Is Facebook's “Prophet” the Time-Series Messiah, or Just a Naughty Boy?
30 by cton | 2 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Google sunsets the APK format for new Android apps
Google sunsets the APK format for new Android apps
34 by kevin_thibedeau | 7 comments on Hacker News.
34 by kevin_thibedeau | 7 comments on Hacker News.
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Monday, June 28, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Many people don’t want to work unless it’s from home
Many people don’t want to work unless it’s from home
30 by yusuf_giftworks | 13 comments on Hacker News.
30 by yusuf_giftworks | 13 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Judge dismisses FTC antitrust complaint against Facebook
Judge dismisses FTC antitrust complaint against Facebook
85 by ChrisArchitect | 24 comments on Hacker News.
85 by ChrisArchitect | 24 comments on Hacker News.
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: You have one shot to redesign the Internet – what do you change?
Ask HN: You have one shot to redesign the Internet – what do you change?
46 by lowercasename | 95 comments on Hacker News.
This was just an idle conversation we were having at work. Imagine that one day you wake up and you've been sent back in time, where you are now a researcher at DARPA in the early 1960s. You've got the influence to effect fundamental changes in the next sixty years of the Internet's history, and can make your changes any time in the next sixty years - but you know that as soon as you change one thing in history, you'll be sent back to 2021, to continue living in the world you have wrought. How are you going to make the Internet better?
46 by lowercasename | 95 comments on Hacker News.
This was just an idle conversation we were having at work. Imagine that one day you wake up and you've been sent back in time, where you are now a researcher at DARPA in the early 1960s. You've got the influence to effect fundamental changes in the next sixty years of the Internet's history, and can make your changes any time in the next sixty years - but you know that as soon as you change one thing in history, you'll be sent back to 2021, to continue living in the world you have wrought. How are you going to make the Internet better?
Sunday, June 27, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Chase account hacked, fraud department is closed on Sunday
Chase account hacked, fraud department is closed on Sunday
5 by cs_student_32 | 2 comments on Hacker News.
My Chase bank account just got hacked and I'm very confused about the series of events. I'd like to preface this that as someone working in tech, I'm not an average internet user and don't think I clicked anything shady recently. All times are EST. 1:30PM Got email on my phone about a new Zelle recipient added to my Chase account. 1.33PM Deleted the unauthorized recipient, changed passwords on Chase and emails. At this point the hacker already submitted a transfer of $2000 - the maximum allowed. 1.34PM Called Chase to report the fraud. Rep told me they need to transfer me to the "fraud department" and told me to hold. 1.40PM Still on hold. Hung up and called again, another rep picked up. They told me the "fraud department" is closed Sunday so only thing I can do is to call again tomorrow Monday. Also they told me the transaction was automatically flagged so it didn't go through. I have so many questions: 1) Why is Chase fraud department closed on Sunday? I guess there's a reason the hacker strikes on this specific day. 2) I always get a bunch of notifications (push, email, sms) whenever I sign in from a new device. Assuming the hacker logs in from their device, I didn't get any notification at all. How is this possible? 3) Looking at "Device access history" on Chase security page, I don't see any unrecognized device. But it shows a login at 1.29PM from my home computer. But at that time my computer is off. This is the biggest mystery and kind of relates to question 2) above: was the attack carried out on my own home computer (so it's not a new log in so I didn't get notifications), but it was off - how is this possible? To be sure, I checked the computer event log, and Chrome history, none shows any activity at 1.29PM. So I'm not even sure the activity at 1.29PM that Chase report is accurate, but it does match up with the unauthorized access at 1.30PM. I'll call them again tomorrow but at this time, I'm very very confused.
5 by cs_student_32 | 2 comments on Hacker News.
My Chase bank account just got hacked and I'm very confused about the series of events. I'd like to preface this that as someone working in tech, I'm not an average internet user and don't think I clicked anything shady recently. All times are EST. 1:30PM Got email on my phone about a new Zelle recipient added to my Chase account. 1.33PM Deleted the unauthorized recipient, changed passwords on Chase and emails. At this point the hacker already submitted a transfer of $2000 - the maximum allowed. 1.34PM Called Chase to report the fraud. Rep told me they need to transfer me to the "fraud department" and told me to hold. 1.40PM Still on hold. Hung up and called again, another rep picked up. They told me the "fraud department" is closed Sunday so only thing I can do is to call again tomorrow Monday. Also they told me the transaction was automatically flagged so it didn't go through. I have so many questions: 1) Why is Chase fraud department closed on Sunday? I guess there's a reason the hacker strikes on this specific day. 2) I always get a bunch of notifications (push, email, sms) whenever I sign in from a new device. Assuming the hacker logs in from their device, I didn't get any notification at all. How is this possible? 3) Looking at "Device access history" on Chase security page, I don't see any unrecognized device. But it shows a login at 1.29PM from my home computer. But at that time my computer is off. This is the biggest mystery and kind of relates to question 2) above: was the attack carried out on my own home computer (so it's not a new log in so I didn't get notifications), but it was off - how is this possible? To be sure, I checked the computer event log, and Chrome history, none shows any activity at 1.29PM. So I'm not even sure the activity at 1.29PM that Chase report is accurate, but it does match up with the unauthorized access at 1.30PM. I'll call them again tomorrow but at this time, I'm very very confused.
