pestatije's comments

On: Blood cells from 80-year-old donor become stem cells with molecular age under 20

[pestatije]

that's plain wrong... selection continues to this day through ability to reproduce, not longevity

On: Blood cells from 80-year-old donor become stem cells with molecular age under 20

[pestatije]

...existing...

On: The economic folly of free buses

[pestatije]

it might not be smart thinking, but every time i see a bus with 2 passengers my unsmart thinking thinks im paying for the driver the petrol and the bus, and if you push me even for the upkeep of the road it drives on

On: Ask HN: As a Democrat in USA, how can you support AI datacenters?

[pestatije]

existing ones or the development of new ones?

On: I Found a $90k Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Google

[pestatije]

welcome to the club

On: A failed initial public offering from Nvidia-backed Firmus

[pestatije]

> run by a man with a criminal record

this doesn't have any consequence nowadays... not in public opinion nor otherwise

On: Programmable pigments: Photochromic nanoparticle inks for rewritable tattoos

[pestatije]

how about allergies?...ive seen recent tatooees and that shit aint good man

[causesothere → pestatije]

Some people have allergies to some inks. You definitely want to check with your artist and check what inks they use before getting a piece. There's still an outside shot that you'll end up with an allergy, which can be made worse with sun exposure.

It's a risk. A very small one. You gotta figure out your tolerance for risk.

On: Study on AI coding agents finds gains "absorbed" by human review "bottleneck."

[pestatije]

easy...rehire dismissed coders and make them reviewers... everyones a winner

On: AI borrowing slows as investors grow wary of debt binge

[pestatije]

its in the title!: investors grow wary of debt

On: When random is not actually random enough

[pestatije]

this is what has always baffled me about statistics...having the opportunity to make things exact, with little effort, it is dismissed just because the small error

[randomNumber7 → pestatije]

It's basic engineering to do what is necessary for solving a problem. Not more.

[account42 → randomNumber7]

Not unless of your definition for "what is neccessary for solving a problem" already includes tolerances for the unforseen.