Superhuman Hardware Design Is the Easy Part

(a16z.news)

20 points | by gmays 2 days ago

3 comments

  • xnorswap 4 minutes ago
    It struck me as anachronistic that the 1915 worlds fair would demonstrate the steam locomotive, a technology that had been around for decades.

    Reality turns out to be more interesting, it was an exhibit of Southern Pacific's first steam locomotive, the CP Huntington, built in 1863.

    So while it's true to say that the 1915 worlds' fair exhibited Southern Pacific's first steam locomotive, it's also very misleading to suggest it was new technology of the time.

  • num42 1 hour ago
    Hardware is Hard! - Popular quote

    There are so many processes involved in making a high-precision bolt that goes into an F1 racing car. Well, hardware is always limited by laws of physics, it's hard to accelerate. Maybe in the future, AI will do this too, through robotics. I am still waiting for the robotics ChatGPT moment.

    Life of Bolt(2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iptAkpqjtMQ

    Dan Gelbart recently appeared on a podcast where he shared valuable insights into precision engineering. It was really great!

    Title: Solving Impossible Problems for Fun and Profit - Dan Gelbart

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTgrWmOk4q8

  • t9ejrmdkdldk 39 minutes ago
    > lit the drone on fire in July, re-assembled and crashed it into my neighbor’s roof in August,

    Drones should be handled the same way as weapons! Strict licenses and mandatory insurance!