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New comment by dabauws in "Undergraduate shows that searches within hash tables can be much faster"

dabauws — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:47:59 +0000

I presume you've never read any quanta magazine pieces before. They like to talk about & emphasize the human side of these discoveries too, instead of merely focusing on the abstract.

"It's like we need our own version of La La Land to glorify the survivors of computer success to motivate more to participate."

lol what

New comment by dabauws in "I have made the decision to disband Hindenburg Research"

dabauws — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:31:56 +0000

Being pedantic here, but Cincinnatus was never Emperor. He was, though, twice given "Dictator" powers by the Roman Senate during the Republican era.

New comment by dabauws in "Does current AI represent a dead end?"

dabauws — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 17:44:08 +0000

Why should we care about whether we're in a market bubble or not, especially if one does not have their own money staked in the bubble? It's somebody else's capital that's at risk, no? If they're wrong, let them reap the consequences.

(cue rebuttal based on systemic consequences / financial bailouts etc, but you know what I mean; also, the dotcom bubble deflation didn't require a bailout)

New comment by dabauws in "Argentina's economy exits recession in milestone for Javier Milei"

dabauws — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:47:50 +0000

how could it not be a happy story. meanwhile prior, argentinians were facing even higher poverty levels, inflation at even higher extraordinary levels, and were facing extreme wealth inequality.

At least now, their currency isn't being constantly debased, and the savings of ordinary argentinians aren't being inflated away into the hands of an irresponsible government.