skysight-inc/HackerNews huggingface dataset:
In this case I think the study is using coffee grounds as raw material to make activated charcoal out of, and then testing its effectiveness in cleaning the water. Activated charcoal has a huge surface area and tends to be a good filter as it catches fine particles. But not everything makes a good raw material for activated charcoal for all applications. Seems coffee charcoal did well in this case.

As for the plants, I’m not sure. My pothos never seem to make it very long, so maybe you’re on to something.
Can't do that either, "your silence speaks volumes", etc etc
Yes. If you have an atexit or global destructor on a program expected to run on anything Unixlike or Windows >= NT, you’re just making things slower for the user. Unless you’re on AmigaOS, let the kernel do its job; it can release your resources much faster than you can.
There are a few different income limits that make you ineligible. https://directfile.irs.gov/income
No, that's the sign they're being sensible, since the thing you want is illegal in most countries.
> Also, the airliner may be glass screen cockpit on screens. This one had eyeballs to the sky.

I'm not sure what you're getting at with this?

The pilot had all glass avionics here. Other than the lack of an FMS (which is just never used in small aircraft), this had everything I'd expect to see in modern systems.

But also, even in an aircraft with a glass cockpit, the pilot is supposed to be mostly eyes up. Unless you're inside inclement weather, aviation operates on the "see and avoid" principle. Especially so when you're flying low and in congested airspace like the Mojave MOAs.
OpenAI? closed source.
Stability AI? facing instability.

Startup idea: Unprofitable.ai
This could help settle the objection that torch doesn't implement dual number based Forward Accumulation.

But I'm wondering if it does it by implementing dual tensors and automatically 'lifting' ordinary tensor computations into dual tensor computations? That would be a little surprising to me.

The more common approach I have seen is that we decorate existing operations with additional logic to accumulate and pass on a derivative value as well as the actual value during evaluation. This can be important for instance for transcendental functions, which might be computed with methods like lookup tables and approximate series, which do not necessarily lend themselves to accurate dual number computations, but do have a straightforward formulas for the derivative. It can also be a requirement when our transcendentals are computed in the FPU, which does not expose any power series to automatically thread dual our numbers through.

It would make sense in the case of something like pytorch if this were the case, since it could be a bit of a stretch to expect the correct numbers to appear if only we just compute everything with dual numbers. Indeed, the original torch functions certainly exploit the FPU, so we very likely have to explicitly formulate a derivative in at least some cases.

I wonder if this observation could help heal the rift between the two positions here - it seems like your counterpart could be satisfied with the view that most forward mode AD it's not quite as "pat" as just injecting a dual numbers library into existing code, but requires careful extension to accurately accumulate the derivatives of each operation in the system.

I believe that reaching common ground around that fact could help your counterpart reach a satisfying conclusion here. The methods are clearly dual number in spirit, but may require more subtle implementation details then the traditional dual number story, which states "dual numbers get you free derivatives with no need to extend your functions". Pointing out how this does break down for general functions is not only true, but could serve as an olive branch and opportunity to advance this discussion.

Besides that remark, which I made in the intent of resolving a conflict and potentially fostering communication, I wanted to thank you for this amazing link that you shared. I did not know that pytorch had forward mode AD! I may just have to dig into it and see how they pull it off!
Looks like he went to crypto

https://x.com/sreeramkannan/status/1771340250801127664?s=46
> Does it not warrant an explanation for why things are by chance, or why things are by necessity?

Sure .. and here physics has no necessity for a purposeful creator.

Of all the multitudes of parallel universes that can come into existence .. the only ones that have any observers who can comment on what a long shot it is to be in a universe with observers are those universes that have the dice rolled just right for such observers to exist.

The existence of billion dollar lottery winners is not proof of the existence of god, it's strong evidence that multiple lotteries with many entrants exist.
>cryptocurrency that can't be traced

Monero is still going on strong, as far as I know.
We have, there are a bunch of bottom of the barrel executives that have done hiring freezes and layoffs under the assumption that AI would replace everything. It will go the exact same way as the outsourcing craze that swept the industry in the mid aughts. The executives that initiate the savings will be praised and rewarded lavishly, and then when everything blows up and falls apart those responsible for the short sighted and ineffective cuts will be long gone.
Human work is much more deterministic than AI as it encompasses a lot more constraints than what the task specified. If you take concept art creations, while the brief may be a few sentences, the artist knows to respect anatomy and perspective rules, as well as some common definitions (when the brief says ship, you know that it’s the ship concept approved last week). As an artist, I’ve used reference pictures, dolls, 3d renders and one of the most aspect these tools had was consistency. I don’t see Large Models be consistent without another models applying constraint to what they’re capable of producing, like rules defining correct anatomy and extracting data that defines a character. The fact is we do have tools like MakeHuman [0], Marvelous Designer [1], and others that let you generate ideas that are consistent in their flexibility.

