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▲ AI Search: The Bitter-Er Lesson (yellow-apartment-148.notion.site)
In an industry-shaking fit of AI prophecy, the latest blog post on "AI Search: The Bitter-Er Lesson" bravely teaches us that every previous lesson we've learned about AI is outdated, like last year's iPhone model. The author, Twitter's favorite armchair philosopher, repackages the same five bullet points AI enthusiasts have been touting since the dawnjosaurus walked the Earth, now with more buzzwords per pixel! 😂 Meanwhile, the comment section erupts into the usual Silicon Valley battle royale, as keyboard warriors argue fiercely over which startup is stealthily leveraging these "groundbreaking" insights to become the next unicorn by adding blockchain somehow. Spoiler: they all agree on everything, while believing they disagree. Utterly enlightening! 🚀👀
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141 points by dwighttk
2024-06-14T18:47:34 |
75 comments
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▲ The sun's magnetic field is about to flip (space.com)
In an apocalyptic frenzy only rivaled by their love of affiliate links, Space.com heralds the flipping of the sun's magnetic field like it's a pancake that might burn if not turned in time. The article, cushioned by the comforting promise that clicking literally anything will help keep the lights on at Space HQ, dives deep into the intricacies of solar physics—a topic clearly grasped by all commenters, as evidenced by their expert discussions ranging from 2012 doomsday predictions to someone's microwave not working when Mercury is in retrograde. Will humanity survive the flip, or will we merely continue to devolve into arguing about astrological signs affecting Wi-Fi signals? Stay tuned to the comments section to find out, but don't forget to click an ad or two – each click might just save us from solar Armageddon. 🌞🔃💸
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234 points by Brajeshwar
2024-06-14T16:48:33 |
102 comments
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▲ Nvidia Warp: A Python framework for high performance GPU simulation and graphics (github.com/nvidia)
Nvidia decides the world needs yet another **Python framework**, because clearly what we were all missing in our lives was more *GPU simulation*. Over at Github, the repository blossoms with Nvidia Warp, a masterstroke to keep caffeinate-eyed devs hooked on pip-installing and stack-overflowing through the twilight hours. Commenters, flexing their GitHub copypasta skills, are brimming with "valuable" feedback, mostly emojis and "looks cool!" proclamations. Everyone's overly excited to have found yet another way to not finish any of their personal projects. 🚀💻
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314 points by jarmitage
2024-06-14T13:28:56 |
84 comments
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▲ Exponentially Better Rotations (thenumb.at)
In today's non-award-winning edition of obscure computational gymnastics, the self-proclaimed wizards at thenumb.at have conjured up a groundbreaking technique called “Exponentially Better Rotations.” Watch in sheer amazement as they reinvent the wheel, only this time, it’s for spinning virtual teapots in 4D. In the comment section, an eclectic congregation of wannabe Pythagorases puzzle over the practical applications, mostly to prove they can still remember that one math class from high school. True innovation, or just another rotation on the merry-go-round of tech jargon? Only time and the next buzzword will tell. 🤯🔄
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73 points by fanf2
2024-06-14T20:42:03 |
10 comments
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▲ Chaos in the medium: Watercolour plotting (amygoodchild.com)
Title: **Robots Steal Yet Another Job: Artist Now Redundant**
In an exhilarating display of missing-the-point, a hobbyist who once enjoyed the tactile, soul-soothing pastime of watercolour painting by hand, decides the process needed less human touch and more binary. Behold the AxiDraw plotter, an emotionless machine bravely splattering watercolours into a semblance of art, at the behest of code. Commenter geniuses rally around their digital campfire, waxing poetic about the "intersection of technology and art," steadfastly ignoring their role in hastening the obsolescence of human warmth in creativity. Who needs a soul when you've got algorithms? 🎨🤖
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58 points by todsacerdoti
2024-06-13T05:14:20 |
5 comments
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▲ I found a 55 year old bug in the first Lunar Lander game (martincmartin.com)
Title: Hacker Discovers Prehistoric Code Blunder, Still Can't Get a Date
In an act of heroic nerdery, a basement-dwelling keyboard warrior has unearthed a 55-year-old bug in the first video game that let armchair astronauts crash pixelated lunar landers instead of social lives. True to form, the comments section quickly filled with aging geeks waxing poetic about code optimization and the glory days of punch cards while casually ignoring any semblance of modern-day relevance. Much fuel was burned debating the semantics of “bug” versus “feature” in a game designed when calculators were the size of microwaves, ultimately proving that gatekeeping obsolescence is still in vogue. 🚀💥👾
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319 points by martincmartin
2024-06-14T12:24:06 |
93 comments
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▲ The borrow checker within (smallcultfollowing.com)
Today on smallcultfollowing.com, the innovation landfill where "half-baked" is a generous description, we explore the world-changing concept of the "borrow checker," a mechanism so profound it warrants its own draft-dodging fan club. Comment sections are ablaze with armchair programmers, all competing for the Gold Medal in Mental Gymnastics as they theorize ways to incorporate this groundbreaking, earth-shattering, totally-not-overhyped idea into their dozen-line JavaScript to-do lists. Critics are lauding the blog for making the inscrutable more mystifying, truly a public service. So, buckle up and prepare to nod sagely without understanding a single thing—like a true software connoisseur! 🚀💻🙃
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73 points by yurivish
2024-06-12T13:00:08 |
4 comments
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▲ H.264 Is Magic (2016) (sidbala.com)
In yet another thrilling exploration of mundane technical realities, an article on sidbala.com proclaims the ~magical properties~ of H.264, a video codec used by literally everything from your cheap smartphone to the high-end drones spying on your backyard. Calling H.264 "ubiquitous" might just win the award for the understatement of the decade. Commenters, in a stunning display of echo chamber expertise, trip over themselves to either explain the codec like they personally hand-wrote the standard, or bash newer codecs because "new=bad." Dive into the world of video compression—where the details are made up and the technical specs don't matter to anyone who doesn't dream in binary.
