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811.
by atemerev 4y ago
The idea of WOPR is based on the real Soviet system of the early 80s, ВРЯН (вероятность ракетно-ядерного нападения, “the probability of ICBM attack”). It attempted to predict the favorable conditions for a first strike from the US side, giv
812.
by atemerev 4y ago
As it should be.
813.
by atemerev 4y ago
What is it, 80s? There is no “company loyalty” since 2000s, and soon there will be no “jobs” in general. We are all contractors and mercenaries now.
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by atemerev 4y ago
Then we need to make sure that atomic bombs^W^W AI is in _our_ hands, not in the hands of somebody we don’t like.
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by atemerev 4y ago
It doesn’t work like this. Once a technology has been invented, you cannot out-regulate it out of existence. It will be developed to its conclusion, if only out of curiosity, not to mention the powerful market forces. However, I don’t see a
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by atemerev 4y ago
It doesn't work like this. If there is a war, there is always a possibility for it to escalate to an existential war. If there is an existential war, every possible weapon will be developed to the greatest extent possible to ensure the
817.
by atemerev 4y ago
Yes, they do ship outside the USA (I ordered their kits from Switzerland, they arrived in a few weeks).
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by atemerev 4y ago
Yes. There will be autonomous weapon platforms everywhere regardless of our desires, both from nation-states and non-state actors. To defend from them, you might want to understand how they work, and how they are built.
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by atemerev 4y ago
Well, their products are really expensive (like, outrageously expensive for a hobbyist). From them, I only bought geneticin and something else relatively unsophisticated; if I can source the compounds I need literally from anywhere else, I&
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by atemerev 4y ago
Switzerland. I had to sign all the papers promising them I won’t be using their chemicals for anything stupid, but otherwise they were friendly enough.
821.
by atemerev 4y ago
I am their happy customer. I have successfully grown fluorescent yeast, and reproduced the CRISPR bacterial genetic modification protocol. Their support is awesome. It is also possible to e.g. buy an old qPCR machine and corresponding peris
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by atemerev 4y ago
I have experienced a dive like this (EasyJet Geneva-Copenhagen, 2013). It was really scary, to say the least. But apparently this is a relatively common situation, and aircrafts are sturdy enough to handle this without any problems. (Also,
823.
by atemerev 4y ago
Well, it is now 2023. Perhaps some things finally improved since the 90s. Or so I would hope (apparently not). If you run HPC jobs, you are stuck with the Linux version your cluster supports (probably not too recent), and you probably won’t
824.
by atemerev 4y ago
Because you won’t be able to run your program on a HPC cluster that runs CentOS 7 with an ancient glibc, if you wrote it in C++17 on your Fedora machine. Or basically anywhere else. It will be much easier with musl.
825.
by atemerev 4y ago
> Whatever I am, that I want to understand. Well I understand that I am a failure at life. That doesn't help much.
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by atemerev 4y ago
Switzerland, for example. There will be no Steam Deck in Switzerland before at least 2024. :(
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by atemerev 4y ago
Because it is funnier to write new shiny things than boring, reliable things. I have an education in computer science, I know how to write a Paxos setup, I am fluent in Erlang. I am still very much not interested in formal systems, proofs a
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by atemerev 4y ago
No, we don’t. Which is one if the reasons we are building crypto.
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by atemerev 4y ago
The concept of a nation state exists for around 300 years, and currently in a crisis. Crypto exists for 15 years (also currently in a crisis, to be fair). I think both governments and crypto will survive somehow, but not in their current fo
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by atemerev 4y ago
Well, eventually either the governments will survive, or crypto will. Governments (as nation states) exist longer than crypto, but they have their share of problems as of lately.
831.
by atemerev 4y ago
Well, I am old enough to remember the cryptowinters of 2015, 2018, and early 2020. Not the first, not the last. BTC/USD is still around 22,000, which looks very much not zero to me.
832.
by atemerev 4y ago
We are not there yet. And crypto is not dead, too.
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by atemerev 4y ago
I am a fish fan… but even fish has some difficulties, as many scripts and tools in the wild expect a bash-compatible shell. Otherwise, it is excellent and I use it on my computers 100% of time. I guess other alternative shells like nu have
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by atemerev 4y ago
"Having a routine" is exactly what is impossible if you have ADHD. I am struggling all my life to find a replacement.
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by atemerev 4y ago
Still impossible to very hard even with medication (though at least I am forgetting things less).
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by atemerev 4y ago
Come on, nuclear is not black magic. There are nuclear reactors in submarines and carriers, so why not at the polar station.
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by atemerev 4y ago
I learned this method at the age of 7, and was playing a math savant for a few weeks.
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by atemerev 4y ago
Maybe. But I remember Paquis of 15 years ago, and it has been much worse.
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by atemerev 4y ago
Geneva: Quai 9, https://www.premiereligne.ch/ (haven’t seen a drug dealer in the wild here for about 8 years already). I have heard that something like this works in Zurich, too. Re: weed, it is still technically illegal he
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by atemerev 4y ago
The same for any other form of money.

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