I look at Copilot and it’s been the same for me. I’m either working on a huge codebase and most of the time, it means tweaking and refactoring, which is not something I trust a LLM with. Or it’s a greenfield project and I usually write only the necessary code for a task and boilerplate generation is not a thing for me. Coding for me is like sculpting and LLM-based solutions feel like trying to do with bricks attached to my feet. You can get something working if you’re patient enough, but it’s make more sense and it’s more enjoyable to just use your fingers.

[0]: http://www.makehumancommunity.org/

[1]: https://marvelousdesigner.com/
That's silly. For one thing, he says he's still the majority shareholder.
To understand why Bitcoin fixes the issue takes hundreds of hours of research - much more than I can explain here.

Here are some good starting points:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2jAZ0x9H0bQFY6wIbQfnrnIl... (listen to at least the first 7 episodes - absolutely fascinating - the most interesting
lectures I ever heard. Prepare to have your mind slowly blown)

https://youtu.be/Z6qzEYxBYcQ

https://www.onceinaspecies.com/p/bitcoins-full-potential-val...

https://youtu.be/CoGxakp1_3I - tip: watch this at at least 1.5x speed ;)
If you toggle this it will automatically unload, thought I'm not sure how low memory has to get before it triggers: browser.tabs.unloadOnLowMemory

In my original comment above I wrongly assumed it _was_ on by default
In the US military, the function of the military services - Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Space Force - is to recruit, train, and equip forces to fight in particular domain - land, sea, etc. I.e., the services prepare them to fight in their domain; the combatant commands, which are geographically organized, responsible for regions of the world, actually employ the forces jointly (i.e., mixing services) in military opreations. For example, Central Command used forces prepared by the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force in order to fight ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

It's clear that orbit is really a very different domain to recruit, train, and equip for than the air, and thus to many, a separate Space Force made sense.

Is any domain more different than the electronic domain? Recruiting, training, and equipping 'hackers' seems entirely different in all three aspects than it would for land, sea, air, or orbit.

A word on names:

I despise cyber, which sounds like marketing-speak for a cheap sci-fi movie. It's really electronic warfare, all the way up the OSI layer model from physical - such as jamming and jamming counter-measures on wireless comms, tapping cables, etc. - to network routing, to applications; and then to device hardware and software; etc. (Maybe the new Electronic Warfare service should partly organize itself according to OSI layers.) Electronic Warfare Service also is more anodyne, the best military tradition - stop glorifying and glamorizing war; humans have enough problems with those instincts; it's not a movie or anything like one.

Also, the service members need a title, like soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, guardians. (Note the awkward fit of the last one, for the Space Force - which should have been called Orbital Force - like a Marvel movie.) But what? While 'hackers' would be awesome for many reasons, obviously not that for my and other reasons. 'Engineers' isn't bad, if not entirely precise. 'Technicians'? A bit vague. Part of the problem is that IT world has always lacked a general term - what do we call ourselves, the equivalent of doctor, lawyer, accountant, plumber, ...? 'IT professional' is awkward too.
I'm an idiot and was dyslexic
No. That's not what I said or close.

Trying again: they were banned from buying land for reasons that are politely obscured, beyond it relating to their actions in the Japanese military during WWII.
You mean the CEO of the company that just rode the AI hype wave to become one of the top 3 most valuable companies in the world? It's his fiduciary duty to say things like that, whether or not he believes them, the same as every other CEO in the AI space.
Hah! I know this feeling, but only because I'm a bit of an asshat.

I friend lent me $2000 back in the day, so I went to the bank, and got 400 $5 bills. It actually felt empowering, and my friend even had a great time of it.

Yet it wasn't $6M, which just feels like a big number... no matter what the currency.
Unfortunately when Stability shuts down Wall Street might get spooked that the bubble is popping and downvote NVDA
Hmmm. I went to the doco hoping for something about the file format :( No doco for me. I guess that would be too old fashioned.

It seems to be "read the code" or nothing - which is fine until they update the code... It's great (probably should be mandatory) to have a reference program, but if they're promoting it as a container format, something along the lines of an RFC would be helpful.
> The problem with lighter than air is that the wind farms tend to be in places with, well, a lot of wind.

On the other hand, an airship doubles as a crane, so there would be no need to truck it from the airfield and then crane it into place. You can deliver it directly to the rotor hub.

Countering the wind with computer-controlled thrusters would seem to be the way to go. Also, there is a large tower already there that you could use as a stabilising mast.
It's legal everywhere except in New York.
Yes, according TFA and I'd argue yes as well, but it's a discussion.
I’m a prodigious note-taker with pen and paper, and have made peace with the idea that I’ll never reference 99% of the notes I write. Same with webpages I bookmark for later. But for me, just the act of writing helps me to stay more focused on whatever or whoever I’m reading/watching/listening to. If it’s something that I may actually need again (usually a code snippet or command flags) then it goes in a Markdown file.
Ethereum is not proof of work and so ultimately won't be as good a store of value as Bitcoin.

