It’s not becoming the users that are the decision makers. A few CTOs could make decisions based on this
I think it’s fundamentally hard to make tools like that because models can be sensitive to specifics, so dumbing them down is generally not great
Do you think there is room for a resurgence in linear optimization? Linear programming, and even integer linear programming are pretty well solved practically speaking.
I agree with the vibes of your comment, but I have to reply to this: > Unless you’re talking about advanced PR and market manipulation techniques to capture and retain ad revenue Those very much _are_ the goals at those…
> making bigger breakthroughs in AI, apps, self-driving cars Those weren’t really the topics people were interested in at the time (depending on your definition of AI). The shoulders of giants, as they say.
As do high corporate tax rates
What are you basing such a bold prediction on?
>Which line in the FAQ are you making an analogy to? The line about filename shenanigans being disallowed. >A FAQ for the newsgroup is not automatically part of the rules for the challenge. I think it’s completely clear…
>It's easy to show that in practice some bytes are more common than others (because random) I don’t follow. Wouldn’t that be (because not random)
>uniform random strings’ K complexity is only _tightly concentrated around_ the strings’ length plus a machine-dependent constant What is the distribution of the complexity of a string? Is there some Chernof-like bound?
And the FAQ for the bet said that if a team can’t afford to enter the playoffs then the bet is off.
But storing an index for a file of length 2^n takes only n bits, so you need that run of 0’s to be of length n+1 to win
This reminds me of a data compression scheme I came up with once: Treat an n bit file as a polynomial over the finite field with characteristic 2. Now, there are some irreducible polynomials in this field, but many…
One thing you can do, as the other commenter pointed out, is consider entropy of the file. However, this restriction is too much for the purposes of this challenge. We don’t actually need a file with low entropy, in…
I feel like if the FAQ requires not using filename shenanigans then the slight of hand was illegal the whole way.
In what sense is it a manipulation? If I have a billion in cash and spend it all on a stock, that stock price will go up; that’s not manipulation. That’s supply and demand. >Why chose a 'return' method that is only for…
I think it’s kind of up to the investors what is unfair for them.
It’s a way to return money to share holders.
> socialist thinking getting us all closer to WW3 though I would love if you elaborated on that
Threads seems like it was designed by people who want me to be angry. Bluesky seems like it was designed by people who want me to be happy. I notice I stay on threads longer, often thinking “people can’t possibly…
Being derivative isn’t necessarily a bad business strategy as long as you improve on whatever you’re deriving from.
> Newbie, inexperienced developers write complex code. Experienced, seasoned developers write simple code This is a really inaccurate generalization. Maybe you could say something about excess complexity, but all…
Unless you’re taking the stance that free speech as a concept applies only to the government, then it’s definitely not orthogonal. Almost all moderation concerns are obviously restrictions on free speech, it’s just that…
I thought Netflix’s biggest advantage was the quality/salary of its engineers. I think that every time I wait for Paramount+ to restart after its gone black in picture on picture, and yet, I’n still on Paramount+ and…
Under-26yo crowd here who was late to stand up every in person day this week to confirm this tracks
It’s not becoming the users that are the decision makers. A few CTOs could make decisions based on this
I think it’s fundamentally hard to make tools like that because models can be sensitive to specifics, so dumbing them down is generally not great
Do you think there is room for a resurgence in linear optimization? Linear programming, and even integer linear programming are pretty well solved practically speaking.
I agree with the vibes of your comment, but I have to reply to this: > Unless you’re talking about advanced PR and market manipulation techniques to capture and retain ad revenue Those very much _are_ the goals at those…
> making bigger breakthroughs in AI, apps, self-driving cars Those weren’t really the topics people were interested in at the time (depending on your definition of AI). The shoulders of giants, as they say.
As do high corporate tax rates
What are you basing such a bold prediction on?
>Which line in the FAQ are you making an analogy to? The line about filename shenanigans being disallowed. >A FAQ for the newsgroup is not automatically part of the rules for the challenge. I think it’s completely clear…
>It's easy to show that in practice some bytes are more common than others (because random) I don’t follow. Wouldn’t that be (because not random)
>uniform random strings’ K complexity is only _tightly concentrated around_ the strings’ length plus a machine-dependent constant What is the distribution of the complexity of a string? Is there some Chernof-like bound?
And the FAQ for the bet said that if a team can’t afford to enter the playoffs then the bet is off.
But storing an index for a file of length 2^n takes only n bits, so you need that run of 0’s to be of length n+1 to win
This reminds me of a data compression scheme I came up with once: Treat an n bit file as a polynomial over the finite field with characteristic 2. Now, there are some irreducible polynomials in this field, but many…
One thing you can do, as the other commenter pointed out, is consider entropy of the file. However, this restriction is too much for the purposes of this challenge. We don’t actually need a file with low entropy, in…
I feel like if the FAQ requires not using filename shenanigans then the slight of hand was illegal the whole way.
In what sense is it a manipulation? If I have a billion in cash and spend it all on a stock, that stock price will go up; that’s not manipulation. That’s supply and demand. >Why chose a 'return' method that is only for…
I think it’s kind of up to the investors what is unfair for them.
It’s a way to return money to share holders.
> socialist thinking getting us all closer to WW3 though I would love if you elaborated on that
Threads seems like it was designed by people who want me to be angry. Bluesky seems like it was designed by people who want me to be happy. I notice I stay on threads longer, often thinking “people can’t possibly…
Being derivative isn’t necessarily a bad business strategy as long as you improve on whatever you’re deriving from.
> Newbie, inexperienced developers write complex code. Experienced, seasoned developers write simple code This is a really inaccurate generalization. Maybe you could say something about excess complexity, but all…
Unless you’re taking the stance that free speech as a concept applies only to the government, then it’s definitely not orthogonal. Almost all moderation concerns are obviously restrictions on free speech, it’s just that…
I thought Netflix’s biggest advantage was the quality/salary of its engineers. I think that every time I wait for Paramount+ to restart after its gone black in picture on picture, and yet, I’n still on Paramount+ and…
Under-26yo crowd here who was late to stand up every in person day this week to confirm this tracks