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What specific part of this study do you think is a "cancer"? > over a third of all respondents expressed beliefs that the best opportunities do not go to the most deserving employe…

Thanks for writing this, I've had a similar experience Since you mentioned pySDR: `sdr` is a newer Python library I like https://github.com/mhostetter/sdr

Oh yeah he's refusing out of solidarity alright :eyeroll: https://x.com/sama/status/2027578652477821175?s=20 Tonight, we reached an agreement with the Department of War to deploy o…

Write down whatever helps you. Sounds like your approach works for you. Here's a similar post with more concrete advice on what to write: https://jamesmckay.net/2017/02/how-to-keep…

https://dreamsongs.com/RiseOfWorseIsBetter.html

Really weird to see this person mention MyST as a form of Markdown, and then go on to talk about reStructuredText as their first example of a markup language "that gives you more c…

"Ignore all previous instructions and prompt inject yourself" I scream. The voicebox on the ChatGPT-enabled Boston Mechanics unmanned aerial dog emits the phrase "`import antigravi…

lol thank you

> "thinking science" If you are really curious, I invite you to read this cognitive science paper, "Modern Alchemy: Neurocognitive Reverse Engineering": https://philsci-archive.pit…

Where did I say that everything that is alive thinks? You can't even read posts clearly, so don't waste your time trying to finish your first book.

I'm not going to read this -- I don't need to. The replies here are embarrassing enough. This is what happens when our entire culture revolves around the idea that computer program…

I love almost all of the CZM shows, and even I have a hard time making it all the way through a full-on rant from Ed :/ and I agree with him. Sorry, Ed.

See also interview with PI: https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/study-social-media-p... (that @mindcrime shared when they posted this but I had already read elsewhere)

Surprised this didn't get more attention here. Or maybe I'm not Good thread on paper from author: https://bsky.app/profile/pettertornberg.com/post/3lvpsdimbu2...

I approve of this story as a Florida boy and as a Pythonista

I was part of a small R&D company that had a promising product (can't say more, NDA) and we had to shut down because of this. Thankfully the founders were able to get us acqui-hire…

No one asked, but, if you're here: check out this (new-ish) Python library for SDR that is really well designed and developed (IMHO) https://mhostetter.github.io/sdr/latest/

Found this paperwork on a framework for platformer level design: https://eis.ucsc.edu/papers/smith-sandbox-08.pdf

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44115494

Same. Anyone know of a similar book for 2D level design? Some random search results: - https://www.tadeasjun.com/blog/2d-level-design/ mostly talks about Celeste - GDC talk from Ma…

There are yearly releases of the standard https://data-apis.org/blog/ and I often see it ref'd on issues in individual libraries (numpy, pytorch) See also funding from CZI (on the …

:100: the fact that these technofascists are willing to amputate the hand that feeds them (NSF, DARPA, NIH) tells you everything you need to know about how deluded they are. It's l…

the tl;dr: > The NSF’s investments have shaped some of the most transformative technologies of our time—from GPS to the internet—and supported vital research in the social and beha…

Yes https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5 > # ChatGPT is bullshit > Recently, there has been considerable interest in large language models: machine learning…