BobbyJo

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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
I didn't make any argument twice. I only responded with an argument once. What did I argue twice?
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
Who's argument are you summarizing? Is this about the repeat comment?
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
Haven't you heard? "Coding is solved."
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
> No regime change, IRGC is stronger than ever Pretty sure they've seen better days
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
> It ignores we already had that, in 2016, with experts from all over the world doing inspections and agreeing it worked. Then Trump blew up the deal against the wishes of the rest of the free world, claiming he’d make a better deal, whi
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
This ignores the possibility that we have set their nuclear program back to starting from scratch.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
The only way to avoid corruption is to take power out of human hands. Historically, this had meant shifting the power to markets, but when markets cease to function in a way that allows people to feed themselves, we will need to find anothe
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
Exactly. As Claude increases in popularity, their available training data also increases. I'd guess Anthropic has the most expansive swe training data as of now, if not close. Considering how quickly Claude is penetrating, I expect the
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
The only thing preventing this today is cost, not capability. As costs come down over the next 5 years, the idea that the internet was once dominated by people will seem quaint.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
> However I’d note that the economic theory of comparative advantage says the rational move is countries and states and cities specialize in what they have a comparative advantage in and by doing so the entire system becomes optimal. The
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
I'd rather he stroke Trump's ego and stay in the room, than lose his ability to help the American people.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
"the interest other countries would have to pay you..." That's the problem, they don't have to, and they can choose not to. The fiscal deficit is a whole separate matter, but I think it is a downstream effect of the ki
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
You're making a lot of abstract and quasi moralistic arguments for someone with such a distaste for them.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
Do we just keep increasing spending until the marginal value of further spending goes to zero so long as the next incremental dollar "isn't a big deal?"
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
> It's as much a gun to adversaries' heads if they hold lots of your bonds (China used to hold over $1T in USTs) There is a complicated dynamic at play to consider there. Treasuries and the strength of the dollar only matter to
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
> Some abstract quasi moralistic reason that things should be tougher so we compete harder feels a little out of touch. I don't see how any of those descriptions fit what I've said. Also, note, things should indeed not be tough
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
Being a reserve currency puts a gun to your economy's head. It creates an asymmetry where domestic production of material goods has to jump a gap created by favorable exchange rates in PPP terms. Its great for the day to day life style
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
If the rise of Draft Kings and Polymarket/Kalshi have taught me anything, it's that the law becomes meaningless at scale. Sad.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
Sensing nerves aren't especially energy hungry when considering their volume in the human body, so evolution doesn't have much reason to minimize them.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
You can't compare the output of small teams driven by a fanatic with a single output metric with government funded research. NIH invests about 40 billion in research a year in the US as it is I believe.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
> 100% among MAGA So, 100% of the people that made Trump their personality think he's doing a good job? Not a great barometer.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
I don't think the US has the culture to support this. I do not think Trump has the political capital to support this. Assuming elections still happen, that scenario would mean the end of the Republican party.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
I left California 5 years ago :)
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
HN's users are probably the most measured and considerate on the internet, and even here it is difficult to talk about things like this with any degree of nuance. Maybe that is itself a sign of the widening wealth disparity. Even smart
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
I mostly agree. We have the capacity at present, but only because we are burning a ton of non renewable energy.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
Modern society has the luxury of surplus resources at the moment, and we are able to take care of the old and weak, which we indeed choose to do. If/when that ceases to be the case, the harsh reality will apply to everyone, me included
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
No, but staying alive is, and food is for staying alive.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
To be fair, growing your own food is incredibly inefficient. Agriculture is one of the places where economies of scale shine very very brightly.
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
> But no, I guess they aren’t economically important. I actually don’t like how every soul has been reduced to an efficiency metric, surprised how much I find forums like this accept that framing. Efficiency is the metric of nature. Thin
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by BobbyJo 7mo ago
Why should we be ok with laws just because they won't accomplish anything?

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