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MeteorMarc··on Safe Superintelligence Inc.
Does this mean they will not instantiate a super AI unless it is mathematically proven that it is safe?
MeteorMarc··on Why "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" matters (2011)
I miss the structure in the layout of this read.
MeteorMarc··on Garbage collect your technical debt (2021)
The garbage collector already has a 100% coverage test suite.
MeteorMarc··on Why do electronic components have such odd values? (2021)
E12 is also great for older users who do not have the keen eyesight anymore to read the 1% codes with certainty without using tools.
MeteorMarc··on We're ending our Samsung collaboration
"It’s with a heavy wrench that we have decided ..." Nice pun when originating from a repair shop!
MeteorMarc··on Dragonfly: An optical telescope built from an array of off-the-shelf Canon lens
How can multi-element lenses have less scattering than a large mirror telescope? Do they mean smaller diffraction patterns instead?
MeteorMarc··on 1950s Sci-Fi Style Computers, Powered by a Z80, Built in Holland
Nice story! The debt of 3.5 M NLG should be converted to 1.7 M dollar, not 7 M.
MeteorMarc··on A small lathe built in a Japanese prison camp (1949)
Yeah, social engineering for establishing a workshop!
MeteorMarc··on NASA Technology Helps Guard Against Lunar Dust
You probably can not transfer this technology to environments with moisture and rain.
MeteorMarc··on Algae that can fix nitrogen – thanks to a tiny cell structure
Once nitrogen is not a limiting factor for growth anymore, other elements will be, like phosphorus and sulphur.
MeteorMarc··on Cutting a 700 carat rare valuable gemstone [video]
Seeing how he handles a scalpel for removing some glue, is frightening though.
MeteorMarc··on Runaway saw blade misses man
Yes, I though about that, but I tried three American and Canadian news sites and none have the quality video editing as on the dutch site. I could have added this as an explanation, indeed, before tipping on the toes of non-dutch speakers.
MeteorMarc··on The Apple Jonathan: A 1980s concept computer that never shipped
Note that Jonathan also is the name of a fruit apple variety: https://minnetonkaorchards.com/jonathan-apples/
MeteorMarc··on Gitlab confirms it's removed Suyu, a fork of Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu
Add Bitcoin
MeteorMarc··on Operations begin to de-ice Euclid’s vision
Why dont they have some IR source that can selectively heat the water molecules and zip them into space?
MeteorMarc··on Operations begin to de-ice Euclid’s vision
Why don´t they have some strong IR source that can selectively heat the water molecules and zap them into space?
MeteorMarc··on Cloning a Laptop over NVMe TCP
How can this work if the laptops have different hardware, cq different requirements on device drivers?
MeteorMarc··on Automated Unit Test Improvement Using Large Language Models at Meta
So, assign to: LLM when lots of tests are broken after the next refactoring!
MeteorMarc··on Debian 12.5 Released to Provide the Latest Security and Bug Fixes
Did they update the timezone data twice or was the announcement a last minute job? Kados anyway for the great work on Debian.
MeteorMarc··on 60-Bit Computing (2022)
60 bits must have been for historic reasons: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagesimal
MeteorMarc··on My favourite Git commit (2019)
When a developer admits that a single wrong character cost them one hour, it probably took 3 hours.
MeteorMarc··on Reverse-Engineering a Scoreboard Display
But what was the purpose of the ninth input pin mentioned?
MeteorMarc··on Researchers trace a form of lupus back to a single mutation
Did anyone inform doctor House about this? He will love this. https://house.fandom.com/wiki/Lupus
MeteorMarc··on Framework Data Breach
In addition to having been hacked, I suppose the security policy was violated by having pii leaving the (logical) premises unencrypted.
MeteorMarc··on The drive stats of Backblaze storage pods
>>>All 40 of the Dell servers which make up these two Vaults were relocated to the top of 52U racks, and it appears that initially they did not like their new location.

Or the way in which they were handled during the relocation?

MeteorMarc··on A circular 3D-printed concrete bridge
That is what the title means with circular.
MeteorMarc··on Printed robots with bones, ligaments, and tendons
Can the hand operate a 3D-printed gun?
MeteorMarc··on Rupert Murdoch steps down as Fox and News Corp chairman
He is still chairman emeritus. We could find this means something different than it says.
MeteorMarc··on Marin Mersenne on the Consolation of Sad Music
Was my first thought, too, but the writing improves later on
MeteorMarc··on Plug and socket types around the world
Now I become curious how many types of converter plugs between type A-O do actually exist!
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