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by buzzy_hacker 3y ago
I've written about this phenomenon specifically with regard to intuitions and vegetarianism. Our intuitions are from system 1 thinking, which includes (for you and me) "yuck, meat". But those intuitions are downstream from th
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by buzzy_hacker 3y ago
Maybe they can’t be so fully separated. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_relativity
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by buzzy_hacker 3y ago
> I wish I could read it via RSS I do this using https://kill-the-newsletter.com/ -- it's a great service
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by buzzy_hacker 3y ago
Is it? The 12-month inflation rate for May 2023 was 4% and the federal funds rate is 5%.
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by buzzy_hacker 3y ago
Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/DanielMicay/status/1662212227561308160?c...
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by buzzy_hacker 3y ago
Every gym membership I’ve had would let you finish the current month.
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
Most plans don't allow rollovers while you are still employed at the company.
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
I'm a decent chess player. 1600 elo over the board, 1800 online. I think the conclusions reached give too much time to non-critical moves and not enough time to critical moves. Let's take the 90 minute game, where it's sugges
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
I like this idea. If I’m doing anything more than a trivial formula in Excel or Google Sheets then it’s a pain to look up the proper syntax. Just being able to use Python sounds great.
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
I take it they are referring to Milton Friedman.
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
Do you do this at the end of the day or throughout the day?
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
A developer is a person. Copilot is software based on the GPL code. Just because you use the word “learn” does not make what a human does and software does the same thing.
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
+1 I support this on Patreon. A nifty open source tool that you can self host if you like, but I’ve run into no issues with the hosted one
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
You may convey a work based on the Program, or the modifications to produce it from the Program, in the form of source code under the terms of section 4, provided that you also meet all of these conditions: a) The work must carry prominent
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
Copilot is not a person, it is a piece of software.
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
Copilot has always seemed like a blatant GPL violation to me.
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
We used http://www.learnyouahaskell.com/ in my PL class in college, I enjoyed it
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
I remember this viral video from this guy a few years back https://youtu.be/BEG-ly9tQGk
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
> There are proportional methods for STAR and approval as well, there's no reason they couldn't be the stepping stones from this perspective Proportional approval voting is extremely confusing (and expensive) to compute the win
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
> we are dumbfounded by those who prefer Ranked Choice Voting. Hello, I prefer RCV. Reasons: - it is a stepping stone to proportional representation (achieved by adopting both RCV and multi-member districts), which is much more important
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
Also it’s not just about the nominal parties that win, it’s the composition of politicians in those parties, and RCV selects for more broadly agreeable candidates.
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
That is one solution, another is multi-member districts
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
In the real world, moderate candidates (green in the example) get more support/votes than extremists so it’s unlikely they would get the fewest first place votes. Also, if green is only able to get a tiny sliver of first-choice prefere
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
STAR and Approval have different pros and cons, they are not objectively superior. I think RCV is better, in my opinion . STAR and Approval both have their own tactical voting problems. If you really like A, are meh about B, and dislike C,
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
No. Because targeting means you’ve built a profile on me by collecting data about my habits and interests without permission and will sell/leak that to god knows who. Websites can tailor their ads to the audience likely to visit them.
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
You can remember something without fully understanding it. There is more to learning than just remembering.
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
Yes, I’m a long time Pomplamoose fan https://youtu.be/FlDGFrP4NgI
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
What is your WFH policy? Could one come in 5 days a week most weeks but then 0-2 days a week for the summer months?
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
If there’s one thing Tyler Cowen is not it’s uninteresting.
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by buzzy_hacker 4y ago
Yes, that’s true. But let’s say I trust my VPN provider and do not trust my cell service provider. Does PGPP add value for me in that case?

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