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senthil_rajasekon Simple circuits can create complex behaviors

The article mentions the book by Valentino Braitenberg as the source of inspiration.

" The sparks that we assembled in this article are based on a series of thought experiments by the neuroscientist Valentino Braitenberg described in his delightfully quirky 1984 book Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology."

senthil_rajasekon Taylor Farms has rewritten its cyclospora statement four times in sixteen days

Ha! Seems like I am living in one these days.

senthil_rajasekon Taylor Farms has rewritten its cyclospora statement four times in sixteen days

Thanks.

senthil_rajasekon Taylor Farms has rewritten its cyclospora statement four times in sixteen days

I have not been following this very closely but it seems like the source of this cyclospora contamination has been very challenging to identify.

Especially because it takes weeks before the infected start showing symptoms.

Isn't it reasonable to update the official statement as new information emerges?

"When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?” -John Maynard Keynes.

senthil_rajasekon Wind turbine is being used to produce zero-carbon "green ammonia" fertilizer

What if the Ammonia is used locally? Potentially, in that Minnesota farm.

It eliminates the need to connect the turbine to the grid.

senthil_rajasekon Underarm bowling incident of 1981

Aahh video games that's clever. I apologize, I am not a video game person.

Hopefully someone here knows a good cricket video game.

Best.

senthil_rajasekon Underarm bowling incident of 1981

There is more... The batter can swing, miss the ball completely and hit the wicket! Then it's a "hit wicket" and the batter is out.

You still with me ;-)

senthil_rajasekon Underarm Bowling Incident of 1981

In baseball, intentionally walking a batter to avoid a hit is considered "fair".

This incident was an intentional pitch (bowl) to a avoid a "home run" and in cricket it is sacrilege.

senthil_rajasekon Underarm bowling incident of 1981

Explaining Cricket to a Baseball fan only makes it worse.

I have tried it many times and failed.

Personally, playing a few games of cricket is the best way to learn the rules of the game.

As an example, in your explanation ( which is good to this lifelong cricket fan from India) your first sentence starts "A cricket pitch..." And when a baseball fan reads it he is probably asking "What is a cricket pitch?"

senthil_rajasekon Fintech Engineering Handbook

Does fintech here mean "crypto" and central bank currencies transactions?

senthil_rajasekon A US military exercise to launch a satellite on short notice

Also,the mission to rescue the Swift telescope made news this week.

Soon I'll be seeing a sign for a "Joe's Satellite Repair Service" shop right next to the local autobody shop.

https://www.mos.org/article/space-news-deep-dive-saving-swif...

senthil_rajasekon The Traditional Vi

A 2007 article from sourceforge.net and it's not even throwback Thursday.

"Gunnar Ritter <gunnarr@acm.org> 2007-11-29"

senthil_rajasekon IBM Spins Off the First Pure-Play Quantum Chip Foundry

I now work in an I.T dept of a financial company in U.S and I've also worked at software companies in India.

They are all sweatshops these days.

senthil_rajasekon Waymo says can't avoid bike lanes because riders want to be dropped off in them

I live in the U.S.

road.cc seems to be a cycling news site primarily for U.K.

When I am driving a car or use a rideshare I expect to share the bike lane when turning or getting off.

I wish the title had included these additional words "In some situations..."

senthil_rajasekon The Little Learner: A Straight Line to Deep Learning (2023)

From 2023,

"Pub date: February 21, 2023"

senthil_rajasekon Ask HN: Share your personal website

https://rajasekharan.com

My professional stand up comedy website.

https://openmy.cc

Standup comedy open mic list, that I help maintain.

senthil_rajasekon I'd tell you a UDP joke…

Here is an ICMP joke,

- Knock Knock

- Who's there?

- Thank you

senthil_rajasekon Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after six decades

Try this one.

https://web.archive.org/web/20251231204056/https://www.theat...

senthil_rajasekon Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after six decades

Here is a fantastic farewell message that Seth Klarman wrote on Buffett's retirement for The Atlantic,

How Buffett did it?

https://web.archive.org/web/20250000000000*/https://www.thea...

senthil_rajasekon No strcpy either

Title is :

No strcpy either

@dang

senthil_rajasekon Google is dead. Where do we go now?

By "here" I think you mean SA. Reddit is big in the U.S.

senthil_rajasekon Google is dead. Where do we go now?

I think the author intended the title to be,

"Google Ads is dead, Where do I promote my business now?"

When I hear "Google" I assume search, oof (sigh of relief).

They mention running ads on tiktok or instagram but no mention of youtube ads...

Also, In my own experience for my business ( also entertainment) I have found reddit ads to be useful.

So my next steps would be,

  Reddit Ads
  Youtube Ads
  Instagram Ads
  Increase AI Visiblity

[Edit: Added Instagram Ads, from a different comment]

senthil_rajasekon Great ideas in theoretical computer science

Earlier discussions:

March 15, 2024 Great ideas in theoretical computer science

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39720388

93 comments

senthil_rajasekon How geometry is fundamental for chess

The title is "How geometry is fundamental for chess." but 60% of this article is about how animals don't have a sense for numbers or bad at geometry.

Only a couple brief mentions about how chess piece moves are lines and transforms of lines. Other than that the author never establishes the title.

I was actually looking for some insight about chess and did not get any.

senthil_rajasekon Science Communications on YouTube

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”

-Confucius [1]

For certain concepts such as Linear Algebra, for instance books allow me to "do" and understand. Which is why I read more than I watch videos.

1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2826962/

senthil_rajasekon French supermarket's Christmas advert is worldwide hit (without AI) [video]

No, but a fox not eating other animals does not remind you of Zootopia?

senthil_rajasekon French supermarket's Christmas advert is worldwide hit (without AI) [video]

Did I just watch Zootopia? En Francais?

senthil_rajasekon The Future of Programming (2013) [video]

In case, like me, you didn't know who Bret Victor is,

"...Victor worked as a human interface inventor at Apple Inc. from 2007 until 2011." [1]

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

senthil_rajasekon Talent

"coup d'œil" reminded me of this book, Napoleon's Glance: The Secret of Strategy by William R Duggan

It discusses ideas similar to the ideas in the link you posted.