WantonQuantum

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by WantonQuantum 4mo ago
I use a pair of PineBuds Pro with my iPhone. They have open firmware. I don't see any reason to pay more for airpods. Edit to add: Previous HN discussions about PineBuds https://hn.algolia.com/?q=PineBuds
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by WantonQuantum 7mo ago
I find quite a lot of it very satisfying. For example, the deep mathematical symmetries of gauge theory and how they relate to the observed forces of the universe is truly amazing. The excellent Arvin Ash has a very accessible video about i
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by WantonQuantum 7mo ago
The device you used to make this comment relies heavily on quantum effects to make efficient transistors. The necessary theoretical understanding of semiconductors did not exist 120 years ago.
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by WantonQuantum 8mo ago
Don't miss the drawings people have made to the north of the starting place! Zoom all the way out with the mouse wheel and then click and drag.
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by WantonQuantum 8mo ago
This is fun! Took me a little while to realise that if I don't click the green tick, it doesn't save my word.
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by WantonQuantum 8mo ago
See also discussion here and non-paywalled link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46503733
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by WantonQuantum 9mo ago
tldr: AI voice synthesis isn’t just a technical novelty. When male-dominated platforms and creators simulate female voices, it can obscure real female voices and reinforce existing power imbalances in who gets heard, especially in music and
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
I wouldn't characterize what Linus has written as "lashing out". He's just making a sensible engineering decision about what the linux kernel is and is not. For Linus, the tone is way below the threshold of "lashing
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
It's difficult to even have a conversation about unions due to people having very different perceptions and/or feelings about unionism.
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
If you haven't encountered Gene Ray's "Time Cube" before, you should be aware that it's likely that he had a mental health problem.
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
This is amazing! I remember playing some of these in the 90s. Fond memories. BTW, this site is likely not set up to handle a HN hug of death of downloads so consider throttling your downloads if you can.
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
I don't use bluesky, can you give me an example of conspiracy theories on the platform?
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
Don't worry, Trump always chickens out.
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
The attack boils down to sending phishing emails that contain a url that looks like a legitimate booking.com url but is actually this url. Note the unicode characters that can make it seem like a booking.com url: https://account.
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
That link doesn't work for me - it just redirects to www.surgehq.ai
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
My order is a "long black" with 3 shots. I'm in Australia so that means three espresso shots with some hot water to make it normal coffee sized. It looks like a cup of filter coffee but I prefer the taste of the espresso coff
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
The actual paper on arxiv.org ( https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.13461 ) says that they _predict_ the ability to create gold from mercury using _simulations_.
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
That's quite a read! Looks like emacs has done an amazing job of handling text correctly in the face of quite a few challenges. Including cases where there perhaps is no "correct" choice. Now, I'm certainly not in the &q
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
Last year I decided to plan ahead for a career change to become a counselor. I started volunteering with a crisis support help line (lifeline.org.au) and did their training course (quite substantial!). I'm now doing volunteer shifts an
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
What does "think to itself" mean? If, for example, your plan is start with some initial prompt like "Start thinking" and then simply feed the response from that back in as the next prompt, I guarantee you'll be disa
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
I definitely read through the changes in my PRs to make sure I haven't done anything obviously wrong.
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
This would be a lot more compelling if it addressed the obvious logical fallacy: It's written by a person who took a risk and it paid off. It might not work out the same way for the reader. Also, the author provides two other examples
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
Discussion also here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44979244
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
> Take more time for yourself. Make your own meals, keep in shape, spend time on that hobby that keeps you developing your talents. Walk more. This is good advice. There's not a small amount of irony that I'm writing this reply
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
One reason (and certainly not the only reason) is that our governments are using economic growth, specifically GDP growth as a primary measure of success. That naturally leads to under spending on education, health, police, infrastructure,
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
See also for discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44892209
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
The "lambda lifting" seems to be referring to section 3.11 "Complex Constants" in the linked Ghuloum PDF: Scheme’s constants are not limited to the immediate objects. Using the quote form, lists, vectors, and strings can
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
I'm no defense expert but it seems like a good idea to select a country with aligning strategic interests, all else being equal. Both Japan and Australia will be focused on the Indo-Pacific region for the foreseeable future.
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
It's important to note that this only bans under 16s from having an account. They can still watch youtube videos.
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by WantonQuantum 1y ago
It's important to note that this ban is for having an account - it does not ban people under 16 from watching youtube videos.

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