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ihatepython··on UK government scraps all smart motorway plans
> Of course, the passengers will asphyxiate or drown in an emergency, but it happens so rarely!

In the event that this does happen, the overall carbon footprint will be lowered, so I see this as a win-win

ihatepython··on Peak LLM?
I don't think you understand how LLMs work
ihatepython··on The Soul of an Old Machine
$90? You got ripped off. 2014 MBP is still perfectly usable
ihatepython··on Teachers nationwide are flummoxed by students’ newfound chess obsession
In my school the fad was assal horizontology.
ihatepython··on The military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the leaks began
The war itself is illegal. Congress never authorized the war. Exposing illegal activity of the US government should not be a crime.
ihatepython··on The military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the leaks began
None of the sources you listed are credible.
ihatepython··on The military loved Discord for Gen Z recruiting. Then the leaks began
> But I do not feel this way about this case. Why? Because the leak did not expose government malfeasance, and therefore wasn't in the interest of the American people. Ordinary anti-espionage rules can and should apply.

It does confirm that Ukraine is losing the war badly, I think it was like 7 Ukrainians dying for 1 Russian. With that knowledge, it seems that continuing to fund this war with a blank check to Ukraine is not in the interests of the American people.

So I feel that this leak was a good thing, from the perspective of the American people, especially if it ends the US funding of this war.

ihatepython··on Ask HN: Why don't smartphones encourage programming like early 80s computers?
> I'd argue that a mobile phone is not an adequate platform for coding.

Neither is a calculator.

ihatepython··on Show HN: Covid in Pixels
On the bright side, flu numbers were pretty much nonexistent during the pandemic
ihatepython··on Switching to C over 'Modern' Programming Languages
> Don’t expect to see immediate benefit from Rust by writing a small Pong application.

This is easily solved by writing a large Pong application in Rust.

ihatepython··on The market is mostly being flooded with web developers
So, everybody should get fired?
ihatepython··on The market is mostly being flooded with web developers
And my axe
ihatepython··on Japan Government warned citizens to shelter after ballistic missile launch
Kinder Eggs are contraband and banned in the US. Do not try to cross the border into the US with Kinder Eggs in your possession.
ihatepython··on Switching to C over 'Modern' Programming Languages
I don't understand using SDL, it's not that hard to write something in Objective-C that runs on earlier versions of iOS as well. You can even cross-compile from Linux, or even run clang directly on iOS if you jailbreak. My own experience is with iOS 4 - 6.
ihatepython··on Ask HN: I am a full stack developer, where do I start learning for AI
Nobody really cares about doing real AI to find the solution to a difficult problem, all they care about is generating 'research' that supports a pre-determined conclusion.

If you want to do real AI, I think having a foundation in physics (electricity and magnetism) is a good start, as well as quantum computers and quantum physics. Personally I think neural nets are a dead end, I think the industry is moving in the wrong direction I'd stay away from Kaggle, I think it's a waste of time. Just decide what domain that you want to solve and focus on that, don't just follow the industry cause most of the people are brain-dead

ihatepython··on Ask HN: What is your experience with layoffs?
Consider cashing out your 401k before Biden takes it away to give more money to Ukraine and/or to fight climate change
ihatepython··on Plant-Based Egg Has Soft Fluffy Texture Producers Say Was Previously Impossible
The way I see it is that, eventually, the vegans will become a food source
ihatepython··on Teacher failed kid for essay because an AI-detection tool flagged his work
"Those who can't teach, teach gym"
ihatepython··on “In 2050, everyone will be carbon literate”
If you drink straight from the dispenser you will save even more trees.
ihatepython··on “In 2050, everyone will be carbon literate”
Just be aware that every time you use a paper straw, you are in fact saving the planet for future generations.
ihatepython··on E.P.A. Is Said to Propose Rules Meant to Drive Up Electric Car Sales Tenfold
I got downvoted.

Why should I waste my time explaining this? It's not worth it.

All I will say is electric vehicles won't work as a primary means of transportation.

ihatepython··on E.P.A. Is Said to Propose Rules Meant to Drive Up Electric Car Sales Tenfold
Fundamentally, electric vehicles are a huge mistake. It makes much more sense to power a vehicle with magnetism. I don't know why we (humanity) is going down this path.
ihatepython··on I wish GPT4 had never happened
> How much do you think you would have had to pay for an iPhone 200 years ago? Are you sure society hasn't benefitted from productivity increases?

The world would be a much better place without the iPhone[1].

[1] with the exception of all iPhones running iOS 6 or earlier

ihatepython··on Quantum Computing 101
The way I see it is that in the future, we will need a quantum computer to run Slack, instead of a quad-core classical cpu to run Slack. Any performance gains will be negated by bad programming.
ihatepython··on Quantum Computing 101
I find it to be both intuitive and counterintuitive.
ihatepython··on We need to tell people ChatGPT will lie to them, not debate linguistics
I think the ancestor was making a computer joke about ChatGPT being non-binary
ihatepython··on We need to tell people ChatGPT will lie to them, not debate linguistics
So it identifies as non-binary, but it's hardware is binary?
ihatepython··on We need to tell people ChatGPT will lie to them, not debate linguistics
I wonder if ChatGPT is non-binary?
ihatepython··on We need to tell people ChatGPT will lie to them, not debate linguistics
Does Alex have a fictional sexual orientation?
ihatepython··on We need to tell people ChatGPT will lie to them, not debate linguistics
Anybody know what are ChatGPT's pronouns?
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