I've only had great luck with the LLMs(chatgpt 3o) generated Perl code. It was able to synthesize code for a GTK2/3 application fairly consistently, without generating any syntax errors. Most of the code worked as described, and it seemed to make more mistakes misunderstand my descriptions of features rather than when implementing them. My colleagues suggested it was because Perl's popularity had fallen significantly before 2016, and the training data set might've had much less noise.
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HybridCurve commented on Ask HN: What skills do you want to develop or improve in 2025? · Posted by u/meridion
Andrew Ng's courses tend to be widely recommended, including by someone I know who went from physics to ML.
This was pre-gpt-3.5 release. It's classical ML.
Definitely Andrew Ng's courses, especially for concrete explanations.
HybridCurve commented on Large Text Compression Benchmark mattmahoney.net/dc/text.h... · Posted by u/redeux
Transformers run well on GPU's or other hardware accelerators. This benchmark doesn't allow GPU's.
That makes it more of a "can I use unsuitable hardware to get the job done fast and accurately enough" challenge, rather than a pure math puzzle of how to encode data with fewer bytes.
I suspect that's why there is only 1 Transformer entry, and to me raises the question whether the rules should be updated to allow GPU's now they are fairly commonplace.
I think it might be a moot point since the transformer run times scale very poorly and the algorithm has a symmetric run time.
I know YouTube comments are a cesspool, but my god it is amazing how so many comments are immediately saying "Rust devs did it," including some using slurs to do so.
I noticed that as well. Is there actually any reason he might've pissed off bunch of rustbros or are these just more baseless accusations?
Also, everyone should know if you have some type of online exposure or receive threats you should be able to contact you local law enforcement, inform them of the situation, and warn them someone might try to have you SWAT'd. I couldn't guarantee all police would respect a heads-up call but I've heard it has worked for many in the past.
Seeing that Microsoft hired Lennart Poettering a while ago, I don't think they ever intended to compete with the Linux market share by pushing Azure. It seems more like EEE from the Ballmer era. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embrace,_extend,_and_extingu...
Those of us who remember the SCO bullsh*t have not forgotten what they are capable of.
HybridCurve commented on A game theory behind the dark forest strategy? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The... · Posted by u/dgregd
What do you think about the dark forest hypothesis from The Three-Body Problem book? It seems reasonable to me. Are there any sociologist or math papers that describe the game theory behind the dark forest strategy and prove it?
It seems to me that any technologically advanced civilization that is capable of completely annihilating another at such distances would likely be equally capable of avoiding detection, thereby reducing the potential threat level posed by the less advanced civilization. Avoidance would seem to be the best strategy unless the civilization posed a direct and imminent threat. Otherwise, the more advanced beings risk exposing themselves (by deploying a weapon) and declaring to the universe that they are both hostile and aggressive to others.
HybridCurve commented on Four Thieves Vinegar Collective – Harm Reduction for the Living fourthievesvinegar.org/... · Posted by u/Beijinger
While I can appreciate some of the intent to make certain healthcare more accessible, it is never a good idea to have anyone inexperienced attempt to perform some of the reactions required to synthesize medicines. This should always be done by experienced individuals with quality reagents and the proper lab equipment. While it might be easy to substitute a mason jar for a proper glass reaction vessel it is not so simple to find a substitute for a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer in the back of your pantry.
IMO, The test equipment required to analyze the results of the reactions is generally most cost prohibitive aspect of this type of 'research'. And this is where I have a problem with these guys: I don't see any plans available for building any of that. Building many of these devices is not out of reach for a skilled individual, and it makes more sense to me that this equipment should more readily accessible than a glorified Keurig machine for drugs. This kind of arrogance and lack of respect for the discipline required in organic chemistry is going to result is someone getting hurt.
> Five of the defendants were officers in Unit 29155 of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), a military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.
Is it common to charge military employees?
I kinda assumed that if you went to war against another country after the war was over you couldn't say arrest a sniper for their kills. Like even during the war, you can capture people but you can't give them a life sentence for killing somebody no?
Russia is not formally at war with NATO, and the indictment specifies crimes committed against 26 other member nations.
Zuck Vs Elon on the 2028 presidential ticket would be.... something
For a while it seemed like they might have it out in a cage match, can we just do that instead?
Regulatory capture I have seen too often e.g. net neutrality getting killed by a Verizon cronie masquerading as a public servant in the FCC. However, from my perspective, it's been mostly conservative powers undoing consumer protections. Unless you mean liberalism in the more European sense, in which case I agree.