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   by abrichr 8y ago

   Does this controller fix the design flaw that seems to make this desk break down after few months? The Bekant has an overall 2 out of 5 stars on Ikea's own website. From https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog&#x2F
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   by abrichr 8y ago

   Both fields appears to be making progress. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloning : > Macaque monkey: (2017) First successful cloning of a primate species using nuclear transfer, with the birth of two live clone
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   by abrichr 8y ago

   Good point! From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorofluorocarbon : > Because CFCs contribute to ozone depletion in the upper atmosphere, the manufacture of such compounds has been phased out under the Montreal Prot
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   by abrichr 8y ago

   The underlying technology here is nuclear fission and fusion, which we do use for "good" purposes (i.e. energy generation).
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   by abrichr 8y ago

   > “AI is in this critical moment where humankind is trying to decide whether this technology is good for us or not,” Kim says. “If we don’t solve this problem of interpretability, I don’t think we’re going to move forward with this tech
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   by abrichr 8y ago

   Thank you for the insight! Can you reveal where you learned this? I would love to get a better understanding of the financials of the healthcare industry.
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   by abrichr 8y ago

   > the problems with those securities were illiquidity brought on by the difficulty in valuing the derivatives Can you please elaborate and/or provide a source? I’d like to learn more.
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   by abrichr 8y ago

   In case you're serious, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/loneliness : >Not surprisingly, feelings of isolation can have a serious detrimental effect on one's mental and physical health.
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   by abrichr 8y ago

   >I just wish we had a good alternative for event organizing There are many alternatives, see: https://blog.thefetch.com/2013/05/28/10-cool-sites-for-event...
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    > I compose a bit myself and am really into vocal harmony and I was hoping that he'd hard-coded some theory rules. Would you find this useful? Is this not already available somewhere? Sounds like a fun project!
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    I'll second AI for healthcare. Medicine is the killer app for AI, and yet not nearly enough people are working on it. I suspect it has something to do with the relative difficulty in accessing data (although this is changing), and the
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    Interesting insight! Where do you work?
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    The problem is that given enough data, you can always find patterns. Without a causal relationship, however, those patterns are likely spurious. For a more in-depth analysis, see "The Deluge of Spurious Correlations in Big Data":
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    > cyclists are weird ... e-scooters are for "normal people" Could you please elaborate on this? Why do you think so (or why do you think that is a widely held belief)? If anything I would have thought that it was the opposi
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    Is that total comp or salary? Any tips for negotiating for above-market compensation?
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    In Power Filter mode, it seems the following knobs are available: * Overall rating * Political Stance * Political Balance * Seriousness * Reading Level * Objective Tone * Credibility * Virality and Engagement * Temperament How do you measur
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    Can you please explain what you mean by "built on a more modern manufacturing node"?
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    > You're missing my point. I was making $200k+ at 27 in 2012. In Toronto? I hope you don't mind my asking: doing what?
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    I'll accept that it may seem infeasible. But so did something like Stuxnet [1] seem infeasible, until it was discovered. Perhaps the lesson is not to underestimate the resources of a determined nation state with an economy the size of
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    See: Kindred.ai
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    > Google is the most powerful lobbyist in US history Interesting claim. Can you back it up? Off the top of my head I would posit that the most powerful lobbyist in US history was the United Fruit Company, who successfully lobbied the U
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    I don’t have numbers handy, but IIRC a startling number of Americans have never left the country. It’s prohibitively expensive and simply out of reach for many (most?) people.
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    > If you think that Bitcoin's value is $0 long term, why not go short and make reams of money? "Markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you and I can remain solvent."
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    Maybe it’s actully a really good place to live?
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    What is the reason?
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    Slightly off-topic, but I was rather hoping for something on the distributed training of neural networks via the blockchain: make the "work" in "proof-of-work" involve backpropagation. Like SETI@home [1] but for training
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    Thanks for the link! That's a pretty long article, however. Can you point me to the relevant section? Some Googling led me to https://www.contractorcalculator.co.uk/contractor_guide_cont... : >“Although sole traders
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    I currently do remote work in Toronto for an SF company, but as a full time employee, with benefits etc. How does your healthcare situation work?
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    > Japan was winning that war until US dropped the atomic bombs Got a source? I’m on mobile so it’s difficult to provide links, but a quick Google search seems to disagree.
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    by abrichr 8y ago

    English Translation: https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&pr...