CharlesW
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Comment · 5 hours ago
He apparently started in the early 1980s (if not sooner), since his first book on the subject was published in 1985. Here's a blurb from his 1989 book:
"Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming goes far beyond the confines of pop dream psychology, establishing a scientifically researched framework for using lucid dreaming. Based on Dr. Stephen LaBerge’s extensive laboratory work at Stanford University mapping mind/body relationships during the dream state, as well as the teachings of Tibetan dream yogis and the work of other scientists, including German psychologist Paul Tholey…" https://www.amazon.com/dp/034537410X
Comment · 2 days ago
The definition you quoted explains why quantization discards information: multiple distinct input values map to the same output value. Once that happens, you can no longer determine the original input from the output alone. The distinctions between those inputs are the information that has been lost.
Comment · 5 days ago
Given his track record, it's more likely than not that there's a causal relationship between this and ExxonMobil's (they own/operate a major U.S. helium source in Wyoming) $1M pay-to-play into Trump's 2025 inaugural fund.
Comment · 5 days ago
That’s pre-Apple’s entry into the market, which will triple the size of the foldables market in the next 12-18 months. And cnsidering how bad foldables have been and how much better they’ll get, that’s surely not the ceiling.
Comment · 7 days ago
In case other HNers have also not heard of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDIFACT