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New comment by rusticpenn in "Why This Computer Scientist Says All Cryptocurrency Should "Die in a Fire" (2022)"

rusticpenn — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:34:42 +0000

I dislike crypto as much as the next guy but, the normal currencies are not very different.

New comment by rusticpenn in "What happens when coding agents stop feeling like dialup?"

rusticpenn — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:54:15 +0000

It depends on how much you want the LLM to do. I personally work on function level and can easily verify if it works with a look and few tests.

New comment by rusticpenn in "Building better AI tools"

rusticpenn — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 12:00:20 +0000

The whole field of metaheuristic algorithms rests on a similar idea. a lot of stupid "agents" finding a good solution. by metaheuristics i mean genetic algorithms, PSO, ACO etc.

New comment by rusticpenn in "GlobalFoundries to Acquire MIPS"

rusticpenn — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:18:12 +0000

They signed a contract with IBM to manufacture their chips at 7nm (and reneged).

New comment by rusticpenn in "GlobalFoundries to Acquire MIPS"

rusticpenn — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:16:08 +0000

Yeah and IBM had to move their designs in the last minute from GF to Samsung. I have heard that the Samsung process was much better and the tech transfer was easier than expected.

New comment by rusticpenn in "AI more likely to create 'yes-men on servers' than any scientific breakthroughs"

rusticpenn — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 07:45:07 +0000

Using Neural nets, Deep Learning in pharma is not something new. Naturally LLMs are different. You should look into personalized medicine.

New comment by rusticpenn in "ChatGPT's enterprise success against Copilot fuels OpenAI/Microsoft rivalry"

rusticpenn — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 07:29:42 +0000

Thats WatsonX for you now.

New comment by rusticpenn in "Ask HN: How to get rid of Gemini?"

rusticpenn — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:03:25 +0000

I use Ecosia and it feels much better to me.

New comment by rusticpenn in "Plants hear their pollinators, and produce sweet nectar in response"

rusticpenn — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:26:21 +0000

That is a leap, but its could be approached with open mind. We have learnt a lot in the last few decades that would have sounded like fantasy to someone 100 years ago.

New comment by rusticpenn in "My AI skeptic friends are all nuts"

rusticpenn — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 07:05:32 +0000

It will have benefits for people who own them or can afford them. It will drastically reduce jobs and make people poorer, while the rich become richer. The economical effect of the technology will be like a "nuke" on the economy.

New comment by rusticpenn in "Ask HN: With trust in Firefox gone, is Chrome-ish the only option?"

rusticpenn — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:45:06 +0000

I have been out of the loop, what happened with Firefox?

New comment by rusticpenn in "All Kindles can now be jailbroken"

rusticpenn — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:45:35 +0000

Is remarkable 2 a good ebook reader?

New comment by rusticpenn in "How did human butts evolve to look that way?"

rusticpenn — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:04:34 +0000

Birds knee joints are human ankle joints.

New comment by rusticpenn in "ChatGPT Pro"

rusticpenn — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 19:45:19 +0000

I use llms to do most of my dunki work.

New comment by rusticpenn in "$8k Suzuki from India received a 5-star crash test rating"

rusticpenn — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:05:29 +0000

2.2m wide, In almost all road construction spots, the left lane is mostly only 2.2m wide. This is also the width measured in many small streets with cars parked on both sides.

New comment by rusticpenn in "$8k Suzuki from India received a 5-star crash test rating"

rusticpenn — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:40:52 +0000

The roads, weather, driving habits etc in India play a role.

New comment by rusticpenn in "19th century lions preyed on humans and giraffes"

rusticpenn — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:58:17 +0000

They can kill a fully grown Lion with a kick

New comment by rusticpenn in "iPhone 16 is much easier to repair"

rusticpenn — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:36:25 +0000

As someone who has switched from Android to IOS and pretty happy with it. I do not want to connect my phone with an external display. I have my laptop or desktop at home for that. I do not want to work or think about work when these devices are not accesible for me.

New comment by rusticpenn in "Why to Not Write a Book"

rusticpenn — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:29:15 +0000

I am talking about these for example

The Caves of Steel (1954) - first Robot series/R. Daneel Olivaw novel

The Naked Sun (1957) - second Robot series/R. Daneel Olivaw novel

"Mirror Image" (1972) - short story about R. Daneel Olivaw and detective Elijah Baley

The Robots of Dawn (1983) - third Robot series/R. Daneel Olivaw novel Robots and Empire (1985) - fourth Robot series/R. Daneel Olivaw novel

New comment by rusticpenn in "Why to Not Write a Book"

rusticpenn — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:44:03 +0000

Are you being sarcastic? The Robot novels are basically crime novels with robots...