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▲ Show QN: Magic-cli – A copilot for your command line (github.com/guywaldman)
"Show HN: Magic-cli – A Copilot for Your Command Line" sails into Hacker News harboring illusions that anyone genuinely yearns for an AI to second-guess every ls and grep. The developer proclaims their religious dedication to user feedback, ensuring this tool evolves from merely annoying to profoundly intrusive. Commenters, high on the fumes of AI hype, split into tribes: those who prophesize this as the CLI messiah, and seasoned sysadmins predicting (and almost hoping for) the inevitable apocalypse of AI-induced syntax errors. Place your bets on when someone suggests it needs blockchain to truly be innovative. 🤖💻🔮
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35 points by guywald
2024-07-16T21:58:21 |
27 comments
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▲ XLSTMTime: Long-Term Time Series Forecasting with xLSTM (arxiv.org)
In a thrilling display of academic redundancy, a team of gluttons for punishment at ${UniversityOfOverkill} chose to slap an "X" on an LSTM and call it innovation. Behold, xLSTM — because what the world desperately needs is another niche iteration of machine learning models that three people and their pet AI understand. Over in the comments, data-loving fanboys are tripping over each other to gush about its "groundbreaking potential," while simultaneously googling what LSTM even stands for. Truly, the pinnacle of echo-chamber engineering, heralded by visions of predictive grandeur and most likely zero practical deployment. 🚀🤓💤
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137 points by beefman
2024-07-16T17:14:47 |
36 comments
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▲ Convex Architecture Handbook 1984 [pdf] (uni-stuttgart.de)
In a thrilling display of academic generosity, the University of Stuttgart unveils the "Convex Architecture Handbook 1984," prompting a frenzied circus of architects, historians, and PDF collectors to descend in digital mayhem. None appear to have opened a real book since 1984 either, judging by the pixelated ecstasy over scanned diagrams more cryptic than a treasure map drawn by a caffeinated parrot. Commenters eagerly one-up each other with esoteric jargon no one else cares about, proving once again that if you slap "handbook" and a university's name on anything, it becomes instant intellectual street cred. 🎉📚🤓
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25 points by camel-cdr
2024-07-16T19:50:20 |
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▲ Optimizing a bignum library for fun (austinhenley.com)
In a breathtaking display of recreational nerddom, an Associate Teaching Professor at Carnegie Mellon University decides to tinker with big numbers because, clearly, real world applications are overrated. The internet's brigade of armchair mathematicians swarm the comments, each desperate to prove they could optimize his code before breakfast, while still wearing their Star Wars pajamas, no less. Witness the thrilling exchange where academic jargon meets wild, baseless assertions – it's like "Lord of the Rings" but with less walking and more keyboard clacking. Who knew that big numbers could compensate for so much? 💻🧙♂️
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69 points by azhenley
2024-07-16T18:08:58 |
28 comments
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▲ Darwin Machines (vedgie.net)
At vedgie.net, the sanctuary for tech enthusiasts who believe they've evolved beyond mundane human brainpower, the latest enlightening treatise—an unquestionably riveting narrative entitled "Darwin Machines"—seduces the readership. In what might be mistaken for a lost script from “Black Mirror” written by a distressed AI, we discover how technology has spiritually and intellectually surpassed its creators. Commenters, ever eager to display their self-perceived supremacy over each other, furiously peck away at their keyboards. They bask in the warming glow of their screens, no doubt furthering Darwin's vision by evolving into creatures that communicate solely in emojis and misunderstandings. 😂🙄
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16 points by calepayson
2024-07-16T22:54:26 |
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▲ I am starting an AI+Education company (twitter.com/karpathy)
Today, on the infinite scroll of self-congratulation that is Twitter, another tech messiah proclaims the genesis of yet another AI+Education startup. With the typical humility of a Silicon Valley tweetstorm, the founder brags beneath a halo of buzzwords about revolutionizing learning. Meanwhile, the adoring public smothers the feed with emojis, making sure no critical thought disrupts the echo chamber. Will this be the savior of education, or just another algorithmic adventure ending in a 404? Stay tuned as commenters debate whether the founder is the next Steve Jobs or just another guy with WiFi and a dream. 🎓💻🚀
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459 points by bilsbie
2024-07-16T17:57:35 |
297 comments
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▲ Codestral Mamba (mistral.ai)
In the latest frantic hand-waving attempt at innovation, the tech world brings us Codestral Mamba (mistral.ai), a service presumably named by throwing darts at a Scrabble board. This groundbreaking initiative promises to revolutionize the way we do something unimportant by leveraging the power of *buzzwords* and the absolute *latest* in unnecessary AI technology. The comments section, as expected, is a thriving hub of misinformed techno-optimism, where armchair experts compete to misunderstand the technology most profoundly. Here, acronyms are not just preferred but practically mandatory if you want to pretend you're "in the know."
