kaonwarb

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by kaonwarb 2y ago
To consider: do we overestimate what we know about how we humans reach an answer? (Humans are very capable of intuitively reading scrambled text, for example, as long as the beginning and ending of each word remains correct.)
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RCT: AI mammography led to 29% higher detection of cancer with no increase in FP(thelancet.com)
1 points by kaonwarb 2y ago|0 comments
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
Disagree that blind optimism is just as obnoxious. Blind pessimists are much less likely to reach beyond what's currently considered possible. We need irrationally optimistic folks.
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Power grid in Central Europe uses unencrypted radio to add and shed loads(arstechnica.com)
13 points by kaonwarb 2y ago|5 comments
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
Quite the name! Looking forward to "Humanity's Last Exam v2.final.FINAL2..." coming next
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
Early days, but not as crazy as it sounds: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle... "The LLM alone scored 16 percentage points (95% CI, 2-30 percentage points; P = .03) higher than the
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
Just rewatched and agree they both entered on orange, which is legal. This clear misinterpretation makes me question the author's take as a whole. Did they consider that cars also regularly run stop signs? Is it possible that this is,
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
I regularly use several features within ChatGPT that are well beyond a chat window. Advanced Voice, DALL-E integration, Projects, and GPTs (mostly a couple private ones I created for my own use). There are other features that I don't u
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Microsoft is using Bing to trick people into thinking they're on Google(theverge.com)
4 points by kaonwarb 2y ago|1 comments
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
This is a bit broad. Tobacco was very significant in Virginia and Maryland (which, along with North Carolina, did use it as money for a period—before the United States was an independent nation [0]). Its influence outside of that region w
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Why Rounding 5s Up Is Wrong(integralmagazine.weebly.com)
2 points by kaonwarb 2y ago|1 comments
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
I sympathize with your concern about the ecological impact of plastics; I also think you vastly underestimate the beneficial effects of plastics. Plastics are incredibly useful materials. There's no going back.
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
The space in the middle is dominated by a big battery in any smartphone I've seen. I suspect it would be less efficient to break that up.
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
The spirit of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9224 lives on!
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
Apropos: "Analysis of animal-to-human translation shows that only 5% of animal-tested therapeutic interventions obtain regulatory approval for human applications" - https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/articl
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
They are using Submer's SmartCoolant: https://submer.com/smart-coolant-liquid/ . In short, this appears to be a test of an existing commercially-available product.
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
This is not standard operating procedure worldwide, in part because there aren't that many countries folks are trying to flee to: > America granted him asylum and he settled in New York, becoming the leader of Chinese pro-democracy
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
A beautiful memory. I felt like I was sitting next to you, watching over your shoulder. Thank you for sharing.
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New Google Sheet on half of 13.6" MacBook Air screen is fully covered by popups(imgur.com)
188 points by kaonwarb 2y ago|88 comments
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
Two things can be true: - A particular class of job may be very challenging, or worse - The same class of job may be the best available option for some folks in some regions And, of course, some folks may have a good experience even while o
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
The one upside I’m aware of for taxes being added separately is high awareness of what the sales tax rate is.
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
Even within a state a single 5-digit ZIP can have multiple tax rates if it spans multiple cities; true where I live.
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
This was my favorite of all of the videos. There's no uncanny valley; it's openly absurd, and I watched it 4-5 times with increasing enjoyment.
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
Thank you for sharing your perspective in a straightforward way. To those downvoting - why? Parent is not trying to convince, just sharing. I found it interesting, relevant, and additive to the conversation.
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
Targeted killings of civilians are not "just what happens." Please do not normalize premeditated murder, even if the culprit has good cause to be extremely angry.
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Using AI to analyze changes in pedestrian traffic(marginalrevolution.com)
1 points by kaonwarb 2y ago|0 comments
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
I aim for the same approach. Yes, you have to make sure they are real sales. An easy if imperfect way is to jot down the current price when you first want to buy the thing, then compare what you see on “sale.” (As someone else suggested, ca
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
I appreciate Mastodon and wish it were growing steadily. Unfortunately, activity metrics (see the second chart on this page, for example [0]) suggest that it's on a steady, slow decline. [0] https://mastodon-analytics.com&
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
Nature never ceases to amaze in inventiveness: > The tiny males never develop a shell, but instead develop a modified arm that he can detach onto a female's mantle to pass along his sperm. This arm can move on its own, wriggling tow
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by kaonwarb 2y ago
They're using Fourier transforms to focus on frequencies of acceleration associated with subway travel; gravity should mostly fall out as an independent factor.

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