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shybear··on Amateur armed with ChatGPT solves an Erdős problem
It seems like alot of scientific advancements occurred by someone applying technique X from one field to problem Y in another. I feel like LLMs are much better at making these types of connections than humans because they 1) know about many more theories/approaches than a single human can 2) don't need to worry about looking silly in front of their peers.
shybear··on SR-71 Blackbird Speed Check Story
On a related note to the article, the book “Skunk Works” by Ben Rich and Leo Janos tells the story of the SR-71 and other secret aviation projects in a fascinating detail. Highly recommend.
shybear··on CTEs as lookup tables
Isn't it more readable to make the code snippet with the case when statements into a CTE? I feel like I am misunderstanding the proposed benefits here.
shybear··on I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA
Thanks for doing this AMA! I am a US citizen who would like to start a company with someone in US on H1B. What is the best approach to try and go about this? I know this is a complex topic where details matter. Would really appreciate a general framework for going about this. Thanks!