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HappySweeney

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HappySweeney··on The 70% AI productivity myth: why most companies aren't seeing the gains
If you don't exclude your build folders from the scan it will slow everything down tremendously.
HappySweeney··on 210 IQ Is Not Enough
Don't legitimate IQ tests top out at 160 for adults?
HappySweeney··on Don't panic yet, investors say as high-flying AI stocks tumble
Do investors ever say "ok, time to panic"? Aren't they always just going to shill their bags? Why should we listen to them?
HappySweeney··on Canadian bill would strip internet access from 'specified persons', no warrant
It's in the article. I'm happy to read the bill and watch your linked video once my workday is over.
HappySweeney··on Canadian bill would strip internet access from 'specified persons', no warrant
> In the sense that you can sue to have the order challenged?

That's a good question. The article doesn't say and I haven't read the bill.

> Were the bank accounts seized before or after the conviction?

Before, of course. That was one of the justifications for invoking the emergency powers, and it wouldn't have been controversial otherwise. This is a digression, though, as there is no mention of any legislative changes to bank account seizures in the article.

HappySweeney··on Canadian bill would strip internet access from 'specified persons', no warrant
While I agree with most of this and oppose this bill, your last two lines are a mischaracterization. There is judicial oversight, but only after the order is implemented. Second, the bank accounts seized did not belong to protestors, as the leaders of that siege were convicted of mischief, two of which are being sentenced today. In general, protests do not engage in torturing the local populace with 95db of air horn for 16 to 20 hours a day. The account seizure also required emergency powers.
HappySweeney··on [dead]
Headline buries the lede, which is that the DOJ shut it down for being a "deep state" probe. Basically, officials working for this administration can now legally receive bribes.
HappySweeney··on Realtek RTL8127 10GbE PCIe cards and M.2 modules are starting to show up
I bought one of the Iocrest ones from Aliexpress so I didn't block my gpu's intake, with the AQC113 chip, and it worked perfectly right out of the box - much better than the Asus XG-C100C which made me configure it to get max 2.5gbps. I thought it was windows. Note it gets super hot (like 90°C even with the heatsink).
HappySweeney··on The “Wow!” signal was likely from extraterrestrial source, and more powerful
I would caution applying our current understanding and limitations onto alien civilizations. I don't believe they will break the light barrier, but they may develop telescopes that can detect life from light-years away, and the stupendous travel times are possible with suspended animation or by stopping the aging process.
HappySweeney··on Military leaders aghast as Zuck crashes classified Oval Office meeting
I'm a bit surprised the entire thing isn't in a faraday cage.
HappySweeney··on ALICE detects the conversion of lead into gold at the LHC
The stable isotope of gold is produced by the collision of two neutron stars, which is unlikely to happen in our stellar vicinity any time soon.
HappySweeney··on Only Teslas exempt from new auto tariffs thanks to 85% domestic content rule
There is no way this is a coincidence.
HappySweeney··on xAI has acquired X, xAI now valued at $80B
To me it appears to be a way to pay his lenders without liquidating or collateralizing more Tesla stock.
HappySweeney··on 'More Than a Hint' That Dark Energy Isn't What Astronomers Thought
It's so space can expand without increasing the Planck length
HappySweeney··on Trump platform bought digital currencies before crypto summit
Very legal, very cool.
HappySweeney··on Study of cockatoo Snowball suggests humans aren't the only ones who can dance
Elephants too.
HappySweeney··on Andrew Tate and brother leave Romania for US after travel ban lifted
They have no choice to believe that he is the one that promotes freedom, and his adversaries the opposite. Not believing that would mean their outrage is not righteous, which would make future supply worthless, and their brains will just not allow that.
HappySweeney··on Andrew Tate and brother leave Romania for US after travel ban lifted
It's easy to understand, though? Daily outrage and vilification porn. Highly addictive stuff, and people will equivocate and believe the most preposterous things you've ever heard in order to keep the outrage righteous and their pornographer of choice credible.
HappySweeney··on US Judge invalidates blood glucose sensor patent, opens door for Apple Watch
Canadians don't use that.
HappySweeney··on Andrej Karpathy: "I was given early access to Grok 3 earlier today"
BlueSky is the new up-and-comer. I am enjoying it, but I unfollow anyone that posts ragebait or political content (besides memes, some of those are pretty funny).
HappySweeney··on Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar beverages
The soda is not consumed by the food stamp holder. It's used as a medium to convert the balance to cash.
HappySweeney··on Justin Trudeau promises to resign as PM
95dB air-horn for 16 to 20 hours per day is not non-violent.
HappySweeney··on Tell HN: Happy Birthday, Celsius - Canada marks 50 years of metric
The deep economic integration with the US has lead us to use this [0] insane flowchart to determine which units to use in which situation. It appears to be a joke at first, but it's accurate.

[0] https://images.app.goo.gl/kUpkGubsWXe9ShP19

HappySweeney··on After 30 years, FDA overhauls guideline for the claim "healthy" on food packages
That is because soda is used as a medium to convert the balance to cash.
HappySweeney··on AMD Introduces Next-Generation AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Processor
There is an 8000 series. It even has a newer, better IMC.
HappySweeney··on One possible housing crisis solution? Public housing for all income levels
Only if he could barter Tesla stock for the apartments, or by liquidating very very slowly, so as to not crash the value of the rest of his shares (so he can keep doing this). Unfortunately, neither are very realistic (ignoring, of course, that Musk would never do this in the first place).
HappySweeney··on Natural Piezoelectric Effect May Build Gold Deposits
Is it the stable isotope? I understood that the only place to get that was neutron star collision but I would love to know more if wrong.
HappySweeney··on Human brain organoid bioprocessors now available to rent for $500 per month
The original story had the AI processing all done on the 90% of our brains we don't use (ignoring that particular bit of bs), but Warner gonna Warner.
HappySweeney··on Australia housing prices, rents surge as supply shortage deepens
I have no actual data on this, but my feeling is that many/most owners are so overleveraged that selling would be ruinous.
HappySweeney··on Valve New Employee Handbook (2012) [pdf]
In government, good managers ensure the myriad roadblocks that inevitably surface are properly dealt with before their direct reports even know it existed.
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