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by N_A_T_E 16d ago
At this point it’s a well known secret that Apple has real rack mount servers for their internal processes. They actually have officially released video of their servers in the WSJ report on their chip supply chain. https://forum
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Dassault Systemes to Buy ArisGlobal for Up to $2B(wsj.com)
1 points by N_A_T_E 2mo ago|0 comments
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Amazon Cuts Jobs in Artificial General Intelligence Unit(wsj.com)
7 points by N_A_T_E 2mo ago|3 comments
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by N_A_T_E 2mo ago
Very cool, great job! Would love to know the stack and how the building data was processed to create these models.
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Nearly a million passports and photo IDs were unprotected on the public internet(theverge.com)
31 points by N_A_T_E 3mo ago|8 comments
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RAG on Ruby on Rails(jessewaites.com)
1 points by N_A_T_E 7mo ago|0 comments
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by N_A_T_E 9mo ago
It seems buffet has taken “the giving pledge” along with Bill Gates and others. “More than 99% of my wealth will go to philanthropy during my lifetime or at death.” - https://www.givingpledge.org/pledger/warren-buffett&
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Apple Helped China Become a Tech Superpower(prospect.org)
5 points by N_A_T_E 1y ago|1 comments
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by N_A_T_E 1y ago
Sounds like an amazing guy. Bell labs had such engineering talent. I’m somewhat against breaking up Google (Alphabet) because it might be the the only company left with vaguely similar culture, capability and capital.
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by N_A_T_E 1y ago
I don’t think this is a science or safety issue, it’s an issue with bad ingredient labeling. They should name these numbered dyes something more understandable. “Red dye 4” sounds pretty sketchy when they could say “Cochineal extract for co
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by N_A_T_E 1y ago
> New Design with Liquid Glass Yes, bringing back aqua! I even see blue in their examples.
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by N_A_T_E 1y ago
Ruby keeps on getting better. I wouldn't hesitate to start new projects in ruby.
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by N_A_T_E 1y ago
My off the cuff opinion, find a way to verify the people on the site are not bots and actually real. This is a hard problem with some expensive solutions, privacy implications, significant trade offs and real cost, however it may be worth t
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by N_A_T_E 1y ago
Is there any path forward to fixing the current reproducibility crisis in science? Individuals can do better, but that won't solve a problem at this scale. Could we make systemic changes to how papers are validated and approved for pub
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by N_A_T_E 1y ago
Pretty sure this was a major plot point of the latest resident evil game.
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
I’ve had trouble verifying that these chips still have reliability problems after the microcode updates. There seem to be a lot of anecdotes, but pc manufacturers are reporting normal rates of warranty return. It’s possible long term reliab
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
Is the US health system free market? The government provides healthcare via Medicare and Medicaid for seniors, the people for whom life expectancy and healthcare quality have the highest correlation.
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
I just need their API to be faster. 15-30 seconds per request using 4o-mini isn't good enough for responsive applications.
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
I recall the mandatory pairing as quite popular among some devs during that era. I wonder if anyone is actually still working in that manner.
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
It's terrorism if non-combatants are the target. These attacks targeted combatants who were being sent information to conduct combat through the very same devices that exploded.
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
I read it as supporting the iphone X with the A11 chip, just not the gpio buttons. "This series adds device trees for all A7-A11 SoC based iPhones, iPads, iPod touches and Apple TVs." "The following is supported on A7-A10: -
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
Using my old iPhones as extra computers would be amazing. Imagine running plex off your iPhone X plugged in a closet somewhere.
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
Codebases tend to grow over time. I am not a fan of python for more complex projects. Some of the patterns I have seen lend to codebases that are hard to follow.
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
Aside from the data collection aspect, they seem to like adding features to their phone offerings so customers stay engaged and in Apple's case buy more products. In Google's case, it's all a big funnel to search.
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
Wow, so this thing needs to be pointed directly at the target 8,000 miles away and will miss the target by the amount of error in aim. "To target a Minuteman I missile, the missile had to be physically rotated in the silo to be aligned
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
I worked in a laser lab for a few months early in my career. After the safety training I fear lasers getting near my eyes in situations most people don't care about. I even look away from barcode scanners at grocery stores. Sometimes I
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The Jiggle Is Up: Bosses Bust Workers Who Fake Computer Activity(wsj.com)
2 points by N_A_T_E 2y ago|3 comments
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
[first paragraph] It’s getting harder to outsmart the digital minders at work. The rise of remote work and, in turn, employee-monitoring software sparked a boom in mouse and keyboard jigglers and other hacks to help staffers fake computer a
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
Anybody else a bit scared for how this tech will impact people? It seems quite far reaching. Job loss from video production and film. Ease of spreading misinformation, lies and propaganda. I could even see less investment in physical infras
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by N_A_T_E 2y ago
Institutional UI/UX departments always seem to overthink this stuff and get it wrong. I would love it if there was a rulebook we could reference so this sort of thing isn't always a battle.

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