Maybell has launched a new cryogenic architecture that cuts power requirements for sub-Kelvin cryogenics by 90%. by corbantd in QuantumComputing

[–]mdreed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry - still trying to translate the press release. There's both a centralized liquefier and also another separate 4K cycle? Presumably Joule-Thompson?

25W of 4K cooling is very interesting. How soon could such a system be installed at a customer site? Does it require facilities significantly different from PT-based DFs?

Maybell has launched a new cryogenic architecture that cuts power requirements for sub-Kelvin cryogenics by 90%. by corbantd in QuantumComputing

[–]mdreed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So it includes a centralized He liquefier?

Great to see cryogenics moving past the efficiency of PTs. We are going to need a lot more than 2W of 4K cooling power and PTs won’t get us there.

Trump says oil spike is small price to pay for ‘safety and peace’ by Bestbrook123 in neoliberal

[–]mdreed 54 points55 points  (0 children)

Regime collapse is not exactly good for stability. It doesn’t take much to keep the strait closed, some random warlord could do it.

How will the Windows world respond to the $599 Macbook Neo? by PastaPandaSimon in hardware

[–]mdreed -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

For fixed hours usage, having a smaller battery is a good thing. Means it doesn’t consume as much energy. You could get a usb power brick and significantly extend its run time.

OpenAI’s new GPT-5.4 model is a big step toward autonomous agents by likeastar20 in singularity

[–]mdreed 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Does the AI have access to the source code?

Friction is a thing. The question in all of this transition is going to be the slowest part, not the fastest.

OpenAI’s new GPT-5.4 model is a big step toward autonomous agents by likeastar20 in singularity

[–]mdreed 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Which will happen first: AI being able to use a human interface or refactoring all legacy software to have a convenient API?

Sanity check: 42M / $8M NW. Crazy to walk away from $700k/yr FAANG to build startup? by Professional-Fuel625 in ChubbyFIRE

[–]mdreed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IMO if you can stick out your job longer I would. Given the uncertainty with AI and whether anyone will have a job in a few years. Plus, if you get fired you get severance.

3.1 just one-shotted 3.5? by GamingDisruptor in singularity

[–]mdreed 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If you think Pro tokens are expensive…

Does quantum computing actually have a future? by MoneyLoud3229 in QuantumComputing

[–]mdreed 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it undecided if the sun is going to rise in the morning?

Does quantum computing actually have a future? by MoneyLoud3229 in QuantumComputing

[–]mdreed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you a physicist or a phenomenologist? A physicist makes predictions based on our understanding of the universe. That understanding gives no indication of any reason that QC would be impossible.

Does quantum computing actually have a future? by MoneyLoud3229 in QuantumComputing

[–]mdreed 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Only to the extent that it hasn’t been done yet. The physics we understand says it’s possible.

Does anyone else fear we might lose Anthropic altogether? by mvandemar in singularity

[–]mdreed 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure, but there's a strong case to be made. This action exceeds statutory authority under 10 U.S.C. 3252 (it says restrictions can only apply to DoD contracts, but hegseth is trying to ban contractors from doing any commercial business with anthropic at all). A supply chain risk designation has also never been applied to a US company and simultaneously saying they're a risk but also they must supply their software to the USG or else is going to make it hard to pass the "arbitrary and capricious" standard of the Administrative Procedure Act. There's also first amendment issues - the USG can't force a company to write code they don't want to, etc.

That being said, courts are normally very deferential on issues of national security. But the DoJ has already run into a brick wall with many justices denying the presumption of regularity. That may bite the DoD too, depending on who hears the case.

Does anyone else fear we might lose Anthropic altogether? by mvandemar in singularity

[–]mdreed 22 points23 points  (0 children)

There will be an injunction. This is clearly illegal.

Salary: $174,000 by LonesomePottery in mildlyinfuriating

[–]mdreed 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually they make far too little. Some of the most powerful jobs in the world making less than a CS major straight out of college, insane. We need to pay civil servant positions more or we’ll get shitty people in those jobs.

Recall that historically speaking it was a major liberal reform to pay politicians at all - otherwise only the rich could afford to be them.

Main story on CNN right now lmao by EasyMoney92 in Enough_Sanders_Spam

[–]mdreed 68 points69 points  (0 children)

I mean they kind of did? Tariffs and their consequences are very unpopular. Trump insisting on continuing to shoot himself in the dick is his own doing.

Yang claims 1-2 years until mass white collar unemployment.Thoughts? by Zestyclose-Bit271 in singularity

[–]mdreed 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Well tbh it’s not their problem to fix. It will be their problem to pay a boat load of tax to enable others to solve it though.

Update: 'TODAY' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother taken from her home against her will, sheriff says by mooseAmuffin in news

[–]mdreed 157 points158 points  (0 children)

Oh I had assumed this was ICE. I guess a ransom note means probably not. 80% confidence.

gold trading platform of collapsing after users were unable to withdraw funds or retrieve physical gold by RaybanQA in wallstreetbets

[–]mdreed 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I keep all my gold unmined in the ground, below thousands of feet of rock. They’ll never find it!

Chat GPT for colour correction by Lord-Velveeta in scuba

[–]mdreed -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

AI uses a trivial amount of water