actuallyalys

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by actuallyalys 3mo ago
I think this is right. For example, GPS is tremendously useful, but you can use it for free. Similarly, while there are commercial weather services, a lot of people access the ad-supported versions[0] or get it from their government’s weath
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by actuallyalys 3mo ago
Honestly, even if Python had replaced C++, it was originally created in the 90s, so it's already a "decades-old" technology. Python 3.0 came out 17 years ago.
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by actuallyalys 4mo ago
Yes, minorities who join the fascists as tokens rarely are rewarded long term.
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by actuallyalys 4mo ago
I found this whole piece strikingly disingenuous and manipulative, and your post captures why. I think what makes fascism appealing to some people is that it seemingly offers an explanation and solution for why their immense talent, real or
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by actuallyalys 5mo ago
I don’t usually push LÖVE to its limits because I tend to make simple games as a hobby but I do keep an eye on its framerate and often it‘s in the 100s of frames per second. So it may not be impressive (in sense of winning benchmarks) but i
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by actuallyalys 6mo ago
The same thing happened when the same researcher did studies on Covid using similar datasets. There’s likely some generalizability but part of the reason the absolute risk is so high is because VA patients are a group already at high risk.
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by actuallyalys 8mo ago
I did notice that the writer says he was commissioned to cowrite a report that will be the basis for a lawsuit against the tax: > Four Norwegian entrepreneurs have commissioned yours truly, Dr. Laura Melusine Baudenbacher and Professor D
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by actuallyalys 8mo ago
I mean, it's frequently the case that guidelines for new situations are really just a reapplication of existing principles. But often specificity is needed so people realize which guidelines are applicable.
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by actuallyalys 8mo ago
This feels like a good tradeoff as far as gadgets go. It doesn’t take finding that many objects for it to make up the energy cost to manufacture the AirTag. They do require periodic battery replacements but I imagine it’s still a net savin
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by actuallyalys 8mo ago
I feel like this idea would work better at a somewhat larger scale, like a small to medium datacenter heating an apartment or office building. The downside is for any of these systems is that when it's too hot outside that heat becomes
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by actuallyalys 9mo ago
I think you're right that it's very unlikely to be a common thing. However, so many people use Gmail (including with setups like Thunderbird like you note) that it's totally possible someone really did get banned due to a tot
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by actuallyalys 9mo ago
While the article is correct about the basic fact about an AI bubble driving up memory costs, which in turn makes it harder to purchase laptops and other consumer technology, there's a lot of dubious economics shoehorned in. I'm n
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by actuallyalys 9mo ago
People here do seem to miss that they added this relatively big feature. The problem for Microsoft is that Google Docs also has collaborative editing, and in my experience, it actually works better.
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by actuallyalys 9mo ago
The pace has probably slowed down, but problem isn't so much that they're not adding anything, it's that the additions are either somewhat niche (e.g., new Excel formulas), don't work as well as they should (e.g., syncin
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by actuallyalys 10mo ago
As much as I like Python and personally prefer it to R, I don’t really disagree. But I’m not sure R is a great language for data science either—it has its own weaknesses, e.g., writing custom loops (or functional equivalents with map or r
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by actuallyalys 10mo ago
While it sounds like this blogger doesn't want to bother (and perhaps experimenting with AI is itself the appeal), I personally appreciate when authors read their posts instead of delegating the task to AI.
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by actuallyalys 11mo ago
I suppose there could be a use for programming for computers that would otherwise be ewaste, although I'm not sure how much ewaste is out there that can run DOS but not, say, Linux or a BSD. Lots has already been trashed or recycled, a
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
Now‘s not the best time to try Pop OS!, unfortunately, as they’ve been focused on Cosmic. They’re making progress, though, so I hope the benefits of Cosmic will pan out, and we’ll soon be in the best time to try Pop OS!.
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
I’ve seen some on electronic street-level signs in Atlanta when I visited. So there is some genuine advertising.
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
Do you work for local government? I’ve heard of cities using Excel for this but not Sheets (although I’m not surprised).
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
I’ve mostly used LibreOffice for personal use and other cases where I don’t want to use Big Tech, but you could try OnlyOffice. I’ve also been interested in Grist, which is more like AirTable but programmed in Python and (relevant to your r
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
It's also easier for a small, closed group to keep their conflicts private.
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
I like the mountain and house myself. The wide shot isn’t a bad photo but it is pretty cluttered and the parts don’t really work together like you say. I think there likely are ways to effectively include the people, by getting to a angle
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
It seems situational. Someone with your skin at noon absolutely benefits from a higher SPF. Someone with even slightly darker skin [0] going out a few hours before sunset might still want to wear sunscreen, especially if they’re going to be
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
The relevant comparison is to annual construction, not the total inventory. Looking at recent data, variations of 0.5 percent (~700,000) have happened, but they were due to large shocks like Covid or post-Covid inflation. This argument feel
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
The U.S. has underbuilt housing for some time [0], so it seems likely that cutting production in half would have a significant effect, even if it’s partly offset by lower demand in the form of lower immigration. [0]: https://inve
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
Yeah, as interesting as the concept is, the lack of frame to frame consistency is a real problem. It also seems like the computing requirements would be immense—the article mentions burning through $10 in seconds.
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
The main use of this I could see is transparency. I imagine you could test prompts and increase your confidence the released system prompts are actually the ones in use. Also, assuming they continue to release their old models, I suppose th
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
As far as I can tell, coal is middle of the pack in terms of energy efficiency [0] and less than half of the energy is captured as electricity, which doesn’t seem particularly incredible in relative or absolute terms. Although comparing fos
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by actuallyalys 1y ago
I don’t think there’s a single reason LLMs aren’t good at journalism, but this explanation seems like a secondary factor at best. I mean, some journalism isn’t surprising at all but the confirmation the expected thing happened and exactly h

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