Hacker News with Generative AI: Misconceptions

What we get wrong about athleticism (nytimes.com)
It began with a viral photo. There was Patrick Mahomes, standing victorious in a locker room, his arm raised in triumph, his torso shirtless, his gut exposed and … kind of flabby?

Sports, Athletics, Health, Misconceptions

44 points by Hooke 21 days ago | 118 comments

Common misconceptions about the complexity in robotics vs. AI (2024) (harimus.github.io)
So now that the International Conference on Robotics and Automation(ICRA) 2024 is over, maybe it’s finally time to finish up my thoughts around the difference of the problems we are faced with in robotics vs AI research and to shed light to that difference and some misconceptions.

Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Research, Misconceptions

154 points by wallflower 45 days ago | 80 comments

The RAM Myth (purplesyringa.moe)
The RAM myth is a belief that modern computer memory resembles perfect random-access memory.

Computer Hardware, Technology, Misconceptions

196 points by signa11 65 days ago | 165 comments

Common misconceptions about compilers (sbaziotis.com)
Compilers have always been surrounded by an air of mystery and magic. This has led many of us to believe that they do things (well) that they don't, or that they don't do things (well) that they do.

Compilers, Programming, Misconceptions, Software Engineering

190 points by baziotis 74 days ago | 64 comments

Amish Community Not Anti-Technology, Just More Thoughtful (2013) (npr.org)
Many outsiders assume the Amish reject all new technology. But that's not true.

Amish, Technology, Culture, Misconceptions

18 points by debo_ 87 days ago | 0 comments

List of Common Misconceptions (wikipedia.org)
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. It has been suggested that this article should be split into multiple articles. (discuss) (October 2024)

Misconceptions, Wikipedia, Lists, Collaboration

8 points by mpweiher 100 days ago | 1 comments

SQLite is not a single connection database (igorstechnoclub.com)
I think the most common misconception about SQLite which drives people away from that database is that it's a single connection database.

Databases, SQLite, Misconceptions

77 points by Igor_Wiwi 104 days ago | 38 comments

Traceroute Isn't Real (gekk.info)
There is no such thing as traceroute.

Networking, Security, Misconceptions

195 points by radeeyate 108 days ago | 67 comments

Darwin was no atheist, he didn't say humans came from monkeys (theguardian.com)
Everyone has heard of Charles Darwin. Yet it is a sad fact that a good part of what most people think and believe about the man is wrong. So many myths and legends have cropped up since his death that it is difficult to disentangle fact from fiction. Here are some of the most common misconceptions.

Science, Misconceptions, Evolution

8 points by teleforce 141 days ago | 2 comments

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Planes [video] (youtube.com)

Aviation, Misconceptions, Video

5 points by jonbaer 174 days ago | 0 comments

Oodle, Kraken etc. Misconceptions (wordpress.com)

Misconceptions, Kraken, Oodle

13 points by ibobev 197 days ago | 0 comments

Intel i3,i5, i7 and i9 processors are all the same (twitter.com)

Intel Processors, Hardware, Misconceptions

6 points by taubek 210 days ago | 0 comments

The Semmelweis myth and why it's not true (2018) (digitaltonto.com)