Hey @dang (I know it doesn't work, but isn't it fun to use your imagination?), can we get this press release replaced by a link to the actual paper [0]? This one is even open-access!
Why? The press release is much more useful for the vast majority of HN readers in my opinion. The paper is something you read if you want to know more so the right place for it is the comments.
In general, not referring to this specific case, scientific papers are often written for people with specialized background and are hard to understand for people without that background, even if they're otherwise smart and educated.
Just to say, I actually disagree entirely. I do not believe press releases are, almost ever, valuable. Papers are just a format (with some writing style conventions that tend to follow the given field-of-study); they may be intimidating for many, but the hacker spirit and ethos is to dive in and tackle it, and that will pay far more dividends for everyone reading it than to consume more advertising. :)
Unless you are actually familiar with odontology or work in the field, the paper carries little significance for the average layperson (most of us on HN).
Kentucky Route Zero [0], which managed to not just be beautiful in its own right, but so perfectly captures the visual language it's aiming for that you'll just lose yourself in moments of experience.
Also, Pathologic 2 [1] (probably, if you have more fortitude than me, maybe the original or HD remaster are of value [2]).
...
<Multi_key> <less> <apostrophe> : "‘" U2018 # LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
<Multi_key> <apostrophe> <less> : "‘" U2018 # LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
<Multi_key> <greater> <apostrophe> : "’" U2019 # RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
<Multi_key> <apostrophe> <greater> : "’" U2019 # RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK
<Multi_key> <less> <quotedbl> : "“" U201c # LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
<Multi_key> <quotedbl> <less> : "“" U201c # LEFT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
<Multi_key> <greater> <quotedbl> : "”" U201d # RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
<Multi_key> <quotedbl> <greater> : "”" U201d # RIGHT DOUBLE QUOTATION MARK
...
<Multi_key> <minus> <minus> <minus> : "—" U2014 # EM DASH
...
I genuinely do not understand how compose-lacking ɪᴍᴇs continue to see use—so much more of the full unicode spec is trivially available to you… even quite intuitively.
Because, like everyone else that keeps using <LLM-of-choice>, they think it can be relied upon either because they don't care enough about the work they do to actually do it, or because they have bought the marketing hype.
“The beatings shall continue until morale improves…”
I flagged this post as the article is rather exclusively culture-war politics (which accurately reflects all other comments from this poster), and has nothing to do with tech or hacker culture.
[Edit:] Also, just to be clear, it's transparently prejudiced drivel that doesn't deserve the time it takes to skim the title. And yes, I read more than the title. The full article is garbage. :)
The article has some interesting technical detail about sex testing with regards to the female category in competitive sport.
It's a case study in the challenges of maintaining this category in the face of attempts to bypass the spirit of eligibility rules by looking for loopholes, and how to guard against this - so in that sense it's related to the hacker mindset.
Perhaps try reading the article with an open and curious mind. The most interesting part is the second half where the impact on female athletes and the biomedical aspect of testing is discussed.
When you look past the "culture war" presumption and let your curiosity explore the details, there's quite some depth to this case, and to the more general issue.
Note that this is actually one of the things Anubis does. That's what the proof-of-work system is, it just operates across the full load rather than targeted to a specific user's load. But, to the GP's point, that's the best option while allowing anonymous users.
> Please don't complain about tangential annoyances—e.g. article or website formats, name collisions, or back-button breakage. They're too common to be interesting.
While I fully understand, and try hard to refrain from making such comments, given that the actual point of this article is about stress-relief, but it leverages design patterns which are genuinely awful for accessibility and positive, consistent experiences on the web, it does actually feel topical to me.
Put another way, I do not believe this is about a “tangential” annoyance.
Right. It's front and center; kind of the most obvious talking point about the article. It arguably generates a much stronger visceral reaction than the actual contents. That's why it's such a bad pattern.
I don't understand how it is harming anyone—unlike web designers who actively design inaccessible websites—and while I suppose I could offer a reason, I don't particularly feel the need to explain myself.
I am sorry that this seems to have struck a nerve for you. And, as I genuinely mean to convey every time, I wish you…
All the best,
-HG