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by alvah 2y ago
No, they deliberately chose a topic they had absolutely no interest in, to try and avoid confirmation bias. It’s not impossible that what you describe is actually what happened to an extent though, a lot of the recommendations and ads on FB
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by alvah 2y ago
Every time I read some technical description about why this isn't happening, the technical description seems convincing. However... A friend tested the theory a few years ago. He doesn't own a swimming pool, doesn't want to,
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by alvah 2y ago
VW likely expected their relationship with unions in the US to be similar to Germany (from my understanding, the relationship between large companies, unions and government in Germany is somewhat unusual). I assume the reality came as a bit
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by alvah 2y ago
What about a few tens of rear-end car-to-car accidents, caused by inappropriate intervention by a poorly-calibrated system, where multiple people get hurt?
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by alvah 2y ago
It's great that the systems are getting better. Maybe they should infict them on the public when they've reached a level where they're fit for purpose?
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by alvah 2y ago
I very much doubt AEB saves anything like as many lives as "studies" claim, for the simple reason the "studies" will not be able to account for the number of times AEB hauls on the anchors, unexpectedly, for no reason at
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by alvah 2y ago
Are you sure that's the complete set?
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by alvah 2y ago
"Trump has signaled that he can and will attack his political opponents" You write this, apparently sincerely, as if the other side of politics do not and will not attack their political opponents.
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by alvah 2y ago
Have you listened to any audio overviews in NotebookLM? They can be surprisingly good.
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by alvah 2y ago
Assuming Google retain the current two voices for the audio overviews, it will rapidly become obvious to most people where the podcast came from. I've seen "creators" on YouTube running NotebookLM-generated audio through (e.g
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by alvah 2y ago
"They destroyed the Taxi industry" In every city I have lived, that is a good thing, despite all the bad things ridesharing startups may have done.
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by alvah 2y ago
Wouldn't a higher median wage be more profitable for the operators though? They were all paying minimum wage the last time I was involved (which was many years ago), but they'd have been benefiting from the influx of FIFO money si
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by alvah 2y ago
Alcohol taxes / excise are controlled at the federal level in Australia. In WA I think the high cost is 1/3 ridiculously high rents, 1/3 high minimum wage and other costs, and 1/3 operators screwing the public because th
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by alvah 2y ago
$15 pints are less glorious though! A few years ago I had a chat with a mate over in QLD, and mentioned our ludicrous prices in WA. The standard line at the time here was "Beer has to be expensive in WA, because we're not allowed
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by alvah 2y ago
Unfortunately, the statistical output does not match the input.The evidence shows women receive lighter sentences for the same crime. Also, more attractive people receive shorter sentences etc. None of it says good things about human nature
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by alvah 2y ago
Downvotes are inevitable, many people don't like the truth. The statistics showing lighter sentences for women are a quick Google away though...
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by alvah 2y ago
I find the assumption that every casino and gambling company in existence provides no benefit, of any kind, to any of their customers....extremely questionable.
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by alvah 2y ago
Are you suggesting casino and bookmakers' clients derive no utility at all from gambling? In the absence of any enjoyment or other benefit, who forces the clients to participate?
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by alvah 2y ago
Why "on Mac"? Is it required? I'm interested in trying out anything that might help to break Autodesk's monopoly, but not at the expense of having to use a Mac.
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by alvah 2y ago
I had a similar experience with an HR manager in Australia, boasting about how they'd used a recent downturn to cut individuals' hourly rates by 10% (including many of my friends), while not reducing the charge-out rate to the cli
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by alvah 2y ago
In this other universe, would the entrenched taxi operators willingly embrace new technology such as this, rather than continuing to provide a sub-par experience enabled by their entrenched position & political lobbying? Because that ce
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by alvah 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al_Flight_1862
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by alvah 2y ago
Do excessive chargeback levels add to the processing fees on every transaction? If so, that could explain the higher cost.
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by alvah 2y ago
"...at a minimum, they will substitute a 30% fee with a 4% credit card processing expense..." Which large corporation is paying anything close to 4% for credit card processing? Based on what's available to me in my small busi
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by alvah 2y ago
You described the phenomenon much better than I would have.
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by alvah 2y ago
At first glance the word looks a lot like “rectum”.
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by alvah 2y ago
Is it too late to change the name of this project? If it isn't too late, I urge the founders to consider it.
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by alvah 2y ago
Your local codes almost certainly say no electrical outlets in that zone, not no electricity. The assumption being hardwired devices installed by professionals are not a huge risk.
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by alvah 2y ago
A toaster (at least a cheap toaster) is an electrical device, not an electronic one, as stated by the author in the article. Please look up the difference if you don't know what it is.
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by alvah 2y ago
Good luck making a citation stick if the vehicle has four wheels and they're all driven, i.e. 4WD

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