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by Herring 1y ago
Nah, I'd say just do more anti-monopoly anti-inequality work. Probably start internally, that's a massive enough task on its own (eg breaking up big tech). Assist other countries eg with aid if (and only if) they are doing the sam
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by Herring 1y ago
I'm in the industry. It's still on track. https://metr.org/blog/2025-03-19-measuring-ai-ability-to-com...
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by Herring 1y ago
Yes, competition is good. Monopoly is bad. A more distributed power structure is much better for overall progress, and even for the monopolist in the long run (Ex: Intel).
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by Herring 1y ago
Colonial/empire mentality. It always comes home to roost, and the people are always surprised when it does.
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by Herring 1y ago
Society pays for cars in a lot of ways other than just taxes. Roads/highways/parking takes up tons of valuable land (opportunity costs). Cars cause a lot of medical conditions, from respiratory/cardiovascular diseases, to ob
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by Herring 1y ago
Trump is the party of descendants of those slave owners. If he's on your side, you really should rethink your position. He usually loves autocrats, what do you think is going on?
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by Herring 1y ago
Assuming it's not already too late. By the time my dad started exercising, he already had stage 4 cancer (without knowing it). He only did it for half a month, and was gone 6 months later. Speed of execution matters.
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by Herring 1y ago
Yeah in US history nobody cried about "liberty" and "freedom" more than the slave owners. Were they right? Technically yes. Do I care? Nah. Not really. Good luck and have fun!
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by Herring 1y ago
I don't like evaluating an entire supreme court based on 1 case. I'm not a 1 issue voter. Often you find people banging on 1 issue actually care about other things the court ruled on, like covid lockdowns, or they really want to d
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by Herring 1y ago
Agreed with due process, but look at how Germany treats Nazis. Speech and expression related to Nazism is heavily regulated and subjects you to imprisonment. Demonstrations/rallies are often banned. The Nazi party itself is banned. AfD
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by Herring 1y ago
To be fair, he's right. In a well-functioning judicial system, he'd be in a tiny jail cell right now.
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by Herring 1y ago
Whatever is worth doing is worth doing badly. Obamacare wasn't perfect, but it had tons of positive effects and could later be improved. Republicans seem to be the only ones with a 50-year plan and the discipline to see it through. ht
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by Herring 1y ago
Agreed, but I suggest that's only part of the story. For some reason, workers in the west don't organize/vote by class any more. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/why-americans-dont-v...
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by Herring 1y ago
Yes let’s discuss Kissinger’s intentions. That’s so much easier than discussing shitty US foreign policy.
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by Herring 1y ago
Go look up "world's happiest countries 2025". There are lots of places that are absolutely thriving despite not having the biggest guns (and perhaps because of it).
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by Herring 1y ago
Look at Intel's history. Concentration of power (monopoly) generally leads to corruption/abuse and stifled innovation. It's bad even for the monopolist . The second China becomes powerful enough to throw their military aroun
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by Herring 1y ago
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by Herring 1y ago
I'm pretty sure both of you agree with each other ...
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by Herring 1y ago
Maybe check what's their workload otherwise. Most engineers I've worked with want to do a good job and ship something useful. It's possible they're offloading work to the LLM because they're under a lot of pressure.
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by Herring 1y ago
American workers don't care about "socialism". Look who they elected president. He won the popular vote. Eventually they will be forced to care when things get bad enough -- and it's definitely trending that way fast [1]
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by Herring 1y ago
My experience is LLMs can suggest some pretty good multi-day throwaway projects. I'd want to know can the candidate manage multiple agents, and effectively communicate/collaborate with humans. Even something simple, like take 1 hr
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by Herring 1y ago
If you think they're good, why not do a paid day of work then? They'll probably be querying LLMs all day after you hire them anyway.
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by Herring 1y ago
It's just a power grab. And yes, both parties have been treating the rest of the world like that for a long time. One great strategy in the prisoner's dilemma is tit-for-tat. When it's your turn, repeat exactly what your coun
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by Herring 1y ago
It's not a factual statement. It's like saying "your mom's a whore". Showing her tax returns won't help. The correct response is to just ignore/abandon them, which actually pisses off narcissists more than
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by Herring 1y ago
You can't get your spouse to exercise, and if you try too hard they might divorce you. You can't get most Americans to care about anything they consider "socialism", and if you try too hard you'll get Trump.
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by Herring 1y ago
> Home ownership and the rest of the American dream seem out of reach for many people, and there’s very little safety net available when it comes to healthcare expenses, retirement, or just bad luck. I empathize with the author, I rea
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by Herring 1y ago
I have an idea. What if we used a third LLM to evaluate how good the secondary LLM is at critiquing the primary LLM.
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by Herring 1y ago
They've been doing this for generations. In a nutshell that's why the US South is so poor. They build infrastructure for political/economic exclusion, and they tear down anything that even hints at inclusiveness. So the rich
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by Herring 1y ago
Japan has a super toxic work culture, and economic stagnation *shrug These problems are like individual health. Everybody knows exactly what the solutions are: Stay active, eat vegetables, get enough sleep, etc etc. Technically simple, but
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by Herring 1y ago
The more robust welfare systems and stronger social safety nets in some European countries buffer against the economic/social stressors that contribute to loneliness. https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/projects-

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