simpleintheory

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by simpleintheory 13d ago
I made a project a while back to port Minecraft's desktop version to the web and it runs decently-ish on a good computer with WebGPU (but takes a really long time to load) [1]: https://owlcraft.raymondjxu.net
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Meta bricked the cameras on its AI glasses(businessinsider.com)
7 points by simpleintheory 14d ago|1 comments
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by simpleintheory 1mo ago
Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49156231
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by simpleintheory 2mo ago
They're already doing this under the name "fast answers" [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1stsxvc/new_feature...
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by simpleintheory 3mo ago
https://developers.meta.com/horizon/blog/unlocking-oculus-go...
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by simpleintheory 4mo ago
Yeah, TIL, turns out they changed the license: it used to be under https://fonts.google.com/license/productsans
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by simpleintheory 4mo ago
Is this Google-affiliated? The heading font is Product/Google Sans which IIRC only Alphabet is allowed to use and the entire webpage seems to be Google-style but neither of the two named researchers seem to be employed by Google?
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by simpleintheory 4mo ago
Are you sure it wasn’t one of these? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito
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Hair Dryer Used to Manipulate Polymarket(engadget.com)
2 points by simpleintheory 5mo ago|1 comments
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Australia Mandates Encryption Backdoors(wired.com)
32 points by simpleintheory 11mo ago|6 comments
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by simpleintheory 11mo ago
I'm not sure whether to be amused or annoyed by this comment (generated in the style of ChatGPT).
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by simpleintheory 1y ago
It’s supported for iPads, just locked by software [1]. 1: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/deployment/dep9a34c2ba...
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by simpleintheory 1y ago
Can confirm this is happening with the same prompt -- it even tries to justify that 5.9 is less than 5.11 when asked further. [1] https://chatgpt.com/share/689652e0-c2ac-8004-811b-0856a76fe2...
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by simpleintheory 1y ago
That’s because it’s intended as a workstation GPU not one used in servers
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by simpleintheory 1y ago
The original link from Nikkei Asia that the 9to5mac article is a repost of has some more information and less generic filler: Link: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/tsmc-fires-worke... Archive: https:&
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TikTok prepares US app with its own algorithm and user data(reuters.com)
2 points by simpleintheory 1y ago|0 comments
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Thefacebook (2004)(web.archive.org)
2 points by simpleintheory 1y ago|0 comments
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by simpleintheory 2y ago
Previously discussed: - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16299441 (2018) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5387052 (2013) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3274335 (2011)
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by simpleintheory 2y ago
I think the most interesting part is that the article says that Waymo's handing its operations to Moove. It seems like Waymo's trying to become a software provider while having other companies handle the capital-intensive parts.
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Reducing Instagram's basic video compute time by 94 percent(engineering.fb.com)
2 points by simpleintheory 2y ago|0 comments
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Ask HN: What server host do you use for your personal projects?
8 points by simpleintheory 2y ago|5 comments
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Private Contact Discovery (2017)(signal.org)
1 points by simpleintheory 2y ago|0 comments
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Springs [video](youtube.com)
1 points by simpleintheory 2y ago|0 comments
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Reverse Engineering Snapchat (Part II): Deobfuscating the Undeobfuscatable(hot3eed.github.io)
1 points by simpleintheory 2y ago|0 comments
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iMessage Key Verification(support.apple.com)
239 points by simpleintheory 3y ago|121 comments
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Epic Games wins Google Play Store Antitrust Suit(wsj.com)
19 points by simpleintheory 3y ago|9 comments
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Investor Group Launches $5.8B Buyout Bid for Macy's(wsj.com)
12 points by simpleintheory 3y ago|0 comments
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by simpleintheory 3y ago
Not totally related, but I definitely noticed Apple’s laptop speakers tend to sound ever so slightly better than other built-in speakers. I remember hearing about there being a patent causing this, but can’t find a source.
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Underwater noises heard in search for missing sub near Titanic wreck(bbc.com)
5 points by simpleintheory 3y ago|2 comments
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A professor accused his class of using ChatGPT, putting diplomas in jeopardy(washingtonpost.com)
5 points by simpleintheory 3y ago|2 comments

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