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by PessimalDecimal 12d ago
The ark of the covenant was itself a cultural fusion of Egyptian New Kingdom solar barques, used to carry idols, with the practices of the aniconic Midianite Yahwists of the Sinai region. The proto-Levites brought this fusion with them into
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by PessimalDecimal 19d ago
Turning RAM into an active coprocessor does feel like an awkward model for that though. Intel's Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) and the dedicated tile registers, which are basically systolic arrays IIUC, seem like a better fit. But Sa
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by PessimalDecimal 23d ago
The Acquired episode about Costco ( https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/costco ) claims they don't do loss leaders at all.
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by PessimalDecimal 25d ago
Yeah, France should try to export its culture sometime!
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by PessimalDecimal 1mo ago
Also unrelated to Jython, aka the Python implementation on the JVM.
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Anthropic IPO valuation hinges on $190-200B 2028 revenue forecast(reuters.com)
6 points by PessimalDecimal 1mo ago|4 comments
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Google executive moves leading to big AI reshuffle(reuters.com)
3 points by PessimalDecimal 1mo ago|1 comments
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by PessimalDecimal 1mo ago
but in the end...
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by PessimalDecimal 2mo ago
This seems like a particular branding on cache-aware data structures and algorithms. Is there more to it?
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by PessimalDecimal 2mo ago
Lisp is the perfect family of languages for a config. Homoiconic for seamless config generation. S-expressions for shared human and machine readability.
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by PessimalDecimal 2mo ago
Ah good point. The Intel Museum in Santa Clara shows signs of that too. Custom labels on bottles of wine to celebrate hittings revenue milestones e.g.
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by PessimalDecimal 2mo ago
I actually enjoyed the first hand experience of an early-ish Google described at the beginning. For those with enough tenure in tech, was this ethos unique (at the time)? Or was it typical of successful, tech-heavy startups? I could believe
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Alphabet shares fall on Gemini 3.5 Pro delay(cnbc.com)
7 points by PessimalDecimal 2mo ago|0 comments
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by PessimalDecimal 2mo ago
Is this equivalent to Google Cloud Fraud Defense? https://cloud.google.com/security/products/fraud-defense
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by PessimalDecimal 2mo ago
Lots of unsubstantiated claims here
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by PessimalDecimal 3mo ago
Do you think this is a global phenomenon or regional maybe just in the US or the Anglosphere?
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Oracle and the AI Boom's Hidden Debt Bomb(inc.com)
6 points by PessimalDecimal 3mo ago|0 comments
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by PessimalDecimal 4mo ago
These are still at currently subsidized prices. We'll see if they think they're getting $1500/month of value when that buys significantly fewer tokens.
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by PessimalDecimal 4mo ago
Probably not so coincidental! At least part of this is slated for employee stock comp. Could be to keep their talent from running.
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by PessimalDecimal 4mo ago
Other vibe coders?
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by PessimalDecimal 4mo ago
In what world is China less "protectionist" than the US?
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by PessimalDecimal 5mo ago
I don't know what definition of AI you're using, but plenty of ML algorithms operate deterministically, let alone most other logic programmed into a computer. I don't see how your statement can be right given that these other
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by PessimalDecimal 5mo ago
History is littered with great ideas that lost people's interest and focus. A sad realization is that the focus may never return to them either.
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OpenAI co-founder discloses nearly $30B stake, financial ties to Altman(reuters.com)
4 points by PessimalDecimal 5mo ago|0 comments
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by PessimalDecimal 5mo ago
Is this a submarine? https://paulgraham.com/submarine.html
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by PessimalDecimal 5mo ago
That worked out, for the founders of frontier labs at least.
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158-year-old home distilling ban ruled unconstitutional(reuters.com)
4 points by PessimalDecimal 5mo ago|2 comments
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by PessimalDecimal 5mo ago
What you're doing here is part of the problem. "Suck it up, buttercup!" Many men would rather not work and deal with the financial and social consequences of that than deal with the toxicity both in the workplace and later on
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by PessimalDecimal 5mo ago
There's been a lot of talk about "toxic masculinity" over the years but I've heard of and would worry about the female equivalent if I were considering a role in nursing as a man. Many stories where the only man in the r
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by PessimalDecimal 6mo ago
I've been doing this with my kids, at least to some extent. It offers first rung on a ladder to understanding that complex things can be understood as cooperation among simpler parts. We'll see how it works out but so far it seems

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