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### The commenter is wondering about the future of the Merchant of Record feature on lemon squeezy and hopes that it will still be available as it was their favorite aspect of the platform.

### The commenter is expressing concern about the rapid growth of Stripe and how they are acquiring other companies instead of competing with them. They also mention the possibility of regulatory intervention, comparing it to the government breaking up the railroads in the past.

### The commenter is congratulating a company for reaching $1M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) and turning down acquisition offers and Series A term sheets from investors. They admire the company's confidence and decision to find the right partner to continue growing.

### The author of the comment is discussing a model proposed by another individual that categorizes Bayesians into four groups based on their approach to using prior knowledge and their willingness to iterate on their models. The commenter disagrees with this model, particularly the idea that Bayesians do not typically iterate on their models. They argue that in their experience, iteration is seen as necessary and that priors are often uninformative due to the abundance of data. The commenter also mentions that the author, who has

### The commenter reminisces about their college days when professors would debate the merits of Bayesian vs Frequentist approaches. They found an article that explains the differences between the two and introduces a third approach, Pragmatic Bayes. The commenter also recommends a talk by Andrew Gelman on the topic for Data Scientists.

### The commenter expresses their dislike for the idea of being categorized into specific groups or sides in the scientific community. They also criticize the use of inferential philosophy in solving problems in science. They identify themselves as information-theoretic and mention the terms objective Bayesian and frequentist. They argue that the three cultures idea is misleading and does not address the issue of prior specification and interpretation. They suggest formalizing the process instead of using smoke and mirrors. They also play devil's advocate and mention how the pragmatic

### The commenter praises the author for their extensive knowledge of distributed systems and their ability to cover various types of interruptions and failures. They also express interest in using Redis for alternative state and mention their frustration with the lack of bandwidth limits in cloud services.

### The commenter is praising the writer for their excellent writeup and congratulating them on their website. They believe that the writeup is the most impressive aspect and the writer should be proud of it.

### The commenter is referencing a recent post on Hacker News about a topic called "One Million Checkboxes" with a link to the post and the date it was posted. They also mention that the post has received 305 comments as of June 2024.

### The commenter shared a link to an archived webpage and did not provide any additional context or explanation.

### The commenter argues that phone service companies are subject to strict regulations due to past monopolistic behavior or incidents of harm. They also point out that while large tech companies have not caused physical harm, they have attempted to stifle competition and collect personal information for profit. The commenter suggests that the lack of effective regulation in the US allows these companies to engage in practices that would be illegal in other industries.

### The EU has the power to pass laws that prevent gatekeepers and require interoperability, and Apple has the right to not comply and not offer their products in the EU. This does not mean that the EU will not have a tech market, just one without Apple products. It is seen as a victory for the EU, and since Apple is choosing to remove their products instead of following the law, they cannot complain. It is a win-win situation.

### The commenter praises GamersNexus for their coverage of the ongoing issue with Intel's CPUs failing. They provide links to three specific videos from GamersNexus that discuss the problem, including one featuring Wendell from Level1 Techs. The videos cover topics such as oxidation claims, new microcode, benchmark challenges, and Intel's biggest failure in years.

### The commenter shares their experience with receiving emails from MicroCenter, a computer retailer in the USA that caters to gamers and enthusiasts. They mention that the emails always include bundles with both AMD and Intel options, and the most recent one featured an Intel 12th gen CPU. They note that previous emails have featured 13th and 14th gen CPUs, but the latest one did not mention them.

### The commenter is drawing a parallel between the issue being discussed and the Intel Atom C2000 failures, where a specific metal layer caused a clock signal failure after a few years, leading to permanent damage. They mention that Intel had a replacement program for those affected. They also provide links to articles discussing the issue.

### The commenter is amused by the fact that their username may cause OCR bugs in C code. They also find the use of #define to create shortcuts for numbers in the code to be clever and potentially problematic. They provide a link to the source code for others to see.

### The commenter finds the use of computers for fax and figures to be great. They are wondering why the program needs a reply number instead of using Caller ID to send the reply back to the original fax number.

### The commenter shares their experience with living in regions with internet censorship and their idea for a fax-based system for browsing the web as a "last resort." They suggest using a form to fax in a URL and session information, and then receiving the page back to interact with. They also mention the option to use paper and a fax machine if needed. They acknowledge the security concerns with faxes, but still find the idea intriguing and suggest it could be useful for emergency communication.

### The commenter is excited about recent news, but points out that there are other challenges beyond just the math involved. They mention the need for a concise language to connect with modern conformal field theory, understanding the computability of models, and the human factor of convincing existing theorists to adopt this paradigm. This will require a significant effort.

### The commenter is wondering about potential uses of number theory and mentions that Langlands had attempted to apply string theory concepts to it, but it did not yield the desired results in physics.

### The commenter is referencing two previous posts on Hacker News, with links provided, that they enjoyed.

### The commenter shares a link to a webpage that explains color spaces and mentions that the diagrams on the page are interactive 3D graphics, making it more interesting.

