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hollowpython··on The Goths
No wonder goths expanded so much. They have very cheap infantry.
hollowpython··on GPT-4 LLM simulates people well enough to replicate social science experiments
Did they test whether GPT4 replicated already existing social science experiments? If so, this might have happened because the experiment was in the training data
hollowpython··on Ask HN: How do you predict the AI will evolve in 2, 5, and 10 years?
I'm a programmer and data scientist. Using LLMs (specifically Claude 3.5 Sonnet) made me at least 10x as productive. I don't write boilerplate code anymore.
hollowpython··on Empathy for the user having sex with your software
> The hard thing about this

I see what you did there.

hollowpython··on Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees
Do you really do this, and is striking out a line of a contract binding?
hollowpython··on Ask HN: Is there a tool to extract ALL emails, learn "me", draft responses
Serious answer: do you want me to build it for you? If you give me a contact email, we can discuss the budget
hollowpython··on Ask HN: Recommendations for Local LLMs in 2024: Private and Offline?
Are there any which can generate consistent characters (especially faces)?
hollowpython··on What has a 1 in a million chance? (2010)
Winning rock-paper-scissors enough times against cgpgray: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PmWQmZXYd74
hollowpython··on Argentine president enacts 366-article urgent bill in first 2 weeks of tenure [pdf]
To better understand the validity of this document, check this wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necessity_and_Urgency_Decree.

I used google translate to produce an English version of the document, accessible here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LolYohAqQZBjCZ-mqfCr2xWg3uQ...

This is a massive change to the economy, bringing Javier Milei's libertarian ideas into effect.

hollowpython··on Show HN: SeaGOAT – local, “AI-based” grep for semantic code search
Does anyone know a tool like this but for arbitrary PDFs?
hollowpython··on “Devil’s horsemen”: Why Mongol horse archers were history’s most feared
Well, everyone knows Mongol cavalry archers fire 25% faster...
hollowpython··on The Darwinian argument for worrying about AI
I agree that the feedback loop wouldn't make the models smarter than us, but training data would. I can see how with more computing power we will be able to feed it the whole of YouTube, Spotify and perhaps also millions of physics experiments.

With this data, perhaps a model will be able to understand the hidden patterns of the world (e.g. physics equations governing reality) better than us, don't you think?

hollowpython··on Ask HN: What to do when feeling low-energy/tired during the day?
Try eating more! I have a similar lifestyle to you, and I discovered I was undereating.

When I increased calories by 20%, suddenly my memory wasn't so foggy, I was more motivated...it was awesome

hollowpython··on Show HN: If Spotify and Tinder Had a Baby
Does it use any kind of recommendation engine based on my current tastes/already liked songs?
hollowpython··on Show HN: If Spotify and Tinder Had a Baby
Oh now it works! But it wasn't intuitive for me that I needed to do that
hollowpython··on Show HN: If Spotify and Tinder Had a Baby
I logged in but it doesn't show me any songs :(
hollowpython··on The next century of computing
About #10: issn't undecidability the same as uncomputability? AFAIK, they are synonyms.
hollowpython··on Ask HN: How to handle a layoff when I already planning on leaving?
I think it's easier to get a new job if you have a job, otherwise they can low-ball you because you look more desperate
hollowpython··on My favorite iPhone feature was removed, long live its subpar replacement
I'm confused, why do people need to miss the feature? If it's that important to them, just don't buy the newest iphone.
hollowpython··on Ask HN: What's your favorite math/logic puzzle?
Ooooh. The prisoners can't hear other prisoners' guesses then. Ok! But in your example, isn't the probability of winning 1-(99/100)*100?

I don't think your "best case scenario" comment is actually true

hollowpython··on Ask HN: Is there a way to solve this using Maths?
If you have sufficiently many examples of this relationship (that is, input/output pairs) you can train a machine learning model with this data, and you will get (if successful) an explicit mathematical function which captures the relationship
hollowpython··on Ask HN: What's your favorite math/logic puzzle?
OP, if I understood your puzzle, then 99 prisoners can answer correctly. Is that right?
hollowpython··on Ask HN: Why do I keep getting rejected?
3 pages? Is that common in your profession? If it's not, why don't you trim your resume?
hollowpython··on Ask HN: What are your thoughts on .online domain name extension?
Yep :)
hollowpython··on Ask HN: What are your thoughts on .online domain name extension?
Pleonasms! The following text contains 6 examples:

Dear John,

You have been invited to the president's birthday, please RSVP by post.

Attached you'll also find a PIN number. It's part of a free gift; true fact! Just use it on any ATM machine.

Best, Tim

PS: could you please bring some chai tea?

hollowpython··on Am I the only person who can’t get a job?
I see [link redacted].
hollowpython··on Am I the only person who can’t get a job?
I am a data science tech lead with hiring experience. I can offer honest feedback of your profile, in private. Can you provide contact info?
hollowpython··on Ask HN: Who's having a ton of fun at work and what are you doing?
I'm a DS during the day but recently I started teaching python/ML to a couple of kids (around 8y). It's super nice to see them have fun!

When teaching ML, we mainly used pre-trained models. They learn the concept of data, train/test split, accuracy, and to build programs which use these models.

hollowpython··on Ask HN: Who's having a ton of fun at work and what are you doing?
Ghostwriting in which sense? Blog posts?
hollowpython··on Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who sold you to spammers?
Question: can you recommend any service to quickly create new accounts, but redirect them to my main one?
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