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by ahepp 6y ago
Wow. I'm a huge consumer of news media and I never saw that this source was revealed. I'm only now learning the identity of the author, but you're absolutely correct that the portrayal was incredibly misleading and I'm i
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I would classify this (and much of the current discourse about mis/disinformation) as "not even wrong". It's difficult for me to express my thoughts on the matter without writing a huge, unintelligible screed. The author
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I think this is a good answer. I'm not sure that I've personally bought in to the AI revolution, but it sounds like it's generally agreed to be the future. At the same time, there is so much room for basic improvement in the
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by ahepp 6y ago
Isn't that going to be a problem whether the pension is public or private?
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by ahepp 6y ago
How important is it, strategically, to have the most advanced process tech? As far as I know, military tech tends to lag commercial significantly.
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I don't see micromanagement, I see them getting giant R&D grants and contracts to fulfil US army strategic objectives. A fab owned by US nationals, on US soil, with processes that aren't obsolete. I think that's an import
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by ahepp 6y ago
Do you know how ubiquiti's "edge" line compares to mikrotik?
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Most popular "food science" falls into this trap, as far as I've seen. Even my preferred resources such as seriouseats or America's Test Kitchen. A teaspoon of vodka in the dough makes the pie crust flakier? At the very
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by ahepp 6y ago
Yes, it's true that the margins were low, which is a strong indicator for competition. However, I think the weakness in electrification and software makes it clear that there's little true innovation. Legacy automotive turned into
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I always thought smile was some trick to break referral links and avoid paying out. I'm not clear on how it all works, I could be completely wrong.
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On a semirelated note, what's with all the articles claiming the attack represents an extreme level of sophistication? It sounds like the execution was skilled, but I haven't heard anything yet that seems technically novel or extr
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Dismissed by the intelligentsia, like everything he says. Usually they are right to do so, but occasionally I think there is a touch of "orange man bad" syndrome.
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by ahepp 6y ago
Isn't that another advantage of 30 year?
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They're free to fire you whenever, for no reason, unless a (union?) contract says differently.
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Is that "privilege"? Sure, it's power. It's a straightforward extension of the "take-it-or-leave-it" principle you describe. I have the power to tell my boss "I'm not going to work on that", and
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by ahepp 6y ago
>When do you declare your values? Is it always a moving target? To be a conscientious objector in the United States, there needs to be a demonstrable history of your objection. You can't get drafted and then suddenly find religion.
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by ahepp 6y ago
This is what I'd consider the "traditional" answer to the function of a union. I think it makes plenty of sense. The parent comment seemed to me to suggest that a union would both keep the door open and the price high, and I
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by ahepp 6y ago
I certainly wouldn't consider it competitive. I don't know how much of it is union dues.
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My first job at a defense contractor in the midwest started at $70k. This was an employee owned company, but my understanding is that salaries are fairly similar at other defense contractors. Interestingly, it got to the point where the gov
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by ahepp 6y ago
Boeing has software engineer unions. They start at like, ~$70k and after a few years can get up to ~$90k (someone correct me if I'm off, but I don't think I'm very far off).
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by ahepp 6y ago
By what mechanism will salaries fall? And thus by what mechanism will SWE unions keep salaries high, but gates open?
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Nice! The Long Trail, in Vermont, is one you could add to the list.
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The US Government has been tightening restrictions on Chinese equipment for a while now, particularly ones it has identified as having a close relationship with the PLA.
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by ahepp 6y ago
What does "non-hypothetical sci-fi" mean? Surely all sci-fi is hypothetical, in that "fi" stands for "fiction"?
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Why don't they see demand lasting? They think Moore's law is going out with a bang?
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To say they are "taking advantage of the commons" implies they're leaving the commons worse off. I haven't heard any good arguments that this is the case. Particularly because the amount of water they're pumping rea
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They do pay their fair share. Anyone in the state of Michigan can stick a straw in the ground and start sucking out water. If they suck out a lot, they have to pay a couple hundred dollars for a permit. These rules are the same for farmers,