RigelKentaurus

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by RigelKentaurus 1y ago
As far as I know, the "single particle" referred to here is not a "classical particle" like a ball. It's a "quantum object" that, depending on how you look at it, behaves like a wave or an object. Definite
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by RigelKentaurus 1y ago
Cool tool! I often play odd time signatures, e.g. I'm trying to program the drums for Rondo ala turk by Dave Brubeck (repeating 2-2-2-3 pattern). Can you tell me how I can do that?
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by RigelKentaurus 1y ago
Man, this was hard to read. Irrespective of what actually happened, this found-guilty-by-popular-opinion mentality is a corrosive evil, and it's been worsened by social media. Hard to believe that this community just ignored "inno
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by RigelKentaurus 1y ago
While my fear of crowds may not be as strong as yours, I see your point of view. In most situations, it doesn't take a lot for a crowd to become a mob.
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by RigelKentaurus 1y ago
To me, his solo stuff from the 80s and mid 90s sounds so much more musical and awesome than his work with Black Sabbath. The Ultimate Sin (1986) and No Rest for the Wicked (1988) are just incredible. I must have listened to at least one of
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by RigelKentaurus 1y ago
I'm not a techie, so perhaps someone can help me understand this: AFAIK, no theoretical computer scientist predicted emergence in AI models. Doesn't that suggest that the field of theoretical computer science (or theoretical AI, i
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
About the Robotaxi: I really, really wanted to impressed by what they will demo. However, I thought it was more marketing, with the product being "just two years away" as always. The demo was in a controlled environment so I doubt
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
He was one of the few industrialists who gave capitalism a good name. He was never one to do ostentatious displays of wealth or buy islands. He used his vast wealth and influence in the best possible way. RIP.
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
The text i supposed to be banal, so that ChatGPT can make it better. It's like the before picture in an exercise course.
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
Extremely interesting! We have still so much to learn. This seems to be an example of Extremeistan as described by Taleb. Can this specific research be extended to any other domains, e.g. finance? Most financial software uses known worst ca
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
The blog says "With a relaxed submission constraint, we found that model performance improved significantly. When allowed 10,000 submissions per problem, the model achieved a score of 362.14 – above the gold medal threshold – even with
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
I play electric guitar at a decent speed but want to get very fast, say ~600 notes per minute (npm). I had two guitar teachers who gave me conflicting advice: 1) Practice doesn't make perfect, only "perfect practice makes perfect&
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
Awesome website, well done! Great trip down memory lane. Looking at the 90's era catalogs highlighted the astounding deflationary power of technology. Many devices are the same cost right now that they were back then. Plus, look at all
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
Because it's a lousy product. -Because opinion pieces increasing masquerade as news articles. -Because journalists have no comprehension of basic math and statistics, so stats like "a woman earns $0.72 for each $1 earned by a man&
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
I don't see anything that wants me to upgrade my four-year old iPhone 12. (TBH, it's not just about these new Pixel phones; I don't know whether I will upgrade in the next 3-4 years.) Minor rant: All of this powerful technolo
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
Reading the comments here, I expected to see a bad "Will Smith eating spaghetti" type video, but I found it to be decent without major glitches. Yes, nothing extraordinary, but that's due to the script, not the video. Not sur
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
My take on this: AI is real, and AI products are adding significant value, but this will not show up as revenue gains for companies. Companies have no choice but to invest in AI to remain competitive in terms of costs. Consumers will realiz
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by RigelKentaurus 2y ago
I saw the Google I/O keynote today. What really bugs me is that Google has all this awesome technology, and they can't figure out a better example to showcase it other than the old "make a restaurant reservation"? I&#x27
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
Agreed that it's not a good strategy, but unfortunately all too common amongst tech companies, especially startups.
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
"Dillon! You son of a bitch!" "I grew up, why don't you?" Loved him in Predator! Watching the scene where he arm wrestles Arnold boosts a man's testosterone by 20%. The ultimate action movie for guys. RIP Carl.
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
Interesting thread! As a serious listener of music and someone who gets deeply affected by it, this is 100% true for me. Almost all my favorite music is sad. I had never thought of catharsis as a possible reason. I thought it was the music
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
I wanted to know our national debt, not as a % of our annual GDP, but as a % of the assets owned by the US. This is what Google says: "The financial position of the United States includes assets of at least $269.6 trillion (1576% of GD
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
Thanks for the link. I'm typing this at 11:43pm in Cupertino, CA. I plugged in Cupertino as my location, and it says Rise is 5:02, which I assume means 5:02 am, which makes sense. However, it also says VISIBILITY RIGHT NOW C/2023
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
What's the best way to find out all of his past predictions, with the date he made them, and the result? I guess this is a question on all experts and talking heads, not just Kaku. I generally agree that his prediction about ML/AI
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
Poignant essay. I was in the author's shoes twenty-five years ago. I was an immigrant from India in my early twenties searching for a job in San Jose. At one point, I had $7 in the bank and had to live in my hatchback for a few days. O
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
I'm extremely sorry for your loss. I do hope that you are able to pick up the pieces and somehow create a meaningful life with them.
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
>More and more and more the United States's problems are summarized as "mass cognitive dissonance" because there are a lot of people whose entire world view would collapse and leave them with very little, were they to stop
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
I don't know whether the majority of these Gen Z folks will reach their FIRE goal, but I think the fact that they're thinking of FIRE is a good thing in and of itself. It's a welcome change from the insane hustle culture of t
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
As someone who just got back from a two-week vacation in Italy, I couldn't agree more. We did sightseeing, groceries, ate out, and travelled extensively without using a car. Public transport and walking made everything easy. It's
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by RigelKentaurus 3y ago
Fantastic read! This is why I love HN. Sad to say that I'd not heard of Molly White before. This is great analysis.

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