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   Keynote Speech to the 1996 Oopsla Convention(patternlanguage.com)

   11 points by ebcode 2y ago|2 comments
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   by ebcode 2y ago

   A video of this speech, without Jim Coplien's introduction, is on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98LdFA-_zfA >> Please forgive me, I'm going to be very direct and blunt for a horrible second. It co
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   by ebcode 2y ago

   Location: Chico, CA Remote: Preferred Willing to relocate: No Technologies: LAMP, Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Java, SQL, JavaScript, Nginx, Drupal, WordPress, React, Bootstrap, Tailwind, HTML5, CSS3, SASS, OMG, LOL, etc..
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   Federal Act on Use of Electronic Means for the Performance of Official Duties(datenrecht.ch)

   3 points by ebcode 2y ago|0 comments
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   Antitrust Enforcement Can Spur Innovation: Bell Labs and the 1956 Consent Decree(pubs.aeaweb.org)

   4 points by ebcode 2y ago|0 comments
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   by ebcode 2y ago

   Thanks for adding more context. Twain was a member of the American Anti-Imperialist League, something I never knew existed, and found this essay linked from the Wikipedia entry on that organization. I found it surprising, and thought others
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   To the Person Sitting in Darkness (1901)(gutenberg.org)

   74 points by ebcode 2y ago|37 comments
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   The Iron Wall (1998)(web.archive.org)

   2 points by ebcode 2y ago|0 comments
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   Commodore 64 Chip Designer Interview: Albert Charpentier (2022) [video](youtube.com)

   1 points by ebcode 2y ago|0 comments
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    Hideki Sato Discussing the Sega Saturn (2020)(mdshock.com)

    2 points by ebcode 2y ago|1 comments
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    Here ya go: https://ebcode.com
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    They could be using iridium. When we're talking about aliens, we're already in the realm of hard-to-imagine, but it's worthwhile, I think.
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    That's a difficult question to answer, since I must be doing a lot of very different things while thinking. For one, I'm not sure I'm never not thinking. Is thinking different from "brain activity"? We can shut do
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    >> And the problem is more - how can an LLM tell us it doesn't know something instead of just making up good sounding, but completely delusional answers. I think the mistake lies in the belief that the LLM "knows" thing
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    https://wxwidgets.org/
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    >> (And, if there is any other core concept I am missing, I would love to hear that too.) When you get into parallel programming, I think you'll need more than just those 4. But I'm not sure what the reduction is. Something
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    Finnegans Wake
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    Ask HN: Sites for tech conferences in Bay Area?

    1 points by ebcode 3y ago|0 comments
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    Thanks for posting this. For those unaware, Weizenbaum wrote one of the first chatbots, ELIZA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Weizenbaum
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    Not sure if this is the same lecture that Ritchie cites, but for anyone who hasn't seen this one by Rosling, it's worth a watch: https://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_the_best_stats_you_ve...
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    See https://discourse.processing.org/t/ben-fry-resigning-from-th...
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    Banner of Peace(en.wikipedia.org)

    2 points by ebcode 3y ago|0 comments
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    or spending too much time with bots...
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    That would be octillions of light-years...
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    In 2012, Intel had a site called esaa-members.com. It was supposed to be some type of authorized hardware catalog, with recipes for building computers out of known-to-be compatible parts. Anyways, there was a daily import of the hardware da
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    Sometimes the mods will repost something at a more opportune time to stimulate the discussion. Maybe that'll happen here.
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    Arthur C. Clarke and Roger Ebert Chat About Artificial Intelligence [video](youtube.com)

    2 points by ebcode 3y ago|0 comments
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    All of us need help. But not all of us can belong.
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    by ebcode 3y ago

    Then there's still hope!
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    High-Pressure Steam Engines and Computer Software (1992) [pdf](sunnyday.mit.edu)

    1 points by ebcode 3y ago|0 comments