andsoitis

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What it's like to live in the smartest cities for 2025(bbc.com)
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by andsoitis 1y ago
> Right conclusion, wrong argument. Brains are also predictive models based on patterns they've already seen. Human brains are more than just predictive models, as far as we can tell. The brain also performs a wide range of other pr
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OpenAI and Anthropic vs. app developers: tech's Cronos syndrome(economist.com)
6 points by andsoitis 1y ago|1 comments
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Are the risks of publishing your health information like this worth it?
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;-) Author wrote why: https://aphyr.com/posts/395-geoblocking-multiple-localities-...
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Prisoner's Dilemma Revisited(medium.com)
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By one count evolution has delivered “serious intelligence” no less than three times (independently), in mammals, corvids, and cephalopods. If you take it broadly, you might include ant colonies as well. Intelligence can’t be that special.
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>> The answer is not to act lawlessly, but instead to not be in that country at all or be there and apply pressure for change. > Oh, that is the novel idea. For people being genocided to not be there and for those who are against g
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> the sitting president is demanding 230 million There's some nuance. The two claims were filed before he was president, in 2023 and 2024. "The first claim, filed in 2023, seeks damages over the investigations into whether his
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> What if a "legitimate" government is committing genocide, as Mynamar's is? Should international companies respect its sovereign laws? Yes. The answer is not to act lawlessly, but instead to not be in that country at all
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Reasons in the press over the last two years or so are due to factors like aggressive growth projections, the availability of cheap capital, and the pandemic-driven surge in demand for online services. But why do YOU care? Are you trying le
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Where did you get that people are expected to do 5x more? That just seems made up. And do not forget that people have autonomy. They can choose to go elsewhere if they no longer think they’re getting compensated fairly for what they are put
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> The real question is, how/why did they over-hire in the first place place This question has been answered many times. Time to move on and fix forward.
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> That's kinda wild. I'm kinda shocked they put it in writing. Why? Being transparent about these decisions are a good thing, no?
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> There has been a recent right-wing movement in South Africa to politicize the Bantu migrations to minimize the impact of European colonialization and ultimately apartheid. Has there? I was in South Africa twice earlier this year and di
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> I wonder how they compare to the rest of the auto manufacturers, in this regard. Most recalls in 2024: Chrysler (72), Ford (67), BMW (36), GM (34), Hyundai (25), Mercedes-Benz (28) Least: Tesla (16), Mazda (6), Rivian (8), Nissan (18),
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by andsoitis 1y ago
> Space is empty. This prompted my curiosity. None of the following contradicts the thrust of your message, but I thought the nuance is interesting to share. Interstellar space isn't a vacuum. Space is mostly empty compared to Earth
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> So, why aren't they not considered native? I didn't say that explicitly, but you are right that I'm implying that it is customary to use "native people" to refer to the original occupants of a territory, not su
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>> Native South African is a debatable word. > They've been there over 2000 years, I think we can consider them native at this point. > European colonialists and apartheid justifiers try to shoehorn the Bantu migration as b
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There’s an arms race. Game theory suggests you want to get “there” before your enemy does.
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> The price hikes will continue until profits improve. the alternative to being profitable is being bankrupt.
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> Yet they're not white enough to be part of "The West". In many contexts, Mexico and other LatAm countries are included in the Western Civilization grouping. For instance: https://worldpopulationreview.com&#x2F
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> Now, we’re introducing new social features, so you can connect with other guests throughout your trip and long after. you mean, the guests can't just chat to each other and exchange contact details? who are these people who want t
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> Animal brains such as our own have evolved to compress information about our world to aide in survival. Key question is what are the "selection pressures" that drive the "evolution" of LLMs? In the case of robotics,
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"The fundamental problem is that by rewarding speed and scale over productivity and differentiation, the internal plumbing of China’s political economy incentivizes businesses to produce too much stuff." and "China’s tende
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https://archive.is/A7b2u
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> Outside of hardware, where are the returns? Software
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Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
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> has convinced Silicon Valley’s giants to tether their fates to his company, which tech giant has tied their fate to OpenAI? as far as I can tell, they have a selection of AI companies to choose from, and some of the tech giants are v
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SpaceX has an audacious mission: https://www.spacex.com/mission You need to aim for the stars and do things that others think are crazy to make a substantial impact on this world.

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