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an27··on ElectronConf postponed until a “more diverse slate of speakers” can be delivered
That doesn't really do it for me. Isn't the level of government mistrust and "dissent in speach" you regularly encounter on HN, extremely high on HN compared to the average US visitor?

Like, at levels only seen in 1 out of every 100,000 visitors, making it quite likely you'll be one of the 0.1-% percent if you hold these extreme viewpoints?

an27··on US quits Paris climate pact
Could be manual or because it contains shitpost-attracting keywords, it's a Trump post after all.

(Not implying Trump or his followers are shit, just that partisan issues attract shitposts and unfruitful emotional discussions.)

an27··on Facebook is an attack on the open web
Pretty inaccurate copy, claiming Google doesn't make money off your attention when they mainly subsist off ad revenue.
an27··on Maybe Skip SHA-3
GP disputed SHR is used in the snippet you highlighted.
an27··on Show HN: Pinecone – Build your own genetically-encoded tools
What does "zero-knowledge design"[0] mean? I don't understand the link between "zero-knowledge proofs" and the storage of genetic data.

[0]: https://serotiny.bio/notes/applications/car/

an27··on Show HN: Whaller – create private social networks for your org and community
I'm not sure what it is but the screenshots make me feel itchy.

I take it privacy means privacy except from your boss, your company and the Govt.? So far fewer guarantees than with self-hosted FOSS alternatives?

an27··on Truly intelligent enemies could change the face of gaming
What if you bought a copy of a person's mind from him, and put it into a few clones and/or robotic bodies.

Would it matter to you if the conscious entity was organic or mechanic?

Would it matter to you that the copy was from a human, and not "developped from scratch"?

Do you think all highly intelligent conscious being should have a right to freedom from slavery, or does it only apply to natural-born humans?

an27··on The US Library of Congress has put 25M items free online
I suppose you could do that and then wait for the C&D notice?

I can't imagine you'd get sued for putting online a copy of this if you comply with C&D notices, then again I'm very narrow-minded.

Regarding Name Authorities, this article should clarify it somewhat: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authority_control

It's basically an authentication provider maintained by the Library of Congress, which serves to define cannonical identifiers for library-catalogued entities, like books and public figures.

The Library of Congress uses the MARC standard (developed internally) and that is the format of the Name Authorities files: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARC_standards

an27··on How to Achieve Polished UI
Would anyone here have resources on writing similar highly-responsive GUI frameworks?

I'm considering writing a Rust-based one with Linux, BSD, macOS, Windows and Android backends.

an27··on Is there a tension between creativity and accuracy?
This reminds me very much of the tension between conservatives and liberals, where the liberals are generally higher in openness (-> creativity) and the conservatives higher in conscientiousnes (-> accuracy).

Here's an interview with Jordan Peterson that discusses this: https://youtu.be/01Tln_6Bxk0?t=9m40s

Sorry for pulling in the two-party system, I'm in it for the theory on openness vs. conscientiousness.

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