kaonwarb

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Gall's Law: Working complex systems invariably evolve from simple systems(principles-wiki.net)
2 points by kaonwarb 10mo ago|0 comments
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by kaonwarb 10mo ago
The biography of the author is interesting and relevant, but hardly all that matters about this or any other writing.
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by kaonwarb 10mo ago
Yes… but more often something like laser-sintered metal printing, which is not going to melt when hot.
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by kaonwarb 11mo ago
We unfortunate know very little about how dementia / Alzheimer's develop in the first place.
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by kaonwarb 11mo ago
Very bad racially-motivated atrocities are perpetrated today. Characterizing that as "slavery never ended in the US" is trivializing a much, much worse past regime.
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Resiliency and Scale(stratechery.com)
2 points by kaonwarb 11mo ago|0 comments
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by kaonwarb 11mo ago
I recommend this Ben Thompson piece on why resiliency has declined: https://stratechery.com/2025/resiliency-and-scale/
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by kaonwarb 11mo ago
I saw these in the basement of a data center about 11-12 years ago. Most steampunk thing I've seen in real life.
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by kaonwarb 11mo ago
Likely less than the sum of costs and losses associated with verifying photos of receipts.
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
An oddly gauzy piece. As an ex-Amazonian, I recommend the (complimentary, insider-written) book "Working Backwards" for those interested in a substantive look at how Amazon ticks.
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
> unfortunately it kinda shows when you know the material better than he does. (source, I've been lecturing on all of it for a few years now) That source is bearing a lot of weight.
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
Not quite; g drops materially between 100 km and 1000 km. 8 minutes I believe is quite close, whereas 5t^2 (or even 4.9t^2) will lead to underestimating time.
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Space Elevator(neal.fun)
1802 points by kaonwarb 1y ago|403 comments
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Doom Inside ChatGPT(twitter.com)
1 points by kaonwarb 1y ago|0 comments
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
I can't reconcile Amazon's growing flood of ads with their famous first Leadership Principle: "Leaders start with the customer and work backwards. They work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust."
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
I was disappointed to learn approximately nothing from this article about why this matters.
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
I agree with many of the author's points about fear-mongering. However, I also think the author should expand their definition of what constitutes "security" in the context of agentic AI.
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
Many good writers used the em dash long before LLMs. (Where, after all, did LLMs get the idea from?)
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
As a child I lived for two years at ~11k ft (La Paz, Bolivia). I can vouch for the impact of both Acute Mountain Sickness and the sun at that elevation.
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
How does that square with the cost of education significantly outpacing inflation?
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
Nit: current market cap is ~$3.7T
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
I get your broader point; comparison to a Geo Metro is a bit much.
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
Missed opportunity for the (anonymous!) authors to demonstrate understanding about why some are promoting Wayland.
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Making a centrifuge to launch to orbit (SpinLaunch)(wired.com)
4 points by kaonwarb 1y ago|0 comments
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
I think the analogy holds within the context of the statement I replied to: > Even if LLMs worked perfectly without hallucinations...
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
> Even if LLMs worked perfectly without hallucinations (they don't and might never), a conscientious developer must still comprehend every line before shipping it. This seems excessive to me. Do you comprehend the machine code outpu
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
This is something Eero routers do well: you can turn off the light (which is a more subtle white to begin with) in settings.
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by kaonwarb 1y ago
I agree the impact on generative media is huge. But I also do not think anyone is making a $100m-equivalent film for $20k anytime soon. Disprove me by doing it!
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Planning Fallacy(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by kaonwarb 1y ago|0 comments
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Berkson's Paradox(en.wikipedia.org)
3 points by kaonwarb 1y ago|0 comments

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