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by _Robbie 13y ago
I believe that this is the paper (or at least on earlier version) referenced. Developmental differences in causal learning When children are better (or at least more open-minded) learners than adults: Developmental differences in learning
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by _Robbie 13y ago
I like this article, but it does not delve very deep into why the current perceived shortage exists. On the public policy side, there is probably a belief that more STEM professionals will increase the economic competitiveness of the nation
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by _Robbie 13y ago
You are over-interpreting the study. The difference in productivity was for the task of adding five two digit numbers. This is a simple task very different from software development. The paper presents no evidence that effects on performanc
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by _Robbie 13y ago
I did see this. However, with Freicoin the demurrage fee is only used to pay the miners. In my proposal the fees would be paid back to all consumers.
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by _Robbie 13y ago
Yes, I appreciated that too. I wonder if the media has had an impact on this. In a TV interview for instance, it might be considered rude to refuse to answer a question.
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by _Robbie 13y ago
Is there any way to get to an MVP without having a sovereign state to experiment with? My proposal is an e-currency with a time based demurrage ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demurrage_(currency) ) fee. The demurrage
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by _Robbie 13y ago
Both this blog post and the Netflix blog post it is responding to seem intentionally confusing. The core issue is that the interests of the consumer and provider are misaligned. In a normal market if the consumer wants more or better servic
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by _Robbie 13y ago
I think the stops would have to be very close together for this to be a factor. If a train trip is jerk limited, then the train would not reach maximum acceleration between stops. It is more likely that a train trip is acceleration limited
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by _Robbie 13y ago
I did not realize that I could place 4s.
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by _Robbie 13y ago
This does seem silly. According to the article, the odds of picking the correct bracket are less than 1 in 128 billion, so there is practically zero risk.
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by _Robbie 13y ago
I finally beat it. This seems harder than 2048 since with 2048 a simple strategy can do well, where as with this game I had to search through more opponent AI moves. Is there a simple strategy for 8402?
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by _Robbie 13y ago
I support the basic income, but I have also thought about alternatives that do not require government support. Consider e-currency with a time based demurrage ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demurrage_(currency) ) fee. T
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by _Robbie 13y ago
I have long been interested in these issues. The overarching issue is that labor is becoming less valuable in relation to capital. This is evidenced by increasing productivity but stagnant wages, a decrease in labor's share of GDP, and
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by _Robbie 13y ago
The lights can be turned off.