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by averynicepen 7d ago
This is the most novel AI concept I've seen in a while. It's incredibly unnatural. There isn't a single organism on the planet that tries to do this. So maybe it will work? An issue with this idea, however, is that the very n
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by averynicepen 1mo ago
Could you share your skill? I've been working on a web app that I've been wanting to do a much more comprehensive accessibility audit on.
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by averynicepen 3mo ago
Orbital data centers aren't really a question of physics, but a question about economics. To answer the physics/engineering question - no, there's nothing really "stopping" us from launching orbital data centers. Yo
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by averynicepen 5mo ago
To be honest, the examples stuck with me. They illustrated tons of different social interaction examples that I have seldom, if never, encountered in my life, but have plenty to learn from.
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by averynicepen 5mo ago
Thanks for sharing, I had no idea. Looks like I'll have to go look for the original for a reread.
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by averynicepen 5mo ago
It's important to recognize that there are no optimal "right" answers. If someone is telling you there is a best way of doing this, always treat their advice with suspicion. (Yes, this includes what I'm going to write be
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by averynicepen 7mo ago
You wanna know why this article is great? I can't quote it. There isn't a single, gold nugget line in this post that can be copy pasted into any possible form of short form content, without it losing some important aspect of the o
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by averynicepen 7mo ago
It's usually not a question of laziness, but just path optimization. For big raid events, limited only to a few hours, Pokemon Go players will do whatever gets them to the most raids in that fixed amount of time. In places where the gy
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by averynicepen 8mo ago
Have you ever measured your battery voltages over time storing it this way? Is that 6% capacity loss theoretical or measured data? I'm intrigued. This sounds crazy, but it should technically be fundamentally sound.
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by averynicepen 8mo ago
Degradation is driven by many things, but a big one is heat. Elevated temperatures during both charge and discharge is very bad for battery longevity. To manage this, almost all EVs use liquid cooling, with a cold plate directly contacting
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by averynicepen 9mo ago
Yes, and that's the point. In my opinion, this is the perfect use case for generative AI, one that takes advantage of the strengths of the technology while avoiding its weaknesses. The generative UI example in the article is an example
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by averynicepen 9mo ago
This was a really fantastic talk and kept me riveted for 40 minutes. Where can I find more?
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by averynicepen 9mo ago
I bristled at the title, article contents, and their spreadsheet example, but this does actually touch on a real paint point that I have had - how do you enable power users to learn more powerful tools already present in the software? By co
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by averynicepen 9mo ago
Writing is an expression of an individual, while code is a tool used to solve a problem or achieve a purpose. The more examples of different types of problems being solved in similar ways present in an LLM's dataset, the better it gets
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by averynicepen 9mo ago
I'll give it a shot. Text, images, art, and music are all methods of expressing our internal ideas to other human beings. Our thoughts are the source, and these methods are how they are expressed. Our true goal in any form of communica
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by averynicepen 10mo ago
Hmm, I suppose the analogy could be interpreted as dismissive, which is not my intent. I think both vibe coding and 3D printing are wonderful things. Lowering the barrier to entry and increasing technology accessibility allows those without
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by averynicepen 10mo ago
3D printing is to mechanical engineering what vibe coding is to computer science. With the rise of accessible 3D printers that can print engineering materials, there are a lot of people who try to create functional parts without any enginee
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by averynicepen 1y ago
I second the Uni Jetstream 4&1 Metal. It is my daily driver for highlighting (color) and annotations (pencil), and the Jetstream inks are very smooth. For loose leaf paper that takes ink and markers well, use "color copy digital&qu
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by averynicepen 1y ago
Why do you use 2H leads? I can't imagine writing in something so light, even HB lead is too light for me.
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by averynicepen 1y ago
What do you want to make? A quick primer. There are two forms of 3D modeling - parametric solid body modeling, used in engineering CAD programs like Solidworks, and mesh modeling, used in CGI industries from programs like Blender. Hobbyist
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by averynicepen 1y ago
Direct comparisons of the shortcomings of conventional therapy in direct comparison to LLM therapy: - The patient/therapist "matching" process. This takes MONTHS, if not YEARS. For a large variety of quantifiable and unquanti
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by averynicepen 2y ago
"These scrolls were scanned at Diamond Light Source, a particle accelerator near Oxford, England. The facility produces a parallel beam of X-rays at high flux, allowing for fast, accurate, and high-resolution imaging. The X-ray photos
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Tesla HVAC Funk Pt 2 [video](youtube.com)
4 points by averynicepen 3y ago|1 comments
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by averynicepen 3y ago
Tesla cars have been suffering from an odd "funk" odor issue for a few years now, even after an OTA update was pushed to try to dry out the cabin air filters after the car is parked. This video has some pretty great experimental d
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by averynicepen 6y ago
Both sides of this have pretty good counterexamples. There's an experimental way to encode data on crystals (using lasers, I recall?) that last a very very long time. The more feasible example though would be archival tapes used in lon
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by averynicepen 6y ago
Good points. My main problem is the butt-clenching costs of FIVE Hue bulbs. I have contemplated using a splitter with 2 60W bulbs in a lamp next to my bed though. Although I checked again recently, and they now sell them with Bluetooth dire
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by averynicepen 6y ago
It's not bright enough. - Sunlight - 10,000 to 120,000 lux - Light Therapy lamp (from 4 inches away) - 10,000 lux - 60W Philips Hue light bulb (800 lumens, 120deg beam angle, 4in away) - ~25,000 lux - 60W bulb (same specs, but 5ft away
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by averynicepen 6y ago
Stories like this regarding almost all of automotive manufacturing history makes me wonder if the only reason Tesla is being highlighted on all these issues is just because they have significantly more publicity.
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by averynicepen 6y ago
Look, most people are probably smacking that "Accept all cookies" button on websites faster than the speed of light, so let's be real that the average consumer doesn't really understand how a Tesla really works.
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by averynicepen 6y ago
The study doesn't mention the air flow rate of the box fan, nor the size of the box fan. I'm not familiar with it, but on Wikipedia it looks like CADR is calculated as (fraction of particles) x (airflow rate). So one good explanat

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