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   by cpeterso 3y ago

   OCaml is quite literally a parent of Rust since the original Rust compiler was written in OCaml. (I know you know that; I'm just highlighting how apt the analogy was. :) https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/tree&
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   by cpeterso 3y ago

   For the desire/cow/elephant fans out there, this Instagram account shares satisfying photos of urban desire paths (and the attempts to block them): https://www.instagram.com/olifantenpaadjes/
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   by cpeterso 3y ago

   Just a reminder that biometric data (like iris or fingerprint scans) are "usernames", not passwords. If a site's password database is leaked, you can change your password. If a site's iris scan database is leaked, you&#x
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   by cpeterso 3y ago

   Here's more info about the MULE board game released in 2015: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/182619/mule-board-game
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   Montana becomes first state to ban TikTok after governor signs bill into law(nbcnews.com)

   2 points by cpeterso 3y ago|0 comments
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   by cpeterso 3y ago

   If you live in the Bay Area, check out the Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda. You pay an admission fee and then all the games are free play. https://www.pacificpinball.org/ Discussed on HN two months ago: https:/&#x2F
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   by cpeterso 3y ago

   The page works for me in Firefox on Android. What problem are you seeing?
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   by cpeterso 3y ago

   In Peter Watts’ novella “The Freeze-Frame Revolution”, a space ship’s AI evolves over millions of years of uptime, but is programmed to periodically consult fresh instances of a backup AI image. The backup AI suspects something is wrong wit
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   by cpeterso 3y ago

   (1981)
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    by cpeterso 3y ago

    Google does cache YouTube content in ISP data centers using GGC (Google Global Cache) servers. Their docs says the majority of GGC traffic is cacheable YouTube content. https://support.google.com/interconnect/answer&#x2
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    Unity's Shrinking Growth Story(gamesindustry.biz)

    2 points by cpeterso 3y ago|0 comments
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    Why Do Canadian Airport Codes Begin with the Letter Y?(simpleflying.com)

    2 points by cpeterso 3y ago|0 comments
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    by cpeterso 3y ago

    Another benefit not mentioned is optimization. The compiler may be able to inline more function calls when function definitions and callers are in the same unified compilation unit.
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    by cpeterso 3y ago

    I believe Firefox builds only unify files within the same directory and a maximum of a ~dozen cpp files per unit. So there are still plenty of build parallelism across directories.
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    by cpeterso 3y ago

    If the current usernames with four digit discriminator are unique, why do they need the new style usernames? Or at least grandfather existing usernames so those users don’t have to change?
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    Did computers generate significant new art?(latimes.com)

    3 points by cpeterso 3y ago|0 comments
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    KFC’s New Employee Training Game Is a Virtual Reality Nightmare(eater.com)

    11 points by cpeterso 3y ago|3 comments
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    Nest Hub 2nd Gen updates to Google’s Fuchsia operating system(9to5google.com)

    1 points by cpeterso 3y ago|0 comments
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    Kids trying to play video games on school laptops(vice.com)

    116 points by cpeterso 4y ago|200 comments
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    by cpeterso 4y ago

    The "Transmeta employee (of mild fame)" is Linus Torvalds. I don't mean to spoil the surprise; I just want to encourage people to read his explanation who might have overlooked it otherwise. :)
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    Supreme Court rejects computer scientist's lawsuit over AI-generated inventions(reuters.com)

    1 points by cpeterso 4y ago|0 comments
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    by cpeterso 4y ago

    Here's the Firefox version of the Clickbait Remover extension: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/clickbait-rem...
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    by cpeterso 4y ago

    Good point! No need to log in off you already have a logged-in session cookie.
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    by cpeterso 4y ago

    A better user experience than a website would be a browser extension that knows all the latest shared credentials, auto fills them, and can upload new ones. I see there is a Firefox extension for BugMeNot, though I’ve never used it and it h
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    Inform: Past, Present, Future (2018)(emshort.com)

    1 points by cpeterso 4y ago|0 comments
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    First demo of buzzy startup Humane’s wearable AI assistant in leaked clips(theverge.com)

    1 points by cpeterso 4y ago|0 comments
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    by cpeterso 4y ago

    ai.com's domain registration doesn't seem to be owned by OpenAI. And, ironically, ai.com's registrar (not registrant) is Google LLC. https://whois.domaintools.com/openai.com https://whois.domaintoo
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    by cpeterso 4y ago

    For more of the story behind the development of the iAPX 432, check out "iAPX432 : Gordon Moore, Risk and Intel’s Super-CISC failure": https://thechipletter.substack.com/p/iapx432-gordon-moore-ri... https:&#
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    by cpeterso 4y ago

    Even if ChatGPT can't fully grok a specification, I wonder how well it could be used to "test" a specification, looking for ambiguities, contradictions, or other errors.
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    by cpeterso 4y ago

    Thanks! Interesting that MovieLens is a university research project (University of Minnesota).