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defphysicson ChatGPT Health

There’s a lot of negativity here. I’ll just say I’m extremely glad I had ChatGPT when I was going through some health issues last year.

defphysicson The Soul of an Old Machine: Revisiting the Timeless von Neumann Architecture

I see this in wikipedia:

"The attribution of the invention of the architecture to von Neumann is controversial, not least because Eckert and Mauchly had done a lot of the required design work and claim to have had the idea for stored programs long before discussing the ideas with von Neumann and Herman Goldstine[3]"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_architecture

defphysicson Alcohol without the hangover – scientists are finding ways

My favorite is Run Wild from Athletic Brewing Co.

defphysicson Is technical analysis just stock market astrology?

Novice: "technical analysis is legit!"

Intermediate: "technical analysis is total BS!"

Pro: "technical analysis is legit."

defphysicson An Introduction to Statistical Learning with Applications in Python

Personally, I prefer Bishop (Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning) or Murphy (Probabilistic Machine Learning: An Introduction).

defphysicson Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google and warns of danger ahead

The version of the quote I've heard (and which sounds better to me) is this:

"Sometimes someone confesses a sin in order to take credit for it." -John von Neumann

defphysicson As unions decline, inequality rises

> see themselves as embarrassed millionaires

I see this "embarrassed millionaires" line a lot. It seems unbelievably cynical. Do you really think a meaningful fraction of workers are thinking "I'll oppose unions because even though I'm hurting workers, it'll be good for me when I'm rich"?

defphysicson 8-Part Film Adaptation of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina Is Free Online

Maybe try audio. I really like the version narrated by David Horovich.

defphysicson Ask HN: The book that did it for you in math and/or CS?

The book that did this for me:

The Elements of Computing Systems: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles (Nisan and Schocken)

https://www.amazon.com/Elements-Computing-Systems-second-Pri...

defphysicson The Price of Discipline

No it doesn't. I listened to the audiobook and agree it has very good lessons. One of the big ones has to do with empathy. I wish I'd had a book like this when I was a kid.

defphysicson Schopenhauer: On Reading and Books

One of my favorites:

https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Counsels-Maxims-Great-Philosop...

(The Wisdom of Life and Counsels and Maxims)

defphysicson A SpaceX booster now trails only 4 space shuttles in flight experience

Actually, what you're describing sounds like something you'd refer to as "not a showstopper". To me, a "showstopper" is something that stops the show: that can't be ignored or "fixed later".