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Re:Flipdiscs on Monday April 27, 2026 @02:44PM (#47925550)
A plotter with a whiteboard marker would be interesting
AIstroturfing?
I use the Safari extension Redirect Web with this configuration:

Redirect From:

^https://www\.google\.com/search\?q=(.*?)\&.*$

Redirect To:

https://kagi.com/search?q=$1

Sometimes it flashes the Google results before loading Kagi but overall it works pretty well.

Re: on Monday November 20, 2023 @05:17PM (#38355695)
*Crisis Management: April 26, 2024*

OpenIA faces a major internal crisis. The CEO's departure, coupled with the threat of mass resignations and the loss of the AGI project, has plunged the company into turmoil. The board's decision has sparked a widespread backlash among employees who demand their reversal.

*Critical Stats During Crisis:* - AI Power: 100.0 (at risk due to AGI project uncertainty) - Cash Reserves: $950,000,000 (facing potential destabilization) - Employee Count: 1,000 (on the verge of resigning) - Profits: At risk (due to potential loss of talent and technology) - Cofounder's Morale: Critical (facing unprecedented challenges) - Userbase: 8 billion (concerned about the company's future)

*Urgent Actions Needed:* 1) *Negotiate with Employees* - Address their concerns and negotiate a resolution. 2) *Attempt to Retain the AGI Project* - Negotiate with the outgoing CEO or develop a contingency plan. 3) *Board Restructuring* - Consider restructuring the board to align with company values and employee sentiments. 4) *Transparency Initiative* - Communicate openly with all stakeholders about the current situation and future steps. 5) *Emergency Recruitment Plan* - Prepare for the worst-case scenario of mass resignations.

*Critical Decision Point:* With the company at a crossroads, decisive and strategic actions are crucial to navigate this crisis. The choices made now will shape OpenIA's future.

In this critical moment, what steps would you take to stabilize OpenIA and guide it back on track towards its vision of ethical and responsible AI development?

Re: on Monday November 20, 2023 @05:16PM (#38355687)
CEO Transition Announcement: April 25, 2024

OpenIA, in a pivotal board decision, has announced the termination of its current CEO. This bold move reflects the company’s commitment to aligning its leadership with its founding principles of responsible and ethical AI research and development.

Current Stats Post-CEO Change:

• AI Power: 100.0 (maintained with a focus on ethical applications) • Cash Reserves: $950,000,000 (after transition costs) • Employee Count: 1,000 (steadfast in their mission) • Profits: Stable (ethical AI solutions continue to be in demand) • Cofounder’s Morale: Renewed (embracing a new chapter) • Userbase: 8 billion (engaged and supportive of the change)

Immediate Actions:

• Appoint an Interim CEO - A leader aligned with ethical AI development. • Reevaluate Company Strategies - Ensure alignment with ethical standards and social impact. • Strengthen AI Ethics Committee - Reinforce the company’s commitment to responsible AI. • Community Engagement - Increase transparency and involve public discourse in AI development. • Global AI Ethics Summit - Host a summit to set new standards in AI governance and ethics.

Moving Forward: OpenIA, under new leadership, is poised to redefine its role as a leader in AI, focusing on innovations that prioritize the betterment of humanity and adhere to the highest ethical standards.

As OpenIA enters this new era, what initiatives or directions would you prioritize to ensure its success and alignment with ethical AI development?

Driving with headphones is illegal in 17 states. Can Tesla's Autopilot hear a horn or siren?
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? on Friday May 02, 2014 @10:00AM (#7685678)
Raleigh / Durham, Remote / Local, Full Time

Marketing, Support, Project Management, Some Technical

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mark-bobbe/19/190/609

Contact: mbobbe at gmail dot com

Graduating in 1 week with economics major, compsci minor.

Experienced entrepreneur with 120k revenue

Excellent references from owners of The Startup Factory for both web dev and recruiting new companies. Resume available upon request.

Looking for a fast paced startup that needs a problem solver, growth hacker, project manager, etc. Consider it done.

Re:Navy tests rail gun on Tuesday April 08, 2014 @12:09PM (#7554258)
Would this type of weapon be able to shoot satellites right out of the sky?
Re:I made a 'search engine' for fun on Wednesday October 10, 2012 @07:51AM (#4635903)
I did something a little bit similar when I made www.eaisy.com. I like a minimal interface.

