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Blog thing: https://thomasburgess.github.io Github: https://github.com/thomasburgess
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nxpnsv··on How physicists track and trap the elusive neutrino
They are weirder than you think. They interact with flavor, but these are a superposition of three mass states and it all oscillates. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutrino_oscillation
nxpnsv··on Lithuanian startup launches open-source network to detect Shahed-type drones
Slovenia is not baltic
nxpnsv··on Show HN: Homebrew 6.0.0
I noticed the change to trust already in the previous release. To uninstall something from a not yet trusted tap, I first have to trust it, then uninstall, and then untrust it. This feels a bit weird, but maybe it makes total sense...
nxpnsv··on Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions
But here you are the product AND you pay for it. At least I think you still get ads and tracking…
nxpnsv··on Mercedes-Benz commits to bringing back physical buttons
I imagine the buttons sunk deep into the panel only to come out wheen subscribing to the monthly premium package....
nxpnsv··on Your Website Is Not for You
Yes, I know, but I just couldn't get over that initial reaction...
nxpnsv··on Your website is not for you
No, my website is for me and not everything is a product
nxpnsv··on Asahi Linux Progress Linux 7.0
Hmmm, both my grinder and espresso machine are quite reparable with parts you can order from the manufacturer. Very much unlike my iphone…
nxpnsv··on Plain text has been around for decades and it’s here to stay
Gnu plot dumb terminal mode?
nxpnsv··on The seven programming ur-languages (2022)
Hmm, here's a thought... If you want to stand out, it doesn't matter that some things now are easier for everybody, what matters is that that you are able to get better results than others. Learning multiple languages gives you more the ability to use them. It improves your thinking, makes you a better coder, and more able to understand different techniques. LLMs are tools, to use them better than the next person you need to understand what to ask, and what a good answer looks like.
nxpnsv··on Slop Cop
In "fixing" the last sentence in the example I got "One can say that we are at a moment in history." Indeed.
nxpnsv··on A Python Interpreter Written in Python
PyRPy is just less catchy sounding
nxpnsv··on A Python Interpreter Written in Python
PyPy is python implemented in python. It is fast.
nxpnsv··on Darkbloom – Private inference on idle Macs
If those numbers are true, they could tart with one Mac and can double every few months. But, I guess there are also many people who do not have ready access to whatever a Mac mini costs either...
nxpnsv··on Show HN: Oberon System 3 runs natively on Raspberry Pi 3 (with ready SD card)
It's not just you. I started coding in the 80s. Never heard of Oberon.
nxpnsv··on Show HN: boringBar – a taskbar-style dock replacement for macOS
I am using BoringNotch, which is great. Is this somehow related?
nxpnsv··on Why AI Sucks at Front End
I think this correct it’s mediocre at a lot. It’s only 10x when you don’t know what you’re doing or doing something simple.
nxpnsv··on Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident
I think the point is that he doesn’t want the kid to die in a fire.
nxpnsv··on Am I German or Autistic?
You might be Aussietistic?
nxpnsv··on Am I German or Autistic?
For Germans you would use the ICD-11, not the DSM-5-TR.
nxpnsv··on Why are we still using Markdown?
1&2 just pick one, it doesn’t matter. 3 mostly you’re the parser… if you’re after accuracy there are better versions, but it sure is simple to read and write
nxpnsv··on Data Manipulation in Clojure Compared to R and Python
Agree. While it is common to see code like these pandas examples, it is very possible to write these manipulations so that they return a new frame or view without changing the inputs.
nxpnsv··on Thinking Fast, Slow, and Artificial: How AI Is Reshaping Human Reasoning
Ah, so the trick is to figure out which one will be the last answer. The halting problem....
nxpnsv··on Thinking Fast, Slow, and Artificial: How AI Is Reshaping Human Reasoning
Now get a third opinion, and marvel at all the thinking that you have accomplished
nxpnsv··on Passengers who refuse to use headphones can now be kicked off United flights
That's too harsh, a regular murder would suffice.
nxpnsv··on OpenCode – Open source AI coding agent
Well not anymore with Claude pro…
nxpnsv··on NanoGPT Slowrun: 10x Data Efficiency with Infinite Compute
The comparison is weird as we don't think with the Genome. There are something like ~100 billion neurons with ~100 trillion connections in an adult human brain . I don't know how many bytes of sourcecode deepseek has, but I don't think it helps in determining the amount of reasoning it can do.
nxpnsv··on The strait of Hormuz blockade will strangle US defense industry
I hope it is not the gnu compiler..
nxpnsv··on Forget Flags and Scripts: Just Rename the File
I guess you could rename it to foo--bar--help.exe to get the help. An awkward workflow indeed
nxpnsv··on Beyond has dropped “meat” from its name and expanded its high-protein drink line
There are a lot of health conscious vegetarians who still like the taste of beyond burger. How is this so weird?
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