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132 points by tosh
2024-06-14T14:35:21 |
74 comments
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▲ Start presentations on the second slide (tidyfirst.substack.com)
The acme of cognitive revolution has arrived, heralded not by breakthroughs in AI or human longevity, but by an earth-shattering blog post urging humanity to start PowerPoint presentations on the second slide. High priests of office productivity convene in the comments, each imbued with decades of PowerPoint mundanity, competing to proclaim the most "life-changing" anecdote about skipping the title slide. The collective wisdom peaks as one commenter likens this radical act to the moon landing, inadvertently highlighting the quintessential triviality of modern office life. 🚀📊
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295 points by andyjohnson0
2024-06-14T13:17:11 |
113 comments
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▲ From grep to SPLADE: a journey through semantic search (elicit.com)
Title: From grep to SPLAD(E): The Infinite Whirl of Reinventing the Wheel
In an exhilarating display of redundancy, elicit.com masterfully regurgitates the well-trodden epiphany that search functionality isn't just a weekend hackathon project. Embrace as we unveil the revolutionary idea: searching through data is *hard*. Who knew? Meanwhile, the comment section transforms into a bizarre battleground where self-proclaimed tech savants argue fervently over the merits of grep vs. SPLADE, as if their hot takes could magically simplify computational complexity. Relive the excitement of discovering fire, over and over, without any of the warmth.
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27 points by stuhlmueller
2024-06-13T22:48:19 |
4 comments
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▲ The first 'major lunar standstill' in more than 18 years is about to occur (livescience.com)
Ah, the *major lunar standstill*, a celestial event so profound it occurs only when you've managed to forget the last one. Livescience.com, in a desperate grab at relevance, vows to elucidate this mind-bending phenomenon, also known as "astronomers needed something to talk about." 🌕 Commenters, in a stunning display of ignorance, argue over whether this affects their horoscopes more than their ability to park their cars. Seemingly, no connection is too tenuous when you're trying to sound informed on the internet.
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20 points by belter
2024-06-14T20:11:48 |
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▲ Freenet 2024 – a drop-in decentralized replacement for the web [video] (youtube.com)
In an awe-inspiring display of remedial computer science, a YouTube sage unveils "Freenet 2024," the latest solution for all seven people yearning for a decentralized web. Revel in the avant-garde slideshow, accented by the subtle hum of a dying graphics card, as our visionary prophet predicates the end of centralized services, while conveniently ignoring how you’ll still Google troubleshooting tips on your other tab. Commenters, in a thrilling exhibition of missing the point, are already bickering over which basement is best suited for the server farm needed to run a truly lag-free decentralized Rickroll. Can't wait to watch this revolution be televised on the very platforms it aims to obliterate. 🍿🔮
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72 points by sanity
2024-06-14T00:22:51 |
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▲ Google Ad Tech Antitrust Suit Will Go to Trial, Judge Rules (bloomberg.com)
In an earth-shattering development that surely affects the daily life of every human being on the planet, a judge has decided that Google's ad technology practices might just be shady enough to warrant a trial. Meanwhile, readers of bloomberg.com are briefly distracted from trading cryptocurrency tips to express their expert legal analyses, acquired from numerous episodes of "Suits" and Wikipedia deep dives. Comment sections are ablaze with nuanced debate, ranging from "Google is evil incarnate" to "All corporations are our benevolent overlords."
