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by qayxc 4y ago
> String concatenation is not addition. Exactly! So why use the addition operator then? It's not as if alternatives (like the '&' I mentioned) aren't available.
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by qayxc 4y ago
> No. Maybe crack open an introductory textbook to abstract algebra Sources please! '+' is used as the standard operator for abelian groups.
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ImageMagick is actually a good example: I use Python as my primary tool for shell scripting (I don't like "traditional" shell scripts for various reasons) - if I can use Python to control external tools such as ImageMagick, w
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by qayxc 4y ago
Well, let's assume that the "expected" behaviour holds, shall we? Let's open up a python REPL and try >>> 'caterpillar' * 2 'caterpillarcaterpillar' OK, now for something different:
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by qayxc 4y ago
> I view dependencies outside of the standard library as a kind of technical debt That's an interesting position. So are you suggesting that very specialised packages such as graph plotting, ML-packages, file formats, and image proc
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blfoat would indeed be nice. It's supported on a wide range of hardware (basically all mid-range to high-end Intel CPUs since 2013, AMD MI5 and up compute cards, ARM NEON and NVIDIA cards since Pascal [10-series, 2016!]). It could spee
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by qayxc 4y ago
M-series sounds great, IMHO.
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by qayxc 4y ago
I suspect the lack of RAM is the issue here.
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by qayxc 4y ago
Wow, that list is so outdated, it's not even funny. Most of the negatives listed on the LCD side have been non-issues for years (e.g. viewing angles).
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by qayxc 4y ago
That's a weird analogy considering humans used base-12 (and base-20 and base-60) number systems for most of history.
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by qayxc 4y ago
I wonder the same thing. Many languages are far better at making precise statements due to stricter and more complex grammar. The reduction in ambiguity could help models perform better. Then there's also the problem of labelling train
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by qayxc 4y ago
Hm. Annual PV module production in 2020 was ~180 GW [0]; peak power per 1m² is on the order of 200W, meaning roughly the equivalent of 1000 km² or ~386 sq. miles or thereabouts of PV modules. Covering 16,000 sq. miles would take about 40 ye
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by qayxc 4y ago
It seems to me they mean to write statements for the sake of making statements. Nothing of substance there, just unjustified and undifferentiated drivel about language and the (lack-of) meaning of words.
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According to some parenting sites, "But before their third birthday, most 2-year-olds are able to put three-word sentences together." So yeah, I call BS on that one.
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> It's mind-boggling how a big European state like Germany with big ambitions and supposedly independent media could be so ignorant for 3 decades with nobody in the country taking the warnings seriously. That's a warped percept
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by qayxc 4y ago
I have to take issue with 2) - for ethical and rational reasons I refuse to but a monetary value on people.
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> Forcing people to run JavaScript does not guarantee that Analytics or Ads will run as these might get blocked by DNS, Extensions or even the browser itself. True for power users on PCs, but keep in mind that many users use smartphones
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> If I'm just reading static text on a web page, theres'a absolutely no reason why I should need javascript to just read it. 100% true if the site is privately funded. In most other cases JS is required for ad integration and a
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by qayxc 4y ago
It's all about observation bias. The SO survey wasn't representative in any conceivable way. Only active users (as already pointed out, the vast majority are passive users) who are passionate about their programming language of ch
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More importantly: it has no memory. It's input and output is limited to 2048 tokens (words + punctuation), so it can neither generate nor continue or reflect on more than a few short paragraphs.
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Unrelated problems, really. Having written such translation library, I can say with confidence that the only reason for this is lack of interest in it. Graph to graph conversion can be tricky due to subtle differences in implementation (eve
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by qayxc 4y ago
In principle all operations can be translated between frameworks, even if some ops aren't implemented in one or the other. This, however, depends on whether the translation software supports graph rewriting for such nodes. Lambdas and
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200+ GiB of RAM still sounds like a pretty steep hardware requirement.
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> Microsoft is selling AI services based on training data they don't own and didn't acquire rights to, nobody writing the licenses of the code it's using [...] I agree, but it still uses resources and those don't com
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The New Horizons probe is still out there.
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> Everyone blaming "meat" for global warming is just a shill for the petrol industry, distracting from the real cause (fossil fuels). How so? Even the article itself brings up various reasons that don't include CO2 emissio
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A weird defence you say? How about publishing a newspaper article about how certain aspects of communism make sense in the US back in the McCarthy era. Heck, back then just a word from a disgruntled neighbour could land you a visit from the
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There's also always the option to simply not spout off about personal opinions all over the internet unasked, especially when knowing about possible consequences. Does everyone these days feel the need to become a martyr over complet
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If a company decides you violated their ToS and consequently doesn't want you on their platform anymore - then yes. They didn't involve the government to take away your civil rights or punish you and you are free to join a differe
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> This seems like a funny statement to make when your CEO is literally out buying Twitter. And apparently putting 90+ hours into Elden Ring, while still insisting to be working 14-20 hour days. [0] [0] https://twitter.com&#x2F

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