pseudocoup

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by pseudocoup 2mo ago
If your research requires access to heavy duty machinery then it makes sense to partner with an institution already in possession of the goods. Be that university, national lab, or as a sole practitioner. Of course there’s some premium over
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by pseudocoup 2mo ago
call me a cynic, but in the age of government underinvestment in science, isn’t this how google could actually change the world?
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by pseudocoup 2mo ago
Equally fascinating observation: “But many also say something small stays behind — a slight awareness of being a person in a body on a planet, a residue of the view from the cupola that never fully fades.” Can’t wait for the companion piece
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by pseudocoup 4mo ago
I think they mean: I feel like using [Sonnet/Opus/Fable] in the name [URL] is a mistake, who knows how long that model will be around
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by pseudocoup 6mo ago
> Computer chips that cram billions of electronic devices into a few square inches have powered the digital economy and transformed the world. Much power so chip
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by pseudocoup 6mo ago
From reading it appears all parties are invested in the outcome of children. So this becomes interesting for other reasons. What is the current state of the art in this type of testing? Why is a definitive result too far off but also too ex
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by pseudocoup 10mo ago
i may be a wallflower here, but please do more with your account than leave this one comment. think about posting! show us what interests you. spread some karma around.
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by pseudocoup 1y ago
I’d say that ‘commiserate’ is a euphemism for complain. How do you understand it?
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by pseudocoup 2y ago
Is SCMP a reputable, or otherwise trustworthy news source?
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by pseudocoup 2y ago
Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire.
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Will we ever get fusion power?(construction-physics.com)
251 points by pseudocoup 2y ago|297 comments
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by pseudocoup 3y ago
your thoughts are echoed in the comments, which are SO much fun. check em out. my favorite might be the guy explaining how he subscribed to all comments, that he misses inbox zero, and that he needs help unsubscribing. poor guy
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by pseudocoup 3y ago
that’s some tough SF… http://toughsf.blogspot.com/2020/07/tethers-all-way.html
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by pseudocoup 3y ago
the ai is not reconstructing sight. it’s guessing which frame of a video the mouse is currently watching. based on training data created by recording the lit up brains of other mice watching the same video
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by pseudocoup 5y ago
Might be an extreme example, but I thought you’re not allowed to use the word in the definition: https://www.thisworddoesnotexist.com/w/extremology/eyJ3IjogI...
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by pseudocoup 8y ago
Although the software mentioned is pretty good at scoring, a fair percentage of applicants to any university have had no prior interaction with that institution ("stealth applicants"). Moreover the jobs of admin staff are literall
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by pseudocoup 8y ago
I work in higher ed admissions, using Slate, which is also used by at least 3 of the 4 schools mentioned. Fortunately or not admissions operations no longer rely on spreadsheets and mailchimp to collate data and score applicants (interest,
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by pseudocoup 10y ago
The participants (less Nasa leadership) are all researchers with expertise in: atmospheres of exoplanets and biosignatures. I wager the announcement will be about TRAPPIST-1b and/or c having atmospheres capable of supporting life. My m