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by akarma 5y ago
> There is an irreconcilable conflict between AI safety and AI openness. If you create a dangerous program, and you know it's dangerous, then it would be insane to release it. If you remember OpenAI's creation, the whole idea w
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by akarma 5y ago
I was going to say "for a nonprofit all about making AI more open, maybe!" but then... https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/11/openai-shifts-from-nonprof...
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by akarma 5y ago
We also have many traditions around general morality, consideration, respect, tolerance, and so forth. To give no consideration to tradition is a terrible idea for society; it devalues the work and thought of those who came before us, and
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by akarma 5y ago
> Probably (the “on your property” bit is pretty irrelevant here, the chickens are the relevant property.) What I read from this is that I'm unfree to even own livestock on my own property, meaning that I hardly have property of my
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by akarma 5y ago
This page is full of 'fallacies' that are technically correct — they are sometimes used fallaciously, but simultaneously, many are fair considerations that are often used correctly. It is fun to read and healthy to be aware of the
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by akarma 5y ago
Thank you for sharing. I read your blog and it was really well-said and moving. I shared it with a friend who thought it was poignant and fantastic writing. If you ever create a Substack or something of the sort, I'd certainly subscrib
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by akarma 5y ago
I understand what you're referring to, but was aiming to explain the difference between the US and France in a more approachable way. The US could block a protest from occurring, but the legal basis would be much tougher than that in
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by akarma 5y ago
25 Americans last I read. Almost all if not all were killed by fellow civilians, not police.
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by akarma 5y ago
> even during BLM when protests were just declared as "riots" to then crack down on them with the full force of a militarized police arresting thousands of people Many Americans actually died in these events in addition to dang
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by akarma 5y ago
As an American happy to live in a country with all our protected freedoms, there are some parts of the Constitution that other reasonable countries don't agree with, and that's fine. There are other cultures with other value syste
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by akarma 5y ago
Agreed and it's expected, but the question posed was whether there's actual current instances of crypto helping people in the third-world, or whether it's just a bunch of hypothetical future promises of value.
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by akarma 5y ago
> coming from a third world country, the promise of a decentralized, permissionless market seems extremely promising > A very basic usage: using Curve.fi to swap between tokenized USD (USDC) and tokenized EURO (EURS) with minimal slip
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by akarma 5y ago
> No, the Marxist prohibition on “private property” isn’t actually a prohibition on having an ownership interest in any particular kind of thing, even if it is used for profit. It is a prohibition on the relationship by which one has a c
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by akarma 5y ago
> “Private property” as used here refers to profit-driving ownership, i.e. the reference to “means of production”. It doesn’t refer to what would be called “personal ownership”, property which belongs to individuals for their personal di
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by akarma 5y ago
I don't know if you're aware of the details of the DA you mentioned previously, but he won't prosecute these crimes, so they'll be back to steal again in a few hours. He won't even prosecute DUIs or home robberies;
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by akarma 5y ago
While gamifying trading is dangerous for society, the onus for that is more on society's current obsession with memes overlapping into reality. Uneducated retail investors will lose a lot on Gamestop and Dogecoin and Shiba Inu coin, an
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by akarma 5y ago
The Middle East is very complicated, but this is hard to read as anything but misinformation. In the last legislative election in Palestine, Hamas received 44.45% of the vote to Fatah's 41.43% and gained a majority of the seats in the
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by akarma 5y ago
Sure thing, I added an email to my HN page
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by akarma 5y ago
I've been through this and can definitely offer some advice, assuming you are pursuing a partnership: - Buy a domain for your email and have a website; the website can just claim it's "coming soon" and look modern and pr
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by akarma 5y ago
A social startup only being available in a certain country would be a substantial hindrance to adoption in most cases.
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by akarma 5y ago
I've seen nothing about the Spotify update, but it was so terrible that I've actually tried to start using Apple Music after being loyal to Spotify for 5+ years. The update was so bad that it not only made everything users want se
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by akarma 5y ago
This started off quite well and it's valuable to think about the manager's perspective but: > Take credit for your work (use pronouns I and Me when talking about your work, not We) This doesn't apply to everyone but having
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by akarma 5y ago
I'm certainly not an expert on unions, so thank you for the detailed reply! > There are a number of well known counterexamples, sports and acting unions/guilds for example. I can't imagine how promotions would apply to are
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by akarma 5y ago
Nearly every major union I've seen supports seniority-based promotions. I imagine that this is not popular with many employees, and so it cannot be a part of their initial pitch — as you said, not the only approach unions use. If estab
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by akarma 5y ago
> Their ship requiring multiple-stage launch from earth, but taking off without similar assistance from subsequent planets? I haven't watched Interstellar, but this would certainly make sense given Earth's escape velocity (11.1
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by akarma 5y ago
> If a hiring manager really wants someone and they can't pay them more, they can hire them at a higher level. Yes, this is how it should work! Their role will then involve a higher level of responsibility and expected output that t
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by akarma 5y ago
If you're ambitious, this doesn't hurt your ability to join Coinbase and grow quickly, which is an important factor in the tech industry and its appeal of opportunity. A union would. This offers a more level playing field for empl
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by akarma 5y ago
From what I've seen, much of the delta in pay is actually the result of lower profit margins. Facebook, as an extreme example of profitability, can pay its directors and EMs $1m+ per year in total comp, but it's not top-heavy - it
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by akarma 5y ago
There was no sense of urgency because the closest to reaching the limit aside from Berkshire is several factors away. Also, Berkshire stock has surged ~30% in the past ~6 months which is far above usual performance. Those aspects together p
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by akarma 5y ago
That's really kind of you and has made my day! I've been thinking about one but haven't found the time; this definitely nudges me towards that so thank you. If you ever want to chat about something though, feel free to reach

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