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hughw commented on Margin debt surges to record high   advisorperspectives.com/d... · Posted by u/pera
rogerkirkness · 11 days ago
My Michael Burry senses are 'go to cash and don't come back' at this point.
hughw · 11 days ago
But according to the chart there could be 500 or more S&P points before the top. you're leaving money on the table!
hughw commented on Scientific fraud has become an 'industry,' analysis finds   science.org/content/artic... · Posted by u/pseudolus
hughw · a month ago
Is anyone else receiving crap like this? "Lucky"?

Dear Dr. [myname],

I hope this email finds you well.

My name is lucky,and I am a receiving editor currently handling submissions for multiple SCOPUS-indexed journals. These journals are dedicated to fostering high-quality research and advancing scholarly discourse across various disciplines. At present, they are actively seeking innovative and impactful research contributions, and I would like to extend a sincere invitation for you to submit your valuable work for consideration.

We recognize the significance of your expertise and the effort that goes into producing meaningful research. If you have a manuscript ready or are in the process of developing a research project, I would be happy to provide further details on the submission process, journal options, and any other relevant information. Our editorial team is committed to ensuring a smooth and transparent review process, providing constructive feedback, and facilitating the timely dissemination of quality research.

If you are interested, please feel free to reach out with any questions or for guidance on submission requirements. I would be delighted to assist you in any way possible. I look forward to your response and the opportunity to collaborate with you in bringing valuable research to a wider audience.

Best regards, Lucky Receiving Editor

hughw commented on Consider using Zstandard and/or LZ4 instead of Deflate   github.com/w3c/png/issues... · Posted by u/marklit
hughw · a month ago
Related: what's the status of content negotiation? Any browsers use it seriously, and has it been successful? If so, then why not zpng.
hughw commented on 'Universal cancer vaccine' trains the immune system to kill any tumor   newatlas.com/cancer/unive... · Posted by u/01-_-
zug_zug · a month ago
Yes that's true, but I think a lot of the knee-jerk reaction isn't intended to communicate "Stop researching cancer" it's more intended to communicate "Stop linkbaiting us."

If the title said "Might someday" then that would probably be a more accurate picture of where something at this stage of research is at.

Obviously some people here want to know all up-and-coming possibilities, clinical trials, or longshots because we're nerds about it. But others of us only care about the ones that are already succeeding in people. Having titles differentiate the two can avoid the frustration.

hughw · a month ago
Ok but after the first 1500 articles you’ve read about cancer breakthroughs, you understand that you’re going to read about a very early phase research project. You’re no longer sucked in by the baity headlines, are you? Do you really click it and then be totally surprised it says “in mice” in the text?
hughw commented on 'Universal cancer vaccine' trains the immune system to kill any tumor   newatlas.com/cancer/unive... · Posted by u/01-_-
phtrivier · a month ago
I still hate those articles title with all my heart.

Is there a way to ban lies about cancer vaccines, fusion reactors, and infinite battery storage ?

Sure, okay, people are working on that, and they're making small incremental improvements and that's good for them ; and unfortunately they need to advertise to secure more funding for the later incremental stage of their research. I understand that.

But please stop with the nonsensical "cancer vaccine", "miracle cancer treatment", "cancer breakthrough" etc... This is an insult to everyone who lost a loved one to cancer.

Cause I'll be _really_ happy when a _real_ cure happens (as in, when anyone can go the their doctor, for real, and get a real "cure", and they have no cancer after that, and it's a simple as getting a cure for, well, you know, the diseases that we "cure", and that are definitely not cancer ?)

But this is not today. Today we "deal" with cancer, we "spare" people some time, we squash it a bit and maybe save a couple of years if you have the "lucky" kind of cancer - and that's great, and let's continue doing that.

But enough with the headlines.

Play it like Apple, please.

Tell me about it when I can buy it.

hughw · a month ago
But we know how to read critically, don't we? When I read it, I searched for and noticed "mice" and "proof of concept" in the text, and understood the limited claims they're making. I'm glad to learn about this incremental progress because cancer immunotherapy seems a promising avenue.
hughw commented on Death by AI   davebarry.substack.com/p/... · Posted by u/ano-ther
jwr · a month ago
I'd say this isn't just an AI overview thing. It's a Google thing. Google will sometimes show inaccurate information and there is usually no way to correct it. Various "feedback" forms are mostly ignored.

I had to fight a similar battle with Google Maps, which most people believe to be a source of truth, and it took years until incorrect information was changed. I'm not even sure if it was because of all the feedback I provided.

I see Google as a firehose of information that they spit at me ("feed"), they are too big to be concerned about any inconsistencies, as these don't hurt their business model.

hughw · a month ago
Well it was accurate if you were asking about the Dave Barry in Dorchester.
hughw commented on I Ported SAP to a 1976 CPU. It Wasn't That Slow   github.com/oisee/zvdb-z80... · Posted by u/weinzierl
peteforde · 2 months ago
That's a new one for me! What is a cat post?
hughw · 2 months ago
Earlier, @oisee said 'I hate LinkedIn article style -> let LLM convert my hadrcore-oldschool style into something like "You won't believe what my grandmother's cat taught me about ..."'
hughw commented on I Ported SAP to a 1976 CPU. It Wasn't That Slow   github.com/oisee/zvdb-z80... · Posted by u/weinzierl
ooisee · 2 months ago
oh!, now I got it =) will increase "Shy" parameter and decrease "Braggart" parameters in my "Normal speech" to "LinkedInese" translator +)

Thank you for feedback =)

(I was thinking that it is not MY wisdom i am talking, but about "Z80" wisdom - all the code I have seen on demoscene and e-zines.)

hughw · 2 months ago
Yes, this reinforces that the article suffered from the LLM rewrite. Your comments here prove your natural voice is more compelling for this audience than the LLM "cat post" style.
hughw commented on Most RESTful APIs aren't really RESTful   florian-kraemer.net//soft... · Posted by u/BerislavLopac
ivan_gammel · 2 months ago
It’s literally in server response:

   {
    … resource model
    _links: {
       “delete” : { “href” : “.” }
    }
In this example you receive list of permitted operations embedded in the resource model. href=. means you can perform this operation on resource self link.

hughw · 2 months ago
The promise of REST and HATEOAS was best realized not by building RESTful apps like say "my airline reservation app" but by building a programming system, spiritually like HTTP + HTML, in which you'd able to declaratively specify applications, of which "my airline reservation app" could be one and "my sports gambling service" could be another. So some smart person would invent a new application protocol with rich semantics as you did above, and a new type of user agent installed on desktops understands how to present them to the user, and the app on the server just assembles the resources in this rich format, directing users to their choices through the states of hte program.

So that never got done (because it's complex) and people started building apps like "my airline reservation app" but then realized to to build that domain app you don't need all the abstraction of a full REST system.

u/hughw

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