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Computer Graphics, GPGPU and Computational Photography Link(computer-graphics.se)
5 points by greendesk 10y ago|0 comments
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by greendesk 10y ago
No, I believe your reasoning is sound.
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by greendesk 10y ago
I do not like the audio jack in my phone. Sometimes the headphones slide halfway out and the sound gets distorted. I, for one, agree with the decision to let go of the audio jack.
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by greendesk 10y ago
I think showing the mix of energy sources is also insightful. Germany has spent a lot of effort into diversifying and upgrading their energy system. Meanwhile, Poland is lagging in investment and relying almost exclusively on one piece of e
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Race for embedded AI chips is on(eetimes.com)
2 points by greendesk 10y ago|1 comments
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by greendesk 10y ago
It is anecdotal evidence, but I had two friends at two separate companies that missed to pay salaries. The two people individually found comfort in the environment, and at first neither was not seeking a move. The motivation was led by the
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Crytek has not paid wages, employees are leaving(kitguru.net)
151 points by greendesk 10y ago|130 comments
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by greendesk 10y ago
Graphics cards are used for professional work too, not only gaming.
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Proteins create silicon carbon-based bonds(natureworldnews.com)
2 points by greendesk 10y ago|0 comments
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by greendesk 10y ago
Plenty of coal plants are/were too old to maintain and upgrade. If memory serves me right, 2/3 of coal plants were constructed before 70s. I find it odd to require that they continue to operate, while more effective options for en
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by greendesk 10y ago
I am of the opinion that the reasons the industry lost jobs, are primarily: 1. Price of natural gas is very competitive. 2. Automation. Mechanisation inside coal mines becomes more effective. 3. As old coal plants are retired, their repla
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by greendesk 10y ago
It is a perception issue; apparently coal miners are swayed to believe a people decided to close coal mines. For some people, it is easier to perceive that a bureaucrat is against your industry, as opposed to find out that the economic valu
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by greendesk 10y ago
Does not the requirement to match the politics of a workplace raise the bar too high, for a profession like university professor? I am not saying that it is incorrect; but in the background of demands by multiple people inside a university,
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How to cope when robots take your jobs(on.ft.com)
2 points by greendesk 10y ago|0 comments
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by greendesk 10y ago
I personally have the opposite opinion - I did not like the headphone jack and I am considering iPhone 7 because it does not have it. I was never sure if the jack is all the way in or it is halfway in. Sometimes the audio would disappear, a
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by greendesk 10y ago
I have another counter-example. Why not simulate a smaller part of the universe, not the whole experience? Suppose you have a real machine with 10 GB. You simulate a world of 1 GB. Inside the world, the universe is contained in 1 GB (say, a
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by greendesk 10y ago
My first reaction was to ask: 'Why would not these technologies (acquired from Intel-Phi, Altera, Nervana, Movidius) not be successful in their own niches?' Now I understand that it is easier to coalesce around a champion technolo
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Don't expect instant gratification from New Tech(bloomberg.com)
1 points by greendesk 10y ago|0 comments
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by greendesk 10y ago
Every country in the EU is better off economically as part of it. If you were familiar with the U.K.'s history, might I remind you that the life was so hard that it had a positive emigration away from it in the 60's and 70's?
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by greendesk 10y ago
A lot of things in politics and social interaction are ironic. I would note how the UK government did not want to raise steel tariffs to support Tata's Talbot plant. The reason was that it would increase prices for every consumer of st
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by greendesk 10y ago
Like the UK prospered at a time it was making Leyland cars? It is a misjudgment of history to call that time 'prospered' - words like 'persevered' and 'survived' come to mind, definitely not 'prospered&#x2
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by greendesk 10y ago
The exchange program depends on synchronization of university syllabi. Without an institution to synchronize them among universities, having Erasmus is more effort. Therefore, no, keeping the exchange program without EU membership and free
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by greendesk 10y ago
[edited for clarity]: Maybe the UK needs to rethink that "blame anyone but UK" part. The current Brexit discussion is too close to the Euro Sausage movie of Yes, Minister: away from reality, but political maneuvering to put blame
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by greendesk 10y ago
Was not there just a parachute for the pilot?
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by greendesk 10y ago
SI2 was the first time a trip around the world without chemical fuel was attempted. Container ships move much more than that, leveraging the scale of cargo transport. When the same amount of cargo is moved by non-chemical means, I'd be
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by greendesk 10y ago
The scenario to have another election is logistically hard to organize: the expected deadline for the UK to exit is in 2 years. The time can be easily consumed by having negotiations on post-EU agreements.
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by greendesk 10y ago
My understanding is that basic income can only be "unconditional." If there are conditions attached to it, what might be they?
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by greendesk 10y ago
I would argue that it is not a trivial upgrade of the capacity of the hardware (8 GB Ram, 2-3 Ghz x86_64) but the optimization and work on the underlying algorithms and hardware. Furthermore, the cost associated with introducing the new pro
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Agricultural robotics in Japan(bloomberg.com)
4 points by greendesk 10y ago|0 comments
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by greendesk 10y ago
Considering the slow-ish PC market, the report is more likely to be true.

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