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Re:The Mathocalypse on Thursday October 08, 2026 @10:13AM (#50006061)
> Math is, of course, an ideal field for AI to work in.

I find it interesting that you state this as obvious. When ChatGPT was introduced four years ago, the argument was that language was fuzzy and probabilistic and that LLMs would thereby never work in math.

Re:CoMaps – FOSS Offline Maps on Monday July 06, 2026 @04:34PM (#48810157)
Same. Apparently there's ongoing work to integrate live traffic: https://codeberg.org/comaps/comaps/projects/21877
I struggle to find good resources on this topic. The few I found indeed attribute the lower latency of more recent Wi-Fi generations to techniques like MLA and OFDMA, not necessarily the frequency (which makes sense, of course). The cudy link makes it look like channel congestion is a factor, too. https://www.rtings.com/router/learn/research/wireless-latenc... https://www.zbtwifi.com/blogs/frontier-technology-news/wi-fi... https://www.cudy.com/en-benelux/blogs/news/6-ghz-vs-5-ghz-th...
While it already is a very deep discussion, like most it does not discuss the latency improvement that 6 GHz Wi-Fi brings. Afaik Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz has a latency of 5 ms and less, while Wi-Fi 6 comes with about 10 ms at 5 GHz.
As usual, the Apple design is a great baseline: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/r...

It doesn't provide full volume output under Android, though.

Otherwise, the CS43131 DAC powers some great designs. I can't comment on their durability, though. https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/j...

Re:Philosoph Jürgen Habermas Gestorben on Saturday March 14, 2026 @12:10PM (#47378085)
He regularly wrote essays for "Süddeutsche Zeitung", commenting on the world's political situation. The last one I read was published in November 2025. Sharp as a knives, as always. I'll miss them.

What an accomplished life.

I would guess so, as the BC-250 is basically a PS5 with 24 instead of 36 CUs. For the curious: https://github.com/mothenjoyer69/bc250-documentation I would guess that he could leverage the APU support that was merged with Mesa 25.1.
Re:Why I Joined OpenAI on Sunday February 08, 2026 @02:02PM (#46937357)
You might want to read about the rebound effect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebound_effect_(conservation)
I second this, although since the Pixel 8(a) they all come with USB-C 3.2 and DisplayPort support. You have to buy a cable that supports it, though.
I'm on board as soon as they include a zoom camera.

But for now it seems like I'll remain with a Pixel and GrapheneOS.

Can you elaborate?
Re:Jolla Phone Pre-Order on Friday December 05, 2025 @01:19PM (#46165091)
Their last announcement is from November 2024: https://jolla.com/press

I guess they'll start PR once the phone is funded.

Re:Jolla Phone Pre-Order on Friday December 05, 2025 @01:16PM (#46165040)
That threw me off, too. They probably chose it to keep the costs low. I wonder about the overall impact, though.
It seems like this is indeed possible using video codecs: https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.00467v1
It's really beautiful but I stopped using it because of its opaque ties with Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnlyOffice#Organization
Re:Show HN: Real-time AI Voice Chat at ~500ms Latency on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @07:30AM (#43903910)
Let me introduce you to the beautiful world of virtual environments. They save you the headache of getting a full installation to run, especially when using Windows.

I prefer miniconda, but venv also does the job.

While true, the benchmarks are not run on the Ryzen's NPU but the much stronger GPU.
It's because of the bigger VRAM - 70B parameters don't fit into the 4090's 24GB.

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