pasmafaute

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by pasmafaute 3y ago
I stopped reading in the first paragraph. > Redditors are staging blackouts. The implication that the Reddit blackouts are related to recent AI advances is ridiculous. The embedded link also makes no mention of AI. I dislike this kind of
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by pasmafaute 3y ago
That's a pretty strong claim considering this is a field of study notorious for the obstacles to collecting direct evidence.
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by pasmafaute 3y ago
It's very common for "technical details" of a system to receive a different classification than the "fact of existence" of said system. In other words, it's widely known that the Navy has a system for listening
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by pasmafaute 3y ago
Brilliant :) I also agree with JonChesterfield on this one: even home-brew compilers might have bugs! That's why I always write in HEX machine code!
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by pasmafaute 3y ago
The oceans normally undergo a cycle of patterns in ocean currents which also manifest surface temperature warming and cooling. You've probably heard "El Niño" and "La Niña" during weather forecasts. The cycle is ver
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by pasmafaute 3y ago
If I recall, you can absolutely loop through the elements in a tight loop and the compiler (e.g. GCC) will auto-vectorize for you (if you have the relevant optimization flag set). The trick with coding for auto-vectorization is to keep your
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by pasmafaute 3y ago
I understand many people are familiar with what "open standard" means. There are lots of other people that are somewhat new to the phrase. Consider these related terms: - Open Source - Open Data - Open Standard For people who enc