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   by GTP 2y ago

   > Google’s Willow quantum chip significantly outpaces current supercomputers, solving tasks in minutes that would otherwise take billions of years. This is the point that was disputed in the article, and you're instead taking it for
2. 482.▲
   by GTP 2y ago

   I think it's still unlikely. In the case of the Manhattan project, the USA government wasn't racing against private companies but against other governments. Therefore, all advances in the field where highly secret. In this case, t
3. 483.▲
   by GTP 2y ago

   What you say is true, but apparently, in the case of quantum computers there seem to be some fundamental issues. I remember reading two-three years ago an argument by a professor of Mathematics against the feasibility of having quantum comp
4. 484.▲
   by GTP 2y ago

   I still see a difference here: the blog post author isn't claiming that we will never have quantum computers. What he is disputing, is Google's claim that a specific quantum device that they have is already able to perform several
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   by GTP 2y ago

   I think you're dismissing his points too quickly. Even if he could be biased and his points could be presented better, I still think that, as a rule of thumb, anything past 1000 lines of code should be statically typed. If you don&#x27
6. 486.▲
   by GTP 2y ago

   What would be the advantage vs having an UI that clearly shows the conflict?
7. 487.▲
   by GTP 2y ago

   I'm missing something here. I'm familiar with TomCat, but that's an application server for JVM programs. Here the project specifies which technologies are used to develop it, but which kind of applications will it serve? Are
8. 488.▲
   by GTP 2y ago

   It's because we learnt the lesson and know that management wouldn't run it anyway. Otherwise they would go bananas.
9. 489.▲
   by GTP 2y ago

   Maybe this will help you ;) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42243500
10. 490.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    Would it be so important to be able to tweak the duration later? And why would it be a problem to have the LED fade out?
11. 491.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    Customers wouldn't care to pay a dollar more on a thousand plus device. This would likely increase the margin instead of shrinking it.
12. 492.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    Regardless of the outcome, this still looks like a poor demonstration: what's the point of showing how it is done, if you're not following the protocol anyway? My understanding is that those in the room where nuclear experts, so t
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    by GTP 2y ago

    To further sustain this point: I heard that in the past, someone recreated some parts of Politecnico di Milano (a famous technical university in Italy) as a map of some open source first person shooter. Unfortunately I don't remember w
14. 494.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    Yes, but whether that's an option depends on which country you're residing in.
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    by GTP 2y ago

    With CRC, you have algebraic guarantees on which kind of errors it detects (and which kind doesn't), while with hash functions collisions are essetially random (unless you have some clever insight on how it works internally). Which one
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    by GTP 2y ago

    I doubt a private citizen would have the resources to stand against these companies at the moment. The situation could get better in the future, in case some big company puts the resources to fight in court and wins. The precedent could be
17. 497.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    There's nothing wrong with defensive programming, especially if it is supposed to run on a device where you don't have easy and/or immidiate access in case something stops working.
18. 498.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    Some time ago I considered doing something similar for my parents. They're both fine, but since I live in another country, it could be a creative gift to send them messages on special occasions. I would use an e-ink display attached to
19. 499.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    > Almost no level of accidental spend is worth creating downtime or data loss in a critical application But not all applications are critical, and the company deploying those applications should be able to differentiate between what&#x27
20. 500.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    Now I see the problem: migrating from an ERP to a spreadsheet in one month would be a hell. But with a longer timeframe, I think it would be possible to migrate to a proper ERP without missing key functionalities.
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    by GTP 2y ago

    I don't agree with this view. Saying that new generations are lazy compared to the previous ones is a complain as old as humanity itself, there are ancient writers that made the same complains centuries ago. Either you know their situa
22. 502.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    > uniting people under a common cause If the common cause is being against other people, that's still divisive.
23. 503.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    > why would they say that and then continue to run for elections? Are you suggesting that the USA should have a single political party? Anyone that cares for democracy would be against that, regardless of their other political views.
24. 504.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    I didn't know about business central, a quick Google search tells me it's an ERP. There are alternatives, but migrating an ERP is definitely more problematic than changing document storage and the applications you use to read and
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    by GTP 2y ago

    I see this being a problem in the current situation, where most businesses use either Google or Microsoft for their emails. But in the case of an EU-wide change, I think the situation would be different. Plus, there are other providers tha
26. 506.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    Yes, but there are comparable alternatives. Sure, the transition requires resources and effort, but to the point of making a company bankrupt?
27. 507.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    I'm genuinely curious to hear why it would be so hard to leave the Office 365 platform, to the point that it could mean have to shut down the company. I know it isn't something that can be done overnight, but this is on a whole di
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    by GTP 2y ago

    > I don't think a library would last more than 100,000 years given natural disasters and plate tectonics etc. 100000 years is a very long time. And in that time, you have good chances of reeboting civilization and reconstructing o
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    by GTP 2y ago

    Thanks for the explanation,I didn't consider this other use case. There are some ways of making a SATA connection read-only [0], but surely not as convenient as flipping a switch on a tape. [0] https://www.nightofthedead.org
30. 510.▲
    by GTP 2y ago

    While I see the issue with credit cards, why wouldn't cash work? I see the two following possible issues: 1. ATM machines may stop working. 2. Your local bank branch may have issues knowing how much money you have on your account, maki