Topics discussed include: comprehensive educational platform from NAND to Tetris, implications of Digital Services Act, Biden's marijuana pardon, Google's battle against spam, Blue Sky platform, impact of AI on film restorations, Simbo-SZ80 multitasking operating system and Z80 capabilities, and the connection between the Schrödinger equation and classical mechanics.
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NAND to Tetris is an educational platform that teaches computer system building from scratch through lectures, project materials, and tools
The estimation of the number of YouTube videos using undocumented APIs and sampling method sparks discussion on accuracy and implications of the Digital Services Act
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From NAND to Tetris: Building a comprehensive educational platform
The podcast explores an educational platform called NAND to Tetris, which teaches students how to build a computer system from scratch. It offers lectures, project materials, and tools for a wide audience, from high schoolers to PhD candidates. The comments discuss various resources mentioned by users, such as the Ben Eaters series on constructing an 8-bit computer, as well as the challenges of developing the virtual curriculum into physical chips.
Decoding the Colossal World of YouTube through Innovative Approaches
In this segment, the text delves into an innovative approach to understanding the scale of YouTube. The author explains how they estimated the number of YouTube videos using undocumented APIs and a sampling method. The comments discuss the methodology, its accuracy, and the implications of the Digital Services Act. Users also bring up the lockdown of YouTube APIs after the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the potential utility of the resulting data.
Historic Step from President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Marijuana Pardoning
President Biden issued a proclamation pardoning individuals convicted of simple possession or use of marijuana to remove barriers to employment, housing, and education. The pardon excludes offenses involving controlled substances beyond marijuana, distribution, and offenses committed under the influence. The comments debate the impact of marijuana possession pardons, discussing concerns about data harvesting, background checks, and questioning the president's jurisdiction over state laws.
This is a recap of the top 10 posts on Hacker News on December 22nd, 2023.
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(00:43): From Nand to Tetris (2017) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38735066&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(02:23): How big is YouTube? Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38739563&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(04:10): Granting pardon for the offense of simple possession of or use of marijuana Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38736919&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(06:05): Google is apparently struggling to contain an ongoing spam attack Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38738619&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(07:55): Posts, profiles, and user search are now available without login Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38739130&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(09:37): LED Industrial Piercing Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38734164&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(11:19): WebGPU now available for testing in Safari Technology Preview Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38737028&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(13:08): They want you to forget what a film looks like Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38741536&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(14:50): SymbOS Z80 multitasking operating system Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38736054&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
(16:50): Schrödinger equation emerges mathematically from classical mechanics (2012) Original post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38735725&utm_source=wondercraft_ai
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