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by drpossum 2y ago
Physics is not stuck in string theory as physics is not just high energy theoretical particle physics. There's also more going on in high energy theoretical particle physics than just "string theory".
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by drpossum 2y ago
Then it should be awarded for the result. Given the line of reasoning this has now opened up Alan Turing should be awarded one posthumously in every field.
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by drpossum 2y ago
I don't know if this is a travesty that they awarded the prize to work on non-physical systems to jump on a bandwagon or that there was nothing else obvious enough to the board in actual physics to give this to. If I was the awardee I&
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Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton [pdf](nobelprize.org)
943 points by drpossum 2y ago|794 comments
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by drpossum 2y ago
Is this new or just an advertisement?
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by drpossum 2y ago
It is a refutation of the premise which invalidates this particular question as it was posed.
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by drpossum 2y ago
The npm dependency ecosystem is extremely tangled. I work with node frequently, but there's plenty of opportunities for bad actors to introduce abuse and I'm wondering when the other shoe will drop.
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by drpossum 2y ago
Not every application or even web application bottlenecks at the network or database level.
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by drpossum 2y ago
The pointed I wanted to make was the scope of it was that bad. Hyundai is the problem.
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by drpossum 2y ago
The posts around this regarding Kia are right that they are under the same "group" with Hyundai having a significant ownership stake. The uptake is both have these problems and to be extremely wary of either either until they conc
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by drpossum 2y ago
I will never consider buying a Hyundai for several decades after their inexcusable security practices led to my insurer jacking up my insurance rates just for owning a Hyundai, despite being an earlier model.
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by drpossum 2y ago
No, there's lots of counterexamples that are typically designed around subregions or territories (I understand there are nuances here, but this sets the general spirit of when this happens). The UK has .uk and .gb, US has .us and had
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by drpossum 2y ago
Is there anything that can be done to petition ICANN or some other authority to help preserve this?
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by drpossum 2y ago
You should always be aware of political risks when buying a ccTLD. There's precedent that these have caused serious issues for domain holders, one notable example https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/12/24071
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by drpossum 2y ago
I knew what I was getting into and the risks involved.
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by drpossum 2y ago
As someone with an io domain, I really appreciate this post. I've had general fears that political decisions would be made that would make trouble for me on top of the standard business decisions to take as much as they can from me. N
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by drpossum 2y ago
If that's what social apps need then I really really hope so.
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by drpossum 2y ago
I'll be honest, I'm not sure why this is funny or interesting other than "those scientists sure study lots of things". At best this is a "joke" explaining a joke.
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by drpossum 2y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41711709 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41717015 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41713221 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?i
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by drpossum 2y ago
Maybe not github and someplace that doesn't remove repos at corps' whims. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41711709 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/youtube-dl-re... h
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by drpossum 2y ago
So the fact that it is culturally taboo to, say, use racial obscenities in public discourse (not directed at any particular person) means you think the first amendment is worthless? Because that's a deeply hamfisted belief but is in f
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by drpossum 2y ago
Not being polite will get you yelled at, as is happening right now, and should not be surprising. Legally there may be nothing and they are welcome to ruin their reputation and suffer the consequences. I find it baffling in conversations I
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by drpossum 2y ago
This video is unhelpfully hyperbolic on what happened. To title this with "self destructs" and have the thumb image of this with the text "Godot is dead" is absurd. earlier discussions https://news.ycombinato
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by drpossum 2y ago
Claiming legal naivete is acceptable and sometimes even commendable is probably the most irresponsible thing I've ever read on here.
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by drpossum 2y ago
This reads exactly the same as when people make irresponsible claims like "I know tons of people that don't have home insurance and they were fine. Therefore insurance is a scam"
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by drpossum 2y ago
Using a random number generator to write the legally binding license which you will be legally held to in a court of law is not a "minor issue" and not even something that's necessarily "fixable". I am not a law
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by drpossum 2y ago
"disqualifying" and "can recover" are mutually exclusive concepts
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by drpossum 2y ago
Why is that forgivable? Any serious venture would have a involved, you know, some kind of legal expert to do a license. Getting that wrong at any stage has serious repercussions and can effectively end the whole project. I was given three
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by drpossum 2y ago
You're right, I am joking. I have my own ventures that carry some dignity. It's also premature for a claim that they are "people who try" as they have not produced anything except mistakes and apologies. Also, maybe co
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by drpossum 2y ago
I just forked the vs code repo and didn't screw up statements on a license for a business model. I'm clearly the superior hedge and I'll be waiting for my check.

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