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soheil
2y ago
I don't understand what other type of solution is there to render on a gpu other than a numeric one? Here is a very basic shader for what you want: float freq1 = 2.0; float freq2 = 3.0; float amp = 0.5; pos.z += sin(pos.x *
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Why do you need webgpu? It's unfortunate that people use technology that is "state-of-the-art techniques to run simulations at interactive speeds" without fully understanding what it's for. General compute on GPU is what
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First thought, the person who wrote this seems to be showing strong signs of ADHD. > step by step... Just as a mountain is climbed not in great leaps but in steady, measured steps Umm, why does it need to be like a mountain climber and n
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2y ago
Integral Compatible Mainstream
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I suspected what I was pointing out a tad too nuanced for hn, nevertheless, the word citizen very much has a political implication although not entirely, it can certainly stir up thoughts of being a citizen of a given country or not. First-
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2y ago
Well let's not use it anymore if I agree on principle, computer science itself is a new field, so not sure how deeply entrenched it really is.
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2y ago
How are you so sure this is like your dreams? If it was easy to accurately remember dreams why would they be all so smooshy and such a jumbled mess like in this video?
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2y ago
Just because there happens to be economical viability for a field currently doesn't mean that field needs less introspection. Exactly what research contributions the people who are throwing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of GPUs
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Totally agree, for too many years some of the smartest people have been dedicating their lives to the development of FarmVille and AngryBirds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perverse_incentive
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It could also be that CS is saturated with too many noble-worthy nominations so they had to spill some over to another field with vacant seats. Another guess is maybe they're trying to divert some of the insane attention in CS/AI
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> Their basic structure has close similarities with spin models in statistical physics applied to magnetism or alloy theory. Statistical physics itself is hardly real physics, I also like how they avoided the term computational physics,
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2y ago
Are you surprised every year that he's not included?
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I think the relevant question is "What content would you publish that would be important enough to be retrieved after it outlives you?" If you publish any content it ends up on several storage devices somewhere along the way, host
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FoxAcid: A conversational search engine using AI
(foxacid.ai)
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2y ago
Users often don't know what they want, founders do. Perhaps the disconnect is caused by focus on either extremes.
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wow altman hired jacob bc of your email?
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2y ago
Great progress, I asked GPT-4o and o1-preview to create a python script to make $100 quickly, o1 came up with a very interesting result: https://x.com/soheil/status/1834320893331587353
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I think this question applies to any type of labor requiring the human mind so if you don't have an answer for any of those then you won't have one for software engineering either.
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Show HN: GPT-Powered Terminal Error Correction
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Advice giving is a bit overrated, lots just want validation, not solutions
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a nuclear attack could be natural selection for the internets evolution honestly.
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Honestly, thinking that Apple will ever give a damn about individual apps is like expectin a cat to learn calculus.
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2y ago
Try again should be working now
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Show HN: Spk.so – AI Conversational Audio Discussions
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Gyros were also used to balance a massive passenger monorail in 1962 without a Raspberry-pi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyro_monorail
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3y ago
Should make the frame out of wood or some soft material so no one thinks you welded it to the table.
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Show HN: Interact with Any AI Character
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Show HN: Get insightful comments from your favorite AI character
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Spotify calls Apple's DMA compliance plan 'extortion''complete and total farce'
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Type with On-the-Fly Text Rephrasing
(typeof.us)
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