Chruesimuesi 7 months ago • 100%
Recently, many companies, including Apple, have changed their minds about making self-driving cars because they realized it's harder and might not make as much money as they thought.
This change means they're not rushing to make these cars anymore, leaving the job to specific companies like Waymo, Zoox/Amazon, and some in China, who might take their time but still aim to make money from it eventually.
Apple has decided to terminate its decade-long initiative to develop an electric car, shocking the nearly 2,000 employees involved in the project. The cancellation was announced internally by COO Jeff Williams and VP Kevin Lynch, who indicated that the project, known as Project Titan, would be winding down. Many team members from the Special Projects Group (SPG) will be relocated to the artificial intelligence division to work on generative AI projects, under the leadership of executive John Giannandrea. While some hardware engineers and vehicle designers may have the opportunity to transition to other roles within Apple, there will be layoffs, although the exact number is uncertain. This decision marks the end of a highly ambitious and costly venture for Apple, moving away from entering the automotive industry.
Only one year after 1M miles on public roads Waymo reaches 10M and 1M in paid trips
In 2023, residential property prices in Switzerland continued to increase, though the growth rate slowed due to interest rate hikes. The Swiss Real Estate Institute's analysis, based on actual sales prices from the Swiss Real Estate Data Pool, found that: 1. Single-family homes saw an average price increase of 3.6%, outpacing the general inflation rate of 2.1%. Flats, however, only experienced a slight price increase of 0.4%. 2. Central Switzerland had the most expensive detached houses, averaging CHF 1.64 million, a 5.1% increase from 2022. Zurich was the second most expensive region. 3. The largest price increases were in Eastern Switzerland (8.2%) and Ticino (6.7%). This is attributed to a catch-up effect and relatively more affordable financing options in these regions. 4. Bern and Solothurn were the only regions with declining prices, with a 2.1% decrease and the lowest average selling price for single-family homes at CHF 920,000. 5. In the flat market, Zurich overtook Central Switzerland with an average price increase of 1.8% to CHF 1.14 million. Bern and Solothurn saw the most significant decrease in flat prices, dropping by 8.8%. 6. The municipality of Erlenbach in the canton of Zurich had the highest average price for detached houses at CHF 5.16 million. Overall, the Swiss residential property market showed varied trends across different regions and types of properties, with some areas experiencing significant price increases while others saw declines.
The article discusses the Adam optimizer, a popular algorithm in deep learning known for its efficiency in adjusting learning rates for different parameters. Unlike other optimizers like SGD or Adagrad, Adam dynamically changes its step size based on the complexity of the problem, analogous to adjusting stride in varying terrains. This ability to adapt makes it effective in quickly finding the minimum loss in machine learning tasks, a key reason for its popularity in winning Kaggle competitions and among those seeking a deeper understanding of optimizer mechanics.
Buffalo is where Waymo is doing winter testing. ls Waymo testing new sensors designed to do better in winter weather?
Chruesimuesi 8 months ago • 50%
Thanks 😊
Chruesimuesi 8 months ago • 96%
I'm sorry to hear about your difficult experience and the impact it's had on you. It's obvious that this situation left a deep scar on your soul, and I applaud you for seeking therapy and getting sober.
I, personally don't know you nor her, nor was I present when all this happened but I think it's important to remind yourself that there are always two sides to a story. While your intentions may have been innocent, her perception of the interactions might have been different. It's possible that what felt like friendly conversation to you was perceived as uncomfortable or intrusive to her. This doesn't necessarily make anyone the "bad guy" – it's just a reminder of how complex human interactions can be and how two people can interpret the same situation very differently.
Regarding your self-perception and fear about future relationships, it's crucial to understand that one incident doesn't define who you are or dictate your future. People grow and change, especially when they actively work on themselves as you have. Being sober and in therapy are important steps towards understanding yourself and learning how to build healthy relationships.
Regarding how she chose to handle the situation, it's important to acknowledge that her actions, whether perceived as right or wrong, are beyond your control. While it's possible that her intentions were not entirely good-hearted, focusing on this aspect might not be constructive for your own healing journey. You cannot change her actions or her perception of the events, only how you respond and learn from the experience. This is part of accepting the past and focusing on your own growth and future.
I want to stress, that self-forgiveness is a vital part of healing. Continually hating yourself for past mistakes is not productive. Recognizing your growth and the efforts you've made to improve is important. You're not the person you were six years ago.
Finally let me tell you that everyone deserves love and the chance to enter into a healthy relationship. This experience doesn't change that. I highly recommend discussing your feelings with your therapist, who can provide more personalized guidance and support.
And as last two cents: remember, growth often comes from challenging experiences. You're on the right path by acknowledging the past, learning from it, and making positive changes. Keep moving forward!
