HackerTrans
TopNewTrendsCommentsPastAskShowJobs

thepace

no profile record

Submissions

Ask HN: Best bank for new startup in the US

2 points·by thepace·hace 4 meses·0 comments

Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion [pdf]

public-inspection.federalregister.gov
1 points·by thepace·el año pasado·0 comments

comments

thepace
·hace 12 meses·discuss
Claude gave me this unobfuscated C code for `long z,x,G;main(){for(puts("P1\n80 80"),scanf("%10lx",&G);3-z/2160;x=++z%81/8-5)putchar(5>x?!(16>>(x^-(x<1))+1&G<<5>>z/6485)^49:10);}`:

#include <stdio.h>

/
* PPM Pattern Generator * * This program generates a 80x80 black and white PPM image based on a * hexadecimal input pattern. The pattern is rendered as ASCII art using * bit manipulation to determine which pixels are on or off. /

int main() { long pixel_index = 0; // Current pixel being processed (0-6399 for 80x80) long horizontal_offset; // Horizontal position relative to center long hex_pattern; // Input hexadecimal pattern

    // Output PPM header for 80x80 black and white image
    // P1 = ASCII black and white format
    // 80 80 = width and height
    puts("P1\n80 80");
    
    // Read hexadecimal pattern from user (up to 10 hex digits)
    scanf("%10lx", &hex_pattern);
    
    // Process each pixel in the 80x80 image
    // Continue until we've processed all pixels
    // The condition (3 - pixel_index/2160) continues while pixel_index < 6480
    // This accounts for 80x80 = 6400 pixels plus some margin
    for (; 3 - pixel_index/2160; ) {
        
        // Move to next pixel and calculate horizontal offset from center
        pixel_index++;
        horizontal_offset = (pixel_index % 81) / 8 - 5;
        
        // Determine what to output for this pixel
        if (horizontal_offset < 5) {
            // We're in the main pattern area (central region)
            
            // Complex bit manipulation to determine pixel state:
            // 1. Calculate bit position based on horizontal offset
            int bit_pos = (horizontal_offset ^ -(horizontal_offset < 1)) + 1;
            
            // 2. Extract relevant bits from the pattern
            // hex_pattern << 5 shifts the pattern
            // >> (pixel_index/648*5) selects which part of pattern to use based on vertical position
            long pattern_bits = (hex_pattern << 5) >> (pixel_index/648 * 5);
            
            // 3. Check if the specific bit is set
            int bit_is_set = (16 >> bit_pos) & pattern_bits;
            
            // 4. Invert the bit and XOR with '1' (ASCII 49) to get '0' or '1'
            char pixel_char = (!bit_is_set) ^ 49;
            
            putchar(pixel_char);
            
        } else {
            // We're outside the pattern area - output newline
            putchar(10);  // ASCII 10 = newline character
        }
    }
    
    return 0;
}

/
* USAGE: * Compile: gcc -o pattern_gen pattern_gen.c * Run: ./pattern_gen * Input: Enter a hexadecimal number (e.g., 1234ABCD) * Output: PPM format image data that can be saved to a .pbm file * * EXAMPLE: * ./pattern_gen > output.pbm * Then input: DEADBEEF * * The resulting .pbm file can be viewed with image viewers that support PPM format * or converted to other formats using tools like ImageMagick. */
thepace
·el año pasado·discuss
It is not the just queue that is the bottleneck. If the new power plants designed specifically for powering these new AI data centers are connected to the existing electric grid, the energy prices for regular customers will also get affected - most likely in an upwardly fashion. That means, the cost of the transmission upgrades required by these new datacenters will be socialized which is a big problem. There does not seem to be a solution in sight for this challenge.
thepace
·el año pasado·discuss
Congress looking towards an enforcement while the President trying to make a deal. It is going to be interesting how this plays out.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/speaker-johnson-2-...