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petermcneeley

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petermcneeley··on Floor and Ceil versus Denormals on CPU and GPU
WebGPU (WGSL) handles this by having a specified accuracy for each operation.

https://www.w3.org/TR/WGSL/#concrete-float-accuracy

This is all fully tested in the CTS.

https://gpuweb.github.io/cts/standalone/?q=webgpu:shader,*

petermcneeley··on It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12
Isnt the reason to by a Framework (or similar) because you would not want to be part of Apple's ecosystem? Why would benchmarks even matter here?
petermcneeley··on Bijou64: A variable-length integer encoding
esp when the number is capped at only 64 bits which is quite small for some bigInt style numbers.
petermcneeley··on United flight collides with truck and pole as it lands at Newark
Sure but 911 was in 2001 when fully digital cameras were not common place.
petermcneeley··on New statue in London, attributed to Banksy, of a suited man, blinded by a flag
Really makes you wonder about other things as well...
petermcneeley··on Canada's first sovereign wealth fund
I dont know who this Group is but it all sounds very schmittian.

It is not my role to convince someone of anything. I have to much respect for the human for that.

You, as human, should seek out the truth in your time and not turn away from it.

So you mentioned the 'truckers'. Here [0] is the truth in your time. I will make no attempt trick you into holding position.

Finally to complete the picture you should understand that the Carney government was recently formed in opposition to the democratic voice of the people. It was formed by nullifying the votes of the electorate. Everyone on all sides know this was a deeply immoral act. One has to ask what kind of leader is this?

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47307892

petermcneeley··on Canada's first sovereign wealth fund
Come now, that's just the cognitive dissonance talking.

I'm your huckleberry.

petermcneeley··on Canada's first sovereign wealth fund
> Perhaps I would have simply had someone different represent Canadians. Is this too much to ask?

This was in reference to Carney. I dont think Carney represents the people very well.

It is not a sovereign wealth fund. The name is intended to clash with a real sovereign wealth fund like say Norway has. Basically you need wealth and Canada has the inverse of wealth it has deficits.

The fund was created (of course) by debt. It is a bit like borrowing to invest in the stock market rather than trying to invest your savings/income. Canada already has massive federal debt due to insane levels of mismanagment.

So why would Canada create such a bizarre 'fund'. Well it is what happens when you put a banker in charge of a country. You get banking solutions to country problems.

So now you see why Carney's career path matters. This is just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to know more I can link you to many facets that you might find interesting.

petermcneeley··on Canada's first sovereign wealth fund
Your response is the quality of argument that I have come to expect in Canada.
petermcneeley··on Canada's first sovereign wealth fund
Look, I checked my email everyday and didnt see anything.
petermcneeley··on Canada's first sovereign wealth fund
Perhaps I would have simply had someone different represent Canadians. Is this too much to ask?
petermcneeley··on Canada's first sovereign wealth fund
This makes sense once you see the list of Canadian companies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_companies_in_C...

#1 is Brookfield Corporation.

The now prime minister of Canada headed the ESG there. He is also an international central banker.

petermcneeley··on Eliza a Play by Tom Holloway
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone
petermcneeley··on Eliza a Play by Tom Holloway
Wow you know its gonna be good when the first thing you are hit on the page is some sorta bizarre land acknowledgement.
petermcneeley··on Rockstar hackers set to release GTA 6 data breach as 'demands not met'
I dont see how this can be morally justified.
petermcneeley··on Bitcoin miners are losing on every coin produced as difficulty drops
which is?
petermcneeley··on The future of everything is lies, I guess – Part 5: Annoyances
> Since LLMs are unpredictable and vulnerable to injection attacks, customer service machines must also have limited power

Haha yes. I interacted with a bank one. It was like press 5 for mortgages but with a text to speech front end.

At the end of the day the LLM can be tricked into doing anything.

petermcneeley··on Microsoft hasn't had a coherent GUI strategy since Petzold
Talk about UI without pictures!
petermcneeley··on Ball Pit
Nice! I raise https://www.shadertoy.com/view/3tcGD2
petermcneeley··on The EU still wants to scan your private messages and photos
You know that those pieces of paper mean nothing.
petermcneeley··on Passengers who refuse to use headphones can now be kicked off United flights
Obligatory Spock https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr82dZpCr48
petermcneeley··on Show HN: Robotics runtime in the browser (flight controller, WebAssembly)
Flagged for not loading. Looks to be vibed without love.
petermcneeley··on Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans.
There are ways to test for AI but sadly it would probably result in violation of other hn guidelines.
petermcneeley··on Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent
Can you imagine asking someone to define corruption?
petermcneeley··on Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent
Corruption comes in many forms. Sending 25 billion to the most corrupt country in Europe is to me more significant (than other scandals) due to scale.

> I'm a Canadian living in Canada

I am not intending a personal attack. I see something different happening in this country than maybe others. Every aspect of the country has significant corruption. Most of it will not fall under normal (criminal) corruption.

I can leave you with two important highlights to help understand Canada:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/13/canada...

https://companiesmarketcap.com/cad/canada/largest-companies-...

petermcneeley··on Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent
I do not.
petermcneeley··on Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent
I am aware of couching statements in the report but the conclusion was so definitive that the government immediately tried to appeal it and failed.

"The Federal Court of Appeal confirms that the federal government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act was unreasonable and ultra vires [beyond their legal authority], and that it infringed paragraph 2(b) and section 8 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms." [0]

I am also aware that parliament is supreme. This is because the structure of Canada is that of a British colony. However that doesnt change the conclusion of the courts.

Ironically the exit of the Cabinet members highlights further corruption. Canada has transferred ~25 Billion to Ukraine. The minister responsible for the debanking of Canadians has left Canada and taken an official post in the Ukrainian government for the distribution of this money.[1]

In short you have completely no understanding of the level of corruption in this country.

[0] https://www.fca-caf.ca/en/pages/decisions/plain-language-dec...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrystia_Freeland

petermcneeley··on Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent
The Canadian gov debanked people during a legitimate protest using the emergency act (among other violations). This was later ruled to be an illegitimate use of this act. Nobody has faced any consequences for this and none are expected.

I dont see that listed in this wiki entry. Perhaps this wiki is incomplete.

petermcneeley··on Millions Of Americans can now claim Canadian citizenship but must prove descent
Canada isnt liberal; it is corrupt. These are not the same things.
petermcneeley··on CT Scans of Health Wearables
I dont want CT scans of wearables. I want wearables that can do CT scans.
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