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fasteddie31003 commented on Sandia turns on brain-like storage-free supercomputer   blocksandfiles.com/2025/0... · Posted by u/rbanffy
fasteddie31003 · 3 months ago
How much did this cost? I'd rather have CUDA cores.
fasteddie31003 commented on The Blowtorch Theory: A new model for structure formation in the universe   theeggandtherock.com/p/th... · Posted by u/surprisetalk
fasteddie31003 · 3 months ago
This is yet another item on the cosmic formation hypothesis conveyor belt. These types of hypotheses have been coming and will continue to come forever. They are non-falsifiable and are just stories. They will only ever be hypotheses. We cannot visit the past to see what exactly happened and test them to consider them theories. Being a strong skeptic means understanding that a hypothesis does not represent deep truths of the universe and should not be used to inform any decision.

It's in human nature to need origin stories. Science's current one is the Big Bang. It is only a hypothesis and will never get to the next level of scientific rigor because it's impossible to test. I only believe in falsifiable theories. A good skeptic should realize the differences in scientific rigor and know that this is just a story with no truth behind it.

fasteddie31003 commented on Jupiter was formerly twice its current size, had a much stronger magnetic field   phys.org/news/2025-05-jup... · Posted by u/pseudolus
layer8 · 3 months ago
Observations are inherently always about the past.
fasteddie31003 · 3 months ago
That’s true in a narrow sense—every observation records something that has already happened. But in science, observations can be tested, replicated, and used to predict future outcomes. The kind of "research" I'm skeptical of draws broad, causal conclusions about unique, unrepeatable past events where none of that is possible.
fasteddie31003 commented on Jupiter was formerly twice its current size, had a much stronger magnetic field   phys.org/news/2025-05-jup... · Posted by u/pseudolus
fasteddie31003 · 3 months ago
I am deeply skeptical of any "research" that concludes something in the past. The scientific method relies on observation, experimentation, and replication, but these aren't possible with past events, so we can't directly test or falsify historical claims. Instead, researchers infer conclusions based on indirect evidence like documents, artifacts, or statistical patterns—often without being able to isolate variables or rule out alternatives.

If something is not falsifiable, it is not science in my book. Research that is falsifiable uncovers deep truths of nature that will benefit humanity's progress, which this kind of research will not.

Sorry to be a downer. I haven't had my morning coffee yet.

fasteddie31003 commented on 'Cosmic radio' detector could discover dark matter within 15 years   phys.org/news/2025-04-cos... · Posted by u/rbanffy
fasteddie31003 · 4 months ago
Am I wrong to assume that science that is harder to prove will have less impact on human wellbeing? Electricity is easy to run experiments on and prove, meaning humans can manipulate it for our benefits easy. However, the Higgs Boson was extremely difficult to prove and I see no way that it could ever benefit humanity's wellbeing. Now how could humans improve our wellbeing by manipulating dark matter?
fasteddie31003 commented on Peru's ancient irrigation systems turned deserts into farms because of culture   theconversation.com/perus... · Posted by u/PaulHoule
fasteddie31003 · 4 months ago
I think a lot of differences between populations can be explained by differences in culture values. I don't see too much research on this ever.
fasteddie31003 commented on The role of developer skills in agentic coding   martinfowler.com/articles... · Posted by u/BerislavLopac
fasteddie31003 · 5 months ago
I've been playing around with vibe coding and I think a lot of the issues brought up could be fixed by an architecture abstraction layer that does not exist today. My idea would be something like an architecture-graph (Archigraph working title) that would recursively describe how an application works or should work. Then when an agentic coder is doing a task they can easily see the bigger picture of how an application works and hopefully writing better code. Anyone interested in working on this with me?
fasteddie31003 commented on Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)    · Posted by u/david927
scoot · 6 months ago
Nice idea. Just some nitpicks:

"Visit QR code to:" – You don't "visit" a QR code. Perhaps "Scan the QR code to:"? (Optional grammar fix included.)

"Comment on the QR code" – "Leave a comment"? (Unless you really want a comment about the QR code! ;-) )

I just get a busy spinner when I scan the QR code in the screenshot. A working live example would be nice.

fasteddie31003 · 6 months ago
Great feedback. Fixed that QR code too.
fasteddie31003 commented on Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)    · Posted by u/david927
fasteddie31003 · 6 months ago
I'm scratching my own itch with https://buildersqrcodes.com to help convey new construction details to job site workers. I'm building my own house now and I was surprised how many details are not in the plans that are critical to build a house. I think this is a common issue. I already have 10's of paying customers using it on their build too.

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