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   by comboy 2y ago

   I feel like this did not get as much HN visibility as it should…
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   by comboy 2y ago

   Have tried/responded to modafinil? It's supposed to also impact orexin pathways.
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   by comboy 2y ago

   Read them all and highly recommend them, but to be clear, these are not mindfucks, It's just well written entertainment, nothing ambitious.
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   by comboy 2y ago

   Uh, I'd love some recommendations fitting the title, but many of those on the list are definitely not that.
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   by comboy 2y ago

   Why there is always so much fuss about labels? Across so many different domains. Cars needed OTA update to be driven safely. Why is it important whether we call it a recall or not? I am not trying to make a point here. Clearly some people c
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   by comboy 2y ago

   Not sure if that' more than a person sitting in the office writing this when you take into account all electricity used by the building, maintenance, other people (catering cleaning etc.) And I think this energy-shaming whether that&#x
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   by comboy 2y ago

   I don't think updating files is the problem. The biggest issue with hot code updates seems to be that they can create states that cannot be replicated in either release on its own.
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   by comboy 2y ago

   I'd guess it's unlikely to be the real use case. The real one is classified. Plus it's not like more deadly nuclear weapons would change anything, we can do bad enough with what we already have.
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   by comboy 2y ago

   Any books on the same topic that anybody can recommend? I've tried a few and was mostly disappointed. I'd like something diving deeper than Gleick.
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    by comboy 2y ago

    Same experience, but I think it's going to change. As models get better, their context window keeps growing while mine stays the same. To be clear, our context window can be really huge if you are living the project. But not if you are
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    by comboy 2y ago

    My kind of people. Good luck!
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    by comboy 2y ago

    I would guess the opposite. Less energy pumped into the fans running at 100%.
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    by comboy 2y ago

    These are always fun https://abx.digitalfeed.net/ https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/...
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    by comboy 2y ago

    > back to at least 2010's Apple A4 basically Jim Keller happened, I think they are still riding on that architecture
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    by comboy 2y ago

    Logic is stellar. Why would you feel like its being abandoned? Professional tools don't change UX every 2 years.
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    by comboy 2y ago

    But it's still a mobile phone transmission power (1W?) and then r^2. Distinguishing that from noise seems mind-boggling.
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    by comboy 2y ago

    Do they have anything in common with Mandarin Blueprint? It seems to use very similar mnemonics. How far did the tool get you?
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    by comboy 2y ago

    There are apps now that provide you with listening material improving your comprehension while also doing some SRS on it. Superchinese focuses on pronunciation a lot, Clozemaster on listening. HelloChinese and ChineseSkill are more duolingo
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    by comboy 2y ago

    That's my point.
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    by comboy 2y ago

    So there's this short little book "Food rules" by Michael Pollan. Not much content but seems like the author went through a lot of research. He comes to conclusion based on this tons of data that all we really know for sure i
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    by comboy 2y ago

    Generative AI is much easier than photoshop the same way that photoshop was much easier than trying to alter photos any other way. In both cases it is a completely new level.
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    by comboy 2y ago

    It's ban photoshop all over again. It's just the new reality. Porn is not even the worst thing. If anything it can make real photos/videos harder to get viral. But augmentation will be (if not already is) used to make very ti
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    by comboy 2y ago

    Groundwater mostly, but also clouds (minuscule amount).
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    by comboy 2y ago

    Even within tech circles surprisingly few people are aware how ubiquitous power law distributions are.
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    by comboy 2y ago

    This makes sense for idle devices, but say airpods know they have been opened (or other bluetooth headset can be actively listening for a few seconds after power up), and on the other device you explicitely click connect on already discover
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    by comboy 2y ago

    So what do you think about the paper?
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    by comboy 2y ago

    I love how well this is written. Definitely "look how interesting this is" rather than "look how much do I know". And it dives as deep as needs to, while being accessible for almost everyone. One really needs to master s
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    by comboy 2y ago

    How about the gov comes to you and tells you that you must keep all deleted photos on the device and that you must not tell anyone about this request.
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    by comboy 2y ago

    I'm surprised at such a mean comment and lots of follow-ups with agreement. I don't know Sam personally, I've only heard him here and there online from before OpenAI days and all I got was a good impression. He seems smart an
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    by comboy 2y ago

    > LLMs are state-of-the-art at detecting sarcasm. This is such a precious gem.