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lev272··on Uber Announces Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2019
I noticed the bike thing when traveling to NYC recently. I assumed it had something to do with the city's utilization bill not applying to bikes.
lev272··on In Wisconsin, you can go to jail for selling cookies you baked at home
I sympathize with the people in this story, but I wonder where the line should be drawn when it comes to regulating the sale of homemade goods for consumption. There has to be some protection for the consumer—just hopefully not like this.
lev272··on Ask HN: What is your ML stack like?
We use Cortex and I'd say I'm pleased with it. It doesn't offer the end-to-end solution that something like SageMaker does, but it's the best tool we've used for deploying models. Also, and this is less of a technical feature and more of a nice to have, but the team has been really responsive when we've had problems and they seem to be shipping new features at a steady clip.
lev272··on Ask HN: What is your ML stack like?
We had a similar problem with SageMaker re: cost. We tried a few different things out, but ultimately wound up sticking with Cortex https://github.com/cortexlabs/cortex/
lev272··on The zine – a short essay on self-publishing
If you're interested in zines and tech, I'd highly recommend checking out Julia Evan's work: https://wizardzines.com/
lev272··on Undercover reporter reveals life in a Polish troll farm
Most telling part of their statement is the defense that the company operates "like like any other agency of its kind"—as if that is a defense.

As disgusting as this is, there are so many layers to regulating, much of which stems from the nature of social media platforms vs. traditional media platforms. Are the platforms they're posting on subject to the same propaganda regulations as news outlets? Are they as individuals liable for the spread of misinformation, as a result?

lev272··on Infosys shares drop to 10-month low as whistle-blowers target CEO
Who are the most highly regarded of the firms in Infosys's field?

I realize that might sound sarcastic, but I mean it sincerely. I have little experience with that world, but I wasn't aware there was a hierarchy of brands in the offshore consulting firm space. Now I'm curious