silverlake

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by silverlake 4y ago
Count me as directly opposed to this point of view. I've read all the news reports about the imaginary threat from TikTok. It's entirely conjecture and "Red Scaremongering" that happens every time the US faces a new glob
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by silverlake 4y ago
My father was addicted to Totino’s frozen pizza. Originally from Minneapolis in 1950, it was a thin crispy cracker-crust pizza sold widely thru the Midwest. I don’t where it started but it has since spread widely.
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by silverlake 4y ago
I tested on GPT3 around Dec and Jan. GPT4 the day it came out. An example puzzle is linked below. I changed the number to 37. Instead of hairs I said it was aliens with multiple eyes. Anything to throw off memorization. http://br
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by silverlake 4y ago
I also tested logic puzzles tweaked to avoid memorization. GPT3 did poorly, GPT4 got a few of them. I expect humans will still be useful until GPT6 solves all these problems.
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by silverlake 4y ago
People don't seem to understand supply vs. demand. More people are moving to cities. Cities have onerous zoning laws. The construction industry is still skittish after 2008's meltdown. Enormous demand && limited supply in
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by silverlake 4y ago
You can use your car as collateral for a loan. If you don't repay it will automatically claim ownership of title. Basically the same thing that happens now but with no middleman or paperwork.
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by silverlake 4y ago
You can publicly post an encrypted password file and dare hackers to break it, assuming your password is >80bits of entropy. All this worry about cloud storage and web access is due to ignorance about encryption.
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by silverlake 4y ago
This is true, but it can be improved. For example, offer a bonus for excellent air tightness and insulation, which can be tested once the home shell is complete. Hire an inspector 1 or 2 times to critique construction along the way.
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by silverlake 4y ago
Thanks for the link! I have Fujitsu which I run when outside air is above 40F. Looks like it gets an amazing COP of 5 to 6, far exceeding the spec. I have tankless hydronic heating using natural gas for most of the winter, but it couldn’t q
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by silverlake 4y ago
It’s not obsolete, the post is saying it is not magic. You need some number of bits to be secure in the next decade. PBKDF2(100k) gives you 16bits for free. For 80 bits the minimum password should have 64 bits, which is 5 Diceware words. Si
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by silverlake 4y ago
I’m surprised keyboard trays aren’t more popular. I use a tenkeyless keyboard to bring the mouse closer, prevents awkward bending at the elbow. However, most trays require a long track attached under the desk. But most desks have support be
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by silverlake 4y ago
If my math checks out (which is doubtful) then yes, heat pump could be more expensive than gas heat on the worst cold days like last week (10F). However, a heat pump handles heating and cooling. So it’s cheaper to install 1 system that does
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by silverlake 4y ago
Also in NYC. I pay roughly 35cents per kWH (air-source heat pump) and $3 per therm natural gas (radiant heat, 95% efficient). I think 1 therm == 100k BTU, 1kWH == 3412 BTU. To equal 1 therm is takes 29kWH of electric heat costing $10.15. Th
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by silverlake 4y ago
Your school should be requiring extensive programming projects for algorithms, compilers, OS, distributed systems, AI, etc. If not then your school sucks. Change schools if you can.
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by silverlake 4y ago
iirc, I was asked to write a copying GC. Another was to write a simpler version of Concurrent ML in ocaml. Then something about arbitrary precision math library. For some reason my brain froze on that one. Then some more Q I can’t recall. T
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by silverlake 4y ago
I’m working on something similar. The target market is the 99% of people who want to program ad-hoc domain-specific problems. For example, generating charts w/o having to dig through all the data sources (Wolfram Alpha does a simple ve
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by silverlake 4y ago
All these reasons were disproven by Kenji on SeriousEats. Search the comments for the link.
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by silverlake 4y ago
All the tech you like took much, much longer to develop than 10 years. The first computer was 1945. The first “mobile” phone was 1946. The first video phone was 1956. The first “internet” was 1969. Electric cars were commercially available
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by silverlake 4y ago
For most of my family the iPad replaced their computer. Thankfully I no longer have to do tech support.
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by silverlake 4y ago
This leaves people exposed from the openings at the top and bottom. The one in Paris is completely closed ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanisette#/media/File:Sanisett... ).
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by silverlake 4y ago
I raised a few $M with just 10 slides during the VC frenzy last year. I agree with the post but I view this from a social angle. The entire VC industry is driven by BullShit. VCs raise money from LPs (pensions, rich people) by claiming they
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by silverlake 4y ago
People have varying quality tooth enamel. My friend is meticulous with oral care yet still gets cavities. Her brother-in-law is her dentist (and mine). He said there's not much she can do to improve it.
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by silverlake 4y ago
A recent oped in the NYTimes argues there’s not enough lithium for all the world’s car. So using smaller batteries like in the RAV4 would stretch the lithium across more cars. Personally I would rarely use gas given the 42mi range. On the o
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by silverlake 4y ago
I agree with you. However there’s a camp that thinks bigger models will lead to ~AGI (whatever that is). Another believes reinforcement learning will get there somehow. LeCun published an alternative vague idea because he thinks neither wil
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by silverlake 4y ago
Anyone can transfer money into your bank account.
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by silverlake 4y ago
EA started with a good idea: what’s the best way to donate $100? Bed nets! This is fantastic. What’s the best way to donate $1B? More bed nets? I’d prefer gov’t and infrastructure changes that lower the mosquito population in tropical areas
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by silverlake 4y ago
Depends how far you sit from the TV. I’m 15 ft away from a 100” HD projector screen. LGTM. https://i.rtings.com/images/optimal-viewing-distance-televis...
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by silverlake 4y ago
I have an S7 and it’s been ridiculously stupid. My old Roomba was less aggravating. The S7 takes 50 minutes to clean 800sqft, always gets stuck in a high rug or chair support. Frequently gets tangled on cables and toys. I can clean tht floo
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by silverlake 4y ago
I interviewed at Jane Street a long time ago. Halfway thru they gave me an office tour. All employees were packed together on one side of the floor, screens everywhere, no personal space at all. I couldn’t see myself sitting there for 10 hr
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by silverlake 4y ago
I used fenwick trees in a smart contract because space/time costs money.

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