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Comment #48909065
Any recommendation for electric shavers that are USB-c ?
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Comment #48830622
in a world of ai agents, python is just an implementation detail that you don't need to know, between you and your data/business task
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Comment #48034015
sooo many memories. got into it with Sphere (51 and 55) if my memory doesn't trick me. was there ever a working port of the client for OSX ? would love to revamp it.
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Comment #47780514
Agree. I'm unclear what's the highlight of this post. Is the multimodality of the model (that can replace computer vision), is it the reasoning part, is it the overall wrapper that…
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Comment #46067356
Addy delivers!
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Comment #45845323
That is correct. When that will be available is the hard thing to guess. There are currently enough production of electricity that is motor based (think about gas turbine, water tu…
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Comment #45834278
I'm with you, and actually bullish on this to be a viable way forward. 48V DC has been eyed already for a potential standard to emerge. Doesn't need massive cables to deliver decen…
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Comment #45834184
AC makes power distribution easier (because you can have modulated phases). So it's correct to say it's easier to move it over a long distance. Additionally, and i'm really simplif…
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Comment #44603367
Slightly off topic. Would you see any case where Ethernet(POE*) are replaced with native USB-c?
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Comment #44569084
An axiom of inevitabilism, especially among the highest echelons, is that you end up making it a reality. It’s the kind of belief that shapes reality itself. In simple terms: the f…
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Comment #44569038
Just wanted to callout how well written is this blog post (not necessarily from a substance standpoint, which in my opinion is very good as well), but from a fluidity and narrative…
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Comment #44530798
genuine, security newbie, question. What's the worst case scenario that can happen on using this type of solution from a security standpoint? I do get it the authentication would b…
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Comment #44446408
thank you for conjugating correctly the 1st declension to the genitive, we all, that wasted many years studying latin, te salutant!
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Comment #44443963
that's already the case, and it's called model distillation. You use LLMs to generate labels but then you use a dedicated smaller model (usually NN) to run at 1000x cheaper cost of…
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Comment #44200381
What does rhymes with "car"
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Comment #44190980
I really feel for the creators here. I was thinking exactly like that before trying to build an electronic device myself. Later on I talked to people working in the hardware indust…
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Comment #44190859
different use cases. I don't expect you to go around with your air purifier attached to your neck :)
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Comment #43962726
Shameless plug: I see few people in the comment that have been working there, or have had some first hand experience of that environment. I'd love the chance to interview them. Thi…
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Comment #43781197
that's not exactly how public companies work :)
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Comment #43781151
I mean ... 0.6% against a massive tech sell off, feels a very well managed fund to me :D
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Comment #43547636
US universities (the usual suspects) have a substantial different approach to industry integration then European one. Yet, European leaders have not got the memo, and expect the sa…
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Comment #43494104
This was inevitable and we'll see it playing out all over Europe. You have a desire to be relevant in an important technological shift. On one side, you have big tech companies las…