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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
I'm curious why there aren't more "nontraditional" transportation options somewhere between a full-size car and a bicycle. I'd love a small/efficient single-seat vehicle with temp-controlled cabin for under $50
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
This could be appropriately called Snakes on a Plane. Sorry, couldn't resist.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
I agree with not "computer-morphizing" the brain, but I think hardware still applies well enough. Is there a specific reason you think it doesn't apply out of curiosity? I mean, are you just trying to avoid the "duality
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
The brain is specialized hardware. I wouldn't expect a general purpose computer to be as efficient at performing the same tasks.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Yes, it would be nice if your inputs could take any form at any time to accommodate your "ideal algorithms". Sadly, inputs have definite form and changing them may require unnecessary work, such as allocating memory!
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Exactly.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
>Instead of a bar or keg at the office, consider an exercise room with equipment that tracks, ranks, and encourages competition. Can you see how your own logic can be applied to this suggestion turning it into a "systemic inclusion
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
I like the 'M+' fonts for C++ code. Nice and compact to allow more characters to fit comfortably on a line.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Something like a sudden coffee shortage would get people involved for sure.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Preference is mostly social. A good recommendation system would need to feel more like a friend than an algorithm. Not only does it need to understand your preferences, it needs to convince you that it understands "where you're co
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Exactly this. I have to wonder if the engineers were even asked for their opinion.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
I'll point out that I didn't say "Censorship without justification is not evil."
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Censorship alone is not evil. The problem is, once you have infrastructure in place to make it easy, it will be abused. And if that infrastructure is centralized, the stakes for abuse are much higher. It's the same old problem of &quot
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Surprise. It's just a new face on an ancient profession: Entertainment. And it comes with similar challenges.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
True, but at this point it becomes your job and not something you're /just/ doing for fun. If you can't find a way to tolerate making content that pays the bills, then perhaps the entertainment business isn't right
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
And the 1980s one is more pleasurable to read. No cruft. Just the facts.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Simplifying software is a fantastic goal, but blaming the situation on an "isolated subculture of nerdy young men" is the opposite of helpful. Also, I would seriously consider the fact that some things are simply complicated and t
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Perhaps the time has come to invest in Groucho glasses.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
I didn't know this was new. Most of the neat NN experiments you find on YouTube the past several years use genetic algorithms. Good ol' MarIO, for example. The rigged 3d human models "learning" how to walk and run. The v
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
This is analogous to confirmation bias. Existing code is the current narrative. New requirements are like new evidence. With each piece of new evidence, you must reconsider the narrative to fit all the evidence.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
>We want all individuals across the web to be in control of their data. ...by having us control it for them. Seriously though, the more they repeat this line the less it convinces me. It simply isn't in their interest to give people
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
I don't know that it's about being less moral or legal. Rather an uneasiness with the military being used against citizens because it is a clearly understood line which is difficult to cross in "boiling frog" fashion lik
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Probably not exactly what you had in mind, but there's something called a skyhook which might act kind of like an orbital trebuchet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhook_(structure)
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Maybe this is more of a PR move than an ethics one, considering the growing sentiment against tech giants. Facebook has developed an image of quietly doing their deeds for a long period of time, then "getting caught red-handed" al
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
For starters, the comments in this forum are predominantly concerned with Chinese culture, not their genetics. Beyond that, racism requires an assertion of superiority based on genetic traits and, arguably, also requires an act of discrimin
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
>...for racists to pin their one off experience with Chinese people onto the entire race of people, the definition of racism. Not quite. This is stereotyping.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Then I'll speak plainly. I'm saying this is racial segregation.
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
You're overthinking it. ArenaNet is a business. She was their employee. This relationship is voluntary on both sides. If she behaves in a manner which undermines their interests, they have every right to terminate the relationship. The
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
My only point was: Maybe the situation is more nuanced than how it is presented in the article (which is usually the case).
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by 0xBA5ED 8y ago
Her first offence with respect to social media, yes. That's all you can say.

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