neerajk

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by neerajk 14d ago
On not re-inventing the wheel obviously.
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by neerajk 2mo ago
There is a Sanjeev Arora paper "A Theory for Emergence of Complex Skills in Language Models" ( https://arxiv.org/pdf/2307.15936 ) on this subject. The key idea is there is cross entropy (how "surprised&quo
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by neerajk 2mo ago
I rarely see gears in these bicycles. Is the idea that should a pelican need to go uphill it could just fly.
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by neerajk 6mo ago
I'm just getting started ;)
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by neerajk 9mo ago
In contrast, the 2nd Ave Subway extension here in NY cost $4.5 billion for 2.9 km
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by neerajk 11mo ago
Am I allowed to stay with a relative or a friend when I visit their town? I am totally ignorant of local norms, maybe I should be in the Holiday Inn next door instead?
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by neerajk 1y ago
segfaults raise my belief in spirits
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by neerajk 1y ago
"I'm so sick of hearing about bronze. Bronze bronze bronze bronze. Whats wrong with stone? Does stone not work all of a sudden?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyu4u3VZYaQ
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by neerajk 2y ago
Thats when the sea receded, so its "only" 5,000 years old after all.
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by neerajk 2y ago
aside: me after reading the headline: Shouldn't that be Octopii? But no! "The plural form octopii is doubly incorrect. Firstly, octopus derives from Greek, not Latin; its etymologically-consistent plural form is octopodes. Secon
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by neerajk 2y ago
Exactly. And if you don't say seven in the emphatic manner George says it who are you.
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by neerajk 2y ago
We'll give "real actual bug" a pass :)
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by neerajk 2y ago
> The nominal mode enables motion through the water at 3.6 km/h, and for speed-seekers, the SEABIKE can reach a maximum of 7.9 km/h – much faster than normal swimming speeds or even flipper-assisted swimming. https:/&#x2F
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by neerajk 3y ago
it is science that discovers errors in science :)
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by neerajk 3y ago
New life goal: "There is very little that is new to me; I wish my corresponders would realize this." Second life goal: To have corresponders
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by neerajk 3y ago
"How many time do you need to rewrite your UI, your backend and redesign the logo" Just one more time.
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by neerajk 3y ago
Possibly naive, but hopefully trying to reason from first principles: The insurance companies are the ones paying for care. The hospital systems are the ones charging for care. The entity that pays for care has every incentive to keep costs
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by neerajk 3y ago
Embarrassingly, I was today years old when I learnt that dig used to be a) an acronym and b) what is stood for
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by neerajk 3y ago
TIL: there exists a 14X miner!
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by neerajk 3y ago
compare to just what? what? just what? just what?
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by neerajk 4y ago
Right! And per some theories it was the Theia collision that brought carbon and nitrogen to Earth to kick start life in the first place.
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by neerajk 4y ago
In a similar vein also recommend “Mendeleyev's Dream: The Quest for the Elements” by Paul Strathern.
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by neerajk 4y ago
From the Tex Tuneup of 2021: "The TEX family of programs seems to be nice and healthy as it continues to approach perfection. Chances are nil that any documents produced by previous versions of TEX or METAFONT will be affected by the c
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by neerajk 4y ago
Any pro-OKR arguments now sound more and more like "But Real communism has never been tried" :)
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by neerajk 4y ago
“Mcrib is objectively a better system for generating memcached configurations — but its efficiency made the broader system behave in a less safe way.” Be good but not _that_ good :)
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by neerajk 5y ago
All my life I've read it as "Horn Please, OK!"
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by neerajk 6y ago
_Now_ you tell me?
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by neerajk 7y ago
Somewhat tangentially, from Dennett's review of Lucas' "The Freedom of the Will" "He obtains some of his pet conclusions by patent non sequiturs, aided by a great deal of hand waving, and not a few elementary logic
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by neerajk 10y ago
Lincoln's second inaugural is an A- as well, and is estimated as "High School" Grade Level. Harsh. https://www.gradeflex.com/graded/5856996dde6a20085a2d2b97