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InfiniteRand

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About InfiniteRand

Doing the things a Rand-man can

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    Comment #49175334

    I wonder how they would handle a freak snowstorm

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    Comment #48733788

    I think small children learning language learn in a way similar to LLM's, just saying words that seem appropriate to the situation without any understanding of the meaning. But a k…

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    Comment #48674476

    I feel like this might be the transition between an industry driven by apprentice-ship like guidance to an industry driven by credentialed training.

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    Comment #48432172

    This reminds me of actors or entertainers who clearly are going through a manic phase that is veering towards psychosis or a crash. Sometimes leave Britney alone means actually lea…

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    Comment #48426707

    This is also an option with AI patches, if your AI contribution is good enough, let it get proven in use, and then it can be considered naturally as the developers of the original …

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    Comment #48426502

    Code that works but is unmaintainable is a burden on a project, that being said with open source, you can always fork the code, add your code, and let people decide

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    Comment #48335011

    One factor here is how systems become more or less prone to creating great or mediocre men. Inbreeding, isolation, over romanticism of emotions, all these are factors that can make…

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    Comment #48259106

    A little off topic but my position is that a Linux distribution ought to be a series of build options, package selection and configuration. Ultimately, you should be able to do thi…

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    Comment #48229617

    You can create very sophisticated simulations all you want, but in the end, you can only test the accuracy of your simulation when you try the real thing

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    Comment #48128596

    Because it's international waters

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    Comment #47959847

    I think eventually you are going to end up with every smart AI continually checked by dumber AI's to make sure they don't do anything too crazy. Which probably does bring AI closer…

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    Comment #47846237

    This is something that intrigues me: "Is able to output internal representations (tokens, abstract syntax tree, intermediate representation) in machine-readable JSON form." I'm not…

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    Comment #47528568

    That's interesting, it reminds me of something we've realized internally at my company, AI coding is best used with strict adherence to requirements and tests (potentially generate…

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    Comment #47452961

    I don’t mind using Wayland these days, but I do feel most of the security arguments are aimed at the government/corporate/big server audiences than the single user/developer. Which…

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    Comment #47395854

    My family has typically stir fried them, chopped up with olive oil salt and pepper, so I always got confused by Brussels sprouts horror stories

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    Comment #47247669

    I think a good manager should also be a cushion between the higher up politics and his team, so they do perhaps get more praise than is deserved for their team's successes but they…

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    Ask HN: How to measure financial health in a company

    Profits are one measure but if a business is healthy the estimated profits would go into investment for the future. Profits ultimately amount to either dividends or cash reserves, …

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    Comment #46893214

    This is a grey area, look at some countries where you’ve had protesters block aid trucks to refugee camps saying that their national is imminent danger from these people. I think a…

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    Comment #46885001

    This isn’t the point of the piece, but I have found that the thinker often gets in the way of the builder, because there’s always a better way to build, there’s always some imperfe…

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    Comment #46838088

    The upvotes are interesting because the comments are either tangential or negative, so maybe ai’s look at upvotes as this is neat to look at but I don’t necessarily agree

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    Comment #46475803

    I feel like the arms race between student cheaters and teacher testing has been going on for hundreds of years, ever since the first answer key written on the back of a hand

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    Comment #46464376

    It would depend on your accessibility needs, if you only need the apis included in a, then a would be a better option

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    Comment #46120756

    I mean https://www.printingcenterusa.com/printing/book-printing

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    Comment #45856528

    I think if he had died at 50 his reputation would be much much better, although he is certainly not unique in that regard

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    Comment #45775509

    Say it ain’t so Joe