jack_quack
Re:Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People (2016)
on Wednesday November 21, 2018 @12:53AM (#18500452)
He lacks humility about minds that humans cannot comprehend
Re:An FDA for Algorithms?
on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @04:45AM (#18448677)
Actually maybe it's a good idea, my algorithm is probably pretty broken. It should probably not be allowed on the market. Employers beware!
Re:An FDA for Algorithms?
on Wednesday November 14, 2018 @04:44AM (#18448674)
I run an algorithm in my brain that tells me this is a bad idea
Re:State considered harmful: A proposal for a stateless laptop (2015)
on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @02:28AM (#18290145)
I actually would like a stateless computer. A pure functional laptop. It could store state on the cloud as a series of changesets, and each boot would be a "checkout" of the top state. Then as you compute, you make to make new changesets.
Re:My experience with Sarah Jeong, Jason Koebler, and Vice Magazine
on Monday August 06, 2018 @02:17AM (#17695433)
Can someone tl;dr?
Re:The San Franciso Fire Department makes its own wooden ladders by hand
on Friday July 13, 2018 @05:09PM (#17526717)
I don't just mean wasteful in terms of materials, but also in terms of man-hours, equipment needing to be owned and maintained. Once all factors for the total cost of ownership are taken in to account I highly doesn't it's efficient. It's like everyone growing their own vegetables.
Re:The San Franciso Fire Department makes its own wooden ladders by hand
on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @12:39PM (#17508257)
This is super cool but I'm positive this is also super wasteful
Re:Flattr 2.0 launches to the public
on Thursday October 26, 2017 @12:10PM (#15560189)
Which will win
1. Flattr 2. Basic Attention Token 3. Cryptocurrency browser mining?
Re:LTE Has Slowed by 50% in the US This Year
on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @05:50PM (#12748008)
Oh yeah! I was visiting NYC from Canada and I kept complaining to my wife that the LTE speeds were so slow in the city. I just couldn't understand it!
Re:Why NYC Rent Is So High (It’s Not Airbnb)
on Tuesday July 19, 2016 @01:22PM (#12123154)
Without reading the article, isn't the answer always supply and demand?