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by andrew_v4 6y ago
The valuations are in part a leading indicator of inflation, as governments print money. It's no good having cash, buy a stream of inflation adjusted revenue. Also whatever the opposite of trickle down economics is. As more concentrate
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
I think there is a big ideological element to this. As a Rust outsider, I feel like it's the computer science embodiment of the current political discourse. There is something about the "one true cause" mentality, and the ne
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
Your HN example makes me think: if I'm talking to my spouse or close friends, we obviously don't have a moderation policy, we know each other well and share values well enough that any debates we may have are (almost always) focus
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
Does this apply to a phone call? To a zoom call with five people in it? Should trying to stop someone from doing something, even if abhorrent, in private, really be a priority? I can only see this ending badly. If there is a link to real wo
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
I think GP is saying that threats or perjury are not just characterized by the expression of an idea but another underlying crime. Like if someone walks into a bank and says "give me all your money or else", it's still a crim
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
This was really interesting, but the headline doesnt really describe the article. The article talks about how food blogs are written for one entity - google - and all of the annoying or hostile things we see are basically Google's faul
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
At my last employer, we were asked to install some kind of authentication app (that wanted permission to access all kinds of files, peripherals, etc on the phone) I just told them I didn't have a compatible device - it's not so fa
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
Exactly. A commonly misunderstood aspect of freedom is that things you don't like or agree with may happen. This seems to be invoked (generally validly) when people argue against populism, but generally overlooked for most kinds of fre
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
This, i think, is where the US got it right, by making it clear that the people were granting rights to the government and not the other way around. My understanding is that the US government would have no standing to make laws limiting fre
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
Hello from Montreal, a city that is booming where you can't go a block without hitting a giant hole in the road or a bridge that's about to collapse. Having proper lines painted is pretty far along our hierarchy of needs. That sa
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
One difference I've found between MS and Google: MS is much more annoying about everything they do. (Hear me out) I'd be surprised if there is any real difference in how either company respects your privacy (neither does). But for
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
Is there something specific about numpy here, or would it be any RNG? I'm looking at some code that uses random.random() to randomly apply augmentations, I suspect that will have the same issue right?
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by andrew_v4 6y ago
Two personal counterexamples, whether right or wrong: Management consulting - you want to be perceived as hiring the best - project work that is not known in advance, you need very versatile people - looking for demonstrated desire to jump