Saturday, June 26, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Best “I brought down production” story?
Ask HN: Best “I brought down production” story?
33 by Ozzie_osman | 13 comments on Hacker News.
What is your best "and then I brought down production" story?
33 by Ozzie_osman | 13 comments on Hacker News.
What is your best "and then I brought down production" story?
Friday, June 25, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Which book or course gave you an unfair advantage?
Ask HN: Which book or course gave you an unfair advantage?
7 by ronyfadel | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Is there a book you’ve read or a course you’ve taken that leveled up your game so much that it felt almost unfair?
7 by ronyfadel | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Is there a book you’ve read or a course you’ve taken that leveled up your game so much that it felt almost unfair?
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What's your experience working for a YC backed startup?
Ask HN: What's your experience working for a YC backed startup?
6 by hoerzu | 0 comments on Hacker News.
What was experience? How large was the team? Good things, bad things?
6 by hoerzu | 0 comments on Hacker News.
What was experience? How large was the team? Good things, bad things?
Thursday, June 24, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted
WD My Book users wake up to find their data deleted
31 by bjelkeman-again | 5 comments on Hacker News.
31 by bjelkeman-again | 5 comments on Hacker News.
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Notion is withholding my company data, what can I do?
Ask HN: Notion is withholding my company data, what can I do?
54 by bertdc | 6 comments on Hacker News.
I've been a paying customer from https://www.notion.so/ since 2017 with my company. In the early days, I even exchanged emails with the founders giving detailed feedback. Around 3 months ago, I started having issues with their "Export" feature. Basically, you request to export all your data on Notion, and you're supposed to receive a link to download it. But the link never arrives. I contacted them about this, and that's what they said at the time: > Our engineering team is currently working through a large backlog, and there is no immediate fix for this issue... I explained this wasn't a "nice to have" feature. It was a critical function that locks us with them and goes against their selling message of "you own your data". I was ignored, with the same robotic tone. So today, 3 months later, I contacted them again to say I'm having the same issue. They replied with the same message: > Please accept my sincere apologies for the ongoing difficulties with this. Our engineering team is currently working through a large backlog, and there is no immediate fix for this issue. I’ve already alerted them to the issue and told them of your particular situation, and we’ll certainly follow up if there are any developments! Really appreciate your patience with us as we continue to improve. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can help with in the meantime. I'm again explaining the same thing - If the feature isn't working, this is a critical function that they should at least try to generate manually as per my request. They are basically locking me in. They, again, replied with scripted messages: > Unfortunately, our engineering team is working through quite a backlog at the moment, and there isn't an immediate fix for this issue.... Any suggestions on what I can do? Thanks!
54 by bertdc | 6 comments on Hacker News.
I've been a paying customer from https://www.notion.so/ since 2017 with my company. In the early days, I even exchanged emails with the founders giving detailed feedback. Around 3 months ago, I started having issues with their "Export" feature. Basically, you request to export all your data on Notion, and you're supposed to receive a link to download it. But the link never arrives. I contacted them about this, and that's what they said at the time: > Our engineering team is currently working through a large backlog, and there is no immediate fix for this issue... I explained this wasn't a "nice to have" feature. It was a critical function that locks us with them and goes against their selling message of "you own your data". I was ignored, with the same robotic tone. So today, 3 months later, I contacted them again to say I'm having the same issue. They replied with the same message: > Please accept my sincere apologies for the ongoing difficulties with this. Our engineering team is currently working through a large backlog, and there is no immediate fix for this issue. I’ve already alerted them to the issue and told them of your particular situation, and we’ll certainly follow up if there are any developments! Really appreciate your patience with us as we continue to improve. Please let me know if there’s anything else I can help with in the meantime. I'm again explaining the same thing - If the feature isn't working, this is a critical function that they should at least try to generate manually as per my request. They are basically locking me in. They, again, replied with scripted messages: > Unfortunately, our engineering team is working through quite a backlog at the moment, and there isn't an immediate fix for this issue.... Any suggestions on what I can do? Thanks!