Any digital network that doesn't use the best store of value is not going to be able to compete with one that does.
so it is considered punishment to have the watch information revealed to the state?
Went well for whom?

For the rank and file employees or customers, almost never.

For the executives looking to shift blame, justify an unpopular decision, or sell more oxy… plenty of “success”.
If anyone can solve this problem, it is us.

People on this forum (including myself) are the ones creating the tools that enabled this problem.

Any tech we create to "solve" this issue will be worked around and/or used to cause more problems.

Tech isn't the solution.
> innocent people, in your formulation, though, are not being punished for a crime. They're not even being accused of a crime.

They are, however, being harmed.

It's easier to use historical examples because they're not afflicted with modern politics.

The FBI was known to investigate and harass civil rights leaders during the civil rights movement. Suppose they want to do that today.

Step one, come up with some pretext for why they should get a list of all the people who watched some video. It only has to be strong enough to get the list, not result in a conviction, because the point is only to get the list. Meanwhile the system is designed to punish them for a thin pretext by excluding the evidence when they go to charge someone and their lawyer provides context and an adversarial voice, but since their goal here isn't to gather evidence for a particular investigation, that's no deterrent.

Step two, now that they have the list of people interested in this type of content they can go on a fishing expedition looking for ways to harass them or charge them with unrelated crimes. This harms them, they're innocent people, therefore this should be prevented. Ideally by never recording this type of information to begin with.

There is a reason good librarians are wary about keeping a history of who borrowed a particular book.
The classifier could perhaps come in up with better formulas
For a founder maybe , definitely not for employees .

AI startups need not an insignificant amount of startup capital , you cannot just spend weekends to build like you would a saas app . Model training is expensive so only wealthy individuals can even consider this route

Companies like that have no oversight or control mechanisms when management inevitably goes down crazy paths, also without external valuations option vesting structures are hard to ascertain value.
Similar. I though it would be a media file format ... containing audio, video, tags, pics, etc.
Current AI is entirely incapable of generating the balanced and fun/engaging rule sets required for a MtG style game. Sure the art assets could be generated with skilled prompting and touchup but even that is nowhere close to the strong statement you made.
> you can't just round up all 101 and throw them in jail

Yes. "100 people" (or whatever) had their rights violated. Sure, not as bad as jail, but it is still in the spirit. I'm not sure why you think I have it backwards, I think we're just using different perspectives.

But I'm not into being pedantic if we understand one another.
Casual reminder that Invidious[0] and Piped[1] exist. Farside[2] can automatically redirect you to a working instance, for example: https://farside.link/invidious

If you add a redirector plugin for your browser, you can add a capture for something like this:

https?://(.*?\.)?youtube.com/(.*)

And push it to something like this:

https://farside.link/invidious/$2

For example: https://farside.link/invidious/watch?v=Ag1AKIl_2GM

[0] https://github.com/iv-org/invidious

[1] https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped

[2] https://farside.link/
I mean that just goes against the very basics of economics.. Adam Smith, comparative advantage - and goes against the failed history of protectionist policies. You're basically advocating a version of mercantilist theory in the 21st century.. it's incredible anachronistic. But it's hard to argue when you're dismissive of all models

But I'm glad you see that chips are not really the top priority if this was really an issue of national safety. So one then has to wonder what are the real drivers of these jingoistic policies
IDK what's your point.
A encryption protocol isn't enough to replace SMS.
Linearized Matrix is, and uses the Signal Protocol, though MLS probably would be a more future proof solution
There is no fiduciary duty to lie, or make up stories you do not believe.

People really oversell fiduciary duty. Yet the whole point of top-level corporate roles is to steer a company predicated upon opinion, which means that you have great latitude to act without malfeasance.
People are not getting poorer because productivity has been going up to compensate. As in, we're milking more and more out of the labor and middle classes. (Ok also technology papers over the problem as commerce becomes somewhat more efficient)

The family is not too much less wealthy but also we have families with two incomes, breadearners working overtime, stressed out family dynamics, and student going into deeper and deeper debt to be credentialed enough to participate in the sophisticated workforce.

If you look at the "wtf happened in 1970" chart, the y axes are productivity and real wages.

It turns out 2% inflation is enough to steal the productive increase of labor and middle classes and transfer it to the politically connected, wealthy, and financial sectors. At some point it's just going to be impossible to wring more gains out of labor and technology improvements. We're probably really close.
I've reverse engineered the format and written up my findings here: https://github.com/DavidBuchanan314/pack-analysis

Summary:

- Custom sqlite magic bytes makes the format incompatible with all existing sqlite tooling.

