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Re:The AI coding trap on Monday September 29, 2025 @03:23AM (#45411144)
Software will be fully replaced with adaptive AI systems that shift form based on multimodal input & interaction.

Current AI models, especially small ones, are quite smooth-brain by themselves.

But, if we can refine them to a point where thinking AI systems can run on smart glasses and smartwatches in a usable, stable state, we can assume by then larger AI systems with higher compute are bound to be much more capable.

We can claim AGI milestone then. And, the real race for superintelligence begins.

Re:Nvidia buys $5B in Intel stock in seismic deal on Thursday September 18, 2025 @10:28PM (#45297347)
At this point Nvidia is just shooting themselves in the foot with hostility towards Linux - they are actively using Linux systems for DGX systems and the dependency on Linux is only going to grow internally.
Re:Apple Launches Apple Invites on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @12:19AM (#42944150)
just send a .ics bro @apple
Re: on Thursday July 25, 2024 @11:42PM (#41075605)
This is amazing! I would love the ability to connect a line from one code snippet to other.
I want a mind map tool that looks & works exactly like my neurons. I want to be able to jump from one thought to another easily.

Org-pad.com is the closest thing I found to concept, but implementation is far too slow for daily use. I believe a properly good mind map tool / knowledge management tool would be the next best thing, like git. This would also be amazing to learn new skills and complex concepts, by building learning journeys.

Maybe someone will build an obsidian plugin some day.. I tried running the code but I can't understand first letter of Clojurescript. Check out the code if you want.

the person who wrote this built a company out of it. https://github.com/tomby42/orgpad https://orgpad.com

Re:Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage Client for Android on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @11:02PM (#38540363)
If this is a standalone app (not requiring ongoing server/relay maintenances), why charge a monthly fee and not a one-time fee?
Re:Project IDX on Thursday August 10, 2023 @12:40AM (#37072031)
Great, can I run this in docker?
Re:Semiconducting Transport in LK99 on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @04:22AM (#36953677)
this gives me hope.
How I get my head around it is, a material forged under ambient pressure and room temperature may be superconducting (lose resistance) as either pressure goes up or temperature goes down (or both).. so if the material itself is forged under high pressure and high temperature, the room temperature normal to us is very low for the material (?).

Probably all materials are superconductors at some crazy pressure/temperature.

Seems like creating superconductor is to forge the material in high pressure + heat - then to cool it down. Now only need to find the perfect combination out of millions of possibilities. probably AI can help.
Bing chat said -

- Step 1: Prepare lanarkite, Pb2SO5, by mixing PbO and PbSO4 powders in a 1:1 molar ratio in an agate mortar with a pestle. Transfer the mixture to an alumina crucible and react it at 725 °C for 24 hours in a furnace. Pulverize the white product with the mortar.

- Step 2: Prepare copper phosphide, Cu3P, by mixing Cu and P powders in a 3:1 molar ratio. Transfer the mixture to a quartz tube and seal it under a vacuum of 10-5 Torr. React it at 550 °C for 48 hours in a furnace. Take out the dark gray ingot and pulverize it.

- Step 3: Mix lanarkite and copper phosphide powders in a 1:1 molar ratio in an agate mortar with a pestle. Transfer the mixture to a reaction tube and seal it under a vacuum of 10-5 Torr. React it at 925 °C for 10 hours in a furnace. Take out the dark gray ingot and shape it into thin cuboids for electrical measurements. Pulverize some of the ingot for other analyses.

These are the steps to synthesize the LK-99 material.

Re:Interview with Senior Rust Developer in 2023 [video] on Monday July 03, 2023 @11:05PM (#36581691)
"In Rust, you need to see the compiler as your friend, that helps you with your stupidity."

"In C, Macros were pain - we solved that. Now, nested macros are a pain."

"Again, I'm not here to tell you that Rust is the best language - you should have figured by now."

hahahah

So just blurring the image and resharpening using AI can remove the watermark, right? Asking just in case i need to steal some AI generated artwork few years down the line.
Re:Zachtronics on Thursday June 01, 2023 @11:22PM (#36160513)
love every single one of Zachtronics games, favorite is Shenzhen I/O. Magnum Opus is cool also.
Re:Marijuana May Hurt Smokers More Than Cigarettes Alone on Monday November 21, 2022 @02:05AM (#33689701)
Seems misleading.

"Marijuana users excluded and added to Marijuana smokers group".

Would have been fruitful if there were 4 groups, Marijuana only, Mixed, Tobacco only, and Non-Smokers.

The introduction seems kinda biased from the start:

"Marijuana is the most widely used illicit psychoactive substance in the world (1) and the second-most commonly smoked substance after tobacco..."

"...Its use has increased in Canada since the legalization of Medical...".

does not compute.