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by aanet 1y ago
"An explanation of the mathematics needed as a foundation for a deep understanding of general relativity or quantum field theory."
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by aanet 1y ago
Thanks, Jeff Geerling. This post is so useful. Bookmarking it for my Pi setup. I grew up in the 90s media. Want my content to be owned, not rented. <3
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by aanet 1y ago
This is not a comment on the original article per se (it was in Financial Times), but rather on the headline itself. Can we please stop calling them "Godfathers" of AI?? Not for any politically-correct reasons as such (though that
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by aanet 1y ago
I wasn't sure where the author (Patricia) was going with the whole 'GUIs are built >= 2.5x'.. but by the end, I agree. Discovery is fundamentally different from assembly (as in the 'factory' metaphor). And innov
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by aanet 1y ago
Now THIS is the kind of project that I love to see on HN. Well done!
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by aanet 1y ago
Would be useful to see what the calendar actually does. IN general, the README should address: - What is the product - Why does it exist? What problems it solves, etc. - Why should users care about this? - How should users use it
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by aanet 1y ago
QUOTE: The American tradition of prom goes way back, always in tuxes and gowns, always in spring, the girls in their gaggle, the pocked-faced boys in their polyester rentals. The first known reference appeared in the Harvard Crimson in 1879
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by aanet 1y ago
I feel heard... I'm not the only one finding numpy confusing, esp with more than 3 dimensions.
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by aanet 1y ago
Waymo is recalling 1200+ vehicles to "update software to address risk of collisions with chains, gates and other roadway barriers" after NHTSA probes [1] [1] https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportati
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by aanet 1y ago
This looks useful! Thanks
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by aanet 1y ago
Kudos to JGC! <3 I've always loved reading his blog posts on his own site, and learning / using the wide variety of his projects (hello POPfile!, hello Make!) and interests (Analytical Engine!). Thanks for your efforts to get t
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by aanet 1y ago
QUOTES: Alphabet-owned Waymo and Toyota on Tuesday announced a preliminary partnership to explore bringing robotaxi tech to personally-owned vehicles. Waymo said it will leverage its self-driving car tech with Toyota’s expertise for
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by aanet 2y ago
"Ignis consumpsit, et nunc queritur de cinere" - After setting the world ablaze, now he mourns the ashes.
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by aanet 2y ago
I like that MTLynch writes honestly... I've read many of his blog posts; all are straight from the heart, and packed with information that is new to me. That alone is valuable. Consider me a supporter. <3
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by aanet 2y ago
_Well, look, there’s no doubt there is an opportunity here, though obviously I won’t be doing it myself. There are many things I would do to save western civilisation, but having Elon Musk’s baby is not going to be one of them. Apart from a
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by aanet 2y ago
Thanks for posting this. What a fantastic post on the history or Erlang. Very illuminating (all of this is new to me).
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by aanet 2y ago
_"The NHTSA, which has been a thorn in Tesla’s side for years, has eight active investigations into the company after receiving—and publishing—more than 10,000 complaints from members of the public. Morale at the agency, which has orde
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by aanet 2y ago
FY2024 results: - Revenue: $260M (-2% y/y) - Gross Margins: $63M (24% Gross margin) - pre-tax profits: $16M (-57% y/y) - Units sold: 7M (-5% y/y) Arguably the most consequential British computing company since ARM Sales brea
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by aanet 2y ago
Thanks for posting this... Kahneman remains one of my fav. deep thinkers of all time, despite all the negativity that came his way towards the end. A few things caught my eye: - that he decided to quit life at 90 on his own terms; several p
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by aanet 2y ago
The headline alone reminds me of the Mark Twain quote: "Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint."
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by aanet 2y ago
^ THIS As an amateur musician, I'd like tools that help me be more productive musically - those that complement my skills (whatever they may be). All the things you mentioned above, namely, ability to score a melody via a simple hum,
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by aanet 2y ago
What the what?! This is so cool. I love everything about the demo. No (spoken) words, just a cool functioning product, in its intended uses cases, in different situations -- on fire, soaked in water, soaked in mud. Even if the product actu
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by aanet 2y ago
Thanks for posting this. Lovely article on the life of an unknown (to me, at least) artist, who it seems was foreshadowed by her much more famous sibling. Her paintings definitely look very original. At least stylistically, they appear as d
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by aanet 2y ago
As others have noted, the original presentation is here: https://repo.aalto.fi/uncategorized/IO_926740c7-5165-439a-a0...
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by aanet 2y ago
uhh.. looks like the PDF has disappeared?
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by aanet 2y ago
QUOTE: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work evaluates recent advances in AI technology and their implications for economic productivity, the workforce, and education in the United States. The report notes that AI is a tool with th
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by aanet 2y ago
Thanks - this looks great! I might download / get one of the books! <3
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by aanet 2y ago
Fantastic resource! Thanks for sharing this. I love both the math, the music, and math&music combo. Tickles my inner geek. <3 I'd love to see if anyone has done this geometric / visualization for Indian classical (specifica
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by aanet 2y ago
Congrats on the launch! Looks fantastic. I've been thinking about exactly this kind of architecture (vision-language models + physical robot ==> performing tasks) I'd love to tinker with one (or more) of these 'Bots. Quest
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by aanet 2y ago
Direct link to the Waymo paper (PDF) [1] TLDR: Waymo claims its autonomy is safer than the "best human drivers with latest cars with latest safety features" and way safer than the "average human driving population" I&#x2

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