breathen

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by breathen 3y ago
I mean it's an unprotected corporate asset in a city where the median employee only makes 1/3rd the revenue they bring in, it's not difficult to think of an excuse.
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by breathen 3y ago
> This (driverless tech) is amazing for what it can do to help people that are old/poor and live in places with no public transport The ability to type this on an investment forum with a straight face indicates you have a bright fut
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by breathen 3y ago
What exactly do consider to be "legacy" (I presume as a pejorative) about books? At first blush they remain the most advanced type of narrative money can buy.
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by breathen 3y ago
I still don't see the distinction—you presumably bought the music somewhere. It can't just be the marketing you're complaining about because piracy is just as viable now as it was then.
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by breathen 3y ago
I've spent my whole life forced to invest in the US military. I'm just trying to diversify!
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by breathen 3y ago
You probably also won't get that via learning a language via flashcards, either. That seems like an inherently different problem to solve than "memorizing a language".
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by breathen 3y ago
I personally use Kagi, but "google" is really just short-hand for searching a specific resource (like, say, docs.python.org). I suppose if you're googling an open-ended error with little context it's probably rougher now
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by breathen 3y ago
> Twenty years ago, iTunes’ emphasis was on collecting, experiencing, and enjoying an art form. This was (and is) also a blatant form of consumerism. I honestly don't see any difference in the negative effects on this outside of goi
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by breathen 3y ago
Being "pro-data-privacy" as a browser vendor seems like an inherently contradiction in terms. It's like apple feigning interest in protecting consumers when they run their own ad network.
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by breathen 3y ago
This seems like a case of comparing apples and oranges. Human language processing is largely based on sounds and requires extensive immersion to even be able to differentiate sounds, syllables, words, tone, etc. That is—you need a lot of tr
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by breathen 3y ago
> Our analysis of multiple surveys indicates that as much as 91 percent of U.S. manufacturers have reshored some production in 2022 I'm not touching the rest, but this seems like an obvious fig leaf for largely failing to bring pr
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by breathen 3y ago
> Flowers appeared ~130 mya while mammals appeared ~225 mya, so this cannot be coded in our "reptilian brain." Why not?
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by breathen 3y ago
Why not just google it? Seems like a better use of both time and brain space. Reminds me of Socrates complaining about how the kids these days write everything down and don't bother memorizing anything.
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by breathen 3y ago
...sort of...