Turkish TV series have been operating on this exact "second screen" logic for decades. They are massive global exports specifically because their 140-minute episodes rely heavily on meaningful stares, flashbacks, and circular dialogue.
They are designed for people ironing or cooking; you can leave the room for twenty minutes and miss absolutely nothing.
Personally, I can't bear them, the constant spoon-feeding is torture if you are actually paying attention, but Netflix is effectively just adopting this proven, low-attention retention strategy.
Human IQ is norm-referenced psychometrics under embodied noise. Calling both “IQ” isn’t harmless, it invites bad policy and building decisions on a false equivalence. Don’t promote it.
> we are inspired by the recent advancements in reinforcement learning (e.g., o1)
It is interesting to see what the future will bring when models incorporate chain of thought approaches and whether o1 will get outperformed by open source models.
Some currencies use more than 2 decimal places. For instance, the currencies of Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, and Tunisia are subdivided into 3 decimals.
This article and many people attempting to analyze this topic (and many others) are missing a key element: "incentives"!
Many developers are more passionate about technology itself – coding, solving complex technical problems, and creating efficient solutions. Their formal rewards (like promotions, bonuses, and recognition) are often tied to technical achievements. If a developer spends 40 hours on customer research, this effort might not be as formally recognized or rewarded as much as a technical achievement like developing a new authentication solution that benefits the entire team.
Shifting this dynamic is not just about encouraging developers to spend more time on product management. It requires a systemic change in how organizations value and reward.
Changing the incentive structure to be more user-centric and less technically focused would significantly impact middle and upper management roles. A shift would challenge the very foundations of their roles and responsibilities, potentially leading to a loss of control and influence.
It's likely that such changes would face subtle yet strong resistance from middle and upper management. These individuals often have significant political power within an organization and a vested interest.
Unification should mean creating a single interface that seamlessly interacts with multiple underlying services without needing custom adaptations for each case.
The issue with allowing for customization is that it leads to fragmentation. This defeats the purpose of having a unified API in the first place.
I'm not sure whether the convenience of unifying leftover common functionalities like authentication outweighs the complexity and reliance introduced by adding another layer to the tech stack.
Fast Twitch Neurons (FTN) - running at nearest user location at $0.125 / 1k neurons
Neurons are a way to measure AI output that always scales down to zero. To give you a sense of what you can accomplish with a thousand neurons, you can: generate 130 LLM responses, 830 image classifications, or 1,250 embeddings.
Who came up with this? This is ridiculous. I understand the underlying issues but would still prefer a metric like seconds of utilization multiplied by the size of worker.
Besides this, the expected pricing doesn't talk about the expected pricing but just the pricing model. Have the feeling that this is not going to be competitive to platforms like Vast.ai
It makes more sense to embed stable diffusion capabilities into well-established image editors such as Gimp, Photoshop, Krita, or Figma, which come with layered, non-destructive functionalities, rather than attempting the opposite approach.
The conventional wisdom around burnout often emphasizes taking a break or pursuing hobbies, and while I'm not against that approach, I'd like to propose a potentially more contentious angle. Consider that burnout might not stem from the sheer volume of work but rather the cognitive load it imposes.
Many of us in the tech industry feel overwhelmed, not necessarily by the actual tasks, but by a lack of clear understanding of what needs to be done or what you have accomplished.
To tackle this, ask yourself precise questions: What are the specific tasks at hand? What have you truly accomplished? What's causing the stress? Identifying and rigorously addressing these underlying stressors might lead to a more fundamental solution to burnout.
Introducing a free (for a limited time) tool to generate SVG logos & icons using text prompts like 'Minimalist mountain logo' or 'Retro game icon.' Simply input your idea, and the tool will craft a crisp, scalable design that's easily editable in Figma. The creative flexibility of the output, running on Stable Diffusion 1.5 (no SDXL yet), is impressive.
I'm considering enhancements such as quantized color tracing and gradient tracing improvements (to reduce speckles), but I'd love to gauge interest first from the HN community.
The generation process is blazing fast at around 3 seconds per image. Your feedback and insights would be invaluable as I continue to develop this tool.