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Comment · 7 days ago
the article refers to Sno-Caps and Reese’s Mini-Hearts as chocolate. I see these as more candy brands than chocolate
Comment · 1 month ago
Seems like the guy is wondering why they can't avoid taxes more easily. I'm not sympathetic
Comment · 1 month ago
One interesting scenario is where the Sun, Jupiter, and another object are the three bodies in question. I think we could put an object at the L4 or L5 point of Jupiter's orbit (see the Trojans) and have it be stable. How large could this object be? Would an Earth-sized object be stable there? If so, how close would a passing star have to be to disturb that stability?
Comment · 1 month ago
So did the Norwegian Wealth fund do the biggest flex of all, by investing in saving big Amazon rain forest trees?
Comment · 1 month ago
If a compound will help with chemotherapy pain, won't it help w other pain? Is there something special w chemo pain?
Comment · 1 month ago
> We should also be realistic and revolutionary, adopting this tried-and-tested principle – what I call “teach both, test both” – for AI now. Every subject, from history to English literature, should be divided in two: teach students to use AI in one part, teach students to flourish without it in the other – and, crucially, examine both.
I like this approach
Comment · 1 month ago
I've seen JuliaHub taking credit for all of Julia before. I don't think there's anything new in this article
Comment · 2 months ago
Makes me think of the short story "With friends like these..." by Alan Dean Foster, in which one aspect of the story has people on a future Earth living what appears externally to be a very simple (maybe hunter-gatherer) lifestyle, while still having (hidden) powerful tech
Comment · 2 months ago
This is hosted by the Kansas City Fed [1] [2]. Do any of the other Fed banks feel jealous? Or pick fancy destinations to try to compete?
[1] https://www.kansascityfed.org/research/jackson-hole-economic...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Hole_Economic_Symposiu...
Comment · 2 months ago
> AI adoption raises homework scores by 18% and reduces completion time by 30%, but lowers monthly exam scores by 20% within six months. High-stakes entrance-exam scores fall by 18 and 24%, with the full penalty emerging only after about two years.
In Stephenson's "Diamond Age", an AI tutor-in-a-book helps a girl learn. Some [1] have suggested that current AI already can function like this book, which the study above contradicts. So is the problem that current AI needs to improve as a tutor, or is the model of using an AI as a tutor flawed?
Comment · 2 months ago
I am a fan of the NBA, but if LeBron and other stars start to regularly do hidden deals to avoid the salary cap, I'll drop it
For context, Kawhi Leonard has been accused [1] of salary cap circumvention. When I saw this article, I thought it was evidence of similar shady stuff by LeBron
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawhi_Leonard#Salary_cap_circu...
Comment · 2 months ago
In what way is the prof wrong?
One can be arrogant and an asshole and still right
Comment · 2 months ago
Numberphile has a video [1] on this that I found useful for context. The SF standard has an editorial [2] by the same woman that Numberphile interviewed which was discussed here at [3]. A non-paywalled version of the Bloomberg article is at [4]
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS5hr_4w2Sk
[2] https://sfstandard.com/opinion/2026/08/15/uc-berkeley-sat-te...
Comment · 2 months ago
Yes, the idea of a turn [1] is interesting. And maybe useful.
I have a different question: What would it take for a compiler to remove (elide) the multiply by pi + divide by pi that the author uses as an example? I guess one would not have to go as far as a Lean proof that two bits of code produce the same result?
Comment · 2 months ago
The brainpower in the Ethereum community is impressive. As is the effort to improve and move the core tech forward