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by steego 1y ago
Approximately speaking, what do you want to see put up? I ask this because it reads like you have a specific challenge in mind when it comes to generative AI and it sounds like anything short of "proof of the unlimited powers" w
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by steego 2y ago
I think this proposal ultimately introduces more complexity than it solves. By automatically inserting migrations (whether at compile time or via “migration files”), you end up with a form of hidden control flow that’s arguably worse than t
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by steego 2y ago
Preventing third parties from intercepting encrypted traffic isn’t the point of deep packet inspection (DPI). Organizations implement DPI to PREVENT outbound encrypted connections to unknown external servers to keep internal data LEAVING th
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by steego 2y ago
It doesn’t. Many governments block TLS connections directly between a client and an external website. Instead, they’ll install a custom root certificate and all connections and intercept traffic, using the government root certificate for e
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by steego 2y ago
Seeing how we’re only a few months in, I think you’re wrong. I can see their desire to circumvent the firewalls and monitoring infrastructure because it’s too complicated and/or they don’t know who they can trust yet.
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by steego 2y ago
Let's find out if you're a bigot or not. I'll throw up Webster's definition for reference. Bigot – a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices. The capacity for pregnancy
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by steego 2y ago
18F and USDS always hired a mix of people, but I can tell you that I personally know a number of former colleagues and associates who worked for these organizations, writing code and architecting systems to solve real problems. If you want
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by steego 2y ago
Don’t take this the wrong way—I’m not calling you dishonest; I’m calling the question dishonest. My point wasn’t that you should have known to trust the organization. I’d never ask you to trust anyone or anything. My argument is that the qu
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by steego 2y ago
I didn’t grow up hearing that the U.S. was inherently evil. I learned the messy, unfiltered history of an imperfect country—one built on a Constitution that has kept it going and evolving for nearly 250 years. That same Constitution, which
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by steego 2y ago
No, it's a dishonest question, regardless of your intentions. Let's look at your question: > Am I being too cynical if I read from this that they were fine with it until they got fired? What is * it* ? What exactly are you su
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by steego 2y ago
Your claim doesn't seem to reflect the reality. Marketing mail only accounts for 19% of total revenue. Shipping and packages account for 41% and First-Class mail is about 32%. https://about.usps.com/newsroom/natio
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by steego 2y ago
It’s 253 car deaths which is just a little over 203 fatal shootings. Can one worry about both or are we picking teams?
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by steego 2y ago
> So what is his problem? My guess: He's just posting a hot-take to farm for engagement. I'm not saying he's wrong about everything. I'm just pointing out that he has a small incentive to be engaging.
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by steego 2y ago
While I understand Feynman’s point that mathematicians love to generalize everything and that physicists focus on what actually works in the real world, as programmers, we’re doing something different from both of those groups. We’re engage
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by steego 2y ago
He said the word woke *described* the "awareness of racial and social injustice". He didn't say it was a mechanism for "raising awareness". Let me ask you this: How does one, in your mind, do "something about
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by steego 2y ago
As someone who has personally explained the phenomenon of cargo cult to individuals over the years, I made the decision to abandon it years ago. I didn’t succumb to the pressure of heresy. I simply grew up and realized that it wasn’t actual
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by steego 2y ago
Having doctors treat and stabilize patients because they are required by EMTALA is an entirely different animal than having catastrophic medical insurance. Real catastrophic medical insurance caps how much you owe whereas the debt you accum
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by steego 2y ago
This is exciting! Given your experience with Rosetta 2 and your deep understanding of code translation and optimization, what specific areas in Lean’s code generation pipeline do you see as ‘low-hanging fruit’ for improvement? Additionally,
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by steego 2y ago
I don't know if you're actually new here, or you've been reading HN for years, but your account is only 11 months old. We talk about a lot of things here, but when we do talk about AI, we tend to prefer talk about things with
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by steego 2y ago
Not to be dramatic, but from a security perspective, it feels a little like the scene in Ghost Busters where the EPA inspector orders a Con Ed worker to shut down the containment system. I'm trying to imagine all the operational implic
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by steego 2y ago
Why are you surprised by LLMs doing irrational or weird things? All machine learning models start off in a random state. As they progress through their training, their input/output pairs tend to mimic what they've been trained to
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by steego 2y ago
That's because you're imagining early paper currency as a universal currency. These early promissory notes were more like coupons that were redeemed by the merchants. It didn't matter how many times a coupon was traded. As
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by steego 2y ago
Forget the video. Try it. I use OpenAI's voice models a lot and I have access to them all and I'm honestly more impressed with the ease at which one can conduct a conversation with this voice model. Honestly, this feels like the f
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by steego 2y ago
I don't know why they don't post their Github link on the website, but it was easy to find by looking at the founders' Github accounts, which were linked on the bottom of the page. https://github.com/onejs&#x2
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by steego 2y ago
First, let me be clear: I don’t take hardline positions on this issue. As much as I, or anyone, might dislike the idea of advanced AI in warfare, I know it’s been in use for decades in various forms, and its continued development is inevita
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by steego 2y ago
Not to dismiss your criticisms, but I love that file ordering is relevant for compilation for one key reason: It forces you to reconcile your architecture as it gets bigger and before you accidentally turn it into a monolithic nightmare. I
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by steego 2y ago
Yes, forming a cartel is illegal, but prosecuting cartels is complex and requires a high burden of proof. There’s also the jurisdictional complexity, especially if you’re waiting for federal prosecution. By creating a specific local law, Sa
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by steego 2y ago
You’re being vague. Are you saying Tesla is being targeted with this administration’s EV mandates? Or have they been targeted with subsidies? Better yet, what policies do you think we should be pushing?
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by steego 2y ago
I thought the way you explained free algebras was great. I am absolutely not an expert in Clear/OBJ (I'm very much still learning), so I personally appreciated your presentation of it. To answer your question regarding how these
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by steego 2y ago
First of all, thank you for writing that up!!! Disclaimer 1: I have the same last name as Burstall's collaborator, Joseph Goguen. If we're related, it's VERY distant, so I truly can't add anything. Disclaimer 2: I&#x27

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