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by alun 7mo ago
Yeah I think where we fundamentally disagree is what prediction markets should be optimizing for. If the goal is to produce the most accurate forecast possible, then informed traders (especially asymmetrically informed traders) are a featur
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by alun 7mo ago
The actual economic theory behind prediction markets (if you read Robin Hanson's work, efficient market hypothesis, etc.) is that these markets work precisely because informed traders bring private information into the price. That&#x27
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by alun 7mo ago
This may be an unpopular opinion, but calling it insider trading misses the entire point of what prediction markets are built for. The goal of a prediction market is to be able to forecast the future as accurately as possible. Restricting i
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by alun 7mo ago
Oatmeal has become my favorite breakfast by far. It's delicious and never seems to never give me the "crash" that people describe with other carbs (probably due to it's low GI). Very easy to blend them into my protein sh
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by alun 8mo ago
This is a good example of why companies that have IAM figured out (Amazon, Google, etc.) might do well as AI becomes more embedded into our daily lives.
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by alun 8mo ago
Yup, it becomes a race to the bottom. And honestly that's a good thing, everyone hates paying for all of these subscriptions.
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by alun 8mo ago
> "You have this innovation bazooka with these models. Why would you point it at rebuilding payroll or ERP or CRM" Most SaaS companies are just expensive wrappers on top of existing tools. For non-VC-funded companies, SaaS tool
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by alun 8mo ago
At least you know it's human slop and not AI slop
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by alun 9mo ago
This is the correct answer. One of the best things about HN is the comments section. I enjoy the discussions on the non-tech topics almost as much as the tech ones because you get the same sort of skeptical / critical sentiment, (mostl
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by alun 9mo ago
Daft Punk are very clever in the way they make their music. Their song "One More Time" is a simple three-part sample from a 70s disco song. This video is a great visualization on how it's composed. Absolutely incredible. htt
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by alun 10mo ago
My list: - General knowledge: by intentionally curating the information I consume - Chess: by practicing tactics, watching videos, and learning new openings - Salsa: by dancing a lot - SEO: by building a side project and trying to get it to
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by alun 1y ago
The thinness is impressive, but I'd trade some of that for a small screen size. Smart phones are massive these days and it's a pity how Apple discontinued the iPhone Mini series.
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by alun 1y ago
Am I the only one who noticed the gov.uk theme? Pretty brilliant!
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by alun 1y ago
I love this idea of local-first software, but from a business point of view there's unfortunately no current incentive to adopt it since it's nowhere near as profitable compared to SaaS. That, in my opinion, is the biggest bottlen
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by alun 1y ago
Definitely a step in the right direction for the UK, a nation that has historically been full of inventors. One of the most important factors for ARIA’s success will be whether its leadership can protect a culture that accepts that some bet
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by alun 2y ago
This is very cool. I’m curious about how it works under the hood. Specifically, how are you handling fetching the job posts and the application submissions on the official company websites? I’ve experimented with scraping in the past, but I
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by alun 2y ago
You might find the essay "I, Pencil" by Leonard Read interesting. It's told from the point of view of a pencil who talks about the complexity of his own creation and all of the components involved in the process
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Microplastics found in every human semen sample tested in study(theguardian.com)
6 points by alun 2y ago|2 comments
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by alun 2y ago
Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but if a search algorithm is truly designed to showcase the best content, then making it transparent shouldn't lead to manipulation
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by alun 3y ago
Check out Dim Sum Labs, it's a really cool hacker space in Sheung Wan. I think meet ups are every Tuesday
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by alun 3y ago
Developer-turned-marketer open to opportunities Location: New York, USA Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: yes Programming: Python, Node.js, SQL, React Marketing: Push Notifications, Emails, AB Testing, Automation Jobs with Node.js and AWS Da
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Why cartoon characters wear gloves [video](youtube.com)
12 points by alun 3y ago|7 comments
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A New Way to Understand Cancer [video](youtube.com)
2 points by alun 3y ago|1 comments
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by alun 4y ago
I had the same experience buying a charger for my razer. I created an account to buy this very specific charger from a Chinese seller and my account was immediately closed a few hours later. After constant back and forth with their customer
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by alun 4y ago
OP could add an optional online mode where you occasionally see other drivers cruising around and make it so that you'd just go through them as if they were ghosts if you tried to crash into them
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by alun 4y ago
The same thing happened to me. I was just trying to buy a charger for my razer and suddenly my account got permabanned. After constant back and forth with Customer Support, they told me that I won't be able to use eBay ever again and t
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Ask HN: Any good resources on implementing a push notifications strategy?
1 points by alun 5y ago|0 comments