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Did Toy Story use ray tracing back then?

AFAIK, A Bug’s Life is the first Pixar movie that used ray tracing to some extent, and that was for a few reflections. Monster’s University is the first Pixar movie that was fully ray traced.

There’s that subgroup of Holocaust deniers (or skeptics). I’m not sure how many Trump supporters are Holocaust deniers, but most Holocaust deniers are probably Trump leaning.

I’m sure there are some who think Hitler did nothing wrong.

They also seem to be clueless about the roles they’re hiring for. I’ve been contacted by many recruiters who can’t even answer the simple question what role they’re trying to fill or in which company.

I remember Crazy Rich Asians was a great offender of this. The main character is a teacher in game theory, which naturally makes her great at any game (which also becomes an important plot point later in the movie).

There’s also a similar trope with the Rubiks Cube.

Bonus points is when there’s a game theory department in a movie. Then they all will be masters in any game.

I don’t use it much myself, but I’m often surprised how many others use ChatGPT in their job. I don’t believe it’s an extreme minority.

It’s an annoying subset of people in tech.

They’re usually quick on the latest fads and buzzwords. They pose themselves as technical innovators, when they’re not really innovating anything. They’re just chasing trends and hope they can make some quick money while the hype is still strong. Technical skill is optional.

You often find these in LinkedIn.

For better or worse, AI is here to stay. Unlike NFTs, it’s actually used by ordinary people - and there’s no sign of it stopping anytime soon.

I think the big problem is when companies apply for patents but never utilize them. In my ideal world, patents should quickly expire and opened to the public if they aren’t being used. Like, what’s the point of protecting your idea if you have no intention to use it anytime soon?

That could deal with the patent troll problem as well.

I agree.

Here’s what this agreement taught me about b2b sales:

Truly the art of the deal

&& git push --force

China has everything to gain from a weakened America. These tariffs will hurt China short term. Long term it’s America that will be hurt the most.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake

Maybe.

When using a random pivot, the worst case becomes exponentially more unlikely the larger the n. The O notation only cares about the complexity when n approaches infinity. So when n approaches infinity, the likelihood of O(n^2) performance approaches 0 (and the likelihood of O(n log n) approaches 1).

I think it’s fine to call it O(n log n).

The quadratic equation is the basis for most other math and physics. It’s used all the time.

The good thing about quicksort is that it’s a good demonstration of an O(n log n) algorithm, and that’s about it.

What do you mean? The sky is obviously red and yellow.

ML stands for Marxist Leninism, so that’s a clue

That one was more complex. Lehman brothers didn’t publicly tell everybody that they were going to do a bad thing, then proceed to do the bad thing despite everyone telling them it’s a very bad idea, and then everything turns into shit just like everyone had predicted.

The difference now is that this one was completely preventable. Not that it makes it any better.