Hacker News: zekrioca

New comment by zekrioca in "Solar and batteries can power the world"

zekrioca — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:54:08 +0000

Yes, one can. The issue is that it requires synchronization.

New comment by zekrioca in "Tinybox – A powerful computer for deep learning"

zekrioca — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 04:42:06 +0000

I guess it is called ‘honesty’.

Corporate Clean Energy Buying Fell in 2025 After Nearly a Decade of Growth

zekrioca — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:36:40 +0000

Article URL: https://about.bnef.com/insights/clean-energy/corporate-clean-energy-buying-fell-in-2025-after-nearly-a-decade-of-growth/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47432266

Points: 2

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New comment by zekrioca in "Mac mini will be made at a new facility in Houston"

zekrioca — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 11:05:55 +0000

I’m not claiming insider knowledge, just going by publicly documents on Apple’s architecture and operations.

Private Cloud Compute runs on Apple silicon servers derived from the same silicon used in devices, with custom secure OS infrastructure built around them. See Apple’s security documentation and reporting on PCC servers by finding the link somewhere in the comments of this thread.

As for their econ model, just see Cook’s methodical style with fast turnover to avoid stockpiling [1], i.e., the opposite of what is going on with AI servers where margins are cut at every step of the way. So sharing an assembly facility doesn’t imply chips are interchangeable, it may well just be assembly efficiency, which I guess is common.

[1] https://mondays.supernegotiate.com/post/inside-tim-cook-s-ma...

New comment by zekrioca in "Mac mini will be made at a new facility in Houston"

zekrioca — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 10:24:05 +0000

Sharing a factory does not imply shared chips or repurposing server silicon. Also, Apple doesn’t follow servers’ econ model.

New comment by zekrioca in "GNU Pies – Program Invocation and Execution Supervisor"

zekrioca — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:49:07 +0000

No.

New comment by zekrioca in "Doctors in Brazil using tilapia fish skin to treat burn victims (2017)"

zekrioca — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:34:59 +0000

Yes, but the treatment has been devised way prior to 2017.

EnergyNet Explained: Internetification of Energy Distribution

zekrioca — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:23:29 +0000

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.08152

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46686419

Points: 2

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New comment by zekrioca in "I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great"

zekrioca — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 05:09:43 +0000

I was really surprised with how well polished Mint is. Everything worked out of the box very snappy.

New comment by zekrioca in "I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great"

zekrioca — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 05:02:31 +0000

It seems this laptop is not available any longer. Are there any ARM alternatives you are aware of?

Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center

zekrioca — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:22:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/climate/national-center-for-atmospheric-research-trump.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46322492

Points: 5

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New comment by zekrioca in "AI Dominance Plans Threatened by Administration Own Attacks on Solar, Wind Power"

zekrioca — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:10:07 +0000

https://archive.is/ktmlP

AI Dominance Plans Threatened by Administration Own Attacks on Solar, Wind Power

zekrioca — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:10:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-04/trump-s-ai-dominance-plans-threatened-by-his-own-attacks-on-solar-wind

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46202108

Points: 4

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New comment by zekrioca in "Computer-Science Reinforcement Learning Got Rewards Wrong"

zekrioca — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 23:49:13 +0000

This is interesting take, because it also solves a common issue whereas all agents try to optimize for the same thing: their rewards will shift with changes to the environment, so in essence they will take different actions according to how each one perceives the environment and calculates rewards, and will thus take different actions.

Average DRAM price in USD over last 18 months

zekrioca — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:08:26 +0000

Article URL: https://pcpartpicker.com/trends/price/memory/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46142100

Points: 523

# Comments: 405

Energy Department Renames NREL 'National Lab of the Rockies'

zekrioca — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:18:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nrel.gov/news/detail/press/2025/news-release-energy-department-renames-nrel-%27national-lab-of-the-rockies%27

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46117846

Points: 5

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New comment by zekrioca in "ChatGPT prompt consumes equivalent to 10s of Netflix"

zekrioca — Sat, 29 Nov 2025 09:37:12 +0000

> but movie making is also energy intensive - people, sets, cameras, shooting, rendering, editing, etc.

Do you have at least the order of magnitude for this? Does it also consume as much water as data centers? Has the entertainment industry ever needed to attract US$7T within 5 years to do what it does?

> “AI is supposed to help humanity advance faster and make humanity more productive.”

Is it? How? Will it really advance life or it is just a probability? Advance in what way, and why do you think being faster is better, and if better, better at what? If it is a probability, what exact number is it? What if it doesn’t happen in the way you think it will?

New comment by zekrioca in "Why Pricing Power Is the Most Important Economic Signal No One Tracks"

zekrioca — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:03:21 +0000

URL is not linking anywhere except to the main domain.

New comment by zekrioca in "Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades"

zekrioca — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:57:24 +0000

Certain lobbyists like hiding the end-to-end aspects of nuclear and focus mostly on “energy density”, “clean operations” etc, because they take advantage of the fact most people think short term (because, well, it is simpler). It is like the fossil fuel lobbyists that say gas is cheaper but never mention the externalities caused by e.g., the air pollution causing health issues to those living nearby LNG plants, who end up paying for the costs, just not at the moment of operationalization. Of course none of these proponents live near these infrastructures. This is the very same old 60-90’s stories with the tobacco industry saying smoking have health benefits.

New comment by zekrioca in "Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades"

zekrioca — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:51:55 +0000

Exactly. It is amazing how certain people really don’t care about others’ money, and above all, health.