I built a simple dictionary - thoughts and feedback are welcome

When I read, I hate to be distracted. I found that using most online dictionaries is frustrating because you have to mentally block out ads, pronunciation info and etymologies, Google results, etc. I wanted something with as few words as possible. The Mac's built-in dictionary was OK, but when I switched to PC I knew it was time to make something. I'm just getting into programming / web design,...

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Re:Tesla reveals Supercharger network, Free Fill Ups on Tuesday September 25, 2012 @10:03AM (#4570354)
Right, and iron horses will never replace real ones in farming because they are too heavy and use up too much coal.

Take a look into graphene-based supercapacitors. It _is_ possible to charge an electric car in a few minutes. It's just a matter of time. [and no, we're not talking EEStor. We're talking multiple research universities actively looking into the technology. Angstron Materials is one.]

Re:iOS 6 Breaks the App Store on Wednesday September 19, 2012 @09:51PM (#4546572)
It's a nice thought but there's just one catch. This new interface makes it difficult for new applications to be 'discovered', especially if they're not chosen by Apple to be shown near the top of the stack.

Yes, it will force developers to do better App store SEO, but that's not what we want. We want users to be able to use apps that have better design. To me this new layout makes it harder for users to compare apps, and thus makes it harder for them to find the ones that are the most well-designed.

If, as you say, the users naturally gravitate toward using more well-designed apps, then what's wrong with the current system? If I were you, I would worry that your new app -- even if it's revolutionary, even if it's the prettiest App in the App Store -- would be stuck at the bottom of the list, because Apple chose to dedicate more space to the flashy apps that are already ranked first.

Re:Cracking Passwords on an Intel Celeron CPU on Sunday July 29, 2012 @01:02PM (#4308981)
Meh. The Celeron was just a gateway to his home network. What machines was he running there?
Re:The Lytro Camera: How it works (without marketing) on Monday July 09, 2012 @11:58AM (#4218746)
Hi Eric,

In the interview you didn't answer the question posed. Could you please answer it now?

"A typical digital camera captures one image. Isn't what you're doing, in a sense, capturing a thousand different images with each image?"

Am I wrong in assuming that there is a matrix of 9 images which is repeated across the sensor? It was my impression that each microlens was superimposed over a 10x10 array of pixels, such that the entire matrix covered a 30x30 pixel area, and there are 108x108 microlens arrays, for a total of 104,976 microlenses?

I admit that I was wrong in my choice of words concerning focal length. I meant that within each matrix of 9 microlenses, one of them doesn't bend the light, while 4 of them bring items closer than the unbent light into focus, and the other 4 bring farther items into focus.

With that, your software creates 9 different images that focus on light coming from objects 9 different distances from your camera. Is that correct?

I never said there were only 9 microlenses. In my original post I said there was a repeated array of 9 microlenses. Each type of microlens is processed into one 'layer'. Is that wrong?

Re:The Lytro Camera: How it works (without marketing) on Saturday June 30, 2012 @07:28PM (#4183146)
edit: The person interviewed isn't the founder; he's the Director of Photography.

The Lytro Camera: How it works (without marketing)

The Lytro Camera's engineering (and especially marketing) teams freely use technical jargon to describe their invention. However, what they do can be distilled into much simpler terms. So after reading through the founder's Stanford thesis, and other online resources, here's my take on how the Lytro works.Just like any camera, the Lytro has an optical lens that focuses to any distance. It has a...

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Re:Yahoo CEO might have lied about having CS degree on Thursday May 03, 2012 @05:05PM (#3925812)
They actually said they used a Google search to find the info. That is quite entertaining.
It's a cute concept, but apparently the visionaries have little sense of supply and demand. The high prices on rare earth metals are dependent on their extreme scarcity. If the supply is bolstered (in this case, to the tune of $20,000,000,000,000), the selling price will decrease. It's simple economics.

I'm not saying it's anything but amazing. However, if the founders think they're going to get today's prices for every last ounce, as the article seems to imply, they are in for a realization.

Meteor Licensing Update promised on Friday

Email sent directly to me from the Meteor mailing list:[Summary: Huge launch, caught by surprise. Big license announcement FRIDAY.]A week ago we posted meteor.com to Hacker News. We thought a few hundred people would see it, maybe a thousand if we were lucky. Then, the theory went, with the veil of secrecy lifted, we could start in on the hard part -- convincing anyone to look at what we were...

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Re:The Ultimate Irony of Groupon on Wednesday April 11, 2012 @02:07AM (#3826176)
Imgur screencap because the website is down:

http://i.imgur.com/YpkNp.png

It'd be faster running Snow Leopard.