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Philpax

8,713karma·1,330submissions·October 1, 2013
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linux users like to have fun too Also, there are plenty of Windows-only games that aren't subject to those practices. Free games, itch.io games, GOG games, etc. There's a big world out there…
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I haven't quite finished reading this yet, but it's really quite interesting! Seeing how entity "components", interactions and relations come for free as a result of logic programm…
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The centered monospace text is quite hard to read on mobile, but reader mode seems to work well. Back to reading it now...
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Her point is that she wants a batteries-included framework that comes with integrated choices for these out of the box, similar to Rails or Phoenix or Laravel, so that you can hit the ground running w…
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You'll never believe what the end of the post says.
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Yes, really. I've found Rust to be the easiest language to use while cognitively impaired (i.e. drunk) because the compiler can maintain all of the invariants that my conscious mind would need to…
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You may be interested in https://without.boats/blog/the-registers-of-rust/ :)…
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I can't imagine someone doing this would be doing it through an official integration; it's much more likely to be a virtual webcam, which is compatible with anything.
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Unfortunately, the kinds of workloads Cell was good at had very little in common with what a web browser, especially of the time, needed. As always, it was a fascinating design incompatible with the n…
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Why use C++? What's the benefit over Rust here?
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Do you know how research and development works?
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They're not hiding anything; they've very clearly described what they've done and how they've done it. They've branded their specific architecture and integration, which allow…
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You're essentially describing Apple Intelligence :-) https://machinelearning.apple.com/research/introducing-apple... (see Model Adaptation)…
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> If the intent was to interoyerate with c++ then not supporting the api is hostile. I have a lot of code using vector, if I have to convert that to arrays then you are hostile and worse that is ne…
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"Hostile" is assigning intent that was not present. C++ ABI integration was and is extremely difficult; you need to be able to fully handle C++ semantics and to target each platform's t…
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They could be video-calling you or using their own pair of glasses with their own avatar. It doesn't necessarily have to be audio-only, especially when it will get easier and easier to do this.
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Being able to see their facial expressions and gestures. The usual reasons.
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To introduce their WinAmp-relevant identity: https://winampplugins.co.uk/
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I think that was the grandposter's sarcastic point.
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Do we really need to have this discussion in every thread about LLMs?
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> Kids are going to be really screwed when the AI output converges into more Markov-chains like bullshit as it's being self-feeding with it's own output, creating something like a big but…
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Have you seen Resonite? That's probably the closest to that today.
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There's been a lot of work in optimising inference speed of SD - SD Turbo, latent consistency models, Hyper-SD, etc. It is very possible to hit these frame rates now.
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They did, SD 1.4
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Aside from the reasons others have provided, a not-insubstantial number of people can't use their mouth: for reasons of disability or other, they cannot produce enough suction with their mouth al…
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Please get therapy.
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I would consider the widely-publicised event not starting for 40 minutes due to technical issues to be a "tech disaster."
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Accounts below a certain threshold of followers are visibility limited for using "cis", yes: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GU1sgbtXwAAPL0P?format=jpg&name=... I belie…
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They, not he.
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