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Re:DeepSeek just open-sourced its inference engine on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:59AM (#50164356)
I would assume DeepSeek is considered one of China's strategic assets and is therefore heavily policed.
Take a look at the leaked mails
Re:DeepSeek just open-sourced its inference engine on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:31AM (#50164033)
To rephrase: How would it benefit China? Maybe it is to show that there is no secret sauce, burst the bubble and then profit from the chaos that will ensue? Collapsing US tech giants means lesser MAGA backing, cheaper stocks, cheaper properly..
Thanks, that was an entertaining 5 minutes! Will play again tomorrow
Re:Leaving Tech on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @12:23AM (#50066692)
They're used for AI training and discarded afterwards
Re:Sharing AI progress in mathematics on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @12:38AM (#49988232)
Ted Kaczynski,the Unabomber, made the same prediction 30 years ago.
Re:ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 on Sunday September 27, 2026 @11:00AM (#49867216)
I'm glad we're not importing hundreds of tons of toxic labels that, when touched, mess with your endocrine system. What's your point?
Re:ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026 on Sunday September 27, 2026 @10:55AM (#49867166)
a.) Lack of doesn't imply inability b.) There are plenty of chip fabs in Europe
Re:Engineering management after the cost of code collapsed on Saturday July 25, 2026 @05:17PM (#49051686)
As stated in the sibling comment, management is very similar to engineering.
Re:Engineering management after the cost of code collapsed on Saturday July 25, 2026 @05:15PM (#49051665)
This is such a simplistic view I have difficulties deciding where to even start. Think of a manager as someone who engineers the fabric of the organization. Most of my time is spent debugging, communicating, finding the right abstractions, configuring processes - all very similar to the engineering work I previously did.
Re:The Dark Night of Mathematics on Saturday July 25, 2026 @04:45PM (#49051391)
Not everything in life is a transactional zero-sum game. We as society can afford people to work on beauty, without anything else in return. I'd even argue that this should be one of mankind's ultimate goals.
Gemini estimated it to cost around 500€ per piece
Re:Europe's new climate in seven charts on Sunday July 05, 2026 @08:08AM (#48793558)
This doesn't sound like a serious question
Re:Making Peace with Your Unlived Dreams on Tuesday June 09, 2026 @10:20AM (#48461520)
Thanks for sharing! This all sounds good, but like another poster said, most of it can be experienced without killing other humans / oppressing other countries. Seems like a huge sacrifice just to have fun.
Re:Making Peace with Your Unlived Dreams on Monday June 08, 2026 @02:02AM (#48441799)
What's so great about the army? To me, it appears to be one of the most unethical occupations one could have.
You are a disgrace calling this genocide "self-defense". Seriously. Denying civilians access to fresh water, ambushing ambulances and now blaming the victims? This is utterly disgusting.
This is not the point OP wanted to make, and you seem smart enough to understand that.
Unfortunately, I get terribly tired and brain-fogged from even small quantities. Anyone else experienced this?
Re:I Moved My Digital Stack to Europe on Thursday May 14, 2026 @12:56AM (#48131256)
You can't be serious.
Re:We Lose Our Friends as We Age on Monday May 11, 2026 @03:16PM (#48099398)
Back in the old days, presumably you made friends wherever you went
Selected Ambient Works!
More like Eigenvectors/-modes of the mind, which certain stimuli amplify into resonance
So you're saying that life isn't a farce? Or that it is, and poor people don't ponder it? Just expressing disapproval of rich people?
Unfortunately no. It's my inference, given that 23andme didn't find any genetic indicator (CYP1A2) for slow metabolism, which is in line with my experience I got more sensitive over time.

So it must be some other mechanism that diminished enzyme production. Some of my liver (were those enzymes are produced) values were elevated over the last few years for no good reason, and I suspect the two could be related.

It's a bit annoying, as I'm reacting to trace amounts of caffeine in coffee, tea or chocolate, but I'm more worried about all the other, possibly carcinogenic, environmental toxins my liver won't be able to filter out.

Re:OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro in the API on Friday April 24, 2026 @11:44PM (#47898448)
You're right, unfortunately. How naive of me to think that at least the HN audience would care.
Re:OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro in the API on Friday April 24, 2026 @03:43PM (#47894907)
Please consider the ethical aspects of giving money to OpenAI versus alternatives.
It's less about the strength of coffee than about your metabolism. I used to be unaffected by caffeine, and now it takes a few sips in the morning to mess with my sleep in the evening - sth that started happening in my twenties I believe, possibly liver-related.
Re:Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012) on Thursday April 16, 2026 @11:40AM (#47794933)
I've been struggling with early waking for a few months, and recently experienced improvements by meditating before bed. Have you ruled out sleep apnea?
Re:Sam Altman's response to Molotov cocktail incident on Saturday April 11, 2026 @08:47AM (#47730122)
I wouldn't hold it against anyone wishing my great grandfather shouldn't have existed for playing a minor role in Nazi Germany. Altman is in cahoots with a government that just a few days ago threatened to end a whole civilization. So no, I don't understand where you are coming from or why you're disgusted at the comments you linked.

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