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nnm··on Building a Linux GPU Driver for the M4 Mac Mini in One Month
This is a great use case of LLM.
nnm··on Ten advances in mathematics and theoretical computer science
This is impressive. The real game-changer will be when AI creates an entirely new, significant branch of mathematics.
nnm··on Kimi K3 built a Windows XP in browser
The "power shell" can only run a single command and then stuck.
nnm··on Who's afraid of Chinese models?
Looks like authored by AI. With quite some reasoning, but no real data to back up main point.
nnm··on Int a = 5; a = a++ + ++a; a =? (2011)
++ should be banned, just like goto
nnm··on Googlebook
I emailed myself many times to transfer some files between phone and computer. I would say at least once every week.
nnm··on Getting arrested in Japan
Seems like the system is heavily stacked against detainees, regardless of whether they are actually innocent or guilty.
nnm··on Hardening Firefox with Claude Mythos Preview
I still don't know the exploit count for Mythos. Is it zero, one, or more?
nnm··on Atlassian says it had right to fire engineer for suggesting CEO is 'rich jerk'
> It takes a certain amount of entitlement and lack of awareness

It takes integrity and bravery to challenge the lies of the powerful.

nnm··on Wayland set the Linux Desktop back by 10 years?
I suspect some of the problems are not due to Wayland, but due to Ubuntu.

I recently revived a decade-old PC with a dual-boot setup: Windows 10 and Ubuntu 24.04. While Windows ran fine, Ubuntu was a nightmare—constant freezes, random logouts, and daily crashes.

After hitting my limit, I wiped Ubuntu and installed Debian. What a difference! It’s been months without a single crash. If you're struggling with stability on older hardware, Debian might be the "boring" (in a good way) solution you need.

nnm··on Chip Cities Rise in Japan's Fields of Dreams
The projects might fail, but knowledge accumulated and scientists / engineers created from them can bring success to other areas
nnm··on PC shipments decline slows in Q3 2023, but Apple plunges over 23%
> The lifespan of a laptop is not tied to a replaceable battery

This applies to me. My laptop is 10 years old, has 16G memory and is running Linux. I have replaced battery once before (and definitely need a new battery again now).

Edit: replace 9 years old with 10 years old

nnm··on Just don’t
Same here. "just do X" is more informative that "do X" as it infers that "do X" is a simple thing. I would like to know that.

Also "just do X" infers that the person is very confident that "do X" will solve the issue. I like to get confident advice.

nnm··on I help seniors with technology issues
I really hope they (non-tech folks) know that a $300-$600 chromebook is way better.
nnm··on American Airlines is trying to stop a popular app used by flight attendants
One side story. There is no comments / voice on the AA side. Read like a biased article. "become a must-have" reads like exaggeration
nnm··on American Airlines is trying to stop a popular app used by flight attendants
It is commonsense to use the hardware/software authorized by your employer to do the work.
nnm··on American Airlines is trying to stop a popular app used by flight attendants
It is commonsense to use the hardware/software authorized by your employer to do the work.

One side story. It is third party app that is not authorized by AA. Instead of get permission through a contract, the app developer scraped AA's data without AA's permission.

nnm··on SAT score distributions in Michigan
The kids should really also apply to international schools.
nnm··on SAT score distributions in Michigan
If we look at not only academic, but also sports, i.e. ski, ice skating, soccer, tennis, swimming, ... etc., among competitive teams in middle schools or high schools, the number of Asian students are bigger than what one would expect from their population. You can even see this in winter Olympic:

1. https://www.thepostathens.com/article/2022/03/asian-american...

nnm··on AlphaFold developers win $3M breakthrough prize
From my chat with friends who work in the area of drug design, AlphaFold is accurate for overall structure, but is not that accurate for predicting structure around interaction locations.
nnm··on The Framework Laptop Chromebook Edition
What is the size of the screen? Can't find it on the page.
nnm··on Why Racket? Why Lisp? (2014)
Comment on the functional programming and mutation of data. I learnt R before learnt python.

In R

y = c(1, 2, 3)

x = y

# now x is a copy of y

I was surprised that in python

y = [1, 2, 3]

x = y

# now x is y! What, why?

In R, I am used to the fact everything is an expression:

a = if (x > y) { 0 } else { 1 }

nnm··on San Francisco decriminalizes psychedelics
The title of this study "No link found between psychedelics and psychosis" should really be that "the authors did not find links between psychedelics and psychosis using their survey method".

These survey methods come with huge uncertainty and lots of pitfalls. I would not be surprised if the result in the paper is not reproducible. In fact, "over half of psychology studies fail reproducibility test"[1]

[1] https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2015.18248

nnm··on Things people blamed on bicycles
This is really about causality and science. But searching the comments, there are only 3 comments contain key word "causal" so far, only one comment contains "science".

In my view, folks who totally disregard science are no more truly intelligent than say 2500 years ago when people believe that "the natural state of an object is to be at rest" (check Wikipedia page for Aristotle).

nnm··on Apple previews Lockdown Mode
I just ordered a pixel 6. Really hope Android/Google will have the same mode.
nnm··on Medical student surgically implants Bluetooth into own ear to cheat in final
A way to avoid this is to make it possible to fail. I mean, when one fails medical exam, not too much pressure / shame on the student -- they can simply do other type of work.
nnm··on A New Coefficient of Correlation
This works for hash function as hash function does not introduce uncertainty, i.e. Y = f(X), not Y = f(x) + random_noise. I just tested it:

https://ibb.co/nCXVSqB

nnm··on A New Coefficient of Correlation
Any function that can be implemented in a computer is a Lebesgue measurable function.
nnm··on Google delays mandatory return to office beyond Jan. 10
Similar here. I tried to be in office 3 days a week, I am actually enjoying it.
nnm··on Automated ports could help ease supply chain woes
> One provision in the infrastructure bill Congress is debating would offer $3.5 billion to invest in zero-emissions technology at ports. It specifically prohibits investment in automation. This is a head-scratcher: government throwing its weight behind antiquated procedures when the benefits of technological innovation are so plainly manifest across all of society — from vaccines to batteries to reusable rockets and beyond.
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