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hargup··on Neural networks are clean
“Emergence” from LLMs is very similar to emergence from scaling transistors.

When you have only hundreds of them, you can barely add numbers. But the same fundamental technology scaled to millions, billions and then trillions, transistors can do things which will look magic to previous generations.

hargup··on Why Common Lisp is now the best programming language
+1
hargup··on Why Common Lisp is now the best programming language
Building a suite of libraries for basic stuff like webserver, sql integration, writing react components etc in Lean here https://github.com/orgs/theoriclabs/repositories?q=sort%3Ast...

> Can lean generate small static binaries the same way Go/Rust/C/C++ can?

Lean compiles to C and the binaries aren't huge, though haven't benchmarked this part yet.

> How practical is rewriting, say, grep in Lean?

Very, you should probably try it.

hargup··on LeanDB: A strongly typed SQL Front end
Original author of the library here
hargup··on LeanDB: A strongly typed SQL Front end
Surface it as migration failure
hargup··on LeanDB a strongly Typed SQL front end
Thanks, looks interesting.
hargup··on Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX
Bummed, but I guess for me, doesn't mean cursor subscription ending though. Grok is a pretty amazing model for the speed and price on Cursor.
hargup··on Bhartrhari's Paradox
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2014/03/boundaries-and... This is a beautiful article on the subject.

To prove that there are unnamable concepts, he uses cantor's diagonal argument. There are countably infinite names. Any subset of these names is a concept, which is same as the powerset of the set of names, and through cantor's diagonal argument, there are uncountably infinite concepts, most which are not namable.

Yes you can take a specific concept, and name it, but there are uncountably infinitely many, so even with infinite time, you cannot name them all.

hargup··on LeanDB a strongly Typed SQL front end
I belive we can do regular software much better using formal methods, and I want to better communicate the developing tools, learnings and methodology.

Would appreciate a quick reaction from the community.

hargup··on Show HN: You can continue a Claude session in Codex, and vice versa
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hargup··on Hyperscalers have already outspent most famous US megaprojects
Justin Lebar (he built xla compiler and worked at OpenAI) has an amazing talk about this subject https://youtu.be/cyJU32ivIlk?si=gYuHtzMJIvaSqcht
hargup··on Show HN: Wikipedia as a doomscrollable social media feed
I've been meaning to do something like this for the books I want to read, and things I want to learn.
hargup··on PYX: The next step in Python packaging
JS packaging ecosystem is fairly mature compared to python. The install and deps issues way fewer.
hargup··on Suno v4.5
There are some really fun songs in the "Search" section after you login. Example https://suno.com/s/xI4rAExMFVsEf1ZD
hargup··on Gemma 3 QAT Models: Bringing AI to Consumer GPUs
Pretty cool, I use gemma 3 on my mac m1 pro 16GB offfline during flights, and it is pretty good honestly.
hargup··on Organised gangs behind rise in QR 'quishing' scams
Was wondering why such scams are not a thing in India (yet?), and realized there is always a person next to the QR to verify the payment. So such QR quishing scams are much harder to pull off.

[Not saying there are no scams in India. Just that QRs for payments are very popular here as well, and scammers are smart and active, so was wondering why not]

hargup··on Gemma 3 Technical Report [pdf]
Gemma is their open-source series of models. Gemini is the propertierary ones. Gemini models are bigger and better. But Gemma are pretty good too.
hargup··on Markov Keyboard: keyboard layout that changes by Markov frequency
I have seen this with some of the card swiping machines in India.
hargup··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Peter was extremely helpful in my successful O1A petition, highly recommend working with him.
hargup··on The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book (2016)
Get your comment, and had a similar bias against him from “Wild Wild Country”. But when I read his work, was blown by how good it is. Definitely worth a try. My first Osho book was “Meeting with Remarkable People”.
hargup··on How hard it is to rival Visa/MC duopoly?
The settlement is kind of real-time. And there is no concept of disputes or chargebacks, so that keeps cost low. UPI providers bear cost, but they money by bundling other services in UPI apps.
hargup··on How hard it is to rival Visa/MC duopoly?
UPI is linked to bank account, not debit card. Source daily UPI user.
hargup··on VisBrowser: Visual Browsing Adapter for Playwright
VisBrowser is a visual browsing adapter for Playwright Python that enables navigation and interaction with web pages based on visual information rather than CSS selectors. It provides a high-level API for performing actions like clicking, typing, and waiting for elements using visual cues such as text and images. With VisBrowser, you can automate web browsing tasks by leveraging the visual layout and content of the page, making your scripts more resilient to changes in the underlying HTML structure. Particularly useful for website which doesn't give a proper dom, like fuller website, or websites using HTML canvas.
hargup··on Atomic nucleus excited with laser: A breakthrough after decades
My buddy works for such a company, https://www.atomionics.com/ and they are doing pilots with mining companies.
hargup··on [AskHN] Anyone working on an ASIC for a JavaScript engine?
Interesting. I guess we'll see more JS specific instructions in the CPU.
hargup··on The likelihood of unilateral solar geoengineering
With floating solar farms in the sea, you also don’t need a lot of land and can avoid all of regulatory overhead.
hargup··on The likelihood of unilateral solar geoengineering
The simpler solution is build a damn lot of solar on Earth and use the energy to suck CO2 out of atmosphere. I did the calculations, it was something like the area of UAE equivalent solar to have enough energy to suck ALL CO2 from the atmosphere.
hargup··on Ask HN: How can a junior dev stand out in this market?
- Find funded open source companies, from YC startup directory or OSS Fund’s portfolio list.

- Narrow the list to 1-3 companies you are most excited about

- Contribute to their open source project. Be consistent and contribute high quality stuff.

- After 3-6 weeks email the founders asking if they are hiring. You have a very high shot of getting hired.

- In Parallel keep applying to other companies and mention your open source experience

hargup··on Ask HN: Experienced devs, do you wish for work to find you?
Yes. I'm looking for contracting opportunities now and want companies to find me.
hargup··on Ask HN: One-off product counsel for startups
Look for boutique law firms who deal with startups. They are often willing to provide one off legal consultancy. I’ve spoken with folks at Presdio legal and liked them, you can reach out to them on email or Linkedin https://presidio.legal/
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