physix

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1. 91.▲
   by physix 1y ago

   I read them to get an idea of the quality that the AI produces, but mostly ignore the content after reading and click on to find actual sources, since I don't yet trust that content. I was thinking that the drop in traffic to news site
2. 92.▲
   by physix 1y ago

   I'd like to see the long list of companies that are in the process of being le cooked .
3. 93.▲
   by physix 1y ago

   https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-much-energy-does-it-take-... :-)
4. 94.▲
   by physix 1y ago

   I started quickly reading the article without reading who actually wrote it. As I scanned over the things being said, I started to ask myself: Who wrote this? It's probably some AI proponent, someone who has a vested interest. I had to
5. 95.▲
   by physix 1y ago

   Just a thought: Maybe if they had some kind of opt-in insurance against overuse until the circuit breaker can kick in? But, looking from the outside, the lack of protection is effectively a win for them. They don't need to invest in bu
6. 96.▲
   by physix 1y ago

   Thanks for that and the preceding comments. I was thinking about the possible paradox of getting a reset for free. But, the cost invariably comes at some point, e.g. when you restart and need to reset your state.
7. 97.▲
   by physix 1y ago

   I'm wondering... What happens when I do a reversible computation where no information is lost, does cutting the power on the unit create heat?
8. 98.▲
   by physix 1y ago

   > You cannot say HTAP is dead when the alternative is so much complexity and so many moving parts. Most enterprises are burning huge amounts of resources literally just shuffling data around for zero business value. We built an HTAP plat
9. 99.▲
   by physix 1y ago

   My takeaway about all this is that nobody really cares much about consistency or the cost to build and run lambda-like architectures.
10. 100.▲
    by physix 1y ago

    I use Augment Code as a plugin in IntelliJ and PyCharm. It's quite good, but I only use it for narrow, targeted objectives, agent mode or not. I haven't seen any mentions of Augment code yet in comment threads on HN. Does anyone e
11. 101.▲
    by physix 1y ago

    That is what I think is most interesting about it. You get repeatable efficiency gains rather than burning GPU time in data centres.
12. 102.▲
    by physix 1y ago

    I'd love to see some references on those three claims. None of them make sense to me.