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by layer8 3mo ago
Because not all content is suitable to be stretched out 16:9 (or whatever the screen ratio of your desktop monitor is). In fact, in my experience most web site content isn’t suitable for it. The default browser window size I use is closer t
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by layer8 3mo ago
My employer started using CO2 monitors in meeting rooms 15 years ago, it’s really a useful thing to have. As well as the meeting rooms having windows you can open.
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by layer8 3mo ago
These CO2 monitors have a configurable audio alarm. The present model uses an e-ink display to conserve battery. Physical LEDs would also work, but really in practice you don’t look at the unit and instead are notified by the audio alarm.
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by layer8 3mo ago
There’s a reason not to maximize your browser windows. How do you handle HN threads on that monitor?
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by layer8 3mo ago
On the other hand, you have many more humans to choose from than models, and they don’t change their character every few months.
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XMM-Newton helps revise distance to outer spiral arms(esa.int)
8 points by layer8 3mo ago|1 comments
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by layer8 3mo ago
One could rephrase the parent that Windows did the sensible thing by not using the fork model.
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by layer8 3mo ago
mm?
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by layer8 3mo ago
Finally we can rewrite all the Rust in C. ;)
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by layer8 3mo ago
> patents directly attributed to AI can be clearly disregarded as trivial. You’d have to provide a convincing argument why that would be the case. You probably think it’s obvious, but it’s not at all obvious to me, and even assuming for
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by layer8 3mo ago
Arguably, if you can’t tell if the code will halt, the code is not acceptable. Code is acceptable if it can be properly reasoned about. If it can’t, it is not.
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by layer8 3mo ago
I wasn’t arguing for AI inventions to be patentable, I was arguing against the argument presented above, which to me doesn’t make sense as an argument. I’m very much for not allowing trivial patents, but that’s independent from whether the
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by layer8 3mo ago
Not all inventions can be effectively kept secret, and patents also have the benefit that what would otherwise remain secrets gets published. I’m not in favor of the current patent landscape, but doing away completely with them would likely
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by layer8 3mo ago
Yes? But it’s not the AI that would receive the benefits, and where does accountability of patent inventors come in?
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by layer8 3mo ago
Indeed. Patents incentivize investment in R&D. There is an argument to be made that the scope of patentable inventions should be more limited, in particular preventing trivial patents that didn’t require substantial R&D, and maybe a
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by layer8 3mo ago
This appears to be confusing patent inventors with patent owners. It’s the latter who benefit and presumably are accountable for the use of the patent and potential plagiarism.
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by layer8 3mo ago
Discussion of the blog post (284 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48496396 The blog post now also contains a second addendum that the Google doc doesn't have.
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Under the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins(reuters.com)
6 points by layer8 3mo ago|1 comments
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by layer8 3mo ago
My impression as a Mutt user (which never downloads linked content) is that spammers don’t really care about whether an inbox is “monitored” or not.
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Introduction to OpenType Programming(simoncozens.github.io)
3 points by layer8 3mo ago|0 comments
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by layer8 3mo ago
It’s basically Turing-complete: https://simoncozens.github.io/fonts-and-layout/features.html Once something is Turing-complete, the magic turns from black to white. ;)
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by layer8 3mo ago
Side question: Why is nobody making QR codes on web pages clickable (regardless if it’s an image or text-based)? Not every QR code represents a URL, of course, but many do. Maybe there should be a qrcode URL scheme that lets browsers beha
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by layer8 3mo ago
They said it in reference to web 2.0 and Facebook (“those”), and the start of both fell into that 5-10 year window.
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Will Earth survive the Sun's death? New study suggests it might.(fys.kuleuven.be)
4 points by layer8 3mo ago|0 comments
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by layer8 4mo ago
As a technical point, note that however there is no legal requirement to follow this reference. Wallet providers can choose a different implementation.
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by layer8 4mo ago
I was hoping that the author would live in the last 20%, but Pangram says that the article is 100% AI-generated.
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by layer8 4mo ago
Are RAM prices down?
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by layer8 4mo ago
That’s no good if you want uncensored DNS.
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by layer8 4mo ago
I don’t think God has any choice regarding math and logic.
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by layer8 4mo ago
They only allow it for specific companies and agencies, which are trusted with the less restricted model. The general public is still not trusted to use Fable, apparently.

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