New top story on Hacker News: The End of Marae – my attempt to build the AR cloud
The End of Marae – my attempt to build the AR cloud
7 by realiswhatyoufe | 1 comments on Hacker News.
7 by realiswhatyoufe | 1 comments on Hacker News.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Monday, June 21, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: 90s programmers, what did you expect “the future” of tech to look like?
Ask HN: 90s programmers, what did you expect “the future” of tech to look like?
32 by Dracophoenix | 18 comments on Hacker News.
Specifically, what did you think was plausible and what did you think was around the corner (even if either really never came to fruition)?
32 by Dracophoenix | 18 comments on Hacker News.
Specifically, what did you think was plausible and what did you think was around the corner (even if either really never came to fruition)?
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: A good Linux laptop below 1000€
Ask HN: A good Linux laptop below 1000€
5 by csunbird | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Hello HN, I have recently got rid of my Macbook pro and I am looking for a replacement. I thought, HN is the best place to ask, as there are many people here use linux laptops as their daily drivers. I am looking for a good linux laptop for development purposes, with proper support from the manufacturer (e.g. officially supported). The ideal price would be less than 1000€, but it is flexible. Let me know of your suggestions, and thank you in advance!
5 by csunbird | 0 comments on Hacker News.
Hello HN, I have recently got rid of my Macbook pro and I am looking for a replacement. I thought, HN is the best place to ask, as there are many people here use linux laptops as their daily drivers. I am looking for a good linux laptop for development purposes, with proper support from the manufacturer (e.g. officially supported). The ideal price would be less than 1000€, but it is flexible. Let me know of your suggestions, and thank you in advance!
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Saturday, June 19, 2021
Friday, June 18, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: What does an ML Engineer do?
Ask HN: What does an ML Engineer do?
8 by chroem- | 11 comments on Hacker News.
I have a few years of experience as an ML Engineer, however I recently changed jobs and I was shocked to learn that my new employer has a very different job definition for ML Engineer than the one I was familiar with. I thought that the standard definition of an ML Engineer is an engineer who specializes in building machine learning models, essentially a subtype of a data scientist. At my new company, an ML Engineer is someone who supports ML models but never works on machine learning directly. At this new company, ML Engineers are Data Engineers who support machine learning applications. What is the generally accepted definition of an ML Engineer?
8 by chroem- | 11 comments on Hacker News.
I have a few years of experience as an ML Engineer, however I recently changed jobs and I was shocked to learn that my new employer has a very different job definition for ML Engineer than the one I was familiar with. I thought that the standard definition of an ML Engineer is an engineer who specializes in building machine learning models, essentially a subtype of a data scientist. At my new company, an ML Engineer is someone who supports ML models but never works on machine learning directly. At this new company, ML Engineers are Data Engineers who support machine learning applications. What is the generally accepted definition of an ML Engineer?
New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Have you found a good desk chair?
Ask HN: Have you found a good desk chair?
58 by DamnInteresting | 112 comments on Hacker News.
Despite my best efforts, in the past few years I have had no luck with desk chairs--each one I've had grows uncomfortable after 10-15 minutes of working. This discomfort manifests as sore legs, sore back, feeling too warm, poor seating posture, and similar inconveniences. I recognize the need to stand up and stretch periodically, but these uncomfy chairs make it really difficult to get into the zone. Have you found a chair that makes you happy? Given the amount of time I must spend at a keyboard, I am willing to spend real money. For reference, I am a 40ish 5'10" male with an average build (pandemic deterioration notwithstanding). I also have a treadmill desk, and it's great for humdrum work, but sometimes it is necessary to sit down and dig in when the task at hand is more challenging.
58 by DamnInteresting | 112 comments on Hacker News.
Despite my best efforts, in the past few years I have had no luck with desk chairs--each one I've had grows uncomfortable after 10-15 minutes of working. This discomfort manifests as sore legs, sore back, feeling too warm, poor seating posture, and similar inconveniences. I recognize the need to stand up and stretch periodically, but these uncomfy chairs make it really difficult to get into the zone. Have you found a chair that makes you happy? Given the amount of time I must spend at a keyboard, I am willing to spend real money. For reference, I am a 40ish 5'10" male with an average build (pandemic deterioration notwithstanding). I also have a treadmill desk, and it's great for humdrum work, but sometimes it is necessary to sit down and dig in when the task at hand is more challenging.
Thursday, June 17, 2021
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
New top story on Hacker News: Zero-downtime schema migrations in Postgres using views
Zero-downtime schema migrations in Postgres using views
31 by fabianlindfors | 6 comments on Hacker News.
31 by fabianlindfors | 6 comments on Hacker News.
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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