ILikeConemowk

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How the Washington Post Rewrote Its Story on Russian Hacking of the Power Grid(forbes.com)
4 points by ILikeConemowk 8y ago|0 comments
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by ILikeConemowk 8y ago
This is indeed the case for many people in know; myself included to a certain extent.
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by ILikeConemowk 8y ago
I'm aware of the risks involved in going outside and I plan accordingly, that's why I have a life insurance. I wasn't the one who said that was a "scenario that never happenS"
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by ILikeConemowk 8y ago
Good luck with that mindset. Besides, who said it will never happen? What can you be sure will "never happen" Can I use your crystal ball?
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by ILikeConemowk 8y ago
Lack of foresight is not a virtue, it is a bug.
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Ask HN: Are There Any HackerNews-like Discord Channels?
1 points by ILikeConemowk 8y ago|0 comments
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by ILikeConemowk 8y ago
The "scientific and philosophical" communities are, it turns out, embedded in academia. Therefore, they cannot escape the trends that are born in those circles whether they are based on facts or emotions and thus pseudoscience.
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by ILikeConemowk 8y ago
The absolute best quote in the OP: These questions feel like showing up on a medical website and saying something like “I think my kidney has been hurting. How can I remove it?”
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by ILikeConemowk 8y ago
>Nonetheless, even though my business ultimately failed, I thank my lucky stars I'm not working in the cube farm anymore. On to business #2! Mind sharing the story of your first business and what you're working on now?
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by ILikeConemowk 8y ago
I would pay to see this happen. "Google, we believe in our user's right to privacy and are looking for ways to improve their experience on our platforms. Due to your non-compliance with the upcoming GDPR and past misdeeds we have
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by ILikeConemowk 8y ago
He learned to sail and fish, he can learn to use a key pair. I despise cynics who in the process of underestimating others crash the party, our party. If the man wants his damn forum back give him his forum, in as many possible flavours a
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by ILikeConemowk 8y ago
The next reply is even better in my opinion. Mostly because the person on the other end did get what Linus was trying to convey and felt quite motivated by it. https://lkml.org/lkml/2004/12/20/256 Super
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by ILikeConemowk 8y ago
Fernando, the creator of Ipython and ultimately what morphed into Jupyter is missing from your list. That dude is an inspiration.
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
Clinton spent 1.2 billion Dollars in her campaign. Trump spent 30% of that. Take that as you please.
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
>How much of the political theater is affected by this? IMHO the political theater is not affected by theatrics and narrative building. Theatrics and narrative building are the very backbone of politics. Want to push a bill you consi
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
Is this a suggestion or light sarcasm? Perhaps was my comment too hypothetical? :]
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
>but asking companies to actively try to influence how people think about their governments This is what many don't understand, or don't want to understand, this is why some big players are pissed at Facebook, very very pissed.
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
>oh no think of the poor hate speech This is an easy target. Whenever you get that argument you go all: "it's a bit unsettling that you find censor-happy human-out-of-the-loop algorimhms good, but I thank you for you honesty.&q
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
> Try harder. I don't really think I have to. You are already trying hard enough to elicit an emotional reaction on my part. FYI: mine wasn't an argument, it is a sarcastic statement meant to explain why, to some extent, very f
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
>I hope that we can grow beyond changing ourselves to fit the algorithm I personally think you are in for a very rude awakening. This is exactly what people are trying not to do with Machine Learning. It is always, almost, about profil
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
>How about the Senate and the internet outrage machine spend time on companies like Equifax instead You have not understood what this outrage is about. Trump's campaign didn't use data from the Equifax breach to win the electio
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
What are you talking about? They are equal opportunity data vacuums! Of course, they accept the data of all kinds of people. They are very diverse in they data collection efforts. They can still, and certainly will, virtue signal!
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
>Indian engineers in India are like animals in a zoo. Indian engineers outside India are like animals in a forest. They thrive and shine because they are free. It's all in the environment. These kind of generalizations are useless.
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
Too little, too late. Well, perhaps not, it's never too late, but still. You built this behemoth, we told you so, you insisted because it was too hard to resist, deal with it. For the record, the situations in which some people find th
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
>Ban users early and often. OP is referring to an online community not an echo chamber. Therefore, your advice does not apply IMHO.
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
> I've had it made clear on multiple occasions at different jobs that reading wouldn't be tolerated Story time? Please? You definitely seem like a good prospect for the following "workplace of hell" saga? ;)
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
>Why is fake news so prevalent? Because of fake news? I find this phenomenon kind of pleasing, intellectually tickling? I mean, like recursion. Everyone asks why the phenomenon exists without realizing they are the sole creators. It&#x27
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
At which point did we, as a society, settle the philosophical conundrum that is taking an unborn life? Cells, fetus or baby? What is it? Since when? Why? How should it be done? I'm not religious at all but it seems to me that, at least
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
>I don't blame this woman. I'm not pissed at her. Although this is kind of you and your position is likely rooted in empathy and compassion, I think this is also wrong. At which point do we make the cut and let a person take re
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by ILikeConemowk 9y ago
To each their own, I liked the video and found the general relaxed tone quite appealing. It was clear to me I wasn't watching a stand up comedy show and neither did he try. He was just friendly and genuinely happy about being there.

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