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by timoth3y 2y ago
NotebookLM's is incredibly good at generating the affect and structure of a quality podcast. This is in-line with all art, music, and video created by LMM at the moment. They are imitating a structure and affect, the quality of the con
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"Palletrone"?! What a missed opportunity. "Palledrone" was right there. They could have had a portmanteau that's a homophone of palindrome. What the project lacks in utility it could have made up for in linguistic c
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Not to say we are in an AI bubble, but billion-dollar seed rounds are not really normal.
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OK. You sent me down a new rabbit hole. It was fun. Thank you for that! It is really interesting that a mammal can survive without its fauna. The fact that it's possible at all is important. Axenic mice, however, need to be bred and ma
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by timoth3y 2y ago
The point is not how much they weigh, but that we can't survive without them. It's not just the digestive tract. Our eyes, out lungs, even our skin rely on a huge diversity of specialized and symbiotic organisms to function correc
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by timoth3y 2y ago
They are not operating from the full DNA, but "enough DNA to piece together functional genomes." However, even if we had pristine copies of mammoth DNA we could not re-create a mammoth. Complex organisms like mammoths (or humans)
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by timoth3y 2y ago
If by "the first in history" they mean "yet another." Wankel engines, various EV engines, ran jets, etc have been in commercial use for decades.
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by timoth3y 2y ago
A lot of great answers here, and I would add the book "10% Happier" to the list. There is also a worthwhile companion app, but I prefer Insight Timer for an app.
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by timoth3y 2y ago
That was an enjoyable read, but the oldest ecosystems on Earth by far are the deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Many remain pristine and are quite possibly the origin of life on Earth.
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by timoth3y 4y ago
Years ago, I helped spin up TEPCO's (Japan's largest power utility) innovation and investment group. Geothermal has a lot of potential in Japan, but as the article points out it's a political nightmare. The data and research
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by timoth3y 4y ago
The problem is not that automation will eliminate our jobs. The problem is that we have created an economy where that is a bad thing.
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by timoth3y 4y ago
That was an overly simplistic and silly take. But there is a kernel of truth to it that has always bothered me a little. I've started four startups with two exists and two failures. In every cases there were deals that, if they had com
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by timoth3y 4y ago
Promising longevity to the wealthy has been an effective way to raise money for thousands of years.
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> their boxy turbines generate energy in 50% greater amounts then a solar panel Huh? That's like saying "The wind is blowing 50% faster than the sun is shining" It's a nonsense comparison from a company making what se
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by timoth3y 4y ago
Hi. Tim here. I find the "it's just Japanese culture" explanations to be weak sauce. Examining the market and political forces at play will usually get you closer to the truth. The fact is, Japanese companies have taken big,
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by timoth3y 4y ago
I do. I don't want to post it here. If you go the the disruptingjapan.com site, you'll find it pretty easily.
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by timoth3y 4y ago
Great questions! > 1) Could you share examples of bad, good, and open-source Japanese software Outside of the gaming industry and except for Ruby. "Outside of Gaming and Ruby" cuts out a lot. There is plenty of very good softwa
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by timoth3y 4y ago
Hi. I'm Tim, the author. I'm delighted to see the interest in this subject on Hacker News and happy to answer any questions. To group and respond to a few common comments: > 1) Is this unique to Japan? Most other countries have
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by timoth3y 4y ago
I'm kind of surprised that this article did not mention John Philip Sousa, who was both one of the most successful "recording artists" of that time and one of the most outspoken opponents of recorded music. (If you are Americ
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by timoth3y 4y ago
> I can't really see there's much demand for Java 1.3, or Dreamweaver 4. Designate one bookshelf as your "memory shelf". Keep the books on the languages you learned the most from or that remind you of your best (or mo
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by timoth3y 4y ago
A man after my own heart!
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by timoth3y 4y ago
For reference the US federal government has a 99% conviction rate. https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019/06/11/only-2-of-f... == Edit 91.8% if you include the cases that are dropped.
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A facial recognition network to mass surveil seals(apnews.com)
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“If you go out looking for friends, they are scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.” ― Zig Ziglar
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I've lived in Japan for 30 years, and built several Internet based startups in that time. Three quick things the author does not seem to really consider. 1. Japan's information-dense design pre-dates the Internet. If you look at c
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by timoth3y 4y ago
Place your head firmly between your legs and kiss your ass goodbye.
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by timoth3y 4y ago
Thanks for turning me on to that. It's definitely not my thing, but Tsumiki's use of vocals is interesting and well executed.
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Maybe this is the right move. That's not what bothers me. Musk's joking about firing 1,700 people bothers me. It might be a necessary, but these people have lives, families, mortgages, and commitments. Getting fired is never easy.
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by timoth3y 4y ago
> 'firs they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you and then you win' Sure, and there is 90% attrition at each stage. Most ideas are stupid. Some stupid ideas get enough attention that people laugh at them. W
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Even if they never get anything else to work, it will have all have been worth it for self parallel parking. I enjoy driving, so I don't want an AI to take the wheel, but the first time I had a car tell me "Yep, I can fit in there

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