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by pyk 4mo ago
This is pretty amazing, I have been scrobblin’ for 23 years (pre-rename from audioscrobbler to last.fm), from Winamp and foobar2000 to iTunes to Spotify over the years - amazing to see them continue this service for the dedicated music love
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by pyk 4mo ago
Alright, I am building QuizFox, a small daily trivia app for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quizfox-daily-trivia-game/id67... I’ve always liked trivia / Jeopardy-style games and learning, so this st
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by pyk 9mo ago
As a relative laymen in this hardware inference space, I am curious what exactly was Groq useful for vs. the typical hardware architecture? Or was this a “step in before they become more generally useful” situation for Nvidia/Groq?
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by pyk 11mo ago
This and ezpass readers are already everywhere in cities (even outside toll points) to track movement.
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by pyk 11mo ago
Incredible for post-popcorn, and for $10 nowadays a no brainer. I still find floss does a better job at scraping the sides of the tooth vs water flossers for dislodging.
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by pyk 1y ago
Fun project! For HN Pez fans, The Pez Outlaw is an amazing “hacker” collector documentary on Netflix that follows Steve Glew - who made his own dispensers semi-legit through connections in Europe (Pez Europe operated separately from Pez USA
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by pyk 1y ago
The 2010 Prius IV had this as an option - one of my favorite cars due to low maintenance (the lowest maintenance visits per year for its era). The solar panel air vent circulation is a nice feature (even if slightly gimmicky) and I suspect
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by pyk 1y ago
During a world war, you cannot trade with your international “enemies.” This level of tariffs is to discourage international dependency and trade as a prelude to war. Look who does not have a tariff. This is not good policy - leading econom
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by pyk 2y ago
For telco at least, some countries have exactly that and unfortunately it does not run more efficiently and centralizes potential content control. Innovation comes from competition, and privatization keeps content more freely flowing. If we
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by pyk 4y ago
If you have two people, you can have person A ask person B to “pick a random number”, and use heads for odd, tails for even. Don’t tell person B why you’re asking and my guess is you’re relatively random heads/tails. No studies that I
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by pyk 5y ago
Until a PCR can be done within 15 min instead of 2-3 day turnaround, there will always be a gap in using PCR for public health purposes. That time may come in the future for faster PCR, but it is simply not the reality yet today and we have
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by pyk 5y ago
Best I’ve heard it described is that Antigen tests are best for detecting high virulence on days 3-5 (e.g., when the spread is happening from tons of viral production, including in the nasal passages). They are more for public health usage
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by pyk 5y ago
Still an active field of study but your intuition seems to be right. One study is here [1]. Combustible “types” of PM are usually worse (think smoke / carbon) vs. vaporous types of PM. The method of action is hypothesized to be the ca
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by pyk 5y ago
One note that these articles and comparisons miss almost every single time - including the linked article. Bottled water is better for your health vs. the alternatives it sits next to in-store - sugar filled drinks, soda and/or diet so
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by pyk 5y ago
If you have forced air, you can get a UV bulb that all air passes by for $200-300 - just requires drilling some holes and an AC plug. Also helps with killing mold and bacteria as an added benefit (and some of the original intention for the
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by pyk 6y ago
For those lactose intolerant out there, Tofutti makes a great no-lactose cream cheese alternative pretty widely available (Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods) that weirdly does a great texture-wise match to “real” cream cheese.
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by pyk 6y ago
Several states have or have had laws against allowing unmarried partners or friends from making medical decisions. This was a huge deal for the legalization of gay marriage - before that you were in rough shape if your unmarried partner eve
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TSP Tour in 3D through 2,079,471 stars(math.uwaterloo.ca)
44 points by pyk 6y ago|9 comments
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by pyk 6y ago
I would safely say that it does not solve TSP faster than the best TSP code available - Concorde. More info here, and note there is an iOS app too (Concorde TSP on the App Store) that you can play with that solves TSP to optimality: http:&
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by pyk 6y ago
1 cup rice 1.25 cups water is what I use as a ratio for short-to-medium grain white rice (I recommend kokuho rose extra fancy). That also is the one typically inscribed on the side of a rice cooker pot. You can go a little over water-wise f
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by pyk 6y ago
Any way to refocus on the bully publishers? Boycott these folks (Hachette, Harpercollins, Wiley, and Penguin Random House) so they respect the public service IA is giving to millions of people - beyond just the content in question. Actions
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by pyk 7y ago
Recommendations for what individuals can do are buried but very practical: * Try to get a few extra months’ worth of prescription meds, if possible. * Think through now how we will take care of sick family members while trying not to get in
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by pyk 7y ago
5GNR (3GPP release 15) is the official globally recognized standard for 5G. Guessing 3GPP has some loose enforcement but not sure. http://www.3gpp.org/release-15
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by pyk 8y ago
Anecdotal I know but same here - by trial and error I have also found certain wheat products OK. Name brand saltine crackers, but not generics, certain local breads, but not others. Some beers but not others too. Waiting for the day when th
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by pyk 8y ago
To piggyback the above comment, the recent Nature [1] article about centuries-old baobab trees mysteriously dying over the past decade of warmer-then-even-warmer temperatures is what hit me. A potential litmus test for our future as a spec
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by pyk 8y ago
After writing this one out, this reminds me of the Monty Hall problem. In this case my guess is that you use a prior -- assume the two unknown numbers are A & B, and then assume a random integer yourself C. From there, if A (the first r
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by pyk 9y ago
Not a biologist or neurologist, but my hypothesis for this is ease of blood flow to the brain while horizontal.
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by pyk 9y ago
Agree with this, addition of an optional To Do field added to email UX would make it simple/obvious to use.
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by pyk 9y ago
Boston is not surprising to me. As a Boston resident when I visit other major metropolitan areas they are exceeding Boston in microbrews and brewpubs, very likely due to cheaper real estate and maybe easier to navigate regulation. Minneapol
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by pyk 10y ago
Agreed wealth is a confound, however there are several studies that control for socioeconomic status, air conditioning and smoking. These studies still observe a correlation between PM2.5 and increased all-cause mortality primarily driven b

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