hyp0

13 ms·

121.
by hyp0 12y ago
I think you're interpreting "initial primes" as all the primes up to p+1 ; but here, I defined it to be just the particular primes we happened to start with. There can be gaps. > I think a given divisor does not need to b
122.
by hyp0 12y ago
Most of civilization's advances address problems created by civilization, especially density and diet. Eliminating the harmful mosquitoes will surely create some additional problems - but we'll deal with just as we have all the ot
123.
by hyp0 12y ago
EDIT I can see the divisor that must exist cannot be one of the given primes: taking just one of them, multiplied by the product of the rest, the next number it divides after p must be one extra addition of it, which will be greater th
124.
by hyp0 12y ago
I can follow the steps, but not see it. Like turn-by-turn directions, but no map. Perhaps also because I couldn't come up with it on my own - I don't see the family of which it is an instance (partly, this is the magic open-endedn
125.
by hyp0 12y ago
Thanks for the link; I now feel a little more convinced by Euclid's Theorem than last time I looked at it. Though I still don't feel fully convinced by it; I don't fully see it. It's entirely possible my obstacle is not
126.
by hyp0 12y ago
Better off, because I could have learnt the conventional axioms as a skill, like the perceptual and motor skills comprising reading, writing, arithmetic. And only later question them. My "optimism" is more for my intuition; workin
127.
by hyp0 12y ago
Reading this story in Hofstadner's GEB destroyed my ability to accept mathematical proofs as "proven". I just don't find them convincing; but more like using authorised forms o argument within an artificially stylised tr
128.
by hyp0 12y ago
thanks! the software used to add a link to scribd for pdfs. A pdf label that was added separately from the title text like that (but not a link) would help.
129.
by hyp0 12y ago
what happened to the auto pdf warning?
130.
by hyp0 12y ago
i found this hilarious. BTW there's another letter superimposed on the atari one?
131.
by hyp0 12y ago
works instantly on mobile! are there demo pages with more latex, for a tougher test?
132.
by hyp0 12y ago
I love Notch. But since I don't know him, it's for what he represents; how he's handled success, knowing his values and acting on them. Poor guy can't help being a symbol - a bit like Life of Brian
133.
by hyp0 12y ago
http://justread.mpgarate.com/read?url=news.ycombinator.com%2... see also readability. but what I really want is a low bandwidth version of a webpage, to conserve my mobile data plan.
134.
by hyp0 12y ago
see also parser combinator approach: reg exp engine in 14 lines of python https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3202313
135.
by hyp0 12y ago
\tangent A computer-based color test might not be able to detect tetrachromacy, because monitors do not display a continuum of frequencies of light. They are intrinsically tied to trichromacy, by combining only three frequencies of light in
136.
by hyp0 12y ago
tl;dr to distract constructively; to distract in ways that are in themselves satisfying
137.
by hyp0 12y ago
Monopolists can afford R&D, without demanding products or papers. eg Xerox PARC labs, AT&T labs Today we have Microsoft Research and Google of course is funding lots of stuff that it's not really making money from.
138.
by hyp0 12y ago
The latter part of the story notes that retailers are being forced to upgrade anyway by VISA etc (anti-fraud measure). Apple is riding a bigger push. And because they aren't trying to be a payments company, VISA etc aren't threate
139.
Walmart and Best Buy Opt Out of Apple Pay – Required Point-of-Sale Upgrades(forums.macrumors.com)
47 points by hyp0 12y ago|53 comments
140.
by hyp0 12y ago
Apparently in Australia, half of card transaction < $100 are by NFC (in cards). So, there's demand for it. Apple may have the market clout to drive adoption in the US. They have experience in getting partners together, to make new t
141.
by hyp0 12y ago
But Glass's full display makes it capable of being a standalone device (once the guts shrink enough). Before long, a Watch can also be self-contained, technically, but remains limited by form-factor: tiny display. Unlike Glass, it mus
142.
by hyp0 12y ago
It has NFC for payments, and Apple has partners for that. In that instance, and in many others, it's leveraging partnerships and infrastructure established for the iPhone. Just as the iPad leveraged iPhone, which in turn leveraged iPod
143.
by hyp0 12y ago
A specific-purpose accessory can't be as big or as revolutionary as Apple ][e, Mac, iPhone or iPad. More like apple TV, iPod, console, kindle. Still scope for a multi-billion dollar market though. Just the kind of thing Sony might ha
144.
by hyp0 12y ago
There are other reasons for not using i , e.g. iTouch, iWatch
145.
by hyp0 12y ago
Why do they get fewer mice now? Because the grain more securely stored? More effective poisons? Fewer mice in the region? Funfact: unlike horses and dogs, cats were only domesticated once, and spread with agriculture (to protect stored grai
146.
by hyp0 12y ago
yes, it's very plausible as a thing in itself. They can succeed without replacing smartphones. Computers keep shrinking, from mainframes to desktops, laptops, smartphones. I'm curious about the next smaller form-factor, and argue
147.
by hyp0 12y ago
Health monitoring stuff is in that category. It could become a thing in itself, especially if other sensors are added. eg blood sugar, not just for diabetics, but dieting, sport, concentration. general health.
148.
by hyp0 12y ago
nice points, I was thinking sunglasses. But my main point was display size: it's a problem for phones, far worse for watches, but no problem for glasses. Ulimately, yes, smartcontacts or implants, but a long way off. I like eyetracking
149.
by hyp0 12y ago
(thanks, fixed) wouldn't smartglasses be even better at all of those?
150.
by hyp0 12y ago
Smartwatches will fail. It seems a cool idea, but like Dick Tracy's wrist-phone, wrist-calculators, and wrist-watch computers (they've been around for many years), they won't take off. Most of us stopped wearing watches the

More ›