hollasch

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by hollasch 6mo ago
I believe that the standard word for this is "radical", but standard use is sloppy enough that it's reasonable to seek a clearer term. I also think that "knee-jerk" may capture the quick reflexive nature you're
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by hollasch 7mo ago
My preference is to use the build system to create built artifacts, and I consider the build/ directory to be a built artifact. Wrangling Git into doing the first fundamental build step is off, in my opinion. However, if you disagree,
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by hollasch 9mo ago
Corrected title: Nvidia is buying Groq for *two reasons imo
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by hollasch 9mo ago
FSD is a software feature, planned for support on existing hardware. Over-the-air hardware updates are not so easy.
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by hollasch 10mo ago
This is an area where LLMs can really help out: getting started with an unfamiliar language/IDE/ framework.
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by hollasch 10mo ago
The best action in a reply-all storm is to send a response to everyone pleading for them to stop replying all.
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by hollasch 10mo ago
It's just American custom to exclude some taxes from the posted price. Many countries include all taxes in the price, something I've always wished we would do in America. After that, I'd love to see the elimination of the cus
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by hollasch 1y ago
This seems oddly complex to me. We have a family domain that hosts our personal email addresses. In addition, we have a "family@" address that just forwards to my wife and me. Usage is obvious to everyone, no need to explain anyth
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by hollasch 2y ago
If you have a problem that requires and hour or a day to compute, then spending fifteen minutes for data transfer up and down (particularly in the face of lowered costs) is often a profitable trade. Movie studio render farms are a classic e
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by hollasch 2y ago
To each their own, but to me the only key easier to hit than the Escape key is the space bar, and returning to the home row is like a 20ms move. On the other hand, if you're actually using control keys in the (now standard) lower left
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by hollasch 2y ago
Actual title: "Exclusive: Meta kills DEI programs"
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by hollasch 2y ago
https://archive.ph/jlJ6K
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by hollasch 2y ago
Worth a quick scan just for the Twitter fashion police outrage.
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by hollasch 2y ago
Huh, I admit I'm charmed by this meta comment.
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'Crazy idea' memory device could slash AI energy consumption by up to 2500 times(livescience.com)
3 points by hollasch 2y ago|2 comments
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by hollasch 2y ago
By performing computations directly inside memory cells, CRAM will dramatically reduce power demands for AI workloads. Scientists claim it's a solution to AI's huge energy consumption.
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by hollasch 2y ago
Interesting. The movie Brainstorm (1983) had the exact same kind of scene.
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Show HN: Ray Tracing in One Weekend v4.0.0(raytracing.github.io)
69 points by hollasch 2y ago|4 comments
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by hollasch 2y ago
Closing churches because of character limits is everything that's wrong with the world today.
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by hollasch 2y ago
Seems like that would depend on your job. Are you a line cook? Actuary? Electrician, barber, power systems controls engineer, nurse, technical writer, programmer, financial advisor, program manager, creative director, level designer, wing s
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by hollasch 2y ago
One of the most significant aspects of this issue is too often ignored. Inevitably, people focus on the _location_ aspect of this topic, and its impacts. Equally significant in my experience is the fact that my workspace at home is signific
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Boeing Starliner Stuck on Space Station as More Leaks Discovered(futurism.com)
44 points by hollasch 2y ago|57 comments
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by hollasch 2y ago
Ugh. Went through the whole questionnaire, only to be told at the end that I could get the results only by giving them my email address. Coupled with my birthdate, gender and zip code.
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by hollasch 2y ago
Or constant winds that can penetrate meters of some materials and cause cellular damage and death. And no native food, water, or atmosphere.
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by hollasch 3y ago
“The most common reasons people gave for not having more children were concerns about the economic, social and climatic outlook, cited by 30% of those polled. Some 28% said raising children cost too much.” It occurs to me that this could be
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by hollasch 3y ago
The PDF format is an open standard, maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
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by hollasch 3y ago
For various reasons, I was preoccupied with three different thoughts in 2005: the Euler equation (relating vertices, edges and faces), transforming planes with 4x4 matrices, and trying to optimize ray-triangle intersection. On the way to a
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by hollasch 3y ago
One significant difference is the US constitutional assertion that "certain inalienable rights" (notably the freedom to speak) are "endowed by our creator". In practice, this places such rights outside the authority of g
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by hollasch 3y ago
At this point in my career, "rock star" is a red flag phrase when used unironically by employers.
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by hollasch 3y ago
Sorry, I had the "handing a friend a ~cassette tape~ thumb drive is a crime" pounded into my skull since the 80's. What's your point?

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