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akozak

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About akozak

https://twitter.com/alexkozak

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    Comment #49250702

    Most likely this method https://arxiv.org/pdf/2301.10226 (EDIT: and Google's SynthID paper which builds on it https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08025-4 )

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    Comment #47895951

    Lower real operating costs isn't the same thing as below cost pricing. US law here is nuanced. Good quick primer https://www.ftc.gov/advice-guidance/competition-guidance/gui...

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    Comment #44990825

    A lot of people are commenting on this without reading the actual content of the deal, which is spelled out in Intel's press release: https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-release…

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    Comment #41331565

    I had somehow completely forgotten about this game, but I remember being absolutely absorbed. It was in a separate class of storytelling at the time. Come to think of it, you can p…

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    Comment #40938249

    It's a neat idea that you could publish a paper like this that establishes a framework for thousands of years.

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    Comment #40626888

    This won't be a satisfying answer (and won't work for startups), but the solution I saw most frequently was to assign them dedicated diplomats or maintain a middle mgmt class who a…

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    Comment #40625895

    I have a lot of experience working with the weird nerd archetype and watching them navigate large orgs. First it's absolutely true that orgs that purport to support weird nerds wil…

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    Comment #40507429

    I've seen the "coup" framing a lot I just don't see how that's justified. They're the board of directors! Hiring and firing the CEO is core to the job (as is maintaining mission al…

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    Comment #40137854

    Probably highly volume dependent, but still useful!

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    Comment #40137749

    It'd be nice to have a similar site but cost per token.

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    Comment #40101871

    Nice. We'll have to check back in 10 million years to see how it went.

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    Comment #40070917

    Yea there is no way. Everyone seems to be misinterpreting the situation.

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    Comment #40056834

    Great meta-comment: The attention economy has changed a lot over the last 2 decades.

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    Comment #39859093

    Right that's the most likely strategy, but would also be Apple deciding to get in the licensing business (potentially with complications for their core biz) and is also something t…

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    Comment #39857981

    Figuring out the right amount of endowment is quite difficult, but you certainly need a LOT to get the outcomes like PARC. Are you running it off interest or burning down the pot? …

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    Comment #39802556

    What a bizarre thing to say to someone!

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    Comment #39179285

    I would guess mindshare in a crowded field, ie discussion threads just like this one that help with recruiting and tech reputation after a bummer ~8 years. (It's best not to overes…

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    Comment #38060763

    Yea, the bigger issue is that the maintenance itself is expensive and disruptive.

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    Comment #37823826

    I love this. Naive feudal lords as the historical equivalent to high net worth preppers.

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    Comment #37538109

    https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/504

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    Comment #37529661

    Pretty sure that's not how copyright damages work. Don't take legal advice on HN folks.

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    Comment #36516282

    A counter point you often hear is that this way of interacting with computers is only appropriate or enjoyable to a small number of people.

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    Comment #35633684

    Huh interesting. Based on my searching it seemed that light sheet microscopy required dealing with brain slices.

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    Comment #35619636

    Lot of folks seems to be missing the fact that they slice the brain up afterwards and merge those scans with the MRI data.