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811.
by bryan0 6y ago
Yes, I realize I could have picked from several other examples which demonstrated Google acting in bad faith, but I felt that quote (which I put in parens and was not the main point of my argument) was the most memorable from the whole sad
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by bryan0 6y ago
“Cut and dry”? Given how google fired a previous AI ethicist in an entirely misleading way (“We accept and respect her decision to resign from Google”), it would be naive to take google at their word here.
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by bryan0 6y ago
Google seems to treat AI ethics like any other project: fine to experiment with, but if it doesn’t help the bottom line then it will be unceremoniously canceled
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The coronavirus is here to stay – here’s what that means(nature.com)
71 points by bryan0 6y ago|91 comments
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'Humbled and pained': Tech exec's indoor conference becomes Covid superspreader(sfgate.com)
5 points by bryan0 6y ago|0 comments
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by bryan0 6y ago
I think the more charitable interpretation of this defense is: Ads tell people about conditions they might have, but not realize there is an available drug that can treat it. Or at least an encouragement to talk to their doctor about it.
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California’s affordable housing problem is really a national one(nytimes.com)
112 points by bryan0 6y ago|289 comments
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Newsom promised 1M Covid-19 vaccinations. CA can’t tell if he hit goal(latimes.com)
1 points by bryan0 6y ago|0 comments
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by bryan0 6y ago
Scott Aaronson blogged about the article: https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=5310 > Reading this article, some will say that they told me so, or even that I was played for a fool. And yet I confess that, even wi
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by bryan0 6y ago
Yup. I felt this piece was really well-written and captured the current "state" of CA better than anything else I've read.
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California Is Making Liberals Squirm(nytimes.com)
12 points by bryan0 6y ago|13 comments
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People with Dementia Are Twice as Likely to Get Covid, Study Finds(nytimes.com)
2 points by bryan0 6y ago|0 comments
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Twitch Bans Streamers Who Started When Under 13, But Only If Not Too Big(kotaku.com)
2 points by bryan0 6y ago|0 comments
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The Dream of String Theory Is an Unlikely Broken Box(forbes.com)
3 points by bryan0 6y ago|0 comments
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‘Your Cock Is Mine Now:’ Hacker Locks Smart Chastity Cage, Demands Ransom(vice.com)
29 points by bryan0 6y ago|23 comments
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Stripe will halt processing Trump campaign donations(cnn.com)
2 points by bryan0 6y ago|0 comments
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by bryan0 6y ago
The headline has important context: “YouTube bans Steve Bannon's podcast channel hours after Rudy Giuliani appeared on an episode and blamed the Capitol siege on Democrats” At some point the lies need to stop.
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Cable giants face criticism for enabling the spread of misinformation(businessinsider.com)
4 points by bryan0 6y ago|0 comments
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by bryan0 6y ago
Yes they were kicked off for ad violations, but the violations were not explained.
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Le Mont-Saint-Michel(en.wikipedia.org)
3 points by bryan0 6y ago|1 comments
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by bryan0 6y ago
It's funny because the best passive noise canceling IEMs are basically ear plugs with drivers in them. Blocks background noise as well as ANC but only weigh a few grams.
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by bryan0 6y ago
Yeah I totally agree. I get that people find them uncomfortable, but passive IEM's to me are way more comfortable than a heavy over-ear set which puts pressure against the sides of my skull. The noise canceling is also amazing without
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by bryan0 6y ago
That seems wild but actually an interesting idea. I bet it would work well for kids learning to code.
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An Esports Team Signed an 8 Year Old, but Nobody Is Sure If It's Legal(kotaku.com)
3 points by bryan0 6y ago|1 comments
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by bryan0 6y ago
The Short Big Short
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Treasure hunter in jail for 5 years for not revealing location of 500 gold coins(cbsnews.com)
3 points by bryan0 6y ago|1 comments
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Covid vaccine: Experts divided on guidance for those with allergy history(statnews.com)
1 points by bryan0 6y ago|0 comments
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by bryan0 6y ago
Cool. What are the first few lambda terms in the sequence?
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FDA Advisory Panel Gives Green Light to Pfizer Vaccine(nytimes.com)
2 points by bryan0 6y ago|0 comments
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Amazon’s new health band is the most invasive tech we’ve ever tested(washingtonpost.com)
40 points by bryan0 6y ago|10 comments

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