- No support for file metadata.

- There's no version field (afaict), making future format improvements difficult.

Edit: A previous version of this comment had a much longer list of complaints, but after taking a closer look, I retract them. I was looking at the MediaKit.pack file as an example, which, due to being relatively small, packed all its files into a single BLOB. I was under the mistaken impression that the same approach was taken for larger files, but after some further testing I see that they're split up into ~8MB chunks.

Though, if you have lots of small files (say, a couple of kilobytes each) then random access performance could suffer.
Beyond headlines of transmitted Alzheimer's, scientists see case for prions
"A consultant is a person who knows more and more about less and less until eventually they know everything about nothing."
Just so you can avoid the clickbait:

"[...] and a new report concluding no evidence UAPs represented extraterrestrial tech has sent ufology into a tailspin"
> If your primary answer to the question "why I'm here? what's the point?" is taking care of your kids, you're going to end up with a widening gap as they age into adulthood, move out, and you spend and spend less time with them and they become more independent.

It's my primary answer which will do its job for many years. Again, it's not like you'll find a life-long meaning in building a B2B startup. It might work for a couple of years, then you need to find something else.
That's no reason to make it easy on them. Their ability to do bulk surveillance is limited by resources. Don't lower their resource requirement.
See my comment to Mike. I think you're making a valid point here, which is that dual numbers by themselves are not powerful enough to automatically generate derivatives of arbitrary functions, especially given that those functions could be implemented in a FPU core, or using methods like lookup tables that don't lend themselves to dual number differentiation.

Dual numbers help us automatically differentiate things when the functions themselves are implemented as analytic power series that we have to explicitly compute without accelerator help. In such cases we can indeed use them. But to your point, serious forward AD engines need to differentiate functions that are computed in one shot by accelerator hardware.

However Mike makes a very valid counterpoint when he shows forward mode AD in Torch. I believe a careful analysis of Torch's implementation here could bring this conversation to a productive and satisfying conclusion for all participants and our public audience.

My big question here is to what degree did the implementers try to respect the dual number approach? Did they implement a dual tensor class for instance? Do they automatically lift some ordinary computations into dual tensor computations? I honestly have my doubts there.

I have confidence that we can get to the bottom of this. I think that Mike actually does care about automatic differentiation, and would be receptive to discussing this point of subtlety that naive dual number implementations may not be enough for industrial strength AD systems, with clear examples of code and clear reasoning as to how dual numbers fail in important cases.
I'd consider your rights being violated "punishment."

Blackstone was talking in the abstract. Clearly Franklin was too considering many of the other things he's known for saying.
this seems super misleading

Amazon nailed high revenue growth from the very beginning, just reinvesting in growth & deferring the margin story. They could have stopped at any time.

Google nailed high traffic from the beginning, so ad sales was always a safe Plan B. The founders hoped to find something more aesthetic to them, failed, and the conservative path worked.

The reason I write this is misleading is b/c this is very different from a ZIRP YC era thinking that seems in line with your suggestion:

- Ex: JustinTV used their VC $ to pivot into Twitch, and if that didn't work, game over.

- Ex: Uber raised bigger & bigger VC rounds until self-driving cars could solve their margins / someone else figured it out. They seem to be figuring out their margins, but it was a growing disaster and unclear if they could with such an unpredictable miracle.

In contrast, both Amazon & Google were in positions of huge cash flows and being able to switch to highly profitable growth at any time. They were designed to control their destinies, vs have bankers/VCs dictate them.
Well, that means his replacement will be a money shark, enshittyfying Stability AI for higher profits.
Great article, but the final paragraph is implausible: 'And what if the government does eventually get its hands on aliens and their flying saucers? “It’s not their job [to keep it secret],” he says. “It would immediately get turned over to Nasa, and Nasa would immediately disclose it to everybody. That’s THEIR job.”'

I'm far more certain it would be ultra-top-secret, with multiple layers of "need-to-know" and elaborate diversions, and with the emergence of multiple figures jostling for power who would compartmentalize the whole operation: divide and rule.

The X-Files nailed it, as did Dark Skies.
I think the biggest trick is to move around, so it isn't as simple as getting a single address. Like with Bin Laden, a lot of the work was figuring out where he was. And Ross Ulbricht, maybe he wouldn't have been caught so easily if he changed hosters occasionally and the VPN had listed 100 internet cafes in different cities as connecting IP addresses instead of just 1. Certainly that's the way Tor works, always hopping around routers. It's maybe a bit pointless though, once they get your legal name it's pretty much a matter of time.
Journaling is something I do with a fountain pen and suitable notebook. It's in large part about the sitting down, deliberately taking time to move the nib across the page, seeing the ink go on wet. Why would I want a phone app to log my life as an afterthought?