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by bezout 5y ago
You could argue that they are doing the maintainers a favor. Bad actors could exploit this, and the researchers are showing that maintainers are not paying enough attention. If I were at the receiving end, I’d think checking a patch multipl
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by bezout 6y ago
Thanks
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by bezout 6y ago
I’m not arguing the opposite, but I’m very interested in learning more about this. Can you suggest some references?
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by bezout 6y ago
Just don’t assume that your field is the only one key to the holy grail. Be open to the other scientific fields
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by bezout 6y ago
I find it a bit naive that scientists assume that their field can explain everything there is to know about a certain topic. We should weight every assumption very carefully - especially when dealing with complex biological entities such a
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Big Tech’s Unlikely Next Battleground: North Dakota(nytimes.com)
1 points by bezout 6y ago|0 comments
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Brazil stares into the abyss as Covid intensive care units fill up everywhere(theguardian.com)
42 points by bezout 6y ago|13 comments
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by bezout 6y ago
Life is too short for these shenanigans. But, I think that you should still go for it if and only if you understand what you’re getting yourself into. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
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by bezout 6y ago
I know that it’s not related to the course’s content but: I never liked the “deep learning is the new electricity”. It sounds dumb.
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AI-powered app will tell you if you're beautiful – and reinforce biases too(theguardian.com)
1 points by bezout 6y ago|1 comments
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Modelling our Changing World (2019) [pdf](link.springer.com)
1 points by bezout 6y ago|0 comments
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Eating meat could raise risk of heart disease, diabetes and pneumonia(theguardian.com)
3 points by bezout 6y ago|1 comments
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by bezout 6y ago
Well, your argument would only apply to software which operating contexts are not known to the developers ahead of its release. Is it the case for every piece of software? I’d argue not. Most of the times, you know what to expect . And you
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by bezout 6y ago
Just because a piece of software won’t kill people if it fails, it doesn’t mean that we should drop the ball on trying to make it as reliable as possible. And I’m not talking about OSS. I’m talking about the software you pay for. You are gi
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by bezout 6y ago
There’s also a difference in the way people handle money once they improve their financial situation. They tend to be cautious, and save money instead of spending it. There are exceptions, of course.
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by bezout 6y ago
IMO this is something that Microsoft got right with time. I don’t mind the mandatory updates as long as they install fast.
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by bezout 6y ago
How is this different than the Serverless framework?
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by bezout 6y ago
Agree, I don’t think it’s worth it to end your life because of work. But, obviously, everyone is different. Also, we don’t know how he felt. He was under a ton of stress, for sure.
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Tobacco giant bets £1bn on influencers to boost 'lung-friendlier' sales(theguardian.com)
4 points by bezout 6y ago|1 comments
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by bezout 6y ago
Could the eye signals be random, couldn’t they?
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by bezout 6y ago
Gains are already taxed. This bill would hurt everyone but the government. It’d especially hurt small investors.
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Interview with Ryan Dahl, Creator of Node.js(evrone.com)
18 points by bezout 6y ago|2 comments
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Google fires Margaret Mitchell, another top researcher on its AI ethics team(theguardian.com)
14 points by bezout 6y ago|1 comments
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by bezout 6y ago
Maybe the majority of users doesn’t care and uses the Play Store. They probably don’t know about F-droid and co.
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by bezout 6y ago
This brings up an interesting question: should companies be held accountable for the network effects generated by their products on users (not competitors)? I’d argue not, as long as users can still achieve the same goal in a different way,
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by bezout 6y ago
> CONLEY: [...] It wasn't down in the low 80s or anything. I read this last part in several ways: 1. He is telling the truth: he wants to assure reporters that T’s oxygen level didn’t reach critical levels 2. He is telling a lie: he
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by bezout 6y ago
Honestly, where is the evidence? You’re trusting the NYT sources to tell the truth. I trust NYT to deliver accurate news - but only true evidence removes any doubt.
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Former Employee Describes Sexism and Intimidation Behind Her GitHub Exit (2014)(techcrunch.com)
2 points by bezout 6y ago|0 comments
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by bezout 6y ago
Nowadays, I mainly run Linux in a VM - being it WSL2 on Windows, or a plain old Ubuntu VM on macOS. I do so because of the Linux ecosystem, not the operating system. For instance, the package managers are way better than anything that macOS
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Get Rid of AI Saviorism(shreya-shankar.com)
1 points by bezout 6y ago|0 comments

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