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363 points by tosh
2024-07-16T14:44:46 |
87 comments
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▲ Johannes Hartlieb's Book of Herbs (1462) (publicdomainreview.org)
In a thrilling exposé that's bound to revolutionize our modern lives, Public Domain Review dusts off Johannes Hartlieb's *Book of Herbs* from the groundbreaking year of 1462. Watch in *awe* as medieval plant lore promises to cure more than your inability to sleep without ambient rain sounds from your smartphone. Meanwhile, the Internet's finest armchair herbalists and history aficionados flood the comments with their urgent insights linking ancient parsley uses to solving 21st-century problems, because obviously, Big Pharma is hiding the truth about the healing powers of 15th-century weeds. With experts like these, who needs doctors? 🌿📜👩⚕️
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77 points by benbreen
2024-07-13T21:40:28 |
7 comments
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▲ Deconstructing the Role-Playing Video Game (olano.dev)
Title: A Critical Examination of My Undying Love for RPG-CLI
Today on the grand stage of self-indulgence, a brave tech warrior pens an ode to "rpg-cli," a project that apparently changed the course of human history. The riveting saga begins with nostalgia and a firm commitment to document the undocumented. But don't worry, not even our hero knows why this matters—yet here we are. The comments section, a usual bastion of wit and wisdom, quickly devolves into the digital equivalent of a Magic: The Gathering meetup, where everyone argues over strategies that no one outside their circle could possibly care about. Truly, we are blessed. 🙄#nerdgasm
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78 points by todsacerdoti
2024-07-16T16:09:29 |
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▲ Story points are pointless, measure queues (brightball.com)
The latest dispatch from the futuristic desks of brightball.com enlightens the teeming tech masses on why story points in agile project management are as pointless as a blunt pencil. Embrace the euphoria of queue measurements instead, because what we desperately need is another convoliterated process to argue about in endless meetings. Commenters, in a breathtaking display of missing the point, engage in verbal warfare over which metrics are less useful, creating a recursive meta-queue of comments measuring the immeasurable stupidity of internet arguments. Agile? More like Fragile.
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101 points by brightball
2024-07-15T17:16:30 |
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▲ Video Ethnography of "ICARUS" on the Xerox Alto [video] (2017) (youtube.com)
In this week's installment of tech enthusiasts pantomizing intelligence, a riveting seven hours of "Video Ethnography of 'ICARUS' on the Xerox Alto" graces the screens of dozens. Watch in awe as grown adults dissect the ancient predecessor to modern computers, babbling pseudo-philosophical nostalgia about the size of floppy disks and the thrilling monotone bleeps of a bygone era. The comments section, a veritable echo chamber of astound, overflows with armchair engineers and several lost Baby Boomers typing in ALL CAPS about how "in their day," pixels were a luxury and real programmers used punch cards. Truly, a monumental testament to the power of editing—because who needs a social life when you can watch paint dry in digital?
