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by k1t 1mo ago
[Citation needed]
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by k1t 2mo ago
Since I actually don't know math, maybe my ELI5 understanding can be helpful (or corrected). The conjecture says that you can always reverse (a process) to determine the original inputs. But this proof shows multiple inputs creating th
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by k1t 3mo ago
I wish I could be angry about this, but the time has passed. 20+ years ago I refused to buy the Steam version of Civilization 5 and waited for my physical boxed copy. Turns out it was just a CD with a Steam code and some cached content. I w
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by k1t 5mo ago
A tedious response highlighting that YC is a US investment group and that US-centric articles should be expected.
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by k1t 6mo ago
LOI - lunar orbit insertion TEI - trans-earth injection For ill-informed people like me.
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by k1t 8mo ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46669404
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by k1t 8mo ago
March 10 (Reuters) - Nvidia (NVDA.O), whose chips power artificial intelligence, has been sued by three authors who said it used their copyrighted books without permission to train its Nemo AI platform. Brian Keene, Abdi Nazemian and Ste
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by k1t 9mo ago
Yes, in some cases, eg. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46364121
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by k1t 9mo ago
I think they meant "viable" instead of "available"
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by k1t 10mo ago
Installing cameras to control/monitor your spouse is definitely abusive behavior.
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by k1t 10mo ago
It automatically unlinks the desktop app if you don't open it for 30 days. There is now at least a reminder on the phone app that will prompt you a few days before one of your desktop apps is about to get unlinked.
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by k1t 10mo ago
The grand jury did not indict in this case.
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by k1t 11mo ago
Sure, there might be cases beyond their control - but in general if I pay them to provide a service and they fail to deliver, I think my annoyance is justified. If they are busy counting their profits instead of focusing on providing a safe
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by k1t 11mo ago
I feel like the additional unstated context is that nothing has changed. Power outages are still a common threat, it's just that now they are caused by the power companies under the guise of wildfire prevention. I don't care if my
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by k1t 11mo ago
https://nmsceefax.co.uk/ for a live browser-based example.
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by k1t 11mo ago
Here's dang's explanation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308 Moderators and a small number of reviewers go through old submissions looking for articles that are in the spirit of the site—gratifying in
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by k1t 11mo ago
I'm surprised this didn't get more traction - hopefully it makes it into the 2nd chance queue
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by k1t 11mo ago
She's not alone - here's an example (from today!) of an HN user using WiFi to mean cellular/mobile data https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45620379
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by k1t 11mo ago
The problem is that the user experience is not "oops, I accidentally flagged an article, I should go unflag it." The experience is more like "I clicked on a link to an article, but instead of loading the article, the HN page
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by k1t 11mo ago
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/death-penalty-trump-convicts...
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by k1t 1y ago
Probably related to RFK claims. Eg https://www.npr.org/2025/06/19/nx-s1-5405595/claims-that-see... Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others have said that seed oils are poisoning Americans. The
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by k1t 1y ago
*.fbi.com
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by k1t 1y ago
Fairly misleading title. You can still share with other members of your household. (one other adult and up to 4 children)
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by k1t 1y ago
One hundred million dollars? My yacht cost more than that...
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by k1t 1y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BNE_(artist) BNE is an anonymous graffiti artist known for stickers that read "BNE" or "BNE was here". The artist has left their mark in countries throughout the wor
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by k1t 1y ago
CEOs are given money to make them feel important. They are given stock awards to encourage them to improve the value of the business. How hard they work is irrelevant.
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by k1t 1y ago
You have misinterpreted GP's "better than what I would do" as "better than what I could do".
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by k1t 1y ago
I 100% agree that today expecting average parents to manage DNS is unreasonable. My point is that sites need to provide some sort of consistent way for inappropriate content to be identified, then software will evolve to make it easy fo
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by k1t 1y ago
You are definitely not alone. https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chatgpt-chatbot-psychology-manic... Irwin, a 30-year-old man on the autism spectrum who had no previous diagnoses of mental illness, had asked ChatGPT to
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by k1t 1y ago
Some sites (eg Google) offer child friendly versions where safe search is enforced, by accessing the site using a different set of IPs. Some DNS providers (eg Cloudflare 1.1.1.3) automatically resolve to those safe IPs when available. The g

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