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by pton_xd 2y ago
15 seconds to count the number of r's in a string using 120 TFlops... Really puts into perspective that we've got a long way yet to go.
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by pton_xd 2y ago
> we're looking to invest some effort over the next few months explaining what we've done, and to start to articulate what we see as the future for Riak. So if you're interested watch this space. Where's that going to
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by pton_xd 2y ago
Japan went all-in on hybrids, not exactly sure why though. Skip forward a few decades and it'd make a lot more sense to unify behind a fully electric charging solution than maintaining two fueling methods.
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by pton_xd 2y ago
A major enabler of all of those processed foods are exactly HFCS and seed oils due to being so shelf-stable. And abundance of those ingredients at cheap prices is part of the problem. Maybe it's the calories, sugar and salt, maybe it&#
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by pton_xd 2y ago
> Why do people also focus on the fringe science of HFCS and seed oils? I'd argue similarly but take the opposite position, why support HFCS and seed oils? What are their positive attributes that contribute to a healthy body? They&#
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by pton_xd 2y ago
I thought I saw some paper suggesting that accuracy grows linearly with exponential data. If that's the case it's not a mystery why we'd be hitting a training wall. Not sure I got the right takeaway from that study, though. E
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by pton_xd 2y ago
"Sign in to your Microsoft account" to use... Notepad? This is not the future I wanted.
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by pton_xd 2y ago
> That's the real superpower of OTP, especially over Rust. That, and preemptive scheduling. And being able to inspect / debug / modify a live system. Man, these actor frameworks just make me appreciate how cool Erlang is.
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by pton_xd 2y ago
Source? Wikipedia predicts US population of ~425 million, China ~632 million in 2100. Still a dramatic decline either way.
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by pton_xd 2y ago
The social engineering possibilities with a tool like this are endless. Google already wields enormous visibility power but ultimately just provides a list of links to other sources. This can subtly (or not so subtly) rephrase and reshape t
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by pton_xd 2y ago
I've been frying eggs in my cast iron every morning for years, works like a charm! I use a small slice of butter and it's nonstick. The eggs don't freely slide around like they would in a non-stick pan, but after frying on on
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by pton_xd 2y ago
In my experience it depends on the speciality you need. If you need to see an Otolaryngologist (ENT), you might be able to get an appointment within a few weeks. If you need to see an Endocrinologist, it might be 4-6 months.
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by pton_xd 2y ago
> The first part is obvious. Is it, though? It seems like many struggle with the first part. Does snacking on a vending machine Duchess Honey Bun or a sleeve of Oreos qualify as "eat food?" How about popping open a cup of insta
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by pton_xd 2y ago
Agentic workflows built ontop of Electron apps running JavaScript. It's software evolution in action!
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by pton_xd 2y ago
Signing two copies solves that, or even making a copy after execution.
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by pton_xd 2y ago
Improve performance handling large files and large numbers of buffers. Emacs has been my daily driver for the last 10+ years and yeah perf could use some help. Everything else is superb.
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by pton_xd 2y ago
Higher FPS means lower input latency, so technically the game would continue to feel increasingly responsive even above the refresh rate.
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by pton_xd 2y ago
That makes me a bit sad to hear as a good portion of my social interaction as a kid was via multiplayer games. And all that time spent ended up leading to a career for me. It's a tough decision for you though, games and life in general
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by pton_xd 2y ago
Some problems are computationally bounded (computational complexity theory). LLMs may theoretically have unbounded pattern matching capabilities with increasingly large data sets and training, but what is the realistic limit here? When we u
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by pton_xd 2y ago
> Absolutely zero hyperbole there - I once went to an all you can eat buffet, ate until I was over full, came home, and within about an hour and a half of that I was snacking on something because I was hungry. I don't have any eatin
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by pton_xd 2y ago
I've always heard fubar originated as a backronym for the mispronounced German word "furchtbar," which means terrible but could be sort of interpreted as meaning "f'ed up." Fubar originated during WWII so it se
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by pton_xd 2y ago
> Hyundai/Genesis has some of the best cars on the market right now between the GV line and Ionic lines, and they seem to be improving faster than other manufacturers Best in what ways? I don't follow the car market so I'm
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by pton_xd 2y ago
I like the use of the word discomfort here. It does take an acceptance of some level of discomfort to engage with material you don't yet understand. Similar to how you experience some physical discomfort / strain when pushing your
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by pton_xd 2y ago
So what you're saying is, the most efficient AI is not a data center of GPUs, it's... a giant tank of lab-grown brains.
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by pton_xd 2y ago
> In most cases, you can do all the concurrency tricks you want but if you put the same code in Rust, it just goes brrrr If "just go brrrr" is your idea of concurrency then I agree, Erlang is not the right tool for you. Concurr
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by pton_xd 2y ago
It's obvious that simply printing money and handing it out won't solve anything. If it did, let's just give every individual $10 million via direct deposit. Cool now we're all rich and can retire, right? But, if that mon
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by pton_xd 2y ago
This is supremely naive, in my opinion. Big companies not only lie, some of them do so routinely, including breaking the law. Look at the banking industry: Wells Fargo fraudulent / fake account scandal, JPMorgan Chase UST and precious
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by pton_xd 2y ago
Personally I've learned (and earned) way more by shipping small things and THEN iterating on them. Or abandoning them.
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by pton_xd 2y ago
> Have you heard the good news? The price per million tokens has fallen from $36 to $0.25 in the past 18 months. Where's that stat from? o1-preview is $15 / $60 per million input / output tokens. And it uses a ton of outpu
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by pton_xd 2y ago
Seems like the citizens have been successfully terrorized.

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