### The commenter argues that the common way of plotting chromaticity on a Cartesian grid is misleading because it uses barycentric coordinates. They believe this is due to the influence of institutions, not the author. They suggest that a better way to think about chromaticity diagrams is as a 2D slice of a 3D color space, and that plotting it in an equilateral triangle is more natural. They also mention that this triangle plot helps to understand the intentional design of the color

### The commenter discusses their experience with color management and how they have learned more than they wanted to know about it. They mention a specific version of the chromaticity diagram and how it makes colors missing from their display appear as shades of green. They also mention their experience with red-cyan stereograms and how they had issues with crosstalk between channels. They are currently working on custom printed fabrics and are trying to debug and proof the colors before sending out the order. Overall, the commenter has

### The commenter shares a link to a website that provides a detailed explanation of branch prediction, tracing its history from its earliest implementations.

### The commenter is concerned about the vulnerability of speculative predictors to attacks that can access private data. They question whether steps are being taken to mitigate the impact of these attacks, especially since many common ISAs are vulnerable.

### The commenter reflects on the evolution of technology and how old papers, often overlooked at the time of publication, can become groundbreaking with the advancement of hardware. They use the example of Z-buffers, a technique used in 3D video games, which was initially considered too expensive to implement but is now widely used due to the decrease in memory costs. The commenter provides a link for further information on Z-buffers.

### The commenter is excited about the idea of being able to use an Arc'Teryx branded exoskeleton in their old age to continue enjoying the outdoors. They feel like this concept represents the advancement of technology and gives them a sense of living in the future.

### The commenter finds a new device that can alleviate strain on injured legs or help people stay active for longer periods of time to be very impressive. They believe that if this device can be made affordable, it could have a significant impact on society.

### The commenter is discussing their experience wearing MO/GO, an exoskeleton that gives the appearance of "balloon pants." They mention that while the sensation of wearing the exoskeleton is comfortable, there are no front-facing images available and they believe the aesthetics may need to be refined before it becomes widely used.

### The commenter enjoyed the demonstration and was reminded of a similar animation technique used by TheRujiK and the creatures in the game Spore. They also provided a link to a video showcasing this technique.

### The commenter praises the author's video and offers a suggestion to improve the audio quality by adjusting the microphone placement to avoid popping sounds. They explain that speaking directly into the microphone causes the pops, but moving it to the side will still result in good audio quality. They hope the author will see their comment.

### The commenter praises a video and suggests combining its animation technique with an evolution simulation similar to Karl Sims' Evolved Virtual Creatures project. They provide links to the video and a previous HackerNews discussion on the topic.

### The commenter discusses the challenges of writing a cuBLAS level GEMM kernel using fp16 and competing with cuBLAS kernels that use tensor cores. They mention that the theoretical arithmetic throughput of tensor cores is much higher than fp32 math on the Turing architecture, making the project significantly harder. They also mention the need for efficient data movement through the memory hierarchy and various techniques such as shared memory swizzling and double buffering. The commenter shares their personal experience of attempting to achieve close to cuBL

### The commenter notes that the information being discussed is from the year 2022. They speculate that people are moving away from directly programming in CUDA and towards using tools like Triton. They also mention that they believe people are not solely focused on pure GEMM and are instead using fusion techniques. The commenter references a Triton tutorial that claims its performance is comparable to cuBLAS. They provide a link to the tutorial for reference.

### The commenter is referencing a previous discussion about the feasibility of creating a replacement for CUDA, specifically Nvidia's CuBLAS implementation. They are not knowledgeable enough to determine if this information would be helpful in creating a suitable replacement, but they are curious to hear others' opinions on the matter.

### The commenter is questioning why the ability to right click and highlight has been disabled. They also clarify that their comment is directed towards the post author and can be ignored by others.

### The commenter points out that Mihoyo's games are highly profitable, but they could potentially increase their profits even more by implementing more incentives for players to spend money. They note that most gacha games have pay-to-win elements, but Mihoyo's games only offer a small advantage for having a top-tier team.

### The commenter is questioning the idea that making a game free to play does not negatively impact its design. They are asking for someone to explain this concept to them.

### The commenter shares a link to a paper on "Repulsive Shells" by a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University.

### The commenter enjoyed the unexpected ending and wonders if the algorithm used in the project is capable of real-time processing or if it is only suitable for rendering.

### The commenter is questioning the existence of a standard underwear model, similar to the teapot model, and finds it amusing that there is no logical reason for it to exist. They also mention the inclusion of a butt/hip model at the end, which they appreciate.

### The commenter shares a story about their uncle meeting musician Beefheart after a concert in the 1970s. The uncle offered Beefheart a cigarette, which he ate, leaving the commenter in awe and considering Beefheart to be a unique and impressive individual.

### The commenter has attempted to listen to Beefheart's music multiple times but has never been able to appreciate it. They find it to be lacking in musical skill and instead see it as a band that is embracing their lack of ability. They recall a fan describing the music as chaotic but with each band member playing in a different time signature and key. The commenter finds this to be an accurate description of the music.

### The commenter expresses their love for the topic being discussed and shares some advice from jazz musician Thelonius Monk, as written down by saxophonist Steve Lacy in 1960. They mention that the advice is not as unconventional as that of Captain Beefhart, but still great and unique. They also highlight a quote from Monk about not hating white people. The commenter then shares links to lists of advice for songwriters from other musicians.