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ragnarok451

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    Comment #46726673

    One issue with this analogy is that paper encyclopedias really are precise when used correctly. Wikipedia is not. I do think it can be used in research but not without careful chec…

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    Comment #43147200

    This was debunked - the agent was actually fooling the verification harness https://x.com/SakanaAILabs/status/1892992938013270019 . One particular test that showed a 150x speedup i…

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    Comment #39995835

    lol tell that to all the (quite successful) B2B SaaS apps that started with Google login as their only option

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    Comment #39994376

    99% of the population finds this easier than setting up a user/pass. If you care about this, understand that you will not be the target user for most new apps. Incredible that this…

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    Comment #39759619

    Shame that this is downvoted, I assume for tone - this is the feedback the founders need to hear

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    Comment #39502675

    "social media feels unusual" bro what? I've both spent time at a VC fund and have successfully fundraised as a founder - every partner adds you on LinkedIn bare minimum after a cal…

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    Comment #39502644

    Real talk: This VC probably has at least ~10 meetings like this per week and they do ~10 deals per year . Neither adding you on social nor presenting you at a Monday meeting means …

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    Comment #39078556

    Do you have any resources on the latest with electrolytic carbon fixation? Like, how do you go from solar panels -> energy -> plants?

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    Comment #38650809

    IMO this all hinges on if the company has traction with the new direction and pivot. If there is traction, the message to investors becomes clearer and there is motivation to inves…

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    Comment #36996066

    Have you used Topaz Labs? That denoising is pretty good, definitely more advanced than a tuned-up gaussian.

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    Comment #34156474

    Not too familiar with CoralCDN, will check that out. Would say the comparison with IPFS is apt, BitTorrent though requires people to seed on a per file basis right? so versioning f…

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    Comment #34156283

    Ok I know it's not in vogue right now but this is actually a good use for the blockchain. Like the database here could just be placed on-chain in a smart contract, and anyone could…

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    Comment #34050421

    Heard of https://replika.com/ ? We are already there.

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    Comment #31869206

    the advice nobody wants to hear but is actually true. ofc you also need to be highly competent yourself, but that is table stakes

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    Comment #31686033

    Any plans to use homomorphic encryption eventually? low priority rn but would be v nice to have

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    Comment #31658972

    Why be so negative? The world is better for ambitious people like this

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    Comment #31475192

    Has there been a study done yet similar to the racial bias in medical imaging study to see if a neural net can detect it?

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    Comment #31466045

    We need a hardware dev to chime in

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    Comment #29021919

    What is the complex answer then? The parent's question is salient. Using your analogy as well, you could say humans see the world through the visual spectrum and reason about the w…

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    Comment #28879076

    I was surprised by this too, but AWS only has 32% of cloud market share https://www.parkmycloud.com/blog/aws-vs-azure-vs-google-clou... .

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    Comment #28359365

    Depends on the state but at least in TX parents would be liable for a fine if caught giving their children tobacco ( https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/tobacco/regulatory.php ). O…

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    Comment #27592940

    Maybe services using wasm will pull compute back to the desktop, even though end users won't realize it.

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    Comment #27504971

    There's an online form where you upload your info, they verify your income level (duration does not matter), and that's it (at least in NY). I don't think any government healthcare…

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    Comment #27504813

    If you live in NY or CA (not sure about other states) and are under retirement age, Medicaid is a thing and works great. No asset limit, just income, so regardless of what you've s…

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    Comment #26917592

    Honest question - why not?