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[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is this opinion piece implying that quantum computing researchers should stop researching because current quantum computers are currently less than proof of concept? Is technology supposed to be fully mature from the beginning?

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

I don't think this is matter of mathematics, it is difficult to define what "software only running on desired machine" is. Like, do you permit functionally equal software with different code? With painstaking effort, functionality should be approximated fairly close (although idk what that means in mathematical context) On the other hand, requiring exact code is likely not what they want.

Cryptographic guarantee requires mathematical specification, which seems ill-fit in this scenario.

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 days ago (5 children)

The article seems to be saying that Microsoft is losing favor of investors, not that they began losing money or something.

Don't get me wrong, I would love Microslop to fall down, but.. I do not get how failing to satisfy finicky slop-loving investors is "death to Microsoft".

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I learned that QC can be used for general search problems, so it could get used for more efficient web browsing, etc. But those are relatively more difficult tasks, I guess.

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Huh, interesting that pop could be realized this time.

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was like, why aren't you publishing it to a conference/journal if it is good? Then realized that you are doing exactly that. Kudos for the work, looking forward to the progress!

 

Why should Monday return every week? Weekends are so short, I want to rest and also do some meaningful things, but there are not enough time for all that.

Can anyone stop time in weekends, please?

I just ended up spending whole weekend sleeping and watching a few game videos, could not do anything productive. It sucks so much that I don't have energy and time to do anything I want..

I don't like how my life is: work, sleep, work, sleep, ad infinitum. Maybe that's all that's allowed for dumb and lazy me..

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Thank goodness I decided not to venture in those links. I hate people with agendas to manipulate others.

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 53 points 3 weeks ago (10 children)

I don't think Signal trusts the AWS server either, that's the point of E2EE encryption.

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

I am realizing I were only good at tests.. So sad that I am one of the dumbest and just managed to fool some people with grades. But that does not help with real life.

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago

It really looks like this is getting to the end. Somewhat paradoxically, I am on the edge on the issue, nearly being forced to join the LLM hype. I think this is the indicator.

Gotta see what remains after bubble pops.

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 weeks ago

It lists no alternative to actual(-budget) :( I don't have time to create my own alternative, maybe I should go back to spreadsheets?

 

Updated my actual-budget container today, and met with authentication failure - I am locked out of my budgets.

I turned to the github repo for troubleshoot, and.. Noticed that their commits are pretty much dominated by AI now.

At least they seem to be being up-front about their AI usage by tagging commits with the tag, but it still feels icky to me.

(As a 'bonus', their only support channel is on discord - but I guess that's the norm for many open-source projects.)

Is this fact of life now? Are most projects being written and managed by LLM nowadays? Not sure I can trust the projects nowadays.

Is there alternative budget app which does not involve LLM?

[–] someacnt@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Since reward system does not work for me, instead I punish myself whenever I could not finish tasks in time. I do not deserve any rewards anyway. Dunno why I feel so miserable...

 

I fear that nuclear war could be happening soon..

Global tensions seem to be rising, and superpowers are allowed to be more and more reckless. It feels like the third world war is imminent, a nuclear war which would end everything.

I am so scared.. I am so paralyzed to do anything now. Am I overreacting? Also, what should I be doing?

 

I have been getting monitor tearing time to time, even with windows. It wasn't occurring often, and I could fix it by turning the monitor off and on, so I have been sleeping on it.

A few days ago, it began tearing like crazy, and it happens after turning the monitor on for a few minutes. It came to the point where the computer is nearly unusable, so I want to solve the issue once and for all.

How do I go with resolving a monitor tearing issue? Or, is it the faulty monitor? The issue also happens on Windows, after all..

 

https://sh.itjust.works/post/49182958

Soo.. I succumbed to my urge and shorted Nasdaq (was too scared to short Nvidia).

I wished it would go down in breakneck speed, but it has only whimpered so far. Still, it seems to be showing head-and-shoulders / double top pattern, and the pricing looks like it is trailing down.

Indeed, you never know until it truly bursts, though. I wonder what to do with my shorts.

 

This is only a subjective feeling and I do not have substantiated reasoning behind it, but it does feel like the bubble began bursting.

More and more people admitting that it is a bubble, even among the insiders and financial institutions.

We also got some infographic that AI companies are propping each other up. Not really indicative of anything, but it adds to the feeling.

Also idk, the pattern on the stock market looks like the top is in. Ironically, I am relying in this signal the most. Just wanted to post that.

 

I guess I can introduce stop-loss and other cautionary measures to prevent snowballing loss, but shorting is shorting.. Wonder if I could resist the urge.

 

I got this comment as a reply to my post:

You can get a job and do your math, too.
Other people do more with less, why can't you?
Answer:
spoilerGreed and entitlement.

I feel quite offended, that I have to care about someone else who "do more with less". What does it have to do with greed? I do not get the thought process behind it.

I wonder if I am overreacting. I would feel better if they just said to get a job, but it felt more like they are trying to make fun of me.

EDIT: Thanks everyone for thoughtful replies! Now I feel a lot better - I was in very bad mood when I got the reply above, so I felt even more attacked. Still, I should learn to not get overly offended like this.

 

I am in the field of applied math, and it took me 6 months to produce a paper. And now, I am out of ideas for new papers.

What should I do? How do I even continue? This is sooo difficult..

 

I want to make an alt to post on my expertise, so I want a nice instance to create the new acnt in. Which do you guys recommend? I heard good words about piefed, but not sure I would make the jump, and dont know what the consequences would be.

 

I saw a post about how nerds are resistant to advertising, which is bs imo considering how obsessed many nerds to products. But then, I do not seem to get affected - I usually do not desire to buy a product, and only seek out what to buy when needed.

That is, I feel like adverts do not work on me. Is this an illusion? Or maybe, is it that many adverts are made to appeal to neurotypicals?

 

Just finished watching Severance 2, the Apple TV series about severance protocols. Although I liked the ending being left vague, the other parts felt rather lacking.

I can't give a specific examples, but it was like they were overly complicating the dialogue, which was presumably to appear meaningful and in depth. This also falls flat because it is so hard to follow, and whenever you follow, you realize it is shallower than expected. I could not find true deep meanings other than ice cold corporates stuff. Also, parts like switching to sudden outdoor scenes was so sudden and it seemed to rather harm the narrative.

Did I miss important details and symbolism to understand the show?

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