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I strongly second this. The JetBrains model is the best of both worlds and everybody wins. Being able to own a certain version of the software at my option makes me feel respected …

I think the novel and interesting tech is still happening, its just that without the colorful ads for it on TV, and without the software being packaged up and sold with pretty box …

This was an interesting application of neural nets and a good write up! I’m curious how a game might be made from scratch using a neural net, i.e. what would it train on? I think t…

From the author's twitter, here are links to a download of the network and to a site that lets you view the network architecture as a flow chart: https://twitter.com/madebyollin/st…

Very, very cool project! I think I actually prefer this streetview approach to the floating noclip approach, because a map + streetview that works like google maps cements the feel…

The website specifies that these are “simulations” (re-creations of the games’ apparent behavior that attempt to stay faithful to the original) and not “emulations” (reproductions …

This is, I think, the killer technology that would allow VR to be seriously used for meetings with other people, especially in business. If these avatars can be animated continuous…

The article states that it was the CFO, not the CEO, of Bed, Bath, and Beyond

I think that’s an interesting connection and way to look at this. I first encountered that sort of artistic inspiration on a Twitter account that randomly generated sheet music sni…

I‘ve always been a big fan of creepypastas —- they can be really well done and scary in novel ways. To some extent, I believed some of them to be real when I was a kid. If creepypa…

It was my understanding that the observer effect (the act of observing a system can affect that system) is not due to the system "knowing" that a conscious mind is observing it, bu…

This is about using AI to solve problems in ways humans couldn't even think of (e.g. wacky but optimal 3-D printed designs for building materials).

Wow, imagine curling up in your cozy, carved-out dwelling deep underground to read manuscripts by candlelight... or more realistically, to hide from violent sieges on the city

That’s a really neat idea, what better way to intuitively understand what a program is doing than a familiar physical environment in front of you. Reminds me of the esolang Taxi, w…

Off topic, but I think that stripe.com page you've linked to is the most beautifully designed modern webpage I've ever had the pleasure of scrolling. It's the 3d objects that move …

The author of the linked article seems to contradict himself. He writes: >Gato’s ability to perform multiple tasks is more like a video game console that can store 600 different ga…

Could you expand on what you mean by this? What kind of new social structures are enabling progress in this way?

The part about being able to focus at your girlfriend’s place is interesting, because I experience the same thing. When someone is sitting near me and working at the same time as m…

Based on conversations I've had with people about uploading conciousness, my experience has not been that people think of it as a monument to their ego. For those with interest in …