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throwoutway··on Ukraine Unmanned Drone Tracker
This is the live operations dashboard/tracker that the Ukraine Unmanned Systems Forces launched
throwoutway··on FFmpeg 8.0 adds Whisper support
I found this online demo of it: https://www.nikse.dk/subtitleedit/online
throwoutway··on Meta announces new data centers, gobble up millions of gallons of water per day
If only shareholders had the proper shares to vote against this dilettante.

Looking forward to reading "The rise and fall of Zuck"

throwoutway··on Mira Murati’s AI startup Thinking Machines valued at $12B in early-stage funding
This is what I expect. Theyre Not hiring even engineers. By the time they have a strategy, plan, hire, and act on that plan they will be behind the curve, and force to use the $ to acquire someone who did.
throwoutway··on OpenAI to release web browser in challenge to Google Chrome
Or this isn't real and is just a scare tactic
throwoutway··on Thomas Aquinas – The world is divine
I just did a little AI-based research without mentioning him and sure enough, Thomas Aquinas is one of the roots/pillars that others stand on.
throwoutway··on How Ukraine’s killer drones are beating Russian jamming
Source on the 100+ drone pilots an cell carriers? I've been hoping to find an article on how they staged the pilots for manual guidance. I imagined they would have had to tunnelled all that traffic to each operator from the truck, but the cell towers is clever
throwoutway··on Europe launches program to lure scientists away from the US
DARPA might be an exception to that rule. I've always been inspired by dARPA
throwoutway··on Why Do Domestic Prices Rise with Tarriffs?
We need a cross-cutting examination of how bad 'economics' is as a science, outside of a narrow defined set of measurable parameters
throwoutway··on AI tools are spotting errors in research papers: inside a growing movement
There needs to be some careful human-in-the-loop analysis in general, and a feedback loop for false positives.
throwoutway··on How did places like Bell Labs know how to ask the right questions? (2023)
Could you expand on the "Not too rigorous cost accounting"
throwoutway··on CDC: Unpublished manuscripts mentioning certain topics must be pulled or revised
noobermin is rihgt. I've been reading a book about gastroenterology and it is surprising how many decades occur between research, findings, medical acceptance, and then eventually application to the public.
throwoutway··on The Illustrated Guide to a PhD
I've experienced this in the corporate world too, when someone is seeking a promotion. Entitlement is becoming a bane
throwoutway··on Ask HN: How do you find part time work?
I like this, but there are only 17 and the majority are "Chief Financial Officer" or similar. Any other fractional job boards?
throwoutway··on Palm’s CEO emails Steve Jobs (2007)
A well-written, thoughtful, and diplomatic response by Ed. I wonder if he was a good boss to work for
throwoutway··on Elon Musk wanted an OpenAI for-profit
Can this be considered perjury?
throwoutway··on Huawei developing SSD-tape hybrid amid US tech restrictions
I've always wondered why they don't bring back the F22 production, which IIRC is 5th gen? Is it not useful compared to J35?
throwoutway··on Huawei developing SSD-tape hybrid amid US tech restrictions
The analogy needs something about IP theft of automated fishing pole designs
throwoutway··on I Don't Have Spotify
I should create something simlar for Apple Music links

I like this idea

throwoutway··on Wait Until 8th
How many kids use it for non-addictive purposes and put it away after an hour of use without raising trouble when it's taken away?
throwoutway··on Rivian's chief software officer says in-car buttons are 'an anomaly'
Kids: "roll all the windows down, turn on hazards, and clean the windows!"
throwoutway··on It's Time to Stop Taking Sam Altman at His Word
Yes thats a better way to say it
throwoutway··on It's Time to Stop Taking Sam Altman at His Word
Don't forget the board coup, the coup-reversal, complete takeover, then co-founders leaving, and Mira leaving
throwoutway··on Why Most Published Research Findings Are False (2005)
> But things are different in other fields.

Everyone claims its different in their field

throwoutway··on Linus Torvalds muses about maintainer gray hairs and the next 'King of Linux'
I got to say, I've never actually thought what the Linux world would be like after Linus dies. I am imagining an empty void
throwoutway··on Crypto 'pig butchering' scam wrecks bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years
How do you trace the wallet though?
throwoutway··on Understanding Intel
Will the need to build newer more advanced (and expensive) fabs continue forever? Will it ever get to the point where there's 'enough' transistors to not need to build more chips, but rather keep pumping out existing models?

My question hinges on moore's law eventually rounding off, but eventually 'more speed' doesn't equal business outcomes for companies using these chips right? Specifically for CPU-style chips, not GPUs*

throwoutway··on Microsoft is finally removing the FAT32 partition size limit in Windows 11
This drove me crazy for so many years, but I haven't had the issue in a while (since switching to linux and apple) I forgot it was still a problem for the rest of us
throwoutway··on Ex-Kansas police chief who raided local newspaper criminally charged
The headline (in 2017) attempts to make the case that "Trump could be even worse" than obama in abusing the espionage act. Did history prove that? I found cases where his administration used it, but unclear if it was worse
throwoutway··on Hacking a Virtual Power Plant
Almost bought batteries through a large solar company. Just went bankrupt
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