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sushid··on Can humans say the largest prime number before we find the next one?
Some unanswered questions: why in 419 digit chunks? Are there repeating chunks that they're going to dedupe?
sushid··on Gladiators in ancient Anatolia lived to entertain the masses
> Even Cirque du Soleil carries more risk of death. The corpse removal process is seamless enough that the show continues.

I was shocked to hear this and looked up a Wikipedia article [0]. Given their reaction when a performer died (abrupt stoppage of the show with full refunds), I think you're making this up.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Sarah_Guyard-Guillot

sushid··on Helping wikis move away from Fandom
Aren't those types of prompts the MOST likely to generate hallucinations?
sushid··on Who died and left the US $7B?
"Even if I was wrong by many orders of magnitude, I'm still correct!"
sushid··on Who died and left the US $7B?
The article highlights that it’s not actually that hard for the ultra-wealthy to avoid a massive estate tax bill through proper tax planning and investment strategies. What’s striking here is that this individual wasn’t even the richest person to ever die, yet he paid the largest estate tax in history, likely by choice.
sushid··on Don't build your castle in other people's kingdoms (2021)
That's because the "marketing industry" is filled with those using emails. It is absolutely just for old people at this point.
sushid··on Do AI companies work?
> And RAG has many, many issues with document permissions

Why can't these providers access all documents and when answers are prompted, self-censor if the reply has references to documents that the end users do not have access permissions? In fact, I'm pretty sure that's how existing RAGaaS providers are handling document/file permissions.

sushid··on Amazon employees are 'rage applying' for new jobs after RTO mandate
Hasn't this always been Amazon's strategy? It's never been like Facebook or Google in its ethos.
sushid··on Lessons from MKBHD's App Brouhaha
It reads like the authors wants to rip apart MKBHD but is withholding some of his harsher words because he's... felt bad about doing the same before? That's fine but he's doing neither here by mentioning how he's resolving to be less critical.

IMHO, MKBHD's whole schtick is reviewing things critical (or positively), the way it's presented right now as opposed to how it might pan out down the road. And for a Youtuber with an eye for attention to detail, this Frankenstein app with a $50 price tag is truly terrible. I'd say why not give him the treatment he gives others?

sushid··on Twitter/X will let people you've blocked see your posts
People used to superblock via "apps" e.g. block this person and all those that follow this person, block everyone in this thread, etc.
sushid··on Using YouTube to steal your files
This specific security vulnerability was the main reason you watched Youtube on a dedicated account?
sushid··on Gaining access to anyones Arc browser without them even visiting a website
Hursh, can you please respond to the above commenter? As an early adopter, I find it fairly troubling to see a company that touts transparency hide the blog post and only publicly "own up to it" within the confines of a single HN thread.
sushid··on A Tesla Semi has already traveled 250k miles in 1.5 years
That doesn’t really answer the question. At most, it just confirms that they ensured compliance with the legally mandated carrying capacity limit.
sushid··on Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in Lebanon
Why did the Hezbollah even leverage beepers in the first place? As in why not just use telegram or signal or some other app of choice?
sushid··on Work with people who tell you when you're stupid
Your case is at least somewhat more reasonable. You were just being frugal with company funds, which can be reasonable depending on the company size, market, etc. The OP was literally paying for business trips out of pocket. That is truly insane.
sushid··on Chase Bank glitch releases thousands in cash over Labor Day weekend
> It underscores the need for a multifaceted approach involving financial institutions, technology companies, law enforcement agencies, and policymakers to develop comprehensive strategies for preventing, detecting, and responding to such incidents. A balance between technological innovation and security will be crucial in maintaining the integrity of our financial systems and the trust of the public they serve.

This "article" is just a few Tiktok/Reels with the most mindless GPT essay I've read in months.

sushid··on Why Anti-Authoritarians Are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill (2012)
I raised an eyebrow reading this part. The irony here is palpable.
sushid··on Woolly mammoth 'de-extinction' is nearing reality
Zeno's mammoth is what I'll call it until I see one breathing in front of me.
sushid··on Dexcom starts selling its new over-the-counter glucose monitor in the U.S.
That's literally not true. Places will request your prescription and will not fulfill your order until the prescription is sent over.
sushid··on Calif. tech companies see laid-off workers as 'table scraps,' recruiters say
I don't think this is necessarily true for some larger companies. Sometimes, entire divisions are axed. It's more trouble than its worth (to the higher ups) to pick out the few good ones when the company is in turmoil. In startups, I agree, it's never "nothing to do with performance."
sushid··on How to build a 50k ton forging press
Sure, but now you have another bolt and nut configuration that requires a different drill, maybe a new supplier, etc. RTFM!
sushid··on I've built my first successful side project, and I hate it
I did this very recently for a wedding vendor and it worked like a charm. There was no stipulation that I'd have to provide dinner to a vendor who would come in after the dinner ended. The owner insisted a few days before the wedding that the staff can come in earlier and would be able to eat, would be energized and appreciate the dinner etc.

I was annoyed but said I can charge him (the owner) the exact cost for a plate if this would mean that much to him and he instantly was willing for forgo dinner for his staff, lol...

sushid··on Google is a monopoly – the fix isn't obvious
You are literally agreeing with the parent commenter. It's anticompetitive but not a monopoly. The parent is also talking about Chrome, not Google Search.
sushid··on Google is a monopoly – the fix isn't obvious
But Opera and Firefox and others are all free browsers as well. I agree with the parent commenter that its not exactly a monopoly in the traditional sense. It's not even the default browser on Mac or Windows.
sushid··on Hacking the largest airline and hotel rewards platform (2023)
Can you provide a link or two so one could read up on what you've mentioned in your post?
sushid··on US Government wants to make it easier for you to click the 'unsubscribe' button
I can't wait to see this law enacted by 2040.
sushid··on YC is doing a first ever Fall batch – applications due by 8/27
I think it might be just a single take that they used AI to edit. The editing is jarring as is Dalton's hand gestures, but I can't see any AI artifacts as far as I can tell
sushid··on Google Drive scans files for copyright infringement
Definitely not true. Source: have .zip and .rar files in Google Drive
sushid··on Vision language models are blind
Is that not just traditional OCR applied on top of LLM?
sushid··on Waymo One is now open to everyone in San Francisco
Well it's because as Uber expanded and had to desperately fight for its margins, it started to lower its standards for UberX. Before, cars had to be fairly new and in a relatively good condition. Now it's no longer the case.
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