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Re:Tailscale's new macOS home on Friday April 03, 2026 @06:06AM (#47624903)
"Think Different"
Re:OpenCiv1 – open-source rewrite of Civ1 on Saturday March 28, 2026 @07:58PM (#47559151)
Is there a similar project for Masters of Orion?
Re:A Multiwavelength Look at Proxima Centauri's Flares on Monday April 07, 2025 @05:50PM (#43616328)
> why no radio frequency evidence of other stars

unless the radio beam is aimed directly at us, we may not be able to detect the radio communication of other civilizations.

this is such a large red-flag.. with layers of conflicts of interest
Re:A Man Out to Prove How Dumb AI Still Is on Friday April 04, 2025 @08:11PM (#43589081)
I tried it on gpt-4-turbo and it seems to give the right answer:

>Let's calculate:494,547,645,908,151+7,640,745,309,351,279,642=7,641,239,856,997,187,793 >494,547,645,908,151+7,640,745,309,351,279,642=7,641,239,856,997,187,793 >Answer: 7,641,239,856,997,187,793

it's true.. the S&P 500 declined ~57% from Oct 2007 to Mar 2009
A crown on a fool's head does not make him a king.
Re:How far neuroscience is from understanding brains on Wednesday March 12, 2025 @03:29PM (#43346817)
it looks like we can now actually use brains as computers: https://corticallabs.com/
Re:The Tiny Star Explosions Powering Moore's Law on Wednesday March 05, 2025 @09:41PM (#43275776)
you may be thinking of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Inertial_Fusion_Energy

Here the machine is using tin, which isn't suitable for fusion (no energy is released beyond iron).

I wonder if future historians will see a similar drop after widespread use of plastic
Re:Happy New Year 2025 HN on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @09:13PM (#42563458)
Happy New Year from the West coast!
Re:Dallol on Saturday March 02, 2024 @03:42AM (#39571092)
I'm genuinely intrigued!

Any recommendations for tour companies? Do you have to bring your own tent? Any need for special masks/filters for volcanic gases?

Re:Bridge Comparisons [pdf] on Friday August 25, 2023 @02:05AM (#37258614)
I learned more from this wiki page than that pdf: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_bridges
Re:Ask HN: Problems for the Next Decade on Sunday July 09, 2023 @01:18AM (#36651763)
Is fusion really that great? Decades of research and billions of dollars later it's still not commercially feasible.

Whereas solar power is cheaper than coal now. Also on the horizon is thorium reactors.

Real interest rates (nominal interest rate minus inflation rate) is still negative.
Re:Israel's Dangerous Shadow War with Iran on Monday February 27, 2023 @11:04AM (#34957972)
Is there no de-escalation mechanism? Maybe through the UN?

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