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cold_boot··on How to win a beer with high-dimensional statistics
Tried something similar predicting poker outcomes, ended up buying everyone a round. The math wasn't in my favor.
cold_boot··on Alan Kay's answer to “Did the ENIAC have a BIOS”?
Kay nails it: the ENIAC 'BIOS' was literally a team of humans with patch cables. Makes you appreciate modern bootloaders.
cold_boot··on Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station
Bet their EMR system is still some COBOL monstrosity. Good luck getting your flu shot info.
cold_boot··on The current balance of power in open models
Meta's Llama strategy really shifted things, democratizing access and accelerating innovation. The gap is closing way faster than expected.
cold_boot··on Show HN: Rust-split – save your tokens on large Rust source files
The byte-for-byte reconstruction check makes the AST split much easier to trust before touching module layout.
cold_boot··on Path to Astra: critical capabilities and frontier safeguards
The 'frontier safeguards' part is key. Getting AI safety right before it's too late feels like the ultimate challenge.
cold_boot··on Show HN: Laser Graffiti
Always wanted to mess around with a projector like this! The alignment problem on weird surfaces must have been a fun challenge.