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Sosh101··on I make $156,000 a year at Twitter and have done nothing
The multiple posts a day, essentially all saying the same thing, seems to support this idea - he's waiting for one to take off I assume.
Sosh101··on Millions of active WebSockets with Node.js
Care to explain why node is "a joke"? It's often used for these kind of applications.
Sosh101··on Ask HN: Burnt out from big tech. What's next?
> and only 4 days a week

Is that very common?

Sosh101··on Why is remote work seen as a gift?
Most remote roles allow it in my experience.
Sosh101··on Heat exchanger header with fractal geometry
Reminds me of the fractal vice grip:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBeOgGt_oWU

I'm sure there are going to be many applications for fractal geometry found as computer aided design becomes more AI supported.

Sosh101··on Ask HN: What's your favorite illustration in computer science?
The old Usborne books as a kid

https://www.fastcompany.com/3056519/design-lessons-from-the-...

They released them as free pdfs a while back, but I can't find it now. Looks like they stopped that.

Sosh101··on NetworkX 3.0 - create, manipulate, and study complex networks in Python
I've never heard of it.
Sosh101··on Can self-replicating species flourish in the interior of a star? (2020) [pdf]
Star Maker, by Olaf Stapledon also touches on this.
Sosh101··on Tell HN: I'm Afraid We're Shutting Down
Can we dispense with these ageist stereotypes here please?
Sosh101··on Patrick's Parabox
Not to be played on acid.
Sosh101··on The singularity is close?
This article starts with one huge assumption, that AGI (whatever that means exactly) implies consciousness. We don't know that.
Sosh101··on Ask HN: What does 12:00 AM mean?
If a time included either "AM" or "PM" then I would assume it was specified as 12h, not 24h.
Sosh101··on Alcohol-related deaths spiked during the pandemic, a study shows
You're coming across pretty pushy.
Sosh101··on Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowing its own fuses (2020)
And it's the same for more subtle matters too.
Sosh101··on Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowing its own fuses (2020)
You can't write just want you want in an agreement. There are things that are not legally enforceable - even if the other party has agreed to them.
Sosh101··on Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowing its own fuses (2020)
right because all terms are legally enforceable...
Sosh101··on Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowing its own fuses (2020)
Well that's a whole other debate, but I'd like to know the legality now.
Sosh101··on Russia deploys a mystery munition in Ukraine
There is no 'mystery' - the west might not be familiar it, but it's obvious what its function is: Decoys with electronic jamming and IR sources to help the missile evade defenses.
Sosh101··on Elementary OS is imploding
I know how hard it can be to keep these kind of projects going as a small team, but seriously - 5% pay cut is all they'll give before they call it quits? (well one of them)
Sosh101··on Apple M1 Ultra
> look suspicious since the GPU graph tops out at ~120W & the CPU graph tops out at ~60W yet the M1 Studio is rated for 370W continuous power draw.

Interested to know what you think a reasonable PSU would be for A machine that was consuming close to 200W for processing...

Sosh101··on Updated rules on preparedness for nuclear explosion
I'm not sure advocating suicide is the best advice.
Sosh101··on Updated rules on preparedness for nuclear explosion
I notice that iodine tablets are not mentioned. I realise that iodine isotopes or iodine-like element isotopes are not the main concern after a nuclear weapon hit. But still, do they have no value?
Sosh101··on On the removal of Come Back Alive
Here's a couple of other options (please verify yourself):

https://savelife.in.ua/en/donate/

https://ukraine.ua/news/support-the-armed-forces-of-ukraine/

Sosh101··on Estonia, allies to trigger NATO Article 4
> If they agree with Russia to split Poland again, I wouldn't be surprised.

Let's keep things civil and in the realms of sanity, can we please.

Sosh101··on Controlling the nuclear fusion plasma in a tokamak with reinforcement learning
Is this really true with complex chaotic systems?
Sosh101··on I collect and read old computer manuals
Manuals probably are the thing I miss most about older tech. Every electronic purchase came with a useful manual. Now even high price electronic items forgo a proper printed manual. I wish companies would value the magic a manual can add to the experience of getting to know a new piece of kit.
Sosh101··on Ask HN: Should we accept the “floppy disk icon” as the default save symbol?
The word "save" itself is also a bit of a convention that we have had to learn culturally. What does it mean really in this context when you think about it? Save it for later? Save it from the void (temporarily)?
Sosh101··on What’s so hard about understanding consciousness?
Or as some like to call it Consciousness Denied :)
Sosh101··on What’s so hard about understanding consciousness?
How can you have an illusion without an observer? An illusion is by definition a subjective experience - it doesn't explain the thing doing the experiencing at all. You say there is no magic, but your explanation might as well be "it's just magic".
Sosh101··on What’s so hard about understanding consciousness?
I agree with you. But it seems that pain probably existed before higher reasoning (since it's a associated with the older parts of the brain), so it's a bit of a puzzle. Maybe early on the pain mechanisms existed without the associated qualia, or maybe pain also forces other control systems to be bypassed.
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