast library of movies and TV shows for its Prime Video streaming service.IBM has announced plans to spin off its managed infrastructure Mar 10, 2023 3:07 AM
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Wylde Audio’s jaw-dropping new IronWorks Barbarian might just be its Wyldest guitar yethttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cd704ddf84fc8842294392fdde160&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fentertainment%2Fwylde-audio-jaw-dropping-ironworks-121821999.html&c=6786410720218615210&mkt=en-usA quick appraisal of Zakk Wylde's Wylde Audio electric guitar catalog will unearth a plentiful array of eye-catching and visually intriguing six-strings, but the brand's latest release – the IronWorks ...Mar 9, 2023 4:18 AM
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Ask HN: Is Putin eyeing Georgia next, given his poor traction in Ukraine?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35074056Lots of demonstrations in Tbilisi today got me thinking back to the South Ossetia & Abhkasia situation and its unsurprising parallels with the Donetsk and Luhansk situation in Ukraine.Any predictions for a renewed move by Putin into Georgia's sovereign territory?Mar 8, 2023 8:07 PM
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How we built a social network with No-Codehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35070143In the Fall of last year, we launched a social network for college students with No-Code.Here’s how we did it:Last summer (after having conversations with a few dozen college students), we stumbled across a very interesting insight:*80% of college students aren’t on Facebook anymore*.Sure, tools like Snapchat and Instagram exist that represent someone’s social graph, but there isn’t a central place for students to go get guidance from other peers. For students to even do simple transactions like exchanging textbooks, finding roommates, or buying sports tickets is messy.This gave us the idea that just maybe students were hungry for a new social network to fill the void Facebook left behind.Our goal was to create a digital community where students could discuss campus life, discover housing options, and buy/sell from other students.### Step 1: Build the PlatformTo make this happen, we started by setting up a (Circle)[https://circle.so/] community specifically for our first college, the UMar 8, 2023 3:27 PM
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Launch HN: DAGWorks – ML platform for data science teamshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35056903Hey HN! We’re Stefan and Elijah, co-founders of DAGWorks (https:///www.dagworks.io). We’re on a mission to eliminate the insane inefficiency of building and maintaining ML pipelines in production.DAGWorks is based on Hamilton, an open-source project that we created and recently forked (https://github.com/dagworks-inc/hamilton). Hamilton is a set of high-level conventions for Python functions that can be automatically converted into working ETL pipelines. To that, we're adding a closed-source offering that goes a step further, plugging these functions into a wide array of production ML stacks.ML pipelines consist of computational steps (code + data) that produce a working statistical model that a business can use. A typical pipeline might be (1) pull raw data (Extract), (2) transform that data into inputs for the model (Transform), (3) define a statistical model (Transform), (4) use that statistical model to predict on another data set (Transform) and (5) push that data for downstream uMar 7, 2023 4:04 PM
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Bishop Museum debuts Hawaiian artistry exhibithttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a894b2f685e4ac5aedde164488cea79&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.travelweekly.com%2FHawaii-Travel%2FBishop-Museum-debuts-Hawaiian-artistry-exhibit&c=7359686834214223067&mkt=en-usA new exhibit is opening on March 11 at Oahu's Bishop Museum called "Ola Ka Noeau: Excellence in Hawaiian Artistry." "Ola Ka Noeau" means "excellence lives." Photo Credit: HTA/Tor Johnson A new ...Mar 4, 2023 4:01 PM
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Movies Anywhere is shutting down its ‘Screen Pass’ feature that let you share movies with friendshttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8b3db951f14cda844de5ae588e5267&url=https%3A%2F%2F9to5google.com%2F2023%2F03%2F02%2Fmovies-anywhere-screen-pass-shutdown%2F&c=646112739473120071&mkt=en-usMovies Anywhere has been one of the best things to happen to digital movie ownership in quite some time, allowing purchases to sync between a variety of different platforms at no cost. But this week, ...Mar 2, 2023 7:29 AM
