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by adriand 4y ago
> So even if we managed to create a perfect model of representation and inclusion, people could still use it to generate extremely offensive images with little effort. I think people see that as profoundly dangerous. Do they see it as da
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by adriand 4y ago
> But I also think you sometimes need to learn how to look at art. This is a key point. Many people assume they can judge art because they have eyes. But it requires experience, knowledge, immersion and time to develop appreciation for i
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by adriand 4y ago
I work in logistics right now and I can confirm, it’s not pretty.
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by adriand 4y ago
I have a strong dislike of the modern focus on personal measurement and metrics. It implies a sort of mechanistic existence. It’s also often connected to a focus on productivity optimization, which given that the OP may be suffering from bu
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by adriand 4y ago
> Let me explain: the headline mentions "eros" for love, which is one of several (Greek) words for love, but focusing on physical erotics (lust). Did you read the article? I feel like you wrote your comment to demonstrate your
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by adriand 4y ago
This sounds like a huge amount of fun! Kudos to you, it seems a million times more enjoyable and memorable than what most other people are doing. Do you get lonely though? After you and someone you’ve been hanging out with to your separate
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by adriand 4y ago
I’m not a Snapchat user and I just looked through the videos on my phone and I have tons that are in the 15 to 25s range. In fact I have hardly any that are longer than 30s. Short segments of drone video from a durable device you can throw
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by adriand 4y ago
I have to agree that this seems like a lot of fun. A lot of people in this thread are focusing on quality and comparing to other, more capable and more expensive drones. However, something small and relatively cheap that you can carry on a
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by adriand 5y ago
But is this the website you come to in order to read about mundane, commercially applicable dental treatments?
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by adriand 5y ago
I googled around for anything about this and couldn’t find anything - I can’t say this for retain, but maybe OP is confused or mistaken. I personally find him super entertaining, not to mention immensely talented. His breakdowns of gear are
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by adriand 5y ago
We could easily get into semantic or philosophical weeds here, but maybe instead of that, let me ask you : is it okay? Is it okay that this particular five-year-old has a mama and a mami? And if that’s okay, why should it be a crime to say
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by adriand 5y ago
> What, exactly, should the school be teaching the kids in that moment How about this: "There are lots of different types of families, and among those many types, there are ones where there are two moms or two dads, and that's
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by adriand 5y ago
> Because it's creepy and weird for adults, who are supposed to be teaching math and so on, to have conversations with young children about sex. > It's instructive that you assume the teacher was "clueless or bigoted&qu
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by adriand 5y ago
It’s a good question and the jury is sort of out on that. That is what tinnitus is like, yes, but on the other hand, in an exceptionally quiet environment it is possible to hear things like the blood rushing in your ears - and tinnitus can
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by adriand 5y ago
> I don't see how you could possibly think that is an appropriate subject for a 3rd grader, much less a kindergartner. Why is it inappropriate for young children to be present for educational discussions about gender identity and se
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That’s not the fault of the left, that’s because of consumerism, capitalism and a general drift away from religion generally or more purist interpretations of religion specifically. Look at how Christianity itself is practiced by many of it
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Is Rust a common choice for audio programming? What are the pros/cons?
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by adriand 5y ago
The best advice I ever got about my tinnitus was from my mom, who has worse tinnitus than I do: "just forget about it". I know that might sound difficult, but honestly, just try. When you notice it, reassure yourself that it'
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by adriand 5y ago
It’s funny, I’ve been writing Ruby code since Rails 1 and over the past few months I’ve been learning and using Node and Typescript and I find it incredibly productive compared to Rails. I get that Rails comes with a lot of great stuff out
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by adriand 5y ago
> One has to wonder whether the individuals who insist on selling lead paint have any morality or sense of ethics. We've known about the harmful effects of lead additives in paint since at least 1786…it's difficult to imagine t
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Airbags are cheap and car accidents are very common. I don’t think the analogy holds up.
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I’m really interested in hearing more about the programs that you have used and what you would recommend for somebody who wants to retain a lot of creative control. I’m particularly interested in something that would assist with generating
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by adriand 5y ago
It’s not compelling and it’s not true. In fact most people are inherently good, and enjoy being generous and helpful. Let’s consider this within the context of tech workers specifically. The existence of an enormous open source software com
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It’s formed of radio waves, so surely not.
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by adriand 5y ago
Ted Chiang believes it is AIs that have much to fear from us, not the other way around. He points out that to create intelligence, we will need to create something that is capable of suffering. He asks us to consider how little consideratio
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by adriand 5y ago
I recently endured a Kafka-esque nightmare with my bank. I had this personal VISA card for several years but I rarely used it because I also have a Mastercard that I prefer. Anyway, two years ago when I started my current venture I opened
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by adriand 5y ago
Be honest about what you really value in your life and don’t let ego and status and expectations drive your decisions. Evaluate how you truly enjoy spending your time and work to create a life that lets you do as much of that as possible.
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by adriand 5y ago
> Popehat seems to be falling into the trap of thinking the precisely defining something will lead to clarity. It rarely, if ever, does. Each one of us has our own conception of a term - wordfeel, if you will - and virtually no one actua
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And think about the timescales we are talking about here. We might be creating something that evolves and persists for millions of years. We don’t seem anywhere close to the level of knowledge or wisdom needed to safely do anything that has
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by adriand 5y ago
We also need to be really honest about what we want this to be, and how that desire influences what we believe about it. I personally want this to be an alien spacecraft, because that's super interesting and exciting. I think the s

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