silentwanderer
Re:Helix: A Vision-Language-Action Model for Generalist Humanoid Control
on Thursday February 20, 2025 @12:59PM (#43117966)
In terms of low-level safety, they can probably back out forces on the robot from current or torque measurement and detect collisions. The challenge comes with faster motions carrying lots of inertia and behavioral safety (e.g. don't pour oil on the stove)
Re:What Does the Cerebellum Do?
on Monday January 08, 2024 @02:14PM (#38916652)
Hi ChatGPT!
Re:Math Limitations
on Saturday July 22, 2023 @08:24AM (#36825629)
It’s human nature to make inferences about the world - to observe effect and infer cause. No matter whether the cause you land upon is Jupiter sending a storm to kill the crops, or global weather patterns, you’re still using data to make guesses about how the world works. “Science” (capital s) isn’t limited to discovering oil or landing men on the Moon, it’s also about feeding your family, or guessing what the best birthday present for your kid is. It’s an inextricable part of us.
Re:Algorithmic Trading with Go
on Friday June 30, 2023 @06:56PM (#36543664)
FWIW I thought it was a really good overview of the project structure and I appreciated the lessons learned as well.
Re:Ask HN: Am I getting older or did typing on the iPhone become unbea...
on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @12:03AM (#33257495)
It's not just you. I'm in my early 20's and I've noticed typing has gotten considerably worse over time. Me and my friends used to be able to text each other without looking at our phones while holding a conversation, but now it's a lot harder. I've had to rely on slide-to-type more and more instead.
Re:Meta Quest Pro
on Tuesday October 11, 2022 @02:51PM (#33167496)
Pixel density high enough for acceptable text is already possible, just prohibitively expensive. See Varjo's headsets, for example - at the center of the display they have 70 pixels-per-degree (for comparison the Quest 2 has about 20).
Re:Hemingway Editor
on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @11:35AM (#25125718)
The free version of Grammarly is a spelling/grammar checker, while Hemingway seems to enforce a particular style of writing.
Re:Time Loop Software (2013)
on Tuesday November 10, 2020 @05:34AM (#25044451)
I may be mistaken but I believe this method of computation is referenced in Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
Re:AMD Reveals the Radeon RX 6000 Series, Coming November 18th
on Wednesday October 28, 2020 @12:58PM (#24921156)
The only sticking point for me is that Nvidia has features like DLSS that could extend the longevity of my card
Re:How popular media portrays the employability of older software deve...
on Monday July 27, 2020 @10:18AM (#23965302)
As an 18 year old, I’ve learned so much in the past few years about developing good software it’s mind-boggling. I can’t imagine what 10, 15, 20 years of experience would look like.
Re:Two Screens
on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @04:59PM (#23482055)
I definitely agree that large single screens are better in some cases, but not everyone can afford a 27” 4K monitor. I can however, afford the 1080p monitor I found at the thrift store. Most of the time I use my second screen for documentation, anyways - I don’t have to interact with it heavily.
Re:Notion for everyone
on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @10:39PM (#23242755)
Microsoft's recent announced open-source Fluid framework sounds very similar to this - I wonder if that played into their decision to make this free.
Re:What is a control system anyway?
on Monday May 18, 2020 @02:14PM (#23226238)
In high school we nearly always left out the I term because we didn't mathematically verify our controllers, couldn't risk breaking the systems we were controlling with windup, and cared more about smooth and predictable motion than accuracy.
Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison to US textb...
on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @12:29AM (#22942190)
I think the point is that Russia's programs isolated those who had a talent/passion for math as opposed to just trying to bring every student to a basic level of understanding. If a student doesn't have the drive/talent/passion for a field, it follows that they will not perform as well in the workforce as their driven/talented/enthusiastic peers.
Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison to US textb...
on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @10:40PM (#22941498)
Mathematics and problem solving are not mutually exclusive - understanding one is usually a sign you understand the other. Programming is just a layer of abstraction over one of these things.
Re:The Mayflower Autonomous Ship Project
on Monday April 20, 2020 @05:16PM (#22928669)
I know this is a dumb thing to complain about, but why is their CGI so bad?
Re:CLUI: Building a Graphical Command Line
on Thursday March 05, 2020 @09:25PM (#22500513)
I think the main value of CLUI is that it flattens the learning curve for users who don't normally use the terminal, not that it scales all the way from new users to experienced ones.
Re:“I made an operating system UI within Unity”
on Monday February 10, 2020 @02:36PM (#22292409)
Thank you for linking Old Reddit.
Re:Tesla's self driving algorithm's overlay [video]
on Monday February 03, 2020 @08:45PM (#22231528)
If you look closely, you'll notice that the stopped cars aren't actually blinking - their outlines are changing color from yellow to black. Who knows what that means, but at least it isn't losing track of cars completely.