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Comment · 2 days ago
How many batteries in parallel would you need to capture the power of a lightning strike?
Comment · 2 days ago
So if ALL power generation of the US would stop right now, EVERYTHING would still have power for 25 minutes. (ignoring all safeties tripping, and perfect load balancing)

That sounds so impressive.

Comment · 12 days ago
I do think the current government is at fault for not finding education. I am not close enough to fully understand French politics, but we are having similar political and budget issues two countries up north. Energy and housing prices are through the roof, education and heath care and social security are under pressure. Politicians can't agree on anything.

What I do find disturbing is the response, the amount of people rioting. If it wasn't the cost of living or the education, it would have been some other topic to riot over. How do you get so many people in so many places so angry, and quite suddenly? Even the yellow vest protests didn't cause this much havoc.

There are many places in the world that are much more shotty right now compared to two years ago, but those don't have these massive riots. What is causing this?

Who will benefit the most from an unstable France?

Comment · 14 days ago
Riots a year before french presidential elections where a convicted populist right-winged candidate has a real chance to mess up European cohesion.

I wonder who will benefit from that...

Comment · 2 months ago
They did find tangible evidence.
Comment · 3 months ago
It wasn't even an experiment for western markets. It was a small team that convinced leadership to try and sell for the international market. The initial focus was China. And then it became an unexpectedly large international success.
Comment · 7 months ago
Can I do the reverse now as well? Email a company a unilateral change in the TOS? Or do TOS's have provisions against that as well?

"I do not agree with your new TOS and will continue under your old TOS, and I will continue to use your service". And see when they will close your account down.

Comment · 7 months ago
Yes, this is simply 'technical debt'.

They should try to fix technical debt before going to the next round. Of course Claude can probably also do this.

Comment · 8 months ago
I was taught years ago that MUL and ADD can be implemented in one or a few cycles. They can be the same complexity. What am I missing here?

Also, is it possible to use the GPU's ADD/MUL implementation? It is what a GPU does best.

Comment · 8 months ago
ASML is not a chip maker, it is a chip-maker maker. Still important though.

Europe should request a discount for ASML machines in a EU factory.

Comment · 8 months ago
Yes exactly.

Where the map does not represent the actual venue. Where every route leads to the gift shop. Where some displays are only in English. Where the flow between the rooms is non-intuitive. Where the audio guide is too loud/quiet and you cannot adjust the volume, or pause it during an item. Where there are mind-your-head bars in the way for no reason.

Comment · 8 months ago
That also sounds like the client came with list of additional requirements.

The ethical part you mentioned is still true.

Comment · 8 months ago
That's about an extra iPhone every 3-4 years.
Comment · 8 months ago
I wrote my comment without knowing about the moltbook thing. I somehow missed it.

Good to know it exists.

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