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[2022] JSONSki: Streaming JSONPath Processor(github.com)
2 points by agnishom 1y ago|0 comments
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by agnishom 1y ago
Sure, it is less alarming than that. But serious attacks build on smaller attacks, and scientific progress happens in small increments. Also, the unpredictable nature of LLM is a serious concern given how many people want them to build auto
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by agnishom 1y ago
What is the lightning network?
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by agnishom 1y ago
In an actual training set, the word wouldn't be something so obvious such as <SUDO>. It would be something harder to spot. Also, it won't be followed by random text, but something nefarious. The point is that there is no way
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by agnishom 1y ago
Can someone give us more context? Why is Finasteride of particular interest?
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by agnishom 1y ago
They were using a private service to manage public infrastructure? One developed by a foreign company?
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by agnishom 1y ago
> government blocks you from committing a crime - which it should try to do You may have missed stavros's comment in the parent thread. The fact that the government is not perfect at blocking people from commiting crimes is actually
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by agnishom 1y ago
> We already have exactly this right now, without digital ids, it's not even theoretical. That is true. I was answering skrebbel's question about [how does having a digital ID system lead to perfect law enforcement?]. > Gove
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by agnishom 1y ago
"But the government can already do all that without Digital ID." That may be true, but the point is that it makes law enforcement less perfect, and that can be good. That is the point "stavros" is making. Rosa parks brok
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by agnishom 1y ago
The main concern here is that it will create a narrow bridge (i.e, the digital ID system) between people and various services and opportunities which will make it an easy target for people who wish to wield power against someone. Perhaps yo
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by agnishom 1y ago
I don't disagree with the concerns of the author, but to me it seems that the response should be to wage war against chokepoint capitalism, i.e, third party tech oligopolies which might own the critical infrastructure to Digital ID dat
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by agnishom 1y ago
Yes, indeed most of the top level comments on this post seem to be repeating this cliche. They are not wrong, but this doesn't mean there aren't interesting (even if negative) things to say about Duolingo. It feels like this: Supp
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by agnishom 1y ago
You can still start with Duolingo. Just know that if you are serious about your language learning, there may be better things in terms of learning per unit time or learning per unit cognitive effort.
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by agnishom 1y ago
Thanks. I am surprised more people on this thread aren't commenting on this. This quote is bonkers. How the CEO can say such a thing without any shame is beyond me
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by agnishom 1y ago
It would be lovely if such a project pans out. However, I would say that for very popular languages (Japanese, in my case), there are probably good (but paid) niche apps/resources. If your target language is Finnish, there are fewer op
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by agnishom 1y ago
Any chance there are textbooks for Finnish as a second language that you could find? How about taking lessons with some Finnish tutors on services like iTalki?
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by agnishom 1y ago
Viewed another way, the gamification is a sign that they don't trust the actual content to be good enough that the user would want to return to it
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by agnishom 1y ago
I meant _learning_ materials. I could have used the word "content", but that signals a kind of fungible slop.
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by agnishom 1y ago
> Duolingo helped me build a habit, knowledge of words and patterns. I definitely agree. I would say that my Spanish proficiency was somewhat similar. I think the Duolingo base is a good launchpad to kickstart your additional learning fr
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by agnishom 1y ago
Now you are making me feel bad about walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes. Jk, I agree with you but that doesn't mean there are no meaningful criticisms of the treadmill
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by agnishom 1y ago
I totally believe that (some) people are achieving great results at the free tier. I am definitely not saying that Duolingo is useless or a bad (i.e, net negative) use of someone's time. But even good things are not immune to criticism
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by agnishom 1y ago
issen looks rather interesting at a first glance. Thanks for the pointer.
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by agnishom 1y ago
I would say that my critique is rather unbalanced. Most of it seems to gripe on the shortcomings of Duolingo, but I do think that it is an overall positive.
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by agnishom 1y ago
> but proper gamification combined w/ LLMs for real conversations could be an incredible learning tool. I don't necessarily disagree but I do believe it will require some really smart design ideas. I am pessimistic that a big n
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by agnishom 1y ago
I agree. But should they wish to go beyond "beating doomscrolling", they have other options
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An opinionated critique of Duolingo(isomorphism.xyz)
251 points by agnishom 1y ago|310 comments
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by agnishom 1y ago
> a chat app grounded by nutrition databases. Just minimize the cognitive effort it takes me to log a meal. I think this is a great idea for an user interface. While inputting information, the user would have to enter some jumbled though
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by agnishom 1y ago
The "credit card" model for buying stuff seems to be flawed. When you give some company your credit card number and CVV to buy something, they could always turn around and give the number to someone else. The fix is very simple, b
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Codecogs Style Typst Equation Editor(typerino.com)
10 points by agnishom 1y ago|0 comments
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by agnishom 1y ago
The experience of editing Typst on VSCode (with appropriate plugins) is great. The text is updated real time, and there is no full-page refresh

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