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New comment by from_memory in "Leading AI models (even Grok) are all a bunch of leftist punks"

from_memory — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:51:04 +0000

When rational thought and an empathetic response are considered indicative of a political affiliation, something has gone wrong. My estimation is that it is because we (the U.S.) have the best government money can buy.

New comment by from_memory in "The Isomorphic Labs Drug Design Engine unlocks a new frontier beyond AlphaFold"

from_memory — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 05:10:40 +0000

there is a link to the white paper in the article.

New comment by from_memory in "Newly retired couples may lose $16,900/year in Social Security in 2033"

from_memory — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 02:15:38 +0000

Yes, and the sky may fall tomorrow. The longer I live the more I read these sensationalist headlines designed to gin up angst and antagonize people's peace of mind.

Social Security's solvency has been the subject of much debate, but clearer heads point toward a graduation of the current system to include higher earners. That will accommodate the large aging population's demand. Case closed, easy peasy lemon squeezy.

New comment by from_memory in "Why are US consumers so angry? It's not just high prices"

from_memory — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:20:04 +0000

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New comment by from_memory in "Africans Are Turning to Starlink"

from_memory — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 02:54:23 +0000

I get that he is an ignoble dude, and I dislike him as much as anyone, but why do we judge an entire company by the largest shareholder's personal scruples?

There are likely thousands of hardworking people making that ship sail, and it's really short sighted to just write them all off because he is a dumbass.

We are SO ready to judge but so unwilling to THINK. Why?

New comment by from_memory in "Entanglement Builds Space-Time. Now "Magic" Gives It Gravity"

from_memory — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:46:55 +0000

It is a cool word. So are 'charm' and 'strange' for quarks. I don't see what the big deal is. People can differentiate between two meanings for the same word. Are pseudo-science inclined folks going to spin it some crazy way? Yeah, probably, but that happens pretty much anyway.

New comment by from_memory in "'World-first' vaccine designed by artificial intelligence"

from_memory — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:35:26 +0000

I have some exposure to this domain, and this headline is (surprise) not really all that factual. We have been using AI for decades to help generate and refine medical solutions of all types. It may well be that this effort uses some novel technique that makes it the 'first' to do so, but it's still a disingenuous title in my opinion.

New comment by from_memory in "We see something that works, and then we understand it"

from_memory — Sun, 10 May 2026 07:17:34 +0000

I feel like it's an argument for the benefits of abstract reasoning. I don't think they are saying it'll be like that in the real world, I think they just want to test how you do under adverse conditions.

Stress testing the student's academic prowess, if you will.

New comment by from_memory in "Show HN: ChunkHound, a local-first tool for understanding large codebases"

from_memory — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 03:16:27 +0000

I think the term is "Instrumentalism".