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by sagebird 4y ago
Is this not a superficial attempt at saftey? I would like my AI system to tell me how to hotwire a car if I am curious about how that works. I would like my AI system to give me a detailed step by step car hotwire walkthrough if I am in a p
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Ask HN: Why don’t web browsers answer cookie questions?
23 points by sagebird 4y ago|20 comments
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by sagebird 4y ago
What would be some concequences if someone installed two old single pane windows a few inches from each other into a wall. IE - pseudo double panes via single panes. Would it fog up like double pane glass with a broken seal? Could you put a
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by sagebird 4y ago
In the same spirit- a home has dozens of power bricks converting AC to low voltage DC. You would think a central high quality unit could do that… though an obvious drawback is additional wires to snake around…
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by sagebird 4y ago
Is there a different mapping of FFT information to a two dimensional image that would make harmonic relationships more obvious? IE, use a polar coordinate system where angle 12 oclock is 440hz, and the 12 chromatic notes would be mapped to
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by sagebird 4y ago
I love that Reuters has (ok- maybe with the help of someone else) reviewed git commits. The reporting has a high content to fluff ratio - refreshing.
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by sagebird 4y ago
What was your first computer? My first one was shared by my family- a Tandy 5000. Absolutely quirky and wonderful machine. Could do music, animations, text to speech.
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by sagebird 4y ago
When you read books, do you remember what device you read them on and what locations you were at while reading, or do those things fade away? I had a look at my Mom’s early kindle 2 from 2009 this morning. I can’t help but to think of how w
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by sagebird 4y ago
That is a beautiful story. I am sorry to hear of your friend. Reflecting on my own life- many art teachers I have come into contact with through public school and a few classes have been really special and kind people. Like they are a teach
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by sagebird 4y ago
I too enjoyed an encyclopedia set pre internet. While Wikipedia has a random function, there is nothing like flipping through the pages and letting your attention be drawn to a physical article.
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by sagebird 4y ago
Are there any clothes in particular that you remember as being a nice gift? Or is more a respect for the utility of it and have no particular attachment?
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by sagebird 4y ago
Isn’t it so interesting - the instant pull of attention that you have to something. My dad brought a Tandy 5000 home when I was in second grade. I am one of five children. We all enjoyed creating stories with a storybook program where you c
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by sagebird 4y ago
Thank you for reminding us about the reality of life for many people. Upvoted and appreciated.
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Ask HN: What was your favorite present?
22 points by sagebird 4y ago|24 comments
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by sagebird 4y ago
Can automated theorem proving software be coaxed into finding recipes for GOL constructions? I would find it interesting trying to formalize notions that we easily perceive into computer-understood definitions. May end up with strange forma
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by sagebird 4y ago
“ So we only have one option: testing many combinations of junk data until we can find one that passes our criteria. “ I have a somewhat related interest of trying to find sentences that have low Sha256 sums. I made a go client that search
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by sagebird 4y ago
Elon isn’t an idiot who has never been around real world software development. He will happily accept:” Here's a screenshot of where I fixed an off-by-one error, but it took two weeks of unraveling 137 microservices to find which RPC w
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by sagebird 4y ago
I made it up. I like the idea of taking Biblical stories and putting them into a sci-fi setting and trying to make a believable scenario. Like black mirror meets religion. Thanks for the message!
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by sagebird 4y ago
Impressive. Prompt: "Dog food creation society": Dog food creation societies were created in the 1960s as an attempt to find a solution to the problem of obesity in dogs. They were created by breeders, pet food companies, and vete
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by sagebird 4y ago
Only if a man named Noah scans your brain and stores it in a secure underground bunker to be found after a nuclear holocaust.
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by sagebird 4y ago
Do you think that Meta could be worth 273 billion, and yet promulgate a false, inaccurate or misleading mission statement? Perhaps, but it would not seem like it would instill much confidence in the company leadership.
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by sagebird 4y ago
I wouldn’t dare ;)
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by sagebird 4y ago
To the people downvoting my post- would you care to explain what possible alternatives could exist that would fulfill Facebook’s mission - “to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected”? I sense a deeply cyni
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by sagebird 4y ago
While many are commenting that these layoffs are sensible given the situation, I am fearful that laying off approximately 13% of Meta employees will lead to a less connected world. I don’t think people fully understand the magnitude of step
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by sagebird 4y ago
I just want to reassure everyone that while some things are changing, Facebook’s commitment to creating a more connected world is not going away. If anything, these changes will help Facebook reach that goal more effectively- and that’s som
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by sagebird 4y ago
Even though laid-off employees will lose access to Meta internal systems today, they are welcome to utilize Facebook services to stay connected to former colleagues, friends, and family members around the world. After all, it is Facebook’s
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by sagebird 4y ago
Wouldn’t be surprised if houseplants often introduce problems - mold, that could at times be worse than no plant at all. The benefit of outside air is that it is averaged and that open spaces reach more stable equilibriums than artificial s
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by sagebird 4y ago
Good points - though I was imagining having the iPod case be plugged in. As a substitute for a magsafe puck.
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Ask HN: Why can’t my iPod case charge my iPhone?
1 points by sagebird 4y ago|3 comments
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by sagebird 4y ago
Your project might not resonate or fail to spark others’ interest once complete. That is ok. You might be scared of that. But that could turn out ok. It may require a keen insight from someone else to see: well, if you slightly retarget thi

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