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by d_silin 1y ago
The book in question: https://www.amazon.ca/Visual-Basic-Algorithms-Ready-Run/dp/0...
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by d_silin 1y ago
"CSCI 4020: Writing Fast Code in Slow Languages" does exist, at least in the book form. Teach algorithmic complexity theory in slowest possible language like VB or Ruby. Then demonstrate how O(N) in Ruby trumps O(N^2) in C++.
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by d_silin 1y ago
"Depending on future emissions, the IPCC now projects an average sea-level rise of half a meter to 1 meter by 2100"
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United MAX Hit by Falling Object at 36,000 Feet(avbrief.com)
404 points by d_silin 1y ago|224 comments
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A life well lived.
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by d_silin 1y ago
That's why I am never afraid to walk alone at night, in the dark forest.
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by d_silin 1y ago
Mission success, apparently. Next flight (in 2026) will launch next generation of Starship.
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by d_silin 1y ago
For quick and dirty Python benchmark, try https://github.com/DarkStar1982/fast_langton_ant/ Run as "python3 server.py -s 10000000 -n"
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by d_silin 1y ago
How is GitLab doing?
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by d_silin 1y ago
737 with fly-by-wire avionics would be what 737MAX should have been.
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by d_silin 1y ago
For those wondering, yep, this would violate conservation of energy law. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetual_motion
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Casimir Effect Energy(casimirspace.com)
12 points by d_silin 1y ago|7 comments
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by d_silin 1y ago
The explanation of the concept would have been much more useful if presented as a non-antagonistic narrative, without unnecessary confrontational comparisons with Western justice system. It would be, I dare to say, a more restorative way of
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by d_silin 1y ago
My sister started an independent artist career from 2022, and overall trends were fairly brutal to her (unemployment due to Russian-Ukrainian war, raise of AIs, tariff war), however the only solution in this circumstances is to climb up, ra
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by d_silin 1y ago
Obligatory reference: https://scottlocklin.wordpress.com/2019/01/15/quantum-comput...
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For all the humanity's challenges and flaws, Starship is its most inspiring expression, in steel and fire.
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Starship's Tenth Flight Test(spacex.com)
126 points by d_silin 1y ago|240 comments
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by d_silin 1y ago
GPS is particularly good analog... Lose it for any reason and suddenly you are helpless without backup navigation aids. But compass, paper map, watch and sextant will still work!
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by d_silin 1y ago
Relying on LLM for any skill, especially programming, is like cutting your own healthy legs and buying crutches to walk. Plus you now have to pay $49/month for basic walking ability and $99/month for "Walk+" plan, where
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GPT-5 (lack of) skill in orbital mechanics(twitter.com)
2 points by d_silin 1y ago|0 comments
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by d_silin 1y ago
Not at all. Space is my primary area of interest. Btw I accidentally invented a useful Martian calendar: https://github.com/DarkStar1982/exodus_calendar/
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Proposal for Martian Calendar(github.com)
2 points by d_silin 1y ago|1 comments
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by d_silin 1y ago
"...first introduced inerters in a 2002 paper." Damn impressive to discover a new mechanical system just from gears and flywheels.
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OpenAI investor suspected to fall into ChatGTP-induced psychosis(twitter.com)
51 points by d_silin 1y ago|14 comments
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by d_silin 1y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44536459 - most active discussion here.
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by d_silin 1y ago
Report page that matters: https://x.com/exodusorbitals/status/1943782924576309732
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Navigation on Mars [video](youtube.com)
1 points by d_silin 1y ago|0 comments
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Any time I see such results from computation complexity theory, I realize that any current zeitgeist of "super-intelligent AI are gods" is complete bullshit. You can convert every atom of observable Universe into a substrate for s
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by d_silin 1y ago
https://archive.is/J1TTW
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Peter Thiel and the Antichrist(nytimes.com)
13 points by d_silin 1y ago|8 comments

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