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by aeonfox 11mo ago
It is for anyone in ML, which is like <1% of engineers. He’s also searching for hires for his new startup, which might motivate his peculiarly rosy outlook for SWEs over there
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
FTFA: > meant the country’s energy sector emissions remained flat, even as the demand for electricity increased . Emphasis added.
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
Still gilding this lily: https://hackernews.life
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
> stupendous amounts of steel and concrete transmission infrastructure Rooftop solar and home batteries keeps power where it's used for domestic use. Large scale solar is also deployed near to mining and refining sites, and not by
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
> In Australia, since 2005 wind and solar have increased to about 11% and 17% of electricity generation respectively. > And that time period correlates perfectly with the just over 100-200% increase in electricity prices, depending on
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
They haven't read the document properly. Here's the definition: > any information disclosed by Apple to you in connection with Apple Events will be considered and referred to as “Apple Confidential Information” and are subject
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
App developers do know. I can't say that I've ever worked on an app where this request has been made. Neither the App Store Connect Agreement[0] nor the Apple Developer Agreement[1] stipulates that the developer can be compelled
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
https://archive.is/0Y2Pj
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
Would be fun to see a CG artist replicate this and see how close they can get, and how long it took them. Then for bonus points, A/B test which one people prefer.
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
According to this[0] podcast some captains of industry in SV consider that bubbles are good, actually. At least, that is the thesis of this[1] book published by Stripe Press. Not because they'll deliver returns for their investors, b
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
> So you can have three hours of free electricity, while you’re at work, the kids are at school, you’re renting so no battery for you Probably not useful for cooking dinner or watching the evening news, but most dishwashers and clothes w
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
They weren't hiding it, it was literally in the subheading: > research designed to 'tease out prejudice among those who didn't understand the question' The purported aim of the research: > designed to explore the b
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
But isn't the OP article about distributing the benefits to the wider population? Add to that the uptake of batteries GP is mentioning will substantially reduce both the need for back-up power and the cost of transmission that have be
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
I suppose I could have been clearer, but I figure it was an easy connection tom make from talking about chemistry to the question of whether cobalt is even relevant.
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
> IMHO, like the cobalt getting mined by children from artisanal-scale mines in Africa Not really an issue for solar battery systems as they typically use the cheaper LFP chemistry that has a much higher cycle count. The gravimetric den
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
Maybe the dichotomy here is between governments that invest in their people intelligently vs those that don't.
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
> eliminate extreme poverty, so there are fewer people who are desperate to take any job for any money One way to eliminate extreme poverty and increase skilled labour, is to ensure children have enough nutrition, health, schooling, and
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
Spiritual perhaps in that it satisfies a need that cannot be provided by material comforts or by the mere intellectualising of it?
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
> Edit: Solved! :) :)
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
IIUC it's specifically for notifying the clergy, which would be a little sketchy to monetise. But the OP did say that probate firms already do this, so I'm guessing it's already a crowded market, which might make it difficul
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
The worst is when you're an hour in and there's some crucial wrong assumption you've made at some point that's cascaded across the board and you have to start again. Had to come back to it a day later, but very satisfyi
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
'Difficult to monetise' is what I said. But maybe I'm wrong about that.
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
Not stupid or pointless, just difficult (and kinda evil) to monetise. But perhaps that counts as stupid and pointless here?
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by aeonfox 11mo ago
> are the apps, previously free, significantly more limited than their prior free versions unless/until you also purchase a subscription for the CanvaAI portions? I was curious too. The FAQ says this: > Yes, Affinity really is f
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by aeonfox 1y ago
I haven't tried the app, but you might want to fix the misspelling on both the app and Show HN title.
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by aeonfox 1y ago
Most rooftops generate more power than the household consumes. The vast amount of air-conditioning for apartments is likely already accounted for by rooftop generation. An easy way to gridscale that is to have batteries closer to the roof
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by aeonfox 1y ago
Did an AI write this? That's not how I meant 'predictive model'. But certainly there's more to cognition than inferring state X' from X.
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by aeonfox 1y ago
> Zelnick argues it's really just running a predictive model based on patterns it's already seen Right conclusion, wrong argument. Brains are also predictive models based on patterns they've already seen. AI isn't h
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by aeonfox 1y ago
When the AI was told to maximize the number of paper clips in the universe, we didn't expect this.
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If you surrender your email to 'pre-order' they would probably be spruiking all their other sauces https://onimapantry.com/

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