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Mojo 1.1: the compiler now accepts contributions(modular.com)
3 points by user142 12h ago|0 comments
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by user142 3mo ago
Judging by the enthusiasm for hosted AI models and tools like Claude Code on Hacker News, I don't think people care much about surveillance anymore.
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by user142 3mo ago
> scalpers and their bots would claim a large share of them Is there any actual data on this? I know people don't like scalpers but I wonder what the actual percentage is.
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UK adopts SpaceX's Starshield for military operations, sources say(reuters.com)
4 points by user142 4mo ago|0 comments
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Pavona: Open-Source Silicon Distribution with Post-Quantum Cryptography(pavona.org)
8 points by user142 4mo ago|0 comments
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by user142 4mo ago
Tests can only prove the presence of bugs, but not their absence. If the AI can access the tests, it can easily make them pass by just adding additional if statements. It doesn't mean the code is actually correct.
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by user142 6mo ago
Surely programs can know where the pointer is as long as it is over a window that belongs to the program. Otherwise hover wouldn't work.
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by user142 6mo ago
I heard the desktop environmentalists are working on such a project.
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by user142 6mo ago
The first question should have been "Was this ticket AI-generated?".
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by user142 7mo ago
> the ability to start a program with restricted access to files, network or OS calls (on Windows and on Linux) Bubblewrap allows you to do that on Linux.
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by user142 7mo ago
I just realized that you can run sudo apt install nyancat on Ubuntu. It even includes a man page.
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by user142 1y ago
Stablecoins are just tokenized versions of exisiting currencies. Instead of settling through the current financial system which takes days for a global transaction you settle on a blockchain within seconds or minutes. These stablecoins will
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by user142 1y ago
Stablecoins are quite different from banks. Under the system of fractional-reserve banking, banks by definition only have reserves for a fraction of their user's balances. Stablecoins are meant to be fully backed and the issuers claim
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by user142 1y ago
This article seems to be built on a few misconceptions. It starts off with the claim that stablecoins are the modern-day 'digital gold standard' which they really aren't. Stablecoins are just tokens on a blockchain the vast m