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Comment · 3 years ago
Though it's probably the best way for now, I don't think it will last. Just like there's a market for 'mouse jigglers' to keep online status in the workplace... there will be automations for sale that will take GenAI output as input, and mimic all the natural mistakes and progress a human would make in writing a document.
Comment · 4 years ago
This reminded me of a hack/cheat someone implemented for a video game called Rust (Rust is a multiplayer survival FPS where players can build bases). The game has code locks on doors, 0000-9999. What the person did was isolate the network packet sending one attempt at the code lock, and the using networking tools and a bit of automation, sent a stream of all possible permutations towards the server. Apparently people who were in the vicinity of a person employing this cheat heard a steady stream of beeps (each attempt did a short beep noise), and then inevitably the combination was found and the lock was cracked... if I recall correctly it took less than 6 minutes for it to go through all attempts and gain access to another player's base, and their treasures. After the developers heard of it, they implemented rate limiting and a small amount of 'shock' damage to the player to resolve the issue.
Comment · 4 years ago
Saying they 'ignored' it is quite generous, considering the former CEO essentially blamed the pilots (source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-11-16/are-boein...).
Here's an excerpt from the article...
--- “No, again, we provide all the information that’s needed to safely fly our airplanes,” he answered.
Bartiromo pressed: But was that information available to the pilots? “Yeah, that’s part of the training manual, it’s an existing procedure,” Muilenburg said.
“Oh, I see,” she said. But in fact, MCAS wasn’t in the manual, unless you counted the glossary, which defined the term but didn’t explain what the software did. ---
A safety critical feature that can down a plane if not disabled in time... tucked away in a glossary.
The documentary 'Downfall: The Case Against Boeing' goes into great detail about the whole ordeal.
Comment · 5 years ago
This is a downright misleading website.
Tag line: "Find awesome free illustration packs for all your projects."
The first pack I clicked on (https://www.vektors.pro/illustration-packs/open-source-illus...)
Contains at least 3 trademarks(Nintendo, Marvel, and Sega), and you'd be opening yourself up to a lawsuit if you used them in a commercial endeavor.
Comment · 6 years ago
Wow. How did I not know about this. Works great! Thank you!
Comment · 6 years ago
A lot of questions came to mind when I read this bit of the article,
"If you want to find a particular item in a list with N items classically, you need to check all N items—N evaluations—because the item you are searching for could be the last in the list. (If you are sure that the item is in the list, the correct number of evaluations is N-1, but this does not matter much here.) This means searching through an unsorted database with N entries takes—classically—N steps. However, with Grover’s quantum algorithm—which can be viewed as a quantum random walk—it takes √(N) steps. It allows for the same quadric speedup as the quantum random walk. For large databases—lists with big N— this can mean a lot fewer evaluations."
As odd as quantum computers are, I couldn't figure out how you could evaluate static values in a database that were never evaluated... the answer was, it can't.
From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover%27s_algorithm) "The database is not represented explicitly. Instead, an oracle is invoked to evaluate an item by its index. Reading a full data-base item by item and converting it into such a representation may take a lot longer than Grover's search."
In essence, you need a completely new database with quantum capable representations. Even with this trade-off, I could imagine 'big data' adapting this type of workflow once quantum computers become viable.
Comment · 6 years ago
Because the 'stranger' has a voice recording and a signed contract of what he confesses on behalf of the deceased.
Comment · 6 years ago
They're all so fantastic! Thank you!!
Comment · 6 years ago
I'd be stoked to download your collection for new wallpapers - are you able to share via a cloud file sharing platform? Thank you for considering.
Comment · 6 years ago
http://nvidia-research-mingyuliu.com/gaugan/
The demo is fun! Thanks for sharing!
Comment · 7 years ago
Because you may of had zero access rather than some, for example a web dev who wouldn't click on an .exe but would open an .html file without a second thought. More access isn't necessarily always the end goal either.
Comment · 7 years ago
It's not so much why someone would choose this over that, as it is what attack vectors are added to which surface. Why wouldn't a bad actor be willing to jump back into a leaky sandbox?
Comment · 7 years ago
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2933478/m-disc-optical-media...
Any thoughts on these? If HN doesn't disapprove, you could buy these/burn your blog on them, and send them around the world. The simpler the format, the better.
Comment · 7 years ago
I bought an Alienware that cost 4300$ last year, and that's after 900$ in savings.
The computer arrived in a box that had 2 handle sized holes in it and I could see the computer directly exposed from the outside without the box being open. It had shipment dust and debris INSIDE THE BOX. It's the saddest, cheapest, most sorry ass excuse for a shipment I've ever seen. I took pictures, I couldn't believe it.
Then I booted it up and was inundated with Dell pre-installed software. Wiped the thing clean, got a Win10 ISO directly from MS and called it a day. This will be the last Dell I ever buy. Lesson learned.
Comment · 7 years ago
(On a much smaller scale) - I had a plasma ball toy as a kid, the kind you put your finger on and the electricity arcs to your finger. One day I broke the glass housing. Curious what would happen, I plugged it in - the radio in the kitchen AND the TV in the living room both simultaneously wouldn't run when the broken plasma bulb was plugged in. I did this several times as a prank on unsuspecting family members and then the unit burned out/wouldn't turn on. I still don't know how dangerous this was to do(if at all).