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by nodnyl 8y ago
I can relate to this. I have had some more rewarding travel experiences in Europe on short work trips, than I have in similar places as a tourist. I think its a combination of better connections with locals and a reason to be there beyond j
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by nodnyl 8y ago
As someone who has had a bit to do with safety critical software in agricultural machinery, and I am sure to any one in any other regulated industry this sounds crazy. The regulation in many industries for software that can kill is onerous,
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by nodnyl 9y ago
That is a interesting thought. Would neural networks have ever had their renaissance without the constant push for better game graphics?
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by nodnyl 9y ago
What strikes me about this as someone working outside all this, is how ridiculously profitable advertising is!. Its kind of weird that it is so much more profitable to show people pictures of things they could spend their money on, than act
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Ask HN: Where are all the Robot Baristas
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by nodnyl 9y ago
The plumber example is a good one. All the AI breakthroughs you read about seem to have simple "IO" so to speak. Even a self driving car while a challenging task, is reasonably well constrained, an effective solution might be poss
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by nodnyl 9y ago
In dry parts of the world herbicide use can significantly increase yield. Where I live in Australia a lot of broad-acre farming is "no-till". A field is seeded directly into stubble of the previous crop without mechanical tilling
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by nodnyl 10y ago
“This difference compounds every year; over a decade, they can produce 30 times more than the rest, with the same number of employees.” I am not sure if the math works out here. Unless they have also found a way to reinvest the output of th