I hope you find something useful in my babbling and wish you a wonderful day 🙂
Chruesimuesi 8 months ago • 100%
My guess is most airlines have clauses in their terms and conditions that allow them to change the aircraft type without prior notice. Pretty sure their lawyers would argue that this is considered a management right for operational reasons.
But I'm no expert 🙃
Chruesimuesi 8 months ago • 90%
I know perplexity.ai, but don't think it's "open source privacy respecting"
Chruesimuesi 8 months ago • 100%
This is so freaking cute, it triggers my cuteness aggression! (👁 ͜ʖ👁)
Waymo announces the start of testing its fully autonomous passenger cars without a human driver on freeways in Phoenix, Arizona. This initiative will soon assist Waymo One riders in reaching their destinations safely and efficiently. Initially, Waymo will offer rider-only trips to its employees on Phoenix freeways, followed by availability to Waymo One riders, offering them faster and more efficient journeys. For instance, a journey from Sky Harbor Airport to the northern parts of Scottsdale can be 50% quicker using AZ-101 instead of city streets. The company aims to expand its ride-hailing service to additional cities, focusing on providing safe and enjoyable transportation for its riders.
Chruesimuesi 9 months ago • 100%
I can't stop watching this 🤣
Chruesimuesi 10 months ago • 100%
I love this play of big things in small places. Awesome work.
Chruesimuesi 10 months ago • 100%
And for the creation of this thought water was also involved; assuming this was indeed a showerthougt
Chruesimuesi 12 months ago • 96%
Big beards can alter facial recognition and obscure expressions, making someone look more unpredictable or wild to observers.
Chruesimuesi 12 months ago • 100%
🤣
Chruesimuesi 12 months ago • 100%
Beautiful 😊
Large language models (LLMs) are data-efficient but their size makes them difficult to deploy in real-world scenarios. "Distilling Step-by-Step" is a new method introduced by Google researchers that enables smaller models to outperform LLMs using less training data. This method extracts natural language rationales from LLMs, which provide intermediate reasoning steps, and uses these rationales to train smaller models more efficiently. In experiments, the distilling step-by-step method consistently outperformed LLMs and standard training approaches, offering both reduced model size and reduced training data requirements.
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 92%
But depending on your current knowledge and future accidents it might be more useful 😉
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
😅 either this is the weirdest autocorrect ever or you had a stroke or I missed a joke 😅
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 33%
true 😅, but if they don't fall it will have been much easier 🙃
Aktuell leben in Winterthur rund 1800 Menschen mit Demenz – einer Krankheit, die die Funktion des Gehirns beeinträchtigt. Doch was sind Anzeichen einer Demenz? Welche Behandlungsmöglichkeiten gibt es? Und was bedeutet die Erkrankung für Betroffene und Angehörige? Darüber geben eine Oberärztin und eine Pflegeexpertin im Rahmen der Veranstaltung «Lebensfragen im Alter: Demenz – was nun?» Auskunft. Wann: Dienstag, 19. September 2023, 14 bis 16 Uhr Wo: Alte Kaserne, Technikumstrasse 8 Eintritt frei.
«Winterthur ist eine Bildungsstadt mit Tradition», so Bildungsdirektorin Silvia Steiner anlässlich der heutigen Medienkonferenz. Und nun benötigt die Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (ZHAW) in Winterthur mehr Platz. Diese Weiterentwicklung soll auf die laufenden Planungen der Stadt Winterthur abgestimmt werden, Quartiere und städtische Interessen werden miteinbezogen. Die ZHAW soll auf dem Sulzer-Areal wachsen, zusätzliche Erweiterungen sind auf dem Teuchelweiherplatz und dem Lindareal der SBB geplant. Ein gemeinsames Gebietsmanagement von Kanton, Stadt und ZHAW gewährleistet dabei die Gesamtsicht.
Statt zwei gibt es im neuen Jahr acht verschiedene Tarife für die Spartageskarte der Gemeinde. In den meisten Fällen wird sie auch teurer. n Winterthur bekommt man sie für 44 Franken unter der Woche und 51 Franken am Wochenende. Ab Anfang 2024 ändert sich nun alles, und zwar schweizweit. Neu gibt es acht verschiedene Preise, die einheitlich gelten. Vorher legte jede Gemeinde den Preis selbst fest. In den meisten Fällen wird es etwas teurer als vorher. Trotzdem lohnt sich das Tages-GA der Gemeinden weiterhin, vor allem für Frühbucher.
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
Angular momentum is a measure of an object's rotation around a point (#spin) 🌪️.
Centripetal force is the force that keeps an object moving in a circular path, always pointing towards the center (#holdingtight) 🎯.
One is about spinning momentum, the other about the force directing that spin.
In this example:
As you shoot the water jet at the skateboard wheel, you are continuously adding angular momentum to the wheel. This increases the wheel's rotational speed.
