itemize's comments

On: Entropy, a CLI that scans files to find high entro...

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thanks for the search. this is textual entropy however, I am not sure if definition is applicable

[eru → itemize]

Yes, it's not applicable. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropy_(information_theory) for something more applicable.

[hamasho → itemize]

Oh, thanks for pointing out.

On: Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock f...

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not SOL, but you have to jump through one hoop -- you can download apps from other regional store if you make an alternative account.

On: Biden signs TikTok bill into law, starting clock f...

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probably nothing beside more scrutiny at point of sale of the buyers

On: How engineers at Digital Equipment Corp. saved Eth...

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As a barely relevant point,

Using google, I can't find references to the quote (or John Carmack) by searching 'Little tiny steps using local information winds up leading to all the best answers'.

Other search engines seems to do a bit better on retrieving the Wiki article.

What gives, is google really becoming worse?

[foxylad → itemize]

Kagi search shows this HN post, a link to kids encyclopedia page on Carmack, and his Wikipedia page as the first three links.

I started using Kagi last month, and am really enjoying it - it's like Google at it's prime.

[andsoitis → itemize]

> Using google, I can't find references to the quote (or John Carmack) by searching 'Little tiny steps using local information winds up leading to all the best answers'

Mr Carmack references "gradient descent" in interviews[1][2] and his own posts on X[3].

[1] https://dallasinnovates.com/exclusive-qa-john-carmacks-diffe...

[2] https://transcript.lol/read/youtube/@lexfridman/6522e9950331...

[3] https://twitter.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1773391295538442445

[3]

[jen729w → itemize]

The Wikipedia article has a reference to where the quote came from. It’s a podcast, whose audio presumably has not been transcribed and indexed.

https://lexfridman.com/john-carmack/

[Solvency → itemize]

It's been at its worst for like 6 years.

On: Sam Altman got $75M from the University of Michiga...

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basically, univ can run a fund of funds with their endowment

On: Amazon named its “labyrinthine” Prime cancellation...

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Curious, was the improve after the redesign huge?

[semiquaver → itemize]

It’s been a while but I believe we recovered something like 40% of the churn.