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nyfresh··on I am definitely missing the pre-AI writing era
I long for the days of hand written scrolls. Fresh papyrus adorned with the latest calligraphy and stamped with a warm wax seal…
nyfresh··on Why is Zig so cool?
I am surprised Native SIMD support is not mentioned in an article with this title. Not sure if it could be applied to the sudoku example he used.
nyfresh··on This Message Does Not Exist
You could argue from the perspective of the server this is a true statement. The message does not exist. If the server stored a history of messages, current and deleted, it would not be in the logs. What you received is something different. Like a message but not a message.
nyfresh··on Flow-Based Programming, a way for AI and humans to develop together
I am very bullish on this approach. Is already showing promise with StableDiffusion (https://github.com/comfyanonymous/ComfyUI).

I have built humans in the loop feedback models before and they are always very targeted to a specific task. This approach modular and intuitive. I think the scope is too small though.

I spent the weekend starting a project to use this approach using a GPT model and FlumeJs (https://github.com/chrisjpatty/flume) but now that I see noFlo i am excited to try it

nyfresh··on Will we know alien life when we see it?
Hot take, no explanations:

- Planets are sentient

- Alien Robots outlive Aliens

- Photon life makes more sense

- Carbon based life is fragile

nyfresh··on Ask HN: What'd be possible with 1000x faster CPUs?
More bloat
nyfresh··on Chatbots: Still dumb after all these years
The expectation seems a little harsh for the setup. GPT just generates acceptable text. You still need to model and verify object relationships, use facts from a knowledge base and discriminate the generated responses at the very minimum.

Any GPT model is just one component inside of a chatbot, not a chatbot itself.

nyfresh··on Confessions of a Michelin Star Inspector
I think your rating system is too focused on food. The service, environment and food sourcing also play a large part in the rating. I bet you would see a difference if you try sparking a conversation with the staff from LeCinq.
nyfresh··on 1% rule
Long time lurker here.I often feel I have nothing useful to contribute.So I don't. You're welcome.
nyfresh··on SAT to Add ‘Adversity Score’ That Rates Students’ Hardships
A standardized test should consider all contributing variables when determining a score. In any other context this wouldn't be news.
nyfresh··on PDF Is the World's Most Important File Format
PDF is the perfect tool for maintaining document formatting but the worst tool for maintaining document data. The format is not concerned the the actual data of document. Programatically extracting data from the simplest PDF is an exercise in patience. I find it kind of odd that this was chosen as the standard all things considered
nyfresh··on Why isn't the internet more fun and weird?
Reddit
nyfresh··on Show HN: I taught my little brother JS, and he made this videogame in a week
Good work. It's fun and has clean code too!
nyfresh··on Resiliency with Queues: Building a System That Never Skips a Beat in a Billion
>"This is a great example where it is okay to lose a message"

It's not, if a client is in trail with your service and they miss a message you risk losing that client. It's only "Okay" to not deliver on non-client facing services. Anything else is an unmeasurable risk

nyfresh··on Antarctica’s potential collapse could damage coastal cities across the globe
Unfortunately the media makes aggressive predictions either to get a point across or for ratings but it is happening.

Miami is investing in mediating current and future floods. I feel the fact that flood prevention is a significant part of your budget and planning that says something https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1dnlHPzhQA

nyfresh··on Twitter Is Expected to Field Bids This Week
Had only they charged a penny for your thoughts
nyfresh··on Show HN: A self-hosted alternative to Trello, Basecamp, and Freshbooks
Came here to see all the reasons should be converted to A SaaS Based solution, was not disappointed.

I've seen questions about - Required tech specs - Potential upgrades - Trial periods - Varying pricing schemes - General support

These things are handled differently with SaaS. Its easier to address with continued income too.

nyfresh··on Left-pad as a service
100 times on the board http://bit.ly/1RzOIK2
nyfresh··on Medium's Policies and Guidelines
I think have seen this used for laws and law changes. Im surprised it has not been massively adopted
nyfresh··on NASA's last original Voyager engineer retires at 80
"Though NASA found a younger engineer who was brought on to work with Zottarelli for a year and eventually replace him, Dodd said it's an impossible task. No one will replace him,' Dodd said."

That's a lifetime of job security