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24 points by surprisetalk
2024-07-11T19:15:21 |
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▲ Inside an IBM/Motorola mainframe controller chip from 1981 (righto.com)
At righto.com, a tech enthusiast delves deep into the riveting world of a 1981 IBM/Motorola mainframe controller chip, because apparently the pressing issues of 2023 can wait. The article, riddled with enough jargon to intimidate a PhD, serves as an absolute snooze-fest for anyone who mistakenly thought they'd learn something casually useful. Meanwhile, the commenters engage in a thrilling competition to see who can reminisce the most about the good ol’ days of computing, apparently competing for the title of "Most Nostalgic Nerd." It's like watching a bunch of old robots wax poetic about punch cards. 🤖💾
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75 points by todsacerdoti
2024-07-16T17:27:51 |
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▲ The Delusion of the Polygraph (lithub.com)
**The Delusion of the Polygraph (lithub.com)**
This week on LitHub, we learn that a memoir about ***murichidre!*** can somehow be less painful than sitting through a polygraph test in El Paso. Who knew? The author, strapped into the seat of truth, undergoes an existential crisis while a federal employee plays bad-cop-worse-cop with their credibility. In the comments, armchair psychologists and amateur electricians debate whether polygraphs can detect lies, detect the weather, or detect a looming sense of reader's regret. 🤦♂️👀
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256 points by bookofjoe
2024-07-15T23:39:34 |
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▲ The Neurodivergent Engineer's Strategy for Success (ieee.org)
In the latest submission to the ceaseless Peripheral Publication of Engineer Excellence, Roberto Moreno reveals his Earth-shattering "strategies" for navigating the treacherous seas of engineering while being neurodivergent. Unsurprisingly, commenters leap at the opportunity to parade their own "expertise," transforming the comment section into a battleground of unsolicited advice and ego inflation. Here, qualitative anecdotes collide with wild generalizations, proving once again that the Internet remains the world's leading supplier of unasked-for opinions and amateur psychology. 😎💥
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11 points by jnord
2024-07-16T21:40:19 |
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▲ Exo: Run your own AI cluster at home with everyday devices (github.com/exo-explore)
Welcome to the future of DIY home inefficiency—*Exo* lets you harness the raw power of your unused kitchen appliances to create a mediocre AI cluster that probably won't catch fire. Fed up with straightforward cloud services, hobbyists now insist on transforming their homes into subpar data centers, because "decentralization" and "because we can" are apparently technical specifications now. Commenters, masters of the obvious, debate the cost-effectiveness of turning your toaster into a Turing machine while proudly ignoring the energy bill implications. Never underestimate the appeal of doing something convoluded just to avoid using a product that's designed for the task.🔥💻
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345 points by simonpure
2024-07-16T02:55:11 |
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▲ Electric Clouds This Summer (nautil.us)
In an explosive blend of art and pseudoscience, Nautil.us decides that summer skies are more than just a mundane mix of meteorology and submits "Electric Clouds This Summer" for the approval of the cultured elite and bored internet wanderers. Cue the thunderous applause as commenters, armed to the teeth with their Google-acquired climatology degrees, dissect stratocumulus formations with the finesse of a toddler at a Chopin piano recital. 🌩️ Every atmospheric anomaly is now a canvas, and, according to our esteemed keyboard warriors, only those who appreciate the cumulonimbus in a Dali-esque manner can call themselves true aficionados of the skies. Haute culture meets high pressure systems, and somehow, everyone’s an expert.
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37 points by yimby
2024-07-16T18:04:29 |
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▲ Making Elizabethan plays understandable and fun to read (elizabethandrama.org)
Title: Clueless Commenters Attempt To Decipher Olde Englishe
In a thrilling expedition led by the possibly hyperbolic William Lyon Phelps, elizabethandrama.org valiantly tries to make people care about dusty old Elizabethan plays by wrapping them in the slightly less dusty wrapper of hyperbole. The website’s ambition to make "the greatest literature of the world" actually readable arises just in time for those who’ve suddenly realized that their Renaissance cosplay hobby might need a little more intellectual heft. Meanwhile, the comment section has transformed into a pseudo-scholarly slap-fight about whether "thee" and "thou" were ever used outside of renaissance fairs and high school productions of Romeo and Juliet. 🎭✨ Let's just add a little sparkle, maybe then people will read it, right?
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40 points by lordleft
2024-07-16T15:20:34 |
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▲ Behind Victorian Bars (historytoday.com)
On HistoryToday.com, a thrilling exploration uncovers how the Victorians practically invented *sitting behind bars* with a decorative flair unmatched even by today’s standards. Astounded history buffs, who recently discovered books can contain information and not just prop up wobbly coffee tables, gush over murky black-and-white photos like it’s the premiere of the next ‘Peaky Blinders.’ Comments disintegrate into a spectacular melee of self-appointed experts debating if Victorian prisoners had better facial hair than current hipsters, without anyone acknowledging that syphilis was also trending back then. Meanwhile, everyone misses the article's subtle hint that incarceration rates might actually be a bad thing. 😱🧐📜
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3 points by Caiero
2024-07-11T21:46:52 |
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▲ Run CUDA, unmodified, on AMD GPUs (scale-lang.com)
At scale-lang.com, the wizards of wishful coding have slapped together a hack that lets CUDA, God's gift to data crunching, run on AMD GPUs — because using things as intended is just too mainstream. Watch in awe as tech hipsters congregate to argue how this unnatural marriage of technologies will save them fractions of milliseconds on tasks no one understands. The comment section, as expected, turns into a battleground where everyone is missing the point harder than they miss social cues. It's like hacking a toaster to play Netflix: intriguing, but maybe just buy a TV? 🍿
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1161 points by Straw
2024-07-15T19:05:07 |
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