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coss··on MiMo v2.6
Anyone know what game engine its using to make the 3d game?
coss··on The lost joy of music piracy
I really miss What.cd's band-affinity graphs.
coss··on Claude-real-video - any LLM can watch a video
llmrv.
coss··on I had ChatGPT write a Decemberists song and recorded it
Just made this same argument without reading your comment. I do wonder if musicians will start using this in studios, especially pop ones with one or two hits, to help fill the rest of the album.
coss··on I had ChatGPT write a Decemberists song and recorded it
I love the decemberists, but I’m not going to lie, if you gave me a handful of their songs (not the most popular but fillers from the albums) and injected this as well, then asked me to tell you which one was written by chat gpt I’d fail. I think Colin over estimates intuition here. Intuition is just the ability to ability to know what’s best without completely understanding why. Which is precisely how chat GPT works. It doesn’t know why these patterns are common for humans to love, but neither do humans really.
coss··on Lexus in development of a manual transmission for electric cars
The hybrid plug-in models seem like a very good solution in terms of practicality and efficiency. Most can go 40 miles atm, which is a commute for most. Eventually cutting out fossil fuel work commutes for those who can’t work at home, or even the weekly run to wherever would eventually have a significant impact.
coss··on My dad's resume and skills from 1980
Sorry must be at least 5'10.
coss··on Complex of 500 standing stones found in Spain
Looks like a grave site?
coss··on Matrix Multiplication
Wow this is a much easier way to remember for me. Thank you!
coss··on Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”
Most people have their minds made up and just look for articles supporting it. I can't help but feel we are doomed in this respect. Only teaching critical reasoning can help combat this and I fear most countries aren't up for the challenge.
coss··on Why do we use R rather than Excel?
One problem we have with excel is merging documents. I wish there was a good tool to use that worked well with merging.
coss··on Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status
Damn this hits close to home. I've been convinced I have some debilitating neurological condition even since I saw my finger twitches a little with my arm stretched out. On top of that I've been having really bad sleep starts. Talked with neurologist and doctor who didn't seem worried at all.

Around this time I had a few migraines and was recommend to take magnesium. Not sure if that's what caused the sleep starts but I also noticed my leg started to occasionally twitch inwards when I'm sitting. The sleep starts have kept me up for hours at night. Going to try and add more calcium in my diet to see if that helps the problem.

coss··on Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status
Thanks for the suggestion. I think my problem is I'm just not getting enough calcium now that I'm getting a lot more magnesium. My legs and arms occasionally have been twitching and I've been having terrible sleep starts, since I started taking magnesium.
coss··on Challenges in the diagnosis of magnesium status
Wow, I started magnesium recently because of migraines. I’ve been twitching occasionally and I’ve been wondering why. Might just need more calcium. Thanks for sharing.
coss··on Sleeping octopuses may have dreams, but they're probably brief
I watched My Octopus Teacher and it really opened my eyes to how smart they are. Watching the Octopus play with the fish conducting a symphony was so beautiful to watch. Was on the edge of my seat when it was evading the predator as well.
coss··on Pimp My Microwave
I always wish I had this ability to fix electronics around my house, like my Kurig, which repeatedly asked me to clean the needle and wouldn't brew me a cup of coffee.
coss··on What computer and software is used by the Falcon 9? (2015)
It'd have to know that it's destination was earth, or does it just sit idle after a power on and wait for the command? What happens if the astronauts are asleep? I feel like it needs some persisted data.
coss··on What computer and software is used by the Falcon 9? (2015)
What happens if some anomaly happens where the shuttle loses power for a second?
coss··on Ask HN: How can I pick a side project and stick with it?
My friend said if you are having a hard time finishing a book, it's probably not a book for you.

Same thing applies. You gave up on these because its not right for you. Once you find someone worth spending your time on you'll stick with it. Keep looking.

coss··on Wunderlist founder wants to buy his app back from Microsoft
To do what though?
coss··on Get your work recognized: write a brag document
Keep a worklog, preferably on company wiki. Export a backup every so often.
coss··on M 7.1 SoCal Earthquake: What's Next?
I live in SoCal and can't believe the amount of attention this has gotten, literally world wide. Am I underestimating the importance or is it just a slow news cycle?
coss··on English speakers should learn math instead of a second language
But probably memory as well. If I start specializing elsewhere I'll forget the intricate details of the thing I'm already specialized in.
coss··on Study: Tesla Autopilot misleading, overestimated more than similar technology
Lots of studies show that people who are sleep deprived are just as bad with judgement.
coss··on Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban
Sorry, working class (as some have said) or white-collar would have been a better choice of words.
coss··on Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban
Almost all blue collar employees (software engineers) are shareholders at Amazon.
coss··on Verizon says to shed 10,400 jobs by mid next year
Equivalent to airlines looking for people to give up a seat on the plane.
coss··on Gut bacteria may offer a treatment for autism
Surely, a correlation would have been found by now? Any data on it?
coss··on Recreating the Hooli Box
High school 'computer science' :(
coss··on NH judge orders Amazon to give Echo recordings in murder case
not if you are trying to escape :X
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