<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: tocs3</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tocs3</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:20:27 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=tocs3" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by tocs3 in "Fields Medals 2026"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Not trying to delving into a deep philosophical question here but...<p>I asked chatgpt to write a poem about my mothers dog a while back. It spit out a poem that my mother likes and keeps around. When asked, I say chatgpt wrote it. If I asked chatgpt for a proof of the Goldbach Conjecture and it spit out a verifiable proof, I think I would go ahead and give chatgpt credit. Not that I think it is likely. It would be more of some ability (like a robot end effector is able to hold an egg) and monkeys at typewriters.<p>Maybe not Fields Medal worthy, but worthy of some credit.</p>
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<p><i>Should we be handing out Fields medal to</i><p>I don't know, maybe. I would not put <i>Clankers</i> on the same level (or category / level of importance) as people but if they produce the work maybe they should get the credit.</p>
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<p>Depending on lots of things I tend to believe that individual consumers would be the last to see any benefit. Profit will go to the producers first and then the distributors and the consumers will keep consuming.</p>
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<p>News:     
    Hacker News<p><pre><code>    AP News

    The Guardian
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Weather:<p><pre><code>    Goes=19 (Southern Planes https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/sector_band.php?sat=G16&sector=sp&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24)

        NWS Forecast for the day for my zip code.

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I do a puzzle at <a href="https://pixelogic.app/daily" rel="nofollow">https://pixelogic.app/daily</a>.</p>
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<p>So, googleplex is useful after all.</p>
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<p><i>in the form of a highly cinematic video.</i><p>It looks "highly cinematic".</p>
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<p>I have seen both stars and satellites from suburbs and some urban areas. They are not very remote. There is a lot to see if you look.  I do not like the light pollution but as it stands it is not the end of star gazing.</p>
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<p>I am wondering the same thing. I was reading a paper yesterday,<p><i>High-yield, green and scalable methods for
producing MOF-303 for water harvesting
from desert air</i><p><a href="https://yaghi.berkeley.edu/pdfPublications/22ScaleUp.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://yaghi.berkeley.edu/pdfPublications/22ScaleUp.pdf</a><p>I might (one day) try to make some. I wonder a little about the useful life span and what sort of downside there would be to making / using this.</p>
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<p>When I see something about seven segment displays I think about one of my favorite YouTube videos.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTB5XhjbgZA&t=18s" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTB5XhjbgZA&t=18s</a></p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/china-rocket-space-reuse-6d695fcad64a101dc3991c1bfa0e7357">https://apnews.com/article/china-rocket-space-reuse-6d695fcad64a101dc3991c1bfa0e7357</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48866195">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48866195</a></p>
<p>Points: 8</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
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<p>An interesting related discussion:<p>Will We Ever Find Alien Civilizations?
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48860916">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48860916</a><p>I listened to the podcast version (and was awake for much of it). There was talk of self-replication probes and if there is intelligent life out there where are the probes swarming all over the place.<p>In addition to the probes out to colonize the galaxy, many of these problems are likely (it seams) to spell trouble for any space economy. It would be interesting to solve some of the  problems (and see real world [solar system] use) of the technologies / techniques.</p>
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<p>Interesting take on things  but I think some of them are being young and not the smartphone or lack of.</p>
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<p>Another source.<p><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01902-0" rel="nofollow">https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01902-0</a><p><i>A blogger known as Student Geng, whose real name is Geng Hongwei</i></p>
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<p>Is there somewhere I can see the accuracy of forecasts? I have for years been wanting to be able to see how accurate my local (and not so local) forecasts are. Sometimes I think about compiling the data myself but it always seems to be an overwhelming  task.. Also, I am not really sure how even to look at it. Has anything like this been done?</p>
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<p>Aren't they about the only game in town?</p>
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<p><i>do you have thoughts on what that looks like? </i><p>There is so much to be done and it is not going to be solved by any one thing. That in mind, something like an independent third party patient advocates / advisors would be great. It is hard to be an informed patient these days, Navigating insurance and paperwork is tough and getting second opinions is sometimes had.</p>
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<p>It is not in the article and I have no data to quote but I would think this would be a good "think of the children" moment.</p>
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<p><i>Well, at least majority gas-powered, as 1064 of its 1250 total horsepower comes from the V-8, with the balance coming from the front electric motor that enables it to leap off the line quicker than the gas-only ZR1.</i><p>It still needed a little electric help.</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mcdonalds-fried-apple-pie-america-250-962c7e82d7d5089bf63b2e7258f1c864">https://apnews.com/article/mcdonalds-fried-apple-pie-america-250-962c7e82d7d5089bf63b2e7258f1c864</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48598050">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48598050</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
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<p>Bob Cratchit had a hard time as a clerk.</p>
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