Lead Engineer and educator. Interested in game engine code, physics engines, and artificial intelligence. Opinions are my own. No longer on this website.
Melbourne, Victoria - he/him
Joined June 2010
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Vikram Saran retweeted
once again i am begging people to understand that chatGPT and its ilk do not ever understand anything
they only know "these things often appear with these other things"
the model makes things that sound right. it does not know what 'right' is
Vikram Saran retweeted
Matrix multiplication is not easy to understand.
Even looking at the definition used to make me sweat, let alone trying to comprehend the pattern. Yet, there is a stunningly simple explanation behind it.
Let's pull back the curtain!
Vikram Saran retweeted
🙌 THE 4 DAY WORK WEEK HAS HIT IRELAND WITH ASTONISHING RESULTS. 🙌
The Irish Findings are as follows:
• 100% of the companies involved are continuing with the 4-Day work week ➡
• 85% of companies which reported data on revenue reported growth in revenue 📈 (1/X)
Vikram Saran retweeted
As the only journo in the state that got the election result right, I'm gonna give away my trade secret: I live here and it was obvious.
Vikram Saran retweeted
Definitely the future of television I had in mind was me having to google every movie I want to watch to see if it’s currently in one of its one-month windows on any of the seven streaming services I pay for. This is way easier than buying a DVD. I love it.
Vikram Saran retweeted
We say we don't have a dress code in tech and we pretend to have an inclusive culture but in fact we do and this dress code and culture disproportionately affects women.
Vikram Saran retweeted
I studied abroad in New York.
In the US, I discovered an ancient art of living.
10 ideas to find balance in life:
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Vikram Saran retweeted
The lengths the Coalition are prepared to go against Djokovic, citing his anti vax views, are in STARK contrast to its tolerance for far more overt expressions of anti vax views among its own MPs. Profound hypocrisy in the hope of political advantage. Whatever your stance…
Vikram Saran retweeted
New, very strong, meta-analysis published on 81 studies estimating #LongCovid prevalence!
Key findings:
32% of patients have fatigue at 12 weeks, 31% at 6+ months
22% have cognitive impairment at 12 weeks, 21% at 6+ months
Lots of additional info:
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sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
BTFO Elon, hope he ponies up...
This hunger crisis is urgent, unprecedented, AND avoidable. @elonmusk, you asked for a clear plan & open books. Here it is! We're ready to talk with you - and anyone else - who is serious about saving lives. The ask is $6.6B to avert famine in 2022: wfp.org/appeal-billionaires-…
Oof. @terrycrews just lost a pile of respect for that @amazon ad. It would be one thing to advertise for a product or service, but to try and advertise how great their working conditions are??
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