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by xnx 3mo ago
> As the population has grown poverty has decreased. True, but not obviously a causal relationship.
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by xnx 3mo ago
Hard for me to get too upset about billboards in an urban environment, let alone if they're promoting sugar water or some dumb AI service. Let them waste their money.
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How primary energy is measured has changed across our charts(ourworldindata.org)
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by xnx 3mo ago
Anyone who enjoys that video (I did!) should watch the largest glacier calving ever recorded: https://youtu.be/hC3VTgIPoGU
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by xnx 3mo ago
"De gustibus non est disputandum" ("In matters of taste, there can be no disputes") One thing I'm excited for is the expanded ability to modify and create my own interfaces and software so I don't have to be su
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by xnx 3mo ago
AKA redbook audio
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by xnx 3mo ago
unshittified manure
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by xnx 3mo ago
> The same plant also makes ... Choco Tacos Made. RIP: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choco_Taco
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by xnx 3mo ago
The night heron gulping the rat was something! I think it even surprised them. https://youtu.be/SRRbspvheRc?t=2057
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by xnx 3mo ago
A weed is just a plant growing where you don't want it. So everything/nothing is a weed depending on context.
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by xnx 3mo ago
Ultimately, the only evals that matter are for the tasks you're interested in. The only way to game those is by being better.
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by xnx 3mo ago
Clever name
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AI model achieves breakthrough in forecasting cyclones – Google DeepMind(deepmind.google)
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WeatherNext 2: AI model predictions for tropical cyclones(blog.google)
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by xnx 3mo ago
LLMs rewriting legacy code in newer languages is going to have an impact.
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by xnx 3mo ago
Bing shows no signs of marketshare growth: https://gs.statcounter.com/search-engine-market-share
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by xnx 3mo ago
68% per year is pretty good!
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by xnx 3mo ago
2 things Jeff Dean has mentioned in talks as interesting areas for research: * Is there a better way to do matrix multiplication? * Could less reliable chips perform better in aggregate?
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by xnx 3mo ago
One reason is because they're currently a small team and are their own first customer. Their product wouldn't be much good if it only worked for a large amount of people.
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by xnx 3mo ago
Given the resources that would be available to them at Google: compute resources, data, etc. It's clear they want absolute freedom. Good for them. At this revolutionary turning point in history, I want the smartest people working in wh
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by xnx 3mo ago
Higher-fidelity telepresence could be as significant as the recent COVID work-from-home wave.
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by xnx 3mo ago
In some regions, but it would be great if it was economical in cloudy Seattle and not just the sunbelt
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by xnx 3mo ago
It would be even better if it had ROI in 2 years instead of 10 for northern installs.
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by xnx 3mo ago
Improving panels or batteries (e.g. through automated material discovery) would make solar energy economical in a lot more regions.
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by xnx 3mo ago
Unfortunately, probably not for 5 years. Economics probably don't make sense. England and Japan are next.
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by xnx 3mo ago
And make those rails go to any destination, on any schedule.
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by xnx 3mo ago
And even that is basically Alabama.
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by xnx 3mo ago
The Waymo Ojai is great for this: large entry, low floor, high ceiling, high seats
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by xnx 3mo ago
It's still legal for Waymo to manually drive them around for mapping.
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by xnx 3mo ago
Similar legal profile to an elevator when they stopped being operated by people.

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