Hacker News: temporalparts

New comment by temporalparts in "AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Japan's top court rules"

temporalparts — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:53:18 +0000

This may surprise extreme altruists but there are people who genuinely care about profit motives and are only willing to make the world a better place at a price. I don't see software engineers in advertising and finance quitting their jobs en-masse to work for teach for america, doctors without borders, etc.

Also, the bulk of the cost of manufacturing a drug lives in the scientific & engineering exploration space, which we should incentivize.

New comment by temporalparts in "Ask HN: What's your experience working on software for science?"

temporalparts — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:43:55 +0000

Would love to learn more! What did you work on (even vertical: chemistry, medicine, materials, physics, cosmology, etc.), notable stories?

Ask HN: What's your experience working on software for science?

temporalparts — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:29:49 +0000

Hi HN!

I'm giving an invited talk at APS March Meeting next week about the importance of software for progressing science. I have deep personal experiences, but I'd love to hear from this community!

Have you worked on scientific software? What was your experience? What went well? What went sideways? What advice do you have for others trying to make an impact?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47351043

Points: 4

# Comments: 5

The AGI Race is an All-Pay Auction. That's why "over‑investment" is rational

temporalparts — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:55:03 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.cal.vin/p/the-agi-race-is-an-allpay-auction

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45763833

Points: 8

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Ru and W isotope systematics in ocean island basalts reveals core leakage

temporalparts — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 00:27:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09003-0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44154873

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

New comment by temporalparts in "US Copyright Office found AI companies breach copyright. Its boss was fired"

temporalparts — Wed, 14 May 2025 14:17:40 +0000

I'm not an expert, but I thought fan art that people try to monetize in some form is explicitly illegal unless it's protected by parody, and any non commercial "violations" of copyright is totally legal. Disney can't stop me from drawing Mickey in the privacy of my own house, just monetizing/getting famous off of them.

New comment by temporalparts in "US Copyright Office found AI companies breach copyright. Its boss was fired"

temporalparts — Mon, 12 May 2025 15:26:35 +0000

The problem isn't that people aren't aware that the scale and magnitude differences are large and significant.

It's that the space of intellectual property LAW does not handle the robust capabilities of LLMs. Legislators NEED to pass laws to reflect the new realities or else all prior case law relies on human analogies which fail in the obvious ways you alluded to.

If there was no law governing the use of death stars and mass murder, and the only legal analogy is to environmental damage, then the only crime the legal system can ascribe is mass environmental damage.

OpenAI exec leaves to found materials science startup

temporalparts — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:24:51 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/17/openai-exec-leaves-to-found-materials-science-startup/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43399822

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by temporalparts in "Huawei launches $3,660 trifold phone"

temporalparts — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 11:55:37 +0000

I saw an old man yesterday use a foldable for the larger screen for larger fonts. Maybe he was a hardcore tech enthusiasts, but larger screens is an important use case for many.

New comment by temporalparts in "Complex dynamics require complex solutions"

temporalparts — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 20:32:34 +0000

I think Terrance makes a great general point in general, but the specific claim is not always true: complex dynamics can arise from simple initial conditions, therefore, simple changes could resolve those complex dynamics.

Show HN: 2025 = sum(I^3) for I = 0..9

temporalparts — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 22:50:46 +0000

This year's number is kinda fun:

2025 = 0^3 + 1^3 + 2^3 + 3^3 + 4^3 + 5^3 + 6^3 + 7^3 + 8^3 + 9^3

Which is equivalent to:

2025 = (0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9) ^ 2 = 45 ^ 2

Next time this will happen is 1000 years from now, in 3025. See y'all then!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42569968

Points: 12

# Comments: 3

New comment by temporalparts in "The business of gutting failed Bay Area tech companies"

temporalparts — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 16:23:29 +0000

Which one would you recommend for the greater Boston area?

New comment by temporalparts in "Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada"

temporalparts — Thu, 07 Nov 2024 03:47:52 +0000

This can't be a serious question.

US Government likes US Government control because it's themselves.

They don't want an adversary to have control. Is the distinction not obvious??

The rational take on Founder Mode

temporalparts — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:49:46 +0000

Article URL: https://li.cal.vin/p/the-rational-take-on-founder-mode

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41659050

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by temporalparts in "Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in Lebanon"

temporalparts — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 02:20:17 +0000

I know there is a documented case of a non-involved person getting injured, but do you have evidence that this attack was not 99% effective? The attack vector was the device specifically used only by involved people.

New comment by temporalparts in "Poetry was an official Olympic event"

temporalparts — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:00:48 +0000

I mean, we have pistol, which is a smol cannon shooting.

New comment by temporalparts in "Google loses antitrust suit over search deals on phones"

temporalparts — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 05:35:07 +0000

I think the important argument for^1 is that this prevents other search engine from bidding on the slot. It certainly would be an issue for Google if Apple products defaulted to Bing.

OpenAI removes AI safety leader Mądry, a onetime ally of CEO Altman

temporalparts — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:46:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-removes-ai-safety-leader-m-dry-a-onetime-ally-of-ceo-altman

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41050631

Points: 41

# Comments: 7

New comment by temporalparts in "Google-Wiz deal fizzles out, company will pursue IPO"

temporalparts — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 05:18:07 +0000

I think there's some behind the scenes drama. It takes a LOT of time and investment from both sides to build up to a $23B offer. I wonder if there was something some Alphabet exec did to piss off the founders. Or Wiz was stringing Alphabet along to hype up the IPO.

New comment by temporalparts in "Canada imposes 5% tax on streaming to fund local news, diverse content"

temporalparts — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:59:30 +0000

I can't tell if people in this thread are negative about taxes or negative about funding local news, which is crucial for a robust democracy.