I keep seeing mentions in the news of FBI agents resigning suddenly.

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It's like a garage sale, but there are professionals who specialize in doing all the work for a cut of the proceeds, which is nice if you're drained after your parents pass away.

Here is a Wikipedia article on the topic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estate_sale

I left IT for the time being, but I ask copilot.microsoft.com a question once in a while to see if we've got to AGI yet.

Today's question (I admit not so creative) was what's the market cap of TSLA.

Its answer was "Tesla Inc. (TSLA) currently has a market capitalization of approximately $429.52 billion USD. This figure is based on the latest trading price of $429.52 per share"

It allegedly used a web search to find this out, and it included a screenshot showing the market cap as $1.4B.

On the other hand, chatgpt.com prudently tells me to go look it up myself, because it doesn't have live data.

I guess OpenAI is winning?

https://www.usps.com/shop/money-orders.htm

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"The concept of an "HTML5 supercomputer" refers to a system where HTML5 is used as the foundational language for the entire computing infrastructure, including the operating system and applications, rather than just for web content. This approach leverages the widespread familiarity and versatility of HTML5 among developers to build integrated and secure systems.

An example of this concept was articulated by Trevor Milton, founder of Nikola Corporation, who described the infotainment system in Nikola trucks as an "HTML5 supercomputer." In this context, HTML5 was not just for displaying web pages, but served as the core language for the entire system, allowing for custom chip development and a unified data network where all components communicate using the same standard. This approach offers several potential advantages:

    Developer Accessibility:
    Utilizing HTML5, a widely known and understood language, can broaden the pool of developers capable of working on the system.

    Integration and Security:
    Building a system where all components speak the same language can lead to tighter integration and potentially enhanced security by reducing the complexity of inter-system communication.

    Flexibility:
    HTML5's capabilities for multimedia, interactive applications, and responsive design can be extended to create a rich and adaptable user experience within the system. 

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Australia's government have a style guide with the example of "Anzac".

https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/grammar-punctuation-and-conve...

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"I'll give you the answer, but the decimal point is your problem."

People have definitely tried! Keyword "project habbakuk".

https://jaspermuseum.org/habbakuk-1943-model-ice-sawdust-shi...

The largest HN thread I found is:

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I don't have any idea how flexoelectricity could be used in a machine made of ice. But that's why I wouldn't rule it out. How about medical nanomachines made mainly of ice so they dissolve when their allotted lifespan is up?

However, it seems that it's a similar but different phenomenon called "flexoelectricity" which was discovered around 1964. It was also predicted before discovery.

Bing Copilot helped me find an article which looks like a good overview of flexoelectricity, although mostly over my head.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/1307.0132

   "First-principles theory and calculation of flexoelectricity"
   Jiawang Hong and David Vanderbilt

Flexoelectricity (FxE) describes the linear coupling between electric polarization and a strain gradient, and is always symmetry-allowed because a strain gradient automatically breaks the inversion symmetry. This is unlike the case of piezoelectricity (coupling of polarization to strain), which arises only in noncentrosymmetric materials.

It goes on to say that interest has been revived after ~50 years because of finding ways to make the effect ~3 orders of magnitude stronger, and because nanoscale structures also magnify the effect.

The earliest reference is to a Soviet physics journal which I assume is not online:

S. M. Kogan, Sov. Phys. Solid State 5, 2069 (1964)

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