As the wheel spins faster and faster, the individual particles in the wheel experience a greater centripetal force, pulling them towards the center of the wheel's rotation. However, at the same time, due to the increased rotational speed, the particles also experience a greater centrifugal force (which is not a real force but an apparent force observed in a rotating reference frame), pushing them outwards.
At a certain point, this outward "force" (centrifugal effect) becomes too great for the material of the wheel to withstand, overcoming the cohesive forces holding the wheel together, and it starts to expand and eventually breaks.
This being said, I'm not sure if that's actually correct what I just wrote, so take it all with a grain of salt (as one should do anyway when reading something online...)
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
Thank you 😊
Gifs are one of the things I missed most from reddit, so I thought I get the ball rolling by adding some gifs and hoping others will follow soon 😀
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
looks like he just surrendered to his fate
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
It's so cute!
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
It looks like a 🐿️ to me. So I would see just grab one from the next tree you see 😁
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
Hmm, I'm a bit confused... Are you arguing against charging parents who endangered their child by exposing them to overdosing amounts of fentanyl?
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
Thanks, for pointing that out, this just made my day 🤣
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
He looks so cute!
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
Very interesting read, thanks!
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 96%
I also don't have anything to add other than that I really appreciate comments who pay respects to details of other comments. I don't know, just makes me happy, so thank you for that!
Oh, and fuck this fucking asshole named Putin, may he die a painful and slow death.
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
This comment was so wholesome it made my day 🥰
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
looks awesome
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 66%
Cute 🥰
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
Ich find's aber no easy 😅🙃
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
I guess it could cause a severe seizure or even catastrophic neural failure. The synchronous firing would disrupt the balance of excitatory and inhibitory signals in the brain, potentially damaging neurons and leading to a loss of normal brain function.
The result might include a loss of consciousness, significant cognitive impairments, or even death, depending on the extent and duration of the event.
But then again, I have no idea, since I ain't an expert in that field and in fact am actually just a dog who figured out how to use a computer 🙃
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 80%
I'm no expert but I wonder if where there's limited space for traditional sewage treatment plants, wastewater is just transported through a network of sewer lines to centralized treatment facilities? 🤔
This would allow the treatment plants to be located further inland.
Alternaively I guess they could employ on-site treatment technologies that can be incorporated into the building's infrastructure 🤔
But like I said I ain't no expert and just speculating 😅
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 75%
It's so cute. I want to snuggle with it!
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
There is also a community for it :)
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
I guess it's hard to measure the power of AI anyway but I would say a strong no: it doesn't equate to the power of AI doubling every 3.5 months 😅
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
I don't think so. If you look at Mastodon it could actually keep most of its users and still seems to be growing.
Of course I don't know what the future holds for us.
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 97%
An academic book about emojis that can't include emojis? That's ironic and frustrating. Makes me sad that we live in a world where copyright hinders education and discussion 🙈
Here is a Tl;Dr for the ones who don't want to click the link:
Oxford professor Jieun Kiaer published an academic book called "Emoji Speak: Communications and Behaviours on Social Media," exploring how emojis are used across different cultures and ages, and considering their future in digital communication.
Although the book discusses emojis in detail, Kiaer was unable to include actual images of many emojis due to copyright concerns, despite the fact that these symbols are ubiquitous in social media spaces, which are almost entirely copyright-free.
Instead of using actual emojis, Kiaer hired an artist, Loli Kim, to draw similar representations, illustrating the barriers that exist between the online and offline worlds concerning copyright.
The inability to use emojis in the book, even in an academic context, highlights the complications and absurdity of modern copyright laws, which some argue could have constituted a fair use situation.
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
Some in the AI industry have proposed concepts similar to Moore's Law to describe the rapid growth of AI capabilities.
Although there is no universally accepted law or principle akin to Moore's Law for AI, people often refer to trends that describe the doubling of model sizes or capabilities over a specific time frame.
For instance, OpenAI has previously described a trend where the amount of computing power used to train the largest AI models has been doubling roughly every 3.5 months since 2012.
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
I was so confused at first 😅
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
I need a remind me bot now...
Chruesimuesi 1 year ago • 100%
I wonder if this technique can be expanded to other eye conditions 🤔
Here is a Tl;Dr for the ones which don't want to click the link:
Researchers at Anglia Ruskin University in the UK have used 3D nanotechnology to successfully grow human retinal cells, offering a new way to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness.
AMD is categorized into two types: 'dry' and 'wet,' both of which cause vision loss due to the destruction or deterioration of the retina's RPE cells.
The team used electrospinning, a novel technique in this context, to create a 3D nanofibrous scaffold, composed of two polymers, which served as a base for growing the RPE cells. An anti-inflammatory coating was applied to the scaffold, enhancing the growth and functionality of the cells, which remained healthy and viable for up to 150 days.
This innovative approach could lead to effective treatments for sight conditions like AMD, and the researchers are now focusing on transplanting these freshly grown cells into the human eye.