To continue, please prove you’re a Homo sapiens by deciphering this CAPTCHA, which ironically is easier than understanding any comment logically defending monopolistic ad tech practices. 😉
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25 points by samspenc
2024-06-14T23:18:52 |
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▲ The rise and fall of Koo, India’s once-thriving Twitter alternative (restofworld.org)
Title: Koo: Not Even the Birds Care
In a tragic tail of wild ambition meets harsh reality, eager Mukul joins Koo—the knockout Indian microblogging sensation destined to be X’s biggest nightmare (or so three people thought). Touted proudly as the "Twitter killer," this dynamic $10 startup is already limping on the ropes. The 300-strong band of digital warriors tirelessly revamps homepages no one visits, while Koo's userbase (Mukul’s mom and two guys named Raj) passionately debates the platform's potential in a comment section smaller than a Mumbai studio apartment. 🐦🔇
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21 points by vinnyglennon
2024-06-11T14:58:38 |
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▲ Study finds juvenile dolphins who play together are more successful as adults (phys.org)
In a stunning display of stating the obvious, a groundbreaking study reveals that juvenile dolphins who frolic merrily in the surf tend to be more successful as adults, stunning absolutely nobody who has ever watched literally any animal ever. Meanwhile, on the frontier of Internet expertise, commenters are falling over themselves to equate their childhood playdates with dolphin behavior, because clearly, sharing your toys at age 5 directly correlates with sophisticated marine mammal social structures. Embrace yourself for shockingly insightful gems like, "I always knew playing tag would make me a better person," 🐬. The collective IQ in the comment section threatens to reach the ocean floor.
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49 points by PaulHoule
2024-06-13T14:16:16 |
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▲ Map of forest sounds from around the world (timberfestival.org.uk)
At timberfestival.org.uk, a horde of modern-day Thoreaus armed with microphones instead of transcendental wisdom have taken it upon themselves to "save the trees" by recording their, erm, sounds. The noble project, dubbed as creating a "soundmap," is essentially a mixtape of wind hissing, branches creaking, and the occasional squirrel mishap, destined to inspire city dwellers who think nature is a Spotify playlist. Commenters, in a spectacular display of missing the point, are already debating which forest sounds "best" – because if it's on the internet, it's a competition. Meanwhile, real trees continue not to care about their online popularity. 🌲🎧
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158 points by henry_pulver
2024-06-14T12:11:28 |
18 comments
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▲ The Costco of Housing is Costco? The retailer's plan to use CA housing laws (urbanproxima.com)
In a groundbreaking move that shocks precisely no one, Costco decides to throw its enormous bulk-sized hat into the housing market ring. Because if there's anything more soul-soothing than a hot dog combo after bulk-buying toilet paper, it's surely anchoring your entire economic existence to the same place. Commenters, invigorated by the possibility of receiving reward points on mortgage payments, are already brainstorming how to convert flat-pack furniture into load-bearing walls. The modern serfdom just leveled up, but hey, free samples! 🏠💸
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19 points by vwoolf
2024-06-14T23:12:19 |
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▲ Microsoft to delay release of Recall AI feature on security concerns (reuters.com)
In an unexpected display of caution, Microsoft decides to delay the release of its latest AI intrusion, "Recall AI," due to "security concerns." The tech behemoth apparently realized, miraculously ahead of deployment, that creating a tool capable of scraping your deepest digital thoughts might need a bit more baking time in the privacy oven. Commenters, in their infinite wisdom, oscillate between mourning the delayed opportunity to surrender their last shred of privacy and concocting conspiracy theories that this is just a ploy to embed even more invasive features ("Bill Gates is watching us through our toasters!"). Others plead for a feature that simply recalls their passwords instead of their entire digital life story. 🕵️♂️💻🔒
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151 points by mfiguiere
2024-06-14T04:14:04 |
362 comments
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▲ The challenge of writing a on-demand transcoder (zoriya.dev)
In an earth-shattering burst of commonplace insight, a brave coder at zoriya.dev tackles the Herculean task of writing a transcoder — a feat never conceptualized in the annals of tech before. 🙄 The comments section quickly becomes a battleground where self-proclaimed tech savants duel to the death with ASCII swords over trivial nuances, each more eager than the last to prove their intellectual dominance by dissecting the blatantly obvious. Meanwhile, the actual useful insights into transcoding could comfortably fit on a sticky note, assuming anyone was really paying attention. **True innovation**, indeed.
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23 points by zoriya
2024-06-14T16:55:23 |
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▲ Tracing Intel's Atom Journey: Goldmont Plus (chipsandcheese.com)
In an electrifying display of niche geekery, Chips and Cheese dives into the riveting world of Intel's Atom processor, focusing specifically on the 'Goldmont Plus' architecture—because what the world desperately needed was another microscopic examination of silicon obscurity. Readers, in a valiant effort to prove they've surpassed their introductory I.T. class, engage in a keyboard warrior battle to argue about...you guessed it...micro-optimizations and an insufferable barrage of acronyms. Watch in awe as commentators attempt to one-up each other with tales from their vast experiences (i.e., last night's CPU benchmarking fest), while collectively missing the point that outside their basement labs, the sun is shining. 🌞💾
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28 points by zdw
2024-06-10T21:12:10 |
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