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marblar··on Peter Higgs, physicist who discovered Higgs boson, has died
> We know that for a fact

Probably.

marblar··on Sci-fi becomes real as renowned magazine closes submissions due to AI writers
I definitely understand your concern about AI-generated content potentially contributing to an increase in spam and a decline in the overall quality of content on the internet. However, I think it's important to consider the ways in which AI tools can actually be used to filter out spam and identify content that is not useful or relevant.

Additionally, the development of AI tools for content creation has the potential to raise the overall quality of content on the internet, rather than contributing to its decline. While there may be a risk of the internet becoming saturated with AI-generated content, it's unlikely that it will completely replace the unique perspectives and voices that come from human creators.

Ultimately, the responsible development and implementation of AI tools for content creation is key to ensuring that they are used in ways that are beneficial and sustainable for all users. It's important to approach these advancements with a critical and thoughtful perspective, and to work towards finding ways to ensure that the technology is used in a way that is both effective and ethical.

marblar··on Tell HN: Salesforce is mandating RTO 3 days/wk for all employee
Baby bullets have never stopped in Sunnyvale.
marblar··on For Roleplayers Who Start Writing
This is a cool idea. I might try it with all the time I have on my hands lately.
marblar··on NHS rejects Apple-Google coronavirus app plan
The recorded broadcast IDs can be linked together, but only if they are somehow gathered from all of the devices that have been near you. As far as I can tell, the spec doesn't include recorded broadcast IDs ever leaving the device.
marblar··on Swift: Google’s Bet on Differentiable Programming
It's not terribly difficult to understand `let` if you have a background in math, given that nearly every formal proof defines variables with `let x:=`
marblar··on Reddit has become a guide to personal finance
That seems like an unusual case because you have an external way to verify the expertise of a top 50 player. You don't have the same for a finance subreddit.
marblar··on MVC is dead, it's time to MOVE on (2012)
Everything is fine if it's done properly.
marblar··on How Big Technical Changes Happen at Slack
This can't be true. I work on that block and haven't heard you.
marblar··on Guy contacts ISS using a ham radio
I misread the title and thought we were contacting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. This makes a lot more sense.
marblar··on The Effect of Cold Showering on Health and Work (2016)
Well, you could sedate both groups before the shower and dry them before waking.
marblar··on iRobot Terra Robot Lawn Mower – First Impressions
> accelerate the HDD to its own speed in those 2 ms (maybe it's not realistic, though not obvious to me)

You need to conserve the momentum and kinetic energy, so assuming an elastic collision you're going to accelerate the PC to about half the speed of roomba[1] so you're looking at closer to 25G. With the plastic bumper, you're not getting anywhere near an elastic collision and your contact time is probably a lot longer than .002 due to the deflection. I would not worry too much about this.

http://www.convertalot.com/elastic_collision_calculator.html

marblar··on I opened a link some random person sent me and I got raided (2015)
I think the point is that they could have just installed the malware since they had physical possession for an entire year.
marblar··on Why the ‘Queen of Shitty Robots’ Renounced Her Crown
Did you vote for Donald or Hillary?
marblar··on Ex-FDA Advisor Says of Lasik Eye Surgery: ‘It Should Have Never Been Approved’
How do I know if I've got the good stuff?
marblar··on Stripe to move to South San Francisco
Where are you guys living that you have to fight 20 people for a lease?
marblar··on Guarding Against Physical Attacks: The Xbox One Story [video]
GTA 5 Online
marblar··on Talk to People on the Telephone
I usually text first to coordinate a phone call.
marblar··on Are We on the Road to Civilisation Collapse?
It was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire! (By the end, at least)
marblar··on Jeff Bezos on Peter Thiel: 'Seek revenge and you should dig two graves' (2016)
Can we add 2016 to the title?
marblar··on Facebook is predicting if you'll kill yourself. That's wrong
> "Ever since they've introduced livestreaming on their platform, they've had a real problem with people livestreaming suicides," Marks says. "Facebook has a real interest in stopping that."

https://www.npr.org/2018/11/17/668408122/facebook-increasing...

marblar··on The Major Urban Revolution of Minor Transportation Means
There's a name for this technique, if you're curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Track_stand
marblar··on Why Is Location Data No Longer Private?
> publically available real time map of the location of all lawmakers that haven’t pledged to fix this
marblar··on Show HN: Alexa skill for Hacker News that summarizes articles
"I'm having trouble accessing your hacker news skill right now."
marblar··on MySpace Tom beat Facebook in the long run
Not quite that early but Isambard Kingdom Brunel is pretty memorable.

Columbus himself was arguably a businessman.

marblar··on YouTube Face is clickbait, attaining human form
...or equivalent degree!
marblar··on Dunbar's Number
Do you think Twitter, a social network famous for its character limit, shouldn’t build limitations in how its used?
marblar··on Cost of California bullet train system rises to $77.3B, take 5 years more
It seems like even if you're not literally riding the train, you'll benefit from it if it has a positive impact on the economy, traffic, property values, etc.
marblar··on Kodak shares up as it announces KODAKCoin cryptocurrency
Can somebody explain the value-add of the blockchain portion of this vs just licensing the photo by uploading to a website?
marblar··on What STEM Students Need to Know
Typically, you pay.
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